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Battle of the fleas
Final Score: Hillsdale 12, Aragon 15
Ben Liao Editor-in-Chief
This year’s Battle of the Fleas was a much anticipated game, not only because of the rivalry between the Knights and the Dons, but also because both teams had a 7-1 record in their respective leagues. The game got off to a flying start for the Knights, scoring a touchdown early in the first quarter, though the extra point attempt was blocked. The Dons couldn’t get any offensive momentum going in the first quarter, with lots of punts and two or three first downs. In the second quarter, it looked like Hillsdale was going to pull away even more, when a perfectly executed fake handoff allowed senior Jeremy Teteak, Hillsdale’s quarterback, to break free of the defense and run more than halfway down the field to score a touchdown… or so we thought. A flag was called on the play, a Hillsdale blocking foul, which negated the touchdown. The game became more intense in the second with a quick field goal from Hillsdale, followed by a long Aragon drive which resulted in a touchdown. Neither side scored any more points in the second, leaving the halftime score at 9-7. The halftime show was quite one-sided, to say the least. The Aragon dance and cheer team were the first to perform, but had a small number of dancers. The entire Hillsdale dance department combined and performed the annual “Superdance”, showcasing our varsity cheer squad, the dance ensemble, and dance team all together and individually in one impressively long and cohesive performance. The length of the Superdance didn’t decrease the quality the of the dance; however, it was incredibly well coordinated, synchronized, and executed, with the dancers moving together and very few falls in the cheer team’s section. Also at halftime, the Aragon and Hillsdale bands usually have a battle over who can play “The Hey Song” louder (a tune that both bands have in their sets). But the Aragon band failed to show up at the game, so the Hillsdale band played “The Hey Song” with no competition, much to the delight of Hillsdale fans. Both teams came back after the half ready to fight even harder, with long offensive drives but also good defensive plays. Hillsdale was able to kick a field goal about halfway through the third quarter, ... (continued on page 3)
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The Hillsdale center snaps the ball to begin a play at the Battle of the Fleas. Photo Credit: Nathaniel Chia
Hall Decorating Mitchell Yu Staff Writer The senior class of 2018 unanimously won the hall decorations contest for homecoming. The hall decorating contest was a part of the homecoming festivities, along with the spirit week, rally, and homecoming dance. All of these are designed to bolster school spirit and encourage high school rivalry, namely between Hillsdale High School and Aragon High School, and are given a general cohesion through a uniting theme. The theme for the 2017 homecoming festivities was A Knight in Hollywood, following the tradition of using a play on the word ‘Knight’, which translated to the hall decorating contest as the theme for each grade. The sophomore class was given Disney’s
1999 animated rendition of Tarzan, based on Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs, as a basis for decorating. The decorations centred around main characters Tarzan and Jane Porter on a green backdrop. In the adjacent hallway, the freshmen class decorations were based on the 2009 original science-fiction film Avatar, with walls adorned in blues reminiscent of the nocturnal landscape of the moon Pandora, the setting of the film. Coming in second place, the junior class presented decorations from the 1967 Disney animated feature The Jungle Book, based on the Rudyard Kipling book of the same name, with Mowgli and other characters appearing before the scenery of the jungle and a waterfall. Claiming the title of first amongst all the judges were ... (continued on page 2)
A tiger in the “Jungle Book”-themed junior hallway...to be hunted by Hillsdale. Photo Credit: Eilleen Zhang
Hoco Rally Allison Rulli Staff Writer On November 3rd, the whole school squeezed into the North Gym to watch our second rally of the year, the homecoming rally. A week of movie themed spirit days lead up to the jungle themed rally, which began with a video of our rally commissioners, Ben Nestor and Bella Zalba transporting through Hillsdale and interacting with all the spirit days to catch the infamous Don. After chasing the Don through the north gym, the commissioners introduced Hillsdale’s varsity football team which performed a dance to multiple songs including Bodak Yellow and Single Ladies. This was then followed by the Penny Wars results, which took a surprising turn when the Oaxaca house beat the previously leading Kyoto house. It all led up to the homecoming “Super Dance” and the announcement of our 2017 homecoming court. After practicing for weeks, including sometimes starting at 6 AM, the Cheer Team, Dance Team, and Dance Ensemble all gathered together to perform this year’s combination piece: the “Super Dance”. The routine was over eight minutes long, with featured sections for each team. Cheering came from the crowd as each team stepped up to do their own part, followed by a roll-of combination section to end it all. “I loved the flipline at the beginning of the dance, I thought that was really cool,” said freshman Jack Tostado. ... (continued on page 3)
Hillsdale’s Schedule Gets Crazy Olivia Umstead Staff Writer
Imagine peacefully waking up in the morning. You are well rested after a full 10 hours of sleep. You roll over to check your alarm clock, and panic as you see the time is 9:30. Oh no! You’re late for school! But then it hits you, and you breathe a sigh of relief--class doesn’t start for another hour! So you fall back asleep. Just when the freshmen class thought they had everything figured out about Hillsdale, we went and turned their world around with our new bell schedules for the weeks of 10/16 and 10/23. The 9th and 11th graders held their
parent teacher conferences, so the schedule was modified significantly--with Mondays and Wednesdays being odd block days with earlier dismissal, and Tuesdays being even block days with a late start, beginning 2nd period at 10:20, similar to the new Thursday late start. The early dismissal times and late starts were a huge hit for some students, who got more sleep and time to complete homework. Senior Amanda Follansbee said: “I love it! I’m either sleeping in, or leaving school early. It’s a win-win for me.” However, others, including senior Jackson Gilbert, had a different take on the new schedule: “Zero period was held at the
same time as usual, so on late start days I was stuck at school until class started. My dad had the car so I couldn’t leave, and I just played cards at school for three hours.” Wow! Many hoped that perhaps in the future, Hillsdale should consider the effects of changing zero period classes as well. . How did the teachers feel about this different schedule? How did it affect their lesson plans, their morning routines, or even their workouts? Mr. Stewart, a senior Government teacher for Jakarta, said he has been “really enjoying the late starts,” and has calculated that it is “only a net loss of ... (continued on page 2)
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Club of the Month Club Name: Yoga Club Advisor: Mr. Roberts Leadership: President: Emma Worthge and Emily Rushka Vice President: Nikko Garoufalias Treasurer: Jack Bell Secretary: Julian Nguyen Purpose: The purpose of Yoga Club is to help de-stress students through the practice of yoga.
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Penny Wars Recap Anya Lance-Chacko Senior Staff Writer Through penny wars, Hillsdale High School raised a total of $7879.42 for women in Guatemala! This broke last year’s record of $7518.24 by $361.18. In the beginning, Hillsdale Effect Club was a bit concerned about how things would go. With the schedule changes due to conferences, there were only a couple days of advisory each week, with fewer reminders for students to participate. However, when cards were passed around stating which A bed of thousands of pennies that have been counted. Photo Credit: Anya Lance-Chacko
A c t i v i t i e s : Va r i o u s y o g a activities on the soccer field. Meetings: Meetings are every other Wednesday on the turf soccer field at lunch! How to Join: Text @eworthg to 81010 to join our Remind, or follow us on Instagram @hillsdaleyogaclub . Or just show up to one of our meetings— bring your own mat (BYOM)!
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...30 minutes, which per day is not that significant.” Mr. Emanuel, also a senior Government teacher for Cusco, is in favor of this drastic approach to the bell schedule: “Parent teacher conferences are very important to have. Lots of parents have difficulty getting time off from work, and it’s unfair for teachers to stay so late after classes, so this was the best, most flexible alternative. I also can’t complain about the late start!” This temporary change in start time has also given a certain teacher a motivation to get up and get his workout in. “I’m in support of this--I’m getting much more running time,” remarks a highly motivated Mr. Stallings, an AP Biology and Environmental Science teacher, adding that “while it may seem inconvenient, it was the best option.” Yet, not all response has been positive. Mr. McAnerney, a Pre-Calculus and Computer Science teacher humorously remarked: “It’s weird. Some days it benefits me, like Mondays and Wednesdays, but then I was hungry during second period and I was confused. My stomach was really confused.” Ms. Press, the Florence English teacher also remarked: “Ugh! It’s really disorienting. Class ends way earlier than I’m used to.” On Monday, October 30th, Hillsdale returned to normal with block classes only meeting once a week per class. Whatever your take may have been on the different start and dismissal times, we can all agree it messed with not only our class schedules, but our sleep cycles and regular meal schedules as well. This was an interesting experiment that definitely shook up the Hillsdale community.
advisory was losing and which was winning, and with The Purge on Friday, October 27th, the competitive spirit within students was revealed. “We managed to break the record this year despite the weird schedule. I didn’t think we would do it and I’m very proud,” explained M a d i s o n L u z a r, s e n i o r. As for the victors of Penny Wars, Oaxaca, the new house, took first place with $1,184.42! Marrakech-10 was second place with $982.34, and Kyoto-9 was close behind with $938.56. The underclassmen were truly conquerors of the upperclassmen this year. And in regards to the winning house, Sanchez pulled through with first place of 14004 points, after Flores and Silva were head and head for the first couple of weeks. Flores ended up close behind with 13578 points and Devon-Sand made 3rd with 12324 points. “This is the most successful Penny Wars Hillsdale has ever had,” said junior Ryan Scibetta. Behind all of this competition, the Hillsdale
Jugs are set out in Sir Cedric’s Court in preparation for the Purge. Photo Credit: Anya Lance-Chacko
Effect’s members worked hard after school to count all of the coins by hand. Despite being somewhat laborious and tedious, counting allows members to get to know each other better and work together towards a common goal. Leah Scibetta, freshman, said: “This is such an amazing cause and it’s just really great to see that students actually care and are helping support this.” Overall, through this fundraiser students enjoy some fun competition as well as make a difference in the world.
Les Misérables Anticipation
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Over the weekend of November 9th-12th, Hillsdale High School’s students performed the famous musical Les Misérables, which follows the character Jean Valjean and his struggles as he makes his way through revolutionary France. Also known as “Les Mis”, this musical is filled with “rich melodies and iconic characters” as it “explores love, death and power,” says sophomore Catherine Lange. Junior Stefanie Richardson, a cast member playing the role of Fatine, summarized the play as being both relevant to today’s times but also uplifting: “Les Misérables has the perfect balance of tragedy and dark humour.” Ensemble member Catherine Lange described it as being “a cultural icon” with “a really complex story, with a variety of unique characters. There’s also a rich emotional component that I hope will shine through in the performances.” The production of plays such as Les M i s é r a b l e s o ff e r s m a n y c r e a t i v e opportunities for students to explore their passions surrounding theatre. Many have been spending a lot of their time since young ages working on productions such as these, and have enjoyed this show for a long time, Stefanie said that she first saw Les Mis at age 11, and has been obsessed with it ever since.“Let’s just say, learning my lines was not challenging.”
Many of the actors in Les Misérables have plans for a future in musical theatre. Richardson has been performing in musicals since the first grade, and she described her favorite role as being a soloist in Rent during her freshman year. She stated that she had, “always loved to sing and dance, but got into theater in middle school.” And that she “actually plan(s) on majoring in musical theater in college, and aspire(s) to be a professional actress.” Where Lange described that, “Although I’m not sure what I’m going to do in the future, theater may be a significant part of it.” In addition, some described the power of various musical numbers, Richardson said, “ I love being in “One Day More”, it is so uplifting and the energy in the number is incredible to be a part of.” As well as the joy of being a part of the cast. described the wonderful feeling of community that the cast holds: “There are a lot of full cast numbers, so we all know each other, and I love seeing people in the hallways and having random conversations with them.” When asked as performers of triple threats (acting, music, and dance), which aspect of theatre was their favorite, Lange found it to be “a really difficult question. I love acting, and have enjoyed it ever since I was little, but there’s nothing like the harmonies of a number like “One Day More”, “The Night” or “The ABC Cafe” coming together.” And others were well aware of where their passions within
musical theatre lay. “My first love is singing, and although I also enjoy acting and dancing, I am a singer at heart,” explained Stefanie. She describes Les Mis as “a rollercoaster of emotions... It takes you through the full human experience, and makes you relate to characters and people you wouldn’t immediately identify with.” With such a passionate cast and crew working hard on this classic production, only great things can be expected. Make sure to read December’s issue for a full review of Les Mis!
Asian Trivia Team Wins Tournament Ben Liao Editor-in-Chief
The six-man Asian Trivia Team went to the Skylink Bay Area Asian Quiz tournament on October 7th. After winning the regional tournament i n S e p t e m b e r, t h e H i l l s d a l e t e a m steamrolled the rest of the competition at the finals and finished in first place! The team has been around since the end of the second semester of the 2016-17 school year. They found out about this competition around the time of their formation as well. However, they only really started practicing for preparing for the competition a couple weeks into this school year, with weekly meetings
in Mr. Stalling’s room where they would felt much more comfortable going into drill on questions while eating lunch. the finals. “We won a whole lot easier Isaac Mao, a junior on the team, than we thought we would,” said Mao. described the process. “We had this study Once again, congratulations guide”, and then when they went in to to the Hillsdale Asian Trivia Team . study, “Mr. Stallings would ask us random questions related in some way to the topics on the study guide.” There were four major topics: Asian tradition, history, art, and people. At the qualifying regional competition, Mao says the team was “nervous, and we didn’t know what to expect.” There was also a member of an opponent team “who was really good.” But, after winning The team poses for a picture with their awards the regional tournament, the team after the tournament. Photo credit: Henry Gu
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... The Rally concluded with the homecoming court announcements. For the freshmen, Sanjana Nair and Josue Amaro were crowned. “I certainly didn’t expect to win,as you could see from my clothing” recounted Amaro, “but I’m very glad I won. It makes me happy to know that my peers view me as a model student who deserves such an honor”. For the sophomores, Morgan Smith and Robbie Button won the crown. Ari Inouye and Max Kennel were crowned for the juniors, and finally, Alex Ramirez and Ben Nestor won first for the senior class, but around ten other students were also recognized for their contributions to the school and recommended by their teachers. As announced at the rally, all these students demonstrated what teachers and peers recognize as a good role model and example of a Knight. A lot of students said they left the rally feeling energized and excited to see all of the school spirit. “I was excited to be part of the atmosphere. It was really fun and interesting” said Grace Calvo, after experiencing her second rally at Hillsdale. Another freshman, Sanjana Nair said “it was fun seeing my whole class participate and the spirit in the room was awesome!” But it wasn’t just freshmen who felt positively about their experience. The room lit up during the scream contest, with roars coming from the Seniors and Juniors. “It was fun to see all the school spirit at the rally, especially through all the noise during the scream contest” said junior Deven Benoit. This rally seemed to leave students feeling excited and spirited about the days to come, and the school they went to. Overall, many people couldn’t wait to see the next rally.
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...thirty minutes, which per day is not that significant.” Mr. Emanuel, also a senior AP Gov teacher for Cusco, is in favor of this drastic approach to the bell schedule: “Parent teacher conferences are very important to have. Lots of parents have difficulty getting time off from work, and it’s unfair for teachers to stay so late after classes, so this was the best, most flexible alternative. I also can’t complain about the late start!” This temporary change in start time has also given a certain teacher a motivation to get up and get his workout in. “I’m in support of this--I’m getting much more running time,” remarks a highly motivated Mr. Stallings, an AP Biology and Environmental Science teacher, adding that “while it may seem inconvenient, it was the best option.” Yet, not all responses have been positive. Mr. McAnerney, a Pre-Calculus and Computer Science teacher humorously remarked: “It’s weird. Some days it benefits me, like Mondays and Wednesdays, but then I was hungry during second period and I was confused. My stomach was really confused.” Ms. Press, the Florence English teacher also remarked: “Ugh! It’s really disorienting. Class ends way earlier than I’m used to.” Starting on Monday, October 30th, Hillsdale was back to normal with block classes only meeting once a week per class. Whatever your take may have been on the different start/dismissal times, we can all agree it messed with not only our class schedules, but our sleep cycles and regular meal schedules as well. This was an interesting experiment that definitely shook up the Hillsdale community.
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A Knight in Hollywood
Henry Gu Web Designer Homecoming is never complete without the much awaited dance, which followed the theme of “A Knight in Hollywood” for 2017. The dance was hosted in the San Mateo County Event Center, in the building’s enormous Fiesta Hall. Attendees had to wait in line and submit to a breathalyzer test before dropping off their belongings and entering the dance floor. Once inside, the aspects of Hollywood truly came to life. Bright spotlights flashed around the room, illuminating every corner of the crowded dance floor. The DJ blasted music from his station in the center of the room, accompanied by enormous light panels that flashed in complex patterns and bursts of confetti that rained down on dancers. Throngs of excited students danced to song after song, from “Bodak
Yellow” by Cardi B to “Young Dumb & Broke” by Khalid. Next to the dance floor were rows of tables, decorated with shiny blue cloth and hollywood-style cameras that added to the theme. Dancers could rest at these tables with refreshments while not at the dance floor. The night ended off with the classic “Cha Cha” by DJ Casper, transforming the messy crowded dance floor into organized lines of students doing the “cha cha slide” in sync. After four hours, dance-goers were tired, but overall pleased with this year’s homecoming dance. The choice of venue seemed to satisfy most of the attendees this year. Junior Megan Evans enjoyed the large, area of Fiesta Hall, saying that she like “how open it was, [which was] a difference from previous years.” Other juniors were also impressed with the venue’s spaciousness, which helped with
the temperature and room to dance. Reactions to the music choice, however, were quite divided. Evans remarked that she “liked the music,” while others such as junior Patrick Chiang said that “there were too little slow songs.” One of the most discussed issue about the dance was the breathalyzer check before entering the hall. The process of checking each student took up a great amount of time, resulting in hour long waits for some. However, overall, the reactions to “A Knight in Hollywood” seem to be very positive. Junior Christina Rodriguez described the event as “awesome. I didn’t mind the DJ, unlike previous years.” Senior Ben Liao remarked that the dance was “a lot of fun and very interesting. It was very destressing for college apps.” Congratulations to the leadership team this year for putting together a wonderful homecoming dance!
Left: A group of senior girls pose for a picture at the dance Right: The center of the dance floor packed with Knights having fun Below: A couple dances away at the party Photo Credit: Elizabeth Donovan
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...the hall decorations of the senior class. The design was focused on the Steven Spielberg film Jurassic Park, based on the novel of the same name, featuring a walk through attraction of the titular park on a small scale. Under a recreation of the park’s entryway, entering the hall from Sir Cedric’s Court presented the judges with personal wearable tour vehicles and a tour guide present to explain the locale, harkening to the film in question. The originality of the decor continued to extend throughout, with actor portrayal of dinosaurs and a tunnel of decoration to travel through. The seniors who contributed to the decorations rightfully felt accomplished. “We didn’t have a lot of people, [but] it was really fun. It was great,” described senior Tal Marmor, who helped lead work on the winning senior class hall decorating. “It’s my fourth year doing [hall decorations], and I like how it turned out.” The vivacity of the students’ efforts was reflected by the thoughts of the judges.
“The creative side of the kids comes out,” explained Jana Torres, campus aide and hall decorating judge. “The 3D decorations, the lights, [and] the Tyrannosaurus Rex that came out and attacked us [were] kind of impressive, [so] with all the extras that the seniors did the tour guides, the Jeeps we had to put on that was a big plus.” “The seniors had a multisensory experience with music and live action dinosaurs, so it stood out,” agreed Mr. Lipski, Florence chemistry teacher and hall decorating judge. Still, as a whole, Mr. Lipski felt more could have been done by some classes. “The quality was a bit mixed. There seemed to be more planning and more items in the upper classes than in the lower classes. Overall, all of them followed the theme [and] requirements.” “It’s a learning curve,” Jana Torres acknowledged. “You could see the difference in the freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and their creativity and what’s expected of a hall decorating contest.”
This year, the hall decorating contest returned to the hallways after taking place in the gym in the last few years due to the fire hazard posed by the amount of paper attached to the walls. Aptly retitled to ‘gym decorating,’ the 2016 Knight at the Arcade homecoming gym decorating had given each class the corner of the gym where the respective class is seated for rallies for decorating. While more directly connecting the decoration activities to the homecoming rally and leaving the hallways clear for foot traffic, the distance from the classrooms and the wider area to cover in posters meant a loss of the excitable atmosphere of the surroundings and the build-up to homecoming. With the return of the hall decoration contest to the halls, the traffic in the hallways may be less efficient, but the energy and the effort and the dedication the students put into the hallway artwork are on full display for the school to see, appreciate, and admire. “I’m glad it came back,” Torres affirmed.
From left to right: the entrances to the freshmen, junior, and senior hallways. Photo Credit: Eilleen Zhang
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...but Aragon answered back, able to score a touchdown with less than a minute left in the third quarter, for a score of 12-13. The Dons’ coach decided to gamble on the touchdown and try a 2-point conversion. Unfortunately, they were able to convert, giving them a 12-15 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Hillsdale needed a touchdown to win, or a field goal to tie, while also keeping their focus on the defense to prevent the opponent from scoring any more. As the clock ticked down without a score from either team, Hillsdale fans got more and more anxious. With a minute and a half left, Hillsdale had the chance to kick a
field goal to tie the game, but Ben Nestor, the Knights’ kicker, missed the goal by a tiny bit. And with the Dons in possession of the ball again and the Knights without a timeout to stop them from winding down the clock, it slowly became clear that, sadly, the Knights would lose the Battle of the Fleas in 2017, with the final score being 12-15.
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Ms. Klein Julia Chen Senior Staff Writer Q: What do you like about Hillsdale? A: I like that even though Hillsdale is a pretty big school, it still feels like a small community. I like the small learning communities and the fact that I teach the same cohort of students with the same cohort of teachers. It makes the school feel more intimate. Q: Have you taught anywhere before Hillsdale? A: Yes, I taught middle school in Menlo Park for the last three years and before that I taught in China where I was a Peace Corps volunteer. Q: What made you want to change to teaching high school? A: I knew a lot about Hillsdale because I did my degree in teaching at Stanford like a lot of teachers here. I was also close friends with Mr. Lipski and he always talked about how much he loved the community at Hillsdale so it was on my radar when I was looking for jobs. I was ready to move from middle school to high school and Hillsdale seemed like the perfect place to transition to. Q: What’s the best part of being a teacher? A: I think it’s the relationship with kids. I
love hearing about my students’ goals, what they think about, and what their relationships are like. I have worked jobs that felt a bit soulless because I would sit at a desk looking at spreadsheets and flowcharts all day. With teaching, I love that it’s never boring and you’re always getting to talk to and learn from kids. Q: Why did you decide to teach English? A: I was an English major in college and I was always one of those kids who loved to read growing up. I think what first attracted me to teaching was the idea of getting to share a love of books and reading and writing with students. Q: Did you always want to be a teacher? A: No, when I was in middle school I wanted to be an actress, in high school I wanted to be a lawyer, and in college I wanted to be a journalist. I kind of tried all those different things - not the acting - but I felt like the work I was doing didn’t have any sort of impact on the word. Then I tried teaching through tutoring at first, then English as a foreign language when I lived in China. That’s what made me realize
teaching was the path I wanted to go down. Q: How would your students describe you? A: I think sometimes it takes students a little while to warm up to me because my sense of humor is pretty dry and sometimes people are unsure at first whether I’m being serious and what my vibe is. However, I think after we have more of a relationship, students will see that I’m somebody who cares a lot about their success and also cares about them as people. Q: What are some of your hobbies? A: I like hiking and going to the theatre. I read a lot but I also watch a fair amount of TV and sometimes I do ballroom dance. Q: What were you like in high school? A: I think that I was a lot like I am now but definitely less confident. Theatre was my main extracurricular activity so I acted in plays but I also did tech and was the president of the drama club. Academics were also very important to me. Q: What are you known for? A: When I was 14, I read something in a book of trivia about Chester Arthur, the 21st president of the United States. I decided that I was going to become an expert on Chester Arthur so to this day I consider myself a foremost expert on Chester Arthur and I run a Twitter and a Facebook page for him. So you can check out his Twitter (@chesterarthur) and you can also find him on Facebook under that name.
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Meddy Andaya Staff Writer Q: Tell me about yourself. What are your hobbies? A: I was born in New York and grew up all over the country. I’ve lived in eight states. I went to University of Virginia and went into college sports marketing. I worked at Stanford for six years in the athletics department because I want people to care about college athletics, and also because it was fun. Then, I decided that I want to do something else more meaningful. I decided to be a teacher. I really love playing Ultimate Frisbee outside and being in the sun is super relaxing. I used to be a professional player, and one day, I would love to start an Ultimate Frisbee team here at Hillsdale. If any students are interested, find me in room 136 and I always have a couple of Frisbee with me. I love to go camping with my partner and my dog, go on hiking, and being away from everything for a while and be relaxed. I am a huge basketball and soccer fans. My favorite NBA team is the Timberwolve, because I lived in Minnesota while growing up. Q: Why did you choose to be a teacher? A: I’ve only been teaching for two years. I wanted to be a teacher because I wasn’t happy with what I was doing before, and I feel like I wasn’t contributing to the society a lot more. Over the last few years, what I saw in the society was hardening and I wanted to think of what I can do. Q: What class are you teaching at Hillsdale? Why did you chose this? A: I am teaching freshman algebra and geometry. I am an advisory teacher in Oaxaca house. GO OAXACA!! I’ve been teaching math for only two years. My first year was
at Menlo-Atherton and second at Hillsdale. I chose to teach math because math has been a source of anxiety for a lot of people.This is because of the way its been taught. Math can be super dry and boring but it doesn’t have to be. I want to teach math to give kids another chance to see themselves to be successful. I want them to be confident in math. They don’t have to be a professional mathematician or an engineer. I want them to know the mathematical and problem solving skills, so when they use it in the future, they will be able handle and know them.
Even the ones that I tell them in class. If they don’t think they see it immediately and something is confusing, I want them to ask me and they will explain “why do you you think this is the case?”. I want them to ask questions and be curious. I expect students to give some amount of energy. I know it’s hard and sometimes they are up late from sport games and life outside of school, but they will realize that this class is so much fun and better when students give out energy. If we have some fun, be curious, and give energy in class, then we will definitely have a good year.
Q: What do you like about Hillsdale so far? What are you looking forward this year? What are you excited about? A: I really like the house aspect. I like how the students can know a lot about me, and me a about them. I enjoy the collaborative nature with all the teachers. They are very supportive. There are some cool projects coming up in math. I’m excited to take a lot of field trips with my advisory class. I’m excited to see my student grow and improve especially with the student-parents conference.
Q: What is favorite word/phrase/quote? A: My favorite word is “oy”. Its Yiddish, and it comes from the phrase “oy vey”. It means everything and it’s an expression of joy and frustration. My family is Jewish, and my grandmother says it all the time. The word can have so many meaning, and I love how universal it is. I like how two letters can say so much.
Q: What are your expectation for your students? A: I expect them to take some level of agency to their own learning. I want them to recognize that they have control over their academic life, and recognizing that they have the power to succeed inside them. Also, I want my students to be curious. I want them to ask “Why?”.
Q : Te l l m e a b o u t your last name A: It’s corny, but my last name is A-H-A. My whole life while growing up, when the teaching is taking attendance, they will say, “Kevin A-H-AA?”. My friends and classmates always makes fun of me and say “AHAHAHA”. Prank jokes, but it’s not funny especially the 15 times saying it. This year, when my students come in, I told them “You probably had “AHA” moments in your life, but we’re done with that anymore. It’s “EY-HA” moments now.”
“It was November—the month of crimson sunsets, parting birds, deep, sad, hymns of the sea, passionate wind songs in the pines.” ― L.M. Montgomery
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Physical Education (Freshmen) Emily Chang Staff Writer
their form, and then increase their strength.
Q:As a PE teacher, what do you think is your favorite unit to teach, and why? A: My favorite unit to teach is the fitness u n i t . During t h i s unit we spend the majority of our t i m e focusing o n strength training and cardio workouts. I especially enjoy this unit because it gives my students an opportunity to train consistently and track their progress as they go. I enjoy being in the weight room as much as possible so that my students can get comfortable with the exercises, get in a routine, work on
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Quote of the Month
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Q:What, or who, inspires you? A: Throughout the day I have the privilege of working with 250 of my students and players. This special opportunity to make a difference and influence future generations in a positive way, is a constant motivator. Q: Is there a goal you work toward in your free time? A: Lately my focus has been to keep learning and to make sure I am taking care of myself in the same way that I encourage my students to. Q:How do you hope students remember you from your class? A: I hope students remember me as someone who is part of their support system. I want students to leave my class at the end of the year with a few tools they can use to take care of themselves and relieve stress. Q:Do you have a favorite quote or saying you would share with your students? A: “Do the thing and you will have t h e p o w e r ” - R a l p h Wa l d o E m e r s o n
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Mr. Salcedo Jakarta: Spanish 3-4
Eilleen Zhang Editor-in-Chief Q: Please introduce yourself! A: My name is Señor Salcedo, and this is my fourth year teaching high school. I teach spanish, and I’ve taught all the various levels of Spanish. This is my first year at Hillsdale, and this year I am teaching second year spanish as well as junior advisory class. Q: Where did you teach before Hillsdale? A: Before Hillsdale, I taught at Davis Senior High School in Davis, California. I started my career as a teacher there, in December 2014. Q: What inspired you to become a Spanish teacher? A: In college I studied economics and Spanish, and mostly took Spanish for fun, because I enjoyed the language and reading literature in Spanish. As I got close to graduating, I wanted to have a new experience, so I decided to teach English in Spain. I spent a year in Spain teaching English and that was my introduction to teaching, and I ended up enjoying it a lot. [Coming back to America,] they needed a teacher for AP Spanish at Davis Senior High... I realized that I really liked teaching high school, I really enjoyed sharing my own passion for the language with the students. While I was working at that job I earned my credential, and through those years I got experience teaching AP Spanish as well as lower level Spanish, and taught for 3 years there, until last year when I started working here at Hillsdale. Q: How do you like HHS so far? A: I really enjoy it here at Hillsdale, I think this school has a great culture. Davis Senior High also had a great culture, but what I like
Q: Where have you taught before Hillsdale? A: I did my student teaching at Carlmont High School and also Terra Linda Middle School, and as far as my actual teaching experience, I did three long term sub positions at Kuna Middle School, Menlo Atherton High School and also at Carlmont High School, and then my teaching experience as my own classes was Sunnyvale Middle School, Bowditch Middle School, and Abbott Middle School. Q : W h a t ’s y o u r f a v o r i t e p a r t about being at Hillsdale? A:I think my favorite part of being here is working with the high school age group again. I really enjoy just being around that energy and I think also, most importantly, at this school particularly, it seems very cohesive, like it feels like there’s a family. I notice a lot of students are so kind to one another, I think the environment is what I like about being here. Q: Did you always want to be a teacher? A:No. I was going to school for Kinesiology, and I was going to do an emphasis on being a trainer, so I wanted to work with a team and be a sports trainer, similar to what Sarah does, and it was after college I was a personal trainer at a gym, and I started realizing I wanted to work with a younger age group in a way that would help influence them more and help them see the benefit in being healthy and exercise, and what that can do for their life, vs only working with the athletes that know what to do. Q:Do
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any teams at Hillsdale? A: I would love to. At this moment I think everything is pretty covered, but in the past I have coached basketball, volleyball, softball, gymnastics, surf lessons over the summer, so I would be down to help out. Q: What hobbies do you most enjoy? A: I have a mixture. I love rock climbing, surfing, snowboarding, backpacking. I also really like to craft, so I make a lot of things, so yeah, I’m kinda all over the place. Q: Who inspired you most to become a teacher? A: I’d have to say, throwing back to someone none of you would know, my high school P.E. teacher was absolutely incredible, he was fun, he could laugh with the kids, but he was serious when he needed to be. He kept us on track, but he also gave us some tools to see enjoyment in being active. He worked with all the students so well. Not just the athletes or the kids who knew what they were doing, he worked with all the students. So I think, when I decided to become a teacher, he was someone I brought back into my mind so I could teach like him.
Q: Difficulties while coming over to Hillsdale or being a new teacher here? A: I would say the only difficulty in terms of that would be figuring out the new routines at a new school, and also keeping track of all the meetings and other extra things that I have to do in order to be well prepared. Because I have a lot of different obligations: with Spanish we work actively with the department, for Advisory we get together often, I also have instructional coaching. It’s been great because it provides a lot of growth, but it also takes a lot of balancing. Q: If you could give only one piece of advice to your students, what would it be? A: My advice would be to stay on top of your work as best you can, and get help before you feel that you need it, so that you’re always feeling prepared for school and in a place where you’re not feeling overwhelmed by the assignments that you have at school, as well as being able to
balance school and your personal life. Q: What do you like to do in your freetime? A: My favorite thing to do in my free time is ski. In high school I was an active skier and I still try to ski as much as I can. Outside of skiing, I like to go surfing on occasion when I get the opportunity. Now that I’m closer to the ocean I’m hoping to get quite a bit more opportunities to do that. I also enjoy wakeboarding, as well as on my own time at home, I really enjoy reading books of historical fiction. Q: Do you have any book recommendations? A: I really enjoy this book called The Egyptian by an author named Miko Waltari. It’s about a physician living in Egypt during antiquity and during the time of the pharaoh just before Tutankhamun, who tried to establish the first monotheistic religion in the world, and had not the best results. At the time there was a lot of change and upheaval in Egypt, but he has a very cool picture of what life might’ve been like back then. Q: Do you have a personal motto, or anything that defines you as a person? A: Personal motto... that’s hard because I don’t want to say something cheezy. I guess it would be just to seize every moment, to enjoy every day, but also have the bigger picture in focus as well, creating a balance between enjoying your life now as well as setting yourself up to enjoy yourself in the future as well.
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Physical Education (Sophomores) Allison Rulli Staff Writer
here at Hillsdale is the level of additional support that students have and students can benefit from, through their advisory classes, through tutorial, through the amount of access that they have to teachers. ... I think the students here overall are pretty dedicated to their studies. The students here seem to respect and get along with each other.
Oaxaca: History
Eilleen Zhang Editor-in-Chief Q: How long have you been teaching? A: This is my first year teaching since graduating from the Stanford education program. I did teach for one year at a private school. Q: Where did you do your student teaching? A: I actually did my student teaching here at Hillsdale. I taught with Mr. Jouriles in Florence house, tenth grade modern world history. Q: I’ve heard that you have experience practicing law. Could you talk about that? A: Yeah, I was a lawyer. I graduated from law school in 2006, so I practiced law for, I guess, ten years prior to going to a graduate program at Stanford and becoming a teacher full-time.
warm, welcoming place to them.I feel like the students, for the most part, mostly get along with one another and support one another. I feel like [the teachers] care about each other as both teachers and people, so they care about what’s going on outside of school as much as they do about what’s going on inside your classroom. I really like the fact that the students are engaged, they care about doing well and exploring ideas, and are trying to put forth t h e i r b e s t e ff o r t s . Something I dislike is going to rallies. It’s just way too loud for me, like scream contests.
Q: Why did you decide to switch from practicing law to teaching? A: I know I had always liked teaching. I spent a year teaching at a private school, so I knew I enjoyed it, but I somehow got turned around into going into law school. I started coaching a JV baseball team, and really decided that I enjoyed working with students and teenagers... I like to see students grow, and I like to see students think about tough questions and explore the world of ideas, history, and all that kind of stuff.
Q: What do you think defines you as a person? A: I think one of the things I’m really passionate about is exploring all sides of issues, all perspectives on stuff. I feel like I’m open to any kind of arguments someone wants to make, and I’m always trying to play the devil’s advocate when people bring up a point, to try to make sure that I’m not just allowing my own biases and my own experiences and perspectives to cloud the way I see the world.
Q: What do you like or dislike about Hillsdale? A: What I really like, I think there’s just a great spirit of community here and friendliness. I’ve heard so many students talk about coming from middle school, and feeling like this is a
Q: What do you like to do in your free time? A: My wife and I like to cook. Last year living on campus at Stanford, we had a really small place and a tiny stove, and weren’t able to cook a lot. This year we’re really happy to be
in an apartment where we have a nice sized kitchen where we can cook and bake... We hang out with our cat Malcolm sometimes. We like to watch Netflix, we unfortunately watch way too much Netflix, and probably not alone in that respect. We like going hiking, going out to new restaurants. We like traveling: we went out to Italy this summer, which was really amazing. I’m a big baseball fan, so I watch a lot of baseball during the baseball season as well. Q: What advice do you have for your students? A: My advice would be to try to engage every day, so you don’t miss out on anything that might be there. Even things that seem like they aren’t the most exciting things in the world, try to make them exciting. Try to see it from a different perspective try to get some excitement going into it and maybe something that seems like it was really dull at first, might be really exciting. You might learn something about yourself, you might learn something about the students around you, you might learn something that surprises you. Q: Do you have anything else that you want to say? A: I love the atmosphere at Hillsdale, I love the house system...I think this is a really special place and I’m excited to be here.
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Avocado Toast Review Olivia Umstead Staff Writer
Icicles, the extremely popular Thai rolled ice cream shop in Downtown San Mateo, had a swarm of buzzing customers that appeared to be never ending, yet the dimly lit shop right next door Avocado Toast, clearly containing every millenial’s favorite food, was surprisingly vacant. My friend and I were starving so we decided to skip the line and headed to eat some avocado toast. I had never had this before, much to the shock and horror of my friend Juli, who said I should not be allowed to live in California--the holy grail of avocados--until I do. She is a vegan, so she ordered the plain avocado toast with no toppings, but I, feeling carnivorous, ordered the salmon avocado toast--although fish technically is not a meat, this satisfied my craving. When the toast came, it was wrapped in foil, which I did not expect. My friend did not like hers as much as she had hoped, because it was covered in a red spicy topping, which she resorted to scraping off. However, I really enjoyed my toast, and was pleasantly surprised about the new fad sweeping millennial cuisine. We also were both pleasantly surprised by the options for meal add ons, which were a little strange, yet interesting. For example, at most delis or sandwich shops there is a range of chips and sodas to accompany the entree, however, at Avocado Toast, those were mixed in with hummus packs, home made cookies, (which the owners generously gave us for free) and even protein shakes, which I ended up drinking. Atmosphere-wise, the restaurant was dimly lit and did not have much seating, and there was a strange buzzing sound ominously looming over the entire dining experience, most likely from the heater or lighting. This may have put a damper on most people’s dining experience, and coupled with the fact that we were the only two in the restaurant the entire time, it could have made people not want to go in. The overall emptiness of the restaurant did not bother me, because I had company, but if you’re looking for a more active place, this isn’t the place for you. However, if you know what you like, and you have a strong craving for avocado toast, I recommend you go here. I would rate Avocado Toast four out of five stars.
Chaninder Rishi Staff Writer
Back in a Flash
Season 4 of the Flash has kicked off with the great return of Barry Allen to Central City. The episode starts off with the new Team Flash in pursuit of an escaped Metahuman named Peek-a-boo. Iris is now the leader of the team with Barry gone. The team catches Peeka-boo and then is faced with another dilemma. A new villain is in Central City, the Samuroid, as Cisco has named him. The Samuroid demands the Flash from Cisco, Wally, and Joe, who at the time has been trapped inside of the speed force prison for six months. Samuroid says that the team has one day to bring him the Flash and if they don’t he will destroy the city with his earthquakecausing sword. Iris wanted to focus on a way to bring the Samuroid down, but Cisco wanted to find a way to bring Barry back so that he could stop the Samuroid. Apparently, Cisco had been working on a way to bring the Flash back to Central City without disrupting the balance of the speed force and destroying the world ever since he had left. Iris told him to not focus on bringing him back but instead to work on figuring out a way to defeat the Samuroid. Cisco disobeys her and continues working on his secret project. In order to
finish his project however, he needs help from Caitlin, who is now working at a bar. Cisco meets with Caitlin, who seems to be back to normal from her Killer Frost phase, and agrees to help Cisco. They work on
Barry Allen and Francisco Ramon Photo Credit: imdb.com finishing Cisco’s project and they try it out the next morning. They are able to bring Barry back, but it is not the same Barry that had left them six months ago. He is suffering from dementia due to his time in the speed force. The Speed Force exists beyond time and space and the six months that Barry was gone for probably actually felt like ten-thousand years for him. The team cannot figure out what has gone wrong with Barry. When the time came to hand over the Flash to the Samuroid, Iris offered herself up,
believing that Barry would definitely come to rescue her. Samuroid flies off with Iris and Joe heads back to S.T.A.R. Labs to get help from Barry. Joe gets Barry to snap out of his “unstable phase” by saying to him, “Iris is going to die.” The Flash breaks through his cell and starts to run faster than any speedster has ever ran before. He follows the Samuroid all the way out to the flatlands and to the windmills and is able to save Iris from the Samuroid. Barry and Iris are back at S.T.A.R. Labs and Caitlin runs various tests on Barry to check his health and it turns out Barry is now perfectly healthy and normal. The episode ends with the villain behind the Samuroid revealed: The Thinker. It is shown that his plan was to have Barry Allen return to Central City. However, fans are wondering what are his plans for the Flash and what is he up to? Fans are excited for Barry’s return and are very curious about who the Thinker is. Another thing everyone is curious about is: what is going on with Caitlin? Is she truly back or is she still Killer Frost, as we see her turn into for the few moments when she was arguing with a man at the bar she works at? Also, fans are wondering: who is Amunet Black? This person’s name was mentioned and it seemed that Caitlin had been working for him. This remains a mystery for now, and we will have to wait and see.
Not Your Usual Ice Cream Henry Gu Web Editor
Bright lights illuminate rustic wooden counters and tables while a neat blackboard displays the assorted ice cream, toppings, and baked goods available. Clean metal containers house a truly diverse variety of flavors, from “toasted coconut” to “sweet cream with a honey balsamic twirl.” Founded in Palo Alto, California, Tin Pot Creamery is one of the most unique ice cream shops I have ever visited, having opened a new location in San Mateo. The strongest appeal of Tin Pot is its arsenal of distinctive ice cream flavors that are either completely original or include a special twist. Flavors such as “Four Barrel Coffee with Cocoa Nib Toffee” and “Pumpkin with Bourbon Caramel Swirl” boldly declare themselves to customers, attracting them to try and experience an entirely different type of ice cream. Even “ordinary” flavors were deceptive. Before trying the mint chocolate chip flavor, the
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to ask for more free samples at the Tin Pot Creamery than any other ice cream vendor. Despite their uncommon and sometimes even complicated names, the flavors were on par in terms of quality with many of the popular ice cream flavors we often enjoy. The texture was described to be “extremely luscious,” as stated by junior Patrick Chiang. My order was the regular-size ice cream bowl, which included a scoop of the “cookie monster” and a scoop of the “salted caramel” ice cream flavors. The combination was delicious and would have earned a perfect score from this reviewer if not for the high price tag, which was “Cookie Monster” and “Salted Caramel” almost six dollars for just two scoops. Photo Credit: Henry Gu For some, however, the unique taste and flavors may be well worth the higher price. for their flavor instead of usual mint extract The taste experience was greatly used in other shops. This resulted in a enhanced by the clean ambience of the fresher and more refined taste than any mint store. The Tin Pot Creamery’s physical ice cream I had ever previously tried. One design, much like its flavors, is that of a sale even advertised a Harry-Potter-themed classic ice cream shop with a unique twist, “Butterbeer Float,” elevating the classic root with wood furniture that gives off a classy beer float to greater heights. Flavors such as and retro feeling. This is emphasized by the these were extremely intriguing, enticing me large blackboard in the center of the store that lists off the multitude of cold treats available to buy, hinting at the vibe of a cafe or coffee shop. It was both pleasing and satisfying to enjoy my cold treat in this kind of environment. Overall, I would rate the Tin Pot Creamery four out of five, due to its unique offerings of ice cream and wonderful shop design which is only held back by its slightly extravagant price tag. server warned me that the flavor would be different from other versions of the flavor I had previously encountered, stating that Tin Pot used unique “herbal mint leaves”
November 13th, 2017
World News World News
Las Vegas Shootings
surreal. I couldn’t imagine why someone Emily Chang would do that…” says one student. Another Staff Writer As most students and staff are HHS teacher, Ms. Lum-Ku, shares “my aware, a terrible tragedy befell not only Las mother had lived in Vegas, and what I felt Vegas, but the entirety of America. On a that day was just...horror and terror…” The core of this tragedy is stumping Sunday night at around 10 p.m., 64-year-old even the researchers and police looking into Stephen Paddock fired the first of the rounds the case: what was the motive behind this over the crowd of Route 91 Harvest Festival, seemingly random fury? Although he was a popular annual country music festival. the son of a convicted bank-robber, Stephen Claiming the bloody title of largest massacre Paddock showed no indication of violent in modern-day America, the deaths amount tendencies or mental instability prior to the to fifty-nine people and counting. Among event. When a SWAT team stormed into his these were veterans, mothers, blue-collar hotel suite, they found him dead, bleeding seniors and people risking and sacrificing their lives as heroes, whether it was taking from a self-inflicted gun wound. Paddock a shot for another, or staying to rescue the has no history drug or alcohol abuse, and fallen.In the aftermath, thousands lined up although he was a high-stakes gambler for hours to donate blood, ordinary citizens (having previously bet up to a million are offered free transportation, housing, dollars in one night), was a wealthy man. food, and most importantly, love, to victims This night goes down in American history and their family. Rusty Dees, a survivor as an utterly senseless massacre, one that of the shooting, told CNN: “It takes the rings in every heart until justice is served. worst of America to also see the best of America… Everybody was helping each other.” In the span of ten minutes, Paddock rained bullets over twentytwo thousand concertgoers, injuring at least 527, many in critical condition. “I just... Memorial after the attack, at the renowned Las Vegas sign. couldn’t believe it. It was Photo Credit: San Diego Union-Tribune
Napa Fires
his owner’s life. Slowly but surely, these Luke Hoftstter articles began to spread on news channels Staff Writer On October 8th, fires broke out worldwide. The Trump administration also in Napa County, overnight spreading to lifted spirits, promising to send federal aid nearby Santa Rosa and Sonoma. Nearly a and to extend a hand to the fire victims and their families. Now, as the last of the month later, these fires have laid waste to fires are extinguished, the public view has over 150,000 acres of land and killed over shifted to the long and painful journey 40 people, becoming the deadliest natural ahead: reconstruction. And despite the disaster in California’s history. Thousands doom and gloom of looming building costs, have lost their homes, and the laid back people somehow still remain hopeful... tourist destination has turned into what even when the has been described bankers come round. as an apocalyptic While people wasteland. “It’s still have a hopeful terrible,” said outlook on the fires, junior Trevor financial advisors Brooks. “All those have something people lost their else to say about the homes, their lives. fires. Most estimates Plus, the smoke that have been has destroyed released so far show o u r a i r q u a l i t y. rebuilding costs to Hardly anybody be in the upper range can go outside of 6 billion, now without a nd despite A map of the fires in Napa county, as of October 10th. coughing and t h e T r u m p ’s Photo Credit: Napa Valley Register feeling sick .” administration’s Unfortunately, promises to send money and emergency the air quality in most of Southern California supplies, no such delegation has been as well as the Bay Area significantly received. Meanwhile, parts of the wine decreased after the start of the fires. valley remain under armed guard by the Widespread reports of asthma attacks and military, due to the presence of toxic smoke inhalation shook many Californians chemicals in the air from burning houses. to their core, and brought on a sort of coming Many insurance investigators confirm together to support the victims of this disaster. the military’s claims, demonstrating the As the smoke lifted and winds asbestos that escaped from within older stopped spreading the fires, people began structures is still floating through the air. And to spread a message of hope and courage. yet, even after the fires have gone and people Stories began to shownews that wasn’t still can’t go into their homes, they are still about the latest death toll, or of the rate of grateful. Many say in published interviews destruction, but instead broadcasting stories that they are just grateful to be alive. That of survivors. A couple who survived by they are grateful their families are alive. hiding in their pool. A dog who helped save And where gratitude exists, so does hope.
Hurricane Season
Esha Kher Senior Staff Writer The harmless seeming names of Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Maria actually belong to hurricanes: white wind monsters with rotating crosscut scythe blades that tore down the areas of the Atlantic. In late August through mid-September, Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma engulfed slightly more than half a dozen different areas throughout the Caribbean and southern United States. Hurricane Harvey left in its wake immense rainfalls and floods, forcing thousands of civilians in Texas and Louisiana to be displaced in convention centers after losing their homes. Nicaragua yet again became one of the countries most affected by natural disasters such as Hurricane Harvey, with around 10,000 Nicaraguans with destroyed homes and lost possessions. On the other hand, Hurricane Irma was the most intense hurricane in the United States since hurricane Katrina in 2005. Irma at its calmest knocked out the power of countless homes in Florida and Puerto Rico. Its ferocious front caused at least 124 deaths in the Northeast Caribbean and Florida. Hurricane Harvey was classified as a Category 4 hurricane with winds hurling as fast as 130 mph and was the first hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. It struck hard on 8 different areas: Southern and Eastern United States (especially Texas and Louisiana), Yucatán Peninsula, Belize, Honduras, Windward Islands, Suriname, Guyana, and Nicaragua. Harvey passed relatively harmlessly through Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, but picked up its strength and became the wettest hurricane in the United States, making landfall and flooding all of southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. Texas administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, William Brock Long, says: “This will be a devastating disaster, probably the worst disaster the state’s seen.” Harvey formed on August 17th from an area of low pressure south of Cape Verde, which promptly led to a channel of thunderstorms, showers and some low-density wind circulation moving westward. Finally it reached the Caribbean and the coast of America, and dissipated on September 3rd. Following Harvey came even worse: Hurricane Irma, a category 5 hurricane so strong that it even started to show up on technologies that measure earthquakes. Irma was designated as a hurricane on August 30th and dissipated on September 15th. It was the most intense and life-threatening hurricane in the Atlantic since 2007 with its highest winds at 185 mph. Irma hit 8 areas as well, including: eastern United States(especially Florida), the Virgin Islands, Cape Verde, The Bahamas, Cuba, Turks and Caicos Islands, Greater Antilles, and Leeward Islands (especially Barbuda, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin). Irma formed from a tropical wave near the Western Coast of Africa, which picked up thunderstorms and showers and merged into a low pressure cyclone. The hurricane season did not end after Harvey and Irma. Caribbean areas braced themselves subsequently for more hurricanes, including Maria, Jose, Lee, and Katia. As the hurricane season continues to impact people around the world, we can help by donating to charities and supporting hurricane relief groups.
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Sky Blue & T-Bone Dear Sky Blue and T-Bone, I went to watch the Homecoming Game on Friday and was very sad that we lost. I went to the dance thinking it would get better. But my date ditched me, my friends weren’t around me to comfort me and save me, and I somehow ended up all alone at InN-Out at 3 A.M. right now. Please, provide me with comforting words that I lack in everyday life! Sincerely, It’s Cold and Lonely Here Dear It’s Cold and Lonely Here, In regards to the ball game… all of Hillsdale was sad that we lost, not just you. But as long as we remember that Hillsdale is superior to Aragon in many ways (one of which may or may not be football), it might not seem so bad after all. It is obvious to you that your relationship situation is not a pleasant one. You must bear in mind, however, that there can be blessings in disguise, that there is always light at the end of the tunnel, that no matter how depressing a situation may be, there is always a bright side. Having a date and your friends ditch you on the same night might be a blessing in disguise—you might meet someone tomorrow who is a perfect date, and you might wander into a group of people at school who you connect with. Better people are out there, just go out there and explore! Sincerely,
Sky Blue
Dear It’s Cold and Lonely Here, Your situation: it sucks. You need new friends. On the bright side, In-NOut food is pretty awesome, especially at strange hours of the night. I would highly recommend getting a classic burger and fries to drown out your homecoming failures, which will follow you for the next three months till formal rolls around. Better luck next time! Sincerely,
T-Bone
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November Crossword ACROSS:
1: District-wide College and Career Fair host 4: Soda, or trending music 7: Gravestone acronym 10: Irrational circle ratio 11: Dark Side group under Snoke 12: 4A/4B schedule for ___ 13: Metalworking block 16: Valleyspeak filler word 18: Graduates 19: Improv squad at Hillsdale 20: Short sleeve shirt 21: Slowly, in music 25: Much about nothing 26: Knight in Hollywood 30: Floral necklace 31: Go for a birdie (sport) 33: Grades nine through twelve 36: Teacher assistant 38: Founded (abbreviation) 39: Federal anti-drug law enforcement agency 40: 9th period on Thursdays 41: Negative 43: Hillsdale’s diplomatic simulation club 44: The Star Spangled Banner, for example 45: Control, as with guns
Monthly Dose of Puns • • • •
What do you call a light that spins? A lanTURN! What do you call a structural component made of medicine? A PILLar! What class protects your face from the light? ad-VISOR-y What kind of fruit likes to sleep a lot? Pine-NAP-ple!
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1: Underclassmen house 2: Riot game abbreviation, or humorless acronym 3: Scroll Advice columnist, with T-Bone 5: Ireland hurricane 6: Large pastry tart 7: Highway, such as 66 8: Little Knights ___ 9: Great Court message 14: Wine container 15: Woods, of Cinderella fame 17: Jungle Book snake 22: Australian wild dog 23: The State of Georgia (abbreviation) 24: Freudian instinct 27: People fleeing hardship, as in Grapes of Wrath 28: Fantine’s daughter 29: Hillsdale’s sophomore trial 32: Often epic, in internet terms 33: Fought by Hercules and Steve Rogers 34: California post-secondary education system 35: Unencrypted URL prefix 37: Confectionary torus 42: Singular sensation 43: Newton’s second law for F
November Polls
Polls opened 10/26 - 11/3; 503 respondents. Ask your advisor if you weren’t able to respond to the poll!
What do you call a cow with three legs? Lean beef. What do you call a cow with no legs? Ground beef. What does a cow standing on two legs say? Udder nonsense. What do you call a group of scared cattle? COWards.
Comic of the Month!
October Crossword Answers Answers that are more than one word do not contain a space in the crossword. ACROSS: 7: Don 9: Columbia 10: Sweep 14: Sir Cedric 17: Advisory * 18: Senior defense 19: Great 20: Shield
Editors-InChief: Ben Liao Eilleen zhang Web Designer: Henry Gu Advisor: Ms. Mylan Senior Staff Writers: Julia Chen
Andrew Chang Anya LanceChacko Esha Kher
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Staff Writers: Olivia Umstead Julia Richardson Elise Raphael Allison Rulli Chaninder Rishi Emily Chang Leah Scibetta Luke Hofstetter Mitchell Yu
Photographers: Ari inouye Dyana Huarez
Elizabeth Donovan
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