November 2012 Tiger Times

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November 2012
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Change for All: New Grading “Oh What
Sup, Bitch?”
Program Promises Innovations
Derogatory terms have no place in
society.
Madeline Camilleri
A new online grading
system will soon be adopted by
the West Sonoma County School
District, adding to the number
of other changes the district has
implemented to ensure the schools
within are modern and updated.
The new grading system is the
website Turnitin.com, which
allows students to turn in written
assignments such as essays or lab
reports online. Alyssa Mintz
The unique part about
the website is that it compares
students’ work with that of their
Turning in actual papers to our teachers may become a thing of
peers and that of the website’s
the past with the new Turnitin program that Analy is adopting.
database, which consists of billions
of websites, publications, and other rubrics are offered through the
English teacher at Analy, and
students’ work.
website or teachers can choose to
the debate coach, believes this
construct their own.
program will be an asset to
The website is comprised
the way teachers in the district
of several other features that
Peer Mark is another
grade and change how students
help the educator grade and the
unique feature, as it gives students write. “It allows for teachers to
students improve their writing.
the opportunity to read each
comment on students’ papers and
One aspect is the Grade Mark
other’s papers to gain insight on
it links students to explanations
feature that allows teachers to
the subject and learn in a different
and examples on why they made
comment directly on the student’s
way. Teachers can assign each
grammatical and mechanical
paper and make editorial highlights student another student’s paper to
errors, providing benefits for both
and marks. This program is
read, which is an efficient use of
the teacher and student,” says Mrs.
designed to give the student as
time because now teachers will not Williamson.
much feedback as it can, while
have to take time out of class to
maximizing the teachers’ time by
redistribute them. Secondly, any
The Originality Check part
allowing them to grade quickly.
comments, changes, and marks
of this program is one of the key
Grade Mark also creates charts
will be viewed as anonymous if
features this website has to offer.
and graphs to show a student’s
desired, creating a safe learning
improvement throughout the year.
With this feature it
environment and critical thinking
minimizes a student’s ability to get
opportunity.
To further ensure a
away with plagiarizing. When the
teacher’s expectations for the
Lynette Williamson, an
"Turnitin" continued on p. 8
assignment are clear, standard
Bitch is defined as a cruel,
hurtful, or domineering woman.
Did you know that a slut is
someone who gets around? But it
is also commonly used as a term
of endearment between so-called
best friends. Those kinds of friends
obviously have respect for each
other, though.
Another common term of
endearment might be Ho (whore)
which denotes a male or female
who takes money for sexual favors.
Tiger Times Articles
Page 2
Thinking of going to college? Genean Wrisley details how you can
achieve this goal!
Larissa Birthelmer informs us of the
results of the Presidential election,
and factors that affected it.
Page 3
Interested in learning more about
the turducken? Gina Hervey has all
the information in this article.
Do you know how to properly apply
and wear foundation? Mariana Leal
teaches us how!
Page 4
"All the blood, sweat, and tears make
championship football teams."- Kyle Lewis
www.analy.org/tigertimes
Get to know Mr. Forslund, in this
edition of Teacher Insight by Ashton
Fandel.
Missed the Fall Festival, or just
want to relive it? Nicholas DibbleKahn has you covered!
A faggot is “a male
homosexual.”
Why should these gender
derogatory terms become more and
more accepted in today’s society—
especially in teen conversations?
“Hey Ho!”
“Oh what sup, Bitch!?” - Quad
Walking down the halls,
or standing with friends at break,
these terms can be overheard at
every edge of campus. They are
casually thrown around as if there
is some secret broken record
playing—because if one person
calls another a ‘bitch’, then the
other friend must retort with using
‘slut!’ It’s all just repeated to stay
with the same degrading tone
of conversation. Thus, a broken
record.
"Derogatory" continued on p. 2
Page 5
Jonathan Stewart congratulates
Girls Tennis for their SCL victory!
Learn about the life of an Analy
alumn in Zachary Davis' interview!
Page 6
Part Three of Lander Fusfield's
suspenseful Murder Mystery.
What'll happen this time?
Reduce your carbon footprint with
Jannike and Pauline Allen!
Read Victoria Ortega's review of
Rotters, a vividly real horror novel.
Page 7
Don't know how to read the stars?
Ella's Crystal Ball can remedy that
with Horoscopes!
Need advice? Sera's advice column
might help you with your troubles.
Pass time with Puzzles found by
Tyler Brassel.
[email protected]
TIGER TIMES, November 2012
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Thinking
of Going to
College?
Genean Wrisley
To add some clarity to the
confusion that often accompanies
this concept, Analy recently presented a college night for juniors,
and one for seniors. The college
night for juniors (and underclassmen too) was hosted by Mr. Heil,
where he outlined many interesting
facts about colleges.
First off, why go to college? Statistics show that people
who’ve attended college generally
have larger incomes than people
who have not attended college.
Young adults can expand their horizons and learn about all different
subjects if they go to college.
In order to attend college
one must focus on meeting the
standards. The standards include
four years of English, two years of
social studies, one year of lab science, one year of physical science,
A Close Race
Larissa Birthelmer
After the obtainment of
Ohio and Virginia, crucial swing
states, Obama won more than
the necessary 270 electoral votes
needed to win the election. According to the last projections made by
Statista article “Statistics and Facts
on the 2012 Election,” Obama
won with a total of 332 electoral
votes and Romney lost with 206.
Although Romney began with a
lead in the popular vote; it was
quickly surpassed by the end of the
night. Once all polls were counted,
Obama had 61,907,639 votes and
Romney had 58,648,640 votes.
What to some seemed a straight
forward re-election, became a
tight sprint to the finish. Theorists
contemplate on the results and the
events which brought Romney so
close to the Presidential seat.
Why did Romney lose?
Due to Republican Party
ideology, Romney lost important minority votes. According to
the CNN article “Analysis: Why
Romney Lost,” Obama took the
Hispanic vote by 44 points, leaving
Romney short. Theorists believe
that unless the Republican Party
can revise or soften immigration
rhetoric, this vote will remain
Democrat in the future. “Latinos
were disillusioned with Barack
Obama, but they are absolutely terrified by the idea of Mitt Romney,”
three years of math (algebra 1,
geometry, and algebra 2), and two
years of the same language other
than English.
that fits the best.
Choosing a college can be
a very hard decision. One should
apply broadly; this means applyWhen colleges look at one’s ing to at least one college that is a
reach, a college that is somewhere
application they often only look
in the middle, and a college that is
at one’s GPA for sophomore and
safe. Different colleges have differjunior year; they also only look at
ent specialties and it is important to
academic classes. Extracurricular
look at these while applying.
activities can help one get into the
college of his or her choice. UCs
Money can scare many peowill look at extracurricular activities such as sports, jobs and volun- ple away from college. Tuition can
teering; however, state universities be a problem for many students. To
go to a UC it is thirty thousand doldo not look at these outside-oflars, CSUs cost twenty to twentyschool activities. Taking AP and
two thousand dollars per year and
honors classes also shows a colprivate schools can cost between
lege that students are challenging
fifty and fifty-five thousand. Out of
themselves, which can help students gain admission. Recently, the state public schools cost more than
average GPA of students attending the UCs but less then private colleges. To apply it is usually fifty to
UC Berkeley was a 4.2.
seventy-five dollars per college. In
many cases, half of college finanSonoma State University
guarantees admission to any Analy cial help is given in loans.
student who meets the college
For now it’s important to
requirements. Another option for
focus
on
school, and keep those
students is the JC transfer system.
With this system, one can go to the grades up in order to have options
when the time for college applicaJC and then transfer to a different
tions comes. Extracurricular activicollege and get admission priority
ties are also very important, as is
over high school students. There
simply having fun and enjoying
are many options for colleges and
high school while it lasts!
it is important to choose the one
said GOP fundraiser Ana Navarro.
Although key points were lost, the
minority vote alone did not lose the
election for Romney.
Superstorm Sandy, the
largest Atlantic hurricane on record
according to CNN, as well as
the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane in history, only exceeded by
Hurricane Katrina in 2005, struck
New Jersey, near Atlantic City,
early on October 29th. The posttropical cyclone left disaster in its
wake. Republican Party campaign
aids pointed the finger at the storm,
blaming it for consuming “news
coverage for what was supposed to
be the final full week of campaigning” (CNN).
After being criticized
for focusing only on the “small
things,” Obama received another
chance to step up from Superstorm
Sandy. The storm, according to
former Mississippi governor Haley
Barbour, “broke Romney’s momentum” (CNN). After the Republican Party surprisingly leaped
forward, Superstorm Sandy completely disrupted the campaign's
dynamic—setting them back exponentially. This was only the tipping
point causing a chain reaction of
hidden campaigning errors to come
to light.
According to analysts,
Romney’s unreliable positions
during his campaign greatly contributed to his loss. Romney never
seemed to articulate a clear ra-
tionale for the presidency. Social
conservatives blamed his loss on
undependable stances on abortion
and same-sex marriage. It “left
grass-roots Republicans uninspired.” An advisor to a prominent Republican governor who
campaigned for Romney said the
problems in the campaign were
less complex, more fundamental.
“Obama ran a very smart but very
small campaign, which he could afford to do because he was running
against a very small opponent,”
he said. “The fundamentals of the
election were the same all along,
and they were this: When there’s
an incumbent no one wants to vote
for, and a challenger that no one
wants to vote for, people will vote
for the incumbent. At no point did
Romney give people any reason to
vote for him, and so they didn’t.”
The 2012 election was a
surprisingly tight finish, in which
Romney came very close to the
presidency. “We were this close,”
one of Romney’s chief advisors
sighed after watching Romney
concede, “This close.” With slight
variations in tactic and strategy, the
2016 elections are sure to be just
as, or more, close than ever.
Works Cited/Consulted:
•“Analysis: Why Romney
lost” CNN
•“Superstorm Sandy Breaks
Records” CNN
•“Statistics and Facts on
the 2012 US Election” Statista
"Derogatory" from p. 1
However, these words are
taken too nonchalantly. How is it
that there can be mutual respect in
a friendship when degrading terms
are tossed around and repeated
non-stop? How is it that such a
large judgment or classification
could be used with one small three
or four-letter word?
“I met this girl the other
night dude! Damn, what was that
bitch’s name?”- School library
My challenge is not
for teens to just blow off the
significance of this broken record
and go back to their iPhones; my
goal is that they stop and try to
understand why the record was
broken in the first place, and how it
may affect others on a deeper level.
“He’s such a fag.” -Classroom
Fag is not interchangeable
with loner, weird person, or idiot.
It’s a word that must be taken off
the record of vernacular altogether.
Its offensive connotation is taken
lightly by teens because if it
doesn’t affect them directly, how
could it disrespect anyone near
them?
As the offensiveness of 'fag'
and 'gay’ might not be well known,
the word “nig**r,” has been
recognized in our history classes
as a memory of the hardships
of slavery and consequences of
racism. Are teens supporting what
the Ku Klux Klan would harass the
freed blacks with? This word is a
demeaning reminder of racism—
not a slang word for ‘buddy.’
I didn’t want to talk about
this word originally. I never want
to say it nor do I want to spell it.
There is too much grief and ugly
history behind this derogatory
term. “Eh nig, what’d you do
this weekend?” The amplified
ignorance is alarming. When teens
hear this word, it invokes a casual
response. Teens should consider
the reaction of others who might
honestly take offense to this
word—those who have been called
this word as a shameful reminder
of their skin color.
And that is the problem.
Being inconsiderate of
others not only makes someone
a disrespectful person, but also
immature, and offensive. Using
derogatory terms like slut, whore,
and nig**r shows how strongly a
person can be ignorant to sexism,
racism and give into the notion
that there is a stereotype that
girls should be sexy and guys
should be masculine with fuming
testosterone. When people use
these terms, it shouldn’t be in
terms of endearment, in fact, there
is no excuse to use these words at
all.
"Derogatory" continued on p. 3
TIGER TIMES, November 2012
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Engastration and Bakin’:
How to
The Russian Doll Thanksgiving Feast Avoid
Gina Hervey
Oompa
Loompa
Syndrome
As the Thanksgiving
season comes our way I felt
it appropriate to approach the
infallible (or should I say infowl-able) turducken. For those
unfamiliar with the up and rising
star of Thanksgiving tables,
the turducken is a stuffed (with
breadcrumb, sausage, or other
choice delicacies), deboned
chicken, inside a stuffed, deboned
duck, inside a stuffed, partially
deboned (for appearances) turkey.
Bigger is better, no?
The turducken, according
to the D’Artagnan website, first
became famous after a sports writer
in Louisiana was served the dish
in 1997. After he commentated on
a football game and talked more
about his fabulous meal than the
game itself, the turducken grew
in popularity as football fans (and
others) became interested in trying
out the impeccable block of fowl.
The history of the
turducken is expected to have
come from the Cajuns in
Louisiana—although the idea
of stuffing animals inside other
animals is not new. In Ancient
Rome and the Middle Ages, many
wealthy lords would challenge
their chefs into stuffing as many
birds inside one another, as long
as the preceding one was smaller
than the following. (One recorded
stuffing included 17 birds!)
Some modern chefs top off
the turducken with a small pig, just
to stick with the “bigger is better”
motto of America. However,
"Derogatory" from p. 2
No one deserves the judgment of a
peer by being classified as a female
dog or abusive.
Now, I challenge all of you
teens to remember what respect
really means to you. Whatever
happened to that kindergarten rule:
“Treat others as you would want
to be treated?” It’s time to grow
up, mature, and think about the
connotative power of our language
and how it could affect those
around us.
Calling someone a nasty
derogatory term isn’t going to
improve one's reputation; it makes
teens look ignorant of respect. Our
society cannot accept these gender
and racial derogatory terms as everyday descriptions and greetings.
As teens, we must influence the
younger generations by enforcing
a clean record that has no disparaging connotations.
Mariana Leal
An example of the dish known as Turducken: a chicken inside a
duck inside a turkey. Thought to be originally from Louisiana,
these dinners are gaining popularity with many Americans.
according to delish.com, other
chefs are now working to make the
inter-stuffing bird a more elegant
creation. The quaduckant is a quail,
inside a duck, inside a pheasant—a
bit more refined.
To finish up the
Thanksgiving meal, and the
tradition of engastration (where
an animal is stuffed into another;
room made by taking out the inner
organs) one must, of course, finish
off with a (what I like to call)
caie—a pie inside a cake.
For those traditional
Thanks-givers I would recommend
a pecan pie, inside a chocolate
cake, or a pumpkin pie inside a
spice or carrot cake. The idea is a
simple one: make a pie, as normal.
Then, while mixing up the cake
batter, stick the pie (without a tin)
into the batter and cover with more
batter. Cook the cake as normal.
When it’s served, the guests will be
delighted with a fruity (or rather, a
pumpkinny or nutty) inside, with
flaky crust, all enveloped in cake!
As the inner baking fad has
grown, many call the turducken
and its desert counterparts Russian
doll foods (or more specifically—
for the turducken: the Russian
Doll Roast) because of the many
delicacies inside one another.
Good luck fellow
Thanksgiving bakers! May your
Russian doll roasts and cake
packaged pies bring delight and
surprise to your Thanksgiving
meal.
So, ladies, let’s talk about
foundation. Gentlemen, feel free
to skip this one, unless you’re
interested in finding out why a
girl looks lovely one day and the
next looks like an oompa loompa.
Or Snooki. More or less the same
thing.
One explanation is the
wearing of foundation a couple
shades darker than one’s skin tone
in an effort to get a “sun kissed
glow.” Ladies, just no. Wearing
a foundation that is too dark for
you makes you look a) dirty or b)
orange. Neither is good.
The other culprit is
oxidization. What happens is over
time, oils in your skin contribute
to making your foundation turn
orange or several shades darker.
Also, acids in the skin contribute to
this oxidization.
For those of you who
are interested, the ingredients in
foundation that are most likely to
oxidize are titanium dioxide, iron
oxides, and zinc oxides. These
are common in mineral makeups
and also used as pigments in other
types of foundation.
How can one avoid
oxidization? One way is to add
a single step to your morning
makeup routine by applying a
silicone primer before foundation.
This creates barrier between your
skin (and the acids in your skin and
sweat) and your makeup. Another
simple measure is to simply use
less foundation.
Finally, a preventative
measure is to try before you buy.
When you go to the makeup
counter, you should try a sample
and see if that particular foundation
formula oxidizes with your skin’s
chemistry. If it doesn’t then it’s a
safe choice. Safe in that you won’t
look like a small, orange, singing,
dancing, factory worker. Thus a
safe choice of makeup is one we all
want.
Straight From the Tiger's Mouth:
"I'll be dying this weekend..." (not
intended literally) - Unknown
TIGER TIMES, November 2012
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Teacher
Insight:
Mr. Forslund
Interviewed by Ashton Fandel
up some work at University of
Illinois.
6. Have you ever done anything
extreme?
2. Do you have any irrational
fears?
Extreme? I’m probably the least
extreme person I’ve ever met.
Extreme like skydiving and stuff?
Uh–being buried alive. And you’re
laughing!–I’m serious; the thought
of being buried alive PANICS me.
I can’t even go underneath my
house anymore. When I was little
I would go underneath and I’d be
scared that the kids would come by
and lock me there, in the–spaces…
Is that irrational? It seems perfectly
rational to me.
3. Well it’s not something I’d live
in fear of everyday…
Well I don’t live in fear every day.
Probably three to four days a week.
4. If you could be a character in
any book, what would it be?
1. Where did you go to school?
Well I started off at Redwood
Heights Elementary, and from
there I transitioned to Sleepy
Hollow Elementary School, then
Joaquin Moraga Middle School
for sixth grade, seventh and
eighth grade. I went to Stanley
Intermediate School, and then I
was jettisoned to the Central Valley
and spent four years at Madera
High School, home of the coyotes,
“AhWOOOO…” From there I
went to Fresno City College, then
Sonoma State, and then I finished
Well, there’s this book called
The Caliph’s House, and it’s a
true story about this guy living in
England who doesn’t really like his
life there and decides to pick up
his family and move to Morocco.
It was kind of the motivation for
me to teach overseas for a year, so
that’s probably the closest.
5. What music have you been
rocking out to lately?
I discovered a band while I was
overseas called the Lowly Knights,
so I’ve been listening to that.
Band Wagon
Nope. Oh, I forgot to wear my
helmet once, and I realized it in
a panic when I got to the corner,
so I walked my bike back, but
that’s probably the extent of my
extremeness, other than going
to Scotland for a year. I’m just a
pansy like that. I still have training
wheels on my bike.
8. What would your battle cry
be?
This past October, Analy
followed our tradition of hosting
the fall festival. Analy is very
fortunate to have five amazing
band programs, four of which
attended our fall festival (sorry jazz
band).
time slot. Crisis averted!
The schools all have
to provide for their own
transportation, and as one might
imagine, getting to Analy from
the city on a tight schedule might
be tough. Still, it’s quite rare for
a school to not arrive, but that is
exactly what we all thought had
happened to St.
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Ignatius.
Analy is very supportive
of the future; so we give the local
middle schools the opportunity
to participate in the festival. The
middle schools love coming here
to showcase their skill, and, as
with all of the groups, they get to
work with our judges who double
as clinicians and give feedback to
help the bands improve.
Luckily they did show up,
better late than never! This school
was fortunate enough to have a
second band program that was
scheduled for a later time, and
we were able to arrange things
such that both groups would be
performing in the same half-hour
The guest conductors get to
take the reins of the band in a sense
and conduct them to their desires,
which can sometimes be confusing,
as the group’s usual conductor
might have given then different
or even opposite instructions, but
being able to play a piece of music
11. What’s your favorite pair of
shoes and why?
I have this pair of what I call
“water shoes.” But I can instantly
identify them with cool places
I’ve been, because I take them
everywhere and they’re multiuse. So these little beat up shoes,
they’ve been to China, and Europe,
and the dump.
“Save yourself.” “Retreat.” “Play
dead,” and just start sobbing.
That’s probably my guiding
principle -- just play the victim.
12. Did you dress up for
Halloween?
9. Is there anything you did as a
child that you wish you still did?
13. What’s something surprising
or interesting about yourself?
I played the saxophone briefly
when I was in middle school, and
I just didn’t like it, but I wish I
had just switched to a different
instrument or started playing guitar
earlier rather than abandoning
music completely.
I was almost on Wheel of Fortune
for Teen Week. I went through
all the steps and there were four
kids for three spots so I was the
alternate and I kept hoping one
of them would die, but then I
turned eighteen so I wasn’t eligible
anymore. I’ve been on the sound
stage and spun the wheel and
pretended I was playing, but sadly
I never got chosen.
10. If you could change your
name, what would it be?
Guglia [pronounced Goolia]. You
ever seen The Wedding Singer,
The Analy
Honor Band
flute section
warms up
before playing
at the Fall
Festival. They
played well
enough to elicit
a “bravo”
from clinician
Ed Harris,
something that
band director
Mr. Regan says
he has never
heard before.
Nicholas Dibble-Kahn
However, while other
schools do not have such large
programs we still found a spot for
them to serenade our three judges,
who are or have been university
band conductors. Interestingly
though, we were able to attract
audiences from as far as the great
city of San Francisco.
7. Yeah…?
where she’s going to be Julia
Guglia? I might be Guglia. Tim
Guglia. Mr. Guglia–I think it just
sounds cool. Guglia.
[someone enters classroom] Hello,
I’m Mr. Guglia. Are you looking
for me?
in accommodation with multiple
people’s preferences is a valuable
skill to have.
The clinicians are people
too and they do their part to
try to make the experience fun.
Sometimes it can feel like they go
over-the-top, but their enthusiasm
is well-received by the ensemble.
Clinician Ed Harris likened the
Analy Honor band’s playing
to beloved childhood character
Bambi, and how at times our
playing made Bambi prance around
with joy and how at other times we
were killing poor Bambi. This was
all done in good humor though,
and everyone walked away with a
smile on their faces.
Mr. Carter and I were soccer
hooligans.
The Fall Festival is so large
that we had to spread it out over
a Friday and Saturday. Analy’s
band program has five groups:
three levels of concert band,
intermediate, advanced and honor
band, as well as an orchestra and
jazz band. While jazz band didn’t
perform at this event our other
groups did.
Our intermediate
and advanced bands went on
Friday after school meanwhile
our orchestra and honor band
performed on Saturday afternoon.
New for this year though, our
scores were prefaced by cover art,
much to the delight of the judges.
This served as a nice introduction
to the euphonic exhibitions of each
ensemble. All the groups we hosted
did a fantastic job and we hope
they all enjoyed the experience.
TIGER TIMES, November 2012
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Lady Tigers
Tennis: No
Laughing
Matter
man-eating sharks and friendly
flying aliens. Or maybe even a
dinosaur or two?
Seriously though, Broffman
was voted by the SCL coaches
as Player of the Year, which
takes into account not only her
play, but also honors her attitude
and sportsmanship. Even her
opponent, the aforementioned
Maddie Thomas, commented about
Amanda, “Today Amanda played
the better game, good for her. She
is an amazing player.”
Jonathan Stewart
Analy athletics have been
pretty extraordinary this year. I
don’t know the exact number of
SCL championships we’ve won
this year, but we’ve definitely
earned more than half of them.
One championship that some
people may not be aware of is the
SCL Girls Tennis Championship.
Our Lady Tigers won a share of the
title by defeating Petaluma 5-2 in
the last match of the season. More
on that later.
The team has gone 21-3
in SCL play the past two seasons.
21-3! Twenty-one….. and three.
Twenty-one wins…. and three
losses. That’s pretty dang good if
you ask me. Maybe even great.
Especially since this year they
went 11-1 in SCL’s. Eleven….
and one. Eleven wins….. and OK
never mind that’s probably getting
annoying.
Leading the charge are
the seniors of the team, led by the
number 1 singles player, Amanda
Broffman (more on her later). The
other seniors on the team are Becca
Graff, Natalie Ambrosio, and Gina
Hervey. They brought experience
along with a lighthearted attitude
that kept their teammates happy
Where Are
They Now?
Zachary Davis
This month
I sat down
with Linda
Tighe Helton,
(class of ‘74).
For those of
you who went
to Hillcrest
Middle School
you might
know her as
“The Teacher
Who You
Never Want To Perturb.” She is
also known for the fact that almost
everything that comes out of her
mouth is about Analy High School.
For others, you might know her as
the woman on the sidelines at all
the JV and Varsity football games
(head stats keeper). Here is my
Interview with Linda Tighe Helton.
The Lady Tigers Tennis players let their goofiness show as they
pose in the middle of the tennis courts. This year they made it
all the way to NCS, laughing the whole time, by all accounts.
and laughing even in the tightest
of matches. The other members
of the SCL champion team are
Caroline Schlutius, Paulina
Cradeur, Alya Bohr, Kate Stewart,
Renee Bianchi, Hillary Brennan,
Darcy Spencer, Hanna Caruso,
Natalie Jeffrey, Allegra Diamond,
and Franziska Steinkuhl. So if you
happen to bump into any of them,
maybe give them a few words of
congratulations? I think they’d
appreciate it.
Now, back to the last match
of the season. Matchup: Analy
on the road verses Petaluma.
Records: Analy 10-1 in the SCL
and Petaluma 11-0 in the SCL.
And guess what? The Tigers’ only
loss was to……? You guessed
it! Petaluma. This already seems
like a Hollywood movie plot.
Adding to that plot is the fact that
the number 1 singles player on
1. What year did you start going
to Analy?
I started at Analy in 1970.
2. Who was your favorite staff
member at Analy?
My favorite staff member at Analy
was Russ Read. He taught science,
and he was soooo cute. (laughs)
3. What clubs, organizations, or
sports were you part of?
I was a part of the GAA and played
basketball. There was no girls
sports until spring my senior year.
I was also a part of FTA -- Future
Teachers of America.
4. What was the biggest thing
that happened at Analy during
your senior year?
The biggest thing that happened
was the walk out of ‘74. This was
when everyone in the school got
wind that they were transferring
the Vice Principal Mr. Bertoli (my
grandfather) to El Molino and we
all walked out of school and sat
on the front lawn and would not
Petaluma’s team, Maddie Thomas,
was undefeated, including against
Amanda Broffman (told you I’d
get back to her). Fitting, then, that
Amanda should drop the first set.
But then, (going all Hollywood
sports movie heroine on us)
Amanda won the next two sets and
beat the best player in the SCL.
Her Herculean effort set the tone
for Analy’s 5-2 victory.
Broffman said after the
match, “Our first match I hadn’t
played Maddie before so I didn’t
know what to expect. This
time I was expected to lose so I
didn’t have as much pressure on
me.” Here we have even more
Hollywood plot elements. Now
we can add a Cinderella story to
this melting pot of a sports movie.
Someone get this to Ron Howard.
Or Martin Scorsese. Or even
Steven Spielberg. He can add huge
go back to class until they said he
would stay at Analy. But he called
an assembly where he said he was
retiring.
Also our basketball team was very
good; so the games were fun.
5. What did you do when you left
Analy?
I went to SRJC for two years. Then
I went to Oregon State University.
6. What was your favorite moment at Analy?
Graduation was great. Not only
because we were leaving, but because it was so special. Also, I was
nominated for homecoming queen.
I also loved making floats for our
competition rallies. My senior year,
we were pirates and made a sail
10ft. by 10ft. We also stole sand
from all the sand boxes in the parks
one night. (laughs again)
7. What were the students like
from your era compared to the
students of today?
Students from my era were more
The leader of this team of
goofballs (their laughter wasn't
only heard during practice, as
hysterical hoots were even heard
from some doubles teams during
matches) is coach Rick Passero.
After the Petaluma match, he said,
“This team has been the most fun
I have coached in my career. They
have completely supported each
other in every facet. It’s been a
joy, and they are having fun and
winning on top of that.”
When the Lady Tigers
went to NCS playoffs, they were
trounced 6-1 by James Logan
High School, the 3rd seed in the
tournament. The team didn’t dwell
on their loss, but rather celebrated
with their victorious senior, Natalie
Ambrosio, who defeated her James
Logan opponent.
This team may have
laughed more than anything
else, but they did win the league
championship, so they deserve to
have a movie made after them.
Maybe the studio can call it
“Laughing Girls”.
“small town.” You didn’t have kids
attending Analy from out of the
district. Everyone was from the
Sebastopol area. Also, kids today
are more connected to what happens in the outside world.
8. Do you keep in touch with
former teachers?
Yes, a few of them I see on the
sideline during football.
9. What advice do you give to the
students today?
Go to college. Get an education.
Don’t be afraid to try new things…
even if it is 20 years down the
road.
10. Would you change anything
from your experience from
Analy?
Oh no, it was the best! It was perfect! I love hanging out at Analy.
It’s like going home!!
TIGER TIMES, November 2012
Page 6
Killing at
Analy—
Installment
No. 3
Lander Fusfield
Chief Yelden: “What about
the photo you’ve got here and the
body you saw later?”
Wainsworth: “Oh, that was
much later. After all the freshman
had registered and left, I went
back to the gym to finish up the
equipment inventory. Took a long
time, too. It was dark by the time
I finished, and I was headed back
over to the student parking lot
when I heard some grunting and
movement as I approached the
stairs going down to the field. Like
I said, it was getting was pretty
dark, but I could see someone by
the ASB office stairs, frantically
dragging something heavy down
the stairs. Then, I could see it
was a body, and that it was Bob
Galesworth!! Looked like there
was some kind of rope around the
middle of the body and Baker was
pulling it by that. Pretty rough
ride down those cement stairs.
I crouched down in the bushes
and got out my phone and took a
picture and drove right over here
with it. Look at it. It’s Howard
Baker, our custodian, dragging
Galesworth’s body down those
stairs!! You got to get over there!
I think it is a murder! I think
Galesworth is dead!”
We both got into my police
car, I called for backup and headed
to Analy. Sure enough there was
some blood on the stairs going
down to the field. Next, I found
the baseball cap with brown hair
in the corner of the floor of the
teacher’s lounge. But the main
thing I saw and heard when we got
to the school was the fire. There
were two engines and a chief’s car
already trying to put out the blaze
at the snack shack, but it was a
total inferno. The fire looked very
suspicious, as there were several
empty cans of popcorn oil thrown
over onto the field. The shack
burned right down to the ground.
I’ve never seen wood burn that hot.
Rotters
by Daniel
Kraus:
A Review
This story is horrible, ugly,
demented, distressing, grotesque
yet magnificent. It is a horror novel
not about blood and guts, but
rather, about the rules of humanity.
We watch Joey Crouch as his
world deteriorates right in front of
him. Right in front of us. We watch
him travel into the deepest parts
of the abyss and back. We see him
take on new forms and new levels
of sanity and insanity.
But be fair warned, this
book is not for the faint of heart.
When I first picked it up, I was
curious as to what made a book
“scary.” Gore is scary only on
the grossness level. I wanted to
read something that got inside my
head, something that would make
When things quieted
down at the shack area, I tried
to find someone to open up Bob
Galesworth’s biology classroom,
but the custodian didn’t seem to be
around, not even during the fire….
very unusual. I broke into the
room. Everything looked normal
with lots of bones and skeletons
around. I saw the word “forest”
written in very large letters on
the whiteboard with the red “X”
through it, just like the nurse had
told Barnes. One more thing, I
also found a small blue bird earring
on the classroom floor.
Because of the fire and all
the excitement and probably the
report of the body that went out
on police scanner, a newspaper
reporter showed up at the school
around 10:30 p.m. that night. She
caught up with me in Galesworth’s
classroom and saw the earring, too.
Guess she liked the mystery of the
earring, cuz there was a big ‘ole
picture of it right there on the front
page of the paper this morning.
describes the death of his mother in
a way that no sixteen-year-old kid
talks like. But even more abruptly
Kraus writes, “Turns out, her heart
is not what got her,” and goes on
to describe the various ways the
average morning could have killed
his mother, and how it actually did.
Victoria Ortega
Rotters, a horror
novel by Daniel Kraus, is about
sixteen year old Joey Crouch,
whose mother is killed in a tragic
accident. He is sent away to live
with his father, Kent Harnett,
whom he has never met before.
Harnett is known as “the Garbage
Man,” due to his horrific smell.
But he’s not a garbage man; he’s a
grave robber.
Couldn’t get anywhere near the
place. Would be a hell of a place
to get rid of a body.
me scared without it shedding a
single drop of blood. I flipped to
a random page, read a paragraph,
and bought Rotters without so
much as a second thought as to,
“Hey, this is a book about constant
ever lying death. Should I read it?”
The first thing I noticed
about it was the writing: “This
is the day my mother dies. I can
taste it right off: salt on my lips,
dried air, the AC having never
been switched on because she died
of heart failure while reclining in
front of the television, sweating
in her underwear, her last thought
that she needed to turn on the air
because poor Joey must be roasting
in his bedroom.” (Kraus 3) These
are the first two sentences in the
novel, and their contents struck
me off guard. It most abruptly
The writing was difficult
at first, but once I got used to it, I
could practically see everything
Kraus was writing about. The walls
of my bedroom melted, giving way
to the decrepit wood cabin of Kent
Harnett. I could feel the burning
sting of a slap across my face from
someone I was only trying to help.
The rain—icy shards of glass—
pelted me as I watched Harnett and
Joey dig through the swampy earth
in a graveyard on the outskirts of a
town in the middle of the night.
Another thing that struck
me about this book was its
characters. “I knew right away
the biggest challenge in writing
the book would be to generate
sympathy for people who did
something so repugnant,” states
Kraus. He fulfilled this challenge.
The Diggers he introduces the
reader to are vivid, real people.
Old men I could imagine as
grandfathers telling their grandkids
stories on their rocking chairs are
exiled from society and live by
themselves in a world populated
by other Diggers, practicing a trade
they all know will only last so
long.
The other characters are
people I grew to love and hate.
The thing about this book, is that it
Eco 2 School
Jannike and Pauline Allen
Here at Analy we are all
part of the intricacy that transports
each of us to and from school.
The Eco 2 School campaign put
on this year by the Students For
Sustainability Club focuses on
promoting eco-friendly forms of
transportation.
On October 3rd, students
had an opportunity to participate
in The International Walk, Bike,
and Board Day. There are plans
for a month long eco-friendly
transportation program next spring,
but students can get involved now.
By signing up to log the
usage of eco-friendly transportation
when traveling to and from school
one can get familiar with the
system and be ready for upcoming
competitions and prizes.
Go to www.eco2school.
org and click on Log in/Register
on the top right-hand corner. Next
click on Analy HS Login. Finally
create an account and log in!
Once logged in, one can record
all eco-friendly trips one takes.
Enjoy many eco-friendly forms
of transportation such as walking,
biking, riding, and carpooling to
and from school!
Feel free to drop in on a
Students For Sustainability Club
meeting (lunchtime Fridays in
room 108) to learn more and help
make Analy more sustainable.
Mystery
Club
Members:
Plan 24Z was a partial success.
Platy remains MIA, but we
retrieved our Maroon Monkey,
which we lost a few months ago.
Time to keep on the lookout and
enact plan 32Q with all possible
speed.
makes the reader feel everything:
pity, sadness, loneliness, relief,
terror. It will sometimes even
slip in a smile here or there (but
not often). All in all, this book
depicts the most terrible things
one can imagine: loss of a loved
one, abandonment, negligence,
loneliness, jealousy, insanity, and
death. It's one of the most beautiful
stories I’ve ever read, horror or not.
It’s about seeking out the smallest
fleck of light in the middle of a
dark abyss. And that, dear readers,
is what makes this book worth
reading.
TIGER TIMES, November 2012
Honest
Answers
Dear Sera,
My boyfriend hangs out with quite
different people than I do. How
do I still hang out with my other
friends too?
Sincerely,
Anonymous Allie
Dear Anonymous Allie,
I do empathize with you,
because although I have never been
put in such a situation, I have often
wondered how I would deal with it
if I was put in such a place.
My first piece of advice,
if you have not already done so,
would be to try to make friends
with your boyfriend’s friends. This
would make your relationship in
general a lot easier, and I would
hope that he would do that same
for you.
My second piece of advice
would be to talk to him, if it
wouldn’t be too awkward, and tell
him that you want to spend time
with your friends and with him.
If he’s like any guy I know, he’ll
want to have some separate “guy
time” with his buddies anyways.
No one likes a clingy girlfriend
or boyfriend, so letting him know
that he doesn’t have to spend every
minute with you will give you the
time that you need to spend with
your friends, and gain more respect
from your boyfriend.
You two don’t have to
be apart in order for you to hang
out with your friends either. It
wouldn’t hurt if he hangs out with
you and your friends on some
days, and you hang out with him
and his friends on other days. You
don’t need to organize a schedule
or anything like that, but mixing it
up would make this aspect of your
relationship fair and equal.
Just because you have a
boyfriend now doesn’t mean that
you have to give up your friends
in order to be with him. I hope
that my advice helps you so that
you can have the opportunity to
spend some quality time with your
friends, who after all, were there
for you before you ever had a
boyfriend? Just keep that in mind.
Yours faithfully,
Sera
Have a question? Need advice?
Email your situation to tigertimes.
[email protected] or write it down
and deliver it to room 205 and
receive an answer from Sera in
next month’s “Honest Answers".
Puzzles:
Tyler Brassel
What's really going on?
Q: Adults are holding children, waiting their turn. The children
are handed (one at a time, usually) to a man, who holds them
while a woman shoots them. If the child is crying, the man
tries to stop the crying before the child is shot.
Sudoku:
http://www.rinkworks.com/brainfood/p/latreal1.shtml
puzzles.about.com
Page 7
November
Horoscopes
Ella’s Crystal Ball
Cancer
June 21 -July 22
You have been a little moody about
things that have been happening
lately. Don’t forget to show your
loving and caring attitude.
Aquarius
January 20 -February 18
You have been kind of detached
from your life lately, so try to get
out of your head and make some
new friends.
Leo
July 23 -August 22
Pisces
February 19 -March 20
Virgo
August 23 -September 22
Maybe you have been hurt by
something, but you could be imagining it to be a bigger deal than it
is. Try not to be too sensitive, and
remember to exercise compassion
and sympathy. It’s good you like
to do things for others, but make
sure to take care of yourself too.
You’ve been worrying about lots
of little things; so try not to be too
critical and detail oriented. You’ll
find a way to make it all work.
Aries
March 21 -April 19
Keep up your fearless attitude and
good energy, but remember to not
be too reckless and impulsive.
Taurus
April 20 -May 20
You love to have security and
dislike new things, but sometimes
change is good. People appreciate
you for your reliability and lovingness, but remember not to be too
stubborn.
Gemini
May 21 -June 20
Maybe you have been nervous and
tense lately, so try spending more
time with your friends. It’s good
that you are versatile and adaptable, but remember to stay true to
yourself.
People love your creativity, playfulness, and enthusiasm, but be
careful not to be too bossy, selfcentered or insensitive.
Libra
September 23 -October 22
You’ve been having some trouble
making decisions lately. Remember to do the things that are best for
you. Follow your instincts and you
will have a wonderful month.
Scorpio
October 23 -November 21
You seem to be guarded, secretive,
and suspicious lately, so try to open
up and see the good side of life.
Sagittarius
November 22 -December 21
Optimism is good, but remember
to keep in touch with reality. Be
open to any adventures that may
come your way.
Capricorn
December 22 -January 19
Some day all your hard work,
discipline and patience will pay
off, but till it does, try not to be too
pessimistic.
A: Kids are getting their pictures taken with Santa.
TIGER TIMES, November 2012
Page 8
"Turnitin" from p. 1
paper is turned in, the website will
assess how much of the paper is
plagiarized by giving the educator
a percentage.
However, if the work is
cited and there are several sources
credited on the works cited
page, then the teacher can judge
how much of the paper is really
plagiarized or not.
For instance, if a large
percentage was said to be
plagiarized and there were hardly
any works cited then there would
be a problem. This program
enables schools to fully increase
their students’ understanding of
how serious plagiarism can be,
as its seriousness is often lost in
this technological world where
information is constantly shared
and used through many forms of
media.
Although the school is
not sure when the district will be
implementing this change, it is safe
to say it will have a big impact on
the learning system as a whole, for
those that are behind the desks and
those in front of the class.
Source: turnitin.com
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The Joys
of Live
Theatre
Arielle Rubin
There is something
so magical about live theatre.
Anything can happen, and every
show is a little different. Mistakes
occur all the time, but the actors
continue on as if nothing is wrong.
The most amazing aspect
of theatre though is the interaction
between the performers and the
audience. Actors feed off of the
energy of the audience, and an
enthused audience makes a show
even more electric than a quiet one.
The Analy fall production
of Arsenic and Old Lace was a
wonderful event. The cast and
crew had a fabulous time, and the
audiences were very receptive.
The hilarious show had everything
from witty, high-brow humor to
physical comedy.
Not only was the
performance high quality, but the
set, lights, costumes, and makeup were all tastefully done. Analy
has a reputation for excellent
productions, and director Starr
Hergenrather once again did not
disappoint.
The element that made this
production so enjoyable though,
was how much fun the audiences
had, which in turn made the actors
livelier. A mere giggle from an
audience member can make a
performer’s day, and who knows?
It just may make the show an even
funnier one.
What Makes My Eyes
Us
Fallon Salomon
Am I Me because I’m tall?
Am I Me because I draw?
Are you, you because you’re
smart?
Are you, you because you’re
small?
Is it this that makes her that?
Is is that which makes him this?
Is who I am what I do?
Or what I say or what I wear?
Am I defined by the color of my
hair?
Should I care what they see?
Is what they see really me?
Well I’ll close my eyes and count
to three?
And just be who I want to be
And you be you, and maybe we’ll
see
That it’s alright to just be free.
There were some
exceptional audiences who
attended Arsenic and Old Lace,
and the entire drama program is
thankful to all those that showed
up.
For those who didn’t,
please come support our spring
production of The Drowsy
Chaperone! It’s going be a fun one.
So please, keep supporting Analy
Arts and add to the magic of the
theatre.
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Leadership Updates
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Oh, my, is it Thanksgiving already? Time sure does fly.
Thank you all for donating over 1480 cans for our annual Canned
Food Drive! This is over 280 cans more than last year!
Thank you everyone that donated blood in last Thursday's blood
drive. Our students donated 50 units of blood!
The Talent Show will be on Friday, November 30th, from 7pm to
9pm. Get in for free if you bring two good-quality movies on VHS or
DVDs rated PG-13 or under.
Thanksgiving Break is Wednesday 11/21 to Friday 11/23.
Student Senate will be December 4th, during 4th period SSR in the
Choir Room.
Tiger Transition Training will be December 6th, during 4th period
SSR in the Small Gym.
Tiger Transition will be December 11th, during 4th period SSR in
the Large Gym for all Freshmen and Leaders.
(For all those seniors, a reminder that UC and CSU apps are due at
the end of this month! For everyone else, better start thinking!)
Have a safe and fun-filled Thanksgiving!
David Hua
ASB Vice President
www.analy.org/activities
A picture is worth a thousand
words,
So look through my eyes,
See what I see throughout my life,
Because judgment is like a knife.
You only know what is outside,
You haven’t looked in,
Giving me a name, telling me
That we’re just “all the same”
Labeling is a box,
Keeping everyone out.
Only putting things in that seem to
fit,
And giving everything else a kick.
Preps, Goths, Jocks, Geeks,
The skaters, the rednecks, the odd
ones out,
You might be surprised,
That some might use these as a
disguise.
We’re not all what we look like,
We’re not all as we seem,
Don’t assume things,
Let me make my own wings.
Take
Heart, It’s
November
Gina Hervey
Not always the worst weather,
sometimes the best.
On with testing as we wait for
some rest.
Very exciting, some say of the
season
Everyone
reason?
rushing, what is the
Maybe it’s because now that elections are done …
Baking and buying, people rushing a ton
Even the children are tense,
though excited
Right over yonder a turkey is
sighted!