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OCTOBER 13, 2014 | ISSUE 3, VOLUME 13

State may kill CAHSEE

Grad test may see final administration in 2017 due to Core adoption

BY JILLIAN FANG & MIKAYLA STEARNS

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California legislators may eliminate or replace the California High School Exit Examination in the near future as the state moves to align with Common Core standards.

Recently, Tom Torlakson, state superintendent of public instruction, proposed overhauling changes to how CA tests its high school graduatesto-be for basic skills proficiency. His

suggestions include cutting the CAHSEE entirely, or using other tests – such as a Common Core assessment or college entrance exams - to determine eligibility for graduation.

These changes would take place the summer of 2017 at the earliest. All CA high school students – with the exception of some disabled students – have had to pass the exam to graduate since its full implementation with the Class of 2006.

According to John Montgomery,

Roseville Joint Union High School District assistant superintendent of curriculum and instructional services, the CAHSEE standards were “normed too low to truly represent high school graduation standards.”

“The California High School Exit Exam provides a baseline benchmark for student achievement, but certainly does not qualify as a true exit exam,” Montgomery said.

Roseville High School administrators generally consider Common

Core standards – which will be integrated into any replacement test state lawmakers create – to be much more rigorous than those of the CAHSEE. “The [current] exam ultimately focused on only English and math at a minimum level, typically eight to 10th grade standards,” principal David Byrd said. “Students take the exam in 10th grade and then have multiple opportunities to take the exam in their 11th and 12th grade year if they don’t  CAHSEE | Page 2

Slasher targets Berry lot Admin without leads on recurring, four-car crime

BY GEORGE HUGHES

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Two weeks ago, RHS’ dance program received a $2,880 bill for its planned use of the Patti Baker Theater for its annual winter show this year. This sparked an Eye of the Tiger investigation that found several flaws in RJUHSD’s newly codified set of guidelines that detail which organizations and programs have to pay to use district facilities.

Investigation finds faults New facility fee code fails to account for various programs

BY MADIE WHALEN

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SHEILA SHARMA EYE OF THE TIGER

After Roseville High School’s dance program objected to a $2,880 bill for normal Patti Baker Theater use for their annual winter show and a subsequent Eye of the Tiger investigation, the Roseville Joint Union High School District is further reevaluating its newest policy revision detailing which programs pay to use district facilities.

Dance’s bill, one the program had never received in previous years for the same use of school facilities, came as a result of RJUHSD school board policy changes made in July of this year. Despite the district administrators meaning to clarify the fee process with the new code – to put in writing what schools already do – the recodification created several major issues they did not anticipate.

The basis of this codification stems from California’s Civic Center Act.

The act (which was last amended July 1 of this year) authorizes state school boards to “grant the use of school facilities or grounds as a civic center, for specified purposes, upon terms and conditions [they deem] proper” according to Chapter 764 of Senate Bill No. 1404. The July codification of RJUHSD’s policy was meant to further outline which outside organizations need to pay to use district facilities.  FEES | Page 3

Four separate Roseville High School students had their tires slashed in the past week and a half. All of the victims had their cars parked in the lot located on Berry Street.

RHS youth service officer Carlos Cortes and assistant principal Jon Coleman are currently looking into these slashings. Both were reluctant to give information on how exactly they are going about their investigation for fear that the culprit will find out and never be caught.

According to Coleman, RHS administration has no leads so far and no reason to believe that it is actually a high school student who is committing the crimes, other than the fact that the incidents are happening in a high school parking lot.

Cortes is looking to the community to help.

“I am hoping that I can get help from the student body to find out who these people are,” Cortes said. “Any help is appreciated.”

The most recent incidents occurred last  SLASHER | Page 2

Drop-out numbers tumble

Result of focused support for struggling students

BY NATHAN CIMINO

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Fate of GIC room uncertain

BY MADISON TELLES

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Since the Geometry in Construction program and Construction Technology classes left in the spring with the departure of teachers Tyson Maytanes and Jeff Bailey, Room 803 has remained empty – save for the equipment left over from the programs and ever-growing layer of dust.

For more than a decade, Bailey taught construction and fabrication classes in the facility, which occupies the north half of the 800 wing and includes an outdoor work area. After the 2012-13 school year, however, the space gained prominence, as it garnered frequent visits from local media and visiting school officials hoping to

learn more about the GIC program, which trained students to apply their geometry knowledge to the task of house-building.

Over the course of its two years at RHS, the GIC program built three houses, all of which were sold to the Acres of Hope Foundation, which supports women and children trying to escape from violent situations. The program was entirely financially self-sustaining.

Bailey’s departure left Roseville High School without a teacher possessing the industrial technology credential necessary to teach the course.

Now that GIC is gone, the only functional use of the room its students used to  GIC | Page 2

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Since Geometry in Construction left RHS at the end of last year when teachers Tyson Maytanes and Jeff Bailey transferred to Woodcreek, Room 803 has sat empty. RHS administration is now looking for a way to repurpose the room and the tools in it.

From the time Roseville High School’s Class of 2009 started as freshmen to the time they crossed the stage at graduation, 107 of the class’ students dropped out of RHS. Just 11 dropped out of last year’s graduating Class of 2014 over the same timespan.

Assistant principal Jon Coleman credits this improvement to the implementation of several different intervention programs, along with focused work from RHS’ counseling staff.

The intervention programs range from social to academic and are all purposed to meet the individual needs of struggling students.

Counselor Jason Bradley cites the Summer Bridge program, after school tutoring, accessibility of alternative schools (Independence High School and Adelante High School) and on-campus suspension as programs that have better retained students and created an overall  DROP-OUTS | Page 2

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SLASHER: Victims suspect crimes occur at end of the school day

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ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Tires on the cars of four students, including senior Catherine Barber (white Volkswagen above), parked in the Berry St. lot have been slashed in the past week and a half. Administration is currently looking for potential suspects.

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Thursday. As juniors Jacqueline Gill and Vivica McRae returned to their cars after school, they discovered that two tires on each of their cars were slashed.

McRae noticed the gashes in her tires after she had started driving.

Both tires on the passenger side of her car were stabbed once. This was McRae’s first time parking in the Berry St. parking lot.

McCrae suspects that, because she did not notice the flat tires until she started driving, it is likely that the tires had been punctured towards the end of the school day, not leaving much time for them to

deflate.

Gill had a similar experience.

When she went to the parking lot to drive home, she found that both of the tires on the passenger side of her car had been punctured.

Gill was parked along the side wall of the parking lot.

The other two incidents occurred last Friday. In these cases, only one tire was gashed on each car. Senior Catherine Barber and junior Morgan Gori found their tires slashed after they left RHS for the day.

“I had already left the school and I was driving kind of by The Fountains,” Barber said. “A guy got out of this car and actually

knocked my window to tell me that my tire was flat.”

Barber also speculates that the person who slashed her tire did it at the end of the school day because, she said, the tire was deflating as she was driving and she didn’t notice the puncture when she first saw her car.

Gori noticed that the rear tire on her driver’s side of her car was cut open when she left school to drive home.

“It was the day of Homecoming, so we had all these activities for Student Government we had to do,” Gori said. “I didn’t leave until later on and I went to drive home and my tire was slashed.”

CORRECTIONS

In our Sept. 29 issue, we incorrectly quoted counselor Jason Bradley as saying RHS’ October SAT prep class benefitted eight students. He actually said that the class benefitted 80 students.

Eye of the Tiger regrets the error.

GIC: Admin considering STEM program CONTINUED FROM FRONT

inhabit is to serve as storage for bulk items that the maintenance staff cannot fit in the janitorial room.

Because all the construction equipment is in working order, Roseville High School administrators are hoping to once again have a construction-related program at RHS. “A program needs to come back,” assistant principal Jon Coleman said.

RHS administration is currently considering implementing Project Lead the Way in Room 803 if a qualified class is brought to RHS. Project Lead the Way is a non-profit that offers science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. Possible subjects include a biotechnology, engineering and woodshop. GIC itself may also return to the room and RHS if a qualified teacher comes to campus.

RHS administration resisted selling any of the equipment in the room in hopes of bringing back a program.

“We won’t let that space go to waste,” Coleman said.

In the meantime, other programs may get the opportunity to use the space. RHS’ Robotics Club is considering using the

RHS counselors believe Summer Bridge, a program run by EL intervention coordinator Nancy Muñoz (right), along with other support programs the school introduced, contributed to the lower drop-out rates.

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ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

For now, the equipment in Room 803 remains untouched. However, admin is considering adding a program that will use it or lending it to existing ones. room temporarily. Club president Kevin Carlson proposed the idea to club adviser John Fuller in the hopes of eliminating the need to build and tear down the robot’s

training arena every day after school during their meetings.

“We still need to work out the details [with administration],” Carlson said.

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pass it.”

According to the California Department of Education website, RHS has a 97-99 percent CAHSEE passing rate, which allowed 480 seniors to graduate last May. In the 2013-14 year, 89 percent of sophomores passed the math portion and 89 percent passed the English portion on their first try.

Some RHS teachers disagree with the proposal to remove the CAHSEE, but agree that the test needs to be reformed.

“I see no problem with keeping the CAHSEE test, at least until a new and improved replacement is

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done,” math teacher David Ray said. “CAHSEE is not a rigorous math assessment. It tests basics that all young adults should be able to pass if they have attended school. Removing it would show a lack of quality control in my opinion.”

Both Byrd and RHS assistant principal Matt Pipitone agree with Ray, and think removing the exam without replacing it may have negative repercussions.

“More importantly, some schools may lose a significant accountability measure and an assessment that gives them some student data on whether or not students are learning math and

English,” Byrd said.

Byrd thinks California high schools need a transitional period before the state makes a new test graduation requirement.

RHS started its own transition to Common Core by administering a practice run of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium to its juniors last year, but Pipitone says the school is still very much transitioning.

“SBAC was field-tested last year as a pilot,” Pipitone said.

“This year, juniors will take the test for real.”

Whether or not the CAHSEE is replaced, RHS admin wants the best success out of the students.

“That class [focuses] on the social, personal, outreach and support,” Crone said. “That probetter environment at RHS. gram has really developed that “When students are bepart of supporting students.” ing successful and feeling suc In 2011, counselor Graciela cessful, and passing classes, Fernandez was introduced as the there is less of a likelihood that first English Learner interventhey will want or need to leave tion counselor at RHS. Since high school,” Bradley said. then, Nancy Muñoz has taken her In 2007, RHS added intervenplace. tion counselors and developed Fernandez believes that the the Summer Bridge program. addition of the EL counselor has These simultaneous implemenplayed a key a role in assimilating tations provided intensive care English Language Development (socially and/or academically) students into the high school setfor students counselors identify ting. as “high risk” in middle school “I think it’s a big tool,” Ferand help bridge the gap between junior high and high school. nandez said. “I think each counselor did their job fabulously, but According to Bradley, alternahaving that one dedicated person tive schools such as Independence to work with that student and esand Adelante provide healthy pecially the families and have the environments for students with students explore their options … I specific needs. Their variations think, has been a huge impact in in setting and structure give stuthat and making the EL students dents (who may possess possible feel more included.” physical, mental or social issues) RHS also recently added a new the tools necessary for success, he type of counselor called a learnsaid. ing support specialist. Viviana “They have generally done a Nevarez currently holds this posigood job at working with the stution, and works closely with EL dents and working with their famand intervention students. Nevailies to make those work and we rez provides under-privileged stusee a lot of those students come dents with a variety of tools, such back, in fact, and graduate from as access to computers, Internet RHS,” Bradley said. “That’s our and health benefits (like dental ideal situation.” screenings and check-ins with the In addition, counselor Philonurse). mena Crone says the Peer Help Bradley says that these proing program made a noticeable grams are simply the result of an difference at RHS. According to “increase in camaraderie [within] Crone, as the program continued staff, working together to see to grow, it further developed a that all students are successful.” personal support system on cam “I like what I see,” Bradley pus – which she said is enhancesaid. “I see [the dropout rates] ment to the overall community of staying consistent – staying conRHS and may have contributed to sistently low.” the decrease in dropout rates.

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FEES: District to review policy for ambiguity issues CONTINUED FROM FRONT

According to Brian Gruchow, RJUHSD director of maintenance, operations and transportation, the district was not looking to charge in-school programs like Dance to use school facilities.

“The intent of the Civic Center Act is so school districts can charge non-academic organizations using school facilities or grounds … in a manner that the district can financially afford to maintain, repair, restore and refurbish school facilities,” Gruchow said.

Still, the changes from July failed to clearly articulate which programs would be charged to use district facilities and which would not.

In a meeting last Thursday with Gary Stevens, RJUHSD assistant superintendent of business services, two Eye of the Tiger reporters asked about programs, events and circumstances not clarified or mentioned in the newly codified policy.

These included the issue with Dance, which may be designated as either a “high school team” or “ASB (Associated Student Body) club” – each of which has its own set of guidelines – under the district’s new policy, along with potential issues that may arise with a number of other RHS programs that use the theaters, like Guitar.

The policy is also unclear as to how schools should handle special events like Homecoming and the Visual and Performing Arts Festival, and who gets the final say when a circumstance not mentioned in the guidelines comes up.

During the meeting, Stevens agreed that the policy is not as complete as the board thought.

“We have a number of areas we need to further clarify,” he said. “And in a number of areas, we have things that we don’t need to further clarify – we just need to actually create them for clarification.”

Stevens plans to address those areas in the coming weeks and will request that administrators at each RJUHSD site make a list of programs and circumstances that exist on their campuses that the policy does not address clearly or does not address at all.

RJUHSD’s board of trustees will then review this list and amend the policy to reflect the needed clarifications. The district will also create a system of “judges” for program directors and administrators to go to if and when other “unusual” circumstances arise.

Stevens said the district is open to addressing any grievances. He wants to make sure all administra-

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Though RHS’ guitar program has never had to pay to use the school’s theater facilities, like it did during its fall show last week (above), the newly codified district policy regarding facility fees meant that the state of the program’s future use – whether or not it would have to pay – was uncertain. RJUHSD administrators plan to address the ambiguities in the policy that affect programs like Guitar with revisions in the coming weeks. tors, along with students and staff involved in programs affected by the new code, understand the district’s policy.

“If you experience a circumstance that is not addressed in this information provided here, and you have uncertainty about it, then let’s get this group of people together and talk about it,” Stevens said.

ISSUES ADDRESSED Though the bill RHS’ dance program received was the impetus for the impending policy clarifications, Dance was not the only program affected by ambiguities in the new code. What follows is a summary of several of the major issues Eye of the Tiger brought forth in its conference with Stevens.

Dance RJUHSD waived the bill for Dance, and the program is free to continue using the Patti Baker Theater without a fee, as it has continuously since the theater’s construction in 2004. Dance was the only program at RHS that erroneously received a bill after the July recodification.

Assistant principal Jon Coleman initially issued the $2,880 bill to dance. According to Coleman, it was his understanding that all organizations were to be charged for Saturday, non-schoolhours use of electricity and janitorial support.

Coleman later revoked the charges because dance shows are curricular events: Dance students’

grades are dependent on their participation. Both CA Ed Code and district policy state that schools and school districts cannot charge for curricular use of facilities.

For Coleman, confusion laid in the term “curricular,” which he said is a broad statement and can be open to interpretation. He believes that almost anything could be categorized as curricular, and would like further clarification as to which programs the district grants free use and under what conditions.

This misunderstanding was compounded by an ambiguity in the recodified policy, regarding whether Dance qualifies as an ASB club or a high school team, two different classifications RJUHSD uses.

Dance is technically classified as an ASB club. The money the program makes from its annual shows – they charge $8 per ticket – goes into its ASB account. The program uses the funds to, among other things, buy costumes and aid students who may not otherwise be able to afford them. In addition, Dance is now offering a scholarship to seniors who plan to pursue dance after high school.

However, the code states that Dance, along with four other programs – Band, Cheer, Drama and Drill Team – “do not fit into an easily definable organization type” and so follow the rules for a “high school team,” a designation the district generally only uses for athletics programs. ASB clubs have to pay to use facilities outside of school hours, but high

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school teams do not.

During Eye of the Tiger’s meeting, Stevens was unable to determine which category RHS’ dance program (and ones like it around the district) should fall into, given the conflict between its possession of an ASB account and its special status as a high school team.

Though the policy seems to indicate Dance should be treated as a team, Coleman’s confusion with the policy left Stevens wanting more clarification of its finer points.

Dance teacher Sally Cofield was under the impression that the district was taking advantage of the amount of money that the program brought in.

“That’s how we perceived it when we received [the bill],” Cofield said. “‘These guys have a honey pot, they can afford it, they’ve been around forever.

Let’s just grab their money because it’s sitting there.’ And that’s not okay.”

Guitar The district’s board policy also failed to mention RHS’ guitar program and whether it would need to pay to use the JB Gale and Patti Baker theaters for its annual fall and winter guitar shows. Though Guitar operates using an ASB account, the program has never paid to use either theater.

Stevens said Guitar wasn’t mentioned when district and school-site administrators met to finalize the amended policy and craft the five-program list of spe-

cial circumstances. He said the district will try to add it to that list in the course of its review in the coming weeks.

RHS Guitar teacher Brian Hack was worried about getting a bill because his program does not have the funds to pay for theater use. Though Guitar has collected donations for special performances in the past, the program has never charged for admission to any of its normal shows. Additionally, the program is offering an advanced class in the spring term this year – students can normally only take Advanced Guitar in the fall – which means more guitar shows, which in turn could have meant more fees to pay.

Hack said the program probably would have had to start charging admissions if the policy had mandated it pay for the theater use. Though he’s glad the district is working to clear up the facility situation, he thinks RJUHSD leaders still sometimes don’t fully appreciate or acknowledge the district’s VAPA programs.

“I worry that sometimes a lot of these folks are making decisions, but they may not always know everything about all the programs,” Hack said. “You’ve got four or five different schools, and each one’s got something different.”

Homecoming Another circumstance the new code failed to address is the Homecoming dance. Student Government adviser Lindsey Parker was unsure whether Student Government would be

forced to pay rent for the Saturday Moller Gym use.

SG has never had to pay to use the facility before, but the dance – and who, if anyone, is supposed to pay for it – was not addressed anywhere in the board policy. Like Guitar, Homecoming will be added to the list of special circumstances, Stevens said. At this point, he does not believe SG would or should have to pay to use the gym.

“Homecoming and dances – those are the two classics right there,” Stevens said. “Of course [the school will] not [be charged] for that. But it doesn’t say that anywhere. Well, let’s fix that.”

According to Parker, because Homecoming is the biggest revenue-generator for SG’s ASB account –which funds dances, rallies and other events– a charge for the gym, which would’ve included separate charges for air conditioning, electricity and janitorial support, would have meant increased ticket prices and possibly the loss of an ASB event, like Ton-O-Sun. It was not clear how the district would have charged the program for janitorial support, as SG students annually hold a clean-up the morning after the dance.

Others Other areas not clearly defined in the new policy include art shows, after-school Culinary catering, after-school meetings and a host of other issues. Stevens plans to add those to the district’s revision list when he begins circulating it around the district.

The other side RHS’ baseball program is the one campus program now paying for facility use under the new code. Though the program has not paid to use RHS facilities for its fall ball season in the past – against district and California Interscholastic Federation policy, the latter of which says fall ball must be played through an outside organization – it does now, thanks to heightened enforcement under the new codification.

According to former varsity baseball coach Hank DeMello, who coached the team from 2002-03 to 2012-13, the program was able to avoid facility fees because players acted as their own maintenance and cleaned up after themselves. DeMello said there were a lot of “gray areas” in fall facility fees and doesn’t believe a program that helps high school athletics should be charged to use high school facilities.

Current varsity coach Lance Fischer understands the fee, though, because fall ball runs through an outside organization and takes place out of season.

THENEWSINBRIEFS AC construction in 100 wing displaces students

COURTESY MARIE ORTEGA

Roseville High School’s Boosters and Parents clubs teamed up to host a “Night at the Museum” fundraiser at Blue Line Arts Gallery the night of the Homecoming dance, Oct. 4, to raise money for student activities. Parents were able to view the art on display as part of Blue Line’s regular exhibition, as well as several pieces contributed by RHS students. The night offered dinner, a candy and dessert table and a raffle, and the two clubs raised nearly $2,000 by the time it was over. Parents’ Club president Marie Ortega hopes that the fundraiser will become a tradition in the future.

Students had to spend a few days working outside to accommodate the installation of a new air conditioning and heating system in the 100 wing. After the unit stopped working during the beginning of the 2013-14 school year, plans were made to bring the old system down and replace it. Maintenance decided to start in October because of the good weather.

“Ever since I’ve started working in this building, there have been issues with the air conditioning and heating system,” art teacher Joyce Henry said.

Although no problems were present during the construction, some students had to spend a class day outside to avoid noise.

However, Henry believes it to be manageable.

“The unit, I think, is above [room] 101 so when I’m in that room, I can hear people walking around, but it’s not a problem,” Henry said.

Senior Matt Phillips – who currently takes AP Art History in room 100 – doesn’t think that the construction is much of an issue

either. “[My class has] had to raise our voices a little… but I think we get along just fine,” Phillips said.

Kolster moves up to district Former student services assistant Eleanora Kolster recently accepted a new job at the district level as the account technician.

Friday, Oct. 3 was the last day that Kolster was a part of Roseville High School’s office staff.

This was the fourteenth year that Kolster worked for at RHS. She gave a two weeks’ notice before she departed from Student Services, and the school that she grew to love.

“It’s really hard to leave,” Kolster said, “It’s hard to leave when you have a job that is fun and you work with students, and the students are creative and funny and talented.”

However, Kolster believes that her job at the district won’t be much different.

“I will still be working with students,” Kolster said.

Interviews were conducted Oct. 3 and Sarah Carstens, who was already a staff member at the front office, filled her spot.

Military Academy Night to take place at RHS For the first time, Military Academy Night will be held at Roseville High School in the Patti Baker Theater on Tuesday, Oct. 21. For this year, RHS will be hosting for over 400 people.

All five comprehensive high schools in the district will have the opportunity to attend.

Representatives from WestPoint Academy, Coast Guard Academy, Air Force Academy, US Naval Academy, Merchant Marine Academy and Congressman Tom McClintock will hold presentations and answer questions.

Senior Matthew Maulino, who heard about Military Academy Night through his AVID class, is looking at going into either the Naval Academy, or the Air Force Academy.

“I’m hoping to gain a little more insight on the difficult application process as well as learn more about the benefits of the academy path,” Maulino said.

- Compiled by Michelle Im, Neilson Powless and Arturo Sotomayor

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El número de alumnos desertores ha disminuido

Incidentes de neumáticos cortados en RHS

POR NATHAN CIMINO

POR GEORGE HUGHES

En 2009 la clase de la escuela secundaria de Roseville tuvo 107 alumnos desertores. El año pasado la clase de 2014 sólo tuvo 11.

Director asistente Jon Coleman dice que este mejoró debido a la implementación de varios programas de intervención, junto con los consejeros excelentes de RHS. Estos programas de intervención oscilar de social a académico con el propósito de ayudar a los estudiantes.

Consejero Jason Bradley dice que el programa de Summer Bridge, ayudo después de la escuela y la accesibilidad de las escuelas alternativas (escuela secundaria de Independence y Adelante) han mejorado a retener los estudiantes y recrear un ambiente mejor para RHS. En 2007 RHS añadió consejeros de intervención y el programa de Summer Bridge fue introducido.

Bradley dice que las escuelas como Independence o Adalante dan ambientes saludables para los niños con necesidades específicas.

Adicionalmente, el consejero Philomena Crone dice que Peer Helping hizo una diferencia notable en RHS.

Han sido cuatro casos de neumáticos cortados en la escuela secundaria de Roseville la semana pasada. Todas las víctimas fueron mujeres y sus coches estaban en el estacionamiento de la calle Berry.

Oficial de servicio juvenil Carlos Cortes y el director asistente Jon Coleman están investigando las situaciones. Ellos no querían compartir la manera en que harán la investigación porque están preocupados que el cupable se enterará y nunca ser atrapado.

Los incidentes más recentes ocurrieron el jueves pasado. Las víctimas fueron estudiantes en su tercer año.

La cosa misma ocurrió el viernes pasado. Las víctimas fueron estudiante del último año Catherine Barber y estudiante del tercer año Morgan Gori.

“Ya había dejado la escuela y estaba manejando cerca a las Fountains,” dijo Barber. “Un hombre se bajó de su coche y me dijo que mi neumático estaba desinflado.”

Ella piensa que estaba cortado al final del día escolar porque el neumático estaba desinflando cuando estaba manejando y no prestó atención al perforación cuando inicialmente vio su coche.

Maestros y sus tradiciones de ropa

Maestro David Ray ganó primer lugar en tae kwon do

POR CATHERINE BARBER

POR SOPHIA MOGANNAM

Maestros en la escuela secundaria de Roseville se expresan sus estilos a fondo de enseñanza, también sus ropas únicas.

Cada viernes maestro de las ciencias CJ Addington lleva una falda escocesa, profesora de español Maria Pitts lleva calentadores, y profesora del gobierno Dana Dooley lleva un punto de ganchillo hecho a mano.

Cada año Addington ha adquirido una amplia variedad de faldas que consta de diferentes patrones y telas. Su tradición empezó hace cinco años.

Estudiantes y personal de RHS encuentran las faldas de Addington a ser divertidas. Algunos niños y maestros han sido influenciados por Addington de llevar faldas escocesas a la escuela también.

Cada viernes Pitts canta la canción “Viernes” para sus estudiantes antes de clase y lleva calentadores.

Tejer ha sido un pasatiempo para Dooley desde que era joven.

En su tiempo libre Dooley corre una tienda donde vende cosas de bufandas a sombreros en Etsy.

Cuando el maestro David Ray no está enseñando de grados de ángulos, él está compitiendo como un cinturón negro del primer grado.

Ray participó y obtuvo el primer lugar en los Nacionales de Tae Kwon Do, organizado por la United World Taekwondo Association, el capítulo que organiza torneos del norte de California.

Ray, un cinturón negro de primer grado, compitió contra cinturones negros de primer y segundo grado el la región. Él ha estado compitiendo durante aproximadamente dos años y nueve meses para llegar a ser un cinturón negro, poniéndolo delante en el proceso que lleva tiempo de tae kwon do.

Ray, sin embargo, no es único campeón de tae kwon do en su familia. Sus dos hijos, que tienen nueve y siete años de edad, también participaron en el torneo.

Cada uno de los Rays recibieron dos trofeos en el día del torneo, ganando seis trofeos en conjunto.

Los tres Rays asisten a las prácticas tres veces por semana.

éxito de nuestro futuro.”

Los tres capitanes Mixael Loza, Colin Richardson y Kegan Ness indican que han llevado a cabo el equipo al motivarlos positivamente y invocando que trabajan juntos. Una debilidad es la falta de agresividad.

Acuerdo al Gutierrez, para ser exitoso, el equipo tendrán que mejorar el abordo y contactos.

Keegan Ness también piensa que el espíritu positivo del equipo es muy importante para ser exitosos.

El apoyo de los aficionados en el juego contra Del Campo comprobó lo efectivo del positivo estado mental del equipo.

“Pienso que fue solamente nuestro estado mental demostrándonos” dijo Ness. “Estábamos motivados y contentos jugando debajo de las gran luces. Nuestros fanáticos nos ayudaron mucho.”

La primera vez que jugaron contra Del Campo, empataron 3-3 y la segunda vez ganaron 3-1. Piensan que con mas personas que participan y apoyan al equipo, estarán más motivados para seguir ganado.

Fútbol americano varsity

el 13 de octubre de 2014

POR MADIE WHALEN

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El programa de baile en la escuela secundaria de Roseville recibió una cuenta para $2.800 para su uso del teatro de Patty Baker por su espectáculo anual en el invierno.

La cuenta de baile, uno que el programa no había recibido en años pasados para su mismo uso de las instalaciones, fue resultado de cambios de políticas del comité escolar de RJUHSD hechos en julio de este año. Estos cambios crearon asuntos que el comité escolar no había anticipado.

La base de este codificación

se deriva del Civic Center Act de California. El acto autoriza a los consejos escolares del estado a “ceder el uso de las instalaciones escolares o sus alrededores como un centro cívico, para fines fines concretos, en los términos y condiciones [consideren] adecuados” de acuerdo con el Capítulo 764 de la Ley del Senado No. 1404. La codificación de política de RJUHSD estaba destinada a seguir esquema que organizaciones externas tienen que pagar para usar las instalaciones.

El distrito se ha dado cuenta de las problemas en la codificación, y volverán a visitarlas.

El estado considera no tener el examen de CAHSEE POR JILLIAN FANG Y MIKAYLA STEARNS news@eyeofthetigernews.com

Es posible que los legisladores eliminarán o recolocarán el examen de salida de las escuelas secundarias en California (CAHSEE) mientras el estado está tratando de alinearse con las normas de Common Core.

Recientemente, Tom Torlakson, superintendente estadal de instrucción pública, propuso reformar los cambios en la forma en que CA pone a prueba sus graduados próximos de la competencia de habilidades básicas. Sus sugerencias incluyen el corte del CAH-

SEE por completo, o el uso de otras pruebas – como un examen de Common Core o los exámenes de evaluación de ingreso a la universidad – para determinar elegibilidad de graduación Estos cambios tendrán lugar en el verano de 2017 como muy pronto. Todos los estudiantes con pocos excepciones habían tenido que pasar el examen para graduarse desde su implementación completo con la clase de 2006, Según el sitio de web del Departamento de Educación de California, RHS tiene una tasa de pasar de 97 a 99 porciento para el examen del CAHSEE.

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REPORTAJES Estudiantes crean un equipo para jugar videojuegos POR DELPHINE KYUBWA Y SEIÉNNA PAPINI d.kyubwa@eyeofthetigernews.com

Un grupo de la escuela secundaria de Roseville hizo un equipo para jugar el juego de League of Legends en tornamientos.

Taylor Cantwell empezó este grupo para empezar jugando en torneos en la liga de estrellas de las escuelas secundaria.

En esta liga los estudiantes de la secundaria juegan videojuegos como League of Legends, Starcraft 2, Heartstone y Defense of the Ancients 2. Ahorita hay más que 600 escuelas en Los Estados Unidos que participan en estas ligas y tornamientos.

La liga está dividido en dos semestres, y incluye el otoño y la primavera. En otoño no más que 32 equipos pueden agarrar un premio. Este premio es crédito en la cuenta del juego.

Todo cambia en la primavera.

Los equipos que ganan pueden agarrar 7.500 dólares en el premio que está dividido entre todos que participan en equipo. Los premios vienen de seis adminis-

tradores principales y compañías del juego.

Hay cinco estudiantes que están en el equipo de Roseville. Ellos son estudiante del primer año Nathan Bonesio, estudiantes del segundo año Dustin Huynh y Oliver Magsakay, júnior Alex Ly, y estudiante del último año Taylor Cantwell.

Muchos del grupo se reunieron en el club de videojuegos en la clase del maestro CJ Addington durante el almuerzo. Los niños se reunieron en este clase porque el personal vio que no tienen un lugar en que pueden pasar tiempo del almuerzo. Addington ofreció a abrir su clase para esos estudiantes.

Los cinco niños tienen diferentes edades, vienen de fondos diferentes, pasar el rato con gente diferente, pero este club les reunió a ellos y ha creado una manera para ellos a pasarlo bien entre ellos.

“Todos somos jugadores, todos jugamos el juego y todos disfrutan el juego y quieren ganar, así que la edad no importa” dijo estudiante en el club Alex Ly.

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Después del programa de baile de RHS impugnó una cuenta que RJUHSD lo envió para su utilización planificada del teatro Patti Baker este invierno, los administradores del distrito encontraron varios errores en su código que detallan que los programas pagan para usar las instalaciones. RJUHSD planea abordar los asuntos en las próximas semanas.

REPORTAJES

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Un grupo de cinco estudiantes en RHS han hecho un equipo para jugar el juego de League of Legends en tornamientos.

DEPORTES

DEPORTES Voleibol varsity

Fútbol varsity

POR AMRAN BISLA

POR GEORGE HUGHES

El equipo de voleibol de la escuela secundaria de Roseville tiene un récord de 5-2 en la liga.

Están marcado tercero en la liga de CVC detrás de Los Vikingos invictos de Oakmont y Los 6-1 Broncos de Bella Vista.

Estudiante en su último año Stefanie Christofferson siente que el equipo está haciendo muy bien en el primer mitad de liga pero todavía tiene la capacidad de mejorar.

“Hemos jugado bien hasta ahora pero podemos jugar más bien que jugamos en los últimos juegos,” dijo Christofferson.

En el 9 de octubre Los Tigres jugaron contra Del Campo y ganaron 3-0.

En el 17 de octubre, ellas jugaron contra el equipo con la calificación más alta, Oakmont, y perdieron 3-1.

Contra Ponderosa el equipo Roseville ganó 3-2. También el equipo ganó contra Whitney 3-2 en un juego muy cerco.

El equipo varsity de fútbol ha demostrado que su esfuerzos han tenido éxito. El entrenador Pablo Gutierrez y su equipo esperan terminar esta temporada como uno de los tres mejores equipos. El equipo junto con estudiante de segundo año Pedro Rivas, esperan llegar a los finales.

“Espero que sigamos haciendo bien en esta liga,” dijo Rivas, “porque sé que el equipo ha estado mejorando.”

El equipo tuvo que reestructurar su formación debido a las perdidas de portero y defendedor Ryan Kelly y defendedor Ryan Poindexter. Los dos jugadores sufrieron heridas. Esperan que regresarán la próxima semana.

Anteriormente el equipo se encontraba con problemas con sus defensores y al principio de la temporada habían perdido tres el cual han regresado con fulgor.

“Pienso que nuestro equipo va a mejorar,” dijo Gutierrez. “El enfoque en nuestra defensa es el

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POR LOGAN ASH

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La temporada para el equipo de fútbol americano de varsity se lleva a cabo a mitad de camino, y el equipo tiene un récord de 1-4.

A pesar de que ellos han tenido perdieron cuatro juegos, los marcadores de los juegos fueron muy cercos, y ellos perdieron en los últimos segundos.

Según el entrenador Larry Cunha, el equipo ha sido enfocando en ser consistente y no hacer errores. Entrenador Bradley Hunkins cree que la clave para tener éxito es ser físico como un equipo entero.

Según el mariscal de campo, Adam Besana, la ofensiva de RHS tiene problemas con consiguiendo los touchdownes.

El viernes pasado, Los Tigres alcanzaron su primer victoria de la liga contra Los Titanes de Antelope. Los Titanes casi hicieron dos puntos en el final, pero un interceptación por Bryce Crouch los pararon. Los Tigres ganaron 27-25.

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Bryce Crouch interceptó la pelota al final del cuarto cuarto contra Los Titanes de Antelope. El marcador final fue 27-25 y Los Tigres ganaron.

JV fútbol americano

JV fútbol

POR BRYCE CROUCH

POR BRAD JAMES

El jueves pasado, Los JV Tigres del equipo de fútbol americano querían recuperarse de su perdida devastador contra Cosumnes Oaks. Jugaron contra Antelope, el equipo que tuvo un récord impresivo de 5-0.

La defensa de Los Tigres mostraron su dominio típico contra Los Titanes y vencieron 13-8.

El jueves anterior, Los Tigres enfrentaron a openentes muy difíciles de Cosumnes Oaks, y perdieron 22-7. Este jueves jugarán contra Bella Vista.

El miércoles pasado el equipo JV de fútbol jugó contra Cosumnes Oaks en su juego noveno de la liga. Su victoria de 2-0 permitió a los Tigres a agarrar otra victoria para esta temporada. El equipo es casi imparable empatando con Del Campo y Oakmont.

“Estamos jugando muy bien y compitiendo bien contra equipos difíciles,” dijo estudiante del segundo año Sean Granucci.

El equipo empató un total de cinco partidos esta temporada.

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october 13, 2014

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Students unite through online gaming league

by DELPHINE KYUBWA and SEIéNNA PAPINI

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A group of Roseville High School students has teamed up to defeat their opponents and become victors in the mystical world of League of Legends.

Recently, senior Taylor Cantwell has taken it upon himself to recruit members to create a League of Legends team for High School Star League.

The High School Star League is a tournament-style league that allows high school students to take part in certain video and online games, such as League of Legends, Starcraft 2, Heartstone and Defense of the Ancients 2, also known as DOTA 2. The league is open to all high schools – anyone can create a team to compete in the tournaments and there is no required payment to join the league. Currently, there are 600+ high schools throughout the United States that take part in the league and the top 32 teams receive prizes.

The RHS League of Legends team includes five starting players: freshman Nathan Bonesio, sophomores Dustin Huynh and Oliver Magsakay, junior Alex Ly, and senior Taylor Cantwell. The substitute players include freshman Gabe Gorgona and sophomore Roman Greyson.

The majority of the members of RHS’ first High School Star League League of Legends team came together as a result of C.J. Addington’s gameroom during lunchtime. Addington’s gameroom came to be as a result of many staff members taking notice in the fact that there was a group of kids that didn’t have anywhere to go at lunch and were hanging out in places like the

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Members of RHS’ new League of Legends High School Star League team met at captain Taylor Cantwell’s home last Friday afternoon to prepare for the team’s Saturday match. Cantwell, who recruited all his teammates, believes the team members will learn communication and teamwork skills while representing RHS. nurse’s office. Addington took note of this.

“They didn’t really have anywhere to go, so I volunteered to open up my room at lunch so that the kids could hang out in here,” Addington said. “One day, one of the kids brought in their own video game system to plug into the T.V. and play. It was fun and looked like it was keeping kids entertained.”

The lunchtime hang out began to grow exponentially from there.

“I ended up getting a system, and then I got two, and then I got a third one and it sort of built from there,” Addington said.

“Eventually, it was a big crowd

and three more systems were added on.”

League of Legends is one of the games that students play during lunch in Addington’s room.

“A lot of people play League of Legends,” Cantwell said.

“Most of the people who play League of Legends went to Addington’s video game club.

But [kids who play League of Legends] are all around campus.

They are just not readily known.”

The seven players are all different ages, come from a different background, hang out with different people and have a variety of academic backgrounds. However, as a result of

the creation of the team, these seven boys have bonded in a way they did not expect, as teamwork is essential in the nature of the game.

“You have to trust,” Cantwell said. “We have to trust each other to make the right calls and be able to do the right thing and not screw up. One minor mistake can mess it up for everybody.”

Junior Alex Ly tends to not necessarily notice the diversity of their group in terms of academic goals and grade levels.

“We’re all players, we all play the game, we all enjoy the game and want to win, so age doesn’t really matter,” Ly said.

Sophomores Dustin Hunyh and Oliver Magsakay and freshman Nathan Bonesio also agree that although they all range academically, socially and age level wise, it does not affect their cohesiveness and ability to perform well as a unit.

“My favorite thing about being a part of the league is getting to do something I love with other people that love to do the same thing, while also potentially getting money for college,” Cantwell said. “It’s a win-win.”

In order to bond outside of League of Legends, the boys have also made plans to hang out and do things like go to the mall

to get to know each other on a more personal level.

Cantwell believes that this Star League team can potentially provide an exceptional outlet for students at RHS who feel they are unfit to join a sports team or other types of clubs and through this league, many students will have the opportunity to use their unique strengths.

“We are able to represent our school through this organization,” Cantwell said.

“Through doing what we love, we can also improve our communication skills and our teamwork, which is something a lot of these kids struggle with.

This program has the same potential to help kids the same way sports teams do.”

Cantwell is hoping to have more teams representing RHS this year, as there is no limit to how many teams per school there can be.

The fall tournament awards in-game currency to the winning teams to improve their ability to perform, as well as the cosmetic feel and appeal of the game.

The spring tournament offers scholarship money, as opposed to the in-game currency awarded in the fall. The winning team can earn $7,500 in scholarship money, to be split amongst each of the members of the team, as well as a trophy and representation for RHS. The prizes come from sponsors the tournament is endorsed by major gaming companies.

To practice for these tournaments, RHS’ team practices nearly every day after school from the comfort of their own home, on their own computers and laptops. Matches are usually on the weekends.

Mini-pig oinks way into senior Lacy Ray’s life Has ‘special relationship’ with animals

by JOSLYN CARRELL

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When senior Lacy Ray wakes up every day, she finds a fuzzy friend next to her.

Ray recently added a Juliana Miniature pig to her life, expanding her legion of farm animals.

Her newest addition, Maple, sleeps with Ray every night.

Having her for a couple months, Ray sees Maple as part of the family.

Maple is just like any other household pet – eating, playing with her owner and sleeping in Ray’s bed. She sometimes also gets very moody, tending to squeal very loudly until she gets her way.

“It’s different but it’s similar to training a dog, and they are super

smart, so she tries to trick me into giving her treats,” Ray said.

At first, Maple was very skittish and scared of human contact. Ray would sit by her playpen and just let Maple get used to her. After about a month, Maple was comfortable with Ray. When meeting new people Maple is still frightened but has become more comfortable with human contact.

Maple is not the only unique animal in Ray’s life. Her grandparents, Jim and Sharon Ray, have owned a ranch for 40 years in Weed, California. Ray has grown up around mustangs, donkeys and burros, which she said made her the person she is today.

“Animals have taught me that you have a lot of power to help

other animals,” Ray said. “You can have a huge effect on their life just as much as they can affect your life because it’s not their decision on where they could end up or who could own them so it’s a really good feeling to help them out.”

Ray’s grandma believes she has a special relationship with animals. “[Lacy] has a genuine love of all animals and creatures, big and small,” Sharon Ray said. “She can relate with them through her voice and body language.”

Ray spends the summers at the ranch with her cousins and grandparents. Ray and her cousins help out on the ranch by fixing fences broken by the horses and unloading hay barrels.

Her time on the ranch also gives Ray a chance to interact with its different animals. Ray

takes the horses on trail rides and also rides the donkeys.

“We were first starting to saddle train the donkey and my cousin tightened it too fast, so the donkey kicked me,” Ray said.

“We have horses take off all the time, and one time I was riding a horse and she just laid down in the middle of a ride. I guess it was her nap time.”

Ray does not plan on adding anymore pigs to her home collection, but sees a lot more horses in her future. Though Ray does not plan on having her own ranch, she hopes to continue having animals.

“Pigs and horses are more domesticated, so they are more easier to train and pet-friendly,” ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER Ray said. “I know my grandparents will continue to get more Senior Lacy Ray holds her pig Maple after playing with her and feeding her horses, so I [have] that to rely cucumbers. Though Maple is the newest animal in Ray’s life, she is not the first. on.”

Ray’s grandparents own a ranch that she spent a lot of time working on as a child.

FASHION COLUMN

Senior Jacob Simmons keeps it simple

by MICHELLE IM

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SHEILA SHARMA EYE OF THE TIGER

Simmons wears a white v-neck with black jeans and boots, a jean jacket and sunglasses. He gets most of his style from his sister, converting her fashion into a style that suits him.

How would you describe your style? Looking at you, I feel like you have an Outsiders look going on.

I don’t know. I get most of my style from my sister [alumna Samantha Simmons]. I kinda just look for stuff that’s cheap and looks comfortable, and I just put it on. I shop at thrift stores a lot like Goodwill. I like keeping my outfits simple. I try to never wear more than three different colors.

Everything [has to] fit. Also, I like my appearance to have a classy feel to it at the same time affordable.

How do you translate your sister’s fashion into your own masculine style?

She likes wearing boots and

looking vintage, I guess. I call it the greaser look kind of. But she has that style, and I made it into a men’s style. She was also in the fashion section her senior year and I just incorporate boots into my outifts and varies buttons.

That’s what I’ve learned from her.

Who is your fashion icon? Your sister?

Yeah. She’s pretty much where I got all of my fashion from. I always looked up to her – for clothes at least. [She doesn’t] really give me advice. I kind of just look at her outfits and eventually just develop my own.

How do you style your outfits?

Do you pick one prominent piece and go from there or is it a mood thing?

It is more of a mood. It just de-

pends on what I feel would look good together. How comfortable I feel that day.

What do you think of any current fashion trends?

Too hyped and mainstream.

What do you think of [this fall] transitional period?

Too much hype. People spend too much on ridiculous looking clothes that make them look childish.

How do you recommend people get ready for the fall weather?

What are your favorite fall accessories?

Beanies, scarves, coats. I personally enjoy layering. The usual hoodie with a jacket.

Any favorite fall colors?

Black is usually in all my outfits.

I love black. My main colors are red, white, black and jean colors.

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Teachers show off Friday fashion Addington, Dooley, Pitts celebrate end of week with unique clothing

by CATHERINE BARBER

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Teachers around Roseville High School not only express themselves through their teaching styles, but also their unique clothing choices.

Each Friday, science teacher CJ Addington wears a kilt, world language teacher Maria Pitts wears leg warmers, and social science teacher Dana Dooley wears a handmade crocheted item.

Over the years, Addington has acquired a wide variety of kilts consisting of different patterns and fabrics. Addington’s tradition started on a Homecoming dress up day approximately five years ago. After that he decided he would continue to wear one of his kilts each week to get more use out of them.

“My ancestry is a mix of

English, Irish and Scottish, and most of these old Celtic people wore kilts in the past, and some still wear them today,” Addington said. “I think my kilts reflect my individual and personal style.

Plus, I’m not afraid to expose my legs.”

RHS students and faculty find Addington’s kilts amusing. Some kids and teachers have even been influenced by Addington to wear kilts to school as well.

“Most people never see a guy in a kilt, outside of some Braveheart movie or Outlander TV shows, so it’s sort of different and unusual,” Addington said.

Every Friday, Pitts plays the “Friday” song for her students before class. In the music video for the song, Lucerito, a young girl, sings about how great Fridays are in Spanish. Pitts’ tradition started in 2012 after a few

students bought Pitts leg warmers that resembled those worn by Lucerito in the video.

“I believe [my students] enjoy the silliness and fun of our way of celebrating Fridays,” Pitts said. “I have some students join me in Leg warmer Fridays by wearing their leg warmers.”

Pitts plans on continuing her tradition of wearing leg warmers throughout her teaching career.

“I love my job and I enjoy having fun while I teach,” Pitts said. “This is just one aspect of a fun way to learn a language.”

Dooley has enjoyed crocheting since her youth. In her spare time, she runs an Etsy shop where she sells items ranging from scarfs to hats. Toward the end of the 2014 spring semester, Dooley’s students suggested that she wear some of her crocheted items to school.

“In Economics, it came up that I do indeed own a crochet business and an Etsy shop,” Dooley said. “That encouraged students to want to see the things that I make.”

There is no system as to how Dooley picks out which crocheted item to wear. She puts on her outfit for the day then decides on which item depending on the color of her clothing and the weather.

“It is kind of a nice way to wrap up the end of the week and be more fun and casual,” Dooley said.

Senior Caroline Cirrincione, who is in Dooley’s first period class, loves her Friday fashion.

“It’s funny to see what she wears each Friday,” Cirrincione said.

“It’s interesting and youthful and you never know what she is going to wear.”

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Math teacher David Ray places first at Taekwondo Nationals

by SOPHIA MOGANNAM

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COURTESY DAVID RAY

Ray stands with his two sons, Dillon and Ethan Ray, and his instructor, Master Amitis Pourarian, after placing first in the tournament. Ray hopes to continue improving.

When math teacher David Ray is not teaching about angle degrees, he is competing as a first-degree black belt.

Ray participated and took first place at the Taekwondo Nationals, hosted by the United World Taekwando Association, the chapter that organizes Northern California tournaments, in Reno, Nevada on Oct. 4.

The Nationals are the UWTA’s biggest tournament of the year, bringing out multiple elite martial artists in the world who desire to excel in Taekwondo.

Ray, a first-degree black belt, competed against first and second-degree black belts in the

region. He has been competing for approximately two years and nine months in order to become a black belt, putting him ahead in the time-consuming Taekwondo process.

“I want to continue to improve and keep getting better and better because remaining stagnant is just so strange to me,” Ray said.

The amount of time necessary to arrive at the black belt level varies amongst different martial arts. Science teacher CJ Addington practices Kung Fu, which requires roughly eight years before the black belt level is acquired. Although the two teachers participate in different types of martial arts, they are able to collaborate on forms, techniques and sparring that they

each practice in order to improve their skill sets and perform well at tournaments.

“It’s nice to have someone on campus that does something similar, even though we aren’t doing the same martial arts,” Addington said.

Upon seeing each other, Addington was glad to be able to congratulate Ray on his winning the tournament.

Ray, however, is not the only Taekwondo champion in his family. His two sons, nineyear-old Dillon and seven-yearold Ethan, participated in the tournament as well.

“My wife is supportive, although she doesn’t do [Taekwondo],” Ray said. “Me and both of my boys do ...

They’re better than I am.”

Each of the Rays received two trophies on the day of the tournament, earning six trophies all together, as well as the four medals they obtained from placing the day before.

The three of them attend practices three times a week and often challenge each other to improve at home.

Ray’s next goal is to win the National Championship in October next year, along with continuing to improve his skills.

“Life is about constantly learning and improving,” Ray said. “I think it sets a good example for my students that even when you’re in your 40s, you can still do a lot more than you think you can.”

GUITAR SHOW

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RHS’ guitar program held its annual fall show last Tuesday and Wednesday in the JB Gale Theater. Advanced Guitar students performed many different types of music, including rock and pop.

Drama adjusts to combined class

by CARLIE READER

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Students from the advanced and beginning courses in the drama program are working together in the same class to help each other grow in their thespian career.

In all, the class is home to 60 students. According to assistant principal Jon Coleman, enrollment did not support two classes but RHS did not want to cut the drama class.

Drama teacher Stuart Smith feels that the new class is good, but very hectic.

“Time will tell to see how things work out,” Smith said.

Smith is excited for the upcoming year and is looking forward to see what the new students and leaders will do.

Due to the combination of two classes, some students are advanced while others are beginners. Advanced students, such as senior Ryan Bartholomew, have been a part of the class for a few

years. Bartholomew enjoys being able to teach the newcomers in the class but also thinks it can be a bit hectic due to the number of people.

“It gives advanced and professionals more of a teaching experiences,” Bartholomew said.

“Working together definitely helps develop more skills with each other.”

Freshman Ashley Blake, a beginner in the class, finds having the advanced and professional students very helpful.

“The beginners learn from observing the advanced students,” Blake said. “It’s nervewracking at first to perform in front of the more advanced students but you get used to it after a while.”

The drama class will produce approximately 45 different shows throughout this year. The shows will get longer each time. There will be three to five minute shows and 10-15 minute shows

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Senior Mantano Leavy is one of 60 students in the combined BeginningAdvanced Drama class this year.

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Abrupt senior deadlines make for frustration

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ou’ve waited through three years of high school to get to the point to enjoy the fruits of your hard work.

Senior portraits, senior quotes, the giant student numbers of your graduating class. All of this is great, if you’re told about it.

This is not to bash any formal entity on the Roseville High School campus. I’m just a senior that cares about the happenings that make senior year something to look forward to, instead of looking at it as 10 dreary months until the end of summer and college.

I was disappointed to hear over the announcements one morning that senior quotes were due by the Friday of midterms. Giving students only two weeks to think about something that will leave an impression for a lifetime is cutting it short, especially for someone who hadn’t even thought about it until then. How do I want people to remember me? Choosing between Eleanor Roosevelt and Joan Rivers is something that takes time.

This was not the only panic-in-

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ducing announcement made that morning. Senior portraits are to be taken by Nov. 7, whether or not you can pay for them. Who cares if you’re an athlete or not and are busy for the next month straight.

Want to be in the yearbook? Skip that college exposure tournament or that daily workout and go get your senior portraits done. Ask an athlete to do that and, more times than not, they’d rather miss school than miss a game.

How are you supposed to pick your outfits within a month?

That’s the senior quote issue all over again. Every year before the senior section in the yearbook, the graduating class is represented by students in a formation. When did the announcement come inform-

ing us that we were taking the picture? The day of the picture. The Monday after Homecoming. National Too-Tired-To-Get-ReadyFor-School Day. I, along with 447 other RHS seniors, left third period from a tired daze and trudged out to the football field with my school bag in tow. I wanted to be in the picture because, even though I probably won’t be seen, I’ll look back on it in 30 years and play a nice game of “Where’s Waldo?”

Instead of representing our class in a way we wanted with hair done and presentable clothes, we will be remembered as the class of running shorts and flipflops. If we received notice earlier that we would be taking the picture that would go into our high school keepsake, I certainly believe that we would be spending a little more time and effort looking presentable.

Many students decided to leave for lunch after the completion of the “5” because they wanted to eat, and understandably so. The football field was hot and you’re stuck around people who don’t

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want to be there. We have a limited amount of time to eat and enjoy our break from class, and that was it. Don’t yell at me for exercising my free will.

I’m sure there are some miscommunications, and that’s ex-

Boxing program could reduce campus fights

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ecently at Roseville High School, there was a fight right in front of the girls locker room. Two RHS students were involved and both were punished. This is one of the first fights on campus this year – why can’t we make it our last?

One way to do so might be to start a program that would allow students to take out their frustration in a more structured format, one that is productive, rather than destructive.

In the early ‘80s, RHS had a boxing club on campus, ran by football and physical education coach Bob Jellison, who boxed at Chico State and ran the tournaments. He allowed kids to sign up, receive instruction and to spar during lunches to get experience.

On one night a year, Jellison set up a tournament with all the divisions from lightweight to heavyweight for the annual match. The matches drew large crowds even with a charged admission at the front door. Jellison brought down the ring from the rafters in the big gym and hosted these matches on the basketball court floor.

Even though Gary Casagrande, who was a teacher during the boxing time, said the fights on campus still occurred and it didn’t change a whole lot when the boxing program left, this could still offer a solution to all the pent-up high school anger. Also, the boxing offers a way for kids to not get

blaming any one person or anything of the sort. Take this as more of a call to action. If you expect us to care about how we represent the school, just give us enough notice so we can look like we want to be there.

PE unnecessary for RHS athletes

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BY MAX MODESTE

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in trouble for fighting in the halls during lunch. Anger is something you have to get out sometimes and a boxing club or annual match could offer the solution in a safer and facilitated environment.

My other thought would be an event where students that feel the need to exercise violence could sign a waiver and have a threeminute boxing match with a referee for the two kids to settle it in the ring. This solution could help prevent injuries since they would be controlled by an adult.

The fights on the campus outside of a boxing environment can be dangerous due to no rules being in place to restrict students from taking it too far.

Kids can kick, pick up and throw the person they’re fighting which could cause bad injuries, students would be disciplined and lose their opportunities for education, but if they were to fight in the ring with the rules of only boxing and wearing gloves, there wouldn’t be as big of risk for injury. Kids will fight, and there’s not a whole

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lot that administration can do to stop it. Sure, it can be limited and punishments can be threatened, but students will still push the limits and beyond to start fights.

In a boxing setting, students could still do the fighting they would do anyway, but they could learn a safer way to do it that is supervised by an adult that could keep it from going too far.

My main opinion is to get a suitable way for kids to not fight and get in trouble and to offer a healthy way to defuse the anger that cause people to fight. Having a boxing club or boxing event after school is rather inexpensive because we already have a boxing ring and all the school would have to provide are boxing gloves

and a ref to oversee the match.

We definitely have the desire and the need for such an institution. Even if we only offered an annual event, or if we made it an actual school program, students would show up and number of fights on the school campus would definitely decrease.

Physiologically, there is no way to keep high school students from fighting. It’s going to happen because of hormones, fights to defend masculinity, tensions and stress and everything going on. The sooner our administrators and parents realize this, the sooner we can solve the problem and provide a safe and affordable way to avoid unfacilitated violence on our school campus.

Students blaring music offensive, disruptive

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s we walk through the halls of Roseville High School, we cannot go a single passing period without hearing the constant din of various students walking around blaring their music through their Bluetooth speakers.

Not only is the music obnoxiously loud, but it is also overly filled with obscenities that are strictly against school policy and sincerely make me feel uncomfortable that I need to hear those words at school.

We understand if the song has an occasional obscenity, but almost every time these songs are filled with some of the worst lyrics, including the overuse of racial slurs that degrade the entire African-American community.

Every time we even think about saying something regarding a racial slur in a song, we bite our tongue in fear of being called “racist white boys” for even pon-

pected to happen. It’s okay. But not when it’s multiple times in a row about important senior events. Twitter will not suffice for all of our senior event announcements.

As I stated before, I’m not

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dering why these students feel the need for such dreadful language in a school environment.

We even made the mistake one time to ask the students that very question and immediately they returned with a sarcastic statement stating why it is okay for rappers

to say the n-word.

Personally, we believe that cursing in every other second of the song is just plain wrong and immoral due to the extensive amount of other words that you could possibly use to describe your feelings.

The one thing that infuriates us the most is when people use the n-word as filler and say it in every single sentence and yet they still wonder why our previous generations look at us weird when we use “slang.” Despite the fact that the n-word is not a filler word at all, people neglect to observe the true meaning behind the slur.

Even as we look past the constant cursing, we contemplate why these students feel the urge to play their dreadful music so loud. I mean is it really that hard to put some headphones in and listen to your favorite jam in private? It is simple – just put them in and you will not bother anyone.

You walk around from class to class and through every hallway blaring inappropriate songs and disrupting classes still in session.

Other than disturbing the people around you, you brand yourself in the high school environment as an annoying and incompetent dingus for playing the various lines about smoking marijuana, drinking lean and getting hammered, which truly is not real music by any stretch of the imagination.

In addition, not only are you labeled as annoying, but people also assume that you do precisely what is promoted in the music you listen to, whether it be doing illegal drugs in rap songs or drink moonshine in country songs.

However hard “clean” songs are to find, it is crucial to carefully choose songs to listen to that best represent you as an individual because people do indeed judge, whether you like it or not, so choose wisely, children. Choose wisely.

very Roseville High School student has to take a semester of Physical Education during his or her freshman and sophomore years. As athletes, we believe to take participation in PE during the player’s current sport season is unnecessary and takes a great toll on the player’s abilities. Athletes are already running, training and practicing outside of school hours but are still forced to do extra work in PE classes.

California Ed Code Section 51242 states, “the governing board of a school district may exempt any four-year or senior high school pupil from attending courses of physical education, if the pupil is engaged in a regular school-sponsored interscholastic athletic program carried on wholly or partially after regular school hours.” This means that no high school student is required to take any physical education class throughout the course of his or her high school career if they participate in sports.

Although California law does not require it, the Roseville Joint Union High School District policy is that students must take at least two years of PE. Many districts in Southern California do not force in-season athletes to participate in PE Instead, those schools have a six-period schedule with the sixth period as a class for athletes where they are graded on work ethic, participation and other similar criteria.

Although, if students do not participate in a sport, they then must take PE classes all four years. RHS kind of has the same policy with the fourth-period athletic PE classes, but freshmen and sophomores are still required to take standard PE classes.

Many student athletes complain about activities they are required to participate in to pass PE On game days, they should not have to run the widely dreaded “one and three” or the mile on the track.

PE students run the “one and three” every Tuesday and Thursday with the exception of swim and rainy days or when we run the mile. Most people I have heard talk about the run had nothing but negative things to say. Nobody likes running during school and then having to change into normal clothes, all sweaty, and then go back to your other classes.

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Athletes should not have to run on days they have games. Most sports at RHS have practice every day and all sports have some sort of stamina training either before or during the season. So if that is the case, and you still have to run in PE, how can the coaches expect you to play at your full potential? If you’re already tired from running earlier that day and then have to play in a game later, there’s no way you can play at your best. It just doesn’t work that way. Unless you are some sort of superhuman.

As athletes, we find it ridiculous to have to learn about how to play every other sport. We know what sports we play well. We do not want to waste time sitting around watching kids try to throw a football to each other or hit a softball being thrown underhand.

If we choose not to exempt athletes from PE, the school board should agree to some sort of alternative activities for athletes on run days. There would have to be discussion on what those activities would be, but I think it would be beneficial to student athletes.

We could also possibly make PE an elective class that wouldn’t waste other people’s time when they’re trying to focus on something else or become phenomenal in their one particular sport.

Don’t make student athletes relive the learning stages of their sport when they have trained for years to accomplish something more than just an A+ in PE. If changes like this are made to the PE program, we might see better results in sports. Athletes would have more energy and stamina come game time and be able to play at their full potential.

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Sexual harassment terrifying; demeaning; never, ever okay

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fter going on YouTube a while ago, I came across a brand new video put up by the infamous Sam Pepper.

His over two million subscribers and over 100 million total views make each video he puts up reach instant internet fame. The video I came across that day was anything but funny. It featured a socalled “prank” where he would ask unsuspecting girls for directions with a fake arm positioned inside his sleeve and use his real hand to grab their bottoms and act as if nothing had happened.

I understand wanting to put up videos that will make millions of people laugh – it’s basically what defined my childhood on the internet. “Do it for the lulz,” they said. I guess it made sense to make people laugh because that’s what made people come back for more. The way he treated and presented the females in his videos were, however, not worth these coveted “lulz” as they were clearly examples of sexual harassment.

Girls were not only grabbed, but harassed in various other videos where he handcuffed himself to girls until they kissed him, among other forms of harassment.

I understand how the shock value can pull people in, whether they approve of it or not, but

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viewers need to accept that these views are what fuels them to continue making more videos.

Although I saw the hashtag #ReportSamPepper trend on Twitter shortly after the video, I really wish people had brought attention to this sooner.

To make matters worse, he uploads two more videos of a threepart series. The second was filmed with a female grabbing men in the same place. This video, as well as his first video, were both taken down for violating the terms and conditions of the YouTube community. The final video is what made me the angriest. Sam Pepper decided to tell his millions of subscribers that this was all part of a social experiment intended to bring light to sexual harassment.

He then goes on to say that the women in the first video all gave consent to the event by showing us a clip of them smiling and

waving.

YouTube videos were put up by several girls that were of different ages and were even oceans away from each other, each detailing their interaction with Sam Pepper. Some told of him soliciting them for nude photographs while being underage, and one girl even accused him of rape.

It was obvious that they were not coordinated as the accounts weren’t connected in any way and many of them provided evidence.

I think the most terrifying part is that these stories were over wide span of time. I want to know why none of his friends noticed this behavior and said something about it and why so many girls had to be put in that situation when it could have been addressed a very long time ago. The sad reality is that I know exactly why this went on for so long.

One glance at the comments showed that it is “normal” to tell a girl that she’s at fault because she wore a certain skirt, to see him at a certain time and to agree to see him alone. They called these girls every offensive name in the book and I couldn’t help but feel their pain.

When a man is found murdered, no one asks to see what clothes he was wearing. It’s ir-

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relevant, completely unimportant.

Yet when this person is a young woman, there’s very little else people tend to talk about. I can’t understand why it’s so widely accepted to make such ignorant and frankly disgusting comments to those who are victims. It’s not that it’s “too soon,” it’s that there should never be a time when these comments should be said.

No human being should have

to live constantly afraid of what others will say about them when they have been sexually harassed or assaulted. No human being should be afraid of telling the truth because of how others will react. Women are often times the victims of assault in real life, and the videos put up not only by Sam Pepper but by others YouTubers make the situation worse.

These videos make it so that

these people can harass innocent people without having to face any consequences, while being financially supported by millions of views, no matter what the viewer thinks of the video. Several of these views come from young girls and boys. The behavior in these videos should not be accepted – it shouldn’t set an example for the following generations and it should not be anyone’s career.

Homework for seniors excessive

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Mature from your mistakes

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new fence, a new bumper, a new car, same teenagers. We drive safely and confidently through the streets, but when a Roseville High School student takes out a fence near the portables people assume that all high school students are reckless. The average person who has had plenty of experience will make mistakes, so why can’t teenage drivers with less experience make small mistakes?

If you are under 25, insurance companies expect you to fail and need to pay the extensive consequences. Is it our daring nature that the older generation envies or is it our athletic youth that they admire? Whatever it is, we aren’t dangerous, just young.

I cannot own a mustang because insurance companies see a young individual who will rev the engine at any chance and street race random strangers for pride.

BY ADAM ERICKSON

a.erickson@eyeofthetigernews.com

An 80-year-old in a mustang will not rev his engine or race by every car, but why would they think I would? I fail time and time again to see an obvious flaw with teen driving.

We should be seen as people who need to learn, and learning tools may be small mistakes like a scratched bumper here and there or a useless fence knocked down once in a while. Adults however, know what is acceptable for driving, yet they still get into accidents because they are human.

An accident occurs when an adult runs a red light or falls asleep at the wheel. A fault is when a young driver does the same.

The students at RHS make mistakes whether it be in the classroom or in the parking lot.

Our mistakes don’t define us, and our actions afterwards shape us. An RHS student ran over a fence – it happens. The individual stayed after the fact to accept the consequences. The actions afterward shaped the school and in the end the shape of the fence will be straight again.

Unexpected things happen every day whether your ID is straight up or sideways. We fall, get back up and fall again, but no matter how many times we fall, society shouldn’t expect us to fall again. Everyone falls – gravity doesn’t discriminate upon age. A new fence, new bumper, new car, same human nature.

s most of us know, homework plays a big role in high school curriculum today and is necessary, to a point, in aiding students in their studies. Teachers have assignied homework to students without considering their extracurricular activities and outside work, which up to this point has not been a huge issue for the most part, but senior year is different.

Anyone that thinks senior year is supposed to be stress-free amd a walk in the park is flat out wrong. Seniors, already swamped with sports, clubs, extracurricular activities and jobs, have to worry about the immense pressure of researching and visiting colleges, doing college applications and much more to adequately prepare themselves for the next four years. All that, along with assigned homework, can be a lot to handle for many students and can push them to the edge of their mental breaking point.

Through the months of October to January, seniors should be alleviated of assigned homework from their teachers to concentrate on the college application process. Since college applications are such a new and confusing process for us students who have never done them before, they end up consuming much more time than we expect.

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BY ZACK FARR

z.farr@eyeofthetigernews.com

Instead of assigning nightly homework, we could get more along the lines of a “study packet” which would allow the option of outside studying for the students who need or want it.

The teachers could also include any homework worksheets they would regularly assign during those months so students taking the class between October and January would have the option to do them if they feel they need the extra content. Students would get all of the same ‘homework’ in the fall terms that other classes receive in the spring terms, but would be a more optional, do-at-

your-own-need basis. Students could finish the assignments in the days they have more time, but wouldn’t be required to work on them every day.

With seniors having to work on both assigned homework and the numerous steps needed to apply to college, they will most likely have to choose which one to spend their limited time on.

This is very problematic in the sense that if they choose to do just their college applications, their grades will begin to slip and it will be more difficult to get into college. On the other hand, if they just concentrate on their homework, then their college applications will fall through and not be finished, and they won’t be able to get in at all.

With no homework from October to January, we would be able to take a massive amount of unnecessary stress off seniors and relieve frustrated teachers from having to deal with students not completing their homework.

Celebrities continue to spread misinformation about feminism

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ith the modern feminist movement in full swing, its momentum has prompted the question, “Do you consider yourself a feminist?” in a countless amount of interviews for both female and male celebrities.

Although there has been an inspiring amount of celebrities – again, both female and male – that have voiced their advocacy for equality of both sexes, there is a substantially alarming amount of celebrities that have voiced their opposition to the feminist movement.

I believe Beyoncé said it best in her song, “Flawless,” in which she defines a feminist as “a person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes.” Not to mention her VMA performance, where she prominently displayed the word ‘feminist’ in illuminated white block letters behind her.

It should be noted that celebrities such as Emma Watson, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Ellen Page and many more, firmly stand behind

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the crazy notion that women and men should be treated equally.

Gasp.

Unfortunately, for every selfproclaimed feminist, there are 10 celebrities that don’t consider themselves feminists and “find the term ‘feminism’ a tad bit overbearing.”

These celebrities include, but are dishearteningly not limited to: Taylor Swift, who claims a woman can make it just as far in this world as a man if you “just work hard enough;” Meghan Trainor, who claims us women “just need to learn to love ourselves;” Kelly Clarkson, who finds the term “too strong;” Lady Gaga, who “hails and loves men;” Katy Perry,

who rejected the title of being a feminist but still “believes in and supports the strength of women;” and Carrie Underwood, who “wouldn’t go so far as to say she is a feminist” because “that can come off negatively,” but “is still a strong woman.” Just to name a few of my personal favorites.

Google defines ‘feminism’ as “the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social and economic equality to men.”

Terrifying, I know.

The problem lies most prominently within the fact that these celebrities – female celebrities, at that – are so terribly misinformed about what feminism actually is. To their defense, they are not alone. They are among many, many, many others who are uneducated about what exactly feminism entails.

For one reason or the other, when people think ‘feminism,’ they envision men-hating women taking over the world and possessing greater social, political and economic than that of men.

For this reason, ‘feminism’ has

become a dirty word and seems to hold a negative connotation for many.

In actuality, feminism strives for equality, as clearly stated by its definition.

What Swift does not understand is that for the most part, when a woman works just as hard as a man, she does not get as far in the world as a man would. Hence the reason that, in the year 2014, women are being paid 77 cents for every dollar a man is paid for the same amount of work.

What Trainor does not understand is that the feminist movement is about “loving ourselves.”

I love myself, therefore I demand to be treated equally to men, as well as have the same opportunities men are granted.

What Gaga does not understand is that feminism is not about hating men in the least bit. You can still “love men” while you earn equal pay for equal work and receive the same standard of respect as men.

What both Perry, Underwood and Clarkson don’t understand

is that as a strong woman, you should desire equality for not only yourself, but for your fellow women as well. No matter how “negatively connoted” the term is, it is better to be shamed for your feminist ideals than complacent in your own dehumanization. They should instead empower their gender to strive to gain equality.

While the celebrities that have recently stated that they do not identify as feminists do not just include the aforementioned celebrities, these women offer insight into the travel of misinformation about feminism, as well as what we can do to curb this vicious cycle of misinformation and inaccuracy.

Celebrity role models misinterpret the meaning of feminism and state their protest to the movement. Young girls and women, desperate for guidance, look up to these female celebrities, are influenced by these celebrities and in turn also offer their discouragement toward the feminist movement as a result, without knowing what they are truly in opposition

to. They grow up absentmindedly convinced that a woman’s place in society is below a man’s and believe in the idea that this is an immutable characteristic of our society.

This vicious cycle is harmful to the success of not only the feminist movement, but women as a whole.

If you believe women should earn equal pay for equal work, if you believe women should have better representation in the media as more than a mere subject for the purpose of sex appeal, if you believe women should have the same opportunities as men to hold positions of power, if you believe in social, political and economic equality between men and women, congrats. You’re a feminist.

My hope is that women in the public eye will educate themselves on the meaning of feminism and become more aware of the effect they have on their young fans before expressing their dismay with a movement that is positive toward not only women, but men as well.

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Annabelle scary but without inspiration

BY MICHELLE IM

m.im@eyeofthetigernews.com

Annabelle never fails to scare, yet bores with its predictability.

It follows the continuous chain of horror stories as the prequel to The Conjuring (2013), a huge box office success.

Both supernatural films share the stories of families who have been haunted in their very own homes. In this case, John Gordon (Ward Horton) and his wife Mia Gordon (Annabelle Wallis – let’s have a moment to appreciate the irony in this) are expecting their first child in a newly bought home.

Set in 1967, John buys Mia a doll – a very decrepit, evil-looking doll – that she has apparently wanted for a long time. This makes me wonder if these people actually wanted misfortune to fall upon them: who buys a scary doll and wants to put it in their young daughter’s nursery? But all is well until they are interrupted with an incident that sparks a chain of events and literal fire.

The film was pretty normal up to this point, however, I would never recommend it to those

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Annabelle suceeds in drawing screams from the audience, but fails to break the standard mold of supernatural horror films. faint of heart, pregnant or sick.

This film was the definition of horror in 98 minutes. Everything followed the guidelines of what a horror film should be, but in my eyes, a little too closely.

The film – despite its numerous frightening moments – was very predictable. You knew who was going to die way before the doomed character sensed any danger. This may be a pleas-

ing aspect of horror movies – a particularly riveting build-up of emotions as you check to see whether your predictions were correct. Most likely, they were correct.

I would also like to recommend movie-goers to go with their friends. Brave friends, especially, if you aren’t brave. Along with the awkwardness of having someone potentially check your

ID, you will need a screaming buddy to hang onto.

Being a particularly fearful and naïve person, I brought no one with me – a very bad, bad mistake. It was awkward, yet rewarding when I made eye contact with the only other person who was by themselves and made a silent agreement that we made a bad choice. But the truth of the matter is, don’t watch Annabelle

alone and don’t buy a creepy doll for your future baby’s nursery.

Mia and John made it look normal to buy a horribly dilapidated doll, but it really is not.

Their cutesy moments with each other made the movie unbearably pleasant and misleading during the first half, but regardless, the movie could not have done better with other actors. Too bad Annabelle ruined their lives.

Washington shines as Batman-like hero in Equalizer

BY GEORGE HUGHES

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Starring Denzel Washington as seemingly normal-but-mysterious Robert McCall, The Equalizer brings the meaning of justice to a whole new level.

Washington plays a Batmanlike character (minus the suit, fancy cars and money) who upholds the law on his own time, using his combat skills to take down his enemies with brute force and cunning tactics.

Working at a hardware store during the day, McCall lives a quiet life in a simple apartment in Boston, Massachusetts. When Alina (Chloë Grace Moretz), a woman he knows from a local 24-hour cafe, is brutally beaten up by her Russian mafia operative pimp named Teddy (Martin Csokas), McCall sets out to even the score.

Washington plays his role exceptionally, bringing all the seriousness and intellect required by an ex-government agent operative to accomplish his task.

Although exciting and thrilling to watch, The Equalizer is

not one for the squeamish. Don’t be surprised when McCall uses anything within arm’s reach to disable his enemies; even a corkscrew, which he picks up and drives up through his attacker’s chin. The movie is rated R for a good reason.

Some of this goriness is not quite necessary, especially the part of the movie in which McCall strangles one of his victims with barbed wire and hangs him from atop the ceiling, looking him straight in his eyes as he dangles there to bleed or suffocate to death.

Yes, I understand that this expresses a powerful image of McCall’s dark, cold side, but it could have been shown in many other ways. The movie hints that McCall was once a merciless killer, his darkness fueling his instincts to be a cold-blooded assassin.

He swore that he would never return to his dark ways again, but warns Teddy that he might be willing to make an exception for him. How kind. It is apparent later in the movie that he was not kidding, at one point using a drill to take out one of Teddy’s opera-

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Denzel Washington takes out countless villians with savage force in The Equalizer. Throughout the movie, his character seeks to enforce vigilante justice upon a group of Russian mafiosos. tives from behind.

The movie, based on CBS’ show of the same name, span from 1985-89. In the TV show, Edward Woodward plays Robert McCall, who now is quite outdated and handily outdone by Washington’s McCall.

Today’s Equalizer witnesses

the reunion of director Antoine Fuqua and Washington after their successful collaboration in their 2001 Oscar-winning movie Training Day. His detective character in Training Day is, in a stretch, similar to his crimefighting role in The Equalizer.

The Equalizer uses anything

you can find in a local hardware store to pack a violent punch, delivering a good cast and exciting plot line. It does a great job in reinforcing Washington’s reputation as a great actor who is believable and enjoyable to watch, but not without the help of some hammers and tree-trimmers.

Deranged characters, visual effects permeate Freak Show

BY MADIE WHALEN

m.whalen@eyeofthetigernews.com

As someone who wasn’t a fan of Horror House or Asylum but also someone who thought Jesus himself had a hand in Coven, I had high hopes for the American Horror Story: Freak Show premiere. There were some disappointments, but I remain excited to watch the next episode.

The premiere begins with Dot Tattler’s (Sarah Paulson) pessimistic commentary. Shot at a weird angle, it aimed to conceal Tattler’s other head, Bette. Despite this lame attempt to somehow conceal any surprise that Lana Banana has two heads (because the promos sure didn’t give anything away), I will admit the variety of angles and tricks added to the show.

From the split screen to show the twins’ different point of view, to the red filter to further demonstrate the intensity of violent murder, to the fisheye lens effect that adds dimension to trivial scenes, there’s no doubt that visual effects were at the very least appealing.

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Centered around a demented circus ring, American Horror Story: Freak Show doesn’t shy away from introducing violent, grotesque themes and happenings to its viewers. Freak Show airs Wednesdays on FX at 10 p.m.

American Horror Story has never been a show you can comfortably watch with your mom.

Sex (there, I said it) has always been a large part of the series, which could explain why I knew the twins’ virginity status in the first twenty minutes of the show and the real reason for Jimmy Darling’s (Evan Peter) fused fingers.

Obviously, I can’t ignore

the creepy clown with a passion for bloody murder. From my understanding, the clown is completely separate from the circus’ freak show, only conveniently existing to fit the season’s circus theme. Nonetheless, he’s a clear reminder that American Horror Story is in fact a horror story. Yeah, this clown guy will crash your romantic picnics and kill your boyfriend, yeah, the

clown sneaks into homes at night and will kill your family, and yeah, he’ll kidnap you and trap you in a chicken wire cage, but by far the most terrifying thing about this clown is that he’s also a track star.

I mean, it’s the skinny blonde girl’s fault for tripping (surprise, surprise) and really it was her fault for not initially reacting to the half-dead clown that gave

her flowers in a remote, secluded field, but the clown’s sheer agility was something that neither her or I foresaw.

As much as I love Jessica Lange as an actress, listening to her attempt at an (German?

French?) accent for Elsa Mars’ character is physically painful.

The same goes for Cathy Bates’ character, since after watching the show I’m left wondering if the bearded lady is originally from a remote country in northern Europe or America’s midwest.

I was however, so in love with Lange’s performance of David Bowie’s Life on Mars. From her Bowie-inspo makeup to the performance by the members of the freak show, the musical number brought a dazzling, visually stimulating, vintage twist that enthused my glam rock soul.

The good outweighed the bad in the Freak Show premiere.

The episode (and the preview to Wednesday’s episode) left me wanting more. American Horror Story has big shoes to fill after Coven, and so far, the show has lived up to my expectations.

Gone Girl revitalizes mystery genre

BY DEVIN ORR

d.orr@eyeofthetigernews.com

I have seen my fair share of movies in my life. Some of them good, most of them not so good.

Gone Girl exceeds the “good” to become a hit. Gone Girl brings a refreshing, realistic style to the mystery genre that seems to be all the craze.

Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) comes home on the day of his fifth wedding anniversary to find his wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), missing. His suspicious behavior places him in the media spotlight that interprets his actions as characteristic of a sociopath. Dunne tries to figure out his wife’s disappearance while at same time fighting off his negative light casted by the public.

We all have followed disappearance cases, all watched the news that’s reporting it, and all seen the high-end lawyers defending the most defeated case.

This movie touches on all of this, almost playfully mocking.

Throughout, the movie encourages its viewers to question what’s on the screen. You don’t know who to root for or who to believe with all the horriblytimed coincidences taking place.

The movie forces you to pay attention to the small details – that’s what makes the movie truly special. It forces you to pay attention to its whole 149 minutes in order to grasp the conclusion.

The casting choices are downright perfect. Every actor shined in their role and their appearances chimed with the feel of the movie. Affleck portrays Dunne’s calm, cool demeanor so well that you can almost mistake him for being that way in person.

He holds this throughout the film, which made me question if he was truly innocent. Who really acts that calm when their wife is missing? This is what the movie does best, it makes you ask questions.

There was never a dull moment in the film. The entire time I was at the edge of my seat, waiting and hoping for a character to unearth a clue or to follow through with an action.

The film carries a satirical humor, bringing some lightheartedness to the dark plot. From awkward timing to blank faces, this movie is able to draw a laugh out of even the darkest moments.

Scene portrayal and the mood of the situation go hand in hand. I can’t recall one sunny day in the first half of the movie when Nick Dunne first finds out of his wife’s disappearance.

My personal favorite parts of the movie are the flashbacks to earlier times in the Dunnes’ relationship. The scenes convey an almost mystical setting in which isolation can be mistaken for a love movie. These scenes continue to balance out the otherwise dark setting.

Gone Girl is an absolute mustsee. This movie is so much more than it seems. It engages and surprises with poise: a feat that many other films cannot manage.

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Pocket-friendly Smash Bros. packs punch Flash spinoff series lays solid groundwork

BY LUZ FLORES

l.flores@eyeofthetigernews.com

Smash is back and more portable than ever. Arguably one of the most exciting party/fighting games of its genre, friends may play with each other anywhere they please with the fourth entry into the series, Super Smash Bros. for 3DS. As per the usual Smash fair, there’s multiple single player modes through which you may hone your skills and obtain various unlockables ranging from trophies, characters and stages.

Many of these unlockables have different parameters in which you unlock them, varying from fighting a set amount of matches to playing modes with certain brawlers.

While it’s certainly fun to unlock content, it’s definitely easier to do so than in past Smash games. Loading up on unlockable content feels slightly less rewarding, however those who don’t really care about the games’ spectrum of difficulty won’t have a problem.

The roster is definitely a big upgrade over previous entries in the series, adding a multitude of new characters with creative, refreshing movesets. While I haven’t personally taken a shining to any of the new additions, they are certainly fun to battle.

The returning veterans see varying degrees of nerfs and buffs alike. While some characters experience relatively no change, other characters receive arguably overpowered buffs and others have received nerfs to hell and back.

Personally, I’m a little pissed off at the fact my main man Marth stared down this nerfing blade. His moveset sees some notable downgrades in regards to sword and grab ranges, cutting down his ability to space

BY HAYLEE SEX

h.sex@eyeofthetigernews.com

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The newest installment of Super Smash Bros. brings the long-adored series to mobile. effectively. His air game also comes under the chopping block due to his increased landing lag, so it’s harder, if not impossible to emulate his old air game from the melee days. Doesn’t matter in the end, though. I’m still smashing the hell outta them kids.

The physics of the game are pretty strong. While it strikes some as a happy medium between Melee and Brawl, the physics are definitely more akin to Melee. While I have nothing against Brawl, Melee was definitely a more fluid game.

I like my Smash games more fast-paced and combo-friendly, instead of feeling like my brawlers carry rocks in their pockets.

Online sees significant improvement from the Brawl days as well. Sure, there’s gonna be the occasional laggy match, but that isn’t because of how bad Nintendo’s servers are. Laggy online matches are largely the fault of other players’ glacial connections. It sucks that you can’t view other peoples’ con-

nections before entering a match, so if you get stuck with someone with a slow connection, you just have to deal with it.

If you’re nervous about fighting competitively online, there’s always the arcade-like “For Fun” mode instead of “For Glory” mode. While both modes have their merits, they enforce locked parameters that aren’t exactly ideal. Every stage in the “For Glory” mode is flat with no platforms or anything. This significantly impacts competitive play, limiting the variety of how a person can play, possibly making games less skill-centered and dare I say it, dull.

The control scheme, while a little strange at first, is pretty easy to get acquainted with. Before I got my hands on the game, I was a little concerned that I wouldn’t be able to pull off more technical moves. I was wrong. The game feels pretty natural, although the controls are in no way as fluid as it would be if you were using the standard Gamecube controller.

Weezer retools classic punk sounds in direct, honest record

BY NATHAN CIMINO

n.cimino@eyeofthetigernews.com

Since Weezer’s first studio album, known as The Blue Album, the group has established themselves as the prototype for contemporary punk music. By way of fusing aggressive rock with pop overtones, they have forced their way into the hearts of millions, manufacturing a sound that has been emulated by many, yet mastered by none.

Prolific artists often battle to stay relevant during the later stages of their career. An artist commonly wins this battle maintaining the sound that their followers fell in love with, while offering new sonic motifs to the consumer’s musical pallet.

In striving toward being relatable, Weezer created a new record Everything Will Be Alright In The End with a unique balance of their classic unrefined edginess, along with a seemingly cleaner sound than in previous albums.

Ric Ocasek, beloved producer of Weezer’s Blue and Green albums, helmed the ship once again for the new release. This record greatly resembles the likes of previous works, in the sense that it leaves a melodical impression. Throughout the day, you will undoubtedly find yourself humming songs like “Back to the Shack,” and “Da Vinci.” Ocasek and his team did a great job in constructing simplistic instrumental foundations, not interfering with the melodic and lyrical content.

In doing so, Weezer separates themselves from the plethora of artists who create mediocre records as a result of not giving due respect to these indispensable musical concepts. “Back

to the Shack” stands as a sort of confession to the band’s futile sonic wandering. He advocates simply to “[rock] out like it’s 1994” (the year The Blue Album was released), and that’s exactly what the band did.

Both “Cleopatra” and “The British Are Coming” begin with rather folky instrumentations; a motif quite foreign to Weezer’s normal in-your-face approach to rock-and-roll. My only complaint in regards to these moments is that they did not last long enough. Not being a particular fan of Weezer’s style of rock, I was relieved to be inundated by the soothing nature of an acoustic guitar.

However, the transition back to seemingly endless waves of grunge came far too soon. The move to “The British Are Coming,” though, was not nearly as austere as the transition in “Cleopatra.” This is perhaps due to the even-temperedness of the track, in contrast to the forceful orientation of “Cleopatra.”

The vocal performance of Rivers Cuomo is much more polished in this record than in that of previous undertakings.

With the smoothness of his voice, songs like “Da Vinci” deviate from the iconic crudeness of past songs such as “Troublemaker” and “Miss Sweeney” (from The Red Album). We get glimpses of

his ‘old voice’ in the bridge of “Cleopatra,” the end of “Return to Ithaka,” and the verses of “Go Away” and “Foolish Father.”

However, amidst several choruses, Cuomo’s vocals are consistently layered, further adding to the glossy theme that characterizes much of his singing.

I believe that this served to detract from the edginess of the record. However, the influx of guitar riffs Cuomo and Brian Bell let out regain any lost edge.

In “Back to the Shack,” Cuomo shreds a robust, unnerving solo, similar to something that would be emitted from the amp of Johnny Greenwood (guitar player for Radiohead).

Throughout the release, Cuomo comments on the difficult relationship he has had with his father. In “Ain’t Got Nobody,” Cuomo talks about how his father abandoned him as a child, leaving him all alone - touching on the disconcerting truth that humans will undoubtedly fail each other. Despite this, in “Foolish Father,” we see that he is by no means bitter towards his dad, rather, Cuomo feels sympathy for his father. He understands that his dad will carry his downfalls to his grave, and that it would be cruel to hold any contempt towards him in regards to his past failures.

Casting musical preferences aside, this record is undeniably believable. Weezer did an adequate job focusing on what makes a record special – i.e. songs in and of themselves. The group did not beat around the bush, as so many artists do, trying to emulate the ‘hip’ trends of current music culture. They rather took a step back, centering their attention on melodic and lyrical content.

While I do like the control scheme, keep in mind that I’m playing Smash using a Nintendo 3DS XL. This can largely impact how people feel about the control scheme. If you have baby hands, I would suggest using the smaller, regular-sized 3DS if you have one.

There’s no point in the fluidity of controls if you can’t even reach the damn buttons.

For most hands, the XL will work just fine, despite the demand that the franchise usually commands when it comes to handling your controller. But, if you play the game like a gorilla and use all your strength to push the circle pad, there’s an off chance that you might even break the stick. So please treat your 3DS well, that stuff is expensive and I ain’t gonna be responsible for making you so hyped that you break your $200 system.

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS is fun as hell for experienced players.

Even for those with less experience, it’s a great time if you just want to have fun with friends and possibly incite a few rage quits.

As one of the many recent television show premieres, the highly-anticipated Arrow spinoff The Flash delivers strong action, special effects and solid acting. The pilot episode was really something else.

In his childhood, Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), our protagonist later known as The Flash witnesses a physically personified ball of lightning freakishly murder his mom.

After lightning strikes him during a severe thunderstorm, he falls into a nine-month coma, waking up to discover his ability to move at supersonic speed.

Lead Grant Gustin’s nerdy, cute charm and agreeable acting left me with a good first impression.

However, the fact that this show is a spinoff of Arrow, which is already two seasons in, gives me both cause for

concern and assurance. Since characters in this show have already made their introductions through Arrow, there’s little room for speculation on their futures.

I don’t know if the show will be capable of surprising fans familiar with the DC comic universe.

Conversely, the new series having its groundwork laid out for it, can also be a good thing when it comes to cohesive, developed storylines.

Although the special effects may come off as too cartoony and playful, they were entertaining and cool to see nonetheless.

When The Flash speeds off, the trail of red energy following him makes you feel like he truly is travelling at the speed of light.

I didn’t see the trail as a cheap looking computer-generated effect.

Compared to other superhero/ comic book television show premieres that can easily fall flat, The Flash started off well, and it kept my attention well enough to compel me to tune in tomorrow.

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The Flash explores the origin story of Barry Allen who discovers he can move with astounding speed. The Flash airs Tuesdays on CW at 8 p.m.

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Varsity soccer competes in search of playoffs

BY GEORGE HUGHES

g.hughes@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Roseville High School varsity boys soccer team has now passed its halfway point in the league season with a record of three wins, three losses and two ties.

After their disappointing start in preseason, the team turned things around when their league games started.

Varsity head coach Pablo Gutierrez and his players strongly believe that they will end up being one of the top three teams by the end of the season.

The players, including sophomore defender and midfielder Pedro Rivas, also anticipate that the team will make playoffs.

“I think we will keep on doing very well in league,” Rivas said.

“Because our team has been getting better and better.”

According to Rivas, the team also has had to shuffle a few people around in different positions to compensate for their recent losses of junior goalkeeper and defender Ryan Kelly and sophomore defender Ryan Poindexter.

Both of these players are unable to play due to injuries, but Gutierrez hopes to get both of the players back in about a week.

The team has previously had

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The varsity Tigers have won more games this season than they did all of last year. The team improved to a 3-3-2 record after defeating the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack last Monday. They hope to reach and go far into the playoffs this season. problems with their defensive players not being able to play.

During the beginning of the season, three key defenders had been ineligible to play because of their grades but are now back on the team.

Gutierrez believes that the team will rely on their defense’s

performance to do well in their future games.

“I think our team is improving steadily,” Gutierrez said. “Their commitment to improve on their defense is the key to our future success.”

According to Gutierrez, the players on the team respond and

listen well to their three captains, senior Mixael Loza, junior Colin Richardson and sophomore Keegan Ness, very well.

He said that the team’s strength is their good spirit and that the players all enjoy working together. Their weakness is their lack of aggressiveness. According

to Gutierrez, to be successful, the team needs to work on tackles and one-to-one contact.

Sophomore center midfielder Keegan Ness also believes that the team’s spirit has been a large part of its success.

According to Ness, in one of their most recent matches against

the Del Campo High School Cougars, the crowd had a big affect on the game.

He said that the team came out onto the field ready to win because they were hyped up, and not just because they wanted to get the win.

The team played at home on Hanson Field, and many fans showed up to watch the game, so the players wanted to perform well and impress their viewers.

“I think it was just our mentality coming out,” Ness said. “we were pumped, we love playing out on that turf, playing under the lights.

A lot of fans came out, so I think that helped us.”

This was the second time the team had faced the Cougars, and this time they were able to pull off a 3-1 win.

The first time the two teams squared off, the result was a 3-3 tie.

Ness thinks that it was because the team “came out flying” and was “pumped to play.”

Rivas also believes the same thing, in that the more people that come out and show their support for the team, the better they will play.

“The more people come out, the more pumped you get,” Rivas said. “And, you want to win more.”

JV soccer in need of late-game offense

BY BRAD JAMES

b.james@eyeofthetigernews.com

Last Wednesday, the JV boys soccer team competed against Consumnes Oaks High School in their ninth league game of the season. The Tigers went on to defeat Consumnes Oaks scoring 2-0, racking in yet another big victory in their 2014 season.

The team has been almost unstoppable lately bringing in two ties with a score of 2-2 in both matches against Del Campo and Oakmont High School, the win against Consumnes Oaks, as well as a loss, and falling quite short to Ponderosa leaving the Bruins’ with six goals unanswered in just their third loss of the regular season.

“I’m pretty happy with the way our season has been going so far, we’ve been playing great together and competing well against strong teams,” sophomore forward Sean Granucci said.

“I still think we could work on our execution late in games to stop the sloppy play and close out more games,” Granucci said.

The team has tied a total of five games this season, four coming in league play. Granucci hopes the team can figure out a way to score that much needed late goal to push them away from their usual ties they have come quite accustomed to.

The Tigers continue their season at Antelope High School on

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The JV Tigers defeated the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack and added to their win column Monday after tying two consecutive games. The Tigers remain in the top half of the CVC standings despite their tendency to tie games.

Wednesday, Oct.13 in their second match against the Titans. The Tigers previously defeated Antelope on Sept. 17 in their second league game of the season scoring three goals to none.

“They’re alright,” sophomore forward Tommy Edwards said.

“We beat them last time and as

long as we keep up the intensity throughout the game we should beat them again.”

Antelope is pulling up the bottom half of the standings with a very low record of just two wins and four losses.

Antelope also has only one of the two wins coming in league and

the other in a preseason match.

“Hopefully we can win this game instead of ending up with another tie,” Edwards said. “Practices have been going good this week even with finals, we’ve been working hard so we have to show that on the field.”

Varsity girls golf continues CVC dominance

BY MAX MODESTE

m.modeste@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Roseville Tigers varsity girls golf team continues their strong play in the new CVC league.

The Tigers have a record of 8-1 in league play and are currently in second place behind the undefeated Whitney High School.

Roseville’s match against Oakmont at Sierra View CC was a normal match for the Tigers, with them on top with a score of 246 and Oakmont had a 316.

Also, sophomore Kayla Kwong finished with the top score of 44 which earned her a medal. Sophomore Abby Hall finished with a 48 and sophomore Sydney Ferre finished with a score of 51.

In the first CVC tournament of the year, the Tigers finished in third place behind Ponderosa and Whitney. Kwong finished tied for second overall with a score of 83, Hall finished with a 101, sophomore Anna Ostrom finished with a 104, as did sophomore Sydney Ferre. Even though the Tigers finished third they are showing improvement in their scores.

“We have been playing good and getting better,” Ferre said. “I see my scores improving as well as our team throughout the year.”

The Tigers finished off their next two opponents; Del Campo and Consumnes Oaks with team scores of 242 and 236.

In both matches, Kwong was the medalist with a score against

Del Campo of 40 and a score against Consumnes Oaks of 39.

Against Del Campo Hall and Ostrom finish the top three from Roseville, with scores of 47 and 48 respectively. And against Consumnes Oaks the last to players in the top three, Hall and Ferre both had a score of 45.

According to coach Corey Fukuman, Kwong has been one of the most dominating players in the league this year, medaling in every dual match and placed second in the first league tournament.

“She has dropped her average for 9 holes froma 51 to a 41,” Fukuman said. “I think this is due to her hard work over the summer ...

She has a great chance of being the MVP of the CVC.”

In addition to Kwong, the Tigers would be nothing without their supporting cast of Hall, Ostrom, and Ferre who have all been key contributors to the team this year.

“We hope to play or best golf and move into the top spot in the CVC,” Fukuman said.

The current outlook in the standings of the CVC is first Whitney, second Roseville, and third Ponderosa. The Tigers however, will have a few more opportunities against both Whitey and Ponderosa, in a battle that will determine the top three teams in league.

The top three teams in league will qualify for the CIF-SJS Division 2 Tournament on Oct. 27 at Rocklin GC.

With seven games in the books, the varsity Tigers are 6-1 and stand in second in the CVC, only behind the 8-0 Ponderosa Bruins.

Sapp, Clark and Costa lead the way for surging Tigers

BY MATT BRACKMAN

m.brackman@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Roseville High School varsity boys’ water polo team is now 6-1 in CVC league play in the 2014 season.

According to senior Bailey Clark, an extended practice schedule has been instrumental in the team’s success.

“I think the success is coming from the extra work we are getting from the addition of morning practice and two-a-days,” said Clark. “I mean, yeah, it is harder to wake up in the morning and go to practice and then gave to get through the rest of the day, but I would take that any day if it meant that we would be playing better and getting better results.”

The Tigers’ only loss in league so far came from a 15-5 defeat by Pondorosa High School, who is currently 8-0 in league and sitting in first place.

“It was tough to see our first loss, we should have played better in that game, but we know what we did wrong and we built from it and expect to be dominate the rest

of the season,” said senior Kevin Gard.

The Tigers will get a chance to avenge the loss to the Bruins when they host Ponderosa on Oct. 23.

The team went on to beat Oakmont on Oct. 2, 14-11. With Clark scoring five goals and senior Nick Sapp scoring five of his own.

“That was one of our closer games so far this season,” said Clark. “But we played well throughout the entire game and our goalie really helped us out with some great saves.”

The Tigers ten trounced Del Campo 15-6 on Tuesday. Senior Josh McCown scored four goals and senior goalie Joe Costa had 20 saves.

“That was a really good game,” said McCown. “We played very well and Joe had a lot of nice saves. We hope to continue playing as well as we have.”

Last weekend, the Tigers participated in the Dixon Mini Tournament. They will resume league play tomorrow at Antelope.

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Late drama leads to first win in CVC

BY LOGAN ASH

l.ash@eyeofthetigernews.com

With under a minute left to play, the Tigers needed to defend just three yards of turf to ensure that their hopes for playoffs this season would remain alive. Following a late game touchdown by the Titans, the Tigers were pinned in an uninviting manner. The Titans had just scored to trail the Tigers by a score of 25-27. All that was left in the game was an easy decision by Antelope High School head coach Matt Ray to go for the two-point conversion that would potentially send the game into overtime, and ultimately give the Titans another shot to ruin all playoff hopes for the Tigers this season.

The player that would keep the team’s playoff hopes alive was none other than three-year varsity senior, Bryce Crouch.

Crouch has lived up to big moments before, as three seasons ago he was the one to put a lid on the win over the Woodcreek Timberwolves with a game ending interception in the last game of the season.

In a similar situation last Friday night, Crouch was on the defensive side of the ball and playing safety yet again. Titans quarterback threw a pass to a receiver in the back of the end-zone who ap-

peared to be wide open, but luckily, Crouch managed to sneak in and knock the ball loose from the Titans’ receiver. For a split second, it looked as if the receiver had actually made the catch, however Crouch was able to reach him before the receiver could obtain full possession. In the beginning of the play, Crouch misread it, but was able to give the Tigers’ their first CVC victory.

“I just tried to do whatever it took for our team to win, I messed up at the start of the play and tried my hardest to recover and make a play for my team,” Crouch said.

This play, along with the fashion of the win, was more than just a win for the Tigers. Instead it would hopefully be the moment that marked the turning point in the Tigers’ season.

“I believe it gives us a little fire and hunger,” senior receiver and cornerback Bryce Kasch said. We know the whole school has been underestimating us this season and we are going to prove everyone wrong by winning each of the last regular season games.”

Starting quarterback Adam Besana had to leave the game in the third quarter after suffering a knee injury.

As of now, Besana’s status for next week’s game against the Bella Vista Broncos remains un-

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Late in the fourth quarter, varsity captain Bryce Crouch saved the Tigers with an interception and knock-down on a two-point conversion attempt by the Titans. The 27-25 win was the Tigers’ first this year in league. The Tigers hopes to build on the momentum they created as they move deeper into league play. determined.

As the Roseville Tigers varsity football team wraps up the sixth game of the season, the Tigers’ record is 2-4.

Despite losing four games, the Tigers fell three of the games by a margin of ten points or less and they mainly lost the lead in the waning seconds of the game.

“We hang with the teams until the fourth quarter and it just falls apart,” defensive coordinator Bradley Hunkins said.

According to head coach Larry Cunha, the team has been working on being consistent and not making mistakes in assignments.

Hunkins believes that the key to success for the RHS is to be physical as an all around team.

“You are going to play Roseville High School and you are going to be black and blue by the time you are done,” Hunkins said.

“Our defense is doing a better job

by getting turnovers and tackling better.”

According to Besana, the Tigers’ offense converts some big plays, but they have trouble turning them into a touchdown. Senior Bryce Kasch believes that the team has had a lot of good effort, but they struggle with converting the plays into touchdowns.

“They have played hard and have been competitive in all the games,” Cunha said. “The guys have been playing hard we have just not been able to execute consistently.”

The coaching staff says they have been trying different combinations in the defensive and offensive positions to try to combine for the best team possible.

“We have seen guys step up and take on roles they may not have been expecting,” Hunkins said.

According to Hunkins, seniors

Matt Lanoie and Shea O’Harra have been placed in various positions throughout the year to try and make a better all around team. Along with the defensive changes, junior running back Ben Zahnhiser has been moved to tail back and Crouch has been placed at full back to add potency to the Tigers’ running game.

Throughout the first five games, a variety of different receivers have been targeted to broaden the spectrum for the Tigers’ passing game.

“I think we have tried a little bit of everything defensively,” Cunha said. “Offensively there has and will be a little bit of change.”

Halfway through the season some of the Tigers are clearly contributing to the team by establishing impressive statistics for only half a season.

Besana has completed 51 of the 102 pass attempts throughout the

first five games along with 771 passing yards. He also has thrown for five touchdowns and only two interceptions. In addition, Besana has one rushing touchdown on the season.

At the running back spot, Crouch is the standout proprietor rushing for 441 yards in 95 carries. Crouch leads the team in touchdowns by rushing for six touchdowns while having 76 receiving yards in the first five games.

Besana’s favorite target is without a doubt Kasch who has obtained 330 receiving yards.

Kasch also has four touchdowns all with Besana’s assistance.

Senior middle linebacker Ryan Andrada is one of the Tigers’ captains and he leads the defense with 39 tackles, seven tackles for loss and three sacks combing for 42 yards in lost ground for the opposing offense.

Lady Tigers fight for playoffs

BY AMRAN BISLA

a.bisla@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Roseville High School varsity girls volleyball team is currently seven games into league play, and has a record of 5-2.

They are ranked third in the CVC, behind the undefeated Oakmont Vikings and the 6-1 Bella Vista Broncos.

Senior Stefanie Christofferson feels like the team has done well in the first half of league so far but can still improve.

“We’ve done good so far but we can play better than we have been the past few games,” Christofferson said.

On Oct. 9, the Tigers went up against the Del Campo Cougars.

The Tigers swept the Cougars 3-0, in a quick match.

Senior Abby Jensen believes that the team has a strong fight in them no matter the circumstance.

“Our team is very good at coming back and putting up a fight even when we start out losing,” Jensen said.

On Oct. 17, the Lady Tigers took on the undefeated and number one ranked team in the CVC, the Oakmont Vikings.

The Tigers lost in four sets, 3-1. They came out on top in the first match 25-23, but then lost the next three sets 25-20, 25-13 and 26-24.

Sophomore Shelbie Mckay feels as if the team was not ready for the game.

“We lacked communication and we were not mentally prepared for the game,” Mckay said.

The previous week the Lady Tigers faced the Ponderosa Bruins and won in a thrilling fashion, with a final match score of 3-2.

Roseville won the second, fourth and fifth sets but lost the first and third.

On Sept. 30, the Lady Tigers faced the Whitney Wildcats and won another close match 3-2.

Senior Abby Jensen keys in on a couple key elements in order to avoid other matches.

“I think we need to improve on starting out stronger and finishing out the game sooner so that we do not go to five games,” Jensen said.

The Lady Tigers will continue the second half of league play on Tuesday against the Consumnes Oaks Wolfpack.

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

The varsity Lady Tigers improved their league record to 5-2 after defeating the Del Campo Lady Cougars last Thursday.

JV Tigers bounce back following tough loss

BY BRYCE CROUCH

b.crouch@eyeofthetigernews.com

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Running back Brendan McMinn led the way with two touchdowns in the JV Tigers’ victory over the Antelope Titans last Thursday. The team’s record now sits at 5-1 after a loss to the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack Thursday, Oct. 2.

Last Thursday, the JV Tigers looked to bounce back from the previous week’s devastating loss.

They matched up against Antelope High School as this is the first meeting between the two teams in Roseville’s history. Antelope was coming in hot as they had a 5-0 record coming into this game.

The first half was very low scoring, sophomore running back Brendan McMinn scored the only touchdown. The defense was very strong while forcing a turnover as sophomore defensive back Hayden Simpson had an interception. The score remained 7-0 until late in the third quarter as the Antelope Titans drove down the

field and scored, then going for the two-point conversion making the score 8-7.

As the fourth quarter began, Roseville offense was stopped, putting the Tigers in a difficult position. As Antelope started to seal away the game, sophomore defensive back/wide receiver Josh Clark picked the ball off with just under six minutes left in the game.

The Tigers were marching down the field as the team came to a risky fourth down conversion. With two yards to go, running back Jay Razzano and the offensive line pushed forward as McMinn broke through converting on the fourth down.

Giving the team more momentum, the Tigers offense drove to

the goal line.

McMinn powered his way through breaking tackles as he found the end zone. The team failed the two point conversion, however, and score stood at 13-8.

As Antelope started their final drive, the Tigers defense showed their typical dominance. Defensive end Nico Andrada came up with a big sack forcing it to be fourth and long for the Titans.

The defense swarmed the Titan forcing a turnover on downs and ultimately sealing a Tiger victory with the final score of 13-8. Some players felt that the victory was a combined win, that included an entire team effort.

“It was a great team effort, all around our whole team played well,” Razzano said.

The previous Thursday, the Tigers faced a tough opponent coming out of Elk Grove as they played Cosumnes Oaks for their second league game.

Although battling throughout the entire game, the Tigers fell short with a final score 22-7 Cosumnes Oaks.

The solo touchdown came from sophomore quarterback Colton Borowiak connecting to sophomore wide receiver Josh Clark. However, the defense still managed to force a turnover as sophomore Jeriah Crawley had an interception.

“We learned that it is critical to pay attention to all details in our preparation,” coach Tim Mcdowell said. “We made too many mistakes in the game.”