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HE OCK- T EWS Volume 13 IssueT 6 710 S RoseR Hill Road, Rose Hill, KS I67133 NNovember 15, 2013 Robotics heads to regionals Upcoming events include region- Nathaniel Gregg als, which take place on December Asst. Social Media Mgr. 5th-7th. Hill, Youse, and Mrs. Reporter Pontious will be taking 21 members of the team to regionals this year. Every year, there is a di$erent Rose Hill Robotics has enjoyed challenge for a robot to complete. an award-winning season, led by !is year, it’s to assemble a model Mrs. Youse, and Mr. Hill. !is is of a CPU. !e robot will move on the #rst year that robotics got #rst an assembly line with a di$erent place on a notebook that they do utensil on its arm to move around for the B.E.S.T (Boosting Engi- certain things like clothes hangers neering, Science and Technology) that are meant to resemble logic award. !at gave them third place gates. !is challenge opened up a over all, sending them to regionals new world of possibilities, because that includes around 30 schools the robot could be on an assembly from Arkansas, Kansas, Okla- line, instead of having to use power homa, and Missouri. One of the to make it move on it’s own. more interesting awards that they Youse had this to say about the have been awarded this year, was !e RHHS Robotics team took third place overall at Game Day (basically challenge “What we’re supposed to a #rst place “Twitteri#c” award, Robotics state competition) on Saturday, November 2. !ey took "rst place in make this year is a CPU. !ey give thanks to the cheerleaders on the us game pieces that we have to pick the notebook and earned the “Twitteri"c” award. !ey are now preparing to up and place that are simulating side tweeting about how much go to state in Arkansas on December 5 through 7. Photo from Mrs. Youse. fun they were having. See Robotics on page 3 Beginnning teacher Foreign Exchange Brittany Thompson Student travels starts at Rose Hill from Mexico Kristin Donaldson Photography Editor Nadia Khalidi Reporter Asst. Feature Editor Reporter

Most young kids have the desire RHHS has many more to be a princess or doctor, but not exchange students this year Brittany !ompson. RHHS’ new than previous years. 17-year- English teacher knew most of her old Claudia Solis of Mexico is life she wanted to be a teacher, among six exchange students. having always had such in"uential “My sister came here three teachers throughout her life. So years ago in Pennsylvania deciding to become a teacher was through this program,” said almost a no brainer. Solis. For her, this has been a !ompson went to Emporia dream since she was 15 years State University for college. Get- old. ting her bachelors degree in educa- Although Mexico is just tion and majoring in English. In below us, there are many dif- the future she plans on mastering ferences. !e music, dancing, in school counseling, eventu- food, celebrations, culture, and !ompson is Emporia State graduate ally. Before Rose Hill she worked even the schooling are, in one Senior Claudia Solis is a foreign exchange in her "rst teaching position here at at some districts in Olathe and way or another, very di$erent student from Mexico. So far, she is en- Rose Hill. Photo by Kristin Donald- Spring#eld. than here in the United States. joying her time her in Kansas. Photo by son. See !ompson on page 8 See Solis on page 8 Kristin Donaldson. Page 2 OCKET PINION November 15, 2013 Athletic favoritismR O enables bullying !e latest scandal in professional coaches, adults, or his own par- and his accusing teammate Jona- in Rose Hill. !is scandal should sports, about the football bullying, ents overlooked his “unfortunate” than Martin, might have ruined serve to remind adults everywhere begs one big question: Why? Why behavior because of his football their careers. Any child who that allowing students to get away would strong adult men engage in ability? Maybe Incognito slugged revered Incognito as his hero must with unneeded violence, on or o# an activity that typically happens a kid on a !ursday, but there was have been crushed to realize that the "eld, only serves to hurt them- on the playground, between the a big game on Friday, so the teach- he was a “meanie.” According to selves or others later in life. swings and the monkey bars? Why ers didn’t report it until Monday an article in the Miami Herald, a must a man who is revered by little and his parents arranged for him lawsuit may be in his future. Sources: http://www.cbssports. boys across the country choose to to serve detention around practice. Surely this isn’t an isolated com/collegefootball/writer/bruce- treat someone else so badly? Most Something in his childhood taught incident. Instances of athletic feldman/24192655/incognitos-sad- of all, why was his bullying be- this bully that he was so special the favoritism occur all over the coun- story-going-from-bullied-to-bully havior not corrected when he was normal rules didn’t apply to him. try, including little Kansan towns and http://www.miamiherald. younger? Now, because of this, two accom- who live for Friday Night Football. com/2013/11/06/3733796/lawsuit- It all comes back to football. plished football players, Incognito Maybe it’s even happening here possible-in-miami-dolphins.html Center Richard Incognito, the bully of the Miami Dolphins, was bullied as a child because he was overweight. It wasn’t until he joined the football team in middle school that his violent disposition became apparent. For the "rst time, Incognito wasn’t the one being hit. He could hit others and was rewarded for it. As time went on, Incognito became more involved in football and wasn’t bullied as much. !e sport gave him con"dence to stand up for himself, sometimes verbally, sometimes physically. Eventually this could have evolved into a more o#ensive, less defensive attitude. But that’s not to say that every football player becomes violent, just because he’s involved in a violent sport. !ere’s something else that plays a part in Incognito’s aggressive attitude. When he was a college player in Nebraska, he was kicked o# the team for threat- ening his teammates. When he made himself eligible for the NFL draft, at least one team listed a note by his name: “Do Not Draft. Character Issues.” Yet the Miami Dolphins decided that the risk was worth it for a talented player. What if this happened all through Incognito’s life? What if some people, such as teachers,

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Alex Heiden Azure Jabes Autumn Jones Camille Mitchell Butch Gilbert Reporter Reporter Reporter Reporter Journalism Sophomore Senior Sophomore Senior Sponsor November 15, 2013 OCKET EWS Page 3 R N Scholar’s Go experience your Bowl prepares Deathowbrook, By meets an un- Chocolatethat’s really good. It has a Kole Wright, sophomore for Kole Wright timely end. !e play follows lot of funny characters and Ashley Clifton, junior Re- Asst. News Editor the manager, John Stone actors.” Said sophomore bekah Blakely, sophomore another Reporter (Christian Boudreaux) and Eric Tinkler, who plays Claudia Sprague, and fresh- the writer Ed Parlor (Kyler Dick Simmering, the $am- man Tiger Pollock. Return- successful Jackson) as they attempt to boyant aerobics instructor. ing actors include junior !e murder mystery/ solve the death. !e resort “I think it’s going to be Jordan Debbrecht, sopho- season comedy play Death by owner, Lady Riverdale great.” Said sophomore more Logan Kressly, senior Chocolate will be per- ( Jordan Debbrecht) tries to Logan Kressly, who plays Jaelyn Glennemier, and Meredith Bartley formed this !ursday and stop the grand reopening Alfred Mellox, the butler. sophomore Eric Tinkler. Feature Editor Friday night at 7:30 in the event from falling apart, as “!e new talent we have !e play was performed Copy Editor high school auditorium. she is antagonized by the is going to make it great, last night and will be Assistant Editor Death by Chocolate fol- self-absorbed gym manager, and the returning actors are performed again tonight at Reporter lows the employees of the Ralph Deadwood (Kole great as well.” Several actors 7:30 pm. Admissions are $4 Meadowbrook Health Wright). in the play are onstage for for students. Fresh o" a state appear- Resort after the founder of “[Death by Chocolate] is their #rst time this year. ance, the Scholar’s Bowl the resort, Henry Mead- a murder mystery/comedy !ese include sophomore squad is preparing for their season. Mermis annouced as Scholar’s Bowl is like ﬁrst Business Robotics jeopardy, but the answers Continued from page 1 are not given in form of a question. Questions come Student of the Month building a CPU. So from many di"erent cate- we’re using dowel and succeed in business rods to represent gories, from Language Arts Adam Henwood management. A positive transistor contain- to Current Events. Twelve Photographer impact this organization ers, and after we’ve to #fteen questions are in Reporter has on its members is it put enough of those each round, and as many teaches them how to wok in the right place, as forty schools compete with people. then we can go pick in one tournament. Five RHHS !e group up hangers that are student Madi also will know representing logic members, including one Mermis, se- what it takes gates. When we get captain, make up a team, nior, was the to be the head enough of those in but Rose Hill takes as many #rst Business of a company. the right place then as two alternates. Student of the Members we get these foam Month for the Last year, the varsity team will be ahead pieces that have won the Regional competi- 2013-2014 of the game handles on them school year. when it comes that we can pick tion to advance to State, Mermis is to business up and place them one of the #rst times in the learning the management about #ve feet from program’s history. traits of being because of the robot and put Junior Logan Hotz, involved in a their roots them in the right !is year’s robot, “Commadore,” had business. She is member of the state team they are get- place to make the to do many di"cult tasks, like putting and “the main math and learning money ting right CPU. We have a dowel rods into cylinders, hanging management, now. robot that can do science guy,” hopes to re- how to work Mermis has that, and we have a hangers on pegs, or putting bluocks into turn to state again. “[State] with people, Senior Madi Mermis was been selected strategy that allows a puzzle board. Photo from Mrs. Youse. didn’t go as well as we were and discipline. September’s Business Stu- because of the us to get that done hoping, we didn’t win any Mermis enjoys dent of the Month. Photo by potential she in 6 rounds, so each round next year should be even rounds.” being involved better with a more experi- Kristin Donaldson. is showing. adds on to the previous 3 “[!e team] is really in the organi- She has a pas- minutes at a time. We just enced team. Youse said “I zation and looks forward sion for this, and has earned have to drive enough in have a lot of juniors, fresh- strong, we have all but one to what her future holds. the “Business Student Of order to get that accom- men, and sophomores and returning from a state- Mermis is learning how to !e Month” title. plished.” I’m looking forward to next contending team. I think make money for a business !is high$ying robotics year, and doing even better.” our strongest members are team only has 3 seniors, so Good luck robotics! coming back, we just need Students someone to #ll in a foreign language category,” said coach Vance Appleby. help patients Like any sport, there are two levels of competition, it will go to processing varsity and junior varsity/ Armando Mendez where it is scanned into Sports Co-Editor novice. “!e real di"erence a computer, after that the is the level of the ques- Reporter blood will be tested to #nd out and con#rm its tions. At the varsity meets blood type and also test they expect people to have Today, November 15, for infectious diseases. !e taken Trigonometry, Pre- National Honor Society blood is then labeled and Calc, and other junior-level and the American Red put in storage before being Cross will be hosting a classes, and/or senior-level distributed to hospitals for classes, physics, chemistry, blood drive to help patients patients. in need of blood. To par- !is year with most of JV it’s mostly just freshmen ticipate you have to be 16 the sign up slots #lled up and sophomore level ques- years or over, and if you are the outcome of the blood tions,” said Appleby. 16 you need your parents drive is looking good. “As !e #rst JV meet was permission to donate blood. long as people show up and If you are wondering yesterday at Bishop Car- don’t pass out on us, I think Juniors Kiehn Foraker and Olivia Vest prepare the “cir- rol. !e #rst varsity meet is what will happen to the it will be great,” said senior blood here is how it works. Jaelyn Glennemeier, NHS cuit board” for the robot’s practice course. Photo from Mrs. !ursday 21 at Wellington. When the blood is donated president. Youse. Page 4 ROCKET FEATURES November 15, 2013 Hanks wows audiences as “Captain Phillips” Nathaniel Gregg "e movie bases itself the movie, Phillips o!ers says that Phillips never had Ast. Social Media 600 miles away from the o! of Richard Phillips’ himself as a sacri#ce to any intention of sacri#cing Somalian coast, opting Mgr. book about the incident, save his crew, telling the himself, which he has later Reporter instead for 240 miles. Phil- which many crew mem- pirates that if they’re going confessed to be true. Phil- lips also supposedly refused Oscar-award-winning bers that were aboard the to shoot anyone, they need lips also reportedly refused to stop the #re drills when actor Tom Hanks takes on Alabama claim is false. In to shoot him. "e crew to sail the recommended they saw the pirates, choos- the role of Captain Richard ing to wait until the pirates Phillips, the captain of the got far closer before taking Maersk Alabama, which was evasive action. hijacked by 4 pirates o! the "e #lm portrays Phil- coast of Somalia. Phillips lips as a hero who takes was then taken hostage on all possible precaution and a small lifeboat headed to action during the con$ict Somalia, until the Navy to protect his crew. While sent out the USS Bain- that may not be how it bridge to deal with the situ- happened in reality, it does ation, as well as six Navy make for a phenomenal Seals. "e end result was movie that is sure to gather three dead pirates, and their it’s fair share of awards. leader Abduwali Muse cap- Captain Phillips is for the tured. Muse is now located type of people, who just in a federal prison in Terre want to see a great movie, Haute, Indiana. without worrying about "e movie, Captain Phil- fact accuracy. If you don’t lips, is the type of #lm that care about the exact facts, keeps the tension tight it’s well worth the price of from scene to scene. While a ticket. Out of #ve stars, the movie may play its I’d give it a solid #ve, for cards close to how it actu- the quality and the capti- ally happened, there are a Phillips (Hanks) looks out over the water just before the attack. Photo from insidemovies. vating plot of the #lm. few noticeable di!erences. com. A look inside the Rivers to spend her National Honors last year at RHHS Society Gabby Farris Colby Woods ership, looking at work Assistant Layout Editor News Editor experience, school activities, Reporter Reporter outside activities, anything "is year is not only the to demonstrate leader- 32nd year of teaching for When the phrase “high school clubs” comes to ship qualities. And then RHHS English teacher service: any community Kristy Rivers but also her mind, Robotics, KAY Club, or Scholar’s Bowl might be service that’s outside of last year. She has taught at class, outside of school, multiple school and teaches some of the #rst things you would think of. Probably anything that’s done with- English 9 and 10. out pay. Character, attitude, Rivers did not always as- one of the least recognized groups, NHS, certainly isn’t the respect for others, and pire to be a teacher. At one how they carry themselves point she wanted to go into any less important than some of the other extracur- on a daily basis,” said NHS social work. After experi- sponsor Melissa Segovia. encing a ‘ride along’ with a ricular activities. NHS stands for National It’s apparent how much social worker she decided it of an honor it is to be ac- was not for her. Honor Society and is an organization that allows cepted into NHS, making While growing up she it signi#cantly di!erent had one sole role model students to work together to give back to the commu- from other clubs. NHS is a who, to this day, inspires group in which the ap- her. “My role model is nity. Students get involved with a variety of service plicant has to meet certain still my mother. She could requirements in order to be always take the worst projects both in school and in the community. Unlike selected, not just provide a situation and turn it into joining fee. something positive and most clubs, NHS is selec- tive in its members. Poten- "roughout the year, that’s what I try to do,” said NHS sponsors and runs Rivers. tial members must meet four requirements to be one of the biggest events Rivers wouldn’t mind of the year: the high school spending a day teaching considered for admission. “"e four main criteria blood drive. In addition to others. When asked what English teacher Kristy Rivers will be retiring after this year this event, NHS also has teacher she would trade to be chosen are scholar- and moving to Florida to enjoy some tropical weather. Photo ship, leadership, service, plans to adopt a family in places with she answered, December. “Mrs. Evans, then I’d cook by Kristin Donaldson. and character. Concerning scholarship, the student Current o%cers for NHS all day!” Rivers has many by, is decorating for Christ- Florida… so we can do are as follows: President, di!erent hobbies and en- mas,” said Rivers. some of the fun things we must have a 3.5 GPA or above to be eligible, so Jaelyn Glennimeier; Vice joys them all. “Gardening, After she retires she has enjoy, kayaking, hanging President, Ben Priebe; Sec- of course reading, and my big plans. “My husband and out in the water, and #sh- there will be invitations sent out that way. Lead- retary, Kayla Collins; and favorite, if you call it a hob- I will be moving to ing. No snow!” Treasurer, Kylie Pfa!. November 15, 2013 Page 5 ROCKET FEATURES The Special Ones T his Da y In His tory Prologue #at brimmed hat and on to Nove mbe r 15th Colby Woods the muddy ground below News Editor him. Ti!any Nailluex !ey ordered a "nal copy Reporter Lifting his right leg over Reporter prepared (the one in the the side of the saddle, he National Archives), and It was a brisk, All Hal- dropped to the ground !e Second Continental that delegates should in- lows Eve night. !e moon with a satisfying thud. !e Congress approved the Ar- form the secretary of their luminesced throughout the wind howled and rain came ticles of Confederation for authority for rati"cation. otherworldly, nocturnal in waves, pummeling him distribution to the states on Georgetown University’s hours of this night in which as he led his horse across November 15, 1777. A copy main campus, located in the living and the dead join the yard toward the tat- was made for each state and Washington’s Georgetown as one. !e ominous clouds tered barn. He attached the one was kept by the Con- neighborhood, opened its rose up into the heavens horse’s lead to a pole in the gress. !e copies sent to the doors to recieve students and growled their greeting, barn, gave him a pat, and states for rati"cation were on November 15, 1791. as the storm approached. ran quickly back toward the unsigned, and a cover letter Georgetown operates a law !under’s shriek rang cottage. had only the signatures of center on Capitol Hill and through the night and the Boots squishing and coat Henry Laurens and Charles auxiliary campuses in Italy, wind whipped vehemently, trailing, he made it onto the !omson, who were the Turkey, and Qatar. spraying the new rain ev- porch of the house, stomp- President and Secretary to Georgetown’s found- erywhere. ing the mud o$ of his boots the Congress. ing by John Carroll, A man, barely vis- furiously. !e door creaked America’s "rst Catholic !e Articles, however, On this day, in 1777, the Second ible through the blinding open slowly and a young were unsigned, and the date bishop, realized earlier downpour, raced forward woman holding a #ickering was blank. Congress be- e$orts to establish a Ro- Continental Congress approved on his sleek black horse. candle peeked around the gan the signing process by man Catholic college in the Articles of Confederation. His cape #owed behind door before ushering him examining their copy of the the province of Maryland Photo from brittitanica.com. him like an obedient dog to in quickly. She closed the Articles on June 27, 1778. that had been thwarted by an owner, right on his heels. door tightly behind him religious persecution. !e !e man urged his horse and chained it. !e young university expanded after forward and spotted the woman turned around to the American Civil War un- illuminated window of the face him, back against the der the leadership of Patrick small cottage, about forty door, brown eyes wide. Francis Healy, who came to yards ahead. !e signal was “Matthew…” be known as Georgetown’s posted and the coast was all It was like someone “second founder” despite clear. He was safe. clicked a switch and then having been born a slave !e rain stung like nee- she got it. As if she could by law. Jesuits have par- dles against his face, almost read his mind, she under- ticipated in the university’s blinding, but he pushed on stood. administration since 1805, for the last of the run. Dig- “Lillian, I…I saw the a heritage Georgetown ging his sharp-heeled boots future, or what seemed to celebrates, but the university into the side of the horse, be the future. All of us will has always been governed he came to an abrupt halt be in great danger years independently of the Soci- in front of the cottage. Rain from now,” Matthew said ety of Jesus and of church streamed down like tears solemnly. On this day, in 1791, Georgetown University opened its authorities. over the brim of his black, doors. Photo from gerogetown.edu. T he students be hind t he stories

Gabby Farris I think we could do some Asst. Layout Editor great things,” said Chiefs Reporter JoNadia Khalidi e Ni vis o n know about. “I Fan, junior, Paco Gloria. Asst. Feature Editor want to write !is year the Kansas City A big change to the team was their new coach, Andy Reporter more about Chiefs have made a his- music.” torical comeback. Winning Reid. He is believed to be a big play in the Chiefs’ In his spare their "rst game against the Sophomore Joe Nivison, time, he likes Jacksonville Jaguars and are ongoing wins. Many Sports Editor, is excited to people previously disliked to write, listen still going strong at 9-0. have the opportunity to be to, and play the Chiefs, but now that apart of the newspaper sta$ they’re winning many music. “I think this year. I’m unique have become According to Nivison, Chiefs because there writing has been one of his aren’t really strong points and passions any other mu- for most of his life. “I love sicians in this writing, so I thought it school. I also would be fun to be able to think I have a do a class that I actually di$erent style.” enjoy,” said Nivison. He hopes to Although this is his "rst First year newspaper member, sophomore be a musical year being on the newspa- Joe Nivison, enjoys writing, listening engineer when per sta$, Nivison is already to, and playing music. Photo by Kristin he gets older. fanatics. enjoying the ability to write “I’ve been about current events that go Donaldson. a Chiefs fan ever on at the school and even since I was born. My "rst in the outside world. “It’s !ey are also "rst in the out"t was a Kansas City awesome getting to know AFC Western Division. Chiefs shirt… My dad and everyone in the school by Many long time fans are mom actually like the Pitts- interviewing.” unbelievably shocked. burg Steelers. My brother Nivison considers his “It’s amazing, undefeated, was the one who bought favorite story he has writ- can’t ask for anything better the shirt for me, he’s a big ten so far was the “Diarrhea than that... Our defense is chiefs fan,” said Gloria. Planet” article about a band one of the top in the league. many students may not Page 6 ROCKET SPORTS November 15, 2013 Rocket Volleyball Cross country takes fourth at state wraps up a the Lady Rockets, 20-25 successful season Chandler Boese and 10-25. In the third Editor-in-Chief place/consolation game, Layout Editor the Rockets were also Joe Nivison Reporter unable to make it happen Sports Co-Editor and fell to the Lady Blue Reporter Last Friday, the high Comets again, 18-25 and school was completely 22-25. Cross Country started this desolate. !e volleyball Captain Erin Walls, year o# strong with returning team traveled to Salina senior, said, “It was disap- athletes plus the new promise of for the KSHSAA state pointing not "nishing the upcoming freshman. !ey tournament, accompa- high, but I’m so proud had a good season and the girl’s nied by over half of the of everything we accom- team was lucky enough to make school. And they didn’t plished at the tournament. it all the way to Winnebago for disappoint. Rose Hill !e hard work we put in state. !e boys were not quite as Volleyball took second all season paid o#.” lucky but still had a few runners in Friday’s pool play, but Her co-captain, Kylie make it. lost in semi-"nals and the Pfa#, senior, said, “State Rose Hill’s girl’s team was a consolation game. was the best experience great turn out this year and had Junior David Reaves placed First, on Friday, the of my high school career! the chance to make it to state sixth at the state meet with Lady Rockets played the Beating Topeka Hayden again. !is is their "fth consecu- a time of 17:13. Photo by Topeka-Hayden Wildcats will be the most memo- tive year that they have made Chandler Boese. and won 25-21 and 26- rable win of my life. I’m it. Coach Barger really pushed possibly be. !e practices could 24. Next, they fell to the so proud of my team them this year and expected not have been easy for any of Chanute Blue Comets for making it the [semi- nothing less than state. !ere was these guys to get to where they 25-23, 7-25, and 18-25. "nals]. It was de"nitely no doubt in his mind that they were. For their last game of the perfect was to end my would not go all the way. !ough the season was a tough bracket play, Rose Hill high school career. I’m Cross Country Rockets boy’s one for everyone, in the end they played the Kansas City- going to miss those girls were also a great team this past pushed themselves as far as they Piper Pirates, winning and I’ll look forward to season. !ey ran hard even with could go and accomplished so 21-25, 25-10, and 25-10. Senior Kylie Pfa# hits a ball on the how Rose Hill Volleyball their new additions to the team. much. Cross Country is a much Saturday started out does in future years!” Although as a team they did not Chanute Blue Comets. Pfa# was tougher sport than most people with a game against the Congratulations to make it to state, a few runners selected for the all-tournament team give credit, and they did an Bishop Miege Stags. Rocket Volleyball on an did. Senior Kenton Weber and amazing job. Next season is one Unfortunately, the Lady for 4A Division 1. Photo by Lisa excellent season! Junior David Reeves were two to look forward to for this team. Stags were victorious over Slade. of the people who did go. Again, !ere is not a doubt that they Barger pushed them hard to get will improve and get better for them to be the best they could next year.

!e state meet was the last for seniors Jaelyn Glennemeier, Kenton Weber, Emily Terrell, Erin Trieber, Courtney Nusz, and Chandler Boese. Photo by Holly Chester.

!is tournament was the "nal send-o# for seniors Olivia Lipsey, Miranda McElroy, Kylie Pfa#, Erin Walls, Madi Mermis, Victoria Egidy, and Claudia Solis. “I’m going to miss it so much,” said Pfa#. Photo by Lisa Slade. November 15, 2013 Page 7 ROCKET SPORTS 11 minutes and won the 4-1A from Chance, and junior Elijah Haley Can!eld semi"nals game. With this win Gould both scored goals to end Advertising Mgr. under their belt, the Rockets the game with a score of 4-0. Social Media Mgr. advanced to the state champion- !e team had an awesome game Reporter ship game on Saturday. For this against the Warriors and outshot game, the Rockets faced the them 18-4. !e Rose Hill Rocket soccer Bishop Meige Stags, who won !e team traveled to Perry- team had an outstanding season the 2012 5A state championship. Lecompton on Friday, Novem- this year, ending with a record Like the previous game, both ber 1 to "ght for the title of of 15-4-2 and the title of 4-1A teams fought hard but could not 4-1A South Central Regional State Runner-Ups. Coach Jerry "nd the back of the net. Finally, Champions. Due to playing Treat said, “Once our team was in the 73rd minute the Stags on a wet grass "eld, the Rock- no longer ranked in the state, scored a goal. Just a few seconds ets struggled to put enough we came together as a team later, Taylor shot a beautiful goal passes together to put one in the and played like I knew we were after he collided with the Stag’s back of the net. However, the capable of. Having said that, I am goalie. Unfortunately, the goal Rocket’s defense played strong still disappointed by not winning was called back because there and kept the Kaws scoreless as it all after I felt like we domi- was a foul on the play before the well. Finally, in the 65th minute nated in the "nal.” goal. !e game ended with the Taylor scored a Rocket goal with !e Rockets traveled to To- Stags winning 1-0. an assist from Helmke. Both peka to "ght in the state tourna- Previously on Tuesday, No- teams had multiple fouls called ment for a 4-1A semi"nal victory vember 5, the Rose Hill Rocket on them throughout the dura- against the Baldwin Bulldogs. soccer team hosted the Berean tion of the game. !e Rockets For the "rst half, both teams re- Academy Warriors for the 4-1A were awarded two penalty kicks mained scoreless. !e game went South Central Quarter"nals. after the frustrated Kaws fouled back and forth, but neither team Sophomore Chace Beckham in the box. Chance took the "rst was able to put one in the back scored a quick goal, with an as- penalty kick and Taylor shot the Senior Kenton Weber kicks a ball away from a Bishop Miege of the net until the 69th minute. sist from senior Kenton Weber second. Both went past the Kaws Stag. !e Stags ended up winning the state championship Junior Christian Helmke, with at the fourth minute. A second goalkeeper, making the score 3-0. an assist from senior Czyz Taylor, goal was scored in the "rst half game, 1-0. Photo by Kevin Fisher. In addition to winning the game, broke the stalemate and gave the by sophomore Chance Beck- the Rockets took the title of Rockets a 1-0 lead. !e Rockets ham from a penalty kick. In the Regional Champions. 4-6 Rocket played defensively for the next second half Weber, with an assist football team looks to next year !is season the Rockets got a chance to play in all kinds of Adam Henwood weather, sunshine, clouds, and Photographer even heavy rain. Senior night was Reporter a great opportunity to see our seniors play before the season is Rocket Football had a great over. season this year. !e team !e Rockets made it to the bi- Seniors Czyz Taylor, Ben Priebe, Jaden Campidilli, Kenton Weber, Reed Strawn, Field Ben- "nished with a record of 4-6. district playo$s this year and ex- ning, Andrew Stuewe, Quentin Heidt, and Geraldo Guercio "nished o# their last season on !e Rockets were under the perienced a sad two-point loss to a great note. !e team will miss all of these talented players as they move on to other "elds. leadership of Head Coach Ray the Win"eld Vikings. !e team Photos by Kevin Fisher. Boese. Boese is in the start of as a whole was distraught about his career as a head coach and is the loss and had some animos- hopeful for next year. “We look ity towards the opposing team. to improve upon this year and !e team had some pretty close adjust to make the team better. games this year and look to make We will have more experience as those games wins in the years a coaching sta$ and look to put to come. You can ask any one of more victories under the belt.” those guys on the team and they !e Rocket team would like will tell you that the number one to thank the fans on behalf of its goal is to win state. love and constant support home As we say goodbye to our and away. Junior Paco Gloria seniors, we get the chance to said, “Fans make the game fun, welcome our upcoming fresh- the excitement and knowing men. Be sure to congratulate a you’re just doing something good senior football player on a great is reassuring.” high school career and wish them good luck in college or life.

Seniors Dallas Barnhart, Clint Burton, Garrett Forsbert, Logan Gardner, Harrison Haydock, Dallen Rodman, Bailey Rusing, Tristan Smith, Aaron Schlenker, Owen Zimmer- man, and Erica Fuller (not pictured) are graduating with four great years as Rockets. Photos by Sarah Bonar. Page 8 ROCKET FEATURES November 15, 2013 Born to be wild with the name, Your Heart the most recent being, Engraved. "ey still felt un- Tomorrow We Die ∆live. Joe Nivison settled with this name and "is album was released Sports Co-Editor !nally came to the decision this year and debuted at 27 Reporter of Born Of Osiris. Which on the Billboard 200. For in all honesty, is their best a deathcore band, that is choice. Something ironic extremely good. Born Of Osiris is a tech- about the bands initials is "e guitarists for BOO, nically melodic deathcore it spells out ‘BOO’, which are both named Lee. Lee band from Chicago, Illinois. is interesting because they McKinney and Lee Ev- Under their creation with play a darker style of music. ans, how confusing is front man Ronnie Caniza- "e bands debut album, that? "eir lead singer and ro, their original name was A Higher Place, debuted founder Ronnie Canizaro !e up and coming band Born of Osiris is well on their way Diminished. "ey decided at 73 on the Billboard 200. is an outstanding vocalist. to fame and fortune. Photo from darkside.ru. it was time for a change For a starter album, that "e general public does not and came to an agreement is awesome. It was also understand the amount of Darocha on the bass. they make is de!ning the released with Sumerian Re- talent it takes to do what Born Of Osiris has had way future technical me- cords, an extremely popu- Ronnie does. "ey have Joe a long haul to get where lodic deathcore artists write lar label for this genre of Buras on the synthesizer, they are today. Most people their music. "ey are an Thompson music. "ey have gone on Cameron Losch on the have probably never heard inspiration to anyone who to release two more albums, drums and !nally David of them, but they are an knows them and are very amazing band. "e music talented. Continued from page 1 Rose Hill has been her !rst teaching position. What exactly brought her to Rose Hill? She said, “I really like the community and this is just where I happened to get a job.” “What I like about Rose Hill is all the students being really nice and they get so involved in the school and all the activities that come with it.” Outside of school her favorite thing to do when she isn’t teaching is hanging out with her friends and family, reading, writing, and Pin- trest. She said, “I’m pretty boring outside of school, I don’t do much.” “I think I made the right decision about becoming a teacher because every day I wake up excited and ready to come to school. I love planning things. "at tells me that I made the right decision.” Solis Continued from page 1 “I like the food better in Mexico, but I like the school because I don’t have to wear a uniform.” In her free time here, Solis likes to hang out with the other foreign exchange students, her host family, and watch her favorite show, !e Vampire Diaries. "ough there are still many events to happen before her return to Mexico, her favorite part so far has been going to state with the Lady Rocket volleyball team. “I loved spending time with the volleyball team,” she said. In addition to being volleyball manager, Solis has also been part of the KAY Club. “I came here to make friends and improve my English,” Solis explained. It’s a dream for exchange students to experience life as an American.