The Flash: The Nostalgia Issue

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A Foriegn Exchange Student's Adventure in the U.S.

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The NOSTALGIA Issue Disney's Lasting Impact on RHS Students

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From Gameboys to Chromebooks - How Technology

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e have our whole lives ahead of us, a fact we are constantly reminded of. But the life we’re living now isn’t such a thrilling ride.

We sit in classrooms for eight hours a day staring at the same exact thing students five years ago stared at. We face the same problems, too. We struggle to accept ourselves, to be understood, to love and be hurt and love again.

They say high school is when we enter the real world, exiting the fake world we’ve apparently been residents of since birth. Yet, each and every one of us can attest to the darkness of our world.

Tragedy has been our constant companion. We have become desensitized to violence, to depression, to hate. We survived 9 /11 as newborns, war in the Middle East as infants, racism in the presidential election as children and the Orlando shooting as middle schoolers. We joke about death, about suicide like it means nothing. We are numb.

We can pretend our childhoods consisted of only happy memories playing with Tech Decks, Webkinz, Littlest Pet Shops and Hot Wheels, but why bother. The fact is life was never completely easy or carefree. Yet, we did have fun.

We’ve grown up, at least partially. In doing so, we lost the ignorance of childhood and with it, the spirit of fun! We could all use a little more fun.

The '00’s was an era of more is more, where people pushed the limits of fashion, technology and everything in between; from Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears’ matching all-denim outfits to hundreds of Nintendogs, now starving, abandoned, in the bottom of a drawer. This was the era of the bold, the unapologetic and the colorful. It was our era.

It’s time to breathe. Take a break from pain, hate and stress. Move forward with the bold, vibrant spirit of our decade.

2020 is predicted to be the worst decade in U.S. history. A bright future, indeed. But it’s the only future we’ve got, so let’s party like it’s 2002!

Allison McCrary, EIC Janae Schmidt Emma Conway Julia Lynn Nikki Bhatia Caitlin Caffery Miranda DaVoulas Hayden Essley Leah Mayer

Casey Miller Darian Skultety Jenna Reis Amin Guliyev Rachael Patterson Anya Tom Lauren Millard Polina Pudova Luke Bezanson

Andrew Woodward Alejandro Gonzales Ellie Stout Emma Morales Gabriella Barnes Haley Bradbury Darian Skultety Casey Nichols, Adviser

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TABLE CONTENTS Gushers V.S. Goldfish4 14Fame and Shadows Toys Were Us5 15Like Father Like Son Spiderman6 16Dedicated to Disney All Grown Up7 17Live Action Disney Tucker8 18Johanna Stars & Students9 1917 Years Flashback Fashion Kt & Selah 10 20 Lifting the Burden 11 21Dream On Logged 12 In 2009 Norcal 22Champs

GUSHERS V.S. GOLDFISH W

e can all remember the excitement we felt in elementary school as lunch time approached.

As we walked towards the cafeteria with our lunch bags in hand, we couldn't wait to break out the gushers, fruit snacks, juice boxes, and more.

Whenever we opened our lunches to find snacks we didn’t like, we can all remember that feeling of disappointment, then attempting to trade with friends and peers.

Everyone has a different nostalgic food from their childhood, while some share a common food with other peers. Better yet, most of us share most of the same

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memories when it comes to the excitement of lunchtime.

Junior classmen Sydney Becker explains that her elementary school (Breen Elementary) “Wasn’t allowed to share or trade snacks during lunch so kids would trade underneath the tables where the yard duties couldn’t see us trading. I always had apples with peanut butter and I still eat it today. I remember that I used to trade my raisins for chips.

Most people would trade candy or chips, or if someone had hot lunch everyone wanted their french fries.”

and had a similar lunchtime experience of “Sitting together in the cafeteria and then going to recess after. My favorite snack was cosmic brownies or lunchables. We would trade all the time for hot cheetos or takis, and I still trade now.”

Regardless of where we grew up or what grade we were in, we all share these memories of our childhood and enjoy looking back at them as a part of how we grew up.

By Ellie Stout

Sophomore Bella Stempeck grew up and went to grade school in Reno, Nevada

READING

An iPad, Kindle, tablet, or any device that can access the internet allows readers to read books, get latest news, “It used to be a treat the or do just walking into Barnes about anything and Noble, with else.

all the memories it brought, but now you can just download a book straight from a device,” says Luke Bezanson.

Reading a book, magazine or newspaper was how people got their literature in for the day. They would read about current events or a story through paper with ink on it.

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efore everybody had access to cellphones and tablets, the rage wasn’t about the newest youtube video, Fortnite update, or makeup line. It was all about toys.

In 2008, televisions constantly blared commercials filled with all the toys and games kids desperately wanted. There were the iconic littlest pet shops, Zhu Zhu pets, Easy Beanie Babies and any sort of Barbie or Transformer dolls.

For those who don’t know, silly bands were plastic rubber bands that came in the shapes of all sorts of different animals, foods, objects, etc. The options were limitless.

In 2010, the creator Robert Croak had

"They reached an annual sales total of up to 100 million annual sales. got Now, it doesn’t seem as so crazy intriguing, but back then they were amazing; they were students always banned at my trading for other shapes, trying to get school," the most unique band, said Audrey Picart

As time went on, the memory of the most popular toys blurs. However, as I began to research, I found so many toys that were completely forgotten. Many remember the infamous “Silly Bands.”

and most importantly, getting the most Silly Bands.

“I remember collecting Silly Bands and always finding ways to get the best ones.

With shoes today from companies like Adidas and Nike, such as Yeezy Boost 350’s, NMD’s and Huaraches, shoes have come a long way. Vans and Converse have come back into style in the past five years.

SHOES

Although some shoes from the 80’s and 90’s are still popular today, companies like Reebok are almost obsolete. Shoes from the 90’s were bulkier than shoes today, and boots like Timberlands saw more popularity.

They were iconic,” explains Malaya Anderson The fondly remembered Easy Bake ovens were Christmas gifts.

A small functioning oven that came with recipes and materials to bake your favorite treat, from cakes, to brownies, cookies, and more. “I remember seeing the commercials and always begging my mom to get me one,” recalls Abbey Beers. It was insight to real baking and a new found desire for adulthood.

There are so many toys from our childhood that could keep us busy for hours like barbies, nerf guns and water balloon fights.

Most of the best memories as a child are centered around the toys we played with or the games we made. It would be amazing to go back to when the only thing to worry about was the next toy we could get our hands on.

By Emma Morales

The invention of the iPhone, and every bit of technology that existed before became morphed into one to make life easier. Many devices lost all of their popularity in the past ten years, because of the easy accessibility of a smartphone and “iPhones are the all of its features.

major difference between then and now,” says Polina Pudova.

TECHNOLOGY

Devices specialized in certain areas, like telephones for calling, television for watching TV, and record players for music. Back then, a device that could do all three was unthinkable.

Each did their job and did it well.

By Andrew Woodward

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From Local Hero To AVENGER

n May 3 director Sam Raimi released the best movie of the decade. The first installment of the original Spiderman trilogy. Unlike previous superhero movies, it contained an element of comedy. The films managed to balance humor with sobering scenes.

Unfortunately, Tobey Maguire who portrayed Peter Parker did not often speak while in costume, a key component of who the comic book character is. Comedic moments did not arise from his quips, as they perhaps should have, but from purposely poor acting and over the top scenes.

In the comics, Spiderman’s dialogue often contains sarcastic comments aimed at the antagonist. Fans were upset at the lack of wit in the film, along with a few other liberties Sam Raimi took. Tobey Maguire’s Spiderman produced organic webs that came out of his arms, while comic book Spiderman used web shooters.

Fast forward to 2018 where Tom Holland is the current actor playing the webslinger. His first appearance was in Captain America: Civil War. A year later, his first solo film, Spiderman: Homecoming hit theaters. His interpretation of the beloved character is more technology based, which is a result of him teaming up with Iron Man, another superhero in the Marvel Franchise.

Fans were more satisfied with this version, who appears to be a more accurate embodiment of the comic book hero at first glance. He uses web shooters and quips constantly. On top of that, he actually looks

like a teenager. A deeper look, however, reveals this version of the character may not be as perfect as it originally seemed.

For as long as the Marvel Cinematic Universe has existed, there have been fans who want to see Spiderman interact with other heroes on the big screen. With his debut in 2016, the fans received exactly what they asked for. Due to his reputation as a street hero, issues arose in his solo film Spiderman: Homecoming.

In order to make him fit in with the other established characters, the director and screenwriter decided to create a father-son dynamic between Iron Man and Spiderman. The result is Peter Parker receiving a high tech suit from Iron Man, which he gives up at the end of Homecoming, only to wear again in the next movie, Infinity War. The character is meant to be timeless, and to some degree it is, like in Sam Raimi’s films and the comics. Once Marvel decided to take back the character, however, they took a different route. Wishing to target a younger demographic, the writers decided to weave technology into the film. One major example is Peter’s suit, which is created by Iron Man. Spiderman has seen three versions hit the big screen in the past 16 years, (Tobey Maguire; Spiderman-2002-2007; Andrew Garfield, The Amazing Spiderman-2012-2014; Tom Holland, Spiderman: Homecoming-2016-). They all offered different interpretations of the character, with each fim containing something for every fan.

By Alejandro Gonzales

“I think that Tobey Maguire did a good job at portraying the Peter Parker side of Spiderman incredibly well.

He definitely had his fun moments as the webslinger and put everything into his performance. But on the other hand you have Tom Holland. The best incarnation of Spiderman we've had. He portrays a teenager who's very much out of his element. He's still working on balancing the superhero aspect while also trying to appear as a normal kid. He also looks his age.

An odd topic to bring up, but every other Spiderman, besides Tom Holland, has looked over the age of a teenager. I never believed Andrew Garfield was a teen because he looked 30 in a high school environment, the same could be said about Maguire as well. He also keeps in tune as a sarcastic, funny, and all around likeable character. No offense to either Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield as they both brought an interesting persona to the role, but Tom Holland encapsulates the best of Spiderman and to think all it took was a British actor to play an American icon. ” Antonio Ballestero

All Grown Up Where are child stars now?

Josh Peck Then: Josh Peck rose to stardom after starring in hit Nickelodeon show Drake and Josh. Known for his loveable character Josh Nichols, Peck gained a growing fan base which boosted him into fame. The show had tremendous amounts of success and is still shown on T.V. today. He also starred in several of the Ice Age animated film series as the voice of Eddie.

Now: Josh is continuing with his acting career, starring in box office hits like “Red Dawn”. Currently working as a youtuber, Peck gets millions of views on each upload. He is currently married and expecting his first baby with his wife, Paige.

Ariana Grande Then: Ariana Grande started as the voice of Princess Diaspo in the cartoon show Winx Club. Grande landed her big break in 2010 when she got the role of Cat in Nickelodeon show, Victorious.

The show continued for four seasons, landing Kid’s Choice Awards, and being nominated for four Emmys.

Ariana continued to play Cat after Victorious ended in a spin-off series, Sam and Cat. She released her first album 'Yours Truly' in 2013 with her song 'The Way' debuing at in the top 10 Billboard 100.

Now: Ariana Grande has relased 3 more albums, each charting in the top 10. Her latest album, Sweetner, debued at number one on the Billboard 200 and has been streamed over 127 million times. She has sold a total of 30 million digital singles, and her music videos have been viewed a total of more than ten billion times online. She has also continued with her acting career, staring in roles like Penny Pingleton in NBC’s Hairspray Live, and Channel #2 in Scream Queens.

Taylor Swift Then: Taylor swift stole our hearts when she released her debut album, Taylor Swift in 2006. Taylor quickly rose to the top of the charts and began winning awards left and right. After her release of Fearless in 2008, she had nearly every middle schooler rocking out to songs like “You Belong with Me” and “Love Story”. She released several more albums, continuing to climb the charts after each release.

Now: Taylor Swift is continuing to dominate the charts, but not as the sweet, innocent country girl we once knew. In 2014, Swift made a major change to her music style. She transitioned from country to pop, and came out on top. Her change boosted her into even more stardom, and she is now one of the top selling artists of our time.

Selena Gomez Then: Selena Gomez landed her first starring role in 2007 when she was cast as Alex Russo in the show Wizards of Waverly Place.

The hit series ran for 4 years and gained much popularity on Disney Channel. During her time on the show, she also started her music career, releasing albums with her band, “Selena Gomez and the Scene”. They released 3 albums, and made singles featured in several Disney Channel episodes.

Now: Selena is one of the most famous singers in pop culture. She is now a solo artist, and has sold over 24 million songs and 3.4 million albums. She has recently worked as a producer on the hit Netflix show, 13 Reasons Why and she has also starred in all three animated films of Transylvania as Mavis. She has become one of the most well known people in the world, reaching over 143 million followers on Instagram; the most anyone has ever had.

Bridgit Mendler Then: Bridgit Mendler began her career in 2007, starring in films like Alice Upside Down, The Clique, and Labor Pains, until signing with Disney Channel in 2009. After playing Juliet Van Heuson on Wizards of Waverly Place, she landed the role of Teddy Duncan on Disney series Good Luck Charlie. That show went on to make four seasons, ending on 2014. Throughout her time on the show, she released her first album Hello My Name is…, landing at number 30 on Billboard 200.

Now: Bridgit Mendler is continuing in her singing and acting. From 2014-2016 she starred in NBC’s show Undateable, playing the role of Candace. This year she starred in Netflix movie Father of the Year, playing the role of Merideth. She released several singles in 2017, and is continuing to work on coming out with new music.

By Haley Bradbury

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Rocklin High Flash

ASB president's thoughts on the year so far

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rom organizing dances and rallies to school board meetings and speeches, Associative Student Body President does it all.

This makes ASB president a busy job, but Tucker Bohatch is readily taking on the challenge.

What made you want to run for ASB president?

“It’s always been a goal or dream of mine to be ASB president.

My older brother was student body president when he was here.

He introduced me to ASB. Then after that I think that the program’s just made me an overall better person. I wanted to keep being a respected member on campus and I thought this was the best way to improve myself.’’

Since your older brother was ASB president, did that add any pressure for you to be ASB president?

“Not really. He was just super smart. He had like a 4.5 [GPA]. The ASB thing wasn’t really pressure, I just put a lot of pressure on myself to do it. Grades-wise I knew I’d never be as good, so I just put a lot of pressure on myself to be as good as he was."

What’s your favorite part about being ASB president?

“My favorite part of being ASB president is being able to oversee all the committees and being able to check in with everybody and make sure everyone’s doing OK. It’s not a very specific job, it’s more like an overseer of everything.’

What’s the hardest part about being ASB president right now?

“The hardest part would probably be the Rocklin School Board meeting. That was pretty interesting with all of the teacher protest stuff going on. Me, the Whitney [president], and once the Victory president is elected, all have to go to around five meetings each throughout the year.”

What kind of stuff do you have to do at the meeting?

“A week prior, I email all the principals of the school in the district. then, I ask them things like what’s going on at their school and if there’s any events they want talked about at the meeting. Then, I report that to the school board. Then, I just vote on items that are brought out by different members of the school board.”

What are your thoughts on the teacher situation?

“I definitely have a lot of sympathy for the teachers and I do think they deserve a raise, but I don’t know because I’ve heard a lot of big numbers being thrown out. I don’t know if that is deserving because I’ve heard some teachers who don’t really talk about the raise and others who do, [so there’s] a lot of varying opinions. I try to stay very unbiased, especially when big stuff goes on.”

What event are you most looking forward to?

“They’ve already kinda passed. We had the first day assembly where I had to do the speech, and I had the Quarry bowl speech, but that was preplanned. I guess my favorite event so far would be one of the ASB retreats we went on in August. That one just brought our class closer together. It was like a team bonding retreat.”

Any events that you’re not looking forward to?

“No. I think especially when you run for something like this you can’t have that mindset. Even if you don’t wanna do it you just have to [look forward to it]. Staying positive [is important], especially so you don’t psych yourself out or screw up.”

Is there anything you want to introduce or make this year as ASB president?

“Yeah, when I ran I talked about trying to get hats back on campus.

After homecoming week, I’ll be talking to Pappas and a couple other people about it.”

By Rachael Patterson

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t is no secret that celebrities are constantly influencing people and their lives in how they dress, talk, eat and more. Rocklin High School is no exception; students on campus have numerous connections to today's biggest stars.

From look alikes to superfans, all over RHS there is evidence of celebrity influence in our lives. Because of their similar appearances, Senior Mariah Wayne, has been closely connected her whole life to television star Jessica Capshaw from Grey’s Anatomy.

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“I’ve just always been told I look like Arizona from Grey’s Anatomy so I think I have a connection to her and the show because of it,” said Mariah Even people without a famous look alike are able to see themselves in today’s stars. The website CelebsLikeMe allows people to upload a picture and find their own celebrity doppelgänger.

Outside of appearances, stars today are able to affect how people live their own lives and the decisions they make. Even the most important aspects of students’ lives such as their education can be influenced by celebrities.

STARS STUDENTS

Some of Rocklin’s seniors that are preparing to head off to college even look to celebrities to gain inspiration for their educational goals.

“James Franco is one really well known celebrity that inspires me.

College is super important to me so it’s cool to see a well known star who has attended a big school like Yale. It takes a lot of work

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e all remember running up the stairs when we turn the lights off, making sure our night light was plugged in and closing the closet door. The list goes on and on.

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It may seem as though most of us have outgrown our childish habits and quirks, but some are inescapable. I decided to take on the challenge and go around school and ask our students what is their weird habit from childhood that they still have.

“When I was little I would grind my teeth and I still do it. It usually happens from stress or when I’m really confused on something important I’m doing. It’s been always there,

to do both,” said Senior Ariana Hernandez.

In a time where celebrities and social media stars are so important in people's’ lives, it is interesting to see how Rocklin High School students directly connect to famous people. In all aspects of life there is a way to relate to, and admire celebrities, especially in 2018

By Miranda DaVoulas

but ever since I got my braces off, I tend to do it way more often. ” Annelise Licata “When I was a kid I bit my nails, and now I’m grown up and I still have this habit with me. ” Ashley Lay “Since I was a little, I would always get too tired to go get ready to sleep so I take 20 minute naps before I go to bed. My day is usually really exhausting and the whole process of getting ready to go to bed makes me even more tired. So before I get ready, I take 20 minute naps.” Harley Hill “I still pour the milk and then add the cereal. I think it just happened, I don’t really remember, but I think l did it on accident the first time and now I’m just used to it.” Alyssa Santos

By Polina Pudova

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Flashback

FASHION

Who would have thought the best place to shop would be your parents closet?

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n with the new, out with the old, right? Not in the case of fashion.

In the history of fashion, trends are always going in and out of style. However, this generation’s teenagers are taking a specific liking to anything vintage.

Specifically clothing that was popular in the 1980s and the 1990s, but some trends even resemble those of the 1970s. In most popular clothing stores you can find items marked way up because of their “vintage” value.

Most of these items can be found for a fraction of a price at any local thrift store.

Examples of this could be the always iconic Levi’s vintage 501 jeans, or any piece of clothing with a vintage “Tommy Hilfiger” logo.

But besides designer brands, people are taking a liking to multiple “vintage” trends including hair scrunchies, horizontal stripes, high-rise “mom” jeans, oversized denim

jackets, flannels and loads more.

“One of my favorite trends that came back are the bright colored windbreakers . . . I wear my mom’s old one all the time!” junior Selah Penny said.

If it's something parents wore in high school, it's probably back in style, and parents are taking note of this.

Jeans have always been a staple item, however not all are created equally. The jeans that are in style now are very different than those that were popular a few years ago.

In the early 2000s, low-rise bootcut jeans were the trend. Most girls at Rocklin can relate to this as in middle school “Miss Me” jeans were envied.

vintage trends, loose high-rise jeans are a closet staple.

High school students are pretty happy with all these trends, but by far the most favorited are hair scrunchies. The hair scrunchies epidemic is one that arguably began last year. Fast forward to now, and almost every girl not only has scrunchies but wears them on daily basis.

“I’m so happy hair scrunchies are back in style, they are the best because it’s a hair tie, but it still looks super cute as a bracelet.” junior Rebecca Manriquez said.

All these vintage trends bring back the nostalgia of the 90s a theme that's widely popular among this generation of teenagers.

As the years progressed boot cut jeans went out of style and many began wearing skinny, ripped jeans.

Whether it's the grunge, skater feel that high schoolers like, or the simplicity of the 90s aesthetic, high schoolers have attached to these styles and made them their own.

Those are still popular now, but with the

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THE BURDEN LIFTING Acceptance is the new beauty standard

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ince the beginning of time, body ideals have existed. Women and men have always been expected to look a certain way.

In recent years, these body ideals have changed drastically. We are now seeing more diversity in the media. Plus sized models are on the front page of Sports Illustrated.

Television shows have never been more inclusive.

overwhelming need to fit society’s mold.

Lohan struggled with an eating disorder, and in more recent years another Disney Channel alumnus, Demi Lovato has been open about her eating disorder and how it was directly linked to the media.

Shows like “Friends” have also been blasted for being insensitive. The scenes in which Monica is in a fat suit are now being viewed in a new way.

With people becoming more inclusive and opening their eyes to body positivity, old shows and movies are being looked at through a new lens.

The 2000's were the age of supermodels, Cindy Crawford from the 90s soon evolved into Paris Hilton The ideal body for a girl was that of a ballerina. Tall and thin were all the rage. Shows and movies in this time often reflected this.

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Mischa Barton, star of the 2003 show, “the OC”, is a prime example of this body type. The pressure from being “perfect” is something that has taken a toll on many celebrities.

Lindsay Lohan is another early 2000s star who succumbed to this pressure.

Eating disorders have stemmed from this

This has also led to people being incredibly critical of any shows that could possibly be offensive.

A new Netflix show, “Insatiable”, depicts the life of a girl who has recently lost a lot of weight. As soon as this show was announced, people were angry.

An article on Vox says that people “have called the premise of the show fatphobic, triggering to people with eating

disorders, and a regressive lens through which to view fat people’s stories.”

Junior Sophia Campagna says, “I think it was making fun of fat people. Throughout the episodes it mentioned a lot of times that the perfect body was thin with curves and that unless you had the body, you could never be happy.”

This show has sparked outrage among many.

With body positivity becoming more of a trigger word, everyone is constantly ready to critique the media.

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On the other hand, many other shows are extremely body positive such as “Dietland”, “My Mad Fat Diary”, and “Drop Dead Diva.”

In the past decade, the media has come a long way in terms of inclusion. Casts are more diverse than they have ever been. The content of these shows has also come a long way.

Body ideals are still present of course, but society is continually learning to accept people for who they are.

By Emma Conway

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ithin the span of 25 or so years, the W world has seen massive changes in how we work, act, play, and even more. Us humans have started to evolve and change how we function due to the rise and advancement of our technology. From colored, brick-like phones and massive computer monitors, to today with small smartphones and flat screen monitors, technology has left its mark on our campus “I feel like the use of Chromebooks and

As well as impacting Rocklin High, technology has also impacted the personal lives and habits of the students themselves, changing how they operate, work, and play.

“I also am really into art and I feel like it’s easier to create and publish my art around the internet,” Aidan said.

“Technology has always been a huge part of my life for almost as long as I can remember.

I’ve always been fascinated with how technology works and what it’s limits are.

Throughout the years more and more opportunities have opened up to me which have allowed me to be able to increase my knowledge of tech”, says Colby.

“At first, I wasn’t really around technology in my youth but once I got to high school and started using it more and more I really started to enjoy it”, says Anthony.

However, with all good comes the bad side and especially at Rocklin High technology has seeped its way into students hands at a more readily service, distracting students from their work. The result, a new phone policy.

LOGGED IN From our first tech toys to Chromebooks

other tech like that has been really beneficial to the learning here at RHS because we can use different tools and other things that we couldn’t use if this were about 10 or 15 years ago”, says Aidan McElhaney, a junior on campus.

“I think it’s a good thing that we’re kind of catching up to the rest of the world and catching up how the rest of the world gets it done on computers”, says Anthony Shirey, a junior on campus.

“We’ve certainly gotten more classes to take at RHS. When I was a freshman the IT program was just getting started up and wasn’t very big. Now it has allowed for us to have a greater presence to allow our campus [to do] things such as tech support for events and the school along with helping younger grades learn about technology”, said Colby Frey, a junior on campus.

With our generation, technology has been a big factor of our lives, with the majority of us owning atleast one piece of technology, especially for entertainment purposes. And when it comes to the first piece of tech, first impressions are always the most important and memorable. Out of 544 students that voted, 235 students (43.20%) said that their first piece was the iPod, a series of digital media players starting all the way back in 2001. 141 students (25.92%) answered that their first piece was a cell phone, either the iPhone series starting in 2007 or any other cell phone.

69 students (12.68%) answered that the iPad was their first piece of tech, a large tablet capable of watching TV comfortably, and finally 99 students (18.20%) said they owned other devices.

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iPod

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iPhone/Cell Phone

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"I feel like a lot of students here become too dependent on technology, especially their cell phones, instead of learning the material in class they just mess around on their phones,”Aidan said.

“Technology can sometimes develop antisocial symptoms, you start to rely less on talking to people and start to rely more on your computer or your phone instead of making those human connections,”Anthony said.

“Everyone relies too much on technology. Entire lives and businesses are completely digital and some people are helpless when it comes to not using technology daily”, says Colby.

Despite these shortcomings in technological use, the future's still bright like a new light bulb for technology, with many different advancements and improvements for our modern world.

“I think our technology will keep growing and it probably won’t stop anytime soon. I’d say phones are gonna become a bigger part of people's lives, for good and for bad," Aidan said.

“Well we are certainly going to hit a technological wall sooner or later, but I think with technological advancements in the likes of computing power, were definitely going to grow farther than we can possibly think at the moment, and afterwards we will hopefully see the rise of things like the quantum compute which could bring

around a massive change in how technology functions and certainly affect all aspects of technology itself,” Colby said.

“A big change that were going to see is cyber security, and if and when quantum computing becomes widespread, encrypted data will be extremely easy to crack if not adapted fast enough,” Colby said.

“We’re definitely going to ruled by robot overlords. It’s going to happen sometime in the future, so we better prepare for it,” Anthony said.

Whether you’re just joking around or making accurate predictions, technology has not only left a major impact on Rocklin High, but as who we are as humans. We have learned new ways of functioning as a society and how we go about on a day-to-day basis, working, playing, learning and living with technology. And who knows what our future may hold, with our current advancement rocketing forward, burning on for many centuries to come.

By Hayden Essley

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Younger siblings following in the limelight of their older siblings.

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nly children, one sibling, two, three, “gives [her] pride” but also, constantly four, five, large, small families, all hearing about her family doing these great with different feelings. Being in a things “gives me a lot of pressure to live up family of six, Savannah Gonzalez, a junior to their expectations” Savannah said. here at Rocklin High School, has older While her siblings are making her parents siblings she has proud, so is she. Trying to watched grow up “I want to make live up to her older siblings and excel while she tries to follow in my parents proud standards is difficult because she also wants their footsteps. like my siblings “acceptance and praise made them proud, from my parents.”

As the youngest, there is always that can pu t a lot Savannah plays soccer someone and of s tress on me.” and used to run track so something to be before a game or a race compared to. With she would think, “I want to make my parents all four siblings going through Rocklin High proud like my siblings made them proud, School or have been through Rocklin, the that can put a lot of stress on me.” family title “Gonzalez” is known.

As for other families including Megan Davidson, a junior at Rocklin High School, she has watched her older sister, Taylor Davidson, dance from when she was little.

Megan said it has been “exciting and it makes me proud to see her grow.” Megan has watched her sister improve over time and when she was little she "wanted to be like that” but now after being on Rocklin High Schools Dance Team together for two years they "are both like that."

"It’s like I am in their shadow.”

Throughout these adventures, Savannah said, “They are out there doing amazing things and it makes me really proud to be able to see it and say ‘hey that's my brother.’”

There have been things that have changed over the years since she was little.

When Savannah was little she didn’t understand the rules or plays of football and wrestling but now that she is older, she is in the stands focused on the plays and knows what is going on around her. She could never relate to anything they did because she didn’t start sports until she was 11 years old. Growing up with them, she says with understanding, “it made things easier since I started being an athlete too.”

Around school she hears “hey Hunter’s little sister” or “you’re related to Hunter!” which

Since the end of the 2017-2018 school year, now both of her brothers, first Skyler

Savannah has watched her brothers, Skyler and Hunter, since she was a child.

From sitting in a gym for long wrestling tournaments to sitting in the cold, hard bleachers during football games, she has been through it all. She describes her experiences with her brothers and watching them grow as having “pride.”

in 2014 and Hunter this past year (2018), have won Male Athlete of the Year.

Savannah has mixed emotions because “for the most part they bring me a lot of pride” but “another part sucks because it’s like I am in their shadow.”

"They bring me a lot of pride”

Hudson Skerl, a sophomore at Rocklin High School has grown up watching his older brother, Sawyer Skerl, play football as well. Hudson, also a football player, said that since he was little, it has been “motivating and it has helped me.” Sawyer is two years older than Hudson, so he has taught him his tips and tricks to being a well rounded football player.

Over years, these younger siblings have had a role model their whole life. They look up to their older siblings to try and meet the common word “expectations.” Excelling and growing, each have a goal that pushes them everyday with the help of older siblings.

By Leah Mayer

Like Father Like Son

The lives of parents and students in high school "When I was your age..." we have all heard this saying at least one time in our life by our parents, them portraying a different world when they were "our age". Although coming to find out, there lives weren't very different from ours today.

William Anderson is a junior at Rocklin High. He was involved with sports at our school, such as his parents were when they were in high school, “My dad was into football,” such as Anderson is too, “and my mom was into soccer.”

Anderson believes his life is very different than his parents’ lives when they were his age.

Finally Josue Sanchez, a senior this year at Rocklin. Sanchez’s parents’ experience when they were his age was very different than your typical high school student, “Both of my parents are from an immigrant background, and when they were my age they had to cross over [to America].”

Sanchez explains.

How has taste in music changed?

His parents came alone to America and had to be independent and learn everything by themselves. They also did not go to high school, “I feel like I am a lot more privileged than them, and they depend more on me to be successful.”

This can be a substantial amount of pressure on Sanchez, considering his parents did not go to high school and they want him to succeed and live the life they could not.

"Long baggy pants . . .

“They were raised in a poor area, my dad could not afford to go to football everyday, unlike how I can.”

gross

Anderson’s parents made sure that he was raised in a good neighborhood, because his parents were raised in a poor one, so they wanted to provide their son with a different life than theirs was when they grew up.

Devyn Nelson is also a junior at Rocklin.

Trends always change through time, some come back or they stay in the era where they belong in hopes of never coming back, “[The trends my parents were into] was button up’s, long baggy pants. Gross.”

Nelson describes his parents favorite trends in high school, and maybe they were meant to stay in that era in Nelson’s opinion.

Both of Nelson’s parents played basketball in high school, and so does he. So the high school experience for Devyn Nelson and his parents aren't that different in the long run.

“My mom really likes math and she tried to be a nurse, but she unfortunately could not become a nurse. My dad was a farmer and he liked working in field.”

Sanchez tells me.

Sanchez was involved with volleyball his freshman and sophomore year, now since junior year he has been in ASB. He says he is more like his mom who is, “more book smart.” He believes he is a good mix of both parents but his personality leans more toward his mom’s.

Although Sanchez has a lot of pressure on him he makes sure to stay focused and to,”Be the best person I can be.”

By Jenna Reis

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DEDICATED

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RHS students tell what's changed for them at the happiest place on Earth

DISNEYLAND

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ince 1955, Disneyland has attracted millions through its gates.

And since the early 2000s, Rocklin High students have been part of those millions.

Tanya Bills, a Rocklin High School senior, has been traveling to Disneyland at least one time every year since she was age seven.

Currently an annual passholder, she has grown up with Disney and seen it change before her eyes.

people that bring their one year olds to disneyland on their first birthday but I feel like that is going to be me.”

Just as Disneyland was different 10 years ago, it will be even more different a decade from now. And despite changes, Disneyland is still loved by Tanya and by people around the world for being the happiest place on Earth.

By Casey Miller

“When I was younger I was scared to go on some rides, but now that I’m older, I find it more fun. The first time I went, I cried on Tower of Terror six times” Tanya said.

“I think now I value Disneyland more than when I was little. Even though it is like a kid-ish amusement park, I still cherish the memories that I have from it. It’s still my favorite part of every year.”

There is an opposite end to this spectrum as well. Sophomore Tanner Overboe said, “When I was little it was more magical because I believed in things that I now know are fake.”

Another sophomore, Layne Swenson, agrees and says, “When I was little it was just more fun. Everything seemed bigger, more real and alive, but now when I go it’s just for the rides.”

As age changes, so do preferences. Tanya has lots of new and old Disneyland favorites since her first visit.

It’s not just Tanya changing. Since 2007, Disneyland has added two new lands with two more on the way, as well as new shows and attractions to keep up with the times.

“I like the changes because we’re changing, and as we grow up Disneyland is growing up with us.”

Tanya made it clear that no matter the year, no matter her age, she will always have Disneyland in her heart. She said with a chuckle, “I’ll never stop going to Disneyland. My family sometimes judges “I definitely miss going out, knocking on friends doors, and asking their parents if they can come out and play. We would just run around the street doing all sorts of crazy things that don't seem fun now, but were fun back then.” - Noah Dahla

TEEN VIEW LIVE A CTION DISNE Y What do RHS students think of the new Live Action Disney movies?

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hat used to be putting a movie into a VHS player, has now become the press of a button on phones, televisions and computers. Many of us remember having our friends over to watch a VHS Cinderella or the Jungle Book, sitting down on floor with our rainbow goldfish crackers and juice boxes.

New technology such as CD players, Netflix, downloadable movies and online rentals have all been introduced in our lifetime.

With new movies constantly being produced, no production company wants to fall behind, including Disney. However, they’ve realized they can only create so many movies about love at first sight, animals who act like humans, young heros, loyal sidekicks and happily ever afters.

Disney’s solution is simple: to recreate the original Disney movies, the first one being “Alice in Wonderland” in 2010.

Since, Disney has released 5 additional remakes with “Mary Poppins Returns” coming out in December and at least 15 planned for the future.

High School, we discovered that 71.75 percent prefer the originals while 24.91 percent prefer the new live action remakes.

because they cannot come up with ideas for new movies,” said freshman Marissa McCrary.

For some, the live action remakes are not as exciting due to the repetitive plot line from the original.

Although many people are strongly against these remakes, there are also many who support the remakes and are hoping for more.

“Honestly I prefer the animated movies that Disney has released, because the new live action ones (e.x Beauty and the Beast) tell a good story but don't add anything new.

They don't act the way remakes of movies are supposed to act, they try to keep the same feel of the original stories but just come out a bit boring. Instead they should tell their own story with a few plot twists,” said freshman Brianna Peck.

“I like the originals better because they’re more nostalgic and feel more surreal. When you see a Disney Movie you want to feel like you're in a whole different world, your in a make believe kind of fantasy world. What you see with the newer live action ones.. they take away that fantasy thing and try to make it more realistic, but I think they should go the opposite direction,” said senior Noah Dahla.

With all of these new movies coming out, everyone has different opinions on Disney remaking these movies and whether or not they are better than the originals.

Along with a predictable ending, others feel that Disney is running out of ideas for movies and has resorted to remaking the originals to extend their time to create new Disney ‘originals’ for future generations.

After surveying over 400 students at Rocklin

“I think it shows that Disney has gotten lazy

“I like the live action remakes better because it puts a modern twist on a classic movie,” senior Aubrey Price said.

“I feel like the live action is something that the newer generations fans relate to more because it is modern..it is easier to watch a live action than a cartoon,” freshman Dustin Hayes said.

No matter how many stars you wish upon, Disney has no plans to slow down production of these movies. Whether they take us on a magic carpet ride or off to Neverland, viewers are excited and curious to see if Disney can meet the high expectations; making viewers feel the anticipation they once felt while waiting for the VHS player to rewind the tape and the magic that came with pushing play.

By Allison McCrary

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Johanna A year of one's life, a life in one year

It’s your senior year; the final step before you take a step out into the real world, finishing up all the tiny details in your life in preparation for what the future holds. However, some students, including Johanna Strap, are taking their first steps out into the world a year early.

Johanna Strap is a new student at RHS who moved here from Germany and is staying with one of Rocklin High School’s history teachers, Mr. Dale Eckenburg.

In Germany, school begins between 7:30 and 8:15 and can finish as early as noon for younger grades. In the higher grades, classes can continue up until 6:00, depending on the school. Each period is 45 minutes long, with five-minute breaks in between.

“Rocklin High School is different because we can use our phones a lot more and they have [their] own wifi which was not offered at my other schools. This school has a lot of different sports too; we had some of the same things like American football, baseball, lacrosse, basketball, and tennis though,” Johanna said.

Even though Johanna has only been apart of the Rocklin community for a few weeks, she has had virtually no issues adjusting to life in America.

The Eckenburg family has been housing foreign exchange students for several years now and have been able to watch students from all over the world learn and grow.

“Europeans generally speak very good English. Johanna speaks very well and the language barrier has been non existent which has helped her adjust very well. The heat was an issue early on though” Eckenburg said.

“We are still very close with our past three students. They come visit every two or three years and we have visited them once.

This year we even became "grandparents" when our first exchange student from sixteen years ago became a father himself,” Eckenburg said.

Although the relationships and bonds may be life changing, foreign exchange students have to deal with a lot of other changes on their journey as well.

The Eckenburg family will continue to guide Johanna through her experience here at Rocklin High School until the graduation for the class of 2019.

By Caitlin Caffrey

“I remember not having to worry about schoolwork and other things, and I could just have fun as a kid.” -Dylan Branco

The only true mind readers in this world are best friends. Some even know each other better than they know themselves. Some best friends can just glance at each other and immediately know exactly what's going on in their heads.

Some best friends have crazy handshakes, like Annie James and her butler in The Parent Trap. Some best friends are amazing at keeping secrets, like Lily keeping Miley's secret in Hannah Montana. Some best friends look beyond what's on the surface, like Alex when she looked past Harper’s strange wardrobe in Wizards of Waverly Place. Some best friends basically live in each other houses like Carly and Sam from iCarly.

My best friend and I are unique in this way; we have known each other since we were born. Our moms were friends when they were pregnant with us and our birthdays are only a month apart.

Our moms would babysit each others children, even when Allison McCrary and I were infants. We’ve literally had playdates with each other since day one. We were already set up to be best friends.

We even went to Cobblestone Elementary School together. Allison and I would fight over boys, compete in PE, trade silly bands and play state tag. Even though we were

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We've been best friends since birth!

never in the same class, we were still inseparable. Unfortunately she got moved to Breen Elementary in fourth grade, but we were reunited at Granite Oaks.

Middle school was our prime. We went to our first dances together, obsessed over One Direction, played Just Dance and did each other's nails. In 8th grade, we were in the same academy, and quite a handful for our teachers. No matter where we sat in a classroom, we would still do our secret sign language from opposite ends of the room.

Even today, as seniors, our teachers still dont seat us next to each other. This year, we planned our classes together and it worked out that we have every class together except one (sorry to our teachers!).

Having a best friend you've known so long is the coolest thing ever. Allison and I can glance at each other and know exactly what the other is thinking. Sometimes we joke that we are mind readers. We always

go to each other for advice because we know each other better than anyone else does.

Nobody understands me more than Allison.

Since she’s known me my entire life, she’s been there for every part of it. She was there through the hard times, the good times, I was there for hers and that's what makes us so close.

She has witnessed every embarrassing crush I had, every embarrassing phase in middle school, every heartbreak and every achievement.

The worst thing about being best friends for so long is that Allison can destroy me with the click of a button. She has more dirt on me than anybody else, but, I have the same on her. We have hundreds of silly screenshots of each other and like to bring them back to haunt each other sometimes.

Whether you've known your best friend for five years, three months, or as long as me, everyone can probably relate to our friendship. We all have crazy memories with our friends. We all can't stay mad at our friends for long. We all trust our friends more than anybody else.

Friends are the best, and we must remind them of that.

By Janae Schmidt

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day over the summer to email Katie. She happily responded.

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KT Selah Wearing a bright green Angry Birds hat, Selah Penny met her future best friend, Katie Elliott, at her tenth birthday party. Katie would’ve rather been anywhere else.

Katie had moved from Virginia to Rocklin over the summer, and the last thing she wanted to do was start at a new school.

Katie hated school, and still does to this day.

So, a week before, at ‘Meet the Teachers’ day at Rocklin Elementary, Katie’s father wanted to make sure Katie had a friend her first day.

Selah’s mom happily obliged, and their friendship began. It didn’t last long, at first.

“We stopped being friends for no reason in fifth grade,” said Selah.

SPONGEBOB

They lost touch, as Katie moved to a different school, until Selah decided one Spongeob has evolved a lot since its premiere date in 1999, in good and bad ways.

It is centered around Spongebob Squarements who lives in a pineapple under the sea in the Bikini Bottom. He works at the Krusty Krab with his neighbor Squidward and Mr. Krabs. Other characters include Sandy Cheeks, who's a squirrel and lives in a dome, Mrs. Puff, Spongebob's boating instructor and Patrick, his best friend who lives under a rock.

They spent that summer between elementary and middle school biking to each other’s houses, eating ice cream sandwiches, watching Spongebob, swimming and doing parkour.

“Sixth grade we started biking to each other's houses during the summer,” said

Katie.

“I’m pretty sure it was before I had a phone, so I emailed her. I was like ‘hey man, want to hang out this summer?’ and she emailed me back from her Samsung iPad and she was like ‘heck yeah, man.’” said Selah.

And thus began the epic friendship of Selah and Katie. They’ve spent the last few years singing songs, watching Logan Paul, Spongebob and Impractical Jokers as well as still eating ice cream sandwiches.

Selah and Katie also dabble in the art of parkour, creating an Instagram account in which they post videos of their parkour stunts, as well as song covers.

“The essence of parkour really just fills my heart, and just the act of getting better,

grinding everyday, getting faster, higher jumps,” says Katie.

This passion fills a lot of their time, as they have to keep grinding to please their fans.

“The time we created our first parkour vlog, it was a sunny saturday afternoon, approximately 2:28 PM and we had been practicing our parkour skills for a while now, but we were not quite ready for the world to know about them, to reveal it to the world.

We knew it was time to share with the world our skill,” says Katie.

Last year, the pair was struck by tragedy.

On one of their regular skateboarding trips, they quickly realized they had gotten themselves in way over their head.

“We both fell off at the same time, and we bled and bled a lot. We were up in the new neighborhoods, going down this huge hill, huge and we got some old fashioned speed wobbles, and we fell. We were crying a lot,” says Katie of the tragic accident.

Even as Selah joined Dance Team, and Katie plays on the varsity soccer team, the two still spend time together doing the same fun, stupid things they’ve always done.

They’re quite the pair.

“She’s given me my sense of humor at times, like when I’m by myself hanging out with groups of people I know that she should be there. I feel like I’m missing a part of myself,” said Selah.

By Julia Lynn

According to the Youtube channel Entertain the Elk, Spongebob died on May 3, 2005, the premiere date of season four. Season four was the first season without the show's creater, Stepehen Hillenburg.

experienced a slight resurgance with the second film Sponge Out of Water .

Hillenburg was back as the writer and stayed, allowing Spongebob's ratings to increase in seasons 10 and 11.

The characters experience flandrization, the process by which one of the character's traits is exagerated to the point that it becomes the only trait.

As Spongebob has been around for so long, there have been many rumors of the show ending. There were false rumors that Spongebob would end in 2018.

Idiocy became Patrick's only trait, Mr. Krabs was only greedy and Sandy acted purely as a braniac.

There will, though, be a third Spongebob movie to commemerate its 20th anniversary and he show is also said to be renewed through 2019.

By Luke Beazanson

On February 6, 2015, the show

Dream On

Have Your Childhood Dreams Come True?

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hether you wanted to be something, be someone, or have something, it probably ended up going in the wrong direction. But not all dreams come to an end. Certain people are making their "I'm really dreams a reality.

Dreams aren’t always obtainable or they might just be downright impossible. People might wish to have a pet unicorn, be a doctor, dancer or astronaut.

passionate about singing, and I’ve been going to summer camps and participating in different choirs (some for school, some not) for a few years now. I’m really excited about how it’s been going so far!"

Sophomore Jasmine Harris said, “I believe my childhood dreams panned out perfectly.

I’ve always wanted to be a scientist,and I’m in pre-AP chemistry now and I’m doing very well, I enjoy it.

I’m still as passionate, if not more now just as I was then as little girl.”

Sophomore Jenna Angellar said, “I’ve always wanted to live in a castle on tropical island, but it hasn’t happened and I don’t think it will.”

things. So I'm not on my way to be a vet because I don't want to anymore,” freshman Lauren McDonald said.

Dreams come and go, but that’s OK! Everyone at least once or twice in their life hits a snag and is unsure what to do next.

A few people haven’t worked it all out, but they are in a good place and don’t need to worry.

“I did not really have any childhood When asked if her dreams. I just always wanted to do the best childhood of my ability and right dreams now I am at a good spot "My childhood were on dreams are on track, with good grades and track to I am on many fantastic because I've been bring sport teams with several able to keep my achieved, supporting teammates," options open and she responded with,”no said freshman Malia take classes I like because when I was little I Damacion doing. I still have an Junior Haley Sanders, “My childhood wanted to be an astronaut entire future ahead of “Yes and no, I find dream panned out as a reality, I’ve always and that’s not a reality at me to choose from, myself getting interested wanted to be a firefighter and now I’m on all," said sophomore things that don't have and that's what I've inanything track to come into Allison Mick to do with the fire service.” always dreamed of Some don’t my dreams or goals.

“I have always wanted to having."

“I’ve wanted to exactly work Something will often pursue entrepreneurship do musical theatre the way catch my eye and I will and contribute positively out professionally people might have planned, get into that for a while.” -Sophomore Ben to society. This summer, things change. But it's what you Mason since I was little I began working on a so having been in make of it that really counts.

Childhood dreams come and go, but the project called Tour with theatre and choir ones you careabout will stick with you my long-distance friend, “Well, childhood dreams are for the past three forever. which led to me starting temporary. What we want to years and doing do changes as we mature and theatre throughout my first company.”

By Anya Tom discover more about ourselves. the community have I wanted to be a veterinarian. helped to keep my Then I discovered I hate having to see dreams on track,” said junior Olivia Moffat. the inside of an animal. Now I want other

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2009 NORCAL CHAMPS FOOTBALL

Sports have been a part of entertainment since the earliest of days and will continue to be a part of our lives. Sports at Rocklin High School mean something to almost everyone, even the people that don’t participate in the athletic events. RHS sports are unique and different from other schools because the teams support and go watch their peer’s games.

Members from the community, teachers and students come together to cheer for the high school, and they take pride being in Rocklin, hence the well-known “Rocklin Pride” shirts. Just look back at what sports were a decade ago at Rocklin.

Rocklin was ranked, by MaxPreps, the 10th best team in California and 65th nationally. They were ranked first in Northern California Division II, San Joaquin Division II Section and San Joaquin Section.

Servite was ranked first in California and third in the Country.

Unlike Rocklin, they had already lost a game earlier in the season, to Edison, the second ranked team in California and sixth in the country. They lost 23-9 and played Edison again for the Southern California Championship game, in Angel Stadium, and won 16-6.

Arguably the best year for Rocklin High sports, 2009,the football and basketball teams both made it to the CIF Division II State Championship games and lost to Southern California teams. 2009 was the only year that either team has made it to state. Hopefully it won’t be the last.

Rocklin and Servite played in Home Depot Stadium, where the Los Angeles Chargers and LA Galaxy play. Servite scored two touchdowns and a field goal in the first quarter to Rocklin’s one touchdown, making the game 17-7 at the end of the first quarter.

Rocklin cut the lead by 3 with an early field goal, 17-10. But Servite scored another 10 points in the second quarter making the score 2710 at half time.

The football team was undefeated with 14 consecutive wins and eventually played for the state championship and lost to Servite.

Rocklin had 539 points for and 284 points against.

Rocklin scored 7 to Servite’s 3 in the third quarter, 30-17. Rocklin led a comeback in the fourth quarter scoring 13 and holding Servite to 3. Final score being 33-30, Servite.

BASKETBALL

Just eight months earlier the boys basketball team made it to state and had their best season to date. They were undefeated at home and away, but finished 10-3 in neutral territory.

Totalling to a 33-3 season. They were ranked 13 in the state and 106 in the country, by Maxpreps, earning first place in Division II Section and Sections and also placing third in Division II State.

STAR ATHLETE

Jackson Cummings had a large role on the football team as

the starting running back and also played point guard on the basketball team. He participated in both state championship games leading the football team with 159 rushing yards and two touchdowns, half of the total. Jackson was a junior in the state game and put up a stat line of two points, two rebounds The team that won Division II state was Eisenhower High School, and an assist. After the football season he was awarded Sierra from Rialto. They were 9-0 home and 6-1 away. In neutral Foothill League Offensive MVP NorCalPreps Offensive Player stadiums they were 17-2, giving them a 32-3 record. Eisenhower of the Year. He was also elected to the First Sac Joaquin was ranked sixth in state and 48th nationally. They were first in Section and Division II all-state teams. He holds 5 records at Division II section and Division II state. They were ranked third in RHS, 336 yards rushed in one game, single season record their section. of 2,406 rushing yards and 41 touchdowns (39 rushing), and an all time career record of rushing yards (3,463) and Rocklin and Eisenhower played in a neutral game at Arco touchdowns (56). After High School he walked onto the Arena, in Sacramento, the previous stadium of the Sacramento Kings. Eisenhower won the game by 12 points, 73-61.

Stanford Football team as a freshman and earn the Pac-12 AllAcademic honorable mention as a senior.

By Darian Skultety

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2000' s PLAYLIST

ULTIMATE

1Beautiful Girls- Sean Kingston 2Mercy- Duffy 3Titanium- David Guetta, Sia 4Because of You- Ne-Yo 5Too Little, Too Late- JoJo 6Buy U a Drank- T-Pain, Yung Joc 7Umbrella- Rihanna Want to see more? Scan the 8Toxic- Britney Spears 9She Will Be Loved- Maroon 5 QR code for more 2000's hits!

10Watcha Say- Jason Derulo 11Unwritten- Natasha Bedingfield 12So Sick- Ne-Yo 13You Found Me- The Fray 14Where Is The Love?- The Black Eyed Peas 15Since U Been Gone- Kelly Clarkson 16Big Girls Don't Cry- Fergie 17Irreplaceable- Beyonce 18I Write Sins Not Tragedies- Panic! At The Disco 19I'm Yours- Jason Mraz 20Better Together- Jack Johnson 21Sk8er Boi- Avril Lavigne 22Cooler Than Me- Mike Posner 23Grenade- Bruno Mars 24So What- Pink 25Hey Ya!- Outkast