October/November 2014 MavLife

La Costa Canyon High School

Oct./Nov. 2014

MavLife One Maverick Way, Carlsbad, CA 92009

Volume 9 Issue 1

Zuleyma Sanchez

Carlsbad Welcomes La Costa Town Square

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fter over a year of construction, the La Costa Town Square, the sprawling shopping center on the corner of Rancho Santa Fe Road and La Costa Avenue, is set to open in March 2015. For those who can’t wait until spring, a “sneak peak” event will be held on Friday, November 7 at 2:00 p.m. at the clock tower.

Flagship stores include Vons, 24 Hour Fitness, Petco and Stein Mart, along with smaller shops and restaurants (see sidebar).

The center’s designers aimed to create a

LIST OF STORES AT&T Bushfire Grill Chase Bank Chevron Luna Grill Mathnasium Modern Eyes Noodles and Co Pacific Dental Petco Postal Annex

Project Pie SD Credit Union Stein Mart Starbucks Supercuts The Baked Bear The Habit The Loft Hair Design Vons Supermarket Windmill Cleaners 24 Hour Fitness

location that would “enhance the community’s shopping experience,” according to Chief Operating Officer David Zylstra.

“Our objective is to bring a new mix of quality tenants to fulfill the daily needs and the lifestyles of the residents in the community,” Zylstra said.

Students on campus plan to use the shopping center, which is walking distance from campus.

“It’s going to be easier than having to drive all the way to the Forum,” junior Tessa Kight said. “[The Forum is] not even that far, but there’s people that live around here that can’t drive.”

The Square’s location also opens opportunities for students who hope to find a job.

“It’s really cool that they’re doing it because now there’s a lot of jobs that people can get,” senior Madelyn Luker said.

Having more choices available might also help students save money, according to senior Rachel Dumiak.

“It saves gas for people and will cause the other shopping centers in town to drive their prices down because they’ll get more competitive,” Dumiak said.

With the center located so close to campus, there are bound to be new challenges for the administration.

“[Campus Supervisor Lori Branson] is definitely going to have to deal with a bunch more kids getting off campus,” sophomore Maya Harrison said. Currently, only seniors are permitted to leave campus at lunch.

Branson agrees that security at lunch may become problematic with the proximity of the new shopping center.

“It’s definitely going to be an issue,” Branson said. “It’s within walking distance. It’s like trying to put a stop sign at an intersection.

Even people who don’t drive will feel the temptation [to leave campus].”

But there are also upsides in terms of safety to being so close to campus, according to Branson.

“It will give you somewhere closer to go and be back on time and safer, instead of screaming down El Camino Real to go somewhere,” Branson said. “If there’s somewhere over here that [students] could go that’s just around the corner, then great.”

Designers paid particular attention to aesthetics, hoping to attract a lot of local customers.

“The plaza will feature a clock tower, water fountain, landscaped planters and trees in grated planters,” according to the Square’s website. “Seat walls will provide a public gathering area for the development and the neighborhood.”

District Safety Initiative Promotes Change to Campus

Staff IDs, new gates and revised evacuation procedures among the changes

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hile no one likes to think about the worst thing that can happen on a high school campus, planning for such events is a critical part of keeping the campus safe.

To that end, the San Dieguito Union High School District is looking at new ways to improve school safety. Proposed changes include a new safety drill protocol, new campus gates and devices that allow for teachers to close doors quickly in case of an emergency.

In addition, the district now requires every staff member to wear an identification

Admin Seeks to Discourage Drinking at Student Events With alcohol consumption at school events becoming increasingly problematic, the administration looks at new ways to improve student safety.

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badge during school hours, making it easier to identify people who don’t belong.

“When you think about all of the teachers, classified staff, food nutrition services, custodians, security, you’re close to about 145 staff members on a given day,” Principal Bryan Marcus said. “That’s a lot of people to know.”

However, safety means more than just fire drills and ID badges. On September 30, the school held an active shooter training for the staff. Carlsbad detective Malcolm Warfield, who has served as the school’s

LCC Goes Green

Water bottle refill stations and adjoined recycle and trash bins among possible revamps to recycling program.

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resource officer for the past few years, spoke to teachers and staff about how to respond if a shooter enters the campus grounds.

Warfield cautioned teachers against opening the door to anyone other than a police officer, should the school go into lockdown because of a shooter incident.

“You don’t know what is outside the door,” Warfield said. “It could be one shooter, or it could be six.”

According to a police report Warfield

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The Hungry Maverick

MavLife searches for the best pumpkin treats on Highway 101.

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The project has been in the works for years, having to overcome several hurdles, including a 100 foot elevation drop, natural drainage pathways, rattlesnakes and artifacts found on the premises.

“The site planning, architectural elements, heights and alignment of buildings and uses were all reviewed with the community, city staff and the various commissions and the city council,” Zylstra said. “After a long process, the project received positive support.”

In addition to struggles with the site, the Square was an expensive undertaking, though Zylstra did not reveal the total cost, stating that it’s proprietary.

“To give you a taste—just the fees alone to the city and the various utilities are in the range of $8 million,” Zylstra said.

Zylastra hopes the Square will please locals.

“Our goal is to create a comprehensive shopping and community environment,” Zylastra said. “We look forward to delivering the finest blend of goods and services and tasteful design to the surrounding residential communities.”

Aneleise Frandsen Assistant News Editor

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arking permits are now free for all SDUHSD schools as the result of a complaint filed by Sally Smith, a local attorney. The May 2 complaint challenged fees for such things as parking permits, transportation for athletics, textbook replacements, transcripts and caps and gowns. Smith argued that the fees were illegal under California law.

“A pupil enrolled in a school shall not be required to pay any fee, deposit, or other charge not specifically authorized by law,” according to the California Code of Regulations, Section 350.

At $40 annually per vehicle, the district collected over $77,000 in fees last year from student parking permits, $21,300 of which came from LCC. However, these funds did not directly benefit the school, as they entered the district’s general fund.

Even though the parking permits are free, it’s still a junior and senior privilege to park on campus. Everyone has to have a sticker and no one, including staff, can’t park without it. Without a fee, however, parking permits have become much more popular with students.

“A lot more students are getting parking permits this year,”

Sharon Sorenson

“We’ve been getting complaints from students and parents that [traffic] is really bad this year.”

Administrative Secretary Sharon Sorenson said. “I’m already past the amount of permits I sold for all of last year.”

Despite the elimination of the fee, some students and parents express concern about increased traffic and overcrowding in the parking lot.

“I hear that there is a lot more traffic,” Sorenson said. “We’ve been getting complaints from students and parents that it is really bad this year.”

Students acknowledge that there are positives and negatives that come with the change.

“While it might be beneficial for some students who couldn’t afford the permits in years past, now all the students are going to drive like maniacs trying to find a parking spot,” junior Paetyn Parman said.

This situation affects students’ abilities to get to and from school on time.

“The traffic is especially bad when I’m leaving,” senior Jacob Goldschlag said. “I have to stay in the parking lot until three o’clock because it’s so bad.”

To avoid the congestion on campus, some students choose to park off site.

“I saw a crash happen in the parking lot a few weeks ago and I don’t want to be a part of that,” Parman said. “I would just rather spend three minutes walking down to Stagecoach.”

In addition to safety concerns regarding traffic, overcrowding is poses another problem.

“Once we run out of parking spots for students we’re going to have to stop giving out permits,” Sorenson said.

Some students believe there might be solutions to the traffic

problem that

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don’t involve charging a fee.

“We could open up the back staff parking lot to student parking,” Goldschlag said. “There are always about two or three cars back there which are usually the math teachers, and there’s also always a lot of staff parking along the 300s and 400s.”

Senior Eric Carr suggested possible procedural changes.

“They could tier the grade levels that get out,” Carr said. “They would let seniors out first, then juniors a little bit later. That might improve the situation.”

Regardless of how the overcrowding problem is addressed, students hope administrators take action soon.

“It’s definitely a problem,” Goldshlag said. “They need to do something about it.”

Emily Brown Assistant Editor

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Top: Before school on October 29, parents line up waiting to exit the parking lot after dropping off students.Traffic out of the parking lot backs up in the morning because students have the right of way when entering the parking before school.

Left: After school on October 29, students line up to exit the parking lot. Normally the exit route includes only one lane. During the after-school rush, however, the administration lines up cones to create two exiting lanes of traffic.

New Administrators Adjust to Life on Campus

Principal Bryan Marcus and Assistant Principal Jaime Garman bring new ideas, enthusiasm to LCC

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s the school year progresses, the administration begins to settle into a routine. This process is going to take longer for first-year Principal Bryan Marcus and Assistant Principal Jaime Garman.

Becoming connected to an extensive high school community has been a struggle the new administration has had to face.

“I think one of the biggest challenges so far has been coming into a school where you’re transitioning into educational leadership that a staff is used to,” Marcus said. “It’s hard to come into a new position where you have to build your clout with the students and the staff.”

Garman agrees.

“It can be intimidating,” Garman said. “Just like a freshman starting high school and coming to a new place and being with all new people. But everyone has been so welcoming and encouraging.”

One of the largest concerns for the new administration has been the master schedule. “[The master schedule] falls under me but has been very much a team effort,” Garman said. “It’s a huge responsibility at a high school this large that offers this many classes, and I think coming in late in the game you kind of have to rush to catch up with what’s going on.”

Despite his recent transition to a high school, Marcus has a vision for the master schedule.

“Rolling out the master schedule in August when the

Jaime Garman “I do every little thing from picking up trash at lunch to whatever is needed to keep the school running smoothly.”

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Principal Bryan Marcus (left) and Assistant Principal Jaime Garman (right) joined the administration team for the 2014-15 school year. Garman is the first female administrator on campus in over five years.

students and teachers came back, we worked really hard to lower the class sizes,” Marcus said. “That was one of my main missions.”

Coming in with fresh eyes, Marcus looks for ways to improve different aspects of campus life.

“You have to do a self audit of LCC,” Marcus said. “What are the things that we are doing well and what are the things that we could be doing better? I really want to drive the most success in certain things that will help build the culture and climate of campus.”

As for Garman, the day-to-day work is where she feels she makes the biggest impact and connects with students.

“I have the discipline on my plate, but that’s expected in any AP

position,” Garman said. “I view it as my role of keeping the distractions out of the classroom so the teachers can do what they need to do and keep the campus safe.”

Discipline isn’t the only duty Garman takes on as an assistant principal.

“The counseling department, which has been fantastic, also falls under me,” Garman said. “But I’m still figuring out my role on campus.

I do everything little from picking up trash at lunch to whatever is needed to keep the school running smoothly.”

Garman enjoys the all-inclusive nature of her job as an AP and she is happy to do whatever it is necessary on campus.

“One of the best and strangest

parts of this job is that everything falls under your job description no matter what happens day-to-day,” Garman said.

Collaboration has been a crucial part in keeping the campus going.

“With two of the three administrators being new, we’re still learning each other as a staff,” Garman said. “We’re still figuring out what our roles are, what our strengths are and what our skills are so that we are taking on what we have a passion for and what our experience is in.”

Despite the challenge of adjusting to a new campus, Marcus is happy with how the school year has begun.

“Every day coming here, feeling

the positive energy and seeing this amazing school in action is a success in itself,” Marcus said. “There are some big success stories that you’re seeing in the classroom with a lot of great new staff that we just hired.

That’s probably one of the things I’m most proud of.”

Garman is also happy to be a part of the new administrative team.

“I’m really happy to be here,” Garman said. “I have great students, great staff and a great principal to be with. I wouldn’t have left [Capistrano Valley High School] if [LCC] weren’t the right fit for me.

The more I get to know, the more I realize that I’m in the right spot.”

Kelsea Critin News Editor

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Alcohol Consumption At School Events Becomes Disciplinary Focus For Admin I

n the name of student safety, school administrators have one unpleasant task: screening teens who hope to gain entry to a dance or other school event for being under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

When students appear impaired, they must step aside and breathe into a machine that detects alcohol through their breath.

“We want kids making informed decisions, so that they are coming to school for the right reasons,” Principal Bryan Marcus said. “We don’t want kids coming to events that could jeopardize their health and safety.”

Parents and other community members have recently expressed concern regarding alcohol consumption at other school events which has prompted administrators to intervene.

“We have had some parents concerned about some of the behaviors they’re seeing at the football games in the student section,” Assistant Principal Jaime Garman said.

In order to attend a dance, students must sign a dance contract which states that “all students are subject to being randomly screened for being under the influence of drugs or alcohol by school officials and/or law enforcement.”

According to the contract, this

includes “a breathalyzer and/or field screening at any and all dances.”

“We agree as an administration team and inform everybody through an all-call that there will be random breathalyzing,” Marcus said.

Breathalyzing has long been a policy at school dances, but screening students for alcohol at football games is new.

Administrators plan to start using a new sensor device, “The Sniffer,” which is similar to a breathalyzer, but is less accurate. It looks like a flashlight and is used by shining the light from the device on someone’s breath.

“The alcohol sensor is a little bit more typical of what you will probably see at the football games and that’s just one of the reminders that we are on the lookout for it,” Garman said. “It is a good, quick way to get a color reading, where green means you’re good to go and if it senses alcohol, it may turn red,” Garman said.

The decision to use “The Sniffer” at football games is a result of the complications involved with breathalyzing. Students do not sign a contract to attend sporting events, so the administration is taking a different approach to making sure students aren’t impaired.

“You can’t really specify the fact that at a football game you’re

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The “Sniffer”

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The LED Screen reads the blood alcohol content of the student after they have blown in the tube and has a full 64 character backlit display with text prompts

Bill V ice “If [a drill] saves one kid, if it saves one life, it’s worth it.”

Office of Education and Tri-City Hospital. The exercise included fake hostages and a suspiciouslooking man poking his head into classrooms.

History teacher Bill Vice was one of the teachers who encountered the suspicious man, and he took action.

“I was lecturing and he purposely popped his head in rooms to see if anybody would say anything,” Vice said. “He put his head into my room and I asked him how he was and he ignored me, and then he walked away.”

Vice, not realizing the stranger was actually an undercover officer acting as part of the drill, followed the “intruder” outside because he ignored Vice’s attempts to converse.

“I needed to know who he was and what he was doing there right now, and then I noticed that he had a bag,” Vice said. “My first thought was that he had a weapon. We wrestled over it and I told him that I would break his arm if he didn’t give me the bag.”

While Vice and another teacher successfully stopped the intruder, Vice argues that was not the point.

“He went into X amount of classrooms and nobody said anything,” Vice said. “We’re doing a better job now because we’re all wearing badges, but it’s important to note that it’s not just the teachers—it’s the students too.”

In addition to increased teacher awareness, students need to be prepared to act, Vice urges.

“Safety is everyone’s issue,” Vice

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breathalyzing, because you’re not,” Marcus said. “Where would you stop? You have to remember that you don’t have an audience that’s buying a ticket to a function.You have an audience that’s made up of parents and students, elementary and middle school kids.”

“The Sniffer” helps administrators move beyond smelling students’ breath, without implementing a breathalyzer screening.

“The flashlight is just another added bonus, like an extension of your nose,” Marcus said.

In the end, administrators hope that any alcohol detection device will have a positive impact upon students’ actions.

“I would like to think that it makes students think twice about their decisions, or gives students an out when they’re feeling peer pressure,” Garman said. “For the dance, it seemed to be successful.”

Some students appreciate efforts to discourage drinking at

school events.

“It makes me feel like things are under control,” senior Carly Kunzik said.

Despite some opposition, the policy seems to deter students from arriving intoxicated to school events.

“I’m sure it makes some people not want to go, but those are not the kind of people you want at your school dances either,” sophomore Ian Tarr said.

Not all students enjoy attending school events with intoxicated classmates.

“I don’t want to be somewhere where there’s a bunch of drunk people just messing it up,” senior Todd Chappuis said. “They’re reckless, so [breathalyzing] keeps them out.”

Attending school events is a privilege, one that Marcus hopes students take seriously.

“When you’re at a school event, you’re held to a higher standard,” Marcus said. “So if you’re

Safety Initiative Promotes Change showed the staff, there have been over 160 active shooter incidents in the United States since 2000.

Officers nationwide have learned from those incidents how to best respond in a crisis. Warfield stressed that teachers should use good judgment, avoid taking unnecessary risks and listen to authorities who arrive on campus to deal with the issue.

“We are all going home at the end of the day,” Warfield said.

The school does not hold active shooter drills for students, as they might be “traumatizing” to students, according to Assistant Principal Mark Van Over.

“We have images in our mind of school shootings, images of disaster at schools and we don’t want to put anyone through stress just for us to go at the end, ‘Just kidding! We were pretending,’” Van Over said.

In February 2007, the school did hold a live drill that was similar to an active shooter drill.

This training involved police from both Carlsbad and the Sheriff’s department, the Carlsbad fire department, the San Diego County

This specialized flashlight uses ethanol sensors to detect the alcohol on a student’s breath

said. “If you see something strange, if you hear somebody talking about weapons, you should go tell an adult.”

One of Vice’s concerns is how students and staff treat school safety drills, which are designed to help everyone prepare in case of a fire or threat on campus.

“During drills, some kids are on their phones, some are carrying flags and some are talking,” Vice said. “Teachers just need to say that you’re going to do it and do it right.

I don’t think students take drills seriously and I think that’s because teachers don’t take drills seriously.”

Practicing evacuation procedures serves a larger purpose.

“When you’re in a time of stress and shock, you go to your memory of what you’ve done in training,” English teacher Lauren Monahan said. “If you goofed off during training, then you’re less likely to take it seriously.”

For history teacher and safety committee member Doug Heflin, student safety ranks high among his priorities as an educator.

“As teachers, as staff, our number one job is not to educate,” Heflin said. “It’s to make sure our students are safe.”

Van Over, who serves as the school’s safety coordinator, works with teachers and the district office to make sure that school policies are up to date. He hopes that more students and staff will join the site safety committee, which meets monthly.

“I want to expand our site’s

coming to one of those events in an altered state of mind, and you’re caught, there are consequences for that.”

Students can be suspended from school or lose the opportunity to compete in sports or participate in other extracurricular activities.

There might also be broader implications in the future.

“I don’t think you want to have one tarnished mark derail you from going to the school that you have been dreaming about all of your life because you made a stupid decision,” Marcus said.

The administration is adamant that a positive environment at school functions is its main goal.

“Ultimately our goal isn’t to catch kids,” Garman said. “It’s to make kids think twice about their decisions and prevent anyone from making those bad choices.”

Jade Harabedian Staff Writer

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safety team so that we’re including a representative from each department,” Van Over said. “By increasing diversity, we are able to get more [of] what’s in the common good and interest of our school.”

Emergency drills exist, despite their inconvenience, to ensure student safety during a real incident, Vice argues.

“If [a drill] impacts one kid, if it saves one life, it’s worth it,” Vice said.

Jade Harabedian Staff Writer

2007 Multi-Agency Lock Down Drill What happened?

Near the end of lunch, two flash bangs went off and two plain clothes Carlsbad Police officers, posing as suspects, entered campus with weapons drawn, firing blanks.The campus then went into lockdown. Police eliminated “threats” and secured the area. After the fire department helped two “victims,” the police evacuated the campus completely and ended the drill.

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What did the team learn?

“It was noted: Kids did not take the drill seriously; lots of talking and laughing, nor did they walk down to the stadium in a single file; rather in large groups (could be easily picked off).”

“Remind staff all students are OUR students.”

“Have teachers review with students evacuation procedures.”

“Always have an administrator at Command Center.”

“Key person at command center should always be in communication with Principal.”

“Upgrade laptop & extra battery.”

“Upgrade to wireless connection + Mobile AERIES.” Put in procedures for teachers to verbally make announcement of diabetics taking food to evacuation site.

“Need maps.”

Information from the “After Action Report” created after the drill in 2007.

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From the Editors: MavLife Expands Web and Social Media Content

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Editor-In-Chief: Anthony Fregoso Managing Editor: Claudia Mathews Feature Editor: Molly Mineiro News Editor: Kelsea Critin Sports Editor: Sierra Lyle Opinion Editor: Jacob Castrejon Entertainment Editor: Devin Berry Assistant News Editor: Aneleise Frandsen Assistant Editor: Emily Brown Photo Editor: Felix Bonnevie Head Photographer: Victoria Zamora Social Media Director: Zuleyma Sanchez Copy Editor: Molly Mineiro Senior Staff Writers: Keith Demolder, Anna Gardiner-Feldman, Kara Gibson, Jade Harabedian, Dan Stuart, Reilly Tiglio Staff Writers: Kennon Aarnes, Cassie Amundson, Kalli Anderson, Nick Beach, Brittany Bloom, Gillian Chaffer, Chad Crilley, Amira Flores-Banuelos, Cady Francis, Bryce Gallagher, Kailee Hall, Connor Hines, Dare Hunt, Corinne Ikehara, Kennan Loesch, Zoë McGowan, Amanda Mester, Bridget Murphy, Kailey O’Connell, Miranda Rodriguez, Samantha Smith, Audrey Uhler, Lynette Vandiepen, Calvin Zeljak Adviser: Suzi Van Steenbergen

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MavLife Editorial Board (left to right, bottom to top): Devin Berry, Jacob Castrejon, Kelsea Critin, Emily Brown, Aneleise Frandsen, Claudia Mathews, Anthony Fregoso, Sierra Lyle and Molly Mineiro.

Editorial: Students Should Commit to Recycling, Reducing Waste

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hile LCC can now boast of solar-paneled parking spaces and a 21st-century media center, our recycling activities (or lack thereof) should cause us to hide our faces, not glow with Maverick pride.

In the past several years, LCC’s recycling program had consisted of 51 blue 35-gallon bins in classrooms that teachers wheeled to the fire road behind the 900s building. EDCO, the waste and disposal company that services LCC and other schools in the district, then emptied the bins weekly.

In April 2014, EDCO conducted an audit that showed only nine of the 51 bins filled and emptied on a weekly basis.

The district decided to remove the majority of the bins because the cost involved 51 bins emptied weekly that the school then did not fill at this rate, leaving only nine to the teachers when they returned at the beginning of the school year. The teachers were not

aware of this decision.

Now with 2,000 students across an 88-acre campus, nine 35-gallon bins hardly qualifies as a recycling program.

The MavLife editorial board believes that, instead of passively accepting this environmental downgrade, students must demonstrate an interest—even a passion—for recycling that merits the district providing the resources for recycling.

Principal Bryan Marcus has met with the district in order to revamp the recycling program by partnering with EDCO and O2 for Life, the environmental club on campus.

The plan will shift recycling to a quad-system, with smaller classroom bins emptying into several bins per quad. O2 for Life members will wheel the bins to the fire road (as teachers had done in the past) for EDCO to empty, and then return them to their locations on campus.

Parent Involvement is Crucial For Students’ Academic Success

about life plans and goals.

According to the Center for Public Education, “Parent involvement can make a difference in a child’s education. Two-thirds of teachers surveyed believed that their students would perform better in school if their parents were more involved in their child’s education, while 72 percent of parents say children of uninvolved parents sometimes ‘fall through the cracks’ in schools.”

While juniors and seniors focus their thinking on college or life plans, it is essential to look to the future during high school.

Nevertheless, it is essential no matter what age, for students to keep their grades up. This is where the supportive family is key. Some regular or honors classes can be a struggle, and face it, sometimes help is needed.

Parent involvement is crucial for a student to perform their best in school and achieve academic and life goals.

Not only can parents help with homework or projects, but also with achieving life and educational goals. Some examples of life goals (plans beyond school) can be reaching achievements or getting into a certain career, occupation, living environment, etc. Also, finishing high school, going to college or medical school, getting a PhD or Bachelor’s Degree can be examples of educational goals.

Unfortunately, not all parents can help because of a hectic work schedule, in addition to providing financially, nutritionally and

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Along with publishing a monthly newspaper, we are increasing our online coverage (at mavlifenews.com) and our social media presence on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

We have also expanded our sports coverage, providing live audio coverage of sporting events and broadcasting the weekly “MavLife Sports Report,” which recaps the athletic performances of the week and previews those to come.

As the MavLife staff embarks on another year, we hope to continue to educate the public and serve as a platform for students’ voices.

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o succeed in school, it is crucial to have a supportive family. Parents already strive to nourish and provide a healthy home environment and lifestyle. However, it is also important to help their children succeed in school. They can do this by helping with homework or simply talking with their kids

LCC has also requested water bottle refill stations from the Rob Machado Foundation (RMF), founded in 2004 by Encinitas surfer Rob Machado. RMF will also soon be installing dual recycle and trash bins to reduce the litter that pollutes nature.

LCC is at a point now where we can move beyond solar panels and droughtresistant plants to the forefront of environmental efforts. This will require students actively deciding to recycle that plastic bottle. Such a concept is common in our homes and public places, yet seems to be foreign on campus considering the wealth of plastic water bottles in trash cans. Or better yet, ban that single-use plastic bottle from your lifestyle entirely and use a refillable bottle.

If we as Mavericks really bleed blue and green, let’s show it with our green efforts to use those blue recycling bins.

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environmentally. If this is the case and the student is left to fend for his or her self, a certain time limit should be made each day for focusing on homework and studies to achieve further success. Furthermore, if homework is not turned in on time and grades are falling, that future goal of going to into a great college or career path may be lost.

Similarly, if few parents don’t have the time to help with their child’s school work, there are other options to consider. Taking the time to plan family activities, asking how his or her day at school was, continually checking Aeries, acquiring a tutor or planning sit down family meals can be very beneficial to show that the parent still cares.

No matter what the plan is, parents should strive to be committed to helping their student achieve remarkable dreams.

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Bell Schedule Should Meet Students’ Needs Too Many Students

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common problem among all high school students is the lack of sleep they get every night. Although there are many factors that contribute to a student’s lack of sleep, it originates from a single source: the high school bell schedule.

La Costa Canyon’s bell schedule begins too early. Sleepfoundation.org conducted a survey that proves high school students perform better when school

starts later in the day. Test scores improved by two percentile points in math, and three in reading. Although these percentages seem small, the number of students who benefited from a later start is astonishing. This research shows that teens need nine to 10 hours of sleep in order to succeed in school.

Early starts hinder student performance levels.

Sleep Foundation’s research has also shown that 8 a.m. in the morning is the worst time for a high school to start.

LCC’s first class begins at 7:40 a.m. According to the study, students’ brains are not fully functional at this time, and the majority of the group scored worse on tests they took early in the morning.

The research concluded that an adolescent’s brain is entirely functional around 9 a.m. in the morning.

Students Speak Up:

“Scrambling to get dressed, packing our things and eating breakfast are all done in a ridiculously short amount of time.”

Students, including me, feel rushed and stressed out in the morning. Scrambling to get dressed, packing their things and eating breakfast are all done in a ridiculously short amount of time.

Students should be able to prepare for school properly.

Additionally, the homework load assigned by each teacher per night is not what I consider a “light amount.” According to studentpulse.com, over 50 percent of high school students reported that they receive seven hours of sleep every night due to

homework, sports, jobs or all of the above. Teens shouldn’t have to worry about getting their homework done on time or if they can finish it in the morning.

If our school started later in the day, the results would be beneficial. Students work ethic, participation and attitude would change drastically. LCC’s administration would see test scores improve and teachers would notice their students becoming more focused in the morning, instead of falling asleep on their desks.

What are your thoughts on possible bell schedule changes?

Krissy Mane, 12

A riana Beagle, 9

“I think there’s an upside to a zero period because you get to take more classes, but there’s a downside because it might get stressful and you won’t do as well.”

“I don’t like the four-by-four because you have to see the same people every day, the same teachers every day and get your homework done the night it’s given.”

Tyler Satoda, 10

Jack Coyle, 11

“I’m very into the zero-seven schedule. I feel like it would be beneficial. Getting up earlier would make more free time in the afternoon.”

“Being able to go to school earlier and leaving earlier would be better because it’s not much of a problem for me to get up in the morning.”

Tatum Durfee, 9

Reagan W hittle, 10

“If it changed, and we had an hour longer, it would be harder because I wouldn’t want a zero or seventh period. I would just stay with what I have.”

“I think the [current] schedule is the easiest for me. It provides time to do my homework for all my classes. Also, it doesn’t overwhelm me.”

Extended Lunch Breaks Are Necessary Miranda Rodriguez Staff Writer

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high school student’s life can be busy. Going to school five days a week for about seven hours each day isn’t easy. Along with school, many students have homework, a social life, a job and extracurricular activities.

Students have a life outside of school, and they may not have the opportunity to study, get homework

completed or catch up on school work. A solution to this issue would be having longer lunches.

La Costa Canyon’s 35 minute lunch period should be extended to one hour. The 35 minute lunch break does not give students the chance to get the work done that they’re unable to complete outside of school.

Not only could students get a head start on their school work, they’d also have a reasonable amount of time to make up tests or talk with their teachers. While students already make up tests and talk with their teachers during the 35 minute lunch break, it can leave a student with the decision to rush through their test or not eat for the day.

Many students would use the hour lunch to

study, eat or socialize.

Seniors would also love the opportunity to go off campus without the need to rush.

Along with multiple benefits for students, a longer lunch would be great for teachers, too. Teachers could get ahead by having time to grade papers, prepare for class and eat their lunch.

At San Dieguito High School Academy, students have an hour lunch period every Wednesday. Since SDA’s

students have the opportunity to enjoy hour lunch breaks, LCC should change the bell schedule to fit in one hour lunches as well.

Everyone enjoys lunch to get a break from the classroom, so why not make it longer to give students more free time? There are various ways students can use an hour break. Whatever it may be, an extended lunch break would be beneficial.

“Students have a life outside of school, and they may not have the opportunity to study, get homework completed or catch up on school work. A solution to this issue would be having longer lunches.”

Miss the Point of High School

Jacob Castrejon Opinion Editor

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enior Seminar, a class designed to help students apply for college, changes your perspective on life.

No, I’m not saying it has caused me to reach divine epiphanies about the meaning of life, but rather the opposite. It has caused me to question the true meaning of high school and ask myself, “what does high school truly mean?”

Day after day, Senior Seminar is thrown into raw, utter and animalistic chaos. Trees being killed by the dozen with how many calendars, applications and deadlines the teacher hands out. Conversations take 180 degree turns from SAT scores, to college essay prompts in a matter of seconds. In some ways, it seems completely logical to me, the way so much significance is put on the task of being accepted by an institution.

But in other ways, it simply confuses me. Do three burdensome, yet blissful years of high school mean anything to anyone anymore? Ever since the first day of freshman year, are we raised to be put on a pedestal senior year, for all these colleges to innocently pick and choose the students they take interest in and those they couldn’t care an ounce for? Not to answer my own question, but yes, high school does matter, but again, not in the way you would think.

To make it personal, three years of high school prior to senior year meant a significant amount to me.

However, I never went to parties on the weekend. In fact, I could count the number of parties I’ve attended on one hand. I never spent cliche, star-lit nights with best friends. I spent the majority of my school and nonschool days studying, working and reflecting. And it is because of this trend, that my mindset changed over time.

Let me tell a story. After a long shift at my workplace, Juice Stop, and spending an hour overtime, I arrived home to a pile of physics homework, an English essay and a social studies project all due within the week. However, even though I had been backed up at work and at school, I didn’t feel one ounce of worry regarding the next few hours I would have to spend working on schoolwork. Even though I was exhausted from the day of work, I didn’t feel stressed. Even though I felt like giving up, I knew working hard on my homework would pay off immensely.

Throughout long, essay-filled nights and gruesome overtime shifts at work, I realized that high school is not about being young or living in the moment, but nor is it about amping up your academic resume for colleges to accept you. Rather, high school is about internal preparation and change, not just for college, but for the remainder of your days. It’s about becoming emotionally aware of everyone around you, while also knowing your own strengths and weaknesses.

Becoming a leader, yet also a servant. Expanding your academic knowledge, while also learning how to be a lifelong friend.

These are vital lessons that a classroom setting cannot simply teach. Of course, I believe classes like Senior Seminar are some of the most helpful classes a senior can take, simply due to the sheer amount of work that can be covered and done in a single period.

However, lessons in maturity, independence and emotional strength are all subjects that can’t be covered at the seat of a desk. These are lessons that have to be learned in the field of action, whether that be the workplace, sports field or some other venue.

Before you know it, these small life lessons will be guiding you along a makeshift path through high school, even if it may be a rough one. And yet, even lessons as small as these can transcend the college years, the graduate years and even further than you can imagine.

College applications do matter and so does living an independent and wild high school life.Yet, there are still other lessons to be learned. My absolute favorite part of Senior Seminar is the part of the application process, where I have to talk about my high school experience.

Thus, whenever this pops up, I find myself drifting back to the lessons I learned and the barriers I overcame.

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‘Viners’ Become Famous for all the Wrong Reasons

Reilly Tiglio

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ne of my favorite apps on the smartphone market these past couple years has been Vine. Vine allows users to create short six-second videos about anything they wish. It could be of themselves, their friends or anything they wish to record.

If you do happen to download Vine or already have the app, you can see many Vine “famous” profiles right off the bat.

These users grow in popularity due to the sheer amount of followers who see their videos.

Some Vine “famous” users include Cody Ko, Harmony Smith, Zachary Piona and Chris Delia. Most of these individuals have gotten famous for their looks or their ability to make people laugh. A few have even received stand up comedy deals, thanks to their popularity on the app. Although these users use the app to bring out their natural talent, some use it to grow in social media.

However, the concept of how these Vine “famous” teens became famous isn’t the only annoying part. The videos they make are pointless and sometimes even harmful.

Recently, user Nash Grier posted a homophobic vine where he responded to a commercial regarding testing positive for HIV. During the video, he responds that testing positive for the disease is a negative occurrence, and he follows that by insulting those who live with it. Afterwards, there was an uproar on Twitter,YouTube, Vine and many other social media sites that both defended and lashed out at Grier’s behavior.

Most of his tween followers responded in defense of Grier, especially when he threatened to delete his account after all the “unnecessary” and “unfair” hate he received on the app.

So, with situations like this, I begin to worry how much people will allow Vine “famous” people to say whatever they please, simply because they look good during a six second video.

“The concept of how these Vine ‘famous’ teens became famous isn’t the only annoying part. The videos they make are pointless and sometimes even harmful.”

Feminism Means Believing in Equality Between the Sexes “Females and males are both people. We both feel, we both bleed, we both love, we both have the right to all the same opportunities.”

Anna Gardiner-Feldman Senior Staff Writer

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eminists. Oh gosh not them again.” Feminists are not scary people, I promise. We are not man haters, we are not all lesbians and we do not think women are greater than men.

Feminists are not what much of society thinks we are. The official dictionary definition is a person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes.

Many things have been changing about feminism lately.

It is not the same as it was when the first major feminist movement emerged in 1948. Believe it or not, men can be feminists too. In fact, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Daniel Radcliffe, Patrick Stewart, John Legend and Ashton Kutcher are just a few men who consider themselves feminists. Without men, the feminist movement would not be possible.

You see, if it is only women who declare themselves feminists and fight for gender equality then change is not possible. Men need to be on board for feminism as well. Just because a man calls himself a feminist does not make him any

less masculine.

Women are not the only gender being objectified, criticized and discriminated against. Men are photoshopped just as much as women. Men are told to be strong and powerful. God forbid if a man shows vulnerability, then he isn’t “manly” anymore.

This needs to stop. Men should allow themselves to be feminine or emotional. Women should allow themselves to be strong or outspoken. Stop gender stereotypes. Genders do not have to be a certain way and do not define a person.

Don’t get me wrong, men and women are not 100 percent alike. I mean, I’m probably shorter and smaller than every guy I know. Most men could also probably beat me in a game of football. But our DNA should not separate us the way it has for so many decades.

One Y chromosome: this is the only difference between genders. Females and males are both people. We both feel, we both bleed, we both love, we both have the right to all the same opportunities.

If you believe in equality of the sexes, it is okay to call yourself a feminist.

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Rob Machado T Foundation To Provide Eco-Friendly Resources to LCC Gabriela Aoun, RMF “We really try to focus on students because they are the future. We want the impact they experience to carry on their entire lives and for them to become environmental stewards when they go out into the world.”

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he Rob Machado Foundation (RMF), founded in 2004 by Encinitas surfer Rob Machado, provides funding and initiates educational programs to help children understand their contribution towards a healthy earth. As part of the school’s efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle, LCC has requested three to four “Hydration Nation” bottle refill stations from the RMF, which is in process of reviewing this request. RMF will be providing dual recycle and trash bins to LCC in the near future.

“We really try to focus on students because they are the future,” Programs Manager Gabriela Aoun said.

“We want the impact that they experience in school to carry on with them their entire lives and for them to become environmental stewards when they go out into the world.”

RMF emphasizes reduction and reuse, with recycling as a last resort. The goal of the “Hydration Nation” program is to reduce plastic use.

“We want kids to use reusable bottles, not go to the vending machine and use single-use plastic water bottles,” Aoun said. “We donate the recycling bins because it’s inevitable that people use single-use plastic or materials, but the message we really want to get across is we do want to reduce use and impact overall, before you even have to recycle.”

Although a water bottle may seem inconsequential, plastics can significantly impact nature, according to Aoun.

“The bottom line is if these plastics are not disposed of properly, and even if they are, they usually end up in our waterways, which inevitably flow into the ocean,” Aoun said. “Marine life consumes them. We end up consuming those plastics because the marine life did.

This is an ocean-based community and they pollute one of our greatest assets.”

The impact of single-use plastic water bottles expands beyond the impact on the environment. Spanish teacher Ryan Giusta has a class policy that students may leave class without using a bathroom pass to refill reusable water bottles. “[Single-use plastic water bottles] drive me crazy,” Giusta said. “Students don’t understand that plastic is from petroleum, and petroleum is from oil and a lot of oil we are fighting wars over.”

Students will soon see RMF’s new recycle and trash bins around the student center to reduce the amount of litter left on the ground after lunch. These containers are covered to prevent seagulls from spreading the trash and recycling materials around campus and to local beaches.

The RMF bottle refill stations would allow students to fill reusable water bottles with cool, filtered water with greater ease, replacing several of the water fountains in central locations. “[The stations] would be a huge hit, which I think would be game-changing on campus,” Principal Bryan Marcus said. “It’s such a valuable thing for the students.

They all would bring some sort of reusable water container.”

The efforts by RMF will complement the school’s plan for more efficient and widespread recycling in partnership with EDCO, the waste and recycling company that services LCC, and the environmental O2 for Life Club on campus.

“We are starting fresh,” Marcus said. “We’re trying to get kids re-focused on making sure that they are being environmentally conscious.”

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n outsider may assume that LCC is at the forefront of environmental efforts at the sight of solar panel powering and drought-tolerant plants. However, a closer look would reveal mounds of plastic bottles in trash cans with only nine 35-gallon recycling bins for a campus of 2,000 students.

In past years, the recycling program on campus consisted primarily of 51 of these bins posted in classrooms that teachers would roll down behind the 900s building on the fire road for weekly pickup.

Science teacher June Honsberger and her students develop this system in an effort to reduce the amount of waste produced each year.

However, when teachers returned from summer break, those who had been using the bins in their classrooms found that the majority were gone. With no explanation for the disappearance of the bins, many assumed that recycling had stopped entirely.

“We got back this year and there were no bins,” Honsberger said. “Everybody is just baffled that we don’t have any recycle bins.”

Last April EDCO, the waste and recycling company that services LCC and other schools in the district, conducted an audit of the school’s recycling habits.

“On a weekly basis, there was only about nine full [bins] per week,” EDCO representative Margo Cobian said. “You have nine that are full. The cost involved was for 51.”

Because of the audit results, the district decided to limit the number of bins to those filled weekly.

“The district is paying to have 51 containers emptied every week, but only nine are being filled and then emptied,” district Custodial/Grounds Supervisor Javier Lopez said. “It doesn’t make sense to pay for an extra 40 containers that are not being used. If they are being filled every three to four weeks, it still doesn’t make sense to pay for them every week.”

Currently, the majority of paper and plastic, both from students and staff, ends up in the trash, rather than in the recycling bins.

“It’s an embarrassment,” Spanish teacher Ryan Giusta said. “Nothing at LCC gets recycled. There’s no way for anyone to recycle at this point.”

Students recognize the lack of recycling on campus. Some, like the members of the environmental club O2 for Life, call for action to implement recycling.

“We need more bins on campus,” junior and O2 for Life Co-President Emma Ling said. “No one is going to want to carry around their trash to find a recycling bin.”

The disappearance of the bins over the summer prompted strong responses from teachers and students.

“We want to do something,” science teacher David Sills said. “I’ve seen bottles and stuff thrown away every day. It’s making me sick. [We need] to have a place to put it—we’ll do the work.”

In response to the school community’s concerns, the school is partnering with the district and EDCO to implement a more efficient and effective recycling system.

On September 25, Principal Bryan Marcus met with district Director of Transportation Daniel Love, Javier Lopez, Margo Cobian from EDCO, O2 for Life co-president Clare Mosko and June Honsberger to discuss recycling at LCC. “We realize that there is a tremendous surge of energy from the schools towards green, towards recycling, towards environmental stewardship,” Love said at the meeting. “You guys are putting forth the energy and the organization, and the interest, and we’re providing all those things that you’ll need to be successful. We can partner from a business services perspective to achieve some of the goals that are important.”

The discussion produced plans for recycling at a quad-level. Several recycling bins will be strategically placed in each quad and around campus and in athletic facilities, rather than being placed in individual classrooms.

“We want to look for a balance because there is cost involved and we want to make sure that the recycling is done as efficiently as possible,” Cobian said.

Each classroom would have a smaller recycling bin that a teacher, student or TA would empty into the quad bins. O2 for Life club members have volunteered to be responsible for taking the larger bins to the fire road each week where EDCO empties the bins, and then returning them to their locations on campus.

“We are willing to make a difference,” Mosko said.

“We’re willing to help with our own physical labor. O2 will take care of it every week. We’ll make sign-ups, we’ll have lists and everyone will get community service hours along the way.”

This plan depends on the commitment of O2 for Life, which could vary year-to-year depending on membership. For this reason, some members would hope that the custodial staff could eventually incorporate recycling into their duties.

“We can do that at first, but our goal is for the school to be self-sustaining,” O2 for Life composting director Jacob Lin said. “We hope that the custodians could take up moving the recycling to the fire road.”

However, the district will only provide enough support for the amount of recycling that students and staff are willing to put the effort into.

“Recycling is really depending on the culture of the site,” Love said. “If that’s something that’s important to the site, then they need to provide the energy as we provide the support.”

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Football Team’s Season Marked by Close Losses, Injuries and Bad Luck A

fter a putting up a 7-4 record last year, the Mavericks now stand at 5-4. After an initial loss against the Corona Del Mar Sea Kings, the Mavericks rebounded by winning four straight games against Trabuco Hills, Hoover, Rancho Bernardo and Vista. At 4-1, the Mavericks stood as the third best team in CIF Division I. However, the next three out of four games for the Mavs ended in heartbreak. On Homecoming night, the visiting El Camino Wildcats defeated the Mavs by a score of 9-5. A would-be gamewinning touchdown run by Cade Jackson was called back due to a holding penalty on the offensive line.

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were down by a 14-point margin in the first quarter and were able to send the game into overtime.

Senior quaterback Duke Mackle’s game-winning two-point conversion attempt failed, giving Carlsbad the win.

The Mavericks were then defeated at home on Halloween by the Oceanside Pirates by a score of 35-6. The Pirates defeated the Mavs on the legs of starting running back Josh Bernard, who ended up scoring five touchdowns.

The Mavericks are now 5-4 on the season. They have yet to win a division game and are 0-3 in the Avocado West. They will next face Torrey Pines in the annual Beach Bowl at home on November 7.

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2. Seniors Zach Brown (left) and Arman Ahranjani (right) cheer on Tommy Carey (7) on October 31 while holding a cardboard poster of his face. Brown holds an empty bowl to represent the unofficial Maverick football slogan “We Eatin’.”

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3. Senior running back Kessler Trujilo (42), senior wide receivers Mark Newman (83) and Patrick Stowe (16), junior wide receiver Ty Vitale (30) and defensive back Alexis Gonzalez (3) all lift their helmets in support of their team.

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4. Senior defensive lineman Cole Marting (65) lifts a Trabuco Hills defender over his head during the Mavericks 34-7 win over the Mustangs on Friday, September 5.

5. Head coach Sean Sovacool (left) and rover Colin Nishioka (20) talk during the third quarter against Oceanside on October 31.

6. Linemen, including senior Jake Zlomek (71), junior Robert Partlow (60), senior Ryan Becker (51), and senior Jeremy Fraser (70), discuss strategy with offensive line coach Dale Henry on October 31.

7. Senior wide receiver Cory Morris (28) takes a knee on the sidelines on October 10.

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“One time, the field hockey team ended up having to share half the field with varsity football. That was a struggle.”

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Dressed in their Halloween costumes, members of the Maverick Brigade, SDUHSD’s only marching band program, play for the crowd during the October 31 football game against Oceanside.

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uring the fall sports season, football, field hockey, cheer and marching band all have to share time on the turf field.

Because of this dilemma, many athletes feel that their team has no time to practice and prepare for their upcoming games. Teams struggle to keep practice hours at different times so that they are able to use the field.

“We get the turf most of the time because we’re a CIF sport,” senior field hockey player and team captain Kaitlyn Marazoni said. “But, I know with football we have to [practice a different time from when] they are. If their [practice] is from three to five, we have to go from six to eight. And then it’s screwed up if football decides to change [the schedule].”

When sport schedules are changed, this conflicts with homework, family, friends and jobs. Usually students have to skip meetings or miss out on a fun activity they had planned in order to get to their sports practice.

“It’s making our practices really confusing,” Marazoni said, “And for me, I have a job so trying to tell my boss what times my practices [are], so I can be able to work, that can get really confusing, because it will change day-to-day depending on football.”

One team that seems unfazed is the football team. The other teams all agreed that the football team is the priority and that guarantees them field time.

“It’s really not a problem for us, it really affects the other teams,” senior football player Andrew Ghani said.

While the football team gets the top priority, the cheer team feels very neglected. “[Cheer] is not a valued activity and so when any other sport has like the littlest thing to do, no matter what, we have to give them field time,” junior cheerleader Sprague said.

“Their coaches come up to our coaches and kick us off the field.”

Though the marching band also had to shift their schedule in order to get field time, they don’t see it as an issue.

“It’s not affecting us,” Senior Band President Sofia Godoy said. “I already know all my stuff and we have plenty of time to practice so we are already in a good place.”

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Lack of Female Coaches Impacts Female Athletes O

ut of the 23 head coaches at LCC, 17 are male. Only half of the female sports are led by female head coaches. There are no male sport teams coached by females.

Some female athletes believe that having a male coach has disadvantages.

“If you’re a girl and you have a girl coach it’s easier,” freshman golfer Tessa Bass said. “But guy coaches can push you harder to do things because they’re not as sensitive.”

Girls varsity volleyball assistant coach Sally Cull feels that many girls consider male coaches to be “better for them.”

“It’s how we [female coaches] are perceived,” Cull said.

“That men are stronger, and that men are going to push their players harder and expect more.”

While Cull disagrees with such assumptions, many athletes believe that a coach’s gender factors into his or her coaching style.

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“I think the male coaches are really assertive, so it kind of puts more pressure on the players,” freshman football player Michael Carey said.

Female coaches are more common in girls sports because of the connection they have with their players.

“I feel that the female coach is a little easier to talk to for the girls,” Cull said. “The players feel that they can share more information with her. I also feel that female coaches can read the girls a little better.”

While students’ ideas differ about opposite-gender coaching, their sport may also factor into their opinion.

“I think that the [football] team would not be as focused as much if there were female coaches,” Carey said. “It would make it a lot different.”

Some female athletes don’t believe gender should play a role. Rather, the player and coach connection is most

important.

“It really depends on how comfortable you are with the coaches, and how comfortable you are approaching them,” sophomore golfer anSophia Karnazes said.

Head football coach Sean Sovacool believes in “girl power” and doesn’t think that a coach’s gender should have anything to do with her ability to coach.

“If they can coach, they can coach,” Sovacool said. “I think a lot of coaching has to do with your results. If what you are teaching brings positive results then [players] will listen.”

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CIF Overturns Decision to Ban Girls Volleyball From Post-Season Play Coach suspended for one post-season game, but team will be allowed to compete

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ue to a CIF dead-period violation in August, the LCC girls volleyball team was ineligible to participate in CIF playoffs. But in a recent appeal to the CIF board, the team has been reinstated.

Varsity coach JJ Van Niel violated the two-week dead period in August before the start of the season. After realizing his mistake, Van Niel reported himself to the CIF board, resulting in the team’s ineligibility for postseason play.

“I had gotten the start date for the dead period rule off by one week,” Van Niel said.

“As soon as I realized that we were in the dead period I had sent [Athletic Director] Kari DiGiulio an email to tell her that I had the dead period mixed up and there was one player who had been at the camp.”

School officials worked hard to appeal the decision, attending CIF meetings and fighting for the players’ chance to be able to compete.

“The school, Kari and [Principal] Bryan Marcus were extremely supportive,” Van Niel said. “They said from the beginning that they were going to fight for our athletes and that is

Tia Philippart “Now that we have the opportunity to be in CIF, we are going to come back stronger than ever before.”

With a renewed sense of purpose, the girls volleyball team huddles at practice on October 29, the day the appeal was granted.

what they did. They are awesome.”

Though everything worked out in the end, the team was heartbroken when they first heard that they were ineligible to play in CIF, feeling that “the punishment didn’t fit the crime.”

“It’s really unfair because we didn’t really do anything wrong as players but we have to suffer for it,” junior Stephanie Doak said.

Waiting for the final decision was nervewracking for many of the players, especially the seniors who wished to compete for their final year.

“It’s kind of discouraging going through this as a senior,” co-captain Casey Jacobs said.

“It’s our last year and our last chance.”

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Former head surf coach Ryan Giusta retires from coaching, leaving the team with multiple assistants

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a Costa Canyon’s surf team will now be led by assistant coaches, after the previous head coach, Ryan Giusta, decided to step down.

After seven years of coaching the surf team, Giusta decided to take time off to prepare for the arrival of his second child. “[My wife] is having a baby in December, so I know things are going to get really busy,” Giusta said. “On a normal year, I work too much and I spend too much time away from my family, so I need more time with my family this year.”

Ryan Giusta is appreciative for his chance to coach the surfers and get to know them.

“I thoroughly enjoy surfing and it’s just a fun time to hang out with kids and to get to know kids and for them to get to know each other and to get to hang out and be apart of the school,” Ryan Giusta said.

Though there was uncertainty about who would fill the coaching role, team members are thankful to still be able to surf as a team.

“Surfing is a big part of my life,” senior surfer Matt Conger said. “It’s a group thing to do instead of just being out there with a few

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friends.You’re out there with a whole team.”

The coaching slots are going to be filled by multiple assistant coaches, including Randy Giusta, Ryan Giusta’s father. The other assistant coaches are Bob Teisher and LCC alumnus Nick Scoggins.

Though there is no official head coach, Randy Giusta and the other assistants are eager to help the team.

“My goals are as they always are,” Randy Giusta said. “Number one, I want the students to have a really fun time. Number two, to improve their surfing for themselves and also for the team.”

The surf team has a considerably tougher season ahead of it due to a transition from Division-II into Division-I. However, the team still has lofty goals.

“I think we have a good chance of winning the state championship with the women’s longboard and possibly short board,” Randy Giusta said.

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Playing and succeeding in CIF is an ongoing tradition to uphold for LCC’s volleyball program. Varsity volleyball has won nine CIF-championships in the last 10 years.

“It’s important for us to play in CIF because that’s our season and that’s the legacy that we need to continue on,” senior Jessica Aiken said.

With the recent approval allowing the volleyball team to participate in CIF playoffs, the players and coaches are “fired up” to prove themselves.

“When I found out I screamed out loud,” senior Tia Philippart said. “Now that we have the opportunity to be in CIF, we are going to come back stronger than ever before.”

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Within the last 10 years the girls volleyball team has won nine CIF titles, dominated their league 10 straight times, been ranked one the top 100 teams in the country seven times, and claimed two state championships.

“CIF is what high school is all about,” Van Niel. “Ultimately, you get to play the best in CIF.” Even with a scary start to the season and months of discouraging news, it seems that the girls will get the chance to prove that their legacy lives on.

Samantha Smith Staff Writer

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Athletic PE Credit Not Open to All Athletes

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n order to graduate high school, a student must take two mandatory years of Physical Education (PE), totaling 20 credits. While many athletes fulfill this requirement by taking Athletic PE for their respective sport, cheerleaders are left without this luxury.

The sports that count for credit are part of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). Cheerleading is not an official CIF sport and does not qualify for Athletic PE. While cheerleaders can’t receive PE credits, marching band members can. This “unfairness,” felt by many cheerleaders, seems evident to multiple athletes at LCC. “I think [cheer] should get PE credit,” junior Michelle Gould, who is both a band-

Randa Fast-Medley “Band meets the criteria for PE. It’s a performing art called ISMPE. The only reason sports like cheerleading, surfing and rugby don’t get credit because they are not a CIF sport.”

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Varsity cheerleaders perform for the crowd at the Homecoming game on October 10.The cheer team practices twice a week, but is unable to receive any Athletic PE credit because cheerleading is not an official CIF sport.

member and a track sprinter, said. “There’s no reason why they shouldn’t. I know many of the cheerleaders have to go through a lot to get their credit [including going] outside of their individual practices and doing an extracurricular sport, so it’s kind of tough for them.”

The time taken up before, during and after school is a factor that cheerleaders think should be taken into account.

“We have practice for four hours a week, on Fridays we are at LCC from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and a lot of our time during lunch is taken up with cheer related activities as well,” junior and cheerleader Savannah McMahon said.

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cheerleaders cite when arguing they should receive PE credit.

“I think that cheer being more athletic should definitely receive credit,” senior and cheerleader Leah Todd-Borden said. “Band isn’t really an athletic sport.”

While marching band may not seem physically daunting, many band members believe that marching band involves exercise.

“All sports should be getting PE credit because really, it’s exercising except using different parts of the body,” sophomore and band-member MingHan Yeoh said.

Besides the amount of instrument playing that occurs during band practice, members also take a part in physical work.

“We do actually have a lot of physical

attributes to it; its not like we’re just standing around and playing,”Gould said. We do different hustled sets on the field and we are moving across the football field.

Counselor Randa Fast-Medley says that the PE credit is a state requirement that has a strict criteria that must be met.

“Band meets the criteria for PE. It’s a performing art called ISMPE (independent study music physical education),” FastMedley said. “The only reason sports like cheerleading, surfing and rugby don’t get PE credit because they are not a CIF sport.”

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With a combination of “The Fault in Our Stars” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” this show deals with the everyday struggles of teenage lives through the eyes of bedridden teens who also have to deal with the fact that they are inadequate to do normal teenage things (i.e. go on dates, go shopping, doing homework, going to football games, etc.) while also being ill.

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ex, college, lies and murder all describe the new show “How to Get Away with Murder” which is a legal drama about a law professor (Viola Davis) and five star law students at a prestigious Philadelphia University as they get webbed into murder investigations.

This show is perfect for those “CSI” and “Criminal Minds” lovers.

Following all the craziness that goes on during a typical day of these students is captivating and Viola Davis’ character will keep you on your toes. This show has it all—cute boys, funny personalities, interesting cases, good life lessons and an ever-changing plot that will keep you on the edge of your seat. If this show doesn’t make you want to take a criminal justice class in college then I don’t know what will.

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New Kings of Comedy Take the Stage A new year brings big responsibilities for the leaders of the ComedySportz team Dylan Holmes

“It’s a good way to find yourself, and make friends that you’ll be with for the rest of your life. So, go. You’ll have fun.”

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When asked what makes them funny, the ComedySportz leaders all had similar answers in mind. Moving from left to right, senior Drew Anderson said his “appearance and quick wit.” Zeroing in on his signature trait, senior Dylan Holmes said chose his ears. Seniors Ryan Mitchell and junior Kyle Whatnall had the same answer: their ears are what make them funny, they said.

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he new school year has many changes including a new principal, a new media center and most importantly, a new ComedySportz team.

The team is still adjusting to the change in leadership, now that the famous four seniors from last year—Zach Lax, Hayden McDougall, Austin Mursinna and Johnny Visotcky—are gone. The new officers of the team are three seniors and a junior.

Junior Kyle Whatnall, club treasurer and junior, has noticed the shift in leadership. “[Zach, Hayden, Austin and Johnny] were obviously so good, and there’s a lot of potential to live up to,” Whatnall said. “We miss them a lot, but it’s exciting at the same time to be able to take over and continue what ComedySportz is at this school.”

There’s always room for improvement, and ComedySportz is no exception. With all

the new changes taking place, the members have realized that taking charge is a vital job.

“We’ve kind of moved on and figured out that we need to be the ones to take responsibility,” Whatnall said. “We have to get better.”

In order to make improvements, the guys are taking this year one practice at a time.

“A typical day looks like us arriving to the black box where we all basically live,” president and senior Ryan Mitchell said. “We talk and chat separately, and then we all come together and play warm-up games to get in the mood and get ready to do some awesome improv.”

Mitchell says that a large part of the club is helping other people improve their skills. The team wants to train members to become the next leaders of ComedySportz.

But for now, it’s all about making sure the new members learn about improv, grow as comedians and have fun.

“People will come up and have fun playing different games,” Mitchell said. “The officers and I decide who’s showing more of themselves in each practice, who’s ready

for an actual game. We then run the critique process, like what they did wrong, how they can improve and what they can do better next time.”

The officers are anticipating the next few months and watching the new ComedySportz members grow.

“I’m really excited to see new faces, and not the same four people every time,” Mitchell said. “People are showing potential, real potential, and they’re doing really well.

They’re showing discipline and character and it’s great to see that.”

Senior Drew Anderson, the secretary of ComedySportz, enjoys training new members of the club and the team camaraderie.

“The people are my favorite part,” Anderson said. “I’m taking a protege that I’m trying to set up for the team next year. It’s not even about the comedy. It’s more about the family and the atmosphere.”

The ComedySportz players grow close with fellow teammates and each member learns the ropes of improv.

“It’s a lot of fun and it’s a very accepting club, so there’s really no stress of anything.

You can just be who you want to be,” Whatnall said. “It’s a chance to be creative.”

This club meets every Monday and Wednesday from 2:40 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. in the Black Box, and is open to anyone who would like to join.

“It’s a good way to find yourself and make friends that you’ll be with for the rest of your life,” vice president and senior Dylan Holmes said. “So, go.You’ll have fun.”

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Fall Fashion: The Inside Scoop on This Season’s Hottest Trends Whether you want to dress up or relax, you can find something that fits your style

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Another sub trend of the ‘90s is the grunge trend. This includes all things leather, metal, and black, and the messier the outfit the better it is. And who could forget those iconic circle sunnies. From those cheap but chic black chokers to the oversized jean jacket to band T-shirts, both men and women can agree on one thing: the ‘90s had it going on!

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106 Aberdeen Dr. Cardiff By the Sea, CA 92007 (760) 753-2400 hen you hear VG’s, you automatically think bitter and gross.” of donuts. Located in Cardiff-by-theRuglah is a sour cream or cream cheese Sea , VG’s has been a staple food stop for locals based dough with filling inside and then wrapped and visitors for 35 years now.You would think inside of itself. In this case, the filling was a their baked goods would be just as good as their pumpkin spice jelly-like substance. Despite the donuts, but after trying their seasonal pumpkin common expectation for a sweet jelly filling, VG’s ruglah, MavLife thought otherwise. ruglah’s didn’t have any sweetness whatsoever.

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947 S. Coast Highway 101 Encinitas, CA 92024 (760) 633-0084 his easily hidden bakery and bistro located can be,” Mathews said. “You can taste the in the lumberyard is a great place to sit and components of a regular cup of coffee but there drink some amazing tea while reading the mornare subtleties of pumpkin spice and maybe some ing paper or even to catch a quick bite for dinner! nutmeg.”

And it even has a cute area to sit outside near a Even with some milk and sugar, the coffee fountain. still lacked the pumpkin taste and quality that Despite their cute location and good food, Starbucks seems to have.

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101, is home to some of the most popular “It tastes completely homemade.” coffee, tea and pastries around. In accordance With Panniken’s pie giving us major feelings with their world-famous coffee and tea, the big of fall, the pumpkin filling itself seemed to be yellow house is home to some well known home- a little too overwhelming in terms of filling to made pastries too, their best pastry being their crust ratio. pies. So we obviously had to give their season “The filling overpowers the crust and it [the appropriate pumpkin pie a try. crust] is not crunchy enough,” Mathews said.

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Sambazon Cafe, started here in Encinitas, has “It’s very similar to açaí but you can one of the original açaí bowl recipes. Located in definitely tell there is a pumpkin spice to Cardiff-by-the-Sea, the café has everything from it,” Mathews said. “It’s amazing. I definitely make your own açaí bowls to their signature açaí recommend going down to Sambazon and giving smoothies. Taking in the spirit of fall, Sambazon this a try.”

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