Vol 5 Iss 4.indd - Socorro Independent School District

THE
RAMPAGE
Montwood High School
Daniel Gamboa
Staff Writer
12000 Montwood, El Paso, Texas 79926
March 2011
Volume 5, Issue 4
Extreme El Paso Weather –
Is it the New Storm 2006?
El Paso’s unpredictable weather, electrical issues, and water shortage were the
cause of the early spring break for the
students, faculty, and staff of the Socorro
Independent School District. It affected
many people that had plans for the vacation. The fourteen days off that that keep
the students from going insane have now
been reduced to only a week and two
days making it from the 11th to the 28th El Pasoans struggles to drive in weather that was out of
to only the 17th to the 28th, taking three the ordinary. Photo courtesy of Google.
glorious days and a weekend from the stuFor instance many businesses and establishdent’s spare time. A parent of two SISD stu- ments had to close early due to either the
dents and teacher at EPCC complains about water shortage, the lack of electricity, or they
the fact that her vacation period is from the
would simply not make any sales because of
13th to the 20th and now since the students
the extreme weather conditions. Elizabeth
are not off until the following Wednesday,
Fernandez , a junior, works as a hostess
she will not be able to enjoy break with her
at Suzuki and says “ We had to close for
children and she might also have to cancel
3 hours because we were having constant
their family trip to Florida. She also says
blackouts, then after we opened again, busithat they should have consulted with the rest ness was so slow that the management was
of the members of SISD (in her opinion ths
sending people home early.” At other places,
includes the parents) before coming to a final such as Cielo Vista mall, things weren’t
decision on this matter.
looking any better, the stores were forced to
The worst part of this catastrophe there were close down at 5 for the whole week due to
various issues that affected the community.
the blackouts. Grocery stores managed to
do quite well, since all the canned items and
packs of water were gone! “I went grocery
shopping with my mom and there was no water on the shelves, so we asked an associate to
see if they had more in the storage room and
but she told us to come back the next day. I
kind of felt bad for her because she looked
exhausted” said Danty Aguilar.
Another big issue for the students from MHS
was the lack of entertainment, since many
of the parents were not allowing them out
because of safety reasons. The only way to be
able to survive the curfew was with a great
dosage of electronic devices, such as cell
phones, computers, and the fantastic television. But sadly all those items require power
to function so students had to face real life,
like in the old days. “I was watching Jersey
Shore and I was getting extremely into in
when the TV went off.” says senior Ariana
Gannt .
Currently it seems that the city has everything under control as there have not been
any issues for the past couple of weeks regarding electricity or water, however the
weather is still quite indecisive and unpredictable. All the El Pasoans can wish for is to
not suffer from these kinds of apocalyptical
problems again anytime soon.
Protests and an Oil Spill Grip Egypt
Paul Justice Biagas
Staff Writer
affect the economy drastically.
Oil spills aren’t the only cause of
uproar in Egypt, President Mosni Mubarak,
Oil spills in Egypt could have dramatic cona longtime United States Supporter, is being
sequences globally. The spill erupted against protested against by a large population in
tourist beach resorts when a leakage began
Egypt. Over this year Egypt has erupted in
dumping from an offshore oil platform north activism, including marches through Cairo,
of Hurghada, Egypt. The oil company failed
and these activists have even called on the
to alert the correct personnel 4 or 5 days
aid from the United States to make change.
after they had already discovered that there
“We are with the people, and the people
was a leak on the platform. There are envishould get to pick their leaders," said Moronmentalists who have spoke of the issue in hammed Abdel Rahman, a political activist.
Egypt, all of them coming to the same conWhat does this mean for us back here in the
clusive idea to oppose government officials.
U.S.A.? It means that we could be in a conAmir Ali, a director of an environmental
flict of interests. The United States is being
agency known as HEPCA said “We need
called on to completely remove a government
stricter policies to avoid these disastrous octhat has always been a United States ally.
currences.” The offshore oil platform which
Most of the United States troops remain in
leaked is wreaking havoc on a sea that has al- the Middle East, and we have an interest in
ready been tormented by oil spills and natuEgypt since an ally is of dire necessity. “War
ral disasters. The Red Sea is suffering due to on Terror” has stretched our forces from the
the pollution that this spill has created. The
country of Kuwait all the way into the deeppollution affects much of the marine life in
est areas of Afghanistan and Iraq. Yet again
the Red Sea, but it also hurts the economy
we feel that we are being called upon for the
drastically. In Egypt there is a large amount
uproar in another country. President Obama
of income based off of tourism and visitasaid he had asked Mubarak “to live up to
tions to beaches. In 2010, 12.5 million tourpromises to reform”. Many Egyptians said
ists visited Egypt, spending nearly 1 billion
this is not enough. Abdel Nesser Awad says
dollars. Egypt has a large role when it comes "We are not people looking for war. We are
to the economy, and spills like this not only
people looking for freedom.”
harm the environment but they could also
As Egypt erupts in both natural and politi-
cal turmoil, we are forced to watch in growing fear. The horror in Egypt is not only
affecting Egyptians and the Middle East as
a whole, but it is also affecting the United
States, along with other global powers.
Index
Sports
Spring Break
3
4-5
Entertainment
6
The Corners
7
College Spot
8
NEWSPAGE2
Unexplainable Deaths Paint
Gas Prices Continue to Rise
Frightening Picture for New Year
Paul Justice Biagas
Robert Fernandez
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
In our economically linked world, countries rely on each other
for common goods and necessities. Gasoline is pumped every
single day; the oil that we use for gasoline is bought from many
countries in the Middle East. Libya is one of the leading producers of oil in the Middle East. Libya is ruled by Muammar
el-Qaddafi who seized power in 1969. In February of 2011, many
Libyan cities erupted in peaceful movements. Although the protests began with a few individuals, the voice has enlarged faster
than any other protest, and has spread to the capital of Tripoli,
Libya. Qaddafi unleashed a level of violence upon the peaceful movements, and has won the tribal leaders along with the
larger share of the military. The rebels retreated to their front,
and hid in locations near oil reserves and refineries; hoping to
find a sanctuary. On March 8th, Qaddafi renewed his onslaught,
conducting airstrikes near some of the oil refineries in the country. What is happening in another nation seems pointless to care
about, since the violence has not reached the U.S. beaches. Most
students see what happens in the rest of the world, and they
decide to turn their eyes. The problem is that this war drastically
affects your lives. The United States continues to demand oil, up
to 16 million of barrels a day, and continues to neglect the issues
that this could cause. As a war erupts in Libya, as oil refineries
are destroyed, as companies are annihilated by onslaughts, as
revolution continues, gasoline production halts.
The United States rely on other countries for oil, although we
“produce” our own oil. The price of oil in America per barrel
went from $ 102.40 to $ 107.12 on March 2nd, only 2 weeks since
the protests in Libya began. The reason that oil prices are flying through the roofs is because the supplies are becoming more
limited as a major supplier (Libya) was lost. The demand for oil
has not changed, but the suppliers have. Erik Kreil, an observer
from the U.S. Energy Information Agency, stated “The situation
in Libya is expected to disrupt the cartel production target of the
world leading oil producing countries, OPEC.” Oil in Libya is a
major export for the world; Libya produces nearly 1.5 million
barrels of oil daily. That means countries that are oil fiends like
England, France, and the U.S. must find other sources of oil, or
suffer horrendous consequences. These consequences including
paying 5, 6, even 7 dollars a gallon! An economy that is barely beginning to rebound such as ours, definitely does not want to witness those prices for a necessity. The reliance for common goods
and necessities can very well be the downfall of our great nation.
Consequences could be even more catastrophic. People get
paid to work, to work they have to drive to work, when gasoline becomes too expensive, work becomes less appealing, when
work becomes less appealing, people stop going, when people
stop going, they lose their jobs, when they lose their jobs, they
start depending on their government, and when you depend on a
government that is not economically stable, bad things happen.
Things that can alter your everyday lives indefinitely.
Guest Artist
Quinton Mountain
the
rampage staff
Student Publication Adviser- Mrs. Michelle Rivera
Editor-In-Chief - Nora Rausch
Design Editor-Daniel Gamboa
Staff Writers - Emery Ayoub, Kellie Apodaca, Ruby Luevanos, Elijah Garcia,
Kaylee Vasquez, Gabriela Faivre, Luis Escobar, Amanda Varela, Robert
Fernandez, Khayla Golucke, Sam Gonzalez, Erica Williams, Jordan Parker,
Andrew Aliyas, Marisol Aguliar, Aja Segapeli.
After our country celebrated the start of the New Year, a scare
in Southern U.S. got everybody a little worried for the outlook of 2011.
Many residents in Arkansas and Louisiana stood in awe as they witnessed thousands of black birds fall out of the sky. Under close speculation, the only visible damage to the birds appeared to be blunt trauma,
yet the high fall from the sky was to blame for these wounds. Still, many
people wanted to figure out what was causing these eerie deaths. The
answer was, and still is, a mystery. Lab tests came back to find no toxins
present in the bodies of the birds.
Only adding to the fear and mayhem of these events, more dead
birds in different parts of the world were seen falling out of the sky.
Thousands of doves in Italy, Sweden, and Kentucky were found as well.
If that was not enough, even more dead animals were turning up in
different states across America. Millions of crabs in New England and
New Zealand, as well as millions of fish in rivers in Arkansas were found
dead without an evident cause.
So what was the cause of these unexplainable deaths? Many are
arguing that the birds in Arkansas died from exposure to exploding
fireworks from the celebrations for the New Year. Other theories prove
to be more frightening. There is an idea going around that these eerie
sudden deaths are an omen of the world coming to an end in 2012.
Whether you are a believer of science fiction or facts, the truth is
that these deaths are extremely unnerving. The deaths continue to mystify those who studied the demise of these crabs, fish, and birds. Here is
what a few fellow Rams think of this odd issue. Freshman Valeria Carrillo thinks “that the deaths of thousands of birds are because of the
world ending!” Sarahi Castillo wholeheartedly agrees with her, saying
“this definitely has to deal with the world ending!” Thankfully, there are
some skeptics that keep our hopes up for the future, one of them being
Junior Jasmine Venzor, who believes “it could just be a disease going
around.”
Whether you’re on optimist or not, one thing’s for certain. These
deaths surely are causing up a stir, both in the scientific world and in the
lives of many Rams.
SPORTSPAGE3
Ricky Bobby Goes to State
Montwood Cheerleaders
Excited for Competition
Aja Segapeli and Amanda Varela
Staff Writers
“Go Montwood! M! H! S!”,
the award winning Montwood
High School cheerleading
squad shouts as they begin
their routine on the floor. For
the second year in a row, this
talented group of girls competed in the NCA competition
in Dallas. Although they did
not take home the grand prize,
they still wowed the judges
and gave a stunning perforMontwood Cheermance.
They pushed the limits
leaders perform
with intense flips and stunts
their high flying
making our school extremely
routine. Photo by
Samantha Gonzalez proud. These girls have been
busy training for the upcoming
competitions, America’s Cup, which took place at
America’s High School on February 20th , Knott’s
Berry Farm in Anaheim, California, March 17-21,
and San Antonio, April 1-3. Senior Varsity Captain
Elijah Garcia says she plans to “show off our talents and hard work, and take home the gold.” With
this competition she hopes to “gain back respect
from fellow teams and prove that we are still one of
the top teams in El Paso.” Varsity Cheerleader Kaylee Vasquez says, “ We all feel more confident going
into our next competition. I’m really excited!” And,
for the third year in a row the team took first place
in their division and won Grand Champions at the
Americas Cup. They continue to show their winning spirit and MHS pride.
Soccer Teams Take Aim at
District Championship
Gaby Fairve
Staff Writer
Soccer is the one of the only sports that is not only
played in the United States but is played worldwide.
Soccer consists of having endurance, long sprints,
and quick moves. The season has started for the
Montwood Soccer team.
The soccer girls are practicing every morning,
starting off with working out in the gym room and
they finish their practice by perfecting their plays
for their future games. The captains this year are
juniors Sabrina Gonzalez, Alejandra Martinez, and
senior captain Ashley Casillas. Junior Varsity Captain is Carolina Viallobos. “We have put so much
effort, time, and dedication to perfecting the team.
We deserve District Champions. We are working
extremely hard to go to playoffs. We are striving for
the best and only the best!” said junior Eileen Edwards. The girls are ready to take up the field again
and dominate the season.
This year is different from all the rest with
the varsity soccer boys. They are facing major rivals
like Socorro and Bel Air. The captains for this year
are juniors Jorge Delgado, and Robert Dominguez.
Practicing every day afterschool in the hot humid
weather shows much dedication and heart for the
game of soccer the players have. “Our coach is our
motivation to win. We know where we came from
and that only makes us stronger.” said senior Jorge
Larra.
Both girls and boys soccer teams are striving for the best. Their coaches are a huge influence
to the teams. They have shown much dedication to
teams as they strive to win District Champions and
advance to the play-offs. Good luck to everyone!
Ruby Luevanos
Staff Writer
ran a 19:25 as his fastest
three-mile race, this year as
a junior he managed to cut
On the Saturday of November
more than four minutes off of
13th Luis Romero ran the race
his time with a blasting 15:15.
of his life. After a tough and
“Heart, and devotion,” said
crucial season, Luis ran in the
Luis Romero “That’s all it reCross Country State Champially takes. I ran over summer
onship meet. Luis ran 5000 mebreak and intersession and it
ters of rocky hills, and rolling
really paid off.” Ricky made
grass to place 32nd in the state.
the Montwood Varsity team
Towards the beginning of the
with a time of 16:15. He then
state race, Luis was in 81st
placed 8th at the district meet
place, after the second mile
with a 16:43 which took him to
he began to take off and manRegional’s where he placed 7th
aged to catch up to the first
with a 15:15. That uphill battle
fifty runners. “After I saw that Luis Romero after one of at Lubbock was enough to get
I was catching up I just ‘kicked his many wins. Photo by Ricky to the hardest meet of his
it’ the last mile. In the end I was Ruby Luevanos
life, State. Here he ran and got
in the top forty, and managed to
32nd at the State Championget 32nd by the last one hundred meters.
ship meet with a time of 16:06. “The state
It was a great feeling knowing I gave my
meet was the longest, most nerve wreckbest.”
ing race I have ran so far, it was hard, and
Luis Romero, better known to us here at
people tell me I just got lucky, but It’s like
Montwood High School as Ricky Bobby,
coach always says, ‘There is no such thing
raced 186 runners in the regional meet in
as good luck, I believe in hard work and
order to make it to the state meet. When
dedication.’”
asked why he started running Ricky reThis upcoming track season, Ricky hopes
plied “because I was way too small to join to do just as well as he did during his cross
football”. Ricky has been running Cross
country season. Ricky’s biggest threat for
Country at Montwood since his freshthe upcoming Track season is Isaac Spenman year. According to team mates Brian
cer form Austin High School. Although
Nieto, and Robert Dominguez and coaches they never race officially because they are
he has improved drastically since he first
in different districts, Ricky has been batbegan. His coach of three years Dean Car- tling with this opponent at several invidon said “I think Ricky qualified to go to
tationals throughout his running career.
the State meet because he stayed focused,
Ricky achieved so much this year as a
trained hard, and ran smart.”
junior. He made 1st Team all Region for
His freshman year at Montwood Ricky
1-5A, and he made 1st team all City.
Teachers and Softball Players Duke it
Out in Dodgeball Game
Elijah Garcia
Staff Writer
side. The softball
players, as well as
teachers, were doing
a great job of taking
The Montout their opponent.
wood High Lady
Softball team wanted
To the crowd, it was
a hilarious event to
to challenge the
see all those teachers
teachers and staff to
and students runa game of dodgeball.
ning everywhere and
The Tony Harper
Mr.
Luna
and
Mr.
Nathan
take
aim
at
their
next
throwing balls at one
Gym was filled with
targets. Photo by Smantha Gonzalez
another.
students from all
grade levels as well as
There was numerous
games played by both sides and they were
other supporting teachers. Both the softall laughing, smiling, and getting quite the
ball girls and teachers were excited and
ready to have a little fun with one another. work out. The softball players thought it
As Mr. Condra announced that the games was going to be an easy win against the
where about to begin and both sides were
teachers, but they were definitely wrong.
Teachers fought their hardest and proved
ready to throw the dodgeballs, the crowd
started cheering for both sides.
them wrong by winning the dodgeball
games. The crowd was going crazy and
Both of the teams took turns aloverall everyone had a really fun time. It
ternating the players so that each one
was a great match between both teams
of them had a chance to play. As all the
students and teachers in the stands were
and the softball players got a great fundcheering on and encouraging everyone in
raiser out of this fun event.
the game, the whistle blew for the start.
There were flying dodgeballs from each
“Im excited for spring
break cause im going to Mazatlan to
visit my dad’s family”
Anna Castro
“I have one act competition and then take a Texas
road trip to visit the colleges that I have gotten accepted into” Andres Ortiz
Do You Have Spring Fever?
Marisol Aguilar
Staff Writer
Christmas break ends and what are most students
asking themselves? “When is Spring Break?” The
month of March brings excitement to many of us
because it is the last big break of every school year.
Many take the opportunity to go out of town, spend
time with their family and friends or just to sleep
in. Unfortunately for students in SISD this year’s
break is shorter due to the snow and power and
water issues that occurred in the month of January.
“I think it's kind of dumb that we have to make up
three days of our spring vacation, it’s not our fault
that the weather conditions were bad," senior Audrey D'Antonio said. Many students are upset because their plans had to be changed because of those
three extra days that we have to attend school and
they wish that the district had come up with something other than those days. "Instead of taking time
off from our break we should make them up during
other days that we have for break such as Memorial Day because people already have plans and I bet
many are going to be absent." For seniors this news
upset them since it is their last spring break of high
school, " Me and my friends (Jacob,Timmy, Pascual
and Zack) are going out of town. We are planning a
trip to Jamaica, but we think it kind of sucks because
it’s our last break ever before going to college and it
gets cut short," senior Joel Perez said. So whether
you have a big trip planned or just planning on resting, spring break ends short for all of us, but at least
we didn't get a whole week cut off, right?
“ Im going to Florida
and to San Antonio to
visit my baby cousin”
Sean Martinez
“My brothers and I are
going to party in Dallas
with some old friends”
Celeste Rodriguez
“I’m going to California, to go to Six Flags
and to visit my Grandparents. My cousins and
I are also getting tattoos!” Madison Luevano
“All I’m gonna do is chill
out with friends while
mooching off of their refrigerators.” Uriel Perez
“I finally have a
chance to hang
out with my
friends from out
of town, and I’m
going to rehearse
for the one act
play too.” Tyler Kyle
“I’m going with my Mom
to Austin to see one of our
friends get married.”
Brianna Minjarez
“I’m going sky diving
with my family in Las
Cruces.”Zane Pacillas
“I’m going to Vegas with
my brother and friends!”
Magali Martinez
“My sister and I are taking
our little cousins to Six Flags
in Dallas for the 1st time.”
Elizabeth Martinez
“My parents are buying me
my first car, so I’m gonna be
out as much as I can. I’m also
gonna rehearse for the one
act play.” Colton Segapeli
ENTERTAINMENTPAGE6
“Black Swan” is a
Beautiful Catastrophe
Here’s Your Recap of the Glamorous 2011 Oscars
Emery Ayub
Staff Writer
cal” where non-musical movies were set to
music and the voices auto-tuned and it was
hilarious. For the most part, Franco and
It was a big night at the 2011 Oscars held
Hathaway had a nice chemistry throughout
at the Kodak Theater on February 27 in
and they made a joke about them being cast
Los Angeles. Our favorite stars hit the red
as Oscar hosts to reach a younger audience
carpet and the stage to celebrate the year’s
toward the beginning of the broadcast. The
best in cinema. And the elegant evening was funniest introduction to an award had to
full of celebrities and surbe Sandra Bullock. We’re
prises. The fabulous host
happy to see that her sense
and hostess pair comprised
of humor is still in great
of the beautiful Anne Hathshape after her personal
away and gorgeous James
life exploded last year. As
Franco hosted the 83rd
she introduced the Best
annual Academy Awards.
Actor nominees, she kept
The energetic duo started
us entertained in the beginthings out with a very funny
ning with her first "hola" to
gag with them interactJavier Bardem, to the funny
ing with nominated films
way she shot comments at
and for some reason "Back
James Franco, blaming him
to the Future". Another
for kids who've been picked
funny moment was the big
up late from school because
shock of seeing the image of
moms were at home watchFranco dressed up as Mariing him on General Hospital.
lyn Monroe; this caused the Photo courtesy of Google.
The big winners of the night
audience to laugh heartily.
were Black Swan, Inception,
Natalie Portman won Best
and The Social Network. But
Actress and Colin Firth won Best Actor. An
the great winner was The King’s Speech
early highlight was Kirk Douglas presentreceiving four awards. The cast, crew, direcing Best Supporting Actress Award. He may tor and producers assembled on stage to
have had a stroke and he may be in his 90's, celebrate their victory together during the
but his sense of humor is still intact and he's speech acceptance for the award. Each year,
still fresh with the ladies as ever, flirting
the anticipation for the Oscars is as much
with both Melissa Leo and Anne Hathaway. about who will win as what the stars will
Christian Bale's surprise win provided us
wear. And this year, the celebs did not disapwith one of the most moving acceptance
point, with runway trends decorating the
speeches of the night. There was a jokey seg- red carpet. It is needless to say the Academy
ment about this being the “year of the musi- Awards for 2011 was an unforgettable event.
Sam Gonzalez
Staff Writer
In Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky
opens up a whole new world of ballet to viewers through the story of a ballerina whose
desire for perfection pushes her over the edge.
The story follows Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman), a frail ballerina who at last gets her time
in the spotlight, when she is cast as the White
and Black Swan, in a modern day re-telling
of Swan Lake. Nina, the perfectionist that she
is, masters the role of the White Swan with no
trouble but lacks the lust and passion required
for her alter role as the Black Swan. Her director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) criticizes
her lack of natural appeal, and compares her
to that of a rival dancer Lily (Mila Kunis),
who although does not share the same discipline as Nina, but can embody the darkness
Leroy wishes to see in the Black Swan. With
psychological twists and turns, doppelgangers,
questionable sexual orientation, and thrilling
scenes that leave you breathless, Aronofsky
goes beyond the normal stereotype of the pink
and pretty world we have come to see as ballet. He pulls back the curtain showing the
true pain and devastating hard work that is
this world; he shows the true colors of ballet. Portman’s performance only added to on
Aronofsky’s work, seen in her utterly stunning
dedication to the film. Not only did her best of
acting skills come into play but she endured
the battered feet along with Nina. In the end,
Nina is a beautiful catastrophe, but I can’t
say the same for the film. As the credits rolled
I felt as though this film was nothing short of
a beautiful masterpiece. Much like Nina, this
film desired nothing short of perfection; and
just like the troubled young ballerina; perfection was obtained.
Ms. P. Arellano
Guest Contributor
It is with great pride that I announce the medalists for this
year's District One Competitions held this weekend for
SkillsUSA:
GOLD MEDALISTS - ADVANCING TO STATE
ACADEMIC QUIZ BOWL TEAM
Joshua Olivas (Captain)
Javier Rocha
Kelsey Perez
Sergio Banda
David Carrillo
BRONZE MEDALIST - JOB INTERVIEW
Dan Varela
BRONZE MEDALIST - COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
Zabdi Dominguez
GiGi Valles
Jessica Salcido
Please congratulate these students when you see them. Our
Quiz Bowl Team will now travel to Corpus Christi to compete
against the very best that Texas has to offer.
All of these Rams have worked very hard and deserve to be
recognized.
THECORNERSPAGE6
TWITTER Talk
Kellie Apodaca
Staff Writer
Every issue we, the Rampage staff, show you the hilarious and strange things
students say in the hallways. This issue we bring you Hallway Talk, but with a twist. Below are the top ten funny, weird, and crazy tweets from our fellow classmates. To save
the students from mild embarrassment, we decided to keep the tweeters anonymous.
Mr. R. Pingor
Guest Contributor
The following students earned a Division 1
performing Difficult Music – Superior Rating
(Gold Medals)
Flute Solo – Julianna Bowes – All State
Flute Solo – Darlene Hernandez
Clarinet Solo – Daniel Flores – All State
Clarinet Solo – Mariah Perkins – All State
Alto Sax Solo – Sergio Andrade – All State
10) “Here we are, here we go, my circle tighter than a Cheerio.” -Boy
Clarinet Trio – All State
9) “hungry and broke haha. Oh well I need to lose some pounds anyway” -Girl
Jacqueline Contreras, Breanna Lopez, De8) “Cat fights are crazy!!!!! :o where’s Mr. Orange?? :o” -Boy
siree Silva
7) “Just saw an old man running with a cane #wtf” –Girl
Saxophone Quartet – All State
6) “idkyifeelthswayfmlslantyface” -Girl
Kevin Alers, Fernando Martinez, Valerie
5) “Working on my ugly faces in the mirror #scarystuff” -Girl
Mireles, Cristina Ramirez
4) “There’s a camel up in Wendy’s” -Boy
Saxophone Quartet – All State
3) “Getting a manicure at the library” -Boy
Armando Cortez, Fernando Martinez, Val2) “Sleeping with my grandma haha #tightaF” -Boy
erie Mireles, Amber Reyes
1) “It’s nights like these where I want to drop out of high school and sell tacos out of the
Miscellaneous Woodwind Quartet – All State
back of a van for the rest of my life.” -Boy
Gianna Diaz, Daniel Flores, Darlene HerThe following orchestra students have quali- Business Professionals of America (BPA) nandez, Sonya Vasquez
advances to Nationals in Washington,
fied to go to the Texas State Solo and EnFlute Sextet – All State
D.C.
semble Competition held at UT Austin. Our
Lauren Ayub, Julianna Bowes, Mariela
string program has never had so many stuDavial, Cathania Grau, Valerie Monje, Sonja
National Qualifiers:
dents go to the State competition:
Vasquez
Large Brass Ensemble – All State
Marisol Cardenas: Integrated Computer
Marisol Cardenas
Anthony Acevedo, Brian Benavidez, Andrew
Applications
Hae Soo Chung
Chavira, Christiano Contreras, Jaciel De La
Carlos Baca:
Banking & Finance
Armando Sandoval
Cruz,
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James Ivey, Adam Lopez, Andrea Grijalva,
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Andy Moreno, Damian Najera, Denisse Perez,
Isaac Garcia
Matt Pinon, Hansel Sanchez, Robert SouNational Alternates:
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flee, Ashley Venegas
Cassie Antillon
Natalee Carrasco
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Karen Moreno
gustain
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Crystal Chan
Alan Flores
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Daniel Aguirre
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Aaron Sanchez
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Snare Drum Solo – All State – Brendan Mendoza
Snare Drum Solo – All State – Matt Pinon
Snare Drum Solo – All State – Aaron Sanchez
West and Lil B “The Based God.” StartAndrew Aliyas
Marimba Solo – All State – Jaciel De La Cruz
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Staff Writer
Marimba Solo – All State – Anthony Yrigoyen
released several mixtapes as a group and
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many solo albums released under the
George Augustain, Alexander Bohler, Jaiden
names of the individual members; with
Based- ”beɪsed” – Based is when I wake
Briones, Jasmine Fernandez, Nick Holguin,
the most notable members, for me, being
up in the morning and tell you you’re
James Ivey
the best when I’m looking in the mirror. Tyler the Creater and Earl Sweatshirt.
Bry-Anna Weaver, Anthony Yrigoyen
Wiz Khalifa, breakout artist of 2010,
It’s all about that Wonton Soup, that
finally announced the title of his debut
Red Flame, that Blue Flame. It’s about
The following students earned a Division 1 peralbum on Atlantic Records. The album
being Paris Hilton and Ellen Degeneres
forming Intermediate Music – Superior Rating
is to be titled “Rolling Papers” with a
at the same time, and then you declare
(Silver Medals)
release date of March 29. The first single
yourself to be Miley Cyrus! It’s visiting
being of course the radio hit “Black &
the Hindu Kush Mountains, feeling like
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Yellow” and the second single being
a Martian, while sitting in a lawn chair
Jason Alcantar, Kevin Alers, Kelsie Grimes,
“Roll Up.” The most recent hit “On My
and sipping Tropicana. It’s just Based.
Adrian Perez
Level” is making its rounds around the
The first “Drew’s Corner” of the year;
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internet, creating hype for the album.
what do I write? What do I cover? How
Brooke Gerdes, Itzel Martinez, Diane SanBut how will “Rolling Papers” be able
do I teach these people what it means
tibanez, Karina Segura
to hold its own against the other albums
to be Based? How do I do I teach them
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being released that same month? How
“swag”? All I can do is hope that these
can “Rolling Papers” stand up against
fools learn Lil B’s message.
The following students earned a Division 1
the giant that is Kanye West and JayCreating a scene for all rebel wolfs are
performing Freshmen Level Music – Superior
Z’s monster of collaboration “Watch the
the boys of OFWGKTA. This hip-hop
Rating (Bronze Medals)
Throne”? Even Lupe Fiasco’s continucollective hails from Los Angeles but
ally pushed back album “Lasers” is gothey are quickly spreading their “Wolf
Trumpet Solo – Jonathan Moreno
ing to be a serious threat to Wiz’s album.
Gang” mentality, even performing at
Tuba Solo – Hector Zamarripa
Can Wiz Khalifa live up to the hype?
Coachella alongside acts like Kanye
Drew’s Corner
COLLEGESPOTPg8
Robert Fernandez
Staff Writer
As the senior class inches towards the inevitable day when we all graduate,
college decisions and options keep rolling forward for many of us. From St.
John’s to Baylor, the acceptances keep coming in! Many Rams are experiencing joy as they rip open those numerous acceptance letters! If you have
not applied for any colleges whatsoever, you better get on the ball. SATs,
college applications, and the FAFSA (which is free college money) all have
deadlines that you must sign up by. Please don’t let these opportunities pass
you by!
Thankfully, there are colleges that still have deadlines coming up which you
can apply for online. Texas State University in San Marcos, TX is a great option that offers tons of majors!
Texas State University
Acceptance Rate: 76% applicants admitted on average
Application Deadline: May 01, 2011
Location: San Marcos, TX
Most Popular Major: Business/Marketing
Undergraduate Population: 27,448
In-state Tuition: $ 7,838
Jennifer Gomez
In Memoriam
I know a few students who attend Texas State, and they absolutely
love it! The campus is beautiful, and of course, it is located next to one of the
most interesting cities in America, Austin, TX! If you still haven’t applied to
any colleges, give Texas State University a shot. Their acceptance rate is reasonable but still competitive, and you can get a quality education for a low
price if you’re on a budget. Other places that you can still apply for in Texas
are Baylor University, TCU, and UT San Antonio. So if you haven’t applied
anywhere, WHAT IN THE WORLD are you still doing here reading this?
Get on the internet, and apply! It’s your future, and nobody else is going to
help you but you.