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The cheerleaders amazed us. With moves we’ve never seen before and two whole rounds of it, we jumped off with a blast at the rally. They impressed us, “wow”ed us, and put us in the perfect mind set for what was to come. If you came in at 7:50, you encountered a problem, par-ents seating in the sections dedicated for students, creat-ing a cluster of kids among the floor. The gym was packed, with anticipation and excitement for the skits that the kids have been working on for weeks. And after intro-

ducing the judges and a dance routine from the dance club, the skits began. Freshman started us off with taking us back to the good days, bringing us under the disco ball. With it being their first year at Dublin high, they did a fantastic job incorporat-ing all the classes, themes, and making it understand-able. While the freshman did great, the sophomores blew it out of the water and under the sun. With attack from cou-gars, they went to find our

lead quarterback through all the beaches, freak shows, and lagoon monsters. Doing a great job tying the themes together as well, Jun-iors took a different approach by taking students with no school spirit, sending them under the big top, and let the fend for our school. With three different rings to venture through, we out flipped, out freaked, and tamed the beasts of the circus, all while learning how our school actu-ally rocked. During each break, they

voted homecoming prin-cesses and princes, as well as the king. We had games during the breaks, such as sumo-pillow, using nothing but your newly found belly, a pillow inside your shirt. And apparently for Colin Hartland, the match meant taking a couple elbows to the face while defending his class. After announcing Mitchell Rankin as homecoming king, the senior skit was ready to begin. We see Ashley Mason dealing with what every sen-ior has to go through, college applications, frustrated par-ents, and lost items under the bed. Going through a flashback of her childhood years with each memory shoved under the bed, the seniors amazed us all with hilarious acting and large synchronized dance numbers. Although we all favor a class, giving props to some and negatives to other, of course, the judges always have the final say. In the end, the judges gave the Seniors first place, the Sophomores second, the Juniors third, and fourth to the Freshmen. Eve-ryone did an amazing job at the rally; the amount of spirit and pumped energy in the skits and activities showed exactly what Dublin High is all about.

Upcoming Events

10/22: Varsity Football vs. Las Lomas @ Home, 7pm

10/28: Girls Tennis vs, Dougherty Valley @ Home, 6:30pm

10/28: Varsity Volley-ball vs. Acalanes @ Home, 6:30pm

11/01: No School!

11/04: Varsity Volley-ball vs. Dougherty Val-ley @ Home, 6:30pm

11/05: Varsity Football vs. Miramonte @ Home, 7pm

11/11: No School!

11/12: Varsity Football vs. Dougherty Valley (Battle for the Shalale) @ DVHS, 7pm

11/22-11/26: Thanksgiving Break!

Mr. Dublin is a contest that happens every winter where high school senior boys pa-rade around on stage as if they are in a beauty pageant. There are skits, dancing, and most often comedy that one can’t help but laugh at, to showcase their talents. But are all of these necessary? Why I ask is don’t we all know who the true Mr.Dublin is? He plays many roles in our fine

Leadership teacher, football announcer, and he is most popularly known as the mayor of our town. The true Mr. Dublin is our very own multi-talented, Mr. Tim Sbranti. Mr.Sbranti, has been a Dublin resident since 1978 and eventually graduated from Dublin High in the class of 1993, after spending time working for the City of Dublin

Dublin High Rocks the Rally by Sophia Rehman

Parks and Community Serv- -ices commission as well as being student body president. He grew up in an “old-fashioned Italian family” where everyone is close together. In fact, his family is the reason that we have Mr.Sbranti teaching at our school today. Mr. Sbranti attended col-lege at Sacramento State where he spent time writing for the school newspaper and covering the school baseball games. He was considering both a career in politics and in journalism until he came to realize that both of those jobs would take him away from the family that he is very close with. He decided to try for a career in teaching after intern-ing for a year with the mayor of Sacramento and often working with high school stu-dents. He returned to Dublin to teach, and has now been teaching here for 13 years. Now back in Dublin he taught, as well as coached many sports teams such as tennis and basketball. In 2008, Mr. Sbranti was elected mayor with 85% of the vote after serving on… Continuation pg. 7

The True Mr. Dublin by Chandler Bullock

Homecoming Edition

Congratulations to our

2010 Homecoming Queen & King

Rachel Cooperstein &

Mitchell Rankin

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Homecoming Royalty

Freshman Princess Freshman Prince

Paulina Geluz Patrick Wallace

Sophomore Princess Sophomore Prince

Jenna LeQuin Karim Ibrahim

Junior Princess Junior Prince

Rebecca Beasley Ed Achziger

Matt Digirolamo

Senior Queen Nominees Senior King Nominees

Rachel Cooperstein Ronnie DeGuzman

Michelle Lee Jack Hoang

Kaitlyn Matta Justin Lui

Alex Nearhood Mitchell Rankin

Veronica Rubio Ben Young

Dominic Revelez

Homecoming King & Queen Winners

Queen Winner King Winner

Rachel Cooperstein Mitchell Rankin

Homecoming Queens and Princesses, Credit: Monica Moorjani

Left-Right: Danielle Moon, Cat Kruschke, Paulina Geluz, Brittany

Mitchell, Michelle Lee, Veronica Rubio, Rachel Cooperstein, Kait-

lyn Matta, Alex Nearhood, Jenna LeQuin, Rebecca Beasley, Monica

Moorjani, Mandy Millard, and Jesy Nelson.

Start Your Engines by Noria Mitchell

zuchin’s ‘98 Cadillac DeVille

winning Best Luxury Car,

Thavi Ganeshalingham’s ‘07

Honda Civic winning Best

Normal Car, and Diana Corti’s

‘04 Chevrolet Cavalier win-

ning Best Decorated.

Standing out from the crowd

was second time Best

Clunker winner Mitchell Ran-

kin and his ‘87 Oldsmobile

Cutlass.

All of the lucky winners got

to show off their rides one last

time, driving them in the

Homecoming parade on Fri-

day. Congratulations winners!

Nick Whitley and his 2003 Mustang

Speakers were pumping and

engines were roaring

Wednesday at lunch as the

car show brought students

out to the parking lot to show

off their rides. With so many

different categories to enter

and so many contestants, the

competition got intense. As

judges walked around, con-

testants did their best to show

off their car’s best quality by

turning up their speakers,

revving their engines, and

giving their paint job one last

shine.

After thirty minutes of walk-

ing around in the combined

heat of the running engines

and the blazing sun, the

judges came to a conclusion.

The winner for Best Sound

was John Ubaldi’s ‘02 Chevy

Avalanche which was still

ringing in students’ ears all

the way to fifth period.

Nathan Klingler represented

true sports cars everywhere

when he won for Best Sports

Car with his sleek black ‘99

Cobra.

Out of multiple Mustangs

entered in the competition,

Brian Miklos’ dark blue ‘65

Mustang shone brightest as

Best Muscle Car. Nick

Whitley’s red ‘03 Mustang

which brings him all the la-

dies, also brought him the

Best Chick Magnet award.

The girls then showed the

judges that you do not have

to have a fast shiny car in

order to have a sweet ride

with Katelin Zweifel Kor-

Thayvi Ganeshalingham’s 2007 Honda Civic

“You want keep trying, don’t give up.

Even if you tired. Do not Quit!”

-Rachel Cooperstein

(Homecoming Queen)

Friday October 22, 2010 3 Munch on This! By Annette Sommers

pans filled with whipped cream and pick out the gummy worms hidden in Within seconds, the sopho-mores took the win for contest 3 as everyone around them cheered on. Lunch time activities keep people on their toes and ready to fight to the finish! Freshman Tyler Joy says, “Homecoming activities like these are really fun”. So next time your on campus for lunch, stop by and see what crazy activity DHS will whip up next!

Homecoming Dress Up Days By Kaila Stephens

But seniors ran into trouble during the three legged race when a discrepancy occurred that juniors Lacey Platter and Jaime LeQuin supposedly won the race! A tiebreaker was called between the jun-iors and seniors. Yet again the seniors won the competi-tion after the juniors tripped and fell behind. With 2 out of 3 contests won by the seniors, the tables turned during the whipped cream pie contest. them. Volunteers from each class Had to stick their faces in pie

Above: Senior Kyle Snicker dives into his pie pan to search for the hidden gummy worms.

Above: Seniors Austin Ginn and Jared Cooperstein read the paper on Lazy Day.

Above: Seniors Ben Young and Austin Ginn pose with Junior Jaime LeQuin for a picture in their Disney attire.

Below: Junior girls show off their bright colors for Neon day.

Above: Some of the sophomore class take a break from decorating their area to pose in their Homecoming shirts.

Left: Sophomores Tiffany Harris and Erika Ramirez smile in their class shirts.

Lunch time is no longer just for stuffing your face with the sandwich your mom packed you, lunch time has been rede-fined. From musical chairs to a three legged race, the heat was on as each class went head to head competing for first place. Crowds gathered in the com-mons last Tuesday as the first lunch activity took place. 2 sen-iors, 2 juniors, 2 sophomores, and 2 freshmen were picked to play musical chairs. After an intense sequence of music and running in circles, the seniors came out on top.

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4 The Dublin Shield Homecoming Edition

Homecoming 5K Fun Run By Kaila Stephens Dublin High School’s first annual Homecoming 5K Fun Run was a great way to start off Homecoming week. The Fun Run was on Sunday, October 10th at 9AM. The course began on the track and circled around the Iron Horse Trail. Dublin High alumni, Juan Gomez, took first overall in the 5K race with a jaw-dropping time of 16:09. Gomez was fol-lowed by Joshua Grigonis (19:14), DHS senior Robert Martinez (19:22), Byron Fiscus (19:29), and DHS sophomore Paulo Nacionales (20:16). The first fe-male to place, Sarah Soares, finished the race with a time of 20:39. After winning first in his division and fifth place overall, Paulo Nacionales said, “The Homecoming run was pretty fun. I enjoyed competing in the 5K with others and I’m actually looking forward to next year’s.” The Fun Run had a little bit for every-one. All runners received souvenir t-shirts and goody bags, prize drawings for runners happened after the race, and lively music and friendly booths helped make the event even more cheerful. But the morning wasn’t over until the K-5th grade mini-miler run took place around the football field. All participants of the Fun Run directly benefited the Dublin High School Athlet-ics department, which has been threat-ened by the California budget crisis. Of course, the race wouldn’t have been made possible without the help of Dublin High’s Cross Country team, Coach Chris

A Night to Remember By Selina Johnson

Homecoming was a night nobody will forget, especially the seniors. Senior Hailee Buchanan said, “I had a lot of fun! I danced the whole night, but it was sad it was the last one.” Finally around 10:40 p.m., they played the last song. The ladies grabbed their dates and slow danced. Unfortunately, it was time to leave. We said our goodbyes to our friends and left. For the most part, it looked like every Dublin High student enjoyed themselves that night. On behalf of the Dublin High School students we’d like to say thank you to the DJ, chaperons, and administration for making this an unforgettable night.

Waking up early, doing our hair, brushing our teeth, and getting dressed. That's what everyone did on the day of October 16th, which was our very own Dublin High School’s Homecoming dance. After taking a million pictures with friends, students arrived at the dance around 7:45 p.m. to stand in line to enter the dance. When students walked in the gym they saw everything from flashing lights, to a DJ, to students on the dance floor everywhere you looked. They played a variety of music, from techno to pop to rap such as “Club Love” by the Cataracts, “Yeah” by Usher, and “Tie Me Down” by the New Boyz. Everyone danced the night away and Junior Lacey Platter ad-mits,”The dance flew by so quickly!”

Williams, all volunteers and participants, Mayor Sbranti, and the many sponsors of the event. Not only did the Fun Run help Dublin High’s sports, but it also contributed to Homecoming class points, which was led by the sophomores. With such a great turn out and a success-ful kick-off to Homecoming week, everyone is already counting down the days for next year’s second annual Homecoming 5K Fun Run.

ABOVE: Seniors Alex Nearhood, Danielle Morgan, and Raven Phan, Junior Maycie Partridge and Sophomore Payam Asem are having a blast at Home-coming. Photo credit to Jayson Soriano.

LEFT: Bethany Zummo dances with her date, Junior David Diaz. Seen to David’s right is Senior Hailee Buchanan dancing with Senior Adam Abtahie. Credit: Jayson Soriano.

LEFT: Students and parents start the race. Many families came out to support the dif-ferent classes hear at Dublin High.

Right: A young girl runs around the track. People of all ages came out to this event.

RIGHT: Seniors Shelby Nickles and Aldon Datanagon share a slow dance together.

5 Friday, October 22, 2010

Following the amazing pa-rade, the Homecoming Carni-val took place on Friday, the 15th by the baseball fields. There were booths, inflat-ables, and many other activi-ties that kept everyone of all ages entertained. Everyone from infants to senior citizens were able to enjoy the fun and exciting experience that the carnival had to offer. The talent featured Krack-ers the Clown who blew up balloon animals and balloon hats for kids to carry and wear around. For a good laugh, some students from the Improv Team performed an act that involved the crowd. The acts that followed included our very own student singers and bands that pro-vided everyone with an envi-ronment of enjoyable music.

Campolindo had the final pos-session when Marco Tevec-chio kicked a 40 yard field goal that ended the 1st half, 17-14 Cougars. During the first two quarters the Gaels were able to stay fairly close to the Cou-gars. The Gaels were determined to gain the lead in the second half of the game and played hard. Starting the 3rd quarter, the Cougars held the Gaels at answered with Baker running a 37 yard kickoff return. Unfortu-nately, the Cougars gained the lead and continued to lead the rest of the way. Our men played hard, and just a few strokes of bad luck led to the loss. The Dublin Gaels are now 1-1 in league.

Despite an amazing come-back, The Gaels were unable to pull out a victory during Friday night’s homecoming game, and the final score was 17-31. Campolindo received the opening kickoff, and was able to get a touchdown in the first half, while playing defense on the Gaels. In the second quarter, senior Jaylen Paulding was successful in capping a 6 yard touchdown, and score Dublin’s first points. On another play, junior Ed Achziger tossed the football to sophomore Ondre Rudolph who was able to go 31 yards for the touchdown. This tied the game 14-14 with 50 seconds left in the 2nd quarter.

A few of the fun-filled inflat-ables included activities such as laser tag, an electric bull, rock-climbing, a gigantic slide, bungee-jumping, jumpy houses, and obstacle courses. A little kid (unknown if the child was a boy or girl) fell off the bungee-jump and got stepped on by someone else. Even though it was very scary, the firefighters came quickly to rescue. The child was taken to safety and eve-rything turned out okay. Many booths were ran by various clubs around campus who sold tasty food as well as hosting carnival games that contributed to the numerous activities. The Bike Club sold Mr. Taylor’s famous peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, which were a huge success. The DHS Carnival was an amazing success that contrib-uted to the excitement of an unforgettable homecoming week!

Gaels Play Hard but Fall Short Against Cougars By Jeffrey Luu

It’s a Circus. No, It’s the DHS Carnival! By Kyra Esmeyer

Senior Jaylen Paulding runs past Campolindo defender.

ABOVE: This year’s carnival was bigger and better than ever!

ABOVE: Selenia Carrasco and Claudia Cordero share a few laughs while playing on the Velcro Wall.

ABOVE: Michelle Aslami and Mandy Millard keep the crowd entertained.

6 The Dublin Shield Homecoming Edition

On Thursday October 14th at 6pm Dublin High School cele-brated our new state-of-the-art gym’s ribbon cutting! The girls varsity basketball broke in the new gym floor perform-ing their warm-ups. Our new gym is located right next to our amazing football stadium. It seats 1800 people and even has designated seating for our Irish Guard band. We even have a mag-nificent training room for our athletes with a whirlpool. There are blue and red locker rooms that are extremely spa-cious.

Staff, students, and school board shared their thoughts about what the new gym meant to them. Our ASB president Senior Ben Young told the crowd “It’s [gives us] peace of mind for us to have this amazing place for our athletes”. “Our gym is such an amaz-ing honor. Not just for us here at Dublin high but for our en-tire community” Mr. Sbranti stated. Our staff and construction workers put so much effort into this wonderful brand new gym for us and it will be a great opportunity for us to

the Dublin City Council since 2002. In his continued term as mayor he has built many new parks and has really come to beautify Dublin with the crea-tion of Fallon Sports park, the rebuilding of the Shannon Cen-ter, and much more. Mr.Sbranti still leads the life he dreamed of when he an-nounces the football games for our very own Dublin Gaels. He has also been known to return to his Alma mater, Sacramento State, to write the press re-lease for the football games. Mr. Sbranti continues to lead the life of a politician as a mayor that “give[s] back to the community” with all of his ac-tions as mayor. Finally, he works as the leadership teacher and is a key man in the running of our school and its many activities. Simply said, our school and city would not be what it is today without the leadership of Mr. Sbranti.

New Gym Excites All By Marlana Pierson

The True Mr. Dublin by Chandler Bullock Continued

Our varsity basketball players tested out the new gym. (up)

Know Your Ranking! By Autumn Claw

This year’s homecoming coming results were intense! On Sunday, October 10th, was the first annual Homecoming Fun Run. We had the Sophomores come in first fol-lowed by the Juniors, Seniors, and then the Freshman. Throughout homecoming week we had Dress-Up/Lunchtime competitions. Overall, the Seniors came in first place followed by the Juniors, the new incoming Freshman in third, and the Sophomores in fourth throughout the week, except for Thursday when the Sophomores finished ahead of the Freshman.

Pictured above is a part of the Senior area. Photo credit to Jayson Soriano. (above)

Pictured above: Juniors Jason Van Dorn and Rebecca Beasley can be seen set-ting up the Junior Area. Photo credit to Jayson Soriano. (above)

On Thursday, October 14th, we had the Homecoming Rally where each class per-formed a skit. Although the Freshman had a great skit performance, they still came in fourth .The Seniors showed how things were done and finished in first place fol-lowed by the Sophomores in second, and the Juniors in third. Each class decorated their Homecoming float and area. The Seniors still came in first followed by the juniors.

Friday, October 22, 2010 7

The noon after…that’s when it all hits you. That project that you didn’t fin-ish is sitting in pieces on your desk, the homework you never started is a blank page on your math book, the tracks of your disappointed tears are fresh on your face, you have twenty-two text mes-sages from that freshman you mistakenly danced with, and you find your wallet holding nothing more than a penny and half a stick of gum. How might you recover from this post-homecoming blunder?

Problem: You’re failing

all of your classes.

Solution: As ridiculous as it sounds, you should

buckle down and do your

work. In the hype of home-

coming we push aside all

class-related work and get

swept away in the wave of

school spirit, so especially

for seniors it is necessary

to stop daydreaming in

class and blowing off

homework. If worse comes

to worst, Senior, Austin

Ginn says the solution to

this dilemma is “Two

words: Gift Baskets.”

Problem: You’ve ruined friendships.

Solution: Talk things out. It is always better to

be kind than to be right.

Little tiffs about who

danced with whom, or who

couldn’t come to your pre

or post homecoming party

are really not worth the

loss of friendship, so be

the bigger person and

make things right.

Problem: You have zero dollars.

Solution: In this situa-tion you are presented with

many options

1. Learn to play an in-

strument and beg for

change from passersby.

2. Sell your sibling’s

things on e-Bay.

3. Get a job.

Take your pick.

Problem: You haven’t slept at all.

Solution: As tempting

as it is, in line with our

first problem of failing all

classes, do not go to

sleep during class. Make

a conscious effort to use

time wisely and get to bed

earlier. An hour of extra

sleep makes a huge differ-

ence, and yes, it’s worth

the TV shows you will be

missing.

CAPRICORN:

December 21st - January

20th

For sometime you have had

your doubts, or may have

lacked the kind of burning

ambition you once had, it's

beginning to come back now.

You will soon be presented

with an opportunity. Jupiter

going directly into your money

house, signals a time when

the cash begins to flow again.

Romantically, you could fall

for a peer or professional

contact!

AQUARIUS:

January 20th - February 19th

Because your sign has 2 rul-

ers, things may have been

dicey last month when these

2 planets faced off at the time

of the new Moon. It could

have been hard to make deci-

sions or move forward since

on one hand you felt insecure

or held back. Things will be

easing up and your path will

become more clear over the

next few weeks. Romanti-

cally, this is a time when you

could find a dynamic new

mate!

March 20th - April 20th

PISCES:

February 19th - March 20th

You have a couple of good

things coming this month.

You will feel more robust and

ambitious than you have for

some time. This could be a time

when you decide to coach

someone. If single - you could

form a very intense relationship

with someone new!

ARIES:

March 20th - April 20th

Relationships could be chal-

lenging early this month. You'll

find it difficult to compromise, as

you'll be more focused on your

own needs instead. Though the

tendency to act foolish or selfish

is strong, you must attempt to

marshal yourself and your en-

ergy. Just before October 18th,

your confidence is restored.

This diminishes self doubt, so

get back on track and inspire

others!

TAURUS:

April 20th - May 21st

The combination of a full Moon

in your 12th house could erode

your confidence or cause trou-

ble with coworkers. Another

downer is that you may become

doubtful about who to trust.

While things feel iffy and you

wonder who's on your side, it's

best to wait till the new Moon

before you decide. Also if you

do decide some of your past

connections aren't worth it, you

will soon replace them with

more rewarding relationships.

you will share with others

soon. Romantically, you de-

sire someone who is stimulat-

ing, that you can talk to. Since

Venus is in Libra in your 3rd

house, they could also be an

artist!

VIRGO:

August 23rd - September

22nd

The new Moon in your house

of credit wants to spend,

spend, splurge - on the things

that could make your life

more comfortable. Yet, ruler

Mercury seems to hold you

back. Better to wait till mid

month when the new Moon

offers you a bargain! Roman-

tically, with Venus in Libra

you have a strong need for a

harmonious relationship.

LIBRA:

September 23rd - October

23rd

Early on this month, you may

feel the need to isolate. Yet

by mid month, ruler Venus

enters your first house, indi-

cating some form of a 'come

back'. Because you feel more

in charge of your life, others

begin to trust you more. Ro-

mantically, your sign makes it

easy to find a perfect mate. If

you're already taken (as most

Libras are), you can expect

good times with your loved

one!

SCORPIO:

October 23rd - November

22nd

You may have noticed your

power diminished as a result.

However, by mid month sud-

denly you'll feel more confi-

dent and capable. You might

receive a promotion or simply

be willing to take more on. If

you're currently unemployed

this is a sign that you could

land a new job. This could

bring a new love interest. Still,

you may have to keep a new

relationship a secret for some

time.

SAGITTARIUS:

November 22nd - December

21st

This month you may have

experienced an inner crisis, or

even an illness during this

time. But things change and

you are more clear about your

goals and ready to move for-

ward with new plans and en-

terprises. This a good month

to meet new friends or even

fall in love. You're most at-

tracted to refined, spiritual or

artsy types now

GEMINI:

May 21st - June 21st

The full Moon in your house

of friendship promises some

stress. You have so much to

do and so little time to attend

exciting group activities! But

it's best that you spend time

organizing your personal life

instead of socializing. By mid

month, you'll have time to

socialize, perhaps even fall in

love? This is a perfect time to

plan a trip or begin studying a

subject that is mind expand-

ing.

CANCER:

June 21st - July 22nd

You could feel a bit cranky

this month with Mars in your

sign. You might experience a

bit of a crisis between the

demands of your professional

and personal life. So much to

do., yet so little time for me.

Yet by mid-month, at the time

of the new Moon, you'd be

100% in alignment to invite

loved ones home or have a

family get together! This is

also a perfect time to redeco-

rate or even move.

LEO:

July 22nd - August 23rd

You'll feel totally energized

once Mars enters your sign.

Yet, during the first part of this

month, you will be gathering

resource and wisdom which

How to Recover From Homecoming By Alanah Phillips

Horoscopes

Senior Homecoming King, Mitchell Rankin sleeps off his post homecoming problems. This is an ex-ample of what not to do. Photo by Austin Ginn

8 The Dublin Shield Homecoming Edition

What is your favorite part of Homecoming Week? “My favorite part about Home-coming week was watching the skits because the senior skit helped me relive all my childhood memories and made me realize how much I will miss high school, though I’m excited for my future at the same time.” -Ariel Graykowski My favorite part about Home-coming is watching the skit rally and cheering my Junior class on! -Junior, Hannah Villanueva -Sophomore, Bernie Yan “I liked the rally because all the classes were competing against each other and it was just really exciting with the skits.” - Freshman, Joanne Pak

Which class shirt looks the best this year? “Duhh, the seniors!” -Kellee Thomas, Senior “The Juniors!” -Ryan Brown, Junior “Sophomores, for sure! And I’m not just saying that be-cause I’m a Sophomore.” -Hailey Zummo, Sophomore

How did you think the Freshmen did on their area? “The Freshmen actually did really well this year, even though I wish they came to me about the 70’s ‘cause I lived it and knew all about it.” -Mrs. Baumann Who gave the best bribes? “The Sophomores. They did such a cute job with their sun related goodies in their pails. Even though I did enjoy the latte from the Senior class.” -Mrs. Angel-Diaz, Judge

We Asked You: How Was Homecoming? Which class had the best bribes? “The Sophomores. They did such a cute job with their sun related goodies in their pails. Even though I did enjoy the latte from the Senior class.” -Mrs. Angel-Diaz, Judge

Which area did you think was the best? “The seniors definitely. They had such great detail in their area and went all out.” - Ms. Hollison, Judge “I agree.” - Mr. Viviani, Judge

Ryan Brown, Junior

Mrs. Angel-Diaz, English

Teacher

Mr. Viviani, Psych Teacher

Ms. Hollison, English Teacher

Mrs. Baumann, Chem.

Teacher

Bernie Yan, Sophomore

The Dublin Shield Staff

Editor-in-Chief

Lauren Koa

Managing Editor

Sophia Rehman

Layout Editor Emily DeMarco

News Editor Alanah Phillips

Sports Editors

Chandler Bullock and

Noria Mitchell

Opinion Editor Annette Sommers

Student Life Editor Claudia Cordero

Entertainment Editor Kayla Maloney

Relations Manager

Kaila Stephens

Photo Editor

Nicole Yuen

Art Editor

Kelly Taylor

Distribution Managers

Zacharias Laranang and Autumn Claw

Staff Writers

Zarin Chowdhury Kyra Esmeyer Jeffrey Luu

Marlana Pierson Selina Johnson

Staff Photographer

Autin Ginn

Class Adviser

Melissa Rockefeller

Mission Statement

The Dublin Shield is a student-run newspaper designed to

educate, inform and entertain the Dublin High School

student body about current issues that affect the school and

community. Its sole purpose is to present the voices of

others, convey information impartially, and provide honest

news with integrity and passion. We attempt to achieve

excellence in journalism and ethics knowing that we must

research and report accurate information with discretion,

regardless of popular opinion.

The Dublin Shield

Congratulates DHS Teacher

Lisa Pong

2010 Alameda County

Teacher of the Year

Honoree!

Credit: Natasha Chilingerian, Dublin Patch