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Volume 100, Issue 1 Modesto High School October 2012 Prop 30 Important update on ballot measure page 5 Panther Puff Seniors victorious page 7 College Connection Searching for the right college page 8 October 2012 1 The Panther Press 18 H Street Modesto, CA 95351 Table of Contents School Information Editor-in-Chief: Morgan Krueger Letter from the Editor ................................................. 3 Upcoming Events ........................................................ 3 News Editor: Noelle Souza Homecoming Week ..................................................... 3 Opinion Editor: Eva Brotslaw News Features Editors: Presidential Election .................................................... 4 Phillip Chau, Samuel Lee Propositions Aim to Help Schools .......................... 5 Sports Editor: Adam Khattak Sports Special Report Editor: Panther Puff .................................................................... 7 William Shewfelt Sports Updates .............................................................. 7 Staff Writers: Mackenzie Anderson, Brynna Bolt, Gabrielle Brow, Sierra Gonzales-Baldo, Teen Life Jeanah Kim, Jason Li, Sarah Lim, The True Colors of MHS .............................................. 8 Kevin Nguyen, Sophy Ouk, Shawna Sok, Catherine Tan, Searching for the Right College .............................. 8 Amit Uma, Shelby Willis Gas Prices Impact Teen Drivers ................................ 9 Adviser: The Not-So-Lazy Days of Summer .......................... 11 Kerrie Glenn iPhone Apps for Students ......................................... 14 [email protected] Credits: Cover banner designed by Scott Campus Life Mitchell. Attending School in a Different Country ............. 12 Cover photograph courtesy of Lynd- sey Watson. No Lanyard, No Service, New Policy ...................... 13 Licensing for some of the images in Panthers Rally in Prayer at Flagpole ....................... 13 this publication was purchased from the website Pond5. Panther Pride .................................................................. 14 The Panther Press is created for and by students of Modesto High School. The goal is to bring news to MHS and acknowledge ideas, events, and individuals on campus in an unbiased and professional manner. The opin- ions expressed in this publication are those of the journalism staff and not of Modesto High School or Modesto City Schools. This publication can also be accessed at http://modesto. monet.k12.ca.us. Letters may be mailed to MHS or submitted to Kerrie Glenn’s mailbox in the main office. 2 The Panther Press The Panther Press is developing a tion at no cost to us. The free printing new look this year. We will be produc- Letter From of our paper is a huge savings for The ing a full-color, glossy, magazine style Panther Press. With the new publisher, news publication. This school year we plan to bring in a new style and a marks the 100th volume of The Panther the Editor new look to increase its appeal to stu- Press, and in honor of this, we are giv- dents, with a circulation of 1,000 pa- ing the publication an extreme make- Morgan Krueger pers for our first edition of the year. over. An updated look similar to that of As we want to successfully con- a magazine is the new goal, with more tinue this new look for our school reader friendly articles. Full colored paper, we’re asking for your support. pictures will also catch readers’ eyes The company that prints our paper is and give our school’s paper a modern able to do it with no cost to us because touch. We are in the beginning stages they get profits from our advertising. of the transformation and are excited So whenever you go to a business to see our progress throughout the that advertises with us, mention that year. you saw their ad in the Modesto High The changes you will see are the re- vertisements to cover the cost of printing School news magazine, and in doing sult of a partnership with a company and shipping. We hope the result will be so, help us keep The Panther Press called aPrintis. The company sells ad- an entertaining and informative publica- looking fresh. Homecoming Week Homecoming week is from October 8 to October 12. It remains to be seen if the other classes have what it takes to beat the seniors at the Homecoming rally on Fri- Upcoming day the 12th. Students can win points for their class by dressing up on theme days. The freshmen’s day this year is Robe Day, inspired by the series The Lord of the Events Rings. The sophomores will be in charge the next day with Twin Day, which takes after the Pixar movie Despicable Me. Juniors will then have Tribal Day on Octo- ber 10th, modeled after James Cameron’s Avatar movie. The seniors’ inspiration, Oct.8 - Dance Production Harry Potter, will be celebrated with House Day, in which each class dresses up Oodles Fundraiser, 4-9 P.M. as a house from the series. The seniors will dress up as Gryffindors, the juniors, Oct.8 - Talent Show Auditions Slytherins, the sophomores, Hufflepuffs, and freshmen will be Ravenclaws. This Oct.8-12 - Homecoming Week will culminate in Spirit Day at the end of the week. On this day, students will Oct.11, 13, 14 - MHS Theater proudly dress in MHS colors, paint their faces with cool tribal patterns, and wear Production “Lend Me a Tenor.” all crimson and black clothing. At the end of Spirit Day is the Homecoming Oct.11, 13 7:30 P.M. Oct.14 1:30 Rally, in which the classes will show off their school spirit and the sophomore P.M. $5 for students, $7 for adults. and junior royalties will be named. The senior royalties will be named during Oct.12-Nov.16 - KCRA Kids Can! the half time of the varsity football game that night. Overall, the Homecoming Canned Food Drive activities will be sure to entertain and raise the spirit of the MHS student body. Oct.13 - YFL Speech and Debate Competition at Gregori Oct.20 - Gathering of the Pan- thers, 5:30 P.M. An adult event. Tickets may be purchased in the MHS main office. Nov. 1 – Talent Show October 2012 3 NEWS Presidential Election Obama vs. Romney by Noelle Souza his is a time of much jobs. According to his campaign web- Tskepticism and change for the site, www.mittromney.com, Romney American people. It is an election promises to cut taxes and reduce year, and citizens are attempting to government spending. The website look past the commercials, ads, and explains that these areas will go far propoganda in order to determine to enable businesses to expand and which of the candidates is the better hire new employees. This plan will person for the influential job of presi- also reduce the amount of influence dent. the government has over individual There are two main choices in this citizens. election: President Barack Obama of site, www.barackobama.com, Presi- Despite the varying opinions and the Democratic Party and Mitt Rom- dent Obama is stressing job creation ideas in regard to all of the issues ney of the Republican Party. The poli- and the economy. He plans to invest that impact the American people, it cies of these two men are very differ- in American manufacturing and in- is important for every eligible voter ent, and it is important for the voting novation in the hope that it will allow to participate in the voting process. citizen to know the platforms upon the economy to flourish. Obama is Students who can vote should do so. which each candidate is running. also placing a large focus on job cre- Voting is a way individual citizens can Each man’s official campaign website ation. This job creation, according to make a difference in this country. covers his views on important issues the website, is an essential part in a Regardless of personal and politi- including the economy, education, national effort to boosting the econ- cal views, encouraging friends to vote energy, health care, and women’s is- omy. is vital, as voting is an important way sues. 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Offer expires 12/31/12. 4 The Panther Press NEWS Propositions Aim to Help Schools by William Shewfelt have to make $13 million in cuts.” Of the two similar propositions on the ballot in November, Prop 38 is seen as the least likely to pass. Able said in regard to Prop 38, “The tax revenue goes directly to school sites, but it’s uncertain by whom the money would be allocated. We’d also have to wait a year, in which time trig- ger cuts would occur.” This means that cuts would still be necessary for the current school year. Support has mainly rallied around Prop 30 which advocates believe will have a stronger and more immediate impact on the problem. Castellani said, “A coalition has been formed to garner support for With the current state of the econ- California is currently #47 in pupil the passage of Prop 30. It consists of omy, education has been hit hard funding. The top 5 states in terms of the Modesto Teachers Association, and budget cuts have severely lim- per pupil spending spend an average California School Employees Asso- ited funding to schools.