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September 25, 2015
volume 61
issue 1
Panic raises at Stagg football game
Ayaana Williams
Editor-in-chief
Photo courtesy of twitter
Lincoln football players and Stagg cheerleaders run in a panic from the field after
hearing about the possible gun threat. Officials ended the game early due to chaos.
New standards made for
eligibility
Melissa Smith
Staff Writer
As the new 2015-2016 school year starts,
many students are trying out for different
Trojan sport teams. Many of the new
incoming freshman, as well as transferring
students, have to read up on the rules and
regulations that come along with each
sport.
The first rule to remember is how you
treat others on your team as well as the
other teams. Good sportsmanship and fair
play is the number one rule. A close second
is that each player should emphasize the
values of the game and courtesy to visiting
teams, officials and fans.
Grades seem to rank up there with the
first and second rules, as they are also very
important. Maintaining a 2.0 or C average
must be upheld during your whole sports
season. Also remember that attendance is
very important, and unexcused absences
are not acceptable. You must get a note
from your teacher if this problem occurs.
“A team player must be a good role
model and leader. Good judgment and
integrity of the game officials is really
important,” said Alexandria Sola, a
freshman volleyball player who got
hand picked to be on the junior varsity
team. She has proven her skills by using
teamwork during every game.
As this year continues to roll by,
we are often reminded by our coaches
that an athletic contest is no more than
a game. The purpose of athletics is to
promote physical, mental, moral, social
and emotional well being for each player.
So make sure to keep your grades up.
Photos by Alex Batterton
LHS varsity athletes play their sports that they must work to be eligible for participation in the following season. Grades and attendance matter.
Wes Craven
see pg. 3
Straight Outta Compton
see pg. 5
media when students from both LHS and
Stagg began making belittling comments,
disrespecting one another’s school.
On Friday Aug. 28 at Stagg
“I’m pretty sure people were
high school, mass panic broke out on the expecting some kind of fight or something
visitor’s side of the football stadium due to because of all the trash talking that was
false speculation of a fight where there was going on,” said Downes. After a few
thought to be a gun drawn.
minutes of panic and no sound of gunfire
The confusion began when two or any visible gun, people began to get
students were getting into a fight by the up and leave with the assumption that the
spectator
area
was either
“I just thought it was really suspect
while a one of the
no longer around,
students allegedly dumb because we never really or never had a gun
pulled
out
or saw the gun and everyone was to begin with.
flashed a gun. News
“I just thought
spread quickly and making such a big deal about it. it was really dumb
chaos broke out. I was never really scared”
because we never
Spectators and even
really saw the gun
the football players began to flee, jumping and everyone was making such a big deal
fences and hiding beneath the bleachers on about it. I was never really scared,” said
the visitors side.
Downes.
“I was just standing there and a
No gun or suspect was found on
whole bunch of people started running and or around the scene as reported by Stockton
screaming that someone had a gun, so I ran police. The game was stopped at halftime
to the Lincoln side,” said Jaala Downes, due to the mass panic, leaving the score at
sophomore. The fight started over social 29-0, Lincoln.
New rules made
for senior portraits
Genessa Escobar
Features Editor
Senior portrait policies have
been changed. The changed policies were
due to former students Crystal Cumplido
and Mari Champagne’s yearbook photos.
School administrators had informed
Cumlido that male and female students
are supposed to be dressed according to
their birth gender. Policies have since been
changed. Now, all senior students may take
their senior portrait with the gender they
identify with.
The decision to change the
outdated policy was formed by a committee
of administrators and district personal.
The yearbook staff is required
to follow specific guidelines and had no
control over the decision of whether to
picture the former LHS students. However,
many new changes have been made this
year in regard to yearbook. Barbara Seibert
is no longer the yearbook advisor.
“There was a need to build
another elective class,” said Principal Terry
Asplund. Seibert was the only teacher
certified to teach the computer applications
class due to her credential. The board
appointed Joel Munoz to take on the
responsibilities of the yearbook advisor.
“Having Mr. Munoz as the new
Class of 2015 senior Crytal Cumlido
poses for her senior portrait.
advisor seems like its going to be alright,”
said Robert Andrews, senior. Students on
the yearbook staff had a close bond with
the former yearbook advisor Siebert.
“It was very emotional, getting a
new teacher because we are all very close,”
said Rose Stricler, junior.
As the current seniors make
appointments for their senior portraits,
they have been reflecting on the changes
that have been made this year.
“I am relieved that the rules have been
changed because it allows me to wear the
dress I feel most comfortable in,” said Ellie
Eggeman, senior.
LHS’s former policy was active over
50 years without any adjustments made.
“ The policy should have been
changed a long time a go. It was outdated
and unfortunately people were negatively
affected in the end because of the outdated
policy, ” said Eggeman.
Athlete of the MOnth
see pg. 7
Senior paint the walk
see pg. 8
Photo courtesy of google images
Cuomo to change Common Core
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Justin Read
Staff Writer
photo courtesy of google
Donald Trump speaks at a Republican debate in
early August in Cleveland, Ohio. Megyn Kelly
was the moderator.
The Nightmare
of Trump
Opinion
Alex Batterton
Opinion Editor
Fox news reporter Megyn Kelly singled
Donald Trump out over his sexist comments
about women during a Republican debate back
in early August.
Due to her judgement of Trump, he has over the
past few weeks been taking jabs at her. In one
instance he said she had “Blood coming out of
her eyes, Blood coming out of her whatever”
(nose and ears). He also recently has made more
comments about her via twitter.
Trump claims that Kelly’s questioning
of him was unfair, but Fox News stands behind
her questioning. Fox and Trump had appeared
to work things out until he made more harsh
comments about Kelly supposedly “being off her
game.”
These aren’t Trump’s first sexist remarks. Back in 2006 he called Rosie O’Donnell
a “fat slob” and also said that “if I ran The View
I’d have fired her by now.”
His sexist remarks don’t end there
though. He has also said that if Ivanka Trump
wasn’t his daughter that he’d probably date
her. Also, when hosting The Apprentice he told
a contestant that she would look good on her
knees.
Although his sexist remarks are uncalled for,
he has also made comments about immigrants.
Trump complains that Mexicans are stealing
Americans jobs, but he has his clothing line
made in Mexico. If he really wanted to give
Americans jobs he’d move it to America.
He has said that the Mexican government is outsmarting the American government
and just sending all the criminals to the US. His
solution is to build a wall along the Mexico-US
border, but the problem with that is immigrants
come from the entire world, not just Mexico.
“I think its not right, its very racist, and
I think Donald Trump would make a terrible
president,” said Raymond Lozano, junior.
Donald Trump seems to be a sexist
Mexican hater who will only hurt this country if
he gets in to the White House. Some believe it’s
good that he is openly addressing the immigration problem, but that is solely what he’s worried
about and not for the well being of the United
States of America. Trump would be a horrible
president.
Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo recently declared on Sept. 3 that Common Core is “not
working” and needs immediate overhaul.
“I have said repeatedly my position is
that while I agree with the goal of Common Core
standards, I believe the implementation by the State
Education Department has been deeply flawed. The
more time goes on, the more I am convinced of this
position,” said Cuomo.
Cuomo is planning to assemble a state
commission to evaluate and recommend changes to
the Common Core. However, Cuomo has made the
mistake of not stating what changes that he himself
feels are necessary to fix the Common Core. Cuomo
has also made the mistake of vetoing and refusing
to sign a bill that he himself endorsed, as he felt it
would have been easier to fire teachers than fix the
core. Last year, he even abandoned the Common
Core issues completely.
Many of Cuomo’s recent choices have
even been making Common Core critics skeptical.
Allison White, a parent opposing Common Core,
believes that education has become politicized
with decisions made by government officials.
“Common Core can’t be fixed. It’s a
lemon and should be scrapped completely,” White
said. White has also stated that she believes only
people who have knowledge in the field of education should be making educational decisions, and
politicians should stay out of that field.
“The Governor is not interested in what
is best for children. He is simply realizing that his
own ratings are at an all time low,” said White.
As New York chaanges its approach to
common core, is California next?
Stonewall director changes
main characters race
Faith Roberts
People Editor
When depicting an event in history, it is
crucial that the elements in the depiction line up with
the truth. In the Stonewall movie, this is not so. Filmmakers have a problem with whitewashing their films
to please society standards. We have seen whitewashing in films since the beginning of filmmaking - from
Elizabeth Taylor’s Cleopatra, to Genghis Khan in
The Conqueror, , and even more recently Dastan in
Prince of Persia: Sands of time, but you’d think we
would have grown by now as a society.
Stonewall, directed by Roland Emmerich,
will be hitting theaters on Sept. 25. This film is
based off the Stonewall Riots, a 1969 outbreak that
happened at the Stonewall Inn after police came and
tried to arrest several people in this gay bar.
Homosexuality and cross dressing were illegal at
the time and police did regular raids into bars. The
people of Stonewall had been pushed enough and
fought back.
LGBT members are putting an effort to boycott the
movie because of its Whitewashed portrayal.
In 1969 when the event happened, the majority of the
rioters was of color and were transgender people and
drag queens. However, the main character of the film,
played by Jeremy Irvine, is a white, cisgender man.
photo courtesy of google images
The main charecter was supposed to be African-American but instead was made white.
Additionally, this fictional character is seen to
be the first to start the riot, when in actually it is
believed that people such as Marsha P. Johnson
(an African American Trans Women) and Sylvia
Rivera (a Puerto Rican drag queen) were.
In many cases it is acceptable to enlist a fictional
character into a film to give people a realistic
viewpoint on how one may have felt during a
certain historical event.Yet, the problem with this
movie is that it shines the light on a character that
we know too much about.
As a society we tend to focus on white
cisgender stories, however during a time when
most of the activists aren’t like this it seems
wrong to have those characteristics in the main
character.
The effect bullying has on people
Marcus Sergick
Staff Writer
Bullying is a terrible thing that can happen
anywhere. Some adolescents harshly dislike
bullying because of past experiences.
“I hate bullying. Being a victim of it in the
past is a huge reason why,” said Jalia Johnson,
sophomore.
There are a few types of bullying, such as
physical, verbal and cyber bullying. Cyber bulling
may be the worst of these three. With cyber
bullying, no matter where you are or what time
it is, there is always someone who can send
you a rude message to make you feel stupid or
incapable. When bullying is taking place, most
students will do a number of things. They will
either walk away pretending they did not see
anything or just watch the whole thing happen.
That does not make sense. What if it was the other
way around? Fortunately, students that have
been bullied have peer mediators to help them
through any problems they may have.
Students with disabilities or special heath
needs could be at risk of being bullied if they
have not already. The reason for this is they
can be perceived as being different. If being
different is a good enough reason to make fun
of someone,then everyone should be bullied
because no one is the same.
Everyone has as many different
qualities as the next person. It is a known
fact that if a child is being bullied because
of his/her disability, it then creates a hostile
environment. If the bullying habits cross the
line, it is called “disability harassment.”Bullies
need to know that their actions are wrong
and they need to stop. They need to see the
pain that they cause by hurting others. Bullies
usually were bullied themselves.
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Editor-In-Chief: Ayaana Williams
News Editor: Ayaana Williams
Opinion Editor: Alex Batterton
Features Editor: Faith Roberts
People Editor: Ganessa Escobar
Arts and Entertainment Editor:
Jonathan Fisher
Sports Editor: Gracie Barajas
Copy Editor: Sheryll Agbayani
Buisness Manager: Gracie Barajas
Photographers: Ayaana Williams, Alex
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Julian Padilla, Melissa Smith, Justin Reed,
Aylana Crosby, Isabella Amaral, and Caleb
Sukut
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Five, Five Year, Five Year PENALTY 3
Tristin Lamboy
Staff Writer
Photo courtesy of Google Images
Jared Fogle, former spokesman for Subway, exits the courtroom while being escorted by police
officers. As he leaves, press bombard him with questions about details on the jurors’ results.
announced that it had ended
its relationship with him
completely. It is still not
clear when exactly Subway
ended its contract with Fogle
though.
Law enforcement
officials said that the initial
investigation
of
Fogle
began at the state level
after receiving tips from
a concerned citizen. The
investigators looked through
thousands of text messages,
e-mails, photographs, and
recorded tapes and videos as
part of their investigation.
Eventually the investigation
reached
several
federal
agencies,
including
the
Indiana Internet Crimes
Against Children Task Force
and the FBI.
According
to
prosecutors, Fogle had been
inquiring
about
contact
with minors before Taylor
produced and distributed
STUDENTS RISE ABOVE IN ACADEMICS
Faith Roberts
People Editor
Six seniors have
demonstrated academic success
with the highest total GPA in
the school. These students all
strive to succeed in high school
and plan on pursuing a fouryear college after graduation.
Gianna Chien,
a 4.49 student, has the
highest total GPA in the
school. Chien stays on
track by organizing her
work and due dates in
a planner. She plans on
attending a four year
university.
“Try
to
stay
organized, manage time well,”
said Gianna. “Also have fun
during your four years. That’s
the most important thing.”
Edward Liang has
a GPA of 4.45, along with
Lawrence Chen. Both students
plan on attending a four-year
university and starting a
career after.
“I want to major in
some kind of engineering,
maybe
chemical
or
Mechanical. I am still
deciding,” said Lawrence.
Lawrence keeps a
planner along with Liang.
“It’s never too
early to start
something...”
“Always
write
things down. Don’t think
you’ll remember because
you
probably
won’t,”
said Liang. “And don’t
procrastinate, unless you do
it wisely. Give yourself time
to work.”
Nidhi Reddy, LHS
Image courtesy of Google Images
student body president, has a
total GPS of 4.43. She plans
on attending a four year and
then proceeding to medical
school.
“It’s never too early
to start something,” said
Reddy.”Always get a head
start.” She stays on track by
keeping herself organized and
starting work the day it’s
organized.
Catherine
Zhang, a senior with a
4.42 total GPA, plans
on going to a four year
college and majoring in
pre-med. After, Zhang
wants to attend med school.
There are many
resources that students can
access, including tutoring,
libraries, study groups, and
teachers.
“Find friends in class
to help you stay on track, and
get a binder with sections for
all the classes,” said Lisa Sun,
a 4.40 student. She wants to
attend a four year college and
major in material science,
chemical engineering or
business.
Regardless of all the
factors needed to complete a
high school education, these
students make it a point to
participate in extracurricular
activities and enjoy their four
years.
“Make the most of
your four years. It goes by
fast,” said Nidhi Reddy.
the pornography to him. In
2011, Fogle was aware that
Taylor began victimizing
children, but did not report
it.
F e d e r a l
prosecutors agreed not to
impose a sentence longer
than 12 years, while Fogle
agreed not to ask for a
sentence shorter than five
years. However, the court
could impose a sentence
longer or shorter than the
recommendation of both
individuals, since child
pornography
carries
a
maximum sentence of 20
years in prison.
Taylor has also been
charged with seven counts of
child pornography production
and one count of possession.
Taylor was arrested in April.
Officials say that Fogle continued
to engage in exploitation of
minors as late as June before
receiving federal charges.
People
Jared Fogle, who
served as a Subway restaurant
spokesman, is facing charges
for child exploitation and for
receiving and distributing child
pornography.
Fogle pleaded guilty
to these charges and must also
pay $1.4 million to 14 of his
victims for counseling and
treatment.
According to the U.S.
Attorney in Indianapolis, Fogle
used the Internet to initiate
close contact with minors and
traveled around the United
States to do just that from
January 2007 to June 2015.
Court documents also
revealed that Fogle received
pornographic
images
of
children from the executive
director of his own childhood
obesity charity, Russell Taylor.
Fogle has been charged with a
five-year criminal scheme to
illegally exploit children.
“This is about using
wealth and secrecy to illegally
exploit children,” said U.S.
Attorney
Josh
Minkler.
Following a police raid of
Fogle’s home for evidence
of child pornography in July,
Subway announced that it had
suspended its contract with
him.
After Fogle received
federal charges, Subway then
Funeral on Elm Street
Photo courtesy of Google images
Wes Craven instructs the cast and crew as he works on
the set producing one of his well known horror films.
Julian Padilla
Staff Wrtier
Wes Craven died
on Aug. 30 at 1 p.m. in Los
Angeles, CA of brain cancer.
Craven was born on Aug. 2,
1939 in Cleveland, Ohio.
He was an American film
director, writer, producer,
known for his movies
Nightmare on Elm Street
(1984), Scream (1996), The
Hills with Eyes (1977), and
The Last House on the Left
(1972).
Wes Craven wrote
and directed two out of
eight Nightmare on Elm
Street films released. He
worked on the Scream
series, directing all of them.
He also was a producer for
the Scream TV series that
recently finished its first
season and is renewed for
a second season in 2016. On
the season finale they paid
tribute to Wes Craven.
One of Craven’s
best movies was Nightmare
on Elm Street (1984). The
budget was 1.8 million and
the box office brought in 25.5
million.
Craven also directed
the Scream series with the
budget of 15 million for the
first film, 24 million for the
second film, 40 million for
the third film, and 40 million
for the fourth film. The box
office brought in a total of
604.2 million, and the profit
was 485.2 million.
“He was great
director and I am sure lots
of people who know who he
was are sad,” said Alfonso
Cardoso, sophomore. Wes
Craven contibuted a lot to
horror and film in his life.
Johnathan Fisher
Arts and Entertainment Editor
The new school year has started along
side with the renovations going on at LHS.
The building construction also has meant room
relocations for some teachers on campus, leaving
some students with long walks and not enough
time to get to their new classes.
Many teachers have spent years in
their rooms and made memories that cannot be
forgotten. Teachers are learning and getting
accustomed to their new environment and class
location along with the returning students who
have gotten used to the classes they’ve been
assigned to through the years they’ve attended
LHS.
“I really like my new classroom,” said
Serafino Mariani, Italian teacher. “I want to say
I like my old class more based on the memories,
but this new room has better natural lighting,
and it’s larger, so in that respect I do like this
Features
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New building construction begins
Photo by Genessa Escobar
Teachers are being relocated into the new
classrooms for the new year.
Photo by Genessa Escobar
Construction is in progress for the new building expected to make its debute in the beginning of next
year. This building will become LHS’s new drama building in replace of the old one.
classroom more than my old one.”
Mariani’s old room is becoming a part of
the new theater of the performing arts center that’s
under construction currently. “Since teaching is a
performance, and I’m such a good performer, they
decided to make my room the new stage of the
building. I’m really excited to make new memories
with the students in this environment and also to
see what the final outcome of my old room will be,”
said Mariani.
The classes were somewhat organized
based on the subjects taught, even putting some
classed on the Sture Larson campus. Students have
to walk to and from their classes during the short
five-minute passing period they are given, and
Something old,
something new,
something borrowed,
something blue
some teachers may not be as forgiving as others.
“If their lateness is consistent and every day
they’re a little bit late, I’ll understand,” said Mariani.
America Lara, senior, has her second and
third period ROP class on Larson, giving her enough
time to get to her class on time and not waste any time
for learning.
“Other students who don’t have two periods
might have a harder time. Depending on their teachers,
they might get detentions for being late,” said Lara.
“The rain won’t be a problem for me either, but if
someone forgets to bring their umbrella then that’s on
them.” The students who have to journey across the
two campuses will have a long year of back and forth
walking ahead of them.
Photo by Ayaana Williams
Girl poses in her comfortable Sanuks slip-ons.
Ayaana Williams
Editor-in-chief
It’s 2015 and fashion is trendier than
ever. Some of the recent more popular brands
of jeans and clothing are styles that teens are
resurrecting from back in the day. One shoe
rising to the top is the German made sandals
Birkenstocks. These were extremely popular
back in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s and came
back in the 1990’s.
A few other popular things to wear on
your feet are Sanuks, a comfy slip on shoe for
any time of the year and a good fit for almost any
kind of outfit. Also, rising up in guy’s fashion is
socks with slide-on sandals, a comfortable look
for any time of the day.
T-shirt dresses have also made their way
up to the top for girls. A simple, long, somewhat
Photo by Ayaana Williams
These are the popular sandals, Birkenstocks.
flowing t-shirt with shorts worn underneath for a cute,
formal-casual look. This as well as boyfriend jeans
are just a few of the current popular looks you’ll see
around a high school campus.
There are students who believe it is important
to express yourself through fashion.
“I feel like everyone has their own taste. It
doesn’t really matter what you dress like as long as
you don’t try too hard to dress like everyone else,”
said Nathan Keosomphanh, junior.
Photo courtesy of google images
Girl poses in her trendy new boyfriend jeans.
Photo courtesy of google images
This is the formal-casual, girl’s t-shirt dress.
“It doesn’t really matter
what you dress like as long
as you don’t try too hard to
dress like everyone else”
Photo by Johnathan Fisher
The cool look for guys, wearing socks and slides.
New summer jams
The Weeknd’s Beauty
Behind the Madness album cover.
Travis $cott’s Rodeo album cover which features the rapper as a toy action figure.
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Album covers courtesy of Google Images
FKA Twigs M3LL I55 X EP cover creating an
illusion which mixes her hand and face.
Carly Rae Jepsen’s Emotion album cover
defining the word “emotion.”
Dr. Dre’s Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre
showing an overview scene of Compton.
From record making to record breaking
Caleb Sukut
Staff Writer
Directed by Felix Gary Gray and cowritten by Alan Wenkus Andrea Berloff and S.
Leigh Savidge, Straight Outta Compton was a
success when it was released on Aug. 14. It was
produced with a budget of $28 million and as of
Sept. 6 had made a profit of $140.3 million.
The opening weekend of the movie
brought in $60.2 million from all around the U.S.
The movie also brought in $18.7 million from
other countries around the world.
About a month or two before shooting
started it was confirmed that Ice Cube’s son
O’shea Jackson Jr. would portray his father in the
movie.
When production finally did start on
Aug. 5, 2014, about a week later on Aug. 12 there
was a drive-by shooting on the set.
The movie was previewed about a year
later on Aug. 11 in L.A. for the premiere, and was
released all across America on Aug. 14.
Image courtesy of Google Images
Top row left to right: Ice Cube, Felix Gary
Gray, Dr. Dre. Bottom row left to right: Oshea
Jackon Jr, Jason Mitchell, Aldis Hodge
Where’s all the drama?
Emely Alvarez
Staff Writer
Photos by Faith Roberts
The students of the beginning theaters class
practice their improv skills outside.
Students have gotten accustomed to the new
classes since the move over the summer.
DJ Yella was impressed by the movie.
“It’s huge, you know,” Yella said. “It
looked grand.”
MC Ren was a little disappointed with
the way he was portrayed in the movie.
“True fans know my role in the group as
far as lyrics are concerned. Don’t let the movie
fool you about my contribution to the group,”
Ren tweeted on Aug. 15.
But Ren also tweeted praise to the cast
and crew for doing such a great job on telling
their story.
Luis Moreno, junior was one of the
thousands to see the film at opening. “It was a
good job by the producers and director. They told
the story about the group N.W.A accurately, even
though there were somethings they depicted in
the wrong way like Eazy-E’s character was told
short of his contributions to the group and the
truths they told,” said Moreno. “I’m glad they
decided to use actors like Oshea as well and not
change the appearances just to get more views.
The director did N.W.A. good on the most part.”
Drama teacher Chris Shary has now opened up to
tell us what interesting things are happening in the
Drama Department. Shary happens to be excited to
see the new building when it’s finished.
Although he doesn’t know when the
remodeled building will be finished, he knows that
it will have a 333-seat theater that will be used by
the band, choir, and the drama department.
The new building will now also include a
black box theater.
“Just because we don’t have the black box
theater anymore, performances are a lot different
but still very fun,” said Jenifer Adams, sophomore.
Adams doesn’t know anything about the
plays that will be preformed, but they will be held
at the Sierra Multi-use room. She thinks it’s weird
preforming in a classroom now since last year it
was in the theater.
“Truthfully, I love the change of atmosphere.
Change is good,” said Shary.
He likes the new room and change of
scenery. Although it’s inconvenient that the room
is small, he thinks it’s nice for beginning students
because it’s not as intimidating as a theater.
Shary likes that the new room is on
a different side of campus and that he’s able to
see different students and staff. He loves that it’s
in the middle of the campus and isn’t isolated
anymore.
In the near future, Shary needs to figure
out where the Haunted House will be, saying
that the Haunted House is really important in the
Drama department.
For now, all Shary knows is that there
will be two plays in February and a couple of
Student Directed plays throughout the year.
Until the final decision is made on the
location of the Haunted House this year, the
students in the performing arts programs will
have to wait in anticipation which is as scary as
holloween itself.
Arts and Entertainment
2015 has been a fantastic year for music
across multiple genres. Rapper and producer Dr.
Dre dropped his first album in nearly 20 years.
Compton: A Soundtrack is a contemporary rap
album, which features artists such as Kendrick
Lamar, Snoop Dogg, and Xzibit.
Pop artist Carly Rae Jepson released her
second studio album, Emotion. The album is an
80’s influenced synth pop album, which fuses
Carly’s own style mixed with classic synth riffs
and vocals.
Record setting artist The Weeknd
dropped his R&B album, Beauty Behind the
Madness, which topped charts with singles such
as The Hills and Can’t Feel my Face.
Experimental UK artist FKA Twigs
released her newest project M3LLI55X. The
album received critical acclaim for the boundaries
it attempted to push with its low-fi sound and
experimental instrumentals, which are alluring and
dark.
Lastly, artist Travis $cott dropped Rodeo.
It is an extremely unique hip-hop record, along the
same note as Yeezus by Kanye West. It also includes
features from The Weeknd and Chief Keef. “The
productions on this album are really good,” said
Oziel Aldape, junior. “Travis $cott started as a
producer in the music business, much like Dr. Dre
and you can really see that aspect and his ability to
make beats in this new album. I didn’t much like
the lyrics as I did the actual production. I feel as if
that aspect of the music really puts the whole song
together especially in this genre. This generation
needs more artists like him especially with the
work he puts in to release quality albums the way
he does.”
The albums released over the summer
have been really benefical to the music industry
and will hopefully spark a new generation of good
artists who care about their listeners and want to
make quality music that says what they feel.
Juan Solis
Staff Writer
Fall sports preview
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Alex Batterton
Opinion Editor
Football
Varsity battles their way against the Elk Grove
Thundering Herd for the first home game of the
season. The team struggled, but played well.
The football team, which is led by QB’s
Colby Dickson and Aaron Thomas, looks to rebound from a 4-6 record last season. The Trojans
biggest game of the season will be against the St.
Mary’s Rams on Nov. 6. Many students have really
high expectations for this season because of all the
talent on the team.
Coach Brian Gray is trying to use a multiple QB system, which can be very difficult for many
teams to run correctly. Colleges like Ohio State run
the same system and it becomes difficult for oppos-
ing defenses to figure out.
The expectations are very high and the
Lunatics will back our football team no matter
what happens. The football team opened their
season up against the A.A. Stagg Delta Kings on
Aug. 28. The trojans have a lot in store this upcoming season. They have 10 games on the season and they will have five league games against
each of the other members of the Tri-City Athletic League. Football has begun and so has one of
the most exciting times of the year.
Cross Country
Sports
This season the frosh/soph boys cross country team looks to win back-to-back TCAL league
titles. There will be a lot of tough competition this
season in the TCAL, especially from Lodi and Tokay
High.
“I think that we have a good shot at beating
Lodi and winning the league title, “said Ryan Bonnifield, sophomore.
The varsity boys’ and girls’ teams will have
a lot more of a challenge winning league because all
of the other five schools in the TCAL are good. Co-
head coaches Marcus Garcia and Beth Talley has
had previous experience coaching here at LHS.
There is no change for athletes. They
opened their season on Aug. 28 at the lodi invitational. The cross country team has a total of 12
meets this season, so they get a lot of work-outs in.
Last season only three athletes made it to sections
in Folsom. Ryan Bonnifield is the only one of those
three that is on the team still. He is the leader of the
frosh/soph boys team and should return to sections.
Ryan Bonnifield works hard at practice preparing for upcoming meets. Cross Country
Runs about five or six miles daily at practice.
Soccer
John Garibay had 10 saves in the game. The Trojans earn the victory against lodi with a score of
1-0. The soccer team proved their skills.
New head coach Steve Hernandez and
the soccer team have done really well against
league competition so far. They have a really good
well-rounded team that should be able to win the
league title. This season they are aiming to win
the TCAL league title, and so far they are on track
to do so. This season is just beginning, when they
had their first game on Aug. 28 against Beyer High
School where they won 2-1.
Coach Hernandez made the team do a lot
of tough and rigorous conditioning to be in the best
shape that they possibly could be.
“We have a good shot at winning league
and so far we are undefeated in TCAL play,”said
goalie Johan Garibay, sophmore.
Garibay works hard with his team by trying to bring victories for LHS.
“As a player, I plan to perform at my best
for my team so that we can keep our undeafeted
streak going as long as we can. We’ve played together very well as a unit and we look forward to
the rest of the season,” said Garibay.
Water Polo
The 2015-16 Trojans opened the season on
Sept. 11 against the Bear Creek Bruins where they
lost 9-8. Their record so far this season is 5-4. Their
most anticipated game of the season will be the last
game against rival the St. Mary’s Rams on Oct. 28
here at LHS. Last season they went 21-7 and finished
third in league.
This season they look to defeat Lodi and St.
Mary’s, who were the two teams that finished ahead
of them, last year. Out of the 15 players on the team,
they have seven returning players from last year’s
team. Having half of their players returning will
definitely help because they will already have developed chemistry with each other.
“This Year we’ve been conditioning a lot
and everyone works hard as well as helping eachother. Hopefully it pays off, it’ll be a good season
with my teammates, were really excited about the
st. Mary’s game coming up,” said Thaila Kong, junior.
The water polo team plans on bringging
victories to LHS. The water polo players hav
Water Polo players get ready for upcoming
meets, while cooling off in the pool. The extremly hot weather conditions balance the hard work.
Volleyball
Photos by Alex Batterton
Charissa Payne blocks the ball against the Turlock
bulldogs with the help of her volleyball teammates.
This year’s Trojan volleyball team opened
the season with a 3 sets to none victory over the
Linden Lions. They are currently fourth in the
TCAL league behind St. Mary’s, Tracy, and Lodi.
Their overall record is 7-5 and they have not played
any league games so far, but last season they won
league.
This year they hope to be able to repeat
as league champions by defeating St. Mary’s again.
They are tenth ranked in the Sac-Joaquin section
right now and the only league team ahead of them is
St. Mary’s. Their biggest game of the season will
be the home game against the St. Mary’s Rams on
Oct. 28.
The girls volleyball team has fought
through the hardships of the season so far. Upcoming games keep the girls anticipated and
focused as they face schools all over the SacJouaqin section. Although its rough, The team
looks foward to the upcoming season with the
support of the school, staff, coaches, families,
and alumni.
Taking the L’S home 7
Photos by Gracie Barajas
JV and Varsity fought their way against the Elk Grove Thundering Herd for the first home game. JV had a loss of 40-59, and Varsity a loss of
14-41. The crowd stood through and supported both teams with their hardships of the first home game. The team played to their best potential.
Sheryll Agbayani
Staff Writer
that I will cherish for the rest of my life. Being
able to see the crowd of people cheer for my
brothers and myself was absolutely amazing,”
said Eloy Ruiz, junior.
In addition, band and cheerleading
squad collaborated together in a remarkable
performance of Bruno Mars’s “Uptown Funk”.
As the cheerleaders did flips and pyramids, along
with many dance moves, the members of band
played a variety of instruments together to make
an instrumental of the well-known popular song.
instruments together to make an instrumental of
the well-known popular song.
“I thought our performance turned out
great. We cheer each other on so we kind of
wanted to do something together. Luckily, how
we did it during practices worked out well on the
field. I don’t know any upcoming collaborations
that will take place in the future, but I think it
would be fun doing it again,” said Ariana Ven,
junior, who played a part in the performance as
one of the guards.
SPORTS
On Sept. 11, both JV and varsity football
took a loss in their first home game against the Elk
Grove Thundering Herd. For the JV team, Miles
Jones, sophomore, made the first touchdown, causing the crowd of parents and students to cheer on
for a brief moment.
“I will always continue to support and
cheer on the Trojans throughout every loss and win.
But knowing how good our sports team are, there
will be more wins than losses,” said Bea Guiverra,
senior.
However, as the Thundering Herd
continuously made touchdowns throughout the
game, the Trojans only managed in trying to catch
up with their best effort. The Trojans were able
to score a touchdown at the last second before
halftime, making the score 39 to 20. In the end, the
final score came to be of 59 to 40.
“I thought that we came out and left
everything on the field. We kept fighting regardless
of the score,“ said Eli Aguayo, sophomore, in
regard to their loss of their first game.
At the start of varsity’s first home game,
Arsenio Ayala, player in opposing team, made a
touchdown in less than two minutes. By second
quarter, Lincoln still had yet to score a touchdown
for the team, and by halftime the score was 34 to
0. Eventually, LHS made their first touchdown in
the third quarter. The final score came out to be 41
to 14.
“The varsity football team came out strong
the first quarter. However, every time Lincoln was
within a scoring range, they would mess up or throw
an interception,” said Daniel Baldueza, sophomore.
“I think that showed that Lincoln wouldn’t be
doing so well throughout the whole game and that
Elk Grove would win.”
The huge crowd continued to cheer on to
support the athletes, as some were on their feet and
others repeatedly shouting defense.
“It was an amazing experience and one
Athlete of the month:
Isaiah Downes
Gracie Barajas
Sports Editor
Varsity football player Isaiah Downes
plays cornerback and wide receiver. Downes has
played for the Tracy Buccaneers, and started his
freshman year playing for St. Mary’s high school.
Football has taken a toll in his life. Juggling school
and football is a challenge for this student athlete.
Downes has played football for 12 years.
Student athletes take on a lot, and Downes is just
one example.
Practices last about two hours, which limits homework time. Downes has maintained being a
student athlete for the last two years of highschool.
“I enjoyed playing at St. Mary’s. It was a
pretty fun experience. But being a student athlete is
hard, balancing school work and homework as well
as doing sports at the same time.,” said Downes.
Downes plans to play football in college
and the NFL. His dream college is Texas University. Downes goal is to be one of the greatest NFL
cornerbacks to ever play. Along With the support of
coaches, he receives the love and motivation from
his family.
“My family supports me in every decision
I make with football, as well as life choices,” said
Downes.
Family is what motivates this cornerback
to strive for success. Downes has faced many challenges and obstacles. This athlete of the month
shares the love of football with his team. Bonding
with the team helps Downes play better, as well as
motivates him to do his best in every game.
“Playing with the team is fun, and I enjoy
bonding with them,” said Downes.
Downes has a lot in store for this school
year, academically and with sports. With the help of
his team, he plans to make the coaches, school and
alumni proud this football season.
Downes guards wide receiver number five from Elk Grove highschool in the second quarter of
the game. The crowd was at the edge of their seats waiting anxiously for the play.
Photos by Gracie Barajas
Corner back Isaiah Downes switches out of the game to the side lines to recap a play with his
team members and coaches towards the end of the second quarter of the game. Together they
work so that their desicions are accurate enough to hopefully bring a win for the Trojans.
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Seniors paint the walk
Photos by Ayaana Williams
news
On Thusrday Sept. 10 LHS seniors did their personal paingings
and signitures across the walkway of the gazebo area. This is a
longstanding tradition done every
year by the upcoming graduating
class. Students purchase their
square or squares in groups or individually, and piant pictures and
designs to represent their personalities, class, and memories made
in high school as they enter their
final year. The squares will remain painted throughout the year
making the campus beautiful and
showing school pride for everyone
to see. This senior tradition will
continue for many years to come.
Homicide, suicide rates increase “I want a child to be able to walk home
Aylana Crosby
Staff Writer
During the 2009-10-school
year, the odds of a student age
5-18 year old being the victim of a
school-associated homicide was one
in 2.5 million. However homicide
and suicide takes place at school, on
the way, from, or at school sponsored
events.
The weapons that have been
used were obtained from the home,
a friend, or relative. Homicide and
suicide can occur with males and females, younger and older adolescents,
and for all races. The increases in the
rate of youth suicide, and the number
of deaths by suicide, over the past
four decades are largely related to use
of firearms as a method.
The most common location
for the occurrence of firearm suicide
by youth is their home. There is a
direct association between the acces-
sibility, availability of firearms in the
home, and the risk for youth suicide.
Guns at home are usually
loaded and can be used by people with
and without mental health problems or
suicidal risk.
If a gun is used to attempted
suicide, a fatal outcome will result 7890 percent of the time. Public policy
initiatives that restrict access to guns,
are associated with a reduction of firearm suicides and suicide overall, especially among you.
Jonathen Stribley, freshman,
feels that life should never be that hard
to end in suicide.
“People only live once. You
don’t need to commit suicide, and
once you do there is no way of living it
again, “said Stribley.
Too many people have been
dying because of homicide and suicide. One shouldn’t do it at all because
ones’ family and friends will probably
miss them.
Photo courtesy of Google images
Stockton EMTs put a victim into an ambulance to be taken to the hospital
for an emergency medical procedure in attempt to save the victim’s life.
knowing that they are not going to be
followed or hurt”
Female students get
followed home from school
Isabella Amaral
Staff Writer
There have been many
incidents where strangers have
followed young girls home. If you are
lucky, it will be nothing more than a
person following you, but sometimes
something more horrible happens.
A 13-year-old middle school
student in San Jose became aware too
late that she was followed home until
her stalker walked in the house with
her. At first, the man began asking her
inappropriate questions, and although
she didn’t understand them, she knew
that they were bad.
Feeling scared and creeped
out, she quickly ran into her house.
However the home surveillance video
shows that her stalker forced his way
in and started to touch her.
“I was just trying to get him
off me, so I pushed him back and
slammed my fist into his face,” the
victim stated. “I guess it surprised him
because he backed off.”
Quickly, the girl ran into her
parents’ room, locked the door and
hid in the closet, texting her father
that someone was in the house and
trying to hurt her. Her father called the
police and 911.
When the police got there,
the man had already left. The
mother of the girl wanted her to do
an interview because she wanted to
promote self-awareness when a child
walks home.
“I want a child to be able
to walk home knowing that they are
not going to be followed or hurt,”
the victim’s mother said. The suspect
had been reported to attack one other
woman in the bathroom at Mitsuwa
Market a week earlier.
In another case, a mother
warned parents to keep an eye
on their children after three men
followed her daughter home from
a friends house Sept. 5 in Langley.
Although nothing happened, she
said that she wants everyone to be
aware of their surrounding and urges
children to always have a cell phone
on them.
In a third case, a man in his
40’s followed another 13-year-oldgirl home in a van from the local
park to her home in St. Charles
Friday. Although he made no attempt
to talk to her, he took pictures of
her apartment until her brother came
out and took a picture of his car,
causing the man to drive away.