GLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL EXPLOSION VOL. 98, NO. 1 1440 E. BROADWAY, GLENDALE, CA 91205 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 3 new administrators welcomed Round Up the assistant principal for four years and seven years. He said that, “Although I Y STHER IM next week B E K worked at Crescenta Valley High School am transitioning into an administrative Staff Reporter as the assistant principal for two years. He role at Glendale High, I hope to always BY ANDREA PATINO then became the Administrator for Facili- remember my roots as a teacher and to Sports Editor Glendale High School has added ties and Support Operations for three years. always be real with my students.” three new administrators, replacing Brown is delighted to be at GHS and said, Lewis started out his teaching ca- Round Up is coming on Thursday, Oct. Mike Bertram, Elena Heimerl, and Bill “After being at all those other schools, I can reer as a social science teacher at Cul- 3, starting at 6 p.m., in the quad for $2. So Sterling. The new replacements are say, without doubt, that GHS is absolutely ver City High School for nine years. He “round up” all of your friends and come for Mark Brown, Brian Landisi, and Craig one of the best schools in Glendale and that also coached both the boys’ and girls’ an unforgettable, exciting night. Last year, Lewis. the staff and students are truly amazing!” cross country teams and was the student more than 1,000 people attended. “We are excited to have them join Landisi goes way back with GUSD. activities director. Starting in 2000, he Many groups are selling items. Nation- the Nitro team. They bring with them After graduating from CV, he returned was an assistant principal for fve years al Honor Society will be selling pizookies, a wealth of experiences from different there to teach Spanish for eight years. He and a high school principal for seven Drama Club will be selling their famous schools and districts to share with us,” was also the yearbook advisor at CV for years at schools throughout California. root beer foats and hosting karaoke. And, Makiewicz said. Lewis said, “I am excited of course, ASB will be presenting their in- Brown has been to a vari- to be serving as the associate famous wedding booth. ety of schools before coming principal at Glendale High. It You will not go home hungry, as to GHS. He started his ca- is a very friendly and support- there will be plenty of food such as bacon- reer at Wilson Middle School ive school.” wrapped hot dogs, cotton candy, and many where he taught typing and Makiewicz added, “We other culinary delights. computer application classes are very lucky to fnd three ASB Director of Clubs Arya Sinha for 10 years. He then went on smart, compassionate and al- said, “I would just like to tell all the stu- to work at the district offce ways helpful administrators. dents that Round Up is really fun and a for eight years before moving Our Nitro puzzle is com- GHS tradition. I’m really looking forward to Roosevelt Middle School as Mark Brown Brian Landisi Craig Lewis plete!” to it. It’s a great way to help all clubs and sports fundraise.” Llamas takes over as Student Body President Nemo-themed Homecoming Rally in No- BY JOSHUA BOTE vember, as well as the Mr. Nitro pageant in Entertainment Editor January. Beyond this, Llamas is ecstatic to try out some new ideas for events to make The role of the ASB president is flled this year special for the students at GHS. with a bewildering list of tasks to ensure Llamas’ enthusiasm shows in her de- that the year is enjoyable for the entire stu- votion to Glendale High. Llamas has par- dent body. ticipated in a wide range of However, Megan Llamas, activities throughout her GHS the new ASB president for the career in addition to her duties 2013-2014 school year, is pre- as ASB president. pared to work to make sure she She is heavily involved accomplishes this goal in the with Link Crew, serving as the year ahead. organization’s head student rep- She hopes to increase stu- resentative, and is also active dent participation and create a in KEY Club, the senior class Photo by Vard Sargsyan welcoming environment for all council, and marching band, Solar panels were installed in the main parking lot at Verdugo and Broad- students. where she plays the alto sax. way this summer. Construction is expected to be fnished next month. With the great deal of Megan Llamas Despite her massive list of events planned over the course extracurriculars, she has man- of this year, her efforts make it clear that aged to maintain a 4.231 GPA. It is still ap- she has the capacity to create a successful parent, though, that ASB is her number one New solar panels installed year for Glendale High. priority. “We must put in countless hours authorize the installation of the Solar En- BY VARD SARGSYAN Some student events she has planned of our time and also dedication to ensure ergy Generation systems in our school Sports Editor throughout the year include a carnival that our events refect how great our school parking lot. hosted by the class of 2016, the Finding is,” she said. This project consists of the formation The Glendale Board of Education is and installation of photovoltaic systems. committed to the concepts of energy con- Other high schools in surrounding areas, servation and sustainability. In support of such as Crescenta Valley and Clark Mag- this concept, they have authorized the in- net, are also part of this energy saving stallation of Solar Energy Generation sys- movement. Multiple elementary schools tems. have installed these systems as well. The Board of Education is also devot- This energy saving installation will ed to the notion of maintaining and helping be complete very soon. As anticipated, the the environment. This is the sole purpose parking lot will be opening up sometime that has driven the Board of Education to during October for students to park in. INSIDE Sophomore Anthony Schanen has already bowled a perfect 300 game. See FEATURE Page 6 NEWS Pages 1-2 OPINION Page 3 ENTERTAINMENT Pages 4-5 Photo by Albe Bersabe FEATURE Page 6 In all, 133 pints of blood were donated during the annual UCLA Blood SPORTS Pages 7-8 Drive held on Tuesday, Sept. 11 in the small gym. Here, junior Luis Piedra shows how easy it is to save a life. Friday, September 27, 2013 Glendale High School Explosion 2 NEWS ‘Bewitched’ Dance is now a pajama party wide selection of ethnic food, including BY LALA NIKOLA boba, Korean BBQ, dumplings, cookie News Editor butter, coffee drinks, Nutella and much more. They will also be the serving the For the past six years, the Dance-Drill original movie essentials, like popcorn team has held the popular Halloween- and candy. themed “Bewitched” Dance in the Glen- Drill team captains are working dale High gymnasiums and the event has hard on organizing the event and mak- drawn hundreds of students each year. ing everything perfect. Drill team mem- This year, however, the Dance-Drill ber Pauline Saligumba said, “I think it team is breaking from tradition and hold- will be more successful because there ing a pajama party instead of a dance. The will be more food than at the dances. party will be held again in both gyms and Also, I think movies are more appealing is scheduled on Friday, Oct. 25 from 7 to than dancing.” 11 p.m. Tickets can be purchased from any Although this is different from what Drill or International Dance student for students have become used to, it is expect- $10. Students should come wearing ed to be a big hit. Dance-Drill team coach their most comfortable pajamas along Kelly Palmer is excited about seeing stu- with their favorite pillow. dents’ reactions to this new event. Leading up to the party, like every Photo Courtesy of Stylus They will be using both the North and year, the Drill team will have themes for Drill team member Hank Schmidt was all dressed up with his Halloween South gyms to show movies. One gym will every day for students to dress up during costume at last year’s Bewitched dance sponsored by the Dance-Drill be showing a comedy flm and the other the week of the party. Lunch rallies will team. This year, the annual dance is going to be a pajama party and will will be showing a scary flm for all of the get the entire school pumped up and ex- be held on Oct. 25 at GHS. scary movie fanatics. There will also be a cited for this unique and new event. New school schedule set BY NSHAN ELEXAN Senior Tina Vartanian said, “I think it’s News Editor amazing because whoever wants to go on vacation with their family can go instead of The Glendale Unifed School District just having a few days off.’’ and teachers’ union came to an agreement April 24th is the Armenian Genocide regarding changes to the academic school Remembrance Day. It is commemorated calendar. They decided, for the frst time with marches and protests throughout parts ever, that Thanksgiving break will now be of southern California. Traditionally, stu- a full week long instead of three days. In dents of Armenian heritage do not attend addition, April 24 will be a non-school day school on that day due to their respect of for all staff and students.