Volume 2 Issue 6 May/June 2011 SeniorsSeniors On the blog: • rchsjournalism.wordpress.com toto be be ... Written By: Josie Placencia The feeling of graduating is School, is completing all 32 hours thing. Junior, Breanna Corsi, will not like having butterflies; you’re nervous of community service. Senior year be experiencing her senior because and excited at the same time. Whether requires 8 hours, like every other year, she is graduating early due to an you’re ready or not, your senior year and in order to graduate you must excessive amount of credits. Breanna will come. Are you ready? have completed those hours. now will be walking with the senior Juniors becoming seniors have As for Saul Herrera he has not class of 2011 in June. Meeting ou[rc]ity staff a lot to look forward to being the class done junior year’s community service. When asked about how she felt, her & Editorial Policy of 2012. Some current juniors at River He will now have to complete junior response was, “It’s a good thing but and senior year’s community service Page 2 City High School believe that they are sometimes I wish I was graduating ready and can’t wait to graduate but hours in order to be responsible for with my real class instead of seniors I some have a different perspective. graduating. Saul said, “I should have don’t share memories with,” she then FEATURES: Soon-to-be-senior, Saul done junior year’s hours when they said timidly, “I won’t experience my • Freshman Year Herrera, was asked what his feel- were supposed to be done; now I have real senior year but just as long as I Written By: Jacquelyn Elvira ings toward senior year were and his to catch up on 16 hours!” can do things the senior way this year response was, “I’m not worried about Junior, Ivette Lua, said, “I’m excited, than I guess I’ll be fine.” • Artists to Watch For becoming a senior; I just hope I make it’s my last year, I have a lot of great A message to River City’s seniors- Written By: Alan Tellez grades and everything goes smooth things to look forward to such as the to-be, your senior year should be • Three Down, One to Go that year, I’m trying to have a senior homecoming dance, and especially stress-free. In order for that to happen, Written By: Gustavo Flores year that will be memorable, you only prom.” Ivette has all her needed cred- one must get the “hard stuff” out of get one senior year your whole life.” its to become a senior and she hopes the way early. Don’t wait till the last • Rolling Papers There will be a lot of new responsi- also that she does well. minute to do your community service, Written By: Alan Tellez bilities soon-to-be-seniors will have to If you are up to par with your credits try not to get in trouble, and get your achieve. senior year should be easy, fun, and credits organized so you can focus on Ou[RC]ity Sports: One responsibility, which is actu- exciting. Believe it or not, sometimes having fun. ally required here at River City High having too many credits can be a bad Page 8 • Being Big Can Have its Side Effects Written By: Tyler Stalling A Disease that’s Sweeping River City: Senioritis • River City Tennis Loses Written By: Jordan Ligons to Rivals Escalon Written By: Jacob Olsen Seniors, class of 2011, have been exposed to one of the most crippling disease known to man— Senioritis. Students of River City have become a part of this epidemic; records show early cases as soon as August 25th. I caught up with a senior, Leticia Campaz, to see how she was dealing with being exposed to this illness. “When I had Senioritis, I didn’t wanna go to school—I didn’t feel like doing anything,” I tended to stay far back from her as she spoke so I didn’t get sick as well, “By me Tutt feels like a superhero after having this illness it caused me to be Senior Leticia Campaz is one of the numerous students here at River City winning the high school Teacher lazy and dress down for every occa- that is highly infected with the known disease Senioritis. of the Year Award for WUSD. sion. By doing this, it slowed down and often wearing sweats and hoodies Branch adds the symptoms she has, Mrs. Tutt has been recognized for the process of me graduating.” every single day. Lacks of completing “Major procrastination is something her work in the AVID program, simple tasks and often a drag to get you are feeling.” If you are experi- Symptoms include exces- English department, and the out of bed in the morning are known encing any of these, please seek help advisor for the River City Writer’s sive laziness, short attention spans, factors of Senioritis. Senior Laura immediately! Club. short and long term memory loss, Article Continued on Page 5 Page 2 | Ou[RC]ity | 2011 Ou[RC]ity News Staff Editorial Policy Letters to OuRCity News is a student publication and public forum. In the editor. accordance with state education code, the editorial staff of OuRCity News shall be responsible for Questions assigning and editing the news, editorial and feature content of Comments this publication. Editorials reflect the or Concerns opinion of only the writer. If no byline appears, the editorial About reflects the opinion of the Editorial Board. 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At the aver- Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk at River City High School, as the class on goofy hairstyles or that dreamy age of $500 a jacket, each extra font, is one of the last times you can be of 2011 makes it’s triumphant exit, the boy/girl you fantasized about marry- patch or color could cost you big together to make memories before juniors step up to take their place as ing. Better buy it in the beginning of time! graduation. Starting at $110 it’s well seniors. It begins to sink in when that the year before it gets more expensive, worth the money. Senior trip includes: postcard comes in the mail, saying, $65. Collegeboard.com will be a bussing to and from Santa Cruz, an ‘Hey Senior! It’s time to make an ap- successful tool at your success to a unlimited ride wristband, an afternoon pointment to get your portraits!’ This Jostens, our school’s cap and future education, taking the SAT is an BBQ, the use of a private beach, and is merely just the beginning of a costly gown provider, will be at back to essential to going to college, $47 for dancing the night away on a dinner year. school night. With the Raider Pack- early registration. cruise boat in San Francisco Bay. age at about $150, it’s well worth the Senior pictures are just the money. The package includes: Cap Speaking of college, USC and Senior year is a costly year! start, at $15 just to put your photo- & gown, 25 announcements, return CSU’s cost is $55 for EACH applica- Although it may seem overwhelm- graph in the yearbook at Prestige. Not labels, envelopes, tissue paper, seals, tion to their schools. ing, never fear River City is behind to to mention how expensive each pack- tassel, name cards, tankard, sweatshirt, help your finances with Raider Cards! Prom. So expensive, yet, age is. For example, one of the cheap- t-shirt and thank you cards. Details about Raider Cards with Shan- worth it! Tickets at $70, don’t forget est packages is the graduate package non, our school’s bookkeeper. about the cost of apparel, food, and $190 2 5x7’s, 4 4x5’s, and 32 wallets Jostens is also a provider in entertainment.