March, 2017Volume 11

Edition 2

Lenaea

Winter Ball

Showcase

Evacuated

Newspaper Staff

Advisor Mrs. McDowellEditors Julia Campbell,

Grace RoseStaff Avery Cantrell

Charles DayRory Duran

Jamey ElmsGina Herrejon

Fatima MaganaRJ MathewsJakob Locke

Anthony RiveraMacy RoseJake West

March 8, 9, 15, 16. 22, 29 & 309th Blocks

March 10 PTSA Spaghetti Dinner and Auction

March 11 Winter BallMarch 13 Teacher

Workday - NO SCHOOLMarch 17 Blood DriveMarch 20-22 WASC VisitMarch 23 Staff MeetingMarch 31 District

Minimum Day

Monthly Calendar

Trolly InterviewBy: Jake West

Trolly, a ten-inch troll with vibrant pink hair, is the mascot of Room 6. She is a strong war-

rior, protecting the students of the classroom. Trolly has seen many things from atop her perch high above science class. Q: What was it like over the week when no students or faculty showed up?A: Well, I was quite worried. I didn’t even know anything about a flood OR an evacu-ation! Needless to say when I heard about the flood from the amazing Mrs.McDowell I was glad I live up on a shelf!Q:What is your favorite thing to eat?A: I love mushrooms and algae. Unfortunately, we don’t get very much algae in Marysville and I don’t go to Ellis Lake.Q: Do you have any hobbies?A: Well, I just love going bird watching! And who can resist butterfly catching?!Q: Is butterfly catching easier or harder at your size?A: I wouldn’t know, consider-ing I’ve never been a differ-ent size. Q: As a troll do you have any powers?A: Never ask a troll woman that question!Q: What is the worst mistake someone has made in an ex-periment?A: One student knocked a hot-plate on the floor and melted the carpet! That was crazy!Q: Trolly, who is the most in-telligent student you’ve en-countered?A: All of Charter’s students are very bright but there is one student named Jake West, he must have an IQ over 200! Q:Okay Trolly final question! Why do you pretend to be a fake troll in front of most stu-dents?A: Because most students are too noisy and obnoxious! But you are great, Jake West.

In all of my years that I have either viewed or participated in the Showcase performanc-es, this year’s was one of the best. Directed by our talented dance teachers Shalisa Schar-gus and Kristin Vander Ploeg. Performed by our beginning students to our prestigious seniors, these shows rocked the house with two acts and a beautiful intermission with heavenly food. Everyone that came and watched the shows, loved it. My person-

Poem of the Month: Black HistoryBy: Julia Campbell

Won’t You Celebrate With Me by Lucille Clifton

won’t you celebrate with mewhat i have shaped intoa kind of life? i had no model.born in babylonboth nonwhite and womanwhat did I see to be except myself?iI made it uphere on this bridge betweenstarshine and clay,my one hand holding tightmy other hand; come celebratewith me that everydaysomething has tried to kill meand has failed.

This article was supposed to be about how the Win-ter Ball was. However, since the Winter Ball did not take place due to an evacuation ordered because of potential flooding, I asked for people’s opinions on the matter in-stead. Matthew Fish says,“I feel that after the Winter Ball being postponed it is kind of hard to really know when it is because they might change the date again.” He seemed untrusting toward the final date of the Winter Ball. Bri-ana Wortell said, “I think it was a good idea to push the date back because of the flood issue and it might even

al favorite acts in the show were the Saturday Night Live Acts performed by Timaria Hayes, Jakob Locke, Pippa Fuschich, Avery Cantrell, Josie Aspinwall, Dillon Ruhl, and Charlie Diamond; along with Gabrielle Mathews’ per-formance of “Think of Me,” from Phantom of the Opera. If you did not see this year’s performance, I suggest going next year. It’s amazing to see what happens when all of our performers come together.

By: Charles Day

Josie Aspinwall & Dillon Ruhl

By: Macy Rose

start up a new tradition of the winter formal!” Danielle Riley, the 8th grade president said,” I was really excited for the winter ball and kind of bummed that it is now far-ther away.” Gina Herrejon says,“I think it was a good thing because it gives peo-ple more time to get a dress/tux/etc.” There are countless opinions on the new date of the Winter Ball. In conclu-sion, even though the flood evacuation happened, the winter ball will still happen. UPDATE: Winter Ball has been rescheduled for Satur-day, March 11th at ASYCC, get your ticketsI

The beginning drama pro-duction of Beauty and the Beast was definitely one to

remember. From the t a l e n t e d cast to the dedicated stage crew and direc-tors, every-thing came t o g e t h e r beaut i fu l -

ly and put on a spectacular show for students and the community. I was glad to be able to hang out on the last day of the show and see ev-erything that goes into pre-paring for and putting on the showI arrived about an hour be-

fore the show and got to see the actors and actresses getting ready, including their hair, makeup, costumes, and warm ups. The cast of this beginning drama production impressed me, it will be ex-

citing to see them grow and perform in future plays and events. The audience also

seemed to be enjoying the show, and af-terward, many younger chil-dren were very excited to meet and take pic-tures with their favorite charac-ters. After the

By:Grace Rose

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By: Rory Duran

Aries: When you go to the bathroom this month make sure to flush because my mystical feelers tell me you’ve been forget-ting to do so. It okay though, we all forget things sometimes. You should also eat some more yellow squash and zucchini, you’re deficient in copper and could use some more. Taurus: Something is going to happen. Gemini: You guys are some cool cats. Right now, you want to buy a yellow pair of pants and I think you should get them. It would be hecka cool and it would bring a smile to everyone’s face. Yellow is a great color and it would be a great color for you! Beware of the green tooth brush it holds evil in its tiny cleansing handle. Cancer: You are a little gem and should be recognized more often. You are always trying your best and sometimes people don’t see just how hard you’re working. I want you to feel no-ticed, so this is me noticing you being a cool kid. You should treat yourself, make a cup of hot cocoa or take a nap. Virgo: Oh, boy. You should probably stay home this month.Leo: Whenever you see a tree you need to go up to it and tell it how you feel. Trees are good listeners, they enjoy listening to others and want to hear about your feelings. They love to know what’s going on with you, in fact they grow faster when people talk to them. Libra: You’re going to meet an elderly woman within the next two weeks. This woman’s name is Bertha, and she owns a Dyson Ball Multifloor Upright Vacuum. This is the best vacu-um on the market so it tells you a lot about her personality. Scorpio: Scorpions are pretty cool arachnids. I don’t know about you though...Sagittarius: My father once told me that bathtubs are tem-peramental beings and it’s best not to upset them, especially in other people’s homes. This has been your monthly remind-er that you’re being brainwashed by the government. ;) Capricorn: The geese at Ellis lake told me that you don’t spend enough time with them. They seemed really attached to you. It’s almost like you’re their cult leader or something. Whats up with that? Aquarius: Do something spontaneous, and don’t be afraid to meet new people. Explore your environment and experience new things. Try some new food and then fall in love again with some band from the past. I recommend The Kinks. You should pick up a rock you like from the ground and put it in your pocket. But don’t fall or the rock is going to hurt like a. Pisces: Your zodiac sign is a fish. Ha.

This month, I have decid-ed to interview one of the most amazing teachers here at Charter, science teacher, Mrs. Ellsmore.As a starter, I asked her how long she had been teaching, and she replied, “nine years.” Quite impressive! With a bit more questioning, I found out that eight of those nine years were taught here at Charter!Now to find out exactly what Mrs. Ellsmore teaches. When asked about her classes she stated that she taught Life Science, Physical Science, and Chemistry. Having taken Chemistry my-self, and it having been by far one of my favorite classes, I can confirm Mrs. Ellsmore’s input on the subject:“Chemistry is AWESOME. Ev-eryone should take it, it’s su-per rad. For those seeking to take chemistry, try hard in Bi-ology and math as well, this will help to become success-ful in chemistry.”After receiving that token of advice, I asked about her win-ter break, to get to know our teacher outside of school. “I love vacation,” she said,”and I spent a lot of time in the snow.”Nice! I love snow (well be-sides getting hit in the face with it, but that is besides the point).To finish up the interview, I asked for a piece of scientific wisdom. This is what she told me:“Sharing is… Covalent. If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the precipi-tate!”

By: Fatima Magana

The three-day mandatory evacuation was lifted on On Tues-day, February 14 which send over 180,000 locals away from the Oroville dam spillway emergency. About 30 tons of rock per hour were being placed to prevent the flood. The coun-ties of Butte, Sutter and Yuba, had residents under the evac-uation order. A storm was also scheduled to reach Oroville on Wednesday but forecasters say it will now likely be on Thurs-day and last through next week. Several roads were being blocked so residents would not go to hazardous locations. I left at nearly six in the afternoon and the traffic which was bumper-to-bumper close carried on from Olivehurst to Lin-coln and took nearly a four hour drive. Many students were worried about their homes while a few were careless and thought of it as a break. Residents went either to a hotel, a friend or family’s home away from danger, or to a shelter which was prepared for people. Many shelters filled up and left some people spending the night in their car. Sophomore, Maddie Lehmann, who went to Lanea had to stay at the hotel she was at for an extra night, which was paid by Ms.Ramirez and Mrs.Mathews while the student’s parents came for them. Most students returned on Tuesday when the evacu-ation was lifted or throughout that week. Last week, claims even surfaced that state and federal officials failed to heed safety warnings about Oroville more than a decade ago but there isn’t any stable evidence supporting it. With picutres now emerging of the damaged spillway, more questions will

By: Jamey Elms

Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of the United States. He was born on February 12, 1809, and was assassinated on April 15, 1865. He served in the military from March 4,1861 to April 15,1865. On Lin-coln’s birthday in Califor-nia and some other states, many businesses, courts, and schools are closed. Howev-er, not everything is closed, some businesses and stores remain open. Not all states observe his birthday on the same date. In some parts of the U.S., is celebrated on President’s Day. Only four states remain that still cel-ebrate on his actual birth-day. There were efforts right after Lincoln’s death to get his birthday recognized as a national holiday, but there has never been a federal Lin-coln’s birthday holiday.

Each year, the advanced dra-ma department takes a trip to a far off land: Folsom, CA. Here, at Folsom Lake col-lege, the students not only compete with 1600 other students from all around northern and central Califor-nia with material they pre-pared, but they are also ex-posed to new learning styles from incredibly influential and experienced profession-als of the dramatic art. We got to see student-written one-acts which varied in genre from political dramas to very eccentric and quite inappropriate comedies. We also got to prepare our own one act, written by Avery Cantrell, to bring to the fes-tival. The students who did the best in the eyes of the judges were awarded for it. From our school, Pippa Fus-chich had won the bronze medal for musical theater for her rendition of “Watch What Happens” from News-ies. Good Job Pippa! The stu-dents also got to mingle with

By: Gina Herrejon

This day honors presidents of the United States, includ-ing George Washington, the first of 44 presidents thus far. While most states have ad-opted Washington’s Birthday, some states officially cele-brate Presidents’ Day. This year it was on February 20th. It’s traditionally celebrated on February 22, Washing-ton’s actual day of birth, but the holiday became popular-ly known as Presidents Day after it was moved as part of 1971’s Uniform Monday Holi-day Act, an attempt to create more three day weekends for the nation’s workers.

Beauty and the Beast Cont.show, everyone involved in creating it got to reminisce at the cast party. All of the cast shared things that they liked about the play and also things they think could be change in the future. The sense of fam-ily and welcoming from the drama class is one of the best parts of being involved. It was unique, being able to see all the effort that goes into the performance, and I can’t wait to see what the drama department has in store for us in The Pajama Game!

each other in workshops that played with our acting and singing abilities. Such work-shops included: Puppet mas-ter classes, Improv classes, and Backstage technology. The drama department also had the pleasure of meeting with the singing voice of Zac Efron and esteemed “Jersey Boy”, Drew Seeley. Our stu-dent Molly Enderton even won the chance to workshop her singing with him in a workshop. This trip not only provided us with new ideas about acting, but it provided us with a quite lovely town. I personally enjoyed Folsom quite a lot. It was an elegant town that let me experience new things like nice hotel rooms and Chick-Fil-A, which, by the way, tastes great. The Lenaea Festival was a time which I, and the rest of my peers, loved very much, and we thank the school quite a bit for being able to let us go.

Celebrity Guest: Drew Seeley

By: Jakob Locke

Spillway damaged but with water being released.

Now that the water is stopped this is what the damaged spillway looks

By: Anthony Rivera