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Volume XXXVII Issue 5 January 31, 2014

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Attract Students for February Blood Drive Ukiah High School Begins Scheduling Students Early Important Dates to Remember Faculty Member of the Month:December Student Speakers Compete for Scholarship Faculty Member of the Month: January

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Flix Pix: Ride Along Ukiah High Student Poetry Spotlight: Ceramics UHS Drama Presents: Urban Legends 7 Ukiah High Student Art

10 The American Debate 10 What’s the Point of Winterfest Anyway?!

11 What’s the Beauty in Beauty Pageants?

11 I Thought Race Didn’t Matter!

8-9 Winter Fashion

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12 Sassy, Classy, and a Little Trashy 12 We Are Back in the Belly of the Beast

From East to West What is the Future of Athletics Sportslite - David Mason Sportslite - Ally Milone

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EDITORS IN CHIEF Tyler Biscocho and Ben Cayler HUMOR Taylor Cameron NEWS Sydney Summer-Knight OPINIONS Tyler Biscocho

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Lorena Saucedo & Sarah Niderost CENTERSPREAD Jenna Hester SPORTS Benjamin Cayler ADVERTISEMENT Tess Clausen

PHOTO Elijah Williams ADVISOR Valerie Warda STAFF Ashlyn Bazzani, Harris Bedford, Rafael Ceja, Melissa Duenas, Alex Epstein, Milo Hooper, Samantha Ingerman, Zoltan Jakab, Delaney Kindopp, Mariah Larwood, Lizzy

McKeon, Sarah Niderost, T. Abraham Rawles, Jose Recendiz, Luke Robinson, Gabi Rodriguez, Hattie Sher, Nick Vargas, Elijah Williams COVER PAGE PHOTO CREDIT

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Ukiah High Takes on New Approach to Attract Students for February Blood Drive Melissa Duenas Staff Writer

Ukiah High is holding this school year’s second blood drive on Thursday, February 6.

Like year’s the previous blood drive, it will take place in front of the school tennis courts from 9 am to 1 pm.

This blood drive is focusing on getting more people to participate. The blood goal is the same as the last. This time, however, the biggest goal is to get more people to participate and be encouraged to keep donating blood in the future.

It is very important for donors to meet the health conditions and weight restrictions in order to participate, since a large portion of the first blood drive’s donors were unable to donate blood due to not meeting these requirements.

Some people did not have permission slips from their parents (which are required for 16-year-old donors). Plus, there

was a lack of iron discovered in some potential donors.

Several people did not qualify because they did not meet the height and weight requirements.

Twenty-seven donors were not able to participate during the previous blood drive last November due to detected malaria during foreign travel.

According to local studies, Latinos and Native Americans tend not to donate.

These figures also demonstrate that males tens to donate more than females.

The goal is to hopefully reach out to people that do not donate and obtain more donors to create a lasting legacy in the community.

It is important to spread the word about donating blood because it helps save the lives of people, young and old, who are in need of it.

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UHS Begins Scheduling Students Early UHS Elective Classes Seek New Entrants for Next School Year!!

Student Speakers to Compete for Scholarship Bid Faculty Member of the Month: December Faculty Member of the Month: January

In order to reach greater goals of donated blood every year, senior Melissa Ortega, who is in charge of this year’s blood drives, is applying for a grant to obtain money for future blood drives.

The Blood Bank of the Redwoods Legacy Fund is a grant which could acquire anywhere from 5,000 to 25,000 dollars for our school, which would be used for buying prizes and other things. Creating raffles or giving prizes will hopefully attract more people to participate in the blood drives.

The Legacy Fund grant will be given to a community foundation in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties as a way of saying thank-you to those who have made donations in the past.

Even after high school, the goal is to get people to continue

saving lives. Everyone should understand how much donating a single pint of blood can account for.

There are many, many, many people whose lives depend on blood donations, whether they need surgery, transplants, chemotherapy—in all, the need for blood donations is large. One pint can save up to three lives.

According to statistics, 4.5 million Americans would die each year without blood transfusions.

One out of every 10 people who enter a hospital needs blood.

Every three seconds, someone needs blood. “The fund supports organizations and programs in Mendocino County that contribute to the health and wellness

of the community,” according to the Community Foundation of Mendocino County. “The current grant cycle will provide funding to organizations, programs or initiatives with Melissa

Ortega,

one of the blood drive coordinators for Ukiah High, sits with helpers Adrian Mata (12) and Teak Larwood (11) as they wait for more donors to arrive, showing off the T-Shirt donors received once they had completed the donation process for the November Blood Drive.

Photo Credit: Elijah Williams

donating blood throughout their life and getting others to donate as well.

Many people donate blood for the evident reason of

the ability to provide outreach, education or youth engagement leading to an improvement in the rate of blood donations.”

“A man’s mind, stretched by a new idea, can never go back to its orignal dimensions” - Robert M. Hutchins January 31, 2014

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Ukiah High School Begins Scheduling Students Early Alex Epstein and Delaney Kindopp Staff Writers

The Ukiah High staff is already starting to prepare for scheduling classes for 20142015. This year, it will be happening about a month before normal, this will hopefully help to stop the problem of students not getting the class the wanted.

“We are starting earlier this year to allow more time to possibly hire new teachers and enter files,” said Ms. Zamora, a counselor. “Students, choose wisely.

If you don’t know the class, go meet the teacher.”

Every week, a new class begins the process starting with the juniors on January 31. The sophomores will be starting on February 10 and the freshman class will start February 18.

Students should not be overwhelmed by the amount of classes to choose from. Pick the ones that seem interesting and, as Counselor Zamora said, talk to

the teacher. This can determine a student’s opinion of the class beforehand so that valuable time can be saved if the class is not a good match.

Switching classes in the beginning of the year is stressful and should try to be avoided altogether. It makes parents, teachers, and students become nervous and that is something no one wants. The scheduling process is starting earlier in order to avoid the turmoil that this process sometimes causes for individuals.

Scheduling classes at this time is in the best interest for everyone. Meet the teachers and counselors, talk to parents. Just make sure to be satisfied with your choices. Sometimes the teacher can make all the difference, so visiting the class and meeting the teacher can help make the scheduling decision easier.

Another reason for early

scheduling is because of the can. Now that the scheduling new testing system. The “Star has been moved, the “Smarter Tests” have been thrown out for Balanced Assessment” can be a new test, “Smarter Balanced focused on and hopefully imAssessment.” prove the ways that teachers This test is different from can help students learn. past years because it tries to The sooner these schedule figure out your learning skills in decisions are made allows more a more in-depth way than the time for more important things old tests did. This new style of that the staff needs to handle. testing is thought by the staff at The sooner scheduling is over Ukiah High school to be impor- with, the better for all involved. tant to start using and to also keep it going, so maneuvering the scheduling around it was not a problem.

These tests are newer and improved from the years old STAR system. It will include 4.5 hours of math and 4 hours of ELA testing for eleventh graders (in addition to the tenth and eleventh grade science test).

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Important Dates to Remember Feb 1

Urban Legends @ 8:00 in Little Theatre Varsity Boys Wrestling Tourney @ Maria Carillo

Feb 14

Boys Basketball @ Windsor (Frosh 4:30/ JV 6:00/ Varsity 7:30)

Feb 3

Girls Freshmen Basketball @Home vs Montgomery (4:30)

Feb 4

Boys Basketball @ Montgomery (Frosh 4:30/6:00 JV)

Feb 14 & 15

Girls Varsity Wrestling NCS Ladies Championship @ Pittsburg (Time TBA)

Feb 5

Girls Freshmen Basketball @ Home vs Casa Grande (4:30)

Feb 15

Boys Wrestling NCS Dual Championships @ Eureka (Time TBA)

Feb 6

Urban Legends @ 7:00 in Little Theatre Boys Freshmen Basketball @ Casa Grande (4:30)

Feb 17

Boys Basketball @ Cardinal Newman (Frosh 4:30/ JV 6:00/ Varsity 7:30)

Feb 7

Urban Legends @ 8:00 in Little Theatre Girls Freshmen Basketball @ SR High (4:30)

Feb 22

B&G Varsity Wrestling NBL Championships @ Cardinal Newman (Time TBA)

Feb 8

Urban Legends @ 8:00 in Little Theatre B&G Varsity Wrestling Redwood Empire Classic @ Home

Feb 28 - Mar 1

Girls Varsity Wrestling CIF State Championships

Feb 10

Boys Freshmen Basketball @ Home vs SR High (4:30)

Feb 11

Girls Basketball @ Rancho Cotate (Frosh 4:30/6:00)

Feb 12

Boys Basketball @ Home vs Rancho Cotate (Frosh 4:30/ JV 6:00/ 7:30 Varsity B&G Varsity Wrestling @ Home vs Windsor (6:00)

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Girls Basketball @ Home vs Windsor (Frosh 4:30/ JV 6:00/ Varsity 7:30)

“The job is challenging, but rewarding”

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Faculty Member of the Month December: Mr. SilvaBrown

- Faculty Member of the Month: January, Officer Morse January 31, 2014

Student Speakers Compete for Scholarship

The breakdown of rounds begins at the club level in which the Opinions Page Editor winner will receive $75 with an The Lions Club of Ukiah is additional $25 going to each fihosting its 77th annual student nalist. The finalists will advance Sydney Summers-Knight speakers contest on Tuesday, to the zone contest, the winner News Page Editor February 4, 2014, in which high of which will be awarded a total school students can enter to of $100 and advance to the reMr. Jeff Silva- Brown speak on a given topic for the gional contest where a prize of Photo Credit: Sydney Summers-Knight chance to win up to 10,000 dol- $150 is awarded to the winner. lars in scholarship money.

The last three stages begin The contest provides prompts with the district contest where for students to speak on and competitors vie for a $4500 has, in past years included top- scholarship, followed by the ics like, “What Could the America area contest for a $6500 scholof Yesterday Teach the America arship, and ending with the Final of Tomorrow” (2011-2012) and contest, the winner of which will “How Do We Create and Keep receive a $10.000 scholarship.

Jobs in America” (2012-2013).

“Colleges have become exThis year, the topic is centered tremely expensive and having on “Community Service – What the extra money, you can put it is it and Why Does it Matter?” towards tuition, books, or boardThis proing.

Mr. Jeff Silva-Brown, a gram offers a va“It makes you more History teacher here at Ukiah riety of benefits likely to go to college High, is being honored as Staff to students inbecause it helps close Member of the Month for the cluding, but not the gap between the month of December. limited to, the high costs of attending He teaches two classes of college and your base American Institutions (AI), one scholarships and standing as an incomclass of Advanced Placement citizenship building freshman,” said U.S. History, and two classes of ing. According to Comparative Governments. He Kathryn McInnis, Monica Ruiz, a Ukiah is also the coach of boy’s junior the MESA advisor High senior when varsity and freshman basketball. for Ukiah High,Photo Credit: www.ukiahlions.com asked about the entic“He has a real passion for what he does. He is one of the the contest also gives students ing nature of the scholarships.

Students, especially Ukiah most knowledgeable people a chance to build on their speakabout current politics in our ing skills which is important in a High seniors have become very department, despite his young world where public speaking is interested in the program as age, relative young age,” said becoming more common place. they search for college scholfellow history teacher Mr. Ukiah High has participat- arships to help pay their higher Cawthon. ed in the competition for many education once graduated from “And his connection through years but has yet to produce any high school. technology allows him to stay “Our school does a great job really in touch with current events contest winners. Mrs. McInnis and kind of the buzz of what’s stated that interest has been of community service and has going on in the political world. I lacking until this year which a great background in serving think he helps transfer that here has produced the most poten- the community and it is a great and now immediacy and almost tial contestants for the program opportunity to highlight these kind of hipness to his students. since being introduced at the past events and even make a He has high standards, too, for high school. little money off of it,” said Melissa his students.”

A speak off was scheduled Ortega, a senior and contestant Brown is popular among his students and well-respected by for Monday, January 27th among in the competition. the handful of hopefuls that had The program hopes to conhis colleages.

The Ukiahilite again signed up for the program to de- tinue the sudden surge in intercongratulates Mr. Silva-Brown cide the four that will move on to est seen this year into the next for being Faculty Member of the the next stage. by enticing student participation.

Month for December!

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Faculty Member of the Month January: Officer Vince Morse Gabe Rodriguez Staff Writer

Officer Vince Morse Photo Credit: www.ukiahpolice.com

The Ukiahilite Congratulates Officer Morse for being the Faculty Member of the Month for January 2014. Officer Morse is the campus police officer and school resource officer.

He is from Carson City, Nevada but was raised in Santa Rosa where he attended Montgomery High School.

The jobs he has had include a guard at medium security prison facilities including the Mendocino jail, swat member in Ukiah for five years, lead defense tactics officer, and was a patrol officer for Ukiah.

He transferred to Ukiah High and has been on campus for two years, which he claims has been a challenge at times.

“The job is challenging but rewarding,” he said, remarking on the difficulties he has faced since taking up the position. He thinks it is important for an officer to be on campus just in case anything goes wrong.

Officer Morse has provided resources for cyber bullying and trains staff in active shooter situations.

“I like A&E. I like those corny intimate-portrait things. They’re so kind of ingenious and artificial and soothing.”

-Mary-Louise Parker January 31, 2014

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Flix Pix: Ride Along

Ride Along Lizzy McKeon

Staff Writer

F a s t talking Kevin Hart and the surly Ice-Cube dominate Ride Along, a ‘by-the-book’ cop comedy with all the action, drama, and wit included. The typical pairing of an eager rookie and a scornful officer sets up a rather brainless plot.

Ben Barber (Kevin Hart), a livewire high school security guard, has decided to propose

to his girlfriend, Angela Payton (Tika Sumpter). But before he does, he applies to the police academy of Atlanta, hoping to gain approval of Angela’s older brother James Payton (Ice-Cube) - an accomplished and decorated detective at the Atlanta P.D. To test Ben, James takes him on a 24-hour ‘ride along’ to assess whether he is worthy of being a cop and of being married to Angela, or if he is the inept midget and video game junkie James thinks him to be.

When Ben calls Angela on a break, he tells her about his day; he met the devil in the form of an eight year old child, got spit on by what turns out to be a female biker, and wrestled a naked, honey-covered man in the supermarket. His ride along is interesting, to say the very least.

This mundane attempt from director Tim Story ‘tags along’ with the other mismatched cop-buddy routines. The storyline does not compare to classics such as Tango and Cash, Starsky and Hatch, Training Day or Turner and Hooch. Tim Story has had better successes with Think Like a Man,

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Barbershop, and Fantastic Four.

Ben and James bicker and squabble until they eventually fumble their way through a generic rogue investigation of a never before seen Atlanta crime Kingpin- Omar (Laurence Fishburne), eventually coming to a very inevitable, cheesy ending.

On the bright side, this movie coasts along on Kevin Hart’s ‘little-man-syndrome’ comedy. The camera shots are also very well executed, getting original angles on oddly placed car chases and flying bullets. The special effects were modern and up-to-date: explosions, grenades and everything. All paired with a fantastically selected soundtrack composed by Christopher Lennertz, who also did soundtracks for the hilarious Identity Thief and Horrible Bosses.

Underneath the surface, though, this production seems a tad underperformed for both star actors.

Hart is at the height of his career, previously in movies such as Think Like a Man, Scary Movie 3, and Little Focker’s; as well as various TV shows such

as Barbershop and Modern Family. He now has 3 stand-up comedy specials, stars in Real Husbands of Hollywood and makes appearances on Saturday Night Live.

Ice Cube’s performance seemed even flimsier, compared to his famous career in music, production, direction, and acting.

Known for his gangsta rap, production, and roles in Are We There Yet?, 21 Jump Street, Lottery Ticket, The Longshots, and Barbershop, his role in Ride Along may mark his decline as an actor; or more likely, his talent simply was not put to good use.

Isn’t it ironic that the former rapper Ice Cube, who previously disparaged police brutality in his music, now plays the role of an uptight and condescending officer?

Ride Along lacks the originality that a cop-buddy movie needs these days, something that newly released The Heat definitely has. Overall, the talents of all the actors were not put to good use with a weak script, clichés, and a predictable storyline.

Bad Okay Good Great Ukiah High Student Poetry Fly of My Silence By: Rafael Ceja Hide me under your sight but don’t stop seeing me close my mouth but cry in my silence.

Go away from me but stay in my life know me but don’t take my heart.

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Walk holding my hand and fly with my voice fall in love with me not with my love.

Know my soul but not my fear stay with me not with my pain

Share your fears live your hopes be happy with me not by my side

“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.”

-Vincent van Gogh January 31, 2014

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The Spotlight is on Ceramics Staff Writer

Ceramics is one of the most popular classes at Ukiah High, and is one of the only forms of three dimensional art on campus.

Most students enjoy the class very much.

Lizzy Mckeon, junior who took ceramics get freshman year, said Ceramics is a fun way to express one’s self through art.

One of Mckeon’s favorite assignments was sculpting replicas of the Easter Island heads. She also liked to freestyle and start from a plain block of clay.

Mckeon’s point of view of the class is that it is fun and very independent.

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“Mr. Crawley expects you to be mature and respectful, because you really just do your own thing,” said Mckeon.

She would like to continue to do ceramics in college or wherever she gets the chance to do it again.

“If I had more materials and more time, I would always do it,” said Mckeon.

There are many

d i f f e r e n t options of things students can sculpt. If one uses the machine to wheel the clay, the machine will spin the clay while it is sculpted.

Wheeling it makes better for sculpting more useful things for daily life like cups, bowls, and vases.

To make a sculpture,

students must first prep the clay.

They then put it into a kiln which cooks it, and then into another kiln that glazes it for color.

Students have many different colors to choose from to express themselves in their artwork.

One does not have to have any special skills at all to join this class. Although, it is better to be into the art, rather than not.

The class has all the available resources that students may need.

Ceramics is great for making useful things to take home, such as gifts for loved ones.

Tickets are $10.00 general seating, $5.00 for UHS students with ID, and FREE for UHS students with ASB. They are available at Mendocino B o o k Company, at the door halfan- hour before the show,

or see Ms. Monti in the Little Theater.

“This is a fun show, and I hope everyone enjoys it,” said Monti.

The cast of this play are all Ukiah High students: Jordyn Bartley, Jenna Blackwell, Zobeyda Bojorquez, Ashley Cable, Caitlin Dyer, Nadine Goebel, Maddie Grivette, Maegan Jones, Helene McCormick, Brendan Burns, Kylie Spence, Kaitlyn Vandewarder, Adee Villareal, Erinn Yepiz, Kolton Harmon, Oscar Montelongo,

Art & Photo Credit: Julia Persky

UHS Drama Presents: Urban Legends Staff Writer

The Ukiah High Drama Department presents their newest play Urban Legends, directed

by Maria Monti. Written by Bryan Starchman, this play is going to bring ancient legends to life.

“This play is a genre that I have never done before. It is horror with a slight bit of humor,” said Maria Monti, the director, “Some scenes are real urban legends, and some were written specifically for the play. It isn’t blood and gore, but it is supposed to instill fear and

send chills up your spine.”

U r b a n Legends opens on January 30 at 7:30 pm, and there are shows on January 31 and February 1, at 8pm, and the next weekend February 6 at 7:30pm, and February 7 and 8 at 8pm. The doors open half-an-hour before the show starts.

Ukiah High Student Art By: Julia Santos

Photo Credit: UHS Drama Department

“You cannot fake chic but you can be chic and fake fur.”

January 31, 2014

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Winter Zoltan Jakab, 12

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Elka Roderick, 9 Shae Brennan, 9

Happy Winter! For this issue, the

1: Seniors Molly and Clare McNerlin are twinning with leggings, Uggs, and Toms with pazazz.

2: Senior Melissa Ortega has a winter sweater matched with black leggings and leather booties.

3: Freshman Ty Hernandez goes with a classic winter look of plaid and faded blue jeans.

4: Junior Julia Persky boldly displays bright tie dye with darker tones to finish with a hippie hipster look.

Ukiahilite went out and wanted to see what Ukiah High is wearing for our rather warm winter! One thing is for sure: Ukiah High is definitely not bundling up!

This winter, some of Ukiah High’s lovely ladies have dawned their spring dresses and thin layers, and some of our good

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“Vain trifles as they seem, clothes have, they say, more important offices than to merely keep us warm. They change our view of the world and the world’s view of us.”

-Virginia Woolf January 31, 2014

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Karina Ruiz, 11 5

Adrian Mata, 12 T. Abe Rawles, 12 6

looking gents have brought out the shorts

5: Junior Manny Gonzalez looking scholarly in a colorful sweater with a collared shirt.

6: Senior Ali Loyha has on a yellow shirt dress with mid-calf leather boots.

7: Senior David Mason is looking swag as he represents NorCal and celebrates the warmer weather with shorts and Jordan sneakers.

8: Senior Becca Peterson is looking cozy and casual with a printed scarf, a plaid button up, and skinny jeans, complimented by leather wingtips.

and tees. Don’t dismay though, dressing cozy is still in style especially with the chilly morning with students dawning the jeans and long sleeves. A big thank you to those pictured for letting us capture your style, and to all students: keep Ukiah High School looking sharp!

Shane Baarts, 12 Harris Bedford, 12

Gretchen Roderick, 12

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Photo Credit: Mariah Larwood

“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” -JFK January 31, 2014

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THE AMERICAN DEBATE Tyler Biscocho

easiest task.

This means one should expect that people from the neighboring Hey there again, and a happy areas, mainly Willits, Redwood new year to all of you! Well, be- Valley, and Hopland, especially lated new year considering tomor- high school teens, will be vying to row is February already. So, shall fill the part time positions. we get this ball rolling?? Here is Third and finally, Ukiah would your American Debate! see a dramatic increase in outside This issue, I am focusing clos- capital flowing into the city. People er to home; actually, let us take a living outside of the Ukiah Valley, look at home. We live in this beau- namely the places mentioned in tiful town called Ukiah: a small city the above graph, will be travelling of 16,000 people and located in to Ukiah to do a majority of their the heart of Mendocino County. bulk shopping.

Some of you might rememOverall, Ukiah is going to benber that, in the last issue, I com- efit greatly from the construcpletely beleaguered the Ukiah tion of a Costco on Airport Park City Council for not doing more Boulevard. It is very nice to see to bring in that the City of Ukiah jobs. Well, is opening the doors to this issue, I growth and prosperity; can praise something that Ukiah the Ukiah definitely needs.

City Council Photo Credit: www.costco.com The increase in capimembers for passing the measure tal that would be spent within city to approve the development of a boundaries on things like gasonew Costco site. line and fast-food, is desperately Although, Costco would not re- needed especially in a City that is place the jobs lost from Masonite struggling to pay for a fully staffed and the lack of that site’s use, it police department and has to hire will be adding 250-300 jobs to this a third party for its ambulance sercity of ours, 60% of which would vices. be full time with the appropriate Perhaps in several years folbenefits. lowing the completion of the projThis means several things for ect, Ukiah will have learned that Ukiah. First, when the project is being fiscally conservative and allowcompleted, the amount of money ing for growth in the valley is a good within our local community would thing afterall. increase and we Ukiahans would Focusing even closer to home, I’m not have to drive to Santa Rosa to sure you noticed the new layout of our go to Costco. paper! I hope you like it! We, as a staff Second, we would see a small we felt it was time for change and our increase in employment of young brainstorming produced this new laypeople because, let’s face it, find- out for the paper! Let us know what ing 250 people right off the street you think by emailing us at ukiahilite@ who are right for the job is not the uusd.net!

Opinions Page Editor

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Winterfest has been referred to as a smaller Homecoming, and in some ways it is. Both events include an important sporting event during which royalty is chosen.

During Homecoming, there is a football game and Homecoming King and Queen are chosen.

During Winterfest, there is a basketball game as opposed to football, and Winterfest King, Queen, Prince, and Princess are chosen.

Some people say Winterfest is less important than Homecoming, and some even call it stupid.

This can be offensive to basketball players; Homecoming helps celebrate the football team, and Winterfest should celebrate the basketball team, which is equally as important. Homecoming is such a huge event, and Winterfest is smaller, which is kind of unfair to the basketball players, and is part of why people do not care as much about it.

Winterfest also offers a chance for students other than seniors to run for royalty, and instead of just King and Queen like during Homecoming, Winterfest incorporates a Prince and Princess as well. This is a plus, as more students have a chance at winning, so more will campaign. Winterfest includes more students because almost anyone can run. To run for Homecoming you must be a senior representing a club; during Winterfest this is not true.

Unfortunately, another chance at running for royalty just creates yet another high school popularity contest.

On top of that, there are three types of people: those who vote for their friends, those who vote for whoever gives them the best/ most food or candy, and those

that take all the candy and food and just never vote. Seriously, the amount of candy and food that candidates buy to hand out is pretty ridiculous. Have you ever wondered how much these people pay to try and win a popularity competition? Too much. Why does everyone care so much anyway? Is being Homecoming or Winterfest royalty going to help someone get into college? Is it going to help someone get a job? Why do some people find it so important?

After Christmas and New Year’s, things can be especially dull, and spirits can be low, especially school spirit. Winterfest could help create more winter spirit, and get people pumped for what is coming up as we near the end of winter. Think of how much school spirit Homecoming raises; now imagine if Winterfest could do the same. Spirits need to be lifted at this time of year, after the holidays, when students are running out of steam.

Winterfest is too small. It needs more rallies and attention.

Homecoming is such a big to-do; why is Winterfest not the same way? If Ukiah High put even half as much effort into Winterfest than into Homecoming, it could be so much better and so much more fun! Winterfest needs more attention so it can be more fun and popular.

Last year there were whispers of a Winterfest dance, but it never came to be. There should definitely be a dance during Winterfest!

There is a Homecoming dance, and if Winterfest is going to have a sliver of a chance at being like Homecoming, it needs more work put into it. Homecoming is a huge event in most high schools, and if Winterfest is going to be called a ‘second Homecoming,’ Ukiah High should go all out, just like during Homecoming.

“I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.”

January 31, 2014

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What’s the Beauty in Beauty Pageants?

Jenna Hester

Centerspread Page Editor

Pageants. They are silly. They judge people based on beauty, perfection and talents. But now to specifically talk about the Miss Mendocino pageant. There is the interview with the judges (which of course they have prepared for), the talent phase, lifestyle and fitness phase, evening wear and onstage questions. These all count for a certain percent of their final scores: interview counts for 25%, talent phase is 35%, lifestyle and fitness phase is 15%, evening wear is 20%, and on-stage questions are worth only 5%.

To qualify to enter in the Miss Mendocino County Scholarship Pageant, the girl has to have lived in Mendocino County for at least six months, be a senior in high school or have completed a full-time semester or quarter at a college, or must have worked

full-time in Mendocino County a minimum of six months before competing. Also, the entrant has to be between 17 and 24 years old, United States citizen, been born female, of good moral character, never been married and never been pregnant.

Once the girls make it past that initial entry point, they need to practice their talents and their question answering skills to make sure their answers are perfect and to the judges’ liking. They have to find an outrageously expensive evening gown. Granted the dresses are beautiful, but many girls fall in love with them only to realize they would have to save every single penny they get for the next few years just to buy the dress.

The evening wear phase is ridiculous. It judges solely on physical beauty and objectifies women.

Women are not things on a shelf that you fawn over. They are people. This whole phase has abso-

lutely nothing to do with the girls’ ability to represent the county. Of course, the contestants must get into really good physical shape for the lifestyle and fitness phase.

Then they have to compete.

No matter in which contest people compete, there is always a lot of stress and pressure. So the girls not only have to be flawless, but they are also worried.

“What if I don’t win? What if nobody likes me? Am I too fat?

Am I perfect enough to do this?”

All these different questions and more go through the girls’ heads not only right before the competition begins but throughout the entire pageant. This much stress and insecurity is not good for the body or mind.

Every person is perfect in their own way whether a boy, girl, someone who was born a boy and switched to a girl, or someone who was born a girl and switched to a boy. Society should not decide if

someone is perfect or not. They just are. After the competition is over and one lucky girl crowned Miss Mendocino County, she wins a $5,000 scholarship and then appears in public appearances in her role of Miss Mendocino, advocating her personal platform in the community. She represents our county in the Miss California contest. Then, if she wins there, she goes on to the Miss America Competition.

Besides, what if a girl only wants to be in the Miss Mendocino Competition and not the others.

What does she do? Not compete? That is not fair. Or does she tell the organizers of the Miss Mendocino Competition she won’t promote their scholarship or compete in the other pageants? That is not fair to them because they expect the winner to promote their pageant and invite people to compete in the Miss Mendocino Competition. Nobody wins in this situation.

another random, irrelevant trait (or traits). How about a scholarship that allows anyone to apply... except for soccer players that happen to have blue eyes and red hair. Would that be fair?

“But it’s their money, they can do what they want with it!” proponents of race-based scholarships might say. Right, just like the business owners in 1950’s Alabama could do what they want and not allow African Americans into their stores. Is that unfair? How? Both involve some entity of wealth picking and choosing a specific group to exclude from a service or product, whether it be buying something from the above hypothetical business or applying to a scholarship such as the GMS. That same GMS is administered by the UNCF, or the United Negro College Fund. They are, in their own words, “the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization” which “... continues to raise funds to educate the best and the brightest

among us despite their financial challenges.”

Perhaps that phrase had been misread, but it almost seems to suggest that non-minorities do not have financial challenges, even though that is far from true.

Minority-backing groups have been around for awhile (UNCF, for example, is over 70 years old) and have made education possible for many people, especially around the times in which they were founded.

It just doesn’t make sense, now, that they still feel the need to pick and choose.

It does not matter whether an African American or an Asian American is studying the properties of hydrogen. Who cares if a computer program was written by a Hispanic or a Caucasian?

Apparently, many people seem to, as shown by the vast quantities of race-based financial aid available to all but Caucasians.

What matters is what they actually can do. The quality of the research and the usefulness of the

program are more important (or at least should be). Another aspect of this is the size of the scholarship. Returning to the GMS, one sees that it is the only scholarship required for the winner’s entire academic career, if it can be won. It pays for everything.

A quick Google-based search brings up thousands of dollars of scholarship opportunities for African Americans. And the same for Hispanics. Asian Americans are included as well as Native Americans.

What happens when one searches for Caucasian scholarships? A news article about a small group in Texas that provides $500 scholarships appears and essentially nothing more. $500 is all, against the million dollar organizations for minorities. Something seems out of balance. Luckily, there are still many scholarships available that take no notice of the applicant’s race. They give financial aid based on need and merit, not something irrelevant to academics.

If only more could do the same.

I T hought Race Didn’t Matter!

Milo Hooper

Staff Writer

Many scholarships seem to target the most obscure and randomly specific groups of people to help pay for college and university costs. There are scholarships for left-handed people, for people who own llamas, short people, knitters, and more.

There are also scholarships that are only for certain ethnicities – only for people of Asian heritage or Native Americans, for example.

These scholarships generally allow only one race to apply, and more than 99% are for ‘minorities’ only. Then, there are the allminority scholarships. The Gates Millennium Scholarship, for example, allows essentially every race except Caucasians - they may not apply.

Is this wrong? No? Would it be wrong if it were African Americans that were excluded? Why is race even considered at all in scholarships? Take race away from the requirements and replace it with

“Sometimes, when I close my eyes, I can’t see.”

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Sassy, Classy, and a Little Trashy

Taylor Cameron Humor Page Editor

A belated welcome back, Wildcats! Cheers to a new year, a new semester, and more homework.For me, 2014 has been pretty great so far. Fearless, I guess, is my motto for 2014. Doing what I want and when I want to do it. I can worry about the repercussions later.

Over Winter break, I had to babysit my cousins, and they made me watch the first High School Musical. I hadn’t seen it in four years, so I didn’t remember it too well. Except for those songs.

Troy and Gabriella’s relationship was the most amount of bull I have ever seen.

That does NOT happen. You don’t just go to some resort and meet the most popular boy at a school and he falls for you without even knowing where you live. It’s illogical.

Relationships are a funny thing. No relationship is exactly like another, which is awesome yet kind of annoying at the same time.It is awesome because you are able to have an entirely new experience with someone and not just do the same old tired thing.

That keeps the relationship going, and it doesn’t just sit like something that you never pay attention to. Like your goldfish.

However, it’s annoying because you have to spend time getting to know him/her. This is not a bad thing, necessarily. It is just foreign to you every time. You don’t want to mess up, so you stress over it. Rock music, decent movies, and honesty: the perfect relationship. That’s exactly what I’ve been looking for.

The start of a relationship is always different. Everyone has their own opinions on where or when a relationship starts to form. I think any communication is the start of something new. I mean it is communication; it’s like the foundation of romance.

Then, comes the stage where you start talking, via text, SnapChat, or even if you are a

real warrior, in person. To be perfectly honest, if you are able to talk to he/she in person, you deserve like a Medal of Honor, or you just have an extreme amount of confidence.

I can never find the strength to talk to any guy I find attractive.

In text and SnapChat, it is totally easy. When I see him, I just kind of go brain-dead and do nothing but laugh at his jokes. I guess I’m trying to prevent sounding like a total idiot, when in reality, I probably sound really, really stupid. I know I just need to get my head in the game.

Anyway, after you have DTR’d or said that you like each other, there are so many ways to actually mess things up in the relationship. Here are a few: 1) You try to buy your girlfriend/ boyfriend something and he/she is allergic to it and spends the next two weeks using a special ointment.

2) You forget a date because you were stressed and leave your partner standing out in the freezing cold waiting. And waiting...

3) You cling on so tightly to your boyfriend/girlfriend, that he/ she forgets how to breathe and ends up suffocating and going into a new type of coma that the doctor’s do not have a cure for yet.

4) You are dishonest. You cover up everything wrong with you because you are scared that your boyfriend/girlfriend will not like the real you.

Let us talk about the first two.

If your partner can look past them, then do not do anything stupid and lose him/her. Those are things where I could easily forgive and forget. I mean, they are simple mistakes. However, the third one...

Well, that is kind of tough. Clingy is just- not good. You need to let your boyfriend/girlfriend breathe.

Let him/her be with his/her friends when desired. Don’t call every 27 minutes. Give him/her space. It will go a long way.

My last boyfriend was way too clingy. My fish died and I was trying to remove the body from the several spots in the tank that it

- Jacodie Thompson, 12 January 31, 2014 The Ukiahilite 12 occupied and it was a pretty grody job, not going to lie. I did not want to get dead fish sludge on my phone. I would drop it, break it, and then not have a phone for way too long.

So naturally, I did not text my boyfriend. I finish with the carcass twelve minutes later and what do I see on my phone? Twentyfour new messages, three missed calls, two voicemails, and one email. I was so done. So done.

The fourth one on my abbreviated list is definitely one many struggle with. A lot of people, myself included, have their guards

up. Why? In my case, I have let it down one too many times. I want to be with a person who is not going to try and change me.

Because of my past, I am who I am. I need someone to support me, not tear me down. I think this is something that a lot of people struggle: Finding someone who cares about them, accepts them, and supports them.

So that’s all I have to say. I apologize for the numerous HSM references. Some take-away advice? If you like someone or might in the future, get to know him/her. That way, you’ll know for sure. Don’t make a judgment before you ever hang out.

We are Back in the Belly of the Beast

Nick Vargas

Staff Writer Welcome back to hell, where people sit in a class being lectured to by the devil’s minions about how there is nothing more important than listening to them.

The demons give them food and send them home to do the devils work. Some of the annoying little hecks at school should really just shut up because they do not know when to shut up.

While bored prisoners are tortured in class by a demon nagging them about doing their work and not talking in class.

They also tell people that they cannot go to the bathroom because they should have gone during break; it is like “if I had to go to the bathroom five minutes ago I would have gone.” At other times people actually forget their homework and the teacher would not let them turn it in late when all the teacher has to do is give them one extra day with a late penalty. Come on, what if someone’s dog actually ate their homework?

The lunch here is just horrific and do not even ask about the milk. The lunch here barely fills anyone up and people would like to grab more but some students are scared if they eat the food here twice in a day they might die. The other reason why the food here is raunchy is

because it is healthy and people are used to eating junk food from fast food restaurants. Who knows what they serve at the devils diner but the food you get in school is not from this planet.

When students go home early, who knows if it is because they have the flu or because they ate school lunch?

Now that school is started all students get homework. The only thing is that nobody wants work that they have to do at their house because everyone would like to go home and relax at home, and not do the same things that they have already done during the day. Another thing is that lots of people have other things to do after school like cleaning their rooms for the first time in two years or going and taking their first shower of the week but, no, they have to do the homework their teacher gave them.

The students at school are weird. They are weird because they always say the stupid phrases like swag or Yolo or oooo kill ‘em. One might not get annoyed by this at first but after hearing it at least a thousand times it just makes people mad.

Kids always say these phrases at the end of their sentences trying to be funny when in reality it just makes everyone fume, but after all we are in hell!

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“He who is not courageous enought to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”

January 31, 2014

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Welcome back, Ukiah High students! Hopefully you did something more fun than ride your pig across the Pacific Northwest after getting a checkered hair cut like Abe Rawles did.

We know who is in Super Bowl XLVII (48). Seattle beat the 49ers narrowly and Denver crushed the New England Patriots.

It is official guys, the 2014 Super Bowl will be dubbed the “Smoke a Bowl.” Both states, Colorado and Washington, are the only states to legalize marijuana and both are in the Super Bowl. Coincidence,? I think not.

Maybe Sherman should of smoked and relaxed before going on national television.

The Broncos are going to pull it off. Peyton Manning is unstoppable.

A-Rod, or Alex Rodriguez finally was suspended from Major League Baseball. His dealer was also providing for ten players, all of which pled guilty, except for A-Rod; how did he expect to get out of that one?

Everyone who has a record for homeruns but who has done steroids should get their names removed. Not with an asterisk next to it like Barry Bonds, completely removed. It is like a president cheating by adding extra votes and, after finding out, still gets to finish his term.

Even my fellow writer Abe has now succumbed to our might after losing a bet to me. He is currently wearing Klay Thompson jersey, but there is just something about him today that makes him look so beautiful, it is probably his new haircut.

T. Abe Rawles

Welcome Back to School and Happy New Year to all. I could say this is going to be the best year of the 21st century. The NBA is in full throttle mode and getting gnarly.

The NFL is in the middle of the play-offs and it is getting nice and juicy with the all the intensity.

Anyhow the issues that need to be tackled are the terrible decision making by sports television producers. Whoever decides which games are nationally televised are idiots. Especially when it comes to the NBA. The Lakers have had 2 out of their 3 games televised. Why? I realize there are a lot of Laker fans (those who jump on the band wagon included). Yes I am a Celtic fan. Admit it. This year the Lakers are so bad nobody wants to watch them, especially without Kobe Bryant. It is impressive how many points that bench is racking up. No one watches the NBA to see a team’s bench play.

One more example on Sunday of November 3, 2013 the only game televised was Thunder vs.

Suns. Again why? The Suns are a boring team to watch and everyone suspects the Thunder is going to win this contest. I realize the Thunder is a popular team; however, the Suns are in the age of rebuilding. At least the Cavs have Kyrie who gets buckets.

People need to rise up. We should put those schmucks into their place and force them to watch crap T.V. that they make us watch. You heard it from me sports fans: there is always crap that needs to put in the right trash bin. Shout out to my girls city league team the Pretty Princesses.

Let’s go Ladies!

-Muhammad Ali

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What is the Future of Athletics?

Ben Cayler

Section Editor The future of sports is a very broad subject and impossible to fully anticipate. As ‘timeless’ as some think baseball is, eventually it will be as distant as the XFL. The beauty of competition is that it is constantly evolving; no game ever stays the same forever. Sports are as dynamic as the people that play them.

We all know hoverboards are bound to be invented some day in the near future, and with this invention a whole new element can be introduced to extreme sports. Skateboards have wheels, but hoverboards would be able take out the middleman allowing for feats of physics not able to be done with standard wheels. With some extreme sports reaching there peak, a new development in lovomotive technology can open the possibilities for new records to be broken.

Similiar to when clay wheels for skateboards were outdated by plastic wheels, magnetic technology can make the impossible, possible. No longer will people like Bob Burnquist and Shaun White be limited by the obstruction of the aparatus they use for a living. Hoverboards will also allow for fictitious sports to become a reality for nerds everywhere.

With decent judgement anyone can see that bad officiating plays a major role in any competitive game. Some may argue that it is an element of competition that must be worked around, but it doesn’t have to be this way.

Officials for professional supports have years of experience not only playing and coaching the game of their specialty, but they are not omniscient. By no fault of their own, bad calls are made in every event.

Systems are built to assist officials, but also add a healthy

amount of risk reward factor have been integrated into the NFL rule book. Head coaches of the NFL may challenge the calls made on the previous play at the risk of losing a precious timeout - an ingenious system that adds a new layer to the game without changing the fundamentals. A similiar procedure to calling plays could be added to baseball, namely the MLB. The days of malfunctioning umpires should be over.

A man has walked on the moon, but America hasn’t done away with one of the most annoying aspects of its cherished pastime.

Already, every hit, foul, and pitch is reviewed and replayed for the viewers convenience, but not for the convenience of the rules. It wouldn’t be an obvious detriment to the integrity of the game if every play was reviewed and the officiating done from a booth. Not only would this rule change make the game more fair, but also speed up the notoriously slow gameplay of baseball.

Injuries and injury recovery is playing a larger and larger role in professional sports. Miracles granted through modern medical technology have enhanced and prolonged athletes carrier. What may have been a career-ending injury twenty years ago, can now be resolved with a new routine surgery and a season off.

Life altering injuries that plagued games like football and basketball continue to become less and less common place, but not enirely eliminated. The popularity of Pop Warner football has dramatically decreased in the past half decade presumably from the effects the injuryriddled sport has on younger players.

Major head injuries are permanent.

For now, no amount of money, doctors, or penalties and rule changes can fix a concussion, but developing technology in player safety can prevent such incidents. The defeat any athlete fears most is the inevitable day he or she is unable to play their favorite game.

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”

January 31, 2014

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-Wayne Gretzky

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UKIAH HIGH ATHLETES IN THE SPORTLITE

Athlete: David Mason Sport: Boys Basketball By: T. Abe Rawles Photo Credit: Elijah Williams

Our school is blessed with charismatic athletes and one athlete that stands out more than most is the one and only David Mason, aka Mavid Dason.

Dason is a senior on the Varsity

Athlete: Ally Milone Sport: Girls Basketball By: Delaney Kindopp Photo Credit: Elijah Williams

Ally Milone, number 50 out on the basketball court, is currently in the middle of basketball season of her senior year.

This is a big year for all seniors and Milone is hoping this season will be a great one and she will be able to remember it once high school

Basketball team killen it performing his best like he normally does in all aspects of sports, and life in general. Dason feels he was born with the purpose to dominate and compete in sports from the get go. Mason was raised in a sports family helped by the knowledge of his father.

Dason is one of three captains on the Varsity Basketball and is the starting small forward. Dason is a vital piece in the Wildcats offense. He is a three point specialist and an excellent passer that motivates and initiates the Cats offense in order to be successful.

Dason is a very difficult player for other teams to prepare for.

Dason is 6 feet and 4 inches tall weighs about 210 pounds and is very strong. When Dason has a shorter weaker defender guarding him, he takes them down to the post and backs them to the basket. When Dason faces a taller

stronger defender than himself, he brings his opponent out of the key and either drives by him, or shoots a three in his face.

Dason’s junior year on varsity was not the season he originally intended on having. Dason’s season was altered by an ankle injury right before the Cats entered into NBL league play.

“I had to sit out for a whole week. The following week I had to participate in rehab in order to gain my strength,” said Dason.

Dason still finished the year with a positive impact by pushing the Cats into the 3rd seed for NBL’s post-season tournament the Shawnesse and a 10th seed in NCS playoffs.

Dason’s role and responsibilities have increased dramatically for Boys Varsity this season.

Dason has the permission to bring the ball up the court due to his solid dribbling skills and fundamental

passing ability. Dason’s biggest contribution to the Cat’s game plan is spreading out the defenses with his silky smooth shooting.

“Makin’ three’s and hanging out with my team is the best part of playing basketball,” said Dason.

Dason is more than a basketball player; he is also a golfer.

Last year as a junior, Dason was awarded 2nd team All League.

“Dason is just a gifted athlete ever since he was young, no matter what sport or competition he participated in; somehow he was naturally good,” said senior teammate and friend Brian Sherwood.

Dason is quite the positive influence and student at this high school. Earlier this school year he ran as a candidate for Club Leadership in the election of the Homecoming King. Dason has touched the lives of his peers in many aspects of life.

is over. She knows that with this group of girls, they will not only be a successful team, but they will also have a great time together.

“I believe my team will do well this year. We work well together and we have a really deep bench.

I am proud of what we have already accomplished and I hope we continue,” said Milone. She has been playing with these girls for the past couple years and she does not remember a moment that really stood out to her as her favorite moment with them.

But she has made memories with them just too many to list.

Milone first started playing basketball when she was in the eighth grade. Before that she was really focused on soccer, but it turned out that her soccer coach was also a basketball coach.

“My soccer coach called my mom and told her he wanted me to play on his basketball team,” said Milone. She has been playing ever since, and she has come

to love the game. Along with playing basketball, she also plays soccer and throws for track and field.

Milone believes that all sports require some sort of a different quality but the same amount of dedication and hard work.

“To play basketball it takes dedication and hard work. You have to be there and you have to want to win and get better,” said Milone. Throughout Milone’s life and especially her sports career, her father has been there through it all and supported her.

“My dad has always been the most supportive person in my life.

He always helps me prepare for my sports,” said Milone. “He is the biggest role model in my life.

He comes to all of my games and track meets. He supports me and always backs my decisions.” She also thinks that she has to take some credit for her success. She says that she tries to prepare herself mentally before every game.

Only she knows what is going

on in her head. She goes through every day on her own and only she can really decide how to react to situations and how to become a better player and also a better person. Over the years she has played basketball for the high school, she has received a few awards as well.

“Freshman year I was awarded MVP. Over the past years playing for school and during spring and summer I have received a few All-Tourney awards,” said MIlone. This year, Milone has five classes. First period, she does not have a class and has the opportunity to sleep in. Second period is the start to her day with Physics.

Then she goes to AP Calculus, AI/ Economics, English IV, and she is a teachers’ assistant for Mrs. Perry’s sixth period.

“My favorite class has to be my English class. It is a fun class and my classmates make it all the better,” said Milone.

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