The Roosevelt NewsVolume 85 Issue 7 • June 2009 • 1410 Northeast 66th Street, Seattle, Washington, 98115

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CoverJim McGowan

AdviserChristina Roux

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Predator in ChiefPeter Jong

Staff Reporters

Elliott AmkrautHenry Berry

Randall KeatingChris Nguyen

Stephen PerkinsAlice RothKarla Ruff

Andrew Sahl Jack Thompson

PhotographersArianna Chiechi

Tiffany IpWill Nachtrieb

Maddie Tull

ArtistXiaoran Yuan

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Crapics EditorJim McGowan

Peter’s MinionJamie Anderson

Software ConsultantErik Kariya

The Oxford Comma Taylor Cross-Whiter

In the SenIor ISSue...Senior Staff

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Your Future SpouseColleges with majority men:

Claremont McKenna College – 54% menCalifornia Institute of Technology – 59% menRensselaer Polytechnic Institute - 72% men

Colleges with majority women:

University of Washington – 54% womenWhitman College – 57% womenOccidental College – 57% womenWestern Washington University – 58% womenNew York University – 60% womenSeattle University - 63% womenUniversity of Portland – 63% womenUniversity of San Francisco - 66% womenLoyola University Chicago - 67% womenSarah Lawrence College - 78% women

I decided to try eHarmony to see if I could get paired up with the love of my life. I ran into

my first roadblock immediately when I didn’t meet the age requirement of 18. I simply used my friend’s birthday instead, and it let me proceed with no problems.

Setting up the account took much longer than I expected. I was filling out questions about myself for nearly an hour. It was dif-ficult ranking myself on sexiness, and I lied about my height, saying that I was six foot two, my height on stilts.

Some of the questions were also very per-sonal, and I was even asked if I had a strong desire for sexual activity. Not knowing what to say, I left it blank, but couldn’t stop think-ing about it. I honestly hope I never have to answer a question like that ever again.

After I finally finished the questionnaire and set up my account, I was told I needed to pay $60 for one month of activation of my account. I could also pay $20 a month for a year’s worth of activation. I chose the secret

third option: not paying. That very same night, despite my account

not being active, I received six emails from eHarmony matching me up with potential mates. The first lady I was introduced to lived in Santa Cruz, California, nearly a thousand miles away. I had specifically asked for sin-gles within a 60 mile radius, but I guess that was ignored.

I still get emails from eHarmony, and re-cently got one asking “If I was a skeptic,” be-cause I had not responded to any of the wom-en I was paired up with.

The consensus? eHarmony is just not worth it, and finding a spouse with it is most likely much less effective than simply asking out random people in college. The $60 activation fee would also probably be enough to get a cheap hooker.

Peter Jong

Predator in Chief

College is usually looked upon as a chance for an education and career, but it serves another

very important purpose that is often overlooked: finding your future spouse.

Very few relationships in high school end up being serious or result in marriage, but in college it is a totally different story. When you meet a po-tential mate in college, you have a much higher chance of tying the knot. Because you are in the same college, you already share important simi-larities with them, such as academic goals, intel-ligence, motivation, and tastes in weather and environment.

As college students, you are also more mature and independent and can thus spend time get-ting to know each other socially while you pur-sue a degree together. Because you’re at the same college, you’ll live close to each other, and upon graduation, you’ll be able to settle down

in the same place, or move on to grad school

together. Those people

that say “love can wait” will end up becoming the unfortunate fish trapped alone in a tide pool as the tide permanently recedes. Those people will become desperate singles on eHarmony, brows-ing profiles of potential mates that live hundreds of miles away. Some men may even resort to mail-order brides from foreign lands.

Grad school is much too late to find a future spouse. By then, you’ll be fishing for dolphins in the Dead Sea; all your love interests will be taken or only be interested in their education.

Us guys usually have the advantage in college, as women make up over 56% of college students. When I did my college research at the beginning of senior year, I immediately eliminated choices such as Cal Tech and Rochester Institute of Tech-nology, as they had many more male students than female ones. Other colleges, such as Lewis & Clark College, had as little as a 39% makeup of men, a factor that made these colleges very tempting.

Keep your eyes peeled. And if you see a girl that bears any resemblance to Reese Witherspoon (in-

cluding the ability to simultaneously be sexy, funny, and smart), introduce her to me!

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Below: The questions asked on the eHarmony survey were very personal, and many were difficult to answer.

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Born from blood, sweat and tears, Aviation Club has come to be known

as one of Roosevelt’s greatest and most prolific clubs.

Meeting every other Tuesday (with a hiatus in there for baseball season) Aviation Club brings kids from all grades and backgrounds to one room to discuss one thing, their undying passion for all things aviation.

Aviation Club is the brain child of Roosevelt student and aviation wiz-kid, Jack Thompson. “I first thought of it during the summer before senior year. My dream finally became a reality this year,” said

Thompson while talking about when he first came up with the idea.

Thompson soon realized that another Roosevelt student also volunteered at the Museum of Flight. Thompson had never crossed paths with sophomore Jackson Fitzmaurice. But at the annual back to school party, they met and hit it off.

Jackson said, “I knew we were going to get along but I never knew it could lead to something as awesome as Aviation Club.” The partnership would lead to one of the coolest clubs known to mankind.

With school nearing, Thompson told his idea to his newfound partner in good deeds of kindness. Jackson thought the idea of creating a forum where students of all ages could discuss their

love for all things aviation, was awe-inspiring. All Thompson needed to do now was wait for school to start and to find a faculty contact.

On the first day of school, Jack mentioned to his counselor, Mr. Heffernan, that he would need to find a teacher to be his club staff contact. Mr. Heffernan (if you don’t already know from your Aviation Club attendance) is a general aviation and charter pilot who was once one West Coast route cancelation away from becoming an airline pilot.

The one problem, however, was the lack of a suitable classroom. Room 105A only goes so far in addressing the needs of Aviation Club’s exponentially

increasing attendance. Aviation Club often takes to the halls in search of a room and every so often finds itself playing the flight simulators in Mr. Ruff’s room (yeah you heard

me right, flight simulators).

With Mr. Heffernan on

board, and at least a captain and first-officer in place with Thompson and Fitzmaurice, Aviation Club was cleared for

takeoff. Meeting every other Tuesday in Room 105A most of the time, it

has been a smooth flight. From a trip to the Museum of

Flight to uhh, OK well that’s all we’ve done, Aviation Club is here to stay and represent the

aviation community at Roosevelt. Pilots from

the Roosevelt community have even

approached us hoping to

speak to the club.

All we can do from this point is hope that we might have inspired fellow Roosevelt

students to consider a career in aviation...or at least not hate riding in an

airplane so much. Oh and to pwn

n00bs in all things that have to do

with airplanes. Jack Thompson out.

A Future Pilot’s Roosevelt Legacy

Jack Thompson

Staff Reporter

History of Aviation Club, First Edition, 2009

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Aviation Club brings kids from all grades and backgrounds to one room to discuss one thing, their undying passion for all things aviation.

There’s been one question that I have despised all my

life and it’s not ‘What ethnicity are you?’ (Indian). At the beginning of every year since first grade, when teachers conduct those busy work assignments, because they really want to get to know you, the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” always pops up and stares me down like a lion stalking its prey.

I always left it blank or put those generic answers that would make all of my relatives in India proud: doctor, politician, lawyer; anything to ensure that ten years down the road I don’t get called a

disgrace or disappointment to my family’s name.

Unlike my esteemed colleague Jack Thompson, I have not been drawing airplanes since the age of four (by the way, Jack’s preschool yearbook drawing of an airplane flying over him is beautiful).

In fact, I have always been envious of him because, even if he couldn’t fly, he could become an aeronautical engineer or, at worse, a flight attendant, after he pulls his best Little Miss Sunshine panic attack. To summarize, the man knows what he’s going to be doing in ten years and,

a lmos t 18 years into my life, I still have no idea.

Adults always tell me to use my hobbies to find my job. Well, I love sports but barring a 12 inch growth spurt and/or cutting my 40 yard sprint time by over a second, there’s no way I’m going to the NBA or NFL, though I think as player-coach of the recreational powerhouse Magnuson Warriors, we could be added as an expansion team to the NBA.

My fear of needles pretty much ensures that I will not be slugging it in the MLB. I love music, but those who have seen my performances on Rock Band can testify that I am the extremely poor man’s version of Michael McDonald.

I always thought that I

w o u l d have some epiphany, that the powers that be would guide me down this glowing path that leads to a career because, as Chris Rock says, people who like their work have careers, people who hate what they do have jobs.

But I’m graduating now and the light has still not appeared on my radar. Eventually I hope that in the next eight years the beam of light shines down on me and I can find something that I would love to do for the next 30 years of my life.

If nothing happens, I have a backup plan though: find me a sugar mama and be a stay-at-home dad grooming his children to become sports prodigies and living out all his dreams vicariously.

I Just Don’t Know What To Do With My Life

Nikil Rao

The Real Sports Editor“

“ Well, I love sports but barring a

twelve inch growth spurt and/or cutting my 40 yard sprint time by over a second, there’s no way I’m

going to the NBA or NFL.

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Remember Those Good Ol’ Times?

10. Blue Scholars at the Moving Up Assembly

Before the Blue Scholars became famous and started premiering mu-sic videos on MTV, they performed at Roosevelt High School for only $300. The concert almost got canceled by the old RHS security guard, Rose, when some ’06 students began crowd surf-ing. Luckily the hip-hop duo performed the entire show and the experience was a great moment in Roosevelt history. 9. Wood/Metal Shop at Lincoln

During the transition back to the new Roosevelt building, a few classes had to be canceled due to insufficient space. Wood and metal shop were ex-tremely popular at Lincoln, as Elliot Reid attests: “Those were the good old days.” 8. “Jek” throws trash can

One of the funniest moments of freshman year was when infamous student, “Jek” thought it would be fine to throw a trash can three stories down

to Lincoln’s quad. Unfortunately, after this incident, we didn’t get to see much of Jek at Roosevelt anymore.7. Brian Espiritu and Tim Tan’s Morning Announcements

These two ‘07 announcement pio-neers made the morning bulletin the highlight of my day. The current an-nouncers, seniors Dan Tonkovich and Sullivan Brown, aspire to be like the famous Tan and Espiritu but haven’t eclipsed their success because Dan and Sullivan haven’t been kicked off the intercom yet. 6. Judson and Chris Holland’s

Math Classes Had Crazy Heating and Cooling Problems

I never figured out why the fresh-man math classes were in a secluded area in the small hallway by the li-brary. It seemed as if the custodians didn’t know these rooms even existed because they were either bone-chill-ingly cold or sweltering. 5. Cheap Eats at Lincoln: Rokin’ Wok & Pizza Guy

This tiny Asian restaurant and pizza supplier gave Roosevelt students the cheap lunch that everyone could afford. The $2.00 chow mein was amazing but

tasted kind of like plastic, and even though the pizza truck was sketchy, the cardboard pizza slices were a ter-rific lunchtime treat. 4. Tom Wheeler

Everyone can remember this spir-ited ASB President with his beaming orange beard. It inspired all freshmen boys to one day grow that amazing beard. 3. School Sanctioned T.P. Job

All the seniors can remember when ’06 decided to ask permission before they toilet papered the front yard of the Lincoln building. “I remember pull-ing up in my school bus on a Monday morning and it seemed like it just had snowed. I have never seen so much toilet paper in one place,” said senior Robbie Lacalli. Even though I will ad-mit ’06 did a pretty good job, who asks permission to T.P. a school?!? 2. The 2005 Homecoming Dance

The ’09 class can remember the good old days of Roosevelt with Mr. Chin as principal, Rose, the security guard, intimidating everyone, and the crazy dances. The Homecoming Dance our freshman year was a wake up call to high school life. Extreme dancing would result in “time-outs” down in the locker room. Students would boast about how many time-outs they could get. 1. When Newspaper beat Year-book in ‘08-‘09 bowling competi-tion

It all came down to Yearbook’s Kelsey Paul, who could win the match by hitting the one remaining pin. How-ever, we knew that was never going to happen so Newspaper enjoyed our vic-tory as Paul’s ball hit the gutter.

Andrew Sahl

Staff Reporter

As the class of 2009 finally gradu-ates from high school and embarks

into the real world, we can only look back on the old days when we first set foot as freshmen in high school. This senior class shares something very special, since it is the last class to experience anything besides the new Roosevelt building. The old Lincoln High School building housed us when we entered as freshmen in 2005, and we take this time to reflect on a few of the wonderful experiences at Lincoln and a couple since then.

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twelve inch growth spurt and/or cutting my 40 yard sprint time by over a second, there’s no way I’m

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seNioR issueARIZONA (6)

Arizona State University Ford CoveyElinor DiretteJenna Friedli Daniel T. GrayChristina Walters

Northern Arizona University Hanna Rodd CALIFORNIA (29)

California Polytechnic State Uni-versity - San Luis Obispo Elliot GoldmanTiffany OhBobby WalkerPaul Woolworth

Chapman University Rissa Andersen

Loyola Marymount University Elizabeth Snyder

Occidental College Etri AjbourMandi BossardElizabeth CaldartStephen PerkinsAbbey Roth

Pomona College Rachel BollensRianna HidalgoHayley Winninghoff

San Diego State University Laura BardewyckPhil Estocapio

Santa Clara University Tia Peschon

Scripps College Julia Ogburn

University of California - Berkeley Peter Jong

University of Redlands Anna DavidsonJim HinerHannah HoffmeyerJack LaurenceDan Tonkovich

University of San Diego Madeline Grose

University of San Francisco Olivia CunninghamErica DavenportKevin Simpson-Verger

University of Southern California Sullivan Brown

COLORADO (2)

Colorado State University Jasmine Simpson

University of Denver Nick Harper CONNECTICUT (1)

Yale UniversityNicky Davis

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (1)

Howard University Dana Atkins

IDAHO (1)

University of Idaho Kelsey Paul ILLINOIS (1)

Loyola University ChicagoCleo Faraone INDIANA (2)

Purdue University Dan Roberts

University of Evansville Lily Cohen MARYLAND (1)

University of Maryland Erik Kariya MASSACHUSETTS (5) Boston Conservatory Anna Czosnyka

Brandeis University Rena Singer

Emerson College Brent Ballard

New England Conservatory Gus Carns

Northeastern University Kim Narby MICHIGAN (3)

Calvin College Elizabeth Vincent

University of Michigan Laura GobenDan Remme

MINNESOTA (1)

Augsburg College Jessee Johnston

MISSISSIPPI (1)

University of Mississippi Heidi Hack MISSOURI (1)

Washington University in St. Louis Jessica Hing MONTANA (9)

Carroll College Maddie Tull

Montana State University Taylor Sears

University of Montana Jacob BrownJake Carey

Esteban Chavez-Mar-tinTyler HansonMacky LovelandHannah PhalenRyan Shepherd NEVADA (1)

University of Nevada - Las Vegas Sam Castillo NEW JERSEY (1)

Rutgers University Danica Bito NEW YORK (3)

Cornell University Caryn Berley

New York University Alice Roth

Manhattan School of Music Michael Davis

NORTH CAROLINA (2)

Davidson College Joe Andrews

Duke University Xiaoran Yuan OHIO (1)

Oberlin College Nick Gillingham

OKLAHOMA (2)

University of Oklahoma Ethan Kahn Courtney Nevin OREGON (15) Concordia University Grace Cappleman

Lewis and Clark College Bryce Woodcock

Linfield College Meg Burgess-Hull

Oregon State UniversityRebecca JanssenAngela Yragui

Reed College Taylor Cross-Whiter

Southwestern Oregon Community College Nick Foster

University of Oregon Randi HuardAmanda MorrisAvery Pratt

University of Portland Aaron FerrisMark Sugiyama

Western Culinary Institute Martha Downey

Western Oregon University Vanessa Doherty

Willamette University Leif Hansen PENNSYLVANIA (2)

Haverford College Jixi Teng

Lincoln University Shira Miller RHODE ISLAND (1)

Brown University Matt Nichols

TEXAS (1)

University of North Texas Lizzy Presland WASHINGTON (163)

Bellevue College Paul Chang

Chance NygrenMatt Rehder

Central Washington University Grace BergmanMax SimonJack Thompson

Cornish College of the Arts Emma Staake Eastern Washington University AJ Baxter

Evergreen State College Abdi AbdiLilli CantwellMartin Lindberg

Will Nachtrieb Rudolph Rahfeldt

Gonzaga University Olivia HullKaitlin Monnahan

Lake Washington Technical College Aaron Hulburt

North Seattle Commu-nity College Ellena BowenWill GannonBen GoseEve GuthGus HohlbeinAndy KimClare MayeJordan MonizMax MudarriDallas PinkhamSteven PritchettMadison ReidSam RhodesKatie ThompsonNikos Tsafos

Pacific Lutheran Uni-versity Maryse LaRussa

Seattle Central Com-munity College Danny AndrewsAlex AntillaAsia CaseboltMalini Dawda

Francesca GaleottiAlexandra Grennan

Adebayo Olympio

Seattle Pacific University Kelsey Altus

Kayla LuuAllison RedfieldShermika Smith

Seattle University Jamie AndersonMichael EisenFrannie Hemmelgarn Jim McGowanKarla RuffYevgeniya Ryakhovskaya

Shoreline Community College Kaylin BounkeuaMark BoydKris EkenesMissy EspinozaJonnelle HendrixTracie RamirezChrista Sear

South Seattle Community College Lisa Nguyen

University of Puget Sound Andy GalbraithAnna Hawley

University of Washington Kristi ArmstrongMichael BlodgettHaley BrunnerNuzulita BudhiariKatie BullochXin De CaiXin Ling CaiAndrew Campbell

Jeff ChaneyDillon ChatriandAdrian ChuMaddy CulpMichael DesmondJan EdrozoPaul EllenbogenDavid FanthamMarianne FisherOwen FisherCarlos GaytanColin GipnerTyler GipnerLauren J. GlassGrace HartingerMegan HillmannSteven HsiehJulian JonesJazmine KimOleg KritskyDavid KwanRobbie LacalliPeter LansdaalWilliam LeeSanghe LeeLauren Lesnick-HardingMichael MacauleyCraig MacomberDavid MadsenWilliam MappIsaiah MathieuNick MillmanMichael MullenRanell NakayamaChris NguyenLuke NguyenMichael OkinakaJoben PedersenNikil RaoAndrew SahlCharles ShipleyHampton TerryAllison TeschLilly TangDerrick TranNancy TruongChristina TullSteven UMarie UmetsuMaarten van BrederodeLouis Voorhees River VoorheesCocoa WangElaena Williams-PagaranKaren WongDerek YamamotoKyle YamamotoJianqi Yang

University of Washington -Bothell Ryan HellerPhillip OlsonJennifer ToJohn Yuzvyak

Washington State University Sierra AlbrizioVictoria BaldwinClinton BradfordBo DaviisNicole GreenwoodChelsea GriffinTyler HudacekRandall KeatingMark Kelly Evan LeonardWilliam SutherlandEmi Wingard-Phillips

Western Washington UniversityJamal AbuelkhairNicole AgneKaris AndersonSam AndersonNadine BennettHenry BerryLeo CohenAlison CrabbAlex EngerJessica FlynnNicole KaulMason McGerrySarah LorseDanica PaddockEileen PolletElliot ReidBrenna Wyatt

Whitman College Alexis GuyJosephine Hoyne Genevieve JonesSage Stutsman

International (6)

University of British Columbia - Canada Will Nettke

Dalhousie University - Canada Becca Andersen

McGill University - Canada Andrew Morrill

Quest University - Canada Daniel DorresChelsea Spring

Solexico Institute - Mexico Alyson Eckmann

Military (3)

Marine Corps. Nathan HsiaoMatt Wilson

United States Coast Guard Tascha Mack

Work, Traveling (9)

Elliott AmkrautArianna ChiechiIsabelle FeraudoZane GiustDevin HollingsworthMatt JewettLaureline Monfort-SchafferJustine TillerRanju Uenzo

Undecided (10)

Jake DevenneyEden GarciaArtemisa GarnicaMonica OlivasEvan SaviskyPeter StraughanMaggie Vandermar-Poor Kevin VeithTali ZabariLucas Zapico

Senior DestinationsThe plans of 284 seniors were recorded for the

upcoming year on a voluntary basis. Wash-ington, at 163 students, is by far the most

represented state. The University of Washington is the most popular uni-

versity, with 71 students, about a quarter of those who re-

sponded, from the class of 2009 attending. A total

of 26 states (includ-ing DC) are rep-

resented by the class of

2009.

Karla Ruff and Maddie Tull

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ARIZONA (6)

Arizona State University Ford CoveyElinor DiretteJenna Friedli Daniel T. GrayChristina Walters

Northern Arizona University Hanna Rodd CALIFORNIA (29)

California Polytechnic State Uni-versity - San Luis Obispo Elliot GoldmanTiffany OhBobby WalkerPaul Woolworth

Chapman University Rissa Andersen

Loyola Marymount University Elizabeth Snyder

Occidental College Etri AjbourMandi BossardElizabeth CaldartStephen PerkinsAbbey Roth

Pomona College Rachel BollensRianna HidalgoHayley Winninghoff

San Diego State University Laura BardewyckPhil Estocapio

Santa Clara University Tia Peschon

Scripps College Julia Ogburn

University of California - Berkeley Peter Jong

University of Redlands Anna DavidsonJim HinerHannah HoffmeyerJack LaurenceDan Tonkovich

University of San Diego Madeline Grose

University of San Francisco Olivia CunninghamErica DavenportKevin Simpson-Verger

University of Southern California Sullivan Brown

COLORADO (2)

Colorado State University Jasmine Simpson

University of Denver Nick Harper CONNECTICUT (1)

Yale UniversityNicky Davis

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (1)

Howard University Dana Atkins

IDAHO (1)

University of Idaho Kelsey Paul ILLINOIS (1)

Loyola University ChicagoCleo Faraone INDIANA (2)

Purdue University Dan Roberts

University of Evansville Lily Cohen MARYLAND (1)

University of Maryland Erik Kariya MASSACHUSETTS (5) Boston Conservatory Anna Czosnyka

Brandeis University Rena Singer

Emerson College Brent Ballard

New England Conservatory Gus Carns

Northeastern University Kim Narby MICHIGAN (3)

Calvin College Elizabeth Vincent

University of Michigan Laura GobenDan Remme

MINNESOTA (1)

Augsburg College Jessee Johnston

MISSISSIPPI (1)

University of Mississippi Heidi Hack MISSOURI (1)

Washington University in St. Louis Jessica Hing MONTANA (9)

Carroll College Maddie Tull

Montana State University Taylor Sears

University of Montana Jacob BrownJake Carey

Esteban Chavez-Mar-tinTyler HansonMacky LovelandHannah PhalenRyan Shepherd NEVADA (1)

University of Nevada - Las Vegas Sam Castillo NEW JERSEY (1)

Rutgers University Danica Bito NEW YORK (3)

Cornell University Caryn Berley

New York University Alice Roth

Manhattan School of Music Michael Davis

NORTH CAROLINA (2)

Davidson College Joe Andrews

Duke University Xiaoran Yuan OHIO (1)

Oberlin College Nick Gillingham

OKLAHOMA (2)

University of Oklahoma Ethan Kahn Courtney Nevin OREGON (15) Concordia University Grace Cappleman

Lewis and Clark College Bryce Woodcock

Linfield College Meg Burgess-Hull

Oregon State UniversityRebecca JanssenAngela Yragui

Reed College Taylor Cross-Whiter

Southwestern Oregon Community College Nick Foster

University of Oregon Randi HuardAmanda MorrisAvery Pratt

University of Portland Aaron FerrisMark Sugiyama

Western Culinary Institute Martha Downey

Western Oregon University Vanessa Doherty

Willamette University Leif Hansen PENNSYLVANIA (2)

Haverford College Jixi Teng

Lincoln University Shira Miller RHODE ISLAND (1)

Brown University Matt Nichols

TEXAS (1)

University of North Texas Lizzy Presland WASHINGTON (163)

Bellevue College Paul Chang

Chance NygrenMatt Rehder

Central Washington University Grace BergmanMax SimonJack Thompson

Cornish College of the Arts Emma Staake Eastern Washington University AJ Baxter

Evergreen State College Abdi AbdiLilli CantwellMartin Lindberg

Will Nachtrieb Rudolph Rahfeldt

Gonzaga University Olivia HullKaitlin Monnahan

Lake Washington Technical College Aaron Hulburt

North Seattle Commu-nity College Ellena BowenWill GannonBen GoseEve GuthGus HohlbeinAndy KimClare MayeJordan MonizMax MudarriDallas PinkhamSteven PritchettMadison ReidSam RhodesKatie ThompsonNikos Tsafos

Pacific Lutheran Uni-versity Maryse LaRussa

Seattle Central Com-munity College Danny AndrewsAlex AntillaAsia CaseboltMalini Dawda

Francesca GaleottiAlexandra Grennan

Adebayo Olympio

Seattle Pacific University Kelsey Altus

Kayla LuuAllison RedfieldShermika Smith

Seattle University Jamie AndersonMichael EisenFrannie Hemmelgarn Jim McGowanKarla RuffYevgeniya Ryakhovskaya

Shoreline Community College Kaylin BounkeuaMark BoydKris EkenesMissy EspinozaJonnelle HendrixTracie RamirezChrista Sear

South Seattle Community College Lisa Nguyen

University of Puget Sound Andy GalbraithAnna Hawley

University of Washington Kristi ArmstrongMichael BlodgettHaley BrunnerNuzulita BudhiariKatie BullochXin De CaiXin Ling CaiAndrew Campbell

Jeff ChaneyDillon ChatriandAdrian ChuMaddy CulpMichael DesmondJan EdrozoPaul EllenbogenDavid FanthamMarianne FisherOwen FisherCarlos GaytanColin GipnerTyler GipnerLauren J. GlassGrace HartingerMegan HillmannSteven HsiehJulian JonesJazmine KimOleg KritskyDavid KwanRobbie LacalliPeter LansdaalWilliam LeeSanghe LeeLauren Lesnick-HardingMichael MacauleyCraig MacomberDavid MadsenWilliam MappIsaiah MathieuNick MillmanMichael MullenRanell NakayamaChris NguyenLuke NguyenMichael OkinakaJoben PedersenNikil RaoAndrew SahlCharles ShipleyHampton TerryAllison TeschLilly TangDerrick TranNancy TruongChristina TullSteven UMarie UmetsuMaarten van BrederodeLouis Voorhees River VoorheesCocoa WangElaena Williams-PagaranKaren WongDerek YamamotoKyle YamamotoJianqi Yang

University of Washington -Bothell Ryan HellerPhillip OlsonJennifer ToJohn Yuzvyak

Washington State University Sierra AlbrizioVictoria BaldwinClinton BradfordBo DaviisNicole GreenwoodChelsea GriffinTyler HudacekRandall KeatingMark Kelly Evan LeonardWilliam SutherlandEmi Wingard-Phillips

Western Washington UniversityJamal AbuelkhairNicole AgneKaris AndersonSam AndersonNadine BennettHenry BerryLeo CohenAlison CrabbAlex EngerJessica FlynnNicole KaulMason McGerrySarah LorseDanica PaddockEileen PolletElliot ReidBrenna Wyatt

Whitman College Alexis GuyJosephine Hoyne Genevieve JonesSage Stutsman

International (6)

University of British Columbia - Canada Will Nettke

Dalhousie University - Canada Becca Andersen

McGill University - Canada Andrew Morrill

Quest University - Canada Daniel DorresChelsea Spring

Solexico Institute - Mexico Alyson Eckmann

Military (3)

Marine Corps. Nathan HsiaoMatt Wilson

United States Coast Guard Tascha Mack

Work, Traveling (9)

Elliott AmkrautArianna ChiechiIsabelle FeraudoZane GiustDevin HollingsworthMatt JewettLaureline Monfort-SchafferJustine TillerRanju Uenzo

Undecided (10)

Jake DevenneyEden GarciaArtemisa GarnicaMonica OlivasEvan SaviskyPeter StraughanMaggie Vandermar-Poor Kevin VeithTali ZabariLucas Zapico

Special thanks to senior Allison Redfield in obtaining the data

Senior DestinationsU of Washington - 25.2%

Washington, Not UW - 32.6%

Oregon - 5.35%

California - 10.3%

Traveling/Working - 3.2%

East Coast - 5.35%

South - 1.4%

Midwest - 6%

Other States - 10.6%

Below: The altitude of the top six states are propor-tional to the number of students attending college there. Each dot represents the location of a college/university.

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The Final Predictament - Wrap-up The highly contested

“Sportswriters Predicta-ment: Battle for the Nonex-istent Trophy and Accom-panying Ephemeral Paper Crown” was waged all year between the writers and edi-tors of (by far) the best sec-tion of The Roosevelt News.

Though all the main-stay competitors were occa-sionally outscored by their guests, and Elliott Amkraut dropped out of the competi-tion entirely after two miser-

able months, the Predicta-ment retained all its prestige and majesty (if only through the ingeniousness of the ti-tle pun - due shouts to Ja-mie Anderson) throughout.

The April edition of the Prediction Tournament saw staff veterans Nikil “Chair-man” Rao and Stevie “Fran-chise” Perkins in a tight race for first, legions ahead of a three-way tie for third between Sports Editor-ship thief Erik Kariya, to-

ken sophomore/editor-to-be Thuc Nhi Nguyen, and Eric “Elvis” Pang. Jack Thomp-son was all smiles in last.

The final month of compe-tition was dominated by the Chairman, who was at, or near, the top of all four games predicted. Perkins had a re-spectable month, but second place was his to lose. Kariya barely pulled ahead of Pang and Thompson to claim third place, and with it John Car-los’ spot on the final podi-

um. Nguyen fell apart down the stretch, showing that she is entirely comprised of fail. This could lead some to doubt the future repute of the sports section, but it should be known that Thuc Nhi is the only person on sports who actually does work.

When collectivism’s dust cleared, all parties involved were left singing “Song Cycle of the Red Guards” to hon-or the reigning champion of arbitrary sports prediction.

1. NIKIL RAO - 132 pts

2. stEpHEN pERKINs - 125 pts

3. ERIK KARIYA - 114 pts

4. ERIC pANG - 113 pts

5. JACK tHOMpsON - 112 pts

6. tHUC NHI NGUYEN - 111 pts

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Leo CohenSchool: Western Washington UniversitySport: SoccerAthletic Achievements: Crossfire Re-gional Champions; eighth at Club Nation-als; Crossfire team captain 2007 & 2008; First Team All-KingCo 2008; RHS team captain 2009

Maddy CulpSchool: University of WashingtonSport: CrewAthletic Achievements: Top UW recruit; will attend U.S. National Team Selection Summer Camp 2009; placed sixth at Nationals spring 2008; third year rowing on varsity

Rachel BollensSchool: Pomona CollegeSport: VolleyballAthletic Achievements: First Team All-KingCo 2007; Second Team All-KingCo 2008; 101 Scholar Athlete; 2008 co-cap-tain

Stephen PerkinsSchool: Occidental CollegeSport: TennisAthletic Achievements: 2008 KingCo 4A Champion; qualified for 2009 4A State Tournament (May 29/30); number one on varsity since sophomore year

Dan TonkovichSchool: University of RedlandsSport: SoccerAthletic Achievements: First Team All-KingCo 2008 & 2009; three year varsity starter; captain 2009; WAC 101 Scholar Athlete

Grace Cappleman School: Concordia UniversitySport: BasketballAthletic Achievements: Four year var-sity letterman; team captain 2008-2009; KingCo Honorable Mention 2008-2009

Frannie Hemmelgarn School: Seattle UniversitySport: BasketballAthletic Achievements: Full ride to Seattle University; First Team All-KingCo 2008 and 2009; Most Inspirational 2008 & 2009; captain 2008 & 2009

Meg Burgess-HullSchool: Linfield CollegeSport: SwimmingAthletic Achievements: Wedgwood Swim Club captain; qualified for and swam at State 2007 & 2008; four year varsity let-terman; has been swimming since age 3

Each year a handful of Roosevelt student athletes are both skilled and dedicated enough to take their game to the collegiate level. The eight Roosevelt athletes

featured below are just some of the seniors at Roosevelt who have decided to play a sport in college. Playing a sport in college is a culmination of hours of

hard work. For each hour of glory out on the athletic fields, these athletes have put in twice as many hours of work behind the scenes. Congratulations to all the Roughriders going on to play. sports in college.

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As the only European/British editor on staff,

convincing my fellow editors that I wasn’t a walking cliché proved to be a difficult task.

So for the record (because I still think many of them believe these rumors are true): I know not to drive on the left-hand side of the road, I am not a red-crazed socialist (and neither is Obama), and I do actually believe that putting a “u” into every single word is slightly pointless and a waste of however much time it takes you to write out a “u.”

While the Europhobic jokes were an expected and often funny part of moving to Seattle, I have to say I was immensely disappointed by one aspect of Roosevelt: the fact that real high school in America doesn’t seem to be anything like the

T.V./movie depictions we are accustomed to seeing in Europe.

See, in Europe everything we associate with the American high school experience comes from movies like Bring It On and Mean Girls. So you can imagine my intense disappointment when I found out that cheerleaders don’t actually ritually humiliate the weak and defenseless, everybody looks their age and not 25 like most movie stars, and s tudents do study,

unlike in the movies where very little time is actually spent inside the classroom.

It took me quite a long time to convince my friends back in Europe of these things. Once I had, however, they were incredibly disappointed to learn something we should have realized when we were 11: movies lie. In fact they lie all

the time. Realizing that high school

wasn’t going to be like in the movies was just one of the many lessons I had to learn. I also had to quickly grasp that, you do not mess with the students and the parking lot policy, you do not make fun of Green and Gold Day, and getting straight As really isn’t

worth it, no matter what your high achieving European private school might have told you (actually that last one might not have sunk in yet).

Roosevelt has taught me many other important

life lessons, namely that green and gold do actually look quite good

together and that sleep deprivation is

something you can learn to live with.

But perhaps the most important piece of advice I’ve learned at Roosevelt is:

at the end of the day, it is only high school. It’s survivable and lots of people manage to escape and move to greener (and gold-er) pastures. Also, it really is al-a-min-e-um, not al-uhm-e-num.

Taylor Cross-WhiterThe Oxford Comma

The Fabulous Experiences of an European Elitist

Guns in Schools: “A No-Brainer” Mandatory gun possession solves world’s problems

Henry Berry

NRA Representative

For most people, the issue of guns in schools is a no-brainer. Coinciden-

tally, I am one of those people. I sincere-ly believe that guns in schools should not only be permitted, but mandatory. Yes, you heard me, it is my belief that each and every student should be re-quired to carry a concealed weapon.

Now, you may be thinking ridicu-lous thoughts such as, “But Henry?!!!! If every kid has a gun the risk of a school shooting will surely increase!” WRONG! Mandatory gun ownership amongst students will not only help to

reduce gun crime, but it will also suffi-ciently reduce all other types of violent crime. Think about it. Is a school bully likely to pick on their innocent peers if said peers are packin’ Glocks? Hell no! What would happen if some attention-craving maniacs attempted to shoot up the school? I’ll answer that one for you too, they’d get smoked by the other 28 kids in the room!

It is common knowledge that gun regulation only hurts innocent, up-standing citizens. Any person who wishes to use a gun for malicious pur-poses obtains their firearm illegally anyway. While gun laws are ineffective in preventing criminals from acquiring weapons for murder, they also prevent average citizens from arming them-selves for the purpose of self-defense. Gun regulation causes the deaths of innocent people. To think otherwise is completely illogical.

In all fairness, I will acknowledge that such broad access to weapons could potentially cause problems. It is possible that a minor altercation could easily escalate into a Western-style draw. However, by reverting back to Hammurabi’s Code of an eye for an eye, such cases could certainly be de-terred.

Many will claim I am insane. But consider this – we’ve spent so much time focusing on gun crime that we have forgotten a gun’s ability to deter crime. No one has ever tried my ap-

proach, SO HOW CAN WE KNOW IT WON’T WORK?!

That’s what I thought, n00bz.

The British Way

Weird SpellingsUK spelling: Programme American: Program

UK spelling: CosyAmerican: Cozy

UK spelling: Mum American: Mom

UK spelling: CentreAmerican: Center

UK spelling: Colour American: Color

Did you know…European and American paper is different sizes

In Europe soccer really is worshipped as a sport

People in Europe actually use the metric system

Most Europeans don’t drive on the left

Point: when both parties have guns, neither will shoot. Counterpoint: above.

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Meet Allison Tesch, Valedictorian

School is stressful. It’s prob-ably by design, to punish

every academically-oriented kid for the egregious mistake he or she apparently made by getting out of bed at 6:00 AM on any given morning. We’ve all freaked out, bugged out, failed tests, skipped tests, ret-roactively failed tests that we skipped, et cetera – everyone stresses out for different rea-sons, but everyone stresses out.

Allison Tesch seems to have missed the memo. The high school hallmark Sunday-n ight -tear-out-your-hair sessions are as alien to our multitalented valedictorian as, well, getting a B.

Understandably, Tesch cites this, not raw academic laurel or athletic achievement, as her greatest source of pride from her four years at Roos-evelt: “I take pride in the fact that I never got too stressed about school,” she says. “It’s never worth it to be miserable over school.”

The last month has been a whirlwind of events for the humble mathlete: after being named school valedictorian on April 29th, Tesch qualified for the KingCo prelims in the 200 meter dash the next day, waxed the AP Calculus BC exam the next Wednesday, and helped the Roosevelt 4x100 re-lay team post a KingCo-quali-fying time that Thursday.

In the KingCo preliminar-ies, Tesch actually set a per-sonal record in the 200, run-ning a 27.12 to qualify for the finals. The 4x100 team of Tay-lor Swanson, Chloe Stiggel-bout, Ava Keating, and Tesch finished sixth in the final, cap-ping one of the more impres-sive three-week spans in re-cent Roosevelt memory.

But even through all due congratulation, Tesch keeps an even keel. “It’s nice of peo-ple to think of me, but atten-tion isn’t really my thing,” she says. “It’s actually a little bit scary.”

Can’t say Tesch’s fear isn’t justified: according to head counselor Wendy Krakauer, who heads the eight-member valedictorian selection com-

mittee, “The valedictorian is recognized as the top academ-ic representative of Roosevelt.” He or she traditionally makes a two-minute-or-so valedictory speech at graduation under the (albeit lukewarm) scrutiny of the graduating class.

When asked if there was anything else she would like included in this article, Tesch didn’t bring up any additional accolades she could have men-tioned; rather, she asked that her thanks to the selection committee, teachers, friends

and family, as well as her con-gratulations to the salutato-rians, includ-ing runners-up Matt Nichols and Josephine Hoyne, be fully expressed. She realizes the

honor of her dis-tinction, and is “endlessly ap-preciative” of those from whom it was delegated.

But she does have some reservations.

“I haven’t started the speech yet,” she said on April 30th, “Kind of worried about that.”

From about New Year’s Day, the graduating classes of most high schools have a pretty good guess of who will be wishing them farewell come graduation night. Not so at Roosevelt: ac-cording to Mrs. Krakauer, the selection committee took “lon-ger than usual” to come to unanimity in deciding the win-ner of the hotly contested title. The results startled Tesch, to say the least. “Yes! I was very surprised! Very pleasantly surprised,” she says. “I defi-nitely wasn’t expecting it to be me.”

To even be considered for the valedictorian pool, a candi-date must not only have a per-fect 4.0 grade-point average, but must also have taken the most difficult courses avail-able to them. This makes AP Calculus BC, revered by many as the most difficult course of-fered at Roosevelt, a high risk with a high reward – earning an A reflects intense effort and ability; that being said, it is re-ally freaking hard (for the aver-age mortal) to get an A.

Of course, for Tesch, BC Calc is mathematically equiv-alent to a sandbox or jungle gym. “That test kicked my butt,” said fellow BC scholar Jesse Teng, “I don’t know how

Allison does it.”“She’s really smart,” says

classmate, teammate, and friend Grace Hartinger. “She strikes me as being surprising-ly humble, considering she’s really good at everything.”

That said, Tesch is living proof that no member of ‘09 is safe from senioritis. “Yeah, I definitely feel it,” she says, “but senioritis applies to every-one. You’ve just got to push through it. Actually, just keep showing up.” That being said, her immaculate GPA is not in jeopardy. “My grades are do-ing pretty well; I’ll probably be able to hold on to the 4.0 through this semester,” she says.

Undoubtedly, Allison Tesch

will be doing a lot more than just showing up next year at the University of Washington’s Honors Program. She plans to put in the work necessary to discover the field of her life’s work. “I’m hoping to figure it out,” she says, “I could see my-self going in any number of di-rections.” She plans to fill her course load with a smorgas-bord of different subject areas, hoping to find the right one.

Unfortunately for the UW athletic department, the ‘field’ of study Tesch settles on in Montlake will not be ‘track-and-.’ “I’ll run, but not com-petitively,” she says. “Abso-lutely not.”

In traditional, stereotypical thought, the traditional, ste-

reotypical valedictorian only takes his or her head out of a book to find another one. If the valedictorian is also the fastest female in the school, it goes without saying that she is not a traditional, stereo-typical valedictorian. “I was able to find balance in high school,” says Tesch. “I wasn’t so focused on one subject that I couldn’t take the classes I wanted to take. Plus, I found time for my other interests, like track and art.”

“With her work ethic and her desire to learn new things and ask great questions, I have no doubt she can achieve in any field she wants,” says Ian Malcolm, Tesch’s government teacher. “I wish her the best.”

Multifaceted “fast learner” keeps balance, sanity Erik Kariya

Software Consultant

Allison Tesch proves, once and for all, that it’s okay to use Wikipedia for research.

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Senior Wills

“I, Tiffany Oh, of weak senses and sort-of-healthy body, leave Leta Emter with four years of orchestra, including a first place trophy from Gresham and my invisible mute, which I no longer need. I also bestow to Leta long naps on the journey to Roosevelt from the great NW of Seattle, aka Ballard, on the inconsistent 48 route. To Melie Rose, I bequeath my ahsum spelling skills (I’m actually amazing at spelling) and the rest of my leftover intelligence. Melie also receives my non-existent break-dancing skills.”

-Tiffany Oh

“To Nick Drummond, I leave my posi-tion on the soccer field, but more impor-tantly, I leave you the ability to pull off having thick eyebrows and to look great while doing it, because we all know thickness of eyebrows directly corre-sponds to physical strength, and spe-cifically jumping ability. Stay Sexy.”

-Dan Tonkovich

“Mini-Me, aka Dave Hughes, continue not doing homework at home, procras-tinating, and not studying for tests. At-taboy, keep it up.”

-David Fantham

“Don’t smoke, don’t drink, swim fast, think like a fish, Ivan Ivashchenko.”

-Ian Lambert

“Matt Gross, I’m leaving behind my good taste in music so you stop listen-ing to stupid ‘Souljaboytellem’.”

-Andrew Sahl

“I, Jixi Teng, the first esquire do here-by bequeath my role as Jixi Teng, also known as “Jesse Teng,” also known as “Tankman,” also known as “Jix,” to Benjamin S. Notkin the first esquire in the year of our lord 2009 in the 29th day of the month of April.”

-Jixi Teng

“Corey Dansereau, work hard next year. Senior year isn’t as easy as people think.”

-Stephen Perkins“My dear Mr. Otten, I leave to you

my quirkiness and awkward-ness. You are better-looking than I. So perhaps these skillz will help you get the fly honeyz, for I was unsuccessful.”

-Sullivan S. Brown

“I leave my chi, my vibe, my soul, to my main man Sean Christofferson.”

-Ethan Kahn

“You have been my apprentice and now you may arise to become the next Star Warrior, Jamel Minnix.”

-Etri Ajbour

“Mark Van Winkle, don’t work too hard, senior year should be easy.”

-Jeff Chaney

“I, Cocoa Wang, upon my departure would like to pass on my communist ideals to Yosuke, along with possession of Avery’s soul. Use it well.”

-Cocoa Wang

“To Angie Anderson and Carolyn Clau-sen, dominate in physics and take your vitamins.”

-Jasmine Simpson

“Dear Mr. O’Connor (Ryan O’ Connor), I’m passing to you my responsible, hard-working self. I hope you have a more pro-ductive senior year than I did. After this summer, the prestige of the LBC Lifeguard Stud Award will be handed down to you. I have confidence you will make me proud.”

-David Madsen

“I, Avery Robertson Pratt, hereby pass on my prestigious role as orchestra teacher’s pet to Annika Kounts.”

-Avery Pratt

“Maggie, my dearest, I leave to you the pole vault team. You must make it grow and flourish into something beautiful. I also give to you the poles, especially the essex 127.9 pole. Cherish them with your heart. And lastly I give to you my school record. Break it… With love and sauciness.”

-Karis Anderson

Chris Nguyen

Staff Reporter

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Senior Staffers Reflect with Haikus

STEPHEN PERKINS

Stephen Perkins boiThe Franchise, rock solid abs

I am the greatest

Secret Crush: Your Buddy

TIFFANY IP

Sticky on my faceTantalize my taste buds, please

Yum cotton candy

Secret Crush:Stephen Perkins

PETER B. JONG

I have big chompersYou may have also noticed

I have a big drill

Secret Crush:Caryn Berley

ELIE AMKRAUT

I was ignorantBut now I know my best friend

is Ms. Tashibu

Secret Crush:Olivia Obeso

ANDREW SAHL

Love sack lunch from homeNever gets old apple juice box

I’m 18 years old

Secret Crush:Olivia Hull

XIAORAN YUAN

Brush strokes on canvasBold oil paints puzzle the eye

My name signed: Xiaoran

Secret Crush:Chris Nguyen

ALICE ROTH

Agonizing yearsPatronizing phony cliques

I’m Holden Caulfield

Secret Crush:Maarten Van Brederode

WILL NACHTRIEB

Once I had glassesAnd the sweetest baby face

Now I am a man

Secret Crush:the rest of Andrew Morrill

JIM MCGOWAN

Seeing-eye ponyI can hear and smell you but

cannot see you, neigh

Secret Crush:Erica Davenport

RANDALL KEATING

Last minute haikuI can’t think of anything

Well tha t was easy

Secret Crush:Allison Redfield

JACK THOMPSON

The fourth time’s the charmI was rejected from news-paper three times. Planes

Secret Crush:Kaitlin Monnahan

KARLA RUFF

No more school suppliesFeel the sunshine in the air

You’re soaking in it

Secret Crush:Ryan Pritchett

MADDIE TULL

Purple is the bombThrow a Frisbee with your mom

Photos on my palm

Secret Crush:Jeff Chaney

JAMIE ANDERSON

It is advisorGoogle has proven this fact

Use Oxford Commas

Secret Crush:Andrew Morrill’s Beard

ERIK KARIYA

Stole the jobStole the girl

Whoops

(Extremely) Secret Crush:Jessica Hing

ARIANNA CHIECHI

Angling the crack up Constellation in my cup

Parabola schlupp

Secret Crush:Sam Castillo

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NIKIL RAO

Erik stole my jobI’m the real Sports Editor

Gotta steal his girl

Secret Crush:Jessica Hing

TAYLOR C. W.

On the Portland trainI’ll miss the Seattle rain

Lots and lots of love

Secret Crush:Ivan Ivanshchenko

CHRIS NGUYEN

Hippie mobileVW, vertically weird

I need some more space

Secret Crush:Cocoa Wang