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October 8, 2015

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New principal brings energy, lion tattoos to MCHS Jamie Cline staff writer

A stereotypical principal is strict, intimidating, and boring, but she is just the opposite. On first glance she is a lion, standing tall with piercing eyes and the occasional glimpse of a tattoo, or five. She opens the door with a warm smile on her face, eager to help you.

After graduating high school at the age of 17, Vicki Zands moved out and began life on

her own. Living off welfare and raising three children on her own proved to be a challenge, but that did not stop her from furthering her education.

Always having an interest in science, Zands began studying Pharmaceutical engineering. However she, later took an interest in teaching and switched her major to education. She taught STEM courses for five years in San Diego County and worked in administration for 11 years. After her

kids went off to college she started looking for work elsewhere.

When she came for her interview as vice principal of MCHS she instantly fell in love with Santa Rosa. Zands was excited about working with high schoolers.

“High Schoolers understand sarcasm and I relate better with them. High school also has a different vibe,” she said. She has experienced life on both sides giving her a con-

Valley Fire aftermath, stories Daksh Chauhan head staff writer

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A couple embraces at the Napa Valley Fairgrounds after finding out their home burned down Sept. 15.

Brittany Herdman centerspread editor The fierce flames of the Valley Fire have wrought so much destruction on the people of Middletown and other areas of Lake County that one must wonder if they will ever be able to fully recover.

On Sept. 12, in the area of Cobb Mountain, the fire that would uproot and devastate

an entire county began. The air was dry and hot, which helped the flames spread rapidly from building to building. Cal Fire is still investigating the cause of the fire, which scorched a total of 76,067 acres, and left 2,953 residential structures threatened and 1,958 structures completely destroyed.

Hidden behind the statistics are the people affected by

the fire and their stories, even students from Maria Carrillo High School have felt the aftermath of the fire. Thankfully, the community outpour of support has been astounding so far. MCHS has participated in this movement of support by hosting a walk-a-thon that helped raise thousands of dollars.

As of Oct. 1, the more than

College and Career implementation Program director, Debi Batini, and director of Curriculum and Instruction, Christopher White, she has a plan to transform a section of Maria Carrillo High School’s library into an updated and accessible Career Center for all students.

Open during school hours, five days a week, this new career center will have information about different majors,

different campuses, and their application processes. Much of the information given to the school is directly from Junior Colleges, UC Campuses, Ivy Leagues and other public and private universities. There will also be a master binder, much like an index, aimed at helping students find career paths that interest them.

“Finding the answer is how we grow and learn. It’s OK

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Having destroyed several homes and a source of living for people, the Valley Fire burned its impressions on inhabitants of Lake County, many of whom have taken refuge in Sonoma County.

Maria Carrillo High School also anticipated some new students, but resumption of Middletown schools makes that uncertain.

Currently, MCHS counselor Keith Donaldson is hosting three of his friends, Penny and Will, married couple, and Stella, who lived in Lake County.

“When they came here, they were devastated and had no plans for the future,” said Donaldson.

The three staying at Donaldson’s house made a daring escape from the disasteraffected region. “Penny was in her garage when she detected smoke and after getting out of there, she noticed that she was just a few feet away from the raging fire,” said Donaldson.

Many of the people who escaped the fire had to leave behind their valuables and frantically choose what they could take. Also, while choosing what to take, people demonstrated no rationale

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Career Center gives students new resources Erin Rael centerspread editor

The new college and career counselor Susan Winters has a vision. She is determined to give students the information they need to prepare for applying to college, taking the SAT and ACT and finding careers that they are passionate about.

Along with the help of the

not to know where you want to go. What we do here is find out,” said Winters.

Winters is planning on hosting workshops about applying for college and understanding financial aid. College representatives and career specialists will visit the career center and answer any questions students might have about a specific school or a job. These

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nection with all the students she works with.

Paul Vanek, English department chair, said “The school board superintendent and assistant superintendent made the decision without involving the parents or the teachers. The school has a history of involving teachers parents and students in important decisions.” This past week the teachers had a meeting with Human Resources to discuss

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MCHS now a Program Improvement school Daksh Chauhan head staff writer Due to Maria Carrillo High School’s unsatisfactory performance on the Math section of the California High School Exit Exam, the CAHSEE, the criteria used to measure the growth of students will change considerably. MCHS is now considered a program improvement school.

“The government tells how much progress needs to be made each year by the school and how much students should score on the CAHSEE; however, [MCHS] hasn’t been able to complete [its] goal for two consecutive years now,” said Principal Vicki Zands.

Through standardized tests like the CAHSEE, the U.S. government determines the Adequate Yearly Progress, the AYP, to keep track of how schools have been performing.

According to Zands, “[the government] only uses 10th grade results to measure the AYP and divides the students into different subsets or groups on the basis of race, class and other factors to make deeper analyses” Due to the lack of progress or increase in the AYP, MCHS was made a program improvement school, a change that will result in adoption of a new way to measure the AYP and academic growth. Program Improvement is more or less changes the method of determining the AYP of students.

MCHS has usually been known for the academic successes and the adeptitude of the students. According to the 2012 record, MCHS students did well in the CAHSEE and almost 96 percent of students

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Junior Brianna Peebles gets her lap card marked at the walk-a-thon on Sept. 18 on the MCHS track.

Fire: MCHS families affected was at home when she began Continued from page 1 4,000 men and women of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit that have worked day in and day out to prevent the further destruction of the Valley Fire have managed to bring fire containment to 97 percent.

They hope to soon squelch the fire completely. According to the Cal Fire website, there have been four civilian fatalities and four injured firefighters at this point; the names of those whose lives were claimed by the fire will not be released until positive identification can be made.

Many evacuees found safety in the arms of the Red Cross evacuation centers at the Napa County Fairgrounds in Calistoga and Grace Church of Kelseyville. The Cal Fire website has reported that the residents of Lake County were allowed to return home on Sept.

21 at 5 p.m.. Whether or not they still have homes to return to or homes that weren’t damaged by the fire is still to be seen.The Valley Fire has affected all people of Sonoma County in some way. Aubrey Smith, MCHS junior, was on a family camping trip in Bodega Bay when she found out that her aunt, who lived near the border between Middle Town and Hidden Valley, was forced to evacuate with her family and pets around 1 a.m. Sept.

13. Her aunt was frantically calling everyone she knew for a place for her family to stay.

When Smith heard about what happened she said, “I was scared and worried about the safety of my family. They had nowhere to go and had to leave everything behind”.

The night of the fire, her aunt

their issues. MaryJo Renzi, world language department chair, says “The district has agreed it wasn’t the best way of hiring a new principal. This has become a huge issue because the district failed to inform the teachers.” As of right now Zands is an interim principal which means her job is not guaranteed. The district is opening it to other applicants but will only choose a new principal if Zands does not perform well.

As far as changes for the school, there will only be slight adjustments. Zands wants to close the achievement gap, meaning academically she wants all the students to be on the same level. “I want to take the school in a different direction. I want it to be a school where everyone is expected.”

She wants all students with all backgrounds to have equal success as a student of MCHS.

to abate their anxiety he isn’t sure about their condition. “I am, right now, primarily trying to keep my friends grateful and calm in a loving sanctuary and make them see that though we can’t see through the smoke ,there is indeed a rainbow behind that hasn’t presented itself,” he said.

Another victim of the fire that destroyed Middletown is Peter Sullivan, a senior who recently joined MCHS. Though he lost a lot as well, he tries to look optimistically and salvage what can be salvaged even though he knows what he has lost due to this disaster.

“We were at Cloverdale at a car show when we got a call from my uncle who was at our house at that time. He told us that there was a fire in Cobb and that we may need to evacuate,” said Sullivan.

Initially, Sullivan did not pay much attention to the blaze, assuring themselves that the fire could not reach their home. However, the family was mistaken. When the student’s family returned, the fire was just a mile away Due to the situation, Sullivan

had to act quickly and pick up their belongings as fast as they could.

“We had a ranch on Butts Canyon and the first thing we wanted to do was to get the horses safe in their trailers,” he said.

Though the student’s house burned down, he couldn’t think of much other than rebuilding the house and productive activities that would provide his family a better living.

He is thankful that the schools in Middletown did not burn down, for now he was sure that “[he] would be able to go back and graduate with ease.”

Sullivan said, “ I want to attend Shasta College and join the firefighting academy there.” This decision is not because of the Valley Fire but because he has always aspired to do so; however, the recent disaster does incentivise this dream and effort.

In reality, “the Valley Fire is just a way of Mother Nature to demonstrate her wrath and get us on our butts and humble us in the process,” said Donaldson.

to smell smoke. She and her husband turned on the TV and looked outside to see that the golf course behind their house about a mile or two away was engulfed in flames. Terrified, they gathered up their four dogs and one cat and packed up their truck with anything that they could find. Fearing for their lives, they believed that they might not make it out of town alive. After all of the traffic of other residents trying to escape eventually died down, Smith’s aunt and her family went to the Walmart parking lot where a lot of other people had gone for temporary safety.

Recently, they were able to return to their house. The fire came within a couple of houses of burning theirs down. Because the surrounding area is inhabitable and all of the wiring in their house was damaged, they have decided to leave their old house for the bank and begin a fresh start in Santa Rosa. They are in the process of moving now.

To help support the victims of the Valley Fire, MCHS held a Walkathon on Sept. 18. With the huge donation provided

by RVMS students, who gave up their dance as a result, the Walkathon was able to have a DJ, food truck, and activities that gave the Walkathon the success that it had. By the end of the evening, the walkWilliam Schoeffler / The Puma Prensa a-thon had raised over $22,300 and an immense amount of An 8-year-old’s depiction of Middletown as he was evacuated from his home on Sep. 12. The picture was support for the people that drawn at the Napa Valley Fairgounds, which opened its doors to fire victims. suffered from the Valley Fire. was in need of a great deal of tions run,” she said.

The former residents of Lake William Schoeffler help. So [she] decided to open At the children’s center County are hopeful that they staff writer one.”

Brooks volunteered for 12will be able to recover from An 8-year-old boy sits in a The first day about 15 chil- hour shifts, only leaving when this tragedy and with the con- gymnasium at the Napa Val- dren came into the center. “So the Red Cross center closed. tinued support of surround- ley fairgrounds and draws a I decided to start by giving Just a few days after arriving ing counties be able to rebuild picture with crayons and col- them some paper and coloring and opening up the center, their homes and lives too. ored pencils. The picture is a supplies,” Brooks said. she set up a donated TV playterrifying scene the boy saw The pictures that the chil- ing movies, had arts and crafts just a few hours before, an dren were drawing helped where the kids made beaded enormous wildfire about to them cope with the trauma necklaces, a train track, foosbrought on by the fire. ball, board games and picture Zands has developed a three engulf Middletown.

The fire the boy saw was the “The children drew pictures books. step plan to close the gap.

“We averaged over 40 kids The first step is obtaining the Valley Fire that swept through of what they last saw as they resources necessary like the Cobb Mountain Sept. 12 and were evacuating,” Cheryl who came in each day, and I correct technology and the Middletown. The fire moved said. The pictures ranged from wanted to keep them enterright styles of teaching. Right so quickly that many had little drawings of homes engulfed tained,” she said.

A donation of teddy bears now each department has a or no notice to evacuate. Some by flames, to another that cart of chromebooks and all residents fled only after they showed Middletown with a came in, so Brooks started encroaching fire in the back- sending the kids out with the teachers are being trained. smelt smoke.

As residents sped away, ground. them. “The workers must of The second step is to have the Many children were thought I said taken them proper support and access to they looked back on the encroaching monster of a fire-the dropped off at the center be- home, and their response was technology.

The third step is to change last sight many children got of cause their parents needed quite frank. Most children retime alone to cope. “The men- sponded saying “my house the mindset of MCHS. The their homes.

News spread of the fire rap- tal health center was in the burnt down, only ashes rereputation of MCHS is “only the smart of the smart can idly over Facebook and local same building, so I tried to main.” Obviously this was benews. The next day, with word block the children’s view of cause the fire dominated their make it.”

She carries herself as a con- of a shelter opening up at the their parents who were across mind,” she said.

A 6-year-old boy summed fident leader and an under- Napa Valley fairgrounds, vol- the room with counselors cryup his experience saying, standing person. But that’s unteers and donations poured ing their eyes out,” she said.

Some of the children did not “Outside of the center everynot all she is carrying: Zands in.

Cheryl Brooks, a school seem to be emotionally affect- body yells at me saying I’m in proudly wears five tattoos.

Each has a meaning and one in teacher, immediately drove ed yet. Either the whole event the way. Here in the center I particular that stands out is a out to the fairgrounds to drop did not sink in yet, or they feel safe.”

The children’s center at the tattoo of three lion cubs repre- off toys and games for the did not understand what had senting each of her daughters. evacuated children. But when just happened because they Napa Valley fairgrounds ofThis is not the only lion tattoo she tried to find the children were too young. “But when fered a temporary escape for she has two others as well as center, “[she] found out that they saw their parents losing all of the children of the famthe star of David and “faith” there was no children center, it crying, they mirrored their ily’s evacuated by the Valley and that the evacuation center parents and let their own emo- fire. written in Hebrew.

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and were on “flight mode,” a term Donaldson used to demonstrate the behavior of his friends. These flights, however, psychologically impacted the evacuees.

Though Penny was lucky to have escaped death, she saw her house burn down. “The disaster was just too traumatizing for [Penny and the rest] and right now, they can’t make sense out of their situation,” said Donaldson.

Penny could not think of anyone to ask for help from until the thought of asking Donaldson came to her.

“We need help. We’re in trouble.”

Donaldson’s friends have been affected both financially and psychologically by the disaster. In Donaldson’s opinion, their anxiety has also been exacerbated by the uncertainty about their assets, especially their houses, in the area. This situation has made their condition worse because it hasn’t allowed them adapt to the recent course of actions and demonstrate an abatement of their anxiety.

Though Donaldson has tried

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Carrillo students welcome new faces of MCHS Staff

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Lorie Banks, having previously substituted for the counseling secretary last year, is MCHS’s new counseling secretary. She is a dedicated volunteer for Boy Scouts and enjoys scrapbooking and hiking.

MCHS was a natural place for Banks to restart her career and she looks forward to working in a supportive, kind atmosphere and getting to know the staff better.

Lauren Brown joined the MCHS English Department last year, but students may not recognize her from when she replaced Natasha Deakins in the second semester. For a year, Brown taught English in Japan, and found that she enjoys teaching teenagers more than younger kids. “I am looking forward to watching students grow and become more comfortable, and seeing the teenage mind work,” said Brown.

Junior Santos is the new Special Ed Aid here at MCHS. His goal is to help make things easier for students because growing up things were hard for him. Santos moved fromJapan to San Diego when he was three years old. In his spare time, he likes to play sports and be active outdoors, including surfing, snowbaording, skiing, and ziplining. “This year I look forward to seeing my senior students graduate from high school,” said Santos.

Patrick Eagle, the new Assistant Principal, has always been interested in coaching and teaching since high school. During his search for a position in administration, he found an opening at MCHS. Eagle grew up in Grass Valley and moved to Santa Rosa in 1993 for his first teaching job at Sequoia Elementary School.

He likes sports cars, music, and light construction projects. This year, Eagle looks forward to “getting to know the staff and helping guide Carrillo students through their high school years.”

Santa Rosa has been Radie Krueger’s home for the past three years. Growing up, she was a military brat and lived “everywhere.” Krueger heard that MCHS was “fabulous” and she wanted to be involved in “a great learning community.” Krueger attended college for eight years and earned her Ph.D. “I am very eager to be a part of the Maria Carrillo family. I would like to help students reach their personal goals,” said Krueger.

Joe Silvestri, a new social science teacher, grew up in Sonoma County and was drawn to MCHS because it is “the best school in the area.” He had many experiences working with youth in educational settings and chose to teach social science in particular because “it studies the way people live and act.” Silvestri loves the outdoors and rugby, which he played throughout high school and college. “I graduated from Cardinal Newman, so I am really looking forward to beating them in every single competition possible,” said Silvestri.

With 24 years as a health technician in the Rohnert Park district under her belt, Jennifer Rousseau is a new addition to the Maria Carrillo community as the school nurse.“I really love it up here, the kids and the staff are awesome,” said Rousseau. In her free time, she likes to sew, spend time with her children and granddaughters, and camping. “I am excited about this year and I am looking forward to the whole thing; it’s a new adventure,” said Rousseau.

John Hayden taught science and math at Forestville Middle School before coming to MCHS. Every morning when he dropped his daughters off at school, Hayden realized that the school was a great community that he wanted to be involved in. Hayden enjoys gardening vegetables and working on home improvement projects. As a math teacher, Hayden looks forward to getting to know students and meeting new people.

Dennis Jenkins, a new member of the MCHS Math Department, temporarily taught at Montgomery High School.

In college, teaching was Jenkins’ first choice. Initially, he did not like math due to a poor teacher of his. However, once he tried it again in later years, he found that he enjoyed the subject and he knew he wanted to teach it. Jenkins describes himself as a “lego maniac,” and loves to “build and tinker with things.” In his free time, Jenkins also likes to garden.

Letrice Patterson has been a school counselor for 12 years.

She was invited by the district to join MCHS this year. Patterson grew up in San Francisco. At 16, she moved to Sebastopol. After college, she returned to Sonoma County and taught English at Piner High School and Herbert Slater Middle School. Patterson enjoys reading with her book club and has been a Mary Kay beauty consultant for 17 years.

“I am excited to be here at Maria Carrillo. It is a great school with positive people,”said Patterson.

Rachel Gunter, a new resident of Santa Rosa, previously lived and taught in Los Angeles. She heard great things about MCHS and is happy to join the social science department. Gunter has always loved history and read many biographies as a kid. She is a fan of the San Francisco Giants, enjoys hiking and biking. This year, Gunter looks forward to getting to know the students and staff as she starts the second stage of her teaching career here.

One year ago, Diane Holly moved from Rohnert Park to Santa Rosa. She was interested in teaching at MCHS because her daughter goes here. She hoped to teach sewing, but ultimately decided to teach math. Holly enjoys sewing, reading, boating, and spending time with her family and grandchild. “This year I am excited to work with high schoolers and have an influence on the choices that they make,” said Holly.

Susan Winters is the MCHS college and career counselor.

She has always “been impressed by this highly academic school and the value that is given to the performing arts program.” She worked in business management and marketing training before returning to college. “I chose school counseling because I want to help kids like me. I believe it is never too late to be what you might have been,” said Winters. She looks forward to “changing the mindset of what students’ abilities are.”

Kyla Bradylong is a MCHS graduate. She decided to teach earth science and physics because every day she could help students pursue science.

She knew she wanted to join MCHS because of its “stellar students” and “amazing staff.”

Her mother, Margaret Bradylong, also teaches at MCHS. She enjoys ballroom dancing, soccer and the outdoors. “This year, I look forward to watching the freshmen transform into high school students,” said Bradylong.

and encourage investments in renewable energy.

Similarly to Sanders, O’Malley seeks to make higher education more affordable for students, creating income-based repayments, refinancing of college loans, and cracking down on “for-profit colleges” whose sole purpose is the generation of income.

His ultimate goal would be to make college free within five years, an ambitious task.

The former governor of Maryland also seeks to expand the welfare system, such as securing Obamacare against repeal attempts, raising the national minimum wage to $10 per hour, extending longterm unemployment benefits,

and removing income taxes for retired veterans.

The funding, he claims, would be raised by increasing taxes on the top 15 percent of Americans.

Arguably O’Malley’s strongest stance is his one on reforming our criminal justice system.

He would seek to create better transparency in law enforcement, require cases involving police officers be prosecuted independently of federal prosecutors (who often work closely with police), reform civil asset forfeiture to end corrupt seizure of private property, and provide better training for first responders to prevent escalations to use

of force from occurring regularly.

He also looks to fix problems with U.S incarceration procedures, such as reducing incarceration lengths, granting better conditions to inmates, eliminatingfor-profit prisons, and reestablishing accessible mental health infrastructure to give mentally-ill citizens an alternative to lashing out.

Martin O’Malley has a solid campaign platform that agrees with many liberals and a sizable amount of moderates.

His greatest challenge this election is simple: to find a way to break out in a primary already centered on the goliath Hillary and the populist Sanders.

As a graduate of MCHS, it was a big draw for Scott Wallach to come back and teach. He has always loved history and watched the History Channel with his dad as a kid. Throughout high school he had teachers who fueled his passion. Wallach wants to bring this passion to his students and give them the same experiences he had. He is an avid fan of the Los Angeles Angels and the San Francisco 49ers. “I look forward to seeing my advocacy graduating this year and my students doing incredible things in class,” said Wallach.

Democrazy: Covering the 2016 presidential election Cameron Stimac staff writer

Yvette Acosta moved to Santa Rosa from Pasadena this year after finding an opening at MCHS. She discovered that being a school psychologist was a perfect fit for her because it is a combination of her two biggest interests: psychology and education. Acosta also enjoys traveling, art, museums and shopping. “I hope to help students in every which way I can so that they have the best possible academic experience,” said Acosta.

Martin O’Malley, former governor of the state of Maryland, would be a prime candidate among the democratic primary right now if he wasn’t running against titans. Falling to the political left of current frontrunner Hillary Clinton, his appeal to those looking for a more liberal alternative to Clinton has been largely overshadowed by the rising star of Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

Governor O’Malley boasts policies popular among liberals: he would ban assault weapons and limit clip sizes of civilian firearms, maintain women’s rights to abortion,

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Solely Senior Carrillo Corner

Levi’s GranFondo charity event More than 6,000 cyclists participated in the annual Levi’s GranFondo charity ride through west Sonoma County on Oct. 3, including many MCHS students. Unfortunately, there was a fatal accident involving a rider who was going too fast on and lost control of his bike. This is the first time there has been an incident of this nature in the event’s seven-year history. Half of the race’s proceeds went to the victims of the Valley Fire and the other half went to Forget Me Not Farm and the NorCal High School Cycling League. “It was a super fun experience and a great way to raise money for a good cause,” said sophomore Anders Becklund.

Choir causes no treble at AT&T Park

The famous MCHS Jazz Choir had the honor of singing the National Anthem at AT&T Park on Sept. 11 as a part of the special ceremonies honoring the firefighers and those who lost their lives in 2001. The talented Pumas sang ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ in front of the San Francisco Giants, the San Diego Padres, and about 41,503 other poeple at the game, not including all of those watching live at home. “It was really an honor to sing for the firefighters on such an important day,” said Gabe Schoenbach, a firstyear MCHS Jazz Choir member.

Davis the daring DJ

If you’ve been hearing some cool beats coming from the lower quad, you can thank Davis Chong.

The MCHS senior has taken up a hobby in DJing, demonstrating his skills at various lunch times. “DJing is like playing an instrument,” said Chong. “Your entire music library is your tools and you’re playing the crowd.” Though he wanted to DJ at Homecoming, Chong was denied despite a petition that received numerous signatures in order to have him DJ the annual dance and show off his rad tunes. The musical genius hopes to possibly play his tracks at a future MCHS dance. We feel that Chong’s chimes charm us all.

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Homage to Homecoming Kylie Hodges staff writer

Homecoming: the most anticipated event of the semester.

Each class paraded with their floats around the track, and students and alumni alike filled the stands to watch the exhilarating football game.

This was the scene only 10 years ago, but the tradition of homecoming has certainly changed to center around the dance.

However, the focus around football has remained the same in Homecoming celebrations since the very first ones in 1909 and 1910. According to Baylor.edu, Baylor University in Waco, Texas, held its first Homecoming in 1909 with speeches, a parade, and a football game. Homecoming was distinguished from an ordinary football game because alumni and members of the community were invited back to the school. Although this Homecoming celebration is common in colleges and universities, the first annual Homecoming celebrations centered around alumni, large parades and other activities.

At Maria Carrillo High School, Homecoming is much different from the custom established in 1909. From a group of 10 seniors and juniors, only two knew about the original celebration of Homecoming.

For students, Homecoming is simply a time to get dressed up with friends to attend the semi-formal dance, and as junior Morgan Eso said, “just having a fun time.”

Even for the younger faculty members at the school, such as Joe Sims who attended MCHS, the Homecoming football game and dance were a big deal and made the students feel connected. For teacher MaryJo Renzi, her small-town high school had a large parade with floats, bonfires, and of course the football game. She also remembers the excitement at the rally when she taught at Santa Rosa High School. Don Feleay shared his experience at the University of Washington, where many alumni came

for the football game. Homecoming nowadays seems to be “an excuse for a dance,” Feleay said.

For seniors Emma Samson and Allison Bartlett, the crowning of the Homecoming court is a highlight of Homecoming.

Homecoming is not a custom unique to one school, but it is an event that has continued to connect the community. At MCHS the rally, football game, and dance have been the norm for 20 years, and other Santa Rosa schools such as Santa Rosa High School have also had similar festivities.

Renzi taught at SRHS for 12 years, and she remembers the students parading throughout the school before the rally.

Former MCHS student and current SRHS junior Zach Jorin explained that there is not much of a difference between the two Homecomings, and the dances make the night memorable.

“The whole experience is something that every high schooler looks forward to,” he said.

The festivities today lack the excitement of parades and floats. Some seniors and juniors want to have better themes and less “grinding,” and changes that correspond to the dance.

Nevertheless, ASB president Emma Samson said that this year as a whole, “spirit has increased a lot,” and Homecoming plays a large role in increasing school spirit.

The leadership teacher Trevor Brady explained that the floats and parades are not possible because they are not allowed on the track, but his goal is to compromise and make the event bigger.

Who is asking whom to the dance, finding the perfect dress, and taking pictures with friends has become the most recognizable part of Homecoming besides the football game. The school boosts spirit with a themed spirit week to kick off the big game. Many aspects of Homecoming have stayed the same, but today the dance is quickly becoming the centerpiece of the tradition.

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passed in both sections, Math and English Language Arts.

No improvement was seen in the 2013 and 2014 tests.

The required pass rate that MCHS students who took CAHSEE in 2012 set was very high and hard to satisfy.

“The government increases AYP goals every year and the CAHSEE is a significant way to gauge it, but the AYP requirement for CAHSEE pass rate stabilizes for the school once the school pass rate increases over 95 percent,” said MCHS Vice Principal Randy Burbank.

Because the MCHS CAHSEE pass rate was set at 95 percent, which is phenomenally high, students did comparatively poorly and demonstrated a negative growth.

For 2013 and 2014, the subsets of the sophomore classes did unsatisfactorily and demonstrated a decrease in their scores.

“In 2013-2014, MCHS did not make AYP because it did not meet the state target or make growth for significant [subsets] in math for two years (schoolwide, Latino, White, Socioeconomically Dis-

advantaged),” said Iris Ochoa, Director of Santa Rosa City Schools.

“Due to this, the federal government will use some other measures to measure the AYP of MCHS students,” said Zands The other measures include a different standardized test like the SBAC, the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, or the A through G course completion. Graduation and AP pass rates may also be used to determine the AYP for the school. If MCHS has no AYP growth, the ramifications could be dire.

“If no development is seen among the subsets that did unsatisfactorily for five consecutive years, the state government will intervene in the curriculum of MCHS and exercise its authority over teachers and students,” said Zands.

If students show improvement for two consecutive years, MCHS will regain its previous status and the current impositions will be removed.

Also, the chance that the teachers will have to follow district’s strict guidelines regarding their classes would fade.

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Detailed parking spots bring color to the campus.

BYOP: bring your own paint For the first time in 20 years, students can personalize parking spots

Aimee Eagle staff writer

The first parking spot in the second row of Maria Carrillo High School’s parking lot was once a dull concrete square.

After five days of hard work senior Aspen Waddle’s spot is now brightly decorated with polka-dots, a softball and a beaming Minnie Mouse. For the first time in 20 years, Carrillo students were allowed to decorate a parking lot spot to their liking. The once drab lot is now a colorful work of art, displaying the unique personalities of many upperclassmen.

Seniors were allowed to paint any spot they want as long as they were not inappropriate, vulgar, gang related, or customized: meaning no initials, names or team numbers.

The parking lot is property to the school district, thus allowing the decision to be made by principal Vicki Zands, if she wanted to allow it. The parking spots do not belong to the students who painted them and anyone is allowed to park in them. After 20 years, students are allowed to paint spots.

“I think it’s something fun to do,” said Zands. ”We did it at my own high school and previous high schools I have worked at. It has made the school more colorful and has given students an opportunity to express themselves.”

Senior Emma Wright painted a spot in her last few days of summer, decorating hers with flowers and “Class of 2016” and said that painting the spots “was a great way for the class to bond together.” In regard to parking in the spot she painted, she said, “I usu-

ally get my spot, but when I don’t, I don’t really care, I just find another one.”

Senior Tessa Nicklas, who also painted one, said, “It was a fun thing to do on my last day of summer and our class bonded a lot.”

Contrary to Nicklas and Wright, senior Jackson Yates, who chose not to paint a spot, said, “I think people painting them just caused more problems and more drama. The parking lot just looks kind of messy now.”

Similar to Yates, senior Julissa Shields did not paint one.

“I hope that classes get to continue the tradition and paint a spot because it’s a cool thing to be able to do,” she said.

As for the future, Waddle hopes that the new tradition can be extended to others besides the seniors. “I think it’s great that we get to all be proud of a little piece of art that represents us,” she said.

Juniors and seniors are eligible to buy a $3 parking pass for the year and Waddle suggested that if students wish to customize the spots that a possibility would be to purchase a designated spot for a higher price.

Students will be able to continue painting spots in the future if all goes well. There was an instance of a gang-related symbol which had to be painted over, but Zands and other administration often check the paint and cover up anything inappropriate. There were a few problems with equity and some students not being able to afford to decorate a spot; if that is still a problem and there are seniors that still would like to paint a spot, please contact Zands, Trevor Brady, or Lorraine Martinez.

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representatives aim to inspire and open up new pathways for students who up until now were not accessible on campus at MCHS. “It’s an opportunity for students to feel like they are on their way to a career, to feel like they are on their way to a four-year college,” said Melanie Miller, MCHS librarian.

The Career Center is also focused on making everyone who comes in feel welcomed and comfortable, even when they think college isn’t for them.

“It’s not too late to make a fresh start,” said Winters. “I want you to know that you do stand a chance; there are options.”

She hopes to increase enrollment rate and enforce the concept of individual determination.

“Is it your dream and pas-

sion or someone else’s?” said Winters. “Don’t ask yourself what you want to do, ask yourself what you don’t want to do.”

The Career Center isn’t just particular to college life or to career choice. Its intent is also to guide students through the testing and application process. The career center will house the updated SAT, ACT and PSAT study books.

The Career Center and its team has been funded on a generous grant called the LCAP, or the Local Control Accountability Plan.

Winters said that the ribbon cutting ceremony is set to happen on Oct. 27 this year.

“We’re all about taking the time to grow here,” she said.

This center is about giving the tools to students to generate thinking. We are advocating for you.”

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MCHS suffers from lack of technology Holly Urquhart staff writer The teachers of Maria Carrillo High School are struggling with teaching 21st century students when equipped with 20th century means. Bond measures were recently passed to assist the teachers needs. These are intended to obtain the technology and infrastructure required to prepare students for success. However, many teachers on campus have seen very little improvement in their classrooms and are hoping for an upgrade in the technology.

Bond measures L and I were passed in Nov. 2014 to provide funds of $175 million for Santa Rosa City Schools middle and high schools. The measures state that they are going to be “providing up­-to­date, 21st­ century technology to prepare students for college and careers.” English teacher Joseph Sims has been teaching at MCHS for seven years and has been disappointed with technology in his classroom.

“We need updated technology especially because

there is a lot of bond money being put toward it but we haven’t seen a whole lot of anything come from it,” said Sims.

He believes that SmartBoards, interactive whiteboards that employ touch detection for user input would be “really effective” for teaching.

He was recently provided a projector by the school that he was told “kind of works”, but it was not compatible with his speakers, thus forcing him to purchase new speakers with his own money.

“Teachers often have to supplement with their own money to buy technology for the classroom,” said Sims. He estimates that he has spent approximately $1,600 from his own pocket in order to maintain a modern classroom environment. “[The district] says it wants us to prepare students for the 21st century but they’re not. We say we want to but nobody’s doing anything about it. It’s terrible.”

The lack of updated and cutting edge technology is also deeply affecting the

students at MCHS. 17-­year­ old senior Charles Roberts said, “the lack of technology is an inconvenience and wastes a huge amount of time. I personally keep my textbooks downloaded on my phone because many are free on Google, but most of my teachers won’t let me use my phone.” Roberts continued by saying, “I still have to bring all my textbooks to school even though I don’t personally use a locker.”

Many students, such as junior Emily Hewitt, believe that “it delays [their] learning” and makes it much more challenging to process new information.

The boxy television sets are “difficult to see from a distance and are difficult to hear” according to Sarah Dobos, a 16­-year-­old junior.

The district should try to help supply MCHS classrooms with modernized technology and assist their employees to thrive at what they love. It would also allow students to get a much fuller and wellrounded learning experience through the utilization of advanced resources.

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Unused recycling cans sit by the autoshop on Maria Carrillo High School’s campus.

Eco Club strives to establish a recycling program Sierra Winter staff writer Approximately 1,250 items could be recycled every day instead of being thrown away on Maria Carrillo High School’s campus. While there’s hope towards implementing a recycling program, obstacles are impeding its progress.

A survey taken in various MCHS classes gives us this statistic about how many recyclable items there are on MCHS’s campus. According to Vice Principal Randy Burbank, MCHS used to have a recycling program run by its Eco Club. Students were throwing away garbage in the recycling cans, making Eco Club members spend hours sorting through garbage. It was too large of a time commitment for the club and it had to be canceled. In order for this program to be restarted, the current Eco Club will continue to work to achieve this goal.

Burbank believes that what items can be recycled has become general knowledge in the last eight to 10 years. Now, students know whether to put a disposable item in the garbage or the recycling, making the program easier for the Eco Club.

“The recycling program has the potential to have one of the most lasting effects of the Eco Club,” said Davis Chong, president of Eco Club. Other

schools in the community have recycling programs, and the head of the Eco-2-School program has helped the Eco Club in its endeavor to start one at MCHS. Chong said that the Eco Club has faced three main obstacles in the program’s implementation. The first is making the collection of the recycling not time-consuming for the custodians, as directed by the administration. Eco Club therefore built a cart that can attach to the back of the golf carts that the custodians drive. It was a challenge, as it took a lot of time and the cart’s wheels were even stolen once.

The second obstacle was another stipulation that the cart had to be attached by a two by six inch wooden plank that would help tip the cans into the recycling bin.

Now that they have the cart, they just need to get approval from administration. Last year, they attempted to talk about this program with past principal Rand Van Dyke. As a result of miscommunications, this meeting wasn’t able to occur by the time the end of the school year came around.

Chong believes that at first people may accidentally throw away items in the wrong cans.

However, Eco Club is thinking of ways to prevent this.

The goals of the Eco Club for this school year are to gain more members and use the in-

creased workforce to talk with administration and implement the recycling program.

“Students are now more environmentally conscious,” said Trevor Brady, the leadership teacher.

He and the leadership class would like to see more recycling on campus, as long as it doesn’t impose too much on the janitors and can be done productively. The school does try to help the environment, as shown by Van Dyke’s past daily announcements about picking up trash. The leadership class is thinking of ways to encourage the student body to help the environment.They are looking into possibly purchasing a filling station for water in order to influence students to buy reusable water bottles.

Recycling programs can be very helpful to both schools and the environment. According to CalRecycle.com, Oak Grove Elementary School in Sebastopol has a very successful recycling program that prevents the creation of seven cubic yards of waste a week, doesn’t require much extra time and has decreased garbage rates by $1,400 a year.

If the Eco Club introduces an efficient recycling program at MCHS, it appears that it would make a big difference in the environment and receive support from the student body.

Photo courtsey of Alex Ike

The students played their second concert at the Hangzhou Grand Theatre in Hangzhou, China.

Musicians perform, travel around China Mia von Knorring editor

Is performing different in Asia? Only a little bit, according to junior Adam Dvorak who traveled with 47 other teenagers to China with the Santa Rosa Youth Orchestra this summer.

“They [the Chinese audience] talked a bit more during the concerts,” said Dvorak, who plays the violin, but everything else was the same.

Dvorak, along with three other Maria Carrillo High School students, Alex Ike, John Dvorak and Ian Strachan, have been planning this trip, the Musical Journey Through China, for about two years, preparing their songs for the past five months. The group, which included MCHS alumni John Wiggins and Vidur Kailash, spent eight days in the foreign country and did a total of three performances in their musical tour, one in each city of Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai.

Ike described that, “The audience was very reluctant at first but then they realized it was an American style.” He explained Asian audiences are more accustomed to a European music style, which includes leaving the instruments on stage, instead of walking out with them, and playing without a warming up and tuning period.

Ike’s favorite part of the trip was “getting to play in some world-class venues,” along with “the delicious watermelon.”

During the performances, “nothing went wrong,” said Strachan who didn’t think the trip was all too exciting. “It was really cool to go to China, but I didn’t learn much.”

The orchestra’s music set list had eight songs including ‘Torch Festival’ by a Chinese composer who came to see their performance.

The two juniors were disappointed he didn’t actually talk to the music group.

But the music wasn’t the highlight of the trip for the students.

When asked what his favorite part of the trip was Dvorak replied, “I got to see the great wall,” along with Forbidden City and the terracotta warriors.

“Even their smallest cities felt like a jungle compared to San Francisco,” said Ike. The group got donations from a booth at the Human Race along with selling flower bulbs to pay for the trip.

The Santa Rosa Youth Orchestra meets for three hours every Sunday with musicians coming as far as Humboldt to participate. Ike said this “very very high level youth ensemble” is the best in the area which helped them perform well in China. Ike thought their last performance in Shanghai was the best.

“It was one of the most intense performances of my life,” said Ike.

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and winery industries. “People really like rustic style weddings,” she said, and believes that her succulents A popular writing prompt for the could make great centerpieces. beginning of the school year asks: Also, since the succulents are sold “What did you do over summer in hollowed out wine corks, wineries vacation?” Sophia Conte’s essay would might want to have some of the little read, “I made $250 a week cacti planted in their with my own business!” own company’s corks.

The radiant Maria Conte also wishes Carrillo High School to continue selling sophomore decided to into her college years. do something productive The time spent by with her summer. When selling the plants once a opportunity came week allows for plenty knocking, she put on her of time to study for black leather boots and an upcoming exam, kicked the door down. while paying for the She contacted the books, housing, and the Wednesday Night universal student loan.

Market in downtown But preparing for Photo courtesy of Sophia Conte college isn’t the only Santa Rosa and started selling succulents every Succulent magnets made by reason that she wanted Wednesday evening. Conte. to start making money.

Even though she was “I really love going mainly selling to family and friends, down to the city,” she said referring to she earned about $250 a week. If San Francisco. “I want to be able to visit minimum wage workers wanted any time I want after I get my license, to earn $250 a week, they’d need to and not have to worry about the cost.” work over five and a half hours a Not many 14 year olds have jobs, day for five days. Conte earned that let alone their own business. So for much in only three and a half hours all of the empowered youth, teens, plus time spent in preparation.And and even adults, Conte has some there is no stopping there. Conte sees advice: “If you’ve got a good idea and room for expansion into wedding you work hard at it, you can do it.”

Jack Rowe staff writer

Photo courtesy of Sophia Conte

Conte sits behind her succulent stand ‘Sophia’s Succulents’ at the Wednesday Night Market in downtown Santa Rosa during the summer.

Carrillo’s computersolve. class conundrum And that’s coming from a math

Jacob Herbstman staff writer

Technology is ubiquitous in society today, and technology companies such as Apple, Google, and Facebook are some of the largest and fastestgrowing companies in the world.

That is why it is so surprising that when choosing an elective at Maria Carrillo High School, there is currently no digital arts, computer literacy, or maker programs. Not only is having computer skills essential in most jobs today, but basic computer skills are required for most high school classes and some projects require advanced computer skills that are difficult to acquire.

The fact that MCHS doesn’t offer any of these computer classes is not reflective of the rest of the county.

Many other high schools in the area do, such as Analy, Healdsburg, Windsor, and Santa Rosa. Casey Shea, the teacher of Project Make at Analy High School, which deals mainly with 3-D printing and engineering, was able to detail how his program got started in 2011.

“Our budget started at only $2,000 … we mostly received hand-medowns from O’Reilly Media,” Shea said. The program had humble beginnings, but has become increasingly successful over its four-year lifespan.

“The first year, we only had one class with about 30 students. This year, we have three classes and almost 100 kids.”

Computer classes provide other crucial skills outside of computers such as problem-solving and teamwork.

“These classes are much more creative,” Shea said. “It looks like more stuff in the real world.”

The ability to communicate with others and problem solve is universally important, and necessary in almost any job. He also said, “You can look up the quadratic formula. However, you can’t look up how to problem

teacher.”

Recently, there have been questions about whether or not MCHS’s original academic intentions have caused it to lag behind in recent years. Although according to Pamela Devlin, the school’s founding principal, these rumors aren’t true.

“Yes, our original goal was to create a highly academic high school,” she said. “However, arts were also very important to us. Before the school opened, we decided that both foreign language and fine arts were important, and that a year of each should be required, instead of choosing one or the other.” This set the standard in the district, and eventually the other schools followed suit.

She also said that there was a technological arts effort, which was taught

by John Brew. When he retired, “there was no one there to continue the program.” When asked about her opinion on the lack of computer classes at MCHS, Devlin said: “I think it’s very unfortunate that any technological pathways have disappeared, because it’s such a critical part of society.”

When inquired about a possible revival of the program, Principal Vicki Zands said, “In this day and age, there is definitely a need for computer classes.” She indicated that getting classes into the school may not be easy. “Unfortunately, we do not currently have powerful enough equipment or a teacher willing to take on the class at this time,” continued Zands.

According to the Academic Performance Index, MCHS is the highestperforming school in Sonoma County. Although in 2009, 65 percent of high schools offered introductory or pre-AP computer science classes, Maria Carillo wasn’t, and still isn’t one of those schools.

They not only teach useful skills on the computer, but also help develop universal skills such as teamwork and problem solving.

First SBAC scores revealed, used as baseline for future Mia von Knorring editor

The results of the first Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) are in and Maria Carrillo High School did quite well compared to the rest of the county and state.

Still only 69 percent of MCHS students met the standards in English and only 52 percent met the math standards. The state’s averages were lower with only 56 percent of juniors meeting English standards and 29 percent in math.

“I think the scores could have been better,” said MCHS Principal Vicki Zands. “But it is based on standards that haven’t been addressed yet.”

As vice principal last year, Zands was the testing coordinator for the site.

Zands attributes MCHS’s high scores to the school’s “higher teaching standard.”

The test was administered to 41,280 students throughout Sonoma County in grades three through eight along with 11th.

Sonoma County did only slightly better than the state as a whole. 56 percent of California’s 11th graders met English standards and 29 percent met standards in math. Sonoma County schools are “integrating technology earlier than the average California public school,” said Steven Herrington, superintendent of Sonoma County Office of Education.

The SBAC test is part of California’s adaption to Common Core, a program that began in 2013 and was implemented to better prepare students for the working world.

The test is designed to be adaptive to each student rather than just bubbling in answers. It tests analysis and application rather than memorization.

“Our job in high school is to teach you how to learn, find what you need and analyze,” said Zands, who believes Common Core helps draw schools away from the memorizing approach to learning. She think it is better than the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) test that the SBAC replaced.

“It’s a different test, not a better test,” said Herrington. Since only some of the math classes at MCHS have transitioned to Common Core standards and none of the English, many students had not seen the types of question the SBAC presented, possibly contributing to the lower scores. Furthermore, Zands thought the use of chromebooks could have also affected the county’s scores.

Some students had trouble reading the small screen or didn’t realize there was a calculator in the math portion.

“Were the scores horrible? No. But it wasn’t what we would see on the STAR test,” said Zands. “People were used to paper and pencil.”

Herrington commented that perhaps high school juniors did better than other grade levels because they are more accustomed to using new technology.

Even though scores at MCHS were better than California state averages, Sonoma County and Santa Rosa City Schools District, MCHS did not meet the participation requirements of 95 percent in both English and math.

Zands does not know the repercussions of not meeting requirements. The scores overall may seem low, but this is only a baseline for future years. Herrington commented that the STAR test had similar results when it was first administered in 1994.

Zands believes that with more students switching over to Common Core, the scores will go up the following year.

There’s a new sheriff in town: Jones replaces retired campus officer William Schoeffler staff writer

Saving a man from committing suicide by posing as the man’s wife, providing CPR to an infant that lay motionless in the crib are just some of the past experiences Officer Dan Jones has had as a police officer.

“Past stories like these really drive me to do my job better”, said Jones. Jones is replacing Officer Messerschmitt who retired last year, and will be Carrillo’s new resource officer for the next five

years. “I want to create a comfortable environment for all students and staff” said Jones. He wants to be a positive resource for all students who need guidance and have questions. When students are sent to Officer Jones’ office he wants to focus on counselling students to see where they went wrong.

“My goal is to develop a positive relationship with students and guide them to make better decisions in the future” said Jones. He added, “and if I don’t have to arrest anybody for the

next five years, that would be great. It would mean everyone is doing what they are supposed to do.”

For students the reaction to having a full time officer is mixed. Henok Te Wolde, a MCHS junior, said that,” having the officer on campus makes him feel safer.” While another student commented,”Carrillo does not need one, it is just a waste of money.”

Jones wants to get to know students and the staff better, and encourages students to say hello to him in the hallways. He has been also promoting

students to check out the Santa Rosa Police Department’s Citizen’s Academy.

The Citizen’s Academy is a small afternoon training program aimed at giving participants a clear understanding of what the Santa Rosa community can expect from their local police department. This includes different lessons and trainings on the various elements of policing.

He suggests that any students who are interested in a careers in law enforcement should attend.

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If you’re ever trying to extend the lifespan of a yeast cell and you need someone to help you insert new gene fragments into the genome by using gel electrophoresis, Davis Chong is your guy.

Over the summer Chong, senior, had what he described as “one of the best experiences of [his] life” interning at a scientific research facility in Novato, called The Buck Institute for Research on Aging.

His exposure helped solidify his career goals and gave him experience with some of the leading researchers in the country.

Chong largely worked as a lab assistant; operating equipment and conducting ad-

vanced research along with his mentor.

He experienced firsthand the day-to-day life of a researcher and learned how the scientific community operates.

He was surprised by how much presenting is a part of a researcher’s job.

“A big part of participating in the scientific community is presenting your work,” as he learned the process that scientists take in publishing and reviewing their work, along with presenting it in order to receive grants.

One of the Buck Institute’s main goals is to find ways to lengthen lifespan. Chong did the bulk of his research at the cellular level, studying the yeast cell in particular. Towards the end of his intern-

ship he was tasked with putting together a presentation about his findings.

When Chong started his internship, he was paired with a mentor who established a schedule for him to work in the institute.

Interning in the Buck Institute entails having a large time commitment, as Chong was expected to be there from eight a.m. to five p.m., four days a week.

“They understand that you’re a high school student and they’re very open,” Chong said. “But at the same time they expect a large contribution from someone who went through the application process and committed to the internship.”

After hearing about the in-

ternship opportunity from recently graduated seniors who were interns in previous years, Chong learned more about it from the Buck Institute website before applying. The process of applying for a summer internship at the Buck institute is similar to applying for colleges.

He submitted his transcript, wrote a couple of supplemental essays and took part in an interview.

“The first part is more of a preliminary thing. I think the most important part is the interview,” Chong said. For the conference Chong went down to Novato and spoke with Dr. Julie Mangada, an education coordinator for the Buck Institute.

Chong noticed that all of

the other high school interns at the Buck institute were “really, really strong speakers,” indicating that the Buck Institute takes a holistic approach in selecting its interns, and takes interns that they see as having potential to be contributing members of the scientific community.

Attaining an internship at the Buck Institute is competitive, as Chong indicated that out of about 150 applicants, only 20 received the competitive internships.

People from all over California participated, as Chong shared that some of the other interns were from the Los Angeles and San Diego areas.

There was one other intern from Santa Rosa who attends Piner High School.

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Eggs and Yolk Health and fitness

by Shahab Yazdanpanah

Fitness Something I have come across in my time spent with people training to better themselves is that there is a lack of an end-vision. Almost everyone I’ve talked to or worked with who are new to the fitness world or is one of those people who only go to the gym every January don’t visualize what they want. It’s crucial to know your goals, or else you really can’t work towards them. When it comes to fitness, the options are generally narrowed down to body building and power lifting.

Physique vs. Strength. They are unique in their own ways and take almost the exact same time to progress in, but you have to know what you want before you can start training yourself. Power lifters generally don’t spend too much time in the gym. They bust out a few sets of major muscle groups exercises, compound exercises, and high intensity exercises including squats, bench press, deadlifts, rows, and presses. The reps are low, but the weight is high.

Tip of the section: Something I find very useful in improving strength is the rule of fives. Five sets of five reps of your 80 percent maximum strength and your muscles will be worked. This workout goes for any high intensity exercises and helps you build the strength you want to have. Don’t get stuck on any weight or rep. After about the third week of this program, you should be able to do five sets of six or seven reps. If you get to eight reps, you need to increase the weight by anywhere between five and 15 pounds and start back at the rule of fives. Your body only grows and strengthens from consistent overload, or else you will plateau.

Health This edition, I’m going to be focusing on cutting fat for fitness. It is important to consider that when cutting fat, the body will be in a state of low energy and fatigue. A lot of people are surprised when I ask them if they, “like their cheeks”. The fact of the matter is, cheeks are a common place on the body, along with the buttocks, lower stomach, and breasts, where fat is naturally stored mainly for anatomical purposes. When people diet and exercise for a good period of time, their faces slim down and their jaw lines develop more potently. Always something to consider.

The stomach is made in the kitchen. Carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids make up our diets and they are all calorically dense. Let’s focus on carbs and fats. Fats are always avoided and this is the wrong approach. The only reason

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“low-fat” is such a hot topic is because people only focus on calories and fats are calorically dense. Carbohydrates however, are the source of body fat.

Theoretically, one could live off of only eating fats and proteins, because the body naturally creates all of the carbs it needs, but it cannot create proteins such as whey and casein, or omega-3 fats. To get lean, you have to cut the carbs from your diet that your body can make on its own. You have to eat less calories than your daily bodily consumption in order to lose weight, but keep in mind you will lose a small amount of muscle in this process as well. A popular diet for losing weight is the 1.5-0.5-0.5 diet. It consists of your body weight in pounds, times 1.5 for grams of protein, times 0.5 for grams of fat, and times 0.5 for grams of carbs. The high protein intake is your main source of energy and keeps muscles from shrinking or going into atrophy in the caloric deficit, the fat intake is just enough to keep the skin fresh, rejuvenated, and the cells recovered, and the carbohydrate intake is low enough to be your worst source of energy and so your body will slowly adjust itself to not store carbs anymore and thus, not accumulate body fat.

The common carbohydrate sources in people’s diets are breads, energy drinks, sodas, fruits (very sugary), desserts, and rice. The science behind the carbohydrate is that your body creates its own. When you eat excess amounts, it doesn’t know what to do with the quick energy and so it converts your eaten carbs into lipid molecules and stores them in the body. This is why people can get fat from eating sugary products when the products technically don’t have any “fat” in them.

Tip of the section: Try the 1.5x-0.5x-0.5x diet out for a week. Eat well for 6 days and designate one day to be your off day and eat a 1.5x-0.5x-2.0x diet to replenish your body enough so that you won’t be feeling crummy.

This diet plan is an alternative for people who don’t want to do cardio or don’t have time to, but if you are an athlete, I don’t recommend trying this diet in season because you will not have much energy and you will be burning far too many calories to only lose body fat.

It is strictly for low intensity workouts. If you want to burn fat and play a sport at the same time, it’s better to go with a 40 percent protein, 40 percent carbohydrate, and 20 percent fat diet, but remember that sports athletes are nowhere near as “ripped” as bodybuilders and this is due to their bodies’ need for carbohydrates and quick energy.

Pumas took their loss as a consequence of competition and hope for redemption in their After 75 straight wins and next stand-off. three year undefeated NBL “At the end of the day, we and NCS wins, Maria Carrillo have to remember how much High School’s Women’s Socwe hate to lose more than we cer team suffered their first love to win,” said senior Madlost against Northern Highdy Gonzalez. lands in a Thinkpre-seaing it was son game all said hosted on and done, the east the Pumas coast. weren’t T h e quite over t e a m yet. traveled F a n s to New took to soJersey cial media to comfrom both pete in teams and the Coast fans’ posts to Coast ranged tournafrom conment on gratulaSept.

3. tions to After a condofull day lences. of travelHowever ing folin some Photo courtesy of Michael Cox cases, lowed by it a morning The varsity girls do a team cheer before their game against Montgomery High was just p r a c t i c e , School at MCHS on Sep. 15. They lost 1-0, ending their 75-game win streak. bad sportsthe Lady manship.

The whistle blew and the Pumas played Immaculate game was over. It was time for Heller and some other Viking Heart High School beating the Pumas to travel home and teammates used social media them 4-2 for their third pre- start NBL play. This year, rival as a way to taunt and mock the season win.

Montgomery High School had MCHS girls.

Confident after their win a target on the lady pumas, Heller in particular posted the day before, the Lady Pu- who have beaten MHS six on Snapchat, a social media mas set out to defeat North- years in a row. site that allows friends to post ern Highlands Regional High After a long, tough fought pictures for only 24 hours, a School on Sept. 4 which ended game in front of electric soccer picture of herself with artifiin a 3-1 loss and the end of an fans, the score was 1-0 Mont- cial tears coming down her era. gomery, and the clock was face with the caption that read For the seniors, it was the ticking down.

‘Carrillo girls after the game’. first time in their long high MCHS girls saw this and “After hearing the final school career that they suf- whistle go off a wave of pure were offended enough to go to fered a loss on the field. Goal- triumph came over me and I MCHS’s coach Debra LaPrath. keeper Claire Howard, senior, knew all the hard work we put She in turn went to Montgomsaid “it was hard picking the into winning, that barrier was ery head coach, Pat McDonald ball up out of the net for the finally broken” said senior who made his girls, including third time.”

Montgomery player, Heidi Heller, publically apologize At halftime it was tied 1-1 Heller. for the comment and demoted and the Pumas had a chance This game marked the end Heller of her captain position. until fatigue kicked in. Tired of a 40-game NBL win streak Heller refused to comment on from the long day before, the overall for the Pumas and the the subject. pumas had a hard time finding first time in 12 games to lose to As of press time, the Pumas energy after NHRHS scored Montgomery. overall record is 9-2 for the again.

Although disappointed, the current season.

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Howard said, “Everyone was exhausted from the day before and after [Northern Highland] scored their second goal; our legs were too tired to come back. After their third goal, it was horrible, it was like we were all just waiting for time to run out.”

Varsity Sports Updates

Bianca Hillegas copy editor Daksh Chauhan head staff writer *Scores and standings are as of press time.

Volleyball The MCHS women’s varsity volleyball team has begun its quest for an 11th straight North Bay League title. Despite losing two preseason games to Sonoma and Analy, the Lady Pumas are undefeated in league play as of press time.

The team graduated six players last season and features seven newcomers, with Mia von Knorring, Sally Chesnut and Natalie van Winden as the only three senior varsity players. “It’s been a really fun season so far,” said Chesnut.

“We’re a young team but we’ll make up for it in hard work.”

Women’s soccer The women’s varsity soccer team is 6-1 in NBL play in a season that featured a preseason trip to New Jersey to play two nationally ranked teams. Prior to this season, the Lady Pumas were undefeated for three consecutive years. The team has suffered two losses on the season, including one in New Jersey and one in league play to rival Montgomery. The Lady

Pumas are looking to win the rest of their league games and chase a fifth consecutive North Coast Section title. “The start of the season was rough with a couple tough losses, but I think we’ve really worked to correct our mistakes and I’m confident that we will end the season strong,” said senior Alison King.

Women’s tennis Though the women’s varsity tennis team has had a slow start with two victories and six losses as of press time, the team is striving to improve and do well for the remainder of the season. Bob Klyce, a new coach for women’s tennis this year, is sanguine about the season and believes that the team will win against its opponents for the latter part of the season. “We are very optimistic about the rest of the season,” said Tejoni Johnson, senior.

Women’s golf The golf team at MCHS has so far been doing well and has won all of the eight games it played. Though its toughest opponents, Ukiah and Newman, will pose problems, Hallie Aanenson, the team captain, believes that “[the team] will do very well and be undefeated for the season.”

Men’s and women’s cross country

Though the men’s and women’s cross country teams have not begun NBL play, they have won preseason meets at Stanford University and Woodbridge in Southern California.

Both the women’s and men’s teams have been doing well and are showing growth, according to Gabe Schoenbach, the team captain, the women’s and men’s teams have been doing very well and showing growth.

At the two preseason meets at Stanford University and Woodbridge, both teams demonstrated their skill, especially the boys varsity team, which set a new record at MCHS. “We have a lot of of new freshmen who are strong runners and can contribute,” said Schoenbach.

“We’re pretty proud of it.”

Football The varsity Puma football team is 2-3 overall and 1-1 in North Bay League play. The Pumas beat Montgomery in a homecoming game blowout victory and lost to Cardinal Newman the next week. The team is confident that they can overcome a tough loss to beat Santa Rosa this week. “Sometimes we’re gonna start slow,” said senior Josh Groesbeck, “but we’re always gonna finish fast. It doesn’t matter what the scoreboard says.”

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Stuffed Crust Inside Out: more than the Theory: Burgers story of a depressed girl

Daniel Virtue business manager Carmen’s Burger Bar Carmen’s Burger Bar is a great place to relax after a long week and spend time with family and friends. It’s a wide open, sit-down restaurant with plenty of indoor, bar and patio seating. The large, open-concept room is full of TVs and is ideal for enjoying a nice meal while watching the game.

The menu at Carmen’s is flexible and encourages people to expand their palate. The restaurant offers burgers that diverge from the traditional beef patty, including: Fish, sausage and lamb. Carmen’s menu is fixed with vegetarian options as well, and there is a portion of the menu titled “South of the Border,” which is entirely devoted to Mexican food. If you’re indecisive as to which burger to eat when you’re at Carmen’s there is no need to panic. You can receive the essence of as many burgers as you want by ordering varying sliders.

Ozzie’s Grill Ozzie’s Grill is a convenient, casual restaurant that serves top-quality burgers at reasonable prices. Located at the corner of the Montecito Center, its blue murals make it hard to avoid.

Ozzie’s is more of a traditional burger joint with 50’sesque diner-theme decorations. Customers order at the counter and can eat there or take out. With its close prox-

imity to Maria Carrillo High School, it is the perfect place to get a bite to eat after school or before a football game. Ozzie’s menu showcases creative burgers, such as the teriyakiglazed “Maui Wowie” and the “Ozzie’s Ultimate Burger,” which is a double patty with bacon, two types of cheese, jalapenos, avocado and onions. The menu also contains wide varieties of sandwiches, hot dogs and sides in order to satisfy as many customer cravings as possible.

Flipside Bar & Burger This modern American diner located on 3rd Street in the heart of downtown Santa Rosa is trendy, upbeat and serves luxury-quality burgers. As it’s literally steps away from the 3rd Street Cinema and is in walking distance of everything downtown Santa Rosa has to offer, it’s the ideal place to eat good food before a night on the town. The restaurant is open concept with bar, table and booth seating. The large window panels are usually opened up during operating hours, allowing the restaurant to be airy and inviting.

All of its burgers are served on a traditional angus beef patty, with the exception of their falafel burger—a creative vegetarian option. Flipside’s main entrees aren’t restricted only to burgers, as they offer a selection of wings which can be eaten by the half dozen or dozen. They also offer salads, sandwiches, tacos, fish n’ chips and hot dogs.

Photo courtesy of www.movie.disney.com Official Inside Out movie poster.

Black), Fear (Bill Hader) and Cameron Stimac Disgust (Mindy Kaling), all staff writer distinct characters with their This summer, Pixar showed own motivations - must help audiences what depression her cope. is. The studio responsible The only problem is that in for many millennials’ fonder a terrible accident, team leader childhood memories released Joy and the lovably dopey Sadits most recent creation, Inside ness are transported deep into Out, this June. the recesses of Riley’s subconWritten and directed by Pete scious, along with all the core Doctor and Ronnie Del Car- memories that make her who men, the 94-minute movie she is. As a result, Riley spirals follows the story of Riley, a into a deep depression, with pubescent girl from the Mid- Anger, Fear and Disgust’s atwestern United States, who tempts at helping only worsfinds herself in the foreign ening the damage. Lost and city of San Francisco after her alone, Riley’s two divergent family moves to California emotions must make it back to for work. But Riley’s struggle Riley’s“command center” and fitting into her new home on restore her mental well-being. the other side of the continent The premise seems simple is only half of the movie. The on the outside: Riley movother half takes place deeper: ing equals vulnerability, Joy in the world of Riley’s living losing control of Riley equals emotions. unhappiness, Joy returning While Riley (voiced by Kai- to command center with core tlyn Dias) sorts through the memories in tow equals Risudden change she has ex- ley’s return to mental healthiperienced, her five emotions ness. Except, there is more to - Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness it than that. In the end, even (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis after Joy returns, she is unable

to help Riley, who has sunken into a deep despair and feels her only escape is to run away from her parents to her home town back in Minnesota.

It is in this moment that Sadness, who up until this point been portrayed as a hindrance, takes control of Riley and helps her process all her emotional trauma.

With Sadness’s help, Riley is able to come to realize the mistake she is making at the last moment, and returns home to achieve closure with her parents over the pain and worry surrounding their move to San Francisco.

It is here that we see the primary message of the movie revealed. Contrary to popular belief, Inside Out argues depression is not caused by emotions of Sadness or even an absence of Joy, but caused instead by a lack of emotion.

It is this apathy that leads to the degradation of peoples’ personalities, much like Riley does in the movie. It categorizes Sadness as a vital part of the human experience that allows us to sort through pain and loss in a healthy manner.

It also suggests that the idea of finding ones way back to how they were before becoming depressed is largely unfeasible, and that recovery lies in the ability to move on.

The way Pixar presents these arguments is remarkably concise for such abstract concepts, and are accessible, even to younger children. With a better understanding, people who themselves may be battling depression might be able to make progress towards recovering as well. But do not take this movie as gospel; in the end, the best judge of what is right for oneself is you.

Inside Out is a rare movie that is unafraid to tackle deep and intricate topics, and do so in an easily understandable and satisfactory way.The movie deals heavily with depression, and presents itself thoughtfully and delicately, all the while managing to retain Pixar’s trademark humor and charm. Pixar has made many influential animated movies, but when considering Inside Out’s potential to help someone who is struggling with depression find understanding, it is the most important film the studio has ever created.

ented teenager in a rather unfortunate situation. After his father died in a car accident and his mother was sent to rehab, Mickey is left to live in his father’s childhood home with his estranged uncle. Ashley, his girlfriend and only friend at his new school, has disappeared without a trace, and to make things worse, the creepy old lady down the street is claiming that his father never died.

In an attempt to recover his girlfriend, Mickey follows Ashley’s trail into a sketchy and dangerous world that he never knew existed. Along the way he picks up loveable misfit friends Ema and Spoon, and together the three uncover webs of secrets that make Mickey question the pasts of both Ashley and his father.

Nobody is as they seem, and

the constant changes in the story make it all the more intriguing.

Shelter is everything a suspense novel should be: nervewracking, addictive and loaded with plot twists.

Coben masterfully intertwines numerous sub-plots within the story, constantly giving the reader something else to focus on. The characters are funny and relatable, and the storyline is intense and interesting enough even for someone who doesn’t like to read.

Coben’s book is fun to read and flies by in the blink of an eye. Even better, it’s followed by two equally addictive sequels, Seconds Away and Found.

At only $9 on Amazon.com, Shelter is definitely worth a try.

Shelter, an intoxicating read Mary Kelleher photo/copy editor

With classes, homework, sports, extracurricular activities, and social lives filling our schedules, we high-schoolers rarely have time to sit down and read a quality book for leisure. In between soccer practice, math homework and annotating Jane Eyre, who has time to read a novel?

Luckily for us, Harlan Coben’s novel Shelter is a vacation from the thought-provoking and challenging literature assigned by our English teachers.

The novel is fast-paced, highly readable and utterly intoxicating. With a plot wracked with mystery and suspense, it will be easy to sneak in a chapter or two during the day.

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Artist of the Issue: Candis Rister Heather Reyes staff writer Few people can say that they draw elaborate Alice in Wonderland style mushrooms on their legs in their spare time. Candis Rister, a senior at Maria Carrillo High School, can say that she does exactly that. The blonde haired, dark eyed girl with a bright, inviting smile devotes her free time to being an artist.

When asked why art was such an important aspect of her life Rister responded with: “I am an artist because when I was younger, I wasn’t good at making friends.

So, I decided I would draw them all.” What started as a serious conversation turned to a friendly one as Rister started to laugh a little. The friends she had made were all cubic horses. “They were all I would draw for a really long time.” She said. “I just- I love horses!”

Rister has been an artist for as long as she can remember.

Her work, she says, consists mostly of emotional

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Untitled art piece by Candis Rister.

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connections, some centered around her introverted personality.

“There’s art I let people see, and the art I create in my head.” These pieces are special secrets Rister keeps, her public art reflecting the feelings of others. For now, art is her therapy; it’s one of her favorite hobbies.

Rister also says that a lot of her work was influenced by her sister, who was in love with nature. Her latest piece is inspired by one of her favorite dance duos “AyaBambi”, a Japanese group whose moves are centered around “finger tutting”, a complex, sometimes fast paced series of movements using fingers in framing motions.

This is what caused Rister to create her latest piece, a full color, final sketch figure sitting in lotus position with many hands in intricate positions. Her last statement on the connection between herself and her artwork is that she considers herself a “chameleon” that adapts to the things around her.

For many writers, getting published is nothing but a faroff dream. However, Santa Rosa resident Lee Gant has recently made this dream into reality with the publcation of her memoir, Love in Every Stitch, about how knitting saved her life.

Behind Gant’s wire-rimmed glasses and bright smile swims a passion for storytelling that stems back to when she was younger. As a child in Connecticut, she would make little books out of construction paper and bind the edges with ribbon. After she moved to Santa Rosa in 1978, she would tell stories to her students and friends while knitting in yarn shops; eventually, her listeners told her that she should write her stories down in a book. However, when Gant took their advice, she found that it wasn’t quite as simple as that.

“I had no idea what I was doing,” said Gant about the process of writing the book and getting published. She had taken a creative writing class at the Santa Rosa Junior College and read a book about writing, but other than that she had no experience in the subject.

Before writing the memoir, Gant wrote a query letter to send to editors and agents.

Query letters are about three paragraphs long and are brief overviews of the book used to interest an agent.

Although Gant sent out her query letter to around 280 agents, she only heard back from 10 of them. After getting

an agent for a book, writers need to write a book proposal. As Gant said in an email, a book proposal is “about 70 pages of marketing material, comparative titles, chapter summaries and all of the ins and outs of the book.” Although a book proposal is a lot of work, it provides material to help the agent sell the book to a publisher. After writing her book proposal, Gant had serious interest from two publishers, but one backed out at the last minute, leaving her in the hands of Viva Editions in Berkeley.

Even though Gant had secured a publisher, she still had a tough road ahead of her. The book still hadn’t been written at that point, and writing was no easier than finding a publisher.

“It takes a whole day to think about [what to write],” said Gant. “90 percent is thinking about what you want to write.”

Because Gant’s book had already been contracted, she was faced with stressful deadlines.

“Deadlines will kill you,” said Gant. She suggested that aspiring writers finish writing their book before securing a contract.

To help with the editing process, Gant highly recommended finding a friend or group to read over the writing and critique it.

Additionally, modern authors can be much more successful in marketing their work if they take advantage of social media. This allows authors to reach people and find their desired audiences.

With one single post, Gant was able to reach thousands

of people and inform them about her writing and knitting.While some people advocate self-publishing, Gant warned against it.

Publishing involves design, promotions, and so much more that can more easily be handled by a professional agent. “[Writing a book] was the scariest thing I ever did because I didn’t know if I was doing a good enough job,” she said.

Although the process of writing and publishing certainly wasn’t easy, once the book was finished and was receiving publicity, Gant felt that being published was incredibly rewarding, especially for her self-esteem. Gant’s advice to aspiring writers is simple: read.

“You can’t be a good writer unless you read,” she insists.

She recommends that writers read everything they can get their hands on.

“Read what you don’t like… it tells you what not to do,” she said. “Read what other people have written that you love.”

Learning the rules of writing is also critical to the process: understanding grammar and the basic rules of composing a sentence is essential.

Gant loves playing with the “magic” of words to paint pictures and draw readers in through the five senses.

Gant has recently also finished a popular book on knitting designs and has plans for another memoir and possibly some works of fiction.

“Writing is a wonderful way to share a part of yourself with the rest of the world,” she said with a smile.

Lee’s sequel: controversial, but riveting Sierra Winter staff writer It’s the small county of Maycomb in Alabama. Ladies are still pretentious, racism is still prevalent, and citizens are still pretending that they can reject change. Yet, the feeling’s different.

The controversial book Go Set a Watchman is the sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, but the characters have been changed so much that the tone feels slightly askew. This shift supports the faction of people who believe that the author, Harper Lee was manipulated into publishing. However, Lee redeems herself with her analysis of historical society and identity.

The fact that Lee wrote this novel before To Kill a Mockingbird seems obvious because of the many character discrepancies. Main characters of To Kill a Mockingbird don’t appear in the “sequel” and some characters’ personalities are drastically changed.

Right off the bat, Lee states that, “Jean Louise’s brother dropped dead in his tracks one day.”

This shocked many readers as Jem was such an influential figure in Jean Louise’s (Scout’s) life. Jem only appears in this book in flashbacks along with Dill, another main character and Jean Louise’s childhood friend. However, Dill was replaced with another character named Henry who is Atticus’s heir to his profession and is Jean Louise’s suitor. Throughout the novel, it’s intriguing

to see how Jean Louise tries to figure out whether she loves him or not and if she could settle down to be a housewife in the old-fashioned town that she’s been running from.

The character of Atticus, Jean Louise’s father, appears to have a radically different perspective in this novel, so that he’s siding against the African Americans in Maycomb County, going as far to say, “White is white, and black is black.”

This is a very different Atticus than the one who ruined his own reputation to defend an African American at court in To Kill a Mockingbird.

However, while these discrepancies exist, the novel is still fascinating as a representation of a time of great political and social change if one doesn’t try to compare it to To Kill a Mockingbird.

As its own book, it’s an emotional look at a girl growing up and losing her naivety. The influential figures in Jean Louise’s life are either not present or saying things that go directly against her beliefs. She has to figure out what she believes and who she wants to be.

A large part of this novel is the historical aspect. Jean Louise belongs to two eras because part of her lives in New York with the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) fighting for and starting to gain African American rights.

The other part of her is with her family and friends in the county in Alabama that she grew up in that is trying to

hold on to the old ways of society.

It shows the struggle between the people who want progress and those who want to stick to the old ways. It examines how progress can create rifts in society and ways of life.

While this novel isn’t on the same level as To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee still did a good job of showing the influence of the historical time period on society.

The world was surprised when Lee, now 89 years old, announced that she was going to publish a new book.

According to www.New Republic.com, some people are suspicious about how Lee never published the book before now. She suffered a stroke in 2007, and her sister reportedly stated that her memory and common sense were affected. Her sister was also in charge of taking care of Lee and died only three months before the manuscript for Go Set a Watchman was found and published.

Critics are worried that Lee was manipulated into publishing a work that she didn’t want the public to see.

Despite the criticism of the circumstances of its publishing, this book is an intriguing coming-of-age story that combines historical and societal aspects to influence the identity of the main character.

This book should be read by anyone interested in viewing the effects of change on society and how becoming your own person affects everything that

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Art Talk Art Walk Use your cell phone to take an interactive tour of the art collection at the SRJC Doyle Library.

Check the website for library hours.

Art Talk

A multimedia collection of art and video. www.santarosa.edu/library/art