Vol. 83 No. 2 (2013-2014)

wildcat the

Vol. 83, Issue 2 Nov. 14, 2013

est. 1930

Brea Olinda High School 789 Wildcat Way, Brea, CA 92821

20 30

bohswildcat.com

hunger games FANS PREPARE FOR THE RELEASE OF ‘CATCHING FIRE’ STAFF WRITER JAYMI WILSON SHARES EXPERIENCE OF SHOOTING AN ARROW, katniss style, FOR THE FIRST TIME

2

The Wildcat

What's inside bohswildcat.com

Nov. 14, 2013

3 8 11 12

TEXT-A-TIP

Anonymous and confidential tip-reporting system unveiled

by ASTYR KO STAFF WRITER

unsanitary restrooms

Filthy conditions in school restrooms raise hygiene concerns

by STEFANI clark Staff writer

exotic foods

Park experiences exotic foods like rattlesnake and rabbit sausage

By jean park Staff writer

gunther Vs. depression

Jonathan Gunther, history teacher, battles Major Depressive Disorder

By Sharon cho Editor-in-chief

19

q&a with MEGAN moberly

25

BOYS’ varsity BASKETBALL

Megan Moberly, senior, discusses her art and post-high school plans

Darryl Hilliard takes over program that advanced to third round of CIF last season

by NOELLE GRACIA CONTENT MANAGER

TRENT PRESTON / the wildcat

INTRODUCING ROYALTY: Cheyenne Navarette and Samantha Drury, seniors, congratulate Jenna Lambourne, senior, as this year’s Homecoming Queen at the Homecoming football game on Oct. 11.

ADVERTISEMENT

GRAD NITE 2014 WHEN: JUNE 18, 2014

[the evening of graduation]

WHERE: BOHS Admission will be from 9:45-11 p.m. and will conclude at approximately 4 a.m. on June 19, 2013

$120 until DEC. 31 $135 from JAN. 1 to APRIL 15 $150 from APRIL 16 to JUNE 18 *Tickets can be paid for by cash or check (payable to BOHS Grad Night) or paid online with PayPal at www.bohsgradnite.com

Purchase your Grad Nite ticket prior to DEC. 1 and you will be automatically entered into a raffle for a $200 gift card or from DEC. 1 to DEC. 31 to enter into a raffle for a free Grad Nite entrance ticket!

The Wildcat

NEWS bohswildcat.com

Nov. 14, 2013

3

to enhance gita members prepare to compete text-a-tip campus, student safety

by Eric Yang, Staff Writer

15 students from the Global IT Academy (GITA) program are preparing for the CyberPatriot competition in order to participate at Nationals on March 26-30 in National Harbor, Md. According to uscyberpatriot.org, CyberPatriot, founded by the Air Force Association, is an annual national cyber defense competition that is designed to give high school and middle school students from around the nation an opportunity to test their cyber protection skills and support the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The students will compete by trying to lock down a virtual machine on the computer provided.

The competition begins with a series of online rounds in which the competitors are provided one of three different operating virtual machine images. These virtual machines will contain various viruses and technical issues and the teams will need to secure them as fast as possible on competition day.

The team that fixes all the necessary errors will then advance to further rounds of the competition and will ultimately compete at the finals competition.

On Oct. 12, two teams participated in a practice round at Cal Poly Pomona. The teams consisted of nine GITA students, Michelle Tjoa, Andrew Paek, Louis Orleans, Chris Richey, seniors; Matthew Cha, William Yoon, Brent Gackstetter, juniors; and Juwan De Jesus and Tanner Saffert, sophomores. GITA was placed into a division with 40 other teams.

The first team achieved first place in the practice round with a time of two hours, while the second team placed second with a time of two hours and 10 minutes.

“We went through a Windows OS and looked for problems to fix.

There were 11 problems that gave us points, but there were 30 to 40 problems in total. The other problems were mostly distractions, as we did not know which problems would give us points,” Paek said.

Placing first and second in the practice rounds has given Todd Salesky, GITA teacher, even more confidence in his teams.

“I am very proud of these students. They went up against teams who formally practice this type of activity,” Salesky said.

According to Salesky, this year’s two teams will have more success because they have the privilege to go to practice rounds and use software the previous teams did not have the opportunity to use. One such software is Owo, a program that allows the GITA students to fix a fake computer that has viruses and malware.

Most of the GITA students have had little experience with cyber security before joining the event.

“My only past experience with [cyber security] is fixing a virus on my computer,” Gackstetter said.

Salesky sees that the advancement of technology enables more hackers to endanger citizens and their private information. He wants his

by Astyr Ko, Staff Writer

HANNAH ROARK / the wildcat

MASTERING THE CODES: Evan Chase and Cameron Herbert, freshmen, work on programming interactive software during GITA Level 1. GITA members will be participating at the National Cyber Patriot competition on March 26 in National Harbor, Md. students to be well prepared for these type of situations.

“Cyber security is important, especially to the individual, because of the privacy issues that hacking can cause. Bank accounts and ID’s can be stolen. Once an ID is stolen, it is very hard to recover,” Salesky said.

On Nov. 15-17, the two teams will participate in the first round of CyberPatriot, the first of two qualification rounds. The team’s scores will be added together after the second round, on Dec. 6-8, in order to determine if the teams will advance to the semifinals, which will be held on Jan. 17-19.

According to Salesky, he hopes that GITA wil improve on their first win from the practice round, and is aiming to qualify for the national round of the competition.

LIKE US.

Text-A-Tip, a new program that allows students to anonymously and confidentially report information about safety to school officials, was put into effect this year.

According to Dan Moon, police officer, the previous system, where students only could have left voice messages, was difficult because it was rarely checked. Therefore, texts are now sent anonymously through Text-A-Tip number 219-595-2647 to the phones of Bob Parish, assistant principal, Moon, and the email of Nancy Avery, student services secretary.

“The whole idea is that by setting it up [anonymously], it protects all our numbers,” Moon said.

Although the sender of the text is unidentified, in the case of a false report, the message can still be traced. The sender will then be charged with criminal violations for sending a fabricated crime report.

The program is connected to Google Voice which allows the receiver to reply to the text and converse in order to get more information if needed. This also allows authorities to retain information immediately and maintain a safe environment for the school by being aware of dangerous activities on campus.

“It allows us to do many different things almost immediately as opposed to having to wait to make a phone call. We can investigate and if we find that there’s criminal activity going on, then we can make arrests,” Moon said.

Any information concerning the safety of an individual or the school, such as bullying, drug and cigarette use, theft, graffiti, depression, and suicide may be reported to TextA-Tip. Although Moon and Parish may not be able to immediately act upon reports outside of school hours, they are still able to receive texts at all times.

“I think any opportunity for students who are uncomfortable with something that is dangerous or illegal on campus and have the opportunity to report it anonymously so they feel safe, is great for our school,” Jerry Halpin, principal, said. “We already have arguably the safest campus in Orange County, so I think it’s exciting to make our already safe campus even safer,” The program was introduced to Moon by the Orange County Deputy Sheriff Wong, at a training class in May. Wong’s partner had created the Text-A-Tip program five years ago for Mission Viejo High School.

Due to its success, the School Recourse Officer (SRO) incorporated the program at local schools. Moon then personally introduced the program to BOHS. Students have already sent reports regarding bullying and the use of cigarettes. Although Moon was not able to investigate the off campus use of cigarettes, he and the counselors have discussed the issue and how to solve it.

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

The Wildcat

NEWS

4 new faces bring diverse experiences to staff

bohswildcat.com

Nov. 14, 2013

by Rewa Ousman, Feature Editor, Jaymi Wilson, Staff Writer, and Hailee Gallegos, Staff Writer With experiences ranging from substituting at BOHS, to teaching in Michigan, to working as a private photographer, Kristin Ettinger, Lateefah Brown, and Jesse Vieira, respectively, bring diverse backgrounds to BOHS this school year.

KRISTIN ETTINGER Special Education Teacher After substituting in the district for about six months, Kristin Ettinger begins a full-time career in special education at BOHS this year.

Ettinger discovered she wanted to work with and help students with intellectual disabilities (ID) as result of growing up with a sister with a disability.

“I want to make sure that other students with disabilities were not made fun of or treated poorly, something that happens far too often to students with disabilities. I want to provide equal opportunities for special education students and include them in general education as much as possible,” Ettinger said.

After graduating from Esperanza High School in Yorba Linda, Ettinger earned her degree in Liberal Studies at San Diego State University. She then completed her student teaching with mentor Jeff Weber, special education teacher, while participating in the credential program at California State University, Fullerton, in 2012.

Once she earned her credential, Ettinger substituted at BOHS and at other schools within the district.

Ettinger predicted that Weber would need another teacher to assist him when she noticed an increase in the number of special education students at BOHS towards the end of the school year. Then on the last day of school, Jerry Halpin, principal, offered her the job.

“We are excited to have Ettinger join our staff full-time. She is a great addition to our Special Education Department,” Halpin said.

Ettinger appreciates being able to learn from and work with Weber, and is grateful to be a part of the Life Skills program he has created.

“There is never a dull moment. The students definitely keep me on my toes. I feel so blessed to work with such special individuals. They make me want to be a better person. Every day I am amazed by how smart, funny, and caring my students are,” Ettinger said.

Jake Evans, junior and Best Buddies president, said, “She is a blessing to the class, she works well with everyone and keeps everything in order. With having so many students this year, I have no idea what we would do without her. She’s amazing.”

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

JULIA AINLEY / the wildcat

MICHAEL CHO / the wildcat

ASHA KADAKIA / the wildcat

LATEEFAH BROWN Science Teacher Introduction to Physical Science and Honors Biology teacher Lateefah Brown is happy to be back in the Orange County and Los Angeles areas after eight years of teaching in Michigan.

Brown is also an avid dancer.

While attending San Diego State University (SDSU), Brown majored in science and minored in dance, while also dancing ballet and modern dance for the SDSU Dance Company. She said it was a fun challenge trying to balance the two very different

activities.

“It was different for me in college because I was a science major using one side of my brain, and then a dance minor using the other side,” Brown said. “I danced on the university dance company so it was always odd because if I wasn’t in a dance class or preparing for a concert with rehearsals crazy-late at night, I was in lab.”

Prior to working at BOHS, Brown taught at San Horace Mann Middle School before moving on to Southwest High School, both in San Diego.

After two years in San Diego schools, Brown’s

husband, Kristian Brown, finished medical school at UCSD and he “matched” at the five year general surgery residency in Detroit, Mich.

After his second year in residency, he took three years off to complete a Ph.D. in Physics and Biomedical Engineering.

Meanwhile, Brown taught in the Southfield Public School District, and after earning his Ph.D., her husband completed the remaining three years of his residency, and the pair moved back to Southern California.

Andrea Ramos, science department chairperson, believes that Brown brings a great amount of knowledge to BOHS. “I think she’s doing a great job,” Ramos said.

“She has a good knowledge of science and she brings a large amount of professionalism. Between the two, she’s going to be an amazing teacher and do well at her job.”

Throughout college, Brown’s plan was to attend medical school, but every summer and winter she instead tutored children and attended science fairs with them, making her affinity for science that much greater.

Her favorite type of science is cellular molecular biology, her emphasis in college.

“It’s always been science,” Brown laughed.

“I was such a tomboy as a kid. I was always the one digging in the dirt and trying to make concoctions in the kitchen.”

Brown’s biggest influence is Dr. Estralita Martin, one of her college professors at San Diego State. Brown refers to Martin as her “San Diego mom.” Brown said that she and a group of friends were always over at the professor’s house, and the two are still close today.

Regarding the transition from San Diego to Michigan to Brea, Brown said, “I’m so happy to be home. I love working [at Brea]. The staff is great, the students are great, and it’s close to home.”

JESSE VIEIRA Photo Teacher Jesse Vieira has stepped away from a career as a wedding, gallery, and private photographer to be this year’s photography teacher.

Vieira’s father was the first person to introduce photography to him. His father was a professional photographer for two years.

“He gave me my first camera, a Pentax K 10, an old manual camera that had no automatic features, so you learned by messing up quite a bit, but it was a good camera. He taught me a lot, the short cuts that

See page 5

The Wildcat

NEWS bohswildcat.com

Nov. 14 , 2013

you matter replaces yellow ribbon

from page 4

5

by Nicole Nam and Jaymi Wilson, Staff Writers About 20 percent of teens will experience depression before adulthood, with untreated depression the number one cause of suicide and the third leading cause of death among teenagers.

The annual Yellow Ribbon Week, which focused on suicide and depression prevention, is now a thing of the past and will be replaced by You Matter Week.

The goal of You Matter Week is to focus on showing that Wildcats care about our peers and letting other students know that they matter.

Students and staff believed Yellow Ribbon Week was negative and saddening, and the topic of depression and suicide was hard to address, especially in front of an entire student body.

Rather than approaching the topic from a negative point of view, You Matter Week is meant to be “upbeat and fun,” according to Jennifer Ryan, Link Crew advisor.

“We are trying to encourage the student body to show each other that they value each other and care about one another,” Ryan said. “I see kids do nice and thoughtful things for each other all the time. Our BOHS students are so sweet and so caring, so we will be celebrating and encouraging this in our students.”

You Matter Week was designed to show that everyone at BOHS is important and treasured. Most importantly, it shows that they are wanted and they matter to people. “[Link Crew] made [You Matter Week] more focused on the school helping each other so everyone knows that at least one other person cares about them,” Bryanna Wallace, junior, said.

This celebration of self-worth will occur the week of Dec. 2 through Dec. 6. There will be dress up themes and lunchtime activities happening every day.

Beginning on Monday, Dec. 2, there will be “Compliment Grams” distributed by Link Crew at lunch. Link Crew members will carry clipboards and allow students to write a compliment to whomever they want, giving said student their compliment during their first period class on Wednesday and Friday.

Next is Tropical Tuesday, when students can dress up in Hawaiian clothing and accessories. Participants will receive Hawaiian Punch and Hawaiian rolls at the quad at lunch, followed by a limbo competition.

On Wednesday, students are encouraged to “be comfortable with themselves” and wear comfortable clothing such as sweats, workout attire, or pajamas.

Students who participate will be served hot chocolate during snack.

On Thursday, the focus will be to “brighten someone’s day” and wear neon colors to school.

During lunch, there will be a yellow food-eating contest amongst the teachers. Also taking place on

Thursday, former NFL player for the LA Rams and Indianapolis Colts, Shawn Harper, will speak about the importance of caring for each other and how a simple act of kindness can impact another’s life.

To finish off the week, students are encouraged to “be a star” and dress up as their favorite celebrity or role model. Link Crew will have a photo booth set up to take snapshots of students dressed up. Students’ photos can be accessed online.

“We’re showing how students at BOHS can be more respective and helpful of each other than people may think.” Kyle Kasser, senior, said.

Staff and Link Crew members hope that this will be a week of encouragement and the opportunity to reach out to one another, showing that every student is unique and that they matter to their fellow peers.

YOU MATTER WEEK

Mon., Dec. 2

Send compliment grams during lunch.

Tues., Dec. 3

Dress up in Hawaiian clothing and accessories.

Wed., Dec. 4

Wear comfortable attire to school.

Tues., Dec. 3

Come to school wearing neon colors. Former NFL player Shawn Harper will be speaking.

Tues., Dec. 3

Dress up as your favorite celebrity.

FEATURE PHOTO

HANNAH ROARK / the wildcat

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE: Stephanie Mardahl, Katy Caudill, Samantha Lopez, juniors, visit a college booth at the annual Out-of-State College Fair on Oct. 18.

JESSE VIEIRA I teach my class in the dark room were techniques from my father, not what I learned from school,” Vieira said.

Although Vieira first began learning photography from his father, he continued his education by working towards getting a Master’s degree in photography at the Academy of Art University.

“To pursue the Master’s was just a chance to push my creative envelope even further, to see how far I can go with it and Master’s level classes really challenge you. It’s a 64 unit Master’s program and you really go in depth in what you do and it teaches you more of why and what you’re doing, which makes me a better photographer and hopefully a better teacher,” Vieira said.

Despite learning different types of photography, traditional photography was always an important style to Vieira.

Traditional photography uses the action of light to cause changes in the film and has a printing process with multiple steps, rather than a digital camera automatically capturing a picture with an electronic photosensor. Vieira believes that traditional photography should still be taught as part of art education. “[Traditional photography] is the basic foundation of photography and everything, from the phone you’re using to record me to the digital cameras these kids use, the techniques are the same. But being able to develop negatives is a talent, it takes a set skill to be able to do it. And it’s fun,” Vieira said.

Vieira’s intent as a teacher is to instill a love of photography in his students. Vieira also wants his students to walk away from his course with a deeper understanding of what a career in photography entails.

“Ultimately, the goal of the class is to show them a pathway. They can apply techniques they learn here in any field that they choose,” Vieira said.

Coming into the school year as the new photography teacher has allowed Vieira to share his enjoyment of both photography and teaching.

“It’s a good class, a good group of students, and [BOHS has] nice facilities,” Vieira said.

Dominique Chen, sophomore, said, “[Vieira] is a good teacher, he knows a lot about photography. He is also patient, kind, and very helpful. I can learn a lot from him.”

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

6

The Wildcat

OPINION

Nov. 14, 2013

LITERATURE Versus FILM ADAPTATIONS

bohswildcat.com

Two wildcat staffers debate which is better, the movie, OR THE book it’s based on?

by Kristen Bertoloni, Staff Writer

by Julia Ainley, Photographer

Coming soon to theaters worldwide are pieces of literature that most students have read such as Great Expectations and Romeo and Juliet. There is something wonderful and unique about experiencing a movie that makes it so much better than reading the book it’s based on.

“Movies are better than books in the sense that it’s easier to ‘read’ a movie. When reading you concentrate on the words, putting them together and trying to comprehend and acknowledge what is going on. In movies, on the other hand, you know what is going on because of the [visuals] and instead of concentrating on that, you concentrate more on analyzing it and reading into a deeper of comprehension and analysis,” Nathaniel Acosta, junior, said.

When watching a movie you are allowed to sit back and get lost in the plot without having to imagine what the setting and the characters look like.

“I like the movies because I’m a visual person so I like seeing the characters and the story come to life,” agrees Danielle Siliceo, junior.

Movies are better because they allow people who do not enjoy reading see great pieces of literature such as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.

The movie version of The Great Gatsby is better than the novel because the audience gets to see Gatsby’s extraordinary parties for themselves. Reading about a party is extremely dull compared to watching the dancing and hearing the music and seeing Fitzgerald’s story come to life. The movie also captures the emotions of the characters in beautiful ways; while reading, you get to “listen” to the character tell you how they feel, but during a movie, one look will let you know exactly what they are thinking. In Gatsby, During the scene where Mrs. Wilson gets hit by Gatsby’s car, it was much more dramatic to see the reactions on the character’s faces than just reading about them.

Movies are also well-loved for action scenes. It will always be better to watch an epic fight and feel the tension between characters than to read about how one guy punched another guy in the face. While reading The Hunger Games I was enthralled, but watching the fighting and experiencing the arena in the film was a much more entertaining experience.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Hunger Games series but I liked the movie better because the movie brought the characters such as Katniss, Peeta, and Gale to life. While reading the book I feared for Katniss while she was in the arena because the book mainly focused on her, but during the movie I feared for the

In the next few weeks, movies based on renowned books will be coming to movie theaters in Brea. These movies include Catching Fire on Nov. 22, and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug on Dec. 13. Each film will contribute to the ongoing trend of books going into production to become hit movies. After these film adaptations are viewed, the phrase “The book was better than the movie,” will be repeated by fans of the bestsellers these films are adapted from.

Books are beautiful pieces of work that capture a reader’s mind with a protagonist’s life story. The book allows the reader to explore a fictional universe with their imagination and the author’s words. However, when a novel is turned into a movie, the reader loses the creative power to see the novel how he or she wants to see it.

Chelsea Elias, junior, said, “Movies do not justify a novel because it gives you a book’s characters in a visual appearance and does not allow the fans of the story to imagine these fictional individuals how he or she visualized them while reading.”

A lot of times, actors and actresses cast as admired protagonists or minor characters do not match the book’s description. This causes fans to become angry with the movie adaptation because it does not perfectly justify the novel when it comes to the physical appearance of a character.

I remember waiting in line for the midnight premiere of The Hunger Games last March and was thrilled to see my favorite characters portrayed in a movie.

While watching the film though I was disappointed with Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne, Katniss Everdeen’s best friend. He looked nothing like the “straight black haired, olive skinned” boy with gray eyes described by Suzanne Collins, the author of the bestseller. I had envisioned Gale how Collins had portrayed him, not the square-jawed Australian Hemsworth. When details like a character’s appearance are not properly shown in a movie adaptation, readers can make the assumption the book was more suitable.

According to Laura Villegas, senior, another reason why the book is more preferable is “because the reader can interpret it how he or she wants to. The reader does not have a director trying to tell them what he or she thinks is important from the novel”.

It is a letdown when an extraordinary paperback with greatly detailed situations has important parts cut out of its movie version. This happens due to the fact of short film time so the director only mentions the really crucial parts of a novel’s storyline he or she finds important however; a die-hard fan finds ever part of the book significant to the plot.

The Great Gatsby is an example of why directors should leave in

See page 8

See page 8

BREA BABBLE

Are film adaptations better than books they’re based on?

“I prefer books. I can imagine the book instead of relying on directors to portray the author’s ideas.”

Amy Smith

Freshman

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

“You’re able to use your imagination when you’re reading.

You can get a better understanding of [the story].”

“Movies cut out key points of the book and rush the story, while the book has steady flow.”

Sophomore

Junior

Austin Silva

Jenny Shin

“The book is telling the story as the author intended it. And the movie takes all the good parts out.”

Daniel Truesdale

Senior

The Wildcat

OPINION bohswildcat.com

Nov. 14, 2013

students defile school toilets

by Stefani Clark, Staff Writer

Debating whether or not to use the restrooms at school should not be a daily struggle, but that is what it has become due to the filth in every stall.

On numerous occasions, I have scrambled into a restroom on campus only to be greeted by nauseating sights. The first stall has the usual vandalized inner walls, but a dirty wad of toilet paper is absorbing water in a puddle from a leak in the toilet. The next stall has smudges of fecal matter on the toilet seat with a broken door, and the beloved big stall in the corner is littered with used feminine products on the floor and sticking out of the trash receptacle. Normally, I wait to relieve myself at home, where the users actually clean up after themselves.

These restrooms do not become dirty on their own. Our custodians clean them often, so it is not their fault. Students, apparently, are unaware of how to clean up their messes, which results in the grimy conditions of the restrooms. Toilet paper does not belong in the sink or on the floor, feminine products belong hidden in the trash, and bodily waste belongs flushed down the toilet.

Ashley Chen, junior, said, “The grossest experience I have had in the school restrooms is when water leaks from the button to flush the toilet and my shoe gets all wet. It makes me wonder if the water is the dirty recycled water or not. Usually, I try to avoid using the restroom unless I am near the new building, where the only good bathrooms are.”

According to the LA Times, 48 percent of students avoid using the restroom during school hours. More often than not, I find myself choosing to wait until the end of the school day to use the restroom. I would rather use the restroom at my house where I know it gets cleaned.

Although it may seem illogical to go eight hours without a trip to the bathroom, I do not want to use a restroom with a lack of sanitation.

According to CNN, one-third of all public schools in the country are “dirty, unhealthy, and unsafe.” Obviously, there are many germs that can be found in public restrooms. E. Coli and streptococcus (a form of strep throat and meningitis) are among lingering restroom diseases.

The most frequent illness found in restrooms is the common cold, which

STaFF

Brea Olinda High School 789 Wildcat Way, Brea, CA 92821 bohs.wildcat.newspaper@gmail.com www.bohswildcat.com

Our Mission

We, the Wildcat, are the voice for the student body of Brea Olinda High School. The purpose of our publication is to inform and educate the Brea community, as well as to highlight campus life and student achievement. Our energy is dedicated to the research of facts and opinions, and focusing on issues that concern the high school experience.

Editorial Policy The Wildcat encourages expression of reader opinion in the form of letters to the editor. We believe our purpose in pursuing the truth requires an open forum among students. Letters must be signed with a name and title and submitted online at www.bohswildcat. com or emailed to bohs.wildcat.newspaper@gmail.com.

Any opinions stated in the Wildcat do not necessarily belong to Brea Olinda High School administration, faculty, and students.

Unsigned editorials reflect views of the majority of the staff while bylined columns and stories reflect views of the writer.

Advertising Policy MICHAEL CHO / the wildcat

QUESTIONABLE SANITATION: With toilet paper and seat covers strewn across bathroom floors and filling unflushed toilets, the quality of campus bathrooms needs to be improved. is the virus that the highest percentage of people contract by using contaminated restrooms, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Students cannot complain about filthy restrooms when they are the ones who create the filth. We need to practice cleanliness by making sure that we are the ones creating the sanitation in school restrooms.

EDITORIAL

Many seniors see Senior Ditch Day as a long-awaited event marking their last year of high school. They opt to miss out on a day of learning and preparing for college to sleep in for a few more hours or hang out with their friends. Although the tradition seems ingrained in campus culture, ditching school, even for a day, has serious consequences.

The class of 2014 planned on ditching the Friday after Halloween, but teachers found out about the plan through social media, like Twitter, and from student discussion. In response to the planned exodus, some teachers administered tests that could not be made up if the absence was unexcused. Informed of the potential for lost points, some seniors opted to attend school on Friday, choosing to ditch class on Monday instead.

Jonathan Quiming, English teacher, said that out of his two senior classes, 44 out of 80 students were absent on Friday and Monday.

One consequence of the mass ditching: Since the school district’s state funding is directly based on attendance, $53 is lost for every student that does not attend school. During the two-day period, the school lost $2,332 from Quiming’s two classes alone.

Students complained about the last-minute tests, but these were actually small-scale repercussions for the amount of money the district loses.

Wildcat

7

Another consequence: the added and unfair burden placed on the attendance office by students and their parents clearing the absences.

“It was really difficult for attendance to have to deal with all the parents calling in on those two days, plus having to call the absent students’ parents and getting that arranged,” said Lorraine Hale, attendance clerk, who is required to call each student’s parents to inform them of an absence or tardy.

AP teachers and their students are especially affected by the mass ditching. Not only are the teachers’ lesson plans thrown off by having the majority of their students not show up, the students themselves are affected since ditching means less time for the teachers to prepare them for AP tests. With 11 furlough days already on the calendar, an added lost day of instruction and test prep is a big deal for faculty and students alike. (Even the students who choose to show up are affected since some teachers scrap that day’s plans when so many of their students are absent.)

Though Senior Ditch Day is looked upon as a treasured rite of passage amongst many high school seniors, its occurrence is only enjoyable for a handful. Ultimately, ditching causes more harm and frustration than good to be considered a tradition worth keeping around.

The Brea Olinda Unified School District has not reviewed, nor does it endorse, the products or services advertised. Purchasing of advertisements can be requested through email. We reserve the right to refuse to place an advertisement if it contains overly controversial material or promotes illegal behavior.

Wildcat Staff Sharon Cho Editor-in-Chief REWA OUSMAN Feature Editor Linette cho Arts Editor noelle gracia Content Manager RACHEL LIN TRENT PRESTON APRIL SANTONIL Photo Editors BETTY LEE Jessica yim Art Managers Venessa kim alyssa placencia Business Managers Emjay layco Web Master ALEX KOERS Adviser

Kristen Bertoloni stefani clark hailee gallegos astyr ko nicole nam jean park deval patel christian santonil noah strobele brittany tam julianne tetreault amanda tortarolo stacy uhm jaymi wilson eric yang sophie zambri Staff Writers Julia Ainley michael cho asha kadakia michelle krizo hannah roark amanda tortarolo Photographers

ON THE COVER Staff writer Jaymi Wilson tries her hand at being Katniss Everdeen from the novel, “Hunger Games,” by shooting an arrow for the first time.

Cover photo by HANNAH ROARK

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

8

The Wildcat

OPINION bohswildcat.com

Nov. 14, 2013

students apathetic about pledge of allegiance

from page 6

by Jaymi Wilson and Hailee Gallegos, Staff Writers When you hear the “Pledge of Allegiance” being recited, what do you see, a room full of students hand over heart, proud to espouse their patriotism, or do you see a group of apathetic teenagers, lazily pulling themselves up from their desks, speaking in a monotonous drone, their glazed-over eyes not even on the flag?

The answer, as it appears, is the latter.

On campus, ASB students lead the Pledge every day over the loudspeaker. In a survey conducted by the Wildcat of 250 students, 88 percent voted that we should say the Pledge a minimum of once a week. Out of the 88 percent, 30 percent voted that we should only have to say the Pledge twice each week. Evidently, students have lost interest in saying the Pledge, yet they do not want to discontinue the routine.

Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance has become unpopular amongst students. However, the Pledge of Allegiance is a practice that we as Americans should take pride in.

Students act as if it is a difficult task to stand for one minute to recite a 31-word speech. They view it as an unpopular habit that cannot be stopped, similar to having to perform tiresome chores, such as making beds or folding laundry.

Saying the Pledge every day is a practice that should not end. Our Pledge of Allegiance serves to unite us as a whole and should not be treated as a chore. Although many students do not feel it is necessary to say the pledge everyday, it is the only contribution we can give to our nation on a daily basis.

The next time we are asked to “please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance,” we should rise with pride for our country.

THANKSGIVING COMA

BRAIN FART by Brittany Tam

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

by Betty Lee and Jessica Yim

are fruit, but taste completely different,” Stephen King, author, said. Even though movies and books are different, they both have their good qualities and their bad qualities.

However, reading mere words on a page can never compare to watching a film adaptation that allows viewers to focus on the story and a director’s visionary ideas, rather than trying to interpret an author’s intentions through a book.

Ainley

POINT/COUNTERPOINT Bertoloni I thoroughly enjoyed reading the “Hunger Games” series but I liked the movie better because the movie brought the characters such as Katniss, Peeta, and Gale to life. While reading the book I feared for Katniss while she was in the arena because the book mainly focused on her, but during the movie I feared for the characters from other districts as well.

Another element that isn’t present while reading a book is the music. “Music can help to give a sense of time and place, can tell the audience more about the characters and can give the film an identity through easily recognizable themes and motifs.

A talented composer will use music more subtly to intensify the emotion of each scene as well as heightening the tension and conflict in the developing story,” stated herostudio.com.

During the scene in the “Hunger Games” when Katniss gets stung by tracker jackers, which are genetically engineered wasps, she hallucinates and the composer stops most of the sound. The silence allows the audience to focus on Katniss’ reaction and how Katniss feels.

“Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They both

only mentions the really crucial parts of a novel’s storyline he or she finds important; however, a die-hard fan finds every part of the book’s plotline

significant.

“The Great Gatsby” is an example of why directors should leave in important details from the bestseller it is based on. I recall sitting at Edwards Brea Stadium West 10, watching “Gatsby,” and wanting to leave several times. I was unsatisfied with the film because it failed to mention parts of protagonist Nick Carraway’s, life in West Egg with Jay Gatsby.

Instead, the movie mostly focuses on Gatsby’s love life.

When I read the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, I found this specific part of the story significant because it opens Carraway’s mind even more. When a director’s film adaptation dismisses vital details that are necessary to the readers, they will find the book more extraordinary than the film.

“The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader.

That’s why we go to movies and say, ‘Oh the book is better,’” Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist, said. Movies leave out important parts of novels and do not always cast characters correctly. They do not allow viewers to interpret this fictional universe in their own way.

The next time you decided to go spend ten dollars on a film adaptation, read the book instead, because as the old saying goes, “the book is always better than the movie.”

The Wildcat

WILDCAT HERO

Nov. 14, 2013

bohswildcat.com

9

EVANS gives back through passion for OCEAN

by Astyr Ko and Stacy Uhm, Staff Writers Photo by April Santonil

Under a beaming sun, Nina Evans, junior, glides across the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Newport Beach on a 12 foot 6 inch paddleboard. She does not mind when other standup paddleboarders pass her throughout the race, however, because her purpose on this day is to promote cancer awareness.

Evans and her family joined Stand Up for the Cure, a nonprofit charity, two years ago, in response to the loss of a close friend of her father, Jim Evans, to breast cancer.

Stand Up for the Cure is an annual event where participants standup paddleboard in a race to raise funds and awareness about breast cancer. According to the charity’s website, their mission is to “have a blast standup paddling around Newport Beach while raising awareness of breast cancer and funds in support of the OC Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.”

The race is about ten miles total, but the extended course is 24 miles. Evans paddles around the course twice, one time slowly with her sister, Malina, and on the second lap, she increases her pace to race alongside her father.

In one of the races Evans attended, she saw a breast cancer survivor dressed head-to-toe in pink performing a handstand on her paddleboard and diving off from her board during the race.

professional surfers like Bethany Hamilton speak.

Evans and her family buy plumeria flowers from Maui to make leis and at the banquet, Evans helps her aunt sell the leis to patients and survivors.

“She knows the importance of giving, she has a big heart, and it’s her nature to want to help people,” Nina’s father, Jim Evans, said.

Evans grew up in a water-loving family. Her father has been professionally surfing for 44 years and he planned most family vacations by the beach.

Evans began to swim at the age of one and quickly developed a passion for the water. She learned to surf as a freshman and plays varsity water polo.

Of his daughter’s love of the water and her charitable nature, Jim Evans said, “I think my passion and respect for the ocean and Mother Nature has rubbed off on her, as well as the importance of giving, and living a healthy, active lifestyle.”

In addition to Stand Up for the Cure and Pipeline to a Cure, Nina is also involved in Relay for Life, Donate for Life, and Surfrider Foundation.

Evans’s personal goal is to be a better paddleboarder and to finish in the top 20 in the Stand Up for the Cure race. Her goal for the charities is to educate others about cystic fibrosis, cancer, and ocean conservation. She hopes people will take action just like she did.

“It’s amazing and emotional. What these kids with cystic fibrosis and women with breast cancer endure is unbelievable. It really makes you appreciate life,” Evans said.

Evans also serves as secretary for BOHS’s Best Buddies program. Best Buddies is “dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD),” according to bestbuddies.org.

Evans contacts all Best Buddies members to inform them about upcoming events, and she recently hosted a Halloween party at her house.

Evans has formed a strong bond with her partner, Dominique Zenzola, sophomore.

Zenzola shares her favorite memories of when they watched Life of Pi and went to Disneyland together. Zenzola says that their great friendship makes her smile.

“She loves me, and I love her. Her smile makes me smile” Zenzola said.

“From water polo to Best Buddies and all that AP homework; she’s been pretty amazing at what she’s doing and I can’t be anymore proud of her. She influenced me by how much of a great person she is.

Seeing her everyday and seeing something beautiful

Photos courtesy of NINA EVANS

OUT ON THE HIGH TIDE: (from left to right) Evans stands beside her 12 foot 6 inch tall paddleboard; Evans poses with her family at Stand Up for the Cure; Evans and her father, Jim Evans; Evans with her family at Newport Beach.

Despite the survivor’s past illness, she was fit and confident.

“It was inspirational and overwhelming to see those who fully recovered from breast cancer paddleboard all around [us],” Evans said.

Evans also joined Pipeline to a Cure, a nonprofit charity that supports people stricken with cystic fibrosis, after she lost a close family friend to the disease. Pipeline holds a dinner banquet where famous

“I think that doing community service is a really important thing for teens to do. It gives opportunities for people to do things bigger than themselves, to not have problems that worry you. You’re there doing something for someone else, and that feeling is way better than getting an A on a test,” Evans said.

Evans expresses that the feelings that she gets when she is helping people are one-of-a-kind and believes that if more teens helped, they would feel the same and create a chain reaction of teens helping others.

out of her every time influences me more to be a better person,” Matthew Lemmons, junior, said.

Water polo teammate Allison Gracia, freshman, added, “[Nina] is the kindest person you will ever meet. She’s happy all the time. Her cheerfulness is infectious. She’s helpful and wants to talk of people.

She gets along with others very well, and she has a passion for helping people. As a teammate, she is like a sister. When we’re practicing, she’s there to help freshman and help guide them. She’s so sweet and is always smiling.”

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

10 FOOD

FEATURE

The Wildcat Nov. 14, 2013

bohswildcat.com

REVIEW

FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY SERVES DELIGHTFUL EATS

by Nicole Nam, Staff Writer

Although food trucks have been rising in popularity, the only dish I have eaten was a taco from an unknown truck. With determination to try more than just a taco, I was surprised by the presentation of the popular menu items from each food truck.

Located at Fullerton’s Best Buy parking lot every Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., there were 11 unique, popular food trucks with their creative menus ranging from seafood to dessert.

Walking around the parking lot crowded with ravenous customers, the first food truck that caught my eye was the neon-painted Sexy Burger truck 1 . With great service and polite employees explaining to me what was in each burger, I chose the Homewrecker ($7.50), their most popular dish. Taking my first bite, I was pleasantly shocked by the taste of potato chips in the middle of a bacon hamburger.

Optimistic that most trucks would be as delicious as Sexy Burger, I went to The Lime Truck 2 . I was overly thrilled to try their most popular food, the Slammin’ Lambin’ Sandwich ($8.00) that I saw on Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race.

The colorful sandwich, wrapped in pita bread, had a variety of flavors, from spicy to sweet. As expected, the dish was mouth watering, however, their service was terrible. I felt like I was being rushed to order by an impatient and bored server, which ruined the whole Lime Truck experience for me.

Looking like a bright fire truck, the Burnt Truck 3 had a massive line of eager customers craving their food. I chose the Fried Chicken Sliders ($2.50) that consisted of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and melted cheese. Within my first bite, there were warm mashed potatoes drooping down the sides of the Hawaiian bread roll. Though the sliders were not very filling, it was the perfect after-school snack.

I had high hopes for the Lobsta Truck 4 since it was the most expensive. The popular dish, the Lobsta Roll ($12), left me speechless; I was disappointed by the taste of the toasted bread, lobster, and butter, combined. It had the fastest service out of all the trucks, suggesting that they already prepared the food beforehand. Due to its disappointing serving size and taste, my $12 had gone to waste.

I was skeptical about the Soho Taco truck 5 because it was the least crowded.

The most popular menu items were the Camarones “Shrimp” ($3.45) and the Carne Asada “Grilled Beef” ($2.76) tacos. Each of the tacos were appealing, yet tasted like other ordinary tacos.

Desperate for sweets, I went to Waffles de Liege 6 . Ornamented with savory pictures of waffles, it was difficult to choose, but I selected the Ice Cream Waffle Special with English Toffee ($7.75). As I took a bite of the waffle and ice cream, I was overwhelmed by sweetness. Even though the Liege waffle was sweet, the giant snowball-shaped ice cream drizzled with chocolate and caramel syrup made the dessert five times sweeter than it should have been. Although the bites of the crunchy, warm waffle and chilled ice cream tasted heavenly, I was not able to finish half the plate due to the excessive sweetness.

Famous for its cupcakes and cream puffs, the Bakery Truck 7 had a sweet aroma of cupcakes and cookies as I ordered a Banana Nutella Cream Puff ($4.00).

Although it looked appetizing, I was once again disappointed. Compared to the actual size of the cream puff, there was an excessive amount of fluffy whipped cream which was all I could taste.

Lastly, one of my favorite food trucks was French Crepes 8 . With Nutella jars decorating the interior of the truck, French Crepes served, by far, the most delicious crepes that I have ever tasted. A combination of sliced bananas, strawberries, Nutella, whipped cream, powdered sugar and vanilla ice cream, the HazelBerryAna ($6.75) was a filling and appealing dessert.

From eating one taco from an unknown truck to trying eight unique eats, I am definitely satisfied with my experience at Food Truck Friday.

1

2

WILDCAT RATING:

WILDCAT RATING:

3

4

LOBSTA TRUCK

THE BURNT TRUCK WILDCAT RATING:

5

WILDCAT RATING:

6

SOHO TACO

WAFFLES DE LIEGE

WILDCAT RATING:

7

WILDCAT RATING:

8

BAKERY TRUCK WILDCAT RATING:

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

THE LIME TRUCK

SEXY BURGER

FRENCH CREPES

WILDCAT RATING:

The Wildcat

FEATURE bohswildcat.com

Nov. 14 , 2013

11

park conquers century eggs and pig’s ear

by Jean Park, Staff Writer Photos by Rachel Lin

With a curiosity for bizarre and unique foods, I finally decided to venture out and taste the unusual delicacies I saw only on television.

When I heard about the local Fullerton restaurant, Joe’s, selling rattlesnake and rabbit sausage, I decided that this would be the first dish I would try.

As I made my way through Downtown Fullerton, I felt my stomach churning with anxiety. I was fearful that I would only taste a faux leather wallet and later vomit into the nearest waste basket.

In the restaurant, I was seated quickly and my meal was soon presented to me. The sausage was enclosed inside a bun with a mustard sauce drizzled over the top. As a side, I ordered sweet potato fries. The rattlesnake-rabbit sausage looked like a regular hot dog but with some different color variation from the pepper seasonings.

I gathered up the courage to take a bite. I felt the skin of the sausage tearing between my teeth and the meaty juices exploding into my mouth, creating a mix of salty and sweet flavors, with a dash of pepper-rich seasonings.

Compared to a common hot dog, the texture was meatier, chewier, and juicier. The rattlesnakerabbit sausage was one of the best sausages I ever had, and I would love to try it again.

Upon hearing of my journey of eating exotic foods, the mother, Lynn Lin, of my friend, sophomore Rachel Lin, graciously offered to prepare foreign foods that I had never imagined of eating before: pig’s ear, cow’s tongue, century egg, and chicken feet.

As I arrived outside of Rachel’s front door, similar to the rattlesnake-rabbit sausage, my imagination went into hyper drive and my stomach bubbled with anxiety as I thought about what was to come. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but hoped that I would emerge enlightened about unusual

That’s what jean said

“The Century Egg was good but the color just threw me off.”

“The shape of the Chicken Feet was terrifying at first but the sweet and sour sauce is excellent.”

foods.

I sat down at the feast prepared before me and saw a wide variety of exquisite dishes. The pig’s ear looked opaque with streaks of white, and it had a light dressing of chili oil. The cow tongue looked like regular smoked ham and the century egg was prepared on top of soft tofu and seasoned with sesame oil, soy

“The Pig’s Ear was good but the crunchiness was freaky and the Cow Tongue tasted like ham.”

sauce, and powder seasoning. However, what alarmed me the most were the three toes attached to each chicken foot.

I first decided to try the pig’s ear. The flavor tasted just like a bacon, but with a gelatinous texture. The white streaks turned out to be the cartilage of the ear and I felt it crunch between chews.

The taste was excellent, but I could not help shuddering as I felt the cartilage in my own ear shortly after. Pig’s ear was one of my favorites because of its taste, but I cannot say that I liked the chewy texture.

“The Rattlesnake-Rabbit Sausage was juicier and chewier than a regular hot dog sausage.”

If Lin did not specifically tell me I would be eating cow tongue, I would have unknowingly eaten it believing it was just regular smoked ham.

But what I tasted was an unbelievably tender steak with a saltier seasoning and spice from the chili oil.

Next, I tasted the century egg. Despite its name, the century egg is not actually a hundred years old. It is actually a cured egg, made by raising the pH level, which changes the color of the yolk to a blackish yellow-green and the whites of the egg to a clear brown.

The century egg was surprisingly tangy, and had a prominent egg flavor, more so than a normal boiled egg. The egg whites were chewier and saltier. Contrary to my fear of it tasting like a rotten egg because of the name, the century egg was pleasant and appetizing.

The exotic food that I was most fearful of were the chicken feet, so I left this dish until the very end. My legs were trembling as I slowly reached out to grab the leg and even then, I had no idea how to eat the foreign object before me as I intently stared at three toes.

Lin had to show me the method of eating chicken feet: take a bite, and spit out the bone that each of the toes houses.

I took my first bite and was surprised of the soft and smooth consistency. It was similar to the pig’s ear gelatinous texture and it stuck to my teeth as I chewed. I then realized that I was not eating the actual meat of the chicken, but rather the skin, which tasted like fattier and greasier chicken skin.

The exquisite taste and bragging rights of having the courage to eat foods that many are unwilling to try make eating exotic foods a must.

However, make sure to find out what is actually being eaten and decrease a risk being caught off guard after, and anticipate a whole new world of untried flavors.

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

FEATURE 12 GUNTHER ‘UNASHAMED’ OF DEPRESSIVE DISORDER The Wildcat

bohswildcat.com

Nov. 14, 2013

ehind the beard, the beer making, and the Irish kilt, Jonathan Gunther, history teacher, has an emotional instability that he has had to battle for most of his life. It was only two years ago that his doctor gave a clinical term for his particular case: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

When a person is diagnosed with MDD, they typically have difficulty managing everyday activities such as eating, sleeping, working, or feeling happiness, according to Dr. Steve Aguillon, BOHS psychologist.

In Gunther’s case, his brain was simply having an imbalance of serotonin, a type of chemical neurotransmitter that affects a person’s moods, according to the American Psychological Association.

“At some point, my body would not be able to keep up and it would pretty much be physically impossible for me to feel happiness,” Gunther said.

Without knowing, Gunther has been battling MDD for most of his life. He would spend some months feeling completely fine, while other months, he would breakdown and have episodes of where he could not function normally throughout the day. At times, he would even lose up to 15 pounds a month because of his diminished appetite.

“Doing normal tasks in your life would be monumentally difficult because you would just be so sad, and you would think of yourself as so worthless,” Gunther said. “I have a job I love doing, I have lots of great friends, my wife is a lovely woman whom I will love forever, so my life is actually pretty amazing.

Yet, I could not enjoy things I should enjoy.”

Gunther only realized the extremity of his condition when his sister, Emily Lloyd, visited from Seattle in May 2011. Initially, he was excited to see a family member he considers to be his best friend, but when actually spending time with her, he was unhappy. Ultimately, this was the trigger for Gunther to visit his doctor regarding the possibility of serious depression.

“It should have been a great time with one of my favorite people in the world and the whole time, I was sad. I still smiled my way through it because I didn’t want my sister to feel bad, but the whole time, I felt like I was going to cry,” Gunther said. “That was the moment that made me realize this isn’t something I’m choosing, this isn’t something about my character.”

When Gunther called his doctor in June 2011, he had difficulty even arranging the appointment because he was still having trouble admitting that he was depressed. He instead made an appointment for a physical exam.

“Because [my doctor] thought it was a physical, I was sitting in my underwear, trying to make this huge life decision to tell my doctor that I’m depressed, that I need help,” Gunther said.

Despite his uncertainty of speaking about his

B

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

by Sharon Cho, Editor-in-Chief Facing photo by April Santonil

Illustration by JESSICA YIM

“As far as I’m concerned, it’s a medical condition. It’s like someone being afraid to admit that they broke their foot or that they have a cold.”

JONATHAN GUNTHER history teacher condition, Gunther told his doctor of his emotional instability and was officially diagnosed with MDD. According to Gunther, his doctor was very professional about the situation and simply asked him legal, routine questions in order to ensure that Gunther would not inflict any self-harm.

“It was tough. I won’t kid you, I cried a little bit,” Gunther said. “He was very nice about it and explained very clearly, the medical possibilities. I appreciated that professionalism.”

In Gunther’s case, because his body intakes serotonin too quickly, his doctor prescribed him a form of antidepressant called Selective Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors (SSRI), which increases the

amount of serotonin produced in the body.

“Luckily for me, I had a really good transition.

Some people will go through three or four medications and they’ll have breakdowns because they’re getting the wrong treatment,” Gunther said.

Aguillon stated that doctors could struggle with finding the right medication or treatment for a person diagnosed with depression because of different biochemistries and levels of depression.

“Doctors will prescribe a medication, but they’re going to need to find the right therapeutic level for that medication,” Aguillon said. “I think the fact that Gunther is just putting it out there in public, it would help [with his recovery]. I think people will learn

from Mr. Gunther’s awareness of his feelings so they can also seek help themselves if they need it.”

Gunther believes that his form of depression could have been genetically passed down, but because his family members tended to avoid this discussion, he cannot fully confirm the hereditary possibility. However, because his family was less inclined to consult with others, Gunther uses this as an outlet to be more open about his condition.

“I feel like I suffered needlessly because no one else was talking about it. But it’s nobody’s fault because it is a hard thing to talk about,” Gunther said.

In the classroom, Gunther tries to be direct with his students about the disorder. He hopes that students see him as a positive role model because of his decision to overcome his depression. He also hopes that students will seek help if they are suffering with a similar condition.

“People try to protect teenagers so often, but I think that teenagers appreciate honesty. As a teacher, obviously there are things about me that I won’t talk about because it’s just not appropriate, but I just don’t think that this is one of those things. They’re pretty accepting of it,” Gunther said.

Gunther has also been open about his MDD with his colleagues on campus, asking them for assistance while he took his treatments.

“Luckily for me, I have great friends and family. I talked to my friends [Amy] Welch, [Andrea] Ramos, and [Jennifer] Collier, because they spend most of the day with me. I told them what I was going through and that they should let me know if I act strangely,” Gunther said.

Jennifer Collier, math teacher, said, “I think Gunther does an amazing job at handling this.

Instead of closing down, he becomes Superman and is a selfless person that cares so deeply about a lot of issues. Depression is not something you should be ashamed of. Hopefully everyone who struggles with [depression] has someone they can lean on.”

Even with the support Gunther receives on campus from his students and colleagues, his wife, Mina Gunther, has been his main source of care during his recovery.

“She encouraged me to get help and she’s been super supportive. I’m a scatterbrain so she reminds me to take my medicine and things like that. She’s just been great,” Gunther said.

Despite having to battle an emotional disorder, Gunther views his MDD as just a medical illness and sees it as just a part of his overall character, rather than a flaw in his personality.

“As far as I’m concerned, it’s a medical condition.

It’s like someone being afraid to admit that they broke their foot or that they have a cold,” Gunther said. “This is part of who I am and I’m not ashamed because [depression] is not something you should be ashamed of.”

FEATURE bohswildcat.com

The Wildcat

Nov. 14, 2013

13

“This is part of who I am and I’m not ashamed because [depression] is not something you should be ashamed of.”

JONATHAN GUNTHER history teacher

The Wildcat

14 BEHIND THE WHEEL

FEATURE

Nov. 14, 2013

bohswildcat.com

For many students at BOHS, their cars are a reflection of who they are.

Whether it is a vintage, a classic, a convertible, a truck, or a bus, their personalities show through in the type of car they drive.

Photos by Michael Cho, Photographer Compiled by Sharon Cho, Editor-in-Chief

COLIN CRABTREE senior BMW 635 CSIX

ALEXANDRIA BOBELLA junior B1985 CADILLAC EL DORADO

“I got it for my 16th birthday in 2012. My dad and I are really into classic cars so he wanted me to also be a part of having a vintage BMW.”

“My dad actually took it and restored it from what it was. It has all original parts. I got it a couple months ago when I got my license.”

CURTIS BASAKER junior

“I got it 3 months ago off of Craigslist.”

1973 VOLKSWAGON BUS

EMILY CARMAN junior

FORD THUNDERBIRD

“Apparently the guy who had the car before me was shot at and there was a bullet hole in the passenger side, but now it’s fixed.”

KEVIN PIPER senior

HARLEY DYNA FXDX

“[Motorcycles] have been in my life since I was six years old. I got this bike because bike clubs have this style.”

YAZIN DIBAVAR senior BMW Z3

SUMMER HALE senior

FORD F100 TRUCK

“There’s only 15 of them made in the world and it was shown in the first James Bond movie. My dad figured it looked like me, a shark.”

“I got my truck about two and a half years ago. My dad just bought it for me when I got my license.”

CODY WOOD senior

1973 VOLKSWAGON BUG

“I got this car by trading my old 1972 Ranchero. I just like the style of it because it’s definitely different. I got it six months ago.”

The Wildcat

WILDCAT VOICES bohswildcat.com

PATEL EMBRACES CULTURE THROUGH NAVRATRI

by Deval Patel, Staff Writer Photo by Asha Kadakia

As my colorful and lavish Indian dresses emerge from the depths of my closet, I know that it is once again my favorite time of the year. Navratri.

The festival is celebrated in Gujurat, India for nine nights in honor of Durga, the goddess of Power and Energy, and represents the triumph of good over evil. During the span of these nine nights, which varies annually depending on the lunar calendar, large dances, called garbas, are held.

Navratri is one of the biggest holidays in India.

Students usually take the week off to celebrate and spend time with their families. Every night, they go to enormous garbas with lifelong friends.

During the holiday, numerous Indian sweets are made. A few of my favorites, such as jalebi, a fried sweet made from saffron, and kaju katli, cashew nut fudge, return just for the occasion. Some of these sweets are used as prasaad, or a food offering, to the gods.

Whenever I see my grandmother in the kitchen making my favorite Navratri dishes, I always linger until she is done, hoping she will give me some before she puts the rest away.

My father, Raj Patel, said, “Navratri was basically like our Christmas back in India. We would put up lights and decorate things so vibrantly.

The atmosphere throughout our neighborhood was lively.”

Many of my cousins who are off at college drive or fly back home to celebrate Navratri with us. They take a few days off of their hectic schedules to spend time with their loved ones.

During a garba, there is a shrine for the gods in the center of a spacious room, and people form circles around the shrine and dance counterclockwise.

My mother, Bhavisha Patel, said, “Garba is an offering to Durga. It is strongly believed that during Navratri, Durga comes and dances with all the participants.”

The classic Indian music starts fairly slow, and progresses until it becomes so fast that your steps quickly turn into jumps. While some circles

15

Nov. 14, 2013

HOPE ENDOWMENT HOSTS ANNUAL GALA

by Asha Kadakia, Photographer

move fast and have intricate steps, others are simple and slow. There are two rounds of garba, each with its own unique style and beat.

Raas, another type of dance, requires two lines of people facing each other. Each person has dandiyas, or colorful sticks, in their hands. The two people facing each other complete a series of steps that involve hitting their sticks together. Upon completing the steps, one line goes to the right, and the other goes to the left, to reveal each person’s new partner. The person dancing at each end of the line crosses over to the opposite side.

“When I was a boy in India, my friends and I would hang out at the garbas and socialize with everyone from our community. We used to collect money to decorate the whole neighborhood, and everybody from our village would come together to do a prayer called arti. Besides that, my friends and I loved to do Garba together every night,” my father said.

For many of the adolescent Indians, these garbas are social hot spots. Friends get together and dance all night long, sometimes until two o’clock in the morning. If someone meets a stranger at a garba, they will most likely become friends within a short span of time.

My mother said, “Garba is where the whole Indian community gets together and socializes with each other in a unique way.”

Navratri lasts for only nine nights, but since most people are only able to attend on the weekends, numerous places such as my local temple, Radhakrishna Mandir, located in Norwalk, and the Anaheim Convention Center (ACC), host them on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for three weeks.

Getting dressed up for garba is a challenging feat in itself. With countless safety pins holding up the elaborate fabrics of my dress, called a chanya choli, and with extravagant jewelry adorning my body, I am ready.

Asha Kadakia, sophomore, and I arrive at the venue early.

We take our shoes off and find seats because we know that

the convention center will soon be packed and seats will be limited.

As the clock strikes nine, garba begins. The first round of garba goes by quickly and only a few of my friends have arrived. However, by the second round, the Anaheim Convention Center is filled to the brim. Everybody is dancing and having a grand time. I bumped into one of my peers Deeva Ladva, sophomore, and we did garba together.

By the late hours of the night, the atmosphere at ACC was buzzing and everyone was grinning and laughing. That is one of the reasons why Navratri is one of my favorite times of the year. Strangers who have only met each other for mere seconds begin to dance and laugh together, leaving everyone in high spirits.

Many people bring their non-Indian friends to garbas, and teach them how to keep up and stay with the beat. I reconnected with old friends and made a plethora of new ones that I know I will see again next year.

I thought about what makes Navratri so unique, and I realized that it brings joy to people.

Strangers put their differences aside and come together to enjoy themselves.

I asked Ladva what she loved the most about Navratri and she said, “I feel really connected to my culture and family. I love dancing and having fun and seeing all the happy [people]!”

What I find interesting about garba is that it has been going on for centuries. Our ancestors did this long before us, yet here we are doing the same exact thing centuries later.

My mother said, “It is interesting to see three generations of people come together and put aside their differences for a common purpose.”

My culture is one of the most important things to me, and Navratri is one of the most cultural events in Gujarat, India. People prepare for Navratri weeks before it comes around. Visitors from other regions of India visit Gujarat to witness the extravagant festivities.

That night, I experienced something everyone should; I felt a sense of pride for my heritage. As I move on in life, I will always keep my culture close to my heart and continue to attend garbas during Navratri. I will also continue to share my enthusiasm for my culture with others.

As I boarded flight 658 and headed towards Houston, Texas, I was anticipating my arrival to the beneficial gala for Hope Endowment.

Hope Endowment is a non-profit charity focused on improving the lives of orphaned children living in India. The charity was founded by a nurse practitioner, Molly Philip, in 2004. Her mission was to get as many Indian orphans off the streets and into schools.

The main goal of the gala is to raise money through events like silent auctions and donation boxes, the charity’s main source of income.

On Sept. 14, the annual Hope Gala was in full swing. Hundreds of people filed through the doors ready for a night of entertainment. I watched numerous people speak about the history of Hope Endowment and convince the audience of the simplicity of helping children in India.

I became a part of this charity after my dad was selected for the advisory board. One of the ways my

“Although I did not grow up in India, I cannot help but feel empathetic, because these children are just like me in the fact that they have a desire to learn, but they do not have all the luxuries that I have become accustomed to.”

DRAPED IN TRADITION: Patel is dressed in a chanya choli, a cultural Indian dress, which is worn during the Navratri festival.

family raises donations is through our “Hope Jar,” where we place all our spare change. Our family then proceeds to send the jar to the charity headquarters in Texas.

I believe every child born into the world deserves a chance to impact society, and this charity helps Indian children to have that chance.

Although I did not grow up in India, I cannot help but feel empathetic, because these children are just like me in the fact that they have a desire to learn, but they do not have all the luxuries that I have become accustomed to.

Hope Endowment currently has three homes set up in India, each house holding about 60 children.

With the help of donations, Hope Endowment is looking to expand its branches in order to take more children off the streets.

They hope that their push for the children of India will inspire more people to take a stand against poverty around the world. Every child deserves an education and a home, and Hope Endowment is working to provide these opportunities for children, starting in India.

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

16

The Wildcat

The Wildcat

centerspread

Nov. 14, 2013

NOV. 14, 2013

Field of Dreams

by NOELLE GRACIA, Content Manager Photo by TRENT PRESTON

Checking the nitrogen levels of dirt on soccer fields

was never on his post high school agenda, but for Shaun Ilten (‘98), maintaining 125 acres of perfectly groomed, emerald green turf evolved from a simple summer job, to becoming a career managing the grounds of Carson’s StubHub Center and leading a crew of 10 employees.

Today, Ilten, surrounded by more than 22,000 banner-waving fans, stands casually along the field’s endline watching as the L.A. Galaxy’s Landon Donovan scores the first of his two goals on the afternoon for the team’s Oct. 6 match-up, and 5-0 win, against rival Chivas USA. Yet during the majority of these games, Ilten’s attention is on field damage and what measures he is going to have to take to repair it. While the capacity crowd cheers for each goal scored, there is a concern evident on Ilten’s face as he stares at a dent in turf created by a Donovan slidetackle.

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

While the game is an exciting outing for most people, a chance to flaunt their team’s colors and cheer until their throats are raw, today’s contest between the Galaxy and Chivas USA is just another day at the office for Ilten.

Ilten accredits this unconventional life path to “just good luck.” Adrift after high school, Ilten had no idea of what career he wanted to pursue, and according to him, his post-high school years were a combination of “messing around, and not really going anywhere.” “[Ilten] was always a nice kid to be around, even when I had to call him up for a not-so-fun reason, like encouraging him to do better in school, there was always a smile on that kid’s face,” laughs Kim Kessel,

Ilten’s guidance counselor during his senior year.

It was only after he heard of the opening of a multiple-use sports complex in Carson, the StubHub Center (formerly known as the Home Depot Center), that he thought he had found something worth pursuing.

The expansive facility of green space and athletic fields seemed a perfect fit for the indoors-averse Ilten. So during the summer of 2005, Ilten coldcalled the head groundskeeper of the StubHub Center inquiring about positions. Not receiving an answer, he proceeded to leave messages every day for a month.

“I just wanted the guy to tell me ‘yes’ or ‘no’. So I decided to keep trying until he gave me one [answer] or the other,” Ilten said.

Finally, after a month of persistence, Ilten received the phone call he had been waiting for. Kyle Waters, former head groundskeeper of the StubHub Center, called Ilten and said that he had heard every single one of the messages that Ilten had left and that if Ilten was interested, there was a groundskeeper position that had just opened up. The job would begin the following Monday.

“That kind of threw me for a loop, I was so surprised that he had just offered me something right off the bat that I had to take a step back and ask myself, ‘Is this really even what I want?’ But I figured, I put in this much effort already, I’ll just for it. So I said ‘yes’, and that Monday I began my first day in groundskeeping.”

Ilten worked at the StubHub Center that entire summer, doing what he calls “grunt work.” Along with the main stadium field, home to the Galaxy and Chivas USA, the center is also home to nine full-size practice fields totaling 125 acres. Every single one of those acres is tended to by a team of 10 to 12 groundskeepers, including Ilten.

“Most days, I would get on a mower at seven in the morning and wouldn’t get off until about three in the afternoon. And with 90 degree California weather beating down on [me], it wasn’t always the most fun in the world,” Ilten chuckled.

After his initial summer of working at the facility, Ilten decided to return to school and earn a degree in horticulture, the science of plant cultivation, as the only way to advance his career to a management position. Then 25-years old, Ilten transferred from Mount San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) to Cal Poly Pomona, where he switched from a Liberal Studies major to horticulture, with an emphasis in turf management.

For the next two years, Ilten juggled a busy schedule of both working and going to school full time.

After graduating in 2007, Ilten hoped to take time off of work and to enjoy some free time now that he did not have the obligation of school hanging over him. However, with his boss informing Ilten that if he ever wished to be promoted to assistant head groundskeeper, he should be at work the following Monday morning.

“When it’s phrased like that, you’re not really in a position to say ‘no’,” Ilten said.

Ilten stayed on and was eventually promoted to Assistant Head Groundskeeper within the year. By 2010, Ilten’s boss, Waters, was promoted to Vice President of Events and Operations, creating an opening for the head groundskeeper position. Although others had been on the staff for longer than Ilten, Ilten’s willingness to return to school to earn a degree was a main factor in the decision to promote him.

Now at the apex of his field after only three years, Ilten had to adjust to his new job of being responsible for not only himself, but for an entire team, a position he “never would have saw [himself] in a few years ago.”

“I had never seen myself as a leader, I had never even imagined this job to take me where it has today but then all of a sudden here I am, and in a situation like that, you just have to step up,” Ilten said.

However, due to the lack of turnover on the groundskeeping team, Ilten was not only very familiar with his staff, but had been working alongside them for a number of years. It was having to adjust his relationship with the players of the teams hosted by the StubHub Center that posed the biggest challenge. In addition to the pair of MLS teams, the StubHub Center is home to, and hosts events for, USA Soccer, USA Cycling, the US Tennis Association, the Adidas Running Club, and ESPN’s X-Games.

Initially, Ilten distanced himself from the players, believing that he should “just leave them be to do their jobs. I figured I didn’t need to have a relationship with them, that we were both here to just do our own thing.”

It was only after Waters informed him that the only way Ilten could be successful was if he cultivated a strong bond with the Galaxy and Chivas USA players, the highest-profile occupants of the Center.

“After he told me that, I started to show up to the team’s practice sessions just to watch them and make my presence known,” Ilten said.

“Eventually, I did get comfortable enough with them to a point where some of them even have my number in their phones and we will regularly have a dialogue about the condition of the field; whether it’s good or bad, they’ll let me know.”

Out of all the players that have passed through the Center in the years since Ilten has been there, his favorite “would have to be [former Manchester United and Galaxy star] David Beckham.”

17

groundskeeping,” Ilten said. To diversify his role, Ilten has recently been taking on more of the Center’s responsibilities such as booking and planning the events, instead of just preparing the fields for them.

Though Ilten’s entire job is centered around prepping the field for games and other events, when the time comes for the actual events to occur, he becomes just another spectator.

Careful to only wear neutral colors, such as a lavender button-down shirt on the day of the Galaxy and Chivas USA match-up, Ilten tries not to profess a preference for any team that uses the center as their venue.

“I definitely have favorites, and there are definitely teams that I like to see win more than others; however, professional courtesy tends to dictate that because I am an official of the Center, I keep my rooting internal,”

Photos by TRENT PRESTON / the wildcat

PASSION FOR THE PITCH: Ilten’s job as head groundskeeper for the StubHub Center provides him a field-level view of the Galaxy’s passionate fans, the action on the pitch, and superstar Landon Donovan.

“I really enjoyed talking to Beckham and getting to know him just because he was such a nice guy. Here he is, this huge soccer star, who’s name most people know and you can always see him in the magazines, yet he is one of the most polite and humble people. Always makes a point to say ‘hi’ to everyone he came into contact with, from the parking guys to the groundskeepers, to the center officials. He was just nice and friendly, a very down to earth kind of guy. I was sad to see him leave,” Ilten said. (Beckham left the Galaxy after leading the team to an MLS Cup in 2012.) llten has no immediate plans to leave groundskeeping; he keeps in mind that because he is at the top of his field, his position is the highest he can achieve.

“I love my job and what I do now, but I am only 32. I don’t always know if I am going to keep wanting to do this in 10, 30 years, especially since I can’t be promoted anymore, at least for anything regarding

Ilten chuckles.

Since last year, Ilten has paid BOHS a couple visits to talk to classes about his unconventional career path, and how he came to arrive at his position. He also encourages students to find what they love and take chances on it because “you never know how things are going to turn out.”

Today’s game ends in a 5-0 blowout by the Galaxy, much to the satisfaction of the Galaxy’s L.A. Riot Squad fan section, and for most people, the end of the game marks the end of their day.

Eventually, the crowds drift away, the players return to the locker rooms, and the reporters file their final drafts. All that remains is a marred, confetti-covered field.

It is then that Ilten’s crew emerges from the tunnels, leaf blowers in hand, carefully whooshing away every last bit of crepe paper, their day only just beginning.

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

18

ARTS

The Wildcat

bohswildcat.com

Nov. 14, 2013

DOCTOR WHO GAINS POPULARITY WITH TEENS

by Julia Ainley, Staff Writer

D

octor Who, a British television series, has remained popular since its first episode aired in 1963. The sci-fi show celebrates its 50th anniversary on Nov. 23.

The series’ main purpose was to be an educational show; however, it has developed into a sci-fi phenomenon that still captivates audiences with its stories about a time-traveling “Doctor”, the last of an alien species called the Time Lords, who travels through different universes and time periods in a flying TARDIS (which stands for Time and Relative Dimensions in Space), a dark blue police “box”. The purpose of the Tardis is for the Doctor to time travel to anyone, anywhere, in need of rescue from threatening situations.

Many of the Doctor’s adventures consist of him defending Earth from space monsters or archenemies, including Cybermen, Daleks, and Weeping Angels, Doctor Who’s most recognizable trio of villains.

On his travels through space in the iconic TARDIS, the Doctor brings a companion from the United Kingdom to assist him on his endeavors. His companions are always people he finds fascinating and important.

The Doctor’s most recent sidekick is a young woman named Clara Oswald, whom the Doctor encounters several times throughout the series. However, during every encounter, Oswald passes away but comes back to life in a different time period. In that new time period, the Doctor meets Oswald once again, but she does not remember him at all.

According to Rick Corp, math teacher, the show increased in popularity in the States because the “newest incarnation [of the Doctor] has an appeal to this generation with his personality and look.”

During the early 1970’s, Tom Baker, the fourth Doctor, reflected his generation’s trends by wearing long scarves, plaid trousers, and maintaining a head of ample wavy hair. He also paralleled teens’ creative outlook on life with his imaginative ideas.

Today, the current Doctor is like

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

a curious teen searching for the next adventurous event that will make him scream “Geronimo!” his famous catchphrase. And his idealism, child-like attitude, and fashion sense that seems more hipster--bow ties paired with combat boots--than doctor, are also very young adult-like.

Doctor Who has also been popularized on teen-favorite social networking sites such as Tumblr and Reddit. Through these sites, teens get interested in the show by seeing other viewers blog about Doctor Who. Also, Netflix streams entire seasons of the show, exposing audiences to Doctors past and present.

“It’s cool, especially now with science fiction’s growing popularity for people to travel through time and fix things. ‘Doctor Who’ is a lot more educational than other television shows,” Colton Fuller, junior, a fan of the show, said.

This show sticks to its origins by always having an educational idea and life lesson involved in episodes.

For example, in the 2010 episode “Vincent and the Doctor” , the Doctor and his past companion, Amy Pond, visit Vincent Van Gogh in France after spotting an alien monster in his painting, “The Church at Auvers”.

According to Fuller, a recurring theme in the series is even though it seems like it is wise to change something, changing one thing can ruin countless other things.

In another episode, 2009’s “The Waters of Mars”, the 10th Doctor tries to alter the future of a colonized Mars.

Doctor Who also includes episodes that feature historic figures like Queen Victoria, William Shakespeare, and Winston Churchill.

Doctor Who will continue to increase in popularity with its fearless and oftenevolving protagonist called “the Doctor”, and because each episode blends education, comedy, sci-fi, history, and adventure into an action-packed hour of television on BBC America and Netflix.

Illustration by BETTY LEE

WHAT CONVINCED YOU TO start watching ‘doctor who’?

“I was absolutely entranced.

I ended up watching five seasons in two weeks.”

“through numerous tumblr posts, it made me interested in the show.”

“I honestly started watching doctor who because of netflix.”

“MY FRIENDS TOLD ME IT WAS SUCH A GREAT SHOW THAT I WATCHED IT AND LOVE IT.”

Ryan Huynh

Lacey Currie

Hailey Johnson

SARAH WHEATON

senior

sophomore

junior

junior

ARTS bohswildcat.com

A WILDCAT Q&A WITH ADVANCED ART’S

MEGAN MOBERLY

A monthly spotlight of a BOHS artist, this month’s subject is MEGAN MOBERLY, senior, who was voted ‘Most Artistic’ for this year’s Senior Mosts.

Interview conducted by Linette Cho, Arts Editor Photo by April Santonil, Photo Editor

Q Who is your inspiration in the art industry?

A

Definitely Van Gogh. His tragic story pushes me to work through the harder times. Also, his beautiful stroke work and bright color choice appeal to me and my vision on the world.

Q What are your plans after high school?

I hope I’ll be able to continue on to an art school and eventually

A become a professional artist.

Q How many years have you been an artist?

A

I’ve been doing art ever since I can remember. I was always artistic since I was young and never stopped drawing.

Q What would you consider your greatest accomplishment so A

far?

My greatest accomplishment currently is applying and getting into a scholarship art class, Ryman Arts, a professional program, purely on talent. Now, every Saturday, I get to attend an amazing class with all materials provided for free.

Q

How did you find out you had a talent for art?

A

As a kid I was always the artistic one. Certain teachers took interest in my talent, and with their help and my devotion I eventually grew into the artist I am today.

Q

If you couldn’t draw, what would you be doing instead?

A

I’d probably spend a significant amount of time sleeping. Without my art, I’d probably be significantly more troubled, due to the fact [that] my art often helps me vent my emotions.

Q A

What type of art do you prefer?

My favorite is watercolor; it is by far my favorite medium. I love the free feeling the water gives me when I paint. Watercolors and the techniques seem to come to me naturally.

Q

What are you most proud of in regards to your art?

A

I’m most proud of the many people that have told me I’ve inspired them. I actively post my art on sites like deviantart, an art sharing website for all artists, and I feel honored when people tell me that I am an inspiration to them or their favorite artist.

The Wildcat Nov. 14, 2013

19

20

The Wildcat

ARTS

Nov. 14, 2013

bohswildcat.com

Katniss Everdeen, “the girl on fire,” ignites a spark of anticipation amongst fans of the popular trilogy, the “Hunger Games.” Sequel to the “Hunger Games,” “Catching Fire” hits theaters on Nov. 22.

Fans have already begun to purchase their presale tickets in hopes to be one of the first to get a glimpse into the vivid world of Panem.

Just 24 hours after the presale tickets went on sale, 35 percent had already been sold, according to deadline.com.

“Last year, Edward’s Cinema had fans lining up around the theater for the midnight premiere of the ‘Hunger Games,’ Makayla Warren, sophomore, said. “I tried to purchase a midnight premiere ticket for the first movie, but all of them were sold out by the second week it was on sale. Thankfully, my friend had an extra one.”

According to boxoffice.com, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” is projected to produce 168 million dollars on its opening weekend alone. The official “Catching Fire” Facebook page has over 11 million likes and the official trailer on YouTube has over 29 million views.

“I liked ‘The Hunger Games’ page on Facebook because it’s cool to see behind the scenes pictures. Also, I can get a look at hidden features that are not on the big screen,” Taylor Williams, sophomore, said.

For the premiere of the first “Hunger Games,” fans dressed in outrageous costumes that resembled characters, from the bold and daring outfits of Effie Trinket, to the simple, yet sleek attire of Cinna, Katniss Everdeen’s stylist. Many fans recreated Katniss’ famous “girl on fire” look, while some fanatics even went to the extreme of styling

HUNGER GAMES CATCHES FIRE TRILOGY FANS AWAIT RELEASE OF NEW FILM

by Deval Patel, Staff Writer their facial hair, or drawing on their faces, to recreate the popular beard of Seneca Crane, the head game maker.

“I saw so many fans dress up as Effie Trinket and they went all out. As for me, I dressed up as Katniss. I had my hair in her signature French braid, and wore my leather boots and leather jacket,” Williams said.

Fans have been buying official merchandise and purchasing their tickets as early as two months prior to the release, according to courier-journal.com.

“My friends and I have already purchased our tickets, and most of us have some ‘Hunger Games’ merchandise, like the mockingjay pin, that we will wear to the midnight premiere,” Payton Quaranta, sophomore, said, “Last year for the midnight primere of ‘Hunger Games,’ almost everyone had the mockingjay pin on their shirt.”

As the anticipated film reaches its premiere date, fans with their tickets in hand, can do nothing but wait for the theater doors to open and hope that the sequel film outdoes the first. As some would say, “May the odds be ever in ‘Catching Fire’s’ favor.”

Staff writer Jaymi Wilson, a local, takes a shot at being Katniss at an archery range. Read Jaymi’s story, and discover famous archers, on page 30.

Illustration by MEGAN MOBERLY

ARTS

The Wildcat

bohswildcat.com

MOVIE

Nov. 14, 2013

REVIEW

21

ëENDERíS GAMEí ROCKETS WAY TO THEATRES A

by Linette Cho, Arts Editor

s anAs avid an avid fan fan of the of the novel, novel, Ender’s Ender’sGame, Game,by

by Orson Orson Scott Card, Scott I was Card, skeptical I was about skeptical the newly aboutreleased the newly film.released Since I b e c a m e film. instantly Since attached I became to this instantly novel when attached I was to required this novel to r e a d when it in my I wasfreshman required literature to read it in class, my freshman I had high literature hopes class, that the I doubted film would that the have filmthe would samehave effect theas same theeffect. book.

Surprisingly, “Ender’s Game” exceeded my high expectations.

Ender Wiggin, the underrated, but most qualified Launchy is given the responsibility to save humanity from “Buggers,” an insect-like alien race. From being a “Third,” the unlikely third-born child, Ender manages to be compared to Mazer Rackham, the conqueror of the first war against Buggers.

Casting director, John Papsidera, selected the perfect array actors and actresses to portray each character. Harrison Ford and his infamous finger-wag make an appearance in “Ender’s Game” as the seemingly caring, yet harsh Colonel Graff. He deserted his Star Wars and Indiana Jones personas by channeling his new character in a natural way. Asa Butterfield did a phenomenal job of immersing himself in the role of Ender. Butterfield’s emotions and his connection to his character compensate for the various scenes that were exempt from the movie.

The absence of Peter Wiggin, Ender’s sadistic brother, was the only major scene that was omitted from the film. For the length of their childhood, Peter nearly killed Ender on multiple occasions. Ender’s drive to annihilate the enemy stems from the endless physical abuse brought on by Peter, but a violent side occasionally surfaces that Ender resents. Although the movie only used one example of Peter’s assault, it was sufficient enough to highlight the influence Peter had on Ender, which I thought was brilliant in the time limit that movies have. This is where Butterfield proves his outstanding acting skills, as his body language and emotions are evident of his past trauma from his brother

without the scenes being shown.

Besides the omission of Peter, the film was better than I expected. There were numerous scenes that had me on the literal edge of my seat. The whole time Ender was leading his fleet during the battle simulations, I felt emotionally invested in each character and felt as if I was leading one of the fleets towards the Buggers’ planet.

Before watching the film, I was doubtful that Ender’s character development would be as obvious as it was in the novel. However, through Ender’s journey from the Salamander Army to leading his own Dragon Army, to becoming a commander, his character develops from a quiet, sassy Launchy, to a compassionate and powerful leader in the film. Also, when playing the Mind Game, Ender demonstrates confidence by beating the rigged simulation, but shows his vulnerability when Valentine and Peter appear.

Compared to the novel, the raft scene was shortened to a day rather than months. Although the scene was limited in time, Gavin Hood, the director, compresses the lengthy novel sequence into one meaningful scene. He utilizes the most important component of the section in the novel to make the point relevant and understandable.

Another aspect that met my high expectations was the visual effects. The Battle Room with zero gravity where the Armies train by battling one another was one of the major highlights of the film. The

intricate visual effects made it seem as if each battle and each simulation were happening right before my eyes. It made me want to experience the zero gravity effect while being zapped by the freeze gun. The picture was manipulated in such a way that it was as realistic as a futuristic film could be.

Although I read the novel two years ago, I was still able to recall certain quotes from the novel that were featured in the movie as dialogue. When Ender is transferred to Salamander Army, Alai, his confidant, whispers in his ear, “Salam alikom,” translating to “Peace be upon you.” Also, when Ender admits that “it’s impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves,” the quote made me reminisce about the time I read the specific dialogues in the novel, which imdb.com shows how memorable the events are. It was interesting to see how the movie interprets the dialogue from the novel and comparing it to the way I remember reading it.

Even though I had extremely high hopes for “Ender’s Game,” I was definitely satisfied with the way it turned out. I was worried that the film would be one of those movies that the novel put to shame.

However, it was equally as entertaining as the novel. I recommend fans of Ender’s Game, as well as those who have not heard of it, to watch the film as there was never a dull moment. If given the chance, I would watch “Ender’s Game” over and over again.

THE WILDCAT ASKS ‘FIVE RANDOM QUESTIONS’

The Performing Arts Students

peeta or gale in the hunger gameS?

Amanda Cook

Masquerade Emilie Liron SENIOR

Dance Production Soleil Rain FRESHMAN

Drama

Ashley Shin JUNIOR

Advanced Art

FAVORITE HOLIDAY?

bugs

Dia de Los Muertes

Gale

Hugh Jackman

snakes, spiders, heights, and the dark

Arbor Day

Peeta

Miranda Kerr

inner elbows

Hanukkah

Band

SOPHOMORE

BIGGEST FEAR?

Beyonce

JUNIOR

Gavin Armstrong

IF YOU WERE A CELEBRITY, WHO WOULD YOU BE?

Peeta

Johnny Depp

FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME? She’s The Man

Romeo + Juliet

spiders

The Notebook

“Getting eaten by an alligator.”

The Nightmare Before Christmas

cinemagogue.com

22

ARTS

The Wildcat

bohswildcat.com

Nov. 14, 2013

PS4 vs. Xbox One: Which one is for you?

With video gaming’s next generation of consoles releasing within a week of each other--Sony’s PlayStation 4 (PS4) hits the shelves tomorrow and Microsoft’s Xbox One arrives on Nov. 22--gamers, the ones on a budget anyway, may be forced to choose between the two. So which of these next-gen systems will be the best fit for you? Wildcat staff writers Christian Santonil and Noah Strobele debate the merits of each.

Noah Strobele, Staff Writer The Xbox One, unlike its predecessor, the 360, is designed to house gaming, movies, television, and social media, and gives the user the ability to switch between these features simultaneously.

Avid gamer Vince Messina, junior, said “I think what Microsoft is doing is incredibly innovative. The idea of a multi-media system has been around for a while, yet no one has been able to do it. Microsoft did.”

What Microsoft has created is a console that connects all forms of gaming, entertainment, and social media. Now, players have the ability to run multiple apps at once without having to quit out of your games in order to access them.

“The Xbox One’s ability to transfer from gaming to any other app without delay or having to exit your game is something that not only tops its predecessor, but it also tops every other system in the world,” Messina said.

According to microsoft.com, the Xbox One features an 8 core processor, 8 GB of RAM, and 500 GB of memory. In nerd language, this translates to a system with the ability to transfer to different apps with ease, and enough memory space to house plenty of games, movies, and more.

If buying disc-based games is not your thing, you can download them digitally to your console from Xbox Live and get instant access to playing.

The Xbox and the PS4 share many of the same features including processing power and graphic ability, yet one distinction sets them apart: PlayStationNetwork (PSN) is unreliable.

In April of 2011, hackers broke into the PSN and stole 73 million accounts, which shut down the entire system for 24 days.

How many What system are you pre-ordered more excited for?

134 students polled each system in the US?

94

ABOUT

725,000

40

ABOUT

525,000 Source: forbes.com

PLAY STATION 4 Price: $399 Release date: Nov. 15, 2013 hard drive: 500 gb motion control: move controller Cpu: 8-core amd RAM: 8GB GDDR5

XBOX ONE Price: $499 Release date: NOV. 22, 2013 hard drive: 500 gb motion control: NEW KINECT Cpu: 8-core amd RAM: 8GB DDRR3 Source: ign.com

PSN user Nick Tango, junior, said, “I barely have any friends online that I actually know. All my friends are playing Xbox, so it gets a little frustrating at times that I wish I had an Xbox just to play with my friends.”

When you pay that extra $100 for the Xbox One, you are paying for a system that is more reliable, more capable, and one that includes many of your friends.

Christian Santonil, Staff Writer The long awaited next-gen console, the PS4, goes head-to-head against its competitor, the Xbox One. With a new engine, the PS4 runs more smoothly and has faster memory and graphic processing than the Xbox One. This allows Sony to make their game resolution more stunning.

“I’ve always been a PlayStation fan and the main reason is because the PS4 contains more realistic graphics,” Marwin Salazar, freshman, said.

The main feature on the new PS4 is the controller. The shape has been improved visually and technically. The Dual Shock 4 includes a touchpad, light bar, “share” button, and a built-in speaker and stereo headset. The innovative touchpad is located at the top of the controller and allows for more user interaction with a game. For example, in Assassin’s Creed 4 the touchpad allows the user to zoom in and out and to set check points to make it easier to get to specific locations in the game.

Cost, reliability and loyalty will also compel gamers to stick with the PS4.

“The PS4 is [$100] cheaper and I would be getting it because I have stuck with Sony and I know they are reliable,” John Mai, freshman, said.

“I’m getting the PS4 because I’ve always been a Sony type of guy and my favorite feature is how the controller is designed with a touch pad. The PS4 is worth the price than the Xbox One,” Light Cho, sophomore, said.

With a new engine, the PS4 runs more smoothly and has faster memory and graphic processing than the Xbox One. The PS4 will be in stores tomorrow at 400 dollars, 100 dollars cheaper than the Xbox One.

THE WILDCAT ASKED BOHS STAFF: ‘WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE VIDEO GAME?’

CALL OF DUTY SERIES

“Let’s just say that I was extra happy to see the UPS guy at my door last Tuesday afternoon.”

PACMAN

“There weren’t many video games, but I was pretty good at Pac Man.” JERRY HALPIN Principal

ALEX KOERS Honors Lit. Comp. 1

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

FIFA ULTIMATE TEAM “Ultimate Team combines two of my favorite things: soccer and economics.”

STEVE TEAL Economics

ASTEROIDS

“It was just the bomb!”

MATTHEW FINNERTY Algebra/Geometry/Pre Calculus

SUPER MARIO WORLD

“It was the only game I had for my Super Nintendo.”

NICOLE BAUGHMAN Algebra/Geometry/ Statistics

DONKEY KONG

“It was a big deal because it was one of the first three dimensional games for my Nintendo 64.”

AMY WELCH Biology

EA SPORT SSA SNOWBOARDING

“I like how I was able to do tricks in the game that I can’t do when I go snowboarding.”

PHARA CHERDSURIYA FST/Pre Calculus

SUPER MARIO BROTHERS

“It was the only game I could play because of my most uncoordinated fingers. I never even saved a princess.”

JEFF SINK US History

ARTS

The Wildcat

bohswildcat.com

ALBUM

Nov. 14, 2013

REVIEW

BAND THRIVES WITHOUT RECORD LABEL

by Sophie Zambri, Staff Writer

Common Courtesy is A Day To Remember’s (ADTR) fifth album, following up 2010’s What Separates Me From You. The new album does not waver from the old sound and retains the band’s previous metalcore/pop-punk style which will satisfy die-hard fans. The album has the ideal balance between heavy metal and softer tunes, allowing a range of listeners, new and old, to enjoy ADTR. After two years of a prolonged lawsuit against Victory Records, ADTR finally released their newest label-free album, Common Courtesy, with the approval of a judge on Oct. 8. Lead singer, Jeremy McKinnon, announced this news on Oct. 4 during the House Party Tour in Michigan, three hours after the judge contacted the band on their success.

The release of the album was a major deal in the pop-punk culture since the band went to hell and back to be produce it. The band experienced a major lawsuit in order to self-release this album and break off from Victory Records to really make this album their own. According to pupfresh.com, ADTR was fed up with the way Victory Records was running things for them. The consequence of the lawsuit was sustained and suspenseful.

This album is mind-blowing. The band took their style and blew it up into something that is inspirational and makes listeners feel apart of something bigger in life. One can feel the band’s emotions through their work, and I believe it is not real music until it sparks something inside.

CONCERT

REVIEW BASTILLE’s new album uplifting, exhilarating ALBUM

by Noelle Gracia, Content Manager

hasitleaked.com

Common Courtesy is a very personal album to the band, speaking of their past and the reoccurring setbacks and breakthroughs they endured to get to where they are now. From “playing shows until it made [them] sick” to all of their singles, ADTR has successfully emerged from the underground music scene.

A Day to Remember opens up with “City of Ocala,” an ode to the band’s hometown, Ocala, Florida, in attempt to show listeners that their fame has not gotten the best of them. The other songs on this album follow this pattern, creating one elongated story of ADTR’s difficult journey to where they stand today, at the top of their genre.

Common Courtesy’s twelfth track, “The Document Speaks For Itself,” was originally recorded with a voicemail from Tony Brummel of Victory Records stating that the company was going to sue the band.

The song itself is a direct message to the company saying that they are disappointed in how things turned out but there was no way they were going to give the company ownership of the new album.

A few days before the judge came out with his decision, McKinnon tweeted, “No matter what the outcome, I’ll be proud for the rest of my life that my friends and I stood up for what we thought was right.”

Although many critics claim the judge favored the band, A Day to Remember produced their best album yet without the help of a major label.

The album closes with “I Remember”, a song that reminisces about past times when they “remember sleeping in the van,” and “playing with no one there.”

At the end of the song, there is a recording of the band members having a conversation about their past which is a fitting ending for such a motivational album.

This new album is a recreation of the band’s old work. It keeps the fans buoyant while sending the message to go out there in life and turn one’s dreams into reality.

Common Courtesy is 53 minutes of pure dedication and hard work due to what they have gone through.

It is a gift to the fans on their major contribution to the band’s outcome and proof that if one truly desires something, they are capable of making it happen.

REVIEW

PARAMORE performs UNFORGETTABLE show in anaheim

by Noelle Gracia, Content Manager

I’ll be the first to admit it, I have not been the best fan of Paramore lately. I love the band, but as for their recent album release, I can belt out “Still Into You” as loud and as off-key as anyone, but that is where my knowledge of their newly released songs end. With that said, I was a little apprehensive to attend their concert at the Honda Center on Oct. 19.

Let’s be honest, as much as you like a band, half the fun of attending a concert is being able to sing along to your favorite songs and socialize with friends.

I need not have worried though, the band did a great job of interspersing all their popular classics like “Misery Business” and “Pressure,” with songs off their new albums.

Lead singer, Hayley Williams, however, was what really made the overall experience unforgettable.

Her genuine excitement and energy could be felt throughout the entire Honda Center, yet I got the sense that it was not an act for her.

There was no cheesy showmanship or overly

23

fanpop.com

rehearsed dance routines. She just sang and danced and did whatever she wanted to on stage. Watching her, and how comfortable and natural she was performing while so uninhibited, made the show personal.

Despite the thousands of people in the center that night, Williams performed with as much reservation as though she was just rocking out by herself in her

bedroom. It was that energy that really characterized the entire show.

That is not to say that Williams ignored her fans all night as she danced away in her own little world. Quite the opposite actually; Williams did a fantastic job of incorporating the audience into their performance.

One of the most memorable parts of the entire night actually was when she pulled a fan onto the stage, gave him a microphone, and had him sing one of her most popular songs, “Misery Business,” alongside her. It was heartwarming to see the utter joy and excitement on her fan’s face when he realized he was the one to be picked out of thousands.

But if I had to absolutely pick one part that stuck out to me, hands down it would be the finale.

Paramore ended their concert with my favorite new song of theirs, “Still Into You.” The surprise of the last song, the one last final hurrah of this amazing show, could not not have made for a better ending to the night.

theshopatbluebird.com

Like a lot of people, I am pretty particular when it comes to the music I listen to. If I am not absolutely, head over heels, in love with a song, I probably will not listen to that song again.

With that said, finding out that I adored not just a handful, but every single one of the songs on Bastille’s Bad Blood album, was nothing short of ecstatic for me.

This four-person rock/indie alternative band that originated in London, England is composed of lead singer, Dan Smith, Kyle Simmons on keyboards, William Farquarson on bass, and Chris “Woody” Wood working the drums. The band based their name on the French Revolution’s Bastille Day, the day the French stormed the Bastille.

Bad Blood swolls with emotion, and it is that “heart worn on sleeve” mentality that initially attracted me to Bastille in the first place. Though they sing about fairly overused themes such as lost love, the wish to return to simpler times, or the fickleness of youth, Bastille revamps these trite subjects by singing their songs in a style that is not usually associated with the heavy themes that they sing about.

For instance, “These Streets” is about leaving town after a meaningful relationship ends because as they walk down the street, “[they’ll] think of little else/So I won’t show my face here anymore.” Or “Icarus,” which compares the often self-destructive character of adolescents, to the Greek myth of Icarus, who used wings held together by wax to escape from prison, but flew too close to the sun and melted his wings, subsequently falling to his death.

Though these songs and others on the album, like “Pompeii” and “Daniel in The Den,” deal with destructive themes and lyrics, Bastille sings them in such fast-paced, almost joyous way, that you cannot help but feel uplifted after listening to them.

Bad Blood touches on the flaws of humans so profoundly, that listeners cannot help but be reminded of the knowledge that is gained through having to experience the negative aspects of life.

The Wildcat

24 A four sport sensation Nov. 14, 2013

Homeschooled JUNIOR JULIA PEREZ competes in four varsity sports

by Rewa Ousman, Feature Editor Photo by TRENT PRESTON Because she is homeschooled, one might initially think that Julia Perez, junior, would be secluded from the daily action on the BOHS campus, but Perez is unlike most homeschooled students in that she participates in four varsity sports--cross country, basketball, track and field, and swim.

Along with her three brothers, Joseph (’13), Daniel, freshman, and Michael, a seventh grader, Perez has been homeschooled since the first grade, with her mother, Linnea, as her teacher.

Perez’s parents, Joe and Linnea, decided early to homeschool Julia and her siblings in order to raise them in a Christian environment away from the potential negative social influences of public schools. Perez believes that her parents have given her an opportunity for moral development she might not receive in a public school setting.

As a child, Perez remembers riding on her scooter and building Legos with her brothers during the small breaks her mother would give them between subjects. Now that they are older, however, they are responsible for managing their own work, with assistance from their mother, if needed.

Perez has reached a level of maturity and independence where she is able to sit herself down, open a textbook, and work on her own with limited instruction and supervision from her mother.

“Growing up, it was a different lifestyle. It was definitely a different kind of schooling because it was all at home and all my work was just homework. But it was not lonely since I had my three brothers,” Perez said.

Perez and her brothers participate in the BOHS/ BCHS Independent Study Program at Brea Canyon High School (BCHS). Once every two weeks, they walk up the hill to turn in work samples to Dr. Matt Swindle, head of the Independent Study Program.

“Although Julia has been homeschooled her whole life, she has participated in team sports for almost as long. You [can] ask anybody who knows her what she is like and you [would] probably hear the same answer: kind, smart, caring, and a fun person to be around. She will talk to anyone who crosses her path and genuinely cares about how someone is doing,” Mackenzie Kennedy, junior, and a longtime friend of Perez’s, said.

Sports became Perez’s “outlet to society,” activities where she is able to interact with peers

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

and be a part of a team. Walking up Wildcat Way every day to the track, gym, or pool after a rigorous course load at home, Perez arrives to practice ready to surmount the many athletic challenges that await her.

Perez’s parents met on the cross country team in high school and suggested that she take on the sport her freshman year.

Perez decided to try out for the team and became a varsity alternate. But she began to take her running career more seriously as she entered her sophomore year.

Under the guidance of the girls’ cross country head coach, Matt Rainwater, who also teaches history at BCHS, she ramped up her training during the summer of her sophomore year and secured a spot on varsity.

Of Rainwater’s influence, Perez said, “He really inspires you to be the best you can be. He inspired me to really have the desire to get great times, not good times.”

“Running is not always the most exciting thing, and she always gives it her all,” Carly Halm, sophomore, and cross country teammate, said.

“Julia never has anything bad to say and never complains. She is just a great person to be around and an amazing influence on the team.”

Following cross country season, Perez joins the Ladycats.

Her basketball career began when she learned the fundamentals of the sport at the Brea Community Center as a first grader. She then moved on to play for the National Junior Basketball League (NJB) for one year. Afterwards, she played for an All Net NJB team, the Bearcats, up until the sixth grade when she joined a higher level club program.

Her experience led to a starting forward role on BOHS’s Ladycats’ JV team her freshman year.

That summer, she played a few varsity games in a summer basketball league, but remained a JV starter during her sophomore year. It was not until this past summer that Perez was informed that she would become a mainstay on the Ladycats.

“I am super excited to be a part of the team that will bring the Ladycats program back to where it once was. I am also really excited to be taught by

SPORTS bohswildcat.com

Coach [Jeff] Sink this year. I think he is a great coach and really brings back that old passion for the game,” Perez said.

At the conclusion of the basketball season, Perez alternates between swim and track and field every other year, as they are both Spring sports.

Her freshman year, she decided to try out for swim because she had experience in the sport since she started swimming for Brea Aquatics at the age of nine. She then moved on to Brea Glenbrook Swim Team, a more competitive swim club, at the age of 10, where she ultimately broke the 50-meter freestyle record for 11- through 14-year olds.

She made varsity swim as a freshman, competing in the 50-meter freestyle, butterfly, and backstroke.

“I like swim, but I definitely need breaks from it because it is so monotonous going up and down the pool for so long. I can only take one season of it at a time,” Perez said.

Instead of returning to swim her sophomore year, Perez was encouraged by her cross country teammates to participate in track and field. She ran the 1600-meter and 3200-meter races, equivalent to one mile and two miles, respectively. But Perez ran varsity inconsistently depending on the amount of pain she was in due to lower leg injuries.

“I’m sure she is one of very few four-sport varsity athletes, if not the only one, that we have at [BOHS]. She’s been a top varsity runner for the past two years and I think she will continue to be an asset in [track and field] and cross country in the future,” Rainwater said.

Perez’s achievements extend beyond sports, however, as she has been recognized as a Scholar Athlete.

“The best thing about being a Scholar Athlete is that it really builds your character. It’s like cross country. You can’t hide behind a team, you can’t hide how hard you work or how fast or slow you are during a race. The times don’t lie. It’s just you and your hard work out there. I think that transfers over to education as well,” Perez said.

Perez’s younger brother, Daniel, said of his high-achieving sister: “I look up to Julia’s dedication to sports and academics. Even [when] injured, she will go until she drops. Her determination and leadership is contagious. Since I was little, I’ve looked up to her because of her maturity and drive to succeed in everything she does. I’m so proud to call her my sister and friend.”

FOUR SPORT STAR: Julia Perez’s day-today schedule isn’t a typical one for a BOHS student. The junior is a member of four varsity sports while being homeschooled.

The Wildcat

25 Hilliard strives to create ‘upstanding men’ SPORTS bohswildcat.com

Nov. 14, 2013

by Noelle Gracia, Content Manager

A

s a coach, you mean a lot of things to your team. You are an example, a critic, a source of encouragement, maybe even a friend. But ultimately, to be a coach means to be a leader.

For Darryl Hilliard, newly appointed boys’ varsity basketball coach, “leader” is a title that he is dedicated to living up to.

“I hope that our program won’t be measured by the amount of wins or losses our team has over the season, but by how much the boys have grown as people by the end,” Hilliard said.

Hilliard developed his own coaching style via the knowledge he has gained through coaching stints that have ranged from assistant coaching NCAA Division I men’s basketball at Northeastern University, Boston University and the University of New Hampshire, to leading the boys’ junior varsity basketball team at Corona Del Mar High School, a position Hilliard held from 2011 to June 26 of this year, when he was officially named BOHS’ head coach. (Hilliard is also the P.E. instructor for all the elementary schools throughout the Brea Olinda Unified School District.)

Along with the emphasis on the perfection of basketball’s basic fundamentals such as passing, dribbling, and shooting, Hilliard also emphasizes the importance of becoming a “better man” as well.

Though he was surrounded by a supportive uncle, a caring older brother, and myriad coaches throughout the years, the Boston-born Hilliard was raised without his father present in his life. It was because of this that Hilliard strives to be a mentor and father-figure to his players.

“I learned all my lessons through athletics, all the things every young man should know in life, I gained through playing sports,” Hilliard said. “And I want to be able to provide the same opportunities to the team. To give them that experience through playing on this team, that they may not have been able to gain elsewhere.”

Hilliard implements this philosophy by having the boys read stories to local elementary school children and to practice their public speaking, or by ensuring that they all know how to properly tie a tie, things that Hilliard did not have any experience with until he entered college. (Hilliard graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington in 1988.)

Hilliard also puts significant emphasis on senior leadership, looking to the upperclassmen to step up and be the example for the rest of the team. He believes that since the seniors have the most experience on the team, they should be looked to as examples for the underclassmen, not only in the way they play, but also in the way they carry themselves.

“I think it’ll be a good thing for the team to have to do this, like I know I would think it was cool if I was a little kid and all these high school players came to hang out and read to me,” Jonathan Wallace, senior, and varsity co-captain, said.

Wallace and his teammates enjoy the focus that Hilliard not only puts on the fundamentals of becoming an upstanding man, but the fundamentals of being a well-rounded basketball player as well.

Rather than just working solely on bettering the five starting players, Hilliard ensures that all the boys know how to deftly handle the ball, can pass accurately, and master correct shooting techniques. Hilliard also makes a point to demonstrate these plays himself before asking his boys to perform them.

“Look around, we don’t have huge guys playing for us, but if

Photos by TRENT PRESTON / the wildcat

HILLIARD AT THE HELM: Darryl Hilliard, newly appointed boys’ varsity basketball coach, hopes to make his mark on the program by bettering his players’ characters as well as their basketball skills. Returning seniors Jonathan Wallace, Michael Turner and Chandler Ramos will be counted on to lead the team this season.

“I learned all my lessons through athletics, all the things every young man should know in life, I gained through playing sports.” every guy we do have knows how to do everything fairly well, then we’ll be more than fine. It’s important to have a solid set of skills to base everything else off of,” Hilliard said of the importance of learning the fundamentals.

Due to the attention that Hilliard pays to every one of his players, “everyone on the team has stepped up to meet his expectations,” Michael Turner, and senior varsity co-captain, said.

“From the summer to now, you can definitely see an improvement in every guy. [Hilliard] gives everyone a chance to show what they can do, and he gives everyone the same opportunities. So the guys are able to show him everything that they are capable of and because of this, it’s not just the same group of guys who get to play every game,” Turner added.

Turner and Wallace both hope to utilize their fundamentallysound team to “destroy Canyon [High School] this year,” a main goal

this season for the boys. (The team lost to the Comanches last year, by a score of 65-60.)

While beating out their rival school remains eminent on the boys’ minds, Hilliard stays focused on molding his team to be upstanding citizens. He stands by the philosophy that he is not their friend, he is their coach and to do right by his team, Hilliard holds himself to all the same expectations that he has created for them; knowing that his true gratification will come later, years down the road.

“I want to be the kind of coach that in five years, my boys can call me up and tell me ‘Hey Coach, you taught me a lot over the years, I’d like you to come to my graduation,’ or in ten years, “Coach, you’ve been an important person in my life, would you please attend my wedding?’ If they can do that, if I’ve managed to be that kind of person to them,” Hilliard said, leaning back in his chair and raising his hands, “then I’ve done my job tenfold.”

26

The Wildcat

SPORTS bohswildcat.com

Nov. 14, 2013

LADYCATS rebuild with ‘new’ coach, new faces

new look ladycats adjust to return of sink, new roster

by Amanda Tortarolo, Staff Writer

by Jean Park, Staff Writer

After two years of coaching boys’ varsity basketball and leading his team to the semi-finals of California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) playoffs last season, Sink returns to the Ladycats, a team he previously coached to 16 league titles, 10 CIF championships, five Southern California Regional Championships, four state titles, and a pair of national titles.

Despite the loss of Anna Kim (‘13), now competing at Long Beach State University, and Tori Bryant (‘13), now at the University of Denver, the Ladycats’ return key players from last season’s 18-7 team, including seniors Kelsey Hazama, Jamee Katsuyama; junior Shaylissa Jarrett; and sophomore Reili Richardson.

New additions to the Ladycats include freshmen Naomi Hunt, Kara Kuriki, Alexis Seebalic; sophomores Molle Miller, Kara Piper, Makayla Warren, Libby Williams; and juniors Sierra Bononi, Jordan Hagen, Julia Perez, and Jessica Ryan.

The Ladycats have already adjusted to their “new” coach, whose coaching philosophy emphasizes teamwork and family. “[The] Ladycats are more than just a team,” said Jarrett. “We are family.

Without Sink our team was separated, but now that we have him back we have become a close family. I am so happy to have the privilege of having ‘Sinkdawg’ as a coach. He is such a talented coach and I am excited to see how much our team will grow,” she added.

Part of the team’s off-season regimen included activities that promote teamwork and relationships between the athletes.

“We took a trip to Mammoth–we went hiking, we took photos of nature and we returned home knowing more about each other,” Katsuyama said. She continued, “I played for Sink my freshman year and I am glad that he is back. He brings more than just basketball to the program.”

“United we stand, divided we fall” is a phrase the girls recite before games.

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

boys’ waterpolo looks ahead to ‘14

RACHEL LIN / the wildcat

‘United we stand, divided we fall’: Sierra Bononi, junior, Reili Richardson, sophomore, Kelsey Hazama, senior, Shaylissa Jarret, junior co-captain, and Jamee Katsuyama, senior co-captain, returning for the upcoming Ladycats season. Both the team and Jeff Sink, Ladycats head coach, plan on using this year to gain “depth.” The season kicks off Nov. 23.

Of its message, Jarrett said, “We all strive to play with no regrets [and] finish games knowing we left everything on the court.

We have really good chemistry this year.

I believe we can get to CIF, and maybe [the state tournament] if we play to our potential.”

While his success is apparent in the number of wins, league championships, and state titles, Sink’s modesty is evident when he admits that this season will be one of rebuilding.

“Expectations are different. Ladycats are famous for having incredible depth.

Two years ago, our 15th player could start for a different school, but that is no longer the case. People need to be patient. We are at least a year away from being a really good team. We have good players but we have no depth. In 2014-2015, we’ll be

back as one of the elite teams.”

Last year in CIF playoffs, the Ladycats, coached by Kim Cram-Torres, were eliminated in the first round.

This year, Sink’s expectations for the Ladycats include appearing in tournament finals, winning the Century League outright, and advancing to the CIF quarterfinals.

“We are fragile, especially if there is an injury in [one of our] five starting players,” Sink said. “We play a difficult schedule; we play [mostly national- and state-ranked teams]. I am looking forward to the Nike tournament in Phoenix, the best tournament in the country. ” Despite the challenges posed by having to rebuild, Katsuyama is confident that the Ladycats’ tradition of success will continue this season.

“We have a very young and talented team and I expect us to work hard, learn and grow throughout the year and in doing so, I know that we will have a very successful season. I also expect us to support each other on and off the court as a team,” Katsuyama said.

The 2013-2014 season will kick-off with the annual Green and Gold dinner and intersquad scrimmages on Nov. 23.

The first games of the season are during the Ladycat Classic, which begins on Dec. 2. The girls face Colony High School from Ontario, Calif. in the opener.

Century League play begins Jan. 2 against Canyon High School.

The Ladycats begin a season “full of opportunities” and hope to continue to be one of the top high school basketball teams in the country.

Boys’ varsity waterpolo concluded their season with a Century League record of 2-4, and an overall record of 11-12.

A highlight of the season was the team’s close contest against Canyon High School on Sept. 24. The Wildcats came back from a seven point deficit in the last two quarters, tying the game. The teams went into over-time and Canyon came out with a win by two goals.

Although the Wildcats lost, they played with “a ton of passion,” according to Noah Drpper, junior. Draper added, “If we would have come out with that type of intensity from the start, we would have won.”

The team also beat rival, Esperanza High School, 11-8, on Oct. 1. Jared Gimbel, senior, led the team with six goals and Andrew Rausch, junior goalie, had 16 saves at the goal.

“When we beat Esperanza it felt pretty good because it was one of our few victories this season. As for my 16 saves, it didn’t feel all that special really,” Rausch admitted. “It felt like any other game and I was trying to do my best to help out my teammates.”

Heading into his second year as varsity head coach, Mario Ruiz feels fortunate enough to have been able to watch the boys grow everyday as players.

“We really utilized teamwork and pushed other players to step beyond their comfort zone and take that last shot or risk trying to make the steal because we knew that we had each other covered if we messed up,” Ruiz said.

Throughout the season, the team’s goal was to make it to CIF playoffs, but unexpected losses to Canyon and El Modena set them back. However, the Wildcats are already looking forward to next season.

“We want to take it to Canyon High School and El Modena High School. They outplayed us in both games and we were not ready for that. We will be ready next year; we are coming back with a fury,” Ruiz said. “We had a few ups and downs, but I was fortunate enough to watch these boys grow each day and I am excited to have a good number of them coming back next season as experienced varsity players.”

The Wildcat

inFOCUS

Nov. 14, 2013

by TRENT PRESTON

27

QUICK STRIKE Sam Wright, senior, directs the Wildcat offense in a 5-4 win against El Dorado High School on Oct. 29.

At right, Mario Ruiz, varsity head coach, pulls players out of the pool to discuss specific game tactics during practice.

The varsity Wildcats finished with a 15-11 overall record and placed fourth in the Century League.

ASHA KADAKIA / the wildcat The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

SPORTS

28 record-setting wildcats ranked first in state The Wildcat

bohswildcat.com

Nov. 14, 2013

mattern leads varsity boys to oc championships; wildcats ranked seventh nationally

by Stefani Clark, Staff Writer

With record-breaking wins at the Orange County (OC) Championships and the Mt. SAC Invitational in October, boys’ cross country maintained their top state ranking in Division III, and rose to number seven in the Saucony Elite Top 50, which ranks the nation’s best cross country teams.

At the OC Championships on Oct. 18 at Irvine Regional Park, boys’ varsity defeated the “most successful boys program in the history of the county, Dana Hills,” according to prepcaltrack. com. With a score of 57 points to Dana Hills’ 96 points, the boys emerged as county champs in the sweepstakes for the first time in 46 years. (In cross country races, the higher placing runners receive fewer points, which means the less points a team racks up, the higher they will place).

Austin Tamagno, sophomore, led the team with a second place finish overall with a time of 14:33. Brennon Koryta, senior, followed as the team’s second top runner with a time of 15:06.

Angel Escobar, junior, raced a 15:12, coming in as the third runner, and Austin Shellito, junior, ran a 15:17 as the fourth team finisher. The team’s fifth runner, DiMaggio Orozco, senior, finished 13 places ahead of Dana Hills’ fifth runner, coming in at 15:27.

Koryta, Escobar, and Shellito earned AllCounty honors for their performances.

BOHS’s junior varsity and frosh/soph teams also beat Dana Hills.

The race after the OC Championships was the Mt. SAC Invitational on Oct. 25. Once again, varsity ran in the sweepstakes race. In 2011, Palos Verdes High School set the team time record for this course at 77:13, and continued on to win that year’s state championship. However, the Wildcat boys shattered that mark by 34 seconds and set a new Division III course record with a time of 76:39. Outside the division, their time was the sixth fastest team time ever. All of the five scorers finished the race in the top 26 overall runners.

Along with new team records being established, Austin Tamagno set a new sophomore course record. In 2008, Elias Gedyon from Loyola High School set the course record at 14:48. Tamagno

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

Photos by APRIL SANTONIL / the wildcat

COUNTY CHAMPS: (from left) The runners line up, fastest in the front, and await the sound of the gun. Brennon Koryta, senior, shows precise form as he glides through the first mile of the race. Austin Shellito, junior, attempts to break away from the pack. placed first overall with a record-breaking time of 14:34, beating Gedyon’s time by 14 seconds.

Tamagno was also named “OCVarsity’s” Athlete of the Week for Oct. 28.

At the last Century League meet of the season, the Century League Finals on Nov. 6, the boys won again.

Varsity, junior varsity, and frosh/soph came in first place. According to prepcaltrack. com, this was the varsity team’s fifth consecutive league title and their 10th title in 12 years. Varsity ran 74:05, beating the course record by 80 seconds. The Wildcats beat their Division II rival, Canyon High School, by 2:23 and scored half of their team’s points (29-58).

Before Mt. SAC, Century League Finals, and every other race, the team partakes in pre-race traditions to keep themselves in the best possible shape before a race. The day before competing, the team runs three miles (the same distance as a race) and “strides”. 30 minutes before the race, they do a warm-up jog and a series of drills, then gear up at the starting line.

“The day before a race, we meet as a team and talk about the next day. We usually have a team dinner where we discuss the upcoming race,” Orozco stated.

The boys run roughly 50 miles every week in order to be able to run a three-mile race in 14 to 15 minutes once a week.

Tamagno, who broke the national record for fastest freshman mile last year, said “A lot of people say, ‘You have to run so many miles,’ but it is something you get used to. In the beginning, you are going to hurt and it will not be comfortable.

last year.

But while training the boys to compete on the race course, Mattern also strives to impact his runners’ lives outside of the sport.

“I have been more disciplined since joining cross country, but that is from Mattern teaching us how to be more humble about things and just being an overall better person,” Orozco said of his

“As awesome as Brea Olinda was running earlier in the year, the Wildcats are actually even hotter now.

More of their scorers are hitting breakthroughs, making them very tough to challenge.” pepcaltrack.com

After a month or two, you get used to running six or more miles a day.”

Cross country is a team sport despite the individual records they set. It was the harmony of the boys’ team that aided their efforts at the OC Championships and Mt. SAC Invitational.

“We are very close. The suffering we put in every day on those ten-mile runs in 95 degree weather really helps you learn to love the people that are there suffering with you,” Shellito said.

Jeremy Mattern, boys’ cross country coach and English teacher, has been coaching cross country for 13 years. He has led boys’ cross country to nine Century League titles in the past 11 years, and a third place finish at the CIF-State Championships

coach.

Mattern emphasizes the importance of earning good grades. If a runner’s GPA is deemed unacceptable, he makes sure that they do not race.

Mattern also embraces a long-time tradition called “the love”, a bracelet given to a runner for their performance and dedication during practices.

The bracelet is passed on from runner to runner as a motivator and as an acknowledgment of their hard work.

On Nov. 26, the team will perform at CIFPrelims. Depending on their preliminary results, they hope to lengthen their season by going on to CIF-Finals, and then CIF-State Championships.

SPORTS

The Wildcat

bohswildcat.com

varsity girls break all-time records

by Stefani Clark, Staff Writer

Ranking twelfth in Division III, girls’ cross country is beginning to revive their former prosperity with their most recent accomplishments.

Earlier in the season, the girls made significant improvements from last year. At Century League Previews on Oct. 2, varsity ran one minute and 32 seconds faster than in 2012 at the same meet. A one second improvement is significant in cross country, so a 92 second improvement was a considerable achievement for the team.

In addition to the dwindling team times, 12 different girls ran personal records (PR).

This race was a preview of how the team would perform at Orange County Championships on Oct. 18.

The Orange County (OC) Championships at Irvine Regional Park is a key meet in determining the rankings of area cross country teams. Girls’ cross country took home second place in Division III. From this meet, the team earned 30th place out of 120 other schools in the division. Carly Halm, sophomore, placed third overall in her race, and her time of 18:42 was the fifth fastest girls’ time in BOHS history.

One week after the OC Championships, varsity continued to break records at the 66th Mt. SAC Invitational on Oct. 25.

The fastest team time in school history was 99:12, which varsity surpassed, running 98:59, a 2:04 improvement over their 2012 race time.

Their final team placing, a tie for ninth place with Redwood High School, came down to their sixth runner, Taylor Otto, senior. Fighting injury, contributed to the team’s tie with a time of 21:30.

Halm was the team’s leader, placing 10th overall in the Division III Sweepstakes and running 18:44.

The second and third runners for the girls were Lysabela Amaya, senior, and Jennifer Frazier, sophomore. They finished within one second of each other (Amaya ran 19:37 and Frazier ran 19:36) and placed 36th and 37th, respectively.

The team’s fourth finisher was Elaina Tripp, junior. She placed 64th overall with a time of 20:27.

Noelle Stewart, junior, was the fifth finisher, running 20:51.

From this race, the girls moved from 13th to 12th place in Division III in CIF-SS. CIF Southern Section is the largest of the ten sections in CIF, consisting of over 570 schools. As a result, they qualified for CIF-Prelims on Nov. 16, the first step in reaching their goal: CIF-Finals.

At the last Century League meet of the season, Century League Finals, the girls tied their 2012 meet standings at fifth place. However, they beat last year’s time by 18 seconds. Junior varsity

Nov. 14, 2013

29

volleyball wraps up year with 10-15 record

by Amanda Tortarolo, Staff Writer

APRIL SANTONIL / the wildcat

FRONT RUNNER: Carly Halm, sophomore varsity runner, leads the pack during the first mile at League Finals on Nov. 6 at Yorba Linda Regional Park. Halm placed 7th in the race out of hundreds of other runners and she is First-Team All League in her division. finished one place higher than last year, coming in third place, and frosh/soph came in fourth, the same as in 2012. Although they barely missed their goal of improving from the previous year’s fifth place ranking, 16 girls set their all-time personal records at the meet.

The new type of training the team goes through is responsible for their recent triumphs. They are increasing their mileage in order to go farther in the season alongside the nationally-ranked boys team.

“The competition of the league and teams increase every year. It’s exciting to see all the hard work pay off when you get a faster time,” Amaya said. “One of the team goals this year is to make it to CIF-Finals. In order to achieve that goal, the team has to work hard and add on the mileage like the guys do.”

Matt Rainwater, girls’ cross country coach, has been their coach since 2012. He has led them to CIF-Prelims two years in a row, including their upcoming appearance.

“We do a lot more workouts designed for the course we are going to race that week. Now that we are improving as a team, I think that Coach Rainwater is putting a lot more pressure on me as a varsity runner along with the girls on the border of varsity,” Halm, the team’s number one runner, said.

With Rainwater at the helm and a new training regimen, the girls became the school’s fastest girls team in seven years.

They qualified to CIF-Prelims, which will be held this Saturday, for the second consecutive year, and they hope to continue on to CIF-Finals on Nov. 26.

Girls’ varsity volleyball finishing their season with a Century League record of 3-9, and an overall record of 10-15.

According to Alyssa Rifilato, junior co-captain and outside hitter, the team has already started preparing for next season to improve on the 10 wins.

“We are not going to let this unsuccessful season define us,” Rifilato said. “We are ready to come back next year with a clean slate and victory on our minds.”

A game which resonated most with the team was the win against rival Esperanza High School.

Going into the game, Esperanza, who managed 17 wins on the season, was favored to win, but the Wildcats came out fighting and beat the Aztecs 3-1.

“The team played fantastic that day,” Mariana Montes, varsity volleyball coach, said. “Everyone played so well; everyone played together as a team.”

Another standout game occurred against Century League co-champs Villa Park. Although the Wildcats did not leave with a win, they played tough and went to five sets with the 24-4 Spartans.

Reflecting on the season, Christine Budds, senior co-captain and setter, recalled the team doing an “excellent” job keeping their serves and hit tough, but communication on the court needs improvement.

“Off the court we are all really great friends.

We all get along even though we may butt heads at times,” Budds said. “If we could transfer our off court communication onto the court, it would have made this season much more successful.”

Although the team did not meet all of their goals this season, such as making it to CIF playoffs, they did complete their goal of exceeding last season’s league record of 2-10, according to Rifilato.

Montes as well looks forward to a more successful league standing next year, with the same goal in mind as the players: to qualify for playoffs.

“I honestly thought we could have done better this year and I hope to finish better next season,” Montes said. “If the girls learn to communicate and trust each other on the court, their hard work should pay off and hopefully lead to a spot in playoffs.”

With high aspirations in mind, the team will look back to this season not with regret, but as a learning experience.

“We just need to remember that one play does not define us, one game does not define us, and one season does not define us,” Rifilato said. “We are the judges of what defines us.”

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

30

SPORTS

The Wildcat

bohswildcat.com

Nov. 14, 2013

BEING KATNISS EVERDEEN AT ARCHERY RANGE

by Jaymi Wilson, Staff Writer

W With the new “Hunger Games” movie being released on Nov. 22 and all of the high anticipation surrounding it, I decided to get in on the hype and go to an archery range.

High Tech Archery, an indoor range in Fullerton, suited my needs perfectly as it allowed me to receive a lesson and offered me the opportunity to experience independent shooting all in one. Being an avid reader and a fan of the “Hunger Games,” I was excited to try my hand at being Katniss, and when I got to the range I was ready to run through the doors, itching to get my hands on a bow.

When I walked into the archery range, I was slightly intimidated by the overwhelming amount of camouflage attire and weaponry on the walls, along with the occasional animal head. Feeling out of place, I walked up to the counter and asked the employee if I could take an archery lesson.

He happily agreed and took my $15 handing me a card before directing me around the corner of the shop and up a flight of stairs.

Entering the room at the top of the stairs, I found a group of people lined up, shooting at targets held securely to a wall. Taking a seat on a bench at the back of the room, I watched in fascination as a woman stood casually directing the group, giving pointers as they shot their arrows into the wall. Upon watching them, I came to the conclusion that archery would not be too challenging.

Once the group had finished shooting and the woman, Amanda, had given my group of archers arm guards, a finger tab, and a brief lesson on how to use a bow, she handed us each a bow and three arrows before directing us up to a red line

HANNAH ROARK / the wildcat

“I learned that I would definitely not survive the Hunger Games and that I am not anywhere near a Katniss Everdeen.” and telling us to have fun. She took turns helping people notch their arrows and telling them the proper form with which to shoot, but otherwise, we pretty much had free reign.

Feeling relatively confident, I straddled the red line, notching my arrow with slight difficulty before focusing on the target ahead of me. I took a deep, steadying breath, locking my eyes on the yellow bull’s-eye twenty feet away. Nodding in resignation, I calmly and surely lifted my left arm, leveling my bow at my target. Drawing back my right arm in a fluid motion, I felt the bowstring resting firmly against my cheek while my chin brushed my right hand. Closing my left eye to get a better view of the target, I quickly released my grip on the bowstring, letting the notched arrow

fly...where it landed in the wall two feet from the target.

I lowered the bow after my first shot, looking at the mocking arrow that was so far off from my intended objective. After firing the rest of my arrows and having no luck, I waited until I got the signal to retrieve my arrows, notching my bow and trying again.

The longer I shot, the better I became, and I began to hit the target more frequently, though I never hit the bull’s-eye that I was trying for.

During one of my breaks, I grew curious and took the chance to ask Amanda how the “Hunger Games” series is affecting the business at the range. She told me that the first movie had the largest impact on business, but there has still been a steady increase in clientele as the new movie is being released. According to Amanda, since the release of the first “Hunger Games” movie, the range went from teaching two lessons a week to well over 30 as fans of the books and movies hustle to get their hands on a bow and test their skills as a “tribute.”

Looking back on my experience at the range and thinking about some of the scenes in the “Hunger Games” series, I realize just how talented Katniss needs to be. When she shot an apple out of Gamemaker Seneca Crane’s hand in the first book, it did not occur to me how incredible that feat was. I mean, I knew it was impressive, but after my hour of being unable to hit a target that was larger than a whole bucket of apples, I realize that her incredible shot took much more skill than I had originally thought. Furthermore, all of the shooting Katniss does throughout the battles in the arena and while hunting are much more impressive now that I am fully aware of just how much arm strength it takes to fire a bow repeatedly.

Apparently being Katniss Everdeen is much harder than it appears in the movies. Despite my original notion that archery would be easy, I soon found that not only was it hard to aim and shoot with the proper form, but it was also very tiring.

Lifting my arm and pulling the bowstring took more effort than I had imagined, and by the end of my hour my arms were shaking and sore.

Despite the fact that archery was more challenging than I had originally thought, I enjoyed the experience. I have a new respect for the Hunger Games books and when I watch the movies, I can feel my muscles cringe. After my hour at the range, I learned that I would definitely not survive the Hunger Games and that I am not anywhere near a Katniss Everdeen, but I had fun and I will be going back so I can enjoy the experience again.

FAMOUS ARCHERS ROBIN HOOD

Legendary outlaw used a bow and arrow to steal from the rich to give to the poor.

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

fanpop.com

LEGOlas

Master bowman from “Lord of the Rings” with keen eyesight and great shots.

HAWKEYE

Comic Book superhero featured in the “Avengers” who uses archery to fight crime.

CUPID

Baby boy who shoots arrows of love at two people he wants to fall in love.

OLIVER QUEEN CW’s “Arrow” based on DC Comics superhero, Green Arrow, fights crime.

The Wildcat

31 ‘survive or surrender: sos’

mr.brea 2013

NOV. 14, 2013

bohswildcat.com

Photos by Trent Preston

Eleven Mr. Brea nominees are fighting to survive in the annual Mr. Brea competition, “Survive or Surrender: SOS,” which will be held on Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. in the PAC. The seniors will be showcasing their individual talent and personality through performances such as singing and dancing. They will also compete in various categories which include swimwear and formalwear.

Tickets will go on sale on Dec. 5 for $10 for seniors only. Ticket sales will then be open to juniors, sophomores, and freshman the following day.

CAMERON BISHOP

JONATHAN CRAMPTON

DANIEL DWEYER

ERIC GARCIA

JACOB GARZA

KYLE KASSER

JACK MATTHEWS

ZACH OWENS

TRENT PRESTON

MATT YOUNG

BRET YOURSTONE The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

32

The Wildcat Nov. 14, 2013

HOMECOMING bohswildcat.com

‘Life is a Highway’

(clockwise from top left) Varsity football enters the stadium; Wildcat Cheer strikes a pre-game pose; captains meet at midfield; the 2013-2014 Homecoming court at halftime; Billy Hanley, junior, evades the El Modena defense; last year’s queen, Fiorella Cuara (‘13), waves to the crowd at halftime; band preps for their halftime performance; varsity Wildcats take the field; (center) quarterback Richie Main, senior, gets a pre-game embrace from his mother, Deborah. The Wildcats defeated the El Modena Vanguards, 38-21, behind Hanley’s 157 yards on the ground and a two touchdown performance from Main.

APRIL SANTONIL / the wildcat

The BOHS Wildcat Newspaper

Photos by TRENT PRESTON / the wildcat