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Class tech moves forward RJUHSD may lift teacher Twitter block

Proposed policy would encourage ‘powerful’ classroom access

BY OLIVIA HILLMAN

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Teachers at schools in the Roseville Joint Union High School District may soon be able to access Twitter – and eventually other social media networks – through the district’s Wi-Fi network, thanks to an initiative within RJUHSD’s technology department.

Marie Criste, RJUHSD coordinator of instructional technology, Ma-

rie Criste has recently explored the possibility of extending social media access to three different levels of use – district, school, classrooms. At the district level, coordinators, like Criste, could run a RJUHSD Twitter account. Site access would allow individual schools to tweet, and teacher access would bring social media directly into the classroom.

RJUHSD could potentially grant students access as well, though that

Chromebook use expands

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Marie Criste, RJUHSD coordinator of instructional technology, is hosting training sessions at all of the district school sites to teach interested faculty members how to integrate Google tools into their classrooms or offices.

is not currently part of the initiative.

“We’re not considering that at this point, just because the risk is pretty high, meaning that there really is no way to filter a lot of that, because, especially with Twitter, you can post inappropriate content or people can retweet [inappropriate content],” Criste said. “It’s harder to filter that.”

Currently, the district’s social me TWITTER | Page 2

Students at Roseville High School can expect to see an increase in the use of Chromebooks in their classes as the district continues to push teachers to use more technology while delivering curriculum.

This is part of an initiative Roseville Joint Union High School District coordinator of instructional technology Marie Criste spearheaded over two years ago, when she was RHS’ technology coordinator, and gained momentum during last winter’s Google Festival at RHS. In the wake of the festival, RJUHSD updated Wi-Fi service at each of its seven high schools and continued to purchase Chromebook carts that house class sets of

the device.

To further encourage teachers to use Chromebooks in the classroom, Criste visited teachers at schools throughout the district to supplement their introduction to Google. “[The training process] is going pretty good,” Criste said. “Some sites are more advanced than others, but, overall, it’s going really well. Teachers are receptive to using Chromebooks.”

Criste helped obtain various technological devices for RHS, including the Chromebooks, iPod Touches, iPads and the soonto-come Windows devices.

Spanish teacher Kasey Hanna appreciates the use of technology in her classroom,  CHROMEBOOKS | Page 5

New training program starts up

BY MADIE WHALEN

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Roseville High School welcomed its newest elective program to its campus this year when Tiger Tech, which will train students to assist teachers, students and, eventually, the community with technology by honing both their technological and interpersonal skills.

Students in Tiger Tech learn to create websites, provide tech support and may repair broken Google Chromebooks in the future.

Each group works a different customer – so far, mostly RHS teachers – to meet their needs and usually takes on one to two projects that they aim to finish within a two-week period.

Tiger Tech has already made around 10

websites for RHS programs and class, including wrestling, AP Calculus, Tiger Ink and AVID. The students have also taken inventory of Chromebooks, replaced broken computers and designed a logo and ID badges for their program.

The website Tiger Tech students designed for Michelle Walton’s AP Calculus class lets Walton’s student check answers to homework and get notes, and may eventually feature a discussion page students can visit to help each other with homework.

Creating the website was easy, Walton said, and she recommends that teachers take advantage of what Tiger Tech has to offer.  TIGER TECH | Page 2

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Students in Tiger Tech, an elective program new to RHS this year, learn how to use Chromebooks and other educational technology so they can help RHS’ teachers, including Joyce Henry (above), do the same.

The Roseville Joint Union High School District will take its first step toward making sure all students have the chance to take an AP class before they graduate when Roseville High School students participate in a personal survey during their second-period classes today, tomorrow and Wednesday.

At the start of this year, the district began a partnership with Equal Opportunity Schools, a Seattle-based non-profit whose primary goal is to “ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed in challenging high school courses.” The survey will let district officials know why certain students enroll in AP courses while others don’t and, they hope, what RJUHSD can do to close the participation gaps that currently exist in its AP program.

As it stands, district minority students, students who come from low socioeconomic backgrounds and students whose parents didn’t go to college (among other classifications) do not enroll in AP courses at the same frequency as their peers who fit into the opposite categories. The trends are not new to the district – and, according to EOS, not specific, either.

“Everybody knows it,” RJUHSD superintendent Ron Severson said. “This isn’t news to anyone in the world that there’s an achievement gap.”

Everybody knows, but it’s been hard for anybody to fix, Severson said. RJUHSD has attempted to tackle the issue on its own since it formally committed to expanding its AP program when it restructured during the 2005-06 school year.

However, after he and former superintendent  AP | Page 4

ROAR adoption varies

38 of 85 teachers hand out tickets in first two months

BY MADIE WHALEN

m.whalen@eyeofthetigernews.com

ROAR, Roseville High School’s positive behavior rewards program, has been in place for close to two months now and experienced varied participation for staff and students.

Since the beginning of the school year, 38 of 85 teachers have handed out ROAR tickets. Additionally, 11 of 38 administrators, counselors, office staff and librarians combined have handed out ROAR tickets.

The program also is struggling to gain traction with its ROAR themed contest.

Earlier this year art teacher Patricia Leong invited all RHS students to participate in a ROAR poster contest. Despite being open to the whole school, the only posters submitted were from AVID, Peer Helping and Art 1. Prior to Art 1 making ROAR posters, the fourth period class joined Peer Helping to discuss what ROAR is about, and why the program is important to the campus.

Another contest, which concluded this Wednesday, asks students to submit ROAR themed videos. As of early last week, Peer Helping – the program sponsoring this competition – had received just one submission.

According to assistant principal Matt Pipitone,  ROAR | Page 2

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the relatively low participation level can be attributed to the program’s infancy.

“I think there’s still a lot of room to grow,” Pipitone said.

“As with any new thing, it takes a while for it to catch on and take off. I think it’s still so new and that it’s not part of people’s automatic mindset.”

On the other hand, English teacher KC Worden, one of RHS’ newest teachers this year, feels she has successfully integrated ROAR into her classroom by incorporating it into lessons and being able to talk about literary as well as real-life examples of ROAR. Worden feels that ROAR is an important program at RHS, and often reinforces good behavior using her own stickers.

Despite her feelings toward positive reinforcement, Worden thinks it hard to find the time to hand out tickets. Worden also agrees that ROAR is a lot to handle, especially as a new teacher.

“I don’t think it has anything to do with not believing in it or not supporting it,” Worden said.

“I think it’s really just a matter of just our jobs are completely overwhelming and our minds go onto other things.”

Nonetheless, Worden hopes get more involved and join the ROAR committee at some point, believing it’s important for all staff to unite under ROAR and

make supporting the program a priority.

“I hope it takes off,” Worden said. “I think it’s great. We need to keep supporting it in its infancy.

Things start slowly. So right now, even if it’s just a couple teachers, don’t give up. Keep doing it, keep pushing it and soon enough it’ll become second nature.”

Student Government advisor and active ROAR participant Lindsey Parker also agrees, believing the program will take off in time.

“As teachers see it’s a positive thing, then more and more will do it,” Parker said.

Parker’s second period Leadership class has recently participated in a “ROAR Week,” where groups of students are assigned a letter and must do something that represents that letter.

For example, Leadership students have made posters reminding students to be “Aware” of what they say to others. Another group celebrates Tigers who are “On task” by rewarding students who are on time to class with candy.

According to Parker, RHS plans to keep enforcing character development by utilizing Peer Helping assemblies.

Senior Jocelyn Jones hasn’t seen much participation from any of her teachers.

She believes hesitation could stem from how new the program is.

“I think that it’ll help promote

positivity,” Jones said. “But it’s still new so it’s still trying to take off.”

Freshman Kelly Pratt feels that some teachers aren’t always aware of good behaviors students practice.

“I think it’s that they don’t remember,” Pratt said. “And when they do remember, they’re kind of off track and focused on punishing the kids who aren’t doing the right thing, they forget about the kids who are doing the right thing.”

Pratt does believe that RHS does a good job of specifying what the school looks for in students.

“At my old school, things were kind of chaotic,” Pratt said. “But I feel like ROAR sets out the guidelines of what you’re supposed to do really well. I think it just functions better than other programs.”

Freshman Charles Harbison believes the program is good overall, but agrees teachers could increase awareness in student behavior.

“I think it’s more that they don’t recognize the kindness,” Harbison said. “They don’t notice it unless you actually tell them, ‘Hey I helped out.’”

Pipitone understand that all staff may not participate as fully as administration might hope.

“It’s just human nature,” Pipitone said. “Does that mean this was a failure? No. Does that mean we’re going to say, ‘That’s okay, you don’t have to do it’? No.”

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One of the main responsibilities of students in Tiger Tech is to help RHS teachers learn how to use technology they can use in their classrooms.

TIGER TECH: Aims to help RHS community CONTINUED FROM FRONT

Tiger Tech students are also working to encourage RHS teachers to learn how to operate their technology themselves.

“We also want to pass on technical training on to teacher, so teachers can have background knowledge,” freshman Wafeeq Ridhuan said. “Also, we want to help teachers get used to the new technological standards that we have today such as teacher websites, sending text messages to students for homework and stuff like that.”

Freshman Mohan Kumar also sees education as one of Tiger Tech’s main roles.

“It’s just another helping hand for people who don’t really know that much about technology,” Kumar said.

Students in Tiger Tech take on different leadership roles. Between two periods, Tiger Tech has nine “Scrum Masters,” who act like managers of groups, each with about eight students.

According to Tiger Tech adviser Bradlee Crockett, however,

the Scrum Masters are not there to control or command their group.

“Within the group, the scrum master helps organize,” Crockett said. “They’re more of a delegation role.”

At the beginning of each period, Scrum Masters hold a meeting during which they delegate what Tiger Tech students need to do that day and who within their group will do what.

Ridhuan is one of four Scrum Masters in third period.

To Ridhuan, being a manager means helping his teammates learn new things about technology.

“I see it as a team effort,” Ridhuan said. “I work with my team because I know that, for some people, they’re not comfortable with such and such skill, so it’s my job to help them learn.”

Within the groups, Scrum Masters delegate tasks such as Photoshopping, developing text within the website and improving website speed and efficiency to each team member.

Kumar feels the distribution of tasks contribute to the group’s

efficiency.

“Everything’s broken up so each person does something else,” Kumar said. “Everything isn’t placed on one person.”

For Crockett, the main goal now is establishing their program.

In the future, Crockett also hopes Tiger Tech will take on more responsibilities on campus, and once the program is more established, in the community.

“I hope they [become] an asset to the IT Department here on campus,” Crockett said.

According to Kumar, one of the issues the new program faces is getting the staff and students to acknowledge them and their capabilities.

“Some of the teachers don’t exactly know about us, so they don’t know how to come and speak out their problems,” Kumar said.

“Some students are also reluctant to ask for help or believe in us.”

To fix this, Tiger Tech plans to train teachers one-on-one, email teachers to introduce their portfolio and possibly discuss the program in the beginning of a staff meeting later this year.

CORRECTIONS

In our Sept. 15 issue, we incorrectly reported that junior Lena Wirth was offered a scholarship for 2016 by the UC Davis gymnastic team. UC Davis does not have scholarships for that year.

We also misidentified John Montgomery as Roseville Joint Union High School District’s superintendent. His title is actually the assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction.

Eye of the Tiger regrets the errors.

TWITTER: Website to be used as learning tool

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Currently, the district’s social media policy enforces a general block on social media on RJUHSD’s Wi-Fi networks.

Individual teachers can request to unblock Facebook and other forms of social networking by submitting a proposal that includes an explanation of their reasons for wanting to have access to social media in their classroom.

District programs currently unaffected by the block include media classes, Peer Helping and certain athletic teams.

Criste’s proposal would lift the block on Twitter for all teachers in the district who sign a social media policy contract and complete a brief training on proper social media use.

The contract is based on others she saw while she was reviewing the social media policies of several school districts around the state. Criste believes Twitter is the site most suited to a roll-out of this type.

“What I’ve been looking at more recently [is] the use of Twitter and how powerful it is,” Criste said. “It’s a little different than Instagram and Facebook because it’s so instant.”

To further her understanding of the ways social media might work in a real classroom setting, Criste collaborated with Granite Bay High School media coordinator and media communications teacher Zachary Weidkamp and RHS social science teacher Dana Dooley.

Weidkamp currently uses social media in his Beginning and Advanced Media Productions and IB Film classes, primarily as a communication tool.

“It’s another way to communicate at a place where the students are already at,” Weidkamp said.

“It’s a way to reach the students who usually don’t look at the school calendar.”

Dooley uses Twitter in her AP Gov classes to remind students about their homework or share articles she finds that relates to the information students learned in class that day.

“It extends learning outside the classroom, because learning

doesn’t just stop outside of the classroom,” Dooley said. “It’s a great way to infiltrate the means of communicating with their students. They can get gov. and econ. experience outside of the classroom.”

Though, she doesn’t give out any assignments through Twitter, as some students may not have the means to access them.

Criste also spoke to several of Dooley’s students, most of whom appreciate the instantaneous updates Twitter provides.

“I think being able to have access to class updates because of Twitter is very helpful, because students don’t usually have planners where they write down their homework,” said senior Nicole Kern, who is in Dooley’s firstperiod AP Gov. class. “Also, most students spend the majority of their free time on social media, so this way they can check the class updates to stay on top of homework.”

Criste feels that, if the block is lifted, RJUHSD’s policy regarding Internet access may need to undergo revisions to avoid cases of inappropriate use. She hopes educators throughout the district will soon find social media to be a useful classroom tool.

To spread greater awareness and understanding of social media’s potential for enriching the learning expereinces of students, like Twitter, among RJUHSD’s educators, Dooley will lead a session on Twitter for Educators Oct. 15 during the district’s second professional development day this year.

Dooley plans to highlight social media as a way for teachers to communicate with both students and other teachers, with an emphasis on the latter.

“I want to focus more about teachers using social media to improve and to grow,” Dooley said.

“On Twitter, there are different chats with other educators where they can connect with others and find out what tools they use to teach their classes.”

Criste has already discussed her unblocking proposal with RJUHSD’s administrative cabinet, but does not yet know when it might go into effect.

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High demand for SAT prep prompts extra class

by MADIE WHALEN

m.whalen@eyeofthetigernews.com

SAT preparation courses aren’t new to Roseville High School, but the high demand for them is.

The Sept. 22 through Oct. 9 SAT Prep classes filled within a day and a half, leaving 46 people on a waiting list.

Because of the great demand of the first class, RHS administration decided to create another SAT Prep course, which will be offered in October, two weeks before the Nov. 11 SAT. RHS counselor Jason Bradley believes that the class filled so quickly not only because it is affordable, but also because the help is offered in person, rather than from a computer screen or book.

“A lot of students want that face-to-face interaction because there’s a lot of online resources and tools that are free,” Bradley said. “But I think it’s hard to beat an actual classroom experience.”

According to Bradley, despite the small number of available spots, the courses are still a beneficial aid in preparing students for the SAT. “We have a thousand juniors and seniors but we only have forty

seats,” Bradley said. “Although it’s not ideal, we are providing a service to eight students that would not have been provided otherwise.”

The courses offered are first come, first serve.

Those taking the Oct. 11 test that didn’t make the list do not get priority over those in the sooner prep class, taking the later SAT. The second prep course will be offered beginning Oct. 20, past the Oct. 11 test date.

Students taking the Oct. 11 SAT who aren’t on the list, will not be able to attend the Sept. 22 to Oct. 9 classes.

According to Bradley, an excess of students makes for a less successful class.

“The class loses some value and integrity and effectiveness when you start building the class to sixty, seventy, eighty students,” Bradley said. “I wish we had more resources, more people that are able to teach the class or were willing to teach the class. But everybody’s busy, and it’s hard to get five, six, teachers to teach an SAT Prep class at the same time.”

The Parent’s Club felt a need to accommodate the forty students on the waiting list and wanted to

insure that those students received support, according to RHS’ Parents Club president Marie Ortega.

Funding for the SAT Prep courses comes from both the Parents Club and from the Roseville Joint Union High School District.

Parent Club holds fundraisers like “Night at the Museum,” a dinner for parents held on Homecoming night to raise money for students.

“This is new for the PTC,” Ortega said. “We sponsored the class last year for the first time.

We found an unmet need.”

The PTC hopes to hold four prep classes during the spring semester, two per each SAT in May and June.

Psychology teacher Mark Andreatta and math teacher Brian Klein will teach the two SAT Prep courses together. Each course takes five days, and is three hours long per day.

For students who did not make it into RHS’ SAT Prep Courses, Andreatta suggests utilizing online support from Kahn Academy.

Andreatta will reference the site’s videos in his prep classes, as well as utilizing Barron’s SAT guide.

“Some people aren’t motivated

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The first SAT prep class RHS offered for the Oct. 11 SAT filled up within a day and a half, leaving 46 students on a waitlist and prompting RHS’ Parents Club to organize another class for the overflow students. when it isn’t face-to-face,” Andreatta said. “But there are some really good things they have on [Kahn Academy.]”

According to assistant principal, Jason Wilson, RHS tries to offer the class at a reasonable price.

“We’ve always tried to make it a low cost support,” Wilson said.

“The money we’re collecting basically goes toward the book, which they keep.”

The immense demand for SAT Prep classes is more good than bad, according to Wilson.

“In the past we struggled to get a class going,” Wilson said. “But we have a great problem now.”

Bradley suggests that all students plan ahead when thinking about college and taking the SAT. “I advise to start planning early, as in a year in advance,” Bradley said. “[Do] not wait for opportunities to come to [you], but seek opportunities to prepare for the SAT.”

Office TAs begin tutoring students Part of Students Teaching Students, aims to bring help to students who need it

by ARTURO SOTOMAYOR

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A new program, introduced

by Roseville High School teacher Anna Clark and counselor Gracie Fernandez, requires the office TAs to tutor students in support classes. This program is called Students Teaching Students and will be piloted all throughout this fall term.

The program entails that office TAs tutor twice a week. These tutors went through training on Sept. 5, which taught them how to be more of a facilitator in a tutorial setting.

These students signed up for the class were later informed of the new role that they would be taking on and were given the option of transferring the class if they didn’t want to be in the program. The program aims to bring help to the students, rather than have them seek it out.

Office TA Durbin Brown says that the main goals, as of now, are to help the students get the right answers and to understand the process.

“It has helped [the students] out, especially for the ones who need it,” Brown said.

According to Clark, an advantage to this program would be that the tutors would be located inside the classroom where the teacher could also help the students if needed.

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Party reps encourage Gov students to vote by madison telles

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In addition to helping office staff, office TAs are now required to tutor students two days a week. This change is a part of Students Teaching Students. The tutors work in an AVID-style tutorial format.

“This program is about intervention in the classroom,” Clark said.

Some of these tutors have been in support classes themselves, therefore being able to help the students even more when it comes to how or why the student is not understanding.

The tutorial setting will look similar to that of AVID. The students will use the AVID rubric for tutorials to organize their thoughts and questions on one piece of paper.

According to Clark, another great advantage of student tutors is that it includes students as au-

thority figures to classrooms.

There was some concern that the two days a week would take away from teacher instruction, however Clark does not believe that this will be a problem.

“Two days a week would not affect the material needed to get through throughout the year,” Clark said.

The teachers that are participating in this new program teach either Social Science, English, Math or Foreign Language.

“These tutors have helped greatly in my English language development (ELD) class,” Hobbs said.

According to office aide Matt Sangria, the class has mostly helped get the students thinking and allowed them to come up with questions to help their peers.

“For the kids that want the help, they get it,” Sangria said.

The TA will be graded both for being a TA three days of the week, and a tutor the two other days At the end of the term, both Clark and Fernandez will review the success and faults of the program by gathering feedback from both the teachers and students.

“It’s a great way to give back and help their fellow students,” Fernandez said.

Last Monday, various political party representatives visited Roseville High School’s government classes.

Through the Voter Registration Outreach Program, party representatives can speak to students about their respective group and their views on current issues.

District One Placer County Supervisor Jack Duran was excited to see the program return to RHS this year.

“I encourage young voters to get out and perform their civic duty to vote,” Duran said.

The representatives ranged in age, demeanor and experience, but provided students different points of views.

Agents included Placer County Central Democratic Committee representative Mark Norberg, Placer County Central Libertarian Committee representative Robert

Page and Placer County Central Republican Committee representative Jeff Short.

Government teacher Dana Dooley saw the meeting as effective.

“It was a valuable experience to help apply content the students see in class,” Dooley said. “It’ll help them later in life.”

Students in the program listened to each party’s political platform, asked questions and were able to register to vote and participate in a mock election.

Senior Mikala Kennedy enjoyed the event and feels like she’s more educated on the different parties, and politics in general.

“I have a more solid understanding of what I want to do [when I’m able to vote],” Kennedy said.

The program will make another appearance in the spring for the second semester government classes.

Admin adjusts dress code, looks for stronger enforcement

by NATHAN CIMINO

n.cimino@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School administration has taken a more aggressive approach for Roseville High School’s dress code.

Admin updated the dress code, asked the teachers to be more stringent about the dress code and sent out an email to both parents and students informing them of the changes. However, dress code will not be enforced at Homecoming. Girls will not be dress coded for strapless dresses – though, dresses are expected to be at least mid-thigh length.

The two biggest changes to the dress code are the approval of spaghetti straps and a defini-

tive guideline for how long girls’ shorts have to be.

Administration concluded that spaghetti straps are not inherently indecent, since a girl with thin shoulder straps could be showing far less cleavage than a girl with full sleeves.

Admin also realized that the past rule about shorts, “shorts cannot be excessively short,” gave too much leeway. Admin also considered the idea of fingertip length being the benchmark which girls had to abide by, but realized that it would vary for each student. Admin asked Student Government for help, who then helped come up with the new rule, “Buttocks must always be

covered, even when sitting.”

This dress code modification was prompted by a survey conducted among faculty as to what the ‘broken windows’ are on campus.

The broken windows theory is most easily described as the increased probability for disorder and decomposition, resulting from the failure to tend to minor infractions in an environment and/ or society. The most prevalent example given is that of a building with a broken window. If no one fixes the window, it is more likely for vandal’s to further deface the building, eventually escalating to more serious crime.

Student Government senior

Stephanie Gerstle believes that the dress code heavily favors guys. While she doesn’t believe it will affect her personally, the idea of it bothers her.

“It just seems sexist,” Gerstle said. “The way they justified it is, ‘Girls can’t show their shoulders because it’s distracting to boys.’”

Assistant principal Matt Pipitone on the other hand, does not believe that the dress code adheres more to girls than boys.

He said that boys have been, and still are, being dress-coded for sagging, excessively revealing muscle shirts and inappropriate logos or pictures on T-shirts.

Pipitone believes that shirts containing revealing pictures

of women have become a trend amongst boys in recent years. He put quite simply that if the girl on the shirt doesn’t meet the dress code, than neither does the shirt.

Pipitone said the administration’s goal isn’t to enforce the dress code more strictly, but rather more consistently and with fuller coverage.

Administration notified parents and students of the changes by email.

“It’s not the classroom,” Pipitone said. “There’s an element of, ‘Okay, things can be a little bit different here.’”

While campus monitors have already been enforcing the dress code for years past, the

goal is now to stray away from mere warnings, and instead, automatic trips to the office.

Campus monitor Nancy Rash believes that it would be nice to have concise, definitive guidelines by which they were to enforce the dress code.

The campus monitors used to simply follow ‘The Three B’s’ – butt, bra, belly. However, Rash thinks that with evolving fashion trends, “gray areas” have become more consistent than “black and whites”.

“I think it’d be nice to have exemplary pictures from the administration so we could have a clearer idea of what they want us to dress code,” Rash said.

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AP: RJUHSD selected from national pool of 1,800 CONTINUED FROM FRONT

Tony Monetti attended a presentation about EOS’ program last March, it became clear, he said, that a partnership with the organization was something the district needed to look into.

EOS eventually selected RJUHSD’s five comprehensive sites as five of the 75 schools – narrowed down from an application pool of about 1,800 – it will work with nationwide this year.

The process begins with the survey, which asks students and staff questions regarding their personal background, educational motivations and attitude toward the school they attend. RHS will be the first school in the district to participate.

Once they receive all surveys, EOS representatives will compile the responses into an Equity Pathway Report that will give RJUHSD (and each school site within it, including RHS) an idea of how its students feel toward enrolling in AP courses.

“You’re really trying to get to the reason why some students take AP and why some students do not,” EOS partnership director Eddie Lincoln said. “The [survey] questions kind of get to the root of that.”

Lincoln, who will work closely with RJUHSD as it moves through EOS’ one-year program, will present that report to the district in mid-to-late November.

After that, the district will move into a “recruitment phase” that will consist of identifying and reaching out to students who have the ability to perform in AP classes That outreach could include initiatives like encouraging AP teachers to reach out to students they feel have potential to succeed in their classes, visiting students’ home to make sure parents are aware of the program and hosting presentations to spread information and dispel “hearsay” about taking AP courses, Severson said.

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Tiger Tech students were the first to complete EOS’ survey when they took it during third and fourth period Friday. The students will help facilitate the rest of the survey administration with Chromebook carts today, tomorrow and Wednesday. RJUHSD officials hope the survey will help explain the AP program’s current gaps.

The district and EOS will work with each school site once the report is released to determine what strategies might work best for each student body.

“We’ve never really asked our kids,” Severson said. “We looked at the kids who are taking the courses, but we never really asked the other kids, ‘Why didn’t you sign up for an AP class?’ And we probably should’ve.”

Because the survey is, according to Severson, much more comprehensive than any the district has ever administered before, RJUHSD schools will also be able to tailor strategies toward certain groups of students.

Depending on the data EOS gathers, this might mean presentations for athletes worrying if they can balance an AP course load with their commitment to

a sports team or extra in-school support for students who have to split time between their studies and a job, RHS principal David Byrd said.

Byrd, who taught AP US History at Sheldon High School in Sacramento before moving into administration, has high hopes for RHS’ AP program under EOS’ direction.

“I personally think we could get to the point where every student takes at least one AP class [before they graduate],” Byrd said. “I do think that’s a reachable goal.”

That, Byrd admits, might be a ways off, though: Just 55 percent of RHS’ Class of 2014 took at least one AP class before they walked they stage last May. Still, expanding the program to include all students who can benefit from it – and supporting those

who might be able to with a little help – is the district’s primary goal while working with EOS. “The whole idea of the program is to try to close that gap in one year, so that, by the time we’re done with the registration and the master schedules in May, we will see a significant increase in the number of students taking both AP classes and IB classes, and we will have closed the gap,” Severson said. “We’ll have recruited kids who haven’t necessarily been getting there and are capable.”

Severson said that goal of fostering student success dovetails nicely with the district’s current work with its Local Control Accountability Plan, a budget district leaders developed for extra funding all California public schools received from the state to use to

help struggling learners.

The LCFF gives individual school districts more control over how they allocate funds at their school sites. RJUHSD received more than $1.7 million for its LCAP this year, some of which it used to pay for EOS’ program, which cost the district $125,000 ($25,000 per school site). Tech company Google covered another $125,000 with a matching grant it awarded the district to support its partnership with EOS. For Severson having the funds to push forward with EOS’ program was quite “exciting.”

“I walked away from that presentation at Google, made some phone calls, looked at the data from some school districts they worked with, and it was like, ‘Wow,’” Severson said. “For a long time, we’d come across

something, we’d say ‘Wow,’ but we didn’t have any capacity to go into it. Now, instead of just going, ‘Wow,’ it’s been like, ‘Wow… How are we going to get into this?’”

There are some unknowns, though, Severson said. Adding as many students to an AP program as he and his fellow RJUHSD administrators would like to add to RJUHSD’s – as well as to the district’s IB program, which EOS will also work on with site administrators at Oakmont High School and Granite Bay High School – may come with “a few issues,” he said.

The major ones center around the issue of resources not keeping up with demand. Should enough students sign up that RJUHSD’s current staffing levels are not sufficient, the district will need to send current CP-only teachers to AP trainings to get them interested in teaching and certified to teach AP classes. The district will also need to consider purchasing additional instructional materials and figuring out facility shortages if enough students decide to enroll in classes that require specialized equipment.

Additionally, RJUHSD’s schools may experience the national trend that tends to show a decline in end-of-year exam pass rates as AP programs expand. Between the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years, RJUHSD students added nearly 1200 AP courses to their schedules but only 606 passing exam scores to the district’s total. According to studies conducted by the College Board, students only benefit from taking an AP class if they do well enough on the corresponding exam to earn a passing score of 3 or higher.

Still, Severson is very excited about the direction RJUHSD’ AP programs might go because of the EOS partnership.

“It’s like [Eddie] Lincoln said: ‘This could just rock here,’” Severson said. “So we’re hoping it does.”

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september 29, 2014

THENEWSINBRIEFS

Additional changes come to HC

by MIKAYLA STEARNS

m.stearns@eyeofthetigernews.com

This year’s ‘Happiest Homecoming on Earth’ continues to develop.

Disneyland is the theme for the 2014-2015 annual float building this year. The classes assigned themselves various lands found in Disneyland Park.

The seniors have Fantasyland, juniors Adventureland, sophomores have Tomorrowland and freshmen have the New Orleans Square.

Off-campus float building started Sept. 20 and continues through Saturday. According to Roseville High School Student Government advisor Lindsey Parker, building off campus was dedicated to “any of the building that requires power tools, like structural building.”

However, construction of the floats will continue on campus starting today, hoping to attract more students with the floats’ proximity.

“One of the biggest reasons we wanted it on campus was be-

cause, traditionally, there was not a lot of people helping out, so we are hoping that having it on campus will get more of the students involved,” sophomore class president Andrew Smith said.

Because the floats will be left on the campus over night, police assistance was recruited.

“There’s going to be lighting out there all night and Roseville Police will be doing drive-bys all night, every night,” Parker said.

“They will be constantly checking there, and on at least one of the nights we will have private security.”

Parker hopes that the on-campus float building will continue on into future years.

“I know that when we do it here it is going to be not perfect,” Parker said. “I think that we just needed to start it [now], and then next year it will be better and the year after will be better.”

According to freshmen representative Reece Brown, their class took a different approach after the original theme Tomor-

rowland showed “little potential.”

“It’s really tough to do Tomorrowland because it’s going to be bright outside, and Tomorrowland is spacey,” freshmen representative Joe Cirrincione said. “It’s kind of tough to get ‘space’ during the daytime.”

Instead, the freshmen representatives decided to pick New Orleans Square, containing pirate ships, haunted houses, live jazz music and other attractions.

“With Tomorrowland we didn’t have (focus), but with New Orleans Square we have a lot better ideas,” Brown said.

In addition, Student Government changed the methods of ticket sales this year to coordinate with RHS’ new ASB cards.

Couples tickets are no longer offered at any dances and only single tickets can be purchased, since the discount can only apply to the students who have the ASB cards.

“If one student has the discount and the other doesn’t, we can’t work with that,” Parker said.

Collab Tuesdays gone, no more field clean-up

Tuesdays lengthened to allow greater schedule flexibility

SHEILA SHARMA EYE OF THE TIGER

Further changes have come to this year’s Homecoming. In addition to float building occuring on campus, the freshmen changed their float theme to New Orleans Square and couple tickets are no longer offered.

Teachers embrace interactive notebooks

by NEILSON POWLESS

n.powless@eyeofthetigernews.com

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

After seeing the interactive notebook concept during an AVID conference last year, RHS science teacher Erin Granucci (above) integrated them into her classes. Various other teachers, including English teachers Amy Mowrer and Kelly Capell, have followed suit by using the notebooks in their own classes.

Some teachers at Roseville High School have integrated interactive notebooks into their curriculum.

RHS teachers Amy Mowrer and Kelly Capell started using interactive notebooks with their AP Literature classes.

Mowrer used interactive notebooks with her Pre-AP, Honors and French classes, but has never applied it to an actual AP course.

Still, she believes that the notebook will provide aid for the students.

“The notebook will be useful for students as a location to collect those notes and resources they need as they study for the AP exam in the spring,” Mowrer said. “It also, hopefully, will help students see the way things build and connect over time.”

According to Mowrer, the in-

teractive notebooks provide a way for students to organize their papers as well as having a way for students to annotate and reflect on everything they learned that day.

“I have used them in all my classes the past two years and I really like them and find them to be worth the trouble and they are some trouble,” Mowrer said.

“Gluing things in takes class time, but so does digging around in your backpack for that paper your teacher passed out that one time and now you can’t find.”

For the science department, the interactive notebook is a relatively new addition to the tools used by the teachers.

According to Physiology teacher Erin Grannuci, she was introduced to using interactive notebooks through an AVID conference.

“I had seen interactive notebooks in world studies and Eng-

lish classes, but I saw interactive notebooks being used in science classes for the first time at the conference,” Grannuci said.

Grannuci then began to apply the notebooks to her own classes, specifically physiology. Grannuci believes that the notebook is beneficial to the students, helping them develop skills that they need in college.

In addition, it also gives Grannuci the opportunity to support her class further. “[The notebook] provides more time during the class period to go around finding out who needs more help,” Grannuci said.

Senior Samantha Ronco, who took Grannuci’s physiology class last year, believes the work was worth the effort.

“I think they were really helpful, because I could always look back on them and everything was really organized,” Ronco said.

CHROMEBOOKS: Teacher trainings planned to increase use CONTINUED FROM FRONT

though admits it can be somewhat time-consuming.

“I love [technology],” Hanna said. “I think it’s overwhelming sometimes when there are so many new things, or you go to training and they talk about 20 different things you could be doing with technology.”

Hanna plans to take it stepby-step and try out different applications for her as well as students. Hanna has recently tried Google Classroom and appreciates the easy access.

“I’d figure I’d play around with that a little more and once I get the hang of that and figure out how want to use it,” Hanna said.

Other departments have also used technology for classroom instruction as well.

Mathematics teacher Miguel Quinonez has embraced the new technological opportunities offered at RHS. After taking summer courses in technology and computer applications, Quinonez made his own website for students to use to receive homework assignments and support.

Quinonez also provides support with YouTube videos on topics learned in class. Students are able to comment using their Google accounts.

However, despite some teachers’ increased technology use, according to current RHS site technology coordinator Mike Purvines, many have not yet implemented Chromebooks into their classroom.

He said that, like last year, Chromebooks have only accounted for about 5 percent of RHS’ overall Wi-Fi to this point in the school year, though he hopes to bump it to 15 percent soon.

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February’s Google Festival, an event held at RHS during which district teachers and administrators were able to learn about different classroom uses for Google’s educational tools, helped push RHS teachers forward in their use of technology. Since then, more teachers have been trained and have started to the tools in their classes.

“Right now, it’s still fairly low, because we’re in transition in sharing and stuff like that,” Purvines said. “As teachers get more training and stuff like that, I would imagine the rise of use.”

Criste plans to continue training for all sites, aiming to pay a visit to each site on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays every other week.

“It’s been a little bit tricky trying to get to sites and coordinating with each site when there are seven sites and there’s five days in a week and trying to get everybody in appropriately and figuring out the needs of each site,” Criste said. “I’ve found that going to

sites and making one-on-one appointments is more powerful than trying to host trainings off site.”

Criste also plans to tap into the experience of “tech-savvy” teachers like Quinonez and Hanna, whom she’ll count on to aid teachers who are less experienced.

“Still having a teacher hat on, I understand how [it is] for teachers to manage everything they have going on,” Criste said. “My key word this year is patience: Teaching patience to teachers to kids, so that when you utilize the technology, you know it takes time trying, and to have faith that in the end … The reward is so great that it makes it all worth it.”

Criste advises teachers to take it slow and start small.

“Do something simple like [create] a doc or share a document, just get familiar with it and commit to playing with it for ten minutes,” Criste said. “Don’t go big because a lot of the times, when [teachers] go too big, it’s confusing too you and frustrating, and we don’t want [that] to be the reason that [teachers] dont use it.”

Science teacher Durham found her recent training session with Criste to be instructional and informative. She plans to use Chromebooks in her first- and second-period AP Biology classes.

“It was good,” Durham said. “[It] gave [teachers present at the presentation] some ideas about how to use the Google cloud and what’s available and just kind of an introduction to that.”

Criste hopes for teachers to transition their training into the classroom for students.

“Ultimately, we’re preparing kids to be critical thinkers, 21stcentury learners, utilizing the devices that they’ve been born and raised with,” Criste said.

The transition to technology in the classrooms has impacted students’ learning experience.

Junior Michelle Mah likes the option of having technological resources on campus.

“I think it’s great,” Mah said.

“It will help get kids more interested in having to learn the material.”

Criste also wants teachers to embrace the technology they have at their disposal at the Google Summit in February.

The event will be similar to the Google Festival RHS hosted last February, and will feature various sessions teachers can attend to learn about different aspects of Google’s educational technology tools.

The Summit will take also place at RHS. The district expects it to sellout like last year’s Google Festival did.

RJUHSD has also secured more than 100 spots for district teachers and administrators to ensure the district will benefit from the event.

About 400 other people are expected to attend, as well.

“The idea, really, is to provide the basic training from now until February, so that when those teachers go to the Google Fest, they’re really getting more bang for their buck,” Criste said.

Due to Roseville High School administration trying to create a more flexible schedule, the Monday after Labor Day weekend was not a collaboration day.

Usually, RHS has collaboration days after every weekend, including three-day weekends.

However, admin is trying to create a more adjustable 2014-2015 school year for any future events.

“Not having the collaboration days gives us more [flexibility] for the school year for any upcoming activities,” assistant principal Matt Pipitone said. “For example, Ton o’ Sun or testing for juniors.”

According to Pipitone, non-collab days after three-day weekends will not be permanent. RHS will continue to have collaboration days after every weekend unless otherwise indicated by the state.

Still, admin wants to keep the choice of having regular length days on Mondays open.

“I don’t know what option is best because the information from the state isn’t always here,” Pipitone said.

The administration as a whole, decided to try out the non-collab day, however, did not sent any form of communication beforehand letting the students or parents know that the schedule was different.

“I think administration should notify the students ahead of time because that day I showed up, I had no idea we were on regular schedule until my teachers informed me,” sophomore Lauren Cooper said. “If the school were to replace collaboration days with regular days, then I feel though students will be mad at the situation at first, but then everyone will just get used to the change.”

Post-game bleachers clean-up no longer offered As of the 2014-15 school year, Roseville High School students are no longer offered the chance to clean up after any of the home games of the year in exchange for funds for their individual clubs and teams. This change went into effect after the first home game of the year.

According to Roseville High School assistant principal Jon Coleman, the change occurred after members of the California State Employees Association (CSEA) revoked permission to fundraise by these means.

RHS students formerly shared an agreement with the custodians in which club members received the janitorial compensation after the home game instead of the regular faculty.

However, the CSEA decided that because these services were specifically in a custodian’s job description, it should only be given to them.

Coleman is not happy with the change.

“It was just disappointing,” Coleman said. “It was a quick way to earn money for clubs that students really appreciated.”

Cross Country was the first and last team to fundraise money for janitorial services this school year.

“It made it really easy for [clubs] because we could earn a lot of money really fast and the kids could easily participate,” coach Lisa Vacarro said. “I’m bummed that we lost it.”

No further fundraising alternatives have been offered to student clubs yet.

“I thought it was a great program,” Colemand said. It was [inconsiderate] on the behalf of the union [to take it away].

- Compiled by Jillian Fang and Anuya Kamath

el 29 de septiembre de 2014

NOTICIAS Los cambios al código de ropa POR NATHAN CIMINO

n.cimino@eyeofthetigernews.com

Una encuesta estaba conducido con el personal de la escuela secundaria de Roseville sobre los problemas que querían resolver.

Los problemas que aparecieron estaban el código de ropa, lenguaje obsceno, y el mantenimiento de los baños. El código de ropa fue un asunto que necesitaba atención.

Los cambios más grandes del código de ropa estaban que las chicas pueden llevar breteles y no pueden llevar shorts que no cubren su trasero.

Unos estudiantes se quejaron

que el nuevo código de la ropa favorece a los chicos.

Director asistente, Matt Pipitone, dice que el nuevo código de la ropa no está favoreciendo a los chicos más que las chicas. Pipitone dijo que cada día le dicen a los chicos que no pueden tener sus pantalones cayendo, tener logotipos inapropiados en sus camisetas, y tener camisetas que no cubrían su cuerpo.

Un problema con los camisetas que los hombres tienen es que los mujeres en sus camisas no están apropiadas.

El personal dice que su objetivo principal es ser más consistente. No van a tolerar los estudiantes que visten ropa inapropiada, y los van a mandar a la oficina.

Encuesta trata de descubrir por qué algunos estudiantes no toman clases de AP POR ROBBIE SHORT

r.short@eyeofthetigernews.com

El Roseville Joint Union High School District (RJUHSD) tomará el primer etapa en asegurarse de que todos los estudiantes tengan la oportunidad de tomar un clase del nivel avanzado (AP) antes de que se gradúen. El distrito está haciendo este por tener estudiante participan en una encuesta personal durante su segundo clase hoy, mañana y miércoles.

Al principio de este año, el distrito empezó una colaboración con Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS), una organización sin áni-

mo de lucro localizado en Seattle.

La encuesta informará el distrito por que algunos estudiantes no se enrolan en cursos de AP. Ellos esperan que esta información ayudará RJUHSD saber lo que puede hacer para acortar el abismo.

Ese compromiso podría incluir iniciativas como animar los maestros de AP a llegar a los estudiantes que tienen la potencial de tener éxito en su clase, vistar las casas de estudiantes y hablar con sus padres y hacer presentaciones que explican los implicaciones de estar en una clase AP.

Español ROAR ha recibido participación variada POR MADIE WHALEN

m.whalen@eyeofthetigernews.com

ROAR, un programa que premia comportamiento positivo de estudiantes en la escuela secundaria de Roseville, fue implementado hace dos meses y ha experimentado participación variada del personal y los estudiantes.

Desde el principio del año escolar, 38 de los 85 maestros han distribuido boletos de ROAR. También los administradores, consejeros, personal de la oficina y los bibliotecarios los han distribuido.

Según el director asistente, Matt Pipitone, la cantidad de participación es pequeño porque el programa es muy nuevo.

“Yo pienso que hay muchas maneras en que el programa puede crecer,” dijo Pipitone. “Como todas las cosas nuevas, llevará tiempo para más participación.

Pipitone también piensa que él puede distribuir más boletos que está haciendo en este momento.

Según él, el personal está vacilante repartirlos porque no saben definitivamente cuales comportamientos merecen los boletos.

Maestra de la clase de consejo estudiantil, Lindsey Parker, cree que el programa también será más popular con tiempo.

“Cuando los maestros vean que es algo positivo, más lo harán,”

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dijo Parker.

La clase de liderato ha hecho carteles que recuerdan a los estudiantes que es importante estar consciente de sus acciones y palabras.

Según Parker, RHS planea continuar con sus asambleas para hacer cumplir desarrollo de carácter.

Uso aumentado de tecnología en RHS POR MICHELLE IM

m.im@eyeofthetigernews.com

Los estudiantes y el personal de la escuela secundaria de Roseville están recibiendo con los brazos abiertos la tecnología que está siendo provista por el distrito.

El personal del distrito y los maestros están haciendo el esfuerzo de aumentar el uso de la tecnología.

El coordinador del distrito de tecnología de enseñanza, Marie Criste, visitó a los maestros en el distrito para complementar su introducción a Google.

Criste, una anterior maestra en RHS, era un parte muy importante en obtener aparatos de tecnología para RHS, que incluye Chromebooks, iPod touches, iPads y más.

El Google Summit tendrá lugar en RHS este febrero. Será similar al Google Festival del año pasado, y ha sido actualizado para la demanda de tecnología.

Aproximadamente 400 personas van a asistir el evento en RHS.

NOTICIAS

REPORTAJES Estudiantes aprenden seguridad de vias ferreas

Los Tigres del equipo de varsity waterpolo se unieron para honrar la vida de un estudiante que iba a ser un tigre.

El equipo de waterpolo recibieron señales con sus números y nombres para su primer juego de la liga.

Todo el equipo visitó la casa de un compañero de equipo que habría recibido uno de estos señales especiales.

Este compañero de equipo se llama Nick Contreras.

Contreras se falleció el 13 de enero 2011, en su año del octavo grado en la escuela de Buljan.

Marissa Janney, la madre del equipo y madre del estudiante en su segundo año, Connor Janney, se inventó la idea.

Antes de que se falleció, Contreras jugó para el equipo de Sac Polo waterpolo y nadó con sus amigos, muchos que están en el equipo de Roseville ahora. Contreras estaba practicando a ser portero.

Su familia estaba muy feliz cuando recibió el señal. Ellos continuan a pensar en su hijo todos los días.

“Me siento bendecida y amada por el equipo de waterpolo, para nosotros y Nick,” dijo Kirst Contreras, la madre de Nick.

Voleibol varsity

Fútbol varsity

Fútbol americano varsity

POR AMRAN BISLA

POR GEORGE HUGHES

Fútbol americano JV

g.hughes@eyeofthetigernews.com

POR BRYCE CROUCH

POR LOGAN ASH

El equipo de varsity voleibol empezó sus juegos de liga el 16 de septiembre. Las chicas terminó la pretemporada con un récord de 3-1 contra muchos rivales del año pasado en la SFL. Incluyendo la pretemporada y los tres juegos primeros de liga, Los Tigres han ganado 11 juegos consecutivos. En este momento el equipo está en el primer lugar en la liga.

El equipo venció a Los Pumas de la escuela secundaria de Del Campo 3-0 con marcadores del partido de 25-11, 25-2 y 25-10.

En su segundo partido de liga, ellas jugaron contra Los Lobos de la escuela secundaria de Cosumnes Oaks. Ellas ganaron 3-1, y ganaron el primer partido 2514 pero perdieron el segundo 25-21. Los últimos dos partidos fueron 25-13 y 25-15.

Una semana después ellas venciaron a los titanes 3-0. Los marcadores del partido fueron 25-11, 25-13 y 25-20.el año pasado.

Estudiante en su último año y jugador destacado, Abby Jensen, cree que los Tigres tienen la potencial de llegar muy lejos en la liga.

Después de la pretemporada con un récord de cero victorias, una empatado y cinco perdidas, el equipo de varsity fútbol de la escuela secundaria de Roseville, ellos empezó su temporada de liga con dos victorias, dos empatados y dos perdidos.

Un factor que afectó el equipo en la pretemporada estaba que no tenían tres jugadores importantes: Mixael Loza, Sergio Loza y Eric Pizanno. Según Gutierrez, estos jugadores impactan mucho el equipo en defensa y energía.

El problema forzó a Gutierrez a mover el estudiante de segundo año Ryan Branigan adelante, pero cuando regresó los jugadores se movió a defensa.

Afortunadamente los tres jugadores que no estaban elegibles ya pueden jugar. Mixael Loza cree que regresando con Eric Pizanno y Sergio Loza va a ayudar la motivación de los jugadores en una manera positiva.

“Una cosa que yo veo es que todos terminan los juegos muy fuerte,” dijo Mixael Loza.

El equipo va a jugar la escuela secundaria de Ponderosa en su escuela a las 3:15 hoy.

El jueves pasado, Los Tigres del equipo universitario júnior del fútbol americano comenzaron su primer juego de la liga y ganaron contra Del Campo. El resultado final fue 35-7.

Por la tercera vez durante esta temporada, la defensa de Los Tigres no permitió a sus oponentes anotar más de diez puntos. El estudiante en su segundo año, Josh Clark, interceptó la bola mientras estudiante en su segundo año, Josh Bamford, forzó dos balones sueltos dejando la ofensa muchas oportunidades para agarrar puntos.

Estudiante en su segundo año, Jay Razzano, agarró tres touchdowns mientras Brendan McMinn también agarró uno. La estrategia de corriendo es eficaz mucho en este temporada. Estudiante del segundo año, Colton Borowiak, lanzó la bola al receptor Cameron Anderson para su primer touchdown de recibir en este temporada. En total la ofensa ha marcado más que 35 puntos en todos los cuatro partidos.

El equipo tiene un récord de 13-1 en las dos temporadas y su entrenador Tim McDowell tiene un récord de 25-9 en cuatro años.

La escuela secundaria de Roseville ha cambiado su liga de la Sierra Foothills League (SFL) a la Capital Valley Coference (CVC).

Este cambio ha afectado el horario del equipo de fútbol americano de RHS. Por ejemplo, Los Tigres jugarán siete partidos de liga en la CVC, pero el año pasado sólo jugaron cinco partidos de liga en la SFL. La CVC tendrá siete nuevos competidores.

Debajo está un recapitulación del primero partido de liga de Los Tigres y un anticipo de los oponentes futuros.

Del Campo (20-17 – perdido) Su récord es 3-1 después de vencieron a Los Tigres por un marcador de 20-17 el viernes pasado en el primer partido de la CVC. Del Campo estaba perdiendo por la mayoría del partido, pero en el minuto final ellos marcaron un touchdown. La defensa de Los Tigres se colapsó que dio Del Campo una oportunidad de marcar.

Cosumnes Oaks La próxima vez, Los Tigres jugarán contra Los Lobos de Cosumnes Oaks como el partido de Homecoming. Los Lobos son 1-2

Los clubes nuevos añadidos a RHS POR LUZ FLORES

l.flores@eyeofthetigernews.com

Los estudiantes en la escuela secundaria de Roseville tienen la oportunidad de explorar sus intereses.

AVID: El club de AVID quiere permitir estudiantes de la clase de AVID volverse más involucrados con el programa y crear más fondos para todos los niveles de su programa. También proveerán oportunidades de ser voluntario.

Club de a capela: El club de a capela ha sido reiniciado este año en RHS. Los miembros del club escogen canciones y las cantan para vídeos de YouTube o para eventos de la comunidad. Es posible que ellos participarán en eventos de la escuela también.

Tiger Ink: Tiger Ink también ha sido reiniciado en RHS. En lugar de tener una sola publicación al final del año, el club están planeando hacerlo una revista en línea donde los estudiantes pueden publicar sus

escritos originales.

SOAR: El propósito de SOAR es propagar información sobre el maltrato de animales y recaudar fundos para refugios de animales locales. Los miembros tendrán la oportunidad de ser voluntario y ayudan los refugios.

Club de ultimate frisbee: El club provee oportunidades de jugar ultimate frisbee en parques locales. Sus reuniones están en la clase 937 cada segundo y cuarto lunes del mes.

Club de mural: Este club fue empezado por la maestra del arte, Patricia Leong.

El propósito del club es hacer el campus más bonito y enviar mensajes positivos.

Equipo de waterpolo brinda tributo POR SOPHIA MOGANNAM s.mogannam@eyeofthetigernews.com

POR RACHEL BARBER

r.barber@eyeofthetigernews.com

“Cuando se vea las vías del tren, piensa tren” es el lema nuevo para la seguridad de las vías férreas.

La clase de salud de la escuela secundaria de Roseville fue a una salida de campo a un museo de trenes en Sacramento, viernes, el 19 de septiembre. La clase tuve la oportunidad de asistir un evento especial que tuve lugar ese día.

Operation Lifesaver es una organización sin ánimo de lucro que promueve la seguridad de las vías férreas y percatación del peligro que los trenes traen.

El evento incluyó seis locutores, y uno de esas personas, se llama Robin Potter, compartió la historia de la muerte de su hijo. Él se murió cuando tenía 15 años en 2008. Él estaba jugando un juego con dos amigos en las vías de tren cuando un tren chocó con él.

La organización llega a muchas personas y Potter pensó que los estudiantes del Roseville se beneficiaron de la historia de su hijo.

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SHEILA SHARMA EYE OF THE TIGER

Los maestros de RHS recientemente han aumentado su uso de los Chromebooks. El distrito quiere que los maestros experimenten con tareas diferentes usándolos.

REPORTAJES

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

SOAR es un nuevo club que fue introduido a RHS este año. El propósito del club es luchar para los derechos de animales.

DEPORTES

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Los Tigres de RHS cayeron a Los Pumas de Del Campo el viernes pasado 2017, empezando su temporada de liga con un perdido. en la pretemporada, y han perdido a Granite Bay y Rio Linda. En la temporada de liga, ellos son 1-0 después de vencieron a Oakmont 61-7.

Antelope Los Titanes de Antelope tienen un récord de 1-0 en liga después de vencieron a Ponderosa 48-20.

Ellos tuvieron un récord en la pretemporada de 2-1.

Bella Vista En la séptima semana Los Tigres jugarán contra Los Broncos, y ellos tienen un récord de 2-2.

Su ofensiva no es muy fuerte.

Whitney Los Gatos de Whitney tienen el récord más peor en la CVC. En la pretemporada su récord era 3-0.

Ellos también perdieron su primer partido de liga a Bella Vista.

Ponderosa De todo, Los Osos Pardos son 2-2, y en la liga son 0-1.

Su ofensiva es muy fuerte, y puede ser una amenaza a RHS. Oakmont En la semana final de liga jugará contra Los Vikingos de Oakmont. Su récord de la pretemporada era 1-2.

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New clubs offer new opportunities

by LUZ FLORES & HAYLEE SEX

sport “The mission of our club is to really just have fun,” Jose said.

“I’ve always been passionate about ultimate frisbee and so I just wanted to share that with everyone else.”

Advisor Bradlee Crockett believes the goal of the club is to enjoy the sport and to make new friends.

“We just want to play ultimate frisbee, have fun and meet new people,” Crockett said. “It has no lofty academic goals. It is purely fun.”

Ultimate Frisbee Club hosts their games on Saturday nights at nearby parks including Woodbridge and Kaseberg Park. One such game was Glow in the Dark themed.

Ultimate Frisbee Club holds meetings in room 937 every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month.

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This year, Roseville High School students have the option of joining one or more of the seven new or restarted clubs students and staff have brought to campus.

AVID Club Among the many clubs that have started, AVID students have expanded the AVID program into a club as well.

AVID Club’s hope is to allow AVID students to become more involved with the program and help create funds for all levels of their program. Beyond getting students more involved with this program, they also will provide community service opportunities and coordinate service-learning projects that their members may participate in.

“We are currently in the process of creating club t-shirts to raise AVID Club spirit as well as senior t-shirts to celebrate senior AVID success,” senior Matthew Maulino said.

AVID Club initially started as an exclusive club for AVID seniors, however for this year they wanted to include the lower level AVID students.

“We believe this will make the club more successful by having everyone represented,” Maulino said.

AVID club will be meeting at least once a month during one lunch in room 934.

A Capella Club A dedicated group of singers allow A Capella club to restart for this school year.

“We decided to restart this club because we have a pretty dedicated group of members that enjoyed going,” senior Kendra Klint said.

The club gives those who want to sing the opportunity to do jus that.

“Right now the mission is to give the people a chance to sing,” advisor Stuart Smith said. “We can’t keep the program going because the nature of choir in high school is you spend the fall getting your material you’re supposed to learn and in the spring competing. Therefore the fourby-four schedule makes them choose between either season, thus members don’t have time to build a consistent sound.”

Members chose songs to work on in order to either post on YouTube or for a community event. They may also participate in high school events as well.

“We’re right at the beginning of it,” Smith said. “It’s exciting.”

SHEILA SHARMA AND ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

This year, students and staff at RHS either introduced or reintroduced seven new clubs to the campus. Clockwise from top right: Student Organization for Animal Rights, Ultimate Frisbee Club, A Capella Club, FHA-Hero Club and Tiger Ink. Not pictured: AVID Club and Mural Club.

A Capella Club is still in the works of deciding when they are meeting, but looking at Mondays and Wednesdays after school.

Tiger Ink Students once again have the opportunity to see their work published with the restart of Tiger Ink. “With the retirement of [Cecil] Morris, who was the founder, we wanted to stay true to the spirit of it while reinventing it for contemporary students,” advisor Stuart Smith said.

Rather than having a standalone single publication at the end of the year, they’re planning to make it an online magazine where students can constantly publish original work throughout the year. Because of this new strategy of Tiger Ink much of this year will be more of trying new things out as well.

Submission of work would comprise of writing for a challenge that would have a specific set of criteria, and once all the work is in students are able to vote on which literature is the best for that particular challenge.

The winner for that challenge would then have their work archived and possibly printed if Tiger Ink does release a magazine at the end of the year.

“We’ll end up needing help with providing side content like other school’s writing, tips on writing, best student’s work, etc,” Smith said. “Writing a good poem could make a difference in the world.”

FHA-Hero Club FHA-Hero Club is restarting again for the new school year, continuing to specialize in culinary. “[We restarted it] for opportunities for kids,” advisor Angela Ash said. “There’s certifications that go along with the association that are really beneficial for kids if they’re looking towards going into hospitality management, which can be anything from working as a chef or managing hotels.”

The organization holds competitive events once a year in 20 categories, therefore the RHS FHA-Hero Club will compete in several of these events that focus

mainly on culinary since this what the club specializes in.

Senior Jeremy Wing is currently learning and practicing advanced techniques in cake design and decorating.

“I would like to go to the regional competition and compete,” Wing said.

The club will be serving the community in events over the duration of the school year.

“The Club in general has to do with serving the community,” Ash said. “They also have certain goals to meet for this year including Think Green- which will help the environment, Feed a Friendwhich will help those who are unable to feed themselves and Fill the Need- where they can participate in any local community organization.”

SOAR RHS recently introduced a new club titled the Student Organization for Animal Rights.

SOAR’s purpose is to bring light to the mistreatment of animals and to raise funds for local animal shelters in need. Members will also have a chance to

volunteer at and help shelters for community service.

SOAR’s advisor Scott Brink also would like to set up posters around campus illustrating SOAR’s objectives and to raise awareness.

“We’ll be creating posters to put up around campus just with information about animal rights issues,” Brink said. “I definitely care about animals and I want to see animals treated respectfully.”

Junior Maria Ortega is looking forward to the raised awareness around campus. “[I’m looking forward to] having people feel just a little more conscious about what they’re doing and [them] thinking a little before they buy a fur jacket or a bred puppy,” Ortega said.

SOAR meets every Tuesday after school in room 913.

Ultimate Frisbee Club Ultimate Frisbee Club is a new club where students can play pick-up games at local parks.

Junior Jeremiah Jose wanted to introduce ultimate frisbee to RHS and to share his love for the

Mural Club Art teacher Patricia Leong has started up Mural Club in order to brighten up RHS’ campus and send uplifting messages in dilapidated places throughout the school.

“The mission of the club is to beautify the campus and to create positive messages and images in places that are neglected like the 900 buildings,” Leong said.

Mural Club’s first task is to paint a R.O.A.R. mural positioned outside the library for peer helping teacher Valerie Erb. Leong created Mural Club so busy students can have a chance of participating in art without taking the class, since the club’s activities take place either after school or on the weekends, not during class time.

“It takes too much class time [to paint a mural] so I thought this would be a great [opportunity] for kids who want to take art but can’t fit it into their academic schedule,” Leong said. “They can fit it out of school since it’d be after school or on weekends.”

President junior Claire McKeg believes Mural Club is necessary for RHS’ spirit levels.

“Mural Club is an important addition to the school,” McKeg said. “Because a lot of students are very visual and having a big piece of artwork where everyone can see it sends a good message.”

Secretary Jay Holland wants to send a message to the students of RHS through the club.

“It helps to send a message to the students in a beautiful kind of way that everyone can see,” Holland said. “It’s perfect because I love art and I think pimping out the school a bit is a great idea.”

Foreign exchange students embrace RHS, American lifestyle

by SEIéNNA PAPINI

s.papini@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School welcomed six students from across the globe into the world of being a Tiger.

There is currently one sophomore, Clara Ballester, four juniors, Hana Brajovic, Rika Fujino, Ulaanaa Ganzorig and Vera Sunden-Cullber and one senior, Herman Blom.

Blom, brother of Dina Blom, a foreign-exchange student who visited last year, came from Norway, Brajovic came from Montenegro, Ballester came from Spain, Ganzorig came from Mongolia, Sunden-Cullber from Japan and Fujino from Sweden.

Each of the students were given the opportunity to be an exchange student in America because of either the Northwest Student Exchange program or the Program of Academic Exchange.

All of the students arrived in

America in early August, just in time to start the 2014-15 school year.

Each one of the students is staying with a host family for one school year and having different experiences living with an American family.

Fujino is staying with the Green family and is required to do everyday chores that every teenager is expected to do. She has to participate in cooking meals, washing the dishes and even walks the family dogs.

Her curfew is 10:00 p.m. on the weekends.

Brajovic is staying with the Dodo family and says there are no spoken rules or curfew in place.

Blom is staying with the same host family as his sister, Dina Blom. He is required to follow the family’s regular rules and says he does not have a set curfew yet. He spends most

evenings and weekends with his host family.

Ballester has lived with a host family before and this time around, states that there are a lot of rules she has to follow. One of the rules: absolutely no dating.

She is also expected to adhere to the family’s regular rules.

Ganzorig is staying with the Boes family and is required to do regular household chores as well.

She also spends every evening and the weekends with her host family.

All of the students are enjoying RHS so far and all agree on one thing: it’s huge compared to their schools back home.

“This school is huge,” Fujino said. “In Japan, the whole class is 40 people. I like how big it is though.”

They also agree that RHS has been extremely welcoming and kind.

“I was really surprised,” Brajo-

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Clockwise from top left: Vera Sunden-Cullber, Ulaanaa Ganzorig, Hana Brajovic, Herman Blom, Rika Fujino and Clara Ballester. vic said. “People are so kind and adjusting to American lifestyle, she says that students in her everyone wants to help you and country, Montenegro, are graded school and people has been pays attention to how you feel.” smooth-sailing and they all solely on how well they do on The six students are not only have a lot of things they wish tests, rather than a combined new to RHS, but to the American to experience before they leave grade of homework, class work, educational system. According to back to home. quizzes, tests and participation.

Brajovic, the American system “I want learn American culture Ganzorig also loves the fact is much easier as there is not as that American schools have time and lifestyle,” Ganzorig said. “I much pressure on students to allotted for lunchtime; something want to make new friends, imperform well and receive good she did not have in Mongolia. prove my English and be active marks on their tests. However, The six of them agree that in an American school.”

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Water polo team honors lost friend

by SOPHIA MOGANNAm

s.mogannam @eyeofthetigernews.com

The varsity boys water polo team came together to honor the life of a prospective Tiger.

The varsity team received signs with their names and numbers on them as a symbol of their first league game and as a team, visited the home of a teammate who would’ve received one of these signs.

This teammate was Nick Contreras.

Contreras passed away on Jan. 13, 2011, his eighth grade year at Buljan Middle School.

His family and his memory were honored with a lawn sign made by the varsity water polo team on Sept. 15.

Marissa Janney, the team mom and mother to junior Connor Janney, initiated the idea. Janney collaborated with Kirsten Sapp, senior Nick Sapp’s mom, and as a team everyone decided that sign should be made in honor of Contreras.

Being a mother, Janney wanted Contreras’ family to know that he had not been forgotten.

“We’re this big Tiger family and we all have each other’s backs,” Janney said.

Before his passing, Nick played for Sac Polo water polo and swam alongside friends, many of whom are on the team.

Contreras was practicing to be a goal keeper.

“He was also a very good swimmer,” Contreras’ mother, Kirsti Contreras said. “He would’ve been tall, thin, and lanky.”

Senior Joey Costa, who shared many laughs and memories with Contreras throughout middle school, also took comfort in his team remembering Contreras and his parents.

“They were really happy and emotional about it, but they really appreciated it,” Costa said.

Varsity boys water polo coach Brad Molina was present as a part of the team during the presenting of Contreras’ sign. He thought it was a great idea for Contreras to be recognized, as he would’ve been a family member to the team, and it came as no surprise to him that the team col-

laborated to create the sign.

“No one had to convince them to do it... it captures the heart of what the water polo team is about,” Molina said.

Janney, who grew up in the same neighborhood as Contreras, looked up to him as a swimmer and player. Janney was inspired to play water polo when he heard that Contreras had been playing.

“Nick would’ve been a great asset to the team,” Janney said.

“If he kept on [playing water polo], he would’ve [been] MVP. Hands down.”

His family felt very special to receive the sign, as they continue to think about their son every day.

“I feel blessed and loved by the water polo team, for us and for Nick,” Kirsti Contreras said.

COURTESY KIRSTI CONTRERAS

Nick Contreras (above, second from right), who would’ve been a senior at RHS this year, passed away in Jan. 2011.The varsity water polo team, on which Contreras would have played this year, recently honored him with a senior sign they delivered to his family’s home.

FASHION COLUMN

Senior Kristen Jensen enjoys reinventing her style

SHEILA SHARMA EYE OF THE TIGER

Jensen sports a gray top, maroon skirt, and a black hat. She looks to Kylie Jenner for fashion inspiration.

by MICHELLE IM

m.im @eyeofthetigernews.com

Freshmen learn to ‘see tracks, think train’ during field trip

by RACHEL BARBER

r.barber@eyeofthetigernews.com

‘When you see tracks, think train’ is the new motto for railroad safety for Operation Lifesaver, a program spearheaded Union Pacific to promote rail safety.

Roseville High School’s freshman health and safety class took a fieldtrip to the Downtown Sacramento Train Museum on Sept. 19 to attend an Operation Lifesaver event designed to raise awareness of the danger that trains bring. The association gave a presentation in honor of Sept. Rail Safety Month to give examples of risky pedestrian and driver behavior around the tracks.

The small gathering rallied six guest speakers, CAOL Northern Region Coordinator, Nancy Sheehan, Assembly Member, Roger Dickinson, Operation Lifesaver National President/ CEO, Joyce Rose, Speaker, Robin Potter, CAOL State Coordinator, Pete Aadland, and Union Pacific Railroad Representative, Special Agent Darrin Davis.

Potter shared her story of her

by JOSLYN CARRELL

late son, Shawn Potter’s death on the tracks.

“He touched a lot of people,” Potter said.

Shawn Potter died at age 15 in 2008, playing chicken with two friends on the train tracks, suddenly losing the game and his life when a train hit him. However, Robin Potter has been using the tragedy to promote rail safety since 2010.

“I wanted to make a negative into a positive because it was such a loss,” Potter said. “I have three sons and always taught them drugs, alcohol, pool safety, and never trains because it was common sense, but we never think it’s going to happen to us because of the fact that it is common sense.”

The organization reaches a multitude of people and Potter believes that the students of RHS were touched and that the objective of the event was to spread the message. “[The objective of the event was to] get the message out, to let students know that it can happen to you,” Potter said. “My son was a good kid, he wasn’t

think it has a lot more emphasis on [railroad safety] because it is my story.”

For freshman Jayana Casas, the message was moving. Casas was also impressed with the efficiency and thoroughness of the speakers.

“I think that they hit all of the points to being safe around trains,” Casas said.

Potter lastly said that she will always continue to promote rail safety in honor of her son, saying “this is my life from now on.”

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Health and Safety students visited the California State Railroad museum in Sacramento for an event designed to promote rail safety awareness.

TOP HOMECOMING PROPOSALS to Homecoming?’

“I opened the door and it was the replica of the beauty and the beast vase and it was so sweet and so cute,” Felix said. “It was so well planned and I was really happy with it.”

Felix broke the curse by saying ‘yes’ to being his guest to the happiest Homecoming on Earth.

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on drugs, he was an athlete and, came from a good family, but it could happen to anyone so it’s something that you have to be aware of.”

Potter believed that sharing her story emphasized railroad safety.

“It’s very much more heartfelt when you can use a mom and a child for an example,” Potter said. “It appeals more real to the students because they realize and understand that that’s how old they are, and how devastated their own parents would and so I

Marcus Wells & Bree White

Junior Marcus Wells caught the candid moment through four photos.

Wells asked junior Bree White to take pictures in one of the photobooths at the Galleria mall, holding up a sign that read ‘HC’ as the second shot snapped, catching her reaction in the third snap.

“I just started laughing awkwardly and uncontrollably because it was so unexpected and clever and then I was reminded of how lucky I am to be with a guy like Marcus, he’s honestly the best,” White said.

Wells saw the ask idea on Pintrest for a marriage proposal.

Wells’ asking landed on ‘Homecoming Proposals,’ the Twitter page for cute and original asks. The photo received over 7,000 favorites and 3,000 retweets.

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Kaden Schmittner & Kiara Felix

Freshman Kaden Schmittner, embraced the Disney homecoming theme and asked his beauty to the happiest dance on Earth. He wanted freshman Kiara Felix, to be his guest.

Schmittner waited for Felix to get home from Water Polo practice where she opened the door to Schmittner standing with a glass vase filled with roses with a note that read ‘Kiara, will you break the spell and be my guest

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Alex Contreras & Jessica Yaranon

Senior Alex Contreras, played prince charming and looked for the shoe that fit the girl. His Cin-

derella, senior Jessica Yaranon, and him have been friends since the beginning of junior year.

Contreras bought Yaranon silver sparkly Steve Madden shoes and waited for her in their third period Avid 12 class. As Yaranon walked in she was greeted by a box of shoes and a poster that read ‘If the shoe fits, will you be my Cinderella… HC?’ ‘“I walked in the class and was like ‘oh my gosh.’ I had no idea,” Yarnon said.

The shoe fit Yaranon’s foot, and Contreras found himself a homecoming date.

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Justin Robbins & Kayla Dalnoki

Junior Justin Robbins was inspired by green apples and the green app, Vine.

Senior Kayla Dalnoki was led to believe by Robbins that they were traveling to Apple Hill to pick apples. Little did she know, it was all a part of his plan to ask her to Homecoming.

Robbins idea was based off a vine, making a poster that read ‘Kayla will you be my cinnamon apple at HC?’ “He said, ‘I’m gonna go pick apples over here’ and then I heard the trunk open and I turned around and he was standing there with the poster and it was really cute,” Dalnoki said.

Can you describe each piece of your outfit and where you got them?

This is a gray crop top I got it from forever 21. This is a maroon long skirt that I got from forever 21. I got this hat from the California State Fair from a vendor.

And I am wearing a watch from Charming Charlie’s.

How would you describe your style?

My style is different. I would like say it’s a little bit edgier and alternative almost.

Do you look up to any fashion icons or role models?

I feel basic saying this but definitely Kylie Jenner is my idol…I take a lot of style cues from her.

She definitely trend sets, so I’ll watch what she does, then if it’s something I happen to like as well, I’ll do it. A couple of girls I know like [Jenner] but I’ve also gotten negative feedback from guys, who don’t like what I wear.

They would prefer I wear just jeans and a t-shirt, but I’m not like that.

How do you change up your style?

I do like to change it up a bit. I like to reinvent as much as possible. I keep a lot of stuff but I like to add new stuff quite a bit…

Right now, I’m really into men’s fashion and trying to convert it into women’s fashion.

Do you have any advice for RHS students?

I know it’s really cliche [but] just not to care what other people think. You shouldn’t wake up in the morning thinking of what to wear for everyone else to like.

You need to express your individuality.

How do you plan your outfits?

I go with what feels right. I have an app - Stylebook - that has all of my clothes and my closet and you can switch and combine looks. So I play around with that and pick one focal point and add stuff to that. I try to switch it around often.

What do you think guys think is fashionable?

Well, I think they need to step it up a bit. They need more. It’s the same thing every day.

Have you done any DIYs? I took a whole bunch of my mom’s short shorts from the 80s and I’ve made them into my shorts.

Any trends you are digging?

I’m liking the new shoe trend of booties. The heeled boots. Think those are really cute.

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Three reporters tackle common misconceptions, the lack of student input regarding music and theme and unrealistic proposal expectations in the wake of the biggest dance of the year.

EMILY BAKKEN EYE OF THE TIGER

Enjoy Homecoming without Dances need more promotion, worrying about appearance student input for music, theme

A

fter having attended four Homecomings in the past few years, I’ve learned a quite a bit. There are so many things I wish I would have brought with me, things I wish I left at home and things I knew about dressing myself for the Homecoming dance.

I still remember my freshmanyear Homecoming. I had a turquoise dress that closely resembled a tutu, tight curls pinned to my head and, worst of all, kitten heels. Let’s just say the photos were so bad, I made sure to delete every piece of evidence of the event except for a few my mother refused to let go.

That is where I first went wrong. My outfit was a complete and total disaster. The high schools depicted in movies didn’t do much to help as I thought everyone there would be sparkling and have some sort of skirt that either swished or stuck out like mine. I came in and found myself completely alone in my dress choice. About 99 percent of the dresses I saw were short, tight and rarely went far from the standard black, white and red. I’m not telling you to change what you wear in order to “fit in,” but don’t expect some dance where everyone looks like they fell out of some Disney Channel movie.

The other thing I quickly realized was that my elaborate hairdo was absolutely pointless as nobody could even see it in the dark and it kept me on edge all night, scared a bobby pin would fall out

BY NETZY ORTEGA

n.ortega@eyeofthetigernews.com

and the world would end. I really wished I could have kept comfort in mind as the dance went by so slow, because of all the time I spent worrying. Same for nails.

Sure, Homecoming is a great excuse to get your nails done, but don’t go out of your way to do it if: 1. You’re broke or 2. You don’t really want to. You might be able to see them in photos, but unless they glow in the dark or something weird like that, people won’t even tell you got them done once you get to the dance.

I personally don’t want to spend all night worrying if I accidently scratched some kid’s eye out with my fake nails.

Despite wishing I didn’t waste time on those things, I seriously would encourage girls going for the first time to bring some items that will save their night. Bring comfortable shoes for when you get to the dance. There’s no point in bringing heels if you’re going to put them in a paper bag after a few minutes, not to mention the fact that the line to get to these paper bags can take about forever.

Every single girl will be barefoot on the dance floor and while you

can go ahead and join them, those fancy shoes guys wear will hurt you more than you think. Most guys don’t want to admit it, but they’re pretty terrible dancers.

They will step here and there and eventually on your foot.

The other thing I realized at my first Homecoming was that it wasn’t romantic in any way. I was with my boyfriend a long time before we went to Homecoming and I can’t imagine going with someone I barely knew and wanted a relationship with. Most people go to dinner in groups so you’ll be spending a lot of your time giggling with other girls.

The music will be so loud that it will be just about impossible to get any message across to anyone.

The dancing wasn’t anywhere close to what I had thought.

Again, maybe it’s the television I watch but I was so surprised to hear only two slow songs the entire time. Just about everything else was a mix of overly sexual lyrics and decent tune.

I wish I had remembered that dances are really about having fun. Although having good pictures to go along with the event can’t hurt, your appearance shouldn’t be everything this night is about. Homecoming should be fun, so if you don’t find it being anything at all like you imagined it, then just do whatever you can to make it fun. Know that others may not be dressed like you at all and you will see others you feel look better than you, but it doesn’t really matter in the end.

Girls expect too much of HC asks

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igh school girls expect more than the norm these days. Suddenly their man must be the sole provider for her – and they don’t even live together.

They have to go above and beyond basic necessities with lavish gifts and attempts to impress them with their creative and adorable ideas. Combine all of these expectations together and you get the process of Homecoming, specifically the Homecoming ask.

Every teenage girl eligible for Homecoming expects Prince Charming to ride in on a white horse, leaves flying behind him with flowers in one hand and jewelry in the other, while singing an absurd symphony with Justin Timberlake’s voice. News flash: we are high school boys; it’s a miracle if we remember Home-

BY ADAM ERICKSON

a.erickson@eyeofthetigernews.com

coming Day. I, along with many other hopeful guys, are scared that our idea won’t measure up to expectations.

The sad reality is that a simple question, along with flowers, isn’t enough to win over your potential date’s heart.

A clever pun, a snazzy theme, an amazing display of courage or an expensive gift will result in a Homecoming date. Mediocre

ideas will either result in a “no” or an absurd idea in the girl’s mind that tells them the unfortunate guy doesn’t care enough to ask in a special way. Girls, you’re wrong.

A common misconception that eligible dance askees have is that they are above the ‘flower’ level and are a part of the ‘clever and public ask’ level consisting of white doves and tiaras. There is one level alone – the ‘effort’ level.

If it is a kind gesture that took a lot of courage, you should be flattered and see it as special.

Prince Charming does not exist, but that guy who gained enough courage to ask to pay for your ticket, your dinner and hopefully show you a good time does exist. Accept these brave souls for what they are, flawed and hopeful, but also sweet and thoughtful.

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e all know that Roseville High School inspires disagreement amongst attendees and that there are multiple things that RHS should work on in order to get a bigger crowd at the dances.

First things first: let’s talk about the music. The music is one of the biggest elements of a fun dance. With subpar music, you will draw a subpar crowd. I talk to kids every single day at school and as soon as dances get brought up, the first complaint is music.

So why not try to fix it? There are many solutions to this problem, but the main one would have to be to let the kids pick the music.

I understand that it’s hard to please everyone, the reason being that everyone has a different taste in music. The way to go about that is to have a survey of different kinds of music kids listen to and have the highest-percentage winner get played the majority of the dance. This way everyone gets a chance to speak their part on what music they want.

A second issue with the dances is the theme of the dance. Unfortunately, RHS has had a hard time coming up with themes that make kids look forward to the

BY CONNOR BLATNICK c.blatnick@eyeofthetigernews.com

dance. While themes of the dance are not the most important thing, people still hear what the theme is and begin to question why they would come up with something like that. When people look at the theme, they are already getting their mind set on how the dance will be. A possible way of fixing this would be to enable RHS students to vote on what they want the theme to be.

Another problem I have realized with the dances is the lack of promotion. How do you expect to get everyone pumped for the dance if you do a bad job promoting it? You won’t. Now a good way to fix this could be taking a survey of themes, as I stated in the last paragraph. Students will see potential dance themes and kids would want to follow up on the outcome of the theme.

It is ultimately a make-or-break factor in a fun dance. Students should be able to have their opinions heard regarding these aspects of dances so that they feel more personally connected to the event when it comes around.

Lastly, I would like to touch on the rules at the dances. I understand that we are only in high school and shouldn’t be “grinding” the way we do, but this isn’t the 50’s and 60’s anymore. The old dance moves are not in. I also laugh a little when I see that teachers are walking around with flashlights, shining them on people that are “too close.”

It’s hard to dance with someone if you’re not touching them. If you do get “too close,” the teachers will tell you stop, but in reality, kids are not going to listen.

They will go to another part in the gym and continue to dance. So to try and prevent kids from dancing by walking around with the flashlights is just pathetic.

As a school, there are many things we can improve on to help produce the best dances for the most students to attend and enjoy, for not just the dances in our years, but for the future years to come.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

SG not involved in court selection Re: “Royalty selection process full of flaws,” Sept. 15

I

look forward to reading every issue of The Eye of the Tiger throughout the school year. I am delighted with the feedback this last newspaper has received and the awareness it has brought to students alike.

However, I am concerned with one of the recent opinion articles, titled “Royalty selection process full of flaws.” Much of the article is written in opinion format, but some measures are written in a factual tone with much of what is stated being untrue.

The four writers claim to have “interviewed dozens of students, teachers and administrators” to formulate their opinion. However, neither interviewees nor quotations are cited. Any information that follows is invalidated.

Taken completely out of context is the writers’ correlation of the court nomination process with

a totalitarian government. They claim that this “political system ... is a large-scale representation of the exact circumstances RHS students are currently under.” This is primarily an inaccurate comparison, contradicting the democratic process that is actually used.

They claim much of the point of their article is “to point out the correlation between being in Student Government and being on court.” However, there is none.

The writers reference “mediocre student[s]” in the Student Government class. Who is to say anyone is mediocre? Farther than opinion, this is judgment through assumption.

The writers claim that there is a worry about “nomination form[s] being ripped up, thrown away or misrecorded.” With knowledge of how these nomination forms are inputted, never does this happen.

The writers are insinuating that this false accusation is legitimate, when it surely is not.

Additionally, the writers sug-

gest that Student Government “spends class time brainstorming ways to broaden the net.” They are ill-informed to say that Student Government does not strive to involve the entire school or that they do not utilize time brainstorming how to do so.

I understand the meaning of an opinion article, where writers can express freedom of the press and possess the right to their own opinion. However, this article, rather than opinion through education, is assumption through ignorance.

My overall concern is the fraudulent allegations they have stated and the way they inflict upon the knowledge of the entire student body, as well as the reputation it gives Student Government.

In my eyes, this article is circumstantial, slanderous and defamation of character. These four students reference “the Tiger Way” in their article, but do not exhibit it.

- Senior Sadie Ledesma

opinion | page 10

september 29, 2014

Dress code caters to boys’ learning environment

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ome say Roseville and its inhabitants are blessed to be exposed to all four seasons: winter, autumn, spring and summer. As Rosevillians, we recognize the absurdity in this assumption. We have two seasons: heat stroke and hypothermia.

Dress code in the winter is ordinarily not problematic. However, when those gray skies change to blue, when those dark clouds fade to a pearly white and when Mr. Sun unleashes its wrath unto Roseville, the issue of dress code and the controversy surrounding the topic becomes exceptionally more germane.

The 2014-2015 school year has already brought upon an “increasingly enforced” dress code.

Some fundamentals of Roseville High School’s dress code include some classics such as the exclusion of “excessively short” shorts and skirts, bare midriffs, blouses with spaghetti straps, visible undergarments, strapless and halter tops, low-cut tops, muscle shirts (also commonly referred to as “bro tanks”), gangrelated attire and clothing with obscene phrases and pictures.

New additions to the dress code include a shopping guideline of a three-inch inseam for shorts, stricter enforcement on spaghetti straps, as well as the exclusion of sheer tops, shirts with scantily clad women displayed and bra straps altogether.

A dress code, within reason, is incredibly crucial in any school environment. The exclusion of blouses with spaghetti straps, visible bra straps, exposed shoulders and a ‘suggested’ three-inch inseam on shorts are not “within reason.”

On the first day of school, one of RHS’ assistant principals, Matt Pipitone, stood in front of 484

BY SEIÉNNA PAPINI

s.papini@eyeofthetigernews.com

seniors and apprehensively approached the ever-so-taboo topic of dress code. Pipitone addressed the topic in a more favorable manner than I have ever heard dress code spoken about before. Instead of going into dreary and mundane detail about the specifications for skirt length and how many inches a female’s tank top must adhere to, he merely requested that students treat school as a professional setting and to dress accordingly, not as if you were going to the club or the beach: an entirely well-founded and sensible request.

However, in the past couple weeks, there has been gossip that a “new dress code” has uninvitingly made its way onto our campus and it’s here to taint your personal record, ruin your day, your relationship with the school staff member that pulled the ruler on your shorts and last, but certainly not least, your super cute outfit.

The purpose of a dress code is to maintain an academic environment, free of extraneous distractions.

The headache lies not within the motive to provide students with an academic environment, but instead in the question of who exactly we are striving to provide this distraction-free environment for, as well as the fact that we are compelled to ask this question.

Although it is true that more often than not, if you wear that super cute spaghetti strap blouse

to school, most RHS staff members will not give it a double take or a second thought, given that it is within good taste, and does not prove a distraction to everyone in the presence of the offending piece of clothing. However, it only takes one unreasonable threat of a dress code to make the term ‘dress code’ leave a crummy taste in my mouth.

I can only speak on my behalf, but I have never found a female’s shoulders to hinder my ability to focus in a classroom setting. A peek-a-boo bra strap or a pair of legs has never proven to be an obstacle either.

Can this be said for every pupil that attends RHS? For the most part, yes. However, normal body parts such as shoulders and legs prove to be far too staggering for some unfortunately. These include, but are not limited to, a handful of males that attend our school.

When the phrase ‘distractionfree environment’ is broken down and we contemplate whom exactly we are protecting from these awfully normal body parts, we can reach the conclusion that some of our campus’s key dress code restrictions have been enacted, and more recently, more strictly enforced in the best interest of those who are not able to handle themselves in the presence of a shoulder, or even worse, a pair of legs.

Why am I being publicly humiliated in the cafeteria, with 200 of my peers staring me down as I experienced my dress code threat for wearing a tasteful blouse that happens to not fully disguise my nude bra strap? Why am I publicly humiliated in a classroom, with 35 of my peers watching the scolding for electing a strapless top that advertises my shoulders?

EMILY BAKKEN EYE OF THE TIGER

Why am I being publicly humiliated in the middle of the main hallway, with countless peers, as well as a handful of adults I am supposed to trust for wearing a tasteful dress with “too low of a neckline”?

If it was not a distraction before, it certainly is now.

After being publicly humiliated, I am distracted from my classes for not only the rest of that school day, but in future school days I am far more concerned with carefully calculating my route from class to class to avoid as many RHS staff members as I can and making sure my hair covers my spaghetti straps should I happen to run into one rather than focusing on my studies.

It begs the question: Whose distraction-free academic environment is disposable?

My public humiliation is a result of the “boys will be boys” mindset. Males are attracted to females. Fair. Boys are going to look at females. Fair – I guess.

Boys are going to over-sexualize

normal body parts. Wait, what?

My dispute lies within my confusion of why this attraction limits me when I search my closet in the morning for that day’s super cute, super tasteful outfit, which may or may not include visible shoulders or maybe even a tad bit more leg than a 14-year-old boy can handle.

My younger twin sisters attend Buljan Middle School as eighth-graders. They are 13 years old. On the first day of school assembly, dress code was the last subject of matter to discuss. The boys were dismissed from this segment of the assembly, while only the girls were required to stay and listen to all the things they wouldn’t be permitted to wear, in order to create a “distraction-free academic environment.”

Boys, on the other hand, can apparently wear whatever pleases them and girls’ outfits must adhere to the boys’ indispensable learning environment. Clearly, there is a different clothing standard for girls than there is for boys, even

in the premature ages of 11-13.

The topic of dress code always seems to be an issue directed toward females, but I was proud that the epidemic of boys’ t-shirts with scantily clad women displayed on the front was addressed in an email home to students and parents regarding dress code at the beginning of this school year.

I do hope to see a better execution of enforcing dress code on the males who plaster the degradation and over-sexualization of women on their chests.

In case you haven’t noticed, over-sexualization of normal body parts is a hot, new trend that is currently on the rise. It’s everywhere you look. High schools and even middle schools are plagued with this disease. I hope this sickness will skip RHS in its path and in the future, I hope the dress code at RHS will be better designed to create a positive learning environment for all students, male or female, and will not cater to the ever-so-popular “boys will be boys” stigma.

Different college locations each offer benefits Campus visits essential to sufficient preparation

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or Roseville High School’s Class of 2015, hands are raw from the wringing, shoe soles are bare from the pacing and eyes are red from the lack of sleep the thought of college applications has brought on. But it is almost an alarming thought to imagine a slew of just-turnedlegal students to flock to universities around the country with the vision of freedom-filled Friday nights and 2 a.m. Starbucks runs to stay awake through the morning.

For other students, the anticipation of leaving for school may bring a more frightening thought.

Financial independency, scavenging for your three meals a day and no one to hold you accountable for your actions is an experience not everyone has been awaiting since the day they came out of the womb.

As I peruse the abundance of options available to me as far as post-secondary education goes, I begin to get overwhelmed with the decision I will be making that determines the subsequent years of my life. As cliché as that may sound, the decisions the Class of 2015 makes in April and May will dictate every decision you make every day you wake up as you trek your way through college.

Choosing to live at home and

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BY HALEY GUARDINO

h.guardino@eyeofthetigernews.com

commute to Sacramento State will surely bring about incredibly varied decisions in your everyday life than the decision to attend New York University.

I can almost guarantee you that you won’t be faced with the decision to either hail a cab or walk if you’re in Sacramento, but you may be more likely to come home at 9:30 p.m. to your mom patiently waiting on the couch to give you a breathalyzer test and make you walk in a straight line across the kitchen floor if you make the choice to stay close to home.

The pros and cons vary for every student weighing his or her options and either decision can offer valuable experiences that mature you as an individual.

Many students who were born and raised here in the suburbs of Roseville, California, dream of making the eight-hour pilgrimage to Southern California to experience the beach, the sun, the boys.

But there may be a few more downfalls to the Southern California adventure than students imagine.

Unless you’re at UC Santa Barbara, you most likely won’t be as close to the beach as you once thought. There seems to be a cornucopia of misinformation flowing that convinces the youth that Los Angeles has a direct correlation with the beach. It’ll take you about 25 minutes to finally reach that warm sand.

Did I say warm sand? My mistake. The average temperature near the beach is a fresh 75 degrees even in the summer months and, although the sun may be shining, it’s not quite warm enough to be strutting your stuff in that hot new bikini you picked up last week. Thinking about going swimming? You may want to consider a wet suit.

Although all of Southern California is not quite what we’ve been imagining, that doesn’t make it a bad place to go to school. The connections you make, the skills you will gain and the change in environment you will get to experience will be something unprecedented.

There are also those students that don’t fit the sandy-hairbeach-air vibe and they may be looking to go out of state, like I am.

The part of going anywhere farther than a mere hour or two from home brings the worry that in the case of some kind of emergency, you will be stranded in an island of loneliness and helplessness, an island your parents can’t reach.

A common concern my mom brings up when I express my desire to attend a university in Oregon is that “I don’t have any idea how far that is,” and that she “can’t just jump in the car and be there by the nighttime.” Of course, because she’s my mom, I wave off her opinion and continue to dream of my ideal school.

Going out of state can have some benefits, as well. College

is one of the only times you have a legitimate, accepted excuse to spend a short portion of your life meaninglessly exploring a place you’ve always dreamed of.

While you are receiving a quality education, you’re broadening your horizons and truly experiencing life in a different way than you ever have before. It’s like a sight-seeing vacation every day while you are learning new things and preparing yourself for a successful future of doing something you love.

Although some people may cringe at the thought of staying home and going local, this option provides quite a few benefits that are often overlooked.

The over-exhausted, obvious benefit of attending a community college or even a local university such as Sacramento State is the lowering of expenses. Living at home or choosing a school that has lower tuition costs is a considerable benefit.

There is also the option to balance both school and a part-time job while attending school locally because you can continue to count on the support of your parents and the stability of your home. This provides you with a sizable income to help support your educational endeavors.

Being familiar with the place you are studying in will provide less distraction and most likely keep you on task and focused on your schoolwork. Having a safe environment with the reliability of quiet while working on schoolwork is indispensible.

I have faith that every individual that I will walk the stage with this coming May will make the most fitting decision for themselves and their future, no matter if they stay in state, venture beyond or continue their journey here in Roseville. In the end, every choice is a balanced option with carefully considered pros and cons that will equip our class with the experiences and skills we need to succeed in life.

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s college application season is getting into full swing, there is a general atmosphere of confusion and disillusionment with the whole process among many seniors. One of the main concerns I’ve heard is that students don’t even know where to apply or for what specific schools are looking.

While counselors have worked extremely hard over the past four years to help us prepare for this moment, I believe that nothing could more sufficiently prepare students than physically visiting college campuses or going to information sessions of the colleges presented in our area.

I’ve visited a total of 21 universities around the country and gone to about 30 information sessions since my freshman year, which has significantly helped me in deciding what I do and don’t want in a school and has informed me extensively about the college application process.

Schools can convey themselves in any way they want on their websites or attractive brochures, but nothing can more accurately give you a sense of the school than actually visiting there. On campus you have the opportunity to interact with students, visit facilities, talk to admissions personnel and experience the vibes of the city and campus.

Through my visits I’ve found a lot of discrepancies between my preconceived notions about the schools and my post visit impressions, both positive and negative.

Prior to some campus visits I believed that certain universities would be a good fit for me. However, once I stepped foot on campus it just didn’t feel right. There is no other way to simulate what it would be like to be a student at a certain college other than physically experiencing the campus.

On official campus visits there generally have been information

BY ELIZABETH MORIN e.morin@eyeofthetigernews.com

sessions to supplement the knowledge acquired on tours. These sessions, usually put on by admissions officers, detail the college’s requirements, instruct you on how to apply, elaborate on programs specific to the college and answer any questions you may have.

Of course, campus visits are not always financially feasible, especially if the college of your interest is on the other side of the country. Many colleges recognize this issue and have allocated funds to sending admissions officers around the country to conduct the same presentation that would be shown at an on-campus information session. A lot of these that I attended were held in Sacramento or the Bay Area.

I encourage you to take every opportunity to physically step foot on college campuses. If you are on vacation, make an effort to visit one or two colleges in that area. Don’t be afraid to venture beyond the confines of California borders and explore colleges on the east coast, in the deep south, or near the Great Lakes.

If visiting a campus isn’t an attainable reality for you, look up colleges you are interested in and sign for their information session held in our area.

The earlier you begin to look, the better prepared you will be.

Making an effort to visit colleges and attend information sessions early on and throughout high school will aid you greatly in knowing what you want come fall of senior year.

Entertainment

september 29, 2014

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FALL PREMIERE WEEK

As the annual influx of show premieres and season returns begins this fall season, Eye of the Tiger’s entertainment staff took a crack at reviewing the slew. Here are the shows that engage, interest, confuse and surprise us the most.

Make sure to visit eyeofthetigernews.com for our full reviews and coverage.

GOTHAM

BY LUZ FLORES

l.flores@eyeofthetigernews.com

Gotham features the origin stories of the many inhabitants of the city, including Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) before he adopted the mantle of Batman, Catwoman (Camren Bicondova) when she was a young pickpocket, The Penguin (Robin Taylor) when he was still climbing the ranks of the underworld and James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) as a rookie detective and the show’s protagonist.

Its meticulous detail reveals high production value and creates a grayscale look, because everyone knows how corrupt and hopeless life can be in Gotham City, crime capital of the world.

The show never really becomes a chore to watch,

and as a Batman comic book reader, it was pretty fun trying to match characters to villains because, let’s face it, Gotham City spits out villains like no other.

Instances of dark humor or banter between Gordon and his partner makes the show a bit lighter grey than dark grey. Gotham is just so damn grey. If you want bright, vibrant colors, watch a different show.

Action sequences feature nuanced camerawork and well-choreographed chases and fights.

Gotham appears to have the potential of a good show that both comic book fanatics and casual viewers could enjoy. As a big fan of anything Batman, I’ll definitely watch follow the show.

Gotham airs Mon. on FOX at 8 p.m.

SCANDAL

BY DELPHINE KYUBWA d.kyubwa@eyeofthetigernews.com

The long-awaited Scandal season four premiere “Randy, Red, Superfreak, and Julia” takes viewers on a rollercoaster ride of emotions.

Season three of the political thriller left off with Harrison’s (Columbus Short) death, Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) dissolving Olivia Pope & Associates (OPA), and Olivia and Jake Ballard’s (Scott Foley) self-imposed exile. Season four begins with Harrison’s funeral, which leads to Olivia’s return to Washington.

The miniature time jump puts the whole show in a very different place. The dynamics of the OPA team and those with President Fitzgerald Grant (Tony Goldwyn) no longer resemble that of previous seasons – Olivia’s effect on those around her has never

been so apparent.

The concept of family outside of blood relation is a major aspect of the show, and is particularly heart-wrenching in this episode. Despite their dissolution, OPA still depends on one another when at their emotionally lowest point, mourning Harrison.

Any fan of this show knows the inevitability of Olivia returning to the cutthroat world of the media and politics. An opportunity for women to defend one other lures Olivia back into the workforce.

The case leads to many implicitly feminist lines that I loved. It was the best part of the premiere, and Olivia at her professional height best sets the tone for the season.

Making her renewal clear, she pays no mind to Fitz in a very telling ending scene.

Olivia’s back and as strong

Scandal airs Thurs. on ABC at 9 p.m.

HTGAWM

BY MADIE WHALEN

m.whalen@eyeofthetigernews.com

The premiere began with intensity: loud music, party, and murder. Four law students arguing over what to do with a dead body caught my attention -- more so than the terrible, contrived attempt at playing cool youthful party beats.

Flash forwards serve as a main plot device. The flash forward/back system sounds more confusing than it actually was. The flash forward clips are really what made me stay. They piqued my curiosity, and made me wonder what was going to happen.

Viola Davis’ portrayal of professor Annalise Keating was outstanding to say the least. Matt McGorry from Orange is the New Black has

no problem playing an overlyexcited law student.

Despite being a TV drama, it would’ve been nice if the show pursued more realism. Between the sex, lies, cheating, and murder, I’m left reconsidering my decision to become a lawyer. Who knew it could be so exciting?

The show takes some completely insane turns.

Lawyers are sleeping with detectives, associates with students, students with random IT guys to get illegally obtained evidence?

It’s all very exaggerated, even for a drama. Even so, I’m a sucker for theatrics. The over-the-top drama, Davis’ acting and intriguing murder mysteries compel me to tune in next week; but not at 10 p.m. on a school night.

How to Get Away with Murder airs Thurs. on ABC at 10 p.m.

THE VOICE

BY ANUYA KAMATH

a.kamath@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Voice is back, and its seventh season promises to be the strongest yet. It features Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, and Pharrell Williams as the panel of judges in those classically big, spinning chairs.

Stefani and Williams pose a real threat to Levine and Shelton, who have been with the show since the very first time those chairs ever turned for a singer. If these two are struggling to find their way around the ropes, they sure didn’t show it.

Stefani was readilyequipped with “Team Gwen” shirts for those who chose to be her pupil, even taking to the stage in a couple ploys to draw people to her team.

Surprisingly, Williams lacked his signature oversized hat, and his appear-

ance was slightly downplayed. He more than made up for it by dazzling auditioners with his charming impromptu poetry and victory promises.

Battles between judges for singers got pretty heated at times, and although it was mostly playful banter, snide comments and sarcastic remarks definitely made their way into the mix.

That said, they also shared a strong sense of camaraderie. Williams called Stefani “his boo” throughout the night, and both Levine and Shelton occasionally admitted each other’s past successes.

The singers themselves showed astounding potential, and as in any case some were particularly talented.

The season certainly started off on the right note, and it will only get better from here.

The Voice airs on NBC Mon. and Tues. at 8 p.m.

SCORPION

BY CATHERINE BARBER c.barber@eyeofthetigernews.com

Based on a true story, Scorpion follows selfproclaimed genius Walter O’Brien (Elyes Gabel) as he and his fellow group of geniuses work together to save the world one mission at a time.

Gabel’s acting is on point and his charm is undeniable. It is clear that Gabel has huge potential. Although his character has an interesting, dynamic personality, the show itself lacks dimension.

The pilot episode also introduces other main characters, including waitress Paige Dineen (Katharine McPhee). McPhee’s acting lacks emotion and appears forced.

She’s not completely at

fault, as she is just one of several pieces contributing to the underwhelming storyline.

The pilot’s plot wants to pull off some really far-fetched events.

O’Brien and Dineen’s characters drive a sports car up to a low-flying plane.

Let’s just say the outcome was ridiculous, considering Dineen’s career waiting tables, and yet she acted like a trained FBI agent.

Future relationship ties between the show’s characters are far too obvious. After watching the show for less than 5 minutes, I could see the triangles form.

Only time will tell how much success the show will see. If you are into obvious stereotypical action films, this may be the show for you.

Scorpion airs Mon. on CBS at 9 p.m.

THE BLACKLIST

BY GEORGE HUGHES

g.hughes@eyeofthetigernews.com

Starring James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington and Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen, the premiere of the new season of The Blacklist is full of action, answers and suspense, but also raises many questions.

In season one, Red turns himself into the FBI, having been a most wanted criminal.

He provides intel on a blacklist of notoriously evil criminal masterminds and assassins.

Red, a mastermind himself, has many ties and connections with a number of the criminals. In return for legal immunity from the FBI, Reddington supplies information to the Bureau about the criminals populating The Blacklist under one condition: he continues working with FBI agent Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone). The show

drops hints suggesting that Keen may be Red’s daughter, adding another layer of complexity to their relationship.

In last season’s finale,the show wrapped up some unanswered questions, but left many hanging in thin air.

Berlin (Peter Stormare), stands as Red’s biggest threat due to Red’s limited knowledge of his whereabouts and motives. Stormare will surely play a big part this season, and his acting inspires fear with his sick and twisted personality.

As always, Spader brings humor, sarcasm and believability to the show. His witty personality lightens the mood during darker occurrences, but he never shies away from being serious when his job calls for it. The mystery behind Red will always keep the show’s followers intrigued and waiting for answers.

The Blacklist airs on NBC Mon. at 10 p.m.

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september 29, 2014

The Maze Runner stands independent of novel

BY MARIAN ABDELMALEK m.abdelmalek@eyeofthetigernews.com

Aiko shares joy, pain in Souled Out

BY DELPHINE KYUBWA d.kyubwa@eyeofthetigernews.com

The rising R&B singer Jhené Aiko adds a debut album to her list of accomplishments. After her esteemed EP Sailed Out her full album Souled Out stays true to the artist’s typical style. All her work shares a similar theme and features an uncensored expression of all aspects of her life, including the hardships.

Guest appearances prevail in her previous work, but Aiko is obviously making a statement with this album by associating herself with autonomy. Her breathy voice and simultaneously strong, but vulnerable style establishes itself in collaborations with other notable artists: Drake’s “From Time,” J.Cole’s “Sparks Will Fly,” and Childish Gambino’s “Bed Peace.”

Her album closely relates to her family. Examples of this appear on “W.A.Y.S (Why Aren’t You Smiling)” and “Promises,” dedications to her daughter and late brother. She expresses that no matter what happens in life, that you’ve got to pick yourself up and if not for yourself, then for those you love. She reveals a vulnerable side of herself on these tracks, implying her experiences remind her of the joys and pains of family.

By contrast, on “It’s Cool” and “Eternal Sunshine,” Aiko expresses strength and confidence. She feigns nonchalance in regards to a relationship and expresses that she should be positive about life because “she’s lived well.” The song title is a pleasingly accurate representation of its actual vibe: Aiko is strong and in control.

Hooks repeat frequently – a common aspect to a number of the tracks – but fortunately, that doesn’t detract from the value of the songs.

“The Pressure” expresses her vulnerable side through a chill vibe and the complementing beat changes. Lyrically, the song indicates a deep understanding of stress. She’s had “to keep it real,” which isn’t always easy in her experience.

The feeling of exposure is an important aspect of this work, because it really sheds a light on Aiko.

By opening up in her album, Aiko allows us as listeners to connect more deeply with Aiko, gaining a better understanding of her with each song.

The final track, “Pretty Birds,” a freestyle, features rapper Common at the end, and his narrative paired with impeccable wordplay makes for a great ending to the album.

The track captures a sense of emotional freedom, signifying Aiko’s coping with hardship.

She’s dealt with the loss of her brother after a two year bout with brain cancer and unexpected motherhood.

Despite the trials, Aiko remains strong and feels empowered enough to express herself artistically.

Aiko’s spirit reverberates throughout the album thanks to her hazy melodies. She stays true to herself, and although some hooks feel repetitive, the album remains enjoyable. Each track revealed a piece of the puzzle that encompasses her.

It’s very rare for a reader of a series to watch their beloved book transfer into a movie and not compare the two the entire time. The Maze Runner is that rarity.

The movie based off of the bestselling novel by James Dashner brought over $30 million its opening weekend as its mysterious maze captured audiences everywhere.

The film centers on protagonist Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and a community of boys suffering amnesia. Thomas joins forces with the boys of the community in order to escape the mysterious maze that traps them in.

The introduction of the film captures the feeling of uncertainty in a perfect manner.

Thomas is shortly introduced to the leader of the glade – what the group of boys calls their involuntary home – Alby (Aml Ameen). Ameen portrays Alby as strong and dominant, yet understanding, explaining to Thomas their shared situation.

Alby explains that there are only three rules: do your part, never harm another glader, and never go beyond the walls.

Mesmerized by the Glade’s enormous statues, O’Brien’s character takes a tentative closer

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The boys of the Glade peer into the maze. The movie exposes the nature of brotherhood and companionship through its strong energy, mystery and poignancy. look – until someone stops him.

The audience formally meets the taunting main antagonist, Gally (Will Poutler) who pulled Thomas out from the box, introducing him to the Glade. While his character in the book seemed cruel for no good reason, Poulter brings an empathetic quality to Gally, his actions becoming more understandable – something I was genuinely surprised by and grateful was different.

The momentum of the movie picks up when it introduces the leader of the runners, the only person allowed in the Maze, Minho (Ki Hong Lee), beginning the mysterious journey that

Thomas and the audience go on together. Both the maze and mysterious creatures that lurk in them were portrayed perfectly – they resembled those of my imagination.

Director Wes Ball creates engaging, action sequences. From reading the book, I knew exactly what events would unfold, but I still screamed “keep running” while ferociously eating my sour patch kids – something that both impressed and embarrassed me.

During the exploration of the maze, another mystery implodes on the male-only community. Theresa (Kaya Scodelario), the first girl ever, emerges from the box with a seemingly inexplicable familiar-

ity with Thomas, only further confusing the Glade.

The most obvious change readers will notice is that Thomas and Teresa do not communicate telepathically.

Though the change may upset some fans of the book, I believe it to be the smartest change of the movie, as watching telepathy on screen would have been awkward and easily boring. However, Theresa’s lack of telepathy with Thomas demoted the character’s prominence, a disappointing tradeoff.

The film differs from the book in terms of pace, but all of the changes are necessary to

keep the whole experience and enjoyable adaptation. Ball still creates a world so immersive that I didn’t notice the changes until reflecting upon them after I left the theater.

There’s incredible chemistry between the characters. O’Brien truly carries the film, his acting enriching the depth of his character and the movie.

The Maze Runner- is everything I hoped it would be. Its undeniable and potent energy, mystery and poignancy show the true nature of brotherhood and teamwork. I didn’t only watch the world I read come to life, I was in it.

Annual refinement cements iPhone 6 above rest

BY ROBBIE SHORT

r.short@eyeofthetigernews.com

Back in 2010, during those dreary days of “self-discovery” and middle-of-middle-school angst, I bought my first iPhone.

It was a 3GS. 32 gigabytes of black-plastic beauty. It was sweet. It made the Internet mine, in the palm of my hand and wherever else I decided to take it. I’ve cycled through two of its siblings (2012’s 5 and, now, 2014’s 6) since that fateful fall day in the AT&T store.

In the two weeks I’ve had the 6, I’ve been able to reach a couple of conclusions about it: 1. It’s an iPhone. It does everything the average user (read: me) needs it to do: Call, text, email. Order food. Play Angry Birds. Whatever.

2. It’s a new iPhone. You don’t have to be a power user (read: not me) to appreciate the improvements Apple’s made to what was, based on my experience and Apple’s sales figures, already pretty good.

And, finally, 3. It’s almost certainly the best phone you can buy right now.

Let’s start with the big stuff (pun fully intended). This year’s iPhone is taller, wider and thinner than the now-lowly 5S.

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The iPhone 6’s new form factor is by far the phone’s most noticeable departure from its predecessors. The 6 won’t change the mobile landscape drastically, but it if you’re looking for a new phone, this is it.

Since the rest of the phone’s hardware isn’t much changed (besides the usual Apple bettercamera, better-battery, better-processor upgrades), the new form factor is by far the most immediately noticeable part of the 6.

I’ve spent the past week trying to think of a more intelligent word to use to describe it, but maybe my 12-year-old brother put it best when he picked up my phone and said, “Wow, that’s cool.”

Because it is. The iPhone 6 is not only cool to the touch (shoutout to anodized aluminum), but it’s also just cool to hold. It’s obviously thinner than its predecessors, and the larger surface area only exaggerates the effect. It feels like a phone capable of doing things – things other than ordering food and playing Angry Birds.

And, thanks to its new operating system, it is. iOS 8, released by Apple Sept.

17 for 6, 6 Plus, 5S, 5 and 4S customers, represents another chain in the link of Apple’s supremely usable operating systems. Widgets in the Notification Center make life easier for me, you and everyone else who’s ever wanted to be in control of their life.

Other software upgrades include options to edit photos more thoroughly in iOS’ native photo app, exit a group

message and track your steps and sleeping patterns, among other data with the new Health application. Nothing extremely major – at least not if you’re like me and don’t care much about social interaction, exercise or sleep.

Even if you’re not like me, though, “nothing extremely major” seems a good summation of everything the iPhone 6 is compared to its predecessor.

Its screen is bigger, its camera, processor and battery better, its operating system more fluid – but, overall, it’s still a phone with an Apple logo on the back.

You get what you expect from an iPhone: solid operating system paired with solid hardware.

The reason for number 3 (above), then, isn’t so much that the new iPhone represents a huge step forward in humanity’s race toward bigger and better, sleeker and faster pocket devices.

Rather, it is that it represents the refinement one of the best phones on the market. I’m not one to believe that we’ve reached the limits of Moore’s Law – the one that defines a limit for achievable computer power – quite yet, but if we had, I’d be content knowing I could have an iPhone 6 to use for the rest of my life.

Among Tombstones refreshing take on action genre

BY DEVIN ORR

d.orr@eyeofthetigernews.com

Liam Neeson stars as Matt Scudder, a former detective with the NYPD, working as a private unlicensed investigator attempting to solve a series of kidnappings, involving some of the city’s worst drug criminals in A Walk Among the Tombstones. The recovering alcoholic has to face his past mistakes to overcome his greatest challenges yet.

After watching the previews to this movie, I expected a mediocre variation than a Taken 3. I was wonderfully mistaken.

This movie is not solely an action movie as its trailers let on, but an emotional thriller.

The movie maintains a creepy atmosphere throughout its entire 114 minutes that pairs perfectly with the plot of the film.

Scenes were so well-shot that they made you feel every emotion. Serious scenes made you feel uncomfortable and gut wrenched, while the few action

scenes keep you at the edge of your seat.

The acting is really impressive, but we shouldn’t expect less from an A-list star like Liam Neeson. The acting falls off when it comes to the more obscure actors. They hold the same emotion through every line they deliver, which confuses the movie and the viewer. The majority of the characters portray only one static emotion throughout the entire film, regardless of what the situation of the scene calls for.

One actor sounds cheerful when talking about his murdered fiancée. How was this overlooked? Did the producers simply pull someone off the street to cast some scenes? Scenes like these taint the many other beautifully crafted ones in the film.

The use of the soundtrack enhances the eerie feeling of the movie and builds suspense. In one scene, kidnappers follow one of their potential victims, a girl no older than 11. The music

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A Walk Among the Tombstones transcends the range of mediocre action films with its striking emotion and art direction. makes the scene truly uncomfortable. The song sounds as if it belonged in a romantic movie, like when a character meets his dream girl. It covered me with goose bumps thinking of how sadistic the antagonists were.

One thing that I found refreshing was the lack of jump scares. I myself am not a horror flick type of guy, so when I found out that the movie ended up taking a darker turn than I expected, I got pretty

tense. Jump scares are a way to just get a cheap scare out of the audience. However, this movie scares, or rather disturbs the audience through proper development of its plot and scene creation. I cannot recall one jump scare that came right of the blue.

Given Neeson’s character as a private investigator, it’s reasonable to assume that a majority of the movie concerns

detective work. It all turns out to be surprisingly entertaining. I enjoyed watching Neeson piece together various hints and clues to reveal the identity of the kidnappers.

A Walk Among the Tombstones exceeds expectations, breaks the simple action movie mold, making for some good film. The directing, plot, and soundtrack made all 114 minutes an exhilarating thriller.

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CVC proves better fit

After the move into the Capital Valley Conference, many RHS teams have enjoyed new levels of success

Return of Loza, Loza and Pizanno sparks Tigers’ hot start in league

BY GEORGE HUGHES

g.hughes@eyeofthetigernews.com

After finishing pre-season with a record of zero wins, one tie and five losses, the Roseville High School varsity soccer team has managed to turn things around, beginning their league season with a record of two wins, two ties and one loss.

Last year in the SFL, the Tigers finished with a record of 2-3-5.

Already having two wins in leage this season, the Tigers are on track to improve from last seasons record.

Varsity soccer coach Pablo Gutierrez expects to see positive results for the rest of the season.

“We are looking forward to the second half of the league,” Gutierrez said. “We expect to be on the top three teams of the league by the end of the season.”

A factor in the varsity team’s performance in their pre-season was the fact that they were missing three key players (seniors Mixael Loza, Sergio Loza, and junior Eric Pizanno).

According to Gutierrez, this had a huge impact on the team’s defense and energy.

The lack of substitutes on the bench has also made fatigue a large factor in how the team played.The problem of missing players forced Gutierrez to make some crucial changes in his team’s lineup.

Sophomore Ryan Branigan began the season as a forward but was moved to the sweeper position at defense, and sophomore Keegan Ness has been moved to center midfielder.

Gutierrez has kept these players in their current positions because he feels that they are making a positive impact on the team.

“Ryan Branigan is doing an outstanding job as the sweeper and Keegan Ness has taken control of our midfield,” Gutierrez said. “The players are responding in a positive way.”

Fortunately, the three players that were previously ineligible are now able to play.

Senior center defensive-halfback Mixeal Loza believes that the return of himself and his fellow teammates Eric Pizanno and Sergio Loza have made a positive impact on the team’s defense.

“I think that just coming back

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Halfway through league play, the Tigers have as many wins against CVC teams as they did against SFL teams through all of last year. The team’s record improved to 2-2-1 after defeating Whitney 3-1 last Wednesday. we are going to have maybe a stronger, more physical side to the team,” Loza said. “I know we had talent, but we just add a more physical part of the game.”

Mixeal Loza said that one thing

that the team does really well finishing the game strong despite any struggles.

“One thing that I see is that we don’t give up,” Mixeal Loza said.

“We have been down in a couple

of games and we always come back.”

Senior striker Durbin Brown thinks that this ability to finish games comes from the team’s hard work at practice and the

players’ pure stamina.

Brown thinks that the team has done a much better in their league games than in pre-season.

According to Brown, the team has been passing better than they were before, a result of their hard work at practices and the team’s work ethic.

“So far I really think we have improved,” Brown said. “More goals have started to go in, and I think we just need to play more aggressively and fight for the ball.”

Sophomore right midfielder Kyle Kellog and junior forward Colin Richardson both believe that the return of the three previously ineligible players has helped the team greatly and has made a positive impact on how they have played in league.

“I think we definitely work better just because just the idea of having more subs so you don’t lose energy will help,” Richardson said. “And also they were our main defenders.”

The team will play at Ponderosa High School at 3:15 today in hopes of getting the win against the Bruins.

Broncos snap Tigers 11-game win streak

BY AMRAN BISLA

a.bisla@eyeofthetigernews.com

Prior to last Thursday’s defeat versus Bella Vista, the Roseville High School varsity girls volleyball team was riding an 11-game win streak, was 3-0 in league and boasted an overall record of 19-8.

Despite the loss to the Lady Broncos, the team remains in strong contention for the league title.

RHS has not been home to a league title since going undefeated in the 2004-2005 season. After finishing .500 last year with five wins in league, the Lady Tigers have shown improvement, already awarding themselves with three league victories and nine more league games to play.

Senior Stefanie Christofferson was sad that the win streak came to an end, but she knows the areas in which the team needs to improve upon.

“It was tough losing after our winning streak because we were playing so well,” Christofferson said. “But I think we need to

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After a loss to the Bella Vista Lady Broncos last Thursday, the varsity Lady Tigers now carry a 19-8 overall record and are 3-1 in league. improve on communication and working together.”

This season, the Lady Tigers will play each league opponent twice, and the team feels that they will be able to defeat the Broncos the next time around.

“Bella Vista was good, but I

think we could’ve beat them,” Christofferson said.

The teams’ ultimate goal this season is to make playoffs, and according to Senior Kylene Landenberg they need to come out strong every set and not play down to the level of some of their

opponents in order to do so.

Before the game against Bella Vista, the Tigers played the Antelope Titans and swept them 3-0.

The match scores were 25-11, 2513 and 25-20.

Senior standout player Abby Jensen believes that the Lady Tigers are on the right track for the season ahead.

“I think we have a good chance of going far in the games to come,” Jensen said.

In the girls second league game they played the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack. The girls won the first match 25-14, but just fell short in the second match 25-21. They won the next two matches against the Wolfpack with scores of 2513 and 25-15.

The Lady Tigers won their first league game in a strong manner.

They beat the Del Campo Cougars 3-0 with match scores of: 2511, 25-2, and 25-10.

The Tigers face a tough schedule of teams that they will face for the first in league play. These teams include Whitney (2-1), Ponderosa (2-2), and Oakmont (4-0).

Unbeaten water polo team makes statement in CVC

BY MATT BRACKMAN

m.brackman@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Roseville High School’s varsity boys water polo team has opened their season 4-0 in the CVC. This is a drastic improvemennt for the program, as the amount of wins in the win collum for league games this season alone is equivalent to the amount of league wins they have had in the past two years combined.

According to head coach Brad Molina, it is a better record than he has seen in many years.

The team has found its success from the starters who played water polo for a club team on the offseason or swam competitive.

“As a team we need to utilize all the threats we have in the pool and use them to their full potential,” Clark said.

To accommodate all the threats, Molina has many different offenses that the team will interweave into the game.

On the other side of the ball RHS’s defense allows an average of 3.5 goals per game.

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The varsity Tigers are now 4-0 in league after winning just four games in the SFl over the last two years.

According to Gard a key essential to our team is senior goalie Joe Costa.

“Joe keeps us competing in a lot games and saves us from our mistakes,” Gard said.

The most recent victory came

when the Tigers beat the Whitney High School Wildcats 12-6 last Thursday.

“Starting the season 4-0 is great,” said Clark. “I love the production from the team and I believe we can keep it up

through the rest of the season.”

The Tigers are heading up the hill on Tuesday to face the Ponderosa Bruins.

The boys have competed against Del Campo, Antelope, Bella Vista, and Whitney High School.

RHS competed against Bella Vista on Tuesday and won 6-4.

The game was an essential win for the season and a good test to how our team will compete against the other teams in league, according to senior Bailey Clark.

The Tigers had the lead the whole game.

“It was a great win we just need to score more in a game like this,” Clark said. “Although our defense was great and shut down their offense for the whole game.”

RHS will be competing against Ponderosa High School next, who beat Bella Vista when they played, however the team feels that they will still manage to pull out a win.

“Ponderosa should be a tough game but we think we can come out on top,” senior Kevin Gard

Golf improves to 5-1 in CVC

BY MAX MODESTE

m.modeste@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School’s varsity golf team is finding life much easier in the CVC, as they opened 5-1 in league. With far more success in the CVC than the SFL, head coach Cory Fukuman feels that a league championship is a realistic goal for the team this season.

“Our close loss to Whitney showed we could compete with them,” Fukuman said. “We are definitely in the hunt for a league championship. To achieve the championship we need to improve on our chipping and putting to lower our scores.”

The Lady Tigers took down Antelope to open league play on Sept. 11 with a 257-282 victory with sophomore Kayla Kwong leading the pack with a medalist score of 39. A medalist score is an accolade awarded to the golfer with the lowest score of the two competing teams.

The two other Lady Tigers finishing in the top three for RHS were sophomores Anna Ostrom and Abby Hall, who had scores of 51 and 52 respectively.

On Sept. 16 the Lady Tigers beat the Bella Vista Broncos with a score of 264 to 313.

Kwong again was a medalist with a score of 43 and was followed by Hall and sophomore Lillian Louie who had scores of 52 and 54.

The match against Whitney at Diamond Oaks Golf Course on Sept.18 was a bigger blow to the team, though.

“Whitney is our toughest competitor yet,” sophomore Sydney Ferre said.

The Lady Tigers fell short with their first lost in the CVC with a

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After experiencing many rough seasons in the SFL, the varsity Lady Tigers are now 5-1 in CVC play. score of Whitney 226 to Roseville with a score of 236.

The top scores on the slim defeat of the Wildcats were medalist Kwong, Hall, and Louie. Their scores were 38, 46, and 48.

The Lady Tigers had their fifth game on Sept. 23 against Ponderosa where they improved their CVC record to 5-1. The score of the match was Roseville 248 and Ponderosa 257, with the top scores from Roseville being medalist Kwong with a 43, Louie with a 50, and Ostrom with a 50.

Kwong has been the medalist with the top score between both teams in every league match this season. The league saw Whitney as their toughest match, but when Kwong shot a season low of a 38 the Lady Tigers only lost by 10 strokes, which showed they could win league.

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september 29, 2014

Tigers can expect mixed bag in CVC

Del Campo loss proves move from SFL no guarantee of easy road in league

BY LOGAN ASH

l.ash@eyeofthetigernews.com

Entrance into the Capital Valley Conference (CVC) brought many drastic changes into Roseville High School’s football schedule. For example, the Tigers will be playing seven league games in the CVC, while last year they only played five league games in the Sierra Foothill League (SFL).

The CVC will contain seven brand new competitors, which includes Del Campo, Cosumnes Oaks, Antelope, Bella Vista, Whitney, Ponderosa and Oakmont.

“It’s going to be a good league,” head coach Larry Cunha said.

“It’s going to be a better league and more competitive league than most people anticipate.”

Throughout the first weeks of the season, the CVC competitors have displayed what their teams have to offer as far as their offensive prowess and strong suits.

“It’s definitely going to be different but it won’t be easier,” senior running back Shea O’harra said.

With such vastly different skill sets for each of the seven new teams entering into the Tiger’s, we have developed a list of the stats the teams have docked thus

far in the season.

Del Campo Del Campo’s record is currently at 2-1 and they fell to the Rocklin Thunder 38-14 in the second week. Meanwhile, the Cougars rolled over Rosemont in week three beating them 35-0 and overcoming Edison 36-14 in the very first week.

The Cougars are led by senior running back Lance Harris. Harris leads the team with three touch downs and a mere 134 rushing yards.

The offense is led by Junior quarterback, Ben Purcell, who has one touchdown, 257 passing yards and has thrown two interceptions with one touchdown.

The Cougars’ offense mainly attacks in short increments with the average run being less than 5.2 yards per carry and the average yards per completion is only 9.1 yards.

Cosumnes Oaks Next, the Tigers will take on the Cosumnes Oaks WolfPack for RHS’ homecoming. The Wolfpack is currently 1-2 in preseason, falling to Granite Bay 40-7 and Rio Linda 38-35. The Tigers fell to the Knights in the second week 24-14. Their only win came in the first week against Marin Catholic

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The Tigers played in their first CVC game last Friday after competing in the SFL for over a decade. The team was unable to close out over the Del Campo Cougars, who scored a last-minute touchdown that gave them the 20-17 victory. The Tigers are now 1-3 and are still in search of their first win in the new league.

23-10 victory.

Antelope The Antelope Titans have a winning record of 2-1 in the preseason as they beat Sheldon 55-9 and Laguna Creek 42-13. The Titans fell to Monterey Trail 27-20 in the first week of preseason.

Antelope is led by junior running back Devaun Welch by rushing for 318 yards in three games and scoring a team high of five touchdowns. Junior Montel Aaron directs the offense and has completed 32 of the 55 pass attempts with 476 passing yards.

The Titans take advantage of the chances they get by capitalizing on blown coverage and completing longer passes to move the offense down the field efficiently.

Bella Vista The Tigers will be facing off against the Bella Vista Broncos in

week seven and so far they have an overall record of 1-2. They only beat Mesa Verde by 33-21 in their only preseason win and fell to Casa Roble by 35 points and to Cordova by 29.

The Broncos offense is led by senior quarterback Connor Zari who has completed 39 of 87 pass attempts for a total of 515 yards.

Zari also leads the team with 185 rushing yards. Bella Vista has a tendency to rely on their quarterback to do all of the leg work for the offense and it does not appear that it works well.

Whitney Next in line are the Whitney Wildcats, which started their season with a CVC worst record of 0-3. The Wildcats fell to Oak Ridge, Enterprise and Rocklin all by more than 25 points.

The Wildcat offense is led by

junior quarterback Hunter Rodrigues, who has completed 22 passes out of 52 attempts with 298 passing yards and two touchdowns. Whitney’s offense has only accounted for 40 points in three games while the quarterbacks have combined for a total of six interceptions, which should not pose a threat to the Tigers at all.

Ponderosa The Ponderosa Bruins are currently 2-1, losing only to Woodcreek 28-14 in the third week.

However, they did beat Lincoln and Vista Del Lago in weeks one and two.

The power-packed offense is led by senior Colby Chiverton who has thrown six touchdowns and 706 yards in only three games. Junior Jimmy Sanders contributes just as much to the

team by having five touchdowns and 425 rushing yards. Obtaining a dual threat offense is difficult to cover and could give the Tigers a hard time in containing both the run and pass game.

Oakmont The final week of league the Tigers will take on the cross town rival of the Oakmont Vikings. The Vikings went 1-2 in preseason, beating Foothill 38-0.They fell to Casa Roble and Woodcreek in weeks two and three.

The Vikings main threat is senior utility player Tresten Keys who leads in with rushing yards along with passing yards. Keys combines for a total of nine touchdowns between the ground and air attack. The main threat of the Oakmont offense is attributed

by Keys due to his ability to attack both the ground and air.

JV continues quest for title in new league

BY BRYCE CROUCH

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This past Thursday, the JV Roseville Tigers opened up their first league win in a dominating fashion at Del Campo with a final score 35-7.

For the third time this season, the strong Tiger defense has held their opponents to less than a 10 points score.

In this contest, the defense forced three turnovers against the Cougars’ offense.

Sophomore defensive back Josh Clark intercepted a pass while sophomore Linebacker Josh Bamford forced two fumbles allowing the offense many opportunities to score.

“Defensively we played very well,” head coach Tim McDowell said. “We have a lot of kids flying around to the ball. Our linebackers Josh Bamford and Nick Enriquez are both playing well, we rotate six or seven lineman consistently and they are doing a great job.”

Sophomore running back Jay Razzano had a trio of rushing touchdowns while running back Brendan McMinn scored a touchdown as well.

The running game has been a strong focal point this season as both running backs lead the team in touchdowns scored this season.

Razzano leads the team with ten total touchdowns on the season.

Sophomore quarterback Colton Borowiak connected with sophomore tight end Cameron Anderson for his first receiving touchdown of the season.

The offense has scored over 35 points in all four games this

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The freshman Tigers fell Friday to the Del Campo Cougars 27-21.

Freshman football falls short in league opener

BY FOUAD EL-CHEMALI

f.elchemali@eyeofthetigernews.com

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With a combined record of 13-1 over the past two seasons, this year’s JV the team is lead by sophomore running back Jay Razzano, has 10 touchdowns through the first four games of this season. The Tigers improved to a 4-0 record last Friday after defeating the Del Campo Cougars 35-7. season and has run a very high powered offense lead by first year player and quarterback, Borowiak.

McDowell attributes this success to wide spread contributions from so many players on the team.

“We have a lot of kids contributing to our success,” McDowell said.

Currently the JV football team has a 13-1 record overall in the past two seasons and McDowell has been very successful with the combined record over the course of four years of 25-9.

A good offensive line, a prom-

ising coaching staff, and solid team chemistry are all amongst the teams’ reasons for success this season. Razzano feels that the team has good chemistry on the field.

“I honestly have never liked a team as much as I do this one,” Razzano said. “Everyone gets along well and we all have each other’s backs.”

According to Borowiak, the team needs to remain pumped and focused to continue to be the dominant force that they have been thus far.

Dominating every team and

achieving their goal doesn’t ever seem out of the picture for this team.

With hardworking talent and a group of guys who enjoy the presence of one another, the team has reason to believe they are capable of obtaining a league title at the end of this season.

“I think our team is going to continue to dominate our opponents, and our main goal is to win league,” said Borowiak. “I think that we will accomplish that by getting better every week and continuing to have nice hardworking practices.”

After falling to the Del Campo Cougars 27-21 in the league opener, the Roseville High School freshman football dropped to 0-1 in league and 2-2 on the year.

The Tigers trailed 27-14 in the third quarter, when an interception by RHS led them to a touchdown. That made the score 27-21, but the Tigers just couldn’t cash in that last touchdown.

Despite the loss, Alves feels they hung in there with the injuries they faced.

“Our left tackle and one of our running backs had to leave the game, which really hurt us,” quarterback Kyle Alves said.

Alves threw for two touchdowns and one interception, which was returned for a defensive touchdown. Alves noted that wide receiver, safety Joe Cirrincione and running back Alex Evans played very well. Evans feels that it is a long season, and that

the team will come out hungrier next game.

Next Thursday, the Tigers will host Consumes Oaks for the homecoming game. Evans feels it is essential for the team to come out with a win.

“Biggest game of the year, and we have to come out on top, it’s that simple,” Evans said.

The team entered their first league game coming off of a byeweek. The team used the extra time to prepare and recover for the upcoming game. Alves was thankful for the time.

“We were able to prepare more and get our mindset focused with the extra week we had,” Alves said.

According to Cirrincione, the bye week was essential in resting and recovering before the big game.

“We got to have a couple days off which really helped us with the injuries we had,” Cirrincione said.