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Photos of the week
Making bank. 1. Chris Escalante, member of the Rubik’s Cube Club, sells food to teacher Geoffrey Watts. Photo by Justin Lee. 2. Sarah Klahr, president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Nicholas Johnson sell tacos to a student. Photo by Jenny Oetzell. 3. Kaley Krause and JesBY MITCHELL YONEMURA sica Horoschak, membersPHOTO of ASB sell tickets to students. ASB required students to buy tickets this year in order to ward off liability issues. Photo by Jenny Oetzell.
ASB introduces system for students to pay for the International Food Fair by Edwin Chavez
For this year’s International Food Fair, ASB implemented a new system to buy food where tickets must be bought from the ASB Finance Office to pay for the food instead of directly paying money to the club. “The [new system] makes the event more organized because we’re keeping the money in just one spot, so we can keep track of the money easier,” ASB member Keegan Linnett said. After the event, each club presents the amount of tickets they received from the food fair to Linnett who is ASB’s inter-club commissioner. After counting all the tickets, Linnett is then able to determine how much money each club will receive from the food fair. “The new process isn't necessary, nor are we really expecting there to be positive responses [from the students and clubs presidents], but it’s a new good way for the organization of money that avoids liability issues [like money missing from accounts],” Linnett said. According to Linnett, many club presidents are unenthusiastic about the new ticket process because it makes the International Food Fair, an easy way to fulfill ASB’s fundraising requirements, more
difficult. “People are concerned it’ll discourage students from buying,” Linnett said. “I think that people don’t want to wait in one line to wait in another.” Art Club vice president Valerie Choi agrees with Linnett and believes that the ticketing process creates more work than necessary and is a deterrent to students and sales. “It just makes things a lot more complicated than they need to be as far as the clubs retrieving their reimbursement,” Choi said. “It is our money in the first place for our club, and I do not see the reason as to why they feel there is corruption.” Semper Club president Naomi Mitchell was, however, content with the new process. “With money, [students] are fumbling around with it and trying to count it right all the time, but with tickets its easier and besides that they’re cleaner to work with,” Mitchell said. Though opinions varied among the clubs, students such as senior Adam Shofani were seemingly not bothered by the ticketing process. “The tickets weren’t really necessary, but I respect ASB’s authority and their desire to do a better job organizing their profits,” Shofani said.
Green Week promotes environmental awareness by Andrew Czuzak
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Sometimes students at RUHS forget about their surroundings and their environment. They litter the ground with trash, regardless of the environmental consequences. Next week is Earth Week, an annual event that coincides with Earth Day, designed by ASB to help fight this carelessness. “We want to raise awareness about environmental issues and help people form eco-friendly habits. We help remind people the Earth is still here by holding this event every year,” ASB awareness comissioner Noelle Graham
With every day having a particular event like turning off lights during silent reading or encouraging carpooling, Graham hopes that this year will have a long lasting impact. “[Last year] there was not a long lasting effect, but we hope there will be this year. We want people to take the extra 10 steps to throw something away,” Graham said. Graham also believes that this year ASB will do a better job of “being green.” “This year we aren’t buying anything to hand out because there’s pollution on shipping and more trash will be produced with boxes,” Graham said. “Also, last year a lot of kids threw there bracelets on the ground and it did more harm than good.”
Gandhi one of ten teens to watch in the South Bay Prom Expo. PHOTO BY MATT MARDESICH
King me. Members of Prom Court Tatiana Celentano, RJ Mushaney, and Jenny Oetzell all participated in last week’s Prom Expo. “I wasn’t as excited before the Prom Expo because the idea of being on Prom Court is now more concrete, and I also got to meet and bond with my fellow court members,” Mushaney said.
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After volunteering over 1000 hours and earning a 4.5 GPA, senior Shivaani Gandhi has been recognized by Our South Bay magazine as one of the top ten teens to watch in the South Bay. To read more about Gandhi’s achievements, scan the QR code or visit oursouthbay.com PHOTO COURTESY OF OUR SOUTH BAY/MICHAEL NEVEUX