The Flash Volume 22 Issue 3

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Rocklin High School | Vol No. 22 Issue 3 | April 2015 | Cover Photo by Caitlin Seggerman

FLASH AROUND THE WORLD

Editor-in-Chief Lydia Tahraoui Co-Editor-in-Chief Elias Alba Design Editors Emily McCrary Rachel MacMaster Feature Photographer Caitlin Seggerman

Table of Contents Sports

Reviews

4. Dance It Out 5. Time to Say Goodbye

20. Big Eyes & The Artist 21. Raise Your Voice & Selma

Feature

Opinion

6-7. Intro to Express Yourself 8. Gender & Sexuality 9. Representing LGBT 10. Expression Through Food 11. District Cuts VAPA Funding 12. Rap Culture 13. Expressive Fashion 14. You Have Rights 15. Share Your Voice 16. Anime and Cosplay 17. Fandoms 18. Furries 19. How We Speak 22. Reaching Outward 23. All That Jazz 26-27. Capture Moments

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28. Politcal Censorship 29. Post Secrets

Advertisements: 24-25 Honor Guard: 30-31

Photo Editors Destinee Czub Rachel Polivka Alyx Stone Assistant Editors Courtney Harper Faith Holloway Allyson Lent Sarah Lovejoy Staff Writers Riley Baldwin Marley Bauer Connor Bolli Shelby Boyajan Megan Bradbury Lindsay Carrier Grant Cluff Karl Danielsen Kendall DeRosa Garrett Gebhardt Allison Gerber Maure Gildea Efrain Gonzalez Courtney Harper Adrianna Havey Faith Holloway Allyson Lent Sarah Lovejoy Rebecca Michael Sawyer Milam Katelyn Morgan Jordan Noble Lauren Parker Jasmine Passey Melanie Seyfried Taylor Schoultz Jessica Valverde Photojournalists Allie Cleland Nicole Corsetti Destinee Czub Amanda DeLaby Arabella Martinez Taylor Sims Kaylin Smith Serena Straub

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The Your Story, Your School series is part of a assignment completed by all media students during the year. Subjects of these profiles are chosen at random and published in The Flash print and online editions, the @rocklinyearbook on Instagram, and in the Tonitrus yearbook. This assignment is inspired by CBS News Steve Hartman’s “Everyone Has a Story” and Brandon Stanton’s “Human of New York.”

[Isabelle Tlustosch] RHS sophomore fosters passion for rock music by playing in a band with friends.

Countless children dream of growing up to be wealthy rockstars, actors, or athletes. For most, these unlikely ambitions fade with age, but for some, they last a lifetime.

Their music, true to their inspiration, seeks to take after the rock and roll greats of decades past. Often times they enjoy performing covers to their favorite rock songs rather than writing original music.

RHS sophomore Isabelle Tlustosch has had a lifelong love for rock music and first pursued playing an instrument in the fourth grade. Six years later she is capable of playing the bass guitar, electric guitar, and bass drums.

Even after a year of being together, the band has remained nameless. However, Isabelle said that she and the other band members “kind of want to be called Fish Biscuit.” Above all, the band serves as a casual way for each of them to let loose and have fun without the restraints of a full-time commitment.

Isabelle’s family members, particularly her father, encouraged her musical tendencies at a young age. Her inspiration also came from legendary rock bands such as Led Zeppelin and the Grateful Dead.

“We rehearse on Mondays at our guitar studio. There’s an open room where we all just hang out,” Isabelle said.

“Both bands have a lot of guitar in them and I like how they layer their music together. They’re just classic, “ Isabelle said.

While Isabelle enjoys her membership in this rock band, she intends to pursue other academic interests after her 2017 high school graduation date.

About a year ago, Isabelle and three friends from her music studio formed a band. They have been playing together ever since, occasionally at open mic nights in cafés as well as sports pubs.

“I actually want to become a biologist or an environmental scientist, but if I did become a rockstar then that’d be pretty cool,” she said.

“It was one of our teacher’s idea for the four of us to form a small group, and we liked it so we just kept it together,” Isabelle said.

Isabelle’s participation in the band has provided her with a chance to express her passion for music that, unlike the band, will last a lifetime.

BY Faith Holloway

DANCE IT OUT

Everyone has their own outlet of expression, a way to let out their emotions and escape from challenges they may face through writing, drawing, or sports.

For freshman Haley Romig, dance is a respite from reality, a way for her to release emotions. ”It’s a therapeutic thing, and it makes me feel free. In dance nobody really judges me, so I can make mistakes and do whatever I want or feel. It really just keeps me together,” Romig said.

Without the fear of being constantly judged or frowned upon Haley can fully expose herself and her personality freely and completely.

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[Haley Romig] ”It’s a therapeutic thing, and it makes me feel free. In dance nobody really judges me, so I can make mistakes and do whatever I want or feel. It really just keeps me together,” Romig said.

Throughout her life Romig has looked to dance as her sanctuary, and uses it when she needs to let out her emotions in ways that words can’t.

Dance is held so closely to Haley that when she had to step away from it because of financial issues, she felt as if she wasn’t herself.

“It was hard because I didn’t have anything to let my emotions out or keep me sane. I couldn’t cope without it because it was such a big part of my life,” said Romig.

Not only is dance a conduit for emotion, it also has the health benefits that such a physically demanding activity provides. It gives you balance and precision, and exercises you in a way other sports or activities cannot. Romig looks to dance for the athletic purposes as well, since dance is one of the easiest ways to get exercise and stay in shape.

“The athleticism is amazing and it’s a lot harder than people think. I have to put everything into a performance and make it look effortless and easy,” said Romig.

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[Bayleigh Shank] “Sometimes I’m not always in the best situations and if I ever feel uncomfortable or stressed it helps me escape from anything that might be putting any anxiety on me,” said Shank.

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While Haley uses dance to let out her emotions, Freshman Bayleigh Shank looks to dance in a different way. Shank is a freshman and has used dance not only to express herself but as an escape from the world and any troubles that may be bound with it.

“Sometimes I’m not always in the best situations and if I ever feel uncomfortable or stressed it helps me escape from anything that might be putting any anxiety on me,” said Shank.

Through dance Bayleigh not only express herself but departs from problems, reality or even her own thoughts. While dance is known for its effortless beauty and its coherent choreography, it goes much deeper. With their emotions running through them, dancers channel themselves through their craft, pouring out their feelings through their graceful movements.

BY Jessica Valverde and Kendall Derosa

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[Time to Say Goodbye] It goes like this: You’re introduced to the game, and you fall in love with it. You engage in the activity year after year, growing as a player, learning from coaches and making your parents proud. You hit your first home run, and as you round the bases you feel like you couldn’t love the game any more than you do in that moment.

But somewhere in between the countless hours of practice, the summer long all-star seasons, and the hundreds of home runs, you begin to question why you’re even playing. You lose the love.

By January 1, 2015, three athletes were faced with an important decision: Play the game they grew up loving, but no longer felt a deep attachment to, or move on, leaving all the memories of their baseball careers behind. Juniors Hayden Gibson and Derek Johnson, and senior Blake Laurin decided to hang up their gloves and take a break from the game they had played since childhood.

“Mostly all of the players my age, myself included, have been playing since we were five or six,” said Hayden.

The consensus from all three was that the game didn’t excite them anymore. Even if they were performing well, they didn’t feel the same way about the game that they did at a younger age. Simply put, they lost their passion for the game.

“I just felt like I wasn’t having fun anymore, and after playing four years of football I could really see the differences in the sports, and I realized that I didn’t really enjoy playing baseball anymore,” said Blake.

One of the most difficult parts about deciding not to try out for the team was breaking the news to teammates

and coaches that were fundamental in each athlete’s experience with baseball.

Hayden’s long-time teammate Alec Beingessner said, “It’s going to be weird because I grew up playing with him. It will be different not having anyone I can always go and play catch with or talk about the game with.”

In addition to the Coaches and teammates, players had to break the news to their parents, who sometimes doubled as their coaches.

“My dad took it the hardest out of everyone, but was eventually supportive of me because he didn’t want me doing something I no longer enjoyed doing,” said Blake.

Keeping busy without playing baseball does not seem to be a challenge for the three, whose plans range from hitting the weight room,volunteering at after school tutoring programs, getting jobs, or even trying other spring sports, like golf.

“I’m going to be helping at the special olympics, and I might try to get a job,” said Hayden Baseball will continue to be an important part of the guys’ lives, whether they’re playing it for their high school or not.

While his old teammates are on the field, Blake plans to be in the stands supporting them. Likewise, Derek says he might try to play some travel ball with all of his time off.

“Baseball will always be a big part of my life. Who knows, maybe this leave will be temporary, and I’ll be back next year,” said Johnson.

BY Allyson Lent

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EXPRESS YOURSELF

This year’s issues of the Flash are each centerred around a theme that’s relevant to us all. For this special, expanded edition, the theme is Express Yourself.

We’re human, so we all have different ways of expressing our feelings and emotions: using our talents and gifts to put a little piece of ourselves into whatever we do. We cathartically pour our emotion into an intense sport, channel our sadness into a powerful performance, capture the joy of a moment immortalized, or obsess fervently over the things that bring us contentment. Whether it’s the masterpieces created, the songs sung, the battles fought, or a beautiful combination of them all, the students at Rocklin High express themselves in ways that are truly moving.

-Lydia Tahraoui and Elias Alba 2014-2015 Flash Editors-in-Chief

GENDER&SEXUALITY

Homosexual: Attracted to same gender Heterosexual: Attracted to opposite Gender Queer: representation of those who fall out of gender/sexuality “norms” Pansexual: romantic / sexual / physical and/or spiritual attraction for all genders identities/expressions Skoliosexual: only attracted to genderqueer or transexual Polysexual: attraction to more than two genders, but not all Bisexual: Attracted to same, and opposite sexes Asexual: Lack of sexual attraction to any gender Transexualism: Difference in gender, but not sexuality (female to male, attracted to female)

Cisgender: Identifies as the gender given at birth Transgender: Identifies as a different gender than given at birth, sexuality can be something else Non-Binary: Do not identify as male/female but both, none, or mixed (umbrella or person’s specific) (Gender non-conforming) (Gendervariant) Neutrois: Non-binary expression under genderqueer and transexual expressions (defined by you) Demigirl / Demiguy: Partially girl/guy but not wholly Genderqueer: expression for all genders that are not on the binary Bigender: HavIng two genders, moving between the two Trigender: Having three genders / not the traditional “male” or “female” construct (thirdgender) Genderfluid: Not primarily focused on one gender, can move even with sexuality, broad umbrella (Pan-gender) Agender: Are not any gender but themselves (do not have to be asexual) (genderless) (gendernulling) Androgyne: a gender expression that has both masculine and feminine

qualities (center of Non-binary scale) (Intersex)

Introduction

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Acceptance is a message being spread by several people for varieties of reasons, but the main definition changes. The personalized goal is for people to be accepted across the board for differences, beliefs, preferences, and anything in between.

Nina Gioiosa, president of the Rocklin High School Drama Club, advocates for this because she believes that the reality of acceptance is the primary goal for a brighter future. The generous feeling of giving and happiness is more important than judgement for subjects people do not know enough about.

Nina is loving and supportive and the reason she agreed to publicly advocate for this is because she has personal experience in being traumatized for being “different”. Nina is pansexual, and is open about this issue in hope others who are not comfortable with who they are.

me acceptance means Reflection “To that you quit trying to change

yourself. You recognize that you are who you are, and you love yourself for what you are.

You deserve to be validated in every aspect in your life. Your feelings, sexuality or just on how you feel are real. You are real, and what you feel is alright.” said Nina.

Even still this message goes beyond sexuality and into practically every subject. Gender follows the same lines, just because someone is not you does not mean personally victimizing someone for being different is not okay.

“People don’t accept others because they are afraid of what’s different. Variety can scare people. Especially when it comes from moral judgements. I think anything that isn’t the majority can create fear... Or maybe they have a hard time accepting themselves. Acceptance means loving someone regardless of what they can’t change - even if they want to.”

Nina said.

BY Grant Cluff

Representing LGBT [CHELSEA FITZSIMMONS] Chelsea Fitzsimmons is a diverse and unique student who wants people to be themselves. She is known for her key part in her YouTube channel: ChelsMarSam, PC: Rachel Polivka her outstanding talent in choir and dance, as well as constant participation in the Rocklin High School Theatre program. However, this is not all she wants to be known for. Chelsea is an active humanist and egalitarian spreading her message whenever possible. She shares her own experience of being bisexual to fuel support.

Chelsea’s main message: support people in everything they do.

“Never be ashamed of who you are or what you feel no matter what. At the end of the day you should do what makes you happy and be who you want (to be), and never be afraid to be yourself,” said Chelsea.

For many people, it is a large deal to have a different sexuality, as for her, she emphasizes that everything was very nonchalant. She’s more afraid of “being kidnapped” than the overwhelming and over dramatic process of ‘coming out’ as it was made out to be. She shared her experience with her mom.

“My mom was raised that any different sexuality was not accepted, but she got over that with my many years in theatre. It was nerve wracking the moments beforehand, but it needed to be done.

Ironically we were in Chick Fil A and after I came out, she asked politely, ‘Do you want a milkshake?’”

After having the support from friends and family, Chelsea was brave enough to face the public.

“If people asked me, I would tell them.” She continued to point out how outlandish the ordeal was. “I didn’t really ‘come out’ because, I don’t feel you need to. Straight people don’t have to, so why should I?” As the vice-president of the Gay Straight Alliance, Chelsea shares the advice not only to people with differences, but to everyone that accepting yourself will help you to be happy in the long run.

“I feel like I was really scared at first, because I had no idea how people would react to it, because it was just me.” “The first person I told was Sam Bank, the first person is always the hardest, I guess admitting it to myself outloud said that ‘I really am’ and resonated with me” Ever since, Chelsea has been working for people’s understanding of different sexualities and genders so everyone can live freely without judgement of something that cannot be controlled. 1.8% of the population has identified themselves as bisexual, that is around 126 million people.

This large number of people are not the only people that are oppressed, but Chelsea’s personal connection gives her motivation to vouch for equal rights everywhere.

Chelsea Fitzsimmons is a model student with her multitude of expressions, experiences, and specialties. As a delightful person, she gives back to her community for the benefit of others and hopes that same respect will be showed to her.

BY Grant Cluff

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MERINGUE Senior Breanna Baptista expresses her individuality through baking. She’s the only student from Rocklin High to participate in ROP Baking, a class that takes baking to the next level.

“Its a lot of fun, but there’s a lot of competition. Its cool you get to know people from other schools.” Baptista explains.

“There’s also a lot of artistry involved in baking, and in plating especially,” Baptista says. “I can play with the food’s

Ingredients

2 egg whites 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/8 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup super fine white sugar

Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.

2. Make sure mixing bowl is very clean! In medium bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat egg whites until frothy; add cream of tartar and salt.

Beat on high speed until stiff.

3. Gradually add sugar while mixing. Add vanilla.

4. Using the largest plain round tip, pipe small mounds approximately 1 inch apart. Alternate: drop batter by heaping teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. Bake at 300 degrees for 25 minutes. Turn oven off; leave cookies in oven for another 30 minutes. They can be left in the

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color, shape, and texture,” she explains.

Plating is the art of arranging food on a plate. While this may seem simple to the everyday person, there are a lot of different styles and techniques involved in presenting food aesthetically.

Baptista loves baking as a form of self-expression and hopes to pursue her passion in culinary arts.

oven for an additional 2 to 3 hours, or even overnight to ensure complete drying.

5. For discs, trace a few 5 to 6 inch circles on the back of a parchment paper, then flip the paper over. Pipe each circle so that it is evenly filled with meringue. Bake the same as above.

Variations: Add food coloring for festive holiday touch: green for Christmas; pink and yellow for Easter, etc. For peppermint meringues add 2 crushed candy canes. You can also add 1 cup of toasted coconut and 1⁄4 tsp. almond extract. You can add 1⁄2 tsp. of lemon zest and 1⁄4 tsp lemon extract. 1 cup of finely ground almonds is another addition. Another option is 1 T. cocoa powder and 1/3 cup chocolate chips. One last option is to add 2 teaspoons of instant coffee. Or, what about 1 T. of cocoa powder and 1 tsp. of instant coffee. Do NOT use peppermint extract, it will cause your meringue to deflate.

Recipe by Breanna Baptista; reported by Melanie Seyfried

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[DISTRICT CUTS FUNDING FOR VAPA PROGRAM] Budget cuts in VAPA programs have been a common theme since the economic crash of 2008. Here at Rocklin High, the cuts are not as bad as the cuts less wealthy schools face, but they still put strain on teachers, students, and programs alike.

For Mr. David Dick, Rocklin High’s band teacher, the worst part of budget cuts don’t happen at the high school level.

Due to reduced funds at the district level, the number of band teachers at the elementary level has been reduced to two teachers for eleven schools. The lower number of staff lends itself to reduced programs as well.

“Music programs aren’t starting until fifth grade, which is a year later than traditional for violin lessons to start. It’s like a tree; if the roots are weak, the branches will be too,” Mr. Dick said.

Due to reduced instruction at the elementary level, high school students are being restricted in their band and orchestra classes. The more ambitious music students have found themselves kept from musical expression.

“We are having to change the music that we play, which is holding back some of the more ambitious musicians. The students that are musically gifted aren’t able to reach their full potential because the class has to accommodate the students who haven’t had as much instruction,” Mr. Dick said.

However, teachers are doing a good job of not allowing budget cuts to affect their students. Voluntary contributions have long been a part of athletics, and in past years they have become just as much a part of VAPA programs.

“Recently, we have started asking for voluntary contributions at the beginning of the year. Our budget is no longer

enough to buy music, new instruments, and repair old instruments.” Mr Dick said.

Because of this, students are having to step up in the form of fundraising and voluntary contributions, although Mr. Dick doesn’t always agree with it.

“I don’t think that students should have to pay for everything they do,” Mr. Dick said. Students know that budget cuts exist, but they don’t feel that they are being restrained by the cuts. They are asked to pay a voluntary contributions, but the programs continue much as they did prior to cuts.

Additionally, budget cuts are affecting the annual productions put on by the RHS theater.

“We almost didn’t have a musical last year and we had a voluntary contribution to support the show. We weren’t asked to pay it this year though” said Lisa Adriani, a junior in Jazz Band, Symphonic Band and the Pit Band for the musical.

“Teacher stipends for the musical used to be part of the budget. Now, we are using Musical profits to fund teacher stipends, which means that less money is going to the theater program for music, scripts, props, and costumes,” Mr. Dick said.

Overall, VAPA cuts have dealt serious blows to VAPA programs both at an introductory level and at a high school level. With programs being cancelled and scaled back, artistically-inclined students have found obstacles to their self-expression. Teachers do a good job of keeping the programs strong, though, which gives students something to be grateful for.

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RAP CULTURE Rap music has been a huge part of American pop culture since the 1970s. In more recent years, it gained further popularity when SoundCloud, a music sharing website, was founded in August of 2007. Here at RHS, we are encouraged to pursue our dreams and try to excel in everything we do -- a mindset aspiring rap artist and RHS Junior Keyshon Williams keeps close to heart. “[Music has] been the only thing that I can work on for hours.

I’ll go a whole day without eating and not even realize it...I’ve never been more passionate about something,” said senior Keyshon Williams.

Keyshon has aspired to become a rap artist since he discovered his passion his Freshman year. Though he was interested, he truly buckled down and became serious about his music the summer before his Junior year.

Accustomed to writing songs at his leisure, Keyshon received a new laptop which led him to download a music program called Audacity. Soon enough, Keyshon was spending hours writing lyrics and toying around on his laptop. His love for music grew, it was his outlet for all the built up stress and emotion in his life, and for the simple things in life as well.

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“I’ll meet a girl and if she makes me want to write a song, not even about her, but just stuff that I find out about myself throughout meeting other people - that always inspires me to go and write another song,” Keyshon explained.

Keyshon has 9 tracks on his SoundCloud and plans to attend American River College, which is ranked as one of the best music schools in California. He is on a steady track to one day being perhaps as famous as Childish Gambino - a music figure he looks up to greatly.

“It was cool that [Childish Gambino] had something to say, and I want to say something with music… help other people with what they’re going through while just highlighting what I’m going through and seeing that there’s all these similarities,” Keyshon said.

Check out Keyshon’s SoundCloud: @quesokeysh.

BY Courtney Harper

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FASH ION

Expression at Rocklin High School comes in more forms than the 1,025,109 words in the English language. More and more people are trying to stand out of the crowd by making bold changes to their style.

Some change their look by coloring their hair bright colors, gauging their ears or getting as many tattoos as possible.

Junior Emily Lund dyed her hair a shade of bright magenta. “People understand when they see me that I don’t really care if how I look is considered normal,” Emily said.

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She feels as though she can express who she is through her hair. “The first time I dyed it was almost a year ago. I was bored with my natural hair,” said Emily. “I use it as a representation of myself.”

She was only allowed to dye her hair one color when she first started out, a deal she struck with her mom, “The first color I dyed it was pink. I wanted to dye my hair and that was the only color my mom would allow, so I just did it.” Since then, her mom is open to her dyeing her hair a variety of colors.

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Emily isn’t afraid of how others see her; she instead focuses on her own happiness. “I don’t care if I’m doing what everyone else is doing, I’m just doing me.”

Senior Ashley Akers feels the same way. As soon as she turned 18, Ashley got two tattoos. Only a little while later she got another two, and plans on getting five more.

“The bow is because I played softball forever. You always wear a bow in your hair in softball, so now I have a bow on my neck so when I don’t play

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it anymore, I can always remember the experience. On my foot, my mom and I have matching tattoos,” said Ashley.

Just like hair color, people are not too quick to judge about tattoos anymore.

According to our survey, 48.91% of the students at RHS are indifferent to them. Many opinionated teenagers seem to find tattoos attractive rather than trashy.

Some people argue that people who get tattoos will regret it down the road. “I won’t regret them since they mean something to me,” Ashley said.

Senior Michael Spina chose to express himself with gauges, which are not as popular as tattoos and wild hair colors at Rocklin.

“Not too many people have them and they are kind of frowned upon, not that it’s a form of rebellion,” Michael said.

Along with the gauges, Michael also has grown a beard. “My friend dared me to grow it out until I was 18 and then when I turned 18 last month, I decided to keep doing it,” he said.

Students on the Rocklin High School campus choose a variety of different ways to express themselves. These trends may not be something a lot of people follow, but they help to diversify RHS. Update: Since this story has been written, Emily Lund has dyed her hair a bright shade of magenta.

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YOU HAVE

RIGHTS

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magine this: you are sitting in class when suddenly, police enter with drug dogs and force everyone outside. You are told that they are simply doing a routine check to see if anyone has drugs in their backpacks.

Should you be worried? Of course not, you have nothing in there to hide ... right? Well, what if they then ask to check your phone? Now you are starting to get a little hesitant.

They might say “If we can check your bag, why not your phone?”

You have nothing to hide until you have something to hide.

The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution gives you and your peers the ability to decline a request of search without probable cause. If there is not a valid reason why you are specifically being suspected and searched, you are allowed to say no to a search. Even if you have nothing to get in trouble for, always protect your rights.

County Courthouse in front of a judge.

Sweta Parija believes that becoming familiar with the constitution is important, “With the knowledge that you have, it’s harder to get manipulated in a lot of methods that the government can impose on the public” It is important to teach young adults good public speaking skills and give a synopsis of real life situations.

With the assistance of Mock Trial and other opportunities like Government classes, students at Rocklin are better informed about their rights inside and outside of school.

BY Allison Gerber and Lauren Parker

Rocklin High’s Mock Trial pre-trial attorneys, Ashley Hay, Casey Silver, and Sweta Parija deal with these types of situations in the cases they are assigned. The pre-trial attorneys argue the validity of the Fourth Amendment in their assigned case.

Once the pre-trial attorneys and the rest of the team prepare their arguments, directs, crosses, and redirects, they compete in the county competition at the Auburn PC: Stacy O’Melia

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RHS students voice their political views through on-campus clubs and community-wide activities.

The chief concerns for most high school teenagers revolve around their grades, sports, and social lives. However, many headstrong RHS students have already begun to formulate their opinions and call for political change despite being underage and in the midst of adolescent chaos.

The Girl Up Club, supervised by Ms. Pilar Padilla, meets every Blue Wednesday to discuss their aligning views on feminism and goal of raising female political empowerment.

Founded and lead by RHS sophomore Hannah Shows after she attended a women’s leadership camp called Girls’ Leadership Worldwide, the club focuses on fundraising for girls’ education elsewhere in the world.

“I was really empowered by the issues that I saw [at the leadership camp], and there’s so many solutions to these problems. There was just no way to get them to people who would care, so I decided to found Girl Up,” Hannah said.

Since its founding, the club has accumulated a solid twenty members dedicated to improving the worldwide stance of women.

“We raise awareness and fundraise money to send back to the United Nations so that they can buy bikes, education, and supplies for girls around the world that need them,” Hannah said.

Although the Girl Up Club’s primary focuses revolve around helping women abroad whose access to education and public life is much more limited than their American counterparts, the club also works to improve situations close to home.

“We are working locally right now; we have a couple of programs at Origin that we are running by Ms. Padilla.

We are focusing on awareness because part of being empowered is knowing the issue in the first place,” said Hannah.

Another program on campus that discusses the political issues of today is the Speech and Debate team coached by Mr. James Grace.

The team meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30 starting the first day of school and wrapping up at the end of April. Practices include fundraising, vocal warm ups, and impromptu speeches presented in front of a group.

Speech and Debate team members gain experience with

SHARE YOUR

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both Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum style debates during competitions. Students are directed to argue either the affirmative or negative point of view on a topic, prepare their case and then present it in front of their opponent and a judge.

Debate victories can earn individuals points, whereupon they may be accepted into elite societies. For example, 25 points can earn a competitor membership in the prestigious National Forensic League, which boasts the membership of influential American politicians like John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama.

“Debate is the foundation of our democracy. It is the idea of freedom of speech and it teaches people to respond respectfully to those with different opinions,” Mr. Grace said.

Speech and Debate also encompasses those with creative rather than political ambitions. Junior Ashton Aspley, a second-year member of the Speech and Debate team, has won multiple competitions in the original Prose and Poetry category. His poetry revolves around a mother and a son living in the absence of the father.

“I love to write, and I love to act. Speech and Debate kind of combines the two for me,” Ashton said.

The opportunities, teams and clubs available to RHS students have given them the chance to express their political and moral beliefs as well as their individuality even before they leave high school and enter the realm of adulthood.

BY Faith Holloway

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conventions and cosplay

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ost people only dress up in costumes on Halloween, but others dress up in costumes year round. People that dress up year-round as their favorite characters are called cosplayers.

to see everybody that’s a nerd come together and just talk about the stuff they like and dislike. There are amazing costumes and I don’t even know how to sew so I don’t know how they do it,” he said.

One unique way some people express themselves is by going to conventions and cosplaying by making costumes based off of characters from shows, books, comics, manga (which are Japanese comics), video games, or any similar art forms. People go to conventions to find new things and ideas, meet new people, and see famous actors and voice actors.

The most popular convention is San Diego’s Comic-Con International. Comic-Con started out very small, but over the years, has grown big enough to max out space. Getting tickets has proven to be a long and arduous process and they tend to sell out within an hour of going on sale.

Cosplays (costumes based off of fictional characters) can span from simple to complex to anywhere in between. Some people, like Yaya Han, have even started businesses based on their cosplays. Anyone can cosplay anything they want, and most people like to show off their cosplays at conventions.

In Sacramento, around August/September and early January, the Sacramento Convention Center and Sheraton Grand Hotel hold SacAnime, a convention that’s all about popular culture. The show, while mostly being anime related, is a place for fans of anything to come and express themselves in a safe, fun environment.

Andrew Tindall, a sophomore here at Rocklin, has been to SacAnime twice. “It was cool, because you basically get

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McKenna Crowe, a sophomore, described Comic-Con as being “more of like going and seeing really cool panels and seeing celebrities.”

McKenna thinks that SacAnime is more social than Comic-Con, due to the cosplay gatherings and the friendly dispositions of people there. The conventions are different, but it is largely agreed that they are equally fun. A convention is an exciting and chaotic place to be, especially because of how many people attend them.

At the end of the day, cosplayers take pride in their costumes and the hard work they put in. People cosplay because they want to. In doing so, they show that they, in Andrew’s words, “aren’t afraid to be who [they] really are.”

BY Rebecca Michael

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veryone has been a big fan or follower of something at some point of their life. There aren’t many feelings in life like waiting with baited breath for the next episode, the next season, or the next game. So what if you could feel that, but with a thousand other people next to you, feeling the same thing?

That is, essentially, a fandom. The internet allows fans to connect anonymously and to share their ideas and passion with like minded people. While TV shows tend to create the biggest fandoms, they can spring up around virtually anything: a movie series, a webcomic, a book… You name it, it’s got a fandom, Sophomore Sophie Kleinfelder said, “I think what people don’t understand is almost everyone is in one fandom or another. As long as you’re a fan of something, you are in a fandom.”

Because so many fans share online, media naturally accumulates more followers. With all this attention, lots of fans become willing to not just consume, but also to contribute to their community.

In recent years, a new kind of fan has emerged from fandoms; not just one that follows along or collects cards, but one that actually creates content related to their interests for others to consume.

This content is usually some form of art, from drawings to paintings to stories about alternate universes, alternate endings, and romances. Fandoms know no limits when it comes to expressing adoration for what they love.

However, there are some reasons why fandoms are not more mainstream. Many people in fandoms end up addicted to their interests, making them unable to focus in school.

Some even lose friends as they cease to care about real life.

Furthermore, many fandoms can be daunting and elitist.

Take for instance, certain members of SuperWhoLock (a mix of the Doctor Who, Sherlock, and Supernatural fandoms) often refuse to accept other people’s opinions, and prefer to obsess over certain characters. People who disagree are simply told to leave the fandom.

All fans are part of fandoms. What diversifies fandoms is how they show passion and devotion for their shared interests. Whether one chooses to participate or not, fandoms can give people a place to showcase their interests and individuality and are great ways for people to express themselves.

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IT’S FUR REAL Self-expression varies wildly from person to person, and one of the most unique is the misunderstood form of expression of those who identify as anthropomorphic, or animal-human hybrids. More commonly, these people are known as furries.

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As a fairly ostracized community, many people fall victim to the misconceptions about these people.

While some furries do express themselves sexually, Wong and Williams both said that there are plenty more who do not.

In fact, there is a larger population of furries at Rocklin than one might guess,

There are plenty of furries in the world, and there are some here at Rocklin High as well.

Junior Rebecca Wong identifies as a wolf “Being a furry brings me joy. I enjoy it. You get to be an animal that you feel is your closest personality that you’re really close to, and you feel a certain bond with. When you have this bond, you want to get closer, so you start dressing like it.”

“A lot of people started calling me ‘catgirl.’ It hurt, but I just kept wearing it because it’s me.”

Kaylee Williams, a Senior, says that the furry community is really not what everybody else thinks of it.

“It’s people who like to have fun and express themselves, mainly doing it by being like animals or dressing like animals.”

Williams also stated that there were major misconceptions

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“A lot of people think that furries have to do with mainly sex, but that’s not the case. It really isn’t.”

“I’d say 20-30. It is a big population, and most of them are in the closet because they’re afraid of being picked on.” said Wong.

Williams described what it was like to deal with judgemental peers, “Hard, especially since I started wearing my tail everyday.

I would have it get pulled, a lot of people started calling me ‘catgirl.’ It hurt, but I just kept wearing it because it’s me.”

Wong explained how she feels about being chastised, “I don’t let it bother me. I ignore it. When I do have people come to me and say, ‘Oh, you’re weird, you’re a furry, you’re a freak!’ I just say you can call me that, but I live my life, and don’t judge me on living my life.

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HOW WE [SPEAK ]

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PHRASE:

STUDENTS:

TEACHERS:

Thirsty

“You’re desperate. You want someone in that way.” -Shireen Nash

“Either you’re really hot for someone or you’re parched.

Maybe both.” -Madame Arino

“A group of homies.” -Alex Hinerman

“A cohesive group of individuals searching for one universal goal.” -Mr. Sturgeon

“Pretty cool, good.” -Nadiv Khondker

“Distasteful, bad.” -Mr. Spears

Turnt

“Intoxicated, but not necessarily under the influence.” Riley Rosenberg

“Harsh, blunt, forceful. Something with ‘oomph’.” -Mrs. Benzel

#blessed

“The people who put ‘#blessed’ do not deserve to be #blessed.” -Matt Hauptman

“Grateful.” -Mrs. DeMaria

Squad Gucci

Bruh

“Another term for brother, or bro.” -Mason Johnson

“Brother?” -Ms. Padilla

Salty

“Jealous, angry, annoyed.”

-Matteo Desilva

“Having a bad attitude. Crabby, cynical.” -Mr. Hardy

Slay

“When you or someone else someone looks so good that you or that person may cry.”

-Annira Syed

“In cool, jive terms, it means you did a really good job.”

-Mr. Trejo

Shade

“Tangible contempt that you sling at others in attempt to convey disdain.” -Janae Wada

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“The best times to live in were the fifties...if you were a man.”- Intro to Big Eyes In the true story of Big Eyes directed by Tim Burton, Amy Adams portrays an amazing woman who is being controlled by her husband Walter Keane, played

by Christoph Waltz. Being an extremely talented artist, the protagonist, Margaret Keane, shows her artistic prowess in the large-eyed waifs she illustrates. These paintings are loved by the people that view her art, and her husband sees this quickly, taking the credit as the artist. At first his taking the claim is an accident, but he soon takes advantage of this and takes credit for his wife’s work. Even though it takes her a long time to develop the courage to stand up to her husband and express her freedom as a woman, Margaret finally breaks free with her right as an American citizen to sue.

The movie was directed by Tim Burton, but did not follow the gothic themes that made him famous and made films like The Nightmare Before Christmas stand out.

Without Johnny Depp in a leading role, and without the patented Burton style, this film felt quite different from his others.

The film was fantastic, a lot better than I anticipated it to be. There are several surprises that keep the story intense and engaging. Big Eyes is without a doubt a film worth watching, and a very inspiring story.

BY Jasmine Passey

The Artist

Set in the 1920’s, The Artist depicts the life of George Valentin (Jean Dujardin), a well-known actor with several starstruck fans. In the midst of working on his latest silent-movie film, the already married Valentin finds himself falling deeply in love with a beautiful rising star named Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo).

Unbeknownst to our protagonist, she feels the same way about him. However, Valentin is conflicted; he can’t fight his feelings for Peppy, but he is also reluctant to cheat on his wife. Soon after, when Peppy’s fame is on the rise and the popularity of ‘talkie’ movies increases, Valentin realizes that his career is fading.

The Artist debuted it’s Academy Award-winning performance in 2011 and was subsequently nominated and won Best Director and Best Picture. Within The Artist, it is clear to the audience that the actors shined in their execution of every scene in this movie. All of the actors and actresses in this silent movie used intricate facial expressions and body language to express what was happening in each scene perfectly despite the absence of dialogue. I found this extremely helpful, since this was my first time seeing a silent movie. To those who believe that silent motion pictures aren’t their go-to type of movie, I would strongly suggest to see The Artist anyway. The plot and conflict in The Artist had me captivated and engaged during the whole movie and it was worth viewing. What I love most about this movie is that director Michel Hazanavicius made the film that still shined without spoken dialogue, and about an actor who excels in silent films. Above all, I recommend The Artist to everyone who enjoys movies, regardless of their taste in silent films. Believe me, you won’t be disappointed.

BY Shelby Boyajan

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She has an amazing voice that is enjoyed by her entire family and everyone around her. When her brother, who she looks up to immensely, suddenly dies in an unexpected car crash, she completely gives up on her goals.

After finally tricking her dad into letting her go to a high school summer performing arts camp, she is able to accept what’s happened to her past and being performing again. Singing is her way of expressing herself, and she uses it to get away from the annoyances and distractions she experiences every day.

Overall, I enjoyed the movie very much. Since it came out in 2004, I would consider it an older movie, which made me feel very nostalgic throughout the entire film.

Even though the movie has down or depressing moments, it really shows how Terri used her art to cope with life. However much she went through, singing was her way to escape.

Many students and people around the world are able to relate to this. Music has a way of soothing problems and helping us to feel of importance in the world. Either through listening, singing, dancing or playing, music is able to help us and for Terri Fletcher that’s exactly what it did. Death is a very tragic yet recurring thing in everyone’s life.

When we feel that all has left us or we have nothing left to contribute, music is able to bring us back and connect us to life. That is what I truly enjoyed about this movie and it is a major takeaway for anyone who watches it.

SELMA details the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, beginning soon after Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. The film details King’s struggle to allow the largely black community of Selma, Alabama to vote. The citizens legally have the right to vote, as detailed in the Constitution, but Alabama’s government consistently denied their attempts at registration.

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RAISE YOUR VOICE

is an optimistic movie that about a teenager Terri Fletcher (Hillary Duff) who must be herself and embrace her talents.

The movie is powerful and does a great job of portraying the hardships and struggles faced by African-Americans of the time in the South. The film is fantastic, immediately making the viewer empathetic for the people being suppressed, beaten and killed in their fight for equality.

This is not to say the movie is perfect, as with any history-depicting film, some creative license was taken. For example, president Lyndon B. Johnson was portrayed as putting the right of full black suffrage low on his list of priorities. In reality, president Johnson was in favor of the movement.

The star of the film, David Oyelowo, plays Martin Luther King Jr wonderfully. He reminds an audience that King was a father and husband in addition to his legendary role in the Civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay even managed to keep the message of King’s speeches despite needing to rewrite all of them due to copyright issues.

Selma would be extremely enjoyable for anyone with even the slightest interest in the Civil Rights movement. It may give modern people a slight check on their own grievances to see the injustice of the 1960s in some parts of America. It is a powerful, inspiring movie that will leave an audience more educated about America’s past.

BY Connor Bolli

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very student at Rocklin High School has a passion, whether it is acting, fashion, music, or sports and our ILS program encourages students to pursue these passions. The ILS program is the compilation of Independent Living Skills classes that Rocklin offers, where students with developmental delays are taught life skills such as counting money, reading, and appropriate behaviors in public.

April, a freshman in the ILS program, expresses herself through sports. She recently moved to Rocklin from Arkansas, where she participated in the Special Olympics. A high-achieving athlete, April has won many gold, silver, and bronze medals for track, swimming, basketball, and many other sports. April uses sports as an outlet to help her relieve stress and stay active.

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“I like theater. It’s my favorite thing to do, because I can do it again, once more,” said Jefferson.

By this, he means that he enjoys being able to pretend he is someone else. He likes the challenge of perfecting the scene he is acting out. Acting allows Jefferson to channel his creativity to embellish and perfect the characters and scenes he performs.

Amongst the many talented art students at RHS, Lindsey, a freshman, expresses herself through art.

Lindsey finds pleasure in drawing because it helps her relax.

“It makes me feel happy.”

“I used to be in the Special Olympics. I used to do a lot of sports like swimming and basketball,” April said. “They make me feel good, like I can do anything I want to.”

Jefferson, a senior, is involved in theater. When he is not spending time in R8 with his friends, he is acting out a skit or singing. Last year was Jefferson’s first year in theater, and it quickly became one of his favorite classes.

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“It makes me feel happy,” she said. “I feel concentrated.”

Lindsey is interested in anime and feels confident in her drawings. She is very creative and has a huge imagination; for example, she likes to draw herself as Alice, from Alice in Wonderland.

There are dozens of talents hidden throughout the entire ILS program. While some students identify themselves as athletes, others find themselves through art and drama.

BY Lindsay Carrier and Adrianna Havey

ALL THAT JAZZ

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ot until she finishes belting the last note of “What is Hip” can sophomore Maddie Horton finally relax. The crowd erupts in cheers after her vocals come to an end on the soft cushion of saxophones and trumpets. Her stint with the jazz band may have come to a conclusion, but her appearance in the January 28th VAPA assembly sure hasn’t, with a dance, a choir performance, and a symphonic band song in her not-so-distant future.

Horton is quickly becoming a celebrity across the Rocklin campus. With her participation in symphonic band, jazz band, chamber choir, and dance two partners, plus her role as Mrs. Potts in the winter musical Beauty and the Beast, Horton is becoming one of the more recognizable faces on campus.

“I laugh about people saying that I’m a celebrity on campus a lot because I don’t think that I am one, but I’m glad that people enjoy my performances anyways!” Maddie says.

It’s in her nature to perform for others, and she enjoys herself every day by immersing herself in the programs that allow her to do just that.

“I love all of the programs that I’m involved in, and I wouldn’t want to spend any second of my time doing any-

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thing else,” says Maddie. “Being able to convey emotions to other people is amazing and it feels awesome to be able to impart my feelings on others.”

Being in so many performing arts programs, it seems that Maddie wouldn’t be a victim of stage fright, but she says that that isn’t the case. ¨Right before I go onstage, I get super nervous every single time, but as soon as I start, I’m not nervous at all,¨ Maddie says.

Many people use the creative arts to vent their feelings and to detract from stress in their lives. Maddie’s ability to let herself be free in her performances is one of the most common ways that she keeps her stress at bay. ¨I think that my performing arts classes really just help me take my mind off of things and help me get my emotions out,¨ she says. ¨I get to think about what I’m doing instead of stressing about school or anything else.¨

BY Katelyn Morgan

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OPINIONS IN THE NEWS

Recently, there has been a strange rise of censorship in our world.

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When you talk to someone about censorship, what do they think of? Dictatorship? Nazis? Maybe Hitler or Stalin? But there is another kind of censorship, one that pretends to be something it’s not. I’m talking, of course, of political correctness.

These terms have been used for many years with sort of contest, but with the arrival on political correctness, the terms were contested to be”offensive and unacceptable”.

Political correctness is the process of censoring thoughts and ideas to avoid offending anyone.

Political correctness is not really anything new. Since the 80s, political correctness has been a part of the new public acceptance of civil rights and the establishment of multiculturalism as the de facto moral standard for our government.

This introduction of political correctness into our society has only censored us. So called proponents of “Social Justice” would do well to remember this: the more we attempt to censor our society, the more we progress into a overreaching government. A government that can censor everything we say, think or do. And all this begins with the unattainable goal of sheltering the world from offense.

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But recently with the rise of new radical social justice political groups, political correctness has been taken to new extremes.

In Sydney, Australia, many residents were gearing up for another fantastic holiday season. Mistletoe was being hung, lights were being displayed, and Christmas trees were going up in every home. But some odd force disrupted this happy season. This force is political correctness.

All of the people dressing up as “Santa” were told not to use the traditional “Ho ho ho” laugh. This was due to the fact that in America -- not in Australia, just America -- “ho” can be used as a derogatory term.

Another example can be seen a little closer to home, in Los Angeles, California. In this case, all computer hardware with the words “master” and “slave” were banned, and new labels were forced to be used.

While at first these names may seem a bit odd, a closer look reveals the terms describe the usage of a computer’s hard drive, the “master” hard drive being the primary

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CLASS OF 2016 Alecia Dezzani Alecia is on the swim team and was on

Claire Tooley

the dive team freshman year. She has danced for 11 years and is in dance 4. She is a competetive swimmer and soccer player outside of school. Besides sports, theater is a big part of her life and she has been in 5 RHS productions.

Claire is involved in soccer, photography, ASB Special Programs,Thunder Galleria, DARE, and CSF. She volunteered as a peer tutor in summer school. She also volunteers yearly as a camp counsler at Camp Invention, a science camp for kids. Claire plans on attending Santa Clara University and becoming an elementary school teacher.

Ally Lent

Dominic Navarro

Ally is part of Varsity Volleyball. She is Friends Club president, CSF vice president, NHS, Journalism staff web editor, plus period mentor, Unicef vice president and Thuner Galleria. She enjoys cooking, volleyball, vacationing, hiking, and hanging out with friends.

Angela Hong

Angela is on the Dance Team, is a third year in ASB and has been on the Thunder Galleria Board of Directors fore the past years. She is the Do Something Club President and participates on clubs like DARE and CSF. After High School she plans on attending a four year college and hopes to find something she will enjoy doing for the rest of her life.

Blake Bohlman

Blake is in Track & Field, is a member of CSF, and a Link Leader. Outside of school he is involved with ROTC and is also on the NORCAL drill team, along with the Civil Air Patrol and Naval Sea Cadets. After High School he plans on attending college and then serving in the Navy as a Naval Aviator.

Connor Gohl

Conor participates in water polo and swim both at RHS and in Sacramento Water Polo and the Wolverines Aquatics Club. He is involved in CSF, NHS, Science Olympiad, Breaking Down the Walls, Freshman Mentoring/Tutoring, and ASB (as Junior Class President). He is also involved in his Church and is an Eagle Scout

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Dominic participates on theRocklin High School tennis team and has since freshman year. He is also a part of CSF, D.A.R.E., and Catholic Social Justice Club. He also plays tennis, tutors other students, and enjoys hiking and wakeboarding over the summer After High School he plans on attending a UC and hopes to earn his degree in physics and engineering.

Emmalie Hopping

Emmalie plays tennis and softball for Rocklin High School. On campus, she is involved in with CSF and peer mentoring for a freshman english class. She is interested in writing, and has recently completed a one hundred and six thousand word document that she hopes to get published. Her dream would be a professional novelist.

Faith Holloway Faith is involved in LINK, DARE program,

peer tutoring, Thunder Galleria, and journalism. She was captain of the JV soccer team freshman year and played Varsity as a sophmore and plans on playing for all four years. She also plays for Placer United. Faith served as a junior counselor for Tech Trek Math & Science Camp. She plans to attend a four year university and major in a biological science.

John Veasey

John participates in Cross Country and Track and Field. He is involved in CSF, NHS, The One Club, The Fellowhip of Christian Athletes Club, the UNICEF Club, Picnic Club, French Club, LINK, and Breaking Down the Walls. Outside of school, he is interested in current events, church, Boy Scouts, video games, and learning.

HONOR GUARD Karly Avvakumavitz On campus, Karly is involved with the

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Luke Zianno Luke volunteers at North Roseville REC,

Sarah Lovejoy

Varsity Dance Team and ASB as an assistant Spirit Commissioner. Outside of school, she participates in musical theater, and used to play competitive soccer for 10 years. She has volunteered for Thunder Galleria, animal shelters, feeding the homeless, a summer kids dance camp, and Relay for Life.

church camps and programs, and elementary school functions. Luke actively participates in ASB Publicity committee, CSF, Thunder Galleria, National Honor Society, Thunder Mentoring, Coding Club, and Swim Team. After high school, Luke hopes to attend a 4 year college to study finance and work as a stock broker.

Matt Morgan

Matt is on the baseball team and is a part of CSF, Unicef Club, A Capella Club, and is the co-founder of FCA. He is also an active Eagle Scout. After high school, he hopes to attend a four year university and major in Sports Medicine or undergo training to get his doctorate in Physical Therapy.

Matt Zavala

Matt has been on the RHS football team since his freshman year, and he plans on playing next year aswell. He was a member of the track team his freshman year. He is currently involved in the California Scholastic Federation and is in ASB Tech Committee. He plans on attending a four-year university and subsequently, a post-graduate school.

Michael Sodervick Michael has played on the baseball

team for the last 3 years and is a Varsity first baseman. He is a Cadet Captain in the CA-954 Cadet Corps and is involved in both Catholic Social Justice and FCA. He coaches softball for the NorCal JROTC softball team. After high school, Michael plans to join an AFROTC program at a four year university and become an Air Force officer.

Nico is a four year starter and third year captain on the Varsity Men’s Volleyball team. He has volunteered in food drives, helped set up volleyball camps, and helped those in San Jose who were impoverished improve their living conditions.

Nico aspires to attend a four year university (ideally Harvard School of Business) and earn his MBA. Sarah is an editor for the Journalism program as well as a board member for SME leadership. She also participates in Cross Country, Track & Field, CSF, Picnic Club, and Skills USA. -She plans to attend a four year university and someday dreams to be a successful author with her own published novel.

Shiloh Kluding Shiloh takes part in swim, water polo, and basketball. She is also a member of CSF and Interact Club.Her volunteering experience ranges from volunteering with Casa de Santa Fe, to helping with the Rocklin Tree Lighting, to being an elf for Thunder Galleria. Someday she hopes to study abroad and go into the medical field.

Sierra Gosting

Sierra is involed in Skills USA, SME, Science Olympiad, Ambassadors, UNICEF, Do Something, Thunder Galleria, and CSF. As of this year, she will be a third year Varsity track and cross country runner.

Someday Sierra plans on attending a four year college where she will major in a science field.

Spencer Matthews

Spencer volunteers in can food drives, CSF, blood drives, and Thunder Galleria. He aspires to attend a four-year university and earn a Master’s degree in astronautical engineering. Spencer wants to be a part of a two year mission trip for his church.

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