“Ring,Ring,Ring!”It’sfinallypassingperiod,andthereisaquenchingthirsttakingoveraSultanastudent.TheystopbytheGatorademachineandinserttheirmoney.Theychoosewhichflavortheywantandoutcomestheirdrink.Thentheyrealizethattheirchangeisinthecoinreturn.Sotheyreachoverandpickuptherestoftheirmoney.Eventhoughtheycan’tseeit,oncetheirhandtouchesthatcoinre-

turn,theyarenotjustgettingtheirchange.Theyarealsopickingupover50,000bacteria. RecentlyMrs.Fanchin’sbiologyclassper-formedabacteriatestinglabwheretheytestedmanydifferentobjectsaroundSHS.DuringtheirtestingtheywentaroundtheSultanacampusandswabbedrandomitemsthatarecommonlyused.Thenthey

wipedtheirswabbedevidenceintoatesting

containerandtransporteditintoanincubatorsothe

bacteriawillgrowenoughforthestudentstosee. “Therewerealotofbacterialcoloniesonit;itwaslikeIdidn’twanttotouchthemanymore,”saidfreshmenAlexandraTurnage. Let’ssaythatwhenthatstudentisthirstyduringtheirpassingperiod,andtheydon’thaveanymoneytobuyaGatoradeorwater,theygoto

thewaterfountain.Thebuttonispressedandwhenthewatercomesouttheytakeamightysipofthedrinkandthenproceedontoclass.Duringthetimethatthatperson’shandcomesintocontactwiththebuttonforthewater,theyarecomingintocontactwithmanybacteriacolonies. Mrs.Fanchin’sstudentsAlexan-draTurnageandDestryJacobsrevealthatthewaterfountainbuttonendedupbeingtheitemthatcarriedthemostamountofbacteriacoloniesoutofeverythingthattheirgrouptested.“Itwasreallydisgustingandbasicallycov-eredthewholecontainer,”explainedDestryJacobs.ThethreeitemsTurnageandJacobstestedweretheGatoradecoinreturn,thewaterfountainbuttonandMrs.Fanchin’sclasspettoad,whichevidentlycameupasthecleanest

Accordingtowww.washingtonpost.com,ArizonaUniversityresearcherstookbacteriasamplesofcommonareasfromsixdifferentschoolstofindthedirtiestplacesinaschool.TheywentfromKindergartentothe12thgradeandfoundthecafeteriatablesarethefilthiestitemsinsideaschool.Theydiscoveredthatthenextdirtiestwerethecomputermouse,thebathroompapertowelhandle,bathroomsinkfaucets,librarytablesandthecomputerkeyboards. “Thepresenceoflargeamountsofbacteriaintheseplacesisimportantbecausethegermscanleadtoinfectionsandmisseddaysofschool.”-www.washingtonpost.com(“CafeteriaTablesare

HomestoLotsofGerms”) Mrs.Fanchin’sclassdemonstratedwhyitisveryim-portant,especiallynowastheweatherisget-

tingcooler,tofollowtheseguidelinestopreventfrombecomingill.Anythingthatispalpablecanbeunsanitary.Asaresultofthat,alwaystaketherightprecautionsinordertostayhealthyaftercrossingroadswithsomethingliketheGatoradecoinreturn,thewaterfountainbuttonoraregularcomputermouse.Therearebacteriaallaround.Eventhoughbacteriaismicroscopic,apersoncanpreventbeingaffectedbywashingtheirhandsandusinghandsanitizer.Gettingsickfromtouch-inganobjectinflamedwithbacteriacanalsobepreventedbyregularlycleaningthecommoneverydayobjectsandplacesapersoncomesincontactwithatschoolandevenathome. Mrs.Fanchintaughtherclassinaninterest-ingandinteractivewayabouthowmuchbacteriacanexistononelittlesurfacewaitingforyouto

pickitup. “Ithelpsyouthinkaboutwhatlivesmicroscopicallyandthatit’snotjustuslivingonthiscampus,”saidDestryJacobs

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AmongtheyouthinHesperia,BMXridinghasbecomeincreas-inglypopular,despitethefactthatthereisnoofficialBMXparkinthecity.JaimeCriddlealongwithagroupofeightytwoteens,youngadults,and

kidshavebeenpushingtogetaBMXtrackwithdirtjumps

builtsothatthey’llhaveaplacetoride.Insurancecostsandsupervi-sionhavebeenrumoredtobethe

mainreasonswhythecitywouldnotwantthetracktobebuilt. TheRecandParkdepartmentsaidthatthecityis‘allfor’theparkbeingbuilt;however,theyareworriedabouttheBMXridershavingsupervisionandtheinsur-ancecostsofatrack.Althoughaplacefortheparkhasnotbeenreleased,ananonymoussponsorhasofferedtosupportthetrack,andtheadvocatesarewillingtoassistwithconstruction. HesperiawasoncehometoaBMXtrack,butitclosedaftertwentyfiveyearsofoperationbecausethefamilythatranitleftwhentheirchildrengrewup.Now,RecandParkislookingforaorganizedgroupofpeoplethatwilltakecontrolofthetrackandkeepitrunningforalongperiodoftime. “Yes,we’reworkingwithagrouptohopefullybringbacktheBMXprogram,”saidLindseyWoods,anemploy-eeofRecandPark.AccordingtoWoods,RecandParkislookingforawaytogivetheyoungpeopleofHesperiamoretodo,buttheywantittobesustainable.Organiza-tionanddedicationarewhatRecandParkislookingforin

thegrouptryingtogetthisparkstarted. EddieFloresandDavidDiaz,twoSultanaJu-niors,havebeenparticipatinginridinganddirtjumpingforyearsandithasbecomeanincreasinglylargepartoftheirlives.Themainreasontheywantatrackbuiltisnotonlybecausetheywantaplacetoride,it’salsoawaytokeeptheirclosefriendsoutoftroubleandawayfromdrugs. “Ihaveseveralfriendsthatarehardintodrugs..theysoldtheirbikesfordrugs,”saidDavidDiaz,whosays

many‘BMXers’don’tseethepointtoridinganymore.Alsotheboyssaidtheywouldnotmindhavingadultsupervi-sionatthetrack,andthattheywouldabidebyanyrulesthatwereinplace.

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ver thirteen hundred dollars. This is the average amount that a student will pay their senior year. Something that most Sultana seniors participate in are the dances. They’re fun, good music, and a time when you can just let loose. However,

for the three dances alone you’re looking at paying close to $800 (that includes your date). Just renting a suit or tux will run from $76 to $100; buying either of these can cost as much as $175 to $210. For girls buying a dress for the dance will usually cost from as low as $45 to as high as $180, with shoes that aver-age around $50 to $70. If you’re going with a date, you’ll need some flowers or a corsage for the girl. Flowers for all three dances will cost as much as $60 to $80, unless you pull some from your neighbors rose bush. So you got the nice suit/dress, the flowers to go along with it but something is missing... Wait, you still need to buy the tickets! So you need to get tickets which isn’t going to be cheap. The price for you and your date for all the dances is $310. If you usually go solo just cut the prices in half. And depending on whether or not you want to buy pictures will be more money out of your pocket. Pictures for all three dances will cost at an average of $80-$100, so smile big. Sultana High School seniors love getting involved in the little things. What better to do on a Friday night then go watch some Sultan football. May be you like the theater, so you go see the school plays. You want to see some talent, there’s Talent Show, Mr. Sultan, and more. All of these are fun to go and see, but did you ever realize how fast your money disappears? Two dollars here, five dollars there, and before you know it by the end of the year you’ve ended up paying $50 or more for the different events. Of course having an ASB card will lower the cost, but it’s still not free. So many seniors want to have their picture taken.

For just $25 dollars get your senior mug photo and guarantee a spot in the yearbook. The senior mug photo is the picture that goes in the front of the year-book with the rest of your class mates. It’s nice to be noticed, but perhaps you want people to see more then just a mug shot, you’d like something every-one can see. If this is what you want then go ahead and pay for a senior page, only $100. Fill your page with pictures and quotes as long as they are appropriate. These pages are located in the back of the yearbook. The average price a senior will pay is $1,300, but what is the cost of a senior involved with sports or clubs. Depending on what sport or club you are in and how many you are involved with can make a great difference in price. However the average price a student athlete and /or club member will pay is $1,700. Everything adds up, the spirit packs, additional gear/equipment, traveling and more. Remember if you’re involved with a club or sport, play and work hard, because you’re not doing it for free. Soon you will graduate and finally be in college. But how can you graduate without one last senior bash. You know...

Grad Night! This is one of the last times everyone can just kick it as Sultans; and by the

way it’s at Disneyland! To participate in this last event you will have to pay $80-$110 , but for one last memory with everyone it’s worth it. This is it, graduation, the last day of being an SHS student. You want to look good on the last day, but what would you wear? Of course, caps and gowns. A cap and gown for one person will cost $50. Also make sure you don’t waist time and order last minute. If you do you’re taking the chance that the size you need might not be available. Seniors will also be given four free graduation tickets, after that you may purchase more at five dollars a piece. Basically, don’t plan on going into your senior year without reaching into your wallet and shedding a few tears. So at the end of the year smile big, because after all the money you just spent you better have had a good time.

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Tharp and Kassidy PorterSports Editor- Hayley Tharp

Features Editor- Michaela HenriquezVoices Editor- Kassidy Porter

Entertainment Editor- Domino GardinaNews Editor- Scott McDonnell

Art Editor- Lindsey PerezPhoto Editors- Mackenzie Young and

Matt ImermanLayout Editor: Zac Gutierrez

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“Of course, having an ASB card will lower the cost”

The average costs of the senior year can easily exceed $1,000 even without being in sports or clubs.

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Plummetingthroughthethick,smoke-permeatedatmosphere,Mr.BillDutcherzealouslyspiralsdownwardfroma1964Navyfighterjet,intentonretreatingtogroundlevel. Suddenly,Dutcherraiseshishead,openshiseyelids,andsoonrealizesheisthecenterofattentiontoaSultanaHighSchoolchemistryclass--backtoreality. Regardingprevi-ouscareers,Dutcherflourishedinhands-onengineer-ingjobs.Buthedistinctlyknowsthatisnothiscalling,nomatterthebenefits.“It’snicetohaveagoodsal-ary,butfindingsomethingyouenjoy,somethingfun,meansyou’llhaveaball,”saidDutcher.“Teachingissomuchmorefunthanengineering.” Dutcher’sextensivecareerback-groundspeaksforitselfwhenitcomestoaques-tionofhisabilitytoteachchemis-tryandPhysicalScience.Atage22,ashewasfreshlyoutofcollege,cameDutcher’smostbelovedcareermemories--beingaNavyPilotduringtheVietnamWar.Thoughthefeistyyoungmanbeganatthisstartingpoint,itwashishateofwarwhichtrulydrovehimtowardthesetypesofchoices.Amonghisvariouspositions,hismostprizedcareershavebeenintheengineer-ingdesignandconstruction,andaircraftfields. “Itookquiteacutcominghere,andI’dmakemoreifI’dstayedinengi-neering,butit’snofun,”saidDutcher.TheinadvertentreasonDutcherdecidedonanewcareerpath,though,wasbe-cause“LockheedAircraftCorporationshutdowntheplant[he]wasworkingat.”Afterhiswifebecameateacher,Dutchermirroredthecareerchoice. Withabachelor’sdegreeinChemicalEngineering(5yeardegree)andamaster’sdegreeinBusiness,DutcherhaseventaughtStatisticsatSHS.Hisimpres-siveaccomplishmentsstemfromaWiscon-sinchildhood,livingwithparentsinthecitybutoftenvisitinggrandparentswholivedonadairyfarm.HisgrandfatherinparticularhadanimpactonDutcher’s

lifestyle.“I’mingreathealth!”hesaid,aftermen-

tioningthatheregardshisgrandfather’sgoodhabitsasanexampleofwhatheshoulddo.

Sowhentheopportu-nityaroseatSultanain1996,Dutchergotthejob.Afteryearsofbustlingtravel,engi-

neeringbecameaboringobligationwhichwasunworthyofDutcher’sattention.Inthe1990’sDutcherand

hisfamilysettleddowninHes-periaandexploredthedesert’ssurprisingwonders.Buildingonhishonestreputa-tion,Dutchergenuinelyac-creditshisreasonforteach-ingtohisfamily.“ItwasmoneysoIcouldtakecareofthem,”hesaid.Heacknowledges

histeachinglegacyverysimply.“Iwasfair,”saidDutcher,“becauselifeisn’talwaysfair,buthopefully[students]willfeeltheyearnedthegradetheygot.” Duringhisretirementperiod,DutcherplanstoexplorethebountiesofAmerica.“I’veneverbeenbacktotheEastCoast.I’veneverseenwhatPres.Obama’sWhiteHouselookslike,ortheNationalMonument,youknow,”explainedDutch-er. Notonlydoeshebringtrueengineeringexperienceandrealworldknowledgeofscientificapplicationintohisclassroom,includinghisvastcareersandknowledgeofhighermathandscience,butheispaternaltowardshisstudents.“Partofmyjobasaparentistobethebread-winner,andI’mearningmoneybyteach-ing,”saidDutcher.“Iwantmystudentstoremembermeashonestandasagoodteacher...andalittlecrazy.Youdon’thavetobecrazytoteachhighschool,butitsurehelps!”

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by LINDSEY PEREZKASSIDY PORTER

helimelightislitatcenterstage;AnnabelVazquezde-scendstoit,filledwithnervesasshebeginsherperfor-

mance.Ashersongendsshehearstheapplauseoftheaudiencethatshecannotsee,butthatdoesn’tdiscourageher.Shefeelsac-complishedaftergettingthroughherfearsoftheauditionsfortheFallSoloConcert. Therearemanystrugglesthatnumerouspeoplefaceinlifethatcanholdthembackfromsucceedingattheirmostdesiredgoals.Thosestrugglescanconsistofmultipleaspectsinsomeone’slife.AnnabelVazquezisnotonetoallowpeople,nervesorevenherinabilitytoseegetinherwayoflivinganormalandaccomplishedlife. Annabelhasbeencompletelyblindsincebirthbutdoesnotletthataffectherwayofliving.Annabelattendsregularclasses,sameasanyotherstudent.Shegoestoschooleveryday,hangsoutwithherfriendsinthemorning,thengoestoclass. “Igetthroughmyclasseswithoutaproblem.They’renotsetupdifferently;Ilovehowthey’resetupactually,”saidAnnabelVazquez. Annabeldoesallofherclassworkonthecomputer.ShegoesontheInternetandusesascreenreaderprogramthatreadseverythingthat’sonthescreenforher.Annabellearnedthekeyboardatsevenyearsoldandlateronbecamemoreadvancedby

memorizingit.SheevenhasaFacebookwheresheusesherscreenreadertoknowwhatisgoingon.Sherepliestoallhercommentsandmessagesherself.

DuringhersixthgradeyearAnnabelplayedtheviolininanelementaryschoolorchestra.ShewasalsoinvolvedinchoiratRancheroMiddleSchoolandnowatSultana.ThissummersheparticipatedintheJuniorBlindOlympics,whichtookplaceonApril10th,inLosAngelesCalifornia.TheJuniorBlindOlympicsisanannualcompetitionwhereblindchildrenandteenagerscancompeteinactivitiesliketrackandrockclimbing.Annabelwononegoldtwosilvermedals.ShealsotookpartinSultana’sFallSoloconcert. “Wheninelementaryschool,IwasinspiredtodoviolinbecausemybigbrotherChristianVazquez,whobeforeheleft,

playedthesaxophone.WhenIdidtheJuniorBlindOlympics,Ifeltconfidentenoughtogiveitmybestshotatthispoint,nothinghasdiscouragedme.Ifeelconfi-denttotrynewthings,”AnnabelVazquez. ConfidenceandstrengtharewhatkeepsAnnabelgoingtoschool.Shedoesnotletherdis-abilitygetintheway.AsAnnabelcontinuesonwithherlifeshelivesitlikeanybodyelsewould:joyful,loving,vivid,andwithnothingstoppingherfromachievinghergoals.

The Dutcher Adventure“I’ll retire when I’m too old

and can’t walk,” said Dutcher, “because if I re-

tired right now, I don’t know what I would do.

Teaching just kind of keeps you alive.”

“My loss of seeing hasn’t done anything to bring me down,” said Annabel

Thestressesofrealityarenotoriousforweighingdownonthesanityofthehumanpopulation.AhealthydoseoflaughterprescribedbyShaneDaw-soncouldserveastheperfectremedy.Luckily,YouTubeismerelyafewclicksaway. “Mywholepurpose,mywholereasonforbeingrightnow,istotakeyouguysawayfromallyourbulls***andallyourproblemsandallthedramainlife,foratleastfiveminuteswhileyouwatchoneofmyvideos,andmakeyouhappy,”saidShaneDawsoninhisvideoWho Are We? YouTube.comwasoriginallydesignedtohostweb-basedauctionsandbroadentheinterconnectednessoftheWorldWideWeb.Itrapidlymaturedintoaboomingvideoproductionbusiness,fueledbyit’susers,advertisers,andmostimportantly--it’spartners. “Ifiguredlifeisshort,figureouthowtomakemoneydoingwhatyoulove,”saidYouTubepartner,BrittaniLouiseTaylor,“MygoalfromthebeginningwastobecomeaYouTubepartner.IwantedtogeneraterevenuesoIcouldaffordtodothekindofvideosIwantedtodo.” TheprogramwasestablishedtogeneraterevenueforthemanyfeestheYouTubeCEO,ChadHurley,hadtoaccountfor.Theprogramnotonlybroughtinmuchneededincome,itallowedaspiringactors,producers,anddirectorstoexhibitanddistributetheirwork.Thoughtheprogrammayappeartobemerechild’splayandashoddysourceofincome,itisbeginningtometamor-phoseintooneofthemostwell-paying,beneficialjobsinsociety. TheYouTubepartnershippro-gramofferspeopleofanyagethechancetogeneraterevenueontheirvideos.Inthiseraofeconomicdepression,withteensstrugglingtofindjobs,itcouldbetheperfectsolution.Aslongasthestudentiscommittedtohoursofbrainstorming,creating,andediting,acquiringapartnershipisintherealmofpos-sibility.AllYouTubeasksisthatpartnerscre-atecontentthatiscompletelyoriginal,agreetoadvertisinginandaroundtheirvideos,and

regularlyuploadcontenttobeviewedbythousandsofsubscribers. Becomingapartnertakeshoursofcommitment,butforthedrivenindividualshopingforachancetosharetheirmessage,it’sworththesleeplessnightsandharshcriticism.Successfulpartnershavedonesowellforthem-selvesbecausetheirvideosareundeniablycandid,andmadewithwhole-hearteddevotion.YouTubeactsverymuchlikeafamily,dependentoneveryparticipant. “YouTubeisaveryinteractivesite;weallhelpeachother,”saidTaylor,“I

loveit;yougettoseereallycool,creativestuffyoumightnototherwisesee.”

Otherthanpersonalbenefit,theprogramoffersamoretangiblereward--heftycommission.SuccessfulYouTubepartnerssuchasMichaelBuckley(WHATTHEBUCKSHOW),ShaneDawson(ShaneDawsonTV),

andLucasCruikshank(Fred)haveacquiredaroundamillionsub-scriberseach,andreapsixfiguresalariesfortheirsuccess.Alongwiththemonetaryassets,YouTubepartnershaveprovidedtheperfectsegwaytotelevisionandmovieproductioncompanies.FredreleasedhisownmovieonNickelodeonearlierinthesummer,andShaneDawsoniscurrentlyworkingonatelevi-sionpilot. “Castingdirectorsandproductioncompaniesapproachmeaboutjobsjustfrommyvideos,”saidTaylor,“Myultimategoalistotransitiontofilm/T.VandkeepdoingYouTube.Evenjustvlog-ging,itissuchahugepartofmylifeandIloveallthefriendsIhavemadefromit!” Conveniently,anyskillthatcouldpossiblygiveyouanadvan-tageinbecomingapartnercanbeattainedthroughSultana’s

veryownVideoProductionsclass. “Thisclassparticularlyfocusesona

coupleofthings,”saidVideoProductionsteacher,ShawnBrown,“first,creativity...

yougetalltheskillsetsincludingspecialeffects,tolighting,tohowtoformatproperly

fortheweb,howtocreatecampaignsforadvertising...Ithinkthemostimportantthingitgivesyouisthatitgivesyouthetoolsandtheconfidencetocreatesomethingthatpeoplearegoingtowanttosee.”

Withthepropermindset,thecreativity,andthede-termination,successonYouTubeisunlimited.It’spossiblethatthenextShaneDawsoncouldbeafellowSultan.

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The human body is unquestionably one of the most fascinating or-ganisms ever created. Its ability to endure thousands of Newtons worth of force, withstand extreme conditions, and develop immunities to diseases continues to perplex scientists today. These utilities mean nothing to a person trapped within their own body. When the disease is psychological, and the precarious boundary be-tween body and mind vanishes, there is no biological defense to save you. Unconditional self acceptance is nearly taboo. Men and women apotheosize human impeccability, and allow the absurd ideals to slither throughout society, injecting the youth with poisonous venom. While having insecurities is natural, looking in the mirror with absolute revulsion is simply intolerable. It doesnʼt take a signifi cant amount of self-destructiveness to venture from minor insecurities to a morbid body image disorder. Once self criticism mutates into self hatred, and the human psyche becomes warped beyond any immediate repair, returning to a healthy state of mind is seemingly impossible. The scarce amount of sanity that manages to outlast the fl ames of self-disgust is feeble, and for some itʼs not nearly enough to save them from their own scrutiny. Others cling to their remaining rationality, and use it to claw themselves out of their endogenous purgatory. Self acceptance is not something one can arbitrarily commit to. It is an extensive process that requires limitless devotion. It is so much more than staring in the mirror and having a radical epiphany—itʼs staring in the mirror every day and enforcing positivity. Itʼs mastering the perfect balance be-tween making bodily health a priority, and disregarding anything created for mere vanity. Itʼs more than physical cleansing-- itʼs emotional and mental cleansing. It necessitates acute, sometimes excruciating, self-evaluation. For some unconditional self acceptance is insurmountable, for many it is formi-dable. During the healing process, while clarity is slowly returning, humans are prone to searching for a source of fault. Whether it is society, the oppo-site sex, family, the media—itʼs inconsequential. No matter who is to blame, self acceptance will not be granted to those who refuse to improve them-selves. Looking for confi dence in relationships and material items is futile. Genuine self respect comes from within. After all, itʼs rather naïve to expect others to love and accept you, if you donʼt even know how to respect yourself.

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Students love logging on Facebook or Myspace to chat with their friends and play games, and they tend to prefer one website over the other. Myspace was a creative website that students loved, but it has recently hit a down-curve due to students migrating to Facebook. Although Myspace recently upgraded to a more effi cient site, it continues to be confusing, not to mention dangerous. Some students are ignorant to predators, and carelessly give out personal information. Studentsʼ pages are constantly getting hacked. Myspace is built around old methods of entertainment, which were fi ne in the 90ʼs, but canʼt compete with the contemporary features of Facebook. “Myspace is more creative and fun, but Facebook was a lot easier for me to fi gure out when I started using it,” said Sophomore Casandra Michel. Facebook was created on February 4, 2004 for college students to so-cialize with friends, but a few years later it launched world-wide. Facebook is a simple website, perfect for chatting with your buddies, connecting with family members, and making plans with your signifi cant other. Facebookʼs features have some diff erences such as the apps page, events, news feed, games page, notes, marketplace, gifts, and pokes. You can even create an ad-vertisement. Unlike Myspaceʼs profi le, Facebook has a plain background and text, which makes it more professional than Myspace. Facebook has a school information link, where you put what school you attend or have attended, and you can fi nd students that have, or still attend that school. Facebook is more to meet people online and chat with them, were Myspace isnʼt. Face-book is a social website, were you can talk to anybody online and not get bored, which is preferable over Myspace. “Facebook is better because thereʼs a lot more to do, more games and more people,” said Junior Megan Torres. Since July 2010 there has been over 500 million active users on Face-book, while Myspace only has 66 million active users. Myspaceʼs security is also not as tight. Only ages 13+ are able to make a profi le, and if youʼre between the ages 13 and15, your profi le is automatically private. This tempts some students to lie about their age, thereby making their information pub-lic. Facebookʼs safety is always private, unless the user wishes otherwise. Parents prefer Facebook because they can regulate their childʼs activity, by gaining insight on how their friends act, and knowing what is going on in their life. Also, Parents use facebook because they can chat with their own friends and classmates from high school. “Myspace got boring, and facebook is a lot easier,” said Junior Autumn Lopez. Myspace once was a creative and fun website, but Facebook has eclipsed it with its more professional style. Though Myspace is directed towards teens, Facebook off ers more age neutral features and applications. More importantly, Facebook has had a bigger impact on the people of our generation.

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Sex sells. It is not a question but an economically proven fact. The use of sub-liminal sexual innuendos permeates American mass media and culture with morally un-scrupulous and vulgar slogans and symbols. Corporations want the public to buy their products, but are we exposed to more than what we had anticipated? What was once thought of as a capti-vating advertisement strategy, the tool of sex appeal in the construction of advertisements sometimes proves demeaning. The impres-sionable minds of children are explicitly bom-barded with mature concepts and degrading stereotypes. Though seduction elicits cus-tomers, other methods of advertising such as logos and ethos also appeal to a substantial audience. In some countries, advertisements which are too sexual, even in wording, are completely restricted. The exact beginning when sex was implemented in advertising is simply since the beginning of visual advertising itself, set in motion with wooden carvings and draw-ings. Samuel Messick, American psychologist, wrote the article “The Psychology of Educa-tion” (1984) featured in the Journal of Educa-tional Measurement, which affi rms that sexual implementations are and have been used to accentuate productsʼ appealing traits, even if they are not connected to the product. But as a changing nation, children are becoming even more aware and technologi-cally savvy than ever before. “Advertisements are a form of entertainment and are shaped alongside culture as a whole,” said Mr. Shawn Brown, Video Productions teacher. Public ads with sexual innuendos have always been tol-erated because their main audience is usually at a mature age range. The concept of imple-menting sexual tactics in advertisements is not anything new or modern, and Brown at-tests that “the key ingredient is the older you get the more you notice it.” One concern is that even products which are not related to sex develop adver-tisements that are designed to stimulate the sexual desires within every human, which even children are exposed to on a daily basis. Ms. Seta Ghazarian, English III and AP teacher, believes that advertising companies use sex to sell because itʼs easy. “As humans weʼre sexual creatures,” she said, “and sex over-rules physiological desires. But keep in mind, print ads and commercials will come across kidsʼ hands.” Though children are exposed to sub-liminally sexual innuendos, most are unaware of the jokes. If parents are concerned about their childʼs exposure to marketing using sexual methods, some may feel the respon-sibility to take individual action. However, there may come a time when advertising companies realize that children are indeed exposed to their overly promiscuous adver-tisements, thereby enforcing more conserva-tive marketing. Though iconic symbols are superfi cially misaligned with reality, there is comfort in persuasive advertising, no matter the product. It is impossible to thoroughly evade this familiar advertising strategy in todayʼs media-crazed world, but we have the capacity to transcend over content we arenʼt pleased with. Conceptually, sexual advertising is a “tried and true method,” as Mr. Brown men-tioned, and corporations will stick to what they know until a more effi cacious tactic un-folds.

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Onceupon atimetherewasafunnymanina suitandhisnamewasCharlieChap- man.Hewasthefirstbornstarofthe movieworld.Noonecouldpredict,notevenCharlieandhischaps,thesensa-tionfilmwasgoingtobe.Onscreentelevisionisaflatimageprojectedthroughmanyseriesofsmallflashinglights.Nowwehaveflashinglightsthatcomeoutindifferentshadesinordertoprojecttoourdepthperceptionandtrickourminds. Allthemoviesarenowin3Dtomakethemappearrealisticandtangible.Oftentimesaudienceswillreachouttoseeifoneoftheimagessteadilycomingcloserreallyisanillusionandfindthemselvesfeelingairorthepersonsheadwhoissittinginfrontofthem. Scientistsasearlyasthe1830’shavetin-keredandexperimentedwithstereoscopiccinema.“L’arriveeduTrain”(ArrivalofaTrain)isknownasthe

firstmovietoappealtotheeyeina3dimensionalway.Witharunningtimeof60seconds,itwascreatedinFrancein1896bytheLumiereBrother’sandaudiencespanickedduringtheshowing.Theythoughtthetrainwasgoingtocrashintothem.“BwanaDevil”wasoneofthefirstpopularstereoscopicmov-iestobepresentedintheU.S.Itwasarunawaysuccessanditseye-poppingrealisticimageswerethegasolinetothe3Dexplosion. Perhapsyourecalltheflimsypaperthingsyouhadtowear,onelenswasblueandtheotherwasred.These“glasses”wereinsuf-ficientandawkward,so3Dfellback

intotheshadowsformoreexperimentation.Atpresentday,3Dglasseslookjustlikesunglasses,yettheydomuchmorethentoprotectyourretinasfrommicroscopicdustdamage.Theyarespifftasticacces-soriesmeanttotakethecinemaexperi-encetoawholenewlevel. Analarmingnumberoffilmstobereleasedin2011aregoingtobefeaturedin3D,includingKungFuPanda2,PiratesoftheCaribbean:OnStrangeTides,Sanctum,TheGreenHornetand

manymore.Stereoscopicfilmsareslowly,butsurely,takingoverthecinemaindustry.

he day is known as a tradition, the morning after a night lacking sleep, as families get up to watch a parade created only with organic materi-

als. While most consider these floats to be works of art, few know the amount of work put into them. “In New York, people are buried in snow, here our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let’s hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise,” said Professor Charles F. Holder, the man behind the Rose Parade. The Rose Parade is a time hon-ored tradition for New Year’s Day. This coming year marks 122 years for the Rose Parade. Such a high rated tradition would be created completely through profes-sionals, right? Not completely. There are specialty designers and builders for the frame and planning, but as far as the plac-ing of the organic materials, the majority of the work is done by volunteers under the watchful eye of the professionals. Every year, there are two main float decorating companies: Fiesta Floats and Phoenix Decorating Co. These companies undertake the majority of the floats, filling multiple warehouses and tents in order to build floats and store plants and other materials. Every year over 20 million flowers are used in the

parade and on average the floats weigh over 50,000 pounds. The duration of a volunteer’s work day lasts according to the building company’s needs. Regularly, warm yet old and comfortable attire is best as to protect the wearer from the cold, as well as themselves or their prized clothing from the massive quantities of glue, dust, and plants they will spend their day in. On average, only volunteers above the age of 13 are allowed to help as it may be dangerous for children of younger ages. While a volunteer can never request what sort of activity they will be doing, the possibilities are endless: from working on a float cleaning or decorating, moving the multitudes of flowers from here to there, or possibly getting a job where the activities are frequently chang-ing. Those that would like to volun-teer can go to the web site (www.tourna-mentofroses.com/events/floatdecorating.asp) and scroll to the bottom of the page and chose a float building organization that they would like to help.

Winter break is coming and noW there are three Weeks off of school

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inter break is always fun when you have plans ready to go. During winter break,

some students go away to Big Bear and Wright-wood to go snowboarding and skiing. When winter rolls around some students have plans set and ready, but others never have any plans set for their winter break. If you plan on going to Wrightwood or Big Bear, there are fun activities you can do in the snow. Students can build snow families with their siblings, make snow angels, catch snowflakes with their tongue, go sledding down the biggest hill, build igloos with people you meet on your way to the mountains, build snow forts and have snow ball fights with their family and friends. “Winter is amazing” said Junior Angelica Renteria. When your parents are off work or on their winter vacation there are some activities you can do outside your home. The fun activities you can play with your parents are winter sports. Some of the sports you can have fun with are ice hockey, ice golf with the snow being the ball, you can learn how to ice skate. Students can go ice fishing with the fam-ily, sounds weird, but it can be fun once you tried. Parents can even take their children on a scavenger hunt and find winter treasures. There are some ice skating rinks students can take their parents to like The Ice Town in Riverside, or the Ice Center in

Ontario. In Anaheim there are two places you can go to: the KHS Ice Arena and the Honda center ice skat-ing rink. Your parents can take you to Disneyland for the Christmas festi-val, where they have the whole park decorated in a winter wonderland, or your parents can take you and your siblings to Knott’s Merry Berry Farm featuring a 65 foot tall Christmas tree, a color-ful holiday parade, Snoopy’s Cool Christ-mas Ice Spectacular, or Santa’s Toy Barn. Every year children are always hoping for snow in the desert, just in case we happen not

to get snow this year, there are other things students can do to

have a good time. There are mov-ies coming out in theaters like; The

Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, I Love You Phillip Morris, The Company Men, and a lot more. If

you don’t feel like going to the movies you can go Christmas shopping at the Mall of Victor valley. Macy’s has a online gift guide, and there are great deals after Christmas. “I love winter

time, I love the snow it’s just fantastic,” said Junior Tremaine Hampton

When winter break comes around, students always enjoy getting away from school and have fun with life. Students may or may not have plans set for their winter break, but there are fun ways to enjoy winter without setting up plans. So, don’t forget to put on your winter clothing, before you have a winter blast, because you don’t want to get sick and have to stay inside for winter. Don’t forget to drink hot chocolate.

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ALL THE THINGS YOU’D RATHER DO THAN HOMEWORKEntertainme

December 2010

“It’s up to you...New York, New York”SHS TALENT SHOW, JAN. 2010

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SENIORS TAKE POWDER PUFF THE CROWN

Manywonderwhyparentspushstudentstogetinvolvedwithsports,butmultipleadultswonderwhyparentshavetopushathletestoplaysports. Pushingathletestoplaysportscanhaveapositiveeffectornegativeeffect.Itcouldeithermaketheathleteworkharder,oritcanmaketheathletewanttogiveup.“Thenegativeofmyparentspush-ingmetodowrestlingistheyelling,thepositiveisI’llnevermakethesamemistaketwice,”saidwrestlerSlayterGonzalez.Pushingkidsisnotalwaystherightthingtodo.Ifparentsdon’tsupportathletesandtheirchoices,thensomemaynotinvestintheeffort.Therearedifferenttypesofpushing.Thereispushingakidtofinishwhattheystarted,orpush-ingthemtostartwhattheydonotwanttodo.“Ithinkifaparentispushingakidtodosomethingthatthey

started,thenthat’sfine.Everyoneshouldfinishwhattheystart,butifaparentispushingakidtodosomethingtheydon'twanttodo,Ifeelthat'swrongjustbecausenooneshouldbepushedtobesome-onetheydon'twanttobe,”saidCoachFoster.“Beingpushedbymyparentsmakesmewanttodobettersotheywontgetmadatmeagain,so

Ipushmyselfduringpracticeorduringaworkoutandtrytogetbetter,”saidGonzalez. Beingpushedbyaparentcanbeapositivethingiftheypushintherightdirection.Pushingakidtogivetheirbestandnotgiveupiswhatkidswant;it’swhatthey

lookfor.Theywantthatsupport.However,whatmoststudentsdon’twantishavingthatextravoiceyellingatthemtellingthemthey’renotdoinggoodandalwaysputtingthemdown.Havingthatpositivesupportalwayskeepsanathletein-terestedinwhatthey’redoingandmotivatesthemtopushthemselvesharder,butfeelgoodaboutthem-selvesatthesametime.

“Beingpushedisn’talwaysthegreat-estfeeling,sometimesitmakesmelooseinterest

inthesport,butthatextrasupportIgetiswhatkeepsmegoing.Thereisbothgoodandbadaboutbeingpushed.Thebadiswhenyoutryyourhardestandtheytellyouotherwiseandtheypushyoutodobetter.Butthepositiveistheoutcomeofit,afterbeingpushedsohard,inawayitcanmakeyouabetterathleteintheend,”saidstudent-athleteBrookeJohanson.

AsthepenetratingcoldFridaynightcametoaclose,theSultanafootballfieldwasusedonelasttimefortheannualPowderPufffootballgame.Afteralongweekofconditioning,theladiesofSultana’s2010Pow-derPuffteamspulledtogetherforanightofaggressive

footballunderthelights.Afterthreegames,theSeniorsrealizedtheirdestinyaschampions. “Welltheyalwaysworkhardeveryyear,”saidDevanMyrick,Seniorcoach. Inthefirstgame,theSophomoresledtheFreshmenatthehalf,14-0.Theladiesthenturneduptheheatinthesecondhalfdefeating

theFroshsquad26-8. Inthesecondgame,theSeniorspulledouttoa6-0leadatthebreak.TheSeniorstookoverthegameinthesecondhalftosecurea14-2victoryovertheJuniors. Anticipationwashighasbothwinningteamstookthefieldtofaceoffforthechampionshipgame.Thefinalgameturnedouttobeamuchclosermatch-up.With33secondsleftontheclock,therefereecalledthegamewhentheSophomoresmissedtheirfinalchancetoscoreatouchdown.Thisisa3-yearwinningstreakfortheClassof2011.TheSeniorswereabletorecordtheonlypointsofthegametoclaiman8-0vic-toryovertheSophomoresandearnthetitleof2010SHSPowderPuffChampions. GirlsPowderPufffootballisalwaysanexcitingandintensesporttobeafanof.SultanaHighSchoolhasitsownfootballprogramjustforthegirlstocompeteagainsteachotherintheirownschool.Sultanahashostedthisprogramsincetheyear1999.ThePowderPuffgameshavealwaysbeenagreattimefortheplay-ers,coachesandstaffinvolvedinit.“Someofthegirlsgetafterit,”saidASBdirectorMr.Lugo. Therequirementsforthegirlstoplayareafeeoffivedollarstothestudentstore.Nexttheyneedapinkpermissionslipfilledouttotheircoachesandtoattendallpractices.

MikeZamorahassteppeduptocoachtheSul-tana’sback-to-backCIFchampionshipgirlssoccerteam,totaketheplaceofpreviouscoachDannyPolmounter. “Itsalotofpressure.HopefullywecansucceedandcontinuethewinningtraditionhereatSultana,”saidZamora. Cominginasanewcoachtoavarsityteamisdifficult,butcomingtoaback-to-backCIFchampionismuchharder. “Wellit[stinks]nothavingCoachP.asacoachanymore,butweareexcitedtohaveMikeandexcitedtoseewhathecandowithusthisyear,”saidvarsityreturnerBriannaGonzalez. CoachZamoradecidedtosignupforthecoach-ingspotassoonashefoundouttherewasanopening. ”WhenIfoundouttherewasanopening,Iap-pliedandIplanonstayingforaslongastheywantmehere,”saidZamora. Hehashadplentyofexperiencewithcoachingsocceratmanydifferentlevels,andhehasexperiencewithcoachinggirlssoccerteamsaswell.“Ihavecoachedallaspectsofsoccer,rec,club,andmiddleschool,”said

Zamora. Thisyearthegirlsvarsitysoccerteamhastoadapttothenewcoachandhopeallgoeswell.“Ithinkifweworkhardandplayasateamwewillprettysuccess-fulthisyear,”saidGonzalez.Ifthesoccerteamworkshardandcomestogether,theycanhavethesamesuccessastheirlastpastyearsandwinanotherCIFChampion-ship.It’snotgoingtobeaneasyyearforthegirlsorCoachMikeZamora. “Wejusthavetoworkhardandnotgiveup,ev-eryteamislookingtobeatusthisyear;theyarecomingafterus,”saidZamora.Afterwinningback-to-backCIFChampionshipsstartingthenewseasonwithanewcoachpresentsanewchallengefortheSultanagirlssoccerteam.“Thisyearwon’tbethesamewithoutCoachP.,butweareallexcitedtohaveMikeasacoachandwehopethisyearweareassuccessfulasthelasttwoyears,”saidseniorAlishaHartman.

Zamora looks to continue the legacy

by BRIANNA JOHANSONstaff writer

Coach Zamora has big cleats to fill as he takes over the two-time CIF Champion Girls Soccer team this year at Sultana High School

Among the countless hours of practice, jerseys drenched in sweat, and gallons of Gatorade consumed, sports are the framework of a teenage athlete’s life. For some, that one sport is the only reason they drag through the monotonous day of classes and lectures. With the glory and publicity of professional athletes in today’s society, many players strive for that same status. Although high school sports prepare, push, and distill a sense of school pride, club teams market the hope of exposure for scholarships and college opportunities. “It’s tough, but worth it,” said Lady Sultan and club basketball player, Brittany Richardson. Club, or travel sports, provide many athletes with exposure to college scouts and possible full-ride scholarships. Some club teams possess deeper talent, but also maintain unpredictability about seasons and opposing teams. Many players participate on both teams year round and of course take a toll on their bodies. The commitment and pas-sion for the sport gets the better half of them and they keep playing continuously. “You have to know yourself,” said Rich-ardson, “as a player and as a person.” In high school athletics, the con-centration is focused on teamwork, while in club athletics talent is often perceived as the main focus. “It’s not necessarily about the quality, as it should be,” said Lady Sultan Basketball Coach, Dean Serbus, “ But it’s more about the quan-tity.” Some players even come from out of state for the exposure and ability to learn the sport on another level, but for every good thing there is a price. Club can get very expensive and takes a considerable amount of parent dedication. Whereas, high school isn’t as economically de-manding. “High school is just more excit-ing,” said Sultana and club soccer player, Brianna Gonzalez. High School offers a more ambitious rivalry experience for players against other schools. It also helps players get more pumped for up-coming games and eager to play. “Playing high school soccer isn’t as professional,” said Gonzalez, “but it gives you a sense of pride in your school.” Whether school pride is more important than college recruiting or skill is better than strength, passion and determi-nation are crucial principles to success on any team. Club and high school sports are both meticulous programs and no matter which is participated in, true athleticism will be shown.

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by HAYLEY THARPeditor-in-chief

“Beingpushedisn’talwaysthegreatestfeeling,sometimesitmakesmeloseinterestinthesport,...”

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CROSS COUNTRY- Sultana’s cross country team excelled once again. The girls cross country team took first in MRL and placed 8th at CIF Finals. “We went to CIF Finals and had really wanted to advance to State, but the day of finals it was raining at Mt. Sac and we had to run an alternative course. We did our best, but the changes were not in our favor,” said Junior Cassie Bird. Sultana’s cross country team credits hard work and coaching for their perennial success. “The coaches always have a really good plan for training to make us successful and we work as hard as we can each day,” said Senior Jane Higuchi.

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Seniors defeat the Sophomores 8-0 to take the

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December 2010

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The Seniors defeated the Juniors 14-2, and the Sophomores defeated the Freshmen 26-8 to earn their trips to the title game.

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