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Aside from the occasional hybrid, most cars seen on the road in Placer Coun-ty are the large trucks and SUVs more suit-able for the local lifestyle. However, one CHS parent, Mr. Shawn Mulkin, has taken on an ambitious project.

After months of research, Mulkin con-verted a 1984 Mercedes-Benz 300d die-sel to run off a new fuel – vegetable oil. Mulkin collects waste vegetable oil from several restaurants, then lets it sit in jugs in the sun for several days. This process filters crumbs to the bottom of the con-tainers. Next, he places the fuel in a large tank in a greenhouse, which filters out the finer solutes.

The vehicle itself contains several modifications. In order for the new fuel to ignite, it must be heated before entering the engine. Mulkin routed hot water from the radiator around the fuel line. Then, the fuel goes to electric heating coils, similar to those in a hair dryer. The added heat allows combustion to occur. The oil is filtered twice during these processes.

Why go through the effort to build and operate these systems? Cost. Waste veg-etable oil is free, resulting in dramatic sav-ings in operating costs and quick payback of Mulkin’s initial investment. “There’s no cost except changing a couple of filters every few months,” he said. According to

Veggie-Consuming CarCHS parent converts Mercedes- Benz to biodiesel

Alex BonserStaff Writer

Mulkin, the te chn o l o g y saves him thousands of dollars each year.

Ve g e t a -ble oil also benefits the environment. The only by-products to the fuel pro-cessing, the crumbs and particles in the oil, are placed in mulch. The car’s emis-sions are greener , as they lack sulfur, a danger-ous exhaust substance of regular gaso-line and diesel automobiles. In addition, Mulkin explained how restaurants who give him their waste oil avoid having it driven away by a large, gas guzzling sup-ply truck. “I take what was waste and use it to avoid the purchase of petroleum.”

This was Mulkin’s second vegetable oil project. Several years ago he pur-chased an old diesel for experimentation

Shawn Mulkin admires his car’s engine that runs on vegetable oil. Mr. Mulkin has saved money and energy by using biodiesel.Photo by: Alex Bonser

after learning about the technology. “I was tired for paying for fuel and know-ing… that money is going to the Middle East,” he cited as a reason for the under-taking. He worked in collaboration with a friend who was also converting a car.

Ryan Mulkin is a sophomore at CHS, and has witnessed his father’s accom-plishment firsthand. “It’s pretty good,” he summed up simply. “At least it’s not expensive.”

Race to the Finish Loren SundingStaff Writer

This year Colfax High School was granted with the opportunity to host a brand new technology-based class. De-sign Tech was created to incorporate all four of Colfax’s technology oriented classes: Electronics, Woodshop, Metal Shop, and Computers. Students rotate throughout the four classes in groups of twenty-five to thirty and spend about five

weeks in each class. Each of these classes integrated one

project that would contribute to the fi-nal project: a solar powered drag racer. This small car features a metal chassis, a custom made circuit board, a student designed sticker package, and a plastic molded body.

The students in Design Tech learned .

to use a variety of tools in all of these class-es. In Woodshop, Mr. Schwartz teaches students to use the band saw, table saw, router, and sanders to create a tool box and the car body. He also instructs the students to create computer aided draft-ing (CAD), plans for all the projects.

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Design Tech students send their final projects down the raceway.

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Each year some of the world’s best cyclists and teams congregate to Cali-fornia, to race in the Amgen Tour of Cali-fornia. Through stages from May 16th to the 23rd these racers competed all over California all vying for the ultimate prize of wearing the Yellow Jersey on the po-dium after the final stage. This year’s Am-gen, however, was different for the area of Colfax, Meadow Vista, and Auburn as it is the first time this now iconic race passed through the local area.

The Amgen sported some of the most famous athletes in the world, Lance Armstrong being among them as part of Team Radio Shack. Armstrong is of course famous for his victories in 8 consecutive Tour De Frances, but he is not the only cy-cling superstar who was among this years riders. Levi Leipheimer another member of the Radio Shack team has won the last three Tours of California was the favor-ite to win once again this year. This year he would face fierce competition from other contenders like German rider Jens Voigt who took fourth place last year, Da-vid Hinkeipi who has been on 8 winning teams throughout the Tour de France, and David Zabreskie who was the runner up in last years race.

The first stage of the Tour of Califor-nia started at Nevada City and finished in Sacramento. The course wound its way

through the foothills where fans gathered along the road side to catch the glimpse of the racers as they sped by. “It was sur-real” said Mr. Wolff, computers teacher at Colfax High school, and one of the many locals watching along the road. “To see a world class event come down Placer Hill’s Road world was an amazing experience.”

In the first stage, Mark Cavendesh was the first to don the yellow jersey of this year’s Amgen. He crossed the finish line with a 4:04:46 giving a “V” for vic-tory to the large crowd gathered in Sac-ramento. Other contenders for the overall victory raced wisely not tiring themselves in the first stage, sticking with the Pelo-ton throughout the entirety of the race. At the end of the last stage, Michael Rog-ers (USA) of HTC-Columbia was crowned the winner of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California.

The first stage was an exciting event of the small area of Colfax, Auburn, and Meadow Vista. It not only gave the resi-dents something to be excited about but also brought new interest in the sport of cycling. After watching the race and reading a few articles afterward, Mr. Wolff commented “I’ve learned more about bi-cycle racing in the last two weeks than I have in my entire life.” This race has been an experience that will hopefully bring new enthusiasm to the sport, and bring the Tour through our area again soon.

2010 Amgen Tour

Taylor WhitehillStaff Writer

Mr. Wolff reveals the possibilities of Photoshop and video editing pro-grams in computers. Students learned to solder and create circuit boards with Mr. Martello in Electronics. In the metal shop students used the drill press, the CNC plasma cutter, and various hand tools to create the metal chassis, display stands, and a tool tray with Mr. Kinsey.

The entire process of designing the car, chassis, and electronics took about nine months. The teachers worked during the summer and the fall terms to perfect all the designs. When asked how the final race would turn out Mr. Schwartz responded, “Pretty good, we have practiced a few times and we have tons of great sponsors and prizes.” He later commented that, “I love the mix of all the classes in one and the students will walk away with a great skill set.”

After the students complete all four rotations, they will race their cars in a school wide race. All cars will be presented along with a portfolio to judges who will grade the racers on several categories. Judges will scan the cars for creativity, color schemes, body design, and workmanship.

Conner Krier (10) is excited for the final race and commented, “I think my car has a good chance to win.” When asked what his favorite part of the class was he answered, “…definitely wood-shop because you get to use a variety of tools and you actually design the body of the car.”

The final race date is set for June 3rd and all participating students will race their cars in a drag style competi-tion. Approximately 120 cars will com-pete against each other and be judged at the final event.

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The front of the“pack” as it passes through Meadow Vista Photo by: Dylan Laidlaw

Lance Armstrong and fellow bikers race through Placer County Design Tech

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The internet is used for many purposes today, includ-ing news updates. However, the newspaper is still a better news source than any mod-ern technological resource for multiple reasons. “A lot of times, when you look at the newspaper, you find a lot of information that you normal-ly wouldn’t go looking for,” Tracy Brooks (9) stated.

One benefit of printed papers is that they include coupons not found online or by watching the news on TV. They also enable you to cut out and share articles if you choose to. One problem with using the internet for finding news information is that several online newspaper editions are partial and might not include every piece that is in the printed editions. Also, some articles that are found in print are not found on-line.

Some people prefer the printed newspaper over the radio, internet, or TV due to its convenience. They would rath-er carry around a newspaper instead of a laptop, cell phone, or any other portable

Tori AndersonEditor

Christina GoodrichStaff Writer

Why the newspaper is still important today

internet accessible device. These devices could have technical difficulties, and newspapers are available in places where you might not have internet access.

Having a copy of a printed newspa-per allows you to use it for your own pur-poses. Michallynn Hoffman (10) said, “I like the printed newspaper better because it is more traditional and it is more interac-tive because I can solve the puzzles and

Colfax student Savannah Newman (10)reads the Falcon Free Press, Colfax High School’s own newspaper.

Photo by: Tori Anderson

read the comics.” You are also able to highlight portions of the paper that you find inter-esting or important, and you can write notes in the mar-gins. Some people like to save editions of the newspaper in order to review them or just to collect them.

Printed paper compa-nies also need more workers for distribution and printing. When people look for jobs, they normally check the clas-sifieds section of the paper instead of going online and searching. By doing this, they

are making sure that their job choices are all local. Katelyn Gassaway (9) said she likes “the classifieds section because there are many interesting things for sale.”

Even though there are many benefits of getting the news online, by radio, or by TV, the printed newspaper is more conve-nient and locally centered. Sarah Shade (9) said that she thinks that, “the news-paper is more straight forward and less biased than other resources.” Overall, the reliability of newspapers surpasses that of any other media source.

Wall Street ReformThe financial legislation passed by the Senate fails to fix the

issues plaguing Wall Street and instead marks a milestone in the growth of American corporatism.

In a battle that disturbingly resembles the disastrous health care debate, Democrats have once again taken a vital piece of legislation and butchered it almost beyond recognition. Instead of sweeping reform that will permanently prevent future crises, Congress has taken a shuffle forward and called it a leap.

Part of the legislation is centered on transparency. For ex-ample, the dangerous trading of complex financial derivatives (side bets banks use as insurance) that pulled America’s banks down the slippery slope of crisis may not be regulated, merely

Congress reaches new level of incompetencyAlex BonserStaff Writer

made more public. The justification for this is that consumers and shareholders will be able to monitor the actions of Wall Street firms and act to protect themselves and the economy. However, there is an obvious flaw: hardly anybody outside of Wall Street and the Treasury department understands how complex financial derivatives work. This aspect of banking is so complicated that few are able to examine trading critically with-out extensive economic background. Investors and consumers will be able to observe the transactions, but will have no way of knowing which ones are “good” or “bad”. Thus, transparency is useless because the people who are supposed to be protected are still in the dark. cont. on p. 5

The Relevance of Newspapers

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Vocational schools such as Wyo Tech, Heald College Schools of Business and Technology, ITT Technical Institute, and other local noteworthy schools, provide insight into specific career options. Pos-sible trades include Aircraft, Business, Fashion Design, Dentistry, Healthcare and Medical fields, Telecommunications, and many more possibilities. Although these options might sound appealing to get a head start into a possible career straight out of high school, it is crucial to stand back and view the bigger picture that a student may overlook by receiving an education from these schools.

Institutional schools are more suit-able for the average incoming freshman than vocational schools. These schools can range from top private schools such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and Dart-mouth to community colleges such as Sierra College and American River Col-

lege. Institutional colleges can offer a varied education that vocational schools can not. These schools can offer general education to cover every possible avenue that a student may take instead of focus-ing on one specific career field. Students may choose to receive their education from local community colleges such as Sierra College as an inexpensive way to receive a quality general education, state funded colleges such as California’s UC’s and State Schools, or private Universities such as Stanford, University of San Diego, and Loyola-Marymount.

Vocational schools are designed for those who are without a doubt going to enter the field they are training in; how-ever, too often individuals make the mis-take of entering these schools without real information or background about the career or school. If the student does not find the training desirable, he or she has

wasted valuable time and money. He or she must choose to receive a general edu-cation or pick another vocational school advocating for a different career.

Overall, attending a two or four year institutional school after high school is more profitable than a vocational school in most situations. Some people who are sure about their future would find a gen-eral education useless.

Vocational schools can be enriching for some students, but the vast majority of high school graduates are better suited to attend institutional schools to properly weigh their options. From there, these students may job shadow, or work under a specific career while completing course-work at respective colleges. This method allows for the same benefits without the backlash of wasted efforts.

Vocational Versus College

Another major component of the bill is efforts to stop future taxpayer bailouts. Both parties oppose such measures for differing ideological reasons. However, stripping away last-resort economic op-tions directly clashes with the purpose of the bill, which is to prevent future crises. Taxpayer bailouts should not be initiated casually. But in the midst of an economic disaster, future officials faced with the choice between bailing out corporations or sinking into a depression must not have their options limited by laws passed due to extreme ideologies and political jockeying.

At least this time the so-called Dem-ocrats are actually fighting for their bill. Unlike health care reform, where Major-ity Leader Reid would not budge with-out a 60-vote threshold, the Democrats actually let the Republicans filibuster the popular measure. This turned out to be a brilliant political move, as Republicans re-alized they were risking enormous back-lash from Main Street and surrendered after three days. The political skirmish had far-reaching implications: Democrats finally got an inkling of how empty the threat of filibuster actually is.

The Republicans also claim to sup-port reform, as a crocodile might shed tears for its prey. While (reluctantly) will-ing to debate the issue, most of their “contributions” involve outsourcing de-cisions to bipartisan committees with enough Republicans in them to block all aspects of the bill. In other words, Senate Republicans want the bill to exist, but are terrified of it actually doing anything.

The lack of serious reform reflects how corporatized our government has become. According to nonpartisan watchdog site Opensecrets.org, Presi-dent Obama received over 24 million dol-lars in campaign donations from various Wall Street industries. And he is so liberal compared to other politicians that Re-publicans branded him as a Communist. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnel (R-KY), meanwhile, received 1.1 million dollars from the Securities and Invest-ments industry in his 2008 campaign, constituting his largest donor by industry. It is clear that Wall Street has attempted, and to some extent succeeded, at buy-ing their way out of responsibility for the economic crises and recession. The near uselessness of this bill is a signal that Wall

Street is once again grinding its heel into the exposed throat of Main Street.

The Wall Street reform that comes out of conference may not even be passed. The Republicans’ tendency to filibuster anything that does not push America to-ward a corporate state, together with the Democrats’ inability to finish any project that does not have 60-plus votes behind it, gives the legislation very poor odds for survival. If it does pass, it will be virtually ineffective on its own. This bill requires much strengthening to protect citizens from the oppressive tactics of greedy fi-nancial institutions.

America’s increasingly corporat-ist government has once again come through and destroyed hope of real and effective change. The chance to fix the problems plaguing our financial system has been ruined by politicians trying to weaken and/ or kill reform on behalf of their Wall Street patrons. Though the bill represents a small step forward, it alone is not worth the patience and support of taxpayers. As with health care, Wall Street reform must be modified and expanded to give Americans the legislation they de-

Nick ReadStaff Writer

Wall Street cont. from p. 4

Weighing in on the pros and cons of vocational training

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How did you feel making it to the PVL tournament finals?It was a season long goal and it felt really good to finally ac-

complish our goal. We played in some tough matches, but in the end we pulled through.Did you expect to make it so far?

At first it was an unrealistic goal for us, but when we saw the draw we knew it was possible.Do you like playing together? If so, what made you so good together?

Yes, because we have the same type of attitude towards tennis, which makes us compatible partners. Also, we play a sim-ilar style which makes us in sync with one another. Do you have any pre-game rituals?

We talk about our opponents, their skill levels, and their weaknesses. Even though you lost in the second round, are you proud of winning the first round of sections?

We are proud as sophomores to have made it that far in a tournament of all the best players. We played well in our first match but it gave us experience to lose against a good oppo-nent. Do you have any future plans for tennis?

We want to play singles next year, because eventually we need to move on with our high school tennis career. After high school we would like to play in college, wherever we end up go-ing.

Athletes of the Issue

Karl Dietz and Kyle Borges

What is your favorite stroke?My favorite stroke is the breaststroke.

How did you get started in competitive swimming?When I was 10 years old I swam on a recreational swim team

in Auburn, then in 8th grade I began swimming all year round.How would you rate this season?

It was a really good season for me because I had some of my best times. I got 2nd place at sections in both the 100 m butterfly and 100 m breaststroke.Do you have any pregame rituals?

No.Did you set any goals for yourself and meet them?

I set a goal to qualify for Junior Nationals at sections. I had to get a time of 105 seconds to qualify and I got 106 so I didn’t make it. But I was the only person from Colfax to qualify for fi-nals individually.Is it awkward hanging out with guys in Speedos?

No, not really, I’m used to it.

Presley Wetterstrom

Laura ZajacEditor

Chris LovejoyEditor

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Laura Zajac (12) highlighted the ten-nis team’s PVL performance winning the PVL singles women’s title 6-1, 6-2 over a local rival from Bear River. Karl Dietz (10) and Kyle Borges (10) and Carissa Millanes (12) and Justin Witt (12) all made it to the PVL finals for doubles and mixed doubles.

The Varsity Baseball team had a disap-pointing season despite the fact that the team was relying on youth. The team lead by Justin Ab-bott (12), Steven Smith (12), and Kyle Pierce (12) finished 0-12 in league but picked up some quality non-league games finishing 4-16 overall. The team wrapped up league play facing Bear River and Whitney high schools.

Colfax Track and Field wrapped up their season with PVL trials on Tuesday and PVL Championships on Thursday. The teams performed exceptionally well at Le Fevre Stadium with several quali-fiers moving on to Division 3 Sections at Modesto on Tuesday and Thursday. The

varsity men’s 4x400 of Josh Solomon (12), Chris Walton (9), Brennan Holman (11), and anchor Connor Sullivan (11) capped

a great team effort moving on finishing third and beating rival Bear River, who ousted Colfax last year. Other top quali-fiers included Jacey Crane (11), Michael Manning (11), and Evan Kaiser (11) in the pole vault, Adam Pugh (12) and Emily Co-lon (12) in the discus, Allison Gutierrez (12) in the 100 meter hurdles, and Sara How-ard (12) in the 3200 meters.

The young Varsity Golf team could not defend its long stretch of PVL suc-cess of twelve PVL titles in fifteen years,

PVL Wrap UpNick ReadStaff WriterSpring sports shine bright at CHS

but had several significant performances. Patrick Cabrera (10) qualified for Sections and Loren Sunding (10) and Chris Bower

(10) nearly made it to the champion-ship.

The Girls Soc-cer team had spectacular sea-son nearly going undefeated in the season finishing 10-1-1 in league and 18-1-3 overall. The Lady Falcons led by Ashley Broussard (12) Kate Bianchi (10), Kelli Johnston (12) lost to Whitney for the PVL title 2-0, but will face Man-teca next Tuesday in section playoffs.

The swimming team made a splash

at the PVL championships taking third in the men’s title and fourth in the women’s title. There were several standouts for both the men and women. Rick Tuttle (12) finished first in the 100m backstroke, An-thony Giuliani (12) finished second in the 100m butterfly and Kyle Barney (12) fin-ished second in the 100m freestyle. The women were led by Jessica Glazner’s (11) second place finish in the 100m butterfly and Erin Peskin’s (12) third place finish in the 100m breaststroke.

Emily Colon (12) and Coach Alonzo rejoice after Colon broke the school record with a throw of 115’5”.

Congratulations to all my lovely friends, Payge, Rosie, Laura, Erin, Carissa, Kacey, Faith, Beka, and Katie, for sticking together through all these years. You are all beautiful and going somewhere special in life. Here’s to us!

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Jessica Garretson

In the naturally gifted hands of Col-fax High School artist, Catherine Jobes (10), nothing is mightier than the pen, except perhaps the brush, charcoal pencil and a variety of other utensils. Jobes has im-mersed herself in visual art since childhood. “I just got lost in it. It makes me happy,” she explains simply of how she dwells in this niche of hers. She continues ex-ercising her passion through arts classes at Colfax. These courses have proven to be an essential and valuable aspect of her expe-rience as an artist. Through them, she has learned techniques and skills on which all her art is sup-ported and emphasized and which she hopes will help propel her future.

Jobes had never taken any art cours-es before her freshman year. However, af-ter taking Art 1, 2, and Advanced Art, she had been supplied with the education to refine her raw gift

She feels her teacher, Mr. Steve Cov-erston, the only one to have taught her

technique, has had a significant influ-ence on her art and has provided the ideal environment and instruction for her to thrive. “I love his teaching style,” she

raved. “I love the class, everything. There is nothing I could complain about.” Cov-erston taught her the essential methods of all medias and introduced her to inking and acrylics. “Everything else,” she said of her unsupervised beginnings “was me figuring it out for myself.”

Michelle Read Staff Writer

Catherine JobesHer favorite subjects to depict are

animals, particularly horses which, as her friends and peer artists know, con-stantly appear in various forms in her

work. Whether her chosen beast is lazy or commanding, they are conjured to being carefully, con-structed through steady, learned hands. She enjoys bringing her subjects to life through all types of media such as ink, paint, and sculpture.

As with many, Jobes is in-spired by the classics. Renais-sance masters DaVinci and Mi-chaelango are sources of “huge inspiration.” She finds masterful sculptures most stimulating and hopes one day to gaze admirably upon the famed statue of David.

Jobes hopes to continue her artistic career at Colfax by taking Ceramics next year as a junior.

She aims to become a professional artist as a side career after obtaining a degree after two years at a university. The advice she gives to aspiring artists is to simply “capture things you think are interesting.” Catherine Jobes is evidence of how well that fascination can serve you.

Modern dance students strike a pose. Photo by: Mr. Rigney

Artist of the Issue:

2010 Dance Spring Sensation Maureen BurgessStaff Writer

Colfax High School’s Modern Dance class performed for their 2010 Spring Sen-sation Dance Concert on May 19 and 20 at 7 P.M in the Performing Arts Center. Tick-ets were sold for $4 for students and $5 for non-students.

The Modern Dance students were eager to perform in the upcoming con-cert. For many of them, dancing has been a longtime passion. Ashly Luiz (12), a Modern Dance student at Colfax High School stated that she joined the class because she had “just done cheer” and often “danced around her living room.” Although Luiz decided to take dance simply so she would not have to take

any other P.E. class, she grew to love the class. “Modern dance is not only a class with your friends,” explained Luiz. “You get a good work out, and you stretch and dance.” Luiz is proud of the performances she and her peers have assembled and said that “All of the dances for the show are choreographed by the students who choose to do it, like me, and Kelcey Joyce (11) and Jen Hausler (12), and other peo-ple.”

Another dance student, Anna Huck-ins (11) stated that the “performances are always very stressful preparing for every-thing, but it is always worth it in the end. If I could change anything about the class

Catherine Jobes (10) paints one of her favorite sub-jects. Her love for animals, especially horses, is evident throughout her artwork. Photo by: Ally Rondoni

I would try to motivate some of the danc-ers more and more to try and get them interested in the class.”

Modern Dance students dazzled and danced with unique and original performances

As the summer approaches, plans are confirmed and summer anticipation seems to be increasing each day of school. The plans for summer of Colfax students tend to vary largely, mostly because of the diversity of in-terests of students at Colfax. While some enjoy a summer jammed-packed with sports practices and hard core con-ditioning, others lean toward a summer spent relaxing on the beach and working on a nice tan.

Some people plan to use their summer time to travel abroad. Mathilde Bosgiraud (12) intends to go back to France in June and spend time in Paris. She then is set to travel to Spain in July with some of her friends and hopes to be able to go to Greece in August. Finally, she wants to spend time with her father in the south of France. She says that being able to go to Greece in August would be “really, really awesome” and is excited for the summer ahead of her.

Madi NewmanStaff Writer

Summer Plans

Colfax High School seniors Danielle Schnittger and Megan Parker have taken an interesting approach to remember-ing the class of 2010. The two girls took pictures of the entire senior class, giving each individual an empty picture frame to use as they wished in the photo. The frame’s purpose was to help students ex-press themselves and add a unique touch to what otherwise would be a dull por-trait.

Along with the pictures taken, the two girls also asked everyone to share a quote they liked so that it could be dis-played underneath the picture. The pic-

Others like Zakk Woodward (11) plan to take a more relaxing approach to the summertime. Woodward plans to “rent a houseboat and spend 16 days on Lake

Tahoe soaking up the sun while drinking pink lemonade.

Still other students prefer to get ahead on studies and be a little more pro-active during the summer. On the agenda for Ali Davies (10) is to go to an academic enrichment program at UC San Diego.

Davies explains that she will “get to stay in the dorms and go to the beach every day.”

Another group of students, includ-ing Ian Schudel (11), An-drew Sargent (11), Brannon Lackey(11), Spencer Perry (10), and Jeremy Incardona, have committed themselves to a summer of touring the West Coast, playing music and trying to get their name known. Their band L.I.F.E plans to travel in their “Shag-gin Waggon” playing experi-mental rock, funk, and ac-cording to member Spencer Perry (10), “whatever they feel like playing.”

Regardless of the plans ahead, everybody seems to be counting down the days until summer vacation. The idea of sunshine and free-

dom seems to be the center of every-body’s attention. Whether spending the summer sleeping and lounging around the house, looking for a job, or vacation-ing all summer, most people seem to think time spent in the summer is more enjoyable than time spent at school.

tures will all be presented in a slide show during the Senior Award Ceremony and during the 2010 Graduation Commence-ment Ceremony

“I think it’s an amazing photo proj-ect,” commented Colfax High School Photography teacher Robin Clark.

The idea aroused when Schnittger and Parker realized that they did not know or even recognize a lot of people in their class. “We wanted to know everyone when we graduate,” said Schnittger. Both girls decided to turn the idea into a photo project. Schnittger and Parker are both currently in Photography 2, which allows

for more original and creative projects. Even though they have different photo teachers, they have the class the same block which allows them to communicate and work on the project as a team. “We started taking pictures of all the seniors February first,” said Schnittger. The two girls worked hard on the project and per-severed until the time-consuming project was finally finished.

The students displayed the project during Falcon Period on May 13. “There was really good student feedback,” said Clark.

Rosie OrozcoEditor

Traveling, relaxing, a little studying and touring in a band are on the itineraries of several CHS students’ summer months.

Senior Portraits ProjectTwo seniors photograph their graduating class

From left Andrew Sargent, Spencer Perry, Brannon Lackey, and Ian Schudel. The band L.I.F.E. plans for a summers of touring the coast. Photo by: Madi Newman

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Your love is my drug- Ke$ha Fireflies- Owl CityRude Boy- Rihanna Alejandro- Lady GagaTelephone- Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce Imma Be-Black Eyed Peas Bad Romance-Lady GagaNothing on You-B.O.B.Carry Out-Timbaland Tik Tok- Ke$ha

Hottest Songs of 2010Today’s popular music culture is dominated by talented artists and not so talented

artists; the loved and the hated. The world of music makes no promises and neither do these modern stars. The class of 2010 will no doubt have that moment at 47 where they turn up their mini-van’s stereo and explain to their kids how one of these songs was so “hot” their senior year. Here are this year’s hit artists and songs (in no particular order), whether you loved them or hated them.

The Musicof Today

Every generation and year has its own particular style, different from the former year and the latter. The 80’s had big hair and neon colors. The 70’s had bell-bot-toms and butterfly collar shirts, the 60’s had tie-dye and the iconic peace sign. This year it seemed like those styles, and more, came back into play.

For girls, the Boho/Hippie style defi-nitely reappeared along with chunky jewelry, retro sunglasses and gladia-tor sandals. “The boho style is very cool and mellow, its easy to wear,” said Anna Schmidt (12). When reflecting, it seems that plenty of styles worn in the past were somewhat skimpy and risqué. On the contrary, newer styles and fashions have seemed more conservative, fun and simple.

Guys also seem to have upped their style this year. Most guys wore simple, good-looking flannels and plaid. The “bro” style approached early on this year and is now full-blown around campus. With skate brand shirts and shoes, back-wards hats and long shorts, the “bro” style

Lauren HiltonStaff WriterFashion in Review

Ally RondoniStaff Writer

Jessica Glazner (11) strikes a pose as she flaunts her new outfit. Glazner was excited to show off her frilly shirt and hot leather boots.

Photo By: Kate Bradshaw

is here to stay. V-necks and tighter pants also were in style for a while. Boys were taking on a more feminine approach to fashion.

However, femininity and flamboyancy have their limits. Possibly the worst style of our generation was highlighter colored, skin-tight jeans. “I don’t understand how someone thinks its attractive to wear jeans that were every color of the rainbow and as tight as a band-aid,” said Savana Ford (10). Another hit-and-miss style was the Ugg-boot and short-short, skirt com-bination. Exactly what is the appeal of be-ing a wanna-be Eskimo Barbie? “The two individual styles completely clash; it’s like a mix of summer and winter. It’s just not right,” conceded Ally Rondoni (10).

No matter if a style is a fad or reap-pearing classic, all fashion has its place in history and our memories. This year, was definitely more classic and classy than anything. Hopefully, we will not look back on the 2009-2010 school-year with a “what was I thinking” state of mind.

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High school has become an arena of judgment, a place where teenagers are analyzed, defined, and then sorted into groups or categories by their peers. Re-cently, a phenomenon has overcome our recognition of what is socially acceptable: the idea of uniqueness. Many people to-day proudly claim that they are confident enough to be who they are and share this with the rest of the world. But somehow this is harder to believe coming from someone wearing American Eagle who happens to have the same musical inter-ests as the rest of Americans ages 13 to 25.

We all have it: the Facebook pic-ture in which we are surrounded by our friends, probably laughing or sticking out our tongues or presenting some sort of interesting pose or expression. The cap-tion underneath proclaims what dorks we are and how strange our friends can be. But in a society that has been taught to celebrate uniqueness and scorn weird-ness, we only do this because it is an ac-ceptable form of dorkiness, a mainstream style of individuality.

Society tends to stand on the safe shores of normalcy, clinging onto the one thing that cannot be ridiculed: com-monality. More recently, it has stuck out a toe to test the waters of being beyond

The Etiquette ofKirsten Read

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average and explore how being different can be used to our advantage, to make us “cooler”. But we are afraid to take a dive into the void where whole-hearted cel-ebration of uniqueness is actually real. Our constant fear of judgment drives our careful balance between being accept-ably weird and deviating too far from what other people want.

Teenagers have created an environ-ment that encourages blindly following trends while pretending to set them. Peo-ple have come to think it’s cool and inter-esting to do some ridiculously unneces-sary things, solely for the sake of seeming quirky and interesting. One such trend is adding extra letters to words in texts and Facebook posts, turning simple messages that really don’t say very much into long, inarticulate fragments of the English lan-guage until, congratulations, the poster has successfully skirted the risk of appear-ing intelligent. Heaven forbid they use proper grammar, or write something that requires both thought and prior knowl-edge. Now that would be outside the lines of socially acceptable abnormality.

Many teenagers claim to embrace uniqueness, and take pride in their abil-ity to let loose and not be afraid to look like a dork. But as soon as actual dorks decide to show their dorkiness, it’s not

socially celebrated, it’s just dorky. Unless our outlandish actions fit into the nar-rowly defined parameters of individual-ity, that which is seen as marketable non-conformity and mainstream eccentricity, they are ridiculed. Maybe we are taught to “embrace uniqueness,” but society for-got to tell us what kind of uniqueness. Is it the glamorous kind of peculiarity that makes us quirky and fun, or the offensive kind that shuns us from the oppressing eyes of those who define what is cool and what is not? Teenage society has come to equate popularity with individuality, two things that, by definition, cannot remain true simultaneously. The kind of individu-ality that is popular may not be who we really are, but we pretend it is so we can pass our behavior as completely true to ourselves while remaining as high up on the social ladder as possible.

All of this is wrapped up in a mixed message and handed to a market that presents it as one simple rule: be weird, but not too weird. It is socially accept-able to be a fake dork, but not a real one. Being weird is fun, but being different is frowned upon. It is truly a challenge to go against the expectations that society has of us, but one that we should all accept with conscious and proactive determina-tion.

Video games have certainly become one of the more popular forms of en-tertainment in the last decade and have quickly become a world wide phenom-enon. With online play, gamers can now compete with others all over the world.

Modern Warfare 2: Currently one of the most played games online, this sequel continues the multi-player focused tradi-tion of the Call of Duty franchise. Set in the modern day you can use the weap-onry used by today’s most advanced mili-taries.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Released 2 years ago it remains as one of the most popular games for the Nintendo Wii. Its cartoon style of fighting and large num-ber of characters and levels to select makes it a game with tons of replay abil-

ity and a perfect game for a party with friends.

Left 4 Dead 1 & 2: Zombies are in, and video games continue to be one of the best sources of living dead action. In the Left 4 Dead series you and 4 other survivors of a zombie apocalypse must fight your way through waves of zombie hordes. You can team up with friends and battle as the infected or the survivors to play online.

Halo 1, 2, and 3: Halo has become one of the most successful video game franchises in history. Created by Bun-gie and funded by Microsoft it quickly became the equivalent to a box-office smash and continues to be one of the most played games online on xbox Live.

Games that will be released later in the year that you might want to keep your eye on:

Halo Reach: The next installment of the lucrative Halo franchise, Halo Reach will reach store shelves fall of this year. This “prequel” to the original trilogy will for the first time, incorporates RPG ele-ments and allow players to improve and upgrade their characters. It will be re-leased exclusively for the X-Box 360 and later in 2011 for the PC.

Madden 11: An annual “must-buy” for any football fan with a gaming con-sole, Madden 11 will be released in Au-gust of 2010. It will contain roster updates, improved graphics and controls, and new additions to multi-player and franchise mode.

New Gaming Opportunities Taylor WhitehillStaff Writer

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Prom is one of the few occa-sions in a young person’s life when extravagance is embraced. When else can you can go to a fancy din-ner in a fancy limo to a fancy non-dirty dance (with possible dirty dancing) at a fancy ballroom wear-ing a fancy dress or tuxedo?

Prom is one of the major mile-stones of the high school experi-ence. It is one of those stories you can tell your kids. For seniors, it is the last time to dance with friends in high school, and to create mem-ories with the free disposable cam-eras or flip-books. And at the end of the night you get a wonder-ful picture that your children and grandchildren can look and say, “I want to go to my prom just like you, Dad.”

Prom is much more than a dance in which girls get to wear their pretty pink dresses and guys get to wear their spiffy tuxes. Even if you cannot dance at all, you still get food and a night of good times. The desserts are amazing at prom, plus they have a dining area to hang out in if you have two left feet. They even had chocolate fountains this year. All in all, it was a very fun night.

David SnyderStaff Writer

Alright, let’s start from the be-ginning. First, guys have to ask a girl to prom. Nerve-wracking to say the least, because you may be rejected. Girls, guys that you don’t even like might ask you to be their date. How do you politely tell them “No thank you” without crushing their egos? You can’t. And what about the people who really want to go but no one asks them? They may end up feeling depressed and rejected.

Now comes the preparation stage. Girls have to go spend mon-ey on their hair, shoes, make up, jewelry, and dress. A dress, might I add, that you will have to spend weeks dieting to actually fit into just for one night. Guys, you have to rent a tux and possibly pay for dinner and transportation which adds up.

When going with a group, you have to decide whether every-one wants to try to get around by themselves or rent a limo (which adds yet more money). Where to eat also proves to be a huge deci-sion. Everyone has different tastes and different price ranges. For in-stance, one person could want to go to a 5 star restaurant and some-one else could enjoy Chevy’s.

So now you have successfully entered the prom. First lets take a moment to notice that the music is not only of sketchy taste, but is causing people to spontaneously break out into fits of dirty dancing. Look around, there are dozens of people being affected, dresses are being pulled up, personal bubble spaces are no longer existent and there are way more make-out sessions than should ever be going on in one place.

According to Urban Dictionary prom “makes more people unhappy than any other thing in high school.” Uncomfortable situations, pricey objects, and necessary drama add up to make this night a stressful mess.

Kacey CapuchinoStaff Writer

Prom: Outstanding or Overstated?FFP staff bicker: Was the biggest dance of the year worth it?

Pro Con

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Grant Gutierrez (11), Drew Anderson (11), and April Littlejohn (11) plan on at-tending the American Legion’s Boys and Girls State conventions as student del-egates. The three were among the sev-eral students nominated by teachers to represent Colfax High School on a state-wide level. After an extensive interview process, the trio of current juniors was awarded this amazing opportunity.

As stated on the official American Legion website, these programs “are the premier programs for teaching how gov-ernment works while developing leader-ship skills and an appreciation for your rights as a citizen.” Gutierrez, Anderson and Littlejohn will have the opportunity to “run for office, learn public speaking, create and enforce laws and actively participate in all phases of creating and running a working government.” Along-side politically-minded students from all across the state, the CHS delegates will develop confidence in their negotiating, debating, and public speaking skills, and learn more about what it means to be an active American citizen.

Anderson and Gutierrez will be head-ing to Sacramento State University at the end of June for their week-long boys con-vention at. Anderson stated, “It sounds

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like [Boys State] is going to be an excel-lent experience. I am very excited to go so I can practice my leadership abilities and gain political knowledge.” Gutierrez agreed, saying that “the best way to learn is by doing, especially when it comes to politics. I was aware of the [Boys State] program earlier this year and thought it would be cool to go, but now that I’m a delegate I’m even more excited.”

Littlejohn is also eager to attend her girls’ conference at Claremont University. “I didn’t really know about Girls State when I was nominated, but after talking to [last year’s female delegate] Kelsey Kil-patrick (12), I felt more encouraged to pur-sue the program. Now I’m super excited to go.” Littlejohn looks forward to being

able to experience a high-energy political seminar. She is currently drafting a bill to be presented before a mock government sometime during the week. “We get to set up mock cities and then elect gov-ernment officials to run them, as well as choose our own political parties.”

CHS has not always been able so send more than one boy and one girl delegate to the conventions. Because the Auburn American Legion offers an all-ex-penses-paid scholarships to the student delegates, there has always been a limit on the number of delegates permitted to attend. This year is an exception. CHS and the Auburn American Legion were able to put together enough funds to send three Colfax delegates in order to allow one more student the opportunity to go. “I am happy to know that another guy from Colfax is going to Boys State,” said Anderson. “It will be good to already know someone.”

American government is complex and almost impossible to understand from simply reading a textbook. These three students have been given the chance to move beyond the classroom and gain hands-on experience working within a political system. Anderson, Guti-errez, and Littlejohn will represent CHS well as they head off to the conferences this June.

Boys and Girls StateThree students prepare to gain hands-on political experience this summer

5 or less pointsHang in there buddy. We are sorry to

say it, but, you’re not as uber as you think. Your knowledge of the uber history and you’re somber feeling toward high fiv-ing leave you a little less cool than your fellow peers. Try talking to some uber people to gain a more uber status.

THE ÜBER QUIZ!How Über are you?

What is the origin of the word Uber?a) Derived from the Latin roots meaning rubberb) German for hero c) Originally used by Hitler to describe his superior raced) Once used by a Latin King to defeat the Greek Goddess of Zyra

4. a) 0 points b) 1 point c) 3 points d)2 points

What is an umlaut?a) more than umlittleb) a U with two dots on topc) another word for uberd) a German generalWhen you high five someone you…a) become uberly ecstaticb) have to redo it several times because you keep messing upc)don’t do high fives, knucks is where its atd) pull a jellyfish on your fellow high fiverHow often do you wear tie dye?a) 2-3 times a week, including tie dye accessories, such as pursesb) Tie dye is for losers and hippiesc) I wish I owned some tie dye so I could be as uber as rosie!d) Everyday! Tie dye is groovy!

1. a) 2 points b) 3 points c) 0 points d)1 point

2. a) 3 points b) 0 points c) 2 points d) 1 point

3. a) 3 points b) 0 points c) 2 points d)1 point

10-12 Points Congratulations! You are the most uber kid around! Your love of tie dye and high fiving combined with your knowledge of the word “uber” are sure to make you admired by all. Keep up the coolness and don’t forget to spread the uber.

9-6 pointsYou’re attempts at uberness are not

in vain. You are close to being one of the coolest kids at school. Keep up the great attitude, and maybe wear a little more tie dye and keep on high fiving your friends. You will be moving you’re way up the uber ladder soon.

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Attention CHS Fall Athletes and future Falcons! Mark these upcoming sports camps on your calendar.

Football: June 3,4,6 Boys (incoming 9th): Passing League 6/3-4 from 4-6 p.m. $15 6/14-7/8 Boys (frosh): M-TH from 5:30-7:30 p.m. $65 July 7-11 Sutter Contact Camp at Sutter High School $60

Basketball: June 14-17 Boys (grades 4-6): 9-12:00 in Gym B/C Girls (grades 4-8): 8:30-12:00 in Gym A June 7-10 Girls (grade 9-12): 5:30-8:30 p.m. in Gym A June 21-24 Boys (grades 7-10): 8:00 a.m.-noon in Gym B/CSoccer: June 21-24 Both (grades 1-8) Discount for additional children after the first.Volleyball: June 14-17 Varsity Girls 12:30-3:30 p.m. in Gym A $100 June 21-24 Girls (grades 7-8): 8 a.m.-10:15 a.m. $95 Girls (grades 9-10): 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m. $95Cross Country:July 6-8 All current and prospective CHS cross country athletes, located in Soda Springs. Itinerary includes running, swimming, and delicious food. ($50)

All participants in fall sports are reminded to attend the free sports physical night on June 30 at 6:30 p.m.

Ian SchudelStaff Writer

Many students in California have nei-ther the means nor the grades necessary to go to a four year university directly out of high school. Many also do not have an interest in doing this. The path that comes to mind for most people as far as a cheap path towards an equitable career is community college but this is not the only way. Often times when someone goes from high school to a, to quote Mr. Steve Robinson, “McJob” they end up staying there for a period that is much too long. These are some of the reasons that specialized schools can provide a brilliant opportunity for driven individu-als who are inclined towards one area in particular!

Specialized schools, though specific, vary widely in the subjects that they fo-cus on. Certain schools provide a training ground for the future professional musi-cians that will be entertaining our world for years to come. Other schools through-out our fine state, and nation, accept and give practical guidance and teaching to those who wish to be chefs and cooks.

These sort of schools attract individ-uals from all over the world and some se-niors at Colfax are going to be heading to these specialized training schools follow-ing graduation. One of these students is Shayne Plunkett (12).

Plunkett, one of the premier musicians at Col-fax this year, has been ac-cepted and is going to Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He is going to learn how to write musical scores for movies and the games. He already has experience composing and his music was featured in the Colfax High School production of The Jungle Book. He said he “Was always fascinated by music in movies and video games, and didn’t want to study something boring like performance.” When he found out that

Film Scoring was offered he decided to go for it.

Last but not least, most colleges offer programs for students to study overseas. Anna Schmidt (12) is taking advantage of the program Sierra College offers. She is going to study in Florence, Italy next spring. She is going as part of an “Island Program” which means that teachers from Sierra are going with the students and so the students are essentially going to be studying at Sierra College, except for the minor detail that they will be in Florence! She said she plans on taking nine cred-its and is excited about the opportunity because she said, “I find cultures very in-teresting and I think I will learn a lot and it will be a good experience living on my own.” Many students are ready to explore the new opportunities that high school graduation brings and study abroad pro-grams are one great avenue that is worth checking into.

Though often parents push their children to go to college right out of high school and often those who do not go to colleges are considered slackers, there are many ways to go other than your average university and there are ways to make go-ing to college much more interesting.

Alternatives to 4-year Colleges: The Case for Vocational Education

Briana CastorinaStaff Writer

Here are some ideas to combat those summer blues:1. Go for a swim. Head to Rollins Lake for a lovely afternoon in the sun.2. Take a hike. Hit up Stevens’ Trail for an adventure close to home. 3. Read a book and then see the movie. Recent movies-from-books include: The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks, The Road by Cormac McCarthy, and The Green Zone by Rajiv Chandrasekaran.4. Learn a new skill. Have Grandma show you her favorite recipe or spend an after-noon in the woodshop with Dad.5. Meet regularly with friends by joining a book club or workout group.6. Dig out your old rollerblades and go for a spin. 7. Have a few friends over for a board game/Disney movie marathon.8. Head to a thrift store and find the wackiest outfit you can buy for $7. 9. Organize a picnic at the park. Bring a kite and some yummy sandwiches.10. Find some inner tubes and float down Bear River.

Dreading a boring, hot summer with nothing to do?

Kate BradshawEditor in Chief

Falcon Free PressJournalism Class of 2010

A Message from the EditorsTo our Beloved Readers,

As another year draws to a close, we would like to thank all of you for your support. Life at Colfax High and on the staff of the Falcon Free Press will continue to be a new adventure every day. Although we bid adieu to our tenure as ‘Co-Co Editors in Chief,’

we are eager to place the torch of independent student news in the hands of our very capable successors, Dylan Laidlaw and Daniel Graupensperger. We hope we have

shared our passion and both educated and enlightened the minds of our readers. In a society where news media often emphasizes the suffering and hardship incurred from

catastrophes like earthquakes, oil spills, and economic chaos, we know that it is also important to maintain an optimistic and balanced perspective. We have done our best

to highlight some of the incredible people and events that shape our daily lives.Kate Bradshaw and Kirsten Read

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Justin Abbott Sierra College (Accounting)Dustin Allen Sierra College (Music)Carly Ashdown Sierra College (Criminology)Devon Barnard University of Nevada, Reno (Elementary & Special Education)Kyle Barney University of Arizona (Entrepreneurship)Brandon Bearry Air Force (Electrician)Marqi Bearry Sierra College (later Veterinary School)Emil Beffa Sierra College (Auto Mechanic)Carissa Betker Citrus Heights Beauty School (Cosmetology)Monique Bird Modesto J.C. (Dental Hygienist)Donald Blackburn Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (Mechanical Engineering)Megan Boal William Jessup University (Teen Ministry)Emily Bodily CSU Fresno (Psychology)Rebecca Bolger CSU Sacramento (Chemistry)Shelby Bonino Sierra College (Auto Technician)Mathilde Bosgiraud Complete education in FranceJennifer Bozzo University of Nevada, Reno (Business)Kate Bradshaw Dartmouth College (Biology)Ashley Broussard UC Los Angeles (Global Studies)Randy Brown Sacramento State (Civil Engineering)Patrick Burgess Sierra CollegePhilip Burgess UndecidedCassandra Campbell Sierra College (Liberal Studies)Kacey Capuchino Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (Animal Science)Katie Carrillo Sierra College (Nursing)Andrew Casperite Fishing in the BahamasJesse Clark MarinesAnnemarie Cohodes Chico StateEmily Colon Sierra College (Education)Fred Condon UndecidedAmbrosia Cramer Sierra College (Physical Therapy)Colin Critchfield UC Santa Barbara (Biology)Georgia Cuen Western Career College (Dental Assistant)Jesse Cunningham UC Davis (Biological Sciences with a Pre-Medical Emphasis)Patrick da Costa Sierra College (High School Music Director)Hailey Davidson Study abroad in ItalyBillie Jo Davis UndecidedChloe Denault Sierra College (Veterinary Technician)Lynden Deshane Sierra College (Liberal Studies)Quentin Devins Complete education in FranceMimi Di Mare Sierra College (AA Administration of Justice)Andrew Diederich Sierra College (Theatre Arts or Technical Theatre)Eric Dougherty University of Nevada, Reno (Geological Engineering)Keith Elliot Army (Radar Repair)Mackenzie Englund UC Santa Cruz (Astrophysics) Bryce Fischer Work at a golf course in HawaiiElizabeth Fitzgerald Sierra College (Teaching Credential)Payge Fleming UC Davis (Biochemistry)Jessica Forseth Sierra College (Psychiatry)Simon Fry Butte Fire AcademyJason Funk Sierra College (Medical Research or History)Anthony Giuliani Chico State (Biology)Amber Glass American River College (Chef)Taylor Gordon Hoss Lee Academy (Cosmetology)Kyle Greer Sierra CollegeDonald Jesse Guiles Sierra College (Pharmacist)

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Allison Gutierrez Sierra College (Pharmacist) Ryan Habenicht Sierra College (Business)Jared Harwood Culinary Institute of America Justin Haskin Sierra College (Music) Kassandra Hatcher California Institute of Jewelry Training Jennifer Hausler Sierra College (Interior Design) Jacqueline Hazard Western Career College (Respiratory Therapy)Dietmann Herold Sierra College (Art) Catherine Hinrichs Sierra CollegeChristopher Holm Ohio State University (Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies)Alec Hopkins Sierra College (Mechanical Engineering)Sara Howard College of the Redwoods (Radiology)Anthony Jackson-Arrabit Sierra CollegeFaith James University of the Pacific (Political Science)Joey Jergo Sierra College, later Fullerton College (Sports Broadcasting)Paul Johnson UndecidedKelli Johnston Sierra CollegeErin Katsura UC Davis (International Relations)Danny Kern Sierra College (Photography, Graphic Design, or Entrepreneurship)Joseph Kerschner Sierra College (Yoga Instructor) Clay Killebrew Sierra CollegeKelsey Kilpatrick Sierra College (Hotel Manager)Holly Klang Monterey Bay State University (Liberal Arts)Holden Klar Sierra College (Criminal Justice)David Lanthier Sierra CollegeLindsay Larson Sierra College (Business)John Mackey Leal Yuba College (Associates Degree)Audrey Lewis San Francisco StateMarqui Linden The California Academy of Paul Mitchell (Cosmetology)Joseph Lindstedt Computer TechnologiesNicholas Linthicum CSU Sacramento (Electrical Engineering)Ashley Luiz Le Cordon Bleu: College of Culinary ArtsAbe Luckens Sierra College (Criminal Justice)Mark Machholz Sierra College (General Education)Jennifer Mayberry Sacramento City College (Nursing)Shane McCarthy UndecidedChelsea McNutt San Francisco State University (Child & Adolescent Development)Margarida Melo ISCTEG (Business Management)Carissa Millanes Chico State (Nursing)Jennifer Miller CSU East Bay (Modern Dance)Connar Mitchell NavyCody Monroe Sierra College (Graphic Communication)Jessica Monroe Sierra College (Animal Science)Dwayne Montero The Art Institute of Sacramento (Science In Filmmaking)Sean Mooney Sierra College (Mecatronics)Jack Moran Sierra College (Law)Jasmine Mulder Sierra CollegeErin Murphy CSU Monterey Bay (Kinesiology)Michael Murphy Sierra College (Entrepreneurship)Angelee Newman Loyola Marymont University (Mechanical Engineering with Pre-Medical emphasis)Cody Niskern Sierra College (Communications)Shannon O’Neill Sonoma State University (Psychology)Rosie Orozco Sierra College (Nutrition)Chase Osmond Sierra College (Business)Megan Parker Sierra College (Criminal Justice)Caite Pederson Culinary Institute of America (Baking and Pastry Arts)Danielle Pence Sierra Nursing Center (Certified Nursing Assistant)Ashleigh Perry Sierra College (Pharmacy Technician)Erin Peskin Sonoma State (Communications)Ryan Peters Sierra College (EMT License)Danielle Petersen UndecidedJoe Peterson Air ForceKyle Pierce Sierra College (Criminal Justice)Shayne Plunkett Berklee College of Music (Film Scoring)Arianna Price Sierra College (Registered Nurse)

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Matt Price Sierra College (Administration of Justice) Adam Pugh University of Rochester, New York (Mechanical Engineering) Patrick Rawlins American River College (Agriculture) Kirsten Read UC Berkeley (Music with a Minor in Global Poverty and Practice) Nicholas Read UC Santa Barbara (History or Political Science)Victor Rice Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Aerospace Engineering) Thomas Roberts Sierra College (Biological Science)Joshua Ross Sierra College (Physical Education and Athletics) Katie Roye UC Davis (Design of Fashion and Textiles) Brian Russell Sierra College (Fire Science)Sam Rydell University of the Pacific (Doctoral degree in Pharmaceuticals)Bryan Sackett Sierra College (Registered Nurse)Ryan Salmonson UndecidedMiles Sanford Sierra College (Psychology or History)Maxwell Satterlee UndecidedLeah Schafer Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (Biomedical Engineering)Alex Schmidt Sierra College (AS degree, Dental Hygienist)Anna Schmidt Sierra CollegeDanielle Schnittger Simpson University (Psychology)Max Schopfer Sierra College (Physical Therapy)David Schweitzer Sierra College (Construction)Aryn Shaw Taft Community College in BakersfieldArraine Siefert UC Davis (Environmental Science) Rosalia Silvestre UndecidedLauren Simmons Sierra College (Theatrical Arts)Alexandria Smith Community CollegeSteven Smith University of the Pacific (Business Law)David Snyder Sierra College (Engineering)Josh Solomon Sierra College (Design Construction)Trent Sosbee Sierra College in TruckeeKelsie Sparks Sierra College (History and Deaf Studies)Daniel Stephens University of La Verne (Sports Movement Science)Matt Stuck Sierra CollegeKeith Suddjian Sierra CollegeCody Sutherland University Technical Institute (Auto/Diesel Mechanic)Troy Symington Sierra College (Audio Engineer)Brittany Talley Sierra College (Registered Nurse)Ross Thompson Universal Technical InstituteCameron Thornhill Sierra College (Technician)Ashley Tobiaz American River College (Dental Hygiene)Christian Topper Sierra College (Business)Carolyn Townsend Sierra CollegeJaclyn Townsend Sierra CollegeMicah Trentman Brigham Young University, Idaho (Musical Art)Bailey Trotter Sierra College (Sociology)Frederick Tuttle UndecidedAdrienne Van Auker Community College of San Francisco (Nursing)Alexandria Vogel Academy of the Arts University (Motion Pictures and Television)Shae Wall Sierra College (Anthropology)Curtis Wallington Sierra College (Graphic Design)Kyann Waskowiak Sierra College (Business)Alexandria Webb Le Cordon Bleu: College of Culinary ArtsNelson Wheelehan CSU Chico (Journalism)Taylor Whitehill UC Santa Cruz (Environmental Sciences)Roger Whittlesey Go into the workforce as a Designer FabricaterJustin Witt Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (Graphic Communications) Shaun Wood UndecidedAlyssa Workman Sierra College (Dental Hygiene)Shelby Young Sierra CollegeLaura Zajac UC Davis (Environmental Science)Sarah Zavala Sierra College (Biological Sciences)

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