September 2019
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Vol. 29, Issue 1
Here. We. Go.
Green Valley High School
460 Arroyo Grande Henderson, NV 89014
Editors’ Note Co Editors-in-Chief: Victoria Rodriguez Hannah Serquina Managing Editor: Abigail Culpepper Editors: News: Kristel Alfaro Borbon Features: Vivien Liebhardt Sports: Zachery Schauer A&E: Tyler Bonnette Opinions: Alexis Ladd Reporters: Paige Bordelove Juellissa Corpin Malia Deramus Neyta Flores Cherie Franklin Shaelyn Gamiao Brenna Knight Alexis Lane Halle Scoles Violet Lamela Sebastian Villamil Staff Artist:
Welcome back to school Gators! We are back in session and in full swing with new events happening every week. We have plenty of new faces this year, along with new, exciting events at Green Valley. This issue was stressful to produce, but it is here, and there are so many amazing stories to read throughout the magazine. There are some pretty cool additions to GV this year that we are showcasing in our first issue. We have rare, but incredible talented circus brothers, athletes, and so much more. Every year here at Green Valley breeds a new type of excitement. Freshmen are finally introduced to the school and get to experience a different environment, sophomores finally graduate from the freshie status, juniors are halfway there, and seniors- oh boy, they are almost done, which is probably the most exciting part. Aside from some of the amazing people we have decided to
introduce, there are plenty of other topics to talk about. Specifically, the new diversity status of the Disney remakes, bulletproof backpacks, as well as the incredible donation program that not many people know about. Other than the new Lion King movie releasing, a few other things popped up over the summer. The bad news: ‘Friends’ is leaving Netflix. Other shows are leaving too (some real favorites), but Friends. Is. Leaving. Netflix. Stranger Things 3 was also released, so major binge watching vibes have been going on. Also, you cannot forget about the thousands of people gearing up to go raid Area 51. Fun events went on while we were on summer vacation too. From people, to musicals, to shows, sports, and more. The entire InvestiGator staff worked hard on covering as much as possible, and we cannot wait for the rest of the year! Let’s get it!
on the cover
Sebastian Villamil
Senior Zane Maningo leads the varsity football team onto the field for their first home game of the season vs. Durango on Aug. 30.
Upcoming Important Dates The Homecoming Assembly will be held on Thursday, Sept. 19 and will feature a performance by the Dance team.
The Homecoming Carnival will be held on Friday, Sept. 20 followed by the football game against Legacy.
Open House will be held on Sept. 25 this year. It will begin in the gym at 5:40 p.m. and will end at 7:40 p.m.
Tyler Bonnette
Alexandra Estrada Staff Managers: Abigail Culpepper Aleixs Ladd Adviser: Eric Johnston The InvestiGator is a student-run and operated news magazine. All opinions and views expressed within are those of the author and not of the student body or staff of Green Valley High School. Letter to the editors or staff may be delivered to room 825 to Mr. Johnston or emailed to him at johnsem1@nv.ccsd.net.
Hit it! - Dance team performs a routine at the Welcome Back Assembly on Aug. 18.
CONTENTS
Inside-the-Issue NEWS 4
A & E
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FEATURES 7
PHOTO ESSAY
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SPORTS 12
OPINIONS 24
Teachers avoid strike by reaching deal with CCSD. 3 brothers bound together by the circus and family. Tristian, Ilai, and Shyler all share a love for one another as well as love for flips and tricks. Varsity athlete recovers from torn ACL and is anticipating giving it his all senior year.
Stranger Things Season 3 surprises fans with shocking ending. Seniors paint their parking spots for the first time and get creative with representing who they are. Individuals swarm Area 51 in order to encounter aliens and observe new friends.
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The news in brief... Tyler Bonnette
Meghan Murphy
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The Rise of the Grasshoppers
Seniors leave their mark
A Rocky summer for CCSD
Las Vegas and its surrounding residents received a huge surprise in the beginning of summer. The pallid-winged grasshoppers arrived due to Nevada’s increase in rain and the ultraviolet lights emitted by Las Vegas Boulevard. The pallid-winged grasshoppers that migrated to Las Vegas are originally from two areas, South America and British Columbia. Some say they migrated from Southern Nevada and even from Arizona. The grasshoppers can not hurt or affect humans in anyway, but in big swarms, they can be hard to get through. “Well we did notice in our yard that there were a lot of grasshoppers, but it’s part of nature and being a science person I think I’m more welcoming to it,” science teacher Michelle Feinblatt said. Some students did not know why the grasshoppers came, but were more fascinated with them migrating. “It was really cool to see all of them and to see pictures with how many there were on the strip,”
For the first time in 29 years seniors are given the opportunity to paint and customize their own senior parking spot. Seniors are ecstatic to be given this opportunity as other schools have been painting their own spots for the past few years. “I think that senior parking spots are a tradition. They are a right of passage and I just think they are cool,” senior Gary Easton said. With that being said, there are a variety of rules and regulations that come with painting parking spots. Student Council Advisor, Scott Otter, is in charge of coordinating painting the senior parking spots. There was a mandatory meeting on August 27th and if the students were not able to attend the meeting then the student was not eligible to apply for a painted parking spot. “I feel like having a senior parking spot is one of the privileges you get. Like you get a specific parking spot and it’s yours. It’s your little bit of the school campus for that year,” Easton said. The price for a painted parking spot is $50. This includes a parking spot cost as well as the cost for painting. Additionally, students can only paint within a certain time frame. Specifically, students must attend a Painting Party on the weekend of September 7th-September 8th from 7-11 am. Each design for parking spots must be approved artwork. Seniors are allowed to bring their own colors but: green, blue, white, grey, and black will be provided. Many seniors see the designs of parking spots as a sign of expression. “Yes, it’s worth paying all the money. I don’t know exactly what I’m going to do for my spot, but I know that I want to have little quotes and memories from throughout my highschool years,” Easton said. Senior parking spots are exclusive and have strict deadlines that must be followed. Designs for the senior parking spots must be turned in by Wednesday, September 4th. After seniors turn their designs in it must be approved by the administration. Another rule for senior parking is that students must have their parking sticker to indicate that the parking spot belongs to them. Not only that, but seniors must abide by school parking lot rules. This includes following the speed limit of 5 miles per hour and to be respectful of other cars and students in the parking lot. All in all, senior parking is a privilege. Painting your parking spot is an exclusive opportunity that seniors are excited to be a part of for the first time.
Think you had a bad summer? Wait till you hear what happened to the deans. 170 deans positions were cut all over CCSD in order to ‘balance the budget’ and the $17 million deficit for the year 2020-21. This decision was made eight weeks before school started. CCSD’s Superintendent Jesús Jara made this announcement around June 11. Teachers also went on strike to demand higher pay. Teachers all over CCSD were going on strike after being promised a raise for doing extra training. After threatening to strike the district and teachers came up with a compromise. The financial structure of the district is not doing well. Schools all around CCSD are not getting enough money to pay teachers well and focus on supplies. School supplies comes in a variety of objects, including band instruments, computers, desks, and those are only a small amount of what schools normally need. Jara was hoping by repositioning the deans into teachers it could help any financial issues we have on our school budgets. Many parents, teachers, and deans were upset and aggravated on the lack of communication there was before the cut of the deans. Parents became concerned for their kids safety and how it will be maintained without deans. Deans and teachers all around were shocked and worried about the safety of not only their students but other staff members. “They are the first person a student meets when there is issues. If a kid brings a weapon to school, deans are the ones that are the first responders that help with that issue. The deans try to make sure that whatever consequence they give to a student helps the student understand that that is a serious thing that happened, and hopefully this consequence will make you think about it so you will not repeat it.” Roberts said. The deans play a major role in our schools by keeping the peace between kids and overseeing athletic events or school events. The public backlash Jara has gotten since CCSD posted the video announcing the cut of the deans position has been aggressive. Due to the negative feedback, Jara released an apology video announcing that CCSD will no longer be making cuts on deans and that it is the principal’s decision and the schools organizational team’s decision. In all middle schools and high schools, there will be a cut that is $98 per student from budgets instead.
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sophomore Serenity Grandstaff said. One of the most popular notices of them was on Las Vegas Boulevard around the Luxor because of the beam of light it emits. With students being amazed there were also students who had a negative view on them. Some would have trouble walking to places due to just having a small fear of insects. “I went to a professional soccer game and there were grasshoppers everywhere! They were all over me and it was disgusting,” sophomore Jasmin Ceja said. Records show that in the past six months, Nevada has received more rain than the annual average. The annual average of rain in Nevada is 4.2 inches and this year there has been 4.51 inches of rain. The wet weather Nevada has had this past year has created more stable living conditions.
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By Hannah Serquina
By Malia Deramus
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School safety upgraded
Keypads installed as GV becomes single entry campus By Alexis Ladd
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fter many suggestions and requests from the school’s administration, students, staff and parents, GVHS has become one of the few high schools in the valley to be a single entry facility. Starting this year, doors around the school will be closed and locked except for the main entrance. According to this policy, once classes have begun for the day, all doors but the main entrance will be shut and locked, leaving students to go through the front and get a pass from the office before going to class. This policy has been put into place to ensure and improve safety measures on campus. The policy was created for many reasons such as preventing the ability to enter through doors around the school, but most importantly in hopes to force any dangerous individual to one spot where there is surveillance, as it will be easier to notice dangerous behaviors before any harm can be done. Since January 2009, there have
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been 288 school shootings in the US alone. Prior to most incidents, it is proven that other students or people knew about the attackers’ plan, however the information rarely makes it to an adult. This is a milestone year for GVHS’s evolvement in improving security at the school, especially considering that the current administration has spent the past several years developing and submitting plans for measures and policies that aim to make parents and
students feel safer on school grounds. “We installed door locks last year, but it had always been a desire to become a single access entry school. Studies have shown that if you reduce the entry points, it will also reduce any chance of disastrous behavior, active shooters, etc.,” Assistant Principal Raymond Ortiz said. Others think it is very important for everyone as a whole to be aware and cooperate with the precautions put in place for the purpose of protection. “I think it's important for students to take the initiative of reporting suspicious behavior, as we are typically the ones who have the most interaction with each other and with social media, both of which are areas to notice anything out of the ordinary,” senior Erin Gonzales said. “I think for anyone who says it is inconvenient to either walk further or be on time to make it into the door before its locked, should understand that in the long run this is about progressing towards feeling secure while being at school in an environment where events that may put us in danger are possible,” senior Bella Erwin said. Specific events had brought attention to school administration, which was the driving motivation to make adjustments at Green Valley. “I think we really got serious after the Parkland shooting which was a really big wakeup call. After the town hall meeting we had here on campus we recognized that there are too many entry points for not only students but those with bad motives to get on campus,” Ortiz said. “We then decided to seek a company that would provide us passcodes for students to enter if they are coming in from the locker room or the tech center.” The immense amount of tragedies and fatalities occurring at schools in the nation have caused everyone to feel unsettled about the fact that it can really happen anywhere and at any school. These tragedies give incentive for school safety to be improved. “As the number of school shootings have increased, it has definitely become more oppressing and after the Parkland shooting that is when I started to feel like it was no longer a matter of if, but a matter of when our community gets affected by a school
shooting,” English teacher Heather Coleman said. The ability to stay alert and aware of what a potential danger is to the school community is encouraged, as studies show this is the most efficient way to prevent harm. “We hope to spot dangerous behavior before it can make a way onto campus. We also want our students to be vigilant and mindful of what is going on around them and to say something if there is any suspicions of unusual behavior,” Ortiz said. As more years pass, more students and staff report that they feel unsafe in classrooms as before this policy, anyone was essentially allowed onto campus. With this in mind the faculty and staff must find a way for the single entry door policy to be effective and proper. “One thing I always did as a school safety became a bigger issue, is keeping my door locked all the times and closed during class,” Coleman said. “It was concerning that we were this very first classroom right outside the side doors that are so close to the
street where someone could pull up and be right in our hallway in a matter of seconds.” This is the first step in achieving the goal of creating the most ideal safe environment for students and staff. Coleman believes for great success, other changes about the schools security should be manipulated as well. “I think we need to have someone at the front entrance of the school, so that anyone other than a student that comes onto campus must check in and show their ID and say where they are going; instead of check-in being in the front office. This is a better step towards knowing who exactly is on campus,” Coleman said. School safety is a main priority at Green Valley to ensure that a place of education is also a place where everyone attending feels safe. With this in mind, it is the objective of faculty and staff to enforce the single entry policy. These precautions are necessary for the purpose of improving the well being of the school and everyone that passes through it. What’s the password? - Keypads and card readers have been put in place around GVHS in an effort to control how visitors enter campus.
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New edu-Gators New teachers land on campus
By Paige Bordelove
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n August 12, the new school year began, and along with the new students came the new teachers. Over a dozen new teachers were brought in this year to Green Valley alone. Since there are fewer teachers working in the school district at the moment, there are more students per class. Studies documented by the New York Times shows that students are more likely to fail in larger classrooms since there are more opportunities for students to go unnoticed when they are struggling. The addition of new teachers will certainly ease the pressure felt by this problem and make sure that every student gets their best chance to succeed. One new educator, Jeffrey Park, made his way here all the way from the Lone Star State in order to be closer to the family he has in California and Utah. Park teaches Geoscience and coaches the JV football team. He began coaching in college and has continued to do so ever since and began teaching along the way as well. He has always wanted to be a teacher. “I wanted to make a difference in people’s lives. And I wanted to do something every day that I woke up excited about doing. And so, teaching kind of fit that for me. I love every day, coming in and getting to know different people with different backgrounds. It gives me energy to be around students and try to help them Hannah Serquina
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become better people,” Park said. Tanya Rasmussen has been teaching for almost 20 years. Having taught for all of these years, Mrs. Rasmussen understands the difficulties that can randomly arise in a person’s life and is considerate to students in those kinds of situations. “Not everybody has a great day, sometimes things happen in life and you just can’t focus. So, you just have to communicate. Let me know what’s going on and I’m sure we can come to some sort of compromise. I always let them know I’m here before school and after school. Whatever they need help with because my goal is to help them succeed,” Rasmussen said. Dr. Regina Bankole, also added to our Gator community this year, comes from Sedway Middle School. She said her dream was to teach a high school honors class. Recently, her dream came true. Dr. Bankole’s PhD in Education Curriculum and Instruction and Leadership has gone a long way. She has been a teacher for 21 years now. She has taught all ages throughout the length of her career. From kindergarteners to adults, she has made a difference in the lives of many. “I think making a difference in a child’s life is really the best part,” said Bankole said. The handful of new teachers that have come to teach at Green Valley High School this year are excited and grateful for the opportunity, but the students will be the ones that ultimately end up benefitting from the new staff members.
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New Instuctor - Tanya Rasmussen, a new psychology and social studies teacher, helps a student prepare for an exam on Sept. 12.
Get your GrooVe on
Are you ready for homecoming?
By Violet Lamela
Homecoming, the first event of the school year, is right around the corner. The school is kicking off this event with spirit week beginning on Monday, September 16 with 5 days of the 60's & 70’s styled attire that falls under the designated day. “The overall theme itself seems so simple, but it was hard coming up with spirit days that aren’t repetitive and still fun,” freshman Jayana Biscardi said. Starting off spirit week on Monday, September 16 is “Beatles break up day” (wear pajamas), followed by Tuesday’s “GrooVy tune Tuesday” (band tees day), Wednesday’s “Peace pact day” (America day), Thursday’s “a GrooVy homecoming” (homecoming shirt day), and Friday then concludes this
week with “Tree hugger’s vs Lumberjacks” (hippie vs flannel day). Not only that, but King, Queen, Lord and Lady will be announced during the Homecoming game. King and Queen represent the senior class where as juniors are the representitives for Lord and Lady. This is so equal representation is made for the upper class. Shortly after school Friday the annual festivities will begin, starting with the homecoming parade at 4, which leads to the carnival that goes on from 5-7 followed by the football game. The Homecoming dance is on Saturday, September 21st, tickets can be purchased by any student council member. Tickets for the dance are on sale during lunch and are projected to increase in price. This is projected to be a thrilling and exciting homecoming for the 2019-2020 school year.
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rt is full of passion, creativity and inspiration and thus makes individuals think beyond boundaries. At the age of three, freshman Alexis de Asis started her journey into becoming an artist. De Asis’ older brother, Joshua sparked her passion for drawing and made her the perfectionist she is today by making her duplicate his drawings to the best of her ability. As time passed and De Asis’ talents advanced she started an art account on Instagram called “mouth.art.gallery.” “People have always told me that I have a talent that I should not keep hidden. So I started throwing myself out there, which helped me come in contact with others with the same disability as me and because of this account, people that are starting up their own businesses have reached out to me to help design their logos,” De Asis said. Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita or otherwise known as AMC, which means a lack of muscle that people get before they’re born. It normally happens when a baby doesn’t have enough room in the womb to move around. Asis was born with this disability, but that does not stop her from doing extraordinary things and finding ways to overcome boundaries. “I have been drawing since I was three. I was starting school soon and my parents were trying to figure out ways that I could write. So my mom just gave me a marker and told me to try with my mouth. As time passed, I gained more and more control,” De Asis said. School for De Asis is comparable to any other student. De Asis goes to all her classes, takes notes and has the occasional homework. De Asis has an aide that follows her around, but since they are close it’s like walking around with one of her friends all day. De Asis has a pen in her mouth and a notebook filled with colorful notes. De Asis takes all honors classes and wants to go to Nevada State high school in order to gain college credits. “I would want to get my degree in art, but I also want to get my doctorate in psychology. I want to become someone that helps others with their mental health, and include ways that helps relax others, like art,” De Asis said.
Along with being a full time student De Asis participates in boxing. Her brother is a very active and athletic individual but he was always passionate for boxing. One day her brother mentioned De Asis to his trainer and he became interested in wanting to train her and explore all the things she could do. “I hear a lot of people ask why people with disabilities workout and they say that it is pointless. But just like any of you, physical activity is very important in staying healthy. Any movement I get is super important and one of my hobbies that I picked up over the beginning of this year was boxing. I absolutely love it. Any chance I get, I will want to throw some punches, even if it is for 10 minutes. I just love doing any physical activity in general,” De Asis said. Although De Asis is optimistic and has a way of overcoming difficulties, hardship has occurred. When she was younger in her elementary years, kids were not as mature yet and they had never encountered someone with a disability. With time comes maturity and people stopped noticing Asis for her disability and started to see her as another individual before realizing her disability. Along with that De Asis family has played a very impactful role. “Just like any other, there a r e d a y s where I do not want to get up and be as productive as I w o u l d l i k e . What keeps me motivated is knowing that it will all pay off in the end. I also have a great support system filled with a bunch of family and friends. They are there for me always, and I love them
Work of art - Alexis De Asis draws an elephant in her free time.
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so much.” De Asis said. As many know meditation is an active training of the mind that increase awareness and emphasizes acceptance of feelings and thoughts without judgment and relaxation of body and mind. Art however can be classified as a type of meditation and help tap into a deeper and more quiet part of ourselves. Asis has found this relaxation in
her art as well. “Drawing has benefited me in numerous ways. Like how some people have certain sports or certain things that they’re known for, art is what I am known for. Art is something I can always rely on. I’m bored? I’ll go sketch up some ideas. I’m in need of some calming down if I am mad? I will draw or paint. I treat art as a way of meditation. I absolutely love anything with tons of detail, it is so complicated yet so relaxing to me,” De Asis said. Friends, family, art and a positive character are all factors into having a more contented life. De Asis does have a dissability but her optimism and support system has made her life less difficult. De Asis has managed to become an aspiring artist and even take part in boxing all because of her perseverance and her willingness to not give up, and truly is a great inspiration for those going through similar challenges. “You guys can do anything you set your mind to, the only limits we have are the ones we make ourselves,” De Asis said.
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Macaggi Brothers Acrobatic and musical extraordinaires
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he wild and dazzling antics of the Strip’s fabulous cirque shows are part of why Las Vegas is as famous of a city as it is today. Achieving wild heights, incredulous acrobatics and fantastical tricks, the shows are demonstrative of the most intense dedication to flexibility, balance, strength, and all things gymnastics. This very same dedication has reached the school campus in the form of three talented brothers: Ilai, Tristan and Shyler Macaggi. The twins as well as their brother Shyler have worked at perfecting all forms of art that they possibly can, being musically and gymnastically talented in many ways. Starting early with gymnastics, they would practice daunting tricks, beginning with handstands and gradually getting better at flips and more. They began to work at their musical talents, working day after day to become even
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better with instruments like the viola and the trombone. Even today, the practice has become second nature to them each day, in and out of school. “Back when our main focus was
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gymnastics and acrobatics, we had a good hour and a half a day, sometimes even two hours of that,” Ilai said. “Once the music came in, that’s definitely where most of our hard work went.”
Even from the beginning, all three were born performers. They began working at an early age, helping one another learn the basics of gymnastics. Many of the talents they have learned are due to influence from their father, and entertainer and acrobat. Their father is the main source of their advice, talent, and encouragement. They were able to express this from an incredibly young age through numerous touring circus performances in Italy. They would arrive at elementary schools and show, pulling off impressive tricks alongside their family and fellow performers. All three would play off of each other’s talents in unique and fun ways. “I started really young, I barely remember it,” said junior Shyler. “I think I was in Kindergarten.” This travelling circus allowed the boys to strengthen their abilities and achieve incredible feats while on the road. Touring from city to city, they never remained in one area for more
than three weeks at a time. This meant constant practice, dedication, and time spent on perfecting their talent - all the while juggling school along the way. Not only that, but with little time to enjoy each city they went to, it became difficult to make concrete friendships. Much of the time they spent socializing was spent in the circus itself, with other performers. This made for a fun but at times difficult experience. “We never really stayed in one place,” Ilai said. “Most of the friends we made were people in the circus with us.” Eventually, their family decided to settle down in the United States thanks to its numerous job opportunities for entertainers and gymnasts. While they had moved miles away from Italy, they continued to perfect and master their work for years while living in Henderson. In thanks to their ability, the twins ended up appearing in last year’s Boy Band,
09 feature where each grade gets a chance to win through an over-the-top and ridiculous dance performance. It was here that they were truly able to show off their incredible abilities. Once everyone had performed, he juniors ended up coming out on top, which was certainly leveraged by the performance of the two (now senior) twins. “Boy Band is like taking a break from a lot of the stuff I’m really working on and being passionate about,” Ilai said. “It’s really goofy, and we don’t really have to worry about getting it perfect. It’s mostly just for fun.” When Boy Band rolls around once again this year, the twins will no doubt be ready to shine once more for the Senior class performance. As the last Boy Band before they graduate, they are fully prepared to dazzle the audience in the stands. “We’re definitely going to do it this year,” Tristan said. “We’ve got a lot of leverage so we can win again.” The twins, having similar overall physique and strengths, play off one another well. The similarities between the three of them never go unnoticed. This allows for many creative acrobatic tricks and stunts to be pulled off. Similarly, they could often hold either each other or their younger brother while in a handstand position, requiring intense balance and well-rounded posture. While the twins have shown off their abilities many times, their younger brother Shyler has put in the same amount of dedication and perseverance over the years. He participated in the circus alongside his older brothers, facing both the positives and negatives of circus life. Today, he continues to practice daily to get better at what he does, furthering his family’s tradition just like his father. Although Shyler is the youngest he contiues to work and improve his craft in order to sustain the talent that is shared between him and his brothers. “We’re from a couple generations of performers,” said Shyler. “We practice just about every day, to continue the family tradition.” Their talents do not necessarily end with gymnastics, however. All three continue to work on improving their acrobatic skills, while also focusing on music. Music is antoher skill that is shared by the three brothers. Specifically studying multiple music genres like Jazz, Tristan and Shyler both spend time perfecting the Viola, while Ilai plays the Trombone. Both Tristian and Illai began their musical path in middle schoo, Shyler followed in their footsteps the following year. It is with these talents that htey have decided to pursue their career with, and they practice each and every day with their work to reach their full potential. Their goals will be
easily achieved with the help of their numerous talents and acts, eventually becoming worldwide wonders.
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“The worst part is going to be the distance from our family,” Ilai said. “But they’re all really supportive of what we do, especially our dad.” With all of their numerous talents as well as the intense dedication they exhibit day after day, they are confident in making a name for themselves. With plans of heading to New York, nothing is stopping them from strengthening their talents and becoming world class performers, mystifying audiences across the globe. Both their love for mysic and acrobats is what defines the three bothers as individuals. In other words their passion for the arts and acrobatics is something that Syler, Tristian, and Illai will share for the rest of their lives. ww
Senior Tristian Macaggi, shows off his acrobatic skills that he has performed in the past. The Micaggi family has been in the circus business for years and then found a love for music . Tristian is the oldest out of the three. Illai was born two minutes after Tristian. Shyler was not born until a year after the twins. All three of the brothers aspire to attend music schools after highschool. The Royal Conservaroty in Canada, Juilliard, and The San Francisco Conservatory are where each individual plans to go.
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he Green Valley High School Alumni Foundation was founded with the purpose of providing resources for the school. This continues the school’s many traditions of excellence in the four core areas of academics, arts, activities and athletics. “I started it in 2015. The point of the alumni foundation is three fold. One, find funding and to push that funding in a direction towards capital projects on our campus. The seed of the foundation is the performing arts building that we want to build,” Principal Kent Roberts said. For over a quarter of a century Green Valley High School has been a flagship school of Clark County School District. As the school enters the next quarter century it is committed to making sure that all students are able to experience a world class education regardless of the nature of their interests. “Another leg of the foundation program is to provide scholarships for students who want to go on to college and exhibit what we call, ‘Gator pride’, or ‘Gator spirit’. The third leg of that is to provide on-going sup-
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would also help save water,” Roberts said. Having donors creates revenue for new projects, not all projects follow a precise timeline. In some cases one project may get done over the other. In other cases the project may take years before it even starts to get built. “Then when we had a meeting and talked about some other project we wanted to do, one of them quickly evolved into the remodeling of the wrestling room, that one actually got done first,” Roberts said, Green Valley families may now assist with the renovation of the area adjacent to the gym (on the future site of the new Performing Arts Building) by sponsoring a brick engraved with the names of their family members for $100. “We have the buy a brick campaign. Anyone can buy a brick, and when we get enough of them, we’re gonna plant them out here in the sidewalks where we’ll have a little ‘walk of fame’ type thing,” Roberts said. Other schools are not as involved with improving their schools to the extent Green Valley is. “There are other schools that do things like the buy a brick. I don’t
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port for various programs. As people know, the school district does not have enough money,” Roberts said. In order for The Foundation to function there are a variety of representatives that vouch for the school and help organize how to utilize the funding. These individuals are composed of former alumni as well as faculty and staff. “One of the board members is Ms. Koutsulis, a former band director here. One of them is a former student … another one is also an attorney, also a former student. And one of them is a former parent,” Roberts said. “The foundation has a board of directors and officers. I am one of 5 directors. So we talk about what the money should go to. But it’s all up to the donor.” The board members create goals when donors have no specification for where they want the money to go. This includes new turf for the football field which will benefit all programs who use the field. “We have some other goals as well. We would like to put down turf on the football field. Our football field is pretty beat up. When we get rain it becomes a mess and the band and football team still has to practice. It
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think they’re imagining things on the scale that we are,” Roberts said. “If someone wrote me a check for the arts building today we’re looking at somewhere between a year to a year and a half to make the plans. We’re just waiting for the resources to come along,” Roberts said. Roberts did not anticipate for the donation progam to be a success. The amount of support and willingness to donate was overwhelming. “We put up a website. It tells you the power of small things lead to big things. It cost me 1000 dollars to put up the website, and I got a 600,000 dollar donation,” Roberts said. Moreover, the significance of donors is to have easy access to funding that will make the process if innovative projects easier. “It’s hard for schools to do things like this because of restrictions on how money can be spent. Big donors have ways of clearing those hurdles for you,” Roberts said. The overwhelming support from donors is a refection of the love alumni have for their former high school. “The alumni here love this place. I don’t talk about my high school the way people talk about Green Valley High School,” Roberts said.
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Liu lands at Boston U By Cherie Franklin
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he morning sun filters into the bedroom window. As it falls, it reveals a stack of textbooks, notebooks strewn across a dresser, and papers scattered all over a desk. A planner littered with dates is open, revealing events such as debate tournaments and science olympiad meetings. This is the scene of Senior Sherri Liu’s everyday morning. As an IB diploma student, member of the Science Olympiad as well as the debate team, Liu has no time to spare during the school year. Not much is different during the Summer. Most students plan on hanging out with friends, or just catching a much-needed break from the stress of the school year. The case is not so with Liu, who attended a research program at Boston University in July. “I just sent in an application after I did my research on what program I wanted to join,” Liu said. “Then I just crossed my fingers and hoped for the best.” Liu was accepted, and ended up at Boston University to help write a paper on pancreatic cancer as well as aiding in research about preventing the disease. She was with two graduate students and an undergraduate student working on the research program. Pancreatic cancer, like other forms of cancer, is when a group of cells in that organ begin to multiply uncontrollably and start to disrupt the organ’s function. For the pancreas, this means it cannot release enzymes that aid in digestion and hormones that regulate blood sugar. This type of cancer can rapidly spread to other organs, which makes it important to start treatment as early as possible. “The first week, I would say was just watching people do different procedures and taking notes and really observing how careful they were with everything they did. At one point, really early on, I was able to culture live human pancreatic cancer cells, which sounds wild, but it was really simple once you get used to it,” Liu said. Getting to culture cancer cells was one of the many things that Liu took part in during her stay in Boston. “At the very end, I did this really exciting thing called site-directed mutagenesis, which is a little bit more complicated. Basically, I was introducing a mutation into existing pancreatic cancer cells to try to kill a certain type of cell,” Liu said. “It was a long process. I did not get to finish it before I left, but I created the mu-
tation, which was cool because that always seemed so advanced.” Site directed mutagenesis is a method in molecular biology that is used to make specific and intentional changes to a gene’s DNA sequence. In Liu’s case, this meant she would alter the pancreatic cancer cells to see how their cell cycle is affected. “Basically, I was trying to see the effect of one specific protein on signaling pathways that can lead to the development of pancreatic cancer. So we were able to see that when we increase the level of this protein expression in pancreatic cancer cells, there was an increase in activity in signaling pathways that can affect the cell cycle,” Liu said. Besides looking good on college applications, the research that Liu helped collect could have clinical significance later on. “We hope that by inhibiting the protein, we can actually inhibit the development of pancreatic cancer or some aspects of it,” Liu said. Liu also mentions that cancer research has been a topic that has resonated with her since her freshman year, so she wanted to pursue this research opportunity. Despite the amount of work and commitment required, Liu’s biggest fear was not the workload. It was just the transition. “When I was going there, I was really afraid that my professor would think I was kind of dumb because I’m a high school student,” Liu said. “Once I got there, it was really diffi-
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cult, going from just content-based learning to actually be able to do scientific research. But after the initial shock, I think I got over that.” Lui said that the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) community at Boston University was extremely welcoming throughout her stay. She was also blown away by the diversity within the program, and the variance of ideas that comes with it. “The STEM community at Boston is so incredibly vibrant and just has so many intelligent people in it. Like I said earlier, there are around sixty colleges and universities just in Bos-
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Summer studies - Senior Sherri Liu poses with some of her results at Boston University after finishing a summer research program.
ton alone. There is such a strong emphasis on STEM and the community aspect of it that I really admire,” Liu said. Liu talked about how she sees connections with the program within the IB community at GVHS as well. “[IB students] get really close with one another because we spend a lot of time with each other, we have a lot of the same classes, and as a result we always make plans to go and find a place to do our work together,” Liu said. The IB program is a curriculum that offers juniors and seniors an opportunity to earn an extra diploma. To earn the IB diploma, students complete and test in six IB subjects; write an extended essay of independent research, complete 150 hours of creativity, activity, and service (CAS); and participate in a critical thinking course called Theory of Knowledge. “One thing that I think is true for IB students is that we spend more time complaining about what we have to do than actually doing it. If we actually did our work, its really it’s not like that much,” Liu said. “[IB] is focused on making connections and actually thinking about what you’re learning rather than just memorizing dates for the sake of the test,” Liu said.
Faculty members, such as her AP Physics teacher Scott Panik, have taken notice of Liu’s motivations and work ethic. “Sherri is a good blend of a lot of natural ability and a very high work ethic. She has very high standards for herself. I think even beyond grades, she is driven by wanting to know more,” Panik said. According to Panik, an important aspect of achieving success in an academic setting that is challenging is not bringing yourself down because a class is hard, but instead rising up to that AP, IB, or Honors level. “The big benefit is that if you have a passion for that subject that you are actually getting into it right away,” Panik said. “You do not have to wait to be a graduate student to do research. If you are motivated enough while you are in high school, take the time to find out if there’s research opportunities out there then you can get involved right away.” From scientific research to reaching for an IB diploma, Liu has no shortage of academic achievements. She encourages everyone else to do the same and to get involved. “Kids shouldn’t box themselves into a certain stereotype that they can’t or shouldn’t be interested in science, because it’s way cool,” Liu said.
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Harms makes a comeback GV football star returns from a major injury
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tetler Harms, a senior and a Cornerback for the varsity football team, plans to make a difference in his last year for Green Valley. Harms’ last game was back in the 2017-2018 school year when he suffered an injury and tore his ACL. “They threw a back-shoulder throw, and I stepped wrong and couldn’t plant my foot right and my knee popped out backwards,” Harms said. A back-shoulder throw is when the quarterback aims the ball to intersect with the path of a receiver just behind him as he runs down the field. After Harm’s injury, he was out for his entire junior year. He focused on rehabilitating his ACL so he could play again. Even though Harms was off the field, he still helped his team from the sidelines throughout his junior year. “I just gave them my insight and stayed supportive to the players,” Harms said. Harms has played on varsity for 2 years, and he was viewed as a role model for the players throughout the season. Ever since he was little, Harms has had a strong passion for football. A passion so strong that he has not
missed a single season since he was five. When he was four, his older brother, Braxton, played on a football team, but since Harms was too young, he could not participate. “We went to the head coach and said ‘we know its too late and he’s too little, but can he just have a jersey and a helmet, and think he’s on the team,’ and for a full season he
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stood on the sidelines thinking he was on the team,” his mom Cinnamon Harms said. When Harms turned five, he was finally old enough to join a football league. The issue, however, was that he was in a weighted league, and that he was too light to play. “You had to be 50 pounds to even
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Warm Up - Senior Stetler Harms runs drills before the football game on Aug. 30 vs Durango.
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be eligible to play so we had to put weights in his pants because he was so small and didn’t weigh enough” his dad Jonathan Harms said. Throughout the years, Harms has pushed himself to become better. When he was nine, his parents both knew that he was going to have a successful future in football. “He was a quarterback for a year or two, and that’s when he started to become a better player and stand out, and he has a lot of leadership in him, plus talent,” Cinnamon said. Throughout Harms’ football career, he always kept one thing in mind: passion. He kept a strong dedication for this sport and never lost interest. Even when he was little just on the sidelines, he valued football so much. “He just has a passion for the game, and determination,” Jonathan said. Back in August of 2017, he was practicing with the team, playing a 7 v 7 with no pads and helmets when his injury occurred. “I fell and he fell on top of me, and I just started screaming and rolling over,” Harms said. The injury was bad enough that Harms had to be carried off of the field by his coach to his mother’s car. “I just remember getting a text
from my son saying his knee hurts really bad, and when I look up I see coach Castro carrying him to the car, and when I get out of the car coach Castro said we needed to check it out because it was bad,” Cinnamon said. At first the Harms family thought it was simply a minor injury, but when they had went to the doctor they found out that he tore his ACL. At this point Harms did not know that he would not be able to play his junior year. “When I went to his room, he was playing Xbox, and then I told him that his ACL was gone,” Jonathan said. “Then he nodded and resumed back to playing and when I left, I quickly came back to him throwing the Xbox and crying on his bed.” Jonathan said. Harms quickly went into surgery on Aug. 6, 2017 and underwent a successful operation. Next, he began the crucial rehab process for healing his ACL. Harms went to the doctor 3 times a week and through the months he began healing his ACL. “The first month is just like flexibility training and trying to bend, second month you take the brace off and start working out with weight,” Harms said. Throughout his junior year he was able too help his teamates , and even become captian while being injured. Regarding Harms future in college, he was afraid that he would not get a scholarship becuase of his injury. “I had to do a lot of recruitng for myself because not a lot of coaches were reaching out to me,” Harms said. Even though Harms was injured, he still had a excellent amount of film from sophmore year, which made coaches recognize him. When asked about what schools he would like to attend, he said Ohio state or Northern Arizona University. Through a year long rehab, Harms dedicated himself in order to be able to play his senior year. He regained strength and started to practice more frequently. Through his hard work and determination, Harms was able to start in the first game in California against Huntington Beach. Green Valley Won against Huntington Beach 15-8, and Harms grabbed an interception. This was a good sign to the beginning of what is hopeful to be a strong senior season for Stetler Harms.
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Fall Sports previews
“I’m excited for our upcoming tournament in Arizona and hopefully obtaining the state trophy.” Heads! - Pablo Flores jumps to head the ball during a tournament game held at Green Valley.
senior Brandon Weingartner
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Eye on the prize - Brandon Weingartner keeps his eye on the ball. The game was part of the Southern Nevada Kick Off tournament.
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Practice makes perfect - Kicker Hector Barrios warms up for the home game against Durango on Aug. 30.
“I’m ready for the Green Valley vs Basic game and looking forward to the Henderson Bowl staying at Green Valley.”
Eyes on the ball - Senior Maaliek Duncan prepares to make the catch during the first home game on Aug. 30. The Gators won in a blowout, 39-3.
senior Maaliek Duncan Alyssa Giles Tyler Bonnette
All alone - Senior Grace Panik defends her possesion of the ball at a game against Sunrise Mountain on Sept. 3. The game was played at Green Valley
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Soccer “I’m looking forward to connecting with my teammates since we’re more of a younger team this year. I’m also excited to see if we can succeed and make it to the playoffs.” senior Grace Panik
On the attack - Kylie Camp dribbles during a recent game vs. Sunrise Mountain. The Gators won in a shutout, 8-0.
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Golf
“This season I’m most excited to go to state and to be captain of my team.”
sports 15 Fore! - Senior Sidney Rood watches her ball during practice at Wildhorse Golf club on Sept. 10.
senior Payton Casey Bailey Carpenter
“I’m looking forward to improving my score and getting to play in these last matches coming up.”
Blocked - Senior Payton Casey (#5) assists with a block against Centennial on Aug. 28. The Gators won the back and forth match in 4 sets.
senior Sidney Rood
Volleyball
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“I am most excited to play on our new tennis courts and have the chance to play with our new team.” senior Olivia Lee
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Tennis
Deuce! - Senior Olivia Lee steps onto the court after a serve during their first home match on Aug. 29. The Gators fell short losing by a final score of 12-6.
“I’m more excited just for a fresh start now that we have a new team pretty much.” senior Rian Anderson
In This Together - Members of the boys’s cross country team gather together before their race on Aug. 30. The boys took home a first place win.
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Ace - Cash Donovan gets into position to receive a serve against Desert Oasis. The match was played on Aug. 29.
And they’re off - Rian Anderson (center) takes her first strides during the Labor Day Classic on Aug. 30. The race was held at Floyd Lamb park.
Cross Country
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Freshman lands a spot under the lights
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s school starts back up, so does football season. With an ever growing hunger for victory, the team is preparing for another year. This includes new equipment, extended practices and one unique new face. Freshman Anton Keeling is looking forward to what he and his team can bring to the table this season. Keeling’s love for football began when he was just eight years old and it has grown ever since. The only difference now is that he is a freshman playing on varsity, which has raised expectations from those around him. Keeling has begun his high school career as a safety and backup quarterback. According to Keeling, playing on varsity with teammates older than him is not really different from playing on any other team. Senior leadership is being taken into consideration by Keeling, as he believes that they have more experience on the field. He intends to improve his dexterity overall by observing his older teammates and taking their advice. Based off of what he has seen so far, he is
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confident in his team’s abilities. “I admire the intensity the older students bring that can push me to be better,” Keeling said. “As far as what I can bring to the team, I can help get turnovers on defense and just make plays. My work ethic separates me from others in such a way that I go about things: I don’t give up, I try with everything I do, and I don’t slack off at practice.” Noah Hawthorne, Keeling’s teammate and long time friend, characterized Keeling to be a very diligent and humble teammate. Hawthorne described the opportunity to be a freshman on varsity to be very impactful to Keeling’s future in football. “He works super hard, especially being a freshman. He’s just coming into the workouts everyday and fitting in with everyone,” Hawthorne said. “I think that he came into this season a little bit nervous, but now he’s settled in and he fits in with his teammates.” Maaliek Duncan, another teammate of Keeling, was at first questionable about seeing a freshman make the varsity team. However, after a few practices and seeing what Keeling really was about, Duncan admired
his skills on the field and knew that placing him on varsity was the right choice. “At first I was concerned because he was a freshman, but he can definitely get the job done.” Duncan said.
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The teammates get along well on and off the field, and are able to have an understanding when it comes to Keeling taking the advice of Duncan and the other older students on the team. Duncan added how Keeling is always ready for whatever is thrown at him, literally and figuratively. “He’s always in front when we condition and he always goes hard,” Duncan said. “He makes sure no one is slacking on defense, and always ensures that everyone is lined up
correctly. He really knows when to have fun and when to be focused and ready.” With a strong bond between Keeling and his teammates, Keeling has also quickly formed meaningful relationships with his coaches. He mentioned that he gets along with all of the coaches, but the one that he has said to be most fond of is coach Clay Mauro. Mauro acknowledged Keeling’s fantastic work ethic and noted how he has worked very hard to get to where he is at now. “He’s just naturally a good football player. He comes with the attitude that he needs to be successful,” Mauro said. “He’s a worker - a yes sir type of guy. At the end of the day he has a really high ceiling and he’s going to be really good.” Even with all the positive feedback Keeling is receiving, it all comes down to his performance on the field. Overall, Keeling and his team plan on having a strong season this year. “I’m really excited for this season. Since I’ve been a part of the team, I feel like we’ve built a strong family and that plays a really important role in how we perform on the field,” Keeling said.
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Theatre does it...again By Victoria Rodriguez
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he theatre department has decided yet again to do another musical debut, but this time with ‘17 Again’. Back in 2018, Jennifer Hemme broke high school history when the theatre department put on the world’s first high school production of ‘Mamma Mia!’ This October the department will take the stage for the production of ‘17 Again’. The movie, starring Zac Effron, was released in 2009 and it has not been touched since. Not only is the cast putting on the first ever high school production, they are essentially the pilot musical around the world. ‘17 Again’ has never been done in high school, on Broadway, or by any other organization. The musical is having some high end people come to view it, to determine whether or not the musical should make it to the big time. As the name of the title suggests, ‘17 Again’ is a musical about a guy named Mike O’Donnell. He goes back to being a 17 year old again after his wife files for divorce, and his wife, daughter, and son do not recognize who it is. This gives him the chance to “redo” the high school experience he messed up. “My performance (as Mike O’Donnell) will decide whether or not this will actually become a show,” junior Brendan Stephens said. Being a pilot musical is quite difficult for the cast, because they have nothing to go off of- no references, previously done music, dances, staging, and more. This makes them more nervous for when it will be time for the curtain to rise on Oct. 3. “When you are the lead, you are
the center of attention for the entire show. So, when this is the first time this has ever been done, with no references and no understudies, I’ve got to really give this show the best quality I can.” Stephens said. During rehearsals, staging is a bit more difficult than the normal plays because of the fact it has never been done before, ever. Being a pilot musical means that the theatre department is the first group to have ever performed this play. The music for the show still is not 100% finished, so they have to work with what they got. A major factor about this musical is how the lead, while in high school,
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was the star basketball player. Going back into high school, he is yet again a basketball star being born. Due to the fact that a major part of the movie is basketball, the actors have
Juniors Steven Fine and Delaney Domingo practice their duet number for ‘17 Again: The Musical’.
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to able to make baskets on stage in order to pull off the musical. “Last week I met with Coach Jackson from Greenspun to get some help on how to sell the part on being in basketball. I’ll be doing meet ups with him every couple of weeks to keep up the looks and the style of an actual basketball player.” Stephens said. Due to the fact it is a pilot musical, no one has ever heard any of the songs. During normal musicals, the cast will have a references or has heard the song before, for example, everyone knows the songs to Mamma Mia, so it made learning the songs not has hard. Because no one has ever heard these songs before, learning them take much more time. “Everyday I’ve been listening to the songs on loop,” Stephens said. “I’m always looking through my script, and I’m now taking separate
singing and basketball lessons.” The cast spends all of their free time prepping for the play. If they are not in rehearsals, they are running lines when they can, listening to the music to learn their songs, and running through the musical in their minds. “To prepare I have to make sure I have, not only all of lines memorized, but each one of my que lines, which is the line before my own, to make sure that I say the line at the right time.” senior Tihati Goupil said. The cast is working hard and getting ready for opening night. As with any musical, there are nerves and jitters before opening the curtain, but this time a little bit more pressure has been added. However, with daily rehearsals and lots of practice, they will be ready to start singing again on Oct. 3.
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Hit series continues to please
Stranger Things 3 keeps viewers tuned in over the summer By Kat Kingsley Warning: Spoilers Ahead! Season three of ‘Stranger Things’ has come. There are some new developments that viewers had objections about, and, of course, things that viewers really loved. This new season brought back some fan favorite pieces, like El and Hopper’s love of Eggos, but also added some new elements, like Dustin’s new girlfriend. Of course, there were things that changed and viewers weren’t too keen on the changes. “I didn’t really like Billy as the monster,” freshamn Jimena Contreras said. Billy’s appearance as the monster was a deviation from the pattern of Will playing that role, as he does have a connection to the Mind Flayer from his abduction in Season 1. There were parts that viewers felt needed more emphasis and drama. “If the translator [Murray Bauman] had tried to save Alexi, before he was shot, it would have made it more dramatic,” freshman Auriana Denstaedt said. The cliffhanger in the after credits did entice everyone to see what might happen for a potential season 4, though. However, many viewers did have problems with how fractured the party became. “I didn’t like how Dustin was left out of the conversations [about the Mind Flayer’s return],” sophomore Lylah Elizalde said.
There were also parts that students loved and watched over and over again. The transition between the characters as mature children in season 2 to full-blown teenagers in season 3 was a very smooth one. There were still aspects of their younger selves in the fact that Will’s go-to game is still Dungeons and Dragons, and Eleven still loves Eggos, but as a whole, the group has matured. This season put some focus on some secondary characters, such as Erica’s inclusion into the party and Dustin’s new girlfriend. Stranger Things has gripped viewer’s imaginations since it first came out in 2016, and Green Valley has been in its thrall ever since. There is most certainly room for a season 4, at the very least. Season 3 has really added an element of depth to the series. Specifically, showing that the little kids from season 1 have grown into their own as monster fighters. Their courage and strength brought them together a makeshift family of children and adults who save the little town of Hawkins, Indiana. Without these groups of kids and a little help from their favorite sheriff, Hawkins would be ruled under a ruthless demogorgon. For anyone who has already seen seasons 1 and 2, one would reccommend to watch the third season, and to those who have not seen any seasons, try the show. It is worth the hype.
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By Alexis Lane
he Disney movie “The Lion King” is a childhood favorite for a lot of people which was released in July of 1994. A new live action version was released on July 19 of this year, 24 years after the original made its debut in theatres. The movie is about a young lion cub, named Simba, who was heir to the throne after his father, King Mufasa. Unfortunately, tragedy struck when a stampede planned by Simba’s evil uncle Scar, killed Mufasa, who was attempting to save Simba, but Simba made it out alive and ran away. After many years of living in paradise with his friends Timon and Pumbaa, his childhood best friend Nala found him and told Simba of what his uncle has been doing to his home Pride Rock. When Simba returned to Pride Rock, he challenged Scar and took back his kingdom to restore peace in Pride Rock. In the newest version, the producers picked some of the biggest names in acting and music to take the roles of the characters from the original film. For example, Donald Glover also known as “Childish Gambino” played the role of Simba, Beyoncé was the
voice of Nala, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, and many more well-known names taking on roles as Lion King characters. James Earl Jones played Mufasa in the original cartoon, and he played Mufasa in the live action version as well, making him the only voice that was from the original movie. The new Lion King was released to box office on July 19, 2019, only 4 days after the original film’s 24th anniversary. Beyoncé’s fans were excited for her to voice Nala in the new movie because they love her voice and music, so she had a lot of support for her role, along with Donald Glover, also known as Childish Gambino for his music, voiced Simba. Seth Rogen voiced Pumbaa, who is known for being a stand-up comedian and actor. Overall, the movie has had positive reviews. Since its release, it has grossed almost $500 million and has a 52 percent rating from rotten tomatoes, an 88 percent from audience reviews, and a 7.1 out of 10 on IMDb. The budget for the movie was about 260 million dollars, making it one of the most expensive movies ever made. It has also received a 3 out of 4 from the New York Post. Sreeparna Sengupta from Times of India gave a positive review by saying that 2019’s
Lion King is a visual extravaganza to savor. Everything you see on screen is etched out with spellbinding detailing and the visual finesse gives way to near perfection. Despite the good reviews, they also
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come with negative reviews. Mihir Fadnavis from Firstpost slammed the voice actors of the new 2019 version saying that if there’s any statement this film makes it is that voice actors need to get back into the recording booths, films like these are not going to make less money by giving experts jobs that utilize their expertise. What Fadnavis is trying to say is that proper voice actors should be playing roles
of the characters rather than famous singers who do not voice act as much as actual voice actors. Some people believe the voice actors have brought some attraction to the movie rather than the plot itself. “I thought it was a good thing that they (Donald Glover and Beyoncé) played Simba and Nala because it made more people interested in the movie because they’re such popular creators.” said Junior Analeeya Oddo. Others had different opinions on the voice actors in the new Lion King “The person who voiced Scar just didn’t do as well as the original.” said Junior Juan Lopez. Overall, the new 2019 Lion King has been a hit and a majority of the reviews have been positive. The audience was excited and satisfied with one of their childhood favorites coming to life. The names of the voice actors gained a lot of attention and played a crucial role with making the movie. The voice actors have received a lot of criticism, but they received just as much praise for the work they put in while making the movie. The names of the voice actors gained a lot of attention and played a crucial role with making the movie. Adobe stock image
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The Disney movie “The Lion King” is a childhood favorite for a lot of people which was released in
The circle of life for Disney Films is a live action remake
July of 1994. A new live action version was released on July 19 of this year, 24 years after the origi-
nal made its debut in theatres. The movie is about a young lion cub, named Simba, who was heir to
the throne after his father, King Mufasa. Unfortunately, tragedy struck when a stampede planned by
Simba’s evil uncle Scar, killed Mufasa, who was attempting to save Simba, but Simba made it out
alive and ran away. After many years of living in paradise with his friends Timon and Pumbaa, his
childhood best friend Nala found him and told Simba of what his uncle has been doing to his home
Pride Rock. When Simba returned to Pride Rock, he challenged Scar and took back his kingdom to
restore peace in Pride Rock.
In the newest version, the producers picked some of the biggest names in acting and music to take
the roles of the characters from the original film. For example, Donald Glover also known as “Child-
ish Gambino” played the role of Simba, Beyoncé was the voice of Nala, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, and
many more well-known names taking on roles as Lion King characters. James Earl Jones played
Mufasa in the original cartoon, and he played Mufasa in the live action version as well, making him
the only voice that was from the original movie.
The new Lion King was released to box office on July 19, 2019, only 4 days after the original film’s
24th anniversary. Beyoncé’s fans were excited for her to voice Nala in the new movie because they
love her voice and music, so she had a lot of support for her role, along with Donald Glover, also
known as Childish Gambino for his music, voiced Simba. Seth Rogen voiced Pumbaa, who is known
for being a stand-up comedian and actor.
Overall, the movie has had positive reviews. Since its release, it has grossed almost $500 million
and has a 52 percent rating from rotten tomatoes, an 88 percent from audience reviews, and a 7.1
out of 10 on IMDb. The budget for the movie was about 260 million dollars, making it one of the most
expensive movies ever made. It has also received a 3 out of 4 from the New York Post. Sreeparna
Sengupta from Times of India gave a positive review by saying that 2019’s Lion King is a visual ex-
travaganza to savor. Everything you see on screen is etched out with spellbinding detailing and the
visual finesse gives way to near perfection.
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By Kristel Alfaro Borbon
ay goodbye to Michael, Pam, Jim and Dwight. Netflix has announced that fan favorite shows such as “The Office” and “Friends” will be leaving their streaming service. “Friends” will be leaving on January 2020 due to Netflixs’ and AT&Ts’ $100 million deal ending at the end of 2019. “The Office,” the most viewed show on Netflix, will be leaving the movie and show streaming website on January 2021. Since HBO is opening their own streaming service they are taking out the shows they’ve produced from Netflix. A lot of other companies such as Disney are also taking their movies and shows out of Netflix to use in their new streaming service. “Watching ‘Friends’ is a family tradition, so it makes me really sad to see the show go, especially since the show has touched so many peoples’ hearts. Luckily my dad bought all ten seasons on DVD, so my family can still watch it whenever we like,” junior Paulina Pitch said. Other popular shows such as “Pretty Little Liars” will also be leaving the movie streaming website. The show are said to be leaving by 2020. Several movies are leaving Netflix in addition to shows. Movies such as A “Cinderella Story,” “The Davinci Code” and “The Hurt Locker” have already left Netflix as of August 1st. “All these shows leaving Netflix makes me very upset, because I feel like those are the only shows anyone watches. The shows leaving are the only good shows and they aren’t even
on TV more. I also feel that Netflix is going to lose a lot of money by losing all these shows,” freshman Mckenzie Jones said. The cause of all these shows leaving Netflix is that more companies want to open movie streaming websites. Lots of enterprises that already have produced shows and movies want to include them in their service. Some companies that plan on opening in a new service include Disney, Apple, WarnerMedia and more. “All of these streaming services are becoming redundant. People made them and use them to escape the consistently expensive cable fees, and now they’re just reverting back to the culture they were trying to avoid,” junior Karina Provost said. Due to the loss of shows and movies, the company has lost various clients. The service’s stocks have dropped by 10%. In total, Netflix has about 60 million clients, the enterprise believes that they can get to 90 million. “It confuses me, it seems like Netflix is constantly taking some of the most popular shows off which has to hurt their revenue. You would think they would want to maximize the amount of money they receive,” junior Piper Irvin said. Although many shows are leaving Netflix, the website has started making more of their own “Netflix Original” shows such as “Stranger Things,” “13 Reasons Why” and “Orange is the New Black.” “Stranger Things” is the most popular “Netflix Original” show at the moment and viewers have spent about $122 billion on merchan-
dise. “I think it’s fine that all these shows are leaving Netflix because Netflix is going to start making more of their
own shows, and you can still see the shows leaving on other streaming websites,” freshman Jocelyn Sorenson said.
Shows set to leave Netflix The Office January 2021 Pretty Little LiarsJanuary 2020
Friends January 2020 Hannah Serquina
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September 2019
24 opinion
Disney’s Racial Representation Over-due By Alexis Ladd
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isney is in the process of creating a live action version of the 1989 original animated ‘The Little Mermaid’, incorporating many of the same pieces of music as we all remember. However, typical of media to cause such a controversy over something most of us would like to just simply enjoy. Altering a slight memory we have of Ariel, Disney has casted young, Halle Bailey to play the role of Princess Ariel. Oh, and almost forgetting to mention that Bailey is African American, because it does not matter! The internet was filled with such shocking comments after film director Rob Marshall had casted Bailey. Saying such things like, “black people can’t be mermaids” or that a black woman playing Ariel was “disrupting their culture.” “After an extensive search, it was abundantly clear that Halle possesses that rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, innocence, and substance — plus a glorious singing voice — all intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role” director Marshall said. It is understandable why one would perhaps disagree with the idea of Ariel being a different race when it comes to making a movie that is an accurate version of the original, but this entire situation seems to be more than just that. Of course everyone was expecting a Caucasian woman with red hair to be playing Ariel in the live action version, as that is exactly how we all remember the princess. However, the specific image of Ariel we have embedded in our heads is plenty years old. “The Little Mermaind” is a princess Disney movie, made for
young children. So why is a generation that grew up with an animated FICTION princess movie, now affected by how the new version is created? It is not unheard of for young girls to watch princess movies and pretend they are them, depending on how similar they looked to one another. There are plenty of princess movies for young Caucasian girls to watch and feel as if they are them, but what about young African American girls? Aside from that, the fact that Ariel specifically is NOT a culture based movie gives no one a reason to feel as offended as those on media raiding about this “absurdity”. Ariel is an American mermaid that lives in the ocean and on land, leaving the actor, fit to play this role to be any color. Now to say if this were a recreation of animated Moana, it would be absolutely unacceptable to cast another race to play the role of Moana, as it is a Polynesian cultured based film. Mixed girls that grow up watching princess films, would see that other bi-racial girls like themselves should feel like a princess and that they belong. In which there is only one Disney princess film to represent them, Princess and the Frog, which ironi- cally becomes a movie more about a frog than the actual princess. Aside from that, t h e
original white Ariel with red hair isn’t going anywhere, old Ariel is still old Ariel. Also, why are the Caucasians that are complaining who watched Ariel years and years ago, so offended and would like to take away from young girls who are bi-racial to experience feeling the same way that they did when they watched the movie as a child. The exact same story will still be filmed, nothing about casting an African American to play the role of a mermaid takes away from the story. “We need to start seeing more diversity in characters and if that means switching things up a little bit for new recreations, that’s fine. This movie is about a mermaid, a mythical creature, which can be transformed in any way. Nothing about the movie itself is changing,” Senior Hannah Wallis said. Just like Marshall had mentioned before, the roll is about the talent within the actress, which is all that s h o u l d matter. After all, according to Marshall this will be a reboot, meaning yes this is technically a remake but also dismissing the original, making it more modern, fresh and perhaps different from what made the original famous. “It’s 2019, the role should go to whoever represents the characters personality in this case,” senior Cash Duffy said. Viewing the entire situation as a whole, Duffy is right. We are evolving as a society and shouldn’t be held back by those who are stuck with narrow thoughts on diversity. This is
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a perfect chance for Disney to showcase any princess can be any color or race. So for those who have an opposing opinion on the new Ariel, should realize that young children who this movie will attract, aren’t considering the situation as an ordeal like they are. It is about time Disney has actually made a princess movie not just incooperating the
African-American race, but revolving the entire plot and scenes around the princess specifically. Race variation is much needed in the production area regarding Disney, all negative opinons should no longer be part of the internet’s feedback on this topic.
It’s 2019, the role should go to whoever represents the characters personality in this case. Cash Duffy
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One powerful pack By Brenna Knight
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s a result of the multiple mass shootings throughout America, sales in bulletproof backpacks have skyrocketed. This past year, the U.S. has had 248 shooting incidents ranging from at least 1 to 24 people being injured or killed. With all of these shootings, only two occurred at schools. Despite the bulletproof backpacks being expensive ranging from 100 to 500 dollars, companies’ sales have gone up by 300 percent. This makes it difficult for parents or guardians to purchase these safety precautions. The backpacks that have gone up in demand only deflect most small handguns. Larger ammunition would practically defeat the purpose of purchasing the backpack. Students do not need to purchase these backpacks. This is because the school has multiple safety precautions, from security to being a single entry school.
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In my opinion, I don’t think they are necessary. It also depends on the person, like if they really need it for their safety. The school should provide enough safety for the students. Laryssa Kalayanaprapruit
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Some students have the mindset that the worse could happen at our school and can be uncomfortable throughout the day. With this, the students could be distracted from learning in class. Although, Green Valley has excellent security which should not make the students feel unsafe. “In my opinion, I don’t think they are necessary. It also depends on the person, like if they really need it for their safety. The school should provide enough safety for the students,”
Vivien Liebhardt freshman Laryssa Kalayanaprapruit said. This is not the first year that Green Valley has made more policies regarding keeping the students safe. With the school continuing to implement new policies, buying a bulletproof backpack would not be necessary. Some would disagree with having more security due to privacy reasons or not wanting to get the expensive bulletproof backpacks. “I am not a fan of backpack checks and people going through all of your personal belongings, because I wouldn’t want someone to do that to me. And I know that they have random drug testing, but I feel like they should ask students or ask if they are concerned,” sophomore Shaelyn Gamiao said. From a teacher’s perspective, having your students feel safe and not be
distracted by frightening thoughts should be a main priority. “I don’t know if I would say they are necessary, but I think that it doesn’t hurt. It might help kids feel safe too. I know a lot of students, just the anxiety of something potentially happening is a really big deal to them and if a kid wearing a bulletproof backpack is going to make them feel a little more relaxed and able to pay attention more in class then I am all for it,” English teacher Tanner Hawkins said. With many opinions on not needing bulletproof backpacks, there are still pros to having a bulletproof backpack. Although they can be expensive, it gives you a peace of mind knowing that you could protect vital organs and your head with your backpack. It would be easy to move around, unlike bulletproof vests which are just around your torso. It would also ease
the mind of parents when sending off their kids to school. In certain situations the bulletproof backpack can be useful because it will slow down the bullet, but ultimately any weapon other than a handgun can cause serious injuries. Also, statistics show that in the past year there has been two mass shootings at schools. Others may argue that having a bulletproof backpack is a good safety precaution and can help cope with the anxiety of an incident happening. Yes, it is important to be safe and cautious but the chances of a mass shooting happening at our school and having a bulletproof backpack to deflect a bullet is low. That’s why it is not worth purchasing the bulletproof backpacks. Since shooting incidents do not happen often, the bulletproof backpacks are not necessary to have. Remember to stay vigilant.
Sepmber 2019
26 opinion
Storming Area 51 Popular meme takes over social media causing government freakout By Zachery Schauer
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n Friday, September 20 more than 2 million people supposedly will rush into Area 51. On Thursday, June 27 the popular meme came out on Facebook of a post presenting a text “Storm Area 51, they can’t stop all of us”. Everyone’s heard about the conspiracy of aliens being in area 51 through either history shows or just from a friend. But now the meme is making people getting ready to raid. By Monday, July 22 there were 1.9 million people and that reserved their spot within one month. Also following that 1.4 million people responded saying they are interested in going to the raid. The topic went viral rapidly, that the local news are trying to warn the people who are going. Even the Air Force sent out a warning to all participants of the raid to not go since the base is only for government officials. The base is already on high alert since there are a couple of people already camping out until the raid day comes. The base is also calling in more forces in so the base is more secure from anybody trying to get in. Yet the whole point of the raid is to get in and see anything they can so the public knows. People are saying after the raid they will have alien boyfriends and girlfriends. Is that the new type to the public aliens? How would you communicate with your alien boy-
friend or girlfriend since aliens possibly do not speak English? Also they claim they will bring them to show off and teach them how to be one of us so they can fit in. How is it possible to take the alien to school and how would you enroll it so it is fine to the school? Or is the alien a safety hazard to school since it’s not human? Yet seeing an alien in public would draw some eyes the government will do all they have to not to have that happen. But would you need a leash for them our can they just follow you everywhere you go? We will need some answers when the time comes or if it ever comes. But there could possibly be a huge thing where there is no aliens. Since it could possibly just be a normal military base. But no one knows because if you previously work there you cannot talk about it or something could happen to you. The plan for the raid is to surround the base and get as far in as you can to see what exactly hides inside. Adding to the memes they combined more memes to the raid saying the “Kyles” who drink monsters, also from the popular anime show Naruto runners those are the people with their arm’s back and running, and anti-vaxers who do not get their normal vaccinations are going to be the first of the two waves of invaders. So the raiders will be prepared with their certain area to be since there is a map of where certain groups will be. Or even the
“I think its a great idea and I’m going to the raid. I want to see a alien” freshman Edgar Sanchez
“Karen’s” Also possibly the more memes come out there might be even more raiders like the Tik Tok boys and girls. The raid is so big hotels near the base are booked with raiders. People want to be the first ones in and out with their new “pet”. You have to be really wanting to go in the base and not change your mind if you want to book a room near the base. There might be designated hotels for the certain waves or categories. Since you probably do not want to mix the Kyle’s and the “E-boys” up or even the anti-vaxers and the “Visco girls”. Even the hotels sent out messages telling people that there are no more rooms available to prevent further bookings which might cause more attention but the famous local Area 51 hotel stated that it is ok to camp on the lot since there is no more room but still to come out and have fun. The newest dilemma is many people want it to become a music festival rather than a possible dangerous harmful raid. Too many people they like that but they say the festivals have to be good and draw attention to people. If this was the case more people would rather just go to see music and not want to raid the base and possibly getting hurt. The music festival is planned to be further from the base just to be safe for those that actually raid the base and put others in danger. The music festival “Burning
“I think raiding area 51 is the dumbest thing ever because people will get hurt if they actually try and raid it” junior Josue Maldonado
“It’s cool, I mean if we all storm them they cant stop us all right so we are just going to get in and get out” sophomore Cash Freeman
“I think the area 51 raiding was a funny meme but it still is a bad idea but I’ll be in disneyland since everyones going to the raid instead of hogging up the lines” senior Mara Davis
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Man” or the next “Fire festival” could possibly be moving there to the raid since it’s already going to be booming with people. The local county near the base approved the music festival now they just need to pick which music headline it will be with just less than a month to have everything set up and ready on the day of the raid. The market for that can lead for a smart idea for whoever wants to participate in trying to be a music festival since the place is already a hazard for people and the government. Plus people could possibly just go to the music festival rather than raiding an alien prison they may not be able to get into. Although the festivals could change the main point of the raid because more people to go out there. More memes being released, going viral on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter which grew the raid even more. The memes evolved to have pet aliens at home and school will keep coming out and yet the there is less than a month till the raid it. The memes in this stage are starting to die down but once we get closer to the date they will start blowing up again, but following that will be even more warnings from the air force. Also more will fill out from local news and worldwide news.
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TikTok on the clock W
By Neyta Flores
ithout a doubt, every single student knows about the new internet sensation, TikTok. With more than 800 million downloads and 500 million monthly users, this video-making app filled with relatable - yet childish - memes, cringe-inducing clips, oddly creative dance challenges and stereotypical “attractive” boys, is taking over the internet. TikTok, generated from a similar app called Musical.ly, is one of the most popular (and weirdly-interesting) apps at the moment, especially for teenagers. The gist of this app is... people creating videos up to 15 seconds long of them lip-syncing, dancing, or acting out sketches to different songs, effects, scenes, etc. Every feature and effect ends up leading to a chain reaction of videos; especially because video creators have all sorts of tools to their disposal like Snapchat filters, specific sound search, duets and video duplicates. TikTok, truly doesn’t look any different from any other Gen Z, videocentric social media app like Vine, Dubsmash or Snapchat. Tiktok still shares the same pitfalls as all of the other apps such as privacy issues, stupid content, hate and online creeps, as well as similar assets like new ways to comedy. However, the incredibly addicting “For You” page, visual effects, variety of sound, diversity and irresistible binge-watching gives creators more leeway and accessibility to be creative and social. “I think it’s great overall. I think that everyone, at first, started making TikToks as a joke, and now, it’s become like a full community,” said junior Rayce Behunin, a student with more than 25 thousand followers on TikTok. Even though it is easy to roll your eyes at TikTok due to the insanely cringey videos, it still pulls an audience in and succeeds at it. This app holds different “communities” for everyone; some of them are serious and some are just ridiculous. For example, E-boys (a boy that probably skates, wears chains, wears one earring, has his nails painted black with rings, wears beanies, wears hoodies under their Thrasher t-shirts, and listens to SoundCloud rappers): VSCO girls (wears an oversized t-shirt with a scrunchie on their wrist, carries a Hydro Flask 24/7, wears a seashell choker, wears Birkenstocks or Crocs, and speaks in stan Twitter lingo): co-
How to Create a
TikTok
1. Pick a Song
Picking a song is the foundation of the TikTok. You want to pick a song you can either dance to and have fun with, or many people also like to have a comedy aspect to there TikToks.
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The app gives you a few choices to record from. You can either record in normal speed, slower speeds, or faster speeds. Next - Record
3. Post It
After finalizing your TikTok, it is time to post it. Here is how it works: thousands of people post daily TikToks, the goal is to get featured, or placed under what is called the ‘For You’ category. This is how you eventually get people to like you and become your ‘fan’. And that is how you create a TikTok.
splayers (people who like to pretend it’s an anime/manga Halloween every day), and everyone in between. Just like Vine: when it came out, people rolled their eyes and made fun of it. People sit around, and instead of doing something productive, they spend their time making videos on TikTok. They stare at themselves through a camera, film themselves multiple times, add captions to their videos and press share, without double thinking how silly the video they are posting is. Embracing an entire community of young adults whose life is built around making “comedic” content for entertainment and popularity is difficult to everyone outside of the community to understand be-
cause the videos have absolutely no purpose. But despite the cringe and pointlessness, it is still another place for teenagers to linger and have a laugh. “I think this is the modern version of what I used to do as a little kid, which was make music videos but with a big camcorder. I think it’s a funny way to express yourself and take things that are relevant in pop culture and mix it in with your own style,” English teacher, Viviana Garner ,said. after binge-watching videos on the For You page. There are two different kinds of TikTok creators: the ones who take it seriously and believe they will become famous, or the ones who take it
as a joke and think it’s ridiculous. Because of the political standpoint of every teenager at the moment, everyone wants to be famous and influential, they want “clout.” Therefore, because TikTok is plastered all over the media, it is easier to get attention. Your influence on this app spills onto other social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram causing a video to go “viral.” “Everyone wants to be edgy and cool right now, which is mainly the reason why TikTok is so popular. The fact that I made money off of this app is ridiculous,” said junior Rayce Behunin. Besides being an app based on “entertaining” content, there is a serious business aspect to it; for example, everyone has been talking about the For You page. The never-ending For You page is genuinely intended to keep you on TikTok for as long as possible. It is all based on an algorithm: the content of the For You page is generated to take into account the videos you have previously seen, liked or shared. The page is meant to be addictive because it never runs out of content, and it is programmed to adapt to your preferences. So when a TikTok user claims that it’s addictive, it actually is. “It’s literally addictive. You always get a good laugh and it’s literally impossible to not continue swiping,” sophomore Kimberly Gastelum said. Because of how dumb the app is, there are a few people who have their opinion on it, and it’s not so humorous. Despite its popularity, the app itself is ludicrous; people spend a minimum of 52 minutes on the app a day taking videos of themselves lipsyncing or watching other people’s videos for a laugh. To many people, some young, some old, the idea of this app is overall pointless. Their argument is this: there are better things to do, one’s life can’t be spent looking at a screen. “I don’t get it,” social studies teacher, Jennifer Tuttle, said. “Go watch a show. Go hangout with your friends. Go for a walk. Go get ice cream.” And even though this is just another annoying trend for this generation, TikTok is still building an everyday community off of ridiculousness. The E-boys, VSCO girls, cosplayers, edgy kids, or just high school kids making videos, find a safe space on this app. This generation continuously has a new trend, and we inevitably have to deal with the fact that they find pleasure in each other’s stupidity.
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s technology rises and almost everything is to be done on computers or phones, so can a new way of making money appear. YouTube is a video hosting platform which allows people from all around the world to post content of anything they want. There are just too many people trying to become “internet famous” without fully thinking in depth on the truth of it all. “It wasn’t really something I wanted to do, it was just a hobby to make some sort of money while I don’t have a job because I’m too young for one,” sophomore Joseph Lemonds said. YouTube can seem like something simple and anyone could make money off of. However, This could never be more wrong. It is a lot more than just singing a song and hoping to become viral in a few days. Becoming a YouTuber requires a large amount of time and effort. YouTubers like Jake Paul and Pewdiepie on the other hand, have created a career out of this social
platform in which they make millions from. It has taken them some time to gain followers and build up their views, have a full-time job which pays well. All in all, creating videos for money could possibly be time consuming for results that take months or even years. “You can start with anything, you can have your own content and you don’t have to do anything Youtube is a big platform. Same thing with Twitch, you can pretty much stream your whole life if you want to,” Lemonds said. Youtube is a very big standpoint and there are millions who post on Youtube in hopes to be successful or just informative. Career-wise it can be a good job for some as long as you can put in the effort and money into it. Think of it, you are your own boss and get to post almost anything you desire as long as it is acceptable to community guidelines. Many YouTubers have created fanbases or a way to help encourage people to come out of their box and open up. Being a Youtuber is almost as high as being a celebrity. Including all the events they make like Vid-Con, websites like patreon where fans
can donate money to youtubers. “If your youtube career fails, which it could because the internet, it’s an ‘iffy’ thing where a website could go down and it won’t be as popular. So you would want to continue going to school to focus on a second term job,” Lemonds said. There is an abundance of youtube
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stars who have dropped out of high school due to becoming ‘youtube famous’. However, being prepared to accept defeat is one of the hardest things to do but when it comes down to your career choices. Since there are so many options on what type of videos to create on youtube, there are many opinions on which
community is the easiest to start off on youtube as a career. “Right now, the gaming community is famous since the most popular game right now is Fortnite. If you really wanted to start growing as fast as you could, Fortnite is one way to go to get famous,” Lemonds said. The easiest topic that is trending right now is the popular battle royale player vs. player video game, Fortnite. Countless youtubers have gone viral over this hyped up game including LazarBeam, Muselk, Ninja, Ali-A, Pokimane and many more. In the long run, if you make it big on youtube, it won’t be all laughs and giggles. Cameras, good lighting, microphones and the expense of what you put into your videos could end up costing a lot. Youtube is a career that only people who are willing to put the hard amount of dedication will become successful. Although you should not count on it to pay off your loans or buy you a new fancy car when you graduate, it can be a fun, socializing activity or even a hard, yet rewarding way of making money.
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Commitment to Excellence
Jaeshaun Powell Freshman
.This.reality . is hard to face but is neccessary for students to grow up.
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Additionally there are a variety of opportunities that students just simply miss out on. Many students complain that high school is boring, stupid, or even a waste of time. On the contrary, there are over a dozen clubs and activities that students can participate in. From Varsity Quiz to Black Student Union to Animal Advocates there are different op-
“I’ want to try out for the baseball team. I’m also excited for making new friends.”
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“I’m looking forward to our new varsity team on lacrosse and to hopefully take a state championship and play in Reno.” Ethan kiefer Junior
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here are many aspects of a school year that excite or terrify students when facing a new school year. Freshmen have the fear of not getting lost and making sure high school is nothing like what they have seen in the movies. Sophomores are excited to not be a freshman, but also fear the expectation that awaits them. Juniors are basically in fear for their lives because let’s face it, junior year is the hardest year of highschool. Seniors are excited to be done with it all but also fear that they will not show up to school enough times to graduate. With that being said, high school is more than the misconceptions that movies such as Mean Girls make it out to be. This isn’t East High from High School Musical. We don’t just sing at the caffeteria and wait for Troy Bolton to audition for the musical with us. What students are failing to realize is that they are entering a phase of responsibility. This reality is hard to face but is necessary for students to grow up. We can all agree that there are a variety of
tasks we do not take seriously as students. There are plenty of instances where procrasination is more powerful than being orgnaized or where school becomes the least of one’s worries. For instance, homework, paying attention in class, making sure your project is done in advanced, or studying instead of cheating.
portunities out there to go and try. Moreover, join the bowling team. Experience trying out for a sport you never thought you would before. In addition, you can join choir, theatre, band, and orchestra. The possibilities are endless. What needs to be recognized is that students have the opportunity to be a part of something special. As cliche as it sounds, it is the truth. Or maybe students do not realize that they are the problem. In other words, students claim that school is pointless and offers nothing but boredom and unnecessary work. In actuality, students have every opportunity in the world to grow and find themselves. Green Valley’s core principle and common saying is “Commitment to Excellence.” This phrase like many other sayings is one we ignore during Principal Roberts’s speech, but actually holds incredible value. “Commitment to Excellence,” is what should be in the back of our minds as we approach the upcoming school year. Although school can be a drag at times, it does have every opportunity for us to be the better versions of ourselves.
“I’ look forward to the new freshmen. They are fun to watch and they get a clean slate.”
What are you most excited for this school year?
Regina Palacios Senior
By The InvestiGator Staff
“I am excited for all of the senior events that are leading up to graduation.”
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EXCUSE ME FRESHMAN CHRISTIAN LOPEZ SLIDE TACKLES THE BALL AWAY FROM A CORAL ACADEMY PLAYER DURING THEIR GAME ON AUG. 24 AT GVHS. THE GATORS ROLLED TO A 7-0 WIN DURING THE OPENING WEEKEND OF THEIR 2019 SEASON.
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