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December 17, 2012 Issue 5, Volume 12
AP Language and Composition teachers change policy, no longer accept late work By megan blumm megan.blumm@eyeofthetigernews.com
Parents of students in the Advanced Placement English 11 classes received an email from teachers reinforcing class policy of not accepting late work. According to the e-mail, students had failed to turn in their work on time even with the small workload given. The students focused more on social time than completing the assignments given. “[The students] weren’t turning in their work on time so we changed the policy,” said AP Lang teacher
Denise Weis. The teachers plan to institute the policy from the first day next term. Teachers want students to do the homework on time because it’s usually needed for class the next day. “The next day’s discussion relies on the homework,” said AP Lang teacher Paige Powell. “The students are not able to benefit from it if they don’t do the work.” The curriculum for the class requires the concepts taught to be taught rather quickly. “In AP since we move so quickly
it’s important to cover the concepts, which means doing the work,” said Powell. Although some students are worried about work being late, others are not. “I don’t worry about it because I don’t turn in any late work,” said junior Zach Alexander. Students have both good and bad opinions about the change. “I feel like enforcing the policy for AP classes prepares students for college courses,” said junior Nikaya Southworth. However, some students are
against the policy. “Since AP classes have a lot of work already, I feel as though teachers should be somewhat lenient in accepting late work, as long as it is not a reoccurring incident,” said junior Evan Stepper. Other students think teachers should be more understanding. “I understand the teacher’s point of view, but I don’t think they understand ours,” said junior Monica Linsangan. “They might not know that we are swamped with work from other classes and extracurricular activities.”
Roseville holds annual art show
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SPORTS Varsity basketball team opens up season undefeated Page 8
FDA caloric regulations almost ban hamburgers from lunch
by ian souza & daniel wetter
ian.souza@eyeofthetigernews.com daniel.wetter@eyeofthetigernews.com
Roseville High School students nearly saw the loss of hamburgers in the cafeteria two weeks ago because a federally-enforced limit in the number of calories per meal would have required that hamburgers be reduced in size. The hamburgers would have ended up being as small as sliders, which the Roseville Joint Union High School District was not willing to serve. RHS nurse Dayle Edgerton explains why the calorie limit was put in place. “They [federal health guidelines] want you to eat more frequently in smaller meals, so those are probably appropriate,” said Edgerton. However, due to feedback from parents and protest from community members of many school districts across the nation, the United States Department of Agriculture has decided to lift limitations in the number of calories, grain and wheat school districts are allowed to serve. Because of this, RHS will not be losing hamburgers. A main concern of people opposing the calorie limit was that one specific amount of calories does not fit all students. For example, football players can burn around 3,000 calories a day. Limiting students who burn that many calories in a day to 850 is not sufficient of their needs. Senior Zack Kirk also opposes a calorie limit. “I’m skinny enough as it is,” said Kirk.
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Freshman Judan Joyner enjoys a hamburger.
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The show gave students from Art 2 and Art 3 classes a chance to showcase their work in a two-day exhibit that was held last week. See Art Show | page 4
Charlie Richards Little League field renovated By megan blumm megan.blumm@eyeofthetigernews.com
Roseville West Little League is renovating Charlie Richards Field, which is located on the upper fields at Roseville High School. Minor modifications are being made on the field, including the replacement of
dirt and grass. They started before Thanksgiving break and are being worked on every weekend. “I think it’s great that the Little League field is being modified,” said assistant principal Jon Coleman. “It’s nice that the Little League
organization is taking the time to make the facility.” The field is where Little League teams play, and where many current students have played. Former Little League player and Roseville High School junior Austin Torgerson is glad that the fields are
being modified. “It’s nice to see the fields being fixed up after so many years of use,” said Torgerson. The renovations have been delayed due to weather conditions and it is not known when they will be completed.
Student government hosts spaghetti feed to raise money for Keaton Raphael Memorial Foundation By marian abdelmalek
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Last Friday, Roseville High School students from the student government class held a spaghetti feed to benefit the Keaton Raphael Memorial Foundation. They raised $1,700, which exceeded their goal of $500. The event took place in the RHS cafeteria from 6:30-8 p.m. Admission prices for adults were $10 and $5 for children under ten years of age. All the money that was made from the feed was donated to the foundation. Seniors Heather Hopkins, Kali O’Connor, Tara Robertson, Julia Cardenas, Devon Eaton and Alyssa Sleadd came up with the charity plan due to their Above and Beyond project for student government. “It’s a charity I started volunteering [for] two years ago,” said Sleadd.
The food for the spaghetti feed was all donated by local grocery stores and businesses. Mary’s Pizza Shack donated 150 servings of spaghetti for the event and Olive Garden donated 18 dozen breadsticks. “It’s been quite a process to organize an event like this,” said Sleadd. “We are very grateful to all the restaurants and local businesses.” Local grocery stores such as Safeway, Sam’s Club, Sprouts and Costco donated $25 gift cards that were used to buy salad ingredients and utensils. “It makes me proud that us six girls got everything donated and put together something that’s going to change kids’ lives,” said Sleadd. The event not only benefits children with cancer, but their families as well.
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Above, members of the community enjoy spaghetti while donating to a cause. “I think the event is good because personal interest in the feed as well. “I think it’s great because I’ve it [brought] people out to support a good cause and helps raise money volunteered with that organization for kids with cancer,” said Hopkins. with Heather and Alyssa,” said Other students have taken a senior Gabi Takahashi.
School considers change for incoming freshmen
By robbie short
robbie.short@eyeofthetigernews.com
Roseville High School administrators and faculty are exploring ways to provide more individualized support for freshmen and help prepare them for Common Core Standards. At a recent staff meeting, Roseville High School principal Brad Basham presented a draft proposal that would create four academic “pathways” for incoming freshman, each of which would include either a support or enrichment class. Basham notes this program should help the school with its goal of preparing every child for a post-secondary education. “If we’re going to prepare every single student, some students come in at different degrees of readiness, and so we’re looking at ways to help support all of those kids, and meet them where they’re at,” said Basham. The four pathways were designed for different types of students: the AVID pathway, the Pre-AP pathway, the Traditional pathway and the Strategic Interventions pathway. Each would include CP English 9, Health & Wellness, Physical Education 9 and a math class. The AVID, Pre-AP and Traditional pathways would include a science class and an elective/world language courses – these would be replaced with lab classes for the Strategic Intervention model. The Pre-AP and Traditional pathways would also include a second elective course. Each pathway would include a class or classes specific to that pathway; for the AVID pathway, those courses would be two terms of AVID 9. For Pre-AP, it would be a geography course, which would be blocked with CP English 9 in an “A/B” format, similar to the way that Honors English 10 and AP European History are blocked now. For the Traditional pathway, the course would include an AVIDlike “Freshman Connections,” which may be a one-term course or may be blocked with CP English 9, depending on the results of ongoing staff discussions; and for the Strategic Interventions pathway, the courses would be two terms of “Positive Power,” which would be a tutoring-based help class, similar to the one currently taught by Lisa Vaccaro. Basham said that students would be placed into the pathways based on a “universal screening” process that would take many different factors into account. “[The selection process would be based on] best wisdom based on test scores, teacher recommendation, student and parent input and [students would] work with the counselors to try to set up the schedule that best supports them,” said Basham. However, some courses would be shared between pathways. For instance, a student would be able to be in the Pre-AP pathway and still be able to take AVID 9 as their elective. The college-prep core classes would also be shared – a student in the Pre-AP pathway and a student in the Traditional pathway could be in the same geometry class, for example. According to Basham, the proposal itself was part of a multi-year, collaborative effort from the RHS staff in an attempt to make the transition to high school easier for students. “If kids are successful in their freshman year, they tend to be very successful in their remainder of high school,” said Basham. “When kids struggle freshman year, they tend to struggle throughout high
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For final project, student government class helps charities By nick espino
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This year the student government class is giving back to the community by implementing a program called “Above and Beyond.” The program is being used as the class’ final project. For the project, students are put into groups of 3-5 people. Each group decides on their own project of their choice that would help the community. They have to spend 15 hours on the project outside of school, such as volunteering to work at homeless shelters or donating to charity. The students have been working on their projects since the beginning of October. According to student government teacher Lindsey Parker, both of these are common projects that people have done in the past or that are doing this year. There have been a variety of projects chosen by the students. One group has chosen to make scarves, and donate them to homeless shelters for people that
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need clothing. “It feels good to give back to people who don’t have as much as others,” said sophomore Katie Edgar. Another group is making a cook book and giving the proceeds to charity, while another is making blankets. A teddy bear drive is also being put on. Sophomore Maci Jordan and her group are holding a book drive and giving all the books to the University of California Davis Children’s Hospital for kids having to stay in the hospital. According to Parker, this is the first time that she has done this project, but it was done in previous years by previous student government teachers. Student body president, senior Ariana Criste believes that multiple projects are unique. “I wouldn’t say that I have a favorite, but some of the really creative ones were the teddy bear drive, the book drive and the spaghetti feed,” said Criste.
NewsBriefs Self-defense unit in PE draws support and attention
The Physical Education department at Roseville High School recently implemented a three-day, Tuesday to Thursday, self-defense unit into their classes. This unit fulfils the state requirement of “combatives” and was taught by Rick Randolph, a Roseville High School alumnus and member of Roseville Police Department. “The students seemed genuinely interested and very attentive [to the unit] and although it was a lot of lecture, the topic is of great importance, especially to the girls,” said PE teacher Gary Casagrande. The unit included information on the best ways for students to protect themselves in dangerous situations over the three-day period. “Hopefully no one will ever have to use the strategies that they were taught to defend himself/herself, but its still of great importance to have an awareness of risky situations,” said Casagrande. Although the majority of the self defense unit was lecture as opposed to physical activity, students still enjoyed the unit. “It was really fun, and definitely an experience that I’m glad I had in high school,” said sophomore Sarah Looper. While some found enjoyment in learning self defense, others found it informative. “The self-defense unit was very interesting,” said sophomore Florisa Lucero. “I definitely learned a lot.” -Katelyn Rolen
Students given a chance to get help before their finals Roseville High School will be hosting Cram Night again this year. It will occur this Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m in the cafeteria. This is only the second time that this is being put on by the student government class. “It should be a good turn out, but we haven’t really been spreading the word enough to inform the students about Cram Night,” said senior Nikki Parsons. The purpose of this event is to provide help for finals for students that want it. There will be student volunteer tutors who will help the other students that attend the event. Raffle prizes and food will also be provided. School supplies and gift cards from Jamba Juice and
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Starbucks are amongst the possible prizes from the raffle. Teachers attending Cram Night will be providing the prizes. According to student government teacher Lindsey Parker, they are expecting a positive turnout. “We are expecting around 100150 kids,” said Parker. “[It’s] right around where we were last year.” Some students believe that Cram Night is really beneficial to those that attend. “It really helps out students who are trying to fit in some studying right before finals,” said senior Jacob Lucero. -Nick Espino
Workshop being put on to educate parents about the danger of social networking The Roseville Police Department will be presenting a workshop at Roseville High School on January 15. The workshop will focus on educating and spreading awareness about sexting, cyber bullying and internet safety within social networking. The workshop is designed for middle school and high school parents and aims to teach them how to recognize if one of these topics is affecting their child, the legality of their child’s actions and inactions and what the police and school officials can do for the parent and the child. The workshop also focuses on educating parents about different smartphone apps and websites that can leave them victim to pedophiles without their knowledge. “A lot of parents are amazed at how many websites and apps there are that they’re not even familiar with,” said student resource officer Carlos Cortes. “The only problem we’ve been running into [with these workshops] is that there are always new sites and apps coming out. We usually have to update our information on a monthly basis.” The Roseville PD is working in conjunction with Roseville Joint Union High School District, Eureka School District, Dry Creek School District, Placer County DA and Placer County Probation Department, putting on multiple workshops at different schools. “I think it’s good to let the parents be aware of what’s out there, but in the end kids are usually just going to do what they want anyways,” said senior Gabi Takahashi. -Leandra Weinberg
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Upcoming Events
Finals for periods three and four are January 17 held Thursday while first and second The event begins at 6 p.m. in Patti sydney.maynard@eyeofthetigernews.com Baker Theater. More information are Friday. will be announced after break. Cram Night By SYDNEY MAYNARD
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Held in the cafeteria from 7-8:30 p.m. Students can enjoy free snacks and help from tutors. There will be raffle prizes at the end of the night.
Winter Break
December 22-January 7
Students and staff will return for the spring term.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 21
No school due to the holiday.
First Day of Spring Term Band Pasta Dinner and January 8 Casaba Week The spring term begins with new January 22-25 Winter Concert December 19
Advance tickets for the pasta dinner are $7 adults, $5 kids while tickets purchased at the door are $9. The dinner is held from 6-7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. The free concert begins at 8 p.m. in the Patti Baker Theater. It will be the 80th annual show.
Finals
December 20-21
classes.
Back to School Night January 14
Court nominations are ongoing. Spirit days to be announced.
Casaba Dance
Parents can attend to learn of their January 26 students’ new classes. The first semi-formal Casaba dance will be held from 7-10 p.m. Tickets start at $10 and end at $15. Bids go on sale for $5 this week.
Financial Aid Scholarship Night
Freshmen: New schedule to follow Common Core, but has the possibility to limit elective Continued from front school. It seems like common sense, but we know that if we can help kids to be successful their freshman year, give them the tools to be successful in the rest of their classes, then we’re likely to do that.” Basham also emphasized that the proposal is not concrete, and will likely be changed as input is received. “I’m the one that put pen to paper and gave it to them to look at, but it wasn’t done without input, and it’s continually being changed, as we go through conversations and I get input from different groups, in terms of what it might look like,” said Basham. Basham hopes to have something in place to present to parents when freshman registration starts in January, but doesn’t think it will look exactly like the draft proposal he presented. The draft proposal was introduced to teachers at the staff meeting on Tuesday, November 26, and many of them support the proposal and the ideas behind it. Science teacher Robert Mahlman is one of the teachers that likes the proposal and said that he thinks it would help freshmen manage their time better. “I appreciate supporting students that need the help, and giving other students the option to take a more rigorous course if they want to, and then still also having a studyskills class that you can use to get your homework done that maybe opens up the afternoon for sports or whatever it is,” said Mahlman. The proposal would, however, eliminate an elective course from the schedules of incoming freshmen, and that has several elective teachers worried about it and its implications for their programs. Guitar teacher Brian Hack believes that removing elective
courses would not help achieve the goal of motivating students. “Backing off on electives, to my thinking and to my understanding of education–and I’ve been in education for 30 years–that doesn’t motivate young people to come into a school, if you back off on those programs,” said Hack. “That’s what I hear from students, and that’s what I hear from parents.” Hack also said that he thinks removing electives from school could lead to students becoming bored. “Every student that comes to this school has to get through what is the “common core”: they have to take history, they have to learn how to write, they need to know some mathematics,” said Hack. “All of these things are very important to adult life. But, if that becomes the only thing that is focused on at this school, it makes for a pretty boring day.” According to Basham the post-graduation benefits would outweigh the loss of an elective. “[The proposal] is not about limiting choices, ” said Basham. “It’s about giving them more choice later on, the ultimate choice: the choice to leave this school and to walk out and apply for a fouryear college or university, if they want to, but also giving them the skills to go into the military, giving them the skills to go into a trade school or earn their AA.” Even though they will not personally be affected by the proposal, several current RHS students have questioned the merits of it. “I think that [the proposal] is a good idea, but I don’t necessarily think that it’s the right idea,” said sophomore RJ Henkel. “It really limits the freedom of the freshmen that are coming in, from what I’ve heard.” The proposal also has some teachers drawing comparisons
t o PAW S , t h e c o n t r o v e r s i a l imbedded-intervention system that RHS students experienced for part of last year and the year before. However, unlike PAWS, the pathways proposal would only affect freshman students and Basham said that it is important to remember that it would be tailored to each student. “PAWS was about, basically everybody had to try to fit in the structure,” said Basham. “This is not the same, because what’s good for you and what you may need is going to be different from what another student’s going to need, and so we’re trying to find the best support for each individual student.” According to Hack, this proposal could be a repeat of the flaws that were found in PAWS, and he stressed the need for time to be given to consider its implications. “I feel that we may be making some of those same mistakes [as PAWS], as we’re trying to quickfix something, and it takes time for teachers to fully understand what a change is, what impact it’s going to have, and how it’s going to be implemented,” said Hack. “That takes time.” Despite the concerns, Basham said that it would be wrong for the administration to not do anything, given the need for support that some students are demonstrating. “Right now, I have students who have done so poorly in their freshman year, college is not going to be a choice for them when they leave here, three years from now, unless they work really, really hard,” said Basham. “And if we haven’t put in supports to help them to get there, they’re going to continue to struggle. And that’s not right. It’s unethical. It would be unethical for us to do nothing, which is what I don’t want to do, so I want to find some way to support every kid.”
New State Seal of Biliteracy to possibly benefit biliterate students By Jessica Wang
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Roseville High School seniors recently received a letter from the Roseville Joint Union High School District regarding the State Seal of Biliteracy (SSB). If a student applies and is accepted for the seal, it will be placed on their graduation diploma. Students are considered for the SSB when they are on track to complete four years of high school English and score proficient or higher on the English California State Testing exam during their junior year. However, students must also meet one of the following requirements: pass an Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate foreign language exam, complete four years of a foreign language course in high school with an average grade point
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average of 3.0 or higher, score a 600 or higher on a SAT foreign language subject test or take and pass a Foreign Language Proficiency Exam. FLPEs can be taken at Sacramento State Community College and are offered in other languages, such as Cantonese. If a student is an English Leaner, they must attain the Early Advanced or Advanced proficiency level on the California English Language Development Test. They must also meet one of the three requirements listed earlier. The seal was developed within the last year, and this will be the first year RJUHSD will be implementing this program. “[The seal will affect students] I think in a positive way,” said counselor Philomena Crone. “It allows us as a school to recognize students
for another academic strength, which obviously is being bilingual/ biliterate.” According to Crone, although the seal will not be presented in time for students to include in their college application, there is a possibility they can specify that they are working towards it. “I think it will affect students in the sense that it’s one more thing that they could put down on their college application, one more thing that they could put down on their resume for a job [or] for applying for a scholarship,” said Crone. Some students think positively about the SSB and believe it could benefit them in the future. “It’s really cool if you can apply for a scholarship with it,” said senior Brooke Haltom.
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F eatures Jason Bradley rescues dog, brings to SPCA December 17, 2012
Sparky got a grooming, spent night at a house
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What about winter break are you most excited for? By danielle ulle
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By DEAN SIDERIS & mATT tAWLKS
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On December 3, two young cocker spaniel dogs were discovered on campus. One was found rummaging through trash and brought to the administration office by assistant principal Jon Coleman. The other dog ended up in special services coordinator Jeff Clark’s office. “I have no idea how he got there,” said Coleman. That dog was brought to the SPCA that day. The dog discovered by Coleman was taken under counselor Jason Bradley’s care and brought into his office. “He was a matted, tangled hot mess with severe eye and ear infections,” said Bradley. Bradley cut the dog’s hair in the middle of his office to remove the leaves and debris stuck in it. After giving the dog an emergency grooming, Bradley brought him to his veterinarian friend in Lincoln. He found out that the dog’s infections were caused by allergies.
family.”
- Junior Caitlin Bird
“I’m going to Southern California and looking at colleges.”
- Junior Sydney Valenzuela
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Two dogs wandered onto campus on December 3. Counselor Jason Bradley took care of Sparky, pictured above. Left, Sparky’s hair was tangled and filled with debris when found. Right, Sparky sports a new haircut after going to the groomers. After the dog was finished at the veterinarian, Bradley dropped him off at a professional dog groomer’s for the remainder of the day. “He looked a lot healthier,”
said Bradley. That night the dog stayed at the Bradley residence where he was given the nickname Sparky after the movie “National Lampoon,” which Bradley was watching at
the time. Sparky went throughout the night with no incident. On December 4, Sparky went to school with Bradley and hung out in the Admin building. Later that day Sparky was brought to the
SPCA. “It’s cool how somebody of his stature can save a dog like that,” said senior CJ Susbilla. “It changed the way I look at life.”
Folsom Lake College band performs at Roseville
By NEILSON POWLESS neilson.powless@eyeofthetigernews.com
Roseville High School welcomed members of an Afro Cuban-funk band who performed in the J.B. Gale Theater for three different classes during fourth period last Friday. The band played an hour-long performance featuring six songs for drama, marching band and guitar classes. “It was magnificent and the crowd really responded to our music,” said band member Roberto Contreras. Students in the marching
band were impressed with the performance that the Folsom College Afro-Cuban Funk band displayed. “That kind of music requires a lot of improvising and it was amazing how well they played for only being in college,” said senior Ben Beckwith. The band never knows when or for whom they will be playing, so a lot of times they have to improvise their performances with numerous saxophone and trumpet solos. The members of the AfroCuban Funk have been performing
together for about one and a half years, but new students come to perform with them every school semester. This cycle of students has performed an enormous amount of times, and according to Roberto Contreras, performing for Roseville High School was really fun.
What defines your style? My style is really girly, it’s chic and it’s different than what people are normally comfortable wearing. What do you think makes it different? I wear heels to school, which a lot of people are skeptical about. I wear a lot of jewelry. What kind of accessories do you like to wear? I wear my pearl bracelets everyday and I wear a lot of cross necklaces. What inspires your style? A lot of celebrities that I look up to, like Rachael Zoe and Nicole Richie. What about their style are you trying to emulate? They’re just elegant and really classy. How would you contrast what you wear with what other girls wear at school? A lot of girls...I don’t want to say don’t care about how they look, but just [wear] jeans and a t-shirt and Vans. I don’t think I’ve ever worn that to school. How come? I just like dressing up. Before you started dressing like this, did you have a different style? Last year I kinda wanted to be a hipster. I wanted to be a hipster so bad. How did that translate to your clothes? I just shopped at Urban Outfitters a lot and thought it was really cool to be carefree and what not. What changed between now and
then? I found style that I really feel comfortable in. Do you think that’s important? Yeah, you need to feel comfortable in what you’re wearing and how you project yourself. What kind of stores do you like to shop at now? I shop a lot at Nordstrom and Urban Outfitters still. What are some of your favorite things to wear in the winter to be warm yet still cute? In the winter I really like fur and leather. What do you think of Ugg boots? I don’t have a pair. I guess they’re comfy, but I wouldn’t wear them. I don’t know, I like out of the ordinary stuff. What kinds of styles do you like other than your own? I still like the hipster style and I like the way girls dress in simple outfits, like greys and tans and stuff. What kind of things do you wear the most often? I wear a lot of fur, and I wear my high-waisted jeans a lot and combat boots. Do you think it’s harder to find clothes for tall girls? Definitely pants – my pants are always way too short. I order them online a lot of the time. Do you have any advice to give to tall girls when buying clothes? Just please make sure your pants go past your ankles. It’s so annoying when people have pants that are too short. It’s kind of a pet peeve. What’s some advice you’d
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“I’m going to be playing a lot of hockey and snowshoeing.”
- Senior Stratin Vlahos
PHOTO BY NEILSON POWLESS
The Afro-Cuban Funk band from Folsom Lake College performed six songs for drama, marching band and guitar classes on Friday.
give to girls who want to start dressing more chic? Just try to go outside of your comfort zone. Try to incorporate other styles into yours. Do you think that your hair and makeup plays into your style as well? Definitely a lot. I love doing my makeup and my hair. I like messy hair. How would you describe your makeup style? I don’t know, it changes everyday. Sometimes I do a smoky eye and other times I do a cat eye. Is that influenced by anyone? Lana Del Rey. I love Lana.
- Juniors Nikki Lukasko and Kaylee Justice
“I’m going to North Carolina to visit my brother and his family.”
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Sugarbowl.”
“We’re going skiing together at
- Mathematics teacher Brian Klein
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“I’m going to hang [out] with my
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Sophomore Alyssa Wall’s style is inspired by Rachael Zoe and Nicole Richie. Above, Wall displays the pearl bracelets that she wears every day.
“I’m going skiing at Boreal.”
- Senior Austin Finerty
Upcoming France trip scheduled for June of next year
By haylee sex & danielle ulle
haylee.sex@eyeofthetigernews.com danielle.ulle@eyeofthetigernews.com
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French teacher Susan Hoffman is going to organize a France backpacking trip with students that will take place around June 2013. The organization will likely begin in January on the weekends since it is not a school sponsoredtrip. In order to qualify for this trip, students need to have taken two French classes, and be prepared to both speak French and learn more. The trip will be two to three weeks in length and cost around $4000. “It is like a family trip,” said Hoffman. “We stay with families and in hotels.” While the students will decide what to visit while in France, they will likely be museums, churches, castles and parks. “We always visit Paris,” said Hoffman.
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Alec Tyra and Alma Ibrahim found Art show: Art 2 show held last the Almanacs, band of five seniors Thursday, Art 3 show is tonight By neilson powless neilson.powless@eyeofthetigernews.com
By DEAN SIDERIS
Seniors Alec Tyra, Alma Ibrahim, Raymond Santana, Amanda Murphey and Ryan De La Torre now pursue their musical interests with their band the Almanacs. According to Tyra, starting a band felt like the right thing to do and the timing of it felt right. Ibrahim and Tyra, the band’s founders, decided on the name of the band when they noticed that if Alma and Alec are said fast, it sounds like “Almanac.” The Almanacs held no tryouts because both Tyra and Ibrahim knew everyone that is currently in the band. Tyra is the rhythm guitarist, lead singer and also plays the blues harp. Ibrahim is the lead guitarist, Santana is the drum player, but can also be a guitar fill-in, De La Torre is the base player and Murphey is the back-up singer. The Almanacs practice five times a week in Ibrahim’s warehouse. Even though the
As the end of the term draws near, art classes prepared for their art shows. Patricia Leong’s Art 2 classes hosted their show last Thursday from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Admin hallway. Students in the class displayed three of the pieces they completed throughout the term. “This is a great way for students to showcase their work for their friends and families,” said Leong. The Art 3 students will have their show today from 6-7:30 p.m. in the JB Gale Theater. They will be displaying nine of their pieces. “It’s truly wonderful that all the effort I put into my masterpieces will be shown to the world,” said junior Alex Levine. Snacks and refreshments will be available and art on display will be up for sale. Students are also required to bring ten people with them to the art show. “I am excited to see my fellow peers practice the manipulation of color to showcase normal things in extraordinary ways,” said junior Harrison Carlisle.
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The Almanacs cover songs as well as write their own.They performed at the Galleria on December 9. Almanacs play a wide variety of genres, they primarily cover blues and rock songs. “I’d say it’s 70-30, 70 percent of the time we write our own music, then 30 percent of the time we do covers,” said Tyra. So far they have had one show
at the Galleria Mall but they hope to get more within the next week. Although Tyra and Ibrahim are both thinking of making this their career, Santana is not. “It’s more for fun,” said Santana. “I have my mind on more serious things, like college.”
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Work by students in the Art 2 class was displayed in the Admin hallway last Thursday during the art show.
The Medical Club attends field trip to Sutter with school nurse Dance program holds annual By haylee sex
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Roseville High School’s Medical Club went on field trips to Sutter Hospital on November 26 and December 10. There were two trips since there were a lot of people who wanted to go. Nurse Dayle Edgerton accompanied the Medical Club’s students on November 26. “We got to see the trauma center and a helicopter pad,” said
Edgerton. The purpose of the field trip was to help students explore career paths in the medical field and to help point out that not everyone in a hospital is a doctor or nurse. According to Edgerton, most students like to see the babies in the hospital. “It’s really a positive step towards helping students find career paths and educational goals,” said Edgerton. “It’s a
hands-on [type of field trip].” Junior McKenzie Morgan attended the field trip on December 10. “It was an experience that if you are interested in doctors, it’d be great to see,” said Morgan. Medical Club is still looking to have new people join their club. “We welcome anyone who wants to join our club,” said Edgerton.
Holiday Dancin’ Feet show By marian abdelmalek
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December is here and as everyone prepares for the holiday season, Roseville High School’s dancers helped everyone get into the spirit with the annual Holiday Dancin’ Feet show. The shows took place in the Patti Baker Theater from December 6-8 at 7 p.m. as well as a 2 p.m. matinee on December 8. On December 6, there were three matinees for students from local elementary schools that were bussed out to watch the show. Every dance number in the show, except for two, was choreographed by RHS students. Some of the dances were from last year’s spring show, but the rest were new. According to senior Ashley Martin, one of the holiday sets from five years ago was brought back to be performed. Dancin’ Feet puts on a holiday show every single year for the students of RHS. “The holiday shows [have always] been a tradition for me,” said Martin. For a lot of students, this was their first holiday show, but for seniors, it was their last. “It’s kinda sad,” said senior Landon Peik. “It [was] the last chance to have a lot of dances all at once and it’s just a reminder that dance is ending.” Other seniors are also upset to leave not only the production of dance, but the people.
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Advanced Dance classes performed their annual holiday dance show December 6-8 in the Patti Baker Theater. Dances featured Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas themes. “It’s kinda sad,” said Martin. “The dance production provides a lot of stability [and] it’s a fun,
free place to escape. It’s kind of emotional because everyone in Dancing Feet has become family.”
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The advanced guitar class hosted a show December 12 and 13 in the Patti Baker Theater. Students covered songs as well as performed originals.
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Opinion
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Editorial: Eye of the Tiger staff views
Multiple freshman pathways is not a bad idea, but should not be mandatory In an effort to allow a more individualized and a more CommonCore oriented experience for incoming freshmen, Brad Basham and our administration have created a proposal involving multiple pathways for freshmen. The pathways are a set of specific classes freshmen will take. For example, there will be a Pre- AP path, a Traditional path, an AVID path and an Intervention path. We acknowledge the fact that changing to a more CommonCore-focused schedule may be better for incoming students. So, maybe a new way of integrating incoming freshmen is what this school needs. We would, however, like to highlight the problems we see with the plan that is being discussed as of now. On the freshman pathways, even though the freshmen choose their own path, the classes on the pathway are pre-determined. For example, on the Pre-AP pathway, students will be locked into an English/ Geography blocked class even if they do not wish to take geography
as an elective. This could make it difficult for students who may not be at the “Pre- AP” level, but are interested in taking a geography class. Not to mention that this does not seem individualized at all. And that is the main point of our concerns. As an eighth grader just about to move on to high school, one of the most exciting prospects is to be able to choose your own classes based on your ideas for the future or what your interests are at that moment. The freshmen do not need to be babied by having – what is meant to be – an easy and stress-free premade choice of classes. In fact, a plan where freshmen are denied the right to feel like they are making their own choices might drive some students away from this school. They could choose to go to a school where they are given that right. Freshmen on the Traditional pathway are put in a class called Freshman Connections. This will be an “AVID-like” class which we
can only assume will be filled with team-building exercises, study sessions and instructions on how to be an effective student. Once again, the freshmen will be babied. This is vastly underestimating the maturity of incoming students. Not only will they take this as an insult, they are losing an elective choice. There is no better way to cause uproar. Regarding the “Intervention” pathway mentioned earlier, this is a pathway where students are recommended to take based on “universal screenings” of prior grades, test scores and recommendations. No choices of any electives will be given in this path. They would be replaced with intervention classes. Any and all freedom is gone, so that it is assured that a student who performed sub-par in middle school will take the right steps to becoming successful. A major problem lies in that this middle school attitude, and middle school grades do not reflect the attitude and grades of your high
school self. Middle school could be argued to be the most angsty and confusing part of a young person’s life. The idea that in a year a student emerges from middle school and put into the high school lifestyle, where they are in control of what classes they are taking and what they do with their life is one of the most relieving thoughts in the world at the time. Knowing they may be placed in an intervention pathway, where no freedom is given, will crush all thoughts of a happy high school life and could ultimately steer them away. But all of this does not mean that some students would not appreciate the choice of Freshman Connections, or even a complete pathway. The idea of having too many choices can be overwhelming to some. Maybe the choice of a pathway is an attractive idea to them. An option to go on a pathway may be a good one, but forcing the freshmen into one is not such a great idea.
Student perception of intelligence is incorrect by robbie short
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Recently, after I really s t a r t e d listening to and thinking about the conversations of my fellow students (and indeed of myself) I realized something. The majority of conversations heard after a teacher passes back graded work are comments like, “Dude, I only spent two hours on that project!” and “I didn’t even study for that test!” after receiving a good score on an assignment are what really made me think about this vanity of mind that so many students seem to have. Comments like those, especially in the manner in which most people say them, that being one of bragging, are used as justifications of one’s claims of intelligence. If you can get a decent score on an assessment that was meant to be studied for or worked on, while doing little to nothing to get ready for it, then you are obviously smarter than those chumps who wasted their time preparing, right? Wrong. The only thing that that proves is that you were too lazy to actually take the time to do what your teachers asked of you and to learn the material to the best of your ability, which is a rather foolish thing to do. The truth is that, despite what the deluge of standardized testing that
is thrust upon high-school students would like you to believe, a score on a test is not a direct correlation of how smart you are. Intelligence is not something that can be numerated or really, truly quantified. IQ tests be damned. Intelligence is the ability to learn, the ability to take ideas that are new to you and not only understand them but apply them to other things. What intelligence is not is the ability to guess well on multiplechoice tests or “fake” your way through a free-response question. Using a good score on a test to try to somehow vainly “prove” your intelligence to others is akin to trying to use your high-score on the racing game Forza as evidence for your skills as a driver. We all buy into this idea that success despite a lack of preparation equals a high intelligence; this idea that getting a good score on a test without studying implies some sort of natural intellect that cannot be equaled by the “lesser minds” of those who had to and have to work to succeed. The incredibly widespread acceptance of this theory – we are all guilty of at least some degree of belief in it, myself included – has led to a stigma surrounding studying and actually trying in a class and doing the homework the right way and doing all of those things that teachers are constantly trying to get students to do; students who actually put their best effort into their schoolwork are now labeled
“try-hards,” and their intelligence doubted and made inferior with the arrogant. “Yes, their work is better than mine, but they actually had to try.” This has led to a fear of being labeled a try-hard, which in turn has caused many students to lie about the amount of effort they put into something, simply in a vanityobsessed attempt to prove their superior intelligence to both their classmates and themselves. This obsession with being perceived as an aloof, intellectual elite is at once disgusting and depressing. When I realized that I myself was one of the most active members in this cult of intellectual superiority, I was immensely ashamed; I realized that I placed such a high value on others perceiving me as “smart” that I was actually able to lie about the amount of effort I had put into an assignment with ease. It became second-nature, an accepted part of the testing ritual, as natural as putting my name and the date in the upper-right-hand corner. However, I realized – and I hope others will realize this as well – that it is OK to admit that you worked hard on something. It is more than OK. It is a fundamental part of being an honest person, of being a person who is not so obsessed with reputation that they are forced to become a habitual liar. The feeling that you get when you get a good grade and can admit to yourself and your fellow students that you
worked hard to get it, can admit to yourself and your fellow students that you are not some robotic, aloof savant solely focused on making sure that others are aware of your superior intelligence is a great one. It is one that does not rely on some ego boost, but on a genuine, honest declaration that you are not perfect and that that is OK. Besides, the only person whose intelligence you should actually have a vested interest in – at least in this stage of your life is you. It should not and honestly, does not matter what other people think of your intelligence, or what you think of theirs. As I said, intelligence is not something that can be quantified or compared; the mind does not live in a world of black and white, of A’s and B’s. As cliché as it sounds, we are all different, and that uniqueness extends to our intellects; some people are better than others at certain things, and trying to place a one-size-fits-all number on something as innumerable as intelligence is, at best, a foolhardy endeavor. So, using something as arbitrary as a test not studied for as “evidence” in your shallow, pointless, foolish attempts to prove that, even though intelligence cannot be measured using a numerical system, your number is higher than everyone else’s, is probably one of the simplest ways that you can display your ignorance and, ultimately, your stupidity.
Girls’ winter fashion choices are insufficient by danielle ulle
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I find it quite peculiar that society has decided that it is okay for females to wear clothing unrelated to the season. It seems to me that the general consensus nowadays is that girls can flaunt around in short shorts in the middle of December. If you would like to run around willy-nilly in the freezing cold with not enough clothing to even cover your butt, then you can feel free to do that. However, I think that it is more reasonable to buy pants (even fashionable skinny jeans would be fine) and a decent coat for a season that is supposed to be cold and snowy.
It just doesn’t make sense to me that girls have access to appropriate clothing items and yet they don’t take advantage of it. If you like to shop and you wish to actually be warm this winter, you should get your hiney in gear and go shopping for clothes that are actually designed to endure this harsh time of year. Another thing that gets me is the popular display of leggings. Not only is it impractical to wear them when its cold because of their thin material, but it should especially not be worn as if they are yoga pants, no matter the weather. They were originally designed to hide the skin on your legs when your shorts and skirts are too small to wear on their own. Who decided that the skin-tight look was fashionable? It is almost
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as uncomfortable and stupid to wear then it is to look at. As far as fashionable but ridiculous clothing goes, I hate seeing both genders wearing jackets and sweaters that don’t function properly. To go shopping for clothing should be to pick out the pieces that you not only like but will actually serve the purpose that they were intended to. To buy a $200 jacket because of the brand name or logo and not the actual reason to stay warm during chilly times is a waste. The sweatshirt you purchase should be made of a thick material and should be comfortable to wear. And all the kids who go to school in just their t-shirts are a joke. “I can stand the cold.” That, my friend, is a lie, or else you would wear more than a t-shirt.
No matter whether you are used to it or not, or even if you just don’t get cold easily, you are being unreasonable. Everyone, despite their different body adjustments and adaptability, will get cold sometime during the winter season. Why not just bring a sweatshirt anyway? Why subject yourself to the possibility of being cold and miserable all day at school when you could have snatched up your jacket to take with you before you leave your house? All I ask is that, when you dress in the morning, to take into account the fact that you might freeze your butt off sometime during the day and that you should put on clothing appropriate for the season.
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Worst things about holidays by danielle ulle & katelyn rolen
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From annoying children going crazy before the big day to the people in your family that you have to put up with, this is a list to make even the most cheerful of people want to hate the Holiday season.
10. People who are too specific/ not specific enough The belief that writing a detailed wish list to help your family members get the exact thing that you were hoping for is completely skewed. If you seriously think that writing the step-by-step process to get one specific item will help the person shopping for you, you are just insane. The same applies for people who aren’t specific enough. You don’t care what you want? Oh, well, I guess I’m just going to run around haphazardly and try to find something you might like.
9. Terrible/useless gifts We all have that one person in our extended family who you have never met or who keeps thinking that we are still five and like Thomas the Train. Instead of getting a universal gift that everyone enjoys, or even asking a family member what we would like, they go off on their own and buy us an antique toothbrush collection. I’m not touching that; who knows what creep has last brushed their teeth with that hideous thing.
8. Getting religious items when you aren’t religious At one point on Christmas a year or two ago, I received a necklace with a rather large cross on it. The person who purchased this for me was completely aware that I don’t practice any religion. Maybe that person was trying to tell me something…but nonetheless, I wouldn’t give a Christian person a book on atheism. So keep gifts appropriate, or at the very least, at least make sure the present makes sense.
7. Competition with Christmas decorations Walk down the street or even drive by in a car and you will find that all the neighborhoods are not only already completely ready for Christmas two months too early, but they seem to be in a sort of rivalry with the other homes. I don’t know about you, but trying to out-do my neighbors’ flashing light display with my Snoopy cardboard cut-outs is not my favorite pastime.
6. Insane kids on Christmas No matter how sweet a child is, they all seem to go haywire approximately a week before Christmas. They seem to choose this time of the year to become extremely obnoxious and unruly. Come Christmas morning, they wake up at some unholy hour and race to open the presents without even uttering a “thank you” once they open all of the gifts. ‘Tis the season.
5. Black Friday chaos Sometimes a simple trip to Walmart for paper towels becomes a survival of the fittest expedition around the holidays. From the incredibly long lines to the slightly insane Christmas shoppers, shopping during the November and December months is about as much fun as a pile of dirt, and is almost as impossible as licking your elbow.
4. Premature Christmas cheer If there is one thing I dislike more than pretending to be nice to my relatives, it is realizing that you haven’t even celebrated Thanksgiving yet and all your neighbors have Christmas decorations up. The worst feeling in the world is walking into Safeway or a local shopping center and hearing “Silent Night” playing on the overhead speakers.
3. Both dinners are the same It seems that from Thanksgiving on, it is almost impossible to find food that doesn’t involve turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, cranberries, etc. Apparently, opposed to popular belief, Thanksgiving doesn’t last for merely the duration of the last Thursday of November. No, it lasts until about New Years Eve, when food returns to normalcy.
2. Grumpy relatives During the holidays, questionable relatives seem to crawl out of the woodwork, and plant unwelcome and lipstick covered kisses on your face. You don’t remember when and where the last time you saw these “family” members was, but it is an unspoken holiday rule that you pretend that you love them.
1. Shopping in general is a hassle As much as I enjoy the comfort of people, the masses of humans running around willy-nilly with no purpose and at a sluggish pace angers me. I can’t even get to the shelf to pull off an item because there is an unreasonable amount of human bodies in the way. As well, all the workers are already tending to customers so I can’t even ask a simple question. Shopping at the mall is the worst.
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Entertainment
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Movie Review
December 17, 2012
Restaurant Review
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Sandwich Spot sets high standard for next two films offers decent food, By robbie short
but at a high price
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a wonderful, yet admittedly-unfinished film, but what it lacks in completeness it more than makes up for with its richness and depth of story. The film is based on the J. R. R. Tolkien fantasy novel The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, colloquially abbreviated The Hobbit, which tells the story of the titular character, Bilbo Baggins (played by Martin Freeman), a hobbit who agrees to go on a great adventure despite his own hesitations. Bilbo is selected by the great wizard Gandalf (played by Ian McKellen) to join a merry band of dwarves to serve as their “burglar,” as they try to get their stolen city and wealth back from the evil dragon Smaug. However, as in all great fantasy novels, Bilbo’s journey is not as easy as he first believes it to be, and many obstacles emerge to hinder his progress. An Unexpected Journey attempts to document these struggles – well, at least the first 100 pages of them. What many potential viewers may not know is that An Unexpected Journey is actually the first part in a threepart series, a fact that at best was irresponsibly glossed over in the trailers and at worst gleefully ignored. But, alas, the film only takes us as far as Mirkwood; we are not shown the struggles our characters endure throughout the last 200 pages, nor the villain Smaug, except for glancing views at the beginning and end. We are forced to wait for the releases of the later installments, The Desolation of Smaug and There and Back Again, to be released in 2013 and 2014, respectively. This makes for a film with a running time of 169 minutes that is theoretically based on a mere 100 pages of a book – I was, admittedly, worried that the film would be a slow, intolerable mess thought up only to increase profits and line director Peter Jackson’s pockets. But I have been entirely convinced that it is not. What allows An Unexpected Journey to remain interesting is
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The magnitude of the makeup, costume design and CGI of the film add greatly to the realism and excellence of the fantasy world in the film that J.R.R. Tolkien created in the novel the film trilogy is based upon, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again the multitude of added scenes, back-stories and plot arcs not found in the novel, which Jackson took from Tolkein’s own notes and appendices on the novel. This allows the film to extend past the limits of a story about a hobbit – in fact, at times the movie strays completely from the main plot to go off on a tangent and tell the stories of others. We are given a deeper understanding of the background behind the dwarves’ quest, a much fuller introduction to eccentric wizard Radagast the Brown (played by Sylvester McCoy) and an interesting section at the beginning of the film in which we see an old Bilbo writing out the story of his adventure as his young nephew Frodo (played by Elijah Wood) mills about his house, unaware of the great experience his uncle is about to relay. All of these additions to the plot of the book come across as astoundingly smooth and show the obvious Tolkien influence; they are not just bits of fluff added to extend the book to a trilogy. In addition to supplementing the plot, they also allow the film to be enjoyed in different capacities by different types of viewers:
dedicated Lord of the Rings fans will relish at the thought of more details regarding that wonderful world of hobbits, dwarves and wizards that they have come to adore, while casual viewers will be sucked into Tolkien’s fantasy universe. This fantasy universe that the filmmakers create is amazing in and of itself. Characters trudge across snowy mountains, through dank caves and across monstrous plains, and the viewer is left to wonder just how much of this world is real and how much is computer-generated. Middle Earth, as the land is called, is filled with a vast populace of trolls, goblins and the unforgettable Gollum, a spiny creature obsessed with a ring, which he calls his “precious” and the simple magnitude of makeup work, CGI and costume design that must have gone into the crafting of these characters only builds a deeper respect for Jackson for his attempts and successes in making this wonderful, crazy world come to life. However, those who generally abstain from viewing fantasy films, usually complaining about their oddness and seriousness, need not worry when it comes to
An Unexpected Journey. There are many, many moments in the film that will literally make you laugh out loud, maybe not because a particular joke was made but because of the sheer ridiculousness of the situation; a particularly memorable example of this is seen when Radagast, who is usually accused of indulging in psychedelic mushrooms, outruns a pack of wolf-like monsters using nothing more than a sled pulled by a team of rabbits. Thankfully, though, at no point does the film’s humor feel forced, and you will certainly not be looked down upon for laughing at it; for the most part, the film remains free of crude jokes meant solely for a laugh. Though The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey only covers the first third of the novel and the viewer never truly gets “there and back again,” only part of the way there, the portion of Bilbo’s journey that the film does show creates a near-perfect cinematic mix of fantasy, humor and loyalty to its fan base that sets a rather high standard for the later two films that will seek to document this story of a hobbit. And I will be waiting on the edge of my seat for them.
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Long drawn and four weeks ago, The Sandwich Spot, located off of Pleasant Grove, had its grand opening. We both ordered The T Slick, complete with roast beef, bomb sauce and cream cheese. Along with your choice of a specific sandwich, all sandwiches include mayo, mustard, secret sauce, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions and peppers. The deli has a good selection of bread and sauces to compliment the generous list of inventive sandwiches available. After waiting a little bit too long, and to Dean’s $16 expense, we received our sandwiches and they were good. The flavors of the roast beef and cream cheese worked surprisingly well together and the bread was scrumptious. However, comparing it to the Beach Hut Deli, though the quality was similar, it did not reach their quantity in the amount of meat and produce they put on their sandwiches. The atmosphere of the Sandwich Spot is friendly and inviting and the employees working there display a helpful and relaxed attitude. Although the décor of the place is pretty average and plain overall, it is quite a clean establishment.
Location: 1010 Pleasant Grove Blvd Suite 130 Roseville, CA 95678 Price Range: $4 - $8 Star rating: 4/5
With all that said, one very notable negative aspect of the deli is the seemingly small sandwich you receive compared to the price, which is around $8 per sandwich. However, one of the cool things about the new restaurant is that they have a very nice, professionally sized shuffleboard table. We played the entertaining and free game until our sandwiches were prepared. So overall the service is okay, and the sandwiches are good and inventive, but again, it really was not worth the price. You could spend the same amount at the Beach Hut Deli to get a sandwich double the size and just as good, if not even better. So if you’re in the neighborhood and in the mood for a decent sandwich, or are just in the mood to spend a little extra on something you could get better somewhere else, then we recommend going.
The Shoot Out with roast beef, Thousand Island dressing and cheddar. ($6.99)
Restaurant Review
Mikuni offers high quality sushi and a nice atmosphere By akaash nagra akaash.nagra@eyeofthetigernews.com
At a glance... Location: 1565 Eureka Road Roseville, CA 95661 Price Range: $6 - $25 Star rating: 4/5 Left: The Carmichael Roll with panko shrimp, crab mix, avocado, tuna, sauce, masago and onion ($9.95)
Mikuni is spoken of by sushi lovers in the Roseville area as one of the best restaurants around. So I decided to see if this restaurant really holds up to its impressive reputation. Located off of Eureka Road and Lead Hill Boulevard in Roseville, Mikuni has a modern but elegant décor, visibly Japanese, and energetic. A younger crowd is at the bar watching sports games, but the restaurant has a family orientation as well. Complimentary miso soup is given with tofu in it, which is calming and tasty, a Japanese tradition. The menu includes
creative and original appetizers such as “Flaming Shrooms” (tempura mushrooms with crab mix, cream cheese and jalapenos, lightly drizzled with special sauce, shaved bonito flakes and onions), Japanese salads like “Illegal Asparagus” (hot oil-blanched asparagus seasoned with fiery Japanese sansho pepper and roasted sea salt, served with spicy Mikuni dressing), specialty rolls like the “Carmichael Roll” (panko shrimp, crab mix, avocado, tuna, sauce, masago and onion) and Sashimi, which is a Japanese delicacy consisting of very fresh raw fish. Entrees range from $15-$25.
I ordered the Carmichael Roll and did not regret it. It was delicious, with the perfect texture. The avocado gave it an occasional wet crunch, while the rice and scrumptious fish gave it a delicious taste. It could also be spiced up with a soy sauce, ginger and wasabi mixture. The panko shrimp was also a rare and flavorsome treat. The service is polite, prompt and energetic. I did not have to wait long for my food despite the very busy atmosphere inside the restaurant. I look forward to revisiting this cherished Sacramento area sushi haven.
Horoscopes: Discover your destiny By megan blumm megan.blumm@eyeofthetigernews.com
Capricorn (12/22-1/20) Make sure that you are nice to everyone this week. You can make a person’s day with kindness and this may lead to good karma in the future. Aquarius (1/21-2/19) It’s a good time to have a great outlook on life! Don’t let anything get you down, for good things are coming
your way.
Pisces (2/20-3/20) Your wisdom is deeper than ever right now, so much so that you might find that you can offer up great advice without seeming like you’re prying into anyone’s personal life. Go be the difference! Aries (3/21-4/20) You are the one in charge this week! Even if you don’t have power on paper, those
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around you can sense your inner strength and should defer to it if you choose to wield it.
earned break, so just relax.
Taurus (4/21-5/21) Your belief in yourself is legendary, but it may be seen as something else! Try not to come across as arrogant, or you may lose some good friends.
Cancer (6/22-7/22) Someone in your life needs objective advice, or even direction, and only you can give it to them. Suggest that they solicit advice, then offer your own first. They’ll pay more attention than you would expect.
Gemini (5/22-6/21) Take some time to indulge in something you enjoy. It’s about time you took a hard-
Leo (7/23-8/22) It’s time for you to give something your all! This may be the only chance you get, so go
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after it harder than you ever have before.
discounts, but hurry, for they won’t last forever!
Virgo (8/23-9/21) You can easily deal with today’s big news as long as you believe in yourself. Try not to worry or doubt, because it may lead you to have unsavory thoughts.
Scorpio (10/28-11/21) You may have a tough time comprehending a new subject or concept this week, but worry not, for if you work hard you can achieve greatness.
Libra (9/22-10/22) You need to go shopping online this week and watch for discounts. You can save quite a bit of money if you find great
Sagittarius (11/22-12/21) Your artistic side is flaring out this week! Find new ways to express yourself and make a little cash.
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Sports
December 17, 2012
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Student athlete profiles
Neilson Powless, first sophomore to Kayla Fields acquires full-ride scholarship finish Division II race at California to University of South Dakota for softball, State Cross Country Championships excited to find a college that suits her BY MARCUS GARCIA
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BY SIMON RICHARDSON
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Neilson Powless, a sophomore at Roseville High School was the first sophomore to finish in the DivisionII race at CIF California State Cross Country Championships. He placed twenty-third out of all D-II runners, which consisted of varsity runners of all high school grades. He finished 5000 meter race with a time of 15:54. “I pushed myself as hard as I could, but I should have been able to run faster,” said Powless. Though he was the only Roseville runner to qualify for state, several runners went and cheered on their fellow Tiger. “A lot of the boys on the team look up to Neilson and came to watch him run,” said coach Vaccaro. Sophomore Arturo Sotomayor, a close friend and teammate of Powless, missed qualifying for state by less than a minute, but still went to support the team. “Neilson ran great and he did a really good job representing our high school and I am really proud of him,” said Sotomayor. Powless impressed several high school and college coaches and even received written congratulations from the head cross country coach of UCLA. “What motivates me into doing well is the thought of being one of the greatest athletes that has ever lived,” said Powless. Coach Vaccaro was the only
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Above, sophomore Neilson Powless poses with team and family for state championships. coach able to drive Powless and his teammates to the race and had the opportunity to watch him run. “Neilson did great,” said Vaccaro. “He was in a really strong race and he is the fastest in his section but he was going up against the fastest of all the other sections.” Besides competing in cross country for Roseville High School’s
cross country team, Powless is cycling for Giant Mountain Bikes and Folsom Bike Shop for the winter months and through summer. He will be competing in high school races as an individual, instead of with a high school team. “I had a successful cross country season,” said Powless. “Next year will be even better.”
Senior Whitney Jorgensen receives 75 percent scholarship to Boise State Idaho for swimming, to major in kinesiology BY HAYLEE SEX
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Senior Whitney Jorgensen has recently received a 75 percent scholarship to Boise State Idaho for swimming. Jorgensen has been swimming since she was four years old and toured Texas Christian
Acadamy and a college in Fort Worth, Texas before deciding on Boise State. “[Boise State] exceeded all my expectations and I couldn’t ask for a better school to go to,” said Jorgensen. Jorgensen might decide to major in kinesiology, which is the scientific
study of human movement. “[I would like to be] a physical therapist or personal trainer for sports,” said Jorgensen. Jorgensen has competed in national swim meets around the United States and was two seconds off from qualifying for the Olympic Trials.
VARSITY WRESTLING
Wrestling team competes in Ponderosa Tournament, places seventh overall BY ALEX GOMEZ alex.gomez@eyeofthetigernews.com
The Roseville Varsity Boys Wrestling team wrestled in the P o n d e r o s a To u r n a m e n t t w o weekends ago. The team placed seventh out of eight teams overall.
Such a poor finish may have been due to the fact that the team was missing two of their best wrestlers; senior Austin Ash and junior John Maroon. According to junior Robert Ferry, the team has some problems. “We don’t have good team
chemistry and we don’t have a strong coaching staff,” said Ferry. According to junior Eskar Roberts, the tournament didn’t go very well and the team could have performed better.
Freshmen b=oys basketball
Freshman team looks to improve on poor record
BY AKAASH NAGRA akaash.nagra@eyeofthetigernews.com
The Roseville High School freshman boys basketball team lost 64-18 to Del Oro High School last Wednesday, lost to Oakmont High School 33-26 Tuesday, and lost to Antelope High School 47-18 Monday. Freshman forward Casey
DeMello is very dissatisfied with the team’s play. “Our team work needs to improve,” said DeMello. “We need to be patient with our play, but also need to play aggressive. We’re moving the ball like amateurs, we need to push the tempo and move as a team.” Freshman swingman Gustavo
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Divincenzo also said he was dissatisfied, but took a more hopeful look at the team. “Going forward, we need to improve on what we’re doing well and minimize our mistakes,” said Divincenzo. “We need to channel our anger and win games. We’ve been working hard in practice and now it’s our time to get some wins.”
Senior softball player Kayla Fields will be attending the University of South Dakota as a pitcher on a full ride scholarship (75 percent athletic, 25 percent academic) following her final year of high school. This year of softball will be Fields’ fourth season of varsity softball. Her high school career has been nothing but less than impressive. In her junior year on varsity softball, Kayla was the ace of the team. Pitching clutch in many situations, she finished with an overall record of 11 wins and 5 loses. Her overall ERA was a very impressive, 1.65 in 110.1 innings pitched. Her season also included 74 strikeouts. “I’ve worked my whole life for this,” said Fields. “I am so excited that I have finally found a school that is perfect for me.” She finished the season with a .280 batting average. Her 23 hits on the season included five doubles and one homerun. She also had 20 RBI’s and accounted for seven runs.
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Above, senior Kayla Fields is given a softball scholarship to University of South Dakota. “I am proud of her,” said senior teammate Katie Truchon. “I know
she’s worked hard so I’m glad to see her go somewhere.”
Senior Paige Crouch earns scholarship to University of Arizona to pursue soccer
BY DANIELLE ULLE
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Paige Crouch, a senior at Roseville High School, has been awarded a scholarship to the University of Arizona to play soccer for the Wildcats. The school’s representative approached her soccer coach and was looking to give out athletic scholarships. By applying to the university, Crouch got 100 percent paid for scholarship, when the average cost to attend would be $40,000-50,000 for each individual student. “I don’t have to pay anything,” said Crouch. Although Crouch doesn’t know what she wants to major in, she is taking the scholarship and hoping to attend financial business classes. “I am so thankful for what [has] been given to me and am excited to be a Wildcat soon,” said Crouch. According to teammate senior Chanisse Hendrix, Crouch deserves her scholarship and has worked very hard to get to the place that she is in. “She is an amazing player and friend,” said Hendrix. “I wish her luck for her college career.”
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Above, senior Paige Crouch (left) plans to attend the University of Arizona after recieving a full-ride scholarship.
Freshmen girls basketball
Team competes in Bear River Tournament at beginning of month, places fourth overall BY SIMON RICHARDSON simon.richardson@eyeofthetigernews.
The Roseville High School freshman girls basketball team lost to Bear River High School 32-31 in overtime last Tuesday. At the beginning of the month, the team played in the Bear River Tournament and placed fourth overall.
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The tournament began Thursday, November 29, at Bear River and held its final games the following Saturday. The team had its most successful win against Golden Sierra High School with a close score of 28-24. Ten of the 28 points came from freshman Marina Efstathiu. Though four points is a small margin, it is an improvement from
the beginning of the season. “I’m pleased with the team,” said coach Wright. “As freshman, it’s all about improvement and they have already improved.” The team is in pre season and has a record of 1-5. “They’re a smart group of girls and I think this season will be full of improvement,” said Wright.
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December 17, 2012
JV BOYS BASKETBALL
Team opens up season After win over Napa, winning first 9 contests team improves to 6-3 BY NICK ESPINO
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After defeating Napa last Friday, the Roseville High School varsity boys basketball team moved to 9-0, placing them in the championship game of the Woodland Tournament and marking the most successful start to a season in several years. Last Tuesday, the team welcomed longtime rival, the Oakmont Vikings for the first home game of the season. The game started off with high intensity from both teams. Concluding the first half, the Tigers were trailing by 14. In the second half, the Tigers took control by overcoming the 14 point deficit and taking the lead with six minutes left in the third quarter. The main reason why the Tigers were able to fight back was because of senior Daniel Rios. Rios knocked down two threepointers and finished with 17 points in the third quarter. The team went on to defeat Oakmont by a score of 95-85. According to Ryan Song, the team played well. “It was a really good game,” said Song. “I think we gave up way to many points in the first half, but we picked up in the second half.” After taking the lead, the Tigers never looked back. The Tigers defeated the Vikings. On December 8, the boys basketball team participated in a tournament at Liberty High School in Brentwood, California. In the first game, the Tigers played Benicia High and won by a score of 78-58. The leading scorer in this game was Rios. The Tigers then advanced to the second round of the tournament and played Concord High where they defeated the Minutemen by 15, winning 63-49. After this victory, the Tigers were placed in the championship game for the second weekend in a row. The Tigers went on to win the tournament, beating Liberty High 73-64. According to Coach Greg
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Above, senior Ryan Song and senior Roman Tyukayev work through a defensive drill during after school practice. Granucci, the opposing teams were better in this tournament than the last, and the team played exceptionally well. “The competition was better,” said Granucci. “I thought we played okay, but we exposed a bit defensively.” In this tournament, senior Marcus Garcia and Rios were awarded alltourney, and senior Cole Jacobs received the tournament MVP. On November 28, the team traveled to Argonaut High School to compete in a three-day tournament. In the first game, the Tigers beat Linden High by a score of 88-31. The team was lead by Rios. Rios had 17 points, all in the first half. Most of Rio’s points came from behind the arch as he knocked down five shots from three-point land, and one pull up jumper. “I was just feeling it,” said Rios.
“Everything that I shot felt good. I was just having one of those games.” In the second game, the Tigers beat Amador by a 30-point margin in a 76-46 victory. Because of the victory over Amador, the Tigers advanced to the championship game against Union Mine. In the championship game, the Tigers defeated Union Mine with a score of 78-34. The Tigers dominated the tournament by defeating each opponent by an average margin of 43.6 points. According to Granucci, although the Tigers dominated, they still had some areas that needed to be improved. “We really need to improve on our defense and on rebounding,” said Granucci. “I am happy with the way we played, but not satisfied. There is always room for improvement.”
VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL
Varsity team defeats Folsom High in Oakmont tournament BY MATT TAWLKS
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The Lady Tigers ended last week by recording their second win of the season. On Thursday, they were able to defeat San Juan High School 55-40. The star player of the game was junior Lindsay Anderson with a jawdropping 30 points and 17 rebounds. The week prior, the Lady Tigers participated in the Oakmont tournament. They opened with a 44-40 win over Folsom. In their second game, they fell to longtime rivals the Oakmont Vikings 66-54. The leading scorer in that game for the Lady Tigers was Anderson again with 29 points and 14 rebounds. Even though they lost, head coach Ron Volk awarded her team player of the game. “She did really well, she’s the reason why we stayed in the game,” said junior Natalia Espino. Espino also did her part as she chipped in five points and two assists. The Tigers then faced Excel Academy, but they lost once again 56-30. The player of the game for Roseville in this one was, once again, Anderson. “There were some things we did well and other things that we didn’t do well, and that hurt us,”
Last Tuesday, the Tigers hosted their crosstown rival Oakmont High School for their first home game of the season. With fans looking on to see the game, it was evident that they needed to get a win. The Tigers beat the Vikings with a score of 49-34. “We really turned it up on defense this game, and tried to force as many turnovers as possible,” said sophomore Amran Bisla. According to sophomore Max Modeste, the Tigers defense was so good that they didn’t let the Vikings score a single point in the third quarter and that’s what really set them apart in the game. Top performers of the game were sophomore DJ Ryan who had 12 points, Modeste who had 12 points and Bisla who chipped in 10 points. The weekend before the Oakmont game, the Tigers played in the Sheldon Tournament and opened up against Pleasant Grove High School for their first game. According to Modeste, the Tigers played a horrible first half, leading to the 75-61 defeat. “We didn’t play our game in the first half and that’s really what killed us,” said Modeste. “The second half we brought it but it was too late.” Players that played well were Ryan, who scored 17 points, and Modeste, who scored 16 points. The next game was against Jesuit High School and Roseville looked to regroup from their previous loss. It was a tight game throughout, but the Tigers lost 55-50. “As a whole, we really just played down to their level and didn’t
execute the plays we needed to win the game,” said Bisla. “That’s going to be a game that we want back.” The top performers of the game for the Tigers were Modeste, who scored 19 points, and sophomore Hunter White, who scored 10 points. The Tigers last game of the Sheldon Tournament was against Encina High School and the Tigers were desperate for a win, looking not to go 0-3 in the tournament. The Tigers played well and the final score was 60-29 in favor of the Tigers. “We all knew that we couldn’t go 0-3 in this tournament, so we put it all out there and came up with the win,” said Modeste To open the season, the JV boys basketball team traveled down to Jackson, California to compete in the Argonaut Tournament November 28-31. The first game for the Tigers came against Linden High School, where the Tigers looked to start the season off with a win. Unfortunately, the Tigers lost 48-43. “We didn’t play well at all,” said Modeste. “We played at their level and didn’t make the plays needed to win the game.” It was a close game the whole time, but towards the end, the Tigers let it slip away. “We just weren’t getting it done and a lot of sloppy turnovers against their zone defense,” said Bisla. The leading scorer for the Tigers was Bisla, who scored 15 points along with Modeste who put up 11 points. The second game in the tournament for the Tigers came against Amador High School and they were eager to bounce back. They defeated
Amador 68-44 in a blowout game. “We played as a team and really shared the ball,” said Modeste. “Plus our defense created a bunch of turnovers.” Everyone was able to chip in scoring wise, which is good for team morale. Stand out players were sophomore Tyler Roberts who scored 12 points, White who scored 14 points and Modeste who put up 11 points. On Saturday, looking to end their tournament on a win, the Tigers played their final game against Argonaut. The Tigers beat Argonaut 56-21 in a blowout win and ended their tournament 2-1. “We really played well and our defense played great by forcing turnovers and not allowing easy shots,” said Bisla. Modeste thought the team played hard. “I thought the team really brought some intensity to the game which helped us pull through,” said Modeste. Standout players were Bisla who scored 15 points, White who scored 13 points and Ryan who put up 13 points. After the tournament, White was rewarded with the All Tourney award. Last Saturday, the team played in the championship game of the Buck Bailey tournament at Pioneer High school. The team opened the tourney with a 82-56 victory over Valley High School. They then followed with a 53-42 victory over Napa in the semifinal match-up, bringing their record to 6-3.
2012-2013 Varsity Boys Basketball Schedule
12/17: Roseville vs. Yuba City
1/25: Roseville vs. Nevada Union
12/27-12/29: Roseville vs. Atascedero
1/30: Roseville vs. Granite Bay
1/10: Roseville vs. Granite Bay
2/1: Roseville vs. Woodcreek
1/15: Roseville vs. Woodcreek
2/6: Roseville vs. Del Oro
1/17: Roseville vs. Del Oro 1/22: Roseville vs. Rocklin
2/8: Roseville vs. Rocklin 2/12: Roseville vs. Nevada Union
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Above, senior Marrisa Dumford passes to a teammate during practice. said Anderson. as they only managed to score 12 The Lady Tigers finished 1-2 in points in the second half. the tournament. Head coach Ron Volk isn’t On November 27, the girls varsity completely pleased with the team basketball team faced Colfax High so far. in their season opener. Unfortunately “We need to improve on our work for the Lady Tigers, they came up ethic and need to work harder in short to Colfax losing 47-31. practice,” said junior point guard The Lady Tigers seemed to come Summer Muir. “We also need to be up short a lot on the offensive end, more confident.”
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Lady Tigers defeat San Juan, earn second win BY BRYCE CROUCH
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Last Thursday, the JV girls basketball team hosted San Juan and led by a double digit at halftime. San Juan started coming back, but Roseville held on to the lead, winning 42-39. Freshman Jacquelyn Gill led the team with 10 points.
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“Our success will be based on defense trying to hold them to around 30, and we have some tough teams in league with Del Oro and Woodcreek,” said coach Josh Errecart. Over the preceding weekend, the team played in the Woodcreek tournament and opened with a loss
to Christian Brothers in their first contest. However, the team bounced backed and defeated Grant High School, 48-16 in an overtime thriller coming down to the game winning shot by sophomore Taylor Gobron. In the next game, the team lost to Bear River 61-45.
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