For Iconic Secretary Ann Berry, Retirement Is Finally Calling by CARTER WHITAKER at CHS Who Now Works As the Dance Teacher
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PAGE 14 PAGE 13 PAGE 11 SPORTS- FRACKING IN AP SPANISH WRITER’S CALIFORNIA TOURS PATH TO NEWS CHOMP STUDENT LIFE SUCCESS PROFILE the Carmel Sandpiper A CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT PUBLICATION VOLUME XXXV November 2016 www.thesandpiper.org CHS STAFF For iconic secretary Ann Berry, retirement is finally calling BY CARTER WHITAKER at CHS who now works as the dance teacher. After 38 years of working as Linda Galuppo, an office co- Carmel High School’s front desk worker of Berry’s, has been working secretary, Ann Berry is planning her with her for the past 30 years. retirement. Although this seems like “She’s sort of a mother to all,” a long time coming and something Galuppo says. “She really does care that should be celebrated, Berry about the children, [CHS students] won’t tell anyone when she is exactly are her family.” retiring. Junior Molly Wolf, a dedicated Her motives for concealing when office aid for Ann Berry, has looked she is leaving CHS are unknown and up to her since she was a freshman. she will not tell anyone. She could “Ann has always been there for leave at a moment’s notice. me. She gives great advice. Any time “It could be I just die at the I have a question or a problem I can desk,” Berry jokes. “I won’t even tell go to her,” Wolf says. “If she doesn’t the principal when I’m leaving.” have the answer, she can send me to Berry’s job consists of running someone that does.” attendance, signing students in and Steven Russell, the CHS art out of school and arranging count- teacher, had help from Berry to as- less papers. In addition to these du- sist him in having a smooth transi- ties, she is widely regarded as the tion when he joined the staff in 2015. glue that holds the school together. Russell can says that if it weren’t for “She keeps us all organized and Ann Berry, he wouldn’t have learned makes sure all the teachers are doing how to do a lot of the tasks a CHS photo by CARTER WHITACKER what they’re supposed to do,” says BERRY Berry sits at her desk of 38 years as she types away on the computer, keeping Kristine Tarozzi, a former student CONT. ON 3 track of attendance and office activities and holding CHS together. CARMEL LIFE HEALTH 100 never looked so good! Possible link between artificial turf BY JOYCE DOHERTY Among the many efforts put togeth- er in preparation, the dance and music and cancer risks investigated The last weekend of October was departments of Carmel High School BY ELLAH FOSTER out of recycled tires can contain toxic filled to the brim with color, energy and played crucial roles in the parade finale, chemicals, but not necessarily at levels excitement as the residents of Carmel which consisted of a baby blue cake If there is a possibility that playing dangerous to human health. celebrated the town’s 100th birthday float with a massive champagne bottle the sport you love could cause serious Amy Griffin doesn’t claim to have with a parade commemorating a century with performers both on and off the health issues, would you continue to all the answers, but she does believe of rich and beautiful history with an es- float. At an intersection the parade was play? there are too many similarities between timated 14,000 guests present and sev- stopped, where CHS instrumentalists Although no direct correlation be- players to simply be coincidence. eral groups, even Carmel High School and singers played the “Birthday” song tween high school athletes playing on Almost half of those 220 high students, performing and participating. by the Beatles and dancers sprang out to turf fields and developing cancer has school athletes that developed cancer The parade started off with the first join the elaborate celebration. been scientifically proven, following on these fields were soccer goalies, who appearance of the Wells Fargo Station CHS seniors Rachael Schroeder, recent speculation national studies are tend to have a lot more contact with the Wagon in over 20 years with Carmel ce- Mia Pak and Elise Cricchio choreo- under way. crumb rubber pellets when they dive or lebrity and former Carmel mayor Clint graphed the dancers’ performance, ex- It all started with Amy Griffin, a head the ball. Another parallel between Eastwood riding shotgun as the parade plaining that even though the perfor- former goalkeeper for the U.S. national these players with cancer is that they grand marshal. The parade was followed mance was tiring and at times difficult, soccer team who now coaches for the almost all develop leukemia or lym- by several floats put together by various it was a memorable ordeal. University of Washington’s women’s phoma, which for more than 200 high Carmel organizations such as the Carm- “It was challenging to dance and team. In 2014, she began compiling an school athletes that played on these el Bach Festival, Carmel Women’s Club smile in the heat,” Pak says. “But unofficial list of athletes who had a lot fields is eerily similar. Although there and the Sunset Center. once we ran to our positions, everyone of exposure to turf and later developed is no proven correlation between high Besides the local organizations, el- pushed themselves and pulled through. cancer. That list has grown to more than school athletes developing cancer and ementary schools such as Robert Louis I was reminded during the performance 220 people, most of whom are soccer playing on the turf field, there have been Stevenson and Carmel River School that this wasn’t about us as dancers, but players. more reports done following the allega- participated with colorful decorations, According to the Center for Envi- tions. as well as participation by various art CENTENNIAL ronmental Health, the research that has FIELD DANGER organizations such as the Carmel Dance CONT. ON 9 been done about these fields has shown Center. that the crumb rubber pellets made CONT. ON 14 2 NEWS www.thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2016 THE SANDPIPER LETTERS TO THE EDITOR STAFF Dear Editor, Dear Editor, Editors-in-chief: Anna Gumberg, Melissa Pavloff I highly dislike the way the Carmel Unified School At our school there are many hard working District buses have been managed recently. For kids who do not get recognized for everything Layout editor: Becca Goren three weeks now, the Carmel Valley bus (bus that they do. They dedicate time, money and 6) has been removed from the Carmel Valley- energy participating in sports that do not get the Web Master: Jessica DiLullo Carmel High School route. With this change, the recognition that they deserve. At Carmel High school bus ride to and from—especially to—CHS School, football gets a lot of attention around Copy Editors: Ellie Alto, Jessica DiLullo, Becca has been overcrowded, due to the fact that the the school campus. While football is a sport that Goren, Anna Gumberg, Annalise Krueger, Ryan Lin, Alex Poletti, Connor Suess high schoolers from Carmel Valley are now in the many enjoy, other sports deserve to celebrate same bus as the Cachagua students. We used all of their hard work. Because football is such a Staff Reporters: Grace Davis, Parinda Desai, to have one or two people per seat on the bus, widespread sport, it is more highly promoted and Joyce Doherty, Ellah Foster, Asha Johnston, which was very comfortable and relaxed. Now, on funded. When football has a home game, one can Grace Liang, Archer Michaels, Preston Miglaw, the Cachagua bus, which was already crowded, see posters promoting it and sign-ups for a spirit Evan Patel, Hailey Rowe, Claire Taagen, Carter there are two to three, or more, people per seat. bus all around campus. But when field hockey Whitaker, Kylie Yeatman This effectively makes the bus crowded and an has a home game there is little to no attention uncomfortable way to get to school. I used to be brought to it. Also, sports like girls’ tennis and Faculty Adviser: Mike Palshaw able to sleep on the way to school, but that luxury cross country have no following around campus. is now taken from me. Some days, especially on Other sports around campus should get more The views expressed in The Carmel Sandpiper Mondays, there has even been overcrowding to attention to validate all of the time the students are solely those of authors and are not intend- ed to be viewed as those of the Carmel Unified the point of people sitting on the floor of the bus. spend pursuing them. School District administration, the Carmel High This is a severe safety issue. I know that others School administration or the adviser. have these same complaints, and I request for Maggie Ellison, Carmel the school district to give Carmel Valley students their bus back! Dear Editor, WANT TO SEND US A LETTER? Ryan Ricupero, Carmel Valley The lack of stadium lights is greatly affecting the spirit of Carmel High School and our community. Dear Editor, We are unable to hold home games at CHS The Sandpiper staff welcomes contributions from the student body in the form of letters to because we do not have lights to turn on when it the editor to [email protected]. The Swimming. Dancing. Karate. Synchronized gets dark, therefore we cannot play any games in Carmel Sandpiper staff reserves the right to edit swimming. Biking. Triathlons. Horseback riding. the dark. We have to now hold our games at the all letters for clarity, length, libel and taste.