Crimson Volume 74 | Issue 6 | 04.23.15 | 801 Niblick Rd. Paso Robles, CA | Paso Robles High School
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SPORTS: Day in the life of a swimmer
DANCING KING (background): Senior Riley Smith dances in the 2015 Mock Rock at PRHS. Though him and senior Jordan Burbank did not place, the two were a crowd favorite. This is their second year performing.
Lack of funds and water impacts landscaping
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said on campus
The empty planters in the parking lot and the scraggly cut back trees behind the CTE classrooms, makes the name Paso Robles High School apt. If there were ever oaks on campus they may have passed. The high school has roughly 33 planters in the student parking lot aisles, but only about 15 percent have trees growing in them. Seven knobby twisted stumps stand ground by the chain link fence behind the mechanics classroom. The 14 large planters spread throughout the main quad are overgrown with weeds restricting students to sit on the concrete perimeters. “I think there could be more greenery in general. We have a lot of trees so that’s good but we don’t have a lot of other plants...I think the school should treat the weeds and plant some flowers like irises that would help keep the weeds down,” said sophomore Kara Bullard, an environmental horticulture student who sells plants as part of a Supervised Agriculture Experience Project through the FFA. Ashley Lightfoot, Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Support Operations Director and Director of Information and Technology and Ron Shannon, Lead Custodian, are in charge of overseeing plants, maintenance, and irrigation at PRHS. “Trees are removed because they are diseased and pose a danger (falling limbs, spread of disease to other tree, etc.), or they are damaging the surrounding area, such as is often the case with trees in parking lots. We do not replace trees where irrigation water is no longer available or where tree roots will damage surfaces, requiring expensive asphalt replacement,” Lightfoot said. This was the case for the two trees recently removed from the parking lot over spring break according to Principal Randall Nelson. “The two trees [removed from] the parking lot were dead and beyond saving and were removed to prevent injury from falling limbs...At this point there are no plans to replace them because parking lots aren’t very well suited for trees, and given the current water issues it is probably best at this point to curtail additional planting” Nelson said. Lightfoot shared a similar sentiment. “Unfortunately, some of the [landscaping] decisions made 30 years ago were not what we would consider today to be ecologically sound. The pines and eucalyptus trees in the parking lot are fast growing, but not native to the property and require great sums of surface water to remain healthy - surface water that has diminished drastically over the past few years, which is one of the reasons they are ill-suited for their locations,” Lightfoot said. While maintainig trees on campus has its complications, administration and groundskeeping staff has payed special attention in preserving two oak trees. One stands in its own planter in front of the 1000 building and the other California Live Oak is located near the new gymnasium construction. “There are two oak trees on campus that we take great time and
‘’New trees because the trees we have don’t smell good in the springtime’’
care to maintain. To us, they represent the spirit of Paso Robles,” Lightfoot said. Lightfoot explained that the budget for groundskeeping around the district is $500,000 but 90 percent of that money goes to watering the fields and plants across the district. Of that $500,000, about $200,000 is allocated to PRHS’s total groundskeeping cost including irrigation. Given the expense of irrigation, funds are hard to find for additional landscaping projects. If the high school wants pursue a landscaping project, Nelson will discuss the project with Lightfoot or Hugo Bastidos, the Maintenance and Operations Supervisor. Typically, the high school must come up with the funds required to pay for the proposed project. Nelson is hesitant when it comes to pursuing new landscaping projects. “A reality is that the water shortage has reached critical stage. As a community we need heightened awareness as far as water shortage goes…If someone were to come to me and request to plant more plants I’d have to weigh that very heavily given our current situation,” Nelson said. Landscaping has been proven to affect learning. Being around ornamental plants causes higher quality more accurate work and can improve memory retention by 20 percent as opposed to being an environment vacant of plants and greenery according to a study done by the University of Michigan. Administration feels that the high school has the most greenery among the campuses in North County. “It’s important to keep our campus looking nice because if you have a trashy run down campus nobody is going to want to be here and they’re going to be ashamed to say I’m a Bearcat,” said junior environmental horticulture student Mary Hambly. The school district has the first positive interim budget in three years, and there will be a slight increase to the grounds budget, but most of the additional money “will be absorbed by increases in the costs of materials, supplies, and irrigation water in the coming year,” according to Lightfoot. Any additional landscaping projects will require ingenuity on the part of students and staff.
“It’s important to keep our campus looking nice because if you have a trashy, run down campus nobody is going to want to be here.” Mary
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‘’I think we need more trees because nature is more beautiful.’’
‘’A community garden type thing...a campus used one.’’
Grace Holguin, 9 Andrew Luna, 10
John Trescony, 11
Students win at SkillsUSA state competition by Rachel Cole, Co-Editor-in-Chief Eighty-three Bearcats were among the 2000 participants who attended the 48th annual SkilsUSA Conference in San Diego, California. Of those, over 14 percent came home with a gold medal, almost 10 percent returned with silver, and nearly five Greg Boswell percent brought back bronze medals. The 12 students who won gold will be traveling to Louisville, Kentucky for the National SkillsUSA competition in June. Automotive teacher Greg Boswell was recognized as the Region 2 Advisor of the year.
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News briefs “Fritz learns to catch” catches on by Marlee Drake, Food Editor History teacher E v a n B a l l is well k n ow n t h ro u g h the school, To read more about Fritz, visit www. facebook.com/crimsonnewsmagazine. but now because of videos he posted to YouTube, he’s quickly earning fame —or rather, his dog is. The video’s star is Fritz, Ball’s three year-old golden retriever, trying, and failing, to catch hot dogs, strawberries, pizza, and other food items in slow motion. The most popular of these videos has received over 5.5 million views in three weeks.
The best of Mock Rock moves on to county competition
Boster receives first SMART Board Alex Boster upgrades her classes’ math experience with PRHS’s first smart board by Emmaline Voorheis, Reporter Geometry and Algebra 1 teacher Alex Boster has made PRHS history by ordering this semester the school’s first SMART Board. SMART Boards are a $2000 popular alternative to the classic classroom whiteboard; more than two million interactive whiteboards have now been installed across the globe. “I had a SMART Board all my teaching career until I moved to Paso so I’m excited to get to use one again,” Boster said. The students in Boster’s classes appear to be just as excited. Freshman Marcey Vicente took the time to look up what a SMART Board really does. “After I heard Ms. Boster talk about it, I looked online and saw some demos,” Vicente said. According to Boster, a SMART board is like taking a touch screen, like an iPad or a tablet, and blowing it up to the size of the classroom whiteboard. “It’s interactive and you can write on it with your finger or one of their fake colored pens,” Boster said.
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From the “big computer screen” as Boster describes it, students can write out their work and save it to the corresponding computer; that way, they can come back to it later. “With students in my classes, we can create documents and we can work on problems together,” Boster said, “It works well for certain math classes because you can draw shapes and move them around or throw them to the other side of the screen, things like that.”“It makes Geometry a lot more interactive because you can see it happening and not necessarily have to hear it described,” Boster said, “it works great for Algebra because you can graph and draw different kinds of lines and can compare different things- different graphs and those kinds of things together.” Though a set arrival date for the SMART board has not been established, it’s parts have started to come in for assembly, including a mysterious “alien on the wall” projector, as described by Boster. Parts will continue to come in toward April 20 throughout that week. Photo by Mariela Villa
by Marlee Drake, Food Editor The Mock Rock assembly on Friday, Mar. 20 was full of different talents, but from those three, victors were chosen. Junior Madi Ramirez received third for her rendition of Riptide, seniors Kade Ford and Milan Bass placed second for their dance, and The Revolting Children came in first for their mock of the song of the same name from the musical Matilda. These winners will advance on to the April 19 county competition to compete against other schools for cash prizes
A local fashion show celebrating modern style by Sadie Mae Mace, Environment Editor High fashion graced Paso Robles when local salon, Twist Studio Spa, hosted it’s highly anticipated fourth annual fashion show. The crowd buzzed with excitement as they dined on a catered spread of delectable hors devours and an array of drinks. The the jingle of glittering bracelets, the hypnotic music, and the tangible excitement whilst models rehearsed their signature struts down the catwalk filled the studio. The show, titled “The Anniversary Collection Show”, premiered on Jan. 31, 2015. This year showcased the largest collection to date... To continue reading about the Twist fashion show, go to crimsonnewsmagazine.org
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In 1986, David Martin and Nancy Knowlton were driving through upstate New York when Martin first described a product idea he’d been working on to Nancy. SMART was
founded a year later.
In 1992, SMART formed an alliance with Intel Corporation, which resulted in joint product development, joint marketing efforts and Intel’s equity ownership in SMART.
2011 marks SMART’s 25th anniversary as a company and the 20th anniversary of the SMART Board interactive whiteboard.
New JOOI club started on campus by Jessica Cole, InDepth Co-Editor She stood shakily, her hands detaching behind her and reconnecting at her front. “So this is the first unofficial meeting,” she said, glancing up from the ground. She shifted to her right foot, and swayed, turning to meet the 24 pairs of eyes boring into her. “We’ll do fundraisers and donation drives and a lot of fun stuff like that,” junior Cassidy Moses said before handing the floor off to her advisor. It was first unofficial meeting of the JOOI club, the high school branch of the Optimist Club, and an internationally renowned group dedicated to community service. JOOI club, or Junior Optimist Octagon International club, was created to serve a similar purpose. The first meeting was lead by Moses, the club president, and adviser Aaron Cantrell. “JOOI club is a community service program and we focus a lot on helping other kids in the community and help people at the school, and so we put together fundraisers and service projects and choose different programs to donate to or fund,” Moses said. She spent four hours writing the constitution for the club, and has been planning this first meeting since early December, when it was first suggested to her.
“I was talking to Mrs. Sponhauer a lot, and she suggested that I help her start the JOOI club and I love helping out in the community so I thought it was a good idea,” Moses said. And Moses is not the only one excited about JOOI club. “I chose to be apart of JOOI club because it's something I think the world needs and can bring a lot of good. I have a feeling that as a club we'll bring lots of good and lots of smiles to the world,” junior member Bella Marziello said. “I love everything the Optimists stand for, and I love to do community service, and help our school. I think that it is going to help our school, and the community very much; and I am very excited to help in this process,” sophomore member Maycee Ham said. “I see it as a program that can really help out around school, and can really help around school and the community. I would really like to help out around the district, tutoring maybe, or helping with extracurriculars,” said Moses, regarding the future of the JOOI club. The members voted to elect Moses as president, junior Marlee Drake as vice president, junior Julia Schulte as secretary, and junior Jamison Murray as treasurer.
honesty: the W policy
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Why telling the truth is the best option by Crimson Newsmagazine Staff
e all have different opinions of what defines the truth and what defines a lie. To some a white lie is an everyday occurrence, not considered dishonesty, and truth is more of a guideline than an obligation. These people would prefer the short term relief that is supplied by a little untruth. Others may think differently, not even condoning the smallest of fibbs. Lies haunt their consciences until they confess or someone does it for them. It’s inevitable to tell lies, because it is human nature and may give us time by deceiving and misleading others, keeping up with the act so they don’t find out. In the end telling the truth saves you from a guilty conscience and makes the teller a more credible source. Lying just makes the consequence come at a later date; why not deal with it now rather than later? Because the sliver of hope that you won’t get caught pulls you through. Working on an english assignment or science notebook at ungodly hours because procrastination got the best of you. What seems like the only and easiest choice to do is copy and paste from the article you found online or getting ahold of someone elses notebook to copy. Not only are you deceiving the teacher but yourself. To tell the truth is the right thing to do because that’s what we have always been told growing up. And that with each lie there is a potential consequence, like losing the trust of another. “It’s not okay to lie to someone because it could cause a dent or even end your relationship with them,” junior Noelani Luia said, “You become more respected and trusted more when you don’t lie and is honest and upfront.” There is a difference between saying everything that is on your mind and telling the truth. To keep your own personal information to yourself isn’t lying it’s just being conservative. But when you know something about someone, and it is something they should know, tell
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them. Just because you are honest doesn’t mean you are a completely open book that would reveal any secret. Lying is the easy way out of things; it can give us short term relief, but in the end the truth will be revealed. To some they would prefer having their friend giving them an honest opinion rather than a sugar-coated lie. “I would personally want to know... And be told straight up,” freshman Gloria Gonzales said, who wants her friends to be upfront with her rather than lie to her. C h e a t i n g , falsifying information, plagiarism, deception and carelessness are all forms of dishonesty, according to DePauw University. There’s different types of dishonesty that take , part in this broad subject. Lying to yourself, lying to others because they have lied to you, lying to loved ones - it’s all different yet the same. Lying may seem like an easy way out of things, but isn’t it bothersome to keep up with the lie, and be okay with it? Because then you start living the lie, and when you think back about it, you would think it was the truth all along. We sometime fool ourselves that our actions here at PRHS won’t matter in the future. Cheating on that test you took in third period because, fake it till you make it works, but in the long run faking it won’t make it, and this isn’t just true in a school setting but in real life.
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Running on fumes
Seniors struggle as graduation approaches by Brandon Kearns, Co-Editor in Chief
Every morning I look in the mirror and witness a pair of tired eyes staring back at me. Behind those eyes sits a slouched frame, a short temper, and an even shorter sense of patience. These symptoms often accompany the flu, or some similar, debilitating illness, yet I’m not talking about your normal, diagnosed disease. This condition strikes seniors across America as they prepare to enter the next stage of their lives, and is colloquially referred to as senioritis. What is senioritis? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, senioritis refers to “an ebbing of motivation and effort by school seniors as evidenced by tardiness, absences, and lower grades.” It often strikes as students begin to envision the end of their education and the beginning of their posthigh school years. The problem with such a mindset is that, according to aspeneducation. crchealth.com, as students enter college they find themselves unaccustomed to the workload due to their slacking during their previous year. This seriously endangers the education many students work years to earn, yet the problem continues. A contributing factor of the “post-high school” mentality is that many seniors receive college acceptance letters a little over halfway through the school year. These letters stand as a de facto graduation for many students because, due to high expectations regarding college and secondary education, high school has become little more valuable than a three and a half year tryout period for college. Students no longer worry about earning their diploma because, in the long run, it’s practically worthless for students that want to do more than work as a cashier for the next 10 years. So when students receive these letters all they think is “Good job kid, you passed high school. Now go earn the education that matters.” A common start to every question a senior asks is-- why? Why should I show up to class? Why should I turn that homework in? Why should I wake up at seven every morning? Why should I care about high school? I’m done. I was accepted already. It’s painful as a student to sit in meaningless classes because you had the foresight to take college classes to get ahead, or because you made sure to cover all your required classes before your senior year.
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Brandon Kearns What type of reward is a minimum of four classes after I’ve spent three and a half years working towards something I’ve already accomplished. I know, I know. Four years of high school, that’s the deal, and I’m not saying high school needs to be shortened, or that collegiate bound students should somehow get a pass on the last four months of school. What I do believe is that the end of the year should be in someway changed to support the specific interests and needs of seniors. We don’t need to sit in a class designed to feed us preplanned information when, come march, nobody in the room is listening anyways. What we need as we step out from the safe harbor of public school are seminars and speakers designed to teach us about the real world. How exactly do I do taxes? How do I apply for a job? How do I make a resumé? It’s these types of questions that scare students, not the questions found in those textbooks assigned to us at the beginning of the year. Beyond even the practical questions students face are the more academic topics you can address. Speakers on events happening around the world, or voluntary classes that students can join for a few weeks to learn a new skill they didn’t have a chance to over the past few years. With a few changes perhaps senior year becomes something students look forward to instead of dreading. Perhaps those letters will again be cause of celebration instead of misery for AP teachers everywhere as they plan their second semester of classes. Maybe school can once again become a place of learning, instead of some prolonged form of a societal tryout.
Chivalry’s good reputation is dying
Charismatic kindness feels like a fight against feminism by Rachel Cole, Co-Editor-in-Chief, and Jessica Cole, InDepth Co-Editor The door swings and the boy holding it open glances at the girl beside him. She glares back, refusing to move through the doorway, on principle, because she could have opened the door herself. Finally the boy walks through himself, fed up with this new wave of feminism. Although prejudices like this type of feminism may never be truly eradicated from our world, we can hope for a time when we won't mistake the kindness that we wish for with the prejudices that we fight. After centuries of working its way into every culture and time period, chivalry is waging a war against its biggest enemies: feminism and ignorance. This new culture consists of some women who stand opposed to open doors and sitting down in the place of men. They would prefer to carry heavy objects that they could use help with, and struggle on in their own independence than ask for help. The truth is that chivalry doesn't only exist to serve women though. From the courts of King Arthur to fighter pilots in World War II, chivalry has strung itself through the centuries. Chivalry may not be a new concept, but the objection to it is, and maybe that’s why after surviving for centuries, chivalry is dying. However, chivalry cannot be allowed to die, unless we wish to live in a world where people don't serve others. “I believe [chivalry] has died,” junior Josh Plale said. And Plale is mostly right. Chivalry has died, because the appreciation for it has dried up and left a sarcastic, stubborn group of women in its midst. These women trample tradition to get their voices heard, screaming that chivalry is sexist, and that it treats women as if they are inferior to men. The problem with this thinking is that chivalry is not just for men. Chivalry is putting yourself second. It is serving or protecting others that need you. “Girls are just as capable to hold a door open.
I mean I hold the door open all the time for people. I think it's just a form of kindness if you do it," senior Alexis Jimeson said.
“Chivalry goes hand in hand with selflessness, and were it not for its negative connotation it would be seen for what it truly is.” When men are chivalrous towards women, it is the opposite of sexism, it is putting women above themselves. And men shouldn't be the only ones to be conditioned to think and act chivalrously. Chivalry goes hand in hand with selflessness, and were it not for its negative connotation it would be seen for what it truly is. Feminism, though it has many good sides, has the fallacy of portraying women as invincible. They stand alone because they need no one. But everyone needs someone. No one is invincible. That’s why chivalry is indispensable. Because chivalry isn’t just spectacular acts of heroism. Its the shoulder to cry on, the hug, the comforting words. Chivalry is comforting someone. Protecting someone. Loving someone. If chivalry is dying, it is because brotherly love and human kindness are dying, because the human race doesn’t care about each other like we used to. Because the individual has slaughtered the idea of teamwork. But Chivalry is vital to society, we couldn’t survive without each other. What would the pilgrims have been without the Native Americans taking care of them? What would the world be without caring people? Chivalry can’t die, not now, not ever.
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Real life doesn’t have a filter Social media impacts self-esteem and body image by Eden Peterson, Feature Co-Editor
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ocial media provides constant exposure to the lives of peers through photos, shares, likes, and status updates. With the constant exposure comes constant chances for people to judge, scrutinize and compare themselves to others. With the extra pressure of creating and maintaining an online presence, social media can lead to unhealthy levels of obsession with body image. Social media sites are a mainstay of American culture with close to 90 percent of internet users in the U.S. visiting a social media site at least once a month according to Comscore, an internet analytics company. Social media gives people the opportunity to present an often falsified best version of themselves. They post flawless filtered pictures and update their status with news about their seemingly flawless lives. With the natural tendency to measure accomplishments against others, individuals can feel depressed when judging themselves against the idealized versions of people online. “There’s so many fake accounts now...You can see people in person and they don’t look anything like [their profile picture],” said freshman Jaydon Brouillard who believes people devote too much time being on their phones and on social media sites. Comparing your life to the idealized presentation of someone else’s life on social media is like comparing yourself to a celebrity. It’s an unattainable goal because no one in real life is flawless or always partying in Cancun as some social media profiles can portray. “Social media makes showing off, complaining, and idolizing the human body much easier. If someone were to see a picture
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of someone ‘better’ looking than them, they may feel as though that’s how they should look...You see people flaunting their appearance on the Internet constantly, which might cause you to feel self conscious,” said sophomore Jacob Bausch who’s active on the popular social media sites Facebook, tumblr, and Instagram. Studies have linked frequent social media use with negative self image and body dissatisfaction. A survey by British charity Anxiety UK in 2012 discovered that 53 percent of its 298
“Social media makes showing off, complaining, and idolozing the human body much easier.” Jacob Bausch, 10 participants felt social media had altered their behavior and 51 percent of them said the change in behavior was negative leading to lack of confidence according to medicalnewstoday. com. “Social media can cause girls to feel like they need to be a twig and have a thigh gap...[Seeing filtered or altered images] causes you to want to be perfect like that. You want people to comment on your picture ‘Oh you’re so beautiful’ and [for it] to
get a thousand likes,” said junior Kristen Thompson who believes the unrealistic body type portrayed frequently in media can be damaging. During adolescence and teen years, the desire for validation is stronger than ever. By the time girls reach junior high, 4070 percent of them are unhappy with their bodies and their self-esteem typically doesn’t noticeably improve until age 20 according to NYC Girl’s Project. Social media proves the perfect stomping ground for kids to seek out the approval of their peers by asking for “Rate and Date” scores and “truth is”. Seeking out the opinions of others can lead to unhealthy, critical self and peer evaluation. While bettering yourself is a healthy attribute, the constant need for approval bread through the very nature of social media site with “likes”, “loves”, “retweets”, “karma”, “notes” and other forms of cyber approval is unhealthy and destructive to self esteem. “I have 1000 followers on tumblr and I know that friends and I will compare amount of followers, notes, messages received and such. Also, I know that when I get less than 50 likes on Instagram I feel like I have disappointed people with what I put there,” Bausch said. While social media sites can be damaging, they are vital resources for human communication and can spread awareness about pressing issues. If people post and share genuine photos and endeavor to promote healthy body types and lifestyles, social media sites can be a place that fosters rather than destroys selfesteem. The responsibility of keeping social media sites healthy lies with both the posters and the followers. Photos by Jessica Cole
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You are ENOUGH Students fighting eating disorders speak out
by Jessica Cole, InDepth Co-Editor
FEELING NOT GOOD ENOUGH: Aryanna Garcia poses with her eating disorder written on her hands. Anorexia causes 103,000 deaths a year. Photo by Jessica Cole
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he shifted against the hot sand, shielding her eyes from the sun. She tried to drag her eyes away from the girls walking down by the waterfront. Those girls with their colorful bikinis, and flat stomachs. Reflexively she glanced down at her own stomach and wondered why she couldn’t look like them. But Aryanna Garcia didn’t care for her body when she starved herself for two days, terrified of the weight she would gain. She didn’t become healthier when she broke down and binge ate after eating only crackers and water for three days. She didn’t care that anorexia causes at least 103,000 deaths a year, 4 percent of total deaths. Or that 20 percent of people who have anorexia die prematurely due to it. And Carly Powell didn’t care when she kept a calorie diary and stuck her fingers down her throat. She was just thirteen when she started her slow rotation through anorexia and bulimia, practicing whichever was harder for her family to detect. She didn’t know that women with anorexia are 12 times more likely to die prematurely, and teens with eating disorders have a higher mortality rate than any other mental illness. Instead she stared at the bright red apple, just shiny enough to see her face in, and told herself, “This food is terrible. Do not eat it. You are going to ruin yourself if you eat this.” She was a worthless person, she said as she starved herself. Food was the enemy, she said when she turned the shower on to cover the sound of her puking, she would be a better person if she didn’t eat it. “Not being happy with who you are is just gut wrenching. Like I would look in the mirror and just look at myself and just cry. I would just bawl because I just felt so trapped, like I couldn’t do anything, it was how I looked, It was my bone structure, It is how my bones are aligned, and once you get to that point you are just so distorted on how you see yourself. Even if its not just how you see yourself and its correct you just feel trapped and its miserable.”
But the facts about eating disorders are horrifying. Teen are also more likely to get eating disorders, as 95 percent of people with eating disorders are between 15 and 28. And it doesn’t stop at teenage girls. Body image issues have now spread to younger children as 42 percent of girls between the ages of 5 and 9 want to be thinner and 81 percent of 10 year olds are afraid of being
“It’s awful, you feel almost tortured, because you are trapped in this body, because your brain is inside you and this is who you are.” Carly Powell, 12 fat, according to National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Diseases. More painful for the facts, however, is the day to day pain. “Well, it’s like waking up every morning and dreading looking in the mirror. It’s like when you finally do look in the mirror no matter how skinny or muscular you look it’s just not good enough. And when people tell you that you look good you just kinda fake a smile and say thank you, but you still feel like you’re not good enough.” Garcia said. And Powell agrees, “It’s awful, you feel almost tortured, because you are trapped in this body, because your brain is inside you and this is who you are. Its so gut wrenching like the feeling where you have just lost someone and you just can’t even believe it, it’s kind of that disbelief. I can’t believe I look like this all the time. That’s the feeling.”
Sophomore Britney Powell has watched her sister go through an eating disorder as well as having issues herself. “She’d eat something and then I’d hear her throwing up and I just remember me feeling really bad for her because I hated seeing her go through this and feeling like there was nothing I could do. She quickly became very skinny and the reason she began to have body image issues has a lot to do with her being bullied throughout her life. It’s had a big toll on her and she’s gotten a lot better through the years though she still struggles today.” Powell said. But to Carly, the fact the Britney watched her struggle with body image helped her. “When you see your little sister doing it, it puts it in a different perspective, especially because it’s your little sister. They’re modeling after you, and of course you would never ever ever want that to happen, or for anyone else to go through the pain that you are feeling. So for someone that you love and care for so much [to go through that] it just hurts you. It almost helps you snap out of it because you’re like, ‘This is so harmful.’ It affects everything. But Psychology teacher Jeanne Neely who has struggled with body image for 37 years has hopeful words for people fighting negative body perception. “You should look at yourself through love. And when I look at my students I don’t see their shirts or their breast size or their hair. I see their spirit. Not liking yourself, would you do that to your own child? Would you ‘Hello baby I don’t love you, you don’t have on Abercrombie and Fitch?’ You are enough. If you died today people wouldn’t say that you were fat, sloppy, or bad at math. They love you. And you don’t need to change anything to be important.” Neely said.
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olunteering after school can be a huge commitment, but senior Shelby Havel takes it one step further by giving five weeks of her summer to a camp that gave just that to her. Havel, who attended Camp Hapitok during the summers of 2006 and 2007, returned this past year to be a counselor. Camp Hapitok, which runs for four weeks in July, is located at Rancho El Chorro in San Luis Obispo, is a camp for elementaryaged children with speech and language impediments. Havel decided to apply as a counselor because she wanted to give back to the camp that meant so much to her as a child. Every camper is paired with a TIGR, Therapy Individual Goal Reinforcer, to help motivate and encourage the camper to improve their communication skills one-on-one. Each TIGR is trained to motivate and prompt for the correct speech sounds, working under the supervision of registered speech pathologists. “My time as a camper was life-changing, having someone so attentive as a TIGR during the [speech] therapy process has value I can’t put into words. Since that point I had wanted to be a TIGR to give another child that same experience,” Havel said. This past summer, she was able to accomplish just that. “The moment I saw my camper for the first time I knew it was going to be incredible; it was that and so much more. My camper and I clicked from that first day and he gave me the best summer I could have ever asked for, surpassing even my time as a camper. I loved and cherished every moment I spent with him, as well as with all the other campers and TIGRs.”
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Senior Shelby Havel volunteers to help children by Amy Cantrell, Copy Editor
This let her to be on the other side of the process, and appreciate what really goes into making the summer into a time of extra speech therapy.
and will be with Havel and her camper forever, just like the bond between Havel and her TIGR when she was a camper. She still keeps in contact with her camper from the summer of 2014. “The time I spent as a camper was unforgettable; it really shaped me into the person I am today and I’m eternally grateful. I wasn’t sure how it would compare, but everyone was always so kind and supportive right from the start and I can never say how thankful I am to be able to come back and be a part of the Hapitok family once again!”
“My time as a camper was life-changing... Since that point I had wanted to be a TIGR to give another child the HELP SAVE CAMP HAPITOK same experience.” Shelby Havel, 12 On March 10, Camp Hapitok announced that it had hit some financial woes and would not be open for a 45th season in the summer of 2015. When told of this news, Havel was stunned. “Mostly I was just shocked, Hapitok has been so prominent in this community for so long and has touched so many people of all ages that it seemed impossible for it to just be gone like that.” However, the community and past staff members and TIGRs like alumna Michaela Howard rallied to make it happen. There is a crowd-funding campaign running until May 9, with all funds going to the non-profit Camp Hapitok. The bond between a camper and TIGR share is unbreakable
Funding has been cut to Camp Hapitok and this program needs your help to keep inspiring and helping campers with speech therapy. To donate to this program scan the QR code below.
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hat’s found within the text can be truly inspiring and eye opening. The truth that lies in between the lines, that very few people try to understand. The fact that we must move on so we can turn the page or more complicated than what meets the eye. And before we judge someone by their cover, read a page in their life story to see why they are here today. All of our lives we have been told were told to never judge a book by its cover and that everyone has a story. I think we can all admit that we have judged someone at one point in time, but then we actually got to know the person and our judgment turned out to be completely wrong. Everyone has a story, but whether they tell it or not, they still have a story. Out of the 7,303,224,103 people in this world, we all have different perspectives on life. Start a new chapter in life. We all have a story that is much more It’s important to see past what meets the eye because there is so much more beneath the skin. What is hidden can often reveal beautiful stories that will transport you back in time, stories that seemed dark through and through. It reveals what someone had to do to overcome
the conflicts that could have prevented them from being here. We all have common misconceptions that may seem to be true by the average stranger at a first glance. I’m presumed to be quiet and shy but in others intimidating. I’m not quiet at all, and not even close to being shy. I am perceived to be intimidating because when I want something I will do my best to get it. People that I went to elementary school still believe that I am a quiet girl that never really talked and when they see me know they wonder what happened to that person. I grew up and got over my fears. I stood up for myself and did not let people, who had no right to, make decisions for me. There is no need to put labels on people nor should we fit into the preconceptions of perfection that people say we are or need to become. Open your book for the world to read. You shouldn’t be ashamed of your past yet you should be proud of it. It is your life-long book that is one of a kind just like you. Just like you wouldn’t like someone criticize you, don’t to it to them because you don’t know their full story.
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outside the stadium Schimke’s path to Paso is as compelling as any game by Matthew Tyra, Sports Co-Editor and Mayer Pohlod, World Co-Editor
“May 1st, 1973, Dear fifth grade teacher...when I grow up, I want to be a math teacher...Your friend, Ritchie Schimke.” Forty-two years after writing that small, cursive letter to his future fifth grade teacher, AP Statistics teacher and head football coach, Richard Schimke has achieved his ultimate goal. His math teaching spans 27 years, and has made him well-known for his passionate, humorous flair. He has additionally ascended to the throne of high school football, earning 2015 CIF Coach of the Year and a 2015 CIF Championship. His achievements on the field and in the math room have not happened without a story. At Atascadero HS--yes, he started there--Schimke lettered in track, basketball, and football. He passed on acceptances to his dream school UCLA and to Pepperdine to stay close to home at Cal Poly due to a family issue difficult to discuss. And further hardships ensued. “You know, it’s tough. In college, my sister died when I was 19; she was 18. I got a scholarship taken away from me,” Schimke said. “But I kept on going to school through that time, and in retro[spect] it was probably the best thing that I could’ve done, and it taught me to persevere and to prove people wrong.” He calls it a path that led him PRHS. It was shortly after that Schimke discovered his fondness for coaching while still attending Cal Poly, starting out at Atascadero High School in 1983 with football and basketball, the same sports he participated in during high school. A 20 year stretch of coaching has not faded his passion. “I like chess matches. I like to strategize. I like to think ahead. I like to think outside the box. Anybody can call plays. Anybody can coach. But it’s something that evolves in people,” Schimke said. “I like challenges. When people tell me that I can’t do something, I like the challenges. And a lot of times you’ll find kids shy away from challenges. I like challenging people.” In 1988, he started teaching at Paso Robles High School, and in 1989 founded the girls freshman basketball program that he coached varsity for 11 years. “Boys had it for years prior to that, but girls didn’t, so I guess you could say it was fun getting that started. Equity in sports back then was big,” Schimke said. Current girls basketball head coach Heidi Sill was one of his players. “She was a four year starter for me. It’s nice to see your explayers coming back and doing stuff like that,” he said. Another constant through the years: his girlfriend and future wife, Erin Sherman--eventually Schimke. “My wife Erin and I started dating when we were 16, and we got married at 28,” Schimke said. Erin’s father, Dr. Sherman, was a
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physician for William Randolph Hearst’s son at the castle in the 40s and the 50s. “He was ailing in that period when we were finishing up college looking to get married. We put it off until after he passed in ‘88,” Schimke continued. After Dr. Sherman’s death, the two got married, and one tumultuous time turned to another: the Schimke’s faced challenges having a child. Difficulty preceded the birth of their first child Tyler, who is now fourteen, and continued in having a second child. The Schimkes turned their attention towards adoption and the Family Care Christian Connections of SLO. After a period of uncertainty, an adoption call interrupted a Lakers game, as the Schimkes shifted quickly from watching Kobe Bryant to a name that would soon become much more important: Sara. “‘Mr. Schimke, you fit the criteria for a little girl that was born just a little bit ago, and you’ve got a half-hour to make up your mind,’ ” a doctor explained. For Schimke, the decision seemed to be an easy one, as he ultimately put it in another’s hands. He sat Tyler down by the family fireplace and asked him a question that turned out to be quite simple. “‘Tyler, do you wanna have a little sister?’ He was seven years old at the time, he goes ‘Yeah Dad. It’s just like a sleepover right?’ I go, ‘Yeah, something like that’, and the rest is history,” said Schimke. He has been the proud father of Sara for six years now. Schimke’s path to PRHS was anything but normal, but in the end, he realized his childhood dream, an achievement few reach. Nowadays, Schimke speaks of the fulfillment it brings him when he gets emails and calls from former students and players and o f
“I like chess matches. I like to strategize. I like to think ahead. I like to think outside the box. Anybody can call plays. Anybody can coach. But it’s something that evolves in people.”
the power of Paso. For him, these moments are what makes it all worth it, and while he realizes he can’t reach everybody, he takes great pride in being a Bearcat. “It’s been a lot of fun. It’s fun seeing Paso go from the hardships that we’ve had the last few years to getting that lifeblood back into this school. I hate it when people say that Paso High is this and that. I talk to people and say we’ve got a great school. This school offers so much, and has so many great teachers. It’s a pleasure to work with them,” said Schimke. His advice is both ironic and perfect for the path he has walked. “Explore the world,” he said.
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ALL ABOUT RICHARD SCHIMKE
IN 1981
GRADUATED FROM ATASCADERO HIGH WENT TO CIF FOR TRACK IN THE LONG JUMP AND 880
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BELOVED COACH (left) : Richard Schimke gives a post game talk after the 2013 Pioneer Valley football game. Schimke said besides football, his favorite hobby is backpacking.
Q: DO YOU HAVE ANY ANIMALS? SCHIMKE: YES, 120 OF THEM EVERY DAY... BUT ALSO A HORSE, A DOZEN CHICKENS, A LAMB, AND A DOG AND A CAT.
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Taking the (back)stage Senior stage manager from Texas creates a name for himself
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he ‘Storm of Derek’ hit PRHS with resounding force earlier this year, blowing into town from Texas. In his wake you may find glitter, potentially deadly teas, and expertly managed plays. Senior Derek Premenko, nicknamed ‘Storm of Derek’ by the drama department moved here from Crossroads, Texas, a small town 45 minutes away from Dallas, at the beginning of this year. He has quickly become an integral part of the drama department and will be the stage manager for the upcoming production of The Music Man. Drama teacher and director Marcy Goodnow saw Derek’s potential early on when he took her beginning drama class. “I noticed he knew a lot more about theater than an introductory class. So, I “interviewed” him and decided he would be an amazing asset to me and our program,” said Goodnow, who then moved Premenko into Advanced Drama as an advanced technical crew member at the start of the second semester. But moving schools his senior year has not come without its challenges. “You get accustomed to a certain way of life. That town is where you grew up; it’s where your friends are,” said Premenko, who moved here because his dad got a job working at Mind Body, a local software company focused on helping small businesses market themselves. New friends have helped to ease the move, and Premenko has been embraced by the drama department. ‘’Derek is one of the most caring and understanding people out there. He’s definitely different. It’s like when someone asks ‘Why?’ and you reply ‘Why not?’, that’s Derek. He’s ‘Why not?’— and I mean that in the best way,” said senior Grisey Castro, who got to know Premenko through The Christmas Carol production in the Fall. Goodnow has also seen how he has found his place within the program. “I believe they have opened their arms to him and now consider him one of us - they were very intrigued at first, but now they know he is a real “theater dork,” just like us,” Goodnow said. However, the “theater dork” Premenko hasn’t always been the positive, upbeat person he is now. “The start of middle school was really rough for
by Marlee Drake, Food Editor me. I had issues and I didn’t know how to deal with what was happening. I became someone I wasn’t. I was mean to everybody. I was your typical bully,” Premenko said. However, he soon found an avenue that allowed him to come into his own and be who he truly was. “Music and theater helped me deal with what I was going through in a healthier way,” Premenko said. They helped him find himself, and now he hopes to pursue the arts as a career. “My passion is music. My ultimate dream job would just be to make money making music,” Premenko said. He also plans to apply to PCPA after graduating to pursue tech theater. He has a SoundCloud called “DeadlyMarioFlowers.” The story behind it is entertaining as the name itself. Premenko was running errands for his local tea shop and as a joke they included ‘find the Mario Flower’ on the to-do list. Rather than leave the task undone, he took it upon himself to pick leaves from a random plant across the street and make ‘mario flower’ tea from it. Not knowing what this plant was, and whether or not it was toxic, he served free samples at a show that night. Luckily, it turned out he made bamboo tea. Despite these antics, when it comes to theater Premenko is a professional. “I would hire him as a technical director in an instant. He is professional at the right times and works extremely hard because he understands theater. He is willing to do what it takes to get the job done, no matter the job or the amount of time. I think he is a great role model, “ Goodnow said. Premenko has added a lot to the drama program since moving to PRHS. Though he has faced challenges in moving here and in his life, he has not let them stop him and continues to grow from them.
“I would hire him as a technical director in an instant. He is professional at the right times... He is willing to do what it takes to get the job done.”
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Classic fare from Slovakia, Thailand, Sweden, and Japan by Sadie Mae Mace, Environment Editor and Emmaline Voorheis, Reporter
Yuki Watanabe Japan What is your favorite dish from back home and why? My favorite dish is ramen, which is like noodles and it’s kind of like Chinese food, but it is still Japanese food. Also it is so easy to make.
What is your favorite American food and why? I love hamburgers and fries, like cheese fries. It’s not good because I gained 20 pounds, but I still love American food, and I love Panda [Express].
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What is your favorite dish from back home and why? My favorite dish is called Pad Thai. I like it because it has a sour and sweet flavor, and it just tastes good.
What is your favorite American food and why? Panda Express. I don’t know why. It’s so bad for you but it’s so good. It’s just too good. I’m going to open a Panda in Thailand.
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What is the easiest dish to make and why?
What is the easiest dish to make and why?
I think the [Swedish] meatballs or Salisbury steak. Because it’s quick and you don’t need a lot of ingredients.
“Hemendex” (Ham and eggs) because it is the only dish that I can cook.
When would you eat it?
When would you eat it?
We would eat it on traditional family dinners or for Christmas and Easter. But we pretty much eat it whenever. You use your hands to form the meatballs and fry them in a pan with butter, when that’s done you use the butter that’s left to make the sauce and to make the sauce you first have to make the roux, there is butter, flour, beef stock, sour cream and salt, sometimes lingonberries. You just stir until it’s smooth and throw the meatballs in there and it’s done!
When I can’t find nothing better at the fridge. Put [a] little bit [of] oil, ham and eggs on a pan and fry for 6-8 min.
Diet fads and workout myths Senior workout buff Parker Olinde breaks down some popular myths and fears by Carly Cargill, Co-Editor-in-Chief
MYTH
Doing ab exercises will get rid of belly fat
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Coffee Facts by Michele McPhereson, Feature Co-Editor Graphics by Brandon Kearns
Actually... Be my guest: do crunches ‘till you pass out. However, those “ab machines” will not burn away belly fat--nor will crunches. The main effect of ab exercises will build muscle so that abs will be more toned and show, but the actual impact on belly fat is minimal. A combination of cardiovascular training and strength training can help burn fat in target areas like the mid-section.
Parker says... “[Ab exercises are] mostly for developing the actual muscle, but abs will only be revealed through healthy dieting.”
MYTH
Stretching before a workout is crucial to preventing injury
49%
OF STUDENTS PULL ALLNIGHTERS TRYING TO FINISH UP LAST MINUTE PROJECTS OR ASSIGNMENTS
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OF STUDENTS RELY ON CAFFEINATED DRINKS TO STAY AWAKE DURING ALLNIGHTERS
Actually... Stretching on cold muscles increases the risk of tearing and does not increase range of motion as well as stretching warmed up muscles would. A light warm up will get blood pumping, so it is better to stretch after a warm up. Stretching after a workout is more beneficial than before. Fitday.com says: “When you work out, lactic acid builds up in your muscles. This often leads to muscle soreness and fatigue. Stretching after a workout helps to reduce muscle fatigue. When you stretch after a workout, your muscles are warm and you benefit from increased blood circulation.”
MYTH
Lifting weights only makes the body look bulky
Actually... Don’t worry: those weight machines won’t make you look like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Men naturally bulk up quicker because of testosterone, but women will only get near to those proportions if they lift much more than the average woman or are taking some kind of steroid. Strength training helps keep muscle weight while burning fat. The best combination of workout is cardio plus some weight lifting. The weights won’t bite--I promise.
Parker says... “That is an extremely common misconception and one that should definitely be forgotten about. Women can definitely put on muscle, which shreds off fat, but it’s basically impossible to get bulky to the point in which the stereotype arises, without some type of hormone booster/additive or supplement.”
MYTH
“No pain, no gain”
Actually... No, you do not need to work so hard you pass out every time you go to the gym. A little soreness after a workout? Awesome. Feeling light headed and dead most of the time at a workout session? Not so awesome. National Academy of Sports Medicine certified personal trainer Monica Vazquez says: “It doesn’t mean that you’re not getting as good of a workout because you’re not crippled the next day. You should feel [soreness] 24 hours to three days after the activity. If, after three days, the same exercise leads to muscle failure, you’ve done too much.”
MYTH
Running gets rid of muscle, making strength training useless
Actually... While running is counterproductive for those who are looking to dramatically bulk up, it produces lean muscle in the lower body, which is good for healthy bones. Running should not be a substitute for strength training, but some cardio work won’t put your weight training to waste.
Parker says... “Cardio is extremely beneficial; running is one of the best ways you can build your legs. There are also many different types of cardio, and although I don’t run often, I do a lot of high intensity training which in turn raises my heart rate up very high.”
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OF STUDENTS STAY UP THE LATEST BECAUSE OF MATH ASSIGNMENTS
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Districto contrata empleos Cuatro nuevos puestos ayuda a estabilizar las areas en el districto por Mayer Pohlod, World Editor El distrito escolar de Paso Robles anunció la aprobación de la contratación de cuatro nuevos puestos en el distrito el Martes, 2 de marzo. Los cuatro nuevos puestos de trabajo son el Director de Deportes del Distrito, Director de Escuelas Secundarias, director de las escuelas primarias y Director de Servicios de Alimentos, y los nuevos propietarios de esos títulos son Richard Clayton, Jennifer Gaviola, Carol Kenyon, y Gregg Wangard, respectivamente. Clayton viene de un fondo en el distrito escolar unificado de Kingsburg, donde fue profesor de historia de E.E.U.U. y el entrenador. Finalmente, fue ascendido a Director de Deportes y luego el Coordinador del Distrito de Atletismo, donde ayudó atletismo unificadas centrales establecen un programa deportivo competitivo. En el Distrito Escolar de Robles Paso, que será el responsable de mantener el carácter atlético establecido en la escuela secundaria, mientras que también buscan desarrollar programas en los niveles de secundaria y de primaria. Gaviola se graduó de PRHS, y ha trabajado anteriormente como profesor, el Director de Servicios Especiales, y el Administrador de Currículo e Instrucción en Unificado de Madera, con tener más recientemente como la Educación Especial Plan Local (SELPA) Director Unificado de Fresno. Kenyon ha sido una educador por 23 años, y ha sido un maestro, especialista de lectura y ahora trabaja como directora de la Escuela Primaria Kermit King en Paso Robles. Wangard tiene más de 20 años de experiencia en la industria alimentaria en culinaria, la gestión y la hospitalidad, y ha sido jefe de cocina en varios complejos de prestigio, entre ellos de la Cliff Resort en Shell Beach, donde desarrolló una relación con los proveedores en la costa central Los cuatro están a punto de empezar su trabajo, y buscarán dar la su experiencia en sus respectivos campos, a fin de contribuir al éxito continuado del distrito.
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La vida no tiene un filtro
Los medios sociales tienen un impacto negativo de la imagen corporal escrito por Eden Peterson, Feature Co-Editor
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edios de comunicación social ofrece la exposición constante a la vida de los compañeros a través de las fotos, shares, likes, y actualización de status. Con constante exposición viene posibilidades para las personas, para juzgar, escudriñar y compararse con los demás. Tener la presión adicional de crear y mantener una presencia en medios sociales pueden llevar a niveles poco saludables de la obsesión con la imagen corporal. Las redes sociales son un pilar de la cultura americana, con cerca de 90 por ciento de los usuarios de Internet en los EE.UU. que visitan un sitio de redes sociales al menos una vez al mes, según Comscore. La media sociales da a la gente la oportunidad de presentar una frecuencia falsificado mejor versión de sí mismos. Poniendo fotos filtradas sin defectos y actualizar su estado con noticias sobre su vida aparentemente sin defectos. Con la tendencia natural para medir los logros en contra de otros, las personas pueden sentirse deprimidas cuando se juzga a sí mismos en contra de las versiones idealizadas de personas en línea. "Hay tantas cuentas falsas ahora ... Se puede ver la gente en persona y que no se parece en nada a [su foto]", dijo freshman Jaydon Brouillard que cree la gente se dedique demasiado tiempo a estar en sus teléfonos y en las redes sociales sitios. La comparación de su vida a la presentación idealizada de la vida de otra persona en las redes sociales es como comparar a ti mismo a una persona famosa. Es una meta inalcanzable, porque nadie en la vida real es impecable o siempre está de fiesta. "Los medios sociales hace presumir, quejándose, y la idolatría del cuerpo humano mucho más fácil. Si alguien fuera a ver una foto de alguien "mejor" en busca de ellos, es posible que se sienten como si eso es lo que debe buscar... Puedes ver a la gente haciendo alarde de su aparición en Internet constantemente, lo que podría provocar que se sienta consciente de sí mismo " dijo sophomore Jacob Bausch quién está activo en los sitios de medios sociales populares Facebook, Tumblr, y Instagram. Una encuesta realizada por British charity Anxiety UK en 2012 descubrió que el 53 por ciento de sus 298 participantes consideró los medios social se había alterado su comportamiento y el 51
por ciento de ellos dijo que el cambio en el comportamiento fue negativo conduce a la falta de confianza de acuerdo con medicalnewstoday.com. "Los medios sociales pueden hacer que las niñas sientan que tienen que ser una ramita... [Ver a filtrarse o imágenes alteradas] hace que usted quiere ser perfecto así. Quieres que la gente comenta en su imagen 'Oh, eres tan hermosa' y [por ello] para obtener un milles de gustos ", dijo junior Kristen Thompson, quien cree que el tipo de cuerpo realista retratado con frecuencia en los medios de comunicación puede ser perjudicial. Durante la adolescencia, el deseo de validación es más fuerte que nunca. Por el momento las niñas llegan a la secundaria, 4070 por ciento de ellos no están contentos con sus cuerpos y su autoestima normalmente no mejora notablemente hasta los 20 años de acuerdo con NYC Girl’s Project. Los medios sociales demuestra el asidero perfecto para que los niños buscan la aprobación de sus compañeros pidiendo puntuaciones "rate and dates" y "la verdad es". La búsqueda de las opiniones de los demás puede llevar a poco saludable. Mientras que el mejoramiento de sí mismo es un atributo saludable, la necesidad constante de pan aprobación a través de con "me gusta", "amores", "retweets", "karma", "notas" y otras formas de aprobación cibernético no es saludable y destructivo para la autoestima. "Tengo 1,000 seguidores en tumblr y sé que los amigos y voy a comparar la cantidad de seguidores, notas, mensajes recibidos y tal. Además, sé que cuando llegue a menos de 50 gustos en Instagram me siento como si tuviera gente decepcionada con lo que puse ahí ", dijo Bausch. Mientras que los sitios de medios sociales pueden ser perjudiciales, son recursos vitales para la comunicación humana y pueden crear conciencia sobre cuestiones urgentes. Si la gente publicar y compartir fotos auténticas y tratan de promover los tipos de cuerpo saludables y estilos de vida, las redes sociales pueden ser un lugar que fomenta más que destruye la autoestima. La responsabilidad de mantener los sitios de medios sociales mentiras sanas tanto con los carteles y los seguidores.
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Blind Date
A NOT-SO BLIND DATE
Junior plans a Blind Date set-up to ask fellow junior to Prom by Alysia Kilcrease, Blind Date Co-Editor and Amy Cantrell, Copy Editor When prom comes up it can spark many thoughts in one’s mind: there is the charm of attending the dance, the excitement of being asked, asker’s relief of getting a yes and also the pressure to make everything perfect. This month’s Blind Date combines the romantic surprise of an arranged date with the doubly romantic cleverness that’s been popping up around campus this month and the last: Promposals. Junior Jeffrey Snowbarger worked with Blind Date behind-the-scenes in planning the date to be the ultimate promposal. On the evening of March 22, Snowbarger and junior Makenna Pugh got their chance to experience the special moment of a promposal. There were many obstacles Snowbarger had to face in order to make this Promposal go smoothly while still keeping her clueless. He had to find a creative way to ask her that wouldn’t take too long to set up, he had to find something that fit in with the activity of blind date, and he had to bring out his acting skills during the blind date. He couldn’t let her know that he was never blind. The first meeting was crucial, for he had to act surprised that it was her, even though he knew all along who was going to walk through the doors. Snowbarger knew beforehand that Pugh was a fan of Harry Potter, so he was sure that he wanted to incorporate that in his Promposal. Snowbarger anxiously awaited Pugh’s arrival as he waited at the house making sure everything was perfect. He set the table, checked to make sure all ingredients were there and hid the flowers that he would later give to her. Though nervous, Pugh was excited to see who was behind the front door. Their faces broke into smiles as the two daters saw each other face-to-face. Snowbarger had to pretend that he didn’t
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know who the other person was in order for his Promposal to be a true surprise. As they made homemade dough to make sugar cookies, the two shared laughs and filled the kitchen with sweet smells and bright smiles. The kitchen was filled with the sounds of the metal whisk clanking the bowl, eggs cracking, oven beeping, and Snowbarger’s bold singing. He playfully invited Pugh to sing along to the Pandora music but, she bashfully declined. Once all the cookies were baked, cooled, and ready to be decorated, Pugh was taken outside to be a part of the mid-date interview while Snowbarger was frantically setting up his perfect Promposal. Snowbarger thoughtfully decorated the cookies in Harry Potter fashion, including a scar, Harry Potter logo and Deathly Hallows symbol accenting the “P-RO-M-?” spelled out in blue icing, Pugh’s favorite color. Once all the preparations were made, Snowbarger anxiously awaited Pugh’s return in the kitchen with the cookies. After Pugh returned, Snowbarger extended an invitation to come into the kitchen to view the display he had set up for her unknowingly. Pugh accepted Snowbarger’s promposal, as well as a fresh bouquet of canary-yellow daffodils. Both daters ended the evening with cheerful grins and went home with relief that they have found a date to Prom. But in the drama that makes up high school and life, Snowbarger’s best laid plans went astray within a few days, at least for the time being. Pugh was saddened to discover that Prom on April 25 conflicted with her special invitation to travel to the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards event in Ojai, California the same weekend. Since RYLA is a huge honor to be selected to attend, she couldn’t pass up the opportunity.
SHE SAID YES (top): Pugh and Snowbarger pose in the kitchen after the grand promposal. ROLLIN’ OUT THE DOUGH (lbottom) : The daters helped each other make the dough. They also dyed it green before baking them. THE ULTIMATE QUESTION (lbottom) : After the cookies had been decorated, they were laid out spelling “P-RO-M-?” Photos by Maureen Pushea
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Bearcat baseball second in PAC-8
Paso Robles’ continues success with only league loss against Arroyo Grande
by Mayer Pohlod, World Co-Editor
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SWINGING FOR THE FENCES: Freshman third baseman Will Stroud makes solid contact with the ball. He is currently batting with a .227 average.
oming into the season with high expectations coming off last year’s run, the Paso High baseball team has silenced its doubters by going 13-3 to start off the season. With three shutouts and four games in which they’ve only allowed one run leading to a collective 1.52 Earned Run Average, an overall .232 batting average and 36 steals - 19 of which have been swiped by senior Bailey Gaither - the Bearcats have been able to match last year’s performance. With the two losses coming against non-league opponents in Merced and Thousand Oaks in three and two run games respectively, and their lone league loss coming against Arroyo Grande, Paso Robles’ squad is in a position to be able to lock up a CIF berth after beginning 6-1 in league play. So far, the Bearcats have outscored their opponents 9541, and according to sophomore pitcher Nolan Binkele, they’ve been able to find that success as result of their unity as a team. “People know that it’s not an individual sport, and that you need to play as a team and not only think about your success but how the team is doing,” Binkele said. “We’ve had a couple problems where we get down on ourselves and it affects the whole atmosphere of playing.” One returner from last year, although not necessarily a player, is coach Derek Stroud, who’s been able to see the difficulties and emerging leaders in the clubhouse.
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“I think the last few games we need to compete a little better and play a little hungrier.” Stroud said. As for the individuals at the heart of the team, Stroud refers to more than just one person. “I think Jon Baldwin has done a great job and has been a great leader for us example-wise, Bailey Gaither has done a great job in keeping the team together. Those two have done a lot.” Stroud said. “I think Matt Keller, doesn’t really say a lot but he’s a solid leader for us, and Ben Mecham has been a leader in the outfield,” Stroud said. Last year, the team went 20-7-2, but with the losses of leaders in the clubhouse last year like former pitcher Paul Anderson and catcher Kai Bedell, other leaders have had to step up, like catcher Mark Armstrong and pitcher Jeff Neumann, who has six wins and a 1.46 Earned Run Average, with a Walks/Hits per Innings pitched of .891. “I think that a lot of my success has come from my ability to get routine plays because it accumulates momentum for the team,” Neumann said. “[Despite the losses] we need to pick ourselves up and compete just like we have the first six games. We have the talent and the all around potential and we just need to accomplish our goal.” After Arroyo Grande, they have two more games apiece against PAC-8 newcomer Mission Prep and old rival Righetti. If all goes well, they will continue well into May with the CIF tournament.
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Track Event Swap Three brave Bearcats try out each others events by Maureen Pushea, Photography director/ Sports Co-Editor Ever wonder how it would feel to try out something new, just for a day? These athletes did. Senior distance runner Claire Farrell, and juniors, thrower Ryan O’Mahoney, and sprinter Ty Jones, braved it out and swapped events. On this windy Sunday afternoon, Farrell a 5:19 minute mile distance runner traded her running shoes for a discus as she threw a whopping 34 ft with her strong left handed power. O’Mahoney a 99.9 ft discus thrower took his mark at the starting line and sprinted a 14.75 second 100 meter dash. Jones, a 11.38 second 100 meter sprinter swapped an all out sprint, for a well paced 5:49.65 minute mile. After each event, the three parted their ways, eager to return to their own events the next day at practice.
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PACE YOURSELF : Ty Jones runs the mile in 5:49.65. Farrell’s personal record comes out on top at 5:19.
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KILLER SPEED : Junior Ryan O’Mahoney takes his mark for the 100 meter dash. He ran it at 14.75, slower than junior sprinter Ty Jones who runs it in 11.38.
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UP AND AWAY : Senior Claire Farrell throws a discus 34 ft. She did her best as a lefty, throwing a little over a third of O’Mahoney’s personal record of 99.9 ft.
Photos by Maureen Pushea & Lauren Wassam
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A day in the life of a Swimmer Spring Sports Report Junior Kelsey Lewis shows us a look at the devotion of varsity swimming
Softball
3-1 In league 7-5 Overall Key players: Chloe Kerns (Junior, catcher), Madi Romero (Senior, Pitcher)
Baseball
6-1 In league 13-3 Overall Key players: Matt Keller (Junior, 1st base), Bailey Gaither (Senior, Shortstop), Christian Erickson (Sophomore, 3rd base)
Boys Golf
3rd place In league Key golfers: Cody Autry (Senior), Greg Potrutch (Junior), Bailey Flickinger (Sophomore)
Swimming
Boys are 3-2 In league , Girls are 2-3In league Key swimmers: Josh Dewhurst (Sophomore), Kasey Moffitt (Sophomore), Kohl Coffey (Senior)
Boys Tennis
0-8 In league 3-11 Overall Key players: Mayer Pohlod (Senior), Ryan Weber (Senior), Austin Andrus (Junior)
Track
by Maureen Pushea, Photography director/ Sports Co-Editor
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eep, beep, beep! The alarm sounds. It’s 4:45 am; it’s time for practice. She gets up, drives across town, and dives into the freezing cold pool, waiting for the sun to come up and warm the water. Two hours later, at 7 am, she hops out of the ice water and runs to the nearest warm, steaming shower. It’s time to get ready for school at the pool. When she gets to school, she fights the urge to take a nap in class. Throughout the school day her workload piles up like Mt. Everest. All she can think is, “When am I going to have the time to get all of this homework and studying done?” When sixth period rolls around, it’s back to the pool for her with no time to spare. Another two hours later, at 4:30 pm, and an entire 12 hours since she woke up, she gets out of the pool. After practice, when she returns home, she thinks it can’t get any harder, until she realizes that it is now time to conquer Mt. Everest of homework. Again fighting the urge to take a nap, she thoroughly completes around four and a half hours of Pre Calc, Anatomy, and AP English homework. Finally, when she’s too tired to even check the clock, she takes that nap she’s been waiting all day for. It’s hard to even say that it’s a sleep since she knows that she will have to wake up at 4:45 again the next morning to go to morning practice. Beep, beep, beep! The cycle begins again. This is the life of junior Kelsey Lewis.
4:45 Wakes up
5:00 Practice starts 7:00 Practice ends 7:30 Breakfast 7:55 School starts
2nd place In league Key runners: Maddi Moore (Senior, Distance), Andrew Munguia (Senior, Sprinter)
2:30 6th period practice 4:30 Practice ends
Boys Volleyball
6:00 Dinner 6:30 Homework starts 10:30 Homework ends 11:00 Goes to sleep
1-3 In league 2-3 Overall Key returning players: Riley Rookus (Senior, Captain), Christian Thompson (Junior) 24
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Photo by Maureen Pushea