CUSD ALBUM STUDENTS RECYCLING & BOOK SHOW PADRE PROGRAM REVIEWS PRIDE PAGE 3 PAGE 6 PAGE 8 the Carmel Sandpiper A CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT PUBLICATION VOLUME XXXIX SEPTEMBER 2019 thesandpiper.org STAFF Hear the Lyons’ roar Lyons recalls. “Having that background BY KYLIE YEATMAN helps because a good portion of my day is A 22-year-old Jonathan Lyons, with a processing information that people give me degree in communications from CSU San and then finding a way to amplify it.” Bernardino and a history as a college radio With a background spanning both ra- announcer, made the decision to become a dio and public access television, Lyons sees teacher not only out of his desire to teach himself as a performer across various media. students communication skills, but to create The principal explains that the classroom a sense of meaningful engagement between is just another stage for performance art adults and adolescents. and that he was able to further develop his Twenty years later, Lyons was selected strengths in classroom engagement by view- as the principal of Carmel High School, fol- ing his work as less of a perfunctory task and lowing the reassignment of former principal more as a means of performance. Rick Lopez. The CUSD board and Super- “History can be boring,” Lyons says intendent Barb Dill-Varga chose Lyons for with a laugh. “But good teachers have to be his student-driven approach to education, outgoing and gregarious, and if you have believing that his introduction will be a net that performance background, you see it as positive for the district, which has seen its a different stage. Having that experience has vision veer toward student wellness. helped because I don’t get nervous. I can With more than twenty years of educa- perform in front of a large audience, as I tional experience under his belt, Lyons’ am- did at the [back-to-school rally,] and it’s not bitions have developed far beyond the scope something I’m afraid to do.” of the campus, and he believes his back- Lyons wished to make a broader impact ground in communications might be the key outside of the classroom, deciding to step up to furthering student involvement in their to the plate first as an assistant principal, be- photo by ALICIA KRUEGER community. fore eventually climbing the administrative “I spent a good portion of my college ca- LYONS Principal Jonathan Lyons supporting his new students body at the reer talking, so [I developed] an affinity not annual rivalry game against Pacific Grove. only for communicating, but for listening,” CONT. ON 5 SPORTS Padres beat Breakers in annual Shoe Game in 33-14 win BY ALICIA KRUEGER valry between the schools and not only the victor’s “Everyone was nervous, especially the new school, but the town at large takes pride in the rec- kids on the team,” Mornhinweg says. “I was ner- Carmel High School’s student body flooded lamation of the Shoe. vous because I had to step into a leadership role, the Pacific Grove football field after winning 33-14 “This win means a lot to our community, to getting those younger athletes to buy into the im- at the annual Shoe Game on Aug. 30, kicking off our school and our alumni,” athletic director and portance of this rivalry, and as a senior it was so the season for both teams. head football coach Golden Anderson says. “More important for us to keep the Shoe at home. I just For 71 years, the game has represented the ri- specifically, we know that we are charged with and wanted to play as best I could to do that.” are looked at to complete that task. The athletes put all their energy into prepara- We want to do everything we can to tion so they could out-perform the Breakers, and keep the Shoe here.” with the game being on their rivals’ field, under the Being the first game of the sea- lights, performance held even greater importance. son, the Padres went onto the field “I know the boys are excited,” Anderson com- not knowing what to expect, but mented before he headed into the locker room to came off reminded of who they were join the celebrations. “Especially the seniors. Hav- when last year’s season ended. Se- ing the Shoe means everything to them. We’ll look nior Dakota Mornhinweg rushed at the film on Monday and just try and improve, for three touchdowns with 14 car- we’ve got a full season ahead.” ries for 107 yards, junior JT Byrne After a pre-season practice, the players hud- had one, and senior quarterback Kai dled at the 30-yard line to hold a powwow and Lee hit junior Benicio Cristofalo for discuss and emphasize the urgency of winning, a mid-game touchdown. building team morale. The Padres had just lost 22 Cristofalo also finished with seniors and started their season with a small pro- photo by ATHENA FOSLER-BRAZIL eight receptions for 137 yards, while Senior Adam Ramlawi eyes down the Shoe during the last quarter of Lee had four carries for 21 yards SHOE GAME the Aug. 30 game against Pacific Grove. and passed 14-of-20 for 214 yards. CONT. ON 2 2 NEWS thesandpiper.org SEPTEMBER 2019 Shoe Game THE CARMEL cont. from 1 SANDPIPER STAFF gram roster. Collectively, the team decided Editor-in-Chief: Athena Fosler-Brazil that they just needed to give it their all and have trust in each other. Layout Editors: Ellah Foster & Kylie Yeatman This mentality sparked back in 1948 when student-athletes Jim Hare, Tom Hand- Copy Editors: Jordi Faxon ley and Dick Weer requested that CHS teach- Staff Reporters: ,Alicia Krueger, Miles er and athletic director Lloyd Miller’s shoe be Prekoski bronzed to serve as a trophy for the winner of the long-anticipated football game with their Faculty Adviser: Mike Palshaw cross-town rivals, the Pacific Grove Breakers. Views expressed in The Carmel Sandpiper Handley’s father sponsored the Shoe, paying are solely those of authors and are not for its bronzing and titling it the J.O. Handley intended to be viewed as those of the Carmel Unified School District administration, the Award. Fast forward 71 years, and Padres and Quarterback Kai Lee approaches center en route to Carmel High School administration or the Breakers alike have shared the glory and have Carmel’s comeback victory. adviser. both felt the empowering impact of the tro- WANT TO SEND US A LETTER? phy being on display all year as it travels with the winning team. The Sandpiper staff welcomes After a 64-0 win in 2018 and a total re- contributions from the student body in the cord of 35-33, excluding two ties, this year’s form of letters to the editor to sandpiper@ carmelunified. org. The Carmel Sandpiper team was feeling the same emotions felt by staff reserves the right to edit all letters for athletes approaching the Shoe Game for de- clarity, length, libel and taste. cades. With nerves and anxieties already high, WANT TO RUN AN AD this game being the kickoff to the rest of sea- IN THE NEXT ISSUE? son added another layer of apprehension. “It was just a different feeling this year be- The Carmel Sandpiper runs ads in varying sizes each issue. To see your business cause it was the first game of the season,” By- advertised in our next issue, contact a staff rne says. “Our biggest goal is always the Shoe, member at [email protected]. then it’s winning league, then it’s winning the Carmel High School, P.O. Box 222780 section title, but the Shoe came first, literally. Carmel, CA 93922 We had to take care of business in that game 831-624-1821, ext. 3723 and let it propel us into the rest of the season, [email protected] photos by ATHENA FOSLER-BRAZIL and we did that. It’ll be a huge momentum Follow us on Instagram! swing for us.” @thecarmelsandpiper Senior Jake Kasper and sophomore Tristan Staehle exemplify camaraderie on the sidelines. COMMUNITY Student speeding habits intensify; neighbors petition for action BY ELLAH FOSTER to speed up. that she believes the issue is bigger than CHS students. That particular video Peelman posted to the app “I don’t want to put it just on the high school stu- Residents living behind Carmel High on Flanders has sparked controversy. The video shows someone dents though because there are adults speeding too,” Drive continue to report student speeders. who the resident claims is a teenager driving a convert- Peelman remarks. “A lot of people use it as a Highway Every year, CHS hears from various community ible, with passengers sitting on top of the car without 1 bypass.” members about student drivers, but the issue has yet seatbelts. Once spotted by Peelman and her children, A popular traffic app called Waze has been direct- to be resolved. This year, neighbors aren’t wasting any those passengers quickly slide down into their seats, ing users to take Flanders Drive as an alternative route time addressing the ongoing problem. speeding off. The Flanders resident explains that she to the highway. As it is supposed to make their trip At the end of the 2018-19 school year, the CHS ad- posted the video in desperation with the intention to quicker, many speed through the neighborhood. ministration warned students that California Highway shame the drivers, as no other tactics have worked. Another Flanders resident, Susan Wytyshyn, ex- Patrol had been contacted to ticket speeders, yet when But the problem isn’t just speeding.