The Paper - October 1, 2010

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NEWS

News.......................2-7Feature...................8-9Centerspread.....10-11Opinion..............12-13 Entertainment...14-15Sports.................16-20

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What Does Free Public Education

Really Mean?ACLU sues state of California, claiming

that numerous schools, including Dana Hills,

charge students illegal fees.

Check out Taylor’s review,14

ENTERTAINMENT

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (and

Neither Does the Audience)!!!Michael Douglas

shines as the villainous Gordon Gekko, antago-nizing audiences with

his mind games.

Hear the wise words of the

upperclassmen,10-11

CENTERSPREAD

Hindsight Is Always 20/20

Take it from the pros. Don’t text in class.

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By Lexi CotcampEditor-in-Chief

“Our student government is supposed to be a democracy, but democracy goes beyond the act of voting; democracy is government answerable to the people it serves.”

ASU President Lin Delivers State of the School Address

- Jeremy Lin, ASU President

Dissolution of Legislative Council Approval of Constitutional Amendments

Approval of the ASU Budget

Creation of the Committee on Finance

Selection of the Next Intramural

Student Senate Meeting HighlightsOctober 1, 2010

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BOARD OF TRUSTEESAnna Bryson, President

Ken Lopez-Maddox, Vice PresidentJack R. Brick, Clerk

Ellen AddonizioLarry Christensen

Sue PalazzoMike Winsten

Joseph Farley, Superintendent

RECOGNTION OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT

AND CONTRIBUTORS:

Does Dana Hills Charge Students Illegal Fees?

By Salil DudaniCopy Editor

The American Civil Lib-

Thursday, Sept. 9 against the State of California and Gover-nor Schwarzenegger, alleging that public schools in over 50 districts are requiring students to pay fees violating their right to free education. The ACLU investigation named Dana Hills as one such offender, along with two other high schools in

-trict (CUSD).

Novels, workbooks, AP review books, AP exams, school-issued PE uniforms and

of materials California schools illegally require students to buy, according to the ACLU.

California’s Constitution guarantees a state-provided “system of common schools,” and California Education Code 35186 states, “There should

-structional materials. For there

instructional materials, each pupil, including English learn-ers, must have a textbook or in-structional materials, or both, to use in class and to take home.”

If the ACLU wins in court, the state will have to set up a system monitoring schools and enforcing their compliance with the laws governing educa-tion-related fees.

Yes, claims a civil rights organization suing the state government.

woman Maria Lopez was un-willing to comment, saying it would be inappropriate since the Department was not spe-

Sparked by parent com-plaints, the investigation was based on simple searches of high schools’ websites.

ACLU staff attorney David Sapp said the investiga-tion was “essentially a random sample,” estimating it did not cover “anywhere near half” of the state’s public high schools.

On dhhs.net, the AP Government summer home-work “require(d) students to purchase two books over the summer and subscribe to a news magazine for the entire school year,” according to the ACLU’s interpretation of the

online document. “We’re not sure how ac-

curate the ACLU’s examples in this lawsuit are,” said CUSD spokesman Marcus Walton.

Second-year AP Gov-ernment teacher Michael Wig-glesworth said he and colleague Danielle Wallace inherited the summer homework document from predecessor Martha Mc-Intosh, who retired last year.

Wigglesworth said the assignment was unclear and needed to be updated. It identi-

-thews, and Barron’s AP Gov-ernment review book as “books to purchase.” The assignment also told students, “Subscribe to a national (news) magazine for the school year.” The word “subscribe” was in bold.

Wigglesworth said the change that will be made is “just inserting the word ‘recom-mended’” in order to “ensure there’s no confusion regarding the class requirements.” It will not alter how he runs his class-room because there has never been a penalty for any lack of materials, regardless of the summer assignment.

“Hardball” can be bor-rowed from an AP Government teacher, another student or a library. If students arrive on

they do not own the book, they are handed a copy and given a penalty-free extension on the “Hardball” book report, Wig-glesworth said.

Magazine subscriptions are entirely unnecessary since

the class now accesses news online instead. Whether stu-dents own the Barron’s review book is never monitored for points, nor is there any class-work or homework requiring it.

Wigglesworth said that the many students who visited his classroom before summer began were told they did not need to purchase anything. However, there was no mass meeting where students were told this collectively.

THE PAPER distributed surveys to all teachers regard-ing their policies on the obtain-ment of outside materials, both in print and electronic form. Of the approximately 105 teach-ers, 18 responded.

Nine said yes and nine said no to the question, “Are students in your class ever re-quired to obtain outside mate-rials that may cost them mon-ey?”

In the nine survey re-sponses that said no, the words “suggested,” “recommended” and “encouraged” often ap-peared instead of “required.”

All nine of those who

the materials are given for free when students say they can-not afford them. In addition, all nine said they have extras of the required supplies for students who cannot acquire them.

When asked, “When stating the required materials to the class, do you generally add to the announcement that a student may approach you if he

regarding the requirement?,” -

mative. Wrote social studies

teacher Robin Mairs, whose history students are asked to have certain types of note-books, “I have purchased mate-rials myself and received dona-tions for materials that students could not afford to buy. I have even helped get required ma-terials for younger siblings in other schools if I know there

-dent’s household.”

School librarian Dede Bett said the library always has

Spanish or French workbooks for those who did not purchase them. The same is true for any other book students may need, Bett added.

But support for those un-able to pay “does not make an illegal fee legal,” said Sapp.

“Even if there is a pro-cess for a student or family to go through to essentially get out of paying, that doesn’t solve the problem,” he contin-ued, citing the 1984 California Supreme Court case Hartzell v. Connell, which ruled that

burden which may be imposed on the right to an education—none.”

Sapp said the current lawsuit focuses only on aca-demic classes taken for credit, even though the ruling from Hartzell v. Connell applies to all school-sponsored activities. He pointed out that school pro-grams have the right to request donations but cannot make them mandatory.

For SOCSA partici-pants, visual arts asks for $350; dance, theater and vocal music ask for $450; and band asks for anything from $200 to over $800. Athletic costs vary wild-ly between sports and change from year to year.

Students involved in SOCSA or sports who do not donate are encouraged to vol-unteer to help fundraise for their organization. If they do not, however, they are never turned away from the program.

Sapp said the ACLU will evaluate school districts’

deciding whether more law-suits are in order.

“Most of the books I’ve bought in high school have been over $10, which is pretty ridiculous since I never read them again.”

-Jana Dawson, 12

Have you ever felt you would lose points in a class if you did not obtaint outside materials for that class (things like an AP exam, novel, workbook, review book or PE uniform)?

“Maybe if the ACLU wasn’t so concerned with the cost of study guides and concentrated more on things like the state’s jail expenditures, things would get done.”

-Andrew Sy, 12

THE PAPER invited the California Department of Education to respond to the ACLU’s allegations. Spokes-

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Survey based on 100 students.

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Senate Votes to Add Student SectionBy Lexi CotcampEditor-in-Chief

PORTHOLE POLITICS: Student senators prepare to vote on the addition of a student section to the center of the football stadium. The next Student Senate meeting was held today during tutorial in the Porthole Theater.

photo by Emma Werderman

[Continued from Pg. 1]

Following Lin’s State of the School Address, senior Student Senate Leader Salil Dudani took the stage and

Student Senate meeting to or-der.

-dani addressed the possibility of adding a student section to the football stadium. The sec-

approximately 600 students. Senators were informed

of this issue when elected, ap-proximately a week before the meeting, and were asked to acquire feedback from their re-

“The Football Booster Club has requested that the administration create a stu-dent section of the football stadium to incite more student interaction with the band and Pep Squad and promote more student spirit at home games,” said Dudani.

“[Principal] Dr. [Robert] Nye has left the decision to the students,” he concluded, before

Beginning the discus-sion, senior Senator Sachin

-whelming number of people in my class who supported this measure.”

Nedler chimed in, “Football

games belong to you as stu-

any sport is because you allow it to exist.”

Nedler continued, “It’s not the parents’ game. It’s not the administration’s game. It’s your game, and that’s the rea-

Originally, the booster club asked that security guards usher students to the designated sections.

-tration did not want students to “feel pressured to sit some-where because of a security guard.”

section, the meeting was not without questions and skepti-cism.

“Students in my class actually opposed this decision,

would force too much separa-tion into groups,” said senior Senator Claire Hirashiki.

With the end of tutorial rapidly approaching, Dudani

create the student section on the left, in the middle or not at all.

make the section on the left, while the remaining senators

center. -

ed for some form of a student

motion to tell the administra-tion to create a student section in the center?”

motion, and Nye, who was in-formed of the Senate’s decision the following day, agreed to contact the district and request that they paint and label the center section.

Senate meeting, ASU members

also elected to add a student section to the football stadium.

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to the left side of the bleachers rather than to the center.

The Senate’s abili--

sion marked an increasingly democratic atmosphere in the

Subsequent to the Sen-

section, Senators proposed a multitude of ideas for a new intramural, the most popular

of which was the famed Harry Potter sport “Quidditch.”

Other intramural ideas included Twister, arm wres-tling, “donkey” basketball, roller hockey and ultimate fris-bee. The new intramural was selected at the meeting today.

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News Briefs

In order to comply with the American Disabil-ity Act (ADA) regulations, the school underwent light construction during the summer in various areas of the campus to improve handicap access.

Handicap-accessible showers with seats were in-stalled in the locker room, bathroom stall space was in-creased, a ramp with hand-rails was placed to make the gym wheelchair-accessible, more handicap parking spaces were added to the senior parking lot and an elevator was installed in the gym to facilitate the lower-ing of wheelchairs onto the

ADA regulations pro-vide that an existing school may be exempt from ADA compliance because of ear-lier construction. Dana was completed in 1973, before ADA passed in 1990.

However, under ADA Title III: Public Accom-modations, a school “must

-quirements related to ar-chitectural standards for new and altered buildings;

policies, practices, and pro-cedures; effective commu-nication with people with hearing, vision, or speech disabilities; and other access requirements.”

Funding for all of the school’s recent updates is paid for by the district.

Assistant Principal Cyndie Steinert said that no further improvements were planned for this year.

Some administra-tors believe that the recent improvements are a mere beginning. Activities Direc-tor Kenneth Nedler said the recent improvements are a “start, but not complete.”

He said, “We need to have elevators and reduce the slopes of our ramps. Handicapped people cannot access our stadium or the upstairs.”

Other students and staff remain supportive. Freshman Boyce Anderson said, “I was unaware [of the

that it is a good thing.”Expressing the teach-

ers’ perspective, Mike Wei-nell said, “It’s nice that it’s happening. It’s very impor-tant that the physical needs of our special education stu-dents be met.”

Construction on the

early October.

New Handicap Access InstalledBy Gillian SleeNews Editor

National Merit Semi-Finalists An-nounced

Twenty National Merit Scholarship Semi-

schools were announced.Of the 20, four of

those selected are from Dana Hills: Alexan-

Be the Change Club Applies for $250,000 Grant

The Be the Change Club has successfully en-tered a contest for the Pepsi Refresh grant of $250,000.The winner of the competi-tion, similar to the Hurley Walk the Walk competition, will be decided through on-line voting.

Voting opens today and ends October 31. For more information on where to go to vote, go to dolphin-force.com.

-Jake Rosen

LRG Markets Dana Hills Prod-ucts

This fall, Activi-ties Director Ken Nedler discovered on a trip to Wal-Mart that there was a section of Dana Hills merchandise being sold by the Licensing Resource Group, also known as LRG, not to be confused with the popu-lar skating company.

All Dana Hills mer-chandise was then pulled from the shelves, and all further production of merchandise was stopped.

administrators are trying to license, trademark and copyright the symbols of all schools in the district to avoid similar inci-dents in the future.

-Marilyn La Jeunesse

Students Bands to

On Saturday, Oct. 9, the “SOCSA Rocks the

be held at 6 p.m. in the Port-hole Theater. This event is a SOCSA fundraiser featuring three student bands: Bring

Since last year’s

successfully raised over $2,000, another perfor-mance including even more

Speidel Returns to Substitute for Degen

On Monday, Sept. 20, retired math teacher Kurt Speidel returned to Dana to substitute for math teacher Marc Degen.

Degen, who is cur-rently on a leave of absense, plans to return next week.

Speidel plans to go back into retirement once Degen returns.

On Wednesday, Oct. 6, Speidel will travel to Wisconsin to spend time with relatives and attend

-consin Badgers games.

Although Speidel had no intentions of teach-

ASU Holds First Ever Jersey Jam

Tonight, Octo-

annual welcome back dance, the “Jersey Jam.”

The theme is not to be confused with the reality television show, “Jersey Shore.” Rather, students are encouraged to wear a sports jersey for their favorite team.

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the sports-enthused theme. Students can enjoy the dance in the mall from 7-9:30 p.m.

Tickets cost $10

card. All students have the opportunity to save $5 by donating two age-appropriate books for students at the K-5 el-ementary school level.

-Gillian Slee

dria Anderson, Stephanie Cheng, Salil Dudani and Sa-chin Medhekar.

To achieve a semi-

must display an outstanding academic record throughout their high school career, be recommended by the princi-pal and earn admirable SAT scores.

required to complete an ap-plication process, which in-cludes writing an essay and providing information about their extracurricular activi-ties.

-Olivia O’Brien

ing again, he is substitut-ing as a favor to Degen and his past students.

-Annie Bubinski

bands is planned for this year. All proceeds will be donated to the SOCSA Foundation in order to support the construc-tion of a new theater.

Tickets are avail-able for purchase in Ray

101) during school hours and will also be sold at the door for $5.

-Serene Jneid

freshman class in the greater student government and assur-ing their classmates of their

Many of the candidates are already experienced with student government, hav-ing served on ASB in middle

of ASB for two years at Niguel Hills Middle School and was president for her last year, has

ASU as one of four freshman

Virgil said, “I know how

Vice President at Niguel, and I gained a lot of experience from

McGrath served as vice

last year as well, and Garrett

Alikhani explained that the source of her interest is her

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“I want to get [the freshmen] in-volved and give them their oppor-tunity to shine.” -Aubrey Rhodes, 9

of the votes, as their class presi-dent and Christian Virgil, with

-retary/treasurer candidate Leila Alikhani was appointed Niguel

-tary/Treasurer candidate McK-enna Brown interviewed for the

Presidential candidates

along with secretary/treasurer candidates Alikhani, Brown, Annamarie McGrath and Vir-gil, campaigned throughout the course of the week, creating

-ers throughout the school and spreading the word through the

-derstand the last thing most of the students—the upperclass-

of posters, so I wanted to state

to get them [the freshmen] in-volved and give them their op-

The candidates gave their speeches in the stadium during tutorial, each of them promising to represent the

served as student adviser to

year and is currently contesting in an election for a spot on the

did and saw how much he liked

As for the previous ex-perience of the other candi-

that they have much of a record

the edge only in that she knows

ASU operates and a few upper-

know her from ASU are not eli-

He continued, “Any ex-periences that these candidates

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out of them so that they may

ASU President senior

opportunity to speak with a

no matter which candidate is elected, they will have a posi-tive impact on the overall dy-

He concluded, “I have -

hope is that the entire freshman

SOCIALIZATION:!Over 200 seniors attended ASU’s Senior Social in the mall on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 22. Activities included musical chairs, limbo, dancing and a giant game of Twister. Pizza, ice cream and soda were served to all attendees. Senior

the night. “I really loved all of the temporary tattoos that they had for us to use,” senior Ellen Lomonico said. “I was also cracking up watching people try to win the giant musi-cal chairs and Twister game. It was a lot of fun.” Senior Class President Mia McKown believed that the ASU-planned event was a success based on the large turn-out. “In

everyone,” McKown commented. “Ultimately, I think every senior who attended found a way to get involved and have fun.”

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“We are worried that the Homecom-ing dance won’t be held in the gym this year.”-Dylan Castagno, 11

By Salil DudaniCopy Editor

Implementation of New Zero Period Policy

By Olivia O’BrienNews Editor

Gym Completion Delayed Until October

The district’s renova-tions of the gym that were ex-pected to be completed by the start of this year have yet to be

“We’re hoping for early

According to Nye, the plans were revised due to is-

The delays have affected sports teams, such as basketball

Senior Taylor Arizobal, a member of the girls’ varsity volleyball team, expressed her

“The gym is affecting the team in a big way,” said

-ticing at different high schools,

such as Aliso, Capo, San Cle-

supposed to have some home games for pre-season, but we have to go to other schools for

least some home games during

Along with the sports teams, ASU has been hav-ing issues with its pre-planned

Junior Class Secretary/Treasurer Dylan Castagno ex-

plained, “We are worried that the Homecoming dance won’t

Also, we have had to change the location of some of the pep

Not only does the res-toration of the gym affect ma-jor events, but it also has been causing confusion amongst the

school, some students had dif-

schedules were being distrib-

schedules were given out in

however, was altered due to the

Said junior Jackie Grade, “It was really confus-

schedules were being given

location, because I overheard a lot of people asking where to

Starting this year, the guidance department is only offering a zero period to stu-dents with schedules impacted by co-curricular programs (such as SOCSA, the yearbook, HMO, ASU) or participation in

agreed upon late last school

Eighteen full zero period classes exist now as opposed to

-rent average full class has 36 students, this means about 360 fewer students currently have zero periods, bolstering the en-

sixth periods) classes, which in the past have been dispropor-

Assistant Principal Tim Hornig, who originally pro-posed the idea, views it as a return to the original intent of zero period—to accommodate

those students whose activities “make demands on the stan-

“In the recent past we have seen the zero period op-portunity being taken advan-

joke has been to call us the

According to Hornig, only after this substantial cut in zero period enrollment are we in line with other high schools in the district, which have con-sistently had fewer students in

Dwindling enrollment

became an issue because of Average Daily Attendance (ADA) funding, money given by the state to the school dis-trict based on how many kids

a period is only received if at least 50 percent of the student population attends classes dur-ing that period; while we have not fallen below 50 percent, we have come close enough that it

In addition, since morn-

ing classes were more packed, students who needed to switch out of afternoon classes had a

according to Hornig, schedules

Nonetheless, the change has upset students who have been denied the schedule of

because upperclassmen in the past were out at lunch,” said

Although it seems that underclassmen have been de-nied more zero periods than

juniors and seniors, adminstra-tion keeps no records of stu-dent requests and cannot say

Hornig said, however, that while he has received many parent phone calls, he has found that once he explains the

“It’s one of those things where you can’t keep everyone happy all the time,” Hornig

“All you can do is make sure you have good reasons for

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: The gymnasium has been out of commission since the begin-ning of summer, forcing multiple athletic teams to practice elsewhere.


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Activities ClerkAssumes Duties

Diverse Teachers Join FacultyBy Madeline DiamondSports Editor

By Annie BubinskiSports Editor

Sara Cassidy has be-gun her new position this year as Activities Clerk, replacing Yolanda Villareal at the activi-

new job focuses on managing activities ranging from regis-tration to sporting events and

Friendly and approach-able, Cassidy remarks that she is busy “nonstop from Septem-

on working at Dana until she

In 2003, Cassidy began

School District as a substitute

then worked in the front of--

the past three years, Cassidy worked at Dana in the athletic

Cassidy originally held a job as a paralegal, or legal assistant, working mostly with

The new activities clerk, after receiving her education at Oregon State University, stud-ied to become a paralegal at Southern Methodist University

Cassidy said she loves the new environment and ex-plained, “The kids here are

amazing, and the staff is in-

I am constantly impressed by their accomplishments, wheth-er academically, athletically or

Her new position re-quired a few online training sessions, but the majority of her acclamation to the job has been

is adjusting well to the stress-ful position that requires pro-cessing information for almost

Cassidy decided to enter the school environment after

being able to follow the prog-ress of students from elemen-

She commented that her work schedule conveniently gives her the same days off as

Cassidy noted many noticeable differences in the present school environment from when she was in high

are in technology; in the past, students did not have access to computers, cell phones or fax

Cassidy said, “All our

There was no Internet and no

Outside of school, Cas-sidy enjoys working with charities and recently donated

help Haiti after its devastating

This fall, six new teach-ers of all different subjects

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Connecticut, the new members have brought some diversity to

French teacher Abir -

dition to attending college in

-cently taught at Aliso Niguel

So far, Hussein is enjoy-ing “the beautiful school and

Todd Rusinkovich is

Originally from San Clemente, Rusinkovich attended Cornell University for undergraduate

degree, Rusinkovich went to the University of San Diego,

“I am happy to be a Dol-

She went to Capistrano Valley High School and subsequently

After working at two different

a student teacher and is now

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necticut and attended State University of New York Al-

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University and his special edu-

cation credential at California

In addition to special ed-

teaching a total of 15 years and

“It is a great school, and the staff and students are very

Ashly Ogden and Joe

Ogden is joining the special

physical education and is also

EAGER EDUCATORS: (back) Chris Brady, Todd Rusinkovich (front) Abir Hussein, Ashly Ogden and Sarah Willett are the six new additions to the Dolphin faculty this year. Not Pictured: Joe Wood.

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By Tyler HartungSports Editor

Newcomer’s Vocals Steal the Stage

Fenstermaker, Students Visit Historic Sights in the Old World

SURVEY: Which teacher is most

likely to be a superhero in disguise? What superhero would they be?

“Rosa- he would be Chuck Norris. He al-

ready has an awesome beard.”

- Thomas Gravitt, 10

“Mr. Gonzalez would be bookman. If you

don’t have your book, he can make you

disappear.” -Spencer Martin, 9

“Mr. Prinz would be super Hawk with his X-ray cheating vision because the Hawk,

- Morgan Raymond, 11

“Mr. Abedi would be Nacho Libre because he’s the best wrestler on Earth!”- Elenna Erheneff, 10

“Mr. Hulse would be Superman because he has glasses and an unlimited supply of sweater vests.” - Jessica Uchi, 12

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SOUTHERN BELLE: Texas transfer, senior Emmie Gelat, auditioned for SOCSA’s pro-duction of “Little Women” and received a principal role.

F rom July 13-26, AP Eu-ropean History teacher Mary Anne Fenstermaker

took three Dana Hills students and one parent on an extensive tour of Europe.

“We traveled from LA to London, England; Paris, France; Rome, Florence, Pisa and Siena in Italy; Engelberg (in the Alps) and Lucerne in Switzerland and Black Forest

and Heidelberg in Germany. We left from Frankfurt, Ger-many,” said Fenstermaker, who chose this tour because “it was the most extensive tour avail-able (that was affordable) to relate to our huge AP Euro cur-riculum.”

“I try to run a trip to Eu-rope every year for current and former AP European History students and their friends and families. Sometimes we have enough people to go, and some-times we don’t.”

Fenstermaker, who has been teaching AP European History at Dana for seven years

F or most, senior year is a time to look forward to from the beginning of

high school. It’s the time when four years of working your way

off; your time to rule the school has come. But what if you moved to a new school for senior year?

Now take that a step further, and move to an entirely new state where you don’t know a single person.

Meet Emmie Gelat— one of many new students to enter the halls of Dana Hills but one of the few to come from El Paso, Texas.

Because her father is a member of the Army, Gelat and her family were stationed in Mission Viejo this past sum-mer. “My dad is a sergeant major in the Army, and we get transferred to a new city every

and World History for over 20 years, believes that traveling abroad is a rewarding experi-ence and that students should take any opportunity to see the world.

“Students come back with a much greater apprecia-tion for culture and mankind,” Fenstermaker said. “It is ideal for students who love history, art and music, but there is so much for everyone on a tour like this—it actually causes you to have new interests in life!”

The travelers had a “brilliant” Italian tour guide

courtesy of their company, ACIS Travel, which Fenster-maker hires to ensure that the trip runs smoothly each year. “Everything you do with ACIS is a highlight as far as I’m con-cerned; they do such a great job. For me, being with stu-dents who are seeing Europe,

biggest highlight,” said Fen-stermaker.

Because the group was small, the travelers got to merge with and meet students and teachers from San Diego and Illinois.

Fenstermaker’s last trip to Europe was in 2008. She took seven former AP Europe-an History students on a 21-day trip. She anticipates leaving for another European excursion on July 12, 2011 with more students and their friends and family.

The tour will visit the same places and is meant for “students who are now tak-ing or have taken AP Euro-pean History, but it is open to any student whom I can trust to behave properly overseas!” Anyone interested can contact Fenstermaker via e-mail or in room 925.

“Knowledge of the world and travel is truly my passion,” said Fenstermaker. “New experiences and that knowledge to me is ‘life can-dy,’ which can sometimes be sour but is much more often very sweet!”

year or so,” Gelat said.After jumping around

most of the major cities in Tex-as, such as Houston, Dallas and El Paso, Gelat moved to Cali-fornia.

But the move wasn’t by chance; Gelat was set on mak-ing California her new home state. “It came time for our next transfer, and California had a few different cities on the list. We took a family vote on it, but my vote trumped all this time, so California won,” she said.

Although Gelat is prob-

ably more accustomed to mov-ing than most, she admitted it

for her. Gelat said, “I’ve always moved, so I’m pretty used to it by now. The fact that I’m a se-nior now is making things a lit-tle bit harder, but everyone’s so nice here, so I’m very excited to be here.”

When asked what she will miss the most about Tex-as, Gelat exclaimed, “It’s so much colder here! California is supposed to have such great weather, so I didn’t know that it could get this cold here.”

Despite the fact that she is new, Gelat has already begun to make her mark on Dana Hills. On the second day of school, she auditioned for “Little Women,” SOCSA’s fall musical; she was cast as Beth, one of the main female roles in the production.

“Auditioning at a new school can be intimidating, be-cause I have to prove myself to everyone over and over again,”

glad that I auditioned.”“I was in theater produc-

tions at my old schools too, but I’m stoked that I’m in ‘Little Women’ because of how talent-ed the rest of the cast is,” Gelat added. “It’s going to be a great show.”

making the most of her new life here in California, there is one thing that she still misses about

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Beginnings for Musical Man of Michigan By Gillian SleeNews Editor

I n the beginning, kin-dergarteners learn the “ABC Song.” Now,

as students enter high school, they belt the words to iTunes’s “Top Charts” songs. Yet, what if singing went be-yond the shower or the car? What if it inspired an album?

Junior Malaika “Zuri” Raphael has done just that.

A recent transfer from a small high school in Michi-gan, Raphael self-published

-esis,” in August of this year.

was just the start to a bright future,” said Raphael, who, inspired by new begin-

From a young age, Ra-phael loved to play music.

He explained, “I re-ally believe that a lot of stories and lessons can be taught through music.”

Recalling fond memo-ries of his father’s piano play-ing, he reminisced, “[I tried] to sit down and play, thinking that I was just as good as him. I have always loved playing mu-sic. When I write my own mu-sic, I can express my thoughts and feelings through it.”

Writing music, how-ever, is not Raphael’s only goal. In the future, he hopes to create and manage his own record label. By developing an

album at this stage in his life, Raphael hopes that he will gain valuable experience for the fu-

is just one more step towards achieving his career goal.

“I really wanted to try and create an album by my-self,” Raphael explained. “I

of the challanges that young art-ists face in the music industry.”

Despite his indepen-dence in creating, compos-ing, designing and record-ing the album, Raphael is appreciative of the help he has received along the way.

“I simply could not have done it [created the album] without my par-ents,” he said candidly.

-ing of a blend of rock and

his muse, the song discusses emotional subjects––pain and hope––for the budding artist.

“I told her [the girl] that I would wait however long it took for her to be ready for a relationship,” Raphael said softly. “I wanted her to know

that I would always be there for her and treat her how all girls should be treated.”

For Raphael, patience is key. As a solo artist, Ra-phael does not have a band or supporting musicians.

When asked if he has

plans for future concerts or events, Raphael sheepishly admitted, “Sadly, no. One of the hardest things about hav-ing a self-produced album is the lack of other musicians.”

He continued, “As much as I would like to play

all the instruments at the same time, I’m just not that good!”

However, Raphael expressed an interest in col-laborating with others.

“My next step is to

Band or no band, Ra-phael has already begun work-ing on his second album, which he expects to be released in approximately one year.

In the mean time, he

ONLY THE BEGINNING: A recent transfer from a small town in Michigan, Malaika

Christian contemporary mu-sic, is comprised of 10 tracks.

Raphael’s favorite song on the album is “Just Say Yes” because it is “really catchy.” Written for his girl-friend, who also doubles as


“gained a sense of the challenges that

”

“One of the hardest

hopes to focus on accli-mating to the West Coast.

taking me some time to get used to Dana, but I am used to moving a lot. I am hoping that it will just take a little bit of time to get adjusted.”

Still, he admitted that he misses one thing about Michigan above all else—his girlfriend.

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this last weekend to take her to Homecoming just to come back the next day. They say people do crazy things for love!”

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Is the New Zero Period Policy Necessary?By Sara GoldCopy Editor

Last June, the administration an-nounced a new zero period policy that was to take effect during the 2010-2011

-dents with impacted schedules due to sports, music,

This does not include accommodating students who simply want to leave school early in order to eat

students have elected to take a zero period primarily

I do understand that some students need to take a zero period in order to free their afternoons for sports

-ministration also understands these concerns and does its best to accommodate students who must take a

-riod students reported that they rely on coffee, tea or

Although it provides the short-lived energy that sleepy teenagers crave, caffeine is ultimately damaging, as it can cause unnatural jitteriness, decreased concentra-

of disrupted sleep cycles, many zero period students

Another detrimental effect of waking up before

As biology teacher Mark Gammell indoctrinates in his students, skipping breakfast in the morning unnatu-rally skews one’s metabolism and ultimately results in lack of energy,

Although some students who had previously taken periods 0-5 are dismayed about having to take a sixth period this year, the administration ultimately

Zero period should remain a last resort for those who absolutely need it for academic, athletic or extra-

be obligated to fund zero period classes for students

With the school’s new policy set in place, stu-dents who must take an early morning class are still

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While originally intended to bring balance to the schedules of students, the new zero period policy implement-ed has negatively affected the lives of

many students who seek an earlier start to their morn-

The new policy reduces the number of students enrolled in zero period classes for the sake of giving priority to those who have a greater necessity of tak-

However, this policy sets so many limitations on taking an earlier class as opposed to one in the after-

Many do not realize that, in numerous cases (cer-tainly not all), students who were denied a zero period had to toy around with their schedule as if it were a

If a student feels inclined to take a certain elective as a seventh class, he may not even have the chance to take

be interested in taking a large number of classes, but

-ditional courses if they do not fall under the right cat-

I am perfectly aware of what is trying to be ac-complished and understand that we do not live in a

additional zero period classes is not cheap or easily

However, our class schedules should accom-

school-related activities are not the only dynamics in

For instance, after-school jobs are not always in-

is crucial to the student’s family income or even his/

Another overlooked possibility may be that a stu-dent applying for a zero period needs to leave school during lunch so that he/she can attend a certain reli-gious/cultural class not offered for any sort of school

The possibilities of what may be the case for each student are in no way limited to my unimagina-tive examples, so it is vital that a broad perspective

way to issue zero periods (assuming the applicant is initially denied a zero period) would be to give each student the opportunity to justify his/her reasons for wanting a zero period rather than suffering through the

Gaga: the Real Monster?By Marilyn La JeunesseFeature Editor

-lieve that Gaga’s someone whom we really want these

In her defense, Gaga inspires her young fans to not only embrace their individuality but to accept oth-

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Regardless, while Gaga has some positive char-

Gaga’s various publicity stunts and attempts to stand

over-the-top wardrobe and racy music videos are re-

Children aren’t being shown what a true samari-

of time before we are bound to have platinum blond, scantily clad, opiate addicted, food depraved fourth

Lady Gaga is one of the most suc-

She has reached international stardom and is considered the second most pow-

Are we talking about the same woman who ad-mitted her occasional drug use to Vanity Fair? This is also the same woman who over-accentuates and

are is one thing, but Gaga is so wound up in making her mark on modern music that she doesn’t see the

This eccentric lady sends all the wrong messag--

dren to admire such a sexually provocative woman? A woman who claims that doing drugs a few times a

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Fall TV Pilots Take Flight

Halo Reaches New HeightsBy Alfonso OrdazSports Editor

After years of much

to the Halo series, a four-game saga, has come in the form of Halo Reach, a masterpiece to both the worlds of intelligent and casual gaming.

With its new installment released on Sept. 14, 2010, the development studio Bungie, which became an independent studio from Microsoft in 2007, marks the end of the Halo franchise in an epic combination of all past successes.

Not to be regarded as “just a game,” Halo Reach has been released in three editions.

standard case, while the second version includes certain bonus features. The third edition allows more dedicated players to play a “legendary edition.”

While this “legendary edition” ($149.99 compared to the standard $59.99 version) may slim down your wallet

are worthwhile bonus items included in the box.

Some of these accessories include a stitch-on patch, a set of handmade

to one of the main characters, which brings even more depth to the story line.

These additions are not vital to a player’s enjoyment of the game, but they certainly bring a greater sense of completion to the already captivating story.

Although it is arguable that this would only pertain to Halo veterans, there are certainly enough choices within these three editions for those who wish to buy the game.

Inside the game, you will

allows novice and experienced players alike to fully appreciate the new twist on past elements of the game.

Revolutionary and cutting-edge additions in Halo Reach, such as maps, weapons, game types and layouts, add to the sophisticated feel of maneuvering through the game play.

Even game controls

allowing movement to be that much more intriguing to the players.

These control changes are important, such as the switch from reloading with the “RB” button to the “X.”

New gameplay features aside, most of the old features received minor makeovers in

of the rapidly growing video game industry.

Many of these include redesigned maps and weapons that were acceptable but required some sort of upgrade in order to keep up with the game’s modernization. Other normal features, however, such as popular weapons, game types and maps, were only given a minor “face-lift.”

Having realized where its true success lay, Bungie wisely kept all previous features that earned positive feedback from the game’s most valuable critics: the players themselves.

Due to its merits, Halo Reach has a highly impressive resume and will undoubtedly be a major candidate for the Game of the Year Award. Although forums all over

arguments as to whether the game will win, the feedback is unanimous: Halo Reach will surely be loved by all who play, or rather, experience it.

As the color of the leaves change and the new school year begins, so does the onslaught of new television shows. This year is no different. Several new shows will try to establish a fan base by replacing those shows that we have recently

your hearts and TiVos. Here is a look at a few of the most prom-ising new shows of 2010-2011.

ABC- “No Ordinary Family” A family that seems rather unhappy and discon-nected takes a vacation to Africa and returns anything but ordinary. After their plane crashes into the Amazon River,

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perpowers. Despite their newly discovered powers, they try to continue life as usual, all the while attempting to become closer as a family.

NBC- “The Event” You have probably seen one of the many commercials for the new NBC show “The Event,” which urges you to ask the question, “What is the event?” This show clearly as-

end of the mystically intriguing “Lost” series has left behind. Although nobody yet knows what “the event” is yet, view-ers do know that the show fol-lows Sean Walker, played by

his missing girlfriend. In the process, Walker stumbles upon a mysterious cover-up by the

U.S. Government.

Fox- “Lone Star” James Wolf plays the main character, Bob Allen, in Fox’s new drama “Lone Star.” Allen is an impressively suc-cessful con man who wishes to reform his deceitful ways and settle down. There is just one problem--he can’t choose which life to settle into. Al-len has to balance his multiple lives while attempting to de-ceive and manipulate his way in the Texas oil industry.

CBS- “Hawaii Five-0” “Hawaii Five-0” is a remake of the classic cop drama of the same name from the ‘70’s. Although most high school students have never seen the original show, a vast majority has probably heard its iconic theme song. The show,

a continuation of the original, follows the creation of an elite police unit in Hawaii.The unit is led by Alex O’Loughlin, a former Navy SEAL, who is played by Steve McGarrett. Though you can’t expect the re-make to be as good as the origi-nal, it may be worth the watch.

CW- “Nikita” Maggie Q stars as an escaped former assassin in the CW show that bares her charac-ter’s name, Nikita. In the show

the rogue government agency, which forced her to become a mercenary. She then vows to take down the agency, which recruits attractive, young con-victs to work for them. If you are in the mood for watching a show about unnaturally attrac-

check out the thrilling “Nikita.”

BOOK ‘EM DANNO’: The cast members of CBS’s new “Hawaii Five-0” put a fresh spin on the ‘70’s classic.

DEJA VU: Michael Douglas plays Gordon Gekko for the second time with co-star Shia LaBeouf.

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Having never seen the original 1980’s Academy

Street” nor having much familiarity with the real Wall Street in New York, I think it’s obvious that a 16 year old girl wasn’t exactly the target audience director Oliver Stone was scoping out for his sequel, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.”

Despite this, I was

captivated by every moment, waiting eagerly to discover who would have the upper hand

years after the original plot ended off, depicts ego-obsessed villain Gordan Gekko's (Michael Douglas) release from eight years in prison due to his greed-driven escapades

Gekko’s daughter, Winnie (Carey Mulligan), has been

as a whole, she is ironically engaged to be married to the young and upcoming man on Wall Street, Jacob Moore (Shia LaBeouf).

The story shifts for the worst when Moore’s mentor and manager of the company he works for, Louis Zabel, commits suicide in response to the threat of a stock market crash. Winnie becomes

ally in Gekko, his soon-to-be father-in-law.

The two work together to seek revenge on fellow businessman Bretton James (Josh Brolin), who they believe convinced Zabel to commit suicide in order to destroy his company. Struggling to stay on top in the fragile world of

of the 2008 Stock Market

falling into a cycle of greed similar to that of Gekko’s.

Fast-paced and modern,

overall vibe captured the speed of contemporary Wall Street while maintaining a similar

In spite of never having

before, director Oliver Stone disproves the low expectations attached to most sequels as, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” stands very well as a

A clear standout in the movie, Douglas, as Gekko, easily stole every scene in which his character was present. With a subtle, smug smirk upon his face and dialogue so interlaced with disregard for others and love only for himself and money, Gekko, made “Wall Street” that much more enjoyable.

Representatives of “Young Hollywood” LaBeouf and Mulligan held their own; Mulligan, who last year seized an Academy Award nomination for her role in “The Education,” remained poised, despite of her little screen time. LaBeouf appeared mature and attention-worthy opposite such an

established and respected actor as Douglas.

He proved he has the potential of becoming the new DiCaprio; his acting skills are above what he demonstrated in the man-fest that was “Transformers” and, heaven forbid, “Transformers 2.”

Gekko and Moore’s catchphrase throughout the course of the movie, “greed is good,” leaves the audience wondering to what degree we would all give into greed when enticed by inordinate amounts of money.

is above the heads of most teenagers, beyond that concerning driving a car or shopping at the mall, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” is about more than just stocks and bonds.

the competitiveness within us all and how it can drive us to

to manipulate us by our wants. In some cases greed is good, for one is motivated to achieve success by needs and desires.

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Flowers Goes Tickled Pink with “Flamingo”

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Southern Californian Paramore fans had been antici-pating September 18 since the 2010 Honda Civic Tour dates were announced. The line-up, consisting of Paramore, Tegan & Sara and special guests New Found Glory and Kadawatha, promised to please.

New Found Glory opened its set with Miley Cyrus’s “Party in the USA,” enticing hipsters and emos alike to start dancing. The band invited a smile from even the surliest of listeners with sev-eral one-liners and hilarious dance moves. The perform-ers dismissed all haters and persuaded the converts to put their hands in the air, at least

for the sake of exercise. During

Pundik declared, “Let’s burn some calories, San Diego!” The crowd agreed as they began an impromptu mosh circle.

While co-headliners Tegan & Sara kept the audi-ence’s attention, their set was much milder than New Found Glory’s crowd-rousing music. Nonetheless, the songs were full of their classic witty banter and twin telepathy. The duo of-fered acoustic versions of some of their most popular songs, dedicating each one to Para-more for inviting them on tour. Their act sometimes lacked the intense energy of the other bands, but Tegan and Sara’s sweet delivery left the audience smiling.

Finally, Paramore stormed the stage, captivat-ing the crowd with one sensa-tional performance of “Igno-

rance,” which was complete with swinging light bulbs and an exceptional graphic display. Lead vocalist Hayley Williams addressed those who were still seated in the arena, proclaim-ing, “If I could, I would burn those seats.” In a matter of seconds, the audience was on its feet, and Williams smiled and proudly exclaimed, “You are at a Paramore concert—you do not sit.” Afterwards, the band began a cozy acoustic set around a comfy red couch, playing fan favorites such as “Where the Lines Overlap” and “Misguided Ghosts.”

Paramore ended the show with an encore of “Mis-ery Business,” departing in a cloud of orange confetti and satisfaction. “Best tour of the summer?” offered Williams. She was met by a roar of as-sent. “Good, ‘cause if you dis-

You rip the plastic off your new CD in a frenzy, sniff-ing frantically as the new music

star of the popular television show “Lost,” is staring up at you from the cover, a jovial smile poking through his beard

-pression seems promising, but Hurley’s menacing grin hides

LOOKING UP: Lead singer Hayley Williams commands the stage while performing Par-amore’s hit single “Misery Business” off its platinum record “Riot!”

When rock sensation The Killers agreed to take a short hiatus this year, front man Brandon Flowers took the op-portunity to add some of his personal lyrics to music and launch a brief solo career. The opportunity presented itself with the release of Flamingo on September 14.

Flowers had high ex-pectations to meet, announcing his decision to branch out from the already mega-successful, internationally chart-topping band that he started in the early 2000s. The Killers’s albums have a distinct sound, fusing alternative and indie rock with their personal 80’s inspiration, and Flamingo has not strayed far from these roots.

Nevertheless, Flowers’s solo album has allowed for some experimentation; this led to the addition of more synth-pop, regardless of whether all listeners would approve.

Despite the release of his solo album, Flowers and his bandmates stressed the fact that the Killers will still remain to-gether and pick up right where they left off. No one has any intentions of breaking off per-manently; in fact, all the mem-bers contributed to Flamingo by providing musical back-up.

Unsurprisingly, the al-bum is set in Flowers’s home-town, the glitzy Las Vegas, Nevada. The opening track,

“Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas,” makes this conclusion glaringly obvious. The concept certainly adds some personality to the record, with the help of gambling metaphors that mix surprisingly well with Flow-

(“Give us your dreamers, your harlots and your sins/ Las Ve-gas/Didn’t nobody tell you the house will always win?”). At times, both references push the limits and may seem a bit ex-agerrated to some listeners, but for the most part this blend of ideas is satisfying.

Some of the strongest songs on the album include the

“Was it Something I Said?,”

Lovers & Broken Hearts.”

the single, as it smoothly high-lights Flowers’s singing and lyrical ability. “Was it Some-thing I Said?” has a cheerful, animated tune that adds an in-teresting contrast to the song’s exceptionally sad story.

In the album’s only

combine impeccably in “Hard Enough” to play lovers who are struggling to let go of their bit-ter memories of each other.

Hearts,” my personal favorite, is one of the most upbeat songs of Flamingo that again features the gambling/Las Vegas theme as a comparison to an unfair and unfaithful relationship.

Slower songs featured on Flamingo, such as “Playing With Fire,” “On the Floor” and

“Only the Young,” are distinct-ly different from “Was it Some-thing I Said?” and “Magda-lena,” which pick up the tempo with a similar style but upbeat rhythm.

The deluxe version of

tracks, giving Flowers more free reign that he uses to his

Most notable is Flow-ers’s consent to embrace slight

in “The Clock Was Tickin,” an old-school piece that’s rather endearing. It recounts the entire life of a devoted couple as the pair learns how much dispair exists in the world.

Other extras include “I Came Here to Get Over You,” a rebellious little number that

deluxe version, chocked-full of attitude and cruel intentions.

has a cool synthetic vibe, “Right Behind You,” a satis-fying moment for the indie-trained ear and “On the Floor

strong note.If you are expecting The

Killers 2.0, this effort may not be exactly what you were ex-pecting. Flowers’s sound is much softer than his previous work, and it may deceive Kill-ers’s fans.

However, it is not a com-plete disappointment. Flowers pulls off a great deal on his own with Flamingo, and although it may not be obvious upon the

-ing album that is sure to grow on you.


GUEST STAR: Jorge Garcia, or Hurley of “Lost,” smiles endearlingly on the cover of Weezer’s latest record.

a secret – this album just isn’t that good.

I was particularly ex-cited for Weezer’s latest musi-cal effort. While not one of my favorite bands of all time, the group still gets plenty of play on my iTunes. I have few com-plaints with Weezer’s earliest albums, all of which are chock full of juicy, musical good-ness. The band’s latest albums have, with the exception of a few tracks, failed to impress me. Still, I always look to the group’s new albums with opti-mism.

Eight albums into the game, the veteran band is start-ing to lose its touch. The sound Weezer practically trademarked back in the ‘90’s sounds a bit contrived now (especially with the mainstream undertones that showed up a few years ago.)

Hurley kicks off with “Memories,” a pop concession that will surely land Weezer a spot on the charts. The song is as catchy as one can expect of a radio hit, but quite honestly it’s just not clever. After listening

swore that I had heard it one hundred times before. Oh wait, I have.

Now, if the album were full of “Memories,” it might be more than a memory a couple months down the road. But unfortunately, the song is the crowning jewel of the album, lackluster as it is.

When I opened the al-bum, I thought it would be “Ruling Me” and everyone else in the rock world. Five tracks

in, all that came to mind was “Hang On,” is this it? The al-bum just screeches disappoint-ment one track at a time until all I want to do is “Run Away.” Talk about a “Trainwreck.”

Cheesy puns aside, the album simply lacks the polish of a musical gem. The songs are unoriginal, the instrumen-tation is nothing special and the band seems to have lost its identity. In a different age, Weezer could have only been categorized as Weezer. Now

pop rock bands of the new de-cade.

The album is not ter-rible. It’s simply middling, average, dull and mediocre. You might have some fun with a few of the songs— in fact you most certainly will— but the majority of the album fails to keep interest. Maybe our “Beverly Hills” band can come back with something better the next time and earn that chubby smile that adorns their cover.


HEAD START: Weezer’s track record of chart-topping albums led to high expectations for “Hurley,” but the album disappointed fans.

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Boys’ Water Polo Edges out Competition

It is often said that it is best to hit the ground running. The boys’ water polo team seems to have taken this ex-pression to heart, beginning the 2010 season with a 6-1 record.

The Dolphins’ most re-cent success was against San Clemente on Tuesday, Sept. 21. The majority of the game was spent in a near tie, as both teams alternated in scoring. The boys have always been speedy, but the Tritons were

the whole gameDuring the last few

minutes, the Dolphins pulled through and put the pedal to the

points ahead of San Clemente, 19-17, and claimed victory.

Another of the boys’ re-cent wins was against Edison. The game dragged on with both teams neck and neck, yet again. “It was a hard-fought game, but, in the end, we had enough strength and teamwork to shut the door on Edison,” said senior Dilan Shah. Finally, the game came to a close with Dana in the lead, 12-11.

According to the team, the players’ composure and

intense concentration during the last quarter was crucial to securing the Dolphins’ victory.

This domination was preceded by the Thousand Oaks Conejo Classic Boys’ Water Polo Tournament on September 10-12. The boys battled, or egg-beated, their

games against Buena Vista and Newbury, with 15-2 and 15-4 wins, respectively.

Next came El Modena, which was blown out of the water by Dana’s quick passes

score was 10-6. The Dolphins’ most challenging game yet was against the tournament hosts,

Thousand Oaks. The boys began impressively, but the Thousand Oaks Lancers caught up during the last few min-utes with their high-precision shots. The game concluded with a stand-off of 7-7. Since the game ended in a tie, refer-ees referred back to both Dana and Thousand Oaks’s previous

game. Because the Dolphins had won their last game by such a high margin, they were declared the winners.

grueling day against Ventura, who had defeated all of its competitors thus far. By this point, the boys remained deter-mined despite their exhaustion.

Unfortunately, the boys failed to seize every opportunity and were ultimately held back by Ventura’s solid defense. The

of 4-10. Despite the loss, Dana placed second in the tourna-ment.

“I think that we are a re-ally tight, well-coached team and that we will succeed be-cause of how well the team is bonded and disciplined,” said senior Sam Fitzmaurice. “As a team, our goal is to remain fo-cused and aggressive so we can hopefully make it to CIF.”

The boys are looking forward to their next match-up in the Villa Park Tournament, which stretches from Friday, Sept. 30 to Sunday, Oct. 2.

After spending much time preparing, the whole team is excited for another chance to bring home the gold. When asked to describe this year’s season so far, senior Trevor Cox summed it up by stating this year’s team is wild and ready.

Despite the boys’ suc-cess so far, every team needs the support of their fans.

The boys’ upcoming games include an away game against Laguna Beach on Tues-day, Oct. 5, a league game at home against El Toro on Tues-day, Oct. 12 and another home game against Canyon High School on Thursday, Oct. 14.

By Sara VandegriftSports Editor

POISED Junior Drake Dunn attempts to score a goal against the Tritons, whom they faced on September 21.photo by Quinn Mahony

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Girls’ Tennis Sets High Goals for Season

Having emerged last

tennis team is looking forward to another successful season.

players have joined the varsity

Margo Pletcher and Katie Ol-son; juniors Kayla Milanowski and Ashley Tayles and seniors Taylor Herges and Lexi Laid-law.

The team is led by cap-

Winkle and Nicole Kaemerle.“Everyone’s pumped

up and excited for this season. We’re all putting in the time

said. “Everyone’s number

one goal this season is to make

coach Justin Green. Although the Dolphins

beat Campbell Hall last year during the regular season

-ly defeated the Dolphins in CIF Finals.

“Campbell Hall will be our biggest match that we’ve

-plained. “In order for our girls

and play their best. Both teams

depend on all of our players to

The Dolphins faced off against Campbell Hall on

Campbell Hall took

-

who played the best set of the

Spearman. “Our team will be

I’m very happy with the girls’

“Me and A.J. were really excited to get to play against

-

6-3. “We get along super well both on and off the court; we

BACKHAND: Freshman A.J. Gomer whacks a backhand return over the net. Gomer and senior Rebecca Winkle played doubles against San Clemente on Tuesday, Sept. 28. In addition, sophomores Jessica Perez and Cassidy Spearman as well as juniors Jacqueline Stewart and Jessica Wilcox started in doubles. The starting singles line-up included senior Joanna Smith, freshman Margo Pletcher and sophomore Rebecca Gold. Overall, the entire Dolphin team took home the win, 11-7.


“It was an honor to play number 3 singles against

Kasey Matthess. “My strategy was to keep the ball in the court and away from my opponents. I gave it my all; that’s the best

The Dolphins triumphed

“The match against Peninsula was a challenge. In order to

our best by buckling down and

Winkle played doubles with sophomore Jessica Perez.

we communicated really well

“I’m looking forward to the

The Dolphins began their season on a victorious

the starters and the subs played

also proud of the camaraderie between the players. I was very impressed to see this excellent

lost to top-ranked Laguna Beach player Taylor Neder-

“I got a little tight dur-ing my tiebreaker against Tay-

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Girls’ Golf Begins Promising Fall Season

The girls’ golf team started the season well with a record that includes six wins and two losses. The girls were successful in winning all three of their non-league matches in

-es.

The girls’ latest match was on Wednesday, Sept. 29. The team beat the La Costa

Canyon Mavericks. The team

215-229. Sophomore Avery

French led the team with a 39; only two above par. Fresh-man Elizabeth Soewondo also scored well with a 41.

On Monday, Sept. 27, the girls were victorious over the Corona Del Mar Sea Kings for the second time this season. After playing the team once earlier in the season, the girls proved their superiority once again.

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The girls beat Trabuco Hills High School on Wednes-day, Sept. 22, 210-262 at Da-na’s home course. This was the

French again led the team with the noteworthy score of 39. Soewondo and senior Kristi Nishihira also contrib-uted by each scoring a 41.

Sophomore Catherine Sammon also assisted the team with a 44 and junior Tori Nishi-hira with a 45.

“We have been trying to shoot a total under 210,” said French, who is team captain.

After frequently ex--

nally shot a 210 at their match against Trabuco.

“This is the start of a great season,” said sophomore Seka Waterbury.

Sammon, who is a sec-ond year varsity player, ac-knowledges that the team still has a long way to go, despite recent victories.

“Last week was rough, but we’re improving,” said Sammon. The sophomore is determined to lead the team to victory this year.

match was hosted at El Niguel on Thursday, Sept. 16. Al-though the girls played well, the team lost by 19 strokes, ending with a score of 233-214.

The golf girls have achieved a six and two record despite losing to their rival.

on varsity,” said sophomore Elena Sittler, “and we are still improving.”

The Dolphins competed against their rival again at Bela

Collina Country Club and lost

was close at 236-219. “San Clemente is the

toughest competition of the year,” said Coach Phil Wilbur-ton.

Although the team has been very successful, any loss to adversary San Clemente is very disappointing.

Dana played at New-port Harbor’s home course on Wednesday, Sept. 15; the girls managed to win by 35 strokes,

263.The girls previously beat

the Sailors at their home course of El Niguel Country Club on Tuesday, Sept. 14.

by an impressive 53-strokes. The Dolphins also de-

feated their opponents, New-port Harbor, in an away match at the Santa Ana Country Club on Thursday, Sept. 9.

This match contributed FOCUSED: Freshman Elizabeth Soewondo concentrates on her tee shot.



to their six win record this season, but did not count as a league match.

match against the Corona Del Mar Sea Kings was extremely

221-222. Nontheless, it was a welcome victory for the golf girls.

“We are a good team, but we need to improve to make the playoffs,” said Wilburton, who almost led the varsity team to CIF victory last year.

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Girls’ Volleyball Set for Success POISED POWER: Girls’ volleyball defeats Fountain Valley, continuing to forge ahead from the momentum of the initial triumph of their opening games.

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Beginning with a record of 2-0 in pre-season alone, the volleyball girls aimed high this fall to set and spike their way into winning league.

Preparing for their 2010 fall season two weeks before summer’s end, the girls exer-cised at Biodynamix and prac-ticed endurance drills consist-ing of weight lifting and speed training, among other work-outs.

Led this year by head coach Bryce Baum and assis-tant coaches Brittney Baum, Randy Post and Dan Moore-

house and senior varsity cap-tains Taylor Arizobal and Shellsy Ashen, the Lady Dol-phins appeared to have a prom-ising season ahead.

The girls proved them-selves to be worthy competi-tors, winning three matches at their game against San Juan Hills, on September 14.

That same weekend, the players attended a tournament at University High School in Irvine, placing ninth out of twenty-six teams. The tourna-ment was by no means easy. On behalf of her team, Ar-izobal commented, “It was a long weekend, but we pushed through!”

September 9 was a ma-jor win for the Lady Dolphins; they beat Rosary 16-14 after

the girls elbowed their way back into the competition. They eventually defeated Rosary

-ed by Ashen, successful team passing and twenty-seven kills, along with 10 blocks achieved by Arizobal.

Ashen attributed the vic-tory to the many amazing hits, digs, blocks and rallies that ev-eryone made. “It’s really hard to keep track,” she added.

Arizobal admitted that the victory was not only due to the players’ outstanding per-formances but also due to the atmosphere of the match itself. “We had a great support system that night in the stands,” said Arizobal.

A season highlight, the

Lady Dolphins’ pre-season win against Mater Dei, a private school acclaimed for its athlet-

Arizobal explained, “One of our biggest victories so far this year was beating Mater Dei! The team worked really hard to earn this victory.”

With pre-season com-ing to a close and league soon approaching on October 5, the girls’ volleyball team will soon confront the physically chal-lenging competition that is leagueplay.

“There won’t be one easy match, so we’ve got to bring our ‘A’ game every time,” said Ashen. “Winning league is

and even though league is hard, I know we have what it takes.”

By Lauren BlackOpinion Editor

Surf Team Tryouts Delayed by Spill

This year’s surf team is beginning to shape up, as

Thursday, Sept. 23, after hav-ing been rescheduled.

Previously, the tryouts were set for Tuesday, Sept. 21, but upon arriving at Salt Creek, the eager boys and girls were informed there had been a sewage spill and tryouts would have to be cancelled.

The spill, which was connected to a Moulton Niguel Water District pipe leak, was reported on September 19, the night before tryouts. After be-

water quality and deemed it unsanitary. Local beaches, in-cluding Salt Creek, were closed until further notice.

-ued testing the water quality until the California standards for water recreation were met. The stretch of beaches was re-opened on Wednesday, Sept. 22.

Because Head Coach Marc Degen his currently on a leave of absence, Assistant Coach Tim Sampson super-vised the event. Despite the change in plans, Sampson felt the tryouts were an overall suc-cess and was pleased with the potential talent.

“I was really excited to see the team,” Sampson com-mented, “and we were lucky

there was still some swell left after Tuesday’s cancellation.”

Sampson noted many standout performances from freshman Josh Benjoya for shortboard, freshman Nickiah Shetley for bodyboarding and freshman Brock Thomson for longboard.

Regarding the change in date, Shetley said, “I was kind of bummed, because I was re-ally excited for the day of try-outs to come, but then we had to wait longer. But I guess it didn’t really matter.”

Nonetheless, Shetley felt that he was able to display some serious bodyboarding skill and was ultimately proud of his performance.

These newcomers were welcomed by the returning team members, whose perfor-mances continued to impress their coach. Sophomores Lulu Erkeneff and Danielle Wymann in girls’ shortboard, sophomore Makayla Smith in girls’ long-board and senior Peter Danskin in boys’ longboard furthermore gave a noteworthy effort.

Erkeneff, who came in

though it was “tough to beat the other girls,” she is prepared and eager for the new season to start.

“I hope that we have fun,” Erkeneff said, “so that we can unify ourselves as a team to beat San Clemente.”

The rest of the team is also excited for the season to begin, with a few simple goals in mind. As Shetley put it, “I hope we get good scores and do well in all contests.”

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Double Overtime Concludes in Defeat

Cross Country Seizes Gold in Aloha StateBy Natalie BenrubiSports Editor

CLASH: Battling for the ball in the second game of the season, the Dolphins and Wolverines. The Dolphins gained the

FINAL STRETCH: The junior leads the pack in a group of four different schools including Poly, Trabuco Hills, Great Oak and Bishop Gorman at the Dana Hills Invitational.

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To many people, run-ning seems like some strange

-ment. To the cross country teams, however, running is a lifestyle - short shorts and stripes included.

“Their ability to work hard, work together and work for one another attributes to their lasting success as a team,” said long-time boys’ Head Coach Tim Butler.

“If the boys continue to do just that, this season will

Having set their stan-dards high, the girls began their season with a rocky start, quite on the contrary to their expec-tations.

Six of the top ten return-ing girls are currently plagued by injury, forcing the number 8, 9 and 10 girls to step up and run at the varsity level.

vast number of injuries this early in the season, Head Coach Rex Hall persisted in his belief that the girls would push through. Said Hall, “[The girls]

what it’s [going to] take to get it.”

Dana Hills Invitational

The Dana Hills Invita-tional resulted in several var-

titles. The boys demonstrated their strength on their home course. Senior Ricardo Cam-

puzano stunned audiences with an incredible time of 14:28, winning the senior race. Not far behind was senior Con-nor Kaddatz’s third-place time of 14:46. With juniors Ethan Lawrence, Lance Capel and Conner Garcia placing in the top four of their race, Dana eas-ily captured the junior title. On the mend, the girls’

side seized second place over-all. Senior Paxton Cota ran a

Junior Sheridan Gomez, placing third in the junior race, came in at 18:38, followed by “one-shoed” junior A.J. Jack-son at 18:19.

Among other junior standouts, junior Natasha Gun-ther placed fourth for the team

with a time of 18:34. Sopho-more Brooke Dorsey aston-ished coaches and teammates alike with a notable time of 18:38.

Iolani Invite (girls)

The girls’ team struck gold at the Iolani Invitational

Gomez led the team with a time of 19:36, followed closely by

third and fourth overall. Junior Megan Geyer placed eighth at 20:15. Gunther followed with a time of 20:33. Close behind,

-ished in 20:37.

Sophomores Paige Canterbury and Christina De-bowski ran 20:44 and 21:08, respectively. Overall, the team

over Punahou’s 74.

Ka’a’awa Invitational

“We hope to win an-other state championship this year and receive an invitation to Nike Nationals,” said Butler.

Fortunately, the boys’ performance on September 11,

goals are, indeed, attainable. The team competed at

various Hawaiian teams. The boys scored 20 points and were

time of 16:30. Senior Trevor Lynn and

Campuzano achieved times of 16:39 and 16:31, respectively. Kaddatz received a time of 16:42, with teammate Capel nearby at 16:44. Junior Conner Garcia and senior Matt Brou-wer followed closely behind, keeping the pack tight.

Laguna Hills Invitational

While the boys com--

cially began their season at the Laguna Hills Invitational on

-cially kicking off their season. The team raced by age group opposed to the typical frosh, sophomore, JV and Varsity routine.

the team with an impressive time of 18:34,- while Cota

time of 19:45 in the sophomore race along with teammates De-bowski, 19:52, and Canterbury at 19:54.

Despite the lack of run-ners present in the junior race,

at 19:57, along with Jackson at 20:02.

Mission Hills

The Dolphins jumped

a great defensive play by se-nior Matt Bedolfe. He returned a 58-yard interception for a touchdown.

A second mistake by Mission Hills was equally costly when senior Blair Darr recovered a blocked punt in the end zone.

However, Mission Hills established a 14-0 lead in the

The boys took charge in the second quarter when se-nior quarterback Trent Mason scampered 27 yards and capped it off with a four yard scoring toss to junior Matt Romano. By halftime, the team had a com-manding 28-14 lead.

Mason started off the second half with a perfect 38-yard scoring toss to senior Chris Kearney that resulted in a 35-14 lead.

The Dolphin defense failed to shut down Mission’s determination to put the game away.

Mission was relentless, scoring 21 consecutive points in the second half, which sent the game into overtime.

Mission’s three-yard scoring run in the second over-time resulted in the Dolphins’ heartbreaking loss despite their valiant efforts.

with 131 yards passing, two for

equally impressive, totaling 67 yards, two for touchdowns.

seven receptions for a game-high 95 yards. He also added another 17 yards rushing.

Senior Tyler Shirozono carried the ball eight times for

an impressive 72 yards.

Edison

During the second play of the game, Edison got the ball back at the Dolphins’ 37 yard line due to an interception. Al-

goal, the team put the pressure on.

Taking advantage of a Dolphin turnover, the Char-gers stole the ball and brought it 23 yards for a touchdown, giving Edison a 7-0 lead. The Dolphins’ next possession end-ed with a sack on fourth down. Edison scored again with a 19-yard touchdown, to make the score 14-0 in the second quar-ter.

Another costly Dolphins fumble retrieved by the Char-gers resulted in their 31-yard touchdown, giving Edison a 21-0 lead. The boys scored late

touchdown pass from Mason to Shirozono making the

halftime score 21-7. Edison’s rhythm was interrupted by a slew of penalties that included pass interference, holding, off-sides and a personal foul.

Edison put together a scoring drive to open the second half, with an 11-yard touchdown run that gave the Chargers a 27-7 lead.

However, the game then changed course. The Dolphins responded to the Chargers with a 86-yard gain, while Kear-

to 27-14 by way of a two-yard run. The Dolphins kept the mo-mentum throughout the fourth quarter, with Kearney scoring yet again on another two-yard run. The score was 27-21.

With only a few minutes left in the game, the Dolphins were aided by Edison’s penalty. The Chargers broke up a third-down pass. Mason threw for 109 yards and rushed for 139 yards on 17 carries. Kearney was able to make 10 passes for

55 yards. Aliso Niguel

While the gameplay was

quarter, with the score tied at 10, the Dolphins down-shifted in the second quarter, seizing

plays. A 39-yard run by Mason set up a one yard plunge by Ke-arney on fourth down, making the score 16-10.

Aliso Niguel senior quarterback Andrew Os-sola might have had his name changed to “Oh No” after hav-

Mason immediately passed to Kearney in the end zone, in-creasing the Dolphins’ lead to

23-10.One of the most im-

pressive plays was Mason’s pass to Kearney for a 89-yard touchdown pass, which ampli-

yard run by Mason gave the Dolphins a 37-10 advantage at halftime.

Mason threw a 91-yard touchdown pass to senior Dan-ny McAndrews and tossed a 19-yard scoring pass to Kear-ney, completing the Dolphins’ scoring in the third quarter. Kearney scored two rushing touchdowns on the day. By the second half, there was no doubt as to the winner, as the Dolphins had scored 41 con-secutive points. Mason was in

full stride, throwing for a total of 221 yards and three touch-downs, while rushing for 91 yards and two scores.

Dana Hills pummeled Aliso Niguel, ending the game

-nior Keith Montross was also on the highlight reel when he returned a pick 97 yards to the Wolverines’ nine yard line.

Corona Santiago

Dolphin football opened

20 victory over Santiago of Co-rona. There was little doubt as to the outcome of the game af-ter the opening kickoff. Mason took charge of the offense, run-

ning up 410 yards that included 17-23 passing yards for 257

touchdowns and 153 yards.

for 92 yards. The Dolphins re-fused to let the clock run out, snatching the ball on the 28 yard line only seven seconds before halftime.

Mason sped through the and split two defensive backs to score at the closing gun, end-ing Corona’s hope for a strong defensive play and further seal-ing the blue and white win.

The Dolphin defense was equally impressive, shut-ting down Corona’s offense in the second half and ending the

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