2014 August Issue

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04 NEW TEACHERS 05 SERIOUS BRAIN MALFORMATION

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06 FOREIGN EXCHANGE 07 JAW SURGERY 08 NATIONAL CHAMPION DRUMMER

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09 LIFE CHANGING TRIP

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17 OFF SEASON TRAINING

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18 GET TO KNOW STAR FOOTBALL PLAYERS

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20 SUMMER FUN PHOTOS

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elcome to one of the most exciting, crazy, weird, and memorable times of your lives! Trust me when I say that high school is not as awful as the movies make it seem. Sure, you’ll have obstacles to face and problems to solve, but no one is going to throw you in a trash can or violently take your lunch away from you. This is the time of so many firsts and if you let it, PRHS will grow on you like no other school has.

There’s something for everyone here. If I could give you just one piece of advice, it would be to get involved in as many clubs, sports, and other extracurriculars as you can. Take advantage of all the opportunities this school has to offer, and give it your all in whatever you decide to do. There’s nothing worse than getting to your junior or senior year and thinking, “Gosh, I wish I would’ve tried out for that team,” or, “I wish I would’ve joined that club.” Get to know yourself-what you like, what you’re good at, what you’re not good at, and maybe even what you want to do for the rest of your life. This is your time to shine. Start out with a bang!

Like the legendary Robin Williams said in Dead Poets Society, “Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys. Make your lives extraordinary." You too, freshmen, have hopes and dreams that only you can make happen. Make the most of what is in front of you, and the future you will be grateful.

Nike says, “Just do it.” Chevy says, “Find new roads.” Colleges want to see your pursuit for success. Employers want to see your ability to work hard, and parents love to see you succeed and follow your dreams. You have an infinite amount of support behind you, no matter what it is you want to do, so don’t give up.

Whether you’re from Flamson, Lewis, Pleasant Valley, or any other middle school, if you’re Black, White, Asian, Latino, from a small family, a big family, don’t have many friends, or if you have too many to handle, join together! You are all Bearcats now—you are now a part of something so much bigger than yourselves.

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“The variety of our skin tones can confuse, bemuse, delight, brown and pink and beige and purple, tan and blue and white… In minor ways we differ, in major we're the same… but we are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike,” said Maya Angelou in her poem, Human Family.

For the next four years, you will bleed crimson and white, you will watch the pep rallies, go to class, but more than that, become part of a family that will forever stay in your heart and remind you of the hope and spirit you once had as a freshman.

So, ask that girl or guy out that you’ve had a crush on since fifth grade, go sit in the student section of a football or basketball game and cheer your heart out, take as many AP classes as you can handle, go to all the dances, join a sport, and most of all, have fun! These next four years will fly by, and before you know it, you’ll be walking on the field of War Memorial Stadium to go receive your diploma.

Your personal growth and happiness are so important to every student and teacher at this school. Go get ‘em Class of 2018!

“Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.”

—Robin Williams

—Carly Cargill, Co-Editor-in-Chief

To view Robin William’s Carpe Diem speech in Dead Poets Society, scan this QR Code and watch it on YouTube.

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WINNER WINNER: Junior Carlen Gardner poses with his winnings at the Loretta Lynn Amateur Championship. He wants to go professional one day.

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In with the new

by Emily Ayer, Managing Editor With a new school year, a new group of freshman, and the fresh smell of new school supplies comes several new teachers to fill the ranks of the retired teachers from last year. A new Assistant Principal, three new English teachers, one Math teacher, a new Athletic Trainer, a Video Production teacher, and two student teachers have joined our school. Mark Fairbank, Physics teacher, is joined

by Kevin Meredith, and Gaylene Ewing, Biology teacher is joined by Susie Murray.

Kevin LeClair, English To be honest my daughter is a freshmen and I’m excited to be on the same campus with her.

Junior Carlen Gardner wins Loretta Lynn Championship

Kelly Franks, ROP Athletic Training I’m really excited to to chare my passion for althetic training and sports medicine with the students on this campus.

Bobbie Mitchell, Math I’m excited to be here because it is an awesome school and I love math!

A young rider’s dream--a high school junior’s accomplishment. Junior Carlen Gardner qualified for and won the Two Stroke B/C class at the Loretta Lynn Amateur Championship in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, after fighting his way through the rutted, 20 minute track in extreme, humid weather.

“When I found out I won, it was just a huge relief to know that I finally did it… It’s not everyday that something like that comes around for me,” said Gardner, who started riding m o t o rc y c l e s when he was three.

He plans to go p ro f e s s i o n a l and make a career out of motocross.

Before he was able to race at Loretta’s, he had to compete at area and regional qualifier races, and do well. Only then was Gardner able to move on.

“Loretta Lynn's is the single hardest motocross national in the world—no exaggeration. Kids from all over the world leave their homes and families to come to the states to race it... The riders there are out to kill, and there's so much to gain from doing good at that race,” said sophomore David Hernandez, who has been friends with Gardner for around two years.

And gain is just what Gardner did. He came

into the race in 30th place, fought up to third in the first moto, won the second, and finished the third at second place. However, his average was good enough to win him the overall championship.

“His best quality [is] his determination to make it to the top and be able to push away the things that could pull him down,” junior Ryan Johnston said. Johnston is Gardner’s mechanic, and he travels with him to almost every race.

Hernandez agrees.

“He always wants to do something active, and he's super fun to be around, but when it comes to motocross, he is so determined, and not many people can just flip that switch.

It's pretty cool being friends with someone so determined for his dreams yet still so fun,” Hernandez said.

Gardner walked away from Hurricane Mills with a number one plate, a shield with his finish and class, a placard of his photo on the podium, a pit board, and a California champion trophy.

This feat won’t get his head too high, though.

Gardner said that all it means for his future is that he, “pretty much just gets bragging rights until [he] races again next year.”

“When I found out I won, it was just a huge relief to know that I finally did it... It’s not everyday that something like that comes around for me.”

—Carlen Gardner, 11

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—Carly Cargill, Co-Editor-in-Chief

Janice Hoy, English I look forward to getting to know people and finding a family becasue I want to have a good connection with the school.

Erin Haley, Assistant Principal I’m excited to attend the highschool events and help prepare student for college.

John Rucker, Video Production This year students will amaze me with their creativity and dedication. I am excited to be a part of the Bearcat vtradition, to experience students grow in their character and maturity, and I look forward to incredable video creations this year!!!

Anne Domenic, English I’m excited to help kids succeed!

An unwelcome diagnosis

The cheers of the June 22 crowd and the crack of the bat swam around senior Cassi Gough as she lay limp half in and half out of the car and the pressure in her head swelled to what felt like an explosion. Her vision faded to black. She had no idea that her cerebellar tonsils had shifted 13 millimeters down into her spinal cord and restricted her spinal fluid.

The episode will result in a surgery in November and weeks of recovery.

Gough suffers from an anomaly called Arnold Chiari Malformation Type 1, in which the two tonsil-shaped parts of her brain at the base of her skull have shifted through holes at the base of her skull and are perched on top of her brain stem. Gough’s brain stem is moving up and down with her heartbeat, which is considered extremely dangerous.

Gough will have to have brain surgery to reshape her skull so that her brain stays where it should.

Gough says that it is because the episode only happened once that makes it so much more dangerous.

“Dr. Boggan said that it is only a matter of time until it starts happening twice or more a day… Essentially I’m a ticking time bomb as far as episodes go.”

Arnold Chiari Malformation occurs in about .001 percent of Americans and is more often found in women than men. The November 21, procedure that Gough will receive is relatively common for adults.

“Posterior fossa decompression surgery is performed on adults with CM to create more space for the cerebellum and to relieve pressure on the spinal column,” according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and

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Gough’s surgery will happen on November 21, the week before Autumn Break, unless she suffers any symptoms before then, in which case she will be airlifted to UC. Davis and the surgery will occur immediately. Her surgeon Dr. James E. Broggan delayed the surgery to minimize the loss of school time.

“My kids are my world, and like any parent I wish I could wave a magic wand and take away the pain and make her better. I don’t think since her diagnosis I have slept as soundly as I once did. I know we are in expert hands but this surgery is not without risk and I will feel much better when it’s over. Cassi is my hero! She is handling this all like a champ and choosing to look at the glass half-full.

I love that girl for more reasons than I could count,” G o u g h ’ s mother, Debbie Holmgren, said.

H o l m g re n was not the only ones worried when the episode occurred.

“It’s crazy to think that one of my best friends is going to have brain surgery, but she is so strong I know she’ll fight through it like a champ,” said senior Madison Romero, who has seen Gough’s strength.

Between now and her surgery, Gough must remain careful because even one wrong hit on the head could kill her. “I’m not allowed to stunt, jump, or kick.”

Gough may not be able to cheer, but she still fights on, through the circumstances with the best of hope for the future. “Chiari does limit some aspects of my life, but I’ll never let it define who I am; that will always be up to me.”

“Essentially I’m a ticking time bomb as far as episodes go.”

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MEMORIES: Senior Cassi Gough poses for senior pictures at the Cayucos tide pools.

She was elected the 2014 Varsity Cheerleading Chant Captain on Thursday, Aug. 21.

Photo by Debbie Holmgren

To read about what causes Arnold Chiari Malformation, how it is classified, and the symptoms, scan this QR code.

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Students from around the world Riho Tomoyasu

Hobbies: Computers, dance, reading, and music.

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Jacopo Zinno

Favorite Sports: Basketball and football (soccer).

Hobbies: Running, gym, and shopping.

Italy

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Working for an airline company.

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Future Career: Mechanical Engineer.

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English, math, and PE.

Hobbies: Drama and horseback riding.

Thalia Georges Belgium

Sports: Tennis and Volleyball.

Favorite Sports:

Dance, gold, and snowboarding.

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Peter Zavodny

Khanda Namnansuren Mongolia

Brazil

Yuki Watanabe

Clara Nyberg Sweden

Go Sugiyama

Arthur Bettine

Erika Arima

Favorite Features: Honest, optimistic, and outgoing.

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Hobbies: Hip-hop dance, cooking, and traveling.

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orried thoughts floated in and “I got called a lot of names because of the way I out of her mind as she was looked, and it wasn't like it was my fault. It's just one wheeled into the operating room; of those natural things that happens, and I couldn't the anesthesiologist gave her fix it by myself. What people said made me really medications to calm her down, and her memory self conscious in photos,” Grijalva said. “Even after of what happened next slowly thinned away. The surgery, I'm not entirely used to my new face. I still next thing she knew, she was awake in the Intensive get nervous when it comes to pictures.”

Care Unit. Senior Diana Grijalva followed As if the social challenges aren’t enough, Grijalva through with a double jaw, cheek bone, and chin has lost a total of 22 pounds since the day of her reconstruction surgery on Wednesday, Jun. 25—a surgery—17 in the first two weeks alone. The procedure that cost $50,000 and gave Grijalva a new medications, inability to chew due to her jaw being wired shut, and difficulty to keep herself hydrated has physical and social identity.

“I decided to have the surgery because of how created much more weight loss than she had hoped underdeveloped my bottom jaw was; it made me for.

She said she would sometimes have such a bad overbite and it gave me a bad profile from the “I’m very happy with how cry when she smelled her favorite side,” Grijalva said. “But when we my surgery has turned out foods because she knew she could had our pre-surgery consultation thus far... I’m glad I have not eat them.

It was especially evident on with the surgeon, he said I had to such an amazing profile the Fourth of July. “[I] was have double jaw surgery because now and the difference miserable because everyone my upper jaw was slightly tilted to the side. It was practically between before and after was having hot dogs, and [I] love those! It was by far one of unnoticeable, but if we were to is just phenomenal.” the hardest things [for me] match my lower to upper it would —Diana Grijalva,12 to get used to in recovery,” have made the lower [jaw] tilted as well, so it was a lot more than we were expecting to said Grijalva, who began to eat soft foods starting on Wednesday, Aug. 20. She will happen!”

Grijalva’s surgeon also defined her cheek bones go back to her normal food and diet after and brought her chin forward, all from the inside of the 16 week mark after of her surgery.

Reading from different blogs and her mouth—cutting bone, while straightening and centering it, using bone grafts, and placing screws to reports on similar surgeries, Grijalva hold it all together. expected to have to re-learn how to talk “I'm very happy with how my surgery has turned and chew, but said that she has not had out thus far... I'm glad I have such an amazing profile any problems with that yet. The only thing now and the difference between before and after that has bothered her is her lips being numb, is just phenomenal,” Grijalva said, who would’ve which will go away with time. developed worsening jaw joints and the lack of back “Because her jaw is banded shut, she can molars would have become an issue if she had not only really mumble. After a week of being had the surgery. around her, I could understand her mumbles, and Her social identity is transforming as well. Grijalva I could communicate for her and get her whatever has received a tremendous amount of support from she wanted,” said Andrew Guglielmo, who has been friends and family, but says that the criticism came dating Grijalva for the past 10 months. before the surgery even began.

Guglielmo said that Grijalva still looks very similar Plastic Surgery is looked upon as an “ugly trend” and has helped her out through all of her recovery according to teenink.com, and while Grijalva felt so far. her self image destroyed with every bit of rude “I would say [the surgery] made our relationship commentary, the reconstruction was purely for stronger. She went through a big change, and when medical reasons, a hard truth for much of modern she was swollen and bleeding, I made sure she society to accept. knew that I would love her the same. I wanted to let

her know that I'll be with her despite her physical appearance,” Guglielmo said. He will be attending CSU Chico next fall.

Visiting the surgeon every week and every other week once school begins, Grijalva has a long road of recovery ahead of her, but said she “couldn't be happier with it. I mean, who wouldn't be happy with a $50,000 face!”

BRAND NEW: Senior Diana Grijalva shows her new profile after her surgery on June 25. After extensive limits on what to eat, Grijalva is now able to chew soft foods.

Photo used with permission by Diana Grijalva

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he typical high school student’s summer involves going to their summer job, going to the beach, or maybe just staying home all summer and sleeping through the heat. But senior Alec Wingfield has done something vastly different with his summer and joined the world of Drum Corps. This has been a wild ride for those who are close to Alec considering they are apart for days, even weeks at a time, however they all fully support his decision.

“My family is, without a doubt, the reason I'm here. From financial support to housing at rehearsal sites, my entire family has been so supportive of this activity being in my life, and I could not be more grateful,” Wingfield said.

The Blue Devil Drum Corps, is a competitive marching band that travels around the country.

Wingfield is apart of Blue Devils B Corps, which includes people of ages 14-21. The difference between traditional marching band and drum corps is drum corps is made of brass and percussion section and does not have woodwinds like a traditional marching band.

Wingfield is part of the Front Ensemble, or pit, and plays the timpani--five drums that vary in size and have different pitches.

“Being in the Front Ensemble is an experience I will never forget. The extreme focus required as an ensemble and as an individual to lock in with all the moving noise behind you takes mental endurance. I gained so much respect for pit from this experience,” Wingfield said.

Being a part of the Blue Devils takes time, from going to rehearsals, practice run-throughs rehearsing the show, and doing the actual tour which takes four months. This year the B corps did a show called Noir [nuvo], capturing the 1940’s and the 1950’s with a modern twist with excerpts from songs such as Young and Beautiful

by Lana Del Rey, Brute Force by Miklos Rozca, Children’s Hour of Dreams by Charles Mingus, and Asphalt Cocktail by John Mackey.

Wingfield’s emotions about returning home are conflicting; although he feels a void where his intensive 9AM to 9PM practices six out of seven days a week were, he is also greatly relieved to be among his family, friends, and girlfriend again.

“Being home is wonderful and weird at the

same time. Not having an hour-by-hour schedule has thrown me off-guard, and not having something to be doing at all times is strangely discomforting, at least for now. But I'm so glad to be back to my family and my girlfriend and all the things I cherish about home.” Wingfield said.

Girlfriend, senior Kera Bruce, has supported Wingfield’s passion through their entire relationship.

“The traveling, the rehearsals, and the performing are what make him so elated and every time someone asks him about Blue Devils his eyes will light up and it’s honestly the coolest thing in the world to see him live his dream,” Bruce said.

Bruce also believes that Alec’s involvement with the Drum Corps has aided him in finding who he truly is, which warms her heart along with his other close friends’ and families’.

“Just being in the corps has been a goal of his since before we met and now that he's a part of the championship corps he's happier then ever. He's become a better person, I think he's really found himself in the music and in the team effort that the corps has shown him is possible. I, along with many other people are so proud of him and where he has gone,” Bruce said.

Wingfield wanted to become a Blue Devil since when he went to the Stanford Stadium and saw their show called “1930” and since then he dreamed to become one, “I was inspired to join when my dad took me to see the Blue Devils in 2009 at Stanford Stadium. I knew I wanted to join DCI [Drum Corps International], but seeing their production "1930" made me want to be there.”

Wingfield is proud to admit that he has expanded his talent and revealed his true passion, along with the fact that this opportunity for experience was unbeatable and will help him tremendously throughout his life and career.

“I have grown immensely through this experience as a musician and as a person, and the lessons I learned will carry me throughout my musical career... I wasn't lying when I said I was becoming a world champion this summer.

I'm coming home with a gold medal,” said Wingfield.

“I have grown immensely through this experience as a musician and as a person, and the lessons I learned will carry me throughout my musical career. ” —Alec Wingfield,12

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ALL DRESSED UP: Senior Alex Wingfield posed in his Blue Devils uniform. He toured over the country over the summer in the band.

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THE THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED FIRST PERSON: The incredible oppurtunity of visiting other countries

Standing on a dusty, boiling red-dirt road under Cambodian clouds that appeared ready to shed rainfall at any moment shouldn't qualify as paradise. Most would rather trade for a nice, breezy 75 degrees on a pristine beach, not heat that draws sweat like a lamp attracts moths.

But they would miss out on the peace set upon me by seeing the group of Cambodian children sitting in that dusty, red-dirt road, drawing figures in it, and laughing far more than any kid watching a movie on the family iPad. Though America is home and will remain that way, it’s easy to forget that you’re not actually sleeping in your own bed when you know the next day promises to lead you even more surprises, discoveries, and hospitality, hospitality only seen when the human spirit is happy with what it has.

Over the summer, my parents and I had the incredible opportunity to visit, among a few other countries, Cambodia; needless to say, the thought of travelling across the world to areas undiscovered is quite an excitement after spending a school year in the same city.

So, I can’t say it was a surprise that visiting such a faraway, exciting country was a fantastic experience. The manner in which it altered the way I look at life, though? As a MasterCard ad would say, that’s priceless.

What ended up a masterpiece, though, began as a roughly drawn diagram of two very very tired parents and their son landing in Cambodia after four flights that added up to nearly 27 hours. Flights aren’t the worst thing in the world, but losing a full day is bad enoughwithout the added feeling of being a full day away from home. Cambodia did its very best, though, to make us feel welcome right away.

After situating ourselves at our hotel and getting to sleep at a time we’d normally just be getting up, our first full day in the country began with a tour of a few of the smaller temple ruins that Cambodia is famous for. Though we were primarily looking for some of the local birds and wildlife, the first thing that hits you is how spectacular the temple ruins are, even the smaller ones. Some are crumbling, ancient paragons of the days in which they were made, with a few dating back to 900 AD; others are preserved to near perfection, with carvings of warriors, monkeys, and the multi-headed snake

known as Naga intricately carved into and beside the ruins.

Others are entangled in trees known as “strangler figs’, which twist in and around the buildings, their white bark contrasting brightly with the red sandstone and brick materials the ruins are made of. Seeing these ruins, each one different from the one previously seen, was a sight impossible to forget, though it only improved as the days went on.

“Keep your eyes open because, though you may see an entirely new country and its breathtaking locations, you may miss the opportunity to peer into another world.”

—Matt Tyra, 12 On our second day, we went on another tour, this one through the most famous temple of Cambodia, Angkor Wat. Though referring to Angkor Wat as a temple is generally accurate given that it was originally built for worship, to set your eyes upon it is to witness a lost kingdom.

The moat surrounding the temple grounds is a veritable lake; each side is over two miles wide and the width rests at near 200 yards, providing opportunity for a picturesque entrance like no other. Crossing the bridge, walking inside the outer wall and viewing across the massive interior acreage shows the temple itself, made of three levels, one tower in each corner, and a center tower that reaches for the sky.

Angkor is covered in painstakingly detailed carvings of Hindu stories, from their theory of how the world was made to tales of monkey armies dueling each other. It is incredibly difficult to describe something so massively impressive that can, at the same time, leave you speechless with its attention to detail.

It is much harder to word the discovery of human nature that I experienced while in Cambodia. Our tour guide on that day, who would guide us throughout the trip, told us about his personal experiences with the infamous Khmer Rouge regime that saw genocide occur in Cambodia in the mid to late seventies. He told about being separated from his family at a young age, about living for years without any contact with his parents and siblings, and about being reunited with his family a few years later, only to learn that his father and a family friend had been put to death for attempting to steal food. To hear about a story like this in a book, in a movie, or in a magazine is not uncommon, and it can be difficult to process what someone who experiences that really goes through. Though I have no idea what kind of pain that caused him and I would not pretend to be able to relate, to see someone who has been affected by that kind of pain that ravaged not only his family, but also his country, gave me a bit of perspective on how fortunate I am.

Seeing human emotion was common in Cambodia; it was impossible to cross a room in our hotel, eat a meal in a restaurant, or have any sort of reaction with another person without having a smiling face wish you a good morning, afternoon, or good night. Anyone you had a discussion with was eager to tell you about their family, but in a very intimate sense; one of our drivers on a specific day told us all about how his mother had just needed back surgery, but that he was happy because it meant she would be living with him for a while. Emotions were seen everywhere, from the faces carved into the temple sides, to the faces of monks who inhabited the temples.

So, standing in ridiculous heat, on a beat red road, watching children play in the dirt was more than alright; it was something that you don’t often get to see. If you get the pleasure of travelling to another country, keep your eyes open, because though you may see an entirely new country and its breathtaking locations, you may miss the opportunity to peer into another world.

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Gaylene Ewing

Michael Delbar

Meet the freshmen

A. I love listening to ghetto rap! Especially if it was produced in the ‘90s!

B. I can’t kill bugs—not even spiders or ants.

It makes me sad.

C. I went to high school in Guam while my father was working on a power plant there.

I have big feet. A I am a vegetarian. B I love trap shooting. C

Wyatt Hambly, 9

A. I was born in Belgium.

A. I like to dance.

B. I was a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.

C. I worked as a real estate agent prior to teaching at PRHS.

B. I hate cupcakes.

A. I was in a Michael Jackson music video in 2002.

B. I am obsessed with the Food Network and HGTV. C. I speak six languages.

Meet the campus The one hundred building is the History A. building.

The one thousand building is the English B. building.

The five hundred building is the Science C. building.

PRHS has four school administrators. A. PRHS has three school counselors. B.

C. I have two sisters.

PRHS has five teachers. C.

Viviana Casillas, 9

Randall Nelson

I BASE jumped off the Seattle space. A

The Ag building is behind the portable A. buildings.

PRHS has a football field on campus that B. the games are played on.

The barn is behind the softball field. C.

I am related to James Marshall. (first to find B gold in CA ) I love to read! C

Mikayla Rose, 9

Marcy Goodnow

A. I have taught Algebra 2 at PRHS.

A. I’ve broken a bone.

B. I lived in the Amazon Jungle of Peru for one year.

C. I have coached JV and Varsity boys soccer.

B. I’ve had facial hair since I was 10.

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Memo Rendon, 9

1000 Building

C. I have 292 hours played on a Game Boy game.

Ag Building The drama department puts on a spring A. musical.

The drama department has a fall play. B. The drama department has a Christmas C. Pageant.

Drama Collage

Gaylene Ewing: true, true, false; Michael Delbar: true, true, false; Marcy Goodnow: true, true, false; Ted Wagner: true, true, false; Wyatt Hambly: true, false, true; Viviana Casillas: true, false, true; Mikayla Rose: false, true, true; Memo Rendon: false, true, true; 1000 Building: true, true, false; Randall Nelson: true, true, false; Ag Building: true, false, true; Drama Collage: true, true, false

Meet the teachers

Photos by Maureen Pushea, Lauren Wassam, or used with permission

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A playful editorial: We all have to share this campus, so let’s try and make it a little better Don’t run to class. It’d be

kind of a bummer to trip over a planter and need to get stitches in your face all because you were running late to Biology. Unless the zombie apocalypse randomly hits during school, you should never be in that much of a hurry to get to class. Even then we’d pace ourselves because zombies are pretty darn slow.

Keep a good pace.

It’s important to have that in mind while maneuvering the hallways. Just because you aren’t in a hurry doesn’t mean no one else is. The bathroom lines can be long and some of have to deal with the repercussions of drinking that huge thermos of coffee that keeps us awake in English class.

On making out.

Please go somewhere remote and away from the public. Tonsil hockey isn’t a big spectator sport. Plus if people are anything like us, all they can think when they see two kids making out is “Gross. I hope you don’t get mono.”

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Don’t swarm the Especially door.

before the bell rings.

You’re not cattle.

Please, please, please don’t ask us if it’s okay if you copy my test.

Because no. It’s not okay. It never was okay, and it never will be okay. Forever and always, just no. Besides what moral reservations we may have about cheating on tests, if you get caught, the teacher’s taking us both down, and we prefer to not get a zero out of 100 in the gradebook if possible.

Walkways are for walking. So if you’re not walking, you’re in the wrong place my friend.

In front of the lockers is not a pow wow area. It isn’t a makeout

point. They’re lockers. Where people need to get their school supplies or put them away. So please don’t force us to interrupt your makeout sess. so we can grab our math books.

Please don’t vandalize. We’re

really tired of seeing “420” or a swastika carved into all the tables and desks.

Practice information boundaries.

We may be table partners, that doesn’t mean we want to hear all the nitty gritty dark and dirty secrets about your life. Especially since we just met this year in science.

Don’t cut in line.

Make sure the person you’re using so you can cut is your friend. If not, come up with some preplanned conversation. If you’re going to use someone just because you don’t want to wait for your turkey sandwich, at least be courteous enough to not stand there in awkward silence

Be confident in yourself.

Don’t try too hard to impress other people. You don’t need to spend four hours on your hair everyday, wear 15 pounds of makeup, or wear the best clothes to get people to like you. Truth is, people don’t notice that stuff as much as you think they do. Just be yourself and don’t be a jerk, and you’ll find making friends is pretty easy.

Take freshmen year seriously. It may not have as

much weight as far as college admissions as some other years, but it’s still on your transcript. Grades matter all throughout high school no matter what you’re planning on doing after you graduate. And we’re pretty sure retaking health because you flunked it freshmen year isn’t anyones’ idea of a good time.

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Hey, and welcome to new year at PRHS! This is a “See If You Can Find Crimson” treasure hunt! Simply follow the instructions at Nutrition or Lunch, and you’ll find the home of Crimson! So grab a group of friends, take a selfie at each location, and tag @crimsonnewsmag!

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From the Gil Asa gymnasium, bunny hop to the new Art Center, say “hi” to Ms. Goodnow if she’s in her room, room 505. Take a “duck face” selfie against the pillars.

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Then skip to the math building. Introduce yourself to every teacher you see along the way. Take a selfie with one!

and pose for the picture as though you are reading the books!

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Dance your way to the 1000 building, then walk behind it and sing “Let It Go” all the way to the last building, then turn right and locate rm 604, and see where we produce the Crimson Newsmagazine!

Take your pictures, post them on Instagram with the tag @crimsonnewsmag! The top three pictures will receive $5 Jamba Juice gift cards! Good luck!

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WATCHING THE WEIGHTS: students who need to keep up with their training off season can train on the weights. This is a 100 pound weight fouhnd in the main weight room.

Photo by Matt Tyra

A LOOK AT FALL SPORTS

NO OFF SEASON

Though often an afterthought, the offseason is vital to in-season success

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s students start showing up to classes, getting lost in the first week and schedule transfer sheets fly around like crows, some students have more to look forward to than just another school year; the beginning of school also brings with it the beginning of the sports year, and for those playing fall sports, that year begins immediately...or so it would appear.

Though games don’t start being played until around the time school begins and PAC-7 league play lurks even further away, for athletes, it signals the end of a long, training-filled offseason that, depending on the sport, could have stretched almost as far back as the end of the previous season. While it’s easy to forget as a viewer, it takes more than just showing up to games and practicing during the season to reach top performance, as senior Cooper Silva explains about football.

“We had spring ball practice that started towards the end of last school year. It was four days a week for around two hours. Summer workouts are five days a week, [an] hour lifting and a two hour practice,” said Silva, who added that two-a-days began on Aug. 11, and entailed three days of two separate practices totaling three hours, and two days of single practices totaling two and a half hours.

It’s easy to see, then, that there’s a lot more to showing up the first week of the season and trying to play. The road to the season can be longer than the season itself, which is a testament to how much dedication playing one sport can take.

The regimen required to play multiple sports can run nearly year-round, which junior cross country and track athlete Ashley Davis can back up.

“After CIF finals for track, I took a couple weeks off and then I gradually started up my distance training [for cross-country] again. Since I qualified for the state championship last year for cross country, I trained hard all the way through November. Then again I took a few weeks off and then I started personally

training in the winter for the upcoming track season,” said Davis, who estimates the cross-country team runs around five miles each practice, adding that it varies from person to person. “We run all around town as a team to get our mileage in and we also have to run a tough hill workout at least once a week which is very hard and tiring. But having great teammates like I do makes it a little more fun!”

Though each sport’s offseason requirements for getting in shape and prepping for the upcoming season is different, it’s easy to see how much time playing any sport can take up, becoming a non-stop endeavor for those who play two or even three sports.

A regular offseason practice schedule can be anywhere from one to three hours per day, and three to five practices/workouts a week; from that math, a player who’s offseason workouts start just two months in advance can be up to 120 hours - five days worth of time - before the season even starts. So, when your offseason practices start nearly four months before the season, as football’s does, or your workouts are almost incessant, as is the case with two sport athletes like Davis, the time starts to pile up. As most athletes will tell you, though, the work pays off in the end.

“For me, it’s the sense of accomplishment after running a personal record, and the amazing friendships made along the way. Having a great coaching staff makes it even better. In the end, knowing that all of the hard work really does pay off makes everything worth it,” said Davis.

“...It’s the sense of accomplishment after running a personal record... knowing that all the hard work really does pay off makes everything worth it..”

—Ashley Davis, 11

— Matt Tyra, Sports Co-Editor

Girl’s Volleyball

7-14 last year, 1-11 in league Key returning players: Chloe Kerns (Junior, setter), Maddi Chace (Senior, middle)

Football

7-4 last year, 4-2 in league Key returning players: Bailey Gaither (Senior, receiver), Jonathan Baldwin (Senior, tight end), Michael Horne (Senior, defensive end)

Girl’s Golf

Key returning players: Nicole Childs, the only returning senior, hopes to build on her 37th ranked league finish last year, a season in which she shot a low of 57.

Boy’s Cross-Country

1st place in league Key returning runners: Zachary Chamberlain (Senior), Josh Potter (Junior), Gannon Chamberlain (Junior)

Girl’s Cross-Country

2nd place in league Key returning players: Maddi Moore (Senior), Claire Farrell (Senior), Ashley Davis (Junior), Annie Meeder (Sophomore)

Girl’s Tennis

9-8 last year, 5-7 overall Key returning players: Lindsey Horst (Senior), Krista Natividad (Junior), Katie Evenson (Senior)

Boy’s Waterpolo

14-14 last year, 4-2 in league Key returning players: Kohl Coffey (Senior, Point), Mitchell Iunker (Junior, Set) Sports l 8.28.14 l crimsonweb.net l

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SUMMER 2K14 Students and teachers sent photos to @crimsonnewsmag and www.facebook.com/crimsonnewsmagazine to be featured in the Back to School Issue! From lake adventures to Beyonce concerts, students showed their “summer fun.� All photos are used with permission by the students and teachers who submitted them.

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