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EXPRESSIONSSLOHS February Issue 2019 slohsexpressions.com Black History Month Pages 8-9 2 Table of Contents Kara Hoover expressions February 2019 3 10 & 11 Staff List Sports Winter Sports Action Shots Club Hockey Season Recap 4 & 5 Culture Ace Visibility on Campus Shedding Light on the Positives of 2019 12 & 13 What’s Mock Trial Up To? Arts & Entertainment Who Will Win the Academy Awards? Febuary Rewind 6 & 7 Opinion 14 & 15 Being A Senior is Expensive College Essays are Corrupt People Why Valentine’s Day Sucks Paraeducator by Day, Wrestler by Night What it’s Like for a SLOHS Student to Study Abroad POTS: Do You Go to the Beach in Winter? 8 & 9 16 Feature Moneyphone is the New Watermelon Back Why Blaxploitation Films Matter African American Culture Shaped Modern Day Top Ten Things to Keep in Your Car Music Don’t Touch my Hair Cover Photo Courtesy of Scott Nairne Illustration Courtesy of Joella Holmes February 2019 3 Expressions Staff Editorial Staff Reporters Kara Hoover Ryan Anderson Editor-in-Chief Kaylee Beardsley Feature Editor Luc Bettencourt Orlando Birdsong Sabrina Marks Olivia Boyne Opinion Editor Alejandro Brien Copy Editor Josh Brooks Kaya Burden Winnie Carroll Jena Naficy Sasha Cederberg Culture Editor Noah Clausen Natalie Davis Joella Holmes Kaley DeRose Arts and Allysondra Farrior Entertainment Editor Adam Garcia Sophia Garcia Calvin Giannini Zoey Nitzel Eline Kielland People Editor Sadie LaChapelle Isaac Lerner Scott Andree Ella Livingston Sports Editor Colby Love Devan Minicucci Clio Nelson Macy Nitzel Back Editor Joshua Ortega Qili Paape Olivia Rosplock Nina Ramezani Web Editor Adviser: Scott Nairne [email protected] Disclaimer: Official Student Publications “The San Luis Coastal Unified School District is committed to upholding the rights of each student to free expression, as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, Article I of the California Constitution and the California Education Code. Consistent with California Education Code section 48907, stu- dents will publish only legally protected speech, which does not include obscene, libelous or slanderous material, or unwarranted invasions of privacy. Students will also refrain from publishing material which so incites students as to create a clear and present danger of the commission of unlawful acts on school premises or the violation of lawful school regulations, or the substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the school. The views, opinions, and content expressed herein are those of the stu- dent author(s). Therefore, the content may not necessarily reflect the official policies, opinions, or positions of the San Luis Coastal Unified School District, its schools, administration, faculty, staff, or the Board of Education.” 4 culture Editor: Jena Naficy Ace Visibility on campus By Olivia Rosplock With a rise in gay pride and visibility on campus over the past asexuality counts as an actual sexual orientation. The discussion decades, many students at San Luis Obispo High School have soon turned hateful, hurtful sentiments being thrown from both met people from different parts of the LGBTQ community. sides. This rife tore the community apart, ultimately making One of these sexualities is asexuality, which is the lack of sexual Tumblr an unsafe place for aces. attraction, and is less known among the student body. Around one Since this time, ace pride has fluctuated on social media, causing percent of the population identifies as asexual, and as such, aces an overall depletion of ace visibility and awareness on social are hardly visible in talks about sexual orientation. Aces are part media. But has this effect also been felt on campus? of the student body, but how much does the student body know “I have no idea what is is,” said freshman Ayden Kim. “It kind about asexuality? of sounds like you filled in a bubble on a multiple choice test and Although asexuality may seem strange or foreign, it remains an important part of the LGBTQ community, as well as SLOHS made that into a word.” campus as a whole. The fact is, asexuals aren’t very prevalent in Despite the fact that ace discourse tore apart the LGBTQ our society as a whole, as not feeling sexual attraction isn’t as community on Tumblr, most other social media sites are relatively visible as other sexualities. The asexual flag isn’t widely known to peaceful, and asexual flags are still being sold at pride rallies. The the general public. Despite this, it is hopeful to see that asexual Trevor Project, an advocate for LGBTQ youth, has resources for representation has been seen in the past. questioning and knowingly asexual youth. Despite the hateful “I know people who identify as asexual, and the way that they rhetoric that was ace discourse, much of the LGBTQ community explained it to me is that they aren’t really interested in sexual is still accepting and kind to the asexual community. relationships,” said science teacher Ryan Ritchie. “But I understand “I believe sex can exist without love and love can exist without that there are different levels of indifference to those types of sex,” said freshman Elliot Graham. “I’ve always felt like the people relationships, from really uninterested, to mostly uninterested, around me are accepting, so I’ve never felt uncomfortable with my etcetera,” said Ritchie. orientation.” The LGBTQ community has always been a welcoming and It is nearing the third anniversary of the start of ace discourse, accepting community to groups oppressed by the heteronormalcy of our world today. However, since the beginning of 2016, aces on tension in the the LGBTQ community finally beginning to fade. Tumblr and other social media sites have been rejected from their The divides caused by ace discourse are finally beginning to mend. own community, as “ace discourse” tore asexuals from the LGBTQ Things are looking hopeful for the ace community. Despite the community. harm caused by ace discourse, asexuals are still accepted and Ace discourse was hurtful rhetoric between the asexual acknowledged in our society and on campus. community and the rest of the LGBTQ community about whether February 2019 CULTURE 5 What’s Mock Trial Up To? By Sophia Garcia The Mock Trial program at San Luis Obispo High School is full of dedicated, hardworking students who wish to learn more about the legal system. The Mock Trial season started in November, and has been continuing since. The County Competitions are soon approaching and the students of this program are working hard to get another award. Mock Trial teaches students how the legal system works in Shedding Light on the Positives of 2019 a courtroom, and gives them a role to play in competitions. The roles include: pre-trial motion, lawyers, witnesses, clerk, By Olivia Boyne and bailiff. The county competitions are at the San Luis Obispo Court- house and consist of two teams: the defense and prosecution Photo Courtesy of Joella Holmes arguing their sides in front of a real judge. The dates of the As 2019 continues, we’re beginning to see more and more competitions that we know of are February 2, 6, and 7. news coverage on the things happening around the world. Ex- “To prepare for our County Competitions we have weekly pressions wants to give San Luis Obispo High School students team meetings, along with prosecution and defense meet- some of the good news of this year in the midst of what seems ings, individual and team practices, and scrimmages against to be a constant stream of sad news. Global warming and cli- other schools. I'm the pretrial attorney for the people, which mate change have been highly prevalent issues over the past means I argue the motion for the prosecution. This year I'm decades, and are being spotlighted this year, as action is finally arguing that a threatening comment posted by the defendant being taken to restore Earth’s sustainablility. on a social media account is a true threat, which means it The state of New York is banning plastic bags. The governor isn't protected by the first amendment. This is my second of New York is taking a look at banning the bags that are given year in this role, and I really like it,” said senior Olivia Rob- out in grocery stores and department stores every day. Plastic ertson. bags are seen on the sidewalks, landfills, and most important- This year’s case is really different from all previous cases. It ly, our oceans. Hopefully the ban of plastic bags in New York involves catfishing, threats, bullying, and a bad dynamic to a will help to lead the other states of the U.S to do the same. long lasting friendship. The cases usually involve issues that The ozone layer is recovering with the ban of chlorine (CFC), the chemical that deteriorates it drastically. The ozone layer are really current, and ones that the students feel passionate helps the earth by protecting it from very harmful ultravio- about and can argue well. let radiation (UVR), so with the ozone layer closing together “To get ready for competition I am reading through ques- again in the North and South poles, ice caps are more likely tions every night and going to practice twice a week. This to be protected from melting rapidly. The ozone layer is being season has been going great! Our team is getting organized, watched as it is slowly recovers itself in the North. The north- practicing, and preparing for competition! It is a lot of mem- ern part of the equator should be completely restored by 2030, orization but I think everybody has their roles down or al- and the whole ozone layer is said to be repaired by 2060.

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