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September 9, 2011Volume 17, Issue 1

Admin explains choice to cut Culinary classJesse EstesAsst. Featainment Editor

Following the retirement of long-time culinary teacher Susie McGuire, the Woodcreek administration decided the class would not return for the 2011-2012 school year.

Instead the room is set to be con-verted to a science class this spring. Assistant Principals Mark O’Hair and Heather Schlaman stated this is a nec-essary response to the rise in demand for college preparatory science classes among students and an evident next step, due to the room’s already capable gas burner and sink facilities.

“More students are taking A-G classes,” stated O’Hair. “We didn’t want to have to say, ‘No, you can’t take that class you need to go to college.’ ”

“We want to see our students achiev-ing and learning at high levels. There is more demand for upper level science classes,” Schla-man stated. “We think it’s a bet-ter invest-ment.”

Both as-sistant prin-cipals added that this does not mean that there will not be any culinary classes in the fu-ture.

Additionally the science class replacing culinary may turn out surprisingly interesting. The class

taking the room this spring will likely be a normal core science class; but by allow-ing the science department to expand, Schlaman hinted that Woodcreek may of-fer new elective science classes in the future. With an increasing amount of students going into ki-nesiology, she said that starting a sports science class and new fitness education program is one avenue teachers and admin are looking into.

For students who were looking forward to participating in Woodcreek’s record-breaking culinary class, O’Hair suggests the off-campus ROP Culinary Class as an al- ternative. He pointed o u t that the ROP pro-

gram offers an al-ternative to Wood-creek’s culinary class, but not for science classes, saying, “If you want to take it, it’s there. Not so with the sci-ence classes.”

P a u l Hayes, head of the ROP department a t Wo o d -

creek, explained some differences between

Woodcreek’s former culinary class and the ROP Culinary program’s intern-ship components.

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T h i s program is offered at culinary classes at Roseville and Del Oro High Schools, which were given million dollar grants to refit their culinary facilities with state-of-the art equipment, according to Hayes.

Students can enroll for the class as long as they are 16 or older, and have access to transportation. The class includes an initial culinary training program, followed by an internship at participating restaurants. Students can expect to find it an engaging experience and a fair replacement for Woodcreek’s missing culinary class.

TOP StoriesNewsAdministration offers alternative ideas for past culinary class.

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O.T.Q Get personal with your Homecoming Royalty.

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Opinions Explore what persuades the student body to eat campus food.

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Special Section Whitney Cottrell undergoes extreme summer make-over.

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Featainment Greek Mythology replaces The Diviners as a play for this year. Page 10

SportsFormer student gets drafted to the MLB.

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NewsSeptember 9,2011

Wolf Pack Press 3News Editor, Megan Adams

To cope with increasing enrollment, admin hires six new teachersAmanda GarciaStaff Reporter

In August we enrolled our biggest class of students in history. Pushing the limit of expectancy, administration hired a total of six new teachers to help better the hands on learning in the classroom.

New English teacher Erin Barth attended UC Davis. She left with her Bachelors in English, Masters in Education and credentials in English Literature and History.

“I really wanted to work at a high achieving school. I really like the dedication of staff and students,” said Barth. In the spring she will also be the new assistant coach for the swim team. Barth enjoys traveling amd spending time with friends and family.

“I’m excited to be a part of the school and to get to know and build relation-ships,” Barth said.

Spanish teacher Anais Castillo attended Sac State and received her Bachelors in Spanish with a minor in Sociology.

Anna Nguyen and Breana ZamudioStaff Reporter and Editor-in-Chief

Kathleen Sirovy, former Oakmont Principal, made many memorable con-tributions to her school, her community and everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her throughout her 39-year career in the Roseville Joint Union High School District (RJUHSD).

Last April, just two months shy of retirement, Sirovy was diagnosed with an inoperable form of brain cancer. The immediate outpouring of support for her and her family was so great that a Facebook page was created to update students and staff on her condition and provide a place for them to communi-cate with her.

Her passing on August 19, 2011 at the age of 61 marked a time for all of us to remember everything that she did for her school and for our district. Sirovy left behind a legacy of excellence that will not soon be forgotten.

Sirovy was hired as a teacher at Oakmont in August 1972. In July 1993 she assumed the role of Assistant Prin-cipal at Oakmont High School and then transferred to Granite Bay High School as an Assistant Principal in January 1996. Sirovy returned to Oakmont as Principal in December 2001 where she served until her retirement this past

June.In May Sirovy posted a message on

YouTube where she expressed her love for students and colleagues. “I will al-ways be watching Oakmont,” she said. “Who I am is a combination of the people that I am surrounded by. So I want to thank all of the people that were a part of that process.”

Many of Woodcreek’s fac-ulty knew Sirovy personally and remember her as a model teacher and administrator.

“ I worked wi th K a t h l e e n f o r 2 0 years as a teacher at Oakmont. She was starting her third year when I started my very first year, so she was quite a role model to me,” stated Gary Stringfellow, U.S. History teacher. “She was not only organized and professional, but a genuinely funny person to be around, a fact that some-times gets lost when somebody moves on to Administration and/or changes schools. I hope the young teachers at Oakmont can choose good role models for their own careers, and in that way they will carry on Kathleen’s spirit in one of the most important parts of a teacher’s career and life.”

Principal Jess Borjon also had the pleasure of knowing Sirovy as a friend and colleague. “I met Kathleen 16 years ago during my first year, and she had a tremendous impact not only on me,

but on everyone who knew her. Having conversations with her was always very neat because Kathleen was so verbose. She could fit a lot of words into a min-ute,” he said.

“But the biggest lesson that people could learn from Kathleen

was how to treat people. Her greatest strength was listening. I try to get better at that every year, because it’s hard when life gets so busy; but that is a

direct influence of Kathleen’s. She could always put everything

aside and pay attention to whatever it was that

you were telling her,” Borjon said.

“ A s a f o r m e r counselor and coach she always brought a different perspec-tive to the duties of an administrator in this district. The kids ALWAYS came first,” said Roger Faranato,

counselor.At the district office, Sirovy’s col-

leagues recalled her contributions to education.

RJUHSD Superintendent Tony Monetti recalled her dedication in an email sent to district personnel on August 20. “Kathleen was one of those very special people we are privileged to meet in our lives. There is no doubt that she has left a lasting imprint on this district and certainly on Oakmont,” said Monetti. “Her kindness, courage, and tireless work for students and staff are examples for all of us. I will miss her upbeat attitude and the genuine

concern she showed that let you know she cared.”

“I have known Mrs. Sirovy for as long as I have been in California, so about 27-28 years. I lost a friend who was very helpful and supportive to me,” said John Montgomery, RJUHSD Asst. Superintendent of Curriculum. “She was one of those people who was always in service to others. Mrs. Sirovy always put the RJUHSD on a pedestal for excellence.”

Robert Hasty, who assumed Sirovy’s position as Principal at Oakmont, shared his thoughts on Sirovy’s battle with cancer and passing in a recent email to district personnel. “As only Kathleen could do, she took it all in stride and continued guiding Oakmont High School from home and the hos-pital,” said Hasty. “Kathleen was, is, and will always be a vital part of the personal, academic, and professional development of so many of us in the RJUHSD. Kathleen’s bright smile, pas-sion for students, and positive attitude about every situation is what I will miss most about her.”

Sirovy is survived by her husband George, who retired from Granite Bay High School as a teacher and athletic director, and their two children.

Oakmont High School is accept-ing donations for the Kathleen Sirovy Scholarship Fund, which will go to-wards students who demonstrate the same excellence that Sirovy modeled daily. Contributions to the fund may be sent to Oakmont High School, 1710 Cirby Way, Roseville, CA 95661. Please make checks payable to RJUHSD and indicate “Kathleen Sirovy Scholarship” in the memo line.

Beloved Principal Kathleen Sirovy leaves lasting legacy

Jackson attended Chapman University, where he earned a bachelors in Social Science and a masters in Special Edu-cation. Along with teaching, he is the assistant varsity baseball coach. One thing that he tells his two kids Jarred, 6 and Josselyn, 4, that he would like to tell the students is: “You’re not a failure until you quit.” The reason he became a Special Education teacher was he was impressed with their ability and he un-derstands what it’s like to struggle.

Spanish teacher Eric Valencia went to Cal State and Hayward Col-lege, where he finished with a Spanish degree. “I came here because it was a teaching opportunity and a good coach-ing opportunity for the next level,” he said.Valencia is the head varsity base-ball coach. Other than coaching for our school, Valencia also coaches his son’s travel ball team.

One of his students, Dominic An-dersen, said, “He’s been my favorite teacher so far.” When he isn’t teaching, Valencia likes to watch sports and hang with his family. “I’m excited to be here,” he said.

“I’ve heard a lot of great things [about Woodcreek],” said Castillo, “Es-pecially about the students and staff.” Castillo is very involved with on and off campus activities, such as in the spring she will be an assistant track and field coach.

Castillo is also part of ELAC (Eng-lish Learners Advisory Committee), which is an organization to better help serve students whose main or first lan-guage is not English. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her one year-old son and running track. Cas-tillo shouts out to students in Spanish “Hablan Español.”

A former real estate agent from Fidelity is now our new Social Science teacher. After high school Cory Clonce attended Notre Dame on a soccer schol-arship. He is currently assistant varsity boys soccer coach. As well as coaching soccer here, he also coaches at Placer United, where he spends some of his spare time. In his free time Clonce enjoys camping, coaching soccer and hanging out with his four and a half and two year-old daughters and getting

ready for his third little girl, who will be here in November.

“Be involved in both your classes and on-campus school activities because you will remember these years for the rest of your life,” stated Clonce enthu-siastically.

PE/Health teacher and varsity de-fense coordinator Marco Hanan is offi-cially bonded into the Wolf Pack. Hanan attended Sac State after high school then went to San Diego State where he earned his teaching credential. Before joining the Wolf Pack, Hanan was a Raptor teaching at Creekview Middle School, where he was for six years be-fore he transferred to Woodcreek.

“I wanted to be able to teach and coach at the same school, and I have al-ways loved Woodcreek,” stated Hanan. Other than football he will be the head track and field coach as well. This en-thusiastic new addition to the sports and teaching department is a father to two little boys and when not teaching, he enjoys hanging out with his family and coaching. “Go Timberwolves.”

Special Education teacher Scott

“Who I am is a combination of the people that I am surrounded by.”

4 Wolf Pack Press OTQ Editor, Taylor Krause

OTQ September 9, 2011

A chat with our 2011 Homecoming RoyaltyTaylor KrauseOn-the-Quad Editor

They are in your classes. They pass you in the halls. They receive awards for outstanding academic performance. They are stars on the football, water polo, baseball and track teams. They’re officers in NHS, STOP, CSF, and Stu-dent Government. They have brothers and sisters, families and friends, lives just like yours. They are your 2011 Homecoming Royalty.

Nominations for royalty happened August 22. More than 100 seniors had their name submitted and got the ap-plication that would later be sent to an extensive board of judges for review. After a week of cutting, four boys and four girls were picked to represent Woodcreek as Homecoming Royalty. The girls chosen include seniors Crystal Reed, Samantha Fastiggi, Corey Ruder and Emily Hill and the boys include se-niors Riley Murray, Ian McCoog, Shaun Mize, and Juan Jimenez.

Life is more than just crowns and tiaras for these Princes and Princesses. After accepting the nomination, they now must attend the Homecoming foot-ball game and dance. Also, throughout the week they must participate in all spirit days, going above and beyond the average Woodcreek student. No school spirit equals no votes from the student

body, who vote Thursday during 2nd period for their 2011 King and Queen. The winning couple will be announced during the Varsity halftime of the foot-ball game. Let the anticipation begin.

I got a chance to talk to the Home-coming Court at the start of spirit week about how excited they are and how they are preparing for the big reveal. They were all laughs and smiles dur-ing their time together, taking a break from student government work and AP classes to answer some questions.

“I really wasn’t expecting this at all, so when I found out I was so excited. Everyone is so great too. It’s really fun,” said Reed.

“I had no idea,” said Mize with a smile. McCoog laughed and said, “Yes you did, you’re Shaun Mize. Me, I knew. But it’s been really fun. I’m excited.”

As most know, the theme of Home-coming this year is Forever Young, so of course we had to hear about the court’s childhood a little bit. When asking what their favorite childhood toy was, Ruder said, “Leggos all the way!”

Hill said, “I didn’t have a favorite toy, just a blanket I took everywhere.”

Most everyone had a favorite Dis-ney character as child, so we asked what their favorite was. McCoog said with a laugh, “I have a top ten, it’s impossible for me to pick. I guess I’ll go with Her-cules; he’s pretty great.”

“I’d have to go with Buzz Lightyear. He’s pretty classic,” said Mize.

That was enough talk about the past, so we decided to talk some more about the future. The next question asked was where they wanted to travel next and why. Fastiggi said, “Italy because I’m Italian or Ethiopia. My friend’s grandma has a school there and I’d love to help.”

While Fastiggi wants to travel and help the world, Mize has other plans. “I want to go to Africa to run with the lions,” he stated with a straight face, later laughing.

Now, although the theme is Forever Young, and as a senior, that’s exactly what you want to be, these students have much bigger plans. “In 10 years I see myself graduated from college, starting a family and traveling the world.” said Fastiggi.

Hill was next to answer, saying, “I really have no idea, just hopefully to be successful and happy.”

Reed said, “I really hope to be a pre-school teacher. I’ve always wanted to.”

Ruder said, “I want to pursue some sort of career in Science.”

McCoog answered in a different di-rection, saying, “Living as a successful lawyer in New York City, also married to Corey [Ruder].”

She laughed and then turned to Mize for his answer.

“Obviously running with the lions in Africa,” said Mize, making the rest of the group laugh.

So although these eight have big plans, they’re all fun and games. Be-tween AP this and Honors that, wa-ter polo games and football practice, freshmen mentoring and after school tutoring, they all made time to enjoy this week as Royalty and prepare for a night that’s sure to make their high school career.

Be sure to attend the Homecoming football game to see which of these eight are chosen as our 2011 Homecoming King and Queen.

(Note: Riley Murray and Juan Jime-nez were unavailalbe for interviews.)

PHOTO BY ABBY SKAFF

OTQSeptember 9, 2011

Wolf Pack Press 5OTQ Editor, Taylor Krause

I never believed them when they said these years would fly by. The first day of your freshman year caused me to do some reflecting on what I have learned in the fastest four years of my life. I realized how important it is to have such great friends and having them with you during this time is crucial. Never EVER lower your standards and always stand up for what you believe in. I’m not joking every morning when I tell you to make good choices. The hardest part is over! You have made it through your first month of high school and the rest will be a breeze. Work hard in school with your sports and academics so that when the time comes, you can fill out college applications to your dream schools. A few other things I expect you to continue doing these next years, after I’m gone, are always yell at the drivers in the parking lot and be sure to utilize the car horn on anybody and everybody. Be sure to smile and be kind and most importantly, have fun! There is nothing that com-pares to high school, so make the best of it and don’t be too eager to get out. You only get to do this once (you better only do this once…). I have no doubt you will make me proud. Love you!

Love, Morghan Krause

D e a r Elizabeth, Man, I can’t believe you

are already in high school... I remember my freshman year like it was yesterday and can’t even

begin to explain how fast high school goes by. If I could give you one tip, I would say to enjoy each day no matter how

awful or tedious it may seem. It goes by way too fast. Lucky for you, though, I have far more than just one tip.

High school is full of choices and changes. One choice I would very strongly suggest and advise is to join as many clubs and activities as possible because that’s how

you can make friends and meet new people and that’s what I have found to be the most fun part of high school. A second more obvious piece of advice would be to do your homework, I know it

sucks; but if you want to be successful throughout high school, it is just a fact of life. Lastly find something you love and stick with it. Sometimes high school can get tough and the only thing that can get you through it is

to stick to something you love. It will give you something to look forward to every day and something that you can rely on to brighten up or fix a bad day. Follow this advice and the advice from Mom and Dad and I know you will do great and

love high school.

Good luck, sis. Love you and hope you have a great four years in high school!

Love, Ian McCoog

Jon CanaBrodcasting Editor

Each spring incoming students face a decision that not only impacts the rest of their school year, but potentially the rest of their lives as well- choosing their schedules. The class schedule is no choice to be taken lightly. Some of us choose a path of rest and relax-ation. In Woodcreek terms, this means a schedule laced with T.A periods and off-campus periods.

Ryan Rasberry, senior, is all too familiar with this schedule. Aside from the required Gov/Econ and English classes, he has two periods as T.A, two as 4th off and Athletic classes to fill up the rest of his schedule.

“It’s easy. I didn’t want to do any-thing my senior year,” Rasberry stated when asked why he opted for such a schedule. Rasberry says that his sched-ule enables him to do what some stu-dents can only dream of- doing nothing all day long. Britani Roy, senior, shares the same experience. With a schedule spruced with Yearbook and T.A periods, she never has homework

.“The most I ever have is 20 minutes of English (homework),” Roy stated.

As tempting as an easy schedule may appear, some students continue to challenge themselves with strenu-ous classes. Jesse Estes, junior, is at-tempting to achieve what may seem impossible to some - taking seven AP classes.

“I don’t think it’s a lot. I think I can do it,” Estes stated. “I want to get into a good college.”

With UC Berkeley in mind, we can begin to grasp his rationale behind his choices.

A schedule of such caliber also pays off in the long run- literally. By passing the exams AP classes prepare you for, you receive college credit in return. What once could have been $1000 class has shrunk down to the cost of an $87 exam.

“I’m usually pretty stressed and tired from all-nighters,” Estes stated, explaining the effort he puts into his classes. He rests on the weekends, however. “Over the weekend, I’ll spend a lot of time playing video games and not doing work.”

Although these schedules rep-resent opposite ends of the student spectrum, they still convey the impact that the seemingly lowly pink sheet of paper has on our school year. Regard-less of our schedules, we can’t deny their influence on what goes on during our daily lives.

Schedules are taking a toll... or not

Dear Tanner, PHOTOS BY ABBY SKAFF

Seniors write letters to freshman siblings

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Opinions Editors, Nick Franze and Sara Sumrak

September 9, 2011Volume 17, Issue 1

6 Wolf Pack Press

What feeds the Wolf PackNick FranzeOpinions Editor

There are six vending machines on campus, and three lunch line choices for your everyday feeding and cravings. However, everyone has their prefer-ences of their favorite Wolf Chow.

The popular and easiest to acquire quick meal is the fresh-baked pepperoni or cheese pizza. The pizza is the most cost-effective meal for the student on a budget, yet not sacrificing taste for price.

Also the Spicy Chicken sandwich is a fan favorite for a quick and somewhat ‘picante’ taste, some, like me order a side of ranch for added deliciousness.

The other somewhat less well-known item on the menu is the Chicken Caesar wrap. This wrap is a hybrid of a burrito and a pita wrap. It is a sun-dried tomato tortilla wrapped up with crispy chicken, crunchy lettuce and drizzled with Caesar dressing.

Also the Asian food line. This area of cuisine is a refreshing alternative to the usual American-style pizza, chicken sandwiches and Caesar wraps. The Asian line boasts fresh fried rice with the choice of teriyaki chicken soaked in a wondrous broth and cooked to perfection.

If teriyaki is not your ‘cup of tea,’ then there is the delicious and tangy orange chicken.

The orange chicken is flavored breaded chicken mixed with pineapple that provides a unique and upperclass taste to the typical school lunch. In addition, there are fresh made deli sand-wiches and sal-ads.

Some of the sandwich choices are fresh cut tuna egg s a l a d w i t h sliced pick-l e s o n

t h e side. It may

sound unappetizing, but the taste is unbeliev-

ably stellar. The salads are com-posed of fresh lettuce, garden veggies

and tasty breaded chicken. The Mexican food line is

in a league of its own taste-wise and authenticity-wise. This line boasts

a spicy flair and a unique taste that is

unexpected to be so original and

tasty inside a high school

c a f e t e -ria.

There are two choices of ‘platas’ that

you can choose for your dining pleasure. An unrolled burrito is the

most common order, it consists of a gently warmed tortilla piled high with seasoned beef or chicken, garden salsa, creamy ranch and chopped lettuce.

Nachos are another favorite. They have the same ingredients as the bur-

rito but add a different eating experi-ence as the soft burrito is replaced by crunchy nacho chips.

The nachos are a good alternative if your friend is low on cash and you need to lend a helping hand and share your precious lunch meal.

Wednesdays are the days for the cafeteria specials to show themselves.

In the Asian line, the spicy Kung Pao chicken is added to the mix with the orange chicken and teriyaki. It is chicken mixed with onions and doused in a spicy brown sauce.

However the favorite dish of the student body has to be the spaghetti, salad and garlic bread platter. The homemade Spaghetti is the key ingre-dient to keep students happy through the slog of middle of the week Wednes-day, and keep them full.

The dishes and delights at Wood-creek are many and are sure to fill and please even the most picky of stomachs. The wide variety of flavors and dishes offered at the vending machines and food lines are an example of our school’s diverse culture, both ethnically and culturally and the thing that expresses us the most, our food!

Next time you have a craving, fulfill it in the Wolf Pack cafeteria and enjoy our different selections.

Sara SumrakOpinions Editor

Interview with Robin DeBoldQ: How do you feel about Homecom-

ing being so early this year?A: I think it is good that it is early,

because it helps everyone get spirited. But it is hard with everything else go-

ing on. It is kind of in the way of the grading period. It gets in the way of yearbook, because it is so early so we have to get started a lot earlier than we used to.

Q: What are you plans for Home-coming night?

A: Well I wasn’t planning on going unless I got nominated for royalty, but I might go because it is my last Home-coming. I don’t usually do anything after dances, because I go home. I know some people go to after parties.

Q: What is your opinion about the theme Forever Young?

A:I think it is a good concept, but I think the way it played out is kind of elementary and “kidish.” I mean, For-ever Young, you can do so many things with it besides cartoon stuff.

Q: How do you feel about this being your last Homecoming?

A: It makes me kind of sad because I know they have Homecoming at college, but they don’t have a dance, just a game. And I don’t think they have spirit week. I mean it is kind of sad; but at the same time, it is like a new begining.

Students share thoughts on Homecoming

Sara SumrakOpinions Editor

Interwiew with Cody BlancoQ: How do you feel about Homecom-

ing being so early this year?A: I think it’s a little too early. I

think it should have been a couple of

weeks later. But it doesn’t really mat-ter how early it is, it will still be a lot of fun.

Q: What are your plans for Home-coming night?

A: I am going to take my date to din-ner and then take her to the dance

Q: What is your opinion about the theme Forever Young?

A: I think it shows the value of our youth. High school flies by, so we should attend everything that the high school offers.

Q: How do you feel about this being your second to last Homecoming?

A: I wish it would last a little longer because high school has been one of the best experiences of my life.

Q: What excites you most about Homecoming week and why?

A: Probably the football game, because we have a good varsity team and I like to see them kick Oakmont’s butt. I am also excited for the dance, not just for dancing, but to be with my friends as well.

PHOTO BY SARA SUMRAK

PHOTO BY SARA SUMRAK

OpinionsSeptember 9, 2011

Wolf Pack Press 7

Nick FranzeOpinions Editor

The experiences of summer change drastically as we go from elementary to middle and eventually high school.

The numbers of days are the same, the weather is the same, but the memo-ries are always different along with the sinking feeling that summer was not the same as the year before.

Our elementary school summers consisted of the Ice Cream man, Door-bell Ditching and Sandlot baseball.

In middle school summer was hav-ing a Myspace and the quarrels that the top friends list created, talking to GIRLS... awkwardly of course, and the new wonder of staying out past dark.

Now in high school summers are long lake days, 100+ degree practices and seeing whose car can go fastest down Baseline, and of course the journeys to the AM/PM for late night Arizona Sweet Teas.

Music changed as well. In our tween and elementary school years, our radio’s blared Aaron Carter and Green Day as we acted like little rebels.

As the years progressed main-stream music shifted to the bumping beats of early Eminem which our par-ents frowned at but everyone loved. Now Kid Cudi, Mac Miller and under-

Parents push boundariesAnna Nguyen

Assistant Editor

Back in the day, when some-one was described as “one of those guys that would give you the shirt off his back,” it was considered a compliment, a phrase denoting generosity, if you will.

Nowadays, however, appar-ently football players aren’t al-lowed to be so generous. With the newly instated jersey rule at Woodcreek, football players are no longer allowed to lend their jerseys out to girls to wear.

Of course this rule comes with the exception of their mothers, since mothers are known to be an unstoppable force.

“The real issue with jerseys is that there is about a four month turn around on them and if, in that time, the jerseys are dam-aged or lost, then the player has to wear a random number, which is a hassle,” said John Hildebrand, Varsity Football Head Coach.

Provided this logic, the foot-ball players and their home girls are very understanding.

Luke Summers, for example, said, “I get why they won’t let us give our jerseys out and it makes sense, but it sucks because it’s always fun to have girls wear your jersey.”

Summers basically summed it up,

no pun intended. Not being able to wear your favorite football player’s jersey is a bummer, because when it comes down to it, girls are wearing football

Jerseys under new Regulation

Opinions Editors, Nick Franze and Sara Sumrak

Sara SumrakOpinions Editor

As we journey through our four years of high school, we all deal with many obstacles. We sit bored in class, awaiting the comforting ring of the bell; we stay up late working on homework that should have been finished hours ago and we deal with the unending pres-sures of high school. But the one thing that never crosses our minds, as we cross over into Woodcreek boundaries, is our parents. For some, school is a place to get away from parents for a while so this intrusion might not sit well with some of the Woodcreek students.

“Parent’s participation is important to a school’s proficiency,” Principal Jess Borjon stated.

This year, administration has been working towards involving parents more in the average school day. It is their goal that by November of this year, parents will be able to come onto campus and watch while we are in class. To avoid any disruptions to our learn-ing, the parents will not be permitted to talk, only observe.

This year, teacher, student, parent relationships have become top priority. It is administration’s goal that these parent participation days will close the gap between the student’s perspec-tive on what happens in class and the teacher’s.

Of course there are still issues be-ing worked out. For one, Friday might not be the day that parents will be wel-comed in. Rallies are always on Friday and that would not give parents enough time. Administration is looking at Tues-days as a possibility. The time spent in each class by the parents, is also undecided. They can either sit through one class for a long period of time or sit 20-30 minutes in each class and visit more. Right now faculty is planning for parents to only come onto campus once a month. Of course all these decisions are still up in the air.

Having parents come onto campus not only will give parents a better idea of what is going on in our classes, but it will also foster feelings of community. The typical high school student is very enclosed. After school they might hang out with their friends or work on home-work, but what you hardly ever see, is a student who is extremely involved in the community. But by bringing par-ents into our campus, we are hoping to create a more involved youth and a more “in touch” community.

But wait, before you start fretting about your parents showing up in your classes watching your every move, con-sider that they might not be placed in your class. If a parent wants to see an average day in your AP European class for example, they might go see the class during 4th period while you have it 2nd. The goal of administration is not to have your parents see you in class, but rather observe the class you are in.

jerseys to show support for our Timberwolves, not because it’s the new fall fashion trend.

Belinda Arias said, “I don’t understand how we’re supposed to sup-port our team now, when everyone else wears them [jerseys] at other schools. I get that they don’t want us to damage the jerseys, but we wear the jerseys for our school and the girls who wear jerseys know how big of a deal it is if even a tiny bit of makeup is on it.”

“Hildebrand wil l probably have a pretty bad consequence for us players,” said Summers, when asked whether he thought football players and their girls would fol-low the rule.

And since we don’t want to wear out our team with anymore three-a-day practices, I sup-pose we’ll abide by this new rule for now. Many of the football players’ girlfriends have decided

to make their own versions of football jerseys, complete with their favorite player’s name and number, to wear in support of our Timberwolves.

Students share thoughts on Homecoming

ground rap influences the social culture of Woodcreek today.

Even though the memories from each year are good or bad, it always seems like there is a missing purity that was there when we were younger.

We were once sheltered by the neighborhood or just our backyard and occasionally the Aquatic Center to use the diving board and the snack bar.

Now we have the freedom to go where we want, when we want and to

The long lost art of Summer

do what we want. This is a huge perk, but it just

shows how much we have all grown up since the old days of summer and no longer need the safety and simplicity of the old days.

With these new freedoms, we tend not to enjoy the summer. We are always so busy hanging out with friends and working that we hardly have time to re-lax and enjoy the comforts that summer provided for us when we were young.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LUKE SUMMERS

NEW RULES: Senior Luke Summers will no longer be able to loan his football jersey to Meagan Greenlee, his girl-friend.

PHOTO BY ANNA NGUYEN

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For Spanish teacher Stephanie McGrath, Summer 2011 was one she’ll never forget. Anytime one gets to leave the country, memories are sure to be made. McGrath visited Playa Del Car-men, which is south of Cancun. The food where McGrath and her husband were staying presented an interesting twist to her vacation.

“On the resort they had everything but Mexican food, mostly Italian and American food. It was ridiculous,” McGrath said.

The lifestyle in Mexico differed greatly from the lifestyle here in Amer-ica; usually we hear of things being much cheaper there, but in McGrath’s case it was the complete opposite.

“It was very expensive in the area that we stayed. Everything was very pricey similar to here,” McGrath said.

McGrath’s past visits to Mexico have been in places that were relatively cheaper than where she stayed this summer.

“We were able to walk around and explore the whole area,” McGrath said. The most memorable moment McGrath and her husband experienced in Mexico was visiting the beautiful Chi Chen-Itza and really being able to take a first hand look at the Mayan ruins.

For Government and Economics teacher John Johnson, Summer 2011 brought yet another memorable trip to Africa. This summer was Johnson’s

fifth year contributing to help the less fortunate living there.

“I’ve always felt drawn to Africa,” said Johnson. Johnson and a Bayside Church group traveled to Kisii. “We built a house for a 12 year-old boy, James, who lost both parents to AIDS,” he said.

James is a child who is enrolled in a special program for people living in ex-treme poverty in foreign countries. This year James was chosen to receive help because he had the greatest need.

When Johnson arrived, all that made up James’ house was sticks, mud, dirt and a roof full of holes. With the

Teachers take unique out-of-country vacations

aid of John Johnson and the church group, James had a brand new house with a sustainable metal roof built for him in just 1 day.

Johnson also visited Kibera, the second largest slum in the world, to do some painting at the WEEP Center. Johnson helped paint the sewing rooms and the children’s room. The WEEP Center is a place “where HIV positive women get into a program that gets them healthy and teaches them a new trade to take care of their own children, instead of the mother dying and the kids going to an orphanage,” said Johnson.

For English 9 teacher Erin Barth,

Summer 2011 was an “experience of a lifetime.” Every summer Barth and her friends, 4 English teachers and 1 Span-ish teacher, travel out of the country.This summer they wanted to “go big,” which meant Europe.

While in Europe, Barth visited four different countries: Hungary, Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic.

“Every city was beautiful,” ex-plained Barth.

In Austria, Barth saw castles from an ancient monarchy and many other castles as well. Having taught the book Night, Barth felt that it was a necessity to see the Holocaust memorials in each city they visited.

“It’s hard to even explain the im-pact,” said Barth. It was very important for Barth, but nevertheless upsetting to truly experience the memorials.

French teacher Cheryl Anderson also took a unique vacation this past summer. Anderson vacationed to France to visit friends and improve her French speaking ability as well as expand her knowledge of the culture. The last time Anderson vacationed to France was 40 years ago and while there she took part in several tours around the scenic country.

“It is the most beautiful country I have ever seen,” said Anderson. Her favorite part of the trip was seeing the prehistoric villages and the oldest intact quaint villages. The food in France is also something Anderson raves about; the cheese and the meat are delicious.

Anderson can’t wait to go back and will forever cherish the time she spent in France.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN JOHNSON

LENDING A HAND: In a Kenyan village, John Johnson aids local townspeople.

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHERYL ANDERSON

SHOPPING: Chery Anderson browses

through a French market.

PHOTO COURTESY OF STEPHANIE MCGRATH

SIGHT-SEEING: Stephanie McGrath visits the old

Mayan ruins in Mexico.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIN BARTHENJOYING THE VIEW: Erin Barth and fellow teaching colleagues relax in Europe.

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This past summer brought several new lifestyle changes for history teacher Whitney Cottrell. For those who haven’t seen her yet this year, her appearance has changed…to the point where stu-dents have been talking about it around campus.

“She be lookin’ good,” said senior

Spencer Klinefelter. Cottrell’s appearance has changed

so much that students are comparing her to Jersey Shore characters. I’m not sure I’d stretch it that far, but her new petite figure and golden tan sure have something to say about what she did this summer.

“I was taken aback by her new look. I told her she looked great and that her new treadmill really paid off,” said senior Jon Cana. However, what few

Cottrell shares lessons from her mid-summer makeoverstudents know is how Cottrell actually did it.

“Last winter I started re-reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and it inspired me to take charge of my schedule and make working out a priority,” Cottrell said.

She is certainly a busy mom and teacher. Cottrell teaches AP European History as well as World Studies, and manages both her children’s competi-tive soccer teams. With such a jam-packed schedule outside of school, it leaves little time that Cottrell can use for herself.

This summer Cottrell was able to accomplish that daunting task and prove that she can make time for her-self. She tells her students that it’s all about living a healthy lifestyle.

“It’s always hard to get started in creating a new habit or routine, but I found a yoga and Pilates studio that is focused on each person improving their strength and health and reaching their potential,” said Cottrell.

Junior Anna Nguyen said, “Mrs. Cottrell is very dedicated to everything that she does. Her summer makeover is just a reflection of that. She is beautiful both inside and out.”

Cottrell has always put all of her effort into her teaching; in return she was able to take great advantage of her free time over the summer. Cottrell was able to realize that this new lifestyle would benefit her and her family’s life immensely.

“I have always believed that it was important for me to model good behaviors for my students - work ethic,

etc.; but I also need to model a healthy lifestyle,” said Cottrell.

History teacher Burnel Pinkerton said, “Even though she may have a different figure, it hasn’t changed her sparkling personality or witty banter - the thing I like about her most.”

“I used to believe that I had too much work to do to make exercise a part of my daily routine, but I have found that I get more work done now that I exercise every day and am way more effective at my work,” Cottrell said.

“I always let other commitments take priority,” said Cottrell. It was this past summer that she made the change of evening out her commitments and striving for a more healthy lifestyle. “With such a busy schedule, it is far too easy to let life get in the way,” she said.

Clearly, stepping back and look-ing at one’s lifestyle and adjusting the merely small things can change one in a big way and for the better. The feel-ing of letting life commitments get in the way is a feeling far too familiar for a majority of people, The fact that Cot-trell was able to overcome that feeling and accomplish her goals is a motivator for all of us.

Living a healthy lifestyle is what Cottrell wants to portray and get through to her students. It really is something more of us should strive for and we now have walking proof on campus that it is possible.

Cottrell is setting an example for her students on campus and will cer-tainly succeed in modeling her new-found healthy lifestyle among them.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BURNEL PINKTERTON

HANGING OUT: Cottrell enjoys a meal with fellow history teach-ers Chris Baker, John Johnson, Jon Becker and Brent O’Boyle.

Wolf Pack Press 9

“Getting with a girl I don’t

even like...now she’s whipped.”

“Having sex with a guy who didn’t even really like me.”

“Having to pee in a boy’s bathroom on my period.”

“Triple back flipping into

rocks.”

Summer Regrets 2011

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Volume 17, Issue 1 September 9, 2011

Abby Ledbetter Featainment Editor

The first day back to school Tom Fearon annonced to his drama students that this year’s theatre production would be The Diviners by Jim Leonard, Jr, a play set during the Great Depres-sion about finding faith and hope during a time when it seems all hope is lost.

Tryouts were held for The Diviners on August 23 and callbacks were the 25. Twenty-five truely talented, eager theatre students came to tryout for The Diviners, a play that unfortunately only had eleven parts. Realizing the amazing talent, Fearon decided the night after tryouts that he would do something he has never done before: change plays!

Fearon said it was a hard decision for him to make because The Diviners was a script “[he] loved, worked on all summer, and was ready to go.” But nev-eretheless, something had to change. To have continued with The Diviners would have been a tragedy, because it would have meant saying no to over half of the people who were at tryouts, so Fearon has decided to put The Diviners on hold for another year and instead has picked a comedy that will accommodate a larger cast.

Instead of The Diviners, Woodcreek will now be home to a production of The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza by Don Zolidis, a play Fearon had read over the summer that contained a lot of poten-tial. He liked it so much that it became one of the two plays he was considering for his intermediate class to perform. So when it came time to switch plays, The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza was a perfect fit.

One of the main jobs that goes with being a drama teacher is reading a lot of scrpits and deciding which to perform.

Fearon said, “One of the director’s

Abby LedbetterFeatainment Editor

The funniest sports team on cam-pus, the Woodcreek Comedy Sportz Team, held tryouts August 16 and 18. On the first day of tryouts, the drama room was filled with chaos as 21 people anxiously awaited the start of tryouts.

Throughtout the two days of try-outs, returning members challenged newcomers to games that are normally played at matches like “What are you Doing?”and “World’s Worst.” Both games are meant to test a person’s improv and listening skills. Good listen-ing and focusing are important skills to possess for people on the team. The key to improv is being able to think on your feet.

After testing the skills of all the people at tryouts, the current team members decided that everyone did so well that everyone would get the chance to be a part of the team this year. The team this year is made up of three teams: a red team composed mainly of returning members as well as a few people new to the team, a green team and a blue team. Throughout the year at different matches, the team will contain 3 people from the red team, 2 from the blue team and 2 from the green team.

On the red team are returning members Molly Bookwalter, Lizzie Hol-mes, Bailey Jensen, Jerry Snow,and co -captains Amy Shingara and Nick Hel-mer, as well as newcomers Matt George, Erik Helm, and Sierra Spandow. On the green team are Jacob Archung, Robby Batchelder, Alexia Bayardo, Gabby Donaldson, Kendall Eckman, Mitch Mack, Dan Rowe, Kelsey Stewart and Brandon Strong. On the blue team are Victoria Eng, Brooke Helmer, Courtney Knapik, Brianna Lopez, Morgan Mey-ers, Kiba Raines, Jake Schwartz, Katie Vertido and Vanessa Zurick. Come sup-port the team at the first match of the year on September 23.

The Diviners becomes Greek OlympiaganzaSportz Tryouts

hardest jobs is choosing a play.” Fearon said that choosing a play requires the director to consider many things like: “What will an audience like? What will challenge the actors? and What will be fun to do?” He also said that it is important to consider California Education standards and concerns of school admin-istators. After deciding not to do The Diviners, Fearon thought about it and after considering all the aspects of the play he decided that The Greek Mythology Olympi-aganza was an acceptable choice.

What is the The Greek Mythology Olympiagan-za? It is a hilarious play in which two narrators attempt to cover the fas-cinating yet intimidating subject of Greek mythol-ogy, including the use of audience participation, and general theatrical insanity. The play in-cludes the famous Greek myths Pandora’s Box and Jason and the Argonauts and ends with a musical theatre version of The Illiad. It is a play that will have you laughing for two hours straight and it is worth taking the time to go see.

The rehearsal process for this Greek play is already underway with rehearsals after school every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 3 to 5:30. With all the work that has already gone into the production of this play, it is sure

to be a success. The dates for this play are October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29; but if you can’t wait until then to see the amazing talent that lies within the drama department, come to The Night Of Comedy that is being put on by the WHS Drama Club on September 15. It is sure to be a night full of entertain-ment.

PHOTO COURTESY OF: CORTERIE THEATRE

Jesse EstesFeatainment Assistant

Today, Friday, Sept. 9, Stephen Schwartz’s musical Children of Eden debuts at the Roseville Theater Arts Academy under the direction of Wood-creek’s own Adrienne Mars. Woodcreek students and alumni joining her in the off-campus production include soloists Erin Hugenroth, Katie Martini, and Tyler Campbell; Breezy Akeson, Trey Quinn, Travis Stern, Kennedy Kaya, Braden & Matthew Dahl, Crystal Coulter, Erin Capron, Michelle Grgu-rich, and many other singers, danc-ers, actors and actresses from WHS. Musical director Jennifer Vaughn, and

choreographer Stephen Hatcher, who together worked with Mars on several WHS musicals, are also joining in on the production of Children of Eden.

Children of Eden is loosely based on the first nine chapters of the Book of Genesis, adapting the Bible stories of Adam and Eve and Noah’s ark. The musical depicts the interactions of these biblical figures with their unruly children and is full of humor, heartfelt lessons and fantastic songs.

After auditions in June and July, the cast at Roseville Theater Arts Acad-emy rehearsed for several days a week until September. In preparation for their premiere, the group has sped up in preparation, holding dress rehearsals and practicing for five days a week, five

hours each day. The dedicated cast that has ar-

rived to each rehearsal for the past two months, memorizing lines, choreogra-phy, and singing on stage, is not all from Woodcreek, and many of Woodcreek’s students have never been in produc-tions outside of the school. Regardless, Roseville’s various musical groups at the community theatre have meshed well, and the musical looks promising.

“At the dress rehearsals, the audi-ence was in tears,” said senior Erin Hugenroth. “The music is beautiful, and the story is just amazing.” Hugenroth will be performing a duet with Katie Martini for the musical and has thor-oughly enjoyed the production.

“I love my cast,” she stated. “We’re

some of the funnest people.”Under Mars’ direction, the produc-

tion will no doubt turn out as fantastic as Hugenroth says it will, just like previous Woodcreek High School pro-ductions like Beauty and the Beast, Grease, and a WHS only Children of Eden production.

The musical will show at the Ro-seville Theatre in downtown Roseville, 241 Vernon St. The first performances will be today, Sept. 9, and tomorrow, both at 7:30 PM and Sunday, Sept 11, at 2:00PM. Future performances are set for the next two weeks, at the same times, through Sept. 24. Tickets sell for $13 and reservations can be made at the Roseville Theatre Arts Academy website.

Children of Eden opens this weekend

Wolf Pack Press 11Featainment Editor, Abby Ledbetter

FeatainmentSeptember 9, 2011

Zombies attack the streets of Roseville in daylight

Abby SkaffPhoto Editor

They came in death. They came for blood, some already dripping from their chins. They came dragging their limbs. July was a time for zombies, an unexpected flash mob of zombies, to be more specific. This past July featured something unpredictable that would surely add a little more “Thriller” to Downtown Roseville.

“Howdy Boils and Ghouls…,” be-gan Joshua Cox, the coordinator of Roseville’s first Zombie Walk. According to Cox, the streets of Roseville simply did not have enough zombies. Thus Ro-seville’s first Zombie Walk was created via an event posted on Facebook. Over time, the online zombie virus spread

like mad as the “attending” list of people grew from tens to hundreds. On July 26 at 4:00 PM, zombies emerged by the hundreds at Royer Park, preparing for their invasion of Downtown Tuesday Night. The entire event was volunteer based, which included donations of make-up, blood, applicators and people who could apply zombie make-up. Among the many ghoulish volunteers was Woodcreek junior, Caitlyn Massey, who dressed as a zombified version Pro-gressive’s iconic salesperson, Flo. “[The Zombie Walk] was amazing! Seeing zombies everywhere and watching them all get really into their characters was incredible,” said Massey. During the extended preparation period, there was a continuous flow of zombies arriving

and in the center of the growing mass at Royer Park’s Gazebo, there was a “blood bath” where one person in the center spun around with a bucket of blood, splattering others encircling him with a mixture of corn syrup and red food dye. A message spread starting at the center of the mass moving down from one de-caying mouth to the other that, finally, it was time to walk. The overflowing mass of zombies was instructed to split into two groups, attacking from both ends of Vernon Street, and to merge in the center. When recalling her most memorable part of the zombie walk Massey replied,” I dressed up as Flo, the Progressive girl as a zombie, and got lots of high fives and hugs and pictures. The looks on everyone’s faces at Down-

town Tuesday were hilarious!” Amidst the puzzled patrons of Downtown Tues-day, the zombie paparazzi and zombies themselves were many members of the notorious Callson Manor. Also, not only was Massey a volunteer, she was also a member of the Callson Manor. “The Callson Manor always participates in zombie and horror events. It’s great publicity for us and it’s fun to get out, dress up and advertise.”

Roseville’s first Zombie Walk had a great turn out with the hundreds that attended and no accidents or run-ins with law enforcement occurred. Rumor has it that because of how successful the Zombie Walk was, another one may be hosted again this October. Hope to see you then, Boils and Ghouls.

Theatre Department hosting a Night of Comedy Sept. 15

PHOTOS BY ABBY SKAFF

PHOTO COURTESY OF ADRIENNE MARS

PERFORMANCE: The cast from the Roseville Theatre Arts Academy’s production of Children of Eden come together to perform one of the songs from the musical.

12 Wolf Pack Press OTQ Editor, Taylor Krause

FEATAINMENT September 9, 2011

Jesse EstesAsst. Featainment Editor

Any Woodcreek students who went to John Bishop’s The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, at Sutter Street The-atre this August, directed by Michael Coleman, probably noticed something familiar about the composing pianist Roger Hopewell.

The flirtatious way he spoke the line, “You have very dark eyes,” and held tightly the hand of a squirming fellow actor, created just the kind of awkward and comedic scene typical to Woodcreek drama classes. The wearied but unsurprised reaction Hopewell gave to his drunken lyricist partner’s collapse was the work of a very expe-rienced actor.

That actor happened to be Tom Fearon, Woodcreek’s drama teacher, who ended a long break from acting on July 22, the opening night of the show. Although the play made its closing per-formance on August 28, Fearon’s rendi-tion of the eccentric Roger Hopewell was unforgettable.

The last time Fearon appeared onstage was in the Sacramento Shake-speare Festival nearly eight years ago. He said he finally returned to the stage to reaffirm that the saying, “Those who can’t do, teach,” is false.

Fearon certainly did liven up the murder mystery with witty comments

and helped carry the plot along fluidly as Roger Hopewell. He expressed the changing moods of the play with his great facial expressions, always turn-ing to the audience to give them a clear picture of what was going through his character’s mind.

His commitment to the part shown clear through his adherence to all the rules he gives to his drama students and through the practiced manner in which he confidently called out his lines.

And he was in fact, very familiar with his lines. The community theatre group he worked with rehearsed their parts four days a week for three hours a day and gave up a great portion of their summer to the making of the wonderful production.

Following their premiere, the group performed the play every Friday, Sat-urday and Sunday for six weekends throughout July and August.

Fearon stressed that he puts his time and energy into acting because he believes that theatre is important and he is involved because he loves it, not for the money.

Sutter Street Theatre made a perfect outlet for his acting needs, showing top-notch productions under the budget of a non-profit community theatre group.

The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 turned out to be a fantastic mur-der mystery, well done by the theatre

troupe. Its blend-ing of comic relief with suspenseful twists and turns, along with the the-atre’s wonderful cast, combined with Fearon’s enjoyable style of acting to make The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 an amazing show.

With the start of the new school year, it’s unlikely that Fearon will have any more time for acting while he teaches his classes; but Sutter Street Theatre’s line-up for the upcoming Fall and Winter months is packed with interesting Broadway pieces and long-time clas-sics, including Cab-aret and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe that are sure to be just as impressive as The Musical Comedy Muders of 1940.

Fearon hits the stage with a mesmerizing performance

PHOTO BY LISA EDMISTEN

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September 9, 2011Volume 17, Issue 1

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Bump, set, spike it! That’s the way we like it! School has started, which means another chance for Woodcreek volleyball players to show off their skills. To start the new season, varsity coach, Brian Jew, has brought on many new members to the team, includ-ing two freshmen. Jessica Blum and Carissa Bradley will be representing Woodcreek High School this year in volleyball.

Jessica Blum has dreamed of play-ing for Woodcreek High School on the varsity volleyball team as a freshman since she was just a little girl.

“I have been playing for nine years. Coach Jew knows me because my sister, Jackie Blum, played for him when she was in high school,” said Blum. “He knows that I’ve wanted to play varsity as a freshman, so he let me try out.”

This is going to be her third year playing for school and her sixth year for club. Blum’s position is setter, but she is often thrown into opposite because she is left-handed.

“Jessica is a left-handed setter, and she knows the game really well because she has been playing her whole life,” said Jew.

“I am so excited. It’s a good opportu-nity, too,” said Blum. She loves the team bonding part of the whole volleyball experience and how much progress the team makes from the beginning of the season to the end. “I love that feeling you get when you get a kill. There is just nothing like that feeling,” Blum said.

A kill is when you spike the ball so hard and fast that no one touches it before it hits the floor. This last sum-mer, Blum attended Junior Olympics in Atlanta with her club team, Force Volleyball Club.

“We were ranked fifteenth in the country,” she said.

Freshmen make varsity volleyball roster Amanda Garcia Staff Reporter

PHOTO BY AMANDA GARCIANEWBIES: Freshmen Carissa Bradley and Jessica Blum are eager to prove that they are varsity volleyball potential.

Matthew

I have a question for you. It is simple and better spark excitement. If it doesn’t, then you’re reading the wrong column. The question is...are you ready for some football?

Yes football season is back and as the summer heat turns into colorful fall, the pigskin can emerge with no threat of lockout and entertain the nation. One game has already been played and the rest of the season officially “kicks off” for the rest of the teams, so it seems appropriate to make early predictions as to which teams will be successful and which will struggle.

Staying local, or somewhat local, the San Francisco 49ers feel confident with their new coach and off season pickups that they can beat out the rest of the teams in the lowly NFC West. The fact that they made such big ex-pectations for themselves last season betrayed them when they went a disap-pointing 6-10 and disappointed much of San Francisco. Now with a new coach and a few new pickups they claim to be better prepared and ready to win, but I am not so convinced. What worries me is their lack of a quarterback. The fact that Alex Smith has to battle with rookie Colin Kaepernick doesn’t help the image of either player. Unless over the lockout heavy summer either of the players really improved, I don’t see any good chance of a division title.

The Oakland Raiders are on a road to success as long as they work together. I am a Raiders fan, but that doesn’t af-fect my prediction on them. Their main competition for the AFC West title is with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers. But if they can repeat what they did last year by sweeping every team in their division, along with putting some road wins on the board, then they should make the playoffs.

My quick prediction as to who the best team looks to be so far: clearly the Philadelphia Eagles because of the great off-season free agents they signed, not to mention Vick is back and ready. With their huge off-season pickups, much to the dismay of former Eagle star quarterback Donovan McNabb, they are by far the best team in terms of player quality. Now as seen in the past with loaded teams *cough* Miami Heat *cough,* the amount of talent a roster has doesn’t affect the overall team success or chance of a Super Bowl appearance.

My underdog team to look out for: the Baltimore Ravens. With a power-house defense as well as a young and emerging offense, Baltimore has the pieces, coaching staff and potential to go very far this season, maybe even to the Super Bowl if they work as a team. If I was a Ravens fan, I would be very optimistic about my team’s performance this season.

I always suffer through basketball withdrawl during the summer and early fall, but football is my medicine. With the start of the season now underway, I can enjoy some exciting NFL football.

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Blum will not be the only fresh-man on the team this year, though. Carissa Bradley, from Loyalton, California moved here the summer of sixth grade and she will be join-ing Blum on the varsity team this year. She plays as an outside hit-ter but can play anywhere.

“I have played for 3 ½ years, and I have played two years of club,” s a i d B r a d l e y. Bradley attended a camp at Sierra College this sum-mer where the coach told her she needed to try out for Woodcreek’s Varsity team.

“I talked to Coach Jew, he let me try out and I made it,” said Bradley. Her mom coached her in the sixth grade and in seventh grade she tried out for Buljan and made it as a starter.

“I’m really excited. It is such good exposure. I’m also really nervous be-cause it is such a large team, and you always have to be playing at your best,” Bradley said.

She loves the people and just the sport in general.

“ Now as I get older, the mental game is kicking in. It’s a maturity thing,” said Bradley.

“Carissa has all-around skill. She

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is a hard hitter and always wants to improve,” said Jew.

“We’re going to be young, so I expect improvement and to compete at higher levels,” said Jew. “Each girl will bring excitement and eagerness.”

These girls are in it to win it, and they mean businesss. Keep an eye out, Woodcreek, these girls are determined to put another banner on the wall of our gym. With new and experienced talent, expect greatness from the varsity team and their players.

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Homecoming hype spreads across campus

Matt George Editor In Chief

PHOTO COURTESY OF JERRY RIEGER

DREAM REALIZED: Ryan Rieger has rightfully made the MLB.

Ryan Rieger, 2008 alum, found out on June 5 while on the computer with his father that he was drafted by the Florida Marlins with an offer to play ball in the minor leagues.

Wednesday, August 3, Rieger ne-gotiated an offer of $200,000 signing bonus with the GCL Marlins. Florida accepted Rieger’s conditions and the left-handed first baseman was headed to West Palm Beach, where he currently resides.

“We knew he was going to get drafted. We were just unaware of what round,” stated Jerry Rieger, Ryan’s fa-ther and WHS Geometry teacher.

“We were told it would be inbetween the fourth to tenth round, so we were

waiting by the computer in the early morning around 10 or 11,” stated Rieger.

Two days later on Friday, August 5, Rieg-er was on an early 11 o’clock flight to Jupiter, Florida where he would meet his new team.

After Rieger gradu-ated from Woodcreek in 2008, he attended Santa Clara University for two years where he finished his general education before transferring to College of the Sequoias (COS) in Visalia, CA. The rookie was studying to get his bachelors in Health Studies.

After he attended

COS, Rieger’s plan was to take his full ride to CSU Long Beach to become a fitness specialist/ trainer. Rieger got the full ride from Long Beach on an athletic scholar-ship with a BA of .472 and OBP of .614 as a senior at Woodcreek High School.

Currently the recent rookie is in the Gulf Coast League on the GCL Marlins. He played in the mi-nor league cham-pionship against the minor league

GCL Yankees. On the first day of the series the

Yankees beat the Marlins 12-3 with Rieger striking out swinging in the bottom of the 2nd. On the second day of the series, #8 Rieger hit his first profes-sional homerun from Ed Rodriguez in the top of the sixth, off a fly ball to right field, 0 on and 0 out, giving the team a final score of 9-2.

During the last day in the series both teams tied with a 1-1 lead and the last game decided who became the GCL Champions. The Marlins started out scoring in the bottom on the third from 2B Luiz Ortiz after a line drive to left field and stealing second. The Yankees scored in the top of the fourth from a homer from 3B Dante Bichette on a flyball. The Yankees finished strong, taking the lead with a final score of 3-1 and were named the GCL Champions.

The biggest game of the school year is almost here

It’s the Super Bowl of Woodcreek football, the biggest student and fan attraction of the year. The community gathers to root on the football team as well as enjoy a night of float watching, socializing, crowning of royalty and fireworks. Ladies and gents, Friday is Homecoming, the biggest school sports event of the year.

In past years the Homecoming game has been equally exciting, even if the team lacked general interest and fan support. But not this year. Now the fans get to enjoy the thrills and fun that is Homecoming as well as one hell of a team to root for. After a hot start, the T-Wolves are entering Homecoming undefeated with a 2-0 record and they’re hungry to snatch their third straight win against the Oakmont Vikings.

In the first two games of the season, a dominating 54-6 win over the Lincoln Zebras and a record offensive 70-54 win over Casa Roble Friday night, have proven to the school, students, and play-ers themselves that the Timberwolves are a force to be reckoned with and have the capability to have a very successful playoff and maybe even championship run.

This season the team is averaging a whopping 62 points a game, one of the highest offensive averages in the state, as well as over 230 yards per game for both rushing and passing.

In only 30 attempted passes, quar-terback Shaun Mize, senior, has com-pleted 21 of those passes for almost 450 yards for three touchdowns and only one interception.

Sophomore Mitchell Layton has proven he deserves to play with the big boys, grabbing just over 300 yards in 42 carries and four touchdowns.

In terms of receiving, seniors Bran-don Knapp, Jake Hassel and Andrew

PHOTO BY JENAE SHISLERCOMPOSURE: Keeping calm with tight pressure approaching, backup quarterback Stephen Nogosek gets a beautiful pass off in time for a first down late in the game, ending Casa Roble’s comeback.

Lara have been catching almost everything thrown their way, each with almost 100 yards re-ceiving and a touch-down.

D e f e n s e , a l -though not exactly present at the Casa Roble game, has had one of its best starts as well, making the job of the offense that much easier. Averaging exactly 75 tackles and three and a half sacks a game, the T-Wolf defense is similar to that of a brick wall. Allowing only six points against Lincoln, defense led the way to the offen-sive onslaught that crushed the Zebras on their own home field. Although the offensive success of Casa was high, the defense stepped up in the fourth quarter when it mattered most and stopped a late rally by the Rams and essentially won the game. Senior Cam-eron Torres leads the team in amount of tackles with 17 in the first two games and senior Perry Beaber leads the team in interceptions, fumble recoveries, and a punt return touchdown.

Friday night Woodcreek takes on the Oakmont Vikings. Oakmont is coming off a nailbiter road loss to Foot-hill 42-44 and is in search of their first win of the season.

In that one game played, Oakmont’s quarterback, Ryan Shields, threw for over 200 yards and three touchdowns as well as abandoned the pocket five

times for 44 yards. Oakmont’s top receiver, Zachary

Archuleta, caught four passes for 111 yards and one touchdown. The two teams were similar last Friday night in that they both struggled defensively but were still able to stay in the game by consistant offensive play.

Even though they may have strug-gled one game, their defense can easily bounce back, so it all the more impor-tant that Woodcreek’s offense performs at the same if not higher level Friday night.

On the defensive side of the ball, Oakmont struggled giving up just under 400 yards rushing on 50 plus attempts as well as 138 yards on just five complet-ed passes. In total the defense gave up over 500 yards and six touchdowns.

If Woodcreek’s offense can continue at the success rate they are currently on, then the Timberwolves should have little problem grabbing their third straight win, giving their fans something to cheer for and overall mak-ing the Homecoming night that much better.

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Last Page September 9, 2011

Last Page Editors, Vanessa Castro and Vanessa Bouey

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