Danny Langhorne
Editor-in-Chief
Two groups of students on campus have resolved to make a difference in the global fight against the use of child soldiers. The two groups have worked independently to meet this issue head on but as the school year comes to a close both are staging events to spark student activism as students head into the notoriously lazy months of summer.
The first event is called Red Hand Week which is being organized by a group of APPLe students. It has been organized to focus attention on the United Nations’ lack of enforcement of a treaty signed by nations in conflict promising that they would end their use of children in military or logistical activities. One of the event’s organizers junior Anna Minsky said, “Our goal is to let the UN know it is not okay with them not enforcing the treaty in these countries. We want to see something done about it!”
APPLe is conducting this as a part of the international movement called the Red Hand Campaign led by Human Rights Watch, World Vision, and Amnesty International USA. Its goal is to send the signatures and hand prints of a million children and teenagers to the United Nations on the anniversary of the treaty’s signing on February 12, 2009.
The students were introduced to the Red Hand Campaign by a group from UCSB. “Two of the UCSB students have been working as mentors and helping us plan this week. They first came to us right before spring break and we have been planning since early April,” said Minsky.
Vicki Riskin of Human Rights Watch came and spoke to APPLe about the use of child soldiers as one of their monthly speakers and asked them if they wanted to get involved in this movement.
The students involved in the event include Lito Hernandez, Rachel Love, Margo Slaff, Elly Iverson, Brian Joseph, Larissa Lavender, Julie Friedman, Giovanna Acton, Lauren Savet, Madison Taylor, Jackie Jiminez, Ty Vestal, and Kimi Van Wickle.
The other group on campus engaged in the fight against the use of child soldiers is the Invisible Children Club. On Wednesday the club screened the documentary “Invisible Children,” the inspiration for the club, in the theater. The documentary tells the story of a boy named Sunday, a displaced kid living in Uganda who is moved out of his war torn home by the government into a camp where conditions are almost as inhumane as his home.
The Club is the brain child of juniors Billy Grokenberger and Parker Peterson after both of them saw the documentary. “Billy and I went to this screening of this film at Dos Pueblos High and when you see it you want to do something. We thought showing this was the best thing we could do at SB to make a difference,” said Peterson.
Money raised by the Invisible Children club will be sent to Uganda through the Schools for Schools program. Schools for Schools is run by the non-profit organization also called Invisible Children. “All of the money we will raise (at the) screening will go directly into Schools for Schools and through that to Sacred Heart School in Uganda,” said Peterson.
Schools for Schools is a program that helps build schools for displaced and abused children in Uganda through fund raising done by students in the United States. Each participating high school and college in the US is matched up with a school being built in Uganda. According to Parker Peterson the Invisible Children movement was started by, “three guys out of college who decided to take a trip to Africa to see if [the violence] was as bad as they were saying on the news.”
Anna Minksy from Red Hand Week said, “Invisible Children is doing great things on campus... hopefully [they] will just magnify the importance of this issue.”
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Friday, May 23, 2008
Wall of Fame adds five new honorees
Zac Estrada Rosales
News Editor
The Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association and members of the leadership class inducted five new members into the school’s Wall of Fame on May 16 in a ceremony at the SBHS theater.
Charles Ott Jr. ‘37, Peter Jordano ‘52, Sam Cunningham ‘69, Gary Goddard ‘70, and Tom Curren ‘82 were added to the wall.
Other members inducted in previous years include Charles Schwab and Martha Graham.
Ott is a graduate of Stanford. Shortly after his graduation in 1941 he started his army service during World War II. In 1950 he joined the 40th Infantry Division of the California National Guard. In 1974 he was appointed by the President of the United States as Director of the Army National Guard.
Peter Jordano is the CEO of the Jordano’s food supply company in Santa Barbara. He also serves on many community boards.
Sam Cunningham is a former Dons football player and track and field athlete. He later attended USC and was named an All-American in 1972 and Player of the Game in the 1973 Rose Bowl. He had a career in the NFL with the New England Patriots.
Tom Curren is a three-time World Surfing Champion. He rode for Channel Island surfboards and co-designed some of the boards he rode on.
Gary Gooddard wrote, directed, and starred in his own musicals during his time in the SBHS drama department. After graduating, he worked on several Walt Disney projects including The Hoop Dee Doo Wild West Dinner and redesigned and restaged the Polynesian Luau for Walt Disney World. He is the owner of Gary Goddard Productions.
News Editor
The Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association and members of the leadership class inducted five new members into the school’s Wall of Fame on May 16 in a ceremony at the SBHS theater.
Charles Ott Jr. ‘37, Peter Jordano ‘52, Sam Cunningham ‘69, Gary Goddard ‘70, and Tom Curren ‘82 were added to the wall.
Other members inducted in previous years include Charles Schwab and Martha Graham.
Ott is a graduate of Stanford. Shortly after his graduation in 1941 he started his army service during World War II. In 1950 he joined the 40th Infantry Division of the California National Guard. In 1974 he was appointed by the President of the United States as Director of the Army National Guard.
Peter Jordano is the CEO of the Jordano’s food supply company in Santa Barbara. He also serves on many community boards.
Sam Cunningham is a former Dons football player and track and field athlete. He later attended USC and was named an All-American in 1972 and Player of the Game in the 1973 Rose Bowl. He had a career in the NFL with the New England Patriots.
Tom Curren is a three-time World Surfing Champion. He rode for Channel Island surfboards and co-designed some of the boards he rode on.
Gary Gooddard wrote, directed, and starred in his own musicals during his time in the SBHS drama department. After graduating, he worked on several Walt Disney projects including The Hoop Dee Doo Wild West Dinner and redesigned and restaged the Polynesian Luau for Walt Disney World. He is the owner of Gary Goddard Productions.
Jewelry instructor leaves SBHS for personal endeavour
Danny Langhorne
Editor-in-Chief
Jewelry and sculpture instructor, Ms. Jennifer Rabe, is leaving SBHS after 11 years of teaching. She had been making jewelry professionally before and during her time at SBHS and is leaving to pursue a career in high end jewelry making.
Ms. Rabe’s husband, who is also a jeweler, started his own business three years ago and she is planning to work with him after leaving the education field. and to pursue her own jewelry making.
“I have always wanted to work for myself and I wanted to do it now before I got too old. I also was more comfortable leaving while someone I knew who would be qualified and interested is applying for the job,” said Ms. Rabe.
Because the person she is suggesting for the job is not guaranteed the position of the jewelry teacher she could not release the person’s name.
She was brought into the jewelry program on campus by her predecessor Ms. Lorber in 1997. “[She was] the teacher who introduced me to jewelry here as a student. I am a Don, and she really inspired in me the love for jewelry so I wanted to bring that back to the students,” says Ms. Rabe. After Ms. Lorber left Rabe took over.
The American Gem Trade Association competition awarded Ms. Rabe a first place for the jasper butterfly she submitted to the evening wear category. “I won last year and I am planning to enter this year,” said Ms. Rabe as to whether or not she will continue to enter jewelry competitions.
Even though she will be leaving the education system Ms. Rabe and her husband both still have love for teaching jewelry making. They plan to start making educational videos that will help educate rookie jewelers on a broader scale. “We’re going to make videos that would teach jewelers how to make jewelry that could be sold in a high end store but is simple to make. And even though these pieces would be simple they are still powerful,” said Ms. Rabe.
As to why the school should continue the jewelry program after she is gone Ms. Rabe says, “This school needs art teachers because students need the fine art requirement for the UC’s and elective credits.” To graduate students require elective credits and those applying to campuses of the University of California are also required to take two semesters of the same fine art.
This semester, Rabe also acquired new metal soldering stations which she had been looking to get for the program for the past five years. According to Rabe they have been difficult to get because they are a hot ticket item in the industry.
“I think I will miss the enthusiasm and fun side of teenagers,” said Ms. Rabe. “Students are also so creative and open.”
Those interested in purchasing or viewing Ms. Rabe’s work can go to her website at www.jenniferjoailliers.com.
Editor-in-Chief
Jewelry and sculpture instructor, Ms. Jennifer Rabe, is leaving SBHS after 11 years of teaching. She had been making jewelry professionally before and during her time at SBHS and is leaving to pursue a career in high end jewelry making.
Ms. Rabe’s husband, who is also a jeweler, started his own business three years ago and she is planning to work with him after leaving the education field. and to pursue her own jewelry making.
“I have always wanted to work for myself and I wanted to do it now before I got too old. I also was more comfortable leaving while someone I knew who would be qualified and interested is applying for the job,” said Ms. Rabe.
Because the person she is suggesting for the job is not guaranteed the position of the jewelry teacher she could not release the person’s name.
She was brought into the jewelry program on campus by her predecessor Ms. Lorber in 1997. “[She was] the teacher who introduced me to jewelry here as a student. I am a Don, and she really inspired in me the love for jewelry so I wanted to bring that back to the students,” says Ms. Rabe. After Ms. Lorber left Rabe took over.
The American Gem Trade Association competition awarded Ms. Rabe a first place for the jasper butterfly she submitted to the evening wear category. “I won last year and I am planning to enter this year,” said Ms. Rabe as to whether or not she will continue to enter jewelry competitions.
Even though she will be leaving the education system Ms. Rabe and her husband both still have love for teaching jewelry making. They plan to start making educational videos that will help educate rookie jewelers on a broader scale. “We’re going to make videos that would teach jewelers how to make jewelry that could be sold in a high end store but is simple to make. And even though these pieces would be simple they are still powerful,” said Ms. Rabe.
As to why the school should continue the jewelry program after she is gone Ms. Rabe says, “This school needs art teachers because students need the fine art requirement for the UC’s and elective credits.” To graduate students require elective credits and those applying to campuses of the University of California are also required to take two semesters of the same fine art.
This semester, Rabe also acquired new metal soldering stations which she had been looking to get for the program for the past five years. According to Rabe they have been difficult to get because they are a hot ticket item in the industry.
“I think I will miss the enthusiasm and fun side of teenagers,” said Ms. Rabe. “Students are also so creative and open.”
Those interested in purchasing or viewing Ms. Rabe’s work can go to her website at www.jenniferjoailliers.com.
Alumni Association awards selected seniors with scholarships
Ryan Nagy
Staff Reporter
Thirty-two seniors have been awarded Santa Barbara High Alumni Scholarships this year. At a Santa Barbara High School alumni barbecue held at Manning Park in Montecito on May 17, about 100 parents and alumni met in a ceremony to honor the recipients.
Laura Wilson, the Alumni Board Vice President and Scholarship Chair, says that they look for “students who work hard and who have learned to take advantage of their time at SBHS... We also encourage students who might not have started high school intending to go to college, but who came late to the realization that they could and would study to make it happen.”
The first Santa Barbara High Alumni Scholarship was “given in 1974 for only $50.00,” said Wilson. Since then, however, the association has donated more than $510,000.
The Alumni Association does not just award those who have good grades, or who are involved in a bunch of extracurricular activities; they aim to give students a second chance and help those with, “enthusiasm and perseverance in the face of difficulties.”
All of these scholarships are “donated by alumni or groups of alumni, some with specific goals,“ according to Wilson. “The Class of 1962 Scholarship, for example, is intended for a student who is not (planning) to start a four-year college, but who wants a technical or vocational education.”
Since the program was started 34 years ago, Wilson says the amount of scholarships given out has reached $510,000. She estimates about 600 students have been awarded.
Staff Reporter
Thirty-two seniors have been awarded Santa Barbara High Alumni Scholarships this year. At a Santa Barbara High School alumni barbecue held at Manning Park in Montecito on May 17, about 100 parents and alumni met in a ceremony to honor the recipients.
Laura Wilson, the Alumni Board Vice President and Scholarship Chair, says that they look for “students who work hard and who have learned to take advantage of their time at SBHS... We also encourage students who might not have started high school intending to go to college, but who came late to the realization that they could and would study to make it happen.”
The first Santa Barbara High Alumni Scholarship was “given in 1974 for only $50.00,” said Wilson. Since then, however, the association has donated more than $510,000.
The Alumni Association does not just award those who have good grades, or who are involved in a bunch of extracurricular activities; they aim to give students a second chance and help those with, “enthusiasm and perseverance in the face of difficulties.”
All of these scholarships are “donated by alumni or groups of alumni, some with specific goals,“ according to Wilson. “The Class of 1962 Scholarship, for example, is intended for a student who is not (planning) to start a four-year college, but who wants a technical or vocational education.”
Since the program was started 34 years ago, Wilson says the amount of scholarships given out has reached $510,000. She estimates about 600 students have been awarded.
Disconnected: SBHS yet to determine how to enforce district's electronics
Zac Estrada Rosales
News Editor
By the start of classes in the fall, students walking with headphones in the halls or texting while talking to their friends could possibly be a thing of the past.
Last Tuesday the Santa Barbara School District board voted 3-2 to ban the use of electronic devices such as mobile phones and MP3 players on all campuses during school hours. For students, this will mean they are forbidden to use such electronics until after their last class ends.
But administrators at Santa Barbara High School are not yet sure how the new policy will be enforced in the fall.
At the May 13 meeting, board members Nancy Harter and Annette Cordero were against the policy, calling it unreasonable and unenforceable.
But the other members, Kate Parker Laura Malakoff, and Bob Noel, disagreed, and said students should be spending their class time listening to their teachers, and their free time interacting with other students.
The District does not have a standing rule on the use of electronic devices in class at the moment, but each school has added its own rules over the years. At Santa Barbara High School, all electronic devices are not allowed during class. However it is the teacher’s responsibility to confiscate the device and turn it into the Assistant Principal’s office for the student’s parent to pick up.
Kate Parker, who voted for the amendment to the discipline code, said the new rules ban the usage, not possession of electronics on campus. “Many districts across the nation, including New York City schools, have forbidden the actual possession of cell phones at school,” she said, “but we have not gone that far.”
Assistant Principal Dave Meister said, “the changes to the discipline code will make changes for the better in terms of thefts relating to cell phones and MP3 devices.” He said there have been more than 100 students reporting phones and iPods stolen.
But Meister said that nothing has been made official as far as enforcing the new district policy is concerned. So far there is no plan to monitor the use of cell phones between classes and during lunch.
“Students should be able to carry cell phones with them for a variety of safety reasons,” said Nancy Harter, who cast one of the two dissenting votes. “But phone and iPod use during the school day can present problems from minor interruptions to the more serious prospect of cheating or sharing inappropriate information.”
A policy similar to the one instated by the District is already enforced at San Marcos High School and at the District’s junior high schools.
SBHS economics teacher John Bolitho has his doubts about the new policy. He does not allow phones to be visible during his classes, but not all students follow the rules. “Who is going to enforce it,” he said.
Bolitho said he has personally taken student phones to the AP office to be picked up, but does not make it a regular practice. He also said he did not think the new policy would not cut down on cheating through texting.
Students also have yet to be sold on the idea of not being able to pull out their phones at any point in the day. “It’s problematic because people need to use their cell phones for emergencies and to communicate with parents,” said freshman Michael Starnes. “It will cut down on cheating though. All in all, it’s more important as a device for making contacts.”
News Editor
By the start of classes in the fall, students walking with headphones in the halls or texting while talking to their friends could possibly be a thing of the past.
Last Tuesday the Santa Barbara School District board voted 3-2 to ban the use of electronic devices such as mobile phones and MP3 players on all campuses during school hours. For students, this will mean they are forbidden to use such electronics until after their last class ends.
But administrators at Santa Barbara High School are not yet sure how the new policy will be enforced in the fall.
At the May 13 meeting, board members Nancy Harter and Annette Cordero were against the policy, calling it unreasonable and unenforceable.
But the other members, Kate Parker Laura Malakoff, and Bob Noel, disagreed, and said students should be spending their class time listening to their teachers, and their free time interacting with other students.
The District does not have a standing rule on the use of electronic devices in class at the moment, but each school has added its own rules over the years. At Santa Barbara High School, all electronic devices are not allowed during class. However it is the teacher’s responsibility to confiscate the device and turn it into the Assistant Principal’s office for the student’s parent to pick up.
Kate Parker, who voted for the amendment to the discipline code, said the new rules ban the usage, not possession of electronics on campus. “Many districts across the nation, including New York City schools, have forbidden the actual possession of cell phones at school,” she said, “but we have not gone that far.”
Assistant Principal Dave Meister said, “the changes to the discipline code will make changes for the better in terms of thefts relating to cell phones and MP3 devices.” He said there have been more than 100 students reporting phones and iPods stolen.
But Meister said that nothing has been made official as far as enforcing the new district policy is concerned. So far there is no plan to monitor the use of cell phones between classes and during lunch.
“Students should be able to carry cell phones with them for a variety of safety reasons,” said Nancy Harter, who cast one of the two dissenting votes. “But phone and iPod use during the school day can present problems from minor interruptions to the more serious prospect of cheating or sharing inappropriate information.”
A policy similar to the one instated by the District is already enforced at San Marcos High School and at the District’s junior high schools.
SBHS economics teacher John Bolitho has his doubts about the new policy. He does not allow phones to be visible during his classes, but not all students follow the rules. “Who is going to enforce it,” he said.
Bolitho said he has personally taken student phones to the AP office to be picked up, but does not make it a regular practice. He also said he did not think the new policy would not cut down on cheating through texting.
Students also have yet to be sold on the idea of not being able to pull out their phones at any point in the day. “It’s problematic because people need to use their cell phones for emergencies and to communicate with parents,” said freshman Michael Starnes. “It will cut down on cheating though. All in all, it’s more important as a device for making contacts.”
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Theft puts damper on theater’s plans
Ian Black
Staff Reporter
For the second time in two years, the theater department has been the victim of a robbery. It was obvious to the head of the theater department Otto Layman, that the robbery was premeditated. “It was obviously planned, and specific things targeted ... except from those things stolen from my office.” The thefts occurred just weeks before SBHS production of Beauty and the Beast which begins performances on May 9.
The list of stolen items is long and includes a projector, a power amp, microphone equipment, computer monitors, a laptop, and a DVD player.
The thefts have greatly affected the theatre department. “We’re trying to pay for a big production, and represent SBHS in Scotland in August and the loss of $17-18,000 worth of equipment is hard to overcome,” lamented Mr. Layman.
According to Mr. Layman, the robbers went through great lengths to steal the items in the theatre and his personal office. The thieves scaled the wall behind the MAD Academy and climbed onto the roof. From there, the thieves pried open the metal grate that covered the window into the dressing room. Then they entered the little gym, and forced open an old door that connected the little gym to Mr. Layman’s office. While in his office, they stole two monitors and a laptop.
Leaving Mr. Layman’s office, they entered the theatre through the big double doors at the back of the little gym, climbed up to the balcony, and stole the projector, power amp, and DVD player. The thieves even used a pair of bolt cutters they found in Mr. Layman’s office to cut the bolt on the sound cabinet and take the microphones.
To prevent this from happening again, Mr. Layman assured his students that “we are installing cameras and will have 24/7 surveillance of the theatre, and all doors into and out of the theatre.”
But more than anything, Mr. Layman feels “violated” and “betrayed,” since he believes that people within the school stole from not just the theatre but also The Forge and the Yearbook.
He finds that although many of the students at SBHS would never do such a thing, the fact there are some that do, “hurts [his] soul knowing we share the same school.”
Mr. Layman is unsure of how exactly the theatre department will purchase new equipment because “we just bought most of the items two months ago to upgrade the system.”
Staff Reporter
For the second time in two years, the theater department has been the victim of a robbery. It was obvious to the head of the theater department Otto Layman, that the robbery was premeditated. “It was obviously planned, and specific things targeted ... except from those things stolen from my office.” The thefts occurred just weeks before SBHS production of Beauty and the Beast which begins performances on May 9.
The list of stolen items is long and includes a projector, a power amp, microphone equipment, computer monitors, a laptop, and a DVD player.
The thefts have greatly affected the theatre department. “We’re trying to pay for a big production, and represent SBHS in Scotland in August and the loss of $17-18,000 worth of equipment is hard to overcome,” lamented Mr. Layman.
According to Mr. Layman, the robbers went through great lengths to steal the items in the theatre and his personal office. The thieves scaled the wall behind the MAD Academy and climbed onto the roof. From there, the thieves pried open the metal grate that covered the window into the dressing room. Then they entered the little gym, and forced open an old door that connected the little gym to Mr. Layman’s office. While in his office, they stole two monitors and a laptop.
Leaving Mr. Layman’s office, they entered the theatre through the big double doors at the back of the little gym, climbed up to the balcony, and stole the projector, power amp, and DVD player. The thieves even used a pair of bolt cutters they found in Mr. Layman’s office to cut the bolt on the sound cabinet and take the microphones.
To prevent this from happening again, Mr. Layman assured his students that “we are installing cameras and will have 24/7 surveillance of the theatre, and all doors into and out of the theatre.”
But more than anything, Mr. Layman feels “violated” and “betrayed,” since he believes that people within the school stole from not just the theatre but also The Forge and the Yearbook.
He finds that although many of the students at SBHS would never do such a thing, the fact there are some that do, “hurts [his] soul knowing we share the same school.”
Mr. Layman is unsure of how exactly the theatre department will purchase new equipment because “we just bought most of the items two months ago to upgrade the system.”
Monday, April 21, 2008
Crow causes time change in grad ceremony
Zac Estrada Rosales
News Editor
The time for the 2008 senior graduation ceremony has been moved to 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 12. Students were to walk down the hill at 6 p.m. that day.
Assistant Principal Hodges stated, “the time was changed because of a conflict with a Bowl performance. The change has advantages, that being more time for grads to be with families before departing for Grad nite at Disneyland.”
According to Santa Barbara Bowl director Sam Scranton, the change had more to do with Sheryl Crow’s performance schedule. He stated that Sheryl Crow could only come to Santa Barbara on June 12. Knowing that this is graduation time, he didn’t think the school “would go for it.” Scranton said he then contacted Assistant Superintendent Paul Turnbull, who contacted Principal Mark Capritto.
An agreement with the Bowl and the school district allows concert attendees to park at SBHS for a fee.
Scranton said he and Capritto worked out a deal in which SBHS will receive $5,000 to go towards an undisclosed arts program on campus. “The actual beneficiaries are to be determined through conversations with Mark Capritto,” said Scranton. This would be in addition to the standard rate the district receives for using the school to park cars for Bowl events. The parking attendants for the Bowl will provide parking services for the graduation ceremony.
The Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation will donate $140,000 this year to arts programs in Santa Barbara.
News Editor
The time for the 2008 senior graduation ceremony has been moved to 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 12. Students were to walk down the hill at 6 p.m. that day.
Assistant Principal Hodges stated, “the time was changed because of a conflict with a Bowl performance. The change has advantages, that being more time for grads to be with families before departing for Grad nite at Disneyland.”
According to Santa Barbara Bowl director Sam Scranton, the change had more to do with Sheryl Crow’s performance schedule. He stated that Sheryl Crow could only come to Santa Barbara on June 12. Knowing that this is graduation time, he didn’t think the school “would go for it.” Scranton said he then contacted Assistant Superintendent Paul Turnbull, who contacted Principal Mark Capritto.
An agreement with the Bowl and the school district allows concert attendees to park at SBHS for a fee.
Scranton said he and Capritto worked out a deal in which SBHS will receive $5,000 to go towards an undisclosed arts program on campus. “The actual beneficiaries are to be determined through conversations with Mark Capritto,” said Scranton. This would be in addition to the standard rate the district receives for using the school to park cars for Bowl events. The parking attendants for the Bowl will provide parking services for the graduation ceremony.
The Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation will donate $140,000 this year to arts programs in Santa Barbara.
Band Aids: Music likely safe, librarians uncertain as district slashes budget
Zac Estrada Rosales
News Editor
As the school district scrambles to cut millions of dollars, board members gave a vote of confidence to students, parents, and teachers that their favorite music programs would not be silenced next year. But that did not stop many people from addressing the board and packing into the meeting room on April 8.
“To me, music truly began in school,” said Daniel Hanley, a senior and member of SBHS’ jazz band, in front of board members. “My passion for jazz guitar began in junior high, was nurtured in high school, and will continue to grow as I leave for college and beyond.”
Charlie Ortega, SBHS’ instrumental music teacher, said four performing arts teachers, including himself, have been given pink slip notices from the district. Depending on the amount of retiring teachers and how much the district cuts in other areas, some or all of the layoffs could be rescinded. “I think it is unfortunate that these cuts are happening,” he said. “Ultimately it will be the students who suffer as the number of quality teachers decreases and class sizes increase.”
Before the April 8 board meeting, board members and district officials ruled out sweeping cuts to the arts programs. Kristine Robertson, director of personnel for the district, said that at this point there was no discussion about cutting the band program at any site. Despite this, some classes may be combined in order to reduce the amount of hours a teacher might be needed per day. Something Robertson and Ortega have talked about before would be him teaching at Santa Barbara Junior High as well. “That certainly could be an option for us to look at and an idea that Mr. Ortega talked with me about in the past,” she said.
Deputy Superintendent Eric Smith described the cuts the district is planning to make as the “low-hanging fruit” in the budget.
Still on the table for the next meeting on April 22, is whether San Marcos High School will be able to keep its class sizes at current levels and leave its block schedule relatively intact, and if retiring librarians will be supplanted by librarian technicians.
SBHS librarian Marsha Barr is spreading the word and encouraging people to contact board members and Superintendent Brian Sarvis to continue the use of certificated librarians. Ms. Barr has received a number of supporting letters and she is taking them to the District office. “Isobel Downs wrote a nice letter as did Ms. Salontay. Letters of support have also come from (professional writers in Santa Barbara) Susan Gulbranson, Gayle Lynds, Marcia Meier,” Ms. Barr stated. Members of the public can help the library and other programs by writing letters and attending the April 22 meeting.
News Editor
As the school district scrambles to cut millions of dollars, board members gave a vote of confidence to students, parents, and teachers that their favorite music programs would not be silenced next year. But that did not stop many people from addressing the board and packing into the meeting room on April 8.
“To me, music truly began in school,” said Daniel Hanley, a senior and member of SBHS’ jazz band, in front of board members. “My passion for jazz guitar began in junior high, was nurtured in high school, and will continue to grow as I leave for college and beyond.”
Charlie Ortega, SBHS’ instrumental music teacher, said four performing arts teachers, including himself, have been given pink slip notices from the district. Depending on the amount of retiring teachers and how much the district cuts in other areas, some or all of the layoffs could be rescinded. “I think it is unfortunate that these cuts are happening,” he said. “Ultimately it will be the students who suffer as the number of quality teachers decreases and class sizes increase.”
Before the April 8 board meeting, board members and district officials ruled out sweeping cuts to the arts programs. Kristine Robertson, director of personnel for the district, said that at this point there was no discussion about cutting the band program at any site. Despite this, some classes may be combined in order to reduce the amount of hours a teacher might be needed per day. Something Robertson and Ortega have talked about before would be him teaching at Santa Barbara Junior High as well. “That certainly could be an option for us to look at and an idea that Mr. Ortega talked with me about in the past,” she said.
Deputy Superintendent Eric Smith described the cuts the district is planning to make as the “low-hanging fruit” in the budget.
Still on the table for the next meeting on April 22, is whether San Marcos High School will be able to keep its class sizes at current levels and leave its block schedule relatively intact, and if retiring librarians will be supplanted by librarian technicians.
SBHS librarian Marsha Barr is spreading the word and encouraging people to contact board members and Superintendent Brian Sarvis to continue the use of certificated librarians. Ms. Barr has received a number of supporting letters and she is taking them to the District office. “Isobel Downs wrote a nice letter as did Ms. Salontay. Letters of support have also come from (professional writers in Santa Barbara) Susan Gulbranson, Gayle Lynds, Marcia Meier,” Ms. Barr stated. Members of the public can help the library and other programs by writing letters and attending the April 22 meeting.
Seniors not left napping during STAR testing
Sandra Ruiz
Staff Reporter
Seniors are responsible for being here during testing days. It is like a regular school day. They will attend first period which will be shortened to 30 minutes. Before testing begins, they will head to second period. Second period is extended to 145 minutes.
According to assistant principal David Hodges, seniors will either be in their second period or put into a class of 30 students. Those seniors who are in mixed classes will be put into study halls during the testing period. Testing will be from Monday through Thursday next week.
Study hall is an opportunity for students to focus on getting things done if they are behind and to take advantage to really get help from their teachers. Students will be allowed to work on anything from another class and be offered something else educational.
One day out of the four testing days will be an assembly for seniors which will offer different opportunities such as a hand book that will be handed out about graduation.
Hodges said the main goal is graduating. “Students need to remember that they are graduating soon and don’t have much time and should really focus on graduating,” he said. With less than two months left before graduation, there is little time left and so much to do.
That is why students should use this time to start working on whatever they need to get done and really use their time efficiently.
Seniors are required and expected to be responsible to be here. Many seniors may be upset that they need to be here but this is not the time to miss school. The school loses a lot of money every year for students who do not come to school especially during testing days.
ASB president Jackie Zupsic said that the school has lost millions of dollars per year in absences. Testing week will be both fun and educational.
Hodges said there will be fun events during lunch.
ASB has organized a drawing. Teachers will hand out tickets to students during class. During lunch there will be a DJ and tickets will be drawn. There will be all sorts of cool prizes for the winning tickets.
Staff Reporter
Seniors are responsible for being here during testing days. It is like a regular school day. They will attend first period which will be shortened to 30 minutes. Before testing begins, they will head to second period. Second period is extended to 145 minutes.
According to assistant principal David Hodges, seniors will either be in their second period or put into a class of 30 students. Those seniors who are in mixed classes will be put into study halls during the testing period. Testing will be from Monday through Thursday next week.
Study hall is an opportunity for students to focus on getting things done if they are behind and to take advantage to really get help from their teachers. Students will be allowed to work on anything from another class and be offered something else educational.
One day out of the four testing days will be an assembly for seniors which will offer different opportunities such as a hand book that will be handed out about graduation.
Hodges said the main goal is graduating. “Students need to remember that they are graduating soon and don’t have much time and should really focus on graduating,” he said. With less than two months left before graduation, there is little time left and so much to do.
That is why students should use this time to start working on whatever they need to get done and really use their time efficiently.
Seniors are required and expected to be responsible to be here. Many seniors may be upset that they need to be here but this is not the time to miss school. The school loses a lot of money every year for students who do not come to school especially during testing days.
ASB president Jackie Zupsic said that the school has lost millions of dollars per year in absences. Testing week will be both fun and educational.
Hodges said there will be fun events during lunch.
ASB has organized a drawing. Teachers will hand out tickets to students during class. During lunch there will be a DJ and tickets will be drawn. There will be all sorts of cool prizes for the winning tickets.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Catch a wave: Surf club wins big at latest competition and in season
Zac Estrada Rosales
News Editor
The Surf Club of Santa Barbara High School triumphed over Dos Pueblos’ team in a competition on March 9 at Churches in San Clemente. In the Interscholastic Surfing Federation (ISF) League, the Dons took an 88-5 win, with Chelsea Zaniboni taking first place in the women’s long board category. She also placed sixth in the women’s short board category.
On the men’s side Shane Orr placed the highest among Santa Barbara’s team, with a second place finish in the short board match, and fifth in long board, bested by Tyler Millhollin also from Santa Barbara.
JP Garcia, the advisor for the SBHS Surf Club, was impressed by the team. “As far as our personal achievements, this contest marks the highest point total that the Dons have ever achieved,” he said. Garcia said the conditions that day were close to ideal.
SBHS is part of the Channel League, which according to Garcia includes teams from Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties. The Santa Barbara team gets a “bye” in the final contest scheduled for April 6 at Mandalay Bay. Therefore, the Dons will finish their season with a 4-0 record.
Garcia started the surf club at SBHS four years ago with Mike Fair and Brennan Grace. “When (they) left,” he said, “I decided to keep it going because we had a mutual vision of putting SBHS on the map in terms of surfing competition, at both a state and national level.”
He points to influential surfers who have come out of SBHS, such as Tom Curren, Lauran Yater, Kim Mearrig, and Bobby Martinez as a reason to keep the surfing culture alive on campus. “We wanted to create a team that could continue this legacy.”
News Editor
The Surf Club of Santa Barbara High School triumphed over Dos Pueblos’ team in a competition on March 9 at Churches in San Clemente. In the Interscholastic Surfing Federation (ISF) League, the Dons took an 88-5 win, with Chelsea Zaniboni taking first place in the women’s long board category. She also placed sixth in the women’s short board category.
On the men’s side Shane Orr placed the highest among Santa Barbara’s team, with a second place finish in the short board match, and fifth in long board, bested by Tyler Millhollin also from Santa Barbara.
JP Garcia, the advisor for the SBHS Surf Club, was impressed by the team. “As far as our personal achievements, this contest marks the highest point total that the Dons have ever achieved,” he said. Garcia said the conditions that day were close to ideal.
SBHS is part of the Channel League, which according to Garcia includes teams from Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties. The Santa Barbara team gets a “bye” in the final contest scheduled for April 6 at Mandalay Bay. Therefore, the Dons will finish their season with a 4-0 record.
Garcia started the surf club at SBHS four years ago with Mike Fair and Brennan Grace. “When (they) left,” he said, “I decided to keep it going because we had a mutual vision of putting SBHS on the map in terms of surfing competition, at both a state and national level.”
He points to influential surfers who have come out of SBHS, such as Tom Curren, Lauran Yater, Kim Mearrig, and Bobby Martinez as a reason to keep the surfing culture alive on campus. “We wanted to create a team that could continue this legacy.”
Seniors visit annual Shakespeare fest
Danny Langhorne
Editor-in-Chief
For more than 25 years, the senior trip to Ashland, Oreg., for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has been a part of the senior experience.
A busload of 52 seniors drove to Ashland last weekend accompanied by Ms. Callahan, Ms. Guss, and later joined by Ms. Ruth and former SBHS teacher Mr. McEachen.
This year’s trip was exclusively for seniors in AP English Literature classes.
“It’s fun (for students) to go with a group of like-minded students to a fun and beautiful town,” said Ms. Callahan.
During their time in Ashland students stayed at the Bard’s Inn, the traditional hotel for SBHS students.
In order of appearance, the plays that the students saw were The Clay Cart, Welcome Home Jenny Sutter, Fences, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
“Usually there is a weak link in one of the four, which is diappointing, but this time all four were excellent in different ways,” said Ms. Ruth.
Students were fortunate to talk with actors Michael J. Hume (The Clary Cart) and Gwendolyn Mulamba (Welcome Home Jenny Sutter) to discuss their process in being cast for roles, becoming the character and their history with the festival.
The actors talked with students the day after they had seen their respective plays.
Students were given a backstage tour of the theaters by the actors from the festival where they would be watching the various plays.
They showed how much work both actors and stagehands have to put into the hundreds of shows during the season from February to October.
Students had a lot of free time to shop and visit the many different restaurants in Ashland between the different events.
Coffee Shops, Lythia Park and organic restaurants were a few of the places where students could be found passing the time.
Plenty of music and dancing went on in the rooms of students at the Bard’s Inn.
When students filled out their checks to pay for the trip, they were asked to make them payable to the Ashland Shakespeare Club.
According to Ms. Callahan, this was done to keep the money in an account at SBHS.
She attributed the need for an account on campus for easier access to pay for costs of the trip.
A spot on the trip roster cost $370, but payment plans and scholarships were worked out with students who would have trouble paying.
“It is just easier for us to keep the money here rather than going to the school district,” said Callahan.
Editor-in-Chief
For more than 25 years, the senior trip to Ashland, Oreg., for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has been a part of the senior experience.
A busload of 52 seniors drove to Ashland last weekend accompanied by Ms. Callahan, Ms. Guss, and later joined by Ms. Ruth and former SBHS teacher Mr. McEachen.
This year’s trip was exclusively for seniors in AP English Literature classes.
“It’s fun (for students) to go with a group of like-minded students to a fun and beautiful town,” said Ms. Callahan.
During their time in Ashland students stayed at the Bard’s Inn, the traditional hotel for SBHS students.
In order of appearance, the plays that the students saw were The Clay Cart, Welcome Home Jenny Sutter, Fences, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
“Usually there is a weak link in one of the four, which is diappointing, but this time all four were excellent in different ways,” said Ms. Ruth.
Students were fortunate to talk with actors Michael J. Hume (The Clary Cart) and Gwendolyn Mulamba (Welcome Home Jenny Sutter) to discuss their process in being cast for roles, becoming the character and their history with the festival.
The actors talked with students the day after they had seen their respective plays.
Students were given a backstage tour of the theaters by the actors from the festival where they would be watching the various plays.
They showed how much work both actors and stagehands have to put into the hundreds of shows during the season from February to October.
Students had a lot of free time to shop and visit the many different restaurants in Ashland between the different events.
Coffee Shops, Lythia Park and organic restaurants were a few of the places where students could be found passing the time.
Plenty of music and dancing went on in the rooms of students at the Bard’s Inn.
When students filled out their checks to pay for the trip, they were asked to make them payable to the Ashland Shakespeare Club.
According to Ms. Callahan, this was done to keep the money in an account at SBHS.
She attributed the need for an account on campus for easier access to pay for costs of the trip.
A spot on the trip roster cost $370, but payment plans and scholarships were worked out with students who would have trouble paying.
“It is just easier for us to keep the money here rather than going to the school district,” said Callahan.
In Brief: Virtual Enterprise staff organizes recycling meeting
The Virtual Enterprise staff will hold a meeting on Monday, March 17 during fourth period in the school theater to coordinate a number of recycling efforts on campus. Seniors Karen Martinez and Mayra Ponce will lead the meeting.
Eric Lohela, recycling coordinator for the city of Santa Barbara came to the Virtual Enterprise class to help them towards their next competition, which is in the environmental division in Sacramento on March 26.
Out of Lohela’s meeting came the idea to coordinate the environmental efforts on campus. “Lots of students don’t recycle because they are not informed. We want to inform students... and invite (those) who have shown interest,” Ponce explained.
A Polar bear is the mascot for the recycling campaign because of the link between polar bears and the Coca-Cola commercials. It is hoped to catch people’s attention.
Students who wish to attend must first get teacher approval and contact Ponce and Martinez in room 22.
Eric Lohela, recycling coordinator for the city of Santa Barbara came to the Virtual Enterprise class to help them towards their next competition, which is in the environmental division in Sacramento on March 26.
Out of Lohela’s meeting came the idea to coordinate the environmental efforts on campus. “Lots of students don’t recycle because they are not informed. We want to inform students... and invite (those) who have shown interest,” Ponce explained.
A Polar bear is the mascot for the recycling campaign because of the link between polar bears and the Coca-Cola commercials. It is hoped to catch people’s attention.
Students who wish to attend must first get teacher approval and contact Ponce and Martinez in room 22.
In Brief: ASB officers elected
ASB officers for the 2008-09 school year were announced Wednesday after a school wide vote on Tuesday, March 11.
Luz Cordova took the position of president, beating Carter Crowe. Ty Vestal ran unopposed for Vice President. Caitlin Macker edged out Allie Cole for secretary, and Camillle Phillips took the treasurer’s seat over Lizzy Langhorne. Geena Boscacci and Arumi Salmeron also ran unopposed for the position of Pep & Rally.
The new officers will take office on the first day of the new school year in August.
Luz Cordova took the position of president, beating Carter Crowe. Ty Vestal ran unopposed for Vice President. Caitlin Macker edged out Allie Cole for secretary, and Camillle Phillips took the treasurer’s seat over Lizzy Langhorne. Geena Boscacci and Arumi Salmeron also ran unopposed for the position of Pep & Rally.
The new officers will take office on the first day of the new school year in August.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Cash crunch factor in prom relocation
Zac Estrada Rosales
News Editor
Prom season is still months away, but there are recent developments on that front. Senior Class President Karl Sandrich said that the 2008 prom has been moved from its usual post at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree resort to the exhibit building at Earl Warren Showgrounds.
The change in location has prompted a change in date as well. While Santa Barbara High School has in recent years held its prom over the Memorial Day weekend, this year’s will take place on June 7, the Saturday prior to the graduation ceremony.
ASB and the DoubleTree had trouble reaching an agreement about noise and price concerns. “We felt that the DoubleTree was a bad fit. They were charging $32,000 and most of that for food that in years past was rarely eaten,” said Sandrich.
He points out that the DoubleTree’s policy on noise levels posed problems for the dance itself. “We found out that when dances were held there in the past few people danced because no one could really hear the music,” he said.
The hotel’s management also required the dance end by 11 p.m. At Earl Warren, the dance will now end at midnight.
The biggest benefit to the dance’s change in venue, according to Sandrich, is that the room at the showgrounds will be significantly cheaper. “Now we have more than $25,000 to spend on things such as decorations so we can have a really loud dance,” said Sandrich.
However the largest hurdle to overcome in prom planning for ASB was the lack of funds that burden this year’s senior class. “We have raised a large sum of money, but we still have a way to go before we reach our goal,” said Sandrich.
Money for the senior class has come from the sales of senior shirts and money from the student store, as well as the raffling off of a parking space in the senior lot and fundraising letters students were asked to send off to friends and relatives. “We’re still working with our current fundraisers,” he said. “If necessary we will explore other ideas.”
ASB President Jackie Zupsic said students have nothing to fear about the state of their event. “No one should think that Earl Warren is going to be super lame,” she said. “Prom is going to be awesome.”
News Editor
Prom season is still months away, but there are recent developments on that front. Senior Class President Karl Sandrich said that the 2008 prom has been moved from its usual post at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree resort to the exhibit building at Earl Warren Showgrounds.
The change in location has prompted a change in date as well. While Santa Barbara High School has in recent years held its prom over the Memorial Day weekend, this year’s will take place on June 7, the Saturday prior to the graduation ceremony.
ASB and the DoubleTree had trouble reaching an agreement about noise and price concerns. “We felt that the DoubleTree was a bad fit. They were charging $32,000 and most of that for food that in years past was rarely eaten,” said Sandrich.
He points out that the DoubleTree’s policy on noise levels posed problems for the dance itself. “We found out that when dances were held there in the past few people danced because no one could really hear the music,” he said.
The hotel’s management also required the dance end by 11 p.m. At Earl Warren, the dance will now end at midnight.
The biggest benefit to the dance’s change in venue, according to Sandrich, is that the room at the showgrounds will be significantly cheaper. “Now we have more than $25,000 to spend on things such as decorations so we can have a really loud dance,” said Sandrich.
However the largest hurdle to overcome in prom planning for ASB was the lack of funds that burden this year’s senior class. “We have raised a large sum of money, but we still have a way to go before we reach our goal,” said Sandrich.
Money for the senior class has come from the sales of senior shirts and money from the student store, as well as the raffling off of a parking space in the senior lot and fundraising letters students were asked to send off to friends and relatives. “We’re still working with our current fundraisers,” he said. “If necessary we will explore other ideas.”
ASB President Jackie Zupsic said students have nothing to fear about the state of their event. “No one should think that Earl Warren is going to be super lame,” she said. “Prom is going to be awesome.”
CERT training teaches Dons how to stay safe in crises
Danny Langhorne
Editor-in-Chief
In November, the Santa Barbara Fire Department approached the administration in forming a teen branch of the Community Emergency Response Team.
It is led by members of the fire department. This semester it is being taught by firemen Matt McBride and Rich Grigouli. “It’s a really good mix of students that represents great aspects of SBHS,” said the program’s coordinator Assistant Principal Dave Meister.
According to McBride the program’s main goal is to train teenagers to help be more prepared in the event of a disaster. He also hopes it will teach them to react safely and do as much good as they can.
The fire department is hoping to create a team of students on campus who can help secure it in the event of a fire or earthquake. Among the tasks they would help with include turning off gas and water mains and assisting in basic first aid. “If we’re overwhelmed because there’s a building collapsed or something, we need you to do the most amount of good in the least amount of time,” Grigouli said to his students recently.
It is a 20 week class that meets on Tuesdays for two hours starting at 2 p.m. Students are able to receive 20 hours of community service for their work. On February 12 the class got some hands-on training when members of the Fire Department came to SBHS to teach students how to properly use fire extinguishers. Under the supervision of the officers students put out fires in a metal container on the senior lawn. In the following week’s class students also learned how to properly check a victim’s airway and breathing. In this particular class they also learned how to turn off the school’s gas mains to prevent a major fire in the event of an earthquake.
The ultimate test of the various skills that they have learned will be used in a school wide disaster drill towards the end of the year. Students will be delegated specific tasks that they would undertake in the event of a real disaster on campus. Mock victims will be spread throughout the campus and it will be the job of CERT students to react to the injuries of each victim.
“The program gives a first hand look at the emergency services and the community and certainly can get students thinking about a future career as an EMT or fire services,” said McBride.
Although the program is looking for interested students to join its class in the fall, McBride said it would be impossible for someone to jump into the program now in time to graduate from the program. CERT is exclusively taught at SBHS, the only school that plans to have one for the near future.
The adult CERT program was developed and implemented by Los Angeles County in 1985. However, it was Whittier Narrows Earthquake of 1987 that alerted emergency services in California of the need to train civilians to respond to disasters.
Editor-in-Chief
In November, the Santa Barbara Fire Department approached the administration in forming a teen branch of the Community Emergency Response Team.
It is led by members of the fire department. This semester it is being taught by firemen Matt McBride and Rich Grigouli. “It’s a really good mix of students that represents great aspects of SBHS,” said the program’s coordinator Assistant Principal Dave Meister.
According to McBride the program’s main goal is to train teenagers to help be more prepared in the event of a disaster. He also hopes it will teach them to react safely and do as much good as they can.
The fire department is hoping to create a team of students on campus who can help secure it in the event of a fire or earthquake. Among the tasks they would help with include turning off gas and water mains and assisting in basic first aid. “If we’re overwhelmed because there’s a building collapsed or something, we need you to do the most amount of good in the least amount of time,” Grigouli said to his students recently.
It is a 20 week class that meets on Tuesdays for two hours starting at 2 p.m. Students are able to receive 20 hours of community service for their work. On February 12 the class got some hands-on training when members of the Fire Department came to SBHS to teach students how to properly use fire extinguishers. Under the supervision of the officers students put out fires in a metal container on the senior lawn. In the following week’s class students also learned how to properly check a victim’s airway and breathing. In this particular class they also learned how to turn off the school’s gas mains to prevent a major fire in the event of an earthquake.
The ultimate test of the various skills that they have learned will be used in a school wide disaster drill towards the end of the year. Students will be delegated specific tasks that they would undertake in the event of a real disaster on campus. Mock victims will be spread throughout the campus and it will be the job of CERT students to react to the injuries of each victim.
“The program gives a first hand look at the emergency services and the community and certainly can get students thinking about a future career as an EMT or fire services,” said McBride.
Although the program is looking for interested students to join its class in the fall, McBride said it would be impossible for someone to jump into the program now in time to graduate from the program. CERT is exclusively taught at SBHS, the only school that plans to have one for the near future.
The adult CERT program was developed and implemented by Los Angeles County in 1985. However, it was Whittier Narrows Earthquake of 1987 that alerted emergency services in California of the need to train civilians to respond to disasters.
Brief: Tardy bell under review, new truancy policy
Principal Mark Capritto, amid many student requests, promised at assemblies held with each class in December to reinstate the two-minute tardy bell during passing periods. Since the start of the second semester the bells have been back.
The school’s administration, however, is reconsidering its reinstatement. Capritto said that a query will be conducted after the end of the third quarter on March 21 into whether or not the bell has been an effective incentive in getting students to improve their attendance.
One of the factors that will be taken into account is the implementation of a new policy of dropping students from classes based on attendance. “What I can say is that once a student has been dropped from the class and everybody understands it can happen, the number [of students being tardy or truant] should go down,” said Capritto.
Students were told at the December assemblies that if tardies went back up that the bell would be taken away again.
Dr. Capritto is sticking to his argument that he was making at the beginning of the year, that students need to be responsible for their time in school.
“The idea is to get students to get to class on time. This, while it may appear new to students at SBHS, is not a new concept; holding students accountable for their time evidently is,” said Capritto.
Capritto said there are a group of students that are within days of being dropped from a class.
-Danny Langhorne
The school’s administration, however, is reconsidering its reinstatement. Capritto said that a query will be conducted after the end of the third quarter on March 21 into whether or not the bell has been an effective incentive in getting students to improve their attendance.
One of the factors that will be taken into account is the implementation of a new policy of dropping students from classes based on attendance. “What I can say is that once a student has been dropped from the class and everybody understands it can happen, the number [of students being tardy or truant] should go down,” said Capritto.
Students were told at the December assemblies that if tardies went back up that the bell would be taken away again.
Dr. Capritto is sticking to his argument that he was making at the beginning of the year, that students need to be responsible for their time in school.
“The idea is to get students to get to class on time. This, while it may appear new to students at SBHS, is not a new concept; holding students accountable for their time evidently is,” said Capritto.
Capritto said there are a group of students that are within days of being dropped from a class.
-Danny Langhorne
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Newly elected freshmen step into office
The newest officers to ASB were elected late last month. Pepe Gil and Clifford Anderson took the freshman president and secretary/treasurer seats, respectively. In a runoff race, Katy Villanueva won the office of freshman vice president.
“It feels good to know that the freshman class went out and voted,” said Gil. “I look forward to the rest of the year.”
Vice President Katy Villanueva said her campaign, “was hard work, but it felt like an accomplishment.” She has been in the ASB class since the beginning of the year and said she is looking forward to helping more with school events.
Clifford Anderson meanwhile, was taken aback by the election results. “It was a surprising win for me,” he said. Anderson is new in ASB this semester but is also looking to help and get more involved with SBHS.
More ASB elections will be held later in the year for positions such as ASB officers, and senior, junior, and sophomore class officers.
“It feels good to know that the freshman class went out and voted,” said Gil. “I look forward to the rest of the year.”
Vice President Katy Villanueva said her campaign, “was hard work, but it felt like an accomplishment.” She has been in the ASB class since the beginning of the year and said she is looking forward to helping more with school events.
Clifford Anderson meanwhile, was taken aback by the election results. “It was a surprising win for me,” he said. Anderson is new in ASB this semester but is also looking to help and get more involved with SBHS.
More ASB elections will be held later in the year for positions such as ASB officers, and senior, junior, and sophomore class officers.
C-Span bus makes Santa Barbara stop
Danny Langhorne
Editor-in-Chief
As students strolled out of their second periods last Thursday a behemoth waited for them at the flag round about in front of the school.
After stopping at city hall in San Luis Obispo and UCSB the C-Span Election 2008 Bus rolled onto the grounds of SBHS at 10 a.m. on January 31.
AP Government teacher Mr. Gamble pushed for the bus to specifically come to SBHS. “Anything that can get students more engaged in the political process is a great thing. These type of events help show young people that politics is important and approachable,” said Gamble.
Students were invited in groups of 10 to 12 for 10-minute periods to learn more about C-Span.
The goal of the crew of the bus including Matthew S. McGuire, National Accounts Executive for C-Span, was to educate students about what the channel is all about just days before California held its primary with twenty-two other states.
“The great thing about our Network is that we show everything from start to finish. Commercials take a lot of time out of showing the event so that’s why we don’t show any,” said McGuire.
Students were given a sit down tour of the 45 foot-long mobile TV-studio. After a brief summary of the history of C-Span the crew went on to discuss how they can produce a show on board with the video and sound equipment of a professional TV studio. The mobility of the bus allows them to broadcast to their headquarters in Washington D.C. spontaneously with presidential candidates or other politicians either outside the bus or inside the bus’ interview area.
The C-Span representatives were able to show this with a video of an interview with former president Bill Clinton that was taken in 1995 in the White House’s driveway.
The C-Span Bus has been traveling across the country, stopping at town halls and schools to address people’s misconceptions. “We’re not going to tell you who to vote for,” said McGuire.
The bus was invited to Santa Barbara by Cox Cable.
Editor-in-Chief
As students strolled out of their second periods last Thursday a behemoth waited for them at the flag round about in front of the school.
After stopping at city hall in San Luis Obispo and UCSB the C-Span Election 2008 Bus rolled onto the grounds of SBHS at 10 a.m. on January 31.
AP Government teacher Mr. Gamble pushed for the bus to specifically come to SBHS. “Anything that can get students more engaged in the political process is a great thing. These type of events help show young people that politics is important and approachable,” said Gamble.
Students were invited in groups of 10 to 12 for 10-minute periods to learn more about C-Span.
The goal of the crew of the bus including Matthew S. McGuire, National Accounts Executive for C-Span, was to educate students about what the channel is all about just days before California held its primary with twenty-two other states.
“The great thing about our Network is that we show everything from start to finish. Commercials take a lot of time out of showing the event so that’s why we don’t show any,” said McGuire.
Students were given a sit down tour of the 45 foot-long mobile TV-studio. After a brief summary of the history of C-Span the crew went on to discuss how they can produce a show on board with the video and sound equipment of a professional TV studio. The mobility of the bus allows them to broadcast to their headquarters in Washington D.C. spontaneously with presidential candidates or other politicians either outside the bus or inside the bus’ interview area.
The C-Span representatives were able to show this with a video of an interview with former president Bill Clinton that was taken in 1995 in the White House’s driveway.
The C-Span Bus has been traveling across the country, stopping at town halls and schools to address people’s misconceptions. “We’re not going to tell you who to vote for,” said McGuire.
The bus was invited to Santa Barbara by Cox Cable.
Law and Order: Mock Trial team prepares for face off against area schools
Zac Estrada Rosales
News Editor
Often lurking in the school’s field house long after the athletic teams have ended practice, Santa Barbara High’s Mock Trial team is working to perfect their arguments in preparation for scrimmages against other schools. These, in turn, are practice for the upcoming county competitions starting February 23.
Team advisor Mike Moyer said he’s impressed with this year’s team, which is largely headed by the six attorneys. “Everyone on the team has wowed us with their dedication and work ethic,” he said. “We’ve had scrimmages the last three Saturdays against non-county teams and it’s been fun to watch the team grow. We’ve been practicing since September and everyone is very excited to compete this year.” This year is Moyer’s first year advising the team. “I was a pre-law student at UCSB so I’ve always been intrigued by the law.”
Seniors Karl Sandrich and Brett Silverman and sophomore Ken Myers lead the prosecution side, while seniors Aubrey Toole, Jackie Rotman, and Cole Patterson side with the defense.
“I got into Mock Trial because it increases public speaking capabilities,” said Myers. “It allows me to think on my feet, and it is a great challenge.” Myers, much like the other attorneys, spends between five and six hours per week preparing for his role. Attorneys and witnesses are required to memorize their scripts, but must also know the case well enough to improvise during cross examination from the opposing team.
In a Mock Trial team, there is one fictional case given to all of the teams in the state. This year’s case, People v. Palmer, has the defense protecting their client, Alex Palmer, from being convicted of the murder of Hollywood producer and friend Jes Markson.
To help with the creation of questions and answers for the eight witnesses, Clark Stirling, Robert Curtis, Michael Berger, and Ken Rotman guide the attorneys and their witnesses.
While the team has been scrimmaging against schools such as Buena and Simi Valley High Schools in recent weeks, the next hurdle comes in two weeks at the first county competition at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. Eleven teams from the county will be vying for a spot to represent the area in the State Finals in Riverside later this year. The team encourages the school to come out and support this team.
Moyer’s biggest draw to the team is the students themselves. “What hooked me more than anything was spending time with the students on the team,” he said. “They are truly an amazing group.”
News Editor
Often lurking in the school’s field house long after the athletic teams have ended practice, Santa Barbara High’s Mock Trial team is working to perfect their arguments in preparation for scrimmages against other schools. These, in turn, are practice for the upcoming county competitions starting February 23.
Team advisor Mike Moyer said he’s impressed with this year’s team, which is largely headed by the six attorneys. “Everyone on the team has wowed us with their dedication and work ethic,” he said. “We’ve had scrimmages the last three Saturdays against non-county teams and it’s been fun to watch the team grow. We’ve been practicing since September and everyone is very excited to compete this year.” This year is Moyer’s first year advising the team. “I was a pre-law student at UCSB so I’ve always been intrigued by the law.”
Seniors Karl Sandrich and Brett Silverman and sophomore Ken Myers lead the prosecution side, while seniors Aubrey Toole, Jackie Rotman, and Cole Patterson side with the defense.
“I got into Mock Trial because it increases public speaking capabilities,” said Myers. “It allows me to think on my feet, and it is a great challenge.” Myers, much like the other attorneys, spends between five and six hours per week preparing for his role. Attorneys and witnesses are required to memorize their scripts, but must also know the case well enough to improvise during cross examination from the opposing team.
In a Mock Trial team, there is one fictional case given to all of the teams in the state. This year’s case, People v. Palmer, has the defense protecting their client, Alex Palmer, from being convicted of the murder of Hollywood producer and friend Jes Markson.
To help with the creation of questions and answers for the eight witnesses, Clark Stirling, Robert Curtis, Michael Berger, and Ken Rotman guide the attorneys and their witnesses.
While the team has been scrimmaging against schools such as Buena and Simi Valley High Schools in recent weeks, the next hurdle comes in two weeks at the first county competition at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. Eleven teams from the county will be vying for a spot to represent the area in the State Finals in Riverside later this year. The team encourages the school to come out and support this team.
Moyer’s biggest draw to the team is the students themselves. “What hooked me more than anything was spending time with the students on the team,” he said. “They are truly an amazing group.”
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Breaking News: Forge newsroom vandalized
On the morning of February 1, room 72 at Santa Barbara High School, where The Forge produces its editions, was robbed of five computers, one scanner, one printer, and a personal Nikon D40 camera. CSI investigators were on campus Friday morning also to look into another robbery on campus. Earlier in the week three computers were stolen out of the yearbook's office, located in room 71, adjacent to The Forge.
The Forge's planned issue will be published as scheduled on February 8 along with the King of Hearts center spread. Look for more details on this website.
The Forge's planned issue will be published as scheduled on February 8 along with the King of Hearts center spread. Look for more details on this website.
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