B.L.A.S.T. Center Bonanza Thanksgiving History teacher Jon Peters Page 2 Page 9 Page 10 Moon Valley High School Rocket Reporter 3625 W. Cactus Rd | Phoenix, AZ 85029 | Volume 45 Issue 3 | November 2009 Photo by Cheyenne Gaines Applying to colleges involves filling out the online application. Seniors apply for colleges now Haley Rice aware of the differences Coleman said. between these two tests, so Copy Editor Senior Ashlyn Kelley they’re not sure which one Photo by Felicia Clark hopes to attend Northern is best suited for them. NJROTC students practice shooting on the newly-completed air rifle range. High Schools nationwide Arizona University, but is The SAT test measures are preparing today’s stu- sending in as many applica- students’ critical –thinking dents for higher education. tions as possible to ensure skills, and the ability to ana- Across the country, up- her spot in a university. lyze and solves problems in NJROTC completes perclassmen are beginning “Sometimes plans don’t reading, writing and math. to feel the responsibility of exactly work out,” Kelley The highest attainable score college. said. “it’s always good to is 2400. air rifle range Being in college is dif- have a plan B.” The ACT test is also used ficult. The workload is im- Always have multiple op- for admission for universi- Alexandria Hunter The 2,000 sq. ft. floor was covered in glue; mense, and a sense of in- tions. It’s not safe to apply ties. This test is graded on a 1 inch razor was used to clean up the glue dependence is needed. The to just one school, because a scale of 0-36. This test is Reporter residue, which was started in June. first step of college life is you may not be accepted. more balanced between dif- Sophomore Daniel Seibert, who is part simply applying. Apply to as many colleges ferent subjects, and is ideal “It has come together perfectly,” Junior of the Air Rifle Team this year feels that the When applying for col- as possible. for more well rounded stu- Nhan Nguyen boasts, about the new Air Air Rifle Range is “easier to use,” because it lege, be sure to emphasize While grades and test dents. Rifle Range, which came to completion on will be faster to set up for practice. your strengths. If writing is scores are definitely impor- Not every college pro- Nov. 1. There were many advantages to this new what you’re best at, be sure tant, it’s not the only thing vides the same education. A numerous amount of ROTC students range: it’s the first time that ROTC members to write an amazing essay. universities look for. Com- Specialized schools are have put in time and effort completing this will be able being able to practice indoors, While applying, be aware of munity service and extra- available for different inter- shooting range. whereas when they practiced outside the what you plan on studying curricular activities are sure ests. Applying for perform- “[The] students did the whole thing,” weather could be very unpredictable. and where you want to at- to be noticed. ing arts school is different Patrick MacLean stated proudly. Nguyen Plus, a new Air Rifle Range indoors al- tend. Members of Key Club are than applying for your basic adds that [ROTC] has lows for better time ef- Career Specialist Susy dedicated to community university. spent lots of time [on ficiency. Before, it took Coleman assists students service, and have a clear ad- “It all depends on what the new range]. “It’s a significant cadets approximately when applying for college. vantage when applying for you’re applying for. Differ- It wasn’t a cheap one hour to setup for Coleman said while most college. ent schools have different run, as a whole, the addition to the pro- practice, along with universities now accept “Being involved in Key requirements. I’m inter- range cost around gram and school.” taking it down. online applications, certain Club shows that you’re in- ested in going to school for $700, which the cadets Also, it’s not just universities still require a terested in yourself, not just music. You don’t necessarily themselves earned used for practicing, common application. An the community. So they see apply, it’s more of an audi- through hard work at the ROTC walk-a- Seibert stated it’s used application should include members as a positive at- tion setting. I’m also plan- thon and also maintaining the Wrestling for many other activities such as uniform the classes taken in high tribution to the university,” ning on attending commu- Tournament concession stand. inspection. school, personal informa- Junior Maya Murillo said. nity college to pursue my Since May, ROTC students have been The range will be open to ROTC stu- tion, references, and work The recent PSAT classes general education,” Senior busy using drywall, lumber, lights, wire and dents throughout the state, and also, the and volunteer experience. and test gave some students Michelle Chaparro said. other tools to finish the project. class. They will be able to practice everyday There is usually an applica- a head start in taking the Every student has differ- “It’s a significant addition to the program before school, after school and during their tion fee, which can be up to SAT test, which is impor- ent goals in life, and there and school,” MacLean stated. actual class time, using Daisy Air Rifles. $100; however, when uni- tant for admission to a uni- are plenty of schools that Along the way, construction hasn’t al- Senior Admir Bajraktarevic was glad to versities visit campus, the versity. suit all of them. Whether ways been easy. Located in the portables hear the news about the range being built; application fee is usually While the PSAT scores you’re planning on attend- by the football practice field and racquet he said he thinks it’s very nice; and safer waived. won’t be seen in the ad- ing a university, or pursu- ball courts, 300 man hours alone were used than shooting outdoors. “The reviewing for schol- missions office, it provided ing your dream in music, to scrape up glue caused by pulling up the “We’re very pleased for this nice addi- arship and financial aid preparation for both the there’s at least one college blue carpet. tion,” MacLean said. began Sept. 1, so students SAT and ACT test, which out there that has what were encouraged to apply will be reviewed at colleges. you’re looking for. by the end of December,” Many students aren’t Page 2 November 2009 Rocket Reporter Freshmen blast off at B.L.A.S.T. Center Bonanza driguez. Some of the games provided. NJROTC was re- included a dunk tank, bal- sponsible for cooking hot loon darts and the DVD dogs and hamburgers for game Scene It? all of the attendees. The cu- The Freshmen received linary students prepared a a card at the beginning of dessert of ice cream with a the event which they would choice of various toppings. bring around to all of the Upon arrival, each fam- games. After each game was ily got a ticket that would played, the person oversee- be entered into a raffle for ing the game would stamp various door prizes. During the card to show that they dinner, Carlson drew tick- have already played it. ets for prizes ranging from For the dunk tank, each Olive Garden gift cards to person got three tries to Marie Calendar’s pies. dunk the teacher or admin- According to Carlson, istrator who was in the tank “teens and their parents at that time. don’t always connect, so this event gives the fresh- Photo by Candace Tarvin The dunk tank had a new men a chance to spend time Mussi was one administrator who participated in the dunk faculty member in it ev- Photo by Candace Tarvin with their parents.” tank. ery fifteen minutes, which Culinary prepares for the next group of people while making included Eddie Lopez, as- desserts for the bonanza. The event came at no cost Candace Tarvin tor; it was “an outstanding sistant principal of opera- to the school via the Title success.” tions and resources; Craig “Whenever it’s good for or not, they got a ring pop. 1 program, a program by Ad Manager There were many games Mussi, assistant principal the school, I’m there to rep- “It feels good to know the government. Money for the freshmen and their of student services; science resent,” Fowler said about that we’re making it fun for is set aside, or ear-marked parent(s)/guardian(s) to teacher Bryan Smith; sci- his impromptu participa- the freshmen,” Fisher said. for certain parent-student All Title One fresh- enjoy. Carlson said that ence teacher Tim Clark; tion in the event. For the Scene It? game, events at school. men were invited to the the ideas for these games English teacher Tom James; Mussi said that Fowler is each person had to answer Because of this money, B.L.A.S.T. Center Bonan- came from the B.L.A.S.T. and Jason Latham, assistant “a good sport.” a question generated by the the B.L.A.S.T. Center was za, an event put on by the Center Crew. These people principal of discipline and English teacher Kimberly DVD game. The winners able to put on a bonanza B.L.A.S.T. Center on Oct 1. include instructional tutors attendance.