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Eye of the tiger
Issue 10, Volume 10
March 14, 2011 Roseville High School’s student-produced publication
Recent surge of on-campus
vandalism concerns staff
By samantha Brainard & ian souza
sbrainard.eyeofthetiger@gmail.com
isouza.eyeofthetiger@gmail.com
Roseville High School experienced
several incidents of vandalism
last week, including multiple graffiti
sightings and a broken window.
Last Monday, a window in the
room 937 computer lab was found
broken in two separate spots. The
breaks are circular, indicating that
they may have been caused by
somebody throwing something
through it, but this has not been
confirmed.
Before school last Tuesday
freshman Kyleigh Foster-Williams
reported to student government
teacher Lindsey Parker that someone
had spray-painted a swastika
and vulgar language on the senior
wall.
“I think I was one of the first people
to see it so I told Mrs. Parker,”
said Foster-Williams.
Once the vandalism was discovered,
Parker took action.
“We covered it with a black table
cloth so that people wouldn’t see
it,” said Parker. “We didn’t have
to leave it on for long because our
awesome maintenance worker Mr.
Newman spent all first period taking
it off.”
The same day, pentagram graffiti
was found on the side of Moeller
Gym. Many students saw this symbol
on their way to class.
“It was bad,” said freshman
John Maroon. “It was a garage job
PHOTOS BY AUSTIN KLOCH
A hand drawn pentagram, located on the side of Moeller Gym,
was hosed off by campus personnel.
District board votes to
approve master plan
By daniel Wetter
dwetter.eyeofthetiger@gmail.com
The Roseville High School Centennial
Master Plan was approved
last Tuesday by the Roseville Joint
Union High School District Board
of Trustees in a unanimous vote.
District Facilities Director Chris
Grimes addressed the board about
the master plan, calling it a big step
for RHS.
“It is a significant milestone for
the high school,” said Grimes.
The plan, developed by Lionakis
Architects over a year and a half
period, totals $99 million and calls
for several improvements to the
campus. These improvements include
a new Moeller Gym addition
including new boys and girls’ locker
rooms, a new two story classroom
building replacing the existing 500
and 600 wings, and partially taking
down the small gym among other
things.
According to Grimes, the history
of RHS was important when designing
a master plan.
“What we’ve tried to do is reflect
the community,” said Grimes.
“We’ve got kids who have had
grandparents go here.”
RHS principal Brad Basham was
proud of the master plan approval.
“The step had to occur,” said
Basham. “We now have a master
plan that has been put together
with input from the staff, students,
parents, with the assistance of the
facilities staff and the architects.”
According to Grimes, funding
has not been secured yet, but will
be over time.
“The money is not here yet, but
the concept is here,” said Grimes.
Basham acknowledged the high
cost, but said it was meant as a way
forward for future development.
“It’s a large project and the estimated
cost is $99 million,” said
Basham. “It’s a template, it’s an
idea, it’s a vision of what the school
will look like.”
While the cost is high, Basham
put it into perspective with other
projects, saying the sixth high
school will cost $200 million, which
makes the master plan cost half that.
He also joked that the master plan
is a quarter of the cost of a new
entertainment and sports arena in
Sacramento.
RHS may look to the community
for help if needed.
“If the economy’s in better shape,
then we may have to go to the community,”
said Basham.
Help could come in the form of
a parcel tax and the passage of a
See Master Plan page 2
PHOTO SUBMITTED BY LIONAKIS ARCHITECTS
Plans to renovate parts of the RHS campus were approved
by the RJUHSD Board of Trustees. Building could begin as
early as 2013, given that funds have been secured.
anyway. The star wasn’t even symmetrical.”
Last Wednesday, in another instance
of vandalism, Cheep-Cheep,
a fish character from Mario, was
drawn in chalk on the administration
building. Additionally, Megaman
and Black Mage, a spell caster from
Final Fantasy, were drawn in chalk
on the wall near the library.
Site maintenance cleaned the
graffiti with paint remover and a
power wash Wednesday morning.
The restoration costs $350 and the
money came from the site or district
maintenance budget. Thus far, the
culprits have not been found, but
consequences including suspension,
arrest and restitution will be issued
to the vandals if they are caught.
Assistant principal Jon Coleman
is currently searching for the perpetrator.
“I’m always looking,” said
Coleman.
Faculty and staff at RHS feel
that vandalism is becoming a bigger
problem than it has been previously.
“Vandalism has been increasing
because kids have been having too
much time on their hands and they
think it is fun and funny but it’s
not,” said College & Career Center
Technician Cindy Travasso. “It’s
sad to see that they think its okay.
They should pay out of their own
pocket and clean up during school
hours so that students can see and
know who’s done it.”
PHOTO BY AUSTIN KLOCH
An increase in vandalism on campus has occurred lately.
Above, a window in the 900 wing was found broken. Below,
chalk images have emerged on the wall near the library and
the administration buildings.
PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY KENDAHL JUDSON
Downtown Development
Renovations benefit
RHS students
By daniel Wetter
dwetter.eyeofthetiger@gmail.com
Editor’s note: This story is part
two of a two part series about the
Roseville downtown development
and how it affects Roseville High
School.
Redevelopment in downtown
Roseville will provide new
employment opportunities to
students and contribute thousands
of dollars to facilities development
at Roseville High School.
Downtown will be receiving
a $164 million makeover after
the City of Roseville adopted
its Downtown Specific Plan
(DTSP). Improvements range
from streetscape improvements
to new mixed-use commercial
and residential space. The new
development totals 900,000 square
feet of new commercial space and
1,020 new residential units.
According to the City of
Roseville’s Assistant City Manager,
PHOTO SUBMITTED BY CITY OF ROSEVILLE
The school
campus,
located in
the upper
right
part of
this map,
is within
walking
distance of
downtown
Roseville.
Because of
its proximity,
it is
likely that
the new
project will
provide
employment
for
students,
money for
Roseville
High
School
and entertainment
for local
residents.
Initial
steps in
the development
is ongoing
and
will continue
over
the next
couple of
years.
John Sprague, the redevelopment
will directly benefit RHS.
“More businesses are more
candidates to be sponsors of
Roseville High School to support
the arts, support the sports, or just
to support the academics at the
high school,” Sprague said.
The Roseville Redevelopment
Agency, which is helping spur
most of the new development, sets
aside a portion of the property tax
revenue from the development
for local schools including RHS.
See Downtown page 2
76 freshmen
register for
powder puff
By aarif masani & samantha
Brainard
amasani.eyeofthetiger@gmail.com
sbrainard.eyeofthetiger@gmail.com
Last week, Roseville High
School saw an abnormally high
number of freshmen signing-up
for this Thursday’s powder puff
football tournament.
Powder puff football is an
annual event that pits RHS girls
against each other in a series of
flag football games. There are four
teams, one for each class. Each
team is coached by current RHS
football players.
“Powder puff is a chance for
the girls to have their moment
under the ‘Friday Night Lights,’”
said intramural activities codirector
Josh Errecart, who organizes
powder puff. “The game typically
draws a very large crowd and it is
a great opportunity for the girls to
showcase their athletic abilities.”
Sophomore Victoria Young
agrees that powder puff is an
opportunity girls should take
advantage of.
“It shows that girls can do
everything that guys can do,” said
Young.
This year, however, an unusually
large number of freshmen
signed up for powder puff, outnumbering
the senior team more
than six to one.
As of last Friday, 76 freshmen
girls had signed up to play, compared
to only 12 seniors. However,
these numbers are subject
to change because girls can still
join, as long as they turn in their
permission forms today at the first
powder puff practice.
Senior class head coach Tyler
Renville was confident that the
imbalanced numbers will not keep
the seniors from winning.
“[The freshmen team] won’t
gain strength in numbers,” said
Renville. “We’ve got more quality
players.”
On Thursday, the sophomores
will play against the juniors at
5:00 p.m., followed by the seniors
vs. freshmen game at 6:15. The
winners of both games will compete
in the championship game at
7:30.
Practice will be held today,
tomorrow and Wednesday after
school.
The cost of admission to the
powder puff game is $2.
Features
Junior Abigail Stauffer
has participated in ballet
for the last ten years.
Page 3
Entertainment
The latest season of
American Idol receives
a makeover with a brand
new panel of judges.
Page 5
Opinion
Zach Anderson presents
his views of the Westboro
Baptist Church funeral
picketing.
Page 6
Sports
INSIDE
Varsity girls soccer start
off season strong with
6-0-1 record.
Page 7

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EYE OF THE TIGER
Editorial Staff
EDITOR IN CHIEF:
AVERY BARNES
PUBLICATION:
KATIE WILCOX
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NEWS:
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DANIEL WETTER
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Downtown: Renovations
aimed to attract students
Continued from front
Local schools will receive
an estimated $312,000 from the
historic Old Town development,
and have received $4.5 million
over the past 11 years.
“I think a growing economy
actually impacts the high school in
a beneficial way,” Sprague said.
RHS principal Brad Basham
agreed with Sprague, saying the
more construction in the area, the
more money going to RHS.
“When the economy turned and
the construction boom slowed way
down, the money that comes to the
district for modernization, repairs,
money for building new schools, is
greatly reduced,” Basham said.
The money from development
projects feeds the Roseville Joint
Union High School District
facilities budget.
“Certainly anything that goes
into our district’s building fund is
greatly appreciated,” Basham said.
According to Sprague, not only
will money go to schools, the
opportunity for student employment
is greatly raised.
“I think the kinds of businesses
that we want to attract to Vernon
Street or to our downtown area
will be well suited for part time
work for high school students or
college aged students,” Sprague
said. “I do see an increase in terms
of the number of jobs that would be
available to high school students.”
These new jobs could include
service type jobs such as restaurant,
coffee shops, and retail positions.
Sprague also was interested in
creating an opportunity for ROP
students to work with new local
businesses.
“We have an outstanding
partnership with the high school
district and if we can expand that
to help the students at the high
schools, we’re definitely wanting
to explore that,” Sprague said.
RHS sophomore Kaylee Efstathiu
looks forward to the employment
opportunity for her and fellow
students.
“It’s opportunities all the way
around,” Efstathiu said. “Since
it’s so close, there will be more
opportunities for [students] to get
these jobs.”
The youth market is also a target
of the city’s for development.
“My goal [for] downtown
Roseville is [to make it] a place
for students from Roseville High
or Oakmont or other places would
want to come because there’s cool
places here for them to come to and
shop or visit,” Sprague said.
The proximity to RHS is a point
of interest for the city, only 13
minutes walking to the Old Town
development, and 17 minutes
walking distance to the Vernon
Street development.
“[RHS students] are exactly the
demographic we want to attract,
and [they are] close,” Sprague
said.
Sprague invites students with
ideas for downtown to let him
know.
“I am interested in the types
of uses that young adults would
like that would attract them to the
downtown area,” he said. “I don’t
care how crazy it is.”
RHS junior Kirt Sandhu
believes the new downtown will
stimulate the local economy.
“In a way, I think it’s great to
stimulate the economy,” Sandhu
said. “As teenagers are provided
jobs, they’ll be able to spend money
and that money will circulate
throughout the local economy.”
According to Sandhu, she
wouldn’t prefer to visit the current
downtown and only goes about
twice a year, but renovations would
attract her there more.
“If there are improvements, I
would definitely want to go because
downtown should be the heart of
the city,” Sandhu said.
Sandhu additionally believes
the redevelopment will bring more
people to RHS.
“With these new complexes,
I hope to see people willing to
be apart of this side of Roseville
and not just the overdeveloped
areas like the Galleria and the
Fountains.”
Ma r c h 14, 2011
Upcoming Events
By Sydney maynard
smaynard.eyeofthetiger@gmail.com
International Festival
March 14
The international festival will be
held in the cafeteria from 6:00
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Booths will display
different foods and cultures.
Admission is free.
SAGE Fundraiser
March 14-March 18
The SAGE club is selling handmade
bracelets for $4 in front of
the cafeteria. The money will be
used to help orphans in Ecuador.
Coin Drive
March 14-April 1
bond. RHS will also look to state
modernization grants-which will
be available May 6, 2013-and other
grants focusing on energy conservation
and sustainability.
Although a sixth high school
has been approved for construction
and is scheduled for completion
by 2014, Basham said the funds
are separate and aren’t being taken
away from RHS in any way.
“We have the district’s full support,”
said Basham.
One major part of the master plan,
partially taking down the small gym
and completely remodeling it inside
and out, was originally a worry for
RHS.
“We were concerned, talking to
the alumni, taking the oldest build-
The coin drive is a class competition
to see who can raise the most
money. The money from the coin
drive will go to Keaton Raphael, a
local charity.
Junior Prom
Bids
Through March 16
Bids for junior prom are on sale
for $5 at student services. Students
must purchase a bid in order to
bring someone from a different
school.
National Anthem Tryouts
March 16
Students who wish to sing at the
spring rally can audition during
ing down,” said Grimes.
Basham said the alumni were
okay with the plans.
“It’s not a great facility,” said
Basham.
After RHS and Lionakis decided
the small gym could be remodeled,
they needed to decide what to do
with the space. The small gym will
become a new student union on
the first level and a new historic
museum maintained by the RHS
Alumni Association.
Although the plan was a more
than one year process, Basham admits
there are still problems including
removing every portable and
ridding the campus of the district
bus facility and district tech.
“If these things occur, we may
have to rethink our plan,” said
Basham.
lunch in room 606.
Court Nominations
Through March 18
Students can nominate juniors for
court. Nomination forms are available
in room 606.
Junior Class T-Shirts
Through March 20
Juniors can submit designs for
their senior shirts in room 606.
The winner will receive a free
shirt and two free junior prom
tickets.
Lip Sync Sign-Ups
Through March 21
Students can sign up in room 606.
Winners can perform in the rally.
Master plan: Remodeling
of RHS may begin in 2013
Continued from front
While the timeline of the master
plan is dependent on funding, some
of the projects could take place
within the next few years. The closure
of Campo Street could occur
within the next two years and the
new two story classroom building
could be started in 2013.
“I look forward to the day that
this is all complete,” said Basham.
“I’m hoping I’m still around.”
RHS student government teacher
Lindsey Parker likes the plan.
“I think it’s great for Roseville
High School,” said Parker.
She also felt the plan appropriately
kept the history of RHS intact.
“It’s important to keep the core
at Roseville alive and not just build
another 1996 high school,” said
Parker, referring to Woodcreek and
Granite Bay High Schools.
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Ma r c h 14, 2011
Fe at u r e s
Junior Abby Stauffer pursues ballet
Places in top 15 percent
of national competition
By devon eaton
deaton.eyeofthetiger@gmail.com
Junior Abigail Stauffer has used dance
as a way in which she expressed herself
for the past 10 years.
“I can express myself in my dancing to
touch people,” said Stauffer. “I love being
able to reach hearts through my dancing.”
Stauffer was first introduced to the art
of dancing at a very young age because
her mother thought it would help improve
her childish clumsiness.
She has since participated in multiple
different styles of dance, including hip
hop and jazz. Ballet is her favorite.
“I want to be a well-rounded dancer,
so I try to do as many styles as possible,”
said Stauffer.
Recently, Stauffer competed in a
national competition, the Youth America
Art club takes talent to local elementary
school; plans to expand their program
By tylor loper & katie wilcox
tloper.eyeofthetiger@gmail.com
kwilcox.eyeofthetiger@gmail.com
A total of nine students from Roseville
High School’s art club made their second
visit to Spanger Elementary School last
Friday. The club’s goal was to instruct
children in the after school adventure club
program about art.
Art teacher Joyce Henry supervised
the club. It was the art club’s first year of
outreach to a local elementary school in a
few years.
“Students just wanted to teach elementary
students,” said Henry.
Henry created the art lessons for
younger students. The lessons were taught
to Spanger Elementary’s adventure club,
who are in grades K-5. The event was free
for all of the adventure club students.
Senior Elaine Ortega was one of the
students who participated in the program.
“It was fun because it is really cool
to get to share art,” said Ortega. “The art
club really enjoyed it.”
During their initial visit, the children
were separated into different rooms to
ensure their full attention. First through
third graders worked with oil pastels to
paint fish, a small part of a larger “aquarium”
project. The last part of the project
took place last Friday, upon the art club’s
second visit to Spanger.
“The first visit, we painted fish,” said
senior Emily Gomes. “This last visit we
focused on painting an aquarium around
the fish.”
Older students took on a separate project
of drawing animals. The lesson was
inspired by the work of Andy Warhol.
Gomes believes that both the Roseville
art club and the students at Spanger ben-
Grand Prix, in San Francisco. YAGP is the
world’s largest student ballet scholarship
competition.
She placed in the top 15 percent of 675
other dancers and received an invitation
to New York City Ballet’s summer
dance intensive because of her high score.
During the second day of the contest she
participated in classes by master teachers
from professional companies all over the
country.
“I learned so much and grew even
more as a dancer,” said Stauffer.
Prior to the competition, Stauffer
trained for up to 20 hours a week with
an additional 40 hours of rehearsal under
coach Sara Branaman at The Conservatory
of Dance in Rocklin.
“Abigail is a successful dancer because
she realizes that it takes hard work and
discipline to achieve one’s goals,” said
Branaman. “She is willing to try new
PHOTO BY JESSICA BURLIN
Nine students from the RHS art club taught artistic techniques to children at Spanger Elementary’s adventure
club. Above, art club members look on as elementary students try their hand at drawing.
efited from the experience.
“Younger students like it when older
students interact with them,” said Gomes.
“It gives them a positive role model.”
The art club plans on attending a few
PHOTO BY AUSTIN KLOCH
Math teacher David Ray has competed in over 90 racquetball tournaments
and once held the top racquetball title when he attended UC Davis.
things, and to work hard in order to master
them.”
Stauffer is also a part of a pre professional
dance company named Ballet
Rejoice. She rehearses and performs year
round with this group, which is religious
in nature.
“I always say that the studio is my
second home,” said Stauffer.
Stauffer also teaches the art to others at
The Conservatory of Dance which is the
same studio at which she practices. She
enjoys being able to pour her knowledge
into her students and watch them grow
and progress.
“I like Miss Abby because she is nice
and teaches us a lot about ballet,” said
Stauffer’s student Avonlea, age 8. “She
cares about us and always knows what to
say.”
One of her favorite things about dance
is being able to share her love of it with
others.
“One of my strengths is being able
to take something complex and make it
simple,” said Stauffer. “When I see students
light up as they begin to understand
what I am teaching them, the outcome is
incredible.”
other schools in the Roseville city school
district during this school year as well.
They will attend Woodbridge again on
April 1. Subsequently, the art club will
take their program to Kaseberg Elemen-
By mark reece & jared peri
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Now he battles complex geometric
equations with mean trigonometric identities,
but back at age 20, Roseville High
School math teacher David Ray was the
number one ranked racquetball player in
the California A Division.
Ray was in search for a job that incorporated
athletics, so a friend referred him
to a health club which featured racquetball
as the main activity.
The health club strongly encouraged
their employees to partake in exercises
held at the club. Therefore, Ray decided to
take up racquetball. Within a few months,
Ray became one of the most skilled players
at his club.
“I really enjoy racquetball because a
total beginner can have a great time, it’s a
great exercise, and extremely fun to play,”
tary’s adventure club.
“It was a very enjoyable experience,”
said Gomes. “I love working with kids
and I love that we can help them enjoy
art.”
said Ray.
After six months of practicing and
facing a handful of opponents at his
health club, Ray entered his first novice
tournament held in Reno. He swept the
competition taking first place in his division.
Ray’s status as a novice was actually
questioned when his opponents accused
him of being a higher ranked player.
Ray continued his passion for racquetball
throughout college where he played
for the University of California, Davis.
During his junior year, Ray was the #2
ranked player and then climbed to rank #1
his senior year.
As Ray played in various tournaments
around the area, his name became well
known due to his success. In fact, he was
offered and accepted a sponsorship by
popular racquetball brand Ektelon.
Throughout his racquetball career, Ray
has competed against some of the most
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PHOTO SUBMITTED BY ABBY STAUFFER
Pa g e 3
Abby
Stauffer
placed
in the
top 15
percent
in a
national
ballet
event.
From
her high
score,
Stauffer
received
the
chance
to train
with the
NYC
ballet
during
summer.
Stauffer
also
teaches
ballet
at her
dance
studio.
International
festival to be
held today
By ariana criste
acriste.eyeofthetiger@gmail.com
Roseville High School’s International
Club is presenting the annual International
Festival for 2011 today from 6:00-7:30
p.m.
The festival is devoted to showing
RHS’s pride in the many cultures that can
be found on our campus.
The event is a Roseville tradition that
allows students and faculty to display their
varying backgrounds.
Participants have the ability to present
posters, traditional dances and food.
Past exhibits focused on places such as
Japan, Spain and various Middle Eastern
countries.
“It is a way for people to get to know
the school and its cultures,” said international
club president, Sara Sotomayor.
According to Sotomayor, a multitude
of students and teachers present at
the event. This year they are hoping to
achieve a higher attendance rate than
years prior.
In a different twist from previous
years, the club is hosting a raffle at the
festival in order to raise money for the
Keaton Raffle Memorial. Kirt Sandhu, a
prominent club member, said that winners
of the raffle receive gift cards donated by
local businesses.
“I definitely think that the international
club has brought knowledge about different
cultures and their traditions,” said Sotomayor.
“It has made our school closer.”
International club advisor Patricia
Leong looks forward to the festival.
“I’m ecstatic about sharing the many
diversities of our school,” said Leong.
Retiring the racquet for radical signs and ratios
respected players around the world.
“I’ve played the second ranked player
in Japan, and also James Mulcock, who
was the first ranked player at Stanford,
and was ranked in the Top 5 internationally,”
said Ray.
Ray was injured severely during one of
his racquetball matches.
“I was tied 14-14 during one of the
best games I had ever played,” said Ray.
“I sprinted up to hit the ball and planted
my leg. As I did this I knew something
was terribly wrong, resulting in a blown
out ACL.”
Throughout his career, Ray has competed
in close to 90 tournaments. He has
accrued over 40 tournament wins.
Current student Ian Taurone is impressed
with Ray’s athletic history.
“I’m rather impressed,” said Taurone.
“You never know what past events a
teacher would have in their history.”

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Senior Chelsee Elliott participates in
the National Cheerleading Association
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Chelsee Elliott is not only a part of the
cheerleading squad at RHS, but is also
in her first year of being a part of the National
Cheerleading Association (NCA).
As a NCA member, Elliott is a part of a
highly competitive cheerleading team and
she has the opportunity to mentor people
new to cheerleading, showing them stunts
and technique.
“My job is to teach people on the team
the basics of cheering and how to do it
properly,” said Elliott.
Elliot also helps with the scoring and
judging during competitions, and escorts
different teams to where they compete.
In addition, Elliot helps out at the cheer
camps hosted by the NCA.
“During the camps we would work
traditional cheers, drills and stunts for
cheer competitions and performances,”
said Elliott.
The NCA is one of the top cheerleading
teams in the United States and has
been in existence since 1948. People on
the team travel all over the country for
competitions held about once a month.
The NCA competes against over 100
different teams, such as the Universal
Cheerleading Association and JAMZ, in
each competition.
The NCA was also was the first organization
to create cheer camps and started
the first uniform manufacturing company.
There are many different sections of
the NCA in the U.S. since it is such a
large association. For example, the state
of California is known as the Western
section.
“Since it would be impossible for all
the people in California to meet up for
This is Chelsee Elliott’s first year participating in the NCA. In addition to
her membership in the NCA, Elliot is also on the RHS cheer team.
regular practices, the practices are held in
local areas,” said Elliott.
The only time all the members of the
section team get together and perform are
during competitions.
“I haven’t been to any competitions yet
since I just joined the team, but the next
one I will be going to is in November,”
said Elliot.
The sectional team that Elliott is a part
of consists of both guys and girls with
girls age 18 and over, a part of the team
squad.
“There are a lot of guys on the team
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but there are mostly girls,” said Elliott.
Elliott plans to continue being a part of
the NCA during and after college.
“Chelsee is an awesome girl, a great
leader, and a great attribute to our program,”
said Laurie Rosen, a coach of the
NCA.
Rosen is also the mother of Danielle,
one of the girls coached by Elliott on the
NCA team.
“I think she is really nice, fun, and
great at teaching how to cheer,” said Danielle
Rosen.
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Ma r c h 14, 2011
Junior Jacob Priley
chosen as 2011 boys
state representative
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Promoting boys to do their best in society
and become fully aware and educated
of today’s government, Boys State had its
annual state qualifiers last Monday.
Roseville High School teachers nominated
five students based on their outstanding
performance in school, extracurricular
activities and community service.
Each candidate also had to be a junior
with a minimum grade point average of
3.0.
This year, Joshua Frost, Yusef Khan,
Keaton Landenberger, Matsuhisa Mori
and Jacob
Priley were
selected as the
2011 candidates.
“The
boys were
interviewed
for about 30
minutes by the
Gentlemen of
the American
Legion, and
picked one
of the five boys to represent RHS at the
Boys’ State competition this summer,”
said Cindy Travasso, head of the College
and Career Center at RHS.
Priley was selected as the 2011 RHS
Boys State delegate.
“I feel very lucky and privileged to be
picked for such an honorable position,”
said Priley.
Each interview varied but kept the
common theme of American history and
ideals. Candidates were asked about their
thoughts on patriotism and what it means
to be a respectable American citizen.
Frost was selected as the runner up to
take Priley’s place in case he isn’t able to
attend the week long Boys State camp this
summer.
“I am really happy that I made it, and
I think it is a great program for those who
are into government,”
said
Frost.
“I feel very lucky and privileged
to be picked for such
an honorable position.”
Jacob Priley
Roseville High School junior
Out of
all the high
schools in California,
about
2000 students
were selected
to go to Sacramento
State
College which
will be holding
the week long
Boys State competition this June. After
the competition, two candidates will be
selected to go to Boys Nationals in Washington,
D.C.
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Ma r c h 14, 2011
Television Review
En t E rta i n m E n t
New American Idol judges
are surprisingly entertaining
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Viewers were unsure of what
to expect at the beginning of the
tenth season of American Idol.
The popular Fox TV show had a
reputation built on the unpredictability
of the contestants, as well
as instability of the judges.
In the eighth season, Simon
Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy
Jackson were joined by producer
Kara DioGuardi, who then
replaced Abdul in the following
season. The three judges were then
joined by talk show host Ellen
DeGeneres. Not long after, Cowell,
DioGuardi and DeGeneres
announced their resignation from
the show, leaving only Jackson to
continue in the tenth season.
When it was announced that
music icons Jennifer Lopez and
Steven Tyler were to be the next
season’s American Idol judges,
many were intrigued and questioned
the impact they would have
on the show. As successful recording
artists, they were both expected
to provide relevant insight
on the music industry, as well as
appeal to a variety of viewers.
After auditions, Hollywood
week and now the top 24 competition,
the many viewers have gotten
a taste of their individual judging
styles and their ability to cooperate
with the other judges.
As lead singer of the popular
rock band Aerosmith, Tyler appears
to be a timeless icon. But his
experience in the music industry
and image are only half of the
reasons why he is an entertaining
judge. His humorous antics make
for a very interesting show. His
catch phrases, occasional swearing
and his casual interaction with
Horoscopes: What’s Your Sign?
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Pisces (2/19-3/20) You are moving
and accomplishing everything at
top speed, but you need reassurance
that you should keep trying
to accomplish what seems to be
impossible to you. Don’t give up.
You will find that good things
come to people that work hard.
Aries (3/21-4/19) Waiting for
people to please you is not going
to lift your spirits anymore. You
are getting tired of sitting, and
letting happiness find you. Go out
into the world and discover what
will excite you the most.
Taurus (4/20-5/20) Friends will
seem like they do not care about
any of your desires. This will
become frustrating. Tell the, how
you feel, because if you don’t,
they may continue to take advantage
of you.
the other judges and contestants
contribute to his likeability.
With numerous nominations
and wins in a variety of awards
shows, such as the Grammys
and Music Video Awards, Lopez
has had plenty of experience in
the business. Known to most as
“J-Lo,” she appeals to a younger
audience and proves to be a
friendly yet effective judge. She
acts as the “motherly” figure of
Gemini (5/21- 6/20) Irritation will
come from unexpected people
this week. You will find yourself
searching for relaxation. Do not
take a break from reality. Calm
yourself down; People are bound
to be irrational and irritating.
Cancer (6/21-7/22) The extent
to which you have been allowing
yourself to lose focus has reached
its highest point. It is now time
to use your brain to complete
multiple tasks. Do not worry about
the possibility that you are not
pleasing other people.
Leo (7/23-8/22) This week will
bring you great fortune. You have
been responsibly successful, and it
will bring a considerable amount
of happiness. Enjoy the pleasure
of the indulgences.
Virgo (8/23-9/22) The romantic
relationships you have been
involved with lately are obviously
the panel of judges and is compassionate
and firm toward the
contestants.
So far, season 10 of American
Idol is interesting to watch. It’s
adopting new methods of performing
in efforts to be more exciting
and surprise the viewer. As well as
its variety of talent, its innovative
strategies are overall entertaining
and a pleasure to watch.
not working out. It is possible that
the people they have been frustrating
and deceitful, or it is possible
that you made a bad decision with
choosing these people. Don’t give
up. Love will find you eventually.
Libra (9/23-10/22) Taking control
of your emotions can be tricky, but
very necessary. It is important that
you do not give up a friendship,
even though you may be seeing
them as more than just a friend.
Romance is not in your future this
week.
Scorpio (10/23-11/21) You should
perform a great deal of generous
acts this week. It will allow your
self-esteem to rise, and people will
appreciate your acts of kindness.
This week is either going to be
extremely good, or terribly bad.
Life is what you make it.
Sagittarius (11/22-12/21) An
encouraging, and trustworthy per-
Game Review
Pokémon Black and White
If you by some chance have
never heard of Pokémon, this
cornerstone of 1990’s childhoods
everywhere, chances are you suffered
from a dangerously deprived
childhood, and I recommend you
seek some serious counseling in
the near future. If that is the case, I
recommend you pick up your Nintendo
DS (assuming you’ve been
granted one of those), and go to
GameStop and start the Pokémon
series now. Pokémon Black and
White recently released and it’s
as good of a time as any to begin
your Pokémon journey.
Pokémon Black and White is
the fifth installment in the Pokémon
franchise, and with 15 years
since its first release, there are a
lot of things that have changed, all
while keeping the core mechanics
that make Pokémon iconic.
You are a 10 year old boy/girl
living in a small town neighbored
to a world renowned Pokémon
professor that is too lazy to collect
data for his own research, so he
sends you and your friends on a
quest across the region to capture
and train creatures with seemingly
endless potential. And just like
that, you’re out on your own in the
world without ever even finishing
elementary school.
A significant difference in the
Black and White story lies in
the combination of two reoccurring
plots to the franchise. In all
previous games, there were always
been crime syndicates, and as the
main character, you always would
run into them during your endeavors
to collect eight gym badges
son will encounter your path this
week. You may feel as though this
person will not be helpful to reach
your biggest dreams, but they
might be able to help you. Try to
give them a chance into your life.
Capricorn (12/22-1/19) Write a
letter to one of your family members
this week. They have been
missing you, as you have found
yourself creating distance from
some people lately. Don’t leave
people behind, or you will regret it
in the future.
Aquarius (1/20-2/18) You have
been giving up people as easily
as the come. People will start to
be aggravated with you, and you
will lose someone that brought
you a lot of happiness once in the
past. Try to reconnect with them,
because it is very possible that you
will miss this very person in the
future.
and challenge the Elite Four. During
this game however, the crime
syndicate plays an active role in
the main characters journey, and is
actually the incentive to reach the
elite four.
When it comes to a game solely
based on selecting a move and
watching some flashy animations
fly across the screen, visuals has
always been the most important
aspect to the Pokémon franchise.
The game has taken on a more
3-D environment approach, more
so then when Nintendo tried it in
Diamond and Pearl. Castelia City
is a prime example for the environmental
upgrade (When you get
there, start walking in the way of
the crowded pedestrians and watch
them either walk around you or
straight into you. It’s rather amusing.)
And is only one of the ways
Nintendo stepped it up visually.
The winning feature of the
Black and White’s upgraded visuals
lies in its combat animation.
While sacrificing some pixel clarity
in the sprites, the Pokémon are
now in constant animation. This
adds a certain liveliness to the
game that was lacking in previous
titles.
The game also showcases a
variety of new features including
a merge of the Pokémart and the
Pokémon Center, two different
grasses (light green grass brings
up single battles and dark green
brings up double battles), and the
C-Gear. C-Gear sets the DS in
constant wireless synch searches,
and takes out the need to run to the
Pokémon Center every time you
want to Poke-Battle with a friend,
and now connecting with a friend
is much easier.
System of a Down was one
of the most critically and commercially
successful bands in
recent memory. Though the band
went on an “indefinite hiatus” in
2006, most of the band’s members
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among the best in the series
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Of course, not all of the features
new to Black and White are
as great as they seem. The Triple
Battle and Rotation Battle modes
for example are battles set up for
3 Pokémon, each with their own
need for strategy. The game does a
poor job of using it however, and
never actually serves a purpose to
the story outside of being a small
gimmick for players that like to
overcomplicate things.
Lastly, and probably the most
important to long term Pokémon
fans, is the new Pokémon’s
designs. Although I argue that a
few of them are quite interesting,
a vast majority of these new
Pokémon are a disgrace to the
franchise. They lack any creativity
or inspiration, and leave us
with some of the most laughable
Pokémon designs ever.
Now, a good solution to this
predicament would normally
to just catch older generation
Pokémon and try to pretend the
newer ones never existed. Sadly,
the game forces us to live with the
new designs as no older generations
of Pokémon appear until
very late in the game. So you’re
just going have to get use to the
thing that looks like a literal bag
of trash.
As a whole, Black and White
does many things right, and is a
good addition to the Pokémon
world. The only real problem that
some people might have is the
Pokémon designs. However, there
are a good deal of Pokémon in
there that do right for the franchise’
name, and makes up for
any monstrosities that somehow
crawled into Unova.
Album Review
Lupe Fiasco’s latest is eclectic, but thoroughly enjoyable
By TyleR milleR
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Last Tuesday, Atlantic Records
released artist Wasalu Muhammad
Jaco’s (better known as
Lupe Fiasco) new album, Lasers.
Atlantic Records had to be petitioned
to create a release date for
Lasers after delaying the album’s
release for nearly a year. Lasers
is Fiasco’s third studio album and
features 12 new songs performed
by himself and various other wellknown
artists such as Trey Songz
and Skylar Grey.
Despite all of the negative
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reviews for the album (and believe
me, there were a lot,) I felt that
it was a step forward for Lupe
Fiasco as an artist. One of the
many of the qualms that people
had against Lasers is that it felt
like the pop preceded hip hop
throughout the songs, however, Fiasco
had mentioned several times
throughout his career recently, that
hip hop would come natural to
him, though he’d like to diversify
his music. Lasers became a perfect
opportunity for him to do this, as
he released it as a pop and hip-hop
album, rather than hip-hop specifically.
While I can honestly admit
that Lasers didn’t hold up to my
expectations of the album after listening
to his “taste” of the album,
the single “I’m Beamin’” that he
gave us, it still impressed me. The
first time I listened to the album, I
sat in awed silence as I listened to
music with harmoniously blended
vocals, beats and music.
There’s no denying though that
his previous albums Food & Liquor
and The Cool were, and will
continue to be, far greater successes
than Lasers, however, that’s
not enough to discredit Lasers
entirely. Lasers is a new breed of
music for Fiasco and should be
treated as such. You can’t expect
a doctor to know how to diffuse a
bomb, just like you can’t expect a
renowned hip hop artist to produce
a number one pop/hip-hop album.
Lasers just seems like another
step into a more diverse discography
for Fiasco. He effortlessly carries
himself into the new hip-hop,
pop, pseudo genre by producing
music that sounds pleasant, even
though it might not compare to
previous albums produced by
Fiasco. Consequently, many fans
expecting Food and Liquor/The
Cool 2.0 will probably be slightly
disappointed.
Something that rings true with
all of Fiasco’s music seems to be
the calm tone that it constantly
gives off. The music doesn’t have
too many abnormal variations and
just seems to flow rhythmically
through each and every song.
Also, the songs seem to compliment
each other, not exactly
sounding similar enough to bore
you, but close enough in style
to keep the album listenable. In
comparison to his other albums
though, I think Lasers stands out
as the red-headed stepchild of the
family.
While I didn’t enjoy many of
the people that he performed the
songs with, Skylar Grey and Sarah
Green act as a beautiful contrast
in vocals to Lupe Fiasco’s heavy,
deep voice. It compliments the
music in an almost mystical way
that exemplies the pop/hip-hop
genre.
Fiasco recently announced two
more albums, The Great American
Rap Album, which is set to release
sometime later this year, and Food
& Liquor Part II, which has no
release date at this point in time,
but hopefully compares to the first
Food & Liquor album.

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Busy work often assigned by
teachers wastes students’ time
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We will never need to know how to
make a poster. It will never benefit
us to watch Meet the Fockers in
Health and Safety class, and coloring
in our world studies composition
book will not enhance our understanding
of the world.
Yet, we are forced to do so
anyway. It seems that sometimes,
teachers get caught up in the thrill of
influencing future generations and
forget about what they are supposed
to do – actually provide us with the
tools and knowledge necessary to
succeed in the future. An innocent
mistake, I suppose, but a costly one
Renovations will provide
an improvement to the
RHS campus environment
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Roseville High School has long
been in need for remodeling. It is
evident that our school has needed
improvements, not only in buildings,
but also in the foundation our
school is laid upon.
Every time it rains, RHS has puddles
covering the campus. We can
understand a few, but this excessive
amount makes getting to your next
class harder than it should be. This
school already has a ton of students
and avoiding running into someone
is difficult enough. On rainy days,
puddles are almost unavoidable and
students who are unlucky enough
One man’s journey to vegetarianism
is more challenging than anticipated
After two weeks, he resolves
to continue to remain faithful
to his meat-free lifestyle
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Two weeks ago, I embarked on
an arduous journey, wrought with
bravery, despair, and a little bit of
magic. This journey was called
vegetarianism. As crazy as it seems
to most people (judging by the surprised
looks I get when I ask for that
same dish, but without the meat),
the thought of me eating a cute and
cuddly little chicken, or even a cow,
no longer holds appeal to me.
I had thought of doing this ear-
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nonetheless.
As modern students, we face
academic stresses that no other
generation had the misfortune to
encounter. We are told to balance
extracurriculars with AP classes,
sports, and volunteering hours. The
extensive use of busy work, therefore,
clearly hinders our success
by its very nature. It just wastes
time and doesn’t provide students
with any additional knowledge
whatsoever.
At RHS, like other schools, busy
work runs rampant. Students in
world studies classes, for example,
are required to color in their composition
books. If they fail to do so,
their grade suffers. In other words,
students are evaluated on their
artistic abilities in a history class.
Similarly, certain health and safety
teachers compel their students to
color their journals. Apparently,
coloring is a very useful skill that
we will all need in the competitive
world that awaits us beyond high
school.
And then, of course, there is the
to soak their shoes from stepping
in them come into class wet and
uncomfortable.
The blacktop near the
900s and the football field
has had a puddle so deep
that some students call it
the “lake” or “pond.” This
is understandable because
it is so deep that you could
literally put fish in it. With the
new renovations the “lake” will be
covered by a new gym, which will
improve not only the look, but the
quality of our school as well. Since
several buildings are going to be
remodeled, the drainage issues will
cease.
Some buildings, including the 600
wing, create a waterfall-like effect
because of the poor drainage system.
When students walk through
Senior Square while coming from
the direction of the pool, many
have to walk under this area and
are occasionally drenched from the
lier and I tried it out for a bit once
before, but never made a serious
attempt. My motivation behind it
wasn’t to follow Upton Sinclair and
it definitely wasn’t to stop the meat
industry. It was more of an attempt
to get my parents to stop cooking
meat every night, mainly because
it became ridiculously disgusting
after 17 years of having it every
single night and also to start cooking
pasta more often, which is my
favorite kind of food. It also made
eating with friends a lot easier, because
nearly all of mine seem to be
vegetarians or vegans. Steakhouse,
anyone?
Morally though, it sucked for me
to eat food and think about the living
thing that they murdered to provide
us sustenance, when we can easily
find food that gives us the same
nutrients that the meat would give
us, without the killing. It just seems
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endless stream of unrelated, useless,
time-squandering movies that
teachers attempt to pass off as real
lessons, either showing them in
class or when there is a substitute.
To make matters worse, students
almost always have to answer
questions on these movies, which
often have nothing to do with the
class itself.
Of course, if ‘busy work’ actually
had to do with the class, it wouldn’t
be busy work. Coloring in Art 1, for
example, or watching a movie about
chemicals in a chemistry class can
hardly be considered busy work. But
such cases are rare.
Instead of busy work, teachers
should provide free time – time that
should have been ours anyway, had
the administration not stolen the incentive
based PAWS schedule from
us. Free time would let us catch up
on classes that we are having trouble
in, or simply allow us to relax and
slow down in a fast-paced world.
Either way, it would be exceedingly
more valuable to students than busy
work.
unexpected waterfall. Although this
does occur on most buildings when
it rains hard, water that pours from
the roof at RHS is drastic.
Not only are there problems
outside the buildings, but existing
ones inside also.
When a basketball hits the wall
inside of the small gym, paint, and
sometimes pieces of the wall, fall
off. This is ridiculous and is an obvious
reason why our school needs
renovations. Not only could this
become a safety hazard for students
inside the gym, but also makes our
school look bad.
With the new remodeling plans,
the small gym along with other
buildings will be redesigned, giving
the school a more modern and
appealing look.
By renovating certain areas of our
school, RHS will become cleaner
and safer. Our overall school look
will improve and it will give us a
better environment.
a bit asinine to me that while I can
survive completely fine by eating a
set of meals that have been planned
out to provide all my nutrients, other
people keep killing animals.
Don’t get me wrong, when I see a
juicy, beautiful double double from
In-N-Out, I definitely think about
asking for a bite, because no matter
how strong your morals are, good
food smells good. I bet this is what
R. Kelly was talking about when
he said his mind was telling him
no, but his body, his body. I think
it really comes down to how strong
your tolerance is for good smelling
fats and food that you would typically
find in restaurants, or for how
many of your friends leave their
third period classes each day on fast
food runs.
I think I proved my true devotion
last week, when I asked for some
pizza from my friend, put the bite in
my mouth, then immediately spat it
out once I tasted pepperoni. She told
me I’m not allowed to eat any of her
food anymore, but my morals stand
ironclad. I’m not even sure which
animal a piece of pepperoni comes
from, but it can’t be any good.
I’m probably the last guy that
would ever write an article that
concerns religion. Without boring
you too much with me, I’ll just say
that overall I don’t care for it. People
can, for the most part, believe what
they want to believe, as long as they
don’t get near me with it. But this
is something that so goes beyond
religion that I have no problem
spewing my venom toward these
hate filled bigots.
The Westboro Baptist Church
is an extremist Baptist organization
located in Topeka, Kansas who gain
notoriety for picketing military funerals,
among other things, profess
God’s hatred of minority groups,
like “Jews,” “Fags” and Obama.
They especially emphasize their
hatred of homosexuals.
The church was started by a nutcase,
excuse me, a man named Fred
Phelps and the 70 or so members
of the church are almost all family
members or family friends of the
Phelps’ family, a fact which they
acknowledge. More recently, one
of his 13 children, Shirley Phelps-
Roper, has become the iconic public
figure who supports the churches
activities publicly whenever she
can, having appeared on Fox News,
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CNN and the Tyra Banks Show.
These people seek out military
funerals of fallen soldiers, gay or
straight and protest that their deaths
are God’s way of punishing America
for allowing homosexuality to be
“socially acceptable.” They chant
and hold up signs reading such
things as “Thank God for Dead
Soldiers,” and “Fag Enablers,”
and “Thank God for 9/11,” and
“America is Doomed.” They claim
they are legally professing their
interpretation of the Bible and that
God is sending messages that these
tragedies are a direct result of our
tolerance for the things they preach
against. They claim their right to
picket is protected by their First
Amendment right of free speech.
The church recently sprung up in
the news with the ruling of Snyder
v. Phelps, a major Supreme Court
case in which they were the defendant.
The case essentially concerned
whether the free speech rights of
protesters were more important
than the privacy rights for grieving
families or mourners attending the
funeral of a loved one.
Matthew Snyder was a member
of the U.S. Marine Corps when he
was killed in Iraq in 2006. Following
the picketing of his funeral by
the WBC, his father, Albert Snyder,
sued the church for defamation, intrusion
upon seclusion, intentional
infliction of emotional distress, civil
conspiracy and publicity given to
private life.
Earlier this month the Supreme
Court ruled 8-1 in favor of the WBC
and the Phelps’ family. Chief Justice
John Roberts released this statement,
“What Westboro said, in the
whole context of how and where it
chose to say it, is entitled to ‘special
Ma r c h 14, 2011
“Free Speech” should not
protect hate filled bigots
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protection’ under the First Amendment
and that protection cannot be
overcome by a jury finding that the
picketing was outrageous.”
Okay I’m done being the teacher;
I’m going back to opinion writer
now. This is wrong, and this is sick.
I consider myself a pretty strong
“Constitutionalist,” but I also believe
in rationality and common
sense. This ruling by the Supreme
Court lacks the latter two.
The WBC preaches nothing but
hate. They are a delusional, hate
filled group, monitored by the Anti-
Defamation League, who legitimately
has nothing else to do than
bring every person they can down
in order to feel important. They do
what they do for publicity. The decision
made by the Supreme Court
gives the image that disturbing the
peace is okay, and preaching hate
and causing conflict and emotional
distress is acceptable. It undermines
every soldier’s life that has fought
to defend the very Constitution that
is technically disrespecting their
sacrifice. It gives off the notion
that the Federal Government views
tragedies like 9/11 as trivial. Ruling
for Snyder would have destroyed
this Church, given off a positive
message and been the flat out right
thing to do.
I am disgusted. I’m willing to bet
that almost everyone agrees with me
as well. I send my condolences to
the Snyder family and every single
person who has been unnecessarily
put through distress by these idiots.
I’ve personally seen them picket as
a former resident of Kansas and it
is as bad as it sounds. There are sick
people out there that do this kind of
thing. Hopefully someone will have
the courage to put this to an end.
Bowl-a-thon is a helpful, much
needed fundraiser for AP students
The pressure of getting higher
than a 4.0 grade point average is
extremely high. Many students are
struggling with their AP classes
because they want to go to an acceptable
college. Students that
might only be able to go to college
through financial aid are also taking
AP classes, but they struggle with
paying the fee to take AP exams.
We teenagers are constantly doing
homework, studying for tests,
stressing about college, trying to
get a job, worrying about our parent’s
income, etc. Worst of all, we
worry and then we stress about it all
over again.
Some students go home and
they stress out about how much
they should eat, because there is
not much food in the house. If students
are stressing about not having
enough food, something that makes
them hurt even more is telling their
parents that they need $90 for a
school exam. Parents can become
upset because their child cannot
take the exam with the rest of their
classmates simply because they do
not have any extra money.
AP exams are just around the
corner at Roseville High School.
Seeing as not every student has 90
spare dollars lying around, an AP
bowl-a-thon took place in order to
raise money for the exams.
The bowl-a-thon encouraged
people to donate to students that
dream of having a successful education,
regardless of their social class.
I believe that every student should
have equal opportunity to reach
their dreams of going to college,
so this bowl-a-thon was definitely
an example of how education is
being improved, by allowing not
only wealthy students to earn AP
credits, but also students with low
income as well.
Being a student of an AP European
History class, I am facing the
strain of paying $90 for the exam.
I want to take many AP exams and
go off to a college where I can earn
a solid degree. I believe that the
bowl-a-thon was a great opportunity
for those in need to meet these
exam fees.
Lack of money is not an excuse
to not go to college, especially when
financial aid is being provided to
those that need it, or in this case, a
bowl-a-thon fundraiser. It may be
hard to reach the goals that teenagers
want to achieve, but the whole
world is not against you achieving
them. With the creation of a fundraiser,
it took an ample amount of
stress off of many teenagers’ backs,
which will allow students to attain
success in their future.
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Ma r c h 14, 2011
BY JOSEPH COUTO
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Freshmen
PHOTO BY JESSICA BURLIN
The varsity Tigers picked up their first win in their home opener against Florin High School.
Above the team practices to get ready for tomorrow’s game against El Camino High School.
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Sp o r t S
BASEBALL GIRLS SOCCER
Varsity, JV and Frosh Tigers defeat
Ponderosa High School last week
Varsity
BY TRAVIS JAMES
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The Roseville High School varsity
baseball team took on the Casa
Roble Rams last Thursday and came
up short losing 4-2. Senior Matt
Maher pitched for six innings.
Last Wednesday, the team visited
the Ponderosa Bruins. The Tigers
defeated the Bruins 11-2. Junior
Dalton Blaser started for Roseville,
followed by junior Braxton Phillips
and junior Blake Rivera came in to
close. Senior Nick Blaser hit a solo
home run for the Tigers to add to
their lead.
“Nick Blaser looked like his old
self,” said head coach Hank DeMello.
“In fact, because he missed last
year, our defense forgot how quick
he was and it cost us two runs. He
got to a ball that would have been a
hit last year and we weren’t where
we were supposed to be.”
The Tigers played Florin High
School last Tuesday in their home
opener. The Tigers picked up their
first win of the season defeating Florin
4-3. Junior Mark Reece started
for the Tigers. Reece pitched five
and one third innings, striking out
nine Florin batters and giving up
zero earned runs. Senior Anthony
Roberts then came in for the fiveout
save. Dalton Blaser hit a solo
shot for the team’s first home run
of the season.
“We have to learn that we can’t
try and hit balls out of the park,” said
DeMello. “In batting practice we
use all kinds of bats that we can’t use
in the game. It doesn’t prepare you
when there are new restrictions.”
The Tigers played their first
game on March 4 at Yuba City High
School. However, the Tigers lost
12-3, committing six errors and only
giving up five hits. The Tigers out
hit the Honkers 7-5 but the pitchers
gave up 13 free bases on walks.
“We walked way too many,”
said DeMello. “They have five hits
and 12 runs and you can’t catch
walks.”
Maher started the game and gave
up four runs. Junior Zac Cunha
came in for relief and senior Zach
Hernandez finished the game. Roberts
led the team offensively, with
two hits, including a double.
“Anthony Roberts looked very
good at the plate,” said DeMello.
“He knocked in all our runs.”
The Tigers’ season was originally
scheduled to begin on Thursday,
March 3 at Ponderosa High School.
boys swim
However, due to unknown reasons,
the game was canceled and rescheduled.
The game last Monday against
Florin High School was canceled for
similar reasons. The Tiger’s next
game will be Tuesday vs. El Camino
High School at home.
“Hopefully we get it together,”
said DeMello. “If we don’t, it’s going
to be a very long season.”
BY ZACH ANDERSON
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Last Wednesday, the Roseville
High School JV baseball team
visited the Ponderosa Bruins. The
game was over early, as the Tigers
mercy-ruled the Bruins 12-0 in five
innings. Solid pitching and good
defense got the job done and took
the energy out of Ponderosa.
“We have a very good pitching
staff and we have solid defense as
well,” said head coach Ron Volk,
who also coaches varsity girls basketball
and freshmen football.
The day before the Ponderosa
game, Roseville annihilated the
Florin Panthers 27-0. Sophomores
Bryce Reichmann and Max Jensen
pitched for Roseville, shutting down
the Panther offense.
“We obviously hit the ball well,”
said Volk. “Everyone contributed.”
The Tigers began their season on
a different note, losing to the Yuba
City Honkers in the annual Friday
night showdown by the score of 7-2.
Returning JV sophomore Marcus
Garcia shut down Yuba for four
innings, allowing no runs, but the
bullpen was unable to hold on to
their 2-1 fifth inning lead, getting
outscored 6-0 over the final two
stanzas.
Coach Volk is entering his eleventh
year as a baseball coach at
Roseville. The Tigers boast a strong
pitching staff, featuring four lefties.
Sophomores Hunter Fornier, Garcia,
Reichmann and Jensen anchor the
hard-throwing pitchers.
“We need to improve our hustle,
and we need to focus on the game
more,” said Volk. “I have high expectations
and this year, I expect to
win the league championship. We
have the talent.”
The offense is anchored by sophomore
Roman Martinez and catcher
Brad Palitti. Roseville next plays El
Camino at home tomorrow, before
hosting Oakmont for the first time
since their Sierra Foothill League
departure on Friday.
BY KYLE BURGER
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The Roseville High School
freshmen boys baseball team played
the Yuba City Honkers at home on
March 4. The game had several lead
changes, but the final score ended up
being in Roseville’s favor at 9-7.
“This was our best game so far,”
said Tyler Glenn. “We kept fighting
even though at some points we were
down by a couple of runs, and in
the end our hard work paid off and
resulted in a win.”
The previous day the Tigers
hosted their first home game, facing
off against the Ponderosa Bruins.
Along with the improved weather
came their first win of the season
with a score of 4-1.
“I was proud of our performance,
because we showed improvement
from our first game,” said Andrew
Powell.
On March 2, the team took part
in their first game of the season.
They faced off against the Oakmont
Vikings at Oakmont. Despite the inconsistent
weather, they were able to
play with the less than perfect field
conditions that were presented to
them. The Tigers battled throughout
the game and came away with a
respectable tie.
“Our score keeping book differed
from Oakmont’s,” said Mitch
Schellenger. “They also had the
score as a tie, but instead of 5-5
they had 6-6.”
As the season carries on, the
players continue to increase their
expectations of their play going
forward.
“We have shown potential
through our past couple of games
and I hope that we are able to beat
Woodcreek and win league,” said
Schellenger.
The Tigers hosted the Casa Roble
Rams last Thursday at home.
Kevin Seals takes over as new
head coach this spring season
Roseville High School boys
swim season is underway and Kevin
Seals is making his debut as the
head coach.
“You can expect a lot from the
varsity swim team,” said freshmen
swimmer Jacob Darby. “They are
boys golf
BY MAURICE JOHNSON
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The Roseville High School
varsity golf team has started the
season on a rocky note and hopes
to rebound. They are 1-2 right now
with losses against Oakmont and
Bella Vista High Schools before
solid around the boards. Swim is
just around the corner at Roseville
High School and there is a lot to
look forward to.”
This year the JV team will consist
of mostly freshmen because of the
lack of sophomore participants.
“There are 11 returning swim-
mers, and 27 varsity and JV swimmers
total, which I hear is an
increase from last year,” said Seals.
“But that is still relatively small.”
Also, sophomores Eric Waters,
Justin Young and Evan Artica are
moving up to compete at the varsity
level this season.
According to Seals, returning
varsity swimmers Brandon Faddis,
Brandon Bridges and Adam
Jorgensen are expected to perform
well this season.
“We should expect a lot from
them because they’re really fast,”
said Seals.
Team gets first win against Bear River High
School, but falls to Oakmont and Bella Vista
coming back with a big win against
Bear River.
“We have some players that didn’t
play in the off season and we are
a little rusty and need to warm up
before we can play at the level we
are capable of,” said senior Alex
Bailey.
Junior Matsui Mori has been the
unexpected surprise this year, leading
the team in score in the two of
three matches they have played so
far with scores of 42 and 43. This
is Mori’s first year playing golf for
the school even though he has been
playing much longer then that.
“I think I could have gotten a
better score and I definitely have
room to improve this season,” said
Mori.
The team played Whitney High
School last Thursday at Sierra View
Country Club.
“We have a chance to win every
match we play and with us coming
off a win, I feel we can beat anyone
if we stay focused,” said Bailey.
varsity
BY RAMON ESPINO
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The defending Sac-Joaquin
section champion Roseville High
School varsity girls soccer team
is off to a great start with a 6-0-1
record.
Last Tuesday, the Lady Tigers
beat the Whitney Wildcats 2-0.
On Friday March 4 and Saturday
March 5, the team competed in the
Lincoln Lady Zebra’s Soccer Classic.
The Tigers came out on top 8-1
in the tournament opener against
Yuba City. Next the team played
Union Mine and prevailed with a
2-0 win. Those wins gave the team
enough points to advance to the
tournament championship game
against Colfax.
At the end of the first half, the
Tigers trailed the Falcons 1-0.
After the half the Tigers broke out
and scored three goals, two from
sophomore Paige Crouch and one
from senior Amanda Ellsworth. The
team pulled off the win 3-1 and took
first place in the tournament.
Senior defender Allison Campbell
was very proud of the team for winning
the championship.
“I felt really proud of our team especially
because last year we played
them in the tournament championship
and lost to them in overtime,”
said Campbell. “It is great how our
team can pick it up and come from
behind to score three goals.”
On March 3, the team took on
the Center Cougars. The Tigers demolished
the Cougars 10-0. Crouch
led the team with three goals, sophomore
Chanisse Hendrixs and freshman
Lindsey Anderson scored two,
junior Amanda Susbilla, Ellsworth
and fellow senior Kayla Granucci
each scored one. Although it was an
offensive showcase, the Tigers’ defense
held strong and only allowed
four shots on goal.
On March 1, the Tigers hosted
the Bella Vista Broncos. Due to a
huge hole in the middle of the field,
the Tigers were forced to practically
create a smaller field out of cones
on the upper fields grass. In the end
however the Tigers ended with a
0-0 tie.
On February 28, the Tigers
opened their season against old
rivals, the Oakmont Vikings. The
boys tennis
BY YACOUB OULAD DAOUD
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Roseville High School’s boys
tennis team has just begun their
2011 season.
Senior Charlie Faes, juniors
Sean Flynn, Monroe Chabrier,
Zach House and sophomore Dallas
Guerrero are among the returning
players this season. Donny Nush is
returning as head coach.
“He’s a solid coach,” said Faes.
“He’s been coaching since I started
so I know him well.”
Their latest match was against
Oakmont last Tuesday in which they
lost 5-4. According to Nush, Flynn
fought hard and had a close match.
He lost in the third set. Also, House
and Chabrier won a doubles match
that day.
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Lady Tigers off to
good start as they
look to defend title
Vikings couldn’t stop the Tigers’
offensive push and couldn’t break
their defense and the Tigers won
4-0.
According to senior defender
Kayla Granley, the team is doing
well because they are playing really
well and working together as
a team.
“The season is going really well;
hopefully we can play like this once
we play teams that are closer to our
skill level,” said Granley.
On the offensive side of the ball,
Crouch believes that the offense is
at the best it has ever been.
“I think our offense has improved
a lot from last year,” said Crouch.
“This year it seems like we all know
where everyone is with the ball. We
all just mesh really well together.”
Tomorrow the Tigers will host
the Colfax Falcons at 7:00 on Hanson
Field.
BY LOGAN SAGELY
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The Roseville High School JV
girls soccer team had three games
that ended with two wins and one
loss. The Lady Tigers played the
Oakmont Vikings in the first game
ending with a win.
“We had good passing and played
well as a team,” said freshman Micalah
Crum.
The next game ended up with a
loss against Bella Vista. According
to freshman Hayley Barnes, the
team didn’t have many good things
during the game. Barnes also stated
that the team needs to connect more
and finish out games. Barnes said
that the passing was okay and they
need more shots on goal.
The Tigers ended the games with
a win against Center High School
by a score of 4-0. The Tigers had
another game against the Whitney
Wildcats. According to freshman
Marissa Stone, the team had good
control over the ball, but had issues
getting the ball to the forwards and
taking more shots on goal leading
to the score being 0-0. Stone also
stated that they had good defense,
but it was a little shaky.
The team played a game at
home against Natomas High School
and they also had a tournament at
Lincoln.
Tigers compete in
nationwide high
school tournament
The team played in the nation’s
biggest high school tournament
March 4-5 at Fresno called the California
High School Tennis Classic.
The team won a match each day
and had a couple of tight matches
that they lost by a couple of points.
According to Nush, House and
Flynn performed really well at the
tournament. Guerrero came back
from a deficit to win one of his
matches.
“It was a good experience,” said
Nush. “Not only did they play in
such a big tournament, they also
had a chance to bond and play a lot
of tennis.”
Their first match of the season
was at Yuba City High School. They
won 7-2.
“We are pretty strong,” said
Faes.

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boys volleyball
Varsity begins season 2-2 with wins
against Oakmont and Antelope, as
JV defeats El Dorado High School
varsity
BY MARCUS GARCIA
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The Roseville High School varsity
boys volleyball team kicked off
their season with a 2-2 record. According
to coach Cindy Mathews,
they have many great athletes and
very talented players on the team.
They could be very competitive in
league this year.
Last Wednesday, the Tigers took
on the cross-town rival Oakmont Vikings.
The Tigers played well early,
winning the first set 25-16. The second
set was won by Oakmont with a
score of 25-18. Then the Tigers took
over the game and won the last two
sets 26-24 and 25-22, winning the
match three sets to one. The leading
players of the night were junior
Josh Frost with 17 kills, senior Jared
Maughan with 27 assists and junior
Connor Miller with 10 kills.
“We played really well winning
three of the four sets,” said sophomore
Riley Huff.
Last Monday, the Tigers faced off
against Antelope High School. The
Tigers looked strong in the first set,
winning by a score of 25-13. The
second set was a different story,
losing with a score of 25-19. The
Tigers then rallied to win two of the
final three sets and come away with
a win. The leaders in the game were
Frost with 12 kills and junior Nathan
Stoneking with 16 assists.
On Thursday, March 3, the Tigers
played their second game of
the season against El Dorado High
School but suffered their second loss
in a row. The Tigers lost the first two
sets to scores of 25-21 and 25-19.
They recovered in the next two sets
winning with scores of 25-22 and
25-17. It came down to the fifth and
final set in which the Tigers came
up short, losing the final set 15-12.
The leaders for the night were junior
Josh Lewis with 12 kills, Stoneking
with 21 assists and sophomore Ryan
Song with 12 assists.
“We have tremendous potential
with very talented players,” said
Mathews.
On Tuesday, March 1, the Tigers
played their first game of the season
against Folsom High School. The
Tigers lost all three sets by scores of
27-25, 25-15 and 25-23. The leaders
of the night were Frost with 10 kills
and Song with 13 assists.
“We could have played better
for our first game of the season,”
said Song.
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BY RYAN SONG
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This season Dori Stoneking
returns as the Roseville High School
athlete profile
AMANDA ELLSWORTH
Sp o r t S
TRACK
PHOTO BY JESSICA BURLIN
Tigers began season on March 1 against the Bulldogs from
Folsom High School. Above varsity players go up for the
block in a home against Antelope High School.
JV boys volleyball team’s head
coach. Last year due to the girls
freshman volleyball coach not getting
cleared, Stoneking took over for
the remainder of the season as the
head coach. Stoneking led the girls
to a 6-4 record in league.
According to Stoneking, the team
is young and still experiencing some
growing pains.
“The team is very inconsistent
right now,” said Stoneking. “If we
work on being consistent and team
unity we should be very successful
throughout the season.”
Last Wednesday the Tigers
hosted the cross town rival Oakmont
Vikings. The team ended up
losing in two matches. The scores
were 25-17 the first set and 25-13
the last set.
“We didn’t play that well,” said
sophomore Jun Oh. “I feel like we
could’ve had played way better.
Our team was pretty frustrated and
the thing about the other team was
that they had teamwork and were
very vocal. The next game I hope
we talk more and work as a team
so we can win.”
Last Monday, the Tigers held
their first home game against the
young, Antelope High School Titans.
Coming off a win against El
Dorado the Tigers kept their momentum
going into this game. The
JV boys swept through the match
with scores of 25-10 the first game,
then 25-11 the second game, while
every player on the team got play-
BY ADRIANE BATES
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Like many other young athletes,
senior Amanda Ellsworth
only dreamed of playing collegiate
sports. She worked hard through
out her youth to make sure that her
dream would become a reality. Her
hard work paid off and by next fall
her dream will come true at Idaho
State University.
Ellsworth has been playing
soccer for 13 years and has loved
ing time.
“I thought this game was decent.
They weren’t that talented as a team
but a win is a win,” said sophomore
Hayden Scholz. “I would also like
to say that coach Dori is a sweetheart.
The team is looking good
right now and I want to keep up the
winning.”
The Tigers traveled up to El
Dorado High School to play the
Cougars on March 3. The team won
in two games and the scores were
25-10 the first set and the second
was 25-13.
“We were prepared this time and
came out hot,” said sophomore Sid
Ng. “Everything was going good
for us. Our passes were on target
and sets were good and our hitters
made really good decisions to get
us points. I hope we can keep this
up.”
The team started off their season
with a loss to Folsom High School
on March 1. The Tigers took them
to game three and lost. The scores
were 25-21 winning the first set, 25-
19 losing the second set, and 15-11
with another loss. The team played
hard for being their first game coming
off of only a week of practice
prior to the game.
“I think we played a good game
overall and I wish we would have
won though,” said freshman Bailey
Jensen. “The main thing about our
team is our focus. If we keep our
cool and keep our heads up we will
be successful.”
every second of it. She has played
for well known clubs around the
Sacramento and Placer area such
as the recreation club, Roseville
Youth Soccer Club as well as competitive
clubs such as Placer United,
California Rush and her current club
San Juan.
“Soccer is the most dynamic sport
and the one that I enjoy the most,”
said Ellsworth.
Traveling all over the country
with these teams gave Ellsworth a
great amount of exposure. She has
traveled to Florida, South Carolina,
BY ADRIANE BATES
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The Roseville High School track
team is off to a great start this spring.
With practices everyday from 3:00
p.m. to 5:30 p.m., they are training
to reach their goal of qualifying for
the state meet. The coaches have
noticed the hard work and dedication
of the team.
“As a whole, the team is very
motivated and positive and that
will be the key to our success,” said
assistant distant crew coach Lisa
Vaccaro.
Some of the RHS track team qualified
to compete at the Sacramento
State Invitational on Saturday,
March 5. Among those who qualified
were senior captains Stephanie
Blumm, Kellyn Morning, Foster
softball
varsity
BY MARK REECE
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The Roseville High School varsity
girls softball team holds high
hopes for this year, returning 11
players that were on last year’s 18-
8-1 section semifinal team.
“This team has a ton of chemistry,”
said head coach Jennifer
Birch. “I’m excited to see what the
five seniors that have been on the
team since their freshmen seasons
can do.”
On March 8, the Lady Tigers
traveled down to Lincoln to take on
the Lady Zebras. The Lady Tigers
saw themselves locked in a tight
battle, with the game extending
into extra innings locked at 2-2.
However, Roseville broke through
in the tenth inning, tallying seven
runs in the top of the inning which
led to a 9-2 win.
The Lady Tigers played their
second game of the year against
the Antelope High School Lady
Titans. The Lady Tigers’ offense
exploded for a 10-run effort, as the
team moved to 2-0 on the year with
a 10-1 victory.
“We have a ton of team chemistry
and get a lot done at practice,
so we’re better prepared for the
games,” said senior second baseman
Alicea Coy.
Tracey, Gabe Lorico and Anthony
DeMartino. RHS was represented
by 15 athletes competing against
strong competition such as Jesuit,
Rocklin, Granite Bay and many
others.
Senior Chelsee Elliott won all
three of her events including triple
jump, long jump and the 4x100 relay
race. Stephanie Blumm received
first place in the 300 hurdles race
and, along with Elliott, was a part
of the 4x100 relay team. The boys
4x100 finished second, falling behind
Rocklin.
Overall, the athletes were pleased
with how they competed and only
hope to continue in their success.
They look forward to their upcoming
meets and are using these meets
as practice.
“Starting with wins like these
proves to us that we are capable of
The Lady Tigers opened the
season with an away game against
the Whitney High School Lady
Wildcats. The Lady Tigers were firing
on all cylinders, jumping out to
an early lead. Senior third baseman
Alexi Johnson hit an inside-the-park
homerun, the first for the Lady Tigers
this season.
The Lady Tigers’ pitching staff
didn’t surrender a run, holding
Whitney to just two hits, as the
scoreboard read 9-0 in favor of Roseville.
The Lady Tigers have only
allowed three runs thus far.
“I’m pleased with our overall
team effort,” said Birch. “With
the mounds being moved from 40
feet to 43 feet, it’s now more of a
hitter’s game, but we have a very
solid defense.”
The Lady Tigers competed in the
Victory Preseason Tournament at
the Sacramento Softball Complex
last weekend.
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msakata.eyeofthetiger@gmail.com
The JV softball team is holding
a record of 2-0 in pre-league play.
Their most recent game was March
8 at Lincoln High School. The Lady
Tigers came away with a win with a
score of 16-5.
Freshman Brittani Whitten is
pleased with the wins, but still sees
room for improvement.
Ma r c h 14, 2011
15 RHS athletes qualify for
Sac State Invitational as they
compete with various schools
Las Vegas, Texas, Washington state
and Denver to play in top notch
tournaments viewed by hundreds of
collegiate scouts. Ironically, though,
ISU spotted the fast forward at a local
camp in Red Wood City in the
Bay Area.
With offers from many other
Division I schools such as South
East Louisiana, San Diego State,
Sacramento State and others, Ellsworth
decided on ISU. She saw
herself fitting in better at ISU than
any other school.
“I chose ISU because I would be
able to play the position I wanted
and also the chemistry of the team
was great and I also like their style
of play,” said Ellsworth.
Many people are not surprised
Ellsworth was awarded an athletic
scholarship with all the hard work
she has put in. Ellsworth is a fouryear
varsity starting forward as well
as being cocaptain her junior and
senior years. She also helped lead
the team to the San Joaquin Section
Championship last year.
“Amanda is a very intense player
with one goal in mind, she has
doing great,” said Lorico. “This just
means that we’re going to run faster,
jump higher and throw farther.”
For those athletes who have not
qualified, they look at it as motivation
to do better. Many freshmen
hope to qualify in the near future.
“I really hope to qualify in more
events so that I can gain experience
on the track and be prepared for
when league comes around,” said
freshmen Katy Chanco.
Freshman Hannah Swithenbank
enjoys track and hopes that she can
do better as the season progresses.
“I love to run and it helps me stay
in shape so I hope that I can continue
doing something that I enjoy on a
higher level,” said Swithenbank.
The next meet that RHS will
compete in is the King Gilbert
Invitational at Granite Bay High
School.
Lady Tigers look toward
a successful spring season
with 11 returning players
“We need to focus more on our
field work, but we are doing better
at the plate,” said Whitten.
Coach Lindsey Parker is also
happy with the team’s early season
performance.
“We have started off the season
really well,” said Parker
According to freshman Mackensie
Priley, the team struggled a
little bit against Lincoln, despite
the win.
“We had a couple rough innings
but we came back to win,” said
Priley
Prior to the game at Lincoln, the
Lady Tigers had their first game
against Whitney High School on
March 1. The Lady Tigers came
away with a close win with a score
of 10-8.
“It was really close throughout
the game but we came out with a
win,” said Priley. “We looked well
and have bonded well as a team.
It was a great way to start off the
season.”
According to freshman Sierra
Alejandrez, this was a good way to
see what improvements the team
needs to make.
“We need to work on our throws
and our cutting,” said Alejandrez.
The team had a tournament at Elk
Grove High School March 10-12.
The Lady Tigers played Napa High
School on Thursday, March 10 to
start the tournament.
Four year varsity soccer starter, Ellsworth, accepts
an athletic scholarship from Idaho State University
grown immensely over the past four
years as a player and a person,” said
junior varsity coach Paul Stewart,
who also helps with varsity.
Senior teammate Marrisa Lopez
agrees with Stewart, and believes
Ellsworth deserves this award for
all of the work she has put in on the
field and off.
“She’s a very hard worker with
great leadership skills that helps the
whole team prevail,” said Lopez.
Ellsworth wants to major in engineering
and move on to women’s
professional soccer after college.
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