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December 17, 2012 Issue 5, Volume 12
AP Language and Composition teachers change policy, no longer accept late work By megan blumm megan.blumm@eyeofthetigernews.com
Parents of students in the Advanced Placement English 11 classes received an email from teachers reinforcing class policy of not accepting late work. According to the e-mail, students had failed to turn in their work on time even with the small workload given. The students focused more on social time than completing the assignments given. “[The students] weren’t turning in their work on time so we changed the policy,” said AP Lang teacher
Denise Weis. The teachers plan to institute the policy from the first day next term. Teachers want students to do the homework on time because it’s usually needed for class the next day. “The next day’s discussion relies on the homework,” said AP Lang teacher Paige Powell. “The students are not able to benefit from it if they don’t do the work.” The curriculum for the class requires the concepts taught to be taught rather quickly. “In AP since we move so quickly
it’s important to cover the concepts, which means doing the work,” said Powell. Although some students are worried about work being late, others are not. “I don’t worry about it because I don’t turn in any late work,” said junior Zach Alexander. Students have both good and bad opinions about the change. “I feel like enforcing the policy for AP classes prepares students for college courses,” said junior Nikaya Southworth. However, some students are
against the policy. “Since AP classes have a lot of work already, I feel as though teachers should be somewhat lenient in accepting late work, as long as it is not a reoccurring incident,” said junior Evan Stepper. Other students think teachers should be more understanding. “I understand the teacher’s point of view, but I don’t think they understand ours,” said junior Monica Linsangan. “They might not know that we are swamped with work from other classes and extracurricular activities.”
Roseville holds annual art show
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SPORTS Varsity basketball team opens up season undefeated Page 8
FDA caloric regulations almost ban hamburgers from lunch
by ian souza & daniel wetter
ian.souza@eyeofthetigernews.com daniel.wetter@eyeofthetigernews.com
Roseville High School students nearly saw the loss of hamburgers in the cafeteria two weeks ago because a federally-enforced limit in the number of calories per meal would have required that hamburgers be reduced in size. The hamburgers would have ended up being as small as sliders, which the Roseville Joint Union High School District was not willing to serve. RHS nurse Dayle Edgerton explains why the calorie limit was put in place. “They [federal health guidelines] want you to eat more frequently in smaller meals, so those are probably appropriate,” said Edgerton. However, due to feedback from parents and protest from community members of many school districts across the nation, the United States Department of Agriculture has decided to lift limitations in the number of calories, grain and wheat school districts are allowed to serve. Because of this, RHS will not be losing hamburgers. A main concern of people opposing the calorie limit was that one specific amount of calories does not fit all students. For example, football players can burn around 3,000 calories a day. Limiting students who burn that many calories in a day to 850 is not sufficient of their needs. Senior Zack Kirk also opposes a calorie limit. “I’m skinny enough as it is,” said Kirk.
PHOTOS BY MARIAN ABDELMALEK
Freshman Judan Joyner enjoys a hamburger.
PHOTOS BY SELINA LIANG
The show gave students from Art 2 and Art 3 classes a chance to showcase their work in a two-day exhibit that was held last week. See Art Show | page 4
Charlie Richards Little League field renovated By megan blumm megan.blumm@eyeofthetigernews.com
Roseville West Little League is renovating Charlie Richards Field, which is located on the upper fields at Roseville High School. Minor modifications are being made on the field, including the replacement of
dirt and grass. They started before Thanksgiving break and are being worked on every weekend. “I think it’s great that the Little League field is being modified,” said assistant principal Jon Coleman. “It’s nice that the Little League
organization is taking the time to make the facility.” The field is where Little League teams play, and where many current students have played. Former Little League player and Roseville High School junior Austin Torgerson is glad that the fields are
being modified. “It’s nice to see the fields being fixed up after so many years of use,” said Torgerson. The renovations have been delayed due to weather conditions and it is not known when they will be completed.
Student government hosts spaghetti feed to raise money for Keaton Raphael Memorial Foundation By marian abdelmalek
marian.abdelmalek@eyeofthetigernews.com
Last Friday, Roseville High School students from the student government class held a spaghetti feed to benefit the Keaton Raphael Memorial Foundation. They raised $1,700, which exceeded their goal of $500. The event took place in the RHS cafeteria from 6:30-8 p.m. Admission prices for adults were $10 and $5 for children under ten years of age. All the money that was made from the feed was donated to the foundation. Seniors Heather Hopkins, Kali O’Connor, Tara Robertson, Julia Cardenas, Devon Eaton and Alyssa Sleadd came up with the charity plan due to their Above and Beyond project for student government. “It’s a charity I started volunteering [for] two years ago,” said Sleadd.
The food for the spaghetti feed was all donated by local grocery stores and businesses. Mary’s Pizza Shack donated 150 servings of spaghetti for the event and Olive Garden donated 18 dozen breadsticks. “It’s been quite a process to organize an event like this,” said Sleadd. “We are very grateful to all the restaurants and local businesses.” Local grocery stores such as Safeway, Sam’s Club, Sprouts and Costco donated $25 gift cards that were used to buy salad ingredients and utensils. “It makes me proud that us six girls got everything donated and put together something that’s going to change kids’ lives,” said Sleadd. The event not only benefits children with cancer, but their families as well.
PHOTO SUBMITTED BY JULIA CARDENAS
Above, members of the community enjoy spaghetti while donating to a cause. “I think the event is good because personal interest in the feed as well. “I think it’s great because I’ve it [brought] people out to support a good cause and helps raise money volunteered with that organization for kids with cancer,” said Hopkins. with Heather and Alyssa,” said Other students have taken a senior Gabi Takahashi.
School considers change for incoming freshmen
By robbie short
robbie.short@eyeofthetigernews.com
Roseville High School administrators and faculty are exploring ways to provide more individualized support for freshmen and help prepare them for Common Core Standards. At a recent staff meeting, Roseville High School principal Brad Basham presented a draft proposal that would create four academic “pathways” for incoming freshman, each of which would include either a support or enrichment class. Basham notes this program should help the school with its goal of preparing every child for a post-secondary education. “If we’re going to prepare every single student, some students come in at different degrees of readiness, and so we’re looking at ways to help support all of those kids, and meet them where they’re at,” said Basham. The four pathways were designed for different types of students: the AVID pathway, the Pre-AP pathway, the Traditional pathway and the Strategic Interventions pathway. Each would include CP English 9, Health & Wellness, Physical Education 9 and a math class. The AVID, Pre-AP and Traditional pathways would include a science class and an elective/world language courses – these would be replaced with lab classes for the Strategic Intervention model. The Pre-AP and Traditional pathways would also include a second elective course. Each pathway would include a class or classes specific to that pathway; for the AVID pathway, those courses would be two terms of AVID 9. For Pre-AP, it would be a geography course, which would be blocked with CP English 9 in an “A/B” format, similar to the way that Honors English 10 and AP European History are blocked now. For the Traditional pathway, the course would include an AVIDlike “Freshman Connections,” which may be a one-term course or may be blocked with CP English 9, depending on the results of ongoing staff discussions; and for the Strategic Interventions pathway, the courses would be two terms of “Positive Power,” which would be a tutoring-based help class, similar to the one currently taught by Lisa Vaccaro. Basham said that students would be placed into the pathways based on a “universal screening” process that would take many different factors into account. “[The selection process would be based on] best wisdom based on test scores, teacher recommendation, student and parent input and [students would] work with the counselors to try to set up the schedule that best supports them,” said Basham. However, some courses would be shared between pathways. For instance, a student would be able to be in the Pre-AP pathway and still be able to take AVID 9 as their elective. The college-prep core classes would also be shared – a student in the Pre-AP pathway and a student in the Traditional pathway could be in the same geometry class, for example. According to Basham, the proposal itself was part of a multi-year, collaborative effort from the RHS staff in an attempt to make the transition to high school easier for students. “If kids are successful in their freshman year, they tend to be very successful in their remainder of high school,” said Basham. “When kids struggle freshman year, they tend to struggle throughout high
See Freshmen | page 2