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Gi r l s' Bask et bal l h e gir l s' Var sity bask etbal l team ear n ed a 4-10 r ecor d in th e 5A division th is season . Th e team was fr esh th is year with on l y on e r etu r n in g pl ayer with Var sity exper ien ce, Savan n ah W al l ace. "It's been an exper ien ce l ik e n o oth er goin g fr om a team I h ad pl ayed with sin ce m iddl e sch ool to bein g th e on l y r etu r n er an d pl ayin g with a br an d n ew team of gir l s th at I didn 't k n ow, " W al l ace said. "W e h ad to m ak e a few adju stm en ts, bu t it was n oth in g we cou l dn 't h an dl e. Th ose ar e m y gir l s." Th e tou gh est r ival for th e team was Liber ty H igh Sch ool . ?Liber ty h as r ecr u ited th e best gir l s fr om Faith , Deser t Oasis an d a few Cal ifor n ia team s, an d th ey ar e ten deep,? said Coach Vyr on W al l ace. ?Th ey ar e extr em el y h ar d to beat, an d we wer e th e fir st team in abou t eigh t year s to beat th em in l eagu e pl ay two year s ago. Th ey took it extr em el y per son al .? As th e season cam e to an en d, th e team fin ish ed str on g, pu sh in g th em sel ves to get at th e top of th eir division . Coach W al l ace said h e was excited to see th e gr owth in h is ath l etes. Th e fu tu r e of th e H il l l ook s br igh t. W ith on l y a few sen ior s on th e Var sity team l eavin g, an d both th e fr esh m en an d JV postin g u p sol id win n in g r ecor ds, pl u s th e pl ayer s wil l al r eady h ave th at con n ection wh en th ey r etu r n n ext season . ?W e h ave a ver y tal en ted ju n ior gr ou p, l ik e th e M ack ey twin s, San aii H ar dim an , Yazm een Geisin ger ,soph om or e Ava Pr esl an Al dr idge an d fr esh m an Au br ey Der r ick . W ith soph om or e sm al l for war d Ryl ee H jor th l eadin g th e way,we sh ou l d be back on top,? Coach W al l ace expl ain ed.
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4. Junior Jahmon Haylock dribbles down the court, looking for a three-point opportunity. Photo by Emily Corwin 5. Senior John Derrick shoots a free throw. Photo by Emily Corwin 6. Sophomore Justin Brulee looks for an opening so he can post a layup or quick jumpshot. Photo by Emily Corwin
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Boy Boys' s' Bask Basket et bal balll h e boys' Var sity bask etbal l team beat som e tou gh com petition th is season an d ear n ed a r ecor d of 12-13, pl acin g eigh th in th e 5A division an d m ak in g th e pl ayoffs, a h u ge accom pl ish m en t for th e Var sity team . "W e didn 't do th e best th is season ," Coach Pau l DeSan tis said. "W e cou l d've wor k ed h ar der ,an d I wan t u s to be tou gh er n ext year an d be abl e to com pete with th e big sch ool s." Th e team h ad som e gr eat gam es with Zak Abdal l a an d Jah m on H ayl ock con tr ibu tin g to th eir win s. "I h ad a gr eat exper ien ce pl ayin g with Footh il l ," H ayl ock said. "I l oved al l th e tr ips with th e coach es an d pl ayer s an d ju st bu il din g a good bon d with ever yon e." Th e boys wil l con tin u e to bu il d on th is season 's su ccesses an d wor k h ar der for n ext season . Zak Abdal l a ear n ed an al l l eagu e sel ection , an d Joh n Der r ick r eceived a sch ol ar sh ip to th e Col or ado Sch ool of M in es. "I wou l d l ik e ou r team to wor k on ou r ph ysical ity an d ou r com m u n ication ," DeSan tis said. "If we can wor k on th ese th in gs, I th in k we wil l be set for n ext season ."
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Varsity looks forward to next season after a rebuilding year By Hailey Barker | Copy Editor
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u n n in g h er r ou te down th e fiel d, wide r eceiver Jayl a H owes l ook s over h er sh ou l der for th e footbal l to m ak e a catch for a Fal con fir st down . As th e Var sity fl ag footbal l team r efl ected on th e r egu l ar season , th ey wer e pr ou d of h ow th ey pl ayed. Despite a l osin g season , H owes, Tayl or Lee-Lam ph er e, an d Noem i Gol dam m er al l en joyed th e excitin g season . M an y of th e gir l s wer e excited to star t th e season an d wer e r eady to get back in to pl ayin g spor ts. Gol dam m er agr eed with h er team m ates, statin g, ?M y favor ite par t of pl ayin g fl ag footbal l was ju st k n owin g th at I was a par t of th e team an d m ak in g n ew fr ien ds.? Du e to n ot h avin g a spor ts
season l ast year ,th e fl ag footbal l team h as h ad to over com e m an y ch al l en ges. Th is in cl u ded h avin g m an y n ew peopl e on th e team , som e of wh om h ad to l ear n th e gam e fr om scr atch , an d tr yin g to get back in to th e gr oove of pl ayin g m u l tipl e gam es a week . ?On e th in g th at th e team can wor k on as a wh ol e is pu l l in g fl ags an d m ak in g su r e th at we don ?t l et an yon e get past u s,? said m iddl e l in eback er Lee-Lam ph er e. As th e season cam e to an en d, it was cr u cial for th e team to star t pl an n in g for n ext year. H owes gave advice for n ewcom er s l ook in g to r aise th eir gam e an d be par t of th e team n ext year. ?Al ways k eep you r h ead u p an d h ave con fiden ce in wh at you ar e doin g,? sh e said.
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1. Wide receiver Adysun Adam turns as she receives a pass from the quarterback. 2. Inside lineman, Alyse Marshall, catches a pass from the Sierra Vista quarterback for a Falcon interception. 3. Savanna Truax runs her route down the field looking to gain another first down. 4.Quarterback, Anissa Little looks down the field for an open receiver to pass to. Photos by Bill Tobler
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Get t ing junior Dane Adams int ake on hur dling. This is his f ir st year doing hur dles. He explains how t o get bet t er, and encour ages ot her s t o t r y somet hing new.
What mot ivat es you t o keep going af t er you fall? When I fall, I always get back up because I want t o f inish t he r ace. I never st ar t somet hing w it hout f inishing it . I can st ill have a possibilit y of st ill w inning.
What ar e you'r e t echniques when it comes t o hur dles? When I do hur t les, I make sur e t hat I have good for m t hr oughout t he whole r ace. I also focus on my st eps. Out of all t he event s in t r ack , what made you want t o do hur dles?
It looked like t he most excit ing t r ack event , and somet hing I could be good at .
How many jumps do you do on aver age per pr act ice or week? I usually end up doing four t o f ive r un t hr oughs a week .
Ar e t her e any spor t s t hat help you w it h t his spor t ?
What advice would you t ell someone who is new t o hur dling and int er est ed in doing it ?
Being in cr oss count r y def init ely helps and has impr oved my r unning for t r ack . I have t he endur ance and speed t o help.
It t akes a lot of pr act ice and t ime, but it 's super f un t o do once you get int o it . I r ecommend t o r un and st r et ch ever y day.
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Haw k i ns Proposal s By Maddy Remer | Staff Writer 1. Juni ors Randy Perk i ns and Madi son Rem er. "We w ent go-k arti ng w i th a group of fri ends, and then w e w ent to the arcade afterw ard!" sai d Rem er. 2. Juni ors Di ego Souza and Joanna Fonseca pose w i th thei r ask i ng si gn. 3. Seni or Anthony Salas and juni or Sofi a Bosnos. "We rode the new Fly Over ri de for Sadi es," Bosnos sai d. "It's li ke Di sneyland's Soari n Over the World. It w as really fun!" 4. Jason Lovato and Ethany Li zares pose w i th the In-N-Out them ed si gn w i th w hi ch Li zares asked Lovato. 5. Sophomores Kam ryn Day and Hunter Nelson hold up thei r Sadi es si gn. Thei r date lasted tw o days. "The fi rst day, w e w ent bow li ng w i th a couple of fri ends," Day sai d. "Then w e had Canes and w ent back to m y house to play gam es." Courtesy Photos
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By Kamryn Day I Copy Editor adie H awk in s is a sch ool -wide tr adition th at m an y Footh il l stu den ts par ticipate in . M ost peopl e r ecogn ize Sadie?s as a casu al -dr ess dan ce wh er e th e gir l s ask th e gu ys, bu t few peopl e k n ow wh er e th is tr adition r eal l y com es fr om , especial l y sin ce Footh il l n o l on ger h osts a Sadie H awk in s dan ce. Sadie H awk in s was a ch ar acter in Al Capp?s com ic str ip, Li?l Abner. H er fath er ,H ek zebiah H awk in s, was wor r ied th at h is dau gh ter ,wh o was gen er al l y viewed by m en as a l ess-th an -wor th y su itor to th e bach el or s of Dogpatch , USA, wou l d n ever m ar r y or m ove ou t of th e h ou se. To sol ve th is pr obl em , H ek zebiah or gan ized a foot r ace th at th e sin gl e m en an d wom en of Dogpatch par ticipated in (m ostl y m en u n wil l in gl y), in cl u din g Sadie, wh o was ver y speedy. Th e m en got a h ead star t befor e Sadie was r el eased, an d an y m an sh e cau gh t h ad to m ar r y h er. After Capp?s com ic str ip cam e ou t, Sadie H awk in s Day becam e qu ite popu l ar ,th u s th e bir th of th e Sadie H awk in s dan ce. Capp In c. n ow r el eases a n ew edition of h is Sadie H awk in s Day com ic str ip
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ever y Novem ber in r em em br an ce of th is day. Th e pecu l iar th in g abou t th e Sadie H awk in s dan ce is th at it is n ot h el d in Novem ber wh en th e com ic str ip was fir st r el eased. Al th ou gh th er e is n o set ?Sadie H awk in s Day,? th e com ic str ip was r el eased on Novem ber 15, 1937, wh ich is m on th s befor e sch ool s gen er al l y par tak e in th e tr adition . Th e r eason for th e var yin g dates is u n k n own , bu t it cou l d possibl y be becau se Leap Day is Febr u ar y 29th , wh ich is al so k n own as a day wh er e th e gir l s get to in itiate th e date. Novem ber is al so ver y cl ose to H om ecom in g, wh ich is u su al l y h osted in October. Th e Sadie H awk in s tr adition cou l d h ave been m oved to spr ead ou t th e fu n th r ou gh ou t th e year. No m atter wh en stu den ts par ticipate in th is tr adition , it is ch er ish ed acr oss th e Footh il l cam pu s. Sim il ar to H om ecom in g an d Pr om , Sadie?s is a day wh er e stu den ts get to h an g ou t with a gr ou p of fr ien ds an d pl an activities with on e an oth er. W h at m ak es Sadie?s a par ticu l ar l y u n iqu e an d fu n tr adition is its r el axed atm osph er e, especial l y with th e casu al fits an d activities, an d it?s a
ch an ce for gir l s to ask som eon e ou t on a date with ou t seem in g for war d or n on -tr adition al . As far as th e oth er tr adition s th at h ave been a par t of Sadie?s go, h avin g an assign ed date h as becom e l ess an d l ess of a n ecessity over th e year s. ?Th ey ar en ?t n ecessar y,bu t m ost peopl e l ik e h avin g th em ,? said soph om or e Natal ie H odge. "I th in k goin g as fr ien ds is a l ot m or e fu n becau se th er e?s n o str ess with it.? Soph om or e H ar m on y H an son is a bit m or e of a tr adition al ist th an H odge. "Dates ar e cool becau se we ar e teen ager s, an d it?s a n ice you n g peopl e?s exper ien ce,? sh e said. H owever ,sh e does agr ee with H odge as wel l . ?Th ey?r e n ot n ecessar y,? sh e said. ?I?m su r e a gir l s or h om ie date wou l d be fu n for som e peopl e too.? Som e sch ool s stil l h ost Sadie H awk in s dan ces, wh ich is a tr adition Footh il l h as l et go, m ain l y du e to l ack of in ter est. Th e opin ion s on h avin g a Sadie H awk in s dan ce var y br oadl y acr oss cam pu s. Sen ior Sadie H al e th in k s th at a dan ce m ay ch an ge th e l igh t atm osph er e th at su r r ou n ds th e tr adition . Sh e al so l ik es pl an n in g
h er own activities. ?I l ik e h ow we do fu n th in gs with ou r date, an d I feel l ik e, for a dan ce, you wou l d n eed to dr ess u p m or e th an a m atch in g sh ir t,? sh e said. ?Sadie?s is good with ou t a dan ce.? H owever ,th er e ar e oth er stu den ts wh o l ove th e idea of a sch ool Sadie H awk in s dan ce. Som e fu n Sadie?s ideas for goin g ou t with fr ien ds in cl u de goin g to an escape r oom , go-k ar tin g, bowl in g, m in i-gol fin g, etc. M ost stu den ts agr ee th at sever al ch eaper activities is th e way to go for Sadie?s. H al e h as h ad ver y positive
exper ien ces pl an n in g in expen sive an d fu n Sadie?s activities. ?Last year ,we h ad a h u ge gr ou p th at wen t to Ik ea to do a ph oto scaven ger h u n t. "Th en l ater ,we r en ted a m ovie th eater ,? sh e said. ?Both wer e r el ativel y ch eap an d su per fu n for th e wh ol e gr ou p!? No m atter wh ich tr adition s ar e fol l owed or wh at n ew on es ar e cr eated, Sadie H awk in s h as been a bel oved tr adition ar ou n d th e H il l . Th an k s to Capp?s acciden tal fam e in 1937, th e gir l s at Footh il l h ave a per fect oppor tu n ity to catch a date if th ey so ch oose, ju st as Sadie did.
The 1937 Sadie Hawkins issue by Al Capp helped to create the fun and lighthearted Sadie Hawkins tradition.
of Foothill students prefer going to Sadie's in a smaller group of 4-8 to a larger group of 10+ people.
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f you tak e a qu ick str ol l th r ou gh th e sch ool par k in g l ot, you wil l fin d a h an dfu l of m odified car s an d tr u ck s, l ik e Nich ol as Per u cci's 1954 For d, or M atth ew Peter sen 's For d M u stan g. Th ese car s ar e own ed by you n g car en th u siasts wh o h ave dedicated tim e an d m on ey in to m ak in g th eir r ides l ook n ice an d go fast. Per u cci own s both a 1954 For d tr u ck an d a 1956 Ch evy Bel -Air ,both of wh ich h ave been h eavil y m odified. Th e For d is a r owdy bl ack stepside with a 350 sm al l bl ock , an d th e Bel Air is a ?patin a? car wh ich was pr eviou sl y u sed as a dr ag r acer. Per u cci's passion for car s com es fr om h is dad, wh o h as al so been bu il din g car s sin ce h e was you n g. Togeth er ,th ey wor k on a n u m ber of car s in th eir back yar d as wel l as own in g th eir own body wor k bu sin ess. Ou t in th eir gar age, th ey do pain t an d body wor k on car s wh ich fu n ds th eir expen sive h obby. Ju n ior M atth ew Peter sen began wor k in g on h is 2006 M u stan g GT at th e begin n in g of th e pan dem ic, an d sin ce th en , it h as becom e "h is baby."
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?It star ted off as a fath er an d son bu il d bu t h as tu r n ed in to a son an d fath er bu il d,? said Peter sen . Peter sen 's M u stan g fel l in to h is h an ds after h is dad fou n d it on Cr aig'sl ist an d fixed it u p for h im sel f. H e l ater sol d th e car to h is son . Ever sin ce M atth ew took own er sh ip of th e car ,h e an d h is fath er h ave don e m odification s l ik e a n ew al u m in u m dr ive sh aft, fu l l exh au st, an d m an y en gin e m odification s th at h ave pu sh ed h is car cl ose to 400 h or sepower. Th r ou gh ou t th e bu il d, M atth ew h as l ear n ed m an y th in gs besides h ow to wor k on car s su ch as patien ce an d h ow to pr oper l y m ain tain h is m on ey. To m ak e su r e h e can affor d pr oper m ain ten an ce on h is car ,h e h as gon e to wor k with h is fath er doin g sm al l con str u ction jobs ar ou n d town . Som e teen s l ik e spor ts, som e l ik e video gam es, bu t th ese you n g m en par ticu l ar l y en joy wor k in g on th eir r ides. Lear n in g abou t car s an d en joyin g th e excitem en t of h avin g th eir own cool r ide is wh at th ey l ive for.
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1. Perucci?s 56 Bel Air might look rusty and worn, but that is the point. The original paint has been covered in a clear coat to make it shiny. This is referred to as patina. Some people have to pay for the rustic worn look, but years of wear gave it a perfect hot rod look. 2. The 54 Ford might have been made by Ford, but has been modified to be made from Chevy parts. The engine is a 350 Chevy, with a Cadillac and Camaro front end, and a Camaro disc brake rear end. 3.To get the stance of the car to look how he wanted, Perucci heated the springs up with a torch and shrunk them. This resulted in the front end lowering two inches, which beefed up the look. 4. With a modified dual exhaust and headers, you are likely to hear the car before you see it. 4. Pet er sen's M u st an g has a unique color. ?It is not for everybody, but it?s what makes it mine, and makes in special.? Courtesey Photos
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h r il l in g accel er ation s an d big tir es is wh at Sh ay Gil ber t is al l abou t. Sh ay goes fr om tr ack to tr ack attem ptin g to go as fast as sh e can in h er m in i-dr agster. Th e scr eam of en gin es an d sm ok e of th e tir es is an adr en al in e r u sh l ik e n o oth er. For two season s n ow, Gil ber t h as r aced m in i-dr agster s with h er dad an d oth er fr ien ds. H er in spir ation for th e spor t com es fr om h er fath er ,wh o h as been doin g it sin ce h e was you n g. "W or k in g on th e car s an d gettin g th em dial ed in is on e of m y favor ite par ts al on g with th e pu r e excitem en t an d th r il l of bein g ar ou n d peopl e I l ik e,? said Gil ber t.
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3 1. Gilbert's dragster on the racetrack. 2. Gilbert poses with her dragster. 3. Gilbert drives during a race. Courtesy Photos
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ow often do you sit down an d eat din n er with you r fam il y? W ait, l et m e star t over. H ow often do you wish you sat down an d h ad din n er with you r fam il y? M or e often th an n ot, fam il ies don ?t get th e oppor tu n ity th ey on ce h ad to h ave th eir din n er togeth er. M ost tim es, sch edu l es ju st don ?t add u p. On e fam il y m em ber is at pr actice, an oth er is com pl etin g a sch ool pr oject sh e pr ocr astin ated on for th r ee week s, an d an oth er is at k ar ate l esson s. W ith al l of th is goin g on , th e H illside H otwir e wan ted to k n ow if th e ideal fam il y din n er is som eth in g th at we wil l ju st see on TV fr om n ow on . Via a su r vey,m an y Footh il l stu den ts expr essed th at wh il e th ey ten d to h ave fam il y din n er s som etim es th r ou gh ou t th e week , it wasn 't al ways a pr ior ity.
Regu lar f am ily din n er s cr eat e bet t er gr ades an d self est eem It seem s th at m ost par en ts speak fon dl y of th eir u pbr in gin gs an d h ow n igh tl y fam il y din n er s wer e a ver y im por tan t par t of th eir ch il dh oods. Th at tr adition h asn ?t exactl y tr an sition ed over in to th is gen er ation , an d it h asn 't gon e u n n oticed. In th e su r vey,stu den ts said th at th e r eason for n ot par ticipatin g in th is tr adition was becau se of differ en t sch edu l es, th at som e fam il y m em ber s wer en ?t in ter ested in sittin g togeth er du r in g m eal s, or th ey sim pl y ju st didn ?t h ave tim e. In th e sam e su r vey,stu den ts wer e ask ed if th ey wan ted to h ave fam il y din n er s an d if th ey th ou gh t th at th ey wou l d tr y to m ak e an effor t of par tak in g in
th is tr adition with th eir fam il ies in th e fu tu r e. M ost stu den ts r eveal ed th at th ey wou l d l ik e to h ave th ese tr adition s an d pl an on doin g it with th eir fu tu r e fam il ies. Al th ou gh it is n ot as com m on as it on ce was in h ou seh ol ds, th is tr adition cou l d be on th e in cl in e with th is n ext gen er ation an d th eir fam il ies. Not on l y do th e stu den ts of Footh il l wish to h ave m or e sit-down din n er s with th eir fam il ies bu t fam il y din in g is al so r ecom m en ded by m an y m en tal h eal th wor k er s. It is gr eatl y en cou r aged to m ak e tim e for th is im por tan t m eal tim e. "Exper ts say th e m agic of sit-down m eal tim e h appen s wh en fam il ies gath er togeth er to tal k , l au gh , sh ar e th eir day-to-day str u ggl es, an d su ppor t each oth er th r ou gh l ife?s u ps an d down s. Th ese m om en ts of con n ection n u r tu r e a sen se of bel on gin g, l eadin g to gr eater sel f-esteem an d sel f-con fiden ce" Al th ou gh it m ay be difficu l t for m ost fam il ies to fin d th e tim e to get ever yon e's sch edu l es to al ign , h avin g week l y fam il y din n er s ar e ben eficial for ever yon e." ( Sou r ce: H eal th l an d tim e.com / fam il ies wh o eat togeth er ar e h eal th ier.)
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Var sit y baseball of f t o a gr eat st ar t , beat in g big n am es By Samantha Wagner and Rory Coppedge | Editors ?or e Power !? Th e Var sity basebal l team scr eam s as th ey br eak th e h u ddl e an d begin th e n ext gam e. ?W e get in th e h u ddl e to get ou r m in d r igh t,? said ju n ior Reese M cBr ide. ?W e ju st tal k abou t th e gam e, wh at we n eed to focu s on an d wh at we n eed to wor k on in th e n ext gam e.? Th e team h as cr eated a gr eat r el ation sh ip over th e year s on top of h avin g a gr eat r ecor d, with ar ou n d a 70% win r ate an d pl acin g th ir d in th eir division . ?Ou r r el ation sh ip as a team is r eal l y cl ose,? soph om or e Ll oyd Str oth er expl ain ed. ?Ou r sen ior s, Kai, Sh awn , an d Eth an , tr y to pr each br oth er h ood.? ?W e'r e al l pr etty tigh t,? sen ior Eth an Feder er said. ?Sen ior season h as been am azin g. I've gr own fr om a fr esh m an , wh er e I didn 't get a l ot of r espect, to bein g a sen ior ,h avin g gu ys l isten to m e an d l eadin g th e team .? Sever al pl ayer s m en tion ed th at th ey ar e n ot a ver y u ptigh t team . Th ey con sisten tl y pl ay better wh en th ey h ave fu n as opposed to wh en th ey ar e ser iou s an d appr eh en sive. Som e of th e team 's biggest r ival s wer e Bou l der City an d Sh adow Ridge. ?Bou l der City is a r ival r y gam e n ow. Th ey r eal l y don 't l ik e u s. W e h ave gr own to n ot l ik e th em as wel l ,? said Feder er. ?Th ey tal k ed a l ot of tr ash befor e th e gam e. I was abl e to bl an k th em for th r ee in n in gs on th e fr esh , n ew m ou n d, an d th ey didn 't tal k m u ch after we beat th em . ?As for th e Sh adow Ridge r ival r y,it is an im por tan t gam e for th e team . ?W e've al ways cl ash ed with th em ,? said ju n ior Qu in ten Ter r el l . ?W e n eed to win for pr ide r eason s, bu t l ast year we won 10-0. Du r in g th is year 's gam e, th e team l ost 3-7. "It was a gam e we sh ou l d h ave beat, bu t we n eeded to fix th e l ittl e m istak es," said Ter r el l . Th e r etu r n in g pl ayer s for n ext year ar e excited to see wh at's to com e an d to con tin u e tr adition s fr om past year s. ?W e tr y to eat togeth er after gam es at pl aces l ik e Fatboy on H or izon or Al oh a Kitch en ,? said soph om or e Ll oyd Str oth er. Reese M cBr ide al so m en tion ed th at th ey go to Bu ffal o W il d W in gs as wel l after gam es. An oth er tr adition is settin g th e bats ou t in fr on t of th e du gou t so th ey can h eat u p. ?W e n or m al l y h u ddl e u p an d give a pr egam e tal k too,? said ju n ior Noah Br ack en . Th is year 's season h as pr oven to be a m em or abl e on e. ?After gr adu ation , I'm goin g to pl ay for Ren o,? said sen ior Sh awn W h el an . ?It's excitin g gettin g back on th e fiel d fu l l tim e.?
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1. Sophomore Joshua Vaughn sliding to home base. Photo by Rory Coppedge 2. Back Row: Michael Gibson, Lloyd Sthrother, Ian Gross, Kaiden Straily, Second Row: Kai Sibal, Ethan Federer, Michael Vastano, Noah Bracken. Front row: Shawn Whelan Photo by Rory Coppedge 3. Senior Kai Sibal plays catcher against Chaparral. "My best game was against Legacy," said Sibal. "I was the catcher, and I called a really good game." Photo by Madison Remer 4. Running home, junior Noah Bracken makes it safely. "Coming in, we knew we were winning," said Bracken. "Desert Pines wasn't the best competition." Photo by Samantha Wagner 5. Junior Ryan David prepares to receive a pitch. Photo by Madison Remer 6. Sophomore Joseph Strother swings against Chaparral.?Make sure to get the job done and do your part,? said Strother. Photo by Samantha Wagner 7. Junior Kaden Straily pitches against Desert Pines Photo by Rory Coppedge
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n Septem ber 20, 2020 Layout by Samantha Wagner Ryl ee Jan n otti spen t h er fir st day on a sail boat al on g with h er fam il y. Th e th r ee expl or er s star ted th eir adven tu r e at a m ar in a in Vir gin ia. Jan n otti spen t 9 m on th s an d 7 days sail in g th e seas an d en cou n ter in g l ots of n ew peopl e an d exotic an im al s. Th ey began r esear ch in g th e adven tu r e after was Jan n otti's step fath er expr essed h ow it was h is dr eam fu n to to sail th e Car ibbean . Th ey n ever r eal l y th ou gh t th at be abl e to it wou l d h appen , bu t l ast year ,wh en sch ool s wer e sen t h an g ou t an d to distan ce l ear n in g, th e fam il y took th is as a sign an d tr avel with oth er ju m ped at th e oppor tu n ity. k ids an d fam il ies. Fr om th e m ar in a in Vir gin ia, th ey wen t to Sh e par ticu l ar l y W ash in gton D.C. an d th en tr avel ed back down to en joyed m eetin g an d Beau for t, New Yor k , Ch ar l eston , Sou th Car ol in a, gettin g to k n ow th e l ocal s. Geor gia an d Fl or ida. Ryl ee an d h er par en ts th en ?Th ey ar e su ch gr atefu l an d cr ossed th e Gu l f Str eam an d wen t to th e Bah am as for h u m bl e peopl e wh o wan t to get to th eir fir st stop. Th ey sail ed al m ost al l of th e Bah am as, k n ow you . Th ey tau gh t u s a l ot abou t th e Dom in ican Repu bl ic, Pu er to Rico, an d th e U.S th eir l ives too.? Vir gin Isl an ds. For th ose 9 m on th s, th e boat becam e Al th ou gh th is m igh t sou n d al l excitin g an d Jan n otti's h om e. fu n , Jan n otti said it was al so a l ot of wor k for h er Th e boat h ad th r ee r oom s, so sh e h ad h er own an d h er par en ts. Livin g on a boat is a ch al l en gin g space u n l ess h er sister cam e to visit. l ifestyl e an d you h ave to be wil l in g to m ak e ch an ges ?W e cau gh t a l ot of differ en t fish : wah oo, m ah i an d sacr ifices. m ah i, tu n a, m ack er el , an d of cou r se bar r acu da, bu t we Jan n otti's passage fr om th e Bah am as to th e th r ew th ose back in th e ocean . W h en spear fish in g, Dom in ican Repu bl ic took th r ee days of n on -stop we spear ed sn apper ,gr ou per ,an d l obster.? sail in g, an d for h er ,it was th e scar iest par t of th e tr ip Befor e l eavin g, th ey stock ed u p on l ots of food, du e to th e r ou gh seas an d stor m s. Sh e said th at bein g wh ich was wh at th ey u su al l y ate. In addition , th ey ate m en tal l y an d ph ysical l y str on g was a m u st. W h il e sh e fr esh veggies, fr u its an d oth er th in gs th ey pu r ch ased m isses bein g on th e boat an d h er adven tu r es, sh e fr om tin y sh ack s an d stor es th ey cam e acr oss on said sh e is h appy to be back h om e on l an d. th eir tr ip. Occasion al l y,th ey ate at bar an d gr il l s an d It was a gr eat l ear n in g exper ien ce an d a ?h u ge oth er r estau r an ts. eye-open er ," said Jan n otti. It ch an ged h er per spective Jan n otti soon l ear n ed h er fam il y wasn 't th e on l y on th e wor l d. ?I cou l d see m ysel f doin g som eth in g on e with th e idea of tr avel in g wh il e on l ock down . l ik e th is again ,? sh e said. "It was an am azin g tr ip an d ?W e m et m an y oth er boat fam il ies," said Jan n otti. "In al so a l ear n in g exper ien ce." boat ter m s, th ey'r e cal l ed bu ddy boats." Jan n otti said it
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1. Jannotti kayaking from her boat to Pig Beach at sunset. 2. Jannotti caught and reeled in a mahi mahi on her way from the Bahamas back to Florida. 3. Snorkeling "The Musician" while in Rubber Cut Cay, which is an island in the Bahamas. Courtesy photos
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MAKI NG THE GRADE By Jessica Manzo | Copy Editor
Af t er a sem est er of exper im en t in g w it h t h e n ew gr adin g an d r et ak e policies, h ow h ave t h e st u den t s been doin g, an d ar e t h er e ch an ges on t h e h or izon ? s th e 2021-2022 sch ool year began , stu den ts fin al l y star ted fl oodin g back on to cam pu s after a l on g, h ectic year of on l in e sch ool . W ith th is n ew year cam e a n ew gr adin g system . Th e for m ative: su m m ative gr adin g r atio ch an ged fr om bein g 40:60 to 25:75. As stu den ts star ted to wor r y l ess abou t for m ative assign m en ts su ch as h om ewor k an d cl asswor k , teach er s began to
assessm en ts. Som e stu den ts even wan t th e ol d r atio back . Al on g with th e n ew sch ool year ,a n ew m in im u m F pol icy was in stal l ed. Th is m in im u m F m ak es it so if a stu den t h as an y m issin g assign m en ts, th ey wil l be cou n ted as a 50% ver su s a 0%. Becau se of th is, m an y teach er s fou n d th at stu den ts tu r n ed in l ess wor k du r in g th e secon d qu ar ter. ?Sin ce th e n ew gr adin g system was in tr odu ced to stu den ts, th ey h ave n ot been com pl etin g assign m en ts an d par ticipatin g m u ch in cl ass discu ssion s becau se it's n ot goin g to affect th eir gr ade,? a teach er fr om th e En gl ish depar tm en t said. ?Som etim es wh en givin g ou t assign m en ts m y peer s wil l ask if th e assign m en t is for m ative or su m m ative,? said soph om or e Br ea Bol win . Depen din g on th e an swer
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sh ow m aster y in th eir cl asses by r aisin g su m m ative assign m en ts to be wor th m or e th an befor e, r equ ir in g stu den ts to focu s m or e on tests an d big pr ojects. Un l ik e for m ative assign m en ts, wh ich ar e m ain l y im pl em en ted to h el p stu den ts l ear n th e m ater ial n eeded in or der to pass a test, su m m ative assign m en t scor es sh ow th at a stu den t h as tr u l y u n der stood th e con ten t. ?Not al l stu den ts ar e good at tak in g tests,? fr esh m an Fer n an do Val dez, stated. ?Som etim es it's difficu l t to focu s with al l th e pr essu r e to pass a test.? Val dez bel ieves th at th e for m er gr adin g pol icy was m u ch m or e h el pfu l th an th e n ew pol icy. ?If we wer e to fail a test, a for m ative assign m en t wou l d h el p m y gr ade. Now, if I wer e to fail a test, for m ative assign m en ts don 't r eal l y h el p m y gr ade at al l .? Th e CCSD gr adin g pol icy was cr eated in an attem pt to h ave stu den ts focu s m or e on test scor es, m ak in g su r e th at th ey ar e abl e to sh ow th at th ey u n der stan d th e m ater ial , an d to l et th ose test scor es r efl ect th eir tr u e gr ades. Th e n ew l ate wor k pol icy was al so im pl em en ted, wh ich m ak es it so an y assign m en t is avail abl e to be tu r n ed in u p to th r ee days after th e du e date for fu l l cr edit. Accor din g to CCSD, th is pol icy was im pl em en ted to om it a pen al ty for l ate wor k so th at a stu den t's r eal pr ogr ess was gr aded in stead of th eir pu n ctu al ity. FH S or igin al l y al l owed a seven -day gr ace per iod, bu t it was ch an ged at sem ester becau se, accor din g to assistan t pr in cipal M r. Adam Can fiel d, th e seven -day pol icy
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was ch an ged du e to l ag tim e. By th e tim e a stu den t wou l d tu r n in an assign m en t with th e seven day pol icy,th er e wou l d al r eady be a n ew l esson , an d th e stu den t wou l d con tin u e to fal l beh in d in stead of stayin g u p to date with th e cu r r en t l esson . Th e l ate pol icy h as cr eated a wave of pr ocr astin ation . Now th at
som e stu den ts k n ow th at th ey ar e abl e to tu r n in assign m en ts l ate, som e h ave fal l en beh in d in th eir wor k , an d th en it al l star ted pil in g u p. Th is can l ead to str ess an d feel in gs of bein g over wh el m ed. A stu den t tak in g a col l ege cou r se said, "I k eep m or e m otivated to do wor k in a tim el y m an n er sin ce th er e is n o l ate wor k l eeway in a col l ege cl ass. M y cl asses with th e th r ee-day l ate pol icy m ak e it easier to pr ocr astin ate an d fal l beh in d." After in ter viewin g sever al En gl ish teach er s on th e su bject, th e con sen su s fr om th em was th at th ey l iter al l y r eceived h ar dl y an y wor k fr om stu den ts secon d qu ar ter. Th is, th ey said, h in der s n or m al l y h el pfu l activities l ik e cooper ative l ear n in g an d peer editin g. Th ey've al so seen m or e copyin g of assign m en ts an d stu den ts l ess pr epar ed for th eir su m m ative assessm en ts becau se th ey don 't do th e h om ewor k . Th is l eads to m or e stu den ts h avin g to tak e r em edial col l ege cl asses, an d th eir l ack of effor t is n ot al ign ed with col l ege an d car eer expectation s. W h eth er you l ook th r ou gh th e eyes of a stu den ts or teach er s, opin ion s differ fr om per son to per son abou t th e n ew pol icies. Al th ou gh som e stu den ts m ay disagr ee with th e n ew gr adin g pol icy an d wou l d l ik e to h ave m or e cr edit wh en com pl etin g for m ative assign m en ts, som e said th ey do l ik e th e n ew gr adin g pol icy. Th e gr adin g pol icy wil l k eep gr adu al l y ch an gin g towar d m or e weigh t for su m m ative assign m en ts an d l ess for for m ative, an d teach er s an d stu den ts wil l h ave to adapt an d m an age to th e n ew system . ?If th ey u n der stan d th e m ater ial , th at sh ou l d be th e dr ivin g for ce for gr ades,? added M r. Can fiel d.
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r eason s. Th ey h ave a bu sy sch edu l e as it is, or th ey don 't h ave a car or a l icen se to get to an d fr om wor k ar e ju st two com m on r eason s. A job is a big step for h igh sch ool stu den ts to tak e, an d it can be dau n tin g an d n er ve-wr ack in g for som e wh il e oth er s fin d it excitin g an d fil l ed with al l k in ds of ben efits. Ju n ior Em il y Cor win wor k s at Du tch Br os an d h as al l sor ts of du ties th at com e with wor k in g at a coffee an d bl en ded bever ages job. "As a bar ista, I h ave to pu l l sh ots of espr esso an d add fl avor in gs an d m il k / cr eam ," said Cor win . "Som etim es I wor k as a texter tak in g or der s an d in ter actin g with th e cu stom er s. Th is is th e fir st im pr ession peopl e get of Du tch Br os, so we h ave to be positive an d wear a sm il e at al l tim es. M y favor ite par t is th e am azin g com m u n ity we h ave at Du tch Br os." Sen ior Ak ir a Tate wor k s at Pan er a Br ead an d h as h er own set of task s as wel l . "I wor k on th e l in e, wh ich m ean s I m ak e th e food. Often , wh en wor k in g th e l in e, th ey give u s ar eas wh er e we'r e goin g to wor k , eith er doin g sou ps, sal ads/ bowl s, san dwich es/ fl atbr eads, etc," said Tate. "W e ar e al so task ed with doin g pr ep, r estock in g, an d cl ean in g u p." Som e stu den ts h ave u n iqu e jobs. Sen ior Isaac Godin ez wor k s at a veter in ar ian 's office doin g al l sor ts of task s, l ik e wal k in g an d feedin g th e fu r r y an im al s. H e h as been wor k in g at th e job for two m on th s . "I get to l ear n a l ot, an d it's a good job if I wan t to becom e a vet," said Godin ez. As with an y job, th er e ar e pr os an d con s to wor k in g. "Som e pr os of wor k in g at Pan er a wou l d be th e
What qualities do managers and supervisers want teens to have to be considered a good worker? By Alexander Brown | Cub Writer
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t?s 4:30 in th e m or n in g an d you ?r e gettin g r eady for wor k . At 4:45 you l eave you r h ou se an d gr ab som e coffee an d a dou gh n u t at Ar co an d ar r ive at wor k by 5:00 a.m . Th is is h ow you r m or n in g wou l d begin each week day if you wor k ed at typical h om e im pr ovem en t stor e. M an y teen s ar e in ter ested in gettin g jobs for th e su m m er ,bu t m an y don 't k n ow wh at is expected of th em as a wor k er. Th e H il l side H otwir e spok e with sever al m an ager s an d tr ain er s. Th ey h ad a gr eat deal to sh ar e abou t h ow to be th e best em pl oyee you can be. "A good em pl oyee is som eon e wh o is sel f-m otivated an d doesn 't n eed to be tol d wh at to do al l th e tim e," said M r s. Evel yn Br own , wh o h as wor k ed as a tr ain er for m an y year s. Sh e added th at good
em pl oyees "ar e on tim e an d r eady to wor k " wh en th ey ar r ive an d can wor k in depen den tl y th r ou gh ou t th eir sh ift with ou t h avin g to h ol d som eon e's h an d al l day. Br own al ways wan ted to be a positive r ol e m odel for h er em pl oyees as a m an ager. "I'm a bel iever in l eadin g by exam pl e," said Br own . "Too m an y m an ager s or su per viser s feel th ey n o l on ger n eed to 'get th eir h an ds dir ty' on ce th ey becom e a l eader. If m y em pl oyees see m e wor k in g al on gside of th em , it en cou r ages th em to wor k h ar d an d to do th eir best." DeAsh ia Latim or e wor k s as a cr ew tr ain er at M cDon al ds. Sh e tr ain s both n ew em pl oyees as wel l as cu r r en t em pl oyees wh o n eed a bit m or e tr ain in g. On e th in g th at sh e feel n ew em pl oyees sh ou l d com e to wor k with is h ow to com m u n icate with oth er s. Som e
cowor k er s an d th e actu al job itsel f is fu n for m e," said Tate. "Con s wou l d be som etim es we get r eal l y bu sy r u sh h ou r s, an d wh en wor k in g on th e l in e, it's im por tan t for u s to wor k fast bu t efficien tl y." Godin ez said h is on l y com pl ain t wou l d be th at th e pay isn 't h igh en ou gh for th e wor k l oad h e tak es on . A job isn 't al ways tol er abl e, so th er e's n o r eason to pr eten d th at it is. No m atter th e job, th er e wil l be som e k in d of dr awback . Ju n ior An dr ea Bal l in as expl ain ed a few of h er pr os an d con s. "Som e pr os ar e gettin g to wor k with m ost peopl e m y age an d gettin g tips. Som e con s ar e th at I som etim es h ave to wor k r eal l y ear l y or l ate-h ou r sh ifts. Al so, r em em ber in g to give good cu stom er ser vice wh en tak in g or der s, becau se per son al l y,I'm n ot ver y social at five a.m ." It's al so ben eficial to k n ow if th ese stu den ts wou l d r ecom m en d th eir job to an y of th eir fel l ow peer s. "I wou l d r ecom m en d th e job, especial l y if you l ove an im al s," said Godin ez. "I l ik e seein g n ew an im al s ever y day an d even seein g on es th at h ave
of h er co-wor k er s ar e r eal l y sh y,so Latim or e wor k s with th em so th ey can im pr ove th eir com m u n ication sk il l s. "I al so th in k th at som e teen s l ack a good wor k eth ic," said Latim or e. "I've seen som e l azy beh avior in som e em pl oyees, l ik e n ot cl ean in g u p after th em sel ves, bein g on th eir ph on es, an d n ot r epl en ish in g th e su ppl ies wh en th ey r u n ou t." Sh e added th at good em pl oyees l ook for wh at n eeds to be don e wh en bu sin ess is sl ow, l ik e wipin g down th e wor k ar eas or m ak in g su r e al l th e su ppl ies ar e fil l ed u p an d th at ever yth in g is tidy an d r eady for th e n ext r u sh . On e th in g stu den ts cou l d pr actice befor e gettin g a job is cou n tin g m on ey,especial l y bein g abl e to cou n t it back to a cu stom er. By fol l owin g th ese tips, teen s can becom e gr eat em pl oyees an d fin d th em sel ves r eady for r aises.
been in befor e. I cr eate a bon d with th e an im al s so th ey tr u st m e an d ar en 't as scar ed." Bal l in as gave h er in pu t as wel l . "I do r ecom m en d appl yin g for th is job. You get to m ak e n ew fr ien ds, wh ich m ak es it feel n ot l ik e wor k at tim es. An d you get to social ize with cu stom er s as wel l ." Tate h igh l y r ecom m en ds wor k in g at Pan er a Br ead. "Th e en vir on m en t is n ice, an d you get to wor k with a l ot of peopl e ar ou n d you r age, it's n ot su per h ar d, an d you get a ver y fl exibl e sch edu l e." Bal an cin g sch ool an d wor k as a h igh sch ool er isn 't al ways easy. Sch ool wor k can be a pain for a stu den t as it is, so addin g on th e str ess of a job m ay n ot seem appeal in g, bu t wor k in g can al so be ver y r ewar din g. Tak in g th e l eap of faith an d gettin g a job can feel l ik e a step in th e r igh t dir ection towar d becom e m or e l ik e an adu l t. Lear n in g r espon sibil ity an d h ow to wor k wel l with oth er s pair ed with a paych eck is a win -win situ ation an y way you sl ice, deep fr y,or pr ess it.
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Pat h s t o Su ccess College isn't t h e on ly w ay t o f in d a car eer By Justin Salonga| Cub Writer
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h e en d of th e year is dr awin g cl oser day by day as th e n ew sem ester begin s. An d with sen ior s th is year h avin g a ch an ce at gr adu atin g in per son , it's a n ew an d excitin g exper ien ce th at m an y fear ed wou l d be tak en away again . Th e en d of h igh sch ool m ar k s th e day you get to decide wh at to do with you r l ife. H owever , th e th ou gh t of th e fu tu r e can be over wh el m in g, an d it can be difficu l t to fin d th e path to begin you r jou r n ey to su ccess. M an y stu den ts bel ieve th at col l ege is th eir on l y path to th is so-cal l ed ?su ccess? becau se it h as been h am m er ed in to stu den ts sin ce n in th gr ade. In r eal ity,th er e ar e m an y al ter n ative r ou tes to su ccess, an d wh il e col l ege is a gr eat path , it?s fair to say th at it?s n ot desir abl e for ever yon e. A steadil y-gr owin g al ter n ative is an appr en ticesh ip for a sk il l ed car eer as an el ectr ician , pl u m ber , r oofer ,cosm etol ogist, H VAC tech , or m ech an ic. In an appr en ticesh ip, th e or gan ization you wor k for teach es you im por tan t tr ade an d cr aft sk il l s th at wil l ben efit you with in a specific tr ade. Appr en tices get paid for l ear n in g wh il e wor k in g. At th e en d of you r tr ain in g, you ar e r eady to wor k on you r own in th at car eer ,wh eth er th at m ean s open in g you r own bu sin ess or wor k in g for
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an establ ish ed bu sin ess as an em pl oyee. W h il e n ot as l u cr ative as a car eer as an ar ch itect or doctor , a sk il l ed pr ofession al is in gr eat n eed in th e wor k for ce, an d job m ar k et h as m an y avail abl e position s for th ese types of car eer s. Star tin g pay for an au to m ech an ic is ar ou n d $32,500 with abou t 90 per cen t of m ech an ics in Vegas ear n in g abou t $56,000 with H VAC tech s star tin g abou t th e sam e bu t toppin g ou t h igh er at $68,000. Th ese car eer s often in cl u de ben efits l ik e in su r an ce an d r etir em en t pack ages. At fir st gl an ce, atten din g a tr ade sch ool l ook s qu ite sim il ar to an appr en ticesh ip, th e two l in es of edu cation over l appin g in cer tain in stan ces. Lik e an appr en ticesh ip, you ?r e abl e to l ear n u n der pr ofession al s in th e fiel d, bu t tr ain in g is l ess h an ds-on th an th e appr en ticesh ip an d h as m or e cl assr oom -l ik e tr ain in g. In a tr ade sch ool , you ?r e tr ain in g with a gr ou p of l ik e-m in ded in dividu al s, an d th e tr ain in g is special ized for each par ticu l ar fiel d. At th e com pl etion of you r tr ain in g, you wil l r eceive a cer tification th at you ar e abl e to becom e a pr ofession al in th at fiel d. You wil l h ave on l y a
m in im u m of r eal l l ife exper ien ce, bu t on e advan tage is th at tr ade sch ool s ar e often gr eat at pl acin g you in a job as soon as you r tr ain in g is com pl ete. Bu t wh at ar e th e costs? Accor din g to M idwesttech , you can en d u p payin g u p to $127,000 to fu l l y com pl ete col l ege, com par ed to ar ou n d $33,000 or bel ow for tr ade sch ool , n ot to m en tion h ow tr ade sch ool fin ish es u su al l y in l ess th an two year s com par ed to col l ege?s 2-4 year en r ol l m en t. W h il e som e m ay be tu r n ed off to th e idea of on l in e cl asses, oth er s m igh t fin d th at doin g a M OOC (M assive Open On l in e Cou r ses) is an option . M OOCs ar e good for th ose wh o wan t to tak e a r efr esh er cou r se or for th ose wh o wou l d l ik e som e tim e to l ear n abou t th in gs th ey ar e in ter ested in with ou t for m al l y goin g to col l ege. In a M OOC, stu den ts of al l ages can appl y,an d m ost of th e cou r ses ar e fr ee. Th ose th at do h ave fees aver age l ess th an $500. Besides th e cor e
cl asses, M OOC offer s l an gu age, pr ogr am m in g, en gin eer in g, an d m an y m or e cou r ses th at you cou l d fin d an in ter est in . As m an y h ave exper ien ced fr om th e pr eviou s year doin g at-h om e l ear n in g, th e m agic of sch ool som etim es gets l ost wh en
you feel l ik e on l y on e in a cr owd of poten tial l y h u n dr eds. Th is wou l d m ak e an y teach er -stu den t con tact far m or e difficu l t. In addition , m an y of th e assign m en ts ar e option al sin ce th e cl asses u su al l y don 't offer cr edit, m ak in g it easier to dr op-ou t with ou t an y con sequ en ces. Th is said, if you do m ak e it th r ou gh th e cou r ses, you cou l d get a pr om otion or h ave th e abil ity to expl or e oth er jobs as you do to gain a cer tificate or an academ ic cr edit depen din g on you r situ ation . An oth er option stu den ts often expl or e is th at of join in g th e m il iar y. Al th ou gh n ot al ways th e fir st
ch oice for som e, en l istin g in th e m il itar y does h ave it?s advan tages, especial l y as it offer s m an y ben efits du r in g you r post-m il itar y l ife. If you do wan t to par ticipate in col l ege after th e m il itar y, you ?d be m or e th an el igibl e to h ave you r tu ition paid. W ith th at, you ?r e abl e to r etir e ear l ier th an oth er s, h avin g r etir em en t pay wh il e al so bein g you n g en ou gh to do an y secon dar y jobs. Th e m il itar y cou l d al so be a good oppor tu n ity to tr avel . You can h ave th e ch an ce to be station ed at n u m er ou s bases al l acr oss th e wor l d. H owever you do h ave to ser ve you r tim e befor e gain in g th ese ben efits, an d you n ever k n ow
wh er e you cou l d be station ed after boot cam p. It m igh t be al l th e way back h om e or in th e fr on t l in es, wh ich can affect you r m en tal h eal th . W h atever advan tages or disadvan tages th e m il itar y m ay br in g, it?s al ways an option for an yon e r eady to ser ve th eir cou n tr y. W h at cou l d be th e
r isk iest m ove for an y stu den t is a gap year. A gap year is a br eak fr om edu cation . Som e u se it to tak e tr ips, wor k or ju st r el ax an d tak e som e tim e to th em sel ves. Th is cou l d be a tim e wh er e a stu den t fin al l y h as th e ch an ce to tak e a br eak fr om an y edu cation at al l an d tak e u p an y h obbies th at th ey've h ad to postpon e du e to sch ool . W h il e away fr om sch ool , stu den ts h ave th e oppor tu n ity to l ear n l ife l esson s th at th ey wou l dn ?t be abl e to l ear n beh in d a desk or com pu ter scr een . Th is can l ook good for a r esu m e becau se you can h ave th e n on -edu cation al exper ien ces a com pan y or col l ege m igh t be l ook in g for th at a tr adition al col l ege stu den t m igh t n ot h ave yet. Depen din g on wh at you do du r in g a gap year ,on e th in g th at you can l ear n is h avin g pu r e in depen den ce an d r espon sibil ity. You ?d h ave th e option of tr avel in g or ju st tr yin g to
l ive al on e, wh ich can pr epar e you for both u n iver sity an d post-u n iver sity l ife. W ith th is said, a gap year can cost a l ot of m on ey, especial l y if you tr avel th e wor l d. Som e stu den ts al so fin d it m u ch h ar der to get back in to edu cation after pl ayin g for a year ,wh ich cou l d poten tial l y cau se th em to l ose th eir m om en tu m , or ju st cau se th em to be beh in d oth er stu den ts. H owever , th is is a on ce in a l ifetim e oppor tu n ity,so for som e it cou l d be a wel l -deser ved br eak , an d for oth er s, it cou l d be tim e th at al l ows th em to figu r e ou t wh at to do with th eir l ife. It?s al ways best to tak e tim e an d an al yze ever y option th at?s avail abl e, as an y of th ese option s l isted, or som e you m ay discover , can be you r path to per son al or fin an cial su ccess in th e fu tu r e. Al l it tak es is you r tim e an d effor t, al on g with devotion to wh at you bel ieve you sh ou l d do for th e n ext 30 year s.
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?woosh? swoosh? swoosh,? was th e sou n d of Ru th M el ton ?s br oom br u sh in g acr oss th e k itch en fl oor. W h il e doin g h er ch or es, sh e l isten ed to ?An yth in g Goes, with Em m a Ch am ber l ain ,? wh ich pl ayed fr om th e Air Pod in h er r igh t ear fr om h er ph on e in h er back pock et. Sh e was abl e to r el ate to Ch am ber l ain ?s ph il osoph y on h ow ?discom for t for ces you to gr ow? gr owin g is u n com for tabl e, an d th at?s good.? Podcasts ar e ak in to m u sic, on l y with ou t th e h ar m on ic m el odies in th e back gr ou n d. In stead, th ey ar e a diver se for m of au dio en ter tain m en t in wh ich in dividu al s ar e al l owed to spr ead a m essage an d bu il d a com m u n ity with oth er s wh o sh ar e sim il ar in ter ests. Th ey can r an ge fr om differ en t gen r es su ch as com edy,dr am a, r om an ce/ r el ation sh ips, l ifestyl e, n ews, spor ts, tr u e cr im e, etc. As som e teen ager s en joy l isten in g to m u sic, oth er s en joy podcasts. ?Podcasts ar e a fu n way for m e to see h ow oth er s view th e wor l d,? said M el ton . ?I?m gr eatl y en ter tain ed by sel f-h el p podcasts th at give advice on differ en t aspects of a teen ager 's exper ien ce. Th ey h el p m e in m ak in g m y own decision s at tim es.? ?An yth in g Goes with Em m a Ch am ber l ain ? is a vastl y popu l ar podcast th at is com m on l y l isten ed to by teen s. It
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cen ter s ar ou n d th e l ife of fam ou s You tu ber ,Em m a Ch am ber l ain , an d th e advice sh e h as for differ en t topics su ch as r el ation sh ips, fr ien dsh ips, gr owin g-u p, etc. An oth er podcast th at is wel l -k n own is ?Pr etty Basic,? with You Tu ber s Al ish a M ar ie an d Rem i Cr u z. It cen ter s ar ou n d l ifestyl e tips, Q&As, an d th e You Tu ber s?dail y l ives. W ith th e fast paced l ives of ever y teen ager , podcasts ar e a gr eat way to m ak e th em easier. ?I h ave a ver y bu sy sch edu l e, an d l isten in g to som eth in g al ways m ak es m e m or e r el axed,? said Dan iel l a O?Keefe. ?W h eth er I am at th e gym , doin g h om ewor k or com pl etin g m y ch or es, I am al ways l isten in g to a podcast th at I en joy. Recen tl y,I l isten ed to a podcast cal l ed ?Ser ial ,?wh ich is tr u e cr im e. Nor m al l y I do n ot l isten to tr u e cr im e, bu t th is on e got m e r eal l y h ook ed!? W ith ou t a dou bt, th er e ar e a gr eat n u m ber of teen age spor ts fan s in th e wor l d, an d th er e ar e a var iety of podcasts for th em to ch oose fr om .
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?On e of m y favor ite spor ts podcasts is cal l ed ?Th e Pat M cAfee Sh ow,?? said Al exis M ar tin ez. ?It con sists of a gr eat deal of h u m or ,wh ich I l ik e, an d it tak es a n ew twist on th e l ife of spor ts. It is h osted by an actu al ath l ete, wh ich is n ice, sin ce h e actu al l y k n ows wh at h e is tal k in g abou t.? Podcasts wil l con tin u e to su r face an d wil l en ter tain m or e you n g adu l ts to com e. ?Th at qu ote th at Em m a said was ver y in spir in g to m e,? M el ton said. ?Br oom in g th e fl oor defin itel y gives m e discom for t, bu t accor din g to h er , m aybe it wil l h el p m e to gr ow in to a per son wh o en joys doin g ch or es. I dou bt it, th ou gh .?
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AP Psy ch st u d en t s l ear n f r om t h e ch i l d d ev el op m en t p r oject By Samantha Wagner| Editor P Psych ol ogy stu den ts waited al l year for th e fam ou s fl ou r baby week ; an en tir e week wh er e a bag of fl ou r fu l fil l ed its tr u e pu r pose. In stead of becom in g a l oaf of br ead or pasta, th e fl ou r sack s wer e pr epped an d pam per ed in to fl ou r babies.
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"It is a par t of th e ch il d devel opm en t l esson ," ju n ior M adison Sm al l said. "W e l ear n ed abou t th e stages a ch il d goes th r ou gh m en tal l y,so we did a l ot of activities in vol vin g th e m il eston es a baby ach ieves." Th is pr oject was n o wal k in th e par k as it m igh t seem . AP Psych ol ogy stu den ts h ad to fol l ow r u l es an d tak e cer tain steps in or der to tak e car e of th eir n ewbor n s. "W e h ad to bu y baby cl oth es an d a sack of fl ou r for th e pr oject," Sm al l said. "Ever yth in g el se was pr ovided for u s by M s. Ash ton ." Sm al l expl ain ed h ow stu den ts wer e given activity l ogs an d h ad to r ecor d wh at th ey did with th eir fl ou r babies ever y day. "I took h im to m y spor t pr actices a l ot as wel l as to th e par k ," said Sm al l . Soph om or e Jak ob H an son expl ain ed th at th er e al ways 2 n eeded to be som eon e watch in g th e fl ou r babies. "After sch ool activities m ade it ch al l en gin g. I h ad basebal l pr actices th r ee h ou r s ever y day,so it was defin itel y a cir cu m stan ce to over com e. I h ad to h ave on e m y par en ts babysit h im wh il e I pr acticed." Th is pr oject al so en cou r aged cr eativity an d ever y fl ou r baby was bu il t an d tak en car e of in a u n iqu e way. M an y stu den ts cr eated a special bon d with th em by n am in g th em . "I n am ed h im Ger al d," H an son said. "I k in d of ju st wan ted a fu n n y n am e, n o offen se to an yon e n am ed Ger al d." On e stu den t wen t as far as br in gin g a baby str ol l er to sch ool . AP Psych ol ogy as a wh ol e h as been cal l ed on e of th e m ost en joyabl e AP cl asses to tak e in h igh sch ool . H an son added th at th e cl ass is in for m ative an d fu n , especial l y th e pr ojects.
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1. Fourth Period AP Psychology Last Row: Miriam Dayton, Isabella Cordoba, Jakob Enright. Second Row: Fernanda Trotechaud Michael O'Mahar, First Row: Kaidelyn Faires Photo by Samantha Wagner 2. Senior Michael O'Mahar works with his matching flour baby. Photo by Samantha Wagner 3. Junior Chance Douglas poses with his flour baby in AP Psychology. Photo by Samantha Wagner 4. Junior Makayla Winterfeld in Pre-Calculus with King George. "A tip for students next year is to use a lot of hot glue so the baby is more stable and doesn't fall apart," Winterfeld said. Photo by Aydan Alcantar
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After al l th e h ar d wor k of h avin g to tak e on th e r espon sibil ity of a par en t, som e of th e stu den ts decided to cel ebr ate th eir ach ievem en t; m ak in g pasta. It was n ot ju st an y pasta; th is k in d was cr afted by a special sack of fl ou r. You gu essed it; th e fl ou r babies! Ju n ior M ak ayl a W in ter fel d an d som e of h er fr ien ds pu t h er fl ou r baby to good u se on e week en d, an d wh at better way to do th at th an by tu r n in g it in to r aviol i. After a tr ip to Spr ou ts to get th e r est of th e in gr edien ts, W in ter fel d an d h er fr ien ds m ade r aviol i an d cook ies ou t of Kin g Geor ge. "H e was n am ed Kin g Geor ge after H am il ton ," W in ter fel d said. "Over al l , it was r eal l y fu n tak in g h im to Eco Cl u b wh en we cl ean ed th e cam pu s."
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Did you n am e you r f lou r baby? Yes, her name is Spencer. There is no reason behind it. As for the clothes, they were super cheap and easy to buy!
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Wh at w er e t h e biggest ch allen ges t ak in g car e of Spen cer ? Sometimes I would forget her somewhere, and I would have to go back and get her. You also had to leave your baby with a babysitter, so I had to leave it with someone I could trust, which was kind of hard. Wh at did t h e class do t h e day you h ad t o m ake t h em ? 4
It was kind of chaotic. We had to use all kinds of supplies like glue guns. It was also the first year for our AP Psychology teacher, so it was a learning process for everyone.
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Students attend an ACT seminar.
Ju n ior s an d t h eir exper ien ce w it h t h e ACT By Rory Coppedge | Editor 4,400 h ou r s of you r h igh sch ool car eer can be equ ated to on e, fou r -h ou r test. Th e ACT or Am er ican Col l ege Test is a stan dar dized test cr eated by th e Col l ege Boar d for adm ission s. Th e test is tak en pr edom in an tl y by ju n ior s bu t is avail abl e to soph om or es an d sen ior s as wel l . Th e ACT was cr eated in 1959 by col l ege pr ofessor Ever ett Fr an k l in Lin dqu ist as an SAT al ter n ative. Th e goal of th e test is to focu s m or e on wh at a stu den t h as l ear n ed ver su s h ow th ey com pr eh en d in for m ation . Sin ce Septem ber 2021, ju n ior s h ave tak en a sch ool -wide pr epar ation test cal l ed th e CERT. Th e CERT test al l ows stu den ts to see wh er e th ey ar e pr ojected to scor e, an d th ey can l ook back on th e wr on g an swer s to see wh er e th ey n eed to im pr ove. ?I th in k th e CERT testin g pr epar ed m e for th e ACT,?said ju n ior Bail ey Fr eem an . "It pu t u s in to th e sam e en vir on m en t th at th e ACT was goin g to be in ." On Febr u ar y 18-20, stu den ts pr epar in g for th e test wer e offer ed a 20-h ou r pr ep cou r se for $150. ?W ith stan dar dized tests, it's n ot en ou gh to k n ow th e con ten t. You al so n eed to pr actice with th e test for m at an d tim e l im its," said ju n ior Ken n in g Spath . ?Th e bootcam p was wor th it becau se I was abl e to boost m y pr ojected ACT scor e.? Stu den ts al so stu died for th e test on th eir own . "Back in October ,I was at Bar n es an d Nobl e, an d I bou gh t a test stu dy book ," said Al exa Sch l ich en m ayer. "I n ever en ded u p open in g it, bu t I pl an on stu dyin g with it if I'm n ot h appy with m y scor es wh en th ey com e back ." At th e en d of th e day it was ju st a test.?It fel t l ik e a r egu l ar test,? said ju n ior Deash ia Latim or e.? Ever yon e m ade it seem l ik e it was som eth in g h ar der th an it was.?
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