PAGE 2 PAGE 4 PAGE 12 PUBLIC VS. PROS AND CHS ALUM PRIVATE CONS OF SCOUTS SCHOOLS TENURE FOR MLB NEWS NEWS SPORTS the Carmel Sandpiper a Carmel High School student publication VOLUME XXXV APRIL 2017 www.thesandpiper.org MOCK TRIAL FIRST IN STATE Science course offering sparks tension between board and teachers

BY BECCA GOREN

The implementation of the new mandated Next Generation Science Standards in the 2017-18 school year would leave CHS without any sections of Physics in the 2017-18 school year, but after the voiced con- cerns of many students and parents, the CUSD Board of Education decided to create a single section of Hon- ors Physics to accommodate eight incoming sopho- mores, despite the recommendations of the CHS sci- ence department. photo by LEIGH CAMBRA “I suppose the issue is that we [at the science de- The Carmel High mock trial team won the final trial at the 2017 State Championships in Riverside, California, partment] feel our specialty is teaching science to stu- March 26, taking first place in the state for the first time in Monterey County history. CHS seniors Anna Gumberg dents,” one CHS science teacher says, “and we know and Mindy Morgan were named as Outstanding Defense Attorneys. The team will go on to represent California how to provide the resources they need to succeed in in the National Mock Trial Finals in Hartford, Connecticut, in mid-May. (More on mock trial on page 4). (Pic- the sciences. We hoped that the community and board tured from left to right, back row) teacher coach Joe McCarty, Alex Poletti, Mindy Morgan, Julia Sudol, Joyce would have realized that.” Doherty, Kevin Kamm, Sofia Chang, Megan Kou, Madeleine Fontenay, TJ Sullinger, Melissa Pavloff, teacher Last summer, CHS resolved to implement NGSS coach Bill Schrier. (front row) Rachael Schroeder, Anna Gumberg, Sara Phillips, Teejan Saddy, Becca Goren. starting in the 2017-18 school year, which will result in a change in the science course sequence at CHS, in- verting the current order in which students take science classes. Physics will become a junior-level course, and Big Sur’s bridge demolition creates Chemistry will become a sophomore-level course, the opposite of the current system. The plan was to not offer a Physics course in the 2017-18 school year to problems for CHS students accommodate the transition. The plan changed when a handful of affected students and their parents came BY ANNALISE KRUEGER there are a total of 26 CHS students who normally live south of the bridge, which was damaged beyond repair forward. After many harsh winter months of torrential down- due to heavy rains in January and February, thus lead- One such parent is Lisa Talley Dean, mother of pour and raging storms, Big Sur is left in shambles: ing to its demolition on March 17. Eighteen of these Grace Dean, a current CHS freshman. a bridge demolished due to its decrepit state, the con- students are now living with host families north of the “As next year was planned to be the only gap year stant threat and existence of landslides and damaged, bridge and all around Monterey County. in many years when Physics was not offered,” Lisa unpassable roads. Among the 450 currently trapped, One of these refugees is freshman William Gafill, Dean says, “it unfairly impacts the current freshman as reported by KSBW, between the now-nonexistent who normally lives south of Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge, class, a number of whom are passionate about science Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge to the north and the landslides but was luckily able to evacuate with his mother to a and wish to take the class.” to the south, eight Carmel High School students have friend’s home in Monterey, before access across the Grace adds on that, although she and her peers just regained access to buses that will transport them PHYSICS COURSE to school. BIG SUR According to CHS assistant principal Tom Parry, CONT. ON 8 CONT. ON 2

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CHS NEWS The tenure controversy: Teachers examine pros and cons of security BY JOYCE DOHERTY Schrier explains. THE SANDPIPER However, from a teacher standpoint, tenure serves “Who else has the requirement to regularly assess a purpose on a more personal level as well. Principal STAFF people as teachers do?” Carmel High School social Rick Lopez, who has been a principal at CHS for eight studies teacher Bill Schrier asks. “There is a constant years, recalls that before going into teaching, he was a and frequent need to grade people in a way that really construction worker and could be fired at any time. Editors-in-chief: Anna Gumberg, Melissa matters. So wouldn’t you want those people to have in- “Although I didn’t get into teaching because of Pavloff dependence, or rather them be subject to pressure of tenure,” Lopez says, “having that job security was a re- outside influence?” lief as opposed to my time as a construction worker.” Layout Editor: Becca Goren The independence and protection from outside In some states, tenure has been abolished, and Cali- influence that tenure provides teachers is the single fornia moved to do away with tenure in 2012 in the Ver- Online Editor: Jessica DiLullo strongest argument, according to Schrier. In California, gara case in which nine public school students filed a Copy Editors: Ellie Alto, Jessica DiLullo, teachers in public schools must be evaluated during lawsuit to strike it down due to students being attached Becca Goren, Anna Gumberg, Annalise their first two years to ineffective teachers. Krueger, Ryan Lin, Alex Poletti, Connor and can then receive While the court did find Suess tenure, which is ulti- tenure unconstitutional, mately job protection. the case went on ap- Staff Reporters: Grace Davis, Parinda Teachers themselves peal and tenure stayed Desai, Joyce Doherty, Ellah Foster, Asha have differing and op- in place. Johnston, Grace Liang, Archer Michaels, posing views on the According to the Preston Miglaw, Evan Patel, Hailey Rowe, matter, developing New York Times, these Claire Taagen, Carter Whitaker, Kylie Yeat- into a greater contro- students were backed man versy. by the organization Stu- Faculty Adviser: Mike Palshaw “If you ask any dents Matter, whose at- teacher on this cam- torney argued that the The views expressed in The Carmel Sand- pus, all of them can “dance of the lemons,” piper are solely those of authors and are agree that some- in which ineffective not intended to be viewed as those of the one has asked them teachers were shuffled Carmel Unified School District adminis- to change a grade,” from school to school tration, the Carmel High School adminis- Schrier says. “Tenure and ended up in com- tration or the adviser. protects teachers from munities with dispro- pressure of powerful portionately large num- parents or the admin- bers of poor and minor- WANT TO SEND US A LETTER? istration.” graphic by JOYCE DOHERTY ity students. One of the Similarly, math students explained that teacher Juan Gomez, who has been teaching for 13 teachers were wearing students out and constantly tell- The Sandpiper staff welcomes contribu- tions from the student body in the form of years, explains that each teacher has roughly 150 stu- ing them that they would never amount to anything. letters to the editor to sandpiper@carme- dents which constitutes 300 parents, each with a unique While ineffective or simply bad teachers may be in lunified.org. The Carmel Sandpiper staff view on how to raise their children since teachers are any school district, most administrators are not happy reserves the right to edit all letters for essentially raising the students at a certain level of in- with the tenure system. According to a news survey of clarity, length, libel and taste. teraction. more than 500 California school principals, 69 percent “When serving an entire classroom of students, to said they were dissatisfied with the tenure system of Carmel High School, P.O. Box 222780 have one disagreement on one day with one student, California and only 11 percent were satisfied. At least Carmel, CA 93922 and have that be the reason why I am no longer able to at CHS, Lopez does not find tenure to be an issue and 831-624-1821, ext. 3723 serve the other students,” Gomez says, “it seems like it sees it in a positive light. [email protected] isn’t the right way to go about business.” “I support tenure at CHS because it is an actual All public school teachers must belong to the process in our system,” says Lopez, who participates in teacher union or pay fees. At CUSD all of the teachers the hiring, evaluating and deciding whether a teacher belong to the Association of Carmel Teachers, accord- stays. “With this job protection, teachers can teach in a ADVERTISE IN THE SANDPIPER! ing to Schrier, ACT’s president. positive environment and feel comfortable in the class- “Our purposes are to represent the teachers of room so they can effectively teach to our students.” To run an advertisement in The Carmel CUSD in contract negotiations, speak on behalf of the In a 2015 online questionnaire answered by more Sandpiper, contact us at teachers of the district, to help resolve problems, to pro- than 500 public school teachers, 81 percent agreed that mote professionalism and ethical conduct among our [email protected] members and to advocate for those things we believe TENURE will best allow us to teach the students of the district,” CONT. ON 9

to take science courses in the sequence have been just too many examples of ducted in terms of the economics of im- Physics course that they wish. that. We’re asking that any inclination to plementing the course. According to one “A problem that only affects eight do what the superintendent is supposed CHS staff member, the section would CONT. FROM 1 students could have been solved on to do not happen. The great things that cost approximately $20,000. would be able to take Physics as juniors, campus, in my opinion,” one CHS staff happen in classrooms happen because According to CUSD Board of not taking the class next year would in- member says. “I don’t think this dis- teachers inspire, and inspired teachers Education president Dr. John Ellison, terrupt the path to completing their de- agreement needed to find its way into inspire. Demoralized teachers don’t.” the CHS administration is looking fur- sired science courses before graduation. the Board leaving our teachers feeling so Schrier’s comments at the meeting ther into how many students would be “For me, it’s mostly a timing issue,” disheartened.” were followed by other staff members interested in taking Physics next year Grace says. “I plan on taking AP Chem Associate Carmel Teachers presi- voicing similar sentiments, specifically and will decide on the fate of the course and AP Bio before I graduate. Doubling dent Bill Schrier addressed the school regarding the board’s support of the based on the numbers and “implications up on a science next year I expect will board at a public meeting March 8 about single section of Honors Physics. School for the rest of campus.” be easier than doing so with an AP class. the disconcert Maas-Baldwin and the board member Rita Patel addressed Ellison goes on to address frustra- Also, the integration of math in Physics science department expressed and the these concerns in an apology later in the tions among CHS teachers regarding is important for further courses, and the general role of the board in school poli- meeting. decision-making processes. class in general is a good foundational cies. “I just want to take this time to Ellison adds, “I believe that the science.” “As a school board member, you apologize to the staff members of Car- board and ACT have worked coopera- Following the 2017-18 school year, have no individual legal authority to mel High School,” Patel said. “It really tively for many years and that they will doubling up on a science during sopho- fix problems or decide issues,” Schrier broke my heart when I heard the feed- continue to do so going forward despite more year will not be a problem, accord- said. “There are decisions that are made back that I was hearing that people were any controversy over a particular deci- ing to CHS principal Rick Lopez. As of that are hard to make, and when board very upset.” sion made by district administration, now, there are eight rising sophomores members transcend the normal boundar- The current decision to offer the even if any individual member of the signed up to take the single Honors ies and get involved in decisions, they Honors Physics section is subject to board might disagree with that deci- Physics section next year to allow them complicate it for everyone, and there change as continued research is con- sion.” APRIL 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 3 NEWS

CAMPUS NEWS Outages have not changed district’s emergency electrical protocol BY RYAN LIN says, “seldom do we have some the prob- ogy become significantly impaired when One possible option in order to have lems that the schools in the East have. there is no power. normal school activities during electrical “When I first went to school I Our climate just doesn’t have blizzards. “This makes it difficult for teachers, outages would be to have school genera- thought I was watching some zom- However, if it does occur, we would con- but it doesn’t mean they are unable to in- tors powering the entire high school. bie show,” senior Adam Morrison says sider closing the school if we have the teract with students,” Lopez says. “We have small generators that can “There were generators powering power phone systems and emer- lights…. It was very surreal.” gency supplies,” Paul says. “These Power outages at Carmel are intended not for the use of a High School are few and far be- temporary power outage, but used tween, but an all-day power out- if we were stranded like we were age on Jan. 22 conflicted with in an earthquake.” many school activities, such as Paul says that more powerful teaching, club meetings and after- generators have been used on dif- school sports. ferent sites before. CHS Principal Rick Lopez “If we have a lengthy outage, says that there is a protocol that there are options for us,” Paul ex- the school follows during a power plains. “There was a storm in 2008 outage. where River School lost power for “The protocol is, first of all, an extended period. We rented finding the information as to when generators and ran the site for an the power would be restored,” Lo- entire school for a week. So, for pez says. “There is interaction be- lengthy outages, we will have a tween the district and me. Mr. Par- way to get things working.” ry is our safety coordinator, and he In the recent power outage, interacts with the district on that.” the district brought in additional Carmel Unified School Dis- generators for some lighting, but trict director of facilities and trans- the principal says that CHS does portation Dan Paul says that the not have any generators for the en- district then tries to use portable tire school. graph by RYAN LIN generators in order to reestablish According to the Environ- communications. While varying slightly, CHS electrical usage followed an upward trend between 2009 and 2014. mental Protection Agency, climate “We also work with PG&E on change is increasing the odds of a first name basis,” Paul says. “They will power outage and if we have a signifi- Lopez adds that the school’s unique more extreme weather events taking give us updates if there is an outage and cant safety violation at the school.” electrical line with PG&E allows CHS place. In spite of this, concerning wheth- will give us updates on what to expect.” Lopez acknowledges that the learn- to get power outages while the middle er the school will get generators capable Next, Lopez says, the school fol- ing environment during power outages is school or other district sites might not. of powering the school, Lopez says that lows out with other safety concerns like extremely impacted. The school’s push “Our school is at the end of one sec- it doesn’t “sound likely.” temperature and transportation issues. towards using Chromebooks and having tor for PG&E that comes over the hill “Luckily, for our climate,” Lopez teachers build lessons around technol- from Monterey,” he notes.

COMMUNITY NEWS Community lacks healthy water levels despite winter rains BY PRESTON MIGLAW Fort Ord.” tation of greywater. Greywater is all day. Throughout the previous years of the water waste from a home, exclud- Christensen concludes, “Our local In spite of the near record-breaking harsh drought, Carmel Unified School ing water from sinks, toilets and wash- restrictions related to water use and our rain California received in the 2016 rainy District has taken various measures to ing machines. The most common use of conservation efforts will remain largely season, Carmel still remains in a severe prevent unnecessary water usage. Spe- greywater in the Carmel area is for wa- in place because we are in a regulatory water crisis. The main water sources for cifically pertaining to the high school, tering the Pebble Beach Golf Course, an drought because of our communities un- Carmel and the surrounding areas have a major water usage reduction project act that saves thousands of gallons every lawful diversion of Carmel River water.” been extremely depleted, and because was the construction of the turf field in of the massive overuse of water, a wa- 2014. Additionally, according to CUSD ter debt has developed on the Monterey director of maintenance Dan Paul, Car- Peninsula. mel River Elementary School recently Monterey Peninsula Water Manage- upgraded all of its water fixtures to an ment District hydrologist Thomas Chris- ultra-low rating to reduce the amount of tensen explains that “Cal-Am, who de- water being used. livers the majority of water on the penin- “It’s really dependent on the weath- sula, has a legal right to 3,376 acre-feet er every year,” Paul mentions. “If we get of Carmel River water per year. In Water a wet winter, like this year, we are not Year 2016 they pumped approximately using as much irrigation, but you have 7,704.9 acre-feet.” a drought like we’ve had the last five According to the MPWMD, Cali- years, we still got to keep the fields green fornia American Water customers were and usable, so we use more water.” unable to conserve enough water to When the turf field was installed stay on track with planned 10,066 acre- in 2014, water usage across all district foot—one acre-foot equals 325,851 gal- campuses dropped from 21.7 million lons—budget in the 2016 Water Year. gallons to 17.4 million gallons, over a The Water Year began October 1, 2015, 4.2 million-gallon reduction. Nonethe- and went through September 30, 2016. less, CUSD water reductions have not Approximately 13,785.2 acre-feet of been enough to keep the surrounding water were consumed. area out of the water crisis. “The main take away for our area “I don’t think that we’re all of a sud- is that the majority of water here on the den going to think that because we have Monterey Peninsula comes from basi- had some good rains and we’re techni- cally two sources,” Christensen adds. cally taken out of the classification of “The first source is the Carmel River and drought,” Carmel High School Principal its associated alluvial aquifer—ground- Rick Lopez says. “I don’t think that is water in the sands and gravels under the going to change our perspective of water courtesy of PIXABAY Carmel River—and the second source, usage.” the Seaside Groundwater Basin located Water is also conserved in the lo- An example of the excessive watering of sports fields required to under the city of Seaside and parts of cal community through the implemen- maintain a usable playing surface. 4 NEWS www.thesandpiper.org APRIL 2017

COMMUNITY NEWS From public to private, penninsula boasts top school options BY JESSICA DILULLO and York School has slightly more than 200. With a variety of secondary schooling options CHS junior Kevin Cook, who available for residents of the Monterey Peninsula, par- transferred from Stevenson after ents may wonder which high school to send their child his sophomore year, prefers the to. Whether public or private, large or small, each high- greater enrollment at Carmel. performing school on the Monterey Peninsula holds its “I found that I didn’t really fit own advantages and differentiating characteristics. into the small school atmosphere at One of the most obvious upsides to attending Stevenson,” Cook says. “The big- a public school is the affordability and ease of being ger size of Carmel made it easy to admitted into the school. However, families must still find the things I was interested in meet certain criteria to send their children to select pub- and the people who shared my in- lic schools within the peninsula. Carmel High School terests.” and Pacific Grove High School are two of the highest- More students may mean ranked public schools in the state, Carmel at #25 and more diversity in a school’s popu- P.G. at #124, according to U.S. News and World Re- lation and more opportunities for port’s 2016 California state rankings. Because of the students to make connections with graphic by JESSICA DILULLO ways in which they are funded, primarily from property their peers. On the contrary, small- of students in 2016 was a 26.1 at CHS and a 25 at taxes, these schools require families to live within dis- er class sizes can allow teachers to give greater atten- PGHS on the 36-point ACT scale. trict boundaries in order to attend. tion to individual students and ensure that fewer are left Nonetheless, both CHS and PGHS have qualities Private schools, on the other hand, allow students without an understanding of the material. that make these public schools appealing. Janet Light, to attend no matter their residence; however, they come Equally important to note is the number of students a college and career center adviser at Pacific Grove, with a price. who end up graduating from these schools. The Salinas points out some of PGHS’ desirable traits that stem At Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, the compre- Californian notes that in 2015, the graduation rate of from its location. hensive fee for the 2017-2018 school year is $39,300 students within the Monterey County was 84.5 percent, “Pacific Grove High School is the only high school for day students, and $64,900 for boarding students. a 4.5 percent increase over the previous three years. in our small district,” Light says. “The town has the Santa Catalina School’s tuition is slightly less, with day This growing graduation rate puts the county above lowest crime rate of any Monterey County city…. It is students paying $34,000 and boarding students paying California’s graduation rate of 82 percent. Graduation known for its ‘small town’ friendliness and hospital- $52,000. Even less in cost is York High School, where rates among these particular five high schools prove to ity.” domestic students pay $32,400 and international stu- be even higher. In 2016, the graduation rate of students Likewise, Darren Johnston, a college and career dents pay $36,000. at PGHS was 99.2 percent and 99.5 percent at CHS. center counselor at CHS, discusses some of the ways in For some students and their families, the cost of The success of high schools in preparing their stu- which CHS is set apart from other public high schools. tuition does not outweigh the benefits of attending the dents for college is another way in which these schools “The relationships forged between students and school. Stevenson School senior Alex Eales, for exam- can be examined. Many factors attest to college readi- faculty members make Carmel High School pretty ple, describes the ways in which he feels closely con- ness, such as standardized test scores and access to Ad- unique,” Johnston remarks. “You don’t often find that nected to his school: “Stevenson is a close-knit com- vanced Placement level courses. Stevenson School has at public schools, but at CHS it’s commonplace for stu- munity that I’ve been a part of for 13 years. Although the highest participation rate of students in AP courses dents to feel connected to teachers, counselors, coaches it is very expensive, I feel like it has really prepared at 90 percent. Stevenson looks to challenge its students and so on.” me for the outside world and college. The small classes academically, and its inclusion of AP courses is a re- Whether public or private, each type of school have allowed me to make meaningful connections with flection of this. seems to hold its own advantages, allowing certain stu- my teachers and peers.” Students have also gained assistance in continuing dents who have attended multiple high schools to take As Eales points out, Stevenson’s class sizes are their education past high school through Stevenson’s away positives from each. relatively small, as its average student-to-teacher ratio college center. Stevenson School senior William Lans- Cook, who attended Stevenson School for two is 10:1. Catalina’s is similar with a ratio of 8:1, and bury attests to the center’s usefulness. years as a freshman and sophomore before starting his York’s is even less with an average of 7:1 students per “The college center is the ultimate asset for stu- junior year at CHS, noticed similarities between CHS teacher. Public schools generally have larger ratios, as dents taking the next step to find another home after and Stevenson School. Carmel has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17:1 and Pa- Stevenson,” Lansbury says. “Students meet with col- “Both are academically challenging schools with cific Grove has 18:1. lege representatives, are assigned a staff member who beautiful, open campuses,” Cook says, “and they both These variations in student-to-teacher ratios are is their college applications advisor and have the abil- offer a plethora of extracurricular activities to get in- often directly related to the high school’s enrollment ity to read through binders with information about hun- volved in.” numbers. According to the California Department of dreds of different colleges.” Similar to Cook, 2015 CHS graduate Makena Education, the average high school in the state of Cali- CHS and PGHS, though public schools, also of- Ehnisz had attended Catalina since pre-kindergarten fornia enrolls approximately 1,400 students. With just fer college and career centers with advisers on hand. before transferring to Carmel High as a junior. under 900 students, CHS would then be considered a In addition, the opportunity for students to challenge “CHS encouraged me to work harder to explore smaller high school in terms of enrollment. When com- themselves with higher level courses is available. In topics I found interesting rather than simply going pared to other high-performing schools on the Mon- 2016, 34.1 percent of students enrolled in at least one through the motions,” Ehnisz explains. “I appreciate terey Peninsula, however, CHS is large. AP course at PGHS, while 49 percent did so at CHS. the basis of academic rigor that I experienced at Cata- PGHS and Stevenson are each home to about 600 Carmel’s standardized testing statistics are also lina, but I think I truly came into my own when given students, Santa Catalina School has a little under 500, slightly higher than PGHS’, as the average ACT score the range of opportunities at Carmel.” Reflecting on three years with CHS’ championship team BY ANNA GUMBERG Allow me to give a brief window mechanical engineering of a machine Mindy Morgan, was named Best Defense into the Carmel High mock trial team’s leaves out the most critical part of mock Attorney at the California Mock Trial In the past three seasons, the Carm- practice regimen: It’s 8 p.m. on a Tues- trial: heart. More than anything, mock Finals in March. el High mock trial program has become day, and the only people left on campus trial requires heart. That small spark, the nearly unrecognizable. Of course, the are a few custodians, our coach (history little flame that powers us all. success of any program ebbs and flows, teacher Bill Schrier) and a handful of To the disinterested observer, mock but the growth of this team exceeded any mock trial team members. We’re sit- trials may seem dry or slow. But beneath expectations we could have had. This ting in Schrier’s classroom, bleary-eyed, the surface, there’s an energy that comes year, Carmel High took first place in the half-starved and reading through the into play, comprised of thoughts left un- California State Finals. case packet or rewriting a line of ques- said, of a battle of wits, of constantly In May, we’ll be representing the tioning or deciding on a new way to de- trying to reach new heights and adapt state of California in the National High liver an opening statement for the 500th gracefully. It takes stamina, grace and, School Mock Trial Championship. It still time, all in preparation for the next im- most importantly, passion. feels strange to write that down. It seems pending tournament. I have learned more about team- outlandish to think that we, a ragtag Let me tell you: You don’t spend work, poise, hard work, perseverance bunch of 10 overstressed, over-worked close to 25 hours a week with a group of and loyalty in nearly three years on the high schoolers, could pull off anything people without getting to know each one Carmel High mock trial team than I did even close to a state championship. of them to an alarming degree of scien- in 18 years elsewhere on the planet. The way I see it, it all came down to tific certainty. This year, we have truly Turns out, the key to success is just a few things: hard work, abundant expe- become the “well-oiled machine” Mr. a little elbow grease after all. rience and blind luck. Schrier calls us so often. Sandpiper editor-in-chief Anna Of course, comparing us to the Gumberg, along with fellow CHS senior APRIL 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 5 NEWS

HEALTH Cafeteria Neeewwwss: District pursues healthy options BY EVAN PATEL are going to be eating less and less beef,” tinuing with them. She says they go out on Monday, which includes meats, pro- Maas-Baldwin says. “It’s just not a sus- and find products that they know she’ll duce and other items. Shipments that Based on a philosophy to provide tainable thing to eat at all.” want. include mostly baked chips also come local, fresh organic food to Carmel High Since McGregor’s arrival here in “I like working with them,” Mc- from Danielson Company based in Chi- School students, the cafeteria has uti- the CUSD in 2010, she has done her best Gregor notes. “It’s an easy part of my co, California. lized three major food companies to sat- to change CHS food along these lines. job to email them and ask for a certain The final food provider that the isfy students’ hunger. In an effort to facilitate this change at food and know that they will get it for school uses is Gold Star Foods, which As the district’s food service super- CHS, McGregor brought the company me while making sure it satisfies all the provides items such as canned foods. visor, Denise McGregor purchases all she used while working in Santa Cruz, things I look for.” Like Performance Food Services, they the food, makes the menus, serves as Performance Food Services, to Carmel. As the company had previously collect products from a variety of com- the liaison between the state and federal (The company was formerly called Le- worked with McGregor, they understood panies, such as General Mills and Naked governments and the district, and over- dyard before Performance Foodservice what she wanted to give to students. The Juices, and then provide them to schools sees the program as a whole. bought out the company, but allowed the district supported her hopes for the food making sure that all the items are ap- Carmel Unified School District told proved for schools meals. Though Gold their food service providers to find meat Star Foods is based out of Ontario, their products that meet certain requirements. local warehouse in Dixon, California, Performance Foodservice, the district’s supplies CUSD. largest provider, then decided on three “The reason I do business with different items for the school that satisfy [Gold Star Foods],” McGregor de- those food goals. scribes, “is because everything they sell The school gets its beef from Angus is a smart product for the school. It meets Pure Natural Australian Ground Beef. all the nutrition requirements. California The meat is grass fed, minimally pro- is way ahead of every state for require- cessed and produced without antibiotics ments with all aspects of nutrition being treatments or Hormone Growth Promo- regulated.” tants as it is a Mine Safety Appliances- As a general trend in the U.S. over approved product. The school’s chicken the past few years, average school meal comes from Koch Foods and is also prices have increased to roughly $2.60 produced without hormones or steroids. per meal. This is largely attributed to the For vegetarians, the Beyond Beef Feisty increased regulations placed on school Crumble from Beyond Meat is a 100 food in recent years, be it providing percent vegan, Gluten-free, GMO-free more fresh fruits and vegetables or meet- option. ing specific nutrient requirements. However, Environmental Club ad- Carmel schools have reflected this viser Jason Maas-Baldwin explains that change as well. photo by EVAN PATEL the packaging on some of these products District spending on food has been can be misleading. Cafeteria staff member Nicole Lenggenhager (right) hands a hot meal to on a steady increase since 2008. Dur- “The issue with these packages is sophomore Lorenzo Reyes during a bustling lunch period. ing the 2008-2009 school year funding that providers throw around flashy terms was estimated at $154,000 and increased that prop up an item such as ‘grass-fed,’ to $169,000 the following year. This but there is no set definition of what these name to remain the same.) McGregor program at CHS and decided to switch past 2015-2016 school year, spending words mean,” Maas-Baldwin notes. “In spent the years before her eight current to Performance Food Services allowing reached $206,190, per Rick Blanckmeis- some ways, these packages can be mis- years in Carmel as the food service di- for an easier shift in direction of CUSD ter, the district’s chief business officer, leading for consumers as the regulation rector for Santa Cruz City schools where food. and Jeanette Ayala, the district’s director on advertising hasn’t been truly estab- she did her best to give students the most “When I first came, the elementary of fiscal Services. lished. The best way is to examine the nutritious meals. schools were getting nothing but cold “This progression is a result of in- farms and producers for yourself.” “I want local, fresh-grown product, sandwiches every day. Over my time creased costs associated with consumer When it comes to beef, however, the and I know I don’t have a problem going here I’ve done my best to implement price index increases,” explains Ayala, science teacher does hold a strong opin- to the company for local apples because the ideas I touched on,” McGregor says. “and to some degree the fact the district ion regardless of how the meat is pro- I know they come from a farm in Sali- “We want it to be a hot meal every day has broadened its offerings with respect duced. nas,” McGregor explains. and we try new things.” to breakfast and break service through- “I think as society turns a corner, we McGregor has really enjoyed work- The district gets shipments from out the district.” ing with the company and plans on con- Performance Food Services once a week

CLUB EVENTS This Club Saves Lives goes to LA for WE Day, volunteering BY HAILEY ROWE ed WE Day last year. “As you looked ganizations such as PATH, a nonprofit mum requirements to get into the event. around the room, you could tell every- that provides homes and services to the The Thirst Project is the global proj- While most Carmel High School one was there for the same reason, which homeless, as well as Baby2Baby, an or- ect that TCSL participates in by host- students will be cramming last minute was to better our world.” ganization that provides necessities for ing the Thirst Gala in the beginning of for AP tests on April 27, 20 members of TCSL is a club created by CHS se- children from low-income families until the school year. The club has done local This Club Saves Lives will be attend- niors last year that works on community they are 12 years old. Last year, the club projects this year that include the toiletry ing WE Day to watch big celebrities— service projects and will be attending visited the headquarters for This Bar drive for Family House San Francisco, like last year’s lineup of Selena Gomez, WE Day for the second year this spring. Saves Lives and the Thirst Project. volunteering to help feed the homeless Demi Lovato and Big Sean—speak and “I think it’s going to be really cool “We were all there for a reason—we on Thanksgiving and putting up valen- perform at the Forum in Inglewood. to go and volunteer and help out while all like to help—because the way you get tine hearts that around the school that WE Day is a day that celebrates stu- we’re in the area,” junior and first-year into WE Day is by doing community ser- were inspired by WE Day. dents and youth who are making a differ- member Katya Fredericksen says. vice projects locally and globally,” says “The whole thing was so cool. It ence globally and locally through volun- CHS’ WE Day experience is more junior Diego Cabrera, co-secretary of was really fun to see everyone’s enthusi- teer work; the event’s goal is to inspire than just going to the WE Day event— TCSL, who attended WE Day two years asm for it all,” Cambra says. “I felt like young people to take social action. The while the club is in Los Angeles, they ago. we all really bonded.” name “WE” comes from the event’s goal also do volunteer projects. The club did not buy tickets to get WE Day is connected with WE of empowering the youth to change the “We get to go somewhere and actu- into WE Day, but rather earned their tick- charity, which was founded in 1995 by generation’s mindset from “me” to “we” ally participate in the community, vol- ets by showing that the club has made child’s rights activist Craig Kielburger. and changing the youth’s focus from the unteer and see someplace we normally an impact by doing volunteer work and Since the first WE Day in 2007, the individual to the community. don’t go to and just have a bigger experi- community service. It is required that event has raised over $45 million and “It was definitely a life-changing ence instead of it just going to the one- each school that attends WE Day has to has donated to 1,000 charities. experience. You could feel the positive day celebration,” says Leigh Cambra, have a global project and a local project. Sophomore and first-year member energy in the room,” says junior Coral staff adviser for TCSL. “We have done a lot more than Clementine Chamberlain says, “I’m ex- Barrett, President of TCSL, who attend- The club will be volunteering at or- that,” says Cambra, regarding the mini- cited to get inspired to make change.” 6 NEWS www.thesandpiper.org APRIL 2017

POLITICS Political correctness not a clear-cut issue on college campuses BY KYLIE YEATMAN spaces for students, it’s plain and simple political conversations in the classroom, college campus. However, some stu- the right thing to do,” says Bearfoot, as they can quickly turn into arguments, dents note that what constitutes as “hate With the rise of politically correct who notes that political correctness may and with the divisiveness in the current speech” might be taken too far. culture in western society, universities contribute to increased social awareness. political climate, it’s not difficult to see “There’s people out there who are across the globe have been forced to “By practicing this in class, myself and why. going through serious problems,” one adapt to the ever-growing list of things my peers have grown more conscien- “It was so much easier to bite your U.C. Irvine student says, “which is why that might make students feel uncom- tious towards others needs and learned tongue while the willfully ignorant stu- it’s ridiculous to me that these students fortable. While the ultimate goal of this to be less exclusionary.” dents repeated the same popular and complain about such trivial problems.” movement is to spread awareness for the As stated by the school’s code of non-inclusive opinions,” Horne says. U.C. Davis second-year Christine oppressed, some have observed that the conduct, “U.C. Santa Cruz is commit- However, some students report that Nguyen says, “To me, political correct- movement itself tends to do the opposite. ted to maintaining an objective, civil, di- this diversity may be exploited by pro- ness is saying, ‘We shouldn’t make up One instance of an adverse effect of verse and supportive community free of fessors. false stereotypes about other people.’” the PC push can be seen during the Uni- Nguyen adds that stereotypes that versity of California at Berkeley riots, negatively impact minority students can which were orchestrated with the goal to unintentionally find their way into les- prevent right-wing political commenta- son plans: “I think that’s definitely more tor Milo Yiannopoulos from speaking at important in the classroom. Anything an event. that perpetuates untrue biases, especially Television journalist Tom Brokaw those that are particularly harmful, real- described the students as “childish.” ly has no place in the classroom.” “They can’t hear somebody who Nguyen also notes that students may comes and has a message contrary express biased views, and that it’s im- to their own ideas,” Brokaw said. portant that these views are challenged Political commentator June Lapine in the classroom, adding, “A classroom also notes that all these protests accom- is a place where we search for truths, ei- plished was drawing attention to Yian- ther by challenging our own prejudices nopoulos’s event: “They tried to block or by searching for different point of him from speaking to a few hundred views.” people at a university, but by giving him During a town hall in Des Moines, the attention he ended up speaking in photo by DOUG DURAN Iowa, President Obama described liberal front of millions.” A crowd protests against Breitbart journalist Milo Yiannopolous, who was students as “coddled.” Though the issue is more compli- scheduled to speak at U.C. Berkeley in February. “I’ve heard of some college campus- cated than one may think, the debate es where they don’t want a guest speaker often falls in two different categories: bias, hate, intimidation, dehumanization CSUMB senior Allie Frease notes who is too conservative,” Obama said. those who believe political correctness and exploitation.” that some teachers pressure students to “Or they don’t want to read a book if it silences free speech on campuses and Most universities across California give the response they’re looking for. has language that is offensive to African those who argue that offensive view- spread a similar message of inclusion “Myself and other classmates feel Americans, or somehow sends a de- points have no place in the classroom across all campuses, with a focus on di- like we can’t say anything,” Frease says, meaning signal to women.” because they don’t add anything of im- versity. “because she’ll push until someone says Obama went on to indicate that pro- portance to the conversation. “I had an awesome class where the ‘the racist answer’ to prove her point. tecting students from viewpoints that U.C. Santa Cruz freshman Kiowa professor was progressive and encour- She picks on either white people or her differ from their own ultimately leaves Bearfoot says that classes can benefit aged students of all backgrounds to ‘minority of the day’ that relates best to them unchallenged by the classes they from political correctness in different share their opinions and experiences,” her point.” take. While the battle for political cor- ways. says Sarah Horne, a California State Hate speech and discrimination on rectness on campus rages on, the ques- “Not only does it help to create safe University at Monterey Bay senior. campuses are often cited as two reasons tion of whether it’s the best course of ac- Horne notes that it’s difficult to have why political correctness is vital on a tion in the long-run remains.

CAMPUS NEWS Carmel High parent satisfaction supported by statistics, conversation

BY ARCHER MICHAELS Something that is not covered in Parents feel that CHS can put aca- so they’ve both been challenged,” Leslie the survey, though, is stress. Stress re- demic pressure on its students to gradu- Tracy says. “I think that sports help them At Carmel High School there are mains a constant among upperclassmen, ate, but understand it is something teens a lot. It gives them an outlet so they can numerous academic opportunities for as noted by parents of juniors, who say need to experience in order to grow as get rid of a lot of stress before they come students and a great number of qualified, that their children face stress during and people and to better prepare them for home and hit the books.” well-educated teachers to instruct them. after the school day—but that this is to college and eventually the work force. One form of some parent dissatis- But are the parents of CHS students faction stems from the CHS lunch pro- pleased with their children’s schooling? gram. Of the parents I met with, about Overall, parents are satisfied with half say that lunch at CHS is less than the education that their child is receiv- desirable. This deviates from the survey, ing. According to the 2016 CHS Parent though, where 49 percent said that the Satisfaction Survey, 95 percent of the school does provide a healthy, quality 240 parents that were surveyed are ei- lunch while 17 percent disagreed, and ther satisfied or very satisfied with the the other 33 percent answered “no opin- overall curriculum at CHS. ion.” From an informal polling of two “I hear from [my daughter] that the dozen CHS parents, many express that lunches aren’t so good,” parent Michelle for them, the most important part of Hilton says. “They’re pretty gross…. their child’s education is college readi- My son goes to Carmel River School ness. and gets the best lunches.” “I want [my son] to be able to grad- “Yup!” Hilton’s son yells from his uate, go out to the workforce and be car seat. “We have a professional cook.” very successful,” parent Ranae McDou- Hilton laments that this is really her gal says when asked about her personal only complaint, however, and that she is desires from CHS. “[It’s] wonderful. We mostly satisfied with CHS. live here for the school district.” Overall, parents conclude that CHS graphic by ARCHER MICHAELS Parents agree that their children are is providing a great education for their being properly prepared for college. Ac- be expected. Parents are also satisfied with the children and feel that their children can cording to the survey, 80 percent feel “I wouldn’t call it a lot--I would call vocational electives as well the academic go to college and enter the real world that their children are being properly it a normal amount,” parent Art Barger programs. Eighty-one percent agree that completely prepared. prepared for college. This is also reflect- says in regard to the stress his children the school provides quality programs for ed in Carmel High’s 98 percent gradua- have faced at CHS. “It’s sort of an ex- their students. tion rate. pected amount.” “Both of my kids did the AP track, APRIL 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 7 NEWS

CHS ALUMNI NEWS Sandpiper alumni achieve excellence in college and beyond BY CONNOR SUESS vestigative story—on Adderall usage among teens—which was a really im- Which Carmel High School course singularly portant experience for me,” Marcus equips a student for remarkable success in college and remembers. “Two years ago, I looked beyond? Newspaper. Writing for the Sandpiper under into how the city of St. Paul was han- the guidance of Mike Palshaw has proven to be price- dling veteran homelessness—they less experience for rising journalists, authors and col- made this big promise to end it and I lege students in a wide variety of majors. wanted to follow up and see how they It’s more and more common to see Danny Funt’s were doing. It turns out that they didn’t face on CNN these days. He graduated in 2010 from magically end veteran homelessness CHS, then attended Georgetown before earning his in a year and I investigated why that Master’s in journalism at Columbia University. Elect- was so—what was working and what ing to take Newspaper his senior year at CHS groomed wasn’t.” him to write successfully for the Columbia Journalism Marcus’ story aired on Minnesota Review. Public Radio. Don’t be surprised if in “The Sandpiper was valuable because it taught a few years Josh Marcus’ voice pres- me to pursue stories even when sources aren’t coop- ents NPR’s morning edition on your Former Sandpiper editor-in-chief Danny Funt, who went on to head erative,” Funt asserts. “Some highlights have been way to school. Georgetown’s paper, appears on CNN to comment on the effects of profiling [New York Times columnist] David Brooks Although the majority of former the Monica Lewinsky scandal. and the abruptly fired longtime editor of Esquire, Da- Sandpiper contributors are not pursu- integral to his personal and academic careers. vid Granger, writing a feature on The Marshall Project ing careers in journalism, each makes regular use of “Writing has always been a big part of my life,” and going to Yale to cover protests for racial justice in habits and skills gained by writing for the CHS student Montgomery emphasizes. “Whether it’s an essay, winter 2015.” publication. a newspaper story or a poem, writing is my primary Even before he completed his journalism degree, Short-story author and 2015 CHS graduate Sam means of distilling and solidifying my ideas about my- Funt wrote for Georgetown’s student paper and earned Graves has taken a different approach to writing after self and the world.” money during summers by writing for the Monterey his tenure at the Sandpiper. As he finishes up his gen- A common thread for Montgomery and other CHS Herald. eral education courses at Monterey Peninsula College, Newspaper alumni is that their post-high school writing Josh Marcus, a 2013 CHS graduate, is also pursu- Graves is already on the lookout for a publisher for his isn’t bogged down by having to learn diction. Graves ing journalism, but from a different angle. As he pre- growing collection of short stories. voices the hard-earned benefits from which prior Sand- pares to graduate from Macalester College, Marcus Edie Ellison, a sophomore at Brigham Young Uni- piper staff all continue to reap benefits: mastering the plans to pursue a career in public radio—specifically in versity, won the $12,500 3M essay contest in 2014, us- strict grammatical dogma of the Associated Press style investigative journalism. Like Funt, Marcus traces this ing her writing abilities in a way that profited her high gave them the priceless foundation for excellence in interest back to his time at the Sandpiper. school’s scholarship fund as well as her personal bank future writing. “The Sandpiper was the first place I did an in- account. Yet Palshaw’s assignments equipped her with “My main job for the Sandpiper was as a copyedi- courtesy of SAM GRAVES skills beyond essays and articles. tor,” Graves remembers. “It certainly helped to hone “CHS Newspaper taught me how to talk to peo- my grammar skills and made me a merciless stickler ple,” Ellison recalls. “I had to interview a variety of who instantly scans every document for typos.” people like the Carmel police chief, a radio DJ, CHS Even though Newspaper students groaned and staff, students.” sweated under Palshaw’s insistence on precise format, Sandpiper journalists interview an average of consistent quality and thoughtful creativity, his high three to six people while preparing an article. Multi- standards carved them into clear, concise university- ply that by four articles monthly, and each staff writer level writers. Montgomery, also a former copy editor, invariably develops a comfort level with coming up finds Palshaw’s rigorous training useful on a daily ba- with story ideas, designing and securing interviews sis in college. and distilling research into an orderly presentation for “All those hours spent cutting my Newspaper sto- readers. These real-life skills are referred to by clas- ries to meet word count have really come in handy,” sical educators, like those at the Circe Institute, as the Montgomery enthuses. “Being able to condense and steps of invention, arrangement and elocution. No focus my writing is truly an invaluable skill, and I owe other CHS course teaches students what to write, who a lot of that to the practice I got in Newspaper.” to ask, how to make it happen and how to summarize At the university level, California State University it all in a meaningful way. San Luis Obispo student and 2016 Sandpiper writer Carly Rudiger, also a 2015 graduate, is pursuing a Aaron Kreitman has learned that there is no magic Marketing major at Northeastern University and cred- formula for becoming an effective writer. Like Mont- its her valuable internships for tech companies to ad- gomery and other former Sandpiper student writers, he ditional skills that she learned and sharpened through also now more fully appreciates the endless, challeng- the Sandpiper. ing high school newspaper assignments. They prepared “I have written quite a few blog posts for the him, and his Sandpiper peers, for the inevitable writ- company—SmartBear—and edited countless others,” ing demands after high school graduation: “I’ve found Rudiger asserts. “I feel like my time working for the writing in college a necessity, to clearly communicate Sandpiper could not have prepared me any better for a ideas in something as lengthy as a research paper or as job that requires clear, concise writing.” tight as a sentence summary.” Short story author Sam Graves, a 2014 Sandpiper In the case of Michael Montgomery, a Biology Writing for the Sandpiper clearly prepares students alum, toils away on one of his creations. student at University of California Davis, writing is for real careers, real college assignments, real life.

CAMPUS NEWS Constitution changes allow more students to run for ASB pres. BY JOYCE DOHERTY elected class officer. ment courses.” years to be a part of the leadership, ac- During the annual Constitution re- While the ability to run is now cording to Powers. The Associated Student Body voted view in late January, ASB adviser Au- available to more of the student body, Other changes made were adding March 8 to amend its constitution on brey Powers proposed possible amend- student council members such Barrett a duty of the vice president, who now changing the requirements to run for ments that should be voted on or consid- and Saddy convey concern with more serves a liaison to the college and career ASB president and adding an official ered. Over the course of the following open access to running. counselor for the CHS Career Fair. An- student position for lunchtime activities month, the student council met to decide “A few years ago there was someone other addition is the combination of the commissioner. on the different voting options crafted who ran as a joke and won,” Saddy says. treasurer and secretary for class officers Previously, to run for a position in by ASB vice president Coral Barrett and “They didn’t fulfill their duties, and as and abolishment of the social commis- the ASB, the student had to have been ASB president Teejan Saddy. a result, tighter restrictions were put on sioner due to its unnecessity to have in the ASB class prior to the year run- “I proposed changing the require- and the impeachment of an ASB presi- separate positions that were not filled, ning. With a 12-8 vote, the prerequisite ment because I felt that it was too re- dent was added to the Constitution.” according to Powers. to become ASB president is now more stricting and too limiting,” Powers says. With the more restrictive require- Lastly, the commissioner of lunch- inclusive, only requiring the future pres- “I also felt that it didn’t reflect the idea ments, fewer students were able to run, time activities was already a position; ident to have held some previous CHS of open access as this school does with particularly seniors who may not have however, it was not yet labeled in the leadership, such as an officer of a club or students in regards to Advanced Place- had space in their schedule in previous Constitution. 8 NEWS www.thesandpiper.org APRIL 2017

PHILANTHROPY Alison Eastwood guides Southern California foundation to rescue animals BY ELLAH FOSTER She has always had strong ties to Carmel. Alison Eastwood has spent the last Born and raised here, five years dedicating her time to rescu- Eastwood spent the en- ing dogs and cats from high-kill shelters tirety of her childhood and placing them into adoption or no- as well as parts of her kill housing. adult life in Carmel. She originally began her career fol- Eastwood feels as lowing in her father Clint Eastwood’s though growing up in footsteps as an actress and director. Feel- Carmel had a positive ing something was missing, she decided effect on her love for to put her time into something she finds animals, saying, “I’ve more fulfilling: the Eastwood Ranch always loved animals, Foundation. ever since I grew up “Eastwood Ranch Foundation is a in Pebble Beach, Cali- nonprofit that is an animal welfare and fornia. I’ve just felt a rescue organization,” Eastwood says. kinship with nature and “We’re fairly small, but we do local dog animals.” and cat rescues from high-kill shelters Eastwood believes in Southern California. We also work on that Carmel is a great behalf of animal welfare issues going on place to grow up, es- in the nation.” pecially considering her passion of animal Unlike other rescue organizations, photo by VOLKER FLECK the foundation works on more than just rescue, mentioning saving animals directly. that the town is one of Alison Eastwood pictured here at the annual Garden Party Fundraiser with a rescue dog. ERF holds annual fundraising the ‘most dog-friendly’ events, such as the Fall Garden Party or places in the country. ing the entire nonprofit foundation. Ranch Foundation website, Dauriac is the Art for Animals banquet not only to “The whole environment in Carmel “I’m head of fundraising, I work a strong animal advocate and has been raise money, but also to spread aware- just breeds a love for animals and na- on public relations, actual animal res- involved in animal rescue for over 10 ness for animal welfare and rescue. Ac- ture,” Eastwood says. cue and foster, so I do a lot of different years. She’s been an active member in cording to Eastwood, ERF has helped Although the actress has always jobs,” she explains. “Everyone involved multiple different welfare organizations more than 1,000 dogs and cats into thought of herself as an animal advo- does lots of different things.” throughout the years such as Farm Sanc- homes in the Southern California areas cate, she realized many years ago that However, Eastwood didn’t work tuary, Chimp Haven and Born Free. since 2012. She also believes attention she could be doing much more than just alone on the creation of the animal res- All donations given to ERF go di- brought to the topic due to her fame can donating money and fostering animals. cue and welfare foundation. Co-founder rectly to helping animals that have ei- only help the animals. “I decided as an adult that I needed and childhood friend Maissa Dauriac ther already rescued or retrieving them “Any sort of notoriety always helps to do something that was more proactive also plays a major role in the foundation. from high-kill shelters. The foundation any charitable cause,” Eastwood com- and charitable. That’s when, about seven “We actually went to Stevenson, also uses their donations and gives the ments. “That’s just the world we live in. or eight years ago, I started it the pro- both graduated from RLS,” Eastwood money to other like-minded organiza- And I do think being in Hollywood has cess,” Eastwood says about how ERF tells about the co-founder. “We’ve been tions nearby. helped, and it’s helped for the better. I’m was originally conceived. friends since high school and started the To find more information or donate happy to use whatever resources I have As a founder of ERF, Eastwood foundation together.” to the Eastwood Ranch Foundation, visit to help more animals.” takes care of an array of duties oversee- According to the official Eastwood www.eastwoodranch.org online.

participating in certain assign- Big Sur ments such as group projects. Ad- ditionally, the district had provided CONT. FROM 1 students down the coast with all of bridge was denied. the proper materials and supplies “The only real disadvantage for their respective classes. to the whole situation is a bit of “There’s a crazy long back added stress,” Gafill says. road going through Nacimiento, so Similarly, senior Caroline the district loaded up supplies in Mierzwa has been away from her a van and drove through there, so home in Big Sur for over a month, that when Ms. Rosen arrived she’d now staying in Pebble Beach. She have pencil, paper and supplies to has been unable to visit her parents teach with,” Parry says. and has taken over certain family Some teachers, such as CHS and personal functions. English teacher Hans Schmidt, had “I have been pretty much run- uploaded videos online for their ning all the errands, paying bills stranded students to view, reducing and doing shopping for myself and the likelihood of being caught be- my parents,” Mierzwa says. “It’s hind when able to return to school; like college life except I really however, Schmidt jokes that his can’t go home or see my parents. one student has not taken full ad- One CHS student had been vantage of his uploads as they re- courtesy of KODIAK GREENWOOD infrequently hiking out from the main unviewed. southern side of the gap left by the Art teacher Steven Russell The now-demolished Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge was originally sagging due to the harsh weather bridge to the northern, which is has had his two students complete conditions in winter, which caused the crack. technically not allowed. He feared drawings from home in Big Sur, his chances of not being caught up and teach the students in their everyday Rosen and Julie Kolofer, the prin- playing on their experiences while in school, thus causing his illegal cross- studies. One of these teachers is former cipal of Captain Cooper Elementary they were trapped. ing. He is currently the only current CHS CUSD educator Anne-Marie Rosen. School, were being helicoptered in and The students trapped had no expec- student who has done this, but he does “I believe that I am prepared for this out of Big Sur to teach in a conference tation for a date where they will be able not plan to again as there are now CUSD situation as much as anyone can be pre- room and live at the Post Ranch Inn, to return to school, just as those staying teachers in Big Sur. pared to work in a disaster,” Rosen says. with different grades being taught at with host families do not know when Now the eight students can return “I love kids and teaching. I don’t mind separate times throughout the day, ac- they can come home. Both administra- to the high school campus by bus. The advocating for those who I believe are cording to Parry. tors and students were optimistic that eight will be able to hike out, using the unable to speak for themselves. It takes Parry predicted that the modifica- they will be able to carry on with their Pfeiffer bypass trail; however, before a certain kind of person to live in any re- tions to the students’ education will not individual studies for the remainder of they had the opportunity to do this, the mote location and the people of Big Sur be substantial enough so they do not the time. Fortunately, it worked out as Carmel Unified School District had will grow from this challenge.” meet course standards; they were not the students returned to normally sched- provided a couple of teachers to assist uled school. APRIL 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 9 NEWS LOCAL NEWS Cachagua Road closes due to washout, leaving residents limited access BY GRACE DAVIS gua attended the meeting to express their traffic has increased,” he explains. ress, and although the county’s original concerns about the importance of ac- Although many Carmel Middle and time estimated late summer, Cachagua Following the recent flooding in cess to that portion of the road, not only High School students ride the bus, which Road has been repaired as of April 1 and Monterey County, the Cachagua com- for residents, but also for first respond- was not affected by the closure, some is open for use. munity has been affected by a road ers. Adams adds that the turnout for the students were af- washout located on the grade of Cacha- meeting was around 75 residents. fected in other gua Road, which left residents with only Raquel Rivera, transportation co- ways. one access point. ordinator for Carmel Unified School A junior at Cachagua, the geographical back- District, explains that both the buses for Carmel High, Uri door of Big Sur, has never been a tourist the elementary and high school were not Martinez says destination and receives little publicity. significantly affected with the exception that many resi- This being said, in the span of less than of one route. dents do not have two years, the community has been the “The Cachagua Grade Road closure access to the road victim of two wild fires and experienced has only affected one special education as the amount of a road washout. route, which holds one special education traffic on Tassaja- Monterey County supervisor Mary student who attends Tularcitos School,” ra Road dramati- Adams conducted a meeting March 4 for Rivera says. “Due to the fact that the cally increased. residents living in Cachagua and inter- alternate route to Nassen Road is still This road is now ested in the rapid repair of the road. open, the closure has not really impacted in use and has “I wanted to get a good idea of what our route schedules on a large scale.” added 15 minutes the residents cared about and what some Gregg Curry, the fire chief of Ca- on to his com- of their challenges were,” she explains, chagua Fire Protection District says that mute. “so that I would be able to voice their Cachagua Fire was not affected by the Adams adds photo by GRACE DAVIS concerns at the county level and be able Cachagua Grade road closure. that due to the After the Cachagua Community Center meeting was sched- to get the road fixed quickly.” “Our response times have not been weather, there has uled, residents proactively made signs advertising the impor- The isolated community of Cacha- affected although due to the road closure been a lot of prog- tance of fixing the road and attending the meeting.

NATURE Carmel Beach lovers expand coastline cleanup efforts BY ASHA JOHNSTON The Carmel Residents Association hosts beach ner states. “I have never seen it that dirty before.” cleanups on the third Saturday of every month and has Banner is currently collecting donations to raise As the tide recedes on the sunlit beach, the beauti- decided to take Lovers of Carmel Beach on as the name sufficient money to allow for vouchers, such as a paid ful image is fogged by trash-covered sands that used of their cleanup. Banner has decided to join forces with lunch for volunteers. As of now, they have gathered to be clean. Carmel local Lauren Banner noticed this them instead of having two separate cleanups. $535. She has already spent some of the donated mon- tragedy and decided to begin a project titled “Lovers of “Last year in May, I went on a walk on the beach ey on metal buckets that she will be handing out to be Carmel Beach” to combat it. and was just dumbfounded at the amount of trash found: used as trash receptacles. This will be a new, experimental cleanup for those diapers, condoms, coffee cups, straws, paper towels, The businesses supporting Banner by donating who believe the mandatory once-a-week city cleanup napkins, cigarette butts and more cigarette butts,” Ban- money or discounting expenses are Bruno’s, Carmel is not enough to preserve the lovely Carmel Print Shop, Central Coast Silkscreen, Car- shores. Banner says that she would go down mel Drug, Hofsa’s House, Home Depot, Fine to the beach the day after the city would do Line Printing, Carmel Bay Arts, Carmel Cof- their cleanup and the amount of trash remain- fee House and Carmel Valley Coffee Roasting ing was absurd. Company. The first Lovers of Carmel Beach clean- Currently, Banner is working on getting a up occurred March 18, and beach cleanups drone to take pictures on the beach while the will now be held three times a week on volunteers spell out words such as “beauty” Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Banner or “clean.” is working on recruiting high school students “It’s the sexiest job in town,” Banner who are in need of volunteer hours to come says while joking around, while on a more se- to her cleanups for a few hours each week. rious note adding that the beach is one of our However, those who are retired and liv- shared treasures and that we should protect it ing in Carmel are also encouraged to join the together. cleanup to make Carmel Beach a trash-free There is a Lovers of Carmel Beach Face- zone. book page with information and pictures of “The world is frightening; there is so the cleanups, and those interested can contact much to do,” Banner says. “There are so Banner at (831) 620-2405. Banner is also on many avenues where I realized if I just do the lookout for out-of-the-box ideas to make this one beach and take care of where I her program as fun as possible. If you have courtesy of LAUREN BANNER live—one small bite at a time—then I can any thoughts, feel free to email Banner at feel good about doing my part in the larger Lauren Banner (left) with her sister Gaila Lebherz man the volunteer [email protected]. global pick-up.” station at the first beach clean-up for Lovers of Carmel Beach.

protection, it is not impossible to fire a father had, he does not view it negative- tration. Tenure debate teacher, except for the extraneous pro- ly as the ROP classes that are taught at “In my first year at Carmel, there cess and costliness involved. According CHS could easily be dismissed to better was a parent who was unhappy with a CONT. FROM 1 to Schrier, large sums of money are in- represent the student’s interest. book I was teaching in class,” Grummon tenure was important to them personally volved in the process of firing a teacher, “The ROP classes are for the stu- says. “However, I explained my position while 55 percent declared they worked and since all teachers are protected by dents,” says Christensen, who has been and I was supported by the Department at a school where ineffective teachers the teacher union, the process can cause teaching at CHS for three years. “And of Education, the school administration were protected by tenure. even more duress. I know my tenure is doing a good job. and principal.” Some teachers after receiving ten- “All tenured teachers are entitled to I have this mental job security in which Although teachers being compla- ure choose to not put as much effort due process” Schrier says. “It’s a long I know I’ll keep my job because I’m a cent is not truly an issue at CHS, Lopez into their classes, such as was noted by process since teachers can have a hear- good teacher and I do my best all the explains that what matters most is the English teacher Dale DePalatis, who has ing and appeal, and amounts to great le- time.” students. been teaching for 30 years. gal costs to the district if an employee While support for tenure is some- “Most people get into teaching be- “While I was a student teacher, I utilizes all the steps.” what consistent throughout CHS, oppo- cause they have a have a heart for kids was observing my former tennis coach’s While most core academic teach- sition to the system exists. Seventh-year and teaching,” Lopez says. “They’re class and noticed how he was never re- ers receive tenure, those who teach Re- CHS English teacher Whitney Grum- idealistic. It’s a trait of all passionate and ally teaching and was always having his gional Occupational Program courses do mon explains that after seeing ineffec- effective teachers, and whatever system students watch movies,” DePalatis says. not, such as Sports Medicine teacher Jay tive teachers protected under tenure, she or tool supports this and allows them “When I asked him why he didn’t care, Christensen. Growing up with his father disagrees with the system, and if it were to be the best is what I truly support, he said it was because he had tenure and as a teacher, the idea of tenure ensured up to her, she would abolish it. Instead, whether it be tenure or not.” near impossible to fire.” job security for his family. While Chris- she believes that teachers must trust the Although tenure does offer job tensen lacks the job protection that his professionalism of the school adminis- Teen drug consumption rises despite numerous health hazards Vaping phenomenon takes teenage world by storm: E-cigarette usage gaining significant popularity in adolescents BY MELISSA PAVLOFF other chemicals, according to WebMD. The trend of in- whose brains are still very much developing. “I don’t [really] care,” she suggests. “I don’t think rectly identify a vape pen or similar device. Christensen, suggesting that students have disclosed in- creasing teenage consumption has been overwhelming, “Nicotine is a neurotoxin that can contribute to I’m going to get addicted to it.” Now that CHS staff can recognize such products, formation regarding vaping outside of school, although “I wasn’t really drawn to it per se,” a Carmel High as the American Lung Association declares that the U.S. mental health problems, behavioral problems and actual Seeing no serious threats associated with vaping, this there is a mandated approach to handling them. “My job off-campus vaping is beyond the jurisdiction of teachers School senior recalls of her first experience using an elec- Surgeon General found teenage e-cigarette usage to in- changes in brain structure,” Pierszalowski says. junior admits that she does not have a particular reason [now] is to confiscate the paraphernalia, take it to the of- or administrators. tronic cigarette. “It was more of a peer pressure thing.” crease by 900 percent between 2011 and 2015. And nicotine only barely touches upon the possible for vaping. fice and report the student as well,” Christensen says. There are several different e-cigarette manufacturers, Having used an e-ciga- However, health effects, as e-cigarettes are also known to contain “For me, it all depends on who I’m with,” she ex- According to Tuana, school administration has be- the most popular of which appears to be JUUL, designed rette only twice, the senior little is known well-known carcinogens such as formaldehyde, which plains. “So at this point I’m literally just doing it because gun cracking down on vaping devices, having dealt with to offer a low-profile vaping device highly resembling a reveals that both occasions about long-term also serves as a component of antifreeze, WebMD ex- why not?” three to four cases of on-campus vaping since the practice USB port. These devices allow many students to recharge triggered a stomach ache effects of vap- plains. This school-wide trend is currently being reflected came to the administration’s attention in the fall of 2016, their devices on their school-issued Chromebooks and and a negative response ing, and despite Pierszalowski notes that e-cigarettes contain 15 across the United States, and as of late December 2016, and punishment ranges depending upon the substance obtain a fully recharged battery in only an hour’s time. to the smell of artificial the common times as much formaldehyde as do traditional cigarettes, a nationwide survey revealed that over one-third of high used. Tuana reveals, however, that CHS staff is already flavorings, though she ex- misconception as well as trace amounts of propylene glycol, known to school students had reported using e-cigarettes at least Tuana explains that any e-cigarette is considered aware of the students’ ability to charge vaping machines plains that she has been that e-cigarettes contribute to liver damage. She also warns of other pos- once, according to the Centers for Disease Control and drug paraphernalia and any student caught with such a on their Chromebooks and that teachers and administra- exposed to e-cigarettes are less danger- sible health risks associated with the practice of vaping, Prevention. But, as Fox News reported, the Food and device is subject to the standard one-day, in-house sus- tors know what to look for when it comes to JUUL. several times through oth- ous than tradi- including serious damage to crucial bodily systems which Drug Administration officially classified e-cigarettes as pension, although the suspension can be extended to five Purely out of my own curiosity, I attempted to in- ers vaping nearby and says tional cigarettes, can lead to the development of chronic medical condi- tobacco products in August 2016, setting 18 as the age days if the nicotine is substituted with marijuana wax. vestigate the process of purchasing JUUL, and upon that she need not be using the American tions. requirement for legal checking a box to assure my age, I was led to the official to feel a reaction. Cancer Soci- “Studies indicate that vaping causes alteration in car- consumption. website where I was granted access to a wide variety of “It’s kind of like smok- ety emphasizes diovascular function, rapid heart rate, rise in blood pres- With the recent illicit materials, despite the fact that I was on my school ing in that when people are that producers sure and narrowing of the coronary arteries,” Piersza- growth in vape’s pop- Chromebook during school hours. doing it around you, it af- of electronic lowski says. “Over time, this can cause heart attacks, ularity, CHS teachers Although I did not actually purchase anything, I was fects you whether you like nicotine delivery strokes and heart failure.” have become increas- not in any way restricted from accessing products, such it or not,” she comments. system (ENDS) Athletic trainer and Sports Medicine teacher Jay ingly aware of it as as the $34.99 starter kit, which includes one rechargeable This senior is not at devices fail to Christensen explains that e-cigarettes are more similar to well. As Christensen Some (not so) fun facts device, a USB charger and a one-year warranty. all alone in her experimen- accurately label traditional cigarettes than they may appear. recalls, several devic- With no shortage of vape supply or demand, teenag- tation with e-cigarettes. the ingredients “Physiologically, they’re not that different, as far as es have been left be- about vaping: ers are given ample opportunity to experiment with this Commonly known as of their products, the damage it’s doing to your lungs and to your body, hind in his classroom new form of smoking and appear to be getting bolder in “vaping,” this popularized leaving room for especially as a young adult,” he says. so far this school terms of using it in school settings. With limited knowl- method of inhaling vapor- hazardous side These risks do not seem to stop many students from year, though he ad- • e-cigarettes contain 15 times as much edge of its effects, however, teenage consumption is evi- ized liquid has made a se- effects—not to using e-cigarettes, as a junior admits to vaping daily as mits that the staff was formaldehyde as traditional cigarettes dently grounds for concern. rious breakthrough in the mention that the well as an average of three times on campus each week. not notified of any • Vaping can lead to a rise in blood pressure, heart social scene, as more teen- nicotine content As this student recalls, she has had a fairly positive re- standard protocol for agers have become drawn in each individ- sponse to vaping, having only experienced a good head dealing with or dis- attacks, strokes and heart failure to using it, seeing it as a ual device varies rush, with very few negative side effects to this point. posing of vape until a “healthier” alternative to significantly and The junior makes it clear how easy it is to access mass email was sent traditional cigarettes and a unpredictably. e-cigarettes, despite the legal age limit intended to bar out Feb. 9 by assis- less toxic way of obtaining As CHS minors from purchasing these products. tant principal Craig the same nicotine-induced nurse Susan “I literally just ordered it on eBay,” she recalls. “A Tuana. headrush. Pierszalowski baby could honestly obtain a vape.” Tuana admits that prior to this school year, the ad- Christensen admits that the teachers are aware Essentially, an e-cig- explains, nico- Another junior, who began vaping her freshman ministration had little idea of what the contraptions were that student vaping occurs far beyond what teach- arette operates by using a courtesy of PIXABAY tine poses an es- year, comments that she feels vaping is “okay” because or how to identify them. ers witness firsthand. heating device to vaporize pecially height- she has yet to experience any negative effects from it, “If I had looked in a student’s backpack last year, “My conversation with my students is pretty a liquid synthesized with Many teenagers engage in a practice called vaping, characterized ened danger and believes that she will continue to effectively avoid I probably wouldn’t have put it together,” says Tuana, open, and eventually you stop talking about the nicotine, flavorings and by a cloud of white vapor resembling cigarette smoke. to teenagers, addiction. though he is hopeful that now he would be able to cor- weather when you’re doing treatments,” says

Abuse of prescription medication among teens prevalent, harmful despite origins BY ANNA GUMBERG anxiety and antidepressant medications for anxi- that they are safe because they were prescribed by needed, the most important thing to know is what medication, and it conflicted with what she had ety and depression, and stimulants to treat condi- a doctor; however, abusing prescription medica- the patient has taken. taken, and it killed her. It raised her body tempera- “I had taken a few Xanax, and my dad walked tions like ADHD are especially common. Once the tion has a number of health risks associated with “There was a girl several years ago who ture to 108 degrees, and it cooked her brain. If she into my room, and I was just sitting there, half prescription is filled, teenagers are able to choose it. wasn’t truthful to the emergency room about what had told the ER what she had taken, she would asleep, just blacked out,” a Carmel High School how they’ll use the drug. she had taken,” Fisher adds, “and so they gave her have lived.” sophomore boy remembers. “He asked me if I was “I was prescribed an anti-anxiety medication The Health Risks drunk, and I told him I was just tired, and I don’t called Ativan,” a CHS senior girl says. “You’re When prescribed by a doctor and taken as di- remember anything after that.” supposed to take them every day, but I don’t like rected, prescription medications are safe. When Alprazolam, an anti-anxiety drug known medication, so I usually don’t take them. Then abused, these medications can “affect the brain better by its brand-name, Xanax, is one of many sometimes I take more than I’m supposed to. I get and body in ways very similar to illicit drugs,” ac- prescription drugs abused by teens today for rec- really tired and sleep for twelve hours, and when I cording to NIDA. reational use. In a time where prescription medica- wake up, I feel really out of it.” In a study conducted by the Foundation for tion is readily available and accessible to teens, the Another CHS senior had surgery on his hand a Drug Free World, it was found that 45 percent Drug Facts abuse of medications like opioids, depressants and and was ultimately prescribed Ambien, a sedative; of overdose deaths in the U.S. are caused by the stimulants for recreational purposes is not uncom- Norco, a painkiller; and Tramadol, another pain- abuse of prescription medications, which is more Warning: side mon, despite potential negative health effects and killer. than the deaths caused by cocaine, heroin, meth- Drug Facts effects may include: legal ramifications. “I didn’t need all the medication they pre- amphetamines and amphetamines combined. side -vomiting “Most of the time, I usually just black out be- scribed me,” the senior explains, “so I’d take them “People a lot of the time think that because Warning: cause my body can’t handle that much,” the same for fun sometimes. The painkillers just make you it’s a prescription, it’s not harmful for you,” CHS effects may include: -dizziness CHS sophomore continues, reflecting on his usage happy and relaxed, tingly and numb.” Health teacher Leigh Cambra says, “and so what -headaches of a wide variety of prescription medications, like After alcohol and marijuana, prescription I try to remind everyone is that you don’t share -nausea Xanax, Adderall, antidepressants and painkillers. medications are the most commonly abused drugs drugs. You have no idea what the side effects are “There was a time when I was taking pills every by young people ages 14 and older, according to going to be.” day. It starts with people giving me drugs, either the National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens. Side effects for commonly abused drugs can from my family members or my friends. I know Locally, the California Healthy Kids Survey re- range from mood changes, headaches and dizzi- it’s not that hard to get a prescription.” ported that 22 percent of Carmel High School ju- ness from Vicodin to nausea, vomiting or fever Oftentimes, prescription drug abuse begins niors had used or tried prescription painkillers in from Adderall. with precisely that: a prescription. For high school the 2014-15 school year. Former emergency medical technician and courtesy of PEXELS students in particular, the prescription of pain The Foundation for a Drug Free World found CUSD substitute Felicia Fisher explains that in medication for surgeries or sports injuries, anti- that many use prescription drugs under the belief the case where more advanced medical attention is Teen usage of prescription medication as recreational drugs can lead to addiction or further health consequences. 12 SPORTS www.thesandpiper.org APRIL 2017

CHS SPORTS Cal grad Devin Pearson rocks Boston Red Sox Local sports legend and CHS alumnus signed onto MLB team as scout BY ALEX POLETTI throughout minor and Major League high school foot- Baseball,” Pearson explains. “There will ball, he missed one After being selected in several Ma- be even more responsibilities for me practice due to be- jor League Baseball amateur drafts, Car- once our season starts.” ing sick. He didn’t mel High School alum Devin Pearson The former outfielder enjoyed a miss, didn’t ever has finally found his home in the pros. four-year run on the Carmel varsity take it easy at prac- Not on the field, but rather in the front baseball team before playing for U.C. tice. He always office of the Boston Red Sox. Berkeley and leading the team in hitting worked to get bet- When a promotion in the scouting his junior year. Although he was drafted ter.” department left a vacancy, a fellow U.C. multiple times, Pearson opted not to play Pearson, how- Berkeley alum currently working as the professionally. ever, will face assistant director of amateur scouting He views his past experience with challenges that he recommended Pearson for the job. the draft as valuable knowledge for his hasn’t faced in his The two-time Monterey County current job with the team from Bean- time on the field. Athlete of the Year, perhaps best known town. The popularity of locally for leading the Carmel High “I got drafted in high school, so I advanced statistics football team to a CCS championship dealt with the high school amateur side in the executive in 2009, moved out to Boston in mid- of it, and in college I had to deal with the side of baseball, February and is currently acclimating to draft my junior and senior year,” Pear- popularized by the the climate—both literally and figura- son says. “I’ve had experience in both 2002 “Moneyball” tively—in the front office. levels from a player’s perspective, and I Athletics, is appar- “I’ve been spending most of my think it gives me experience with how to ent in the Red Sox courtesy of LINKEDIN time breaking down film of the World deal with it from the other side.” organization. Pearson’s acquisition occurred during a Baseball Classic and watching players One of the teams that drafted him As a player, the Cal alum relied crucial time for the scouting department. in the tournament,” Pearson said of his was the division-rival Toronto Blue mostly on the intangible side of the Pearson looks at this position as a first days with the Sox. “I’m just getting Jays, a team he will now try to best in game; however, the transition to the stepping stone in his professional career, use to the various databases and things the American League East. front office will cause him to shift more the first rung in his climb to success. He that we use. It has been really exciting “I think it will be fun to play those towards analytics, an area in which he is hopes one day to reach the position of because it doesn’t feel like a job.” guys. I know a lot of guys in that office, not as experienced. general manager, and he is ready to put As a member of the scouting de- so maybe we’ll have some bets going,” “There are a lot of the new statistics, in the hard work required to get there. partment, Pearson will help draft high Pearson jokes. and that’s a big part of [scouting] now,” “The goal is to be with the organi- school and college players from around A shoulder injury his junior year Pearson notes. “That’s something I re- zation for a while,” Pearson says. “I’m the country. Despite the broad reach of at Cal marked a significant point in his ally have to learn, because I’m not really trying to get in there and absorb as much his position, he will spend most of his baseball career, as he was restricted to an analytics guy. For me it’s more about as I can and see where things go.” time in Boston. designated hitter duties for the rest of his feel. In hitting, for example, if you’re on Anderson sees Pearson’s potential, “There are a couple of occasions college play. This led to his decision not time and balanced, I don’t care how you seeing him as a great benefit for Bos- where I’ll travel to see some top pros- to sign with any professional teams. get there. I think that’s more important. I ton’s scouting department. pects, but for the most part I’ll stay at During his playing days, Pearson want to find out what stats I think impact “He has been successful because of Fenway,” Pearson says. received high marks from his coaches the game the most.” the attributes that he displays daily,” the His role has already expanded from for his tenacity and workmanship. This In the front office, he will be work- Carmel football coach says. “The Red his early spring training duties, becom- is illustrated by his incredible winning ing under General Manager Dave Dom- Sox are getting someone who is going to ing more involved in the changes of an record, taking home eight varsity cham- browski, who previously led the Detroit be a huge asset in the long run.” ever-shifting major league roster, as well pionships over three sports during his Tigers to an American League pennant Despite his aspirations in the front as further examination of Major League tenure as a Padre. before signing with the Sox. office, Pearson’s hitting days may not be play. “He’s the most competitive high This past off-season, Dombrowski over. “I have some in-game duties when school athlete I’ve ever encountered,” traded away top prospects to bring stars The former outfielder jokes, “I gotta we are playing at home, and I have to Pearson’s high school football coach like Chris Sale to Boston, leaving the imagine we’ll be able to take some bat- be aware of every transaction (trades, Golden Anderson says. “I don’t make Red Sox farm system more depleted than ting practice at Fenway.” releases, options, call ups, call downs) that statement lightly. In four years of it has been in several years. Certainly,

CHS SPORTS Tennis team controls league after besting rival Stevenson BY EVAN PATEL share the same record. the team member. New players will have Section playoffs are still very much in “The story of this team is how the tougher times coordinating who will be play as the team looks forward, having With a 5-2 battering of Monte Vista lower doubles team are gonna carry the aggressive up on the net, but it’s some- bested its most formidable opponent. Christian on March 30, Carmel now sits team as it is one of our strengths,” CHS thing that takes time as you have to be With only three more matches un- atop the league rankings at 6-1 through coach Jim Somerville explains. “We aggressive in doubles to win it.” til playoffs begin on April 21, the Pa- April 4. have solid one, two, three and four sin- With few players having extended dres look to finish strong as they take on With the season hitting full swing, gles positions in players Pesic, [sopho- playing time with teammates in doubles Monterey High School next on April 17. the team’s early success met a speed more] Daniel Papacica, Adam Morrison, situation due to majority of freshmen bump versus rival Stevenson. Carmel and [senior] Ryan Lin. “ and sophomores, the only was served a stunning 4-3 loss in the first Perhaps the biggest obstacle the way to improve this skill is match between the two teams on March team faces this year is its lack of experi- to gain experience through 16. The team’s number one singles play- ence. With a mere two seniors, the ma- playing time, Somerville er, freshman Sima Pesic, was absent for jority of players are freshmen and soph- notes. the match, which likely largely impacted omores. With that being said, Somerville And while this young- the final score. acknowledges that younger players are er Carmel team may lack in With both teams at full strength in stepping up. experience, they make up their rematch on March 22, however, “Many of the returning sophomores for with youth and talent. Carmel was victorious 5-2 in an intense are learning the ropes through Lin and “This year the strength battle that could likely determine the Morrison and stepping into leadership is that our one and two sin- league winner. positions,” Somerville says. gles players are the highest “The second win over Stevenson Where this lack of experience really statewide-ranked players was very critical,” senior co-captain will test their success is with their dou- that we have had for a long, Adam Morrison explains. “It put us bles teams as successful players learn to long time,” says Somer- ahead of them in the league standings play next to each other over years. ville, referring to Pesic and due to the fact that we won by more “Chemistry and communication Papacica. games in our second match than they are essential to a solid doubles team,” Though a repeat of last won by in our first match against them.” Somerville notes. “You have to have year’s undefeated league photo by KATY HARDY Carmel now also owns the tiebreak- someone that is proactive and can take performance is no longer Junior Zac Hardy prepares for a hit against Monterey er between the two teams who currently the net over because that will draw in possible, the Central Coast as CHS prevails 7-0. APRIL 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 13 SPORTS

CHS SPORTS Girls’ lacrosse officially starts its inaugural season at Carmel High BY PARINDA DESAI order to determine the amount of com- by freshman Karoline Ruiz, and goals terest for the game,” sophomore Aminah mitment and interest in the sport from from all three captains: junior Jessica Khalil adds. After a long and complicated strug- the girls at CHS and worked to evalu- Purdom and seniors Raven Gabrielson This means that there are now 29 gle to officialize a girls’ lacrosse team ate the depth of the team, meaning that and Kaley Kinoshita. girls on the team, massive growth from at Carmel High, CHS students and par- there was diversity among the girls and Despite their loss, the team had a their starting point of 17 girls, surpris- ents have finally succeeded, but now not solely seniors interested in playing. good time, with this their first time on ing considering the lack of exposure to the question stands: Will this newfound After looking at all aspects of the situ- the field all together. lacrosse for girls. Lacrosse is not a con- team bring victory and success for them- ation and making sure this team would “Even though we lost, it was not a ventional sport, such as perhaps Little selves, or is the team not prepared for not interfere with any other CHS spring bad game,” Purdom says. “We played League Baseball, Anderson mentions, what’s to come? sports, the team was approved. together as a team and scored some great and the idea of learning something new It has been said in the past by Car- “It was an interesting process, but goals, so it was a success in that.” and developing more adequate skills is mel High athletic director Golden An- over 30 girls have joined, and a dozen Neither the girls, nor the athletic de- something which has intrigued many derson that the only reason for there not more were willing to join, but could not partment is taking this first loss person- CHS girls. being a particular sports team on campus due to prior obligation, so it was worth ally. They are learning under the lead- is because of a lack of interest, an aspect it,” Mary Rice says. “Whether they ‘succeed’ or not, ership of CHS graduate Brian Jasper, a needed in order to form any team, but After witnessing the immense pas- there’s a lot of girls’ out there having four-year player under the boys’ lacrosse that was not the case for girls’ lacrosse. sion coming from girls who were willing fun, and that in itself is a success,” An- program, who left his position playing “Mary Rice went through a very to play lacrosse, as well as from some derson says. “It’s a year-one program, so college lacrosse after some unfortunate long process to try and get the team up hard-working padre parents, the opti- the expectations for them are not to win, injuries. He stepped up from coaching and running, and due to her persistence mism of the new team began to grow. but to get them out there practicing with the CHS junior varsity boys, as well as and support, it all really paid off,” junior The girls’ first game ended with a a schedule.” at the Tribe level—a youth league la- Olivia Myers says. 13-6 defeat to Salinas on March 30, with The girls have definitely proved crosse—to throw his hat in the ring for Rice, mother of team member Lau- the first goal ever being scored by fresh- their willingness and devotion to the the girls and take on their team. ren Rice, met with the athletic director in man Lauren Rice, following with a goal sport as a whole—the team itself is living Although Jasper will have his hands proof—but many of the girls are inexpe- full with teaching new players the ways rienced, which leaves some speculation of the game, there is already some expe- for an unsuccessful season to follow. rienced talent on the team, girls who are “We do not all know how to play, prepared for the events of the season to but I hope that we can all learn how and come. get a basic understanding of the game so “I played Tribe lacrosse fifth through that we may be able to win more games seventh grade and last year when there in the future,” sophomore Serena Valdez wasn’t a team, I played for the Under- Klemek says. dogs for a couple games and a tourna- Despite their lack of experience, ment,” says Lauren Rice, an experienced many of the girls are eager to learn, giv- lacrosse player. ing them an immediate advantage, and Since other girls have had prior ex- there are currently many players on the perience with the game, they were ready team, which could contain fresh, undis- to lead their teammates throughout the covered talent waiting to be found from season, despite their bittersweet loss a diverse bunch. against Salinas. Instead of holding traditional try- Carmel will have several opportu- outs like most other sports at CHS, the nities to redeem themselves. The team lacrosse team accepted anyone and ev- was scheduled for an away game against photo by NINA KRAYNIY eryone who wanted to play. York on Wednesday, and the girls’ next Senior Kaley Kinoshita and freshman Karoline Ruiz chase a Salinas player in “There were no tryouts because this game is on April 19 at Stevenson. Carmel High’s 13-6 loss March 30. is a new program intended to gain an in-

STUDENT LIFE High-achieving junior cyclist rides her way into two sponsorships BY GRACE LIANG ship was pretty much the result of good ers.” Roberts intends on making cycling networking,” Roberts continues. “Differ- The give-and-take equation is a a lifelong pursuit and a way of life in “Before [winning last year’s NorCal ent companies will prefer different styles vital one in any business relationship, which she can freely express and evolve league competition], I was just a number of riding and personalities to represent which Roberts exemplifies through fol- alongside her sport. in a sea of other numbers,” recalls Car- their product, but exposure and market- low-up promotions, social media and mel High junior Mallory Roberts as she ability are two extremely important fac- corresponding with multiple repre- reflects upon a definitive moment in her tors no matter who you represent.” sentatives. cycling career, a moment which brought Like many other sports, cycling is, Roberts shares one such example the attention of many sponsors. in Roberts’ words, a financially taxing of the vitality of frequent networking Roberts is currently fighting to at- sport that’s equipment intensive. How- during one of her races: “Things like tain this season’s leader’s jersey in her ever, with the aid of a sponsorship, the this can be easily broadcasted within varsity league, an endeavor made ex- costs can be significantly buffered. Dis- a day—you never know who you’re clusive to top-tier cyclists, which in her tributors sometimes have budgets set going to ride beside. I like to mingle case accounts for the top 1 percent of fe- aside for sponsoring athletes at a grass- at races, and it so happened that this male NorCal league cyclists. roots level, but they’ll usually do this via girl I was riding alongside was a pro, According to Roberts, female cy- bike shops so the athlete has a place to which was then relayed to her repre- clists are the largest growing demo- go and get their equipment serviced. sentative who later contacted my bike graphic, and compose about 18 percent “In terms of both sponsorships and shop.” of her NorCal high school league with getting contacted by companies, the en- Although Roberts remains a little an exponential growth of 10 percent per tire process basically generates its own hesitant, there’s more than a plausible year. momentum and has circulated really chance of her cycling career going the “I think that’s a big reason why quickly,” she remarks. professional route. many sponsors have reached out to me,” Her impressive performances at last “For Mallory, school comes she explains. “Because of this, a lot of year’s NorCal and state championships first,” says Todd Roberts, Mallory’s companies recognize the potential of were venues that have gained her expo- father and coach. “The good news is this as a growing market and see me as a sure from thousands of participants and that many colleges have big cycling possible ambassador for the sport.” supporters, but, most of all, the attentive programs that can help her progress It’s not as simple as just being an watch of her potential sponsors. to the next level. Sponsors are great exceptionally good rider, but instead the “Talent,” explains Roberts, “is cer- for covering some of the expenses in- athlete’s first priority is to serve as some- tainly a major qualifier in getting the herent to the sport. They also provide courtesy of MALLORY ROBERTS one able to promote and sell a product. attention of these sponsors, but a com- the opportunity to meet professional “In my experience, the attention my monly overshadowed factor lies in your athletes and leaders in the industry. CHS junior Mallory Roberts celebrates her NorCal league win generated quickly ability to promote yourself and the man- For those reasons a solid sponsor can win after placing first at last year’s NorCal and any inquiries for a possible sponsor- ner in which you communicate with oth- help her grow as an athlete.” league competition. 14 ENTERTAINMENT www.thesandpiper.org APRIL 2017

CAMPUS LIFE Exploring the live action evolution of ‘Assassins’ at Carmel High BY ELLIE ALTO The objective? “Kill” your assigned charge a fee at the inception of target using a Nerf gun before the “Kill the game to create a pool of win- “I saw the lights come over the hill List” comes out. If you eliminate your nings for the last person stand- and down as they continued to look for target before the list comes out, you ac- ing. This year, Weber has set the me. I got out of my car, locked it, left my quire their target and continue on your game fee at $5, up from $3 last stuff behind and began crawling along- “killing” spree. After that, it’s a free-for- year when 2016 graduate Alyssa side the street,” senior Alessandro Boaro all. Bethea hosted the game. starts to explain. The pursuers then en- Usually, the process of creating “This is one of the corner- circled his house, hungry for a kill, and an Assassins tournament is relatively stone senior-year activities; it Boaro tactically evaded their warfare straightforward. A game host—who, in helps bridge the gap between by jumping into the bushes beside his CHS’ case, is senior Ben Weber—adver- March and April,” Weber says. house. After seeing the lights pass, Boa- tises the upcoming tournament and play- “It helps give people some- ro sprinted uphill to his fortress. ers begin to join the game while the host thing to keep their mind off of It comes as no surprise that this collects players’ information, including school…. People who are still game called Assassins is popular every their name, phone number and a pho- in are having a blast, and when year at Carmel High School. Each senior tograph. After a cutoff date, folders for people get out they generally are class has its own iteration of the game, each player are made and players are as- angry, yet as soon as the person and students take it to different levels of signed targets by receiving a folder of a who ‘killed’ them ‘died,’ they get seriousness. different player. happy again. It’s kind of a weird photo courtesy of BEN WEBER But how did this senior tradition cycle.” Matthew Small attacks Connor Suess through a get so popular at CHS? However, sometimes there slightly opened vehicle window, eliminating his CHS principal Rick Lopez notes has been no clear winner of the senior classmate. that the game started appearing on game, and it can drop off later in campus six to seven years ago, and has the school year. Because of this, al calamities, the senior-run tradition can grown since. Because of this, admin- some seniors are skeptical about where have high levels of success, with large istrative policies regarding the game the winning money actually goes. showings of participation and an overall have changed throughout the years as “[Where the money goes] is a bit feeling of class spirit and camaraderie in well. concerning because it is supposed to go the past. “As a few situations arose over to the winner,” senior Adam Morrison “It seemed like two-thirds of the the years in which student interac- says. “I feel like that could be unfair, and class played,” 2016 CHS graduate and tion with the game interrupted school the last man standing should get to keep Assassins participant Rachel Glover activities,” Lopez explains. “We had the money to themselves.” says. “I joined because I thought it would some conversations and set some re- Despite this, current players have be fun, and I wanted to be involved in strictions on activity at school.” high hopes for the game’s outcome one of the senior activities.” Assistant principal Tom Parry and are already prepared to make their This year, more than 120 Carmel se- maintains that the game is in no way “kills.” From devising a plan to acquir- niors are participating in the tournament. affiliated or sponsored by CHS, but ing a Nerf gun, senior Maddie Parker has Information folders containing the rules, that students themselves create the all of her bases covered. name and photograph were officially game. “I’m aiming to get my target when- passed out on March 13, so the tourna- “Each year the organizers of the ever they are at their most exposed,” ment is well underway—as of March 27, photo courtesy of BEN WEBER game have met with us on their own Parker says. “I’m preparing by doing there are 74 players left standing. “I’m very excited,” Parker says, Emerson Hardy admits defeat to and shown us the stated rules,” Parry background research on people before I says, “showing that it will not be on go to ‘kill’ them, so I can be as in-control “and my chances of winning seem pretty assassin Dalan Laughlin on the first day low, but who knows? It would be fun to of the seniors’ Assassins tournament. campus or at school-related events.” of the situation as possible.” It is possible that the host can Despite occasional and unintention- win.”

SLANG-CABULARY Carmel High’s Urban Dictionary Annie Ogata freshman Evan Crane Becca Goren “agro” senior junior overly aggressive “exsanguination” “chicken wing” That kid is so agro right process of bleeding to death refers to literally anything now. I stabbed James, and he Oh my chicken, you’re such a exsanguinated. chicken wing!

CHS CARTOONS: the ROOM 20 EXPERIENCE BY SALVADOR PEREZ APRIL 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 15 ENTERTAINMENT

REVIEW Soundtrack to hit musical ‘La La Land’ a stand-alone masterpiece BY RYAN LIN Originally, this piano tune played dur- both actors are thoroughly showcased in this duet being included. These songs ing the first meeting between the main this piece. Gosling’s deep and confident include a “City of Lights” with just Gos- In most movies, the soundtrack is characters Mia (Stone) and Sebastian voice is a great complement to Stone’s ling’s voice and another version with merely background music, often taking (Gosling). bright and beautiful-sounding voice, Stone’s humming. a backseat to other parts of the produc- The song’s beautiful rising and fall- which makes this love song truly memo- Any person who likes music needs tion. However, in musical movie “La La ing soprano piano voice in conjunction rable. This song is the featured song of to listen to this album. Land,” the soundtrack takes the center with the strong piano bass presence, the album, with two other variations of stage and seamlessly combines jazz, which builds by adding octave pop, classical and other genres in order chords and increased tempo, cre- to tell the story of two artists in the heart ate a song that is truly moving. of Los Angeles. At the end of the piece, listeners The duo of director Damian Cha- even get to hear Gosling’s impro- zelle and composer Justin Hurwitz, who visation skills as he turns the mu- collaborated before to create Academy sic into an exciting jazz solo. Award-winning drama “Whiplash,” cre- Another piece that really sur- ate a musical film that destroyed at the prised me was “Start A Fire,” fea- Oscars, after tearing up at the Golden turing 10-time Grammy Award Globe awards. winner John Legend. Combining “La La Land” took home a total the worlds of jazz and pop, this of six Oscars, including winning Best tune fully utilizes Legend while Original Score and taking Best Original combining a heart-pounding beat courtesy of INTERSCOPE RECORDS Song for an Emma Stone and Ryan Gos- and catchy lyrics in order to create ling duet called “City of Lights.” a dance-inducing smooth groove. An album soundtrack, which in- The main line of the chorus, “We cluded songs from the movie, hit the could start a fire,” is bound to be shelves and had huge success, rising stuck in your head after listening to first overall in pure album sales and to this song. second overall on the Billboard Top 200 As noted, the Gosling and album chart rankings on Jan 15. Of the Stone duet “City of Lights” is 15 songs featured on the album, I most another tune worth mentioning. enjoy “Mia and Sebastian’s Theme.” The surprisingly good voices of The La La Land soundtrack was released through Interscope Records on Dec. 9, 2016.

CAMPUS NEWS FILM REVIEW Mr. Padre competition Hollow shell of original, ‘Ghost’ just returns with style, delivers gorgeous visuals BY GRACE LIANG and voxelated kaiju hologram ads into an overwhelm- talent and poise ingly budget-consuming aesthetic. A strange sense of relief and perplexity filled my Even though it brought the man sitting right of mind as the screen faded to black and the credits rolled. me to sleep, much of the expository cinematography is While I was trying to override any bias I carried into tastefully shot in terms of frame composition and light- watching “Ghost in the Shell,” the new sci-fi action ing, but had me wondering how much of their budget film starring Scarlett Johansson, two contradicting was dedicated to shooting bird’s-eye-view cityscapes. emotions battled for dominance in my mind: irritation Despite the impressive visual stimuli, the plot and another underlying layer of irritation fueled by the lies in a strange, disfigured state. The film attempts undeniable fact that the movie manages to pull off its to tackle the original’s psychologically dense plotline tangled mess of a plot as something marketable, and— which stems around the Major’s (Johansson) struggle to an extent—enjoyable. of purpose and questions of origin, but fails to assert Heck—they took my money, and all I could do was any meaningful motive on any of the characters’ part. stare back at a list of names that managed to deceive With that said, there’s a frustrating absence of per- me into enjoying it. Crinkling my nose in the way one sonality by all means, and—as good as Scarlett Johans- would when smelling something distastefully putrid— son is at furrowing her brows and violently convulsing in this case, being a classic Hollywood bastardization into epileptic fits—there’s simply little to chew on with load of b.s.—I admitted defeat, and ultimately came to the staleness of her preternaturally blank disposition. a consensus of the film’s unquestionable potential. At the end of the film, she regains some of her hu- photo by LEXI SAKODA After about 50 seconds of logos, “Ghost in the manity, but at the expense of the viewer’s, leaving me Shell” builds slowly, teasing and flirting with what feeling as apathetic and detached as the Major has been Nick Krueger, Mr. Padre 2017, performs for his seemed to be an indefinite checklist of blockbuster in 70 percent of the film. talent a dance from “Napoleon Dynamite.” movie tropes—i.e., a gradual loss of innocence felt by The irony being, then, that “Ghost in the Shell” The Mr. Padre competition, an event where junior an angsty main character with a tragic backstory to an might end up being a movie where there’s only a with- and senior boys compete with athleticism, talent, fash- awkward “oh-shoot-the-bad-guy-isn’t-actually-the- ered ghost of a concept with endless potential masked ion and poise in hopes of winning a ticket to prom, bad-guy” plot twist. by a shell of nothing but visual effects and gunplay. If returned to Carmel High School on March 31, with In spite of all this, I quickly shed my criticisms nothing else, at least it lives up to the title. junior Nick Krueger being crowned 2017’s Mr. Padre. for a few reasons. One of Senior class president Junna Saito put on the show the many things director with a committee in the school’s Leadership course, Rupert Sanders attempts to and the hosts from this year’s show were assistant do is maintain an audience principal Tom Parry and math teacher Dawn Hatch. of both science-fiction fans The fitness portion of the competition took place and the cult-following of at lunch at CHS, where the five contestants, including Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 ad- juniors Krueger and Chris Scattini and seniors Connor aptation. Hatch, Jack Burke and Emerson Hardy all participated From camera angle to in a dance to showcase agility. the usage of special effects, The talent and poise portion followed that eve- many elements of the origi- ning, where contestants performed individual acts of nal are encompassed in a talent of their choice, answered two randomly cho- multiple scenes, but quickly sen questions and modeled Men’s Wearhouse tuxedos become tedious and over- while escorting their dates onto the stage. kill once every other frame Krueger won the pageant with a rendition of the is submerged in a chaotic courtesy of PARAMOUNT PICTURES iconic dance from “Napoleon Dynamite” and a prom- swirl of fluorescent tube Scarlett Johansson as The Major in the live-action adaptation of the 1995 ise to “make CHS great again” during his reign as Mr. lighting, plastic sheeting 3animation “Ghost in the Shell.” Padre. - By ASHA JOHNSTON 16 ENTERTAINMENT www.thesandpiper.org APRIL 2017

MUSIC Record-breaking Coachella Music Festival appeals to Padres BY ELLIE ALTO “I think that a lot of people are young rich kids who go for the fashion Every spring, a multi-thousand person pilgrimage and pictures, but if you find yourself to the Empire Polo grounds in Indio, California, takes in the right crowd, surrounded by oth- place. Donning trendy outfits, Camelbaks and a love er people who are just as passionate for music, attendees to the April 14-23 Coachella Val- as you about whoever’s on stage, then ley Music and Arts Festival are lured in by a variety of it’s an amazing experience,” Hender- reasons: the hype, the music and the people. son says. “You can connect and dance For Carmel High School’s population, the main with strangers even if your mom told reason students travel to the festival are live music you not to. Coachella is a place to from favorite bands, unreal memories and making new make new friends and meet up with friends. old friends too.” Senior Abbie Augustine has attended the festi- Coachella is not only trendy, val three times already, and is returning for her fourth but is making records—according to round this spring. the promoter of the event, Golden- “As soon as you walk in, you feel the energy. Ev- voice, per day attendance maxed out eryone is so excited to be there, have a good time, lis- at 99,000 during the two weekends of ten to amazing music and meet new people,” Augustine Coachella 2016, which makes total at- says. tendance reach a whopping 594,000. Alice Henderson, another Coachella veteran and Augustine says that big names, 2016 CHS graduate, shares similar sentiments about such as Jack White, Drake and The the festival and about how the artists draw her there. Weeknd, can draw enormous crowds Coachella offers a variety of music, ranging from main- that often lead to safety hazards. stream pop and EDM to old rock and indie. “At Coachella 2015, the crowds “I first went to Coachella in 2015 because of my got so intense for The Weeknd that my passion for live music and that the lineup that year had friend and I almost got trampled,” she pretty much everyone I listened to,” Henderson recalls. says. “What keeps me coming back every year is the music Despite the allure, Coachella does and the memories; listening to live music is my pas- have this darker side. Residents of In- photo by DRAYTON DOYLE sion, which is why I go to many festivals and concerts.” dio have asked the city to complete an The headliners of this year’s festival weekends environmental review of the festival Class of 2016 graduate Alice Henderson rocks out to Porter Robinson include Radiohead, Lady Gaga and Kendrick La- through the California Environmen- during last year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. mar—Beyoncé was set to headline on Saturday, yet she tal Quality Act, including traffic, trash postponed the performances due to her pregnancy an- waste and noise pollution. $825. The unit cost per artist that an attendee pays at nouncement on Feb. 23. And Coachella isn’t cheap—general admission Coachella is $1.74, therefore worth more, while at “I’m looking forward to seeing acts like Travis tickets to the festival were first sold at $399 on the events like Hangout Fest it is $3.95—over double the Scott, Future and Kaytranada,” senior Ronan Doskey- website, while VIP tickets sold for $899; both sold out cost. Mulvaney says, “because in 2016 they really hit their within a brief 45 minutes. After sellout, it was not un- The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is stride musically and are acts that don’t tour on the West usual to find general admission tickets selling at over slated to occur on the weekends of April 14-16 and Coast very often.” $800 on resale sites. April 21-23. Henderson notices that there are numerous ste- While expensive, Coachella tickets are not the reotypical concert attendees, but that it doesn’t detract highest priced in comparison to other festivals, like from what’s really going on. South by Southwest—their cheapest tickets are a steep

PLAYLIST MONTH of the Yo, yo, yo DJ Archy Micheals in the house comin’ at ya with another bomb-tastic playlist for the month of April 2017! Now kick back, grab a seat and enjoy this six-song playlist designed to be chill—at first.

Every song builds off the next, each one more intense than the last, building up to the final head-banging rager masterpice that is “Bulls on Parade” by Rage Against the Machine. Get ready to experience some cunning lyrics, my friends, from Childish Gambino’s “Sweatpants” to “Handlebars” by Flobots. This playlist is sure to leave you tongue-tied and ready for some more sick flows.

WARNING: Playlist may cause heart attacks, internal hemorrhaging and face melting.

NOTE: The Carmel Sandpiper is not liable for any injury sustained while this playlist is being played. Cheers, and enjoy this music responsibly. - DJ Archer Michaels APRIL 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 17 ENTERTAINMENT Happy 60th birthday, Mr. McFarlin! After 39 years of teaching, CHS automotives teacher Paul McFarlin turned 60 on April 1.

Some fun facts you didn’t know about Paul McFarlin:

• He won a pet chicken as a kid and named it Shrimp Sauce. • In 1984, he and his wife, Jill, went to Las Vegas and eloped. They were married by an Elvis Presley impersonator. • He loves SCUBA-diving and backpacking, and he handmade both his first backpack and wetsuit. • Such backpack was later grabbed by a bear in the Sierra Nevadas.

McFarlin holds his oldest daughter, Lauren, in 1985. The fun does not end. . .

• Students like to call him McFarFar or FarFar. • He began teaching when he was 21. • His first car was an Opel Cadet. • He’s summited Mt. Whitney twice, the second time at age 50. • His first job was delivering newspapers by bike. McFarlin and his wife visit their son Jamie in Chicago in 2014. 18 ENTERTAINMENT www.thesandpiper.org APRIL 2017 MEMES MONTH of the BY ALEX POLETTI

Numero Uno Meme of the Month: Italian Hand Meme

Love it or hate it, there’s no argument that this meme has swept the internet this month like none other. Any Italian, or anyone who knows an Italian, knows that the pasta-loving countrymen are very expres- sive, often utilizing a pursed hand to gesticulate. The meme contains a picture of that gesture with text saying, “How Italians x.” This meme can be found on just about every social medium out there, but has adapted itself strangely well to Snapchat. This meme has some correla- tive value with another meme, coming on the heels of the Italian army memes, which basically depicted airplanes made of pasta.

The meme has received mixed reviews, with some connoisseurs thinking of it as a generally “normie” meme due to its wide spread. This has spawned an off-brand of memes that promote the death of the meme. I, as an Italian, can genuinely say I love this meme; although it has proven easily spammable, its kind-hearted nature and relatable ap- peal make this one a winner.

Honorable Memetion: Student Athlete Meme

This is a generally new meme, but its stock is cer- tainly on the rise. It’s found a surprisingly large fol- lowing on Twitter, due to its ease of creation on the medium. This is a dialogue meme, meaning it usually lacks a picture, instead just depicting text between two parties (one of which is the student athlete). There are certain trigger words that cause the athletes to go on their rants, most notably “grind.” The reason I like this meme so much is because we all know people like this *cough cough* Joe Johnsson and Dylan Houpt. The meme bares resemblance to Instagram bios of many student athletes, equipped with bible verses and an ode to a deceased love one, most commonly a grandmother. Also, the ‘100’ emoji has become associated with this particular brand of students, showing that they put in 100 percent all the time. There has been a subtle traversing of the meme type, where sometimes text is accompanied by a graphic; however, true con- noisseurs stick to its dialogue base. APRIL 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 19 ENTERTAINMENT question and answer

Savannah Chappelll Svenn Eyjolfsson Aminah Khalil Alex Michel KatAlina Stamenov freshman freshman sophomore senior senior

What’s the weirdest thing you have ever eel whale duck deer brain duck feet eaten?

knowing my P.G.’s Allie’s What was the last lie vocabulary my location basketball skills you told about? homework words appearance

Best show on Netflix? “Supernatural” “Psych” “One Tree Hill” “Cosmos” “Shameless”

If you could play any guitar instrument, which would tuba drums tuba didgeridoo you choose?

How are you planning on surviving hiding in Costco stealing a staying at sticking with locking myself the apocalypse? submarine home Mr. M.B. in my room 20 ENTERTAINMENT www.thesandpiper.org APRIL 2017 HOROSCOPES Aries: March 21 - April 19 Cancer: June 21 - July 22 Libra: Sept. 23 - Oct. 22 Capricorn: Dec. 22 - Jan. 19 It’s your month! Live a little! Redo your Cancer, here’s what you gotta do. The key Okay, Libras. Here’s the deal. We know that What’s up, Capricorns? Here at the CHS as- room—lava lamps are back. Also, random is to take someone you admire out to lunch; you’ve been a little tired lately. But not to trology department, we sense a disturbance adventures are your friend this month. Go someone you don’t know too well. It can be worry; there is a perfect remedy for your in your general experience right now. We outside and explore. This month, you are a friend, a teacher or anyone, really. Fun will exhaustion or lack of motivation. It comes think that you are easily capable of picking loss-proof. Enjoy it, Aries. be had, connections will be made, and you’ll in the form of indulging in old Taylor Swift yourself up. All you need is a little help from get an invaluable contact. songs while making blueberry pancakes. Ghirardelli and Amazon. Do a little indul- gence spending. Taurus: April 20 - May 20 Leo: July 23 - Aug. 22 Scorpio: Oct. 23 - Nov. 21 In the dusk of the current era of your life, There’s a momentous life decision for you Scorpio, a lot of your hard work has been Aquarius: Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 you’re about ready to move on to some- on the horizon, but you’ve been thinking too paying off, but the best way to ensure maxi- Aquarius, it seems like you’ve been having a thing else. That’s to be expected—Tauruses much about it lately. Ignore the decision— mum success is by engaging in some sort of good time with something new lately. Pursue are dynamic by nature, but be sure to enjoy just for a little bit—and it’ll be clear to you. stress-relieving activity. We recommend hit- this. Be it a newfound love for rockclimbing the last few moments of what you’re doing. Also, you will likely reconnect with a person ting the gym and knocking out reps with the or new television show, keep it up. Rock mu- There is something wildly cool in store. from your childhood this month. Keep that weights. Avoid the treadmills at all costs. sic and strenuous physical activity are your in mind. friends this month. Good things are in store. Gemini: May 21 - June 20 Sagittarius: Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 A lot of big decisions have been on your Virgo: Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 You’ve been a little on edge, Sagittarius. Pisces: Feb. 19 - March 20 mind, but you have it in you to make the The stars are going to have a big effect on Perhaps you’ve seen figures in the shadows A good month is coming your way. Don’t right choice. If you’re feeling conflicted, ap- you this month. Things are going to be in- or felt more inclined to look over your shoul- question it; embrace it. The best kind of em- proach a mulberry bush and begin talking to tense, but it’s up to you as to what kind of der frequently. Whatever your nervous hab- brace is a direct one, so grab the nearest cal- it. They offer the best advice of all plant, or intense they’ll be. You might enjoy some its, it’s time to face your fears. What better endar and give it a squeeze. Ignore any weird plant-like, organisms. rap, maybe even some heavy metal. Go for a way to do it than walk down dark alleyways looks you may get—that’s just the look of drive that’s no shorter than two hours. late at night in search of a friendly stranger? jealousy. CARMEL ROBO ROCKIN’ BOTS TAKES ON TOP DOGS AT SAN FRANCISCO REGIONAL COMPETITION

photo by OLGA CHANDLER photo by OLGA CHANDLER Team 2035 successfully engages a gear at the March 18-19 San Francisco Freshman Dilan Patel(left) and Victoria Fletes (right) discuss match Regional FRC Robotics Competition. strategies with senior Trevor Kelly (center) in the robot repair pit. JAMES’ RANTS: THE SAGA CONTINUES

My solitary censure points spot. It is a failure of prodigious to the pathetic parking pan- Cars parked where they can’t proportions, postponing the demic plaguing the CHS campus, fit steal room they don’t need in inevitable event of a single day consistently preventing me from the hopes of protect their Tun- when a countless quantity of finding the faultless parking dras and conserve their Chevro- cars comes to school casually spot at dawn. lets and hug their Hondas to the seeking a sizeable space to park, How can it be that a fre- exit so that they might be the only to find there are none, forc- quently early zero-period enrollee first to escape the clutches ofa ing these people to park illicitly, habitually has trouble$ snatching* parking@ lot gridlock. %liable! to be litigated for their ac- the spots at the top parking lot Irony then strikes when the tions. or, when I find myself digressing school ridicules students for I have parked along the red to the lower field, finds the best parking in unpermitted plac- curb lining the avenue to the spots seized by sophomores? As es, when they themselves are parking lot; I have been forced an upperclassman with a sense at fault for printing out more into avoidable situations after of superiority and the necessity parking permits than there are finding the lot devoid of unoccu- to subjugate those in the lower spots—the administration’s re- pied spots. classes, it enrages me to find cord’s rendered far from spotless Any parking lot altercation them stealing the superior spots in this predicament. could be avoided in the future if in the parking! !lot. !!!!The experts! who!! illogically CHS staff simply went out and When forced to frequent the advised that simply supplying counted, one by one, the quan- lower lot, I see cars contoured students with an abundance of tity of spots that constitute the About the author: James Delehanty serves around the perimeter of the authorized permits is a solution lot and then refused to give out as a teacher’s assistant to Carmel parking places, constantly con- to the fantastic failure that is a lot more parking permits than Sandpiper adviser Mike Palshaw during figured around each other, vying the lower parking lot logically there are parking spots. seventh period four days a week. He tends for the veritable gold mine that lack the capability of creating a to complain. exists in a well-placed parking sustainable system.