thePepperBoughVol. 97, No. 1 Colton High School, Colton, California 92324 Friday, Oct. 18, 2013

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Colton High School has had a number of official “seals” over the past 100+ years. Schools and other organiza-tions frequently create what’s called a “seal” that represents what the organiza-tion believes, what its purpose is, or just represents it as a sort of “badge.” (The Seal of the United States on the back of the dollar bill is a good example.) What you would normally see on our seal would be our famous yellow jacket and our school name. It has been the same plain seal for a long time until now. Through a lot of research and investigating, Assistant Principal Victor Schiro might have found Colton’s original seal from the 1950s. Schiro has been investigating our school’s history for some time. He has col-lected hundreds of old Pepper Bough issues with extrodinary information of school life and what was going on at the time. He has also found pictures of how the school looked back then, and one particular picture caught his eye. It was a shot of the main campus tower that used to stand here in the school. Up until about the late 1950s, when CHS was known as Col-ton Union High, the main campus building

was set far back from Valley Blvd., with a huge lawn spreading out in front of it. This building was torn down due to earth-quake safety codes over fifty years ago He happened to notice a small design on the front of the building in the old photos. Trying to get more informa-tion about what was on the front of the building, he found a blurry picture with the mysterious design. Upon closer ex-amination, Schiro found that this design on the building was Colton’s original seal. The seal depicts an owl holding an open book with blurry words written in it. Below the owl is a lamp of education. This was the seal Colton used back then. It was placed in front of the building for everyone to see. At last our original seal has been found after the school having gone through so many different ones. The funny part is the picture of the seal is found in almost ev-ery classroom on a Step Up poster. No one even bothered to take a closer look at the picture and realize that our original, depart-ed seal was right in front of us all the time. Schiro is now working on en-hancing the photo so it can be redrawn and used as our new seal. Soon we will finally be able to reintroduce this seal to Colton High.

Colton High’s original 1950s school seal set to make a comeback in the 21st Century

by Adrian Rojas

AP Vic Schiro investigates the case of the missing seal

BLAST FROM THE PAST-Colton High’s original school seal can barely be made out in this blurry photo of the main campus building from the 1950s. Note the inscription above the entrance: “Colton Union High School,” which is what the school was known as back then.

The Colton High family was shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden passing of math teacher Debbie Zeller over the summer. “We’re still unsure of the cause of death,” said Prin-cipal Amanda Corridan. “It appeared to be natural causes.” Corridan also gave information on the memorial service that the school conducted. On September 27, the night of Colton High’s homecoming football game, there was a tree planting ceremony on the lawn outside the Math & Science wing, as well as a moment of silence for Zeller before the game. “She will be missed; her department is taking it very hard,” said Corridan. Zeller was a beloved teacher on campus who enjoyed collecting purs-es, would often take walks around the campus in her trademark red hair, wire glasses and blue overalls, and was a member of Mensa (a high IQ society for persons who attain a score within the up-per two percentile of the general popula-tion). She taught in the math department but her original degree was in history. “I knew her as a colleague and as a friend very well,” said math teacher Jeanne Folta. “She was very honest and open.” Math teacher Robert Montano worked alongside Zeller for many years. “She cared about work-ing with her students,” and she was

“very much the traditional teacher,” said Montano. Lexie Castell, a Special Ed Assistant here at CHS, worked alongside Zeller last year. “I was really hurt when I heard the news,” said Castell. “I feel she was very mis-understood, people didn’t know she was a very comfort-ing and kind person. She was so down to earth, hilarious, and a very giving person--a character, one of a kind.”

Colton High AVID & English teacher, Terry Ur-ban, knew Zeller very well, both from the faculty and as a student. “I was one of her students over 20 years ago,” said Urban. “She was the first high school teach-er I ever had. She was very funny; I liked her sarcasm because it was sarcasm out of love, not to poke fun.” Zeller will be missed by the whole CHS family.

PEACE OUT, MS. ZELLER-In a fun moment from last year, Zeller hams it up with students. From left: Ms. Zeller, current senior Delena Cano, Instructional Aide Lexie Castell, graduate Sergio Jimenez, current senior Luis Cortez, and graduates Jaime Gutierrez and (below right) Jose Jimenez.

Colton mourns the passing of math teacher and friend, Debbie ZellerPopular teacher had taught at

Colton High since 1985.

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TOTALLY LOOKS LIKE!AND NOW, THE PEPPER BOUGH FUN PAGE BRINGS YOU ANOTHER INSTALLMENT OF ...

Left: Mr. Marciano, Coun-seling Dept.

Right, Scott Ian of the heavy metal band Anthrax

Left: Mr. Pereira, RSP teacher

Right, Television journalist Ezra Klein of MSNBC

Left: Mr. Pope, Assistant Principal

Right, Actor/Director Ben Affleck

Left: Mr. Marley, Spanish teacher

Right, Actor Jeff Bridges

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The Pepper Bough is published in a traditional hardcopy edition three times a year by the Journalism class of Colton High School, 777 West Valley Boulevard, Colton, CA 92324. We update our online edition weekly (www.pepperbough.com). Opinions expressed in bylined stories in all Pepper Bough editions are those of the individual reporter, and not necessarily those of the faculty, administration, school board, or school district, and are not to be construed to endorse or promote activities reported upon. All photos of school related activities are taken by the staff pho-tographers unless otherwise indicated. The Pepper Bough welcomes letters to the editor, but they will be printed according to space avail-able and may be edited for space and taste. Please submit all letters to the editor to adviser’s email: David_Rainey@cjusd.net. Note: Ads printed in the hardcopy edition of the paper are sold by fractions of a page. Call (909) 580-5005 extension 2383 for advertis-ing rates and deadlines. Long live a free press. (www.splc.org)

Faculty AdvisorDave Rainey

Volume 97, No. 1; Friday, October 18, 2013

A Colton High tradition since 1917

Editor-in-ChiefJeremy Valadez

Pepper Bough

Staff Writers Maria Chavira, Brandon Day-Brunelle,

Charles Fuerte, Ivy Levan, Jennifer Lopez, Alondra Mendoza, Matt Perez, Marissa Rios,

Ashley Rivera, Justice Sandoval, Gorge Serrano

PhotographyAdrian Rojas, Mike Wexler

Jeff Thomas

Sports DeskMike “Scoop” Wexler

Vladimir Putin recently penned an editorial for the New York Times titled “A plea for caution from Russia.” In this article, Putin discusses Syria, and says he feels he had to publish this article because of the insufficient communica-tions between our societies. Putin states that if President Obama decides to take action in Syria despite all of the major figures who protest, it will take the issue far beyond the borders of Syria, and increase terrorism. He also states that tak-ing action will destabilize the Middle East and North Africa, and on top of that, interfere with efforts to solve the Iranian nuclear problem, and the Israeli-Pales-tinian conflict. He claims he isn’t protecting the Syrian government, but instead, International Law. Not only does he say that the rebel forces may have used poi-son gas as a weapon instead of the Syrian Government, but he claims that most countries view America as a country of brute force, not democracy, then states our motto might as well be, “You’re with us or against us.” Putin states that if we refrain from war with Syria then it will increase our mutual trust, and strengthen the atmo-sphere in International Affairs. One of the things he mentions is that we were all cre-ated equal, rich or poor, large or small, and he believes Obama is incor-rect with the motto “What makes America different, is what makes us exceptional.” To me, the New York Times made a intelligent move, supplying the American people with the opinion of a leader from a foreign country. This can attract the attention of a lot of people, both positive and negative. I mainly like the ideas Putin mentioned, and he is right: we as America are becoming the world’s police, and mainly just a force that thinks it belongs in other countries’ business. When Obama said “What makes America different, is what makes us exceptional,” I felt ashamed to have him speaking on our behalf. Of course, we have exceptional people, but that doesn’t mean to act as if we are gods amongst men. I respect that Putin put his opinion out for everyone to know, and I do feel that refraining from engaging Syria can only benefit us. Syria has numerous street soldiers and mercenaries of various ranks and stripes on their side; if the US supports them, it will just show that we charge into matters beyond our bor-ders, and soon others will get sick of it and do the same with us.

Russian president’s New York Times editorial stirs controversy

by Brandon Day-Brunelle Life is a very precious thing. In our lifetime we will all experience the loss of a loved one. We all have an expiration date and some come sooner than expected. We at the Pepper Bough would like to address the death of two of our much-loved teachers here at Colton High, Debbie Zeller and Glenn Mitchell (who retired several years ago). Both Zeller (in math) and Mitchell (in English) taught many students who have gone and currently go to this school. Their deaths have affected our school greatly. We think it’s always sad when there is a loss of a staff member at a school, especially af-ter teaching here for so long. It af-fects us because they become a big part of the school and having them around is something we expect to see every day. Once they are gone we finally see what they have done for the school and for the students. Their lessons and friendship are left behind in our minds and our hearts. Teachers are not only our educators but our friends. Even if you didn’t appreciate them, they have all affected us in some kind of way. In any school a loss of a teacher is very dramat-ic. Teachers make our schools what they are today. They are the key to our student’s success and give our students the knowledge needed to make it in the world. There’s nothing we can do about the death of our loved ones but remember what they have done for us and appreciate their existence. You should live every day like it’s your last. Cherish every moment of life, and especially your loved ones. The future is unknown and you never know what will happen tomorrow. All we have is today.

All we have is today

Giving immigrants drivers licenses a good idea

Recently bill AB 60 was approved by the Cali-fornia Senate and Assembly. The bill will give illegal immigrants the right to receive a driver’s license in the state of California. On Thursday, October 3rd, Califor-nia Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill at signing cer-emonies in Los Angeles and Fresno. The licenses given to undocumented immigrants, however, will be differ-ent from the license a U.S. citizen would receive; they will all have a notice on them explaining that the card is exclusively for driving privileges and cannot be used establish eligibility for employment, voter registra-tion, or public benefits. The DMV has been given at the latest, January 1st 2015, to implement this new law. Many criticize this bill because they feel those who are not U.S. citi-zens should not be given the privileges of one. Others would argue this is step in the right direction, to treat immigrants with equality. Clearly, this is a step in the right direction as the pros greatly outweigh the cons in this situation. Whether one would want them to or not, undocumented immigrants have been coming to this coun-try for years, and they will only continue to do so. They have jobs, children, and respon-sibilities to take care of much as a citizen of this country would, and

by Christian Morales

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as such they need to get to their jobs or take their kids to school somehow. Whether they are given licenses or not there will be plenty of undocumented immigrants on the road. Wouldn’t it be better for them to have the opportunity to apply for insurance on their vehicle than to not be able to at all? More insured drivers on the road would logically lead to fewer hit-and-run incidents. Many hit-and-runs are caused by an uninsured driver afraid to fess up, and if an illegal immigrant were to be driving without a license they could even risk being deported, which could give incen-tive for plenty of people to just drive away in fear. Bill AB 60 could very well be leading to a future where immigrants can share the many rights that U.S. citi-zens do in equality.

Staff illustration by Jeff Thomas

GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: THE LATE DEBBIE ZELLER

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Friday, Oct. 18, 2013 <<features 3Blood and bone marrow drive nets pints for local parent in leukemia fightby Christian Morales

The Colton High family was shocked to hear in July that active community member and mother of five, Gia Jaquez, was diag-nosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia. This type of cancer starts and spreads from white blood cells in bone marrow. In order to help Jaquez, a public Blood Drive and marrow screening through the Life Stream Company was held to support her fight. The event took place in the Hubbs Gym at Colton High School on Wednesday, September 18th. About 150 people showed up. Some however were de-ferred due to issues such as iron deficiencies and weight, so ap-proximately 120 pints of blood were collected. Some was do-nated along with plasma. “The turnout was great, we really didn’t expect that many people,” said Colton High instructional assistant of vocational education and organizer of the event, Valerie Holmes. The process for donating bone marrow is much more difficult than donating blood. When a donor is selected, they need to first be tested before donating to be sure that the tis-sue in their bone marrow is similar enough to the tissue of the in-dividual who needs it. It is very difficult to find a good enough match; however, at the drive, many people were tested. Clubs from all over campus such as Interact, Colton Pride, Link Crew, Girls Con Ganas, and many students from AVID and ASB volunteered to help at the Blood Drive. They worked as hand holders to some of the donors, at the check-in, and in the “canteen” where snacks were given. “The Jaquez family was all there and all gave blood,” said Holmes. The father of the family, Carlos Jaquez, was the first to donate. Gia Jaquez is very involved in the Colton Track & Field team, as well as the Football Team. She has three sons currently enrolled in Colton High and one former graduate of Colton. “She is always very happy and energetic. She really makes peo-ple smile,” said Gia’s son, sophomore Kevin Jaquez. “She’s been coming and going

from the hospital, so when she gets to come back it’s always good to have her home.” “She is a very good friend of everybody and always happy, also very family oriented,” said Holmes. Even though the Blood Drive is over, you can still help Jaquez’s fight against cancer by purchasing an orange Leukemia awareness bracelet from Holmes in the print shop for $3 or by simply giving a donation of any amount. All proceeds go to the Jaquez family and any amount will help.

Colton High School has teamed up with Ar-rowhead Regional Medical Center here in Colton to create the H.E.A.L. program, a class here on campus that allows students to gain real world experience in the medical professions. Taught by English teacher Tamo-rah Redshaw, the class was brought to life by district superintendment Jerry Almendariz, and others, who felt that students would benefit from such a partnership.

They started the program here because we have a true feeder elementary school, to middle school, to high school system. Redshaw helped recruit incom-ing freshman from Colton Middle School. If the incom-ing freshman would like to continue taking this class all four years of their high school career, they will receive a certificate at the end saying they have completed the program. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors can join the class but, unfortunately they will not receive a certificate. “We needed three full classes, 90 students, to

start the program,” said Redshaw. “The school has teamed up with Arrowhead Regional Medical Center to help the students get experience.” This semester the class will be getting a visit from employees on career day. A pancake breakfast was held on October 16 with guest speakers. By the time these freshman are juniors they will be able to do job shadowing at the Medical Center. Also by the time they are seniors they will be able to intern at the local hospital. This program looks great on college applications even if the students don’t choose to go into the medical field.

by Marissa RiosH.E.A.L. program showcases partnership between CHS and Arrowhead Community Hospital

Yes, it’s true! Minimum wage is ris-ing in California. On September 12th the state legislature approved a measure that will raise the minimun wage to $9 an hour next July 1 and to $10 on January 1, 2016. This will be the first minimum wage hike in five years. The bill’s author, Assemblyman Luis

State legislature approves minimum wage hike, first raise in over five yearsAlejo (D- Watsonville) stated, “This is the time to raise the minimum wage to provide relief for hard-working families.” About three out of five minimum wage earners are over the age of 26, he stressed. The Governor’s office stated in a press release that over 25 percent of Cali-fornia children, or 2.4 million kids, live in a household where at least one parent earns

minimum wage. But of course, it might seem too good to be true. The California Chamber of Commerce labeled the bill “a job killer.” The Chamber has gone on record stating that higher wages could raise the uneployment rate and jeopardize Califor-nia’s economy, which is slowly starting to recover. California currently has the

eighth-highest minimum wage in the coun-try. The state’s last minimum wage hike was in 2008, although due to local hikes in high cost of living areas, workers in San Francisco and San Jose are already paid $10 or sometimes even more an hour. Pictured below is a chart showing the progression of the Federal minumum wage and how it has risen over the decades.

by Ivy Levan

The graph at left shows the progres-sion of the Federal

minimum wage from the dark days of the Depression up to turn of the

millenium.

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Graph illustration by Staff cartoonist Jeff Thosmas

ONE PINT DOWN, MORE TO GO-Gia Jacquez’s husband Carlos was first on the gurney to donate blood for his wife’s battle against leukemia.

photo courtesy of Valerie Holmes

Please excuse the informality of this article, this is not just another article to skim over a cup of coffee, this is not your run-of-the-mill story that can be presented in a traditional mat-ter, this is the chronicle of what seems to be the end of days. This may be the last thing I ever write, and I wish to express the horrors not only I, but the whole world has witnessed. We had received word about what seemed like seemingly unprovoked attacks on civilians in Columbus, Little Rock, Wichita, Tallahassee, Atlanta, and have now spread as far as California, reportedly in a sleepy little town called Colton, where they seem to have set up headquarters in an aban-doned classroom at the top of a staircase in the music wing of the local high school (Room 103). At first word spread around that it was a cult that was running around killing anybody they had come into contact with and had bitten off chunks of their flesh. We dismissed this at the time of course since it had sounded like nothing but a hoax, then what was believed to be a string of riots had begun sprouting all across the states. It was by this time we had to respond to what was happening and had instantly sent out a team of reporters to see what was going on. The lines between us and them had gone out for about an hour and a half and we were left completely in the dark as to what was happening. Around noon we had received a live feed from one of our news vans sent to Big Bear. The entire office had gathered around the main television screen and had watched in silence. After fifteen minutes of silence we could finally see a clear picture and we heard the camera being hastily turned around. Scott Shoals, one of our cameramen, came onto the screen and had looked as if he had glanced into the pits of hell. “They….They killed her!!” He said chocking up, “I-I tried to save her, th-they came out of nowhere. Those….those things tore her in half!! I-I’m the only one left. I managed to make it back into the van and get it as secured as I can now. All I can hear now is… is screaming and gunshots. Get me out of here!! PLEASE send help!!” I immediately picked up my phone and tried to reach the police, but the lines were busy. It was at that point we began hearing the banging of metal come from the broadcast screen. Scott began to franticly got up and said, “No….No,No,No,No, NO!!!” He had begun scurrying around the van and picked up the camera so that his face covered nearly the entire screen. “They found me!! Please, PLEASE sen-“ We heard a loud crash and the camera fell to the floor. All that could be seen was the van’s windshield, and all we could hear was Scott screaming. A…a gush of blood had splattered over the camera lense, and there was silence. Not knowing what else to do I had turned off the screen and collapsed in the nearest chair. It all feels like a long nightmare. As I write this I am barricaded inside of the news HQ with a few other employees. Humanity now stands on the brink staring into a hell like no other. ll I can do now is wait. All now I can only ask, is this the end?

“It was horrible,” says San Bernardino Sheriff’s Deputy Art Kennedy. “It all came out of nowhere. First it started off with a handful of calls reporting acts of domestic abuse… then minutes later our phone lines were being flooded with people asking, pleading…. begging for help. The first call I had responded to was a residence in Victorville. When I arrived the front door had been barricaded and the windows boarded up, so naturally I checked around the back for another way in. When I reached the back patio I saw…… I saw a mangled body of a small boy floating in the pool. It looked as if it had been torn to shreds by a pack of animals. The….the blood had turned the water into a crimson red; I’d never thought I’d see anything like that. I managed to get into the house through a window that surprisingly wasn’t boarded up; it seemed to be empty at first, that is until I got into the living room. There was……. There was a small girl, around the age of seven or eight hunched over a woman lying on the floor. I asked if she was okay….. but she didn’t answer. I had stepped a little closer and had accidently knocked over a lamp on a stand I bumped into. When it crashed to the floor she quickly turned to me….. The…….the left side of her face had…. had looked like it was almost completely torn off. Her eye was hanging out of its socket and blood had covered her pajamas. She let out a long, ear bursting shriek and had lunged at me and toppled me over. I had struggled to get her off of me, she was viciously trying to bite me. I was barely able to reach me pistol, and I…….. I had no choice but to put her down. When I regained my composure and got up I went to check on the woman on the floor. It was then after examining the body I found that the girl…. the girl was eating her.”

ZOMBIE INFESTATION HITS COLTON HIGH!!“DEAD BODIES PILED EVERYWHERE,” SAY POLICE.

ROOM 103 IN THE MUSIC WING THE CENTER OF THE ATTACKSZOMBIES REPORTED TO HAVE TAKEN OVER ABANDONED CLASSROOM; AUTHORITIES WILL ATTEMPT TO EVICT THEM DURING HALLOWEEN WEEK, OCT. 28-31, YOU CAN HELP

Editor’s Note: The above reporting may or may not be real. It’s hard to tell now with all the stories running around. What we do know is this: Zombies seem to have infiltrated our fair high school. If you want to assist in clearing them out, report to the Music Wing, specifically the hallway outside the stairway to room 103, anytime between the hours of 6 to 9 pm , Monday through Thursday of Halloween Week (Oct. 28-31). Bring five dollars to help defray the costs of Zombie cleanup and we guarantee you the scare of a lifetime!

All proceeds from this event above and beyond the cost to dispose of Zombie bodies will benefit the Pepper Bough! See you there, and be prepared to see the Walking Dead in all their glory!

THERE’S A REASON THAT ADMINISTRATION HAS INSTALLED A CHAIN LINK GATE BLOCKING THE STAIRWAY THAT LEADS UP TO ROOM 103 IN THE MUSIC WING: INFECTIOUS ZOMBIES LIVE THERE!

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It is Wednesday August 21, and Room 101 is filled with young actors and ac-

tresses demonstrating their skills, all in the hope of being cho-sen to take the Colton High stage for the Fall play. The play that will

be performed this year is titled Backstage, a comedy about the interesting and sometimes chaotic happenings behind a production. The play’s director is Janis Aldrich,

the drama teacher at Colton high school. “What I’m looking for in a actor is reliability, ener-gy, and a willingness to give a character a strong personality. That’s what will make an actor,” she says.

The actors and actresses are selected at random to perform, each are given the script, a character, and a short summary of who this character is. Based on that, they are to perform as the character for a scene of the play. This tests the skills of the performer in projection, improv, ability to work with others, and stage presence. They are performing in front of an audience filled with their competition, and the director who observes their ability and skill. “The hardest part is the cold reading, you don’t get a chance to prepare yourself, it’s on the spot,” says senior Celia Worster, who was auditioning for the play. “I auditioned for the play last year, and it was so much fun. It’s something worth doing.” A few returning actors were at the auditions, showing this amount of enthusiasm at the chance to once again perform, along with seeing fresh talent join the show. The auditions have ended, and with the actors’ anticipation, the cast list will be following after. The process is best described by senior Julianne Hetrick: “The hardest part is getting the courage to do it. But in the end it’s worth it.”

Ever wondered what it’s like to try out for a school play? The CHS Drama Dept. presented a “play within a play,” which takes the audience literally...

by Shelby Horton, special to the Pepper Bough

Two novels by Daria Snadowsky explore relationships with humor, pathos“Anatomy of a Single Girl” review by Maria Chavira “Anatomy of a Boyfriend” review by Justice Sandoval

“Anatomy of a Single Girl” by Daria Snadowsky is about a young girl attending college finally taking chances in her life--and what I mean by chances, I mean by putting herself out there. The main character, Dominique, meets this young guy who is also in college and is swooned by his personality and his attractive good looks. But things don’t go the way she thought they would. Thinking that this little affair was going somewhere, they actually end up going nowhere and Dominique is perfectly fine with that. Though this book can be some-what graphic through the sexual scenari-os, I feel that it is appropriate for young adults to read. You can very well relate to what Dominique goes through sometimes and it can keep you in suspense to what’s going to happen and how they’re going to handle it. “Anatomy of a Single Girl” shows Snadowsky at the top of her game in the young adult fiction genre. She’s even written a sequel, which is reviewed by my fellow Pepper Bough reporter Jus-tice Sandoval in the story to the right. Do yourself a favor and pick up both of these great novels at a bookstore near you or online. You won’t be sorry.

“Anatomy of a Boyfriend” sounds like an out-of-the -ordinary book, but it’s anything but. That’s what makes it perfect-- as perfect as any “young adult” book could be. Daria Snadowsky does not hold back: she is raw and up-front about everything from sex to heartbreak. She tells a story of a young girl who falls in love and eventu-ally, just like most teenage girls, she gets dumped. In between the love and devasta-

tion are multiple sexual encounters between the main character (Dominique) and her love interest (Wes). Snadowsky is so real and blunt about it all, it made me question if I even want to have sex, ever. She describes all the feelings that nev-er get brought up when talking about sex. In an interview with the Pepper Bough, Snadowsky explains, “reality doesn’t fade to black after a kiss.” She also tells how she related to not only to Dominique but to other supporting charac-ters also; no one is a one dimension character--everyone expresses feelings in some point in the story. She doesn’t just focus on Dominique but she focuses on the high school experience altogether, but more specifically, “puppy love.” I recommend this book not only to high school students but adults also. You will relive the awk-ward, uncomfortable, hilarious, and unforget-table times in high school. For young adults, if you think sex and your first “love” will be like a fairytale, wake up from that dream and read about the reality of it all.

Friday, Oct. 18, 2013 <<sports 7Colton falls to San G in last-second heartbreaker in Homecoming game, 42-37by Mike Wexler, Sports Editor

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The Yellowjackets suffered a heartbreaking loss, 42-37, in the home-coming game on Friday, September 28, against San Gorgonio High School’s Spartans. Instead of it being another blowout win, like in the previous game against Cajon, it turned out to be a long night for the boys in Crimson and Gold. The first half was an all out war. Both teams’ offense was terrific. Scoring touchdown after touchdown, fans were on their feet cheering for their Yellowjackets. Quaterback Lavante Wilson scored two touchdowns in that half, making all the fans thrilled. It was indeed a great half, both teams were dominating, showing how strong their defense and offense were. Tight End, DeAndre Graham also put forth great effort by scoring a touchdown for the home crowd. After the halftime homecoming queen crowning, the battle to come out on top con-

tinued. Wide Receiver Jason Taylor made an unbelievable 50 yard touchdown after re-ceiving the football from kickoff. Once again, Graham, showing his incredible speed and quickness, scored another touchdown. It was a back-and-forth struggle to regain the lead by both teams. It definitely kept the crowd on its feet. Colton High had a 37-35 lead with only seconds left on the clock, when, all of a sudden, the Spartans threw for a touchdown. Yellowjackets were given extra time, due to a hard foul by the Spartans defensive line. Down by five, CHS was unable to complete the pass in the end zone, losing the game.

In the post game interview, Quarterback Wilson said, “We have to work on our deter-mination and drive, but we still did great as a team.”

Water Girls: the unsung heroes of Colton football

Some people think water girls are there to social-ize with the football players, but little do they know it is hard work for us girls. Our new trainer Nick Sanchez, a student at RCC, introduced us to new things. He has us tape some of the boys before practice and games. He wants us to get experience and hands on training, just to get the feel of things. We are also responsible for filling up five ten gallon Gatorade jugs and eight crates, each holding six bottles of water. Those things are not light, let me tell you. We always joke around and say we are going to be able to bench more than the boys by the end of season. During Friday night games it is really intense. There are usually two girls on the line with the boys while giving water to the ones coming off the field, and there are two more making sure that all of our bottles are filled. There are also two more of us following the coaches back and forth down the sidelines waiting for them to call a timeout to run out there and give the boys that are in the game water. It is hard to stay out of the coaches’ way while the boys are tapping you on the shoulder every ten seconds for a towel to clean their vi-sor off or to call the trainer because they are cramping up. Sometimes they need a strap to their helmet, or air for their helmet. It’s always something with those boys. After the games and practices we have to empty everything out and put everything away. We usually have at least five boys who need ice for some type of injury, so we have to make ice bags and wrap them on the place they have an injury with saran wrap. It isn’t always fun

after the games. If they win everyone is of course happy and in good spirits, but you can’t always win so when we take a loss its usually pretty quiet in the training room. Some of us have brothers on the team, but really by the end of the season we all consider them our brothers. It’s a good experience because you develop close friendships with mostly everyone, but most of all you have great high school memories.

by Marissa Rios REMAINING FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Tonight: Colton at Bloomington

Oct. 25: Colton at Grand Terrace

Nov. 1: Kaiser vs. Colton, Home game

H20 TO THE RESCUE-Water girls Breanna Flores, left, and Marissa Rios, both seniors, attend to a player during the Summit game.

photo courtesy of Marissa Rios