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JANUARY 27, 2014 | ISSUE 7, VOLUME 12

Administration reinforces teacher computer restrictions in wake of incident

BY SAMANTHA PAUL

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Due to an incident that occurred the week before winter break, in which a student compromised the security of a teacher’s Aeries account to change his grades and those of other students, Roseville High School’s administration recently began enforcing stricter regulations on student use of faculty computers.

The student-hacker was able to change the grades of five students in total (himself included) by downloading a program onto a portable storage device (like a USB drive) that downloaded every password

ever inputted on the teacher’s computer, including those for the teacher’s email, calendar and Aeries account, which he then downloaded to his phone to use to hack into those accounts, according to one of the students whose grade was changed.

(It is Eye of the Tiger’s policy to withhold the names of students involved in disciplinary conflicts.)

According to the same student, none of the other students whose grades were changed asked for the hacker to change them.

The student responsible for the breach said he did not think that anyone would find out. However, the teacher and RHS administration were able to

detect the grade change. As punishment, the hacker, along with those whose grades were changed, were suspended and had their school computer privileges taken away. The student whose grade was changed added that he is also now on student probation.

According to this student, his friend did it to see if he would be able to successfully hack the computer and change the grades.

“He found out how to do it, so then he just said he changed a bunch of people’s grades just to see if it would work,” the student said.

According to this student, the students whose  HACKING | Page 2

Senior traditions getting new look

Every 15 Minutes, Senior Olympics, Senior Retreat affected by STAR elimination

BY AARON SOUZA

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ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

A Roseville High School cheerleader looks on with the Tiger Cage, RHS’ student cheering section, as the Tigers take on the Granite Bay Grizzlies at home on Friday, Jan. 10.

Several student leaders of the Tiger Cage are currently working to improve the unity and appropiateness of the section’s cheers.

Maniacs seek definition Student section strives for more effective organization

BY JUSTIN CHOI AND ROBBIE SHORT justin.choi@eyeofthetigernews.com robbie.short@eyeofthetigernews.com

They wave signs.

They scream. They shout. They cheer. They boo.

They wear orange and black and call themselves the Moeller Maniacs.

They comprise Roseville High School’s student cheering section during basketball season, and spend two nights a week trying to encourage the Tigers toward victory.

However, like the basketball-playing Tigers – whose league record currently sits at 1-4 – the cheering Tigers have had their issues this year.

According to senior Robert Ferry,

this year’s de facto leader of all variants of the Tiger Cage – including during the football and basketball seasons – the section has struggled to complete its main job: drumming up support for its students’ classmates on the court.

The main complaints voiced by members of the RHS community, inside and outside of the Tiger Cage, include that the students’ efforts have been disorganized and at times disrespectful to the other team.

“The game needs to be a lot cleaner as in from an audience standpoint and we just need to be more unified,” Ferry said.

For instance, during the Jan. 14

varsity boys game against the rival Woodcreek High School Timberwolves, many members of the Tiger Cage chanted “overrated” as Noah Blackwell, the Timberwolves’ star small forward, who has received much acclaim in the local press for his abilities on the court, stepped up to the line to shoot free throws.

According to RHS assistant principal Jason Wilson, incidents like that don’t represent the true spirit of the competition.

“I think we just have to maintain a level of respect and spirit needs to be focused on our kids and our players and not necessarily the bantering  TIGER CAGE | Page 2

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Senior Logan Sagely (right) expresses his displeasure at a referee’s call during the varsity boys game against the Grizzlies.

College Board revises AP courses

BY NIKAYA SOUTHWORTH

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RHS history teacher Jessica Fork assists students with an assignment in her second-period AP US History class. Due to changes made by the College Board, Fork’s class and its respective exam will feature a greater focus on writing next year.

Due to College Board revisions, the Advanced Placement Physics B and United States History classes will experience significant changes at the beginning of next school year. AP Art History and European History will also change during the 201516 year.

The largest change is that the AP Physics B class will split into two separate classes: AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2, as opposed to the single course offered currently.

The AP Physics 1 class will focus on Newtonian mechanics, work and energy.

According to AP Physics teacher CJ Addington, this course will go in-depth with the first few concepts the CP course introduces.

“If we do AP Physics 1, there will be fewer topics to cover so we can actually

BIGGEST CHANGES AP Physics B ▪ Splitting into two courses AP US History ▪ Heavier focus on writing AP Art History ▪ Fewer artworks covered AP European History ▪ Focus on general trends

spend more time on each topic and not have to rush through like we do now,” Addington said.

AP Physics 2 will center around fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and atomic  AP | Page 4

Due to the lack of a Standardized Testing and Reporting schedule, Roseville High School administration must decide to either conserve or remove the annual senior-specific traditions of Senior Olympics, Every 15 Minutes and Senior Retreat.

In the past, these events allowed for seniors to pass the time during testing periods. However, given the school’s recent testing schedule changes, RHS administration will have to find a new arrangement.

Many students, such as senior Kate Healy, are worried that senior events will disappear.

“I don’t think that it would be fair to take it away completely,” Healy said. “We should come up with a way to make it work.”

RHS administration is still working out the logistics on how to continue these events. However, according to principal Brad Basham, senior events will continue in spring.

“We want to try to keep those things in place,” Basham said. “We want to get all that finished up so seniors don’t have to worry.”

There are several possible outcomes for the  SENIORS | Page 2

Math dept. reinforces D policy

BY ROBBIE SHORT

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Over the past three terms, if a student got below a 70 percent in a math class, they got an F – in some math classes.

In others, a grade between 60-70 percent would net them a D. Sometimes, the grading diversified even beyond teacher-specific differences – some teachers would at times give D’s to seniors on what would normally be the bubble between a C and F who needed the credits to graduate, yet would fail younger students who earned the same grade.

As part of an effort to avoid grading disparities such as those, the Roseville High School math department reinforced its D policy at the beginning of this term, meaning that all math teachers will include a D grade as part of their grading scale for all math classes.

Though such a policy existed last year – one that delineated a normal grading scale, with a D falling within the range of 60-69.99 percent – there were often misunderstandings among the department about its implementation, according to department chair Tyson Maytanes.  MATH | Page 4

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Eye of the Tiger ROSEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 1 TIGER WAY ROSEVILLE, CA 95678 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Robbie Short NEWS EDITOR Ian Souza FEATURES EDITOR Marian Abdelmalek OPINION EDITOR Meghan Julin ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Isabel Fajardo SPORTS EDITOR Nick Espino Matt Tawlks COPY EDITOR Olivia Hillman PHOTO EDITOR Madison Macha Evelina Kislyanka ONLINE EDITOR Marc Chappelle ESPAñOL EDITOR Emma Carlson BUSINESS MANAGER Monica Linsangan FACULTY ADVISOR Bobby Ritter STAFF WRITERS Logan Ash Chase Blatnick Justin Choi Fouad El-Chemali Michelle Im Gabe Lira Sarah Looper Max Modeste Netzy Ortega Michaela Paul Samantha Paul Maddy Pilgrim Anna Porretta Neilson Powless Iman Richmond Katelyn Rolen Nick Sapp DJ Ryan Haylee Sex Dean Sideris Morgan Simpson Andrew Smith Canyon Smith Nikaya Southworth Aaron Souza Marissa Stone Sydney Valenzuela Breanna Weinberg CONTRIBUTING CARTOONIST Christina Leone Michaela Paul

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TIGER CAGE: Students asked to stay off court CONTINUED FROM FRONT back and forth [with students from the other school],” Wilson said.

Because of the behavioral issues that have affected the section so far this season, as well as a general lack of composure and volume in cheering, several student leaders of the Tiger Cage – Ferry included – decided to take matters into their own hands to try to improve the Maniacs’ reputation and performance.

The main student-driven change involves how many students can stand on the floor – in front of the bleachers – at any one time during a game.

Prior to the Woodcreek game, the area in front of the bleachers was generally filled with students trying to lead cheers, leaving Tiger Cage members confused as to whom to listen to.

Ferry noticed the issue and brought it to the attention of assistant principal Matt Pipitone, who suggested he pick two other students to form a trio that could lead the Maniacs’ cheers, and have other students either sit further back or stand in the front row of the bleachers.

The current line-up for student leaders consists of Ferry, senior

Jonathan Lopez and senior Dominic Quelala. Ferry believes the change will help the section get organized.

“Our chants weren’t like together [before],” Ferry said. “Not everyone knew what was going on, and by having only three leaders, I think it’s going to be better, because like we’re all three going to agree on what’s going to happen and then we’ll just spread the word about it.”

Though Ferry and Pipitone discussed the proposal before the Woodcreek game, the changes weren’t properly put into effect during the game due to overcrowding in the Woodcreek gym that forced more students to stand on the floor.

Other students were also on the floor during the Del Oro game on Jan. 17, as well as during the Jan. 21 match-up against the Rocklin Thunder.

The crowd at the Thunder game was particularly disorganized – according to Pipitone, so many students were on the floor that the game’s referees were forced to ask them all to move into the bleachers, as they were disrupting the flow of the game.

“There were a ton of kids on the floor – so many that the refs

made them actually get up into the bleachers because they were affecting the game in a negative way – getting in the way of the other team trying to inbound the pass and things like that,” Pipitone said.

Wilson, who supervises RHS athletics, confirmed that the majority of students will not be allowed on the floor during home games throughout the rest of this season, per the referees’ request.

However, Pipitone stressed that students still need to work on their game-time behavior, especially as it relates to the student section.

“I think what they got to remember is their goal is to cheer on the team and not getting in competition with the other crowd, where it’s more about a competition between the crowds,” Pipitone said. “It’s a competition between the basketball teams, and that’s where the focus ought to be: cheering for and supporting Roseville.”

Ferry likes that plan.

“We’re going to make it more about our team, rather than singling out people and making it about the other team,” Ferry said.

Lopez does, too.

“We cannot be silent,” Lopez said. “We need to be heard.”

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Senior Tiger Cage leader Robert Ferry peers out of the crowd at the varsity boys game against the Rocklin Thunder last Tuesday, Jan. 21. Ferry has led the push to unite the section behind common cheers and goals.

CORRECTIONS

In our Dec. 16 issue, we misidentified the writer of the fashion column titled, “Junior Thomas Ensley inspired by the arts.” We reported that Marian Abdelmalek wrote the article. It was actually Michaela Paul.

AIR FORCE VISIT

MADISON MACHA EYE OF THE TIGER

A team from nearby Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, paid RHS a visit on Jan. 14 to encourage students to consider the military as a post-graduation career option. The visit included two aggression dog demonstrations.

HACKING: Student regrets his choice

EVELINA KISLYANKA EYE OF THE TIGER

RHS administration instructed teachers to uphold the school’s oft-overlooked policy of students not using teacher computers in the wake of the hacking incident.

CONTINUED FROM FRONT grades were changed were upset about the incident.

“I was mad,” the student said.

“When [the administration] found out, then we all got pretty mad, because we didn’t know why [the student responsible] did it or anything.”

The student responsible said that he would not do it again, and advises RHS students not to try anything similar.

“I regret it,” the freshman said.

“No one else do it.”

Classmates and students at RHS have reacted in different ways.

Freshman student Kamri Hunt, who was a student in the class in which this incident occurred, said she does not think that her class-

mate made the right choice.

“It is not morally right, and he should not have done it,” Hunt said. “I feel like it was wrong.”

According to principal Brad Basham, the incident represents a breach of trust between the school and its students.

“Students and teachers sign a user agreement, and the expectation is that they follow what’s in the agreement,” Basham said.

“Unfortunately sometimes, under the best intentions, we open ourselves up to someone trying to take advantage of us. That’s what happened here: a teacher under the best intentions, trying to help a student, was taken advantage of.”

Basham said that the punish-

ment for the students involved could have been something much worse than suspension.

“With the students that were involved, we investigated it, we handled it [and] we gave them the consequences that they deserved,” Basham said. “It could’ve been much worse. It could’ve actually led to expulsion.”

To respond to the incident, RHS administration is reinforcing a longstanding policy against student use of teacher computers – a policy that has largely gone by the wayside in recent years.

“We’re going back to the very basics – students should never be on a teacher’s computer, ever, period,” Basham said. “[Students] should not be accessing stuff from

a jump drive on a teacher’s computer and things like that. We just have to reinforce that with our teachers. Our security is only as good as our teachers, in terms of students gaining access.”

Computer teacher Ron Volk agreed with the decision.

“I think it is extremely important that we not allow other people [to] use [our] machines,” Volk said.

According to Volk, the trend toward an increased understanding of computer operations among the general student population has shifted the advantage away from the teachers in terms of controlling the devices.

“The phenomenal thing is that the technological knowledge that a lot of these students have far exceeds that of any of the adults on campus, probably,” Volk said.

“The shortest time period, if you allow yourself to be vulnerable like that, [could allow] one of these sharp kids [to] hack it.”

Basham feels that the security of teacher computers is especially important now, considering the school’s recent shift toward more technology in the classroom, including the creation of an individual Google account for every student and the introduction of technological instruction aids in certain courses.

“Hopefully, with each student having their own Google account and having access to Google Chromebooks, there will be less need for students to try to use staff computers,” Basham said.

SENIORS: Olympics may be held at night CONTINUED FROM FRONT new schedule.

Senior Olympics, one of the school’s most popular events, may no longer coincide with the school schedule at all. Instead, it may be continued during the night. The event would potentially be held around seven or eight at night and would allow freshmen, sophomores and juniors to attend.

This came as a surprise to Healy. However, she thinks that it would have no effect on attendance.

“I would still want to go,” Healy said. “I think we all would.”

According to event organizer Josh Errecart, Senior Olympics is a time when seniors can get together and relieve stress. He feels that it is important that it continues.

“I think that Senior Olympics is something that kids look forward to,” Errecart said.

Similarly, Every 15 Minutes may no longer take place during testing. According to teacher Lindsey Parker, it may take place in the first week of May. Parker believes this would help prevent accidents during Senior Ball.

“Senior Ball is a time we want students to be aware of their driving,” Parker said.

RHS administration will continue to work out the details as the school year continues.

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Long-lasting drought raises questions, concerns

BY SAMANTHA PAUL

samantha.paul@eyeofthetigernews.com

The current drought and Folsom Lake’s recently depleted waters are causing concern for not only the city of Roseville, but also the students and staff at Roseville High School. Many are unsure of what will happen to Folsom Lake, the water supply and if the citizens of Roseville will be taking measures to conserve water.

This is especially troubling to students and staff considering that nearly half of Roseville’s water supply comes from Folsom Lake, with the other half being supplied by groundwater wells.

According to Advanced PlaceDANIEL WETTER EYE OF THE TIGER TODAY ment Environmental Science teacher Alex Uribe, a drought The current dry period affecting the Sacramento region has left Folsom Lake, one of Roseville’s largest water supplies, down to historic lows. The lack of rain has RHS occurs when the region has three faculty and students worried about how the school and its community will be affected. will do its best to conserve as that actually provide water for our years that are below average rainThe Roseville area, without track and field, you’re no longer much water as possible. growing population and our agrifall and snowfall levels. modification, may not accommowatering the football field.”

According to Basham, the disculture.”

According to Uribe, the water date our population’s water needs Uribe offered his best advice trict has already taken steps to beRHS principal Brad Basham levels we are facing are not norif things continue the way they to Roseville citizens in an effort come more in tune with our local said that this is not the first Folmal for this time of year. are. to conserve as much water as posenvironment. som Lake drought that he has ex“Typically a Northern Cali“Northern California is historisible.

“I would expect that the disperienced. Basham reminisced on fornia weather pattern is we have cally a dry environment – actu“Locally, the best thing you trict would take some proactive the effects of a drought in Folsom mild, wet winters and usually it ally, it’s a desert more or less,” guys can do is go around your steps to conserve water,” Basham Lake from when he was a child. starts sometime around December Uribe said. “The only reason why own home and look for leaky said. “They already have done “There [were] strict regulaand ends sometime around March we have enough water to suppipes [and] faucets that don’t some things in terms of the types tions about water use and everyor April,” Uribe said. “The past port our population is because turn off all the way,” Uribe said. of sprinklers they use, and when body [was encouraged] to confew years it’s been getting later we have a reservoir system; we “If you have a lawn, just let it go they water and things like that. serve water,” Basham said. and later, and we have had really have groundwater wells, [and] brown for the winter, it will come [With] having the all-weather Basham is confident that RHS dry winters.” we have large aqueduct networks back when it does rain, or when

water does come around. Conservation goes a long way.”

Senior Samantha Courville feels that the drought at Folsom Lake is an eye-opener for the citizens of Roseville.

“Whether it’s a direct source or a reserve, this just shows us that we need to be less wasteful and more conscious of what’s happening in our environment, in case we do have to tap into our reserves at some point,” Courville said.

Junior Camille Cave felt that the drought would negatively affect students during the summer.

“I feel like Folsom Lake’s lack of water is pretty sad,” Cave said.

“I know that Folsom Lake is a huge hangout spot for all the kids around the Roseville area, especially in the summer, and with the summer coming up and the weather getting warmer, we might have to find a new way to hangout and stay cool this summer.”

While Uribe ultimately feels that there is not an immediate threat to RHS, he still believes that there is real potential for a serious issue to develop if the drought continues.

“If it really doesn’t rain very much more for the rest of the winter, we are going to have a problem,” Uribe said.

Little Tigers canceled AVID

BY ANNA PORRETTA

anna.porretta@eyeofthetigernews.com

MADISON MACHA EYE OF THE TIGER

Seniors Hana Zarea (left) and Michaela Paul (right) work on some pieces during their third-period AP Studio Art class.

Studio Art teacher Joyce Henry is currently working to introduce a 3D sculpture curricular option for the class.

Art department may add class

BY MICHELLE IM

michelle.im@eyeofthetigernews.com

A new Advanced Placement class may soon be available to the students at Roseville High School. Art teacher Joyce Henry is currently planning to add an AP Studio Art 3D Design class.

Henry, who currently teaches AP Studio Art Drawing and AP Studio Art 2D Design, believes that the class is needed now to accommodate the students in ceramics classes who wish to move on to a more advanced option.

“I knew that I was going to need to write [Studio Art 3D] curriculum because kids who are in Ceramics 3 and want to go even farther and take an AP course would have the chance to do

that,” Henry said. “That’s why I wrote it.”

The curriculum includes the “construct[ion of] eight threedimensional works of art that demonstrate experimentation and a range of approaches to the work … and a select[ion] of five works that excel in concept, composition and execution,” according to Henry’s personal course guide.

Students who take the course will have the option of submitting photos of their work to the College Board to try to receive AP credit.

Senior Kevin Chappelle, who is currently in AP Studio Art this semester, believes the class is a great option to have despite having little interest in ceramics him-

Plans for a Little Tigers Basketball league, similar to Hot Shots or Rocklin’s Little Thunder Basketball, was canceled due to a lack of preregistered sign-ups.

The basketball league would have been for grades K-8. The players would have been divided into age groups and then into teams. Instead of hired coaches, Roseville High School basketball players would have acted as the coaching staff for the teams.

Due to a lack of sign-ups that would have ensured the program’s ability to cover the $800 maintenance fee for the use of the school’s facilities, the league had to be canceled.

Varsity boys basketball coach Greg Granucci is disappointed.

“We had around 25 or 30 kids sign-up, but they were all differ-

ent ages,” Granucci said. “It was hard for me because I had to call all of them [the kids’ parents] and tell them that the league was called off and that they weren’t going to be able to play.”

The players were also upset.

Many were excited to work with the kids to develop their skills.

Senior varsity player Dominic Baylon was especially saddened.

“We’ve done basketball camps before and worked with kids,” Baylon said. “It was something to look forward to and now, even if there is a league next year, I won’t be able to participate because I will have graduated by then.”

Senior Spencer Hammond was also left disheartened by the news.

“It’s really cool to coach kids and help them play,” Hammond said. “I would have liked to have had the opportunity to work with the kids again before I graduate.”

self.

“It’s good if you really like sculpture like ceramics, and you have already taken ceramics and want to go further with that,” Chappelle said.

Likewise, junior Andrew Rocha, who has the option to take the course next year, is glad for the opportunity to work with Henry again.

“She’s a really good teacher, really easy going,” Rocha said. “I would definitely take it.”

Henry is excited about the possibility of adding the class. If the school board were to pass this class along with other registration processes, RHS will be home to the only AP Studio Art 3D Design class in the district.

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Because of a lack of preregistration sign-ups, RHS’ basketball program had to cancel its planned K-8 Little Tigers Basketball league this year.

RHS community tweeting away

Teachers, students use Twitter to connect, share information

BY IMAN RICHMOND

iman.richmond@eyeofthetigernews.com

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Social science teacher Dana Dooley uses Twitter to let her students know what’s coming up in her class and to connect with them outside of school.

As part of an effort to get students more involved in their classes, several Roseville High School teachers and students have taken to Twitter to stay connected.

For example, Advanced Placement Government teacher Dana Dooley finds Twitter to be an effective method of communication with her students outside of the classroom, and junior class president Emma Slack also uses Twitter to get news out to the school.

Dooley uses Twitter in a handful of ways, not only by posting a preview of an idea that relates to what going to be learned in class later that day or week, but also her own personal thoughts and happenings, as any average Twitter user would.

“This gets students thinking about it and potentially excited

about class,” Dooley said. “It gives me a chance to connect to them inside and outside of the classroom and make sure what we’re learning is meaningful and valuable to them.”

Senior Mina Oh, a former student of Dooley’s AP Government class, enjoys the Twitter interactions between Dooley and her students.

“I think it’s an awesome idea because she uses it effectively,” Oh said. “It’s a good way to connect with students, I think.”

Oh hopes more teachers will begin to think along the same lines as Dooley has, due to the effect it has had in the classroom.

“I wish more teachers would use her same methods, especially for those of us who are more forgetful,” Oh said. “It’s a good way to remind them when they didn’t get a chance to write it down.”

According to Slack, turnout for certain events and fundraisers has increased because of Twitter being used to spread information.

“I thought it would be a great idea to use social media to reach out to the students of Roseville High School.” Slack said.

“We’ve had more of a turnout on our events like car washes, cram nights, bonfire rallies, all kinds of after school activities.”

Twitter has other uses as well, such as rallying school spirit and spreading information.

“We use our class account to basically get out updates and information about fundraisers and to boost school spirit before rallies and big games and such,” junior class treasurer Kylie Catilus said. “It’s helped get out information on junior prom and tickets for big events like that. It’s just a helpful resource, I think.”

hosts Shadow Day Buljan students get to experience life as a Tiger

BY ANDREW SMITH

andrew.smith@eyeofthetigernews.com

Eighth-graders enrolled in the Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) class at Buljan Middle School came to Roseville High School for the annual Shadow Day, and traveled around with their junior AVID “buddies” last Thursday.

AVID buddies are juniors enrolled in the AVID class at RHS and walk with their eighth-graders throughout the day.

One of the goals of the AVID program is to help students prepare for the future, and the program provided the eighth-graders an opportunity to familiarize themselves with RHS. Upon the eighth-graders’ arrival, the AVID buddies introduced themselves and guided them to their second period classes to show the eighth-graders how high school courses work and what kind of classes they will be able to take once they get to high school.

They also gave them some insight into what they can expect in high school in the coming years.

Junior Nicole Dunger was one of the buddies assigned this year and took Buljan student Kai Kelly to her Advanced Placement Calculus class.

“After we went to her calculus class, we went to the library for a tutorial session,” Kelly said.

“Once we were there, we got a packet and tried to solve the problems on it with our buddies. If we needed help, we would draw the problem up on the whiteboard at our table and try to figure them out as a group.”

AVID 11 teacher Marie Criste helped organize the event and assisted the Shadow Day buddies and their eighth-graders. During the Shadow Day event, students participated in teambuilding activities, which Criste thinks helped the middle-schoolers get a feel for the program at the high school level.

“Both of our schools are National AVID Demonstration Schools, so it’s a great opportunity to teach the students what they can come to expect from the AVID class we have here,” Criste said.

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AP: US History to focus on writing

CONTINUED FROM FRONT and nuclear physics.

According to Addington, the current pacing of the AP Physics B class does not allow enough time to cover all the necessary subjects thoroughly.

“The material is so wide and there’s so much to cover that people have been complaining about it for years,” Addington said.

According to College Board, students will ideally take CP Physics, AP Physics 1 and finally AP Physics 2. The two AP Physics classes will each have their own AP exam to take in March.

However, the physics department has not decided if both AP Physics classes will fit into the school curriculum, so there may only be an AP Physics 1 class at RHS. “It’s really a matter of whether we offer both courses or just one,” assistant principal Jason Wilson said.

According to Wilson, the AP Physics 1 class will only take up one semester. Though the course is designed to run over the course of a year, RHS’ block schedule fits it into one semester.

The AP US History exam will also be changing next year.

The test itself will change from the usual 80 multiple-choice questions down to 35.

This will coincide with an increase in size of the writing part of the exam – there will now be one document-based question, one long essay and four short answer questions.

The course itself is designed to focus on major themes and critical thinking skills rather than memorization.

With less material on the exam itself, College Board hopes to allow more room for in-depth discussion of major US history themes.

AP US History teacher Jessica Fork already altered her classes in anticipation of the new AP test.

According to Fork, there were not many adjustments she had to make. However, she believes the revision allows her to teach her classes more efficiently.

“I’m actually excited for the change because it frees up the teachers to actually teach the class like a college class,” Fork said.

AP Art History will also experience changes during the 2015-16 school year. The curriculum will be cut from over 500 works of art to about 250 works. The course will focus mainly on global art content rather than Time periods.

The course will not center on memorization of works or artists, but instead will gravitate toward visual analysis and critical thinking. AP Art History teacher Patricia Leong speculates that the new AP Art History course will be more theme-based rather than centered around artistic time periods.

Leong hopes that the curriculum changes will save time and boost efficiency.

In previous years, she has attempted to condense the course in her own individual way in order to teach the most essential elements to her students to best prepare them for the AP test.

“Every year I change things a little bit so it’s easier to get through everything,” Leong said.

According to Leong, the AP Art History classes in the past took up a lot of valuable time as well.

“It takes a lot of time, so my studio classes tend to suffer,” Leong said.

AP European History will also change the same year as Art History, with most of the changes centering around the restructuring of course themes and concepts.

Additionally, the content will be condensed somewhat, allowing students and teachers to focus more on the core tenets of the course.

january 27, 2014

Gym gets facelift

New paint, floor surfacing added

BY ANDREW SMITH

andrew.smith@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Roseville High School Moeller Gym has recently been upgraded with an annual floor renovation and undertook a complete repainting.

The renovations were put in place over the winter break and were done to keep the gym fresh for the upcoming basketball season.

Boys varsity basketball coach Greg Granucci thought that the renovations were much-needed additions, especially in light of the recent beginning of basketball season, and have really improved the gym for players trying to do their best on the court.

“We get the floor done every year as it wears down very quickly,” Granucci said. “This year we asked them to do it over the break to keep the floor as new as possible for the upcoming season.”

Granucci also believes that the new paint job really improves the atmosphere and feel.

“It’s a really old gym, so anytime we do something to it, the gym looks much more inviting and new,” Granucci said.

Assistant principal Jason Wilson undertook the assignment and connected with the Roseville High School Booster Club to get the job done.

“It’s been something that I have wanted to do for a while just to clean up the gym, and give it a little bit more spirit,” Wilson said.

“But as for acquiring the paint, we got the paint from one of our booster parents who organized a better price from a local business.”

Booster parent Sue Simon was the member who organized the acquisition of the paint from local business Warehouse Paint, and agreed that the gym is much

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more appealing to be in with its fresh coat.

She is also very glad that Warehouse Paint was able to give the paint to the school.

“I just went down to the store and asked them if they wanted to help support our high school,” Simon said. “It was really generous of Warehouse Paint to donate this paint for our program and it gives the old gym new life.”

Because the paint was donated, the school was able to avoid excessive costs for the renovation.

EVELINA KISLYANKA EYE OF THE TIGER

RHS’ Moeller Gym received several renovations over winter break, including a routine floor resurfacing and the addition of several new “Tiger” signs, as well as a fresh coat of paint.

College Board weighs SAT change

More analytic essay may come in 2016, new PSAT in 2015

BY JUSTIN CHOI

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MADISON MACHA EYE OF THE TIGER

Student Government students work on their latest project, a display board covered with information about upcoming community service opportunities for students. The board currently hangs outside of SG’ s headquarters in room 606 near Senior Square in a space that had previously been occupied by two water fountains.

MATH: Non-seniors still expected to try for C’s CONTINUED FROM FRONT “Basically what has happened is all the math teachers are on the same page,” Maytanes said.

“There was some confusion, and it was mostly because of new teachers coming in not knowing the rules.”

Maytanes said that now, however, everyone in the department knows to stick to the policy.

“I like that this eliminates the gray area and that it’s back to the way grades are for college-level classes, and even lower-level classes as well,” Maytanes said.

Students who receive a D will receive credit toward graduation for the class and will technically receive a “passing” grade, but will not be able to move on to the next course in the sequence without first receiving a C or better, and will still need to complete two years of math at and above Algebra 1.

D’s also do not fulfill the a-g standards for the University of California system.

Math teacher Corey Fukuman supports awarding credit for D’s.

“We hate to give a student a failing grade if they came pretty close and worked pretty hard – they deserve at least the credits,” Fukuman said. “They still can’t move on to the next level, but they can still earn their credits.”

Because of the credits’ utility toward graduation, the policy will most affect seniors who need to rack up enough credits to earn their diploma.

Younger students who receive a D in one of the three primary math classes – Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2 – will still be encouraged by the counseling staff to retake the courses.

“I can guarantee you, if you’re a freshman, sophomore or junior who’s getting a D in any of

those math classes, we’re going to reenroll you in that math class, because we know how important math is and we know that if you receive a D, you are not collegeready, and we’ve got to get you back in there,” principal Brad Basham said.

In addition to wanting to level the playing field for students with different math teachers, the department was also motivated to reinforce the policy by a desire to provide some middle ground between a passing C and a failing F. “The gray area is back – it’s not like ‘C-F,’” math teacher Miguel Quinonez said.

However, one of the main reasons some math teachers decided to eliminate the D in the first place was to encourage students to try for a C and not simply settle for the credit-bearing D. Basham said that concept was flawed, though.

“It’s ineffective to try to move students who are working at that borderline C-D-F range [with grades],” Basham said. “A grade doesn’t motivate them. Students who are earning A’s and B’s, grades tend to motivate them – but they’re already receiving A’s and B’s, so [the various no-D policies] didn’t really have any impact on the students that [the math teachers] were trying to impact when they eliminated the D’s.”

According to Basham, the main advantage of the new grading philosophy is increased fairness for students.

“It is unfair for two students to be taking the same course from different teachers, to do the same type of work and to perform roughly the same, and yet in one class they’re receiving one grade and another class they’re receiving another grade,” Basham said.

“That’s not fair to the students.”

For years, students have been studying for and taking the nationally recognized SAT. Now, that’s all about to change. College Board is planning on restructuring the standardized test.

Although no specific changes have yet been released, according to the new board president of College Board, David Coleman, the new SAT may strongly focus on core knowledge and skills.

He believes that the Common Core standards the SAT will be based around are important in preparing students for the rigors of college and career. The release of the revised SAT will be in spring 2016, following the release of the revised PSAT in the fall of 2015.

Since the new PSAT is coming in fall 2015, Roseville High School’s current freshman class

would be most affected by the change, as that will occur during their junior year, when most students take the PSAT. The motivation to change the SAT stemmed from Coleman’s concern over the writing section in particular. He believes that the current essay structure relies too heavily on opinion. The way he sees it, the writing section inspires students to ‘“make up” examples for the essay, and that is not what he wants the SAT to be.

Coleman envisions the SAT writing moving toward a more analytic writing style, possibly involving responding to a document-based question.

Advanced Placement Literature and Composition teacher Cecil Morris believes the new SAT will help students.

“I think it’ll probably be to students’ benefit,” Morris said. “I find students often have more to

say when they have some sort of source or document they can react or respond to when they’re asked of the top of their heads to express some opinion.”

College and Career Center technician Kim Moses agrees with Morris.

“Anything that is going to enhance what is already there for the student would be fabulous,” Morris said. “I think writing’s a huge part of the test, even if [colleges] don’t usually look at that score, but I think for students to learn how to write is essential.”

Though many schools do not look at students’ essay scores while evaluating applications, the essay comprises a portion of the score for the writing section.

Moses also finds the changes in writing as a positive.

“You really need to learn how to write and get your words across to people,” Moses said.

january 27, 2014

NOTICIAS

Un incidente technología resulta en más política

POR SAMANTHA PAUL

samantha.paul@eyeofthetigernews.com

La semana antes de las vacaciones de invierno, un estudiante de primero año en la escuela secundaria de Roseville compone la seguridad de Aeries para cambiar sus notas y las de otros estudiantes. Debido a este incidente que ocurrió, la administración de RHS comenzó recientemente a hacer cumplir las normas más estrictas sobre el uso estudiantil de las computadoras de la facultad.

El estudiante hacker estuvo capaz de cambiar las calificaciones de cinco estudiantes en total (incluido él mismo) por la descarga de un programa en un dispositivo de almacenamiento portátil

Cambios pasan par los Moeller Maniacs

POR JUSTIN CHOI Y ROBBIE SHORT robbie.short@eyeofthetigernews.com

Los Moeller Maniacs consisten en un grupo grande de estudiantes que alegran para el equipo de baloncesto de la escuela secundaria de Roseville.

Mantienen un gran total del ánimo, pero en recientemente ha sido algunos problemas. De acuerdo a estudiante mayor Robert Ferry, líder del Tiger Cage, la sección tiene problemas para completar su trabajo principal: conseguir apoyo para sus compañeros en la cancha.

Los miembros de la comunidad RHS, dentro y fuera de la Tiger Cage, han quejado de los esfuerzos de los estudiantes. Ellos piensan que han sido desorganizados

(como una unidad USB) que descargaron todas las contraseñas de la computadora de la profesora.

Estas contraseñas incluyen las del correo electrónico, calendario y cuenta Aeries. Él las usó en su teléfono móvil para cambiar las notas, según a un estudiante que tuvo sus notas cambiadas por el hacker.

(Es de la política de Eye of the Tiger para retener los nombres de los estudiantes que participan en conflictos disciplinarios.)

De acuerdo con el mismo estudiante, ninguno de los otros estudiantes con notas cambiadas pidió el hacker para cambiarlos.

El estudiante que es responsable del incumplimiento dijo que él no creía que nadie se enterara. Sin y a veces faltan de respeto al otro equipo.

Por ejemplo, durante el juego universitario de chicos en el 14 de enero contra los rivales de la escuela secundarai de Woodcreek, muchos miembros de la jaula del tigre gritaron “sobrevalorado” como Noé Blackwell, el estrella de los Timberwolves, que ha recibido muchos elogios en la prensa local para sus habilidades en la cancha.

Debido a los problemas de comportamiento que han afectado a la sección, Ferry y otros estudiantes del Tiger Cage decidieron tomar el asunto para tratar de mejorar la reputación y el rendimiento de los Maniacs.

El cambio principal incluye que solamente tres estudiantes pueden permanecer en el suelo durante el partido.

REPORTAJES

Peer Helping va a ser en impresa

POR MEGHAN JULIN

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La clase de Peer Helping en la escuela secundaria de Roseville está publicando un libro de bolsillo para se extende sus historias a más gente. Conforme avanzaba el tiempo, los ayudantes pares han escribido ensayos a lo largo de los años compartiendo “su historia”.

Los ensayos se están poniendo juntos para crear una colección de historias previstas a ayudar y entenderse con los demás.

La maestra de Peer Helping Valerie Erb piensa que el libro dará a sus estudiantes la oportunidad de conectar con la gente que necesita ayuda.

Los gastos financieros para publicar el libro están viniendo del alumno graduado Evan Artica. “[Artica] lo regaló su dinero de Make-A-Wish a Peer Helping y hemos usado una porción de eso pero todavía tenemos un poco de ese dinero que se sienta”, Erb dijo.

Erb planea imprimir al menos de 300 libros para empezar, así que cada de los ayudantes de pares pueden recibir dos libros.

Uno para ellos y uno para dar a otra persona, ya que es uno de las intenciones principales del libro.

“No se trata de venderlo, se trata de pagar adelante”, dijo Erb.

Un edredón hecho con cuidado

POR BREANNA WEINBERG

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Para la mayoría de la gente, un edredón no significa mucho más que una simple necesidad humana, el calor.

El edredón fue hecho por el maestro de educación especial Lynn Shelly y sus estudiantes, sin embargo, no es un edredón ordinario. Representa la culminación de seis años de trabajo y

las contribuciones de muchos estudiantes en el proyecto. El proceso de la colcha estaba destinado a enseñar a los estudiantes las habilidades básicas como seguir instrucciones, practicar el trabajo en equipo y el uso de tijeras y reglas.

Ahora el edredón se terminó el año pasado y ahora se puede ver colgando en el edificio pasillo Administración .

El club de Red Cross entra una iniciativa mundial POR SARAH LOOPER

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El Club de Red Cross Americano de la escuela secundaria de Roseville está tomando una posición contra el sarampión y la rubéola, ayudando a difundir el conocimiento.

La Iniciativa contra el sarampión y la rubéola es una

asociación dedicada a ayudar a reducir la incidencia de sarampión en todo el mundo .

Durante RHS partidos de baloncesto en casa, el club será la entrega de prendadores a cualquier persona que dona a la causa.

Cada dólar donado es equivalente a una vacunación.

DEPORTES El horario de baloncesto tiene cambios

POR LOGAN ASH

logan.ash@eyeofthetigernews.com

Con los cambios recientes en la liga de Sierra Foothill (SFL), el horario de deportes inviernos es muy diferente que años pasados. Los directores de atléticos en el SFL decidieron que el horario necesitaba más partidos de las noches de viernes. Para atenerse a la regla Title IX, la liga tenía que programar los juegos universitarios femeninos en viernes junto el equipo universitario de baloncesto masculino.

Este cambio causa los otros niveles de baloncesto a jugar en otras noches. El equipo universitario junior de baloncesto masculino juega en los noches de jueves, la misma noche del

equipo de mujeres universitario junior. También, el equipo de las estudiantes de primero año jugará dos días en una fila.

Las tigres de baloncesto 11-6 en pretemporada POR DANIEL RYAN

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El equipo de baloncesto universitario de niñas tiene un récord de 11-6 pretemporada con la dirección de entrenador nuevo Josh Errecart.

“Estamos muy contentos con nuestra pretemporada “, Errecart dijo. “Nuestro récord de 11-6 pretemporada es un testimonio de su trabajo duro.”

Este año las Lady Tigers han estado trabajando en la creación de una imagen de defensa fuerte para ganar más partidos y seguir siendo competitivos durante toda

Español embargo, la maestra y la administración estuvieron capaces de detectar el cambio de calificación.

El hacker, junto con aquellos que tuvieron notas cambiadas, fueron suspendidos y ahora no tenían sus privilegios de la computadora.

Los estudiantes tienen la acción disciplinario de libertad condicional del estudiante.

De acuerdo con el director Brad Basham, el incidente representa una violación de la confianza entre la escuela y sus estudiantes.

Para responder al incidente, la administración está reforzando una política contra el uso de los estudiantes de computadoras del profesor - una política que no ha sido aplicado en total recientemente.

Una politica para las notas matemáticas POR ROBBIE SHORT

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En los últimos tres años, si el estudiante tuviera menos de 70 por ciento en una clase de matemáticas, recibiría un F- solamente en algunas clases de matemáticas .

En otros, una calificación entre 60 a 70 por ciento tendría una D. La clasificación varia entre maestros. Algunos maestros serían a veces dar unas D’ s a los estudiantes de último año en lo

Exámenes AP cuestan 90 dolores POR MICHELLE IM

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Exámenes de Advanced Placement permanecen con el mismo precio de $90 en la escuela secundaria de Roseville a pesar de la especulación el año pasado que los costos podrían aumentar a $100.

La escuela quería cobrar la misma tarifa que otras escuelas en el distrito.

College Board cobra $89 por examen (a excepción de aquellos que califican para las exenciones de pago en el distrito), y los estudiantes pagan la suma adicional de $1 para cubrir los costos de los supervisores. que normalmente serían entre una C y F para sus graduaciones, pero otros estudiantes jóvenes no aprobarían cuando ellos obtuvieron la misma nota.

Como parte de un esfuerzo para evitar las disparidades de clasificación, el departamento de matemáticas en la escuela secundaria de Roseville reforzó su política. Esta significa que todos los profesores de matemáticas incluirán un grado D como parte de su escala de calificación para todas las clases de matemáticas.

No STAR causa cambios en actividades

POR AARON SOUZA

Sin exámenes estandarizamos esta año, la administración de RHS tiene que decidir a reducir o eliminar las actividades de la clase de último año.

Para mantener el acontec-

imiento de estos eventos, es una posibilidad que los olímpicos de estudiantes de último año pasarán después la escuela. Every 15 Minutes estaría en la semana primera del mayo. La administración continuará a planear en el año escolar.

Una estudiante intercambia va a RHS

Bane extiende su baile a Sac Ballet

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POR SYDNEY VALENZUELA

Estudiante de segundo año Christine Schleich es de Alemania y está alojándose con maestra Michelle Walton.

Anfitriona intercambia Walton le gusta tener estudiantes intercambios porque se permite a su familia a hacer algunas cosas que no hacen en regular.

Schleich llegó a San Francisco en el 23 de diciembre, tres semanas después su intercambio en Brasil.

“A mí me gusta América”, Schleich dijo. “Es muy diferente.

Todos cosas son grandes aquí.”

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POR EMMA CARLSON

Estudiante de primero año Kaleigh Bane hace una prueba cada septiembre para el ballet de Sacramento.

Este año, Bane bailó como una Candy Cane, continuando su séptimo año en el “Nutcracker”. En años pasados, ella ha interpretado como una cocinera, ratón, muñeca de navidad, chica de un trineo y hada.

Sus responsabilidades como un parte de esta espectáculo profesional incluyen atendencia a prácticas y 8 representaciones cada semana para cuatro semanas.

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Estudiantes están de pie para el partido de baloncesto universitario de chicos que pasó en el 15 de enero en RHS contra Granite Bay. Algunos miembros de la comunidad han quejado acerca los comentos que los estudiantes gritan durante los partidos. Ahora la administración y líderes del Tiger Cage están trabajando a reformar el ánimo de los estudiantes. Los estudiantes de último año Robert Ferry, Jonathan Lopez y Dominic Quelala esperan que la sección pueda ser más unificada.

REPORTAJES

Estudiante de Buljan toma estadísticas en RHS POR MARIAN ABDELMALEK

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La primera hora clase de estadísticas de Advanced Placement (AP) de Chaudra Wood tiene una nueva incorporación- una que no se ha vuelto una tigre.

Estudiante de octavo grado Anuya Kamath ahora asiste a la clase cada mañana antes de conmutar de a la escuela media Buljan. La chica que tiene 13 años comenzó a tomar clases en la escuela secundaria de Roseville en el otoño porque ella completó la secuencia entera de clases de matemáticas disponibles en Buljan al final de su año séptimo grado.

Sus estudios avanzados empezaron cuando ella trabajaba en un libro para estudiantes del séptimo grado mientras ella estaba

la temporada .

En el primer partido de liga, las tigres jugaron contra las grizzlies de Granite Bay. Granite Bay salió con la victoria después de mantener la iniciativa a través de la mayor parte del juego. Granite Bay ganó por ocho, anotando 75 y 67 de Roseville.

Woodcreek ganaron contra las tigres 54-40 en el 15 de enero.

En el viernes pasado, contra Nevada Union, no ganaron, terminando el partido 68-31.

Baloncesto universitario de chicos plana mejorar ofensa POR MARISSA STONE

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El equipo universitario baloncesto de la escuela secundaria de Roseville termino el primero parte de la liga con el récord 1-4 y

en el quinto grado. Entonces ella tomó álgebra avanzada en el sexto grado y geometría en el séptimo grado y Álgebra 2 con Wood.

Kamath cree que tomar clases de matemáticas en RHS la ha preparado para la vida después de la escuela secundaria. Ella planea tomar Pre-Cálculo avanzado, Cálculo AP y otras clases de niveles superiores en el Colegio de Sierra en el futuro.

“Sé que quiero seguir tomando clases de matemáticas porque pienso que podría abrir un montón de oportunidades para mí más tarde cuando llegue a la universidad”, Kamath dijo.

Robyn Pasco será la consejera de Kamath y ella tiene mucha espera para Kamath en su futuro durante y después RHS.

un récord en total 12-10.

Los tigres están jugando bien con la defensa pero está costando con su estilo ofensa.

Una mayoridad de los partidos han sido muy cerca pero Roseville no ha terminado con un ganado.

Según al entrenador Greg Granucci, los chicos están trabajando mucho todos los días y están decepcionados como toda la escuela.

En martes contra el equipo de Rocklin, los tigres ensenaron más mejoras con 60 puntos por el primero tiempo en alguno tiempo.

“En general, pienso que nuestro equipo desplazo muy bien contra Rocklin”, Granucci dijo.

El partido próximo que comienza el medio segundo pasará esta viernes conta Granite Bay a 7 p.m. en la escuela de Granite Bay.

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Estudiante de octavo grado Kamath trabaja en su clase de estadísticas AP a RHS. Kamath tomóo algebra avanzada en el sexto grado, geometría en el setenta grado y algebra 2 el semestre pasado a RHS. El director de Buljan conectó Kamath a Pasco, una consejera de RHS. Ella decidió a tomar estadísticas porque es ofrecido durante el primero periodo en RHS y puede regrasar a Buljan después.

DEPORTES

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Jugador de último año Will White escolta a un jugador del equipo de Rocklin.

Los tigres de baloncesto ha ensenado un buen estilo de defensa en los partidos pasados pero ellos están tratando a mejorar su agresión a anotar. Los jugadores de RHS perdieron 72-67 contra Rocklin durante un partido en casa.

Contenido en español del papel, junto con otras historias, también disponible en línea a eyeofthetigernews.com.

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F eatures Eighth-grader Anuya Kamath stars in Stats

january 27, 2014

by MARIAN ABDELMALEK

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Chaudra Wood’s first-period Advanced Placement Statistics class has over 30 Tigers – and a Bulldog.

Eighth-grader Anuya Kamath now attends the class each morning before commuting back to Buljan Middle School.

The 13-year-old began taking classes at Roseville High School in the fall because she completed the entire sequence of math classes available at Buljan at the end of her seventh-grade year.

Kamath’s advanced math studies began when she worked out of a seventh-grade workbook while she was in the fifth grade.

She then took Honors Algebra in the sixth grade, geometry in seventh grade and Algebra 2 with Wood last fall. She chose to take AP Stats this term due to the scheduling of the course – she needed to take math first period in order to be able to return to Buljan for her other classes. “[What I like about math is] the fact that it never changes and that it’s always providing a challenge, and I like the fact that it’s definite and it kind of has its guidelines so you always know when you’re going to get it right,” Kamath said.

Kamath was given the opportunity to attend math classes at RHS after Buljan principal Greg Gunn and RHS counselor Robyn Pasco worked together to find a solution for the lack of math courses available for her at Buljan.

Gunn connected Kamath’s parents to Pasco, and the plan was discussed and later finalized.

“Math has been her strong subject since she was young, but she also makes use of opportunities that come her way in math that keep her challenged,” Anuya’s mother, Anita Kamath, said. “We are all so very grateful to Mr. Gunn for letting Anuya excel in math.”

Pasco has enjoyed communicating with Kamath and her family this year.

“She and her parents are very sweet, very nice, so it’s great working with them,” Pasco said.

Kamath has enjoyed being in a different class setting than she is used to.

“I think it’s actually a really nice change,” Kamath said.

“With middle school, you’re in

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MADISON MACHA EYE OF THE TIGER

ISABEL FAJARDO EYE OF THE TIGER

Kamath concentrates on solving math problems during first-period AP Statistics. Kamath, 13, is an eighth-grader who began taking classes at RHS after completing all the mathematics classes available at Buljan Middle School at the end of her seventh-grade year. one grade and everyone is either 13 or 14, but in [AP Stats], and even in the Algebra 2 class, there were people from different grades. Just the abeyance of the class is different, but in a good way, I like it.”

RHS students have welcomed Kamath into their class with open arms.

“I think when they found out [I was in eighth grade] in Algebra 2, they were definitely a bit surprised, but that didn’t change the way they treated me and I think I just fit in,” Kamath said.

“I didn’t really think of them as anything besides my classmates and my peers. It’s the same for AP Stats, too. It was also nice to have variation and just meet new people in general, and I’m really comfortable with them.”

The other person who has given Anuya a truly warm welcome is Wood, who taught her Algebra 2 class as well as her current AP Stats class.

“I think the best think about having [Ms. Wood] as a teacher is that I get to have her for a whole year,” Kamath said. “I’ve really gotten to know her and her teaching style. I feel like having that familiarity with her has really helped me with my math and just helped me progress in

my classes.”

Kamath believes that taking math classes at RHS has prepared her for life after she graduates middle school.

“I’m definitely appreciative that I’ve been able to prepare myself for what’s to come,” Kamath said. “I definitely think that having math in high school has opened my eyes to see what high school will be like, and it’s kind of just been like a sneak peek for me as to what my life will be like for the next four years.”

Kamath plans to take Honors Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus and higher math classes at Sierra College in the upcoming four years.

“I know that I want to keep going with math, because I think it could open a lot of opportunities for me later when I get into college, and I think that it’s just good to have that with you,” Kamath said.

Though she hopes to strive academically, she also hopes to make her upcoming four years count in other ways.

“I think that in high school, I want to make sure I take care of every opportunity, because I know that high school is that last stretch before college, and I want to make sure that I don’t miss any opportunities and [that] I’m

always on the lookout for more and that I always have more to look forward to,” Kamath said. “I want to do something outside of academics that is still tied to Roseville, because at the end of those four years, I want to walk out knowing that I made the most of my four years.”

Pasco is looking forward to working with Kamath during her high school years.

“I’m just excited to see where her potential, you know, where that can go and what her four years are gonna look like,” Pasco said. “To be honest, I’m kinda looking at even what her options are gonna be like after high school.”

Kamath’s family also hopes that Kamath takes advantage of every opportunity she receives in high school.

“We hope that she avails of the various academic and extracurricular opportunities at Roseville High and contributes to the growth of the school,” Anita Kamath said. “We hope she has a memorable experience in her high school career.”

Throughout this entire opportunity, Kamath has found that her parents have been very supportive.

“They’re definitely really

supportive and I really appreciate that about them,” Kamath said. “I know that it’s not always easy, sometimes they have to drop things to come pick me up, but they’re willing to do it if it means I’m able to advance and I’ll have the experience that both I and they want me to have. They are really happy that I’m enjoying myself. They’re really happy that it’s going as well as it is, and they’ve told me it’s a small price to pay for them to come and pick me up for all that I’m getting.”

Kamath’s family is proud of all that her daughter has accomplished and hopes the best for her future.

“I am really proud of her, for her achievements, her hard work, dedication and sincerity,” Anita Kamath said. “We hope she is able to pursue a career that she is passionate about and is able to do things that she enjoys.”

Kamath has found that her hard work has paid off for her and wants others to never cower from fear or become discouraged by others.

“Never be afraid to be different, even if people will tell you otherwise,” Kamath said. “One day you will look back and smile upon your decisions and that’s all that really matters.”

Junior Josephine Chang embraces urban and versatile style

by MARIAN ABDELMALEK

How would you describe your style?

Kind of versatile, like sometimes I feel that one day I’ll be girly and the other day I’ll be urban. It just varies on how I feel.

How do you think your style has changed since freshmen year?

I think I’ve become more urban.

What interests you in clothes and fashion?

Just people interest me.

Do you make your own clothes? And is it difficult?

Yeah, I do, some of my more urban clothes. I’ve made like button-ups and T-shirts and stuff like that. It’s really easy.

What is the process of making

Walton hosts German student

BY SYDNEY VALENZUELA

FASHION COLUMN

marian.abdelmalek@eyeofthetigernews.com

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your own clothes?

It just starts with an idea of what I want to look like, and then I’ll just get the t-shirt and some of the supplies and then I’ll just do it. It’s really easy; anyone could do it.

Do you usually make clothes only for yourself or do you make clothes for other people as well?

I usually make clothes for myself, [but] sometimes I’ll make other people clothes for a gift.

But right now, I’m like doing a little fashion show thing, [so] I’m making clothes for other people.

It’s part of my class, so I’m making clothes for other people.

How do you pick your outfit out for the day?

I usually pick out the outfit I’m going to wear the night before.

The feeling just sticks overnight.

I’ll feel crappy, then I’ll feel crappy in the morning, and then I’ll just wear my crap clothes.

What do you think about the fashion around Roseville?

There’s diversity, but there’s not a lot of diversity. Maybe it’s something about high school [that] doesn’t make you want to express yourself even though you are encouraged to express yourself.

What are some trends that you notice around Roseville?

Mostly people wear, like, Brandy Melville. Right now, denim is kinda going out, beanies are definitely in – especially the ones that are embroidered and have words on them and stuff. Plaid is alright, and then tights are in, definitely. When spring comes, everyone is gonna wear Brandy [Melville].

Why do you think Brandy Melville is such a popular brand?

It has really cute stuff and references to pop culture like the shirts that say ‘you can’t sit with us’ and ‘too sassy,’ and skirts and dresses that are really cute.

Brandy Melville appeals to girls our age.

Do you like the trends at Ros-

eville?

I like the trends, but I wish that people would be a little more self-expressive.

How do you plan to transition from winter to spring?

I’m gonna lose a lot of layers.

I’m probably going to end up wearing more skirts and shorts and things like that. Spring is my favorite season.

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Above, Chang dresses in black bottoms, a tied up plaid shirt and a studded vest. She accessories her outfit with sunglasses and necklaces. Chang believes that her style is versatile, ranging from girly to urban.

Roseville High School is opening its arms to a foreign exchange student from Germany.

Sophomore Christine Schleich is currently staying with RHS math teacher Michelle Walton.

“It’s fun [hosting],” Walton said. “It gets [my family] out and doing things that sometimes we might not do to make sure [the students] see and experience things from this area, and it also lets my son see that there are other cultures and other parts of the world aside from right here where we live.”

Schleich previously spent three weeks in Brazil before coming to America, staying with a host family in an actual student exchange.

Schleich arrived in America at San Francisco Airport on Dec. 23. Walton and her family met her at the airport and then they all took a plane to Las Vegas for a week.

“It was really cool,” Schleich said. “It’s something I’ve never seen before.”

Schleich feels she is having a great experience so far. “[Mrs. Walton] is really nice,” Schleich said. “I enjoy staying with her and her family.”

Schleich has enjoyed her time here in America, noting the differences between Germany and America.

“I really like [America],” Schleich said. “It’s completely different from Germany. Everything is huge here.”

Schleich noted many differences in education in America compared to schools in Germany “In Germany we have an indoor school, not like here where it’s open,” Schleich said.

“Every class [of students] has its own room, not every teacher. We don’t have extracurricular activities. Football and soccer, that’s outside of school. The grades are different: we don’t use A-B; we use 1-6 for grade marks.”

French teacher Susan Hoffman enjoys having Schleich in her class, as she also speaks French.

“It’s just a lot of fun because they can speak really well,” Hoffman said. “And they understand a lot. It’s just a really nice thing. It’s a great resource for our classroom.”

Schleich also noticed a difference between how students interact with their teachers in Germany versus what she’s seen at Roseville.

“Student’s don’t talk to their teachers like ‘hey, what’s up?’ and stuff like that,” Schleich said.

“We need to say Mr. and Mrs. We have to stand up and say, ‘Good morning Mrs. or Mr.’” Despite the differences, Schleich did note key similarities in culture, such as fashion, music and movies.

“Most of the [music] artists are the same, we just have some German music too,” Schleich said. “You hear a lot of American music back home. Most of the movies in the cinema are American – some German, but mostly American.”

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Kaleigh Bane pursues aspirations of dancing in “Nutcracker” to 2,000 people.

Bane’s mother, Sheila Bane, believes that dancing has become part of their daily routine.

“Kaleigh is great with coordinating her time around her busy schedule,” Sheila Bane said. “I have two other girls at NCDC and its part of our routine.”

Sheila Bane has seen dance become serious for her daughter.

“Her seventh year, she performed as a party girl which was a half-hour part,” Sheila Bane said. “I think that’s when she really learned that her performance was more than just being cute on stage – it was more skillfocused.”

Bane is also involved in Roseville High School’s dance program as she is currently in the Beginning Dance class.

“She is a really hard worker with great ballet training,” dance teacher Sally Cofield said. “We often use her as an example in class.”

Being part of the “Nutcracker” cast, Bane learns more than routines and counts, she attains life lessons.

“After nine years, the routines get a lot more difficult, but it has definitely helped Kaleigh’s posture, confidence and flexibility,” Sheila Bane said. “It’s like being

by EMMA CARLSON

emma.carlson@eyeofthetigernews.com

Freshman Kaleigh Bane spends a lot of time on her toes.

Bane continued her annual tradition to audition for Sacramento Ballet’s “Nutcracker,” which she has appeared in for previous years as a cook, mouse, Christmas doll, mother ginger child, sled girl, party girl and sugar plum fairy attendant and landed a role as one of the eight candy cane dancers.

Bane started ballet at the age of three after joining the Northern California Dance Conservatory.

“My mom signed me up for dance,” Bane said. “And then I liked it.”

Bane dedicates herself to NCDC five days a week for four hours a day to meet expectations. Although she specializes in ballet, she also is involved in modern dance genres.

“I am an ambassador at NCDC, meaning I am on a preprofessional route,” Bane said.

Bane auditioned for a role in the Nutcracker with an eightcount dance. The “Nutcracker” consists of three casts that each performed eight shows a week for a total of four weeks. Bane danced for an audience of 1,500

in the real world, developing social skills with other dancers.”

Dance teacher Pilar Steiner believes that Bane being involved in the Nutcracker is a great opportunity.

“Kaleigh gets to live the sensationalized girl dream with the ‘Nutcracker,’” Steiner said.

“There are dancers that practice, those that choreograph and those that perform. Stage time is huge for performance skill. We hope to take these skills and teach her versatility.”

In addition to enjoying her time on a professional stage,

Bane enjoys socializing with the other dancers backstage.

“It’s cool to be backstage with everybody and to watch the other dances from the side wings,” Bane said. “Dance helps me let things go and I love to work towards a goal.”

Although Bane is not looking to dance as a potential college major, she hopes to incorporate dance in her future, preferably as part of the San Francisco Ballet.

“I hope to one day have a solo in a professional show,” Bane said. “That is my big dancing goal.”

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Participating in the Sacramento Ballet’s production of the “Nutcracker” is a tradition for Bane (far right in both pictures). This year, Bane performed as a candy cane dancer and was able to practice her passion with other dancers and performers in front of about 1,000 people.

Peer Helping spreads the message

QUILT ON DISPLAY

Program to publish collection of student essays

by MEGHAN JULIN

meghan.julin@eyeofthetigernews.com

EVELINA KISKLYANKA EYE OF THE TIGER

A viewer appreciates the nationalistic quilt in the hallway of the administrative building. The quilt was made by special education teacher Lynn Shelley and her students. The quilt represents the culmination of six years of work and many students’ contributions to the project. The process of making the quilt was intended to teach students basic skills such as following directions, practicing teamwork and using scissors and rulers.

Band members wait for warmth

by MADDY PILGRIM

maddy.pilgrim@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School’s band room has been much quieter than usual during the mornings this term.

The regular sounds that generally flow through its walls – some conversation, some beforeschool rehearsal, some laughter – aren’t there anymore.

This is because RHS band students are no longer able to access the band room in the early morning due to a change in staffing that has affected the accessibility to the room.

Longtime RHS band director Mark Toffelmier is now working part-time at Oakmont High School, where he teaches photography for two periods before commuting to RHS for fourthperiod band.

Due to the change, one of the janitors opens the band room each morning just before the first bell rings – something Toffelmier had traditionally done more than 20 minutes before, allowing band members to congregate and

occasionally even practice some music before school. Now the band students are left out in the cold winter weather.

“We’re standing out there in the cold,” junior Susan Levine said. “[We have to wait] until the janitor opens the door at 7:30.”

Levine believes that there could possibly be a change in social environment due to Toffelmier’s absence in the morning.

“There could be a downfall where some [students] wouldn’t bother to hang around the room anymore,” Levine said.

Senior Lucia Delgado does not believe that the change will affect the band students in a major way.

“We still have our fourth period class,” Delgado said. “We still see each other every day. So in reality we’re still just as close [and] everything. It’s just that our band director isn’t always on campus.”

Toffelmier was forced to go part-time largely due to a decline in freshman enrollment in Art 1 – a trend that traces back to the

new freshman pathways courses, which eliminated an elective option for freshmen and caused across-the-board freshman elective enrollment decreases – that left the Visual and Performing Arts department with a need to move one of its teachers to parttime.

Though the students are adapting to the change, senior Caitlin Bird is concerned about the effect it will have on Toffelmier.

“I think the situation is ridiculous,” Bird said. “I would much rather [he] be at Roseville than at Oakmont.”

However, Toffelmier believes that this will help the program overall.

“In some respects, [this] will require the leadership of the group to step up,” Toffelmier said.

Toffelmier hopes to avoid splitting his time between campuses in the future.

“We just really respect and admire that [Toffelmier] is still trying,” Delgado said.

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Conductor Mark Toffelmier conducts the band during fourth period. His position change to part-time at the beginning of the term gives his students less time in the band room during the morning and has some members worried about the culture of the band.

Peer Helping is going into print.

Roseville High School’s Peer Helping class is publishing a paperback book to spread their stories to more people.

Over the past few years, students in Peer Helping have written personal essays sharing their experience and telling ‘their story.’

The culmination of essays will create a collection of stories intended to help and relate to others.

Peer Helping teacher Valerie Erb thinks the book will give her students a chance to connect with people who need help.

“We are trying to put together a book that we can use as a ‘pay it forward’ kind of concept,” Erb said. “It can be for other students who might just feel alone or isolated, and it’ll be the voice of Peer Helping students anonymously telling their stories. It’s our way of saying, ‘Here are our Peer Helpers’ voices, you’re not alone’.”

Sophomore Isabella Gargan has been involved with Peer Helping since her freshman year and believes that the book will

allow others to relate.

“It’s a good thing for kids our age, in high school, to know that they’re not alone,” Gargano said.

“That they’re not the only ones who go through things. It’s also good for people who don’t have hard things in life to know that there’re people out there who have harder lives.”

The financial costs to publish the book are being covered with money from alumnus Evan Artica.

Artica, who graduated from RHS last year, donated $6000 to the program after receiving it from the Make-A-Wish Foundation for his struggle with mesenchymal chondrosarcoma, a very aggressive form of jaw cancer.

Peer Helping has already used some of the funding, but still had enough for the books. “[Artica] gifted his Make-AWish Foundation money to Peer Helping and we’ve used a portion of that, but we still have some of that money sitting,” Erb said.

“So, we were thinking, ‘what’s something that would have longevity? What would have a life of its own that could continue?’

And we figured a book could do just that.”

Artica is glad to see his dona-

tion is being put to good use.

“I’m very happy to hear that she has the chance to finally make her book,” Artica said. “I donated the money to her so she could do whatever she thought was best for Peer Helping.”

Among those who are willing to submit their essays for the book, Erb and the publishers are reading through to decide which stories will have the most impact on readers.

The class itself has also peeredited each other’s essays to help choose which ones will end up in the book.

Junior Madie Whalen has been involved with Peer Helping since her freshman year and is looking forward to the book.

“I’m excited about it,” Whalen said. “I think it’ll be really cool. It’s a chance to show others that we all have scars, even though you might not see them.”

Erb is planning to print at least 300 books to start with, so that each Peer Helper can receive two books: one for themselves and one to give to someone else, as that is one of the main intentions of the book.

“It’s not about selling it,” Erb said. “It’s about paying it forward.”

O pinion Leaving the SFL disappointing for students

january 27, 2014

BY CHASE BLATNICK

chase.blatnick@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School has competed in the Sierra Foothill League (SFL) for over a decade.

As of next year, we will be playing in the Central Valley Conference (CVC) league. Roseville is leaving the SFL due to its low enrollment over the last couple of years and relative lack of success in league play.

Hopefully, the administration will come to realize that stepping

out of the SFL will actually end up hurting the school rather than helping it.

The SFL is hands down the most competitive league in Northern California. It has produced some of the best athletes across the region. With all of the fine coaching, school spirit and cross town rivalries, it makes for some historic games and incredible memories.

When you pit Granite Bay, Del Oro, Rocklin, Nevada Union, Woodcreek and Roseville against each other, anything can happen on any given night. Every SFL game always has the potential to be a great one. There is never a performance less than 100 percent when these teams face off against one another. They will always manage to give the crowd

a great game fought hard by both teams.

With Roseville leaving the SFL, its spot will be taken by two of the biggest powerhouses around: Oak Ridge and Folsom.

They have been dominating football at all levels for the last 5-6 years and pose a very big threat to the schools who will still participate in SFL play. Their presence, so to speak, will most definitely be felt very quickly in the 2014 football season.

Good is the enemy of great.

What is frustrating for the athletes at Roseville is the fact that they will no longer be apart of one of the best leagues around.

Every athlete wants to compete at a higher level. Competing at a higher level improves your game and allows you to take yourself

to a level you have never been before. It is the ultimate test of will and strength. When you do get a big win against an incredibly tough opponent, it makes you feel accomplished as a player.

So with us leaving the SFL, the caliber of ball we will be playing at is a bit unfortunate for all the athletes that attend Roseville High School. The CVC does have some stand-out players and some difficult teams, but they do not pose as big of a threat like Granite Bay, Rocklin and the rest of the SFL gang.

Roseville does fairly well in the SFL, and I do believe our records will improve a lot more in the CVC league, but I still have mixed emotions about us not playing the best schools around.

It is something that the adminis-

tration thinks is best for us, so I respect their decision and what they have decided on.

However, I do not totally agree that leaving the SFL will be a good thing for the school. Roseville may still get to battle all of their old rivals, but it will be a preseason match up opposed to a league game. The league games always tend to bring much more emotion, but in this case, I think the preseason games will still be just as fun for the schools and the fans.

Next year, Roseville will be going through a period of adjustment, and hopefully, moving to the CVC will turn out to be a good thing. However, it is a bummer to watch us leave the SFL, always packed with games full of excitement and upsets.

New Year’s diet resolutions dangerous, not healthy

BY NETZY ORTEGA

netzy.ortega@eyeofthetigernews.com

As the year starts off, so do the constant advertisements on television about miracle weightloss solutions, the oh-so-exciting deals on gym memberships and the spreading of images of what may be considered athletic individuals followed by “fitspirational” quotes. The annual tradition of promising self-improvement has become a new way for marketers to harm unsuspecting members of society.

Although traditionally aimed at older audiences with readily available resources and a steady income, the messages connecting self-acceptance to physical changes has found its way into the lives of teenagers. These messages will ultimately cause harm to not only the adults who follow along, but the teenagers who choose to participate as well.

The messages these advertisements give vary from bad to toxic. Pills, teas and injections all promising an exercise-free solution all tell you that as long as you can afford it, a smaller waistline can always be bought.

New entrees at several popular restaurants are labeled as healthy and are promoted as their own section based on their calorie content. Diet sodas are displayed as the only alternative to their high-calorie counterparts, and numerous companies have pushed out lower-calorie alterna-

tives of everything from toaster pastries and potato chips to juice and cheese. All offer the same underlying message to every person sitting behind the screen: There is always an easier option that will get you where you need without having to compromise anything.

As if that weren’t bad enough on its own, the underlying message that self-improvement can be measured on a scale combined with these bad habits is what will lead to not only a large group of people not losing the weight they want, but also to live a life with unrealistic expectations.

I’m not against making life changes that become apparent physically over time, I think it’s great to have goals for yourself that make you happy.

My real and only problem is that most of the girls I have personally spoken to and from my own experience, the negative personal thoughts only came after some sort of outside comment on either their own body or from others saying they were ashamed of their body when they may have felt nothing was wrong with it in any way.

The reasoning behind making these changes is not so much about feeling healthy and strong as it is about satisfying the demands of the society around them in order to gain some sort of acceptance from them. The point of reaching your goal is to gain some sort of satisfaction which is what I believe should happen naturally and come from inside each person, not first from somebody else.

Your individual feelings of yourself and the life you’re living should come before everyone else’s opinion of you no matter what it is, and I feel like people are forgetting that more and more.

Sure, the competition on social media is nothing new to nearly

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all teenage girls, but the pressure from all the people obsessed with losing weight as quickly as possible this year is what is making this only worse. It will lead to not only a year of chasing helplessly after something that can never be obtained, but ultimately a lifetime of wanting the acceptance of those who will not matter in the pursuit of true and lifelong happiness for yourself.

In hoping to find this quick fix to happiness, several teens are turning to not only several of the ones readily available on shelves across the country, but also unhealthy methods. Although they may not be doing it to the full extent of adults with loaded credit cards who get just as much pressure, they may not have adults around them to remind them that it’s not only bad for how you view yourself, but also bad for your body.

In addition to the self-hate I have heard coming from girls at

least twenty pounds lighter than me reminding others of their abilities to cause hurricanes in swimming pools, I have also seen a larger number of girls nervously picking at lunches consisting of things as tiny as a few crackers and maybe some grapes. I have seen them staring at the same cookies I saw they enjoy during the holidays the month before, now with visible guilt and almost disgust.

Girls looking at food meant to nourish their body and give them necessary nutrients now deemed unnecessary in comparison to their goal of fitting into a certain pair of shorts. The little habits and stores don’t disturb me as much as knowing the physical damage that they are doing to their bodies.

I may not know everything, and I know my opinion shouldn’t be that important to anyone, but I feel like every single person’s body is perfect. Every little detail is what makes them who they are.

It’s what makes them something as simple as the “athletic friend” in the group or maybe the “short” one.

Things that set you apart and makes you something to someone that should be appreciated much more than a comment like “hot.”

If anyone is going to determine your happiness and feelings as a person built from so many different experiences and little quirks, it should be the one person who can actually judge you from the very start and include something as little as the fact that you picked up that piece of trash when no one was looking.

It’s the only person that can account for everything you have done, witnessed and thought about since the very beginning.

You are the only one who could possibly begin to even comment on you as a whole, and you are the only person who will be there at the end of the day when everyone else has walked away.

We need to choose to prevent gun violence

BY DANIEL WETTER

daniel.wetter@eyeofthetigernews.com

This is the civil rights issue of our time. It seems that nearly every week now, the headlines scream of a new school shooting. Purdue University, Delaware Valley Charter School, Berrendo Middle School, Liberty Technology Magnet High School, Hillhouse High School. Already, five campuses have witnessed school shootings this year.

It won’t happen here, we say.

It could never happen here, we convince ourselves. That kind of

thing always happens somewhere else, but not at my school, we think. Sure. We can continue to allow ourselves to live this illusion. In fact, you’re more likely to be struck by lightning than be involved in a mass shooting. To this day, there is no evidence that mass shootings are on the rise, despite the overwhelming level of coverage by the media.

However, that fact does little to comfort Desiree Davis, the mother of 17-year-old Claire Davis who was killed at Arapahoe High School. Claire was a committed equestrian, often seen in pictures hugging her horse. In her application to Colorado State University, she wrote, “I’m generally a little shy, but I love to make people laugh when they are sad.” Perhaps Karl Pierson, the Arapahoe gunman, would have been a recipient of Claire’s kindness, but instead, her life was cut all too short. Her last words were, “Oh, my gosh, Karl, what are you doing?”

It also fails to relieve the trag-

edy Liliana Reyes experienced when her son, Jose, lost his life in a shooting at Sparks Middle School. Jose was still a little boy, only 12 years old. He still wrote letters to Santa Claus, hiding them behind the Christmas tree where he thought his parents wouldn’t see them. He once picked up an $80 restaurant tab for his family with money he had saved up for months, simply out of kindness.

He even paid for toys for his little sisters on the occasional outing to Walmart. His goal was to be just like his father, who owns a popular restaurant in Sparks. On October 21, however, Jose pulled the trigger, killing a teacher, shooting two students, and then killing himself.

It would be wrong to compare Claire and Jose without making one thing clear: Jose is a killer; Claire is not. But make no mistake: they are both victims. They both lost their lives. They both will never grow up to claim the promising lives they could have

lived.

This also makes something else clear. Our friends are the victims, and they are the killers too. This is a hard notion to accept. How can someone we share our deepest secrets with ever be killed in such a shocking way? How can the person we go to ice cream with lose their life so fast, so inexplicably? How can someone we go see movies with come to school with a gun the next day?

How can our best friend harvest a pain so deep as to believe the only way to rectify it is through such a disturbing act?

We don’t have to accept this truth, though. If we really wanted, we could never grieve over such a brazen occurrence again. I’m not calling for gun control, although a sober review of our current gun laws wouldn’t hurt. I’m also not calling for mental health reform, yet no one could say the mental health system is in perfect condition. I’m asking for students like you and me to declare enough is

enough.

When the United States has more murders by firearms than most first-world nations, there is a problem. As the next generation, we can’t accept a culture that moves from tragedy to tragedy, doing absolutely nothing about it. This is our problem, and we all must work together to solve it.

After all, it is our friends, our siblings, our coworkers, and fellow Americans who are being killed.

Whether or not the crime is committed on school grounds or on the streets after graduation, it all starts with how they grew up.

We can decide right now, right here, that this is not the way we want our kids to grow up.

The civil rights movement of our distant past envisioned a time when kids of all races could attend school free from fear. That fear still exists, but in a different form. Today, I envision a tomorrow when fear does not walk the halls of school, but instead roams the memories of yesterday.

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Freshman pathways cause waste of class time

BY ANDREW SMITH

andrew.smith@eyeofthetigernews.com

Starting this year, it was decided that the new Freshman Pathways program would be a “beneficial” and “effective” change to the normal system. This opinion may have been slightly misguided.

On the first day of high school, every freshman’s previous knowledge of school is tossed out the window as they are pushed into a high-pressure environment that puts everyone on edge. And as if this weren’t enough, now they get to enjoy a whole other class added on to their already completely new school experiences.

Freshman Pathways introduces a yearlong block schedule that combines the same classes of eighth grade with some new additions. Geography, Freshman Seminar, and Pre-Advanced Placement English 9 came into our graces this year and continue to impress.

To make room for the added academic courses, they simply cut an elective instead of finding a better way of incorporating it into the schedule. Without this elective, it takes just that much longer to complete the necessary courses for graduation, like a foreign language or Visual and Performing Arts class. And honestly, it detracts from some of the other enrichment programs that one would rather enroll in. Things such as art or culinary or guitar can be just as beneficial as any other academic class.

In Freshman Seminar, students learn how to “manage their high school careers” and balance their budget which passes in one ear and out the other. While it is a good concept for a class, it might be more applicable to an upper classman going into the real world where it is valuable to learn how to balance your budget, not for a 14-year-old freshman. At this point most have not developed Geography is another blessing that the district has provided for its students, which teaches the students important facts about the world we live in. For the first five days after a test, we actually know about the capital of Tuvalu and where it’s located. As essential as memorizing these facts is for our future, I do feel there might be a more productive use of students’ time.

Now, don’t link my distaste of the classes with the performance of the teachers. Personally, I think the teachers have done an admirable job considering the situation that they have been placed in.

This was just probably not what they expected to teach coming out of college.

While sometimes necessary, I don’t believe in change just for the sake of change. And as for why these classes were put in place is beyond me, but I have failed to see value or significance in the undertaking of these courses. There are many other classes that would be a much more beneficial use of our time. There needs to be some substantial changes to the freshman courses starting next year.

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january 27, 2014

Casaba can be as fun as other school dances

BY MORGAN SIMPSON

morgan.simpson@eyeofthetigernews.com

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Good sportsmanship essential for games

BY SAMANTHA PAUL

samantha.paul@eyeofthetigernews.com

As soon as basketball season starts, inevitable tension arises between Roseville High School and Woodcreek High School. Students bicker over which school is ultimately better, with irrelevant issues always thrown into arguments over whose team will win.

When Roseville experienced the loss to Woodcreek, the first loss since I have gone to Roseville, they had a field day on

Twitter. In reality, none of the irrelevant factors that Woodcreek used to claim superiority really matter. What needs to be said is that when it comes down to it, one game does not determine who has the better school.

One of the most irritating arguments that I observed on Twitter was the claim that Woodcreek students possess higher intelligence than Roseville, due to their superior Academic Performance Index score. The funny thing is that API scores are primarily based on Standardized Testing and Reporting exam scores. To be quite honest, I am not sure that I could say every student at RHS even tries to do well on STAR tests, so our API score really is not a great representation of our school’s intelligence. We could compare average GPA, or average SAT and Advanced Placement scores in order to draw a conclu-

sion as to who is smarter, if it was a competition. We could also look at where our students are headed to college to see who wins out in that category. But as I’ve said, these factors don’t matter when we are discussing basketball. Our knowledge of AP Calculus will not help us pound Woodcreek, just as their superior API score will not help them.

While at the game, we get to observe the “Black Mob” and listen to their incessant chanting, which consistently lacks enunciation.

Personally, I feel that their chants are unoriginal, rude and difficult to understand. Singling out a basketball player is not cool. Yeah, we had our “overrated” chant last year, but we can just pretend that never happened. Every year, the “Where’s your cheer team?” chant is screamed throughout whichever gym the game takes place in, by the “Black Mob.” There is

no denying that Woodcreek has an exceptional cheer team, but their cheerleaders are not the ones playing the game. You did not hear Roseville yelling, “Where’s your dance team?” when their dance team did not take the floor at the last game. But I will not comment on that, because I would be much too biased.

Ultimately, what I am trying to say is that none of these factors determine who has the better school, or who will win the game.

It is up to the basketball team to decide who wins, not the student section and not the average API score of the students. Basketball is not a cheer or dance competition, it is not an SAT, it is not a contest over irrelevant factors. A basketball game is a basketball game, and by trying to claim superiority, Woodcreek continues to represent their school in a negative light.

Schedule conflicts create overlooked athletes

BY LOGAN ASH

logan.ash@eyeofthetigernews.com

This year’s winter sports schedule has a far different appearance than usual.

The schedule includes a lot more Friday night games for basketball and the wrestling team

having weirdly timed dual meets.

All of the basketball coaches in the Sierra Foothills League (SFL) decided that more Friday night basketball games would be beneficial to the program and greater revenue due to attendance.

The problem that arose is that the girls team had to have equal amounts of Friday night games to abide by the Title IX clause.

Essentially, Title IX states that girls have to have equal opportunity for as many primetime games as the boys’ teams. This forced all of the winter sports teams’ schedules to be all out of order and in some instances outright ridiculous.

For instance, the wrestling team historically had their varsity dual meets start at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays, but the change in schedule forced the dual against Granite Bay High School to be at a strange time. Last Wednesday, the wrestling team had to leave school at 10:30 a.m. in order to get to Granite Bay in time for weigh-ins and to start the dual meet to accommodate the basketball team’s schedule. Many wrestlers are upset that they had to miss school due to the poor planning on Granite Bay’s part.

Along with this, the freshman boys and girls basketball teams had to play some games

back-to-back days in order to fit those games into the schedule.

This revealed a problem: the girls weren’t able to practice in between their games so they weren’t able to fix any problems that they encountered.

Although these scheduling conflicts cause a mass of issues, wrestling always gets the short end of the stick. By having to accommodate basketball and the mistakes that they have made in their scheduling, it affects the wrestling team. Wrestlers constantly get the feeling that they are always seen as the afterthought to basketball and not treated equally by any means.

Former teen celebrities allowed to make mistakes – they’re only human

BY SYDNEY VALENZUELA

sydney.valenzuela@eyeofthetigernews.com

Former teen stars seem to be in the headlines constantly these days.

It seems like these stars become known solely based on nude photo leaks or a drunken escapade, rather than the work that brought them to the public’s attention in the first place. The media and public actively crucify these

stars for their mistakes, making it extremely difficult for them to ditch the scandal and move on with their life and career.

What people seem to forget is that these celebrities are human beings. They are young. They are going to make mistakes just as easily as any other teenager or young adult in the world does. We set these kids as role models at a young age and then act as though they have made a personal offense against us when they mess up. They’re allowed to make mistakes just like the rest of us.

Yet these celebrities cannot be role models without life experience. No one is perfect. People are going to make mistakes.

These celebrities should not be held in high regard for being sweet and innocent as a child. We should set them as role models

based on how they learn from and overcome their mistakes as they grow up.

The problem is that society is obsessed with stardom. Many of these former child stars haven’t been in a film or show since they were, in fact, kids. Many of them are college-aged or older just trying to live their lives out of the public eye. Yet as soon as they mess up, the media seems to be right there, ready to throw them back into the spotlight.

Take the recent incident with Dylan Sprouse. The former Disney Suite Life star has not been in anything since the end of Suite Life on Deck, but he’s back on everyone’s radar after several nude photos were leaked to the public recently. Sprouse can hardly be considered a celebrity anymore, being a college student in

New York City. He, along with his equally famous brother Cole Sprouse, have purposely taken themselves out of the spotlight.

There’s no reason for anyone to be interested in the photos, and yet overnight everyone seems to remember the Disney star, reminiscing on how young and innocent he once was.

There was a time when all of us were considered young and innocent. Not to say that all of us are going to take nude photos and have them leaked, but if it did happen, it wouldn’t make international news. The media allows us to live our lives with little interruption and the same should be able to be said for celebrities, especially those who have long since left the spotlight or are still exploring the world. We aren’t 13 forever.

A formal Casaba dance has been an annual tradition for a few years now at Roseville High School, and is coming up again soon. With Casaba right around the corner, it’s understandable that students are talking about it because of excitement and anticipation. However, I’ve heard students complaining and refusing to go because they claim that it is the “worst dance of the year.”

I highly disagree with that; I feel like dances are what you make of it. Students just assume a dance is going to be better based upon how many people go. If you think about it, generally the people who go to Casaba are the people who actually enjoy going to dances

and who are going to make it fun.

They want to be there.

Dances that seem like a bigger deal, such as Homecoming, cause people to feel obligated to attend because they don’t want to miss out. In reality, a lot of those people are the ones who just sit or stand around. All that matters is what you make of it; just hang out with your friends and just have fun. What else do people really have to do on a Saturday night?

Casaba can honestly be just as fun as any other dance. If you go into a dance with a mindset that it is going to be lame, then it probably will be. Don’t be afraid to go out there and dance. If you just sit there, it’s bound to be boring, but that goes for any dance.

Since Casaba isn’t as big of a deal as the other dances, less people are going to ask, but that doesn’t mean it’s not going to be fun if you don’t have a date.

It doesn’t matter if you have a date or not. Go with your friends; it will be just as fun or possibly even better. Don’t miss out on what could potentially be a really great and memorable night, especially since high school doesn’t last forever.

Observing high school from a senior perspective

BY KATELYN ROLEN

katelyn.rolen@eyeofthetigernews.com

We have all been told that high school is the best time of our lives, and I sincerely hope this isn’t true. From my four years here, I have learned many things that never even involved a classroom. Though high school isn’t my favorite time of my life, it taught me lessons that I could not go without.

Breakfast is a myth. It’s nice to think of a bowl of Fruit Loops, a glass of orange juice, and a slice of buttered toast. But during my freshman year I came to this shocking realization as I was stumbling over the cord of my straightener so I could get to school on time: I don’t have time for that. Since then, breakfast has become a can of Sprite Zero and a pack of cool ranch Doritos.

Clothes don’t have to match.

Yeah, sure, it’s nice to have a shirt that matches with your shoes and a cute little scarf that ties it all together, but you can actually show up in a sack and a pair of converse and I assure you no one will care.

There was even a time where I hit rock bottom and accidentally wore two pairs of underwear to school. Oh, the memories.

People are worse than you thought. Of course I knew that people (and teachers) can be obnoxious and cruel before coming into high school, but I didn’t know the extent to which it could reach. The true evil doesn’t come out of a person until they are standing in the middle of the hallway while you’re trying to get to your blasted first period, and they don’t have a hope or a dream of budging.

The most embarrassing things that will ever happen to you will happen DURING class. This is always true. At one point I remembered something funny that happened months ago while sitting in

my Algebra 2 class, and I laughed so hard and so violently that I was asked to leave, tears running down my face and all.

You have to choose between grades and friends. You can have an A in physiology, but you also have to cut off all ties with any person that showed kindness toward you. Or you can maintain friendships and have a B at best, if you’re extremely lucky and it’s a good day.

There is no such thing as an easy A. I am currently in a ceramics class, which you’d think would be a cake walk – but you’re wrong.

I haven’t checked HomeLink in a while (since freshman year) but I am probably just scraping by with a low B or a C. People will hate you. Harmony does not walk these halls.

No matter how nice you are to people, they will stomp on you if you look at them even the slightest bit funny. My best advice: look at the ground – chances are you won’t be hit by a door (I’m lying) – and you won’t have to worry about offending anyone with your wayward glances. I’m not that smart.

You will sleep during class.

Whether you’re reading To Kill a Mockingbird or 1984, you will drift off to la la land at some point or another. The only reason you wake up will be because your hand slipped and can’t support your head anymore, and your face comes tumbling down into your book.

You will be hungry. If you have the time to pack a lunch or wait in line, good for you. But no matter how much or what you eat, you will still daydream about when you get to go home so you can whip open the pantry and eat your weight in fruit rollups and pretzel dogs. I know I do.

There will be somebody better than you. At everything. You may think you’re the hottest mathematician or English student out there, but I can always guarantee there will be someone out there who can divide at twice your speed, or someone three chapters ahead of you in whatever book you’re reading and four pages ahead of you in your vocab packet. But life will go on nonetheless.

E ntertainment Trademark Pizza has rough start, lacks quality january 27, 2014

BY NETZY ORTEGA

netzy.ortega@eyeofthetigernews.com

NETZY ORTEGA EYE OF THE TIGER

A personal-sized cheese pizza ($5.99) and a lemon bar ($2) are both available at Trademark Pizza. Though Trademark Pizza sells a variety of products, many of them lack the quality that makes them stand apart from competitors.

Reinvented Hercules results in poor product

BY NEILSON POWLESS

neilson.powless@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Legend of Hercules is an early contender for one of the top 10 worst movies of 2014.

The lead role of Hercules is played by Kellan Lutz, who formerly played Emmet Cullen in the Twilight series. Lutz was surprisingly one of the more talented actors in the film.

Lutz was accompanied by a group of actors with little talent and noticeably fake accents.

Going into the theater, I was expecting to see a film about the story on how the demi-god (half man, half god) Hercules left his simple farm home to become a hero.

Instead, director Renny Harlin took a chance on reinventing the idea of Hercules and, as a result, released a movie that seemed like a child could have written the scripts and storyline.

The Legend of Hercules became more predictable as time went on and turned into a very cliché story about a good prince with an evil father.

For the majority of the time,

it seemed like I was watching a never-ending intro that never formed into an actual story.

The movie seemed to be smashed into a short ninety-minute knock off of the movies 300 and The Gladiator.

The seemingly familiar action scenes tried to be an exact reenactment of said movies, which were both accompanied by poor animation and cheap-looking scenes.

One scene in particular brought to my attention the unoriginality of the movie.

The scene where Hercules brought down the two stone pillars he was chained to in the city was borrowed from the story of Samson from the Old Testament in the Bible, at least that is how it seemed to me.

I saw the movie in 3D, I assume that the feature was supposed to make it more ‘eye-catching’ than it would have been in the normal format.

I cannot imagine having to sit through that movie if it was any more boring than it already was.

I am hoping that Hercules: The Thracian Wars, which is due to be released in July 2014, will be a much better display of time, effort and skilled directing.

Trademark Pizza, located in the Stone Point Plaza, opened up its doors on Jan. 20. The restaurant is focused around making artisan-quality pizzas in fast-food timing.

They offer personal-sized pizzas for adults and children that allow the customer to customize everything: their crust, sauce, cheese, meats and toppings without any limits.

In addition to selling pizza, they also offer full and half-sized salads with the same amount of freedom in achieving the perfect meal accompanied by a variety of cupcakes, brownies, lemon bars and cookies at the end of your ordering process.

Opon entering, I was immediately greeted by owner Michael Sanson, who walked me through the service line and explained every step to me. Although I went the second day it opened, it still had a decent amount of customers already enjoying their creations. I decided to go with the classic cheese, which is one of the premade creations they offer.

My pizza had the classic thin crust topped with mozzarella cheese. After ordering, I watched as my crust was topped and entered the stone-deck oven.

After a few minutes, I walked to the counter to pick up my pizza along with a lemon bar from the case by the cash register.

My pizza was the standard 11inch personal size and came to a

total of $6 because I opted out of the $7.99 unlimited topping pizzas. I found it hard to imagine it being a full meal for most people.

Although the pizza took only a few minutes to bake, my pizza came out burnt and drenched in grease. It took me several napkins to make it edible by my standards, so I did not enjoy that, or having to bite into a crust that was an awkward mix of crunchy and burnt with soggy and strange.

For a personal size, $6 would make sense, but adding one topping makes your total comes to $6.99. When you add two toppings, you are forced to go with the unlimited topping pizza that comes to $7.99 per pizza.

Although it was only a $2 difference, I found it a bit high for something I couldn’t see me filling up on after a long day, no matter how many toppings I added. In addition, the crust was nothing spectacular and the cheese was ordinary at best.

The lemon bar was only $2 and was bigger than my hand, which I found to be a decent size for the price. However, I soon regretted my decision. I can’t decide if it tasted more like it was made from a box mix or like an actual cardboard box.

It was bland and the crust was almost nonexistent, making it a bit strange to eat since it was mostly a heavy chunk of yellow filling I can only hope was made from lemons.

The brownies were the same size but I couldn’t force myself

to buy one after seeing just how dry they looked. The cupcakes came in little plastic containers, which could be convenient if you wanted to take it somewhere, but all but a few cupcakes were already drooping onto the side, covering the walls of the cups with icing.

I did enjoy the fact that the owner was there to greet me, but I could not help but feel uncomfortable with the staff as they did not seem to be sure of what they were doing.

I understand it being their second day, but I feel as if they should have been more unified in the process.

Although it allows the customer to choose exactly what they want, it lacks variety in choosing the crust with only original thin and gluten-free thin, and the kids meals can only be cheese, pepperoni or their own version of Hawaiian pizza with ham and pineapple, making it difficult for certain customers with a small appetite.

The price may not be extremely unreasonable, but it makes it hard for me to go there as often, on top of the fact that it is located in a small corner of a shopping center that was hard to find from the main road.

Trademark Pizza is located on 1485 Eureka Road, Suite 150, in Roseville. The hours are Monday through Thurdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Fridays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Hercules, played by Kellan Lutz, is reinvented in the newest movie. The movie lacks originality and changes Hercules’ original story.

COURTESY HITRECORD.ORG

HITRECORD ON TV was created by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, featured in the screenshot above, and is open to the public.

Anyone is allowed to help with the series and can sign up through the website, hitrecord.org.

Collaborative project airs on TV

hitRECord allows different talents to connect

BY ANNA PORRETTA

anna.porretta@eyeofthetigernews.com

I’m sure many students are familiar with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, especially those of you who’ve seen 500 Days of Summer and subsequently cried your eyes out. But the greater population is not so familiar with hitRECord or HITRECORD ON TV. HitRECord is an open collaborative production company that Gordon-Levitt started with his late brother, Dan GordonLevitt.

HitRecord is a production company which anyone can join online at HitRecord.com, and together they make things.

They’ve released books, records, appeal and shown short films at Sundance Film Festival.

And do you know what the coolest part is?

Everyone gets paid for their contributions. Their latest endeavor is HIT RECORD ON TV, and it’s just that.

Creatives from all over the world come together and collaborate to create a variety show with each episode centered around a different topic.

HITRECORD ON TV premiered on Pivot television network, a network that airs a diverse mix of older shows and original series as well as films and documentaries, on Jan. 18.

Their first episode was

centered around the theme “The Number One.” Very apropos if you ask me.

The show opened with Joseph Gordon-Levitt adjusting his camera and asking, “Are we recording?”

Then a countdown from 10 to one began. Once the countdown ended, the camera focused on a screen on a stage in front of a live studio audience.

A voice from the heavens then reminded the audience to “please turn on all recording devices.”

The audience cheered and happily complied by holding cell phones and video cameras into the air.

After giving a short explanation as to how hitRECord came about, the show burst into a montage of videos of people giving their accounts of their first time doing or experiencing things.

From there, they launched into a very short film based on a piece of writing a contributor, known as Roswell Gray, wrote about her first time seeing the stars.

They used a voiceover from Scotland, filmed actors Elle Fanning and James Patrick Stewart acting out the text in front of a green screen and digital artists drew in the world around them, musicians joining in to play the score in the background.

In total they used 1,440 contributions for this piece.

The show later featured pieces of spoken word and the story of the “Pando Forest and the Honey Mushroom,” both of which are massive environmental phenomena which are considered single organisms.

From there they showed a cartoon, which I found childish and unpolished.

The first episode closed on an optimistic note with a song. The lyrics were written by GordonLevitt and the melody and chorus were written by two different contributors, coming together to make a song titled “You’re Not the Only One.” Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this program.

It’s a quirky take on the variety shows which were a staple of television in the 70’s and 80’s, but with a new interactive twist.

I think there’s something special about this show and the organization behind it.

I think the first episode was a little rough toward the middle, due to the weird cartoon, but other than that I thought it was awesome. After all, it is only their first episode.

There will always be a special place in my heart for projects like hitRECord, and Joseph GordonLevitt, and I encourage you to make room in yours too.

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Dust Off the Reel

Satirical American Psycho embodies American culture

BY ANNA PORRETTA

anna.porretta@eyeofthetigernews.com

Watching classic movies widens your cinematic literacy and allows you to enjoy stories and visuals that you might otherwise overlook. “Dust Off the Reel,” recommends classics that Netzy Ortega or Anna Porretta enjoy, and that you will too.

Alright children, school is back in session and the spring term has begun. Everyone is slowly getting reacclimated to waking up early and eating during the time allotted by our supreme overlords and, of course, new classes. And classes yield homework.

Fear not; I have returned to aid you in procrastinating on said monstrosity, and do I have a dark gem for you.

During the era of shoulder pads, when Madonna reigned supreme over the world, also known as the 80’s, Brent Easton Ellis wrote American Psycho, a brutal and dark satire of the United States, which was brought to life on the big screen in 2000.

In this film Christian Bale, known to our generation as Batman, plays Patrick Bateman, a young and attractive Wall Street business man. The movie follows Bateman, who is the run-of-themill yuppie in every way except for one little detail: he kills people.

The film follows Bateman as he struggles to be seen as superior to his friends, most of which he says he hates, and struggles with giving into his homicidal urges. We see his cool and collected mask begin to slip after he’s questioned about the disappearance of Paul Allen (Jared Leto), whom Bateman may or may not have murdered.

Just by looking at the cast, which includes actors such Josh Lucas, Willem Dafoe and Cloe Sevigny, I knew this film would be at least somewhat entertaining.

I greatly enjoyed the acting and the cinematography. I particularly liked how something about the camera angles and the costuming make something about Bateman look and feel slightly off.

I highly recommend this for you horror junkies out there; though there isn’t a lot of graphic violence, it’s still a good use of an hour and forty-five minutes.

I particularly liked how the movie satirized American culture; Bateman not only represents our culture but what we ignore.

The director did a very good job of incorporating these elements of sinister humor and horror into the film while maintaining an overarching feeling of suspense.

This movie is everything you’d want in a film: remarkable caricature, a killer 80’s soundtrack, first-rate suspense and a babe of a male lead.

In short, this is a great movie.

The film has inspired a hefty cult following, so there’s bound to be someone out there willing to discuss the plot with you.

I mean c’mon, who wouldn’t want to delve into a film inspired by a book that Paul Bernardo, Canadian serial killer, named as his Bible.

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Young the Giant disappoints with release

BY KATELYN ROLEN

katelyn.rolen@eyeofthetigernews.com

COURTESY QUANTRELL COLBERT/MCT

Ben Barber (Kevin Hart) is taken on a ride along with James Payton (Ice Cube). Though Barber’s erratic and energetic antics are entertaining, the plot was a letdown.

Ride Along lacks original plot

BY MARC CHAPPELLE

marc.chappelle@eyeofthetigernews.com

It’s not hard to see that comedic Ride Along is a variation of the same tired action story. Right out of the gate, explosions are triggered and guns are blazing.

High-energy comedian Kevin Hart stars as Ben Barber, a high school security guard who aspires to become a police officer.

He’s also looking to marry his girlfriend, Angela Payton (Tika Sumpter).

However, her protective brother and experienced detective/cop, James Payton (Ice Cube), needs to bless their marriage, but he isn’t terribly fond of Barber’s troublemaking personality.

So, in order to prove himself to James, an excited Ben joins him on a police ride-along and

hilarity ensues. Sort of…

The plot is far from original – in short, throughout the ridealong, Ben’s crazy antics constantly get James in sticky situations.

James doesn’t think that Ben is capable of protecting Angela, so he creates fake situations (called 126s) to convince Ben that he’s not cut out for police work – or marrying Angela.

And on the whole, James succeeds, letting Ben make of fool out of himself for the audience’s enjoyment.

What I didn’t enjoy, though, was James’s constant scowl in order to build his tough-guy exterior.

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Still, James’s constant rejection of Ben’s ploys to impress him remained fresh throughout the movie. The one thing that actually carries the movie along is Ben’s hyperactivity and hysteria.

There are standout funny moments where Ben’s loud and almost slapstick comedy successfully entertains.

But otherwise, it was tiring to watch Ben run around cluelessly.

It seems as though the story was built in order to accommodate the comedic contrast between Ben and James.

And of course, Ben eventually redeemed himself and proved to James that he’s not ‘all bluff and no stuff’ by saving him from murderous major arms dealers, with both of them almost getting blown up in the process.

You know, normal clichéd action-comedy movie plot events.

While Kevin Hart’s performance was genuinely entertaining, director Tim Story destroyed all hope of Ride Along being anything more than its predictable and uninspired plotline.

Souza Sounds

Fading West is nothing new

BY AARON AND IAN SOUZA aaron.souza@eyeofthetigernews.com ian.souza@eyeofthetigernews.com

Everyone’s heard of Switchfoot – they HAVE been around since 1997. Their signature sound combines alternative hard-rock with pop elements.

It’s what fans have come to expect from them. The band’s latest album, Fading West, though it doesn’t disappoint, is definitely nothing special.

Switchfoot’s ninth studio album, Fading West, was released early this year, almost 18 years after the release of their first album.

It’s refreshing that a band can come up with so many different albums and still find a way to sound new.

Still, we doubt the album will top the charts. It’s a hard album to listen to from start to finish.

Our main complaint is that each song sounds similar to the one before it in that the vocals all follow the same pattern of the lead singer singing alone until the chorus hits, at which point it will be filled out with multiple voices.

It gets really tiring to hear.

Despite this, the songs don’t feel like they fit a theme, although the album cover and all of the music videos have something to do with surfing.

The music doesn’t really feel like it fits in with that motif, but that may just be because we are comparing it to the only surf sound we know, The Beach

Boys.

There are a few songs to mention.

“Who We Are” is a song that was released several months before the full album, giving fans an idea of what they could expect from Fading West.

The song is catchy and has an interesting tune, but it seems to drag on.

A song that sounds the same throughout is not always a bad thing, but for it to work, the sound has to be one that doesn’t get boring. This one does.

The vocals are especially weak, which is enough to ruin the song for us. The harmony in with the verses of doesn’t seem to quite fit, which is also a deterrent.

“Love Alone is Worth the Fight” was released alongside “Who We Are,” and is the album’s first track.

This song strays even further from Switchfoot’s original sound, but that’s not entirely a bad thing.

It shows us what a diverse band Switchfoot really is.

Again, the vocals are lacking.

The beat of the song is nothing groundbreaking, but the sound is interesting.

The staple melody of the song is synthesized and we can’t quite think of something similar. The lyrics can be cliché, though one might be able to expect that by the name of the track.

“BA55” is the album’s

seventh track. The song is slower and smoother than the rest, making it one of our favorites.

The intro starts out mellow with a nice bass line, slight taps of the drum and a violin.

The vocals fit in well with the song and have a very slight effect on top of them that adds to the mood. However, there is nothing special about the harmonies.

The song remains smooth and laid-back throughout, and no aspect of this track oversteps its boundaries or breaks the somber tone.

One of the most interesting tracks on this album is “All or Nothing at All.” The song draws you in with its unusual beat, but then it pushes you away with its vocals. It’s not a great song.

Overall, the songs are a bit repetitive, but nothing new.

Though some of the songs are nice to relax and mellow with, the album as a whole is a bit lackluster and leaves a little more to be desired.

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A new album titled Mind over Matter by Young the Giant was released on Jan. 21.

The new album, for lack of a better word, sucked.

Compared to their previous music, this album was a complete letdown, because, like a lot of music these days, it has succumbed to the sad, sad world of pop.

Previously, I found Young the

Giant’s lead singer, Sameer Gadhia, to be a generally good artist in the way that he had his own personal sounds that couldn’t be replicated.

But, from this album, it seems to me that he lost his unique sound.

The majority of the songs have overpowering melodies and voiceovers and other fancy voice tricks that cover up the best part of the album, which is his voice in general. Not only does the generic pop sound detract from his voice, but nearly every single song sounds the same.

The current most popular song on the album, “Firelight,” is a slow song that to me has a boring sound that never seems to pick up, which makes the song somewhat painful to listen to since it drags on like a fourth-period

English class.

In addition to that, I couldn’t tell the difference between three songs on the album, “Anagram,” “Waves” and “Daydreamer,” because I am almost nearly convinced that they are all part of one really long song split into three and given different names.

Over the entirety of the album, which features 13 different songs, I only truly liked two of them. “Eros” and “Camera” reminded me of the original days of Gadhia, back when he was making music like “Cough Syrup,” which is back when he was new and different.

Altogether, the album was bland and predictable with only a few highlights. I wouldn’t recommend this to someone who is sick of every song on the radio sounding the same.

Devil’s Due follows cliché horror story

BY BREANNA WEINBERG

breanna.weinberg@eyeofthetigernews.com

Opening on Jan. 17, Devil’s Due hit the theaters, and in my opinion, could quite possibly be one of the most unoriginal and vapid horror movies ever made.

The film starts off focusing on two typical, suburban newlyweds. The soon-to-be-husband, Zach McCall (Zach Gilford) brings his video camera everywhere, telling his wife Sam McCall (Allison Miller) that he wants to document their new life together. Personally, I believe the method of filming through a video camera’s point of view is over-done and, quite frankly, it looks cheap. That aspect set the movie off to a bad start for me, and judging by the groans of my fellow movie-goers, I’m sure they felt similarly.

After the couple is married, they set off to their honeymoon in the Dominican Republic. All

seems to be going well until the couple’s last night, when they decide to go visit a fortune-teller.

The stranger seems slightly excited while reading Sam’s palm, whispering repeatedly, “they’ve been waiting for you.” After Sam becomes upset, the couple runs out, getting lost in the street.

Soon after, they are picked up by a cabbie that convinces them to go with him to an underground rave where Zach and Sam get drunk and black out. Some locals kidnap the couple and perform what looks like voodoo on Sam. The couple wakes up in their hotel the next morning with no recollection of how they got there and head back home, safe.

For now. They then come to find that Sam is pregnant.

Now, I don’t want to give too much away, but I think the title of the film already says it all.

Sam begins to act strange. She breaks the windows of a car, has

spontaneous nose bleeds and suddenly finds herself craving red meats. Sam even eating goes so far as to eat them raw, which is especially strange because she is a vegetarian.

Many scenes and ideas from this film were taken from other horror movies such as The Last Exorcism, Paranormal Activity and Rosemary’s Baby. The scares were minimal and very mild and, to be honest, I was let down because of how well the film had been advertised.

I will say that the acting was very good and Miller put on a very good show as Sam. However, compared to other films with similar female leads, she didn’t do the role of the ‘demonpossessed girl’ justice.

All in all, I would not recommend wasting your money on the unoriginal and poorly made Devil’s Due, because you will most likely be let down.

Sports

january 27, 2014

page 13

Boys and girls share Friday spotlight

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Per changes in SFL policy, both varsity teams – boys and girls – will now split Friday night home games and play back-to-back on the same night. The change was made both to include more Friday night games for each team and to meet the scholastic and legal standards for Title IX, the national legal code that demands equal publicity for student-athletes of both genders.

BY LOGAN ASH

logan.ash@eyeofthetigernews.com

Due to the recent changes implemented by Sierra Foothill League (SFL), the winter sports schedule has a far different appearance than the usual.

The SFL and the athletic directors of its schools decided to change the schedules to include more Friday night games for boys basketball.

Even though the schedule met the standards for Title IX in the past years, the schedule needed to change in order to abide by the clause while including more Friday night games for boys basketball.

Essentially, Title IX states that female athletes need to have the same opportunity that male athletes have, including scholarships and games on primetime.

Since Roseville High School does not offer scholarships, the girls basketball team has to have the same amount of Friday night games as their male counterparts.

In order for the boys to get more Friday night home games, they could not simply displace the girls from their Friday games.

Instead, the league decided to have male and female varsity programs split Friday night games.

This disrupted the traditional schedule of having the freshman,

junior varsity and varsity team of each respective sex playing on the same night.

“We are adhering to Title IX by giving equal opportunity to male and female sports,” athletic director Jamie Bunch said.

Even though Title IX has been around for over 40 years now, it has never impacted the high school level in sports as much as it has recently.

“It’s becoming more prevalent now,” Bunch said. “It is all about equality for male and female sports.”

According to Bunch, the SFL is the first league to implement these changes, but other leagues

are doing similar things to adapt to Title IX. Now that there are more Friday night games in the schedule for the basketball teams, head coach Greg Granucci thinks that this is a good change for the team, even though he feels that it is weird watching the girls basketball team play before the game, rather than the JV and freshman boys teams.

Additionally, the new schedule forced the freshman girls team to play games on back-to-back days (Wednesdays and Thursdays).

The boys freshman team will do the same thing in the second half of league.

Freshman girls coach Randy

Wright does not like losing the opportunity to practice between games and feels it leaves the teams fatigued.

“For the fatigue factor and preparation factor, I have mixed feelings about it,” Wright said.

With all of the conflicts that occur with basketball, the wrestling schedule has changed dramatically as well. For example, last Wednesday the RHS wrestling team left school at 10:15 a.m. in order to make it to the dual meet at noon.

This occurred because of the lack of space available throughout the whole week in the Moeller Gym, causing for the odd sched-

uling.

Head wrestling coach Douglas Ash tried to persuade them to change the dual meet to Monday but the faculty at Granite Bay High School declined because of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Ash thinks that it is unfair because the parents will not be able to see their child wrestle if they are at work during the game time at noon.

On the other hand, the physical education classes will be in the gym during the game, which will act as a crowd to boost their morale during the dual meet.

“I am not happy that the kids had to miss out on an entire day of school,” Ash said.

Athlete Atmosphere Logan Runner - Wrestling

BY NICK ESPINO AND MATT TAWLKS nick.espino@eyeofthetigernews.com matt.tawlks@eyeofthetigernews.com

EVELINA KISLYANKA EYE OF THE TIGER

Freshman Zach Mancha beats his Rocklin opponent off the dribble. The Tigers went on to lose to the Thunder on Tuesday, Jan. 21, after winning their first league game against Del Oro Friday, Jan. 17. The team fell to the Nevada Union Miners last Thursday, Jan. 23.

JV boys fall short to Miners

BY CHASE BLATNICK

chase.blatnick@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville’s incoming JV boys basketball team had a lot to overcome this year after going a disappointing 0-26 their freshman year.

However this year, the Tigers managed to go 9-8 in pre-season play. With them winning nine of 17 games it brought the boys a sense of urgency heading into league.

Roseville tipped off the league season against the Granite Bay Grizzlies at Roseville High School. Granite Bay came out on top 77-42. Roseville opened up the season 0-1.

After the league-opening loss against the Grizzlies, the Tigers battled the Woodcreek Timberwolves who just recently came off of a win against Nevada Union.

The Tigers and Timberwolves fought a close game all the way until the end. It came down to a couple points in the last couple minutes of the game. Woodcreek happen to come out on top by 6155. Roseville obtained their sec-

ond loss of the season to the cross town rivals.

At 0-2 in league, the Tigers then faced the Del Oro Eagles.

It was a back-and-forth game and came down to the last shot.

Freshman Tommy Edwards hit a three from several feet behind the line just as the clock was counting down to the last couple seconds. The Eagles had a lastsecond desperation shot but could not get the ball up due to time running out.

Tommy Edwards, who hit the game winner against Del Oro, is a freshman along with the five other boys who were pulled up with him.

“It was scary having the ball in my hands with six seconds left because my defender was taunting me,” Edwards said. “Making the shot felt amazing all the hard work pays off.”

With their first win of the league season the Tigers were then 1-2. Their next match was against a ferocious Rocklin Thunder who only had one loss to Del Oro the first game of league play.

The Thunder gave the Tigers their third loss, by the score of 84-50.

Roseville was then 1-3.

Coming off the third loss in league, the team went up the hill to face the Miners on Thursday, Jan. 23.

After a hard fought game by both teams, Nevada Union came out on top. It was close up until the very end and the Tigers were down by a couple points with a couple minutes left.

After attempts to foul to stop the clock, with intent to score a quick shot, the Miners hit several free-throws from fouls and scored two more after Edwards was assessed a technical foul for slapping his chair after fouled out.

Nevada Union went finished the game and gave Roseville another loss by the score of 58-51.

In the first half of league Roseville finished 1-4 receiving there only win against Del Oro. “In the last half we need to come out with more of an edge,” sophomore Casey Demello said.

“We need to play hard nose defense and win as team.”

This edition of Athlete Atmosphere features senior wrestler Logan Runner. Runner is in his seventh year of wrestling and his fourth year at Roseville High School. Runner had the desire seven years ago to start wrestling because all of his friends started the sport. According to Runner, being left out of something your friends are doing isn’t a great way to have a good time.

So far on the season, Runner is 17-8 with the potential to qualify for state. Before each match, Runner stays hydrated by drinking a lot of water, and also enjoys listening to music. He likes to have sandwiches before each time he steps on the mat, along with a protein bar.

His favorite part about wrestling is being with his friends and winning matches. According to his teammates, Runner is one of the most talented wrestlers in the program. Runner thinks the most difficult part about wrestling is cutting weight throughout the season. Runner is very blessed

to have the support of his family through wrestling. The Runners are always present at the RHS wrestling meets.

After high school, Runner is planning on either attending the University of Oregon or Oregon

COURTESY LOGAN RUNNER

State University. Unfortunately, these schools do not have wrestling programs. Off the mat, Runner likes hanging out with his friends, family and girlfriend. He wants to major in human physiology.

Boys tennis lacks head coach

BY FOUAD EL-CHEMALI

fouad.elchemali@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Roseville High School boys tennis team is still without a committed coach.

The season is less than a month away, but there has been no word about a new coach for the 2014 season.

RHS’ tennis team was coached

by Donny Nush last season, but Nush has left the Roseville tennis program to coach the tennis team at Sierra College. As a result, the RHS tennis team has been searching for someone to fill in for coach Nush.

“Right now we are trying to locate someone who is interested in the job, but we haven’t found anyone yet,” athletic director Jaime Bunch said.

Assistant principal in charge of said. athletics Jason Wilson is looking With coach Nush at Sierra, the for the best option for the job. team needs to find someone with “Right now, we did have the most effective planone person who applied,” ning schedule and experiWilson said. “However, we ence. still are keeping our options “I really want a coach open because we want the who’s out of high school best fit for our team.” and has really good The boys on the tennis coaching experience,” team are very disappointed Carlson said. and want to get started for If the tennis team ends Former coach up not finding a good the season.

Sophomore tennis player Donny Nush coach, there will not be a Kevin Carlson feels that the team boys tennis team for the 2014-15 needs a coach as soon as possible school year. for the wellness of the players and “What we have right now is their plans. an open window waiting to be “I’m disappointed because it’s filled with the right person,” Wilmy main sport, and if we don’t son said. “Ultimately, we need a find a coach then I’ll have to find coach with experience that is casome other sport to play,” Carlson pable of building a program.

S ports Varsity girls struggle in first half of league play page 14

BY DANIEL RYAN

daniel.ryan@eyeofthetigernews.com

First-year Roseville High School varsity girls basketball coach Josh Errecart led the girls to an 11-6 preseason record.

“We are happy with our preseason,” Errecart said. “Our 11-6 preseason record is a testament to our hard work.”

This year, the Lady Tigers have been working on creating a strong defensive image to win more games and stay competitive throughout the whole season.

“The girls have successfully changed the culture of Tiger basketball into one that included commitment and a winning mentally,” Errecart said.

Roseville is entering their final league season in the Sierra Foothills League, transferring into the Capital Valley Conference league next year.

“The girls understand how tough the SFL is,” Errecart said.

“They know that it will take 100 percent commitment on defense with execution and ball control on the offensive end to compete with the other SFL teams.”

Senior starting forward Lindsay Anderson is in her final season playing basketball at RHS and has her positive opinions on their preseason play.

“In the preseason, the pros were that we made huge improvements from how we played last season,” Anderson said. “We spent a lot of time off of the court, which I think helped us play well together during the game.”

Along with her positive opinions on the preseason, she also has her negative opinions as well.

“The cons were we suffered whenever we did not play good defense, which all of the games mostly stemmed from us letting down on defense,” Anderson said.

According to Anderson, defense is the focus of the team.

“We all realize that if we don’t

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COURTESY KOLTON MILLER

Kolton Miller with his mom during a visit to the UCLA Bruins football field. play our best defensively every game, it will be difficult to win,” Anderson said.

Entering league, the RHS Lady Tigers’ first match was against the Granite Bay High School Lady Grizzlies. GBHS came out with the win after maintaining the lead through most of the game. Granite Bay won 75-67. Senior Summer Muir with 19 points, senior Lindsay Anderson with 17 points, and freshman Shelbie McKay with 21 points scored 57 of Roseville’s 67 points.

After the league-opening loss against the Grizzlies, the Lady Tigers faced the Woodcreek High School Lady Timberwolves who were both 0-1. The Lady Timberwolves won 54-40 against the Lady Tigers, making Roseville 0-2 in league. Lindsay Anderson led the team with 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Summer Muir with eight points.

After the loss against the town’s rival, Roseville faced Del Oro High School. DOHS was

undefeated in league and beat Roseville 65-25. Shelbie McKay led the team with 10 points while Summer Muir and Lindsay Anderson each scored seven. After the loss against Del Oro, the Lady Tigers were 0-3.

The Lady Tigers faced the Lady Thunder in another challenging SFL game and fell to Rocklin High School 59-46. Lindsay Anderson led the team with a dominating 28 points and 17 rebounds, with Shelbie McKay putting up 10 points and 10 rebounds.

A disappointing start to almost the whole first half of the season, the Lady Tigers have yet to win a league game.

“It is disappointing,” Anderson said. “I feel we should have won some games starting the first half of league.”

The team wrapped up the first half of league play with a loss at Nevada Union High School.

Anderson feels that they must play better defense in the second half of the SFL season.

EVELINA KISLYANKA EYE OF THE TIGER

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Top: Senior point guard Summer Muir looks for an open teammate to pass to during the team’s game against the Rocklin Thunder last Tuesday, Jan. 21. The Lady Tigers fell to 0-5 in Friday’s game against Nevada Union. Bottom: New head coach Josh Errecart watches freshman Shelbie McKay at the free throw line during the Rocklin game. The Lady Tigers have improved from last season to a 11-10 record under Errecart.

BY GABE LIRA

gabe.lira@eyeofthetigernews.com

EVELINA KISLYANKA EYE OF THE TIGER

Senior center Dillon Bortmas attempts a layup in a loss to the Rocklin Thunder on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Bortmas finished the game with 18 personal points in the loss. The Tigers are now 1-4 in league after Friday’s win against Nevada Union.

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The Roseville High School boys varsity basketball team has ended the first half of league with a rough 1-5 record and an overall 11-11.

The boys are doing well on defense by keeping the scores low, but are struggling offensively with their shots.

Most games have been fairly close, but Roseville did not come out with a win until last Friday’s 67-54 victory at Nevada Union.

Senior point guard Matt Tawlks led the team with 22 in the win.

According to head coach Greg Granucci, the boys are working really hard every day and they are all just as disappointed as everyone else is.

“We know that a lot of people are disappointed, but the team is definitely wearing it a ton, both the players and coaches,” Granucci said.

Senior power forward Matt Grasshoff and senior point guard Dominic Baylon believe that they do well on defense but need to

Miller to attend UCLA

BY MARISSA STONE

Freshman boys improve to a 2-3 league record

BY MARISSA STONE

january 27, 2014

work on their offensive mistakes.

Grashoff believes they need to play at a faster pace. Baylon feels that the team just needs to make shots.

“We need to get the ball in the hoop,” Baylon said. “We get good looks but we’re not able to get the ball in.”

Granucci sees that the slump Roseville is in has caused players to try to fix it themselves and has steered them away from working together as a team to put up points.

“When we work as a team, we work best together,” Granucci said.

Baylon agrees with Granucci and thinks sometimes they do too many one-on-one things when they could make things easier by using each other.

On Tuesday against Rocklin, the RHS Tigers showed some improvements by finally breaking 60 points for the first time in a while.

Defense has been very consistent except for the few lapses against Rocklin.

“Overall, I thought our team

showed improvement and moved well against Rocklin,” Granucci said.

Going into the second half of the season, Granucci plans to build on the momentum from last Friday’s win and get moving on in the right direction.

Grashoff and Baylon believe they know some things the team needs to work on to be better for the second half.

Grasshoff believes that they need to come out and play better and harder in the first half and transition in a stronger and faster pace.

“When teams go on runs we fold and end up breaking down,” Grasshoff said.

Baylon is optimistic that they are going to score more this second half and make more shots.

“We are going to score more and give up fewer points so we can win more games,” Baylon said.

Roseville’s start of the second half of league is this Friday against Granite Bay at 7 p.m. at Granite Bay High School.

The Roseville High School freshman boys basketball team opened Sierra Foothills League play by winning two of their first five games.

On Thursday, Jan. 9, the team hosted their first game of league at home against the Granite Bay Grizzles.

Granite Bay has always been notorious for being physical and wearing teams down, Roseville’s game plan was to meet fire with fire.

Granite Bay jumped on the Tigers early to get ahead. Roseville was fighting back but cut into the deficit. After four quarters of basketball, the Grizzles left with 5447 win.

Tuesday, Jan. 16 pitted the Tigers against their rival, Woodcreek.

The Tigers, coming into the game 0-1 in league are looking to get their first win, not only at Woodcreek, but also in their packed gym.

The Roseville and Woodcreek major rivalry causes the gym to sell out, leaving people to watch the game through window doors and standing outside of the gym.

Roseville played tough throughout the entire game, but lost to Woodcreek 48-39. As freshmen, the Tigers didn’t know what to expect from the crowd.

On Thursday, Jan. 16, the Tigers took a trip up to Loomis to play the Del Oro Eagles.

The Eagles pressed most of the game and were trying to jump the score on Roseville to end the game in the first half.

“We were strong with the ball, moved and passed quickly, and it was a team effort with everyone getting in the game scoring,”

guard Josh Clark said.

Guard Ben Welker feels like the team did a good job of following the game plan.

“We were fundamentally sound, and executed our game plan,” Welker said.

Controlling the pace of the game, the Tigers left Del Oro’s gym with a 62-48.

“After the game we were excited and very loud, we were all happy we came out with a win,” Clark said.

On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the Tigers had their second home game hosting the Rocklin Thunder. Using their momentum and drive, the Tigers wanted to beat the Thunder and get their first home league win.

The Tigers played sloppy on offense, turning the ball over to Rocklin and giving the Thunder extra possessions to score the ball.

Defensively, the Tigers had to work harder because they kept turning the ball over.

“We needed to take care of the ball, make the extra pass, and make our shots,” guard Aaron Rai said.

The Tigers, trying to fight their way back, lost to the Thunder 6352.

On Thursday, Jan. 23, the Tigers took a long trip up to Grass Valley to play Nevada Union High School.

The Tigers went into Nevada Union and wanted to get a win to finish out the first half league with a 2-3 record.

Roseville had a solid, all-around game offensively and defensively, making it easier for them to get a lead in the game.

“The team did well and it was a solid effort; everyone was hitting their shots and we were more focused on offense,” Rai said.

Senior offensive tackle Kolton Miller, standing at 6’8” and weighing 280 pounds, has made his decision about where he will be attending college. He recently made a verbal commitment to the University of California at Los Angeles and accepted a full-ride scholarship for football.

While he is at UCLA playing football, his plan as of now is to study a business major like his dad, but he is not completely positive that it is what he will pursue.

According to the Sacramento Bee, Miller is considered the highest Division 1 recruited player out of Roseville High School since Tedy Bruschi. Miller had offers from a variety of schools, including many top schools like University of Oregon, University of Wisconsin, University of Nebraska and University of California at Berkley.

Miller played at RHS all four years, and also attended many college football camps this off season to increase his exposure to scouts.

In the beginning of Miller’s recruiting process, he was getting more attention from smaller schools. After recruits saw his senior tape, he had many more offers and attention from bigger schools.

When he was first noticed, he claimed it was very stressful and there was a lot of pressure on him.

Throughout this process, Miller has learned a lot about how the recruiting system works.

“Knowing more about the process I was going through helped me make my decision,” Miller said.

After he learned more about the process, he started to have fun with it and enjoy the attention.

Recruits told him to relax, and he learned to do so.

He went on three official visits and around seven unofficial visits. After Miller visited UCLA, he felt that it was the best fit for him.

In the National Collegiate Athletic Association football division, UCLA was ranked sixteenth overall with a 10-3 record. If Miller happens to pursue a major in business, he would be in the UCLA Anderson School of Management, which is ranked twentythird in the country.

“If you took football away, the school would still be just as amazing and it is a great school too,” Miller said. “And without football there wouldn’t be a way for me to get in.”

Teammate Jonathan Lopez is happy for him and his accomplishments, and he believes that Miller helped push the team to do better.

“We all saw Kolton getting looked at by so many schools so it made us want to do better so they would recognize us as well,” Lopez said.

According to Lopez, Kolton had a great impact on the offensive line, and the right side was always solid and secure.

Miller will be doing the official commitment signing on Wednesday, Feb. 5.