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4. 01-24-2006
Lady Huskies basketball ranked 15th in state Page 12 Volume 87, Number 4 Year 2005 in review Page 2 What happens ifyou don't get enough sleep? Washington High School/Fremont, California Page 6,7 January 24, 2006 What's Vigil held to remember influential man Jan. 27 marks end of semester Choppin' Jessamyn Allen News Editor Compatibility survey All students who completed the Compatibility surveys dur ing the week ofJanuary 16 will be able to pick up the re ults on February 14 and the rest of the week. The cost is $2 f; r the closest matches in your own class and an additional $1 for the closest matches in the en tire school. Results will be located out side the student center near the MPR. Students must pay in order to receive the results. All profits will go towards the senior class. Fremont mural To celebrate the city of fre 50th birthday since its incorporation in 1956, a mural is being painted on the blank brick wall behind tr · ~ shop off of Fremont BodS· ·d near the Fremont train statiOD. ChooI B ard m~ber Tvy Wu is organizing the project. All 6 FUSD high .i"~ ols are participating. Eacf y 001 is given a roughly 12 by 20 foot section of the wall to create a mural following the theme of Fremont: past. present and future. Theme Incorporating Fremont's high schools are re ommended. Concept drawings must be mailed to DEPOT DINER 37260 Fremont Blvd., Fremont. CA 94536 by February 16. One drawing from each school will be sele ted. If there are any questions, please contact Ivy Wu at [email protected]. mon~ Junior and senior class formals Both the junior and senior classes voted to decide the themes and official colors for their lo rma! dances. "A. the lights go down," is the theme and midnight blue and g ld are the colors for the junior prom on April 1 at the Shrine Center. The senior theme is "Time of my life" and the colors are dark purple and silver. Senior Ball will be held at the Rincon Center in San Francisco on May 13. and tributes thanking Morris for his presence in their lives. One student proclaimed Mr. Morris's heart was, "as big as the rims on his car." huge fan of the Raiders and was involved in coaching youth tootball teams in Fremont. He was known for being a positive influence, a truly unique man. Senior Jennifer Carlile worked to put together a slideshow with pictures loaned by the Morris famHy. An alter was set up on the stage, filled with frames of family pictures, candles and flower arrangements. Family members and friends could write messages of their feel ings toward and mem ories of Mr. Morris on a large poster placed in the hallway. After the slideshow, attendees pro ceeded outside with lit candles, and gathered around the flagpole. Two of Morris's Har ley-DaVidson motor cycles were situated at the base; motorcycles Semester finals will be held on Wednesday. Thursday, and Friday from Jan. 25-27. The first portion will last from 7:35 to 9:35 a.m. lbere will be a twenty-minute brunch between testing sections. Ihe PTSA will be selling donuts and drinks during this time. The second half will run from 9:55 to 11 :55. All three final days are early dismissal. Finals for periods 3 and 4 are on Jan. 25, 5 and 6 are on the 26, and periods 1 and 2 are on the 27. Students can file for schedule changes at the end of the semes ter. A maximum of three elective changes will be considered. Seniors have the option of pe titioning for a five period sched ule. Only those with at least 210 units, have passed the CAHSEE, completed forty hours of commu nity service, do not have courses in progress for remediation and have not received school discipline or truancy letters during·15 • omore, junior or senior years a 19ihle. Both the student and parent NFL legend Jim Otto. -"personal acquaintance of Mr. erc.,ris, al 0 .-I..... poke at the ervice. M rris was a life. The ceremony ended at approxi mately 8:30. certain expectations. _ Petition forms can Ido j :ked up and returned to your cotK:selor. Over 325 people gathered in the Washington cafeteria on January 11 to com memorate the life of an influential Fremont fa ther, Robert D. Morris. Mr. Morris, the father of two Washington stu· dents, was killed during a robbery at his busi ness on Jan. 6. The ASB worked along with the Mor ris family to organize the event. Helen Paris wanted to offer the ASB's assistance, be cause, "so many cur rent students at Wash ington were affected by the unfortunate event. We hoped to provide an opportunity tor students to grieve and heal. We merely hoped to provide the means to host the vigil while honoring the family's requests," Paris said The vigil began at 7 o.=~";;';"';=""'""''':'=;==-____ _ _________---l wen: a big part ot his p.m. Following an introduction by students influenced by Mr. Morris. there were evera! other speeches must sign a contnlct ~inB to California begins new year 2006 with severe weather Chen Yang Staff Reporter The year of 2006 arrived in Northern Calitornia in the midst of a severe rainstorm. On New Year's Eve, constant rain and high winds hit counties across California; highways were closed, rivers over· flowed their banks, and the power went out. The rain triggered mudslides and caused levees to break. At least three deaths have been blamed on the storm, all caused by falling trees. The rainstorm was one of the worst seen in years. Days of heavy rain accumulated inches of water in Northern California as well as in Oregon. Flood warnings were posed for 18 counties, ranging from the Sacramento area to the Sierras. On Jan. 3, Governor Schwar zenegger deSignated seven coun ties in Northern California as di saster areas, including Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Napa, Sacramento, Sonoma, and Trinity as disaster areas. Each county re ported various degrees of property damage due to flooding caused by the rainstorm. Initial estimates place overall damage at more than $100 million. Although much of the state's 6,000 miles of levees remained in tact after the rainstorm, state of ficials took no chances. In Sacra mento, a 24 hour surveillance of the levees was ordered to prevent a breach. In the Bay Area. the rainstorm caused relatively little damage. The biggest inconvenience brought by the storm was the delay in traffic. "The wind was pretty high. It even knocked down two sections of my fence;' English teacher Stewart Perlman said. Students, on the other hand, have mixed feelings. "I personally liked the rain. I thought that it was nice even though it caused some inconveniences for me;' said senior Elise Leon. Once the storm passed, clean up and reconstruction work soon started. People shoveled away mud and debris from their homes. Students let loose in week before finals at ASB winter noon rally CAHSEE CAHSEE stands for the California High School Exit Exam. All juniors and seniors who have not passed the te t or have not taken it previou Jy must pa s the exam in rder to graduate. Feb. 7 is the reading portion and the 8 is the math section. Photos by lila Han Freshman Joel Deporte carefully passes the chunk of ice in a game of cold potato. Freshman Andrew Kimberlin, ju nior Anthony Shaver, freshman, Jarod Fluke and junior Nathan Miu chew gum hidden in the pans of whipped cream. Senior Mark Uhlig has his head buried in the whip cream, searching for his pi«e of gum. THE HATCHET Opinion Page 2 January 24, 2006 The Hatchet staff editorial THE HATCHET 77,e Hatchet is the student newspaper of Washington High School. The staff's ob jective is to cover the opin ions, interests, and activities that affect the students of Washington High School in an unbiased, informative. and entertaining manner. We wish to produce a factual and honest repre sentation of our school as a historical record while fol lowing journalistic stan dards and precise reporting on the sports, news, people and places involved with our school. V,e Hatchet is created by the students fur the students reflecting the students' opin ion. Co-E4itou-m-Cldef le~ynAllen Matthew Kufeld Op'Hloru B4itou Sandeep Abraham ErlcKim Looking back on the year - the good, the bad, and the ugly If misery loves company, then this year no one should have been lonely. 2005, the year of Katrina, Rita and Wilma. A year when even the good news wasn't all that great. Michael was acquitted, Martha was let out of jail. From Bush' misstep to a wide eyed run away bride. A year where gas prices shot through the roof and so did Tom Cruise. The United States lost its Chief Justice but the replacement of the nation's top jurist was just one milestone n an extraordinary year in American law. On Capitol Hill, Tom DeLay was indicted. Po litical disasters all but drowned the administra tion: bumbled responses to Ka trina, Supreme Court nominees that had to be withdrawn, top aides indict ed and then caught spying on American citizens. And that was just at the White House. And what about a certain Ukrai. president, Victor Yuschenko? He was poisoned and age enty years. Don't we care anymore? There was some good news, Iraq's elections, but no one predicted the problem of Iraq had beenAed. That assump tion died along with the 838 Americ~.vicemen who lost their lives in Iraq in 2005. It's too early to call 2005 a turning point in the war in Iraq, although the year ended with the announcement of what could be the beginning of an American withdrawal. The BuftIIus MJmtJger Dmf.eI.Ia Morariu year began and ended with about 160,000 U.S. troops on the ground, and there was only a 1% decrease in the number of American deaths compared to the year before. But 2005 was unquestionably a turning point in the mili tary strategy for combating the insurgency. It marked the end of the belief that U.S. troops could actually defeat the insur gency and the beginning of a determined effort to turn the fight over to the Iraqis. If the war is to be won, in other words, it'll have to be won by the Iraqis. The key word for 2005 was "disaster": natural di sasters like hurricanes and earthquakes. From the recent floods in Northern Cali fornia to Wilma to Rita and recently Katrina. Yet in the face of natural disas ter, once again the Ameri can people showed themselves to be generous and caring for those in trouble. 2005 left more ques tions than answers. Are we on a terrorist watch list because _ailed Visa's Cus tomer Service number which somehow H pened to be in In dia? Are all our calls being listened to? Are we being watched because our government thinks it's good to embrace a viola tion of privacy laws? And why didn't they leave the little alone? Now that it's big, it's not TV Guide anymore. Period. The best thing to say about 2005 is that it is over and we survived. Another year has come and passed, and that's rea son enough to say: Happy New Year. Five ways to do Underclassmen ...in the senior parking lot? Kat Farberova where I could have parked," said , drive aggressively and put their well on finals senior Paul Woodrow. "This is very safety at stake. "The underclass StalfReporter Eric Kim Opinions Editor ArlDinaDr Nikki Boudreau StAffReporters Sandeep Abraham Fatemeh AdIparvar Shawn Bagley Khushboo Chabria Kat Farberova Jason Freeman Valentia Gomez Tarun Gupta Zdravito KereIsky (ZI8I!) Elise Leon }anling Liu Sarah Malina RihanaMiller Mylde Mortenson Milalee Nangrani Candice Ridge Nicole Robinson Crystal Gallo Spirock Chen Yang Final exams are coming ever closer. The dreaded day is almost here. In fact, it's tomorrow. Admit it, you're screwed. You messed up, you're going to flunk, and you're going to drop down a grade. Be cause you forgot to study. OK, fine, you were "busy:' What can you do then? There's no way you can cram all of your classes into your head in only one night. There has to be a way to sur vive finals! Luckily for you, there is a way. I call it, the five easy steps to succeed on finals. 1. Hang out after school for four hours. Maybe some knowledge will soak into your brain and make you smarter. 2. Eat. A lot. Food is the battery for your brain. Gorge yourself. 3. Go somewhere nice, loud, and distracting. That means Ipod, TV, computer, friends, distracting noises, IM-ing. the works. Just you, and a thousand different dis tractions. 4. Study for all your subjects in one day. Then vegetate. 5. Stay up as long as possible. Sleep has been scientifically proven to actually make you stupider. So you're a senior, and after three long years, you're finally able to park in the good parking lot instead of that dirt pit for ju niors or along Country Drive. But as you enter it in the morning, you're shocked to find that there's no more spots left. Why? They've all been taken by juniors and even sophomore! Fortunately, there usually are spots available in the morn ing. However, more and more juniors and sophomores have been getting their driver's li censes, and nothing is stopping them from parking in the senior lot Many don't understand why they shouldn't be allowed to. An anonymous junior said, "The se niors houldn't complain about juniors parking in [the senior lot) because it's not like they didn't do it last year when they were ju niors:" She added, "They need to stop whining and messing] up the juniors' cars." Most seniors. however. fol lowed the rules and didn't park in the senior parkinglollastyear, and find it unfair that underclassmen are getting away with it "Com ing from ROP. it is hard to find a good parking spot [because] usu ally r see ;unioTS' cars in the spots r aggravating because I have waited three years to park there and now that I can, I getstuc.k with the worst, parking spaces in the lot" As frustrating as this may be, there's more serious problem in the senior lot, especially during lunch. The exit's so packed with cars that it's surprising bow there haven't been any accidents yet Many seniors hurry to get off cam pus to grab something to eat, but end up frustrated on their way out of the parking lot, waiting in line for too long just to get aut. Some even exit through the entrance be cause they've lost patience. Driver trying to make a right turn onto Fremont Blvd must constantly wait for 50-something undeTclassmen to finish crossing the street, who are usually walking as slow as possible. Some students walking to lunch even top in the middle of the intenection to talk to their friends, completely ignor ing the long line of cars behind them. -They don't pay a lot of at tention and I'm pretty surprised no one's been bityet," said senior Marc Cleveland Because of the underclassmen, the line to get out of the senior parking Jot becomes Car too long. This sometimes leads students to men need to learn to not get in people's way. They make it hard to go out to ea.t and hard to come back to school and park," said an aggravated junior. So how to solve these prob lems? First of all. parking in the senior lot shouldn't be first come first serve. Spots hould be as signed to seniors first, therefore giving them a permanent place in the parking lot for the rest of the school year. Seniors had to pay for their parking s~ckers and have top priority of parking. Un derclassmen should have the left over spots, if any. "I thirik that if there is space for the juniors and sophomores in the parking lot, we should be able to park there;" said junior Cory Peters, adding, "but if not, then the seniors deserve it~ There should be people direct ing traffic at the start, lunch. making sure that there are no stu dents blocking the intersections. Washington will then become a much safer and kinder'school eniors must be able to com~ to school without the threats of DO available parklng spots, heavy traffic, and incon iderate under classmen. As Woodrow put it, "those juniors and sophomores need to get out of our lot~ of 0 inion January 24, 2006 Page 3 American teens: future down the drain Ask Hank & Zagg Staff Reporter H ave you ever thought about the mentality of the average American student; the "don't care" attitude and the lack of drive to improve one's self? It has the potential to become a major downer not only for teens, but for the future workforce and for the productivity of the country as a whole. Certainly not all students in America have this dooming attitude, however more and more of the ones who strive to reach their goals are drawn into the void of indifference and naIve lack of maturity. In most other countries students don't go to school to be force fed "pointless" information, they go to learn and to improve themselves as people and as productive citizens. The problem in our country however, simply grows with each year we let it continue. Although this mentality has been with students in America for many years, there are still ways to emerge from the sea of this lazy pessimistic attitude. Since the problem really isn't the potential to learn, but rather the lack of the mindset that school really is for your good the solution is one that works on your morals, mentality, and self-refinement. In an effort to further define himself, Damien Jaress, a former WHS student has began looking up words like honor, integrity, and respect. After he has looked up defin itions and writings on these certain values he defines them in his own words. This method of self improvement develops the person as a whole, rather than in a focused area. "Doing this exercise has assisted me in further defining who I am and who I aspire to be as well as what I look for in those I wish to have around me:' said Jaress. Although this isn't the only way to enhance one's self, it is most certainly one way. Other ways include writing out short agendas for yourself each morning for the coming day, or even for the cOming week. Defining a structure for your life (even if it's a loose one) m ay help quite a bit. It's simple, but ifyou stick to it, you'll procrastinate less, and you'lI feel more accomplished at the end of the day. In turn, your drive to learn and succeed will increase. There is increasing need for the average high school teenager to either build up a mentality which promotes self improvement through school or other activities, or to maintain that mentality. More and more there seem to be bright kids who get drawn into apathy and eventually lose even the potential to succeed. I've seen many kids catch this disastrous syndrome, and I have personally experienced it. It is nearly impossible to dig yourself out of the hole you fell into. Many never get out. I think the big thing really is that in our society it's looked down upon to be hard working and self motivated to study and improve. We call people like that "nerds'; and then we laugh, but in reality they should be the ones laughing because they'lI be the ones higher in the hierarchy of life. In comparison with European, Asian, and South American students, the number of American students who learn for the sake of learning and progress is much lower. Possibly the only reason America is maintaining its economical balance right now is due to the many immigrants bringing good work ethic to the workforce. Just as children in other places around the world look at America, we need to look at our free K-12 education as a privilege. It's becoming apparent that this problem is getting out of hand. The sooner ithis issue is addressed and better understood by America's teens, the better for the future ofthe country and world at large will it be. Depress n: Are we a Prozac-natio ·n the making? Valencia Gomez Staff Reporter Depression is a dis.,and I feel it is unfortunately { mis understood by society. s of de pression often define it as a make believe illness, as a sickness that can be easily and effectively cured with a few pills and a smile. Dep ression in itself i a chemi cal imbalance in the brain. Over th.e years scientists and multiple re searchers have concluded that de presSion occur in a p ers n when there is a shortage of the hormone serotonin in the nervous sy tern. Most anti-depressant drugs in this "'I day in age help to improve sero tonin levels and balance hormones, such as serotonin and cortosol. However, besides its chemi cal attributes, depression affects the human body on a larger scale, both inside and out. Depression is known to be hereditary, and can thus be passed on easily. It is not only difficult to bear, but hard for anyon e on the outside looking in to understand . Depression not only brings immediate pain to its victim, bUl it slowl seep. into every aspect of th ir live and completely cru h es th iT will 1 live. About 50% of highschoolers in the United States have contemplated suicide. Cur rently, depression affects about 5% of all American teenag_r es 13 to 18. Half of that perc uses medication prescribed by sychi atrist. Although, anti-depressants are now known to increase suicidal thinking and behavior in children and teenagers. I believe everyone has known at one time or another what it i like to lmdergo a bout of depres sion. Very few lucky peop le have escaped depression. In contrast, the actual illne affects it's sufferer ev waking hour. can only won der wh at society has come to when ry r . OUTRAGE! Got any rights? Guess agaIn Molly Sweeney Staff ColumniAt How much of what you do online is being watched? How much privacy are you really will· ing to give up in order to preserve your safety? Most importantly, does the fact that the government may soon have the right to look at everything from your email.to what you buy on Ebay, to what you search for on Google, really protect you? The government i sued sub poenas to four major earch en gines: Google, AOt, Microsoft Network and Yahoo. The subpoe nas were senl ut under the guise of trying to revive the 1998 ChUd Onlin e P rotection Act. '!hi act took measur s to try to prevent kids from accessing p ornography online. I am all up for keeping kids away from porn. I think it's fabu loO nD f:b ,..f: O ~9! ing to make an investment In the future of the kids by not turning them into sexual predator by the age of six. Unfortunately, I don't thin k that's wha~ happening here. 1he Patriot Act proves that our government has no problem delv ing into the personal affairs of it's people. This is another loophole the government is trying to exploit in order to spy on its own citizens, particularly the se not born in this country. Most people are letting them, unfortunately those trying to ex ploit us have unlimited access to money and p ower. They have the airwaves at th eir dispo ai, issulng scare tactics that make u willing to slowly give up more and more power until we fin d ourselves in a society where everything is made public. There are ways of lowering the availab ility of pornography that don't include explo iting p eoples p rivacy rights. Let's face it though, those who want to look pornog raphy will get it regardless of any the internet eed out the in appropriate siles. Until this problem gets out of control the government should stop try ing to gather information using the means of internet searches. T don't even mind anyone seeing what I search for online. 'There's nothing that would mat ter. It's the general principal of being approached because people know more about me than I(i like them to. The scariest part is that this is just the beginning. What ensues after internet searches? I commend Google for refusing to hand over the information , though I'm sure they'U be forced to eventually. I like to know that what I do on my computer is not being ap praised by the CL"-. The whole thing is a little b eyond my com fort level and I can only hope that what are supposed to be th e most brilliant minds in the country can find a less Intrusive way to keep kids away from p ornography. As always, write me at ... teenagers are so often diagnosed with this horrible sickness. But still, there is hope. Day after day new breakthroughs are discov ered by scientists to help depression victims battle their illness more easily and effectively. Whether it be th rough medication or new forms of therapy, there is always hope for any per on battling depression. If you or someone you knowis suf fering plea e get help. ou are defi nitely not alone, and can be viccto dow over this ailment. 'There will always be people who care about you, no matter who you are. Hannah I'm into this guy who seems to like me too: He comes em to me, holds my hand sometimes and we even made Ollt once. The problem i$ that he lias a girlfriend. I really do like him a lot and he seems to like me too. but I am't shake this suspicion. Is he leading me on, or should I go for him? A Girl's An.s wu: Wow, that seems like a sticky situation. I would personally not settle for that since he has a girlfriend. He seems to be getting the best of both worlds and taking advantage of you. Bu t if you want to give it a shot, you should talk to him about how you feel and see where it goes. However, if he doesn't give you a straight answer and seems to consistently stall and beat around the bush, you should end it quickly and move on. You should NOT wait around for a guy that disrespects you. A Guy's Answer: Most guys instinctively go for what they can easily get, eSPp.cially when it comes to girls _ex. There are some guys . . . do rise above these inst\ncts and do gellwneJy want a deep and loving relationship What you need to do yourself if you want other s to respect you. If youmake yourself look like a girl who get her kicks off stealing boyfriends from other girls,n<)neofthe mor re pectable guys are going to want to date you. You(J also start coming off as a tramp when you talk to other girls and that generally i n't too good for your social li fe. askhankandhannah05 06@ yahoo.com Hatchet Poll: A new law andeep Abraham Staff Reporter Most people have heard about the new law for teenage drivers. You now have to be home or at least out of your car by 11 p.m. and you can't drive passengers until you've had your license for at least a year. Also, the punishments for disobedience of these laws have gotten harsher. Some people prefer the law, some hate it and some just couldn't care less. Some of the statistics are a bit surprising since a stroll around Washington these days often seems to reveal how students much this law. hate Yet, about 13% of the students surveyed said they agree with the law. "I think it's a good law because ut at ni t and there's nothing really good to do past 10:30:' said senior Glen Rabang. Of course, some might and do disagree. About 58% of the students surveyed said they disagreed with the law. "We don't see the point of having even more restrictions," said junior Nathan Miu. The remaining 29% said they didn't care because they weren't drivers yet or it didn't really bother them. • Yes -13% DNo-58% • N/A-29% THEHATCHET ews Page 4 January 24, 2006 Alito confirmation likely despite concerns Sharon suffers Rihana Miller Staff Reporter Around Campus History of the Sadie Hawkins dance The Sadie Hawkins dance is coming up on Feb. 25. Sa dies is a tradition practiced in many schools across the country. The custom is that for this dance the girls ask the boys. This is slightly out dated tradition becau e girls already ask boys to all the dances. However it is still a fun practice and will prove to be fun again this year. Interestingly the "Sadie Hawkins;' dance is named after a character in a cartoon strip named "U'l Abner." Sa die Hawkins is a character in the cartoon who became bored with waiting for men to take interest in ber. Her fa ther therefore declared a race in which all the ingle men in the village would run and the single women would chase af ter them. In the event that a woman caught a man be was to marry her. go into effect second semester policies that were the third period ep],e~,~ntati'ves to their clas es include bar her puni bments for being caught out of class without a pass. The policies are effective Jan. 30, at the tart of the new semester. If you are caught out of class without a pass you will be asked to forfeit your ID card and you'll be able to pick it up at a lunch detention. '!he new policies help reg ulate who's on campus. After Columbine, schools across the country have had to en force stricter rules dictating who's allowed on campus during school hours. Visitors are still allowed on campu as long as they sign in first in the office. to play. As the topic of a Princeton University Fraternity in which Ali to was once a member was ques tioned for having had foundations of racial and sexist mores. During the week of Jan. 9, Judge Samuel Alito was interro gated in the Judiciary Commhtee hearings. The interviews would ulti mately deter mine whether Alito will be voted in as a Supreme Court justice. If inducted, Alito, age 55, will be re placing Judge Sandra Day O'Conner, who will re tire once senate votes. The issues Samuel Alito (left) shakes hands with Senator Max Baueus. of abortion and executive powers were raised. Senator Edward Kennedy, Dem 'i\nd there is nothing more im ocrat of Massachusetts, blatantly portant for our republic than the asked the judge ifhe was a bigot. At rule oflaw;' said Alito. "No person which time, Alito's wife promptly in this country - no matter how burst into tears and left the room. high or powerful - is above the law, The act, many politicians be and no person in this country is lieve, caused many to believe that beneath the law:' the Democratic party were criti The hearings peaked as talks of cally attacking Alito as a person, Judge Alito's personal life came in rather than finding out his position Sandeep Abraham has been increased from six month Staff Reporter in prison to one year. These penal ties then increase even more as the penalty for harming an innocent person while doing this increases from five years to seven years in prison. If the evasion causes a death, the penalty could go up to ten years. The victims are now entitled to state's Victim's Restitution Fund. Which prOVides money to vic tims of reckless driving accidents. Hopefully the lives this law saves compensates for its inconvenience. Many teens are either in disbe lief or in the dark about the new law and the DMV hopes the news will spread through the media and newspapers. However, since most teens don't read newspapers or watch the news, schools might be required to actively inform students about it. On Jan. 1,2006, a new law con cerning teenagers' provisional li censes went into effect. Under this new law, teenagers under 18 years of age who carry provisional li censes, including those who had fulfilled their six month require ment before January I, cannot carry unlicensed passengers under the age of 25 for the first 12 months after they are licensed to drive. This law also strengthens the curfew; teenagers cannot drive between the hours of 11 p.m . and 5 a.m. unless accompanied by a licensed adult, a difference of one hour earlier from last year. However, these aren't the only changes this law entails. There are also severe changes to the state penalties for reckless driving. The penalty for evading a peace officer let 'y our special someone know you care about them with a personal ad in the Feburary 14 Hatchet! --.- ------ - --- - --- Photo by Molly Sweeney Senior Birju Patel drives senior Taylor Christopher home after school. Need Better Grades and Test Scores! Let us show you how at A~,~,J XCEL offers tutoring in Algebra to A.P. Calculus as well as Chemistry, Biology, Physics, AP Exams, SAT and HS Exit Exam. Testimonial : Jaamal is doing well; his Math grade came up from an "F " to a "B. " Praise the Lordfor all your help and support. Mention this ad & receive a 10% , discount. , * / I All.}; stroke: what now? Tarun Gupta Staff Reporter Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is in a medically induced coma, after a recent surgery. Only a day before a scheduled procedure, he fell ill, from what was later rec ognized as a stroke. Sharon is 77 years old and is currently the oldest serving prime minister. Ariel Sharon was initially ad mitted to the hospital for a minor stroke on Dec. 18. He stayed un der observation for four days, dur ing which he was diagnosed with a hole in his heart. He was sched uled for an operation to fill the hole on Jan. 5. However, on Jan. 4 Sharon suf tered a massive brain hemorrhage, in succession to the mild stroke on Dec. 18. The following 13 hours of surgery stopped the bleeding in his brain. A recent brain scan shows signs of improvement and absorp tion of the remnant blood. Currently admitted to Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, he is now able to breathe on his own, though he is still in a sedated state. Sharon is also responding to pain stimuli with the movements of his hands and right leg. Now that the doctors have stopped sedating him, they hope that his condition will imH.in the next few weeks Arie ron is the eleventh prime minister of Israel. He has been prime m inister since March 2001. Before assuming this posi served in the Israeli tion, defense " s for thirty years. He eventually rose up to the rank of Major General. Sharon is known throughout Israel for his participation in the 1967 Six Days War, and the infa mous 1973 Yom Kippur War. He was one of the founding members and head of the two dif ferent political parties, Likud and Kadima. Once he started his term as the Israeli Prime Minister, he proved to be influential in the steps to begin finding a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. After Sharon's stroke, his deputy, Ehud Olmert, was installed as act ing Prime Minister in his absence. Rumors have spread that Sharon will not return to power, and will therefore leave behind a legacy. Throughout his career, and his term as Israeli Prime Minister, he worked towards a solution to the Israeli -Palestinian conflict. In 2004, Sharon decided to pull out of the Gaza Strip, which was occupied by both Israelis and Palestinians, Both groups wanted removal of the other community from the territory. Sharon's deci sion was seen as a step towards a final peace settlement. Several students from Washing ton have shared their thoughts on the topic of Sharon's illness. Junior Adam Tabrizi said, "Last summer I got to see Ariel himself in a sta dium, and at that time he was in stituting the pull out of the Gaza and West Bank. This decision was probably one of the most influen tial that impacted Israel during his ministry. It' [hi illness] up th ug because he really worked hard for peace in Israel, Palestine and the Middle East." New teenaged {~.vers face stricter laws WI LL YOU BE MY VALENTI NE??? W HOY on important topics. Ironically, days later, Senator Kennedy was found in a Slm] lar predicament. He, too, was a member of a social club whose background was smeared with bigot-like laws. As far as an swers were con sidered, Alito managed to dodge answer ing all of the fundamental questions direct ly. This further provoked the al ready frustrated Democrats. While politi cal analysts say it is likely that Alito will be confirmed, se nior Aaron Her bach begged to differ, stating, ".. .It would create a conservative block on the Supreme court, and there's already a partial block on there." "I think that people can change and reform, so you should be cau tious of his background but we should still give him a chance. He has potential:' junior Jonathan Kim said. SBNDING IT TO: ADs WIII.. BE TWO lNO[ES TAll. BY ONE COUJi.AN' WDlE .&um; nm SHEE.T AIm :3 TO Romt. 'E.421 B!{ Wm. Pm. 8 ~St~J Se rv iCeS Location: Math/Science Nucleus 4074 Eggers Drive, Fremont (Across the street from Washington High School) Xcel instructors are cool and have degrees from schools such as CorneU M.LT., UC Berkeley and San Jose State Univer ity . For more information caLI 51 0-792-1614 or email us at [email protected] to set up a FREE initial interview. slA Featirres January 24, 2006 Page 5 rls Club Need money for college? You should start looking now • Notes Jessamyn Allen Editor in Chief CAP Club Need community service hours? Join the CAP Club for their weekly Husky Zone cam pus clean-up every Wednesday after school. Meet in room 96. Interact Club Interact is using Interna tional night of Feb.•- to raise money for the Pump Aid. The Pump Aid is a charity to raise funds for a clean water pump for elephants in Africa. Talent Show The Talent Show is on It.s way. It will be held on Thurs day Feb. 2 and Friday Feb. 3 in the Washington High School Cafeteria. The performances of the show are as follows: .J have a dream (Dance) •The- Act (Band) .American Women (Song) . Heartburn (Solo Dance) •Wicked (Broadway Song) o Danlella Morariu & Court ney Dennis (Jazz Dance) .Cant Take off of you (Pop Song) .Good Bye to you (Song wI Guitar) •Bhangra Dance (Indian Dance) • .Rhapsody in (Piano Solo) .Uninvited (Solo Dance) .The Mitchell 5 Singers (Acapella Group) . Some (Wrap Group) .Shake your groove thing (Tap dance group) .Break Point (Guitars and Mics) & Emcees We have three alumni stu dents coming to perform and to judge: 'B rent Walsh, Carl Flynn and Sarah Sterling. Applying for college is enough work and if you start early, apply ing for scholarships doesn't have to become bothersome. To help fami lies prepare for paying for college, Mrs. Wittmer is planning on host ing a financial aid workshop on an evening near the end of this month or the beginning of February. Busi nesses, clubs, and other organiza tions offer their own scholarships. Many students register with dif ferent online programs that actual ly find scholarships for you so you don't have to search online nearly as much. The programs may also inform you about scholarships you may have never even heard of, but for which you are eligible to apply. College and career advisor, Mi chellene Wittmer, all recommend www.fastweb.com. "If [the schol arship 1isn't there, it probably does not exist;' said Wittmer. To register, the student gives their name, back ground information, some basic information such as grades, SAT scores or extracurricular activities. The program then searches its da tabase of scholarships and creates a list of scholarships you are quali fied for. Some of the scholarships are awarded by the schools that you have applied to. Businesses, large and small, have their own awards. Also, certain scholarships are avail able to students going into particu lar majors. Each link on the list of awards that you qualify for pro vides you with easy access to the scholarship's actual web site so you can obtain more information about the requirements. Other scholar ship databases include www.schol arships.com. To apply for a scholarship, stu dents should be aware that each has its own requirements, due dates, and award amounts. "So many of the scholarship programs are so different. You have to make sure you know what each program needs;' senior Willis Chan said. Some programs may only ask for personal information or statistics, such as a transcript or test scores. Other scholarships require you to Osicka is both teacher and friend M .es BSU February is Black History month. The Black Student Union, BSU. will be hosting an event on Feb. 27 in the caf eteria at 7:30 p.m. To e1ebrate Black History, the ASB may play music once a week in the amphitheater. Music would include samplings of cultural pieces or songs by black art ists. Multicultural Week Any clubs or groups inter ested in participating in Mul ticultural Week should sign up in the Student Ce-nter by Feb. 10. Groups are particularly needed for lunch time activi ties. JSA Six students will be attend ing the JSA Winter State Con gress on Feb 11-12. The con ference will be held in the state capitol in Sacramento. submit an essay on a given topic that will be read and judged by a selected panel. It is best to search for scholarships several months in advance so you are aware of the due date and have time to prepare, especially if your need to compose an essay. Other scholarships may require teacher recommendations. Due dates can vary greatly. Some offers have already expired, but the overwhelming majority is still open. Since some applications are due before you receive your ac ceptance letter, many programs do not need to know what school you are attending, although they may ask which ones you have applied to. Students can check out the ca reer center and the daily bulletins to hear information that is sent to Wittmer. Some common local scholarships include those from elementary schools, such as Niles, Centerville Junior High, WHS Alumni, Booster Club and there is the LAM scholarship, which awards $10,000 to one WHS student. Wittmer recommends that every student register for FAFSA and Cal Grant. FAFSA determines your eli gibility for some forms of financial aid. A Cal Grant is money provided by the state of California for college that doesn't have to be repaid. Even if you don't think you'll receive any money, Wittmer said, "If you don't apply, you'll never know:' Some schools will only offer scholarships or allow you to work on campus if you are registered for FAFSA. Key Club Gala IS Sharanya Kuppuswamy Staff Reporter By Sharanya Kuppuswamy Mrs. Osicka helps her students understand better by showing them props relevant to the material th.ey are currently learning. Mitalee Nangrani Staff Reporter When it comes down to Wash ington High, there are many teach ers who stand out. They put a lot of effort in and out of the classroom and are recognized and admired by the majority of their school. Each teacher is unique in his or her own way. They have their individual style of teaching, approaching situations, and talking to their stu dents. Students look up to teachers they feel comfortable with, and one teacher that fits that description is Mrs. Brynn Osicka. Mrs. Osicka has been teaching English at Washington for seven years now, and she loves it just as much as she did seven years ago. As a UC Santa Barbara graduate, she majored in English and mas tered in Education, which enabled her to teach here. "Teaching is my passion;' Mrs. Osicka said. Per haps that is what makes her one of the favorites among numerous students. Having fervor for what she does, Mrs. Osicka is well liked for the ease she teaches her stu dents with. "When I had English with Mrs. Osicka freshmen year, she really made me feel welcome to Washington. She immediately got me feeling comfortable with her teaching atmosphere. Then when I got her junior year again I was really happy, because I knew that in her class I could actually learn while also having fun;' said Senior Rashi Mirakhur. Mrs. Osicka is also Washington's Key Club advisor. In her free time, she loves to ski and hang out with her husband. "Since I put all my zeal into teaching, when I do have free time the thing I like to do most is just relax. I just switch off every thing and settle down. Teaching takes a lot of my energy;' she said. Along with relaxing and hanging out with her husband, Mrs. Osicka finds enjoyment in rooting on the Broncos and eagerly waiting for their games. Mrs. Osicka's friendly attitude and sociable behavior make her a great teacher and mentor for many students. It's no surprise that Mrs. Osicka was awarded the teacher of the month, and will always con tinue to be appreciated. When asked how she felt about this, she responded: "it feels so good to be appreciated like this. Sometimes a lot of feedback teachers get are not very positive, and can get dis heartening. So to hear this about me makes me feel wonderful, and I can't wait to go and hang this ar ticle on my refrigerator. It would be a nice boost for any teacher:' The Key Club's Gala, held at American High School on Jan 13, was a formal charity dinner, raising funds for Measles Initiative. As the guests walked into the hall, they were greeted by candlelit tables. The event featured beautiful deco rations including rose petals and marbles. American's Key Club president welcomes all schools in her speech. The crowd responded with loud cheering and jubilation. Finally, every Key Club member performed Key Club's famous cheer. Dinner was served after the opening ceremony. Prepared by student chefs, the meal includ ed pasta, salad, garlic bread and Most scholarships, students should know, are given in one lump stun at one time; they are not renew able from freshmen to sophomore year, for instance, to receive more money. Wittmer recommends that stu dents apply for anything, but also to remain realistic and consider the competition. They should be aware that they may be compared to top students in the state or even nation. B-range students can face some of the toughest competition because there are so many students in that category, so students should be aware that they need to distinguish themselves someway, whether it's their music, community service or sport involvement. Seniors planning to continue their education after high school, whether it's a 4 or 2 year college or a technical school, should research scholarships. "Make sure you get a head start. Going to the student center in late January, early Febru ary may be too late;' senior Jerry Zhang said. Wittmer also suggests juniors to also start looking online to see what the organizations want in their applicants . Just when many seniors thought all they had left to do to get into college was wait for their accep tance letters, it turns out some may still have a lot of work ahead. As tuition, in general, becomes more and more expenSiVary year, families need more a ore assis tance to cover the financial burden of college . fun and ch.able chicken. For dessert, the guests were treated with a large slice of lemon cake. After dinner, the entertain ment began with a talent show, performed by various students throughout the Bay Area. There were variety of performances that included rap, quartet, duet and classical pieces on the piano. Washington's senior Jason Liu even played a piece on the piano. Senior Sandeep Abraham said, "It was a lovely night and although it was a make-shift ballroom, the ambience was sensational and the talent on stage merely com plimented it. I'm sure the older members of the Key Club appre ciated all their younger members had to offer:' Call 487- HELP www.pregnancychoicesclinic.com All services are free & confidential! PI'l.'.~Il<.lllt·"'" T('''lill.~ • l'n'~1l,1I1l'''''' \\'ri(j(';lIioll • Pel'l" (,l)lllhl'lill'..!, 1'r<·.~llaIH'.' i{,'lakd \kdi("al S,'nit'!" • I'lht-.\i>(}!'ti(}1l SIlPI'"!'t Pregnancy Choices· 33523 Western Avenue, Union City, CA 94587 Your Dreams Defined Valencia Gomez Staff Reporter After a long day of school, homework, driving around, ing, and hanging out with friends, nighttime comes and our bodies are exhausted and ache for sleep. When we sleep, we dream. You may not know it, but dreams are possibly the only way our subconscious minds can tell us the answers to complicated problems in our lives, or they can be foreshadowing what is to come. The truth about sleep Mitalee Nangrani StaifRtporter Casey Pitta,11- "I had a dream that my friends were superheroes, like 5piderman." -You think highly of your close ring of friends and they seem heroic to you at times. Farzin Mofidi, 12- "I jumped off a cliff with my bike, and when 1 looked down below me, 1 saw thorns and vines and 1 could actually feel myself falling ... 1 woke up because 1 hit my bed post." -You live for adventure and things are always happening in your life, yet some circumstances seem out of your control at times. Michelle Mazora,9- "I had a dream that my friends came over and took me to the movies. There were 2 guys [at the movie theater] one in front [of us] and one in back. My friends left to use the bathroom and the guy behind me comes and sits with me, then the theater turns into the school dance, and [he] asks me to dance" -You wish to get involved in more school activities, and meet someone new and interesting in the process. Amanda Morrison, 11- "I had a dream that my house had g . infested with rats. So 1was trying to smash [the rats] w ibrary books to make them leave!" -Many small problems arise in your life t hat you wish to effectively get rid of or handle on your own. P' "I Erlandson, 11 had a dream that me and a random group of friends were ice-skating on frozen JeLl-o" -You and your friends enjoy having exciting and outrageous experiences. Cameron Owens,11- "I had a dream, a long time ago, that 1 . . .rw,'1S playing in Kids Castle and these guys with wooden masks were chasing me and were trying to kill me. They were blue and red and were wearing blue pants. After they caught me and killed me, 1woke up and had a bloody nose!" -You want to live a laid back life without any problems, but sometimes problems and responsibilities arise. Kaitlyn Duscan,11 -"I had a dream 1got shoved into a locker by [my friend] Angelique" -You hope that your close friends will o lLLust,,';on 5~) 0 Kate Pyatybratova (.;\ ~ ..... IllustratIOn by Laura Ramie Have you ver at in das yawning coru tantly and fighting to keep your eye open? leep is something we can defi nitely say is a problem for th majority of our cho I. Whether we get 0 much leep, which does not seem to be much of a problem, or too little it po es a dangerous risk to our health. Sleeping too much can definitely be harmful to you. It is a popular misconception that leeping extra one night to make uA the previous night' lack of leep. Our body has a cir ad ian rhythm~ich L" our 24 hour «clock': controlled by a central part ofour brain. When this clock changes, our body's temperature rises, warning us that we are ~l~'r Sleeping for longer then necessary can damage this circadian rhyt~ we sleep too much, our body temperature does not rise as fa t, and we end up feeling even more tired in the morning. In addition to feeling tired all day, we do not let our body create enough sleep quality for the follOWing night. "Getting too much sleep, however, has never been a problem for high chool tudents. Usually because of excessive homework and other activities we end up sleep deprived;' aid Senior GayzeJ Tambongco. Also. sleeping in unnatural and different hours every day ruins your sleep cycle. Many sleep disorders like hypersonic. which have horrible symptoms. can occur with a lack of leep. Getting too little sleep has always been an issue for high school students. Sleep allows your body to rest for the following day, so you greatly need it. Getting the proper amount of sleep helps your brain function accurately, and allows you to think prop~ly. Lack of sleep makes you irritable, cranky. overemotional. clumsy, etc. Many researchers have found that getting less sleep then needed has a correlation with performances, dropping in academics, and general activities. Not getting enough sleep can also affect your immune system. which in turn affects your growth. Adequate sleep can improve a person's mental health and concentration, and block the chance of many diseases like diabete . Sleep problems can greatly affect a student's performance in school Studies have shown that because students have many activities th y need to fulfill in the span of their day. they are not getting as much sleep as they should. "I usually get only four to five hours of sleep because 1 have a lot of things to do and end up being out late:' senior Rohit Divate said. Sleep deprivation can lead you to not pay attention or concentrate, fall into depression, and lower your emotional stability. Getting to school late, mixing up schedules. skipping meals, classes, and other events all have a correlation to sleep as well. Many students fall behind in classes because of this problem and turn to unhealthy methods such as caffeine and smoking. Hence. not getting enough sleep can actually be hazardous to your life. The perfect amount of sleep for a high school student is from six to eight hours. It has been proven that sleeping that many hours every night can lead you to live longer. Many diseases and deaths occur because of an improper sleep chedule, and you don1t want to be a part of that. It is very crucial that every person gets their appropriate number of hours of sleep. So everyone, make sure to turn off the lights and hit the bay at an appropriate hour. Sweet dream ! Page layout by Nikki Boudreau No time for sleep! Kate Pyatybratova Staff Reporter After another aU-nfghter of pumping caffeine into your bloodstream, the world is in a haze. But the consequences of staying awake 25/8 go beyond scientific facts. We asked three of our average sleep-deprived teenagers to tell us how they feel in the "no-steep zone" before finals week. I'm sure every one of us can relate... After a sleepless night, I feel like I'm running on adrenaline, like I'm forcing myself to breathe. My eyes feel droopy, my brain seems hazed - it's just like gliding through life on an autopilot." • Anthony Miu, " . II Who is d~aming at Washingt~? Janling Liu and Candice Ridge Staff Reporters Poll constructed by Eric Kim How many hours of sleep do teenagers really get on Seniors school nights? We surveyed 45 25 o Juniors freshmen, 38 sophomores, 49 Sophomores • juniors, 54 seniors. The average freshman gets about five to six l hours ofsleep, six to seven hours ~ for sophomores, less than five o ~ til hours for juniors, and seniors Freshmen • .a ~ 15 10 get about six to seven hours of sleep. This survey didn't include naps or sleeping during class. 5 From the results of the survey, it looks like students could use more sleep at night. Number of hours of sleep Top 5 suggestions on how to get more sleep "I feel lethargk: thinking I have to go another day with a lack of recuperative rest. There aren't enough hours in the day for sleep." Kad1e Sutherland,11 Janling Liu and Candice Ridge Staff Reporters 1. Do not procrastinate! Get homework done when you get home from school so you are not up late. 2. Do not spend time online, video games, or watching television when you should be sleeping. 3. Manage your time. 4. Pay attention in class and take notes so that your homework is easier to do and takes less time. 5. Turn off your cell phone and other electronics while you are trying to sleep. Features Page 8 .ty Spotlight - D~ Adlparvar Daniella Morariu January 24,2006 lJt a, ClJ!lJ~ V~Jt, Business Manager This is the daily log ofSusana Ol iveros, a Colombian exchange stu dent, as told to Daniella Morariu, her host sister from Jan. 8-15. Day One Store sells pirate themed products Sarah Fritz A&E Editor The Seawolf Trading Company is one ofFremont's buried treasures. This store, located at 36551 Fremont Boulevard, near American High School, specializes in all kinds of pirate-themed merchandise. -Awners, Don Hatch er . h i s wife, Yolanda, opened it on Sept. 10,2005. The question on everyone's minacourse, is "Why Pi rate~atcher's reply was "Why not?" The couple always wanted to open a business of their own, but wanted something different from a standard franchise store. "We wanted to bring the feeling of an amusement Photo by Sarah Fritz park store into the suburbs," A pirate statue greds passerbys in front of the Hatcher said. He has always store. been fascinated with sailing and pirates and has even For two years now, Hatcher has been a sailed a pirate ship named member of Tales of the Seven Seas, a Bay the Royaliste. Area group of pirate-reenacting actors It was Yolanda's idea to who are available for private parties, cor open the store. "We wanted porate events, and the like. to open something unique The organization is always looking for without having to travel far:' new members. If you are interested in be Many people enjoy the ro coming a member of the cast, you can find mantic modern-day view of more information online at www.talesoft hesevenseas.com. the pirate culture. This morning I was anxious and nervous about meeting my new family. We arrived at Washington High on Sunday at lunchtime. I had just stayed in a very large home in Lafayette last week and was excited to see what was in store for my next week in California. When we unloaded all our bags and instruments to the library, where our hosts awaited, Mary Gi meno had the Colombian students and host students introduce our selves and talk about why we chose to be involved with the program. The family was what I had envi sioned from the American movies we see back at home in Bogota. A mom who is a teacher and a dad who is a fire fighter with two kids, a little boy, busy with sports, and a blonde teenager girl who loves to shop. My host's best friend, Court ney Dennis, was also there to greet me because her Colombian student did not make it to California (rea son unknown). Overall, they were friendly and welcomed me gra ciously into their home. Day Two Today was the first day of school at Washington. I was really scared w~has getting ready to go, but D Morariu, my host, told me ev rything was going to be fine which made things a little calmer in my stomach. ~t impression ofthe school was Wit was small and flat. My school is located on a hill, which is larger and spaced out so you can see all the buildings clearly. I was also amazed at the many different races that are all mixed together in one place. I had never seen a display of culture like that before. It was also very crowded and difficult to move around in the hallways. The school was like nothing I had experienced before, but it was definitely a good experience. Despite my fears, I had fun ex ploring new territory. The students I spoke to were nice and interested in my home and me. Photo by Dannie Zboyovsky Susana Oliveros plays the keyboard. Day Three Today all of the Colombian stu dents and our teachers went on a trip to Muir Woods. It was a re ally beautiful park with many trees and different sights. At times it was boring just walking around, but it was nice to see such pretty scenes. The trip was very short because we had to get back to school to meet our hosts, but it was fun! That night we went out to din ner at the Cheesecake Factory. The Photo by Seftora Gimeno Susana Oliveros and Catalina Cifuentes were two of the six students who stayed with WHS host families. Another nine Colombians were hosted by Centerville Jr. High. food was awesome there. When we got home I helped Daniella with her Spanish homework for the next day. Before bedtime, we sat up and talked about everything, the typi cal girl sleep over. Getting some sleep was challenging because the usual coffee that my new American friend has gotten me hooked on. Day Four On Wednesday we had multiple presentations at WHS. It was a very boring day for me; imagine playing one song over and over again for six hours, that's what I did. Some of the audiences were good and cheered for us. Others were rude and did not join in; making the presentation difficult at times. Al though, it was fun to be with my best friend in another country so it wasn't really that bad. Day Five Thursday, we performed at Centerville Junior High, much like we had done the day before. I felt more comfortable and at ease with kids my own age, rather than have big high school students tow er over me. One thing I disliked about CIHS was when I walked around the campus everyone made a big deal about it and looked at me strangely. At WHS everyone seemed so much more comfortable and just accepted the differences within each person, whether they are an exchange student or just someone out of their norm. The audiences at CJHS were more involved, which pumped up our spirits and made our perfor mances more vibrant. The sound of our instruments was excellent in the small room, rather than fading out like it did in the cafeteria. After school, Daniella, Courtney, and Daniella's mother Angela, took me on my first real shopping trip. In Colombia we never just "go shop ping:' After dinner, my family and I might walk around to "window shop:' but we never go shopping for a specific thing. It was fun to watch Daniella and Courtney running around grabbing clothes to tryon. I bought a lot of things for my sis ter as she had done for me the year before when she did this same ex change program in Seattle. Day Six On this day, all the Spanish Four classes at WHS went on a field trip with all of the Colom bian students. We started out with breakfast at Panera Bread and then headed out to the bus stop to go ice skating. The bus ride took about forty-five minutes, but it was worth all o f . n that we had. D Ii and Tiffany Petit taught a lot of my fellow Colombi ans how to kate, or at lea t move Senora Gimeno took pictures and was fi nally to come out on the ice. It was a good experience because I was able to interact with other WHS students attending the field trip. Later that night, Daniella and I stayed up late watching scary mov ies with big pillows over our faces. It was hard to get to sleep that night because we drank so much coffee. My new drink of choice, af ter coming to Fremont. Day Seven Saturday our plans to go to San Francisco got washed out by the rain. I had wanted to buy a pair of Graffiti Chuck Taylor's, so we went to the mall so that I could make my purchase. It took a long time to find the right sizes because in Columbia I am a size 28 and here I turned out to be a size 7. It is weird that they do not use the metric system here. After that, Daniella and I went to get more coffee, before head ing to the movie theatre to see Tristan and Isolde. We both fell in love when James Franco came on the screen. The test of the day was spent lounging around the house. Day Eight Moving day was sad when I was packing my things. It didn't take me long, though, because I am a neat person. The host and the Co lombian students got to spend one last morning together at a breakfast planned by Daniella. We danced, we ate, and we cried. Goodbyes were hard for some of us, but I was excited for the next chapter of my journey. P.S. - My new favorite word is "eww"; courtesy of Daniella and Courtney! January 24,2006 CD reviews Nikki Boudreau Arts & Local Band The Thunderboltz were short-lived, yet legendary Zagg A&E Editor The Runners FOllr is a more mellow take on Deerhoof's combination of the chaotic and the melodic. You'll dance to the catchy guitar riffs of "Twin Kill rs;' while the pseudopsychedelic rock of "Running Thoughts" makes for dreamy background mu sic. The lyrics either read like strange fairy tales or cryptic, nonsensical messages (ie. A troubled team of little lemons who still live inside of you.) The most remarkable element is bassist Saturni Satzusaki' girlish vocals, which are rarely louder than a gentle cooing. Zagg • Staff Repartee Artist: JamisonParker Genre: Rock/Pop Album: Sleepwalker JamisonParker certainly has potential, though it's not actualized in this CD. With songs names such as "Best Mistake" and "Slow Suicide; cliche would be an under· statement; however the songs are very mellow and likeable. The melodies are soft. and the singing doesn't need much im provement If the lyrics were more original. and we hadn't listened to the millions of emo bands that preaded this slightly worn artist, Tamison Parker would be wonderful. Too bad that's not the case. Its worth listening to if you want some background music when you're with a friend or when you're in the car, but it won't keep you entertained for too Long. had begun to force the music into the background and the person al problems forward. Villantoro and Ayudi were on one side, and Mann and Cox were on the other. "It's sorta sad that it had to be this way. We [Ayudi and Villantorol never wanted Vrinder in the band, and then Vrinder quit, then Derek quit;' said Ayudi. One thing which contributed to the quarrel was the constant posts ofMyspace bulletins between the members of the band. Eventually even fans were begin ning to take sides, picking between the slogans "I love Vrinder and Derek" and "I love Sam and Hes ler:' On Jan. 15' The Thunderboltz played their last show. The two groups of members each plan to start up new bands, possibly keeping some of the old Thunderboltz songs and writing some new ones. Although the name won't be the same and the music will be different, the new projects should be pretty spectacular. For all the fans of this short-lived band, just remember the times when the band would all, in the words of Ayudi, "hug each other and go 'that was a great show:" , Staff Reporter Artist: Deerhoof Genre: lndie/Experimental Album: The Runners Four Page 9 When the Thunderboltz first got together, they were only a ru mor. You heard about them here and there until they became leg ends. When you saw them live they got the crowd dancing, moshing, and especially singing along. Very few people would leave their shows without a smile on their face. The hardcore Thunderboltz fans were many in number, and the disap pointment was great tor them when the news broke that Sanl Ayudi (guitar) , Derek Cox (vocals), Anthony Camello (vocals), Hesler Villantoro (drums), and Vrinder Mann (bassist) were ending the band's short but locally-legendary life. . The story starts in Dec. 2005. At the time, the band was record ing eight songs for their first album called All Connections Lost at the home studio of Jim Sproul, a good friend of the band. Since they were having troubles with their original bassist, the band decided to replace him. With their Mann as their new bassist, The Thunderboltz man aged to finish the 20-minute-long disc and continued to play at 10 cal shows. With each song they played onstage, the crowd got more and more enthused until you could see the kids screaming the lyrics on the dance floor. The energy and love for the music was apparent in not only the fans, but also in the sincerity of the band's performance. With influences like System of a Down, Mars Volta, and At The Drive In, the band's diverse style is very unique for the Fremont scene. The guitar parts were simple, the beats were dance able, and the lyrics of the two sing ers ranged from rap to chanting and screaming. There is nothing like it. Although on the outside it seemed that the band was not only going to stay together but get even bigger, the truth was quite the opposite. Disputes between Mann, Cox, Villantoro and Ayudi http://www.myspace.com/thet hunderboltz Olive Hyde Gallery presents experimental book art exhibit Nicole Robinson Staff Reporter The Bay Area Book Artists (BABA) are celebrating their 10 year anniversary with an unique and experimental book art exhibit at the Olive Hyde Art Gallery in Fremont from Jan. 6- Feb. 11 2006. This group of independent artists express in book form selected texts, images, and materials that enhance the overall meaning of the artwork and transform it into a cultural force. This exhibit is about more than words and images on a page, but a message portrayed through pop out graphics, origami-like pic tures and books made out of cloth or metal. The BABA come together and decides on projects and themes for each exhibit. The theme of "Bound to Inspire" is diversity with a spe cial section on New Year's Resolu tions. One of the local artists, Lau ra Mappin, first got interested with book art about seven or eight years ago after attending one of Bay Area Book Artist's shows. "I was blown away by the way the combined the media with the message they are trying to portray. It makes the art come across stronger, and have a more intense statement. It's anoth er way to engage people in this art form:' She is now involved in the organization and contributes her own artwork. Jody Alexander's "The Flight of Mrs. Viola D. Pigeon" (book on right) was inspired by a typewriter (left) that was found in a thriftshop. A woman who attended the show said, "I found it very inspir ing. I couldn't leave! I came back with my sister because she had to see this. It's so wonderful:' The small, three room gallery has a very diverse, cultural explosion of feel that Washington students can really appreciate. You can check out this amazing exhibit at the Ol ive Hyde art gallery on Washington Boulevard in the Mission District. Photo by Nicole Robinson A woman looks at Jone Small Manougian's "FMS WWII," a wooden box portfolio with 14 pampblets and a drawer filled with memorabilia. The piece was created from 35mm photos sent home by the artists's father while he was serving on the OSS in south eastern Asia from 1943-45. Capitol City Driving School ..... Free Hats, Cookies and Chips +... Driver Training, Weekend and Evening Classes 3679 Tbornton Ave, Fremont conh¥eption· www.CapitoICityDriving.co m pregn~ncy testing • he~ lth (formerly in the G lenmo r Shopp ing etr) Call 791-7200 to sign up now! We've Been Around For 29 Years 39500 Uberty St Fremont. 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AP Art Student 'A Poem in Water' MatI:riuls: Water lilies, CaiDtiium lenf Can tnilUr: Crystal glJJSs COtllsLius!r with g/a s balls " My duty as an artist is .to provide the worl d with lov able leasant and beautiful things. The world has enough ugly things as it is." On this phiZosaphy, Renoir-the ftmw ILS Fre,tch artist- gaue birth to Q number of fascinatingly bl!autiful nudes. Among jlmvers, water lilies seem to be the nearest thing to enoir"s nud£s. Class balls in the container shine like je'wels Jf'r, m under the water. A Caladium leaf pru[liik " sense of coo/ness on the whole scene. Music is the main thing in my style. I try to mirror it but in my own way. Looking at the way PhOIo by UI8 Hili) Student of the Month Mark Ramos Style is a form of speech whether it is Bohemian with a flowy skirt, punk rock with pierc ing all over, or hip hop with a matching tee. Several Washing ton High School students have adopted the hip hop style which is reflected in so much ofour music today. From MTV to BET. mu ic is influencing the way we dress and the outlook we portray. Mark Ramos is one student who by taking inspira tion media and adding his own twist on it. From his grill to Jordan's, Mark never misses a to school in any beat. mannequins that are dressed in front of stores give you ideas on how to put together an outfit from that store. I try to mix things up as long as it looks good. What's your favorite••• I like Ecko, Rocca Wear, and Girbaud Streps. 1 like those big, puff jackets, shades (my stunnas). and I got some grills. Gotta have earrings and a watch. I like to buy my jewelry at the stand in New park Mall. Unlimited has some nic:e dothes. The long tees in ei ther white or black with thing spray painted on them are nice. And the only shoes 1 wear are Jordan's and TImbs. If you want to recommend someone for the Fashion Student of the Month, email [email protected]. TO BtCOilTlNPI3.J) SpoHfts Page 11 January 24,2006 Lady Huskies running the tables in the MVAL Nicole Robinson come out with a win due to their hard work and determination. We The girls Varsity soccer team is are trying to destroy every team we having an amazing season and is play, and play the best that we can still undefeated in the league. with no regrets;' Coach Rob Her With only three games to go, nandez said. American, Mission San Jose and The real test for this Washington Kennedy, there is no question who girls team was the second Irvington has dominated the league during game at TAK on Jan. 17. this winter season. After scoring very early in the After competing in the Tri Val first half, Washington's 1-0 lead ley Classic over winter break, the was crushed quickly with a con Huskies were prepared for their troversial goal by the Vikings. The game against American on Jan. 3. Huskies first goal came from senior In the Tri Valley Classic the Hus Najhma Homidi. kies took fourth, The Huskies "We have a group of girls had an answer but were able to play Carondelet that work well together and with another to a 2-2 tie. goal scored by they always seem to come After defeat senior Valerie out with a win due to their Rodriguez, but ing the Eagles in a 4-0 win, hard work and determina once again the the girls teams Vikings struck tion. " played through back and the Vi - Coach Rob Hernadez the slick, wet kings were twen grass and mud ty minutes away on the Washington back fields to from ruining the Huskies perfect win against Mission 5-2. season. Washington was unable to play This girls team obviously wasn't on TAK because of a scheduling going to let that happen and scored conflict with Kennedy who also the last goal of the game to come had a game on TAK. Kennedy was away with a win, 3-2. able to use TAK because of the After a close call on Tues. night, conditions of their fields. the varsity girl's team were faced The second meeting against with one of their last challenges, Newark on Jan. 12 was a game of Logan. only one loan goal but quick, fluid On Thur. Jan. 19 Logan scored passing and numerous combina first at their home field. once tion plays down the field. again-deja vu occurre~ "The team this year is very tal The team scored three unan ented, in every position. We have swered goals, all in the second half a group of girls that work well to to keep their perfect league season gether and they always seem to in tack. • Staff Reporter Sport Schedules Boy's Basketball Tues. Jan. 24 7:30 p.rn. vs. Irvington Wed. Feb. 1 7:30 p.m. @ Kennedy Fri. Feb. 3 7:30 p.rn. vs. Mission San Jose Wed Feb. 87:30 p.m. @ James Logan Fri. Feb. 10 7:30 p.m. @ Newark Memorial Girl's Basketball Wed. Jan. 25 7:30 p.m. @ Irvington Tues. Jan 31 7:30 p.m. vs. Kennedy Thurs. Fed 2 7:30 p.rn. VS. Mission San Jose Tues. Feb. 7 7:30 p.m. vs. James Logan Thurs. Feb. 9 7:30 p.m. vs. Newark Memorial Tues. Feb 147:30 p.rn. @ American Boy's Soccer Fri. Jan. 27 5:30 p.m. American @ TAK Wed. Feb. 1 5:30 p.m. vs. Mission San Jose @ TAl( Fri. Feb 3 5:30 p.m. vs. Kennedy @ TAK Playoff Feb 8 & 10 MVAL Playoffs Girl's Soccer Thurs. Jan. 26 5:30 p.m. vs. American @ TAK Sal Jan. 28 1 p.m. @ San Ramon Valley 'lUes. Jan. 31 5:30 p.rn. vs. Mission San Jose @ TAK Thurs. Feb. 2 5:30 p.m. vs. Kennedy @ TAK Playoffs Feb 8 & 10 MVAL Playoffs Wrestling Wed Jan. 25 vs. Irvington Wed. Feb. 1 vs. Newark Memorial Photo by Joel Capra Valerie Rodriguez heads the ball against Newark Memorial. The Huskies beat New ad 1-0. Washington works hard to keep match close against American Crystal Gallo Spirock Staff Reporter The Washington High School wrestling team took on American High School on Jan. IS at 6:00 p.m. in the Washington High gymna sium. Leading up to the match the wrestling team goes through ex tremely tough practices, where they try to cut their weight so they can make weight for their matches. Some wrestlers are able to drop two to three pounds in a single prac tice. During the match the Washing ton Huskies worked hard to keep the competition close as they faced a more talented team in the Amer iean Eagles. "This was the best wrestling matches I've seen this year;' junior Phillip Tom said. I agree with Tom this seemed like it was an extremely good and competitive match. It seemed that all the wrestlers gave it their very best. Tom was not able to wrestle in this match because of a previous injury to his shoulder. Instead of wrestling he helped run the score board and cheered for his team. As the match went on no serious injuries happened to either team. The only notable thing that did happen was that junior Dominic Rodriguez got the wind knocked out of him in his match and then got sick. "That's the last time I eat before I wrestle," Rodriguez said with a laugh. Rodriguez, a team captin wres tles in the 125 pound weight class, defeated his American opponent 15-7. "I think the only reason why we lost was because of the forfeits we had to give;' Rodriguez said. The Washington Huskies had to forfeit three matches because the team did not have enough wres tlers to match up with the Ameri can team. There were some highlights in the match. One being junior Tony Shaver jumped over his opponent during his math. The wrestling team worked re ally hard and looked like they were having some fun too. "I was really impressed that only one [wrestler got] pinned," Shaver said. In the 275 pound weight class sophomore Kevin DeFranco de feated his opponent by the count of 4-2. ''I'm glad that I beat myop ponent, even if it was still just by two, it still goes to the final score," DeFranco said. The Huskies stayed close until the end to the Eagles. The Huskies were unable to pull out a win, los ing 43-21. Boys soccer looking for a strong end to help them to make MVAL playoffs Kat Farberova Staff Reporter Photo by Joel Capra Senior Matt Fudena (5) dribbles the ball against American. The Hus kies beat American 2·0. With the soccer season more than halfway over, the var sity boys team has refused to give up on their quest for vic tories. In an amazing game against the Irvington Vikings on Wed. Jan.lS, the team was down by two at the end of the first half. The team was able to scored four goals in the second half, to defeat the Vikings by a score of 4-2. "We started playing like a team and we came back;' said sophomore Adam Bustamante. Seniors Matt Fudena and Chris Benton had goals for the Huskies. Before playing Irvington, the team had lost to Kennedy 2-0 on Jan 11 and tied with Newark 0-0 on Jan. 13. The varsity boys soccer team is a fairly young team, com posed of mostly sophomores and juniors. There are five se niors on the team: goalie Marc Pecson, Ali Noori, Benton, Fudena, and Perry Lee. The next, game for the Huskies was against James Logan. Logan who is undefeated in league play beat the Huskies on Jan. 20 3-0 at TAK. "We played the way we wanted to play but we didn't come up on top;' said sophomore Trevor Walsh. It was an exciting game and the team put up a good fight but a few little mistakes led to easy goals for Logan "Things just didn't come together on Friday;' said sophomore Matt Dulcan. Overall, the team is improving and getting better every day. Bustamante said "I think the rest of the season will be more positive than negative:' Injures have plagued the boys soccer team throughout the season. "We have a lot of injuries;' said sophomore Tyler Shively. "I am injured as well. I hurt my ankle in the Irvington game but am hoping to be back and ready to go by the game on Friday:' The boys are now 3-4-2 and have yet to play American, Mission, and Kennedy for a second time in league play. The team is playing an away game at American on Fri. Jan 27 at 3:30p.m. "This game is huge because we are tied with [American] for 3, and only 4 teams in our league go to the Shaughnessy Playoffs." said Shively. Their final game of the season will be against Kennedy at TAK. The team has very high hopes for the rest of the season and has a good shot at making the playoffs next month. Sports Page 12 January 24,2006 Lady Huskies set a high standard for basketball in MVAL Matthew Kufeld Sports Editor The girl's basketball team con tinues to do what it knows how to do best, and that is win. The Huskies are 27-2 in league play the last three seasons. They are ranked number 15 in the state, improved to 5-0 in league play and are 17-2 for the season. Through the first five games of MVAL play, they outscored their opponents 344-192. The Lady Huskies opened league wanting to make a statement that they are the team to beat, holding Kennedy to just five points in the second half in a 62-21 rout. On Jan. 11 the Lady Huskies took on Mission San Jose. lheir pressure defense led to many easy buckets as the Huskies scored 52 points in the first half. Four mem bers of the team scored more than ten points with senior Kelly Fisher leading all scorers with 18, and se nior Ashley Marshall adding 16. The team easily won 75-37. The night ofJan. 13 belonged to senior Jessica Hout as she went for 22 points and Marshall added 18 in an impressive 80-43 win over the Logan Colts. The Husky's pressure on defense is a pivotal point of the team's suc cess. First year head coach Michelle Keller said, "Once our defense breaks down, we lose it officially. We have to play our game:' The team looked to keep its win ning streak alive against Newark Memorial Jan. 18. The team played solidly on both offense and defense pulling away with a 16-2 run in the forth quarter to put the game away 57-36. Leading the way for the Huskies was sophomore Morgan Woodrow and senior Ashley Marshall who both had 14 points in the win. The Lady Huskies had their home opener on Fri. Jan 20 as they took on the American Eagles. "Going into the game, we knew they were a strong offense team, [so] we didn't want them to crash the boards and get second chance points;' Woodrow said. The Huskies jumped out to a huge first quarter lead of 24-2, their pressure defense leading to many easy buckets. But slowly the momentum started to change: the Huskies stopped playing their game and started to play American's. The Lady Huskies held Ameri can to just 25 points in the first three quarters. American then went off for 30 points in the fourth led by sophomore Alex Carbonel who scored 12 of her 14 points in the fourth. Keeping the offense rolling, Marshall and Woodrow both had a game high 20 points. Hout added 16 points for the Huskies in a win over American 70-55. Photo by Manhew Kufeld The Huskies are stilling looking Senior Jessica Hout (25) goes up for two of her 22 pOints in the Huskies win over for that perfect game. "Our team James Logan 80-43. The Husky's next game is at Ir goal is to play four full quarters of yet, but we are working towards it;' basketball; we haven't done that Hout said. vington on Wed. Jan. 25 at 7:30. Losing close gall1es hurts first half of boys basketball season Shawn Bagley StafIReporter - So far this season the Husky Basketball team is not completely satisfied with their season. The Huskies who were ranked in preseason polls as number 11 have not lived up to expectations. Their season has had a lot of ups and downs. Just past the midwith a record of 7-12, hopes to turn around a disappointing season into something respectable. A respectable season would be anythinll&.ve .500 in the eyes of the play~ Difficulties have struck when the team plays dose and pivotal games. The team cannot seem to win a close game. Washington went into the new year hoping to start off on the right foot, but unfortunately it's been nothing short of bittersweet. Bringing in little momentum into the Monte Vista game, the Huskies couldn't get the job done. A 31-45 point loss left a bad taste in many people's mouths. Trying to rebound from the loss, the Husky boy's went into the MVAL league opener against Kennedy game with a positive mindset. Washington had contributions from every player in their win against Kennedy. Even though the Kennedy team had taken the Huskies a little lightly, the Huskies were happy to come away with a victory beating the Kennedy Titans 63-57. Senior Mark Rowland came back after a high ankle sprain missing a little more than three weeks. Coming off a much needed victory the Huskies started to landslide. Hoping to start league play 2-0 the Huskies took on Mission San Jose. On that night the Huskies forgot to playas a team. They never g, and never had a lead look s . r again oor Mission San Jose team. vI a poor effort the Huskies lost 41-54. Washington lost to Logan 54-56 in ove. on Jan. 12. Th skies had built up a 4 point lead with a little over a minute left to play in the extra period. Logan then had a six point position. The first two points came resulted when a Colt player drove to the hoop and missed the shoot but got fouled and made both free throws. Then the Huskies got a technical foul for too many men which gives possession back to the Colts along with two more free throws. The ensuring possession, the Colts scored on a lay-up, putting the colts up 52-54 and never looked back, securing the lead with their free throw shooting. Washington had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation but were unable to hit their free throw shots down the stretch. Newark Memorial, the team to beat in MVAL with a 41-game winning streak, continued its dominance in league and over Washington with a 47-59 win. The most recent loss in the teams recent four game losing skid came against American. Trailing most of the game the Huskies rallied back to tie the game up at the end of regulation. Senior Jeff Revay had a key block that ended up sending the game into overtime. Unfortunately Washington could not fight off a very ph~ American team. In wme all of American's seven poults came from the free thrown line. The loss drops the Huskies to 7 12 on.year and 1-4 in league play." struggled but we'll be alright;' said junior Sevil Rao. With four straight losses, the team hopes to salvage the last seven games on the schedule. Super Sunday plans set Kushboo Chabria Staff Reporter Why watch reruns of Laguna Beach wilen you could be on the beach? With your friends. With a brand-new iPod. With football season reaching the playoffs closer the most highly anticipated day of the year for its sports fans, Super Bowl Sunday. This years Super Bowl is to be held on Sun. Feb. 5 at Detroit's Ford Stadium will host the 40 Su per Bowl between the Pisttsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks. Super Bowl Sunday is also known for its interesting and ex pensive advertisements. "The average price of a 30 sec ond advertisement unit will be exceeding last year's $2.4 million': said Ed Erhardt, the President of Sales for ESPN/ ABC Sports. 'Tm rooting for the Steelers to win. rn probably go to a friend's house to watch the game;' said se nior Mike Ely. Freshman James Contardi gets together with friends and fam ily and sits down to watch the big game. He plans to playa Super Bowl simulation Madden Football game between the two teams beforehand and to playa tackle pick-up game with friends during halftime. ~Aany students are busy watch ing and rooting for their teams in the divisional rounds. Super Bowl frenzy is in the air as fellow students await the big game. Many Washington students will spend Super Sunday eating food with friends and family while watching the big game. In the South of Fra nce. Or Mexico. Or Spain. Or Costa Rica, China, Australia... Check out Expiorica's Summer Academy programs. Decide where you want to go and enter to win a free [Pod nano-and the best summer of your life. See www.summeracademy.com/ipodoffer by March 31, 2006 for details. Driver Education & Training $10 OFF COUPON www.bayareadriving.com 1489-6933 1. . 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