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Admin dismantles Every 15 Minutes BY KAIA WHITNEY

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This year’s seniors will not participate in the Every 15 Minutes program that has been a fixture on campus for more than two decades. The main objective of this event was to alert seniors to the dangers of drinking and driving. In the last few years, however, some RHS staff and Student Government students believe that the event no longer effectively communi-

cates the seriousness of the issue. Administration has yet to decide an alternate program to replace “Every 15 Minutes,” but is currently on the lookout for more effective portrayals of the risks of distracted driving. Student Government adviser Brent Mattix believes that there may be more effective ways to communicate the dangers of drinking and driving. “We feel like the ‘Every 15 Minutes’ program has outlived its purpose and intent – to make an impact,” Mattix

said.

Teachers have observed that this event is now perceived as more of a performance intended for entertainment purposes, rather than an emotional event intended to spread awareness as it’s intended to be. Many factors were considered in this decision involving what will be most beneficial to the students, as well as what fits best into the RHS budget. “Cost really isn’t an issue when you  E15M | Page 3

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RHS adminstrators have decided to discontinue the Every 15 Minutes program this year. Student Government advisor Brent Mattix said the program had “outlived its purpose.”

Security cameras to hit campus

SIGNS OF SOLIDARITY

BY ZOE STEPHENS

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n response to the cancer diagnosis of RHS assistant principal Stephanie Malia (above), adminstrators shaved their heads (top) last week. Students and staff (left) also celebrated “Mrs. Malia Day” on Friday by wearing Malia’s favorite color, blue, and gathering for a group photo.  MALIA | Page 5

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Nineteen cameras – which will record audio and color video – are slated for installation on Roseville High School’s campus as soon as this summer. The district expects the system to be fully operational by the end of the 2017-18 school year. Depending on the systems’ successes at RHS and Oakmont High School, district leaders may look to expand and install cameras on other sites throughout the district. The cameras will be installed outside, only in public spaces and will be connected to a mobile app with the potential for administrators to monitor the feeds via smartphones. Administrators hope the cameras will serve as a deterrent against vandalism and break-ins. RJUHSD assistant superintendent of business services Joe Landon thinks with this addition, site administrators will be able to help lower afterschool incidents like these. “Sometimes there’s violence right at the end of school,” Landon said. “I see that if we can get them running before school ends that could be helpful.”

District Budget changes reduce CTE WORKS offerings predicts pop. shifts BY SINO OULAD DAOUD

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This year, CTE WORKS provided Roseville Joint Union High School District students with a total of 18 different Career Technical Education courses to choose from at various schools in Placer County. For the 2017-18 school year, students can only choose from seven. CTE WORKS replaced the 49er Regional Occupational Program, which outlined dozens of courses ranging in subjects from child psychology to construction, providing Placer County students with a hands-on experience outside of school hours and job opportunities at no cost to their course schedules or wallets. “The County Office of Education used to receive a ton of funding for what used to be ROP classes and became CTE WORKS. The county has a very

small budget now,” RJUHSD superintendent Ron Severson said. Now, funding is focused on CTE Programs of Study – a sequence of linear courses, led by a CTE credentialed teacher, designed to build technical job skills. “The funding formulas have changed in California – the whole direction of CTE in the state of California has changed,” Severson said. “The governor initiated two different grants; they require you to have a sequence of courses that moves into a job field – that you have industry partners prepare a real pathway for a student to have really excellent job skills, and a one-time class doesn’t provide that level of preparation.” A recent self-report by CTE WORKS reveals the 2013 switch to the Local Control Funding Formula, as opposed to state funding, led to hefty budget cuts at the Placer County Office

This article is the first of a two-part series on the sixth high school’s potential impacts on enrollment distribution in the district.

BY MARC CHAPPELLE

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Above, senior Sean Granucci wraps a fellow Sports Medicine student’s foot. The class will not be offered to students next school year due to district budget reallocations.

of Education, pairing with a steady decline in enrollment. Last year’s countywide enrollment at 973 students dropped to 761 this year, with a class average of 19 students per instructor. And while in 2011, ROP employed 36 teachers, CTE WORKS employed just

16 this year. That teacher employment number continues to drop, as teachers like Sports Medicine instructor for CTE WORKS Thomas Pass see their classes cancelled for 2017-18.  CTE WORKS | Page 2

Schools around the district may have to prepare for campuses with hundreds of fewer students within the next seven years, according to most recent enrollment projections. Due in part to the opening of the sixth high school as early as fall 2020, Oakmont High School’s attendance boundary may yield 394 fewer students by the 2023-24 school year. Although for some campuses like OHS, a potential decrease in student enrollment could be a return to form.  SHIFT | Page 3

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CTE WORKS: Eleven classes discontinued CONTINUED FROM FRONT

“As the instructor of the Sports Medicine class, I am very saddened about the discontinuation of the course,” Pass said. PCOE CTE coordinator principal Justin Locketz explains why some courses were not chosen for next year’s CTE WORKS budget. “We have worked with administration from the local school districts to fund the remaining CTE WORKS programs,” Locketz said. “Unfortunately, some programs were not supported by the districts to receive ongoing funding, therefore they will close. Sports Medicine is one of these programs.” Pass, however, feels the discontinuation of his course does not reflect its enrollment trends. “The enrollment trend for the Sports Medicine class has increased over the past few years,” he said. “My recommendation to students who want to jumpstart their careers as coaches, physicians and athletic trainers and who won’t have the chance to take Sports Medicine, would first be to contact your school officials and board members to let them know that there is a need for such a pathway of course in your school. At this point, I’m available to teach it.” Roseville High School sophomore Amy Adamson

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CTE WORKS AP Computer Science A teacher Kevin Fagan works with Granite Bay High School senior Rami Mostafa. AP Computer Science A is one of the seven classes that will still be offered next school year.

hoped to take Sports Medicine but will not be able to enroll in the CTE WORKS course. “I want to be a physical therapist or something and so I was hoping to learn all about that,” Adamson said. “Now that they took it away I’m not going to be able to have that advantage over people that didn’t take the class. I was just really upset to hear that it was being taken away.” The loss of certain classes chipped away at the total CTE WORKS enrollment numbers from individual schools in the RJUHSD. Granite Bay High School College and Career Center Coordinator Cindi Underwood believes there were classes whose farewell may have influenced this year’s CTE WORKS enrollment

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numbers at GBHS. “Yes, we definitely had less students enrolled this year – it definitely impacted [student enrollment],” Underwood said. “Child Development isn’t being offered. I had some students come and ask me about that class not being continued next year – there were a couple, maybe two or three students did ask me about that class.” According to Severson, the eventual decision to cut select classes was a financial one. “The cost to the district was going to be far more than the value added to our individual kids. That was a financial decision that had to be made,” Severson said. “We looked for those programs that had lots of students – you know there were twenty, thirty students taking a program and those were the [programs] we wanted to continue offering.” RHS senior Jillian Fang understands the shrinkage of the CTE WORKS program due to budgeting problems, but also to other, extraneous factors. “A couple years ago I didn’t drive so it would be hard for me to take classes outside of school – that I would have to leave off campus [for] – especially if I didn’t have the transportation,” Fang said. “I have to be home and take care of and babysit my sisters. That’s not an option for me then.” Severson similarly identifies transportation as a major thorn in CTE WORKS’ side, especially when it comes to highschoolers attending classes inter-district.

“Part of it’s a transportation issue. It’s a hassle for a lot of kids to get from here up to Placer High School or to Lincoln,” Severson said. “There are kids from [other] school districts that were coming to our courses, and yeah it’s bad that they’ve lost that opportunity through this change too.” According to Fang, more options arise in the form of on-campus classes like Project Lead the Way’s, not through CTE WORKS. “It’s allowed me to have my [hands-on] learning within school hours without having to take time out of my day somewhere else,” Fang said. “In a way for me it’s good and bad because now that a lot of CTE [WORKS] courses have been dropped, a lot of students are trying to go towards the PLTW route and they want to join the classes. The thing is there’s only a certain amount of spaces that are available in the PLTW classes which then they get all filled-up.” Severson admits that the funding transitions in the CTE WORKS program has had an adverse affect on students in the district. “It’s had a negative impact on the kids,” he said. “We felt badly because it limited choices. There were some individual students who were really excited about a particular ROP class that’s not available to them. We felt bad about that.” Moving forward, however, Locketz hopes that the remaining CTE WORKS courses can only strengthen after cutting the others. “Our average class size has increased over the past three years,” Locketz said. “This indicates that our re-

maining courses are popular with students and in high demand.” These courses include AP Computer Science A, a CTE WORKS course hosted at RHS and taught by RHS math teacher Kevin Fagan. According to Fagan, AP CSA continues to provide students with critical skills in an ever-growing industry. “I’m preparing students who are interested in becoming programmers or working with computer software or computer science or computer engineering, and the need for those jobs now and in the future is very significant,” Fagan said. “It’s definitely a challenging class, but for students who are interested in entering computer science as an industry professional, it’s a really awesome opportunity for them.” Junior Kendall Sparks plans to take the class next year, expecting this particular CTE WORKS class to play a fundamental role in her future college decisions. “I kind of just hoped to gain experience with the class I’m taking, which is computer science, so I can base kind of what I want to do in college off of it – see if I’m interested in it or not,” Sparks said. “It’ll give me kind of an extra chance since I have a tight schedule already with classes on campus so I can take the extra classes. It’s pretty beneficial in my opinion.” Fagan likes AP CSA’s ability to bring him closer not only to his students, but to his past education as well, as he comments on his experience so far as a CTE WORKS teacher. “I do enjoy it,” Fagan said. “My program allows me to connect with students who are interested in something that I am. I majored in computer science, I’ve taught math for most of my career but in college I was a computer science major, so it’s really exciting for me to be able to actually teach something that I went to school for. “My expectation is to continue to offer AP Computer Science A through CTE WORKS as long as there is interest and the ability for me to teach it.”

Math and Science Center joins Tiger Tutoring BY JAKE LUKASKO

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Roseville High School debuted a Math and Science Tutoring Center in Admin 2. Which is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30-4:30 p.m. In contrast to the current Tiger Tutoring center, which student tutors primarily staff to aid with English and social sciences. Math and science teach-

ers will monitor the new center to help students in their respective subjects. “By expanding and reorganizing, we hope to provide options that meet the needs of even more students,” RHS assistant principal Ann-Marie Clark said. Math teacher Sandra Schmatjen, who heads afterschool tutoring programs at RHS, will help run the Math and Science Center alongside math teachers Chaudra Wood and Lisa Vaccaro

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and science teacher Robert Mahlman. Schmatjen wanted to improve tutoring opportunities for students that desire teacher rather than student instruction. “If they feel more comfortable working with a student, they should go to Tiger Tutoring,” Schmatjen said. “If they feel more comfortable working with a teacher, then they can come in next door to the [Math and Science Center].”

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Staff said they developed the center after hearing concerns from students about a lack of capable math tutors in Tiger Tutoring and inconsistent availability from their instructors. “If there wasn’t someone there that could answer their questions, then they wouldn’t find value in Tiger Tutoring. So, we are hoping by having a place where they can come get teachers, we are really opening the options for them,”

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Schmatjen said. Wood, a math teacher who will help staff the after-school center, hopes that students will find the consistent aid from teachers beneficial. “Hopefully by ensuring that there will always be two math teachers qualified in all the subjects every Tuesday and Thursday, the students will start relying and trusting that help is there and can be counted on,” Wood said. CORRECTIONS In the April 3, 2017 issue on page five in the caption on one of the photos we incorrectly reported that Korissa and Rudy Cedre visited Oregon State University. The University they visited was The University of Oregon. Eye of the Tiger regrets the error.

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E15M: Admin to look SHIFT: OHS to face largest change PROJECTED ATTENDANCE BOUNDARY ENROLLMENT into alternatives CONTINUED FROM FRONT

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Top, a student gets a close-up look of the simulated crashed car. Bottom, two alumni cry during the emotional speeches delivered from parents in May 2015. CONTINUED FROM FRONT

look at it as saving lives. But the reality is that we still need to work within a budget, and we need to make all of that work,” Mattix said. Junior Carly Nicholson believes that rather than taking away the program all together, the school should adapt the program so that it is more impactful. “As of now we crash the same car into the same tree,” Nicholson said. “It has just kind of lost its effect and it’s not as climatic.” Teachers still recognize that the program’s removal will prompt mixed reactions among students. Many expected the event as a part of their senior

years. Senior Chloe Anderson felt especially disheartened at the program’s dismissal after her friend was involved in a drunk-driving incident. “I have experienced someone getting really hurt in a drunk driving accident and it wasn’t their fault, so to not spread awareness is really making me mad,” Anderson said. Anderson maintains that “Every 15 Minutes” would have benefited her class. “Everyone who went through it always came back saying how meaningful it was to them and their families, and people cry every year,” Anderson said. “They get so upset about it, so why would they take that away?”

“We would love to have high schools at 1800, because that’s what they’re designed to accommodate,” RJUHSD superintendent Ron Severson said. “The new high school is going be built with phase two to house 2,400 kids. It’s being built to be a big high school.” However, in the time leading up to the opening of the sixth high school, OHS’ residential enrollment could balloon by roughly 500 students, as its attendance boundary will still include areas in the Westpark neighborhood. “It’s a challenge,” RJUHSD assistant superintendent of business services Joe Landon said. “In the short term, Oakmont in the next two or three years is going to be pretty impacted, similar to how Woodcreek has been the past couple of years. It’s gonna be tough at Oakmont, because it’s a couple years of that significant growth, and then it’ll drop down.” Shifts in student enrollment dictate crucial starting points for the district, including revenue, staffing distribution and facilities demand, according to Landon. “Each year, we go through this process to make sure we do proper planning for a number of things,” Landon said. “It all kind of starts with the numbers of students, so it’s a driving force behind what we do.” By the same projection, Woodcreek High School’s attendance boundary could produce 360 fewer students

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on campus by the 2023-24 school year. Granite Bay High School’s attendance boundary may contribute 136 fewer students as well, although its enrollment shows slower movement. An “aging-out” process may be the main cause for a gradual decrease in student population at both WHS and GBHS, according to Cooperative Strategies partner Larry Ferchaw, who worked alongside Landon in producing the enrollment projections. “You see families who buy a house, who raise their kids in that house, and then those families don’t move out,” Ferchaw said. “So, you have houses that used to generate kids that don’t generate kids.” In seven years, Antelope High School’s attendance boundary enrollment may dip by 54 students, and Roseville High School’s by 80. These shifting populations could affect schools’ athletic league placements, as the California Interscholastic Federation Sac-Joaquin Section uses school

size as a primary factor in realignments every four years. Existing enrollment, likelihood of a student graduating grade levels, local birth rates, amount of residential development and new students of families who move into these new residences contribute to February’s district enrollment projections. These factors are variables over time. “Of course the economy can change,” Ferchaw said. “There’s a whole bunch of things that go into it, and we’re just trying to use the best data we can today to project out seven years forward.” Actual high school enrollment numbers result from a combination of students who live in the attendance boundary, as well as those who transfer into and between RJUHSD campuses. For the 2016-17 school year, 787 students transferred into the district, and Cooperative Strategies expects roughly 800 students to transfer into RJUHSD

each school year through 2023-24 and enroll at various campuses. At the same time, 857 students within the district chose to attend a school outside of their attendance boundary. “As we have more space, we’ll have more ability for kids to pick schools based on programs and things,” Severson said. “Right now, we have really limited intra-district transfers because of space.” Severson expects the enrollment numbers to become more manageable between schools in the future. “Based on our current demographics, we don’t think there’s an urgent need to re-draw boundaries,” Severson said. “Oakmont’s still going to be a goodsized high school. Granite Bay – we think their levels are going to stay about right. We’re more worried about overcrowding than anything. That may change, the demographics of the city can change. We could have another recession and everything could be different.”

Through adversity, admin trusts coach hiring process

BY MIKAYLA STEARNS

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In the past three years, two individuals involved in Roseville High School’s athletic department have been investigated by police for potential misconduct with minors. Both former coaches completed the required background checks, providing information like fingerprint scans, social security, driver’s license and prior reports of conviction, that all California High Schools require for employment.

RHS principal David Byrd still has faith in the overall background check process of the Department of Justice for his coaches and teachers. “I’m confident in their background checks. I’m confident in what they have,” Byrd said. “I know it is the best available to us and we are going to continue to do that process. We are going to continue to make sure everybody’s cleared, to do our job before anybody can start working with our students.”

As unfortunate as the situation is, according to Byrd, this is a time that the community needs to focus on awareness and communication. “I know it is tough when difficult things happen, but it’s also about looking at the positives and the fact that having these programs and having people involved in them we open a lot of access to kids,” Byrd said. “More often than not tons of great, positive things are coming out of them and we wanna keep that going.”

NEWSINBRIEFS RHS faculty receives phishing emails BY SPENCER SERRATOS s.serratos@eyeofthetigernews.com

Several Roseville High School teachers and at least one student received probing emails from a common source, “malinator.com,” that could be a baited code attack. The Roseville Joint Union High School District Director of Technology, Tony Ham, recognized the string of emails as a “security risk” last week in an email sent out to faculty, saying the messages posed as Google Doc notifications. Ham advised students and faculty to look out for

any unusual emails with the “mailinator.com” address and to delete such messages immediately.

Model UN to compete in Davis conference BY ZOE STEPHENS

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Roseville High School’s two-year-old Model United Nations program will travel to the Davis Model United Nations Conference on May 20 and 21. The club went to one conference at UC Davis and one at UC Berkeley last year. The MUN students mock the processes of historical committees and figures, and RHS’ club received their committee assignments on March 31.

Freshman Durrah Ridhuan, who attended the MUN workshop at Berkeley last term, is studying and organizing her position papers for the DMUNC. “To prepare we have to practice what types of things we would say and speak, we also have to make creative position papers,” Ridhuan said. “I’m excited but I’m really nervous because the Model UN at Davis is really big compared to the one at Berkeley.” The thirteen conference delegates attending DMUNC are Jack Rosetti, Rachel Barber, Marc Chappelle, Durrah Ridhuan, Wafeeq Ridhuan, Jake Lukasko, Abigail Roberts, Kamri Hunt, Savanah Roe, Hope Preston-Medina, Sino Oulad Daoud, Mehak Chahal, and Alex Suba.

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El corte de fondos para el distrito ha eliminado cursos de CTE WORKS para el año entrante POR SINO OULAD DAOUD s.ouladdaoud@eyeofthetigernews.com

Este año CTE WORKS ha proveído para los estudiantes del distrito de Roseville Joint Union School un total de 19 diferentes cursos de Career Technical Education para tomar entre los distritos escolares de Placer County. Para el año escolar de 2017-18, estudiantes pueden escoger 7. CTE WORKS ha reemplazado el programa de 49er Regional Occupation de donde los estudiantes de todo Placer County se han inscrito en docenas de cursos de diversas materias comenzando con psicología infantil hasta construcción, proveyendo experiencias fuera de las horas escolares y oportunidades de trabajo a ningún costo. “La oficina del Condado de Educación anteriormente recibían un montón de fondos para lo que se antes conocía como cursos de ROP pero ahora como

CTE WORKS,” dijo Ron Severson el superintendente de RJUHSD. “El condado tiene un presupuesto muy pequeño ahora.” Un actual reportaje revela que el cambio de 2013 a los fondos locales en vez de los fondos estatales han dirigido cortes de presupuestos a la oficina de Placer County de educación, igual que el constante disminución de inscripción desde ese entonces. La pérdida de cursos especiales ha afectado las inscripciones de los cursos de CTE WORKS en diferentes escuelas en el distrito de RJUHSD. La coordinadora del College and Career Center en Granite Bay High School, Cindi Underwood, señala que la despedida de los cursos alomejor influyó los números de inscripciones en GBHS. De acuerdo a Severson, la decisión de cortar ciertos cursos fue a causa de la situación financiera. Es notado que el número de las inscripciones de los estudiantes no fue la única razón por la cual eliminaron muchos de los cursos de CTE WORKS.

La “manía de pegatinas” frustra y toma ventaja de estudiantes

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En esta foto se encuentra estudiante en su último año, Sean Granucci, practicando sus habilidades enseñadas por el programa de CTE WORKS.

Severson similarmente identifica que el asunto de transportación como una de las mayores causas de su eliminación, especialmente, cuando se trata de estudiantes de la preparatoria y su asistencia a otras escuelas. Con la introducción de muchos cursos dentro de la escuela, hay más opciones para estudiantes como Fang, quienes han ganado toda su preparación académica por medio del pro-

grama de Project Lead the Way en el campus de RHS y no por CTE WORKS. Severson recuenta el efecto que ha tenido la transición en el programa de CTE WORKS al distrito. “Ha tenido un impacto negativo para los estudiantes,” dijo Severson. “Nos sentimos terrible porque limita las opciones. Había algunos estudiantes quienes estuvieron emocionados por un curso particular de

ROP que ahora no está disponible para ellos. Nos sentimos mal por eso.” Estos cursos incluyen el propio CTE WORKS curso de Roseville High School – AP Ciencias Computacionales A – enseñado por el profesor de matemáticas, Kevin Fagan. De acuerdo a Fagan, AP CSA continua a proveer estudiantes con habilidades excepcionales para una industria que continúa creciendo.

REPORTAJES La historia de Malia conmueve a toda la escuela de RHS POR TARAH JOHNSON

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Como innumerables cabellos caen en cascada al suelo con cada vibración de la maquinilla de afeitar, fueron seleccionados administradores de Roseville High School preparados para afeitarse la cabeza mientras se recuerda a su compañera de trabajo y amiga Stephanie Malia. La asistente directora de RHS, Malia, fue recientemente diagnosticada con cáncer de ovario y aunque busca tratamiento millas de su oficina en RHS, todavía siente el apoyo de sus compañeros de trabajo como si nunca hubiera ido.

“Cuando primero llegué a RHS hace tres años, yo sabía que era especial, pero ahora entiendo que tan especial. Yo me siento humildemente apoyada,” dijo Malia. “Yo honestamente creo que mi reacción positiva al tratamiento es debido al apoyo que he recibido aquí.” “Estamos todos en esto juntos, no importa en lo que trabaje la escuela. Creo que el cáncer cruza barreras, cruza las líneas de la escuela, no importa “, dijo Harm. “Esto es lo menos que puedo hacer para mostrar a la Sra. Malia que la apoyamos”. Los alumnos y trabajadores se vistieron en color azul en apoyo de la subdirectora. Malia dijo “Para ser honesto, lloré. Esta escuela y el distrito han sido tan

increíblemente amables y solidarios; Ni siquiera puedo empezar a expresar mi gratitud. Es una experiencia de humildad cuando tanta gente desinteresadamente llegar a ayudarle.” Mientras que Malia está fuera por el resto del año que busca el tratamiento del cáncer y el apoyo general de amigos y familia, los límites de RHS todavía exhiben el estímulo inquebrantable para Malia en su viaje por delante. Varios administradores de RHS recurrieron a sus cabellos en un intento de simbolizar la solidaridad para Malia y su viaje actual. Jason Bradley, siente que el diagnóstico de Malia ha sacudido al personal, pero siguen esperando la rápida recuperación de Malia. “Creo que nos ha sacudido un poco y estamos

eda usar el deporte como motivo para la transferencia no significa que no haya sanciones, ya que los atletas se verán forzados a quedarse fuera del deporte que desean jugar por 30 días. La directora atlética de Roseville, Emily Dodds, siente que el cambio de reglas hace que el proceso de transferencia sea mucho más fácil para los atletas, mientras que todavía no los deja transferir libremente. “A pesar de todo todavía habrá un período de suspensión para la temporada,” dijo Dodds, “El cambio fa-

cilita el proceso y hace que sea más fácil en general, pero las “sanciones” son las mismas.” Este año, el senior Teven Painter estaba bajo investigación, y estuvo casi expulsado por toda la temporada de voleibol. En su hoja de transferencia, Painter dijo que se trasladó a Roseville debido a lo pobre que el programa de Nevada Union es académicamente. Las complicaciones y el temor de ser suspendido durante toda una temporada bloquearon a Painter de transferirse

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En esta foto se encuentra los administradores apoyando su compañera de trabajo malia con un corte de pelo.

obviamente muy cerca y preocupados, pero estamos muy esperanzados y queremos darle todo el estímulo que podamos. Estamos aquí para hacer todo lo posible, afeitarse la cabeza es una muestra de agradecimiento por Stephanie,” dijo Bradley. Con administradores como David Byrd, y el subdirec-

tor recientemente nombrado en lugar de Malia, Jason Harm, que estaban de bajo de la maquinilla de afeitar para su compañera de trabajo. A pesar de que Harm solo ha trabajado en RHS por unas pocas semanas, él siente que el cáncer tiene un impacto devastador en todos y está feliz de contribuir.

DEPORTES Atleta de Nevada Union tuvo complicaciones para transferirse a RHS POR JAMIE BATEMAN

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Hace dos semanas, si un estudiante deportista quería transferirse de escuelas por razones atléticas, tenían que venir con alguna razón para cubrir sus verdaderas motivaciones, como decir que una escuela tiene un programa electivo que su escuela no tiene. El hecho de que se pu-

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En esta foto se encuentra el jugador en su último año, Tevin Painter, sacando en un juego de voleibol.

antes. Aunque el voleibol no fue la única razón por la que Painter se trasladó a Roseville, él siente que si

esta regla hubiera estado en vigor hace dos años, hubiera pensado más en transferir antes.

o necesito mi educación malgastada de mí para entender que el libro es sobre ser aprovechado y renunciar a mis derechos. Tampoco necesito tener la peste negra cuando leo acerca de la historia europea. Estoy aquí para aprender, no para que mi tiempo sea desperdiciado. Este proyecto es literalmente una excusa para los maestros para que los estudiantes le compren un montón de regalos. Claro que técnicamente los estudiantes no son “supuestos” a comprar cosas, pero todo el mundo sabe que si realmente quieres salir adelante tienes que comprar cosas para los profesores. Sinceramente, me pone enfermo viendo a los estudiantes fingir que se cuelgan de un profesor, monitores de salon, o cada palabra del administrador cuando sé que unos minutos antes ellos estaban hablando de lo mucho que los odian. El proyecto “Big Brother” también se extiende mucho más tiempo que cualquier otro proyecto que he encontrado en la escuela secundaria. Eso es cuatro años de clases académicamente rigurosas, clases de AP, que no pueden encontrar un proyecto digno de un mes de su tiempo. De hecho, leí 1984. Incluso lo disfruté. Es pesimista y deprimente, así que por supuesto pensé que el libro era genial. Incluso yo pude comprender y apreciar el libro sin un estúpido proyecto de un mes. Un concepto realmente loco. El proyecto no agrega a la comprensión de un estudiante del libro, no realmente. Tal vez los profesores están cansados y sólo quieren tomar un descanso de la enseñanza de materia. Le diré lo que enseña a un estudiante: 1. Cómo besar a los maestros / monitores de salón / administradores 2. Cómo comprar cosas y llevarlas a la escuela Si quieres perder el tiempo en un proyecto estúpido, haz que sea un proyecto divertido, y no dejes que nos afecte negativamente en los otros aspectos de nuestras vidas. Somos adultos, podemos manejar nosotros mismos. ¡Abajo con el hermano mayor! 2 + 2 = 4.

EVENTOSFUTUROS MAYO 19

Baile

Localizado en Senior Square

MAYO 25-27

MAYO 22 El show de baile Tendrá lugar a las 7 p.m. y otro el 5/27 a las 2 p.m.

Senior’s noche de premios

A las 7 p.m. en el teatro de Patti Baker

MAYO 26

MAYO 22 Rosechella

Almuerzo de una hora con actos especiales

Día de Seniors

Desayuno y salida para un picnic

MAYO 29

MAYO 23-25 No habrá escuela Día Memorial

Producción de guitarra Su programa es de las 7- 9 p.m.

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MALIA: Campus rallies after diagnosis by tarah johnson

t.johnson@eyeofthetigernews.com

As countless locks of hair cascaded to the ground with each buzz of the razor, select Roseville High School administrators shaved their heads while thinking about their close co-worker and friend Stephanie Malia. RHS assistant principal Malia was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer. As she seeks treatment miles away from her RHS office, she still feels the overwhelming support from her co-workers and staff. “When I first came to RHS three years ago, I knew it was a special place, but now I think I understand just how special. I am humbled and overwhelmed with the support,” Malia said. “I honestly believe my positive response to treatment is due in large part to the support I’ve received here.” As Malia is intermittently out for the remainder of the school year, the confines of RHS still display unwavering encouragement for Malia in her journey ahead. Several RHS administrators shed their precious locks in an action of solidarity for Malia and her current journey. RHS counselor Jason Bradley feels that Malia’s diagnosis has rocked the staff, but they remain hopeful for Malia’s swift recovery.

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Above, RHS Prinicpal David Byrd shaves his head in honor of RHS Assistant Prinuicpal Stephanie Malia in the wake of her ovarian cancer diagnosis. Top right, Students and Staff wore blue in support for ‘Malia Day’. Right, Malia is on sick leave for the remainder of the year and is curently seeking treatment.

“I think it’s shaken us all up a little bit and we’re obviously all very close and worried but we’re all very hopeful and we want to give her as much encouragement as we can,” Bradley said. “We’re here to do everything we can. Shaving our heads is a show of appreciation for Stephanie.” Malia’s stand in, Jason Harm, went under the razor for his new co-worker, showing support. Despite Harm working at RHS for a mere few weeks, he feels that cancer has a devastating impact on everyone and was happy to contribute to the cause. “We’re all in this

together. It doesn’t matter what school you work for. I think cancer really crosses barriers. It crosses school lines. It doesn’t matter,” Harm said. “This is the least that I could do to show Mrs. Malia that we support her.” Support for Malia wasn’t just confined to the office but schoolwide, with a request to students and staff members to adorn the color blue last Friday in support of the assistant principal. With an honorary ‘Malia Day’ organized by Student Government, students and staff streamed into the RHS amphitheater sporting various shades of blue with paper hearts in

hands to take photos and videos. Malia feels emotional over the support from all figures within the district. “To be honest, I cried. This school and district have been so incredibly kind and supportive,” Malia said. “I cannot even begin to express my gratitude. It is a humbling experience when so many people selflessly reach out to help you.” In the three years Malia has worked as an assistant principal at RHS, she has already established a sense of familiarity and amongst her co-workers and peers. To assistant principal Jason Wilson, Malia has made a

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special place in his heart, and shaving his head was a small deed to show his appreciation. “We love her huge heart. She’s very caring and loving. Where I work, this is a family so when someone is going through a situation like this it really hits home,” Wilson said. “We just want to show our love and support for her, and that she’s not alone.” While cancer encompasses a distinct devastation and both physical and emotional turmoil,

Malia feels the disease has strengthened her in a way. Despite being forced to abruptly carry a ponderous burden, she believes it’s also a learning lesson, “I’ve been the recipient of more kindness and generosity than I could have possibly imagined,” Malia said. “It reaffirms my faith in the goodness of the human spirit. I’ve learned that I’m stronger than I thought I was, and when I feel like I’m not, there are always people willing to lend me their strength.”

Morgan dances her way into the Ivy League by claire oertly and victoria wilkinson

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Roseville High School senior Shayna Morgan has put immense effort into both academics and dance since her freshman year. Now, her efforts have come full circle, as she has been accepted into Cornell University. Morgan has retained an unweighted 4.0 GPA while enrolled in RHS’ dance program for eight semesters. “It just seems like everything has payed off, like all of the times I wasn’t able to do something like hanging out with my friends or something because I was studying,” Morgan said. “It seems worth it now and I’m glad I didn’t have to give up dance to do it.” Morgan was shocked upon receiving the news of her acceptances. “I really wasn’t expecting it,” Morgan said. “I applied to three schools but I didn’t really know if I could get in but I’m really happy that I did.” Even when Morgan doubted herself, her friends remained positive and supported her. Morgan’s childhood friend senior Lauren Roberts gave her words of encouragement. “I remember when Shayna applied to all the colleges she was like ‘I’m probably not gonna

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COURTESY SHAYNA MORGAN

Above, Roseville High School senior Shayna Morgan has been on the RHS Dance Team for two years. Right, After taking rigorous academic courses on top of fulfilling her p[assion for dance, Morgan has been accepted and has committed to attending Cornell University this fall.

get in. I’m probably just gonna stay here and go to Sierra,’” Roberts said. “I’m like, ‘Shayna, you’re Shayna Morgan. You’re gonna get into these schools.’” Morgan’s friends always knew she would be successful due to her work ethic. “I was really excited for her but I wasn’t really surprised because Shayna works really hard at school and I kinda had a feeling she would get in,” another

childhood friend senior Lexi Angell said. “I’m really happy for her and excited.” Over the years Morgan has had to learn how to balance her passion for dance and her responsibilities in academics. “It’s been kind of hard because sometimes I’ll have some sort of test that I’m supposed to be studying for but I’ll have practice and I just have to try to figure it out and make time

for it like in priority period. It’s really helpful,” Morgan said. Getting accepted to Cornell meant a lot to Morgan as well as her friends. “I started tearing up because I was so proud of her, because I know how much work she puts into everything she does and she’s just someone who truly deserves it, she’s incredible,” Roberts said. According to Roberts, Morgan had her eye on

a spot in the dance team since her freshman year and her ambition got her that spot. “It inspires me watching her because I remember watching her freshman year and how badly she wanted to be on dance team and how much she improved,” Roberts said. “She just like amazes me, I love her so much.” Since her freshman year, Morgan has been able to have fun with her friends while perfecting her skills in dance as well. “Dance is really fun with Shayna,” Angell said. “She’s a really good dancer, she’s been on dance

team for two years and we both really enjoy dance class.” Morgan’s inner confidence and passion shows itself when she dances. “When Shayna dances, she just radiates happiness,” Roberts said. “You can tell she just loves what she’s doing and to perform for our school.” According to Roberts, Morgan is a very well rounded, incredible person. “Shayna just has amazing balance in her life, like she has a job, she volunteers, she takes tons of AP classes…” Roberts said. “I’m just so proud of her and everything she’s done.”

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Junior’s mentoring experience hits home BY VIKTORIA BARR

v.barr@eyeofthetigernews.com

Just three days old, Roseville High School junior Aleyna Camacho was rushed into open heart surgery due to congenital heart disease. Although burdened with a potentially life-threatening illness, this would lead to life lasting relationships and the ability to help people with similar obstacles. As the years progressed and Camacho developed a steady resistance to her disease, she found solace in helping other children suffering with the same condition. Over spring break, Camacho was presented with the opportunity to mentor at a camp for children with congenital heart disease – Camp Taylor – where she herself would go as a kid, located in Oahu, Hawaii. “I started going to camp when I was nine and became a mentor around two years ago,” Camacho said. “There’s a board of directors and when you go to camp who observe you and look for traits that show you could be a good mentor. Then they give you a call and ask if you want to be a mentor, and obviously I said yes.” As a mentor, Camacho felt she was able to interact with Hawaiian children that are currently experiencing some of the same issues that she faced as a child. She was also there to guide not only the children, but also their concerned and questioning parents. “Your responsibility is to kind of guide them, because some of these

HUMANS OF RHS Roseville High School AP Environmental Science teacher CJ Addington feels he has secured his place in the RHS community. With 24 years and counting under his belt, Addington finds solace in his intense love for all things science, as well as the promise of getting more students involved in his passion. As graduation and the undeniable freedom that summer provides approaches, Addington looks forward to his various hobbies that keep him occupied. -Tarah Johnson

COURTESY ALEYNA CAMACHO

families have really small children and they have not experienced as much life as I have, and so they’re really just looking for answers,” Camacho said. “It’s nice to see someone who’s older, because when you’re young it can be scary between surgeries and hospital visits and stuff, it gives the parents a lot of hope to see what you’ve been through.” For a week thousands of miles away in the warm climate of Hawaii, Camacho interacted with various kids and visited the beach and played games with them. While at the camp, she formed strong connections with children and was easily welcomed into their families and their friendly culture. “By the end of the week the kids were resting their head on me,” Camacho said. “It was so sweet, they also introduced me to their family and it was just so cute.” This camp was able to give Camacho a second

COURTESY ALEYNA CAMACHO

Top Left, Junior Aleyna Camacho went to Hawaii for a week to mentor a camp for children with congenital heart disease. Top, While at Camp Taylor, Camacho interacted with children through different activites. Above, Camacho was also born with congential heart disease as a child.

home for the couple days, and along with that home came many little family members. “It’s the best experience that you could ever have,” Camacho said. “It really makes you understand what you have and you feel so loved.” Camacho’s mom – Debra Camacho – wants to be a constant source of

support for her daughter through all the hardships she may have with this heart defect. “I want her to not have to use that heart defect as a crutch, I never want her to be insecure about her scar, and you know as a woman we can be self-conscious,” Debra said. “I try to raise her up and tell her that it’s her badge of courage.”

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This is my 24th year teaching here, and my time has been excellent. I’ve been a Tiger for years and years, and I’ve always had a really good time here. The environment is really nice. Before this, I was in the Navy for a little bit and I was in the Peace Corps for two years. After that I basically just moved to California, got my teaching credential at Davis, and got a job here. I always knew I wanted a job doing something in both science and education, so this was perfect. Right now I’m really trying to work on the AP science program and I’m trying to get more students to join. My favorite memory at RHS is just to see all my kids graduate and see them walk the stage. I usually run into them later when they’re married and have kids and it’s just really cool. I have a pretty busy hobby life. I’m a volunteer tour guide for vernal pools and I also do Kung Fu and Kung Fu tournaments. Other than that, it’s getting close to the end of the end of the year. I’m honestly ready for summer.

Roberts’ coffee cravings brew new-found passion

BY ZACH JOSE AND WILL WAGNER

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At Starbucks, a barista’s black apron means much more than just another standard green apron. It displays a strong dedication for coffee and being employed at Starbucks. Since May 2016, RHS senior Lauren Roberts has been working at Starbucks without prior coffeerelated job experiences and recently has been granted a signature black apron, symbolizing her as a “Certified Coffee Master”. The title of Coffee Master is unique to approximately 5,000 people around the world, only given to those who have completed coursework and full exploration of Starbucks’s coffees. “It’s really being knowledgeable not of just how to make the drink, but where the coffee comes from, where it is prepared, and how long it has been aged.” Roberts said. The program to earn the title is self-directed course, usually completed within eight to 12 weeks. Robert’s feels the driving factor behind pursuing her new title was her unwavering lifelong relationship with coffee. “I have always had a love for Starbucks and coffee, it’s just so much more than a drink to me,” Roberts said. “I love sharing that love that I have for

COURTESY LAUREN ROBERTS

After weeks of training and studying, RHS senior Lauren Roberts has achieved the status of “Certified Coffee Master” at her Starbucks job. Roberts feels her new title gives her a closer connection to customers.

it with my customers.” Even though her salary doesn’t change and there are no added benefits to the new title, Roberts believes the connection she has to her job is compensation enough. “I know this sounds so weird, but I absolutely love my job,” Roberts said, “I love starbucks. There’s just so much to know and learn, and it’s something that I am truly passionate about.” Roberts’s manager, Jake Rydman, is excited for Roberts’ achievement and feels that she deserves this title.

“I’m extremely proud of her,” Rydman said, “Her effort was amazing, she would be working on the journal or with other members of the team or just caring for the customers. Rydman also appreciates Roberts willingness to exceed expectations in the workplace. “Not only did she complete all her stuff for being a Coffee Master,” Rydman said, “But she also was named partner of the quarter. She really showed Starbucks values with everyone around her, both customers and coworkers.”

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E15M cut calls for more effective replacement W

hile Roseville High School’s decision to cancel the Every 15 Minutes program seems counterintuitive at first glance, the program’s effects waned in recent years – its dismissal presents an opportunity to introduce a more timely, impactful replacement. A quick contradiction: the Center for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that today someone dies from drunk driving every 53 minutes, rather than the 15 from which the program gets its name. In addition, the program’s repetitive nature lessened the potency of its message in recent years as students grew accustomed to the procedures. A crashed car is set up near the same tree. Fake gravestones of lost seniors dot the lawn in senior square. Parents deliver eulogies in the Patti Baker Theater. While moving, these practices could shift the focus toward the emotions of losing a friend or relative, instead of drunk driving.

Assistant principal Matt Pipitone said that RHS administrators will look into alternatives, and lessons regarding impaired driving should not cease, but instead should take an updated approach to more current issues, such as texting and driving. The outdated statistics from E15M stem from the ‘90s, so it is no surprise that the program fails to account for texting and driving – which causes 1,600,000 accidents per year, according to the National Safety Council. The future program should include a greater focus on this form of impaired driving. Alternating programs each focusing on different components of unsafe driving would provide a wakeup-call that some students might need. It’s never too late nor too early to show that these tragedies happen, and that they can happen to anyone. Alternative programs to E15M should go to great lengths to make sure a serious, important message

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is heard by everyone. RHS needs to find its target point and ensure that they understand the message. Every student can take something away from a reminder of the dangers

of distracted driving. Even if only one person learns something, these sort of programs are worth it. It is important that administration follows through with its plan to develop a

substitute, and is unfortunate the Class of 2017 will be skipped in the transition. Programs that show the realities of unsafe habits, especially with fellow students, apply to everyone. At

some point, most students will be driving. These programs seek to remind students the consequences of reckless decisions and their effects on everyone.

Spring Sports Rally fails to recognize athletes’ work

BY DOMINIC TAYLOR

d.taylor@eyeofthetigernews.com

would just like to start out by setting the record straight here and now: I do appreciate all that student government does to put on rallies for the school. I go to them, participate in them, and generally enjoy them. I fully understand the work, effort and planning put into the creation of the rallies. However, that doesn’t mean I have no criticisms of the way rallies are executed. As a student athlete, I think I speak for many athletes at Roseville High School when I say that even playing one sport is a large

time commitment and a major area in need of a ton of effort. The sports rally is intended to be a way of recognizing the student athletes on campus at the single, double, and especially, triple sport participation levels, as well as congratulating the student athletes that were able to acquire an athletic scholarship for their talents. In the sports rally from a few weeks ago, I was disappointed to see that the three-sport athletes were recognized in a quick power point that slid off the screen faster than I could read the names. The names were presented in the same way that the double and single sport athletes were: seemingly nullifying the prestige of the three-sport accomplishment, one of the hardest things to do as a student, having no down time all

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year while balancing academics constantly. What’s worse is, when it was time to recognize the athletes who committed to schools for athletics. They

called the names of the students before all of them could even get out of the stands and onto the floor, gave them a quick round of applause, and sent them

back before we, the students, could give them an organized and proper congratulation. Parents of the students who were there to see their

child get recognized were only able to see their child go up for a second or two, maybe hear their child’s name over the buzz of the crowd, and snap a quick picture before the athletes returned to their seats and the rally concluded makes me dispirited. Some of these parents took the day off of work to watch their son or daughter get recognized, but they could only see their name on a list that moved too rapidly for anyone to get the recognition they deserve. Like I previously mentioned, the rallies that Student Government puts together are great ways to ignite school spirit and gather everyone together. However, in the future I would like to see them have a bit more recognition for the student athletes – especially when the name of the rally is the “Spring Sports Rally.”

Addition of more tutoring options valuable for IM students BY JACK ROSETTI

j.rosetti@eyeofthetigernews.com

s a former Integrated Math student, I can understand how strenuous and often confusing the classes can be. I often used to visit my teachers before school in order to fully understand what was happening in class. However, sometimes I needed a better explanation or just more flexibility after

school – which is why the new tutoring center dedicated to math and science might be the best thing for IM students. One problem facing these old student tutors is that they typically didn’t take IM and struggle with the content. I know that – at least in my experiences – tutors struggle to wrap their heads around the new common core curriculum. Now there’s an entire classroom (with an actual IM teacher) dedicated to helping students that have a tough time. Struggling students now have more flexibility with teachers and help, because now they can just stop by

the tutoring center really quickly and get help. They are no longer bound to their teacher’s schedule, but rather to their own. I assume that this will help combat the monumental fail rate that faces IM students. More readily available tutors that specialize in mathematics – specifically Integrated Math – can only help students in their math endeavours. Sometimes it’s nice to get taught something from a different perspective, the perspective of a fellow student. The center will also provide assistance for science classes, whether that be Chemistry or Biology or even Physics.

Last time I went to the tutoring center, everyone was there for either a science or math class. This really made me wonder how often students actually need tutoring beyond those subjects. Two of my friends that currently tutor say that there are significantly more students that come for help regarding a math (again, mainly IM) or a science (generally Chemistry). They also both mentioned that there aren’t enough tutors at some times to accommodate the math and science needs of the students. The addition of the center seems it will be the perfect solution to this problem.

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Big Brother project unecessary for understanding

BY ZOE STEPHENS

z.stephens@eyeofthetigernews.com

don’t need my education squandered to understand that the book is about being taken advantage of and relinquishing my rights. I also don’t need to contract the Black Plague when in AP European History to comprehend that it was disgusting and killed thousands of people. I’m here to learn, not for my time to be wasted. The Big Brother project is an excuse for teachers to have students kiss up and buy them a surplus of gifts. Sure, technically students aren’t “supposed” to buy things, but everyone knows that if you really want to get ahead you have to buy teachers stuff. (And the teachers know that, and don’t really dissuade kids.) It sickens me watching

students pretend to listen intently to what a teacher, hall monitor, or administrator has to say, when I know a few minutes before they were talking about how much they hate the project. I personally value authenticity and genuity. If someone didn’t like me, I wouldn’t want them to pretend to, and I definitely wouldn’t create a project specifically to make them pretend to like me and find me hilarious. The Big Brother project is also extended way longer than any other project I have ever encountered in high school. That’s four years of academically rigorous classes that can’t find a project worth a month of your time. So, no I don’t think that extending the project to last that long of time is helpful. I can get actual insightful and interesting projects done in far less time. More time does not mean better. I even calculated it for you. On the basis that school is ten months long, and you go all four years, you just wasted 2.5% of your high school career on

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a useless, meaningless project. I did in fact read 1984. I even enjoyed it. It is pessimistic and depressing, so of course I thought the book was great. I was even able to fully comprehend and appreciate the book without a month-long project that mimics the repressive society. The project does not add

to a student’s understanding of the book. I will tell you what it does teach a student: how to kiss up to teachers/ hall monitors/administrators and how to buy stuff and bring it to school How illuminating… It seems that none of those actually contribute to literary understanding. Perhaps the project could be more applicable if it is

performed just inside the classroom, or even more radically – just in English class. Instead the “sticker mania” extends into every aspect of a student’s life, at times affecting their social life. This could be understandable if it actually contributed to a student’s understanding. But, again, it doesn’t. This is the purpose of Big Brother: for teachers to get gifts and supplies for their classrooms: for teachers to get pampered and have students pretend they think they are fantastic, ethereal beings; and for teachers to micro-manage seniors. We are all adults, or nearly adults. So you would think that we would be allowed to manage ourselves. We could be drafted in the war or vote in the next election. We are active citizens of the United States, choosing the careers that will dictate the rest of our lives. So yes, I think that we should not be given a project that allows teachers to dictate and pull our strings like useless puppets.

Water conservation effort still relevant

BY JOHNNY MULLIGAN

j.mulligan@eyeofthetigernews.com

Water waste unacceptable after drought

fter the horrific drought that Roseville faced last year, you would think that, even after all the rain we got this winter, people would realize the importance of water conservation. Sadly, it doesn’t look like it. Whenever I see water

football this year because pooled in someone’s gutnobody knows just how ter, I get really sad. Right hot June and July are going now it is just beginning to to be. heat up. Do you remember The need to preserve last summer? You couldn’t water is evident and ever even go to Folsom growing, as it seems like Lake just up the every summer is hotter than road to get some the last. relief from the Lucky enough, we heat because had the largest rain seathere were son this year, as everyonly about one here at RHS can eight drops attest, when there of water left was not a single in it. spot on campus Every summer feels you could go like it is getand not get wet ting hotter and Now I can go I have no doubt back to taking this year will 45 minute showbe the same. ers, and letting Just last week it my plants know I had already hit love them by giving 90 degrees and them extra water. it is only May. Wrong. First off All I’m saying if you have water SINO OULAD DAOUD is thank God pooled in the gutEYE OF THE TIGER I don’t have ter, you are actu-

ally overwatering the plants and hurting them. There is nothing wrong with running the sprinklers but remember to stop it before it gets out of hand. Also, those showers can waste up to 180 gallons of water. Yes we have more water, but that doesn’t make it right to waste. Just like if someone had a lot of money, they wouldn’t just waste it all at once. A surplus of something is best utilized if saved over time. If five years ago we had not wasted so much water California would not have been in the predicament it was in. There still would’ve been a long time without rain but I wouldn’t have felt bad every time I filled a cup of water up. We can cut out the extreme measures people could have taken – not

watering lawns at all, collecting rainwater, taking two-minute showers– but as of now, we Rosevillians should be eager to save as much water as possible, especially with this blistering summer approaching. The district implemented drought measures in order to help save water, which I applaud. The best part is that nobody actually noticed, Senior Square looked as green and lush as ever. So there really is no reason to return to the watering schedule. It would just use more water that isn’t even needed. I just recently adopted a fish and a bonsai tree, both of which, shockingly, rely on water to survive. I plan on having both of them for many years to come so please don’t make Drake and Rafiki become water starved and pass away.

Textbook spending harmful in face of technology BY JAKE LUKASKO

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oseville High School is still purchasing useless textbooks. It’s time to stop. Textbooks have outlived their purpose. The archaic and expensive textbook needs to be kicked to the curb. From Sal Khan to MIT courseware, thousands of superior, free online courses and materials exist. The future of education is clearly online. RHS isn’t far from having a device for every student - a situation that would allow them to meet California Ed Code requirements for instructional materials without having to purchase physical textbooks. By purchasing textbooks, we are swimming up river

– against the current educational trend towards technology. When a teacher or department needs new textbooks, it’s a fight with the district, and it’s expensive. It’s herculan for a teacher to secure updated textbooks for their class or department. The informal lag is nonexistent online. No one has to wait years nor spend a boatload of money to ensure that current events or updated information are a part of curriculum. Classes could have current curriculum. Even in Advanced Placement courses, of which I’ve personally taken three, the online resources are far better than our thousand page, five pound, dusty, damaged textbook. I can learn more from a ten-minute Tom Richey video than I can from reading a chapter of the Pageant textbook even while taking notes on the text for an hour. The exhaustingly extensive notetaking and reading makes these classes miserable.

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These readings dissuade many from taking AP classes, for fear of being locked in their bedroom, hunched over the anthology of pointless information. RHS has the ability to completely eliminate hard copy textbooks today. In history, we watch John Green and Tom Richey. In math, we use Khan Academy modules. In English, we crack our textbook open a handful of times. We have

the Chromebooks to do so. When RHS reaches a one to one device ratio for students to computers, we can be totally independent. There is an absolutely ridiculous amount of free educational materials that are suitable for adoption into high school course curriculum. I’ve been using Khan Academy and the Green brothers since I started attending RHS three years ago. These resources aren’t

new. They’ve been around for quite some time. Textbooks aren’t cheap, especially when entire sets are purchased. They are an absolute drain on funding. And for what purpose? To sit idly, undisturbed in a dark closet. A high schooler’s closet consists primarily of never opened textbooks. Our interactions with them are limited to trying to recall where we placed them months ago.

LETTERS FROM A SENIOR

Be decisive BY ANDREW SMITH

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s you advance in high school and juggle an increasing volume of commitments, you must allot your time wisely – and use it with purpose. As much of a time as any, high school is meant for considering your priorities. And this debate constantly plays out from the big decisions – ‘What would I enjoy doing out of high school?’ – to the everyday – ‘Do I care enough to complete this assignment and not watch Mad Men.’ Self-doubt is healthy, but too often this decision making spills over into areas that it shouldn’t. This attitude most often manifests in students lamenting their late-night decisions from the night before as they scramble to finish their homework, fighting the guilt of their decisions to get sleep over writing that essay. In this respect, I admire students who are truly indifferent to their school work. This mindset obviously has its consequences, but they understand what they value, homework not being a part of that, and their actions reflect those values. We all can benefit from this level of decisiveness, although hopefully directed in a more fruitful direction. When it’s time, weigh your options, accept the repercussions and move forward. If you decide to put off an assignment to go out with friends – an increasingly common occurrence late in your senior year – don’t let that choice sour the mood. I speak from experience: It’s an unnecessary annoyance for yourself, and an unwanted distraction for the people you’re hanging out with. Enjoy yourself. Especially now, in my senior year, this perspective has helped me to enjoy my free time and be more productive when I work. In some respects, when competing on the RHS golf team, this view has always been evident. It’s certainly a cliche, but for many student athletes, sports are an opportunity to blur your worries and focus on the competition. In the time that you’re in a game, match or at practice, that is what matters. For those few hours, the debate can end. In golf, I am just worried about my next shot. I made the commitment to join this team, so I should make use of the time I have here. There is no reason that this clarity cannot carry over into the rest of your day, because at its core, everything is a choice. As Yoda famously put it in The Empire Strikes Back: “Do. Or do not. There is no point to prolonging your worry about an upcoming assignment in AP Euro when you could just focus on the task in front of you.” Or something to that effect.

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Crocker exhibits student self-portraits

COURTESY JOYCE HENRY

Self-portraits clockwise from top left: Morgan Jamison, Viktoria Barr, Sabrina Roa, Zoe Stephens, Halli Dalebout. These five art students submitted their self-portraits to the Crocker Art Museum, and were chosen amongst students from 11 other schools. Senior Zoe Stephens won “Best in Medium” for her second year in a row. COURTESY JOYCE HENRY by GABrIelle HUTSON

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Five art students in Joyce Henry’s integrated art class got to see their work hanging on the walls of the Crocker Art Museum after Henry submitted their pieces to be showcased in an exhibit. The exhibit, a “longstanding tradition,” features high school art from around the region, including submissions from private art-exclusive schools or other competitive art programs. The

self-portraits will remain in showcase until May 28. With approximately eleven schools participating, and a limit set on how many pieces could be accepted from each school, junior Art 3 student Halli Dalebout was grateful to see her own work accepted. “It was a pretty big show, there was a lot of pieces, and it wasn’t just like two schools competing against each other,” Dalebout said. “There was I think 48 people who got awards or something like that. It was huge even to

get accepted out of your class. To go there was an honor.” Henry offered the opportunity to submit for the exhibit as an assignment to her integrated Art 3, Art 4, and AP Art class. Dalebout, along with juniors Viktoria Barr, Sabrina Roa, and seniors Morgan Jamison and Zoe Stevens, all had their work displayed in the Sacramento museum. For senior AP 2D Art student Zoe Stephens, this was her second time in the museum and the second year she was given the

award for “Best in Medium.” Stevens found that for this year’s exhibit she was more prepared and new what to expect from the museum. “The second time around it was interesting because I knew what to expect,” Stevens said. “I was very excited to win. I didn’t expect it because the competition there is very stiff.” Art 3 student Barr was shocked that she and her fellow student were admitted to the showcase amongst the heavy compe-

ART CONCENTRATIONS: Art 3 and 4 students work all year to create a thematic art collection based off of their own “concentrations.” Eye of the Tiger previews three of Roseville High School’s art concentration collections, exhibiting on campus May 8 to 17.

tition. “We were all like, ‘What? This is so formal,’” Barr said. “We didn’t know that it was gonna be like this crazy and it was intimidating because a lot of the other students were also very good.” Barr found the experience humbling to be featured in a museum full of work from renowned and loved artists. “It’s an honor to get into the crocker art museum, there’s so many great artists that are shown there,” Barr said. “I went for the

FASHION: DELANEY GRIMES by GABrIelle HUTSON

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JAZZ MUSIC [The harp] is supposed to be Alice Coltrane’s harp. She’s a jazz musician and I like that piece because I was trying to do more minimalism for this concentration.” — Junior Sam Bowers

ART HISTORY Each piece is from a different time period. I’m very indecisive but I’m also really interested in art and the movements behind it. I was inspired by Art History last term.”

What are some essentials in your closet? I’m a serious fan of overalls. I have a full jean jumpsuit that I love. Most of my clothes are based off of thrift stores I haven’t bought real clothes in a very long time but I buy white clothes from thrift stores and tye dye them and wear them under overalls which is also very goto. I also love high waisted jeans. Also huge shoutout to the corduroy industry I absolutely love cords. Do you consider yourself a trendy person? I’ve been wearing overalls since I was five and I still wear them so I don’t know if trendy is the right word.

— Junior Jacob Watson

first time this past year for AP Art History with leong. I went, and it was an amazing place.” While the experience is gratifying for Barr, she wished the integrity of her art could have been more fully represented in the exhibit. “It was on glass and the purpose of it was supposed to be that you can see through it, or it’s like reflective in a way too,” Barr said. “They put a paper backing in it, which kind of defeats the purpose of it being see-through.”

I like my own style and I guess that’s just how I dress every morning it’s what makes me feel good and how I wanna dress is how I’m gonna feel that day. What is it about fashion and your clothes you like so much? I started to get really empowered by the clothes I was wearing and people being like “Hey like I love that” I love that like the community of someone coming up to you and commenting on your outfit. Really when you get into fashion it’s like a community of people and you meet more people through that and you realize that your friends really want to dress like that and be like that and get into the thrifting.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT My theme was the environmental impact on nature by humans. I love animals and I wanted to bring awareness to the problem related to it.”

— Junior Courtney Carpenter SOPHIA COOK EYE OF THE TIGER

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Guardians Vol. 2 lives up to hype COURTESY ARKANE STUDIOS

Arkane Studios’ newest first-person game Prey blends tropes from previous games to create a thrilling, on-the-edge-of-your seat experience.

Heart-racing scenes injects thrill in Prey ««««« by GABE TOWNSEND

g.townsend@eyeofthetigernews.com

Bethesda hit its consumers with a brand new firstperson action/adventure video game developed by Arkane Studios in the form of Prey. Prey takes place in an alternate universe where funding for space programs has continually increased from the Space Race we had in this universe, leading to insanely more advanced space technology. The player takes control of character Morgan Yu while he explores a wrecked space station infested with different kinds of aliens. The map is maze-like and not super diverse, but not in a way that gameplay gets frustrating. There are enough nooks and crannies to discover that progress the mystery aspect of the game forward. While merely wandering around and exploring you can pick up on great opportunities to get new weapons and gear to help you unlock each portion of the space station. And, help defend yourself against these aliens (which, by the way, definitely have given me a scare one or two times). My advice: never discount wandering, you’ll miss out on level-

ling up your abilities and equipment. There is a certain level of intensity maintained throughout the game, too, with the score and ominous, ever-present threat of running into aliens. You are constantly in fear of a chair actually being an alien in disguise ready to attack or in fear of an enormous alien charging at you as soon as you turn a corner. And the aliens are creepy. They are just black figures in all shapes and sizes. This game is basically Dishonored and Deadspace combined together and published by one of the biggest game companies out there right now. The gameplay goes back and forth between intense gameplay and stealth and it’s exhilarating. You never know when something’s going to go horribly wrong and you have to deal with that or you will have to sneak through a number of aliens or robots on the space station. Visually, Prey shows off space and a wrecked space station in deep, recognizable graphics similar to the Dishonored franchise Arkane’s previous franchise. The gameplay can be somewhat similar but I don’t think this is all that bad, considering how well Dishonored 2 was received.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 plays on established character chemistry from the first film to crack up the audience, but doesn’t forget to give insight into the characters’ emotional development. Chris Pratt stars alongside the gang from the previous film and some newly introduced heroes and villains.

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It’s hard for me to believe that almost three years ago Marvel released Guardians of the Galaxy – a space epic that was able to combine a talking raccoon and a walking tree into something that everyone loves. The first Guardians of the Galaxy has a special place in my heart, so going into this movie I had super high hopes and I think it’s safe for me to say that my expectations were greatly met. In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 we see our beloved heroes a couple of months after they have just saved the world from Ronin and the power infinity stone, now out working a job for the Gold people. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is definitely a character-driven film that actually takes the time to build up the character’s the audience fell in love with in the first movie. The se-

quel juggles multiple side plots that all blend together in the end, but the plot line with the most focus is the relationship between StarLord (Chris Pratt) and his father Ego (Kurt Russell), which is easily one of the strongest points in the film as it ties in with the idea of family. The chemistry between all the actors is, again, incredible. Director James Gunn writes easily one of the funniest scripts of the year thus far. The movie is full of nonstop jokes and gags that never failed to get a good laugh out of me. He also introduces us to a new character, Mantis (Pom Klementieff), and teased with the idea of bringing her back to the crew in the future, and I hope we see more of her in the next movie. We also get two incredible standout performances from Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista) and Yondu (Michael Rooker). Bautista shines with incredible comedic timing and banter that had the audience cracking up. Rooker

SMELL THE ROSES WITH THALIA BENNETT Each issue, senior Thalia Bennett recommends the little things to check out in the entertainment world and encourages readers to stop and smell the roses.

To examine whether something is humane, first determine if you would would want that done to you. - Andrea Kladar

WATCH Fact: an elephant is slaughtered every 15 minutes. Released in late 2016, The Ivory Game is a Netflix Original Documentary predicated on calling attention to the plight of poached elephants in modern day. Through ranger records, interviews, and investigative footage, the chilling and compelling narrative is constructed. Then and now, the situation for these intelligent creatures was beyond exigent. For decades, hundreds of tons of ivory have been funneled into the hands and pockets of syndicates, a practice brushed aside and facilitated by crooked cops and government officials. For all its gravity, the film closes to a note tinged with hope as much as with cynicism as it follows the signing of the US-China to deal to ban the trade of ivory. Though the sale of ivory has declined, the fight is far from over so long as the demand still exists. It falls on the next generation of global citizens to make or break the preservation of this magnificent species.

READ For Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson, there is no such thing as keeping a low-profile. Even whole decades and an ocean away from the zenith of their great-greatgreat grandparents’ exploits in England, they can’t keep from getting into trouble. And that was before Charlotte and Jamie even met. The fateful night Holmes and Watson first meet, they come face to face with murder charges for a fellow classmate. Thrown to the wolves with no witnesses on their side and substantial circumstantial evidence against them, they find themselves thrust into an unlikely friendship and a race to clear their names. In the spirit of the quintessential detective novel, this story is equal parts suspenseful, sardonic, engrossing and macabre, and it will leave you turning the page until the last line.

TRY Zest (formerly known as Baagan), is a fusion restaurant based in Rocklin that is not only a diamond in the rough on the cuisine scene, but is also powered exclusively by plant products. Because of one particularly compelling item, a single visit there was more than enough to leave me waiting to order again from the cornucopia of vegan dishes and drinks that is their menu: filling, wholesome and juicy, the Mushroom Veggie Burger is an amalgam of umami on a plate. With nut patty, spice sauce, mushrooms and more, I can honestly aver with no reservations whatsoever that this meat-free rendition of the classic foodie staple will not disappoint. I have it under good authority too – from my own dad, a staunch classic burger-lover.

on the other hand brings home most of the heart in this film. He has an incredible character arch opposed to the first movie where we don’t learn much about him. I was also super worried going into the movie about Baby Groot because I thought it was Marvel’s move to grossly capitalize on a popular character the way Despicable Me did with the Minions, but thankfully that is not the case. Baby Groot’s amount of screentime is perfect and he is actually useful to the rest of the Guardians while also being so adorable and cute. Visually, this movie is absolutely breathtaking. Gunn was lucky enough to be able to shoot on RED 8k... and it shows. This movie completely enthralls the viewer with beautiful bright scenes that added to the overall aesthetic of the film – something we don’t see alot for Marvel. Beyond all the acting and stunning visuals, the biggest thing for me was the movie’s soundtrack. I purposely avoided listen-

ing to The Awesome Mix Vol. 2 before the movie came out because, just like last time, I wanted to be surprised. It has a more laid back and chill vibe than the first one and features incredible tracks like “My Sweet Lord” by George Harrison and “Chain” by Fleetwood Mac among many more iconic hits. But this time Gunn actually incorporates lyrics of the songs to help the story, which is something that I think is so unique that very few movies do nowadays. I wish I could say the movie was perfect, but Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is not met without it’s flaws. The movie does drag a bit in the middle with more characters explaining stuff to others, mostly because this sequel is more exposition-heavy than the first. The jokes can go either way for me: they just get tiring or some of them hit comedy gold. But I do applaud Vol. 2 for having a way more interesting villain than the original, where Ronin was poorly used.

3 Dot Pop

The Met Gala 2017

Each issue, senior Sophie Cook sounds off on different aspects of pop culture in three-dot form. BY SOPHIE COOK

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As a woman secure in my own intellect, I can admit that I have no clue what the Met Gala is. All I know is that everyone shows up and serves looks… Those two or so golden hours a year when everyone’s looks get posted and turned into memes about cartoon characters are always a good time…

Surprisingly, a lot of people dared to clock (verb: to call out someone’s flaws) Rihanna’s avant garde look. Yet the same people praised the celebs basically just wearing prom dresses… Part of the excitement of the Gala is that it’s expected that you’re gonna see very unique, avant garde looks, so when you show up wearing a dress from Windsor, it’s kind of a disappointment...

I applaud Met Gala veterans Zendaya and Rihanna for consistently surprising and impressing with unique and gorgeous ensembles (and sticking to the themes of the nights)…

Cara Delevingne’s silver futuristic jumpsuit and bald head made me think she was about to star in an iRobot sequel and now I need it in my life…

Since I’m uneducated, I had no idea that the Met actually has a theme every year, until just now…

Can we talk about how Bella Hadid’s semi-seethrough bodysuit was literally SEWN ONTO HER...

Zendaya’s long, flowing red and orange printed Dolce and Gabbana dress had me bowing on the ground to her, but her unapologetically rocking natural hair had me gasping for air…

The poor girl, how did she go to the bathroom? This is dedication to fashion... Think about Bella the next time you’re about to walk into Windsor...

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New transfer rules set for next year BY JAMIE BATEMAN

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Transferring high schools solely for athletic reasons will no longer violate California Interscholastic Federation policy starting in next school year. The CIF passed the new guidelines with a 100-38 vote on April 14. Now, if a student athlete wants transfer schools to play for a better athletic program, he or she can list that as the reason for their transfer as opposed to listing a false reason. Despite the rule change, transfers will still be mandated to sit out the first 30 days of the sport they are trying to play. In the past, however, students could not claim athletics as motivation for a school and if the CIF found that the student was actually transferring for athletic reasons when they had listed academic, the student would be suspended for the whole season rather than just 30 days. Because of the new rule change, student-athletes

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Varsity setter senior Teven Painter hits a jump serve in the Tigers’ match against Oakmont last Wednesday. Painter transferred to RHS from Nevada Union this year but said that he might have come earlier had the CIF implemented the athlete transfer rules that will be set in place next year. can now list the true motive for their transfer and be protected from further investigation. Not only does the rule amendment make the logistics of transferring easier; it also ensures that athletes are not subject to investigations that could result in a

year-long suspensions. This year, senior volleyball player Teven Painter, who transferred to RHS from Nevada Union, was put under investigation and was nearly suspended for the entirety of his volleyball season. On his transfer papers,

Painter had to say that he was transferring to RHS because of how poor Nevada Union’s academic programs were in order for his transfer request to be approved. The complications surrounding the process and the fear of getting suspend-

ed for a whole season made Painter hesitant about transferring earlier. “I would have definitely put more thought into transferring had this rule been in place a couple of years ago,” Painter said. “Had it been offered, I would have picked volleyball as my reasoning for transferring because volleyball is a big part of my life, and it would have made the process easier.” Some view the new rules in a more negative light. Varsity basketball player junior Joe Cirrincione fears that they will allow studentathletes too much freedom and that they could end up resulting in the decline of fair play and competition. He even compares the way future student-athletes might group together at certain schools in order to create strong teams to the formation of superteams in the NBA. “I think that it takes away from the competitiveness of basketball,” Cirrincione said. “I hope that people don’t pull a [Kevin Durant] and create a superteam.”

Gabie Vega fills cheer coaching position BY GEORGE HUGHES

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After head cheer coach Bri Eigenman announced that she will leave Roseville High School to continue her coaching career at Granite Bay next year, the position opened up to applicants and was quickly snatched up by cheer veteran Gabie Vega. Vega has gotten to know the team over the past few years through the Universal Cheeleaders Association, as she is a member of staff and the team attends its annual summer camp every year as well as other events that it hosts. She said that she could not resist jumping at the opportunity to coach the girls on the team because of how much they have impressed her with their talent and drive. “What I love about this team is that they hold them-

selves to a really high standard,” Vega said. “They set goals for themselves and they are going to accomplish them. These girls, they’re really motivated and that’s rare to see in highschoolers – such a strong sense of self-motivation.” Even though she already views the girls highly, Vega still feels that she can bring many new things to the team. One of the main things is experience. She currently cheers for Sacramento State University as a junior, doing both regular and STUNT, but she began when she was little, cheering for All Stars first and for her high school later. She has two years of coaching competitive high school cheer, three years of coaching All Star cheer levels 1-3, four years of coaching advanced middle school cheer and five years

of coaching competitive youth cheer. She is also a USA Cheer STUNT Official and has received the Presidential Service Award for her volunteer work with youth cheer programs in New York. Vega hopes to use her experience to bring the team to new heights. She said that, judging by what she saw during the tryouts for next year, next year’s team is going to be very talented and skillful. Although falling short of another one this year, the cheer team has two JAMZ Nationals titles, but Vega believes the girls can earn more. “These girls have the talent and we’re just going to have to put in a little bit more work than last season and then we’re going to get that title,” Vega said. “I one-hundred percent plan on having them compete

and I’m actually thinking about trying out some new and more advanced competitions for them because I think that they’ve got the talent and I think that they’re going to do phenomenal and only shine.” Vega also plans to fill in Eigenman’s role as the STUNT cheer coach as well. She considers STUNT cheer her area of expertise and is excited to coach the team in its second year at RHS because, as a STUNT Official, she has already had the chance to see the team perform and was impressed by what she saw. Junior cheerleader Chloe Storrs looks forward to next year with Vega as the team’s coach. Even though the girls will have to adjust to a new coach after having Eigenman for years, Storrs thinks highly of Vega and is not

COURTESY GABIE VEGA

worried about the transition. “When I first met Gabie, I knew this was going to be a good year because she has been in the cheer program for practically all her life and she seems like a person who is very dedicated and ready to fix what may or may not need to be fixed in the program,” Storrs said. “She told us it’s going to be weird but she will always put our best interest at heart.”

Performances of the Week MAY 1 - 7

Volleyball finishes league play with no sets dropped BY BRAD MORIN

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The Performance of the Week for the week of May 1-7 was the varsity boys volleyball team’s completion of an entire league season without dropping a single set. The Tigers’ 3-0 sweep over the Oakmont Vikings last Wednesday concluded their league season with a 14-0 record in which the boys won 42 straight sets. The team’s impressive performance this season earned them a spot in the playoffs and a Capital Valley Conference championship title as well. Four-year varsity setter

Zack Mancha was happy to seal the deal against the Vikings and is now focused on the playoffs. “Going into playoffs, it’s gonna be like the last two years,” Mancha said. “We’re just gonna do what we need to do to win and compete at a high level in every single game.”

APRIL 24 - 30

Boys swim 200 meter relay sets school record BY NOLAN FRAME

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The Performance of the Week for the week of April 24-30 was the varsity boys 200-meter freestyle relay team’s record-setting race at the Capital Valley Con-

ference’s League Finals meet. Juniors Josh Keaton, Carson Tharp, Eric Metzler and Nate Dockswell beat Roseville High School’s previous record of 1:34.53 – a record that stood for six years – with a time of 1:33.94. Keaton said the boys felt confident heading into the race as they had recorded very similar times at practices the previous week. Metzler said that the pressure of knowing what was at stake drove him to swim harder to break the record. “Just knowing that everyone is there rooting you on kinda gives you more of a motivator because the rest of your relay is depending on you.” He also added that breaking the record and celebrating with the boys afterwards was the highlight of his season.

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Littlejohn shoots under par against Bella Vista BY JUSTIN VARLAMOV

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The Performance of the Week for the week of April 17-23 was varsity golfer senior Jake Littlejohn’s one-under par round at Mather Golf Course in the Tigers’ 210-231 win over Bella Vista. Littlejohn shot 35 on Mather’s par-36 front nine, marking his first ever under-par round in a high school match. After a slow start with a bogie on the first hole, Littlejohn was one stroke over par for the first five holes of the match. He got back to even with a birdie on hole six, a short par four, and secured his 35

with a birdie on the ninth. Although having many low rounds before, some of which he even finished at even-par, he was finally able to achieve this feat in a high school match. He said that he shoots below par fairly frequently outside of high school play, but still acknowledges the importance of his achievement. “Although it was not my first time breaking par in my career, it was great to finally do it for my first time in high school,” Littlejohn said. “I had been close so many times.” He also added that breaking par in a high school match put him at ease for the remainder of the season. “It had been a personal goal of mine all year to break par,” Littlejohn said. “Once I finally did it I felt more relaxed for the other matches left in the season.”

New rules will harm sports, athletes

BY BRANDON DEL ROSARIO

b.delrosario@eyeofthetigernews.com

It’s the beginning of the formation of superteams in California high school athletics. The California Interscholastic Federation’s majority decision to allow student-athletes to transfer to high schools for athletically-motivated purposes is a recipe for disaster. Transfer athletes no longer have to lie about their home addresses or about their reasons for transferring schools. They are free to go wherever they desire for whatever reasons they want. Because of this, the top athletes of each sport from each school will all transfer to the biggest powerhouse of their respective sport. For example, all of the top local basketball prospects will go to Woodcreek or Sheldon High School. For football, all of the top players will transfer to Del Oro. This will eventually lead to one dominant team surrounded by mediocre teams in every league in California. For years and years, the best team will excel while the average teams will suffer even more than they already do against current powerhouse teams. Not only will the rule worsen competition; it will also ruin athlete’s’ chance of becoming great. Coaches at certain schools will have to make tough decisions regarding playing time because they will have so many talented players. A player that could be the go-to star at one school could become a team’s bench warmer because of a simple transfer. This change limits potential Division I athletes to inferiority. Racking up a roster of star athletes will ruin the futures ahead of these young men and women. This goes hand in hand with another problem: dissatisfaction of parents. What’s going to happen when someone’s talented child sits out the whole game? Nothing good. The relationship between parents and schools (especially coaches) will worsen every year. Coaches will begin to get bad reputations for benching star players. The bitterness that will be expressed by parents will create an unhealthy relationship between them and schools. It’s a terrible move for high school athletics. It’s a terrible movement that we also see in professional sports, and people hate it. I don’t see this move turning out any differently, so people can say goodbye to fair competition and enjoyment in California high school sports.

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INTRODUCING THE NEW CVC The CIF finalized its realignment plan for the 2018-19 to 2022-23 school years, and the Capital Valley Conference is getting a makeover. Junior Jamie Bateman breaks down the upcoming changes to the league and analyzes the impacts of the schools that are set to join the conference in 2018.

BY JAMIE BATEMAN

j.bateman@eyeofthetigernews.com

After being submitted to the California Interscholastic Federation’s Board of Managers on April 5, the CIF Realignment Committee’s final proposal for the 2018-19 to 2022-23 school years was approved. Roseville High School moved from the Division I Sierra Foothills League to the Division II Capital Valley Conference in the 2014-15 school year as a result of the last realignment and will be affected by the upcoming one as well. The future CVC will still contain RHS, but will not look very similar to how it stands today. It will lose five schools – Cosumnes Oaks, Del Campo, Ponderosa, Oakmont and Whitney – to different leagues but will gain four – Woodcreek, Inderkum, River Valley and Yuba City – to fill most of the absences. While Oakmont and Del Campo have never been powerhouses in any sports since the Roseville Tigers debuted in the CVC, Whitney, Ponderosa and Cosumnes Oaks have been constant threats in almost every sport. Their departures will leave some room for Roseville to improve in league standings in most sports. Three of the four incoming schools will come up from the Division III TriCounty Conference (TCC) while the other, Woodcreek, will drop from the SFL. All four pose a threat

FILE PHOTO GEORGE HUGHES

GEORGE HUGHES EYE OF THE TIGER

FILE PHOTO GEORGE HUGHES

The four schools set to enter the CVC in 2018, Woodcreek, Inderkum, River Valley and Yuba City, will each bring their own strengths to the table. Inderkum will provide good football matchups for Roseville, and the Yuba City Honkers’ baseball program has proven itself to be quite compeititve. Roseville should also expect trouble from Woodcreek’s consistently strong boys basketball and girls soccer teams. to Roseville’s athletic teams one way or another. Last fall, the Inderkum Tigers posted an 11-3 record in football that included an impressive 6-0 undefeated record in league play. They were also able to advance two rounds into the SacJoaquin Section Division II playoffs after receiving the eighth seed. Despite the fact that Inderkum will be a newcomer to the CVC, Roseville should have a good measure of what they are up against as both Tiger teams shared

two common opponents last season: Whitney and River Valley. Roseville defeated the Wildcats 35-14 and the Falcons 34-6, and Inderkum won both games as well, with scores of 2814 and 42-7, respectively. Roseville should expect strong football teams from Inderkum in future seasons. While Inderkum has an impressive football team, the Yuba City Honkers come to the CVC with an equally impressive baseball team. The Honkers have had

a strong season so far this spring with an 18-8 record overall and a 14-3 record in league play. The Honkers and Tigers have only played two common opponents this season: the Falcons and the Woodcreek Timberwolves. The Falcons are knocking on Yuba City’s door for the TCC title this season as they have posted an 11-5 record in league play while the Timberwolves have struggled this season with a 6-8 record. Both the Honkers and the

Tigers fell to the Timberwolves in preseason play this year, but the Honkers managed to defeat the Falcons while Roseville failed to do so. With recent baseball struggles, Roseville is going to have to watch out for the Honkers and their evidently strong program. Undeniably the biggest threat coming into the CVC is Woodcreek. The Timberwolves have a top 10 basketball program in California and are the defending section champions.

The team won the section title this year and almost won the state title, falling just short in the championship game. The Tigers and Timberwolves met earlier this season and the Tigers were crushed in an 81-50 defeat. The Timberwolves also have one of the best girls soccer programs in the area, as the varsity team managed to not only win the SFL with a 6-2 record but make it to the championship of the SJS Division I playoffs before falling to the top seed, Davis. Not to be outdone, the Roseville girls soccer team was crowned champion of the SJS Division II playoffs so close matchups should be expected in the future. This soccer matchup is the one that demands my attention the most as a fan. Not only are both teams extremely talented but they also are very young. While both teams got valuable minutes and production from seniors, they also relied heavily on sophomores and juniors. This will be a good battle to see once Woodcreek enters the CVC in the future. Overall, even considering the departure of solid oppositions in Cosumnes Oaks, Ponderosa and Whitney, the realigned CVC will bring an appropriate level of talent to the table across all sports. New challenges are always good for growth, and RHS should welcome these schools and their abilities with open arms and hunger for good competition.

INCOMING THREAT RANKINGS Rankings and team records as of last Friday afternoon. List compiled by George Hughes.

#1 WOODCREEK

#2 INDERKUM

#3 RIVER VALLEY

#4 YUBA CITY

As the only school dropping to the CVC from a higher division, the Woodcreek Timberwolves are going to give CVC schools a serious run for their money in all sports. With Division I experience, the Timberwolves have the chance to take advantage of schools that are not ready for higher-level compeition.

The Inderkum Tigers have shown dominance in terms of overall athletic performance. Last year, the school finished in first place in the Tri-County Conference sports standings with nine first-place league finishes. However, Woodcreek edges them out for the top spot because the Tigers come from Division III.

The River Valley Falcons come from the Tri-County Conference where they placed second in the overall sports standings. Even though they had less first-place finishes than their Yuba City Honker rivals, they showed more consistency accross the board. However, this consistency was not enough to match Inderkum’s strength.

Be careful not to overlook the Honkers as a solid competitor in the CVC. Despite ranking last, the Honkers still have great potential in many sports. They managed to rack up six first-place league finishes last year and showed promise in many other sports as well, but they lack the overall dominance of their TCC counterparts.

STRENGTHS

BOYS BASKETBALL 32-3 (varsity) GIRLS SOCCER 14-3-3 (varsity) BOYS WATER POLO 23-6 (varsity)

FOOTBALL 11-3 (varsity) BOYS VOLLEYBALL 14-7 (varsity) GIRLS SOCCER 19-4-2 (JV)

BOYS SOCCER 13-3-2 (varsity) GIRLS BASKETBALL 15-12 (varsity) BOYS BASKETBALL 20-6-1 (JV)

BASEBALL 19-8 (varsity) SOFTBALL 16-6-1 (varsity) BOYS BASKETBALL 22-5 (JV)

RHS’ COMPARISON

BOYS BASKETBALL 16-12 (varsity) GIRLS SOCCER 16-4-2 (varsity) BOYS WATER POLO 14-14 (varsity)

FOOTBALL 9-2 (varsity) BOYS VOLLEYBALL 31-7 (varsity) GIRLS SOCCER 9-3-3 (JV)

BOYS SOCCER 11-4-6 (varsity) GIRLS BASKETBALL 22-9 (varsity) BOYS BASKETBALL 24-3 (JV)

BASEBALL 9-18 (varsity) SOFTBALL 17-7-1 (varsity) BOYS BASKETBALL 24-3 (JV)