Raven Report Issue 2 2014-2015

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Raven Report Sequoia High School

Volume Viii, Issue 2

1201 Brewster Ave. Redwood City, CA 94062

October 15, 2014

Powderpuff players sustain multiple injuries Piazza said. Teams were coached by juniors and seniors on the The seniors defeated the varsity football team. In addition to girls who juniors 6-2 in the annual Powderpuff flag football game played football in the game, Oct. 7, but more notably, there were concerns about the game left many players the boys who were cheeron both teams with injuries leading, specifically because they were using flyers withranging in severity. A junior injured her collar- out having been properly bone and was taken to urgent and safely trained to do so. care directly following the Flyers were dropped during practices, game; another “People need to calm and flips were sustained a possible concussion down; it’s just a game not completed the after being tack- that’s supposed to be during performance, led; and a senior fun.” in sprained her —Allison Amaya, resulting backs hitting wrist. junior the ground. “People need Regular to calm down, it’s just a game that’s sup- sports clearance packets reposed to be fun,” junior Al- quire a physical examination signed off by a doctor, as well lison Amaya said. In regular season football, as signatures from the school there are many precautions athletic director, treasurer, taken to prevent injuries such librarian and health office as sports clearance packets, before athletes are allowed to wearing pads and helmets practice. In contrast, the powderand instruction in preventing puff waiver only required a injuries. In the 5-6 practices that signature from a parent and the two teams had to prepare was due the night of the for the game, much of this game. Last year, a player tore her was overlooked, as both teams prioritized gaining the skillset ACL during the game, and last week, during Hillsdale needed to hopefully win. “I thought that, as play- High School’s Powderpuff ers, we could have been more game, a player sustained a informed about the rules and spinal concussion and was how to play more safely, espe- unable to move the right side cially when it came to the de- of her body for seven minfensive line,” senior Brittany utes.

By EMILY DUCKER News Editor

Photos courtesy of Katie Fazio

After juniors and seniors faced off for the annual Powderpuff game, several injuries called the current safety measures into question.

The power of printing: new class reinvents school tech 9 and is taught by tech teacher Cameron Dodge on Tuesdays from 3:455:45 p.m. in room 241. “If [students] start moving in Imagine you could design any- this area, they could change lives,” thing you wanted online and have it Dodge said. “They could come up in your hands within hours. with something that has never been A 3D printing class offered done before.” through SAFE teaches students how Dodge created the SAFE class afto print their own designed objects ter obtaining the $2,000 printer for on campus. The class started on Aug. free from Autodesk, a world leader in By SUNAINA BUTLER and PHILIP TYSON Staff Reporters

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3D printing. He previously taught a Maya elective class, in which students could animate and print designs, but he wanted to make this printer available to all students, so he decided to create the SAFE class. Several students, such as freshman Samuel Reynaga Cazares, are excited by the idea of printing a concrete object. “I tell [the computer] what to do

and it does it. I’m the mind,” Reynaga Cazares said. “It makes me feel powerful because I’m able to make the computer do what I want.” So far he has created an iPod case and a money clip. “Everyone should be in the 3D printing class,” Reynaga said. “It’s available to everyone, and it’s free.” Although the skateboard he had See 3D PRINTING, page 2

Freshmen Officers:

President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer:

Maya Metro Katie Uthman Sammie Ellard Geneva Schroeder


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