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Print OAK HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, OAK HILLS, CA Paw SPRING SPORTS UPDATE TROUBLE: MAYOR HOLLAND VISITS THE BULLDOGS group of seniors sit in a room waiting, while the Mayor is sit- ting behind a desk in the front of the room. He opens his speech by asking the seniors a question. “What do you think you guys? Is this your image of how the mayor should look like, sitting behind a computer with glasses? Let’s see if we can change that,” said Mayor Holland, while standing up from the desk. “Here we go, let’s get down to busi- ness.” A cheer of excitement comes from the group of seniors as they get ready to listen and learn. On March 29 Mayor Bill Holland came to Oak Hills High School to talk to Mr. Vidrio’s senior government classes, with the goal of informing the senior class on the importance of having a voice as a voting citizen. “Twenty four 18 year-olds in the room, of those 18 year-olds, five are registered voters,” emphasized Mayor Holland. “20% are registered to vote.” Mayor Holland wanted the senior class of Oak Hills High School to understand how important voting is in the community. Only 20% of that group of 18 year olds are registered to vote, less than half of the seniors who were in that room have a say in how the city officials are going to run our city and what decisions are going to be made. Mayor Holland wanted the senior class to understand the full impact of voting in a democratic society by selecting volunteers for different examples and presentations. While some groups talked about the legalization of marijuana and gay marriage, the other classes talked about different controversies. “Only these five [students], let’s say out of 50, get to decide the fate of marijuana,” said Mayor Hol- land. Holland then chose five volun- teers to decide the fate of marijuana. Marijuana was then legalized by the decisions of these five volunteers. If there was a senior in the group who did not agree with the outcome they would have no say, and would have to live with the decisions made by the voters. Mayor Holland asked the right questions to teach the seniors of Oak Hills High School that voting is the only way to voice their decisions and to tell the city officials what they want in their community and in their society. “Would you agree that there are just as [many] opinions for as against?” asked Mayor Holland. “How many of you have an opinion in the room?” Once Mayor Holland asked this question, everyone in the room raised their hands illustrating that they all do have an opinion. With all the opinions of going against an opposition there are just as many opinions going for that opposition. “If we can’t get you to say what you think, we have to decide for you and do the best job we possibly can” said Mayor Holland. The importance of voting doesn’t stop with the presidential election, the candidates and decisions voters choose impact the community. Mayor Holland said that the stu- dents are the future decision makers of the nation and talked about the importance of voting on the issues that impact the community, so Mayor Holland doesn’t have to make the decisions for us. A Winter 2013 Vol. 4, Issue 4 Mayor visits the senior class of 2013 to teach the students the importance of voting and having a voice SEE PAGE 4 Congratulations to the class of 2013! You made it! Way to go the first four year graduating class, the PUREBREDS Check out the pictures from the 2013 Mission 13: The Big Endevour senior prom on the back page. You’re fine up until the point when you’re invading someone else’s privacy, or unless you’re saying something slanderous or de- meaning to someone else that’s when you’re infringing on their rights as a citizen, SOCIAL NETWORKING OFFERS STUDENTS A FORM FOR OPINIONS; HOWEVER, WHEN IT NEGATIVELY AFFECTS OTHER BULLDOGS IT CAN CARRY DISCIPLINARY AND LEGAL CONSEQUENCES SAMANTHA HORTON editor-in-cheif ‘13 ...Continued on page 3 photos-STAFF photos-STAFF photo-KYLE FULKERSON THE CLASS OF photos-STAFF What right do they have to look at my social networks? Isn’t that violating my Freedom of Speech? Who are they to tell me what I can and can’t say? It’s my personal life, it’s my privacy. Right? False statements and damag- ing comments go beyond the four walls of a school and far beyond the computer screen. As social networking grows in popularity, so does cyber bullying. The disciplinary principles at Oak Hills High School, Matthew Johnson and Shawn Yancey, are required to deal with school-related cyber issues. They investigate what crosses line and involves the school. “Kids don’t realize that we have to hold them ac- countable for what they do on social media and different sites, if there is a connection with the school,” explained Mr. Yancey. However, there is a thin line between enforcing Education Code and violating our Freedom of Speech. “It’s kind of one of those grey areas, if there is [evidence] that connects it to school, then at that point we can get involved,” said Mr. Johnson. Oak Hills High School follows the Education Code and all decisions made by the administrators are based on the code’s mandates. Before administrators get involved with anything said on social net- works, “There has to be a link. There has to be a connection on how it’s go- ing to disrupt the learning environ- ment at school,” stated Mr. Yancey. Libel is a false statement that is written, while slander is when something false is said. By saying or writing a false statement, it can cause damage to someone or an organiza- tion. Defamation of character are lies told to damage a person’s reputation. “The author of a defamatory state- ment, whether he is a blogger, com- menter, or anything else, remains just as responsible for his online state- ments as he would be for his offline statements,” according to citmedi- alaw.org. Many students lack the knowledge of libel. “Libel is when someone writes something about an individual, that isn’t necessarily true or their portion of the truth,” explained Assistant Principal Mike Capps. “...Either someone’s truth or someone’s opinion, that is not true, but that is written.” While libel is a complex legal concept argued and decided in courts, the basis is fairly simple. For something to be consid- ered libelous, it must be published (social networks count), untrue, and cause some measurable damages. “How do you show the dam- age,” said James Heywood, attorney at law, “That’s the golden question.” For a libel case to stand up in a court of law, the plaintiff must prove that the statement caused damage. “It’s really hard to prove the damage.” However, because it is a written statement, there is no way to retract it, people can “print the pages and the comments on the post,” and then it is proof, whether you delete it or not. This opens up students to more than just disciplinary action by the school, it makes them and their parents potential targets for lawsuits. “A false statement made about someone or some organization that is damaging to their reputation,” explains openjurist.org, “Written or oral [statements], and consist of mak- ing injurious statements about a per- son that are untrue.” If a statement is true, then it is legal. When people pass opinions off as fact, it leads to trouble. “It must be false and cause damage,” explains Mr. Heywood. While Americans have the right to free speech, they can’t go into a movie theatre and yell fire. Freedom of speech gives us the right to say what we want, but we cannot affect the life of another person by threatening them or damaging their professional reputations. Bullying is never okay. In the new day of tech- nology, cyber bullying is becoming even more of a problem. While the internet allows easy access to endless information, it can also be used for bullying. The internet causes a widespread of in- formation that can be passed quickly. While cyber bullying usually consist of twisted truths, once it’s out there, there is no way to retract it. Mr. Capps expanded his definition of libel, “You’re fine up until the point when you’re invad- ing someone else’s privacy, or unless you’re saying something slanderous or demeaning to someone else that’s when you’re infringing on their rights as a citizen.” Slander (which is the spoken form of libel) can create more problems than students realize. “Once it’s out there, it’s out there. And there’s nothing you can do to retract it,” said Mr. Capps. People often forget that social net- working is publishing.

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Page 1: PawPrint issue 4 2013

PrintOAK HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, OAK HILLS, CA

PawSPRING SPORTS UPDATE

TROUBLE:

MAYOR HOLLAND VISITS THE BULLDOGSgroup of seniors sit in a room waiting, while the Mayor is sit-ting behind a desk in the front of the room. He opens his speech

by asking the seniors a question. “What do you think you guys? Is this your image of how the mayor should look like, sitting behind a computer with glasses? Let’s see if we can change that,” said Mayor Holland, while standing up from the desk. “Here we go, let’s get down to busi-ness.” A cheer of excitement comes from the group of seniors as they get ready to listen and learn. On March 29 Mayor Bill Holland came to Oak Hills High School to talk to Mr. Vidrio’s senior government classes, with the goal of informing the senior class on the importance of having a voice as a voting citizen. “Twenty four 18 year-olds in the room, of those 18 year-olds, fi ve are registered voters,” emphasized Mayor Holland. “20% are registered to vote.” Mayor Holland wanted the senior class of Oak Hills High School to understand how important voting is in the community. Only 20% of that group of 18 year olds are registered

to vote, less than half of the seniors who were in that room have a say in how the city offi cials are going to run our city and what decisions are going to be made. Mayor Holland wanted the senior class to understand the full impact of voting in a democratic society by selecting volunteers for diff erent examples and presentations. While some groups talked about the legalization of marijuana and gay marriage, the other classes talked about diff erent controversies. “Only these fi ve [students], let’s say out of 50, get to decide the fate of marijuana,” said Mayor Hol-land. Holland then chose fi ve volun-teers to decide the fate of marijuana. Marijuana was then legalized by the decisions of these fi ve volunteers. If there was a senior in the group who did not agree with the outcome they would have no say, and would have to live with the decisions made by the voters. Mayor Holland asked the right questions to teach the seniors of Oak Hills High School that voting is the only way to voice their decisions and to tell the city offi cials what they want in their community and in their

society. “Would you agree that there are just as [many] opinions for as against?” asked Mayor Holland. “How many of you have an opinion in the room?” Once Mayor Holland asked this question, everyone in the room raised their hands illustrating that they all do have an opinion. With all the opinions of going against an opposition there are just as many opinions going for that opposition. “If we can’t get you to say what you think, we have to decide for you and do the best job we possibly can” said Mayor Holland. The importance of voting doesn’t stop with the presidential election, the candidates and decisions voters choose impact the community. Mayor Holland said that the stu-dents are the future decision makers of the nation and talked about the importance of voting on the issues that impact the community, so Mayor Holland doesn’t have to make the decisions for us.

A

Winter 2013Vol. 4, Issue 4

Mayor visits the senior class of 2013 to teach the students the importance of voting and having a voice

SEE

PAGE

4

Congratulations to the class of 2013! You made it! Way to go the first four year graduating class, the

PUREBREDS

Check out the pictures from the 2013 Mission 13:

The Big Endevour senior prom on the back page.

You’re fi ne up until the point when you’re invading someone else’s privacy, or unless you’re saying something slanderous or de-

meaning to someone else that’s when you’re infringing on their rights as a citizen,

SOCIAL NETWORKING OFFERS STUDENTS A FORM FOR OPINIONS; HOWEVER, WHEN IT NEGATIVELY AFFECTS OTHER BULLDOGS IT

CAN CARRY DISCIPLINARY AND LEGAL CONSEQUENCES

SAMANTHA HORTONeditor-in-cheif

‘13

...Continued on page 3

photos-STAFF

photos-STAFF

photo-KYLE FULKERSON

THE CLASS OF

photos-STAFF

What right do they have to look at my social networks? Isn’t that violating my Freedom of Speech? Who are they to tell me what I can and can’t say? It’s my personal life, it’s my privacy. Right? False statements and damag-ing comments go beyond the four walls of a school and far beyond the computer screen. As social networking grows in popularity, so does cyber bullying. The disciplinary principles at Oak Hills High School, Matthew Johnson and Shawn Yancey, are required to deal with school-related cyber issues.They investigate what crosses line and involves the school. “Kids don’t realize that we have to hold them ac-countable for what they do on social media and diff erent sites, if there is a connection with the school,” explained Mr. Yancey. However, there is a thin line between enforcing Education Code and violating our Freedom of Speech. “It’s kind of one of those grey areas, if there is [evidence] that connects it to school, then at that point we can get involved,” said Mr. Johnson. Oak Hills High School follows the Education Code and all decisions made by the administrators are based on the code’s mandates. Before administrators get involved with anything said on social net-works, “There has to be a link. There has to be a connection on how it’s go-ing to disrupt the learning environ-ment at school,” stated Mr. Yancey.

Libel is a false statement that is written, while slander is when something false is said. By saying or writing a false statement, it can cause damage to someone or an organiza-tion. Defamation of character are lies told to damage a person’s reputation.“The author of a defamatory state-ment, whether he is a blogger, com-menter, or anything else, remains just as responsible for his online state-

ments as he would be for his offl ine statements,” according to citmedi-alaw.org. Many students lack the knowledge of libel. “Libel is when someone writes something about an individual, that isn’t necessarily true or their portion of the truth,” explained Assistant Principal Mike Capps. “...Either someone’s truth or someone’s opinion, that is not true, but that is written.” While libel is a complex legal concept argued and decided in courts, the basis is fairly simple. For something to be consid-ered libelous, it must be published

(social networks count), untrue, and cause some measurable damages. “How do you show the dam-age,” said James Heywood, attorney at law, “That’s the golden question.” For a libel case to stand up in a court of law, the plaintiff must prove that the statement caused damage. “It’s really hard to prove the damage.” However, because it is a written statement, there is no way to retract

it, people can “print the pages and the comments on the post,” and then it is proof, whether you delete it or not. This opens up students to more than just disciplinary action by the school, it makes them and their parents potential targets for lawsuits. “A false statement made about someone or some organization that is damaging to their reputation,” explains openjurist.org, “Written or oral [statements], and consist of mak-ing injurious statements about a per-son that are untrue.” If a statement is true, then it is legal. When people

pass opinions off as fact, it leads to trouble. “It must be false and cause damage,” explains Mr. Heywood. While Americans have the right to free speech, they can’t go into a movie theatre and yell fi re. Freedom of speech gives us the right to say what we want, but we cannot aff ect the life of another person by threatening them or damaging their professional reputations. Bullying is never okay. In the new day of tech-nology, cyber bullying is becoming even more of a problem. While the internet allows easy access to endless information, it can also be used for bullying. The internet causes a widespread of in-formation that can be passed quickly. While cyber bullying usually consist of twisted truths, once it’s out there, there is no way to retract it. Mr. Capps expanded his defi nition of libel, “You’re fi ne up until the point when you’re invad-ing someone else’s privacy, or unless you’re saying something slanderous or demeaning to someone else that’s when you’re infringing on their rights as a citizen.” Slander (which is the spoken form of libel) can create more problems than students realize. “Once it’s out there, it’s out there. And there’s nothing you can do to retract it,” said Mr. Capps. People often forget that social net-working is publishing.

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Ba baum... Ba baum... Ba baum... The beat of a heart echoing through the body. Tap tap tap... Tap tap tap...The tap of a pencil on a desk in a quiet

classroom. Thump thump thump... The sound of footsteps bouncing off the walls. To everyone else these sounds mean nothing. To the drummers at Oak Hills High School they mean everything. They are the sounds and rhythms of life that make all the dif-ference. “Results, not excuses,” said the Oak Hills drumline instructor, Dave Ingram. The students that make up the Oak Hills Drumline are dedicated and push themselves to put together a great show, putting in at least eleven hours a week of practice. The bat-tery even spends a few hours a week doing physical training, or PT as they call it, to be in top physical condition. “By the time the show’s over, you should be out of breathe and

need some water,” said Raul Ureno. Raul is a former student of Dave Ingram, who now marches in drum-corps. “This is the highest a drum-line at Oak Hills has ever been,” said Mr. Sherrodd. The drumline has recently been moved up a division from Scho-lastic B to Scholastic A. They have even been out-scoring drumlines in divisions higher than their own. The drumline started their season with a fi rst place win at Little Rock High School and has been com-peting and getting high scores since. “I’m really proud of [them],” said Dave Ingram, “[they] work hard.”

It is only 8:00 in the morning when all of Hesperia is waking up to see the big purple posters hanging down around the city. It is hours away from the most wonderful and powerful event to occur for the next 24 hours. Celebrate... Remember.... Fight Back... These are not just rallying calls for the Relay for Life of Hesperia, but also for our Oak Hills students. “Relay for Life is a huge deal because there are so many people that get cancer and may or may not have a cure for it,” said Marah Wofl e, part of Relay for Life of Hesperia com-mittee and a sophomore at OHHS. “Re-lay for Life helps by getting many people involved and raising tons of money to donate to cancer to help fi nd a cure for the people that get cancer.” Relay For Life represents the hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and that one day cancer will be cured. At Relay For Life everyone is a survivor, caregiver, friends and family. Each step taken together brings everyone closer to a cure. “Relay For Life allows me to feel like I am doing something in the fi ght against cancer,” said Tracy Moyer, part of the Relay for Life of Hesperia committee, “By volunteering on the planning committee, I am able to satisfy that need to help. The people I’ve met through Relay have become my family.” Relay for Life of Hesperia was held on April 20. The event had over 32 teams and 515 hundred team members. Relay for Life lasted 24 hours and the event raised over $53,000 for

awareness and research. About 20 students from Oak Hills High School, participated at Relay for Life with their family and friends. As a student, participating in Relay for Life is a wonderful event that only occurs one day of the year. It can be stressful putting everything together, but at the end of the event it all pays off by knowing that raising money for awareness

and research is a chance to feel great. OHHS also supported Paint

the Town Purple, an activity Relay for Life holds for the com-munity. On April 18, Strive to Survive and other students woke up early to come to school and decorate

the campus purple. “It was fun decorating the school all purple! But it was more fun seeing how we as teenagers can make a big change in this world,” said Alma Delgadillo, vice president of Strive to Survive Club and also part of a team on Relay for Life. It’s not just all about Relay for Life or raising money. It is also to remember those who survived and passed away from cancer.“I love hearing that our youth are looking to make a diff erence for their future”, said Dani-elle Polliard, Relay for Life Manager,”We need more youth to take the initiative to do some-thing that is going to make a diff erence.”

THE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND EVENTS THAT MAKE OHHS

CampusSummer 2013

PAW PRINTwww.oakhillsbulldogs.com

RELAY FOR LIFECelebrate... Remember.... Fight Back...

AV Teen Art Show

The Paw Print staffSamantha Horton, editor-in-chief.

Marissa Henson, Jade Howe, Kyle Fulkerson, Ryan O’Toole senior edi-tor.

Drew Tipton copy editorFernando Gomez, Fernando Bedolla, Breeanna Manciocchi, Jodi Van

Engen, Maram Saqqa.

ThePaw Print is a nonprofi t student publication published by Oak Hills High School’s Advanced Journalism class. All opinions expressed are those solely of the writers and do not represent those of the students

or staff of OHHS or HUSD. Letters to the editor can be sent to [email protected]

photo-amanda’s eye JERRY ESTRADA

photo-chemistry RUBY RAMIREZ

photo- natures greens JACKLYN ORTIZ

photo-my waters SASHA WAKE

Winner, winner chicken dinner! Oak Hills High School had 15 winners in this years Apple Valley Teen Art Show. The Apple Valley Teen Art Show had over 300 pieces of art entered; 15 photos from our cam-pus were selected as win-ners. When asked how he felt about his students being announced as win-ners, Mr. Russell Ary said, “I felt very proud of my students and of all the ef-fort they put into making such good photographs.” Congratulations to Jerry Estrada, winning

1st place and best of show for his photo Amanda’s Eye. Ruby Ramirez win-ning 3rd place for her photo, Chemistry. Jacklyn Ortiz winning Greatest artist award for her photo Natures Greens. In the digital art category, Joseph Arzate wins 2nd place for his piece, me x 15 and Keniae Henderson wins 3rd place with Dream. Good job to the talented Bulldogs of Oak Hills High School.

photo by- FERNANDO BEDOLLA

““““Relay For Life allows me to feel like I am

doing something in the fi ght against cancer.

Drumline beats to the rhythm of success

FERNANDO BEDOLLAstaff writer

WILLOW WATERSstaff writer

FERNANDO BEDOLLAstaff writer

photos- BRADEY KEEGAN

BULLDOGS NEWSBREAK:

2 CAHSEE test scores came in at press time, and Oak Hills topped all the high schools in the district with the highest passing percent-age! Congratulations to all of our sophomores and the sophomore

teachers for their hard work.

photo-dream KENIAE HENDERSON

photo-me x 15 JOSEPH ARZATE

photo-defying gravity JOSEPH ARZATE

photo-detailed ant RUBY RAMIREZ

ow

photo by- FERNANDO BEDOLLA

Runners gather in the early hours in support and remembrance for those who have faught and are fi ghting cancer.

Drumline dedicates most of their spare time preparing for preformances and competi-tions against some of southern California’s most elite programs.

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3Campuswww.oakhillsbulldogs.com

Upcoming EventsIf you are interested in fresh-man orientation, the fi rst Link Crew meeting will be held at lunch in the ASB offi ce on

Friday, May 17th.Summer 2013

Something written on the internet can stay with a person forever.“You may think you and your group of friends are the only ones reading this post, but what if a judge or a principal or a teacher read it?” said Mr. Heywood, “People don’t think.”“Internet based defamation can be dangerous because it is so easy to have widespread public access to the defamatory statement,” according to openjurist.org. “So do Mr. Johnson and I, [Mr. Yancey] go on Face-book looking for stuff? No, we don’t have that kind of time,” said Mr. Yancey. As cyber bullying increases, the administrators are labeled as “Facebook and Twitter stalkers” for their involvement in tackling the social media phenomenon. “I really don’t want to investigate it,” says Mr. Johnson, “But it’s my job as an adminis-trator to keep the kids safe.” And some things don’t only concern the school but the law. “Almost every state has a law or other policy prohibiting cyberbullying, but very few cover intimidation outside of school property.” Students can be presented with a legal lawsuit for a comment made on a social network. Students don’t understand

the legal actions that can be pursued for something said on Twitter or Facebook. “Cyberbullying really goes beyond the four walls of the school or the four corners of the campus, because if you use a cellphone, PDA or social media site, then those activities follow the child both into the school and out of the school,” said House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams,according to an article by msnbc.msn.com. “There’s a right to Freedom of Speech obvi-ously, and if there is not a threat or something that is going to disrupt the students learning environment, we don’t really have a hand in it.” said Mr. Yancey. Through social media, people tend to feel superior behind a computer screen, actions over the internet can cause consciences that are not well known. Defama-tion of character travels far and there’s no way to erase it once it’s published. The things posted on social networks can damage reputations and get the law’s attention.

MATTHEW MARKANSON IS GENUINE

It started with a seed. A small seed was planted in the young mind of second grader Noah Cain. On a visit to his favorite children’s bookstore, The Frugal Frigate, at check out he happened upon a poster that intrigued him: World Book Day. World Book Day falls on April 23 every year in the United States since 1995. It is the celebration of authors, illustra-tors, publishers, and everything books. The poster Noah read held the guidelines to a contest anyone can win. If a proposal was written and a group of people chosen, he could win books for anyone of his choice. Noah was very excited at this news. Sharing his love of reading with others was an idea that he just couldn’t let go of. The next day he and his father, Mr. Cain, English teacher at Oak Hills High School, checked out the website and signed up. After quite a bit of brainstorming the Cain family decided the Reading Support class at Oak Hills would greatly benefi t from a set of brand new books. When the family heard Noah’s proposal was accepted and they had won, Noah was extremely excited. “I have convinced my son that librar-

ies and bookstores are better than Disney-land,” says Mr. Cain chuckling a little bit. “He was very excited, but disappointed he could not deliver them since he had state testing.” In substitute of the book delivery, Noah made a short fi lm with his younger sis-ter Ella to show the class his favorite stories

in hopes of helping the class love to read as much as he does.

The fi rst period students of Reading Support are now owners of twenty pristine

copies of Fahr-enheit 451. The students are very

happy. “The generosity of the gift was over-whelming and made a lasting impact on the students both academically and personally,” said Mrs. Caballero, the teacher of Reading Support. Oak Hills students can take World Book Day as an example of a chance to give without the expectation of something in return. Noah shows an outstanding example of what generosity really is.

“I’d like to spread my word of individuality, I want everyone to be their own person and everyone to be genuine.” The expected path for most high school students is to begin the rat race, whether it be college or straight to work, the objective is to pay the bills the same way as everyone else. They work nine to fi ve on a job they may not necessarily love in order to keep up with the constant pressure of adult responsibility. Matt Markanson, senior, at Oak Hills, refuses this societal conformity.

Markanson has been creative art and planning out custom t-shirts for the past 6 years from his own designs. He formed the brand Genuine in October of 2012. He’s been creating and selling clothing ever since. Many of his days and nights consist of working with his hands, sewing pockets on shirts and spreading ink over stencils. His shirts are hand made from blanks the day they are ordered. Most of the social networking scene allows for free advertisement, to other students and young people, giving Markanson a voice while falling in the mass marketed clothing giants shadow. Students have a chance to invest in a peer’s success, and wear clothing personally sewn together for them, made by an artist who stays up in

the early hours making clothes and remembers their name.

The students that buy Markanson’s clothing aren’t just buying a shirt from the mall, but personally making a donation of sorts, towards a bright future and success of a fellow Bulldog.

Tired of people questioning his refusal to follow society’s norms involving apparel, making his own clothing was his

only other choice. Markanson’s clothing allows other people to see his vision of self-expression and

independence in a world governed by fads and full of people dressing themselves in

pop culture. “Genuine is its own mission state-

ment, be genuine, do what you want, live free, that’s what I do,”

said Markanson. With more young people in our generation taking the road of more security, it seems as the American dream has changed into settling and not chasing, the more entrepre-neurs that surface just may be the last of their kind. The majority would rather play it safe and fi t in with the crowd, than have a style that everyone can see. The rare breed of young

people willing to risk failure and embarrassment in order

to do what they love stand out. And these few people will always

be known as “Genuine”.

photos- COURTESY OF MR. CAIN

“The generosity of the gift was over-whelming and made a lasting impact

on the students both academically and personally.

RYAN O’TOOLEsenior editor

JADE HOWEsenioir editor

MARISSA HENSONsenior editor

Noah and Ella Cain sharing their favorite stories with the Reading Support Class.

Recievers of World Book Day donations.

TROUBLE cont. from page 1...

Whether students know it or not, any status or tweet posted can be used as evidence in a lawsuit.

Noah Cain shares World Book Day with OHHS

“It’s been my dream since 8th grade,” said Markanson, “always to see people walk-ing around with shirts I made.”

Matthew Markanson mixes sketches, drawings, digital art, and photography in

Photoshop to create Genuine designs for his clothing line.

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Summer 2013

www.oakhillsbulldogs.com

League titles are not just a goal “hoped” for by the Bulldogs anymore; they have become an expectation “strived” for season in and season out.

4THE STORIES BEHIND THE GLORY

SportsSPRING SPORTS UPDATE

Baseball:Softball:

Golf:Tennis :

Track & Field :

MRL: 10-0 Overall: 20-6

MRL: 9-1 Overall: 15-7

MRL: 4 First Place/ 6 Second Place Finishes

MRL: 12-0 Overall: 16-1

Boys MRL: 1-3 Girls MRL: 2-2

2013 SPRING SPORTS UPDATEeague titles are the goal of every team at the start of their season. It is the benchmark of success. For Bulldogs athletics, however, it has become an expectation,

almost a normal part of every teams season. Oak Hills High School spring sports have been on a roll and are on pace to add more league titles to Oak Hills long list of achieve-ments. Baseball has been on a tear with a solid overall record of 20-6 and an undefeated league record of 10-0. With ambitions of making there way back to a CIF championship, OHHS Baseball certainly has the tal-ent to do it. Softball has been no stranger to success capturing league titles for the past three years. “We’re staying focused on capturing a CIF title and fi nishing MRL champions,” said Coach Rios. With an overall record of 15-7 and an MRL record of 9-1 the Lady Bulldogs are aiming for the prestigious MRL 4-peat. Golf has enjoyed their own taste of success placing in either 1st or 2nd in each MRL match and were 4-2 in non-league matches. With impressive outings by Samuel Man-giaterra, Vincent Olson, and Tyler Gentry Oak Hills golf has certainly done well. Track & Field have put up a great season with standout perfor-mances by senior Kenneth Mitchell ( High Jump & Long Jump) & sopho-more Libby Harrison (High Jump & Long Jump) “We stick together & prepare for each meet and get stron-ger each day as a unit,” said Kenneth Mitchell. Standing with an overall record of 1-4 for boys and 3-2 for girls and an MRL record of 1-3 for boys and 2-2 for girls. Track & Field has performed well this season and hope to continue into next season. Tennis had an incredible season winning the MRL League title. While only dropping one match throughout the season, they fi nished with an overall record of 16-1. They outmatched all MRL teams with a 12-0 record. The Bulldogs have built a winning reputation and with the momentum built this year, Oak Hills will continue its reign as a high des-ert powerhouse.

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KYLE CALLAHAN

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SUPERSTARS SIGN FOR THEIR FUTURE

STEPHANIE BERGMANN• Batting Ave: .623• RBI: 21• RUNS: 31• HR: 2

Hustle. Determination. Commitment. Oak Hills high school has bred fi ne athletes with the ability to play at a higher level. With 3 commits already this year Kyle Callahan (Cal. Baptist), Stephanie Bergmann (Charleston Southern), and Victoria Gonzales (Trinidad State) Oak Hills will be sending three more athletes to the next level with the apparent future look-ing bright. Stephanie Bergmann, four year Varsity Softball starter has been on a tear this season averaging a .623 batting averaging and leads the team in hits, runs, and RBI’s. Act-ing as reigning MRL MVP two years running Bergmann is certainly playing at the elite level to maintain that status. Looking forward to playing for Charleston Southern University, Bergmann will surely be greatly involved mov-ing forward with her college softball career. Kyle Callahan has put up a solid season with a .419 batting average and has led the Bulldogs with an outstanding season of 20-6. Callahan wishes to keep the winning mentality alive as he moves on to play for Cal Baptist Uni-versity. “They have an established winning

program that wins championships, and winning championships is what I’m about,” said Cal-

lahan. With a CIF ring and multiple league titles under his belt he certainly has been

no stranger to success and looks for-ward to closing out his high school

career strong. Trinidad State commit,

Victoria Gonzales has put up an im-pressive season for the Lady Bulldogs

with an ERA of 2.28 and a .897 fi elding average. Acting as a versatile player with

her outstanding skills at 3B and pitcher, Gon-zales wishes to build upon the established skill set she possesses at the next level. “I’m looking

forward to learning new mechanics and ex-periencing new coaching,” said Gonzales.

Her defensive presence will be benefi -cial while playing for Trinidad State.

With a winning attitude and the talent to perform at the next level these few senior ath-

letes will surely be an addition to their respected college athletic

programs.

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5Summer 2013

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Six faces, covered by nine stick-ers, white, blue, red, green, orange, and yellow. There’s only one thing that comes to mind. The Rubik’s Cube has made its way back into students’s hands. Has the famous puzzle risen from the dead? Or maybe it was never dead to begin with. “I’ve always seen a Rubik’s Cubes in school at least once every year,” said Lucia Munoz, junior at Oak Hills. “I think it’s really cool how people are so into it and how some can solve it as fast as they can.” The Rubik’s Cube was invented in 1974 by Hungarian professor of archi-tecture Erno Rubik. First know as “The Magic Cube” the Rubik’s Cube went mainstream in the 1980s and can still be bought today. “I had a Rubik’s Cube as a kid and I didn’t really show much interest. It was hard to solve and I just gave up. Now I can solve that thing in under 2 minutes. I feel accomplished,” said An-

thony Mendez, sophomore. Starting in 2003, The World Cube Association, which is The Rubik’s Cube international governing body, began to organize competitions where new records are set each year. Currently over 15,000 people from around the world at-tend. “I cannot solve a Rubik’s Cube for nothing,” said Leanna Munoz senior, “but I would defi nitely go to a competi-tion to see the crazy times people can get or the outrageous ways people solve them.” The Rubik’s Cube was a big hit in the 80s, got lost in the crowd for a few years, but has made its way back to the spotlight. Some things may never die or get too old, and the Rubiks cube has proven to be a trooper.

ummer is coming soon, and no one wants to be stuck at home bored to death!Teenagers in the High Desert seem to have problems fi gur-ing out what to do with their summer. No one wants to be stuck at home for two and a half months. There is more to

do than people think, so get out there and be creative, be adven-turous. As always, the beach is a must go--Laguna, Newport, Long Beach, Huntington, and hundreds of others. Start rocking that tan, and bust out a fi re pit at night. Catch some waves, or play a sport. Whatever gets planned, make sure the beach is on the list. For the music lovers, many concerts are already scheduled

for this summer. Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z will be touring at the Rose Bowl and Fenway Park. The Rolling Stones will be at the Staples Center and the Honda Center. Tim McGraw will be at the San Manuel Amphitheater. So throw on your band shirts, and get rocking. To see what’s close, websites like gotickets.com or seatgeek.com can help. Don’t think that every concert is a million dollars or a million miles away, just do some research. What is summer without some popcorn and the big screen? NOTHING! Many new movies are coming out, and in all genres. Super heroes are packing the theaters with Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, and The Wolverine. Great movies with sequels are appearing too such as Despicable Me 2, Insidious Chapter 2, Grown Ups 2, and Fast and Furious 6. Many other movies are coming out as well, the list is endless. Look up new and up-com-ing movies at Cinemark.com or movieinsider.com. There are so many activities to do in the High Desert such

as laser tag, roller skating, mini golf, and bowl-

ing. There is hiking in Wrightwood or Deep Creek and fi shing at Silverwood Lake. Hanging out with friends, or a movie night at home with the family, can all be a part of a fun summer. For those looking to get jobs, there are many new stores coming into the High Desert all the time, it’s just a matter of look-ing for those opportunities. For those were sleep deprived during school, here is a great chance to hit that snooze button till it breaks, or just don’t even set an alarm! For the gamers or the readers, check out Barnes & Nobles or Gamestop for the next big thing. Food is around every corner as well. The New Five Guys restau-rant, In-N-Out, Farmer Boys, Johnny Carino’s and many more. Remember that school may be ending, but the fun is about

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The battle between Netfl ix and Television begins...

Think back to a time when there was noth-ing to do and the only thing left to do was watch some TV, but when fl ipping through the channels you realize that there’s absolutely nothing to watch. “Whenever I’m bored I don’t even turn on my TV anymore because I know there will be noth-ing to watch, I usually just turn on my laptop and watch movies on Netfl ix,” said Cheyenne Mendoza, senior. Lately people have been abandoning their cable networks for recent options such as Netfl ix. According to Richard Greenfi eld, an analyst for BTIG (a global equity trading fi rm), Netfl ix is the 15th most-watched television network in the U.S. That is a notable achievement considering it’s only $8 per month. Thanks to Netfl ix, more and more viewers are watching their favorite shows and movies for a fraction of what their cable company charges. “My parents were unable to pay for cable every month because it started costing too much, but Netfl ix is only eight bucks a month,” said Walter Oliva, senior, “plus you get to watch mov-ies whenever you want, and watch

shows and stuff that you would never even think to watch!” Netfl ix has made it easier to watch our favorite shows all at once and fi nish entire seasons at the pace we want. “I spend a lot of my time watching Netfl ix, I watched a whole season of Hey Arnold one night!” said Schae Graham, junior. Although Netfl ix has a lot of great aspects, it doesn’t have every single movie and TV show that people want to watch. “I got rid of my Netfl ix because it didn’t have most of the shows and movies I like on it so I never went on it,” said Lateefa Awad, freshman. Another downfall to Netfl ix is that it doesn’t provide newer movies and new episodes of shows to watch via streaming. The only way to watch brand new episodes of certain shows on demand is through cable. “Netfl ix doesn’t always keep updated on the shows that I enjoy,” said Riah Milson, senior. Sports fans do perfectly fi ne without Net-fl ix, it’s not as easy for sports fans to watch their favorite teams without cable. They would rather

just stick to watching their usual basketball games and Monday Night Football. “Netfl ix doesn’t have baseball and other sports on there, that’s all I watch,” said Brooks Guthrie, senior. “Plus, I have super bowl parties and stuff , how are you going to do all that with Netfl ix?” Programs such as HBO Go and ESPN are alternative ways to watch sporting events without the use of a television or Netfl ix. A lot of us have grown so used to watch-ing everything on our TVs that switching to Netfl ix seems pointless, others are thrilled about it and embrace it. It all depends on everyone’s own prefer-ence. Netfl ix is leading the way into a new era of TV viewing and it’s just a question as to where all of this will go. Think about it: VHS once faded away and now DVDs are slowly becoming less common as well. Could cable television be the next on the list?

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eing away from home for months at a time, working hard each and every single day under harsh and un-known circumstances, and the possible risk of dying

is something that each and every single one of our United States soldiers deals with on a daily basis. Working hard to ensure our safety is a part of their jobs, and many times, we take this for granted. The Students Helping Soldiers Club (SHS) is a new club on campus aimed at giving back to our soldiers over-seas and at home. SHS gives students on campus the op-portunity to support our troops and to show them that we care. According to wiki.answers.com, there are roughly 2, 475, 967 soldiers in the Military. There are also 507, 158 in the Army, 347, 693 in the Navy, and 347, 352 in the Air Force. Millions of men and women working hard to ensure our safety and freedom, yet there are even more than the numbers shown here. These numbers do not include our soldiers in the Marines, Coast Guard, Reserves, and more. Given the opportunity to help out these soldiers, many are turning to do whatever they can for these men and women. SHS is planning on sending supplies, letters, care packages, and more to help out our soldiers and to make their days overseas just a little bit brighter.

Emily Wolf, co-found-er and co-president of SHS states the main goal of the club is to “let our soldiers know that people care about them” and that “they are always in our thoughts.” Not only will the members of this club be sending items to our soldiers, but they also plan to host events to raise dona-tions for our troops. Through walkathons and other activities to come, they hope to do what-

ever it takes to aid our soldiers as they fi ght for us. Stewart Wood, a member of SHS, stated that he joined the club because he wanted to “support our troops, especially in times like this because they could use all the

support they can get.” As the club emerges and establishes itself on campus, students are urged to join in and help support our troops in anyway they possibly can. The club is looking for new members as they raise donations and send items to uplift our troops’ spirits. Meetings are held every other Friday in C-22 and will be announced over the intercom. The club is “a chance to help people,” Hailey Phelan, co-founder and co-president stated. “We are trying to help the students and the soldiers and it means a lot that others want to help too.” Anysoldier.com is also another chance to help out our troops. On the site, you can read emails and words written from our soldiers to fi nd out what kind of items they not only want, but items they also need. You can also learn about where to send items and how to do so. If you are interested in fi nding out more information about the club or joining, please join the club at a meeting in C-22 every other Friday and help support our soldiers by giving back, one smile at a time.

LETTERS OF HOPE FOR THE TROOPS

THE BIG ENDEAVOR

Do you have stories, photos, videos, press releases, or are you just looking for more news? The Paw Print staff also publishes content on the school’s website: www.oakhillsbulldogs.com

Forward any items or ideas to the advisor, Mr. Kleber, at [email protected]. We can’t promise to publish everything, but the staff will do its best to cover as much of the dog’s life as possible.

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Mission 13: April 20th 2013 will always be the day that our Senior Bulldogs rememeber. ASB made it possible for us to be the very fi rst prom held in the LA Science Center where the Big Endeavor is displayed. What a night to remember under the stars and starships.

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Students Helping Soldiers club is giving back to our soldiers by sending them letters to say thank you and to show our troops how much Oak Hills cares about them.