7301 E. Brown Road, Mesa, AZ Volume 20 Issue 7 May 15, 2008 NEWS Underclassmen honored with BRIEFS ABC Awards Ceremony Everyone is welcome to come out Smarties to all the students gives you a reserved parking over the summer with registra- and recognize the underclass- as a good luck gift. spot in the front parking lot and tion materials about the Aca- Final Exams men. Red Mountain is one of “Our goal is to encourage various gift certificates. demic Booster Club. Parents This year, final exams will be the few high schools to hold an our students to strive for excel- The Academic Booster Club and guardians of Red Mountain held Wed. and Thurs., May underclassman awards cer- lence,” said Mrs. Hoopes. does a lot for the students and students are encouraged to look 21 and 22. The bell sched- emony. Some of the awards that The ABC turned to the teach- staff. However, they could use over the flyer and consider be- ule is as follows: will be given out are: perfect ers this year and asked them more support from the parents. coming an active member of the attendance, GPA of 3.7 or higher what they needed to be done this “We need more help from Academic Booster Club. Wednesday By Cassie Hinckley and each department will hand year. The teachers responded by the parents,” said Mrs. Hoopes. For more information contact A.................7:15 - 8:05 Editor out their own award to deserv- saying that they needed to figure “There is so much work that Karen Hoopes, ABC President, 1 .................8:15 - 9:30 ing students. out a way to promote school needs to be done, and we need at (480) 250-7296 or email 2 ...............9:40 - 10:55 “We decided that the under- spirit. Some of the events the more help to do it.” [email protected]. 3..............11:05 - 12:20 Have you ever wondered classmen needed an award cer- ABC came up with to promote A flyer will be sent home who puts on some of the cool emony too,” said Mrs. Hoopes. school spirit were The Best Seat Thursday fundraising events at Red “Not being recognized for two in the House for the Homecom- A.................7:15 - 8:05 Mountain? Many are done by years is too long.” ing game, won by sophomore 4.................8:15 - 9:30 the Academic Booster Club With about 240 members, Jenna Lee and the Lazy Boy 5...............9:40 - 10:55 (ABC). The ABC is a parent the ABC has done a lot of work for a Day, won by junior Teresa 6.............11:05 - 12:20 teacher association that works this school year. Something the Najera. to promote, support, recognize, ABC has been doing all year is The Academic Booster Club SHARP Vandalisms and reward academic excel- trying to motivate the students not only focuses on the students, In early April, a series of lence. at Red Mountain to do their very but they also do what they can vandalism caused SHARP “It’s important to recognize best. One way they have done for the staff. School to suspend their re- the hard working students,” said this is by handing out student “Once a month we have a cycling program, which was Mrs. Hoopes, president of the reward coupons. Every quarter luncheon for the teachers in the a primary fundraiser for the Academic Booster Club. they hand out coupons to im- different departments,” said school. If anyone has infor- The ABC is working hard on proving and deserving students, Mrs. Hoopes. “Just as our way mation on the crimes, they the upcoming Sophomore and and the students received ice of saying ‘thank you.’” are asked to contact Mary Junior Awards Ceremony. The cream, a barbecue lunch, and They also award a Student ceremony will be held on May brownie sundaes during lunch of the Month and Teacher of the Lillie at (480) 472-8971. PHOTO BY VALERIE NUNEZ 13, 2008. It will start at 6 p.m. throughout the school year. Month. Earning Student of the Sophomore Monet Lee is one of many to be invited to the ABC Go Tennis! in the Red Mountain auditorium. During finals, they also handed Month or Teacher of the Month Awards Night. Congratulations to tennis players Hilary Valenzuela and Carly Benshoof for win- ning third place in state doubles tournament and Holocaust survivors Ben Smith and Nate Paulson for winning fourth place. Tell their stories to keep the memory alive survivors out of his 34 immedi- return back to Krosno to see if “As a 16-year-old boy, this street because we were afraid Congrats Cortni ate family members. His uncle they could return back home. was simply incomprehensible. they would get caught and be and cousin also survived. He is “A day after my father left, How could people come into a taken away. I was sent to work Congratulations to junior from Krosno, Poland, a small Hitler’s troops marched into nice peaceful town, take inno- in a refinery and one evening Cortni McConnell for win- town near the Czechoslovakia the town we were staying at, cent people out, and just shoot when I returned, my father was ning first place in the men- boarder. all hell broke loose. An order them?” said White. sitting there crying and tearing tal health poster contest. Once the German armies to everyone in the town was Between the times of running his hair out, ‘Where’s mom and Her work will be entered in invaded Poland in 1939 and dispatched: Every Jewish male away and going into the ghetto, sister?’ I asked my father. ‘They next year’s national com- By Sarah Allmandinger gained total control within two between the ages of 16 and 60 White and his family spent a went out when the Gestapo petition. McConnell was Staff Writer weeks, many Jewish families was to report to the town square majority of the time hiding in promised if they would volun- responsible for the painted fled east, including Dr. White’s. immediately at the risk of being houses of non-Jews willing to tarily come out of hiding, they cow that appeared in the “Soon after the invasion, shot; I was 16,” said White. “If help out and hiding even in the would be permitted to stay in media center last year. Monday, April 14 was a we started running away,” Dr. it wasn’t for my mother lying cellar of their own home. After the ghetto.’ My mother and sis- significant day in the eyes of a White said with a heavy polish to an SS soldier about my age, being moved into the ghetto, ter, tired of hiding, went out and Summer Sundown select few, lucky students. Red accent. “We didn’t know where I would not be not be stand- every occupant was ordered to were taken away,” said White. Mountain was pleased to pres- Red Mountain students who we were going. We were just ing in front of you today. The hand over any kind of winter White would find out the ent Dr. Alexander Bialywlos, a are behind in core credits running away from the Ger- following morning, very early, jackets, stockings, scarves, hats, following day that his mother Shindler’s list survivor of the necessary for graduation mans, who were coming from there was a knock on the door. anything that was going to keep and sister were taken out to Holocaust and Jack Nemrov, an can attend Summer Sun- the west. We didn’t make it A 16-year-old boy who had been them warm for the winter. a forested area and were shot American Liberator of Dachau. down free of charge. The very far, only 15-20 miles away sent to the town square, was One cold Monday morning, along with everyone else that With only two hours to spare, program has limited space, from our home town. It wasn’t pale and bloodied; about 200+ every woman and child was or- was in hiding. Soon after, the there was not enough time for and seniors will be receiving long before the Germans caught people were gathered, marched dered to meet at the cattle ranch ghetto would begin liquidation; both speakers to tell their entire first spots, then juniors, and up to anyone who was fleeing.” out, lined up in front of a ravine near the train station. Everyone starting with anyone that was stories. It was unfortunate that if room permits, sopho- When the Germans entered and Germans started machine would be shot on arrival. unable to work, such as elderly, they were only able to tell bits mores. See counselors for the town that Dr. White and his gunning them. When the boy “You can imagine what we small children, and the ill. and pieces of their life changing more information. Session I family were hiding in, there heard the shooting he passed were feeling,” said White. “We “Everyone was loaded experiences. will be June 2 - June 20, and was little conflict between the out, dropped into the ravine. hid my mother, my sister and into cattle cars and shipped to Dr. Alexander Bialywlos Session II will be June 23 - Germans and civilians. The The dead and wounded fell on my youngest brother while my concentration camps. They actually goes by the name of Dr. July 11. Both sessions will Germans were being pleas- top of him, and when they were father, I, and my other brother were sorted by who was healthy White.