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Volume 2 Issue 3 february 2011 Working For the Benefit On the blog: • rchsjournalism.wordpress.com of the School Written By: Sam Urrea Working for the CSI may ter, he subsequently made sound interesting but it is no easy $5.96. “I went to talk to task. Being a criminologist requires Mr. Geivett once more and massive mental strength and patience. made it clear that I would After dedicating yourself to it for so like to start a recycling many years once retirement looms, program as part of the par- ent club”, said Mr. Yip. “A Meeting ou[rc]ity staff you look forward to enjoying your time and reflecting on your life experi- parent meeting was held & Editorial Policy ences. Local RC man Herb Yip thinks the following week and my Page 2 different. project was accepted.” Herb Yip worked for the CSI “A parent even for 30 years and retired in 2003. He went on and challenged me FEATURES: felt he was not ready to retire com- to collect $500.00 before pletely just yet, which ultimately the end of the year. This Sam stands next to the famous Mr.Yip. Students can • Dreaming By Daylight led him to come up with an idea that challenge was met within approach Mr.Yip for Community Service opportunities. Written By: Avneet Singh would benefit the school greatly. a matter of months. Before the end of December 2003, In the spring of 2003, Mr. • What’s Your Type Of $1,630.64 was generated. The project end there. According to Mr. Yip, since Yip was in the POP (Parent on Patrol) Schedule had been a total success,” said a happy 2004 a total of $24,500 has been given association and it made him wonder Written By: Cindy Oseguera Mr. Yip. in scholarships just from the program. why there wasn’t a better recycling Also, in 2008, $840.00 was funded for program at the school. “I was very dis- Mr. Yip did not stop there. • Return to the Winner’s placement testing for 10 students. appointed with the number of cans and He felt the needed to help students Circle bottles I found in the trash,” said Yip. and become more involved in school Written By: Alan Tellez Asked what the reasons for activities so he decided to start donat- his incredible deeds for the local He recalls that during summer ing the recyclables money to RCHS community are, he simply responded, • Student Feature: Gastón school that same year, he became per- school groups as well as giving “My biggest motivating factors are the sistent and brought up the recycling Ferreyra! scholarships to graduating seniors environment and the students!” Written By: Jordan Ligons program idea to Principal Geivett. To and prizes to deserving, hard-working show the principal and everyone what students. RCHS is honored to have an hon- he could do, he went around campus est, determined guy like Herb Yip, and collected recyclable cans and Every year, checks are sent to Ou[RC]ity Sports: so I, along with the rest of the school bottles. clubs like Mecha, the Black Student would like to say thank you Mr. Yip! Page 8&9 Union, Interact and Band. It does not At the local redemption cen- • Arco Arena Soon to Be Power Band Pavilion Written By: Daniel Green Written by: Lindsay Ramirez the Roman Catholic Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day • New Year, New Season Love Is a Saints. Written By: Ivette Lua Battlefield The ones who opposed the bill, known as Equality for All, Many of us have dreamed of were established before November 8 included figures such as Attorney Valentine’s saying “I do” to our true love since were counted and still in effect. General Jerry Brown (current Califor- we were little kids. However, for the nia governor), Gavin Newsom, who is Day Spread LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and The campaign for Proposition the mayor of San Francisco, and even transgender) community, achieving 8 was a long and tiresome journey. celebrities such as Tom Hanks, Brad Page 6 & 7 this dream is proving to be a chal- Both Proposition 8 campaigns (for Pitt, and Lady Gaga, who is known lenge. and against) raised millions of dollars to be an avid supporter of the LGBT each. community. Equality for All’s cam- In November of 2008, Propo- paign was also supported by compa- sition 8, a proposition which states The group in support of Prop nies such as Google and Apple. that only marriage which is between 8, whose campaign was ProtectMar- <3 “a man and a woman is valid,” was riage.com, was supported by people passed by California voters. This was such as Senator John McCain and -Article continued on Page 3 devastating to the LGBT community, Newt Gingrich. Religious organiza- and only same-sex marriages that tions that supported the law included Page 2 | Ou[RC]ity | February 2011 Ou[RC]ity News Staff Editorial Policy OuRCity News is a student publication and public forum. In accordance with Letters to state education code, the editorial staff of OuRCity News shall be responsible the editor. for assigning and editing the news, editorial and feature content of this publication. Editorials reflect the opinion Questions of only the writer. If no byline appears, the editorial reflects the opinion of the Comments Editorial Board. Letters to the Editor will or Concerns only be published if they are signed. Senders may request their names be About withheld, or OuRCity News editorial staff may decide to withhold a name if it deems it appropriate. OuRCity News Ou[RC]ity reserves the right to not publish any letter it receives. Letters will be edited Newspaper ? for length, clarity and grammar and all Editor-In-Chief: Jordan Ligons letters are subject to laws governing Layout Editor: Leticia Campaz Email: obscenity, libel, privacy, and disruption Managing Editor: Samantha Colbert of the educational process. All contents Jordan_Ligons of the newspaper are subject to the Article Editors: Sam Urrea same standard. All letters become the Article Editors: Karina Bueno @yahoo.com property of OuRCity News. Views of the editors and staff, as well as letters to the editor do not necessarily reflect those of the administration and/or staff of River is libelous or obscene in the opinion of Board of Education. OuRCity News City High School. the editorial board. 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The staff of OuRCity be construed as an endorsement by the professionally accepted darkroom and News will not accept advertising that school staff, adviser administration or cropping procedures. incites or encourages illegal activity or The Road Ahead, the GED and You F.Y.I Written By: Samantha Colbert High school, television that, if passed, shows that certifies lower type of degree than the high for the SAT and/or the ACT to be shows made it out to be a place that the taker to have the equivalent of an school diploma. taken, also letters of recommenda- where freshman Fridays are cel- American high school level academ- tions may have to be sent in as well. ebrated, where peer pressure into ic skill. ‘Even though some employ- sex is around, best friends can’t be ers may feel this way, there are oth- While the reasoning of tak- trusted and every girl is in love with Originally, the test was for ers who believe the GED is actually ing the test is entirely up to the taker, the football team’s quarterback. young veterans to adjust to civilian harder than it needs to be...’ quoted the high school experience is here life after World War II. Since the test from DiplomaGuide.com. Since the to help students figure out self-inde- High school is only what has been available to take (1942) release of the new test in 2002, 70% pendence and discipline. you make it out to be, these shows over 15 million have received their have been marked for incompletion don’t usually incorporate what in GED. and 30% have been fail rates. The GED can be a great many schools is a growing problem; test for some individuals, but can students who are fed up with school Although the GED may 90% of students that did well cause some issues ahead in the ‘real or can no longer attend and decide to be an easy ticket out of the rest of while in high school and took their world’. take the GED. high school, it is in fact NOT the GED later will be accepted to col- equivalent of a high school diploma. lege, but it is not enough for some If considering the GED, GED stands for the General Employers and colleges take into universities to accept. Many require think about future plans and if it is Education Diploma, which is a test consideration that the GED is a the right decision for you as an adult. Page 3 | Ou[RC]ity | February 2011 Ou[RC]ity Features Dreaming By Daylight Written By: Avneet Singh Is it even healthy to sit in a daydream. congested classroom for 90 whole minutes; pouring every bit of focus “Males and females daydream and energy into one subject? It takes in different ways,” according to the its toll on one’s mind in ways most book The Minds of Boys by Michael wouldn’t consider.