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Volume LXXXVIV Issue 1-October 3, 2014 Opinions: Cinder: SDUSD: The End of an Era Ready for War By Lucy Fitzmaurice Sta! Writer Features: On Saturday September 13 at tears. Unfortunately, 5:00pm, Nautilus Street ex- Cinder did not make Date Rape perienced a heart breaking it. event. La Jolla High School’s Cinder could always school cat, Cinder, was struck be seen roaming the Prevention by a car. Cinder died shortly campus, entering a a!er impact, causing turmoil random classroom, Photo Courtesy of the $ickstun Family Nail Polish for his owners as well as stu- laying in the sun, Another LJHS senior, Kevin dents and sta". or walking in the middle of a Gray, Cinder’s original owner, Stu-Fo: La Jolla High School senior hallway. Many loved Cinder believes the love that every- Dana Ashcra! witnessed the and his pleasant visits. LJHS one shared for Cinder “was accident. She explained that a students took pride in having a cool, everyone came together LJHS Clubs red Mini Cooper struck Cin- “school cat.” and celebrated his life.” Cin- der. #e Mini Cooper passen- He was thought of as our unof- der was only a part of the Gray Sports: gers and one other car then $cial school mascot. Not many family for a year, until Cinder proceeded to pull over and get schools can say they have a free decided for a change in his New Year, out to see what had happened. roaming cat, making the rela- kitty lifestyle and moved over “He was laying there like the tionship so special. to the home he had resided in New Coaches cute kitty he is,” Ashcra! said. Many students and teachers until his death. Coincidentally, Cinder’s vet have had certain memorable Cinder will always have a was driving by and pulled over moments with Cinder. Senior place in LJHS’s heart, and sto- A&E: to help Cinder. She ended up Ilana Larry recalls Cinder al- ries of his adorable existence taking him to the veterinary ways perching on the girls’ will be passed on to genera- Ri"s Studio clinic. Ashcra! admits she was bathroom sink, and girls having tions of La Jolla High stu- Photo Courtesy of Jordan Bowman in shock and on the verge of to turn the sink on for him. dents to come. SPIRIT Hurricane Odile

Better known as the day we got a rainstorm in a heat wave

By Creekstar Allan Sta! Writer main roads were destroyed. while Cabo will get publicity Hurricane Odile made a direct Some tourists, however, found and help $rst, the other areas hit on Baja California, includ- refuge in the U.S. through mili- north that were hit, like Lore- ing the famous beachside party tary planes. to, Mulege and Santa Rosalia town of Cabo San Lucas. #e As discovered by UT San Di- ,are being put on hold, which storm became a literal “home- ego, Je"rey Piszczek of Kens- is leaving severely damaged Update wrecker,” bringing 6 hours of ington was about to come home houses to remain as rubble. rain and 125 mph winds. It from a trip to Cabo when the Due to the lack of support was named a Category 3 storm hurricane hit. He called his to these communities, their Hey Vikes, #e theme this year is “Super- and went into the record books wife, Carolyn, late Monday be- losses are made much worse. Welcome back! I hope you all heroes,” and November 7th as the most powerful tropical fore the power went out to say, How does this a"ect us? are having a great $rst month. will be the last day to buy your cyclone to hit Mexico’s Baja “’#is is gonna get really bad.” San Diego’s weather has been First o", October is Anti-bul- ticket for the dance on Satur- California region ever. A Cat- She lost contact immediately dramatically spiraling out of lying Month, so come down day. Make sure you bring your egory 3 storm includes, winds a!er the call. She even began control. First, the incredible to the quad and participate in ID to the dance. between 111-130 mph, and contacting hotels near where heat that forced the San Di- some activities that promote If you have any questions or can also cause severe property he was through Facebook, with ego Uni$ed School District Anti-Bullying. On October comments, make sure to come damage, power outages, and no success. She still hasn’t been to give us two half days. #en, 30th please wear all purple in by the ASB Room, room 304. extensive %ooding. Countless able to make contact. random torrential down- honor of Anti-bullying Month. #anks and have a great tourists got stranded in Cabo #ousands of Americans have pours throughout San Diego On Halloween, Friday Octo- month! a!er it hit on Monday Septem- been evacuated. According to occurred. ber 31st, dress up in Hallow- - Zoe Rashid ber 15th. a spokeswoman from the State San Diegans are not used een costumes! We are going ASB President Odile halted many lives as Department (Amy Grier) com- to these dramatic weather to have a costume contest at soon as it struck, bringing munication has become close %uctuations. San Diego was lunch in the quad. Editor’s Note: in massive %oods, ravaging to impossible due to the large almost oblivious to the prox- #e Homecoming game is Some would like to say that buildings, shattering glass and amounts of damage to infra- imity of hurricane Odile. November 7th against Kearny. journalism is dead to our gener- creating widespread blackouts. structure. Around 685 U.S. #ere were many riptides Make sure you come out to ation, but we’re here every "#h Houses were leveled and own- residents were evacuated to Ti- at Windansea beach, which support your class! You can period to prove them wrong. If ers had to go back and comb juana on September 16th to be caused lifeguards to have to buy homecoming tickets at the you would like to see your own through the remains of their sent back over the boarder into swim out and rescue many $nance o&ce on the day of the articles, cartoons, and photo- houses for their belongings. America. An estimated 30,000 who were caught. game for $3 with a SAC card graphs published in the coming Most tourists had no way out tourists were still stranded as of Hurricane Odile isn’t just and $7 without SAC. issues, please email your work of Cabo because the airport September 18th. a"ecting Cabo it’s a"ecting #e Homecoming dance will to [email protected]. was severely damaged and UT San Diego explains that most of the western coast. be on Saturday, November 8th. -Your Editor-in-Chiefs Hi-Tide 2 OPINIONS October 3, 2014 The La Jolla High School H!-T!"# sdusd ready for war Editors-in-Chief Jordan Bowman The school district prepares for the worst Zoe Hildebrand Isabel Melvin By Zoe Hildebrand gencies only.” !ey’ve taken the literal nuclear option in News Editors Editor-in-Chief the e$ort to paint a big red cases of tragedy and violence? cross on the side, just to show !ere are many steps SDUSD Jeanine Erikat By Shane Lynch Did you pay attention to how humanitarian they want has skipped in the process of Media Editor Nessie Navarro the Ferguson riots this sum- this vehicle to be. But how can preparing for an emergency mer? A%er the execution-style we trust them? What happens like this. We need more com- Opinions Editors As students and teach- Sara Espinosa shooting of unarmed teen when, in what we determine prehensive anti-bullying edu- ers returned to La Jolla High Kaitlin Wheeler Michael Brown by police of- to be an emergency in its own cation. One day of Rachel’s "cers in an altercation pro- right, decide to protest? Will Challenge was clearly not earlier this month, they Features Editors voked by Brown jaywalking we become subject to the ter- enough to make a lasting im- were greeted by a number Camille Furby across a road, the St. Louis ror this vehicle was originally pression at this school given of new policies and regula- Lilly Grossman suburb erupted in pro- the outpouring of vile tions, aimed at improving our educational experience. Student Focus Editor tests. !e local police words students in all In addition to tighter rules Lily Kennedy force responded with“...to paint a biggrades directed at an tear gas, rubber bullets, anonymous gossip app regarding cell phone use and Sports Editor and racial slurs all di- relating to a Yak a mat- bathroom privileges, it has Stephanie Buchbinder rected at the dissenting red cross on theter of weeks later. We been decided that !e Hi A&E Editor voices of rioters. Many need gun safety taught Tide Newspaper must sub- mit all articles to the admin- Sarah Rainsdon wondered how this was to both students and made possible on a scale side, just to show parents. But most para- istration 24 hours before they Business Manager large enough to reach mount, we need to stop are to be published, in order Misha Kabbage the thousands of pro-how humanitari-pretending events like to give the adminisration the Media Editors testors. !e answer lies Columbine are isolated "nal say on what is deemed Shane Lynch in a twisted partnership and random, keeping acceptable for reading. Upon discovery of these Ryan Robson with local police depart-an they want thisour hands clean from ments and this country’s any e$ort to prevent changes, a number of stu- Advisor Department of Defense, them and resorting only dents transferred from jour- Robert Boyd two organizations origi-vehicle to be.” to a &ashy and obnox- nalism to other classes, up- set over the apparent loss of Sta$ Writers nally designed to keep iously gaudy arms race. all citizens from living their built to cause? And what if the occasion of student voice. !is brings to Andrea Albanez lives in fear. Armored, mili- !ey claim the vehicle can tragedy never arises, and this question the morality behind Creekstar Allan such a decision, as many Kieran Bauman tary-grade vehicles were do- be used in a school shooting, vehicle begins to make displays Viviana Bonomie nated to the Ferguson Police a preparation against the idea at non-violent protests? At the would argue the purpose of a Joseph Carroll Department through the US of the next Columbine occur- very least, you can say you’ve newspaper is to give its read- Sophia Dorfsman Department of Defense’s “Ex- ring at a San Diego school. been warned. ers the stories they deserve Lucille Fitzmaurice cess Property Program.” !e cumbersome armored car (Editor’s Note: Due to contro- without holding back on in- Ana Gimber !is federal program also "ts only 34 elementary-aged versy and the story of the vehicle formation. Sophia Ketring donated equipment to the San children in total, not even one making national news, SDUSD Legally speaking, a school Jillian Kopp has every right to censor a Ilana Larry Diego Uni"ed School District. classroom. We know very well returned the vehicle to the U.S. We have a $700,000 Mine- there are thousands more stu- Department of Defense. How- student-run newspaper, as Yenitzia Lopez decided in the case of Hazel- Tristan Macelli Resistant Ambush Protected dents enrolled in schools in ever, the San Diego Police De- Georgie Morris vehicle parked in Morse High San Diego Uni"ed, all of whom partment still have 77 M-16 wood v. Kuhlmeier in 1988. Lauren Robbins School’s parking lot, able to be deserve a chance of survival in assault ri$es and a military !e proceedings found that deployed at a moments notice. the case of a catastrophe. Who, vehicle of their own that the re- content deemed inappropri- !e higher-ups of San Diego in an emergency, gets to live, cieved in the same donation as ate by school faculty may be Uni"ed are pitching the vehicle and who is le% to die? Why has our school district received our subjected to a certain degree as a rescue vehicle “for emer- our school district resorted to armored vehicle.) of censorship and a lower level of First Amendment protection than a student newspaper not o#cially af- "liated with the school. What are we eating? Regardless of its legality, a decision of this nature is !e Hi-Tide, an open forum, is bound to stir controversy. LJHS cafeteria is not catering to vegetarian and vegan needs !e role of a high school the o"cial student newspaper newspaper is not solely to of La Jolla High School. Unless produce stories that idolize otherwise noted, opinions being By Lucy Fitzmaurice er, that’s not enough for those is poorly made and has no student athletes and discuss voiced in the Hi-Tide belong to Sta# Writer who have a more radical diet. nutritional value. !e San Di- exciting school events; such the individual author. !e Hi- During lunch the cafeteria ego Uni"ed School District is limited scope would turn the Tide welcomes letters and opin- Nutrition is an important provides the usual pizza, teri- taking its stride to a healthier Hi-Tide into a PR machine ions from students and sta# part of everyone’s daily lives, yaki chicken, or the classic school in the wrong way. for the PTA. members. If you have a letter to and for those who take it to the hamburger. !e few strides Vegans and vegetarians eat Students deserve the right the editor, please drop it o# in next level, it is even more im- they have made are the veg- more plant based foods that to discuss issues that are rel- Room 514, or give it to any Hi- portant. Vegetarians are peo- gie patty and sides like corn or o$er nutrients. !is food can evant to the lives of teenag- Tide editor. You may also email ple who do not consume meat sliced oranges. According to possibly prevent cancer and ers, even when some might submissions to LJHiTide@ya- but are allowed to eat dairy. the SDUSD website, the menus lower blood pressure since "nd them inappropriate or hoo.com. Submissions should Vegans go one step further here “by federal law, meet nu- it isn’t processed with possi- o$ensive. So, if you’re read- be typed and cannot be anony- and only consume plant based trition guidelines based on bly hazardous chemicals. !e ing this story in its unedited mous. !e Hi-Tide reserves the products, such as vegetables, the Dietary Guidelines for school should be providing version, then I applaud the right to refuse any material. beans, fruits, nuts, seeds, and Americans. !e website states: more healthy food like this in administration for keeping Advertisements are measured grains. People who have these “Menus are written with 30 our school cafeteria. it in. per column inch. To advertise kinds of diets have a di#cult percent or less calories from How are the students sup- To quote George Bernard with the Hi-Tide or to purchase time eating school-produced fat…” posed to maintain a balanced Shaw, “Censorship ends in a subscription, please email us lunches. A can of Coke Zero has diet, if schools aren’t putting in logical completeness when or call (858) 454-3081, exten- Here at La Jolla High, the caf- zero calories, but look at the the right e$ort to learn more nobody is allowed to read sion 4501. Issues are distribut- eteria has now started to make list of ingredients: chemicals about nutrition? If the dis- any books except the books ed every four weeks. No part of more of an e$ort to improve and sugar. !e schools are trict is willing to spend more that nobody reads.” the Hi-Tide may be reproduced food quailty than in past years approaching nutrition in the money to keep students eating Let us hope the same fate without written permission. and have become more health wrong way. Calories in the healthier, it should at least do it conscious. In the end, howev- end mean nothing if the food in the correct way. does not befall the Hi-Tide. October 3, 2014 OPINIONS 3 Hi-Tide Performing Arts in danger By Sara Espinosa ing at $80,000 per year, while the district than the arts, Mrs. Opinions Editor a regular teacher’s maximum Henderson jokingly replied, pay was $82,129. !at dif- “!at’s the way things usually La Jolla High School has ference might not seem like go…music is kind [of] pushed been characterized for many much, but the $2,000 they are to the side.” strengths over the years, in- denied each year adds up. Performing arts are known to cluding its academic leader- In addition to having several not only give students a high- ship, community partner- periods of classes a day, art er sense of self-con#dence, ship, sports achievements, but teachers, especially perform- but also help them improve nothing is ever mentioned in ing arts teachers, must also academic success and social regard to its Arts programs. dedicate some of their extra outcomes. According to the !e sad truth is that while time to a"er school practice National Educational Longi- many students are involved and all their various events and tudinal Survey, students who in a"er-school activities, such performances. participated in a school with as class council, clubs, and !e Tiger Team Report of the Visual and Performing sports, fewer and fewer are 2011 also failed to supply the Arts Program were most likely choosing performing arts as information of the budget to be involved in volunteering part of their daily routine. dedicated to art materials and and political issues. Some of !ere were 228 schools the bene#ts of being in- Political Cartoon By Kaitlin Wheeler in 2011 in the San Diego volved in arts are better Uni#ed School District. “…music college attendance, better Of those 228, only 180 academic achievement, provided the Visual and and gaining post-graduate Minimum Days Performing Arts program. degrees. LJHS’s new string orchestra is kind of Out of the 180 schools and marching band have who provided the Visual Going To Ruins gained popularity, which and Performing Arts Pro- resulted from the e$orts pushed to gram, only 36 provided of the music teachers, and theatre classes, further- More and more hours added the time they spent during more and only 6 provided the summer applying for the side.” dance programs. From to minimum days at LJHS credentials. !e requirements supplies. !e reason? It was this information, our funding to be hired as a theatre teacher unknown. doesn’t seem to be going to By Vivi Bonomie not worth the wasted half of an demand that he or she must !e LJHS budget for 2011 the correct place. It is up to us, Sta" Writer hour. Furthermore, it is placed also have an English creden- also included $182,988 speci#- the students, to decide what between the worst hours of the tial in order to teach English cally for sports purposes, ac- we want to implement in our As a 14-year-old eighth school day. 10:55 a.m. is much as a secondary subject. Simi- cording to the annual budget schools. It is time for the per- grader at Muirlands Middle too early for lunch and much larly, all dance and marching by SDUSD. Why are sports forming arts become a prior- School, I always remembered too late for breakfast, so it cre- band teachers must also have receiving a concrete budget for ity. looking forward to having the ates an awkward gap in the a PE credential. !e district a year, when the performing Editor’s Note: !ere was no cur- monthly minimum day, where middle of the day that is quite had a budget of sixteen mil- arts department has to request rent data released, so informa- I was released from school at unnecessary. lion dollars in 2011, according grants for music sheets? tion about the LJHS budget is 11:30 a.m. Now attending La !is lunch period was cre- to the Tiger Team Report, to When asked about why based o" of the next most recent Jolla High School, you can ated for the LJHS cafeteria so it pay art teachers’ salaries start- sports are more supported by year available. imagine my disappointment would have the opportunity to when Principal Shelbourne serve lunch to students every announced that all schedules day of the school year. But how would be adjusted to accom- is this bene#cial to the students modate to a 30-minute lunch or teachers, who would rather Club Mashup period on every minimum day have that extra half hour for of the year. their own personal time? By Andrea Albanez be separated from Homeless the word homeless in our club A"er this shocking announce- When asked if lunch on half Sta" Writer and Youth, she explained how names”, Helen Lee added. “I ment, further speculation was days should remain, Sopho- her club had a di$erent focus didn’t know the administration taken into when it became more Mackenzie Heermans At La Jolla High School, and theme than the other club had the right to do this, but it unclear as to when this lunch argued, “We shouldn’t have it we have over #"y clubs that she was being combined with. makes some sense…It was eas- period would actually occur. I ‘cause we can just get our last are involved with a variety of Helen Lee stated, “My club, ily #xable.” felt calm as everyone else pan- class over with.” !e major- charities, programs, sports and Homeless Lunchbags, is only What if other clubs have this icked, because I made the most ity of people at LJHS would academic teams, and just some dedicated to making lunch issue and the administration obvious conclusion that lunch rather have the extra half hour for pure enjoyment. Each club bags to give to homeless people does not realize that they are would be added a"er 6th pe- to go home and or enjoy lunch is unique in its own ways, es- on the streets. Homeless and di$erent enough to go back riod for those who wanted to outside of school with their pecially in the goals they want Youth wanted to involve kids to their original state of be- eat at school. But, I was thrown friends. to accomplish throughout the with helping the homeless. !e ing separate? If this situation o$ when the actual minimum !e idea of o$ering lunch year. While this is true, the ad- only thing I was upset about was applied to all clubs then day came around, with a lunch a"er school is still an option ministration decided to com- was the fact that my club was all clubs such as ones that fo- period in between 5th and 6th so that people not interested bine certain clubs that have only focused on one aspect of cus on bullying should be one period. in staying a"er have the op- generally the same theme as helping the homeless and I got club, and all clubs that focus Senior Leslie Brown says, tion to go home. However, the one another. !e fact of the combined with a club with a on volunteering should be an- “!ey could just make lunch school will not change to this matter is that those clubs do much bigger spectrum.” Helen other club. !is statement does a"er 6th period and the peo- new schedule because they feel not want to be associated with Lee was able to successfully not make any sense. ple who needed lunch could it it necessary to give everyone one another, and they had to convince the administration, Whether or not the admin- just stay and eat lunch and the a mandatory lunch period and make an e$ort to convince the allowing her to separate her istration decides to keep en- people who didn’t need lunch a chance to eat before the end administration that their clubs club and establish its original forcing this policy of regulat- could just leave and go home.” of the day. were di$erent enough to be purpose and goal for the year. ing clubs, clubs should still be While many other students Even if the students are given separated. Now the main question is, independent from one another seem to agree with this state- the chance to eat during a half Helen Lee, who is the presi- what gave the administration with their own ideas and fo- ment, the school still upholds day, most people do not even dent of the club Homeless the right to do this without cus for the year. Combining its odd and inconvenient mini- use this opportunity to eat. !e Lunchbags, discovered that giving consent to clubs prior clubs does not bene#t anyone. mum day schedule. school needs to realize that her club was combined by the notice that this policy is en- It simply adds more chaos and Even though thirty minutes their e$ort to create a lunch administration with Homeless forced? “!ey didn’t tell me tension between club mem- does not seem to be a long period has failed and the ma- and Youth, without any prior why we got combined in the bers. Clearly, the administra- time and can be considered jority of students do not like notice. To convince the admin- #rst place, but I can imagine tion should not have the ability a nice break between classes, the additional hours added to istration that her club should it was because we both had to merge multiple clubs. many would argue that it is the day. Hi-Tide 4 FEATURES October 3, 2014 Paint the Town Red New nail polish innovation aims to spare women the trauma of sexual assault

By Yenitzia Lopez and Jillian ate students at North Carolina ple convenience that the nail vention, one out of every four Colors creators state “"rough Kopp State University. polish o!ers makes the avail- women is a victim of sexual as- this nail polish and similar Sta! Writers Although the exact sale de- able products look obsolete sault. Some argue that the nail technologies, we hope to make tails of the polish have not and cumbersome. polish, while useful, still puts potential perpetrators afraid to Manicures are about to be- been released, the idea of such “I don’t think that it will the responisibility on women spike a woman’s drink, because come a necessity for a night a convinent sexual assault pre- be that e!ective,” said junior to prevent their own sexual as- there’s now a risk that they can out in more ways than ever vention product has people Rory Halloran. “...you have saults. "is tactic is known as get caught.” Rohypnol (known before. Undercover Colors is a talking. to touch the drugs with your “victim blaming.” Ultimately, more commonly as “roo#es”) new nail polish developed to Although there are other hands, and if it’s in your drink, the pressure should be on men have no smell, taste, or texture. change your nail polish col- date-rape drug detectors on you’re not going to be feeling to understand consent. "ey dissolve completly in or upon detecting date rape the market, such as drug- your drink.” But again, the polish is only in liquid and cause memory loss drugs in your drink. It was de- sensitive coasters, cups, and According to the Center the early stages of its develop- and unconsciousness similar veloped by four undergradu- straws on the market, the sim- for Disease Control and Pre- ment. On ajc.com, Undercover to being heavily intoxicated. NEW LEARNING PODS AT LJHS

By Vivi Bonomie fort. I want the students to be classroom.” He also stated his Foerster said, “It’s nice that isn’t usually allowed. Sta! Writer comfortable. I go to so many belief that people tend to like there’s no crusted gum under- Juniors Lucy Barton and Ka- meetings where the desks are new things in general. neath the desk, but it’s kind of lid Teodosio both mentioned "e new school year brings uncomfortable, and I want the While William’s statement inconvenient for the %ow of the that the angles of the desk forth a lot of change for stu- students to be classroom.” make it hard to face the front Photo Courtesy of Shane Lynch dents at La Jolla High, such as comfort- When asked of the room, claiming that the as new schedules, new lock- able as pos- if she believed desks are “awkward” and “too ers, new friends, and now, new sible.” that they big.” Kalid added that you are desks. When students and While spac- helped create basically facing the person teachers walked into the class- ing does ap- a more collab- next to you, while Lucy simi- rooms of our school a&er sum- pear to be an orative envi- larly said, “In some classes, I’m mer vacation, they all seemed issue, fresh- ronment, she facing away from the board surprised at the new furniture man Wil- replied, “In and it’s hard to take notes.” that had invaded our class- liam Hartford most classes, "e chairs of the learning rooms. "ese new desks, or agrees with collaboration pods also pose a huge incon- “learning pods,” have sparked our new prin- just doesn’t vience to the custodians. In or- quite a bit of debate between cipal and also really work, der to vaccum the %oors, all the students and faculty. enjoys that unless you are chairs must now be stacked on Many people seem to have the desks can with a group top of the desks, wasting pre- mixed feelings about the new be formatted of peers who cious cleaning time and fur- desks, most arguing that space into groups, share the ther burdening our aldready is a big issue, while others note saying, “It same passion hard-worked and underappre- that they don’t really under- gives you an opportunity to may be true, a majority of as you”. ciated cleaning sta!. stand the change. Dr. Pod- sit in a group fashion, and the upperclassmen that were She continued to say While most students agreed horsky, when asked what his I think that’s a lot nicer, it’s a asked about the desks didn’t that most kids in AP classes that while they are more com- rationale was for changing the little more convenient than sit- seem too keen on keeping don’t bene#t from these desks fortable, many considered the desks, stated, “Student com- ting by yourself in a traditional them around. Senior Delaney because in college, group work change unnecessary overall.

farmers market is an all Photos Courtesy of Sophia Dorfsman around fun thing. If you have Farm to Fridge never been to one, you should de#nitely go at one point. Drink co!ee, run into some of By Sophia Dorfsman food. your friends, buy some straw- Sta! Writer Some of my favorite stands berries and peaches, or go on for produce are Suzie’s Farm a date with your dog. Get out Going to the farmers and J.R. Organics, both with of the house, for all the right markets has been a tradition outstanding selections of the reasons. in my family since I can re- in season harvest. My favor- member, even before I moved ites for the prepared items to San Diego. We love sup- are WOW Wa$es, the raw porting the locals and getting food stand, Joes on the Noes fresh produce on our weekly (Co!ee), the panini stand, adventure. Something about and Bitchin’ Sauce. For those restocking your fridge from of you who like kombucha, a farmers market makes you there is a great stand for it with feel closer to the community. the addition of all things fer- "e farmers can come from mented called Happy Pantry. all over California to provide Plus, there are multiple stands our area with great ingredients that sell stunning %owers. You and products. Not only are you can have breakfast, get cof- supporting the farmers when fee, listen to music, hang with you go to the markets, but also friends, and buy some goodies local businesses. for later in the week. You can #nd such a "e popular farmers markets wide variety of fruits, veggies, in the area are in Paci#c Beach and prepared foods, from yel- (Tuesdays), Little Italy (Satur- low and orange raspberries days), and La Jolla (Sundays). to green juices to Mexican Taking a trip to the October 3, 2014 FEATURES 5 Hi-Tide Flashback to the 1920’s This is Halloween Photo Courtesy of LJHS has expanded greatly in the By Tristan Macelli last few years. Sta! Writer In the last year they created two routes, one for the daring Every Halloween, a %ock of and a latter for the less coura- people come to La Jolla for a geous. "ey always seem to get safe place to trick-or-treat. If a line halfway down the street By Ana Gimber the seventh graders were called #eld in California and was you have ever been to La Jolla every year. Sta! Writer “Pea Greens” and the eighth chosen because it provided on Halloween, more speci#- "e props and actors used are graders were called “Cabbage less maintenance and fewer cally Bird Rock, you will know frightening and compare to La Jolla High School has Heads.” "e ninth graders were injuries from the old torn up that it is a very popular place many other San Diego Hallow- changed a lot from its begin- simply le! alone. grass #eld. to be. een attractions, and in certain nings. A!er interviewing Mrs. "e 800 building was called LJHS was also the only Many La Jollans also come cases, are better than those of Erikson, an alumni from 1962, “Pea Green Hall” because of its school in the district to own to Bird Rock seeking friends, the attractions. the Hi-Tide uncovered some color. a pool. In order to build the parties, and candy. "e streets Another big reason to ven- interesting LJHS history. A!er the earthquake in Los pool, the road was moved become clogged around six ture to the small town of Bird "e school started in 1922, Angeles in 1976, all the school closer to the hill where Muir- o’clock, and do not clear up Rock on this fun night is the when Ellen Browning Scripps buildings in the state of Cali- lands is located. We had until ten, so driving is not an many family parties and pros- donated the land where the fornia were examined for swimming as a sport before, option. pects of #nding friends. football #eld is now, which at earthquake safety. Many of the but the team had to travel to "e police are in good num- Even if you are coming by one time had been a dairy farm. school’s buildings were not up a di$erent pool, like the one bers to ensure the safety of yourself it is not hard to #nd a At #rst, the school opened as a to code, so they were torn down. at the JCC in University City. the homeowners and trick- group of friends in Bird Rock junior and senior high school "e whole layout of the cam- Although there were cars, or-treaters, o!en patrolling on this night. "ese friends with grades ranging from sev- pus was shi!ed westward and students still walked and around on foot while leaving a usually have a good idea of enth to tenth. "e 1925 grad- overtook some residential area biked to school. "ere were few cars stationed around the where and when the house uating class was made up of to #t the parking lot and so!ball no houses on Nautilus, so the Bird Rock area. parties are, so you will never only eleven students. #eld, while the gyms stayed. students didn’t have to #nd One of the main attractions be bored if you come. Unlike our nicknames today, Our #eld was the #rst turf other ways of transportation in Bird Rock are our local So whether it be for the to avoid walking up the hill. haunted houses. haunted houses, the friends, Over its ninety two year One in particular, the haunt- or parties, you will #nd a good New Cafeteria history, LJHS has completely ed house on Forward Street, time coming to Bird Rock. changed. has become very popular and Food Changes Recipe of the month Pumpkin Bread Spice up the beginning of fall with homemade pumpkin bread as a way to show your festivity. By Sophia Dorfsman Sta! Writer Although we may not want Cakes mixing bowl. Place the eggs in to accept it, fall is here. "is Bowl 1: dry ingredients another large mixing bowl and season is great for many rea- 3 cups (420 grams) unbleached whisk them for 15 seconds to sons, but mainly because of organic %our break their yolks and incor- all the delicious %avors that 1/2 teaspoon sea salt porate them into the whites. are associated with it such as 2 teaspoons aluminum free Add the pumpkin, sugar, and cinnamon, apple, pecan, and baking soda cooled melted butter. Stir the pumpkin. One of my favor- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon ingredients until fully com- ite things to make around 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg bined. Photo Courtesy of Jordan Bowman this time of year is pumpkin 1 teaspoon ground cloves Add the %our mixture to the bread. 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice wet ingredients at once and By Kieran Bauman "is recipe, created by my once again, stir to combine. Sta! Writer patty on Wednesdays. We’ve mom and I, is super-simple Bowl 2: wet ingredients Divide the batter over the two La Jolla High cafeteria food also added an all beef hotdog to and requires no kitchen ma- 4 pastured eggs buttered loaf pans and sprinkle has seen some big changes the BBQ”. chines. Measuring and mix- 1 – 15 to 16 ounce can of the topping all over the batter. to the menu this year, leav- All of these orders are district ing should take no more than pumpkin puree Place the baking sheet in the ing many students confused. wide, and they are a$ecting all 30 minutes! 2 cups sugar (400 grams) oven and turn on the convec- Marcia Rohrbaugh, cafeteria SDUSD schools. "e govern- My mom and I have had a 1 1/2 sticks best quality butter tion (if you have it). Bake for worker, stated “It was done ment has passed multiple acts cooking blog since August of (6 ounces/170 grams), melted 60 minutes or until the cake for nutrition…. we needed to improve nutrition. 2010. We share recipes that and cooled bounces right back when you less salt. "ese give us more Pretzels have been added to we have created and cook- Preheat the oven to 325° F gently press on it or when a balanced meals”. One major the cart near the O&ce, and the book recipes that we have or 350° F if you do not have tooth pick comes out clean af- change was “more fresh fruits status of Dominos Pizza is cur- tweaked to make our own. convection (160° C or 175° C). ter inserted in the center of the and vegetables, along with rently unknown. “I have school Brush the loaf pans with some cake. Place the cake pans on a healthier main dishes”. lunches everyday,” said senior cooling rack for 2 minutes. Us- Pumpkin Bread butter and place on a baking "e tortilla soup has been re- "omas Garcia. “It’s been that ing oven mitts, place them gen- Makes two 9 x 3 x 3-inch sheet. placed with Mandarin chick- way since 8th grade.” tly on their side and shake out loaves Place all the ingredients for en, and a brand new dish, the Upon being asked the quality the topping in a small mixing the cakes. "ey should come Fiesta Dip, has been added. of the school lunches, he said, right out. Just straighten them Topping bowl. Mix the topping with Sharron Stonebraker, another “"ey’re not bad…they can back up and let them cool. 1 tablespoon unbleached your #nger tips until the but- cafeteria worker, when asked be pretty good, but not bad… "ese cakes freeze exception- %our ter is fully incorporated and about some of the changes, "e menu hasn’t changed a lot ally well. If you chose to freeze 5 tablespoons sugar the mixture forms small coarse said, “Once a week now we over the years, but I do like the one, do it as soon as it is cooled 1 teaspoon cinnamon clumps. Set aside. have a grilled chicken breast changes from this year, especial- to room temperature. 1 tablespoon butter, room Si! all dry ingredients of sandwich instead of a chicken ly the new chicken sandwich.” (Recipe courtesy of pandsoph.com) temperature (14 grams) group 1 together into a large Hi-Tide 6 October 3, 2014 STUDENT FOCUS October 3, 2014 7 Hi-Tide Irish Club Ukulele Club Irish Club is a forum for students to appreciate and raise !e Ukulele Club, created last year by Senior Anthony Stanley, wel- awareness regarding the Irish culture while building better relation- comes fellow La Jolla High students to come and spread the aloha spirit. La ships in torn communities around the world. It has the distinction Jolla’s beach community makes the ukulele a common and applicable talent to of being the largest club at La Jolla High. Irish Club’s recent focus has been supporting PacePlay- learn. ers International, an organization located in Northern Ireland that !e club strives to include the dance, music, and culture of the islands LJHS works to bring children together and teach them tactics designed to to gain the true aloha spirit. Stanley states, “My hopes and goals are to teach improve their communities. !e club contributes by raising money everyone at our school...moreover to have the club keep going a$er I graduate.” and gathering sports equipment helping PacePlayers end religious prosecution by uniting Catholic and Protestant children through Whether you have experience with the ukulele or none at all, it does sports. Every year Irish Club holds a car wash that donates all its not matter, as anyone is welcome to come and learn. !ose who have not had pro"ts to PacePlayers. ! e last one was held in November 2013, any experience are especially encouraged to join and play, because it is a talent earning the organization nearly $500. !is year, the club plans to students can keep with them for the rest of their lives. Faculty members such as host more events in hope of raising publicity and funds for both the cause and the club. Mr. Quesnell and Mrs. Tenenbaum are being taught how to play. Stanley also Irish Club thrives on a multitude of club members and wel- plans on teaching Mr. Boyd as well. !is club is a great way for students to get comes everyone, especially those who have a big heart and the de- involved. Learning ukulele is both a stress reliever and a fun experience. Uku- sire to make a di#erence. !e club meets twice a month in Coach Clubs Atwell’s room, 306. lele Club meets every Tuesday in Mr. Boyd’s room, 514. Get involved. Help the community. INteract LJ Gathering Support your school. Become culturally enriched. !e Gathering Club is open to anyone who would like to participate. Senior Jonny Espinosa explained how the Gathering Club strives to deepen stu- dents’ faith spiritually through fun group activities. Academic League CSF (California Scholar- Island Style Club Math Team Pokemon Club Club Many exciting events are planned like retreats in Julian, winter ski African-American Club ship Federation) Italian Club Middle Eastern Club Punk Rock Pizza trips, summer camps in Sacramento and then local activities like Sky High and All About Animals Dance Club Junior Engineers Mock Trial Raising Miracles Boomers. A typical meeting normally consists of singing religious songs, per- ASB Freshman Class Drama Club Key Club Model United Nations Robotics !e Interact Club has been around for more forming skits, and hanging out with your friends. Council Faces of the Homeless- Kindness Counts Club Mormon Club Sailing Team than 20 years. !is club is one of the only clubs on LJHS !e club was o%cially started last year by Jonny Espinosa and his good ASB Junior Class Council ness Latino Scholars Music Club Science Team campus that does charity work around La Jolla and earns friend, Ethan Hammershaimb, a senior at La Jolla High. Espinosa remarks, in service hours for it. ASB Senior Class Council Faith Club Latin Club Music for Kids Speech and Debate regard to attending, that “all that is needed is your self and an open mind.” LJ Junior Maya Hildebrand, president this year of ASB Sophomore Class Fashion Club LJ Wakeboard My Girlfriend’s Closet Splatter! Club Gathering meets Monday nights at Stella Maris from 7:30-9:00. !e club meets Interact Club, said that the club “is a fun and rewarding once a week at lunch on Mondays in Ms. Lyon’s room, 505, where there is plenty Council Feeding America LJHS Horticulture Collec- National Ocean Science Stocks Club way to earn volunteer hours.” Events that they hold year- to eat along with fun activities planned. AVID Feeding the Homeless tive Bowl (NOSB) Student Outreach Club ly include Taste of La Jolla, the Holiday Food Drive, TJ Blood Drive Club French Club LJHS Hunger Games National Organization of Traveler’s Club home-builds, and other volunteer opportunities around Bulgarian Club Game Theory LJHS Kids 4 Peace Black Chemical Engineers U-TOUCH La Jolla. Caprillo Family Gathering Club M.E.Ch.A. No Hate Club (V.A.C.H.I.) Ukulele Club “Interact Club provides member with opportu- Chess Club Improv Club Madrigals Paws and Claws UNICEF nities to volunteer and develop their leadership skills – Circle of Friends Interact Club Marine Protection Persian Club Vocal Jazz Ensemble all while having fun”, says Cal Mann, the club advisor. Cooking for a Cause Irish Club Mariners Ping Pong Party Water Project Club Interact Club is the club that brings students together to Science Team give back to the community. Meetings are every Tuesday in Mr. Kinsel’s room, 907. Science Team has a little bit of everything. Students from all grades participate and work corroboratively in the same activities. If you are considering joining a club, Science Team is a great opportunity to make lifelong friendships. !is is not only considered a club, but a “team,” allowing all members to participate in competitions and earn academic letters. Whitney Francis, a 4-year member and president of the team, explains that “an academic letter is the equivalent of a varsity sports letter except for academics.” !e Science Team bonds over movie nights and barbecues held throughout the year. Alongside the science and social gatherings, various charity events are planned that help the community and also contribute to the charity hours required for graduation. Francis told Hi- Tide, “We help run R.E.M.S. (Rendezvous Engineering Math Science) for elementary school kids,” where they set up a science trivia night for the children. Francis revealed that when she was a freshman she joined as a way of easily making friends. “!ey welcomed me in with open arms,” she said about the other members. Now Francis is diligently involved in the team, working hard to make it better. For those interested in joining, science team meets almost every day during lunch in Mr. Teachworth’s room, 903, with a general meeting every Friday at lunch.

By Andrea Albanez, Creekstar Allen, Joseph Carroll, Grace Kennedy, Ilana Larry Photos Courtesy of Charlotte Riedler, Yearbook Sta! Writers Hi-Tide 8 SPORTS October 3, 2014 Varsity Photo Courtesy of WikiCommons Water Freshman Standouts 2014 Polo By Joseph Carroll of 8th grade I did camps with bigger, faster, and stronger. In By Lucy Fitzmaurice team bonds out of the water as Sta! Writer coach Conway and I practiced sports such as football, older Sta! Writer well. Senior and 4-year La Jolla at home with my sister.” She students can outweigh the High Varsity veteran Jake Le- went on to note, “I expected to other students by more than La Jolla High School has At La Jolla High, all sports beau believes bonding outside get on varsity because I worked 100 pounds, creating a poten- many athletic teams, including practices can be grueling. One the water is a big part of the really hard over the summer.” tially dangerous situation in badminton, baseball, basket- sport that stands out above seasonal experience. Alexandra Kuo, who is on the certain cases. ball, cheer, cross country, !eld the rest is men’s water polo, “We eat together a"er every varsity tennis team, also talked $e bene!ts of playing as a hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, coached by Tom Atwell, one of practice and talk about how about how important it is to freshman outweigh the risks soccer, so"ball, swimming, La Jolla’s social studies teach- Atwell murdered us,” says LeB- practice over the summer. “I for many students. Nikki Col- tennis, track, volleyball, water ers. eau. Being a team in and out of spent my entire summer play- lins says, “I really like being on polo, and wrestling. $e team starts training dur- the water is just as important ing tennis and practicing and the team with such nice peo- It is very di#cult for fresh- ing the summer, but the real as winning CIF. playing in tournaments. I did ple and especially having my men to play on the varsity commitment is the dreaded $is year the team is espe- expect to get on varsity be- older sister on the team be- teams, since they have to com- “hell week”, which is when the cially pumped to beat Bishops, cause I practiced every day in cause she makes it really fun.” pete with students who are players are asked to be up at the LJHS’s biggest water polo ri- the summer and worked really Alexandra Kuo says, “I will older and more experienced. pool Monday, Wednesday, and vals, at the CIF games. hard.” try to play in college because However, some freshmen Friday, from 5:15 am to 6:45 Because of new CIF regula- However, not every fresh- that’s what I want to do and I have made the varsity teams am. Every morning they will tions, practices have been split man wants to be on varsity. think it’s going to help me get due to their hard work and crank out 6,000 yards of swim up di%erently compared to past Freshmen on varsity teams are into a good college.” hours of practice. sets. A"er school practices years. Swim sets and training less likely to get as much play- So, when you see a fresh- Nikki Collins, who made then add another 4,000 yards, schedules have been revised ing time as their older team- man playing on a varsity team, the varsity !eld hockey team for a total of 10,000 yards each to !t in the proper train- mates. $ey may also feel know they got there through as a freshman this season, day. $at is the equivalent of ing and the correct amount overwhelmed by playing with hard work and perseverance. says that “during the summer swimming from the cove to the of conditioning. “Atwell has other students who are o"en Scripps Pier two times, which done a great job,” says 4-year is about 6 miles. varsity player Matt Allen. “It’s Water polo requires the play- not easy. Everyone is trying to ers’ bodies to be in top physical push each other.” condition, being able to endure $is year, the team has gained lots of exercising both in and a strong bond and spirit be- out of the water. tween newbies and the older, Besides being in the pool, the more experienced players.

Photos Courtesy of Creekstar Allan $e stands are full as the Viking supporters cheer on their team.

Jake Harvey runs the LJ Vikings &ag across the !eld.

$e Vikings and Knights come face to face as the Vikings begin their next play. $e cheerleaders pump up the crowd.

BLAST OFF $e referees discuss their last call during Friday night lights on 2014 La Jolla Viking’s home !eld. $e Vikings go over plays between quarters. October 3, 2014 SPORTS 9 Hi-Tide New Year, New Coaches

By Jillian Kopp year shooting for varsity. I hope my team can "nd the faded away. I’ve already seen pared for this position? Is it Sta! Writer Q: What, so far, is the hardest love. a huge improvement from all what you expected? part? "e easiest? Q: Can you tell me a little bit the girls and each day is getting A: I’ve been playing "eld With each new school year A: !e hardest part so far was about yourself in relation to better and better. hockey for seven years now so comes many exciting changes, realizing that I could not take all the sport and coaching? Q: What so far is the hardest teaching the game has been a both in and out of the class- the girls that were interested in A: I played 3 years at Bishops part? "e easiest? comfortable transition. !ank- room. !is year, La Jolla High being on the team. !e easiest under Coach Bill Scott and 3 A: !e hardest part is that I fully, Coach Mittermiller has School had the privilige of wel- has been the wonderful group years at La Jolla High under wish I could just jump in and been a great mentor! coming two new coaches for of girls. Coach Maggie Quita. A$er play! !e easiest part is that Q: Anything else you would like both tennis and "eld hockey. Q: Do you plan on continuing high school I did not play this position completely suits to add? this next year as well? tennis for awhile and about me. I love the sport and love A: I’m extremely thankful Blair Moses A: I hope so. 16 years ago found the love being outdoors, staying active, to have the responsibility to Girls’ Tennis Q: What part of coaching has again. I play on numerous and living a healthy lifestyle. coach for La Jolla High School. been the most fun so far? county wide women’s and Q: Do you plan on continuing I absolutely love my position Q: How long have you been A: I played on these courts in mixed A/AA level leagues next year? so far and I’m glad to give back playing tennis? high school under Coach Mag- and have played in many A: I’m not sure yet. We will see to the community that I grew A: I started playing tennis gie so lots of fond memories are doubles tournaments (mixed where life takes me. up in. Special thanks to Paula around 10 years old. I took coming back to me. !is year’s and women’s 4.5 level). Q: What part of coaching has Conway! I loved playing for lessons at the La Jolla Recre- group of girls are fantastic and been the most fun so far? her in high school and she has ation Center from Bob Perry that makes it fun to come back Coach Parma A: !e best part is that I’m part been such an inspiration over and at the La Jolla Beach and each day. Field Hockey of a team again! I’ve grown up the years. Also, special thanks Tennis Club under Bill Bond. Q: Do you think you were pre- my whole life playing team for Coach Mittermiller! Not My favorite summer camp was pared for this position? Is it what Q: How long have you been sports. I played "eld hockey, only is she the backbone of the Kavanaugh Tennis Camp in you expected? playing #eld hockey? basketball and so$ball at La JV team, but she is responsible Oceanside, and I looked for- A: I was asked to do this job a A: I’ve been playing "eld Jolla High School. !e friends for bringing the "eld hock- ward to going each summer. week before school started, so I hockey for seven years since I made from these teams and ey program to La Jolla High Q: Are you worried or stressed was not prepared. Coach Lisa, my freshman year at La Jolla the memories we created to- School. out about anything? What is who is the varsity coach, has High School. gether have been some of the Q: Can you tell me a little bit your biggest concern? been very supportive and help- Q: Are you worried or stressed best memories in my life. It’s about yourself in relation to the A: My only goal is to have each ful. Each day I try to prepare out about anything? What is even more satisfying now that sport and coaching? girl learn to love tennis and a game plan and so far it has your biggest concern? I’m the coach. It’s fun to watch A: I started playing "eld hock- personally take their game to gone smoothly, again, thanks to A: To be honest, I was a little the girls improve their skills, ey my freshman year at La the next level. Six weeks is not a great team. nervous at "rst because I had bond as a team and develop a Jolla High as a forward and a long time so I hope they are Q: Anything else you would like never been a coach before. love for the sport as I did when mid"elder. I also played club inspired to work on the sport to add? However, now that I’m a few I was their age. at the University of Colorado o# season and come back next A: Tennis is a lifelong sport so weeks in, those worries have Q: Do you think you were pre- at Boulder as starting forward. CIF By Shane Lynch REDemption Rule Changes Media Editor Last Friday, La Jolla’s var- aforementioned game was per- school athletics are not so sity football team faced o# haps one of the most tense and much about winning or losing, By Lauren Robbins against Clairemont, in what well-attended games in recent but rather about bringing stu- Staff Writer was dubbed Blast O# Part La Jolla history, spurred by a dents together to rally behind 5. Establish a happy relation- 2, the “REDemption.” For- trash-talking Bishops video their peers. With clubs like Every high school athlete ship between visitors and hosts. tunately for La Jolla, the Vi- entitled, “Rally the Dungeon.” Viking Ship having emerged at some point in their career 6. Respect the integrity and kings came out on top with a !e video caused a great deal this year and events on Face- should review the code of eth- "nal score of 41 to 0. of backlash on social media, book advertising sports ics because it is the basis of 7. Achieve a thorough un- !e game was met with a culminating in "ghts and ar- events, enthusiasm for La Jol- all the rules and regulations. derstanding and acceptance high number of spectators, guments a$er the big game. la sports is higher than ever. The governing body for high of the rules of the game and eager to see a home game Regardless of the outcome, We applaud our Vikings for school sports in California is the the standards of eligibility. win a$er the ill-fated show- students were invested in their most recent victory, and down with Bishops at the the game like never before. look forward to many more suc- which stands for the Califor- - beginning of September. !e !is goes to show that high cessful football games to come. ment by the players on a team. To govern such a mas- of athletics is to promote the has a list of bylaws and rul- - UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS - - FOOTBALL FIELD HOCKEY TENNIS ics that guide each sport. ing of the individual players. 10. Remember that an ath- vs. Coronado @ vs. Del Norte vs.Scripps ranch would be no equality and letic contest is only a game 7:00 @3:15 @3;00 fairness for each team. Be- not a matter of life and death 10/3/14 10/7/14 10/7/14 - VOLLEYBALL must respect and abide by. Cifss.org) vs.Scripps ranch - These rules might seem like @4:45 - common sense but there is a WATER POLO 10/10/14 CROSS COUNTRY reason and event behind each VS. CATHEDRAL v s . U n i v e r s i t y 2. Eliminate all possibili- one. Our goal as student ath- ties which tend to destroy letes is to play a fair game and @3:30 GOLF city @3:00 the best values of the game. to give each other the respect 10/3/14 vs. San diego 10/7/14 3. Stress the values derived in which we would want re- @3:00 from playing the game fairly. turned. There is a difference 4. Show cordial courtesy to between determination to do 10/7/14 well and outright aggression. Hi-Tide 10 NEWS October 3, 2014 ing will be done on Common digital media, and other teach- Core for the !rst time this ing materials....” New Common Core year, and it will be implement- It also states that Common ed soon.” Core will bring about new According to the o#cial standardized tests, including SAT New year, new standards. website for the new Com- the Partnership for Assess- mon Core, the new system ment of Readiness for College Changes By Kieran Bauman will be built around improv- and Careers (PARCC) and the "ese changes were made to Sta! Writer ing so that American schools Smarter Balanced Assessment increase e#ciency and the can compete against more ad- Consortium (Smarter Bal- Drastic changes Recently, San Diego Uni- overall rating of our system. vanced educational programs anced). "ese tests are expect- !ed School District has had a Students can be expected “to around the world. ed to be implemented this year. made to the 2016 SAT major change in modus of op- have a more rigorous work- "e website also says that in According to junior Tom eration. "is change has taken load...to not just be able to order to implement Common Godek, the “old way [of teach- By Sophia Ketring the form of the new Common regurgitate information, but Core, money must be spent on ing] is !ne. I think it will be Sta! Writer Core Standards. Most people to really be able to analyze dif- new textbooks and to teach hard for them to accomplish have heard of this Common ferent subject matters...to de- our teachers the new stan- this goal they [SDUSD] have Attention all freshmen and Core change, but not many re- velop the skill of processing dards. It also says, however, set.” "is brings up many oth- sophomores that are planning alize what this means. information at a high learning that once this is done, edu- er questions such as what will on taking the SAT a&er March “Common Core is a new set level,” says Kuehl. cation will be more e#cient, happen if Common Core is un- 2016: College Board will be of nationwide standards...all "is, however, brings a new leading to saving in spending. successful? When asked about making quite a few changes to states but two have chosen to host of problems, one of which It was implemented to keep how Common Core will bene- the SAT, e%ective March 2016. use it [Common Core]..."ese is that the current textbooks up with the new advances in !t the school, Godek replied, “I Multiple changes are being standards are the same all over are not updated for the new technology; why should edu- don’t believe it will bene!t the implemented the SAT form for the country, for all teachers,” Common Core Standards. cation be held back by a lack school...[the reason being] that 2016 by College Board’s presi- says La Jolla High School Eng- "ey hold older information of involvement with technol- it has not yet a%ected me in my dent David Coleman. Cole- lish teacher Amy Kuehl. "e that follows the previous stan- ogy? classes yet...” man has addressed many com- main purpose of this change is dards. Some of the textbooks According to the Common Overall, students should be plaints from students, teachers to unify school systems around available in the library are an- Core o#cial website, “Com- readying themselves for this and parents about the SAT. the nation. cient. mon Core enables collabora- change, for Common Core "is has resulted in the new According to Kuehl, there are Upon being asked on when tion among states on a range has set the grand goal ahead SAT that will be now scored on major changes to the math, sci- Common Core will be imple- of tools and policies, including of itself of reworking all of a 400- 1600 scale as opposed to ence, and history curriculums. mented, Mrs. Kuehl said “Test- the development of textbooks, SDUSD’s school systems. the current 600- 2400 scale. One change to the SAT is that the essay portion of the Heat Wave Half Days test is no longer required. Cur- rently when you take the SAT By Ilana Larry and Lauren Robbins the !rst section you take is the Sta! Writers How did the half days af- How did you spend your essay portion. Each student is fect your homework load? free time? given twenty !ve minutes to Did the half days on September 15th and 16th in- give their position on a select- Increased Juniors 7% terrupt your classes, causing lessons and tests to be Juniors ed issue. In 2016, the essay will Other Activites be optional, but if you choose postponed to later in the week? 10% to take it you will not start it Hanging with Decreased Friends until the end of the test. 14% 10% "e heat wave that sweltered San Diego during the week of Homework 40% In addition to the essay now September 15th caused many San Diego City Schools, including being administered at the end our own La Jolla High School, to send students home early due of the test, you will now be giv- to the heat. "e school district demanded all schools without en !&y minutes to complete it. air-conditioning in every classroom, more than 100 campuses, Same Beach Students who choose to take 79% operate on a minimum day schedule. 40% the essay are required to read "e district monitored the heat wave and decided to prolong an excerpt from a piece of text Seniors the schedule to Tuesday due to the continuous heat, but on Seniors and write a written analysis. Increased 9% Wednesday class returned to its normal schedule. A&er the two One of the other main chang- consecutive half days, a poll was sent out to multiple classes that es that will be happening to the Same Homework 36% were a representative sample of our school to show how students 33% SAT in 2016 is the type of vo- felt about the minimum school day. cabulary students are tested on. Other Activites Overall, the students seemed to have a general consensus that 50% According to College Board’s the good outweighed the bad. A majority of students claimed website, the “redesigned SAT Decreased that the half-day schedules didn’t a%ect their classes, homework 55% Hanging with will focus on relevant words, load, or sports games. Friends 17% the meanings of which depend on how they’re used.” College Board says students will no longer need to use $ashcards to remember obscure and di%erent words because the words will all be ones used in The Fall of Ray Rice the classroom environment. fense in the category of assault. incident because at the time cry of rage and disgust from Another update is that there By Lauren Robbins Following the arrests, a vid- they regarded it as some- the public as well as from the will be free online SAT prep Sta! Writer eo surfaced of Ray dragging what of a personal matter, Ravens franchise. Rice’s con- available to everyone. Accord- his then !ancé’s unconscious even though the NFL gave tract with the Ravens was ing to Collage Board, their de- body out of an elevator. "is Rice a two-game suspension. terminated that same day cision to make free SAT prep Domestic violence has sparked disappointment from As for Janay, her charges of and he received an inde!nite available online with a part- been an issue with National the public and caused the simple assault were dropped, suspension from the NFL. nership with Khan Academy Football League players for NFL to give Ray a punishment and she continued to sup- Due to the original punish- is because they want the test quite some time now and it’s of a two-game suspension. port her soon-to-be husband. ment of only a two game sus- to be solely based upon one’s no surprise that the media is "e Raven’s general man- A few months lat- pension, Goodell received knowledge not the amount of wrapped up in the latest drama ager Ozzie Newsome and er, TMZ obtained the video $ack for the policy regarding money paid to obtain a high involving Ray and Janay Rice. NFL Commissioner Roger from inside the elevator and players’ domestic violence is- test score. "e !rst report of the inci- Goodell did not have much shared it with the world. "e sue. In return he changed the For everyone taking the SAT dent arose on February 15th to say regarding the incident. video shows Ray spitting on policy to entail a six game in March 2016 or a&er this is 2014, when Ray and Janay Newsome and Goodell, as Janay and then punching her suspension with no pay for all the information that you were arrested on assault charg- well as the Raven’s franchise, in the face, knocking her out. the !rst o%ense and a life- need to know about the SAT es, which is the least serious of- did not look that far into the "is caused a massive out- time ban for second o%enses. changes. Good luck! October 3, 2014 A&E 11 Hi-Tide Art Becomes Life Robin Now Playing Orange is the New Black

By Vivi Bonomie Williams in France: Sta! Writer was attracted to women “in Beloved actor Robin When Lauren Morelli be- Fall 2012, one of my #rst days came a writer for hit TV series on the set.” According to her Williams passes away Orange is the New Black, she essay, she had already begun and fans across the repressing her attractions be- never expected her life would world celebrate his life. so dramatically change. fore she worked on the show, By Sophia Ketring French #lms and TV shows. If $is series is known for its but watching the love scene she By Yenitzia Lopez Sta! Writer their subscription numbers are display of various lesbian ac- had written unfold before her Sta! Writer Net!ix, an online video reduced by Net!ix, many up- tivities, so it comes to no sur- eyes empowered her to come Robin Williams took his life service frequently utilized and-coming French #lmmak- prise that Morelli found her- out. “I went through it all on on August 11, 2014, and ac- by many, is now available in ers will lose the oppourtunity self questioning her sexuality set: I fell in love with a woman cording to CNN, his last years France as part of their Euro- to #nd success. Even though while she wrote love scenes and watched my life play out were spent battling bipolar dis- pean expansion. By the end Net!ix is able to work through between the main character, on screen,” she shared. order and coping with his ter- of September, Net!ix will be the regulations, they still, ac- Piper Chapman, and her ex Morelli married her ex-hus- minal diagnosis of Parkinson’s available in thirteen European cording to Fox News, will have girlfriend, Alex Vause. band Steve Basilone a%er a six disease. countries. Net!ix's expansion to pay a two percent tax if their year relationship. She realized According to TMZ, “(Wil- into France has brought con- earnings per year are more she was gay #ve months into liams) had been receiving troversy and problems among than 10 million dollars e"ec- their marriage, but did not #le treatment for depression. Wil- di"erent French competitors. tive in 2015. for divorce for another two liams had been severely de- According to USA Today, Canal+ already has the rights “I went through years. “I was so deep in my pressed and went to a Minne- because Net!ix’s headquarters to House of Cards, Net!ix's hit own self-doubt that I constant- sota rehab facility last month.” are not in France, they will not series. But according to the it all on set: I ly felt like a fraud,” she stated. Everyone knew Williams for have to follow French law that Wall Street Journal, Net!ix is fell in love with A%er she #nally came out of portraying very comedic char- states that forty percent of the in the process of creating a new the closet and #led for divorce, acters in all of his movies and programming on TV and radio French television show Mar- a woman and she soon therea%er made an never failing to put a smile on must be of French origin. Net- seille that is similar to “House appearance at the Emmy’s with the faces of all. !ix is expected to negativley of Cards". Famous French watched my new girlfriend Samira Wiley, a"ect French competitor Ca- producer, Pascal Breton, will life play out on who plays Poussey on Orange nal+. Net!ix is able to bypass produce the new French show. Is "e New Black. “Everyone knew French law because according $e show Marseille will be screen” Morelli looks back at her time to the Wall Street Journal, they based in France's second larg- in the closet and says, “I am Robin for portray- are in the process of moving est city, Marseille, and be po- Morelli came out in a writ- not perfect. I would rather be their headquarters from Am- litical. $e show is expected to ing very comedic ten piece on Mic.com, where comfortable than brave. I also sterdam to Luxembourg. start production in the spring she shared she realized she wouldn’t mind your approval characters in all Canal+ is a big investor in new of 2015. because that always feels nice.” of his movies and !e Glorious Return of never failing to Fall Movie Calendar put a smile on the By Ilana Larry Sta! Writer Laggies faces of all.” Lowdown TV October 3rd Ouija Brad Falchuk, will feature the “It’s sad to think about what Annabelle Paranormal Activity 5 By Sarah Rainsdon partially returning cast pres- people are feeling on the inside Gone Girl Revenge of the Green Dragons A&E Editor ent in all seasons of American and what they are conveying Le% Behind White bird in a Blizzard As many of you know, fall Horror Story, featuring Evan on the outside, it’s terrible,” Hector and the Search for is television premire and re- Peters, Jessica Lange, Kathy stated junior Jacob Rosenblatt Happiness newal season, when all of our Bates, and Sarah Paulson. $e in regards to William’s passing. October 30th favorite TV shows come out October 10th plot will encompass one of the Williams did work hard to ABC’s of Death 2 of hibernation and we spend Addicted few remaining American freak keep his personal life very pri- Before I go to Sleep what seems like an eternity Dracula Untold shows in 1952, located in Jupi- vate, which was part of the rea- Horns catching up on the numerous $e Judge ter, Florida. son why his struggles were so Night Crawler shows we missed so dearly Alexander and the Terrible, Bones, a crime show still go- intense. “He, as an actor, had Invasion of the Body Snatch- over the summer. Horrible, No Good, Very Bad ing strong in its tenth season also a lot of pressure, and of ers Although this season signals Day this year, premiered on Sep- course he had a private life that the return of many of our be- Automata tember 25 on Fox Network. a lot of his fans didn’t know loved shows, it also means that Kite $e show itself, created by about. It’s tragic, it’s not a good November 7 there are some new shows. So Meet the Mormons Hart Hanson and starring Em- thing ever but it’s de#nitely a Interstellar far this season, every network Whiplash ily Deschanel as Bones and big loss,” said junior Madison Big Hero 6 has had wonderful ratings on Kite David Boreanaz as Booth, en- Leone. $e $eory of Everything some of their new shows like Meet the Mormons compasses an American com- Just because we have physi- Gotham on Fox and Scorpion Whiplash edy-drama based on forensic cally lost a comedy king does November 14 on CBS. Foxcatcher anthropology and archeology not mean we will forget him October 17th Returning shows, such as Big Beyond $e Lights whilst connecting the lab work through spirit. Fans all over the Men, Women & Children Bang "eory, "e Voice, and Dumb and Dumber To to a FBI case. country showed their condo- Fury "e Blacklist appear to be go- According to the New York lences by leaving !owers and $e Book of Life ing strong, and according to Times, this show also started cards on the Good Will Hunt- A Matter of Faith November 21 the New York Times, they have o" the TV season with high ing bench in Boston and writ- Dear White People $e Hunger Games: Mocking- surpassed their initial viewing ratings and an exceeded pro- ing messages with chalk on the Guardian Angel jay- Part 1 projections by several million. jected audience number. concrete next to it, saying their Housebound $e Imitation Game American Horror Story, a Overall, although there are “thank you’s” and “goodbyes”. $e Young Ones V/H/S: Viral show popular among young no extremely impressive new “He will de#nitely be remem- adults, is also projected to do series’ that have premiered bered for his ability to make very well with their fourth this year, 2014’s returning TV comedy. I thought he was a co- October 24th November 28 season, Freakshow, premiering shows have had a wonderful medic genius,” said junior Cur- 1,000 Times Goodnight Horrible Bosses 2 October eighth. kicko" and hopefully will not ran Roberts. $ere is no doubt Happy New Year Penguins of Madagascar Freakshow, created and pro- dissapoint. in anybody’s mind that Robin John Wick duced by Ryan Murphy and Williams will be missed. October 3, 2014 A&E 12 Hi-Tide Riffs Studios By Ilana Larry strument repairs, in addition to "e local studio is most fa- have ranged from Vinyasa, a Ri!s Studios is a local shop Sta! Writer selling instruments like acous- mously known for their out- style in which the movements without equal, o!ering the tic guitars, ukuleles, mandolins, door venue, "e Yoga Yard, are synchronized to the breath, unique combination of yoga On La Jolla Blvd. next to Don where they o!er live music- to Gentle Hatha, a style known and music. "e Yoga Yard Bravo’s, lies Ri!s Studios, a yoga sessions with a wide va- for not being strenuous. Ri!s hosts a variety of yoga classes one-of-a-kind music shop that riety of local performers and occasionally o!ers other class- and acts as a gathering place o!ers a variety of services for “"e studio was yoga instructors. es and workshops as well. for locals to enjoy its features. both music-lovers and yogis. created with the "e deck, built of Redwood, "e studio has two locations: is surrounded by bamboo Park City, Utah where it began goal of building a and banana trees and is cov- and La Jolla, California. music shop that ered by a mesh canopy to "e studio was created with protect the classes from too the goal of building a music would be inviting, much sun, creating an ambi- shop that would be inviting, ance unique to Ri!s. part of the community, and a part of the com- "e Yoga Yard is used daily local gathering place for peo- munity, and a local for live music yoga classes ple to appreciate and enjoy and workshops and the stu- music. gathering place for dio even o!ers occasional re- "e two stores are not the people to appreciate treats to Mexico for yoga and same. While the Park City sur#ng in the past! location was established as a and enjoy music.” "e classes, which are dis- music shop with a co!ee bar, persed throughout the day, the local studio o!ers a cross o!er both standard classes between a yoga studio and a and banjos. Ri!s also works and classes that feature live music shop. "e location func- with Santa Cruz and Huss & music. "e yoga styles re- Photo Courtesy of Ryan Robson tions in music lessons and in- Dalton to build custom guitars. cently explored in claasses

October 23rd- House of Blues November 9th- Viejas Arena "e Janoskians "e Black Keys, Jake Bugg

Fall Concert Calendar October 25th- North Park November 10th- Belly Up "eater By Ilana Larry Tavern War Paint Sta! Writer October 16th- North Park All American Rejects, P.O.D., "eatre "e Workday Release, Austin October 4th - Viejas Washed Out Burns October 1st- Soma October 24th- Soma Arena at Aztec Bowl SDSU, Bombay Bicycle Club, October 19th- Sleep Train Alt-J, LoveLife November 15th- "e Casbah Milo Greene "e Eagles Amphitheater Tegan & Sara, Waters, "e October 6th- House of Blues Zac Brown Band, Sturgill Courtneys October 2nd- House of October 24th- Sleep Train Angus and Julia Stone Simpson Blues San Diego Amphitheater American Authors, "e Luke Bryan, Cole Swindell, October 7th- House of Blues Lee Brice November 19th- BellyUp Mowgli’s, Echosmith Anberlin October 21st- House Cold War Kids, Avid of Blues Charli XCX, October 30th- House of Dancer October 3rd- Harrah’s Resort October 8th- Soma Elliphant, Femme Blues Blondie Chromeo, Wave Rider New Politics, Bad Suns, November 19th- Viejas Arena SomeKindaWonderful Bastille and Last Stand October 22nd- Hum- October 4th- House of Blues October 10th- phrey’s October 31st- November 21st- Soma Pinback, Tara Melos Open Air "eatre Erasure, Superhumanoids North Park "eatre Lorde, Majical Cloudz Cut Copy "e 1975

Warhol:lar and controversial, because it mediums ofShadows silk screening the gravity of its uniqueness. school ID along. Ask your By Sophia Ketring Sta! Writer capitulated consumerism. and hand painting. He played Student admission is only English teacher if you can get Warhol's work represented with the di!erences between seven dollars if you bring your extra credit for visiting. From now until February 2nd, his opinion on society: materi- the positive and negative 2015, the Museum of Contem- alistic and distorted. "e Shad- prints of the photos to create porary Art, Los Angeles will ows exhibit displays a di!erent all of the di!erent panels of be displaying Andy Warhol's aspect of Andy Warhol's style. "Shadows". "e MOCA Di- "Shadows." "is is the #rst According to MOCA's website, rector Philippe Vergne says. time this Andy Warhol collec- "Shadows" #rst installation was "Andy Warhol's ‘Shadows’ are tion has been presented on the at 393 West Broadway in New the line between the Ameri- West Coast. York, and featured eighty-three can dream and the American Andy Warhol was a Slovaki- panels. Sixteen of those were death... It is a very rare event an pop artist who in the 1960s displayed privately in a back to be able to experience the painted iconic American items room of the gallery. complete work as Warhol in- such as Muhammad Ali, dollar Warhol drew inspiration from tended." bills, Marilyn Monroe, Camp- various photographs he took of It would be adventageous bell’s Tomato Soup, and Elvis shadows in "e Factory, War- to take advantage of the op- Presley. hol's New York City studio. portunity to see Andy War- According to the Washington Warhol made this work in the hol's "Shadows," considering Post, his work was very popu- Photo Courtesy of Wikicommons