the Carmel Sandpiper a Carmel High School student publication VOLUME XXXIX NOVEMBER 2019 thesandpiper.org COMMUNITY Homelessness CHS cheer team advocates in Monterey for qualification as a sport yhokjkhjgjhgExperiences & Resources Read more on page 11 BY ATHENA FOSLER-BRAZIL On a clear Saturday morning on the streets and 19 percent were in October, tables and stoves are living in vehicles. Of the people set up in the picnic area of El Es- surveyed, 59 percent reported fi- tero Park in Monterey, and volun- nancial issues as the reason they teers from various local churches lost their homes. chat with and cook for the people The Coalition of Homeless they are there to serve: Monterey’s Service Providers is an organiza- homeless population. People ar- tion of nonprofits that oversees rive steadily as breakfast is pre- and funds homeless services in pared, coming by foot, in cars or Monterey and San Benito Coun- on bikes to the breakfast provided ties. They have various projects by Pass the Word Ministry. They they’re working on, one of which line up and wait for coffee, eggs is promoting the construction of and potatoes that may constitute very low income housing in Mon- their only hot meal that day. terey County. California has the highest “In general, communities number of homeless out of all where people have to pay more photo by NORAH BAJARI the states, with roughly 130,000 than one third of their income The CHS cheer team performs at halftime during the 2019 Shoe Game on Aug. 30. people living without permanent on housing have very high lev- Senior captain Makayla Head wants her team to be qualified as an official school residence on any given night, ac- els of homelessness,” says Elliott cording to the California Public Robinson, interim executive of- sport to get more funding and recognition from the school. Policy Institute. While it’s com- ficer at the Coalition of Homeless mon knowledge that homelessness Service Providers. “Extremely DISTRICT is a widespread issue in California, affordable housing means hous- with homelessness in Oakland and ing that is affordable to people CUSD examines potential late- Los Angeles jumping 47 and 12 earning 30 percent of the average percent, respectively, in the last median income—for Monterey two years, some aspects of home- that is $18,900 per year. For con- start schedules with fall 2021 lessness are similar across the state text, someone earning minimum and nation, but other factors can wage...would earn $22,880 if they implementation in mind vary dramatically from area to area were working full time at a mini- BY ALICIA KRUEGER utes you’re going to see a huge difference.” based on the attitudes of locals, de- mum wage job in a business with Lyons believes that, as a result of this, the mographics and what services are less than 26 employees.” Carmel Unified School District plans to district will see higher attendance rates, lower provided in a given community. While the Coalition oversees adjust Carmel Middle School’s start time to tardy rates, higher engagement during first According to a man who goes services and manages state funds, 8 a.m. and Carmel High School’s start time period and high attention and retention rates. by Doyle, a fisherman from Ven- they are not direct service provid- to 8:30 a.m. by fall 2021 in order to abide Lyons emphasizes that he thinks that allowing tura, being homeless in Monterey ers, and each shelter and housing by Senate Bill No. 328. Signed on Oct. 13 the teenage brain to “wake up” is what will is easier than being homeless in program does things a little differ- by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the bill says that make these differences, referring to himself as larger cities. ently. According to Reyes Bonilla, all non-rural public and charter high schools a “huge advocate” for the late start time as he “Monterey’s got it pretty executive director of Community will be banned from beginning class before made a similar transition three years ago at his good,” Doyle says. “People have Homeless Solutions in Marina, 8:30 a.m., and middle schools will be banned previous high school, El Rancho High in Pico it pretty easy, it’s easy to survive some housing programs are by ap- from beginning class before 8 a.m., begin- Rivera, California. here.” The fisherman came to plication, like their 12-bed transi- ning in fall 2022. “Everybody universally appreciated it,” Monterey following employment, tional housing program for wom- This bill was signed to allow students to Lyons explains. “Kids liked it, obviously, but has been living on the streets en and children fleeing domestic get more sleep, as the National Sleep Foun- because they didn’t have to start right at the since mid-summer. He goes to abuse. dation recommends teens sleep eight to ten beginning of dawn and teachers because they the docks every morning, looking According to Jennifer, a wom- hours, but it may come at a cost. Shorten- didn’t have to rush right into their first class. for an opportunity to go out on a an who moved to Monterey with ing the school day would require changes They could get some prep work done. We felt boat and earn money. Though he a former boyfriend before losing to the district’s transportation, extracurricu- that it was something that was really posi- is planning on returning to Ventura her home, services for women are lar schedules and possibly even class allot- tive.” soon, Doyle admits that services lacking in Monterey County, and ment. In a districtwide November newsletter, In 2006, a nationwide survey by the Na- like the Saturday morning break- it’s more dangerous to be a woman Superintendent Barb Dill-Varga recognized tional Sleep Foundation determined that only fasts hosted by Pass the Word on the streets. She spent time in these obstacles as she explained the likeli- 15 percent of teens reported sleeping at least Ministry and other nonprofit -or Santa Cruz County the first time est option at this point: Flip the elementary eight and a half hours on school nights, likely ganizations make it easier to find she was homeless, an area known and middle/high school start times, mean- causing a threat to their academic success and resources in Monterey. “We don’t for its homeless services. ing grades kindergarten through fifth would health. have anything like this down in “For women it’s dangerous begin at 7:45 a.m. and grades sixth through “By the time I get home from a practice or Ventura...homeless people have to [on the streets], and there’s noth- twelfth at 8:30 a.m. game, I have to stay up until midnight at the ear- try a lot harder, it’s a bigger area.” ing for us here,” says Jennifer, “Your brain needs time to wake up and liest to finish all my homework,” sophomore According to a survey of the who was recently evicted from her get ready,” Carmel High Principal Jonathan three-sport varsity athlete Addie Crabbe says. homeless in Monterey County apartment after coming out of five Lyons says. “We are seeing juniors and se- “That means I am getting six hours of sleep at done by the Coalition of Home- niors purposefully arrange their schedules the most and that’s really hard to do five days a to begin with academic classes and end with less Service Providers based in HOMELESSNESS LATE START Seaside, out of the roughly 2,400 more activity-oriented ones in order to transi- surveyed, 22 percent were living CONT. ON 4 tion themselves into after school activities, so CONT. ON 5 if we can slide everything back even 45 min- 2 LETTERS thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2019 THE SANDPIPER Letters to the Editor STAFF Students need to take Learning is more important Editor-in-chief: Ellah Foster responsibility for speeding than the AP credit The problem of speeding is important and It is refreshing to see such a revelation in Layout editor: Athena Fosler-Brazil, Kylie actions for a resolution need to take place. the system in regard to how AP classes are Yeatman Having been a passenger in many adults’ structured. Even if it is only in US History, it vehicles, I do agree that the problem is not is definitely a step in the right direction. AP Online Editor: Alicia Krueger entirely on CHS students. But I do think that classes should be about refining work ethic teaching young drivers the importance of and understanding underlying principles, not road safety is a good start. It would be a good memorizing material in the hopes of getting a Copy Editors: Zoe Garderet, Jordi Faxon, idea for CHS to take more initiative and draw five on the AP Exam. It provides more of an Cassie Gorman, Martin Sevcik, Andrew attention to this. incentive for students who have developed a Wang, Anastasia Zolotova Although there is not one answer to this stigma surrounding AP classes, despite their problem, CHS students need to be more aware interest in the subject. For that reason, I be- of the dangers of reckless driving. Possible lieve that the steps taken in dual enrollment Staff Reporters: Emma Brown, Arielle ideas to bring conversation on this topic to will be beneficial to students’ future endeavors Castagna, Cara Conner, Logan Falkel, campus can vary. For example, posters across in regards to college. Michelle Foley, Jack Jarvis, Mia Kotelec, campus, speakers or even punishments could Michael Lakind, Maxton Michie, Alicia help enforce this among students. As for right Aiden Ingram Krueger, Julia Kurz, Riley Palshaw, Bella now, a good place to start is definitely more Carmel Valley stop signs and speed bumps. Patel, Grace Paul, Miles Prekoski, Kea Admittedly, CHS staff does have limited Yengst control over what students do outside of CHS needs more school spirit school. Nonetheless, they can still educate One issue I’d like to address is the lack their students on the importance of safe driv- Faculty Adviser: Mike Palshaw of student spirit at sporting events. There are ing. Students will then have the tools and edu- eight fall sports: field hockey, football, girls’ cation to make safer decisions when on the volleyball, girls’ and boys’ water polo, cross- The views expressed in The Carmel road. Sandpiper are solely those of authors and county, girls’ tennis and girls’ golf. Some sports have a higher student attendance, like Megan Fitzpatrick are not intended to be viewed as those football and water polo, but I feel like our stu- Carmel of the Carmel Unified School District dents need to come and support at every home administration, the Carmel High School game. Personally, playing volleyball and going administration or the adviser. to other schools to compete, I know that the Recyling program won’t help teams with the loudest, most enthusiastic and Recycling is very important, and finding most attended student sections play the hard- WANT TO SEND US A ways to make Carmel High School better at est and are harder to beat. LETTER? recycling is a great idea. The program pro- Student involvement at games is such an posed in this article is good in theory. It would encouraging and positive force when it comes The Sandpiper staff welcomes contribu- be fantastic and very helpful if students could to competing against other teams. So I say ev- actually sort the recycling and waste in the eryone come out and support the great athlet- tions from the student body in the form of proper way, which the program from the arti- ics this school has! letters to the editor to sandpiper@carme- cle relies on. If students were able to do that, lunified.org. The Carmel Sandpiper staff this program for recycling would be a great Dylan Hakim reserves the right to edit all letters for clar- solution. Carmel ity, length, libel and taste. Is this realistic? No. Unfortunately, I don’t see this program changing much. First of all, we need to realize the sad Praise for the Horoscopes Carmel High School, P.O. Box 222780 truth that recycling is not the top priority of Carmel, CA 93922 students, and not just high schoolers. If you Although not everyone can agree on the le- 831-624-1821, ext. 3723 went to Carmel Middle School, you know that gitimacy of the astrological signs, everyone at recycling has been a problem there as well, Carmel High School can agree that at the very [email protected] and they have a very meticulous recycling pro- least, the column in the back of the monthly gram that only works because there is a class paper always seems to entertain readers. Giv- dedicated to sorting through the garbage af- ing personalized messages for every month’s WANT TO RUN AN AD IN THE ter lunch. Students don’t often take the time sign, the writers make sure to make readers NEXT ISSUE? to sort things. They dump their stuff in the laugh as they read ridiculous predictions for garbage and move on, and in my opinion offer- the upcoming month and all they entail. Some- ing more recycling boxes, which this program times playful teasing or compliments, the mes- The Carmel Sandpiper runs ads in varying calls for, won’t change that reality. sages differ from each other. It’s especially sizes each issue. To see your business Secondly, this program is not well adver- fun to sit with your friends and read your horo- advertised in our next issue, contact a staff tised. The first time I heard about it was ac- scopes to each other and see what they say. It’s surprising and fun when the horoscopes member at [email protected]. tually today when I read this article. I have heard no other mention about it anywhere say something true. else, so how would students learn about this I highly enjoy reading the horoscopes and new program? look forward to the column in the October Carmel High School, P.O. Box 222780 These variables sadly do not add up to a newspaper. Carmel, CA 93922 very successful recycling program which we 831-624-1821, ext. 3723 are striving for. Olivia Shipnuck Carmel [email protected] Ariana M. Smith Carmel The Sandpiper is now on Instagram! To get a first look at new stories before the release of the paper, follow us @thecarmelsandpiper. CORRECTION: In the October issue of The Carmel Sandpiper, the article “2020 Election: Meet the candidates” erroneously referred to the presidential primaries as being in November. In actuality, the primaries begin in February. NOVEMBER 2019 thesandpiper.org 3 NEWS

CAMPUS Cafeteria manager brings fresh perspective to school meals BY ZOE GARDERET This year, Pheifer-Jennings has made significant from many students, drawing more to the cafeteria. changes to the meal menus at Carmel High. “The food in general is of higher quality,” senior Rushing out of classrooms and jostling each other “I really believe in fresher, less-processed foods,” Anjali Golechha says. “This year the first item I got for a spot in the cafeteria, students clog the hallways she says, explaining that the cafeteria has worked hard was a hummus wrap with lots of different vegetables, to form a quickly growing line that rivals Highway 1 to introduce healthier choices like freshly picked fruit, which was really good.” rush-hour traffic. This lunchtime chaos is a typical day pasta primavera and artisan pizza instead of the past Golechha, who is a vegetarian, also expresses dis- for the CHS cafeteria staff. frozen options. appointment, however, with the lack of food for stu- Once the flurry of activity dies down, recently “Everything is so much better than last year as far dents with dietary restrictions. hired cafeteria manager and director of nutrition ser- as the food goes,” head chef Pam Weaver says. “She’s “I remember I got a meal this year that they told vices Mary Pheifer-Jennings sits at a cafeteria booth having us do more salads and a lot of fresher foods.” me was vegetarian, and it had a bit of meat in it,” she with other staff to discuss this year’s cafeteria changes The staff also discusses their main goal for the says. “Overall, the quality of food and freshness has in a job where pleasing everyone is nearly impossible. years ahead: making the cafeteria a social hub for stu- improved this year and I like it better. But they should Pheifer-Jennings’ background in food began at dents. add options for all kinds of dietary restrictions.” age 12, working in her parents’ restaurant on the Jersey “We would love to have ideas for things students Pheifer-Jennings acknowledges the need for bet- Shore boardwalk. Her interest in nutrition continued want to have going on in the cafeteria, like student tal- ter alternative diet choices, noting that the cafeteria is through high school and college as a student of nutri- ent,” Pheifer-Jennings says. working with students for vegan and vegetarian meal tion science and, later, a clinical dietician at Stanford With music and entertainment centered in a single ideas. University Hospital. In 2006, she began working with area, the cafeteria could attract more students. Junior Noah Fann has been communicating with “We’re working on how the cafeteria staff to improve the food and give feed- we can revamp the cafeteria to back, working to create a food committee for students make it inviting,” Pheifer-Jen- to provide input. nings adds. “The way it’s laid “We talked about implementing a salad bar every out right now, it’s hard to serve, single day,” Fann says. “We’ve been trying to change it’s hard to market the food.” the breakfasts, change the meals in general, make them Many students who fre- bigger and have more vegetarian options.” quent the cafeteria are in sup- According to Fann, one of the current ideas in- port of this year’s menu chang- cludes adding food to the vending machines, but it’s es. a slow process since the cafeteria is currently under- “I’ve noticed that they’re staffed. Both Fann and Mary Pheifer-Jennings hope trying harder to be healthier,” students voice their opinions about meals, encouraging says Dylan Cohan, a senior students to email them at [email protected] and mjen- photo by ZOE GARDERET who gets food from the cafete- [email protected] or to approach them in per- ria almost every day. son. Mary Pheifer-Jennings and the CHS cafeteria staff are making Freshman Dominic Peter- “Ms. Jennings is really open to working with us,” changes to the cafeteria this school year. son eats the cafeteria’s break- Fann adds. “I’m happy that she’s listening. That’s the fast and lunch daily. first step to making progress.” school districts as a nutrition director. “The breakfast is really good,” he notes. “I also “It’s really great working with kids,” she says. “I like the pizza they have from Pizza My Heart.” think kids these days are very health-conscious, very The Pizza My Heart option is an addition to school intelligent and knowledgeable about food.” lunches this year and has received positive feedback

TESTING Students experience unprofessional standardized test proctoring BY JORDI FAXON her computer wasn’t working. something for which Princeton Review reported that several celebrities trying The worst part? These sorts of antics and Kaplan’s Test Prep books can’t to sneak their children into prestigious On my first attempt at taking the aren’t all that uncommon. prepare students. College Board—the universities worked together by, among ACT, the standardized test that could It is a startling picture of the state of organization behind the SAT—and ACT other things, forming a scam charity determine my college admissions, I standardized testing in our country that Inc. call themselves “a mission-driven that gave them money to pay proctors arrived at Seaside High School fairly most high school seniors you ask have not-for-profit organization that connects handsomely to let their students’ answers early, bided my time in line and filed into had at least one SAT or ACT proctor students to college success,” and a be corrected after having taken their test. the classroom to begin my examination. who has been surprisingly incompetent place where students are “more than a Yet these circumstances are extreme. I was greeted by a proctor who made the or distracting. Horror stories range from score [and they are] more than a test,” In closer-to-home terms, CHS senior occasion less than fruitful. She talked to proctors taking calls during their shifts— respectively. Vinni Jacobs notes that the increased us after handing out the test and starting as was the case for me—to leaving the With this elevated sense of value digitization of the proctoring process has the timed exam; she curtailed our breaks room for extended periods of time or not and authenticity, how could they let this led to slip-ups, especially among less because, as she made explicitly clear, speaking or understanding English. happen? technologically adept proctors. she wanted to leave as soon as possible; Poor proctoring is a dangerous Well, at least one answer is for sure, “I feel like if maybe they just gave she started a section while someone was precedent to set because the tests and that’s financial corruption. There was in the bathroom, and at one point during these students take are of substantial a flurry of college admissions scandals TEST PROCTORS the test she even took a phone call where importance to their college admissions only not so long ago, where according CONT. ON 5 she complained, fairly loudly, about how process and unprofessional proctors are to an article by The Insider, it was what was your worst Sat/act experience?

“The line was long so when I “She started reading the “He started telling us got to my actual test area, it instructions for the actual stories about his experience was already closed. I had to go SAT, not the subject tests. with the SAT and why he back and get a new room, and We told her, ‘No, we’re can make so much money that room had already been taking the subject tests. from proctoring the tests. filled, but the proctor still let We’re all here for the sub- That ended up taking much us in, and so she had to re- ject tests,’ and she said, more time than it needed to, start what she was saying, and ‘No, no. You guys are taking because we ended up start- then more kids started coming the SAT.’ This went on for ing way later than the rest in and so she had to stop the about 30 minutes, until she of the rooms. He continued whole thing and restart the realized that she had the to let people in the rooms Celine Franklin whole thing again. This added entirely wrong packet, and that shouldn’t have, 20 over an hour of unnecessary Dante Garderet Sophia Linnevers minutes after the doors senior senior so she had to go back and senior wasted time. ” get it.” should’ve been closed.” 4 NEWS thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2019

HEALTH Students suggest it may be time to improve logistics of mental health counseling on campus

BY CASSIE GORMAN “It’s really hard to make time with her since so sibility can be improved. many kids are getting help from her,” a junior girl says. “Another counselor would be good,” CHS alum- Professional and structured mental health counsel- “I find when I have an issue and try to talk to her about nus Terran Schoell says. “It would have to be assigned, ing within Carmel High has been heavily utilized by it, she’s busy.” like CHS does with academic counselors. Otherwise, it students since its implementation in 2015, but those Capano typically meets with 10 students a day would be a communication mess.” students also report accessibility and logistical difficul- back to back. Students often use a sign-up sheet out- Assistant principal Debbi Puente considers an al- ties often credited to sizeable student need. ternative, less expensive solution: “Some- Currently, the duty of providing profes- times I’m afraid that she is bombarded. We sional mental health counseling on campus could put better systems in place so that she falls on Lauren Capano, the district’s sole could see students in a more systematic way. permanent social worker. Sporting bach- What can we do to better use her time?” elor’s and master’s degrees in the field, she One senior describes possible solutions sees a wide range of kids and uses her abili- that would include no drop-ins and a mini- ties to offer help to those in need. mum notice for appointments, but he notes A need for professional mental health this may be ineffective for those with an un- counseling is prevalent in data reflecting the predictable schedule. Plus, this would alien- mental health of California students. Cali- ate those with crisis situations. fornia School Climate, Health, and Learning That being said, students continue to Surveys, producer of the Healthy Kids Sur- have positive experiences with Capano. vey, reports that from 2015 to 2017, 32 per- “She made me feel at home, was good cent of juniors and 30 percent of freshmen at listening…and even had handouts so I experienced chronic sadness or hopeless- wouldn’t forget what we talked about,” says ness. Additionally, one in five young adults photo by CASSIE GORMAN Grace Niccum, a CHS 2018 graduate. “I suffers from a mental illness, according to know she was always rushed for time and Lauren Capano, the district’s sole social worker, has a busy schedule Teen Mental Health. quite busy.” that can be an obstacle to students recieving immediate assistance. “There is a particular need in high Capano’s office is in the CHS adminis- school for this support system,” Capano trative building, and there are various ways notes. “[Students deal with] stress, anxiety, relationship side her door, as she can frequently be occupied with a for students to access her if they need help: email her at issues, family and friends.” student when another is in need. On top of the students [email protected], stop by her office to sign But students have encountered some difficulties who sign up and email her beforehand, there are stu- up for an appointment, or drop in if possible. accessing her when needed. Capano has a busy sched- dents who simply drop in. ule. She also counsels at Carmel Valley High School Four years have passed since Capano was hired, and has to delegate her time accordingly, sometimes and there are no administrative actions in the works. switching between the two schools in a single day. Some students have their own ideas about how acces-

of attack. Robinson noted that lationships have been burned.” says Bajari, who has worked extensively Homeless resources the Coalition of Homeless Ser- For a formerly homeless man who with the homeless in his communities. vice Providers is working on re- introduces himself as “Hawaiian Da- “You’re fighting just to survive.” CONT. FROM 1 habilitating a county facility that vid,” coming out of homelessness had While access to services may vary years of homelessness. “I’ve been trying will become a 70-bed shelter for a lot to do with finding a community to across counties based on resources, there to find somewhere safe, trying not to get women in Seaside. support him. He finds that community at are some messages that remain the same too complacent or get stuck in the sys- Jennifer also emphasizes that once Lighthouse Baptist Church. and apply to all demographics. tem.” a person is out on the streets it becomes “They give me love,” David says. “People who are experiencing While there are emergency shelters exponentially harder to find employ- “It’s reciprocal.” homelessness are as diverse as the popu- for women in Monterey County, includ- ment. She was returning to school and The Hawaii-born church-goer now lation at large, they are no more danger- ing one in Salinas and one in Marina, the working before she was evicted, and she lives with his sibling, but spent a total ous than the people who have homes experience of being on the streets can says she paid taxes last year. of 25 years on the streets after a fire sent who you may know and their dreams vary dramatically between demograph- “I don’t wanna panhandle because him out of his family’s house, moving are as valuable as all of ours,” Robinson ics, and women are at an elevated risk you just kind of feel like you’re on dis- between cities in Monterey County. notes. play,” Jennifer explains. “It’s “I lived on the railroad tracks,” Da- Both Doyle and Jennifer attest to really embarrassing.” vid recalls. “I went into town and I knew experiencing a sense of dehumaniza- For many homeless, re- the restaurants threw away what they tion that often comes with experiencing sources in the community didn’t sell, so I went to the dumpsters homelessness, though they have stories may be difficult to access and and brought back Kentucky Fried, Burg- much like many others: Doyle likes personal relationships have er King, Subway.” watching baseball games, and Jennifer been neglected. According to Once he became affiliated with the was a political science major when she local philanthropist and Bri- church, he began attending free lunches was in college. an Bajari, who has worked and breakfasts like the ones he attends Bajari says that lessening the feel- extensively providing re- on Saturday mornings at El Estero. Da- ing of isolation can be as simple as mak- sources for the homeless in vid emphasizes that the homeless in ing eye contact with the homeless on the Monterey, many of his obser- Monterey County have many opportu- streets instead of averting your eyes. The vations of the homeless have nities for free meals, they just have to attitudes of the community at large play shown him the importance know where to look. Various nonprofits a role in how an area addresses home- of having strong connections like Pass The Word and Salvation Army lessness, as many people are prone to with friends and family, and host free meals multiple days a week at what Bajari calls “NIMBYism,” an ac- that many are missing those various locations across the county. ronym that stands for “Not In My Back- connections. David expresses gratitude for his yard.” Communities seem to simply “A lot of people have church community and family, who want homeless people gone. burned through their safety helped him off the streets. But for those Jennifer articulates the attitudes she nets,” Bajari explains. “If lacking a supportive network, finding re- has observed simply: “We’re invisible to you’re in trouble, the first sources and free meals can get exhaust- a lot of people. They just don’t wanna people who will be there for ing. deal with us.” photo by ATHENA FOSLER-BRAZIL you will be your family, and “Any time you start living on the then your friends, and then streets, your mental wellness diminishes Hawaiian Dave is heavily involved in his church your teachers and coaches. because you’re constantly in your brain community, which he credits with helping him out For a lot of people, those re- stem thinking ‘flight, fight, or freeze,’” of 25 years of homelessness. NOVEMBER 2019 thesandpiper.org 5 NEWS

CAMPUS Updated response to school security protocol yet to be addressed with CHS students BY JACK JARVIS “It wasn’t exhaustive,” Schrier says and students, recreating a classroom en- “I haven’t yet because I’m waiting of the online and staff training. “Do I vironment in the event of a hostile in- for the right time,” Schmidt says. “And The school safety program ALICE think I was well versed in ALICE before truder or intruder alert. to be quite honest, I’m not sure how has been adopted by Carmel Unified school started? No, but I was definitely Freshly introduced to the concept of much of these strategies we should re- schools as an updated response to hos- introduced to it.” ALICE through both the online course veal to kids.” tile threats on campus since August, yet Puente was a part of the district and real-time hostile intruder drills, Carmel High senior Brady Charlton it has not yet been formally introduced team trained last spring and also helped Schrier spread awareness as soon as pos- received most of his information about to students at Carmel High School, with the ALICE program from one diligent administrators hoping to spread aware- source. ness of the program among the student “Mr. Schrier told me about it,” body by Jan. 1. Brady says. “It’s already kinda common CHS teachers participated in the [sense], the message of the ALICE pro- online ALICE program certification pro- gram,” adds Charlton, asserting that stu- cess this August. The program—an acro- dents have always assumed there are dif- nym for alert, lockdown, inform, counter ferent ways to handle a hostile intruder. and evacuate—is a series of responses Sophomore Luke Rauh says he has designed to be used as needed in the case no idea what the ALICE program is, but of an intruder emergency at school. The also remembers hearing about it. program depends on total awareness; World History teacher Jillayne Ange teachers have been certified, but aware- values the far reaching effects of the pro- ness is lacking among the student body. gram, although she still has waited to in- “I don’t think that we’re there yet,” troduce the concept to her students. CHS assistant principal Debbi Puente Ange says school safety has always says. “Our goal is to have students been on her mind regardless: “It’s good trained by the first of the year. We really we’re all under the same expectations of focused on the adults first.” what we should do if something were to graphic by ALICIA KRUEGER Site administration hopes that the courtesy of ALICE happen.” teacher-led training sessions will lead to total student awareness by the beginning The ALICE online training portal heavly relies on interactive material, of 2020. instructing teachers of the appropriate response to disstressing situations. The far-reaching nature of the pro- gram makes the adoption of ALICE a with the hands-on component of ALICE sible, introducing his students to ALICE long-term learning process. Speaking training this fall. the first day of school. about the training at the start of school, “We went into different classrooms, Others, like English Teacher Hans history teacher Bill Schrier makes it we gave two different scenarios, and we Schmidt, have preferred to wait for a clear that additional resources could had practice,” explains Puente, noting strategic time to bring the topic up with help spread awareness. that staff assumed the roles of teachers students.

from sleep deprivation. the organizations leave little room for Late start This year will be spent gaining in- Test proctors proctors’ personal interpretations of put from teaching staff and parent and their roles. CONT. FROM 1 student groups in order to have a pro- CONT. FROM 3 On page 13 of the 2019-2020 SAT week. I think an extended morning posal ready for the district office in the the person a regular stopwatch it could and SAT Subject Tests coordinator would be beneficial but not life chang- fall of 2020. solve a lot of issues,” Jacobs says. manual, it is stated that “proctors ing, especially when you consider all “Currently, lots of these [proctors] are responsible for conducting a the factors.” are elderly and don’t have a lot of secure, valid administration. They are Pushing back the start would experience with computers when accountable for everyone in the testing likely push back the finish, result- [administering the tests].” room and everything that takes place in ing in certain factors which have Other proctors appear to have had that room. They must follow all testing been recognized by the district of- little formal training or seem to not regulations and refrain from engaging fice as problems in need of address- take their jobs all that seriously, as was in any tasks that are unrelated to testing ing. These factors include, but are the case for CHS senior Mackenzie … [and] are responsible for following not limited to, the impact on work- Keller’s proctor for the June 8 ACT instructions and reading scripts exactly ing families, elementary field trip exam at Hartnell College in Salinas. as given in the appropriate testing room opportunities, athletic practices and “There was a lady passing out manual.” schedules, requiring lights on sport- things wrong, and then she got really It must follow, then, that there ing facilities and purchasing more upset,” Keller says. “She left, and then is either little interest on the test buses and bus drivers. a 12-year-old came in, sat in on our test coordinators’ parts to properly train their Factors like these raise the con- and was just on her phone the entire proctors or there is little accountability cerns of the district social worker time. We had to wait 10 extra minutes on the proctors’ parts for doing their Lauren Capano. until the 12-year-old came in. She was jobs faithfully. “Will everything be pushed super awkward, and she didn’t know Either way, there is undoubtedly back?” Capano asks. “If we are get- how to collect things, so when she work to be done within these ting out later there are going to be was collecting our tests, they ended up organizations to fulfill their promises of implications.” wonky, and she had to redo it and had to treating test-takers as individuals eager Capano’s office has an open- call our names.” to achieve higher education. Their job door policy, offering counseling and So what do the organizations have is to give students the means to achieve guidance services whenever needed. to say about this behavior? their dreams. These ideals have been She adds that sleep deprivation is The SAT’s newest Coordinator compromised by poor management on in the top five reasons for students Manual and the ACT’s newest the ground level. coming into her office, but explains Administration Manual—PDFs, both that the solution is often just time of which are available online—offer management skills, suggesting that insight. It is not their job, the creators teaching these skills and helping kids of the exam say, as it’s the job of test learn what a healthy schedule looks Information from the National Sleep coordinators at each center to train like would be much more beneficial Foundation, Better Health, and the National the proctors and other staff members, if students are suffering severely Center of Education Statistics. like hall monitors and such. Naturally, 6 NEWS thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2019 Clubs on campus! STUDENTS STUDENTS Students prep food for Financially minded teens invest homeless in service club time in the stock market BY JULIA KURZ But to Crabbe it’s more than that. BY ANDREW WANG be a success, as the Investment Club She emphasizes the community of now has over 20 members, most of It’s a universal understanding that youth group, and when asked what it In first period classrooms across which are junior boys. high school students think with their was she seeks to bring to the club, she Carmel High School, members of In- “I had talked to my dad about want- stomachs, and the newly founded Free launches into enthusiastic discussion. vestment Club, a group centered on ing to learn stocks, because it sounded Food Club takes this strategy and runs “At youth group, it’s just a big learning the ins and outs of the stock like fun and could return money in the with it by encouraging students to family with kids from all different market, excitedly discuss with one an- future,” says junior Ivor Myers on why nourish themselves, but to also think of aspects of the social pyramid,” she says. other the daily fluctuations of the Dow he joined Investment Club. those who have to wonder where their “Whether they’re athletes, or they’re Jones Industrial Average and the NAS- Club members now meet every next meal will come from. into music or drama, or they go to P.G. DAQ composite. other Friday during lunch in history The Free Food Club is run by or Carmel, it’s all about inclusivity. And “Investing is a lifelong skill that a teacher Jillayne Ange’s room, Room members of the Carmel Presbyterian that’s why we started the club.” lot of students at CHS could stand to 32, to evaluate the leaderboards, discuss Church, youth group ministers Amanda Crabbe reiterates that the whole use,” says junior Will de la Vega Tovar and Luke Barnes, who goal of the club is to have a dynamic Langmann, co-presi- take the time to bring food such as In-N- center for conversation and bonding. dent and co-founder Out, ice cream sandwiches and Chipotle “Honestly, I don’t care if they only of the Investment to lunch meetings on Wednesdays. But come for the food,” she admits. “The Club. while the immediate incentive for most whole point is to meet new people. We Using Investo- students is the enticing wafts of fried want people to come and get excited pedia, a financial ad- food, the ultimate goal of the club, about giving back because we think vice website that also as determined by the leadership, is that’s important.” hosts a stock mar- inclusivity, positivity and philanthropy. It’s widely known that students can ket simulator, club “The club started as an idea over show up on Wednesdays and receive the members compete the summer,” says sophomore Addie promise of the club’s title: no questions against one another Crabbe, co-president of the club and asked. by strategically buy- youth group member. “We wanted to “To get free food there’s no strings ing and selling virtual bring that aspect of community and attached, all are welcome,” De la Vega stocks in order to in- family from youth group to the school.” Tovar says. “We brainstormed ways to crease their standings The idea of the club, Crabbe be a blessing to the students, and, well, on the leaderboard. explains, rests on the principle that food is usually a way to start.” The simulator allo- food brings people together, and so one From there students decided to cates each member week in every month students organize include a service aspect to the club a starting budget of and pack lunches for the homeless of as well, in essence, looking to pay it $100,000 to invest Monterey County and get distributed forward. This outward-focused facet in whatever compa- through an organization called I-HELP. of the club happens every month nies they want and where students form updates their budgets conveyors of brown in real time in accor- paper bags and deli dance with the stock photo by ANDREW WANG meat, smiles apparent, market. It’s made to making sandwiches be as realistic as pos- The Investment Club is in full swing during a lunch that will be distributed sible, complete with meeting on Friday. to the homeless a $20 transaction fee community on the whenever stocks are being purchased. prevalent vocabulary terms from the fi- peninsula. It’s this realism that Langmann and nance world and debate over potential “This current fellow founder junior Ryan Dority be- big-return stocks. Independently, club generation of students lieve will help Investment Club mem- members conduct their own research on have an innate desire to bers gain experience and learn to make the best stocks to buy, the fluctuations give back,” De la Vega smart financial decisions in the future of the stock market and the art of buy- Tovar says. “This club involving the stock market, rather than ing low and selling high. courtesy of ADDIE CRABBE channels that goodness going in blind. Overhearing discussion among Soon to be swarmed by hungry high school students. and generosity “Looking into the future, when club members about current standings club leaders Addie Crabbe and Kai Stoddard, along everyone wants to be a you’re earning money, you’d also want on the ladder or an exciting increase in with member Jackson Marcy (from left), promote the part of and puts it into to invest money so you can make more profit are now commonplace in many Free Food Club at the CHS Club Fair. action.” off that,” Dority says. junior classes. Back in May 2019, Langmann and Langmann recalls the humble be- Dority had frequently dis- ginnings of the Investment Club and cussed the potential niche how they tried to attract members at the that a stock market or in- club fair. vestment related club could “At the club fair, we made a cool serve before forming the poster and just asked everyone who club earlier this school year. walked by if they wanted to be a mil- “We were both interest- lionaire,” Langmann recalls. ed in this and wanted to de- Those looking to join Investment velop something where we Club can listen to the CHS school bul- could include other students letin to find out when lunch meetings at school,” Dority says. are being held. This venture proved to NOVEMBER 2019 thesandpiper.org 7 NEWS COLLEGE Do you think Monterey Peninsula College proves ideal community college for students seeking savings is a good option for BY KYLIE YEATMAN average GPAs for the schools they’re applying to will have a higher chance of getting in as a transfer graduates? The dreaded college application season is student, as schools often look for transfers whose If you have a good marked by students desperately trying to get meet- statistics match their school averages. academic plan and you’re ings with their college counselors, researching California schools in particular, including those involved in things outside four-year institutions and longing to get as far away in the University of California and California State of school, then MPC is a from their hometown as possible—but increasingly, University school systems, accept a large number perfectly sound option— community college has appealed to students as an of transfer students annually. The U.C. system ac- but you have to make affordable option, as California now provides free cepted 28,752 transfer students in 2019, roughly 70 the most of it. You can’t tuition for the first two years of community college. percent of applicants, while around 93 percent of coast through your edu- The Class of 2019 saw 32 percent of Carmel CSU students are transfers from a California com- cation and expect those High students matriculating at Monterey Peninsula munity college. Kelly Wong opportunities. College as opposed to a four-year institution. That While counselors observe that student reluc- MPC freshman number is up from 17 percent of the Class of 2018 tance to attend community college due to the per- and 24 percent of the Class of 2017, as noted by ceived college-bound culture at CHS has decreased data from the CHS College and Career Center. over the years, students going to MPC are still oc- As explained by academic counselor Darren casionally looked down on for not going to a four- My experiences at Johnston, any stigma surrounding attending junior year. MPC helped me quick- colleges has seen a decrease over the last few years “There is definitely a stigma around going to ly pick up the intense and students have become hesitant to take on the community college at Carmel, but for me, it’s the rigor of academia at potential debt accrued at a four-year institution. best decision I’ve ever made,” 2019 graduate Chloe U.C. Berkeley. Working “For many students a two-year is simply the Obolensky says. “In only a few months at MPC hard paid off to help best option,” Johnston notes. “For those who are I’ve been able to find my passions and get more in- me transfer, so defi- concerned with finances and the cost of attending volved in them.” Gracie Ballistreri nitely! a four-year, for those who aren’t ready to leave Commenting on potential stigma of going to U.C. Berkeley junior home, who aren’t confident in their high school per- community college, Johnston observes that students formance or aren’t yet aware of what they want to have started to consider MPC and other community study, I think it’s the best option.” colleges as a more valid option. At CHS, enrollment Academic counselor Jeff Rogers adds that the in a two-year college is now higher than the state- state’s commitment to making community college wide high school average. One reason I’m going is more affordable will likely incentivize students to “Sometimes students will say they’re ‘just’ go- because it’s cheap, but attend a two-year when the cost is factored in. ing to community college, but it’s not ‘just’ any- also it’s good because I “Not only do you now get a college education thing,” Johnston comments. “It started with people don’t know what I want for free for the first two years, but for many stu- referring to it as community college instead of to study yet and I have dents with [average or below average grade point the time to figure it out, averages], they actually end up with more choices,” TWO YEAR ROUTE so definitely for that. explains Rogers, noting that students with below- Cole Sawyer CONT. ON 10 CHS senior

CAMPUS Students enjoy a change in tempo in Digital Music BY MARTIN SEVCIK of skills in a digital audio workspace. ments, but by the end of the course they take on other musical roles besides that “It’s not just about creating elec- often feel they got a lot more out of the of a performer,” says Sophia Buraglio, a A course taken by musicians and tronic music, it’s about trying to work in class than they initially expected. CHS graduate pursuing music education non-musicians alike, students are taught a virtual recording studio,” Digital Mu- “I use a lot of the music theory I at UCLA. The class gave her an entry the fundamentals of creating and pro- sic instructor Brian Handley says. learned to compose my own new songs,” point for arranging and composing mu- ducing music electronically in Digital Since no prerequisite skills are nec- says senior Sophia Linnevers, an orches- sic, a skill she continues to use. Music, a program which has recently essary to take the class, students with no tra and choir student. Though she ini- “After we do what we do in Digital grown in popularity. musical experience may take the course. tially took the class in part to fulfill her Music, they’re a better live musician,” The focus of the class is working “It offers the ability for more stu- tech requirement, Linnevers learned new Handley says. “They get the big picture with GarageBand, a program with which dents on campus to take a musically-ori- skills through the program and had fun more, they hear things differently, they students write, arrange and master their ented course that doesn’t require them to in the process. perceive things differently.” own original compositions. The course be in a performance ensemble,” Handley Other students take the class as an The number of students taking the is not meant as a total replacement to tra- explains. introduction to music. class rose dramatically this year, requir- ditional music performance classes, but Many musicians take the class to “I thought this was a good way to ing a second section for the class, which instead serves to teach students a new set fulfill their tech graduation require- learn basic music theory,” says junior has occurred only once before. MJ Apfel, who had never taken a music “How it snowballed this year, from class before Digital Music. “It’s one of 30 kids signing up to 60 kids, I have no my favorite classes I’ve taken at CHS.” idea,” says the teacher, whose best guess Handley emphasizes the versatile is simple word of mouth. applications of the class which is shown The additional section has not im- through students’ collaborations with pacted the content of the class, but it has other programs on campus throughout created a larger workload for Handley: the year, including Dance, Video Pro- “It has been kinda rough. I’m a lot more duction and Graphic Design. tired at the end of the day, I have a whole “I’m anxious to see that grow,” lot less time to get things done.” He adds Handley comments about the collabora- that grading a larger number of projects tions. “I’d also like to see it expand in the is the greatest contributor to that time realm of kids from Digital Music getting loss. a little bit more experience and interest If the class continues to grow, then in running live sound on campus.” additional sections and a second teacher Even if few students ever pursue may be necessary. electronic music-making outside the Whatever the future is, the class course, students learn skills in arrang- serves as an opportunity for students ing, producing, and composing songs with any level of musical experience to photo by MARTIN SEVCIK through the course that they incorporate learn new skills in a unique environment. into their skillset. Junior Jackson Dwelle works on an audio collage project where “It pushed me far enough out of students create a scene by mixing together sounds collected online. my comfort zone to realize that I could 8 NEWS thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2019

Bathroom crackdown Students hungry for restock sparks student backlash of vending machines BY MIA KOTALEC “It just makes it seem like they’re doing BY CARA CONNER 36 percent and Fruit by the Foot at 19 bad things.” percent. While the concept of group bath- Signs have only been put up in the As of the middle of November, the Others requested healthier items room trips may bewilder and perplex girls’ restrooms, with Puente and Hard- Carmel High vending machines located such as vegetable packs, granola bars both administration and male students isty reporting that sharing stalls is not near the cafeteria had yet to be stocked, and fruit. alike, the practice has become almost an issue on the boys’ side. and students are eager to regain access “The vending machine was an ingrained in female to them. easier, cheaper option than going culture. But with teen “I was sitting in the Sports Med somewhere like Bruno’s, especially on vaping on the rise, CHS classroom after school one day and was days I have practice, but there weren’t campus supervisors really craving something sweet, then I many light, healthy options,” student have started to crack thought to myself, ‘Too bad the vending athlete Haemi Chee says. down, using signs and machines are still empty,’” senior Students also know how time- careful bathroom over- Morgan Bonfante recounts. consuming the lines for the cafeteria sight. Stories like this flood the halls can be. Some freshmen even confessed Concern for the of CHS, yet the vending machines on they will skip meals due to it. health and safety of campus remain empty. “I don’t eat because I don’t want students on campus has But Mary Pheifer-Jennings, the to wait in the lines,” freshman Jordan been reaffirmed as a top new director of nutrition services at Chiewpanich says. priority at CHS, with CHS, says the plan is to start stocking “Yeah, it’s too hard to wait in more than one in four the machines sometime in November. line forever,” freshman Sage Lewand high school students “We had to [first] set up vendors agrees. reporting vaping in the and complete food purchasing bids,” The amenity of the vending United States accord- Pheifer-Jennings explains. machines on campus is inarguably ing to preliminary re- It is clear, though, that students beneficial for students and staff alike. sults from the Centers would like to buy food from the vending “Mr. Borek will buy us snacks or for Disease Control and machines once again, which raises the even order food sometimes since we Prevention’s 2019 Na- question: What food do CHS students don’t really have an easier option for tional Youth Tobacco photo by MIA KOTALEC want in the machines? getting food after school,” says senior Survey. A Sandpiper survey done of 100 Sports Medicine member Lindsey Hill. “We just need to Meant to deter students from sharing stalls, ad- Carmel High students found the most Not only is access to vending make sure everybody is ministrative notifications have instead become a requested savory item in the vending machines beneficial for students and safe,” says CHS assis- source of student mockery and vandalism. machines is Cheddar & Sour Cream staff like Matt Borek, but they are tant principal Debbi Pu- Ruffles, with 28 percent of students beneficial for the lunch staff as well, ente, who is taking the lead on finding “I was surprised to hear that this claiming them as their first choice. This who acknowledge the support the solutions to this issue. would even be a rule,” says CHS senior was followed by Cheez-Its and Doritos, vending machines offer at break and With CUSD placing a greater em- Joaquin Carlson. “I’ve never experi- tied at 17 percent. lunch time. phasis on curbing underage e-cigarette enced this in the boys’ room so it’s just At 62 percent, Yerba Mate was the Most students hope their input and usage, the practice of explicitly banning such a weird idea to me.” first choice beverage among students, recommendations will aid the return of more than one person per stall arose af- Despite the well-intentioned ra- many enthusiastic about their desire for the CHS vending machines for the rest ter administration noticed the growing tionale behind the policy, it has been the tea drink, with Izze Sparkling Juice of the 2019-20 school year. pattern of multiple girls going into one quickly met with student resistance as coming in second at 17 percent. stall. posters are frequently mocked, torn Rice Krispies Treats were the “We’ve been seeing it as a pattern down and disfigured. With the rule be- top choice for the sweet category at since the year started,” Puente adds. ing perceived by students as bizarre to “Obviously not everybody in there is enforce, many feel that it will just en- vaping, but we just want to make sure courage others to increase the amount we prevent anything negative from hap- of time they spend in the bathroom. pening.” “I feel like the way they are go- While some students seek comfort ing about it makes people want to do in the privacy of bathroom stalls, they it more because they see it as a joke,” are strongly discouraged by on-campus remarks one senior girl who previously supervisors who are tasked with patrol- received a warning for having more ling the bathrooms throughout the day than one person in a stall. to check for illicit activity and maintain Hardisty has not been deterred: student whereabouts. They argue that “They can keep tearing them down, and more than one person per stall is un- I’m just gonna keep putting them back necessary, suspicious and could lead to up.” trouble. “I see no reason for there to be more than one person in a stall,” expresses CHS campus supervisor Tami Hardisty.

A survey of 100 CHS students found the top three most requested items for the vending machines. NOVEMBER 2019 thesandpiper.org 9 NEWS

STAFF Traveler, music teacher, father: Tom Lehmkuhl does it all BY MIA POLETTI “He makes sure to expose us to more of a world Lehmkuhl’s role as Carmel’s choir teacher has than just the classroom,” says Pascale Montgomery, a proved to be a wise decision by the district and benefi- Silhouetted by a menagerie of plastic music awards six-year student of Lehmkuhl. “He really respects his cial to the overall status of the school. With a tireless that mean far more than the materials of which they are students, and he respects the differences in everyone’s work ethic and magnificent ear that match the fortitude made, choir teacher Thomas Lehmkuhl sits in one of style.” of his powerful baritone voice, Lehmkuhl has gained his two homes in the Carmel Unified School District. The language and culture which so heavily influ- admiration and respect from his students and cowork- His tired hands rest gently on his lap, yet are posed enced Lehmkuhl can often be found co-teaching along- ers. elegantly, as if ready to conduct at any moment. To his “He’s just a really charming and kind person,” says left, there are handwritten notes pinned to a tired bul- Digirolamo. “It’s refreshing to have someone who’s a letin board, clearly written with childish thought and director but is also trying to relate to you on a personal care from his middle school students. level.” With nine years of teaching in India under his belt, Even with his years of triumph, successes, and ad- performing at the White House, a cameo in the multi- ulation as a decorated performer and choral teacher, an award winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, Lehm- unexpected turn arose, bringing a great deal of change kuhl—though he would never admit it--has quite the and introspection into his life. In December of 2018, repertoire. Lehmkuhl was diagnosed with cancer. “Mr. Lehmkuhl brings a lot to the table, so he “Most people don’t talk about death. It’s some- really teaches you a lot,” says Yvonne Digirolamo, a thing to be avoided,” Lehmkuhl explains. “When you member of Lehmkuhl’s high school chamber choir. have a sense of the fragility of life and you can manage “He’s classically trained, so he has a lot of wisdom it as an opportunity, you have perspective about what’s over vocals.” really important. You have a gratitude.” Beginning his educational career at Northwestern Brian Handley was among the first and only to University, then continuing on to obtain a bachelor’s know for several months, as Lehmkuhl would continue from DePaul University, a master’s from New England to teach, begin chemo, and direct several choral con- Conservatory, and a two-year fellowship at the Tan- certs for four months with no one even suspecting his glewood Music Center, Digirolamo’s statement bears underlying illness. great accuracy. Coming to the district as the new cho- “The day he told me about what was going on, he ral director in 2013, Lehmkuhl was no stranger to the was in a state of shock, but he instantly asked if I was profession, having spent three years teaching at an up- ok,” Handley says with incredulous admiration. “He per East Side school in New York and then on to India didn’t want to be a source of stress for anyone. It’s just for what would be the next decade of his life teaching really noble.” choral music and music appreciation. Though Lehm- When Lehmkuhl ultimately had to take a break to kuhl was initially hesitant about spending his first ex- courtesy of TOM LEHMKUHL tend to his health at the end of the 2019 school year, perience overseas in an environment as lively as India, students felt the reality of the situation sink in and were Lehmkuhl featuring various awards won by he soon fell in love with the country and its boisterous able to reflect on Lehmkuhl’s strength and insurmount- the CHS music program over the years. personality. able impact on their lives. “They taught me so much about race and my un- side him at both his high school and middle school “He has such perseverance,” says Montgomery. conscious prejudices,” Lehmkuhl notes. “You really sites. The dual-school job--unknowingly needed after “It’s expected that he would go through something so come to love that diversity, and you get a real hunger Lehmkuhl, his wife, and young daughter left India hav- hard and life-altering, and you wouldn’t even know. for language and culture.” ing endured a bout of Typhoid fever--was astonishingly He’s a tough human.” Before teaching, Lehmkuhl acquired a number acquired through a Skype interview at one A.M. for Even before his diagnosis, it was more than evident of freelancing jobs, working for Colorado Opera and Lehmkuhl due to the time difference. Brian Handley, that Lehmkuhl had a passion and strength that is rare landing a full-time job working PR for the Metropoli- fellow performing arts teacher and friend of Lehmkuhl, among human beings, if not teachers. His unwavering tan Opera house. Even surrounded by the best singers looks back on the glitchy Skype interview with fond devotion to his students, and his non-stop work ethic in the world, Lehmkuhl yearned for more than a desk amusement. have been conspicuous traits, characterizing Lehmkuhl job; from there he headed to New York and India, gain- “I was impressed right away,” Handley reflects. as a thriving individual. There’s a lot to be said about ing perspective about diversity and embracing differ- “Just in that initial conversation, you could tell some- Thomas Lehmkuhl, but it’s safe to say his music has ences. His enriched cultural background and experi- thing about his musicianship, his intelligence, and the spoken much louder than his words. As a teacher, a fa- enced intellect can’t help but shape his informed and type of presence he might have in front of students. He ther, a friend, Lehmkuhl has it all. enticing teaching style. was really compelling from the get go.”

STUDENTS Community Service Fair provides opportunities for student envolvement

BY BELA PATEL to connect with a group, like freshmen of the tasks for drama that Meheen takes The daily bulletin also has an abundance who just don’t know where to start, and on are creating and building sets and be- of volunteering opportunities for those The Carmel High School commu- it gives a good idea of all the things you ing the spotlight operator at New Wharf who are worried about graduation re- nity service fair will be held Nov. 20, can do,” Vita says. Theatre, Carmel River School, Pacific quirements. where 30 to 40 local non-profit and civic Students go to the fair in three Repertory Theater, Forest Theater and groups come to the high school gym and 20-minute shifts during fifth period, and CHS. present volunteer opportunities to stu- each group is teacher-assigned. Fifth pe- “[Volunteering] gives me something dents. riod is also extended by 20 minutes to to do. I hate not having anything to do,” This biennial fair, organized by ASB make up for lost class time. Meheen says. “If people want commu- clerk Diana Vita, gives the opportunity Leigh Cambra, adviser of This Club nity service hours, there’s a lot out there, for students to expand their horizons Saves Lives, says that the high school they just have to find it.” and complete the mandatory 60 hours of she attended did not inform students Senior Cassidy Fasulo has a total community service in order to graduate. of things happening in the community. of 242 hours of community service, and Each non-profit group will have a table However, Cambra says students at CHS like Meheen, she volunteers at the Car- with information about their mission are more encouraged to do community mel River School and New Wharf the- and how students can become involved, service and are properly informed of the aters. with groups including the Food Bank things happening. Throughout her time “Volunteering is super fun, and it’s for Monterey County, Carmel Public Li- at CHS, Cambra has seen tremendous a great way to build connections,” Fa- brary, Monterey Sports Center, Nancy’s change in community service with Vita’s sulo says. “It’s also fun to get out and do Project and the Habitat for Humanity. guidance. something you enjoy. The fair helped me All kinds of groups are represented, A student who has gone above and realize that I can basically volunteer in giving students diversity in their options beyond with volunteering is senior Mi- anything I’m interested in. For example, and encouraging students to volunteer chael Meheen, who has a total of 947 I love animals, so I could volunteer at photo by ADAM WHITE more and take part in activities that they hours of community service, most of the SPCA if I want.” are interested in. which come from helping drama pro- Make sure to mark your calendars The 2019 Community Service Fair will “It’s for people who are struggling ductions and the baseball teams. Some for Nov. 20, the community service fair. take place Nov. 20 in the CHS gym. 10 NEWS thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2019

TECHNOLOGY CUSD approves bid for increased security camera presence on campus

BY KYLIE YEATMAN cameras will not serve as a precaution- tation, criticizing pieces of the regula- Sports medicine teacher Matt Borek ary measure, CHS Principal Jonathan tion that he found invasive. says that cameras in outdoor areas and Amid growing concerns regarding Lyons explains, as they won’t be con- “I thought that these were security locker rooms would be ideal in cases of on-campus security and student and fac- stantly monitored by anyone. cameras, but if you’re reading closely graffiti and locker room theft, recalling ulty safety, a bid for increased security Yet some faculty members have into it, it sounds more like surveillance,” instances during home games where stu- cameras on district campuses was ap- expressed concern over the use of such expressed Schrier, who voices additional dents from other schools have had mon- proved by the school board on Sept. 11 cameras on campus, specifically regard- concerns about the idea of punishing stu- ey stolen from their wallets. at a cost of $770,000, with a focus being ing the use of the term “surveillance” in dents and teachers over recordings cap- Yet Borek notes that the high cost of placed on outdoor areas and parking lots, district plans. As noted by the Associa- tured by the cameras. the cameras has been a source of discus- while raising some controversy among tion of Carmel Teachers president Bill In particular, one specific portion of sion and consternation among teachers. teachers for the price tag and potential Schrier, proposed school regulations the proposed regulation mentions evalu- “More cameras outdoors and in vul- ulterior motives in the cameras’ use. must first be approved by the faculty ating teacher performance through re- nerable areas could be useful, but it’s the Administrators emphasize that the union before being put into place. Schri- cordings. price tag on it that surprises me,” Borek “That’s unacceptable, and we’re comments. “A lot of faculty were sur- never going to go for that,” Schrier said prised by those numbers.” at the meeting. “To use security cameras In regards to controversy regard- as discipline? I don’t think that’s what ing the installation of security cam- the board agreed to when [the board] al- eras, a similar incident occurred in the located those funds.” case of CSEA vs. Rio Hondo Commu- Lyons explains that despite the lan- nity College, in which the court ruled guage used in the district plans, teacher that the school district had violated the surveillance won’t be a role of security Educational Employment Relations Act cameras on Carmel High’s campus: “At through their refusal to negotiate with no point would myself, nor our adminis- the California Schools Employees Asso- trators, use video to evaluate teachers.” ciation regarding the installation of se- CUSD chief technology officer Paul curity cameras on a community college Behan notes that cameras have already campus. Holdings in this case are simi- existed on campus, but haven’t been larly applicable to negotiations between used for surveillance purposes. faculty and administrators at CHS, who “The system will allow us to inves- hope to reach a middle ground regarding tigate safety concerns on our campuses, the implementation of cameras. courtesy of SHUTTERSTOCK such as vandalism and unauthorized ac- No date has been set for implemen- cess,” explains Behan, who says that no tation at CHS. While already present on campus, the addition of further cameras will increase date has been set for installation. surveillance in outdoor areas. The regulations laid out by the dis- trict would additionally call for signs cameras will mainly target misconduct er gave an impassioned speech at an Oct. around the school informing those among students, as they will be able to 23 board meeting regarding his concerns coming onto campus that they’re being use footage as proof of wrongdoing. The around the proposed camera implemen- filmed.

leges, going to community college might MPC pathway be the best option. Still, 2019 grad Kelly Wong, who didn’t get into her top-choice CONT. FROM 7 colleges last year, explains that the level ‘junior’ college, and that was certainly a of rigor at MPC may not quite match that step.” of AP classes at CHS for some students. Resources for Students Obolensky encourages students to “The reality for some students is that the difficulty of MPC really pales in Quad2Quad consider community college not as a last • mobile app for scheduling college tours and navigating resort, but as a solid education. comparison to the harder APs at CHS,” college campuses “It seemed to me like there was a Wong says. “But it’s still an economical high possibility I would’ve dropped out plan, even if kids straight off the Carmel College Reality Check of college if I had gone to a four-year,” AP program might feel like they’ve gone • online site for selecting and comparing satistics of adds 2018 CHS graduate McKenzie Lam- back a few grades.” different colleges bert. “I’m able to explore all my options Johnston notes the argument often FastWeb made that without attending a four-year for free and have fun in all of my classes.” • online site used to find and apply for scholarships While many students cite their goal college, students will miss out on the of transferring to a four-year college as “four-year college experience,” but the motivation for going to MPC and other counselor explains that this experience community colleges, according to a lon- won’t be the same for everyone. gitudinal study done by the National Stu- “For some people, that experience is dent Clearinghouse Research Center, na- absolutely horrible,” Johnston says. “The tionally only 29 percent of students end odds of that being good are pretty low.” up matriculating to a four-year college For students not looking to make the within six years. plunge into the unknown of a university, Additionally, only 40 percent of stu- community college may be their best bet. STUDENT TO-DO LIST dents who attend community colleges in “Don’t be afraid of choosing commu- • Fill out your FAFSA! California end up with enough credits in nity college,” Obolensky advises. “Taking school for it to make a dent in the work- things at my own pace has truly been an The deadline for most force. Those numbers, however, don’t eye-opener for me.” schools is June 30. take into account the number of students • Keep working on your who go into community college with the goal of supplements and Common transferring. App essay! Counselors say students looking to • go into MPC should take their courses se- Get standardized testing out riously if they go into it with the goal of of the way! transferring. “If transferring out is your goal, you’d better be focused,” Rogers adds. Counselors agree that if students aren’t able to get into their top choice col- NOVEMBER 2019 thesandpiper.org 11 SPORTS

PREP SPORTS Successful football program faces decline in athlete participation BY EMMA BROWN dad specifically,” explains CHS alum Devin Pearson, who was a two-time In 2009, the Carmel High varsity Mission Trail Athletic League Offensive football team had 47 players—today, the Player of the Year and is now the assis- team has 32 members. Although a loss tant director of amateur scouting for the of players from one season to the next Boston Red Sox. “He played profession- is not uncommon, the number of par- al football and he had seen the physical- ticipants has decreased exponentially in ity and for a long time he didn’t want me the past decade and the number of new to play. Every parent knows how violent players has been unable to account for the sport is and has concerns for their the loss. kid.” Between 2008 and 2014, the CHS Today, football-induced concus- varsity football team won the Mission sions have led families to question if Trail Athletic League championships ev- they are putting their child at risk by al- ery year. In 2009, the team won the CCS lowing them to play. photo by EMMA BROWN Division IV championships. This year, “My mom was hesitant to let me after transitioning to the highest division play this year due to the fear of head The CHS football team sometimes skips tackling during practice, in the Pacific Coast Athletic League, the trauma,” says freshman Sawyer Hamil- emphasizing fitness instead. Gabilan Division, the team barely se- ton, a free safety and wide receiver for medical precautions, the CHS football Despite attempts to make the sport cured a spot in the playoffs with their the JV football team. “But all the pads program has decreased the amount of safer, high school football’s participa- 3-4 record. and all the coaches emphasize safety.” tackling during practice in order to lower tion is experiencing a major national Fans and players have expressed Other players have overlooked the chance of injuries. decline. In the 2018-2019 school year, concern for next year’s varsity foot- these concerns. “The only tackling we do in prac- football participation had reached a re- ball team because 11 of the players on “Football is dangerous, but driving tice are on giant rolling rings, and we lift cord low with a little over a million play- the varsity team are seniors, but varsity your car is dangerous too,” says senior weights three days a week to be physi- ers, reports the National Federation of football coach Golden Anderson be- Dakota Mornhinweg, a running back cally strong,” Anderson says. High School Sports. Between 2008 and lieves that rebuilding a team is part of and free safety for the varsity football Some parents have decided that de- 2019, there has been 106,290 fewer par- the process. team. “Everything can be dangerous.” spite the risks of injury, they are confi- ticipants. “It’s always hard losing your seniors In light of parents’ concerns, CHS dent that football is safe. This year, the varsity football team because they’re your most experienced has made their concussion protocol “My mom said I’d be playing with is set to play in their first playoff game players, and as a result, they end up be- more rigorous. kids just like myself,” explains starting Nov. 15 at Monterey Peninsula College ing the huge contributors to the team,” Sports Medicine teacher Matt Borek varsity quarterback senior Kai Lee when against Saratoga at 7 p.m., but with about athletic director Anderson says. describes the protocol as a thorough five- discussing whether his parents had res- one-third of the varsity team graduating Coaches and players attribute the step process that athletes showing symp- ervations about initially letting him play and fewer students showing interest in decline in participation in part to an in- toms of a concussion must go through; it football. Lee, who was unable to play in playing, fans, coaches and students can creased awareness about head injuries. takes eight days to complete and consists his last homecoming game this season only hope that the program will survive. “Head injuries were not as big of a of a gradual integration back into their because of a concussion from a game For now, the future of CHS football deal, but my parents still had a ton of res- sport with 24-hour breaks. against Salinas High School, adds, “It’s appears to be uncertain. ervations about me playing football, my In addition to increased not like there’s any pros out there.”

CLUB SPORTS Cheer team strives for qualification as an official school sport BY ELLAH FOSTER Sarah Collins explains that funding is derson uses softball as an example, coaches, Collins doesn’t make $4,000 the main issue. She explains that cheer where players have to buy their own bat- to $6,000 per a three-to-four month sea- After years of being on the side- is a much more expensive sport than ting gloves, bats, gloves and often cleats son. Collins is qualified as a “cheer ad- lines, the CHS cheer team is eager for most presume, and even the uniform— themselves. Meanwhile, general equip- visor,” therefore making roughly $8,800 one thing: qualification as an official a skirt and top—costs more than what ment is paid for by the school, so batting in 2017 for coaching about nine months school sport. Though the driving force to the school provides. Each team mem- cages, nets and balls are provided. out of the year, according to Transpar- become an official sport was initially for ber must purchase her own undershorts, “Each team has a per-sport budget, ent California, a public pay and pension more funding, the coach and team cap- undershirt, shoes, warmup pants and which is designed by their coaches database. tain believe the new designation also has jacket. The price can range and myself,” Anderson ex- “If they are qualified as a sport, they the potential to gain them more recogni- anywhere from $500 to plains. “It is mostly based will be able to get more training and tion on campus. $600, according to Head. on their needs, so it fluc- have more opportunities,” the coach ex- “I dress out every Friday, just like “We have to do all tuates. You also can’t plains. “Cheer is one of the more danger- the football team does,” senior co-cap- of our own fundrais- really have the same ous sports, and they should have a more tain Makayla Head says. “I show up to ing, which is fine,” budget for differ- professional coach.” every practice and game, just like the Collins explains. ent sports because Coach Collins is not permitted to football team does. If we are not recog- “But due to the equipment is dif- teach tumbling or other stunts, so to learn nized by the administration, how can we high cost of cheer, ferent.” those skills a certified trainer would need expect to be by the student body?” it is very hard to Anderson to be hired for the team. At this time, the Currently qualified as a club sport, fundraise the explains that team doesn’t have enough money for the cheer team doesn’t get the typical amount needed to CHS renews all such an expenditure, the coach explains. perks of being on a school-sanctioned cover everything team uniforms in The discussion for qualification as team, such as freshmen having the op- plus with all the a four-year cycle, a sport is nothing new to the district. tion to take a study hall and waive their commitment and but that only cov- Roughly two years ago, Anderson and P.E. class. Still, the team’s members time in [the actual ers the skirt and directors from other schools on the pen- must adhere to all the requirements like sport].” top for cheerlead- insula debated adding cheer to the list of other sports, such as obtaining a $40 The team also at- ers. Collins notes official sports teams after competitive ASB stamp, completing physicals before tends a cheer camp over that there is also a need cheer was cleared by the California In- playing and keeping their grade point the summer, where cheer- photo by NORAH BAJARI of new team equipment, terscholastic Federation. However, there averages above 2.0. leaders condition on campus like practice mats, to ensure did not seem to be much interest among This school year, multiple girls on for three days and then travel to safety. the girls at CHS, as well as among other the cheer team have suffered injuries, Palm Springs for bonding and more With a squad of about a dozen, the local school districts. but not at games or practices. They have workouts. Collins estimates that the cheer team practices nearly year-round. “We are open to it, if kids are want- gotten hurt in freshman P.E., which then trip costs approximately $500 for each Beginning with conditioning in April, ing to do it,” Anderson says. “We would took them out of their sport. Teresa Con- cheerleader, which leads to a total of they cheer for the football and basketball be happy to explore that with them. We sentino recently experienced a concus- over $1,000 to cheer each year. teams with their season winding down in aren’t playing keep-away.” sion, while May Drummond was out for But cheer is not the only activity January. The team’s next goal is to attend a weeks due to a broken tailbone. where players must use their own money Head notes that Collins pours most CUSD board meeting with a detailed Though the team wants qualifica- for individual equipment or clothing. of the money she makes as a coach back plan and proposal for recognition as an tions for many reasons, cheer coach CHS athletic director Golden An- into the team. But unlike varsity head official school sport. NOVEMBER 2019 thesandpiper.org 12 & 13 SPORTS Coaching hires, winter previews and recaps The highlights of Padre Sports Girls’ golf team closes out season with success on the green BY MAXTON MICHIE Bohlman closely followed with all of her scores being in Hickam tied for 22nd, the team did well at the individual Hired as girls’ varsity basketball The Carmel girls’ golf team had a strong run this the low to mid 40s. level. Ozel overall did the best, tying with eight players Boys’ basketball seeks repeat year, performing similarly to their 2018-2019 season and Five players went to CCS this year, including Ozel, out of 116 from across the central coast for 33rd place. finishing 10-2, losing only to Robert Louis Stevenson Southard, Ikemiya, Tarsitano, and Smith. The competi- Their season was hard work, but the team perse- division title after dominant season coach, Kevin Price shoots to School. tion at CCS was much more intense than in years past vered. Although they didn’t perform as well as they did The Padres placed second at last year at CCS, they made up for it BY MILES PREKOSKI points per game. Byrne won all mission trail athletic league MVP his freshman build strong program the Pacific Coast Athletic League by doing well throughout the whole Championship at Laguna Seca season and at the PCAL. After a switch to a competitive Gabi- year and went on to win the Gabilan divi- lies. Shipnuck’s freshman daughter Abby, BY RILEY PALSHAW Golf Ranch. Graduating in June, Ozel says lan division in the newly formed Pacific sion scoring title by a landslide the next who’s been coached by Price before, will “It was exciting to see all of she had many fond and memorable Coast Athletic League for the 2018-19 year. The team is led by senior point After having three different var- be both coached by her father and her the team players improve through- moments from the past four years, season, Carmel boys’ basketball finished guard Lee and Ethan Fletcher, who have sity girls’ basketball coaches in the past cousin, Marcus Firme, another Salinas out the course of the season,” as well as several great matches this with a dominant 23-5 record. This winter, received praise from coaches and team- three years, Carmel High has hired Kevin High graduate and the assistant JV coach. coach Ross Kroeker says. year. new leaders rise and all-star seniors return mates for their ability to greatly improve Price, a Salinas High alum and veteran There’s the family connection there, but Senior Brenna Ozel was a “We all played really well and for the defending league and Division IV their skills since last season. basketball coach who plans to stay com- also through Price himself, who has a medalist after shooting the lowest beat [Santa Catalina] by a good Central Coast Section champions. “Kai Lee has tremendously im- mitted to the program for at least 15 years three-year-old daughter he plans to coach score at the competition, 73. This amount,” Ozel reminisces. “Elle “Our starting lineup is going to be proved as a player, and there were games while focusing on family and community. in high school, meaning he wants to be in score resulted in her becoming the and I also had one of our low rounds high-octane for sure,” says senior Max this summer where it felt like watching The team itself has done fairly well the program for at least 15 years. PCAL Player of the Year, which there. I shot one over and Elle shot Carr, a four-year member of the program. a college player play against the kids,” lately, tying for first in the Cypress Divi- This pattern of fathers and daughters she is ecstatic about. six over.” “[Coach Kurt] Grahl has us run a fast- comments Grahl, Lee’s coach since his sion of the Pacific Coast Athletic League is continued as assistant varsity coach “It feels good!” Ozel says. Nongraduating players, such as paced offense and a full-court press that freshman year. with a 7-3-0 league record last season, Dave Castagna will have two of his “I’m glad all of my hard work has sophomore Bohlman, are also look- makes the other team gassed while we Despite retaining all-star-level play- leading to a loss in the first round of daughters in the high school’s basketball paid off, and I’ve had awesome ing forward to the next season and have our foot on the gas.” ers, this team has undoubtedly faced the CCS Division Playoffs, and plac- program this year: sophomore Summer, coaches and teammates to support improving their skills and overall The group is composed of team-first, changes after joining the Gabilan divi- ing fourth in the Mission Trail Athletic who played varsity last year, and fresh- me.” game. high-energy talents with a tight bond and sion, the most competitive division in League the year before. man Delaney, who will join the CHS Ozel became the team captain “I’m looking forward to improve a flare for strong, quick offense,- lead the Pacific Coast Athletic League. When Now Price plans to guide the team to hoops family this year. for the 2019 season since former individually and as a team in our even more success. Having coached ev- Price and Shipnuck are also lifetime captain Lauren Hickam gradu- scores,” Bohlman says. “I am trying erything from freshman boys’ basketball best friends, growing up together, playing photo by CHRIS LITTLE ated last year. The team consisted to add more distance to my game and at Salinas High for seven years to Carmel high school basketball together, and for of nine players this year: Ozel, to focus a lot more on my putting.” Middle School’s sixth and seventh grade the past 11 years coaching together, all Carmel girls’ golf team members Sophia Southard, Ariana Smith, Shannon Ikemiya, Elle Elle Bohlman, Sophia Southard, Kroeker as well is already look- team for two years, Price has also assisted of which adds to the sense of community Bohlman, Brenna Ozel and Makenna Tarsitano (from left) after a match at Laguna Seca Makenna Tarsitano, Shannon Ike- ing to the future for the next season with youth basketball programs in hopes they want to create. Golf Ranch. miya, Ariana Smith, Gigi Holden, to look for ways that the team can of introducing kids to Carmel’s basket- Adding to that community are girls Anna Kroeker and Olivia Hansen, improve. ball family sooner. who have already had the opportunity to with coach Kroeker and assistant coach Chris Little. with 17 teams competing compared to the previous year “We will have 12 or 13 players return next fall and Recently hired JV girls’ basketball play under Price in the past and are ex- Ozel led the team this year with the fewest strokes in having 13 competing high schools. they will have all gained another year of development. I coach Alan Shipnuck, who assisted Price cited for his return as a coach. most 9-hole games, shooting mid to high 30s to mid 40s. Similarly to the previous year’s CCS, in which expect the team to be strong for the foreseeable future.” in coaching six out of seven years at SHS “He is a smart coach with his and both years at CMS, shares his mo- plays,” says sophomore Elle Bohlman, tives: “This is a serious endeavor at every who played varsity last season and was level to get every girl on the Monterey coached by Price in seventh grade. “He Peninsula excited about Carmel High knows how to put everyone on the team Winning coach returns to Carmel baseball to continue run basketball.” in the best position for them to use their While their goals for the community skill set.” BY ARIELLE CASTAGNA with him.” good track record: very organized, detail oriented, devel- are clear, the coaches want to focus on Price hopes having players already Junior shortstop Jabin Trosky echoes Byrne’s sen- ops everybody in the program. We think he’s extra quali- developing the team into a family, as well know him and his coaching in the past It has been confirmed that CHS legend Mike Kel- timents and emphasizes Kelly’s past experience with fied and also understands our community well.” as working on technical skills. will benefit this year’s team. ly will be the 2020 Carmel High School boys’ baseball The athletic department is confident in Kelly and “We want to put a foundation in “That’s always good for momentum coach this spring, returning to the field after leaving in hopeful for the upcoming season. Last year, the Padres place for a program that year in and year that kids can speak to,” says Golden An- 2007 due to time restraints. The coach brings experience went 19-9 overall and 18-3 in league. This year, the Pa- out competes, does it the right way, gets derson, the athletic director at CHS, “so and success, having won 12 straight MTAL league titles dres are competing in a different league: the Gabilan Di- better, has fun and provides some real that he’s not so much of an unknown to before he left, and collecting a winning record of 342-88 vision of the Pacific Coast Athletic League. courtesy of THE MONTEREY HERALD value for everyone who’s involved in it,” everybody.” as head coach, not to mention seven CCS titles. “I am looking forward to doing my part in helping Price says. The team is now preparing for its When Coach Kelly left, Randy Bispo led the Padres the players develop their baseball skills and also the chal- Current senior Ethan Fletcher drives to the basket in Carmel’s This basketball family he hopes to first game, which will take place Nov. 25 to victory with six league titles and 229 wins over the lenge of competing in a new league,” Kelly says. span of 12 years, and Kelly has noticed. Not only does Kelly have extensive experience at Division IV CCS championship versus Santa Cruz last February. build will also consist of immediate fami- at Alisal High School at 7 p.m. “Having seen how hard the current group of players Carmel High, but he also prioritizes life skills like char- have worked on their skills during youth baseball, they acter and sportsmanship, which he is hopeful to teach the ing the league in not just scoring, but CHS made the switch to the Gabilan divi- deserve the best experience possible,” the coach says of players both on and off the baseball field. field goals, rebounds, assists, steals and sion last year, the team was prepared with his return to varsity baseball. “I feel I can guide them so “I am passionate about competing with character a handful of other categories on the stat senior veterans in all-stars Joe Garello they can have this experience. That is my motivation.” and integrity,” the CHS graduate says. “The hope is to sheet. and Zach DeZee. They joined a dominant The 1984 CHS graduate has been involved in Car- coach and teach the players in a way that carries beyond “Every year we’re really trying to Monterey team and the previous league mel’s baseball program for years and reflects on his past the scope of baseball.” give our guys opportunities to develop champs in Alisal, who just recently lost coaching various teams in Carmel. The Padres are in for an exciting season this spring. their game and step into leadership roles, their near four-year home winning streak. “I started coaching baseball at Carmel High School The challenge of entering a new league and the hire of a and we do a lot of preparation outside of The Padres came out on top of the stand- in 1990 as an assistant coach, and in 1994, I became the widely admired coach are likely going to make for yet the season,” comments head coach Kurt ings, losing only one in-league game ver- head varsity coach,” Kelly says. “I was the head varsity another competitive season for the Padres. Grahl, who joined the Carmel Basketball sus Monterey High. coach from 1994 to 2007. I coached with Carmel Youth photo by CHAD CHRISTENSEN program as a coach four years ago, and “This year the ceiling for the team Baseball from 2008 to 2017, and then as an assistant in his past two years has boasted a strong is as high as we set it,” comments senior coach back at Carmel High in 2018 and 2019.” coaching. 42-12 record. “Although we’ve lost some Garrett Griffin, another four-year - mem With that said, it’s clear that the Padres can look for- “Coach Kelly has [had] a lot of success in the past valuable players, we’ve got some guys ber. “We have the talent to make it as far ward to having an experienced coach this season. Kelly coaching high school baseball, which I definitely think that have stepped up their leadership and as we want to, and it all comes down to was the head coach at Carmel for 14 years and on the can benefit a winning season,” Trosky says. stepped up their game.” working hard every day and bringing it to coaching staff for 18. Not only are the Padres excited to have Coach Kelly Core offensive force comes from ju- every practice.” photo by MATT GINELLA “He is a great coach and better guy,” says junior first back, but CHS athletic director Golden Anderson is con- nior shooting guard JT Byrne, who fol- Students can watch CHS tip off their baseman JT Byrne, praising his baseball savviness. “He fident with the new hire. lows team captain Kai Lee in scoring and season in hopes to win another Central Longtime friends varsity coach Kevin Price and JV coach Alan is classy and he wants to win. He will influence our pro- “He’s been coaching here a long time. He was actu- served as a double-double machine last Coast Section division title Nov. 26 at 7 Shipnuck plan to build the Carmel girls’ basketball communty. gram in such a positive way, and I can’t wait to work ally my coach in high school,” Anderson adds. “He has a year, averaging 10 rebounds and 19.30 p.m. against North Monterey County at 14 NEWS thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2019

ACADEMICS Is using SparkNotes cheating? Students and teachers weigh in BY LOGAN FALKEL line book summaries and analyses. When the Sandpiper the book is cheating. polled a group of 100 CHS students in various English Students have different perspectives. SparkNotes were initially created as a tool to help classes, 91 percent admitted to using SparkNotes. Of “I still understand the literary work when I read students understand literature, yet they have also be- those 91 students, 54 percent use SparkNotes primarily the SparkNotes summary, just in a less time-consuming come popular among students as an alternative to read- as a supplementary tool to help them understand what manner than reading the whole book,” one sophomore ing. While teachers believe SparkNotes are not only they’ve read, while the remaining 46 percent report us- says. cheating, but prohibiting students from learning, stu- ing SparkNotes instead of reading assigned material. Despite the massive number of students that use dents generally view SparkNotes as a time manage- “I have no time to read,” one senior remarks. “Be- SparkNotes, most are never caught or face consequenc- ment device. tween sports and college applications, English reading es. SparkNotes are a series of chapter-by-chapter on- isn’t a priority.” “I can tell when people are using SparkNotes and Only 9 out of the 100 students polled did not report not reading the book because they never have anything graphic by LOGAN FALKEL using SparkNotes. Of these nine, most said they had original or interesting to say,” says DePalatis of stu- never heard of the site. dents who think they might be able to evade detection “I hadn’t heard about SparkNotes until the teacher when using SparkNotes. specifically told the class not to use them,” a sopho- English teachers Pat Robel and DePalatis add that more honors student recalls. “Rookie mistake. Now I unoriginality and not forming opinions on works of lit- use them all the time.” erature is a danger students face when using summa- The general consensus among the students polled tive analysis like SparkNotes. A lack of ingenuity is not is that SparkNotes are a time management tool to less- something that should be encouraged, they say. en homework loads. But does the use of SparkNotes in “Literature matters because it gives us vicarious the place of reading extend into the realm of cheating? experiences of being a human,” Robel says. “Charac- English teacher Dale DePalatis believes that ters’ sorrow and joy applies to us all and our shared hu- SparkNotes should be considered cheating when stu- manity. Nonetheless, going back before a test and using dents use them in lieu of reading. However, he makes them as a review tool can be very valuable.” it clear that he doesn’t take points off when he sees SparkNotes is nothing new. High school students SparkNotes used, only discourages their use as it is ul- have always rebelled against literature, as reflected by timately the student’s choice to learn. the decades-old material comparable to SparkNotes. “The art of writing is lost when students only read “When I was in high school, it was Cliffs Notes,” summaries,” said Barbara McBride, another English Robel recalls. “I remember when you had to go to a teacher who believes reading the summary instead of book store and find them.”

CAMPUS A comprehensive review of CHS water fountains Averaged Score: 4.67 wondering if you’ve discovered liquid desert. BY ANDREW WANG pH: 7.4 Pressure: 8.5 4. Outside music room Taste: 8 Throughout the Sandpiper’s rich 69-year-old his- This fountain suffers from the issue where if you Temperature: 6 tory, nobody has thought to write a comprehensive press both buttons on the fountain, the water pressure Averaged Score: 7.5 evaluation of the water fountains on campus. But just is greatly lowered. I will hereby refer to this condition pH: 7.3 like Marvel when they released “Endgame,” I’m here as “bad button syndrome.” 8. Boys’ indoor gym fountain to give the people what they want. I’ve rated all 10 Pressure: 4 Like the weight room fountain, this fountain is a water fountains on campus based on pressure, taste Taste: 6 testament to the power of Elkay water dispensers. Al- and temperature on a scale from 1 to 10. Temperature: 6.5 though this fountain also suffers from bad button syn- 1. Theater interior Averaged Score: 5.5 drome, you can always count on an enjoyable hydra- The theater boasts a water fountain with a pass- pH: 7.3 tion experience. Praise our supreme Elkay overlords. able temperature but a strange, undesirable and slight- 5. Pool fountain Pressure: 7.5 ly tangy taste. The fountain’s pressure is so low that Before conducting my water fountain scavenger Taste: 8 drinking from it without touching the fountain itself hunt, I was not aware of the existence of this fountain. Temperature: 9 should be considered an Olympic sport. Upon drinking from it for the first time, I came to the Averaged Score: 8.17 Pressure: 1 conclusion that it is intensely average. It’s not awful, pH: 7.4 Taste: 3 but nothing is interesting about it, kind of like Imag- 9. Girls’ indoor gym fountain Temperature: 6.5 ine Dragons. Enjoy the mediocrity! This fountain is exactly like the one on the boys’ Averaged Score: 3.5 Pressure: 6 side, but the pressure here is noticeably lower. How pH: 7.4 Taste: 6.5 peculiar. 2. Upper bathroom Temperature: 6 Pressure: 7 The water from this fountain tastes like pure sad- Averaged Score: 6.17 Taste: 8 ness with a metallic aftertaste. The water also gets ob- pH: 7.5 Temperature: 9 scenely hot on warm days, and you’re left wondering 6. Cafeteria fountain Averaged Score: 8 if you’ve dehydrated yourself even more. Now we’re getting to the good stuff. The cafete- pH: 7.4 Pressure: 4 ria fountain performs well in all categories, although 10. Fountain across from the boys’ Taste: 3 bad button syndrome kicks in if you try to drink from locker room. Temperature: 3.5 the fountain while refilling your Hydroflask. This is the magnum opus of CHS water foun- Averaged Score: 3.5 Pressure: 7 tains. Although technically the same machine as other pH: 7.6 Taste: 7 fountains, nitpicking is inevitable when you’re liter- 3. Front of office Temperature: 7.5 ally rating water fountains. It boasts a lower pH than Situated between the DoorDash table and the of- Averaged Score: 7.17 the indoor gym fountains, so it’s closer to pure water. fice door rests a poor little water fountain. The pres- pH: 7.3 For the best water experience at CHS, use this foun- sure, although not quite falling to a trickle, is disap- 7. Weight room fountain tain. Or don’t, if you don’t want to. pointing to say the least, and the taste falls far below Drinking from this fountain is usually a good Pressure: 7.5 average. experience. But if you talk to anyone who has spent Taste: 8 Pressure: 3.5 time with this fountain, they’ll tell you about its bipo- Temperature: 9 Taste: 3.5 lar temperature. One moment you’re drinking cool, Averaged Score: 8.17 Temperature: 7 refreshing dihydrogen monoxide and the next you’re pH: 7.1 NOVEMBER 2019 thesandpiper.org 15 OPINION Student Opinions

POLITICS SOCIETY Why is political awareness An increasingly fearful world among students important? must learn to cope with And what CHS is doing to impacts of mass violence BY MICHAEL LAKIND masks. These masks bear similarity to facilitate discussion? the henchmen in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight.” In fear that the ence teacher, what he agreed with BY ANASTASIA ZOLOTOVA Across film’s subject matter would lead to a re- and what he didn’t. America, con- peat or escalation from the 2012 shoot- Climate change is relevant to troversy sur- ing, many movie theaters have made Politics: Dooner’s classes, so he made time in rounds garlic, a the discomforting decision to hire un- perhaps one his lesson plans to discuss it with his motorcycle and dercover police officers to sit in during of the most students. And although not everyone a clown. These “Joker” screenings or guards to prevent dreaded agreed with all the points he made, it seemingly un- any moviegoers from entering if they words in the revealed polar opposite views on cli- connected subjects have contributed to wore a themed costume or brought English lan- mate change among my classmates the phenomenon of security becoming toy weapons. Jedi robes and imitation guage, which and so opened up room for frank a more prominent aspect of entertain- lightsabers were fun and lighthearted can incur in- discussion. Such discussions, hope- ment, which is an unfortunate yet im- at showings of “Star Wars: The Force stant discomfort and tension within fully, are a first step towards being perative change. Awakens” a mere four years ago, but an entire population. But it can also able to better hear and educate each In recent headlines, the movie nowadays, a clown suit among the instigate healthy discussion about other on critical issues. “Joker” has raised immense concern. plush cinema seats would arouse fear controversial topics, especially in a Schrier’s and Dooner’s contri- The film’s unsettling nature stems back among moviegoers. school such as Carmel High, where butions to student awareness of cur- to a screening of the 2012 release “The A related development occurred at students’ views vary widely across rent events illustrate how open and Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colo- Times Square in early August. A motor- the traditional liberal and conserva- real discussions can be effectively rado, when a member of the crowd shot cycle backfired, but the massive crowd tive spectrum. facilitated in schools. Both helped and killed 12 people. The Joker’s char- mistoozqk the sharp noises as gunshots. acter was not involved in the shooter’s They quickly fell into a panic and tried It’s especially invaluable in motivation, but Heath Ledger’s famed seeking refuge in Broadway theaters interpretation is used as the symbol of with shows running at the time of the an aggressive group known as “Incels” incident (understandably so, as this hap- that it helps model civility and (short for involuntary celibates) who pened within two days of mass shoot- tolerance towards one another believe society deliberately oppresses ings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, among students.

But unless students spend their kickstart real conversations in which free time in discussion with their both sides of a debate are voiced and friends at the Bagel Bakery about the opinions have the chance to evolve current impeachment inquiry into and change. Without that, students Donald Trump or any other news may go to college and into the real events, political discussion simply world with no experience in how to will not occur. behave with people who don’t share This is where classes like AP their political views. Government and Politics, to give an In fact, this has already been dis- example, come in. Bill Schrier, who played by students who post crass, teaches two sections of AP GoPo, a untasteful images or messages on so- history class offered to seniors, holds cial media like “Trump 2020: Make courtesy of WIKIMEDIA frequent Socratic seminars in which Liberals Cry Again,” mirroring the students are free to discuss current increasing divisiveness within our The annual Gilroy Garlic Festival now marks a local reminder of our events with one another. Congress in Washington D.C. country’s growing mass violence epidemic. Classes like AP GoPo take tra- Or, perhaps worse yet, students them, and so they lash out with misog- Ohio). Hours passed before they knew ditional current events assignments, have no opinion at all. Voters or yny and violence. For example, a mem- of the false alarm, and some Broadway in which worksheets are frantically soon-to-be voters of our generation ber of this online subculture is Nikolas actors posted terrifying videos to Insta- filled out during a passing period and may not even vote, like many mil- Cruz, who killed 17 students at Mar- gram of them taking horror-stricken pa- never looked at again, to the next lennials did in the 2016 presidential jory Stoneman Douglas High School in trons into their dressing rooms to hide. level. It’s especially invaluable in election. Their turnout at the polls Parkland, Florida. As a result of the scare, Broadway the- that it helps model civility and tol- was at only 50 percent as reported by On July 28, the Gilroy Garlic Fes- aters began to initiate pre-show seating erance towards one another among NPR, because they didn’t care about tival, a world-renowned celebration of with a guard who runs bag checks and students. However, political discus- the outcome of the election, they garlic’s culinary applications, was in- metal detector screenings, an anxiety- sion can and should occur in other didn’t like any of the candidates or terrupted by a tragic spree of killings inducing addition to calm theatrical ex- courses available to underclassmen they thought politics were “boring.” when Santino Legan opened fire with periences of the past. as well, even beyond history classes. If open and friendly discussion a semi-automatic rifle while leaving Watching these changes become Thomas Dooner, a chemistry occurs among our generation of in his car a stockpile of ammunition implemented over time is unsettling be- and biology teacher, is one good soon-to-be voters within a moder- and a clown mask, the San Francisco cause of the new distress that surrounds example: after Greta Thurnberg, ated environment like a classroom, Chronicle reports. This catastrophe led previously easygoing activities, such as a teenage climate change activist in a course or even a club that’s ac- to a tightening of regulations at a much movie night or a concert with friends. who’s become an inspiration for cli- cessible to all and where students more local venue: the Carmel Jewish However, with the reality of such dan- mate strikes worldwide, gave a pow- aren’t afraid to voice their opinions, Food Festival. Normally a casual event, gers, the current proceedings towards erful speech to the United Nations, then perhaps we can help to nip the this year’s festival felt quite nervous. increased security seem necessary. Dooner sat down each of his fresh- growing indifference to politics and Legan’s possession of a clown There is no simple alternative for keep- man, sophomore and senior chem- the divide between parties at the bud. mask creates further tension because ing people safe, and so this may eventu- istry and biology sections to give us of a mob scene in which The Joker is ally become the status quo for any sort the rundown and explain, as a sci- supported by criminals donning clown of performance or gathering. 16 NEWS thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2019

CLUBS Model U.N. succeeds in international affairs BY MICHELLE FOLEY your self-confidence skills, and you’re not arguing won four and three awards, respectively, and have been something…. It’s all about conflict resolution.” using their experience to mentor underclassmen. The CHS Model United Nations club is set up for The delegates ultimately compete against other “What I mostly do is give advice to the younger success as it enters the 2019-20 season with seasoned schools’ teams for awards granted to exceptional par- students, help them through writing their papers and members stepping in to guide new participants and sev- ticipants at the end of the conference. And at the Ly- what’s expected at conferences,” club president Jack eral awards already under its belt. ceum competition Oct. 26 at the Middlebury Institute Connolly says. “It would be a bad experience to just get The “mini U.N.,” as math teacher and club advisor of International Studies in Monterey, the club did just thrown in there.” Michele Pollock calls it, is a student-based simulation that. Craig says this year’s Lyceum conference was of the world’s own United Nations. Model U.N. club Sophomore Kea Yengst was selected as the speak- more pleasant in comparison to her first competition members work in teams to act as delegates represent- er for the General Assembly closing ceremonies, and last year, owing in part to the experience she has gained ing foreign countries. They meet at conventions where juniors Grace Craig and Carissa Mendoza received the in the past year. This year the number of younger stu- they take their country’s authentic position throughout Best Delegate Award. Meanwhile, senior Jack Con- dents has risen from nine students last year to 17, many discussions of real-world global issues, alliances with nolly and junior Henry Connolly received the Research coming in from Carmel Middle School where several other delegates and a final resolution with the other Award. were starters of the first CMS Model U.N. club. countries. Craig says that she and Mendoza succeeded in the “They already have some experience and have a “It gives 8-year-olds and 80-year-olds all a voice,” competition due to how thoroughly and accurately they lot of enthusiasm and motivation and dedication,” Pol- Pollock says. “It’s amazing for your speaking skills, represented the views of Denmark, the country they lock says. represented. The Model U.N. club has a busy schedule in the “What we works, including weekly meetings and plans for three had to say was major statewide conferences. beneficial to the “This year we’re going to start doing more practice topic at hand and within the club,” Craig says. represented our The final conference, the Berkeley Model U.N. is country’s views,” seen as the “Superbowl” of them all. For three days in Craig says. “We early March, CHS Model U.N. members will compete remained consis- against 2,500 to 3,000 delegates from 10 countries at tent.” U.C. Berkeley. The Connol- Jack Connolly says the BMUN is far more work- lys had a different intensive than other conferences, but despite the heavy winning factor: workload, many students are looking forward to the their position paper changes this coming year will bring. on the Bahamas’ “I certainly like it more this year because there are viewpoint on is- more people in the club, and it’s more fun to get fresh sues regarding cli- ideas,” Craig says. mate change and CHS’ Model U.N. club is already hard at work, rising sea levels. ambitious and excited about their future plans. With Jack in his fourth year of photo by MICHELLE FOLEY Model U.N. and Henry in his third, Sophomores Ema Kamler and Ashley Mayer chat before a weekly Monday meeting. the brothers have

CLUBS Art students enliven campus environment BY GRACE PAUL the art building.” Nov. 26. The competition has three competition areas: He thought the students were responsible enough individual art, individual photography and a classroom The Carmel High School Art Club has been work- to create and work on their own mural, but the club got mural. If the art club’s mural won the competition, the ing on a mural for the past month depicting the ocean busy last year and ended up being unable to work on prize would be $500 for art supplies. and its colorful inhabitants to decorate the walls of the the project. “The Wyland project was really the push to start CHS art building. This year, Linden-Engel found out about the the mural,” Russell says. “The seniors were really the The art was originally sketched by most enthusiastic and took the idea project-leader and senior Jaia Linden- and ran with it.” Engel, who says they have been wanting Senior Kayla Pereira is another to paint a mural for a long time. The club art club member who has been work- prepped and sketched the outline during ing hard on the mural. October break and has been working “I’m always in Mr. Russell’s hard ever since. According to Linden- room after school doing work…so Engel, after the first wall, they plan to when they started the mural I got re- paint a few others, as they got approval ally excited to contribute,” Pereira from former principal Rick Lopez to says. “[I like to get] to know the art- paint several walls after the art building, ists better.” all having to do with the nature theme. Although they may not be able to “We’re thinking [about] the en- finish the mural in time for submis- vironment of California, with native sion to the Wyland challenge due to plants and animals, redwoods, oaks and other art projects and competitions, [the] classic golden rolling hills,” Lin- they plan on completing it as soon as den-Engel says. possible. Art teacher Steven Russell has been letting students take the lead, helping with the initial prepping and planning, but taking a step back and leaving many decisions and much of the work up to the students. He says he feels as though photo by GRACE PAUL if he works on it too much, it would no The Carmel High Art Club’s mural in its early stages of conpletion. longer be a student project. “We first got the idea to make a mural in the fall Wyland National Art Challenge, an art competition re- of 2018,” Russell says. “We had already done a mural volving around the issue of conservation, with a focus on Lucky’s, and I thought that we could do our own on on the environment and the ocean with a due date of NOVEMBER 2019 thesandpiper.org 17 ENTERTAINMENT

FILM MUSIC ‘Joker’ lacks in plot, makes Stage adaptation of up with excellent lead ‘Moulin Rouge!’ reinvents performance the pop musical seen as a diabolical villain, he’s depicted BY MILES PREKOSKI are back and better than ever thanks as a heartbreaking mistake that could BY MICHAEL LAKIND to the immensely talented Broadway As a result of the overhype and have been prevented, a misfit navigating Eighteen years had passed be- company. concern-trolling commentary regarding through a bleak world. tween the premiere of Baz Luhrmann’s Over the course of nineteen tracks, the nihilistic approach from writers of Phoenix nails the most crucial as- groundbreaking film and the opening of Levine presents a widespread fro-yo “Joker,” the general public walked into pects of Arthur Fleck, the aspiring stand- Broadway’s hottest new musical. Now toppings bar of music with ingenious theaters expecting a genius and diaboli- up comedian who can’t seem to make it with enough power and wow-factor to recipes never designed anywhere else cal character study of one of the world’s big. The maniacal laugh, the grimace, light up a continent, the revamped and prior. “Backstage Romance” opens the worst villains. Despite not meeting un- even the dancing fits in with Fleck/ remastered album has arrived: “Moulin second act with more repeat value and fairly high expectations churning long Joker’s reputation. However, at times it Rouge! The Musical: Original Broad- more jaw-dropping electricity than any before its release date, director Todd feels that the movie is less of an origi- way Cast Recording.” song in musical theater by taking Lady Phillips manages to shy away from his nal character study than a funhouse of Justin Levine was charged with the Gaga’s chart-topper “Bad Romance” penchant for juvenile comedies to chan- references, images and nods to previous daunting task of rebuilding the beloved and layering in a short vocal sample nel his inner Martin Scorsese in one of themes we’ve all seen before. Todd Phil- movie musical for an entirely different from Ed Cobb’s “Tainted Love,” the the better superhero/villain movies of lips tips his cap to early influences like medium. His monumental role was to main riff of “Seven Nation Army” and the year. “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull” and “The hand-select all 71 songs—you read that exhilarating verses from both “Toxic” Set in 1981, “Joker” takes the tonal King of Comedy” several times through- right—that are included or sampled and “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of atmosphere of the Batman universe to a out the film, and even notes that he want- from, compose the vocal arrangements This).” whole new level, since the movie is so ed the movie to closely parallel that of for each song, write additional lyrics Broadway star Aaron Tveit and much more grim, dark and shallow than “Taxi Driver.” for the base songs and orchestrate the Tony winner Karen Olivo were chosen previous movies from DC Comics. Un- Admittedly, the movie attempts entire show. for the roles of Christian and Satine, like the protagonists in most superhero to show modernity and human nature, One of Levine’s most notable originated by Ewan McGregor and Ni- movies defined by capes and crusading, but it’s not much of an insightful one. choices was to revise the film’s instru- cole Kidman. The pair puts out song this Joker rendition focuses on the hu- Even though the acting, score and cin- mentations. The original soundtrack after song filled with endless vocal man condition and the darkness that can ematography are enough to win “Joker” took more classical orchestral forms, prowess and chemistry. Olivo conjures eventually turn someone into a villain. a few awards, one can’t help but think with a few exceptions, such as the Chris Beyoncé in her star-studded queen of Producers Bradley Cooper and Emma that the movie is somewhat of a “clown- Cornell-esque guitar in “Children of the a character opposite Tveit, the Bruno Tillinger aid in depicting a Gotham City sad-turned-clown-mad” story. The plot Revolution” (which Levine seamlessly Mars of Broadway. Their poise is sim- that constantly evokes the same grime, is somewhat predictable, and a strong integrated with radio staples “Royals” ply undeniable in unforgettable duets social apathy and garbage that New York performance from Zazie Beets as Arthur and “We Are Young”) and the engine- such as “Elephant Love Medley,” fea- was known for at its worst times. Fleck’s neighbor deserved more screen revving vibes in the David Bowie/Mas- turing 21 distinct and surprising pieces Played by Joaquin Phoenix, this it- time. But does that make “Joker” a bad sive Attack remix of “Nature Boy,” to close out act one, or “Crazy Roll- eration of the Joker epitomizes the exact film? Nope. now a stunningly intimate acoustic ing,” a daring, show-stopping cross- self-pity and despair that Phillips and If nothing else, this movie serves ballad. Levine’s pop/rock setup sparks over of anthems by Gnarls Barkley and co-writer Scott Silver were aiming for. as a perfect canvas for Joaquin Phoenix, the image of Panic! at the Disco and Adele. According to interviews about the pro- who goes the distance to put on the first Coldplay having a musical child. He By creatively collaborating with duction of the film, the two directors had Oscar-worthy performance in a super- impressively balances earth-shattering Luhrmann and producing the album intended the role to fall into Phoenix’s hero/villain movie since Heath Ledger bass riffs with horns and synthesizers with his record label, Levine was able hands long before casting, and even played the same role more than a decade to open with “Welcome to the Moulin to retain the magical spectacle of the wrote the script with a picture of the ac- ago. It’s a convincing origin story with Rouge!” which clocks in just under “Spectacular Spectacular,” while suc- tor right above the laptop. As a result, an even more convincing anti-hero at its eight minutes. Technology benefits the cessfully reimagining it for a brand- the famous nemesis of Batman isn’t just center. - 7/10 new album, as it is digitally mixed and new audience. edited to carry a much cleaner, fuller Do not be deterred by the theat- and more cohesive sound than that of rical genre label. “Moulin Rouge!” the film’s soundtrack. should be put in your queue faster than The album boasts an expansive song- book of pop hits with instantly recognizable yet brilliantly adapted versions of “Chande- lier” by Sia, Katy Per- ry’s “Firework” and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” from Be- yoncé. Devoted fans of the film will not be disappointed. Levine made sure to reinstate the film’s iconic songs; courtesy of WARNER BROS MEDIA “Lady Marmalade,” “Joker” broke box office records for R-rated movies in October, earning $93.5 “El Tango de Rox- million over opening weekend in th U.S. and grossing $234 million worldwide in anne” and “Your Song” courtesy of HOUSE OF IONA RC RECORDS the past month. 18 PHOTOS thesandpiper.org NOVEMBER 2019

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PERFORMANCE Carmel POPs! presents a broad selection of young, local talent Dies” and “The Best of Times,” a BY JORDI FAXON Dickensian anthem from the musical The third production of the annual Carmel POPs! “La Cage aux Folles.” festival was a jolly and mostly informal showcase of As for the jazz, this is where the best and brightest that the Monterey Peninsula has the editorializing begins, because to offer in terms of the performing arts. Accounted I myself played piano in the Mon- for in the October concert was drama, dance and even terey Jazz Festival high school all- “all that jazz,” as sponsored in the promotional flyers, star combo and the Monterey Jazz with quaint and humorous ad-lib interludes by Carmel Festival honors vocal ensemble. The High’s own drama teacher Gracie Poletti. combo performed a latin/swing tune The night began with assorted drama productions, by Dizzy Gillespie called “A Night including a warm and welcome reprise: two numbers in Tunisia,” and the vocal ensemble from “Hello, Dolly!”—“Penny in my Pocket” and “So performed a staunchly blues called Long Dearie”—which the Forest Theater Guild had put “Deedles’ Blues,” a more up-tempo on this last summer. There was also a preview of the swing tune called “The Kicker,” a courtesy of JORDI FAXON Pacific Grove High School drama group’s production fast samba called “You’re Every- Rhythm section really locking in and feeling the groove during the MJF of “A Very Potter Musical,” which included the song thing” and a pristine, impressionistic Vocal Ensemble set at the Carmel POPS Festival. “Not Alone” and the finale of the musical. acapella chart called “Tenderly.” This Within the drama segments, there was also “Bo- was a bittersweet final performance the dancing acts, where she outlined the art of stage som Buddies,” a rowdy truce of friendship from the for us, but all the same, it was a great time for all of the mopping, gave us the origin story of the square-toed musical “Mame,” “Look With Your Heart,” a heart- musicians involved, and we’re all more than grateful ballet shoes and lamented over her never having had warming lesson on love from the musical “Love Never for those who came to listen. the opportunity to wear a tutu, among other improvised The dancers from the Carmel Acad- gags. It was a welcome dose of comic relief for the au- emy of Performing Arts were certainly dience. a treat. The contemporary dancers per- All in all, the Carmel POPs! festival compressed formed murky and undertone chore- all of the cheer and gaiety of downtown Carmel into ography of a song by Florence and the one thoroughly neat show. Of course, the advent of the Machine called “Never Let Me Go.” Forest Theater itself is more than our small community The ballet dancers performed two stand- can ever be sufficiently grateful for. For the next year, I alone dance routines, “Konservatoriet” wait eagerly in anticipation. and “Snowing,” and two scenes from the Nutcracker—surely a preview of its an- CHS senior Jordi Faxon is a jazz pianist who performs nual production in wintertime with the locally through the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Education CAPA—the “Sugar Plum Fairy” and the Program. “Waltz of the Flowers.” One of the most charming parts of the whole show, in my opinion, was Po- letti’s emceeing. There was a confluence Junior Savannah Allen takes a solo at the Carmel POPS Festival. of wit during the intermissions between

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REVIEW ‘PONY’ samples a mix of genres, an emotional career highlight for the singer-songwriter BY KEA YENGST However, it isn’t as well put together as the other tracks. “Face to Face” is one of the In the mid-2010s, British singer/songwriter Alex- many songs Rex has written in regards to ander O’Connor, known by the stage name “Rex Or- relationships, but this one in particular talks ange County,” increased his following in his choice of about a struggling, long-distance relation- tech-indie music style amongst teens and millennials ship, which does not really fit into the main alike. After a two-year hiatus since his last album re- themes of the track. Unlike other tracks on lease in 2017, Rex has now taken back the spotlight the album, vocal overlap and modification with his latest album, “PONY,” which discusses con- along with an upbeat clapping sequence cepts of relationships, making the first move and com- in the background are found while talking ing-of-age settings. (singing?), which is repetitive throughout Perfect for a youthful yet modern audience. “PONY.” The album kicks off with “10/10,” which visits the One of the longer tracks, “Pluto Pro- topic of remembering the past while simultaneously jector,” uses guitar chords and untouched talking about the future. Rex even throws in a Batman vocals, along with some basic, indie-style reference singing, “I turned superhero, I’m coming beats starting after the second verse. Com- in Bruce Wayne.” After the two minute and twenty- pared to other tracks on the album, Rex six second track is over, the album goes from a fast, clearly states in “Pluto Projector” how sweet-revengeful pace to one more slow and laid back with second track “Always,” which features an instru- “I feel at home when mental sequence in the background courtesy of SONY MUSIC consisting of piano and saxophone. I’m around you, and Rex revisits the concept of get- Rex Orange County has taken back the spotlight with his ting back up on one’s feet, except I’ll gladly say again, I sophomore album, “PONY.” the artist starts to doubt himself and promptly does a full 180 to look at hope the encore lasts While “10/10” and “Pluto Projector” were both the the positive. This is a prominent pat- grateful he is highlighted tracks of the album with over 70,000 views tern in Rex’s past works, especially forever.” for his current on Genius, a website that analyzes the lyrics of songs, previous works such as “Loving is girlfriend Thea the two tracks had earlier release dates than the other Easy,” “Untitled,” “Best Friend” and by singing, “I eight tracks, leaving the album as a whole with an hon- “Television / So Far So Good.” While “10/10” clearly feel at home when I’m around you, and I’ll gladly say est yet various output. states looking back at nostalgia and taking back re- again, I hope the encore lasts forever.” Another differ- The two-year hiatus was definitely worth it, for venge, “Always” returns to a more real and truthful ence that’s present are the vocal overlaps used briefly “PONY” deserves a 10/10. track of self-doubt and reality. throughout the track, noticeable not only with “Pluto “Face to Face” takes a more positive approach to Projector,” but with tracks not just from “PONY,” but looking at relationships and evolution in Rex’s music. from past albums as well. REGISTRATION OPEN NOW FOR SUMMER CAMPS & INTENSIVES STUDIO OWNERS: Summer Classes June 19th - July 28th Tia Brown Laura Jeselnick

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1. I have two Thanksgivings, one with my friends and one with my family. 2. Turkey for sure…and duck Q&A 3. Turning 17, because I got to- gether with a lot of my friends and 1. What are your Thanksgiving celebrated my birthday at CPK 4. I want to get into improving traditions? qualities of orphanages and third- 2. Name one essential Thanksgiving world countries. dish in your family. 5. “Bee Movie” 3. What was your most memorable birthday? 4. What is your dream job? 5. What is the best comedy movie you’ve ever seen? Marcus Lo Senior 1. We chill out at home. We 1. cooking usually have a turkey and 2. Brussels sprouts sometimes my cousins visit. 2. Turkey and mashed 3. Seventh birthday potatoes, 100 percent 4. doctor 3. My 14th birthday 5. “Planes, Trains and 4. To run my own online Automobiles” business. 5. “Paul Blart: Mall Cop”

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If the white people and unencumbered by the strict moral compass self for being so selfish. realize what the alternative is, perhaps they will be that defines the society the movement attempts to Taurus: April 21 - May 21 more willing to hear Dr. King.” create. To refer to the argument of necessity then, The stars have a lot in store for you. Right now, they’re Often when violent protest is executed, as no such goal could likely ever be attained. One saying you should pour all your money into the Carmel in the case of Malcolm X, it is done so with a recalls George Orwell’s haunting warning: “All Sandpiper so that we can run issues in color all year. It’s desperate fervency, and often during potentially animals are equal, but some animals are more extenuating circumstances: a repressive regime equal than others.” crazy what those stars say sometimes, huh? But, I mean, that is deaf or reprimanding to manifestos or So then, let’s trace back to the second from their mouths to your ears, right? peaceful demonstrations. Other times, it’s executed example from the beginning where protest is Gemini: May 22 - June 22 lucidly, often even initiated, so as to disrupt the enacted mostly for its own sake, and shaking up I’m imagining you right now sitting on top of a pony, smooth functioning of society. The question is the structures of society is seen as a benefit in wearing a bright purple hat. You’re wearing the hat, not whether either of these situations would deem it of itself. This system of protest is condemned the pony—do they even make pony hats? Anyway, you’re morally permissible. by most philosophers, from Marxists like Slavoj looking faboo! In the case of the former, there is often a culture Žižek to libertarians like Ayn Rand. One suspects within the protest organization that presupposes that Immanuel Kant in particular, had he been Cancer: June 23 - July 23 these acts which encourages an apathy towards alive today, would take special issue with this as Toro is my favorite fatty tuna, and you’re my favorite ideologically foundational arguments, and these well, as it seems to advertise itself specifically Cancer, dear reader. Keep it chill and make sure your forgiving mindsets, while effective in allowing and resolutely anti-intellectual. It seems, in this Omega-3 fatty acids are in check. the acts to take place more swiftly, might seem case to many thinkers, that this method of protest Leo: July 24 - Aug. 23 dangerous to pacifist scholars and academics who appraises a barbaric manner of diplomacy, and it’s At this moment, I advise that you go on your operating still associate themselves with the movements a point from which nothing can be learned and no system and delete system 32. I guarantee that this is the being fought for. The fear seems to follow: one solution could possibly arise. best option for you currently. You’ll get a free blue wall- worries that without a proper foundation in the Thus, it seems little avenue is left for violent paper in return! important texts, the protest could become so far protest to arise. In consequence, it only appears to removed as to no longer work in the interests of be wasteful, unproductive and tragic. Virgo: Aug. 24 - Sept. 22 the movement, or perhaps even to work against The world is your oyster, so you might as well throw a lit- them. tle fish sauce on that boy and swallow him up! Live your Imagine, for instance, a communist life to the fullest, or like you’re a sea bivalve mollusk. insurrection that obeys the mindset of “act, Libra: Sept. 23 - Oct. 22 don’t think” becoming so thoroughly embroiled Sometimes you need to accept that memes are long dead, in its own matters that it never recognizes the and dragging them up again like you’re the Grim Reaper contradiction in, say, committing acts of terror at worker’s union meetings or, to a more extreme giving a poor orphan a second chance at life is simply end, becoming so powerful that the leaders of the not a good look. In other words, stop using the clown and organization conspire with business managers to cowboy emojis. For all of us, please. financially support their cause at the expense of Scorpio: Oct. 23 - Nov. 21 the workers that the business managers should We all know that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to a be paying. Disregarding whether the doctrine church door in an act of defiance, so why not try the same of origin is wise or misguided, their unknowing thing? Try nailing 95 complaints of your own to the door abandonment could only be harmful. of a coworker’s or friend’s home so that they’ll change Yet one could surmise this mindset would their behaviors. be appropriate enough under certain conditions, namely that the violent acts have a well-defined Sagittarius: Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 goal that can be accomplished within a short and Making witty, observational remarks about the astrologi- well-defined span of time (if such a definition were cal world was a lot easier before Instagram was polluted possible.) It’s often argued on the basis of sheer About the author: Jordi Faxon is an with astrology accounts and everyone started consult- necessity, in that the more time before a goal is esteemed evangelist for nihlism and ing the stars. I say you break the mold this month by reached, the more harm will be done. But even then a self-described libertarian. googling “Sagittarius traits” and then acting the opposite. This way, you can feel some smug superiority to those social media oracles. Capricorn: Dec. 22 - Jan. 19 Downloading that Co-star horoscopes app may have to customers of all types. I seemed like a good idea when you did it, but little did OBJECTION you know you’re actually putting your neighborhood know there are some genuinely kind, considerate and personable newspaper astrologists out of business. Support your lo- customers out there who understand the pressure we are under cal horoscopes by acting in exact accordance with what’s to deliver their syrupy coffees and half-warmed breakfast written here every month! sandwiches, but there is absolutely no time and place in which Aquarius: Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 acquiring your green iced tea is more important than the human During these trying times, everyone seems to have some- thing to say about the president. This month, try research- lives who are making it for you. If your order is long, it might ing some obscure CEOs and complaining about them in- take a little bit longer than someone who just ordered a drip stead—I’m lookin’ at you, David H. Murdock, chairman coffee! If I am unable to hear you, I might have to ask you to of the Dole Corporation. repeat stuff! Please try to have a little bit of patience with your Pisces: Feb. 19 - March 19 fellow service workers, whether they be baristas or anything Everyone always tells us to call our congressman to com- plain, but does anyone ever tell us to call our congress- else. We’re all humans here. man just to ask how he’s doing? Hit up our boy Panetta this month and show him that you really care. – The United Organization of Underappreciated Baristas