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Thursday, March 22, 2018 El Rodeo @elrodeonews El Rancho High School Volume 66. Issue 7 www.elrodeonews.com ERHS admin Dons take part in national walkout to protest gun looks to address violence in wake of Parkland, Florida school shooting tardy problem solution and we want it now.” “I know that many people see our movement as a waste of time, but I believe that through unification we can achieve great things,” said junior Jesus Delgado. “We, the youth, are the future of this world, and if we want things to change, we must take action.” Across the nation, hundreds of students attending Baltimore Polytechnic Institute walked out BY BIANCA ARIAS and showed their support by lay- EL RODEO STAFF WRITER ing down and staying silent for 17 minutes and students attending Despite the recent Mount Diablo High School broke tardy assembly, tardiness through locked gates in protest. at El Rancho continues to The Rio Hondo College be a significant problem. Sociology class will be host- Now, vice Principal, ing a march/rally in support of gun control on Saturday, March Mr. Collings and fellow ad- 24th at the parking lot across El ministrators are working Rancho. Originally started by Dons hold hands in a show of solidarity with the victims of Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting. on developing a new atten- @AMarch4OurLives on Twit- dance initiative to encourage Even though El Rancho bers who were killed during the ter, the event will be from 10 BY DEVENIE ANCHONDO students to “Be On Time.” was scheduled for a lock down campus shooting. About 200 a.m. to 12 p.m. but arrive 15 EL RODEO STAFF WRITER The initiative will hope- drill at 9:45 a.m., students re- students walked out for a dura- minutes earlier for check-in. fully be implemented in late In response to a mass shoot- mained determined to walk tion of seventeen minutes, one During the event, the fol- spring or by the fall of 2018. ing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas out and show their support. minute for each student killed. lowing workshops will be held: High School in Parkland, Florida “We are currently work- The lock down drill ended just Senior Evelin Salas spoke poster making (begins at 9 a.m.), on February 14th where seventeen a few minutes before the na- ing on a plan that will hope- out during the event, saying, voter registration (Social Security people were killed and seventeen tional walkout was scheduled. “We are not willing to wait for Number and government issued fully encourage students to were injured, students from El Students walked out at another innocent life to be taken ID needed), and letter writing realize that having good at- Rancho and students from hun- 10 a.m. in support of gun con- because someone had easy ac- to Congress and to the families tendance has it’s benefits.” dreds of schools across the coun- trol and in memory of the sev- cess to a gun. We shouldn’t have in Florida who were affected by “Today, our culture has try participated in the #Nation- enteen Stoneman Douglas High to feel scared about not mak- the school shooting. To RSVP, somehow adopted the belief alWalkoutDay on March 14th. School students and staff mem- ing it back home. We want a contact [email protected]. that arriving to school on time is a choice,” says Mr. Collings. Blue team surfs to victory in Don Games “There is a problem Thursday was the big day. with many of our students, Don Games began at 7:00 p.m. and in many cases their par- that night. Both teams flooded ents, who do not realizing that the gym dressed up accord- punctual attendance to school ing to their theme; the Blue is no more a choice than ar- Team were surfers and the Gray riving to one’s employment Team were dressed for a mas- on time. It’s not a choice, it querade. The gym was divided and each side was decorated. is a meaningful preparation Ten games were played and for life after high school.” each team performed a skit. The Collings emphasizes, blue team secured five wins while “What many students fail the gray team got four. One game to grasp, is that arriving to was not counted. The night con- class on time is one of the cluded with a tie-breaker game most respectful acts a stu- in which Blue came out on top. dent can do for a teacher. After this, students joined hands Perhaps one day, soon to sing the Alma Mater and the I hope, our students will un- score was announced, with the Blue Team emerging victorious. derstand that this simple “It was a very fun and gesture of arriving to class great experience getting closer on time, will reap more ben- The seniors and freshmen joined forces to beat the Gray team. Photo from the Annual Staff to all the juniors and sophomores efits that they can imagine.” BY SEBASTIAN CARCANO the skit they would perform the theme for the day was Socs, and creating better relation- EL RODEO STAFF WRITER night of the Don Games pep rally. preppy school attire, while the ships,” Alexis Gallegos, sopho- Activities were held Gray Team’s theme was Greasers. more ASB president and gray The Don Games were throughout the entire week. Serena Perez, senior presi- team member, said. “I feel as if in full swing during the week On Monday, both teams dent, said, “[The competition] my team and I tried our best and of March 12th. The two rivals, went head to head and went was probably my favorite part. It had a good time in the process. I the Blue Team (consisting of all out decorating their respec- was exciting seeing people step believe we did not disappoint.” freshmen and seniors) and the tive gates, waking up at 5 am to out of their shells and perform all Julio Ornelas, ASB presi- Gray Team (consisting of soph- cover the entrances with post- out for their team on that runway.” dent, said, “I am very happy with omores and juniors) battled it ers and streamers. Students On Wednesday, there the results, it was a close one but out over the course of the week were encouraged to dress ac- was a food carnival at lunch. our hard work paid off. [The] Gray in hopes of coming out on top. cording to the day’s spirit week Clubs sold snacks ranging team’s skit was really cute but ASB started prepping theme: stripes for the Blue Team from ice cream sandwiches to sorry cuties, we run this beach.” for the event in early February. and solids for the Gray Team orange chicken bowls to po- “Best of luck to next Members of both teams stayed Tuesday involved a lip zole. The themes of the day year’s blue team and thank after school almost every day sync competition between the two were Blue Team Rappers you to the judges for giving us either decorating or practicing teams at lunch. The Blue Team’s versus Gray Team Rockers. that fourpeat,” Ornelas said. EL RODEO, PG 2 El Rancho High School MAR. 22, 2018 DISCOVERING DONS Andrea Chavez BY LESLIE PLAZA EL RODEO STAFF WRITER Advisor Sporty, smart, and outgoing, Andrea Chavez is the Paul Zeko stereotypical college-bound student. This senior keeps her- Editor-in-Chief self busy through clubs and rigorous courses. She’s a mem- Aleksey Soto ber of Teen Court, CSF, Leos and Key Club. She even takes Copy Editors college classes at Rio Hondo Community College on top Sebastian Carcano of AP classes such as AP Stats, AP French, and AP English Alonzo Murrieta Literature, all while maintaining Principal’s Honor Roll! Leslie Plaza “Don’t give up on your dreams or your dreams will give Business Manager up on you” is a quote that always helps Andrea stay moti- Leslie Plaza vated. She does treat herself by binge-watching her favorite Section Editors Netflix shows like Grey’s Anatomy in her free time. A fact News you may not know about her is that she plays the piano and Aleksey Soto has played for over four years! You can learn more about Discovering Dons Andrea or maybe DM her on Twitter! (@andreaxchavez) Leslie Plaza Features Mariela Michel Meet Your Staff BY LESLIE PLAZA Karizma Reyes EL RODEO STAFF WRITER Taylor Bañuelos Campus Taylor Bañuelos is your all-around student ath- Bremo Martinez lete. This quirky blonde has participated in varsity soc- Sports cer and varsity track and field all while completing AP Sofia Dominguez classes such as AP Calculus and AP English Literature; Entertainment in addition, she takes Rio Hondo classes like Speech Kayla Perez 101 and Sociology. Taylor is also a part of ASB as our 2017-2018 Girls Athletics Commissioner! Though rigor- Reporters ous courses may take a toll on her, Taylor is able to let Devenie Anchondo out some steam on the soccer field. She has played for Bianca Arias over 11 years. spending most of her soccer career play- Jennifer Becerra ing a variety of positions. In addition, Taylor has held her Sebastian Carcano title as varsity soccer captain for two years! She also en- Sofia Dominguez joys spending downtime at home on Twitter. Catch up on Franky Leon Taylor’s busy life through her Twitter! (@Tay_Banuelos) Emily Lopez Fatima Lopez Bremo Martinez Mariela Michel Alonzo Murrieta Kayla Perez Leslie Plaza Karizma Reyes Maria Torres BY MARIELA MICHEL Aleksey Soto EL RODEO STAFF WRITER Selina Torres Maria Torres is a passionate sophomore tennis player Photo Editors and student.

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