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In this issue:
CENTERSPREAD pg. 10-11Letters of Appreciaton: Students thank AHS staff members for all of their hard work and dedication!
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NEWS pg. 2#GetThereSafe: Allstate teams up with high schools, including AHS, to promote safety skills on the road.
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November 2013 Volume 61, Issue 3 Arcadia High School 180 Campus Drive, Arcadia, CA
AN AN-GELIC COUNSELOR Ms. An acts as a guide to hundreds of students, giving them advice and lend-ing an ear—whether their talks be about grades, college, or their personal lives, students can always rely on Ms. An.
By MICHELLE LIUStaff Writer
Ms. Phuong An’s offi ce is bright, fi lled with pictures and cards from past students. With a sunny smile on her face, she invokes a warm and friendly ambiance that immediately calms the nerves of the most withdrawn and intro-verted students. The heartfelt thank you cards and pictures of past students around the room serve as a reminder of just how much she values forging connections with students. Senior Am-ily Yang explained, “I feel like I have the ability to freely talk about my thoughts and truly open myself up to her whether it’s on my academ-ics, personal life, or interests and passions.”
Ms. An is adept at helping any student who crosses her path—and the open emails and papers on her desk show just how much of an integral role she has on campus. Ms. An transcends her role as a counselor, offer-ing her wisdom and guidance to help students, whether it be schedule changes or helping se-niors during their college application process.
I was fi rst introduced to Ms. An’s dili-gence toward her students in my junior year. I needed a counselor’s guidance and sent an email; however, I could not have imagined the relationship that would blossom in the follow-
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OPINION pg. 4Controversial Suspension: Do advisers have the right to use stu-dents’ love for their activities as leverage for good discipline?
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The World Is Our Campus
An-swering Our Questions
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ing months. Ms. An not only offered me advice, but also took steps to ensure that I would be able to fi x the problem, simply because she wanted to. And no matter the concern, Ms. An always greet-ed me with a smile, ready to cheer me up despite the time or occasion. She brought a new perspec-tive to the situation and gave me an opportu-nity to remedy my mistakes and learn from them.
The dedication, empathy, and energy Ms. An has toward helping her students is what makes her such a compassionate counselor. As we met several times over the course of the year, Ms. An has con-tinued to take the time to personally get to know me and who I am as a person. She made me feel at home as we discussed the similarities we had in our relationships with our siblings or digressed into current events circulating the news. And her inter-est in the projects I had or ventures I took on re-ally reaffi rmed the passion I had for these activities.
It was through these discussions that I began to see myself in a new perspective and measure my contributions toward each organization I am in-volved in. But Ms. An is not only a mentor—she also serves as an example of someone who selfl essly dedicates herself to others. The genuine interest she takes in others serves as a constant reminder for me to do the same for my friends and family. And the kindness she has offered me has likewise infl uenced me to go above and beyond for someone who just needs that extra hand, just as she has offered me one.
It’s clear that Ms. An places her students’ welfare as her top priority and executes it with patience, even amidst the chaos of college appli-cations. For senior Joyce Lo, “I’ve always sought her guidance when I was unsure about college applications, and she gave me invaluable ad-vice and answered all my questions thoroughly.”
On a campus full of high-achieving stu-dents, the pressure can become a challenging weight for students toiling with the college ap-plication process. From crafting the perfect es-say to selecting colleges, students know that they can go to Ms. An for invaluable support.
And most importantly, Ms. An is still able to continue advising and supporting her stu-dents despite having dozens of recommendations to write and numerous interviews to conduct.
She is an individual that will always offer a hug during a bad day, or an encouraging smile to those that are feeling down. Those who are fortu-nate enough to know Ms. An recognize her as some-one who is approachable and friendly, and who will offer advice and comfort to anyone in need, while sharing a bit about herself along the way. The fact that she truly took it upon herself to help me has inspired me to offer the same care to others. And if I ever need a pick-me-up or just someone to talk to, I know that Ms. An’s door will always be open.
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Getting There SafeBy KATRINA CHAO
News Editor
The New Nexus 5By JUSTIN TANG
Staff Writer
Sleek, powerful, and cheap? Months back, we could only dream of a phone that was both attractive and affordable, and with all the great tech specs expected of a smartphone.
An unlocked Samsung or Apple smartphone is well over $600, and a new model usually comes out just when you get accustomed to your new phone. But those on the lookout can rejoice because a new contender is in town! Who is that new contender, you ask? The Nexus 5.
Google has never been a top competi-tor in the smartphone industry, but with the release of the Nexus 5, other phone companies may want to keep an eye on how well it sells. The new Nexus 5 packs a terrific 1080p HD 5-inch display that weighs just under 4.6 ounces. Camera features include image stabilization for video, an 8-megapixel rear camera, and a new HDR+ feature that combines mul-tiple rapid shot photos into one photo. Al-though the camera may not be completely up to par with that of the Galaxy S4, the specs are close enough to satisfy even the pickiest of phone users.
The Nexus 5 also runs on the deli-ciously new Android 4.4 mobile operat-ing system, KitKat. Android 4.4 keeps up with Google’s tradition of naming all its operating systems after a dessert or sug-ary treat, while also bringing similar fea-tures to that of Apple’s iOS 7. Just to taunt us more, Google has partnered with Kit Kat to host a contest! Specially branded Kit Kat candy bars that feature the An-droid robot contain codes inside that can be redeemed for a chance to win a Google tablet. Grand prize winners of the promo-tion win a Nexus 7 tablet, 1st prize win-ners win $5 Google Play credit, and 2nd prize winners win a coupon for one free Kit Kat Minis Pouch. Even if you don’t win a brand new tablet, you can at least enjoy delicious pouch of Kit Kat Minis. All in all, it’s a win-win situation.
The Nexus 5 can also use the speedy 4G LTE networks at T-Mobile and Sprint, while still being compatible with AT&T’s network. The price of this bad boy? An amazing $349 for the 16GB model and $399 for the 32GB model. For a phone that’s half the price of competing smart-phones, but still keeps up with the specs expected, the Nexus 5 has been a hot item since the day of its release.
With car crashes being the number one cause of death among teens in the U.S., safe driving is more important than ever—which is why the All-state Foundation has teamed up with high schools all over California to promote the #GetThereSafe campaign. With the campaign, the foundation hopes to spread aware-ness of the three most common fac-tors that lead to fatal teen car crash-es: not wearing a seatbelt, speeding, and being distracted by other teens in the car.
From Nov. 4 to 8, high schools all throughout California raised the #GetThereSafe fl ag and shared #GetThereSafe messages on Twit-ter, Instagram, and Facebook through social drivers, stu-dents designated by each school to spread the word about the campaign and safe driving. Social driv-ers and other students were also involved in the Instagram Challenge, where they posted pictures of places they got to safely; high school students everywhere banded together to post pictures and statuses, showing their dedication to safe driving. AHS participated in the campaign as well, with se-
niors Ariana Arzani, Maddie Bruce, Kelly Ching, Deedee Chuang, and Allison Stevenson as social drivers. “Driving safely is so important, especially for high school students like us who are new at it,” Kelly stated. “And staying safe isn’t just about the people at the wheel—it’s about everyone else on the road, and keeping them safe too.”
During the course of the week, the #GetThe-reSafe fl ag was raised at AHS in front of a rally of students, all of them there to support the campaign and take a stand for safe driv-ing. Ariana attended the fl ag-raising as well and said that “it was really inspiring to see
so much of [the student body] there, cheering and clapping when the fl ag was put up. It’s great to know that they all want to make a difference.” In addition to raising the fl ag, AHS was also active on social media sites as our social drivers and other stu-dents posted up information about teen drivers and pictures of their des-tinations.
Though the campaign is not yet over, safe driving is always a must. Remember to always keep your seatbelt buckled and your eyes (and ears) on the road!
Scoping Out Social MediaBy MEGAN HONG
Staff Writer
Remember that last post you made on Face-book? Your anonymous question on Tumblr or Ask.fm? Can you imagine people like your teachers and administrators from school reading that? If not, you better watch out because some schools have already begun monitoring their students’ social media, and it is estimated that over 3,000 schools across the U.S. will start by the end of the school year.
In order to discourage acts of bul-lying and vandalism, and to prevent suicides, school offi cials may soon be monitoring and fl agging anything inap-propriate that students post on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. However, controver-sial opinions are already rising as some claim this to be a violation of free speech in the Constitution.
Why would schools risk violating Consti-tutional rights, and more importantly, possibly break bonds of trust between authority fi gures and students by enforcing social monitoring? Due to the rising number of suicides pro-voked by online bullying, school offi cials wish to put a halt to these losses by fl agging online posts threatening “bullying, vandalism, hate, and crime,” according to Geo Listening, a company that is partnering with schools to stop these in-cidents. Although sheltering kids from potential harm may seem like a positive thing, the nega-tive effects, such as infringing human rights and invading privacy, also factor in.
Because two students committed suicide
in the past two years, the Glendale School Dis-trict decided to incorporate social monitoring to prevent any future suicides. Their school ad-ministrators paid $40,500 to monitor Twitter and Facebook posts by their high school and middle s c h o o l students for one
y e a r . However, senior staff attorney of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Lee Tien, stated that “this is the gov-ernment essentially hiring a contractor to stalk the social media of the kids,” and claimed that schools are crossing a line by gathering “infor-mation about people away from school.” Even
though Geo Listening CEO Chris Frydrych ar-gued that the fi rm doesn’t hack into private post-ings by students and that they are not “snooping or eavesdropping” because they are only “look-ing at public posts,” there are still problems with watching public sites and forums, whether they are invasions of privacy or not.
Even though the majority of students may not be posting vulgar or abusive things online, no one wants his or her Tumblr thoughts, Facebook rants, or Twitter fangirling to be broadcasted to the world, as innocent as they are, simply be-
cause they may be private. Even though they may be “public” on the Internet, many teachers are not aware of their students’ Tumblr URLs, or do not keep track of their students’ Facebook statuses. If schools decide to monitor
all social media, they could possibly be breaking a barrier of privacy, caus-
ing students to always be apprehensive of everything they post online, even their
posts are not inappropriate or related to il-legal behaviors.
If schools and administrators decide to monitor students’ social media behavior and in-teractions, students and adults alike may begin to wonder if even further steps will be taken. If recent events regarding the National Security Agency and its tendency to collect personal in-formation are of any indication, the notion that schools may begin to monitor students in a more comprehensive manner is not unrealistic.
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Flying RulesBy HAFSAH UMERANI
Staff Writer
How many times have you hoped and prayed for the fl ight to end quickly so that you could get back to playing Candy Crush Saga? Well, never fear! The Federal Aviation Admin-istration (FAA) announced on Oct. 31 that pas-sengers will soon be able to use electronic de-vices throughout all stages of their fl ight.
This expansion will allow more passengers to watch videos, play games, and read books on electronic devices. The catch? Cell phones will still be restricted to airplane mode. “We believe [the] decision honors both our commitment to safety and consumers’ increasing desire to use their electronic devices during all phases of their fl ights,” commented Transportation Secre-tary Anthony Fox.
So how did this drastic decision come about? Well, a group of experts decided that most commercial airplanes can tolerate radio interference signals. The FAA will be providing airlines with rules to assess their aircrafts and implement the new policy. “We’re pleased the FAA recognizes that an enjoyable passenger ex-perience is not incompatible with safety and se-curity,” said U.S. Travel Association President Roger Dow.
So when will these rules come into effect? The FAA hopes that passengers will be on their devices by the end of this year. Until then, how-ever, we passengers can continue reading and playing games the good old-fashioned way.
PROMOTING SAFE DRIVING Students and teachers alike come together to promote safe driving for teens everywhere.
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and Darren Jones, the creator of Sna-phack, is getting heat for it.
Although the intent of Sna-phack may seem to be just an app for someone to keep pictures of their friends or family on their phone without actually having to take a photo with them, Jones elaborated
further on why he made such an app in an email he sent Mash-
ables, a company that covers the top social media news.
“I wanted to prove that nothing was 100% se-cure once it was upload-ed onto the internet,” he stated. Jones also wanted to point out the “danger in
sending images you don’t want others to see.”
Nonetheless, plenty of people have hounded over this
app in order to take advantage of it.
Now take this app as a warning: it’s not impossible for your pictures to be spread around, so it’s best to be more careful with the release of Snaphack.
Hyperloop Transportation
Once California’s $68 billion High-Speed Rail project is completed, America’s most populated state will experience eco-nomic growth, a cleaner environment, and more jobs for citizens. By 2029, a bullet train will run from Los Angeles to San Francisco at 200 mph in under three hours. However, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is behind schedule as the plan to start serious railway construction in 2012 was delayed to 2014. This massive project seems even less appealing now that the CEO of Tesla Mo-tors, Elon Musk, shocked the world with his Tron-like concept of a supersonic capsule, the Hyperloop.
Capable of reaching 760 mph, the Hy-perloop would travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in an otherworldly 35 minutes. Cost estimates are a mere $6 billion, compared to the California High Speed Rail plan, which requires 10 times the money.
According to Musk, the Hyperloop is a “cross between a Concorde and a railgun and an air hockey table.” Essentially, the idea is that a steel capsule will be shot down a low pressured tube using an electromagnetic pulse and sustain its velocity
with the use of air levitation. To achieve this fl oatation, a front intake will suck, compress, and eject air below the pod.
Musk explained, “Whenever you have a capsule or pod moving at high speeds through a tube containing air, there is a minimum tube to pod area ra-tio below which you will choke the fl ow. What this means is that if the walls of the tube and the capsule are too close together, the capsule will behave like a syringe and eventually be forced to push the entire column of air in the system. Not good.” His creative answer to this prob-lem is to use an electric compressor fan that “is like having a pump in the head of the syringe actively relieving pressure.”
Regarding propulsion, external linear electric motors will boost the pod every 70 miles to maintain its speed. Adding to the hype, the Hyperloop will use solar power and no non-renewable energy sources.
While this groundbreaking inven-tion may seem like a distant dream, a prototype of the Hyperloop is already expected by as early as mid 2015. Once the Hyperloop concept is perfected, trans-portation will never be the same.
Staff Writer
By CHARLES XU
Snapchat. Plenty of people at AHS have this app on their phone—you may know it by the bright yellow square icon with a cute little ghost in the middle.
This is an app that allows you to send “snaps” to your friends, a snip-pet of whatever you want, since it will automati-cally self-destruct in a given amount time (the maximum time limit being ten seconds).
People send all kinds of snaps to their friends, and in order to make sure those snaps stay as snaps, Snapchat added the notifi cation of a screenshot for whenever someone takes a screenshot of your snap. A notifi cation will appear, alerting you that so and so has screenshotted your snap and that they now have it stored in their phone.
But now, Snaphack has arrived. This app allows the user to take a screenshot of a snap without notifying
the user; the snap won’t even be marked as opened since the user is opening the picture on an external app.
Not scared yet? Well, an update that is coming up within the month will allow users to not only save the image without
the sender having any knowledge of it, but also to be able to “forward” the snap.
This means that the user will be able to save the snap, and then if they wish, they are able to send the snap to another one of their friends. The idea of saving a snap without notifying the user has given the public a negative opinion of the idea,
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Breeder’s CupBy MELODY LIN
Staff Writer
Once again hosting the world fa-mous horse racing competition, the Santa Anita Racetrack presented the 2013 Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
The Breeders’ Cup is an annual stakes race held at the end of the year, and this year was Santa Anita’s seventh year hosting, with 14 races spread over two days and over $25 million being awarded for various races.
This year, Mucho Macho Man won the Breeders’ Cup classic, including the $5 million reward money. Gary Stevens, Mucho Macho Man’s jockey, had never won the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Clas-sic. Last year, Kathy Ritvo, Mucho Ma-cho Man’s trainer, came close at Breed-ers’ Cup and settled for 2nd place.
But after another horse, Secret Compass, won two of four starts, earn-ing $216,120, she fell during the Juvenile Fillies, sustaining an awful injury that ended with her being euthanized.
She had dumped and injured her jockey, John Velazquez, who was taken to the hospital and, found to have inter-nal bleeding, had emergency surgery to remove his spleen.
Despite the tragedy of Secret Com-pass and her jockey, the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Championship was overall a great success. Congratulation to Mucho Ma-cho Man, and his jockey and trainer!
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There is no “I” in “team”, but individuals can easily stick out. After several members of his football team at Union High School (UHS) had been caught cyberbullying fellow teens, Coach Matt Labrum upheld a great standard of character and moral fi ber, suspending the en-tire team after showing such little respect for others. I applaud Coach Labrum’s dedication to maintaining a team stronger beyond the talent of individual players; yet while his methods bred a stronger team, they did not solve issues of character at its core.
Once a student handed in his jersey, he was immediately in-formed of exactly what character-building activi-ties were required to earn it back. I do not see such a step by step process to-ward regaining a spot on a team as equivalent to a process toward building one’s character. Why? No teacher or adviser can mandate introspection. Many of my friends have received extra credit for writing a refl ection essay on a play they attended—and slept through. Their teachers were hopeful they would refi ne their self-understanding by watching a play, but with the distractions of a quick reward, their teachers’ efforts amounted to no change in my friends’ work ethics beyond a let-ter on their transcripts. Similarly, my experience with the Band directors have shown that staying fair and treating Band members as equals to their superiors can be just as effective as pun-
ishment. The experts are right: we teens often fail to recognize the reward beyond instant gratifi cation. While some of the UHS football players demonstrated great leaps and bounds in building their character, others had their self-help efforts signed off by their Coach, recovered their uniforms, and felt that they did their time.
Deseret News reported that only a month after Coach Labrum suspended his whole team, fi ve of the players were caught vandalizing a residence’s fence and mailbox. These individuals fell a little short in the character building process, even when they completed their due hours of service. It seems they were motivated to perform acts of strong character for the wrong reasons. To get out of trouble, to get back on the team, and to please the coach are all motivations that do not deeply move the students to genuinely and fundamentally change who they are.
In order to address this issue, Coach Labrum could have told his team less about what each individual needed to do to get back on the team. By only providing information to help stu-dents discover where they could seek character improvement, rather than requiring attendance at such places, the football players would build character with a more self-motivation. If each individual were truly responsible to take their own initiative, they would work to build their character for their own sake, not for their jersey’s sake.
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vs.Coach Matt Labrum of the Union High School Varsity Football team decided to suspend all his current players this year because of his growing intolerance
for the players’ incessant cyberbullying, failing grades, and lack of discipline in class. As a means of mending his players’ recent behavior, Coach Labrum used their love of the sport as leverage to get them to improve their conduct outside football. Should this strategy be incorporated by other teams and extracurricular activities? Is it fair for coaches and advisers to follow in Coach Labrum’s example?
Coach Matt Labrum of the Union High School Varsity Football team decided to suspend all his current players this year because of his growing intolerance for the players’ incessant cyberbullying, failing grades, and lack of discipline in class. As a means of mending his players’ recent behavior, Coach Labrum used their love of the sport as leverage to get them to improve their conduct outside football. Should this strategy be incorporated by other teams and extracurricular activities? Is it fair for coaches and advisers to follow in Coach Labrum’s example?
By JEREMY WEISZGuest Writer
On the issue of suspending his players to emphasize the importance of personal character, both on and off the field, Coach Matt Labrum’s controversial decision is bold but justified.
Football, and every other sport, exists not only to develop physical prowess, but also to ensure that student-athletes mature into responsible, respectful, and ac-complished individuals. Through those long, dragging days of practice and mutual dedication toward success, players gain more than just technique for passing balls, shooting hoops, or leaping hurdles—they re-ceive a chance to acquire fundamental social skills that remain for the rest of their lives.
In my years on the Boys Varsity Cross Coun-try team, I’ve observed ex-actly this. I’ve seen young and immature freshmen, who at first seem impossi-ble to correct, develop into brilliant scholar athletes. Every year, “slackers” on the team skip practices, miss races, and continu-ally walk during workouts. Nearing their sophomore or junior years, and after experiencing the process, gears click—they suddenly “get it”. They understand the rationale behind those grueling miles and hours of commitment; those seven hours spent on Saturdays, more time spent support-ing their friends than actu-ally running; those drops of sweat and tears shed for something bigger than their own individual gain. These students, guided by the camaraderie of their teammates and the character-build-ing formula of the program, begin to work with diligence, motivated by success, and develop into talented individuals.
As such, the ability of sports to develop character should not be disregarded, especially not in Coach Labrum’s situation. His athletes were doing much worse than simply missing practices or lacking commitment; they were cyberbullying, disrespect-ing teachers, and skipping school. As Coach Labrum said, the program “wasn’t going where [he] wanted it to go.” And to adhere to his belief that football “creates great men,” he removed from the athletes’ lives the one thing they valued most—the sport itself. What greater incentive to change? After all, if the program wasn’t doing what it was supposed to, why waste the students and coaches’ time?
Instead, these students performed community service and attended classes on character development. They were required to submit reports of their learnings. They worked diligently to earn the privilege to play. Slowly, the work paid off. As senior running back Gavin Neilsen recalled, “It provided a new perspective on what it means to wear the Union High uniform.” Coach Labrum’s decision to suspend his players may have seemed brazen, but it was necessary to uphold the integrity of both the school and the sport. And at the end of the day, he did just that: the ordeal crafted better play-ers—and better men.
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Thanksgiving is the time to give thanks. As the leaves change colors and the temperature drops, we fi nd ourselves gathered amid turkey and mashed potatoes to share a moment with our loved ones. It’s time to really delve in and discover what we truly appre-ciate in life. I’m thankful for my parents, my friends, my dog, and the inevitable Black Friday the very next day. I’m thankful for my health, music, and the Inter-net. I’d also like to give thanks to…
But therein lies the prob-lem. To give thanks on Thanks-giving comes with a host of other problems: am I leaving some-thing out? Will I be thanked in return? Is the turkey still going to be hot after all of this? We’ve placed such a big focus on giv-ing thanks on Thanksgiving that we’ve neglected the other 364 days of the year.
Don’t get me wrong—I love Thanksgiving. The stuffed turkey and reunion at my aunt’s house makes Thanksgiving a worthy pre-Christmas holiday. And when we’ve all been seated around the table, sharing smiles and stories or just catching up with one another, it is truly Thanksgiv-ing that gives us this opportunity to give and receive. What irks me, however, is our emphasis on Thanksgiving. Rather than simply expressing gratitude, the day has been thrust onto a pedestal, en-shrined as the only day to be grateful. We’re overcome with guilt to give thanks and must be careful not to leave anyone or even
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By MICHELLE LIUStaff Writer
With Thanksgiving rolling in around the corner and turkeys and hams fi lling tables, I am reminded of the good old days when I was a vegetarian. For four long years, I enjoyed yummy treats that were creatively made from tofu, soy, veggies, legumes, and more. Okay wait, before there is any hate, there is much to be said about the veg-etarian way. During these four years, I found that so many people just couldn’t understand my reasoning, especially when a delec-table roasted turkey was placed before them. Those Thanksgiving turkeys are al-ways too irresistible, with crisp, golden skin, juicy, tender meat, and fl avors worth savoring. For me, how-ever, it was a scrumptious plate of eda-mame stir fried with imitation beef and green beans—lots and lots of green beans. Stares were plentiful, and more than a couple of my dinner neighbors asked me why I wouldn’t make an exception. “It’s Thanksgiving! What’s Thanksgiv-ing without turkey?” Then they pro-ceeded to offer me a taste, just a small morsel, set on making me change my ways. For me, I’ve gotten so many myths and misconceptions thrown at me that just seem ridiculous, and as hard as I tried, they just kept coming. Vegetarians just have a bad rep, but why?
One of the most common reactions I received upon fi rst saying that I was a vegetarian was confusion mixed with distaste. Then came the assumptions that I believed I was too good for “common” meat-eaters. The fi rst misconception: all vegetarians are pretentious jerks. It’s true that you can fi nd several vegetarians who think they have found
the path to food-enlightenment and have the need to brag about it to their fellow peers, but there are plenty of very picky, snobby steak eat-ers who won’t eat anything less than a fi let mignon. On top of that, it always bugged me when my thoughts on nutrition were invalidated sim-ply because I chose to take out meat, a big source of protein, from my meal. That’s another misconception: vegetarians aren’t getting enough nutrients. As with any diet, it’s easy to manipulate foods to give you the healthy amount of vitamins, fats, proteins, and more. I could just as easily have gotten protein from beans and nuts as I could
have with a chicken dinner. Aside from person-ality classifi cations and health assumptions, people always thought they could change
my eating habits, or at least somehow explain to me that I was missing out on so much. Trust me; I knew that I was giving up lots of yummy kinds of foods when I became a vegetarian—all
those juicy steaks, crispy fried chicken, hamburgers, pork loin, and much more. However, I still made that decision, and one meal, no matter how delectable,
wasn’t going to change that. Even, dare I say, an elaborate Thanks-giving dinner? It was hard and
I couldn’t stuff myself silly like my dinner guests, but it helped me
prove to myself just how stubborn and will-ful I could be. Thanksgiving, for three years in a row, was a test of per-severance and resolve.
After a number of years, I found that my tastes had changed and I was craving hamburgers all the time. And now, I get to enjoy all the typi-cal traditions of a Thanksgiving turkey dinner.
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anything out, for fear of having to wait another year.This sense of obligation and emphasis on Thanksgiving has
fi nally caught up to us. No longer is the gathering a straightforward occasion, but one fi lled with clauses and footnotes. But there is a simple solution for this once simple occasion: showing your ap-preciation every day, not just on the fourth Thursday of November. If we take the emphasis on Thanksgiving and apply it more often in life, we will no longer feel the need to prepare speeches or stress
about what is supposed to be a peaceful ending to a month of sweater-weather, leaf jumping, and reading by the fi replace.
It’s not too late to show your appreciation for someone, and you defi nitely don’t need to wait until next year. Thank a stranger for holding the door open for you in the hallways. Return the favor to friends whom you’ve always had to lean on. Write a heartfelt note to your neighbor for letting you use his or her printer when yours ran out of ink. Surprise someone with a steaming pep-permint mocha. Hug your dog.
Most importantly, remem-ber that it doesn’t need to be Thanksgiving for you to say
thank you to someone. Everyone deserves to be shown apprecia-tion at any time of the year, whether it be a dressy dinner outing or a simple “thank you”. Thanksgiving can bring people together, but we are only truly thankful when we show our appreciation each and every day.
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Everyday is Thanksgiving (But Without the Turkey)
By LILLIAN CHENStaff Writer
Day to day, we interact with the media, whether it be TV broadcasts, online publica-tions, or web searches. Mainstream media, as you may know, uses sensational titles and fl ashy tabloids to stir up the mass public and blow up certain issues. It’s great that these news outlets and blogs can get people to talk about current events quite easily, but the key problem lies with those misleading titles and articles. Statements taken out of context are often a journalist’s best friend, and vague titles that imply something more controversial are exactly what media out-lets love.
Let’s take an example from a British news-paper published on Oct. 7. In bold, white letters covering over half the page, the morning news that day had the headline “1,200 Killed By Men-tal Patients.” Now, this was defi nitely taken out of context, as the British Crime Survey said that only 1% of victims of violent crimes believed that their offenders suffered mental problems. This headline is just one of many examples of news sources taking things out of context, cre-ating a desired association within the minds of the masses. The worst part is that it fools people. People out there do believe that patients suffer-ing from mental illnesses pose large threats to the public. News outlets capitalize on incidents that support their agendas and cause the public to make associations, like homicides are caused by people with mental problems.
I’m sure most of us know that the media does this already. We groan at misleading head-lines and wonder why news stations like CNN and NBC or newspapers like The Guardian and The Washington Post can’t just report facts and fi gures. Well, that’s because it’s obviously work-ing. Articles attacking one political party will leave out so much background information just to skew the views of their intended audiences. Posts about celebrities will intentionally shift the article to portray a person in a certain light to appeal to mass opinions, and as a result, that celebrity is now the most gossiped about for that week. This intentional bias included in news ar-ticles causes the public to associate two things for as long as it is talked about.
Association is the key to the success of these tabloids. We complain and groan, but the only way we can counter the sinking of biased information into our brains is to not make as-sumptions. Don’t think that liking Miley Cyrus immediately means having loose morals, and don’t assume that guns will always fail as a means of self-defense just because of past expe-rience. Learn the facts fi rst, then make your own judgements.
This doesn’t just apply to ignoring the skewed articles you see on the news. Throughout the halls of AHS, we often say and hear things halfway. We might emphasize how a certain teacher only gave two days for a certain proj-ect, but leave out the fact that there were mul-tiple opportunities to fi nish it in class and before school. Sometimes, we are no better than these tabloids. The only way to be better than these journalists who sensationalize every little thing is to not practice what they do. After all, that’s exactly what the news does, and eventually you yourself could be associated with a sensational-ist journalist. We don’t want that, do we?
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Who You May See in Stores on Black FridayBy BRIANA SHEN
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National Figure Skating Champion in 2008 to representing the U.S. at the 2010 Winter Olympics at the age of 16, she has truly ac-
complished her goal, big time.Jason Chen, Youtube
Singer: With over 250 vid-eos posted on Youtube and
over 800,000 subscribers, Ja-son Chen has truly grown from originally being a Chanteurs member at AHS. Chen con-tinues to upload music videos covering famous s o n g s regularly, with e a c h video receiv-
ing over 100,000 views each time.
Whether it be skating through the rinks, playing ball, or posting serenading vid-eos online, we Apaches, past and pres-ent, truly w e r e a n d are re-m a r k -able.
By CHELSEA CHENGStaff Writer
Gobble, gobble, gobble. Imagine a room fi lled with amazing smells and decorations. Take a look out of the window. You see a mix-ture of warm colors of autumn in the backyard. Oh, how you can smell the savory waft of roast-ed turkey. Yum!
Many students at AHS celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday by eating a nice meal together with their families. The traditional Thanksgiving dinner of a nice, juicy turkey with some savory tasting bread stuffi ngs is eaten by many Americans.
While many students hope to celebrate the weekend with a nice family get-together, others wish to spend an adventurous Thanks-giving roaming elsewhere. Enjoying rides and taking pictures during the Thanksgiving break give some students a bit of happiness. Snow-boarding in the mountains blanketed in soft, white snow for Thanksgiving seems appealing to some, such as freshman Emily Quach. Emily wishes “that [she] could go back to Lake Tahoe and snowboard.” Senior Kelly Chang usually enjoys the holiday up at Mammoth, but only if there is enough snow. Kelly said that “most of [her family meets up with them at Mammoth], so [they] celebrate Thanksgiving with a nice dinner.”
Some families don’t even spend the Thanksgiving holiday together. Students in these households wisely use the time to catch more zzz’s or fi nish the homework assigned by their teachers over the weekend. For most peo-ple, sleep is extremely enticing to do, especial-
ly if one doesn’t sleep enough because of the workload from school. Freshman Maya Khan and junior Casey Huang both hope to “catch up on some sleep” and rejuvenate themselves for the fi nal stretch of school this year.
Students at AHS are always thankful for what they have. This year, seniors Benjamin Kim and Carrie Zhang are very thankful for their “friends and family.” Friends are impor-tant in life and should be cherished for a long time. Senior Justine Hung is “honestly most thankful for [her] parents supporting [her] 100% this year, especially with all the activi-ties [she] does, such as Chanteurs, Pep Squad, and ASB.” Without them, she “would never be able to accomplish all [her] goals. Parents are also very important, and they should be thanked every day for their dedication and support in school-related activities.
Many people typically spend Thanksgiv-ing by helping their parents set up the feast or getting themselves ready for a dinner party. Jus-tine helps her family prepare for Thanksgiving by “taking [her] little sister to go shopping for festive decorations, especially candles.” Stu-dents, like Carrie, will sleep in until 3:00 p.m. and then go back to sleep after eating.
Thanksgiving isn’t all about the turkey though. It is also about the giving of thanks and the people you share the experience with. The celebration of Thanksgiving is different for all of the student body, but we are still thankful for the many things that have occurred in through-out our lives.
‘Tis the season to go shopping! Rejoice shopaholics, Black Friday is drawing near. For shoppers, this is the day to battle for the limited supply currently on sale, while large b u s i n e s s e s battle to offer the cheapest prices to cus-tomers. Among the crazy mass of shoppers, teenagers are ready to man the front lines. They gather with their fam-ily and friends to snag the best deals on cloth-ing, electronics, and household appliances. In those times of need, having a group of differ-ent types of shoppers makes way for the most interesting shopping experience.
The Loyalist: Abercrombie t-shirt, check. Abercrombie skirt, check. Abercrom-bie sweater, check. Abercrombie perfume, check. And the list continues. This shopper buys everything, yes everything, from the same store. He or she loves the brand or store enough to buy a whole collection full of the store’s products. Sophomore Breanna Qin
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exemplifi es the qualities of a loyalist as she stated, “I love Apple. No silly, not the fruit, but the brand. My parents and I think it’s re-liable and durable, so we purchase our com-puters, laptops, cell phones, and tablets from Apple stores.” This shopper will defi nitely tell you all the perks of a certain brand.
The Foodie: This person could care less about what is going on during the shop-ping spree. When everybody else is busy maxing out their credit cards or spending their allowances, the foodie is most like-ly seen hanging by the food court or just waiting for an opportunity to buy a snack.While some people fi nd shopping enjoy-able, sophomore Jonathan Nguyen claimed, “When my friends are out shopping, you can fi nd me at Potato Corner stuffi ng my face.”
The best thing about this group of shoppers: they’ll share it eventually; they always do.
Reluctant Shopper: It’s 5:00 a.m. and a group of friends fi nally nags him or her enough so that this shopper fi nally agrees to go. But from the bottom of his or her heart, this shopper would much rather be at home
sleeping or even playing video games. On a shopping trip, this shopper would probably only try on clothes but never buy anything. The pros of having him or her on the team? He or she will have the least number of bags, and will end up carrying them, even with-out consent. This is often correlated with the Youngest Sibling Syndrome, as it falls un-der the duties the youngest sibling must ful-fi ll. Junior Elaine Che commented, “I think shopping can be really tedious, and I would
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much rather be spending time with family or friends. The best part about it is being able to talk and eat food with others, but it’s not something I am especially eager to do.”
Fashionista: This person has an awe-some fashion sense and knows what’s trend-ing and what was in season...two years ago.
Although he or she may give harsh critique on your shop-ping choices, the person won’t lead you astray. These people often know what suits them best, and give point-ers on the per-fect outfi t for any occasion. They keep our minds at ease, since they al-
ways know if we’re shopping smart. A combination of all these types of
shoppers defi nitely makes up an A-Team. Next time you get together in a group on a shopping trip, try fi nding someone that falls under each category. Then you’ll truly be ready to have a blast shopping ‘till you drop.
With the average number of graduates from AHS around 1,000 students yearly, our school has gradu-ally increased in fame over the years due to alumni’s continuous drive for success wherever they may go after graduation.
Dave Hostetler, Baseball Player: Born on March 27, 1956, Dave Hostetler served as the fi rst baseman/designated hitter for the Texas Rangers and Pitts-burgh Pirates during the prime years of his life. Hostetler, now 57, attended AHS decades ago, where his pas- sion for baseball blossomed, allow- ing him to achieve the success that he later saw within his baseball career.
Mirai Nagasu, Skater: Mirai Nagasu has won a se-ries of prestigious awards for ice skating. While having attended AHS until her sophomore year, she switched to homeschooling due to time confl icts, using the saved time to ultimately complete a string of successful goals throughout her skating career. From earning the title of U.S.
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Due to the construction of the North Gym, this year’s Fall Assembly, originally set for Oct. 18, was postponed to Nov. 7. Several groups performed at this pep rally assembly: Pep Band, Orchesis, and Pep Squad.
Pep Band Director senior Kevin Misa-kian described practice in Pep Band as “hav-ing fun playing 90’s and pop songs with your friends,” and that was exactly what it was. Playing popular tunes such as “Ocean Av-enue” and “Stacey’s Mom”, Pep Band mem-bers brought up the energy, and the audience had a blast ling into the gym.
French Horn Section Leader senior Jeremy
Weisz en-thused, “Our p e r f o r -mance at the assem-
bly had the most energy
a n d g r e a t playing. After three
years of playing in Pep Band, I can say that this
year’s was the best.” The crowd was singing along to the beat of the catchy mu-sic that Pep Band produced, bringing up the school spirit and enthusiasm for all the performances to come.
Orchesis member senior Cherry Chin was excited to dance. “I was so stoked to perform that it didn’t matter that we had to stand in the box for twenty minutes to keep our char-acters a surprise from the audience.” The large box was quite a mystery to the audience, as it sat in the middle of the gym oor. When the characters from Sailor Moon, a popular anime, started streaming out of the box, the crowd was surprised and became even more excited. Halfway through the performance of the rst assembly, the speakers gave out, but that didn’t stop the Orchesis members. Cherry proudly stated “There were technical dif culties, but that didn’t stop us. Instead of panicking, we kept dancing because we knew that we had the routine down by heart; we could do it with or without music.” They performed so excellently that many people in the audience believed that the music was meant to stop and that everything was just part of the routine.
The breathtaking perfor-mance that left everyone wanting more took a lot of hard work. Orchesis Captain junior Ashley Yan stated that “the of cers started choreographing during June and we worked for so many hours on the formations and the dancing, then taught the dance to the rest of the company.” They spent count-less hours to perfect a dance that was thrilling and a pleasure to watch. Dur-ing the actual performance, Ashley said, “It felt so surreal to nally perform it.” Proud of the effort put into this dance, she was “happy to show the
school how hard we have worked.”Sophomore Shannon Lee, a dedicated
member of Pep Flags, attributed its high-en-ergy, exciting performance to constant prac-tice. “We practiced everyday and rehearsed until we got every single toss and movement perfected.” She admitted, “It’s a bit nerve-wracking in the beginning, but once the music starts, all the jitters go away and it becomes fun.”
Junior Alyssa Pidlaoan who is also in Pep Flags con rmed, “We practiced every-day.” It was clear to the audience that Pep Flags put in a lot of effort in mastering their performance. In the second assembly, every single member of the team caught the ags without missing a beat, continuing to bounce and dance as if they hadn’t just executed a
complicated move meticulously. The au-dience clung to their seats and reacted to the routine with enthusiasm and ex-citement as the girls “all caught [their] tosses and heard the crowd roaring for
[them] during the routine.”All the groups who per-
formed at the Fall Assembly did a fantastic job, and their dedica-
tion to practicing and rehears-ing has de nitely paid off.
Thanks for a memo-rable Fall Assembly Pep Band, Orchesis, and Pep Squad!
A Grand Opening at the Fall AssemblyBy MELODY LIN
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Thanksgiving: Not Just About the FoodThanksgiving is one of the biggest annual holidays celebrated throughout the nation. On this day, people give thanks for what they usually take for granted: food, family, and the people aroundne of the biggest annual holiddayayss cecelelebrbratateded throughout the nation. On this day, people give thanks for what they usually take for granted: food, f
them. Aside from having a full week off of school and eating turkey all day, students from AHS spend the time to sit down and think about what they are thankful for. Despite their different personalitiesull week off of school anandd eating turkey all day, sstutudents from AHS spend the time to sit down and think about what they are thankful for. Despiand grade levels, students came down to one conclusion: the Performing Arts (PA) groups provide an amazing program that is appreciated by every member. Here, Performing Arts (PA) group membersme down to one coconnclusion: the Performing Arts (PPA)A groups provide an amazing program that is appreciated by every member. Here, Performshared what they were happyy to have as a prroud member of aa PPAA ffa imily.
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“I’m thankful for the people who supported Song and stayed with the team after we faced hard times. The Song team would’ve disappeared from the school records if it weren’t for the people who stayed in. I’m also thankful for all the new friends that I’ve made in these short six months from Song and Cheer. Pep Flags has helped me adjust to the new squad and the responsibilities that I have as a Song Captain.
—Sarah Zhang, 9, Song Captain
“I’m thankful for the people I have met thanks to Pep Squad. We have shared great memories together throughout the years we’ve spent as a team. They are true friends who will last a life-time.”
—Emma Lihani, 11, Cheer
“I’m very thankful for all the Band directors, sec-tion leaders, and members. Together, we work very hard to reach our goals. The Band directors put a lot of effort and time to make sure that we succeed. Our section leaders help us play better and also lead us to success. Most importantly, oth-er members always support me in times of trouble. In the end, we all cooperate, laugh, and have fun.”
—Eric Tseng, 10, Band
“I’m thankful for my parents, since they are al-ways there for me and supporting me everywhere I go! Percussion has also given me the opportunity to enjoy new experiences in life.”
—Calvin Chan, 12, Percussion
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AHS’ Performing Arts (PA) is comprised of several well-known groups: Orchesis, Dra-ma, Band, Colorguard, Choir, and Pep Squad. While each team encompasses different talents and values, they all have one clearly similar facet: performance. Members of these groups can attest to lessons they have learned through performance and teamwork. So despite the vari-ous goals and purposes of our PA groups, what overarching lessons have members learned?
“Being in Chanteurs has taught me the val-ue of teamwork,” explained Chanteurs member senior Carrie Zhang. She continued, “We con-stantly have to listen to our surroundings and coordinate well with those around us so that we can harmonize.” Advanced Drama Department (ADD) member senior Chloe Yin agreed, stat-ing that, “Being a part of ADD gave me a lot of con dence. It allowed me to be myself even if others found my personality weird.”
“Orchesis has taught me that hard work and persistence will never go unrewarded. It in-spires me to constantly keep working because I know that it will pay off in the end,” explained Orchesis President senior Nicole Wei.
Although each PA group is incredibly dif-ferent, there is no doubt what members from these groups learn from their experiences with their respective team. Despite the fact that ADD is for acting, Orchesis is for dance, and Chan-teurs is for singing, they emphasize the impor-tance of learning through experience. Amongst all the PA groups at AHS, there is one thing that is abundantly clear throughout each and every one: performance has its teachings.
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From catchy tunes to sassy characters, this play had it all. From Nov. 14 to 16, Advanced Drama Department (ADD) had its well-rounded fall production, The Man Who Came to Dinner, in the Performing Arts Cen-ter (PAC). In this play, the main character, Sheridan Whiteside, or “the man who came to dinner”, is a famous but ar-rogant radio personality who has been invited to the wealthy Stan-ley household to have dinner in a small town in Ohio. Unfortu-nately, he slips and falls at the doorstep, leaving him wheel-chair-bound with a broken hip and a few weeks in an unfa-miliar house to recover. On top of all the burdens the Stanley household has to carry with an injured man in its house, White-side drives all the family members nuts, making unreasonable requests and holding a lawsuit of $150,000, which are emphasized throughout the play causing much laughter.
With its snarky comments and sassy characters, I loved every bit of the play. The cast members delivered their lines smoothly and confi dently. Of course, the fl awless performance seen on stage required ex-tremely tiring rehearsals. Junior Madeline Meyers, who played a convict and ensemble member in the play, shared, “Rehears-als are relatively light unless you have a bigger role. Otherwise it’s just once a week until 5:30 p.m., but once the play gets clos-er, we have tech week, or ‘Hell Week’, and we end up rehears-ing until 9:00 p.m. every day.” Unlike Madeline, senior Liam
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The month of October ended with a great performance from Orchestra. The Fall String Concert took place on Oct. 28 in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The concert was the fi rst major performance for the group this year and the students’ rigorous practice for the concert paid off. The concert exceeded the audience’s expectations as the students’ performance required an excessive amount practice and training to create such a wonderful performance.
Orchestra 1 members believed that they performed well and even exceeded their own expectations overall. “From my point of view, I would say we did okay for the fi rst two pieces. Orchestra 2 and Orchestra 3 were both really good,” replied Orchestra 1 member freshman Ram Beri. Nonetheless, the concert’s musicians gave a delightful performance, and if they made any mistakes, the audience barely noticed it at all. Or-chestra 1 also played much better than the freshmen had antici-pated. As Orchestra 1 member freshman Allison Kao stated, “I personally thought that Orchestra 1 played really well because [although] we’re all freshman in that orchestra, we showed a huge difference between the middle school and high school orchestras. We played with feeling, which gave the audience happiness because we always need to make a connection with the audience when we play. ‘Adagietto from Symphony No. 1’ was the most beautiful piece we played. Our notes were con-cise, and at one point, I wanted to cry because [of] the feeling of the piece.”
Orchestra Director Mrs. Pin Chen stated, “We received many compliments from audience members, including the middle school music teachers, about how they were impressed by their poise and musicality.” With the concert exceeding the everyone’s expectations, upcoming concerts such as the Holi-day Concert Performance in the PAC are highly anticipated.
The Man Who Came to DinnerBy ANDREW LIM
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Fall String ConcertSwan, who played the main character, had practice every day since September. He also mentioned that he has “spent about 20 hours per week after school rehearsing, and during Hell Week, everyone has about 30 hours per week.” The practice certainly paid off, as the audience loved Liam’s perfect portrayal of the
slightly sadistic and immature Whiteside.Although ADD had exhausting rehearsal
schedules, Madeline thought that “the love of performing made it all worth it,” and
since ADD spent so many hours togeth-er practicing, they are “like a family
and go through every hardship and fun moment together.” Senior An-gela King, who played Mrs. Daisy Stanley, the mother in the Stanley household, really enjoyed “the satisfying feeling of performing because it makes it all worth-while.” The passion ADD has for
performing defi nitely showed on stage, especially during curtain call
when their big smiles radiated through the PAC. The highlight of the show was
defi nitely the goat; it was greeted by the audience with endless “aww-ing” and cheer-
ing. Though the goat only showed up a couple of times in the performance, it contributed to the already come-dic show when it bit the eager-to-please nurse.
With well-developed characters and fantastic acting, The Man Who Came to Dinner was extremely successful. From the packed auditorium and loud cheers, to the extremely interesting plot. I recommend going to ADD’s spring musical if you weren’t able to go to this one. Great job ADD, and congratulations on yet another fantastic performance!
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BREAK A LEG, NOT A HIP! Congrats again ADD for a spectacular fall production!
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“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ins
Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the UnThese words constitute (no pun intended) the Preamble of the United States Constitution, a timeles
high school I might not be able to recite a Shakespearean sonnet, or derive mathematical formulas, but others, owe this appreciation to Mr. Kevin Fox, who has not only been an infl uential teacher but a parag
As a Chinese proverb once said, “Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I will remember. Involveand Politics class, where students are not spoon fed in every lesson they learn. Rather, they are encousystem. That is the unique twist of Mr. Fox’s teaching method. He does not simply give his students aallowing them to foster their own perspectives on constitutional issues. And if they struggle, he lets themin anything. Heated debates, clashing viewpoints, and a few Foxy jokes now and then occur daily in the
However, amidst all the busy classes, Mr. Fox always spares a moment to encourage his studentsTeam, I was extremely nervous and was not sure if I would enjoy talking about this seemingly foreign eat, sleep, study. Like any other ordinary student. Mr. Fox showed me the opposite. On the night of thnot about the cool and sleek black jackets that they wear. It was not about the bragging rights. It was theIt was no surprise to me that this was the product of Mr. Fox’s ability to mesh together different individI said that I wanted to be extraordinary. And Mr. Fox gave me that chance, to be someone beyond mysecoming-of-age odyssey. Maybe then I will discover the sound, the secret of the Fox.
By KHANH TRAN
I wanted to learn about Germany one day. Just a bit of impulsive researching—nothing too serious or mind-tearing, but I should have known after trying to research French departments online that electronic resources seriously killed the brain. There were useful but broad facts. And very little having to do with the culture within Alsace-Lorraine, which left me with a pit of frustration. Statistics and geography…tourist attractions…laws…gah.
So that impulse turned into a major headache because I had to know a bit more than what the World Wide Web was offering in the limited amount of time school left behind for me. Well, what do you know? There are teachers. And specifi cally, I wanted to ask Ms. Christa Heinrich-Josties, who was a history teacher and Austrian, which pretty much trumped everything.
I was curious to start up a conversation with Ms. Heinrich. She was always involved with the class, always with a sense of humor that lightened the abyss of junior year and made APUSH oddly relaxing. After some internal bickering, I went into the classroom during lunch, sat in the corner, and watched, feeling quite productive.
Ms. Heinrich saw me shortly after and asked if I wanted to ask her something. I must have seemed extremely serious at that point because she didn’t wait for a response; she invited me to sit in front of her, next to her worktable; and she seemed excited when I began speaking. We had a long conversation about German culture, and even some German language (I failed, by the way). And it was actually fun. I learned, and Ms. Heinrich had many things to share. I started visiting her more often: sometimes during lunch, sometimes afterschool. She always made time for me. We talked about college essays and listened to French music. She let me and a friend watch a Western movie at lunch the day before break. After AP testing, Ms. Heinrich accompanied me in venting off stress. On some days, when my friends were absent or if I wanted somewhere quiet, her classroom was always open and welcome.
And she always acknowledged me. I think that’s what struck me—that though she had loads of work and other students, she always diverted her attention to greet me with a smile that said she wanted me to be there, and that though she did have her own schedule, I wasn’t in any way excessive. So I want to thank Ms. Heinrich-Josties for all her support and company. I want to thank her for being such a magnifi cent friend to me.…And, technically, I should thank Germany for starting it all. Danke, mon ami.
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If I logged into Powerschool and looked at my total absences right now, the number glaring back at me would be 38 absences. Most of these, excepting maybe one day’s worth, are a result of the fact that I have mild Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD).
However, I did not know this at the beginning of the year. All I knew was that going to school made me so anxious and so nervous that I almost had a crying fi t every morning during the walk to school. The constant stress and pressure proved to be unbearable, when one morning in the beginning months of school, my mom found me crying in a ball on my bed, unwilling to begin the process of preparing for that day of school. The same thing happened for days afterward, until my mom fi nally realized that this was not going to work itself out on its own. I reluctantly went to see multiple doctors and psychiatrists, mostly just to humor my mom. One of the last people I went to talk to was Mrs. Ione Mieure. I walked in to her offi ce, feet dragging, appearance haggard, and she made me feel right at home. I could talk to her like I would a friend. She helped me realize the problem and address it as though I were an equal, not a silly, overly dramatic little Freshman. I am not someone who likes to talk about feelings at all, but Mrs. Mieure has a way of taking you to your limits, but never further. She was legitimately understanding, concerned, and caring about me--one of many.
Following the meeting with Mrs. Mieure, I went to school the very next day. It was still a very intimidating and stressful experience, and sometimes still is. The difference is that if it ever gets too hard, I know that I always have somewhere to go. Even if I don’t ever take advantage of the offer, I know that I will always be welcomed with open arms if I feel that I need it. I am never pressured, never feeling judged or belittled once I cross the boundaries of that little offi ce. Just having the opportunity, knowing that someone will understand is what means the most.
I have minor SAD. But I am not alone. And that’s thanks to Mrs. Mieure.
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sure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the nited States of America.”s document that has been the central core of America since its ratifi cation on June 21, 1788. At the end of I will never forget the very words that have been the highlights of my senior year. I, along with countless gon of civic virtue to all of his students.
e me and I will understand. Step back and I will act.” Such is the mantra of Mr. Fox’s AP US Government uraged to engage and develop their own opinions and fascination for the country’s complex government a plethora of lectures to memorize and regurgitate. Instead, he chooses to treat his students as his equals, m struggle. Dissent over mockery. Active discussion over passive recitation.There is never a correct answer e class, making every second truly precious and memorable.
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dual personalities to form a coherent and eloquent group of scholars. I asked him about the tryout process. elf. To be a civilized citizen. To be a part of We the People. And I am glad that I am on this enlightening,
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Last year, I had the honor of taking AP Japanese with Arndt-sensei.Arndt-sensei isn’t really like any other teacher I’ve ever met before. The teachers I’ve had usually had dispositions that
fell into one of three categories: strict and humorless, chill and funny, or strict and funny. Sensei didn’t fall under any of the three. She’s soft-spoken, modest, and very polite; even by the way she stands, you can right away sense something different and elegant emanating from her. She’s like one of those fl owers that seem inconspicuous but are actually the most fragrant of all. Behind Sensei’s reticence is a core of kindness, compassion, patience, and wisdom.
Our class last year was extremely small and consisted of only nine people. As a result, everyone became close as family, with Arndt-sensei included. Rather than looking forward to the end of class, everyone wished for more class time and grieved whenever the bell was close to ringing. Sensei never made us slave away on boring worksheets or mounds of homework; most of what we did were class discussions in Japanese, and they were always so interesting that all of us would be doubled over in pain from laughing. As in every class, some of us were more vocal than others, be it from lack of confi dence in Japanese or just lack of social inclination. However, Sensei never neglected the quieter students; she made sure that everyone had the chance to voice their opinions. Even though some people in the class had better speaking skills, we all felt so comfortable with each other and Sensei that it didn’t even matter.
Every second I spent in that tiny portable classroom was worth gold to me, but if I had to choose a “best memory”, then it would defi nitely be Arndt-sensei’s Final Project. The assignment was to put together a Japanese movie—the content was completely left to our own decisions. It was ingenious. The weight of the days of work didn’t even register in our heads. All of us had the absolute time of our lives, and we improved our writing skills during script-making and speaking skills during fi lming. It also really helped open up the less vocal classmates in our class, and I can testify, as someone who assumes that position in other classes, that it’s the best feeling ever to be included and valued in a group, especially in one as tight as ours was.
Overall, AP Japanese was the most fun I have ever had in a class, and I’m truly grateful to Arndt-sensei for it. Sensei was always willing to assist in any way she could, and despite the rowdiness of our behaviors at times, she never once got angry at us. Sensei was more than an instructor; she was a guide, a friend, almost a maternal fi gure to me. If I could, I’d retake AP Japanese just to study under Arndt-sensei. I am truly blessed that I was able to experience the instruction of such an amazing teacher!
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By ZACHARY YEE
I was an unknowing student in a foreign land,The third stage of a language I didn’t quite understand,Why I needed it or what was its ultimate use,The pronunciation of the words from my mouth had received abuse,But that would soon come to an end,From the start good vibrations the Señora did send,No words were needed for there was a kindness in her eyes,A fi rst impression was that she was a saint in disguise,A dull moment ceased to be in her room,A struggling student would never meet his doom,For Señora would go the extra mile,Such as staying after school to discuss several verb tenses for awhile,There were times when I would go in at lunch to get my studying done,Rather than eating, Señora would look over my fl ashcards and make sure I knew each and every one,For she would move mountains to better every last girl and boy,As their success would give her genuine happiness and joy,She had a way of making Spanish very cut and dry,She miraculously made the slackers get up and try,She made me a believer and fi lled my heart with zest,Again and again she’d expect my work to be the best,A confi dence in herself and in her scholars made for a teacher of extraordinary powers,And her enthusiasm would stay relentless hour after hour,But merely a wonderful teacher Señora Lopez was much more,Her outrageously intriguing stories were too entertaining to ignore,She was the person to go to when feeling depressed or tired,For a one-on-one talk with her would have you leaving inspired,She gave me a learning environment that I looked forward to being in everyday,She did everything imaginable to help me in countless different ways,Inside or outside the classroom it did not matter,Some teachers are indifferent and others make a difference; she was and is the latter,Full of enthusiasm and glee,Setting my intellectual prowess free,Doing everything possible to help everyone and me,Thank you Señora Lopez for being the best teacher you could be.
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Let’s be honest here. How many of you have ever cheated before? Maybe you’ve cheated once on that one test you just didn’t have time to study for. Or maybe you’ve never cheated in your en-tire educational career! Nonetheless, the percentage of cheaters has skyrocketed over the past years. 10% of the incoming class at Harvard University admitted to having cheated on exams in high school, which is defi nitely not good news coming from one of the nation’s most prestigious universities. In 1940, 20% of teens admit-ted to have cheated in high school, but in 2002, that percentage skyrocketed to 74%. Tom Keane, who writes for The Boston Globe, concluded that society encourages cheating: “Cheating is just what we do to survive.”
Children are like sponges; they ab-sorb everything they see around them. And when society cheats all the time, it inadvertently sets a bad example. Cheating may seem like a good idea now, but in the long run it will cause more pain than gain. If you don’t learn your elements in Chem-istry or your basic algebra, you are likely to have a harder time when equations get more complicated. It also becomes a habit throughout your high school career and may continue onto college. At college, academic dishonesty has serious conse-quences, and you will defi nitely regret it. Depending on the college, you can face failure of a course, suspension, or even expulsion.
Because it is easy to be infl uenced by friends and classmates, watching your peers cheat may incite you to cheat your-self. Due to the high pressure to earn good grades, education has become more about performance than character. Students com-pete with their peers, and getting to the top seems to be the only thing that matters. However, students who work exception-ally hard to get good grades shouldn’t have to compete with those who cheat to get work done. Cheating is admitting to your-self that you don’t believe in your abilities. Build up your self-esteem and confi dence by accomplishing something with your own hard work.
We all want trustworthy friends, right? Cheating kills trust, and it’s hard to gain back that trust from authorities and peers. If you cheat too often, you carry a permanent label on your forehead that de-fi nes who you are, and even if you never cheat again, people will always have a hard time trusting you. Cheating is just like lying; neither is highly valued.
We may never be able to change how society sends off negative messages. Chil-dren will continue to cheat as long as busi-nesses, politicians, parents, and the media exploit the truth. The world we live in holds winning as number one—how you get there is up to you. However, trusting your own abilities to achieve success is certain to hold a bright future.
Known for its constant success and incred-ibly intelligent members, Quiz Bowl (QB) is an academic team that aims to defend its title with another stellar year. The competitions have a style like that of the game show Jeopardy!. However, QB tests academic knowledge, whereas Jeopardy! tests general knowl-edge.
At tournaments, rival teams seek to correctly answer as many questions as possible within a time limit. There are four people on each team. Each person is giv-en a buzzer and hits the buzzer when he or she knows the answer to a question. Subjects that play-ers are tested on include current events, fi ne arts, geography, liter-ature, math, music, science, his-tory, sports, and popular culture.
To prepare, the team mem-bers learn from packets of ques-tions and discussions. Junior Em-ily Zheng has learned that “it’s important to not only be self-mo-tivated and strive to be the best you can be, but also have good team chemistry so your team can work together to get the best results.” With little stress during practices, members have the opportunity to improve their skills and prepare for competitions.
Every year, QB competes against high schools in the area before advancing to regional and national championships. QB won 1st place at its second competition at Irvine High School. Junior Yuqiao Zhao “was on A-team at the Ir-vine competition, [which] was one of Arcadia’s most successful showings ever.” As a result, the
team is very hopeful for a successful upcoming season.
On Oct. 23, QB hosted its own tourna-ment, the fi rst in LA County this season, at AHS for teams in Southern California. It was also the second Nationals qualifi er of the season. Host- [email protected]
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Math Team Divides and Conquers
The AHS Math Team (MT) began the school year with a blast. MT currently has two Co-Captains, seniors Benjamin Kim and Bryan Tiu, and forty dedicated team mem-bers. Members have the opportunity to participate in national competitions includ-ing the American Regions Mathematics League.
On Oct. 23, MT competed at the Bay Math League (BML) meet and won an ex-citing 1st place. MT also participated in the Pepperdine Math Day, which took place more recently on Nov. 9.
At the BML competition, the MT was split into fi ve teams: A, B, C, D, and E. Team A was the “offi cial team” representing AHS, composed of mem-bers who scored the highest on the preliminary exams. The competition had two components: an individual section and a team section. Ev-ery member took three individual tests, which were assigned by the team captains. Each in-dividual test was worth ten points, for a grand total of thirty points. The team component
was a test that consisted of fi ve questions. The scores of each test were added up to calculate the fi nal score.
Many MT members scored a full 30 points on their individual tests, and Team A scored the highest overall, allowing AHS to take home the victory!
Freshman Jacky Chin recalled, “After each competition, it feels good to experience a math competition and to see for yourself what they expect of you in MT. For the competi-tions we’ve already done, [MT] members have defi nitely put in some of their best efforts, but could certainly do much better with more and
ing a tournament required the hard work of the team members, as they had to prepare two halls and questions. Also, the team had to prepare breakfast, prizes, and trophies for the com-peting teams. According to Yuqiao, “the most challenging part is still the day itself, in which [they had] to have a dozen rooms all coordi-
nated to read the same round of competition questions at the same time, in perfect syn-chronization, since any room that lags behind will bring the entire tournament to a grinding halt.” Although the day was a tiring one, they hosted an ex-emplary tournament and up-held the team’s reputation.
For years, QB has quali-fi ed for and competed at Na-tionals, ranked within the top fi fty schools nationwide, and ranked the number one school in Southern California. This year, QB’s plan is to send at least three teams to Nationals while ranking within the top twenty schools in the nation.
Most of all, QB strives to strengthen its legacy of ex-
cellence for future years. With QB members’ great motivation and effort, they will almost defi nitely qualify for Nationals and take home the trophy again.
more practice. MT’s success is achieved by each of the talented individuals who make up the team. I believe MT will continue to stay successful throughout the rest of the year, with great people on the team along with the cap-tains that help bind us together as one.”
The Pepperdine Math Day competition took place at Pepperdine University, located near Malibu. MT worked hard to prepare for this compe-tition by going over previ-ous years’ problems and tests, along with plenty of self studying. MT’s fi -nal score at Pepperdine was a point behind the winning school, Walnut High School, with the fi -nal score being 35.4. Al-though MT didn’t win, senior Jerry Li had a score of 41 out of 45, which was the highest overall. Look-ing back on the competi-tion, junior Kaiwen Zhou stated that he’s “proud to have been part of the suc-cess of MT and to have helped carry on the tradi-tion of achievement. [He feels] that [the team] still
has [opportunities] to succeed even further in future competitions.”
MT will strive to continue the legacy of success that has been carried on for years.
A PICTURE OF DEDICATION Math Team assembles to listen to Co-Captains Benjamin Kim and Bryan Tiu talk about upcoming plans.
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EASY A (from left to right) Kevin Wang, Boyang Jiao, Justin Nghiem, and Yuqiao Zhao are just some of the top performers that make up QB.
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On Nov. 16, Speech & Debate (S&D) competed in the Fall Novice tournament at Ga-brielino High School. Here, members new to the program got their fi rst real tournament experience. Both previous competitions were focused mainly on introducing some of the events and letting novices get to know how tournaments work, while the Fall Novice al-lowed newcomers to perform their actual speeches for the fi rst time.
This was also a tourna-ment for the more experienced JV team, who will be compet-ing for its third year this sea-son. However, the Fall Nov-ice was still its fi rst chance this year to deliver prepared speeches, having only attend-ed the same warm-up tournaments as the nov-ices so far. Junior Kelly Cheung, who described the tournament as nerve-wracking, explained that the “scary thing about the fi rst tournament with legit speeches is that you never know what speeches your competitors are doing.”
At S&D tournaments, each competitor gives his or her speech three times and receives three separate rankings, from one to however many competitors there are. For example, if
Speech and Debate: the Fall Novice Tournamentthere were 13 speakers, the rankings would go from 1 to 13. The speaker (or speakers, if it’s a duo event) with the highest average rank gets an award at the end of the competition. Although the awards are granted individually,
many schools still tally how many they re-ceive. AHS was given three total awards at this tournament; congratulations to junior Soham Patel for his Congressional Ex-temporaneous speech, as well as freshmen Brianna Fluhrer and Will Han for their Novice Duo!
The Saturday event began early, with speeches starting as soon as 8:00 a.m. Begin-ning the competition was the fi rst round of Pool
A, which contained the Humor, Impromptu, Oratorical Interpretation, Original Advocacy, Original Oratory, and Thematic categories. Kelly, who entered with a Humorous Interpre-tation speech, said that “all in all, [competing]
was a fun experience.”After the fi rst speeches, the
morning moved quickly, and all three rounds of Pool A were fi nished by 11:00 a.m. AHS did fairly well, with many members just a few points off from winning a trophy.
S&D did even better with Pool B, which included the Drama, Duo, Expository, U.S. Ex-temporaneous, International Extemporaneous, and Original Prose & Poetry speeches. This round was when Soham, Brianna, and Will
all won their awards. Will, who competed as Brianna’s partner in the duo category with the speech “Countdown to Love”, explained that they had “practiced a lot for the tournament, [so] it was really great to see it pay off.”
Throughout the day, S&D had a great time while waiting to compete. Brianna shared that AHS has a tradition, of sorts, where they get into a circle and play games during the gap be-tween each of the rounds and the awards cer-emony. The atmosphere was fun and exciting, allowing the more nervous competitors to relax
and enjoy themselves. An-other member, junior Selicia Hou, agreed that it was fun because she got to “meet oth-er people from other schools who are just as stressed out as you,” as well as being able to “bond with people who are from Arcadia and talk to them about how the compe-tition was, or just school in general.”
Overall, AHS had a great competition, and the novices got to compete in their very fi rst real tourna-ment, while the JV team showed off its polished
skills. Great job to all the Speech & Debaters!
THE DREAM TEAM Members of S&D pose for a photo at the tournament (top). Sophomore Jonas Klipstein practices his speech before his round (right).
Girls Varsity Golf has been decimating its opponents like never before. The team started off with a record-breaking victory at Hansem Dam High School and ended League with an incredible win at Almansor High School, where it was able to break its record and shoot the low-est it had ever shot in history (which is good, in golf!). How did the girls do it? Well, besides group ef-fort, there was a humon-gous input of individual work: each member dedicated her own time outside of the desig-nated team practices to fi x personal weak-nesses. Evidently, the dedication paid off, as the team plowed through League and fi n-ished even stronger than it had started, overwriting past records with new achieve-ments in each competition. With a confi dence boost after their spectacular performance throughout the season, the girls are currently battling through CIF with being number one as their goal. It goes without saying that the opponents in CIF are on a completely different level than what has been seen before, but the team expresses no fear in the face of up-coming challenges, with junior Ashley Cheou stating her fi rm and optimistic belief that she and her teammates “can totally [win CIF].” “We
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plan to advance by working hard and playing our best,” replied senior Joyce Chu when asked about how the team planned to proceed. “Ev-eryone is working hard, and we are defi nitely the most consistent team in our league.” The entire team practices daily to maintain its excel-lence. Despite diffi cult academic obstacles, the girls motivate one another to stay on track, both in school and in sports, and their stellar athletic
achievements have not compromised their studies one bit, a source of pride
for both the girls and Coach George Gund. In class, they
toil through schoolwork and AP classes, but on the course, the girls abandon all distractions and focus their entire souls on playing the game. “It has been a great season. In the last
game, we were all three strokes from one another
and it was a great way to end,” Joyce remarked. Ash-
ley quickly corrected that “ac-tually, we haven’t ended. It’s just
beginning.”It is evident that prospects of winning the
CIF championship are excellent this year for Girls Golf. Junior Michelle Cheung shied away from bold declarations of victory and 1st place, but Ashley was much more vocal about her vi-sion. “We’ll be making history,” she affi rmed.
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For athletes everywhere, coaches are in-strumental to victory on the fi eld, and without them, many would be left not knowing what to do. Coaches often take the brunt of criti-cism for unsuccessful seasons or lost games, but when their teams do succeed, they hide in the shadows, saving the limelight for their play-ers. However, this is the burden coaches willingly take because their goal is one of a much higher purpose. Coaches wish to see their players succeed not only in sports but also in life. They want to instill life lessons to those under their tutelage and leave behind a legacy of excellence.
Track athlete senior Leilani Pasca-sio said that “despite Coach Chris Schul-tz’s sudden overload on workouts and the pressure he places on the team,” she knows that he has good intentions and only wants them “to strive to be [their] best.” Coach Schultz uses a multitude of techniques to help inspire his team to greatness such as helping his athletes by improving their skill, giving relentless remarks about how they need to put in more effort, or even giving them a simple pat on the back. The track team appreci-ates everything Coach Schultz does, and team members realize that all the long hours he spends with them at practice are
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Coach Appreciation Monthfor the team’s benefi t.
As for senior Michael Lynch, he believes that his Boys Varsity Baseball coach exempli-fi es all of the qualities of a good coach. Michael has the utmost confi dence in Coach Nick Le-
mas, who has not only improved Michael as an athlete, but has also enriched every aspect of his life. He detailed a specifi c instance where after striking out, Coach Lemas consoled Mi-chael by telling him “to keep [his] head up, keep
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Every athlete has a personal ritual and technique that helps prepare him or her for a game. Here’s what some AHS players do prior to competing:
“Generally, what I look to do before a game is put on some music and get a feel for the ball by dribbling around the court and putting up several shots, followed by a light stretching routine.”
—Daren Sue, 12, Boys Varsity Basketball
“When I prepare for a soccer game, it’s 90% mental for me. Before I even begin warming up, I always listen to music that makes me feel pumped for the game. The way I warm up for a game is how I play the game. I understand that I’m only warming up my muscles to prepare for the 90 minutes of soccer that lay ahead of me, but I always warm up with intensity, so I can bring that with me into the game. I think about the game and nothing but the game; I think about what inspires me to play better, what my future holds, and who I have to prove myself to. The naked truth about preparing for a soccer game for me is that I envision myself as the best player out there, and my motivation to play my hardest is knowing that victory awaits those who work for it.”
—Mickey Cappello, 11, Girls Varsity Soccer
“Before games, I like to shoot around to get my confi dence up. After shooting, I listen to music while I’m getting ready for the game. Last, I look at the opposing team members and point out all their weaknesses and use that against them during the game.”
—Brandon Wong, 11, Boys Varsity Basketball
“I put on my gear and listen to music to get my head in the game. While I listen to music I stretch to warm myself up. I then begin to think about positive things to do in the game.”
—Diana Torres, 11, Girls Varsity Basketball
Athletes everywhere have their own ways to prepare for upcoming games. Some listen to music, others just talk with friends. No matter what though, Apaches will always reign victorious.
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hustling, and keep trying [his] best.” With this lesson in hand, Michael has applied it to every part of his life, and this has taught him how to be a better athlete, student, and person. Michael even said that this feeling is not held only by himself, but also by the entirety of the baseball team. Michael said that Coach Lemas instills valuable lessons that the entire team appreci-ates, one of them being that putting yourself down and getting angry only hurts you.
Another track athlete, junior Mi-chael Georgian, believes that Coach Schultz “truly embodies the spirit of Arcadia Apaches.” Michael said that he “feels [he] can always be [himself] around his coach because of the construc-tive atmosphere.” What Michael said makes his coach special is his coach’s “carefree and gentle attitude that allows [Michael] to stay committed to the sport [he] loves while having fun at the same time.” Michael perceives his coach as a brother and mentor who respects Mi-chael’s emotions and work ethic.
Clearly, coaches mean a lot to ath-letes everywhere and teach us all how to be better athletes and people. They wish to see everyone succeed, and for that, Apaches are thankful.
COACH SCHULTZ AND COACH LEMAS (LEFT TO RIGHT) Every coach works hard for his or her team, our Apache coaches especially. In light of teacher appreciation month, we would like to show our coaches some much deserved appeciation.
niors. Each player brings something to the team, and we all work so well together as one unit.” Their fi rst CIF game against Rio Mesa High School on Tuesday, Nov. 12 was a success. They beat Rio Mesa with a sweeping 3-0 vic-tory: “We went in
hoping for the best outcome, and that’s exactly what hap-pened. We played best of fi ve and swept them, which basically means we beat them in three. It’s a great ac-complishment!” said Jessica. The second game
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Going 15-5 this season, the Girls Varsity Volleyball team has proven to be the top dogs in the Pacifi c League. After losing to Burbank High School, one of its biggest rivals in the sum-mer league, senior Kristen Mueller was deter-mined to show Burbank who was boss: “We lost to them in the summer without Lexi [Resch], so we fi gured they would come in cocky, but we wanted to show them what we were made of.” In the sec-ond game of the season, Arcadia dominated last year’s league co-champions with a fi nal score of 3-0. Other im-portant games of the season in-clude the Arca-dia Girls Volley-ball Invitational and Royal Tour-nament. Even though the girls lost in the Royal To u r n a m e n t , they played considerably well. Kristen said, “Overall at Royal we did really well. We won our pool and then we beat San Marcos, which
was a huge accomplishment for us because they are a great team.” Notre Dame High School proved to be a tougher cook-ie, as the girls lost to them in the sec-ond round.
Despite the tournament losses, the Girls Varsity
Volleyball team was CIF bound and only suffered one league loss; the girls went 12-1
in the Pacifi c League. Senior Jessica Hopkins had much to say about the team, “CIF is really important to us [this year], especially to the se-
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was against Village Christian High School on Thursday, Nov. 14, but unfortunately, the girls fell short, ending the game with a score of 1-3. Kristen remarked that, “Simply put, their of-fense was just stronger than ours. Their outside hitters had a lot of power behind their hits, and our blocks and defense couldn’t keep up.”
The road to becoming CIF champions end-ed early in the game against Village Christian, but the girls have done exceptionally well this season. Their competitive and ambitious spir-
its haven’t died yet, and the girls will continue to achieve great-ness in future years. Jessica knows that they still have much to improve on: “Our biggest problem this year was that we tend to get too comfortable and then we let the other teams go on a run. But overall I’ve had a great season, and the girls will for sure go much farther in future years!”
Volleyball Volleys into CIF
SERVING, SPIKING, AND BLOCKING Although the girls lost on Nov. 14, they played expertly. Junior Kelly Dopke and senior Allison Stevenson are shown here.
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When I was little, I could never re-member where November was in the or-der of the 12 months. Now that I’m older, I thought that I knew November well enough already. Nope! These fun facts about November are just scraping the sur-face of the secrets that the month holds.
Hallowtide (Nov. 1, Nov. 2): This cel-ebration is closely related to an occasion we all know very well. Just from looking at the root word, you can probably hazard a guess. Yep, it’s related to the one and only Hallow-een! Hallowtide is the collective name of the fi rst two days of November, which happen to also be individual holidays of their own. Nov. 1 is All Saints’ Day, and Nov. 2 is All Souls’ Day. All Saints’ Day celebrates all men of good will, great or forgotten, who have died throughout the years. On the other hand, All Souls’ Day remembers all those who have died—not just the great and the good, but ordinary men as well. Families visit graves with bunches of fl owers, and in the Roman Catholic Church, the names of the dead may be read out on request. In some parts of the country, All Souls’ Day ends with a play or some songs. All in all, Hallow-tide is a celebratory occasion for the dead.
Guy Fawkes Night (Nov. 5): Also known as Bonfi re Night, this particular holi-day is celebrated primarily in Great Britain as a day of thanksgiving. The history of Guy Fawkes Night begins with what happened on Nov. 5, 1605. Guy Fawkes, a member of a group that planned to assassinate King James I and blow up Parliament, was arrested that night while guarding explosives the plot-ters had placed beneath the House of Lords. Celebrating the fact that King James I had survived the attempt assassination, people lit bonfi res around London. Later, the introduc-tion of the Observance of 5th November Act enforced an annual public day of thanks-giving for the failed assassination attempt.
November, the Month of...Every-thing?: November is a month for many things, apparently. Not only is it No-Shave November, but it is also the following: To-bacco Awareness Month, National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), National Beard Month, and Diabetes Awareness Month. The numerous causes that Novem-ber is dedicated to shouldn’t cause any of them to be regarded as any less important, as they all have their own signifi cance. No-Shave November and National Beard Month are both dedicated to spread can-cer awareness, with National Beard Month focusing specifi cally on prostate cancer. NaNoWriMo is a unique writing project that I have actually seen teachers and students alike participate in, and diabetes and to-bacco are both serious health-related issues that humans could suffer from. I encourage you all to look up any of these causes and do something for any one of these “months”!
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Hollywood. Fashion. Sunshine. Glamor. Neon signs. As the most famous city in California, or maybe even on the West Coast, Los Angeles is known for its diverse population. The fusion of art, music, dance, and culture allows it to truly be a cultural mixing pot. Not only is the city famous for be-ing the host city of the Lakers and the birth place of many celebrities’ careers, but it also has many inter-esting sites worth visiting. Although students groan about not being able to travel anywhere fun and exciting, LA offers many great places to visit.
Culture: Easily reachable by traveling on the Metro, China-town, Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Ol-vera Street, and Leimert Park are Los Angeles’ cultural highlights.
The wafting smell of steamed buns and the fragrant scent of in-cense highlight Chinatown’s rich culture and delicious foods. Even a small restaurant in the corner of the street hides many surprises, like de-licious Chinese pastries and snacks. Chinatown welcomes tourists with its many open market-places, styled like those in China and Taiwan.
Famous for Korean barbecue and other mouthwatering Korean eateries, Koreatown is pop-ular among tourists for its great shopping and dining amenities. And just down and across the street from Union Station, Olvera Street exemplifi es Mexican
culture. Many street vendors have carts full of Mexi-can-styled clothing, foods, toys, and household items.
These places allow us to appreciate various cultures no matter how much they may differ from our own. Next time you visit Downtown LA, stop by these cultural centers that will introduce you to new cultures or bring you closer to your own.
Museums: LA dedicates much effort into keeping learning fun and engaging with its many museums ranging from science museums to cultural museums. The Getty Center is notable for its amaz-ing architecture, beautiful gardens, and jaw-drop-ping art pieces. If you’ve already visited the Getty Center, try the Los Angeles County of Museum of Art, which boasts 150 thousand extraordinary art-works displayed nicely in brilliant exhibits. It also hosted AHS’ very own Homecoming, so if you haven’t been there yet, you still have much to see.
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With the month of November usually being associated with Black Friday and Cyber Monday, many people use the month to fi nd the cheapest prices for new computers, entertainment devices, or other technology-related needs. But what people should be focusing instead is what goes on sale during this month, as both Microsoft and Sony are fi nally releasing the Xbox One and PlayStation 4: two video game consoles offering an array of exciting new features over their predecessors. However, both of these will heft a price tag in the range of $400-500 and offer a complete gaming experience, making it impractical to purchase both. Which one is better? It depends on what exactly you’re looking for, but here’s a breakdown of what each system offers.
PlayStation 4: As the name would imply, the PlayStation 4, or PS4, is the fourth installment of a wildly popular console series fi rst released in 1994. While the graphics have adapted to keep up with the advancing technology of the 21st century society, the PlayStation stays true to its fun-damentals.
While the PlayStation 4 is not backwards compatible, able to sup-port previous PlayStation 3 titles, or even able to use old PlayStation 3 peripherals, the controller is styl-ized to highly emulate that of its predecessor. The technical specifi cations of the PlayStation 4 are closer to that of a personal computer than those of the PlayStation 3, with signifi cantly faster memory and processing. An optional feature, called Eye, can be purchased for $60, which will allow cus-
tomers to use cameras and motion de-tection technology in their games.
With a launch date on Nov. 15 for $399, the PS4 will boast 16 different titles. Exclusive titles include Killzone: Shadow Fall, a fi rst person shooter game focusing around two groups of refugees fi ghting in a post-apocalyptic Earth. Another exclusive title is Knack,
which focuses on a man who has the ability to trans-
form into a gigantic, ice wrecking machine.
Xbox One: Launching on Nov. 22 for the price of $499, the Xbox One has upgrades in memory and faster pro-
cessing speed over the Xbox 360. It comes equipped with
a full high-definition c a m e r a called the Kinect 2, which Microsoft h a s integrated into the console to create an interactive expe r i ence
similar to the Wii, minus the annoying controller-fl icking. The newer version of Kinect boasts improvements in motion-detection.
The Xbox One will launch with more titles initially, although it will be lacking in the amount of downloadable content. Some of the more recognizable titles include Dead Rising 3, a zombie apoca-lypse game; Forza Motorsport 5, a racing game; and Halo 5, the fi fth installment in a wildly popular futuristic shooting game series.
In the end, you should consider the anticipated video game titles to fi gure out which one is a better match for your gaming style; however, both of these consoles pack potent features , so it’s hard to go wrong either way.
Fashion: In addition, LA is always up to date on its fashion. The Fashion District in Downtown LA is known for its bargain prices and trend set-ting clothing. Opening at around 10:00 a.m., many stores offer 40% to 70% discounts off retail prices. Though the Fashion District may be large and con-fusing, members of the Clean and Safe crew, who
are hard to miss in their yellow uniforms, an-swer shoppers’ questions and hand out maps and fl yers. In the LA Fashion District with a festive-like atmosphere, Santee Alley is one of the most popular spots to visit. Much like the name hints, Santee Alley is actu-ally located in an alley. Santee Alley is best described as a fashion marketplace hous-ing over 150 stores and vendors. It is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., so there’s always a chance to take a visit. The best thing about the LA Fashion District? Great deals and prices. There is no set price there. Those with talent in bargaining could save big bucks. Who knows? That could be you!
Although LA may appear to be a dull, smog-fi lled city, if you dig long enough you
will fi nd that it hides many treasures. Though there are many bizarre places—it is LA after all—the city is multicultural and can foster learning. There is a fusion of foods from all over the globe and trendset-ting fashion. So during this Thanksgiving break, in-stead of complaining about how Southern California is boring and dull, take a tour of LA, walk out into LA’s backyard, and you defi nitely won’t regret it.
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A summary of the Internet in fi ve words: “What did I just read?” Current Internet slang is making it diffi cult to fully enjoy the World Wide Web. Although every site has its fair share of odd slang, Tumblr is a master list of the most confus-ing online terms. It is a site built to be an outlet for creative minds and can be impossible for an out-sider to decipher. This detailed how-to guide will tenderly lead you into the intimidating world of the Internet and hopefully, Tumblr, too. Warning: ex-treme discomfort and severe perplexity may ensue.
1) Fandom: A collection of people whose fo-cus of interest centers around the following: anime, TV shows, bands, artists, books….This is the Mother Nature of the Internet; it is the epitome of new users’ confusion, and it’s important to know that a fandom won’t limit itself to anything. You cannot insult them without the entirety of the fandom backlashing. Be re-spectful to avoid a fandom war (much like how you’d stick to your own friends instead of randomly pro-voking passerby in the hallway). Some popular fan-doms include Supernatural, Doctor Who, Tony Stark (as well as the rest of the Avengers, but mainly Tony Stark,) Sherlock, Hetalia, One Direction, K-pop, The Hunger Games, and the other side, which is reserved for picture of clothes, vacation spots, and sinfully deli-cious food.
2) Ship, OTP: A ship, derived from the word “relationship”, is the romantic pairing of characters or people in a fandom. From a ship, you can develop an OTP—“one true pairing”. Essentially, this is the ship you ship the most (and yes, it’s perfectly normal
to use “ship” as a noun and a verb. See number 6). If you assume a fan only has one OTP, you should fi x that mindset before someone does it for you. You really don’t want that—Tumblr’s quite insensitive.
3) Bias: Your favorite (book, person, band mem-ber, artist). You can have multiple biases and an ultimate bias. (You can have multiple ultimate biases as well.)
4) Feels/askfjhsdkjfsd: Indicates extremities of emotion in the user. It’s an abbreviation of the word “feelings,” probably because it’s easier to type a fi ve let-ter word or to keysmash. The user is so overwhelmed that he or she can’t type properly. It will often be accom-panied by the phrase “right in the feels.” It is also used on Facebook, Twitter, etc...
5) Gif: A moving picture. Don’t pronounce it “jif,”lest you be attacked ferociously by Tumblr Nazis.
6) How to insert any non-verb and make it a verb: You’re scrolling down your dashboard and you see a post tagged “#how to graphic.” Uhm...is Tumblr cracking a joke or are they all just dumb? Nobody knows how it came to trend on the Internet, but it’s there, as is the rest of this list. Describe how you’re feeling in one word, and, if it’s not a verb, make it a verb.
7) Life Ruiner: This is one of the many fundamen-tal phrases to know. Your life is signifi cantly affected by this “life ruiner”, hence the name. A life ruiner can be a fi ctional or non-fi ctional person. (A word of advice–don’t tell anyone otherwise.)
8) You’re ugly: I love you; you’re beautiful. Tum-blr thrives on sarcasm, so it’s apparent that “you’re ugly” is often used to describe someone the blogger idolizes.
9) I can’t: Use it as you would a sentence, although it’s obviously not one. When something that affects you considerably, use “I can’t” to describe your feelings (of utmost happiness, sadness, confusion, etc.).
10) I’m cry: Because the Internet, once again, can’t be bothered to fully type out “cry-ing,” users respond with “I’m cry.” This is simi-lar to “I can’t” with stronger connotations. Varia-tions include “I’m crey,” for aesthetic reasons.
11) I’m dying: Similar to “I’m cry,” but it’s even stronger than that. You’ve seen something so shocking that you can’t bring yourself to continue living.
12) Canon: Offi cial, or whatever is reality in your fandom. This is used to differentiate between what is made up or not in fanfi ction. (See number 13.) Can also refer to “canon ships”.
13) Fanfi ction: The building blocks of a fandom. It is fan-written fi ction that regards the focus of a fan-dom. It can be as creative as the writer wishes it to be or closely related to canon events that occurred.
14) THIS: It means, “preach”, agreeing with something, and wanting to make it clear that THE USER WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH THE SUBJECT (hence, “THIS.”) Side note: when netizens want to be repetitive, (usually, they do,) users will typ-ically emphasize themselves by boldfacing text, itali-cizing it, or both (each connotation stronger than the next, respectively). Side-side note: we also like TO CAPITALIZE THINGS LIKE THIS TO EMPHA-SIZE SOMETHING OF EXTREME IMPORTANCE.
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[email protected] 2013 CALENDARThe Reel Deal: Ender’s Game
Hitting the theaters at the start of No-vember is a movie based off one of the best selling books by Orson Scott Card. This time on the cutting table is the movie Ender’s Game. It was directed by Gavin Hood and stars Asa Butterfi eld (Andrew “Ender” Wiggin), Harrison Ford (Colonel Graff), Viola Davis (Ma-jor Anderson), Aramis Knight (Bean), Suraj Partha (Alai), Nonzo Anozie (Sergeant Dap), and Ben Kingsley (Mazer Rackham). Although I have read the book already and already know the ending, I have to say I thoroughly en-joyed the movie.
Prior to the beginning of the story, a highly intel-ligent alien race, known as the Formics or buggers, invades Earth, and by their retreat, rendered the human race in disarray and near extinction. Now, the hu-man race has been preparing for another invasion since that event. The movie fol-lows Ender, a boy specially chosen to become a military general, as he prepares to be-come the commander fi ghting against the Formics.
Overall, the movie stayed true to its book counterpart, though some scenes seemed rushed compared to the pacing of events in the book.
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But by the end of the movie, I thought that this movie actually gave a near-perfect vi-sual representation of the book.
The special effects and the soundtrack were brilliant. The special effects of the movie captured the intensity that the book
required to render the scenes absolutely breathtaking. As for the soundtrack,
I actually felt the urge to listen to it three days after watching the
movie. The one downside, how-ever, was that they played the same music every chance they got, even if there was no dra-matic scene, which diluted the impact.
Ultimately, Ender’s Game is highly recom-mended for those who love seeing their favorite science-fi ction book on the big screen. The story followed the book almost completely, and the spe-cial effects were absolute-ly mesmerizing. More im-portantly, the soundtrack is one of the best so far this fall, each musical score well-composed and addict-ing enough for me replay over and over. Overall, I highly recommend this movie with a score of 8 out of 10, with my favorite quote
being: “The enemy gate is down.”
You’re having a nice, relaxing morning, getting ready for school, when suddenly you re-alize the weather’s too cold for your trusty shorts and t-shirt combo. Follow these simple tips to make sure your fall outfi t looks great!
Do: ScarvesNot only a great item for layering, scarves are also an easy way to make any outfi t more in-teresting. They come in such a wide variety of prints and fabrics, allowing you to show off your style. For normal days, a thin, decorative scarf is fi ne, but having a few warmer scarves around is never a bad idea for those chillier temperatures!
Don’t: Puffy JacketsThese coats are not only impractical, but also completely unfashionable. Can anyone honestly walk around without overheating or bumping into everyone he or she passes? Nothing screams “I’m a marshmallow” more than wearing a jack-et shaped like one.
Do: Combat BootsCombat boots are getting more popular, so what better way to keep your feet warm than with these comfy leather shoes? A slight heeled boot paired with skinny jeans can make your outfi t even trendier.
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What instrument do turkeys play?The drumsticks!
How do you know how old a pilgrim is?
You check his or her pilgrimage!
Why wasn’t the turkey hungry?He was already completely stuffed!
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