Ram's Ear October 2022

RAM’S EAR

RIO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL

Rest in peace Queen Elizabeth II

On September 8, 2022, Queen Eliz abeth II passed away at the age of 96. She served as the Queen of the United King dom for 70 years and 214 days, she was the longest serving British monarch ever. Her majesty was born on April 21, 1926 and started her reign on Feb. 6, 1952 at the age of 25. She lived through many histor ical events from the invention of the color TV to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Some of the most notable events that the queen lived through were World War II, the invention of the internet, the Cold War, 9/11, and a global pandemic. She also lived to meet 14 United States presidents and worked with 15 British prime minis ters. She met with the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, just two days before she passed away. Queen Elizabeth wasn’t just the Queen of England, she was also the queen of the rest of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zea land, Jamaica, and the Bahamas.

Queen Elizabeth died peacefully at her palace in Scotland. Her son King

Charles III took her spot on the throne and her grandson Prince William is now heir to the throne. The Queen had her funeral on Sep. 19, 2022 at Westminster Abbey in London. There were many V.I.P’s that at tended the service, such as the Royal Fami ly and many of the world’s leaders. Around 500 kings and queens, prime ministers, and presidents arrived in London to pay their respects to the Queen. Some notable peo ple were the U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, British Prime Minis ter Liz Truss, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

King Charles III will have his cor onation sometime in 2023. A coronation is a ceremony when the King or Queen gets crowned. The ceremony takes place at Westminster Abbey in London. They have had the ceremony there since the year 1066. Queen Elizabeth had her coronation there on June 2, 1953. She was crowned at the young age of 26. May her majesty rest in peace.

Living the American Dream

by Celina Carpio, Staff Writer

Meet Alberto Rizzo who comes all the way from Italy. Alberto is a senior for eign exchange student at Rio Vista High School but back home he would be in his junior year. “Living in America has always been a dream of mine. I’ve always seen American schools in movies and now that I’m here I feel like I’m in a movie, It's all very nice,” stated Rizzo. Being a foreign exchange student can be difficult. Alber to says, “I miss my friends and family.” Speaking a completely different language is another huge difficulty as a foreign ex change student. Alberto got lucky, why?

Alberto made a great friend already, senior Joey Godinez. Alberto’s first im pression of Joey was “He seemed like a good guy but I watched his shoes because I love shoes.” Alberto even has his own shoe collection back in Italy. These two found many things they have in common and be came good friends in such a short time. “In my free time I go with Joey to get fast food, or Joey comes over.” said Rizzo.

Having to completely live a dif ferent lifestyle can be scary. Alberto shares with us why his school in Italy is so dif ferent. “My school is very different over there, I go to school six days a week in stead of five. There are also no sports and no kitchens.”

Here Alberto has a Culinary class where he gets to cook every Friday. His fa vorite thing he has cooked so far has been Fettuccini Alfredo. “In Italy we study all the time but I like American schools be cause they are easier and fun,” stated Riz zo.

Back home Alberto played soccer for three years and he plans to play soc cer here at RVHS. His favorite place to go here in this small town is the football field. He really enjoys watching the football games. Another thing he really enjoys is “going to Sacramento or San Francisco to be with his family.” Alberto is really brave for being an exchange student and we are all super excited to have him here.

Sophomore float makes other classes GREEN with envy

Homecoming was a magical event for everyone at RVHS. With a broad ar ray of events including a spirit week, ral ly, football game, floats, and homecoming candidates, which was participated by staff and students enjoying an enchanting week.

Spirit week was from Sep. 26 through Sep. 30 having a fairytale theme each day. Monday was “Sleeping Beauty” wearing pj’s. Tuesday was “Tweedle D’s” twin day match with a friend. Wednesday was “Fall down the rabbit hole” wearing neon day. Thursday was “Journey to Nev erland!” dressing up as lost children vs pirates. Friday was “royalty day” a day to wear crowns or a cape. Seniors won first place with dressing up the most, having ju niors in second place, sophomores in third place, and freshmen in fourth place.

Friday morning, before school start ed the students gathered up in the quad to sing the fight song supporting the football team. Later in the afternoon, there was a great rally with fun games with a lot of spirit given by every grade. At 7 p.m., the varsity football team played against Gold en Sierra, with a win by the Rams with a score of 61-14. Player Isiah Turner said, “We executed really well offensively and defensively and it being homecoming gave

the team something to play for.” Home coming floats and homecoming candidates drove around the track before the football game. During halftime of the game, the winners of the floats and courts were an nounced.

The sophomores got first place beat ing their upperclassmen with their floatthemed “Shrek.” Their float included a view on the left side with Shrek in his bathroom played by Brandon Leyba with Donkey by his side played by Chloe God dard. “I liked how detailed it was and how we were all having fun and dancing. Half way through there wasn’t an exact script it was literally just dancing, so it was super fun,” stated Chloe Goddard. In the middle of the float was princess Fiona played by Bell Teisseire, and on the right was Mor gan Arroyo playing Lord Farquaad with its castle hidden inside scared by Shrek. “Feel like I brought out my inner spirit animal as it felt good,” said Morgan.

The juniors placed second place with their float theme “Hansel and Gretel.” Their float was based on three scenes on the left with Hansel played by Olivia Stone and Gretel played by Laynie Selph, walk ing around the woods. In the middle scene, they got locked up by the witch played by

Taryn Tyler scaring the kids. On the right side of the float was the ending scene of Gretel pushing the witch into the oven to free themselves from danger.

The freshman placed third place with the movie theme of “Little Red Rid ing Hood.”It was decorated with the scene of Daniela Ramirez playing little red rid ing hood visiting her grandmother being played by Delilah Dockery who was hid den by the bad wolf played by Gianna Ros en being defeated by Levi Selph playing the lumberjack.

The seniors had the movie theme “Alice in Wonderland.” The float scene was the queen of hearts played by Valerie Diaz frustrated with the cards painting her roses red played by Valerie DeFlores, Ka leohano Ybanez, and Emily Ross, and Lea playing Alice, having red cards following the float.

After the floats were done going around, the nominees were introduced as they were called to the middle of the field to announce the winner. This year’s homecoming court nominees were seniors Victor Reyes Manzanillo, Tony Bellante, Daniela Roman, and Berenice Sandoval. Junior nominees were John Peterson, Mar co Carillo, Tessa Jelly, and Alondra Garcia.

Sophomore nominees were Daniel Diaz, Angel Mendoza, Kennedi Lehigh, and Hannah King. Freshman Nominees were Luke Fortes, Kelan Metzler-Pell, Samiah Holley, and Vanessa Ibarra.

Homecoming King and Queen this year were given to Junior’s John Peterson and Tessa Jelly. “I wasn’t expecting to win but I’m happy and grateful to be chosen. I’m honored that my fellow classmates chose me to be king,” stated John. Home coming Prince and Princess were Daniel Diaz Nunez and Samiah Holley. “I felt surprised because I really expected one of the sophomores to win since this is my first year, I feel grateful to be given this title, I can’t stop wearing my crown as it’s so pretty,” said Samiah Holley.

The Homecoming dance was hosted inside the theater from 10 p.m. till mid night. Some of the students went to the dance straight after the football game some went home to get changed. The entrance hall of the theater was full of snacks and drinks and also decorated fairytale themed spots to take pictures, going inside the the ater was the dance floor with a DJ playing some enjoying songs to hype up the crowd

Foreign exchange student, Alberto Rizzo, from Italy

Photo by: Celina Carpio

by Sherley Guerra, Staff Writer

by John Peterson, Co-Editor in Chief

Launching sky high in physics

by Otto Vielhauer, Co-Chief Editor

Physics is one of those classes that is very hands on. Like all classes, there is classwork, tests, and projects. But unlike other subjects, physics projects are often looked forward to. Labs in physics often involve designing things, testing them, and troubleshooting. Physics students in Mr. Coleman’s first period class have been testing rockets recently. These rockets have to overcome many forces studied by the physics students. “Our rocket had to over come gravity, as well as air friction, and it had to fight the wind,” said junior Forrest Drury. Drury’s rocket used poster paper as the main body with lots of masking tape. Drury’s group used rocket engines to pro pel their rockets. “Some of our rockets went surprisingly high,” said Leyun Liu, one of Drury’s groupmates, “It was quite impressive.”

Some groups used other methods for their rocket. Junior Oscar Antunez-Zara goza’s group tried multiple propulsion methods. They tried air, water, isopropyl alcohol, and then settled on an E-type rocket engine. “We made lots of small

mistakes early on in the project but overall the project was very fun,” said Antunez.

Another student, senior Victor Reyes, also tested rockets. Reyes said, “For the most part, I enjoyed the project. It wasn’t too hard for my group because we used a model rocket so we didn’t have to make it from scratch.” Reyes also said this project was very hands on, unlike other projects he had done in other classes. “The mea surements were not too complex and they were mostly observational,” said Reyes, “I would definitely say I recommend that other students take physics too, so that they don’t miss this project.”

Senior Kaleohano Ybanez also made a rocket. He enjoyed his rocket project and his rocket performed well. When it came to the lab report, Ybanez said, “It was a little more work than I had anticipated, but the project was still enjoyable.” This seems to be a common consensus in the class about the project. Will you consider taking a physics class or launching a rock et on your own?

It’s time to BeReal

by Emily Oglesby, Staff Writer

It’s time to BeReal Rio Vista high school! BeReal is a very popular app around the world, including our small high school. It is a French social media app that was released back in 2020, but just recently gained popularity at the beginning of this year. If you don’t know what BeReal is, it is an app that will send out a notification at a random time throughout the day and you have two minutes to “BeReal” with your friends by taking a photo with your front and back camera.

What happens if you miss a BeRe al notification? Don’t stress! You can al ways post a late BeReal. “I try to post on time everyday, but I always end up posting late,” said junior Montrell Nelson. Along with Nelson, junior Sophie White says, “Sometimes I post on time, it depends cause it most of the time goes off when I’m nap ping.”

Despite its popularity there is still a good number of people who don’t have BeReal. Juniors Aaron Avalos and Sami Lyon are two of many students at our high

school who don’t have it. “I don’t have BeReal because I am always slacking on responding to people and on BeReal I can’t answer in two minutes,” said Avalos. Lyon says, “It is a lot of commitment.” There is no bad reason for people to not have BeRe al, it’s just people’s preference.

BeReal can be a really great way to make friends from all over the world. The discovery page of the app allows you to see people’s BeReal’s from nearby or as far away as the United Kingdom. To view the people on the discovery page you don’t have to have them added on your friends list and it can be a fun way for you to find and add new people. “I use BeReal because it’s fun to see everyone’s pictures through out the day,” said junior Melissa Delancy.

“I use BeReal because I am a nosy person and I like to see what people are doing,” said White. Overall people really seem to enjoy BeReal, so if you are looking for a new app to download this should be at the top of your list.

Calendar of Events

October

October 13 - Volleyball @ Highlands (Home) (JV & Varsity) 5/6:00 PM

October 14 - Mini Day

October 14 - Football @ Vacaville Christian (Away) (Varsity) 7:00 PM

October 18 - Volleyball @ San Juan (Away) (JV & Varsity) 5/6:00 PM

October 21 - Football @ Highlands (Away) (JV & Varsity) 5/7:00 PM

October 26 - Cross Country @ SDL Finals (Lagoon Valley) 3:30 PM

October 28 - Football @ San Juan (Home) (JV & Varsity) 5/7:00 PM

October 28 - Student Showcase (Cafeteria) 2:30 PM

November

November 2 - Coffee with RVHS (Wellness Center) 7:30 AM

November 2 - Football All League Selection Meeting, TBA

November 4 - Rammie of the Month (Wellness Center) 11:30 AM

November 4 - Football, Div 6 Play, TBA

November 5 - Cross Country @ Subsections (Frogtown) TBA

November 7 - Booster Club (Wellness Center) 6:00 PM

November 9 - College Career Fair, TBA

November 10 - Flag Celebration (Admin Step) 8:30 AM

November 11 - Football, Div 6 Playoffs, TBA

November 12 - Cross Country @ Sections (Willow Hills) TBA

November 16 - Fall Sports Awards (Gym) 6:00 PM

November 16 - Cross Country Fall Sports Awards (Theater) 6:0 PM

November 18 - Football, Div 6 Playoffs, TBA

November 18 - Girls Basketball @ Buckingham Charter (Away) 6:00 PM

November 18 - Boys Basketball @ Buckingham Charter (Away) 4:30/7:30 PM

November 28 - Girls Basketball @ Encina (Home) 6:00 PM

November 24 - Cross Country RV Turkey Trot (Rio Vista) 8:00 AM

November 25 - Football, Div 6 Finals, TBA

November 26 - Football, Div 6 Finals, TBA

November 28 - Boys Basketball @ Encina (Home) 7:30 PM

November 30 - Girls Basketball Team Picture Day

December

December 1-3 - Boys Basketball Foresthill Tornament (JV & Varsity) (Away)TBA

December 5 - Booster Club (Wellness Center) 6:00 PM

December 6 - Boys Basketball @ Winters (Home) 5:30/7:00 PM

December 6 - Girls Basketball @ Winters (Away) 5:30/7:00 PM

December 7 - Boys Basketball Team Picture Day

December 7 - Coffee with RVHS (Wellness Center) 7:30 AM

December 8-10 - Girls Basketball Delta Tournament (Away) TBA

December 13 - Girls Basketball @ Cornerstone Christian (Antioch) (Away) 6:00 PM

December 13 - Boys Basketball @ Cornerstone Christian (Antioch) (Away) 4:30/7:30 PM

December 15 - Boys Basketball @ Delta (Home) 4:30/7:30 PM

December 15 - Girls Basketball @ Delta (Home) 6:00 PM

December 15 - Mini Day

as some barrel tables were there with fairy lights giving the dance fairytale theme. After a busy week of school spirit and the wonderful event of homecoming,

Friday night ended with a happily ever after for everyone. Did you enjoy it yourself and would you go next year?

Carmen Arevalo, Aaron Ortega, Lilly Burch, Celina Carpio, Victoria Corona do, Valerie Diaz, Stephanie Espinoza, Jaden Evans, Briseida Flores, Gracie Grenier,Sherley Guerra, Isaiah Holley, Hilary Ibarra, Angie Lopez, Alyssa Lucot, Sami Lyon, Yedi Mandujano Pacheco, Emily Oglesby, John Peterson, Valerie Rodriguez, Otto Vielhauer, Abram Zaragoza

December 16 - Mini Day

December 16-17 - Girls Basketball San Juan Tournament (Varsity) (Away) TBA

December 16-17 - Boy Basketball San Juan Tournament (Away) TBA

December 28-31 - Boys Basketball Waterford Tournament (Varsity) (Away) TBA

Latino Club is a tribute to the Latino and Hispanic Culture

by Yedi Mandujano, Staff Writer

If you’re looking for a way to bet ter understand other people’s cultures and traditions then the latino club may sound like an interesting club to join! The Lati no Club is a good way to allow students to join and learn more about the hispanic and latino culture. The latino club in Rio Vista High school consists of having ac tivities that have to do with latin cultures and it’s a way of getting many students to come together.

Throughout the years, the latino club community has had some ups and downs with trying to keep the club alive. In 2019, schools began closing down due to coro navirus and it was by far the most difficult year for the club. There was no way the club could get in contact and do activities that had to do with the hispanic culture so it led to there being no club that year.

Now that students are completely back at school, the latino club is trying to do more than bring the hispanic culture

back. According to Senior, Berenice San doval, she is trying her best to bring school spirit back to Rio Vista High School. Ber enice has been the head of the club a cou ple of times now and she has done a really good job with bringing students in to par ticipate and students have been enjoying doing these activities. Some traditions or activities the club focuses on are Día de la Independencia and Día de los Muertos. They discuss things like what the latino and hispanic culture has done to be where they are today. They also focus on the lati no background and their beliefs just to get a better understanding of why things are part of their culture.

The club has come a long way and they’re hoping they’re able to keep go ing with encouraging students to learn. They’re looking forward to creating many opportunities for the students to be in volved with the Latino and Hispanic cul ture!

Let’s celebrate national hispanic heritage month

by Briseida Flores, Staff Writer

Every month has something to cele brate. During Sept 15, 2022 - Oct 15, 2022. It’s the time to respect and give honor to those lives. Not only hispanic lives matter but this is an important time where there is an appreciation towards those lives. The countries that are involved are Argenti na, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uru guay, and Venezuela. Many know that the economy of these countries can be bad. Throughout the years news has spread about environments and the economy. Take a moment where we acnowledge the sacrifice many lives have made. Many know that people come to the United States of America for a better life but sometimes it’s not because of language and how stable they are. Dollars and pesos or euros have different values in each country. Parents and grandparents make a huge sacrifice for a better future for their children as well as generations after them. It’s not only Mexi can people who come here because of their

country’s problems but it can also be Co lombian, Salvadoran people and any other countries. Be aware of your surroundings and actions by showing your appreciation to these countries.

Things you can do that would show an appreciation towards these lives are learn about traditional foods and celebra tions. Try a new food spice, it won’t kill you unless you are allergic to one of the ingredients but if you’re not allergic to anything, give it a try. Everyone should have an experience of traditional events that these countries have to offer. No one would take it offensive when you’re learn ing and want to embrace events like this. Each one of these countries have some thing of their own to offer. Food, music, dancing,traditional events. Take a moment to learn at least one of these cultures. It’s important to not make fun of these tradi tions in any way. Yes, some of them may be a little strange because they have dif ferent food, or music, or dancing but it’s something they embrace and they cherish.

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month and let’s learn something new.

Clubs are a good way to find people with similar interests

by Alyssa Lucot, Co-Editor

Club rush is an event that takes place every year at schools all across the coun try. This event is a big way to get involved with schools. At club rush students can learn about trips, groups, and find new pas sions. There are a variety of clubs to join that benefit different people.

At Rio Vista high school, club rush just recently took place. On the week of Sept. 12th tables were set up in the quad for most of the week. Many clubs partic ipated in this year’s club rush. Many stu dents also participated in joining clubs. However, there were some mixed reviews about this club rush. Mr. Baldwin even set up his own basketball event. Sophomore Ryan Rubier was one of the students who attended club rush. “Mr. Baldwin’s bas ketball event was very well put together,” said Rubier. “I tried to shoot a hoop and I missed,” said Rubier. Rubier went on to say that he wished there was more student interaction.

Sophomore Briana Chapman is an other student who went to club rush, she even ran one of the booths. “I enjoyed walking around and seeing what new clubs

were added,” said Chapman. “It was fun running the booth for the “S” club and see ing new people sign up,” said Chapman. “I am honored to be the treasurer of “S” club,” said Chapman. “I am excited to see what next year’s club rush will be like,” said Chapman. Chapman explained that club rush is one of her favorite events that happens at school.

Nonetheless some students found club rush to be a big let down. “I felt that club rush was not anything special,” said sophomore Kyle Preston. “Unfortunately, I thought that this year’s club rush was ex tremely disappointing. I figured that there would be more clubs, but there just wasn’t. I was sadly mistakened,” said Preston. “I was so flabbergasted that I joined no clubs.” Preston elaborated that club rush was not his favorite. He can only imagine what next year’s club rush will be like.

Club rush is usually an exciting event amongst students. Next year students can only hope that club rush improves so more students will participate and won’t be left with a bad experience.

New clubs give students more opportunites to connect

by Angie Lopez, Staff Writer

With the beginning of a new school year there is also the beginning of new clubs. There are new clubs such as finan cial literacy, and an anime club, as well as old clubs like Friday night live. All of these clubs have gained a lot of traction so we’ve interviewed members and founders to gain insight on what they’re about.

In financial literacy people learn how to budget and manage their money. This club is meant for people, mainly older kids looking to have a better understand ing of finances as they prepare for college and future endeavors. Why was this club founded? Club Leader, Leyun Liu said “I wanted to build up my financial literacy skills but there isn’t a class for that and I heard many other kids wanted to learn to do taxes and finances in class so I made a club.” What will they be doing? Club ad visor Mr. Smith will be giving budgeting lessons and taking suggestions on what to learn in the following meetings so they can learn more concerning finances.

There is also an anime club. The an ime club is meant to be a safe place for those who enjoy anime. Valerie Diaz, the founder of the club stated, “We’re still fig uring out what we’re doing but we want people to feel comfortable with what they watch, because it’s gained a lot of popu

larity and some people still think its weird. We want them to come and watch shows we like and they can study while we watch shows and we’ll be having free snacks.” Anime club will be meeting once a month around 6-8 p.m. This club is also meant to broaden the horizons of those who want to participate in the club so they can experi ence more shows and get longer watch lists while being around fellow fans.

Friday Night Live is a mental health club meant to aid and assist students. It is meant to distract students from problems they may be having. This club is for every one. Member Katherine Rossi stated, “It’s for everyone it’s supposed to help people with mental health and stop addiction and help with alcohol and drug abuse.” When asked why she joined the club Katherine Rossi said, “It’s a good organization and it’s a nationwide organization and it’s helped out a lot of people and it’s just something that I wanted to be a part of and I want to help other people.” Meetings are held every week.

These are some of RVHS’s clubs. These clubs are all about students helping other students whether with mental health or finances. New clubs bring about new oppurtunities RVHS encourages people to join these clubs and others.

Senior Joshua Sanchez and Taniyah Tillery running the sign up table for the new Black Student Union club.

Photo by: Aaron Ortega

Senior Berenice Sandoval representing the Latino club at club rush.

Photo by: Sami Lyon

It’s a race against the bell

by Jaden Evans, Co Editor

Racing against the bell has always been a challenge for high schoolers. So cializing, snacking, and mentally prepar ing for the next 90 minute class are a few of the necessities that occupy the precious minutes of a high school passing period. The new school year has brought many changes to Rio Vista high school, includ ing shorter passing periods. This school year, passing periods have been changed from 10 minutes to five minutes. This change in the passing periods has brought challenges to both the students and the teachers.

Many students say that there is not enough time to get to their next classes. “I don’t like the shorter passing periods because five minutes is not enough time to go to the bathroom and to get to class,” said Junior Hannah Patin. “Also I do not have many classes with my friends, so be ing able to see them during passing peri ods is really nice,” said Patin.

Both students and the teachers are complaining that the new passing periods have caused more tardies. The biggest complaint from students is that there is not enough time to use the bathroom between

classes, and teachers don’t like bathroom use during class. “I hate the new pass ing periods,” said senior Joshua Sanchez. “There is not enough time to use the bath room,” said Sanchez.

Many students also complain that because the campus is so spread out there is not enough time to go across campus in five minutes. “Honestly the new passing periods are way too short.” said junior Bri an Evans. “My classes are very far away from each other and I don’t have time to go to the bathroom and then to class.” said Evans.

A lot of students complained the new passing periods made them feel angry, stressed, and even irritated. “The shortened passing periods make me feel very rushed and it makes me feel stressed,” said sopho more Andres Chavez.

Unfortunately, it is not expected that the once precious 10 minute passing periods will return. So for now hopeful ly the teachers and students will come to an understanding that this new change is challenging and stressful. Maybe one day students will gain back the privilege of a 10 minute passing period.

Bass Derby carnival finally returns

by Carmen Arevalo, Staff Writer

The Rio Vista Bass Festival first start ed in 1933 and continues to this day. The festival committee loves to see everyone get in on the fun and offers carnival rides, games, food, drinks and live entertain ment. The Rio Vista Bass Derby is open to everyone and to anyone who loves to fish and offers a prize to the person who wins. The dates this year are October 7, 8 and 9. People from other cities come to join in on the fun with family and friends.

2020 was the only year that the Bass Derby was canceled due to Covid many people were disappointed but understood. In 2021 the Bass Derby was open again and people rushed there and were excited to get back to normal, but many people were disappointed with the 2021 derby festival and setup.

“I was disappointed because there wasn’t much for teenagers and kids, it was more for drinking and adults,” said senior Celina Carpio.

“This past year didn’t offer any rides for the kids and teens like they usually do. It was mostly walking around and getting

food and not very fun,” junior Serenity Bell said. Many students have said they are excited and looking forward to Bass Derby and are expecting it to be better than last years. Junior Emily Oglesby said she is excited to ride the ferris wheel and buy new crystals at the shops they have.

RVHS students say they go to Bass Derby every year with their friends and family and are so excited for it to be bet ter this year. The first day of Bass Derby is October 7 from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. On Friday, October 7 they are going to of fer Network, Groovy Judy and The Livin Daylites for live music. They have differ ent music bands and artists everyday for people to enjoy the live music. The festival shoots off fireworks on Saturday, October 8 at 8:30 p.m.

“I am excited to hang out with my friends and go on rides and buy things from the shops. I think the biggest attractions at Bass Derby are the rides and shops. Every one loves them,” senior Lilly Burch said. “So many RVHS students and family are so excited for this year’s Bass Derby and festil and are hoping it is better than the

March and April Birthdays October Birthdays

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Abella Bartholomew October 3

Jesse Zucha October 4

Kendra Tejeda Gomez October 6

Katlin Khamdaranikone Tessa Miguel Karmen Zepeda October 7

Joshua Ayala Perez October 8

Jazmyn Vigil October 9

Angel Mendoza Perez Bianca Romero Lopez October 10

Adonis Bartholomew October 11

Brooklyn Knoblock October 15

Roxana Segoviano Losano October 16

Joyce Ekemere Devin McGahey Quincy White October 17 Adam Stone

October 18

Jovany

Dylan Rasmussen October 21

Jonathan Gonzalez

Leyun Liu

Christopher Schmittel October 22

Oscar Antunez

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October 24

Bronson Teisseire

Jenna Torres October 27

Jose Torres October 28

Dominic Preciado October 29

Carlos Coronado October 30

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Rio Vista Bridge issues greatly impact students

by Aaron Ortega, Staff Writer

Is going across the Rio Vista Bridge a problem for you? Well it plays a big role in student’s lives. Especially the ones that don’t live in Rio Vista. When the bridge is up, it delays people’s arrival times. Which has a huge impact on them going to school and coming back from school. Most stu dents have after school activities or jobs they need to attend, like junior Caren Pe rez who has work after school. When she’s later than usual she has to rush getting ready for work. Juniors Abram Zaragoza, Joey Bowers, and Matthew Morgan are also some of the many students that have to cross the bridge on their way to school.

Perez lives in Isleton, she said “I’m always running late.” She becomes stressed because she always worries about the bridge and its problems. On her first day of being a junior, she was on time, when the bridge went up and she was 30 minutes late.

Abram Zaragoza lives in Galt, he leaves his house around 7:00 a.m. He doesn’t like showing up to class late.

“When I’m late, most of the time it’s be cause of the bridge,” Abram said, “some times I have to accept the fact that I’m late.”

Joey Bowers lives in Walnut Grove. He doesn’t really worry about the bridge because he leaves his house at 7:30 am. So if the bridge does go up, he would still ar rive at school on time. Joey is not a fan of the bridge when it’s stuck. When it’s stuck he would go on the ferry but if the ferry is not in operation, he would have to take a longer route.

Matthew Morgan has had bridge troubles too. Once, he had to get a ride on a boat to get home. He lives in Walnut Grove and he said, “It was easier for my parents to pick me up in the boat instead of driving though the detour.”

Getting over the bridge can be very stressful at times. Do you have to worry about the bridge and its problems as much as these people do? Do you also relate to their experiences with the bridge?

Vega October 19

Angel Escalera Valentin Kathan Khamdaranikone

Zaragoza Giovanni Mandujano Nunez

Rodriguez Zambrano Belle Teisseire

A typical sight these days on the bridge.

Photo by: Rio Vista Fire Department

Teachers travel to Europe over Summer

by Victoria Coronado, Co-Editor

Everyone spent their time over sum mer differently. Some people traveled over the summer. Some of these people were the RVHS teachers with the gradu ates of the 2022 school year. They traveled and explored parts of Europe, including London, Paris, Barcelona, and Rome. The teachers who traveled were Digital Imag ing and Publishing teacher Mrs. Griffin, Social Science teacher Mr. Sherman, and Social Science teacher Mr Higgs. These teachers shared their thoughts on Europe.

When Mr. Higgs first heard that he was going to chaperone for the senior Eu rope trip, he was as excited as he could ever be. He liked the fact that he was going to travel with the first class that he has taught since he started working at this school. Mr. Higgs loves traveling and getting to know the different countries’ unique cul tures. His best experience was going to see Versailles and the Roman Coliseum. “Those were the two spots that I had seen in pictures and documentaries for years but getting to visit them in person was a totally different experience,” he stated. If he had the chance to be the chaperone for next year’s graduates, he would take the opportunity again. For the new chaperones going to the next trip, Mr. Higgs advises to bring more money than you think you are going to need, money goes FAST.

Mr. Sherman was actually the one to organize the trip and get everything coor dinated. He has always wanted to travel and having summers off made it easier for him. He enjoyed the whole experience with the students and getting to know more about the history and culture of each coun try. “...it was an amazing experience just on that note but also being able to experi ence the different food and cultures along with the scenery was great,” Sherman said. His favorite stop of the trip was Barcelona, Spain because of the culture and the food.

His advice for the teachers who would want to join is to take the opportunity and reach out to him.

Mrs. Griffin was excited yet nervous about the trip. She loves to travel and saw the opportunity when a female chaperone was needed. Ever since she studied abroad in Milan, Italy, she knew that traveling was one of the best things she could do in her life. Her favorite stop on the trip was Par is. Mrs. Griffin said, “I went to the Louvre Museum when I was in high school, saw the Mona Lisa, and was too uneducated in art at that time to appreciate the over whelming experience of that museum.” This time she really enjoyed the museum, in particular the French sculpture. Her ad vice for the teachers who may chaperone in the future: take a portable charger and fan, and wear really good walking shoes.

The trip to Europe is only for the graduates who want to really explore a new culture and country. If you are a stu dent who is considering going on the trip, start saving. Bottom line, it is an experi ence that you will never forget!

Ingredients

Recipe of the Month

Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce

Servings: 6

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins Total Time: 20 mins

• 6 Tablespoons salted butter, high quality

• I Tablespoon garlic, minced

• 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour

• 1 ½ cups heavy cream

• 1 ½ cups milk, any kind

• ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated and at room temperature

• ½ cup Romano cheese, grated and at room temperature

• Salt and black pepper, to taste

• 1 Ib. Fettuccine

• Parsley, to garnish

Instructions

1. Boil the fettuccine according to package instructions. As the water preheats, begin the sauce.

2. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for one minute.

3. Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring continuously.

4. Add the heavy cream in splashes, stirring continuously. Add the milk in the same manner.

5. Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat to low to boil. It will continue to thick en as it simmers.

6. Slowly stir in the cheese. Taste and season with salt/pepper if desired.

7. Drain the pasta and carefully mix it into the sauce until well incorporated. The pasta will absorb the sauce and it will continue to thicken.

8. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve!

Note: You may be tempted to add more cheese to thicken to sauce, but it con tinues to thicken upon standing and even when added to the pasta.

Pro Tips for Reheating:

• Alfredo sauce will thicken up and harden as it cools, but can be easily micro waved or slowly reheated on the stove top. Reheating in a makeshift double boiler is the best reheating method to restore it back to its original form.

What does art mean to you? For some people, art is a way of expressing yourself without saying a word. With every line, shape, and color an artist can be showing their feelings, emotions, and even their thoughts through art. Though many people have their own opinions about art, it can be or mean anything. When most people think of art they think of drawing or painting, but there are many other different forms of art. For example dancing, singing,photogra phy, theater, etc, those are all forms of art.

Art has been around for a very long time since 30,000 years ago. Art goes all the way back to cave paintings/drawings. This art was drawn by people who lived very very long ago, they are considered to be called “cavemen.” These people are referred to as unintelligent, slow, and cre ative in a way, etc.

The word art is originally a Latin word meaning “skill” or “craft.” It is said the word art comes from the “13th century manuscripts.” It is also said that the word art most likely has existed since the found ing of Rome.

Fun fact, art used to be an olympic sport/event. This event used to be a part of the original intention of the Olym pic Movements Founder The event was

very similar to track just in a more artsy way. The sport was divided into 5 differ ent groups: music, painting, architecture, sculpture, and literature. Each category was awarded gold, silver, and bronze med als just like any other sport. The event only lasted from 1912 to 1948. Wikipedia says that “Artists were considered to be profes sionals while Olympic athletes were re quired to be amateurs.”

Art has developed into many differ ent things, subjects, hobbies, etc. It has never been just one thing with one mean ing. Art can also mean a lot to someone, it can be someone’s way of speaking, it can be a way of expression, it can even be someone’s passion. What is your passion?

Dania Garcia

“What can I say? The girl works just works! She has an amazing skill & is always working to perfect her craft ” -Mr Rivera

“Que puedo decir? Es una niña trabaja dora! Ella tiene mucho talento y siempre esta trabajando para perfeccionar sus trabjos.”

photo credits: Abram Zaragoza

photo credits: Courtesy of Julie Griffin

photo credits: Maria Arias by Hilary Ibarra-Lopez,

Mrs. Anderson’s

Adolfo Villapando putting extra detail into his ceramics project.

Griffin in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris

Dress to impress this Halloween

by Gracie Grenier, Staff Writer

People are excited for this year’s October but with Halloween coming up there’s also the need for costumes which is where a lot of people get stuck. When it comes to costumes it’s often stressful because most of the time either people don’t know what they want to be or they are just unsure if they even want to dress up. So for this October instead of losing your head about what to be, here are a few ideas on costumes.

Matching Costume Ideas:

• Raven & Beastboy (Teen Titans)

• Darwin & Gumball (The Amazing World of Gumball)

• Finn & Jake (Adventure Time)

• Scooby & Shaggy (Scooby-Doo)

• Angel & Devil

• PB&J

• Peter Pan & Wendy (Peter-Pan)

• Mater & Lightning McQueen (Cars)

• Shrek & Fiona (Shrek)

• Aang & Katara (Avatar)

• Alice & Madhatter (Alice In Wonderland)

• Mavis & Johnny (Translvania)

• Tweedle-Dum & Tweedle-Dee (Alice In Wonderland)

• Starfire & Robin (Teen Titans)

• Harley & Ivy (Harley Quinn show)

• Harley & Joker (Suicide Squad)

• Coraline & Wybie (Coraline)

• Bugs Bunny & Lola Bunny (Looney Tunes)

• Nick Wilde & Judy Hopps (Zootopia)

• Walter & Jesse (Breaking Bad)

• Joker & Batman

• Tiana & Charlotte (Princess and the Frog)

• Woody & Buzz (Toy Story)

• Ken & Barbie (Toy Story)

• Spongebob & Patrick

• Bubblegum & Marceline (Adventure Time)

• Hades & Persephone

• Steve & Robin (Stranger Things)

• Alex & Steve (Minecraft)

• Emily & Victor (The Corpse Bride)

Costumes Ideas for One:

• Freddy Krueger

• Velma (Scooby-doo)

• Raven (Teen Titans)

• Fairy

• Harley Quinn

• Skeleton

• Ghostface

• Jake from State Farm

• Cruella Deville

• Medusa

• Wonder Woman

• Cat-Woman

• Colonel Sanders (KFC)

• Tinkerbell

• Spider-Man

• Cupid

• Jack Skeleton

• Beast Boy

• Superman

• Devil

• Robinhood

• The Riddler

• Eleven (Stranger Things)

• Alien

• Pumpkin Head

• Ghost

Group Costumes Ideas:

• Men In Black

• Mean Girls trio

• Ghostbusters

• Minions

• Monster High girls

• Power Puff girls/guys

• Spice Girls

• Alvin & The Chipmunks

• Bratz Dolls

• The Matrix

• Mario Party

• Ghosts

• Pirates

• Stranger Things Group

• Hocus Pocus witches

• Among Us blowups/onesies

• Scooby-Doo group

• Carebears

• Strawberry and Friends

• Snowwhite and the Seven Dwarfs

• Euphoria girls

• Minecraft mobs

RAM’S EAR OPINION POLL

What is your favorite Halloween tradition?

Levi Selph (9) “Decorating”

Michael Lorton (12) “Eating Three Mus keteers”

Genesis Zepeda (12) “Watching scary

Ernesto Chavarria (11) “Making cos

Bri Shafer (12) “Corn Mazes!”

Víctor Reyes (12) “Eating candy while listening to Runaway”

Dylan Jelly (12) “Candy duh”

Tony Bellante (12) “Michael Scott”

Vanessa Ibarra (9) “Passing out candy”

Miguelangel Magana (10) “Hanging out with my friends and walking around with them”

Ryan Zamarripa (12) “Stealing candy from kids”

Alyssa Lucot (10) “Watching scary

What are you dressing up as for Halloween?

David Torres (12) “Burger”

Víctor Reyes (12) “Kanye”

Cassidy Montes (11) “My melody”

Ernesto Chavarria (11) “A Monster High

Kaleohano Ybarra (12) “I’m carving out a pumpkin and wearing it on my Berenice Sandoval (12) “Inflatable dinosaur”

Miguelangel Magana (10) “Huel Babin eaux from Breaking Bad”

Jordan (12) “Fairy”

Kathan Khamdaranikone (12) “A bed sheet ghost”

Tony Bellante (12) “Stephen Hawkin”

Levi Selph (9) “Teletubby”

Morgan (9) “Teacher”

Michael Lorton (12) “A hot dog”

Madison DeGroot (12) “Prolly cat”

What happened to lunch?

The senior privelage

by Valerie D. Nunez, Staff Writer

Ever wonder why kids leave school campus at lunch or even have senior friends buy them outside lunch? Well the Rio Vista High students know why! We have interviewed students about how they feel about their school lunch experience and what they would want the school caf eteria to change with their menus. “To be honest, the school food can be good, but most days it doesn’t taste great. The food is either dry or raw to eat,” said freshmen Mathias Maffei.

Some students complain how they feel that the food is not good to have and that they prefer eating outside of school campus rather than what they eat in school, so we asked students what their opinion of the school lunch is. “School food here sucks, everything is dry, has barely any protein, and they are mostly heated in the oven which doesn’t help at all with the taste. They should cook the food or at least have real food and not wrap up dry food or spoiled fruit and milk,” said senior Joseph Fonbuena “I would not let my son eat that

kind of school lunch if that is what they are feeding us.”

Some can agree that the lunch the school gives mostly ends up being thrown away or left in random places half eaten on the floor. This is why students rather sneak out to buy lunch outside school campus or even bring their own lunch from home . However some students do enjoy some of the food at the school like the salads, the nachos, pizza, and the non-spoiled fruit. “The food is alright, though some food menus aren’t that great because it mostly has dried wheat bread which I don’t like at all,” said sophomore Hannah King. “But the nuggets are good!”

What should the school do to im prove a healthier lunch for their students to make them feel happy with what they eat and to stop them from breaking school rules like leaving the school campus? Or what should the students suggest they give out at lunch, so they could stop wasting and throwing away the food that the school provides?

Monkeypox: Another virus?

by Lilly Burch, Staff Writer

Off campus lunch at Rio Vista High School is a big deal for seniors. Many se niors have been waiting since their fresh man year to have off campus lunch. While being able to go off campus for lunch used to be allowed for all grades years back, it has recently been allowed only for seniors. There has been a debate for a while now whether or not off campus should be for all grades and not just the senior class.

Being trustworthy enough to go off campus plays a big role in whether or not students are allowed to. In order to have the ability to go off campus at RVHS you must be a senior, have 95% attendance, no grades lower than a C, and no tardies in any period. Senior Berenice Sandoval says, “If anything, off campus lunch should be al lowed for the upperclassmen, juniors and seniors.” Sandoval also states, “Having off campus lunch gives me a break from the school day and helps me with time man agement.” Lots of students consider off campus lunch as a good break from the school day.

Senior Noah Bidou says, “I usually

go to McDonalds or the taco truck.” Most seniors go get fast food, but some like se nior Bridget deFlores go home for lunch. DeFlores says, “I either go home and cook or I go to any of the fast food places that we have in town.” There are differing opinions on whether or not off campus should be open for the whole school or just seniors. Deflores also states, “Off campus should be allowed for all grades, it used to always be like that, and if it’s open for all grades there’s no possibility of students sneaking off campus. If only certain students are al lowed, people are going to try and sneak off either way.” Underclassmen do tend to sneak off campus either with seniors or by themselves. By sneaking off these rule breakers are risking off campus being tak en away from the seniors.

Having off campus lunch is a privi lege for the seniors, they all seem to love it. It would be a bummer for the seniors if rulebreakers ruined it for them. Our mes sage to all seniors, keep good grades, don’t be late to class, and come to school to keep your off campus privileges.

New season same game

by Hilary Ibarra-Lopez, Staff Writer

Have you ever heard of monkeypox or the Monkeypox virus? Well did you know Monkeypox originally came from animals, mostly animals from Central and Western African countries.

The very first human Monkeypox case appeared in 1970. A nine month old boy and five other unvaccinated children. The second human case was more talked about than the first Monkeypox case which was in 2019. A 38 year-old man had been hospitalized after confirming that he did in fact have Monkeypox. After the case had been confirmed, twenty two people were forced to be quarantined.

In case you are not aware Monkey pox is a rash that has an appearance of pimples or blisters anywhere on your body. Monkeypox can be very contagious main ly with physical contact. Monkeypox is almost identical to smallpox, they have al most the same exact symptoms. Smallpox is also a contagious disease with fever-like symptoms and pustules (a small pimple or blister) which can leave permanent scars.

Fun fact, the reason monkeypox is called Monkeypox is because of an outbreak of the disease on a group of experimental monkeys.

There are still a lot of unknown facts about monkeypox. For example, no body knows how Monkeypox came to be, formed. It could have been a disease go ing around for years and nobody would’ve known. The 2022 outbreak of Monkey pox is the second most known outbreak. The disease has spread over the U.S. very quickly, there are already over 1000 cases in just California itself. It is assumed that the disease breakouts can most likely start by traveling. Apart from monkeys, mon keypox originated from mostly different types of squirrels and rodents but not ev erything is confirmed. There are still many other animals that pass around Monkey pox, even domesticated animals such as dogs. With that being said, be careful of who or what you come in contact with even more because of Monkeypox.

It’s time, the Rams basketball season is right around the corner! After coming off of an upsetting season last year, the boys varsity team is aiming high. With some new talent and great coaching staff, most players believe they will make the play offs this year. The boys varsity head coach Lubertus Baldwin said, “I believe we can make the playoffs but it depends on how bad they want it, with mostly juniors and some sophomores it’s definitely possible but we have to go in prepared, mentally and physically to compete at that high of a level.” Especially with last year’s JV team doing great with a 13-4 record, many seem to believe those players will help a lot. Other players believe that this year might be one of the best years this school has had.

Ashlynd “Trey” Rhett was an honor able mention for all league last year. He is one of, if not the best player this program has to offer. His teammates were asked a couple of questions. One of them being, who’s the key player? Multiple players like Brian Evans, Victor Reyes, and even Coach Baldwin have said Ashlynd is the key player. They’ve even gone as far to say

Ashlynd is the one they can rely on to take the final game winning shot. The team was asked some other questions involving the team’s best trait. Daniel Diaz had this to say,“ I think our team’s best trait is mov ing the ball and our hard work on defense.” Brian Evans believes that the team being young and the amount of chemistry they have, will be the reason the team is great this year.

Girls varsity is looking forward to having a great year as well. With many returning players and incoming freshmen they are aiming high this year. A return ing player, Guadalupe Valdenegro said, “I think the basketball team this year is going to be awesome.” She also said that the incoming freshmen are going to help a ton. Freshman Samiah Holley practiced with Coach Baldwin in his off-season skill training practices. Samiah has said, “I’ve improved a lot more than last year, espe cially putting in the time after practices. I think this will help me establish my place as a potential girls varsity point guard.” With all this confidence, how far will they go?

Photo by: Lilly Burch

Photo by: Google Images

by Isaiah Holley, Staff Writer

Photo by: Isaiah Holley

Seniors Joey Godinez, Michaela Delazzlar, Alberto Rizzo

Varsity football experiences massive wins and hurtful losses

by Stephanie Espinoza, Staff Writer

Football so far has been going great for the 2022 football teams. The boys have been pushing through. There have also been many injuries along the way and they still think they’re going to have a good sea son. The varsity team won their first home game against Millennium and pulled off an impressive score 57-0. The first touchdown was by Junior Isaiah Turner. According to Isaiah it felt “lit.” They won their second game against Lower Lake with a new high score of 70-0! Many of the football players are really happy with their two wins. Soph omore Matthew Canedo said, “ It was good motivation.” he also stated that his team is proud of what they can accomplish togeth er. Even though the varsity team has lost some games throughout the season, they always had the winning spirit.

There have been many injuries and those players are not really happy that they aren’t able to play much. The more they push themselves as a team, the more it will help to play better together and to be ready for the upcoming games. Most of the players are worried about messing up

their plays such as not going the right way or not catching the ball. Freshman Jaid en Castellanos said, “I am most scared of messing up my plays.” Many of the play ers said that they learn from their mistakes and they know to do much better their next time going in.

The football team has lost games this season and some of the football boys were asked how they think their coaches feel. Sophomore Roman Ibarra quoted, “Our coaches really just want to keep the winning streaks going.” Their coaches also push them to be better, and want what’s best for them. Several of the football boys are happy to say that they will still have a good season this year.

Home games this year have gotten really packed with students from middle school and even some from the elementary school and parents from the football boys too. Many of the football players said that they feel nervous but glad that there’s peo ple coming to support and cheer them on. Good luck to this year’s football team!

Look out for Rams on the run

Athletes of the Month

Shalea Rhett JV Volleyball

A hard worker and great team mate! She works hard at practice ev eryday, takes instruction well, and has gotten better and better as the season has progressed. I’m so happy she’s on

Daniela Roman Varsity Volleyball

Since the season began Daniela has been a leader amongst her team mates. Her energy, leadership skills, and attitude are all incredible tools that she brings to the lady rams on and off the court. As her coach I love to see the en ergy she brings onto her team, she has even been a help to me as her coach!!!

Tony Bellante Varsity Football

Will the Cross Country team make it to State this year? Last year the Cross Country team made it to Sections. This year the team consists of six girls and sev en boys. The team started practicing in the summer but their season officially started on Aug 15. This year’s team captain is senior Victor Reyes. As the team captain, Victor’s responsibility is to make sure everyone is running at 100% and to be a good influence to the runners. This year the runners have new goals, junior Sher ley Guerra said, “My goal this season is to beat Katrina from Vacaville Christian.” Freshman Luke Fortes also has a goal for this season, “My goal this season is to keep up with Victor and to make it to sec tions” he said.

Running is a very hard sport, espe cially competitively. The environment of the sport and the coaches make it enjoy able for the runners. Victor Reyes said, “My favorite part about cross country is finishing the race.” Junior Alondra Garcia said, “My favorite part is getting condi tioned.” Some of you may know that on September 17, the Cross Country team had

their very first invitational meet of the sea son. Luke Fortes said, “I wish I would have been more prepared for the race.” Sherley Guerra stated, “I haven’t been training and I gained three minutes on my run.”

During running you have to have something to look forward to, you need to have a lot of inspiration. Some think that running brings peace to the mind. Some think that running is therapeutic. Alondra Garcia was inspired to do cross country be cause Mrs. Gomes talked her into it. Victor Reyes was inspired because he wanted to stay healthy and get conditioned. This year we have some fast runners. Sherley Guer ra’s fastest 5k is around 20 minutes. That’s roughly around seven minutes per mile!

Do you think that your running shoes affect your run? The runners have some thing to say about that. Luke Fortes said that the shoes you wear does affect your run. He also said that you should wear com fortable shoes. Most of the runners agreed with this. Running is a difficult sport so make sure you use the right shoes, stay hy drated, and most importantly, stretch.

Daisy Surla Brooklyn Knoblock

Daisy got a crew together to round up enough uniforms from past cheerleaders so varsity could cheer in full uniform. Daisy shows up and gives her all and it does not go unnoticed! She is a valuable member of our squad, an encourager, and an excellent team mate and we couldn’t be happier to have her on our team!

Photo Taken By Coach Gomes

Nate is a really good football player, also one of our hardest work ers on the field and in the weight room. Nate is a standout whether he plays on the JV or varsity field. Nate is a good leader and representative of the pro gram on the field. - Coach Medders

- Coach Alduenda

Nate Frisbie JV Football

my team! - Coach Saldana

Tony is a good football player, but also a good young man and representa tive of the program on and off the field. Tony is a good leader and role model to the underclassmen. - Coach Medders

Bianca Lopez

Girls Cross Country

Brandon Leyba

-Coach Gornto

JV Cheer

Brooklyn has grown so much over the season and shown so much dedication to her team and her person al academic goals. She has overcome obstacles and stuck through the chal lenges. She has Brooklyn shows up to every practice with great energy and a welcoming attitude. She is respectful to her coaches, teachers and teammates, we’re so happy you’re a part of our squad Brooklyn! Coach Gornto

Varsity Cheer

Bianca works really hard and her ef forts are paying off. Shes getting better at every race - Coach Gomes

In the photo: Scott Lazo, Wyatt Pennington, Jose Torres, Luke Fortes, Angelina Emmons, Gabriela Ramirez, Sherley Guerra, Kathan K, Brandon Leyba, Bianca Lopez and Victor Reyes by Sami Lyon, Staff Writer

Boys Cross Country

His hard work has shown improve ment in his running and times. We can’t wait to see how he does at the end of the season! - Coach Gomes