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Teachers and staff prepare for future Common Core curriculum by Katelyn Rolen
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Teachers at Roseville High School have been attending workshops and meetings regarding Common Core testing. This testing will eventually replace the traditional STAR testing and be aligned with the new Common Core standards that will replace the old California State Standards in 2014. Common Core testing is a form of test that focuses less on factoids and fact-based questions and more on comprehension and a higher level of thinking. Assistant principal Judi Daniels thinks that common core will be beneficial to RHS students. “I’m excited about Common Core,” said Daniels. “It’s a higher level of thinking that prepares students for post secondary education.” To help prepare for these tests, sophomores that have taken biology their freshman year and have PE 10 this term will take a pilot test that will not affect their grade in any class and will not affect RHS. Approximately 80 sophomores have been identified that are eligible to take the test. The test will be administered via computer and will be given to ensure that the technological aspect of Common Core testing works correctly. Principal Brad Basham also believes that common core will be positive for RHS. “I believe that the transition to common core is a great idea,” said Basham. Common Core testing may require a schedule change within the coming years, but when or even if the change will happen is still uncertain. Administrators are looking into the different possible schedule changes that would accommodate common core in the most beneficial way if a schedule change is necessary. “It is too early to tell, [if a schedule change is needed], but it’s
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Adelante student brings gun to RHS campus
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Two Adelante High School students – one carrying a gun and loaded magazine, the other a small amount of marijuana – entered t h e Roseville H i g h Jacob Rushing (pictured above), was being held at the Placer County jail before being released on bail last week.
School campus during the latter half of second lunch on September 28. The pair first attempted to enter RHS through Campo Street, but decided to go through the service entrance in the back of the cafeteria when assistant principal Jason Wilson spotted them. Assistant principal Jon Coleman and Officer Carlos Cortes then detained the AHS students. “Their behavior, especially one of the students, was not appropriate and gave Mr. Coleman reasonable suspicion that they shouldn’t be here,” said principal Brad Basham. “They were uncooperative and one
of them said he had something he shouldn’t have. That’s what we call reasonable suspicion and at that point we can ask a police officer to conduct a search.” One of the students had a small amount of marijuana on hand while the other, 18 year-old Jacob Rushing, had an unloaded handgun with a loaded clip next to it. Both students were arrested and brought to the office for further questioning. Rushing is currently out of custody and his bail was set for $26,500 on the charges of having a firearm on school campus and carrying a concealed weapon.
“Jacob overall is a friendly kid and nice,” said AHS student Logan Marquez. “I never would have expected him to do that. All of his friends are all heartbroken about the situation and we love him like a brother. But he made a mistake and he has to pay the price.” According to Basham, he is confident upon questioning and conversation with the administrators at AHS that Rushing meant no harm to RHS, himself, or others. “I’m just so thankful that our administrative team, as well as Officer Cortes, were in the right place at the right time and they
acted swiftly and they took what could have been a very dangerous situation and took a handle on it quickly,” said Basham. “No students and no staff were ever put in jeopardy or in harm’s way.” RHS did not go into an intruder lockdown when the incident occurred. “It was our decision that lockdown wasn’t needed but communication was that parents, students, and staff knew what happened,” said Basham. “That was the route we went.”
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Freshman class experiences decline in size Decline in enrollment, increase in transfers, linked to RHS status as program improvement school and lack of IB program availabilBy nick espino
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Roseville High School has seen a decrease of incoming freshman this year. Primarily, this is due to the fact that 121 students within the RHS attendance boundaries transferred out before even attending one day at the school. Of those, 87 transferred based on the Program Improvement or the sibling exemptions. The sibling rule states that any student with a sibling at another school has the option to attend the same school. The other 34 students left because of the International Baccalaureate Program at either Oakmont High School or Granite Bay High School. The number of incoming freshman that transferred this year was significantly more than any previous years. “This is the largest number that I’ve seen transfer since I’ve been here,” said principal Brad Basham. “We need to work hard
on improving our reputation.” According to Basham in order to cut down on the amount of transfers out of RHS, the high school plans to change their reputation, work on Program Improvement, and improve their A-G requirements. Last year, RHS increased the number of students that reached their A-G requirements from 30 percent to 70 percent, which is around the same amount of students that GBHS and OHS also Above, the 2011-2012 freshman classes is shown at a rally. This year, 121 freshman transferred out of RHS as a result of its program improvement status, sibling rule and IB. reached. According to Basham, having less freshman students November and the winner, cutting Junior Graham Stauffer believes Graham Stauffer. means shorter lunch lines in the out freshman sports may become that the incoming freshman should Other students feel that education cafeteria, less fights and smaller a possibility. Budget cuts also play have given Roseville a chance is the same at any other high school classes. Having fewer freshman, a factor in cutting freshman sports, before leaving. in the area however, could also give the school but this is certainly not what the “Maybe people should investigate “I don’t see why the academics bad image to outsiders and less school wants. more before they just make a are any better than Woodcreek High “We want to have full freshman decision, like actually come here School, or any other high school,” students will try out for freshman programs,” said Basham. “We don’t and meet the teachers, instead of just said sophomore Ryan Andrada. sports. Depending on the election this want to limit athlete’s playing time.” making assumptions,” said junior
Portable temperatures now regulated to save money By ian souza
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Roseville Joint Union High School District’s faculties department established new protocols to ensure that the temperature in the portable classroom does not run below 74 degrees, a policy that matches the system that the rest of the school is on.
According to Scott Davis from RJUHSD facilities, the move was made because some teachers were abusing the air conditioning and costing the district money. These abuses also included leaving the air conditioning on when the room is empty or maintaining a very low classroom temperature. “People would inadvertently set [the air conditioners] to low
temperatures,” said Scott Davis in facilities. According to Davis, properly regulating classroom temperatures can save the district an estimated $16,000 a year. Some teachers complain about the lack of communication they received, however, and were shocked when there air conditioning systems no longer worked as they
had in the past. According to guitar teacher Brian Hack, teachers supposedly received no warning to the change. Hack has to keep two fans in his portable room in order to keep it cool. “The problem is the assumption that they can magically pick a number that works for everybody,” said Hack. The number of students in a
portable in addition to the amount of movement in that confined space creates a lot of heat. Students feel the effect of the increase in temperature as well. “I don’t like the fact that we don’t have control over the temperatures in our classrooms anymore,” said junior Sam Funk. “It doesn’t give us the right to our own preferable room temperature.”
Roseville’s 2011-2012 CST scores show significant drop in three categories, biggest decrease in district By leandra weinberg
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Roseville High School’s CST scores for the 2011-2012 school year saw the biggest drop in scores compared to the 2010-2011 school year among all schools in the district. There was no substantial increase in any RHS scores. There was a 13 point drop in percentage of students reaching proficient or higher in Algebra 2, an 18 point drop in Physics and a 15 point increase in students reaching basic or far below basic in general math. According to Principal Brad Basham, the two main factors that could contribute to these drops are that classes can’t be compared because they have different personalities and that there’s no consequence for students if they don’t take the test seriously. “There’s nothing in [the CST’s] for the students,” said Basham. “It’s
not really the level of knowledge, but where the students put their time and energy.” The grade bump for students scoring proficient or advanced was offered as incentive last school year and according to Basham, some grades were raised, though he does not know how many. RHS will offer the grade bump again this school year. According to Basham, teachers also did not emphasize the CST’s last year as much as previous years as they are trying to transition into teaching to common core standards. “CST’s are all very knowledge based questions, they’re factoids, where common core is much more than that,” said Basham. “It’s about applied learning, there’s much more critical thinking involved. So part of [the score drop] is that over the last two years we’ve been trying to make this transition and [teachers] haven’t emphasized the CST’s as much.”
Students think there could be a few reasons for their scores going down. “My math score went down,” said senior Brandon Crisostimo. “I think it was because I had math first term so I didn’t remember everything when it was time to take the CST’s.” Other students think it could have to do with the difference in teaching styles of math teachers from previous years. “My math teacher got hurt and left halfway through the year,” said senior Michael Cruz. “The teaching styles changed and that was difficult.” According to Addington, he did nothing different than in previous years and isn’t worried about the 18 point drop. “Well during the year before, we had a 100% pass rate on the physics CST, so you can only really go down from there,” said physics teacher CJ Addington. “It was
almost expected.” According to Basham, the staff is going to continue to teach in transition to the Common core standards and with developing those skills, the CST’s should get easier for students naturally.
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New School to Work workshop gives students opportunities other than college and vocational school By Megan Blumm
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Intervention Counselor and English language (E.L) specialist Nancy Muñoz hosted a new college workshop for students who want to go straight into the working world from high school. Fifty-four students attended the School to Work workshop. Guest speakers came to inform students about opportunities to join the work force after graduation. “The workshop is beneficial to students who want to learn more about the work force post high
school,” said Muñoz The guests included a manager from Starbucks based out of Yuba City and an Americorps representative. The Starbucks representative gave out her email to students in order to help them apply for a job at the franchise and gave them contacts in the area. The Americorps representative was a 2011 graduate of Roseville High School and talked about her experience and process to apply. Senior Joraly Venzon attended the workshop and was impressed. “I thought the school to work
workshop was just like my adulthood class,” said Venzon. “I really like the Americorps program.” The presentation started out with a small skit where secretary Sarah Carstons was interviewed twice, one that showed an inappropriate way to interview and the other showed an appropriate way. Senior Maro Proo attended as well. “I think it can be a great way to make money while going to community college,” said Proo. “Sometimes you just need that extra cash to help pay for college.”
Roseville High School to start piloting technological testing for future Common Core tests By robbie short
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Roseville High School will test the readiness of its computer system for future computer-assisted Common Core assessments by administering a test to sophomores who took biology last year and are currently in PE. The Common Core State Standards are a set of nationwide educational standards that aim to improve consistency in what students throughout the country are being taught and also to better prepare students for college. “[The state is] currently doing technological testing, because the Common Core will be taken on computers as technology-enhanced assessments, and the company putting on the Common Core needs to be sure that schools are prepared to handle the computer-use needs,” said assistant principal Judi Daniels. To ensure that RHS meets the technological requirements of the testing, the administration decided to do a trial run with the sophomores who have taken biology and are currently in PE. Those students, who number about 75, will be given the CST Biology test from last year on the computers in the 400 lab and also on the school’s set of 20 mini-laptops during their PE period on October 8 and 10. However, Daniels emphasized that the content of the test is not important.
“The concern is not how well they test; there will be no grade associated with this test,” said Daniels. “The concern is whether our technology is sufficient and ready to provide the necessary under girding for this test to take place.” According to Daniels, though the test does not affect the students’ grades, the administration decided to make it involuntary in order to insure a random test group. This decision to eliminate the students’ choice in taking the test has made some students angry. “I think it’s stupid,” said sophomore Jameson Plaskett. “I don’t think we should have to be forced to take something. I think we could get a couple of students to do it on their own, just to help test it out. We could be learning in the classes we have right now.” However, other students don’t seem to mind having to take the test. “[I feel] really indifferent [about the test],” sophomore Matthew Phillips. “I mean, I probably would have done it if it was voluntary, but I get out of a day of PE, so that’s good. I think it’s neat that they’re trying a different sort of academic route with this whole Common Core thing.” According to principal Brad Basham, the goal is not to punish students, but to help schools around the state transition to computer-based assessments. “What we really want to do is
to be part of the solution, and Roseville was selected by the state as one of the schools that could do this pilot, and so I think it’s important that we do our civic duty, which is to step up and help the state of California and schools in California navigate through this transition from paper-and-pencil tests to online testing,” said Basham. In order to prepare the system to give the test, the administration will have to download software from the state and make sure that rooms will be available during the testing times. Assistant principal Jon Coleman is one of the people in charge of making sure that the system is prepared. “We have to download management software and testing software from the state,” said Coleman. “Our tech department has been instrumental in making that happen.” According to Basham, the results of the test will help alert the administration to any problems that the school computer network could potentially encounter when the actual Common Core is taken online. “The idea is, we want to see what kind of capacity the school has in terms of being able to do online testing with our students,” said Basham. “The goal is to see how that works. It’s just an experience for us to learn more about whether or not Roseville High School is ready to do this [kind of testing].”
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Woodcreek High School hosted the annual Roseville Joint Union High School District College Fair, which is designed to help district students learn more about what options they will have after graduation. The event was held from 6-8 p.m. on October 3 in the cafeteria, large gym, and small gym of WHS. In all, 118 colleges and universities were in attendance, along with several test prep companies and the five branches of the United States Armed Forces. According to Roseville High School College and Career Center coordinator Kim Moses, the main goal of the event was to provide a time for students to be able to get personalized answers from colleges that they wouldn’t have
found just looking on their websites. “I personally, as a parent, think that it’s nice to go and be able to ask specific questions to a person instead of going online and kind of looking at what they have to offer,” said Moses. “You can ask about housing, you can ask about financial aid, you can ask about on-campus and off-campus activities. I think that one-on-one is really a powerful tool to have.” The event was open to the entire district, and many Roseville High School students attended, looking for information about their options for post-secondary education. “[I went] to learn more about the college life and my future,” said junior Jared Samsel. “I thought it was great, very organized, and a lot of great colleges came here. I learned more about the locations and what’s around the [schools]
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still a possibility,” said Basham. “What is happening right now is an openness to looking into a schedule change.” English teacher Brad Rinn, along with the rest of the English department, attended a meeting on September 19 regarding the changes
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that are connected with common core. “I think it will be a positive thing, it is a logical evolution towards our goals,” said Rinn. “Common Core not only develops a scope in sequence, but combines rigor and skills.” Another purpose of meetings of
Upcoming Events
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Guitar Show October 9 & 10
Students in the advanced guitar class will put on a show in the J.B. Gale Theater from 7-9 p.m. Admission is free.
Midterms
October 11 &12
Students will report to their first and second periods on Thursday and third and fourth periods Friday.
Video Game Tournament
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“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” tournament after midterms in the cafeteria.
Movie Night October 16
“The Avengers” will begin at 7 p.m. The movie will be shown on the blacktop between the gym and 900 buildings. Students are free to bring cars and participate in the drive-in.
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The test begins at 8 a.m. at Roseville High School. Students should check in by 7:45 a.m.
Colleges put on presentations for Roseville High School By Megan Blumm
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Roseville High School has welcomed college and career speakers from Dominican University, Naval Reserve Officers Tr a i n i n g C o r p s ( N R O T C ) , Northwest Christian University, William Jessup University, The army, The US Marines, Azusa Pacific University, Pacific University, University of Washington, and The University of Idaho so far this year. Even more will be welcomed as well, such as Saint Mary’s College, University of San Francisco, and more. The college presentations help students determine which college they want to go to. College and Career Center coordinator Kim Moses orchestrated the presentations, including contacting the colleges and planning the days and times they will be able to visit. The presentations serve as a better way to get information and gives
a personal experience by allowing students to ask specific questions. “You’re going to get more individual attention,” said Moses. “It’s always nice to get that one on one [time].” The army recently presented opportunities for students in the military. One opportunity they talked about was going to college while serving in the army. If students chose to take that opportunity, college fees would be paid for by the military. Junior Michelle Ventura attended the army presentation because she wants to join the medical field of the army “I went because I’m really interested in going into the military,” said Ventura. In order for students to attend the presentations, they must sign up in advance at the College and Career center in the front office. They also have to get a permission slipped signed by the teachers of the classes they will miss that day to attend.
Room 400 computer lab reopens part time under different supervision By katelyn rolen
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The computer lab in room 400 is being opened back up. The lab closed for the first part of the year after Roseville High School staff member Mary Eib, who former supervised the computer lab, retired earlier this year. It will open back up and resume being available to students under the supervision of paraprofessional and what majors they offer.” Kellie Morehouse. Though the event is geared more Students are grateful to have the towards upperclassmen, who are computer lab open once again for getting closer to filling out college their use. applications and graduating, several “We need more computer labs,” younger students also attended, with said sophomore Emilee Sanders. the hopes of getting a head-start Many students enjoy doing on the college admissions process. academic things during lunch in “I got to talk to a lot of people and the 400 lab. learned new stuff about colleges and how the admissions process goes,” said sophomore Michelle Im. “I feel like I can build upon what I know about colleges if I go every year.” According to Moses, the student response at the college fair was great and an improvement over the response seen last year. “[The student response] this year Continued from front was overwhelmingly positive,” said There will not be any immediate Moses. “It was a much better turnout than last year, and last year was changes in security on campus, but phenomenal. It was good to see the RHS is working with the district and the City of Roseville to find a way positivity out there.” to secure Campo Street. According to Director of Pupil Personnel Services Steve Williams Common Core is to share content there were a number of e-mails and and lesson plans between teachers phone calls thanking the district and of the same departments. administration at RHS. “There is sharing of content and “[RHS administration] did a strategies and logical progression magnificent job,” said Williams. and consistency of developing “Their response was spectacular” depth,” said Rinn. The district made a phone call to all the families at RHS the night
Annual College Fair draws in 118 colleges for many students By robbie short
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“I always found the computer lab to be helpful when I had assignments to finish during lunch,” said junior Yelena Thruelsen The computer lab was open for students during lunch to complete assignments or various other activities in previous years prior to Eib’s retirement. Students remember Eib and her cheerful disposition. “I always loved when Ms. Mary would tell me to have a rainbow day,” said senior Kierstyn Chaney. Many students also enjoyed Eib’s classroom atmosphere. “It is a fun filled room,” said senior Derrick Slusarski. “I always think of it as the rainbow room because there was always sunshine coming from Ms. Mary.”
Gun: Quick and efficient actions by RHS administration impresses several students and parents of the incident and an e-mail was also sent out to inform families of what happened. The Monday after the incident occurred staff members were asked by administration to read a statement to their first period students about the events that happened. “Even though it was reported that they weren’t considered a threat, it’s still unsettling to know that it was so easy for someone armed to enter our campus,” said sophomore Matthew Maulino. “If it were to happen again I think our administration would be able to handle it as quickly and efficiently as before.”
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Campus sees an influx in feline visitors, Julie Estridge library some have even sat in on math lectures celebrates national and have bonded with students and staff Banned Book Week By DANIELLE ULLE
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Some may have noticed the addition of several furry felines to Roseville High School. This is because the cats are drawn in by the food left on the ground after lunches and the constant attention that they are provided with by students and staff throughout the day. Mathematics teacher Brian Klein discovered firsthand how friendly these cats really are. While he was teaching his lesson first period, a stray cat wandered into his classroom and made itself known to the students who then proceeded to pet and cuddle the kitty cat. Afterwards, when Klein’s back was turned to the whiteboard at the front of the room, the cat jumped onto his office chair and sat there for most of the class period. When it became bored, it meandered out of the classroom
and was gone. However, that was not the only kitty occurrence on campus. During the summer, one of the stray cats that lived at the school had a litter of kittens that now reside in and around the greenhouse structure by the 700 building in Senior Square. The three kittens have been seen several times meandering around Senior Square after school hours at about dusk. Another cat actually lives at the school, inhabiting the bushes by the walkway to the student services window. According to assistant principal Jon Coleman, the school has had cats for many years. Those that wander into the school and make RHS their home, however, are humanely trapped by Animal Control officers and sent to the ASPCA. There, the cats are spayed and neutered and then adopted to loving families.
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Starting the last week of September, Banned Book Week is an annual event nationwide that celebrates the freedom to read. Books that are highlighted during this week have been challenged for removal or removed from libraries all together. A challenge means that a book has been considered to be removed or restricted because of certain material deemed to be offensive or inappropriate to some. However, not all challenged books are
banned. Books like “Twilight,” “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Harry Potter” are on this list for subjects such as racism, religious viewpoints, and being sexually explicit. During Banned Book Week, books that have been banned in libraries across the nation are highlighted in the Roseville High School library. “It’s great because these books are recognized for being controversial,” said junior Jonathan Maroon.
A cat sat in on Brian Klein’s first period math class, gaining the attention of several students. According to Coleman, a huge part of the reason RHS has cats at all is because most owners do not fix their pets, and when they breed, the kittens wander off to
find their own territory and thus become a stray. “People are thoughtless and don’t spay or neuter their animals,” said Coleman.
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The Roseville High School marching band is in the process of preparing for their first competition of the school year. It will be this Saturday at Franklin High School in Elk Grove. The band will be judged on their marching, visual effects and music during a 450 feet march that lasts about seven and a half minutes. “We get judged on how perfect we are,” says senior trumpet player Logan Stahl.
The band will participate in a parade in the morning and then a field show in the afternoon. The day-long event features 10-20 marching bands. “We will do fine in the field competition,” said band teacher Mark Toffelmier. “First would be nice.” According to Stahl, the band is only halfway done with the routine, but if they get it down perfectly they will probably get 75 points out of 100. The band will be working on their performance every practice.
The marching band’s first competition of the school year is this Saturday.
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Marching band prepares for their first competition this Saturday
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Banned Book Week is an annual nationwide event that is designed to recognize controversial literary works. Above, books are arranged in the Roseville High School library.
FASHION COLUMN
Roman Tyukayev featured for classic style, Ryan Gosling serves inspiration Pink Ladies raise money for breast cancer with first Walk for the Cure
By SELINA LIANG
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How would you describe your style? Just whatever I wanna wear. Not hippy, but kinda hippy. Loose stuff, tank tops and what not, cut offs and TOMS. How do you think you’re going to transition into fall and winter clothes? Cool jackets [and] sweaters. I’ll just throw something on top of it like a denim jacket or a denim vest. Keep it classic. So you think your style is more classic? Yeah, throwback. What are some classic or throwback styles that you really like? Definitely denim vests. And comb overs. I love comb overs. How come? They embody the 50’s through 70’s and it’s just a cool hair style to have. Do you have anyone who influences your style? Ryan Gosling. What do you admire about his style? He does his own thing. He would wear a small necklace for instance, and make it look cool and not a lot of people do – everyone else is wearing big fat ugly chains.
He just keeps it clean, rugged but clean. How do you think other guys at RHS could learn from that? I don’t know, I think they’re just afraid to wear what they want [because] they think they’d be judged. It happens a lot, and I’m just like, ‘Whatever’. Would you say that judgement stops you from wearing a lot of things that you want to wear? Definitely. Is that something you’re looking to get over? Yeah. I kinda have. I mean generally I’d just wear what I want and not care what people are gonna think. Have you gotten less afraid of people’s judgement as you’ve gotten older? Yeah, it’s something you get over. What are some things you find yourself wearing most often? Tank tops, cut offs, socks. Nike elite socks to be specific. What are the things you feel most comfortable in? Definitely tank tops, sweaters, v necks, shorts. I know you said you like to keep it simple and classic, but do you like to accessorize with your clothes? I do. Not too much, just a necklace and a watch.
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Senior Roman Tyukayev likes his style to be simple and classic. He accessories with the occasional necklace and his watch.
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Roseville High School’s Pink Ladies club is scheduled to partake in their first annual Walk for Cure just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness month. The event takes place 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. October 27 on the Roseville High School track. Although this is the Pink Ladies’ first walk, it is not founder Kris White’s first. “I’ve been to the Walk for Hunger,” said White. “I honestly thought it was amazing.” White is hoping that 200-300 people will sign up for the walk. White started the Pink Ladies last year when she was inspired by one of her friends who runs a breast cancer club at a different school. About 200 people originally joined before the number decreased and then 50 people signed up this year at Club
Rush. This year, the Pink Ladies have several events planned to support breast cancer that students have participated in during previous years. The pink out games for both basketball and football will take place again this again. “My goal is to do multiple fundraisers and keep the club going,” said White. The Pink Ladies are also trying to create public awareness of their club. They had a booth at Back to School Night, are beginning to have sponsors (including TriCounty Bank) and are going to hang up posters around campus around mid-September. “My friend’s mom [also] got a radio station to help us,” said White. All the money fundraised is given to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation.
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Nathan Cimino and Michael Dance team to perform at Bostwick of Suns aspire to Disneyland, get instruction record an EP by November from Disney choreographer By LEANDRA WEINBERG
By marian abdelmalek
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Sophomore Nathan Cimino sings lead vocals and plays guitar and senior Michael Bostwick plays bass for their band The Suns. They recently played Roseville High School’s homecoming rally, their biggest show yet. “It was awesome to have the opportunity to play in front of everyone,” said Cimino. “It was really fun.” The Suns may also play at the upcoming Casaba rally at the request of student government teacher Lindsey Parker. Cimino and Bostwick are good friends and go to the same church. They created their band a little more than four years ago and have played at various church events and camps. “It’s been rad,” said Bostwick. “We’re really blessed.” Cimino and Bostwick are the only two permanent members of The Suns as of now and will only add members if they meet Cimino’s standards regarding musical ability. “Michael is an amazing bass player,” said Cimino. “And we just haven’t found anyone else good enough to be permanent yet.” Cimino writes all of the lyrics himself with occasional and slight outside help from friends or family and writes all of the music with some help from Bostwick. Cimino’s biggest inspiration is the band U2. “[U2] is my favorite band, I grew up listening to them,” said Cimino. “I think they’re the most
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The Suns, Michael Bostwick (left) and Nathan Cimino’s (right) band, performed at the Homecoming rally. They have also played at events for their church. epic group of people.” Nathan Cimino’s brother Sean Cimino is currently a member of the band Foster the People and plays with The Suns when he’s available, as he played guitar with them at the RHS homecoming rally. Sean Cimino’s best friend Aaron Redfield, who has drummed for Cake in the past, also plays with The Suns when he’s in town and drummed for them at the rally. “It was really special that they were there,” said Nathan Cimino. Nathan Cimino respects the members of Foster the People for their musical ability and humble attitudes. “They’re great and seeing how humble they are is inspiring,” said
Nathan Cimino. “Mark Foster, their lead singer, is a genius. I think our music is really different. They’re more pop and I’m more rock, but I get so much inspiration from their motivation, patience and dedication.” Bostwick and Cimino have no idea what the future holds but hope to start recording an EP by mid November and release it by the start of the New Year. “Just being able to play music is the most amazing feeling,” said Nathan Cimino. “I think I speak for Michael and myself when I say that we’re just so blessed to have the ability to play music and we both jump at any opportunity we can.”
The dance team is heading south and going to the happiest place on earth, Disneyland. The dance team went to Disneyland last year and is going again on November 17 to perform in the little kid’s area at the Big Thunder Ranch stage. They will also be going behind the scenes with cast members that are featured in the parade to gain dance experience. The dance team did multiple fundraisers for this trip including a car wash, e-waste and a kid’s dance camp, but the parents of the students on the team are going to be paying for the majority of the trip. Roseville’s dance team was chosen to perform after they applied with a video and Disneyland representatives approved it. Their scheduled routine features six dances, including three jazz numbers, hip hop, contemporary and tap.
According to senior Alex Thomas, the only thing they are changing from the football routine is splitting it up so there are enough people onstage. As for the costumes, they are using the same ones they use for the dance show. The team will also be taking an ‘audition class’ with a Disney
choreographer. This class will be teaching the girls how to audition and present themselves, even if they do not want to be a dancer as their future career. “[It] will help the girls in their everyday life,” said dance coach Sally Cofield. “It’s a really good team building experience.”
Video game tournament allows gamers to display talents, play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 By DEAN SIDERIS dean.sideris@eyeofthetigernews.com
This year’s video game tournament takes place this Friday after midterms. It will be held in the cafeteria on October 12 from 12:30-2 p.m. Sophomore Jameson Plakett is in charge of this year’s gaming event. “It reaches out to a different crowd than a lot of other
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The dance team is once again performing at Disneyland, along with meeting members from the Disney parade and attending a class instructed by a Disney choreographer.
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activities,” said Plakett. “It’s something for the gamers in the school.” In the tournament multiple teams of two will play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. “So far we have about twenty teams signed up, but were planning on more,” said Plakett. The members of the winning team will be given $50 Gamestop gift cards.
“It was definitely successful last year,” said junior Bailey Jensen, coordinator of last year’s tournament. “Everyone had a good time.” Senior Julian Hall has been a winner in the tournament the past three years and is participating again. “Were planning on having another good tournament this year,” said Plakett.
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Opinion
October 8, 2012
Top 10 Annoying things people do in movie theaters
by danielle ulle & Marian Abdelmalek danielle.ulle@eyeofthetigernews.com marian.abelmalek@eyeofthetigernews.com
10. COUPLES WHO MAKE OUT IN THE THEATER I’m sorry, I did not pay $10 to see or hear you and your significant other make out in the theater. First off, use common courtesy. There is a time and place for everything and a movie theater is definitely not the place. All I am saying is that if you are going to spend $10 each to make out in a movie, just don’t bother and start saving for a room. 9. PEOPLE WHO TAKE BOTH ARM RESTS When there are two armrests and somebody is taking up both of them, I just don’t understand why. The reason there are two is because one is for you and the person next to you, so how about we share. I doubt that you are going to need both armrests unless your arm is in pain. 8. RIDICULOUS FOOD AND CANDY PRICES Obviously when you go to the movies, you get something to eat. Everything looks so delicious but the prices are so unreasonable. I am paying four dollars for a box of candy when it’s only half full anyway and is really worth a dollar maximum. 7. LEAVING TRASH ALL OVER THE FLOOR The thing that aggravates me most is when there are candy wrappers and popcorn kernels all over the theater. Janitors and custodians do in fact get paid for
cleaning up other people’s trash, but that doesn’t mean that you can just pitch your M&M’s to the ground knowing that someone else will do the dirty work for you and clean it up. That’s just lazy and disrespectful, whether it’s intentional or not. 6. TEXTING Another irritating and distracting issue that occurs during movies is the issue with texting. Sorry lady in the front, but this is my relaxing time and I’d like it if you could handle taking an hour and a half of your time away from your phone so that the rest of us can enjoy the movie. Take it outside if it’s so important, because I refuse to allow to you ruin the Avengers for me. 5. OBNOXIOUS SNACKS I understand that popcorn is very loud and crunchy and that wrappers make lots of noise. But the sound of peoples chomping makes me cringe; it’s like when people chew their gum with their mouth open but ten times worse. As for the wrappers, open it before the movie. That way you’re not making unnecessary noise in the corner of the movie theater. 4. LOUD CHILDREN Children are the adorable little miniatures of the people in our society, and as children, they are innocent and naïve. So what I can’t understand is why some parents believe that they can take their children with them when they go see movies like The Dark Knight. It’s selfish to bring children to a midnight premiere to watch a movie in which they may be given nightmares. It is also completely rude to those who wish to watch the movie but are completely
interrupted by children who are screaming and crying. 3. REPEATING UNNECESSARY MOVIE QUOTES AND L A U G H I N G AT U N F U N N Y LINES Whenever I hear people talking during the movie, it is almost always someone repeating a line from the movie and laughing at it. If it wasn’t funny the first time, it isn’t funny now, especially when it’s right after we heard the actual quote from the main character. 2. PEOPLE PUTTING THEIR FEET ON THE BACK OF CHAIRS (SOMETIMES BAREFOOT) Not only do I think this is annoying but actually quite disgusting. The movie theater is a public place, not your house, so you shouldn’t put your feet on a seat. Not only is that disgusting because who knows where your shoes have been but it’s rude. There are other people around you who do not want to see the top of your toes in the corner of their eye, or smell them for that matter. Please, keep your shoes on and your feet down. 1. TALKING ABOUT THE MOVIE WHEN I’M STILL WATCHING IT And the number one biggest annoyance is when people sit in their theater seats and start picking apart the movie while I’m trying to enjoy it. Yes, there will always be flaws to a movie, and yes, we can talk about them if you want to, but not while I’m watching the movie. I’m actually starting to like the plot and its characters and I do not appreciate you ruining this movie for me.
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School dress code is frustrating to students by katelyn rolen
katelyn.rolen@eyeofthetigernews.com
Lately administrators and teachers seem to be more attentive to the dress code and the students that don’t adhere to it. The staff was definitely more lenient when it came to the dress code last year. I am not aware of why the dress code seems so direly important this year, but quite honestly, I don’t like it. In previous years, it had seemed to me that the dress code guidelines were always known to students, but no one necessarily paid too much attention to whether or not their outfits fit the guidelines. Now, I know that I will pay more attention to what I wear because of a certain incident that happened to me about a week ago. I was wearing one of those ever popular maxi dresses that happened
to be one shouldered when I was shooting a scene for the Tiger Cast. A staff member here at RHS saw the scene and commented that I was violating the dress code because of the one shouldered style of my dress. I went and looked into my planner later which confirmed what the staff member said. My first thought was why? What is so provocative about my shoulder showing? I honestly thought there was nothing inappropriate about what I was wearing and am still wondering why this staff member felt the need to call me out on it. And when I looked through the planner, I noticed some more guidelines that I found to be a bit ridiculous. 1.“Clothing shall be clean, neat and free from obscene writing or drug, alcohol, weapons or tobacco text and/or logos. Because as teenagers, we have certainly never seen any of these things ever before in our young lives. That would be
preposterous. 2. “No bare midriffs.” I for one have never heard anyone say “oh dang girl, look at that stomach!” So I don’t particularly understand how midriffs can be conceived as suggestive, and I fail to see the point of even having this guideline in the dress code. 3. “No accessories such as metal studded necklaces, wrist bands, rings, or heavy chains.” -We are teenagers, not savages. Chances are we probably aren’t going to beat each other with our studded jewelry. In my opinion, I think that some of these guidelines are a bit excessive, and even unnecessary. I don’t think the sky would fall if the dress code guidelines were a bit more relaxed, and I would think that we students would feel like we have a little more freedom when it comes to what we wear to school.
Soccer field needs remodeling by alex gomez
alex.gomez@eyeofthetigernews.com
When a soccer field contains crab grass and weeds, there’s a problem. The game is supposed to be played on soft smooth grass. Roseville High School needs a new soccer field. Granite Bay is an example of a high school with a nice soccer field. It is made with Bermuda grass; the type of grass that is used for real soccer fields and it is fenced off. The football field got turf a few
years back when it used to be grass, so why can’t the soccer field get a new surface? It doesn’t matter what kind of surface a football field has; it doesn’t make a difference, but for soccer, it makes a huge difference. I think it would make the players much happier as well. Almost every Roseville soccer player complains about the field as it is now, but if they got a new field, it could raise the team morale and the players would be much more excited to play, knowing they have a beautiful field. The soccer field can still be in the same spot as it is now, but the
first thing that needs to change is obviously the grass. It needs to be replaced with Bermuda grass. The next step is to put big nets behind the goals, so balls can’t fly over into the stadium on one side and into the dead forest of weeds on the other side. Then the field with bleachers should be fenced off, so it feels more like a stadium instead of just an open field. The final thing would be to install lights, so there could be night games and a new, working, scoreboard. A new field would be good for the team and the school, so we should definitely improve the one that we have.
A’s provided us all with hope, magic by Marcus Garcia
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Comic by: christina leone
Anti-slip paint should be added to locker room
by NEILSON POwLESs
neilson.powless@eyeofthetigernews.com
Many colleges around the United States, including American River College, are starting to convert their paint on their locker room floors to anti-slip paint, so why not Roseville High School? Roseville High School’s locker room floors become very slippery when they get wet from everyone taking showers after swimming so they can wash the chlorine off. The cost of an anti- slip paint is
much less than the medical bills if someone slips and breaks their head, which freshman Robby Choong already did this year. Choong was running in the locker room when the floor was wet. He had just got done with swimming for PE, so the floor was really wet and he tried to run and slide, then fell and cracked his head open. This injury could have been avoided if the floor had more traction. If you have anti-slip paint on the floor, kids won’t be able to try and slide when the ground is wet, preventing injury. There is no reason why we can’t repaint the floor. We have plenty of breaks where the
locker room is not being used, and the paint would be able to dry over a weekend anyways. Even if the athletic department at the school doesn’t want to change the paint on the floor, they should still look into it to say they tried. It would keep the students safer by discouraging them to not even try to slide around because it is not possible when the floor is not slippery. With the floor not slippery, the PE teachers’ minds would be more at ease, because there wouldn’t be as much of a risk for students getting injured.
were as shocked as I was upon hearing this because this type of thing generally doesn’t happen here. The second thing I was confused about was the fact that the two students were trying to buy lunch here. What were they even doing here? For what reason did this student have a gun his possession? This whole incident was not only frightening, but almost somewhat maddening. The more I thought about the incident, the more it annoyed me. Most of us are not strangers to
hearing about other schools that have had weapons brought on to their campuses. And most of us have heard of the extreme cases where actual shootings occur at schools such as Columbine, Virginia Tech and so on. These events were tragedies, and even bringing an unloaded gun on campus is a major lapse in judgment on the student’s part. These types of occurrences are not only dangerous, but they are in some ways a reality check. You never really take into consideration how scary these
The 2012 Oakland Athletics m a d e history last Wednesday as they came from 13 games down in the standings on June 30 to win the American League West division in dramatic fashion on the last day of the season. It was an uphill battle all year for the Athletics. They dealt with many injuries and also the 2nd lowest payroll in the MLB. At the beginning of the season, the A’s were expected to lose at least 100 games. But out of nowhere, they shocked the world and finished with an astonishing record of 94 wins and 68 losses which gave them the 2nd best record in the American League and the number 2 seed in the playoffs. That makes it hard to believe that they never had sole possession of first place in their division until the very last game of the season.
Something amazing about the Oakland squad is the amount of rookies they had on their roster this year. They had a 5 man pitching rotation, all rookies. Despite the young pitching staff, the A’s had one of the best bullpens in the MLB. As a team the pitching staff posted a 3.48 ERA, which was 2nd best in the MLB. Their bullpen was led by rookie all star pitcher Ryan Cook, Veteran righty Grant Balfour and rookie lefty Sean Doolittle. They had a star outfielder from Cuba, Yoenis Cespedes, who is a rookie. The roster was filled with many more rookies, rejects, and veterans who proved that they weren’t quite ready to hang up the spikes. The A’s hit an impressive 192 homers as well. For many years the A’s have been known for having one of the lowest salaries in baseball, and this year was no different. They came in with the second lowest salary cap in baseball and yet somehow still kept winning games. They couldn’t afford a stud, but they could afford a bunch of young talent. The team
they were trailing in their division was the Texas Rangers, which had the sixth highest salary cap in the MLB. It didn’t matter as the A’s came out with the division championship somehow. What the A’s have done is no less than amazing. They’ve had their ups and downs this year but one thing is for sure, they were a team you couldn’t stop watching, they were the underdogs you couldn’t stop rooting for, and the team that never ceased to amaze you. Fourteen walk-off wins provided suspense. A Bartolo Colon suspension for PEDs provided drama. The “Bernie Lean” made up by veteran Center fielder Coco Crisp provided humor. A line drive off pitcher Brandon McCarthy’s temple and the subsequent brain surgery, provided tragedy. The overachieving underdogs provided hope. The closeness of the team provided a family feeling. And on and on go the stories that provided this magical team.
Gun on campus is a needed reality check by katelyn rolen
katelyn.rolen@eyeofthetigernews.com
As most of us know by now, two students from Adelante High School were arrested on campus last week. The students were apparently attempting to buy lunch here at Roseville High School and one of them was found with an unloaded handgun and the other with marijuana. I’m sure that a number of you
types of situations are until it is close to home. Even though what happened here pales in comparison to what has previously happened to other schools, it’s still a serious matter nonetheless. I would really like to commend the staff for handling this situation quietly. Neither any of my friends nor myself were even aware of what happened until the school called our parents later informing them of what happened. I think that the discovery of the gun and the arrest could have gone a lot worse if all of the students
knew what was happening and started panicking. But the staff seemingly took care of everything quickly and quietly enough so that students really didn’t have time to react. Finally, I think that all of us have learned a lesson in some form or another. Regarding the students, I think we have all learned that weapons on campus aren’t taboo, these things actually do happen. Also, that we all must be aware of our surroundings, because no one anticipated this incident, which shows that
something like this really doesn’t have any trepidation, so we should always be on our toes. As for the staff, I think that they learned that even though situations like this don’t occur often on our campus, they are well prepared to handle occurrences such as this one quickly and efficiently. And lastly, the two Adelante students hopefully learned the immeasurable error of their ways when they came onto our campus with a gun in their possession.
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Movie Reviews
Entertainment
Pitch Perfect offers catchy a cappella performances and good humor throughout film By Sydney maynard sydney.maynard@eyeofthetigernews.com
Being a typical teenage girl, I enjoy the moments of singing loudly and dancing around like an idiot. Because of this, I have a weakness for TV shows and movies with singing in them – yes, I watch Glee. When I saw the previews for Pitch Perfect, I knew it was inevitable that I see it. This movie follows Beca (Twilight’s Anna Kendrick) who enters her first year of college, despite her dream of being a DJ in Los Angeles. Her father encourages her to branch out and she joins The Bellas, an all-girl a cappella group. Having ended their last season with a humiliating performance and the graduation of their star singer, The Bellas attempt to reinvent themselves. Aubrey (The Help’s Anna Camp) assumes the leadership role and is determined to stick with tradition, but once it becomes clear that old-fashioned songs aren’t going to win them any competitions, Beca strives to shape the group toward a more modern scene. The Bellas face competition from their rivals the Treble Makers—led by a cocky
individual named Bumper (Workaholic’s Adam DeVine)— land a fall-out when their time to shine supposedly ends. Over the course of the movie, Beca falls for Jessa (Skylar Astin), a good-looking guy who has her best interests at heart. Their chemistry on screen was believable enough and had me rooting for them by the end. Although this movie had a few serious moments, the majority of it was filled with comedic dancing and lines, made all the better with Fat Amy (Bridesmaid’s Rebel Wilson). The acting was goofy in a “I go to college and am still a dumb teenager” way and I couldn’t even take DeVine seriously, mostly because while in his overconfident role he bugged his eyes and pushed his lips out a lot, not to mention that he’s not a very good actor. The wide range of personalities played by the actors ensured the movie was never dull and the fact that the music was a cappella was interesting, leaving me eager to hear the cast’s version of the next song. I recommend this movie to anyone seeking a laugh and wanting to enjoy a few catchy tunes.
Game Review
EA’s latest installment to FIFA series proves to be essentially same game recycled again By akaash nagra
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The newest installment of EA sports’ popular FIFA franchise was released on September 25. The game features several new international teams such as Venezuela, Paraguay and the Czech Republic. It also features the Saudi Arabian professional league. The main new features are international tournaments that allow you to play out scenarios such as the World Cup and new first touch dynamics. Players will no longer be able to unrealistically trap any ball perfectly no matter how hard it is coming at them or from how far away it is kicked. Career mode has slightly new features and Ultimate team now incorporates many features of career mode. There are some new stadiums, such as Tottenham’s White Hart Lane and the graphics are slightly improved. There are also some new skill moves such as an altered fake kick option. The aforementioned new
features thoroughly describe everything that is new about the game, while everything else in the game is the exact same as FIFA 12. Indeed, it is virtually the exact same game with updated squads. Unfortunately, if one wants to be playing the same FIFA installment as all of his or her’s friends and play with squads that aren’t a year old, they must buy the game. It seems a little unethical of EA to essentially repackage the same game every year with updated squads and charge $60 for it. However, the fact that millions of people continue to buy it each year says something. Most hardcore FIFA fans already know whether or not they are buying the new game almost instinctively and never really make a decision about whether they will buy it, for it is already assumed that they will. For the more casual fans of the FIFA franchise, it is not advised to shell out $60 for what is essentially the same game as last year.
October 8, 2012
Looper falls short of high expectations
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The idea of making Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s face resemble that of Bruce Willis’ was innovative but much too distracting. By jessica wang
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Typically, I’m a big fan of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, but out of all the movies I’ve seen, Looper is definitely his worst. The movie is set in 2044 where the United States has hit an economic all time low. Timetravel will be invented in 2074, where it’s immediately outlawed. In order to avoid tracking on dead bodies, organized crime bosses send them back in time to be killed and disposed of by loopers – 30 years back in time to be exact. Joe Simmons (played by Gordon-Levitt), a looper, accidentally lets his future self (played by Bruce Willis) run when he was sent back in time to be killed. This results in Simmons’ inability to close his loop (where a looper kills their future self and retires from the job). Simmons discovers from future Simmons that a new, ruthless boss called the Rainmaker has taken over and is rapidly closing all of the loops with no
explanation. Since the Rainmaker is responsible for the death of his wife, future Simmons travels to 2044 to try and alter the future by killing him, which he hopes will save his wife. One problem: future Simmons is unsure which kid out of three is going to grow up to become the Rainmaker, so naturally he plans on finding them and killing them all. Present day Simmons is more interested in killing his future self and closing his loop to try and do right by his boss Abe (Jeff Daniels) than killing the Rainmaker and ultimately decides to travel to the place marked on a piece of the map future Simmons had in attempts to close his loop there. Before I had seen the movie I had heard that Gordon-Levitt would be wearing prosthetics to look more like Willis. At first the idea had seemed to perfect, but after watching the movie I quickly changed my mind. While transforming GordonLevitt’s face to look more like
Willis’ was perfect for the plot, couldn’t it have been the other way around? I don’t know about you but looking at Wills’ nose on GordonLevitt was just a little too distracting for my taste, especially during the scene where the two were sitting face to face and staring at each other in a diner. Looper runs an outstanding 118 minutes, but I think the movie should’ve ended after 90-100 minutes. I found myself wondering when the movie was going to end and checking the time on my phone way too often. I’m convinced that the movie would seem much better if director Rian Johnson had just cut out the scenes that were almost irrelevant. I don’t really think the 30 second sex scene was necessary, especially if the goal was to depict a budding romance. That was really the only scene in the whole movie where a romantic attempt was even made. And perhaps the movie would’ve seemed a little shorter if the audience could relate to
a character or two. However, every character wasn’t likeable in any sense – especially future Simmons. Future Simmons seemed overly selfish and too stubborn for his own good. Although the movie has a lot of flaws, there is one thing I thoroughly enjoyed about the movie. It was simple. Unlike movies like Inception, the movie is not bogged down in questions about time travel or why’s and what if’s. It focused on the plot and that’s it. But even though it was a simple movie, I don’t think the movie answered enough questions. The more you think about the movie, the more questions start to form, questions that are more than impossible to answer. It also didn’t help that the ending left me and many other viewers feeling just a little too empty. While the ideas in the movie were simple, the plot and the relationships between characters were just too thin for it to be likeable.
Hotel Transylvania is entertaining and proves to be good family film Hotel Transylvania is a very cute and exciting movie about Count Dracula who decides to create a hotel just for monsters and which will guarantee the safety of the monsters. The film starts off with an introduction from Count Dracula (Adam Sandler) and his daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez). It quickly goes through how Hotel Transylvania is going to be
created and how it will be safe from all human activity. It goes 100 years into the future and the rest of the movie is mostly about Mavis’ 118th birthday. Dracula wants to make her 118th birthday the best, so he decides to throw her a birthday party, which goes haywire after a human named Jonathan (Andy Samberg) shows up at the hotel. From then on, the movie is focused on Dracula trying to remove Jonathan from the hotel’s premises.
The voice acting in Hotel Transylvania consisted of mostly comedy actors, such as Andy Samberg and Adam Sandler. Andy Samberg did an excellent job even though Hotel Transylvania was one of his first animated movies. Selena Gomez also did a really great job at playing Mavis. The plot in Hotel Transylvania developed quite quickly and makes me wish that it had been a little bit longer so more detail and description could have been
added. Hotel Transylvania has a couple of simple morals to it also, such as follow your dreams and true love conquers all. These morals are demonstrated throughout the entire movie in multiple ways, such as when Mavis and Jonathan still love each other even though Mavis is a vampire and Jonathan is a human. Overall, Hotel Transylvania is a great family movie and is worth seeing if you prefer animated, goofy movies.
Capricorn (12/22-1/20) Your finances are much on your mind this week, so do something about them! You’ve got the talent and the ambition to make something better for yourself! Aquarius (1/21-2/19) Your bright ideas are catching on and you may start a few new trends before the week is over! Express your self loud and proud! Pisces (2/20-3/20) Ease up on yourself this week and take a
break! Someone close may inspire you to relax and just enjoy what you’ve got. Aries (3/21-4/20) You’ve got to find people you can get along with and that could just mean your friends and family. Communication is essential to try and get your points across Taurus (4/21-5/21) Strive for excellence this week! You will never know your limits unless you try something.
Gemini (5/22-6/21) You may get into an argument this week with a best friend, but don’t let this dispute cause you to lose them. You will need them by your side in the near future. Cancer (6/22-7/22) You need to avoid conflict this week, though it may come looking for you. Avoid violence at all costs, for the peaceful way is the winning course of action. If you stray from this advice, you may find yourself
in a larger predicament than originally expected. Leo (7/23-8/22) You can devise great solutions to common problems this week, but only if you are willing to change your behavior. It might help save an innocent victim. Virgo (8/23-9/21) Someone needs your honest opinion but you still need to temper it somewhat. If you are very blunt with them, they will not get what you are trying to say.
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Horoscopes: What’s Your Sign? By megan blumm megan.blumm@eyeofthetigernews.com
Libra (9/22-10/22) Your social intuition is helping you figure out who needs what from you this week and is making it much easier to deal with their issues. It’s a great time to re-balance your social world! Scorpio (10/28-11/21) Conflict is likely this week and you may
need to back down if things start to get too fierce. You have to choose your battleground carefully or you will loose something you have worked hard for. Sometimes risking your pride is the best option. Sagittarius (11/22-12/21) Make a new friend this week, they may forge a strong bond with you that will last a very long time and helpful to your well being in the future.
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October 8, 2012
varsity boys soccer
Sports
Due to league losses, team changes up defensive line BY AKAASH NAGRA
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The Roseville High School varsity boys soccer team is now 0-5 in league play. They lost 2-1 to Del Oro High School at home last Thursday, October 4, and 4-2 to Nevada Union High School last Tuesday, October 2. The week before, they lost 2-1 on the road at Rocklin High School on Thursday, September 27 and lost 2-1 against Woodcreek High School on Tuesday, September 25. Their loss against Nevada Union High School last week was particularly disappointing due to the fact that the Tigers missed two penalties over the crossbar. These two missed opportunities, had they been converted, would have meant at least a tie for the Tigers. “It was definitely disappointing to watch our guys miss those penalties because we really should have put them in,” said junior captain and defender Bailey Jensen. The team has focused lately on securing the backline with the addition of senior James Baradaranakhjavan at right back from his former position as more of an attacker. “I like playing defense,” said Baradaranakhjavan. “I think that I can excel at right back.” Junior Chris Heinz suffered a knee injury in the game against Nevada Union last Tuesday. Unfortunately, he isn’t positive about how long it will take for him
The Roseville High School cross country team recently ran in their second league meet at Nevada Union High School. Sophomore Neilson Powless finished in second place representing the Roseville boys varsity. The boys varsity placed forth, behind the Del Oro Eagles by just one point. “I think we performed well considering we placed higher than we have in the past,” said Powless. “We are improving and this should be an exciting year.” Previously, the Tigers participated in two meets on Saturday, September 29. The majority of the team ran at the Pacific Tigers Invitational in
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Above, Roseville takes the ball up the sideline to score against the Nevada Union Miners. to come back. Sophomore Mixial Loza has returned to the varsity squad after briefly playing for the junior varsity team. “I think he could definitely help us out in the midfield,” said senior captain and goalkeeper Max Jensen. According to senior Mauro Proo, Jensen has been performing well this
season and he has single-handedly stopped several breakaways in the last few games. Junior Chandler Crawford “It definitely always feels comforting to have him back there when the defense fails,” said junior Chandler Crawford. “Unfortunately that has been hap pening too often.”
Last Thursday the Tigers went up against the Del Oro Eagles for their fifth game in league play. It was a very tight game but the Eagles barely slipped away with a win, winning 1-0. “We played hard and really fought trying to get a win, but just didn’t do enough to pull it out,” said Smith. The defense did well only letting the Eagles score one time in the game, but the offense was constantly trying to score but could not. “It was a game that was very winnable and we played much better than before,” said Smith. Last Tuesday, the Tigers welcomed Nevada Union High School for the fourth league game of the season.
Eager to get a win in league, the Tigers played hard but did not prevail losing 3-1 to the Minors. “We played good in the first half but not in the second half,” said Smith. The only goal scored by the Tigers was by sophomore Forward Chad Alves which was the first goal scored in the game. “I thought we played pretty good but we just have to fix our mistakes more,” said Alves. According to sophomore Canyon Smith, the defense was decent but everyone played hard. The Tigers will look to bounce back tomorrow against Granite Bay at home to still try to get their first league win.
Last Thursday, the Roseville lady golfers faced a difficult task, taking on the Rocklin Lady Thunder at Diamond Oaks Golf Club. The Lady Tigers were defeated 209-235. On Tuesday October 2, the team took on the Woodcreek Lady Timberwolves at Sierra Pines Golf Club. Roseville came out victorious, winning 234-250. Junior Virgie Velazquez was Roseville top performer with the score of 40. Senior Madison Hambelton thought the team could have played better, despite winning.
Powless ran his personal record for the five kilometer race with a time of 15:49 and finished third place in the Division II race. Sophomore Sabrina Schott ran her first varsity race at the Stanford invitational with a time of 22:54. “Schott improved her personal record by more than six minutes,” said Vaccaro. “She is just beginning to understand what she is capable of.” Multiple runners beat their personal records on September 29 and the team is still practicing to finish in the top three in league. “That’s what we are looking for,” said Vaccaro. “[We want] constant improvement and everyone enjoying their races.”
“We didn’t play our best, but we still won,” said Hambelton. “It was an easier course.” On Monday October 1, the Lady Tigers played in the first SFL Tournament of the season at Diamond Oaks Golf Club. The team placed third out of the six teams. Velazquez was Roseville’s top scorer with 73. Rocklin won the tournament. “Rocklin is probably the best team in the SFL right now,” said Hambelton. On Thursday September 27, the team took on the Granite Bay Lady Grizzlies at Sierra View Country
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The Roseville High School varsity girls tennis team is currently 2-4 in league play. They lost 0-9 to Granite Bay High School at home last Thursday. Last Tuesday, they fell 6-3 to Del Oro High School at home. They defeated Nevada Union High School 8-1 at home on Thursday, September 27 and lost to Rocklin High School 7-2 on Tuesday, September 25. The team was without its top three players in its match last Thursday against Granite Bay. “It allowed me to play players at a higher level and prepare them for the remainder of the year,” said coach Donny Nush. The team’s loss to Del Oro was particularly controversial according to sophomore Kalichi Ukaegbu. “Their calls were not accurate,” said Ukaegbu. “There were about five line judges at the match. One of the girls on the team in particular had a lot of drama with her opponent. The other team’s coach told the girl that the heat was getting to her.”
Club in Roseville. The Lady Tigers came away disappointed as they lost 223-243. Velazquez, once again, was the top scorer with 37. Hambelton thought it was a very a close match. “They [Granite Bay] are a really solid team,” said Hambelton. “And we weren’t playing as well.” On Tuesday, September 25, the Roseville girls Golf Team faced the Del Oro Lady Golden Eagles at Sierra View Country Club once again. The Lady Tigers came out on top, winning 241-257. Velazquez had the best score of 39.
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Above, the girls tennis team poses before their match at Rocklin High School. According to the team’s number also in our confidence in belonging one player, junior Emma Carlson, with the top programs,” said Nush. the match will be a learning The team continues to practice experience. every weekday. “Both teams definitely felt “Our practices are going well,” the tightness of each match, and said Ukaegbu. “We work on hopefully next time we can get the techniques like serving, volleys Del Oro win,” said Carlson. and other things to prepare for our The team will face Del Oro again upcoming matches.” on October 18. The team next plays today against “We are getting better each and Nevada Union away. every match not only in our play but
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Stockton and many set personal records. “Every kid had a huge personal record,” said Coach Vaccaro, “[Senior] Austin Finerty and [Junior] Austin Torgerson improved their personal records by a lot.” Finerty and Torgerson both finished the three mile race with times of 19:47 and 19:29 respectively. The top seven runners from the varsity boys and the top seven from the varsity girls team competed in the 39th Annual Stanford Invitational. Teams were grouped into divisions and ran accordingly. “The varsity boys placed eleventh out of 40 teams,” said Vaccaro. “I couldn’t have asked for a better race.”
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JV boys soccer struggles as they begin league play The JV boys soccer team has started off the season shaky. Their overall record to this point is 3-6-3 and 0-3 in league. “The season so far hasn’t been the best, but we’re all still fighting trying to do our best to end the season off in a good direction,” said sophomore Canyon Smith. Players who have stood out are sophomore striker-Cristian Izarraras and sophomore keeper-Alejandro Vazquez. Lately, the team has been working on passing the ball and their dribbling skills. “We have been struggling on the offense end lately but were working on it in practice,” said Smith.
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Last Thursday, the Lady Tiger Varsity Girls Water Polo team faced the Lady Golden Eagles of Del Oro. The Lady Tigers lost 15-5.
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Last Thursday the JV girls water polo team faced the Lady Golden Eagles of Del Oro. It was a close game, but the Lady Tigers were defeated 8-7. On Tuesday October 2, the Lady
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Last Thursday, the Roseville JV boys team headed into Del Oro with a 8-6-1 record. Unfortunately, the Tigers came up short in this contest losing 1611 to the Golden Eagles. The team was lead by sophomore Bailey
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According the Coach Emily Dodds, the team didn’t play their greatest game. “We didn’t come out hard,” said Dodds. Last Tuesday, the Lady Tigers took on the Rocklin Lady Thunder. The Lady Tigers were defeated 11-8.
Although the Lady Tigers lost, Dodds was happy with the performance. “We played really well and we were leading at the half,” said Dodds. “It was one of our best games.”
Tigers took on the Lady Thunder of Rocklin. The Lady Thunder came away victorious, 10-7. Freshman Makenna Volgas believed that the team could have came out with a win. “We had a lot of shots on goal, but we couldn’t utilize our opportunities,” said Volgas. Last Thursday September 27, the
team faced the Granite Bay Lady Grizzlies. The Lady Tigers came out on top, winning 8-5. Volgas was pleased with the deafeat over the Grizzlies. “Out transitions were very good,” said Volgas. “We recognized when we lost the ball or missed a shot and got back very quickly.”
Clark with six goals, giving him 69 goals on the season in just 14 games. Sophomore Kevin Gard was the second leading scorer with three goals. Last Tuesday, the JV boys water polo team hosted the Rocklin thunder in a 15-9 victory over the Thunder. The Tigers fought hard to pull off the win. Sophomore Joey Costa had a
solid performance blocking 19 of 23 shots from inside the goal. Again, the team was led by Clark who scored an astonishing eight goals in this contest. Gard also contributed to the victory with three goals, along with sophomore Josh McCown, who also had three scores. Next Tuesday the Tigers will travel up to Grass Valley to take on the Nevada Union Miners.
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October 8, 2012
JV football team continues to impress with win in league opener, varsity falls to GB
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After having two weeks to prepare for their League opner, The Roseville Tigers fell to the Granite Bay Grizzlies 45-6 last Friday night. Bright spots were few and far between for the visiting Tigers who are now 1-5 on the season. The varsity football team entered their bye week with a disappointing 1-4 record after losing to a tough Pleasant Grove team. The bye week gives the Tigers a well needed rest after five games in five weeks. That may not sound like a lot, but what people don’t realize, is that football takes a tough beating on your body. It’s given injured or banged up players another week to rest, which is crucial to their success as a team. “The buy week was important for us, we moved some spots around on the O line,” said head coach Larry Cunha. Granite Bay has proven themselves in past years to be one of the better teams in the sfl and the Tigers are going to have to be on their game to achieve their goal this week. “In order to win, we need to hang on to the ball and keep our defense off the field as much as possible, and we can’t get hurt,” said Cunha. Coming off of two weeks of preparation for the grizzlies, the tigers feel good about how they used their practice time. Quarterback Klye Downie believes the tems is starting to feel good about itself. “Were feeling pretty good going into this game, we don’t have a lot of film but we had a good week of practice,” said Downie.
The Roseville High School JV football team opened league play in dramatic fashion with a thrilling 7-0 victory over Granite Bay that was culminated with the games only score with just 4:33 remaining in the contest. Earlier in the second half the Grizzlies were able to march all the way to the Roseville oneyard line, but the tigers were able to force and recover a fumble that would prove to be a huge difference maker in the game. This marks the fifth win for the Tigers, who have their sights set on another league championship.
Previous results 10/5:Roseville 7 @ GraniteBay 0 9/21:Roseville 34 vs Pleasant Grove 28 9/13:Roseville 56 vs Oakmont 0 PHOTO BY CECIL MORRIS WWW.CECILMORRISPHOTOGRAPHY.COM
Above, quarterback Kyle Downie pumps back looking for open receiver.
Previous results
9/7:Roseville 12 vs Folsom 27
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Above, Roseville receiver leaps above opponent in an attempt to recieve pass.
Freshman FOOTBALL
10/5: Roseville 6 @ Granite Bay 45
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9/6/12: Folsom 24 @ Roseville 7
This past Thursday, the Roseville freshmen team traveled to Granite Bay for their first SFL game of the season. They came into this game at 3-2, but ended the night 3-3, losing to Granite Bay in a blowout 40-6. A plus side
8/31/12: Roseville 20 @ Rio Linda 24 8/24/12: Roseville 7 @ Consumnes Oaks 44
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to the game was Toj Davis scored on a rushing touchdown putting Roseville on the board. The Tigers look to rebound after this game on Thursday as they host Del Oro for their second league game. On September 27, the freshmen football team played Tokay as the JV and varsity team had their bye week. Roseville came out on top this game winning 35-21.
Quarterback Blake Raybeck had two touchdowns, while running backs Philip Gunder, Ben Zahinser and receiver Andreas Lara each had one. Next week, the team will be preparing for its first league game against Granite Bay. After the game, Raybeck said, “The team looks good and I think we are ready for league.”
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Varsity team sweeps the lady Lady Tigers come out 11-2 Timberwolves, 1-2 in league after victory against Rocklin Thunder in third league game BY MARCUS GARCIA marcus.garcia@eyeofthetigernews.com
Last Wednesday, the girls varsity volleyball team took on the Rocklin Thunder in their third overall league game. The game didn’t go as planned for the Lady Tigers, as they got swept losing three straight sets (25-27, 23-25, 9-25.) This loss moved the girls’ league record to 1-2 and their overall record to 19-14. Last Monday, the Lady Tigers faced off with the Woodcreek
Timberwolves in their second league game of the season. They came up on top as they swept the Lady Wolves. The sets were not close with scores of 18-25, 14-25 and 23-25. This win improved the Tigers record to 1-1 in league. “We played very well,” said senior Kirsten Merlino. “We came out strong and got the victory.” On the weekend of Saturday, September 29, the ladies hosted a tournament. The tournament went pretty well as they finished with a 4-2 record on the day. Both of the Tigers losses came at the hands
of Chico high school. They beat Enterprise high, Vacaville high, Paradise high and Eureka high. This tournament moved the Tigers overall record to 18-13. On September 26, the Lady Tigers faced off with the Granite Bay Grizzlies in their first league game of the season. It didn’t go as planned as they lost in four sets (25-23, 16-25, 11-25, 22-25). “We came out strong by winning the first set but then came up short the rest of the way,” said senior captain Marrisa Dumford.
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Freshman girls volleyball works well together, continues improving despite teams disappointing record BY NICK ESPINO
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Last Wednesday, the Lady Tigers freshman volleyball team traveled to Rocklin to take on the Thunder. The Lady Tigers came up short losing two matches, the first match by a score of 25-19 and the second match by a score of 25-22. Last Monday, the Lady Tigers hosted their big time rival, the Woodcreek Timberwolves. Woodcreek shot hard out of the gates and unfortunately for
the Lady Tigers, Roseville could not keep up, losing in just two matches. The Lady Tigers lost the first match 25-22 and the second match 25-23. On Wednesday September 26, the team opened up league play against the Granite Bay Grizzles. The Lady Tigers lost in two matches, both were very close. The first match they lost 25-22 and the second match they loss 25-23. According to captain Marina Efstathiu. Despite the loss, the
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Lady Tigers fought hard and played very well. “We played really good, but unfortunately we didn’t win,” said Efstathiu. “We have really improved since the beginning of this year.” According to Efstathiu the team is playing well together and working on improving as players as well. “We are playing well as a team we just need to work on our individual skills,” said Efstathiu.
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Last Monday the Roseville High School JV volleyball team took on the Rocklin Thunder in their third league game of the year. The game went very well for the Lady Tigers, as they came up with a huge victory to improve their league record to 2-1. The set scores were 23-25, 25-22 and 15-13. “We came out strong and played a great game,” said sophomore Kylene Landenberger. Wednesday September 26, the ladies faced off with their cross town rival, the Woodcreek Timber Wolves. The match was close, but the Tigers came up short, getting swept in two straight sets (19-25, 20-25). This loss handed the ladies their first league loss and only their second loss overall.
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Above, Roseville jumps to spike the ball against the Rocklin Thunder. On Monday September 24, the Lady Tigers played the Granite Bay Grizzlies in their first league game of the year. They started league play right as they swept the Grizzlies in two straight sets (2523, 25-19).
The Tigers overall record is 11-2. Throughout the first 13 games, Landenberger has the most assists and sophomore Stephanie Christofferson has the most kills.
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