Tiger Newspaper March 2015

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Virtual Business competes in Oakland

In the News Spring Rio Hondo League season opens March 21 for baseball, softball, and boys’ tennis teams

Companies continue success; prepare for national competition in New York City

Boys’ swimming heads to preliminary relays at Los Alamitos Naval Base pool today, March 19 TASSEL Club to host yard sale on March 21 for money to build a teaching facility in Cambodia

By Jordan Xiao Copy Editor

SPHS celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with green apparel and a donut eating competition during lunch Replacements for Ms Kadletz and Ms Athalye join the SPHS Tiger community (pg. 2) Sophomore class officers will provide free food to promote class bonding Friday on the Tiger Patio “Roaring 20’s” senior citizens prom seeks male student volunteers to participate in the event for comminity service hours Football welcomes head track coach CB Richards to lead team in upcoming 2015-2016 season (pg. 3) Junior Somi Jun awarded Silver National Medal in the Scholastic Art & Writing competition Ms Cutler is looking for student participants for the “What You Don’t Tell Your Parents” event

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JUNIOR DEFENSE CRUMBLES Senior Jackie Mejia looks to take the ball upfield after receiving the handoff from quarterback Colleen Berry. (See more coverage on pgs. 8 & 9)

Powderpuff game ends in senior victory By Alex Nakagawa Assoc. Sports Editor The annual Powderpuff football game ended with a historic 46-12 senior victory over the junior team on Friday, March 13. With the victory, the Class of 2015 secured its perfect record in its Powderpuff history, winning in both 2014 and 2015, after the Class of 2013 did so two years earlier. The game was announced by juniors Coleman Clayton and Julian Prime. The event continued the reverse Homecoming theme. “I think it was a creative and fun way to unite the class[es],” second year Powderpuff player senior Julia Primuth said. “I wish [our team] could have played more games.”

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“The offense worked really hard on plays in practice and that definitely showed,” Primuth said. “The senior defense was so on point that it was ridiculous.” Many girls showcased their athletic ability on the defensive side of the field. Senior twins Jessica and Madison Meier stopped the junior running game consistently, while the junior class was unable to stop the senior offense. The juniors hope to use its experience as motivation to defeat the incoming juniors for the 2015-2016 school year. “I’m really proud of our team,” Abbott said. “Even though the game didn’t turn out in our favor, we all had a lot of fun playing.”

National Merit Breakfast honors student scholars

JAKE SWAYZE

“There are a lot of things about our high school that don’t make sense: the sudden popularity of rap battles at lunch, the lack of soap in the bathrooms, why breakfast burritos are only sold on Wednesday and Friday. But the way we run elections is one of the most confusing.”

After two weeks of intense preparation, the teams were ready to execute their newly learned plays. The seniors fed off of the momentum of last year’s win and capitalized on the mistakes of the juniors. Senior Julia Primuth led in scoring with three touchdowns, including one in which she ran the entire length of the field. Junior Avery Douglas matched Primuth’s performance with the junior class’ two lone scores. Juniors Mariah Rowe and Olivia Chu provided large yardage for the juniors. Both sides showcased strong quarterback talent, with Christine Abbott and Lauren Richards for the juniors and Colleen Berry and Rowan Leddy for the seniors.

Three Virtual Business teams won a total of seven awards at the SF Bay Area Entrepreneurship Conference and Trade Show at the Oakland Convention Center on March 15 and 16. Varsity company Walden won first place for its trade fair booth, and first in “WOW Factor” for overall marketing appeal. Senior Tim Bian also earned a first place award for an elevator pitch, substituting at the last minute for ill teammate Ryan Chase. “The success is pretty much all due to Ryan’s amazing writing that exceeded all the criteria in the judges’ minds; I was just there to deliver it for him,” Bian said. Junior varsity company Inventor earned second for its business card design, while Orbis won first in Video. Orbis also won first in Marketing Plan, while Walden took runner-up. “I feel that our company has matured a lot as a whole and we function a lot better [as a team] now,” Orbis marketer junior Aaron Ogita said. “We really got a lot of experience from Bakersfield and we were able to use the critique from those competitions to refine [our work].” Walden’s business plan team will fly to New York to participate in the national-level Virtual Enterprise competition in April, along with the trade fair team and others who qualified at the Bakersfield competition last December.

By Brandon Kim Online Managing Editor Seven SPHS National Merit Finalists shared a celebratory breakfast with friends, family, and distinguished guests in the cafeteria on Wednesday, March 11 in an event organized to recognize the finalists’ academic success. Finalists were allowed invite any number of friends to the event. Counselor Tracy Ishimaru detailed the achievements of the group of finalists as a whole, which included a four-year band member, a SkillsUSA medalist, and a chief

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officer of Virtual Business. The event was coordinated by Commissioner of Academics Karen Hsueh, who led the finalists in a question and answer session, asking them about subjects ranging from dream dates to potential college majors. “The event showcased the incredible achievements of these finalists, which may not always be widely known,” Hsueh said. The seven students qualified as semifinalists by scoring over 222 on their PSAT/NMSQT in October of 2013. (See National Merit Breakfast on pg. 3)

To the Galilean Moon and Back: Astronomy Night featured five telescopes, four moons, two planets, and one nebula, all from the softball field

Tucker Judkins

SPHS National Merit Scholarship finalists were honored on March 11 for their high academic achievement on the PSAT.

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Boys’ volleyball goes 7-1: The team faced off against Division I and II schools in the pre-season Dos Pueblos Tournament

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