05 February 09-10 - Santa Margarita Catholic High School

THE BLUEPRINT
Santa Margarita
February 2010
Catholic High School
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Inside
This Issue
World News p.2
Air Terror
Health p.3
Bed Bugs
Entertainment p. 4-5
Jersey Shore
Karlie and Laura p.6-7
Sprinkles Cupcakes
Sports p. 8-9
Girls Soccer
Special Section
p. 10
Winter Olympics
SM Welcomes New Coaches
By Mackenzie Kaus
In the past few weeks,
Santa Margarita has welcomed many new coaches
on campus. because several
coaches have resigned from
various athletic programs.
Although the players were
sad to see their coaches
leave, they are excited to
meet and play for the new
coaches. The four resigning
coaches are Mrs. Cristy
Chapman-Uhrig, girls volleyball, Mr. Jeff Urhig, boys
volleyball, Mr. Mike Jacot,
fo o t b a l l , a n d M r. Kev i n
Ricks, boys waterpolo.
Coach Chapman-Uhrig
and Coach Uhrig have been
blessings for the volleyball
program the past few
years. While at Santa
Margarita, Coach Chapman
led our Lady Eagles to many
league championships and
one CIF championship in
2008. Coach Uhrig has also
led the boys to CIF as finalists and league championships multiple years. Mr.
Uhrig ’s job has relocated
them to Kentucky ; they
will truly be missed by the
Santa Margarita volleyball
family.
Our new coach for the
volleyball program is Bryan
Cottriel. Before becoming
an Eagle coach, he coached
at Great Oak High School
until 2006. There he led the
team to a 19-8 record.
Cottriel also accomplished
CIF championships during
the three years that he
coached at Newport Harbor
High School under his
coaching belt. As an assistant coach at Newport Harbor High School, he helped
win two state championships and three CIF championships. Cottriel is confident in filling the shoes of
the orevious coaches. “I
plan to continue the success that the previous
coaches have established
here,” he says.
Coach Mike Jacot has
resigned from the head
coach football position, and
has been replaced by Coach
Harry Welch. Harry Welch
has coached at St.
Margaret’s High School and
Canyon of Canyon Country.
He has been the only coach
in history to defend two
state titles at two different
schools. “Some may think
that Sants Margarita may
not have the talent to compete - I don’t accept that,”
he said. “We need to reach
our potential with an effort
and commitment to foot-
ball. We will do this together. I will be there for
the players as a coach.”
Welch plans to take the
football team and push
them forward to greater
heights. Welch has housed
eight CIF championships.
In 2007, Welch was named
coach of the year by the
California Coaches Association, which is out of all
coaches including high
school, college, and the
NFL. We are excited to see
what he can do for our
Eagle football team.
Kevin Ricks, our water
polo coach, has resigned
from the boys waterpolo
program. He has been at
Santa Margarita coaching
the boys and girls water
polo teams for six years.
Coach Ricks says he will
coach the girl’s water polo
team, but will no longer
coach the boys program on
campus. There will be interviews for a new boy’s
water polo coach and once
a coach is officlially hired,
it will be announced to the
public.
The past coaches at
Santa Margarita have left
their individual mark on
their teams. To all the past
coaches: On behalf of all
the Santa Margarita community, thank you for helping us realize why it is always a great day to be an
eagle athlete. To all the
new coaches: Good luck
and welcome to Santa
Margarita!
If you missed the fifty
The cost is $350 and books and
through April 29th will begin at 6:30
hour SAT Prep Course early on in
manuals are included. The spring
p.m. and end at 9:30 p.m. The first
the winter, there’s still a chance to
course dates take place on April
day lasts for about four hours be-
New Football Coach Harry Welch.
Photo Courtesy of Mackenzie Kaus
Hurry! Sign up for SAT Prep
By Evan Edwards
Features p. 11
Teen Dating
sign up for the twenty-four hour
Campus Ministry
p. 12
Trip to Haiti
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nd
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19 to the 22 and April 26 to the
Which character
on MTV are you
most like? Why?
“Mike ‘The Situation’ from
Jersey Shore because I get
all the chicks.”
G Spinosi, Freshman
“Lauren Conrad from The
Hills because we both have
an amazing sense of style.”
Juliette Jansen, Sophomore
“Audrina from The Hills because people tell me I look
like her.”
Brittany Clark, Junior
cause students take the actual
course in the spring. The prep
29 . To help with your schedule,
SAT.
course that takes place on our
our school offers an afternoon
where you score prior to actually
school campus is designed to help
class or an evening class. On the
taking the test. SAT study guides
prepare students for the Math and
first day, the afternoon class will
are given to every student for both
English portions of the SAT. The
begin at 2:45 p.m. and end around
Math and English. The spring SAT
purpose of these classes is to give
6:45 p.m. and on the remaining
takes place May 1 st and registra-
tips and techniques for studying
seven days, the classes will end
tion can be made by phone, mail,
and becoming more familiar with
around 5:45 p.m. For the evening
or by signing up online. The last
the material on the exam. To sign
class, the first session begins at
day to sign up for the May 1st test
up for these classes, the registra-
6:00 p.m. and ends at 10:00 p.m.
date is March 31st.
tion form is on the school website.
The classes on Monday April 26 th
th
Student
Sound Off
The test is graded to see
“Paulie D from Jersey Shore
because we use the same
hair products.”
Nate Kadziauskas, Senior
WORLD NEWS
February 2010
Air Terror: What Happens Now?
By Lauren Gardner
On December 25 th ,
2009, 23-year-old Nigerian
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
attempted to blow up Delta Airlines Flight 253 and its 300 passengers over Detroit, Michigan. The so-called “Christmas
Bomber” tried to ignite explosives concealed in his underwear. Jasper Schuringa, another passenger, leapt on top of
Abdulmutallab and hustled him
to the first-class cabin, where
he was subdued by the crew.
Admulmutallab stated to government officials that he obtained the explosives from an
Al-Qaeda terror cell in Yemen,
one of the poorest countries in
the Middle East. Approximately
200-300 Al-Qaeda members
are currently operating there.
Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attempted attack via
the internet just three days after it failed.
According to Time
magazine, Admulmutallab
“should have tripped every
alarm in the global aviation-security system put in place after
9/11: He bought a $2,831 ticket
for flights from Lagos to
Amsterdam to Detroit and paid
for it in cash. He left no contact information with the airline.
He checked no bags.” His
father, a wealthy and reputable Nigerian businessman
and the former chairman of
Nigeria’s First Bank, reported
his son as a potential terror
threat to a CIA officer at the
U.S. embassy after he became more and more concerned with his son’s sudden
religious fervor and “out of
character” behavior.
So how did he get so
close to causing an American
catastrophe? The National
Counter-Terrorism Center reports that he was placed on a
watch list of some 550,000
other potential threats and that
“the info on him was not
deemed specific enough to
pull his visa or put him on the
no-fly list.” President Obama
declared the incident a “systematic failure,” but others in
government seem to be spinning their wheels. Homeland
Security Secretary Janet
Napolitano initially stated that
airport security measures
failed “in this instance,” but
later on the same day was
quoted as saying, “The system
worked.” The system did
work, but only to some extent.
Our methods of tracing terror-
ists and securing airports certainly needs improvement.
The Transportation Security Administration implemented
a new “one-hour rule” after the
attacks. It declares that airline
flight crews may not allow any
passenger to leave his or her
seat for the last hour of flight.
Many airports have also implemented a new machine that performs full-body scans and operates like an X-ray machine.
The machine can scan for items
concealed in clothes, like the explosives
sewn
into
Admulmutallab’s underwear.
People can refuse this scan if
they consider it an invasion of
privacy, but they still must submit to a full-body pat-down by
a TSA official. Technically
speaking, the scans are not really that invasive. Brandon
Macasta, founder of the Association for Airline Passenger
Rights, stated, “I don’t think it’s
any different than if you go to
the beach and put on a bikini.”
However, more can still be done
to protect security.
I spoke with Captain Paul
Nelson, a pilot for American
Airlines for 22 years and a police officer for 16 years, about
some of the measures the flight
Nevada) consider it to be on
“life support” and the bill will
be passed one way or another.
President Barack
Obama made health care reform a major topic in his first
State of the Union speech. He
appealed to the Republicans in
Congress to work with Democrats to help them build an improved health care bill that will
satisfy Republicans, Catholics,
and Moderate Democrats
(who all oppose abortion) in the
House of Representatives.
Abortion is the reason why
most Catholics oppose the
health care bill in its current
form. The USCCB (United
States Conference of Catholic
Bishops) says that a health care
reform bill that covers abortion
in its current state is not the solution that Catholics are looking for. The majority of Catholics favor a universal health care
system saying that it would promote the value of human life and
dignity. As long as this bill continues to support and cover
abortion then the Catholic Bishops will not be endorsing the bill
anytime soon.
The Democrats in
Washington, D.C. have been
forced to reconstruct the health
care bill to accommodate those
who believe in the right-to-life in
Congress. The top Democrats
that led the surge to pass this bill
have vowed that this bill will be
passed no matter what the circumstances are. Obama made it
clear in his State of the Union
address that he needs the help
of the Republicans if he is to pass
this piece of legislation. Republicans are willing to help as long
as their problems with the current bill are resolved. The upcoming months will decide the fate of
the health care bill.
crew themselves have taken to
make the skies more secure.
Nelson was vital in passing legislation that gives pilots the right to
carry handguns aboard airplanes.
He said that just days after the 9/
11 attacks, he called and wrote letters to Congress, saying “This is
the way you need to go about
this.” Terrorists effectively used
the planes as weapons of mass
destruction, he said, and pilots had
nothing to defend themselves and
their passengers but their own
hands. “Those people are willing
to die for their cause, their religion, their politics, and that’s
something that’s just not understood by the American people,”
Nelson said. Therefore, granting
pilots the right to arm themselves
was a necessary measure. Even
California Senator Barbara Boxer,
known for opposing guns, recognized that this was “not a gun issue, but a security issue.” Getting
the legislature passed began as a
grassroots movement, but it
quickly gained steam and was
passed in Congress. In addition to
having the responsibility of getting
passengers from A to B safely,
pilots now have the responsibility
of serving as an in-air
counterterrorism force. While federal air marshalls serve a similar
purpose, pilots are ultimately the
last line of defense before potential terrorists can take over
the cockpit. When asked if
there were any additional measures the TSA should consider
putting into place, Nelson stated
that creating a secondary barrier, like an old-fashioned elevator gate, should be put in front
of the cockpit. He also stated
that having a secondary “flight
crew only” entrance would be
effective. In addition, he suggested that TSA officers should
receive a higher level of training and experience, because if
“we can’t stop the stuff [new,
never-before-seen explosives],
we have to stop the people.”
So, is all of this worth it?
Actually, yes. If we as a nation
want to maintain our ability to
travel, this is what we have to
do to protect ourselves. As passengers, we should learn a lesson from Jasper Schuringa: we
have to stop seeing ourselves
as victims, stand up for ourselves and our country, and not
be afraid to throw a punch
when we have to. “Never accept never,” Nelson says. “If
it’s the right thing to do, don’t
accept never.”
United States Health Care Bill Happenings in Haiti
By John Migliaccio
The
Obama
Administration’s health
care bill that would be changing
the nation’s health care system
is now in jeopardy. Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown’s
upset victory in the Senate election resulted in the Senate to
consist of 41 Republicans, 57
Democrats, and 2 Independents. The two Independents
have agreed to vote with the
Democrats in favor of passing
the health care legislation. Now
that a Republican occupies this
Massachusetts Senate seat, the
Democrats have lost the super
majority. This can prevent the
minority party from stalling a bill
from being voted on. While most
people think that this bill for
health care reform is dead, the
architects of the bill, Nancy
Pelosi (Speaker of the House)
and Senator Harry Reid
(Democrat representative from
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By Alexia Stamos
On January 12th, Haiti was
hit with a 7.0 earthquake. This
massive earthquake has left a lifetime of devastation and hardship
for the small country. The earthquake had the strongest impact
just a few miles west of the capital city, Porte-au-Prince. After the
initial quake, there were more
than 33 aftershocks ranging from
4.2 to 5.9 magnitudes.
More than 80 percent of the
buildings have collapsed and most
of the government buildings at the
capital were demolished into broken pieces of concrete and steel.
Haiti is considered to be the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. With a population of ten
million people, more than three
quarters of the population live below the poverty line. After the
earthquake, most people did not
have homes to return to, so they
are living on flat fields in tents
made of sheets and sticks. The
people of Haiti have begun to rely
on day-to-day food aid to make
sure that their families are fed.
Many are so desperate for food
that they steal from one another
to keep their families fed.
Because of looting,
people are forced to stay
awake at night to protect their
supplies and belongings. When
food arrives, riots break out
between the Haitians so they
can get all the supplies they can
for their families. After the
quake hit, devastation swept
through Haiti. But, the country
was already in severe despair.
There are expected to be about
200,000 deaths from the earthquake. But that number is rapidly growing. People from all
around the world are contributing to aiding those affected by
this devastating event. Countries such as Spain, Germany,
China, the United States, and
many others have contributed
millions of dollars to help Haiti.
According to CNN, the amount
of money that the United States
has contributed for relief in Haiti
has hit $170 million.
This was a truly devastating event. We all need to do
our part to contribute to relief.
February 2010
Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite!
By Caitlin Boyle
Has your mom ever
told you before you go to bed
“Don’t let the bed bugs
bite!”? Although most people
do not take this literally, there
is a chance that bed bugs
could be living in your bed.
According
to
kpho.com, there has recently
been a 71% increase of bed
bugs
called
cimex
lectularius. Bed bugs are
not just gross creatures, but
they can also be harmful to
humans. Thousands of
people around the world are
affected by their terrible bites
and from the skin irritation that
they cause. In some cases, allergic reactions can occur. The
most common places where
bed bugs are found are in hotel
rooms and hospitals, but they
are also found in houses, businesses, and apartments. Bed
bugs are usually found in mattresses or furniture and are not
always visible. They are nocturnal, so they wait until nighttime to emerge.
It is often difficult to tell
if you have these little creatures
in your bed. The obvious way
of finding out is to check if you
have bites on your
skin or skin irritation. Another way
to check is to look
underneath your
mattress with a
flashlight at night
because that is
when they come
out from hiding.
One way
A creepy crawler. Photo courtesy of Google Images. you can help to
Coffee:
The Secret to Good Health?
By Amanda Figueroa
Most people assume
that drinking coffee is bad
for your health, but it has
been proven that coffee is
far more healthful for our
bodies than it is harmful. If
it is consumed at the right
time and in the right way,
coffee actually has many
health benefits that can help
to improve your quality of
life.
According to webmd.com,
coffee has the potential to lower the risk of type two diabetes, stop headaches, boost
mood, and even prevent cavities. These health benefits
are a direct result of the
high dosage of antioxidants
and caffeine that coffee contains. Caffeine can also alleviate the symptoms of asthma
and headaches. Surprisingly, a
single dose of pain reliever
such as Excedrin contains up
to 120 milligrams of caffeine—almost exactly the
same amount that is in a mug
of coffee. It is also the caffeine in coffee that makes it a
powerful aid in raising our
alertness, helping us concentrate. It is even proven that
drinking coffee lowers the risk
of depression because it improves one’s mental performance.
There are also many other benefits from coffee that
have nothing to do
with caffeine. It is
loaded with antioxidants, which can
prevent and slow
damage that is done
to our bodies.
Coffee may
not be for everyone,
but in reasonable
amounts it is definitely doing all coffee lovers a favor
for their bodies.
The delicious and beneficial drink.. Photo
courtesy of Google Images.
prevent bed bugs is by
washing your sheets
weekly. Washing your
sheets in hot water will kill
the creepy insects. If you
stayed at a hotel, make sure
you unpack your suitcase
far away from any beds or
furniture when you come
home. Otherwise, you
might bring bed bugs into
your house and not even
know it. Another way to
help prevent bed bugs is to
keep the area beneath your
bed storage free. You can
even buy mattress encasements that are specially designed to keep out bed
bugs.
Although bed bugs
do bite, they are not life
threatening. Bed bugs are
disgusting, but as long as we
do things to prevent them,
we don’t have to worry
about ever coming into contact with them.
HEALTH
Vitamin
Water: Bad Decision!
By Alyssa Collica
It is a common opinion
that water tastes dull and is
very boring. The product Vitamin Water has been created as a tasty alternative. It is
colorful, delicious, and contains vitamins. What is the
downside to drinking it?
Vitamin Water is a really bad option. One bottle of
Vitamin Water has 32.5
grams of sugar and 125 calories. A 12-ounce Coke has
110 calories and 30 grams of
sugar. Vitamin Water has almost the same amount of calories and sugar as Coke!
On a Vitamin Water label, the second ingredient is
“crystalline fructose.” Crystalline fructose is a type of
high fructose corn syrup. One
bottle of Vitamin Water has
32 grams of it.
Even though Vitamin
Water has vitamins in it, it
doesn’t make up for all of the
sugar and the calories it contains. It is easy to get vitamins in many other forms that
don’t have a high amount of
calories or sugar. One glass
of orange juice has more vitamins in it and is a lot healthier.
Coca-Cola is the maker
of Vitamin Water. After com-
plaints about the amount of calories, the company has created a
new and healthier product: Vitamin Water 10, containing only 10
calories. I have tried this new
product, but I was not impressed.
It has a really bad aftertaste. Vitamin Water 0 has also been released, containing zero calories.
Vitamin Water is highly
priced empty calories. The
healthier and cheaper choice is
regular water. So next time
you’re at the store and you want
to buy a Vitamin Water, think
about how bad it is for you and
how beneficial water is.
The sugary culprit: Vitamin Water.
Photo courtesy of Google Images.
There is Fungus Among Us!
By Kathryn French
Manicures, pedicures,
acrylics...most girls know
what these terms mean.
Many girls love getting their
nails done for dances, weddings and special events. Getting your nails done may seem
harmless but there can be
risks that you should watch
out for at the salon.
It’s not that manicures
are dangerous, but there are
some tips that you should follow and things you should be
familiar with before getting
one.
Avoid biting your
nails. Biting your nails can
weaken them. It not only is a
bad habit, but it can be harmful to your mouth. Nail biting
can also leave the nail open
for infections because it might
develop a cut or wound.
Nail enhancements
(acrylics) are bad for your
nails! Nail enhancements are
often applied by unlicensed
workers at unlicensed salons.
The nail technicians use an
acrylic nail sealant called Methyl Methacrylate (MMA),
the same type of sealant that
is used to seal teeth. This type This put her clients in a lot of pain
of nail is basically unbreak- and took months for their nails
able, but it also disintegrates to fully heal.
the nail bed underneath.
Give your nails a break.
According to Cathy If you always have your nails polPrusinski, a nail technician, ished, you should give them a
“Nail enhancements should break from time to time. If you
enhance, not ruin your natu- don’t give your nails a break, they
ral nail bed.” Not only can could develop a yellow tint.
acrylics destroy your nail bed
These problems are not
but they can also crack allow- life threatening but they will help
ing water to enter the area you avoid painful infections and
causing a fungus. Prusinski will leave you with beautiful
also said, “A women had a nail nails!
fungus and the nails were
green. Water had entered through the nails
and mold developed
under them.”
The client
was diagnosed with
nail fungus and she
had to go to the local
emergency room.
The glue from the
acrylics can burn the
nail beds and cause a
lot of pain. Prusinski
recalled many other
cases with clients
where the glue disintegrated a client’s nail
bed and then were
An SM student getting a manicure at Nail and Spa.
soaked in acetone. Photo courtesy of Kathryn French.
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ENTERTAINMENT
February 2010
Jersey Shore: Fist Pumpin’ Like Champs
By Paige Parsons and Megan Murphy
A sad day has come, Santa Margarita. Our favorite guilty
pleasure has come to an end.
MTV’s hit show, “Jersey
Shore”, will no longer be entertaining us on Thursday nights
until further notice. For those
who have never seen the show,
we are here to give you a brief
background of the cast members. First of all, you must know
what a “Guido” is. A Guido is a
greased up Italian male who
spends his days strictly in this
order: gym, tanning, and laundry
(abbreviated GTL). They have
to keep fresh all day long. Ladies, known as guidettes, have
one goal in life, which is to find
the perfect Guido. Guidettes also
spend the majority of their time
in tanning beds and picking out
the right hair extensions. For
one summer, the most eligible
guidos and guidettes of the east
coast met to live under one
house in the beachside city of
Seaside Heights on the Jersey
Shore.
The Guidos of the
house were Mike “The Situation”, Vinny, Ronnie, and Pauly D “DJ Pauly D”. Mike referred to himself as “The Situa-
tion” because of his proudest
body part, his abs. He was the
biggest ladies man of the
group, always trying to pick up
and greased, was the ultimate
Guido. Ronnie promised not to
fall in love at the Shore, but that
changed when he met a special
Snookie Hearts Pickles...Not Carrots! By the lovely Laura Schmeltzer.
girls everywhere they went.
Vinny was the momma’s boy
of the house. While still considered a Guido, he kept a low
profile as the nice guy, despite
his hookup with Mike’s little
sis. Ronnie, buffed up, tanned
guidette. Pauly D could most easily be defined by his “bulletproof”
hair. While Ronnie was in the
kitchen, cooking some sausage
and peppers, Pauly D spent his
time Dj-ing at Bamboo and Karma, local hot spots.
Dear John...We Love You!!
By Taylor Razzano and Emily Haines
It’s finally here…DEAR S a v a n n a h i s p l a y e d b y ie preview, but the movie is
JOHN! This is the movie pre- Amanda Seyfried, whom even better!
view that girls have been everyone knows from the
First tip before seeing
constantly watching over and movies Mean Girls and the movie, BRING TISSUES!
over again and was one of M a m m a M i a. T h e f i r s t I cried through the entire
the biggest distractions from
movie, even if it was a happy
studying for final exams.
part. Although the movie reDear John, the movie, is
views have been very negabased off the novel by
tive, it is now one of my faNicholas Sparks (which I
vorite movies. It wasn’t exhighly recommend reading!).
actly like the book, but it was
Not only is he the author of
still very similar. If you are
the most tear dropping movin the need of a good cry, or
ie, The Notebook, Nicholas
want to become even more
Sparks is also the author of
obsessed with Channing
The Last Song, Miley Cyrus’
Tatum, I would highly recomupcoming new movie. Dear
mend this movie! Channing
John is about a soldier, John
did a great job playing the role
Tyree, who falls in love with
of John, like he always does,
a college student, Savannah
and Amanda did an amazing
Lee Curtis, while he is on
job playing the role of Savanleave from the war. John and
nah. She has come a long
Savannah go through many Dear John is the ultimate romantic movie.way since her first big movevents that find them deeper Photo courtesy of Google.
ie, Mean Girls. The ending
in love, but suddenly a deci- time anyone saw the mov- of the movie is not a favorsion comes about, that will ie preview, they became ite, but it is still a great movchange their lives.
obsessed with the movie ie. It leaves you to believe
Although the storyline trailer, and the song play- that anything can happen. I
of the movie draws attention ing behind it. “Set the Fire really enjoyed this movie, and
to the characters, the actor to the Third Bar”, by Snow I think any girl would too!
and actresses do too! Let’s Patrol, was an Itunes hit This is a perfect movie to see
just say…Channing Tatum, after it played in the movie on a date, or just with friends.
who previously was in GI preview. There are so many Dear John is a great movie
Joe, plays John. The role of great things about the mov- and I highly recommend it!
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The Guidettes of the
house were: Sammi “Sweetheart”, Nicole “Snookie”, Jenny
“J-Woww” and Angelina.
Guidettes dress to impress. Classy
would be an understatement. Sammi was the girl Ronnie fell in love
with at the Shore. While she originally caught the attention of Mike,
she couldn’t handle the situation
and found herself running to the
buffed up arms of Ronnie.
Snookie had a rough summer at the shore. Being a
victim of a fight and trying
to win the friendship of her
roommates, Snookie ended
up becoming the most
known Guidette on the
show. Rumor has it that
Snookie and Mike are now
an item. J-Woww definitely turned heads every time
she walked into a room.
From her ripped jeans to her
black and blonde extensions, all J-Woww wanted
was a good time. Unfortunately, the chaos of the
Shore ruined her current
relationship back at home,
but Pauly D was there to
clean up the mess. Angelina was only on the show
for two weeks before she
fled home. She couldn’t
handle the Shore.
While the Jersey
Shore has ended for now,
we can’t wait for the next
season. We are all curious
as to what drama these
Italian Stallions will stir up
during the next summer on
the Shore.
Valentine’s Day Movie Review
By Katelyn Finneran
Valentine’sDay topped the enced extreme heartache,
box office with $52.4 million. Go- definately a fairytale-esque
ing into the movie I was nervous story of best friends falling
it would not be as good as I hoped in love! Also, so many more
since there were over a dozen big characters told their stories
stars featured in it! Well, let’s just about their own Valentine’s
say I was pleasantly surprised Day.
This movie is defianwith how it turned out. Scratch
tely
one
to see! Whether
that, I loved it! Especially Bradit’s
a
date
night or girls’
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out,
go
and see it! I
ite actor. From the trailer of the
promise,
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will
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ean who
was just there. But as the movie
wouldn’t
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Lautner,
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whether it was a friend of a friend
Kutcher
all
on
the
same
or someone they just met.
SPOILER ALERT: Jessica screen?!
Biel played the bitter single
girl on Valentine’s Day, while
Taylor Swift played the typical teenager “in love” with
h e r b o y f r i e n d ( TAY L O R
LAUTNER!!). However, Taylor
Swift proved in this movie that
she should stick to singing,
acting just isn’t her thing.
Boy, was I surprised at the end
to find that Bradley Cooper
and Eric Dane (aka Dr. McSteamy) were a couple, NEVER saw that coming! I totally
thought Bradley Cooper and
Julia Robert’s characters were
going to end up together! I
Valentine’s Day has a star-studded
cast and is a great romantic comedy.
love that Jennifer Garner and
Photo courtesy of Google.
Ashton Kucthr ended up together after they both experi-
ENTERTAINMENT
February 2010
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love
By Karsyn Kraft, Julia Boyle, and Ross Kingsley
Previously on The Bache- middle of the night, with rather for- ond visit brought Jake to Massachusetts
lor, commercial pilot Jake Pavelka has ward motives. The craziest contes- to visitAli’s family. This visit began with
been sweeping twenty-five women off tant this season so far has been a visit to her grandmother’s house, then
their feet on his way to finding love. Michelle, who voluntarily left prior later a dinner with her family. Ali’s mothJake was one of the men on the previ- to the third rose ceremony. Seniors er gave the seal of approval for Jake to
ous season of The Bachelorette, when Ross Kingsley and Brian Sanvido ask Ali for her hand in marriage, if that
he got his heart broken by Jillian Har- have been watching this season re- would be the road he took towards the
ris. Smitten by his southern charm and ligiously. They describe their fa- end of the show. The third visit brought
chivalrous acts on their dates, ABC vorite woman, Ali, as being the per- Jake to Oregon to visit Tenley and her
family. Since she had a rough year
decided to give Jake another chance fect choice for a soul mate. They
with her ex husband and her diof finding love on TV which brings him
vorce, her family was very protecto season fourteen of The Bachelor.
tive and curious about who this
From the very beginning when the
“Jake” was. However, after getwomen met Jake, they were impressed
ting to know him a little more and
with his genuine heart, his good looks,
the values he is built upon, her
and his desire for true love. This seafather granted him the marriage
son has come with extravagant dates
blessing. The last trip brought
such as bungee jumping, helicopter
Jake to Florida to see the “season
rides, and romantic dinners. Jake has
gotten to know these women in a very
favorite” Vienna (not really). Basishort period of time. On each group
cally, as much as he seemed to be
The dreamy Bachelor Jake Pavelka has
date, Jake has to make the hard deci- stolen the hearts of women across America. enjoying himself, the family was beyond
sion of whether to give out a rose or Photo courtesy of Google.
protective and rude to his presence. One
not to that special girl who stood out think this because she is “hot, very can look at her family as being a real life
to him during the date. This is the most presentable, and can bring in the example of the movie, The Waterboy.
dramatic, scandal-filled season in all money.” If she isn’t chosen, they However, the biggest turn of the night
fourteen seasons of the show. Within are prepared to hunt her down and came when the highly potential winner,
the first two weeks of the show, Rose- stalk her until she goes on a date Ali stated that she either had to lose her
lyn engaged in an inappropriate rela- with them. They also think that “al- job or remain on the show with Jake. As
tionship with a member of The Bache- though Gia and Tenley are extreme- the favorite, this was very hard to hear
lor staff. Typically, one girl is eliminat- ly attractive, they are far too ditzy by her fans and by Jake. In fact Ross
ed each week at the rose ceremony. and giggly to be taken seriously. cried deeply and vows to never watch
However in Episode 4, Jake eliminated Vienna is just crazy and not a good the show again because love just plain
four women in one week. With the fi- choice to have a future with.” They sucks. Future previews of the show denal four chosen, Jake will now travel to both look forward to the coming pict Jake taking the girls to St. Lucia to
their hometowns to meet their families weeks as the finale approaches.
really decipher the pathways within his
and decide which girl’s lifestyle he best
Episode six came with lots of heart. The audience has now seen who
fits into.
drama. Jake traveled across the the remaining girls are and the previews
The women on this season United States to visit the four re- possibly foreshadow the return of the
of The Bachelor are very unique. All maining girls’ families. His first visit beautiful Ali. Will it be Vienna, Gia, or
have had their own ways of getting was in New York with Gia’s family. Tenley to win Jake’s final rose? Tune in
Jake’s attention. Some have dressed Although extremely kind, her fami- the following weeks on channel 7 ABC
in flight attendant outfits, and others ly was rather protective of Gia’s heart to find out who is going to steal his heart
have snuck down to his room in the getting broken yet again. The sec- and take it up on the wings of love.
A Jonas Brother Goes Solo
By Daniela Huebner
The youngest, cutest these shows. The hour and a ly screaming, “I LOVE YOU
member of the pop-phenomenon half show showcased a more NICK!”, this band is definitely wortrio, the Jonas Brothers, has mature Jonas, with his alluring thy of some new demographic supstepped out of his shell and into voice moving back and forth port.
In addition to the wonderthe spotlight with his new solo side between a bluesy sound and a
ful
show
that was put on, I was also
Prince-like
falsetto.
He
sang
project, Nick Jonas and the Adlucky
enough
to win a contest and
ministration. The band consists of most of the songs off his new
meet Nick before the
singer and guitarist Nick Jonas,
show. The five minute or
bassist John Fields, drummer
so “meet n’ greet” expeMichael Bland, keyboardist Tomrience was truly amazing,
my Barbarella and guitarist Sonny
and I got to see a calm
Thompson. Together, the band
and collected side to the
produces a soulful sound similar
17-year-old superstar.
to that of Prince and John Mayer.
Nick shared with me that
Jonas and non-Jonas fans alike
he was really exited to see
have agreed that Nick Jonas is not
his fan’s reactions to his
the bubblegum pop star they lanew music and that he
beled him out to be. With this new
side project, the world has been
couldn’t wait to see where
introduced to a more bluesy and Daniela Huebner’s life was made after meeting the new band would take
meaningful style of music from the the beautiful Nick Jonas. Photo courtesy of
him. But not to worry, JoJonas Brother.
Daniela Huebner.
nas fans, the Jonas Brothers aren’t
To promote their new record, including the powerful breaking up anytime soon; this is simproject and album, Who I Am, ballad, “Stay”, and sang cov- ply a project that Nick is extremewhich hit stores on February 2nd, ers of Kings of Leon’s “Use ly passionate about.
the band took off on a sold-out, Somebody”, Stevie Wonder’s Whether you’re a Jonas Brother’s
15 city tour, including four sold out “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”, and fan or not, be sure to check out
shows at the Wiltern in Los Ange- Owl City’s, “Fireflies”. While Nick’s new sound; you might be
les. On the week of January 26th, the crowd consisted mainly of surprised to discover that you acI was fortunate to attend two of tweens and teenagers frequent- tually enjoy it.
Late Night Battle Royale
By Lauren Giudice
Last summer, NBC
made a drastic change in their
late night lineup. In 2004,
NBC signed a contract with
Conan O’Brien that he would
take over as host of the Tonight Show Host in 2009.
Conan took over last summer
and NBC made a bold move
and gave Jay Leno (former
Tonight Show host) the 10:00
p.m. time slot for “The Jay
Leno Show.”
But after seven
months of low ratings for
O’Brien and four months of
weak ratings for Leno, NBC
executives decided that a
change needed to be made.
They planned on pushing the
Tonight show back a half an
hour and give Jay Leno a half
an hour show at 11:30. Conan did not accept this alternative.
Conan wrote a public
letter that said he would not
take that time slot because
that would hurt the integrity
of “The Tonight Show.” So,
negotiations began for
O’Brien to depart from
NBC.
This situation has
caused outrage amongst
O’Brien’s fans. Jay Leno always had a “nice guy” image,
but after this debacle, people
have turned against him. In
an interview with Oprah,
Leno said, “I think it’s unfair,
but TV is not fair.” Leno said
that the trouble with NBC
began in 2004 when he was
asked to give up his reign of
the “Tonight Show” in 2009.
Leno loved “The Tonight
Show” and it was difficult for
him to give up his dream job.
He said he was “devastated”
to give it up.
In an interview, Leno
said, “This is almost the perfect storm, you have two hit
shows — ‘Tonight Show’ No.
1, Conan No. 1. — you move
them both to another situation,
and what are the odds that
both would do extremely poorly?” There were high expectations for “The Jay Leno
Show.” Time magazine called
Leno “the future of television.” But, Leno said, “It all
comes down to numbers in
show business.” The show
only lasted four months because of low ratings and pressure from other stations that
were upset with Leno’s
prime time slot.
However,
O’Brien
didn’t have the time to even
settle into “The Tonight
Show” and he had a disadvan-
tage from Leno’s time hosting. O’Brien basically had to
compete with Jay Leno and
David Letterman (CBS).
Jay’s perspective is
understandable. It was always his dream to host “The
Tonight Show” and his ratings
were always impressive while
hosting. But Jay could have
retired or done something else
after “The Jay Leno Show”
failed. He had the opportunity to do what was right. He
had other options than to take
“The Tonight Show” back after being the host for seventeen years. Leno responded
to these criticisms by saying,
“I could’ve done that. But I
didn’t. They offered me my
old job back, which is the
dream job,” Leno said.
Jay Leno’s potentially lost “nice guy” persona
could affect his ratings in his
return to “The Tonight Show.”
Leno said, “There’s a lot of
damage control to be done.
The only way to fix these
things is to not be bitter, not
be angry or upset, and just trying to do the best show you
can.”
Things have been
tense for long time friends,
O’Brien and Leno. Leno told
Oprah Winfrey, “I haven’t
talked to Conan through all of
this. I wanted to pick up the
phone, but it doesn’t seem appropriate. Let things cool
down, and maybe we’ll talk.”
O’Brien, Letterman, and Jimmy Kimmel have all taken
their shots at Leno and NBC.
This is a truly messy
situation. About two hundred
“Tonight Show” employees
will lose their jobs. There was
a $40 million dollar severance
package for O’Brien and his
staff. O’Brien also cannot
host another show until September. This situation has truly changed late night television.
Lauren Giudice and her mom with
the great Jay Leno. Photo Courtesy
of Lauren Giudice
5
KARLIE AND LAURA
February 2010
Sprinkles Cupcakes; Sweet Success!
By Natalya Kadziauskas
If you have ever
tasted a Sprinkles
cupcake, then you know
there is nothing better.
Nestled in the Corona Del
Mar Plaza south of
Fashion Island, Sprinkles
Cupcakes is a quaint
bakery dedicated to
cranking out a variety of
mouthwatering cupcakes.
From peanut butter
chocolate and sweet
strawberry to vanilla milk
chocolate and cinnamon
sugar, it’s no surprise that
there is a line bursting out
the door of serious
epicureans all cupcake
crazy. While I work up an
appetite for a delicious
vanilla cupcake, I crave
the story behind the
cupcake madness. There’s
no one better to share the
story of sweet success
than Nicole Schwartz, of
Sprinkles’ Marketing.
How did Sprinkles
start, and what was the
inspiration for it?
Sprinkles is the world’s
first cupcake bakery.
Since Sprinkles opened in
April, 2005, hundreds of
cupcake bakeries sprung
up nationwide. The idea
started when Candace and
Charles Nelson (a husband
and wife team) decided to Hollywood stars like Blake
leave their current jobs as Lively, Katie Holmes, Jake
Gyllenhaal and other serious
investment bankers to
customers alike – all
pursue something they
cupcake crazy! Within a
were passionate about.
year of opening, Sprinkles
Candace went to pastry
school at San Francisco’s appeared on the Oprah
Winfrey Show and business
Tante Marie’s and honed
doubled.
her skills in the kitchen.
What makes
She baked and
sold cakes out of
her home but soon
came to realize that
no one was
spotlighting the
cupcake. She
believed that
dessert should be a
daily indulgence not
reserved only for
special occasions.
So Candace and
Charles set out to
create Sprinkles! A variety of Sprinkles cupcakes. Photo courtesy
How did
of Nicole Schwartz.
Sprinkles make a name Sprinkles special opposed
for itself?
to other cupcake
The buzz about Sprinkles bakeries?
started almost as soon as Sprinkles Cupcakes are
the first store in Beverly
made fresh from scratch
Hills opened its doors.
each day using only the
Candace and Charles sold finest ingredients – no trans
out within hours and soon fats, hydrogenated oils,
came to realize they
artificial colors, etc. We
would have to up their
bake fresh throughout the
capacity and crank out
day, so if you come in our
more cupcakes.Shortly
store at 4pm, you’re not
after opening, Sprinkles
eating a cupcake that was
began to draw a line of
baked at 9am that morning,
Hello Kitty, Where Did You Come From?
By Alisha Maline and Kelsie Ramirez
Hello Kitty is one of the worlds her parents and identical twin sister
most famous, well-known animated Mimmy. The only difference becharacters and has been for years, tween Hello Kitty and her sister
but where was she created? What Mimmy is that Hello Kitty wears a
was the purpose of her character? red bow on her left ear and Mimmy
And why is she so popular today? wears a yellow bow on her right
Well, Hello Kitty was created in Ja- ear. Hello Kitty has many hobbies
pan, yet not Japanese, in 1974, over including traveling, listening to mu35 years ago! Ikuko Shimizu was sic, reading, and eating her sisters
the founder of our great friend, Hello homemade, yummy cookies! AcKitty, creating her to be most appeal- cording too Sanrio’s website, “Hello
ing to young teens around the world, Kitty is a cheerful, warm-hearted
and was first used as a decoration little girl” whom to the world reon a plastic coin purse. As the suc- mains a kitten, yet in reality, contincess of Hello Kitty grew, she led a ues to grow.
Badtz-Maru was born on
whole new face for the company
Sanrio. Badtz-Maru, and Chococat April 1st and lives in Gorgeoustown
are other characters that were also with his mother and father. You
created off the line of Hello Kitty and could say that he is one little mishave their own creative backgrounds chievous penguin who rocks out
on his guitar, but he has many
as well.
First and for most, our fa- dreams of bright future. Badtz-Maru
vorite friend of all, the one and only has a wide imagination and with his
Hello Kitty was born on November pet alligator, Pochi, they can accom1st in the suburbs of London, England. plish anything. He has two best
Did you know Hello Kitty is just a friends, Pandaba and Hana Maru.
nickname she was given at birth? Her Pandaba is a female Panda born on
real name is Kitty White and lives with August 8th, while Hana Maru was
6
born one day before Pandaba. Together
they have a great time playing, exploring, and going on great adventures.
Badtz-Maru is a dreamer, but for now
he rolls his eyes at his humorous life in
Gorgeoustown.
Lastly, Chococat, Ms.
Rhodes favorite character, gets his creative name from his chocolate colored
nose. He was born on May 10th and
has a great gift of ultra sensitive “antenna” whiskers. He loves playing
around his house with his buddies Nutz,
Jellybean, and the Duckies. He’s is not
the smartest cat around, but always
has the latest updates in news.
Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru, and
Chococat are all great hits in the Sanrio
company. Junior, Anneliesa Farinella
says, “Hello Kitty is a muffin!” Hello
Kitty has made her appearance to
young teens everywhere because of
her sweet, innocence, and caring outlook on the world. As Hello Kitty always says, “You can never have too
many friends” and she is right! Hello
Kitty is beautiful and even with no
mouth, she speaks from the heart.
but more likely something
that came out of the oven
at 2 or 3pm.
What is
Sprinkles trademark or
specialty?
Red velvet is Sprinkles
most popular flavor and
definitely what we are
known for. But we do
offer over 20
different regular
flavors and
additional 20
seasonal varieties
that only come
around once a year
(i.e. eggnog spice
for Christmas,
lemon blueberry for
4 th of July, etc).
What is
your advice for
someone who
wants to be an
entrepreneur?
I dare you to dream!
When Candace and
Charles told people they
were opening a cupcake
bakery, naysayers said
they do your fair share of
research to make sure
you have a viable
business model.
What is the best
thing about eating
cupcakes?
The frosting to cake ratio
can’t be beat! It’s great
to have one cupcake that
is portion control. You
don’t have to worry
about slipping and eating
half a pie. With a
cupcake, you know what
you’re getting into from
the beginning.
Additionally, there are so
many fun ways to eat
cupcakes. Some people
like to eat the frosting
first, others, the cake.
Other people take the
head of the cupcake, turn
it upside down and create
a cake/frosting sandwich!
As a result of
Sprinkles success, the
cupcake craze is
sweeping the nation.
Candace and Charles
Nelson started with a
dream and created a
movement that continues
to satisfy our sweet tooth.
If you happen to be in
Corona Del Mar, stop by
Sprinkles, and I
guarantee it won’t be the
last time. As for the box
of vanilla cupcakes
before me, I might just
settle for one…or two.
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KARLIE AND LAURA
February 2010
Cause I’m a Second Semester
Senior…That’s Why!
By Kylie Hargreaves and Meghan Harman
Ever since freshman
year, we have always heard
about how anxious seniors
get during their second semester. Back then we did
not understand what all the
hype was about; but now
that we are officially second semester seniors, we
understand exactly what
our previous seniors were
feeling. We asked a random group of seniors what
they are looking forward to
the most about being second semester seniors. Most
of our peers’ answers were
the same; they couldn’t wait
for the homework to minimize and the fun to begin!
Emily Haines said
she was looking forward
to, “Doing nothing and actually getting away with it.”
Brian Thompson
said, “not having to care
about school.”
These are a lot of the
thoughts that are going
through all of the seniors
minds…and it’s true. Right
now our math books are
sitting in front of us, closed.
The word processor is not
open on the desktop, and
the instructions for our En-
done in order to graduate,
which isn’t much at this
point.
We all know that colleges can still technically
withdraw admission for
failing a class or a drastic
change in GPA, so we still
do the necessary homework assignment here and
there. We have simply
shifted our “focus” from
working hard to complete
the last math
ics, and other
problem, to
c l a s s e s
watching
where you
reruns of
actually might
Gossip Girl,
have to think,
playing
we are very
COD for
sorry.
the
3 0 th
Senior
time that
Garrison
night, or
Nauman is
catching up
looking foron a little
ward
to,
more sleep.
“getting
Somehow
straight A’s,
we feel as
especially in
Brian Thompson, Garrison Nauman, and Dustin Lane living up t h o u g h
Precal!”
to the senioritis curse! Photo courtesy of Kylie Hargreaves.
we’re getHowever, no
matter what class we’re cations have been sent, we ting more from any of these
in, whether it is an elective can’t help but feel a little things activities than we
or an honors class, you more at ease. It’s not that ever got from solving for
cannot deny the feeling of we don’t care about school the variable one last time.
This semester should
senioritis is here. Or for anymore, but it’s just that
many of us, senioritis has we know what needs to be be like a free-time zone.
glish essay due Friday are
on the desk, completely
untouched. Can you say
senioritis? We know we
can.
If you decided to
take as many electives as
possible this year, we give
you props, because we all
know that hand bells and
office aid cause little
stress. For all of you in
Precal Honors, AP Phys-
been around for a long time,
it’s just now that we are realizing that it is finally our
last semester of high school.
We have been waiting to be
second semester seniors for
a long time. Before this semester, if we didn’t turn in
assignments, there may
have been a worry about
whether or not it would affect our grade. However,
now that the college appli-
We’ve worked hard up to this
point, (well most of us) so we
deserve a break. Of course
we’re not saying to completely
disregard schoolwork (especially for all you underclassmen, haha!). It’s just that we
think anyone who isn’t taking
advantage of this one last period of freedom is foolish. After all this is over, we’re going to remember the fun times
we had, not the homework
assignments we didn’t do.
So get ready seniors, because the last semester of our
high school career is finally
here. This opportunity is not
meant to be spent doing too
many homework assignments,
stressing over tests, or keeping a perfect attendance
record. But I’m positive our
seniors know or have figured
out by now how it should be
spent.
Alex Anderson cannot
wait to, “skateboard around
the campus,” while Myles
Whitaker is excited to, “wear
my heely’s and bring my
Gameboy to class.”
Let’s have fun this semester; it will be over before
you know it.
The Apple iPad is the New iFad!
By Steven Gould
Apple recently just
released a piece of technology that is catching
everyone’s attention. It
is the iPad, which is almost the same thing as
the iTouch, but is bigger
and better in everyway.
Like the iTouch, the
Apple iPad can still be
used for email, notes,
and photos along with
many other features.
With the iPad’s 9.7inch LED-backlit display, it is perfect for
web browsing, viewing
photos, and watching
videos. The Apple iPad
weighs about 1.5 pounds
and only 0.5 inches
thick which makes it
the perfect size to put
in a backpack or purse.
This device is perfect
for portable web
browsing and with its
fast 3G network capability, it is faster than
ever!
The iPad has an upgraded new type of battery and can last up to
10 hours. Also, the performance of the iPad is
faster than ever with its
new and improved A4
chip. The A4 chip was
constructed by Apple
engineers and is viewed
as the most powerful
chip that Apple has
built. The many applications on the iPad are preformed at a higher speed
and better quality. The
iPad has several cool features and applications
for the sole engineering
of this device.
Apple made a new
application
called
iBooks. This allows users to download the latest books with a touch of
a button. It is like one of
Amazons’ Kindles but it
has several other advantages. With the internet
availability this is perfect for college students
because it can help them
buy their books and
search the internet for
information all in one.
College books are
extremely expense, but
with the iBook app,
books can now be
bought at a reasonable
price. Students can now
carry around the 1.5
pound iPad instead of
several expense books.
The iPad is still capable
to use Apple’s 140,000
apps but at a higher
speed with more advantages like better quality
and sound.
The Apple iPad is
the best way to experience the web, photos,
movies and more. The
iPad is loaded with a lot of
fun
games
and
downloadable videos, like
my favorite (Star Trek).
Although the iPad is a
lot like the iTouch, some
people might like the
larger screen and more advanced features. Like any
new electronic device, the
iPad has many positive and
negative attributes.
O p t i m i s t i c a l l y, t h e
iPad has a great visual display with high speed
internet and entertaining
applications. If one is into
new advanced technology,
this is the device for them.
7
SPORTS
February 2010
Girls Soccer Wins League Girls Basketball
By Dustin Lane
By Bailey Turk
The girls soccer team has
had an amazing season so far. They
have a total record of 15-3-3. The
Trinity League season began on
January 5th with a game against
JSerra, a league rival. Two goals
from Lauren Bohaboy, a goal each
from Leigh Edwards and Samantha
Trenary, and five saves from Haley
Guerrero led to the four to zero victory over the Lions.
The second game of the season was on January 12th against
Rosary. The girls beat the Royals 4
to 1. Goals by Courtney Doud,
Ashley Kotero, and Gabby Ozer
contributed to the win. The girls’ next
match was against Mater Dei. The
game took place on January 14th at
the Monarchs’ field. After going
down in the first half, the girls came
back in the second half with one
goal from Samantha Trenary and
three goals from Lauren Bohaboy
to tie the game.
Their next game took place
at JSerra. They beat the Lions
again, but this time it was a 3 to 0
shut out. On February 1st, the girls
played the Rosary Royals for the
second and final time of the season. They beat them 1 to 0 and the
only goal was scored by junior Leigh
Edwards. On February 3rd, the team
had Senior Day with a home goals from Lauren Bohaboy and
game against Mater Dei. The one from Taylor Krebs.
Eagles won the game 1 to 0 with
With a record of 7-0-1, the
the only goal scored by junior team achieved first place in the TrinGabby Ozer. Their final match ity League. The captains of the
against Orange Lutheran took varsity team have two words of inplace on February 5th. The girls spiration for the team, “One goal!”
won the game with a score of 3 The girls had their first round of CIF
to 0. All three goals were scored on Friday, February 19th against
in the second half with one goal Mira Costa. SM finished the first
from Samantha Trenary and two half with a two to zero lead, but Mira
goals from Lauren Bohaboy. The Costa tied it up in the second half.
Eagles took on St. Margaret’s on At the end of the game, Leigh
February 6th. They shut them out Edwards assisted Lauren Bohaboy
with three saves from Katlyn in the game winning goal. The girls’
Bauer, three goals from Lauren next game is on February 24th.
Bohaboy, and one goal each from
C a r l y
Rivera and
Samantha
Tr e n a r y.
On February 11th, the
girls played
Orange
Lutheran
for the last
time. The
Eagles
were victorious with a
score of 3 to
0, with two
Taylor Krebs battling with a JSerra defender. Photo
Courtesy of Ashley Kotero.
Girls Water Polo
By Adrielle Castro
The girls water polo
team took on rival Mater
Dei on February 2 nd . The
game began with two goals
scored by Mater Dei, but
was soon followed by an
SM goal scored by
freshman Morgan Martinez.
The game progressed with
many intense moments. At
the beginning of the game,
Mater Dei was leading with
a score of 7 to 2, but the
Eagles soon recovered.
Senior goalie Samantha
Goff blocked 14 goals. The
Eagles eventually tied the
g a m e 9 t o 9 . Wi t h 9
seconds left in the game,
Mackenzie Beck scored the
winning goal that led the
team to a victory of 10 to
9! Other goal scorers were
K a s s a n d r a Smith, Ana
Augustson, Morgan Martinez, and
Mary Martin.
The varsity team is led
by senior captain, Mary
Martin, who believes that
her team would never have
won if, “[we] hadn’t come
8
together as a team and relied on each other to have
each other’s backs.” The
SM Girls Water Polo
team has been working
extremely hard to have
another successful season
in league. They also defeated JSerra 13 to 2. In
their last league game, the
girls dominated Connelly
19 to 5. Overall, the Varsity team has an awesome
overall record.
The Frosh/Soph and
JV team won their league
games and are league
champions! Varsity completed the season and
ended up in a three-way
tie with Mater Dei and
Rosary for first place in
Trinity League. Sadly, the
girls lost to Foothill in the
first round of CIF. Overall, they had a truly impressive season.
Withonlyafewgamesleft
in the season, the girls basketball
team is beginning their surge towards CIF. With Former CIF
Player of theYear, Melissa Zornig,
the Lady Eagles’ hopes are high.
Coming off of a 55-46 win against
Long Beach Wilson at the Nike
Extravaganza, the girls had the
tough task of finishing off league
against Orange Lutheran. The
Lady Eagles played well, but unfortunately lost the game . They
have a wonderful record of nineteen wins and six losses, but are
notsatisfied. Theycontinuetopush
each other to their limits. In a tough
league, they need to give it their all
to achieve their goals.
They are currently ranked
th
28 in California and they are in
the top 137 teams in the nation.
Anything less then a CIF championship would be extremely disappointing for the senior leaders on
this team: Erin Scola, Madison
McKenney, Denise Fernandez,
Elise Lorenz, and team captain
Melissa Zornig. When asked about
their future Denise Fernandez said
“I know we have the talent, potential, and determination to go far in
CIF and State playoffs. We just
need to stay focused to get that ring
andfulfillourgoals.” Undertheleadership of the new head coach, Matt
Houser, the ladies seem more determined than ever.
Even with the personal
accomplishments of this season, including Melissa Zornig’s 2000-plus
career points accomplishment (on
January 2nd), the girls are truly focused on reaching their goal. Playing in the Trinity League has been a
true test for the girls. For the Lady
Eagles, anything is possible. These
girls are striving to get a championship ring on their fingers.
The girls won their first
round of CIF against La Habra High
School and are hoping to continue
bouncingstrongthrouhgouttheirCIF
journey. Come outand support our
Lady Eagles!
SM Athletes Sign
Alexandra Trenary
Rice University
Soccer
Ashley Kotero
Auburn University
Soccer
Michael McMahon
Pepperdine University (verbal commitment)
Volleyball
Wes Van Boom
Brown University (Ivy League Commitment)
Baseball
Justin Malloy
Mesa State College in Colorado
Lacrosse
Claire Hawkins
Stanford
Track and Field
John Atkinson
Cal State Fullerton
Soccer
Jordan Lievois
Mesa State College in Colorado
Lacrosse
Carly Rivera
Point Loma Nazarene
Soccer
February 2010
SPORTS
Boys Soccer Boys Basketball Soars
By Kaitlin Propeck
The boys soccer team has
beentrainingcontinuouslysincethe
endofNovember.Theyendedtheir
season with an overall record of
eight wins, two ties, and eleven
losses. But, their Trinity League
record was three wins, two ties,
and five losses.The team’s first loss
was to JSerra, 2 to 0, because of
twoluckygoalsbyJSerra’soffense.
The team then had a victory over
St. John Bosco with a score of 2
to 0. The boys played hard in the
game and achieved a huge victory
that gave the team confidence. Unfortunately, the team lost to Servite
3 to 0 because of three critical mistakes made by SM. Although the
teamlost,theystillretainedtheirspirit
anddetermination. Thiswouldhelp
them to improve in the games to
come.
The boys were able to
bounce back from their losses
quickly.Thiswasshownwhenthey
tied Orange Lutheran 0 to 0. The
boys had a strong defense and Orange Lutheran did not score with
Grayson Cornwell protecting the
goal. Unfortunately the boys lost
By Chris Popovec
again on Friday, January
29th, to JSerra. The score
was 4 to 0 but the team
played hard and showed
good sportsmanship at the
end of the game. The team
lost again on Tuesday, February 2nd, to St. John
Bosco with a score of 1 to
0. On Thursday, February
4th, the team beat Servite 3
to 2. The team then had a
make-up game which they
lost to Mater Dei 3 to 2. On
February 9th, the Eagles
played Mater Dei. The
game ended 0 to 0. On
February 11th, the last game
of the season, the team beat
Orange Lutheran 2 to 1 with
a game winning goal by
Kyle Geoffrion.
The team finished
fourthplaceinleague.Sadly,
the Eagles missed the wild
card spot in CIF. The boys,
however,didfulfilltheirgoal
of finishing ahead of Servite
in league. Great job Eagles!
To kick off league play, our
Eagles basketball team had a strong
performance against the JSerra Lions.
In a close game that ended 51 to 49,
the Eagles held off the surging Lions in
the last few minutes to keep their lead.
Brandon Blanchard led the Eagles with
24 points as the boys held on for their
first Trinity League win. On January
13th, our Eagles basketball team had a
tough test from St. John Bosco. The
Braves took a 14 to 11 lead after the
first quarter and never looked back.
Despite falling 54 to 44, the Eagles had
a strong performance from Brandon
Blanchard who scored 15 points. On
January 15th, the boys took out their
frustration on the Servite Friars and recorded their second league win with a
score of 64 to 54. Scoring was led by
Brandon Blanchard with 23 points and
Wolfie Wood with 13 points.
With the season off to a strong
start, the Eagles were full of confidence
heading into a tough game against one
of the nation’s best teams. The talented
MaterDeiMonarchshandedtheEagles
a 97 to 52 loss, but the boys were
proud of their effort against some
of the best players in California.
With a 2-2 league record, the
Eagles were in striking distance of
third place in theTrinity League. In
a pivotal home game against Orange Lutheran, Santa Margarita
lost 77-54. Matt Sawdon led the
Eagles with 11 points. On January
29th, the Eagles came away with a
critical road victory against JSerra.
The final score was 62-52 and the
Eagles were led by Matt Sawdon
and Ryan Robles, each with 15
points. On February 2nd, the boys
lost to St. John Bosco 61-47. The
Eagles were led by Wolfie Wood
with 21 points. On February 4th ,
the Eagles came away with a huge
59-46 win over the Servite Friars.
The Eagles were led by Ryan Robles with 16 points and Matt
Sawdon with 15 points. On Saturday, February 6th, the boys
walked away with a 62-57 win
over Torrey Pines High School at
Mater Dei’s Nike Extravaganza.
WolfieWood led the Eagles in scoring as they defeated one of the best
teams in San Diego. To finish off
their season, our boy’s basketball
team lost to Mater Dei and Orange
Lutheran. Even though these losses
brought Santa Margarita’s league
record to 4-6, some strong preseason victories against non-Trinity
League opponents propelled them
into the playoffs. On February 17th,
the boys defeated Santiago 64-22
at Santiago High School. The
Eagles were led by Brandon
Blanchard with 12 points and Matt
Sawdon with 16 points. The Eagles
will continue their CIF run February19th againstPalmDesertathome.
The Eagles worked extremely hard and had a tough schedule to get them to this single elimination tournament. They are prepared
for anything their opponent may
throw at them.
Boys Wrestling
By Megan Couch
The boys wrestling
season is coming to an end, but
the intensity is still rising. During league finals this past Friday, Joe Bak, Damon Couch,
and Jared Fier were named
league champions for their
weight classes. Cameron
Carlberg placed second while
injured. John Miller, Matt
Pellizon, and Eric Crider
placed 3rd. Three of the Junior Varsity wrestlers also
placed third at finals. CIF is
coming up on February 19th
and 20th. The team’s individual rankings have continued
to rise in the Orange County
polls. According to the Orange County Register, Jared
Fier is ranked third in the
county for his weight class and
both Cameron Carlberg and
Damon Couch are ranked second in their weight classes. All
three of these wrestlers were
invited to the Orange County
All-Star Invitational and won
their matches against the topranked wrestlers in the county.
Damon Couch was also re-
cently named the Orange
County Register’s wrestling
Athlete of the Week.
All of the other players on the team have also been
working hard and performing
well at meets and tournaments.
Wrestler Cody Smith said that
his favorite part of wrestling is
“the feeling you get when you
win your match in a dual meet
and the ref raises your hand in
the air.” The wrestling team has
had close to twenty new athletes
this year; this is a very large number compared to past years.
These new athletes have helped
to increase the competition between the wrestlers on the team
and bring out their best work
ethic. At their dual meet against
Mater Dei, all of the team members performed well. Although
they fought their hardest, the
team still lost by two points. The
team has nine seniors who have
been working hard all season.
Senior Jared Fier expresses
that he “will miss the coaches
and wrestling with teammates.”
Photo courtesy of smhs.org
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SPECIAL SECTION
February 2010
Under 20 Women’s Mexican National Soccer Team
By Ashley Kotero
Two weeks ago, I found
myself five thousands miles
away from home, my family, my
friends, SMCHS, and our Girls
soccer team. I was standing in
a tunnel surrounded by many
other young women dressed in
the official USA and Mexico
national team colors. Everyone
seemed focused and aware of
the fact that both teams had already earned the chance of a
lifetime, qualification for the
U20 Women’s 2010 World Cup
in Germany. I felt like I was on
another dimension. My hands
were shaking, my heart was
racing, and butterflies were
rushing through my body!
It was a dream… it had
to be a dream! I’m only 17 years
old and my dream was not suppose to happen for many more
years, so I thought! But it
seemed so real. How could this
be? All of a sudden the music
started to play and we all began
to march out of the tunnel. As I
came out of the tunnel, I saw
the crowd in the stadium cheering and that’s when it hit me!
It was not a dream, but rather I
was living my dream. I then
spotted my dad in the crowd
and I felt goose bumps as I saw
him cheering and looking so
proud! This was definitely real!
A few seconds later, I
was lining up in the middle of a
perfectly manicured soccer
field, wearing Mexico’s signature green, white, and red uniform and I was singing the
Mexican national anthem. Be-
against the number one team in
the world - USA. We lost one to
zero, but we played a great
match, and most importantly, we
are headed for Germany in July
to compete in the World Cup. The
accomplishment of qualifying was
sponding. I thought that my
dream was becoming a nightmare. I was sick and far away
from home. My coaches and
our medical staff helped me in
every way possible to get me
into game shape. I never lost
an honor of a lifetime. The preparation and the thrill of competing
in the highest stage was like a
magical rollercoaster ride.
Early in the championships,
I was ill with an untimely stomach infection and fever. It was
frustrating sitting out the first two
games. I worked and trained hard
in hopes of getting some playing
time, but my body was not re-
faith, prayed to get healthy
again, and through it all I managed to play and start in two
matches.
God was with me
throughout the ups and downs
of the tournament. My quick
recovery was nothing short of
a miracle. I had so much love
and support from my family
and my loving SMCHS ex-
Photo Courtesy of Ashley Kotero
sides my personal emotions, I
was cognoscente that I was
representing the youth of
Mexico and the hopes of a
country full of loving and supporting fans.
Two hours later, I was
holding my medal as a finalist
of the CONCACAF Championships. I had just played in
the championship match
Winter Olympics 2010
tended family. They kept me
in their prayers and from five
thousand miles away I felt their
love and support. Coach Morales, Coach Huerta, the SM
faculty and staff, SM administration, and my SM soccer
teammates were all very supportive. This is what kept me
going while I was fighting my
infection. I was determined not
to give up because I wanted to
do my best for Mexico, my
family, my friends, my
coaches, and more importantly
for my SMCHS soccer family.
At the end of the
championship match I took a
moment to stay on the field and
hold my medal. My dad was
gone by then because he had
to catch a flight at the airport
right after the game. I walked
slowly towards the locker room
but stopped before I stepped
off the field. I looked up at the
sky, holding my medal, and
thanked God. I knew that I
had tons of people looking out
and hoping the best for me.
This is the moment that will forever be in my mind, and I
thought – it was a great day to
be an eagle!
The Great “Wall” of Kentucky
By Kelsey Hummer
By Chanel Collins
The 2010 Winter
Olympics will be held from
February 12-28 in British Columbia, Canada, in three cities:
Vancouver, Whistler, and Richmond. There are fifteen
events, which include alpine
skiing, biathlon, bobsled,
cross-country skiing, curling,
figure skating, freestyle skiing,
ice hockey, luge, Nordic combined, short track speed skating, skeleton, ski jumping,
snowboarding, and speed skating. There are around two hundred and fifty American athletes competing for Olympic
medals this year. In 2006, the
games were held in Torino,
where the United States
placed second overall, totaling
twenty five medals. Germany
was first with twenty nine
medals and Canada was third
with twenty four medals.
There are some promising
American athletes in each of
the fifteen events:
In alpine skiing, Lindsey
Vonn, thought to be the best
female American skier of all-
10
time, is America’s best bet for
a gold medal. The United
States has never won a
biathlon medal and are not
expecting to this year either.
In bobsledding, Steve
Holcomb and Shauna
Rohbock are the best competitors and are expected to
win gold medals. Kikkan
Randall is the best female
cross-country skier in American history and is hoping to
win a medal. The American
curling team is not up to par
with other countries and is not
expected to place very high.
In figure skating, Evan
Lysacek is the U.S.’ best bet
to win a medal, even though
the U.S. did not place in this
event in the last Olympics.
For women’s figure skating,
Rachel Flatt and Mirai
Nagasu are the forerunners
on the U.S. team. Meryl
Davis and Charlie White are
skating partners who have
continuously achieved the
best scores going in to the upcoming games. Free style ski-
ing is void of any athletes expecting to place in the event.
Both the women’s and men’s ice
hockey teams are ready to face
off Canada for the prestigious
gold medal. In luge, Erin Hamlin
is the leading athlete competing
for Germany’s team. This could
be the first year the U.S. places
in the Nordic combined with the
help of three-time Olympian
Billy Demong. In short track
speed skating, Apolo Ohno is
expected to win a medal for the
U.S. team. The American team
excels in skeleton, winning more
medals than any other country
and is expected to do well again
this year. It is not likely that the
U.S. team will win anything in
ski jumping. America is known
to have the world’s best
snowboarders; this year, the
team favorite is Shaun White.
On the team for speed skating
is Shani Davis, who holds the
world record in the 1500m and
1000m distances. Cheer on
team USA by watching the talented athletes in the 2010 Winter Olympics!
The Kentucky basketball team was recently number one in the entire country, but with a loss against
South Carolina on January
26, they dropped back to the
3 rd spot in college basketball rankings. Even with the
loss, Kentucky has one of
the deepest teams when it
comes to skill. With their
new freshman John Wall,
who is currently ranked as
the number one player of
college basketball, other
teams don’t stand a chance
against the Kentucky Wildcats. With Wall, the Wildcats were able to achieve
their two thousandth win in
school history. Along with
this landmark, they also recently became the highest
winning program in college
basketball
h i s t o r y.
Throughout the rest of the
season, the Wildcats should
manage to stay in the top
five, and come March they
will be back in their number
one spot again.
The season really
started with the firing of the
previous head coach Billy
Gillispie, and the hiring of
John Calipari as their new
head coach. The first thing
Calipari did as coach was to
sign on the new freshman,
which included John Wall,
Eric
Bledsoe,
and
Demarcus Cousins. These
tremendous freshmen, along
with their already amazing
starting lineup, are very
likely to lead the Wildcats to
many victories this year.
The Wildcats started the
year with their best season
recorded to date since the
mid 60s, with a record of 190. No one can compete with
the Wildcats depth and determination. I predict the
Wildcats will win the rest of
their games and end up
number one in all of college
basketball. Go Wildcats!
FEATURES
February 2010
High School Dating ONE OH ONE!
By Karenna Soto
SM couple staying strong. Photo Courtesy of Karenna Soto.
Is the spark in your
long term relationship still
there? Unfortunately, at one
point in a relationship there
is a little wall we all need
to get over. There is always
that moment after the first
few months where you actually need to know if you
really like the person. Re-
lationships tend to lose
their spark as they go on,
becoming almost like a daily routine. At the beginning, each date was exciting and interesting, every
absence begins to become
a tragedy. As the relationship grows closer, the relationship starts to get laid
back. There are three factors to a relationship that
can keep the spark going: attention, appreciation, and
appearance.
In the beginning, loving each other seemed
effortless.The guy is anxiously wondering when to
send a text to the girl and she
is earnestly waiting to recieve the text. Throughout
the day, they are both excited to see each other at passing breaks and lunch, or even
for that one class they have
together. As the relationship
begins to grow and become
part of your everyday life,
you and your partner both
start to treat each other as a
standard. The boy is texting
the girl right after their practice, and she is expecting to
receive the text. During
school hours, they both meet
at the same place everyday.
Everything becomes part of
their daily life, like a daily
routine.
Try to bring those
Ever Gotten a Detention for Being IN Dress Code?!
ting up and taking a shower in the morning you just
roll out of bed and go to
school. Rather than just
getting up in the morning
and walking out the door,
you should both try to look
good for each other, try to
impress each other. By impressing each other, your
attraction for each other
will grow and the spark in
the relationship will grow as
well.
We all find ourselves at this stage of the
relationship and sometimes
don’t even notice it. As I
mentioned before, your relationship becomes part of
your daily routine. I am not
saying that you lose interest in each other, but instead of letting it become
just a routine, add a little
excitement and keep the fun
going. Make everyday a
new day.
It’s all about the Tweets
By Jennie Whisnant
By Breanne Wiekamp
Some teachers seem to be
giving detentions to students for
being in dress code. Have you ever
gotten a dress code that is not considered a dress code? For girls, and
I hope not guys, headband colors
seem to be a problem. In the accessory section it talks about how
the only thing that can not be an
extreme color is nail polish. I understand why teachers complain
about BRIGHT orange or SUPER
hot pink, but purple and green should
be accepted, and according to the
rules it is. Teachers should not be
able to give you detentions for this,
but they can state their opinion about
it.
The new dress code for
shoes was released in late January
over ETV. They have proclaimed
that Toms are okay, but moccasins
are not. In a way, they are almost
the same. Boots are never acceptable; except on certain free dress
days. What kind of shoes are we
supposed to wear when another
storm like the one in January hits
again? I guess you should load up
on about 7 pairs of socks.
Everyone, remember your
socks MUST BE VISIBLE. You
may be wearing them, but if teachers can not see them, you may end
up in detention. Ever gotten a de-
fun, exciting moments back
into the relationship. Then
the relationship won’t just
be a daily routine, but will
always have a bit of excitement.
Now, we all know
that at the beginning of the
relationship you are both
trying to impress each other by doing little things and
always saying “thank you”
and trying to appreciate everything. Unfortunately, as
the relationship goes on, the
little things we do for each
other become second nature and you don’t realize
it. Instead of expecting it
and being unappreciative,
do those little things for
your partner and say
“thank you” when they do
the little things for you.
And of course, we
have a tendency to not care
about how we look or what
we wear. Girls tend to not
care what they look like
anymore. Guys, the same
goes for you, instead of get-
Do you have a twitter? Photo
Courtesy of google images.
Look at the freshies following dress code! Photo Courtesy of smhs.org.
tention for wearing a different color than white for your socks? Well,
be sure to show your teacher or
dean your agenda. Boys have
page 31 ready, and girls have page
33 handy. It states that solid school
color socks must be worn and visible, white is not the only exception. Also, ladies remember that if
you are going to wear leggings,
they must be navy or white, not
black.
If you wear an undershirt
that is a different color than white,
then be sure not to get caught because white is the only acceptable
color. Yes I know it is a tad ridiculous. Boys do you like wearing
scarves? Guess what? You may
wear them, but girls, you may not.
Weird, right?!
If you are cold, be sure to stop
by the book store and buy a SM
sweatshirt, or stop by Target and get
a plain navy, white, grey, or khaki
sweatshirt. Logos are not allowed
unless it is an SM logo or a sweatshirt from an SM sport. Unless you
want a detention, then I suggest you
follow the rules.Also, unless you are
a senior, then I suggest you step away
from those college sweatshirts because teachers love to give detentions for them.
If you ever need a refreshment on the dress code, then you
can find the dress code section in
the student agenda on pages 29-36.
Remember eagles, stay in dress
code!
Have you ever wondered what Twitter is? For
those who are unclear on its
meaning, twitter is a social
networking tool that allows
you to keep up with your
friends and family by sending and receiving messages
known as “tweets”. Twitter
is mainly used for quick updates; therefore there is a
140 character limit for every post.
Twitter is continually
gaining popularity since
May of 2007 when Jack
Dorsey came up with the
idea. This online blogging
system is open to the public and can be used for
many different things. Not
only is it used for staying in
touch with your friends and
family, but it is also used
for business purposes, traf-
fic checks, and provides you
the chance to meet your favorite celebrities by posting
where they will be sitting at
events.
Twitter allows communication with a wide variety of people, and provides
updated information about
current issues and events in
the world today. Twitter supplies worldly knowledge and
shares the latest gossip and
drama that is spilled out into
the daily tweets. Though
Twitter has become extremely popular throughout the
world, it seems as though
many still prefer Facebook.
Not many people know the
difference between twitter
and Facebook. The main difference is that Facebook is
mostly used for reconnecting
with friends and sharing information, while Twitter is
used for quick updates and
other useful tools. Many people have their own opinion
about which is better, but
now that you know more
about Twitter, maybe you will
give it a try!
11
CAMPUS MINISTRY
February 2010
A Trip to Haiti
An Interview with Beth McCall
By Allison Le
Tuesdays
6:00 pm
On January 12, 2010 a disastrous earthquake struck the
struggling nation of Haiti. Haiti
is the poorest nation in the
western hemisphere and the
third poorest country in the
world. Healthcare there is very
scarce. It is documented that out
of every 1,000 babies born, 72
will not live to see their first
birthday. The average life expectancy of those that survive
the first year is only 53 years of
age. The malnutrition rate is
56%. Unfortunately, Haiti’s uneven distribution of wealth does
not assist its citizens eitherwith
45% of the country’s wealth being owned by 1% of the population. The earthquake, rated a
7.0 in magnitude, ended 72,000
lives. Countless organizations
and charities sprung into to action to aid in Haitian relief. Nevertheless, this crisis is the time
for individuals to make a difference and relieve the Haitian
community of the burden and
loss in their hearts. On January
28, one extraordinary individual that went above and beyond
by visiting the nation of Haiti
was Santa Margarita’s own
sophomore, Beth McCall. In a
following interview with Beth,
The Blueprint was informed of
the details on the preparation,
the action, and the experiencebrought back on the return
of her trip to Haiti.
What are you planning to
do when you arrive in Haiti?
My dad, my sister, and I
were planning on delivering
medical supplies to aid in the
Haitian recovery centers. Also,
while we are down there we
are going to visit an orphanage set up by the organization
Theo’s Work. Theo’s Work is an
orphanage founded by Father
Marc Boisvert and it is a nonprofit organization to help the
poor of Haiti. Today, the organization’s primary residence is
Hope Village or in Creole, Vilaj
Espwa. In Hope Village there
are over 550 children living
there and hundreds more that
come to the schools each day
from poor neighboring communities.
How did you get involved
with this trip?
My dad owns a private
plane and the Red Cross persistently called asking for us
to deliver medical supplies but
my Dad said, “No” at first because he thought it would not
be safe. But then after researching he found an airport
in Haiti with plenty of security and said “Yes” without hesitation. Originally, it was only
supposed to be my sister
Brooke and my Dad. But after
I heard about the trip I begged
my Mom to go to and she finally said, “Yes!”
How are you prepping
for this expedition?
My sister and I
packed very light because we
had to have enough room to
fit the medical supplies. Also,
we have bags of stuffed animals and toys donated by Mrs.
Jones, from the History Department for the kids in the
orphanage.
How was your overall
experience lending a helping
hand in Haiti?
It was a great experience that exposed me to new
types of environments that I
have never seen before.
Meeting the children at the
orphanages who have been
through so much and yet still
have a positive outlook of life,
made a lasting impact on me.
Beth McCall and her family went further than the average American citizen and flew
to Haiti out of the Christian
kindness in their hearts. This
philanthropy is not one that
many Santa Margarita students
can execute. Nevertheless,
there are so many ways that
each and every Santa Margarita student can aid in replenishing the hope of Haiti. Many
faculty members have already
taken the extra step of donating to the grief-stricken country. For example Mrs. Jones,
the history teacher, donated
stuffed animals and toys to the
kids in the Haitian orphanages. There are countless
amounts of ways that we little people can make a big difference.
Reach out Santa Margarita; lend the helping hand that
the Haitian people need in order to climb out of the rubble.
Speak Out For Haiti
By Cody Webster
Here’s what your favorite
celebrities have said about
the catastrophe…
President Obama: “We
will do what it takes to save
lives and help people get
back on their feet. The entire world stands with the
people and government of
Haiti, for in Haiti’s devastation we all see the common humanity that we
share. Haitians are our
neighbors in the Americas,
and for Americans they are
family and friends.”
Angelina Jolie: “This is a
time where we, as a global
nation, should come together
and support those who are in
need. I can’t imagine the terrible pain and suffering they
are experiencing. I urge all my
friends and fans around the
world to join me collectively to
match my contribution or give
in any way you can.”
Lindsey Lohan: “The hotel we
stayed in is gone. It’s been leveled. I don’t know what’s happened to people I met.”
Ben Stiller: “You can help
Haiti after their 7.0
earthquake and donate $5 by
texting YELE to 501501 and by
visiting www.yele.org.”
P. Diddy: “It is incredibly hor-
Alice Cooper: “A girl like Bea,
credible spirit of the
rible to see a catastrophe of
this size hit a people who have
who survived 18 hours under
the rubble, still needs help,”
people. Before the quake I
believed that Haiti would
been suffering from extreme
poverty, violence and unrest
Bill Clinton: “Ever since then,
I’ve been totally captivated by
overcome its past and become a strong nation... De-
for so many decades. We understand the first response is
the country, the beauty and
bounty of the land, the in-
spite the tragedy, I still think
it has that chance.”
critical to serve the immediate needs of countless people
who are now displaced from
their homes, are suffering
trauma, and most require urgent care.”
Pierre Garcon (Colts Wide Receiver): “Please everybody
we really need your
h e l p . . . . H e l p
Haiti....www.PierreGarconLive.com
or www.NWHCM.org”
Our Peer Ministers showing off our school’s impressive accomplishment of raising
over $6,500 for Haiti Relief from January 26-29
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