March 2011 • Vol. 34 No. 5 Corona del Sol High School • Tempe, AZ

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Current events forDummiesEgypt Protests

Marches and protests in Egypt have been going on since Jan. 25. That day tens of thousands of people marched in Cairo and other cities in Egypt. These riots were part of the Arab world protests that started just weeks after the Tunisian revolution. Protesters were waving Tunisian flags as a symbol of their influence. Grudges for Egyptian protesters have focused on le-gal and political issues. The primary demands from protest organizers are the end of the Hosni Mubarak regime, the end of Emergency Law, freedom, justice, a responsive non-military government and manage-ment of Egypt’s resources. As of Jan. 28 all electronic communications has been cut off in Egypt. Mubarak is

planning to step down shortly and transfer the author-ity to the Egyptian Higher Council of Armed Forces.

Chocolate ShortageIt’s official; there is a worldwide chocolate short-

age. Chocolate used to be scarce and once the drink of Mayan and Aztec kings. In the future it may become as uncommon as caviar. This means chocolate will not be affordable to the average person. The price of the raw material, cocoa, needed for chocolate has increased in international markets. In fact, the price of cocoa has increased by 25 percent since June 2008. The demand for chocolate has increased the price, especially dark chocolate that calls for more cocoa than regular choc-olate. Another reason for the shortage is damages of the habitats of cocoa trees. Originally cocoa trees were grown in the Americas. They naturally lived for up to

a century in shady forests. Now, cocoa trees are forced to be grown in the sun because the trees have been cleared. By being grown in the sun without shade, the trees only live for about 30 years.

Arizona Seceding from the UnionSenate President Russell Pierce and members of

the State Legislature introduced a bill that will allow Arizona to secede from the Union unofficially. This bill, Senate Bill 1433, will create a committee of 12 people that can vote whether to follow a specific fed-eral law or regulation. If the majority of the lawmakers in the Arizona Legislature agree with the committee, then Arizona and its citizens shall not follow the law or regulation. The committee is also looking through existing federal laws and throwing out the ones they do not want.®

BY MARANDA FELLOWSStaff Writer

Once again, the Tempe Union High School District summer school program will be met with changes.

Summer school will now only be held on one cam-pus, as opposed to the usual two. This year it will be held at Marcos de Niza in Tempe. The same number of classes will be available as in previous years, despite the single campus.

There will still be two summer “semesters,” each 14 days long. Classes will run Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

“I liked the five day schedule because it shortened

the session as a whole,” junior Erick Lue said. “But I did miss having the three day weekends.”

The changes are not without reason though. “The changes are being made mostly due to future

budget cuts,” Sean McDonald, TUHSD Director of Al-ternative Programs said. “Tempe Union always wants to be fiscally responsible and energy efficient.”

Last year, to save on utility costs, the summer school schedule was compacted into three five-day weeks, as opposed to the previous four-week Monday through Thursday schedule. This allowed for all dis-trict school facilities to shut down for two weeks in July. Doing so saved more than $117,000. The District

plans to utilize this schedule again.The price of summer school will also increase from

$135 a semester to $175. Bus passes will be available for $25 in the bookstore.

“The students should not be impacted by these changes,” McDonald said.

“We will conduct a survey again this summer to see if it has any unforeseen negative effects. We will make changes accordingly.”

Summer school registration materials will be avail-able in the guidance office starting Feb. 28. Session one will run from Monday, May 31 to Friday, June 17

and session two from June 20 to July 8. ®

BY BREE PURDYManaging Editor

TUHSD summer school program acquires more changes

Many members of the Corona del Sol Track & Field team supported the fight for cancer last month during the Susan Mortensen Turley Foundation Run.

The Corona del Sol Track & Field team had 122 members run in the race against cancer. Many of the participants at the race included families and previous students of CdS. Overall, nearly $700 was raised for cancer research.

“I cannot say enough about the support they gave by coming and those that had other things that they couldn’t make it have contributed to the fund raising efforts for the foundation,” head track coach Tim Kelly said.

“We cannot thank them enough for how well be-haved they were. They received numerous compli-ments form people in the community who were there who were impressed that they showed up and in the numbers they did. They were also very impressed with their behavior and demeanor commenting on how re-spectful and considerate they were. How impressed they were with how they encouraged others in the event,” Kelly said.

Susan Mortensen Turley, the namesake of the foun-dation, was a former student of Corona del Sol. She ran track and field, was an honors student, played soc-cer and was a member of Student Council her entire career at CdS. After she left Corona, she attended the University of Arizona where she continued to run.

“Susan Mortensen used to be a cross country and track runner so we thought it would be a good idea to participate,” senior Daniel Wrapp, who placed in the 10K during the run, said.

Turley was diagnosed with colon cancer when she was a senior in college and passed away when she was 25 years old.

“She was a great student athlete and super positive role model for all of us,” Nero said.

“Susan was a great student, athlete and more im-portantly person,” Kelly said.

“She always was smiling and friendly. She would do anything to help anyone and was very involved in clubs, Student Council, soccer, cross-country and track at Corona. She had a laugh and smile you would never for-get. It was a terrible loss to lose some-one so vibrant and full of life. She was caring, genuine and was respected by everyone,” Kelly said.

Next year, all students are highly en-couraged to come and participate in the event. The proceeds benefit others and show how much Corona cares.

“We are all hoping it can be bigger and better next year with several of our district schools involved, all for a great cause: cancer awareness,” Nero said.

There were several events to choose from: the mile fun run, the 5K, or the

10K. In addition there was a Family Run; Corona teacher Jennifer Smith said that this was a big bonus for her family.

“Don’t let the title ‘5K Run’ scare you. I think it would be great to have as many staff members as there are students running it next year,” Smith said.

“Cancer has touched so many of our lives in these past few years and the Corona Track Family has re-cently been hit hard this past year with one of our own coaches being diagnosed and continuing to fight this terrible disease,” Kelly said. “So this was very impor-tant to us to be a part of and we hope next year you will join us.” ®

BY JACQUI MARZOCCAStaff Writer

Track team supports the Turley Foundation

ALEX BERNALFrom left: sophomores James Corwin, Aaron Simons, and Carter Colton pose with Track coach Tim Kelly while holding T-shirts for the Susan Montensen Turley Run.

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On Feb. 3, Steven Landrum of the Gila River Indian Community pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Corona student Cody Bishop.

Last May, Landrum, then 23, was driving intoxicated at an estimated speed of 80 to 90 mph on Ray Road, a 45 mph zone, when he struck Bishop’s vehicle. Bishop sustained major brain injuries, was placed on life support and died shortly after.

Court documents showed Landrum’s blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit in Arizona.

Landrum changed his plea from not guilty on Feb. 3. According to the Maricopa Country Superior Court, he will face sentencing on March 3 at 8 a.m. In the state of Arizona, a conviction for vehicular manslaughter can result in up to a 13-year sentence in prison.

“It was such a sad incident for the Corona community and continues to sadden many students,” Principal Susan Edwards said. “I hope this will bring peace for his family.”®

As most well know, this year’s graduation cer-emony will be hearing a few new voices. The gradu-ation committee is doing away with the old tradition of having the valedictorian (or in many instances, vale-dictorians) giving his/her speech before diplomas are handed out to the graduates, and replacing it with one academic speaker and one senior class speaker.

Along with this change comes a new process for

determining who can and will address their classmates on May 26 and this new judging system is now in full swing.

“We are probably right in the middle of the pro-cess,” librarian and speaker selection committee chair-person Justine Centanni said.

On Saturday Feb. 19, senior class students partici-pated in the essay writing portion of the selection pro-cess. A total of nine students took part.

Despite the seemingly small number, the commit-

tee is satisfied.“I’m very happy with the turnout,” Centanni said.Now that the essays have been written, a panel of

teachers and parents will read through them and score them based on a rubric.

“The holistic rubric is what we’re using,” Centanni said.

As for preference of the old or new system, Cen-tanni said, “It’s not a matter of liking it more, it’s a matter of being more inclusive.”®

Landrum pleads guilty to manslaughter

New system for selecting graduation speakers

By Bree PurdyManaging Editor

By TaTum HarTwigManaging Editor

Students release balloons into the sky during a memorial to Cody Bishop in May of 2010. Steven Landrum, responsible for Bishop’s death, pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges on Feb. 3.

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The world went into an uproar when scientists at the Minnesota Planetarium Society announced on Jan. 13 that because of the continuous changing of the tilt of the earth’s axis over a long period of time, the Zo-diac signs were off by about a month. A different sign, Ophiuchus, was also added.

Apparently this is not new news. Three thousand years ago, the ancient Babylonians came up with the current astrological signs and their corresponding dates. How-ever, the earth’s position in relation to the sun has been slowly changing since then. Ophiuchus is not a new sign either. The Babylonians orig-inally came up with it along with the rest of the signs, but dropped it when they de-cided they wanted 12 signs instead of 13.

But what do these chang-es mean for everyone?

Rumors have been cir-cling ever since these discov-eries were made public, such as the changes don’t apply to people born after 2009, or the new signs are only for those who live in the eastern hemisphere, not the western. Another theory is that while the dates of the signs have changed, the characteristics of the previous sign still apply instead of the new one.

There are no credible sources found that verify the sign change only affects

those born after 2009 and that the characteristics of the old signs override the new ones. These rumors have been stated on blogs and nonreliable websites.

As for the western hemisphere remaining unchanged, this is true. According to CNN, this is because the West adheres by the tropical zodiac, which follows the

seasonal change, as opposed to the East, which adheres by the sidereal zodiac and follows constellations. Sea-sonally based astrology has never been connected with the constellations.

This is good news for those in the western hemi-sphere who take stock in their horoscopes, like senior Kristen Rund. Her June 10 birthday switched her from a Gemini to a Taurus.

“I have liked being a Gemini since I was young, so changing it would change how I look at myself,” Rund said.

However through all the controversy, some students were not even aware of the astrological alterations, such as senior Robert Chiang.

“I didn’t even know my sign changed and I don’t care,” Chiang said.

Senior Nishat Bhuiyan’s birthday is on Feb. 18, thereby making her an Aquarius before and after the controversial change. However, she was not even aware of this fact.

“I didn’t know what my sign was before so I wouldn’t have missed it,” Bhuiyan said.

BY SARAH DINELLEditor in Chief

Taking classes online is a popular choice for CdS students trying to graduate early or students mak-ing up failed classes. In the past, Tempe Union High School District (TUHSD) has offered online classes on their ANGEL learning management system that hosts all of the courses. However, the TUHSD has decided to switch from ANGEL to the Mesa Distance Learning Program (MDLP).

The new online system offers 34 interactive semes-ter-length courses for grades 9-12 and each course’s curriculum is based on national and state standards.

“I believe the district wanted a system that had been tried and true,” guidance counselor Angela Carter said. “I think they felt it would be more cost effective.”

Furthermore, part of the reason the district changed is because the MDLP program has open entry and exit. In other words, students can now enroll in an online class through the MDLP program anytime dur-ing the year, instead of at the beginning of semesters.

Additionally, many students previously opted to take health online instead of taking the class at school. The new MDLP program offers a similar class named “Healthful Living” that teaches students about mental,

physical and social wellness. Nevertheless, the Healthful Living class does not

fulfill the required health credit needed for gradua-tion. Instead, this course completes one semester of elective credit.

Despite MDLP failing to offer a class that meets the health requirement to gradu-ate, there are still opportunities to take the health credit online. TUHSD has chosen to offer many of the ANGEL classes.

The new MDLP program offers a variety of social studies, math, and science courses, including World History/Geography, Alge-bra 3-4, and Chemistry.

On the previous ANGEL system, it was required for students to install the Firefox browser in order to properly turn in assign-ments. With the new MDLP program, Win-dows users still need the Firefox browser and Macintosh users require the default Sa-fari browser.

Full schedules are a common thing that factors into making the decision to take classes online. As with many other students, sophomore Mallory Autrey chose to take

health online over the summer because she was unable to fit it into her schedule for the next school year.

“This was a good change,” said registrar Holly Se-cor. “Students now have more options to take their classes online.”

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Senior Julissa Ruth made her dream of singing a reality this summer when she tried out for American Idol and made it to Hollywood Week.

“I tried out because my mom inspired me to and I wanted to see how far I could go,” Ruth said.

Ruth auditioned on Aug. 12 in San Francisco, which was the last stop for the American Idol tryouts.

“I waited (in line) for 10 hours in San Francisco to get a wristband for a chance to audition,” Ruth said. “It’s not guaranteed you get a chance to see the judges though.”

For the American Idol tryouts in San Francisco, 20 tents were set up on a baseball field with producers in each tent. In each tent, four people tried out. Pro-ducers could pick all of them, or none of them if they chose to do so.

“It’s hard because if they don’t think you’re worth it, even if you’re a good singer, it’s over,” Ruth said.

After Ruth made the first cut, she went to the sec-ond round of auditions. In this round, she sang for a different set of producers, who cut the 200 people from the first round to 100.

“They critiqued really hard; I almost didn’t make it,” Ruth said. “They told me I needed more expression when I sing.”

After passing the second round, Ruth met and sang for the executive producer of American Idol, Simon Fuller.

“He (Fuller) told me I was a spunky little thing and he liked my voice and personality,” Ruth said.

“After that you see the judges,” Ruth said. “They make it out like everyone sees the judges, but that’s not true. The executive producer cuts it down to 50; 25 are jokes and 25 are real.”

Unlike it is perceived on TV, the judges were not at the initial auditions; they came to San Francisco later

in September to hear the 50 people the producers had chosen. Those 50 had to fly back to San Francisco to audition again for the judges. From there, the judg-es selected those they wanted to send to Hollywood Week.

“It was awesome,” Ruth said about her experience singing before the judges. “Jennifer Lopez told me I was her favorite girl out of San Francisco, so that was cool. The only bad critique I got was from Randy, who told me I was too young.”

Ruth received three yes votes from the judges, thereby receiving her golden ticket to Hollywood.

“I was super excited when I got the golden ticket,” Ruth said. “A shocked feeling was running in my head. I was really surprised.”

Ruth flew to Los Angeles in November, the week before Thanksgiving, to participate in Hollywood Week.

“At Hollywood Week you have to pay for all ex-penses like flights, the hotel, and food.” Ruth said. “And before Hollywood Week, everyone has to see a psychologist, a private investigator, and meet with an executive producer to make sure that they’re not crazy.”

Since all of the people in Hollywood Week have the potential to make the top 12, everyone is heav-ily interviewed in case they turn out to be the next American Idol.

“I got really good at interviews because they did it so much,” Ruth said. “I felt really important getting in-terviewed so much, they seemed extremely interested in my story.”

Ruth was briefly shown on TV on Feb. 10. She was seen in the airport at the beginning of Hollywood Week. It was definitely an out-of-body experience for her.

“I was kind of nervous kind of not nervous to see myself on TV,” Ruth said.

After passing the initial inspections, Ruth again tried out in front of the judges in Hollywood Week but did not make the cut.

“It’s a really intense process that is separated into two days,” Ruth said. “I was eliminated the second day.”

However, Ruth enjoyed every minute of her Amer-ican Idol experience and has no regrets. She may even try out again next year.

“It was a really fun experience and made me have a lot more confidence in my singing,” Ruth said. “I never thought I would make it as far as I did. I felt famous for a little bit.”®

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BY SARAH DINELLEditor in Chief

Senior Ruth featured on American Idol

Ruth waits in line in San Francisco to audition. Ruth made it through the cuts to Hollywood Week.

Photo courtesy of JULISSA RUTH

Jvonnie Foster, the records clerk at Corona, passed away on December 6, 2010 due to liver failure.

She was diagnosed with a liver disease known as Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) in March of 2010, which took a turn for the worse in July of the same year.

During this time, Jvonnie Foster was waiting for an organ donor. “Once my wife was diagnosed, and in the hospital, she was going through

a process of evaluation to determine eligibility for a donor,” special education teacher Scott Foster said.

However, the wait was too long.There are over 110,476 people waiting for an organ and each day 18 of those

people will die. For every one organ donor eight of those lives could be saved. Imagine if

everyone were to donate. Join the cause today and save lives.There are many ways you can help just by spreading the word to your fami-

lies and friends. Become a donor yourself.“I think every time someone gets their drivers license they should be an or-

gan donor,” Principle Susan Edwards said. “It’s a no brainer.”Go to www.organdonor.gov and learn how you can help and for information

on how to become a registered organ donor.®

BY CHANEL ALVISOpinions Editor

Foster’s death encourages the giving of life

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Spring is just around the corner and you know what that means; time for gar-dening. We caught up with Corona’s botany teacher and botany club sponsor, Barry Feldman.

“There are so many things to grow this season,” Feldman said. “It ranges from cucumber, beets, radishes, sweet corn and even watermelon.”

But that was only fruits and vegetables. “When it comes to flowers, spring is the perfect season for planting.” Feldman

said.Some “spring flowers” include african daisies, alyssums, dephiums, marigolds,

and four o’ clocks.However, these seeds are based on our current weather. “If it gets substantially hotter try to plant pumpkin, celery, salisfy, marigolds,

swiss chard, most types of beans and of course sunflowers,” Feldman explained. “ But if it’s suddenly colder then try eggplant, peppers or even viola flowers.”

Don’t be afraid to try gardening, either. “Gardening is a great thing to pick up,” Feldman said. “There is some beginning

know-how you need to learn first. “First, when planting seeds make sure they are spread at least the space between

your fingers apart. Also, plant the seeds at least and inch deeper than what the bag says,” Feldman said. “This is due to the bird population we have in Arizona. The deeper the seeds the less of a chance of them getting eaten.” ®

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Substitute teachers are constantly on and off campus, in and out of classes and temporarily taking teachers places in the classroom. Both teachers and substitutes gain more experience; relationships grow and trust forms between them. This results in teachers growing fond of cer-tain substitutes and they have the option to request them.

“I do get a lot of requests to substitute here at Corona because of my experience student teaching here, especially in the Social Studies de-partment,” substitute teacher Christy Wiley said. “I feel at times teach-ers give me more responsibility and the ability to actually teach, rather than show a video, or give independent work to students. This is some-thing I greatly appreciate, because I do enjoy teaching.”

The kinds of substitutes vary from retired teachers, to part-time jobs, or someone like Wiley who looks to find a permanent position in the near future. Substitutes are usually asked to perform simple tasks left by the teachers while they are out. Although most teachers do not enjoy being absent, the more “in-tune” the substitute is with the teacher, the better.

“I like it when subs leave me a concise but complete review of the day so that I can figure out what happened (or didn’t happen!) accurately,” English teacher Amanda Johnson said. “Most of the time I try to leave simple activities for subs to accomplish; the easier an activity is to facili-tate, the better the chance that it will be done.”

Being a substitute teacher turns out to be more challenging than most would expect. Putting it into perspective, this individual has 20 minutes to look at the lesson plan for the day, control 160 teenagers in an unfamiliar environment, and make sure everything that was supposed to be accomplished, is. Perhaps substitute teachers are not given enough credit.

From a student’s perspective, substitute teachers should be laid back and be there for a good laugh.

“My favorite sub is Bo,” senior Mike Castellano said. “He tells really weird jokes. It’s kind of uncomfortable, but it’s really funny”

As far as the actual running of the classroom, students feel that substitutes should make them feel more carefree as opposed to feeling like they’re parents.

“I like someone that lets us have more freedom than a teacher nor-mally would but not so the class gets out of control,” junior Jamie Thom-asian said. “I like someone who isn’t too controlling.” ®

Favorite substitutesGRADY DOUGLAS

Feldman looks over various plants in his greenhouse. Feldman, an expert gardener, offers planting advice to beginners.

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Front Page: Josh Reed. Clockwise from top left: Debbie Sharer, Casey Estep, Katelyn Scholl, Tadessa Smith. Photos by Erin Blevins & Lilly Berkley.

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BY PRESLIE HIRSCHLife & Times Editor

Body Piercing became a huge part of self-ex-pression many years ago, also for many reasons similar to that of

tattooing. Just about any part of the body can be, and has been, pierced. The nose, eye brow, several parts of the ear and the belly button are the most

common piercing locations.Piercing is also extremely common for how easily the procedure can be done. But this

doesn’t mean just anyone should perform this practice.“A lot of kids don’t want to pay the price, and I know kids that have just done the piercings by

themselves, and, from a health standpoint, the potential for infection can be dramatic,” Chandler police-man Dave Kobler said.

It is true that piercing can be pricey, but not getting piercings done professionally is a safety risk. Herpes simplex virus, hepititus B, endocarditis (heart inflammation), gum disease, nerve damage, regular infections and

protozoan infections are possibilities of medical complications you can contract during or after an improper pierc-ing process.

“Make sure that the shop you go to is very very clean and knowledgeable and know what you’re getting yourself into, and you’re able to take care of it,” counter staff at HTC Body Piercing Mat Corper said. “I would not credit online informa-

tion other than the APP; don’t buy jewelry online and don’t learn aftercare online.”The APP, as Corper referred to, is the Association of Professional Piercers, a credible source for all there is to know about

piercing. Piercing shops can belong to the APP, and that is something important to look for when seeking a place to get a pierc-ing done.

In addition to at-home piercing being unsanitary, it too (just like tattoos) is illegal and is viewed in court similar to that of rape on how severe it/the charge is. It is infrequently heard of that people are arrested for piercing out of their home, but this is because friends of piercers aren’t going to rat them out.

“You don’t have a crime unless you have a victim, and until the victim complains you don’t have a crime,” Kobler said.As far as having a noticeable piercing, and how that would affect your employment, the outlook is much better than that of

having a tattoo for the obvious reason, piercings are removable.In the Army, women may wear one pair of earrings while men can’t wear them, and gauges and body piercings are unaccept-

able for both men and women. The fire department tolerates one pair of earrings for either gender. In the teaching profession, there is no flat-out policy.

“Sometimes piercing may be related to religion or freedom of expression, and we are awarded freedom of expression,” said Karla Izzett, director of Employee Relation in Human Resources at Kyrene Elementary School District. “If we feel it distracts from the educational process, like for instance students are disturbed at school, that creates a undo hardship then it’s not worth allowing that person to have that freedom of expression.”

Izzett said many employers prefer employees to wear a bandaid over a piercing rather than have the piercing itself show.

“For me personally, a band aid attracts more attention than a piercing,” Izzett said.Junior Josh Reed is looking toward a career in business later on in life, and his piercing raises concerns.

“I thought my eyebrow piercing would go well with my face,” Reed said. But I’ve been wondering if I should take it out (for employment). I want to go into business, so then it will have to go.”

Reed admits he won’t be heartbroken to remove the defining studs.“It’ll be a coming of age type of thing, this is for these days. When I take it out, I will be moving

on in life,” Reed said.“Piercings are still looked at as taboo here in our culture in the United States. With the way society is going, it will be looked at as something that is normal. It’s not going to

happen overnight; it’s once our generation is our parents’ age, we will see that more,” Corper said.

School dayJeans and a nice blouse is a

typical winter school outfit, but as the sun comes out to greet spring, it gets too hot for boots and a jacket. The long pants will have to go soon as well, but for the mean time just replace them with capris. Capris are very stylish and help add interest to your legs. Just kick off the boots and slip on some chunky heels adding length to your legs. Tie your outfit all together with a few accessories and you’re ready to go.

It’s 10:30 p.m. and you’re still trying to finish that English essay that’s due tomorrow. You don’t want to get a bad grade so you sacrifice your sleep to do a de-cent job on your paper.

Some students don’t end up falling asleep until the middle of the night. Although people feel they can function on a few hours of rest, that’s not always the case.

“Everyone needs to sleep. It’s a big news topic right now,” Corona nurse Sandra Young said. “Sleep can af-fect our body weight, our hormones and our chemical balance.”

Getting too little sleep can destroy the hormone that deals with regulating appetite and, in the end, people eat more or less than they should. It is proven that people who don’t get enough sleep are more like-ly to make bad food choices and become overweight.

Sleep can also affect your brains’ natural functions and cycles.

“Our bodies are set on a system that has to do with light. We are set to sleep when it’s dark and be awake when it’s light, and not sleeping can interfere with that

system,” Young said. Sleep can weaken peoples’ ability to concentrate

or focus in social situations and more importantly, on their studies.

“Sometimes when I don’t sleep enough I fall asleep in school,” freshmen Kalaysia Lovett said.

Falling asleep in class is something that takes hold of some Corona students. The body is so tired it takes over and decides to rest. Sleep can also cause the im-mune system to shut down making someone exponen-tially more prone to sicknesses, such as influenza and the common cold.

“They used to use sleep deprivation as a form of torture. When you don’t get enough sleep you can have hallucinations. Harsh things happen to your body,” Young said.

People who don’t get enough rest tend to look old-er at a younger age, are more at risk for diabetes and cancer and usually have a lot of stress.

Those who are deprived of sleep often find them-selves having trouble with restlessness, making getting to sleep harder every night. The average amount of sleep adults need is seven to eight hours a night, for children it’s 11 to 13 hours. But what about teenagers?

“The hours are different for everyone. Eight to 10

hours of sleep is best for kids in high school. I think that the schedule for school (being here at 7:15) can make that hard,” Young said.

On a positive note there are things people can do to help them sleep. For one, try setting an approxi-mate bedtime and a time to wake up. Many students likely have this step down and are used to waking up at the same time every morning.

The second thing people need to do is to avoid nap-ping during the day. Some like to take long rests on the couch when they get home and will end up actually falling asleep later that evening than they should. Peo-ple should also avoid drinking caffeinated beverages four to six hours before they go to bed. This gives the brain the chance to slow down and prepare for rest.

Another thing to do is don’t take worries to bed. Forget about the daily stressful things when under the covers and let the body and mind relax. Also regular exercise is recommended but no hard-core cardio routines right before bed.

For those reading, don’t worry, the end is not near. Now being aware of the harms of sleep deprivation may have on you can allow for you to make the proper changes and try to work out a new routine that incorporates more “Z’s” into your life.

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BY TAYLOR BEESESta� Writer

Suffi cient sleep critical for good health

Spring is here: update your wardrobeBY CHANEL ALVIS

Opinions EditorThe groundhog predicted an early spring this year, which means updating your wardrobe becomes your top priority. I’ve picked out a couple outfits to show how your winter wardrobe can be turned into spring with a few tweaks and substitutions.

Date nightFor a Friday night out a flirty

skirt and casual blouse will do the wow factor just fine. This winter style is sporting a nice A-line skirt that can be easily worn in spring. Simply replace the blouse with something with a splash of color and minimize your accessories. With such bold colors you will want to go with neutral-colored accessories. For the final touch, ditch the tights and go with a playful heel.

Just kick off the boots and slip on some chunky heels adding length to your legs. Tie your outfit all together with a few accessories

Date nightDate nightskirt and casual blouse will do the wow factor just fine. This winter style is sporting a nice A-line skirt that can be easily worn in spring. Simply replace the blouse with something with a splash of color and minimize your accessories. and minimize your accessories. With such bold colors you will want to go with neutral-colored accessories. For the final touch, ditch the tights and go with a playful heel.

and minimize your accessories. With such bold colors you will

show how your winter wardrobe can be turned into spring with a few tweaks and substitutions.

March 2011 • CdS Sunrise10 • Life & Times

Even before the economy began it’s downward spi-ral, it was difficult for teens to find jobs, especially those seeking first-time employment. Fast forward to present time, and although the economy is picking up and opportunities in the workplace are increasing, many students still struggle to find a chance to earn a paycheck and valuable experience.

By completing the following steps, you will drasti-cally raise your chances to appeal to an employer and get hired.

Step #1: Have a Good Resume“A resume is a snapshot of kids’ skills and abilities,”

Business Department Chair Mike Lohmann said. “Hopefully customized towards the needs and wants of the employ-er.”

This is one instance in which bragging about yourself is rec-ommended. It needs to be laid out why you are better than every other person applying for this job po-sition.

“Often time the employer doesn’t get to see the applicants,” Lohmann said. “What they get to see is the resume. It needs to impressive so you get called back for an interview.”

Include all accomplishments you have attained: making honor roll, sports participation, school clubs participation, awards or recognitions for academics or athletics, leadership positions in church or other activ-ities, community service, special classes taken pertain-ing to the job (i.e. child development for a childcare center) and so on.

“(Good items to include on a resume are) lots of things kids do in school and in the community, things that show they are responsible, dependable and can

get along with other people, and work well with oth-er people, take initiative and work independently,” Lohmann said. “Those are the kinds of things students can do to show they are ready to be hired.”

Resumes’ should also contain your name, phone number, email and education level. There are many credible websites online suggesting professional ways to assemble your resume.

Most website applications will give you an oppor-tunity to upload or copy and paste in your resume to the application. Paper applications can be stapled to your resume. A similar suggestion for a paper resume is a cover letter. Cover letters are an excellent way to catch a hiring manager’s attention before reading through an application. Cover letter’s should include a brief summary of yourself, skills and qualifications and

reason for applying for this position. All should be done very professionally

straight to the point; don’t bore the intended reader before finishing.

“Often times managers get stacks and stacks of ap-

plications, and you don’t want yours to just be another one in the

stack,” Lohmann said. “Cover letters make you stand out, thank you’s make you stand out, follow-ing up with them makes you stand out.”

Step #2: Make the EffortThose desperate for a job need to do more than

just be. You must be desperately looking for a job. Ap-plying everywhere, hiring or not. Keep in mind many places don’t display hiring signs, because they already have applications on file. Places like grocery stores, de-partment stores and fast food chains hire often and thus can be applied to at any point in time. If you’re not will-

ing to work with food for example, your options become more limited.

If looking for a specific type of job steps may need to be taken to make you more qualified for that job.

“Make sure you understand what kind of work you want to do and prepare your-self with the skills and abilities for those jobs, even for entry level jobs,” Lohmann said.

Lohmann gives an

example of how you can prepare yourself for an entry level job.

“Often times for kids getting entry level jobs, food service for example, I ask if they have their food han-dlers card. And often times they say no, so you’re not even hirable at this point for a lot of jobs,” Lohmann said. “Go out and take the test or whatever you need to do to get your food handlers card. Then when the manager says ‘do you have your food handlers card’ you can say yes sir or yes ma’am, so they know they can hire you.” Lohmann said.

Step #3: Follow UpFollowing up after applying for an application is

incredibly important. After applying for a job online, call the next day to make sure the application was re-ceived. A couple days later, call to remind the hiring manager that you’re still interested in the position. When submitting a paper application, it’s recom-mended to give the application to the hiring manager directly. This insures he/she receives it, and gives you that extra opportunity to meet them and make a good first impression. Then call to follow up with that hir-ing manager as well. If after trying a couple times to reach the hiring manager and are having a hard time doing so, send them an e-mail or stop by the store.

Step #4: Act the PartDoes this really need to be said? No matter what

position you are applying for, a dress shirt, shoes and slacks for men, or a dress, closed toe shoes, not-so-

short skirt, or other attire for women, are going to present

a much better you than average school clothes. It’s important to look professional to earn the chance to become

apart of the workplace.“Dress appropriately

means how are other dressed in the work place, and dress a little better than that,” Lohmann said. “You should dress neat, clean, proper grooming, stay away from tennis shoes and jeans and t-shirts. You’re better off overdressing than under dress-ing.”

“Nice to meet you” and “I appreciate your time” should always be said on the phone and in an inter-view. Using the words such as “like,” “uhm,” and unsure answers like “I guess” should be avoided.

Step #5: Stay PositiveThe fact of the matter is that times are hard, but

hard work and perseverence will ensure finding em-ployment.

“Don’t get frustrated, you’ve got to get out there and have a positive attitude a good attitude, and keep trying and if you do that you’re going to find a job,” Lohmann said.®

How to find a job: Steps and tips to help escape the unemployment rut

BY PRESLIE HIRSCHLife & Times Editor

“A resume is a

snapshot of kids’ skills and abilities.”

Mike Lohmann

“You’re better off over

dressing than under dressing.”

Mike Lohmann

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A new clothing brand made by senior Sean Zwenger is on the rise. Zwenger created a clothing line called Highline. He got the name from a volleyball team he saw in California in early 2010.

“I’ve had the idea to start a line since early summer 2010,” Zwenger said.

He and his friend, senior Pe-ter Rueckle, started the brand. Later seniors Ryan Cox, Corbin Weingart, Dayne Petera, Nick Nordstrom, and Corona alumni Austin Scates jumped on the team and started helping out.

Customers can make orders directly with the boys so cus-tomers can get the exact size and color they want. Shirts are being sold right now for eight to ten

dollars. You can go on Highline’s Facebook page to look at the dif-ferent designs.

“We hope to be at mar-ket week again this semester,” Zwenger said. At market week they will be selling shirts and wristbands. Last semester High-line sold out of all of their prod-ucts, profiting over 100 dollars.

This summer they have many plans for their company.

“We are planning real sick shirts that vary from cutoffs,v-necks, and the classic tee,” Zwenger said.

They are also hoping to get a mini commercial that shows how Highline operates and their fu-ture plans.

“Follow us on Facebook, and we have a website that’s in the works,” Zwenger said. ®

A drama-loving freshman is prepiaring to take the spotlight in a singing and acting competition at Disney World.

Travis Fein is enjoying his first year at Corona del Sol and is balancing between two electives: dance and drama.

“I love acting; it’s a passion,” Fein said.Fein began this process in early January when he

heard about an acting opportunity on the radio. He did not hesitate to sign up.

The company’s name is “The” and serves to find po-tential talent and recruits them. From there, they set

them up with modeling and acting agencies around the world.

The interview process includes reading lines and singing a song. Fein sang “Cooler Than Me” by Mike Posner.

“It’s just how I roll,” Fein jokes.Hundreds auditioned but only

six, including Fein, in each age group were called back. Fein will be featured in a competition in Disney

World in Orlando, Fla., this coming July. He will compete for $50,000.

“I don’t care about the money, just the fun of it.” Fein says that if he won he would help his family

out with financial issues.“I’m not scared about anything in this program.

She (talent interviewer) said I have the best memoriza-tion she has seen in years and an amazing singing voice so what is there to fear?” Fein said.

Along with the money is a chance for Fein to debut his acting career. He is excited to get started because he truly loves acting.

“You get to go there (Disney World) again for free and you can also make it on TV,” Fein said.

“The” and Fein can be followed at thejuly2011.wordpress.com where you can read all about the up-coming events the participants are involved in.®

Current, former Aztecs start clothing line

Freshman to compete at Disney World talent competitionBY JACQUI MARZOCCA

Staff Writer

BY ERIN MALONEYStaff Writer

FEIN

As the winter months come to a close here at Corona del Sol, students and teachers alike prepare to release their inner fashion divas during the annual Strut 4 STAND fashion show.

“It’s a really fun opportunity and it helps raise a lot of money for charity,” club sponsor Brandy Walker said.

This year the event will be held on Friday, March 11 at 7 p.m. For a mere fee of $5 per person, visitors will have the seldom seen chance to witness their teachers and fellow classmates strut their stuff as they compete in various categories includ-ing school spirit, costumes, casual, and formal attire. Participants will also have the option of choosing music as they walk down the aisle. In the past there has been

no shortage of interesting costumes, ranging from a farmer to Lady Gaga. Jamie Thomasian was crowned last year’s victor, but the slot remains open for any mem-ber of Corona del Sol as well as family members to take their costume to the top.

In addition to providing students with a night of entertainment, the STAND club will be donating the proceeds to a charity organization in an effort to help the less fortunate. This year that charity will be the Jewish World Watch Organization.

“It’s a great organization,” Walker said. “They don’t take money for themselves. Instead, the money goes towards the victims of genocide.”

During this year’s third annual Strut 4 STAND show, club president Heidi Lou hopes to accumulate a total of $9,000 for the charity.

“I just really hope that students will continue to attend, even though it’s over Spring Break,” said Walker. ®

Annual Strut 4 STAND Charity Fashion show approaches

BY JOSH AMBREStaff Writer

ABOVE: Members of the group who market Highline products pose together. Stu-dents can buy shirts and other accessories during market week or directly from the group. LEFT: Junior Adrian Vasquez wears a Highline tee-shirt.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DANE PETERA

STEPHANIE DAYTON

PHOTOS BY ERIN BLEVINS

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The iCivics Teachers Council has selected CdS government teacher Lisa Adams to its team of professionals.

“iCivics (formerly Our Courts) is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democra-cy. iCivics is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who is concerned that students are not getting the information and tools they need for civic participation, and that civics teachers need better materials and support,” Adams said.

Adams is the only Corona del Sol participant in the program; she sent in her ap-plication and was chosen by the iCivics staff. As far as she knows, there is only one other active member from Arizona.

Adams is both “very excited and honored” about this opportunity.“I believe very strongly in civic education and that we do not teach it as much

as we should. There are lots of reasons for this, and I see this project as a way to energize the curriculum and bring it into a format that students will identify with and teachers will have access to,” Adams said.

Adams will be attending the first training in Washington, D.C. at Georgetown University Law School at the end of March. There, she will meet and tour the Supreme Court with the Justice (O’Connor). Many benefits will come from this experience.

“I think there are many benefits to being selected. I will be able to have an im-pact on improving civic education in our schools. The ability to participate in the further development of the curriculum will give me the opportunity to shape it for the high school students,” Adams said. “I will have the opportunity to work with educators who are working to improve what we do in the classroom (and) it will help me to grow as a teacher. I will also be part of a program that is going to have an impact on civic education.”

Adams will be planning teacher in-services for the school and other schools in the district when she returns from the training.

“I truly do feel honored and very lucky to have been selected. As my students would tell you, I am a true government geek and this is just what I love to do,” Adams said.

More information on the iCivics Teachers Council can be found at icivics.org.

BY JACQUI MARZOCCASta� Writer

March 2011 • CdS Sunrise Life & Times • 13

Adams selected to contribute to Civic Education

The Corona del Sol softball and base-ball teams recieved new scoreboards this season. The former scoreboards were outdated and they often mal-functioned. Coach David Webb and softball Coach Jennifer Ray worked for nearly a year with Principal Su-san Edwards to purchase both of the boards. The baseball scoreboard has also been relocated out of the field of play.also been relocated out of the field of play.

Aztec baseball, soft ball teams

get new scoreboards

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March 2011 • CdS Sunrise Opinions • 15

Every dang issue there is this guy spewing his mind onto a piece of paper. He’s got a crazy looking mug shot, and a weird last name. He writes about hippies and about ghosts; he writes about dreams and about goals. His tone sounds informative as if he wants people to take something away from his writing.

I don’t know about him though. He seems weird, he seems odd. Who is he? I don’t know; you tell me. Who am I?

Well, with the population of Corona near 2,400 students, chances are you can’t tell me. So, I guess I’ll have to tell you.

My writing tends to reflect my character. It’s difficult to put your persona on paper, but I try my best. Going through my opinions this year and in previous years, if people had viewed them as an extension of me, they might have been able to draw some conclusions. Some aspects of my character I specifically tried to show, whereas other features of me came naturally through my writing. Three things that stand out from my writing in this year alone are that I try not to jump to conclusions, I try to be accepting of all views differing from my own and I can be sarcastic and not very serious about a lot of things. I want you to know this and need you to know this. The reason? I see these as characteristics of a very friendly and fun person, which I like to think is me (maybe there are some of you who have known me for years who disagree, but I surely hope not). So now with all this background, I would like to tell you a story.

I was at a friend’s house and I got talking with his older brother about college, traveling and other things; nothing too special. But a week later I was over there again and my friend had something to tell me. He told me that someone hated me. He told me that his brother had been at the mall the previous week and was talking to a person in a store. General conversation led him to learn the person attended Corona and because I was fresh in his mind from talking to him, he asked the person about me. This person apparently proceeded to tell him about how mean and rude I am and how much he/she doesn’t like me. My reaction? I was surprised.

I try my best to be a positive person, but I suppose somewhere along the line I got off of that. Somehow this person saw a negative side of me. I’m not sure how or when, but it happened. Now this person has this impression of me being mean and rude. It just makes me mad that I had given that sort of impression and it’s not anywhere near my actual persona. So I apologize to this person, whoever you may be. Come talk to me if you would like, I promise I won’t bite.

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Th e new Facebook fad

How many hours in a day do you spend on Facebook refreshing your page hoping that you’ll get a new notification? Our generation is so obsessed with technology that we are being deprived of time that can be productively spent elsewhere. Teenagers spend more time on the computer, watching TV or playing videogames than anything else. We’ve become so addicted to things such as Facebook that it’s now a vital part of our everyday lives.

In conversations with your friends, do you ever find yourself saying things like “I saw a group for that on Facebook!” or something like “Is it Facebook official?” If you answered yes to that you may be obsessed with Facebook. The most common topics are statuses posted,

groups and relationship changes. Why must we share our every thought on Facebook?

Most importantly, why do we feel the need to share our relationships with the countless “friends” we collect? A relationship should be between you and that person as opposed to you, them and all of your “friends.”

Before you post that you’re in a relationship, or newly single, think about if you’re ok with all of the comments that are going to be made. If you’re ok with everything that’s going to be said and done, be my guest and post it. If you’re afraid of what people will say, then don’t do it! Always remember that no matter what you post on Facebook, it’s going to always be there in cyberspace, even if you delete it and think it’s gone.

Relationships are supposed to

be something special, something meaningful between you and another person. Thanks to Facebook and other types of technology, perfectly decent relationships are stressed, tested and sometimes even ruined by whatever cruel teenagers put out into the rumor mill.

So there’s a lesson to be learned here: if you’re a vulnerable person who doesn’t deal well with hurtful comments and criticism, then I

highly recommend that you don’t post your relationship on Facebook, at least not until you and that person feel comfortable enough in the relationship.

Although we all want to share everything with the world, Facebook is not the place to show off your relationship. Posting it on Facebook and making a big deal about it is asking for trouble and you shouldn’t do it if you aren’t capable of handling the consequences.

BY STEPHANIE DAYTONSta� writer

If there’s one thing in life I can’t stand it’s the way pickles are separated into different jars. I’m a fan of all pickles and I believe each pickle brings something new to my taste buds. All I want is to go to the store and buy one

big jar with a variety of pickles so I can enjoy them all together.

It all started when the Gherkin pickles decided they were better than all the other pickles. They threw all the best parties to which only Gherkin pickles were invited. This made the dill pickles jealous so they made their own picnic club that was exclusively for dill pickles.

Unfortunately, the relish group wasn’t invited to

anything and all they wanted in life was to be included. There are other pickles in society that secretly long to be in with the “cool group” but don’t have the courage to talk to them.

This is the tragic story of the pickle society. They live in fear that they will never fit in. It destroys their self-esteem and they become bitter. They lose the greatest part of themselves due to another pickle’s prejudice. Pickles are just too stuck up, jealous and afraid to mix and mingle with each other. So, how do they fix it?

Tackling a problem as monumental as this is daunting, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be solved. Bringing down prejudice and judgmental ideas starts with one. One pickle can make the difference between a delicious pickle and a nasty pickle. Hopefully, we all will take this challenge, rise above petty judgments and learn to enjoy all the pickles in society.

Enjoy all the pickles in society

BY CHANEL ALVISOpinions editor

March 2011 • CdS Sunrise16 • Sports

Freshman Cassidy Kamerman has been running track since she was in fourth grade.

Despite the injuries that come from running track, she hasn’t stopped persevering in the sport.

She began running for the Arizona Flames track club in fourth grade because her mom wanted her to try it. Kamerman ended up having an injury the first year of her running career. She was cut off in a race and fell, left to be stampeded by the racers and their track spikes.

“I kept running track because my friends were on the team and my mom really wanted me to do track,” Kamerman said.

In sixth grade, she started running for her middle school, Grace Community Christian School, and most of her success in track has come from that experience.

Last year, her 4x800 team from Grace, won the state meet so the girls moved on to the regional meet in El Paso, Texas.

Kamerman placed sixth in the 3,000 and ran the 1,500 and the 800 at the regional meet. Her 4x800 team also got first place at the regional meet in El Paso, qualifying for the National Junior Olympics in Chicago.

“It was really fun; we got to stay in a hotel together,” Kamerman said. “I enjoyed going to a new place and meeting people from around the country.”

Kamerman’s favorite race is the 400 because “it’s hard and it’s a challenge every time I run it. I love the feeling of pain and adrenaline at the same time. Plus, it is the one race everybody watches and cheers on,” Kamerman said.

Kamerman also enjoys relay races.“I like being able to run relays with different people as well as be-

come closer to the other people I run with,” Kamerman said.Head track coach Tim Kelly noticed her right away. “Her desire to excel and work hard at her goals have been the first

thing that stand out. She always has a positive attitude at practice and is willing to take on a myriad of challenges,” Kelly said.

Kamerman will run for Corona this year and she is excited about having a great season.

“I look forward to being able to run for a school as well as run with the people I go to school with,” Kamerman said.®

Senior Todd Peat signed the letter of intent at Johnson Elementary in Mesa on Feb. 2nd to play Division I football at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.

Several factors went into the last minute decision.

“I made my decision last night (Feb. 1) at like nine o’clock,” Peat admitted.

With the support of close family and friends and the option between several schools across the country, the final decision came down to Oregon State, Arizona State, and the ultimate choice, the University of Nebraska.

“The coaching staff, and their belief in me, he (the coach) believes in the same things I do. Really, that’s what sold me,” Peat said.

With this highly anticipated decision, rumors and bits of information spread like wildfire across Corona, online publications and sports networks.

“I only told my family and my best friend (before publically announcing),” Peat said.

One of Peat’s younger brothers, and teammates, Andrus, is a junior at Corona.“I think it’s a good decision for him,” Andrus Peat said. “I definitiely want to go

out and see some of his games.”Their father agrees.“We’ve always wanted him to make the

best decision based on opportunity, character, program all of those things, and we feel like he is making a great decision,” Todd’s father, Todd Peat said.

From Aztec to Cornhusker, it won’t be soon Peat forgets playing for Corona.

“I’m going to miss the fans, Coach Venturo, Coach Zemenski and his staff…if anything they’re entertaining. And my teammates. I’m going to miss my teammates so much,” Peat said.

“When I go to Nebraska, they are going to make me the best player I can possibly be,” Peat said.®

Senior Peat signs with NebraskaBY PRESLIE HIRSCH

Life and Times Editor

Frosh track star looks to impress at Corona

BY NATHAN SAMUELSSports Editor

Hockey, lacrosse not considered sports

BY ALEX BERNALStaff Writer

STEPHEN KULURISSenior Todd Peat signs his letter of intent with the University of Nebraska. He made his final decision after months of deleberation with the help of friends, family and coaches.

In some states, ice hock-ey and lacrosse are consid-ered high school sports, but in Arizona, they are not recognized as sports by the Arizona Interscholastic As-sociation.

“The more interest in the sport, then the closer to reality it is in becoming a sanctioned sport by the AIA,” Athletic Director Dan Nero said.

Like hockey and la-crosse, boy’s volleyball used to be a club sport but due to the popularity and inter-est in it, it became an AIA sanctioned sport in the mid to late 90’s.

“I could see them (hock-ey and lacrosse) following boy’s volleyball if people continue to play and keep the interest in the sport,” Nero said.

The issues behind the AIA recognizing these sports is that the costs of transportation to and from ice arenas, lacrosse fields, equipment, uniforms, coaches and officials would be difficult for school districts to pay for.

“It would be hard for the district to pay for everything,” Nero said. “Economics has a lot to do with it.”

The Aztec club lacrosse and hockey teams still pay for fields and arenas for practice before and during the season, but do not have to follow the strict AIA restrictions.

“It’s still cool as a club team,” senior lacrosse player Hunter Wall said. “There’s not as many restrictions, so we can practice more in advance.”

Although Wall is a graduating in May, he hopes to see lacrosse become an AIA sanctioned sport in the years to come.

“If the interest continues to grow, then I could see them becoming sports in the next few years,” Nero said.®

CARTOON BY CHANEL ALVIS