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SAFETY Concerns from bomb threat lead to new policy development

BY ALEX POLETTI Although uncertainty was in the air, there was undeniable teamwork Teacher and student responses to between teachers and students. One an Oct. 19 bomb threat on campus have such example manifested in the form led to a conversation among CHS site of senior Dalton Quilty, who assumed a and district administration on whether leadership role for his fourth period AP proper measures are being taken during Government and Politics class. Quilty’s emergencies. teacher, Bill Schrier, was inundated Early that Thursday, a call came with questions and comments from oth- into the front offce from a young male er teachers and students, so he asked the voice saying, “You have a bomb on your varsity football player to keep tabs on campus,” and nothing more. After re- the rest of his class. ceiving the call, the entire campus evac- “I had to make sure everyone who uated to the football feld. Students were was supposed to be there was there and not given a reason as to why the entire that everyone remained calm and to- Carmel High population was ordered to gether,” Quilty says. “At the end of the do so, and students remained in the dark day, we’re just trying to help each other, for nearly two hours. especially in these kinds of situations. If “When the alarm frst went off, I I have to take on a little more to make was selling T-shirts by the offce,” se- sure we get by, then so be it.” nior Tara Jones says. “I could tell that While responses like Quilty’s were it was not a prank when many admin- organized, paranoia was still a common istrators started running out of the of- feeling among students. fce, rushing us to go to the feld. I had “I thought it was a major drug an idea it was some sort of threat, but I bust,” junior Maggie Ellison admits. “I didn’t know what type.” didn’t know whether to take it seriously Faculty then ushered students to or not.” photo by KYLIE YEATMAN the side of the feld opposite campus, It was not until the emergency was instructing them to abandon their back- BOMBS Students leave the football feld after nearly two hours of waiting amid the Oct. packs. CONT. ON 3 19 bomb threat, an incident that has sparked new conversations about safety.

EDUCATION Student-teacher social media interactions lead to gray areas

BY KYLIE YEATMAN students and teachers should al- for himself, noting the possibil- low themselves to become aris- ity of encroaching on students’ Developing relationships es. After all, in the digital age personal lives. with teachers is essential for of social media, where all in- However, would this mean students to not only enjoy their formation is only a few Google that teachers getting a window classroom experiences, but to searches away, it’s easier than into their students’ lives is too potentially create a bond with ever to form closer relationships personal of a relationship with the subject in question that will digitally, and therefore easier students? serve them down the road. After than ever for students and teach- There is not a mandated all, according to a study done by ers to have private contact. policy in regard to social me- the vice president of the Ameri- “As a teacher at Carmel dia interactions among teachers can Institutes for Research, High, I’m an obligated report- and students by the school dis- teachers are told to make their er,” Carmel High School art trict. However, CHS Principal classroom a comfortable, relax- teacher Steven Russell says. “If Rick Lopez speculates that gray ing space and to make them- I followed a student and I saw areas within the classifcation selves open for conversation something that I needed to re- of “social media” make it dif- photo by PASCALE MONTGOMERY relating to the course. However, port, it’d be mandatory for me.” fcult to set specifc protocols as the stressful atmosphere of Russell, who runs a popu- and policies, but any app that Sophomore Brian Porter, aka the classroom diminishes, a new lar Instagram account in which make it diffcult to hold students concern takes form: Should the he shares his art, has one of the or teachers accountable for beloved history teacher Brent relationship between students largest student followings of what they’ve said, most notably and teachers venture outside of all CHS teachers, but makes a Snapchat, would be inappropri- Silva, frightens students with his the classroom? point to not follow any students ate for use. Undeniably, lines blur back until after their graduation. Halloween lesson plan. when the question of how close He’s created a personal policy SOCIAL MEDIA CONT. ON 3 2 LETTERS www.thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2017 THE SANDPIPER LETTERS TO THE EDITOR STAFF To the Sandpiper editor: To the Sandpiper editor:

Editor-in-chief: Becca Goren The Oct. 2 fre alarm brought to light some There is an obvious lack of water fountains of the issues associated with the procedures dispensing good water on the CHS campus. required for an emergency like this. First of all, There are only three that I am aware of. Layout editor: Julia Sudol the manner in which we fled out of classrooms was nothing short of disorganized. There is no I believe if the school were to install a water set-out path by which each classroom should fountain similar to the one in the gym, students Online Editor: Joyce Doherty go about getting to the feld. I understand that it would fnd it a lot easier to stay hydrated. The might seem a little silly, considering that 90 per- two water fountains near the upper bathrooms Copy Editors: Jack Cordell, Peter cent of the time it is a false alarm, but in a real and music room are not fltered, or at least the Ellison, Athena Fosler-Brazil, Ian emergency, unblocked hallways could become water doesn’t taste fltered. For a high school of a matter of life and death. 800 students, you’d think there’d be more wa- Geertsen, Scott McMahon, Alex ter fountains, but sadly, there are not. Poletti, Quinn Spooner The feld alone was chaotic at best; it was unclear where each class was supposed to line I propose that Carmel High School purchas- Staff Reporters: Sophia Buraglio, up, and with kids splitting up, it would imagin- es and installs more fltered water fountains ably make it that much more difcult to keep and water bottle fllers. I believe this would be a Priscilla Caballero, Ava Crawford, track of the students. One more thing I would good addition to our school. Taylor Desmond, Ellah Foster, Luke like to turn your attention to is that we were all Franklin, Asha Johnston, Gabe grouped in the same area vicinity. After what JULIANA CARDINALE, Carmel Martin, Archer Michaels, Pascale has just happened in Las Vegas, is it really such Montgomery, Nina Patel, Miles a good idea to have everyone in the school sit- Prekoski, Kylie Yeatman, Ryan ting in one big open area? I’m not saying that To the Sandpiper editor: Young an emergency is probable, but I defnitely think that there are some faws in this procedure that In regards to “In-class political bias leads to should be addressed. some disagreement over its appropriateness,” Faculty Adviser: Mike Palshaw political conversations involving students and JULIA KURZ, Carmel Valley teachers are an integral part of a CHS student’s education. I agree that being able to express The views expressed in The Car- one’s opinions as a teacher should be allowed mel Sandpiper are solely those of To the Sandpiper editor: and appropriated, as long as it does not have authors and are not intended to the intention of infuencing a student to change be viewed as those of the Carmel I have come to raise awareness to a prob- their beliefs, in a specifcally driving manner. Unifed School District adminis- lem of ignorance in public restrooms. Haven't Everyone has the right to be entitled to their tration, the Carmel High School you ever had that sad moment when you sit own position on a belief or idea, but incorpo- administration or the adviser. down in the restroom...and there’s no toilet pa- rating that specifc belief into a discussion for per? It is true; we have all experienced this in the sole purpose of changing another’s is not our lives. We’ve also experienced the next few something that is suitable for a classroom en- WANT TO SEND US A awkward moments of struggling to fnd a per- vironment and should not be permitted at CHS. son that has toilet paper in the stall over. LETTER? ITZEL RIOS-ELLIS, Carmel “Hey...do you have any toilet paper?”

The Sandpiper staff welcomes con- This is a common problem that is eas- To the Sandpiper editor: tributions from the student body in ily fxed: “Just check before,” says our source the form of letters to the editor to sophomore Mira Meckel. Reading your article about the addition of sandpiper@carmel unifed.org. The an extra class for the AP Human Geography Carmel Sandpiper staff reserves The problem with our student body is that class, I agreed with many of the reasons used the right to edit all letters for clar- we lack common sense, and if the toilet paper to justify it. I think that, in a perfect world, all ity, length, libel and taste. problem is brought forward, this embarrass- classes would be smaller. ing situation can be averted. Some suggest that the janitors should provide more, yet I dis- One point that stuck out to me was that Carmel High School, P.O. Box 222780 agree. They should not have to wait on us and creating a less overwhelming class size is Carmel, CA 93922 be worked so heavily. Janitors already have too more important for freshmen than upper- 831-624-1821, ext. 3723 much to do and are underappreciated. It’s the classmen. Although I do see some freshmen small things in life that matter. Always check for struggle adjusting to the high school scene, To the Sandpiper editor: toilet paper, kids. many fnd it easy both socially and academi- cally. I think that the priority should be reduc- Among the improvements that can be made AMAYA GOMEZ, Carmel ing stressful environments for upperclassmen, to CHS, the parking situation for sophomores because they are indisputably under more should at least be thought through. As a driv- pressure than underclassmen. Although I am er-to-be, I would be curious in knowing where To the Sandpiper editor: not an upperclassman myself, I had two broth- I could park my car. As far as I know, sopho- ers go through high school, and both of them mores often park on the side roads within the There is an obvious lack of water fountains experienced a much tougher transition from neighborhoods surrounding. I believe, and I dispensing good water on the CHS campus. sophomore to junior year than they had mov- think Carmel’s residents might agree, that this There are only three that I am aware of. ing from middle school to high school. causes a disruption to their privacy because driveways can be blocked. I have observed one I believe if the school were to install a water While balancing school with their social neighbor that went so far as to construct a new fountain similar to the one in the gym, students lives and applying for colleges, upperclass- fence to avoid students from walking through a would fnd it a lot easier to stay hydrated. The men have a much more stressful environment part of their yard. In order to respect neighbors, two water fountains near the upper bathrooms outside of school, making their lives harder. a designated area for sophomores’ cars should and music room are not fltered, or at least the In addition, upperclassmen as a whole take at least be evaluated. water doesn’t taste fltered. For a high school of much harder classes, which only drags down 800 students, you’d think there’d be more wa- their morale and overall happiness. SIERRA BRINTON, Carmel ter fountains, but sadly, there are not. I think that the attention people pay to I propose that Carmel High School purchas- freshmen is defnitely deserved; however, es and installs more fltered water fountains there is not enough paid to upperclassmen, Want to be heard? and water bottle fllers. I believe this would be a who no doubt have it much tougher at this Contact us at good addition to our school. point in their lives. [email protected] JULIANA CARDINALE, Carmel DAKOTA MORNHINWEG, Carmel NOVEMBER 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 3 NEWS Current CHS intruder policy is to go into lock- tive shooter were to be on campus and make an escape Bomb threat down when the alarm goes off. Teachers are instructed, from campus more feasible. “Once in classroom, close blinds and curtains and turn Whether this strategy is actually more benefcial, CONT. FROM 1 off lights. Do not get up and walk around the room, Dooner and the administration agree, is unclear. In or- over that students discovered the real reason they had maintain silence. Only law enforcement can give ALL der to make the most informed decisions, Carmel turns been pulled out of their classes. CLEAR,” according to the CUSD Emergency Re- to the experts. Assistant principals Debbi Puente and Craig Tuana sponse Quick Reference Guide doled out to teachers. “The policies that Carmel Unifed have in place have already opened an ongoing discussion regarding Despite this worry, the best course of action for a have been advised by the Monterey County Sheriff’s changes in policy and management of these situations, bomb threat was for the school to evacuate to the feld, Offce and Cal Fire,” Puente says. “We are continuing including a goal for faster communication. according to the administration and the same reference to look to those agencies who know emergencies best “We want to make sure that communication hap- guide. The Sheriff’s Offce instructs CHS to respond to for policy change.” pens,” Puente says. “We want it to be more timely, es- the emergency at hand and only the emergency at hand. Furthermore, teachers are not stringently bound by pecially for students.” “During a bomb threat, Carmel Unifed’s policy is the wording of the policy; teachers are encouraged to Concrete steps have been taken to assure speedy to evacuate to the designated place if students are in the use their best judgement. This gives teachers leeway if communication for further emergency responses. vicinity of the explosive device,” Puente explains. “If they face situations that may jeopardize students. “We have already instituted improvements in staff the threat indicates that that danger is out in open area, Another concern arises when considering student communication, which allow for instantaneous text students shelter in place. In this case, evacuating to the apathy toward the frequent drills and threats that oc- messaging to teachers when an emergency occurs with feld was most appropriate given what we knew about cur at Carmel High School. In the month of October, continued updates as more is learned,” Puente says. the bomb threat.” there was some form of evacuation—whether a drill or This new system has yet to be used in an actual While the primary objective in the scenario is to otherwise—more than once per week. CHS had con- emergency scenario. protect students from the threat at hand, Carmel staff is secutive days with false alarms, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. With the dearth of information during the threat, considering alternatives to ensure the maximum safety Both triggers were harmless: a smoke machine used by students’ minds were led to wander, often to the dark- and security imaginable. the drama department and the library’s water pressure est places. “We have to acknowledge and examine the current caused the false alarms, respectively. “After we moved to the south side of the feld, realities of our society,” science teacher Tom Dooner The effects of the commonality of these events can I thought it could be a shooter,” sophomore Thomas says. “We have to look at those realities and look at be seen through the many students on their phones or Fontenay says. what we’ve been doing and ask, ‘Are we doing the chatting with friends during the Oct. 19 threat and sub- The increasing number of school shootings in right thing?’” sequent drills. This can possibly lead to a “Boy Who America has been cause for concern—there have been Some schools nationwide have turned to programs Cried Wolf” scenario, sophomore Jack Jarvis fears. 38 school shootings since the start of 2017, according to train teachers to fght back against intruders, Busi- “Many students now treat fre drills like a routine to Everytown Research—and many students emotion- ness Insider reported in 2015. In a similar program, and have no urgency that would be expected in a real ally prepared for an active shooter in the Oct. 19 inci- according to a summer Fox News report, teachers are situation,” Jarvis says. “The school needs more clarity dent instead of the situation actually at hand. being trained to carry a frearm for these worst-case on what is a drill and what isn’t, and students need to “It was very chaotic in the sense that people didn’t scenarios. be notifed if their life is potentially in danger in the know what was going on,” Fontenay continues. “It can Another possible evaluation method is disper- future.” be dangerous, letting the mind wander.” sal evacuation, which is when sects of the population Field evacuations are especially problematic when evacuate to about 30 different locations around cam- See James’ rants regarding the considering the possibility of an active shooter because pus, according to Dooner, who has a military back- having the entirety of the school assembled out in the ground. This could potentially reduce the risk if an ac- Oct. 19 bomb threat (p. 15) open directly contrasts intruder policy. unreported by victims, according to the Rape, Social media Abuse & Incest National Network, the statistics might be worse than some think. DO YOU THINK STUDENTS CONT. FROM 1 More gray areas make themselves apparent in setting any sort of boundaries. AND TEACHERS SHOULD However, when we go off the screen, the “For instance, if we had a rule that forbid blurring of these lines may only increase. students from interacting with students after the COMMUNICATE ON “We’re working on guidelines as to how 3 p.m. bell rings, that could easily destroy good teachers interact with students,” Lopez says. relationships between students and teachers,” SOCIAL MEDIA? “Social media is a big thing, so it’s something Lopez notes. that we as a district need to develop good prac- Some students note using this after school tices for—if there are restrictions, what they are time to get one-on-one help with their teachers. and anything else.” If the district employed policies that didn’t allow Time between students and teachers is a for this time, some students wouldn’t be able to “They shouldn’t be useful time for students to work on their skills get the help they need. one-on-one with the teacher; therefore, stripping friends with their “I know that I use afterschool time to my students of this right could detract from valuable teachers. I think that’s advantage,” sophomore Emma Valdez notes. “If time for learning. this time were to be taken away, I would have to kind of weird.” Knowing this, what’s to be done about inter- come in at offce hours.” actions limited on social media? Valdez says that many teachers often ask for “Many years ago, I remember there was a students to come in at offce hours, meaning that teacher requesting that other faculty members Meredith Bond they often have to decide which class is the most not friend their students on Facebook,” math junior important to them. teacher Jody Roberts recalls. “They were post- However, regulations toward inappropriate ing things they were doing in their free time, and teacher relations with students appear to be lim- while they might not have been illegal, or even ited to on-campus computers or other devices. necessarily wrong, it still could have been per- “Inappropriate use of district technology “I think it could be a good ceived as an overly close relationship.” may result in a cancellation of a user’s privilege, Because of this, some argue that social me- way for students and disciplinary actions, and/or legal actions in ac- dia makes it easier for students and teachers to teachers to connect.” cordance to the law,” the policy states. have inappropriate contact. One federal report Meanwhile, assistant principal Debbi Pu- from 2014 reports that schools fail to protect stu- ente points to the CHS student handbook, ex- dents due to “district cover-ups, lack of training, plaining that, in the case that students have so- incomplete teacher training and lack of guidance Dylan Cohan cial media interactions with their teachers, it from the U.S. Department of Education.” sophomore should be treated as though they’re interacting “Although states and school districts are with teachers directly. taking some positive steps,” the report says, “The policy gets into sexual harassment, “current efforts are clearly not enough.” dress code and student behavior,” Puente notes. “There are much better A reported 781 cases of students engaging in “If a student wants to [communicate with] a sexual relationships with students were revealed ways for students to teacher on social media, they should follow by the Washington Post in 2014; the national interact with teachers these regulations.” average reveals that roughly 15 students every However, students are unsure whether so- than using social week report sexual from faculty members—a cial media should follow the same regulations. relatively low number when compared with the media.” “I don’t want to think about social media as 3.2 million teachers employed in the U.S.—but a school-related thing,” junior Kelly Wong says. still a high enough number to warrant paying at- “It’s not something I want to actively think about Mia Poletti tention to. When coupled with the statistic that when I’m posting about my life.” sophomore two out of three instances of sexual abuse go 4 NEWS www.thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2017

CAMPUS LIFE Students deal with realities of drug-use repercussions BY ATHENA FOSLER-BRAZIL to a 3.8 in two days. I had to get all that bility are something both seniors express talk about our students, and a lot of what back up.” and is a concern that Johnston hears rela- we know is based on what we see and Forty-one percent of Carmel High The issue of eligibility for sports tively frequently. what we hear outside of the classroom.” School juniors reported using drugs or also upset this student, as she felt like “The [Universities of California] Having a good track-record with alcohol in the past month, according to it was counterproductive to take some- and [California State Universities] have teachers, counselors and administrators the most recent California Healthy Kids thing healthy and structured from her no way of knowing,” Johnston says. “If matters considerably in their motivation survey for the 2014-15 school year. life during a stressful time. it’s not self-reported by the student, they to advocate for a student if an issue oc- Twenty-four percent of all 11th graders “I’m not a terrible kid,” the senior will never fnd out from CHS.” curs. reported being drunk or high on campus explains regarding her removal from Private schools and some out-of- One way to supposedly eliminate at least once. her team. “I play three sports…. I mess state schools do have the right to ask the issue of reporting infractions at all “Many of my friends do drugs on a up one time, and they’re going to take students to disclose disciplinary infor- during the application process is to par- daily basis,” one CHS sophomore boy one good thing that I have to distract me mation on their applications. Santa Clara ticipate in the Power Forward program says. “The peer pressure is very strong.” from this and take that away.” University admissions offcer Lorenzo that CHS provides. Power Forward is While it’s no secret that drug use Athletic director Golden Anderson Gamboa explains that it is a direct viola- unique to CHS, run by support counselor is prevalent in American high schools, explains that student-athletes are held tion of the student’s contract if they do Lauren Capano and includes four group many CHS students don’t fully under- to a contract, signed at the beginning of not disclose the information. Santa Clara counselling sessions and three drug tests stand school policies or how drug-related each season, agreeing to abstain from is a Jesuit school, and they take drug and over the course of multiple months, the issues are handled after they get caught. drugs and alcohol regardless of their past alcohol infractions more seriously than last of which must be entirely clean. “It’s very black and white,” CHS history as a student or athlete and, fur- non-Catholic schools. “The goal of the program is more assistant principal Craig Tuana says. “If thermore, that all drug-related cases are “It is part of the moral character that insight building, refection, some psy- you’re under the infuence or in posses- handled the same way. is being called into question,” Bamboa choeducation and just some personal- sion, no matter how much, it’s the same “They don’t reward or penalize says regarding drug use in high school. ized drug and alcohol education,” says consequence.” based on grades or ability on the feld,” While the school does take these is- Capano, who comes at the program from Tuana goes on to explain that ad- Anderson says. “They treat that situation sues seriously, Gamboa notes that they a therapeutic angle and tailors the pro- ministration has authority over students like, ‘You’re all student-athletes, and also look into the circumstances of the gram to the needs of the group. from the time they leave home in the One senior who was suspended morning to when they return home. during the frst semester participates The consequence for any sub- in the program, but doesn’t think it is stance-related infraction is explained effective. This, she says, is primarily in the student handbook as well. Any because the timing of her punishment drug-or alcohol-related infraction is as she believes that she has to dis- punished by a fve-day suspension, close the infraction when flling out inability to participate in sports, the her Common Application for private contacting of the Monterey County and out-of-state schools. Sheriff’s Offce and the option of par- However, Tuana argues that this ticipation in the Power Forward pro- is not the case, and that even for se- gram, which reduces the suspension niors applying to colleges before the by three days and expunges the in- infraction is expunged, Power For- fraction from the student’s disciplin- ward should render the suspension a ary record. non-issue. From this, it seems there is The policy seems clear to admin- a lack of clarity between students and istrators, but many students still don’t administrators. understand aspects of it. Both students who have and “I didn’t know that you could have not been involved in drug-relat- get in trouble for doing stuff before photo by CHUCK GRIMMETT ed punishments agree that counseling school or after school,” one senior and talking to someone on campus girl says. “They don’t make that clear While smoking marijuana is relatively common among teens, getting caught can lead to are effective ways of understanding enough.” This senior has dealt with many repercussions both in the classroom and out. individual cases and the student body drug-related investigations and pun- as a whole. ishments, noting that, “They’ve gotten this is what you agreed to before starting infraction and try to understand how, “This was a time that I needed help so many kids in trouble for that this year, your season.’” when and why it happened. Unlike the from people more than anything,” a se- but they haven’t even talked about it that One junior girl says of the policy, CHS punishment policy, these issues are nior girl says of her experience. “I was much.” “That will defnitely teach people a les- looked at on a case-by-case basis. going through a rough stage, and I think Some CHS students feel that the son, but it’s also very severe because I Johnston reaffrms Gamboa’s asser- all my teachers noticed that.” policy should be made clearer, specif- feel like it’s just sort of unlucky because tion there is no across-the-board policy Sophomore Thomas Fontenay, who cally rules regarding when the school so many kids use [drugs] but never think when a disciplinary infraction appears has not been involved in any drug-re- has authority over students. about getting caught and punished.” on an application, and the way a univer- lated disciplinary issues, suggests some “If we have reasonable suspicion, The senior student-athlete men- sity interprets it is entirely subjective. ways to adjust the policy to more beneft we can search [a student],” says Tuana tioned previously was hoping to get The counselor also emphasizes counsel- the students: “Maybe counseling, some regarding protocol during investigations. scholarship offers for her sport and is ors’ ability to advocate for the student way to talk to the student because there The offce says they take appropri- concerned about how her removal from and the sway they have when reporting may be things happening below the sur- ate measures to thor- oughly decide the team affects her chances, although issues to admissions offcers. face that a general rule can’t address.” whether the student is “Counselors don’t have a lot of lee- Within the student population, there guilty, and oftentimes “My overall take is don’t make way in determining what we report… is disagreement over whether aspects of fnd the students they but we do have considerable fexibility the policy are fair. call in to be clean. a poor decision that could have with how the story is told,” Johnston ex- “I think it’s fair,” sophomore Dylan While some stu- plains. “My overall take is don’t make a Cohan, who has not been involved in dents express concern any future ramifcations on poor decision that could have any future any disciplinary action, says regarding over how investiga- ramifcations on your post-secondary the suspension policy. “It’s unfortunate, tions are handled, your post-secondary pursuits, pursuits, but if you do, don’t think that but what happens happens.” others are concerned but if you do, don’t think that suddenly your options have all been tak- Sophomore Mia Kotelec, also unin- about the impact of en away from you.” volved in any drug-related cases, thinks their punishments. suddenly your options have all While this insight might come as a changes should be made to when school Another senior girl relief to students dealing with drug- and has authority over students. punished for a drug- been taken away from you” alcohol-related cases, Johnston also ex- “I don’t know if there’s anything related infraction ex- presses the less direct but considerable the school can do to prevent it,” Kotelec presses frustration regarding the both college counselor Darren Johnston impact involvement in these issues has says. “Unless it’s drugs at school, the effectiveness of her punishment, think- and the athletic director express that dis- on students in and out of the classroom. parents should have to deal with it, not ing it had more negative effects than ciplinary infractions should have mini- “Reputation matters far more than the school.” positive. mal effect on eligibility for scholarships. most students could possibly imagine, “The suspension made my grades Fears of their disciplinary records especially in small communities,” John- drop,” she says. “I went from a 4.4 GPA affecting college admissions and eligi- ston says. “We know our students, we NOVEMBER 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 5 NEWS

EDUCATION Community college vs. university by the numbers BY SCOTT MCMAHON dents that they have to go straight from University. and had saved money for the frst time high school to a university. If the stu- According to the website Top Uni- in my life.” $130,000 is a lot of money. dent isn’t entirely sure of their intended versities, four years of education at a Shaber is now head of maintenance With that sum, someone could buy course of study, if they aren’t compelled public university is commonly upwards at Berkeley’s “Lair of the Golden Bear,” a 2017 Jaguar F-type sports car, a Sam- to leave home, if money’s an issue...all of $32,000, and for a private, anywhere a campground run by the university. sung 105-inch Ultra-HD home theater, of these kids should consider commu- from that to around $75,000. So, by tak- 2015 graduate Josh Dormody was a week’s worth of groceries at Whole nity college.” ing their general education classes at a standout in Computer Science at CHS Foods for 800 people or a down payment Both Johnston and fellow college community college and transferring to and also chose to enroll at MPC. After on a house. counselor Jeff Rogers believe it is much a university for their Bachelor’s and/or two years, Dormody applied and was ac- Or that person could attend the av- easier for students to be competitive in a Master’s degree, a student can reduce cepted to Vanderbilt University, where erage four-year university in the U.S. for transfer program than in a pool of fresh- that cost substantially. he is currently studying Economics four years, based on data from College man applicants to a four-year universi- Many graduates have gone on from and Computer Science and working at Board. ty. The data confrms their belief: U.S. CHS to a variety of successful futures, a high-end landscaping agency. Com- We’ve all heard the debate: Is the News reports that 24 percent of students made possible through their experience ments from Dormody were unavailable, beneft of attending a public or private at MPC transfer successfully to universi- at four-year colleges. Likewise, many but both he and Shaber found the JC-to- institution truly worth the expenses ties after two years of classes. students have chosen the less traditional university transfer route to be as valu- that it necessitates? The prestigious, From CHS, as of 2014, almost half route for a variety of reasons, and are able and fulflling, if not more so, than big-ticket route versus the comfortable, of students applying to four-year univer- very glad they did. the customary four-year path. economic one—the fork in the road that sities were denied by their frst choice Justin Shaber graduated from Car- But whatever direction a student the majority of high school seniors must schools, and 42 percent were denied mel High in 2010 with considerable may choose, there is a basis that each confront before feeing the nest. again by their second choices. Suffce to merit and enrolled at San Diego State graduate, counselor and admissions of- At CHS, students typically take one say, it is often easier to transfer and be University, where he stayed for one year. fcer agrees on. of two paths: enroll at a four-year insti- accepted to a university than be admitted He dropped out and attended Monterey As Shaber proclaims, “It is OK to tution or attend a junior college, com- as a freshman. Peninsula College for two years, and take another route: community college, monly Monterey Peninsula College, in Admissions data carries some was then accepted to the University of gap year, traveling, work, etc. Just make hopes of transferring to a university after weight, but fnancial savings are by far California at Berkeley as a transfer, sure you do something.” two years. the most common incentive to attend a where he earned his Bachelor’s in Politi- Patricia Hunt, college and career College counselor Darren John- junior college. An MPC student pays an cal Economics. center coordinator at CHS, agrees. ston estimates that 65 percent of CHS average of $2,963 per year in tuition, “I felt a lot of pressure to go to a “It’s important to have a starting students take the four-year path, while according to PayScale. If the student four-year university,” Shaber says. “I point, an idea of where you’d like to around 35 percent choose MPC. completes two years’ worth of required quickly realized at SDSU that the four- go and why you’d like to go there,” she “I think it’s an unfortunately small classes, the student could save anywhere year track wasn’t for me. I came home says. “But after that, every path—com- number, and could defnitely be higher,” from $12,000 to $66,000 by taking them to MPC feeling a great weight off my munity college, university, gap year, Johnston says of the MPC route. “There at MPC instead of in the University of shoulders. By the time I was accepted etc.—can be equally rewarding. It’s all is defnitely a stigma convincing stu- California system or at a California State to Cal, I’d gained incredible knowledge in the hands of the student.”

WHY CHOOSE MPC OVER THE FOUR-YEAR ROUTE? Ryan Porch Raen Gallup Mac Coltelli senior senior class of 2017 “I’ts cheaper. I don’t know “I wanted to enjoy senior “I had the grades, but I can what to major in, and I can year without the stress of take twice as many classes transfer whenever I want college applications. I’ve in the same amount of time, after two years.” also never had an interest in without having too much any one specifc school.” work.”

EDUCATION Investigation into school start time, scheduling continues

BY TAYLOR DESMOND higher examination grades and academic “There would be less assignments and “Of course, if it passes [in the fu- performance. more time in class with the block periods ture], we will comply to the full extent During bimonthly topic team meet- Years ago, former CUSD superin- to focus on a certain topic.” of the law,” comments assistant princi- ings over the past year, teachers and tendent and psychologist Marvin Biasot- While this view is popular among pal Debbi Puente. “In the meantime, we faculty of Carmel High School have ti presented a 12-page report regarding students, there is a problem with the will be working on our next steps.” gathered to discuss various ideas, one of the correlation between student health unique circumstances of the testing The logistics of changing the which is the possibility of having a later and sleep patterns and questioned chang- week last spring. school schedule brings up conficts in school start time and the incorporation ing the school schedule. “They didn’t have much homework other areas, relating to bus schedules, of more block days into the bell sched- “[The issue] has been handed off because during junior testing there isn’t parents’ work hours, and extracurricular ule. to an entity of administrators, teachers given much…. Otherwise the poor ju- activities. Within the district, extensive “I was passionate about wanting us and students that could actually propose niors would be screwed,” AP Statistics coordination between all of the schools to at least take a look at options,” health changes,” says former topic team mem- teacher Dawn Hatch says. “It defnitely would have to occur. teacher Leigh Cambra says. “I know the ber Marc Stafford. “Only the school gave the kids a false sense of what that “The biggest problem [is] trans- research shows it’s better for teenag- board could make the changes.” would be like.” portation and how [we] would have to ers, and I was hoping a group of people In late spring of 2017, state-man- Not only is the possibility of sched- rework the whole transportation system could take a creative look at possible so- dated testing allowed the manipulation ule changes being addressed in the dis- here since we are a unifed school dis- lutions.” of block day schedules to occur. Within trict, but advocates for pushing back trict and we share busses,” Cambra says. The American Journal of Pharma- the early stages of collecting data and af- school starting time include California For the time being, although the ceutical Education supports Cambra’s ter testing, Stafford’s topic team pushed Sen. Anthony Portantino. He introduced Moodle poll gave many students the argument of starting school later in the out a student opinion survey on the a bill late last year that would have re- impression that schedule adjustments day. A group of professors at the Auburn school website, asking what schedule quired all California middle and high would be made soon, changing the University Harrison School of Phar- the students preferred. schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m., school schedule is still in data-collection macy conducted a cross-sectional study “There would be a lot less home- but the bill was laid to rest for the year mode. with 364 student pharmacists, conclud- work if there were [four block days] on Sept. 15 after receiving only 26 of the ing that an adequate night’s sleep led to per week,” junior Zeke Spooner says. 41 votes needed to pass. 6 OPINION www.thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2017

OPINION The American people’s triumph over tragedy that raised $27 million. These charitable country have donated their materials and people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. BY RYAN YOUNG Disaster just acts are true signs of Americanism. money for relief, including Wal-Mart, In a time when people are so divi- cannot seem to go Among the celebrities that donated Bank of America, Home Depot, Star- sive and alienating, these disasters have away with the recent money to the relief were actors Leon- bucks and PetSmart. brought back what Americanism really hurricanes Harvey, ardo DiCaprio, who donated $1 million After a tragedy, people can feel iso- is. People have responded from all walks Irma, Jose and Ma- to the United Way Harvey Recovery lated, depressed and angered, but it is of life, regardless of race, religion or po- ria, horrible earth- Fund; Sandra Bullock, who donated $1 important for everyone to come together litical persuasion. Neighbors are helping quakes in Mexico, million to the Red Cross; and Arnold and show love to the people who lost so neighbors, organizers and workers are the fres in Califor- Schwarzenegger who donated $100,000 much. These celebrities and companies using their talents, and people from ev- nia, the Las Vegas to Watt’s campaign. These celebrities in many cases do not agree on a num- erywhere are sending in their treasure. Massacre and most recently the horrible with very different points of views are ber of things yet they are able to get past President Donald Trump gave a church shooting in Texas. Though these coming together. their differences and come together. speech in which he called for unity: “In disasters have caused people to suffer, it We should all follow what these ce- Locally on the Carmel High School moments of tragedy and horror, America has also brought people together in uni- lebrities have done and help out in any campus many teachers have started comes together as one—and it always fcation. way we can, whether that means spend- funds to help with relief, as well as in has. We call upon the bonds that unite To date, more than $300 million has ing time rebuilding communities, giv- the school’s library which hosted a Don- us—our faith, our family, and our shared been donated to the Red Cross for hur- ing money, donating blood or even be- key Kong game to raise money. After the values. We call upon the bonds of citi- ricanes Harvey and Irma. Many other ing kind to the families that are going horrible mass murder in Las Vegas many zenship, the ties of community, and the organizations have been a viable place through a hard time. people were able to donate blood and comfort of our common humanity.” for donations such as United Way and Not only have celebrities contrib- give money to help those who were hurt It is time for all Americans to get Samaritan’s Purse. uted in this time of despair, but also or provide comfort to the relatives that past the things that separate us and in- Celebrities have donated to multiple churches nationwide from big to small lost a loved one. Most recently people stead back to showing love for our coun- organizations and have started their own have helped to rebuild communities. In have come together to rebuild commu- try and the great people that live in it and funds to help with relief efforts, includ- Houston alone, hundreds of volunteers nities that have been devastated by the help to make it prosper and grow. ing actor Kevin Hart, who challenged from multiple churches, including Christ fres that have spread across California, With all the tragic events, it may other celebrities via social media to do- the Redeemer Church with more than which have left families without homes seem hard to fnd anything positive to nate to the relief efforts, and Houston 800 volunteers, donate and help clean and people separated from loved ones. look to, but the unity that has been tak- Texans linebacker J.J. Watt, who started homes destroyed by Hurricane Harvey. Now it is time for all Americans to ing place in the last couple of months has a campaign also through social media Also, major companies across the come together and bring comfort to the reminded me what Americanism truly is.

OPINION OPINION Current trends suggest now Gun regulations are a pleasant is the time for gun reform lie, not a viable solution BY MILES PREKOSKI in depth to ensure that people like Pad- BY PETER ELLISON ally help the thousands suffering from dock can be prevented from owning over ordinary gun violence. Every year, 20 guns. Just flling out a 16 question test In light of So what has Congress done to ad- multiple trag- is not enough. When looking into what recent events all dress this much larger issue? edies cause the background checks entail, I found that, around the coun- Mainly they’ve instituted a system death of many although 275 million background checks try, it’s hard to of background checks on potential gun innocent people, have been issued, only 27,992 applicants ignore the con- buyers. This system uses a database of bringing up the have been denied from purchasing a gun stant debate over dangerous or mentally unstable individ- constant debate because they were mentally ill, accord- gun ownership. uals that aren’t allowed to buy guns and of gun control ing to The Trace, a non-proft news orga- One never needs has prevented about 3 million gun sales and background checks. nization dedicated to expanding cover- to look far to identify acts of violence so far, says the Brady Campaign to Pre- But what do these background age of guns in the United States. that shock and horrify the nation: Las vent Gun Violence. checks even consist of? And why do There are simple ways to make sure Vegas, the Pulse nightclub, Sandy Hook. However, this system does not ac- these shootings happen so much in the that a patient is not mentally ill; how- Unfortunately, gun deaths from tually accomplish what it aims to. In a U.S, but not in any other developed ever, asking them a mere 16 questions mass shootings are just a single drop 2015 study done by Philip Cook from country? I looked into this, in search of can’t do that. No matter what, better in a large ocean of gun violence. Many Northwestern University, it was discov- fnding a way to change what is going screening for mental health patients is a regulations commonly supported by pro- ered that “guns confscated from gang on. crucial step to reducing gun violence. As ponents of gun control would have little members in Chicago found … about 3 In order to have a privately owned of now, simple things like owning a car, effect on the thousands of people injured percent of the adults had obtained their gun in the U.S., you have to complete disposing of batteries, even recycling all and killed by violent crime every year. guns from a [Federal Firearms License] Form 4473. This brief form consists of have more regulations than buying a gun According to the Gun Violence Ar- in a formal transaction.” only 16 questions, ranging from crimi- in the U.S. chive, in 2015 there were 25,000 gun re- It should be apparent that back- nal history to your background and drug These background checks are not lated injuries with about 12,000 of those ground checks on gun buyers have failed use. The government then contacts the only inadequate, but are also conducted being deaths, not including suicides. In to stop violent criminals from obtaining National Instant Criminal Background more than any other developed coun- the same year, according to a Washing- guns. This failure extends not only to cit- Check System. Once you’re approved, try in the world. A study by the Small ton Post article, there were 39 deaths ies, but around the country. you may purchase a privately owned Arms Survey, a mandate that looks at from mass shootings, or about 0.325 Jeff Colon, 16-year Deputy Sheriff gun. aspects of gun violence, conducted in percent of all shooting deaths. for the Monterey County Sheriff’s Offce Sixteen questions determine wheth- 2007 shows there are 88 privately owned The recent Las Vegas shooting has says, “As with most regulations … most er you can own a gun. That seems inad- guns per 100 people in the U.S., the most resulted in some change; a bipartisan bill responsible, law-abiding people are the equate. guns per capita in the entire world, al- has been created by Reps. Carlos Curbe- only ones who are truly affected by the While researching this I couldn’t most doubling Yemen, with 54.8 guns lo (R-Fla.) and Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) regulations. Criminals tend to acquire help but think about the most recent Las per capita. banning bump-stocks, devices used to whatever they need, whenever they need Vegas shooting in early October. Ste- A similar study by Josh Tewksbury, convert semi-automatic rifes into near- it, despite any kind of regulation.” phen Paddock, the 64-year-old man who director of Future Earth Global Hub in full machine guns. Amazing progress, Ordinarily, regulations on gun con- committed the tragic mass shooting, Colorado, showed that the ratio between right? trol that actually do something would be passed all his background checks, allow- guns per 100 people, and gun deaths per Unfortunately, no. The Department great. Background checks? Love em’. ing him to own over 20 guns. Paddock, 100,000 people, are extremely high. In of Justice statistics reveal 70 to 80 per- Gun bans? Heck yeah. who brought over 10 different bags full fact, more gun-related deaths occur in cent of gun victims in 2015 were at- But that’s not what’s occurring. The of guns, killed over 50 people. the U.S. than any other developed coun- tacked with handguns, not rifes. That regulations being passed are doing noth- Even though Paddock wasn’t for- try. Ever. bump-stock bill isn’t protecting the ing to stop the real gun violence. mally diagnosed as mentally ill, and The unusual obsession with guns in masses, just the outliers. We’re giving away our freedoms for there isn’t a way of knowing, we could the U.S. has gone too far. We can change Congress is like a dog chasing its empty promises and no real results. We assume to some degree that there was a this by issuing more in depth background own tail: putting out tons of effort to need to start looking at real solutions to mental illness associated with Paddock. checks and making sure background make laws responding to mass shoot- this epidemic of gun violence, not just Background checks need to be more checks are reasonable and adequate. ings, but doing little to nothing to actu- ones that feel good. NOVEMBER 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 7 NEWS

PHILANTHROPY Thirst Gala raises funds for building wells in Swaziland BY AVA CRAWFORD funding for water projects. Carmel High’s own Thirst Gala is In order to provide clean drinking a dinner consisting of salad, pasta and water to people without access, Carmel bread served by teachers, who also en- High School’s This Club Saves Lives tertain the attendees. The club has put on raised $3,000 for the Thirst Project to their own gala for CHS students since build wells in Swaziland through a sold- 2014, selling 150 tickets for $20 each, out dinner fundraiser, the Thirst Gala, raising roughly $3,000 year. on Oct. 27 at the CHS performing arts “The club pretty much came about center. because of the Thirst Gala,” club advi- The Thirst Project, a nonproft or- sor Leigh Cambra says. “It was how we ganization dedicated to building wells were inspired to start the club.” where there is limited access to safe In addition to Swaziland, where drinking water, hosts their red-carpet This Club donates every year via the Thirst Gala every year in Hollywood Thirst Project, the nonproft also builds where the group raises 20 percent of its wells in India, Ethiopia, Kenya, Colom-

photo by DIEGO CABRERA Science teacher Jason Maas-Baldwin playing guitar for students at the event. bia, Uganda and El Salvador. least expensive are in Uganda for $8,000. This year, the club received dona- “Everything you submit, it’s all go- tions of pasta from Gusto’s, Vesuvio, ing to the wells,” says Evan Wesley, vice Nicole’s Catering, Pasta Palate, Sarah president of student activation for the LaCasse Catering and Rancho Canada. Thirst Project. “Last year, we had around “We get salad mix donated from 500 schools donate.” Taylor Farms,” Cambra says. “Pebble Thousands of schools across the Beach Company lets us use their plates U.S. raise money for the Thirst Proj- and silverware, and they wash it. I think ect through various fundraisers, like it’s great that there are restaurants that the gala. All public donations to Thirst are willing to give food to support this Project go directly to building the wells, cause.” while all operating expenses are covered Thirst Project builds 95 percent of by the organization’s donors. their wells in Swaziland, where one well As of October 2017, Thirst Project courtesy of THIRST PROJECT costs $12,000. The most expensive wells has completed 920 water projects. Water from the clean water projects funded by events like CHS’ Thirst Gala. are built in Kenya for $20,000, and the

PHILANTHROPY Success of Family House’s toiletry drive dwindles

BYJULIA SUDOL

This Club Saves Lives, a philanthropic club at Carmel High School, hosted Family House’s second toiletry drive during the two weeks before October break, though its success drastically decreased compared to last year’s. A big donation box was left in three freshman teachers’ classrooms, en- couraging students to drop off any toiletries from travel size shampoo and conditioner to toothbrushes and toothpastes. After the two weeks, only 300 items were collected, signifcantly less than the 3,000 collected the previous year. Health teacher and club advisor Leigh Cambra speculates that these re- sults are due to the lack of excitement predominantly fueled by 2017 CHS grad Caroline Mierzwa, an intern at Family House. “Last year, it was new and different,” Cambra says. “People had some- body on campus that was super passionate about it.” Furthermore, natural disasters such as the hurricanes in Texas and Flori- da and fres in California distracted This Club Saves Lives members by hav- ing them put more energy into supporting victims affected by these disasters and not enough into publicizing and encouraging the toiletry drive. Unlike last year, when a van of students drove up to San Francisco to personally deliver the donations, Cambra plans on mailing them. 8 NEWS www.thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2017

CAMPUS LIFE Pesticide regulations limit options to halt ant march BY PRISCILLA CABALLERO approved, pesticides that you know ardous chemical options, such as low- pheromones,” IPM publications aren’t dangerous to students and the toxicity products or highly-targeted state. Although Carmel High School’s ant people,” Lopez says. “They chemi- infestation has become worse over the can’t be toxic. There is less c a l s years, there are harmless alternatives on ability to use products that l i k e how to treat the problem. you could go to the Home “All school sites are regulated by Depot and buy and use at your the Healthy Schools Act and the Inte- house. Our maintenance and op- grated Pest Management,” CUSD main- erations department takes care of all tenance and operations supervisor Bob of that, and we do try to protect the Gruber notes. campus from things like ants.” Although CHS does fumigate—the In addition, the California Depart- practice of applying the fumes of chemi- ment of Pesticide Regula- cals to an area—high-toxicity products tion forbids the use of pes- are not exposed on campus. Custodian ticide products stated on Florence Foster mentioned her technique the School Integrated Pest she uses to safely repel the ants away. Management website that “I don’t know how the ant problem could be harmful, and gives started, but it defnitely has gotten worse alternatives to schools in in the past few years,” Foster says. “We order to rid ants quicker put ant traps in classrooms. That helps a through techniques faculty members small amount.” can use. Principal Rick Lopez points out “Effective, non-chemical pest why the school has not gotten rid of the manage- ment practices, in- ants easily. cluding mechani- “We do fumigation, but be- cal options such as hand-pulling cause we are a school, and photo of PRISCILLA CABALLERO there are strict regulations weeds or vacu- on chemicals on school uming up cockroaches, Ants invade the trash cans in the halls of Carmel High School. grounds which have to be are chosen frst, followed by least haz- NOVEMBER 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 9 NEWS

STUDENT LIFE Olivia Myers: A role model for everyone BY NIKI PANAHIZADEH change.” and excessive use of social media which discourages A strong and independent young woman like My- teenagers to grow in the real world. Her youth pastor, Her platinum blond hair drifts though the wind as ers is a symbol of fortitude. However, life is unfair and who taught her how to embrace the world’s imperfec- she slowly walks through the hallways of Carmel High it challenges individuals to face many obstacles. This tions and stay true to who she is, is credited as helping School and greets everyone with a smile. Senior Olivia past summer, Myers had to say farewell with her be- Myers become the woman she is today. Myers has a positive impact on all of her friends, team- loved dog Jack, who spent ten years of happiness along Since art plays a major role in the symphony of mates, and adults in her community with her sense of with her family. She could feel her dog’s pain every her life, eighteenth-century artist Rosa Bonheur mo- ambition and creativity. day and every hour, but she could not do much. It was tivates her not only to improve her artistic skills, but “She is always excited and energetic for life,” says about time. also embrace the beauty of her own creation. Young Ivor Myers, her little brother who looks up to her. As she brushed her hand through the rain of tears and passionate, Myers has always been a role model for One of Myers’ friends, Berkeley Kendrick, notes on her cheeks, she reveals how losing Jack made her others and has been admired by many adults. If there is that she is a courageous and kind person who stands and her family realize that they had been through this only one person that can represent strength and creativ- out from others. tragic transition together and allowed all to notice how ity among others in our generation, it would be Olivia “She’s a constant source of inspiration,” Kendrick ephemeral life is. Myers. says. Myers has always looked at life Pensive and selfess, Myers has always been a through a positive lens through her role model for her peers. As a year-round athlete and a church, home and National Charity straight-A student, she manages to overcome her fears League, but it’s still not enough for by combining different cultural elements in order to her. She has fascinated many at CHS perform her art as an escape from the cruel world. as well. Art teacher Steve Russell, “Artists are open-minded,” Myers says while Myers’ mentor, believes Myers is one scrolling through her handmade postcards. “Art should of the most outstanding students that be created to be beautiful and beautiful has a broad he ever had the opportunity to teach. spectrum of defnitions.” “Olivia has the ability to face Every year, she packs her bags and drives nine struggles and challenges with positiv- hours to Mexicali, a town where she believes is the ity and the belief that she will perse- birthplace of cultural integration of South and Central vere,” Russell says. “She has the abil- America. Her thirst for adventure motivates her to col- ity to overcome pitfalls and learn from laborate with other members of the Carmel Presbyte- her mistakes, always seeing the glass rian Church. Together they create encouraging gospel half full instead of half empty.” programs in order to provide a safe place for children As a senior member of National who lack the privilege of having a safe place in their Charity League, she learned skills community. like etiquette, conducting different “When I’m faced with new cultural elements, I meetings and planning organizations. face the best art humanity has ever seen and created,” Throughout her experiences, Myers Myers notes. “If my soul could embody anything, it understood the importance of valuing would be my annual Mexicali trip.” herself as a young independent wom- Although art has always been Myers’ silent voice, an. She knew there was no need for as once in a while she fnds herself trapped in despair any stereotypical high school support for the world and the tragic events that happen daily. group for her survival in an academic While she tries to conceal her pain with her smile, grief environment such as CHS; she never and sadness foat on the ocean of her blue eyes. followed the typical social setting of “Sometimes I feel overcome with grief for the high school. world,” Myers refects. “I wish I could change peo- Myers believes our teenage gen- courtesy of OLIVIA MEYERS ple with love, but my heart is too small for such a big eration is obsessed with self-image

OPINION Students object to things we all really, really care about...a lot

OBJECTION OBJECTION

to the lack of WiFi our school pro- to the swarm of Xanax-fuelled mum- vides us with. McDonald’s honestly ble rappers that have taken over the rap has better WiFi than Carmel High School game. The airwaves have been filled with does...and it’s free. Students randomly the likes of XXXTentacion and Lil Pump, find themselves connected to the CUSD subjecting everyone in the area to repeti- Guest server and end up with zero bars. tive and idiotic ramblings. What happened to In an age where people are practically glued to their phones, the fiery, complex bars laid down by the there should better service. If the big chunks of metal and greats? What happened to rappers that had meaning in their plastic rectangles we call Chromebooks are connected to music? Instead we have the sing-songy, tone-deaf sound of the internet, why can’t our phones be? How dare you ac- Drake mumbling his way into millions. Why can’t we have tually make us talk to one another. It’s the biggest fear more artists like Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, and even J. of this generation. For the love of GIF, cut us some Cole? Buuuuut no, instead we’re stuck here have slack and give the student body some much Lil Crappy Vert. needed WiFi. - PETER ELLISON - TAYLOR DESMOND 10 & 11 NEWS www.thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2017 Sexually active teenagers put themselves at risk due to apathy and negligence

BY BECCA GOREN to them and thus don’t take the steps to affect not just the mother; genetically, sembled a John Hughes movie. Teens protect themselves,” says Dr. Raegan emotionally and legally, teen fathers are would agonize over the decision. Why “There was no question about it. I McDonald-Mosley, chief medical off- ffty percent responsible. don’t they anymore?” was going to do it, and I wasn’t going to cer of Seaside Planned Parenthood. 180,000 teenagers become fathers Cambra is not alone in her assess- tell my boyfriend. In fact, I wasn’t going It’s a lack of contraception and an every year in the U.S., and 80 percent of ment. Dr. Lyon notes that, through her to tell anyone.” apparent apathy that Dr. McDonald- teen fathers do not marry the mother of studies, she has found that many high The 2014 Carmel High School grad- Mosley cites as the root cause of dis- their child yet pay approximately $2,000 school girls would rather take the risk uate picked up the phone to schedule an eases, and an overwhelming amount in child support each month, according with unprotected sex than deny their abortion appointment with Planned Par- of California teenagers, Carmel High to therapist and masculinity expert Dr. boyfriends. These studies hold true for enthood. Only after the reveal of a false School students included, are victims of Andrew Smiler in his article “Teen Fa- girls at CHS, too. positive did she resolve to ask her doctor their own negligence. thers: A Typical Day.” When posed with the same scenar- about starting some form of birth con- “Of course, I know that I could get io, 10 out of 25 reportedly sexually ac- Either teenagers are not aware trol, and begin demanding that her boy- pregnant if we don’t use anything, but Among the 46 percent of tive CHS girls said they would indeed “ friend use contraception as well. I’ve done it before and nothing hap- sexually active high school rather take the risk. “That was my wake-up call, I pened,” one CHS senior says. “And any- “It’s not just pregnancy that teens of the risks of STDs and how guess,” the current Hartnell College stu- way, if I really had to, I’d get an abor- students nationwide, need to be worried about,” Cambra dent recalls. “My doctor was telling me tion.” approximately half says. “I think a lot of girls are on birth they are transmitted, or they all about these diseases I could contract, This negligence is not unique to admitted to partaking in control pills and think they don’t need not to mention actually getting preg- just a handful of students at CHS. From to worry about condoms, but that still are, in fact, aware, yet live by conversations with about two dozen stu- unprotected sex regularly puts them at risk of contracting an “I guess I just assume dents that report being sexually active, STD. Teens think nothing will happen the majority admit to having had unpro- The kind of mindset that it’s the to them until it does.” this notion that nothing bad will she’s gonna have tected sex at least once and a handful say woman’s responsibility to prevent preg- With STDs on the rise along with protection. they have done so repeatedly. nancy may stem from highlighting teen teen pregnancy, Dr. McDonald-Mosley ever happen to them.” “I don’t know, I guess I just don’t mothers in the media while focusing points to the importance of getting test- And anyway, I wouldn’t really think about diseases or pregnan- much less on teen fathers. ed frequently. be the one getting cy,” one senior girl giggles. “Even with an intellectual under- “It is exceedingly important that Another says rather matter-of-fact- standing of the concept of pregnancy, teenagers know the effects of unprotect- pregnant.” ly, “I’m not gonna get pregnant at 17.” the consequences are so abstract for teen ed sex and what an STD can really do It’s not just female CHS students, boys that they cannot possibly under- to your health, Dr. McDonald-Mosley nant.” however, that fall victim to their own stand the weight of such a thing,” Staf- explains. courtesy of thepregnancyzone.com Such concerns were not unwarrant- naivety. ford comments. While it is true that condoms pro- ed either. After a steady 15-year decline There is just no way that high school Naivety and indifference, while ap- vide some protection from contracting in the prevalence of sexually transmit- boys can have any appreciation for how parent in some, is not the only cause for STDs, there is no guarantee against OPINION ted diseases among teens in California, serious this is-- they can’t even come teenagers to have unprotected sex. The some of the more serious diseases or 2015 marked a turning point in the tra- close,” says history teacher Marc Staf- pressure that accompanies being in a re- the asymptomatic ones. No symptoms jectory, according to the studies con- ford, who is a parent of both a young girl lationship is not lost on many students. doesn’t mean no risks. Sexually trans- The frequently ignored aspects of Planned Parenthood ducted by a number of public health of- and boy. “You have to hold your child to “We didn’t have a condom, and I mitted infections, often showing no BY ELLAH FOSTER fcials throughout Southern California. understand the magnitude of the situa- wasn’t on anything already, so what was signs or symptoms, are just as easily Amid the everlasting contro- Without Title X and Planned Parenthood, families with enthood than just terminating pregnancies. The year 2000 presented historic tion.” Without protection, however, that I supposed to do? I already told him we contracted as STDs, experts say. versy surrounding Planned Par- lower incomes won’t have any place to turn to for this Vice President Mike Pence has been actively at- lows for chlamydia, gonorrhea and time can easily be now for these high could have sex,” another senior says as enthood’s various contraceptive type of health service and support. tempting to shut down the nonproft as well. He took syphilis, approaching elimination alto- school boys. she explained her reasoning for having services, there are many other In April, President Donald Trump signed a law the frst federal measure to defund Planned Parenthood gether, but by 2016 reported cases of It’s a lot to think about for a teenag- unprotected sex with her boyfriend, de- Quest Diagnostics with locations benefts that tend to go unnoticed that was targeted at cutting federal funding for Planned in 2007, but that bill was very unsuccessful, according chlamydia increased by 14 percent, gon- er, and at that age, they don’t necessarily spite knowing the potential consequenc- in Marina, Pacifc Grove and Mon- by anti-abortion protestors. Parenthood or any other group that performs abortions. to Huffngton Post. Regardless, his actions have fur- orrhea by 75 percent and syphilis by 80 have the experience to think through it es of such a decision. terey offers tests for common sexu- For many years, Planned Par- This nullifed what President Barack Obama put in thered the intensity that anti-abortion crusaders bring percent, according to fgures from the sensibly, according to Sara Lyon, clin- CHS student behavior is not far ally transmitted diseases and report enthood has received backlash place before he left offce, which kept state and local against the clinic. California Department of Public Health. ic physician of an east Salinas public from the national norm, though. results within three days. Specif- and harsh criticism for their work, governments from withholding federal funding, ac- Anti-choice or not, it shouldn’t be diffcult to see Specifcally, Orange County saw a 412 health department. That is exactly the is- Among the 46 percent of sexually cally providing HIV tests, Planned mainly focused on the abortion cording to CNN. what an enormous impact Planned Parenthood has on percent increase in syphilis cases from sue, though: there is a consensus among active high school students nationwide, Parenthood offers services ranging services provided. Protesters often congregate in front Trump even acknowledged that the health organi- families across America. Without the organization, mil- 2011 to 2016, with neighboring counties teens that nothing bad will happen if approximately half admitted to partak- from abortion options and pregnan- of facilities with signs, and sometimes the crowds get zation helps millions of women. However, he still says lions of people would be left helpless without their ser- also seeing a percentage increase of re- they simply ignore the issue or wait for ing in unprotected sex regularly, un- cy tests to LGBT services and even threatening and local law enforcement is called, ac- he would defund it simply because he is anti-abortion. vices or guidance. Yes, they provide abortions. No, not ported STD cases reaching triple digits. it to “work itself out.” protected meaning without any form of protection free of charge. Their Sea- cording to an article by Huffngton Post. If Trump can recognize how crucial Planned Parent- everyone agrees with that. But why are all the other “This could be attributed to what I “I don’t know, I guess I just as- contraception, as stated by the Center side location is 625 Hilby Ave., and The Susan B. Anthony list, a right-wing organiza- hood’s funding is for the people of America, why would aspects of the nonproft that millions turn to blatantly see as one of two options: either teenag- sume she’s gonna have protection,” one for Disease Control and Prevention. they can be reached at (831) 394- tion that works to end all abortions in the U.S. through he choose to defund it that easily? Even the president ignored? ers are not aware of the risks of STDs sophomore boy explains. “And anyway, “I think this generation is so blasé 1691 for information or to make an its political action committee, has been trying to shut doesn’t understand that there is more to Planned Par- and how they are transmitted, or they I wouldn’t be the one getting pregnant.” about sex,” CHS health teacher Leigh appointment down Planned Parenthood for years. In 2014, The are, in fact, aware, yet live by this no- What perhaps is lost on some teen- Cambra remarks. “It’s expected almost SBA List reported that abortions make up 94 percent tion that nothing bad will ever happen age boys is the fact that teen pregnancies immediately now. My high school re- of Planned Parenthood’s services. However, this was found to be completely untrue when Planned Parent- hood released fact sheets stating that only 3 percent of their total business is performing abortions. Contraception, in total, only equated to 34 per- cent of the services for Planned Parenthood in 2015, according to the Government Accountability Offce. If less than 40 percent is for abortions, then what else does this reproductive health care center provide for the men and women of America? Sex education, cancer prevention, Sexually Transmitted Infection testing and adoption referrals are all a part of why millions in the U.S. turn to these clinics. In a single year, the nonproft provides over four million tests and treatments for STIs, 320,000 breast exams and 295,000 Pap Tests to millions of patients, according to the offcial Planned Parenthood website. Defunding this organization would be cata- strophic—not just morally for taking a step backwards for women’s rights, but for the health of the younger generation in this country. Title X is widely known as the only federal grant that is solely dedicated to preventative health services and family planning. It is an opportunity for low-in- photo by RENEE C. BYER/THE SACRAMENTO BEE come people to have resources when it comes to re- courtesy of The National Campaign productive or preventative health, ABC News reports. A Planned Parenthood rally “Pink Out” brings out supporters in 2016 at the state capital in Sacramento. 12 ARTS & ENTERTAINMNET www.thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2017

MUSIC Honor groups: Opportunities for sharp musicians BY SOPHIA BURAGLIO and organized by music teachers who donate their time to make the events happen, according to Marina High Autumn is now in full swing, and that means one School teacher and CCS high school orchestra chair- thing for musicians across California: audition season. person Maria Carney. Why is an honor Students have the opportunity to audition for vari- Carney explains that auditions for the ensembles ous honor groups comprised of the most talented musi- are similar to audition processes for many college- and music ensemble cians in the region, Northern California or the entire professional-level ensembles. Students from four coun- state. ties submit recordings of themselves playing scales and “It’s a really cool music community, and above excerpts designated by CCS. Those who are selected important to you? that, the musical experiences I’ve had are just absolute- for the groups receive copies of the performance music ly amazing,” Carmel High junior futist Olive DeLuca in advance, practice their parts and participate in two says. days of group rehearsal leading up to the concert. DeLuca, a natural at playing advanced music, has “It is amazing to see these very talented young been accepted into eight honor groups throughout mid- people come together from so many different back- “It’s really cool to have the dle and high school, and plans on auditioning for more. grounds, for such a short amount of time, and then to opportunity to play music Four of those successful auditions were for statewide see them create such a beautiful musical result,” says with other enthusiastic ensembles, including for CODA, a highly selective Josh Mack, chairperson for CCS concert bands. musicians.” state orchestra, making her the only Carmel High wind One facet of honor groups is the chance to perform player ever to be accepted. with skilled musicians committed to their craft, which The 2016 All-State Symphonic Band in particular often encourages participants to strive for the next level Ihlara Gray made a lasting impression in her mind. of excellence. “Our conductor knew how to push people farther “Practice becomes more purposeful after the hon- senior futist than they thought they could go, and we worked so ors events,” Carney observes. “Many students hear hard, and everyone ended up being so dedicated and their peers from other schools and are inspired by oth- committed,” says DeLuca, who also notes that the ers just as good or even better than they are.” people she met at All-State are still some of her best Another beneft is the opportunity to take notes “Performing with these other friends, and the pieces the group played are among her from a new director. Highly qualifed conductors, usu- amazingly talented musicians all-time favorites. ally from the university level, are selected to direct is really a once-in-a-lifetime- “We sounded amazing,” she adds. “It was really each year’s ensembles, according to Carney. Students experience, and I want to cool to be part of an experience that was so much big- often come away with new techniques or mindsets to keep that going if I can.” ger than myself.” apply to their playing. Kento Husted, a freshman violinist, is another suc- Above all, honor ensembles are instrumental in cessful 2017 CODA applicant—an accomplishment building connections and creating a community en- Jeremiah Lamph that is anything but minor. compassing musicians of all walks of life. sophomore vocalist “I want to experience what it’s like to be in [a “We’re all just one big universal brotherhood … statewide] honor orchestra,” Husted says. “It’s def- of music-makers,” Handley says. “That community of nitely not something everyone can do.” musicianship doesn’t just exist within your circle of “It gives me the opportunity Many set their sights on making CCS, the regional friends or your school. It’s greater than that.” to play with people that are at honor orchestra, band and choir. Approximately 30 Mack adds, “My hope is that all of the participants a similar level as me, and to percent of the CHS band and close to 50 percent of the feel welcomed into the ensemble, and that they truly learn from them.” orchestra audition; about 80-90 percent of those stu- feel that they have earned the right to be there. Hard dents are accepted, according to Carmel instrumental work is not always rewarded, but when it is, make sure music teacher Brian Handley. to take advantage and appreciate the moment.” Maggie Ellison CCS ensembles are put on by the Central Coast junior cellist Section of the California Music Education Association

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November Music MONTH Downloaded November has come, my dear listeners, and that also happens to be the frst song on this month’s playlist. This November playlist opens up with an underrated Goril- Shuffe All laz song from their seminal album, “Demon Days.” The track “November Has Come” opens up with a dirty bass line and rhythmic clapping, before MF Doom opens up My Kind of Woman with his one-of-a-kind rapping style. Next is a personal favorite mine by the richest Mac DeMarco bum himself, Mac DeMarco. His song “My Kind of Woman” really captures the cool and low tones that November brings with it. As we journey onwards, we come across November Has Come a little gem by Canned Heat entitled “Going Up The Country,” which boasts a happy Gorillaz upbeat feel while still keeping the Autumn vibe. Then we have a shot of some Arctic Monkeys with “Red Lights Indicates Doors Are Secured.” As we start to wind down Going Up the Country the playlist we have an acoustic version of “Carmelita” by GG Allin. Finally, as we Canned Heat wrap up this month’s playlist, we have Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain.” Why? Be- cause it’s “November Rain,” gosh darnit. Anyway, that concludes this month’s playl- ist. Enjoy some turkey and enjoy the rest of fall. Cheers. - DJ Archer Michaels NOVEMBER 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 13 SPORTS

PREP SPORTS Carmel players unfazed by national anthem protests BY IAN GEERTSEN “I am not against it, but I have never American fag, he did not regret being letter of resignation, according to Darren protested,” junior Carmel wide receiver dismissed from the team. Sabedra of The Mercury News. Among the many controversies of Rashaan Ward says. Coach Mitchem later added that Malae, a former defensive lineman 2017, one of the most prevalent, and Despite how much Carmel’s players he cares deeply about the two boys and at Bellarmine, had hopes of one day be- possibly most surprising, is the national may or may not support the actions tak- would consider allowing them to play coming the team’s head coach, but gave anthem protesting. What started with en in the NFL, none of them has kneeled again if they agreed to stop protesting. that dream up after the varsity protests. one player has turned into a league-wide during the anthem for one of their own Although McCullough and Ingram- On the night of the protests, Sept. 29, phenomenon, as numerous NFL play- games. Lewis were removed from a church- the protesting athletes came together to ers have taken after former 49ers quar- “There’s not a lot of politics in our based football team, without any high explain why they chose to kneel, saying terback Colin Kaepernick by protesting locker room,” senior offensive guard school affliation, many schools have they want to show support for groups during the national anthem, acts of pro- Dalton Quilty says. “I think we’re more taken action themselves to try and deter who are marginalized in this country, test that have had ripple effects all the focused on just playing football.” their students from protesting. including “minorities, women, immi- way to high school athletics. Much like the players, assistant Waylon Bates, the principal of grants, those who have experienced re- While NFL teams have had varying coach Ralph Ward is focused more on Parkway High School in Louisiana, has ligious persecution, and members of the reactions since Kaepernick frst protest- playing than protesting. threatened a loss of “playing time and/or LGBTQ community,” Sabedra reported. ed on Aug. 26, 2016, one common theme “I don’t discuss politics,” coach participation” for students who protest While many high school football across the league has been a decrease in Ward says, “with students or while during the anthem, Fortin says. players can witness some of their favor- the number of protesters. In week three working.” Closer to home, Bellarmine Col- ite players and role models protesting of the 2017 NFL season, for example, While Carmel football players have lege Prep assistant football coach Jacob during the anthem, before the anthem 32 of Denver’s 57 active players knelt not been protesting during the national Malae resigned from his position after a or during the game, the boundaries for during the anthem. Starting week four, anthem to date, if they ever did decide dozen varsity athletes kneeled during the how far the students can take their pro- they decided to stand during the anthem to protest during the anthem, head coach national anthem. tests have not been set. In the end, only as a team. The Pittsburgh Steelers came Golden Anderson would prefer to re- “The act of kneeling during the na- time will tell whether high school foot- to the same decision in week four, even move the confusion surrounding this tional anthem doesn’t create dialogue, ball players will gain the same liberties after every one of their players—except controversial act by frst clarifying what it creates division,” Malae stated in his as their professional counterparts. for Alejandro Villanueva— stayed in the the player was upset about. tunnel at their previous contest. “I wouldn’t want to see someone photo by QUINN SPOONER Even Kaepernick’s former team had kneeling and fnd out after the fact that just six protesters in the NFL’s week six, they had an issue,” coach Anderson says. after about twenty of their players pro- “I’d want to know beforehand.” tested the week before. Although pro- In Crosby, Texas, though, two high testers have decided to stand up during school football players have been re- the anthem for many reasons, outside moved from their football team for pro- pressure, especially from coaches and testing during the anthem, as of Oct. 2. owners, can have a huge impact. Larry McCullough, who kneeled during “There is no question the league the anthem, and Cedric Ingram-Lewis, is suffering negative effects from these who raised his fst, were asked to hand protests,” said Jerry Jones, the owner and in their uniforms by their coach, a local general manager of the Dallas Cowboys, pastor and marine corps veteran. according to Todd Archer from ESPN. Their coach, Ronnie Mitchem, said The Cowboys have not yet had a players that the two boys’ protests were offen- protest during the national anthem. sive to military service members, ac- While many high school football cording to Jacey Fortin from The New players have protested during the an- York Times. Ingram-Lewis said while them, the same can not be said for Car- his demonstration was not purposefully Carmel players stand for the national anthem before their 64-0 win in the Shoe mel. disrespectful toward the military or the Game on Nov. 3.

OPINION Is it time that the Padre retires from its mascot duties? BY JOYCE DOHERTY and crude clergymen? American tribes. However, many have preventing the student body from cel- While many schools have not been run into the monetary component of re- ebrating our differences and instead pre- A padre is a plagued with a small plump Padre Bob tiring mascots that companies, such as tending to live under the ignorant shield Christian clergy- dancing around at school rallies, multi- Adidas, have offered to help alleviate that “it does not matter”? man, especially of ple schools have employed the Crusader costs of at replacing uniforms, according While the padre is something his- Spanish or Portu- to prance around at school rallies for its to an article by Tony Wagner. When Adi- torically unique to our area, we should guese roots. Then memory of chivalry and ferocity, but the das made the offer in 2015, 2,000 of the not have its title written across our track, why is it that at ev- modern take on it has been associated 27,000 high schools across the country feld and banners. It is time that we ery sporting event with Christian intolerance. qualifed for assistance. search for a spirited animal or object, not chants of “Let’s In the case of Elon University, one However, Jeff Leo, the superinten- a robed, bald white man who enslaved go, Padres!” can be heard coming from of many schools to enlist the Crusader as dent of Banks School District, said the natives. the sidelines while the opposing team’s a mascot, the school changed its charter estimated costs of fans are shouting a name much less reli- to “under the general control of Christ” changing a mascot giously patronizing? to being “affliated with the church.” of 75 years could be The First Amendment of the Con- With the desire to become an environ- $70,000 or more, stitution states a separation between ment of religious tolerance, the school including updat- church and state which trickles down to spirit of the Crusader took fight in the ing uniforms, gym preventing religious teachings in public form of a Phoenix, according to Dart- foors and stadiums. schools. If our public school upholds mouth University. This is obviously this idea, then why do we call ourselves On a more general note, the pa- one of the aspects the Padres? dre can be seen as sexist, forcing girls to consider. Besides the religious component, into the awkward position of having Carmel High’s the term padre holds a long, discrimi- to sport sweaters and jerseys spelling mascot doesn’t hold natory history in California. Spanish out “father.” Recently, a high school onto the principles missionaries colonized and forcibly in Kentucky changed its mascot—the and values of this converted multiple indigenous tribes to Stallion—to something more gender- public school, one Catholicism. neutral. The change came following a that celebrates aca- According to an article in the San petition through the community, which demic and athletic Diego History Center by Robert Heizer, deemed the male horse inappropriate for excellence. By in- a common principle among missionaries their female sports teams. stituting a religious was the belief that Indians were a differ- Across the country, multiple high mascot, are we hin- ent order from human beings. Do we re- schools have tried to change their mas- dering diversity on ally want to call our young athletes racist cots, usually to respect local Native campus? Are we 14 SPORTS www.thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2017

CAMPUS LIFE Girls cancel Powderpuff dance after regulations enforced BY ASHA JOHNSTON regulations actively discouraged them before opting to participate. not suitable for performance at a school.” from participation. Junior Kristin Houpt, who In past years, the Powderpuff danc- The feel-good CHS tradition of “The restrictions were super far- planned to choreograph for the Pow- es stood out as a fagship event at CHS, Powerduff, in which the junior and senior fetched, and it made me mad that after derpuff dance, argues that the tighten- with former students reminiscing on girls play football and the boys dance years of watching these dances, both ing regulations were diffcult to follow, them fondly. as cheerleaders, while both groups also growing up and being a student here at which discouraged girls from participat- “It’s so fun to look back on it and participate in self-choreographed dances CHS, the tradition was taken from us so ing. be like, ‘Wow, CHS actually had some during a lunchtime rally and at the event fun events that I miss,’” Plink recalls. itself, saw controversy this year when ASB adviser Aubrey Powers ex- the girls opted to not participate in the plains that both she and Tarozzi decided dance portion, unlike their male counter- that the Powderpuff music should abide parts, due to the enforcement of regula- by the same requirements that are set up tions by administration and teachers. for the CHS dance classes. Though some students believe these “The dances were not offcially regulations were newly instated, Dance canceled by the school,” says senior instructor Kristine Tarozzi clarifes that Natalie Lobo, who helped to choreo- there were no new rules added this year graph the girls’ senior dance. “However, and that administration simply opted the school had set up rules that basically to elucidate the restrictions to students, made it impossible to carry on the nor- also reminding students that dance re- mal tradition of the senior girls’ Powder- strictions require all music to have lyrics puff dance.” checked, and choreography needed to be “It’s a bummer because I feel like a school-appropriate representation of it’s part of the experience that our class- CHS. photo by QUINN SPOONER es had to miss out on,” junior Annalise Teachers and students alike agree Kruger says. that the girls and boys dances are intend- Senior boys in the Powder Puff dance, including Archer Michaels, Stephen Meanwhile, Puente notes that it ed to be fun and appropriate and that all Gonda, Diego Cabrara, Cody Patch, Nick Haws, Quinn Spooner and Filip Zacek. may not be a bad thing that the girls not costumes must follow dress code restric- easily,” says senior Jocelyne Bruno, one “Personally, I understand where participate in a dance. tions. of the girls in charge of the senior dance, these regulations are coming from,” “Some of the senior girls were un- Meanwhile, assistant principal noting that the newly enforced restric- Houpt says. “However, I feel they should happy with the clarifcation,” Puente Debbi Puente notes that the same restric- tions made the event “overall less excit- have either been in place all along or not notes. “However, other students I have tions were placed on both groups when ing,” hurting a potential bonding experi- at all.” talked to feel that since Powderpuff is it came to choreographing their dances. ence for the class. Tarozzi says the regulations are traditionally a game where the girls play Yet regardless of the restrictions, the ju- “I don’t get why it has to be such necessary to make Powderpuff a place football and the boys become the cheer- nior and senior boys continued to make a big deal, it’s just a dance,” 2016 CHS for students and teachers alike to feel leaders, having the girls not dance was and perform a dance which did not ap- graduate and former Associated Student comfortable at the event. okay.” pear to follow all of the regulations, Body president Jess Plinck says. “As with all events, CHS seeks to Despite controversy surrounding as they wore clothing restricted by the Remarking on the controversy sur- provide a positive and welcoming atmo- dress code, Powers says that the boys dress code, such as short shorts and crop rounding the sexualization of young sphere that is respectful of all students,” were able to adjust and accept the music tops. women at these events, Plinck says the Tarozzi explains. “If the lyrics couldn’t requirements, and she expects the rules Junior and senior girls note that the girls knew what they were getting into be read at a parent meeting, the song is to stay the same in coming years.

PHILANTHROPY Sports boosters president steps up to the plate BY NINA PATEL vious year,” Lucido says. “This opportunity made com- Langley says. plete sense for the softball program to operate the snack Another one of Langley’s big campaigns is gath- After starting the current school year without an bar for this year and the program was excited to take on ering support to run the concessions of several ma- Athletics Boosters president, several functions of the the task.” jor events like the Pebble Beach Pro-am, Concours board have changed, but things are returning to normal The team faced some challenges to staffng the d’Elegance, Pebble Beach Food and Wine and more now that new president Donna Langley has entered the snack bar because many girls had conficts with other because a certain percentage of all concession sales scene. sports and commitments. Senior Rachael Carroll, four- goes directly back to the boosters. It had been over a decade since the Carmel High year varsity softball member, explains the time com- “There has always been volunteerism out of Car- School had no active president running the sports boost- mitment was large because they had to run the snack mel,” Langley says. “That’s not something that is new. ers program, a fundraising body that helps the various bar for both junior varsity and varsity games. But we are going to reignite the fame underneath the athletics at CHS by raising money and distributing it “I was there from 10:30 to 5, so it was a long time,” special events.” to the various teams at the high school. This absence Carroll says. “But it was totally worth it.” Currently, Langley is arranging a contract with a affected various functions of the body, including fund- Junior Madison DiGirolamo, a softball team mem- half marathon event running through Pebble Beach for raising at the CHS football snack bars. ber, explains that the snack bar is staffed on a volunteer a sizable donation in return for about 100 volunteers. CHS athletic director Golden Anderson explains basis and students don’t need to stay the entire time, Donna Langley encourages people to support the that without a president, the functions of the athletics allowing for fexibility. athletics booster and volunteer by contacting her at board were limited, meaning that the organization was On Sept. 28, Donna Langley, mother of two CHS (831)-277-7930 or [email protected]. unable to run the CHS football snack bars. Tradition- students and director of sales adminis- ally, the boosters would take the income from the snack tration at Pebble Beach, was appointed bar and disperse it among CHS teams based on the as the new president of the sports boost- number of participating students. However, this year ers. Langley’s decision to enroll her the Padre softball team took on the role of providing daughters at CUSD was largely driven volunteers for the snack bar and in return they keep the by the sports they offer, and because of profts from sales. this, Langley decided to give back by The snack bar generally raises about $900 to volunteering for the open position on the $1,000 at each of the eight home games, which all went athletics boosters board. back to the teams when the sports boosters ran it, ac- Langley explains that this year soft- cording to ASB secretary Diana Vita. ball took on the football snack bar re- CHS softball coach Jim Pingree was contacted by sponsibilities, but next year the athletics Anderson about the opportunity to operate the snack boosters will resume responsibilities bar and the softball team agreed, according to CHS of this. One of Langley’s biggest cam- softball assistant coach Mike Lucido, who explains paigns is redoing the snack bar. the softball program will use the proceeds for uniform, “I want to make it run a little more photo by KARENNA FIFE travel, equipment and tournament fees. effciently and provide the equipment “Less than a year ago, the softball program had necessary to really make it a viable f- Sophomore softball player Kendra Hyles works in the snack bar to $130.30 in their ASB account remaining from the pre- nancial contributor to the boosters,” raise funds for her team during a CHS home football game. NOVEMBER 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 15 NEWS

SCIENCE & NATURE Sophomore docents for love of science, stewardship BY PASCALE MONTGOMERY turned 16 was given the freedom to de- afternoons greeting and answering the cide what he was going to specialize in. questions of visitors. From resetting The Pacifc Grove Natural History “Jack has drawn his own path,” puzzles and researching for a visitor’s Museum has been serving and educat- Waltz says. “He has been totally forth- question to simply enjoying the exhibits, ing patrons of the county and beyond coming about doing the Science Satur- the young docent has his hands full. for more than 130 years thanks to the day events and wanting to docent for the “There are a lot of times where a help of dedicated volunteers like Carmel Monarch Sanctuary.” visitor will ask a really specifc ques- High School sophomore Jack Connolly. Learning is a lifelong process, and tion, so I have to go to the front desk and Connolly was introduced to the mu- Waltz encourages the future monarch ask,” Connolly says. seum’s volunteering opportunities dur- docent and other volunteers to always The museum also trains docents ing a hands-on research feld trip hosted do additional research to expand their to educate visitors at the Pacifc Grove by Carmel biology teacher Kevin Buran. individual knowledge. Monarch Sanctuary about the monarch The museum’s citizen science program, “I’ve met a lot of interesting peo- butterfies that temporarily reside in the known as the Long-term Monitoring ple,” Connolly says. “They are all a lot sanctuary from late October to late Feb- Program and Experiential Training for older than me, but it is really interesting ruary. Students, or LiMPETS, was leading the to learn from them.” As a monarch docent, Connolly excursion at Carmel Beach. There really isn’t a difference be- hopes to volunteer every weekend once After talking to one of the volun- tween older and younger volunteers ac- he fnishes his training. Considering that teers, the young science enthusiast in- cording to Waltz, for they all share the about 32,000 people visited the sanctu- photo by PASCALE MONTGOMERY quired about how he could get involved same love for stewardship of the envi- ary last year, and these numbers are only lic awareness. in the museum’s volunteer program and ronment. recorded when docents are present dur- “Becoming a monarch docent is started volunteering in July. Connolly is now training to become ing the day in P.G. monarch season, his something that I have always been inter- “It’s a really great experience” the a docent for the Monarch Sanctuary in job is indeed important. ested in doing,” the future scientist says. aspiring scientist says. “I think I know a Pacifc Grove, and he currently volun- Monarch populations have signif- Bring the kids, and you might catch lot more about local natural history be- teers at the museum’s Science Satur- cantly dropped since they frst began Connolly at a Science Saturday Booth, cause of this opportunity.” days, a monthly event flled with crafts, counting them in the 1980s, Waltz ex- where he will be happy to answer your According to Mary Martha Waltz, scavenger hunts and booths to educate plains. Thanks to volunteers like Con- questions. If you don’t fnd him there, the museum’s former volunteer coordi- both students and their parents. nolly, these candidates for the endan- you might be able to fnd him this fall on nator, Connolly started out volunteering As a docent at the museum on week- gered species list may have a better the weekends as he strolls the peaceful with the summer camps, and after he ends, Connolly spends the mornings and chance of survival due to increased pub- eucalyptus grove at the sanctuary.

OPINION JAMES RANTS: The thoughts that haunt the blond boy My rants come to you signifcantly faculty body. Without knowing what more seriously as on Oct. 19 our was going on, students were able school was subjected to a bomb threat. to contemplate the countless causes I must say I was disillusioned by the for the alarm, which led to a sense protocols in place to protect against of fear and chaos likely signifcantly such a distressing event, but even greater than the actual truth would further distressed by the conclusions have caused. We students are not drawn by students during the event. all immature children, and frankly, With such a capacity for catastrophe, immature children would have the school should have the capability reacted better to the truth than to to create an elementary plan to the pondered thoughts of school combat the threat, but its outcome shooters. With all this, I believe the was imbecilic. With our packs, each school must, and I say this with as possibly containing our fear, strewn much sincerity as I can muster, step about on the school side of the back and think about what systems football feld, we students sat across they have in place for every possible from them on the opposing portion of disaster. Because it doesn’t matter if feld. No further than 50 feet away I can name each enzyme involved from the backpacks, the damage in glycolysis if I am blown up on from a bomb, if it was in fact there, the feld because the best course of would have been disastrous. While action from the school was for us to teachers and faculty were enforcing sit next to that bomb. a serious attitude toward this event, I found it hard to believe that they were taking it seriously themselves. It is undeniable that this fear permeated throughout the students, as we all had it in the darkest corner of our minds that any moment something could go off that would immortalize our school as another tragedy in history. That the school failed to address this fear at all disincentivizes me from maintaining the faith that they are truly there to protect me and my fellow students. Cooperation is commonly conditional upon understanding, and without being able to understand what the school was trying to accomplish with this disorderly operation, I am prompted not to cooperate. Secondly, About the author: James Delehanty and possibly paramountly, there was is a proud graduate of the Mike Pal- an extraordinary and intolerable lack shaw Teacher’s Assistant program of communication between the small at CHS. He shares his newfound number of faculty that was in the wisdom with the public. Enjoy. know and the rest of the student and 16 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT www.thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2017

STUDENT LIFE Young art talent draws upon inspiration to put pencil to paper BY QUINN SPOONER with youth to get their messages out, according After taking out his box of pencils and sketch- to Perez. book, Salvador Perez added the fnishing touches on In addition to draw- his drawing: an old man holding a red-and-white rose, ing exquisite pencil draw- with a glowing ring in the background, commemorat- ings, the cross-country ing an activist for the civil rights movement. runner is also known The CHS junior completed the piece as a part of for his series of white- a project with the Youth Arts Collective, an organiza- board marker cartoons tion in Monterey that art students can come to Monday on Brent Silva’s white- through Saturday to practice their skills and gain expo- board in Room 20. Often sure to different art forms. Most of the workers at YAC comedic, the drawings are activists, so they frequently like to communicate portray events in Perez’s AP World His- tory class in a satirical way, such as Silva giving his stu- dents a test the week after photo by QUINN SPOONER break or Silva and a green jacket, akin to what he wore to Perez’s in- sitting at his desk with the caption “Welcome terview. The black, gold and green-colored ring in the to Loozaville.” background of the drawing represents important stages “I wanted people to look up at the board in Jealous’ life, according to Perez. and smile or laugh,” Perez says. “It also al- “The main aspect of the drawing is his hand,” Per- lowed me to have a closer connection with ez says. “It represents connection.” Mr. Silva.” The artist says the red-and-white rose in Jealous’ Silva appreciates Perez’s work ethic hands represents unity, and the juxtaposition of the rose both in class and in his cartoons, eventually being in Jealous’ hands symbolizes making unifying awarding him Student of the Year. connections to create a brighter future. “[Salvador] has a great personality,” Currently enrolled in AP 2D-Drawing at CHS, Silva says. “[He is] always willing to work Perez has developed a close relationship with his art with students that needed help.” teacher Steven Russell. During Perez’s sophomore Perez’s latest project at YAC involved year at CHS, Russell promoted Perez to AP Art from interviewing an activist and drawing a por- Art 2/3. Although AP 2D is taught by Holly Lederle, trait of the activist based on the interview. Perez maintains a close relationship with Russell by Perez interviewed Fred Jealous, an activist frequently visiting the art room to work on his draw- who advocated for the civil rights movement ings. and against the Vietnam War. Jealous also “He was always so positive and amiable with my- met Malcolm X. self and his classmates,” Russell says. The junior put a lot of thought into the The junior started making art when he was young. coloration and symbolism in the piece. He would copy his brother’s work, until his brother got “One of the questions I asked him was, mad at him because Salvador’s was better. ‘What [is your] favorite color?’” Perez notes. More than an artist alone, Salvador Perez also photo by QUINN SPOONER “Gold, black, blue, and green. That’s what I works four days a week at Lucky for a total of about 18 put in the drawing.” hours every week. Salvador Perez’s drawing of Fred Jealous. Jealous is shown wearing a blue shirt

CAMPUS LIFE Popular substitute teacher motivated by life in education BY ARCHER MICHAELS by the California Intercollegiate Press long learner and his 14-year-old son Ju- schools he subs at, Estrada says that his Association and it will be included in his lian is a continual source of inspiration. favorite part of the experience is inter- Throughout Carmel High School 30-year political cartoon collection this “Without him,” he says, “this would not acting with students and sharing his and Carmel Middle, there are legends coming year. be as meaningful.” knowledge with them. about the best substitute teacher in the Sub Alan considers himself a life- Dedicated to education, Alan has at- “I think Sub Alan is a really cool district. They call him “Sub’ Alan,” or tended fve universities. guy,” sophomore Jasmine Bauer com- as he is professionally known, Alan Es- He obtained his Bach- ments on the easygoing substitute. trada. elor’s degree in philoso- “Even though he is older than us, he still “I think Sub Alan is a fantastic sub,” phy from UC Irvine in relates to us on a personal level.” says junior Ermalyn Dinkel about the 1988 and matriculated Estrada has his NFHS lifetime beloved substitute. “He’s always engag- in graduate school at San coaching credentials and is looking for- ing us and making learning fun.” Diego State University ward to someday coaching track again, The 53-year-old substitute teacher (philosophy), and later and maybe basketball. In 1990 he played resides in Carmel-by-the-Sea and enjoys transferred to University semi-professional basketball in Japan, his time here and at other schools. Es- of Washington. and he went to U.C. Irvine on a track trada substitutes at CHS and CMS, and After a stint pursu- scholarship, as well as coaching track at also at P.G. High, P.G. Middle and Bay ing the MFA in painting the high school level. View Academy in Monterey. at Boise State University, In his free time, the artist likes to Along his way to becoming a sub- he attended U.C. Berke- hit the waves on his boogie board, as stitute teacher, Estrada has led an excit- ley, taking courses in phi- well as drum in a local band The Mach ing life, from learning Japanese and hav- losophy, painting, poetry Two Project, who has played the Wharf ing art agents sell his artwork in Japan in and writing. to Wharf the last fve years running. He the ’90s to designing the logo for Films Estrada attributes his also adores his cat Shadow and loves Without Borders, which landed him a decision to become a sub gardening as a form of meditation. All of frst class ticket to Buckingham Palace to a story he heard on TV this helps him keep his cool when he’s in 2011. by KION news reporter not subbing around the peninsula. He taught a creative writing course Amanda Gomez in Octo- “Did I mention that I am totally for GED students at Boise State Univer- ber 2015. awesome?” the favorite substitute says sity and has matriculated twice in gradu- “This county is the mockingly about himself. “Awesome is ate school, in philosophy and painting. fourth most depressed for a great word,” he adds. “Wandering rev- He cannot stress enough the importance photo by CARA ELDER teachers and subs in the erence, tinged with fear, inspired by the of getting a higher education. state,” he recalls. “That sublime . . . is that not awesome?” Estrada also has over 30 years of made me feel like making Yes, it is. experience creating political cartoons. In Alan Estrada enjoying a nice day at the Pt. Piños Grill a social contribution.” 1988, one of his cartoons won 1st Place in Pacifc Grove. Across all the NOVEMBER 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 17 NEWS

CAMPUS LIFE Muck brothers competitively sail together in Monterey BY JACK CORDELL unique advantage. It allows us to fgure out issues fast, A typical regatta can have anywhere between 50 and also allows us to communicate better.” to 100 sailors. The goal of a regatta is to have the com- Salty ocean water sprays the side of the ship’s hull Being brothers and teammates has not always been petitors sail in as many races as possible so that results while wind flls the Muck brothers’ sails, pushing them easy, however. Paoletti recalls a time in which being are fair and the sailors can get as much sailing in as towards victory as they skip across Monterey waters brothers made it diffcult. they can. Once the regatta is over, the kids then load up to the fnish line, pulling ahead of their competition in “When they started to sail with fawless coordination. each other, being brothers made Dalton Muck, a junior at Carmel High School, and it hard for them to work well to- Nathan Muck, a freshman, have been sailing competi- gether, but after a couple of months tively together as of last year for the Monterey Penin- sailing together they really were sula Yacht Club. While the brothers have been on boats able to work past their differences,” since they were toddlers, they have sailed together out- Paoletti says. side of competitions for three years. Dalton has com- The Muck brothers recently peted since he was 12, whereas Nathan has competed competed in the Stevenson Regat- since he was 13. ta, a sailing meet in which Dalton Coach Giacomo Paoletti, has known and worked and Nathan placed frst, beating out with the Muck brothers for fve years, including this Stevenson and Santa Cruz Yacht last year as their coach for competitions. Club. “I have seen [Dalton and Nathan] start off as young Though sailing is a year-round boys who did not always want to listen to their sail- sport, these competitions occur ing instructor,” Paoletti says. “Now [they are] young mostly in the winter. Regattas can men who are hard workers, know when to have fun and last one or two days. courtesy of THE MUCK FAMILY when to focus in order to achieve their goals.” The night before a regatta, the Dalton and Nathan pilot a Flying Junior sailboat, sailors load their boat onto a trailer. Dalton and Nathan Muck traverse Monterey Bay on their Flying Junior. a 14-foot dinghy which requires two people to oper- The following morning, the boat ate. A Flying Junior, commonly referred to as an FJ, is and the sailors drive to the regatta, which vary in loca- on the trailer and head back home. comparable to a small car in size, such as a Prius, and tion up and down the coast. Once they arrive, the sail- “I always tried to have the team meet up at an In- has a 20-foot mast. ors unload the boats, rig them up and start sailing. N-Out while headed home to grab dinner as a team,” Dalton Muck believes that being brothers gives “In a typical competition, there are four or fve rac- Giacomo says. “I felt that this was a good treat after them an edge over competition. es where we start going upwind, around a mark, down a day of racing, and it allowed for the team to build “During a race, the crew and skipper have to be through the start/fnish line to go to a leeward mark and camaraderie.” in perfect sync,” Dalton says. “Being brothers has a sail back up to the fnish,” Nathan explains.

CAMPUS LIFE A true team player, Foster still stands out BY GABE MARTIN The outdoor enthusiast loves to take OPENING SOON in the fresh air and observe the environ- H E A LT H W ELLNE S S DENTIST RY While she patrols the campus of ment, as she stayed self-employed while Carmel High School, custodian Florence searching for a more long-term career. Foster’s name goes unmentioned and, When a job at Carmel High School for the most part, she goes unseen by the opened, Foster pounced on it. SERVING CARMEL & MONTEREY SINCE 2008 students of her school. Going by Flo for “The job chose me,” Foster admits. short, Foster has been a determined part “I love my job here at CHS, and it has Eric Brown, DDS proudly offers our patients gentle, professional, dental care in of the custodian force, and she shines the benefts that allow me to retire at a friendly environment using the latest in advanced dental technology, through in ways other than her work some point in my life.” diagnostic tools and restorative techniques. In our practice we believe every ethic. The CHS custodian explains that patient is unique and deserves personalized attention with an assessment of all aspects of their oral health. Your experience is top priority and we strive to For instance, Flo is the only female her past challenges have led her to a bet- customize your visit to ensure total comfort and satisfaction. Our mission is to custodian in the Carmel Unifed School ter future. leave every patient feeling educated, cared for and empowered. District. To say Foster has had a journey “At this point in my life, I can pretty only few could relate to is an understate- much move mountains, part the Red Sea ment. and walk on water,” Foster notes. CARMEL MID VALLEY MONTEREY Coming from her hometown in El This is hardly an exaggeration, as Centro, California, Foster was a thrill- Foster has fought tooth and nail to get 108 MID VALLEY CENTER 2 VÍA JOAQUIN seeker from a young age. Accompanied where she is today. Foster has worked CARMEL, CA 93923 MONTEREY, CA 93940 by her brother and sister, a young Flo at CHS for over 18 years and looks for- rode motorcycles and dune buggies to ward to the next years working along- OPENING SOON VISIT US TODAY pass time. She was well-known through- side other CHS staff. out the neighborhood and had an easy Flo wants CHS students to know time making friends at school. one thing: “I care about them and want This didn’t completely fll up her them to have a clean campus. In life you time, as she was close with her family do what you have to do, regardless!” as well. “I went camping with my grand- parents,” Foster notes, “and helped my grandfather work in his vegetable gar- den.” While with her grandparents, the 1 375 CarmelValleyDentist.com young thrill-seeker also loved to ride ATVs in the desert dunes. Foster married her high school sweetheart directly after receiving her diploma. “I married after high school and started a family that includes a son and daughter,” Foster reveals. Foster was quick to make the ideal American nuclear family and is happy with the life she’s made for herself, re- fusing to regret any of her choices. courtesy of FLORENCE FOSTER 18 ENTERTAINMENT www.thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2017

OPINION Fancy trends and unconventional habits of CHS teens a plastic water bottle in their backpack BY JULIA SUDOL without showing it off every second of Many of us Carmel High School students have every day. lived in this small town of tourist shops, wine tasting After school, once students get their and all-things Clint Eastwood for our whole lives, and fx of whatever fancy-shmancy water throughout our years in high school, we have become they please, they resort to cramming into accustomed to habits that we don’t realize are exclu- a car with their friends and driving down sive to our own campus. the all-too-famous Ocean Avenue in or- First and foremost, some of you may have noticed der to take another left onto Scenic Drive, (while most of you haven’t) that CHS has shifted from spending the next 30 minutes shuffing plastic water bottles to paper boxed water. Our school through Spotify with all the windows sells boxed water. down—aka beach drives. The frst time I saw the white milk-carton-looking Now, driving around blasting music container with “BOXED WATER IS BETTER” labeled is a common phenomenon for teenagers, with bold black letters was while scrolling through but driving around the same road over Tumblr, where it was seen as environmentally chic. and over again is not. The view is impec- All of a sudden, Instagrammers would go into Whole cable—there’s no doubt about that—but Foods to get their hands on this overpriced compound do yourself a favor and change up the of life in order to snap a photo and hope for likes and route a bit. I guarantee the experience will heart-eye emojis. be just that much better. Now students casually buy it from the cafeteria At the end of the week, Carmel teen- and take it from one class to another. How much more agers double their beach drive time, and boujee can our school get? after hours of contemplating on what With the growing popularity of water, comes the movie to see, aimlessly driving around battle of the bottles. Students walk around campus car- with nothing to do and not much to say, rying their water bottles like accessories. Half of them the car ends up in the Safeway parking lot swing around their Swell bottle, whether it be holo- by 10 p.m. graphic or tropical, while the other half swing around At this point, CHS students have photo by JULIA SUDOL their Hydro Flask in all different colors and sizes. found a way to make this exciting, but to CHS students can afford spending over $30 on a the teenager observer from Southern Cal- The newly added Boxed Water and all-too-popular Hydrofasks and water bottle, but believe it or not, most high school stu- ifornia, we must seem like losers. Swell bottles can be seen anywhere and everywhere on campus. dents simply keep a stainless steel—or God forbid— question and answer

Diego Cabrera Tessa Twomey Dylan Cohan Mac Keller Olivia Nichols senior freshman sophomore sophomore junior

sweet potatoes WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE turkey and with brown THANKSGIVING FOOD? tamales no pecan pie sugar cranberry jelly

WHAT IS THE POWERHOUSE ATP mitochondria, mitochondria mitochondria mitochondria OF THE CELL? Synthase always

Angel Island in family, food, pie no ANY THANKSGIVING look at the not at the mo- San Francisco for breakfast PLANS? frst answer ment

Yeah, just IS IT TOO EARLY FOR no, Christmas heck yes! wait until after CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS? yes yes Thanksgiving all year

PUMPKIN PIE, PECAN PIE, pumpkin pie pecan pie is pie pecan pumpkin pie OR APPLE PIE? all the way 12/10 NOVEMBER 2017 www.thesandpiper.org 19 NEWS

ACADEMICS Trial and error: Carmel’s path to defend world title BY LUKE FRANKLIN their best through extremely hard work. The Carmel High School mock trial Even though pressure team will face a lot of adversity in seek- might not be forced on the ing another world championship this students, work ethic is pushed season, due in large part to six of their from July to May. The season nine former starters from their Empire can be up to 11 months of the team graduating last June. year if the team reaches the After dominating the 2016 Empire national tournament and as New York Mock Trial World Champion- few as nine if the team doesn’t ships, along with winning the Califor- make the California Mock nia Mock Trial State Championships, Trial Finals. expectations for this year could be un- In preparation for the derstandably high; however, instead of international Empire tourna- comparing this team to last year’s, head ment in New York, the team coach Bill Schrier is focusing on the scrimmages other teams from year ahead. all over the state before arriv- “We don’t chase results,” Schrier ing in New York and teams comments. “We are interested in having from around the world during fun and doing our best.” the tournament. photo by JOSEPH MCCARTY This style of coaching allows the “In the past, we have had students to concentrate solely on trying four scrimmages,” Schrier This year’s mock trial team after a scrimmage against Santa Susana in Paso Robles.

says. “This year we will have had sev- new mock trial students, president and en.” mock trial attorney Becca Goren wants According to the head coach, some to focus on building team chemistry as of these scrimmages, including travel the basis for their hard work. time, can take 13 hours of their day on “I want us all to put in more work the weekends. With the students practic- than we think is possible, leaving only ing approximately 25 hours per week, the possibility of pride and satisfaction their schedule is strenuous to say the as we arrive back in California at the end least. Some also play sports, participate of the tournament,” Goren says. in other afterschool clubs or even have Filip Zacek, a frst-year member of jobs. the mock trial team, says that the team Holding the same mindset as Schri- isn’t worried about their performance. er about keeping the pressure to a mini- Instead, they are working to get their re- mum for the students is assistant head spective case as well done as possible. coach Joseph McCarty. Zacek also speaks to his excitement to “We want to enjoy ourselves and not have joined such a tightly banded group courtesy of EMPIRE MCOK TRIAL have the pressure of being world cham- of competitors. pions,” the fellow social studies teacher Zacek notes, “We all laugh and cry Senior Alex Poletti and 2017 graduate Sara Phillips work during the comments. together, and we learn a lot about one championship round in November 2016 against Santa Susana in New York. With the team comprised mostly of another.”

OPINION The never-ending list of student objections continues

OBJECTION OBJECTION to all the students who play their terrible music on full volume from their iPhones, to the superfuous mass of freshmen forcing us all not only to listen to repetitive and clogging up the walkways. Everywhere. On. Campus. unoriginal pop songs with terrible rap interludes, but And not just the freshmen. Some of the sophomores also to listen to them from the tiny, low-quality phone clearly haven’t learned from last year. If I’m trying to speakers. Earbuds are truly a beautiful invention, and I get from third period APES to ffth period AP Bio on a strongly recommend you use them. No one asked to hear block day and you’re having your little conversation about Shawn Mendes or XXXTentacion playing loudly in the whatever and blocking the way, then we have a problem. hallways on the way from Spanish to math, and you Can you please fnd somewhere else to talk other than the should not force anyone to listen to your boring playlist walkway above the amphitheater? I’m sure that there are on your glitching Spotify against their will through your terrible iPhone speakers. plenty of people who really don’t want to get their white shoes wet and muddy, I fully support walking around all day with one earbud in (if anyone has seen but because you’re standing on the walkway, they have no place else to walk. me around campus on any given day, that is likely what you observed), and if you want to blast the worst Top 40 on the radio into your ears only, Sit down on the benches or in the library if you want to talk to someone or please be my guest. I don’t want to hear it, no one else wants to hear hang out—that’s what they’re made for. it, so for the love of all that is good and holy please keep your -QUINN SPOONER earbuds plugged in. - ATHENA FOSLER- BRAZIL 20 SPORTS/ENTERTAINMENT www.thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2017

SPORTS HOROSCOPES Spikeball nets Carmel enthusiasm, serves up fun Scorpio: October 23 - November 21 We’re getting this overwhelming feeling that BY ALEX POLETTI its way to the you should grow out a beard. Ladies, we don’t area through Car- make this up, it’s an order from the plan- As the sun sets over Carmel mel Presbyterian ets. No-shave November, am I right? Good, Beach, junior George McNeely pre- Church’s youth we’re all on the same page. Love ya. Have fun. pares his serve. He spikes a small group, McNeely yellow ball across a 12-inch round explains. Sagittarius: November 22 - December 21 net to senior Robbie Anderson, who “[CHS alum] Similar to your sign, you are diffcult to spell throws his body at it in order to re- Ryan Albert out. In other words, what happens to you turn the serve. Anderson bounces the brought it down this month might be a complete mystery. ball back across the net, where his with a couple of opponent is unable to get it, giving his friends from Capricorn: December 22 - January 19 Anderson the point. Cal,” the avid Stop clowning around, Capricorn. Depending on Started as a toy advertised on Spikeball player your age you’ve got anywhere from 15 quarters to “Shark Tank,” Spikeball has turned says. “From there, only 3 quarters of high school left, but regardless, you into a country-wide phenomenon, it sparked with me have more than enough time to pull yourself together. and its presence is certainly felt in and my friends.” Carmel—the formation of Carmel The sport Aquarius: January 20 - February 19 High School’s 60-member Spikeball garnered more Aquarius, at this point in your life, you club is the proof. and more interest need to start considering all the options in Spikeball, as it’s colloquially within the youth called (roundnet is the offcial title) group until there your life before just springing at the frst photo by ALEX POLETTI thing that makes itself available to you. is a four-player game with a simple was a substantial objective: don’t let the ball hit the local following. Sophomore Thomas Fontenay spikes the ball to fresh- Pisces: February 19 - March 19 ground. Rather than the net being “I was watch- man Grant Gallaway in a friendly 2-on-2 game. My little pooka fsh, I know that the many responsi- propped up like in tennis or volley- ing volleyball bilities that come with being as important and spe- ball, however, the net comes in the videos on You- it brings. cial as you are make your life exceptionally diffcult. form of a circle on the ground, al- tube, and on the suggested bar I saw “It’s a quick pick-up game, it’s lowing players to hit the ball off the Spikeball. I thought ‘hmm, what is not super serious,” McNeely says. Aries: March 20 - April 20 net to the other team. Teams of two this?’ So I clicked on the video and I “But everyone hypes it up.” Aries, you’ve been relying on the approval of have three hits between each other was like, ‘Wow. This sport is great,’” The community Spikeball others for far too long. Seek your own vali- before returning the ball. says Anderson, a member of the Car- brings is evidenced through the Car- dation and buy yourself an ice cream cake. “It’s kind of like a volleyball mel varsity volleyball team. “My mel Presbyterian Church summer game,” explains McNeely, a founder friends and I got a net and started tournament, which brought together Taurus: April 21 - May 21 of Carmel’s Spikeball club. “With joshing around and really started to youth from around the city. McNeely The inevitable problem we run into when some elements of ping-pong as get into it.” recalls his time spent in the leisure writing your horoscope for the month is well.” The next step for the club, the tournament, and how he saw the best that you continue to be timid and blame all Spikeball was created by Jum- founders explain, is to enter into Spikeball play of his life. the problems you have on everyone else. ble puzzle cartoonist and toymaker competitions. Tournaments are be- “I was playing with [sopho- Jeff Knurek in 1989, and was later coming commonplace around Cali- more] Aaron Georis,” McNeely Gemini: May 22 - June 22 patented by the CEO and founder of fornia and the U.S., with a growing explains. “It was game point in the You know what, Gemini, would ya calm down Spikeball Inc., Chris Ruder. Spike- sector in the high school division semi-fnals, and he dove over the net a bit? I mean, life is really, really okay. We can ball Inc. is now a million-dollar cor- as well, according to the Spikeball and hit the ball between his legs. It feel it. The planets feel all. This is the month poration, Forbes reports. Roundnet Association. hit a pocket and they couldn’t return where everything starts to fall into place. Go According to Spikeball’s of- For Carmel High School stu- it.” chill in New York for a while. Write a love fcial website, there are now over dents, the game vernacularly re- Indeed, one positive aspect of poem. Give someone that love poem. Win a 1 million players and 1,400 ranked ferred to as “Shpoke” is not a serious the sport is the commonality of spec- mock trial tournament. The options are endless. teams across the U.S. endeavor. What makes the sports so tacular plays. The up-and-coming sport found enjoyable is the sense of community Cancer: June 23 - July 23 You’re like a picture frame. It’s the picture that gets the credit, not you. We see you, though, Cancer. No picture is complete without a frame. None of that was really advice, but you get the CHS students get spirited picture. HA! You get the picture. I’m over this.

I don’t know, go water a plant, tell a stranger photo by photo by KELLY WONG he’s beautiful, or eat an orange. Keep it real.

Leo: July 24 - August 24 So, here’s the deal: I got some bad news for you. Excuse me, the planets, not I. How weird would it be if some human was making up all of this, right? Ha. Ha. No high school senior in the midst of an existential crisis is using a horoscope to tell her peers how to live their life for her own beneft. Ha. Anyway, I feel like I was telling you some- thing. Something bad? Eh, never mind. Peace out. Iron molten drops into a bucket of sand amid in AP Chemistry experiment lead by science Virgo: August 24 - September 22 teacher Jason Maas-Baldwin. Hey, Virgo, so remember this is for your own bene- ft: check that ego, my friend. There’s not much else to say. Not everything we say can be positive. Sorry. It’s gonna be a rough month. Welp, um, yeah, bye.

Libra: September 23 - October 22 You know what, we, the planets, are feeling a lit- tle tired. All this orbiting really takes it outta ya. We don’t get paid enough for this. All you have to do is turn to the back of a newspaper and get insightful, brilliant, concise feedback and advice. There’s no appreciation for the lengths we must photo by photo by MADI DiGIROLAMO photo by photo by KELLY WONG go to provide that. Have you ever tried orbiting the sun? No? We didn’t think so. So, here. Figure this month out without us. See how that works Eleven “Stranger Things” (junior Liz McRae) uses her Sophomore Edan Gardner furiously attempts to out. A little appreciation is all we’re asking for. psychokinetic powers on junior Megan Kou. pop a balloon at the Shoe Game Rally.