ROARMAGAZINE Volume 29 Issue 2 Featuring: College Deadlines...12 Winter Formal...14 Election Results...17 Page 1- Cover Final.indd 1 12/1/2016 2:23:13 PM ROAR Dear Red Mountain, As the holidays draw near, students and teachers finish up the first semester of the year and MAGAZINE prepare for the very deserved winter break. The Roar Magazine staff delivers the second issue of Volume 29 Issue 2 the year consisting of news and entertainment on every page. Ranging from our holiday spread to our new Principal’s Post, Vol. 29 Issue 2 has a wide arrangement of stories for the student body. Principal: The staff would like to congratulate the Welding Team for winning a first place at the Welding Mr. Ryan Thunder Competition. We would also like to congratulate Girl’s Golf for earning fourth place at the State Championship, and the Varsity Football team for qualifying for State Semi-finals. Red Adviser: Mountain students are preparing for the future one step at a time and achieving success in all Ms. Saquella fields. Editor-in-Chiefs: The staff has worked diligently to put quality information into the hands of our readers, and Heilee Pentz, Paul we hope that our dedication and creativity are enjoyed by all. Stanton, Victoria Stout Heilee Pentz, Paul Stanton and Victoria Stout Editors: Editors-in-Chief Michaela Brown, Maymuna Elmi, Taylor Guzik, Ava Hansen, Hailey Hardy, Marlee Quote of the Issue: Hotchkiss, Carly House, Elijah “Be bold because fortune McKay, Veronica Moraila, Taylor Page favors the bold. Be able to accept the negative Staff: Emily Benyamin, Porter criticism of your work because Blackhurst, Cebada Boyles, it is likely to happen...” Dominic Dilling, Lauren #BeCourageous Godlewski, Elizabeth Goodin, –Mr. Graves Julianna Head, Amanda Henley, Alexis Hernandez, Tatiana Hernandez, Hannah Jackson, Danielle PHOTO BY MS. SAQUELLA Kernaghan, Evelyn Leiva, Gillian McComeskey, Isaac Noriega, Kennedy Palaschuk, Trent Stimac Cover Photo By: Ms. Saquella Roar Magazine is a publication of: Red Mountain High School Journalistic Writing 7301 E. Brown Rd. Mesa, AZ 85207 For information concerning advertising, call (480) 472-8228 and leave a message for the magazine staff. Front Row: Maymuna Elmi, Taylor Guzik, Cebada Boyles, Gillian McComeskey, Opinions expressed do not Alexis Hernandez Middle Row: Veronica Moraila, Carly House, Ava Hansen, Evelyn necessarily reflect the view or Leiva, Heilee Pentz, Victoria Stout, Taylor Page, Elijah McKay Top Row: Paul Stanton, official policies of the school. Danielle Kernaghan, Julianna Head, Lauren Godlweski, Amanda Henley, Michaela Brown Not Pictured: Emily Benyamin, Porter Blackhurst, Dominic Dilling, Elizabeth For more information on Red Goodin, Hailey Hardy, Tatiana Hernandez, Marlee Hotchkiss, Hannah Jackson, Isaac Mountain’s Journalistic Noriega, Kennedy Palaschuk, Trent Stimac. Writing class, visit our website at http://www.mpsaz.org/ rmhs/academics/english/news- paper/. COURAGE RESPECT INFLUENCE Roar Magazine Vol. 29 Issue 2 Winter 2016 Page 2- Letter From the Editor.indd 1 12/1/2016 10:13:44 AM PHOTO BY HAILEY HARDY News Robotics/Academic Decathlon... 4 Coral Reef/New Aquarium... 5 News Briefs... 6 News Briefs... 7 Opinion PHOTO BY MS. SAQUELLA How Jobs Affect Grades/Online Testing... 8 Winter Festivities/Snowboarding Skiing... 9 Holiday Gifts/Holiday Recipes... 10 Arabian Adventure... 11 Feature College Resources/Unique Scholarship... 12 Top Students/Stress Managment... 13 Principal’s Post/Winter Formal... 14 PHOTO BY MELISSA ORTEGA Speech and Debate/Talent Show... 15 Dance Concert/Winter Spectacular... 16 Presidential Election... 17 Pokémon Go Club/Big Man on Campus... 18 A&E International Portfolio Day... 19 The 1975/The Wonder Years... 20 Pierce The Veil... 21 PHOTO BY MS. SAQUELLA Sports Basketball... 22 Wrestling/Soccer... 23 Red Mountain High School Page 3- Table of Contents.indd 1 12/2/2016 3:27:11 PM 04 News Red Mountain has hosted the FLL in Mesa for six years. e Plasma and Plastic FLL is an opportunity for young students to see the campus and By: Evelyn Leiva decide whether Red Mountain is a t for them. Staff Writer “I enjoy the FLL. It’s really a good experience for the kids,” lasma Robotics hosted the FIRST Lego League (FLL) on senior Evin Harris said. “It’s a good way to learn robotics skills, PDec. 2–3. e competition was open for students in fourth learn how to work in a team, learn a lot of good values which through eighth grade and held many opportunities for creativ- transition well to life in general, as well as the robotics program ity. Team entries were required PHOTO COURTESY OF YEARBOOK in high school.” to research a real-world problem e competition is just as fun and develop a solution, as well as for the competing teams as it is for design, build and program a robot the Plasma Robotic members who using Lego Mindstorms. e robot contribute to running the event. then had to compete on a table-top Members of Plasma Robotics are playing eld. e competition involved with planning, judging, judged STEM concepts, imagi- setting up and taking down the nation and ability to work with a contest. team. Participants strengthened “You get to experience leader- their problem solving, present- ship positions and more respon- ing, team and technology skills. sibility,” junior Jack McCahan e values they learned from the said. “Everyone has their own job, FLL helped them in all aspects of so you have to know what you’re life, from tackling college to job doing and do it well.” interviews. e Plasma Robotics is leading During a Mesa FLL Tournament, roboti cs students reset the fi eld for the “ e core value of the FLL are: next match. the younger generation into a We are a team, we work with the world of technology where they help of our mentors,” sponsor Mr. Harris said. “I think the most can succeed and prosper. To learn more about participating in important value is to remember that it’s more important what Plasma Robotics or FLL, visit the Plasma Robotics webpage at we discover than what we win.” http://www.plasmarobotics.org/. By: Heilee Pentz Academic Decathlon Editor-in-Chief PHOTO BY BENNETT TOLAR Academic Decathlon is a class that gives “ e sheer amount of information is prob- students a way to build their experiences ably the greatest challenge,” junior Connor and research skills outside the conventional Pro tt said. “ ey give us a large binder, classroom environment. is class is ded- and we are supposed to learn as much of icated to giving the students on the team the information as we can.” studying time for their topic, which they Even though the course can be challeng- have all year to master. roughout the ing, the bene ts of the class far outweigh school year, teams from di erent schools the e ort students need to put in. compete on who knows more about the “ e biggest bene t is that the class subject. e highest scoring teams are counts as a weighted ne art credit,” Tolar given the opportunity to go to Nationals at said. “Colleges like seeing the class, too, the end of the year, and the best individuals because it shows dedication. e best part can go to the international competition. for me is the laid-back atmosphere and During his prepared speech, junior Connor Proffi tt “Academic Decathlon is a very casual working with similar people.” looks down to emphasize his point. class,” junior Bennett Tolar said. “We With a very small class size of only 10 With the four seniors on the team un- spend each class reading class material and students this year, one of the best features able to return next year, new members are devising ways to teach each other on the of Academic Decathlon is its tight-knit needed, and they should expect a new year yearly topic.” community. of excitement. Academic Decathlon primarily consists “ ere aren’t exactly a lot of us, so luck- “[Academic Decathlon] really isn’t as of research. e students must research ily a very open environment has developed stressful as many make it seem,” Pro tt literature, art, science, social science, between us, and we communicate very said. “It’s a great class, as long as you pay economics, music and math pertaining to well,” junior Mia Ramos said. “ e dynam- attention and study your topic, which you their topic, World War II. ey also must ic in the classroom is really interesting since have tons of time to do.” prepare a speech, train for an impromptu we’re all actually very di erent in personal- For more information on Academic speech and practice for an interview. ities, yet we all get along really well and are Decathlon, talk to Ms. Sokol or view the on the same level.” course description. Roar Magazine Vol. 29 Issue 2 Winter 2016 Page 4 Template- Left.indd 1 11/30/2016 5:13:36 PM 05 News Great Peril in the Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef was pro- By: Lauren Godlewski Staff Writer “Peter Harrison, a marine scientists nounced dead by Rowan Jacobsen of from Southern Cross University, has Outside magazine on Tuesday, Oct. 11 “There is still close to 40 percent also come up with a way to save coral after 25 million years on Earth. This coral cover at most reefs in the central reefs damaged by dynamite fishing. news sent everyone into a panic. But the Great Barrier Reef, and the corals that Harrison pumps out healthy coral obituary was not entirely true—some of were moderately bleached last summer sperm and eggs and floods them in the the Great Barrier Reef is still alive.