Math team heads to Las Vegas

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Math team heads to Las Vegas
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Dylan
Bambino,
Kristen
Bartoxz,
Brett
Epperly,
Brandon
Gilbert,
Andrew
Harris, Brian O’Neil, Danny
O’Neil, Anna Royce, Wade
Sedawie, Luke Short, and
Dalen Spencer, and juniors
Alex Baker, Tucker Boggs,
Walter Dannenhoffer, and
Natasha Moffitt. “We’re
pretty… pumped to go to
After a series of grueling,
competitive tests in a variety
of mathematic fields, a team
of fifteen stellar math students
has been assembled to embark
on a trip to Las Vegas to
compete in the 34th annual
American
Regions
Mathematics League
competition.
This
year’s
competition
will take place on
May 29 and May 30
at the University of
Nevada at Las Vegas.
Math teacher Don
Crossfield,
who
will be leading the
team as coach in the
competition,
first
learned of the AR<: by
talking to his “teacher
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friends across the
Math team coach Don Crossfield is
nation,” he said. He
looking forward to see how his team will
put out the word to perform at the 34th annual American
students and held a Regions Mathematics competition in
series of competition Las Vegas.
to find the best
and brightest math students Vegas for math” said Harris.
at RHS. Crossfield seemed Crossfield and fellow math
optimistic about the team’s teacher Joe Richards will travel
chances at the competition. with the team to Las Vegas,
“We are very good,” Crossfield where they will stay in the
said, but added “the opposition dorms at the university. Despite
has not yet been scouted.” the many attractions available
The team consists of seniors in Vegas, Crossfield says the
team will just stick to math.
The competition pits teams
from four regions of the country,
at four different locations: the
University of Iowa, Penn State
University, UNLV, and the
are awarded for faster answers.
The math team would not
be able to take such a journey
without the support of generous
donors from the community.
The trip will cost more than
We are very good. The
opposition has not yet
been scouted.
University of Georgia. This
year at the UNLV competition,
there will be a team from
China, Macau, and Nigeria.
Richards is looking forward
to seeing how their team will
match up against the other
elite math students. “There’s
a number of students that have
been competitive in local and
statewide
competition
for
years,” he said of the RHS team.
The competition will consist
of a Individuals Round, in
which the individual students
will take ten questions each
for a total of 150 possible
points per team, followed by
a Team Round, which consists
of ten five-point questions for
each team, a Power Round,
worth fifty points, and a Relay
Round, in which more points
ten thousand dollars, and the
team is able to pay this because
of the donations of various
community members, including
numerous community doctors,
Cascade Community Credit
Union, Orenco, and members of
the RHS math department. “It’s
very neat to see the community
support us,” said Richards.
Roseburg has long been
known to have a good math
program, and many people are
looking forward to see how
the team performs against
great math students from other
states. Richards is proud of
his students and has a lot of
optimism heading towards the
end of the month when all the
excitement will happen. “I
think we are going to represent
RHS very well,” he said.
Swine flu scares citizens across the globe
including Canada, Israel and the steps to restrict pork in their and is now present in humans and
United Kingdom, had all verified countries because the strain birds. South Korea has taken to
that the swine flu was present in originated from pigs, although calling the disease the “Mexican
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their country. Even more nations health officials say there is no Virus”
and
the
European
In late April, public health have citizens with cases of what is chance of the flu being spread Commission is referring to
officials became aware of a suspected to be the same flu, and from meat. Governments trying it as the “novel flu virus.”
new strain of the swine flu the World Health Organization hard to take every precaution are
Whatever it is called, the
materializing in three separate has classified this swine
flu is causing
places in Mexico. This influenza flu with a pandemic alert
a lot of people
strain was first documented as level of 5 out of 6 possible
to be scared.
swine flu when it began to appear levels and that means that
In 1976 there
in the U.S. and the Centers for there is “widespread human
was an outbreak
Disease Control quickly informed infection.” For the alert level
of a swine flu
the Mexican government of the to be raised to 6 there would
similar to this
origins of the strain, which by have to be community level
outbreak that led
that time was already making its outbreaks in other countries
President Gerald
way around Mexico City. The other than the one in which
Ford
to
call
first human case was discovered the strain originated. At that
for nationwide
to have been a five-year old boy point, the flu would have
v a c c i n e s .
in a small town called La Gloria, reached pandemic level.
Problems were
Mexico. La Gloria is located “We are in the most critical
rampant
with
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near a pig farm which raises over moment of the epidemic,” said World citizens preparing for flu epidemic.
the vaccination
a million pigs a year, and it is Mexican Health Secretary Jose
program and ¾
believed that the flu strain first Cordova. “The number of cases ignoring the assurances of these of the population never even
passed to humans from there.
will keep rising, so we have to officials about the safety of pork, received
an
immunization.
Swine influenza
however. Russia has ceased the President Obama said he is closely
is influenza present
importation of all pork products monitoring the flu situation but
in
populations
from infected countries, and the assured Americans that there was
of pigs but is
Egyptian parliament has ordered no “cause for alarm.”
generally
not
that all 250,000 pigs in their
Although most Americans
able to be passed
country be immediately killed.
probably won’t be affected by
on to humans.
Many officials, including the swine flu, media coverage of
Scientists believe
United
States
Agriculture the infection has been rampant.
that
this
new
Secretary Tom Vilsack, have Many people nationwide are
strain results from
asked that the influenza strain watching the flu carefully; some
a mix of several
be referred to as something have even suggested the flu is the
different influenza
other than swine flu to prevent beginning of the apocalypse or
strains, creating
people from falsely believing was created by the government
an unusual illness
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that can be spread Swine flu molecules shown in an English study.
is not technically a “swine flu” and was accidentally released
between
pigs,
anymore, they argue, as it has because of a glitch in a security
humans, and birds. Swine flu reinforce preventative measures.” mutated from its original form system. Only time will tell.
strains are common in large pig By classifying the strain with an
farms such as the one near La alert level of 5, World Health
Gloria, in which large quantities Organization officials are hoping
of pig are confined in close to keep nations around the world
quarters with very little done alert in case the strain becomes
(SF = Swine Flu)
to keep the animals clean or an endemic.
healthy. How and when the strain
Response to the flu pandemic
1. Slight fever
became able to pass to humans in the U.S. has been fairly laid2. Nightmares about pigs,
is not known for sure, but after back. The border with Mexico
cold sweats.
the initial infection of the small is still open, although the State
boy, the illness spread quickly Department is urging Americans
3. Irritated stomach,
in La Gloria, infecting sixty to cancel non-necessary trips
constant smell of bacon.
percent of the population there. to our southern neighbor.
4. Irritability... Fits.
“At this time, containment is not Other nations have been more
5. Loss of appetite for all meats but pork
a feasible option,” said WHO wary with their response,
Assistant Director-General Keiji screening passengers returning
6. Insatiable urge to squeal
Fukuda.
from infected countries and
like a pig.
In April, cases of the same sometimes restricting the travel
7. Repetition of steps 2 and 6
strain were discovered in Texas of their citizens to countries
and California and by the end with confirmed or suspected
8. Death.
of the month other nations, cases. Some nations have taken
Matt M.
8 Signs you have SF
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And the winner for Miss Douglas County is...
Coral B.
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The
entirety
of
Jacoby
auditorium was packed with
friends and family of twenty-three
contestants each vying for the
title of Miss Douglas County or
Miss Outstanding Teen. This year
a total of $15,000 was raised for
the scholarship programs held on
April 18 by contestants, community
members and businesses, Umpqua
Community College, and the Miss
Oregon Scholarship Program.
The night began with a sizzling
opening number to “Mambo
Italiano,” by all contestants and
the introduction of last years Miss
Douglas County, Terri Wilcox, and
Miss Outstanding Teen, Caroline
Champion. They each got a final
chance to perform their talents
before they gave up their titles.
Champion beautifully sang “Crazy
Dreams,” by Carrie Underwood and
Wilcox performed a dance dedicated
to her boyfriend in the military to
“When You’re Gone,” by Avril
Lavigne. Jeff Johnson was M.C.
for the night but was upset that he
“didn’t get to wear a swimsuit too.”
First was the teen portion with
talent, fitness, and evening gown
competition which included their
on stage question. Vying for the
title of Miss Outstanding Teen were
Julianna Maddox, Autumn Shulze,
Andie Griffith, Kaitlyn Fallon,
Chelsea Spencer, Kendall Monteith,
Erika Stanle, Andrea Reber, Caitlyn
Vos, and Nicole Levin. “It was the swimsuit competition the Miss asked them their questions. One
really fun to go out there and do contestants got to strut their stuff contestant, Kelly Dorius, was asked
my solo for everyone,” said Levin, to “Let it Rock,” by Kevin Rudolf. how she feels about performing
who performed a beautiful pointe They were judged on their overall arts programs being cut down.
dance to “It’s Gonna Be Love” by first impression, poise, and physical Dorius explained how she doesn’t
believe
that
Mandy Moore. “My
these
programs
hula dance was really
should be cut
fun to learn,” Griffith
out of schools
explained. “It was kind
and went on to
of hard though because
justify herself
we didn’t have much
stating
that,
time to practice it.”
“Learning to
Throughout the night
play
piano
girls were judged on
helped
me
poise, overall first
to
become
impression, physical
the person I
fitness, talent and
am
today.”
communication skills.
Finally, came
Prior to the event they
the
ending
had their interviews,
awards starting
which they were also
with
Miss
judged on, along
Outstanding
with their scholastic
Teen.
The
achievement,
and
Community
community service.
Service award
Next, the thirteen
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went to Autumn
ladies in the Miss
Chelsea Spencer and Terri Wilcox crown Kelly Dorius Miss Douglas
S c h u l z e .
section
began. County.
Kaitlyn Fallon
These girls also had
won
the
Shooting
Star Award for
interviews prior to the event and fitness and beauty during this
were judged on all their community portion. “The music was cut short making the most progress throughout
service experience. For the talent during my turn because I was the the program. Julianna Maddux
section, there were four singers; last to go,” explains Keller-Hudson. received the Miss Congeniality
Valerie Kinman, Mariah Vincent, “But I went on, of course, because award. The Miss Photogenic award
Grace Mountainspring, and Shaina as a dancer I’ve learned to come out went to Nicole Levin who also went
Chistensen. Along with five dancers; gracefully even if something goes on to become the first runner up, so
Nikayla Keller-Hudson, Taneira wrong.” Next, was eveningwear, that in any case of the title holder
Jelley, Ashley Ziegler, Alicia during which girls answered an on- not being able to go on to state, she
Woodward, Elizabeth Denny, and stage question. The questions were could go on instead. “I was really
Julie Brown. One monologue was made up by the girls and reviewed excited about being first runner up,”
performed by Sierra Spencer and by the pageant directors. Each girl says Levin who also tried for the
the two piano players were Kelly elegantly walked their path across program the previous year. The title
Dorius and Brittany Deedon. During the stage to Terri Wilcox who of Miss Outstanding Teen 2009 went
to Chelsea Spencer who cried tears
of joy as former Miss Outstanding
Teen, Caroline Champion, crowned
her. Then the Miss Douglas County
awards began with the Miss
Photogenic award going to Julie
Brown. Next up, Brittany Deedon
won two awards, which included
the Community Service Award and
Miss Congeniality Award. “Not only
did I manage to gracefully dance in
the opening, rock the bikini walk,
master my talent, and walk with
poise in self expression, I learned
what kind of person I want to be
in life and how to do it with poise
and grace,” said Deedon. The Build
Your Own Scholarship Award was
created for girls to get donations
for scholarships by community
members and businesses. Elizabeth
Denny raised the most money and
got this award along with second
runner up, gaining $1500 for
scholarships. Ashley Ziegler, first
runner up got $3000. Finally, the
moment each girl was waiting for
came. The title of Miss Douglas
County 2009, who would go on
to Miss Oregon, went to Kelly
Dorius who received a total $7000
in scholarships. As Terri Wilcox
gave up her title and crowned
Dorius, she was positively ecstatic.
Overall, the night was full of
tears and happiness for the girls
who would go on to compete to
represent the state of Oregon in
the Miss America and American
Miss Outstanding Teen pageants.
The community of Douglas
County will have its fingers
crossed for these lucky ladies.
Earthquake shocks many Are computer viruses crashing your PC?
Jadon M.
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A disastrous earthquake
struck central Mexico, rattling
nerves in a city already
tense from the swine flu
outbreak. The quake has been
responsible for 149 deaths
so far throughout Mexico.
Many workers fled to the
streets as the quake shook the
buildings around them. “I’m
scared,” said Sarai Luna Pajas,
a 22-year-old social
services
worker
standing
outside
her office building
moments after it
hit. “We Mexicans
are not used to
living with so much
fear, but all that
is happening - the
economic crisis, the
illnesses and now
this - it feels like
the Apocalypse.”
A
fellow
coworker to Pajas,
Harold
Gutierrez,
added
in his opinion of the world
coming to an end. “If it is, it
is God’s plan,” he said over
green mask he wore to ward
off swine flu. The quake had
a magnitude of 5.6 and was
centered near Chilpancingo,
about 130 miles southwest
of Mexico City or 50 miles
from the resort of Acapulco.
To add to the stress of the
Mexican people, they had
been hard hit by a swine flew
outbreak shortly before the
quake hit. Experts don’t know
why it has only shown up in
Mexico nor why it has surfaced
now. Throughout the baffling
confusion the flu continues
to wreak havoc on Mexico
with now more than 140
deaths, with more than 1,600
suspected cases. Mexican
Health Minister Jose Cordova
told of 1,311 people in the
hospital with flu symptoms.
The Health Ministry’s fatality
estimate increased from 152
yesterday. The U.S. has urged
to suspend all unnecessary
travel to Mexico and has
begun screening all incoming
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travelers from Mexico into
the U.S. Government officials
have ordered schools shut
nationwide until May 6 and
have told some businesses
to close as the suspected
death toll climbs from the flu
outbreak. Authorities have
told people not to gather in
large groups and to avoid
shaking hands and kissing
hello to contain the virus.
Most cases are still limited to
Mexico City and the states of
Mexico and San Luis Potosi.
Still, countries around the
world are preparing for the
spread of the swine flu.
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that differentiate themselves as
crackers, have the only intent of
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stealing private information, like
bank account passwords, for their
own use. Some crackers do not
Computer viruses are nasty things
want back account passwords,
They get into users’ computers and
some crackers just want to see how
can shut down the system in minutes.
many computers they can mess up.
They can steal information such as
Crackers are usually young and
passwords for bank accounts. It
unskilled in the ways of computers.
is no doubt that computer viruses
Luckily, there are many computer
and worms have cost many people
programs
dedicated to stopped
millions of dollars, but what
these viruses. Norton AntiVirus
exactly are computer viruses?
and McAfee VirusScan are just
Computer
viruses
are
two very popular programs among
computer programs specifically
thousands of antivirus systems
designed to copy themselves and
that anyone can download off
invade any computer without the
the Internet, or purchase at any
users knowledge. They can be
electronic store. These antivirus
sent over the Internet in harmless
companies put many people to
messages, CDs, or USB drives.
work trying to ward off potential
There are several different
viruses. And all the computer
kinds of viruses and worms,
user has to do is scan their
like dishonest adware and crime
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ware, that can infect computer
Computer
viruses
take
over computer as much as desired.
Computer virus are getting
and steal valuable information. computers and eat them up until there
more and more common in
Computer viruses have been is nothing left.
this day and age. The hackers
around since computers were first
invented. Just recently they have computers and showing the user and crackers are progressing in
been more widely know because of where their safety system has holes. numbers, and making even more
the increasing number of users on “If we can share what we’ve learned skilled viruses to infect billions
the Internet. The number of known with everybody and then publish of computers and cost people
viruses surpassed 70 thousand it,” L0pht hacker Wedge stated in a thousands of dollars. Fortunately,
in January 2002. There was also NewsHour interview, “ that’s great.” antivirus companies are also
But there are some hackers amping up the power on their
71,402 attacks reported in the
fourth quarter of 2000, according that are not just interested in systems, to protect innocent users.
to
Brenna M.
Internet Security Systems.
But who goes to all the trouble to
make these complicated computer
programs? The average profile of
a computer hacker is not that hard
to imagine. Hackers like to think
of themselves as an elite group of
information seekers who are very
good at getting private information
out of systems and networks.
Some hackers believe that they are
doing people a service by infecting
Captain Phillips’ rescue from pirates
Amber M.
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On Wednesday April 9, about
350 miles off of the Somalia coast,
pirates took Captain Richard
Phillips hostage. However, on
Sunday, April 12, Navy snipers
shot three of the four pirates
dead. The pirates were asking for
ransom but were shot down before
Phillips was handed over. Phillips
is now home, thanks to the Navy.
“The captain is in good health.
He’s showered up and in a clean
set of clothes,” said Navy Vice
Administrator
Bill
Gortney.
Phillips is very glad to be safe
and out of danger. He contacted
his wife by phone Sunday night,
right after his rescue. In Phillips’
hometown of Underhill, Vermont,
spokeswoman Alison McColl said
Phillips’ wife, Andrea Phillips, had
said she is very pleased to know that
her husband is in good condition.
“She was laughing while she was
on the phone with him,” McColl
told reporters. “She was saying his
trademark sense of humor was still
very much intact, and he’s in great
spirits. If you guys could have
seen her light up when she talked
Phillips will be going home
to him, it was really remarkable.” soon, after the investigation is over.
Phillips’ rescue was set out when Maersk Line Limited President
the U.S. Forces noticed one of the and CEO John Reinhart called
pirates was holding an AK-47 to Phillips courageous because he
Phillips’ back. “While working attempted to escape his captives
through the negotiations process by jumping into the water, but was
tonight, the on-scene commander shot at and then recaptured a day
from the USS Bainbridge, made the before the U.S. Forces took action.
decision that the captain’s life was
The pirate that was taken
in immediate danger, and the three hostage by the U.S. Forces is
pirates were killed,” Gortney said. under investigation. “It is the
“The pirate who surrendered earlier first time in history that the
today is being treated humanely; United States has in custody a
his counterparts who continued pirate who carried out an attack
to fight paid with their lives.” on a U.S. citizen,” said a senior
The pirates were becoming very U.S. official with knowledge
agitated before the rescue, and it of the situation. He will be kept
was becoming difficult to negotiate, in custody until further notice.
officials say that was
when they placed the
AK-47 to Phillips and
were going to eliminate
him. However, the U.S.
Forces moved to shoot
each pirate in the head.
After the shooting, special
operations
personnel
moved along the side of
the lifeboat where Phillips
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Phillips is greeted by the commanding
was being held, and freed
him as soon as they were officer of USS Bainbridge after his
sure the pirates were dead. rescue.
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This year’s theme set make prom one to remember
Jessica B.
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Roseburg High School
has many of dances every
year, but the one that
always has the most people
anticipating its arrival is
prom. The junior/senior
prom happens every year
in the springtime and is
put on by the Leadership
students. This year prom
will be May 16. Prom is
normally held at the Douglas
County Fairgrounds in the
Community Building. All
the Roseburg High dances
have themes and prom is
not exception. Prom is a
hard one to choose because
it is supposed to be fun, and
romantic at the same time,
without being too cheesy.
This year prom will not be
held at the fairgrounds and
the theme is something
totally
different
than
anything the Leadership
class has ever chosen.
This year’s theme is
borrowed from William
Shakespeare’s play, “A
Midsummer
Night’s
Dream,”
written
in
the 1500’s. As one of
Shakespeare’s most popular
works, this play is performed
This year’s prom is going to area outside to cool down.
widely throughout the world. it took a lot of effort. Last year,
Prom
Court
usually
The play is a romantic-comedy the building was extremely hot be at RHS just like all previous
consists
of
that follows
fourteen juniors,
the lives of
seven girls and
four
young
seven
boys.
Athenian
Only juniors and
lovers a group
seniors get to vote
of
actors
on who makes it
and
their
on Prom Court.
involvement
The vote for
with the Duke
prom court only
and Duchess
happens
once,
of Athens and
the top voted
the fairies of
girls and the top
the
moonlit
voted boys get
f o r e s t .
into Prom Court,
Leadership
and once those
chose
this
fourteen
are
theme because
pulled, the girl
they wanted
with the most
something
votes and the boy
that
would
with the most
be common
votes wins prom
enough that
King and Queen.
s t u d e n t s
The students on
would know
prom court will
what it was
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be
announced
and romantic
This year’s prom will be “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a play written by William Shakespeare.
before
prom
enough
to
make the students want to go.
as well. The Leadership class dances this year. Homecoming happens, but no one will
Last year, Prom was held at provided very large fans to always has the biggest turnout know who has won Prom
the Fairgrounds, but the school hopefully keep the prom cool of students and since the dance Queen and King until the
ran into a variety of problems but because of the lack of good is held in the student center night of prom. However,
when planning and holding air conditioning and air-flow and is large enough along with this year there will be no
the dance. The buildings at the combined with the abundance good ventilation, the building prom court at all. The
fairgrounds are tall and big and of students that attended prom, never gets very hot during school wants prom to
when the Leadership students the building quickly became the night. Even if students do be Senior Prom. Next
had to decorate it, they were very hot and many people were get too warm, the students are year, Prom Court will
burdened with a tough job and very uncomfortable.
allowed to go to a designated be all seniors.
RHS:
the administration steps in to annex the
quads, and make them open to students
opened from the outside. subject had never been even having those things
With
students brought up to a higher if we aren’t allowed to
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wondering as to why they authority, because no one use them? It just doesn’t
are inaccessible to them, knew the answer to the make any sense.” Bets
One of the most questions were brought to continuous questions. As are he isn’t the only
student
who
asked
questions
thought
that
around
campus
same thing.
revolves
around
M
r
s
.
something
that
Goirigolzarri
is totally locked
( “ M r s .
away from them.
G.”),
school
The annex quads,
Principal, was
which are located
informed about
in the Main and
the
annex
Arts
building,
quads,
and
were locked to
how they were
students for almost
locked
and
four years, without
inaccessible
any
student
to the student
understanding as
population.
to why. Every once
She
seemed
in a blue moon,
shocked
at
the band teacher,
what she had
Mr.
Mitchell,
heard saying,
opened up the Arts
“This dilemma
quad for the band
was unknown
students, but the
to us in the
door immediately
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administration.
would shut and
Coral Balser, junior, sitting in the recently open Main Quad.
Those
quads
lock out people
made
for
the
still in the building, teachers who also had no senior, Brandon Miller, were
but, could still be answer. Apparently, the said, “What’s the point of purpose of the students
Cole R.
Japanese club: a cultural experience
Kathryn F.
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Taking two years of a
foreign language class is
mandatory. But thankfully,
even though there is no
longer is a Japanese class
here at Roseburg High
School, there is a Japanese
Club for those who wish to
learn it.
Japanese Club first started
in 2002 with Summer Taylor
as president, and then she
passed the torch on to
Kimberly Weir in 2004. In
2005, Weir graduated and
Diana Keister took over.
And since Keister graduated
in the school year of 20072008, this year Jacob
Dickinson is president along
with vice president, Ruby
Latham and secretary, Haley
Wolcott are in charge of the
club for the first time.
In Japanese Club, you
will find students eager to
learn the Japanese language.
“Japanese club is supposed
to teach students about the
culture and language of Japan.”
Haley Wolcott, secretary of the
club added, “During J-club, we
teach a lesson mostly about the
lesson but sometimes IchigoSensei (Ruby Latham) will
teach about the culture which
she excels in. Gaara-Sensei
(Jacob Dickinson) and I teach
like regular Charades but
based off of popular Anime
shows. The previous year,
talented
Ex-President,
Diana Keister would teach
the members of the club
how to draw anime.
A while back, there
was a Japanese class and
according to Wolcott, “I
don’t know when we first
had a Japanese class, but I
do know it ended in 2003.”
Wolcott also added how
she became involved in
Japanese Club, “Do you
want the serious or funny
answer? …Because my best
friend (Jacob Dickinson)
was threatening to break
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The Japanese Club uses the funny reason, there is
worksheets like these learn the no funny reason.” For more
information on Japanese
Japanese language.
Club, you can ask the clubs
the language because that’s advisor, Ms. Mast in room
what we specialize in.” Students M-118. Or come to the
learn about the Japanese meeting, Japanese Club is
culture through reading Manga, held every Thursday after
Japanese books and watching school at 3:00 for an hour
Anime, Japanese shows. They in Mrs. Masts room M-118.
also play games such as Anime This club has no dues and
Charades; a game played just everyone is welcome.
using
them,
and
enjoying them during
their free time.” Mrs.
G. then went on to
state, “Back when the
quads were made, we
had an issue with the
locks on the doors,
which made it so the
doors could not be
opened on the inside.”
The locks on the door
have been the issue
the whole time, and
apparently the whole
situation was unknown
to the administration.
However,
the
problem is soon to be
resolved. “I will make
sure that the locks are
fixed, and that the
quads will be open to
the student body by
next year”. The annex
quads include some
tables
and
seating
along with a lot of
open
space.
When
open, feel free to
use those in the next
school year.
CONGRATULATIONS are in
order to the students of RHS for
their outstanding artwork that
won the “2009 Douglas County
Traffic Safety Poster Contest.”
1st place- Kristen Mitchell, RHS
2nd place- Nicole Liu, RHS
3rd place- Kendra Walters, RHS
3rd place- Breanne Woodward, RHS
Honarable Mention- Lindsay Backman
All finalists will have their artwork
displayed during the 2009 Douglas County
Fair.
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Spring is bustin’ out all over the place
Garrett O.
St af f Wr i t e r
Spring is finally here. It’s here
in all its green, fresh, sunny
glory. People begin to look alive
again after a pretty solid four or
five months of dreary grey. They
begin to feel alive again as well.
It is no doubt a great time of year.
Trees are always pretty nice
during Spring. After beginning
the season with little more than
bare branches, they slowly
grow buds which grow steadily
larger over the course of a few
weeks. It seems like what always
happens is that there will be
one very nice week of weather,
and then all of the sudden there
Especially in Roseburg, the
will be an explosion of flowers weather that comes with Spring
from all kinds of trees. Lots of can be crazy. There will be days
other plants come
of
absolute
up too, and have
beauty
and
their fair share of
days of grey
just as bad as
flowers. Along with
these blooms come
in the dead of
many fragrant scents
winter (maybe
carried on the wind
worse, since it
throughout the area.
may have been
preceded by one
All of this pollen
means allergies for
of the sunniest
a lot of people, but
days seen in
most of the plants
a long time).
with showy flowers
Occasionally,
don’t actually cause Photo provided by Google Images. it will snow,
these allergies, since Spring is bustin’ out all
rain, hail, and
they rely on animals over.
then end with
(such as bees) rather than the a clear sky and an awesome
wind to disperse their pollen. sunset. Some people express
lament over weather that can’t
seem to make up its mind, but
the alternating rain and sun
creates a great thing for plants,
which leads to widespread
green all over the place. As they
say, “April showers bring May
flowers.” In places other than
Roseburg, even crazier weather
phenomonons happen, with
Tornado Alley being most active
during this time of year. In late
Spring the hurricane season
begins along with the media
coverage that goes with that.
Spring is a time of great
change, and it has affected people
deeply enough to cause several
holidays. It is the beginning of the
New Year in several countries,
including China, Afghanistan,
Persia, and Vietnam. Easter is
an important holiday to many
people, and it happens two
days after Good Friday, which
is usually around the middle
of April. In Pakistan, there are
many kite festivals, with awards
distributed to the winners of them.
In India, Holi occurs, which is
the most vibrant festival of colors
observed by Indian Hindus. In it,
people throw water and apply
color powders to each other.
With many holidays, the
growth of new flowers and the
reemergence of sunshine after
many months during which
it was sparse, spring is more
than just the season that comes
before summer, it’s a wonderful
time of beauty and rebirth.
How to protect your rights during police encounters
Matt M.
Edi tor in Chief
The United States Constitution
ensures the rights of every citizen.
High school students, most of
whom have recently studied the
Constitution, should have the
best idea of what their rights are.
Teenagers, however, are actually
the most likely to relinquish
their rights because of simple
ignorance or intimidation during
police encounters. The country
we live in was founded with
strict ideas of citizen’s rights and
by knowing and defending their
rights, even high school students
can be a part of protecting the
democracy they are a part of.
The Fourth Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution states that,
“The right of the people to be
secure in their persons, houses,
papers, and effects against
unreasonable
searches
and
seizures shall not be violated,
and no warrants shall issue, but
upon probable cause, supported
by Oath or affirmation and
particularly describing the place
to be searched and the persons or
things to be seized.” In short, this
means that neither you nor your
property can be searched without
a warrant or at the very least,
probable cause. Any evidence
gathered without either of those
things was illegally gathered and
will be inadmissible in court.
You give up this protection,
however, if you consent to a
police officer’s request for a
search. If a police officer asks if
he can search you, you always
have the right to politely say no.
Teenagers are often intimidated are simply asserting your rights.
into agreeing to searches because If a police officer has probable
they are afraid of getting
into trouble and police
appear to have all the
power. Police officers
are not required to let
you know your right to
decline a search. In fact,
if they are trying to find
a way to search you, they
will probably not make
it appear as if you have
a choice. Remember,
however, that you always
have the right to politely
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say, “I do not consent
to a search.” As long as The Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution
includes the first ten amendments,
you are polite and civil
including the Fourth Amendment, which
to the police officer, restricts unreasonable searches and
declining consent is not seizures.
a legitimate legal reason
for a cop to detain you longer cause to suspect you of a crime,
or suspect you of a crime. You they may have the right to search
meetings regularly though
they are not obligated to go
to cultural events or college
visitations,” explains Day.
Already, ETS has gone on
a couple of campus visits to
places such as Portland to visit
Portland State University.
While ETS was there, they
visited OMSI. Before this
school year is over, ETS will
be visiting Ashland’s college
Southern Oregon University
and of course, the community
college in Roseburg, Umpqua
Community
College.
The
purposes of these campus visits
are to let the ETS students
know what the colleges have
to offer. ETS member, Tiffany
Kuyper added, “It was a lot
of fun and it really helped
with looking for colleges.”
“To get into ETS, you need
to go to the career center and
pick up an application and
get details from me,” adds
Day. “ETS is an amazing
opportunity that costs the
student absolutely nothing; I
wish it was around when I was in
school.” For more information
or to pick up an application,
people of all classes, races, and
ages can be victims to this abuse.
Domestic violence has many
different forms and each form
can be broken up into four
dimensions. A person can be a
victim of physical violence, sexual
abuse, emotional abuse, economic
deprivation, intimidation, and
threats of violence. The different
dimensions of domestic violence
are mode, frequency, severity, and
transitory or permanent injury.
The mode of domestic violence is
the type of violence towards the
victim. The frequency determines
how often the abuse occurs.
Sometimes a person will only be a
victim of violence every once and
awhile, this is on/off or occasional
domestic violence. This happens
to most victims at first because the
person doing the abusing is afraid
of getting caught and will wait
to strike again until they become
more confident. Chronic violence
happens when the perpetrator has
enough confidence to continually
abuse their partner. Domestic
violence often happens in cycles
and most domestic violence cases
will go through periods of relapses
with no violence or abuse. The
you without your consent. If so,
they will probably not even ask
for your consent. In any case,
you have nothing to lose by
declining to consent to a search.
If an officer searches you without
your consent, you should never
resist. Maintain a civil attitude
throughout, and remember that the
law will always protect your rights
as long as you do things properly.
These are just a few tips to help
you protect your freedom. To
learn more about your rights and
how to deal with police officers
in various situations, you can
visit http://www.flexyourrights.
org/ or watch the instructional
video “Busted” at www.youtube.
com. Always remember that
you are the best protector of
your own liberties, and you
never have anything to gain by
voluntarily giving up your rights.
ETS helps students Domestic violence hurts families
Kathryn F.
St af f Wr i t e r
“The purpose of ETS is to
help students get to college,”
enthusiastically states Laci
Day, ETS coordinator. ETS,
also known as Educational
Talent Search and is a
part of the Trio program.
“Students want to join ETS
because on a monetary level, we
can provide support in various
ways. For example, we pay
for SATs, college application
fees, campus visitations, free
tutoring, and we have a 200dollar grant we can award each
ETS student for an educational
purpose. Secondly, ETS is
there to assist you in filling
out in the complicated postsecondary
financial
aide
application process. On top
of that, ETS is fun! I’ve been
known to feed my students
at meetings,” states Day.
The best part about ETS
is that it doesn’t demand
much from the student and
yet they benefit greatly from
this program. “ETS students
are
obligated
to
attend
Jessica B.
St af f Wr i t e r
There are some people that
make great couples. They enjoy
being around each other and
can talk to each other without
arguing or offending one another.
Not all couples are like this,
though. Sometimes it is hard
for two people to get along and
live together. They will begin to
compete with one another or one
will want to dominate the other.
This is called domestic violence.
Although most people are not
victims to domestic violence,
many people are exposed to it.
Domestic violence (also known
as spousal abuse, domestic abuse
or intimate partner abuse) is
when a family member, partner,
or ex-partner begins to dominate
and carry out the actions of
dominating someone they are
or were close with. Both men
and women can be perpetrators
of domestic violence, and both
men and women can be victims
of domestic violence. Domestic
violence occurs in any culture,
severity of abuse deals with both
the psychological and physical
abuse that happens to a partner.
Transitory or permanent is how
severe the abuse is. Transitory
is anywhere from mild to
moderate injuries, permanent is
anything that leaves permanent
side effects on the victim, such
as paralysis or even death.
In the past, when a domestic
case was reported the law officials
would require the couple or
family to see a family counselor
instead of taking the time to look
into the case. This was because
the police viewed domestic
violence cases as only internal
family issues, and thought that
the government should not
interfere. Domestic violence
used to only be a misdemeanor
until a few decades ago.
Now when a person is
affected by domestic violence
they can turn to the police
or a social service agency in
their community. Agencies
like these specialize in family
issues and will investigate
the case and keep the person
from danger in the present
situation and in the future.
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Snuggly Snuggie Hoildays: to forget!
Capitalizing on a growing
market, the Snuggie Company
Copy Edi tor
has made their product
accessible for all types of
people and animals. Observe,
Snuggle up with the Snuggie!
“the
High
Spirit
Open
No, not the Softie, Slanky,
Front Snuggie Pony Stable
Cuddlewrap, Snuggle Blanket,
Blanket.” Not only can you
or even the Slanket, those cheap
and your whole family enjoy
knock offs cannot bring what
the embarrassment of owning
the Snuggie has brought to the
more than one Snuggie, but so
table. A robe like fleece blanket,
can your horse! Awww, family
with sleeves! Why are people
values. That is the
chopping
Snuggie’s number
at the bit
one goal, after of
to get their
course,
ripping
bodies inside
off
customers,
this
fleece
distributing
body
bag?
a
worthless
Well, it comes
and
ridiculous
in a variety of
product,
and
colors such as
snuggling.
Royal
Blue
Minor drawbacks
and Burgandy.
of the Snuggie
This
bed
are few and far
sheet
like
between.
Some
fleece fabric
continue to plague
is perfect for
recent
buyers.
covering your
For
example:
developing
when set on fire,
frostbite.
It
Snuggie
does
works great
not scream out
with a fleece
for help and one
jacket,
and
last
“snuggle.”
pants! Plus, it
The
money
that
comes with a
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you
put
down
reading light,
Sunngie allowes people to do many tasks while sitting down
for buying the
too, but not and staying warm and comfortable all at the same time!
Snuggie is not in
just any kind
things
you
could
be
doing
without
one
of
the
Snuggie’s poorly
of reading light. Oh nay-nay,
this reading light is straight having a Snuggie draped over your stitched pockets. And finally,
from Germany, so it has to be body). Vick’s Nyquil (If sheer shooting the Snuggie, sadly,
good. What sets this reading boredom, alcohol, and Sex in the will not indirectly shoot
light apart from other reading City the Movie is not enough to the creator of the Snuggie.
lights, lamps or even sunlight? put you to sleep, Nyquil is here So, next time you have a
This
reading
light
only for all your bedtime sniffling, significant other in the desperate
illuminates a paragraph! Not the sneezing, stuffed up, Snuggie- need for a humiliating gift, look
whole page as those other lame less nights needs). And finally, no further than the Snuggie.
lights do, no, this lights up the Scotch Bubble Mailing envelope. Fun for the whole family!
Zachary M.
paragraph that you did not plan
on reading just yet, but because
there is light, read anyway. What
a deal! But it does not end there.
As observed on Amazon.com,
the Snuggie is best bought with
several key products making the
product more satisfying for the
user. The Pedegg (To clean the
filth from not just your feet, but
your whole body), an Egg Whisk
(reminding you of all the better
After 13, once you’re a teenager, there
seems to be no logical point to the
Copy Edi tor
birthday feeling. Of course, like most
holidays, there are exceptions. When
Holidays in today’s society are one turns into a new set of “10’s”
few and far between. Sure we the importance rises along with the
might have Christmas break, or age you are becoming. For the most
Thanksgiving break, but for the part though, the days of a Christmas
most part, holidays have become like vigor for your birthday is long
less and less important. However, gone. No one wants to see an 18 year
some holidays (such as the one’s old wearing a small, cone shaped
birthday hat,
with 18 candles
on their Dairy
Queen
Ice
Cream Cake.
Flag
Day:
People need to
be honest when
they think of
Flag Day. Does
anyone
even
know
when
it actually is?
Does
anyone
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even
know
mentioned above) still stay prevalent how to celebrate it? Thought so.
Easter: Phasing out like Tax Day
in today’s world. Not all though,
can withstand the test of time. and Black Friday, Easter seems
Like passing fads and changing to be on its last legs. Yes, it is
colors, holidays lose their meaning still celebrated by children 9
or even importance as time passes. to 92. But, its importance as an
Halloween: Yes, it’s celebrated actual Holiday is lost between the
and observed by everyone (and is bunny eggs, chocolate bunnies,
technically not a holiday), but the stuffed bunnies, and bunnies. As
age in which most people celebrate far as any bystander is considered,
Halloween seems to be getting Easter is the rare and weird
where
bunnies
younger, not older. Everyone can occurrence
remember being a kid, and looking give realistic births to Cadbury
forward to Christmas, their birthday chocolate, caramel filled eggs.
Many things today aren’t like the
and Halloween. Now, as young,
upstanding, mature, young adults, “good ole’days.” Like Sunday morning
it seems that most of us really cartoons, corndogs, and now, holidays.
don’t make the effort to dress Things aren’t the same as they use
up, and get into the “Halloween to be. Holidays slowly seem to be
Spirit.” Some exceptions do apply. drifting off to the point where from
Birthday: It seems almost like a June to March will be the “Christmas
cardinal rule that the older you get, Holiday” and every month after that
the less important birthdays become. will be just “advanced shopping.”
Zachary M.
Top 10 biggest “non-drug” addictions
goal, but the odds of getting those
big prizes are slim to none, and
people tend to not realize that.
St af f Wr i t e r
Gambling also can become a
money issue from spending too
There are just some things in
much, leaving yourself broke,
this world that cause people to
or even in debt because you are
want that thing more and more.
sitting there trying to win the big
These things cause something
pot.
to happen in the brain, making it
#3) Texting- A new trend has
addicted to what
invaded the nation, and is now
is going on with
becoming a problem
a certain matter.
everywhere.
Places
We simply call
such as schools, places
these reactions
of
employment,
and
“Addictions”.
other important places.
Drugs seem to
Texting is now one of
be the biggest
the most addicting things
addiction right
to people. In a recent
now. Here are
interview with Hannah
just a few of
Radford, a freshman, she
the “non-drug”
stated that, “I could last
substances that
maybe two weeks without
people crave for.
texting.” With texting
#10) Drivingbecoming a modern use
Driving is a
of communication, and is
big
addiction
more popular than phone
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to
everyone,
calls, despite the fact that
Eating, the number one reason for child obesity
but
especially
it is slower for a response.
those of us in
In a recent survey, 9/10
high school who are new to the expect the best on television, and
people have texting on
privilege of driving. Driving is want to see it in the best possible
their cell phones. Texting
an addiction for those who love way. When HD hit the scene, sales
and driving is becoming an issue
thrills, like going fast in the car. of the new televisions soared. It
as well, which the law enforcers
Driving can also be for those who is obvious that people cannot live
are having trouble catching.
just like fresh air, and like to “feel without their television fix.
People think that they could lose
#7) Shopping- Shopping is a big
the open road”. However, with
friends if they lose their texting
the price of gas coming back up, addiction to some people, and in
privileges.
there may be some cure for this some cases, it gets severe. There
#2) Coffee- Caffeine is
addiction, as some people will not are people who have their house
becoming more and more popular,
have the money to waste for their filled with clutter, and make their
and is starting to become normal
gas in these hard economic times. house look like a pig-sty, because
in the lives of the youth. Coffee in
#9) Eating- Eating is one of the they buy too much stuff. Shopping
particular is becoming on of the
biggest addictions to the human is affecting many people. The
most popular drinks in the setting
body. Eating too much, or too economy may not
of the high school,
little for that matter, has infected show it, but people
mostly due to the
the American society beyond what all across America
fact that it contains
anyone could have ever imagined. are going into debt
the biggest amount
With people beginning to worry because of their
of caffeine. Coffee
about their weight, they are excessive spending
shops are accessible
starting such habits as not eating, habits. With the
t h r o u g h o u t
or causing themselves to throw up. invention of a
Roseburg,
with
However, on the other hand, people credit card, it just
places such as Dutch
are being careless about their makes the whole
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weight, or being overcame by an “going into debt”
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addiction to food. As many people idea seem even
Run, and the brand
already know, the United States is easier. People need
new Star Bucks,
the top country for obesity.
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to learn a habit in
#8) Television- With television which they do not
Garden Valley Blvd.
sets invading homes for many spend as much, and
Even
McDonalds
decades, national percentages say only buy exactly
is jumping on the
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that 97% of households across what they need,
bandwagon
and
America own a television set. and maybe keep the
Television: Makes people watch with their eyes, instead of opening up their
With these statistics, it is just money they save to their ears.
own sales for coffee
more of a lure for viewers to be go on a luxurious
based espressos, like
entrapped by their addictiveness. vacation.
it. Families get destroyed by too Cappuccinos, Lattes, and Mochas.
Throughout the years, television
#6) MySpace- Even though the much gambling, because of how With so many different kinds of
has grown into something that is Internet is not on the list, there addictive it can be to the human coffee drinks and how easy it can
so big, yet so fragile to the people. is one basic component on the mind. The big prizes are the main be obtained, it isn’t too much of
Cole R.
When television first started, it
had only three channels, which
didn’t comprise of much more
than news, and a weekly movie,
which was a big event back in
those days. People would travel
to other people’s houses just to
check out the movie going on that
night. Now, television is more of a
necessity than a luxury. People now
Internet that is driving people in
a downward spiral. MySpace is
one of the most well known things
on the Internet today. In a recent
survey at RHS, 9/10 people had a
MySpace, and those nine admitted
to getting on MySpace at least
once a day. With the new updates
that MySpace has introduced to
the site, even more people are
attracted to the website. These
updates include a school forum
for every school across the nation,
applications for games and other
weird things. MySpace is taking
the youth of this nation, and
making sure they have a public
profile that everyone can see on
the Internet, so it would be even
easier to find you in any instance.
#5) Video Games- Video games
have been affecting the nation
since the late 60’s. Back then, it
didn’t make too big of a splash.
Even though it was classified as a
video game, the first virtual game
was played on a board. Since then,
games have progressed into the
homes of many. In the 70’s, Pac
Man, one of the most well known
and most played games of all
time, was made. Namco says that
they sold over 10 million arcade
versions of Pac Man in the 70’s
alone. But now, gaming has hit
a high point where MMORPG’s
infect the minds of people, and
make an alternative life in their
game. People tend to spend four
or five hours at one time, playing
one game.
#4) Gambling- Gambling is one
of the most addicting things in this
world, there is no other way to put
a wonder how this can become
addictive to the student body.
#1) Music- Before there was
such a thing as time, there was one
thing that everyone did. Everyone
had a certain action that no one
could take away from them, and
made it so everyone could express
them self through words. Since
the beginning of time, Music has
become a part of everyone’s life.
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Back in the B.C. era, singing was
used to pass time through laborious
times in the day. When we speed
up time through the 1800’s, music
is used to express events to the
people, as it is today as well. Music
was used to express points of view
on wars, civil rights, and many
other events through the 1800’s,
and up through the late 1900’s.
Now, music is a toy for the ears.
With many different styles, such
as Rock, Metal, Rap, and Country,
people have a wide variety of what
they want to listen too. Now, with
music being such a necessity for
everyone, bans on music in school
and anywhere else causes problems
to those who are deprived. Music
expands itself to many different
subjects. Writing music, singing
music, playing an instrument, all
these things contribute to what
we know as music in this modern
age. Music is always changing,
and always comes out with new
styles. Look at our music today,
and just imagine how what you
are listening to roots back to older
music, like jazz or tin-pan alley.
Music is quite a flexible thing,
as our ears flex to the sound it
produces. Nothing can take away
the power to produce music to the
public, and therefore, music will
keep being produced for everyone,
using its new styles.
Commentary
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Determination: the key to success
F r u s t r a t i o n s ,
accomplishment, and being
positive are all keys to
success. Preparing to have a
successful future
is not very easy for
most young adults
to obtain when they
are not focused
on the important
things that take
place in life. Being
young, parties, and
their nightlife are
the main concerns
of
most
high
school students. If
students
learned
how to think about
what they want for
themselves
and
others, before they
participated
in
activities then they
would not end up ruining their
ability to be successful; they
would have a better chance at
success. Students do not think
about how much ability they
really have. They tend to find
themselves not thinking about
what they could actually gain
for their lives to come.
Find a focus in life and learn
to base all your decisions on
your future. This may be hard
the right direction takes time
and effort. A tooth comes out
when it is ready, but if you
take it out too soon it causes
damage, just like putting
yourself into situations that
may cause damage for your
life to come.
Frustration in a student’s
life is not a bad thing. Students
can turn that frustration
into something they want to
accomplish. However, this
accomplishment depends on
the type of frustration that
student is going through.
If it is caused by anger or
stress, people can become
destructive and not think
about their actions, and when
frustration results from guilt
or depression, people will
probably want to give up and
not move forward. Depending
on students’ strengths, anyone
can get through whatever they
want if they put their minds to
it. Dr. Berger, a psychologist,
stated, “Frustration is not
necessarily bad since it can
be a useful indicator of the
problems in a person’s life
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Staff Writer
and sound dumb, but it really
works. Some may not even
appreciate that they have the
ability to guide their own lives
in the right direction. However,
it is not a simple task like pulling
out a tooth and having a new one
grow back. Guiding your life in
and, as a result, it can act as
a motivator to change,” This
proves that if someone is willing
to change then success can take
place in their life.
Accomplishments
make
everyone feel good about
themselves and gives students
the influence to succeed more
from their accomplishments.
“As students move through
college and into the world
of work, they will be judged
on
their
accomplishments.
Therefore, every student who
purposely builds a list of
meaningful
accomplishments
will greatly increase their
chances of achieving their
goals,” said author Bob Roth.
Accomplishments affect not just
how your resume looks or what
job you end up with, it affects
your confidence in what you
do. Having a positive attitude
all the time is a great aspect that
most students do not seem to
have these days. “If you adopt
it as a way of life, it will bring
constructive changes into your
life, and makes you happier,
brighter and more successful.
With a positive attitude
you see the bright side of
life, become optimistic and
expect the best to happen,”
said Remez Sasson, author
and creator of Success
Consciousness. Being happy
is not a bad thing, it also does
not mean someone is “fake”.
Happiness is when someone is
content about what they do or
who they are. When someone
is positive, happy, and content
it makes their efforts turn out
to great success, and makes
others around them appreciate
what they do.
Success is a meaningful
word, and may, at times,
seem threatening, but being
successful is not that hard.
You just have to put out a
little time and effort in what
you do. Try to think ahead
more and your life will turn
out just the way you had
never imagined. Frustrations,
accomplishments, and being
positive leads to success, just
think about it, it really is not
that hard to get through if you
use some effort.
We don’t need no education, or thought control
Although it’s not listed as an
inalienable right in the Declaration
of Independence or any other such
place, Americans have come to
view the right to an education as
one of the most valuable assets of
being an American. Every child,
no matter how poor or lowly, is
allowed to attend school for free
and work hard to pursue their goals.
That’s the basis of the idea of the
American Dream. Twelve years
of schooling, of working hard and
doing the right things, can lead any
child to the point at which they are
ready to get a job to earn money
to support themselves and the
American economy. That’s how our
system is set up, and it maintains
itself as American kids buy into
the idea and use their schooling
as a springboard to the economic
prosperity that has become an
important part of America. Many
American children actually value
that idea a lot. They work hard
in their school, jump through the
right hoops, and find their route
to prosperity. But it’s not really
education that they are valuing, it’s
just schooling. Others see idiocy in
the way the school system works,
and, falsely believing that the
system into which they have been
thrust is education, develop a dislike
for the very concept. Schooling
teaches them to devalue education,
something they should love.
It’s clear that most
American children don’t care for
education. If kids actually valued
education, it wouldn’t be necessary
to have “Literacy Weeks” and
other such drives to encourage
kids to pick up a book once in
a while, and teachers wouldn’t
need to attach points and
rewards to every assignment
just to ensure that kids did
them. If kids actually valued
education, they would choose
to read books themselves
and they would accept their
teachers’ assignments with
open arms as simply more
opportunities to learn. Most
kids rarely seek opportunities
to learn, but the blame for this
can’t be put on their shoulders;
they have been taught their
attitude by a society which
maintains a faulty school
system.
From
the
time
American children are thrust into
the arena of public schooling at the
age of five, they are taught to work
hard and learn the right things in
order to gain something later on in
life. They are not taught basic math
skills because basic math skills are
important or because basic math
skills are interesting. They learn
basic math skills because they’ll
need them later in middle school.
They need to go to middle school
so they can go to high school, and
they need to go to high school so
they can later go to college or
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Editor ‘n Chief
at the very least, get a job after
high school. School becomes just
a process of jumping through
hoops to prove that you can jump
through hoops. Parents support
this process by placing a too-large
emphasis on their children’s grades,
which, in truth are meaningless. (If
grades actually meant anything, it
wouldn’t be possible and even easy
to get an “A” on a book report for
a novel you’ve never read.) School
counselors support this process
when they encourage every kid to go
to college so that they can get a job
that makes more money. There
are more important things than
jobs or money, and most people
really shouldn’t go to college.
College, like all schooling,
is a certain kind of learning
that interests some people
a great deal. Others would
really be better off finding
their education elsewhere, but
these faulty ideas concerning
education have become such a
part of our culture and the way
our society thinks that most
people fail to even recognize
what they’re missing as they
focus on the wrong things.
Education is something
that can be acquired in any
number of ways, the least of
which is school. There are
opportunities for people to
learn and be enriched everywhere
they look as long as they keep an
open mind. Too often school teaches
kids to be close-minded. It’s in the
general attitude of the system. They
teach the same core subjects to
everyone, as if those subjects were
necessarily important to everyone.
They tell kids to make sure they
follow the one right track to avoid
mingling with those who aren’t on
that track -those who do drugs or
skip school or take part in any other
thing that can be a distraction to the
learning that school gives you. The
very idea of that is contrary to the
concept of learning. Kids should be
encouraged to go and do as many
things as possible and learn from
as many people as possible. Instead
of following a track which will
lead them to a comfortable career
to fund a life of ignorance, kids
should go out and travel the world,
studying everything and sharing
ideas with everyone. With an open
mind, that is the process by which
true learning can take place.
The chances of any
serious changes ever being made
in the education system seem very
slim; it’s just too engrained in our
society. If however, enough kids
start not just rejecting schooling
and complaining about how crappy
it is but actually seek their own
education through other routes,
keeping an open mind and enjoying
the learning they can glean from all
methods, progress can possibly be
made. It can’t be done by simply
rejecting school and choosing to
do nothing instead, but only by
leaving the comforts of ignorance,
opening one’s mind, and going out
to discover the world and an actual
education.
PRO MUSIC
LEARNING MORE IMPORTANT
STUDENTS’ FREEDOM TO LISTEN IN CLASS CON MUSIC
There have been a number
of changes to the rules this
year, one of them being the
banning of all music devices
in the classroom. I don’t
think that such a banning is
necessary; teachers should
be allowed to make that
decision themselves.
One of the arguments
against
allowing
music
devices in the classroom
is that they are too big
of a distraction to be in a
classroom setting. That may
be the case sometimes, such
as when a teacher is talking,
but that goes back to what
I was saying about teachers
being the ones choosing
if and when students can
listen to their music. In an
art class, students may do
better if they are listening
to music, as they won’t be
talking to anyone, and will
be able to focus solely on
their work. However, if it
is a class where a teacher
is mostly lecturing students
and they’re having to take
notes, music would only
serve to distract from what
that teacher was saying, and
that would be inappropriate.
Some students say that
they have trouble focusing on
their work, and any amount
of music causes them to not
be able to do it. A conflict
would arise between that
student and a student that
had their music loud enough
to be heard by other, which
would become a problem. That
problem could be solved by
the classroom rule of “if I can
hear it, it gets turned off, and/
or taken away,” which is how it
was supposed to be before the
be silent if they are able to listen
to their music, which would
prevent them from distracting
others (as long as the volume
was at a reasonable level).
Another argument is that
students can record answers
to tests and listen to them on
their music devices,
allowing them to
sneakily cheat while
the teacher thinks
they are just getting
their jam on. I’ve
never
heard
of
anyone putting in
the effort to do that,
and the idea was first
introduced to me by
a teacher who was
explaining why they
didn’t allow personal
music players in their
class, which is kind
of ironic. If a teacher
is worried about that
happening, then they
can simply not allow
music device during
a test, which seems
like a good idea anyway.
Since all of those counterarguments have very simple
solutions, it’s kind of ridiculous
to put a school-wide ban on
music devices to prevent them
from happening. Besides, a
teacher is allowed to choose
whether or not they let students
eat food in their classroom, so
why not let them decide on this
too?
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Staff Writer
banning anyway.
The opposite can be true also;
some students can concentrate
best when listening to music.
That’s how I am, and it’s really
distracting to me when there
are a lot of people around me
talking. In that case, it works
out best for me to put on my
headphones and tune all those
people out. Likewise, a student
that is talking excessively may
I know that all people can relate are going off around them.
when I say that music can have a very
Students that are near the music
soothing effect on the human body and being played will also be affected.
mind. It helps you focus on the matter Let’s face it, most teenagers don’t
at hand by blocking out background have a very large attention span. By
noise and relaxes the body at the hearing some of the music through
same time. Music has the ability to your neighbor’s headphones, you
get people pumped up and energize will not be able to fully concentrate
them. I think that music can only on what you need to be doing. Odds
be listened to
are that your
Jeremy Gegenhuber
during class if
attention will be
the students are
rerouted.
given free time
Having devices
to do whatever
in class such as
they
want.
iPods, iPhones,
What needs to
and phones that
be considered
play music can all
is that listening
lead to cheating.
to music during
These
devices
class can have
all have the
very negative
capability to send
effects on the
messages to other
student
and
students to get
their peers. The
answers. These
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noise distracts
music
players
the student from the teacher and other can also store notes on tests when
important information that needs to they might not be allowed. Teachers
be heard, it sidetracks people who are would have a very hard time in
near the person, and it could lead to catching people for cheating if these
cheating.
devices were allowed, because the
The sound from music players excuse could be that the student was
diverts the student from the teacher’s just listening to music.
lesson that they are trying to get across.
In conclusion, listening to music
For example, a math teacher is going in class has more negative benefits
over a new topic in class, and instead than positive ones. The pros: it is
of hearing him, the students listening relaxing and helps the user focus on
to music would be concentrating tasks through taking out background
on their tunes. Also, there are those noise. The cons: students are
moments when a fire alarm, lockdown distracted
from
important
alarm, or announcement goes off. The information around them, it diverts
people who have music playing will their neighbor’s minds, and it has
not be able to hear these sounds that the ability to be a cheating tool.
Commentary
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If life gives you lemons...
Have you ever felt completely
down because of some unfortunate
incident or occurrence? The truth
is that we all have been through
some difficult experience where
we feel completely rid of spirit.
Yet it seems that no matter the
situation we hear the same advice
from our friends, “ look on the
bright side”. This “glass half-full”
concept, although hard to apply,
has indeed been proven effective.
My personal philosophy on this
subject is: no matter how full
your glass may be, drink every
last drop of it! Taking the most
you can out of life, including
those tough experiences, can
result advantageous to you.
For example, let’s say your
boyfriend or girlfriend breaks up
with you. It’s okay to be sad but
not to the point where you would
go home and hang yourself by
the neck (applies to any other
suicide method). Needless to say
such action would not be positive.
Instead, why not take advantage
of the fact that you are single
and don’t have to watch your
figure anymore by consuming
mass amounts of calorie-filled
goodies. Another positive way
to rejoice in your solo state is
to spend a day with the girls,
or boys, shopping or playing
video games. Your aim is to
make the best out of something
that is probably one of the worst
things that could have happened
to you. Do something to help
your mind focus on something
else preferably with family or
friends. Some good activities
would be organizing a party,
going camping, or maybe a road
Jasmin Vargas
Staff Writer
trip. If such recreational doings
are not possible for you, you may
try simpler tasks such as reading
a new book, watching a movie,
or even learning a new language.
If you find yourself in a
situation where something utterly
devastating has befallen on you
it is natural that you feel the
need to grieve. However it is not
healthy to grieve so excessively
to the extent where it takes over
you life and prevents happiness.
When one goes thru a traumatic
experience it is very hard to
move on and continue with your
life. For example, someone in
your family or circle of friends
dies. Although you
might think that such
an experience has no
positive side, it does,
every experience does.
It can teach you to value
not only your family and
friends but you own
life as well. It can also
teach you to appreciate
every day and (wisely)
live it to the fullest.
Every
experience
in our life be it happy,
sad, or devastating,
has a positive side.
Why? Because shows
us a lesson, one way
or another. Therefore,
look at the positive
side of every situation
because chances are that you will
take a good lesson from it that
will be beneficial to you in the
future. Optimism may prove to
be the key to your perseverance
in life. It is like the great Roman
lyric poet, Quintus (Horace),
said, “ Adversity has the effects
of eliciting talents which in
prosperous
circumstances
would have lain dormant”.
Banks didn’t deser ve TARP money
With the recent swine flu
outbreak, the economy has
been the least of news stories
and problems these days,
though that doesn’t mean
that the problems
went away. Banks
around the U.S
are still trying
to pay back the
government for the
TARP money that
was given to them.
What I don’t like
is it doesn’t seem
that most banks
want to pay back
the
government
and help us get
back on our feet.
The banks seem
to me like they are
going to school.
At first it was cool
and popular to get
the money from
the
government,
and banks across
the U.S lined up to get some
of their own, including
some banks that barely, if
at all, needed it. Now that
people are viewing banks
that received the TARP
money as unstable, the banks
have become the smelly kid
at the back of the class. To
reinstitute their “coolness” and
get popular in the schoolyard
again, many banks, like TCF
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Copy Editor
Financial
Corporation,
a
financial holding corporation
based in Minnesota, are lining
up to repay the TARP money.
TCF Financial plans to return
more than $361 million it got
from the federal government.
“TCF has sufficient capital
and access to capital to operate
without the TARP money,”
said Bill Cooper, chairman and
chief executive office. Cooper
said “the rules have definitely
changed” since TCF took the
money under a program for
healthy banks. “As a result,
public perception views those
banks that took the TARP
money as having done so out
of weakness and a need to
survive without distinction
among TARP programs. “We
believe participation in TARP
has created a competitive
disadvantage for TCF and
it is in the best interest of
our shareholders to redeem
these shares.” Under the
government’s rules, however,
the money can’t be repaid until
after a 30-day notice period.
Banks
and
other
organizations shouldn’t run
business like a local children’s
school playground, following
the lead and popular vote to
receive something that they
don’t need and don’t deserve.
If they are already paying back
the government, I don’t think
they needed our money so
desperately in the first place.
5/6/09
Take a dip, lose your lip
The
ever-growing
tobacco use in teens is
rising tremendously. The
accessibility
and
the
so-called
“adults”
that
supply it to the minors are
creating a bigger problem
than any of them think.
You smoke your first
cigarette or you take your
first dip, and you think,
“Oh this is cool!” or “This
is fun!” The reality is that
cigarettes
and
chewing
tobacco come with many
risks, and the most serious
of them being is cancer.
Nicotine is the main
chemical in tobacco that
brings satisfaction. It is a
drug, no matter what anyone
says. If you chew or smoke
over a long period of time
and try to quit, you will find
it incredibly hard to fight
the urges and withdrawals.
Just like any
drug
that
is
a d d i c t i v e ,
it is hard to
o v e r c o m e .
W
i
t
h
cigarettes, you
are
putting
t h o u s a n d s
of
unknown
chemicals into
your
body,
and
more
i m p o r t a n t l y,
into your lungs.
You need your
lungs to breathe
and live, so why
would you harm
them in any
way, especially
by
putting
c h e m i c a l s
unknown to you, in them?
I am sure that puffin’ on a
cigarette will calm you down
and relieve some of your
stress but, over time, your
body needs more nicotine to
reach the same effect as your
first cigarette. You start out
with smoking one, choking
and gagging on the smoke,
but you find it in yourself
to smoke another one. This
one goes down smoother,
but still a bit rough.
Time goes by and you
finally can put a cigarette
down without any problems,
and you move on to smoking
cigarette after cigarette.
Soon you are putting down
a pack a day and your
conscience has no idea what
you are doing to your body.
The harmful effects from
smoking can sometimes
be
ever-lasting
and
you will never be able
to
repair
the
damage
you caused to yourself.
People often say chewing
tobacco is a safer alternative
to cigarettes because you
don’t smoke it. That is a
myth. People believe that
because chewing tobacco
is not smoked, it is safer
for your body, but are they
wrong. Ten dips a day is
equal to the nicotine you
get from smoking 3040 cigarettes, according
w w w. t o b a c c o f r e e u . o r g .
Smokeless tobacco comes
in two forms: snuff and
chewing tobacco. Snuff is
a fine-grain, moist form of
tobacco. It can be sniffed
through the nose, but is most
often sucked on in the
mouth. Chewing tobacco
is a shredded or leafy
form of tobacco. There
are
numerous
brands
and flavors to choose
from including Grizzly,
Longhorn,
Copenhagen,
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Staff Writer
Skoal, and Timberwolf.
They all have different
flavors such as mint,
wintergreen, straight and
natural. Skoal also offers
fruity flavors, which I find
to be directed more towards
the
teen
population.
I believe that tobacco
companies do not care
whether teens start using.
I am sure they believe
the more people they get
hooked, the more money
they will make. These
companies see the damage
they cause to people and
they seem to turn the other
way.
Chewing
tobacco
causes tooth decay, gum
disease, and oral cancer.
Bad breath and stained
teeth are also other effects
of
chewing
tobacco.
There are no benefits
from tobacco, whether it
be smoking or chewing.
But remember this, as a
good friend once told me,
“Take a dip, Lose your lip!”
Students should decide book choices
Every year at RHS, students
take an English class in some
shape or form. It seems that
every quarter of every single
one of these years there are
by default new books, plays,
short stories or other forms
of literature that are required
reading for the class. Whether
it be the thousands of years
old barely-readable translation
of Oedipus or the ever-present
favorite amongst serial killers,
Catcher in the Rye, students
are constantly being immersed
(sometimes forcibly) into new
and varying forms of literature.
One would think that with this
great quantity and variety, that
students would find some joy in
the books they were assigned.
This is, sadly, very hit-andmiss throughout the four years
students are enrolled at RHS.
Perhaps if students had a bit more
freedom with which literature
to which they were assigned,
this problem could be avoided
and more kids could grow a
better relationship with reading.
At present, this relationship
with reading is abysmal with
most kids. Then again, I don’t
blame them. Most of the reading
they do is done at school, and
at school, reading is treated
like work. Students often are
assigned entire chapters not to
make progress in the book, not
to reveal the unfolding plot, but
so they can quiz on small details
the next day. This assembly line
procedure teaches the students
not only the significance of
a two sentence passage on
page 152, but that reading is
ultimately a hollow shell that is
only used for a nice letter grade
on an upcoming progress report.
This problem is again
compounded by the nature at
which these books are assigned.
Books are read on a chapter by
chapter basis with a test and a
lengthy teacher explanation of
the exact symbolism that may or
may not be present. Individual
thought over recurring themes
or plot development is replaced
with, “What did Tybalt say to
Mercutio in scene V” rather
than, “Why do you suppose
Shakespeare makes love and
death interwoven with light
and darkness?” The assumption
is that there is a ‘right’ and a
‘wrong’ way to look at literature
and thus when students go
to pick up a copy of To Kill a
Mockingbird, they might as
well be picking up an algebra
textbook that involves rape.
Teachers can’t really do anything
to change this process however,
as the school district demands
that certain subjects be ‘covered’
in a certain amount of time.
This restriction gets teachers
from both prior literature we
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teacher. With these realizations,
the problem becomes not one
with our particular school,
but the system as a whole.
One of the worst facets of
mandatory reading
is when the entire
class is assigned
the same piece of
literature. While it
makes sense to do
this for cohesiveness
of assignments and
quizzes, it really
makes no lasting
impression upon the
student if he does not
like the literature.
This
falls
into
the quantity over
quality
argument
that students often
make with regards to
school, like the ever
present
question,
“When am I ever
going to use this in
real life?” This is very important
when it comes to literature for
books are some of the most
powerful things ever created. I
can say for myself that when I
read a book that I actually like,
I can sit there for hours until
it’s finished. Books have been
known to change peoples’ lives
and even the world. What good
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were taught in middle school
and the classics we’re expected
to know in college, “There’s a
foundation professors expect
kids to have, do I want to
teach
puritan,
depressing
literature all year, no, but one
must understand from whence
modern literature came,” says
Jennifer Parkhurst, English
is it reading the commentary
on society in Of Mice and
Men, or the sometimes witty,
mostly terrible satire on men
and women featured in Pride
and Prejudice if you can’t even
stand to read them for any
other reason than just to get
through them? If students were
allowed to choose their own
reading assignments, they could
select something that spoke
to them in an interesting way.
Some classics that are
mandated by the school system
actually are good to study.
Catcher in the Rye, Of Mice
and Men, Lord of the Flies,
and To Kill a Mockingbird are
cornerstones of literature that
students will encounter much
in their future. 2000 Year
old Greek translations and
vague satire on the subject of
Victorian England courtship
are debatable at best. There are
many more modern literature
that could be more relevant.
Perhaps including a short story
by Stephen King or Clockwork
Orange? Whatever the case may
be, greater student choice with
regard to literature will give
them a sense of independence
and freedom of thought that will
trump any knowledge a wellknown, hated book can give.
Sports
page 8
5/6/09
Softball team works their way to the top
Amber M.
St af f Wr i t e r
This
year ’s
Roseburg
softball
team,
currently
ranked third in the state, has
been working their way to
the top. They have played
two
double-headers,
one
single, and one tournament,
which was in Medford. In
the first double-header, the
girl’s softball team won both
games, but then in the second
double-header they lost one
and won one.
Their next
game will be in Grants Pass
on Saturday, May 2.
Grants Pass is supposed
to be Roseburg’s toughest
opponent because they won
last year ’s state championship.
The Roseburg softball team
is hoping to defeat them
this year and win this year ’s
championship. “We will make
it far in the play offs. We are
playing well as a team, and
we have a young group of
girls and as the season goes
we will do better,” Tatum
Anderson stated.
This year ’s starting line up
includes sophomore Marissa
Duarte, as pitcher, junior
Evie Jarrett, catcher, senior
Sammy Fummerton, playing
first base. Playing second
base is, senior Nikki Bassett.
Playing third base and also
as pitcher is, junior Crysta
Conn. Sophomore Breanne
Dange rous sports
Jasmin V.
St af f Wr i t e r
Sports are fun, competitive,
and exciting but they seem to lose
their thrill when they result in a
serious injury. Many sports include
shoving, pushing, and emitting
blows of force that cause severe
damage. However there are some
that are higher on the hazardous
scale and are notorious for causing
bad wounds. Holding the lead with
409,799 injuries, based on a survey
conducted by the Consumer Product
Safety Commission, is Basketball.
Most of these Basketball-caused
injuries are ankle or knee sprains.
The injuries are the results of bad
landings and forceful leaps. Next
on the list is Football with 375,115
injuries.
Dangerous
Football
injuries include concussions that
in some cases result in long-term
brain damage. There have also
been some cases of spine injuries
caused by the force exerted when
tackling. Finally there is bicycling
with 317,041 injuries. This number
of injuries consists mostly of cases
of head trauma. It is true that
these sports are indeed dangerous,
however these injuries can be
prevented. It is very important to
warm-up ahead of time before any
strenuous activity. Warming-up
helps prepare you physically. It
stretches your muscles so that you
will not injure yourself because of
inflexibility. It is also vital to wear
all possible protection equipment.
This includes helmet, kneepads,
elbow pads etc. The majority of
bicycling injuries are due in part by
the lack of protection equipment.
This equipment will protect your
body and lessen the force of a hit.
It is beneficial to your health to
have plenty of rest before any sport
is started which will assure that
you will be refreshed and ready
for the game. An added measure
in preventing injuries is eating
nutritiously. Maintaining a healthy
and balanced diet will help keep you
energized and fueled. Overtraining
can make you more liable to suffer
an injury thus it should be avoided.
There have been occurrences
where players have died of over
exposure to the sun or heat stroke.
To evade such occurrences you
have to maintain the body fully
hydrated, this includes drinking
plenty of water throughout the
game. It is imperative that you
know the limitations of your body
and do not cross those limitations.
If an injury occurs there must be
full recovery before any activity
is resumed. Otherwise it will
just cause more damage to your
body. The staggering statistics of
these risky sports can be greatly
decreased if such methods, as
mentioned, are applied. Following
preventive measures will help
avoid injuries and insure that safe,
sporty fun can continue. Paula
Newby-Fraser, Ironman triathlete,
said that if you exercise and
warm-up (among other protection
measures) you will have “balanced
fitness with minimum injury risk
and maximum fun”.
Thomas plays the shortstop
position. In left field and also
playing center field. Off
field is, senior Cadee Kinne.
Finally, senior Olivia
Osborne plays left
Field.
Advantages to this
year ’s season do not
differ from last year
as much. However,
Anderson
informs
that
the
pitching
mound was moved
back three feet, “
Now you can see
the ball, and there
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is more runs,” which
Tatum Anderson, stealing second base
seems to please the
at a South Medford Game.
softball team. The
playing third base is, junior Roseburg softball team finds
Shauna Collins. The team has hope with more won games.
sophomore Tatum Anderson “ We do have things to work
LacrosseJeremy G.
Assis tant Edi tor
T h e b o y ’s l a c r o s s e s e a s o n
this year has gone very
w e l l s o f a r. I f y o u w e r e
not aware, the lacrosse
team plays fifteen games
throughout the season.
Our opponents include
Thurston, South Eugene,
North Eugene, Sprague,
South Salem, Marist,
Churchill, and Sheldon.
T h i s y e a r, 4 8 s t u d e n t s
signed up to play lacrosse
f o r R o s e b u rg H i g h . A f e w
members have quit for
various reasons, so there
are about 42 members
p l a y i n g r i g h t n o w. T h e
coaches of the team are
We r n e r K r u e g e r, D a v e
H e v e r l y, S i d To l e n o,
P a u l B i l d e r, a n d C h r i s
Kress. The two team
c a p t a i n s a r e D e a n P a r r o tt
a n d M a t t Ti m m , w h o a r e
both attackmen.
Lacrosse is played with
lacrosse sticks and rubber
balls. The sticks range
in size from 42 inches
(a short stick – used by
attackmen and midfielders)
t o 7 2 i n c h e s ( a l o n g s ti c k
– used by defensemen).
Goalies use a stick that is
about 60 inches long. The
on, but as the season goes
on we will improve,” Crysta
Conn
added.
Teamwork,
however, is not an issue for
the Roseburg softball team;
it is said that everyone gets
along, but there is need for
more defense.
The Roseburg softball team
has high hopes for winning
first in state this season.
With a better defense and
continuous teamwork, this
season will be a success.
Cadee Kinne stated, “I believe
that we can compete with any
opponent and will be the key
this year. We are also going to
have to back up the pitchers
with a strong defense so we
can beat Grants Pass.”
RHS boys show
their improved skill
field of play on a lacrosse
f i e l d h a s d i m e n s i o n s o f 11 0
yards long and 60 yards
wide. Goals are six feet by
six feet and they sit around
a circular crease, measuring
was either hitting people
or scoring goals.” Matt
also said when asked
about his most memorable
moment, “Every moment
that I play lacrosse is
Photo provided by RHS web.
Lacrosse boys in a huddle preparing to go out and win!
e i g h t e e n f e e t i n d i a m e t e r.
There are 10 players playing
on each side of the field at
one time – three attackmen,
three
midfielders,
three
defensemen, and one goalie.
The winner of the game is the
side that has the most goals.
When asked what his
favorite thing about lacrosse
w a s , M a t t Ti m m s t a t e d , “ I t
g r e a t . ” R i c k y D u ff y, w h o
p l a y s a s a m i d f i e l d e r, s a i d
that his most memorable
moment was, “Scoring
a hat trick in the first
game.” Ricky declared
that what he really loves
about lacrosse is “the fact
that everybody goes out
and plays there hardest,
even after a tough loss.”
Horses race to their death
Lindsey S.
St af f Wr i t e r
The horse racing industry has
long evoked images of wealth,
romanticism, and extravagant hats.
However, in recent years, the horse
racing industry has been placed
under scrutiny for performance
enhancing drugs, insurance scandals,
deception, and horse fatalities.
“They weigh at least 1,000 pounds,
they have legs that are supported by
ankles the size of human’s, and they’re
forced to run around dirt tracks at speeds
of more than 30 miles per hour while
carrying people on their backs,” Ted
Miller reported in his 2001 article which
discussed six recent racehorse deaths
at the famed track, Emerald Downs.
A recent study concluded that one
in every 22 race horses suffer an injury
that prevents them from finishing a
race while an additional 800 horses
are euthanized each year from race
related injuries. With millions of
dollars invested in each horse and
fame and fortune at stake, racehorses
begin training when their skeletal
systems are still growing and are
not equipped to handle the stress of
running at high speeds. As a general
rule, horses are not skeletally sound
until the age of four, which is two years
older than most horses on the track.
Racing horses prematurely creates
strained tendons or hairline fractures
that can be difficult to diagnose and
even harder to treat. Due to their size,
horses typically do not respond well to
surgery; they often become disoriented
and cause further damage when coming
out of anesthesia. Owners often, elect
to euthanize the animal as opposed
to spending upwards of hundreds of
thousands of dollars on veterinarian
bills on an animal that will never
race again (never turn a profit). With
annual costs estimated at $50,000 per
year, “simply sending one to pasture,
injured or not, is not an option all
owners are willing to consider,”
reported one Kentucky newspaper.
Besides running horses prematurely,
the increase in performance enhancing
drugs, including steroids, is on the rise.
“Finding an American racehorse trained
on the traditional hay, oats, and water
probably would be impossible,” stated
John Scheinman, a Washington Post
reporter. Paralleling other professional
athletes, racehorses are becoming
addicted to drugs when their trainers
administer them to keep horses racing
when they have no business being on
the track. Ironically, Kentucky (home
of the Kentucky Derby) holds the
reputation for being the most lenient
state in regards to drug use. “There
are trainers pumping horses full of
illegal drugs every day,” says a former
Churchill Downs public relations
director. “With so much money on
the line, people will do anything
to make their horses run faster.”
The 134th running of the Kentucky
Derby ended tragically when the filly,
Eight Bells, fractured both front ankles
shortly after finishing second to Big
Brown. The injury was so severe that
Eight Bells was put down on the track.
“She didn’t have a front leg to stand
on to be splinted and hauled off in the
ambulance, so she was immediately
euthanized,” said track veterinarian
Larry Bramlage. This was the second
time in three years that a Triple Crown
race was riddled with tragedy, the
first being the 2006 Preakness where
the racehorse, Barbaro, sustained
similar injuries to his front ankle.
Eight Bells is just the latest
thoroughbred to run itself to death.
With the death toll high, the question
needs to be asked why the sport
isn’t under review from the legal
systems. In a sport where the star
athlete is trained too early and tossed
aside before it reaches maturity, it’s
a wonder that more horses don’t die.
Until the general public is educated on
the horse racing industry and stricter
regulations are in place, horses are
going to continue to die on the track.
A reporter for the Philadelphia Daily
News stated, “It is not something they
talk about much in their advertising,
but horses die in this sport all the
time-every day, every single day.”
well such as USA Synchro.
Synchronized swimmer skill
is judged in the categories
of strength, flexibility, and
aerobic endurance. The teams,
which usually consist of 10
athletes, perform difficult
routines in two different
categories.
One
is
the
technical routine in which
is a choreographed number
performed for judges. The
free event allows much more
diversity in how the team
approaches the event, since no
specific plan or choreography
is required. Routines usually
are two and a half to five
minutes in length.
Routines consist of a
wide variety of moves and
performance
techniques.
Most commonly featured are
They may also incorporate
throws in which a swimmer
is lifted out of the water. The
scoring is made upon the two
categories of technique and
art. Art is worth 60 percent of
the points while the technical
category is worth 40 percent.
Other
than
the
team
competition, the other entry
contestants can make is the
duet. The same rules still
apply, but as there are only
two athletes the more intricate
patterns are not present. There
was formerly a solo event, but
that was cancelled in 1992.
The last gold medalists for
that event were a tie between
Sylvie Flechette of Canada and
Kirsten Sprague of the U.S.
Despite these two medalists,
the major player in the world
of synchronized swimming
is Russia. Having won the
last three Olympics in both
categories of team and duet,
they are undoubtedly at the
top of the game.
Synchronized swimming is
not confined to national and
Olympic athletes however.
Children are allowed to
start at seven years old and
are allowed into degrees of
competition depending on
skill and age. The masters are
over 15 with varsity, junior
varsity and club falling into
that age range. The smaller
competitions are judged by a
panel of three judges which
score the athletes on a scale
of 1-10.
Synchronized swimming; a graceful ballet
Nick K.
Assis tant Edi tor
While there are innumerable
sports available to students
at RHS, one that is sadly not
included is that of synchronized
swimming.
Synchronized
swimming, also called ‘water
ballet’ is over a century old
and is well respected in the
international
community.
The sport is represented at
the world championships and
the Olympics where the most
graceful swimmers in the world
compete for the gold medal.
While the most prestigious
world class events are for
female swimmers only, there
are events present for men as
Photo provided by the Internet.
This sport often includes many
flips out of the water.
patterns and figures formed
by the swimmers in the water.
Sports
page 9
Matt Moll:
sports’ next big
newscaster
Zachary M.
Copy Edi tor
NBA, MLB, MLS, NFL,
NASCAR, NRA, PGA, FDA,
NHL, WNBA and FCC. So
many acronyms, so little time.
In the sporting world, you can
be satisfied by following only
one of the sports listed. With
different leagues starting at
different times, and with playoffs
and off-season breaks happening
during different times, is easy
to never run out of things to
talk about. Currently Matt
Moll is an avid FDA watcher,
paying close attention to new
standards and laws on foods
and drugs. However, for Zach,
it’s a different story. Zach likes
things with pace (and the letter
“N”), such as the NBA, NFL,
NASCAR. And luckily enough,
NASCAR is in the midst of
its season, the NBA is in the
playoffs and the NFL, well, for
the most part it isn’t dominating
the news yet, so I can still watch
ESPN 24/7 and not get too bored.
Having been an avid NASCAR
fan at birth, Matt Moll has several
favorite drivers and tracks. The
next race is at Matt’s favorite
track ever, Richmond. He looks
to be otherwise rejuvenated with
a youthful and hick-like vigor.
Though he can disagree with the
length of the season (36 races,)
he can agree that his main man,
Amelia Earhart, I mean, Dale
Earnhardt Jr is doing relatively
well this NASCAR season.
Yes, he hasn’t won a race this
season, but his work effort is
what Matt Moll commends… Or
that’s at least what he said in a
recent interview. “Not only do
I like fast cars and the number
88, but the fact that Dale is
so fast is what excites me, he
just drives that car, like, like a
race car… [He goes] So fast.”
Speaking of exciting, and
winners. The NBA playoffs are
just a couple weeks old, and many
things have become apparent.
Teams thought to be easy
winners are struggling against
the underdogs, reminding Matt
Moll how much he loves Chinese
food and pine cones. Molls stated
favorite team is the local Oregon
favorite, the Portland Timbers.
Projected to enter both the MLS
and NBA in 2011, Matt Moll and
many other local RHS students
show their love and support
by wearing expiring Portland
Trailblazer gear. A reason for the
replacement and for the first team
in sports history to carry the same
roster, name and coaching staff
into two different major league
sports is still unknown. What
is known is that the Timbers
will continue their rivalries with
other Division I soccer teams and
developmental basketball teams.
Not all sports can be mentioned in
such a short space which is truly
unfortunate. As for everything
else in-between, well, Matt and I
have not formulated a substantial
opinion of those sports yet, but
when we do oh, Magic will
happen. We’ll Jazz up the article
the best way we can. Bulling our
way as we Hawk over every little
Nugget of detail. Trailblazers
we could be called, Cavaliers or
modern day Mavericks? That’s
for you to decide. We’ll bring
the Heat. Spurring the article
on with a Hornet like intensity.
Our Pistons will be pumping,
calling upon the ancient Celtics
for support, fathers from the ‘76
years helping us complete our
Rocketering article. Just like
this one…
5/6/09
RHS girls work hard for districts
t h e m s e l v e s s o t h e y d o n ’t g e t s t o p l a y i n a n u m b e r
miss their putt during a of tournaments, keeping it
t o u r n a m e n t . E v e n w h i l e t h e f a i r f o r e v e r y p l a y e r. T h e
St af f Wr i t e r
players are in a tournament, amount of schools that
they watch every little thing will be at a tournament
This year the girls’ golf they do so that next time depends on w h a t k i n d
t e a m , c o a c h e d b y M r. Wa l k e r, t h e y c a n m a k e i t b e t t e r. o f g o l f t o u r n a m e n t
is.
There
are
c o n s i s t s o f e l e v e n g i r l s . T h i s W h e n i t i s n ’t g o l f s e a s o n t h e i t
year the team is a young one girls are encouraged to stay i n v i t a t i o n a l
in shape by going out t o u r n a m e n t s
that
to a course during the t h e s c h o o l h a s b e e n
summer and fall or by a s k e d t o a t t e n d .
A
doing some other kind l e a g u e
tournament
of activity to stay in i n c l u d e s a l l s c h o o l s
shape, like taking f r o m
Roseburg’s
another sport.
league. Schools that
One
of
the a r e i n t h e S o u t h w e s t
tournaments
that C o n f e r e n c e
with
the girls’ golf team R H S i n c l u d e : N o r t h
went to was held in M e d f o r d ,
South
Wo o d b u r n ,
Oregon. M e d f o r d ,
Grants
This was a scramble P a s s , S o u t h E u g e n e ,
tournament that paired a n d S h e l d o n .
the team into groups
The
RHS
golf
of two. The players t e a m h o p e s t o e x c e l
in each group would a t d i s t r i c t s a n d t o
take the best score of b e t t e r
their
own
the two and use that p e r f o r m a n c e s . A f t e r
as their score. In this d i s t r i c t s
the
2009
tournament,
Halie s e a s o n w i l l b e o v e r
Photo taken by Jessica Burge.
Caylor
and
Molly a n d s i n c e n o n e o f
Halie Caylor, junior, has been on the
Roy were a team, t h e p l a y e r s t h i s y e a r
RHS Golf Team for three years now.
Brianna Barraza and a r e s e n i o r s , t h e t e a m
because there are no seniors Bailey LeCurre were paired, p l a n s o n c o m i n g b a c k
on the team. Only four girls and Ashlynn Perrsing and n e x t y e a r f o r a n o t h e r
o n t h e t e a m a r e v e t e r a n s f ro m K a r i s s a D o y l e w e r e p a r t n e r s . e x c i t i n g s e a s o n .
previous season, all the rest R o s e b u r g
placed
third
are new players.
of
the
The girls want to be able out
teams
to do well at the upcoming eight
d i s t r i c t s a n d H a l i e C a y l o r, p a r t i c i p a t i n g .
The team has
j u n i o r, s t a t e s t h a t , “ We a l l
t
o
urnaments
have high hopes for districts
t h i s y e a r. ” D i s t r i c t s w i l l b e a l m o s t o n c e a
o n M a y 11 - 1 2 , i n C r e s w e l l , w e e k . N o t a l l
girls
Oregon. They are practicing eleven
very hard to be able to get to compete
every
do their best at districts. at
Practice
happens
after t o u r n a m e n t .
school
Mondays
through W a l k e r
Fridays with the exception of c h o o s e s
We d n e s d a y s . A t p r a c t i c e t h e w h i c h g o l f e r s
girls will work on something he wants to
t h a t t h e y a r e n ’t e x c e l l i n g i n r e p r e s e n t
Photo provided by the Internet.
He
w h i l e t h e y p l a y. T h i s c a n R H S .
Golfing takes lots of dedication and hard
be something as simple as mixes it up so
s l o w i n g d o w n a n d p a c i n g t h a t e v e r y g i r l work.
Jessica B.
Roseburg High baseball team makes a big impression
Michael H.
St af f Wr i t e r
The
Indian
varsity
baseball team is made up
of tremendous pitching,
concentrated defense, and
powerful
hitters.
This
combination of talent and
drive has brought the team
to their current record of
10-4.
Wi t h
players
like
J o s h D a v i s , Vi n c e A m p i
a n d Ty l e r B u l l o c k a l l
playing important roles
i n t h e I n d i a n s o ff e n s e a n d
defense, the Indians strive
for excellence both on and
o ff t h e f i e l d .
D a v i s , a s e n i o r, h a s
been playing baseball since
h e w a s f o u r. H i s d a d w a s
his man who got him into
playing and his biggest
inspiration on the diamond
is wanting to win. His
favorite professional team
is the Seattle Mariners and
if he could play against any
pro it would be, ”Ichiro,
b e c a u s e h e ’s a s t u d . ”
Playing centerfield is a
huge responsibility because
you not only have to cover
your own area but you also
have to back up both the left
and right fielder as well.
Vi n c e A m p i i s a j u n i o r a n d
has been playing ball for ten
years. His dad is the one who
got him into playing ball
and his favorite professional
Girl’s lacross wins, again
Coral B.
St af f Wr i t e r
The ladies of the Roseburg High
School lacrosse team have been
working hard this year and are never
found hardly working. They are
already well on their way to being
first in their league yet again.
Gracing RHS with their presence
this year are Jennifer Andrews, Sarah
Belloir, Ashley Burris, Mya Dake,
Susanna DeBell, Kaylie Fields, Jamie
Gregory, Tawnya Hamlin, Chelsie
Heberling, Hannah Hirtle, Ashlee
Hubsky, Kayla Jenks, McKenna
Larkin,Andrea Mather, Hayley Mills,
Molly Moore, Kayla Morton, Kelsey
Nordlund, Kaylyn Oelrich, Brooke
Painter, Jessica Perez, Karsen Senger,
Christine Solberg, Sarah Svendson,
Anna Swenson, Shelby Thomsen,
Annie Titus, Mariah Twarowski, and
Katie Wafer. “I like playing lacrosse
because it’s a fun sport and all the
girls get along so well that we always
have fun,” says Solberg. This is her
second year playing lacrosse and she
is really excited about this season. “I
think as long as we keep improving
that we can do as good as last year if
not better.” She has high hopes for the
team this year, as do many of the other
girls on the team.
So far, there have been twelve games
including two double headers. “I’m most
excited for the game against Sheldon,”
says Wafer. “They are our toughest
rivals.” Obviously they aren’t too tough
for RHS girls though. They have already
played once and won 18-14.With another
game facing them on May 1st, hopefully
the ladies of the lacrosse team can come
through and beat them once again. The
Roseburg High School girls lacrosse
team have already beat West Salem, 1110, Corvallis, 11-5, Bend, 13-7, South
Eugene, 16-4, West Salem again, 2111, Crescent Valley, 19-10, Corvallis,
18-12, Sheldon 18-14, and Crescent
Valley again 12-8. “We are already off to
a good start,” explains Wafer. “As long
as we work hard and stay focused, we
should do good.” She is undeniably right
as anyone can tell. Our only losses were
to Bend United Lacrosse who only beat
us by one point, and Marist who played
us twice beating us by one the first time,
and two the second.
The Roseburg High School girls
lacrosse team are looking forward to
another to a great season. With a bit of
luck, they will once again be number
one in their league and continue to grow
together as a team.
team is the San Francisco
Giants. If he could play
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Johnny Farrington, junior,
sliding in base just in time to
miss the opponet’s tag in one
of their past games.
against any pro I would be
Albert Pujols, “because he
i s a g r e a t h i t t e r. ”
Playing
catcher
is
a
d i ff i c u l t
position
and
knowing what pitch to call
and whether or not to pitch
out is sometimes tough to
decide. The biggest highlight
of the season so far for Ampi
is hitting a homerun against
Clackamas.
Ty l e r B u l l o c k i s a s e n i o r
and plays second base. He
has been playing since he
was 6 years old and his
parents were the ones who
got him into it. “Just the
game itself,” is his biggest
inspiration on the diamond.
His favorite professional
team is the Seattle Mariners
and if he could play against
anyone pro it would be Alex
R o d r i g u e z , “ b e c a u s e h e ’s
the best.”
Other players for the
Indians have also made a
standout on the diamond.
Brandon
Jackson,
for
example, has four wins and
two losses on the season
after the game against
Sheldon, and has proven
himself an outstanding
p i t c h e r.
Cameron Newell who
throws right and bats left
is an incredible hitter and
went 3-4 in their game
against Sheldon. Jordan
G u t h r i e , M i t c h H u ff , a n d
Ampi had three doubles.
The Indians took the game
5-3.
If the Indians keep
playing as well as they
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Cats and dogs and bears, oh my
being the gang type of person
(type G personality), poodles are
your one and only true option,
Copy Edi tor
but not without the pink bow
and woven cashmere sweater.
Dogs and cats have been paired
The views dogs and cats share
ever since their creation. Like
with each other is limitless.
peanut butter and jelly,
Luckily in the past 200
Lennon and McCartney,
years, dogs and cats have
Matt and Moll, you
been separated. Sure you
can’t seem to hear one
might own one or two,
without the other. Many
and they might “frolic”
people, on the other
together, but that’s not
hand, believe that cats
the kind of bond they’ve
and dogs should be split,
held in the past. No.
pairing the dynamic
When cats and dogs
duo with other, “more
unite, terrible things can
worthy” animals, such as
happen. For example:
cats and frogs and dogs
the introduction of
and sea bass. Justified?
deer. Hard to believe
Of course. Reasonable?
a single cat and dog
Questionable…
couple could ruin the
Cats and dogs bring many
future for young drivers
traits to the table that
in the dark. Another
other animals on earth
example: Liberals. Not
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Dog’s are very outspoken about world issues.
can’t. One, they have four
much can be said for
legs, a tail, and two eyes.
how and why these
Not many animals these days can But, in most cases the evil, take over “creatures” got out. Myth says
hold a light to that. Secondly, not the world type go for the cat, as most from the depths of hell, but
many creatures can be as cuddly cats exhibit a snobbish, “I own this legend points to dog and cat.
and purrrdy as cats. Dogs, just place” type of attitude. However, if Summing up another chapter
don’t carry the same cuteness you were one for mobs and other between cat and dawg is tough,
level that cats do. Reasons for gang dealings, well, the choice is especially in these rough
this? Could it possibly be the simple. Poodles have been given economic times, with the price
amount of slobber that emits out a bed rep in recent years through of catnip and milkbones at their
of most dog’s mouths? Is it their the media, portraying the fearsome highest prices since the Great
overall “macho” attitude? Or is and blood thirsty dog in a light that Depression. What can be said
it their ability to be far superior neither poodle nor human expected. though, is that the next chapter
to all other pets? Not one to say, With ridiculous clothes and crazy between these two will be great.
local veterinarian George Spec shaves and cuts, poodles have gone Their possibilities are yet to be
says, “Cats are unlike dogs. through a tough transformation. So discovered.
Zachary M.
This is obvious. Clearly. Dogs
bark, cats don’t. Difference…”
Now, people say you can tell what
kind of a person you are depending
on the pet you have. Comparing
personalities of cats and dogs and
their owners is a tough thing to do.
Truth, Lies, and Videotapes
Nick K.
Assis tant Edi tor
The crusade against drugs,
alcohol, and other destructive
substance abuse has been a
long, expensive and thorough
undertaking by many adults,
government organizations, and
interest
groups.
While the success
of any of this is
debatable, there is
one
organization
in Douglas County
that
lets
those
being fought for,
the children, speak
out against drugs
through the artistic
expression of film.
The program of
Truth, Lies, and
Videotape
has
been for six years
encouraging
the
youth from Douglas
County share their stories,
opinions, and thoughts about
these issues. Students from any
High School and even some
middle school students may
submit a film or short video on
the subject of whatever topic
Umpqua Partners (the sponsor
of the program,) deems as the
subject matter for that year.
Prospective films from the
contestants represent almost
every school in Douglas County
and some independent film
companies as well. Roseburg,
Douglas, Glide, Days Creek,
and Sutherlin were just a few
that made an appearance. This
combined pool of filmmakers
reached over 100 students
in attendance at the formal
ceremony that was held on
April 10th. This ceremony was
held at Jacoby auditorium with
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the opportunity for the children
to indulge in Limo rides to the
door and a mock red carpet to be
laid out. This treatment may all
seem like useless pomp, but the
students are speaking about deep
issues facing the youth today.
“This is a challenging topic to
make
The sponsor of the competiton
used to be DC Caps. It is now
however the Umpqua Partners
who are one of the many loose
prevention groups that put on
the nationally recognized Truth,
Lies and Videotape contest.
This affiliation speaks highly
of Umpqua partners says Mary
McClintock, film study and video
production teacher; “They really
value the work the partners do.”
Present at the gathering were
several notable personalities
such as the local sheriff’s office
and county commissioner Joe
Lawrence.
For their hours of hard work
devoted to a good cause the
students are not just rewarded
with cakes and a short limo ride.
Every contestant was given an
oscaresque statue when their
school was recognized in the
ceremony. The top places were
also given various gifts such as
a free party at 10 Down bowling
alley on Diamond Lake Blvd. or a
family gift certificate to Wildlife
Safari. Some say that the prizes
could have used improvement,
while others argue that this
protest against deadly activity
wasn’t about physical rewards,
but rather the psychological
rewards of living past 20.
While
the
rewards
for
participating in TLV may yet be
in question by some, those who
took time to put their creative
genius to work on the betterment
of their surrounding humanity
would probably say it was well
worth it. As for the results of
this organization both here and
abroad, the world will have to
wait and see.
5/6/09
EASTER’S VISITOR
Coral B.
St af f Wr i t e r
Have you ever wondered
about where a few of our
holiday traditions come from?
On Halloween we wear some
questionable outfits and kids get
loaded up on candy. On Christmas
we give out expensive presents to
people to celebrate the birth of
Jesus. One of the weirdest holiday
traditions may be Easter.
Commemorated on the first
Sunday following the first full
moon after the Spring Equinox,
to Christians, Easter is the
celebration of Jesus Christ’s
resurrection.
However,
the
Bible doesn’t seem to mention
a bunny hopping around and
laying decorated eggs filled with
goodies for children. The origin
of this tradition is from Germany.
Across the world, the rabbit is
widely known as the symbol of
new life for their abilities to mass
reproduce. Germans, however,
were the first to use the rabbit in
Easter traditions in the 1500’s. The
first edible Easter bunnies, known
in Germany as “Oschter Haws,”
were made out of pastry and sugar
during the early 1800’s.
Soon after, the Easter bunny
was introduced to America
where children believed that it
would lay a nest of colored eggs
if they were good. That’s when
the tradition of hiding eggs came
about, because children would
build a nest for the Easter bunny
and hide it in a secluded place
of the house or barn. Sometimes
children would even leave carrots
for the bunny the same way they
leave cookies for Santa Claus at
Christmas. In those times, eggs
were simply hollowed out and
painted. Painted eggs were given
as gifts to families, children, and
neighbors. Some time in the mid
to late 1800’s, plastic eggs were
introduced and filled with candy
for children in woven baskets
instead of nests.
Another source of the
Easter Bunny comes from
Pagan origins. On the
day of the Spring Equinox they
celebrated their Teutonic goddess
of both Spring and fertility.
Coincidentally, her name was
Eastre and in paintings and
writings of her she was always
portrayed having a rabbit in her
arms. During this celebration it
is said that people painted eggs
bright colors to represent the
sunlight of spring. They even had
egg rolling contests and gave out
eggs as gifts.
It goes to show that even some
of the strangest traditions on our
holidays come from somewhere
and have meaning relating to
them. Now, I just wonder why a
fat man in a red suit, on a sleigh
driven by reindeer, gives me
presents on Jesus’ birthday...
Cliques: the truth
Jessica B.
St af f Wr i t e r
Walking through the halls of
Roseburg High School, you will
notice two things about the students.
One, there’s a whole lot of them!
Two, there are so many different
types of people that attend this
school. There are the jocks, emos,
preps, girl jocks, promiscuous
girls, stoners, gothics, geeks, drama
nerds, teachers’ pets, anime fanatics,
band geeks, skaters, hicks, and the
artists. There are so many cliques at
our high school that it is a wonder
that we don’t have controversies
everywhere we turn.
People in general tend to clump
together with other people that have
similar characteristics as them. It is
common for people to take to others
that remind them of themselves in
some way, because of clothes, the
way you wear your make-up, or
even the music you like listening
to. When you are put into a crowd
full of people you don’t know, you
will naturally bring yourself closer
to someone that shares interests with
you. They might be dressed in the
same way you are or have their hair
is in the same style. Or you might
even talk to someone that you don’t
know just because they’re the same
height as you.
If you are in a clique, there might
be some people that only want you to
talk to the people inside your group.
Venturing out or bringing an outsider
into your group could result in one
of your friends being angry with
you. Most of the time, until a person
actually gets to know someone from
a different clique, they don’t like
the person just because their friends
don’t like them. A jock might find
that a hick is really interesting and
fun to hang out with but would never
know because one of his friends has
a tiff with the hick.
RHS tries to do a good job of
including every kind of person in the
activities put on. At the dances the
DJ’s seem to do a good job of playing
different genres of music without
offending anyone. The assemblies
we have, especially the recent
Arts Assembly, show the different
characteristics of all the students
at RHS. Even the classes that are
available to us students appeal to
certain interests depending on what
type of person you are. If you really
enjoy playing an instrument, there
is a variety of different band classes
that you can take. Artists can take fine
arts or clay, and the drama classes
are available for anyone wanting to
learn to be someone else.
Cliques can be harmful, but for
the most part they allow students of
so many interests to have someone
they can really call a friend. RHS
wants everyone to feel like they
belong and so they make it possible
to give everyone the opportunity to
be themselves and find other people
that are just like them. Don’t worry
about people not liking you, there
are people all around you that want
to talk to you and get to know you
better.
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5/6/09
How interests relate to careers
Jasmin V.
St af f Wr i t e r
Finding a future career can
prove challenging, but it does not
have to be. To chose your career
you have to examine yourself.
Very often the interests of someone
determine their job preference and
ultimately their life occupation.
Below are some examples
of
possible
characteristics,
traits, and the occupations
they are compatible with.
Artistic
This is someone who enjoys
activities that require creativity and
imagination. This person’s qualities
usually include individuality,
craftiness, and good taste in art.
Possible occupations would be
an Artist, Interior Designer, or
Gallery Operator. An Artist is
someone who produces paintings
or drawing. An Interior Designer
designs the interior decoration of
Writer
a room or a building. A Gallery
is somebody who writes plays or
A writer is someone who enjoys dramas. A journalist is someone
Operator is someone who operates
or runs an art gallery where various expressing him or herself through who works as a writer or editor
artists introduce their personal art. writing. This person’s qualities for a newspaper or television.
include concentration, imagination,
Animal Lovers
Sport y
People who have a
This is someone who loves
great love for animals
to play and watch sports. This
and possibly has a
person’s qualities usually include
lot of them. This
activeness,
determination,
person’s
qualities
and competitiveness. Possible
include compassion,
occupations would be Physical
kindness,
and
Education
teacher,
Sports
helpfulness. Probable
Reporter, and a Professional
occupations include
Athlete. A Physical Education
Veterinarian, Wildlife
teacher is an instructor of sports
Rehabilitator,
and
activities. A Sports Reporter is
Forest/Park Ranger.
someone who announces the
A Veterinarian is a
outcome of a game on television.
doctor for animals. A
Professional athletes are those
Wildlife Rehabilitator
who play a sport professionally
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is someone who helps
such as baseball or basketball.
A photo journalist catching a moment that will
animals
recuperate shock all of history for generations to come.
St ylish
People who love to stay up
from an injury and
attentiveness.
Possible to date on the latest fashions
nurses them to their healthy and
condition. A Forest/Park Ranger occupations would be an author, or
trends.
This
person’s
is someone who helps protecting playwright, or journalist. An author qualities include confidence,
and
preserving
parklands is someone who writes anything from cleanliness, and sophistication.
and
American
Wilderness. a novel to a short story. A playwright Possible Occupations would
College difficulties
A lot of seniors do not get into the
college of their choice because they
have not been involved enough in
St af f Wr i t e r
community activities. The college
admissions board wants to see a
Many high school students well rounded student, and besides
struggle during their senior year. having good grades the student must
Not only do seniors have to deal have some volunteer experience.
with homework
Volunteering
and extracurricular
shows
the
activities, but now
college board
they have to fill out
that the student
college admissions,
is active in their
and prepare for the
community, and
shows promise
SATs. Seniors go
through all of these
of being active
small battles in the
at the college
hopes of attending
and later on in
the college of their
life. A college
choice. However,
will not accept
many seniors do
someone that
not get into their
spends all their
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first choice college
time at home.
because of many important factors
Several students are accepted
that they miss.
into their first choice college, but
Grades are an important part of unfortunately cannot afford the
college admissions. They reflect on tuition offered. There are a few
what kind of student the applicant ways to fix the problem of finance
was during all four years of high in concern with college. A student
school. Many students look over this should not just hope for financial aid
basic necessity, or they do not even when the college process begins.
think of their grade point average Scholarships are a good way to take
until their senior year. But grades off some of the load of tuition. Any
are important, and students should student can apply for scholarships
try and achieve the highest G.P.A online, or down at Roseburg High
possible while in high school.
School’s Career Center. Students
The college admissions essay should also keep in mind that the
also plays a major role in getting higher the GPA, the more likely
admitted to the college. The essay the student will receive more
is the biggest thing that represents scholarships or financial aid from
a student to the college’s admission the college of their choice. A lot of
board. The admissions board wants seniors make many mistakes early
to see exactly what kind of student on in the college process. Students
is applying. Many students mess up are often not prepared because
with the essay by misrepresenting of not focusing on their grades,
themselves. They have a typo in admission essays, volunteering,
their essay, or they do not brag or scholarships. However, these
enough. The essay is the right place important deciding factors for
for the applicant to brag about all the getting into college can be easily
accomplishments he or she has made fixed with the right amount of
during his or her high school career. determination.
Fake news galore!
Brenna M.
Unthinkable allergies
Jadon M.
Copy Edi tor
Hay fever, hives, peanut, milk, and
fish allergies are all common terms that
most have heard of. Water, exercise,
caterpillars are things that one would
not normally refer to as being allergic
to, all but a small few. There are a few
extremely weird and rare allergies that
you might never expect.
It is something you use, drink, or
play with everyday. It covers about 70
percent of the earth. Aquagenic Urticaria
is the extremely rare allergy of water.
Michaela Dutton, 21, said she broke
out in a red rash and white blisters after
she took a bath about a week after her
son was born three years ago. Although
she ignored the reactions at first, her
symptoms worsened and she went to
see a doctor and a dermatologist who
told her she had a water allergy. People
with Aquagenic Urticaria produce
histamine from mast cells in the skin
which causes redness, rashes, and hives
if they touch water. Dutton’s sensitivity
is such that she can only bathe for about
10 seconds each week and cannot drink
water, juice, tea or coffee, opting for diet
cola instead.
Hershey’s, Nestle, and Willy Wonka
himself would have a fit if this allergy
got out; the allergy of chocolate is
also extremely rare. When Stefania
Paciocco noticed that whenever her son
ate a chocolate bar or cookie he would
scratch at his throat she took him to the
doctor. Paciocco suspected her son was
allergic to chocolate, but the boy’s doctor
did not initially believe it. However,
after some persistence by Paciocco, a
skin test and a food challenge showed
Gabriele, indeed, had the allergy. “I was
shocked because I love chocolate,” said
Paciocco. “And I felt bad. He can’t have
a chocolate bar?”
Working out and exercising is never
really a whole lot of fun, but for those
with exercise-induced anaphylaxis,
it could lead to death. “They have all
of the manifestations one would have
if you had an acute allergic reaction to
peanuts,” explained Dr. Thomas Casale,
chief of allergy and immunology at
Creighton University. Most often
reported with running or jogging, the
exercise-allergic person might get hives,
swelling, trouble breathing, low blood
pressure, itching, nausea, a headache or
wheezing.
There are many weirder and extremely
unusual allergies, some probably still to
be discovered and diagnosed.
include Designer, Magazine
writer, and boutique owner.
Designers are individuals
who design clothing and
generally start a line of their
own. A magazine writer is
someone who writes an article
for a magazine about fashion or
similar topics. A boutique owner
is someone who has started
his or her own clothing shop.
Perfectionist
This is someone who loves to
have everything in place and takes
his or her responsibilities very
seriously. This person’s qualities
usually include organization,
leadership, and professional.
Possible
occupations
are
secretary, business manager,
and accountant. A secretary is
someone who is charge of keeping
records properly organized. A
Business manager is someone
in charge of operating a certain
business. An accountant analyses
financial
information
and
prepares financial information.
Zachary M.
Copy Edi tor
U
nited
States
President
Barack Obama was reportedly seen
doing the robot on the front lawn
of the White House. Observers
cried out in anguish screaming for
Obama to, “stop the madness.”
Obama denied the accusation.
Best friend wanted! Must have
the ability to change clothes
with the seasons. Must be single,
have the inability to fully accept
themselves as a human being,
deny both Obama’s presidency,
existence of aliens, and Matt
Moll. Also, must not possess the
ability to love or show emotion.
O
range R help wanted!
No longer will hopeful writers
be forced to smile and eat
endless pasta. No longer will we
charge you per breath or words
spoken. You must lack a social
life and/or family. Has to be
willing to offer oneself to the
writer gods as a worthy sacrifice
daily. No personality necessary.
N
amed as best technology
of 2008, the Google G1 phone
with built in camera has swept the
small town of Newton, Kansas.
Residents baffled by its useless
functionality but oddly amusing
foibles and mistakes. Google,
pleasantly surprised people
actually bought the phone,
reportedly said in a interview
last month that, “The Google G2
will have several new features,
including the all familiar “I’m
feeling Lucky” feature which
will dial a publically listed
phone number at random.”
S
omali pirates have been
seen floating down the South
Umpqua River. Several drift
boats have fallen victim to the
bewildered and vengeful pirates.
Observers of the marauding band
have allegedly said the pirates
have, “taken several black
children sized tricorne (Pirate
hats) hats from local grocery
stores.” There are many rumors
of several bounties being placed
on the pirates by the pirates
themselves, and numerous death
threats of “fictional bloodshed”
on such characters as Harry Potter,
Wilbur the Pig, and Jesus Christ.
H
earsay among many lead
officials has been leaked to the
public today. According to the
head of Animal, Nature, and
Mythological Department of
Defense, several large groups
of ice bergs have escaped the
North Sea and are on path of
destruction towards Portland,
Maine.
President
Obama
has
ordered
several
heat
lasers from the military. No
response yet has been heard.
U
nited States Editor-inChief, Matt Moll, was seen
showing emotion on Monday
at a local spelling bee. The 17year-old Moll was seen raising
an eyebrow at 13-year-old
contestant Billy Smithsinson.
“He just looked at me. I tried
to look away, but couldn’t,”
Smithsinson
said.
Shortly
following Moll’s faint showing
of
emotion,
Smithsinson
reportedly saw what he says was
an energetic fist pump at the end
of the competition. Moll denied
any intent to show emotion or
personality, calling up every
contestant and apologizing
for
the
misunderstanding.
I
ntroducing the new vision
in the American auto industry,
the Hummer sedan! General
Motors owned Hummer brand
is trying to attract new and
youthful customers with its
attempt at an economy car. The
Hummer Protégé Turbo C-Class
2.5L Sedan has an alleged 10
miles to the gallon on highway.
Hummer GM, Harvey Tubbs
boasts about the mileage, “Not
many companies can say they’ve
quadrupled their gas mileage
from their last model. But
Hummer proudly can say, ‘We
have.’” The Hummer Protégé
Turbo C-Class 2.5L Sedan
will be on sale this summer.
Review: “A Clockwork Orange”
Jeremy G.
Assis tant Edi tor
entry into a house owned by Mr.
Alexander by convincing him that
one of them is severely injured.
They assault and restrain him,
while raping his wife and singing
the tune “Singin’ in the Rain”.
Alex, Pete, Georgie, and Dim
head back to the milk bar, where
Alex hits Georgie in the groin
with his stick after he criticizes
Beethoven.
The film continues with Alex
getting approached by his social
worker the next morning after
Stanley Kubrick directed,
produced, and co-wrote The
Clockwork Orange in 1971. It is
an adaptation of a novel of the
same name, written by Anthony
Burgess in 1962. The film stars
Malcolm McDowell as the
insane delinquent Alex DeLarge.
The Clockwork Orange features
horrifying and disturbing to
help social commentary on
youth gangs in an alternate
time period – where the
physically fit rule.
The movie opens with
Alex DeLarge and his three
“droogs” (Pete, Georgie,
and Dim) are happily
enjoying
cocaine-riddled
milk. This scene ends when
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the leader states that he is
A character from the movie,
ready for “some of the old
“A
Clockwork Orange” glares
ultra-violence”. The group
devilishly.
proceeds to walk down a dark
alley and beat up a singing
bum. After this encounter, the Alex skips school, who has sexual
four encounter a rival gang in the feelings for Alex. Alex then
middle of gang raping a woman. regroups with his “droogs”, who
A fight between the two mobs state that they want to run the gang
occurs, and Alex’s comes out on in a different fashion. The next
top. Upon hearing a police siren, scene in the movie is famous – it
they steal a car and drive it into entails the quartet walking along a
the countryside. They then gain marina, when Alex suddenly fights
his “droogs” to re-establish
leadership
after
getting
inspiration from a classical
song. Later that evening, the
police catch Alex after he kills
an elderly lady at her house.
The next section of the movie
shows Alex in prison, where he
submits to a treatment in order
for him to be immediately
released after it is over. The
treatment includes Alex being
strapped into a chair and is
forced to watch rape scenes
and other violent acts while
not be able to look away, blink,
or pass out (this is achieved
through chemicals).
Next, Alex is released
from prison after two weeks
of watching atrocious acts
of violence. The treatment
affected him because now
whenever he sees or is the
victim of violence, he gets
very nauseous and is not
able to fight back. Alex goes
through a series of events in
which all the people confront
him from his past that he has
wronged. He is not able to
defend himself (because of his
treatment), and he ends up in
the hospital. When he wakes,
he finds that his treatment was
reversed. He looks forward to
all the violence he can commit
now.
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Art
5/6/09
Self-portraits from Mr. Eckman’s class
First row, from left to right: Britney Dense, Emily Batdorf, Stephanie
Richardson, Nicole Liu. Second row, from left to right: Molly Tatom, Melaeni
DePriest, Carol Park, Gina Lusher. Third row, from left to right: Paige Terry,
Stu Lie, Megan Hill, Kayla Fromdahl. Fourth row, from left to right: Kelsey
Pardon, Chantel Bendedict, Lindsay Gallagher, Kristen Mitchell. Fifth row, from
left to right: Christian Lucas, Aaron Funderburk, Blaine Prouancha, Colt Fowler.
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Art
5/6/09
Clay sculptures from Miss Rayburn’s class
Box by Vince Ampi
Leaf Jar by Ariel Strunk
Heart by Alisha Sprague
Box by Moriah Faas
Incense Burner by Iris Benson
“Clay. It’s rain, dead leaves,
dust, all my dead ancestors.
Stones that have been
ground into sand. Mud. The
whole cycle of life and death.”
–Martine Vermeulen
Incense Burner by Allison Barger
Jar by Ashley Cluver
Bowls by Dakota Cavens
“Common clay must go
through the heat and fire of the
furnace to become porcelain.
But once porcelain , it can
never become clay again.”
Jars by Haleigh Hendrix
Incense Burner by Nate Schattenkerk
Jars by Ashley Clarke
Bowl by Ariel Strunk
Incense Burner by Breanne Woodward
“We shape clay into a
pot, but it is the emptiness
inside that holds whatever
we want.”
Incense Burner by Robert Dillender
Piggy Bank by Kathryn Sifford
Heart by Austin Metcalf
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5/6/09
Orange R - we want you!
Garrett O.
St af f Wr i t e r
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Upton Sinclair and “The Jungle”
Jeremy G.
20th century. According to
the novel, A Pig That Fell into
Assis tant Edi tor
the Privy, “The novel [The
Jungle] depicts in harsh tones
According to Upton the poverty, absence of social
Sinclair about his novel, programs, unpleasant living
The Jungle, “I aimed at and working conditions,
the public’s heart, and and hopelessness prevalent
by accident I hit it in the among the ‘have-nots’, which
stomach.” This is exactly is contrasted with the deeply
what Sinclair did in the rooted corruption on the part
early 1900s when this novel of the ‘haves’. The sad state
came out. It dealt with of turn-of-the-century labor
is
placed
conditions
front
and
in the U.S.
center for the
meat packing
American
i n d u s t r y,
public to see,
causing
a
suggesting
public uproar
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a
t
that
partly
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t
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g
contributed
needed
to
to
the
be changed
passage
of
to get rid of
the
Pure
American
Food
and
‘ w a g e
Drug
Act
slavery’.”
and the Meat
Sinclair
Inspection
moved
to
Act in 1906.
Chicago with
Sinclair
Provided by the internet
was born in
Upton Sinclair the intent of
writing his
Baltimore,
Maryland on September novel. A socialist newspaper
20, 1878. He was raised called The Appeal to Reason
by Upton Beall Sinclair had given Sinclair a stipend
and
Priscilla
Harden. for his trip. When he arrived
Sinclair’s father was a in the lobby of the Chicago
liquor salesman, whose Transit House, he was quoted
alcoholism shadowed his saying “Hello! I’m Upton
son’s childhood. Sinclair Sinclair, and I’m here to
had wealthy grandparents write the Uncle Tom’s Cabin
with whom he would often of the Labor Movement!”
stay. This gave him insight He rented living quarters and
on how both the rich and immersed himself into the life
poor lived during the of Chicago – he talked to the
early twentieth century. people, walked the streets,
Through
experiencing and took many pictures. One
the differences of the day he came upon a group
two worlds of wealth of Lithuanian immigrants at
and poverty, he was a wedding, which is also the
affected
greatly. opening scene of his book.
The novel itself is very
On February 28, 1906,
Sinclair published The immense. The first part of the
Jungle. The novel entailed story examines the struggles
the corruption of the and compromises of a
American
meatpacking Lithuanian immigrant family
industries during the early with the goal of settling into a
comfortable American life.
This family is destroyed by
the economic system in the
United States. The father of
the family, Jurgis Rudkus,
comes home one evening
to find that his wife was
sleeping with her boss after
work, in order for her to
keep her job. Jurgis attacks
the man and is arrested.
When he is released, he
finds that his family was
evicted from their home
and living in a run-down
boardinghouse. He enters
and finds his wife, Ona,
screaming in agony. She
was prematurely giving
birth and the effort killed
both her and her unborn.
At the end of the novel,
Jurgis attends a socialist
political rally. The orator
delivers a speech that fills
Jurgis with inspiration.
Jurgis joins the socialist
party and embraces its
ideal that the workers—not
a few wealthy capitalists—
should own factories and
plants. Jurgis finds a job
working at a socialist-run
hotel and reunites with a
past friend. At the very end,
Jurgis attends a socialist
rally where the speaker
sums up Jurgis’ new
beliefs that if more people
convert to socialism, then
“Chicago will be ours.”
It is interesting that
Sinclair uses the title The
Jungle as a metaphor
for people trying to live
not in the wild, but in
a capitalist society. He
suggests that those who
attempt to succeed through
capitalist means are not
“the fittest” but instead
are the most corrupt. His
novel helped persuade his
readers that the mainstream
American political parties
offered little means for
progressive
change.
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written
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qualifies
as
an
article. I
may have
stretched
certain
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the editorin-chief ’s
power a little bit, but overall,
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Battlestar Galactica
Finally after over five
years, Sci-Fi’s highest
rated show has come to an
end. With the last episode
of Battlestar
Galactica
airing March
20,
the
space battles
and
crazy
futuristic
robots
are
no
more.
Though the
last episode
was
a
2hour
epic
masterpiece,
it has, of
c o u r s e
left some with a bad
taste in their mouth and
outright angered others.
Coming into the finale,
Battlestar Galactica, like
its Sci-Fi cousin, Lost,
had many unanswered
questions
that
many
viewed
wouldn’t
and
couldn’t be answered in
the short 2-hour finale. In
the end, many were right
and BSG didn’t deliver on
the questions. With many
leaving comments like,
“A hit and a miss, actionpacked story with a plot,
but lacking explanations”
and “I loved it, but I felt let
down by the explanations.”
Of course, a show with a
runtime of over five years,
any ending would upset
people in some way, even
the creator Ron Moore
said, “People are going to
be pissed.” In this case,
the BSG team let the ball
drop
on
explanations.
Despite the lack of
explanations,
BSG
more than delivered on
action
packed
robot-
on-robot-on-human-onspaceship battles.
The
first hour of the 2-hour
finale was a huge battle
between the Battlestar
Galactica and the Cylon
(Robot)
home
world.
In the end, the creators
of BSG made it into a kind
of Angels and Demons
t h e o l o g y,
turning
s o m e
characters
into objects
that no one
would have
expected.
R
o
n
M o o r e ,
had this to
say to the
fans
that
were a bit
Provided by internet upset over
BSG promo poster the ending
and how they turned
their beloved characters
around. “We never tried
to name exactly what the
head characters were, we
never looked at them as
angels or demons. They
seemed to periodically say
good things or evil things,
to save people or to damn
people. There was a sense
that they worked in the
service of something
else... that was guiding
and helping, sometimes
obstructing, sometimes
tempting. The idea at the
end was that whatever
they’re in service of is
eternal and continues,
and whatever they are,
they too are still around,
with all of us who are
the children of Hera.
They continue to walk
among us and watch.”
However you felt about
the finale, Battlestar
Galactica
had
five
strong years of actionpacked programs that
intrigued the viewers
from start to finish.
grades, make transcripts and send
them to colleges, I also keep track
of student records, and a variety
of other jobs.” In a corner of the
Counseling Center is the School
Psychologist, Connie Ruf, “(My
job is) to work with school staff,
students, and parents supporting
improvement in academics and
behavior, our work focuses on
prevention and intervention,” Ruf
adds, “… A typical day may include
meeting with students and school
staff, conducting assessments, and
analyzing data…It’s never boring,
I’m always learning in it and I
really enjoy getting to work with
all the different people in schools
and families.” If one were to
migrate next door, you would find
Sam Moore, the Drug Prevention
Coordinator. Moore has been
working for the Douglas County
School District for two years. “Part
of the time I work with prevention
teams at both middle schools,
seventh and eighth graders, in
which we do little prevention
campaigns like the dangers of
smoking, marijuana, and alcohol.
I also work with students who
have drug and alcohol issues or
citations, helping them through
the referral process to access
treatment services,” states Moore.
So next time you use the
restroom, get a hot lunch,
receive an A on your paper, or
just go to school, think of the
people who made this possible.
Jadon M.
Copy Edi tor
Jobs: behind the scenes
Kathryn F.
St af f Wr i t e r
Roseburg High School is a school
with many employees here to help
the student body. Whether it is
giving them knowledge, nutritious
food, or just cleaning up after them.
Yes, there are many employees here
to help us become better citizens.
Of course we all are aware
of the teachers here who help us
understand subjects like Math and
English. Many teachers go the extra
mile and stay after school to clear
up the fog many students get lost in.
When half of the day is over
and the bell for first and second
lunch rings, the cafeteria is where
you can find the majority of
the students here at RHS. They
are mostly there to get healthy
food made by the lunch ladies.
After both lunches are over,
you will find leadership picking
up the trash and moving all of the
tables and Dave Wallace, the sight
operator, washing the floor in the
student center. His job consists of
grounds work, cleaning up trash
spills, and emptying garbage cans.
When asked the best part of his job,
Wallace replied, “Working with the
kids… It’s a diverse job, I’m inside,
I’m outside, I do everything.”
Long after school hours, you can
find the night custodians listening
to music as they clean up the
bathrooms and classrooms. Greg
Malone is a Custodian of 10 years
here at Roseburg High School.
“During the school year, we are
all assigned a certain department.
I was assigned the Science
Department for several years.
Our main purpose is to make sure
the areas are clean and sanitized
for staff and students,” stated
Malone, “(During the) summer,
we do the heavier work moving
desks, waxing floors, stripping
floors, and cleaning carpets.”
In the Counseling Center
you’ll find many employees
working hard for the student
body. Including Susie Collins,
the Registrar of Roseburg High
School. When asked about her
typical day, Collins replied, “I post