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Volume 2, Issue 2

Renton High School 400 South 2nd Street Renton, WA 98057

A forum for student expression

Lizabeth Diaz’s acapella choir sing their hearts out at the W

inter Concert and Renton Area Youth and Fam

ily Services Toy Drive. “I could tell that everyone in A Cappella choir w

as excited to sing La Lluvia,” soprano Christine David said. “W

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the RAYS Toy Drive, see page 3.

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| Onna Giddens | News Editor

Flying high, Renton High School received an unrestricted $25,000 grant on Wednesday, Dec. 4 from the Boeing Company. The letter awarding the money was in an envelope attached to the wing of a model Boeing 777 jet airline, which was in a large, wrapped box.

The school received the $25,000 John D. Warner Excellence in Education award mostly for modeling our school motto: Pride, Tradition and Excellence.

“I think it’s an honor for Renton High School students and staff, and it’s a reflection of the hard work that our staff has done to improve students achievements, Principal Damien Pattenaude said. “We’ve had tremendous success with improved literacy.”

The announcement was made at a

mandatory meeting for all faculty in the school library on Wednesday, December 4 at 2:30 pm. Principal Damien Pattenaude gave a quick introduction to the Renton School District superintendent, who introduced Tim Nowlis, who gave the award.

We were chosen for several reasons: rising academic scores, community support for improving our students’ learning environment, and the leadership qualities of our staff and teachers.

Students and staff are pleased and excited about being recognized.

“I’m glad because it will improve our school,” junior Amada Leung said. “It makes me feel proud to be an Indian.”

Football Coach Terry Metcalf feels proud too. “I feel very good about it,” he said. “We fit the criteria to be the best and we were awarded it. It says a lot about Renton High School and our quest for

excellence in education.”“It’s letting all the people outside of

RHS know about all of the great things going on inside of Renton High School,” Pattenaude said.

Everyone has their own opinion regarding how the money should be spent. Professional Devolvement Specialist Kjell Rowe agreed with many other students and staff in saying that the money should be invested in our students so that we can continue to improve our test scores and graduations rates, by buying up to date technology and new gym equipment.

“It’s important to remember that we still have a lot of work to do,” Pattenaude continued. “Just because we received this award does mot mean we have arrived. We need to maintain what we’re doing well and focus on those areas that need improvement.”

$25,000 FLIGHT INTO THE FUTURE

|Onna Giddens|News Editor

Auditions for William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be held in the IPAC on Jan, 14 with call-backs happening on Jan. 15.

The play features three interlocking plots connected by a celebration of the wedding of Duke Theseus of Athens and the Amazonian queen, Hippolyta, and set simultaneously in the woodland, and in the realm of Fairyland, under the moon.

Actors are asked to prepare a one-minute Shakespearian monologue to be read for auditions.

For more information, visit drama teacher Matthew Milton in Room 164.

| Irene Muller| Story Development Editor

Did you know that English is a first language for only 1 billion of over 6 billion people in the world? That’s 5 billion opportunities for a language barrier to stand in the way of commerce, education, and friendship. Lucky for us, Renton High School’s ESL teachers are working hard every day to soften those barriers and make our school a more culturally integrated place.

“My students are just like those in any other class,” long-time ESL teacher Robert Conway said. While the classrooms may all be located in one corner of one hallway, the students who benefit from them are everywhere.

“There are classes all the way from beginning, just a few months in the country, to advanced, which is a few years,” Conway said. Students learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as how and when to use them.

The program is “slowly moving from ESL to ELL,” Conway said. English as a Second Language makes a different native language sound like a handicap, while English Language Learner more accurately communicates that students are merely learning another language, the way students outside the program are learning Spanish or Japanese.

While it is a little more necessary as a life-skill for many incoming students from other countries and cultures, it is still not an effort to replace their heritage with that of the United States. Renton’s English-learning program is one of the many culturally supportive programs offered here.WINGS MADE OF MONEY: Principal Damien Pattenaude expresses satisfaction from the great reward Renton High School has just

received. Smiling at the Boeing 777 jet airline, later he expressed sentiments that we’ve came together as a school and how far we’d have to go. On Wednesday, Dec. 4 2009 Renton High School received the John D. Warner Excellence in Education award.

Irene Muller photo

ESL classes help language learning students transition

‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ tryouts coming up in Janurary

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BITES...LSU ...... “In the near future, I plan to take

the club to the international film festival to see a movie,” ESL teacher Shannon Welch said.

LSU has been making some good progress this year so far. A kickoff fundraiser was put into action quickly by selling cupcakes at lunchtime.

“I was surely glad that we sold out,” Welch said.

A couple of weeks back LSU hosted a potluck, and many traditional Hispanic dishes were brought.

Speech and Debate...... The 4th annual Speech and Debate

tournament was a huge success. Twenty schools showed up to compete for trophies and other awards. RHS qualified for 5 out of the 8 events offered. Advisor Jessica Buchan gave big thanks to all who helped the debate tournament run smoothly.

Wood Shop...... Hanna Willoughby and Xin Lei were

the first to complete the sculptured wooded box project.

Congratulations to Susan Johnson...... She received the 2009-2010

teachers in the community service award at the Washington Association of Skills and Technical Sciences, because of her dedication to students.

| Irene Muller| Story Development Editor

“It was kind of a shock, knowing we wouldn’t be receiving any [toys] this year,” RAYS program director Jennifer Moore said. In the past, Toys 4 Tots would donate toys to local churches, community centers, and all kinds of non-profits, providing toys for hundreds of local children.

This year, due to economic decline, cut salaries, and job loss, donations are very low. The usual organizations are giving everything they can; everything just isn’t enough this year.

Toys 4 Tots has been forced to restrict their donations to DSHS, leaving out many communities, like the one served by RAYS in Renton, toy-less this holiday season.

“They want their toys to go to families in high need,” Moore said, and, of course, they are very right to be helping those who need it most. “But it leaves out a bunch of families who would [still] otherwise have no gifts.”

Luckily, there is help close-by. “Just the Renton community itself has

been great in responding,” Moore said. Apparently a few local schools and

several local businesses have been putting out barrels to take donations, and some have donated toys themselves.

Here at Renton High School, ASB and the choirs have teamed to make this a great Christmas for the kids in our community.

Thanks to this surge of local support, RAYS is able to go ahead with

their annual Santa Breakfasts at both Dimmit Middle School and the Skyway Boys and Girls Club on December 19. At these breakfasts, they give Christmas toys away to more and more children each year. By the end of November, they had already maxed out at over 350 children, plus parents and other accompanying family members. “We hit capacity really quickly.”

“This event has been going on for, oh, let’s say, ten years,” Moore said. “Originally, families would sign up, come here, get toys, go home,” Moore continued. “At our Santa Breakfast, we offer pictures with Santa, a hot breakfast, entertainment, crafts, door prizes, and gifts at the end.”

RAYS’ offers invitations to this event first to participants in their programs

ranging from family counseling and parenting classes to Kinship Care providers (grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other extended family caring for children). Eventually, however, sign-up is available to an even wider range of people, including all ages of children, infants to nineteen year-olds, and a diversity of ethnic backgrounds.

If you want to help make the season a little brighter for the children and families in Renton, you can donate brand new, unwrapped toys for kids of ANY age (0-19) to RAYS at the main office of Renton High School, or at the RAYS Family Center at 76th and Renton Ave. in Skyway.

Renton rises to the occasion when local agency comes up several hundred toys short

‘Imagine U’ from WSU

Oliva photos

| Onna Giddens| News Editor

Imagine U with WSU on was a huge success. The preparations took a couple of months with the help of Principal Damien Pattenuade, supporter of the counselors Debbie Akins, director of outreach Chris Wells (far right) and the WSU faculty staff. The program focuses on allowing the students to imagine themselves at a College and University by having them experience classes taught by professors and staff. Butch, the WSU mascot (far left of the photo) was full of energy at the opening assembly and kept the crowd pumped, as he danced and ran around taking pictures with students.

”I felt like the students were excited and interested and a lot of

them had questions and wanted to know what was going on so it was good” Chris Continued “this was the first time we did this program at Renton high school, we hope to have the opportunity to host imagine U at WSU for Renton High School for the years to come.”

All of the RHS juniors and a handful full of the seniors attended this first time program.

“The assembly was coo l because the people were interacting with us and we got to ask questions and see pictures of WSU and it felt like we were really there” Junior DJ Mathews Said.

“We want to extend a warm thank you to Mr. Pattenuade, Debbi e Akins, Renton High School counselors and faculty members” Chris Said.

PASS THE MIC: During the ‘Imagine U’ event hosted by WSU at RHS, volunteer guest speakers had an open Q&A for any questions that students might have about attending WSU or any four-year university. “It inspired me to think about my future in college and the opportunities WSU provides,” junior Brian Vo said.

ROAR: WSU’s mascot, the cougar, came along to represent the school’s spirit at the beginning of the day.

WSU visits RHS, exemplifies the leadership of the cougar

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| Rochelle Mascey| Portraits Editor

Everyone has a dream job, something they love and want to spend the rest of their life doing.

Whoever you are, you have a job you want to pursue, and it’s always inspired by something or someone.

Think for a second. What if something happened and you couldn’t be a Fireman? You couldn’t be a Policeman or you couldn’t be a Nurse.

What if the job of your dreams is literally just a dream and nothing more? Do you have a back-up job?

“Well I always thought about engineering. It’s the feeling of satisfaction you get after your finish,” Sophomore Chris Galban said.

Having a back-up plan is important because you never know what can happen. You should always know or have in mind what you will do next because you always want to be prepared.

“Umm maybe a Talk Show Host, I like giving people advice,” Senior Gary Hay said.

Everyone has more than one thing they’re good at, even if they don’t know exactly what it is. When you do find out what these things are, you should consider them as tools for a future job or career, because even if you have your mind made up on one plan, you should always have a few others, just in case you exhaust your options.

“I would want to be a Photographer for models or a Chef because I think they’re really pretty and it seems really cool and I like the art of cooking,” Freshman Caitlin Lynch said.

“I would like to be a Fashion Designer because I’m creative and I want to make clothes that everyone wants to wear,” Junior Veronica Perez said.

You’re never too young to start thinking about jobs or careers.

PLAN B? BUT... BUT... I WANNA BE FAMOUS!

And for kicks: If Lil’ Wayne couldn’t be himself, he might work at Subway.

Here’s what his sandwich artist application might look like.

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5 reasons why you should listen to nu-metal|Olivia Fry|Photographer

Combines Rock and Rap: If you were to call Nu-Metal a person all you’d have to do is mix one longed haired biker looking guy with black Harley boots and another dude with saggy pants, gold chains and a puffy jacket with some jordans and make them have a baby. Well let’s just say you get the craziest creation ever! You’d get a long haired, golden chain wearing, saggy panted, Harley boot wearing dude and that’s basically Nu-Metal! Pretty cool eh?

Don’t know what to listen to? You’re thinking “Well…I kind of want to listen to rap, but then again I also like rock” Here comes in NU-METAL! You can listen to both in the comfort of your own home.

Throwing a party? You have a mix of friends; They’re complaining because you’re playing only rock or only rap. You are frustrated and running around trying to pick out what to listen to and again comes in NU-METAL! You can please all of your friends and put big smiles on their faces with a simple choice of music.

Sick of hearing the same thing? Tried listening to Rock? What about Rap? Or even just plain old Pop or Reggae? Is your music choice starting to get repetitive? Want to listen to something new? Well try out NU-METAL! I mean hey, it has the word new right in it!

Brings people together: Rock has a wide variety of fans as well as Rap, They have both been around for a long time and now that the fact that they are put together, brings tons of different kinds of fans, so that means YOU get to meet new people! Woo!

| Kenneth Orejudos| Photographer

For many people, tagging is considered immature, juvenile, delinquent, ugly, criminal, disrespectful, an illegal degradation of public property. For others it is a form of art.

There are many different kinds of graffiti, like stencils, wild styles, signatures and pieces. Stencil graffiti was created in order to tag a place very quickly. Artists take cardboard and cut their signature out of it with an exacto knife. Then they lay it on a wall, and spray paint the stencil in. The signature is not their real name because it can be linked back to them by the police. After their artwork is done they sign it off with their own signature so that other artists know who did it.

‘Pieces’ is a phrase short for ‘masterpiece,’ and artists work on these for long periods of time, and they are often their pride and joy. There are also wild styles in which taggers make it so wild looking that it’s difficult to read the words, and

hand styles where it’s more unique because everyone has their own technique or font.

In a sense, you can emphasize what you are trying to say with graffiti.

“Artistically, I say graffiti is a great way to express yourself, but make sure when you do it, don’t do it in a negative way. Trust me. I’ve been there,” junior Johnathan Lon said.

By “negative” he means not to tag maliciously.

In Renton, there isn’t much graffiti on the walls. But in Downtown Seattle, it’s hard not to find graffiti. There are many artists in the Seattle area and their notoriety or rep increases by where they tag. For example, if you tag a McDonald’s wall, you’re still considered a “toy” or beginner, but if you tag a freeway overpass your reputation increases dramatically. This is called “getting up.” In some cases people have died from falling off of high buildings and overpasses because they were trying to tag a hard-to-reach area. Apparently, some people are willing to take that risk.

“We risk our lives whenever we go hit

up a dangerous spot,” graffiti artist Kid Bandit said. “It’s our life. We eat, sleep, and breathe this stuff. It’s more than art. It’s what we do. Running from the cops and having a different alias, risking your life when you hit up an overpass or tall building, it’s a rush.”

A lot of people think differently about graffiti. Some are absolutely disgusted by it.

“The graffiti on overpasses are hard to remove because of the location. I hate graffiti, it’s a waste of time,” Department of Transportation worker Ariel Coronado said. “What kind of person wastes there time with this crap? I just don’t get the appeal.”

Some taggers use their skills for good causes. Johnathan Lon, a junior who got suspended for tagging, is now using his skills to design clothing.

“Do something positive with it,” Lon said. “We’re going to redeem ourselves.”

|Christina Fisher|Lesson Editor

There was a decision to not have dance

try outs; feel free to come to practice every Tuesday and Thursday in the cafeteria. Renton’s dance team recently received good news from their dance instructor.

“December 1st, I received an invitation in the mail from Garfield High School inviting us to Bubblin’ Brown Sugar,” Dance Instructor Shemekia Little said. Bubblin’ Brown Sugar is the biggest dance competitions this city has to offer.

“Do we really want to do this? Are we motivated enough and who is Renton’s dance team?” is the question Ms. Little has been asking her dancers. The dance team agrees that all their attention is focused on Bubblin’ Brown Sugar.

“I’ve been dancing for two years now, I’m excited,” dancer who recently transferred from Cleveland High Ariel Torrey said. Everyone is working extra hard in practice to do well in the competition.

“Making it to Bubblin’ Brown is one thing but placing is another, that’s our goal either coming first, second or third and we won’t accept anything else,” Torrey said. The dance team is currently looking for performances to get them ready. They are starting fundraisers and using money from past years and have big plans for their next steps in going to Bubblin’ Brown Sugar.

We’re in there like swimwear

RHS is going to Bubblin’ Brown

Sugar

Graffiti can be artful craftsmanship; it can also be a crime

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Can’t Spare the Money? Spare the Time

What You’ll Need: • Quart-ishsizeglassjarwithalid.• Ribbon• Glue• Paper• RecipeandRequiredIngredients:o 2cupsflour.o 1tspsalt.o 1tspbakingsoda.o 3/4cupbrownsugar.o 3/4cupwhitesugar.o ½cupchocolatechipso 3/4cuppackedbrownsugar.

What to Do:1. WashandDRYthejarandlid.

Makesureallthemoistureisgonefromtheinsideof thejarbeforeyouputingredientsin.

2. Gatherallyouringredientsandlayerthemintothejarintheorderthatthey’relisted.Afunnelcanhelpyoukeepalltheingredientsgoingintherightdirection.

3. Useribbonsandgluetodecoratetheoutsideof your“cookiejar”.

4. Writeanotewithbakinginstructions(seebelow)andaholidaywishonthepaper,anduseanotherpieceof ribbontotieittotheneckof thejar.

Whatyouneed:• 1shakerwithholesatleast¼of aninchacross.If youdon’t

haveoneof theselyingaround,useasmalljarwithalid(ajamjarworksnicely.

• 1or2sheetsof blankwhitepaper.• 1pen(Orlotsof differentcolors.Whateverfloatsyourboat.)• 1pairof scissors.• Paintorglueandmagazinecut-outs,pictures,etc.

(optional)

What to do:1. If youwanttodecoratethejar,doitfirst.Paint,glue

picturesto,orstickertheoutside.2. Usethescissors(closed)topokelarge-ishholesinthelidof

thejar.Between¼inchand½inchshouldbeperfect.3. Usethescissorstocutthepaperinto1inchby1inch

squares.4. Writeordrawonehappythought,memory,secretmessage,

nonsenseword,face,number,country,songtitle,oranythingelseyoucanthinkof,oneachpieceof paper.

5. Crumpleupeachlittlesquareintoaball,astightasyoucan,andputtheminthejar/shaker.

6. Securethelidontopof theshakerorjar.7. Voila!

Whatyouneed:• 1pictureframewithamat(justuse

apieceof cardboardorconstructionpapertocutoneoutif thereisn’tone).Amatisapieceof paperorcardboardthesamesizeastheonethatholdsthepictureintheframefromtheback

• Pictures,stickers,glitter,andanythingelseyouwanttodecoratewith.

• 1pairof scissors.• Glue.• (Atleast)1Marker.

What to do:1. Takethematoutof theframe.2. Cutoutallthepicturesandstickers

youwanttouse,andstickorgluethemtothemathoweveryouwantthemtoappear

3. Onceyou’refinisheddecoratingthemat,letitdry.Whenyou’resureit’sdry,placeitbackintotheframe,withthedecoratedsidetowardtheglass.

4. Usethemarkertowrite“Friendsof _____gohere.”Or“Picturesof ____’samazinglifegohere.”Onthebackpanelof theframe,onthesidethatfacestheglass,soitwillbevisibleuntilapictureisputintheframe.

| Irene Muller| Story Development Editor

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It’s Not Just a Christmas PresentPAST PRESENT UNTOUCHABLE

Maracas “I used to go to character corner

andwhenever you get a gift bag, it camewith a prize. One time I got these hellokitty maracas and then I lost them. I was sad and I cried cause they were really fun to play with. I kept looking for them,but then I got pissed cause I couldn’tfind them. I’d love to get another pair for Christmas.” Sophomore, Yva Ladera

An Album“I want an album full of precious

photographs that are capttured during priceless moments, reminiscing my whole life wth my family and friends, so i can bring back joy and appreciate the old times.” Senior, Lady Tubera said.

Grandfather’s Recipe“We had to help move my grandma out

of her house a couple years ago. Everyone was in sort of a sour modd that we forgot to look for my grandfather’s recipe. He used to make these delicious chocolate peanut butter deserts. I was about four and I can still remember them. I haven’t had them since he passed away. I’m pretty sure my grandma has it though, so i’m not too terribly worried. That’s what I really want for Christmas. To get a pieoce of my grandfather back.” Junior, Brittni Shackewyc said.

Old baby doll“Basically I had it since I was young,

and I always like brought it everywhere with me. My parents threw my doll out without me knowing and I never saw it again, and I want it back because I had a lot of memories with it. I took it with me to kindergarten on my first day of kindergarten.” Junior, Jenny Do said.

Shoes“I need a new bed because my mom gave

my old one away and took her bed back, so I’m bed less. Plus I love sleeping” Senior, Jonathan Raabe said.

My Family Being an Actual Family “Basically, my family fights a lot and I

really want that to stop. I want us to be an actual family where we can have an actual family holiday rather than it be just an individual holiday.” Junior, Sopheak Ven said.

A Barbie Doll“When I was little I always wanted a

Barbie doll because everyone had one and I never did. I never had any dolls. I always really wanted it because it looks really fun playing with their hair.” Freshman, Cynthia Fang

A New Bed“I need a new bed because my mom gave

my old one away and took her bed back, so I’m bed less. Plus I love sleeping.” Senior Jonathan Raabe said.

Job“Because I have no money for what I need

to get for Christmas. I’m going to California for winter break and I haven’t bought my little cousin a Christmas present yet and she’s already gotten me something.” Senior, Scott Saephan

| Julian Staples| Art Editor

Dear Mom, I’m making this out to you to show you how grateful I

am for all that you’ve done for me. The one who wakes me up every morning when my alarm doesn’t go off. You would drive to my school with a sack lunch when I left mine at home.

To you who picked me up from my soccer game two hours late. To you who forgot to come to my school play when I was the lead role but made it up to me by coming to my next play twice. To you who made me stay at the dinner table until I finished all my vegetables.

To you who let me occasionally eat in front of the TV. To you who cried over her broken china. To you who scared my friends with your morning face mask and hair curlers. To the one person in my life who would always love me. This goes to you who have given me unconditional love, even when I didn't want it or deserve it. You have taught me what love

really means. Love is tucking me in each night and wishing me sweet

dreams. It’s staying by my bed side when I’m sick, cooking me the chicken noodle soup I love so much with your “kiss the cook” apron on even when you know I’m faking it. Love is yelling at me for coming home too late after homecoming in my silver Nissan.

It’s worrying sick about where I am and grounding me for not picking up my phone. Love is caring for someone and wishing no harm will ever come their way. You are always right there beside me, Mom, through the ups, downs, lefts, rights and all the crazy twists in between.

Whether it’s showing up at my band concert or waiting at the hospital because I broke my arm, it’s you who’s shown me right from wrong. And it’s you who’s shown me how to forgive. You have been so forgiving of all my faults even when I did things most people would find unforgivable.

You’ve given me everything I need or could ever want

because of your countless sacrifices. Taking an extra job to pay our electric bill and giving me an extra 20 bucks to watch Ninja Assassin and dealing with my many mistakes. You have shown me how get back up after a nasty fall, and that hearty laughter can cure almost any wound.

It’s because of you I know how to live my life. Thank you for teaching me these life lessons. Thank you for never letting go. Thank you for punishing me the first time I came home at two in the morning without calling. Thank you for picking me up when I’m feeling down.

Thank you for baking me brownies just because you’re in the mood. Thank you for giving me a chance. Thank you for your amazing (and never ending) advice. Thank you for showing me that the job of “Mom” never ends. Thank you for loving me and thank you for being my mom.

Love,Your son/daughter

Thank you, Mom, for everything. Love, me.

| Karyn Johnson| Business Manager

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PORTRAITSI FEEL BAD FOR YOU SON, 99 PROBLEMS AND YOUR CAR IS ONE

Veronica: Old Friends are the Best Friends| Thao Nguyen| A&E Editor

“My car is like my baby and I love it as it is even if I might not always show it”, Senior Veronica Gonzalez said.

She may not have the most luxurious car in the parking lot, but she values her 1997 Plymouth Breeze dearly and even treats it like an actual human being giving it the name, Michael.

“I named it after the main character in my favorite show, Prison Break”, Gonzalez said.

Although this car has let her down, she still cherishes it. Getting ready to go to a

dance she found out the car wouldn’t start. “This guy tried to jump start my car,

but it still wouldn’t work”, Gonzales said. Her parents ended up picking her and

her date up and driving them to the dance. Throughout having her Plymouth Breeze, she not only learned to have patience for her car, but also love and acceptance.

“Yeah I want a new shiny car, but if I ever did, I would want to keep my first car,”Gonzalez said.

Justine: It’s my party, I’ll cry if I want to| Bryan Diaz| Play Hard Editor

“On my 18th birthday party someone wrote all over my car and I tried to scrub it off but it couldn’t come off it said ‘I bet you can’t tap this’ and ‘I’m a lesbo’ and ‘I love you Kenny and Alan’ and it’s still there,” se-nior Justine Lay said.

On your 18th birthday you’re expecting fun and good times, not coming out to see your car written all over as a part of some-one’s childish antics.

Unfortunately for Lay, that wasn’t the only issue with Lucy, her 19 year old Lexus.

From headlights that didn’t work to near-constantly flat tires and unusable seat belts, Lay’s car was in disarray.

Lucy moved extremely slow going up hills; old lady passing you shaking her fist slow.

“I was trying to go up a hill but the was driving slow up it and I had my blink-ers flashing so then there was a lot of people going around me it was pretty embarrassing. ” Lay said.

Deciding to end the epic struggle, Lay retired her old Lexus.

James: Did I do that?| John L. Williams| Staff Reporter

Cars are life savers and are really help-ful getting you around, but they can also give you more headaches and problems.

“I had this car for 9 months, and I only had one problem,” senior James Sears said.

He tells his tragic story on how the car was damaged and how it looked totally different.

“It happened sometime in late June of 2009,” Sears continued. “I was on the free-way driving while checking my missed calls.

I was too close to some cones, and when I looked up my mirror was completely off.”

Afterward, Sears took the car to Maaco auto shop.

He plans to change his driving behav-iors in the future.

“I’m gonna keep my head up on the freeway, or keep my phone near the steering wheel.”

Since that problem James has been whippin’ and hopefully he’ll never have an-other problem like this occur again.

Mykale: Mo’ Problems, Mo’ Money| John L. Williams| Staff Reporter

As most people love to drive and show off their driving skills. But they don’t know that if the car is not in good shape things can get ugly.

Senior Mykale Lay discusses problems and issues she has had with her car.

“Sometimes to start the car I have to push on the gas, the light on my dash board doesn’t always light up, and tires always seem to pop,” Lay said, “but besides that my car is good.”

Then she says how she got a brand new tire to keep rolling.

“Getting on my grind,” Lay said, “hus-tling money.”

She plans on acting differently to make sure things will benefit her and so she doesn’t have to get on her grind and keep hustling.

“I plan on getting an extra tire so I don’t have to worry about spares and hus-tling up money, and walking in the cold.”

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| Anthony Saelee| Features Editor

Everything seems to be going your way as you’re cruising down the highway with this big ole smile on your face. Then BAM, you’re missing a piece of your car; a piece of you. The lady seems to be getting out of her car to see if you’re okay and to see if you need any assistance.

Just as you begin to gather your words, she’s already down the road and barely visi-ble in your line of sight. At this moment, you don’t know whether to feel worried about paying for the damages or pissed off at the lady who was gone like the wind. The point is that there are those times where we least expect an accident and we can’t do anything about it, but we still should think of our ac-tions before we take them.

For this senior, the moment was an en-raging surprise.

“Actually, a couple weeks ago, I was driving down this street and a woman turned right into my car” Senior Jeff Knutsen said. “I thought she was trying to turn behind me, and then she sped up” An initial reac-tion would be –“WHAT ARE YOU DOING LADY?” – As the lady behind you is swerv-ing around like a maniac. Instead, Knutsen decided to take the higher road.

“After she hit me, I asked if we could exchange numbers” said Knutsen, “And they just left”

How would you feel if this had happened to you? Being involved in a hit and run isn’t exactly fun. As a victim, Knutsen had a right to voice his opinion.

“I was pissed off that she turned into me, but other than that I was just happy that she just broke my headlight and my car still worked” Knutsen said. What really added insult to automotive-injury was that

he had just installed new headlights. “I replaced them myself,” Knutsen

said. All that hard work seemed to take a

wrong turn, or at least be the victim of some-one else’s. Its one thing to ram into some-one’s car, but another to flee the moment an incident occurs. Luckily, Knutsen kept his composure and knew what the right thing to do was.

Most students are most likely beginning to drive or already have been driving for a decent amount of time. Just keep in mind; things like this can happen to you at any-time. Be aware of the road, as the journey to your destination could come to a complete halt.

I FEEL BAD FOR YOU SON, 99 PROBLEMS AND YOUR CAR IS ONE

SLAM BAM, THANK YOU MA’AM

Senior Jeff Knutsen spits game during post-collision dialogue, but the faulty woman drives away, insurance policy in hand

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it’s always nice to dream.

Item Because...4 laptops students can check out

from the libraryNot everyone has a ride to the

library or local internet café. And sometimes we just can’t stay after school. But failing due to lack of equipment shouldn’t be an option. Students need them to finish up those snazzy power point presentations, Photoshop edits, essays, etc.

Restroom amenities like pad Machines in the women’s restrooms and paper towel dispensers with paper towels

Those times when a girl is on her period and has no pad, no one wants to have an accident like that. It can be prevented and it’s cheap; A lot of people don’t like waiting for their hands to dry. Especially since we only have 5 minutes to get to class.

Fixing the school heating and ventilation system; individual fans to cool the 3rd floor classrooms come summer

There are too many classrooms that are freezing cold and remain that way because the heater doesn’t work properly and vice versa. A lot of students find it hard to focus in uncomfortably cold and warm environments.

Paper for students and teachers Teachers run out of paper; students run out of paper; we all need paper

There’s a lot of students who can’t afford enough school supplies and some don’t have the time or money.

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Of course, not all substitutes display negligent behavior and therefore fail to keep the class quiet, let alone learning . Unfortunately, however, there are some who just let things slide. I have come across a few of them myself, and it bothers me that they couldn’t take the action necessary to maintain the class when it got out of control.

Situation: You walk into your 4th period class. You’re already irritated because the day is only half over and you haven’t had lunch yet. You missed breakfast and 4th period isn’t necessarily your favorite class; the only reason you even go is that you actually enjoy this teacher. Then, to your utter dismay, you see a substitute. Rolling your eyes you go sit down and resume pouting as before.

Almost 15 minutes after the bell has rung, your classmates begin to realize that the sub isn’t too much on the disciplinarian side, and they take over. People are talking and laughing and not paying attention, out of their seats and lying to the sub about class rules. There you sit in the corner immensely annoyed. The substitute eventually comes to understanding that there is nothing they can do and retreat to “their” desk, obviously thinking to themselves, “If I don’t teach, those damn kids can’t learn so hmph! They lose!” This arouses your inner beast. Now the only choice you have is to close your books in frustration and wait for the bell to ring so you can escape the chaotic, unprofessional classroom mayhem.

These circumstances stimulate feelings of familiarity, peculiarity, irregularity; all at the same

time. Why should a student have to feel irritated and/or frustrated because a substitute failed to follow simple protocol? They shouldn’t, enough said.

Some substitutes may argue that walking into uncharted territory each day or not knowing what to expect makes subbing hard, but that doesn’t justify the response they have to students who appreciate a functioning and productive classroom.

“It’s so frustrating. I just stop working when they just sit there. I get real frustrated,” Sophomore Ashlee Tofteland said. Students shouldn’t feel frustrated in class because a substitute just sat back let the students do as they please. It’s unfair and more than a tad bit disrespectful. Why would a substitute even come to the classroom and accept the lesson plan if all they are going to do is let the class run amuk? If you ask me, they shouldn’t even come. It just ends up being as if the sub is invisible, while they’re oblivious to what’s going on. Then again, it wouldn’t be good if they didn’t show up at all. Show up but do something; something that will actually facilitate the production of a functional classroom. If that means utilizing disciplinarian tactics such as kicking people out of class or calling security to remove particularly unruly students.

We really shouldn’t forget, in the midst of all this, that subbing can be hard and I respect their effort. From bad lesson planning by teachers that leave the subs clueless, to students lying about how they have endless bathroom passes, substitutes, in

truth, have really hard jobs. Sometimes, more often than not, students get off task when they realize that a sub is in control for the day. The fact that students will likely only see one particular sub for 50-60 minute a school year day may have an effect on their behavior.

We have to remember that they are walking into a room full of complete strangers who have strengthened bonds with each other since the beginning of the school year or prior. Subs don’t have that bond with students. Therefore, this could be another reason that students take advantage of subs. Sometimes the teachers can even contribute to the strife that subs feel, by not creating clear lesson plans for the subs to attend to. Simple things like a roster of all the students’ faces and their names next to it help the sub make connections and form their own individual bonds with their students; that same bond that they don’t have but so desperately need.

Even though all these things are true, subs still shouldn’t be given the leeway to do whatever they feel, or sit there when the class gets out of hand and not do anything. It’s up to the substitutes to keep the class going when staff teachers aren’t present; this includes making sure that every student in the class feels like they are respected and comfortable. I admit that sometimes even I have gotten off task, but there isn’t an excuse for not upholding the duty that you were hired to do.

They are there to hold the place of an absent

teacher, keep the class in order, follow the lesson

plan they are given, make sure all students act civi-

lized and abide by the regular rules of the

classroom and school. Why, then, have so many substitute teachers failed

so completely at this simple task?

A Call To Action by Shaheed Rashid

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Chemistry

This usually becomes a problem when you’re with someone mostly for their physical appearance, later to discover that you have virtually nothing in common.

The many awkward, silent moments most likely mean you have run out of interesting things to talk about. The constant arguments over what to do on Friday nights probably means that you two just don’t enjoy the same things.

What’s a relationship without communication? Stop wasting time.

Worst solution: Tell them that they’re good to look at, but they have no personality. That’s just plain rude.

Best solution: Ask to remain friends, it’s not like you guys don’t get along or anything. Lesson learned for you, next time make sure that you can actually talk to someone, as well as enjoy looking at them.

Everything about them may be perfect, from the unbelievable personality to the irresistible appearance, but one thing is missing: the physically intimacy. You want to speed up and hit a homerun, but your partner likes to take things slow. You are afraid that you will never get to experience the pleasure that some of your other friends have been bragging about.

Worst solution: Don’t pressure them or break up with them just for this.Control yourself. Sex is not everything in a relationship. It’s easy to want more, but if you are in a relationship with a great person, you should already be enjoying it.

Best solution: Respect your partner’s boundaries. Sex may be important to some people, but not everyone wants to be rushed into doing it. Give your partner time, let them figure out what they want. Support them. With team work, it will result in a satisfying, lasting, and stronger relationship.

Trust

Anything from lying about what they were doing or where they were to flat out cheating on you makes it hard to ever fully trust them. Even if you find some way to work it out, you will always question their loyalty.

Remember, it’s not your fault, and you deserve better. It’s your choice to either be forever treated badly or continue your life without stressing about someone else’s bad behavior.

Worst solution: trying to get even by doing the same thing. Don’t cheat, and then leave them for another person. That’s not making you a better person.

Best solution: Simply just say you can’t be with someone who lies to you because if there’s no trust, there’s no relationship. Maybe someday they’ll come to their senses, but there’s never a guarantee that it will happen, let alone last.

Over-protective

Sometimes a little show of jealousy may be cute because it shows that someone cares for you.

Then again, it can easily go overboard if a person starts to look through your phone every day, follow you around, or yell at your friends of the opposite sex for touching you/talking to you/etc. It’s almost like they expect you to be messing around with other people or lying.

Worst solution: Telling them you know that they are keeping a close eye on you, but you still staying in the relationship. They are just going to be extra careful, get even worse, or both.

Best solution: Since you know they usually look through your text messages, thinking that you don’t know, leave a message addressed to them saying, “I know you’ve been checking up on me, you need to trust me or this has to stop or we’re over.” Stick to your guns, don’t let it slide the next time you catch your partner checking up on you.

Abuse

A lot of people would question why anyone would ever put up with it at all. Truth is, relationships don’t usually start out that way. Over time, after you’ve fallen in love, your lover changes. It’s harder to get out of an abusive relationship because when you feel so much love for someone, you don’t want to lose them.

You think to yourself: “Why are they acting this way?” You may even put the blame on yourself. Don’t. There’s something seriously wrong with them. You need to leave before you get severly hurt from their abuse.

Worst solution: breaking it off in person, privately. Think about how they are going to react. A lot of anger will come out, possibly resulting in you getting seriously hurt.

Best solution: as long as there’s a crowd, it’s ok. They will not be as tempted to psychically injure you with people watching. If they do, you won’t be alone.

Hearts Break a Little at a Time| Thao Nguyen| A&E Editor

Fifteen hundred years

ago, Socrates said, “The hot-

test love has the coldest end,”

and it’s still true today. Here, the

top 5 things that stress teen rela-tionships - and

how to deal.

Sex

So you’ve finally decided to discard the social convention of the boy doing the asking, and instead are going to ask him out before that wench Suzie gets her hands on him. First of all, congratulations, but you will need a little more than determination. Decisions don’t get you boyfriends, actions do. Here’s how you can make it happen.

1. Get plenty of sleep the night before. Just like the SAT, your final game of the season or a big presentation, you’re going to want to be well rested. Nobody wants the Zombie asking them to be “their hunny.”

2. Take a long, soothing shower. Of course there are the more obvious reasons (smell) but you also have to consider the mental aspect. It feels good. If you enjoy your shower, you’re going to be in a better mood and definitely more comfortable and less likely to have the zombie problem mentioned above.

3. Eat something delicious. Today is not the day for health. You want to eat something that makes you feel good. Hell, if he can’t handle the love handles then he ain’t worth your time.

4. Get sexy. Don’t dress like a tramp; wear something that makes you feel sexy. This is a mental battle, and if you want to win it’s going to take all you can get.

5. Go to school. If you aren’t there, then who knows when you’re gonna see him next? Attendance is a must!

6. Talk to his friends. Don’t ask them directly how to ask him out, because they’ll probably try and mess you up just for kicks. If you don’t do this, you may never find out something that would be considered a deal breaker, like his allergy to peanuts when your plan was to ask him over PB&J.

7. Think up a plan. This plan should involve one thing for sure, asking him in person. If you do it over text or facebook it then you just went through all this- trouble for something that took you a whole 5 seconds.

8. Get the pre-game talk from your

BFFL (Best Friend For Life). What would an epic battle be without a pep talk? Your BFFL will give you the much-needed extra dose of confidence.

9. Get him alone. Unless you are 100% sure you can handle it, then don’t try! It’s better to admit defeat in this small area than to freeze up in the middle of you asking him in front of a group of his friends.

9 ½. Swallow those butterflies and ask.

Man Up, Woman!|VincentWarren| Public Relations

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We All Have.....New Year’s Resolutions

“To start eating vegetables”Senior, Elizabeth Lee

“Reach copious new heights and indubitable goals!!”Senior, Dony’ae Allen

“Defeat somebody in next match up; to get on Varsity”Sophomore, Brandon Atchison

“Pass all my classes”Freshman, Justin Pienh

“Be nicer to sibs & to not judge people”Sophomore, Titania Launki

“Earn 3.8 or higher this school year”Junior, Quiarra Gipson

“Stop being lazy”Junior, Dj Eubanks

“Earn at least $2,000 bucks by myself”Freshman, Michelle Volumtarioso

Ajane Burnley, Bryan Diaz Graphic

“Have better relationships with friends”Junior, Josie Dumlao

“To be nicer”Junior, Ken Untala

| Ajane’ Burnley| Editor in Chief

“I looked up and saw who I was fighting and it was this 26-year-old,” senior Carlos Perez said, recalling his latest match. “He looked like he was gonna rip someone’s head off.”

“As the first round starts off, he was just wailing on me. He sees an opening and goes for my gut,” Perez continued. “When I’m on the ropes he keeps wailing on me like crazy and I start to get dizzy and I almost fall out of the ring. They give me an 8 count and for the rest of the round he beats my ass.”

At the end of this bad first round, Perez got a pep talk from his coach.

“My coach tells me to get out there with juevos.”

“The 2nd round starts and he comes at me to do the same, but I jab him once. He throws a cross and I respond with a cross hook and the hook knocked him out.

“I ended up losing because I threw an extra punch when I shouldn’t have.”A boxing score is determined by the number of punches thrown and the number of punches landed and is computed together to get a percentage.

Perez started boxing because of issues at school.

“I was getting bullied, and I was impulsive to fights and anger,” he said.

Though boxing became an outlet for his anger, it also helped him harness it.

“It taught me how to control myself,” Perez said. “I’m using that energy in a positive way instead of hurting others.”

His new year’s resolution is to get into the boxing tournament Golden Gloves. He’s new to competitions and wants to gain more experience as a boxer.

“I’m hoping to go as far you can go; if you win Golden Gloves you get into regionals.”

Perez trains with a group of fighters at a boxing gym in the Highlands.

“We start off by warming up all the muscles. We do things like squats, lunges, push-ups and we do a lap around the community college,” Perez said.

Not only has he been training, but he’s been preparing himself mentally as well.

“You always tell yourself you’re going to win so you don’t have doubts.”

All that glitters is gold

“I’m not sure; be a better person?”Freshman, Cynthia Fang

“Be a better person academically and outside school”Sophomore, Tae Sherrill

Boxer Carlos Perez talks about his resolution

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Name:Classs Of:

Addyson Stowers2010

Amanda Rogers2010

lynesha Wells2010

kelsey Sparks2010

How long have you been playing?

10 years 10 years 11 years 15 years

What postion do you play? All but Guard Center All of them Point Guard

Whats your favorite game move?

Spin move He got Game Spin post 3 pointer

What’s your favorite Brand? Nike Lebron James Adidas Nike

What is your favorite game shoe?

How did they coast?

where yuo get tham at?

How long have you had them?

$90.00

South center Mall

(2007)2 years

$195.00

Eastbay

(Oct)3 months

$80.00

Eastbay

(Dec)1 month

$120.00

Eastbay

(July)6 months

|Mindy Saeteurn|Numb3r5 Editor

The scent of a sauna enters your nostrils as you enter the wrestling gym. You can see sweat dripping from foreheads and soaked T-shirts. You can hear yelling from seven different coaches, shouting from the wrestlers about their warm up, complaining how hard it is and heavy breathing. Wrestling takes a lot of endurance during the practices and upcoming matches.

“You got to have heart.” Light Weight Junior wrestler Aaron Garcia said.

The wrestlers are dedicated and practice with all their hearts to do the best they can and improve themselves. Practice starts at 2:45, ending at five. They sharpen their skills and techniques by starting with drills like cartwheels and fireman and bear crawls.

“My motivation is my brothers,” sophomore Tyrell

Walker said “they began wrestling earlier than me and then I tried it.”

Different wrestlers have their own motivations. Inspiraration comes from what they believe in their hearts and the influence of the people in their lives.

“Everybody has the opportunity to be on varsity,” Coach Jimmy Andrews said.

To determine which wrestlers are on varsity, there are 3 periods with different weight classes they wrestler until there is a winner out of the 3 periods.

Even coaches provide a type of motivation that helps the wrestlers try to achieve and improve. They give each student an equal opportunity to be on the varsity team. The coaches help train and teach them different things in hopes that they will all go to state or higher.

SWEAT+STRENGTH=HARD WORK

BABY GOT KICKS

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Flexible Friendship| Hayley Brunk| Copy Editor

The Indians Gymnastics team has had its ups, downs, lefts and rights. Through it all the girls strive to push each other and build friendships to last a lifetime. Agonizing defeat, strenuous workouts, and sometimes surprising victories bring the girls closer together every time. Even though each girl had their own bad day they all remained strong through the losses.

“My favorite part is the working out, and the girls are all very nice” sophomore gymnast Hana Feseha said, “I’ve made many close friends.”

Gymnastics is a sport of its own kind, both individual and team. Each gymnast receives a score from 1-10 based on their performance, one of course being the lowest and ten being the highest. At the end of the meet these scores are added up to produce a total team score. The team score determines the meet’s winner.

“I think our highest point last year was when we beat Kennedy for the first time.” Feseha said.

Dedication and teamwork go hand in hand. As a team they build each other’s

spirit and perseverance. Each girl’s individual strengths and weaknesses go into making this team what it is and what it will be. Practice as a team, improve as a team, do the work as a team. See the results as a team. Individual events are what contribute to the teams. Even as individual athletes, Renton Indians perform together as miniscule contributing factors to a whole result.

“I hope to get an Every Event.” Feseha said.

Goals are an extremely important aspect to improving both as a team and individually. Individual goals go hand in hand with team goals. Gymnasts push each other to obtain both goals. Strife adds to the effect of a group of girls continuing to persevere and push their teammates and friends closer to the top.

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How much money will you be spending on gifts this holiday season?14% will spend $0-$9.0024% will spend $10.00-$49.0027% will spend $50-$9935% will spend $100 or more

Which items will you spend the most money on?4% will buy toys 25% will buy electronics26% other45% will spend it on clothing

Where will you do most of your shopping?7% buy it at a department store11% buy it online12% other70% buy it at the mall

If you had a choice, who wold you prefer to spend the holidays with?7% other12% with their friends22% with their boyfriend/girlfriend59% with their families

What do you think is the most important reason to celebrate the holidays?6% say to be with friends8% say for religious or spirituality9% say to get presents10% other67% say to be with their family

Onna Giddens graphic

Other facts about celebrating the Holidays - and money going into them.Mindy Saeteurn Photo

231 students were surveyed on Thursday November 3