Chatsworth High School The Clarion March 2008 Students Courageous Freshman Faces The Fire Make Their By Caleb Sperling Four stations responded to Staff Writer the fire ,but by the time the fire- fighters were able to put the fire SLC Choices On Jan. 3, at 10:30 a.m, out, the first floor was com- By Kishi Smith CHS freshman Tammy Tran pletely gone and most of their Staff Writer went downstairs to her kitchen upstairs was burned beyond to make some food when she repair. There was an estimated What do you want to be heard a small crackling sound $350,000 in property damage when you grow up? CHS stu- and smelled something burning. and $150,000 damage to the dents recently were given the She looked outside her kitchen home’s contents, according to choice of an SLC group that window that overlooked the the Los Angeles City Fire De- will help them decide. patio and she saw a fire. partment. The cause of the fire Starting next year, Chats- Quickly, she ran to the was given as “unintentional or worth will be divided into phone to call the fire depart- accidental,” according to a fire Small Learning Communities or ment, but the line was busy. department spokeswoman. Photo by Caleb Sperling SLC’s. Students will be able to She darted upstairs to her When recalling the day, Freshman Tammy Tran choose from five career-themed brother Timothy’s room and Tammy said, “I wish I could academies. These academies told him that there was a fire have thought clearly and would will be arts and media, interna- and that they needed to get out, “Tammy thought quick on Tran, who was at Pierce Col- have saved some family treas- tional business and government practically pushing her younger her feet and saved my little lege. When called, at first he ures, like the picture of my careers, engineering and design, brother down the stairs because brother,” said her older brother, thought it was a wrong number. grandfather.” humanitas academy of educa- he did not believe her. When Paul Tran. Then once he realized the seri- Plans and blueprints for tion and human services, and they went back down the stairs, When they exited the ousness of the situation, he rebuilding the house are already medical careers. Next year’s the fire had gone through the house, there was a growing couldn’t stop repeating to made. The entire Tran family freshmen will have their own kitchen window and into the crowd of neighbors and Tammy, “What did you do?” hopes to be going back to their academies. house. The fire covered the passersby who were watching Many depressing thoughts home as soon as it’s built, but On Feb. 20, students at- front door forcing them to leave the fire in disbelief. Tammy’s ran through Tammy and Timo- for now they are living close by tended a choice assembly in through the window in the front neighbor brought both of them thy’s minds as they sat and in a rental paid for by their in- which they heard about the spe- of the house. into her home and called Paul watched their house burn down. surance. cial programs and electives that are offered in the academies, as well as the college majors and Why Can’t We Get To Myspace On School Space? career possibilities. Junior Jose Mata attended By Andrew Park One reason these sites are break the firewall on the school downloading. “The Internet you the assembly and felt, “It was Staff Writer blocked is that the LAUSD computer and not only let use at home is probably ten interesting and helped me better does not allow its students to school information get out, but times faster than the Internet decide where I want to go.” As a student at Chatsworth view sites with adult content also bring unwanted informa- here at school,” he says. Mata picked the engineering High School, you can receive such as drugs, violence, and tion in. Jarvis thinks it’s unfair for and design academy as he one projects from classes that re- sex. Mr. Jarvis, the assistant Getting through the fire- one student, trying to do re- day hopes to become an archi- quire you to use your school principal in charge of the net- wall on proxy sites, Jarvis says, search, to be limited in network tect. “I’m excited to do hands- internet account. Let’s say it’s a work, says some blogging sites is considered an attempt “to speed while another is on activities that I hope to learn science project and you need to can have some “vindictive com- hack the school system.” downloading irrelevant pictures a lot from,” stated Mata, who find a picture of a functional ments and pictures.” Some students just want to or videos. also added that the academies ecosystem. You go to www. Yet why is the whole web- download pictures or videos The network that the dis- are “cool.” google.com and type in site blocked when only a frac- through the network. Jarvis and trict uses to restrict the inappro- Jorden Smith, a freshman, “functional ecosystem.” You tion of it contains such inappro- Mr. Greitzer, the network ad- priate sites is called Websense. thought that the assembly was then click the small “Images” priate material? ministrator, both agree that the Websense works by filtering all well thought out and actually a link and press “Search,” only to According to Jarvis, about district restricts such download- the sites a school computer tries lot of fun. He also chose to go find a red siren telling you that two or three summers ago a vi- ing because the downloaded to get to. After going through into the engineering and design you can’t view this certain site. rus, or “worm” infected the material can take up too much the system, the district decides academy because ever since he Why is this site blocked for CHS network, and the whole of the school’s limited band- whether the site is appropriate was little he wanted to make and create his own video viewing when you need it for network was shut down. Vi- width (how much data can be for viewing. This way, the dis- games. an educational purpose? ruses like this can get to the transmitted at one time), there- trict or the school can monitor Sophomore Lauren Weaver CHS and the district restrict school network through sites fore slowing down not only the anything being accessed Continued on page 4 access to sites such as Google called proxy sites that are downloading computer, but all through a school computer. Images, Myspace, Facebook, blocked by the school or dis- the other computers connected and Youtube, as well as popular trict. These proxy sites act as to the school network. sites where students would re- open doors to blocked sites like Greitzer said that the New Elevator Will Suit trieve their email, on the school Myspace. The downside to the school internet connection is network. proxy sites is their ability to slow and can only take so much Building To a ‘T’ By Andrew Park where T faces M building. Baldwin Goes East To West Point Staff Writer Ms. Summerlin, an English teacher in T building, said, By Desiree Ramirez physical condition. Prospective The construction of an ele- “What a great thing for students Staff Writer students must also secure a vator attached to T building is who need to get where they nomination from a member of scheduled to begin this spring. want to go.” West Point is a prestigious Congress before being admit- Yet the elevator will not be military college accepting only ted. available to all students. Ac- Guy expressed concern stu- about one in ten students. Next West Point is one of the cording to CHS principal Mr. dents might attempt to misuse year’s class of plebes, or first- oldest colleges in the United Guy, it will only be available to the elevator. “We will be as year cadets, will include CHS States and, unlike regular students with ambulatory prob- cautious as we can,” he said. senior Rahul Baldwin. schools, it provides a very dif- lems, meaning students who Summerlin said, “I’m hop- Baldwin has excelled in ferent college experience. At have trouble walking or getting ing that all students will respect sports such as cross-country West Point one is required to around. the new elevator out of kind- and track, as well as academi- take courses such as survival cally, achieving over a 4.0 G.P. swimming and combative box- The elevator will also be ness towards those who need to A. ing. First year cadets are rarely used on special occasions when use it.” Baldwin is among the few allowed to leave the campus, heavy equipment needs to be School staff will discuss from Chatsworth High to be even on weekends. placed on the second story. restrictions and rules regarding accepted into West Point. The West Point is very selec- West Point is fully funded The elevator will cost about the elevator on one of the pro- last was 2004 graduate Jona- tive, not only through grades by the government, so every $750,000 and it will be placed fessional development days, thon Lawes, who graduates and extracurricular activities Continued on page 4 on the south side of T building Guy said. from West Point in May. but also based upon one’s News The Clarion March 2008 Page 2 Candidates Take Stands On The War Former Music Teacher With the presidential elec- successfully clear areas of in- immediately after she takes of- tion approaching, the next sev- surgents (those who rebel fice to bring our troops home. Gustafson Passes Away eral editions of the Clarion will against the government), and be Her plan is to first end our feature the front-running candi- able to stay there to make sure troops’ affiliation with Iraq’s By Katherine Falcon might have seen on dates’ positions on important that they don’t come back. civil war, then she would at- Staff Writer campus, remembers issues. This month’s issue is the They will also effectively strip tempt to negotiate peace among Mr. Gustafson as a war in Iraq. the Sunni and Shia militias of the people in Iraq by appointing Don Gustafson, a very friendly per- their weapons. This “clear, a UN representative, and fi- former CHS music son. “I don’t think I By Huong Nguyen hold, and build” strategy will nally, she would work to create teacher and composer ever heard anything Editor in Chief promote safety for the common a “stable Iraq” by reaching spe- of our school’s alma negative about Iraqis and also make it more cific goals that have been set. mater, passed away him.” Even though The United States invaded difficult for the insurgents to www.hillaryclinton.com recently. Shay, as part of the Mr. Gustafson in a Iraq six years ago citing former follow through with their plans, He was the music coaching staff, asso- 1967 photo. ruler Saddam Hussein’s alleged therefore allowing the Iraqis to Barack Obama, Democrat: teacher since the open- ciated mainly with attempts to acquire weapons of reconstruct their economic and He believes that it is time to end ing of Chatsworth coaches, he remem- mass destruction. Since then, political structures. McCain the war and, according to his High School in 1963, but left bered Gustafson as an active nearly 4,000 American soldiers also feels that Iraq’s neighbor- website, he has spoken out the school in 1983 to join the member of the school. “I saw have died in the conflict, which ing countries have been contrib- against what he calls the “rash music department at Valley him at the games and plays,” he is costing taxpayers about $12 uting to the disaster in Iraq and war” since 2002. As our presi- Community College said. billion per month. Here are the he intends “to apply real pres- dent, he intends to provide as Amelia Byrd, a student of Known and remembered presidential frontrunners’ posi- sure to Syria and Iran to change much as $2 billion to repair the his from the class of 1976, re- for his “cool” self, Gustafson, tions on the war. their behavior.” conditions in Iraq since he feels members him as being amiable instead of going to the teacher’s www.johnmccain.com like America carries a responsi- and easy to talk to. “He was a lounge, kept his door open to John McCain, Republican: bility to do so. He also plans to great teacher who really left a students looking for extra help, McCain strongly feels that in Hillary Clinton, Democrat: draft a contract that will bring mark on me,” she said. Accord- or just looking for a laid-back order to be successful and carry Clinton is adamant on ending peace between not only Iraq, ing to Byrd, most of his stu- place to hang out at lunch. through with our intentions in the war in Iraq and has advised but also its neighboring coun- dents and school staff felt the “I felt great grief when I Iraq, we need to send more President Bush to take action. tries, such as Iran and Syria. same way. found out he died. He was a troops there. The additional She has devised a three-step www.barackobama.com Mr. Shay, AKA “The good man. I will miss him a troops would be able to more plan that she intends to act upon Boot,” a substitute teacher you great deal,” said Byrd. Entertainment

Action Flick ‘Jumps’ To ‘Step Up 2’ Has All The Right Moves The Top Of The Box Office By Kimberly Brandon from, but it’s where you’re at vive is. Staff Writer that counts. The amazing soundtrack “ Step Up 2” has great cho- features Flo Rida (Low), Plies By Huong Nguyen school dream girl, Millie If you want to see a movie reography by Jamal Sims featuring Akon (Hypnotized), Editor-In-Chief (Rachel Bilson). As he returns with jaw dropping moves and (“Bring it on”) and Dave Scott Trey Songz (Can’t help but to town and rekindles their sexy Channing Tatum, then (“Stomp the Yard”). wait), and many more upbeat On February 14 th, the action friendship, the chemistry is un- “Step Up 2” is your movie. This is the perfect movie to tunes that just want to make thriller, “Jumper” was released, deniable and they fall for each The movie is about a girl go see as a couple and even you get up and dance. pulling in $27 million during its other. Fearing for her safety named Andie, played by alone. It’s very inspiring and Jon Chu, who also directed opening weekend and instantly now more than ever, Rice has to Brianna Evigan (“Something can teach us a lot on how we “Silent Beats” and “When the leapt to the top of the box of- make some decisions that ulti- Sweet” / “House of the need to stop judging one an- kids are Away,” directed the fice. Since then, “Jumper” has mately put their relationship on Damned”), who is given a sec- other on what we wear, who we movie. This 98-minute movie is been as high as second in the the line and she never has an ond chance to prove to her fam- hang out with, and where we rated PG-13 for language, some box office, which is impressive idea of what’s going on. ily and friends that she can do live; those things aren’t impor- suggestive material and brief considering that it is now going This movie is packed with more than just get into trouble. tant in life, being able to sur- violence. into its fourth week released in special effects that will amaze She attends the Maryland theatres. you. In one scene, Griffin school of Arts, the same school Directed by Doug Liman drives a Mercedes straight into as Tyler Gage, played by Chan- (“Bourne Ultimatum”), traffic and suddenly jumps the ning Tatum (“Step Up”/ “Coach “Jumper” is an action-packed entire thing to another part of Carter”). Andie tries to find a flick that tells the story of the street to avoid the collision way to prove to everyone that Clarion Staff she has what it takes to compete David Rice (Hayden Christen- that was anticipated by the au- Adviser: Mr. Lehr sen) and his life with the special dience. During the fight scenes, with the best of the best in an underground competition. Editor in Chief: Huong Nguyen ability to teleport any time he the characters fly all over the Features Editor: Belen Espinoza pleases. room as the walls crumble Andie and costar Robert Hoffman (“Wild n’Out” / “You News Editor: Katherine Falcon His enemy, Roland (Samuel down and suddenly, they tele- Editorial Editor: Kishi Smith L. Jackson), was a member of port to another part of the world got served”) will remind every- one that it’s not where you’re Sports Editor: Desiree Ramirez the “Palladins” who hunt and and continue to duke it out. Copy Editors: Belen Espinoza, Andrew Park kill Jumpers. Throughout the The idea for the movie was Design and Layout Editor: Huong Nguyen movie, their random encounters quite original and remained that Staff Writers: Kimberly Brandon, Perri Eriksen, Katherine add excitement to the film as way throughout the movie. It The Clarion Wants Falcon, Lini Mestar, Andrew Park, Sangeeta Prabhakar, Kishi they fight it out and Rice some- never got boring and even the To Hear From You Smith, Caleb Sperling how gets away, a couple of slower scenes had their way of times even when thousands of keeping the audience’s interest. Clarion’s Editorial Policy watts of electricity are being Although it was a tad predict- The Clarion accepts letters to the editor about relevant is- The goal of The Clarion is to provide relevant and reliable forced through his brain. able, it didn’t spoil the ending news to students and staff at Chatsworth High School. All stories David’s partner in crime at all. sues for publication. Letters should be e-mailed to are produced by students in the journalism and school newspaper and fellow jumper, Griffin Another great thing about classes unless otherwise stated. The paper is subject to review by (Jamie Bell), is my favorite “Jumper” is that it is filmed all [email protected]. Be sure to include your school administrators before publication. The newspaper is funded character because he is very over the world. One minute you by the school and private advertisers. sarcastic and makes the movie see Rice eating lunch at the top name, grade level or staff posi- tion, and homeroom (for verifi- The opinions expressed in the editorials are those of the indi- less serious. of the Sphinx in Egypt and in cation purposes). Anonymous vidual writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the In the movie, Rice strug- the next scene, he is taking a submissions will not be printed. staff as a whole. gles to keep his special ability stroll through Tokyo. This The deadline for the April edi- We hold ourselves accountable for the accuracy and fairness of and private life on the run from makes the movie unforgettable tion is April 4. our work. If factual errors are brought to our attention we will cor- Palladins away from his high and I highly recommend it. rect them in the next edition. Features The Clarion March 2008 Page 3 Improve The School, Earn Hours Valentine’s Day Horrors

By Andrew Park tendee of the event, said, clean up time is in effect. Stu- Staff Writer “We’re always looking for dents finish up any of the pro- And Lucky Scorers clubs to make a presence.” She jects they didn’t finish before By Belen Espinoza “It was a year ago or so. Many students may not welcomes everyone to “support the break and then gather tools. Staff Writer This girl had a crush on me a know it, but school beautifica- the school.” Thomas said, “If students week before Valentine’s Day, tion day can help both the Yet school beautification bring their friends, I tell them to Valentine’s Day is the one so I asked her to be my valen- school and the student. By giv- day is not all fun and games. work fast if they’re going to holiday out of the year in which tine. Instead of getting her ing up only three hours of a Sat- Raking, painting, picking up talk and hang out.” Thomas emotions are officially cele- something, she got me choco- urday, a student can gain com- trash, and spreading mulch does not allow the use of cell brated. For some, it is a memo- late, and balloons. I later liked munity service and Humanitas around plants are some of the phones and expects everything rable day filled with romance her sister,” said Orellana. hours or work off a detention. beautification day activities. to be neat and orderly at the end and adoration for their partners. Holidays aren’t always re- School beautification day is At 9:00 a.m. when the of the day. He also said that For others, it has become a day membered as a result of good an event where students can event starts Jerome Thomas, the students should work and be remembered by awful memo- things, they could easily take a help out, hang out, and get re- gardener at Chatsworth High awarded the full three hours so ries. turn for the worst. wards. About 50 to 100 stu- School and the one in charge of tardiness is not an option. There is nothing more ro- Senior Simone John spent dents attend the clean up days, beautification day, addresses After a long day’s work, mantic than praising and admir- her worst Valentine’s Day one which are sponsored by two to the students usually by saying, students sign out confirming ing a great relationship between year comforting a sibling. three clubs. The school holds “Thank you for coming,” and that they have worked from 9 to two individuals. For senior “One year, on Valentine’s this event seven times a year. informing them of their duties 12. Assistant Principal Mrs. Jenny Espinoza, her best mem- Day, my brother got very sick Specific dates are announced by and what he expects done. After Bushner issues certificates stat- ory was just that. and was admitted to the hospi- the school or clubs such as Key that the work starts. ing that the student has done his “My best Valentine’s Day tal. I had to stay there till 10 Club, Leadership, and Booster At around 10:30, the stu- or her work and hours have memory was when I went out o’clock in the evening,” said Club. It is held from 9:00 a.m. dents are allowed a 15-minute been given. with my boyfriend. We ate at John. to 12:00 p.m. at Chatsworth. break, where they can eat and Anyone can come out and Olive Garden, watched a If you think that’s bad, Mrs. Donner, the Leader- drink snacks that are given by help out on the next beautifica- movie, he got me balloons, a consider what happened to ship adviser and a frequent at- Booster Club. After the break, tion day, which is April 12. teddy bear, and chocolate,” said sophomore Aaron Simmons. Espinoza. “I gave a girl a chocolate Everyone needs a valentine heart, it had almonds in it. She It’s Meetings And More For The President on Valentine’s Day and junior was eating it in front of me, Miguel Orellana found his val- when all of a sudden she started By Perri Eriksen meeting with the chancellors of To become the SBP, one entine and claims it was his breaking out and throwing up,” Staff Writer our school where we run most has to have been in leadership best. said Simmons. of the activities that we have for for at least a year and should Ever had brilliant ideas for the students,” Carlos said. They have some kind of leadership events at school that you’re sure take control over events like, skills. “I guess I wanted to be would be successful and fun? Winter Formal, Spring Fling, the president because not a lot The person who actually is able Prom, etc. “I make sure that of people thought I could do it,” to give a voice in that is the stu- everything goes along smoothly Carlos said. “There weren’t that dent body president. This year’s and that we get the signatures many people that were willing study body president is senior needed to run these events,” he to take on the responsibility of Jonathan Carlos. said. leading the school.” As president, Carlos at- Having the freedom to de- Carlos had different expec- tends meetings once a month cide such decisions is harder tations about how the position called CLC meetings, which is then it looks, and Carlos puts a would be, he thought it was go- the Chatsworth Leadership lot of time and effort into his ing to be difficult, but when he Council. Along with four other job. He goes to school early in got the hang of it, it was just students representing the stu- the morning before his fellow like any other job. “It’s cool. dent body, he gets to be on the Chancellors arrive, usually be- It’s just quite annoying being committee with teacher repre- fore 7. “It’s very time consum- called Mr. President a thousand sentatives, parents and the prin- ing. I think out of most of the times a day,” he said. cipal. students on the campus I spend Clarion photo “Every other week I hold a most hours at school.” Students from Chung-Ju High School in South Korea, Chatsworth’s sister school, visited the campus recently. Some of the 13 visiting Relax, It’s Another CD From Jack Johnson students are shown here with their CHS guides. By Caleb Sperling The album has the single and rhymes, people have still Jimmy, Juno and Wu Tang Staff Writer “If I Had Eyes,” which has taken a warm liking to it. made the top on MTV’s top ten After making his mark on music videos. It also features “His new album has a very Offer Up New Sounds people with his hit album “In numerous peaceful songs like deep feeling to it, it’s really By Caleb Sperling acoustical approach. It features Between Dreams” which in- “Go On” and “Monsoon”. good,” said freshman Michael Staff Writer diverse songs, from the fast- cludes the songs “Sitting, Wait- “The new album is awe- Bennet. paced “Big Casino,” to the ing, Wishing” and “Banana some, it sounds so peaceful,” So if you’re looking for a Various Artists “Juno” very slow and deeper “Gotta Be Pancakes,” Jack Johnson re- said freshman Deniro Arm- breezy, tropical influenced al- Soundtrack Somebody’s Blues.” Jimmy turns with “Sleep Through The strong. bum that’s as peaceful as the From the hit indie movie fans who liked the “Futures” Static,” yet another laid-back, Although his new album person that made it, you might “Juno,” starring Michael Cera might be slightly disappointed acoustic album. has the same basic ideas, beats just want to pick it up. and Ellen Page, comes this fan- because it seems the band did- tastic compilation of 19 songs n’t put as much feeling into by 12 different artists, including their new album. Fans of older Brutus Has His a version of “Anyone Else But Jimmy Eat World songs will You,” originally by The Moldy not be disappointed. Day In Court Peaches, sung by Cera and Recently, tenth-grade humani- Page. This album has many art- Wu Tang Clan “8 Dia- ties students put the character ists including: Buddy Holly, grams” Brutus on trial for his part in the Sonic Youth, The Kinks, and After 14 years of silence, assassination of Roman ruler Kimya Dawson, who wrote Wu Tang Clan is emerging Julius Caesar, in Shakespeare’s many songs that are in the from the shadows with a new play “Julius Caesar.” Students movie. album featuring many deep and studied different elements of sincere songs. There are great the event in English, history Jimmy Eat World “Chase beats to songs like Unpredict- and biology classes. Here, stu- This Light” able” and “Wolves.” It also fea- dents Miguel Paez, left, plays Coming after the album tures the absolutely stunning Caesar’s ghost, and Max Spec- “Futures,” Jimmy Eat World’s song “The Heart Gently ter acts as an attorney question- new CD, “Chase This Light,” Weeps,” which is bound to be a ing him. takes on a more rock, less classic. Sports The Clarion March 2008 Page 4 Sports Round Up For Winter Season 2008 Baseball

By Desiree Ramirez sity basketball team, the boy’s and it’s hard to end our season yan Norouzzadeh. Aiming For Sports Editor varsity basketball team was so early, especially since we “Nevertheless we went down not as successful this year. have become a family.” One of fighting.” The Stadium As we put away our sweaters “We struggled throughout the the captains, senior Taylor The wrestling team ended and say goodbye to winter, we season,” Coach Switalla said. Zisfain, is proud of the way the the season by placing fourth in By Kishi Smith also give our farewells to this “It was not the team we ex- season turned out mentioning it city and third in league. Coach Staff Writer year’s winter sports. pected since we lost players to was “the best season of my high Landau said the season went

The most successful of the injuries and grades.” school career.” When asked “very well” with a team of ten 2007 will be a tough act to winter sports has been our The boys had a record of 8- what she expected for next sea- wrestlers, of which most will follow for the Chatsworth base- girls’ varsity basketball team. 17 overall and placed fifth in son, Altshule replied return next season. Senior ball team. After all, it’s not They went undefeated during league with a record of 3-7-0 “Championship!” Robert Gunther placed first in every year you win a city cham- the season with a 10-0 record. and did not qualify for playoffs. The boys’ varsity soccer league and second in city. Sen- pionship with a team that in- They managed to clinch league Although it has been Switalla’s team ended their season with a ior Thomas Cottrell placed first cludes two first-round draft champions, achieve an overall “worst year,” he does expect a disappointing loss in the first in city and competed in a state- picks, including the National record of 24-5, and attain top “much improved although round of playoffs to the number wrestling tournament, going 2- Player of the Year, who set a seed in playoffs. Unfortunately young team” next year. one seed, Banning. The team 2. Most of the wrestlers placed state record for homeruns in a they were defeated in the finals had a season record of 2-3-5, second, third, and fourth in both season. by Narbonne. “I want to estab- The girls’ varsity soccer placing fourth in league. This league and city. Landau said But this year the team ex- lish CHS as a perennial; power team ended their season in the season has been a disappoint- that next year “we are expecting pects to once again be battling not only in the valley, but else- quarterfinals, the third round, to ment to the team since last year a much better season, with a for first place at Dodger’s Sta- where like the southern divi- San Pedro. Coach Altshule re- the team was league champion better record and several return- dium. sion,” said Coach Chevalier. marked that season “ended very and made it to the semi-finals. ing prospects.” The team is working hard Although they did not win city prematurely.” The team went “I hoped for a successful both on and off the field. They they competed in the regional 5-4-1 in the season, placing season, but the chemistry just Staff writers Kishi Smith and trained hard three days a week playoffs and won two rounds third in the league and had an wasn’t there this season,” said Kimberly Brandon contributed strictly working on getting before being defeated again by overall record of 10-6-5. one of the senior captains Sha- to this report. stronger and faster. Now that Narbonne in the semifinal. Altshule said, “I feel like the season is almost under way, In contrast to the girl’s var- the team was very successful they are practicing to sharpen Veteran Softball Team up some skills on the field. “The team is where we Boys Volleyball Is Set Looks To Continue Success want to be,” saif coach Meus- born, as the winter league and By Kishi Smith coach for the fitness side,” said preseason went well. This With New Coach Staff Writer Tyler Cano. Cano and the rest year’s squad contains only 13 of the team are working out players, consisting of all juniors By Sangeeta Prabhakar said. The CHS softball team hard to be able to beat every and seniors. Staff Writer Zack Pallack is also posi- came close last year —ending team not only skills-wise but Shortstop Kasey Toven tive about the new coach. “He their season with a quarterfinal fitness-wise as well. stated, “We’ve won a lot and playoff loss to Banning—so This team’s competition With a new coach, the has brought a coaching style lost few so far. Most of all, this year’s expectations are very once again will be Granada boys’ volleyball team expects that I think will work well for though, I expect our team to go the players on the team.” high. Hills as well as El Camino out every game and play hard.” to build on last year’s 4-1 play- The team’s new coach is Real, but Dianna Russell said, off record. In fact, coach Sher- Jaisa Creps, a former UCLA “We can beat all the teams out iff said that, according to Sheriff as well is confident Although Matt Dominguez softball athlete who is also a there and hope to do just that. and Mike Moustakas are not on coaches from other teams, they in his team. “We are returning government and U.S. history Every game is just a step closer the team any more, Moustakas are expected to win the city ti- all but two starters and we were teacher. She states that she ex- to the championship.” having been drafted second by tle. in the semi finals last year,” he pects nothing less than a cham- Coach Creps added that she the Kansas City Royals and The boys have practiced said. pionship from the team, which and the team look forward to Dominguez taken twelfth by the long and hard and are ready to One of the most important is composed of returning play- building a winning tradition for Florida Marlins, Meusborn get paid for all their work. aspects of being a team is de- ers and only three rookies. “It’s the softball program. feels that the team still has a lot Starting opposite and setter veloping a strong connection a great group of girls with of experience and talent. “It’s a Andy Ouano is rather approv- with your coach and its obvious really good talent,” said Creps. Balwin To Westpoint great mix,” he said. ing toward coach Sheriff. that this team has. Last year’s coach, Miss Continued from page 1 “Volleyball is a team sport Althshule, is getting the girls in Meusborn also stated that “He is doing a really good he expects the team to put out and without more than one great shape and ready for the job at giving us more attention. thing is paid for, but five years their best effort each and every player we can’t be successful,” hard season ahead. “I’m excited We are even going to Vegas of military duty is required after game. He expects to be in said Sheriff. that our coach from last year is graduation. this year for a national tourna- Dodger Stadium at the end of at least returning to be our “Attending West Point has ment; it’s invitation only,” he the year, vying for another been like a calling,” said Bald- championship ring. He also win. “Being accepted is just states that they look at every Sports Results For The Winter Season another step in this journey of a thousand miles.” Baldwin said school as big competition and Winter Season Place In Playoff he is content with the appoint- take no one lightly. ment. “It’s made me want to Catcher Carlos Escobar, Sport Record League Results work harder and be more dedi- feels, “In order to win another cated than I already was,” he championship we have to be said. ready for every game… so far I Baldwin’s dream has been think we are.” Girls Basketball 10-0-0 First City Finals to attend West Point for as long as he could remember. Last SLC Choices summer he attended West Continued from page 1 Boys Basketball 3-7-0 Fifth Didn’t Qualify Point’s summer program. West Point has always intrigued him decided upon the Humanitas from their programs and staff to Academy of Education and Hu- Girls Soccer 5-4-1 Third Quarter Finals their military. “With the way man Services because she was the world is headed today I already a part of the Humanitas want to be part of the 21 st cen- program and felt, “It will help Boys Soccer 2-3-5 Fourth First Round tury leadership,” Rahul Bald- me be a well-rounded person in win said. case I want to change my pro- West Point is known for fession.” Wrestling N/A Third Fourth In City the top army officers and for Oscar Cortez, a freshman, being the alma maters of a few stated, “It will be a change from of our nation’s presidents such how this freshman year has as Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight been so far, but I think I’m go- Eisenhower. ing to like it.”