december issue 2012

Corona del Sol High School | Tempe, AZ | cdssunrise.com

December 2012Vol. 35 No. 3

Story by Stephanie Dayton | Photo Illustration by Patrick Buck | Story on page 4

Corona del Sol

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Tensions Rise in Egypt

Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi decided on Nov. 22, that he wanted to issue a decree which would entitle his decisions to a higher authority above any legal challenge. He claims his intention was to help Egypt progress and transition without being hindered by legal obstacles, but many Egyptian citizens feel differently. Afraid of an upcoming dictatorship, thousands of demonstrators have flooded the streets of Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo. This uproar has caused Mursi to backtrack and amend the decree he issued earlier. This is the largest protest against Mursi to date and has created political chaos throughout Egypt.

AAshini ChoksiStaff Writter

Current EventsHostess Bankruptcy

Twinkies may not be everlasting after all. Hostess, the manufacturer of Twinkies, Wonder Bread and Ding Dongs, among many other products, has been forced to shut down due to a labor strike. The workers’ union and the management could not come to an agreement, which eventually led to a court case. The court recently ruled that the company has to shut down and Hostess won final approval from a judge to sell its assets. Also, despite many objections, 19 senior managers will receive $1.83 million in bonuses this year even though 18,000 jobs will be lost. Twinkie fans are hoping that one out of 110 prospective companies will buy Hostess and let it continue manufacturing its much-admired products.

This Day in History (December 12)• 1787 – Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U. S. Constitution• 1913 – After being stolen from the Louvre two years earlier, the Mona Lisa was • recovered in Florence.• 1915 – Singer/Actor Frank Sinatra was borns born• 2000 – The U. S. Supreme Court stopped the presidential election recount in Florida.

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James LawLer Duggan/mCTEgyptians gather at Cairo University to catch a glimpse of President Mohammed Morsi on the day of his inauguration, Saturday, June 30, 2012, in Cairo, Egypt.

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When most students get home from school they usually end up spending their time playing video games, watching TV or trying to avoid the piles of homework that lay ahead. But for a few Corona del Sol students, when the school bell rings at 2:15 a whole other side of their life is unveiled.

“One day I came to school and another girl was wearing the exact same thing as me and I thought to myself, ‘Oh she looks better in it than me,’” junior Catherine Bui said. “So then I went home and found some of my parents’ clothes from the ‘80s and started fixing them up. And that’s how I got my hobby.”

Bui has grown into the habit of making routine stops at the local Goodwill store and gathering as many out-dated clothes as she can hold and transforming them into works of art.

“I get a lot of inspiration from Tumblr,” Bui said. “I see the different styles on there and think, ‘Wow that’s cool, but I can’t afford it.’ So I try to make my own instead.”

Bui isn’t the only one to put her passion to work. Sophomore Paige Castela, a black belt in karate, has been teaching at the local Karate For Kids for a year.

“I like working with the little kids; it’s really fun,” Castela said.

Besides teaching, Castela also competes on a regular basis. With her black-belt status she’s able to compete in different karate competitions.

“Sparring is my favorite; it’s kind of like fighting, but with gear on, so it’s protected,” Castela said.

Junior Chance Lawrie is another Corona student who isn’t waiting until graduation to pursue his dreams. Lawrie has been interested in flying planes since

he was 5 years old when his uncle took him up for the first time. “It was a great experience,” Lawrie said. “When you’re on the ground you

don’t realize how cool it is to be up in the sky.” Since Lawrie is still younger than the average pilot, he’s focusing on flying less

intricate planes.“I fly gliders,” Lawrie said. “They’re two seaters with no engine, so you have

to rely on wind and thermal.”Lawrie is currently in the solo stage of acquiring

his pilot’s license and hopes to fly every weekend once he receives it. Lawrie was positive about where his flying experience may take him.

“I see a career out of it,” Lawrie said. “I’m in the process of going to the U.S. Air Force Academy.”

Junior Michael Ortiz is also one of the few students to take his pastime hobby to the next level.

“I had an interest in cooking ever since I was little and I first started watching the Food Network,” Ortiz said. “I started out with pastas and cake and then I started to grow into more extravagant things like steaks and soufflés.”

Ortiz is a part of the EVIT program, which lets aspiring chefs gain hands on experience. The EVIT program has helped him see what it takes to be a chef in the real world.

“My main goal right now is to just visit plenty of restaurants and try to get myself out there,” Ortiz said. “I hope to be a successful restaurant owner when I get older.”

Whether it’s teaching karate to little kids or flying glider airplanes on the weekend, Corona is full of students with extraordinary talents. By participating in these unexpected activities, all of these students are proving that nothing should restrict anyone from doing what they love the most. ®

Aztecs have interesting hobbies outside of schoolMANALI ChAvAN

Staff Writer

Many students at Corona may not be familiar with the name Mark Naufel, but a large number of undergraduates at Arizona State University definitely know him. he went from being the Student Body vice President at Corona his senior year to the President of USG –the Undergraduate Student Government, three years later.

“My role as president is to be an advocate for the students of ASU at a local, state and federal level,” Naufel said. “I work very closely with ASU’s administration, including University President Dr. Michael Crow, to accomplish the priorities I outline at the beginning of the year.”

According to its official website, the USG serves the students at Arizona State University Tempe Campus and represents the interests and requests of

the students to the ASU Administration, the Arizona Board of Regents and the State Legislature. It also provides funding for campus clubs and organizations.

Naufel feels there were many dissimilarities between Corona’s Student Council and USG.

“In high school, Student Council is mostly event planning, such as the school dances and the prom. At the university level, it becomes more about working with administration and elected officials to advocate for your constituents. Although the two experiences are very different, being a part of Student Council at Corona did develop my social and speaking skills, which have become very beneficial to my current career.”

“Mark really stood out as a leader,” said Ben Forbes, Student Council adviser. “Of course, this led on to ASU – and he’s doing a great job.”

Although Naufel doesn’t aim to become a

politician or work directly in government, he said he plans to follow up with this experience in some way.

“At this time, I am interested in becoming a student regent on the Arizona Board of Regents.” This position is probably the closest you can get to government as a student, and it would allow me to continue to serve the students in the state of Arizona,” Naufel said.

For students wanting to be prosperous in the future, Naufel offers some advice.

“If you want to be successful during college, get involved and meet as many people as you possibly can,” Naufel said. “My best advice would be to find what makes you passionate. I think the key to becoming successful at something is to do what you care about. If you find your true passion, and follow that passion, I can guarantee that you will be successful in that endeavor.” ®

Corona grad prospers as ASU student body presidentAAshini Choksi

Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of Catherine Bui

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Starting a new school year often means you just aren’t sure what exactly you should bring every day. Should you bring all your books, a separate notebook for each class, extra pencils and pens, multiple water bottles or even a three-course meal for lunch? This confusion may not even be your fault. Some teachers do require for you to bring a separate notebook for class and bring a blue, black and red pen to class every day, which makes your backpack even heavier. Then if you have to carry textbooks, an instrument or extra clothes the weight is even heavier. Are these requirements really necessary?

“Now that I’m a senior, I don’t care if I have my books or not,” senior Christine Taylor said.

Although the school does provide lockers to students, sometimes students just don’t have the time to make it to them. According to the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, “a 12-pound backpack to and from school and lifting it 10 times a day for an entire school year puts a cumulative load on youngsters’ bodies of 21,600 pounds – the equivalent of six mid-sized cars.”

The ratio of a student’s body weight to backpack weight is astonishing. If there was a 180-pound man he would theoretically be carrying around a 41-pound backpack.

“One in four students said they suffered back pain for longer than 15 days during the previous year,”

Archives of Disease in Childhood reports. Students have been told that they shouldn’t carry

a backpack any heavier than 10 percent to 15 percent of their body weight. The pain being caused in a student’s back is from having to lean forward with

a heavy load. It’s not only causing poor posture and rounded shoulders, but there have been some cases of scoliosis.

Doctors are saying that there’s more than one reason contributing to the back pain besides just the weight; students wear their backpacks too low on their backs. Doctors say students should have a backpack that isn’t bigger than necessary. It should be adjustable, padded and have wide straps, and

there should be padding on the back and multiple compartments to evenly distribute the weight. The backpack shouldn’t fall any lower than four inches below the waist.

It’s also been cautioned for students not to wear their backpacks on one shoulder because it could also cause significant back problems. Students can develop back pain, either upper or lower, and strain their necks and shoulders. Girls are even more at risk due to their smaller build and have to carry loads that are far too heavy for their body structure and weight.

Some ideas being tossed around that might help include President Barack Obama’s education plans to have e-textbooks by 2017. Education Secretaries, Arne Duncan and Julius Genachowski, are asking states to redirect their budgets towards buying iPads, Kindles and other electronic devices to use instead of books.

According to Genachowski, over $7 billion a year is being spent on buying textbooks for students, which are typically out-of-date. The government’s biggest concern is trying to find the resources and money to pay for the electronic devices since the retail price for an iPad is roughly

$500. The decision will eventually come down

individually to the states, then the school districts and finally the individual schools. The schools need to decide if it’s worth investing all that money or if they are just going to have to find a solution to help students who have too much to carry. This is a national problem and there are multiple solutions; it’s just a matter of how it will be solved and when.®

Backpack weight affecting the student bodySTEPHANIE DAYTON

Managing Editor

Becca Benzer

1. You spot your friend while walking in the hallway, so youa) Flash them a quick smile and waveb) Immediately scream their namec) Keep walking as if you never saw them 2. You haven’t seen your boyfriend/girlfriend all weekend long and the first thing you do when you two meet up in the hallway is a) Give them a quick peck on the lipsb) Instantly start making out, after all it’s been a whole weekend.c) Take a second to give each other a hug

8. You’re going down one of the staircases so youa) Walk in a zig zag line, attempting to make your way throughb) Walk on the left side of the stairs because peasants should learn to get out of your wayc) Walk on the correct (right) side of the stairs

3. You’re in no rush to get to class so youa) Take your time walking through the hallsb) Stop in the middle of the hall; was that a bird in the sky?c) Walk at an appropraite pace, class is still waiting.4. You and your friends are all discussing your Friday night plans as you get out of class so you alla) Break off into groups as you walk so people can get past youb) Walk in a huge clump, no one’s break-ing up this discussionc) Decide to go your separate ways, your classes are in different directions anyway

9. You’re heading to math class only to find the doorway is ridiculously congested, so youa) Open up the second door because you’re using common senseb) Close your eyes, push your way through the mess of people and hope for the bestc) Wait until everyone comes out

5. You’re walking down the hallway when you accident-ly bump into some-one, youa) Say a quick apology and walk aheadb) Just keep walking, it was probably their fault anyways c) Stop everything you’re doing, get down on your knees and beg for forgiveness 6. You need to go against the flow of traffic while trying to get to your locker, so youa) Attempt to maneuver your way through, apologizing any time you bump into someoneb) Walk through the crowd, everyone should stop for you anywaysc) Stop and wait until everything is clear

7. Your friend comes up behind you and jokingly tugs on your backpack, so youa) Laugh it off and continue walking with them b) Jokingly push them back causing them to crash into a few kids c) Seperate yourself from them and ponder on why you’re even friends with them

MOSTLY A’S (CLASS B OFFENDER)The only thing you’re guilty of is trying to get to class. You’re tolerant of everyone in the halls, but at the same time know when enough is enough. Give yourself a pat on the back for not being as annoying. The only tip we have to give you is to try and rub off your manners on the rest of the student body. ®

MOSTLY B’S (CLASS A OFFENDER): You most certainly need a hallway ticket if you answered mostly B’s. You’re the annoying kid in the hallway that’s always getting in everyone’s way. Try using a lower volume when talk-ing to your friends and look up every once in a while. If you’re truly looking to improve, using your manner will easily fix you up. ®

MOSTLY C’S (ARE YOU EVEN AN OFFENDER?)If anything you’re a bit too polite in the hallways. You prob-ably find yourself late to class repeatedly because you were too nice to shove your way through a little. Don’t let yourself get stepped on like an ant. Instead of waiting for everyone to pass by, try going with the crowd. Those tardies will disappear in no time! ®

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CdS Sunrise • December 20128 • Special Feature

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year. With the kids jingle belling, and everyone telling you ‘Be of good cheer.’ It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Don’t deny that you’re familiar with this catchy tune. This melody characterizes winter, as it is by far “the most wonderful time of the year.” The winter holidays can be classified by songs, eggnog, presents and cheer, but that’s not all. Winter is full of myths and legends. But don’t believe all you hear; winter can be very deceiving. Here’s some common myths associated with the chilly winter months:

1. Santa Claus is a man known and revered worldwide. He lives in the North Pole manufacturing toys for the children of the world with his elves. He is a close friend with an endangered species known as the reindeer. Yet despite all the goodness of his actions, many continue to doubt his existence, claiming that “Santa Claus” is in fact only parents. Believe what you like, however. For sometimes, simply “believing” is the only necessary factor in discovering the truth.

2. The A b o m i n a b l e S n o w m a n , also known as the Yeti, is a human-like creature rumored to inhabit the Himalayan Mountains in Asia. Despite the fact that there is no solid proof of his existence, many continue to believe in the legend swearing that the Yeti truly exists. However, he remains a legend. But perhaps one desperate hiker will one day uncover the mystery of the Abominable Snowman and blow the minds of all non-believers.

3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer leads Santa’s fleet of reindeer. He was once ridiculed for his glowing red nose, but now he is rewarded for his uniqueness with his position as Santa’s head reindeer. Rudolph shows that it’s OK to be different and children everywhere look up to him. Despite being renowned by nearly all who admire him, his

existence continues to be doubted.4. Jack Frost is an elfish looking man who is

characterized by cold weather. He is often pictured with a frosty touch and is always attached with icicles. Mothers often frighten their children with fear of catching a cold by mentioning Jack Frost. Jack Frost, however, remains a myth.

5. Frosty the Snowman was a jolly, happy soul. Perhaps the only reason people are familiar with Frosty is the fact that he has his own song. He’s an animated snowman, brought to life by the black silk hat placed atop his head. However, the myth of Frosty has melted away with the bright, hot sun.

Are you a believer in winter’s many characters? Well, society would like one to believe they are all false. But perhaps society itself is false and each of these characters lives on in the cold corners of the earth. Even if they may not exist in reality, their existence lives on in the warm hearts of believers everywhere.

As an elf in the Santa Claus movie once said, “Seeing isn’t believing, believing is seeing.” ®

It’s the most wonderful time of the year...

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For your mother:A cost-efficient present for your mother can go several ways. An easy present that produces a win-win situation is a recipe box. First, scrounge around Michael’s, Savers or Hobby Lobby to find a small box, just big enough for some note cards, and things to decorate the box with (paint, stickers, etc). Next, check out simplyrecipes.com and carefully copy a few recipes that you think your mom will love onto the note cards. After you’ve done that, put it all together and you have a great present; let’s be honest, the whole family will reap the benefits of it. For your father: What father doesn’t like cookies? This present includes a little baking, but quite a sweet result. All that is needed is a few batches of your dad’s favorite types of cookies, a container or basket that can easily be found around the house and a little bit of creativity. It’s easy enough to find some ribbon to decorate the basket or container and wrap around the different batches of cookies. Finally, label the different sets of cookies with “work,” “football game,” “dessert,” “midnight snack,” etc. It’s a sugary present that’s easy, cheap and rewarding.

For your little sibling:Little siblings spend so much time looking up to their older siblings, and half the time we don’t even realize it. A great present that will make their holiday season is as simple as it gets: time. Give them a “gift certificate” that you’ve custom made of a day you plan to spend together. Then, take them to Pollack Tempe Cinemas and see a movie for $3, then go a few stores down to Mind Over Batter and get a cupcake for $2.99. It’s a day that will leave them, as well as your wallet, happy.

For your girlfriend: You can never go wrong with pictures. Collect some of the two of you and make a massive collage and frame it. Developing the pictures has a minimal cost and a cheap frame makes the cost an easy stretch. Adding words or memories to the collage personalizes it even more making it an ideal present for that special someone.

For your boyfriend: Make a movie kit! There’s nothing better than a Saturday night in watching movies that you’ve never seen with that special someone. Head over to Wal-Mart and check out the $5 movie bin for old, random movies. Then, look next to that bin into the $1 candy bin. Put it all together into a kit and voila! ®

Holiday spirit plus some creativity equals inexpensive giftsJACQUI MARZOCCA

Editor-in-Chief

Magic of old holiday myths carries on

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Too much work causes sleepless nights

Sleep is an abstract concept to most teenagers. Between sports, extracurricular activities, homework and even part-time jobs for some, sufficient rest is an unattainable rarity for the typical high school student. However, when students finally receive a chance to catch up on sleep and take a nap, they will be likely to seize the opportunity—and the golden opportunity is often during class.

“As young people, you should probably get eight to ten hours of sleep per night,” nurse Sandra Young said.

Although this amount can vary person to person, students at Corona del Sol feel the effects of not getting enough sleep on schooldays. Junior Shannon Wetzel, for example, admitted to falling asleep during class about once a day.

“I’m not getting enough sleep,” Wetzel said. “It’s not that the class is boring. I get tired in the middle of the day.”

Wetzel estimated she sleeps an average of six hours per night, which is considerably less than the recommended amount of sleep needed by adolescents; many other Corona students, however, sleep even less. Senior Ziming Dong, who is a zero-hour student, sleeps an estimated four to five hours per night and regularly falls asleep during class as well.

“In earlier periods I tend to fall asleep more,”

Dong said.Junior Mallory Roeder has a tendency to fall

asleep in classes based on the hour of the day as well. She dozes off during classes early in the morning or toward the end of the day, and she feels the effects of

missing bits and pieces of lessons.“I (fall asleep) in my worst classes like math and

physics and those are the classes I need to stay awake in,” Roeder said.

Students’ grades might suffer from napping during class; for teachers and administrators, however, sleeping in class is problematic on a wide range of levels.

“Once you get to a certain point and you’re tired, it’s not effective to be in class,” chemistry teacher Steve Morgan said.

Sleeping in class can hamper students’ learning during class—perhaps someone will doze off during

a lecture or video and miss an important lesson. In this case, several faculty members agree that students might as well not be in class.

More so, the Corona del Sol faculty as a whole is instructed to watch out for student tiredness as a sign of much more serious issues. Officer John Evans, who has dealt with student drug overdose situations in the past, realizes that although students may just be enduring energy-draining activities, drug overdose is a realistic issue that teachers must be aware of.

“Teachers are concerned that maybe it’s not tired from not enough sleep and instead a substance abuse problem,” Evans said.

For this reason, teachers are urged to send students to the nurse’s office if they sleep during class. Although teachers have opposing views on the validation of sleeping during class, many are tolerant of student tiredness.

“I will usually go talk to them to see if they’re coherent,” biology teacher Lynnette Chapman said of students who fall asleep during class. “(It’s OK) if they’re not disrupting the students that want to learn. I would rather focus on the kids who do care.”

When, then, does falling asleep during class prove to be problematic?

“It’s an issue if they (the students) are consistently so tired that they can’t pay attention in class,” Officer John Evans said.

So, if a teacher wakes you up during class, know that it is with the best intentions.

“We just want to make sure kids are safe,” Young said. ®

SAPNA DARYANANIStaff Writer

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ELIZABETH CHENEY

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A tough topic floating through the halls, and through students’ minds’ lately, is the topic of suicide.

This subject is so much more than just a topic of conversation. The loss of a life can cause a dent forever in the hearts of many, can cause other deaths and is something unexplainable to many. The loss of a life, in any form, is truly a tragedy.

After a suicide, there is always a controversy about how something like this could happen. People spend weeks and months posting all over social media about their opinions concerning this topic; I think through this, it becomes extremely impersonal.

When someone takes his or her own life, while I believe the death should be respected, I think it’s just as important to grieve for the family. Just imagine it was a little brother or sister of yours; would you really be posting online that someone deserved to die? That is a line that is constantly being crossed in circumstances like this. While I firmly believe that suicide is never the way out, I believe the families should be respected.

At the same time, a responsibility falls on peers, siblings, family and everyone surrounding people in this state of mind. It is the duty of those close to someone in despair to watch out for the warning signs and do our very best to prevent it. According to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, signs of someone possibly considering suicide include the increase in drugs or alcohol, behaving recklessly, sleeping too little or too much, isolating themselves, showing rage or talking about seeking revenge, displaying extreme mood swings

and talking about wanting to die. If you or someone you know is exhibiting any of these acts, it’s vital to get help. There is a self-help lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 and guidance counselors are always there to help.

Taking your own life is something caused by psychological issues. It is human nature to push through all obstacles to survive; cancer patients fight for their lives every single day, soldiers run into danger to protect others and millions of people fight for those dying every single day. Suicide is a very delicate topic; I have a

hard time, personally, wrapping my brain around what could lead someone to such extremes. Bad situations are only temporary and there is always a way out, a way out that includes the rise and fall of every breath.

There are so many ways to deal with something that seems larger than you. Taking your own life is not one of them. A situation may be humiliating, hurtful or just something that you don’t want to share, but I can promise that there are people all around you who care, people

who always want to help. Guidance counselors are here to help, teachers are always listening and there are other students who have gone through exactly what you’re going through. Awareness Day is a great example of a space in which people offer support, love and guidance.

Knowing cancer survivors, I find it difficult to understand how easily a life can be thrown away when so many people are fighting with everything they have to survive.

Whatever life hands you, I challenge you to push through it. School and life at this age can be a challenge, but how will you ever know how happy you can be in life if you never get there?®

Whether it’s Christmas, Hanukkah or any other end-of-the-year festivity, the task of striking a balance between the emphasis placed on giving and receiving gifts is one that has vexed people since the birth of each of these celebrations. But regardless of which of these holidays you choose to celebrate in the coming months, and regardless of the beliefs each of these vastly different celebrations has to offer, we as a staff firmly believe that the heart and soul of the holiday season is offering a piece of oneself for another, and not the selfish pursuit of acquiring as many gifts and presents as possible.

Among all the multitudes of gifts that are exchanged, returned, or stowed away within the deep recesses of our closets during the holiday season, perhaps the greatest of these, and the one that never truly fades out of style or becomes obsolete, is the gift of giving to others. Whereas receiving the jingling keys to a shiny new car or the latest generation of the iPhone may provide a brief and fleeting moment of joy, the gratifying feeling of seeing the smiling face of a loved one tearing the wrapping paper off the heartfelt present you’ve given them never truly fades from memory. When the engine of that same car you were so elated to drive begins to cough and sputter, or when that brand new iPhone that seemed so state-of-the-art in its pristine plastic covering is replaced by yet another version of nearly the same exact device, these short spurts of satisfaction will have been entirely forgotten.

The truth of the matter is that the joy afforded by these objects reached its climax when their packaging was removed, doomed to decline in a downward spiral of disappointment from then onward. Meanwhile, the action of sacrificing your time, energy, money, and above all, creativity, to present someone with a gift they will love and cherish benefits not only the recipient, but the giver. In this way, the bountiful blessings that have become hallmarks of this season are spread around for all to enjoy. This also encourages the practice of essential virtues such as selflessness, charity and self sacrifice to become more widespread, and helps to keep some of society’s most oppressive vices selfishness, greed and deceit at a minimum. By displaying our love and affection toward friends, family or even complete strangers through the gift-giving process, we are not only helping them and ourselves lead happier lives, but we are also helping to ensure that these acts of selflessness continue in future celebrations throughout the year.

Once again, in spite of the increasingly diverse arrangements of festivals, holidays and feasts during what has become a sacred month of our calendar, we believe that it is our primary duty to give to one another before taking for ourselves. We must strive to stay true to the spirit of the holidays, and, above all to sow seeds of love and kindness that will one day, with enough time and nurturing, may bear fruits all the world can enjoy.®

Staff Editorial Look for the reasons to live

Cassidy Kamerman

Jacqui MarzoccaEditor-in-Chief

Sacrifice for the holidays

December 2012 • CdS Sunrise Sports • 11

Here’s a little advice if you ever talk to a cheerleader: don’t ever say that cheer is not a sport. Cheerleaders are bothered by this s t a t e m e n t , but like we always say, “Go, Fight, Win!”

That is exactly what we’ll do until cheer is named a sport.

T h e definition of a sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment (according to Oxford Dictionary).

The definition states you must have physical exertion and skill. One of the main skills of a cheerleader is to stunt. In a stunt you are required to lift a top girl (flyer) up in the air in a group, or with just one other person.

The definition also clearly states that the team competes against another or others. Cheer is a very competitive sport. There are cheer competitions aired on ESPN all the time. In order

to compete, we are encouraged to stay in the best shape; there are tons of conditioning and exercising at practices to gain strength.

So if you are one of those people who is convinced that cheer isn’t a sport, I challenge you

to go to a tryout or to attend a cheer practice. Then ask yourself what you think of it.

According to the definition, cheer is certainly a sport. If you go up to a cheerleader and try arguing that it isn’t a sport, I can promise we will fight back and say that it is.

Our goal isn’t to be preppy and pretty; it is to prove that what we do should be taken seriously. ®

Cheerleading is a sport

COURTNEY BALDENEGROStaff Writer

The cheerleaders stunt during the Winter Assembly. The cheer team practices three times a week.

PATRICK BUCK

View point

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Corona del Sol’s Division I state basketball championship last year gave the student body a lot to cheer about. The question is can the new basketball

team have another storybook season after last year’s 32-1 effort?

All the players have a positive outlook on the upcoming season. Senior Alex Van Ryswyk showed his enthusiasm when he answered without hesitation.

“Yes, we can make it to state. We have all the pieces to get there,” Van Ryswyk said.

With many new faces to the team and many faces gone, there is controversy about who will comprise the

starting five. A nice thing about this season is that the team has depth in ways it didn’t have it before.

“We may start different guys against different teams depending

on matchups,” Coach Duane said. The starting five have been doing many things to

prepare for this season. Many of the athletes have been practicing at Fast Athlete, a personal

training gym, as well as participated in summer/spring club teams such as Arizona Premier, and have

also competed in the Southwest showcases.

The team’s first scrimmage was on Nov. 14. Having

the team be able to experience

playing together in the scrimmage, Duane has been able to

determine the starting five: senior Bryan Siefker, senior Braden Tennyson, senior Adam Gleave, junior Casey Benson and sophomore Cassius Peat. With many dimensions to the team it will help make the team more powerful than in the past when playing certain teams.

Tennyson, who has played varsity for three years, is happy to have moved into the starting lineup.

“It feels great to be on the starting five because I’ve been on the team so long,” Tennyson said. “It’s hard to put in words. Having such a great season

last year, it’s great to be starting.”Gleave is looking forward to continuing what the team started last year.“It feels good because the team has chemistry, especially from last year,”

Gleave said.Siefker expresses his gratitude for playing another year. “I’m honored to be on the team with such great talent around me, and play

for a school with great tradition and spirit,” Siefker said.Benson is one of two returning starters.“I am blessed to have this opportunity to play with these guys and I’m

looking forward to another great year,” Benson said.

Peat, who saw playing time last year as a freshman, said, “It’s really cool being able to start as a sophomore. Being the youngest starter makes this experience great.”

The team is working on making this season memorable by working on rebounding and defense and playing

different roles. A difference between this season and last season is that many of the players will be

rotating positions. The players will be mixed in new roles to see what each player is capable of.

In November, the Aztecs participated in Mesa High School’s Fear the Hop baskeball tournament. They

finished with a 3-1 record and won the consolation bracket. Their competitors were Mountain Ridge, Highland and Gilbert high

schools. Through the tournament, they were able to experience what the games will look like for the actual season.

That success carried through to the regular season. As of press time, the Aztecs are 3-0. They opened the

season with a 48-44 road win over Central High School and beat Chandler High School, 76-49, in the home opener.

The home game really showed how the team has grown in considerable ways and the depth the players have has increased. The whole team can agree that they were pleased with the

student body when they got lively, showed school spirit and got the players hyped on their game. They hope this year the student body will continue to be just as big or bigger than their first home game.

“When games are really packed that’s when it’s really fun to play,” Gleave said.

The Aztecs beat the rival Desert Vista on Dec. 4, 62-54.

This basketball season is expected to be full of new beginnings and great moments for the Aztec team.

“I think we have a team that is made up of first good people and hard workers,” Duane said. “They truly like each other and are extremely coachable. I think this will be a very fun team to watch and we will play a very high paced, up-tempo offense.”

Benson hopes to translate that up-tempo offense into wins.

“With winning the state championship last year, we’re just that more hungry about the new season,” Benson said. “We’re wanting to get back to that same place.” ®

new year. NEW IDENTITY. LILLY BERKLEY

Sports Editor

What’s good? I’m Adam Gleave. I like to play basket-ball and shred the gnar in

the winter.

My name is Bryan Siefker; I aspire to play college

basketball for North Carolina! Many people

say I look like Channing Tatum, but I don’t see

it! Follow me on twitter @B_Siefker30

I enjoy basketball, music, and I like movies. I’m very artistic and fun to be around. Follow me on

twitter @cassiuspeat

What’s up y’all, it’s Casey. I play basketball and love to go on

long walks on the beach. I also want to be on Dancing With the Stars. Get to know me!

Hey it’s Braden. I’m going to ASU next year to study business. I love to shred the slopes. My favorite

food is Italian, and I love the movie Dark Knight.

Rises.

BENSON

SIEFKER

TENNYSON

GLEAVE

PEAT

Photos and illustrations by Patrick Buck

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