On Mar. 30, 2014, Senior Class President Lauren Youhanna announced that WHS’ Principal Bob Moran did not approve the Senior Pool Party. Because of the shift from STAR testing to Common Core testing, the traditional Senior Week was shortened to Senior Days. The core of Senior Week was the final pool party and barbeque where students got to relax before Advanced Placement testing in May.

Senior Class officers Lauren Youhanna, Thomas Smith, and Mary Fowler contacted Principal Moran with the hopes of preserving the long-standing tradition. After the class officers sent him a letter, Moran still refused. Senior class officers then reached out to the class of 2014, informing students of the situation and how their support could help.

“We felt that it was necessary for students to understand what was going on. We felt it would be unfair to let students know the week before or the week of that something they had anticipated so much would not be happening so we informed seniors as soon as we had a clear understanding of the situation at hand,” 2014 Class Vice President TJ Smith said.

Many students were willing to express their response to the pool party cancellation. Senior Amy DeLanda organized a silent strike and gained supporters in the hopes of bringing back the pool party and expressing their opinion.

“We wanted to make an impact,” said DeLanda. “Psychologically, results are best made by showing a large united front. It’s easier to reject emails than 40 students glaring you down.”

However Youhanna put the strike on hold so that students would not risk anything after having signed their senior contract. After that there was not enough

time to hold the strike and still have a timely impact.

The next day, April 4, Moran came to address the leadership class and announced his stance on the pool-party.

“My primary job as principal, as I see it, is to be the instructional leader on this campus,” Moran said. “You guys are supposed to be here to learn and the time we are here is supposed to be instructional. How other principals did it in the past, that’s how they did it. For me, personally, in my gut, I can’t qualify a pool party as instructional minutes.”

Moran then listed alternatives that would be instructional like a talent show, sober graduation, a room for AP testing practice, scholarship sign-up oppurtunities, or working on placement tests for Ohlone.

As a compromise, he said the pool party could be held June 4 or June 11 after school. However senior class officers had a few concerns regarding that suggestion.

“After a lot of thought we realized that an after school pool party would not be beneficial to students,” Smith said. “We understand that graduation is a very busy time; after school a lot of seniors are preparing for graduation festivities and even graduation itself so we couldn’t expect students to be excited for the pool party.”

The senior officers noted that Moran’s position was not unreasonable but they were not ready to give up on the pool party. On April 9 the officers, a few students, and some parents went to show support and speak at the Fremont School Board meeting. Erica Bickel and Thomas Smith’s mothers voiced their opinions to the Director of Secondary Education James Maxwell.

“[Maxwell] went on to let us know that actually parties during instructinal minutes were actully outlawed about three years ago,” said Smith.

The officers had hoped to gain a platform for the students’ opinions to be heard and show how much people supported the pool party. On April 11, Maxwell came to Washington to speak to the officers and informed them that the district office instructed high schools to use time during standardized testing for instructional purposes and not parties. Kennedy High School still had their Senior Week and pool party four days before spring break. When asked if that fact influenced him in any way, Moran said he still stands by his earlier stance. Water World, is considered a different situation.

“It is a senior picnic and also a field trip. If a student chooses not to go to Water World and stay behind and go to class they can do that, which is different than Senior Week, where you are mandated to do a certain thing,” Moran said.

Senior Week was a tradition that relied mainly on STAR testing and the recent changes in standardized testing led to the adaptation Senior Days. The tradition will continue but in different forms as different testing days are put in place. As a result different activities are kept or let go as a part of Senior Week/Days.

INSIDE: News 3-5 • Opinions 5-7 • Features 8-9 • Arts and Entertainment 11-13 • Sports 14-15 • Photos 16

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Vol. 95, Issue No. 8 ∙ May 1, 2014 ∙ Washington High School ∙ Fremont, CA

WHS motto: Pride. Tradition? Excellence.By GAUTAMI SHARMA AND

MATT VAN SPRAKELAARStaff Reporters

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On April 12 and 13, Speech and Debate attended a tournament which was hosted by and took place at Santa Clara University. All teams did extremely well in the competition and everybody had a great time. About twenty students from WHS attended the competition. Speech and Debate had made it into the final round before, but never to this extent. Four teams from Parliamentary Debate broke into the final round. In Public Form, which is a brand new addition, one team broke into the final round. But unfortunately, not all teams won first place in their respective final rounds. Most of the students went home with trophies and medals.

“This is the first year we have had this many people go this far; as the years go by, the teams get larger and the time they are putting in is really starting to kick off,” Speech and Debate Supervisor Debi Pavlecic said.

The club practices for tournaments after school and during weekends.

Students also receive coaching from a former student from WHS. Speech and Debate worked hard to reach this far and plan to get stronger and compete in more tournaments.

“In the previous years, as a club we have been going to SCU for six or seven years and we never had much success in this tournament, but this year we did,” said Manveer Singh, one of the captains of Speech and Debate.

Singh believes this success is due to himself, Vignesh Muruganantham, and Lemar Karimi taking over as the captains, and their dedication to participating in more tournaments.

One of the most recent competitions was the Stanford Invitational. Singh and Muruganantham made it all the way to semi-finals and were able to participate as alternates at the state championships because a team dropped out. The state championship only took nine teams and WHS were one of them.

The competition took place on April 25 and 26. Although they did not make it to final round, it was a great honor that the team made it that far.

By PURNIMA KASHyAPStaff Reporter

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Speech and Debate makesit far in tournament

Left: Brett Walsh and Thomas Cuellar stand in line at the senior breakfast Tuesday.Top right: Helen Lui slices a piece of scrumptios chocalate cake.Bottom right: Lauren Youhanna, Mary Fowler, and Thomas Smith recieve the “Most Spitrited” award. Photos by amy mcclellan

Top left: Sophomores Abhinav Tripathy, Rahul Sheth, Anirudh Veeragavan, and Rugved Karhade prepare speeches and research evidence.

Top right: Seniors Vignesh Muruganatham and Manveer Singh begin their speech.

Bottom right: Freshmen Ekta Dadlani, Mandeep Kaur, and sophomore Ria Sodha review evidence for their next round.

Bottom left: Sophomore Shani Williams writes notes for her next speech.

Photos by Debi Pavlecic

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ClubCORNER

Spreading the flames of hip-hop

B-boying, a style of street dancing that has spread worldwide, caught the attention of senior Howard Tan and inspired him to learn the style. Tan and junior Jasper lee created B-boy Club this year. The club, which meets on Tuesdays at lunch in the lower E-building, consists of about 20 members. The club’s advisor is psychology teacher Dana Nelson.

Tan and Lee created the club so people could practice and engage in hip-hop and its different styles of dancing. Tan is currently the president of the club with Lee as the vice president.

“I like [b-boying] because it’s fun being able to get down new moves, and when you finally get the move down it feels super nice,” Lee said.

Currently, Lee practices dance moves like flares, windmills, and swipes.

Flare is an acrobatic move where the dancer is supporting the body on his or

her hands while swinging their legs around the body. While performing a windmill, the dancer uses the back for support while swinging the legs around. In a swipe, the dancer is on one leg and one hand, throwing his or her hands across his or her body and using their momentum to kick the feet up to go in a circle. The move finishes with the dancer landing on the same leg and hand he or she started with.

Tan practices footwork and power moves and combining the two into sets. Both Lee and Tan are willing to teach other members in the club to improve.

B-boy Club was not able to perform in the Multicultural Assembly due to members’ busy schedules and not being able to finalize the choreography. However, Tan performed in another hip-hop dance performance in the assembly.

Lee plans on continuing the club next

Counter-clockwise from left: Senior Howard Tan performs the Chair Freeze; junior Jeremy Quero also practices the Chair Freeze; junior Jasper Lee performs the Nike Freeze.Photos by Jenna Wu

Sophomore Anoop Brar joins fellow club members at the banquet with guest senior Preyrna Yadav.Photo by Kayla nelson

DECA feasts on the success of another year

On April 17, DECA hosted an “end-of-the-year” banquet in the cafeteria to present various awards to members, salute the departing seniors, and greet the newly elected officers. Senior Vignesh Muruganantham, one of the four founding seniors of DECA, opened the banquet with a speech thanking the club members, their parents, the four DECA state officers that attended, and Irvington’s DECA group.

Irvington’s DECA group was recognized for their support of Washington’s DECA. Because DECA is a club that was established at Washington two years ago, Irvington was able to assist the four founding seniors and their advisor, Geometry teacher, Vince Wu.

The four DECA state officers that attended the banquet were Vice President of Communications Sophia Yang, Vice

President of Silicon Valley Albert Zeng, Vice President of Public Relations Greg Chi, and Vice President of Northern California Shreya Bommireddi. They assisted with the “passing of the torch,” and welcomed the new officers for next year.

“I’m excited we get to see our new officers and say good-bye to our old officers,” said senior Nischitha Ranga, one of the four founding seniors. “I feel that the upcoming officers are prepared.”

The new officers are also excited for next year, and have great expectations.

“I’m sad this year is ending,” said sophomore Kami Mak, one of the upcoming vice presidents. “But I’m excited for next year.”

Vince Wu recognized and awarded the 50 members that went to the state competition conference. Members also presented Wu with gifts.

“I could not be more proud,” Wu said.

Wu also said he hoped for DECA to go to the national competition in Disney World next year.

“We have a very active club on campus and we have made our mark in California DECA. We have great students, and I’m looking forward for the years to come.”

By KAYLA NELSONStaff Reporter

By JENNA WUStaff Reporter

Top to bottom: David forecasts on WHTV; a display of weather read-ings; an example of a weather map.Photos by DaviD schlottehauer

By TRISTAN BORILLOStaff Reporter

Cloudy with a chance of DaveReporting every Monday over the intercom is senior David Schlottehauer, otherwise known as Weatherman Dave. Schlottehauer became known as Weatherman Dave when Mrs. Sanchez, a former teacher at WHS, asked him to report the weather over WHTV. This lasted about three quarters into the school year before he went on hiatus until his senior year, when he began reporting the weather over the intercom.

Schlottehauer became deeply interested in the weather through a simple observation when he was young.

“I saw the rainclouds one day and wanted to know how they form,” Schlottehauer said. From that point, he began to look at weather maps on the internet along with other weather sites, where his interest only grew. April 29th marked his eleventh anniversary as a weatherman.

Initially, he began his studies with just the computer and weather charts. As he learned more about weather, however, he began to obtain physical maps, create his own weather forecast, and plot rain cells. He currently has three weather stations that he operates, the most advanced one being “Davis Vantage Vue Weather Station.”

The Davis Vantage Vue Weather Station has multiple gadgets that help with his forecasts. They have the ability to tell multiple aspects of the weather including heat index, air pressure, and can even produce a 72 hour forecast. Furthermore, it has a “WeatherIP” which can upload its readings to the internet. In addition, he posts his weather readings on social media such as Facebook where he gives daily weather updates.

With the weather station, Schlottehaur can view information about the weather such as sunrise and sunset times, moon phases, and track meteor showers and seasonal changes. He can also create graphs that can analyze past data for temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure.

His interest in weather and meteorology has made an incredible impact in his life. Along with becoming the school weatherman, he spends his free time researching upcoming weather. This also led Schlottehauer to seriously consider pursuing a career in meteorology, although nothing is set in stone. Nevertheless, it will always remain a big part of his life.

“If you take the size of Washington and Kennedy and combine them, that’s about the size of my interest in Meteorology,” Schlottehauer said.

year. He also plans on having the club participate in next year’s Multicultural Assembly and other events as well.

“Everyone should join because it’s fun and members in the club are almost like a family since we help each other a lot. Plus it looks cool and gets girls,” Lee said.

The WHS Car show will take place on May 3. It is the 11th annual car show. There will be a variety of all kinds of vehicles featured including vintage cars. The WHS Car show will take place from 7 A.M. to 4 P.M. Registration begins at 6:30 A.M. The canned food drive will be taking place simultaneously.

WHS car show

Junior Prom and Senior Ball are on May 10 and the theme is “Old Hollywood”. Tickets are available in the Student Center for $75 with ASB and $85 without. The Junior Prom/Senior Ball will take place at City Hall in San Francisco. The event is from 7:30 P.M. to 11:30 P.M.

Prom is just around the corner

The blood drive is on May 30 and is through Stanford Medical Center. This is the third and final blood drive of the year. Signups are in the Student Center and start on May 5 and end on May 27.

Blood Drive this month

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By ROHIT DHARStaff Reporter

CSF gets mentoredStarting next year, California Scholarship Federation (CSF) will attempt to establish a mentorship program. The program will match an underclassmen as a mentee with an upperclassmen as a mentor, respectively. This allows the underclassmen in question to be given a guide for high school in regards to classes, extracurriculars, study tips, prep courses, internships, scholarships, and the like.

The intention for this program is to provide guidance to underclassmen who may not have older siblings or friends that could help them make the right choices in high school. As of now, the program is only open to CSF members.

“It’s always positive to have a mentor to

assist you. It’s always good to have someone to guide you from a student’s perspective,” said Sharon Jones, CSF adviser and English teacher.

The program is semester-long, with an underclassmen working with their mentor. At the end of the semester, the underclassmen decide whether to remain with their mentor or rotate to a different one. CSF will either conduct the program in a trial stage in mid-May or will start in full form at the beginning of next year. In addition, they may expand the program to individuals outside of CSF.

“We created this program to prepare our underclassmen for their future ahead and to learn from upperclassmen to ensure a brighter future. This program is to propel WHS Huskies forward in the future,” CSF President Priya Kohli said.

Hall of Fame honors alumni

WHS will be having its first official Hall of Fame dinner on May 17. The primary purpose of this event is to honor alumni as well as generate money for the school. Alumni who will be honored include Jess Jacinto, a former board member of the WHS Alumni Foundation, David Carter, a California federal court judge, Scott Haggerty, an Alameda County Supervisor, and Tak Fudenna, who helped construct the district’s sporting stadium which was named after him.

“Mrs. Paris originally had the idea to honor WHS graduates who have gone on to do exceptional things,” explained ASB President, Josh Dalavai. The steps into

making this vision a reality began with Leadership students building a Wall of Fame near the water fountain with the guidance of a contractor.

There will also be a special segment dedicated to female athletes who attended WHS. In 1972, an Education Amendment was passed which denied discrimination in school activites based on sex. Before this, women would receive a small “W” for their accomplishments, but never a true Varsity letter. The dinner will help shed a light on these women, which the school has invited to rightfully receive their letters.

The dinner will be held at Swiss Park in Newark from 6 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person and $350 for a table of ten. More information on the event can be found on the WHS website.

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Colombian exchange students from Jeffersion Colegio in Cali, Colombia visited Fremont from Mar. 30 to Apr. 6. They stayed with WHS students’ families and taught the school about their culture. This was WHS’s tenth time hosting them, coordinated by Spanish teacher Mary Gimeno and through the exchange program conducted by English teacher David Skillings’s brother Daniel Skillings. This was the last time Gimeno coordinated the program.

The students, like junior Kayla Gladish, chose to host them because they wanted to get to know someone outside of the country. Gladish especially thought this experience would allow her to learn about a new culture in a fun way.

“I wanted to meet people who saw the world a little differently than I did,” Gladish said.

Senior James Roney and his family chose to host a Colombian because of his cultural exchange experience in Colombia last year. He went with four other students including this staff reporter. He enjoyed the Colombian way of life and the people.

“I understand the parts of Colombia I visited are the good parts, but I liked them in a way not easily explainable,” Roney said.

During the school week, the Colombians shadowed their hosts as they went to and from school and to their different classes. While shadowing, they also went around the campus and gave different presentations about Colombian culture in health, business, history, world language, and journalism classes on Tuesday, Apr. 1.

For example, in the journalism class, their presentations included information about the history of Colombia; how there used to be four social classes: Españoles, Criolles Mestizos, Indios, and Negros y Mulatos; and how the country has evolved from a rural

society to a developing country. Towards the end of the presentation, they prepared a quiz concerning the information presented to the students to “see if they were paying attention.” They also taught the students how to dance the salsa.

Later on that week, on Thursday, Apr. 3, the Colombians performed in an assembly at the cafeteria during periods 2-4. The assembly started with a video highlighting the Colombian culture and landscapes. Following the video were some of their performances, including a monologue by Sofia Sarria and two dances using murals depicting the Colombian landscapes and social life. The second mural dance also included 12-year-old Maria Cardona dancing among the students holding the murals. The Colombians provided their own music; about seven of them played background music to the different dances in a band.

In addition, the band performed “Happy”

by Pharrell which involved background singers, all of whom were WHS students. It was sung primarily by Sebastian Guerrero. They also performed “Counting Stars” by One Republic, sung primarily by exchange student Juliana Monotoya. She remembered that she did not get too nervous since she is used to performing in front of people. However, she said she did get tired of performing over and over again.

The assembly ended with a conga line following the very last dance. The conga line comprised of the Colombians and some of the people in the audience, including Gimeno.

The host families in turn took the Colombians on day trips throughout the week. For example, Roney took his Colombian shopping in Walmart and drove them to scenic places. They went bowling on Wednesday, Apr. 2.

“It was fun and challenging coming up with ways to keep our Colombians entertained,” Roney said. “[Bowling with them] was the highlight experience for me.”

One of the exchange students, Carlos Revela, remembers going to Santa Cruz and going on roller coasters with his hosts during the weekend. Sarria said that she had a good time while visiting Monterrey.

The Colombians, including Juan José, Isabella Mariño, and Maria Monotoya, loved their different interactions with WHS students and the people in Fremont itself.

“I liked the people [because] they were very kind to me,” José said.

Manuel Velasco admired everyone’s punctuality and the students’ freedom to go off campus during lunch. Daniela Zea especially appreciated her host family’s kindness toward all of them.

“One thing I’ll remember most is when I sing to [my host] ‘Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?’ when she’s in the bathroom,” Zea said.

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Senioritis - it is real and here to stayThe countless absences, tardies, missing assignments, late work, and sleeping in class are all due to the very real disease called senioritis spreading through the graduating class. Seniors, teachers, administration, and underclassmen are all very aware of this plague that occurs every year. Still, little is done to combat it. In fact, senioritis is not really looked down upon at all...but should it be?

Senioritis is the common reason, or excuse as teachers might say, for the constant laziness and carelessness seniors show. The closer graduation gets, the more severe senioritis becomes. In most cases, senioritis just leads to minor

mistakes which do not affect the overall future of students.

However, in some cases, senioritis can lead to reckless behavior and the ruin of a student’s school year. Extreme cases of senioritis can end up keeping students from being able to participate in events like gradnite, prom, or even graduation.

Such heavy concequences make it harder and harder to let senioritis slide by unstopped. The fact that mere laziness could lead to such big punishments is startling. Startling, but still not startling enough to fight back and beat the laziness in the first place.

A possible reason for senioritis may be the fact that students believe that senior year is not as important as the years prior to it.

By KATHLEEN PHAN Staff Reporter

Once you’re a second semester senior, you already know your future plans: college, workforce, trade school, or whatever it may be. Seniors only need C’s or better to move on from high school and get on with the rest of their lives, so many may view senior year as all fun and games. It is in this state that senioritis often develops.

I have definitely caught a case of senioritis. For the most part, it was dormant in the first semester, but it is now in full swing. I find myself going home and completely forgetting about homework, tests, and quizzes. On top of that, I lack the desire to really study. There just doesn’t seem to be much motivation to.

A controversial issue among students and teachers is whether or not seniors should be given a

“break” because of senioritis or if senior year should be scrutinized equally as the years before. Senioritis is not a valid excuse for missing work or blatantly not being present in the class. However, senior year should be more laid back, and both students and teachers should be less stressed out.

It’s possible to be laid back and still not have senioritis. As long as students are not blatantly disregarding all things school and homework-related, they can afford to relax from time to time.

It’s definitely hard to avoid senioritis, but with a little bit of willpower, it is fully possible. Senioritis seems like a short term problem, but it can lead to concequences that definitely last for many years to come.

This past school year has been one full of friction, much more than we have seen in previous years. A pattern

can be found: first a proposed change, then immediate protests, and finally rejection. This

cycle becomes evident when

we analyze the tardy

policy, the senior pool

party, and in general, the acceptance of WHS’ new administration. It is perfectly rational to complain about the changes that affect one’s school experience; however, it is not rational to do so without looking into the reasons behind the changes.

The primary motivation for all changes made this year was improvement. In the minds of all the administration or board members making these changes, the main goal has been to improve WHS’ education level. Coming in as second to last in FUSD according to our API scores, and dead last with our college readiness percentage last year, there is no question as to whether WHS needs progress. However, were these new policies and decisions working towards that? Moreover, was there justification in all the outcry against them?

First let’s examine the situation of the eBooks. AP Chemistry, AP Biology, and AP European History classes received eBooks at the beginning of the year. The eBooks were

issued with the mindset that they would be the next improvement in education. They don’t gradually deteriorate, or get stolen, or require any use of energy to carry. Despite this, the classes switched back to the original textbooks within a month. There were worries that not every student would have the access to a device for an eBook. The bigger problem, though, was that the students who received the eBooks were already comfortable with textbooks. Perhaps if the eBooks were issued in a more logical fashion, and instead given to the freshmen who would not see it as much of an intrusion, they would have not fallen through.

Now the more prominent issue is the situation the new administration is in. New to the school, their relatively strict tardy policy was not the best way to make a first impression. The policy looked to many like a quick assertion of power. That, coupled with the administration’s increased presence on campus, made the situation even worse. The swiftness of the policy was yet another factor in the resentment that soon built up towards the policy. However, if the policy had not been executed in the beginning of the year, it would not have the same high level of effectiveness it has had.

Still, the protests made against the tardy policy are understandable. After years of leniency, a new, enforced law seems like a bit of an injustice. But we must ask ourselves what our final goal is. Is it to enjoy a carefree

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life in high school, or is to learn academics and real world lessons?

Senior days have already ended, but there is still resentment regarding the senior pool party. Seeing a senior tradition get revoked so easily would, of course, bring on complaints. Again, the situation the administration was in must be examined to determine whether or not the act was justified.

Keeping in mind that the main goal of the administration is to improve WHS academics, the cancellation was logical. The pool party was not a good use of educational minutes, and it would have been an obvious disturbance to the students testing nearby.

After years of being used to the previous principal’s leadership, Principal Moran’s more noticeable presence combined with his firm policies, the rapidity of Common Core installation, and the senior pool party withdrawal, all within the same year, caused a lot of resentment.

Principal Moran might just be a victim of circumstance. He was put in charge of WHS with the purpose of improving its education level. He saw problems that could be fixed, and he addressed them. His methods were relatively fast, but still manageable. However, he came in during a year of heavy changes, including Common Core installation and resource updates such as eBooks, Windows 8, and Wireless internet. All the changes made this year were associated with the new administration, whether purposely or not.

StaffEDITORIAL

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A Bowl of Ramen

AbiramiGanesh

This past month, the class of 2014 has been riled up about the shortening of Senior Week into Senior Days. But what really peeved us was that the long-awaited seniors-only pool party has been canceled. The revocation of this beloved tradition has thrown all the seniors into a frenzy.

Every year, the graduating class has a pool party during Senior Week, when all the other classes are taking standardized tests. Since the testing has been shortened, Senior Week has consequently been cut. Many seniors who were once excited about Senior Week and the pool party have been outraged because not only has Senior Week been reduced to Senior Days, but the pool party has been cancelled.

Once the announcement about the cancellation was made, the class of 2014 took to Facebook and other social media outlets to complain. While this reaction is understandable in adolescents, it didn’t really accomplish anything or have a constructive outcome.

For the most part, the seniors’ expression of this anger could be construed as whining, which is true since in no way are the seniors entitled to a pool party, or even a full senior week for that matter. In fact, many schools in the district don’t have either. However, even amid the various changes that have taken place this year, the cancellation of the pool party was unexpected. In any case, whining from the seniors is not justified, especially if we expect to be treated and respected as adults entering the real world.

While the members of the senior class were for the most part unable to form their criticisms into actual actions that would create a favorable outcome, the senior class officers worked hard to address the issue in a way that had some hope of being acknowledged by the administration.

In an exemplary show of leadership, the senior class officers have kept a calm and reasonable stance. Without arguing or otherwise angering the administration, Senior Class President Lauren Youhanna and Vice President TJ Smith decided to write a letter to Principal Bob Moran listing reasons why the class of 2014 is insistant on having a pool party and some alternatives if this is not possible. This eloquent letter is an admirable example fighting for what you want.

The letter listed options to resolve the concerns that caused the cancellation of the pool party. Even though the administration did not approve of the alternative options set forth in the letter, the senior class officers were able to work out a compromise with them and are currently planning a pool party sometime during the last week of school. Best of all they persuaded the administration to meet the ends they thought best for their class very professionally instead of whining.

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Don’t live life with #NoRagretsBy KATHLEEN NORTON

Staff Reporter

On Friday, April 4th, a self-proclaimed preacher, Dean Saxton, held up a sign on Arizona State University’s campus that read, “You Deserve Rape.” He claimed that everyone has freedom of speech and that there was nothing wrong with what he was preaching. However, this scene stirred up some controversy and many students and witnesses took offense.

Not only did he hold up a sign that offended rape victims, but he also said, “Most of you women out here by the way that you are dressed, I can tell that your father hates you.”

It is unfair for women to have to worry about being raped when walking down the streets alone. They are constantly being

Freedom of speech, not freedom to attackBy KATHLEEN QUACH

Staff Reporter blamed for wearing shorts that are too short, or a top that is too revealing. When did the world ever come to the conclusion that a woman’s body should be covered just because it is seen as “distracting” or “provocative” to men’s eyes? Most importantly, when was it ever a woman’s fault that they were raped? If a woman were to wear revealing clothing or walk the streets at a late hour in a dangerous neighborhood and got raped, it would still not be her fault. Men aren’t animals. They can control their hormones and the urge to lay their hands on a woman. Double standards are always being put on women. Society judges women more harshly than men, and that needs to change.

A rape victim shouldn’t be blamed because of the way they dress, nor should they be told that their father hates them.

These accusations comprise a misogynistic way of thinking. Rape is violence, not sex. The criminal only wants control and power over the victim, along with sexual desire that the victim does not approve of. Not all rape victims dress provocatively, and no one asks to be a target. Most importantly, not all rape victims are young women. There are men, children, and elders who are raped by low-life criminals.

We live in a world where women have to worry about covering up or being in safe environments so they won’t become a victim to rape. No one deserves this terrible action and it shouldn’t be supported. Even though Saxton has freedom of speech, it does not meam that he has the right to attack rape victims. It is morally wrong to do so, and his way of thinking is completely irrational and offensive.

A life lived without regret is a life wasted. If you looked back at your entire life and wouldn’t change anything about what you’ve done, that’s pretty sad. It shows no growth or desire to improve. This is not to say that everyone should go around complaining about past mistakes or lapses in judgement. But these things must be acknowledged or we will be stuck in a perpetual cycle of flawed monotony.

Regrets are scary. They mean that you could have done better, but in that moment you did not or could not. It’s easy for a person to say that all the mistakes they have made led them to this part of their life. That may be true, but it is also

true that had something been done differently, life would be entirely unrecognizable, perhaps in a really good way. The purpose of understanding this is not to encourage people to mope about what could have been. It is to work towards a better life and better decisions in the future.

The ideas that society preaches of learning from the past and simultaneously having no regrets are contradictory. Looking back at history, there are many tragedies that the world would likely be better without. The holocaust and slavery did nothing to improve humanity. If we were able to go back to the very beginning and prevent the seed of prejudice from being planted in the mind, of humankind, the world would be better.

These are widely accepted to be regrettable occurrences of humanity as a whole. Regretting these things should be looked at no differently than regretting personal actions.

There would be no point in having a history if we only looked at it for content, rather than learning from it. We might as well be starting from scratch. People have no trouble looking back at the history of the world as a whole, pointing out the things that were done wrong, and agreeing that it is important to try and prevent these things from happening again. No sane person wants another genocide. It’s logical to regret that these things happened. Looking back at our own personal histories should be no different. There is no reason to not regret failing a class or to not regret

quitting a sport. Next time, do the homework and don’t get discouraged when you don’t win on your first try. Regretting these things is no different than learning from the past.

It’s hard to acknowledge our own past shortcomings, and when we are forced to, it’s so much easier to just say “life happens.” However, it’s so much more rewarding and worth it to realize that you made a mistake. Own up to it. Learn from it and regret it. At the end of your life, if you would do literally everything exactly the same, you probably haven’t learned much. Any pain you caused or truly damaging mistake you made is an opportunity to do better. So if tomorrow, someone offers you a time machine to go back and make a change, take the offer. Do something better.

Teachers, excused means excusedBy HAN NGO Staff Reporter

Some teachers mark down students on their participation grades if they are absent, even if the absences are excused. This raises a lot of controversy depending on the situation of the absence. If a student has an excused absence, it is not fair to mark down their participation grade for that reason. But if the student is absent on a day when a long-term project or paper

is due, then marking down points is okay. Even then, it should not be factored into their participation grade.

Excused absences exist for a reason. They are to ensure that students do not get penalized when they are unable to attend school for a legitimate reason. It is not fair for students to be blamed or punished for being sick. Their health and well-being are priorities.

It is unreasonable for a teacher to get frustrated with

a student for being absent. As long as they complete the work within the days that they are given once they return to school, they should be fine. When students feel that their teachers are frustrated with them, it only creates more stress for them.

It is school policy for teachers to give their students the same amount of days they were absent to complete the work that they missed. But often times, teachers do not

follow this policy. Instead they force their students to turn in assignements before this time, which again just stresses them out. Some teachers also make their students take make-up tests the first day that they return to school, even if they are not prepared, which can really damage their grade.

Teachers need to stop blaming their students for being ill or having to attend school sponsored events. Excused means excused.

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“The Reason,” the most successful single for Hoobastank, a modern rock band, was number two on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released on April 27, 2004. The song was also named as a nominee for Song of the Year for the 2005 Grammy Awards; however, it was beaten out by “Daughters,” by John Mayer. The song gained more popularity overseas, topping the singles charts in Italy, Mexico and Canada. The popularity of the song overshadowed the popularity of the music video. Many did not understand the connection of the song and the music video that displayed a jewel heist by the band members, however that did not take away from the famous tune and lyrics of the song. So far, they have sold 10 million albums.

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Surprisingly, M.A.S.H. - Mansion, Apartment, Shack, House is not as popular as it was back in the day. The game was easily played with a pencil and paper at school, home, or anywhere. It predicted an individual’s future life by answering questions such as where we would live, who we would marry, how many kids we would have, what car we would drive, what job we would have, etc. Nowadays, a pencil and paper are not needed for M.A.S.H., since many applications in electronic devices can generate the game for you.

Believe it or not, Pac-man was not always the popular and accessible game that it is today. Pac-man is an arcade game that was released on May 22, 1980 in Japan. Yes, the phrase ‘arcade game’ means that one had to visit an actual arcade to play the game, not the ‘Game Center’ found on smartphones. Pac-man is one of the longest running video games and generated more than $2.5 million by 1990. Pac-man is still played in arcades; however, it is much easier for Pac-man to be played on handheld devices or a portable computer. Although Pac-man isn’t as popular as it was back in the 90’s, it will always be an original game that everyone can enjoy.

Whether you were a girl or a boy, Neopets was the game for you. This is a virtual gaming website where kids had a chance to behave as if they were guardians of neopets. For once, kids were not the one’s being fed, but instead doing the feeding. Not only were kids able to own their own pets, but they were able to own their own house, store and have their own bank account. The game was like an introduction to the real world; it taught kids the use and importance of money and food. The world of Neopets had its own currency (neopoints), marketplace, and economy. The game was so popular that kids would be found making several new email addresses to get another selection of the maximum of four neopets. The Neopets website is still up and running.

Ed, Edd, and Eddy premiered on Cartoon Network on January 4, 1999. The show revolved around "the Eds", who lived on a cul-de-sac in Peach Creek. Ed was the dumb and most hard-working member of the group, Edd "Double D" was the smartest, and Eddy was the self-appointed leader and con-artist. Eddy would always try to con the other kids out of money to buy jawbreakers. However, their plans never worked out and always got them into trouble. The show lasted ten years, ending on November 8, 2009. The show had an audience of 31 million people and was broadcast in 120 different countries. Ed, Edd, and Eddy is the longest running original Cartoon Network series.

That’s So Raven aired on Disney Channel for the first time on January 12, 2003. The show featured Raven Baxter, a teen living in San Francisco who gets psychic visions. The story follows her and her friends Eddie and Chelsea on their adventures in high school. Her visions get her in trouble because she either trys to make them come true or prevent them from happening. The show lasted four years and ended on November 7, 2007. Cory, Raven's younger brother in the show, had a spin off called Cory in the House. That’s So Raven is the third longest running Disney Channel Original Series.

Kim Possible premiered on the Disney Channel starting on June 7, 2002. The show is about Kim Possible, a teenage girl who fights crime, but also deals with everyday issues. Kim has a partner Ron Stoppable, who can't do anything right. Ron has a naked mole rat named Rufus who aids Kim and Ron on their missions. She has a Kimmunicator device through which she receives gadgets to use on missions from her friend Wade. He also supplies her transportation to and from missions and looks up information for her. The show lasted five years and ended on September 7, 2007. Kim Possible is the second longest running Disney Channel Original Series.

Sometime in the early 2000s, Kellogg's created the greatest, most rare snack of any childhood: Yogos. With fruity flavors, a creamy yogurt shell, and a chewy gummy center, there is no way these snacks could wrong. And they didn't. These individual snack bags of fruity, creamy heaven had a strong appeal, and they could be found in schools across the nation. So strong, that there is a complaint board on Kellogg's website from fans of the treats demanding them back, although there is no word from the company on whether these tasty balls will ever return.

There is nothing that children love more than candy and prizes. Combine the two and you get Nestle's Wonderball. The Wonderball was a hollow chocolate sphere that contained a surprise inside. The prizes included more candy, stickers, tattoos and even small toys you could build yourself. The Food and Drug Association (FDA) discontinued the Wonderball because of the plastic embedded in the candy. The Kinder Surprise Egg is very similar but can only be found in the United Kingdom and Canada, although lucky fans have found them in the US. Get Googling.

Hubba Bubba gum tape was the coolest thing you could own. Possessing it instantly made you popular because it showed you were a rule breaker because you brought gum to school, and because this gum was in a tape you cut. If someone asked you for some of your precious Hubba Bubba gum tape, you could choose how big of a piece they received - you had all the power in the world! Hubba Bubba continues to make this gum but has expanded from the original bubble gum flavor to include such flavors such as grape and tropical.

The hit single “Yeah!” by Usher, featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris was released on Jan. 27, 2004 and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for twelve consecutive weeks. It was beaten by its follow up song, “Burn.” In total, “Yeah” topped fourteen charts worldwide. The song was the longest running single in 2004 and was played in all clubs at the time. Usher’s song won the R&B and Hip Hop Single of the Year Award and the Hot 100 Single of the Year Award in the Billboard Awards. It was also named Best Rap Song Collaboration in the Grammy Awards.

Souljia Boy’s “Crank That” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks. The song was released from his debut album May 2, 2007 and gained popularity with the dance in the music video. “Crank That” was ranked the twenty-third most successful song in the 2000s by BillBoard, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song but lost to Kanye West’s “Good Life.” Souljia Boy is known for his Southern Hip Hop style and his repetitive and catchy hooks, but none of his songs became as popular as “Crank That.”

Recess Time

MICHAEL MACABITASBRENDA RIVERA

ALYSSA ROSENCRANSNISHIKA TRIPATHI

Staff Reporters

With AP tests around the corner, take a recess from all of that studying to go back in time. In this game, look for the memories of the good ol’ days, when homework was in the packet, there was recess, and boys/girls actually had cooties.Roll a die and move that many spaces. Once you land on the space, tell the other players a memory relating to that subject. For each memory, you get a point. If you can’t come up with one, skip your next turn and don’t get a point. The first person to reach the Finish box gets five points. The person with the most points wins.

Good Luck!

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy by John LeCarre

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When Eight Bells Toll by Alstair MacLean

Deception Point by Dan Brown Patriot Games by Tom Clancy

By AMY MCCLELLANEditor-in-Chief

When history teacher Jack Ryan intervenes in an attempted assassination of the Prince of Wales, he soon finds himself a political target. When his family is attacked in Baltimore, Ryan again goes to work for the CIA in the hopes of stopping the terrorists.

Besides a few dull filler chapters, every chapter is as exciting as the first. The smaller sub-plots provide action on every page. A bit long when you first look at it, but it is truly a thriller. Clancy is the king of detail. The man could write a 1,000 page story on a

trip to the grocery store and still keep you entertained. Written in a time when the IRA was the most feared

terrorist organization around, the book is dated. But that make it any less suspenseful. Of course, there is the movie version too, which does do a pretty good job of capturing the book.

The vengeance in the story is personal. When the terrorists attack Ryan’s family, he strikes back in a very Liam Neeson-in-Taken manner. But unlike Liam Neeson, Jack Ryan is not some invulnerable juggernaut who goes through gunfight after gunfight completely unscathed. As a matter of fact, the very first fight in the story leaves Ryan hospitalized with a shoulder

injury, during which time one of his greatest worries was simply getting addicted to painkillers once again. A very satisfying aspect of this story is that Jack Ryan is a human being, instead of some the paragon super soldier that people have grown accustomed to in stories such as the James Bond movies.

When it comes down to it, the little things can mean a whole lot. Things as small as the protagonist’s humanity and vulnerability can make the difference of being able to relate to the character, or seeing them as some kind of superhero.

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“...when a Peacemaker’s bullet hit hits you in, say, the leg, you don’t curse, step into shelter... then smartly shoot your assailant between the eyes. When a Peacemaker bullet hit hits your leg you fall to the ground unconscious, ...then ... then you will never walk again without crutches because a totally disintegrated femur leaves the surgeon with no option but to cut your leg off. And so I stood absolutely motionless, not breathing, for the Peacemaker Colt that had prompted this unpleasant train of thought was pointed directly at my right thigh.”

When Eight Bells Toll is filled with dry and sarcastic humor. The character is the closest thing to James Bond (without actually being James Bond, of course). The story is built around the British Treasury agent Philip Calvert’s pursuit of a murderous gang of maritime hijackers operating out of the rugged coastline of Western Scotland.

Calvert is a highly experienced agent who may be in over his head in this tense tale, attempting to piece together a plot obscured by cover stories, lies, kidnapping, murder, and treachery. The sinister conspiracy includes a wealthy shipping magnate, his former actress wife, a group of very ruthless

killers, and various inhabitants of the West Highlands whose cooperation has been coerced or bought. When Calvert’s cover is blown early on, he is forced into a desperate race against time to locate the hijackers before they can kill their hostages and escape. His search by air and sea takes him over remote isles and sea lochs, and forces him to make allies of some unlikely characters. The double-crosses don’t stop until the very last page.

MacLean has a gift for understated and ironic dialogue, both of which are seen when Calvert faces off with an opponent armed with a Colt .45 revolver in the cabin of a ship he has just stealthily boarded. Calvert is a typical MacLean hero, world-weary and cynical, yet ultimately honorable, who must battle bureaucracy as well as the bad guys.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy has been called the best espionage novel ever written. John Le Carre’s cynical and spellbinding spy thrillers are unique because they are based on an extensive knowledge of international espionage. Le Carre acquired this knowledge firsthand during his years as an operations agent for the British M15. The author’s personal experience and his tremendous talent as a master storyteller and writer make this book one of the best novels in the genre.

The dying head of MI5 believes there’s a mole - a term Le Carre actually invented In his effort to smoke out the mole, the chief sets in motion an ill-advised operation, with disastrous results. With no one left to turn to, MI5 calls in George Smiley, a former agent, to find out who the mole is.

Smiley, however, is tired of the spy game. Although he was one of he best agents in MI5, the Smiley we meet is burdened with personal baggage, and scarred by the events he has witnessed while working.

In contrast to Ian Flemming with his techno-laden James Bond licensed to kill, Le Carre’s George Smiley is a prosaic, pedantic, painstakingly ordinary mortal with an orderly mind. He is a hero like no other. Smiley’s heroism lies in his mediocre but methodical brilliance and prodigious memory.

This is not a simple, easy-to-read book. Although Le Carre’s novels are well-written and realistic, they can be very complicated - and this book is one of his more complex endeavors. The storyline is not linear, and contains many subplots. Most of the novel is composed of flashbacks, and oftentimes, it is difficult to tell what takes place when. Much is left for the reader to puzzle out, at least until the end. The effort to stay with Le Carre is well worth the effort though, as he weaves a convoluted tale of mystery and espionage that anyone can appreciate and enjoy.

The formula is pretty simple: Male Protagonist + Female Protagonist + Conspiracy Theory + OMG TRAITOR WITH TWISTED MOTIVES = The Typical Dan Brown Novel. And this one is no different. Before writing The Da Vinci Code, Brown crafted this exciting thriller. Deception Point takes place during a tight presidential presidential campaign. The incumbent, a man of strong principles, is a major NASA supporter. His opponent, a senator who is basing his campaign on turning NASA into a private, non-governmental agency, thus saving US taxpayers billions of dollars annually, is way up in the polls. After many multi-million failures, NASA is badly in need of a success.

It comes in the form of a meteorite, buried in the Arctic. To verify the authenticity of the find, the White House sends a team of independent experts there. One of these experts is the intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton, the daughter of the senator running for president.

Rachel, while in the Arctic, uncovers what could be scientific trickery - an incredible deception that could cause political and scientific upheaval and cost the President his bid for re-election. When she and and her colleagues attempt to investigate further, they are plunged into life-threatening danger. Their only hope for survival is to discover who is behind this extraordinary plot and expose the truth.

Dan Brown has proven to be one of the top writers in the suspense-thriller genre. The originality of his plots, his amazingly accurate research, and his ability to catch the reader’s interest from the get-go and hold it until the last word in the last sentence of the last page, make him an exceptional author. Anyone who enjoys political intrigue, conspiracy theories, or subversive scandals will truly enjoy this novel.

Washington to host its first-ever Film FestivalBy JENNA WU

Arts & Entertainment Editor

The first-ever Film Festival at WHS will be held on Friday, June 6 in the Husky Theater. The admission fee is $3 with ASB, and $5 without. All proceeds will be go to the Fine Arts Department and future club fundings for Huskies Productions.

Seniors Nicholas Quiroz and Faraaz Pathan came

up with the idea of having a Film Festival. Quiroz decided to organize the Film Festival after hearing that there are aspiring filmmakers here at WHS; however, he did not have the staff or the permission to carry out his plan. During March, Quiroz collaborated with senior Patricia Zee to create a place in which WHS filmmakers could showcase their talents. English teacher and WHTV advisor Athena Karantzalis

is the advisor of the event.Zee is the president

of Huskies Productions, which is a club in which the members make original short videos or films for fun. Some of the club’s previous works include multiple music videos, a fake horror trailer, and a suicide-awareness PSA. Quiroz is part of Stratos Films, a group of independent filmmakers that was founded by Quiroz himself, Pathan, and senior Xyrell

Demmit. Stratos Films is currently working on a few projects and hoping to finish a short film by June.

“As the WHTV advisor, I’m excited to see what students outside of the class can produce,” Karantzalis said.

The judges are Quiroz, Karantzalis, and junior Shaun Chatrath. Awards will be given to the best film, best actor, best actress, best screenplay, best editing, and best original score.

Films need to be submitted in by May 14 to room E231 by USB or DVD/CD with the name of the filmmaker. Anyone is welcome to enter in the festival. The films that will be shown are dependent on the submissions. Short films, sketches, music videos, documentaries, and false trailers will be accepted as long as they are within the allotted time frame. The quality must be 720p or better. Submissions could

have been made at any time. The rules for the contest are posted on room E231’s door.

“I would like everyone to know that this is not a competition, but [rather] about expressing and sending a message that movie making is an art form and that any one can make a decent film,” Quiroz said.

There will be a meeting on May 2 during lunch in room E231 to see how many people are interested in participating in the festival.

Attention Huskies! An emergency assignment is underway! With AP testing, finals, and SATs coming up, we need every Husky to be fully prepared. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, will require focus, determination, and lots and lots of coffee. And who better to look to for inspiration than spies? If these secret agents can defeat terrorists, assassins, and smugglers, then we can certainly get through school year, even without a license to kill.

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By JENNA WU

HuskyPlaylistBy KATHLEEN NORTON

Stringing Singing Sundaramurthy

ByVISHESH MANIStaff Reporter

Senior Keerthi Sundaramurthy has been playing violin for seven years. She also has been singing a form of classical Indian music called Carnatic music since she was only five years old.

Although she is a singer, in most of all her bi-monthly performances she plays violin. Often it can be hard for her to balance schoolwork and practicing for her next performance, but Sundaramurthy always finds a way to manage.

“I’m always practicing for some performance or another. Things can get hectic, but I somehow manage to juggle my schedule and get everything done,” she said.

Sundaramurthy plays in a group

with three others who play other instruments to accompany her. She enjoys going on stage because it gives her a sense of satisfaction and pride when she finishes a performance and hears the audience clapping.

Sundaramurthy is inspired by her violin teacher, who has helped her deal with many life problems. She feels that

she can always go to her violin teacher for advice.

“Over the years, she’s become a lot more than just a teacher to me,” Sundaramurthy said. “She’s become a close friend.”

Sundaramurthy plans to continue singing and playing violin throughout the rest of her life, but as a hobby rather than a career.

Spring will be a breeze after listening to these songs that will put a spring in your step. Enjoy!Wouldn’t It Be Nice - The Beach BoysCalifornia English - Vampire WeekendIsland in the Sun - WeezerSoak Up the Sun - Sheryl CrowFalling - HaimSomething Good Can Work - Two Door Cinema ClubHere Comes the Sun - The BeatlesElephant - Tame ImpalaLittle Secrets - Passion Pit5 Years Time - Noah and the WhaleWagon Wheel - Darius RuckerHawaiian Roller Coaster Ride - from Lilo and Stitch Wave - Crystal Fighters Happy Together - The TurtlesBeautiful Day - U2Shine On - The KooksElectric Feel - MGMTFloat On- Modest MousePeggy Sue - Buddy HollyRock & Roll - Eric Hutchinson

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Clockwise from top left: Senior Keerthi Sundaramurthy plays violin at a performance in San Jose. Sundaramurthy sings with her performance group in Sunnyvale. Sundaramurthy performs in Sacramento. Photos Provided by Keerthi sundaramurthy

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From the beginning to the end By DINITHY ISODA

Washington High School / M.V.R.O.P.11th Annual

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in recent years, the idea that collegiate athletes should be paid has expanded. This notion has led to massive amounts of criticism directed towards the national collegiate Athletic Association (ncAA). During the summer, poten-tial nFl quarterback Johnny Manziel made headlines off the field for various transgressions, none more apparent than his suspension dealt by the ncAA for allegedly accepting money for autographs, a violation of their rules. However, at the time, there was no direct evidence that Man-ziel took money, yet his punish-ment stood. Still, for a multitude of reasons, collegiate athletes should not be paid. One common argument used to substantiate student athletes being compensated for their work is that the respective schools they play for make a fortune off their talents, while the players themselves do not get anything. This is only partially true. For example, the University of Georgia athletic made 90 million dollars solely from college football in 2011. However, most of this money has to be used to support other sports that do not make as much money as football

Since the age of five, freshman Moksh Jawa has shown a passion for tennis. At WHS, he plays for varsity, holding a win-loss record of 11-2. Outside of school, he plays for the United States Ten-nis Association (USTA) where he competes and practices his tech-nique. USTA has ranked him in the top five players for the state and in the top 25 for the US. For nine years, Jawa has been committed to playing tennis. His passion began under the influ-ence of his father, who would let him participate in matches against his friends. “[Tennis] is a mix of a lot of things,” Jawa said. “You need to use your mind, control your emotions, be quick, and work on technique. Most importantly, you need to have a winning spirit.” For Jawa, his most memorable feat this year was against a new-ark Memorial opponent, where he scored a golden set. in the match, he limited his opponent to two points in the first set and prevented him from scoring any points in the second set. it is a rare accomplishment in the sport that has only been achieved five times at the professional level.

As a lefty and avid tennis fan Jawa models his game after the Spanish champion Rafael nadal.

Pay for play? Yay or nay?

or basketball. Because of the profits the Georgia athletic de-partment makes, the university itself provides very little funds for the sports teams. As a result, the college universities rarely profit from college athletes. in the 2014 nFl draft, a re-cord 88 underclassmen declared for the nFl draft. A common argument used to support this fact is that they have worked for free for three years and need the money to support their families. While it is true that the athletes are not being paid, they do reap benefits that the average student would not make. At the Univer-sity of Georgia, the average cost for an instate student is nearly 40,000 dollars a year, a student athlete, at least in football, pays none of that, because their tui-tion is paid for in full by athletic scholarships. Though the players themselves are not pocketing any of this money, it is supporting their families by taking tuition costs out of the picture. The ncAA has been mocked

as hypocrites for denying players the right to make money, yet making enormous sums of money themselves off of the players names through jerseys, video games, and tele-vision contracts. it is true that the ncAA made 757 million dollars in 2011. However, it is often forgotten that the ncAA does remain a non profit company. 96% of the money the ncAA makes is redis-tributed to universities and the remaining four percent is used to pay employees of the ncAA be paid.

it is often forgotten that being able to pay athletes would shift the balance of college sports towards more high profile colleges. Though major colleges already have a decisive advantage over smaller schools, often you see a smaller school like Dayton in this years college basketball tournament. if able to pay students for service to the school, small schools would not stand a chance in recruit-ing and there would be little to no parity in the sport.

Paying athletes appears to be beneficial on the surface, but the negative effects have a bad impact on college sports. The ncAA may take a lot of criticism, but they are doing the right thing for athletes.

Jawa’s goals for tennis are to continue playing through high school and college in hopes to reach the professional level. Though he is debating whether or not to continue playing for the high school team, he is looking forward to continuing to improve his skill for the sport. “[This season] was a great experience but i have to work on controlling my emotions and staying calm during matches.”

currently, Jawa is in the semi finals of MVAls. Along with this, Jawa was also selected to the first team all league for the district.

Playing tennis since a young age, Freshman Moksh Jawa is practicing for Washington. Photo by Kenny teng

BADMINTONwhs v dougherty (l)

whs v msjhs (l)whs v ihs (l)

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Moksh aces the competition

Athleteof the Month

Huskies leave it all on the field

From left: Senior Megan Massone, Junior Sylvia le, unidentified baseball person, nathan Robinson, senior Samantha Kirk, junior Sydney Dean, junior Morgan Flannagan, sophomore Alyssa Montoya, junior Jourdawn Kirkland, water polo, Hunter Zeng, Vidyut Basuraskar, junior cole Reynolds, senior nate Woudstra, senior Diana Brightwell, sophomore Ricky Brown

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sports briefs

By KaSy Tu TwinKle KHanna

Staff Reporters

GOLFSenior James Roney and freshman Josh Kirk made to NCS. The all league selection is also freshman Josh Kirk. In their recent MVALs, Washington finished 4th in the first round and 3rd in the second round in the tournaments that took place on April 10 and April 17.

“We had a lot of good people last year and unfortunately they graduated; we are trying to still live up to the mark, but it’s hard considering the rest of the team has to step up to the line and achieve what they left behind,” junior Thushar Baiju said.

-Won mostly all, lost against Lo-gan, “We still have our expectations - it’s fun, but the trainings are getting harder,” Baiju said.

BOYSVOLLEYBALLSenior Julian Wetmore said,”On and off the court, our team was always a family and we always strive to win. Washington has played 12 games in the last month compiling a record of 3-9., including two tourna-ments which they unfortunately did not place in.

TRACK AND FIELD

A few days back the team faced James Logan and Kennedy, “James Logan was a really tough match because they are constantly on top of the league and Kennedy was a match that we weren’t prepared because we were missing some of our strong players,” junior Denny Cao said.

“Our players have gained a lot of skills and we have seen closer matches as well as matches that we won that we have lost before. Coming from last season where I was out because of injury, this session was a good experience because i was able to face tougher opponents and test my own skill,” Cao said.

“Our team is well rounded and we work really well together as a team,” junior Brian Knight said. Their biggest win of the season would be against Kennedy with the score of 6-1. Their goal is to win NCS and the team is working hard towards it. The team sports a record of 7-4 in their 11 games in April

“The coach thinks we are doing great and we can definitely get more wins this year because the season just started,” senior Shree Shah said. They won against Kennedy but unfortunately lost to American. The team has compiled a 3-4-1 with a tie coming against Bishop O’ Dowd and a lopsided 25-1 victory against Mission.

SOFTBALL

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Junior Arthur Hla said,”We bonded more as a team and got to play with our partners more. The coaches were really dedicated and held lots of open gym.” In the month of April, the badminton team has lost 4 games versus Dougherty Valley, Mission, Irvington, and Newark .

BADMINTON

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Top: Senior Anthony Chavez making a flat footed catch. Bottom: Brian Knight fielding a ballPhoto by robbie hitchcock

Junior Elizabeth Roney traps the ball in her mitt. Photo by mike almason

Sophomore Stephen Jeffery doing the indi-vidual medley versus Kennedy. Photo by stePhanie thune

Sophomore Saadat Hussain striking the ball. Photo by stePhanie thune

Top: Senior Julian Wetmore hits the ball versus James Logan High School. Right: Senior Matthew Carluen sets up a teammatePhoto by mike almason

Senior George Pan running a sprint during the Washington versus Kennedy meet.Photo by tim orcutt

Junior Ian Gunady said,” We swam faster as a team by improving our endurance and technique. next year, we hope to swim even faster. I enjoyed all the time I had in practice and at meets with my friends. I really like my coach, Scott Harvey a lot.” They won matches versus Kennedy and James Logan.

Top: Junior Ramaditya Srinivasmurth gets ready to serve in practice. Right: Felix Pan prepares to serve.Photo by andrew chen

16 ∙ PHOTOS ∙ The Hatchet ∙ May 1, 2014

The group of students that went on the SoCal University Tour during spring break visited the University of Southen CaliforniaPHOTOS BY LISA MARIE BURNS

One of the many universities visited during the Spring Break SoCal University Tour was the University of San Diego. PHOTO BY LISA MARIE BURNS

Left: Junior Sonja Neumeister’s Chienese ceramic pot and her multi-colored pot on display at the FUSD art show. PHOTO BY AMY MCCLELLAN

Right: Senior Salmina Aziz’s set of painted cups and plates displayed for show. PHOTO BY AMY MCCLELLAN

Colombian Performance

Colombian exchange students, Sebastían Guerrero and Julianna Montoya perform a cover of “Counting Stars” by One Republic. PHOTO BY ANDREW CHEN

Twelve year old Colombian exchange student, María Cardona, performs the salsa. PHOTO BY ANDREW CHEN

Colombian exchange student Sofía Sarria performs a monologue. PHOTO BY ANDREW CHEN

Senior Michelle Tai’s ceramic lion on dis-play at the FUSD art show held on April 16.PHOTO BY AMY MC-CLELLAN

Senior Chelsea Ayson’s cat coin

banks on display at the FUSD art show.

PHOTO BY AMY MCCLELLAN

Spring Break SoCal University Tour

FUSD

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