Anywhere you go with a lot of teens, unfortunate-ly there will be drama. With a school of over 1,600 students, everyone will not get along, no mat-ter how much the world wants them to. However, most show respect and concern for others. All in all, RHS is like a family, a few poor decisions should not define us. Like any other school, RHS gives students the opportunity to meet a lot of great people and grow. They are given the opportunity to take classes based on personal interests including, but not limited to: Machine Trades, Auto, Culinary Arts, World Language, Advance Placement and many other classes. That alone could be the root to

building friendships and lifelong skills. “Our staff works so hard! Cuts, evaluation, attitudes from kids – they still spend so much time and money to motivate and encourage students,” assistant principal, Mon-ica Gabriel said. “Our students are very accept-ing of all kinds of folks, specifically our gay and special needs population. Our students are respect-ful, and often protective of them. RHS students are mostly really good. Just to name a few good quali-ties. Some have never been suspended or had attendance issues.” “One of the classes we offer here at RHS is Algebra Enrichment. The purpose of the class is to help students do well in Algebra one. While students are scheduled to take enrichment all year,

they can “graduate” from the class early by doing an outstanding job in both classes, especially algebra one. Graduating allows students to take a different elective class; often times it’s a class they’re more interested in taking like art, or shop or maybe even P.E. It also means taking only one math class a day which is a big relief for many,” algebra teacher David Kaynor said. “I think RHS has a lot to offer our students. First I believe that we do a great job of offering classes to meet students at whatever level they are at,” geometry teacher Phillip Moore said. “From basic classes all the way to the Ad-vanced Placement classes, we have something for everyone to be successful. I also believe that we have one of the best adminis-

trations around. I think that overall when there is a problem, it is tackled rather quickly and with good success.” “I am proud of our students in how they show complete acceptance of each other. Some of our students would not be socially tolerated in other schools. The diversity in our school is a ma-jor strength,” chemistry teacher Brian King said.

“RHS devotes a lot of resources toward the mathematics department. For example, RHS has a “Math Lab” for students to receive individualized instruction. RHS also provides a classroom set of graphing calculators. In many schools, students are required to purchase their own calculator – of-ten at $120 each!” geom-etry teacher Ryan Hansen said.

“My education and in-volvement in clubs at RHS helped me get enough scholarships and grants to receive my four-year Bachelor’s Degree from Oakland University for free,” RHS alumni student/English teacher Gabriella Schmalenberg said. It is easy to see that RHS’ staff cares about our students from allowing-students to be involved in (cont’d on pg. 3)

Senior Joe Heaton is one among the six mil-lion children in the United States who suffers from a food allergy. The teacher was handing out celery sticks with peanut but-ter on them in pre-school while they were having snack time, and after he ate one he broke out in an allergic reaction. The sensation of the allergic reaction had caused him to go home right away. This is when he discov-ered that he had a peanut allergy by simply ingest-ing it, instead of going to an allergist. “I do not know if the allergy has gotten better or worse,” Heaton said, as he has not had peanut butter since that day. During an anaphylactic reaction, IgE antibodies that sit on histamine-filled mast cells explode, which is what occurs when the body reacts to the aller-gen. The person suffering from the food allergy feels a sensation making that person feel hot, itchy, and feel like they are losing air. They may also break out in hives, making the body turn bright red or develop red blotches in a specific area of the body.

“After having large quan-tities of peanut products, I feel off,” junior Nikolai Lineberger said. The use of Benadryl can help calm the reac-tion, but an injection in the thigh using an EpiPen into someone having the reaction is necessary. They should take further action by going to the hos-pital or Emergency room, and take the used EpiPen with them. Benadryl is

an over-the-counter, oral medication for an anaphy-lactic reaction. Someone having the reaction should take Benadryl right away for it to take effect, and to help calm it down within a matter of a few hours. Deputy Superintendent Rebecca Vasil explained via e-mail that some class-rooms within Roseville Community Schools are peanut-free rooms because of the growing number of food allergies.

Those classrooms are peanut free rooms be-cause a student who is on that teacher’s roster has a peanut or nut allergy. For example, math teacher Kaitlin King has a sign outside of her classroom that reads: For the safety of those with nut allergies, NO nuts or products made in a factory with nuts are allowed in this class-room. Please check your labels! Principal Monica Gabriel also has a sign on

her window outside of her office specifying that this is a Citrus Free Zone and a Chocolate Free Zone because of the number of kids on her roster who have those known aller-gies. RCS allows students with food allergies to carry EpiPens, but they also have undesignated EpiPens on hand in case an allergic reaction were to occur. Staff and faculty have been trained to use

the EpiPens in case this were to happen in the classroom, whether it is from airborne allergies or if they accidentally ingested peanut products from their food being contaminated by peanut products that were sitting on the desk previously or accidentally ingesting the product itself without knowing. Kids with food al-lergies have sometimes been told by their doctors to eat the food little by little to see if the allergy will go away with time. In most cases, this does not work. Sometimes this can make the allergy worse. With age, doctors say that the allergy could progressively get bet-ter, but in some cases, it gets worse or remains the same. Lineberger found out about his allergy in seventh grade, and it has not gotten worse over-time, but has remained the same. According to the Center for Disease Con-trol (CDC), between 1997 and 2011, food allergies in the United States rose 50 percent. The CDC reports that four to six percent of children have food aller-gies and 25 percent of anaphylactic reactions occur without diagnosis. According to food allergy.org, (cont’d on pg. 2)

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Kiara FlukerClassrooms, such as this civics class, reflect the positive aspects of RHS.

band and choir

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Brains and bravery take part in this season’s quiz bowl team at RHS. With 12 student mathletes, this team leads the way for Roseville to have a prosperous year. “I am very proud to be on the team this year, and of everyone on the team, this is the best we have ever done,” senior Nathan Richendollar said. Every Wednesday at Stevenson High School, the quiz bowl team has a meet at four, but seems to lack support of RHS

at the meets. Quiz bowl, which sometimes goes by other names such as scholastic bowl or academic bowl, is the quiz game that tests players on academic subjects usually including four or five players and a buzzer. Tryouts are not held to be part of the quiz bowl team, but you do need to

show some initiative and work hard to hold your place. Yearly, the team looks for more diversity, as there is only one girl, A’Mari Traylor, and a handful of freshman. “Quiz bowl is fun because we learn random

facts; I plan on staying on the quiz bowl team throughout high school.” Freshman Farris Batarseh said. Science teacher and coach Brian King says that senior Nathan Richendollar and junior Samuel Heaton are lead-ing the way this season, but all members are contributing to the already state qualifying team. “We won the first tournament that qualified us for states, this is my first year coaching and I have never worked with a better group of students, ever.”

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RHS Life

Brains and buzzersKayla HarveyCopy Editor

RHS dodges, ducks, dips, and dives

Math, Science, English, and Social Studies

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which students choose events to compete at.

DramaFall show “The Trial of Ebenezer

Scrooge” will take place. The dates are Dec. 11 at 3:30 p.m., Dec. 12 at 7 p.m., and Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. The 3:30 is taking place at an earlier

time for students to be able to come right after school. The price for students is $3 and adults $5. Drama society hopes to see you

there!

Quiz bowlStill hoping for more people to bring diversity!

Quizbowl is already qualified for state.

“We’re smoking hot this year,” coach Brian King said.

Science departmentHoping to get some new dishwashers.

Cooperative learning labs for people are

being offered.

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French ClubMeeting Nov. 19 in Mrs. Bourgeois room, A202.

YearbookTime has been extended to order the $60 year-book before the price

goes up to $65.

Student AssemblyA blood drive will take place sometime in De-

cember; dates are still to be announced.

BandJazz band is having a

great year so far. March-ing band is over and they

are transitioning into concert band.

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Michael McConnellSports Editor

Mazzie Castillo Staff Reporter

Food allergies, cont’d

The king of quizbowl , Mr King, thinks of questions to ask the team.

Kayla Harvey

(Food Allergy Research

and Education or FARE) the “deadly disease”, affects every 1 in 13 children under the age of 18. According to an article from Yahoo News, research-ers are not sure what caused the spike in food allergies, but some say that it could be due to changes in diet, hygiene, and use of antimi-crobial soap. Microbiologist and professor at New York University Dr. Martin Blaser has said that being exposed to antibiotics at an early age may also be a cause of this. The antibiotics can diminish the good stomach bacteria causing children to become more susceptible to food al-lergies, as well as weakening their immune systems. He

warns parents that antibiot-ics have an effect, especially in the development of im-munity in children. According to Yahoo News, scientists have found a bacterium that can pre-vent food allergies in mice, known as Clostridia. This bacterium appears to reduce the chances that rodents will become allergic to peanut products, and scientists hope that this will do the same in humans. They found that giving the mice probiotics that contain Clostridia later in their life could reverse the peanut allergy, according to a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. However, more re-search is needed to be done to see if there would be the same effect in humans.

Junior Eryn VanderVlucht, Dead Dodgers team captain, shows girls can throw too.

Senior Nathan Richendollar shows his Richard Nixon pose.

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Eryn VanderVlucht

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On November 7, Roseville’s annual dodge ball tournament took place. The tourna-ment had more teams come out than any other year before. There were five senior teams, four junior teams, one sophomore team, two freshman teams, and two teacher teams. The tournament was a two game elimination so if

a team lost, it went into the loser’s bracket, but the team could still win the loser’s bracket and advance to the champi-onship. “The Super Se-niors,” “Future,” “Off The Dome,” and “Dodge It About a Week Ago” started off strong with 2-0 starts. “Future” eventually lost to “Off The Dome” in a huge upset. “The Super Seniors” played “Dodge it About a

Week Ago” and took the victory putting them into the loser’s bracket. In an intense match up, “The Super Seniors,” end up win-ning against “Off The Dome” to put them into the championship game at 4-0. “Dodge It About a Week Ago” won the loser’s bracket and they played “The Super Se-niors” in the champion-ship game. “The Super Seniors” ended up win-

ning that game to take the tournament home with an amazing run. The last out of the tournament was record-ed by “Super Senior” Ryan DiCiacca, who later said, “We started out slow, that’s okay, that’s alright. ‘Zak Attack’ had us in the first half, not about to lie, but we came back strong.”All proceeds from the event go to the girls’ softball program.

Admit it, when you think of 10 years ago, you are picturing the 90’s. By it

being close to 2015, ten years ago would be about 2005. Let’s face it, RHS rarely loses families and it always seems as if teachers are always telling you stories about your relatives. I guess Roseville High School is just too great to be left behind. The Roseville High School that we all know and love was once called Carl Brablec High School was built in 1963. If you ever wondered what little things were different about RHS outside of old tales, then get in the time machine and let’s make a quick stop to 2005 to discover what two teachers remember about the magical year of 2004. Carolyn Zekind-Weed has been teaching here since 2002. Nearly 10 years ago Zekind-Weed remembers how the school was not nearly as big and the struggle of teachers sharing classrooms. The fancy new gadgets that we are ac-

customed to weren’t here, except for the TVs and computers (hopefully not the same ones). The summers were also memorable because of the lack of air conditioning. “The best change in the school has been the AC units.” Zeekiind-Weed said. Adra Davis- Blake has been here since 2003 and if you have ever taken her class, you most definitely know because of her habit of telling people how she had their cousins, sisters, aunts, and uncles in her class. When asked about the students and the rumor that somehow we have gotten worse, she was quick to debunk that theory. “Kids are kids.” She actually went on to praise her underclassmen students. According to her, the ninth graders are more apt to speak their mind about things they don’t understand, and the tenth grad-ers are abnormally nice, so nice that it

actually scares her. She adds that her tenth grade classes will probably be really successful because of how self-motivated they are. When asked about change specifically, “Change is not bad; you have to embrace change. If you don’t then you become obsolete.” Blake said. Unfortunately, RHS in 2005 was without freshmen. Imagine a life without them? Certainly not a life I would want to live. It is such a good

thing that in 2010 people finally real-ized what a gaping hole was missing in RHS life. When we go about our day, we rarely take time and notice the changes in life. Everything changes, eitherfor betteror worse. Change is great and it is really amazing how things can undergo changes and still be the same. Even if some things changes over the years at RHS, it still is has the sprit of RHS, and really that is all that matters.

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Alana CarlStaff Reporter

RHS fights back with the facts, cont’d.Kiara FlukerFeature Editor

RHS then vs. now

Julianna Tribu Blake teaches her freshmen English class the same way shedid ten years ago

This is “our house” The house that the Building Trades class started two years ago is finally complete, it has three bed-rooms, two bathrooms, a garage, and basement and it is 1472 sq. ft. The house is located at 16220 Guest Court. The price of the house is listed at $139.900. “It was quite an experience working with the kids, I enjoyed their enthusiasm and hard work especially the ones who started it from the beginning,” Building Trades teacher David Diebold said.

Brandon Walker Staff Reporter

After two years of work, the Building Trade’s project is complete. The house is located off of Frazho road in Roseville. Brandon Walker

selecting the teachers they are proc-

tored by for ACT/MME so they feel comfortable and encouraged, to the amount of staff involve-ment in after school activities and clubs, to pride we share when we

hear great news about our graduates achieving their goals; these things prove that to RHS staff our school mission is more than just a statement. We want to help students achieve their full poten-tial.” Here at RHS we

have an “AIM” program. The program was created to help students with their work, receiving one-on-one help. “The AIM pro-gram is going strong, many students attending an our Honor Society is doing a great job in help-

ing students with their work,” assistant principal Gary Scheff said. “Students in our school are getting a per-fect score of 36 on their ACT’s. Also, we’re the only high school in the na-tion whose auto shop class completed at the national

level. We have a high percentage of students receiving scholarships toward college,” assistant principal Dan Crow said. With all of the positive things to brag about, why do negative rumors move so fast? It takes one class

period for the entire school to know of a prob-lem, as quick as it gets around, it can be twisted. It could all be exaggerated and put out to be more than what it actually is. We have seen how this can hurt us, let’s all work to prevent it.

Se-

nior year is the most expensive year in all of high school. When you are a senior, you want to try and get involved in every-thing because your high school life is coming to an end. Juniors cannot even fathom the expenses of their next year. “Senior year is so expensive. There are senior pictures, se-nior sweats, cap and gown, class rings, varsity jackets, col-lege application fees, and a million other things to break my wallet,” senior Katie Potbury said. Not only do all of these expenses hurt the seniors, but their

parents too. Not all parents want to pay for all of those previously listed

items, but most se-niors want them, so they pay for them-selves.

“It is only October and I have spent around $400 on senior pictures and homecoming. It is crazy that my mom has spent that much when I still have a lot more to get, like my yearbook, se-nior sweats, cap and gown, and prom,” se-nior Abigail Cleaves said. The only good thing about every-thing you have to buy senior year, is that the splurges are spread out. In the be-ginning of the year, you have to buy your yearbook, homecom-ing items, and de-pending on when you take them, your se-nior pictures. Sweats, cap and gown, and

prom items are all to-wards the end of the year. It is better that you are not paying for all of these items at once. Even though senior year is expen-sive, it is still consid-ered by many to be the best year of high

school. Many get involved in so much because they will be leaving soon and will not have these expe-riences anymore. The best advice: spend wisely and have a memorable senior year.

A refut-ing question of high schoolers today, is whether or not to get a job. Getting one is a big step into adulthood and is a lot of respon-sibility, which can be very nerve-racking but can prepare you for the working world. Not all students are capable of balancing the two. It can interfere with

grades and after school activities. Studies at the Bureau of Labor Statistics have found that students who have jobs while in high school spend 49 min-utes less on homework on the days worked. Nearly four out of five U.S. students have a part time job while in high school. For some teenagers, getting a job is not a choice, but a necessity. School alone

can be pretty stress-ful, so before getting a job, plan ahead. Talk to a counselor or par-ent about working and how to balance it with school. Senior Ashley Watts has worked at Jets Piz-za for three months. “I have to balance school, cheer and working. It can be very stressful sometimes, but I man-age to get through it. The hardest thing for

me is making time for homework,” Watts said. There are many pros and cons of hav-ing a job while being in school. Balancing the two has its downfalls, but there can be more pros than cons. Having a job forces students to keep track of their schedules and be more organized, which can be a good thing. This will prepare students

for their future jobs, help build skills and teach some life lessons. Working takes up a lot of time, and busy teen-agers do not usually get in trouble. Getting a job can be a hassle, but a great opportunity. It also offers something that everyone wants: money. Having a job comes with responsi-bility and should be ap-proached with caution. Junior Brendan

Shiemke has worked at The Roseville Recre-ational Center for ten months now. “It’s easy to balance school and work at the Rec. Center People that are higher up are very laid back about work-ing around my sched-ule, so I always have time to do homework and after school activi-ties,” Shiemke said.

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Julianna Tribu

One of the most important purchases seniors have to make is the cap and gown.

Callyn Young

Julianna Tribu Copy Editor

Senior year expenses add up

Balancing Act: work or school?

Junior Brendan Shiemke demonstrates how many students must balance their homework and after-school jobs.

Many of the items seniors have to buy are on the expensive side.

Julianna Tribu

Callyn Young Staff Reporter

English teacher Eric Matti-son- Your group of friends in high school are not al-ways going to be your friends for life.

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I wish I knew in high school…Math teacher Amy Sperry- To not be so hard on myself.

English teacher Ann Scheff- Some of the things I thought were a big deal would not matter later in life.

Paraprofessional Justin Petrone- To make more money for college so I would have less debt. Restorative jus-

tice facilitator Scott Palmer- How important grades are.

Hospitality Manage-ment teacher Jon Grommons- That the law applied to minors.

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Jessabelle, horror: After being in a horrific car ac-cident, Jessabelle returns to her childhood home in Louisiana. While trying to recuperate from her accident, Jessabelle starts experiencing unexplain-

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Interstellar, action: After discovering a new wormhole (which theoretically can con-nect widely separated regions of space time) in outer space, explorers and scientists unite to go on a mission. The dream

of widening the limits of human space-travel, pushes the explorers on a tremendous trip through space and time, through the wormhole.Starring: Matthew Mc-Conaughey and Anne Hathaway.

The Best of Me, Drama: Based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks, The Best of Me tells the story of two former high school sweethearts, who after 20 years apart coin-cidently find each other when they return to their home town for the funeral of a beloved friend. They

fall madly in love again, as if they were never apart. Unfortunately, they will soon discover that the forces that drove them apart 20 years ago still live on, posing even more serious threats today.Starring: Michelle Mon-aghan and James Mars-den

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Superstitions seem to be lurking around each field, court, and swimming pool RHS

students touch. Many students at Roseville believe their sports rituals will reverse any jinx against their team and give them good luck. Varsity football player Trevor Gornicz believes a team can jinx itself, but all they can do is huddle together and play their best. Common rituals include listening to music and concen-trating before the challenge. Varsity soccer player Jessica Zitka listens to Eminem before every game to get pumped and ready to play. Other athletes look to food as a sports ritual for the energy they will burn off, and hopefully

to bring the Panthers a win. Varsity swimmer Stephanie Parker eats Jimmy John’s before every meet, as not only a good tasting snack, but a good karma routine. Regardless of the sport, game day rituals give the player peace of mind and the luck of the sports gods. For varsity soccer player Josh Rolder, taking a shower before every home game is his luck giving ritual. He hopes to bring to the team. Like the stereotypical and cliché lucky clothing you see in the TV shows and mov-ies, we have some lucky clothes here at RHS as well. Varsity football player Tommy Butler says he puts his game socks on the night be-

fore. Taping his shoes and putting on his head-band is what varsity soccer player Zak Carik does on game day. Students are not the only ritual having in-habitants of RHS. Former wrestler and current wrestling coach Justin Petrone says he always thought about his strategies and tactics to use on his opponent before each meet. It seems that we are always hearing of sport superstitions and rituals that profes-sional athletes practice, but to know that even RHS’s athletes utilize their own game saving techniques, it makes what might seem silly to some, necessary routines for others.

There are good students and good athletes. Fresh-man Sam Clark happens to be both. Between football and class work, he seems to find a happy medium and achieve. His teachers have said nothing but good things about him. He is doing well in most of his classes with the exception of math, but he is working to get his grade up. Freshman English teacher Ann Scheff enjoys having him in class. She said that he mature for his age and drives towards his goals. “He’s really focused on what he wants to do and what he has to do,” Scheff said. He hopes that with his good grades, schools like the University of Michigan will be interested.Having good grades is very impor-tant to Clark. If football doesn’t work out, his grades will be helpful to find a job elsewhere. From college, his outlook is to be in the NFL where he wishes to be making plays for teams such as the Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks, or maybe even the hometown Detroit Lions. Clark does not want to say what NFL team he would want join,because it wouldn’t matter to him. When asked what his fall-back option was if he was

not in the NFL, he said a boxer or a bodybuilder. Clark’s personality is also intriguing. He has said to be very reserved at school. He

wishes to make friends at this school, and it’s difficult because he is new to the district. All new kids would understand the feeling. Clark said that he might look intimidating to others or in a bad mood, but he is really not, and he is ready to meet new people. “As a person, I’m quiet around school, but on the field, I’m a different person,” Clark said. Racking up double digits

in tackles over multiple games this season, including 17 tackles in the final game of the season and notable performances such as his three straight sacks against Lakeview and his blocked kick against L’anse Creuse, he really is a different per-

son. It is reported that he had the option of going to varsity in his freshman year. The reason he is on junior varsity is because he was told he would not start, which he wanted to do. His coach and world and U.S. history teacher Michael Sharp agrees that Clark is only going to get better. Between school and foot-ball, Clark is focusing on the future.

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Sam Clark balances out football with school, and is successful at both.

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RHS athletes explain own sports rituals

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Roseville knew how to bring it under the Friday night lights. Their record was 3-6 now after losing a heartbreaking comeback to Warren Woods Tower, 38-30. The top offen-sive player for the Panthers was Jerry Battle, and the leader on defense was An-drew Paton. In-side the M.A.C. Blue division they were 2-3.

The varsity volleyball team got off to a slow start this season and never really sped up.They fin-ished their season against St. Clair and lost driving their record down to 5-15-5. Top players are Alexis Grimshaw and Alicia Shepherd.

Cross Country is in the M.A.C Blue division and finished 5th over-all. Anthony Moss, Brendan Sluchak, and Johnny Richards have lead the pack with times all under 18:40 and brought it all season long all the way to the final minute. The final meet of the season was Oct. 24 for regionals at Metro.“I could have done better this year,” junior Joseph Manfreda said. He did compliment the team on a job well done.

Boys varsity soccer was 2-14 overall on their season. They are in the M.A.C. Gold division,within the division they were 0-11. The two victories they have had were against East Detroit and South Lake. The top player on the team was Isteevan Butrus. They played a tough game on senior night against Warren Woods Tower losing that game, with a final score of 2-1.

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Junior varsity soccer had a great year, the team went 8-6-1. “This was a great season for our soc-cer team; I can’t wait to see what we can do next year on varsity,” junior captain Matthew Jeffery said.

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Junior varsity foot-ball had a great year going 5-3-1. The pan-thers had a great sea-son. “This was a great season for us to build our talents and I can’t wait for next year,” the junior varsity captain Ryan May said.

Freshmen football finished with a record of 4-5. They had a great offense, yet some defensive struggles limited them this season.

The junior varsity volleyball team didn’t have the season they were hoping for. They ended the season at 0-10, and hope to improve next year by working hard this off season.

Freshmen volleyball had a great building year with a record of 5-5. They have some key things to work on this off season but they’re looking strong for junior varsity and varsity.

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Varsity swimmer Stepha-nie Parker eats Jimmy John’s before every meet.

Varsity football player Tommy Butler puts on his socks the night before the game.

Varsity soccer player Zak Carik tapes his shoes and puts on his headband on game day.

Varsity soccer player Josh Rolder takes a shower be-fore every home game.

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RHS participates in Big Bird Run

Junior Brendan Shiemke finished the 4K in 16 minutes and 34 seconds.

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The 36th annual Big Bird Run was held on Sunday, Nov. 9, where 800 runners participated in the one mile, 4K, and 10K. Current and former RHS staff and students participated in this event supporting their school.

Math teacher Dave Skidmore and his daugh-ter Kylie were both excited to run the 10K.

Social studies teacher Dave Clulo started out strong at the beginning of the 10K alongside fellow runners Michael Smith (bib number 166) and Chris Giannetti (bib number 94).

David Hendren (bib number 77) and Kevin Sherwood (bib number 45) finished the 10K race within 46 minutes.

Junior Tristan Sparks finished the 10K with a respectable time of 44 minutes and 29 seconds.

RHS principal Monica Ga-briel, former RHS teacher Tiffany Pomaville, and math teacher Kaitlin King ready to run their races.

RHS athletic field named after Roseville board member

Roseville High School’s football field is now known as the Bob Ei-neichner Memorial Field in honor of a long time Roseville resident since 1972 and school official who passed away in Octo-ber of 2012. It was named after a man who was very involved in the Roseville school district for 30 years and his passing left a large panther paw print on the city of Roseville’s heart. Bob Eineichner has been involved in the school system for a long time. He first became involved when his four children began going to

school. When he was given the opportunity to join the school board, he jumped at the chance. “He knew he could make a difference in his children’s schooling,” Eineichner’s oldest son, Michael, said. Eineichner was on the Board of Education for 23 years. He held almost ev-ery position from treasurer to vice president. Before he was a board member, he worked at AT&T, was a parents’ club member at the high school and Patton Elementary, was on the VFW Board for 11 years, was a member of the PTO and the Booster Club, and he also coached children in a variety of

sports. Eineichner made a large impact on all the students in the auto shop program. While he volun-

teered in the auto shop, he worked at Roy O’Brien Ford. Michael believes that his father brought O’Brien Ford and the

school together to work on projects and activities they do now. Eineichner used to volunteer every Thursday at the Drive Program here at the high school. The family was sur-prised and honored that the football field was being named after their father and husband and they appreciated it. “He had a lot to do with the football stadium and the grounds out there coming to what they are today. He put a lot of time and effort into improving sports fields. A vision of his, for a long time, was to see class A sports fields in Roseville,” Michael said.

After he resigned from the school board, he was the bond coordina-tor for the schools. He was in charge of all of the new construction in the Roseville Commu-nity Schools district. One of his final projects was overseeing the develop-ment of the football field, and was proud of the way it turned out. Overall, Eineichner was a kind, dedicated man who rarely seemed stressed. He loved what he did and he achieved a lot for the school district. He is honored on a plaque that stands tall on a rock outside of the football field for everyone to see as they enter for events.

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Zack Mroz Bob Eineichner plaque located by the football field.

Photos Courtesy of Joe Genest and the Roseville Parks and Recreation