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South Salem High School’s

Monday, September 9, 2013Volume LX, Issue I

Clypian

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featureFreshly waxed floors, crisp sheets of paper, newly sharpened pencils. Welcome to a

new school year. Nervous ninth graders get the advantage of an early start, though, in the opinion of a former freshman, learning the ropes of high school is not hard. Just go with the flow and do not be afraid to ask questions. High school is nothing like it is depicted in the movies. Food fights are highly unlikely (no one wants to be covered in food for an entire school day) and unexpected musical numbers are kept to the Rose Auditorium.

Freshman year is almost like a fresh start: a new school, new people and new halls to roam. “Take advantage of any extra credit given, it’ll really help in the long run,” Valeria Ramirez-Zuniga ‘16 said. Our most important piece of advice is not to stand in the middle of the hallway. Walk to class or stand to the side, and you are less likely to find trouble.

Additionally, watch your grades. The next four years will not only define the col-lege you attend, but the rest of your life as well. Paying attention in class, asking questions and understanding the material are some of the best ways to ensure a good year. Finals week will probably be the most stressful time of the school year, but to alleviate this potential pain, your preparations for finals should start within the first week of school, rather than the day before the tests begin.

Dear Freshmen,

Sincerely,Sarah Audley and Haley Emory

Greetings, and welcome to a new school year! To enhance your South experience, it is important to get involved, and a great way to

do this is to join a club! Joining a club is it a way to meet new friends, and it is a way to feel valued. It is a good way to spend your time and meeting peers with common interests.

“South offers many clubs that you can join to make you feel like you are part of South, not just someone that is passing through,” said Ashley Huerta ‘14.

Clubs like Computer Club, Chess Club, Science Club, Key Club, or the Gay-Straight-Alliance offer ongoing enrollment; they encourage anyone and everyone to drop in when they can.

South’s stated mission is to create students that strive to have “positive involvement in school, community and world.” With over 40 clubs, there is bound to be at least one that appeals to every student. What if there is not a club that fits you? Start your own club! Students at South have the opportunity to start their own clubs if they can get administrative approval, an advisor, and student commitment.

Clubs also play a role in the college application process. Dedication is a quality that colleges value in their applicants, and joining clubs is a great way to show off your dedication! Volunteer clubs, such as Key Club, help the community. After four years in the Key Club, you can apply for a scholarship through Kiwanis. It is also great to show colleges how capable you are at managing your time and your passion. So join a club!

Lex SosaReporterA Guide to

Clubs at South

Reputable beverage companies have kept some of their most creative drinks un-der wraps—until now. The truth is out, Jamba Juice and Starbucks have secret menus, filled with delicious drinks that most people are unaware of. To delve

into the secrecy, the Clypian was on the case, trying a few drinks from both compa-nies to see what has been kept from the spotlight.

Turtle Frappuccino This drink is simply a Java Chip frappuccino with a blend of toffee nut flavor. With a slight mocha flavor, it will easily satisfy any chocolate cravings. The best part is that it is topped off with chocolate whipped cream and dark caramel drizzle.

Cotton Candy Frappuc-cino Try this frapp for something sweet, but not too sweet. The name implies having cotton candy, but it is sim-ply a Vanilla Bean Frappuc-cino with raspberry syrup. The ice pieces resemble sugar crumbles in cotton candy, making the drink taste less like a Raspberry Cream drink.

Overall, Jamba Juice has more options on its Secret Menu than Starbucks does, though Starbucks tends to follow through with pulling off more impressive drinks. Both secret menus are worth trying if you’re looking

for something new to test out. Check out the ad in the Clypian newspaper to find out how to access good deals for Jamba Juice to help kick-start your own Secret Menu experience.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie This smoothie has a dominating chocolate flavor, but the straw-berry taste is not over-powered. Most of the smoothie is chocolate with only a couple of strawberries blended in.

Blue Gummy Bear Smoothie Not only does Jamba Juice make fruit and veggie smoothies, but also candy flavored ones too. Be prepared for a mildly tart flavor. The blueberry flavor is not entirely present, and the smoothie is not creamy like most other Jamba Juice favorites. Photo by Cecelia Barajas.

StarbucksJa

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e Cecelia BarajasFeature Editor

Events of the 2013-2014 Year

Delia RodriguezReporter

High school, without a doubt, is going to be filled with activities. There is a lot to

look forward to this year, includ-ing plenty of dances, after-school activities and sports.

SnoBall is the biggest dance of the year, in which all of the Salem schools unite for a district-wide formal dance. At Color Wars, each class wears their own color, and engage in playful competition to establish class dominance.

In sports, football kicks off with four preseason games. The first home game is against David Doug-las on Friday Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. At Homecoming, the Saxons will face Sprague High School on Friday Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. The Homecoming dance will be on Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. in

the main gym.Be sure to study up, as PSAT

testing will commence on October 16. The PSAT is the “Preliminary SAT,” and is a shorter, easier practice test to prepare for the ever-important SAT. Like the SAT, the PSAT encompasses reading, writing and math skills. As a junior, if your score is high enough, you will have a chance to receive a Na-tional Merit Scholarship. At South, all sophomores are required to take it, and many freshmen and juniors also participate.

At the end of the year, all stu-dents will be required to attend the Senior Assembly, an event in which graduating seniors are congratulated for special awards and achievements.

The newest iteration of Sony’s flagship gaming console was in develop-

ment as early as 2008. During development, Sony was deter-mined to fix pricing mistakes that had caused the Xbox 360 to greatly surpass the PlaySta-tion 3 in sales. On Feb. 20, 2013, a press conference was held to announce the PlayStation 4 but the console itself was not shown. Only a few small, vague pictures of specific parts of the console were presented as to save the reveal for E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo. One of the largest video game exhibitions for only anyone who provide some connection to the video game industry or press.

On June 11, 2013, at E3, Sony revealed the PlayStation 4 for the first time to the public. Highlights from the conference included cloud gaming in 2014, 140 upcoming games, self-pub-lishing of indie games, and in an effort to gain the fans lost

to Microsoft, Sony announced that it would not impose any used games restrictions, the console did not have to be con-nected to the internet, and the console was priced lower than the Xbox One.

The controller was rede-signed and now features a touchpad. There is also a mo-tion sensor camera, the Play-Station Camera. The PlaySta-tion Camera will not be included with the console, rather, it will be optional. The console will also be compatible with smart-phones, tablets, and the Play-Station Vita.

Sony also highlighted that the PlayStation 4 will feature entertainment services, such as Netflix, free of charge. How-ever, it will not have free online multiplayer access. The pre-ex-isting PlayStation Plus service will be available for internet ac-cess and will come with 12 free-to-play games. The price of the PlayStation 4 is $399.99 and will be released this holiday season.

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opinionSouth Salem High School’s

ClypianEditor-in-Chief

RACHAL MEZA ROJAS

Copy Editor LAURA THORSETT

News EditorsKIRA MARTIN, SARAH AUDLEY

Opinion EditorKAYLA RIGSBY

Feature EditorCECELIA BARAJAS

Sports EditorsTIARA SCOTT, TAKUR CONLU

Media DirectorCOLBY MOSES

Web MasterTYLER NORBURY

Adversitement ManagersSAMANTHA SCHAFER, OLIVIA

FORD

GraphicsLAUREN EWANYK, SARA

TOGSTAD

Photo EditorSHELBY MARTIN

Photo CoordinatorsNICHELE HERNDON, JULIA

SALGADO

Podcasting ReporterLILY GORDON

Saxon Wrap-UpBREYANA JASO, ZOE HABEKOST,

LEXI LIMER

Social MediaLEX SOSA

ReportersHALEY EMORY, LEX SOSA,

PEDRO VIEYRA

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The successor to the popular Xbox 360 by Microsoft was expected to be a part of a

new generation of not just gam-ing, but entertainment. Microsoft announced the name of their new console as the Xbox One (not to be confused with the original Xbox) and during their reveal on May 21, 2013, announced televi-sion services for the console with little emphasis on gaming. This upset many gamers who felt en-tertainment was prioritized over gaming.

At the reveal, Microsoft also announced several restrictive pol-icies for the Xbox One. One policy was a DRM (Digital Rights Man-agement) system that prevented you from buying or sharing used games without paying a fee.

Another policy was internet verification. It required users to be connected to the internet once a day. Areas with slow or no

internet connection would not be able to use their consoles.

Microsoft then revealed that a new Kinect, an accessory intro-duced with the Xbox 360, was re-quired to play. One could not buy a Kinect separately and it added to the cost of the console. The Ki-nect was also “always on” which had sparked some privacy issues.

“Fortunately we have a prod-uct for people who aren’t able to get some form of content and it’s called Xbox 360,” said Microsoft representative Dan Mattrick, “If you have zero access to the inter-net, that is an offline device.”

Later, Microsoft announced that all of the restrictions on the Xbox One would be disabled due to negative response and that the Kinect will be included as a bonus but not separately. The price of the Xbox One is $499.99 and will be released this holiday season.

Pedro VieyraReporter

VS.Takur Conlu

Sports Editor

Xbox One picture Courtesy of Microsoft, Playstation Four picture cour-tesy of Sony.

Console Wars

Extended story avaliable online at Clypian.com

Saxons Say...

Gaming is a big part of modern society. As many as 67% of Americans play video games according to the Entertainment Software Rating Board, or ESRB. Many of them will have differing opinions. Here at South, we definitely have

people different preferences in game consoles. “Alright the Xbox One isn’t going to be worth the $500 it’s going for at

all,” said Max Normandy ‘14. “PlayStation already has had better graphics cards and internal processors but this time it’s even better. It also originally was planned to play used games, where Microsoft added that feature last minute be-cause they had nothing else going for them. Seriously though, PlayStation is the master race.”

“Sony actually listens to fans!” said Maya Taylor ‘14. “Xbox One would be as good as the PlayStation 4 if the cloud compatibility

with other devices actually works,” said Camaryn LaRaut ‘16.“PC all the way!” said Sam Sinks ‘16.“No matter how many different game consoles they make I’m perfectly happy

with my Sega Genesis. Sorry Xbox and PlayStation,” said Olivia Oxford ‘15.Even with those very open minded and two sided opinions out of the way, you

can obviously tell which console would be more popular. However, do not take someone’s opinions as absolute fact. Many things in the gaming industry have been overhyped by fans. I’m looking at you, Duke Nukem Forever... Just get whichever console you feel will be worth your gaming expectations. If you do not know if you want the PlayStation 4 or the Xbox One, just play it safe and get a Wii U and get the new Smash Bros. or Earthbound. No shameless product placement, just buy a Wii U. Buy a Wii U today for only $349.99!

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sports

FOOTBALL

SOCCER

VOLLEYBALL

CROSS COUNTRY

Photo by Tiara ScottSports Editor

Photos Courtesy ofSabrina Kelly

Photo byJulia Salgado

Photo by Nichele Herndon

Next home game 9/6 @ 7pm

Next home game 9/10 @ 6:30pm

Next home game 9/8 at the Kroc Center

Next home game 9/17 @ 6:30pm

Next home game 9/10 @ 4:30pm @ Bush Park

Delia Rodriguez 15’ puts the ball back into play during a match.

Natalie Haupt 14’ sets the ball to Erin McNally 15’ during a scrim-mage at Red and White night on Aug. 28 at South Salem High School.

Cross Country poses for a photo during practice.

2013-2014 varsity foot-ball team poses for team pictures.

Photo Courtesy ofPaul Sell

WATER POLO

Sarah Smith-Tripp 15’ defends the net against opposing team.