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Eye of the Tiger ROSEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 1 TIGER WAY ROSEVILLE, CA 95678 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Marc Chappelle NEWS EDITOR Mikayla Stearns FEATURES EDITOR Rachel Barber OPINION EDITOR Andrew Smith ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Sophia Cook SPORTS EDITOR George Hughes ONLINE EDITOR Nikolay Lubko ESPAñOL EDITOR Madeline Furdek PHOTO EDITOR Amy Adamson Zachary Cheek Nikolay Lubko FACULTY ADVISER Bobby Ritter STAFF WRITERS Albina Bassarab James Bateman Clay Boyd Austin Daly Alexx Doolittle Marina Efstathiu Elizabeth Hillman Gabrielle Hutson Kale Jibson Destine Kyubwa Jake Littlejohn Samuel Mailey Tommy Morin Johnny Mulligan Claire Oertly Hunter Rhode Delaney Rhodes Cesar Sanchez Kaden Schmittner Zachary Seminer Joshua Solso Eduardo Sotomayor Natalie Tran Victoria Wilkinson CONTRIBUTING CARTOONIST Viktoria Barr The mission of Eye of the Tiger, a news-gathering organization run by Roseville High School students, is to inform, entertain and serve as a public forum for student expression. We will accomplish our goals by reporting unbiased news while offering student perspectives in our columns and editorials. This includes, but is not limited to, prominent issues, changes and events that have an impact on the students and communities of Roseville High School. We will strive to report with depth, accuracy and timeliness. It is not our goal to evoke controversy or sensationalize issues. We do not push moral values or political agendas. Views expressed in the opinion and entertainment sections, columns and letters-to-the-editor are those of the individual author, and do not necessarily belong to Eye of the Tiger staff, this publication or Roseville High School. All letters-to-the-editor must be signed and are subject to review by the editorial board before inclusion in the newspaper. We reserve the right to edit submitted work as needed for space limitations and content. Nonattributed editorials reflect the opinion of the staff and must be approved by the entire editorial board.

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AP: Curriculum, staff adjustments bring AP exam score fluctuation CONTINUED FROM FRONT

same nervousness that I had when I was first teaching the class.” US History According to AP US History teacher Jessica Fork, her first year of teaching APUSH in 2013-14 helped her map out her 2014-15 teaching methods. She credits this with the six-percent increase in APUSH exam pass rates. “My scores went up last year because now that I know what the test is focusing on, it’s easier to get that information to the kids,” Fork said. Fork’s first year was a “hybrid” of efforts in her teaching environment. “I was trying to get ready for what the test was going to look like, but I still had to teach the old test,” Fork said. “I had to build everything. My second year I didn’t have to build everything from scratch, and now this year I don’t even have to do as much work with that anymore.” Fork gained her first class of Pre-AP students this year, and anticipates a jump in test scores. “I expect every year from now to see my scores going up more,” Fork said. “I’m going to have the Pre-AP kids, this is the first year. I have a lot of them back that were in AP Euro as well.” Physics Mike Purvines especially felt the challenge of unfamiliar curriculum while picking up AP Physics in 2014. “This was a new class for me altogether and getting relevant information that followed the course was extremely difficult,” Purvines said. “The material is much more integrated thinking than it is just plugging numbers into formulas.” Purvines said that he did as

much as he could to try and follow the course curriculum and make AP Physics a worthwhile class, and the smaller class size gave him the advantage. Pass rates for the exam increased by 13 percent when Purvines took over the section. Senior Monique Rea particularly liked the way that Purvines conducted the class and developed the classroom environment. “It was a fun class, it was challenging at times, but Purvines is really good with helping people out on things,” Rea said. Government AP United States Government and Politics also saw the effects of increased course enrollment and adjusted curriculum. The number of students who took the AP exam nearly doubled, from 28 in the 2014 testing season to 55 in 2015. While students earned a greater number of 3s on the exam in May, they also earned a greater number of 2s than in the year prior. AP Government teacher Dana Dooley thinks that larger class size and more total students helped fuel this growth in number of exam-takers. She found that while she maintained three sections of the course in both years, in 2015, her classes felt fuller. In 2015, her students in her sections numbered in the mid-tohigh 30s, whereas in the year prior, they reached the mid-20s. Dooley found that after her first year teaching AP Gov, she could refine the curriculum she delivers. “When, of course, that first year of AP test data came in, it was very validating,” Dooley said. “I was like, ‘Okay, I am teaching AP-level content in a way that’s sticking.” During the 2014-15 school year, Dooley implemented a greater

emphasis on multiple choice strategies, in addition to FRQand Common Core-based ones, as well as an Issue Project, wherein students theorize government solutions to real-world issues. “It creates a lot purpose and an emotional buy-in for the class,” Dooley said. “Whenever people have an emotional experience with content, they are significantly more able to retain it and apply it.” Biology Last year was the first year that RHS offered AP Biology. Just nine of the 69 students enrolled in the class took the exam, and six passed. Many students choosing to not take the exam felt unprepared. However, AP Bio teacher Darcee Durham plans on greatly improving the course from last year. “I have a good outlook of the year,” Durham said. “I have reformatted the class and have gained experience. I now know what to do and what not to do this year.” Environmental Science In 2015, 44 students attempted the AP Environmental Science Exam, whereas the year before the attempted number was only 18 students. Addington believes this could be attributed to the difference of teaching styles between him and former RHS science teacher Alex Uribe. As with Purvines and Durham, Addington also feels great coming into the new school year after getting a feel for teaching the course for the first time. “It was a little challenging teaching the class last year, because it was all new material for me,” Addington said. “It will be better this year because I have an idea of what to do after experimenting with the new material last year.”

BUSING: Students receive extended tutoring hours alongside free busing CONTINUED FROM FRONT

attend those meeting,” Tiger Tutoring adviser Lisa Vaccaro said. Starting today, tutoring will

be open Monday through Friday from 7:00 to 7:35 a.m. to encourage students involved in after school extracurriculars to try and receive support with their school-

work. “Tutoring will be more available to athletes, band members or anybody with after school activities,” Vaccaro said.

Tiger Tutoring complimentary transportation schedule BUS ROUTE 03 – leaves RHS at 4:35 p.m.

Stops

Time

Gibson Drive

5:03 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson School

5:11 p.m.

Millport and Rosehall

5:15 p.m.

Brown School

5:23 p.m.

Foothills and McAnally

5:29 p.m.

Grovewood and Diamond Woods

5:45 p.m.

BUS ROUTE 26 – leaves RHS at 4:15 p.m.

Time

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Foothills and Vineyard

5:07 p.m.

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UPCOMINGEVENTS Homecoming Week: Tropical Tuesday Superhero Wednesday ‘Merica Thursday Orange & Black Friday

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Homecoming Game Varsity at 7:00p.m.

ACT Test 8:00a.m. Homecoming Dance 7:30-10:00p.m.

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Blood Drive 7:40a.m-1:30p.m. Parent’s Club Meeting 6:30-7:30p.m.

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DRONES: District limits drone usage for safety CONTINUED FROM FRONT

like football games and graduation ceremonies continues to increase in popularity. SIG is currently conducting a survey in order to determine the amount drones that are being used in the district. At Roseville High School drones have been used to capture the atmosphere of the 2014-15 Lip Dub and at Granite Bay High School to document their varsity football games. Although non-educational use of drones in a school setting is currently prohibited, RHS Media Production’s senior advisor Dan Gunko believes the program could benefit from the allowance of drone use. “Using a drone to capture the live crowd at a football game, or to get very unique and professional shots of crowds of students walking around campus are some of the visionary dreams the program has that can be accomplished with drones,” Gunko said. While being put to recreational use, RJUHSD schools also use drones in an educational setting. “We had engineering students who constructed a drone helicopter as a part of their Engineering

class,” RJUHSD superintendent Ron Severson said. “They built a flight area protected by plastic netting to do their testing.” The increasing frequency of drone usage is what caused the SIG to take consideration into developing new drone policies. The safety of the students was the main concern addressed in the email. “The most obvious would be serious eye or head injury from an out-of-control drone flown into a crowd of people,” Stevens wrote in the email. Also, a few of Severson’s concerns were regarding privacy and liability concerns related with drone use. “An increasing problem in urban areas is drones who get into the approved flight zones of other aircraft,” Severon. “We wonder what would happen if a drone at a football game crashed into the Channel 3 news chopper and harmed the aircraft.” The finalized drone regulations are expected to be complete within a month and a half. “We will trust our liability carriers to advise us so that we do a great job protecting the privacy and health of our students and community,” Severson said.

PSAT: LCAP allows fee waiver for sophomores CONTINUED FROM FRONT

class is eligible to take the test, as long as they are present on the day of the test. “The whole sophomore class will take it during the school day, so it’s built into our normal school day,” Pasco said. Even though sophomore Lidia Longorio would’ve taken the PSAT even if it wasn’t free, it helps her financially. “I feel very blessed since I don’t have to pay for it, but I do

feel bad for the other grades,” Longorio said. Junior Abbey Armenta, having already paid for her PSAT, found that paying didn’t affect her finances negatively and she doesn’t mind that the sophomores don’t have to. “My hope would be that as the more times we get to offer it for free, that we would find a way to make sure everybody could take it in their sophomore year, but there is no guarantee because it’s all based on the budget,” Pasco said.

College and Career Center move adds space, student access to technology BY SAM MAILEY

s.mailey@eyeofthetigernews.com

Over the summer, College and Career Center technician Jacquie Seider relocated to Admin 4, a space she shares with workability specialist Cynthia KendallSmith. The decision to move out of the office was to provide the students in the center with more room and access to three computers, 10 Chromebooks, a printer and a 70inch TV. Some features were new pur-

chases, like the TV and the printer, however, the Chromebooks were already available in the center previously, but the lack of space in the former setting limited their usage. “I really couldn’t use the resources well,” Seider said. “If I would try to assist a student, there was always traffic coming by, people were talking. It was really hard to concentrate.” The center’s relocation brought the utilities into more frequent use by students. “More students have been com-

ing in to actually use the resources here,” Seider said. Now, the College and Career Center’s former position in the office is occupied by the registrar, Janelle Ludeman. The move created a different work environment for Seider and the students that use the space. Junior Kylie Crayton frequents the new College and Career Center and supports the new additions and location. “It gives them places to work on the computer and talk with her one-on-one,” Crayton said.

ZACHARY CHEEK EYE OF THE TIGER

Above, the College and Career Center’s new location allows space for a 70inch TV, a printer, three computers and 10 Chromebooks. College and Career technician Jacquie Seider shares the center with Roseville High School’s workability specialist Cynthia Kendall.

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MUNIR: Lost documents led to extended stay

NIKOLAY LUBKO EYE OF THE TIGER

Munir Zarea (left) went to visit distant family living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in July. Because of a mistake on his passport, Zarea was not allowed to leave the country at the time that he originally planned on and was stuck over 8,000 miles away, causing him to miss the first three weeks of school.

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and now I have to make everything up for the past three weeks. It’s going to be kinda hard.” Upon his arrival in Jeddah, everything seemed to be going as planned. Prior to the trip, the family hoped to fix an error in the birth date error on his passport. They hoped to quickly resolve the issue, but instead it led to Zarea not being allowed to travel out of the country. “The government makes it really hard for people to go in and out of the country if you’re not a Saudi,” Zarea said. “If you are a Saudi, it makes it a lot easier, which I am, and my dad is, but it’s common for a lot of people actually.” Countries such as Saudi Arabia have a paper-based records

system that can take months to update when an error occurs. Zarea was required to stay in the country until he was issued a new passport, but the government officials lost the paperwork. “My husband prepared for it months in advance and the application for the renewal,” the mother of Zarea, Eileen Zarea said. “So they made an error on his documents on his birthdate and they had to fix the error, and they lost all of the paperwork that my husband filled months in advance to fix the error. So when we arrived in Saudi Arabia and the first day we went to the office to take care of the paperwork, with plenty of time ahead of us, and they couldn’t find the file.” According to Zarea’s guitar teacher, Brian Hack, one may want to point fingers at the

Saudi Government for keeping an innocent teen away from his education and home-life, but it is important to look at the other side of the situation. “I got to look at the U.S. and think about how many times over here has somebody wanted to get something taken care of and it was like mind boggling, in terms of a long amount of time trying to get the government to take care of things,” Hack said. “Think about maybe something like veterans trying to get something cleared away with their status regarding veterans benefits, or somebody that has a problem doing their taxes and they deal with the IRS and it takes months and months and months to finally get something done.” After a period of time with no results, Hussam Zarea, Zarea’s

father, decided to take matters into his own hands and sent a letter of appeal to the Crown Prince, the second highest authority figure in Jeddah, just one level lower than the king. Within the next couple of days, a signed letter of approval allowed the passport situation to be fixed. They no longer were required to stay in the country. “Basically, we had to go so high up to change this, and all he, or his people, have to do is order the office that said it would take seven months to change the date and fix the problem,” Hussam Zarea said. “After that, basically everything went as smooth as could be.” While in Jeddah, Zarea continued on with his school work, and it was relatively similar to an average independent study. He would communicate with his teachers via email and try to keep up on the homework he was given, printing out all the sheets and bringing them with him upon his return. Although learning

through email may be effective for most classes, his delay has set him back about three weeks in his guitar class. “Guitar is a hands on instrument, you know, you can look at pictures of it but when you wanna play it you have to actually have the guitar and put your fingers down,” Hack said. “Jeff McCleary, one of my students, will be working with Munir until he gets up to speed, they’re gonna hang out on the side over here and practice one-on-one.” While overseas, Zarea and his father had a chance to bond. They were able to eat authentic Arabian food and explore their heritage. “We did almost everything together, breakfast, lunch, dinner,” Hussam Zarea said. “Everywhere we went, we went together.” Zarea’s mother and sister found it difficult to leave two weeks earlier than Zarea and his father, knowing the situation was not resolved. However, the news of them returning was practically

of them returning was practically priceless. “So I got this picture of Munir with his passport in the middle of the night, and I jumped out of bed, and I went on the computer and bought their tickets to come home in 24 hours,” Eileen Zarea said. “It was so exciting, I didn’t sleep that night.” When his flight arrived in San Francisco on Friday, Aug. 28, his mother and sister were beyond excited to get to see him and his father for the first time in weeks, and vice versa. “Munir’s an awesome brother and I just – I don’t know,” Hana Zarea, Zarea’s sister said. “I missed him.” Upon his return to RHS, Zarea and his friends were able to reconnect, and not just by texting over a cell phone screen. “It was weird not seeing him around school … I’m glad he’s around,” junior Sean Johnson said. Now that he’s back in the states, Zarea will be able to continue on with his regular life and activities and has a newfound appreciation for the country in which he lives. “When I landed there, I was just like, ‘Oh my God, I’m so happy to be home.’ It’s so different than Saudi Arabia and its just so much nicer,” Zarea said. He enjoys travelling with his family, and, despite the recent complications, would go back with in time to visit again. “I learned a lot from travelling, just like how different Saudi Arabia is, a lot of the people there are really nice and willing to help you,” Zarea said. “It’s just a totally different society, it’s good to travel to those places because you’ll learn a lot, it’s just a good life experience.”

Peer Helping expands middle school outreach

by ALBINA BASSARAB

a.bassarab@eyeofthetigernews.com

Peer Helping has expanded to more than just a class at Roseville High School. Based on the Peer Helpers’ appearances throughout the schools in the Roseville Joint Union High School District and the reactions that they get from their audience, they are now hoping to make their own marks in the Roseville community and contribute to the well-being of the people around them. A small group of boys, which includes seniors Zachary Swisher and Ryan Galbraith, have met in Peer Helping and are now going off and speaking out in local middle schools. “We all had taken Peer Helping before, and we love helping people, and we just thought that we could do it on our own, so we started making a difference in the schools in our area,” Galbraith said. Their first stop was Eich Middle School, where they did team building with their leadership classes, and a wide variety of activities to get the kids involved. “Junior high kids respond to high school students when they are caring and giving a message against bullying and talking about respecting and loving and caring for others,” Peer Helping teacher Valerie Erb said. “There is a great response to that message, so we are just getting asked to come to other schools and

is a great response to that message, so we are just getting asked to come to other schools and give these messages that we give here.” According to Swisher, talking to students in middle school about things that they might encounter in high school or what they are going through at the moment, requires a unique approach. “With high school students, I guess you can talk about more harsh material like you can go off and talk about suicide and self harm, but with middle school students, you can not really talk about that,” Swisher said. “We have to keep it low profile, and definitely be a lot nicer.” The Peer Helpers want to show the kids what it is like to be leaders and how to deal with the unexpected obstacles of life. Accounting all the schools that they had went to, Eich Middle School seemed to be giving the best feedback. The teachers and students all loved the new and fresh ideas, as well as the peer helpers’ overall appearance in the school. This triggered the Peer Helpers’ urge to further expand their plans, and to visit Eich, as well as other schools once more. “It is really touching to see students lead and make this stuff their own and impact others with it,” Erb said. “One thing is going over to different schools and making assemblies, and it is another to have kids connecting and forming bonds.”

LANEY RHODES EYE OF THE TIGER

New drama teacher Ashley White stands with senior Bowman Wells in class. White plans on implementing new fundamentals into the drama program this year, as well as rennovating the J.B. Gale Theater.

New drama adviser to redesign course, offerings, J.B. Gale Theater by EDDY SOTOMAYOR

e.sotomayor@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School has welcomed new drama teacher, Ashley White, to their staff this year. According to White, Drama hosts 56 students. The biggest difficulty she faces is that the size of the J.B. Gale theater is not large enough to fit all 56. In the future, White hopes to separate Drama into two different classes -- one for beginners and one for more proficient students. “This year has gone amazing,” White said. “My students are willing to work and learn. I

couldn’t have asked for a better group. The best part of my job is spending all day with kids.” Third year drama student Eva Lewis likes the new classroom dynamic and supports White’s decision to divide drama into two different classes. “I love White,” Lewis said. “She is one of the nicest teachers I have ever met.” White plans to paint the theater, her office and backstage area. She also is interested in remodeling the work room. She wants to focus on teaching creativity and communication at RHS. “Theater really teaches em-

pathy and emotion, because it is putting students in other people’s shoes,” White said. According to fourth year drama student Alesha Bonner, the main difference between the former drama director Stuart Smith and White, is that Smith chose for the class to work with original works, while White focuses on more well known works. This year’s drama production is going to be a comedy called “You Can’t Take it with You.” “Every play is difficult, but as long as you are willing to learn it will go smoothly,” Bonner said. At age eight, White began acting in theater and eventually

directing in the drama program. “I have always fit into the drama and theater community,” White said. White received her bachelor’s degree at Sacramento State, then later went on to receive her teaching credential at UC Davis, and is currently studying to receive her master’s degree of education. White’s love for drama as a subject has made it something she wants to teach for a long time. “I want to be able to teach for as long as possible and I am not looking to retire anytime soon,” White said.

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Students transfer to RHS for better opportunities

KALE JIBSON EYE OF THE TIGER

Sophomore Carrie LaFranchi (middle) sits at lunch with friends during her first weeks of public school and RHS.

Sophomore adjusts to public school by ALBINA BASSARAB

a.bassarab@eyeofthetigernews.com

ZACH CHEEK EYE OF THE TIGER

Junior Anila Lijo recently transfered to RHS from Dubai with her brother. Both desire to obtain an education in the States.

Junior leaves Dubai to pursue education by ALBINA BASSARAB

a.bassarab@eyeofthetigernews.com

Junior Anila Lijo recently transferred to Roseville High School from Dubai, The United Arab Emirates to prepare herself to further her education in the United States. Lijo came to America as an immigrant with her brother who wanted to pursue his college studies in the U.S. Her parents decided that it would be beneficial if she went along so she could settle in faster and be prepared for when she attended college in the U.S. Lijo will be attending college in America due to the higher college tuition price in Dubai. Back in Dubia, her friends were excited about the idea of Lijo moving to California. She admits to being a a bit apprehensive about the move, but students and staff at RHS helped make the transition much easier. “To be honest, it was really scary coming to California,” Lijo said. “All my friends were like, ‘Wow, it’s California,’ it’s kind of like a dream place to live. I wasn’t really interested, but I think that I’m used to it now and people here are really friendly. On the first day of school I had a couple of people show me around the school. So, I was pretty happy.”

Lijo was shocked to see the cultural differences when she first came here, but is now settling in and liking Western civilization. “I like it here,” Lijo said. “People are free, they’re free to do anything, you can be anything and it’s fine. Especially with gender differences, if you’re gay or a lesbian in Dubai they will prosecute you or kick you out of the country. We aren’t free to do anything like you are in America, especially with girls. So it’s more relaxed and I think I was kind of happy once I was here for a little bit.” Another difference that Lijo noted early on was that students dress much differently in Roseville than they did in Dubia. “Another large culture shock was the clothing, because in Dubai you’re not allowed to expose a lot,” Lijo said. “You have to wear all these dresses that are called abayas. So when I came here to school people were freely walking and nobody was going to tell you anything. In Dubai, it’s an Arab country, so people will say something if you’re wearing anything indecent they’ll be like, ‘No you can’t wear that.’” There are many differences in Western culture and culture in Dubai, but one of the biggest for Lijo was school. In Dubai, Lijo attended an all girls school with a population of 10,000. According

to Lijo, along with this difference, her old school required uniforms and the teachers were less involved with students individually than RHS. Unlike most transfer students, Lijo had no idea what to expect when coming to California. Lijo said that the summer environment here is very similar to Dubais weather - very hot long days. “One thing I don’t like is the heat, because in Dubai it’s always hot and it doesn’t even get dark until 8:00 p.m. at night, and it’s the same thing over here,” Lijo said. Lijo said that she has gone outside of Roseville to see more of California, but she prefers San Francisco the most and hopes to live there one day. While Lijo is enjoying California, she still misses the family and familiarity she left behind in Dubai. “I like it here, but if I was given the chance, I would go back to Dubai because it’s where I’m most comfortable,” Lijo said. Although Lijo is still in the process of getting comfortable, she plans on making the most of her time at RHS. “I’m actually going to be trying out for the basketball team because I used to play basketball,” Lijo said. “I’m excited for that. It’s one thing I’m really looking forward to.” According to her Algebra 2 teacher Bradley Crockett, she is doing well in school “She’s a good, quiet student,” Crockett said. “She ask questions when she needs to and seems dedicated to the curriculum.

FASHION COLUMN: SOPHOMORE ASHLEY BLAKE

Flaunts European street chic by Gabi hutson

g.hutson@eyeofthetigernews.com

What look do you try and achieve through the clothes that you wear? My aesthetic is definitely inspired by European street style, French street style, ‘60s, ‘50s, very retro, also U.K. street style. Are there any people you consider fashion icons? If so, who do you idolize? Yes. My fashion icons are Jane Birkin, Alexa Chung, Brigitte Bardot. That type of look. Why do you consider them fashion icons? I love the Paris chic look, and Alexa Chung has the really minimalist type of look. It’s simple, it’s chic, it’s classic, elegant. I’m all about that. And she has a lot of trendy patterns she wears, and then wears something solid to class it up. I love that. Are there any sort of patterns or fabrics that you’re into that really aid your style? Yeah, definitely tweed right now. Like my trousers have that pattern going on. How is your style going to

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Blake draws inspiration from an eclectic mix of European styles. She’s excited for the colder seasons so she can embrace retro patterns and coats. change as it gets colder and become fall and winter? I’m really excited for fall and winter, because I love breaking out the patterns and coats. Things like that, that’s definitely my aesthetic. When you put an outfit together, how do you go about constructing it? I take one piece [and] I build up in it. You know? I build around

that piece to compliment it. I think that’s how I build my outfits that’s how I create them. What are your favorite stores to shop at to find pieces that compliment your style? Forever 21 because it’s inexpensive, a lot of boutiques, a lot of thrift shops, places like that lots of vintage wear. Just something that only I have. Also H&M is my go-to favorite place to shop.

Roseville High School student Carrie LaFrachi’s first day of sophomore year was also her first day of public school - ever. Since kindergarten, she had been homeschooled by her parents. LaFranchi’s parents wanted her to have a structured, consistent education. They felt that outside distractions and negative influences such as peer pressure with drugs and alcohol were a threat to their daughter’s academics and well-being. According to LaFranchi, coming to a public school for the first time was a big day and her anxiety level was at its peak. “I was really nervous, honestly,” LaFranchi said. “It was scary because I have anxiety and so I was worried, but my first couple days here really helped me get in because it wasn’t as scary as I thought it would be.” Aside from being confined with her learning environment, her experience with homeschooling was a positive one, though she has mixed emotions with the comparison of both. “I liked it because I got to go out to field trips days at a time and still do my homework, but with school it’s nice because it’s more social and interesting,”

LaFranchi said. Susan LaFranchi, Carrie’s mom, based her decision to homeschool Carrie after watching her older sibling struggle in public schools. “We decided to homeschool Carrie-Lynn after two of her older brother’s experienced the public school system with difficulties,” Susan LaFranchi, said. LaFranchi’s success in homeschooling never left the family with a desire to place her into a public school. “She has won several writing contests that won scholarship awards, won second place for a musical, singing contest, won several first place [titles] in the sport vaulting [equestrian] and has over $2,500 in bowling scholarships,” Susan LaFranchi said. According to LaFranchi, homeschooling was a pleasant experience and something good to look back on, but it was time for her to take the next step in her academic journey. LaFranchi’s dreams of attending college and attaining more life skills led her urge to attend a public school. “The family talked and we all decided that the right high school campus and curriculum could assist her with her life time goal of going to college,” LaFranchi’s mom said.

After researching her options and trying to find the most prudent programs that fit her life plans best, LaFranchi chose to attend RHS. “After attending the orientation, meeting several personnel I was comforted by generosity, enthusiasm, kindness and so much support,” Susan LaFranchi said. According to LaFranchi’s drama teacher, Ashley White, LaFranchi definitely acted much more confident than she felt. “On the first day of school, I could not tell at all that it was her first day of public school,” White said. “She exuded confidence and it seemed like it was just another first day of school for her. That just shows how adaptable, courageous and confident she is.” Both LaFranchi and her parents were warmly welcomed into the new school with kindness and love. The positive welcome played a big role in LaFranchi’s transition into the new school and her stay there. Dropping off their daughter in school for the first time gave LaFranchi’s parents mixed emotions but the family was happy to see LaFranchi take the next big step in her life. “Dropping her off at school was a wonderful moment for me,” Susan LaFranchi. “It was a win, win for all of us.”

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AP stigma promotes misguided view bviously, I don’t like the AP system, I’m only here because my friends are

here. I’m the only kid in AP classes with this for my reason of enrollment. Every other student in my second period AP Art History class comes into class every day because they are all prodigies in the subject. Isn’t that why anybody takes an AP class, because a certain subject was interesting or came naturally and sparked desire for a more challenging level of academics? If so, Roseville High School must be home to some of the most brilliant historians, chemists, physicists, environmental scientists, psychologists, studio artists, biologists, mathematicians, linguists and human geographers, making revolutionary breakthroughs in their fields of study every day. Don’t feel excluded, Honors students, you’re all pretty smart, too. After all, I was in an Honors class when I developed my contempt for the AP system. I distracted the class more than usual one day and the teacher decided to be really funny and say that my table and I were behaving like a bunch of CP freshmen. To compare us with students who are honest with themselves

BY SAM MAILEY

s.mailey@eyeofthetigernews.com

about their own academic predilections or capabilities, that cut deep. When students in AP classes hear this from a teacher, it reinforces the misconception that CP students are in any way inferior to Advanced Placement students. The workload, the stress, the AP exams, anything else kids in an AP class like to humblebrag about, aren’t what bother me about these classes. It’s the attitude that teachers and students in AP courses express that conveys an idea that the decision to enroll in CP classes makes that student somehow laughable. Somewhere in history, AP students began to be understood as more academically-oriented and responsible than all their CP counterparts. Now, the more difficult my schedule is, the more it seems I’m praised as a student who has the discipline to handle

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the classes. Wait, I don’t, though, I’m just here because my friends are here, remember? Even if between AP and CP there was a difference in work ethic, the jokes about CP students wouldn’t be appropriate, but it seems that there isn’t much of a gap. These kids are put into different categories of academic ability solely because of academic deci-

sions, and the AP students are often seen in good light. There is a big factor that is missing from the equation still: they’re all high schoolers, teenagers, full of stress and not a whole lot of rational thought to control their impulsive tendencies. When an AP student is more trusted and respected generally, they are being given too much credit. Just because a student opts to take a class that is more rigor-

ous academically shouldn’t be enough to hold them higher than a student who maybe isn’t ready for the class rigor or might not have time to handle more schoolwork – especially when the majority of AP students are complaining about the workload they signed up for and are falling behind on. I thought they were supposed to be more capable of handling school? Actually, the larger workload seems to encourage further dis-

honesty within AP classes. Knowing the slippery slope that is staying on top of AP, I would become concerned with turning in assignments and getting the A that I, and others I’m sure, have resorted to copying, cheating, dishonesty to avoid the consequences of my irresponsibility. I’m definitely not saying the same doesn’t occur in the CP classes, because it does. I’m saying that as long as it happens in both systems, then AP students have no room to brag or pretend that they’re any better off than anybody else. Compare group messages on a CP and an AP student’s phone – there will be cheating, complaining and blatant irresponsibility exemplified equally, if not more, by AP kids. As I wrote that last sentence, somebody from a group chat that I’m in just sent a photo of homework answers for an AP class. Beautiful coincidence. Teachers don’t realize that when they benevolently joke with their class about CP, that kids internalize those ideas and believe that because they selected AP courses, they are somehow superior to anybody in CP classes when they are all the same in more ways than they are different.

New football rules hurt programs and players

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Drama should focus on playing roles, not gender Since the beginning of theater, roles have been spread about based on gender. In Greek and Roman times, women were not allowed to act, so men played as both male and female roles. They wore masks to hide the difference between the genders and made the males wear women clothing. In the 1660s, when women were finally allowed to perform on stage, their roles were still minor and was shown to only set an example for how the typical woman should act. But this improved over the next copuple centuries leading up to the 1800s, where it then became normal for men and women to play as opposite roles. And in comedy productions for a long time before that, they did this on purpose to make it more funny. Roles were never limited based on gender. Today, if you even decided to dress slightly more masculine or feminine, based on what gender you are, you will be judged and not taken seriously. In plays, such as school productions, a girl playing a male role, or a boy playing a female role will often get made fun of and judged. Boys will be accused of being homosexual and “fruity.” Girls will be accused of also being homosexual and a “butch.” Roseville High School’s fall play “You Can’t Take It With

BY DELANEY RHODES

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You” auditions and casting just finished. There are 12 male and seven female roles in the production and when I auditioned I said I wouldn’t mind playing a male role so long as I got one, as did many of the other females who auditioned with me. When people heard this who weren’t a part of the theater production, I began hearing very negative comments towards the girls of the play, saying some of the girls involved are homosexual and cross-dressers. Roles should not be limited by your gender. In plays girls are expected to only play female roles, but if you’re a girl and you want to be prince charming and save the day, do it. You shouldn’t be scared to do something that makes you feel good about yourself. Guys are expected to be the hero of the show, but what if they want to be the evil step mother who stops the girl from going to ball instead of bringing her a

shoe? Today, if someone acts like the opposite gender they are looked at as if they’re a freak of nature. I was told I shouldn’t play as a guy because then everyone will think I’m a lesbian. Why should people think that just because I don’t mind playing as a male role? Some of the other people who tried out and said they were fine to be a role of either gender in the production are not even close to today’s stereotype “homosexual,” but they were still looked down at for playing opposite sex roles. A good point to look at though, is what if one them are homosexual, is that bad? No, it’s not. If you feel more comfortable playing the role as the opposite sex then why should it be such a problem with everyone else? In past productions where gender roles were switched, some of the girls were judged and were called “lesbians” and the guys were made fun of by other guys and were called “fruity.” Why should someone play a part they didn’t want to play, because the role they wanted was the opposite gender? These school productions are not only made for the students entertainment, but also for the actors and actresses to expand their experience and knowledge of theater and, most importantly, to have fun.

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Every year, someone decides that football is too rough of a sport and every year, new rules are added to the sport to keep its participants safe. I love the sport more than anything, and although I’ve only played for four years, there are always new rules being put into the sport. Football is a contact sport and the potential for injury is unavoidable. But the best way to prevent an injury is to practice like you would play in a game. This will help you get used to the intensity of what real games are like, and then in game you will be prepared for whatever happens. With these new rules that limit contact to two days a week and a limited amount of time for contact on those days, the new rules are taking away valuable experience of game-like play. A new varsity player cannot possibly be prepared for the increase in speed and intensity from a JV game. It also seems unhelpful to reduce contact times in practice. In my four years, I have only seen four concussions, and none of them have occurred during a practice. And the coaches always made sure they took the proper precautions whenever someone did go down with a concussion to prevent any further damage to the player. This new rule also has the

potential to lower the quality of teams because we do not get the same amount of contact practice time. And if the team has questions about the plays they are running and the coach has to stop practice to explain during the time you were supposed to be spending doing contact, you lose even more good practice time. In addition to the loss of contact time, nine local schools, including Woodcreek High School and Del Oro High School, lost six whole practices because they broke the rules. This meant that coaches and players were not in contact at all for those six days. This had to have took a lot away from the players and coaches. There are some gray areas in the rules and the coaches were not intentionally breaking the rules, they just did not fully understand them. At Del Oro’s camp, the coaches even voluntered for their practice to be recorded because they were that confident that they were not breaking any rules, and ended up still getting punished. If a team cannot practice under the new rules when they are actually trying to, there is obviously something wrong. These new rules are also causing some huge change in the offseason. Most teams attend football camps sometimes during the

BY JOHNNY MULLIGAN

j.mulligan@eyeofthetigernews.com

summer, and a large amount of these camps lost attendees and some have even closed down. The biggest problem I have with these new rules is more of a personal one because as a linemen, there are only so many drills you can do without full contact. The drills we can do every day without contact are very repetitive and boring, and the best practice for a lineman is real, full blocking drills. When there is a bag between you and the other person, it changes everything. The bag holder cannot use any skill moves on you and you get used to that style of defenders. The bag also reduces the mobility of the holder and the pace of the game is slowed down. I understand that safety is important especially in high school football, but practice can be long, boring and having time every day where you can go full contact is vital to keeping the fun in the sport.

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Student scheduling is important, get it right BY TOMMY MORIN

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ne of the most important parts of high school is choosing classes. Students want to make decisions for this based on their interest and maybe if they have a plan on what they want to do later in life. Everybody has to focus on their A-G requirements first, but after that, there is space for so much more creativity and combinations to choose from. Getting a class schedule together involves many factors that help to determine one’s future following high school. The most important part of the schedule is developing one that fits the student’s goals, whatever that may be whether planning on taking culinary in preparation for a career in the food industry or striving to fit in APs to compete for val/sal. My sister, Elizabeth Morin, was the previous valedictorian at Roseville High School and class selection was the key to this achievement. The competition between other students was fierce, but planning her schedule in advance helped push her to the

top. In addition to classes at RHS, she took summer classes at Sierra College, an option more students are opting to take in order to get another bump in their GPA and open up more slots for advanced classes at RHS. One part of the selection process involves choosing alternate classes in case the first choices aren’t available or don’t work out. But what happens when even the back-up selections can’t work out? Students can get dropped into classes that weren’t even on their reserves. I know from experience that students already have a hard time being motivated to be interested and take part in advanced classes. And when they are dropped into classes they didn’t even choose to be in, the difficulty to develop any motivation to try hard in the class greatly increases. Current students are finding themselves in some classes they didn’t even know existed on campus. When they are in these classes, they are generally not intrigued by the topic if they didn’t choose the class initially. Often, the reason is due to there not being enough space in the class if they fill up or the available periods are not working out. Most students are unaware of which classes are available during which periods, so when setting up their schedules, they don’t take these complications into consideration.

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Another issue is that some classes change their fall or spring term from year to year, so it even further complicates this decision making. Even I had my schedule altered this year due to this issue. I planned AP Lang/Comp to be in the fall, but it was changed to the spring term, and instead I am taking AP Human Geography that was previously offered

in the spring. Just this one switch caused the student population in this class to dramatically drop, as it didn’t function correctly with their schedules. Student quantity in classes is important to maintain stability and have an active atmosphere without overcrowding between the students. This adjustment messes with my plan for my senior year schedule, and now I have to alter that as

well and find a different class to fill that slot. Fortunately, I was put into a class I planned on taking later, but for those less fortunate, students are dropped into classes that don’t interest them and they find themselves less motivated in them. These class switches forces others to adjust their four-year plan as well and can cause conflict with their interest in taking

electives and GPA-boosting AP classes. It is very frustrating when every time I feel like I have my high school plan mapped out, and find myself constantly having to change it based on these issues. A possible aid to this that can help prevent these types of issues is to release the class availability including which terms and periods the courses are offered when students first turn in their course selection form. This allows students to map out their schedules with attention to these details, allowing students to (hopefully) get their top couple choices without complications. A possible cause to these problems is the rise in AP class selection. More students are opting to participate in AP classes not only to challenge themselves, but as well as because RHS administration has been pushing for more students to take these AP classes. This is causing less enrollment in other non-AP classes, and this overflow is leading to this dropping of students into less-popular classes that they were not intending to take. If these classes are to be promoted, then the options to take these classes needs to be more diverse in order to be able to fit more students’ schedules. Adjustments like this can still allow students to challenge themselves through advanced classes and fix the student population in classes.

Homecoming dress code – use common sense BY NATALIE TRAN

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As girls, we are taught to dress tastefully and to dress appropriately. However, what is it that crosses the line of dressing “distastefully” and “inappropriately?” Homecoming is coming up and there are definitely many hazy and not very well spread guidelines on what to wear for this special occasion. As many of you know from social media, Woodcreek High School set a stricter stricter guideline on what students can and cannot wear to dances. It’s not like we are all living in the Great Depression, so why all of a sudden are school administrators now setting up a dress code for Homecoming? Why are they punishing girls for feeling pretty and confident on what they wear by judging them on what they can and can not wear?

While these rules are not here yet at RHS, if they were put in place at Woodcreek, who’s to say that they won’t try and bring that here? Homecoming is an occasion in our high school year that us girls (especially) look forward too, the idea of getting our hair and makeup done, feeling beautiful and confident in our dress is all exciting. Why let a little skin show ruin our big night? Being a teenage girl, wearing cute clothes gives confidence. I understand that there are certain guidelines and restrictions for dressing appropriately at school, but is my shoulder and back really a distraction to boys? I have never heard of a boy getting “turned on” by my shoulder or back. Not to mention there is a fine line between a fitted dress and a tight dress. This dress code has always been on the Roseville Joint Union High School District’s website, however, no schools really seem reinforce it. Previously updated as of August 2015, Woodcreek revisions are detailed on the powerpoint on the RJUHSD website of Woodcreek’s dress code for all dances. On this powerpoint there are photos of acceptable and un-

acceptable dresses. Looking over this and its rules, there are not only inappropriate and guidelines ratio from girls to boys. The balance between rules for guys and girls is way off, with only two rules for boys and girls with seven. While I understand that girls are more often at fault in this area, there are times when guys come wearing things inappropriate for a school setting. Not to mention the lack of shirts on some guys by the end of the dance. Girls aren’t allowed to have short dresses, and if they are short they have to be at a “reasonable” length. Also, girls can’t have slits, sheer panels, plunging necklines/ backs and bare midriffs or sides. As for guys, they must have a shirt on the whole time of the dance and can’t have canes. Girls can be kicked out of the dance or not admitted if they don’t meet the requirements. It says that if students do not meet these requirements, they will not be admitted to the dance. Also it says in the powerpoint that, “claims that a dress was worn at a previous dance or comparisons to the dresses of other girls will not be discussed.” It makes no sense

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to change these rules now especially as some girls plan pretty far ahead and have already purchased their dresses for homecoming. These rules are clearly made by adults. I have never heard of a male student complain to the school on how the things certain girls wear are a distraction. If anything boys like how the girls are dressed, and no matter what rules in place guys are going to find

girls attractive. These rules are making girls out to be something that they are not. Are things that girls wear actually a distraction to the boys in class, or is it just saying it could be? If my mom lets me walk out of the house and she’s fine with what I’m wearing, it is not for anyone else to make a judgement call. It’s not the district or admin’s job to tell us what is acceptable beyond

the input of our parents. We are here at school to learn, not worry about whether or not we would be dress coded for a “off the shoulder” shirt or a halter top that just shows off our shoulders. Like I said, there is a fine line between acceptable and unacceptable clothing, but some of these dress code rules are unethical and only serve to bring down girls self esteem.

Football schedule has significant effect on student life

JV return to Fridays a positive move for football

Homework Club hinderance on athlete lifestyle

If you haven’t already realized, JV football has been moved back to Friday nights for the 2015 season, a great idea. Last year, many students wouldn’t come out and support the JV team because they didn’t want to pay for two games on separate days. Now having JV with varsity playing on the same night, people only need to pay one price to watch both games. I also don’t think the football team will lose money as it was the same attraction as last year with Frosh and JV playing the same day, but now with the more appealing option of watching JV and varsity. Most parents and fans of players on the JV team want to come out and watch their player, but on Thursdays nobody wants to be

Collaboration days are the worst day of the week, and the only reason half the people at this school don’t fall asleep in every class is because of this. Everyone should be able to enjoy that, including our athletes. The problem is for football teams is that they have the same practice times as they do any regular days, which leaves a one hour and 15 minute difference between the end of school and the start of practice. All three levels of football have to stay after school in the cafeteria to participate in a “homework club.” And for kids that don’t have any work they have to get done because they aren’t taking any AP’s or maybe just happen to have any easy schedule this term, this is basically just a really

BY KADEN SHMITTNER

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out, home or away on a school night. I’d much rather be getting my homework done for Friday that night versus the following morning. Moving JV to Fridays allows more families to watch both games and support our teams. And just through a player’s eyes, I love having my games moved to Friday. The thought of Friday night lights, and supporters from both JV and varsity in attendance is awesome. This also can hopefully revive our rather unmotivated Tiger Cage from last year.

BY JAMIE BATEMAN

j.bateman@eyeofthetigernews.com

fun time to hang out with your friends. But for kids who have a lot of homework, this a time for them to get a good amount of work done. So, basically, kids have to go to this club, regardless of whether or not they have homework, and act like they have homework. What’s even more ridiculous is that the supervisors expect those kids not to be loud or talk to their friends. After this club, the team has a three hour practice, making the kids get home around 6:30-7:00 p.m.= With everything that needs to happen like a couple hours of

homework, a shower, and dinner it’s around 10:30 p.m.. When you take into account that the JV team has weight room at 6:15 in the morning, you just have a really tired kid with none of his homework done. For kids that have AP and multiple academic classes, and hour and 15 minutes is valuable time to get stuff done, and with almost all of your friends and teammates around you laughing and having a good time, one can only imagine how hard it would be to focus. And I can tell you from experience that last year, without even trying to work on any AP work, it was very hard for me to focus in that environment. It would be one thing if the coaches gave the kids the option of going home or staying, because then it would be the kid’s responsibility to go home if they have work to do. Instead, the athletes are required to go to homework club. Also kids who didn’t go to

homework club and get checked off on the attendance sheet had to run extra laps before and during practice. Who knows the reasoning behind why the athletes didn’t attend, but I could easily get them just trying to get some peace and quiet to do their work. I understand why the coaches require this; any adult picturing 30+ high school athletes walking around unsupervised is probably not the best idea in the world to them. But, if some students had an opportunity to get home and return back to practice on time, why not let them enjoy the time? It would be really simple too, because you could just have kids check in with a signed slip saying that their parents can get them back, then let them go. If not, don’t allow them to skip homework club. This way, coaches could ensure that kids aren’t just walking around campus unattended, while other kids could get to do homework uninterrupted.

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Entertainment

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Desserts take Roseville

Over the past year, three new dessert restaurants opened in the Roseville area. Eye of the Tiger’s Entertainment staff gives their opinions on which ones are definitely worth checking out.

THE PARLOR BY ELIZABETH HILLMAN e.hillman@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Parlor, located on 1490 Eureka Rd. in Roseville, is a delicious dessert restaurant, that specializes in ice cream filled donuts, regular ice cream cones and, once a month, they have macaroons. When you walk in, you immediately smell the donuts baking and you eyes get drawn to the back wall where there is a 3-step menu guide, all the ice cream flavors and a list of all the toppings. The 3-step menu is a guide to help you towards your fantastic creation. Step 1 is to pick a glazed or unglazed donut. Step 2 is to choose an ice cream flavor. And Step 3 is to pick as many toppings as you want. With two choices in donuts, 14 different ice cream flavors and 25 toppings to choose from, it is guaranteed to satisfy anyone who walks through the door. Next, they make your treat. They cut your donut of choice in half, put on your desired ice cream and pile on your toppings. Now it is time to eat your

dessert. This treat is perfect for any time of the year for any person that likes donuts and ice cream. The donut is hot and the ice cream is cold, which makes for a perfect blend. I got the glazed donut with sea salt and caramel ice cream and no toppings. This was a perfect blend of a sweet and savory dessert. The taste of caramel ice cream with a hint of sea salt was a perfect pair with my glazed donut. I thought that this dessert was yummy and filling. It is enough food to satisfy two hungry people. There were not many people there, for being such a popular restaurant. The workers quickly made all the desserts and kindly helped anybody who was unsure what to get. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone who loves donuts and ice cream. Everybody that worked there were extremely helpful and nice. They were quick when making their desserts, and they tasted wonderful. I will be for sure going back.

32 degrees BY MARC CHAPPELLE

m.chappelle@eyeofthetigernews.com

Although my summer has come to a bittersweet end, I’m glad I can still taste the best parts of it with 32 Degrees Ice Shavery & Teas. The main event is their honey toast, golden brown toast slices stacked upon one another, covered with a smattering of diverse toppings and sauces. However, eating one of the caramelized toasts by yourself (I got the single toast with green tea ice cream and condensed milk, $4.95) is a more solemn experience marked by a distinct lack of flair and presentation that you find with their larger, more expensive toasts. Sure, I could load up the single toast, targeted toward individual dessert sessions, with a whole bunch of toppings to make a low-rent honey toast feel high-class, but at that point, one of their more deluxe toasts (like the 32° Brick Toast, $4.95) provide a sweeter experience. With honey and brick toasts, go hard or go home. The other frozen offering that contributes to the shop’s

name, beyond the exceptionally smooth ice cream toppings, appealed to me a bit more. Their shaved snow comes in a variety of playful flavors – some fruity, some more savory, that while not as ostentatious as their big brick toasts, were undoubtedly refreshing. It’s important to note that 32 Degrees and other dessert shops like it serve shaved snow, not shaved ice. By name, the texture of their icy (yet creamy) snow proves a finer texture than your average, cheap syrup drizzled on ice. 32 Degrees has all the right components for a successful suburban sweet shop: reasonable prices (and portions), modern, youthful decor and friendly customer service. 32 Degrees doesn’t do anything wrong – however, it’ll take more than just the basics for it to differentiate itself from its competitors, who check the same boxes. I can’t say definitively that 32 Degree’s is my new go-to, but I’ve yet to have a bad experience. To me, a jack of all trades but master of none is a characteristic that’ll keep me coming back, but won’t empty my wallet.

shave monster BY AMY ADAMSON

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With an assortment of bubble teas, drinks, ice cream, toppings and snow fluffs, I couldn’t decide on what to get. I tried three completely different things. I tried a mango bubble tea ($4). It was extremely flavorful and came with the biggest straw that I have ever seen in my life. The mango bubble tea had little round bits of mango in it that gave it the “bubbly” part of the tea. For an inexpensive drink, it came in a ginormous cup. I would definitely get this again. The second thing I tried was a huge single scoop of the Thai tea (with jasmine) ice cream ($2.95). For someone who never had Thai tea before, I could honestly say that it tasted exactly like vanilla ice cream with a hint of tea. I’m easily a “tea person,” so thinking a Thai tea ice cream would taste exactly like tea, I was mistaken. Last, but definitely not the least, I got a small piña colada snow fluff with graham cracker

crumbles as my free topping ($3.85). This was by far my personal favorite of all three items. It was a mix of shaved ice and ice cream with a tremendous taste of piña colada. It was thinly layered, and the presentation was phenomenal. The snow fluff was first-rate and would definitely bring me back to their restaurant. For such a small restaurant, I was surprised by how many couches and tables there were. I was astonished by how fast my items were made. From the second I ordered my food to the moment they called me up to get my order, it was only a few minutes. Not only were there fast service, the two workers at the time were helpful and nice. As the cashier was ringing up my order, he gave me a free stamp card. After buying nine items, you get the tenth item free. This is another enticing commodity, other than the food, to come back again. I highly recommend this tasteful dessert restaurant. to anyone who enjoys sugary treats.

“Fear the Walking Dead” may be more than another cliche spin off BY DESTINE KYUBWA

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The first impression thrill viewers get from “The Walking Dead” isn’t as dominant on the show from the get-go. With the walkers slow reveal, suspense builds up. The show in general is more relatable and surreal because of it taking place in a pre-apocalyptic time period. “TWD” is less relatable because of the show consistently taking place in a apocalyptic period. I’ve accustomed to the reality of the “TWD” and watching it doesn’t have as big of an effect “FTWD” has on me. The slow burn approach producers are using is a strategy used to keep viewers more hooked and curious about what direction the plot will head in. The show is located in the Los Angeles area. The main characters in this show consists of Kim Dickens playing the role of Madison Clark, Alycia Debnam playing the role of Alicia Clark, Cliff curtis playing the role of Travis Manawa and Frankie Dillane playing the role of Nick Clark. This somewhat dysfunctional family, despite their problems are forced together when they realize a virus is soon to break out. Unfortunately “FTWD” has fell in the category of a cheesy spin off show. I’ve already made prediction based on the first two episodes. I may be wrong, the producers

could make an unexpected twist to the whole plot in general, so I’ll be crossing my fingers the story doesn’t go as I expected it to. The character development in “FTWD” progressed very slowly compared to the development on “TWD.” I think it’s intentionally slow to give viewers more time to relate with more of the characters before we’re thrown into an apocalyptic society. Similar to Rick in “TWD,” I can already see Madison as a born leader who is most likely going to lose her humanity the quickest compared to the other characters. Madison’s constantly trying to keep control of situations she can’t necessarily con-

trol. The fear I get from “FTWD” is prominent and constantly gets me thinking about the possibilities of a disease breaking out in our society. I occasionally get those thoughts watching “TWD” but they never last as long. The two episodes so far remind me a little of the movie 2012. Between “FTWD” and 2012, the plots aren't remotely close but there’s similarity in how I felt watching the two because of fear. Overall, “FTWD” is compelling in it’s own way. It’s more of a thriller than action focused show at this point so far. “FTWD” is surprisingly engaging that I believe it’s a worthy addition to AMC’s series.

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Through its intense story building and rapid character development, Fear may not be the generic spinoff that viewers expect.

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This long-awaited sequel brings fresh new twists and turns while staying stubbornly true to the original storyline.

Sinister 2 lacks original fear factor BY CLAIRE OERTLY

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Sinister 2, the sequel to the first Sinister movie, provides a refreshing new scene of faces which give it some individuality through entirely new characters, not including the deputy and, of course, Bughuul. Shannyn Sossamon, who plays Courtney Collins, the mother in the story, gave a nice addition of spunk. Along with Dartanian and Robert Daniel Sloan, who played the twins in the movie and are also twins in real life, the movie was quite interesting, and seeing new faces made it that much more attractive. The Oswalt family from the first film moved into the house because of the father’s drive to put realism of murders into the stories he writes. He has done things like that in the past,

moving near houses with pasts of death and dismay, but never moving into the actual house where murders occurred. In the second film, the Collin’s family chose a rural farm house that just so happened to be infested with demons and creatures that would try and destroy their family. The differences between the first film and the second lie primarily in the type of scare it provides as well as the reality level of the two. The first movie’s victims were connected to the original murders perpetrated by Bughuul and his crew, but in the second one the family seemed to be just an average family who came across bad luck while searching for a home. The connection between the father of the first film writing stories on these horrific murders leave the viewers with a feeling of a real life situation that

the second film doesn’t quite provide. Although the second movie has a multitude of jump scares and gore, it lacks a certain fear brought on by the reality of the situation the first family encountered. The film is quite gory, but not as scary as the first film. The plot is relatively similar, but lacks a sort of fear that the first one provided. Overall, I would say eight out of ten stars, only because I was really expecting it to be even scarier than the first one. Nothing wrong with the plot or storyline itself, but the directors could have added a few more realistic situations to enhance the fear level in the film. The fact that the mother didn’t really have a connection to the house or the murders just seemed like it was an unfortunate occurrence for them to end up in a house that was haunted.

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REPORTAJES PSAT para estudiantes de segundo ano gratis POR ELIZABETH HILLMAN e.hillman@eyeofthetigernews.com

Debido a LCAP, los estudiantes en sus segundos años no tienen que pagar para sus PSAT. Esto es porque cada año, el presupuesto del estado obtiene más dinero y LCAP obtiene una porción de por muchas causas Este año, la escuela recibió bastante dinero del gobierno para tener un PSAT totalmente gratis. Los estudiantes en sus primero y tercer años aún así tienen pagar para sus PSAT. Si la junta escolar obtiene más dinero en el futuro años, esperan cubrir la paga de cada niño tomar el PSAT. Tener un beneficios de PSAT gratis la escuela y los estudiantes, pero principalmente los estudiantes. La escuela decidió que los estudiantes en sus segundos años no tienen que pagar porque el PSAT son más beneficioso para ellos. Si la junta escolar obtiene más dinero en el futuro años, esperan cubrir la paga de cada niño tomar el PSAT. Tener un beneficios de PSAT gratis la escuela y los estudiantes, pero principalmente los estudiantes. Tomando el PSAT ayuda a los estudiantes en sus segundo año preparan para el tercer año de la escuela secundaria. Beneficia a la escuela porque les demuestra lo

bien que están enseñando la clase de segundo año cuando ven los resultados de la prueba. Ya que como están presentes en el día de la prueba, puede tomar el examen. Además, debido al dinero proveniente de la LCAP, la escuela no tiene que hacer malabares y perder su propio dinero. “El enteró clase de sus segundo año tomarán el PSAT durante el día de escuela, así que han construido esto en un normal día de escuela,” dijo la consejero Robyn Pasco. “ Yo siento que muy bendito porque yo no tengo que pagar para mi PSAT, pero yo siento que mal por los otros clases,” dijo un estudiante de su segundo año Lidia Longorio. Aunque Longoria tendría tomar el PSAT aunque si ellatuvo que pagar, ahorró el dinero de ella. Estos pases son una gran manera para salir no sólo de los estudiantes a los juegos, sino también a padres, abuelos y otros fanáticos y seguidores. Tiger pride pass alienta juego asistencia POR AMY ADAMSON

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Ha descubierto una nueva forma para fomentar la asistencia a eventos deportes. El departamento de atletismo de la escuela secundaria de Roseville ha comenzado a vender el Tiger Pride Pass

que permite las familias de RHS para salvar el dinero mientras disfrutando los eventos de deportes. Las familias pueden decidir que paso quieren dependiendo de la cantidad de personas planean llevar y cuánto va a asistir. Director de actividades Emily Dodds dice que la idea se recibe apoyo de los padres que habían oído hablar de las pasadas. “Esta es una manera de conseguir que más gente venga con un acceso más fácil aprobar y animar a más participantes en nuestras posiciones,” dijo Dodds. Hay tres pases diferentes para elegir. El Family Tiger Pride Pass es hecho para un familia con dos adultos y dos niños. Es 135$ y permite las familias salte la línea. El Tiger Pride Pass permite un adulto y dos niños entrar en todos los eventos de deportes por 120$. El Individual Tiger Pride Pass es 70$ y permite un persona entrar a cualquiera eventos de deportes en casa. Esta tarjeta es muy similar a la tarjeta de la ASB. La única diferencia es que la tarjeta ASB es para los estudiantes en la escuela secundaria Roseville, y el tigre orgullo los pases son para los padres y seguidores de los deportes de RHS. Estos pases son una gran manera para salir no sólo de los estudiantes a los juegos, sino también a padres, abuelos y otros fanáticos y seguidores.

Tiger Tutoring ofrece opciones de barras finales POR AMY ADAMSON

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Tiger Tutoring ofrece ahora escolar gratis de la escuela secundaria de Roseville porque debido a su actualizado su calendario horas de tutoría disponibles después la escuela. Transporte escolar no estará disponible para las horas antes de la escuela. Los dos autobuses que recogen los estudiantes incluir la ruta 3, llegando a RHS en 4:35, y ruta 26, llegando a RHS en 4:15. Los asesores de Tiger Tutoring son alentadores más estudiantes para atender. Uno de los principales problemas era una falta de transporte. Por lo que, se decidió viajes en autobús después Tiger Tutoring sería libres. Estudiantes que deseen tomar ventaja de Tiger Tutoring pueden encontrar los tutores en Admin 1 después la escuela. Tutoría será ahora en los martes, miércoles y jueves, de 2:00-4:30. También comenzando hoy tutoría estará abierta en las mañanas de 7:00-7:45, para animar los estudiantes con los actividades después la escuela para tratar y recibir ayudar para la tarea. “Tutoría estará más disponible para los atletas, miembros de la banda o alguien con actividades extraescolares,” dijo Vaccaro.

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UPCOMINGEVENTS Semana de Homecoming: tropical el martes superhéroe el miércoles ‘Américana el jueves anaranjado y negro el viernes

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NOTICIAS

REPORTAJES Estudiante atascado en Saudi Arabia vuelve POR CLAIRE OERTLY c.oertly@eyeofthetigernews.com

Durante el verano, estudiante en el tercer año Munir Zarea y su familia fueron a Saudí Arabia para visitar los parientes. Cuando llegaron, un error de fecha de nacimiento en el pasaporte de Munir condujo a un visita en el oficina del gobierno para arreglarlo. Infortunadamente, países de Saudi Arabia tienen un sistema de registros del papel por lo tanto, es difícil para actualizar si un error. Después semanas con no hay resultados, la padre de Zarea decidía a hacerse cargo y enviar una carta de apelación a el Crown Prince el segundo líder más alto en Saudi Arabia. Dentro de unos días, una carta firmada de autorización para salir. Cuando en Saudi Arabia, Zarea continuó su trabajo de escuela. El communicaró con sus profesores via el correo electrónico para

completar la tarea. “Pienso que el razón major sé no me gustó estar alli porque no me gustó salir escuela y tengo que hacer todos,” Zarea dijo. Mientras que en el extranjero, Zarea y su padre tuvieron una experiencia estupendo. Ellos pudieron comer la comida árabe, exploraron sus patrimonio, y superaron un obstáculo difícil juntos. Estudiante en en último año hacia un carrera musical POR DESTINE KYUBWA

“El es un líder del estudiante y es muy servicial,” Toffelmier dijo. Consulo asistió un evento firma la guitarra en Nueva York cuando él conocío músicos profesionales. “Estoy en un momento de mi carrera cuando pudo sentarse y tocar con los músicos profesionales,” dijo Consulo. Él planea seguir una carrera en la música. “Es todo lo que quiero hacer,” dijo Consulo. Nuevo profesora de teatro

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BY EDUARDO SOTOMAYOR

El estudiante en su último año Frankie Consulo ha dominado un multitud de instrumentos y planes en perseguir una carrera en la música. Cuando Consulo tiene tres años, comenzó a tocar los tambores, piano, guitarra y bajo. En la escuela secundaria se unió la banda de marcha. El profesor de música Mark Toffelmier disfruta el entusiasmo de Consulo.

Hay un nuevo maestra del teatro se llama Señorita White. Ella es planeando que dividir la clase del teatro en dos clases diferentes, un clase con los estudiantes más avanzado, y un clase con los principiantes. Algunos de los planes más para el año son; para remodelar el teatro JB Gale en una caja negra (pintura de las paredes de negro), para pintar su oficina y el

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área backstage tan y a remodelar la sala de trabajo. El parte favorita de la Sra. White de su trabajo es pasar todo el día con los niños mientras que su desventaja es aprender las políticas y normas de RHS. Sra. La estudiante en su último año Alesha Bonner dice que Señorita White es lección orientado y quería que los estudiantes hacer su mejor. Bonner ha visto el drama como una salida creativa para ella y para sus compañeros y espera un nuevo enfoque y cambios en el drama. “Todos los rendimientos son difíciles, pero si los estudiantes son dispuestos que aprender el rendimiento estará bien.” Este año la clase de teatro está poniendo una comedia que llama “You Can’t Take it With You.” El precio para los boletas son 5$ para los estudiantes, 10$ para los adultos y los días para el mostrar son el 12, 13, 14, 19, y 20 de Noviembre.

DEPORTES Nuevos estudiantes atletas traen nuevo talento POR HUNTER RHODE

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Este año todos los nuevos atletas están trayendo nuevos talentos a la escuela secundaria de Roseville. Estudiante atleta Kenny Davis jugó básquetbol en su escuela anterior en Compton, California. Cuando se le preguntó lo que él está deseando, Davis tenían una cosa en su mente acerca de esta próxima temporada y respondió: “Campeonato.” Nuevo estudiante Jakob Hedger transfirió de Woodcreek a RHS y está buscando delantero a la temporada de básquetbol. Con el último año de los ancianos se ausente y el flujo de los nuevos estudiantes, el equipo será reconstruido con todos los nuevos talentos y una fuerte ganar perspectiva. Hedger, con su compañero de equipo Braden Triplett, dejado sus escuelas en la división de SFL por RHS en la división de CVC. Sin embargo, la cancha de baloncesto no es el único lugar que Triplett va mostrando su talento en este nuevo año escolar. También es una parte de la selección de fútbol de varsity de los

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Los estudiantes RHS disfrutar un partido de fútbol, algún ahorro dinero en la entrada por el Tiger Pride Pass, que ofrece una variedad de opciones razonables para los estudiantes y sus familias ver eventos deportivos de RHS.

REPORTAJES

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Zarea se sienta con familia a su regreso a casa desde Saudi Arabia, después de pasar 3 semanas allí sin poder salir debido a un error en su pasaporte.

DEPORTES muchachos, sin embargo debido a las reglas de transferencia, no podrá jugar en la temporada de fútbol hasta el 5 de octubre y también se ve obstaculizada desde jugar al baloncesto para todos antes de la temporada. El equipo de baloncesto no ha tenido mucho tiempo en la cancha juntos todavía, pero todos los jugadores, incluido a entrenador Granucci están esperando a ver qué tipo de talento y actitudes positivas, que el equipo puede reunir. ”Cualquier jugadores que tenemos, si es un estudiante en su primer año o un traspaso, se espera que vienen con un buen actitud, buen ética de trabajo, ser servicial y hacen lo que pueden para ayudar,” dijo Entrenador Granucci. Nuevo estudiante Caesar mirando hacia adelante para la temporada. Equipo de fútbol JV obtiene nuevo entrenador POR TOMMY MORIN

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Esta temporada de otoño, la escuela secundaria de Roseville JV equipo de fútbol es agregando un entrenador nuevo. Jesus Loza ha asumido como el entrenador en jefe después Paul Stewart renun-

ció el año pasado. Loza tiene 20 años y esta será su premiers experiencia como entrenador. Loza asistieron a RHS por sus años de escuela secundaria y realmente jugar por Gutierrez cuando jugó en el equipo de la escuela. En su carrera de la high School secundaria, él era en JV durante dos años con uno de esos años ser un capitán. Semanas antes del temporada comenzó, el posición de entrenador en jefe fue aún vacía, por lo que el entrenador de varsity Pablo Gutiérrez llegó a Loza, y ofreció el posición. "Yo crecí jugando al fútbol," dijo Loza. "Es mi pasión. yo juego y me encanta este deporte, por lo que entrenando es un experiencia excelente para me." El equipo ha estado luchando durante el principio de esta pretemporada, pero sin embargo, es temprano y Loza cree que con el tiempo, los equipos mejorarán su química y tendrán el éxito para esta temporada. “Nos divertimos todos aquí fuera, pero es un concurso y tratamos de ganar, por tanto definitivamente nos tenemos que unir mejor como un equipo,” dijo Loza. Loza se ha centrado en acondi-

cionado el equipo por lo que ayudar los jugadores mantener sus energía durante el juego. El capitán Manuel Valdez ha sido en el equipo de Paul Stewart, el anterior entrenador, y Jesús Loza. Él cree que la más grave de las prácticas se muestra desarrollo incluso en esta temprana etapa de la temporada. "Creo que es [ayuda] más porque nuestros jugadores están mejorando desde el primer juego," Valdez. Fútbol de JV a noches de los viernes

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POR JAMIE BATEMAN

El equipo de fútbol JV espera instrucción durante el entretiempo de su nuevo entrenador, que recién fue nombrado después de que ex entrenador Paul Stewart renunció el año pasado.

El año pasado, el CVC votaron que mover los juegos del el equipo de fútbol JV de Viernes a Jueves. Sin embargo, esta año el CVC decidieron a mover los juegos a los viernes. El director atlético Emily Dodds dijo que el mejor razón para el cambio fue debido a asistencia baja. ”La mayoría de las escuelas que votaron por el sí en el movimiento fueron perdiendo ingresos a varsity juegos.” duo Dodds: “La gente le gustaba pagar para entrar en la empresa de riesgo compartido y,

a continuación, alojarse en el varsity game.” Los padres les gusta los juegos durante en los viernes de la noche más que los juegos durante los jueves. “Mi gusta los juegos en Viernes más,” dijo madre Taryn Margaroni. El traslado a viernes podría traer más familiares de los jugadores de los juegos así. Con más personas, los ingresos recaudados en los juegos. “Es genial tener el viernes porque familiares y amigos po-

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drán salir y ver los partidos”, Margaroni dice. “Los juegos en viernes trabajar mejor para mi familia que los Sábados”. El primer entrenador Tim McDowell le gusta los juegos en Viernes mejor también. “El año pasado, teníamos que jugar el jueves, que significa que tuvimos sólo dos días de práctica y luego de un día de preparación para el juego, en lugar de tres días de práctica y luego uno de preparación para el juego,” dijo McDowell.

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New coaches bring varying experience levels Volleyball coaches call on years of coaching, playing BY MARINA EFSTATHIU

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Replacing longtime girls varsity volleyball coach Ron Grove, Roseville High School physical education teacher Cindy Simon has taken the top position for the Lady Tigers this year. In the past, Simon coached junior varsity girls volleyball and varsity boys volleyball teams, guiding some of her teams to both undefeated seasons and playoffs. Simon played volleyball in both high school and college and has also competed in Germany and France. Coaching alongside Simon this year will be varsity assistant coach Jason Cole. Cole previously coached the varsity boys volleyball team last spring to a co-championship title shared with Ponderosa High School. Cole also has years of volleyball coaching experience outside of RHS. Both new coaches are looking forward to this season with the girls, and are planning to incorporate some of their own new concepts. “I will bring new ideas, a new offense and a new energy,” Simon said. Since Simon has coached the lower levels of girls volleyball in recent years, she already has had some experience coaching the girls that are on her varsity team this year. “I think that I have coached some of the girls before, so I feel like I have a different relationship with the girls,” Simon said. This year’s team features two seniors, eight juniors and two sophomores. According to Simon, the team is relatively young, and she thinks that it will be a challenge to get the team to talk together and trust each other. Junior middle Isabelle Bautista feels the opposite and does not think that the team’s young age will have a large impact on their abilities to play as a team this season. She feels that many of the players already have enough varsity experience to meet the level of skill required to play. “A lot of the juniors are returning varsity players, so they have had experience at the varsity level and bring a high level of competitiveness and talent to the team,” Bautista said. Junior outside hitter Shelbie Mckay and senior opposite Isabel Mason, who both played on the varsity team last year, were disap-

pointed by Grove’s departure as head coach, but are excited to see what Simon will bring to the atmosphere of the team as the new head coach. “She brings a new coaching style to the table and makes sure that she bonds with us all together as a team and as a program,” Mason said. “She wants us to be a program and not just a team.” The junior varsity and freshman girls volleyball teams also welcomed new coaches this season. Coach Brian Ball has taken the position of head coach for the JV team and Ken Fernandez has stepped up to be the head coach of the freshman team.

Soccer coaches lack experience but bring energy, youth BY TOMMY MORIN

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New sports seasons bring new players that have to work together in order for the team chemistry to develop and for the team to succeed. However, this fall season, the Roseville High School junior varsity boys soccer team is adding two new coaches to the mix. RHS alumnus Jesus Loza has taken over the as the head coach for the team after Paul Stewart stepped away from his position to coach water polo. Loza is 20 years old and this season will be his first experience as a coach. He believes that his age will not hurt his coaching abilities, as he is energetic and has high hopes for the upcoming season. “So definitely, that energy,” Loza said. “I’m going to bring that in.” Just weeks before the season started, the coaching position still had yet to be filled, so varsity boys head coach Pablo Gutierrez reached out to Loza, offering him the position. Loza attended RHS during his high school years and actually played under Gutierrez when he played on the school’s team. During his high school career, Loza played on the JV team for two years and was the captain for one of them. He continued on to be varsity captain his junior and senior years as well as being awarded First Team All-League both years. “I grew up playing soccer,” Loza said. “It’s my passion. I see it every single weekend. I follow it. I play it, so coaching is an excellent experience for me.” Loza will have Gutierrez by his side as his adviser throughout the season to guide him with his

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New JV soccer coaches Jesus Loza (right) and Joel Acuna (left) address the team about their 1-0 win against Natomas on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Loza played soccer for four years under varsity head coach Pablo Gutierrez and was recently selected by Gutierrez to be the head coach of the JV team. coaching. He will also have the assistance of Joel Acuna, the JV team’s new assistant coach, to help him with the upcoming season. The team has struggled so far during the beginning of this year’s preseason, but it is early on and Loza believes that with time, the team will improve its chemistry and be successful. “We are all having fun out here, but it is a competition and we are trying to win, so we definitely have to connect better as a team,” Loza said. Sophomore captain Manuel Valdez has played on the JV team under both Stewart, the previous coach, and Loza. He believes the more serious nature of the current practices is resulting in strong development, even at this early stage of the season. “I think it is [helping] more because our players are improving since the first game,” Valdez said. Loza has been focusing on conditioning the team in order to help the players maintain energy throughout the game as well as an emphasis on possession to help control the flow of the game. This strategy will allow players to manage the game more efficiently and stay active for the match’s entire duration. Being a college student makes

the ability to coach a little more difficult, as coaching requires a major adjustment in his schedule. According to freshman junior varsity stopper Tyler Edwards, the system so far is a little unstable, but it is a learning process for everybody. In time, he said, it will gain stability and improve. “The coaches have school and they’ve since had to cut off a couple of their classes, but I think that they are really enjoying it so far, and as a player, I think I’m enjoying it too,” Edwards said. Edwards believes the team is making progress already. Loza’s prime focus on possession will be a different tactic compared to ones the team has used in previous years, and Edwards hopes this will help with their success. Edwards also feel that Loza’s young age and fresh ideas will have a positive impact on the team’s season. “He is very young,” Edwards said. “And he has got a long life ahead of him for coaching.”

XC coaches utilize previous coaching wisdom and success BY KADEN SCHMITTNER

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This year, Roseville High School’s cross country team wel-

comed in a new head coach and a new assistant coach. Head coach Courtney Crosta and assistant coach Tyler Raposa plan to bring a different style of training and work ethic to the team. They were both team captains for Woodcreek High School’s cross country team during their high school years, and both competed collegiately. Crosta went to UC Davis on a scholarship, while Raposa went to American River College. Crosta has years of experience in cross country running and coaching and she believes that this experience will provide a huge help to the team and its performance this year. She has a minor degree in coaching from UC Davis, which qualifies her as an eligible coach. “I coached at Davis High School for a year and helped lead their division one team to a 5th place finish,” Crosta said. “After that I coached at Woodcreek for one of their seasons, and most recently at Cooley Middle School.” According to senior runner Emma Sessano, Crosta earned the respect of the team. “She knows what she’s doing, and has the workouts set for the week, so we know what’s going on,” Sessano said. “She ran in high school and college, so she

has a lot of experience and background knowledge about cross country.” Crosta’s assistant coach, Raposa, still participates in cross country races. Before being offered his current coaching job at RHS, Raposa coached the cross country team at Woodcreek. Crosta says they are both looking forward to this season and feels that the runners on the team possess the skills required to be successful. This year, she plans to focus more on training her runners to run longer distances at practices in efforts of increasing their stamina at meets. “I feel we bring a little different philosophy from what has been there before,” Crosta said. “We are geared towards a higher mileage program.” Crosta’s high mileage program aims to train her runners to run further during practices than they would in an average meet, so that when the time comes for a meet, the runners can run further and faster. “I think the new cross country coaches are doing a really good job, and the workouts are really good this year,” sophomore runner Emma Smith said. “The team looks very promising.”

After full year in CVC, coaches expect attendance to increase

BY JAKE LITTLEJOHN

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Since making the transition from the Sierra Foothills League to the Central Valley Conference, Roseville High School’s athletic programs have had a full year to adapt to their current league. After struggling to find success previously in the SFL, RHS’ athletic programs saw improvements in their teams’ records and performances when moved into the CVC. The move into the CVC brought about other changes to RHS sports, including a dip in game attendance. Despite acknowledging that overall attendance was down at sporting events last year, RHS’ athletic director Emily Dodds believes that the switch had a positive impact on RHS sports. “I think the switch into the CVC has seen our program a lot more success,” Dodds said. “We had multiple teams reach the playoffs [last year], so as far as

our programs finding success, the CVC was a good switch.” Even though most of RHS’ teams performed better after being moved into the CVC, last year experienced a dip in attendance and many also cited a dip in spirit at RHS sporting events. This dip in attendance was affected by multiple factors; the SFL rivalries with other schools that drew many spectators to RHS sporting events were lost due to the league switch and fans did not go to away games due to longer travel times. However, after a year of being in the CVC, senior Tiger Cage leader Melissa Wade believes that attendance and spirit will experience a rise from last year. “There was a lot of people at the Chico football game, and that’s far away, so the home games should be an even bigger attendance,” Wade said. Varsity football head coach Larry Cunha is excited for the rest of the 2015 season in the team’s

second year in the CVC. He noticed that last year’s attendances to football games were lower than the previous year in the SFL, but does not predict a significant rise in attendance this year. However, he does feel that the spirit levels and number of people in the crowd affect the team’s play. “The spirit level is definitely affected by the attendance,” Cunha said. “If students are not there, our football team doesn’t seem as united. This can affect the play of our team.” Similar to football, last year’s RHS’ basketball attendance also decreased from the previous year, but varsity boys basketball head coach Greg Granucci believes that this year a larger number of people will come to the games and show their support. “I think the attendance should get a little bit better,” Granucci said. “Students are now more familiar with the schools that we’re

playing. It’s an adjustment new leagues to the next, not only for the fans, but the community, so it should improve.” Another thing affecting fan attendance at away games is the excess traveling to other high school campuses. CVC league high schools are typically located farther away from Roseville than the high schools of the SFL. When RHS was still a part of the SFL, more students would travel to away games to support their Tiger athletes. The student spirit in the CVC is not as high due to the fact that fan attendance is so low. “Traveling totally affects how our team plays,” Granucci said. “In the SFL, the student bodies would travel. This would make [all of] our games feel like a home game. In the CVC, their are many high schools that are hard to get to, especially if it’s during the week.” RHS’ activities director and student government teacher Lind-

sey Parker also believes that attendance to sports events will increase this year. She believes that there will be more school and game spirit due to last year’s sports success and the fact that there are new tiger cage leaders this year to hype up

the RHS student section. “All of our sports we’re so successful last year, so that will definitely bring people out,” Parker said. “We had league championships, we had section titles, all of these will show how great Roseville athletics can be this year.”

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Students pack the Tiger Cage during last Friday’s home varsity football game against Rio Linda High School.

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Tigers 2-0 after defeating Rio Linda

BY CESAR SANCHEZ

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After defeating the Rio Linda High School Knights last Friday night with a final score of 40-21, the Roseville High School varsity football team improved its record to 2-0. The Tigers beat Chico High School the previous Friday in their first preseason game of the year with a score of 35-27. Senior varsity quarterback Blake Rayback was a vital component to the team’s offense on Friday. During the game he threw three touchdown passes, connecting with junior wide receiver Josh Clark twice for two touchdowns and senior running back Logan Lambrechtsen hauling in the other one. Clark said that Rayback’s vision while on the field was very impressive. “He just read the defense so well,” Clark said. “He noticed their alignment and waited for the perfect time for me to come out of my break. All he had to do was put it right there, and he did, and he let me do the rest.” Senior running back Ben Zahniser was also a key player in the Tigers’ performance against the Knights, running for a 44 yard touchdown in the first quarter on offense and making two interceptions while playing defense. Other players, such as junior running backs Brendan Mcminn and Jay Razzano, made it apparent that they are important offen-

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Varsity football player Jimmy Jaggers leads the team onto the field holding the flag. The Tigers defeated the Rio Linda High School Knights 40-21 last Friday with three touchdown passes thrown by quarterback Blake Rayback. sive weapons to the team, each running for a touchdown for the Tigers. The team’s next opponent will be River Valley High School, who they play this Friday night. The team is also currently in the process of preparing for its league season. Its first league

game will be at RHS against Del Campo High School on Friday, September 25. Varsity football head coach Larry Cunha feels that the team is already well prepared for the league season and looks to use the preseason games to his advantage by continuously improv-

ing his players. This year, according Cunha, there is a large number of juniors who have come up to play at the varsity level, filling the spots of the seniors who left the team last year. “The speed of the game is way different, but they will be learning

throughout the next few games and I believe that they will be able to adapt to the varsity level,” Cunha said. The players think that this season will go well if the team can keep up what they have been doing during their first two preseason games.

“We were good on the offensive side... especially our run game,” Rayback said. “Our line has been doing a good job on creating open holes for our running backs.” Judging by what he has seen from the team this season thus far, Cunha has identified Rayback, Zahniser and Lambrechtsen as key players to the team. Cunha said that Rayback has done a good job minimizing his mistakes and making good decisions on the field in terms of running the ball and passing the ball. Cunha is also very impressed with Zahniser’s performance on the special teams. In the first preseason game of the year against CHS, Zahniser returned a kick for a touchdown. Lambrechtsen’s ability to play both offense and defense make him a valuable asset to the team. “Logan has had nice runs on offense and has played great on defense,” Cunha said. “He’s valuable because he’s very effective on both sides.” Looking ahead, the Tigers hope to improve on last season’s success, where they ended up making the playoffs and were knocked out after their first game. Zanhiser believes that this year’s team has the potential to do even better and make it further into the playoffs. “We have the skill and dedication on the team to do great things this year, such as going to playoffs again and even going deeper into playoffs,” Zahniser said.

JV football moves back to Friday nights BY JAMIE BATEMAN

j.bateman@eyeofthetigernews.com

GEORGE HUGHES EYE OF THE TIGER

Varsity soccer player Braden Triplett sits and watches the game from the bench with the rest of the team. Triplett is not allowed to play in any games until Oct. 5 due to his transfer to RHS this year.

Programs enjoying influx of new players

This year, 20 students athletes have transferred to Roseville High School BY HUNTER RHODE

h.rhode@eyeofthetigernews.com

This year, Roseville High School has experienced a rise from the average number of student athletes transferring to the school with hopes of bringing their talent to the sports teams of RHS. These new student athletes come from a variety of schools, some as local as Woodcreek High School and others as far away as Compton, California. As of now, there are 20 new student athletes that have transferred to RHS this year who are now eligible and allowed to play a sport. Senior Kenny Davis has been playing basketball since a young age and has been playing high school basketball since his freshman year at his previous high school in Compton, California. Davis is confident that he will make the varsity team this winter. The only thing on his mind regarding the upcoming season is winning the championship. Junior Jakob Hedger is an-

other new student athlete to RHS who is also hoping to play varsity basketball during the winter season. Hedger transferred from Woodcreek High School with a strong interest in participating in the Project Lead the Way class offered at RHS. He is also looking forward to the basketball season to play with some of his old friends who he was teammates with on the basketball team at Buljan Middle School. “I miss playing with them, so I think it’ll be fun to play with them again,” Hedger said. “I think we are going to be a good team.” RHS’ sports teams are eager to see what types of talent and positive attitudes the new athletes can bring to their sport. According to varsity basketball head coach Greg Granucci, a winning attitude, unselfishness and the ability and desire to play hard is what he is ultimately hopes that the new additions to RHS can provide his team. “Any player that we have, if it’s a freshman coming in, or a

transfer, we expect them to come in with a good attitude, come with a good work ethic and be unselfish and do what they can to help the team,” Granucci said. Junior Braden Triplett transferred from Granite Bay High School to RHS with hopes of reuniting with and playing both soccer and basketball with his old middle school friends from Buljan. Triplett feels that RHS is his home and is excited to be back at school with all of his friends. He hopes to make the varsity basketball team along with his fellow transfers Hedger and Davis. Triplett is also currently a member of the boys varsity soccer team, but due to transfer rules enforced by the California Interscholastic Federation, he will not be able to participate in soccer matches until Oct. 5 and is also prevented from playing basketball for all of the preseason in the winter. All schools in California have to abide by these transfer rules distributed by the CIF. According

to RHS’ athletic director Emily Dodds, one of these rules concerns the prevention of allowing students to transfer schools solely for the purpose of playing a certain sport or playing for a specific coach. In other words, students need a viable reason for transferring schools. Otherwise, they must suffer a 30 day suspension from playing in any of their team’s games. According to Dodds, if a student relocates and moves into a house whose location forces them to attend a different school, they will not be affected by the 30 game suspension period because this would be considered a credible reason for transferring schools. “If it’s a legit residential move and the student can prove it, then there is no sit-out period,” Dodds said. Although disappointed that he is currently unable to play soccer, Triplett said that he is excited for the end of the season when he will be able to participate in games with the team.

Last year, the Capital Valley Conference board of athletic directors voted to move junior varsity football games from Friday afternoons to Thursday afternoons. However, one year later, the board of CVC ADs decided to move the games back to Fridays. Emily Dodds, Roseville High School’s athletic director, said that the main reason for the revert was because of the loss in revenue due to the dip in attendance. “The majority of the schools that voted ‘Yes’ on the move were losing revenue at varsity games,” Dodds said.“People liked paying to get into the JV game, and then staying for the varsity game.” With the JV games being on Thursday and not on the same night as the varsity games last year, parents of JV football players would not go to the varsity games. Taren Margaroni, mother of JV outside linebacker Joey Margaroni, says that the move will result in her attending more varsity games this year. “I went to all of the [JV] games last year, and plan on going to them all this year,” Margaroni said. “I didn’t go to that many varsity games, but now that I’ll be there for Joey’s game, I think I’ll stay for the varsity games.” Having the games on Fridays also makes the games more convenient for families with younger children because, last year, the

Thursday night games impacted the school nights of students with school the next morning. “I prefer Friday during the day,” Margaroni said. “Fridays at 5:00 p.m. work better for our family than Thursday nights. Joey has a younger sibling, so it was hard to make it on school nights.” The move to Fridays could potentially bring more relatives of players to the games as well. With more people attending the games, schools’ revenue from their football games will increase. “It is great to have it on Fridays because extended family and friends will be able to come out and watch the games,” Margaroni said. JV team head coach Tim McDowell likes Friday games because the games last year were one full day earlier in the week, so the team lost a day of practice each week. “Last year, we had to play on Thursdays, which means we had only two days of practice and then one day of game prep, instead of three days of practice and then one of game prep,” McDowell said. Players like the change and think that the JV games will have more fans, too. “Playing on Friday should be way more fun than Thursdays,” sophomore middle linebacker Miles Banks said. “We all think that the switch will bring more fans to our games and [to] the varsity games too.”

ZACHARY CHEEK EYE OF THE TIGER

JV football players Nick Gori (left) and Zane Mosher (right) bump shoulders during their game last Friday. The team defeated Rio Linda High School 32-6.