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ROCHESTER AREA JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL From saving lives to getting bullied, this issue of The Oracle covers it all. On In This Issue page 9, find out how our teachers and students saved lives participating in the annual blood drive. Are you a bully and dont even know it? Page 8 gets you all Featured Article page 2 the info on what bullying really does to someone. Check it out! Editorials page 3 As football season comes to a close, basketball and bowling have just Student/School News page 7 begun. Inside this issue, you can find schedules for bowling and basketball so you dont miss a game. As the New Year comes closer, everyone prepares for Sports page 13 the Winter Classic. Find out the plans for that on page 12. As most of you Entertainment page 18 already know, Jeff Reed got the boot. Read all about it on page 11. Holiday Extra page19 Seniors, this ones for you. Many things have changed this year for us. Features page 22 Some of our privileges have changed. Yes, we got a new principal and he is doing things his way, but should the all senior privileges change from last year? Or should they all stay the same because theyre from last year? Find out about our privileges and different things going on that makes some students feel like the fun is gone. (Pages 2 &3) Along with some privileges changing, teachers are moving around too. Mrs. Blinn, the beloved biology teacher, moves to the library because Mrs. Turkovich retired halfway through the first semester. The Oracle is filled with all sorts of intriguing information on things going on in town, in our school, and in the state. Get involved, there really is life and things more important in the world than sports. Dear Readers, The Oracle Staff hopes you all have a holly, jolly Christmas; its the best time of the year. I dont know if therell be snow but have a cup of cheer. Have a holly, jolly Christmas; and when you walk down the street, say hello to friends you know and everyone you meet. Rochester is all about giving this fall and winter season. Catch up on the different drives that went on, and maybe next time youll be the one involved. Notice all the change going around the school? From Mrs. Turkovich retiring and Mrs. Blinn moving to the library, to having an award assembly each quarter. The Oracle covers all things new in this issue. Football came to a close, but not to worry my friends, basketball has just begun. If you didnt have the chance to go out and support our boys of fall, you have a chance to support the boys and girls playing out on the court. Along with basketball starting, the bowling team has started their matches too. It is never too late to join the mob and support our teams ladies and gents! Its almost Christmas time, that means its shopping season. Ladies, dont go giving youre whole heart away to that special guy. And guys, girls love to get jewelry (especially something sentimental). Its also snow season. That means the roads are starting to get bad. First time winter drivers, be sure to drive carefully. Dont hit the brakes if you hit an ice patch! Oh by golly have a holly jolly Christmas this year! Editor-In-Chief Happy Holidays from the Oracle THE ORACLE Staff! Rochester Area Junior-Senior High School 2010-2011 Staff Anna Duchene Editor-in-Chief Jessica Criswell Grammar Editor Aaron Brant Editorial Editor Chelsey Cook News Editor Kylie Susich Sports Editor Shelby Moore Feature Editor STAFF Troy Belcastro Johnny Carcaise Samantha Danish Fannie Dorsey Jordan Dwire Alaya Elmore Daysha Glass Michael Grillo Spencer Hauser Phil Hopkins Toree Hemer Jon Johnson Alissa Ketterer Ashlynn Krestal Jayna LaVette Lianne Osselborn Debra Saywer Jamie Simon Erik Smith 1 For those of you that are in 11th simple, nothing. You dont have to whether you should take the AP grade or in the under class, you may worry about the test affecting your course offered, you should talk to the want to read this before planning your class grade because that would not guidance counselor or the teachers schedule for senior year. The AP happen. who teach these courses. For AP classes that are offered here at English, Mrs. Spragg teaches that The AP test has nothing to do Rochester may be what you want to courses, Mr. Proctor teaches AP with your school grade. You would not take, or maybe not, depending on Calculus, Mr. Barsic teaches Honors be eligible for the college credit, so what kind of a challenge you are History, and Mrs. Douglass teaches you would have to take the college looking for in the classroom. AP Chemistry. These teachers would course again in college. However, be more thDn happy to give students The AP classes offered are whether or not you pass the AP test, it more information and help them Chemistry, English and Calculus. is still beneficial to take the class understand what the course is about. Honors History is taught as an AP because, it will better prepare you for We went out and asked one of the AP class to prepare those wishing to take college classes teachers, Mr. Proctor, who teaches the AP test, but is not an AP course. Now depending on what you AP &alculus how he felt about the These AP classes are challenging, want to go to college for, you may not course. He said, )or the first year but they do help you prepare for need to take some AP classes. You students, it is going pretty well since college courses. dont have to take any of the AP they are going to go further thDn ever AP classes are freshman level classes at all if you do not want to. If before in regular Calculus and the college courses. If you take an AP you dont know what you want to go class will show students what college class, you have the opportunity to to college for at the time then, you calculus will be like. take the AP test in April. may not want to sign up for certain AP It is important to know and classes. Now if you do want to go to While in the classroom teachers understand the purpose and college for something in the science spoke about the AP tests, and they requirements for the AP courses. or medical field then more then likely said that those tests are very Having the right information will help you probably want to take AP challenging. There have been very you decide whether or not taking the Chemistry. intelligent people who have taken course are the right choice for you. them and have had a hard time Anyone planning to major in getting through the test. However, if liberal arts, should consider AP you were able to pass the AP test in English, Calculus and History, as April, then you are eligible to get a these are classes you may need for credit which will let you be able to not college and might take during your have to take that class during your freshman year of college. Again freshman year in college. So taking though it needs to be made clear for these classes may be very beneficial, those of you that are reading this that because you can get some college you do not have to take these AP classes out of the way now in High classes at all if you do not want to but school. Now, while reading this most if you would like to prepare yourself of you are probably asking, well what for college then you may want to take would happen if I didnt pass the AP a few of these courses. For more test for the AP class I am taking in detailed information on specific AP April. The answer to that is very courses, or if you need help deciding Michael Grillo, Staff 2 EDITORIAL What happened to all the fun and through their high school career and privileges seniors had in high school? are not even here everyday. The Seniors from previous classes have seniors were just given their senior always said how much fun it was project on November 11th. Most being a senior and how they never seniors from other schools started want to graduate. This year, seniors their project the summer before their are complaining about many things. senior year. Whenever we do finish People are saying things like, High all of our work, we do not even have school used to be fun, and, I anything to do. All the websites are thought senior year was supposed to blocked, from the categories of did not receive any privileges are be our best year of high school. games to the category of health. unsatisfied. The 2011 class worked Seniors this year came into school Other schools around the area so hard on the PSSAs for nothing. ready to have an exciting fun filled have many privileges and fun What does this tell the Juniors, and last year of high school, but that is activities for seniors only. For even the freshmen and sophomores, not the case. example, at Quigley Catholic High this year? The class of 2012, 2013 By the time the class of 2011 School, students with an A at the and 2014 looks up to the seniors and came by, things have changed end of the semester do not have to wants all of the privileges that they drastically.