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District looks to revamp science

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Integrated courses will come to RHS

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eniors enjoyed their last Rosechella and final rally on Friday. Roseville High School students in local bands, Keen (left), Avila and National Lines performed during an extended lunch. At the end of the rally, seniors embraced their friends under balloons in anticipation of graduation this Friday.

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District may consider start time change RJUHSD takes inspiration from Davis schools

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Oakmont braces for pop. shift

This article is the second of a twopart series on the sixth high school’s potential impacts on enrollment distribution in the district. See eyeofthetigernews.com for the first article, published May 8 (‘District predicts population shifts,’ M. Chappelle).

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In the wake of other local districts either moving to a later start time or considering doing so, Roseville Joint Union High School District may look at the possibility of following suit. For RJUHSD, however, any actual move to alter start time would not come for at least one more year.

“We’re doing a major effort right now to look at our grading practices, and that’s sort of our big initiative this year,” RJUHSD superintendent Ron Severson said. “Next year, once we get that put to bed, it’s going to be a focus.”

Davis Joint Unified School District has already pushed their schools’ start times back. Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior pushed its start time back 25 minutes last year, followed by the Davis Senior High and Da Vinci Charter Academy High Schools that will push theirs back by 30 minutes for the 2017-18 school year. In a board packet from March 28, San Juan Unified School District covered a plan that would delay school start times five minutes later per year for the next three

Roseville Joint Union High School District has introduced several new initiatives recently to expand the district’s science department – including the investment of roughly $200,000 to bring Project Lead the Way to Roseville High School - and now looks to bring in an integrated science curriculum for 2018-19. RJUHSD also seeks to develop a dedicated science wing at RHS. The integrated science curriculum will come in the form of the Next Generation Science Standards, which focus on common scientific themes, rather than teaching by scientific subjects. The new curriculum would mainly be taught using project-based learning involving hands-on practice.

According to the NGSS website, NGSS primarily aims to educate students to be “scientifically literate, prepared to ask questions, define problems, analyze data, construct explanations and figure out solutions.”

“I think our science classes frequently stray from actually us-

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things yourselves.”

Roseville High School principal David Byrd says the faculty and families of the RCSD would feel the tremor of shifting high school bell schedules.

“Our bus system is used by some of our feeder schools. We would be going to them and saying ‘hey, we have to make a change, we have to blow up your world somehow, some way because we gotta pick up your kids later,” Byrd said. “So it winds up impacting other

Oakmont High School programs are preparing for a smaller student body after the sixth high school opens in West Roseville as early as the 2020-21 school year.

The campus population currently stands at just under 1,900 students. However, enrollment may climb to nearly 2,400 students by the 2019-20 school year before dropping to fewer than 1,600 student the following year, according to the most recent district projections.

OHS’ attendance boundary includes areas in the Westpark and Fiddyment Farms neighborhoods.

This area of residential growth currently contributes hundreds of students to OHS’ campus, but will make up the attendance boundary of the future sixth high school.

In the short term, OHS plans

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RHS’ current start time is 7:40 a.m. Drawing from surrounding districts’ actions, RJUHSD may contemplate the future adoption of a start time that could, according to district superintendent Ron Severson, bring about a “substantial difference in sleep patterns.”

years, affecting most of its elementary, middle and high schools.

According to Severson, however, change as small as the one SJUSD is mulling over deviates from RJUHSD’s vision for start times in the future.

“To change it by 15 or 20 minutes to just look like we’re concerned about that is just something we’re not really interested in,” Severson said.

“We really could start school at nine o’clock – that would be a substantial difference in the sleep

pattern for an average teenager.”

Severson believes it’s particularly difficult for the RJUHSD to adopt a later start time because the district – with high school jurisdiction only – lends buses to the primary schools of the Roseville City School District.

“We provide transportation to Roseville City [School District] so anything we do has to be coordinated with them,” he said.

“It’s a little bit easier if you’re in Davis or in Rocklin where you have a unified school district and you can control all of those

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ing the scientific principals and it’s more about getting information,” RHS science department coordinator Mike Purvines said. “I think it’s better for students to not only know the information but actually be able to use it in that type of environment.”

Science teacher Katherine Nurss believes this new form of hands-on learning will better engage students and encourage them to want to participate in more science classes.

“It’s something that will be more of a learning curve for both teachers and students, but I think it will yield a lot more student engagement which makes everything a lot more exciting from a teacher’s perspective,” Nurss said.

Sophomore Grace Dittrich is excited about NGSS being incorporated in the science department.

“I like how we would be doing more labs and things instead of always doing worksheets,” Dettrich said.

“I just hope it’s done well, and not like Integrated Math where it ruined math for most people.”

The new integrated science system is expected to be a two-course linear model followed by a keystone class that pulls from AP and IB structure.

This could create a need for a three-year science

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people.”

According to Byrd, a new start time would delay extracurricular schedules to pair with the apparent issue of transportation.

“It seems after-school programs – whether it’s athletics, drama, band, everybody that sticks around afterwards and does some kind of a practice – they’re going to get bumped back and pushed back,” he said.

“Those two obstacles I think are probably the two biggest obstacles – at least when this conversation comes up – that I hear people talking about.”

For athletics, which often have multiple levels for each sport sharing practice facilities, a later start time could prove problematic.

“The big thing that I foresee being the problem is practice time,” RHS athletic director Emily Dodds said. “I think plans need to be in place in order to make sure that it’s a smooth transition and that we’re not losing any time out on the field.”

Dodds feels these plans must accommodate for more practice time slots in order to maintain game time consistency.

“The only way I see it happening – and successfully – is either having

graduation requirement, instead of the two years that is currently required in RJUHSD. “The initial conversation was [that] we got to require that third year of science, and every single student has to do it.” Byrd said. “[The district is] still trying to figure out how many students will that effect and how will it affect them.”

The introduction of this third course may not be an issue to students intrigued in scientific teachings, but it could come as a large dissapointment to those who would rather be taking something else.

Freshman Abby Joseph feels that this new requirement will not negatively af-

fect her, and that this new learning style may boost her comprehension of the material.

“I believe that integrated science will be better for learning,” Joseph said.

“At least for me I like being able to interact with the things I’m learning.”

When this new curriculum is implemented in the 2018-19 school year, elementary and middle schools that feed into the RJUHSD will need to begin teaching with NGSS influences as well. This process is expected to take longer as the district’s main priority as of now is getting high schools involved in this new criteria.

Training has already

begun for science teachers, as they slowly begin to incorporate this new teaching style into their normal routines. They expect to be teaching in a complete integrated format by the 201819 school year.

Along with the addition of the new science curriculum, RHS principal David Byrd is hoping to transform more classrooms in the lower level of the 900 west wing into science lab classrooms by using the money Measure D granted to RHS. This idea is still up in the air, but a definite possibility according to Byrd.

“What we’re kind of trying to predict and count up is: do we need to convert a regular classroom over in

practice times in the morning, and/or set up a really effective athletic P.E. that last period of the day so practices can start or the game times can remain the same,” Dodds said.

Byrd also acknowledged the potential in a ‘zero period’ that would aid students before the opening bell.

“You look at how hard it would be to do a ‘zero period’ right now, we’d have to start that at like 6:30 in the morning – I mean, that’s practically impossible,” Byrd said. “If you’re able to start at eight o’clock, you’re able to maybe do a ‘zero period’ around seven o’clock and that’s a little more reasonable. By doing a ‘zero period,’ that creates some unique opportunities in your schedule to help kids out.”

For Dodds, however, a ‘zero period’ would be a must.

“There would have to be [an athletic ‘zero period’], because I don’t think that we can accommodate every sport to get the sufficient practice time that they need,” Dodds said. “We have to plan – if we do have a ‘zero period’ – what does that look like for our P.E. department and what kind of facilities are open at that time.”

Byrd admitted RHS has a particularly early start time, understanding those who

may complain about the early rise everyday.

“I see that it can be a little early for kids and early for families trying to get their kids to school,” Byrd said. “When I first got here, I came from a school that started at eight o’clock in the morning, so when I was like, ‘wow, we start at [7:40] over at Roseville High School’ it was a little bit of a ‘woah, that’s different, that’s a little unique.’”

District psychologist Shelly Davis views getting enough sleep not as a question of when students get their sleep, but if they make it a priority.

“Overall it’s a matter of the number of hours that they’re sleeping each day, not necessarily what time they’re waking up, unless it affects what time they’re going to bed,” Davis said.

“As long as they’re getting enough hours of sleep per night, then they should be fine – even if it’s getting up extra early.”

Davis Senior High School junior Finn Boire believes that students may wind up back in the same sleep habits regardless of the actual start time.

“I think that people will probably get more sleep, but almost certainly there’s going to be students who take it as a reason to stay up later,” Boire said. “I think

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Students walk to school in the morning. A later start time may be implemented to cater to students.

that I’ll take advantage of it because it’ll let me wake up later than I normally do.”

According to Boire, the change garnered divided opinions at DSHS, with him ultimately siding against their new start time.

“It’s sort of split into two camps,” Boire said. “I wouldn’t say that it’s the best course of action.”

In spite of the many obstacles in the way of ringing a later opening bell, Severson stated the RJUHSD is determined to consider any change that would benefit students.

“We’re very interested in this topic,” Severson said.

“We think anything that’s going to improve the health of our teenagers – help [them] learn better – we’re in favor.”

Byrd expressed optimism about any potential later start time and its ratification.

“Within the next year or two – I don’t know. Within the foreseeable future – I think it’s a possibility, I honestly do,” Byrd said.

“We gotta do it the right way, communicate it the right way, and give people time to prepare for it if we’re going to make it happen.”

Dodds sees the change could be beneficial but should be executed with care.

“I think it could be a big advantage,” Dodds said. “I think everybody needs to be on board and I think we really have to have a laid-out plan if this is going to be successful.”

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We probably need to convert at some point one more science class,” Byrd said.

“We’re going to need one more lab class on our campus somehow, someway.”

Already, PLTW has expanded since its introduction in 2015 at RHS to include all three levels of BioMedical Science and Engineering. RHS admin has prepared for the faculty and technological requirements needed to offer the third level courses next school year.

Implementing new classes nearly every year since the start of the program, PLTW continues to expand rapidly.

Major investments have been made for the sake of PLTW, including the materials and supplies purchased to carry out the courses, as well as a money spent on teacher training.

In the 2015-16 year, $49,000 was spent on PLTW Biomedical and PLTW Engineering, in the following year an additional $39,000 was spent on each class.

This money has come from CRANE Grant, Roseville High’s annual site funds, and some district one-time funds.

On top of this large amount of money being spent on materials and supplies, around $20,000 has been spent in the past years on teacher training for PLTW.

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Senior Sunset Make sure to get your cap and gown, pick up your graduation tickets at 6:30 am in Senior Square.

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Graduation Practice All seniors must arrive at 8:30 to be able to participate in the ceremony the same night.

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to roll out at as many as 10 new portable classrooms to accommodate a larger number of students, with six slated for the upcoming school year.

In the long term, OHS is training Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate teachers in multiple areas to increase flexibility within a tightened master schedule and plans to rely on the strength of its academic offerings to attract students to the campus after the opening of the sixth high school.

“Making sure that we have as many teachers on campus trained to teach the various classes that we hope to continue and maintain once the sixth high school opens is important, because we will lose staff,” OHS IB coordinator Jolie Geluk said. “Probably every school in the district will lose some staff to the new school. So we need to make sure we have replacements available should that happen.”

While decreased enrollment can put a strain on elective and athletic programs, OHS principal Robert Hasty said there are some inherent benefits to a smaller student population.

“From a facilities standpoint, life becomes much easier, because you’re not as congested with as many kids on a campus that’s designed for sixteen hundred to eighteen hundred kids,” Hasty said. “It’s a lot easier for a staff to get to know the student body when it’s a number that’s in the fifteen to eighteen hundred realm than it is at a twenty-four hundred realm, because it’s just so many kids.”

Hasty said OHS plans to maintain the vibrancy of the campus after the sixth high school opens by bolstering the reputation of its programs, including the Health Careers Academy and the International Baccalaureate program.

This school year, 95 seniors participate and 145 rising juniors will participate in the IB diploma or certificate programs, according to Geluk. She expects this trend to continue.

Geluk cites an “inclusive, not exclusive” environment at OHS, as well as feeder programs at Sargeant Elementary School and Eich Middle School that may offset some of the projected drop in overall student enrollment.

“We really have a K through 12 IB program in our district, which makes it one of the few, if not the only K through 12 IB program in Sacramento, so that is a big draw,” Geluk said. “And hopefully, we’d like to become a magnet school for IB in the area.”

In anticipation of an overall decrease in student enrollment, the SacJoaquin Section will move OHS out of the Division II Capital Valley Conference and into the Division III Tri-County Conference in the 2018-19 school year.

“It really makes more sense to be in a league where we’re more competitive,” Hasty said. “So quite honestly, it’s kind of a blessing in the fact that the section is already realizing ‘hey, we know what’s gonna happen there, let’s make sure we take care of kids and that they’ve got the opportunity to compete and that the competitive equity is there.’”

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Students practice in performing arts department coordinator Cami Bettencourt’s fourth period dance class at Oakmont High School. The dance program is growing, but Bettencourt acknowledges the uncertainty the opening of the sixth high school may bring to her program in coming years.

OHS athletic director Dean Perkins said sports like football, track and wrestling are “where you really need numbers.” OHS has experience weathering quickly-changing student populations, according to Perkins.

“Our population has gone up and down quite frequently the last twenty years,” Perkins said. “If they needed a school to be larger, it was ours. If they needed a school to be minor, it was ours. As it turns out, the lower we are, we probably do a little worse in most sports, but it’s not that much different than when we’re very large. Sports like softball, baseball, golf, basketball, we’ve had great teams when there were few people in the school, sometimes not so good teams when there were a lot of people in the school.”

Berry accident makes six

OHS performing arts department coordinator and dance teacher Cami Bettencourt will invest in what the dance program has already built to secure it going forward. In the near future, the program faces growing numbers yet currently practices in and around the cafeteria while finding “creative ways of sharing the space and facilities” it has.

“We’re going to continue to do what we’re doing now, and just really focus on keeping that environment fun and safe and nurturing,” Bettencourt said.

“I’m obviously crossing my fingers that when the sixth high school does open up we don’t lose numbers, but I’m pretty confident in my ability as a teacher and as a creator. I think we’ll be okay, I’m not saying we’re safe by any means, but my counterpart and I take pride

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There has been six accidents, 15 traffic stops and 11 citations distributed on Berry Street in the past four years.

RHS administration continues to urge traffic safety.

BY JOHNNY MULLIGAN

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Dating back to 2013, six accidents occurred on Berry Street within the vicinity of the Roseville High School campus. Three of the accidents were property damage only, two were injury collisions and one was a DUI collision.

Since 2015, 15 traffic stops were made and 11 citations issued which included three parking violations. Roseville High School principal David Byrd is aware that Berry Street can be dangerous for cars and pedestrians.

He also believes distracted driving and speeding are a major problem, especial-

ly with teenagers and new drivers on the road.

“You can build all the overpasses, underpasses, get crossing guards, lights and all that stuff but the reality is you gotta slow down,” Byrd said. “Everybody’s gotta pay attention and realize this environment at certain times of the day has a ton of people in it.”

Senior Zoe Stephens was involved in a collision while her friend was driving in early April, in which another driver made an illegal U-turn without seeing their car and hit them.

“Basically nobody really follows any rules on Berry Street. It’s just kind of anarchy,” Stephens said.

“The woman just did a Uturn directly in front of the no U-turn sign and slammed into us.”

Stephens believes that the rules in place, as long as drivers adhere to them, are sufficient to solve the issues on Berry Street, but said that better parking would help to alleviate many of these problems as well.

“I really think that if there was better parking, there wouldn’t be such a huge problem,” Stephens said. “The reason we were there in the first place was because there was no parking [in the] Berry Lot. But if there was parking, it wouldn’t be so crowded and it would be functioning a lot better.”

and do a lot of extra planning over the summer to make sure that we are constantly looking at new ideas for curriculum and new ways for students to stay engaged and active and involved.”

OHS anticipates both voluntary and involuntary transfers of its faculty members to primarily the sixth high school, as well as other sites in the district.

“What we’ve all talked about and agreed upon here is that we’re not gonna do the talking-in-isolation-inour-silos,” Hasty said. “It’s been a really good process for us to kind of talk about ‘Hey, let’s not make some of those mistakes where people are concerned that they’re going or think they’re going if they have no chance of going. And let’s be really honest with those folks who may have

that opportunity of, ‘yeah, you might be in line to head that way.’”

Although OHS may see the most dramatic shifts in student enrollment over the next seven years, other campuses may witness a gradual decrease in the amount of students enrolling from their attendance boundaries. Granite Bay High School’s attendance boundary may yield roughly 150 fewer students by the 2023-24 school year, according to district projections.

GBHS principal Jennifer Leighton’s strategy is similar to OHS’ – ensure campus programs attract student enrollment. Leighton hopes to balance out an emphasis on STEM and diploma-only candidates within the IB program, and hopes it will “allow kids to dabble in it” more.

“I don’t have any concerns. I think if you combine the academic and the athletics and the arts together, you’ll find that we excel in all three areas,” Leighton said. “And I’m not saying more than anyone else in the district, but definitely from outside of the district, we look very attractive in that way.”

Hasty wants to maintain OHS as a “school of choice” going forward, but acknowledges the uncertainty of the situation.

“Our programs will continue to go even though we’re at a lower student enrollment,” Hasty said.

“We’ll still be able to offer hopefully most of those programs. But again, I’m saying this as a ‘hopefully,’ because what you know is when you do shrink, you will probably lose some programs at some point.”

Middle schoolers will be replacing RHS alumni band members at this years graduation and perform with the RHS band.

Band director Matt Koutney welcomes the change, believing that the experience will benefit incoming band students.

“For us, when it comes to growing a music program, you always want focus on the next generation of young musicians and one of the ways you do that is you want to try to get them excited about music and have some experiences,” Koutney said.

Senior Jacob Coker welcomes the change in tradition as the experience can help them grow.

“I think it’s good to keep tradition but it’s also at the same time pretty good to have like middle schoolers come in and just see [what] high school band is all about,” Coker said.

Seniors prevail over juniors in Powderpuff win

BY JAKE LUKAKSO

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The seniors beat the juniors 6-0 in this year’s

powder puff football championship game, thanks to Anna Ostrom’s overtime touchdown.

In the consolation game, which was also played on May 19, the freshmen beat the sophomores 14-0.

“It was so amazing, like there was so much emotion going on like in the game,” said Ostrom. “They were all rushing and I knew they were going to blitz and they have girls that are like so much bigger than us. I knew I was just going to have muscle through them, so I just did and I put the football out because I knew they were going to be crashing on me.

Admin cracks down on senior prank week

BY BRIAN NUEVO

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Seniors and other RHS students participated in a water balloon fight in the hallway by the big gym and senior square. The event occurred two weeks ago during the passing period between first period and ROAR. Principal David Byrd later came out with an announcement over the PA during second period to issue warnings of suspensions and possibly not being able to walk the stage for graduation if such event continued. He later warned

seniors not to bring dog to campus the next day as part of their senior prank.

Senior Megan Anderson feels that the stern warning was needed.

“We didn’t think about the consequences.” Anderson said. “We didn’t make the adult decision and think about what could’ve come from it.”

$1,000 awarded to AVID program

BY JAKE LUKASKO

j.lukasko@eyeofthetigernews.com

The RHS Parents Club gave campus organizations a chance to compete for $1000 prize money for their respective programs in a presentation called “Tiger Tank.”

During the event, which took place two weeks ago, representatives pitched to a table of judges what they would do with the money to better their program.

Junior Chandler Higgs spoke on behalf of the AVID program and helped them to win the $1000 prize. According to Higgs, the money will go towards purchasing calculators so students that do not own a calculator can use them in class.

“Graphing calculators are very expensive,” junior Chandler Higgs said. “I just talked about the impact that it has on students, how a lot of people can’t afford graphing calculators.”

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Los Tigres consiguen llegar a la final de NorCal después de ganar contra los Troubadours de San Francis POR BRAD MORIN

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La maldición se ha roto.

Después de siete segundos lugares en la final de sección masculina de voleibol - dos para el equipo y cinco para el entrenador Marco Salcedo - Roseville y Salcedo finalmente lograron una bandera de la sección.

Los Tigres barrieron a los Whitney Wildcats el 20 de mayo para terminar primeros en el torneo de la División 1 de la sección de Sac-Joaquin y ganarse el título que habían estado buscando durante tanto tiempo.

La victoria ha sido un logro para los chicos y su entrenador. Salcedo ha perdido cinco partidos del campeonato cuando entrenaba a otros equipos y el grupo actual de muchachos en el equipo perdió el campeonato el año pasado contra Granite Bay y el año anterior contra Whitney. Ambos

partidos fueron a cinco sets y ambas veces los Tigres perdieron.

Los Tigres no dejaron que sus derrotas pasadas los retengan este año y derrotaron a Whitney convincentemente en un barrido con set-scores de 25-20, 25-20 y 25-19. La bandera que tuvieron al ganar es la primera que han obtenido los Tigres en RHS. El principal bloqueador central y capitán Neal Reilly, sintió una gran sensación de alivio después de finalmente ganar el título.

“Tenemos el dicho, a la tercera va a la vencida,” dijo Reilly. “Se siente muy bien, después de pasar dos años habiendo perdido, se siente muy bien ganar.”

“Como les dije, ese primer campeonato ganado - nadie puede duplicar eso,” dijo Salcedo.

“Puedes ganar 100 campeonatos, pero nadie podrá duplicar el primero.”

Con el campeonato ganado, los muchachos continuaron para competir en el torneo regional de NorCal. Ellos continuaron con su éxito, derrotando a los Spartans de De La Salle en

La “manía de pegatinas” frustra y toma ventaja de estudiantes

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En esta foto se encuentran jugadores del equipo de voleibol Tommy Morin, Sam Toomey and Teven Painter después de ganar un partido.

su habitual 3-0 en la primera ronda.

Salcedo admite que, dirigiéndose al partido, no sabía qué esperar de los Spartans.

“No sabía nada de La Salle,” dijo Salcedo. “Les dije a los chicos que tenemos que empezar a ejecutar diferentes jugadas para encontrar sus debilidades.”

A continuación, se encontraban los Troubadours

de Saint Francis, que logró entregar a los Tigres su primer set perdido desde que comenzó la liga a principios de marzo. Sin embargo, los Tigres todavía pudieron salir con una victoria de 3-1 que los colocó en la final de NorCal contra Bellarmine el último sábado por la tarde.

“Fue uno de los objetivos desde el principio para llegar al partido de sección y ganarlo. Estoy muy orgul-

loso del equipo, es algo que hemos estado trabajando y finalmente después de 3 años lo conseguimos.”

Salcedo también quiere agradecer a los fans que mostraron su apoyo en Whitney ese día.

Después de ganar el campeonato, el equipo pasó a NorCals, donde jugaron el martes contra De La Salle.

Barrieron a De La Salle con facilidad, continuando sin perder un set.

NOTICIAS El nuevo sistema educativo de ciencias ha cambiado los requisitos para graduación POR KAIA WHITNEY

k.whitney@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville Joint Union High School ha introducido recientemente varias iniciativas nuevas para expandir el departamento de ciencia del distrito. Esto incluye la inversión de aproximadamente $ 200,000 para llevar Project Lead the Way a RHS y se desea introducir un plan de estudios integrado de ciencias para 2018-19. RJUHSD también busca desarrollar un ala dedicada a la ciencia en RHS. El currículo de ciencia integrado vendrá en la forma de los estándares de la ciencia de la generación

siguiente, que se centran en temas científicos comunes, en vez de temas tradicionales. El nuevo currículo se enseñaría principalmente utilizando el aprendizaje basado en proyectos que involucran prácticas.

“Creo que nuestras clases de ciencias frecuentemente se desvían de usar los principios científicos y es más enfocado en obtener información,” dijo el jefe del departamento de ciencia de RHS, Mike Purvines. “Creo que es mejor que los estudiantes no sólo conozcan la información, sino que realmente la puedan usar en ese tipo de ambiente.”

Se espera que el nuevo sistema científico integrado sea un ejemplo de dos cursos de requisitos y curso científico de la elección del estudiante. El primer curso es de ciencia integrada uno,

el segundo de la ciencia integrada dos, y el curso adicional para formar un avance en los programas de AP y IB. Este nuevo cambio podría crear la necesidad de otro requisito de ciencias para la graduación de tres años, en lugar de los dos años que actualmente se requiere en RJUHSD. Cuando este nuevo plan de estudios se implemente en el año escolar 20182019, las escuelas primarias y secundarias que se alimentan en el RJUHSD necesitarán comenzar a enseñar con influencias de NGSS también.

Con este gran cambio llevado al departamento de ciencia, los maestros necesitarán entrenamiento.

Tendrán que aprender a producir la información que están enseñando de diferen-

de cheerleaders era una manera para involucrarse y hacer amistades que durarán mucho tiempo.

Mientras que Vaught no se basó en el equipo de cheerleaders, su posición en cheer de la universidad de Sonoma State fue una gran ventaja.

“Sinceramente, estoy muy emocionada,” dijo Thao. “Creo que va a ser genial porque el entrenador es impresionante, va a ponernos en forma y toda la gente fue muy amigable durante los tryouts y todo y todas son animadoras muy

buenas”.

Vaught piensa que equilibrar cheer y sus clases será más difícil de lo que ha sido en la escuela secundaria, pero siente que ella está lista para el desafío.

“En la escuela secundaria, no tienes práctica todos los días por lo que tienes tiempo para hacer tu tarea y todo. Pero en la universidad, practicamos los fines de semana y durante la semana y tenemos que programar nuestras clases en torno a esas prácticas,” dijo Vaught. “Será difícil porque no hay gente que

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En la fotos se encuentra las estudiantes Lilli Domanovich, Kaitlyn Pon y Kayla Kwong en la clase de principios de ciencias biomédicas.

tes maneras, porque tendrán que instruir usando proyectos y otros estilos de aprendizaje visual.

Junto con la adición del nuevo plan de estudios de ciencias, el director de RHS David Byrd espera transformar más aulas en el nivel inferior del 900 al oeste en aulas de laboratorio de ciencias mediante el uso de

la medida de dinero D otorgada a RHS. Ron Severson siente que este cambio que se lleva al departamento de ciencia es una gran mejora y ayudará a los estudiantes a crecer en el futuro.

“Cada niño necesita mucha ciencia para ser más efectivo y exitoso en la vida,” dijo Severson.

REPORTAJES Animadoras de RHS continuarán animando en la universidad POR VICTORIA WILKINSON Y CLAIRE OERTLY features@eyeofthetigernews.com

Dos chicas de Roseville High School, Mady Vaught y Mayse Thao han sido animadoras la mayoría de sus vidas y continuarán su pasión en las universidades de Sonoma y Sacramento State.

Según Thao, ella estará asistiendo Sacramento State en el otoño, el equipo

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En esta foto se encuentra la animadora Mayse Thao con sus amigas del equipo de Cheer de Sacramento State.

vayan a decirte que tienes que hacer tu tarea ni ayudarte, depende de ti. Así que creo que va a ser difícil,

pero creo que lo haré.”

Sin embargo, Thao cree que el equilibrio académico y cheer será fácil.

ace dos semanas la clase de 2017 trató de tener una semana de bromas donde cometerían una nueva broma todos los días. Todas las bromas fueron diseñadas para ser inofensivas.

Sólo llegamos a dos días antes de que admin trajera el martillo de la justicia a los seniors, amenazando con acciones disciplinarias por la broma que ocurrió y castigos más severos si se cometieron travesuras futuras. ¿Pero hablas en serio?

Tenemos una pelea de globo de agua divertida y hay un anuncio amenazando las acciones disciplinarias si las bromas continúan. Si el administrador nos amenaza con la suspensión de una pelea de globo de agua, no puedo imaginar lo que pasaría si realmente tuvimos una broma dañosa.

Hace tiempo se puso gelatina en la piscina. Siento que me falta algo más. ¡Oh si! Nuestro primer año quemaron el escenario. No trajimos pistolas de agua. No molestamos a maestros. Tuvimos mucha diversión .

Además todo el mundo sabía que esta pelea iba a suceder. De hecho, muchos observaban. Es como estar en la zona de splash en Six-Flags y luego enfadarte si Shamu te salpica. Sólo en este caso, la gente podría haberse ido de Senior Square.

Sí, los globos de agua dejaron un montón de plástico pero si la situación se hubiera manejado mejor no hubiera sido un desastre. Podrían haber dicho: “Oigan chicos, es hora de volver a clase. Pero antes de que vayas a limpiar toda esta basura por favor te divertiste un poco, pero es hora de limpiar.” Sin duda en mi mente el desastre se hubiera limpiado y todo el mundo de vuelta a ROAR en ningún momento.

Otras bromas, probablemente hubieran sido más difícil de limpiar que los globos. Las serpentinas se podrían haber quedado en un árbol alto para siempre, mientras que un barrido rápido se encarga de los globos. Estoy bastante seguro que la clase de PE terminó haciendo la limpieza de todos modos, y estoy seguro de que estaban felices de ver a los seniors divertiendose.

EVENTOSFUTUROS MAY 30

Exámenes Finales Miércoles a 3 y 4 hora.

JUN 1

JUN 1

Senior Sunset Seniors conseguirán todo para la graduación.Empezará las 6:30 en Senior Square.

Exámenes Finales Jueves a 1 y 2 hora.

JUN 2

Graduación

La ceremonia empieza a las 7 a.m., la puerta abre a las 5:30 p.m.

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Christenson’s legacy lives on through “brother”

BY TARAH JOHNSON

t.johnson@eyeofthetigernews.com

As a multitude of hands came together in a thunderous clap and tears leaked down the faces of those in a packed theater, Ryan Christensen’s mother and father prepared to present a $5,000 scholarship in honor of their late son.

On June 10, 2016, Ryan passed away a mere few days into the summer before his senior year.

Leaving behind his parents and an older sister, Ryan’s loss was felt by the entire RHS community, with memorials, social media posts, and ceremonies held in an attempt to provide any source of emotional healing. With her son harboring an undeniable love for music, family and most importantly, all things culinary, Karen thought it fit to honor her Ryan in the only way that seemed right: giving back to someone else.

The stage light beamed down upon Karen and her husband Joe as they tearfully remembered her son’s laugh, his smile, his unexpected acts of kindness. As Karen spoke, the silence from the audience was unwavering. She began slowly, gripping Joe and RHS Culinary Teacher Angela Ash for support as she recounted Ryan’s dreams and his desires in life.

“I was feeling so many emotions that night with all the people there, but I wanted to do it for Ryan. I practiced my speech many times through tears, and I’d get to a point where I would say ‘I’m just not gonna do it,’ but Angela and my husband was right there to support me,” Karen

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said. “It was probably my last opportunity to have such a captive audience and talk about my son. Because I love talking about my son, even if it makes me cry. I know Ryan was with me that night. I just wanted to make him proud.”

Karen fondly remembers letting Ryan take over in the kitchen starting from a young age and believes his own exploration lead him to his love for all things food.

“Ryan was always creative and curious in the kitchen. When he was younger we were having hamburgers, and he wanted to season his meat, and he must’ve put on a dozen spices, including nutmeg,” Karen said. “ I’ll just never forget that. I think allowing him to be creative and allowing him to taste what he made made him interested in food.”

After a heart-wrenching speech that captured only a portion of the emotional toil Karen and Joe have been victims to since Ryan’s passing, senior and Ryan’s lifelong friend Elias Bravo was greeted

by applause and cheers as he walked onstage to receive his $5,000 culinary scholarship.

Bravo says his relationship with Ryan consisted of too many memories to recall and not enough time to reminisce on all of them.

“Ryan and I have been best friends since sixth grade, but since our parents have been so close for such a long time through work, we called ourselves ‘diaper buddies,’” Bravo said.

“He’s like my brother. We have so many memories.

And I’m so lucky I got to be with him and spend time with him with what time we had together.”

From a young age, Ryan and Bravo had a tight-knit friendship that only strengthened over the years. As simple days of Bravo coming over Ryan’s house to play video games and cook together gradually progressed into deep discussions about their futures and talents, Karen feels she saw Bravo grow in front of her eyes and knew he was truly the best candidate for her one-time memorial scholarship.

“Eli and Ryan were

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Above, Karen Meistas awards Elias Bravo the Ryan Christenson memorial Scholarship. The scholarship intends to assist students pursuing a career in culinary arts. Left, Christenson and Bravo pose for a photo.

brothers. They talked a lot about deep subjects, like their future and graduating and what they were going to do in life,” Karen said.

“Just getting to see Eli grow as a younger child into a young man has been wonderful. Seeing him over the years and just talking to him about his interests gave me a sense of direction for him and his capabilities.”

After Ryan’s passing, Bravo experienced an intense lack of direction, and a need to escape the town that only held fond yet painful memories of his best friend. After attending candlelight vigils and retreating to San Francisco for some soul-searching, he had to come to terms he had to focus on his future.

With support from family, friends and with their own funds, Karen and her family comprised a $5,000 scholarship to a deserving high school senior set on

pursuing a career in culinary arts. Bravo now looks forward to using the money to propel himself toward a culinary-guided future with his best friend always in his memory.

“Karen asked me to apply for the scholarship, and it seemed like the only right thing to do,” Bravo said. “I plan to go to American River College after high school, they have an amazing culinary program. That money will go towards tuition and books.

I’m just really grateful.”

Ash had both Bravo and Ryan in her culinary classes throughout high school and remembers the two boys laughing and making memories together.

She feels the boys were almost inseparable and believes they’ll always have a connection.

“I think Eli and Ryan shared many of the same traits, skills and ambitions with culinary arts and both

enjoyed hospitality management and serving others. I think Eli will honor Ryan’s dreams and goals by pursuing his own career in the industry,” Ash said.

“I know he’ll be successful and Ryan will be with him, giving him strength and focus to achieve his goals.”

Although the days seem harder and nights even longer without her beloved son, Karen wants her and her family to live their life the way Ryan would have wanted them to, with happiness and enjoyment.

Karen and her family find solace with the notion that Ryan’s memory will live on as a boy known for his big heart, humorous ways, and passion for food, music and cars.

“Sometimes it’s hard to get up and start my day without him, but as my daughter said, ‘Ryan doesn’t get that opportunity anymore, so we have to do it for him,’” Karen said.

TAKING THE SUMMER ON The Roseville High School juniors below are planning to improve and expand their diverse skillsets by exploring various academic programs this summer. Full stories and video interviews can be found online at eyeofthetigernews.com.

-Compiled by the Features staff

COOPER BADDLEY Brown University “Summer@Brown”

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ALEX SUBA Georgetown International Relations Institute Suba will attend Georgetown University in Washington D.C. for one week at its International Relations Institute. The program engages students in global issues and foreign policy. Students will participate in crisis simulations and speak to diplomats.

“I’ve always been interested in international relations and foreign policy, and for the future, my goal is to work for the United Nations. I think this will really help me get exposure and experience, and I’ll be in DC which is the place to be for that.”

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Baddley will attend a course at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, through its Summer@Brown program called “A Week in the Life of a Medical Student.” The class immerses students in an exploration of physiology and the day-to-day experiences of working doctors.

“I’m just doing it to see if I really like medicine and if I want to pursue it in my future. I’m just trying to get as much experience as I can and immerse myself in what I could be doing.”

RACHEL BARBER Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute Barber will spend five weeks at the MedillNorthwestern Journalism Institute in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern University professors and industry professionals will lead classes and mentor student journalists.

“I’m really hoping this will be a great experience for me, because it’s really something I want to do for the rest of my life. If I could get into Northwestern, that’d be amazing – it’s kind of one of my dreams now. I’m just excited to bring back what I learn and put it into a program that’s given so much to me.”

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Cheerleaders advance to collegiate level

BY CLAIRE OERTLY AND VICTORIA WILKINSON features@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School seniors Madyson Vaught and Mayse Thao have been cheering the majority of their lives and will continue their passion at the collegiate level at Sonoma and Sacramento State respectively.

According to Thao, who will be attending Sacramento State in the fall, cheer was a way for her to get involved while making long time friends.

“It’s just a fun way for people to get involved with sports because, as a girl, you can’t exactly do football but you still wanna be there for the Friday night games,” Thao said. “It’s just really fun to have a team to cheer on and sit there with your friends and get social time from that too.”

While Vaught didn’t base her college choices off of cheer opportunities, making the Sonoma State college cheer team was a big bonus.

“I went off of academics in which college I thought was best for me, and then that was just a bonus,” Vaught said. “I didn’t go in for cheer. It just kinda happened.”

For Vaught, not being able to see her younger cheermates finish out high school will be difficult and saddening.

“I’ll miss all the girls, my girls that are now going to be seniors,” Vaught said. “I’m really sad to not see them grow up and be seniors because I’ve gotten really close with them

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HUMANS OF RHS Though only attending Roseville High School for two short years, senior Taysia De Mesa can safely say she’s grown fond of the tight-knit community. Originating from the paradise island of Hawaii and then the pulsing city of Houston, De Mesa is all too familiar with being in a big city environment. Although she’s venturing back to her city roots post-high school in New York, De Mesa credits RHS for meeting new friends and opening doors to new opportunities. From driving to friends’ houses, visiting Roseville’s local food spots, and finding her niche through arts and academics, De Mesa prepares to graduate from RHS with an appreciation for the past two years – yet, a desire for something more.

-Tarah Johnson

Above, Senior Mayse Thao (right) plans to continue her cheerleading career at CSU Sacramento State this fall.

Below, senior Madyson Vaught will also be advancing to the collegiate level at Sonoma State.

and I’m really gonna miss them.”

Vaught was unable to cheer her junior year because of her transfer from Woodcreek and timing of tryouts, but was glad she was able to finish her last year of high school strong.

“It was amazing. For my senior year I really wanted to come back and do it and after tryouts we started practicing and right away I knew the team was just amazing,” Vaught said.

“The varsity girls were really welcoming, everybody was really welcoming and the coaches were really great and I just had an amazing time.”

Thao is optimistic about her future in her new home this upcoming fall and excited to be in a different environment..

“I honestly am super excited for it,” Thao said.

“I think it’s gonna be great because the coach is awesome, he’s gonna whoop us into shape and all the people have been so invit-

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ing during all the tryouts and everything and they’re all super awesome cheerleaders.”

Vaught expects that balancing college academics and cheer will be more difficult than it’s been in high school, but feels that she is ready for the challenge “In high school, you don’t have practice every day so you had time to do your homework and all that. But for college, we practice on weekends and during the week and we have to schedule our classes around those practices,” Vaught said. “I feel like it’s going to be difficult

because there aren’t people who are gonna be pushing you to do your homework and make sure you get things turned in, it’s all on you. So I think it’s gonna be hard, but I think I’m gonna be able to do it.”

Contrary to Vaught, Thao believes balancing academics and cheer will be a breeze.

“Since sixth grade, I’ve been balancing sports teams that go year long and education and I’ve been doing pretty well with that, so I don’t think it’ll be too much harder.” Thao said. “Just the college level courses will be a change.”

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I came to RHS as a junior. I moved around a lot. I actually moved from Houston to Roseville. It was a big change. You go from one of the biggest cities in Texas to some random suburb in northern California.

Honestly though, my years at RHS have been better than I could’ve asked for. I was scared moving here. It feels like everyone sort of grows up together, like they’re very close knit. I was afraid I wouldn’t be easily incorporated into the groups here because of how close everyone is, but actually it’s quite the opposite. People here are very open and pretty outgoing, so it was a smooth transition.

I think I’ve met just the right people that’ve exposed me to the community. Without them I wouldn’t be as involved as I am in academics, sports, and art.

I’m a city girl, so I’m excited to graduate and move to New York. As much as I love the suburbs, it’s not the place for me. Honestly, I’ll miss Roseville, but I’m excited for the future.”

Senior starts vegan IG account

BY ZACH JOSE

z.jose@eyeofthetigernews.com

Senior Isabelle Bautista documents her vegan lifestyle through her new Instagram account, @ib.healthy. According to Bautista, the Instagram page started small but is steadily growing everyday.

“I was posting stuff on snapchat,” Bautista said.

“People would keep on asking me ‘oh, what’s in this?’ so I figured I would make an instagram for people to follow.”

Bautista’s Instagram page features a variety of different vegan meals, varying from the snacks she makes after school to the meals she eats at home.

“I post a lot of like smoothies and stuff,” Bautista said. “My mom cooks most of my food and I’ll take pictures of that and post them.”

Bautista views veganism as a positive alternative to eating animal products, which lead her to pursue her new lifestyle and eventually, a social media account.

“If there was a way that I could eat a whole foods diet that’s nutritious and at the same time not contribute to any sort of cruelty or suffering or anything.

That’s what really drew me,” Bautista said.

Bautista doesn’t want her account to apply any pressure on people to change their lifestyle, but instead hopes to inspire her followers through it.

“I don’t wanna try to push anyone into it or anything, just to show people

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RHS senior Isabelle Bautista has recently converted to a vegan lifestyle for the health benefits and as a result for her love of animals. She posts several vegan recipes and tips on her instagram page.

that it’s easy and doable,” Bautista said. “That’s like my main goal.”

Bautista will continue veganism throughout her college years and beyond.

“I don’t see myself ever like going back to not being vegan,” Bautista said. “It should be doable for me.”

Bautista feels she may not be able to change people’s opinion, but she encourages people to be open-minded.

“I encourage people to look into it. Maybe it’s not for everyone, but it is definitely rewarding.” Bautista said.

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Pranks harmless in contrast to past classes

BY JOHNNY MULLIGAN

j.mulligan@eyeofthetigernews.com

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wo weeks ago the Class of 2017 planned a prank week where they would commit a new prank everyday. All of the pranks were designed to be harmless.

We only got through two days before admin brought the hammer of justice down on the seniors, threatening disciplinary actions for the prank that occurred and more severe punishments if future pranks were committed.

I would totally understand admin being upset if seniors brought dogs to school, just because dogs are a mess and some people are allergic. One of my

teachers pleaded with us to not because she could have died due to her severe allergy.

But are you serious?

We have a fun water balloon fight and there is an announcement threatening disciplinary actions if the pranks continue. If admin threatens us with suspension over a water balloon fight, I can’t imagine what would happen if we actually had a harmful prank.

In the past, jell-o has been put in the pool, ruining the filter. Fishing line was once set up to basically decapitate unsuspecting pedestrians on campus. I feel like I am missing something else too. Oh, yeah! Our freshman year they burned the stage down.

Would it have been better if we put some green streamers up in senior square? That would be such a great prank.

We didn’t bring water guns. We didn’t ambush unsuspecting teachers. We had some good ol’ fashioned fun.

To those crying that they got hit when they didn’t want to participate, answer this: are you a sugar cube or the wicked witch of the west? No? Then you are not going to melt from a little water. And everyone knew that this fight was happening.

In fact, a mob was standing around watching. It’s like being in the splash zone at Six-Flags and then getting upset if Shamu splashes you. Only in this case, people could have left senior square.

Yes, water balloons left a lot of rubber behind but had the situation been handled better there would not have been a mess. They could’ve said, “Hey, guys, it is time to go back to class. But before you go clean up all this trash please you had some fun but it’s time to clean up.”

No doubt in my mind the mess would have been cleaned up and everyone back in ROAR in no time.

If we took the boring route of streamers, it prob-

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ably would’ve been harder to clean up than the balloons. If streamed through a tall tree it could stay up there forever, while a quick sweep takes care of the balloons. I’m pretty sure the

PE class ended up doing the cleaning anyway, which I’m sure they were happy to do to see the seniors have a good time.

Seniors, at this point, are done. We have exhausted

our time here.

During the last month, we are just anxiously awaiting graduation.

Teachers barely teach, too. With AP tests and some finals done, so are we.

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Address priority period misuse to improve impact

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his year’s students’ ROAR experiences varied as they were the first to see the implementation of the intervention period.

The period was designed to give an extra 30-minutes to students who need to catch up on work, study or to hear their teachers clarify curriculum. However, exploitation of the period by both teachers and students has made this an unlikely reality in many classrooms on campus between 9:07 and 9:37 a.m.

There seems to have been a misunderstanding of the period’s primary use since last fall. Some teachers prioritize mandatory attendance to extensions of their lessons, while some students with failing grades also fail to meet up with

expecting teachers. Both of these misuses have contributed to the campus’ foggy understanding of what priority period is meant to prioritize.

However, some teachers and students have fallen into a steady pattern of using the time correctly, proving its implementation has done some good on campus.

Anecdotally, Integrated Math scores’ improvement can be credited to the introduction of this period and students appreciate the time to ultimately improve their grades. Seeing these benefits, ROAR’s implementation has been successful, but like with any transition, some things should be tweaked to make the period as effective as possible in the future.

The period was designed for students. The students should get to responsibly dictate how they use it. It wouldn’t make sense to create an extra 30-minute period for teachers when, on most days, they are already teaching students for 81-minute periods completely left to their jurisdiction.

The system goes: students failing a course must go to that class on that teacher’s “priority day.” (Tuesday being 1st period, Wednesday being 2nd period and so on.) However some RHS teachers will tell you that great hypothetical has not exactly been actualized.

In order to combat this, all teachers should follow examples individually set this year.

Some have naturally

developed a good communication system within the intervention schedule framework.

A handful of teachers send staff wide emails at the beginning of priority period each day requesting failing students by name that should be in their classroom.

At the least, implementing this expectation of teachers will hopefully begin to bridge the gap between hypothetical and actual.

Its initial purpose has always been the divine design. However, administrators may want to consider a refresher on this before the start of the next school year, as teacher and student use of the period will determine ROAR’s success in the future.

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Non-common core classes reach common core goals

BY JACK ROSETTI

j.rosetti@eyeofthetigernews.com

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s mentioned in my last opinion article, I took IM1-3.

I was always told of all the glory that the IM system provided: teamwork, becoming a self-learner and being able to apply to skills I learned to real-life situations. The common core cirriculum does none of this; it does not offer divine opportunities for you to somehow surpass the skill levels of your peers. Sometimes it feels like the opposite.

I was often left doing the work on my own, staying

up late to teach myself the lesson covered that day. If you’re an IM student, I’m sure you have experienced this at least once.

The problem with the courses stems from the emphasis placed on “independent learning.” I haven’t been in a situation that requires me to be an independent learner. And in this case, the term “independent learner” means someone that can complete a task with minimal instruction, rather than teaching yourself something all on your own time. Students are left to figure out how to solve problems all on their own, not knowing if they’re correct or not.

This catalyses a number of problems, the main one being that the class requires such a meticulous way to solve a certain problem.

This is the first year in my high school career that

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I have not been enrolled in an IM class. Rather I decided to take on a challenge in Honor Pre-Calc.

Upon entering the class, I was nervous and excited to truly absorb as much math knowledge and theory as possible. But when Mr. Ray hit me with that “review” packet on the first day, I was stunned. I had not learned how to do half the stuff on the packet.

This has been a reccurring issue. The students that took Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2 seem to always have some background in the chapters.

This is not a dig at any of my teachers, by the way.

All three of my teachers did superb job with the curriculum. Some of them will even admit that they don’t like having to conform to the new material and meth-

ods of solving the problems.

As far as I’m concerned, the teachers are the only ones that understand what’s being taught and I applaud them for legitimately putting forth their best efforts – especially with math that is taught in such a bizarre way.

I know that the numbers say that IM students are doing just as well as “regular” students. But that’s not what I see.

I see my friends – all of whom took non-common core math – excel in the class. I see no need for the “skills” that were heavily emphasized in the common core curriculum.

One of the main foci of common core was for students to be able to solve “real-world problems” (this was taken straight from their website). Well, I can say that this application makes sense. In Pre-Calc, I have to use the skills learned in

class to solve the same type of problems. So, I’m doing what common core strives for in a non-common core class. Students that didn’t take common core math do not struggle with the “realworld problems,” either.

This makes me question the entire point of common core math. I didn’t learn any new skills.

I only learned new math.

And I had to do so by myself or outside of class, because the curriculum requires for students to be “independent learners.” A lot of students went to great lengths to ensure understanding.

Some even went to tutoring centers that cost upwards of $500. When the majority of students struggle in a program, it’s not the students.

Reforming entire subjects in order to achieve a common goal makes for a mess.

And this mess, in particular, is hard to clean up.

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Guest performance diminishes tradition GUEST PIECE

BY ALYSSA ABBOTT

opinion@eyeofthetigernews.com

Honor alumni at graduation ceremony

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ith the transitional school year coming to an end for the Roseville Tiger Band, there were many changes to come and changes are still in the making. As a recruiting technique, students from Cooley and Buljan Middle Schools have been invited to play for the last concert of the season: graduation.

Its controversy leaves the campus with much disagreement. Traditionally, Roseville High School’s graduation honors recent graduates and serves as a celebration for parents.

Now where do the middle schools come into play?

Recruiting during a separate ceremony seems to ne-

glect the priority at hand, playing for graduation is job and a service provided for RHS and the graduating class. Middle school musicians feeding into RHS’ band program must be followed through earlier, to avoid prior committed students that plan on attending other schools.

However, inviting outside musicians to graduation is nothing new. For many years, alumni have been invited to sit in with the band to celebrate the future, the past and to reminisce.

With such a strong alumni community, it takes certain type of disregard to ignore the memories and history of past RHS musicians.

These are people that have contributed years to the band program. These people have a passion for music.

Inviting alumni to play at the graduation ceremony gracefully guarantees increasing numbers within the band and a fuller sound – not to mention a more experienced one. Additionally, allowing alumni members to play at graduation provides deeper roots and connections giving the current band some new advantages. If alumni are given the opportunity to unify with the present-day Tiger Band, opportunities such as

BY ZOE STEPHENS

z.stephens@eyeoftehtigernews.com

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hey get new workout equipment donated, they get rallies, they receive huge outpours of support from students and they benefit from general fanaticism.

Sports – namely football – are a staple in any Roseville student’s diet of social happenings.

Athletes no doubt work hard to succeed, but the spotlight shone on them often dilutes other programs and events occurring on campus.

Something that almost always lurks in the shadows is art.

It does not take any less talent to create a masterpiece than it does to win a

BY GEORGE HUGHES

M SINO OULAD DAOUD EYE OF THE TIGER

donations and new venues become more prevalent.

In turn, Roseville’s band missed great opportunities to incorporate its feeder middle schools. Football games are a great example and really grant younger students the chance to play music at the highschool level. Simultaneously, giving students a taste of Tiger pride, placing them right in the middle of a common courtesy service ex-

perienced by Tiger Band members all fall season.

Graduation, for the band, is a tedious and restricted performance because of it’s importance and conformity.

Sadly, the graduation ceremony will be greeted with music from those who might not even attend RHS. Instead of honoring our alumni, graduation will honor kids with little to no direct connection to RHS. This strategy used in mind

gave purpose to “recruit” band students that in turn won’t even be attending Roseville High for years to come.

The Class of 2017 won’t be too pleased, either. Their graduation ceremony will begin with the sound of arbitrary musicians. Anecdotally, a lot of my friends do not like the idea of middle schoolers performing. They think that this entire idea is a recipe for disaster.

them.

Athletes put in countless hours outside of school, practicing techniques and skills to win their games.

Artists work just as hard, honing skills and pushing themselves to try new mediums or attempt subject matter outside of their usual realm of comfort.

It’s impossible to watch artists like Hannah Turner or myself perform, unless you are prepared for a thrilling eight-hour performance as we draw. Art Shows and awards night provide that excitement and approval for which artists yearn.

Another delight was the recognition for Art Club.

Hannah and I put countless hours into the club.

I established Art for Endangered Animals: a program where we visited elementary schools and taught the kids an art lesson and facts about an endangered animal.

Our expansion of the club and extensive volun-

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teering allowed us to certify the club by the National Art Society this year.

Hannah and I received a cord for attending events and putting in enough hours to warrant more than enough points that allowed us to receive the cords.

You can’t paint black streaks on your cheeks or put glitter in your hair attending an art show, but they contain just as much excitement and talent as a football game.

Artists work hard, and we deserve praise, too.

EYE OF THE TIGER’S VIEW

Don’t look to local models for start time adjustment

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hen the Roseville Joint Union High School District contemplates revising the start time, it should heavily consider how it implements the change, the option of a “zero period” and the amount of time first period is pushed forward.

A change like this can distract from other pressing systematic issues, such as revising the district grading policy and the diversification of the RJUHSD staff pool. District leaders should not allow a discussion about start times detract from their current efforts in grading and diversity.

The actual time change will require the most attention. Superintendent Ron Severson said that if

a change were to occur, it should make a “substantial difference.” This is the right direction to go with the change.

Altering the start time in one fell swoop and not following San Juan Unified School District’s model would bring about the most change for students. SJUSD decided to push back its start time by five minutes each school year, for three years, making a total change of 15 minutes. This isn’t large enough to evoke even a perceptible change.

Students would barely even feel a five-minute change from year to year. Constant schedule change also causes unnecessary confusion.

Other school districts include “zero periods in their

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VAPA Night grants deserved recognition playoff game, just a different talent. Both should be recognized and praised, and at last at the VAPA awards night, artists received that long-awaited support and approval.

Flushed with a variety of art shows from both Mrs. Leong’s and Ms. Henry’s art classes, as well as a ceramic show, the awards night was not lacking in activities. Students sold their ceramic masterpieces and artists received cords for their participation in the arts.

To receive a cord a student must participate in three years of an art, be in performing or visual arts and another semester in a different art class. I was one class short from receiving a cord because I skipped Art 1-4 and jumped straight into AP Studio Art, and later AP 2D Design senior year. I was happy to see my friends recognized for their hard work, though.

The spotlight was finally on

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schedules, and the district should consider implementing the same framework.

Depending on how much the school start time changes, the “zero period” could benefit students who want to make more time for athletics or extracurriculars.

Practice could take place during fourth or “zero” period to offer athletes greater flexibility in the rest of their course selections. This setup could provide additional opportunities for overachievers (academically or in an elective of their choice) to dive deep in their interests. Despite all of the potential benefits a “zero period” could pose, the amount of time our existing start time moves back would be the ultimate factor

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in whether the extra period could exist at all.

Such a large decision like this should make a lasting, meaningful effect on stu-

dents’ day-to-day experience.

The district figures shouldn’t inch forward to take one large step.

ake a difference.

Be remembered.

Leave a legacy.

Yes, a little dramatic and, yes, you’ve probably heard these clíches a million times, and so have I. Even so, I’m here to tell you again because I have only just come to the realization of how important it is to do these things.

After going to the senior awards night ceremony last Monday, I feel the need to challenge you freshmen, sophomores and juniors to do more with the time you have left at Roseville High School.

I only have a few days remaining and, looking back, I regret not doing more with my time, and I’m sure many of my fellow seniors feel the same way.

The awards night made me realize that I could have done more in my years as a Tiger, both for the school and the community surrounding it and its people.

I’ll admit that I was a little bit jealous seeing others being rewarded for their heavy involvement in clubs and for volunteering for organizations.

I was jealous of the fact that they took advantage of those types of opportunities and were able to make a real difference in the community and be recognized and remembered.

Don’t be like me; be one of the allstars getting recognized.

Now, it’s definitely easier said than done. Many of you might be too busy to do anything else in your lives, and I understand that academics, sports, social lives and other activities take up lots of time. If that’s the case for you, excel in something that you’re already doing.

Work hard and stand out from the crowd. Don’t settle for mediocrity; it won’t get you far.

If you do have time, go do something with it. Join a club, play a sport, volunteer.

You won’t regret the experiences you will have had doing these things by the time you’re in my position.

Instead, you’ll thank yourself for going out and pushing yourself to do them.

Trust me.

You don’t want to be the one wasting away your limited and valuable time as a high school student, and I don’t want to be the one saying “I told you so” when it comes time for you to graduate and you look back with regret, knowing that you could have changed, started or helped something that was able to better the people around you.

I doubt that many of you will want to be just another face in the yearbook who didn’t leave a mark on RHS or do anything that made a difference.

If you want to make a long lasting impact, do something that will be remembered.

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SUMMER IN PREVIEW Break is three days away. Enjoy it with recommendations from Eye of the Tiger’s Arts & Entertainment staff.

LISTEN

WATCH

kaleidoscope JUNE 2

Wonder woman

The mummy

cars 3

This summer marks the release of the first ever female super hero movie. That’s right we get a full feature film of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman outshining her other justice league peers. The Wonder Woman theme alone makes this the movie of the summer.

–Gabrielle Hutson

Since the original Mummy movie in the late 1990s it we all knew a reboot was coming. And what better way to revamp the entire Mummy franchise than with Tom Cruise. The reason I’m mostly excited to see this film is for the action and to see Tom Cruise be Tom Cruise.

–Preston Walter

After Cars 2 disappointed many fans, Pixar is looking to bring back the magic of the original Cars movie with a new installment, Cars 3. In this installment, the main character Lightning McQueen is facing off against a new car who’s faster than anyone else around.

–Roman Tyler

JUNE 2

JUNE 8

JUNE 16

Coldplay will be following up their 2015 album A Head Full Of Dreams with a companion EP, Kaleidoscope.

Word of the EP began to spread around November of last year, and a fivetrack album has been set for a June 2 release. I’m excited to see what this EP will add to their repertoire of great music.

–Sophie Cook

MELODRAMA JUNE 6

Despicable me 3

Homecoming

Round three of the Despicable Me series is on its way. This installment features as usual a new villain who is surprisingly pretty unique and funny.

And the plot will focus on Gru’s long lost btoher. I’m a big fan of the first two movies, all I ask is one thing… less minions.

–Sophie Cook

Hopefully the third time’s the charm with Spiderman: Homecoming being the third film adaption of the famous comic book character.

Tom Holland takes the role of a more fresh faced Peter Parker in high school. Also to be featured is Iron Man as a mentor role for Peter.

–Gabe Townsend

JUNE 20

July 7

DUNKIRK JULY 21

Director Chris Nolan is back with his new World War II film Dunkirk.

What the movie looks to provide is a unique narrative, following the stories of people on the land, air and sea.

Dunkirk does boast a big cast to back the story including Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy and even Harry Styles.

–Preston Walter

I’m gonna tell you right now: Melodrama is gonna be a bop.

It took me a whole four days to actually listen to “Green Light” following its release, and after a quick listen I realized that I was actually annoying for waiting so long. My soul left my body and went to New York to dance in Times Square wearing a $5 prom dress. Pure Heroine was extremely eh. The beats were nice, but let’s be honest most of the tracks rehashed the same themes, and “Team” got old after the second time you heard it. “Green Light” and “Liability” changed my mind on Lorde.

–Adam Hagen

PURCHASE Junior Gabrielle Hutson compiles her must-haves for the upcoming summer season.

WICKER BAGS

FLORAL PERFUME

BELL BOTTOMS

Popularized by french icon Jane Birkin in the ‘70s, I have vowed to incorporate this into my summer style.

This paired with bell bottoms and a cropped white button up is the iconic Birkin look. All you need is a bouquet to stick in your bag and you’ll look fresh off the streets of Paris

I’ve been using Marc Jacob’s daisy since I was 12 and haven’t switched up to this date. This may not be your favorite but I would suggest stopping by the perfume counter at Macy’s to find a new scent for the summer. The fresh scent of florals pairs perfectly

This brings me to my next point, bell bottoms. I’ve seen this popping up more and more lately and personally I love it. They work with every outfit and give an edge to any regular old fit you have. Jump on the trend while it’s still early.

INVISIBLE SHIELD SPF 30? Completely sheer?

Glossier has been working on this formula for years and has perfected it just in time for 2017. This sunscreen is every makeup lover’s dream.

Not to mention it’s Glossier brand.

BLUSH/ROSY CHEEKS This is my all time favorite makeup product but I especially love it in the summer. If you want that “too much sun” look without contracting skin cancer then look to blush. My personal favorite is Benefits dandelion cream blush. Opt for the rosy cheek look this summer.

ACAI BOWLS I tried to be vegan for two weeks and these were pretty much all I ate. The best place in Roseville is Nekter with a max price of $9.95 and enormous portions. It’s literally a pint of pureed acai with fresh cut fruit and agave nectar drizzled on top. I could not imagine a better summer meal.

Lust for life July 21

Born to Die Lana has been reborn in the newest era titled Lust for life.

Honeymoon had a vast difference from her previous album, Ultraviolence. It’s easy to see that with each album, she grows more into her own style. This new era of Lana is glowing and happy, and I can hardly wait to discover my summer anthem on LFL. –Gabrielle Hutson

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Drama students perform through summer Over the summer, some drama students will act in community theater performances including Legally Blonde The Musical and Macbeth.

EMILY BOTNEN

SHOANA HUNT

Junior Emily Botnen and senior Shoana Hunt will star in Rocklin Community Theatre’s production of Legally Blonde The Musical as Elle Woods and DA Joyce B. Riley.

by GABrIelle HUTSON

g.hutson@eyeofthetigernews.com

I feel so excited I feel so honored this [Elle] I’ve wanted to play since I was a little middle schooler, singing the songs at three in the morning and my mom would yell at me and so the fact that I get to play the role and with so many of my closest friends are also in the show.

I’m just so excited it’s gonna be a lot of really hard work because the role is really demanding. She’s on stage for 90 percent of the entire show. She has huge dance numbers… so it’s gonna be a lot of work, but I’m really excited.”

I feel so excited that they’re all in it and a lot of my best friends who I met after I moved here are in the show, my boyfriend’s in the show and so I’m just so excited because I’ve done shows at this theater and I auditioned for my first role two days after I moved here and I’ve been doing shows continuously there - it’s like my home I feel so safe there and so loved there and I’m so excited to get to work there again.”

-Botnen

You know, I love that I’m able to do this with my friends. You know that’s the biggest thing. Like, I love theater, but the most important part is the fact that, it’s basically scheduled hanging out time. I mean, you’re working towards a goal of course, but it’s how I hang out with people. And so, it’s so great to be able to hang out with my friends, and doing it with people that I already know is a great experience because it means that I can make new friends. I also have the confidence going into it.

So I’m going to be DA Joyce B. Riley and I’m also assemble, so I do a lot in the background as one of the assemble members.

I also have lines as the district attorney.

So when we’re in the courtroom, I’m the prosecutor on the team that Elle and everyone else is on.

So they’re the defense and I’m the opposing group basically. My big scene is when I come out and question Mrs. Windom’s pool boy.”

-Hunt

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Emily Botnen and Noah King share an intense, hearfelt scene in their biannual drama showcase. Over the summer, Botnen plans to progress in her drama career by starring in Rocklin Community theater’s production of Legally Blone The Musical as Elle Woods.

JOHN WALLASCH

AJ WELKER

Sophomore John Wallasch will be performing in Roseville Theater Arts Academy’s performance of Macbeth as Son Of MacDuff.

Sophomore AJ Welker auditioned for roles in multiple plays for the Sacramento Theater Company including As You Like It and Anne Frank.

I am immensely excited. This is, my first experience with a community theater. Being part of our RHS theater company have been the best years of my life. I've met so many great people and I think that's really shaped up my confidence as an actor and it’s made me more willing to just go out there and just kinda do things and go outside and just try new things.”

-Wallasch

Pheobe in As you like It is one of my favorite characters because she’s just so funny and Rosalind and Celia are also just really strong characters, especially because Shakespeare writes really strong women which is rare for his time. For Anne Frank the only roles available for students are Anne and Margot. Anne would be ideal but I think either role would be great opportunity. “ - Welker

READ READY PLAYER ONE ERNEST CLINE If you’re into dystopian novels, ‘80’s culture and videogames, this is most definitely the book for you. Set in 2044, Earth sucks and everyone plugs into a new VR (virtual reality) world called the OASIS. When the creator of OASIS dies, instead of leaving a will he leaves its millions of users a clue to a scavenger hunt of sorts to find his money he left behind and full control over the OASIS. Chock full of fun references, suspense and adventure, this is absolutely one of my favorite books and is great for a summer read.

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Junior AJ Welker delives a monologe during her drama showcase performace. Welker has auditioned for multiple roles in theater company productions.

See Rocklin Community Theatre’s performance of Legally Blonde The Musical Running July 14 - 16, July 21 - 23 & July 28 - 30 See Roseville Theatre Arts Academy’s production of Macbeth Running June 24 & 25, July 1 and a special Midnight showing June 30

SMELL THE ROSES WITH THALIA BENNETT The date is May 30, 2017. By the time you read this, the first period class of your third to last day has already come and gone, and the remaining hours are fleeing faster than you might care to admit. We all have our own sunny agendas to live out, but there are a few more experiences I would like to recommend on this last edition of Smell The Roses, in the hopes of providing something whimsical to consider on this vacation.

- Thalia Bennett

VISIT

THE 100-YEAR-OLD MAN JONAS JONASSON Fully entitled, The 100-Year -Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared is a hilarious feel good novel that’s perfect for reading anytime anywhere. This charming book tells the tale of a hundred-year-old man who, well, climbs out a window and disappears in search of a new start and new adventure. It’s brilliantly imaginative and laugh-out-loud funny. I highly recommend it if you’re looking for something light hearted and funny to read.

While I may have volunteered at my share of animal care facilities over the years, Blackberry Creek Sanctuary has a rare charm to it. BCS in Colfax is a non profit, five - acre haven and home for a mènagerie of rescued farm animals, founded with the compassion of two full-time school teachers. From guinea fowl to llamas, the animals all live as they should: loved and safe. With so many to care for, BCS is always welcoming of a helping hand. I urge you take a trip and see the beautiful work they do there. You’ll leave with so much more than memories.

CHECK OUT THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS KENNETH GRAHAME If you haven’t read The Wind in The Willows yet, you are seriously missing out. This is one of my favorite books, and- in my opinion- you’re never too old to enjoy it. It may be “children’s novel” but it’s such a fun read that you really stop caring and simply enjoy the story. With a list of lovable and unique characters including the prestigious Mr. Toad, these characters and their antics will never fail to make you smile. This novel will bring you back to your childhood and help you remember the joy of reading.

–Sophie Cook

Since we’re all probably going to find ourselves staring at a screen playing a movie or show at some point this summer, why not do it outside? Free outdoor movie screenings take place all across Roseville parks during the summer series. And in the months of June and July, both Sacramento and San Francisco are hosting film festivals. While some of it may be a lottery, it is a great way to get cultured and support aspiring artists in their cinematic endeavors.

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And if you do none of the above, make it a point to cultivate yourself these months. To pursue a hobby or whatever makes you happy, to take a moment, slow it down and unplug, to learn something new, to be mindful and thankful, to spend time alone and with others, to step outside of your comfort zone. Appreciating yourself is always a good idea no matter the season, but expanding your horizons is the fodder to memorable stories just like the ones admissions officers might read. Be bold.

Signing off from STR, Thalia

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TOP 5 SPRING ATHLETES

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JACOB COLE

MADDIE MEADE

JAKE LITTLEJOHN

JAMES JONES

LILY AMOS

Number one on our spring sports list is three-year varsity volleyball player Jacob Cole.

The junior captain had an outstanding season as the team’s starting outside hitter and was instrumental on the Tigers’ journey to a Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship and the NorCal finals.

Cole had over 362 kills this season, leading the team and also putting him at fourteenth in the nation for highest number of kills.

He led the Tigers in kills per set, with 3.5, and had the second-highest hitting percentage at .268, making him an obvious standout on the offensive side of the ball.

Fellow captain Neal Reilly believes Cole exceeded the high expectations that were set for him at the beginning of this year and has excelled on the court, even under pressure.

Number two on our list is track and field runner senior Maddie Meade. Meade has been a known all-star on the team for years yet still managed to exceed expectations and impress this year.

She is arguably the best runner on the entire track team, excelling in a variety of races that span from the 400 meter to the mile.

She’s broken countless RHS records throughout her career, most notably her 5:08 mile time that she ran this year that now stands as the fastest in RHS history.

Her success over the years resulted in interest and offers from multiple colleges this year.

She decided on UC Santa Barbara and will continue her running career onto the collegiate level next year as a Gaucho.

Four-year varsity golfer Jake Littlejohn comes in as the thirdbest athlete this spring.

Littlejohn has been the team’s number one golfer for quite some time and led the team to its first ever playoff appearance this year.

He averaged 38.4 strokes per nine-hole match, which is just above two strokes over par at most courses, and 75.7 per eighteen-hole match – just under four strokes over par at most courses.

His impressive play over the years has earned him attention from multiple colleges and universities, and he eventually decided to accept a scholarship offer from La Verne University to play golf.

Senior teammate Parker Crews feels that because of Littlejohn’s hard work and dedication, he is very deserving of his spot on the list.

Senior James Jones lands in the number four position on the top spring athletes list. He is a standout shot putter and discus thrower for the track and field team and he recently brought home a section championship win for the discus in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II-Division III Finals meet.

Additionally, his 144 foot eight inch throw broke his personal best by about five feet.

In the same meet, his 46 foot shotput throw earned him a second-place section finish.

He’s also a track and field team captain, and his brother, sophomore runner Donovan Jones, said that the role suits him.

“He brings good energy,” Jones said. “In practice he always makes sure everyone is on task [and] makes people run if they are messing around.”

Rounding out our list at number five is varsity softball player junior Lily Amos. Amos was one of the most versatile players on the team this year, going six for six on stolen bases, contributing 40 outs and dominating from the batter’s box. Amos was able to acquire a .368 batting average, score 25 runs and earn 23 RBI. The most impressive statistic Amos possess is home runs. She was able to crush eight home runs throughout the course of the season, more than any other player in the Capital Valley Conference. Senior pitcher Megan Anderson sees Amos as a skilled leader who excels in all aspects of the game.

“Lily leads through her vocals and through her play,” Anderson said. “She makes very few errors and comes in clutch at the plate.”

-Brad Morin, photo

by George Hughes

-George Hughes, photo courtesy Maddie Meade

-Justin Varlamov, photo courtesy Corey Fukuman

-Nolan Frame, photo courtesy James Jones

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by George Hughes

Volleyball finally clinches section title

BY BRAD MORIN

b.morin@eyeofthetigernews.com

The curse has been broken. After seven combined second-place finishes in boys volleyball section finals - two for the team and five for coach Marco Salcedo - Roseville and Salcedo finally clinched a section banner. The Tigers swept the Whitney Wildcats on May 20 to finish first in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoff tournament and earn themselves the title they had been in search of for so long.

The win has been a long time coming for the boys and their coach. Salcedo had lost five section championship games coaching other teams in the past and the current group of boys

on the team lost the section championship last year against Granite Bay and the year before that against Whitney. Both games went to five sets and both times the Tigers lost.

The Tigers did not let their past defeats hold them back this year and defeated Whitney convincingly in a sweep with set-scores of 25-20, 25-20 and 25-19.

The section banner is Roseville High School’s first ever for boys volleyball.

Senior middle blocker and captain Neal Reilly felt a great sense of relief after finally winning the title.

“We kind of have the saying, ‘third time’s a charm,’” Reilly said. “It feels really great, after going two years to that game in a row and falling short. To win it fi-

nally feels great.”

Salcedo recognizes the significance of the win as well and said that it’s definitely a special one.

“Like I told them, that very first championship – nobody can ever duplicate that,” Salcedo said. “You can win 100 section championships, but no one can ever duplicate that first one.”

Section championship in tow, the boys carried on to compete in the NorCal regional tournament which features the top teams from northern California. They continued their success, defeating the De La Salle Spartans in their usual 3-0 fashion in the first round with set-scores of 25-19, 25-16 and 25-12.

Next up were the Saint

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Seniors Sam Toomey, Tommy Morin and Tevin Painter (from left to right) laugh together in celebration after their win over Whitney in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship game.

Francis Troubadours, the #1 seed in the bracket, who managed to hand the Tigers their first set-loss since league play began back in early March. However, the

Tigers were still able to come away with a 3-1 victory that placed them in the NorCal final against Bellarmine College Prep last Saturday afternoon.

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Boys volleyball takes down #1 seed in NorCals

BY BRAD MORIN

b.morin@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Performance of the Week for the week of May 22-28 was the varsity boys volleyball team’s win over the Saint Francis Troubadours, the NorCal tournament’s #1 seed and the fifth-ranked team in the nation. The Tigers beat the Troubadours 3-1 and advanced to the final game against Bellarmine College Prep at Dublin High School last Saturday.

The first set was a close one, but the Tigers managed to come out of it with

a 26-24 victory to put themselves up 1-0.

The Troubadours bounced back in the second set and beat the Tigers 25-16 to tie the match 1-1. This was the Tigers’ first set-loss since league began back in early March, but they recovered from it in the third set with a 25-17 win to take a 2-1 lead.

The boys were down by large margin in the fourth set until they went on a 10-point run to go ahead.

This run proved crucial as it allowed the Tigers to win the fourth and final set 2518, clinching the 3-1 victory.

Coach Marco Salcedo had a rough game plan for the boys heading into the matchup.

“They’ve got a Division I outside hitter that’s a big,

big name so we’re gonna have to go after him to put him out of the system a little bit,” Salcedo said.

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Jones finishes first in section final for discus throw

BY NOLAN FRAME

n.frame@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Performance of the Week for the week of May 15-21 was senior track and field athlete James Jones’ first-place discus finish in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II-Division III Finals meet.

His 144 foot eight inch throw broke his own personal record and bested ev-

erybody else in the meet.

“I was very impressed with myself because I threw a five-foot improvement on my previous personal best,” Jones said. “It was nice to see such a big improvement at such an important meet.”

MAY 8 - 14

Boys golf shoots record-low score in sections

BY JUSTIN VARLAMOV

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The Performance of the Week for the week of May 8-14 was the varsity boys golf team’s record-low score of 396 at the section tournament at Empire

Ranch Golf Club.

The boys had already made history the week before by clinching a playoff spot for the first time since Corey Fukuman has been the program’s coach.

However, they kept up their level of play and shot the lowest score Fukuman has ever seen as a boys coach in the section tournament on May 8.

Senior Jake Littlejohn led the Tigers with a 71, which is par at Empire Ranch.

It was also tied for the second-lowest score in the tournament.

Freshman Arturo Zavala shot 78, seniors George Hughes and Andrew Smith shot 81 and sophomore Alec Martig shot 85, giving them an average of 79.2 strokes (7.2 strokes over par) per player.

BY JAMIE BATEMAN

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Before the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoff volleyball tournament even began, it was decided that Whitney High School would host the championship game. When announced, this upset people because the Wildcats made it into the tournament and would host the championship game if they were to get there.

I’m not exactly sure whose job it is to decide the location for the final each year, but that person or committee messed up big time this season.

By the time WHS was set in stone as the host for the section championship, it was obvious that the Wildcats had the talent to make a run for the title. They finished Capital Valley Conference play with a 12-2 record, so the team was definitely a top contender.

Even with a strong performance in league, they were given the sixth seed in the bracket and had a tough road ahead of them, so most decided that the host-site problem wasn’t much of an issue.

That was until the Wildcats managed to pull off three straight postseason wins, two of which were upsets, to reach the final which was against the Roseville Tigers at – you guessed it – WHS. Homefield advantage in a section final? That’s just not right.

While this issue proved to be a moot point simply because of how dominating the Tigers were in the game (they swept the Wildcats 3-0), the fact that the venue for the game was not changed was embarrassing and disrespectful to arguably the most dominant team the league has ever seen.

Like I said, none of this matters anymore because the Tigers won and it was apparent that playing at home didn’t exactly give Whitney any big advantages, but what if it had?

What if WHS’ students flooded the gym and gave the Wildcats enough energy and drive to overcome the Tigers? That would have caused major problems and it cannot be allowed to happen again.

So, section playoff tournament committees, first things first: don’t pick an obvious title-contender to host a playoff final. Instead, pick a school that’s not even in the tournament. Secondly, if you didn’t follow rule one and now you’re stuck with a team set to play at home in a championship game, change the venue.

It’s easy to do and it’s the only fair way to do it.

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW

Eye of the Tiger’s sports staff takes a look at some of RHS’ former athletes who have continued their careers at collegiate and professional levels.

BY KEEGAN NESS

RYLEY KRAFT

BY BRAD MORIN

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Roseville native and former Roseville High School student Ryley Kraft is currently a signed professional midfielder for Orlando City B, the Orlando City Soccer Club’s B-Team.

The B-Team competes in the United Soccer League, one step down from Major League Soccer.

Kraft attended RHS his freshman year and part of his sophomore year, but finished his sophomore year by taking online classes.

He finished his high school courses at Independence High School and graduated in the spring of 2016.

In his last year of school, Kraft was a staple for the U-18 Sacramento Republic Academy team in its inaugural season.

The team exceeded first year expectations and made it all the way to the national quarterfinals before losing to MLS academy Vancouver Whitecaps.

After graduation, Kraft made the decision to stay another year with the academy while still remaining eligible to play due to his age.

Kraft was named cap-

ARTURO SOTOMAYOR

COURTESY RYLEY KRAFT

Ryley Kraft (left) plays soccer at the professional level for the Orlando City Soccer club in Florida. tain by his teammates at the beginning of the season. Through the first 17 games Kraft appeared in in the 2016-2017 season, he scored six goals for the club.

After returning to SRFC after a brief appearance with the U-19 mens national team, he made his official professional debut as a second-half substitute in a preseason friendly match against the San Jose Earthquakes on Feb. 26 despite not signing an official contract with the club yet.

His success eventually resulted in an offer from Orlando City Soccer Club in Florida, so he had a tough choice between two clubs.

The decision to choose Orlando City came down to the available opportunities for Kraft to develop as a professional player.

“It was the hardest decision I’ve ever made in my life to be honest,” Kraft said. “I believed I would be given a better opportunity with playing time at Orlando. And it helped that Orlando has a first team that I can work for and hopefully play for in the near future. I loved Sacramento.”

He signed his first professional contract with OCSC at the beginning of March and is currently one of the youngest players on the team’s roster.

Arturo Sotomayor graduated in 2015 and now runs track for UCLA. He holds the Roseville High School mile record with a time of 4:14.49 as well as the 800 meter record with a time of 1:52.49, but has since bested both of these times at the collegiate level.

He has found recent success in his sophomore year, being recognized as the men’s Pac-12 Track Athlete of the Week – a huge honor – for the week of April 3-9 for his blazing 1,500 meter time at the Rafer Johnson/ Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational on April 9.

At the meet, he ran the fifth fastest 1,500 meter in the country and also set a new personal best with a time of 3:42.6. This time earned him a first place finish at the meet.

He has had other firstplace finishes and impressive performances as well, one being a 1:49.6 800 meter run at the indoor Columbia East-West challenge.

Last year in the Husky Classic, he placed first in the distance medley relay with a 9:48.92.

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Dalton Blaser graduated from Roseville High School in 2012.

He was actually drafted in the thirty-ninth round by the Oakland Athletics straight out of high school but decided to spend two years at Sierra College before transferring over to Cal State Fullerton.

At Sierra College, Blaser was named All-Conference First Team, All-State First

Arturo Sotomayor (right) runs track for UCLA and is excelling in the 800 meter and 1,500 meter races in his sophomore year.

His 9:37.9 time at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships got him a second-place finish in the same event.

Sotomayor has had great success so far and hopes to continue growing to set faster times and reach big-

ger goals.

“Currently it’s qualifying for NCAA champions here in June,” Sotomayor said.

“I want to make the record board for the 1,500 and 800.

My final future goal would be making a world championship or Olympic team.”

BRAYDEN LEACH

DALTON BLASER

BY BRANDON DEL ROSARIO

COURTESY ARTURO SOTOMAYOR

Team and was the Co-MVP of the Big-8 Conference.

During his two years at Fullerton, he led the Titans with a .359 batting average as well as hits (74), RBI (38), slugging percentage (.485), on-base percentage (.439) and walks (30).

In 2016, he was drafted by the New York Yankees in the eighth round, 248th overall.

He was assigned to the franchise’s minor league team, the Staten Island Yankees, for whom he currently plays.

BY BRAD MORIN

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Brayden Leach graduated from Roseville High School with the Class of 2016 and now runs for the track and field team at Humboldt State University on a scholarship.

When he ran for RHS, Leach showed lots of potential early on in his running career when he qualified for Masters in the 800 meter when he was just a sophomore.

He has continued his suc-

cess onto the collegiate level, recently placing fourth in the 800 meter at the CCAA conference championship.

This performance helped his team to a fifth-place finish overall in a meet consisting of many schools.

Leach also runs the 400 meter, the 1,500 meter and the 4x400 meter relay and looks forward to continuing his track career in his future years as a Logger.

“We have a really young squad which gives me a lot of hope for the future,” Leach said.

COURTESY DALTON BLASER

JORDAN CARRELL

BY DOMINIC TAYLOR

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Joining the very exclusive list of former Roseville High School athletes who now have professional sports careers is football player and Class of 2012 alumnus Jordan Carrell. A 6’3” 275 pound defensive lineman, Carrell, after averaging 3.4 tackles a game for the Tigers at the defensive tackle position in high school, continued his career at American River College where he acquired 61 tackles and eight sacks in his sophomore year.

His play during the 20142015 season was enough to earn himself a scholarship with the University of Colorado football team, where he earned a starting spot at defensive tackle.

He notched 46 tackles – six of which were for a

loss – and five sacks, two of which came in crucial games against Oregon and Washington State.

The previously mentioned statistics plus an impressive pro-day turned the heads of some NFL teams at the end of his senior season who noticed scouts rave about his “reactive athleticism,” according to NFL.com.

Then, with only eight picks to go until the end of the last day of the 2017 draft, where players who went undrafted would leave the draft without a secure contract, Carrell was drafted in the seventh round – 246th overall – to the Cowboys, where he will now be competing for a starting spot throughout the cowboys’ rookie mini camp.

Carrell now has the opportunity to make a name for himself in RHS professional sports alumni history.

JORDAN KUNASZYK

BY DOMINIC TAYLOR

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2014 graduate Jordan Kunaszyk is another highly successful former Roseville High School football player.

The former star linebacker acquired some of the most impressive stats ever for a linebacker at RHS with two sacks, an interception and 101 total tackles, 72 of them solo.

He continued his football career at American River College where his productivity only increased, earning 118 tackles, three sacks, 7.5 tackles for a loss, a forced fumble, three pass break ups and the title of NorCal Conference Defensive MVP. Other titles Kunaszyk earned that year include Freshman All-American and first-team All-Confer-

ence.

His team went 7-4 that year and earned a spot in the Gridiron Classic Bowl.

Kunaszyk’s impressive performance at ARC caught the attention of multiple Division I programs including Southern Mississippi, Texas State, Fresno State, University of Colorado and UNLV. In his eyes, none of these schools topped his offer from UC Berkeley, where he now plays.

Last season, after having a more limited role in games while trying to work his way up the depth chart, Kunaszyk recorded 47 total tackles with one for a loss and a game-clinching interception on live television against Oregon in doubleovertime.

Kunaszyk will be competing for a starting role at inside linebacker this fall.

COURTESY BRAYDEN LEACH

Brayden Leach (right), who graduated last year with the Class of 2016, now runs track for Humboldt State University. His main event is the 800 meter but he also runs the 400 meter, the 4x400 meter relay and the 1,500 meter.