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Keystone helps the community

The Three Amigos Sports: Soccer and Volleyball Theatre: Shakespeare rules! Toy Story reviewed CANDIDS

An interview with

Mr. Yager

Everyone knows that there is a new face on campus this year-

Mr. Yager’s job consists of making sure that the school runs as smoothly as possible, meeting with important people, sitting in the new head of school Mr. Yager. He can often be seen walking his office, and “diligently pursuing the mission of the school.” around the school or in his office with an open door, welcoming His transition to San Antonio has been relatively easy; he’s anyone to come in, and afterschool he can sometimes be seen at gone to all the tourist traps in San volleyball games. With his presAntonio (the Alamo, Sea World, San ence and warm smile, it is hard to Antonio Zoo). miss Mr. Yager. But who is the When asked about his plans for the man behind the title and face? We future of the school, Mr. Yager said recently got to sit down with him to his main goal at this point is to learn a little more about his life. “build upon the culture of the When he was our age, Mr. school.” His plan is to simply Yager considered himself to be a absorb as much as he can about the studious teenager who enjoyed school and its students this first school and was eager to learn. Like year. He does offer a piece of many Keystone students advice to students in the high (especially seniors at this time of school, advice that got him where year) he was focused on the next he is today: pursue things in your step--college. Although he didn’t life that are meaningful, enjoyable know exactly what he wanted to do and beneficial to the community. at first, he knew he wanted to pursue a career that was both --Kelly Echavarria and Sydney Royer meaningful and beneficial to the community. He eventually decided to become a teacher because he enjoyed school so much as a young adult. From there, he saw a head of school position as a logical extension of his role in the school community. His favorite class in school was science, which led to his interest in Applied Earth Science degree while in school at Stanford University. He ended up double majoring in Applied Earth Sciences and Economics. While this might not seem like the degree a typical head-of-school would have, he assured us that his studies within these majors help him with planning, preservation of resources, and the creation of an “optimal environment” for the schools he teaches at.

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Favorite Color-Blue Birthday-August 16 Favorite Food-Itallian Favorite Movie-Chariots of Fire Favorite Sports-Golf and Lacrosse Favorite city-Sants Barbara, California Favorite TV Shows-Lost and Modern Family Favorite Book-A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

Keystone Helps the Community On the morning of September 11, a group of ten Keystone students sponsored by the Environmental and Community Service Club banded together to help make our community a better place. This group met at an event organized by the City of San Antonio to plant trees at Lakeside Park, a small park on the southeast side of town. There, they did various tasks to improve the park and thus the quality of life for the residents in the area, planting trees, laying down mulch, watering trees and clearing large branches that had fallen as a result of the recent storm. the community activists were even lucky enough to meet Mayor Julian Castro at the event! The Environmental and Community Service Club commends these volunteers and hopes that many more will join next time. By Drew Schaffer

may have their own Big Three in Lebron James, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade, but the roster isn’t very deep other than those

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three guys. The rest of the team consists of players such as Mike Miller, Jerry Stackhouse, Eddie House, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. These are all decent players but they are nowhere good enough to hold up the Heat by themselves. The Heat also made a terrible move by trading away Michael Beasley to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Darko Milicic and second round draft picks in 2011 and 2014. The trade did free up cap room for the Heat to re-sign Udonis Hasalem. However, although Beasley may not have been that fourth guy to make the Big Three into the Big Four, he surely was a reliable backup if any of the Big Three went down with an injury. In my mind he was the second best player on the Heat roster last year, only behind Dwayne Wade. Also, this trade gave the Heat second round draft picks in the 2011 and 2014. From what I can tell the team has been preaching that it will win a championship this year, and draft picks in 2011 and 2014 won’t help with that this season. While I have the utmost respect for General Manager Pat Riley in Miami and what he has done with the team, I just don’t think this trade worked to the benefit of the Heat. What worries me the most is that we are seeing the Heat players go down in the pre-season. Even though they are playing more minutes than they usually play during the pre-season, they are not playing anywhere near as much time as they would play in the regular season and in the playoffs. If the coaches of the Heat keep on playing their players like this, then the team is in for a rough season.

Coming into the preseason, the Miami Heat was no doubt the top dog in the NBA. However, now that assumption has been taken into question. Two of their top players have been injured during the pre-season, Dwayne Wade, and Lebron James. Injuries don’t occur too often during the pre-season, and even if injuries do occur, the star players are hardly ever the ones getting injured. During the pre-season coaches usually take time to test out lineups, play rookies and other players to examine their play, and usually play their star players just a little to get them back into rhythm. But with the Miami Heat, this is a much different story. Coach Eric Spoelstra and General Manager Pat Riley think that they should play their star players as if it were game 7 of the Finals. The coaches have been constantly playing Lebron James and Dwayne Wade, which is why the two have combated injuries during the preseason. Now the question is, “Are the Heat trying too hard during the pre-season?” My answer to that question would have to be yes. I believe that the Heat have been playing the best players because they feel like they have something to prove. They know the whole league is looking at them. They want to show that they really are the team to beat in the NBA. Also, there are three guys on the team (Wade, Bosh, and James) who have yet to win a championship and are desperate for one. They seem to be willing to go to extremes and do whatever it takes to win a championship. Some might say it is great that a team finally has started taking the pre-season seriously, but I’d have to disagree. The Heat

-Akhil Rajiv

Lessons Learned: World Cup Recap Vuvuzelas. The Adidas Jubalani. A Spanish win. A French disgrace. A psychic octopus named “Paul”. For a month, South Africa became host to a slew of dramas that played out in front on an international audience of billions. The FIFA World Cup is one of a kind. For one month every four years, it brings together the world’s best soccer players for more than sixty games played in up to twelve venues across a host country. The World Cup has the largest viewership of any sporting event in the world, with more than 25 billion people tuning in on television, and many more watching online. For many, the World Cup is much more than a sporting event.

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The first World Cup to be hosted in an African country was not without controversy. Though there were many disagreements during the World Cup, including conflicts over the design of the official tournament ball (the Adidas Jubalani) and the use of vuvezelas by fans. In retrospect, these conflicts were unimportant compared to other issues at play. Once the sight of Apartheid, laws enforcing racial segregation, South Africa has come a long way, and the fact that it was chosen as the host country for the World Cup attests to this progress. However, many questioned South Africa’s ability to host the tournament, as well as whether the World Cup was a good use of resources for a country still struggling with widespread poverty and other problems. South Africa has one of the highest rates of murder and violent crime in the world, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. South Africa also struggles with an extremely high rate of HIV/AIDS infection. During the tournament, thousands of South Africans gathered outside the stadiums to protest the $4.3 million dollars the South African government spent on hosting the tournament, and stadium workers protested low wages. The protests were broken up by riot police who used tear gas and hand grenades to disperse the crowds. The protests and methods used by law enforcement to combat them received little coverage from the western media. Although the World Cup featured loyalty, sadness, and victory, among others, perhaps the most important lessons that can be gleaned from the tournament are that the media plays a larger role in the way we view the world than we know, that sometimes a sporting event can heal a country, and sometimes it can tear it apart.

Twelfth Night: A Great Way to Spend an Evening

he theater club’s recent production of Twelfth Night was certainly a hilarious performance that had the audience laughing and satisfied. Junior Rachel Arrey did a great job as Viola, who dresses up as a boy named Cesario. Myles Cooper did a great job playing Orsino, who is fooled by Viola’s disguise

and truly believes her to be a boy. The fact that Viola is in love with Orsino made for a very funny relationship between the two, and Rachel and Myles did great at maximizing the humor with facial expressions and exaggerated gestures. Another funny character was Olivia, played by senior Daniela Bucay, who falls in love with Cesario. The relationship here was also very funny, with Cesario (aka Viola) trying to run from Olivia’s many attempts to woo him.

In addition to this main plot line, there was also the sub-plot of Maria (sophomore Ali Booth), Sir Toby

(sophomore Travis Howk), Sir Andrew (senior Brian White), and Feste (junior Wallis Monday) conspiring to make a fool out of Malvolio (senior Casey Rothbauer). Casey was not afraid to make act silly when his character thought that Olivia was in love with him. His expression and costume certainly drew many laughs from the crowd. There was also a ‘fight scene’ in which, instead of swords, the characters used golf clubs. This added a very funny twist to the whole story. Another interesting piece of the production was Wallis’ excellent voice, and was very well cast as Feste, who has a numerous small solos for various occasions- from when Orsino calls her to sing of love to when she, Sir Toby, and Sir Andrew break out in song and dance. The lines on a whole ran smoothly between the characters, and they said them like the Shakespearean language came naturally to them all.

In addition, the costumes and set for Twelfth Night were great- both seemed appropriate for time period

and plot line. Both the male characters slacks and dress shirts and the female characters dresses seemed to fit with the atmosphere of the play. Overall, Twelfth Night was a great success and worth all of the hard work put in by the cast and crew. -Kelly Echavarria

Much Ado About Nothing Review

he Blue Star Theater recently put on an excellent production of Much Ado About Nothing, with which Keystone students and faculty were very involved. The play was easy to understand because of the actors’ interpretations. One could tell that the actors clearly understood their characters and communicated emotions very well. Mr. and Mrs. Ciaravino were wonderful in the parts of Benedick and Beatrice. It was definitely noteworthy to see Mr. Ciaravino in his element in this role. In addition, it was interesting to see Mrs. Ciaravino get so into her character- screaming and knocking down pillars all over the place yet making it seem like it came naturally to her. Forrest Cobb, a Keystone graduate, and Casey Rothbauer were also in the production. Forrest was hilarious in his part. Unfortunately, Casey was not in the performance we saw because he was at Big Bend. However, his brother Chris filled in for him and played the part very well. All in all, the cast was very diverse, and in a unique twist, the part of the Friar was played by a woman. The acting was not the only component that contributed to the show. The elegant, simple set and lighting let the story dominate. The violinist added to the mood by playing while the audience took their seats and throughout the show, especially during the wedding scene in Act II. The theater was pretty small, so the audience sat very close to the stage. Also, there was no ‘backstage’, instead the characters stepped offstage to the side and sat on a bench waiting for their next part to come up. Also located in these offstage areas was the clothing rack for costumes and the makeup station. This was quite intriguing to see what went on behind the scenes. Speaking of behind the scenes, senior Marisa Luckie and sophomore Amanda Rothbauer were part of the crew in the play. Marisa was the costume intern and Amanda was the assistant director, showing how Keystone students really are active in the community, not just in our theater productions at school. Overall, Much Ado About Nothing was a fun, inexpensive way to spend an evening. -Rachel Arrey and Emily Cavazos

Best SumM r movie By, Caitlin Castella

After waiting eleven years to make the third movie in the Toy Story set, Disney and Pixar proved that they could still make a great kids movie. This movie wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a cheesy third movie made just to make money, which is what could have been expected after waiting eleven years to make a third movie. It had a great picture and was one of the few current movies directed towards kids that still has a good story line and teaches values and morals. Yet saying this movie is directed towards kids isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly accurate. The directors might have intentionally directed it towards kids,

however during the premiere the theater was packed with teenagers, who had seen the original movies as a kid. This movie has the original cast including Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jesse and Bullseye, and some new faces. The story is about how Andy goes to college and the toys are donated to Sunny Side Day Care, where they are kept prisoner by the head teddy bear, Lots-o and the other toys. This final Toy Story movie shows how friendship is more important than anything, and is a great movie for all ages.

Movie now on DVD and Blu-ray!!!

Crossword Puzzle 3

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19 Across 1. Strict or stern in appearance or manner. Markedly simple without adornment or ornamentation. 4. A statement that is accepted without proof 8. Na (element) 10. Calculus teacher 12. Filius (latin, translate to english) 14. Beowulf’s tribe 15. Tan(45) + 11640 - 20(117 + 465) = ? 16. English king with 6 wives and changed the religion of England 18. New Headmaster 19. Teacher with a rabbit skin in his cabinet and animal skulls on his bookcase

Down 2.Building with Mr. Howk’s room is _____ hall 3.A movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine 5.Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane 6.Keystone’s end of the year Magazine 7.Greek infantryman (beginning in late 7th century) who were heavily armed and wore bronze or leather helmets, breastplates, and shin guards 9.Has a bowl of M&Ms for students (and other teachers) 11.Cheveux (French translate to English) 13.La Cena (Spanish translate to English) 17.New Keystone oline website for grades and homework 19. Country with the capital of N’Djamena Answers in next edition