Auburn Riverside Student Voice OCT 7, 2014 • VOLUME 20 • ISSUE #1
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FCC should keep internet free Dylan Johnston Staff Reporter
The big 3 ISPs (Internet Service Providers) (Comcast, Verizon, and Time Warner Cable) are in the process of changing the internet for the worst. This will allow ISPs to charge customers for a “fast lane” and a “slow lane.” Essentially this will allow internet providers to monopolize the internet speeds in America. The Net Neutrality Act of 1969 makes the internet a place for open and free speech. It also makes all of the traffic on the internet equal, no matter the size. The FCC (Federal Communications Commision) is taking the steps right now to dismantle the internet and how it works, and completely change it. As stated before, there will soon be an internet “fast” lane and “slow” lane. Someone might open up Reddit and have it load instantly; someone else could do the same thing and it might take them ten minutes or more to open
lanes will be as quick as the internet the page. Basically, if you don’t speeds you have right now. have the money to pay for “fast” Several Republican senators internet, then you will be getare also trying to push for the FCC ting zero treatment from ISPs. to take down net neutrality. These As John Oliver from Last Week senators not only want to take it Tonight said, “You won’t have down, but they also view it as a Usain Bolt and Usain Bolt on form of oppression to the compaa motorbike. It will be Usain nies and corporations that provide Bolt and Usain Bolted to an the internet services. Now, most of anchor.” these ISPs think that taking down This will ruin the internet net neutrality will promote “healthy if we allow the FCC to make competition” when there is none in this change. The FCC has the first place. Right now, you either finished taking public comPHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE, OPENSOCIETYFOUNDATIONS.ORG get Comcast, AT&T, or Verizon. ment, receiving 3.7 million comments. About two thirds People across America are protesting the FCC taking away net neutral- Comcast is also merging together of these comments stated that ity. They believe all data on the internet, no matter what speed, should be with Time Warner Cable. Soon there will be no choice for what ISP there should be strong net equal. to choose. neutrality regulation. This is a place for free speech and expression, and Taking away net neutrality will not only our chance to tell the FCC why taking net the FCC is in the process of letting ISPs depromote monopolies in America, but it will neutrality apart is a bad idea. The internet cide what you view and say on the web. If also take away free speech and expression on is a wonderful place full of cats, and videos you don’t pay up, you get placed at the back the internet. of even more cats. But most importantly, it’s of the line in the “slow” lane, and the “fast”
Popular fiction generic, uninspired You’re always reading them, the books where the main character describes themselves as completely ordinary, yet as soon as you start reading you realize they’re the atypical-better-than-you-will-ever-be dreamboat babe, whose intelligent enough to rule the world, athletic enough to beat a Greek god, and funny enough to make Robin Williams laugh on his deathbed. Too soon? Sorry. Whether the protagonist is a boy or girl, they’ve got flawless skin and a perfect personality. Their reasoning might be slightly erratic and
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editor-in-chief Mackenzie Brown business manager Karlee Johnson photographer Dylan Johnston social media editor Jude Hanno cover collage Mackenzie Brown adviser Patrick Swenson
even the plot twists are predictable. “When I saw her all I could think was that she was beautiful and that I had to have her,” and then it’s just happily ever after. Where’s the fighting? Where’s the “Oh, she’s actually an overdramatic, excessively annoying, shallow and extremely vain person who I don’t like at all.” And, what’s with the whole “hero always wins” stuff? Nobody always wins. The best people lose and lose and lose and that’s what makes the winning so much better. That’s what makes the celebration really worthwhile. PHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE, FLICKR.COM “They always win,”
their solutions more reactive than proactive, but at the end of the day, their only true relation to us is to our dreams. The plots only get worse from there;
Sara Koenig Staff Reporter
freshman Curtis Van Daele said when asked what he finds predictable about books nowadays. “They’re always superheroes,” junior Faithlynn Phillips said. And all these dystopian novels coming out? Some are really good, but when you have to weed out all the bad ones it’s not really interesting...even the good ones are all about how bad the world is. But then, if it was a good world they would call it a utopian novel. Also, “they keep coming out with vampire books,” Van Daele said. Popular fiction these days keeps playing the same beats over and over. Whether a supernatural romance or a simpler story, protagonists remain perfect and storylines remain unchanged. Authors should take the time to try to craft something original.
Of the generic books that come out these days, the dystopian sub-genre has particularly started to grate and become repetitive.
staff reporters Mackenzie Brown Cameron Fairchild Jude Hanno Karlee Johnson Dylan Johnston Sara Koenig Maddie Nassirian Jessica Perez Sasha Terry guest reporters Aaron Baker Harrison Maurus Kinsey Miller Tashana Williams
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Horror movies fail to terrify Sara Koenig Staff Reporter
With them being called horror movies you would expect them to be horrific. But it seems that instead of inspiring terror they make us want to die…of boredom. With a copious amount of gore and a surprising shortage of original ideas, our fearfulness is far past beginning to suffer. Some agree that horror movies are a laughable affair. Unrealistic, Sesame Street-like monsters with green blood and googly eyes are funny. So are people who scream instead of run. Or people who run into a corner. Or a closet. Or sometimes the shower. “They may be called horror movies but they make me think of rom coms,” junior Justin Flint stated. But conflict is high about the subject and others believe that they are positively terrifying. Ghosts appearing in mirrors, ‘based on a true story’ lines at the beginning of movie, and realistic gore involving human parts are enough to frighten some. “The music makes it scary and suspenseful,” senior Lindsey Sanborn said. “I have nightmares for weeks,” junior Sam Brown said. If they weren’t already unfortunately hilarious, the graphics would make them despairing. When paired they
become a stigma of extreme and ludicrous entertainment. With cherry red blood and pieces of unknown body parts that may or may not be fingers but could also be an ear. Really, I don’t even think the producer knows what it is it’s so mangled and unrealistic. “It looks like messed up pudding,” junior Zainub Shaideen said. And this doesn’t even begin to touch on the unrealistic characters who run around like chickens with their heads cut off, scream at monsters, go into closets, basements, and showers and say “is anybody here?” What person does that when they’re scared? “Oh, there’s a terrifying creature chasing me, let’s get into the shower where I will be cornered and they will kill me.” Yes, because we would all definitely do that. But there are some horror movies that are decidedly scarier than others. The type that send shivers down our backs and goosebumps climbing along our skin. Generally, with unique ideas and realistic characters. Now you understand why I think horror movies are simply becoming lamer versions of comedy.
PHOTO & ILLUSTRATION BY MACKENZIE BROWN, & CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE, FLICKR.COM
Marvel films need more women Cameron Fairchild Staff Reporter With 10 movies currently released, five confirmed future projects and a TV show, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is breaking the boundaries of what a franchise can be, as characters and storylines once thought independent to their own franchises (Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, and the Hulk, specifically) began to cross over into each other. These crossovers culminated in The Avengers when all four heroes shared the screen simultaneously. But if the Marvel Universe is progressive in that regard, it is still reductive in the same way blockbuster movies have been for years: there is a noticeable lack of female characters. As the largest film franchise currently still producing movies, and the second largest of all time (behind Harry Potter), Marvel Studios should be setting an example, not ignoring the discrepancy. First, some credit where it’s due: Black Widow, played by Scarlett Johansson, first appeared in Iron Man 2 and most recently made a lauded appearance in Captain America 2. She is the closest Marvel has come to a female headlining one of its movies, but even a public outcry for Black Widow to receive her own adaptation by fans of the franchise has gone unheeded. In fact, according to Elia Dockterman of TIME Magazine, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige believes “that Marvel Studios…should make a female-led action movie,” but the studio “has no public plans to do so in the future. (And Marvel has release dates planned through 2017.)” Instead, Marvel has a steady stream of male-led films laid out,
Opinion
Twitter fights violate friendly network Jude Hanno Staff Reporter Twitter is meant for social networking. It’s for us to talk to one another and communicate virtually in 140 characters or less. Although arguing and fighting on Twitter is permitted, it’s sure as hell annoying. When you’re just spectating Twitter drama and aren’t actually a part of it, you might say it’s entertaining, but we all know you’re silently laughing at how pathetic everyone is who partakes in arguing publicly. Many students partake in Twitter drama. A recent event of online drama included senior Kyle Simmons. He believes that Twitter drama is bad “because your personal life doesn’t need to be on there.” When asked how he gets involved in it, he said “I see it but I don’t want to so I put an end to it.” Another student involved in some recent online fighting is senior Anthony Fontes who finds Twitter drama “hella funny.” Others usually instigate it when he’s a part of it, and he just joins in because he finds it amusing. “I could care less what people say,” he said. Twitter drama can also be very repetitive. Drama like this irritates freshman Ally McKay. “It gets annoying when it’s the same people fighting over the same stuff.” McKay has been involved in a lot of drama on Twitter, and said it occurs so often. Many students decide to avoid Twitter drama by avoiding Twitter altogether. Junior Will Knox, who does not have a Twitter, believes that’s the perfect way to avoid it. At times, Twitter drama is very hard to stay out of. For example, someone might attempt to call you out. The best thing to do at that point is to just laugh it off. Send those laughing/crying face emojis and call it good. If someone truly wanted to change you for the better, they would take the time to text you and let you know. If they “call you out,” they just want to embarrass you. Don’t reciprocate and make it worse. The entire idea behind fighting publicly on a social networking site is pathetic. There is so much negativity in the world, already. Adding more negativity to a place meant for positive communication only makes you look like you have nothing better to do than hurt others, and no one wants to be around someone like that. Our school is centered around the idea of positivity, unity, and love. Don’t contribute negativity, it only makes things worse.
as well as the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy sequels. For as long as movies have been made, female characters have generally been sidelined or reduced to love interest characters, while men are inordinately focused on; this quality was referred to as the “male gaze” by feminist Laura Mulvey back in 1975, and it still holds true for the majority of releases today. That’s not to discredit movies like The Hunger Games, which dissects an actual character with its protagonist Katniss Everdeen. Yet for every Hunger Games, another openly misogynistic Transformers is produced. Comparatively, Marvel has a more progressive outlook than anything Michael Bay has ever made, and Guardians of the Galaxy intentionally maneuvered its male and female leads away from a romantic angle in favor of focusing on their characters. Marvel Studios still has a lot of work to do, and must make resolute plans to place women in the foreground for future projects. When this method proves effective as a moneymaking strategy (a notable “44% of the audience for [the male-heavy] Guardians was female,” according to reporter Josh Perilo), hopefully Hollywood follows suit and bePHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE, WIKIPEDIA.COM comes more progressive. Take a look: of The Avengers lineup, only one cast member (Scarlett Johansson) is a female.
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News ASB begins new year School construction on hold 4
InFlight Oct 7, 2014
With the beginning of every school year, we leave the fate of our school in the hands of 31 young, bright minds in all grade levels. Together, they make Riverside function. On this year’s executive board, we have PresiPHOTO BY DYLAN JOHNSTON dent Cameron Fairchild, Vice President June Uki, This year’s ASB features a variety of new faces as well as experienced Secretary Jessica Fulford, leaders. Treasurer Hannah WilWith it still being the beginning of the son, RSVP Summer Ramirez, Public Relations Officer Corbin Smith, Junior LASC school year, the ASB has a lot on their plate. Abby Gooch, Senior LASC Kristi Nguyen, Some of their biggest plan at the moment is Spirit Chair Haley Ayers and AV Tech Cole Homecoming, although they’ve already had some big accomplishments, such as planLindell. The latest additions to ASB include ning the fall pep assembly. One new change the ASB has made is freshmen Kristina Pagosian, Tashana Williams, Jennifer Kim, Stephanie Neu, Carter that the pep assemblies initiate the sports Seehafer, Vivian Dao, and Clarissa Santiano season as opposed to closing the season, as they have in previous years. Their goal is to who were recently elected on Sept. 24. “The executive board is a new group help in the celebrating of a new and exciting and we’re having a lot of fun trying out new sports season. They also hope to start lunchideas and exploring what the 2014-2015 time Town Hall meetings in which people school year has to offer us,” senior Jessica can voice their ideas directly to executive board representatives. Fulford said.
High hopes for Homecoming Jessica Perez Staff Reporter
were to be installed behind the track. Lights surrounding the fields would have also been installed to allow night games. Outside renRiverside was to undergo site improve- ovations also included reorganization of the ments over the summer, but construction track. Nets that stop soccer balls from going has been postponed until May 2015 due to on to the track were also to be added, so the soccer and track & field teams could pracunder bidding. Last year, bidders under bid, estimating tice at the same time. On the inside of the school, hallway the total cost of the renovations would be carpets were to be replaced with tile. More less than they really were. By the time the storage was to be added around the school. companies that bid knew the correct cost, it The choir, band, visual communications, and was too late to rebid, causing delays on the food science classrooms were supposed to remodel. “It’s unfortunate for the bidders have more storage added as well. The library, and us,” orchestra teacher Elsa Fager said. too, was supposed to be remodeled to allow “We were so excited.” for more docking stations for computers. Considering Riverside is a fairly new “We have spots in the school that aren’t utischool, no major improvements were going lized for anything,” Halford said. to be made. According to Principal Dave With construction being held, this year’s Halford, new turf baseball and softball fields seniors will miss out on the upcoming renovations. “Even though I know I won’t be here next year, I want renovations to happen,” senior Kristina Nelson said. While Nelson is excited to see the renovations, some students aren’t that enthusiastic on the topic. PHOTO BY CAMERON FAIRCHILD “Honestly, I really don’t Riverside was underbid for renovations this year, putting new construc- care,” freshman Derek tion on hold. Lindor said.
Kinsey Miller Guest Reporter
Mackenzie Brown Editor-in-Chief
will be the game ending spirit week and starting up the excitement of our school dance. Dance contracts must be turned in on time so tickets can be purchased. Tickets will be 25 dollars. The Homecoming dance will be held October 25, at Riverside, and it is formal attire. The Dj playing will be from the company Busta-a-move Djs, and everything will be organized by the cheerleaders. For any additional questions contact activities coordinator Meri Benedict in the activities office.
Homecoming is closer than you think and the football team has been preparing to win the game since day one. This year’s game will take place on October 23, against Peninsula at home. The Homecoming theme will be announced at the game, and so will the princes and princesses of each grade, as well as the jester and jesteress, who will be seniors. According to senior Cole Huckaby, the team feels it’s necessary to win the Homecoming game because all the students go and there’s the pressure of everyone watching. “We have to win to get a good vibe for the Homecoming dance going,” Le said. The team promised us a win to get us in the spirit of Homecoming. “Although, our records don’t show them playing their best,” sophomore Haley Parsons said. This season, they lost a game against PHOTO BY JESSICA PEREZ Gig harbor 52-0. “Let’s not go The varsity, led by players such as seniors Cole Huckaby and for a repeat.” Parsons said. Vinny Le, expect the Homecoming game to be entertaining, and The Homecoming game they expect a win, according to Le.
Fall play begins
Dylan Johnston Staff Reporter The book The Arabian Nights also known as One Thousand and One Nights, is about the story of a king that marries a new woman every night and then murders them in the morning. The king then comes across a lady named Scheherazade, who tells him stories every night so she will not die. The play will be filled with a bunch of short stories and adventures. Opening night for The PHOTO BY DYLAN JOHNSTON Arabian Nights is November 6 at Juniors Megan Bass and Isaac Stocker prepare for their roles 7:00 p.m. The cost is ten dollars in the upcoming fall production of The Arabian Nights. without ASB and five dollars with ASB. The play is filled with many interest“I wanted to show that I could be flex- ing characters. “The Genie comes across as ible, and I wanted to pick a well known sto- this bigger than life character and in some ry that could challenge actors,” new drama of the scenes you can see the weakness in teacher Kathryn Nuttman said. She will be him,” junior Allie Lake said. the director of the play. Another interesting character is ShahThe lead roles are played by junior Rae- rayar. “He is a troubled man that comes lene Samuelson as Scheherazade, junior across something that he does see every day, Kasaiya Alaalatoa as Shahrayar, senior Sum- he takes the chance and along the way he mer Ramirez as Dinarzad and senior Kevin discovers who he really is,” junior Yeh-Sun Harris as The Vizier. Lee said.
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Health code affects lunches Cameron Fairchild Staff Reporter
make money for activities,” choir member Makayla Schleining said, now that the annual choir club bake sale has been shut down. Senior Jon Hackett feels the program is ineffectual. “It’s a good idea, but they should be doing more with the actual school lunches instead of the vending machines.” For some students, the new program has taken little effect. “I don’t mind it that bad,” freshman Kevin Rosales said. “It’s not too big a difference from middle school.”
A health program for school lunches, spearheaded by Michelle Obama and adopted nationwide, went into effect this year; the new policies affect many aspects of student life. According to principal Dave Halford, the health program “comes down to a calorie count” and treats all students the same in terms of their calorie intake. “My struggle is that some students, like student athletes, need more calories than others because they’re burning them in practice,” Halford said. The program has negatively affected the student store, run by the DECA class, according to DECA student Cole Lindell. “We can’t sell anything that has more than 40 calories,” Lindell said. “We can’t sell our bestselling cookies; we used to sell like 60 plates a day.” Some of the new policy changes have been less drastic. “We have to use a new pizza crust, but it tastes the same,” Lindell said. Though the store can no longer sell soda, Pepsi and Coca Cola are developing less-than40-calorie alternatives that work with the program. Vending machines in the school have also switched their stock to feature low-calorie snacks. PHOTO BY DYLAN JOHNSTON The health code also restricts use of high- Low-calorie vending machine items are among the many changes that come with calorie goods in fundraisers. “[The new health the new health code. program] is bad for fundraisers because we can’t
Newspaper adds CTE certification Students can now take newspaper for occupational education credit Aaron Baker Guest Reporter Following district certification, the coding for Newspaper class has been changed to count as a CTE credit starting this semester. The change in coding was welcomed by newspaper adviser Patrick Swenson. “Newspaper should be a CTE credit,” Swenson said. “A lot of students have a hard time fitting all of the classes into their schedule. Newspaper is a class where you want students to grow with you, so it being a CTE credit allows that to happen.” Some newspaper staff members greeted the change in coding with open arms. Sophomore staff reporter Maddie Nassirian feels newspaper works well as a CTE class. She doesn’t want to be forced out of her comfort zone and choose a CTE class that she doesn’t enjoy. The change in coding was finalized after Swenson became a CTE certified teacher, the certification of which requires a certain number of years spent working in the class’ respective field as determined by a Washington State advisory committee. “The state has its own frameworks [for determining CTE certification],” Vice Principal Shawna
Leonard said. “The advisory board helps determine how the course looks as well as the content of that course for that industry.” Leonard said the newspaper course content won’t be changed radically due to its new coding, because the only criteria for a course becoming CTE is that the teacher of that course must be CTE certified. Any changes to course content will be done so under the recommendation of the CTE advisory committee. “Newspaper becoming a CTE course helps kids stay in newspaper more,” said Swenson. “It’s definitely a good thing.”
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Google changes class Harrison Maurus Guest Reporter Google Drive and other Google products will be used in classrooms at school this year. Google Drive is a service that stores files and documents on a cloud server, and allows students and staff to access these files anywhere with internet availability. “The bond was proposed last year to the Technology Committee,” principal Dave Halford said. The ultimate goal of the Technology Committee is to provide a one-to-one student to computer ratio. The district unexpectedly passed the bond this year and held some Google training classes to help familiarize staff with Google Drive and other Google products they may use. Principal Dave Halford indicated that the school decided to switch to Google Drive because they no longer wanted to spend the money and effort on updating the school’s student drive software. This means that the student drive no longer exists and students must use Google Drive to save files. The use of Google products will not be determined by subject but by whether or not each teacher decides to use Google . One of the abilities of Drive is that saved files can be retrieved from anywhere with internet access. Freshman Riley Dunn enjoys this ability. “I think [it’s] good that students can access their files anywhere.” Not only do students benefit from the easy access of Drive, teachers do as well. “[Google] makes an efficient way of distributing and collecting homework,” math teacher Bob Morgan said. There are not many drawbacks to using Google Drive. “The only drawback I see is that students like to have the homework on paper,” Morgan said.
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InFlight Oct 7, 2014
New staff members join the flock Karlee Johnson Staff Reporter Tashana Williams Guest Reporter Each year we look forward to seeing new staff join the Raven family. Not only did the school hire new teachers, but new support staff as well. A total of 14 new staff members and teachers joined the school for this 2014-2015 school year. The math department hired two new teachers: Kevin Olson, who happens to be the new head coach of the boys basketball team, and Jerry Jazbec who also helps out with the girls basketball program. The language arts department has new teachers Glenn Dickson and Katy Nuttman. Nuttman is also the new Drama teacher, taking over for long-time teacher Karla Seman, who retired at the end of last year. Dickson is no stranger to Riverside, having taught here in a non-continuing position last year, and substitute teaching before that. Christine Arend joins the PE department and Marcus Evans is the new Health teacher. Jewelry added a new teacher as well, Kyle Rees, and the special education department added Kyle Jones. The new edition to the Science department is Dawn Carlo, and returning to the school after a long absence is Chad Guisinger, who is a social studies and foreign language teacher. Classified support staff had some turnover as well this year. Becky Thibodeau is the new bookkeeper and fiscal ac-
countant, Kathi Lucchesi is the secretary in charge of activities and athletics, Laurie Mehlhoff is the new main office manager and Alex Damiano is our new Psychologist. Thibodeau used to be a bookkeeper in Franklin Pierce County for Washington High School and Keithley Middle School. “I was trained in bookkeeping and I love working with children. Working at Riverside is a combination of what I enjoy doing,” she said. Laurie Mehlhoff isn’t new to the school. Last year she worked with Meri Benedict in the activities and athletics office. Also, last year, long-time office manager Mary Shabel retired, so Mehlhoff took on her job in the main office. Not to mention, she is only the second one since the school opened. Several years back, she used to work for West Auburn. “I think that Mehlhoff is nice,” freshman Michael Wilson said. “She has made my first year at Riverside a little bit easier by helping me with assignments.” Office manager Janet Oke works alongside Mehlhoff in the main office, but is appreciative of all the new faces in the office. “Our new support staff is awesome! They not only know what they are doing, but they are helpful and kind,” Oke said. Riverside’s new staff members, whether they are teachers or on support staff, are appreciated by both students and faculty.
PHOTOS BY KARLEE JOHNSON
Top row: Kyle Rees, Kathi Lucchesi, Kyle Jones. Row two: Kevin Olson, Katy Nuttman, Christine Arend. Third row: Jerry Jazbeck, Dawn Carlo, Marcus Evans. Fourth row: Glenn Dickson, Chad Guisinger, Becky Thibodeau. (Not pictured: Laurie Mehlhoff and Alex Damiano)
Summer Homework
91% Students share their opinion on current topics and pop culture
“Tweef”
Marijuana
We’re never too old for free candy! Except if you’re like 35...don’t go trick or treating if you’re 35...
51%
In Washington State, marijuana is now legalized, but a small majority of Ravens wish that it wasnt!
Seahawks
71%
Following the Seahawks parade, the Ravens have turned into full-fledged Seahawks fans and enjoy cheering them on at every game.
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Also known as “twitter beef.” Ravens don’t like to be a part of it and it’s actually pretty annoying.
Trick or Treating
67%
78%
Most students find this tasty treat perfect this time of year! Not quite as American as apple pie, but it is seasonal.
73%
Pumpkin Pie
Although assignments given to us in the summer help jumpstart our school year, they’re a pain to complete!
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Who’s behind locker #... Freshman
Sophomore
Nik Tyson 5008 InFlight: Who is your favorite artist?
NT: Led Zeppelin
InFlight: What is your favorite class so far?
NT: Electronics.
InFlight: What is your favorite eye color?
NT: Green.
InFlight: How would you describe school in three words?
NT: Boring, long and tiring. InFlight: How often do you actually use your locker?
NT: Never.
InFlight: What is your dream vacation?
NT: I want to go to Alaska and go fishing. InFlight: When is your birthday? NT: March 29, 1999. InFlight: iPhone or Android? NT: Android.
Junior
Ben Geisen 6106
Jada Bowman 3002
InFlight: What is your favorite color?
InFlight: Who is your favorite teacher? JB: Madame Polley. InFlight: Where is your dream vacation spot?
BG: Green.
InFlight: Who is your favorite teacher?
BG: Mr. Rosin.
InFlight: What is your dream vacation?
BG: To travel across Europe. InFlight: What do you want to be when you grow up?
BG: Engineer.
InFlight: Describe yourself in three words
BG: Outgoing, funny, smart. InFlight: When is your birthday?
BG: May 8th, 2000.
InFlight: How do you like Riverside?
BG: It’s definitely a new experience. InFlight: What is your favorite food?
BG: Grilled cheese sandwiches.
JB: Spain.
InFlight: What is your favorite drink?
JB: Passion Tea Lemonade. InFlight: What is your favorite animal?
JB: Cheetah.
Senior
Zoryana Kuzmich 7318 InFlight: Do you prefer an iPhone or an Android?
ZK: Android.
InFlight: Are you going to Homecoming?
ZK: I’m not sure yet.
InFlight: What do you plan on doing career wise?
ZK: Something that has to do with the medical field.
InFlight: Do you have a favorite eye color?
InFlight: When is your birthday?
InFlight: What is your favorite food?
InFlight: Who is your favorite teacher?
JB: Brown.
JB: Enchiladas.
InFlight: What do you do when you get home from school? JB: I do my homework after soccer practice. InFlight: Do you play or plan on playing any sports? JB: Soccer, basketball and tennis.
ZK: April 21st.
ZK: Tuck or Ms. Anderson. InFlight: What is your dream vacation?
ZK: Probably Greece.
InFlight: In your opinion, what is the difference between high school and middle school? ZK: You have a lot more indepedence in high school.
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Sara Koenig Staff Reporter The outfits to the left are designed as unique and inspirational Homecoming dress ideas. Everyone always shows up in the same typical dresses as everyone else, with skirts made of tulle or hiphugging silks, short skirts and cat eyes with badly done smokey eyes. Now, you can be different. 1. The first dress is pale pink, the silk is pleated and drapes across the shoulders of the models. It is designed to look like an Ancient Greek goddess’ dress. Be the goddess of your night, be unique. 2. The second dress is made of a hip-hugging, floor length gold, satin and an outer layer of see-through tulle weighted with glittering cloth, which causes it to appear as if you are floating on a glittering cloud. A star in the sky. Be the star of your night, be unique.
ILLUSTRATIONS BY SARA KOENIG
3. The last dress is a white women’s suit, made of stiff linen and lined with softened velvet. The belt is gold chain weighted with golden arrows. Be careful though, they could be considered a weapon. Avoid Todd Arigoni at all costs. Look like a boss for a night. Be the boss of your night, be unique.
Students take summer trips Karlee Johnson Staff Reporter
Def Leppard concert and going to the beach a lot. I even went to a fair.” For some it wasn’t much of a vacation because they were always occupied. Junior Alli Hand traveled to Colorado for 11 days for fastpitch. “For 11 days straight all I did was play softball.” Even though the school year put a stop to the summer, vacations led to many summer memories. So who’s ready for a nice vacation during winter break?
Summer’s over, as are those vacation trips, and some students can’t wait for the next break from school. Ravens took memorable vacation-s this summer before the school year started. From camping with friends and family, to visiting a college that might be part of a future plan after senior year, to traveling to one of the best known places in the US—California—students expressed their uniqueness in the trips they took over the summer. Some students don’t stray too far from home and take trips around Washington, but there are a few who ventured into different areas of California. Senior Cheyenne Green took many camping trips this summer. One included just friends, and the others included friends and family. “The very last day of school my friends and I packed up and went on a week long camping trip to Shelton, WA. Then towards the end of July I went with my family and friends to Eastern Washington for three days.” Junior Taylor Johnson stayed in California for a month, spending half of it visiting her dad. “I PHOTO COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE, WIKIPEDIA.ORG not only went down and got to see my dad, but I got to do a lot of fun One popular summer activity among Riverside students was camping, as was the case of things such as going to a Kiss and Cheyenne Green, who took many trips with both family and friends.
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Maze Runner is superior adaptation Sara Koenig Staff Reporter
Dylan O’Brien The Maze Runner, based on the popular series of youngadult novels by James Dashner, is as twisty and exhilarating as its source material. When you choose good actors like Dylan O’Brien, Thomas Brodie Sangster—oh my God hot—and Kaya Scodelario, you can’t really go wrong. They performed well and portrayed the plot of both the book and the movie in a cinematic experience well-worth the cost of a theatre ticket. Though the cast is young, all across the board they sell the fear a kid would feel if they were ever trapped in this situation. With a pristine extreme screen setting that was the Maze and the exceptional center of which was the Glade. Gorgeous valleys, vast gardens and dense forests, all crammed into a small space with fifty boys, an elevator that only goes up, and multiple buildings for sleeping, cooking, and medical care.
Main character, Thomas, who is played by Dylan O’Brien is well-portrayed and creates a lovable character. In the book Thomas is awkward and adorable but an oddball in
and of himself. Contrastingly the movie version of Thomas is enigmatic and confident but has a nervousness and sensitivity about him that relates wholeheartedly towards his book version. Thomas Brodie Sangster, the actor playing Newt, presents his character, a tall, long-haired blonde boy, exceptionally well. He used to be a runner but quit due to injury. He is friendly and welcoming to Thomas and to the rest of the Gladers. He is second-in-line of command to Alby, the Glade’s leader. Aml Ameen, the actor playing Alby, the second-eldest until the previous leader died and the first Glader in the Glade. Due to unfortunate beginnings he enforces three very important rules and fights to keep order within the group. Ki Hong Lee, the actor playing Minho, later guides Thomas through the maze on a hunt for the exit. Blake Cooper, the actor playing Chuck, the Greenie, or newest kid to the Glade, until Thomas arrived, he immediately befriends Thomas when guiding him through the Glade and explaining how everything works. Kaya Scodelario, the actress playing Teresa, the other curious character and the first ever girl and last ever Greenie, she is connected to Thomas in unexplainable and fantastical ways, not just including their past. The plot followed well with the book, and although missing a few key features, it was parallel in most of the ways that I found important. The special effects were exceptional, especially during the attacks between the Grievers and the Gladers inside the exceptional setting that is the Maze. And, spoiler alert, Griever pancake looks disgusting. To cut it short, this movie is officially awesome.
Artist of the Issue: Tove Lo Maddie Nassirian Staff Reporter
5 songs you should know: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Habits (Stay High) Not on Drugs Paradise Out of Mind Over
Swedish alternative singer, songwriter and musician, Tove Lo is on her rise to fame in the U.S. Tove Ebba Elsa Nilsson, or Tove Lo, got noticed for her hit single “Habits” in 2013, which later gained so much popularity that there were remixes of the song. One of the most listened to remixes was done by Hippie Sabotage, who renamed the song “Stay High.” Tove Lo’s album, Truth Serum, came out in March of 2014. This album was a huge success in Sweden, Australia, Norway and the U.S. It ranked number 10 on VG-lista, a Norwegian record chart. Her latest album, Queen of Clouds, was released on September 30. As well as writing her own songs, she’s written for others also. She’s written for artists like Cher Lloyd, Icona Pop and Lea Michele.
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The Equalizer subtracts substance from style Cameron Fairchild Staff Reporter The Equalizer, inspired by the ’80s TV show of the same name, ironically comes across as misguided and uneven. Hardware store worker Robert McCall is drawn into a life of violence when his friend Teri (Chloe Grace Moretz), a young prostitute, is beaten and hospitalized by her pimp Slavi (David Meunier), inspiring the methodical McCall to seek vigilante justice on her wrongdoer. Soon enough, McCall must contend with criminal forces above Slavi, embodied by the ruthless mob hitman Teddy (Marton Csokas). Denzel Washington gives an unnecessarily fantastic performance as the Equalizer himself. Even the most pretentious line has at least a semblance of sincerity when he speaks, and his stoic, reserved acting style benefit greatly to the slow-burn action scenes. It’s unfortunate that his character, an ex-something-or-other with a psychopathic streak, is little more than an unfairly lauded killing machine. It’s not unheard of for an action movie to focus on a violent killer
for its protagonist, but even characters like Rambo or John McClane must have villains who are comparatively far worse. Whether he’s torturing a dirty cop or plunging a tree shear through the neck of a Russian mobster, McCall’s eerie calm belies a crazed interior headspace, calling into question whether he has the moral high ground. This wouldn’t be a problem if the movie ever sincerely dwelled on McCall’s mental state, but time and
Huckleberry shines Mackenzie Brown Staff Reporter
about his album is the variety. He produces his beats and then decided what style of song he wants it to be based on how the backtrack feels. With this style, some of his songs come out goofy and nonsensical, while others appear at a deeper level and teach a lot of good life lessons. His first show since the release was his appearance at Bumbershoot. Since then, he has had no shows. He’s performing at the Neptune in Seattle on November 29.
Seattle has been known to produce some legendary bands/artists including Alice in Chains, Nirvana, or Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Another artist who works out of Seattle is Sam Lachow. Lachow recently put out an album titled Huckleberry and unlike many artists, it’s nothing but original. This is Lachow’s third album he’s released under his name. Every track is completely different. Some showcase a strong beat while others allow him to show off his rapping style. There’s a total of 15 tracks on the album, 13 of them new, and every one features other Seattle artists that he regularly collaborates with, including Arianna DeBoo, Raz Simone, and John Martin. He may be small, but he has a pretty big fan base in the Seattle area. There are even quite a few fans at Auburn Riverside. Although it’s incredibly interesting that the album is named after his middle name, Huckleberry, The Huckleberry album cover features Sam Lachow as a child on the most interesting thing the cover and is named after the artist himself, whose middle name is actually Huckleberry.
again supporting characters (including Melissa Leo and Bill Pullman in two unnecessary cameo appearances) speak to the greatness of his actions, and the closing shots of the movie do nothing but reinforce how awesome the audience is supposed to think he is. Touting the writer of The Expendables 2, Richard Wenk, the film’s shaky character work is hardly unexpected, and far from the movie’s only flaw. The Equalizer first premiered at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival, and its art film tendencies jut out of what could just be a clever, brutal action movie. Wenk provides us instead with extended metaphors featuring The Old Man and the Sea and occasionally skirts the edge of a meditation on violence and corruption a
la Taxi Driver, but never in an intelligent or insightful way. Did you know that prostitution is bad? The Equalizer sure does, and it will never let you forget it. And yet, it is awesome when Denzel plunges that tree shear through that guy’s neck. It is awesome when he sets his watch to calibrate his killstreak. It is awesome when he steals semi-automatic weapons right out of the hands of his attackers. It is awesome when The Equalizer actually equalizes the bad guys, and everything—the cinematography, the pacing, the direction—snaps into focus for a few brief minutes, turning a humdrum film with the tendency to dabble in security guard training montages into a taut action thriller. They may be devoid of character or substance, but the brief action scenes that make their way into this 135 minute action movie are the only bits of fun The Equalizer has in it. Tonally inconsistent, with only a few bright spots amidst a languishing run time, The Equalizer doesn’t add up.
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Polo swims to win XC runners excel Boy’s tennis feels the ‘love’ Jessica Perez Staff Reporter
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Our water polo team didn’t have a very strong start this season, but they’re determine to make this season a great one! “Every player, even if they are new, are strong in something that maybe someone else on the team, isn’t strong in,” senior Tye Dutcher said. With a strong team for our school, the team expects many wins. The loss of their first game, three to 12 against Mercer Island, has not discouraged them one bit, “We are going to practice our plays, work our offense and shut down their defense,” junior Eriik Snyder said. The next game will be on Oct. 9 against Kentwood, at the Auburn pool. This game, according to junior Daniel Godfrey, is expected to go well. The team hopes to make lots of wins this season, and perhaps even make it to state.
Cross country has started a new 3A season and they’re ready to compete again. There are a lot of athletes in cross country this year and the team has a lot of goals that they want to accomplish. Senior Kaja Johnson said that she wants “to crack the top 10 girls.” The team would like to run at districts and drop their times in the 5K. Junior Ethan Skonikoff wants to beat his time this year in the 5K. “I want to get a solid 18:00 5K,” Skornikoff said. Most of the athletes want to beat their competitors. Sophomore Josh Morisawa said, “The team is like a family and we’re in sync.” The team has been to a couple invitationals and they will soon be competing against schools in the Auburn School District. The boys coach Bill Sumner wants, “the team to improve and move on to Districts and State.” The team has a lot of things to focus on and improve on this season.
Both the boys and girls tennis teams have played a huge role in athletics here. Throughout history, they have won 13 league and district championships and continue to excel with each practice. It’s finally boys tennis season and coach Bruce Diehl is very excited to be working with the boys. Diehl has been coaching tennis here since 1995. He has had his boys start practices beginning during early summer so that they could get a head start and continue to succeed. His two captains are junior Adrian Tong and senior Kyle Wuerch. Tong believes that the season has been going very well. “We’ve been winning all of our matches,” he said. His season’s goal is to place at State as well as improve as a player. Wuerch also believes the team has been going great. He’s been a player since his freshman year and his favorite thing is hitting volleys. His seasons goal is to play his best. When asked what his goals for the team are, he replied that it’s “for us to be league champs.”
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Senior Eriik Snyder and junior Tyler Smith make themselves readily available to recieve a pass from senior Tye Dutcher.
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The boys tennis team has led a season with few defeats, inspiring confidence form the team.
Girls soccer kicks it Football on defense Swim team makes waves The boys cross country team focuses hard right before a race.
Maddie Nassirian Staff Reporter
The varsity girls soccer team started off with an undefeated season. Their win loss ratio is 5-0. The coach for this year is art and orientation teacher Paul Lewis. His goals for this season are to “win league championships, and return to state tournament.” The captains for the team are seniors Jewli-Ann YoungHolm, Kellie Jensen and Junior Izzy Creighton. Since they haven’t lost yet, they don’t know how to handle a loss, but if it happens “we just have to learn from our mistakes and do better next time.” Key players for this season are sophomore Patricia Phithamma and senior Kristina Nelson. Phitamma scored three goals so far and is our highest scorer. Their next game is today against Enumclaw at 7 p.m. at Enumclaw High School.
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The football season is now in full swing starting with a losing streak. According to senior Cole Huckaby, the losses are disappointing but they learn from each and every one of them. Sophomore Alex Caldwell believes there’s something to be gained from the loss. “We figure out our mistakes,” Caldwell said. “I need to do more work in the weight room to build strength.” They are trying to recover from a couple of bad losses in the beginning of the season. Their losses have encouraged the team to fix their mistakes and shape up. Though they lost their most recent home game, the team keeps working hard. The team played Auburn Mountainview on Oct. 3 and they have an upcoming game on Oct. 10 at Bonney Lake High School. The homecoming game is on Oct. 23 against Peninsula at Auburn Memorial, where Riverside is the home team.
The next swim meet is Oct. 2 at 3:30 pm vs Auburn High at the Auburn pool. The team was 2-3 as of Oct. 1. “Our goal is to make it to State and have every girl make it to districts,” senior Mollie Ridge said. Some key players are senior Charissa Dorn, junior Ciarra Stonerock, and senior Ellen Mosko. However, according to sophmore Mya Wagner, “I don’t think we have any key players, we all just work together as a team.” Not only does the team want to go to State and Districts, each member has her own goal. “I would like to swim my 50 freestyle in 29 seconds,” sophmore Hailey Wagner said. Don’t miss the meet today against Bonney Lake at 3:30pm at the Sumner Bonney Lake Aquatics center.
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Senior Jewli-Ann Youngholm scrimmages against her fellow teammate freshman Taylor Smith in preparation for a game this week
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Riverside’s offensive line readies themselved for the snap.
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The swim team poses and looks fierce at their swim practice.
Sports Golf team swings away Volleyball strikes 12
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Golf is back for a new season after switching to a 3A league. The coaches are language arts teacher Crystal Conant and math teacher Mike Huylar. Huylar is looking forward to coaching the boys this year. “I hope by the end of the season, the boys will be able to score double digit points,” he said. Senior Zachary Peterson’s said his goals are to “at least place once on varsity and to win at least one match,” Freshman Joey Cacation goals are to meet people and play once on varsity. Sophomore Nikolas Tyson doesn’t want anymore rain during the season. Besides that, Tyson’s goal is “to shoot better than I did last year.” The girls golf team highlights team covenants that are supposed to remind players to constantly want to improve. The “covenants are: diligence, integrity, loyalty, and joy.” If you would like to see the golf teams play, the next girls match is tonight against Enumclaw at their golf course. The boys golf team also has a home match tonight against Enumclaw at the Lake Tapps Golf Course. The following one is Oct 9 against Mountainview at the Auburn Golf Course.
Of the many fall sports taking place right now, one of the top is our girl’s volleyball team. Their season has been nothing but total domination, with their record as of last week being 6-0 and at the top of the league. As a team, they play every game as if it was the finals. They are always trying to play the best they can so that they can come out with the win. According to the entire team, their greatest strength is their communication. One player on the team is sophomore Clarice Buchanan. “Our goal for the season is to win State. We can’t slip up so that’s why we play every single game like it was the final game,” she said. Buchanan really loves being a part of the team. When asked what it feels like to be on top of the league, she said it “feels pretty great. There’s lots of pressure to win State.” Buchanan’s goal for the team this season is to win State, and play every game as best as they can. Her own personal goals are very similar, and are to “play hard in every set.” Their next game is tonight against Peninsula and it is an away game. After that game, their next one is on Thursday, Oct. 9 against Enumclaw.
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