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                            California City High School                                February 17, 2011      Volume 2, Issue 7




    This month has been a successful one for CCHS is
getting its name out for recognition. Our Academic                                                                                Issue Highlights:
Decathlon team did an amazing job with their recent                 It has been an amazing month. We had a                        Prom Fashion           2
competition, and the Science team also excelled in their        99.9% turnout from the Sophomore class for the
                                                                                                                                  Show
endeavors as new participants. In addition to this the          CAHSEE. Just shows the dirve of our students to
Engineering group is currently competing in the                 succeed. Prior to the testing, three of our teach-
                                                                                                                                  Ophiuachus             3
Robotics program. Finally, we had the best student turn         ers, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Perez, and Mr. Walpole
                                                                gave their time to prep our Sophomores on a
out for the schools third annual CAHSEE Boot Camp.                                                                                Cooking Up Some 4
                                                                Saturday in which more than half our Sopho-
Thanks to the students and staff participation over 67
                                                                mores attended, best ratio in three years. It is                  Fun
students came on a Saturday for a remarkable half day of        truly an honor to be a part of such a devoted and
test studying. It is times like these that CCHS can stand       professional group.                                               Statistics on On-      5
proud of its accomplishments and success stories for                                                                              line Behavior
such a young school. Keep up the good work. LET’S
GO RAVENS!                                                                                                                        Clash of the           6
                                                                                                                                  Titans

                                                                    Prom is an exiting fun event that every Cali-                 Need a Laugh           7
                                                                fornia City high school student is exited to at-
                                                                tend, especially since this is our first prom! The
      There have been couple of new changes in the
                                                                Booster Club is hosting an event to showcasing
front office. Unfortunately, Mrs. Page has chosen to            what to wear for prom and what you may need
retire early and will no longer work in the office as           Like corsages or limos. The money from this
our secretary. We will all miss her greatly and the             event will help raise money for prom. The show
office will never be the same without her. Posters have         is on February 19th. Be sure to show your support!
been made for students to sign and if anybody would             The “Prom Fashion Show” article in this month’s
like to write something special to Mrs. Page, you can           issue has more details regarding this event.
find them in the office. Thankfully, Maria Moreno is                                         Kimberly Calderwood           Special dates of interest:
keeping the office in control now, and she’s doing a
great job at it.                                                                                                                 Feb.18 Lincoln’s Birthday
                                Jennifer Pacheco
                                                                   Analytical thinkers are those who like to get to the
                                                                                                                                 Feb.21 Washington’s Birthday
                                                                bottom of things, curiosity being one of their strongest
                                                                motives. They want to know what holds the world to-              Feb.23 Minimum Day
                                                                 gether deep down inside. This month the teachers
                                                                voted for students that best exemplified an Analytical           March 11 End of 3rd Quarter
     Schools counselor’s provides lessons for life!                          thinker and the chosen were:
Sophomores took their CAHSEE on February 2nd and                                    Kris Livingston                              March 16 Minimum Day
3rd. We would like to wish all of you the best of luck. If
you have taken a ROP course you can apply for a                                  Jessie Charbonneau
                                                                                    Destiny Hardy
scholarship, see Ms.Laci for details. Ms.Laci will not be                          Laura Jefferson
here on Thursday or Fridays so see her on the following                             Victor Ochoa
days. All juniors need to start taking their Act or Sat test,                      Khyaire Warren
for details see Ms.Williford. Retakes for CAHSEE (for                                 Rose Willis
                                                                                    Gradi Moore
juniors and seniors) are March 8th and 9th.. FASFA is
                                                                                    Amy Williams
due by March 2nd. Challenge Day is on March 9th and                               Chayanne Arroyo
10th .                                    Brittani Becker                            Daniel Fritz

Newspaper Editor: Monerah Al-Ghannam                                                                  Melissa Garza            Page by: Jordon Holmes
                                    fighters walking the parade and Chinese people
                                                                                                                           
                                                        showing off their traditional clothing. The mayor
                                                        was riding on a car saying Happy New Years in
           Valentines day is coming around the          Chinese. The chairmen was also there and even
corner. Do you have someone to share it with            the Chinese Princess. The Chinese people were
this year? If so, hopefully you men found a nice        celebrating the New Year of the Rabbit. They
                                                                                                                      The CCHS Booster Club is hosting
                             little something to get    had a float with a huge Rabbit on it, that looked
                                                                                                            a fashion show for the juniors and seniors
                             her this year thats        like an Easter bunny. The streets were crowded      here at California City High School to in-
                             within your teenage        with people selling merchandise and food. It was    form students what is hot for this year’s
                             budget. You can            nice to get the chance to see how different cul-    prom. The fashion show will be held on
                                                        tures celebrate. If you enjoy spending your week-   February 19th at 5:00pm in the gym. The
                             always pick up a nice
                                                        ends out of town and having fun with your friends   latest prom attire will be featured, along with
                             little something like a                                                        limousine services, and corsage styles. Dif-
                             teddy bear or choco-       at school you should check out what’s going on in
                                                                                                            ferent vendors will be there to help get an
                             lates, but apparently      the international club. The club is always engag-   idea of what to wear to prom.
                             most girls like it         ing in new experiences for the students here at               The fashion models will be senior
when you make them something (according to              CCHS, do not miss out.                              students from our school. Each student will
                                                                                                            model two or more
surveys). So get creative! Make a necklace or do                                             Eddica Diaz    styles of dresses or tuxe-
corny things with sweetheart candies. Google is                                                             dos. There will also be
your friend…Happy Valentines Day!                                                                           a dinner after the show.
                                                                                                            For the dinner you get a
                             Kimberly Calderwood
                                                                                                            choice of chicken or
                                                                                                            home cooked jamba-
                                                            The third Monday of the month of Feb-           laya. If you want to at-
                                                        ruary is known as President’s Day. This holi-       tend this fashion event
                                                        day is not for any president in particular but      you can buy tickets now
     Everybody who went on the Zoo trip met             to honor the office of presidency. It was           from the office, Maria
 early at the station as planned. Kids were excited     decided that it would be the third Monday           Williford, or any of the participating models.
 to see all the animals. The ride was definitely a
                                                        of February because it is between Lincoln’s         Presale tickets are $4 for just the show, and
                                                        birthday and Washington’s Birthday. The             $10 for the show and the dinner. At the
 new experience for most students. Students got
                                                        holiday was also created to celebrate Ameri-        door pricing is $5 for the show and $12 for
 to sit with three of their friends on the second       can citizenship. President’s Day is not on the      the show and dinner. So come and support
 floor or just sit alone. The ride had many stops       same day as Washington’s Birthday either.           the booster club, and the senior models, and
 along the way but the students entertained them-           Although President’s Day was not always         see the first ever CCHS Prom Fashion
 selves by playing with a deck of cards, listening      a holiday, the first time the states formed         Show.
 to music and laughing with each other. “I liked        Monday Holiday Act tried to create it as in                                      Sara Bustamante
                                                        1951. Even though it is a holiday now, some
 spending the time with friends somewhere else
                                                        states still don’t celebrate President’s Day.
 instead of staying at home doing nothing”, said        Washington’s Birthday is on February 22nd,
 Veronica Rios when asked what she enjoyed the          and Lincoln’s birthday is on February 12th;
 most about the trip. When we finally made it to        Two of our greatest presidents.
 the LA Zoo everyone split up to do his or her                                      Cheyenne Trujillo
 own thing. We all had to meet back at six to                                                                         As everyone knows this month is
 catch our bus back to the train. It was a really                                                           Black History Month. This year there is a
 nice and hot day. The animals were giving the                                                              competition to see who knows the most
 crowds a show making the trip an eventful one.                                                             about Black History. Every homeroom will
            The International Club went to the                                                              have two students who will be taking a quiz
 Golden Dragon Parade Saturday, February 5,                                                                 everyday on figurative African-Americans.
 2011. The trip was only eight dollars, which is
                                                                                                            The homeroom with the best score at the
 really inexpensive. The same routine was put in
                                                                                                            end of the week will win the competition.
 motion for this trip. Students met at the Lancas-
 ter train station at 8:30 and returned at 7:45.                                                            The winner will also receive a true soul food
 Students enjoyed watching the parade. Students                                                             dinner for the entire homeroom class. Good
 got to see all the colorful, dancing dragons differ-                                                       luck to all homeroom classes.
 ing by sizes. Some were so amazing they could
                                                                                                                                       Bradley Galipeault
 wrap around it three times. There were karate                                                                                      Page by: Kayla Noack

A Killer Mystery
                                                                                                                                           pregnant girl, but little
          If you are into thrilling, chilling books                                                                                         does Michael know
then boy do we have one for you! This book is                                                                                               that there was more to
called Cross Country and is by a writer who has                                                                                             blessing the soul then
become one of the best selling writers of all time,                                                                                         he thought. The mov-
James Patterson. This guy really knows how to                                                                                               ie is based on true
make people jump and keep reading. He likes to                     With its over succession of its prede-                                   events and takes you
write about mysteries and his books will always        cessor, Dead Space 2, has been called the best                                       though an adventure
leave you wanting more and more. Cross Country                              horror game of 2011. With                                       you’ll never forget. It
is about a detective named Alex Cross who pur-                              better and faster graphics and                                  allows you to relate to
sues the most ruthless criminal he has ever en-                             a new multiplayer game mode                                     the characters, and
countered. This is a crazy killer who will not stop                         it has moved to the top of the                                  shows you the physical
until he has been captured. He has murdered a                               charts of the best games. All      and mental destruction of what it takes to become
lot of families and it is Alex’s job to capture this                        of the weapons from Dead           a member of the church as far as it comes to
menace before the killer kills him first. This is                           Space return in this sequel,       doing exorcisms. The movie has a fantastic plot,
                Alex’s job; to save more lives or he   including the plasma cutter and the line gun,           and great actors, although it takes time to get to
                will get killed. To figure out what    which fire beams of energy capable of slicing           the climax. If you are easily bored with the lesser
                happens, read this crazy book, and     necromorph limbs clean off. There are a few new         action movies, then this is not the movie for you.
                read more of James Patterson’s         weapons as well: the detonator lets you place           It is rated PG-13 and runs for 1 hour and 52
                books this guy is great!               laser-triggered trip mines to set explosive traps for   minutes.
                                                       approaching necromorphs, and the javelin gun
                                 Sonia Hernandez                                                                                                    Samantha Lyle
                                                       fires spikes at such a tremendous velocity that any

            Café World is one of the games Zynga
                                                       necromorph unfortunate enough to be in their            To The Biggest Pop-star
                                                       path is likely to find itself impaled to a wall. You
has launched on Facebook since the massive                                                                                 Can you guess who this is? He is from
                                                       can upgrade your weapons with nodes that you
success of Farmville. By serving food to custom-                                                               Ontario, Canada and he rose to the top. He was
                                                       collect, making them noticeably more effective at
ers and performing other tasks, you can earn                                                                   found by Usher on YouTube. It’s Justin Beiber,
                                                       limb-ripping and laying waste to necromorphs,
enough money to customize your little café to fit                                                              rising to the top at age sixteen with a record of
                                                       resulting in a satisfying sense of progression. It
your tastes and grow it into a larger restaurant.                                                              forty top pop singles. From “Pray” that was per-
                                                       seems kinesis technology has seen remarkable
Every recipe in the game requires a certain                                                                    formed at the American Music Awards to “Never
                                                       advances in the three years since Isaac's fateful
amount of time to create, anything from three                                                                  Say Never” which happens to be his movie , and
                                                       trip to the Ishimura, and it's now a much more
minutes to three days. Every dish costs so much                                                                it’s his motto in life. He is an amazing pop star.
                                                       effective offensive tool. There's a delicious feeling
to produce and will earn you a certain amount off                                                              Although all you fans probably already know this,
                                                       of dishing out poetic justice in turning the necro-
the game’s time-based virtual currency, coins or                                                               but he has a new remix album coming out Febru-
                                                       morphs' own limbs against them, and making use
Café Cash. A finished dish that sits in your game                                                              ary 11th. Titled the Never Say Never Remixes
                                                       of this tactic is an effective way to conserve your
too long without being served will rot, causing you                                                            featuring many other artists from the music indus-
                                                       often very limited ammo supply.
to lose your coins you paid to make it. The idea                                                               try and that’s not all it will also include his new
is to make sure players are checking back into the                                      Jerremy McIntire       single Born to Be Somebody. “These featured
game when they know dishes are going to finish                                                                 artists include Jaden Smith, Chris Brown, Miley
cooking. Sadly, all the most advanced dishes have                                                              Cyrus, Kanye West, and last but not least Usher.
oddball cooking times. Having friends in Café                                                                  This album includes remixes of "Never Say Nev-
World is a lot more fun than it is in most Zynga                  The Rite, directed by Mikael Håf-                                        er”, “ Somebody to
games. While Café World lacks true multiplayer,        ström, was a spectacular movie about a seminary                                     Love”, “Up”, and
you still have the option of visiting your friends’    student, Michael Kovak who is sent to go to                                         “overboard” as well as
restaurants. You can’t choose to help your friends     school at the Vatican to study about exorcism                                       many others. Thinking
run them during visits, which is disappointing, but    when he finds himself biting off more then he                                       about a gift for a valen-
you can occasionally get random events during          could chew. Struggling between what he has                                          tine ? How about a Justin
visits that offer you currency and experience bo-      always believed in and what he faces throughout                                     Beiber album.? Will be
nuses including Café Cash or coins. Café World         the movie has him questioning weather or not he                                     great for Justin Beiber
is a great way to spend your time when you are         believes in the Devil. Michael seeks help from a                                    fans so think about your
bored. It is pretty fun and entertaining! When         legendary priest who has done thousands of                                          valentine this February.
you’re on Facebook, give it a try!                     exorcisms, Father Lucas. He teaches Michael                                           Samantha Robinson
                                                       how to perform an exorcism on a young                                              Page by: Kayla Noack
                                   Jordon Holmes
Most of you have probably heard of a new
   Get a Different Name Day is on February 13th. Get      zodiac sign and some of you might be wondering
a Different Name Day is for those who are not fond of     why it’s here now and how it came to be.
the name given to them. At birth, we are given a first
                                                              There has been a “wobble” in the Earth’s axis            In college you will run into many obstacles that
name, a middle name and a last name. It wasn't our
                                                          caused by the gravitational pull of the moon,         you will have to overcome. Term papers, wild-parties,
choosing. Rather, our parents bestowed it upon us. If
                                                          which then led the constellations to shift, there-    and bipolar professors. One thing that you would not
you like your name, good for you. If not, then today is                                                         think that you will have to deal with but, you might have
for you. Take advantage of today to change your           fore leaving them a month off. The ancient Baby-
                                                                                                                to is roommates. Now this is something very big that
name. If you change your name, don't forget to update     lonians were the ones who created the zodiac
                                                                                                                will affect your time in college.
your stationary. And, you will need to notify family      signs and decided to remove Ophiuchus because
and friends about your new name.                          they only wanted the 12 instead of all 13. So,            Hopefully of these tips will help you overcome
                                                                                                                some of the problems you could possibly have with a
                                                          Ophiuchus had always been up in the sky with
    National Tortilla Chip Day is on February 24th.                                                             roommate.
Today is a holiday with a crunch. One might even          the rest of the signs but was not recognized until
suggest that it is a corny holiday. Well, that's okay     the Earth shifted. Astronomers and Astrologists              If your and you roommate are always arguing, do
because today is National Tortilla Chip Day. Just a few   have known about this since about 130 B.C.            not be surprised but that is part of the college experi-
                                                          Ophiuchus means “Serpent-Bearer” in Greek             ence. I mean hey, you argue with your parents and you
decades ago, Americans seldom ate Corn Chips and
                                                                                                                argue with your brothers and sisters, a roommate is
Salsa. It's popularity has grown a lot. The day it to     and can be found around the celestial equator.
                                                                                                                really no different. With a little patience and communi-
enjoy to that rising popularity of one of America's
                                                              If anyone is wondering what their new zodiac      cation, it doesn't have to be the end of the roommate-
favorite munchies. The corn chip recipe was brought
                                                          sign is, they can look below for their birthday and   relationship. At the same time, a little patience and
to the U.S. from Mexico by texas businessman Elmer
                                                                                                                communication can go a long way toward determining if
Doolin.                                                   check the sign themselves.
                                                                                                                finding a new roommate is best for you; write a list of
                                                                               Capricorn
                                  Jordon Holmes                        January 20- to February 16
                                                                                                                things that bother you about your roommate. Once
                                                                                                                you have figured out the main issues talk to your room-
                                                                              Aquarius                          mate at a time that is good for both of you. It's a very
                                                                       February 16 to March 11                  good idea to try to set this time in advance. Chances
                                                                                                                are, your roommate knows that you guys need to talk,
                                                                                Pisces
                                                                         March 11 to April 18.                  so give him/her a few days to possibly put his/her
                                                                                                                thoughts together, too. Using the list that you made, let
                                                                                 Aries                          your roommate know how you are feeling. Try not to
              Acquired by Eddica Diaz                                     April 18 to May 13
                                                                                                                attack your roommate too much, no matter how frus-
              1. Grenade- Bruno Mars                                                                            trated you are. Try using language that won't make him/
                                                                               Taurus
                                                                          May 13 to June 21.                    her defensive. Take a deep breath and say what you
               2. Firework- Katy Perry                                                                          need to in a way that is constructive and respectful.
                                                                                Gemini                          And, as hard as it may be, try to listen to what your
                                                                           June 21 to July 20
          3. Black and Yellow- Wiz Khalifa                                                                      roommate has to say without getting defensive or inter-
                                                                                                                rupting. Your roommate may have some valid reasons
                                                                                 Cancer
  4. Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You) - Enrique Iglesias Ft.                      July 20 to August 10                  behind what's going on and be frustrated, too. The only
                                                                                                                way you are going to get to the bottom of everything is
               Ludacris & DJ Frank E                                             Leo                            to put it all out on the table, talk about it, and see what
                                                                      August 10 to September 16
                                                                                                                you can do. You're in college now; it's time to address
     5. What’s My Name? – Rihanna Ft. Drake                                                                     this like the adult that you are.
                                                                                Virgo
                                                                      September 16 to October 30
                                                                                                                        After you guys talk, things may be a little awk-
       6. Hold It against Me – Britney Spears
                                                                                Libra                           ward. This is, of course, fine and totally normal. Unless
                                                                      October 30 to November 23                 there are issues that you just cannot tolerate, give your
           7. We R Who We R – Ke$ha
                                                                                                                roommates a little time to make the changes you dis-
                                                                              Scorpio                           cussed. If you decide that you just can't stick with your
             8. Raise Your Glass – P!nk                              November 23 to November 29
                                                                                                                roommate for the rest of the year, figure out what to do
                                                                            Ophiuchus                           next. You aren't the first person ever to have problems
   9. The Time (Dirty Bit) – The Black Eyed Peas                     November 29 to December 17                 with a roommate.
                                                                                                                                                    Ja’Nette White
 10. Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor) – Pitbull Ft..T-                                  Kayla Noack

                        Pain                                                                                                                 Page by Samantha Lyle
Dear Alice
          Blood Drive
     What better way to give back to the community
                                                             Dear Alice,

                                                                I really like this guy. I told him how I feel. He said he
 and people all around then to donate blood? You             felt the same, but it does not seem like he wants go out
 may be skeptical about people taking a bag of blood         with me. What should I do?
 from you but don’t worry, it’s almost painless and                                                       Confused
 slightly weakening. Plus they give you free food
                                                                                                                                         Acquired by: Veronica Rios
 afterwards! To qualify you need to at least weigh           Dear Confused,
 more than 125 if you are 5’4” and under and you                It is great that you got the courage to tell him If you         Teens have established significant presence on
 must not have any illnesses or diseases on the day          have feelings for him, you must have felt very nervous
 of.                                                                                                                              social networking web pages: 61% of 13- to 17-
                                                             to confess that you liked him. There could be a num-
                                         Robyn Harris                                                                             year-old have a personal profile on a site such as
                                                             ber of reasons why he has not asked you out yet. Maybe
                                                             he is busy with school or his family. Or he could have               MySpace, Friendster, Facebook, or Xanga. Half
                                                             said that he likes you back because he did not want to               have also posted pictures of themselves online.
                                                             hurt your feelings. Since you already told him that you
                                                                                                                                Older teens (16-17s) and girls especially use the
                                                             have feelings for him, there is nothing else that I can
                                                                                                                                  Internet for social interaction, meeting friends,
                                                             advise you to do, if this does not work out with him, I
                                                             can assure you there will be more guys that like you                 and networking.
                                                             back and have the time for you in the future.
                                                                                                                                However, many have also been exposed to the
                                                                                                                                  Internet’s accompanying potential risks.

                                                                                                                                71% reported receiving messages online from
                                                                                                                                  someone they do not know.
     Ryan Hanrahan got his license for his birthday and
along with it, a tricked out Hyundai Accent. This car is    She can see almost everything that goes on in the courtyard         45% have been asked for personal information
a stick shift and is fitted with two 10 inch subs. Ryan’s   from where She sits. There are columns surrounding her
                                                                                                                                  by someone they do not know.
Accent has a custom paint job and had a sun roof put        desk and many students enter her domain on a daily basis.
in. Under this bad boy is some green neon lights and        There is more than one way to enter her room. She helps             30% have considered meeting someone that
has two dice hanging from his rear view mirror. When        people receive supplies they need for classes. She wears              they have only talked to online
you see his ride roll up into school, you know he’s         glasses and has short brown hair. She is friendly and tries
ready for business.                                         to create a comfortable environment for the students here           14% have actually met a person face-to-face they
                                                            at CCHS. Who is she?                                                  have only spoken to over the Internet (9% of 13-
                                        Aaron Alexander
                                                                                             Megan Rymer                          15s; 22% of 16-17s).

                                                                                                                                When teens receive messages online from
                                                                                                                                  someone they do not know, 40% reported that
                                                                                                                                  they will usually reply and chat with that person.


             Acquired by: Veronica Rios                                                                                         Only 18% said they’ll tell an adult.

                      1.        Kristen Stewart

                           2.     Katy Perry

                       3.        Justin Bieber
                                                                                                                            The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty
                      4.        Sandra Bullock
                                                                                                                                                of their dreams.
                       5.        Betty White                                                                                                  Eleanor Roosevelt
                                                                                                                            If you can imagine it, you can create it. If you dream
                      6.        Emma Watson                                                                                                 it, you can become it.
                                                                                                                                           William Arthur Ward
                       7.        Lea Michele
                                                                                                                             You can never cross the ocean unless you have the
                 8.        Alexander Skarsgard                                                                                        courage to lose sight of the shore.
                                                                                                                                           Christopher Columbus
                       9.        Miley Cyrus

                 10. Leonardo DiCaprio                                                                                                            Page by: Samantha Lyle
-Sports-
The BIGGEST Loser
    The Biggest Loser Challenge is not all about
losing weight, it is also about being the healthiest
version of you. Many staff members here at Cali-
fornia City High School have signed up to be a
part of this Biggest Loser Challenge. All staff that
is a part of this challenge has put in a $25.00 fee       Baseball Is Near
that will be put into a pot and rewarded to the
winner in the end. The race began January 5 with          Soccer and Basketball are almost over,
a weigh in. And just in case some staff workers        which means Baseball season is here. Prac-
bend the truth a bit, Coach Angel will be doing all
                                                       tice is going on right now and we are out
                             of the weigh ins. There
                                                       there every day trying to get better. Try-outs
                             will be weigh ins every
                                                       started the 14th of February and teams will be
                             Monday, and for every
                             pound they gain they      posted the Friday or maybe even earlier that
                             pay $2.00 into the pot.   week. Our first game is against Littlerock at
                                                       Littlerock and it’s a double header, which
                              The Biggest Loser
                                                       means we play two games back-to-back.
                            winner will be reward-
ed with all of the money that the staff has put in.    Come out and be a part of this school’s first     Clash of the Titans
Mr. Walpole will be in charge of doing all of the      CIF playoff baseball team.
calculations so there will be no errors! So stu-                                                          Cowboys Stadium was the sight of Super
                                                                                   Aaron Alexander
dents be sure to help your teachers and other                                                           bowl XLV on February 6th, 2011 where the
staff workers stay on pace and encourage them to                                                        Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Pack-
work their hardest. Words of encouragement can
                                                                                                        ers fought to become this year’s champion
go a long way in a challenge like this. Who do
                                                                                                        of the NFL. Both teams left everything on
you think has what it takes to be the Biggest Los-
                                                                                                        the field and came out to win but not every-
er?
                                                                Ravens Boys                             one can be a winner. The Packers made
                                                                                                        play after play, keeping the Steelers from
           Kickin’ It                                             Basketball                            gaining the lead. And all of the penalty’s
   The boys soccer team has been working                                                                pulled the Steelers farther back making it
                                                         This year the California City High School
really hard this year. The boys team has                                                                almost impossible to stay in a winning prox-
                                                       boy’s basketball teams have had a tough
now three wins and two loses, as well as two                                                            imity.
                                                       season. Your J.V. boys have practiced hard
ties in league. The boys are doing very well           while trying to learn the fundamentals of the      Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw
and went to bishop and tied them five to               game. With the loss of a few players Coach       in 304 yards with a few critical touchdowns.
five. Thomas Wil-                                      Clark has struggled to keep his team in the      Defense was not a problem for the Packers
liams, Kenny Avery,                                    game, but even if they are losing he tries to    either, recovering a fumble caused to Steel-
Will Hawkins, and                                      tell them to keep their heads in the game        ers running back Rashard Mendenhall and
Marvin Arevalo                                         and keep playing hard.                           an interception thrown by Ben Roethlis-
scored to tie the                                          Your Varsity boy’s team has had a long       berger which turned into a Packers touch-
Bishop game. Con-                                      hard season. When Coach Sheen was asked          down. But this game was not a blowout vic-
grats to Marvin who has scored his first goal          what he thought about the season all he          tory for the Packers. The game was all in all
of the season. They are currently fighting for         could say was “I hate losing and I love win-     a fantastic game filled with excitement and
third place with Frazier Mountain. The Ra-             ning. I would rather have my team lose and       anticipation and the final score was a fairly
vens boys soccer team has beat Desert, Kern            have hustled than win and have slacked off.”     close 31-25. This will truly be a Super Bowl
Valley twice and tied with Bishop and Fra-             As the season comes to an end it can sure be     to remember for years to come!
zier Mountain. The boys soccer team did a              said that the Ravens have learned: HUS-
                                                                                                                                         Jose Gomez
good job against Notre Dame but lost 3-1.              TLE, LOYALTY, & RESPECT.

                                   Will Hawkins                                         Jonah Jones                   Page by: Thomas Williamson
Just for fun
                                                             WORD SEARCH
                                                                                                                                            Scavenger Hunt
                                                                                                                                             His favorite character is Shaft. If you stay long
                                                                                                                                         enough in his room you’ll see his wedding pictures.
                                                                                                                                          I know not to do drugs because of him. Little kids
                                                                                                                                          could ride his pet. Sometimes it smells like a hair
                                                                                                                                            salon because his wife owns one. Where am I?
                                                                                                                                                                    Bradley Galipeault




                                                                                                                                                    What do squirrels give
                                                                                                                                                    for Valentine's Day?

                                                                                                                                                        Forget-me-nuts.

                                                                                                                                            Did Adam and Eve ever have a date?

                                                                                                                                                  No, but they had an apple.

                                            Check Out Your Horoscope!                                                                                   Knock, Knock,
                                                                                                                                                         Who's there?
Virgo-You freely give up your time to help so many people.                                                                                                  Olive
                                                                     Aquarius-You should pride yourself on your honesty
Now is your time to have fun and show off your inventive                                                                                                 Olive who?
                                                                     with yourself and others. Those key attributes plus the
and creative talents. Everything you touch will turn to gold
and great new beginnings blended with the old will have you
                                                                     combination of your original flare and overall friendliness                          Olive you!
                                                                     make you a popular and loved human being. The world
celebrating.
                                                                     could use more people like you.                                  What happens when you fall in love with a French
Leo-Your talent belongs on center stage and that opportuni-                                                                                              chef?
                                                                     Pisces-You're always so imaginative Pisces. It's no won-
ty will come very soon. Your winning personality and star-                                                                                        You get buttered up.
                                                                     der that when it comes to writing, you are the temple of
dom will attract a lot of new friends and demand a lot of
                                                                     advice amongst your friends. Words flow seamlessly from
your time. Choose your friends wisely and take time out for
                                                                     your mind into extraordinary pieces of art. Your career
yourself and your books.
                                                                     opportunities are endless, so make your move.
Libra-Are you tired of people asking you what you want to
                                                                     Aries -Sometimes you can become a bit impatient. All
be when you grow up? Instead of saying I don’t know, start
                                                                     your great ideas and hard work will soon bring you great
planning now. Your hobbies could be your career. Write
                                                                     success. The next time you look into a mirror you will see
them all down and pick one. Remember Bill Gates tinkered
                                                                     a calm leader developing before your eyes. Go with the
with computers and now he’s a billionaire.
                                                                     flow, your stage awaits you.
 Scorpio-You are becoming a social butterfly. This is cool if
                                                                     Taurus-The next few months are going to be so exciting
you are in control of the flow and also make time for school
                                                                     for you, lots of new experiences and tons of fun times.
and family gatherings. Remember to choose your friends
                                                                     Some moments will make you laugh and others will have
wisely and avoid being used as a strong shoulder to cry on
                                                                     you on the edge of your seat. Just remember it’s all good!
when it comes to their relationship drama
Sagittarius-You should take a bow for all the joy you                Gemini-The success you seek is just around the bend, so
spread around in people's lives. Your hilarious jokes and            continue applying lots of hard work to your studies. Some-
easy-going personality put you close to the top of everyone's        one from the past will enter your social circle. Practice
buddy list. Don't stop being yourself when a special person          forgiveness, mend old wounds and repair the friendship.
sits beside you and says hi.
                                                                     Cancer -Unleash your creativity and show the world your
Capricorn-It's about time you got organized and put all              talent. Ask yourself what it is you love to do and then do it!
your goals and priorities in order. Do this and you’ll find          Also, love will come knocking, just make sure you’re
that it's easier to function and life won't feel like it's rushing   around to answer the door.
at you all at once. All work and no play isn’t much fun, so
don’t forget to leave some special time just for you.

                                                                                              Obtained by Melissa Garza                                          Page by Melissa Garza

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  • 1. T h e r av e n t i m e s California City High School February 17, 2011 Volume 2, Issue 7 This month has been a successful one for CCHS is getting its name out for recognition. Our Academic Issue Highlights: Decathlon team did an amazing job with their recent It has been an amazing month. We had a Prom Fashion 2 competition, and the Science team also excelled in their 99.9% turnout from the Sophomore class for the Show endeavors as new participants. In addition to this the CAHSEE. Just shows the dirve of our students to Engineering group is currently competing in the succeed. Prior to the testing, three of our teach- Ophiuachus 3 Robotics program. Finally, we had the best student turn ers, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Perez, and Mr. Walpole gave their time to prep our Sophomores on a out for the schools third annual CAHSEE Boot Camp. Cooking Up Some 4 Saturday in which more than half our Sopho- Thanks to the students and staff participation over 67 mores attended, best ratio in three years. It is Fun students came on a Saturday for a remarkable half day of truly an honor to be a part of such a devoted and test studying. It is times like these that CCHS can stand professional group. Statistics on On- 5 proud of its accomplishments and success stories for line Behavior such a young school. Keep up the good work. LET’S GO RAVENS! Clash of the 6 Titans Prom is an exiting fun event that every Cali- Need a Laugh 7 fornia City high school student is exited to at- tend, especially since this is our first prom! The There have been couple of new changes in the Booster Club is hosting an event to showcasing front office. Unfortunately, Mrs. Page has chosen to what to wear for prom and what you may need retire early and will no longer work in the office as Like corsages or limos. The money from this our secretary. We will all miss her greatly and the event will help raise money for prom. The show office will never be the same without her. Posters have is on February 19th. Be sure to show your support! been made for students to sign and if anybody would The “Prom Fashion Show” article in this month’s like to write something special to Mrs. Page, you can issue has more details regarding this event. find them in the office. Thankfully, Maria Moreno is Kimberly Calderwood Special dates of interest: keeping the office in control now, and she’s doing a great job at it.  Feb.18 Lincoln’s Birthday Jennifer Pacheco Analytical thinkers are those who like to get to the  Feb.21 Washington’s Birthday bottom of things, curiosity being one of their strongest motives. They want to know what holds the world to-  Feb.23 Minimum Day gether deep down inside. This month the teachers voted for students that best exemplified an Analytical  March 11 End of 3rd Quarter Schools counselor’s provides lessons for life! thinker and the chosen were: Sophomores took their CAHSEE on February 2nd and Kris Livingston  March 16 Minimum Day 3rd. We would like to wish all of you the best of luck. If you have taken a ROP course you can apply for a Jessie Charbonneau Destiny Hardy scholarship, see Ms.Laci for details. Ms.Laci will not be Laura Jefferson here on Thursday or Fridays so see her on the following Victor Ochoa days. All juniors need to start taking their Act or Sat test, Khyaire Warren for details see Ms.Williford. Retakes for CAHSEE (for Rose Willis Gradi Moore juniors and seniors) are March 8th and 9th.. FASFA is Amy Williams due by March 2nd. Challenge Day is on March 9th and Chayanne Arroyo 10th . Brittani Becker Daniel Fritz Newspaper Editor: Monerah Al-Ghannam Melissa Garza Page by: Jordon Holmes
  • 2. fighters walking the parade and Chinese people  showing off their traditional clothing. The mayor was riding on a car saying Happy New Years in Valentines day is coming around the Chinese. The chairmen was also there and even corner. Do you have someone to share it with the Chinese Princess. The Chinese people were this year? If so, hopefully you men found a nice celebrating the New Year of the Rabbit. They The CCHS Booster Club is hosting little something to get had a float with a huge Rabbit on it, that looked a fashion show for the juniors and seniors her this year thats like an Easter bunny. The streets were crowded here at California City High School to in- within your teenage with people selling merchandise and food. It was form students what is hot for this year’s budget. You can nice to get the chance to see how different cul- prom. The fashion show will be held on tures celebrate. If you enjoy spending your week- February 19th at 5:00pm in the gym. The always pick up a nice ends out of town and having fun with your friends latest prom attire will be featured, along with little something like a limousine services, and corsage styles. Dif- teddy bear or choco- at school you should check out what’s going on in ferent vendors will be there to help get an lates, but apparently the international club. The club is always engag- idea of what to wear to prom. most girls like it ing in new experiences for the students here at The fashion models will be senior when you make them something (according to CCHS, do not miss out. students from our school. Each student will model two or more surveys). So get creative! Make a necklace or do Eddica Diaz styles of dresses or tuxe- corny things with sweetheart candies. Google is dos. There will also be your friend…Happy Valentines Day! a dinner after the show. For the dinner you get a Kimberly Calderwood choice of chicken or home cooked jamba- The third Monday of the month of Feb- laya. If you want to at- ruary is known as President’s Day. This holi- tend this fashion event day is not for any president in particular but you can buy tickets now Everybody who went on the Zoo trip met to honor the office of presidency. It was from the office, Maria early at the station as planned. Kids were excited decided that it would be the third Monday Williford, or any of the participating models. to see all the animals. The ride was definitely a of February because it is between Lincoln’s Presale tickets are $4 for just the show, and birthday and Washington’s Birthday. The $10 for the show and the dinner. At the new experience for most students. Students got holiday was also created to celebrate Ameri- door pricing is $5 for the show and $12 for to sit with three of their friends on the second can citizenship. President’s Day is not on the the show and dinner. So come and support floor or just sit alone. The ride had many stops same day as Washington’s Birthday either. the booster club, and the senior models, and along the way but the students entertained them- Although President’s Day was not always see the first ever CCHS Prom Fashion selves by playing with a deck of cards, listening a holiday, the first time the states formed Show. to music and laughing with each other. “I liked Monday Holiday Act tried to create it as in Sara Bustamante 1951. Even though it is a holiday now, some spending the time with friends somewhere else states still don’t celebrate President’s Day. instead of staying at home doing nothing”, said Washington’s Birthday is on February 22nd, Veronica Rios when asked what she enjoyed the and Lincoln’s birthday is on February 12th; most about the trip. When we finally made it to Two of our greatest presidents. the LA Zoo everyone split up to do his or her Cheyenne Trujillo own thing. We all had to meet back at six to As everyone knows this month is catch our bus back to the train. It was a really Black History Month. This year there is a nice and hot day. The animals were giving the competition to see who knows the most crowds a show making the trip an eventful one. about Black History. Every homeroom will The International Club went to the have two students who will be taking a quiz Golden Dragon Parade Saturday, February 5, everyday on figurative African-Americans. 2011. The trip was only eight dollars, which is The homeroom with the best score at the really inexpensive. The same routine was put in end of the week will win the competition. motion for this trip. Students met at the Lancas- ter train station at 8:30 and returned at 7:45. The winner will also receive a true soul food Students enjoyed watching the parade. Students dinner for the entire homeroom class. Good got to see all the colorful, dancing dragons differ- luck to all homeroom classes. ing by sizes. Some were so amazing they could Bradley Galipeault wrap around it three times. There were karate Page by: Kayla Noack
  • 3.  A Killer Mystery  pregnant girl, but little If you are into thrilling, chilling books does Michael know then boy do we have one for you! This book is that there was more to called Cross Country and is by a writer who has blessing the soul then become one of the best selling writers of all time, he thought. The mov- James Patterson. This guy really knows how to ie is based on true make people jump and keep reading. He likes to With its over succession of its prede- events and takes you write about mysteries and his books will always cessor, Dead Space 2, has been called the best though an adventure leave you wanting more and more. Cross Country horror game of 2011. With you’ll never forget. It is about a detective named Alex Cross who pur- better and faster graphics and allows you to relate to sues the most ruthless criminal he has ever en- a new multiplayer game mode the characters, and countered. This is a crazy killer who will not stop it has moved to the top of the shows you the physical until he has been captured. He has murdered a charts of the best games. All and mental destruction of what it takes to become lot of families and it is Alex’s job to capture this of the weapons from Dead a member of the church as far as it comes to menace before the killer kills him first. This is Space return in this sequel, doing exorcisms. The movie has a fantastic plot, Alex’s job; to save more lives or he including the plasma cutter and the line gun, and great actors, although it takes time to get to will get killed. To figure out what which fire beams of energy capable of slicing the climax. If you are easily bored with the lesser happens, read this crazy book, and necromorph limbs clean off. There are a few new action movies, then this is not the movie for you. read more of James Patterson’s weapons as well: the detonator lets you place It is rated PG-13 and runs for 1 hour and 52 books this guy is great! laser-triggered trip mines to set explosive traps for minutes. approaching necromorphs, and the javelin gun Sonia Hernandez Samantha Lyle fires spikes at such a tremendous velocity that any Café World is one of the games Zynga necromorph unfortunate enough to be in their To The Biggest Pop-star path is likely to find itself impaled to a wall. You has launched on Facebook since the massive Can you guess who this is? He is from can upgrade your weapons with nodes that you success of Farmville. By serving food to custom- Ontario, Canada and he rose to the top. He was collect, making them noticeably more effective at ers and performing other tasks, you can earn found by Usher on YouTube. It’s Justin Beiber, limb-ripping and laying waste to necromorphs, enough money to customize your little café to fit rising to the top at age sixteen with a record of resulting in a satisfying sense of progression. It your tastes and grow it into a larger restaurant. forty top pop singles. From “Pray” that was per- seems kinesis technology has seen remarkable Every recipe in the game requires a certain formed at the American Music Awards to “Never advances in the three years since Isaac's fateful amount of time to create, anything from three Say Never” which happens to be his movie , and trip to the Ishimura, and it's now a much more minutes to three days. Every dish costs so much it’s his motto in life. He is an amazing pop star. effective offensive tool. There's a delicious feeling to produce and will earn you a certain amount off Although all you fans probably already know this, of dishing out poetic justice in turning the necro- the game’s time-based virtual currency, coins or but he has a new remix album coming out Febru- morphs' own limbs against them, and making use Café Cash. A finished dish that sits in your game ary 11th. Titled the Never Say Never Remixes of this tactic is an effective way to conserve your too long without being served will rot, causing you featuring many other artists from the music indus- often very limited ammo supply. to lose your coins you paid to make it. The idea try and that’s not all it will also include his new is to make sure players are checking back into the Jerremy McIntire single Born to Be Somebody. “These featured game when they know dishes are going to finish artists include Jaden Smith, Chris Brown, Miley cooking. Sadly, all the most advanced dishes have Cyrus, Kanye West, and last but not least Usher. oddball cooking times. Having friends in Café This album includes remixes of "Never Say Nev- World is a lot more fun than it is in most Zynga The Rite, directed by Mikael Håf- er”, “ Somebody to games. While Café World lacks true multiplayer, ström, was a spectacular movie about a seminary Love”, “Up”, and you still have the option of visiting your friends’ student, Michael Kovak who is sent to go to “overboard” as well as restaurants. You can’t choose to help your friends school at the Vatican to study about exorcism many others. Thinking run them during visits, which is disappointing, but when he finds himself biting off more then he about a gift for a valen- you can occasionally get random events during could chew. Struggling between what he has tine ? How about a Justin visits that offer you currency and experience bo- always believed in and what he faces throughout Beiber album.? Will be nuses including Café Cash or coins. Café World the movie has him questioning weather or not he great for Justin Beiber is a great way to spend your time when you are believes in the Devil. Michael seeks help from a fans so think about your bored. It is pretty fun and entertaining! When legendary priest who has done thousands of valentine this February. you’re on Facebook, give it a try! exorcisms, Father Lucas. He teaches Michael Samantha Robinson how to perform an exorcism on a young Page by: Kayla Noack Jordon Holmes
  • 4. Most of you have probably heard of a new Get a Different Name Day is on February 13th. Get zodiac sign and some of you might be wondering a Different Name Day is for those who are not fond of why it’s here now and how it came to be. the name given to them. At birth, we are given a first There has been a “wobble” in the Earth’s axis In college you will run into many obstacles that name, a middle name and a last name. It wasn't our caused by the gravitational pull of the moon, you will have to overcome. Term papers, wild-parties, choosing. Rather, our parents bestowed it upon us. If which then led the constellations to shift, there- and bipolar professors. One thing that you would not you like your name, good for you. If not, then today is think that you will have to deal with but, you might have for you. Take advantage of today to change your fore leaving them a month off. The ancient Baby- to is roommates. Now this is something very big that name. If you change your name, don't forget to update lonians were the ones who created the zodiac will affect your time in college. your stationary. And, you will need to notify family signs and decided to remove Ophiuchus because and friends about your new name. they only wanted the 12 instead of all 13. So, Hopefully of these tips will help you overcome some of the problems you could possibly have with a Ophiuchus had always been up in the sky with National Tortilla Chip Day is on February 24th. roommate. Today is a holiday with a crunch. One might even the rest of the signs but was not recognized until suggest that it is a corny holiday. Well, that's okay the Earth shifted. Astronomers and Astrologists If your and you roommate are always arguing, do because today is National Tortilla Chip Day. Just a few have known about this since about 130 B.C. not be surprised but that is part of the college experi- Ophiuchus means “Serpent-Bearer” in Greek ence. I mean hey, you argue with your parents and you decades ago, Americans seldom ate Corn Chips and argue with your brothers and sisters, a roommate is Salsa. It's popularity has grown a lot. The day it to and can be found around the celestial equator. really no different. With a little patience and communi- enjoy to that rising popularity of one of America's If anyone is wondering what their new zodiac cation, it doesn't have to be the end of the roommate- favorite munchies. The corn chip recipe was brought sign is, they can look below for their birthday and relationship. At the same time, a little patience and to the U.S. from Mexico by texas businessman Elmer communication can go a long way toward determining if Doolin. check the sign themselves. finding a new roommate is best for you; write a list of Capricorn Jordon Holmes January 20- to February 16 things that bother you about your roommate. Once you have figured out the main issues talk to your room- Aquarius mate at a time that is good for both of you. It's a very February 16 to March 11 good idea to try to set this time in advance. Chances are, your roommate knows that you guys need to talk, Pisces March 11 to April 18. so give him/her a few days to possibly put his/her thoughts together, too. Using the list that you made, let Aries your roommate know how you are feeling. Try not to Acquired by Eddica Diaz April 18 to May 13 attack your roommate too much, no matter how frus- 1. Grenade- Bruno Mars trated you are. Try using language that won't make him/ Taurus May 13 to June 21. her defensive. Take a deep breath and say what you 2. Firework- Katy Perry need to in a way that is constructive and respectful. Gemini And, as hard as it may be, try to listen to what your June 21 to July 20 3. Black and Yellow- Wiz Khalifa roommate has to say without getting defensive or inter- rupting. Your roommate may have some valid reasons Cancer 4. Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You) - Enrique Iglesias Ft. July 20 to August 10 behind what's going on and be frustrated, too. The only way you are going to get to the bottom of everything is Ludacris & DJ Frank E Leo to put it all out on the table, talk about it, and see what August 10 to September 16 you can do. You're in college now; it's time to address 5. What’s My Name? – Rihanna Ft. Drake this like the adult that you are. Virgo September 16 to October 30 After you guys talk, things may be a little awk- 6. Hold It against Me – Britney Spears Libra ward. This is, of course, fine and totally normal. Unless October 30 to November 23 there are issues that you just cannot tolerate, give your 7. We R Who We R – Ke$ha roommates a little time to make the changes you dis- Scorpio cussed. If you decide that you just can't stick with your 8. Raise Your Glass – P!nk November 23 to November 29 roommate for the rest of the year, figure out what to do Ophiuchus next. You aren't the first person ever to have problems 9. The Time (Dirty Bit) – The Black Eyed Peas November 29 to December 17 with a roommate. Ja’Nette White 10. Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor) – Pitbull Ft..T- Kayla Noack Pain Page by Samantha Lyle
  • 5. Dear Alice Blood Drive What better way to give back to the community Dear Alice, I really like this guy. I told him how I feel. He said he and people all around then to donate blood? You felt the same, but it does not seem like he wants go out may be skeptical about people taking a bag of blood with me. What should I do? from you but don’t worry, it’s almost painless and Confused slightly weakening. Plus they give you free food Acquired by: Veronica Rios afterwards! To qualify you need to at least weigh Dear Confused, more than 125 if you are 5’4” and under and you It is great that you got the courage to tell him If you  Teens have established significant presence on must not have any illnesses or diseases on the day have feelings for him, you must have felt very nervous of. social networking web pages: 61% of 13- to 17- to confess that you liked him. There could be a num- Robyn Harris year-old have a personal profile on a site such as ber of reasons why he has not asked you out yet. Maybe he is busy with school or his family. Or he could have MySpace, Friendster, Facebook, or Xanga. Half said that he likes you back because he did not want to have also posted pictures of themselves online. hurt your feelings. Since you already told him that you  Older teens (16-17s) and girls especially use the have feelings for him, there is nothing else that I can Internet for social interaction, meeting friends, advise you to do, if this does not work out with him, I can assure you there will be more guys that like you and networking. back and have the time for you in the future.  However, many have also been exposed to the Internet’s accompanying potential risks.  71% reported receiving messages online from someone they do not know. Ryan Hanrahan got his license for his birthday and along with it, a tricked out Hyundai Accent. This car is She can see almost everything that goes on in the courtyard  45% have been asked for personal information a stick shift and is fitted with two 10 inch subs. Ryan’s from where She sits. There are columns surrounding her by someone they do not know. Accent has a custom paint job and had a sun roof put desk and many students enter her domain on a daily basis. in. Under this bad boy is some green neon lights and There is more than one way to enter her room. She helps  30% have considered meeting someone that has two dice hanging from his rear view mirror. When people receive supplies they need for classes. She wears they have only talked to online you see his ride roll up into school, you know he’s glasses and has short brown hair. She is friendly and tries ready for business. to create a comfortable environment for the students here  14% have actually met a person face-to-face they at CCHS. Who is she? have only spoken to over the Internet (9% of 13- Aaron Alexander Megan Rymer 15s; 22% of 16-17s).  When teens receive messages online from someone they do not know, 40% reported that they will usually reply and chat with that person. Acquired by: Veronica Rios  Only 18% said they’ll tell an adult. 1. Kristen Stewart 2. Katy Perry 3. Justin Bieber The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty 4. Sandra Bullock of their dreams. 5. Betty White Eleanor Roosevelt If you can imagine it, you can create it. If you dream 6. Emma Watson it, you can become it. William Arthur Ward 7. Lea Michele You can never cross the ocean unless you have the 8. Alexander Skarsgard courage to lose sight of the shore. Christopher Columbus 9. Miley Cyrus 10. Leonardo DiCaprio Page by: Samantha Lyle
  • 6. -Sports- The BIGGEST Loser The Biggest Loser Challenge is not all about losing weight, it is also about being the healthiest version of you. Many staff members here at Cali- fornia City High School have signed up to be a part of this Biggest Loser Challenge. All staff that is a part of this challenge has put in a $25.00 fee Baseball Is Near that will be put into a pot and rewarded to the winner in the end. The race began January 5 with Soccer and Basketball are almost over, a weigh in. And just in case some staff workers which means Baseball season is here. Prac- bend the truth a bit, Coach Angel will be doing all tice is going on right now and we are out of the weigh ins. There there every day trying to get better. Try-outs will be weigh ins every started the 14th of February and teams will be Monday, and for every pound they gain they posted the Friday or maybe even earlier that pay $2.00 into the pot. week. Our first game is against Littlerock at Littlerock and it’s a double header, which The Biggest Loser means we play two games back-to-back. winner will be reward- ed with all of the money that the staff has put in. Come out and be a part of this school’s first Clash of the Titans Mr. Walpole will be in charge of doing all of the CIF playoff baseball team. calculations so there will be no errors! So stu- Cowboys Stadium was the sight of Super Aaron Alexander dents be sure to help your teachers and other bowl XLV on February 6th, 2011 where the staff workers stay on pace and encourage them to Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Pack- work their hardest. Words of encouragement can ers fought to become this year’s champion go a long way in a challenge like this. Who do of the NFL. Both teams left everything on you think has what it takes to be the Biggest Los- the field and came out to win but not every- er? Ravens Boys one can be a winner. The Packers made play after play, keeping the Steelers from Kickin’ It Basketball gaining the lead. And all of the penalty’s The boys soccer team has been working pulled the Steelers farther back making it This year the California City High School really hard this year. The boys team has almost impossible to stay in a winning prox- boy’s basketball teams have had a tough now three wins and two loses, as well as two imity. season. Your J.V. boys have practiced hard ties in league. The boys are doing very well while trying to learn the fundamentals of the Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw and went to bishop and tied them five to game. With the loss of a few players Coach in 304 yards with a few critical touchdowns. five. Thomas Wil- Clark has struggled to keep his team in the Defense was not a problem for the Packers liams, Kenny Avery, game, but even if they are losing he tries to either, recovering a fumble caused to Steel- Will Hawkins, and tell them to keep their heads in the game ers running back Rashard Mendenhall and Marvin Arevalo and keep playing hard. an interception thrown by Ben Roethlis- scored to tie the Your Varsity boy’s team has had a long berger which turned into a Packers touch- Bishop game. Con- hard season. When Coach Sheen was asked down. But this game was not a blowout vic- grats to Marvin who has scored his first goal what he thought about the season all he tory for the Packers. The game was all in all of the season. They are currently fighting for could say was “I hate losing and I love win- a fantastic game filled with excitement and third place with Frazier Mountain. The Ra- ning. I would rather have my team lose and anticipation and the final score was a fairly vens boys soccer team has beat Desert, Kern have hustled than win and have slacked off.” close 31-25. This will truly be a Super Bowl Valley twice and tied with Bishop and Fra- As the season comes to an end it can sure be to remember for years to come! zier Mountain. The boys soccer team did a said that the Ravens have learned: HUS- Jose Gomez good job against Notre Dame but lost 3-1. TLE, LOYALTY, & RESPECT. Will Hawkins Jonah Jones Page by: Thomas Williamson
  • 7. Just for fun WORD SEARCH Scavenger Hunt His favorite character is Shaft. If you stay long enough in his room you’ll see his wedding pictures. I know not to do drugs because of him. Little kids could ride his pet. Sometimes it smells like a hair salon because his wife owns one. Where am I? Bradley Galipeault What do squirrels give for Valentine's Day? Forget-me-nuts. Did Adam and Eve ever have a date? No, but they had an apple. Check Out Your Horoscope! Knock, Knock, Who's there? Virgo-You freely give up your time to help so many people. Olive Aquarius-You should pride yourself on your honesty Now is your time to have fun and show off your inventive Olive who? with yourself and others. Those key attributes plus the and creative talents. Everything you touch will turn to gold and great new beginnings blended with the old will have you combination of your original flare and overall friendliness Olive you! make you a popular and loved human being. The world celebrating. could use more people like you. What happens when you fall in love with a French Leo-Your talent belongs on center stage and that opportuni- chef? Pisces-You're always so imaginative Pisces. It's no won- ty will come very soon. Your winning personality and star- You get buttered up. der that when it comes to writing, you are the temple of dom will attract a lot of new friends and demand a lot of advice amongst your friends. Words flow seamlessly from your time. Choose your friends wisely and take time out for your mind into extraordinary pieces of art. Your career yourself and your books. opportunities are endless, so make your move. Libra-Are you tired of people asking you what you want to Aries -Sometimes you can become a bit impatient. All be when you grow up? Instead of saying I don’t know, start your great ideas and hard work will soon bring you great planning now. Your hobbies could be your career. Write success. The next time you look into a mirror you will see them all down and pick one. Remember Bill Gates tinkered a calm leader developing before your eyes. Go with the with computers and now he’s a billionaire. flow, your stage awaits you. Scorpio-You are becoming a social butterfly. This is cool if Taurus-The next few months are going to be so exciting you are in control of the flow and also make time for school for you, lots of new experiences and tons of fun times. and family gatherings. Remember to choose your friends Some moments will make you laugh and others will have wisely and avoid being used as a strong shoulder to cry on you on the edge of your seat. Just remember it’s all good! when it comes to their relationship drama Sagittarius-You should take a bow for all the joy you Gemini-The success you seek is just around the bend, so spread around in people's lives. Your hilarious jokes and continue applying lots of hard work to your studies. Some- easy-going personality put you close to the top of everyone's one from the past will enter your social circle. Practice buddy list. Don't stop being yourself when a special person forgiveness, mend old wounds and repair the friendship. sits beside you and says hi. Cancer -Unleash your creativity and show the world your Capricorn-It's about time you got organized and put all talent. Ask yourself what it is you love to do and then do it! your goals and priorities in order. Do this and you’ll find Also, love will come knocking, just make sure you’re that it's easier to function and life won't feel like it's rushing around to answer the door. at you all at once. All work and no play isn’t much fun, so don’t forget to leave some special time just for you. Obtained by Melissa Garza Page by Melissa Garza