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Seniors 2011. Check out the strip at the bottom each page to see the graduating class of 2011, like seniors Jillian Nichols and Katherine Joplin (pictured).

Senior map. The time has come for seniors to bid their farewells and head off to new plans in the fall. Check out where seniors are headed next year on pages 12-13.

In 10 years. Although they are just graduating now, seniors have their plans of where they see themselves in 10 years, like senior Derek Miller (pictured). See full story on pages 16-17.

“Cars 2.” The summer of 2011 is fast approaching, and that means summer movies! Check out previews to this summer’s hottest movies, on pages 21-23.

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Seniors going to college Incoming freshmen in the outside of California next class of 2015. year.

1,370 67 dollars made from students selling “Seniors 2012” shirts.

pints of blood donated at the Blood Drive on May 31.

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No Dracula here. “I give blood because it is needed and I have the universal donor blood (type O).

It’s also good for me [to give blood]. I learned from my first time giving blood that I need something to do or else it is very boring. I’m usually pretty slow; this time was fastest, it took me about five minutes to give [one pint]. This time, I was reading “Pride and Prejudice,” trying to get ahead on my homework.” - Tori Lhota, senior.

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Portable bathrooms brought to the school on May 24.

plant puppets used in the minutes left in the 2010-2011 musical production of “Little school year.

Shop of Horrors.”

on the cover Senior Jillian Nichols has been doing art since she was really little. “My mom still has this dog drawing from when I was two-years-old,” said Nichols.

The cover piece is in response to the prompt “darkness into light” for the Artists For a Cause auction.

Nichols will be studying art next year at Boston University.

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teachers leaving

Several of San Dieguito Academy’s teachers and staff will be leaving the school next year. Story by Lindsey Agnew.

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ext year SDA will be saying goodbye to several teachers and staff. Counselor Julianne Velasco and English teacher David Tow will be leaving SDA to teach at different schools.

Also leaving is yearbook teacher Carrie Land, who will be taking a one year leave of absence.

Go Grove Principal Michael Grove shows off his fun side by splashing students while in the dunk tank during Exhibition Day. Grove, who always participated in and supported school events, will be leaving SDA next year.

Goodbye grove

After three years at SDA, Principal Michael Grove is moving on to a district position. Story by Lindsey Agnew.

“I’m really sad that he’s leaving because I don’t know if we can have another principal that’s as cool as him. He was able to relate to students a lot, he wasn’t ruling over us, he tried to get to know us.”

Junior Emma Lindley

“I think the world of Principal Grove. He’s bright, he’s young, and he’s talented. He loved kids, and kids loved him. He was really calm with a lot of responsibility, and he made [his job] look effortless while under a lot of pressure.”

ASB teacher Rod Keillor

“Mr. Grove has been one of the kindest people to me here at SDA. He’s such a caring person, and he’s a real person. [His replacement] should be someone who can embrace the students’ ability to drive themselves.”

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rincipal Michael Grove will be leaving SDA next year for a position in the San Dieguito Unified High School District office. He will be replacing David Jaffe as Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment. Grove was asked to fill the position by the district Superintendent Ken Noah.

Grove will work on teaching and learning with department chairs district-wide in the new position. “It’s a bittersweet thing – I’m excited about a new challenge and a new job, but it’s difficult to leave SDA because of all of the personal connections I’ve made,” said Grove.

After 21 years in education, Grove said he feels nervous about not seeing kids every day. Grove spent nine years as an English and speech teacher at LCC and SDA, six years as an assistant principal, and six years as a principal. Three of those years were spent as SDA’s principal.

“Education is about building relationships with people, and I’ve always done that as a teacher and as a principal. That’s the core of this school; it’s what I love the most about it. My new job will be working with teachers, but I will miss not being around kids every day,” said Grove.

The position opening for SDA’s new principal will be posted and open to applicants. Candidates will be interviewed by a panel consisting of SDA teachers, parents, Principal’s Assistant Lois Delanty, and Assistant Superintendent Becky Banning. They will make a recommendation to the Superintendent, who will ultimately make the final decision. The new principal should be decided upon by the first week of July to give them time to transition to the school over the summer, according to Grove.

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David Tow Tow, who also taught debate, will be leaving SDA to move to San Francisco for his girlfriend to further her career and to be with family. Tow will be teaching a humanities class, covering both English and history, at a high school in San Raphael.

Tow said that his time at SDA “was like a huge series of extraordinary memories – every day is a great memory of teaching.”

Todd Newkirk Also leaving SDA’s debate

department is Todd Newkirk, the afterschool debate coach.

Newkirk is leaving SDA to go to graduate school out of the area.

Julianne Velasco Velasco, who has been in the district for one year, will be replaced by a tenured counselor next year as the district moves to eliminate counseling positions.

Diegueno counselor Duncan Brown will be taking over for Velasco, who was hired at Cathedral Catholic High School.

Carrie Land Yearbook teacher Carrie Land will be taking a leave of absence next year to spend more time with her children as they enter kindergarten. Heather Temple, English and yearbook teacher at Oak Crest Middle School, will be replacing her.

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PALs Box Next year, the PALs and administration have decided to place a “tip box” in the counseling office.

The need for this box has been made apparent in light of recent events at SDA. Literary Award Winners Junior Michelle Xu, shown right, and senior Katherine Joplin won hundreds of dollars after placing in a local writing contest which was hosted by the Rancho Santa Fe Literary Society.

ROP Winners Screen printing teacher Caroline Ceseña, on the left, and senior Veronica Pryor, on the right, won awards at the ROP Recognition Ceremony at the San Diego County Office of Education.

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Making the change. Years ago students would have never expected to see the SDA campus looking the way it does in the above map. In the lower lefthand corner is a synthetic track and field, resting below a two-story parking structure with seven new tennis courts on top. Above the tennis courts is a synthetic practice track and field, which is next to the new baseball and softball fields. These fields share a bullpen and cage area. Attached to the new two story is the Mustang center. The gym has an outside, upper level, patio. Additionally, new two-story classrooms line areas that are currently inhabited by existing classrooms.

updated Goodbye sculpture room where amatuers threw bowls that sometimes turned into what looked like kindergarden art projects. Goodbye room 102 where band students practiced their hearts out for each upcoming concert. Goodbye sports field where students put years of wear and tear into each athletic shoe they owned. Goodbye tennis courts where occasionally students would do yoga. Hello new campus with your two story buildings. Story continued on page five. Story by Alexa Shapiro.

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enter the school through the front entrance.

The discolored walls display the name of the school: The San Dieguito Academy. A look at the ground shows a circle of time capsules dating back as far as 1937. The center of campus is a hub of students. As the bell rings, these students rush to class, pushing by buildings with aging wood, so weathered and worn some may doubt the building’s stability.

In class, students sit in desks inside buildings built during past President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Others sit in portable classrooms.

While this may be the San Dieguito Academy students know now, it may change if a bond proposed by the San Dieguito district is passed in the November 2012 elections, said Principal Michael Grove.

Among the changes: • a two-story gym that is attached to a new Mustang Center and includes an outside patio to watch outdoor presentations in the new Performing Arts Center; • a two story L-shaped classroom that will replace the 90’s and 100’s classroom area, also featuring an outside patio area where students can study and eat lunch; • two synthetic tracks to help accommodate the growing interest in sports at the Academy; • a new garden located closer to the culinary arts classroom; • student parking in the 150’s; • new tennis courts; • a new art studio.

These changes are all dependent on a bond being proposed to the city of Encinitas that would provide funding to all schools in the San Dieguito Unified High School District, said

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Grove. The bond is estimated to be for about $300 million, but is subject to change as the project planning continues, the district Director of Planning and Financial Management John Addleman said. With this bond, each school will be able to improve accordingly and make campuswide changes.

Loosing a characteristic With these changes, however, some worry about loosing the essence of SDA that has been created with its years of operation, as well as frustration with the prospect of more construction.

“Personally [the changes] bums me out. I like the old school vibe that SDA has and I personally dislike the new theater because it’s way too big.

Plus the construction was a pain [to deal with],” said senior Zake

Old School. The current map of SDA shows a campus that may soon be undergoing many changes. While many buildings will be knocked down and replaced with new and improved infrastructure, the administrative buildings, the library, and the seventies classrooms will all remain intact, as well as the new performing arts center that is not on the map above.

embrace the changes and see the improvements as necessary.

“It sounds nice to replace those outdated buildings,” said senior Katherine Joplin.

“So long as the other classes don’t become more crowded, it sounds good. Those old buildings are too small and have no real heating or AC features anyway. A portable might almost be an improvement.”

“I think the school definitely is in need for some improvements. As long as it can still be recognized after I’m okay with it. I think of it like getting plastic surgery. It could turn out really well, really badly, but no matter how good it is it just won’t be the same,” said sophomore Emily Nathan.

“I don’t think any new campus improvements are entirely necessary.”

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“I don’t think any new campus improvements are entirely necessary. We have a very nice school, especially with new additions and if there is money going to education I would rather it go to teachers and staff instead of construction that sometimes causes more chaos than improvements,” said senior Rakaia Keefe-Oats.

While junior Perri Callaway recognizes the need for some improvements, she hopes that these changes won’t take away from the uniqueness of SDA entirely.

“I think some extent [improvements] are necessary, the 90’s and 100’s have no windows except the slits by the doors.

However, I don’t want SDA to lose its funkiness or the senior tiles and other art on its walls,” said Callaway.

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those improvements,” said senior Sammy Young.

Some teachers feel similarly to students. “I don’t like [the improvements], I love these rooms,” said Spanish teacher Suzanne McCluskey. McCluskey said she worries that with the new change the original architecture of the school will not be kept.

Despite her worries, McCluskey said, “I’m not sure how safe the [current] buildings are though.” With new buildings, they may be safer for students, McCluskey said.

Social Science teacher Kerry Koda said she wasn’t looking forward to the construction; however, she liked the idea of the improvements and the prospect of new buildings. It’s been a while since SDA has had this level of improvements, and it will be a nice change, said Koda.

While both teachers held different views on the improvements, they both felt the uniqueness of SDA would exist regardless of the change in appearance.

“Atmosphere is due to the people, not the facilities. Schools are made of people, not the floors and the walls,” said Koda.

“Uniqueness comes from within, not a structure,” said Mc-

“Uniqueness comes from within, not a structure.”

- Suzanne McCluskey, Spanish teacher.

Two different aspects Others are torn between the benefits and drawbacks of the improvements.

“Personally I like the 10’s buildings and [social science teacher Kerry] Koda’s area the way it is now, but with the 90’s and 100’s buildings I won’t mind if they are taken away for improvements,” said freshman Mimi Kennedy. “The classrooms are kind of old and if the im-

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provements are better for the school then I’ll go with it, but I still really like the campus now the way it is.”

“Since I will be in college by then [the improvements won’t] really effect me but I know that having a lot of construction is kind of a hassle like with the new theater you have to go out of the way to get to the student parking lot. At the same time new facilities could really help out the school and give other kids better learning opportunities,” said junior Maddie Holcomb.

“I can’t really say what I’d vote on it yet [in regards to passing the bond]. I love our campus atmosphere and culture and I think that some of it comes from our older buildings but at the same time I am taking

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a class at CCA this semester and their classroom facilities are much nicer and it does help with the entire learning environment. For example they have a teacher corridor between a set of classrooms with teacher workspace, bathrooms, and area that students can utilize if they need to work in groups or make up a test so I’m a bit torn on

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The bond goes on the ballot in the fall of 2012. Through phone polling, there has been a 70 percent approval rating for the campus-wide improvements, said Grove. “We only need 55 percent to pass the bond,” said Grove.

The phone polling was done last December and asked community members questions about how they compared their local high school district to others nationwide as well as what they viewed as “local pressing issues,” said Addleman.

The results found that “twothirds felt there was a need to fund and make improvements by upgrading classrooms, technology, science labs, libraries and career education equipment; replacing portable classrooms, fixing leaky roofs, outdated restrooms, plumbing and electrical wiring; improving energy efficiency to reduce costs; and acquiring, constructing and repairing school equipment, sites, and facilities,” said Addleman.

If the bond does pass, SDA will see campus wide construction beginning the summer of 2013. Some areas of the school will be shut down during the

improvement process. Students will be relocated to other parts of campus and portables will be brought in to accommodate classroom needs. Grove predicts the improvements will take three years.

A board is working on developing an image of what the school will look like if the bond is passed. This board includes chemistry teacher Russ Davidson, American Sign Language teacher Kathryn Friedrichs, wood shop teacher Jeff Germano, art teacher Neal Glasgow, and math teacher Paul Brice. Two students, freshman Ian MacGregor and junior Olivia Goldstein, are also on the board, as well as Grove, two parents, a community member, two district representatives, and two architects.

The school board has to approve the improvements before it goes on the ballot, said Grove.

If they’re feeling pretty good about the chances of the bond being passed through polling surveys, they’ll begin to spend more money on it and look for architects to develop the best plan. If it’s passed, from there the school will set out looking for architects who can complete the project in a cost-effective method and the construction will begin, said Grove.

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As the San Dieguito Academy looks to future for school wide improvements, more short term changes are made. Story by Alexa Shapiro.

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ome changes will be occuring on campus within the next year to create more classrooms and improve technology.

Among these changes are the disappearance of the 150’s buildings. The 150’s buildings, which include the classrooms of Spanish teacher Sheryl Bode, math teacher Donn Boyd, and English teacher Ed Cooper, will be knocked down and existing classes will go into other available classrooms on campus.

Students have trouble making it to class in time in the 150’s, and the buildings are “pretty old and nasty,” said Principal Michael Grove.

Starting this summer, these buildings will “go away quickly,” said Grove. In their place will be two additional black top courts for physical education.

The Roundabout Theater in room 95 will be split into three rooms. The room, which currently holds the theatre classes, will be made into two standard classrooms and one computer lab, said Grove. Additionally, the two music rooms in the 100’s will move into the new Performing Arts Center and be replaced with a classroom and a computer lab.

The two new computer labs will be built as “tech spaces,” said Grove. Current computer labs have a lot of desktops. The new facilities are looking to offer new technologies, such as iPads, for students.

One of the new computer labs will be integrated into English teacher Carolyn Lee’s classroom, which will become one of the newly created classes from room 95. The room will have a door to connect the computer lab and Lee’s classroom. This will help Lee use new technologies in her classes, which often use existing technologies in projects.

“The opportunity for students to utilize more on-line technology and resources is incredibly exciting. Hopefully, these on-line resources will become a day-to-day aspect in our curriculum,” said Lee. Lee’s current classroom, room 104, will become the culinary arts classroom and room 105 will be used for cooking only.

Funding for this will come mostly from District facility money.

However, some of the funding may fall on the school. The school will need to work with the Foundation office and other outlets to help make the money to fund these improvements, said Grove.

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choosing change

The possibility of a complete reconstruction of SDA’s campus in 2013 has left many people with conflicting opinions. Some are worried about the changes that the constuction will bring about, while others are eager to embrace the new appearance with open arms and open minds.

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bond has been proposed to renovate the campus of San Dieguito Academy, that will be voted on in November of 2012. If passed, $3 million will be given to SDA in order to reconstruct the campus.

Although the essence of the architecture will remain as it is now, dramatic changes will occur. For explicit details about the changes, please refer to page 3.

This proposed bond should be passed for many reasons. The construction will attract many different types of students that would ordinarily be turned off by SDA’s appearance as it is today.

Classes will also be more centralized, making it easier for kids to make it to class on time without being tardy. Also, senior court will be expanded, giving the campus a place where the majority of kids can assemble and eat lunch instead of having many different areas to hang out in during lunch and between

classes.

The sports facilities that we currently have desperately need renovations and have been sorely lacking in resources for quite some time, even going so far as hindering the performance of our sports teams at SDA. The construction of synthetic tracks, new fields, and a two-story gymnasium will finally have the capacity to be able to accommodate every sport comfortably with the exception of a swim team.

Furthermore, the ceilings will be higher in classrooms with larger windows which would let in more natural light in efforts to decrease energy usage and make SDA more ecologically friendly.

The arts facility will be greatly expanded, and a new state-ofthe-art building will be erected to facilitate ROP classes such as Robotics and culinary arts.

These renovations will undoubtedly benefit the future

students of SDA in many ways, and not passing this bond seems selfish because it would be denying students a clean, new atmosphere for them to be able to learn in comfortably.

It is a concern that SDA will lose its unique “spirit” if the outward appearance changes, but the student body at SDA changes with each year as seniors graduate and new freshmen enter, so therefore the “spirit” is transforming every year.

Possibly losing the original artwork that currently is displayed all over the walls of buildings is a major concern for those who both created them and those that enjoy them on a daily basis. It is unknown as to which of the murals can be salvaged and whether or not the senior tiles will be relocated to a refurbished building, but the administration says they will try their best to save as much of the artwork as possible.

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On a positive note, the artwork that cannot be saved will create an opportunity for a new student to express themselves and exhibit their skills on the new buildings for everyone to enjoy.

Of course, if alumni comes back after the construction occurs, it will be harder to feel nostalgic about their high school years if the campus doesn’t look like the same school they graduated from. On the other hand, this seems like a small price to pay when future generations of students will enjoy the incredible benefits that this construction will offer them.

Change is inevitable, and as classes graduate and new ones enter, it is certain that we will need to embrace alterations that will appear in many forms.

Although some may be hesitant about radically changing the outward appearance of SDA, the benefits of the construction far outweigh the drawbacks.

A VOTE FOR REVISION

kaylin greene Save the art! The new construction may threaten the existence of these murals.

The following question was posed to the Mustang Staff. Their responses are tallied below. l

If you were able to vote on this bond, would you vote yes or no for the passage of this bond?

Yes: 32 No: 2

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CLASS OF 2011! from the SDA Foundation

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Play Hard, Play Fair Kaylin Greene thinks that it’s not about winning or losing. It’s about being able to handle the ups and downs of competition with poise and grace.

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s I hang up my San Dieguito Academy jersey, I realize that no matter how hard I tried, how many medals I have and how many races I won, the most valuable thing I learned about being on the San Dieguito Academy Track and Field and Cross Country teams for four years was sportsmanship.

Some people think sportsmanship takes away from the pure competition, but it is so much more valuable—even as a life skill outside of the gym. It’s the ability to remain composed in the face of the opposition, regardless of winning or losing.

Sometimes the greatest challengers even come from within the home team. There’s a scary resemblance between the teamwork in playing a sport and the collaboration required between co-workers at a job: Everyone is competing individually for success, but this success cannot be achieved if each person on the team as a whole can’t support each other. Learning how to deal with the most difficult teammates is one of the greatest life-lessons a person can teach

courtesy of laurence greene Good race. I share a high-five with a friend on CCA’s team after our 100m hurdle race.

oneself. Mastering this took me several tries, and there’s surely room for improvement.

Competing against other teams, however, encompasses a different kind of sportsmanship.

First impressions are impor-

tant—to an opposing player, you can’t leave any room for intimidation, while at the same time, you can’t act like a total jerk. It’s amazing how much hatred and revenge can fuel someone’s competitive nature. Why give them a

reason to rip your throat out? It’s also extremely embarrassing to play the role of the hotshot at the beginning of the game only to turn out the loser in the end. Fair play is also important—rules are rules, no exceptions, but when an issue in which the “fairness” of a play or call is contested, the most important thing to consider is personal integrity, regardless of the outcome.

I love to watch FIRST Robotics competitions. They play by “gracious professionalism,” which encompasses sportsmanship in the techdom of Robotics. The competitions are set up so that in one match, a team can be an ally, while in another match, the same team can be an opponent.

The only sure road to success is to maintain good relations.

There’s a lesson to be had—after all, in 10 years, you never know if the kid you hit in the face with a lacrosse stick could be interviewing you for your dream job.

For track, simple sportsmanship can be seen at the beginning and end of each race, when athletes are friendly with one another and congratulate each other upon the finish. However,

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there were several opportunities to exercise the extremes of sportsmanship.

At one track meet, I made a call that disqualified a good friend from the opposing team because she made a mistake in the middle of our race and began running in my lane. I hated doing it, but I couldn’t make exceptions to the rules. At the same meet, the head coach from the other team remarked to our coach, “Hey are your girls excited? You can show them our banners in the gym for inspiration,” About an hour or so later, we proved that we didn’t need any such motivation in order to defeat them. We were encouraged to keep our cool and to do our talking on the track.

It’s harder said than done.

That’s why pushing past personal frustration to be considerate to others can knock people off of their feet. I have somehow managed to become fairly good acquaintances with athletes from other schools—athletes that I have competed directly against.

I’m just realizing more and more that in the end, the real race is only with yourself.

Anna Sheridan thinks that sports parents should calm down. It is only a game, and one that they aren’t even directly involved in....

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y eyes were stuck on the server, my body calm, my mind clear. I was so focused that nothing could stop me, or so I thought. As the ball crossed the net, and connected with my arms, it ricocheted off the court.

I stared down at my feet, blinking back tears. I’ll get the next one.

“Why is she even on this team, she sucks,” says a mom on my team. She was wearing a bedazzled “Volleyball Mom” tank-top. There’s my first red flag. I could hear her talk to the other parents, then start yelling

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at me from the sidelines.

“What are you doing? Get the ball.” It’s the sarcastic bitter tone that got me. My focus was now not on the game, but on how much those words stung. How this woman was supposed to be on my team. Rooting for me.

Every athlete has experience with these kinds of parents.

While I’m lucky enough to not be related to any of these incessant control freaks, I’ve had to deal with them my entire life.

The offspring of these awful sports parents rarely resemble their loud, unruly moms and dads. Their faces when they see their parents kicked out of the

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sporting events resemble more of a sigh than any sign of frustration.

I play volleyball because I love the sport, not because my parents love the sport. If they ever took it to this extreme, I think I would probably quit.

There is a time when competitive nature becomes obnoxious.

Especially this time of year, when athletes are sending off letters for college recruitment, it is hard to see these parents take the reins.

They push their children so hard, against the kid’s threshold, and they squeeze the fun right out of the sport.

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Every sports team needs a team parent, and these days, the moms and dads who volunteer are almost too enthusiastic to do their job. If you casually ask them when the next game is, they rattle of the team’s game schedule for the next month.

That’s unnecessary information filling your memory right there, no wonder you don’t remember the important things.

It’s time that parents take a step back from the court, the field, or the diamond. Take a breath, sit down. One game is not the end of the world. Stop trying to live through your children.

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anna williams Glittered up. Any mom that wears a bedazzled tank top is a red flag for sure.

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on seniority Angela Zhang is going to be a senior next year and after being a lowly caterpillar for so long, the chance to become a beautiful butterfly is finally upon her.

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emily hall Power stance. Mom says I’m allowed to do this “sassy pose” because I’m a senior.

he 2011-2012 school year is upon us and the junior class is movin’ up. Can I get a shout out to the class of 2012? LET ME HEAR A WOOT WOOT…or not. That’s okay. I guess that’s fine.

I’ve long dreamt of this day, the day when seniority finally descends upon my measly, junior presence. Let me tell you, I’m no junior no more. I’m going to be a big fish now, and you’d better watch out. I get to do senior things now, like drive people places and have javas all the time and laugh at freshmen and not feel bad about it.

Boy, am I stoked. Ever since I was a freshman I’ve been planning out the senior things I’d do. Like what funny face to make for my senior ID photo, or what essays to write for college apps. Not to mention, the totally

swank late-ish start days when everyone else toils away at STAR testing. I’ve even thought of what I want my counselor to read as I walk down the aisle at graduation. Clever, or sentimental?

Pun, or Belle & Sebastian lyrics?

Damn.

There’s just so much promise that comes with senior year.

Brand new friendships are waiting to be made. New experiences, opportunities laid dormant for years, will finally be explored.

Or maybe when I turn 17, I’ll finally empathize with the girls in Seventeen Magazine. Maybe, after years of my bemusement, I’ll finally get them.

Though senior year is a time of growth and self-discovery, unfortunately, some things will never change. College applications don’t sound so bad now, but there’s no doubt that my efforts to decrease caffeine de-

pendence over the summer will be foiled come November.

I will eternally be a soul drowned in worry. But if there’s anything I’ve learned in high school these last three years, it’s that worry is the fine print on the contract yo mama signed when she birthed you.

Nothing, not even coffee and bagels and ceramic tiles and Twinkie eating contests, can change that. But remember, seniors—living for the future is as bad a loop as my caffeine addiction. Live depending on what is to come, and you will never experience the present.

So, class of 2012, I say unto you: good luck in this last year together. Cherish every moment and seize every opportunity. Live in the present. Now, new seniors, CAN I GET A WOOT WOOT OR WHAT? Oh, that’s okay too, I guess.

it’s not me, it’s you

Why settle for one when you can have them all? Olivia Mock thinks that full-blown relationships are extremely impractical and restrain teenagers from doing what they really want to do in high school. And in the end, it doesn’t matter anyway. Casual dating is the way to go.

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elationships. Those people you see sucking each other’s faces off are in one of those.

Looks like fun right? Well, they make me say, “What the hell?”

Relationships are stupid and completely unnecessary. Why would anyone want to have a boyfriend or girlfriend when they could be off having fun with any number of people? We are in high school; it’s time to date everyone and anyone.

Relationships stop people from doing what they want. They are restricting because when in one it’s impossible to talk to someone of the opposite sex without causing jealousy. It’s hard to find time to hang out with friends because suddenly every free moment must be spent with one another.

Also, when couples break up (and they will, because they

Jessie Vahalla

Siddharth Sam Houskeeper Iyengar

kaylin greene Tied down. The rock of love, for all of its comforts, all-too-often weighs people down.

always do) it’s like World War III. Exes always argue and piss off everyone around them. It’s as though that “wonderful true love” they shared turned into unbridled hatred. They do not

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Evan Angelico

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understand that no one wants to listen to them whine about their drama. They act like my sister and me: always glaring, yelling, cussing each other out, and trying to make the other angry.

Cassidy Coleman Lindsey Marshall

When people call their exes degrading names it is not only rude and insensitive, it is extremely immature.

They need to give each other a break and try to be civil. It’s impossible for them to understand, that life moves on and they’ll be crying on some friend’s shoulder about a completely different person next week.

Look, I get that people think their exes are horrible people for whatever reason that caused them to break up, but they need to remember that they both shoulder some of the blame.

When a guy tells a girl he loves her just to get to second base, the girl should be mad at him.

And if she goes along with what he wants, she needs to question her apparent lack of morals.

Some may resent me for this because they are in a perfect

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Amy Lewis

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relationship and completely in love. However, no real relationship can exist in high school mainly because the relationships are based on an overload of hormones. Also, no real relationship is going to be perfect. It will have its ups and downs; there will be fights, but they won’t be able to live without the other. If you have one of those, I’m sorry if I offended you. I know I’m only a freshman and that I’m still new to this, but this is how I see it, and I’m sure most have felt this way too, once upon a time.

While I may not always have this stance, I believe relationships tie people down, make them go insane, and cause a world of hurt.

So do yourself a favor and go on a date every night this summer and don’t bother with an emotional connection because that’s what friends are for.

Jada Gabby Golland Garnica

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bossman blues

Have you experienced an unusually empty wallet, drop in self-esteem, or cynicism towards the corporate world? If you answered yes to any of the above symptoms, you may be a victim of the bossman blues. Essay by Angela Zhang.

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et me take down your number and we’ll give you a call back soon.”

It’s what every employer says.

It’s all lies and by this point in my young 16-year-old life, I can already see through them.

The plight of my eternal search for employment is a tragic one. I started with my expectations high and mind naïve. The first place I ever applied to for a job was a new coffee shop in Encinitas off of El Camino Real.

“We’ll never get a job if we’re not bold,” junior Alison Ryall said, no pun intended. This was a very serious moment. She was my barista-position-desiring companion and nudged me on.

I saw in the window that the job fair had ended 30 minutes prior to our arrival.

Damn. “Might as well give it a shot while we’re here,” I said.

Again, no pun intended.

“Excuse me,” I said shyly to a tattooed man wearing sunglasses, a grey cardigan over his generic striped v-neck, “we were wondering if we could do on-site interviews for your job fair. Sorry we’re late, we had school, and stuff.”

He shifted his sunglasses with ring-covered fingers and said, “Uh, sure. Is it okay if we do a double interview?” A brief note: by doing a double interview, an employer maximizes efficiency by pretending to care about two obvious rejects (high school students) in the time it would usually take to feign interest in one.

“I think it went well,” Alison said. “It was a really solid interview, to say the least.” The facial-haired v-neck wearing man told us we could expect a call sometime the next week between Monday and Wednesday.

Not coincidentally, Alison and I spent close to 8 hours in that little coffee shop studying United States history flashcards and drinking caramel lattes before Monday-Wednesday.

Neither of us were called, but we were up some thousand calories and down some twenty dollars spent on hot beverages.

I realized that institutions like that obscure coffee shop, with their down-to-earth attitudes are just as pretentious as

emily maxwell On the hunt. After excessive applications and interviews, the unsuccessful search for a job became dismal after the sheer amount of disappointments.

the next vente skinny caramel macchiato crafting chain.

The unfortunate truth was that no matter how interested I was in coffee, no matter how hardworking and no matter how CUTE AND ASIAN, I was still a high school student and not twenty and not available to work twenty-some hours each week.

No matter how much I loved the wafting scent of ARABICA or AMERICA or HOUSE BLEND, they wouldn’t hire me. And nothing I could do, establish facial recognition, spend tens of dollars for the moments of hope

soul and a small part of me died because I’m not cool. Images of West Side Story guys in tight black pants and white t-shirts and sunglasses snappin’ their fingers and walking down alleyways danced in my head. But I’m not cool and they will never hire me.

Cause I’m not cool.

So, what are you going to do now? I was fillin’ in those apps like it was nobody’s business for that brief period, and no matter how many times I told them my last name, first name, street address, city, state, and zip code, they ignored me.

could use them as toilet paper.

The job blues got me down.

That bossman, he got me down.

“Angela,” my dad said, as I lugged myself into the office leaving a trail of shattered dreams in my path, “let’s talk.”

“When we lived in Canada after moving from China, do you know how many letters I sent out, trying to get hired?” He paused and expected me to be excited. I wasn’t excited.

“No.” “I sent out hundreds,” he said.

“Hundreds,” my mom echoed, nodding viciously like I

“It seemed as though I was filling in applications just so that the bossman, wherever he might be out in the corporate sky, could use them as toilet paper.” sitting on those leather chairs and watching the brew brew and baristas barist, even write an expose on the heartbreak of it all (READ ME), could change that.

I would’ve taken out your stinky garbage and wouldn’t even have whined about it.

“Well, it really just depends on whether or not we need anybody right now.”

“That coffee shop hires you if you’re cool,” a teacher said to me after I did not receive a phone call. And it hit me that I wasn’t cool. A blue fog clouded my

“What was your name again?

I’ll let him know that you called.”

Naturally when my mother dearest forwarded me emails about internship opportunities over the summer (I had already been rejected from LSSI, an esteemed and PAID biotech internship, fight the man!, and JCamp, Asian journalism camp?)

I was in absolutely no mood to fill out more forms.

It seemed as though I was filling in applications just so that the bossman, wherever he might be out in the corporate sky,

hadn’t heard him the first time.

“Let me tell you, it was rough. One interviewer, after 30 minutes of good conversation, told me that she ‘just couldn’t understand what I was saying.’ “‘Because of my accent?’ I asked her. She said yes.” My dad paused while I laughed and then continued.

“Anyways, it was rough. We’d sneak into mom’s office to use the nice inkjet printer and spent so much money on nice paper”— at this moment my mom pulled out a box of very nice envelopes

and pressed them against my palm to prove how nice they were—“and sent out hundreds of letters. And I’d send out five at a time. I’d go out in the snow to the mailbox, and drop them in.

And the sound of those letters hitting the mailbox, it made it all worth it,” he said.

“I’d turned around, crunch my way through the snow, and imagine for a second that I would get offered all five jobs. I knew this was a long shot, but there was something important about applying to all those jobs,” he said, looking at me. “It was hope. You’ve got to have hope.”

Well he got me there and I welled up and was like wow, pops! You really did have it hard and there was no way was I going to go on whining about those three coffee shops that didn’t hire me and that restaurant that wouldn’t call back and that other place with the yogurt that had just hired two people a week earlier—I grabbed that internship application and wrote an essay and mailed those nice envelopes in two days later. I felt the hope.

This summer, Angela Zhang will intern at the Conflict of Interest Office at UCSD (thanks, dad). She will also be a music student aide at a three-week summer program for young children.

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Erika Mazza details how a project assigned in her creative writing class helped her to meet new people and broaden her perspectives on the world around her. The conversations she had were not only entertaining but also taught her new things she wouldn’t have learned otherwise.

“F

ree conversation, rants, heart-tohearts, chit chats, etc,” the sign behind a friend and I proclaimed.

A table and a chair were set up before us, three chairs in total.

A chai tea latte laid out on the table, beside a notebook and pen. We were just two kids looking for a few extroverted people to talk to. And that’s just what we got.

The project When Robert Ross brought up the creative writing project, I was unsure of what to do.

“Do something interesting outside of your comfort zone for two weeks. Blog about it,” Ross, an English teacher, said. Instantly, I thought of cliché ideas. Eat meat again. Don’t wear makeup.

Stay with a overly religious family? No. None of my answers to this riddle of a project were good enough. I had to do something more. What could I blog about for two weeks straight?

A series of ‘Today I…’ would have to be on a topic worth the writing. What did I like to do that much? Eat Nutella. Play on playgrounds. Meet people?

There it was: the idea right before me. Meet people. So, the free conversation booth was created. It was a perfect portal into meeting people who actually wanted to talk about something.

I had only one rule when it came to this project: never learn names. I suppose it was something we all wanted: true confidentiality. I could learn everything about a person, but if I never knew their name, how was I to find them? Couldn’t look in the yellow pages or even on Facebook. It was perfect.

The patrons The free conversation carriers varied in shape and size. The first, a middle-aged man who told me he was a guitar teacher and was looking for more students, asked me if I play any instruments or if I write my own music. I responded with a yes and no. Then, he told me to get out a piece of paper. “I’m going to teach you something,” he said. So, I got out the paper and, for the next 10 minutes, he taught me how to write a song.

faces with cheddar Ruffles.

Lastly, there were two conversations that messed with my own ideologies. The first person came up to me and asked, “Can I rant about anything?” She seemed suspicious, like there were boundaries that she would cross if she said more. I told her that’s what the project was for.

She ranted to me about her love life and the inability to get rid of a nagging jealousy. I told her I was going through something very similar and she asked if I’d come up with any resolutions yet. I laughed. “No, not even close.” She nodded. “Me neither.”

The second: A skate rat came up to me at the Carlsbad Outlet Mall and asked me, like everyone, why I was sitting at a table with a free conversation sign. I said the same robotic answer as I had every time throughout the two weeks. He nodded, following, but what he said next threw me off. “No, why are you doing this?” We argued for a little about what he was asking me, but eventually I got it.

emily hall Free. A simple conversation booth can be crafted out of a table, a couple of chairs, and a sign. The result is highly rewarding.

To be honest, the song turned out terribly, but the experience was what mattered. A complete and utter stranger was teaching me something I wouldn’t have learned otherwise. I was not only helping those that needed to talk, but they were helping me in subtle ways as well.

Another kid around my age talked to me about hipsters.

In Washington D.C., where he was visiting from, a hipster is “someone who wears sexually ambiguous clothing.” In Encinitas, however, the definition of a hipster is something like

“A pretentious teen fascinated with irony, who wears too much plaid/floral and carries around a camera everywhere they go”. The contrast was pretty silly.

An elderly woman who criticized everything captivated me for a good hour at Moonlight Beach. Conversation got hectic when she brought up issues like the ‘man bringing us down’ through education and the prevalence of rape in the college atmosphere after I told her I was going to Portland State University next year.

A student from LCC pon-

dered the idea of a ‘lost soul’ at E Street Café. He told me that he wasn’t sure what life was filled with, but he continued to hang out with people and constantly entertained himself. He hoped that was the appropriate way to live, but he wasn’t sure.

I talked with a boy on the side of Highway 101 in Carlsbad about abortion and Nickelodeon Cartoons after he told me my hair was the color of the ocean.

We reminisced in the days when we, as kids, would watch “All That” and “The Amanda Show” on television while stuffing our

The learning And then, just through that, I realized something about myself that I hadn’t known before. I wasn’t doing this project in this way because I was asked to. I could have easily gotten by with only eating oranges or excercising every day, but I chose this. I chose this as an excuse to meet people because I needed something new. And so, I told him.

We continued to talk about my hair and then a list of our favorite things before he left to meet up with some friends.

It’s been a few days since that project, and those conversations are still on my mind. For the first, I suppose it’s because we never came up with a resolution.

I still haven’t, but I hope that she has. For the second, because just like learning how to write a song, I learned something about myself through someone else.

At any rate, it was an interesting project that went on much better than I assumed it would.

I’m pleased with the turn out, and would definitely recommend you doing the same. After all, all you need is a table, some chairs, and a sign to get a person to open up to you.

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June 13, 2011

Seniors’ college choices take them across the state, across the country, and even, in a few cases, across the world. But no matter where they’re going, the future is wide open for the class of 2011.

Azusa Pacific University Jessica Barbeau Art Institute (Santa Monica) Alyssa Neal Biola University Brian Like Kelsie Macau Cabrillo College David Ball Cal Poly Pomona Andrew Dalager Rita Eick Cal Poly SLO Samantha Bueche Jada Golland Ilea Harrington Garrett Mestemacher Nicholas Nobis Catherine Oswald Caitlin Payne Brandon Rowley Tessa Shabram Matthew Teare Audrey Willis Cal State Chico John Cottingham Melissa Davis Max Fogelhut Camille Dusseau Brittany Hausman Tara Miller Brendan McMahon Connor Solomon Thomas Staver Cal State Fullerton Kyle Flock Cal State Long Beach Brianna Nunez Cal State San Marcos Sam Atkins Dimitri Adams Brandom Anderson Graham Birch Corey Brown Matthew Checchia Allison Flores Hailey Flowers Edward Guzman Tess Garnica Roberto Jose Paige Kaufman Matthew Knox Erica May Ashley Muñoz Veronica Pryor Rebecca Sanchez Melissa Servin Sonia Tapia City College of San Francisco Cole Axelrod Lara Fleck Concepcion Gomez Ramos Concordia University, Irvine Taylor Pyle Cypress College Danielle Johnston Humboldt State Kaiel Baran Colin Campbell

Claudia Chisolm West Lewis Lindsey Marshall Alison Petitt George Stimson IV Kaplan College Yesenia Mentado Tanya Resendez Loyola Marymount University Gavin Finn MiraCosta Bradley Amis Russell Anderson Alexis Arteaga Matt Benedetti Daniel Bocater Cassie Boyd Carly Braski Hannah Bresnahan Josh Buccelli Katherine Bunnell Brooke Colbourne Tammy Collins Eder Contreras Kellan Den Uijl Candace Erie Jonathan Ford Nicholas Fidel Paul Gabriola Carl Geertsema Joseph Giallombardo Jessica Gray Ryan Harrah Catalina Hernandez Sara Howard Joanna Huerta Kiarash Jalali Alexandria Kiwan Daniel Kusher Michael LaPlante Jordan Lister Rachel Maynard Skyler McKee Sarah Medina Victoriano Mendoza

Blaire Meredith Derek Miller Mac Mountain Nathan O’Neill Emily Osterman Brittany Parker Joshua Pupping Nataly Ruiz Cisneros Madison Scarlett Grant Thomas Wyatt Warren KayLee Watkins Kyre Wilcox Lauren Williams Kendall Wood Whitnee Woodruff David Yuter Miramar Community College Hunter Mannering Musician’s Institute Ian Lewis Ottis College Kaiya Inouye Palomar Vida Carrillo Cameron Crow Ryan Daspin Justin D’Avanzo Hannah Dohrer Gabriel Fogel Shawna Gershkoff Ty Gorman James Inglis

Brianna Jackawich Victoria Lhota Tyler Marquez Mariah Monreal Nancy Morales Andrew Patino Shane Pollock Cody Scheiwe Alin Simon Altamirano Anthony Smith Rachael Sprague Daniel Swanson Emily Teague Anna Triebell Natasha Vennard Kinsey Volkart

Humboldt

Chico

Palomar Institute of Cosmetology Dallanely Chavez Ashley Young Point Loma Nazarene University Haylee Bell Maxwell Hochman Sharon Lee Riverside Community College Jose Flores San Diego Mesa College Maxine Bandstra

Sonoma Davis

City College, SFSU, USF Stanford San Jose

Berkeley Santa Clara

Cabrillo, Santa Cruz Fresno

San Diego State Branden Hinkle Myron Lee Austin Paccione San Francisco State Tate Dannemiller Courtney Fischer Summer Foster Gabby Garnica Cameron Lilledahl Sarah Little Hannah Ray Alina Revilla Esmerald Rodriguez Selena Stribling Tiffany Tyson Diana Vergara

SLO Santa Barbara, SBCC

Ottis College

Azusa Pacific, La Verne, Cal Poly Pomona

Santa Barbara City College Taylor Johnson Efrain Olvera Alexa Shapiro

Shasta College Erik Cahill Sonoma State Cassidy Coleman Drew Goldberg Frank Monforte Stanford University Katherine Joplin Cara Reichard Delaney Sztraicher UC Berkeley Kate Adolph Jessica Bloom Thea Brown Shreya Chatterjee Rachel Finn

Riverside, Riverside Community College Fullerton

Biola Long Beach Concordia, Irvine Palomar, Palomar Institute of Cosmetology Mira Costa

San Jose State Kia Thompson

Santa Clara University Gabby Contreras Kerry Roberson

Art Institutue, LMU, Musician’s Institue, LMU, UCLA, USC

San Marcos

Devry, Kaplan, Miramar, Point Loma, SD Mesa, SDSU, USD

Savannah King Rebecca Kutlow Kate Radcliffe UC Davis Evan Angelico Ariana Crow Louis Edelman Nikki Hwang Kara Kono Tim Kontje Kevin Lonergan UC Irvine Zoe Fox Caitlin Hicks Ariel Jones Tarra Laperdon Yoshi LeaVesseur UC Los Angeles Eileen An

Connor Brownell Sarah Heath Allison McDonough Kyle Nishikawa UC Riverside Laura Belman Giselle Lopez Nathan Myer Oscar Rosas UC San Diego Natalie Chan Christopher Johnson Ian McMaster Tim McNalley Connor Nishikawa Shyam Patel Alex Rosengarten Kyle Shumate

UC Santa Barbara Jenn Fan James Hunt Daniel Knox Daniel Podgorski UC Santa Cruz Grace Blakistone Austin Burns Pauline Disch Samuel Eisenberg Haley Jensen Nick Kontje Taylor Lara Adam McDonald Nick McIntyre Zane Norman Conor Paris Kim Rabii Maddie Roberts Alec Small

Frank Song Kat Termin University of La Verne Lane Jackson USD John Pompeo University of San Francisco Luis Cervantes Dylan Hindenlang Erin MacNabb University of Southern California Erin Nogle

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Portland CC, Portland State, Lewis & Clark

Seattle University, University of Washington Whitman

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Bowdoin University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Smith

Puget Sound

University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Montana

George Fox

University of Iowa Colorado State

Northwestern

University of Arizona

Brandeis BU, Harvard, Emerson, Northeastern NYU, School of Visual Arts Seton Hall

Purdue UVA

University of Denver University of Colorado, Boulder

NAU

Wellesley

West Chester Franklin & Marshall Penn State

University of Oregon

BYU Provo

Hamilton Cornell

Bard

Drexel Georgetown

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Rhodes

Texas Christian University

Texas A&M

Bard College (New York) Matthew Dalrymple Tamzin Elliott Boston University (Massachusetts) Jillian Nichols Bowdoin College (Maine) Sam Caras Brandeis University (Massachusetts) Amy Dushkin Brigham Young University (Utah) Ryan Santore Colorado State University (Colorado) Allie Noble Cornell University (New York) Kaylin Greene

Harvard University (Massachusetts) Sammy Young

Portland State University (Oregon) Erika Mazza

University of Hawaii (Hawaii) Sam Moffett

Wellesley College (Massachusetts) Jamila Michael

Lewis & Clark College (Oregon) Jack Rushall Vanessa Vargas

Purdue University (Indiana) Morgan Joel

University of Iowa (Iowa) Kyle Znachko

Rhodes College (Tennessee) Courtney Haller

University of Minnesota,Twin Cities (Minnesota) Steven Forsythe

West Chester University (Pennsylvania) Jesse Trout

New York University (New York) Ari Brin Kyle Filley Sid Iyengar Ben Lang Brian McPherson Zake Morgan Northeastern University (Massachusetts) Kailie Pasko Michael Slemon

Emerson College (Massachusetts) Kristen Garret

Northern Arizona University (Arizona) Chandler Carlson Amy Cook Sydney Crowe Nathaniel Fisher Brianna Vogel

Franklin & Marshall (Pennsylvania) Eila Miller

Northwestern University (Illinois) Sam Houskeeper

George Fox University (Oregon) Ashley Abercrombie Jessie Vahalla

Oklahoma Wesleyan University (Oklahoma) Joanna Lamadrid

Georgetown University (Washington DC) Shakila Guevara

Pennsylvania State University (Pennsylvania) Willie Saake

Hamilton College (New York) Hannah Ellerbrock Micah Stimson

Portland Community College (Oregon) Kiana McCune

Drexel University (Pennsylvania) Nathan Strich

School of Visual Arts (New York) Elise Courtois Seattle University (Washington) Haley Lewis Seton Hall University (New Jersey) Maddi Oldstone Smith College (Massachusetts) Chloe Jones Texas A&M University (Texas) Amy Lewis Texas Christian University (Texas) Julia Pederson University of Arizona (Arizona) Devon Nichols Corynn Marsh Zack Solomon

Whitman College (Washington) Nick Biehl

University of Montana (Montana) Rocky Keefe-Oates

Durham University (England) Cherise Lopes Baker

University of Oregon (Oregon) Cassidy Axelrod Spencer Creighton Madi Fairchild Katey Ford Mackenzie Lopez Cristina McLennan Lukas Miller Gabi Povoli Brita Robinson Trevor Wright

University of British Columbia (Canada) John Zollars

University of Puget Sound (Washington) Elissa Gibb University of Virginia (Virginia) Tor Syvrud

University of Colorado at Boulder (Colorado) Kim Campbell Morgan Hylton

University of Washington (Washington) Katherine Bueche Alexa Wasserman

University of Denver (Colorado) Rex Kaplan

University of Wisconsin, Madison (Wisconsin) Sydney Navis

University of St. Andrews (Scotland) Aysja Johnson Other Plans Austin Bauer Keith Critchlow Darbi Davis Shane Donaldson Matt Geist Jose Ruiz Ricardo Ruiz Tania Sanchez Lex Traner ChrisBreed Ana Pablo-Matias Vincent Medrano Undecided Danielle Ashley Rebekah Percy Clara Rodriguez

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The road less taken The concept of “other plans” is an option that is often forgotten in the flurry of college apps—but not for these kids. Story by Thea Brown.

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very year a group of high school seniors decides to opt out of the traditional college route in order to pursue an alternative path. Whether it be to work and save up money or to pursue a passion, these seniors are all embarking on courageous journeys that will define the rest of their lives.

For some, next year will mark the beginning of what they hope to be their future. For example, Shane Donaldson is following his passions to begin his life as a tattoo artist.

“I have always been interested in art and always been attracted to tattooing and tattoos in general so it’s always been something I’ve wanted to do,” said Donaldson.

Donaldson, who has had his artwork featured on the cover of The Mustang as well as the student art gallery, has wanted to get into tattooing for a while, but it wasn’t until the owner of Skull and Dagger tattoos came into his work at the Community Resource center that his plans began to unfold.

“He told me to come down to his shop with a portfolio and

show my stuff,” said Donaldson.

“He liked it so I started [tattooing] as soon as I turned 18.”

Donaldson will be apprenticing at the parlor, practicing on willing people until he progresses onto paying customers. “This is what I want to be my career as long term as possible,” said Donaldson.

In the coming years, Jose Ruiz will be pursuing a different kind of passion. Ruiz has, like his two older brothers, enlisted into the United States Marines. “I wanted to do something to stand out,” said Ruiz.

However, it is going to be a long hard journey for Ruiz in the Marines. First he must take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, or ASVAB, to determine what job he will be performing after the MCRD San Diego bootcamp down by the airport. After more vocational work, he will finally be stationed.

Lexton Traner plans to use the next year to “get away from everything,” as he said.

He will be moving up north to live with his uncle on his farm.

“I go up there every year,” said Traner, “and I lived with him a couple summers ago.”

Though Traner does plan to attend college eventually, he knew he didn’t want to go to school right away. When he returns from helping on his uncle’s farm he hopes to attend Mira Costa before transferring to Humbolt State.

For Darbi Davis, taking time off before going to school means that she will be getting the opportunity to actually pay for her education. Davis hopes to attend culinary school to learn how to be a pastry chef.

“I love to bake and make cakes for everyone’s birthdays,” said Davis.

To save up for school, Davis will be working at the recently renovated Vons on Santa Fe. “I want to go to culinary school, but it’s too expensive,” said Davis.

To get started on her future career, Davis will be taking three classes over the summer at Mira Costa in the culinary field.

She will be taking Cake Design, Special Cake Design, and Wedding Cake Design. It is clear that Davis is set on her future as a pastry chef and is willing to put in the work to get there.

There are even more seniors

shane donaldson Inked. Senior Shane Donaldson has already gotten started on his tattooing career.

planning to follow different paths next year. Some plan to attend college later in their future, and others plan to go straight

into the work force.

All are very brave and will hopefully be successful in their endeavors.

words of wisdom

After four years of high school, seniors have learned some valuable lessons. And now, as graduation approaches, they’re ready to pass these lessons on to the next generation. Story by Kerry Roberson.

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ith graduation right around the corner, seniors are finding themselves becoming a tad bit sappy, reflecting back on their cherished high school memories.

Reveling in these memories has revealed that seniors inadvertently seem to gain a whole lot of knowledge over an entire four years here at SDA. Many embarrassing and cringe-inducing stories have been retold recently as seniors look back on their earlier years in high school.

No one bothered to tell us, as freshman, that yes, you will fall down if you run on that slippery patch of gravel by health, or that no, you should not be dropped off by your mom in the student parking lot if you do not wish to

receive many unfriendly gestures every morning.

And as we seniors move on to the next chapter in our lives, we would like to bestow upon you underclassmen the knowledge we have gained during high school, in hopes that you will use that wisdom and build upon it to thrive during your four years at SDA. Heed this advice and pass it on, because it has been passed on to you for a good reason.

“Don’t procrastinate on homework and projects. Don’t be afraid to get involved in as many school events as possible, like Senior Olympics. High school goes by faster than you think it will so enjoy it while you can! Be crazy, because it makes everything more fun.”

-Erica May “Make sure to get involved

in clubs, like Interact or National Honors Society. Really anything that does community service is great.”

-Connor Nishikawa “High school is a time to find your place, and it is important to get involved in several different extracurriculars and academic pursuits to figure out what you’re good at. It’s beneficial to get involved with many clubs and challenge yourself so you can find your place and possible career choices.”

-Shreya Chatterjee “Definitely get involved and support school events. Go to sporting events, dances, Comedy Sportz, and plays. It’s all really fun. Also, try to make friends with upperclassmen.”

-Julia Pederson “Don’t be freaked out if all the seniors express maternal instincts; they’re not usually that creepy.

And also it’s never too early to get involved in a club.”

-Katherine Joplin “Really try to meet at bunch of different kids and groups. Don’t just limit yourself to only one group of friends.”

-Maddi Oldstone “Definitely try to be more proactive in clubs and things like that. Don’t mess up your freshmen year because that stuff follows you around.”

-Alec Small “Get involved in sports or a club and stick with it for all 4 years. You make tons of great friends and at the end of it all you feel really accomplished” -Lane Jackson “Go to more sports games. I just started going my senior year, and

they’re way more fun than I thought they would be. Especially go to the ones your friends play in.”

-Gavin Finn “I think the main thing is, freshman year I was so worried about fitting in. Something that would have been nice to know from day one is that this school is strange and basically the weirder you are the more you “fit in”. Also I hope the freshman can keep up the lovable vibe that we have going on now. I really don’t want this school to become cliquey and snarky. Just accept everyone and encourage others to pursue what they want, no matter how strange.”

-Chloe Jones “Be a good student, and take advantage of every minute you have in high school because it only happens once.”

-Kiarash Jalali

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senior class: through the looking glass Graduating seniors can’t help but recall the moments that stand out from their time here at SDA. Story by Cara Reichard.

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ith only a week left until graduation, seniors are full of excitement. We are more than ready to leave high school, to say goodbye and continue on into the next stage of our lives.

And yet, at the same time, it’s hard for us not to feel a little sad as we remember all the good times we’ve had and all the experiences we will never be able to recreate.

And once this nostalgia trips begins, it’s funny the types of memories that start coming to surface. The small, seemingly trivial experiences from as far back as freshman year that, as graduation approaches, stick out in our minds as some of the most memorable moments of our high school careers.

“My favorite memory was probably English in ninth grade, when my group made a video interpretation of ‘Romeo and Juliet,’” said senior Sam Caras.

“We changed it to Italians versus the Irish, and Zake Morgan was a leprechaun nurse. Sam Houskeeper wore one of my dresses, Connor Brownell pretended

to be drunk, and Tim McNally professed his love for me in my backyard. I still have it on video.”

This was not the only ninth grade school project that stood out in somebody’s mind.

“My favorite memory was when my group and I legitimately wrote a song about ‘designer drugs’ for Mr. Cannon’s health class and sang it in front of the entire class,” said senior Mackenzie Lopez.

Favorite routines But sometimes it’s not one specific memory that stands out but a series of them, a tradition of some sort, something we did time after time in years past, or even up until the present.

It’s the small things that were repeated so many times, became such an integral part of our routine, that somewhere along the way they came to mean more to us than we ever would have expected.

“I think the best experience I have about high school was back in freshman year when me and my friends used to play this baseball game with Gatorade caps,” said senior Ryan Santore.

“It was a lot of fun during lunch and homeroom and we had little teams and stuff. It was kind of lame and strange, but to us it was cool.”

“I would have to say my favorite memories would be going off on hour lunch and having all of my guys meet at one place and just talk and stuff,” said senior Alec Small. “We would make funny jokes, check out the girls, just all the good shits-andgiggles stuff.”

“Being a part of the ASB family has by far been one of the best experiences [at SDA]” said senior Shakila Guevara. “As an exec, it’s been so amazing to grow with Connor Brownell, Catherine Oswald, Cassie Boyd and Luis Cervantes! We’ve all grown to have this amazing bond.”

Unexpected pleasures On the other hand, the things that frequently stand out the most in our memories are those things that were unexpected.

Exhilerating. A break from normality.

“My favorite memory was when the bomb threat was called in and everyone had to stand

in the middle of the field,” said senior Conor Paris. “It was scary, exciting, and after everyone knew that everything was okay it was kind of a fun experience.”

Senior Daniel Knox said, “My favorite memory from SDA was building trebuchets with Mr. Stimson and shooting them at the gym.”

“My favorite memory from sda would have to be when my home room had a dance party on the last day we had homeroom last year. Everyone danced even though we all sucked at it. But that is what made it amazing,” said senior Zoe Fox. “Last year the German and Indian clubs would face each other in sports matches every minimum day. We played cricket, soccer, football and other games,” said senior Sammy Young. “My favorite one was on the minimum day before formal.

While our dates were spending hours getting ready, we were playing tackle capture the flag at Lake. It was so much fun and we were all very bruised and sore for formal that night.”

Young was not the only one for whom this particular

memory stood out. “[My favorite memory was] probably when India club beat German club in an intense game of capture the flag,” said senior Siddharth Iyengar.

“Shirtless.”

The bonds of friendship Everyone’s favorite memories are vastly different in theory—and yet when it comes down to their underlying themes, none of them are too far apart. They are about camaraderie, about having fun with the people who matter to us.

They are the ones that stand out to us as moments when we were truly happy, truly having fun, truly in the presence of people we truly enjoyed.

“I have only positive memories of my senior volleyball season. We had such a great group of girls—all of us were and are still a tight knit group of friends,” said senior Erin Nogle.

“It’s because we were so close to each other off the court that we had such camaraderie and team chemistry on the court. Practices, games, team bonding—there was never a dull moment with that team.”

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We asked seniors what they think they’ll be doing in 10 years. Here are some of their thoughts.

332 students graduating from San Dieguito Academy

233 seniors staying in California for school next year

97 Seniors received an Academy Award this year

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TAYLOR PYLE I’ll probably be a theatre teacher so that I can do something I love. I want to live on the East Coast, in New York or Pennsylvania because I love the culture there. I just hope to live a very happy life.

NATHAN STRICH Hopefully I’ll be working on UAV’s (unmanned aerial vehicles). Hopefully living in San Diego. And no kids, no wife.

MELISSA DAVIS I want to work for the FBI. I want to be married and be living in Southern California.

CLARA RODRIGUEZ I’ll probably be a pediatrician, or something in the medical field. I will probably be living here, or at least somewhere small. I hope my life is a good one.

MATT DALRYMPLE I would be free to go wherever the wind takes me. Likea a butterfly, the rest is still unwritten. I’ll be taking the road best traveled.

KIARASH JALALI I will be doing something in the field of business and finance. I’ll probably be living somewhere local. Maybe I won’t have kids, but like a partner, a woman, a girl. I don’t know.

BECCA KUTLOW I see myself helping people in my career. I don’t know what I’m doing yet but I’ll be helping people somehow. And probably living in an apartment with friends.

DEREK MILLER I dream of being a movie star.

I’ll still be living at my house. Home is always where my heart is. What I will do in the future, only time will tell.

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MICAH STIMSON I see myself taking over the universe. Of Hollywood. I don’t know how exactly, but think Lady Gaga times ten. I see myself with multiple French lovers. All with two names. Like Jean Luc. Jean Paul. Henri…Henri.

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ZOE FOX I’ll be living in Japan teaching English to little Asian kids. I’m going to be twice divorced and I will be five feet tall. I can guarantee you that. I also want to walk across the Pacific Ocean and ride back on a seagull.

TYLER MARQUEZ I see myself in 10 years probably still in school. I’ll probably still be living here in Encinitas with a pet dog. I just want a good life.

RACHEL FINN I definitely hope it includes traveling and a big spotted Great Dane, with crazy adventures. I also hope to have a house with a lot of comfy pillows.

IAN McMASTER I don’t really know, I guess I’ll end up being an ostrich farmer. I’ll be living in Prussia. I’ll be married, with 24 kids, and I’ll also probably lose a leg.

FRANK SONG I will be a sailor. I plan on sailing the world, on having nature’s breeze on my face.

Smooth seas don’t make good sailors. I will be capturing pirates, too.

DANIEL PODGORSKI I’m probably going to be a mechanical engineer, living where the jobs are. I want to shred mad guitar and write mass novels as well.

DANIEL KUSHER In ten years I’ll be an assembly line robot on Mars or something. I see myself married with nanobot kids, and I’m going to have a transformers car.

HANNAH ELLERBROCK I’m going to be in the Olympics for horseback riding. I’ll be living in Germany. I will be rich – richer than Bill Gates.

JAMILA MICHAEL My secret ambition is to be one of those stunt guys in those car commercials with the dirt, smoke, and everything. But only if I get to keep each car after doing it.

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EDWARD GUZMAN I want to be either playing professional fútbol or be a dentist or orthodontist and give everyone super awesome grills and pearly whites. My life in 10 years I hope will be filled with magic and maybe I can be headmaster or Defense Against the Dark Art teacher at Hogwarts.

YESENIA MENTADO I’ll be an orthodontist in ten years. I’m going to be living in LA, but I also want to travel all over Europe and visit Rome. I want to be able to learn how to play the piano soon.

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BRIAN LIKE I’m thinking about being a teacher.

Maybe I’ll teach here, I’m not sure though. Hopefully I’ll live around the Encinitas area, but maybe a bit more north.

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Despite Encinitas’ lack of rural area for livestock, several SDA students are raising and taking care of animals for the fair, in their 4-H club. Story by Anna Williams.

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waking early, sophomore Andy Colletta makes sure he is able to arrive in time for the morning pig feeding before returning to the routine morning of other high schoolers on the SDA campus.

Colletta reaches the fenced-in enclosure by 6:30 a.m., a “circus tent” with a tarp serving as a rooftop, to protect the swine’s sensitive skin:“They sunburn easily, which is why they cover themselves in mud. People call pigs pink, but they are actually white, and are burnt, pink. We shade them so they don’t get burned.”

Colletta is a member of the San Dieguito 4-H Club’s swine livestock project, and he is currently raising Tesla, a Hampshire-Yorkshire crossbred swine to show and sell at the San Diego County Fair this month.

Local programs He is able to participate in livestock projects, despite Encinitas’ “zoning” restrictions, by keeping Tesla at a nearby 4-her’s house across the street from the lagoon, where the property is zoned for animals. Due to a lack of livestock-zoned land, there is less involvement among the Encinitas community in 4-H livestock projects, compared to more rural areas like Fallbrook and Valley Center.

The coastal community of Encinitas is home to two 4-H clubs, Olivenhain Valley 4-H and San Dieguito 4-H. Including members from both San Dieguito 4-H and Olivenhain Valley 4-H, there are five SDA students currently active in livestock projects.

Counting all 4-H members such as those who are involved in different non-market 4-H projects, there are ten students in all.

Pig care Born in December 2010, Tesla currently weighs 190 pounds and is expected to weigh 240-260 pounds by the fair week’s weighin at the end of June.

Morning and night visits to take care of Tesla are part of an everyday routine to this seasoned 4-Her who got his start showing rabbits in 2003, and has been raising pigs ever since 2006.

Another member Olivia Dalager, another San Dieguito Academy sophomore, is also an active 4-H member. In both clubs, Olivenhain and San Dieguito, she got her start showing rabbits, as well, which she has been involved with for five years. She has been in the swine project for two years, and is raising two swine, John Deere, of the blue butt variety, and Didi, who is of the Duroc breed for the fair.

Dalager began 4-H at an early age, due to her family’s active involvement. “My parents were both in 4-H, my cousin was in 4-H and I heard about it and wanted to get more involved.”

A different perspective 4-H livestock projects play a unique role in this sort of urban environment. Unlike in farm communities, raising an animal for consumption is often questioned, as it is not familiar to many who have grown up buying their daily meat from stores.

Dalager said “raising livestock has made me more aware of what I put in my body and where it comes from. It’s important how the animal is raised, and it makes it healthier to eat.”

Colletta explained how many of his close friends either have been, or currently are vegetarians, and how his girlfriend doesn’t eat beef. He has also had people act shocked when they hear that he is raising a pig for market, but when he asks them if they eat meat, they mostly respond with ‘yes.’ “I think as a community we are becoming so urban to the point where we are forgetting what makes this life possible,” said Colletta.

A large emphasis on knowing what goes into their food is taught from day one in these projects. Selling points for these animals include that they are happy, naturally raised, hormone-free, exercised, antibioticfree, and in some cases, organic.

With the ever-growing desire in the community to know where their food comes from, many

courtesy of olivia dalager The pig portrait. Sophomore Olivia Dalager feeds her pig, “John Deere”in preparation to sell him at the San Diego County Fair.

locals have been 4-H market supporters. They do this by purchasing this all-natural meat and experimenting by buying different animals from grass-fed beef, to free-range chicken and turkeys, to locally raised swine.

Huntley is a repeat supporter of 4-H projects, having purchased turkeys for Thanksgiving for the past two years. He was able to observe the turkeys “during various stages of their life cycle.” He believes it’s important to be involved with the process of raising animals for personal consumption.

“I knew those animals were treated with love and care, they were raised in an organic and sustainable manner.

Their deaths were as gentle and respectful as possible,” he said.

“I think it’s really important kids learn the food chain, and what goes into raising an animal for consumption. It’s hard in an urban area to give that knowledge to the kids, since we’re just losing all the spaces we used to have.”

-Robin Whitecotton, San Dieguito 4-H Community Club Leader Making purchases The culmination of these projects is reached when members bring their animals to the San Diego County Fair for market week June 28 to July 4. Most animals are sold to the highest bidders by local supporters at Jr. Livestock Auction.

Culinary arts and AP World History teacher Scott Huntley is buying part of one of Dalager’s pigs, and she is still looking for another buyer for her other pig.

Other benefits As for the deeper benefits gained from eating local and supporting local youth, Huntley said, “In addition to the social activism I feel is at the heart of eating local, I also feel it is a celebration of people. Partnering with Dalager and Ariel Vieweg (SDA 2010 graduate) over the past few years has allowed me to get involved

with issues they are passionate about, and get to know them beyond the classroom environment.”

Dalager’s strengths in the project include animal care and training and marketing. “[4-H livestock projects] teach leadership, responsibility, and prepare you for the future using community service, public speaking, money management and leadership development.”

Colletta on the other hand, is a learner driven by science.

“I enjoy learning everything from nutrition to anatomy and physiology to veterinary skills. I think 4-H has always been about the science and technology of the day. We see that as it starts to branch out from the agricultural side of the organization, and move towards STEM education.”

Starting June 28 come visit these SDA students and their show-worthy swine. Other San Dieguito students’ livestock projects include market lambs and poultry, which will also be at the fair that week. SDA students’ pen signs will include either “Olivenhain Valley 4-H” or “San Dieguito 4-H.”

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Up and away

While many will be spending their summers living the beachside life in Encinitas, Kianna Eberle has sought out the select SDA students who will get away and venture across both state and country lines to do a multitude of exciting things in the summer months.

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ll of us are looking forward to summer, and thankfully its coming quick. Encinitas has got that ocean breeze and abundance of good food that make it a lovely place to spend the hot and relaxing months.

Most SDA students will be found day after day frequenting Raul’s and Juanita’s and spending long lazy days at Stone Steps and D Street browning in the sun.

Yet, some of your comrades will be off in the world doing some pretty monumental things.

Many, eight to be exact, are flying to Latin American countries to volunteer and dive into another culture through the program Amigos de las Americas. They will be living in small villages with host families and teaching children as well as doing a sustainable development project in their community.

However, many are anticipating their cultural experience as much as they are their projects.

“I’m excited for living with a host family and immersing myself in the local culture,” said junior Perri Callaway, who will be in

Azuero, Panama for eight weeks.

Others are going international for a whole different slew of reasons. Junior Erin Rosenberg will be in Israel for two weeks for the JCC Macabi Games with 30 other Jewish teens from San Diego. Rosenberg will be playing soccer, hoping to win the gold medal for San Diego for the second year in a row.

Sophmore Priya Dave will be flying by herself to India to visit family and explore her Indian culture. “I’m excited for visiting my grandma and relatives, eating really good food, meeting Bollywood stars, shopping, and going to a temple,” said Dave.

When asked if they were sad about missing out on things happening in Encinitas both Rosenberg and Dave replied with a firm “NO.” Junior Robert Hylton will be touring with his band Captain!

Captain! as well as traveling with Warped Tour, helping sell merchandise and taking the opportunity for promotion of his band.

“We are going to try and broaden our fan base as well as have a bitchin time on the road,”

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Bombay, India -Priya Dave

Azuero, Panama

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emily maxwell, pauline disch Where in the world. The map above points out which countries SDA students are traveling to for their summer adventures.

said Hylton. He will travel all over the western U.S. and will get to see many of his favorite bands peform. “I get to see my favorite band, A Day to Remember, every single day of Warped.

It still hasn’t hit me as a reality.”

Junior Tatiana Roy will be taking on the challenge of interning with the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center for eight weeks working on a DROID

robot with nine other interns.

She is incredibly excited for this opportunity as it is something she has always wanted, coinciding harmoniously with her love of math and science and dedication to Team Paradox.

“My dream job is to be an engineer at NASA. This internship is a major step along the way,” said Roy. Roy will be missing out on

plenty going on here in Encinitas, as will all of the other SDA students traveling far away for their summer vacations, yet they all think it is completely worth it.

Roy sums it up when she says, “I’ll definitely miss out on a lot of things while I’m gone, but I think, and most everyone around me agrees, that this is a big enough deal to be totally worth it.”

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With summer closing in, students will be off to hit the beach, pool, and other sun soaked locations. SDA is advised by teachers Neal Glasgow and Suzanne McClusky to protect themselves from cancer causing UV rays. Story by Natalya Ballard.

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s rising temperatures and clearer skies signal the start of summer, many are ready to start soaking up some sun. But while teens will be willingly exposing themselves to the summer sunshine, they’ll also be exposing themselves to the sun’s cancer-causing radiation.

The danger comes from ultraviolet rays that “penetrate deep into the dermis,” according to the American Academy of Dermatology (aad.org). These rays pass through windows and the “excessive exposure… can lead to skin cancer.”

Skin cancer commonly consists of three different types: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma.

Unfortunately, the average teenager is more concerned with getting a tan than protecting themselves from skin cancer.

Many teens are aware that over-

exposure to the sun is harmful.

What kids have to say Most adolescents don’t put enough effort into limiting their sun damage. Kids only worry “a little bit because skin cancer isn’t usually at the top of your mind. Unless you have a personal experience with skin cancer, you don’t really think about it,” said junior Jenny Fisher.

“Since I’m tan, I don’t really concern myself with putting on sun block or having skin cancer. But I will take the necessary precautions if I remember,” said sophomore Dara Albanese.

“Sometimes you forget to put on sun block and you won’t stop to think about skin cancer because you’re so excited to be at the beach or outside,” said junior

Valentina Calmo.

The American Academy of Dermatology recommends people to apply a water resistant sunscreen of at least SPF 30, utilize shade to limit the amount of time spent in the sun, and

noma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma for the last 20 years.

“I got a lot of sun damage when I was young, because you know, in the 60s and 70s there were no skin care sunscreens. I try now to avoid cancer because of the risk for reoccurrence,” Glasgow said.

Wearing hats, visiting the dermatologist consistently, and surfing in the morning when it’s not sunny are just some of the precautions Glasgow takes to protect himself.

McCluskey, who has had basal cell carcinoma, discussed how her experience with skin cancer has left her “hyper insecure about the scars that are left on my face after the surgery.”

Basal cell carcinoma, the most

“Protecting yourself from the sun doesn’t mean you have to change your lifestyle.

You just need to make the right choices.

You don’t have to subject yourself to the sun’s radiation damage, so I don’t.”

-Neal Glasgow, art teacher wear protective clothing when possible (aad.org).

Teacher experience Art teacher Neal Glasgow and Spanish teacher Suzanne McClusky, both of whom have dealt with cancer in the past, weighed in on the issue. Glasgow has been battling basal cell carci-

common manifestation of skin cancer, “needs to be surgically removed, because it gets bad if left neglected. As the doctors came back and forth from the lab in order to make sure all my cancer had been removed, I had to sit there waiting and hurting while they were cutting my face.”

Both teachers agree teenagers should take the threat of skin cancer more seriously. “When I was young we did all the wrong things. There was no sunscreen, no fear of skin cancer. It didn’t exist in our world,” said McCluskey. “Every time I see a student come into class with their face all burnt it makes me insane.”

The importance of protecting oneself is “tough for them to realize,” said Glasgow, “because of the social pressure to look tan and youthful. Kids just don’t want to hear it; they think they’ll live forever. But old age sneaks up on you.”

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SUMMER PREVIEWS

Summer has dominated conversations, Facebook statuses, and a fourth of the year for as long as we can remember. And what better way to enjoy the beautiful, sunny summer season than sitting in a dark, stuffy room watching movies or listening to albums? This season is shaping up to be the summer of the sequel, so break out your college fund to see “Cars 2,” “Harry Potter 7 Part 2,” “Tha Carter IV,” or Britney Spears comeback number 546.

Femme Fatale Tour June 20 Extremely Amped

Strap on your glitter pants and fluff up your wig, Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj are coming to town. This duo will be playing at the Los Angles Staples Center during their summer North American tour, Femme Fatale, named after Spears’ upcoming album.

Enrique Iglesias was originally supposed to be performing with Spears but controversy between the

two resulted in Minaj taking his spot, some say Iglesias’ inflated ego couldn’t handle opening for the star of the show, Spears. And I, for one, could not be happier. I would take Minaj’s flamboyant alter egos over Iglesias’s sassy attitude any day.

The combo of Spears and Minaj will result in a parade of pleather, pandemonium, and pure madness.

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Cars 2 Got money? Lil’ Wayne sure does and he isn’t afraid to take it out of his pocket and show it, throw it.

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Tha Carter IV June 21 Amped

Lil’ Wayne introduces his fourth attempt at spelling “the” correctly with his newest album “Tha Carter IV.” Poor guy just can never seem to get it right.

Thus far, three singles have dropped from TCIV, including “6 Foot 7 foot,” which samples Harry Belafonte’s Jamaican classic “Day-O.” You know, that banana song.

And we swear we can hear the word “banana” on constant repeat behind Lil’ Wayne’s sweet rhymes. But

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wait… what does this song have to do with bananas again? In fact, the jungle fruit has not even a single mention in Lil’ Wayne’s piece, unlike these foods which Lil’ Wayne warbles on about: tunafish, lasagna, lima beans, water, peanuts, and even Honey Nut Cheerios.

Based on what we’ve read on metrolyrics.com, Lil’ Wayne’s album seems full of golden nuggets of wisdom, on everything from sentence structure to how often to

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drop the N-bomb over the course of three singles (It’s 30! 30 N-BLEEPS!): “Move in silence like lasagna.”

“B**** a** n***** p**** a** n****… with your looking-a** n****.” (you fill in the blanks.

It’s like a mad-lib for the whole family!)

And our favorite? “Hoes gon’ be hoes.”

Sage advice, indeed, Lil’ Wayne. The real world application of your guidance is sure not lil’. arinore brindrickson

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June 24 Somewhat Amped This sequel to the Pixar animated movie “Cars” follows everyone’s favorite racecar, Lightning McQueen, as he gets ready for the first ever World Grand Prix. However, before the festivities can begin, McQueen’s loyal friend and sidekick, Mater, gets involved with a top secret spy mission. All of his friends pitch in and help Mater as they travel around the world.

“Cars” grossed over $400 million world-wide, and it was an Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winning film. It would seem like a good candidate for a sequel. However, after reading the summary, I feel like this opportunity was

wasted.

I’m used to Pixar movies having well-thought out and emotional plots, and frankly this movie doesn’t sound like any of that.

This seems more of a “We should make a sequel!

What should it be about?” idea rather than a “This is a really great story line! We should turn it into a sequel!” idea.

I’ll definitely make time to go see this film, but, even coming from a total Pixar fan-girl like myself, this movie doesn’t sound too promising.

I hope that Pixar isn’t taking its previous hit sequels’ success for granted.

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Winnie the Pooh July 15 Somewhat Amped

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The end. Harry looks almost as upset as I am that this is the very last installment in the Harry Potter extravaganza.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 July 15 Extremely Amped

On July 15, 2011, the world as we know it will end.

In other words, on July 15, 2011, the final installment of the Harry Potter saga will be released and most of mankind will have nothing left to look forward to in life ever again.

On the bright side, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two” promises to be well worth the pain of finally saying goodbye.

It looks to be packed full of even more action than Part One as our favorite trio

struggles to find the remaining Horcruxes and save the wizarding world from Lord Voldemort.

Aside from action, Part Two promises to have the drama and the sorrow, the wit and the romance that we have all come to expect and to love in every Harry Potter book or movie.

And as each movie seems, in my opinion, to have been better than the last, I can only hope that this one too will surpass all of our expectations.

Personally, I expect to be leaving the theater in tears—not just from all the tragedies within the story but simply with the weight of the knowledge that this is the end of the 13-year-long Harry Potter phenomenon.

I can only hope, however, that my tears of sorrow are mingled with tears of joy due to the sheer splendor of the film.

And, based on what I’ve seen, I don’t expect to be disappointed.

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Mr. Popper’s Penguins

July 17 Extremely Amped

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a ferocious creature.

The movie also features new and classic songs, with indie idol Zooey Deschanel performing both a cover of “Winnie the Pooh” and a new original song.

We know them, we love them, and now, however many years later, we have the chance to revisit these years of our childhood with a brand new movie.

It shows us that whether we are 5 and starting kindergarten or 18 and heading off to college, we will always have our friend, Winnie the Pooh.

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Black and white. Though they look good, their movie careers may not be.

Green Latern I was never particularly fond of the Green Lantern as a young boy. Like most children my age, I enjoyed the adventures of Batman and Superman and never paid too much attention to the green guy.

However, I ‘ll be the first to admit that this movie has potential.

Directed by Martin Campbell, the movie tells the story of Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), one of the Green Lantern; who are essentially intergalactic police

A blast from everyone’s childhood returns this summer in the form of a certain honey-loving bear. That’s right, Winnie the Pooh is at it again.

After six years, Pooh, along with pals Tigger, Piglet, and Eeyore, is making his way back on to the big screen.

The film is reminiscent of the old days featuring hand drawn animation and a simple and sweet storyline.

Based on the classic books, the plot focuses on the adventures of Pooh and his friends, such as Eeyore losing his tail and a hunt for

powered by the aptly named Power Rings.

Hal Jordan has been selected by one of these rings to defeat Parallax, the physical manifestation of fear.

Despite this, his alien comrades have strong misgivings about working with a human, who has never wielded one of the power rings before.

Although the plot sounds very similar to the cookie cutter formula of “Herogets-shunned-by-so-called allies-but-then-ends-up-

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earning-their- trust-by-saving-the-day,” Green Lantern could be a worthwhile cinematic experience, assuming it stays true to the Green Lantern mythos and that Martin Campbell retains his touch from “Casino Royal” and “Golden Eye”.

With the recent surge of decent superhero movies such as the Dark Night Saga and Watchmen, I think that Green Lantern has a decent shot. This is one movie that I’ll be seeing. nicholas king

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You see the poster and the words Jim Carrey, and you say to yourself, “This has to be good – Jim Carrey’s in it!” Then you see the trailer – cute, sure, but you’ve heard the storyline before and goodness! Carrey looks old! And really, penguins?

Sure, they’re an animal that makes the female portion of the audience go “awwwww.”

At the same time, enough with the cute animals! While going to see

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“Pirates of the Caribbean 4,” my parents saw the preview and said, “I can’t believe they made a movie out of this! I can’t believe Jim Carrey took the job!”

I think the majority of the people going to see this movie will be going only for the sake of watching penguins being adorable and Jim Carrey’s jokes.Not to mention watching a coordinated dance scene shown at the end of the preview.

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Crazy, Stupid, Love June 21 Somewhat Amped

“Crazy, Stupid, Love” follows the story of dad-aged Steve Carell as he is submerged back into the cruel world of dating after a painful divorce from his mom-aged wife, played by Julianne Moore.

Generation X-aged Ryan Gosling, a smooth cat of the dating scene, teaches Carell that his uncool dad persona will never succeed in helping him find a woman. Gosling offers to teach Carell the ways of the suave. Cue the montage in which Carell

gets made-over, “Princess Diaries” style.

Now, CSL may seem just like any other semi-romantic, raunchy man-comedy with a hint of drama. It may seem, to the untrained eye, like something you may have seen before. But your eyes are not untrained. This really is just another Steve Carell movie.

From what we can see of the muted trailer (our sound wasn’t working), there are some knock-out jokes

in there. But we just can’t hear them. Oh—and Ryan Gosling takes his shirt off!

No sound required to enjoy those washboard abs.

We would recommend this movie for those who like clichéd storylines, crass humor, divorce, and hunky actors mixed in with… well, Steve Carell. If you’re one of these people, we guess CSL will tickle you in all the right ways in all the right places. arinore brindrickson

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Monkey buisness. Unfortunatly this cute and cuddly ape is going to kill us all.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes June 21 Amped

Finally, after five movies about the world going amuck with primates, the explanation to how this phenomenon occurred is underway.

The film takes place in present day San Francisco.

Scientist Will Rodman, played by James Franco, is working on a cure for Alzheimer’s disease with apes as test subjects.

Obviously, after injecting the so-called “cure” into one of the animals something goes wrong. The ape

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Secret agents. Jermey Piven and Jessica Alba certaintly don’t look like they should be the stars of Spy Kids 4.

Spy Kids 4 June 21 Somewhat Amped

This summer, Robert Rodiguez, the same man who brought you the many gore steeped, adrenaline spiked, “why am I laughing?” action hits such as the movies “Planet Terror”, “Sin City”, “From Dusk ‘Til Dawn,” and “Machete,” brings you the fourth installment of “Spy Kids,” a motion picture that Roger Ebert once lovingly described as “giddy.”

The fourth movie focuses on a stay-at-home mom, played by the his-

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torically under-clad Jessica Alba, who, unbeknownst to her spy-hunting reporter of a husband, was once a secret agent.

When the world becomes once again threatened by an eccentric villain, it’s up to her two cute-asa-button children to stop him for some unapparent reason.

This time, the villain is The Timekeeper, who is played by the guy from Entourage, Jeremy Piven who

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is hell-bent on stopping time and sounds pretty dastardly.

With help from the original spy kids and their extremely mysterious uncle Machete (hopefully doing less disemboweling than in his feature film, “Machete”) the kids will most likely save the day.

I think I’m kind of excited to see how they do it.

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gets increased intelligence and escapes along with the rest of its friends.

From watching the trailer, it looks like King Kong, but instead of just one giant gorilla, there are hundreds of little monkeys ravaging the world.

As enjoyable as this sounds, I think I’ll pass.

However, anyone who is a big fan of the past “Planet of the Apes” movies will want to create an opening in their schedules to see it.

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Conan the Barbarian June 21 Amped

In the opening twenty five minutes of the original 1982 “Conan the Barbarian” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Conan’s family is slaughtered, he’s thrown into slavery and becomes a successful gladiator – all without delivering a single line.

Then, as he’s celebrating another bloody romp in the fight pits, someone asks him “What is best in life?”

As the camera zooms in on his cartoonishly massive frame, Arnie answers with: “To krash yer enemies, see

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dem driven befow you, and to heeyah da lamentashion of de wimmen.”

It’s a knockout that this summer’s Conan reboot (with actor and model Jason Momoa attempting to fill Schwarzenegger’s Austrian muscle moobs) has little hope of topping.

Arnold, lovechild scandal or not, owns the role of Conan like he does the Terminator and without him, continuations of those franchises seems like a wasted effort – even if it’s in 3-D.

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By Arinore Brindrickson

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HAGS. The crushingly uninspired yearbook inscription left Itary with heartache and years of therapy ahead.

Crush writes ‘HAGS’ in yearbook

By Arinore Brindrickson

Lonely senior Saul Itary suffered a disastrous blow to his self esteem Thursday when his crush throughout high school, prom queen Poppy Lar, took only two seconds to scrawl the banal inscription “HAGS” in his yearbook.

Itary finally summoned the courage to approach Lar after third period. However, Itary’s optimism quickly faded to dejection as the love of his high school career quickly scribbled the acronym and returned to her previous conversation.

Itary had reportedly planned out his request for days beforehand. “I knew that after third period, she’d be at her

most compliant and relaxed after some nice yoga,” he said. “If I’d asked before third period, she would have just come from her stressful test on Unit Four: Cell Biology.”

“All those years of staring, watching, smelling… Just for this?” wailed the devastated Itary. “She couldn’t even sign her full name? Poppiana ‘Poppy’ Mary Alice Kay Lar-Fullerton, but she dropped the Fullerton after her parents got divorced?”

While disappointed by the outcome, Itary still expressed hope. “At least these pages may contain traces of her Vera Wang’s Preppy Princess 1.5 oz perfume,” said Itary wistfully as he pressed the yearbook against himself in places this newspaper

cannot mention.

“Besides, Poppy’s been through some tough times, such as when her 3.6 week-old Syrian hamster, Sir Walter Raleigh, died when she was just a child. I would understand if she’s never made a full recovery.”

Itary has reportedly taken to reading Lar’s signature over and over again, trying to find some meaning in her 4 letters, and observing her flowery handwriting under a microscope.

“Saul who?” said Lar when asked for comment later that day. “Do you mean that kid who filled up three of my blank yearbook pages with a love sonnet and put his hair clippings in it? What a creep.”

Real Obama birth certificate found: born in Kansas

By Kira Gaby

Vera Fier, 56, of Cawker City, Kansas, claims to have discovered Barack Obama’s real birth certificate.

“It’s really quite simple,” Fier said, “The birthers had it half right, they were just wrong about where he was actually born. It wasn’t Kenya, but it wasn’t Hawaii either. It was right here in Cawker City,

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Judgment day prediction by senile old man untrue

student fails test, sues dmv Junior Dee Zaster sued her driving instructor from the Escondido DMV for flunking her on the driving license test.

This devastating moment of unexpected failure occurred last Tuesday on Zaster’s birthday.

“I just figured I’d pass. I didn’t think she’d score me perfectly but I thought I’d at least be adequate,” said Zaster before blowing her nose fiercely.

Her lawyer Fay Kinnit stated, “Zaster may have been going 30 or so miles above the speed limit, but teens do that. The sooner the DMV accepts that teens will be teens, the sooner they can get their licenses without deceitful tactics.”

Many have voiced their sympathies for Zaster.

Sophomore Sue D. Emvee said, “Like, we’re just going to drive badly anyways. Even if we do everything the DMV wants us to, like not hitting the curb, we’re gonna stop trying so hard when we get our license. So can’t they get a life and just pass us already?”

A high school survey discovered that most students, immmediately after getting their license, have driven before passengers were fully seated.

“It’s swerving, or driving in the wrong lane that really trips you up,” said Zaster with puffy eyes.

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Kansas, home to the world’s largest ball of twine built by a single town.”

The only question remaining is why Obama hid his birthplace. “That’s easy to explain,” Kansas resident Nye Lon said, “He didn’t want come from a little Kansas town that’s only known for our giant ball of twine. He thought Hawaii was much cooler. All the pineapples, you know.”

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When asked for comment Thursday about this new development, Obama insisted that he had “never even heard of Kansas,” before abruptly ending the interview. Obama was reportedly later seen ordering his assistants to destroy all evidence of the state’s existence.

Bert Hur, a prominent birther said, “See, we had it right all along. We just made a little mistake about the place. Kansas,

Kenya, same difference. The point remains that he was hiding something in the first place.”

“But Kansas is pretty embarassing,” admitted Hur. “I just don’t understand why he would be ashamed to have been born here,” Reba En, a fellow Cawker City resident, said, “It’s really not that bad.

Cawker City’s a great place.

I mean, we have the world’s largest ball of twine!”

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Billions were left in a state of shock after the publicized rapture and “Bible-guaranteed” End Of Days did not occur as prophesized on May 21 by decrepit old man Harold Camping.

Camping’s prediction, probably cooked up during a bout of elderly dementia, had called for an earthquake to occur at precisely 6 p.m. that would open up the grounds of the Earth and call all sinners down to hell.

“Six o’clock came and went.

When I realized that no angels were descending to lift me to heaven, I was panicking,” said Alabama resident Bea Leever.

“And when I looked back and saw my godless neighbor still un-sucked down into the depths of hell, I was just floored.”

Such a reaction was repeated worldwide, as many others also took the delusional prophecy by the 89-year-old at its wrinkly face value.

“I spent my whole life savings on spreading Sir Camping’s message!” said Los Angeles resident Judd Jament. “How could it be that an old man’s deranged prophecy was not true? Sure, he made the same prediction 17 years ago, but practice makes perfect!”

Camping’s PR manager Armie Geddon spoke on his behalf, because his Alzheimer’s disease prevented him from remembering the May 21 debacle at all.

“Mr. Camping is unable to comment on his prediction, but his family apologizes for any unqualified statements he may have made during his last bout of dementia,” said Geddon. He proceeded to wipe away some Gerber’s apple sauce that had dribbled down Camping’s chin.

“This interview is over. His Depends is calling.”

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poetry.

The results are in! Out of six anonymous poems that we totally didn’t write ourselves, we have chosen the six that best embody the art of poetry itself. Congratulations to the winners, and our condolences to those whose poems we did not select.

“The Hobo” He sits in a tree when he’s not on the ground.

Patient.

He watches the lovers go by.

He is holding a cup, Dixie, by the looks of it.

He awaits the jingle Of a coin against the paper.

He lives on the crossing of 18th and 23rd ave.

He urinates on the crossing of 18th and 23rd ave.

His hair is full of dirt and sweat and grease and rubble and spit and motor oil and liver juice and rubbing alcohol other hair that does not belong to him and tears that an old man has cried.

Nobody looks at the homeless man The invisible man.

Nobody loves the homeless man The lonely man.

“Dreams of Roses” I dream of roses A perfect world With no regrets Only love I see past the thorns Into the petals Of hope And dreams One day this will end And my dreams will survive One nation Under God Indivisible With liberty and justice For all

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“Limericks!”

There once was a girl named Chica Everyone called her a freak-a Then she spit in their faces Out spewed food from her braces Now she has no friends to speak-a There once was a boy from the Congo And his ego was quite humongo He was so big-headed That his friends all said-ed “No more of this chap, so longo!”

There once was a representative named Weiner He sent out lewd pictures of his weiner At the sight of his sausage We all said, “Oh gosh-age” And so Weiner got a misdemeanor.

“Arinore” The editors cry This is our final farewell Goodbye forever

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M ira C osta C ollege

M iraC osta C ollege o ffers : Academic Achievement • Take classes with faculty who are experts in their fields.

• Transfer from MiraCosta College to every CSU and UC campus, plus private universities.

• Earn degrees and certificates that get you a great career.

• Get a transfer advantage with the Honors Scholar Program.

“ I love the Honors Program because of the small class sizes, really motivated students and great professors! There are also a lot of events for the honors community, like conferences, volunteer activities and excursions. It’s a great preparation for transfer, and a lot of fun!”

— Liberty McDonald,

MiraCosta College honors student

Beautiful Campuses • Enjoy MiraCosta College’s gorgeous campuses that offer state-of-the art technology and advanced learning environments.

• Take advantage of being close to freeways and the ocean.

“ Because of the small class size you know your professors and the staff is really supportive. I love MiraCosta so much I even talked my little sister out of going to State — she’s at MiraCosta instead!”

— Kara Placek, MiraCosta College

sociology graduate who transferred to UCSD

Caring Community • Get the personal attention you need to succeed in MiraCosta College’s small-sized classes.

• Achieve your goals with the help of MiraCosta College’s caring staff and excellent support systems.

“ I’ve really enjoyed all of my classes and I’ve enjoyed getting a great college education less than ten minutes away from my house.”

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Andrew Pinkard,

MiraCosta College chemistry graduate who transferred to UC Berkeley

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blogs away

Angela Zhang wallows in her sorrows−the sorrows of not being a famous fashion blogger. She also feels bad for eating white rice for dinner last night.

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ord, have mercy. I’m addicted. I have a problem. Not drinking, not drugs, nothing of that sort. But just as dangerous. Hours each day are passed, wasted, because of this problem.

I’m addicted to fashion blogs.

I’M SERIOUS. It doesn’t sound bad but boy, is it bad.

It all started with fashiontoast.com. Try it out and you’ll immediately be captivated by Rumi Neely’s ethereal beauty and unique style that blends occasional androgyny with feminine undertones. It doesn’t help that she’s been posting for over three years now, and the archives can be summoned with the click of your mouse.

Then it moved on to thechicmuse.blogspot.com. Denni, the self-dubbed “chic muse” charms with her broken English, big eyeliner, and red lips. “Bisous!

Denni.”

Bryanboy was next. Accomplice to Rumi, Bryanboy enjoys crash dieting and living off watermelon and cigarettes. Their adventures throughout the world and fashion jargon are hypnotizing.

“Rumi, what did you buy?”

“A bustier top and these beautiful blue shoes…they’re electric blue crushed velvet wedges.”

Of course the life they lead can go to their heads.

“I can’t believe she thinks it’s okay to eat white rice in the evening.”

“I only think it’s okay in the morning. Does she even know about brown?”

It’s become a daily ritual— getting home from school, trying to avoid the white rice in my fridge after 5 p.m. (we don’t have brown in the Zhang household) and checking the multitude of

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fashion blogs in my favorites.

Can you believe these people? Honestly, what a life to live.

They travel around the world to watch high-end runway shows and drink expensive champagne at high-end parties. And for what? To get free clothes, shoes, jewelry, beauty products. Damn.

It’s just not fair. What a life to live.

So I got around thinking, if Rumi Neely can do it, why can’t I? That’s right. I’m launching my own fashion blog this summer, a project to prevent the depression that overcomes me when I have nothing to do. And damn, maybe I’ll get invited to the next Lanvin show.

Maybe one day Kiehl’s will send me $40 facial moisturizer for free. All because I take photos of myself wearing the free clothes Alexander Wang sends me (hi, Alex. I love you).

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Steeze Around the world SDA students have ventured out into all corners of the world, and have come back with international style. From Scotland to Honduras, students share the fashion of their travels. Story by Amy Dushkin.

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unior Caitlin Hird bought a yellow cashmere sweater in Scotland. Here, the brand name of clothing is stamped onto every article of clothing. One thing Hird likes about the sweater is the fact that it is far subtler. The sweater is monogrammed with the initials AJA. Hird has no idea whose initials are on the sweater, which is one of the things that interested her about it. “I thought it was rad because it has someone else’s initials and it’s really soft,” said Hird.

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n a street market in Spain, senior Sam Caras bought a pair of what she calls genie pants. The pants, which Caras describes as “extremely comfortable,” stood out to her in the street market. She also has a pair of sandals, which she bought when on a trip to Honduras. The shoes are stylish and comfortable, but that isn’t what Caras loves most about them; the sandals have the word “Honduras” on the front. “[I got them] to remember Honduras,” said Caras.

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enior Nick Biehl has travelled the world, and has the clothes to show for it. A regular outfit for Biehl consists of a belt from Paraguay, a necklace from Costa Rica, a poncho from Paraguay, and a shirt from Paraguay, which he calls a ramera. “The shirt and necklace were gifts. I needed a belt, so I got one in Paraguay.” As for the poncho, Biehl often gets noticed when he wears it, due to its unique nature. “I always wanted a poncho, for reasons varying from Clint Eastwood to camping.” Biehl has found that wearing all of these foreign clothes has created his unique style. “I like how I can represent and feel like a part of a different culture,” said Biehl.

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Seniors Paul Gabriola and Elise Courtois show off their soon to be graduated style. Story by Tatiana Skomski

shirt: american apparel $30

bracelets: san francisco $10

pants: pac sun $50

shoes: vans $80

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fashion icon: my brother favorite place to shop: urban outfitters inspiration: my dance friends

shirt: aunt’s

belt: thrift store $10

skirt: thrift store $15

rings: mom’s

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fashion icon: iggy pop favorite place to shop: the DAV inspiration: different textures

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College sports

We may be a small school with few Division I athletes, but that doesn’t stop seniors from playing in college. While this page only shows club and collegiate athletes, many students are involved in intramural sports or are planning on trying out for teams. Story by Pauline Disch and Anna Sheridan.

Kyle Shumate Club Water Polo UC San Diego

Erin Nogle Club Volleyball USC

Jessie Vahalla Volleyball Team George Fox University

Brandon Anderson Basketball Team Cal State San Marcos

Lane Jackson Track and Field Team LaVerne University

Rachel Finn Equestrian Club UC Berkeley

Nick McIntyre Club Lacrosse UC Santa Cruz

Kim Rabii Volleyball Team UC Santa Cruz

Nathan Strich Ultimate Frisbee Drexel University

Kailie Pasko Club Field Hockey and Lacrosse Northeastern University

Natalie Chan Fencing Team UC San Diego

Chloe Jones Club Alpine Skiing Smith College

Hannah Ellerbrock Equestrian Club Hamilton University

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Haley Lewis

Erik Cahill

“I’m excited about getting to continue running in college and to be able to lower my times even more. Being at the bottom of the totem pole again is actually exciting to me; it gives me a goal to reach.”

-Lane Jackson

Shreya Chatterjee

Diana Vergara

Cara Reichard

Rocky Keefe Oates

Julia Pederson

Audrey Willis Club Lacrosse Cal Poly

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Pauline Disch

Trevor Wright

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teachers in the majors

Before the school year is over find out which Major League Baseball teams your teachers are rooting for, which ones they absolutely hate, their favorite memories from games, and their World Series predictions for 2011. Story and photos by Pauline Disch.

DAVID BAIR Favorite Team: San Francisco Giants as a kid, Padres to support the home team for the last 20 years.

Favorite Player: Buster Posey (who recently broke his leg), used to be Adrian Gonzalez.

Favorite Memory at a Game: Old Padres catcher Ramon Hernandez throwing me a ball after an inning in the front row seats near the dugout.

Arch Rival Team: Los Angeles Dodgers 2011 World Series Prediction: Phillies Baseball Position: outfield as a kid, currently first base in softball

HARVEY WATSON Favorite Team: St. Louis Cardinals Favorite Player: Albert Pujols Favorite Memory at a Game: My first Padres game on Labor Day 2001 at Qualcomm; the Cardinals pitcher had only won seven games and came out of nowhere and threw a no hitter.

Arch Rival Team: Chicago Cubs 2011 World Series Prediction: too difficult to decide, during playoffs it’s like a whole new season Baseball Position: way back in the outfield

JOE SOUTH Favorite Team: San Francisco Giants Favorite Player: Buster Posey, Tim Lincecum, Brian Wilson Favorite Memory at a Game: Watching Dave Dravecky pitch his comeback game after battling cancer in his throwing arm. Then watching the Grateful Dead play afterwards.

Arch Rival Team: Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves second because of the old league alignment in New York between the two.

2011 World Series Prediction: Giants Baseball Position: first base

ROD KEILLOR Favorite Team: St. Louis Cardinals Favorite Player: Albert Pujols Favorite Memory at a Game: During a recent Padres, Cardinals homestand I was on the field during St. Louis’ batting practice and ran up to Albert Pujols with a ball and pen and got his autograph, which he doesn’t do often.

2011 World Series Prediction: Probably someone from the American League, maybe the Boston Red Sox or even the Philidelphia Phillies.

Baseball Position: shortstop and catcher

OLY NORRIS Favorite Team: San Diego Padres Favorite Player: Tony Gwynn Senior Favorite Memory at a Game: 1983 Padres, Cubs game at Jack Murphy Stadium, the Padres lost but the Beach Boys played afterwards and it was my first concert.

Arch Rival Team: Los Angeles Dodgers 2011 World Series Prediction: Giants Baseball Position: I’m a better fan than athlete, so my coaches used to tell me to play as far as possible in the outfield.

ERIN NORTON Favorite Team: Los Angeles Dodgers Favorite Player: Andre Ethier Favorite Memory at a Game: grandpa and I bonding through Dodger games Arch Rival Team: Giants 2011 World Series Prediction: Baltimore Orioles (I like to root for the underdog.)

Baseball Position: first base and pitcher

SDA athletes of the year

In San Diego County a male and female senior are selected from each high school for being the brightest and most athletic students at that school.

The 2010-2011 winners for San Dieguito Academy were.... Story by Pauline Disch.

Athletic Director John Labeta and San Dieguito coaches selected seniors Tor Syvrud and Katey Ford as SDA’s athletes of the year due to their outstanding athletic accomplishments and stand-out grade point average. These Mustangs traveled to south San Diego for a celebratory breakfast at the Scottish ROT Center along with about 500 other athletes.

Syvrud and Ford received their awards accompanied by Labeta and their parents.

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Tor Syvrud Sports: basketball and tennis Varsity years basketball: three Varsity years tennis: three Basketball points scored 2011: 126 Tennis matches 2011 record: 22-2

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Katey Ford Sports: field hockey, soccer, track Varsity years field hockey: three Varsity years soccer: three Varsity years track: four 2011 first place track events: 14

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Rachel Finn

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Elissa Gibb

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Vanessa Vargas

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As the year winds down, the natural succession of high school class rank cycles on. This year’s juniors become next years seniors, just as they do every June. But the year’s not over yet, so we pit senior-of-one-more-week Adam McDonald against junior-of-one-more-week Daniel Alguire in a final upperclassman showdown. Who will emerge victorious? Only time will tell... or you could just look at the score down below. Story by Ari Brin.

If the Wicked Witch of the West melts in water, how did she ever bathe?

Junior: Ah, she don’t. She’s all natural.

Senior: Umm, she didn’t? I mean, yeah, she didn’t ever! (laughs) That’s really gross!

ME: Junior, you didn’t seem to be very horrified by this fact… and that glimmer in your eyes is just creeping me out. I understand if you are a big fan of “natural” hygiene habits, but that doesn’t mean I want to know about it.

Minus 14 points and please, stand a little farther away. Senior, you got a little giggly there, but thank you for your overall normal response. You’ve restored my faith in humanity and the powers of sanitation. Plus 12 points!

Where did Webster look up definitions when he wrote the dictionary?

Junior: Wikipedia.

Senior: He made them up.

ME: Junior, you should teach AP US History. Yes, indeed, to complete the first comprehensive American dictionary, Noah Webster booted up his 18th century computer and went straight to Ye Olde Wikipedia.

There, he found the definitions of everything from “gunpowder” to “fo shiz.” Maybe he used Dictionary.com-eth while he was at it. Minus 1828 points. Senior, have you no confidence in our dawg Noah? (Actually, I did use Wikipedia to fact-check this, and Webster did invent some new words such as “skunk” and “squash!”) Plus 100 points. You got lucky.

Why do fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing?

Junior: Um… uh… because chance doesn’t care how fat or skinny you are.

Senior: They don’t. Fat chance means you have a good chance… slim chance means a bad chance.

ME: Junior, you speak like a

self-help guru. You make chance sound like the nicest guy to come along since Gandhi! Plus five hundred (!) points for channeling the benevolence. Senior… it’s a “fat chance” you’ve never heard of the saying: “fat chance.”

In fact, the chance is so fat, that it’s practically obese. It’s developed diabetes and has a body mass index of 35! In fact, minus 35 points for your LIES. You knew what it meant all along, didn’t you??

What happens when you swallow your pride?

Junior: You poop out dignity.

Senior: You lose the lion within you, but you become a tiger.

ME: Junior, when your answer turns to defecation, you know you have a serious problem. I had no idea that the combination of stomach acid plus an intangible human emotion could create such feces… dignified feces.

Minus 40000 points, for making me use the word feces twice.

ari brin A “TOUCHING” MOMENT Junior Daniel Alguire places a tender hand on senior Adam McDonald, but the senior’s Taylor Swift-squint makes it look like he’s not digging it.

Now three times! Senior, your answer made me laugh, cry, and face my darkest fears, but mostly cry. I cannot make a single ounce of sense out of what you just said. Minus 40000 points as well, because the feces debacle still haunts me. Noooooooooooooo, that makes it four! Curse you, Junior! Curse you for making my

last word in all of my high school journalism career “poop!”

SCORE: Junior: -41,342 Senior: -39,923 Congratulations, Senior, on a smashing win!

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Balancing act. Sophomore Gordon Yee uses his strength as he does a handstand.

Sky high. Freshman Joe Hamamoto flies off a skate ramp as he demonstrates his skateboard skills in front of the gym for students.

Back to back. Seniors Austin Burns and Tim McNalley play guitar together for students as they perform by the art gallery.

Exhibition DAy SDA students show off their art, talent, and skill as others observe and participate in games and activities. Photos by Jocelyn Lee, Emily Maxwell, and Thea Brown.

Great wall. These girls get colorful as they paint the art wall in front of the library.

SDA: a school known for its wide variety of people and clubs.

Exhibition day, a SDA tradition, is the most prominent event with dozens of clubs, bands and people displaying who they are and what they do.

SDA’s reputation for being out of the ordinary was exhibited with a wide variety of exhibits.

This day was filled with dozens of displays, some selling food, others selling merchandise, and the rest just performing for an enthusiastic crowd. Sarah Gallagher, sophomore, and Sam

Lameran, freshman, directed a giant chalk mandala in senior court.

“We want to further the school’s unity; create a product to be proud of,” said Gallagher.

Senior Yoshi LeaVesseur of the club The Writers’ Block sold the Thread, a student-produced literary magazine, in front of the library along with hosting an open mic. LeaVesseur hoped to get people out of their comfort zones to share their work.

Another exhibit was Screen Printing, where students bought

and sold t-shirts that they designed. Kathryn Chapman, freshman, said, “The money benefits the program and the leftover money will go to the students.”

Exhibition day has continued its legacy of being, as Gallagher said, “…the epitome of SDA’s spirit. It’s happy, lively, and amazing.” Many clubs benefited from sales, attention, and enthusiastic students. story by kira gaby, taylor knudson, kira elliott, and sierra zounes