THEFriday, October 4, 2013CHANNEL ISLANDSHIGH SCHOOL

Volume XVIII, Issue I

Class of 2010

First Person

Integritygives wayto bribery

Homecoming 2013

By Aylin RodriguezStaff writer

Here at Channel Islandswe might have a slightproblem of miscella-neous activities.

We occasionally have thetypical delinquent who is alwayslate to class and thinks that he/she is the hotshot of the class.We also have those otherdelinquents that might party andget wasted, for lack of betterwords, on the weekends. And onsome occasions we might havethat truant who decides it would

be a smartidea to bringsomethingillegal toschool.

Noweveryoneknows thatthis is notgood idea atall. First of

all, it is part of school rules,which, in a perfect world,everyone should follow. Not onlythat, but you run the risk of beingcaught with the possession ofillegal materials, getting sus-pended and maybe even gettingarrested.

No one wants to be the“rat” or the “snitch,” but again,in a perfect world, people wouldknow that as soon as they findout something they should tell anadult or an administrator, youknow, clear your conscience.

Unfortunately, we don’t livein a perfect world.

Not all students are thespitting image of a perfectstudent, or what teachers want ina student. And what is beingdone about that? Well, it seemsthe school has decided that sincethey can’t get students tobehave, maybe bribing them willwork. The administration staffhas been putting up “CrimeStoppers” posters. These postershave been placed all aroundschool, whether it is in the hallsor up in teachers’ classrooms.

And why not? Why not givestudents $50 to cough upinformation? I mean they alreadydon’t do it on their own right?And we as students just don’thave the integrity to be honestand tell an administrator, right?Well, that’s what it feels like theyare telling us.

By trying to bribe us, it feelsas if administrations has justgiven up all hope on us and hasfallen back on the last resort:bribing us. Has it really comedown to this?

Homecoming court will be presented at next Friday’s rally and game.

Happily Ever AfterKing Oto and Queen Castañeda lead the court

Homecoming Court

King: AJ OtoQueen: Noehly CasteñedaSenior Prince: Miguel SosaSenior Princess: Yamilex RuizJunior Prince: Andrew RazoJunior Princess: Lesley GuerreroSoph. Prince: Russell EscalonaSoph. Princess: Deon AnthonyFreshman Prince: Daniel CruzFresh. Princess: Adilenne Sanchez

By Jazlin AlarconStaff writer

A happily ever after is promised if youattend Homecoming 2013 here at the Islandson Oct. 12.

It is promised to be an unforgettable nightfull of surprises, especially if accompanied bythat special someone.

Many competed for the spot of this year’sking and queen 2013. After a week of campaign-ing for the crown, Noehly Castañeda wonHomecoming queen and AJ Oto was namedour Homecoming king.

Castañeda, a senior, is captain of the Ban-ners squad here at Channel Islands. She sayspractice takes up most of her time, not to men-tion the stress she gets from being captainand making sure she has her team hard at work.

But hold on, that is no obstacle for her.She accomplishes anything she sets her mindto.

She tells her team, “Pain is momentary,but the bond we have lasts forever.” Thiskeeps them going.

She mentions her family is very support-ive of Banners and this year’s queen triumph.Her mother is especially proud of her involve-

ment because when she graduates she willbe the first of her two sisters to accomplishgraduating.

Oto, a senior varsity football player, isour 2013 Homecoming king. Practice, prac-tice, practice is what he does; although, hisfree time is used to spend with his family andto work on his football recruiting.

“Work hard, stay humble,” is somethinghe tells himself every day.

Oto had no clue he was running for king,but when he found out he was nominated, hetold his mom and she was really happy.

“I wanted to win because it would makeher even happier,” he said. “I did it for mymom.”

Homecoming festivities will start nextFriday with a rally and football game (7 p.m.vs. Oxnard).

The Homecoming Dance is Saturday,Oct. 12, from 7-11 p.m.

Raider family sends best to Mr. JuarezBy Alejandra RomeroStaff writer

Some of the strongest peopleare the ones who are given the big-gest challenges to face.

This applies to our very own,highly respected Spanish teacherand boys’ soccer coach, Mr.Rogelio Juarez. The man of end-less jokes and tremendous perse-verance is battling cancer. Thoughit has not been made public as towhat type, the fact is that he’s fight-ing every day against it.

Around the school there aremany dealing with his absence andmiss him dearly while he recovers.

In particular,his soccerteam wishesfor nothingmore than fora speedy re-covery andhis return toschool.

Two ofhis players, Salvador Perez andLuis Mottu, both seniors here atCIHS, agree that Juarez is one ofthe funniest people anybody willencounter.

“He loves to make seriousjokes, pretending he’s getting you

in trouble when he’s really just try-ing to make you laugh,” said Perez.

When asked what the boys aredoing as a team to get through thisordeal, Mottu said, “Mr. Salazarencourages us to pray every day,alone and together as a team, andfor us to stand strong for CoachJuarez. The team and I are verythankful to Mr. Salazar for doingthe best he can to be there for us.”

Mr. Salazar, Channel Islandshistory teacher and assistant soc-cer coach, is currently “keeping theseat warm” for Mr. Juarez.

“I’m not here to take over hisplace; I’m here to keep his seat

warm. Mr. Juarez is one of my dear-est friends and because of him, Iam who I am today,” Salazar said.

Mr. Salazar is doing all he canto ensure the team is taken care ofand that their routines are kept thesame, which the team is very grate-ful for.

It’s been a very difficultmonth for family and friends of Mr.Juarez, but as a school Raiders arecoming together to offer our sup-port to Juarez’s family. Hopefully,students and staff will soon seehim walking the halls and makingjokes about his “panchangas” (par-ties) very soon.

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721!Raiders reach all-time high on APIBy Elsa FraireStaff writer

With a staggering API score of 721, ChannelIslands High School continues to sky, achieving a19-point gain this year. Receiving the highest gainin the district surely makes the Islands the place tobe.

CI’s API score has increased dramaticallywithin the last 5 years, when we were at 665 in2008. Now as an improved school we have earnedthe title as the only school in the district to meettheir API goal. Just goes to show that hard workpays off.

“Team effort between teachers, students andstaff,” said Associate Principal Mr. Oscar Verdin,when speaking his thoughts on the API gain. “The

API score is not only for the school, but to get thestudents college ready.”

It is important for Channel Islands to do thebest of our ability to receive an outstanding score.This score reflects on both teachers and students.It has a positive outcome on the school.

“I’m proud of every student who made gain,.”stated Ms. Sara Eglitis, an English teacher here atCI. “It’s encouraging for us teachers to know thatall of our hard work really pays off.”

As for the future, teachers and staff plan ondoing anything in their power to help the studentssucceed. The Raiders are a family here at ChannelIslands High School and a family always stickstogether through thick and thin, especially thisgreat success!

Garcia’s smilewill ease the painBy Kenia PerezStaff writer

The life of Javier “Pepe”Garcia, a 2013 Channel IslandsHigh School graduate, was cutshort too early.

On the evening of Friday, Sept.6, 2013, at around 9 o’clock hepassed away from a gunshot in-jury despite medics’ attempts tosave his life.

It was Garcia’s 18th birthday.Stories like this are able to

touch a person’s heart because los-ing a loved one is never easy. Asfor the Raider community, this wasdefinitely a tough loss.

Everyone from current stu-dents, to alumni, to teachers, tostaff felt the pain because of theperson Garcia was.

To people in the hallways andaround school he was known forthat big, bright smile that he woreevery day.

Everyone that knew him orknew of him knew that Garcia wasalways smiling. It didn’t matter if itwas a beautiful day out or agloomy winter morning.

Aaron Cervantes, a senior,says, “He was always calming toothers and the big brother figureto everyone around him.”

Ms. Shirley Moore, Garcia’scounselor, had nothing but posi-tive things to say about Garcia.

She went on about how he was

Javier Garcia

always in a good mood, respect-ful, and with that huge smile.

He always made time aroundhis schedule to come in and seeMs. Moore to ensure everythingwas in order for him to walk thatline June 2013.

“He put a lot of time and effortinto making sure he graduated,”said Ms. Moore.

Not only was he extremely in-volved in his future, he also had amom that stood right behind himand was a great supporter, accord-ing to Ms. Moore.

Ms. Moore added, “Evenwhen he didn’t have an actual ap-pointment, I couldn’t help but an-swer to his concerns because ofhis smile and etiquette.”

Class of 2017 welcomed to IslandsBy Vanessa ValerioStaff writer

For many freshmen, the firstday of school can be a little toooverwhelming.

However, Moises Favela, afreshman at CI, found a unique wayof fitting in here at the Islands. Itwas when he joined marching bandthat he developed a close group offriends.

Favela knew where all theclassrooms were because he tooksummer classes at CI, which madehim rather excited when school wasabout to begin.

He also managed to developcaring relationships with most ofthe upperclassmen and could notwait to see them.

Another freshman that hasbeen adapting to high school isAnali Paras.

Paras describes her emotionson the first day of school as ner-vous, anxious, but overall very ex-cited.

Like Favela, Paras has found

a home here at Channel Islands.She is currently playing ten-

nis and is very involved in ASB.When asked what she thought

the difference was between highschool and middle school, Analiresponded, “It’s so weird! Ineighth grade you’re used to beingat the top of the food chain andthen high school comes along andyou’re back at the bottom.”

What does the future have instore for both Favela and Paras?

Moises says he wants to takeaction at CI and join various clubssuch as MESA, Key Club, and CSF.

He also wants to be a part of

wrestling and possibly evenDrumline. Paras’ goals are to makeTop 10 and join track and field.

Ms. Monica Adrian, a fresh-man teacher, is optimistic of thisyear’s freshmen class.

“I think we have a really nicegroup this year as far as materialsand attendance. It’s good,” shesaid.

Having experience workingwith freshmen, Ms. Adrian com-mented, “With the right teachersand the right support, this year’sfreshmen will become respectful,positive people, especially if theyare encouraged to be themselves.”

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Piece of Mind

Ask Raider Sam

The Isle File, Channel Islands High’s student newspaper, is written and produced by theWriting for Publication class.

Editors: Myriam Akbar and Aylin Rodriguez; Photo Editors: Vanessa Valerio and AlyssaYambao; Copy Editors: Kenia Perez and Audrey Reyes. Secretary/Treasurer: LeslyFernandez.

Staff Members: Jazlin Alarcon, Danny Alvarez, Celeste Briceño, Juan Cortez, Jason Diaz,Elsa Fraire, Denisse Gonzalez, Edgar Gonzalez, Manuel Hernandez, Gladys Ibarra, GriseldaIbarra, Ruby Ochoa, Esmeralda Rojas, Alejandra Romero, Stephany Valencia, Salina Vasquezand Alissa Vestal.Staff Advisor: Mr. John Grennan, Room 29

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What is your favoriteclass so far this year?

“My favorite class is AP StudioArt with Mr. Cardinez because Iam able to express myselffreely; I become the creator ofart.”

– Jessica Rivera, senior

“Multimedia because it’s a classthat allows me to relax and takeaway some pressure from goingto college.”

-- Dylan Barrera, senior

“My favorite class this year wouldhave to be AP Chemistry with Mr.Lucas. The class is both chal-lenging and fun at the sametime, especially with his ‘unique’jokes and questions of the day,which I never seem to get.”

- Samantha Ruiz, junior

“Right now my favorite class isAP Chemistry with Mr. Lucas. Itis challenging, but not too chal-lenging; it’s the right type ofchallenging.”

-- Bryan Aguilar, junior

“English, because it’s fun and it’salways been my strongest sub-ject.”

-- Dianne Arenas, sophomore

“World Civ with Mr. Ramosbecause he’s chill.”

Joey Ramirez, sophomore

“Geography because we justlearned the EEI program and itreally helped me with not bully-ing and doing drugs. It’s a prettyexciting class.”

-- Mark Bual, freshman

“Physical Science with Mr.Blumenthal because he’s just sofun and outgoing.”

-- Camille Poblete, freshman

Text and Photos by Lesly Fernandez

Your Homecoming horoscope

Advice on spicing up senior yearBy Mariah DeckerStaff writer

Dear Raider Sam,I want my senior year to be exciting and not

filled with the same boring routine that I’ve been apart of all my other three years of high school. Howcan I make my last year at CI the greatest?

-Adventure Seeking Senior

Dear Adventure Seeking Senior,I think that if you are not in a sport, you should

join one. You can maybe join a club that you findexciting or interesting. You can make awesomeplans with friends, like ice skating, bowling, orrock climbing. Those are all fun and cheap thingsthat can spice up your senior year of high school.Also, don’t forget to take lots of pictures!

-Raider Sam

Dear Raider Sam,My friend is in a serious relationship, but her

boyfriend always bosses her around. Now he isstarting to get more demanding. He never wants herhanging out with anyone but him. I’ve told her tobreak up with him, but she always responds with“but I love him.”

-Worried Friend

Dear Worried Friend,I would say that you should just point out

kindly what you think her boyfriend is doing andif she still says she loves him, ask her if she is 100percent happy with her circumstances. If she saysshe isn’t then tell her she could do better withsomeone who will actually make her happy. If shedoes say she’s happy, then just support her in herdecision and be the best friend you can be.

-Raider Sam

Dear Raider Sam,My mom is really rude and annoying. She

treats me like I’m 12 but I am 17. She overreactsabout everything and she doesn’t trust me. I amfed up with dealing with this old lady! Enough isenough! What do I do?

-My Mom Needs Jesus

Dear My Mom Needs Jesus,That sounds frustrating. I suggest that you try

to show her that she can trust you. For example,try doing your chores before she asks or do a kinddeed for her. That might help her ease up. Al-though, keep in mind that she is your mother andshe loves you. She probably just acts that waybecause she is worried.

-Raider Sam

By Alyssa YambaoStaff writer

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)This is your month! Take a risk and ask that

special someone to Homecoming. This might beyour only chance to make a move, so don’t ruin it!

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)Be very careful with what you choose this

month! Don’t go with your gut, because it is notworking in your favor. Good luck!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Your future looks full of despair and agony, and

some of your past decisions are coming back to getyou. But you could always turn it around!

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Things have been going well for you, but get

ready for a roller coaster ride! Something extreme iscoming your way -- brace yourself.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)You’ve been trying to avoid a problem that has

been going on for a while now. Stop running from it!It might turn out to be something amazing.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)Looks like you’re smooth sailing for the month.

Be sure to stay on top of your game; a little slipcould be your doom this month.

Aries (March 21-April 19)Don’t be so down in the dumps -- something

awesome is coming your way. Keep your chin upand don’t let your peers faze you.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)Your future isn’t looking so bright. Your

attitude has caused some near and dear people toleave your side. You know what you did wrong, sostop being so self-absorbed.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)Oh, Gemini. Something from the past is

haunting you, but it isn’t a bad thing! Don’toverthink it and follow your heart. The stars arealigned in your favor.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)Your past tribulations have granted you an

easy month. Ask that special someone that’s beenon your mind lately to Homecoming; he/she isprobably waiting for you anyway.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)Do something out of your element this month,

it won’t disappoint. Something good is waiting foryou, and it is within reach. You just need to grab it.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Your recent behavior is going to stab you in

the back. Stop pushing away the people whoactually care about you -- you don’t want to losethem again.

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When I was 17

Whair have the years gone?

Mr. Randy Ortiz in his senior year at CI.

By Myriam AkbarStaff writer

Mr. Randy Ortiz, an assistant princi-pal at CI, reflects on his days as a highschool senior attending CI in the 70’s,and the differences between CI then andnow.

In high school Mr. Ortiz says he was“studious, outgoing, and friendly.” In fact,he was even voted the senior superlativefor “Most Friendly.” He had a large groupof friends, even some he is still friendswith to this day. They were just a big groupof guys who didn’t hang out at a certainspot because they weren’t territorial.

“We just hung out and wanderedaround,” he said.

According to Mr. Ortiz, the socialenvironment then was much like how CIis today. “Everyone was very close-knitand tolerant. There wasn’t much racialtension and everyone was accepting.” hesaid.

Times have changed since then aswell. For example, there weren’t anysports teams that girls could play in, sothere was a club called The Girls League.The school newspaper, which we knowas the Isle File, was called the Cutlass atthe time. Also, Mr. Ortiz says the schoolspirit within CI has grown a lot.

“Our pep rallies were nothing like CI’srallies today. CI has evolved into this hugeentity that appreciates sports and honorsstudents,” he adds.

Mr. Ortiz was very involved in highschool. He played football his senior yearand says even though he only played hissenior year, it was the best times of his life.He loved playing football and says afterevery game he and his friends would go to apizza place and hang out. He also was a part

of the Drama Club and Letterman Club. Inhis free time he enjoyed surfing,snowboarding, going to the beach, artsuch as photography, and working oncars.

“I remember I escorted the Homecom-ing Queen and that was cool,” Mr. Ortizsays, although he wasn’t able to attendany school dances. His mother passedaway early on and he had to take care ofhis family.

He also didn’t have any serious girl-friends during high school. “I really ad-mired a lot of people’s friendships andwanted to keep it that way,” he said.

When it came to academics, Mr. Ortizsays, “I was always focused on my work.I was focused on getting ahead.”

He enjoyed going to school and likedmost of his classes. “I wasn’t very goodin math, but it wasn’t my least favoriteclass. I didn’t have a least favorite class,even though I preferred English and sci-ence,” he says.

Becoming a teacher was alwayssomething he wanted to do. “I wanted togive back,” he says. In fourth grade, hehelped a fellow peer learn how to readand the feeling of helping someone learnsomething was a good feeling. He said itis why he wanted to be a teacher.

New Faces at CI

Mr. Adrian GarciaAge: 30Hometown and High School:Compton, CA; St. John’s Bosco HighSchoolClasses Teaching: Algebra 2, Geom-etryTeaching History: Moreno Valley,Buena High SchoolColleges Attended and Degrees:UCSB, FinancialMath and Statistics;Cal Lutheran,Teaching CredentialFamily: Father(Cosme), construc-tion; Mother(Rosario), mailcarrier; 2 Brothers(Gabe and JR),UCSB alumni; Sister (Rosemary),UCLA alumnusHobbies and Interests: Enjoy sports,traveling, spending time with wife and3-month-old daughter Isabella.Impressions of CI: Great studentswith potential to be a better school.Interesting Facts About Me: I back-packed through Costa Rica with $20 inmy pocket for 3 months.Favorite Quote: “Life Is Good.”

Mr. Graham GurneyHometown and High School: Durban(South Africa), New Forest High SchoolClass Teaching: Earth ScienceTeaching History: LAUSD, Science;OUHSD, ScienceCollege(s) Attended and Degree:CSU Dominguez Hills, BS and MA;UCLA Med; USC,ELDFamily: Wife and12-year-old daugh-terHobbies andInterests: Cars,motorbikes,reading, computers,backpacking,Learning to surf with my daughter.Impressions of CI: Everybody is sohelpful, friendly and great students.Interesting Facts About Me: Workedfor Out Ward Bound in Africa, UK andthe USA.Favorite Quote: “Education is themost powerful weapon which you canuse to change the world.” – NelsonMandela

Ransom: From a Spartan to a Raider

Dr. Ed Ransom, Spartan football player.

By Celeste BriceñoStaff writer

Rio Mesa graduate of 1995, Dr. EdRansom, an Economics and World His-tory teacher at CI, reflects on his memo-ries as a high school senior.

Dr. Ransom was an athlete through-out most of his high school years, play-ing football and running track. He wasalso an A and B student, which made himeligible to join CSF club.

Dr. Ransom did not have a favoritesubject in school. “I generally enjoyedschool and always liked being a student,”he says.

However, he didn’t enjoy math be-cause he wasn’t really good at it. Duringhis senior year he took two math classes,Statistics and Pre-Calculus, just to getextra practice.

He wasn’t the kind of teen whowould get in trouble, adding, “I wouldencourage people to do dumb things,though, and sometimes they would evenget in trouble.”

One time, for example, he told a friendthat if he climbed up into the cork boardceiling of the classroom and crawled

through he could get out through the otherside. He actually did while the teacher wasn’tin the room and fell through the ceiling. Be-fore the teacher came back, the class pickedup as many pieces as they could, sat backdown quietly, and when the teacher cameback, they pretended nothing had happened.

He admits to have skipped schoolseveral times. He says it wasn’t like heand his friends would come to school thenditch; if he came to school, he was goingto stay at school. Most times he and hisfriends would just stay home and then goto Magic Mountain or have another so-cial gathering.

Dr. Ransom was quite social duringhis high school years. He had friends whowent to CI, Camarillo, and Rio Mesa. Whenhe was out with friends it was always acircle of like 20 people. They would hangout at burger places or even go to ScaryDairy.

He was also quite the pranksteramong his friends. “When I’d go to ScaryDairy with my friends, I’d take off and hidein the bushes, then throw rocks at them. Iliked pulling pranks on people,” he shares.

During his high school years, Dr. Ran-som had a job pushing carts at K-mart. Heconsidered his job necessary, especiallybecause he attended five proms through-out his junior and senior year. He attendedthree proms his senior year and two hisjunior year.

Mr. Roberto “Bobby” MartinezAge: 24Hometown and High School: PortHueneme, Hueneme HighClasses: Geometry, Algebra 2Teaching History: First year teachingCollege(s) Attended and Degree:Ventura College-AssociatesDegree, UCSB-Mathematics/Anthropology,CSUCI- TeachingCredentialFamily: Onebrother and onedogHobbies andInterests:Basketball, soccer, volleyball, Lakers,49ers, Angels fanImpressions of CI: Best mix ofstudents; diverse and energetic withlots of school spirit! Love it here!Interesting Facts: Been coachingvolleyball for three years, played all fouryears in high school, first team all-leagueFavorite Quote: “I think, therefore Iam.” – Rene Descartes

-- Compiled by Danny Alvarez

Sister’s memory inspires Mr. Hernandez’s ‘gift’By Edgar GonzalezStaff writer

Mr. Jose Hernandez, a Pre-Calculusteacher at CI, recently became a bone mar-row donor to a 6-year-old boy.

Hernandez said that this journey allstarted about 10 years ago, when one of hissisters passed away. He saw a table labeled“bone marrow donor volunteer.” Inspired byhis sister, he registered. After 10 years, hewas contacted and told that there was amatch for him.

He was called and told that the opera-tion would be taking place at the end of July,but then it was postponed by doctors of therecipient.

The proceduretook place at the Uni-versity Of ArizonaMedical Center in Tuc-son on Sept. 10. Mr.Hernandez flew homeon Sept. 12, and wasthen able to return toCI on Sept. 23.

Hernandez saidhe was very nervous about the procedurebecause it was going to be his first time inthe hospital. He had never broken a bone orhad any serious injury, whatsoever.

His late siblings (brother and sister) arethe ones who motivated him to do this.

Hernandez said that he won’t be able to seethe recipient of his bone marrow until after ayear passes, for various reasons.

“Meeting him would be nice, but it isnot necessary. Knowing I completed mysibling’s challenge and finally having mypeace of mind is all I need,” said Hernandez.

Although Hernandez has returned, heis still recovering from the procedure. Hewas told by doctors that is would take about5 weeks to heal completely

“I have had some time to think and re-flect on the experience so far,” Hernandezsaid. “I’d like to thank everyone for theirkind words and well wishes. Your supportreally kept my spirit up and kept me going.”said Hernandez.

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Mr. Kip AtwaterAge: 26Hometown and High school:Ventura. Foothill Tech High School(Sports at Ventura High)Classes Teaching: Physiology and

BiologyTeachingHistory: SanLuis CoastalSchool District-Water polocoachCollege(s)Attended andDegree: CalPoly San LuisObispo- B.S

Biological SciencesUSC- Masters in TeachingFamily: Parents, Kirk and Kelly livein Ventura. Sister, Kayleigh coacheswater polo for Hueneme High SchoolHobbies and Interests: Surfing andvolunteer workImpressions of CI: Everyone is verywelcoming and making my first yearhere awesome! (staff and students)

New Faces at CI

Ms. Patricia DavisHometown and High School:Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks HighSchoolClass Teaching: EnglishTeaching History: Poway UnifiedSchool District- Mt. Carmel H.S,Rancho Bernardo H.S. Conejo ValleyUnified School District- Westlake H.S,Colina M.S.College(s) Attended and Degree:

San Diego StateUniversity- B.A inLinguisticsPoint LomaNazarene Univer-sity- TeachingCredentialFamily: I havethree boys- one incollege, one in highschool, and one in

middle school. I also have two cats andtwo dogs.Hobbies and Interests: Music,theater, boatingImpressions of CI: Everyone is sonice at CI!Interesting Fact About Me: I wasborn in BermudaFavorite Quote: “Believe you can andyou’re halfway there.” – TheodoreRoosevelt

Mr. Mark SaundersHometown and High School:Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks HighClasses Teaching: English 3 and 4Teaching History: 6 years at RioMesa

College(s) At-tended andDegree: CSUCI-English Degree;National University-Masters in teachingFamily: My carHobbies andInterests: Playingguitar and gradingessaysImpressions of CI:

Very respectful, hardworking students.Great campus overallInteresting Fact About Me: I ran amarathon.Favorite Quote: “Keep your head up.”-- Tupac

Fashion Spotlight

-- Compiled by Lesly Fernandez

Liezl Austriaco, Brandon Castillo, Deon Anthony, Ryan Yere, and Megan Garcia show their fall styles.

Falling into fall fashionBy Audrey ReyesStaff writer

Gear up and get your attire readyfor the colder weather this upcomingseason will bring us!

The weather will start coolingdown soon and an easy way to transi-tion into fall is by layering clothing.Although the weather at the Islandsdoesn’t get too cold, adding long socksor tights and a chunky sweater canmake any outfit more appropriate for

the fall.Items like scarves, beanies, and cardi-

gans will add more layers and warmth. Leather jackets, coats, beanies, over-

sized sweaters, scarves, and boots are allessentials for this and the upcoming sea-son.

Textures and patterns, including lace,leather, velvet, quilted detailing, etc. are waysto add personality to your clothing. It’s nottoo early to stock up on these items sinceyou’ll be able to wear them during the win-

ter time as well.Adding accessories can help com-

plete a look. A statement necklace, watch,or any other piece of jewelry will add apersonal touch and help make your outfitlook more put together.

The students photographed show acommon color scheme in their outfits. Thiswould be mostly darker colors like black,olive green, grey, brown, and also cream/white.

Raiders at WorkBy Denisse GonzalezStaff writer

Time to grow up! Senior year is expensive and many CIstudents find a job not only to become more independent astheir teenage life comes to an end, but to help pay for all the funactivities senior year brings.

Jose Heredia, a senior at the Islands, works in the fast foodindustry. Heredia has been an employee at McDonald’s for abouttwo months as their cook, making $8 an hour.

“It sucks but it gives me a paycheck,” said Heredia.Working at a fast food restaurant has its pros and cons;

Heredia mentioned some pros about his job.One of the main pros he stated is that he gets free food! I

mean what’s better than free food? Heredia’s main favorites arethe French fries and their chicken nuggets.

However, one specific con is that there are other conve-nient jobs with better hours.

“I don’t like my work schedule at all,” said Heredia. “Theykeep messing it up and giving me few hours.”

Working at McDonalds has been a pretty good experiencefor Heredia, overall, although it has only been about 2 months.

“The food is clearly not the best because it’s a fast foodrestaurant. There isn’t much thought into the perfection of theburger or anything else,” he said.

Finally Heredia stated, “I’m thinking of just quitting andfinding a better, more suitable job for me.”

Jorge Escareño, a senior at Channel Islands High School,also works in the fast food industry.

Escareño works as a cashier at Jack in the Box earning mini-mum wage. He first started working at a Jack in the Box aboutone year ago in El Rio. He decided to move to the one on Roseand Channel Islands Boulevard since driving all the way to ElRio was too far.

“I love it. It’s one of my favorite restaurants,” said Escareño.Working there has its advantages, such as getting 50 per-

cent off his food during his shift and 20 percent off out of work.Escareño’s favorite food at Jack in the Box is stuffed jalapeños.

“Mmm, they are just mouthwatering,” said Escareño.Some disadvantages Escareño stated are his work schedule;

he dislikes working the weekends because he would like to haveat least a Friday off to be with family or friends.

He soon learned how rude customers can get; to deal withthat he’s simply patient and understanding.

“Honestly, I think I’m going to quit and find a better job forme,” he said.

Another hard-working Raider is Aaron Velazquez, a seniorwho also works at a fast food restaurant.

Velazquez is an employee at Topper’s Pizza Place as a cook,making $8.25 per hour. He has been working there for about 3months.

“I’m making pizzas for five hours straight,” said Velazquez.Thankfully Velazquez doesn’t have to deal with rude cus-

tomers and he somewhat enjoys his job.Topper’s Pizza Place is a well known pizza parlor in Ventura

County. Many families go there to dine on a weekend night. Itmust get hectic back there, and yes indeed it does!

Velazquez’s favorite pizza is pepperoni with Canadian bacon.One major advantage about working at Toppers is getting half offeverything they have.

Velazquez doesn’t plan on quitting anytime soon because hewants to save up for his future college expenses.

Fast food employeess share pros, cons of job“I don’t like my work schedule at all. Theykeep messing it up and giving me fewhours.”

-- Jose Heredia, McDonald’s worker

Photo Illustration byAlyssa Yambao

The Isle FilePage 6

Staff Voices

OPINION

Suggestions forPBIS programBy Vanessa Valerio

PBIS -- Positive Behavior Intervention and Support -- is a newprogram that Channel Islands devised in order to reduce disciplinaryproblems, improve academics, and increase student participation. Ourschool, CIHS, has created an acronym out of its own name as a way tocategorize these important principles, one of them being community.

To me, community is a group of people that support each other inorder to achieve success for a greater cause. The principle of havingcommunity is important because it makes people understand that theyare there for one another and through it they discover the strength ofmany, as one.

I believe a significant way this can be accomplished is bybuilding a pool for CI. By doing this, it will this create a greater senseof community within our school. Swimming and water polo are sportsthat go highly unrecognized at CI, which is incredibly ironic for aschool that refers to itself as The Islands.

Our school is portrayed as being fluorescent and fluid like thesea. I think building a pool for our school would benefit these groupsthat go unnoticed and will provide stability and honor for swimmers atChannel Islands.

I have been a swimmer for almost four years now and I’verealized the disadvantage of not being able to swim at the conve-nience of my own school. Practice typically starts at 4 in the afternoonand ends between 7-7:30 p.m. Some people may think it’s a lot of timeto be in the water, however it isn’t. Our time is limited compared toother schools like Rio Mesa and Oxnard, who have the option to swimwhenever they please.

In my perspective, the establishment of a pool will bring fellowRaiders closer together. With a pool, students will be able to have analternative choice of taking swimming lessons as a P.E. course. Also, itwill encourage students to join our school swim and water polo team.Above all, building a pool will be the first step in manifesting commu-nity in our school.

By Denisse GonzalezChannel Islands High School is all about community, integrity,

honoring yourself and others, and social responsibility. Our commu-nity is one of a kind, and although it’s not perfect, in my opinion it’sone of the best in the county. Yes, I agree it can have some adjust-ments to it; for example, everyone respecting one another and notmaking negative comments about others.

Another change that would be great is no over-revealing clothes.Girls tend to wear clothing like that a lot. I don’t think it’s appropriatebecause it makes our school look tacky and doesn’t give a goodimpression, like it should.

This topic is extremely important, not only because we want toprevent fights or arguments but because we want to make our schoola better place. Integrity is important; it is the quality of being honestand having strong moral principles. If you have high integrity, you aretrustworthy. If you can’t trust someone, it makes you not want to bearound them.

This can benefit individuals because just knowing your school isthe best and is setting a great first impression is just awesome. Also,everyone wants to feel like they are in a safe zone where they cantrust one another. On the other hand, it can benefit the school by justbeing a great place that everyone just looks forward going to Mondaythrough Friday.

By Kenia Perez It seems that along with class of 2017, another new came face to

the Islands as well. PBIS is a new program designed to make ourschool a better version of itself.

As it applies at CIHS, the C stands for community, the I forintegrity, the H for honor self and others, and the S for social respon-sibility. As a senior at CI, I believe that honoring self and others issomething that has to be intensely applied.

As far as respecting self, this is something that students at theIslands can often lack. When attending school dances, some girlsdon’t know how to respect themselves in the way the dance and ordress. Maybe they don’t think about how their parents would react ifthey saw them dancing in that manner or maybe they just aren’tthinking at all.

It also seems that students have a hard time respecting others,whether it’s teachers or classmates. They can’t seem to just knowwhen to not cross the line and show that their parents taught thembetter than that. Students think that it is acceptable to talk back toteachers as if they weren’t human beings.

I think that this program is a great tool to be applied in Raiderland. I just hope that students can work with it, not against it.

Raider Community

At top, CI’saward-winningAll-Male danceteam performsduringRaiderfest. Atleft, CI scienceteacher Mr.Joshua LaForgewows the crowdat theRenaissanceRally with hisimpression ofFrank Sinatra.

Thrills continue in GTA 5Game Review

By Salina VasquezStaff writer

In September, Grand Theft Auto: Five came outand hit the ground running, grossing $800 million in24 hours.

Rockstar released their newest addition to theGTA series. The events in GTA V take place in 2013,five years after the events of GTA IV. The map ismassive. It is a giant playground where you roamthe city of Los Santos (a parody name of LosAngeles) and Blaine County is a mixture of severalSouthern Californian counties adjacent to LosAngeles.

The game features a variety of differentmissions from three different points of view. Thethree main characters, Michael, Franklin and Trevor,each have their own lifestyle but have a main partin the game’s story.

Michael De Santa is a middle-aged ex-criminal,a “family” man whose family is falling apart. After arun in with the Mexican Mafia, Michael goes backinto a life of crime.

Franklin Clinton is an African American Repoman who also has a past with a life of crime anddesires to move up in the world and out of theghetto neighborhood.

The third playable character, Trevor Philips is aguy who kills as casually as breathing. Trevor is amethamphetamine dealer and addict who is livingout in the desert of Blaine County. He comes withraging emotional issues.

Many features in the game have sparkedpeople’s interests, bringing the game closer toreality and changing the way GTA used to be. TheiFruit phone (parody of the iPhone) is an in-gamephone that allows the player to take ‘selfies’ andpost them to social media sites in real life. Many

other new things were added, like being able to owna dog, character switches (at any time), and newhobbies/pastimes.

There’s so much more to the game. Factors likestory mode, free play, character interaction, Eastereggs, and the highly anticipated online gamingmake this game worth buying.

GTA 5 is the game of the year. I give it 12 tacosout of a Taco Bell 12 pack. (Note: The game is ratedM for mature audiences.)

Photo byRuby Ochoa

Page 7Friday, October 4, 2013

Athlete Spotlight

Photo by Gladys Ibarra

Junior twins Leah, left, and Lahni Salanoa..

Salanoa twinstower in sportsBy Gladys IbarraStaff writer

Five-foot-10 and 5-foot-11 add up to11-foot-9, but on CI’s volleyball court theyadd up to the Salanoa twins. LeahSalanoa and Lahni Salanoa, both juniorsat CI, are two of this year’s volleyball starplayers.

The Salanoa twins have been play-ing volleyball for only a short period oftime and already are top notch.

“Our mom played volleyball here atCI as well,” Lahni said. “She graduated in’88 and always wanted one of her kids toplay, so she trained us during summer tohelp us improve.”

They hope to improve in spottingand having more energy and intensity onthe court.

Leah is an outside hitter and setter,while her sister Lahni plays middle. Theyboth enjoy playing together on the court,where good and bad memories are made.Their favorite memory was when Leahmade a quick set to Lahni.

“She killed it,” said Leah. It was agood memory for them because it was avery close game against Villanova.

Playing together is a great advan-tage for the Salanoa twins. They bothknow what to do in various types of situ-ations and with the help of their team,they get the job done. They also have atype of special communication that notmany people have, on and off the court.

“I love having the twins on the team,”said teammate Nona Palmer. “Even though

it’s just their second year playing, theyare very talented and a lot of fun to haveon the court.”

Coach George Hinckley, the varsityvolleyball coach, hopes to have a win-ning season and would like to work onthe team’s chemistry. His team this yearis special and good.

“I’m proud of them,” said Hinckley.He is also going to start filming the

twins playing so he can attract collegerecruiters.

The two main reasons they play arebecause of their mom and Aunt Val. TheirAunty Val recently passed away and wasalways their number one fan.

“We dedicate this season to ouraunty and our mom,” said Leah.

Their mom, Alyssa Tualaina Slade,enjoys watching her daughters play thesport she used to enjoy so much.

“Leah, with her hitting, and Lahniblocking like crazy -- together they willbe unstoppable,” she said. “Leah andLahni both love volleyball and basket-ball. In the next two years I’m hoping theywill both get a scholarship in either sportand attend a university just like their oldersiblings are today.

“Thanks to the school and coachesfor supporting them,” Ms. Slade added.“I am very proud of how far and fast theyhave come with volleyball. I love youLeah and Lahni.”

With the support of their family, thetwins will go far in life and reach success.

By Juan CortezStaff writer

ASB president, All Female dance mem-ber, and hospital volunteer sounds like a lotfor one person to do, but it isn’t too muchfor Megan Garcia.

Garcia, for those who don’t know her,is a senior here at Channel Islands HighSchool. She has been a class president forfour consecutive years. She enjoys beingpresident.

She says, “Being ASB president is arewarding position.”

She says that it is rewarding becauseshe loves the great outcomes and the hap-piness the organization brings to others.

She commented, “Being ASB presidentis very time consuming and stressful, but itis worth all the time and effort.”

Garcia feels that ending her senior yearas ASB president is splendid.

Not only is she ASB president, but alsoCaptin of All Female. She is in All Femaledance team because her hobby is dancing.She’s been enrolled in a dance crew, Unde-clared, since she was 5 years old. In her sparetime, she also volunteers at a local hospital.

Garcia’s goals after high school are toattend UC Irvine or UCLA and major in busi-ness management. From then on, she planson becoming successful, supporting herfamily and being happy.

When Garcia isn’t working on ASB, prac-ticing in All Female, or volunteering, she canbe found at home, catching up on sleep andwatching Netflix all day.

Senior Spotlight

Megan Garcia: Thissenior does it all

Megan Garcia will miss everythingabout CI, from her spirited ASB class to theteachers that helped her along the way tograduating.

“Being ASB president isvery time consuming andstressful, but it is worth allthe time and effort.”

-- Megan Garcia

The Isle FilePage 8SPORTS

Successful year for Dodgers

CI student and Dodger fan Peter Riveraattends a game.

By Griselda IbarraStaff writer

The Los Angeles Dodgers started offto a rocky start, but have climbed their wayto the top.

A team that was 12 games under .500most of May and June started climbing tothe top little by little and have now clinchedthe National League West title on Septem-ber 19. They will play postseason for thefirst time since 2009.

The Dodgers had a first-round playoffgame against the Atlanta Braves on Thurs-day night. The winner of the best of 5 seriesadvances to the National League champi-onship.

Not that many people thought theDodgers would have gotten out of that

tough position, but CI junior EverettAlexander never lost faith.

“I knew the Dodgers would bounceback and regain dominance,” he said. “Theyhave so many weapons, they can come backfrom any tough loss.”

Javy Delarosa, a junior, didn’t think theywould have gotten out of that position be-cause there were so many injured playersand so many talented players were down,such as Hanley Ramirez and Matt Kemp.

A big reason the Dodgers rose to thetop is because of rookie Yasiel Puig, whowas both NL Rookie of the Month and NLPlayer of the Month for June.

Of course, watching the game or listen-ing to the game wouldn’t be the same with-out the great Vin Scully. Luckily, Scully is

broadcasting for another season.“I love Vin Scully. I think he’s the voice

of the Dodger organization,” said Alexander.“In my opinion, Vin Scully is the great-

est sports broadcaster of all time becausehe tells stories about Jackie Robinson,Sandy Koufax, Fernando Valenzuela,” saidPeter Rivera, a freshman.

People have been wondering if theDodgers will go far in the playoffs.

“Hopefully we get the Braves first soBeto could become a Dodger fan,” said JesusChavez. “Beating the Braves will be a pieceof cake.”

With the help of star pitcher ClaytonKershaw, the Dodgers will do just fine.

The Dodgers have been doing verywell, but will they win the National League?

The Raiders line up on defense against Royal. CI hosts Santa Paula tonight at 7.

CI storms the field before the game against Royal.

Raiders say ‘no excuses’Photos by Stephany Valencia

By Stephany ValenciaStaff writer

Friday night lights are insession and the stands are filledwith our Raider and Oxnard com-munity. The stadium is filledwith cheers and chants in sup-port of our 2013 Varsity footballteam as they put in work out onthe field.

Who doesn’t love seeingtheir school take down and takethat win from another school?

Although the team was offto a rough start these past fewgames against Royal and SanMarcos, the goal still remains tostrive and be better.

“We need to continue toimprove and understand thatwinning requires sacrifice, hardwork, and determination,” saidhead coach Gary Porter. Porter.

Coach Porter mentionedthat the offensive productionhas been weak and that the teamshould understand the impor-tance of picking up the firstsdowns and maintaining the ball.

Coach Porter still feels con-fident about going against any

team. The Raiders, 1-3, host SantaPaula tonight.

The 33-17 victory againstSanta Clara was a highlight to keepthe team pushing towards morewins.

According to Porter, as longas the team follows through withtheir assignment and “plays withmaximum effort during every playthrough the four quarters, the teamshould be fine.” He also mentions

how he wants practices to beharder than the games.

Aside from having great guid-ance from their coaches, the teamalso has outstanding andhardworking captains to look upto. This year’s team captains areseniors David Anderson, AlexPantoja, Ricky Estrada, AJ Oto,Ricardo Lopez and BryanAlmontes, and junior Stefon Tho-mas.

Underclassmen have alsostepped up their game a lot thisyear, Estrada mentions, and thatnext year’s team is going to beset and unstoppable.

A shining team player, AlexPantoja, has provided a sparkand leadership for the team,Coach Porter said. With perse-verance, determination, “and amotor that runs at 110 percent,”he has become one of the bestplayers, Porter added.

The Raiders have also hadseveral injured players, such as,Gilbert Perez, senior, StefonThomas, junior, AntonioPantoja, senior, at the beginningof the season. But as Almontesonce said, “We just need to workhard and pick each other up.”

The coaches say their ex-pectations for the captains arefor them to lead the team, andfor them to instill a drive thatwill help them achieve theirgoals.

Porter ultimately says,“They are working hard, but wemust be prepared mentally aswell as physically.”

Raiders root for team as it enters playoffs vs. Braves

Boys WaterpoloCoaches: Ms. Carly Jonesand Mr. Kip AtwaterTeam Captains: AlexAstudillo and Edgar AlmaguerVarsity Returners: AlexAstudillo, Edgar Almaguer,Lorenzo Garcia, AntonioGuillen, William Salazar,Felipe Bravo, Nicolas Ramirez,Eduardo Martinez, PedroMosqueda, RicardoMosqueda, Ricardo Conde,and Uriel Sanchez.Top Newcomers: BobbySaucido, Regol Ramirez, JoseVillafana and Alex Lopez.Record (W-L-T): 0-5 inPreseason PlayHighlight of Season: Playedwell at Santa Monica Tourna-ment. Had 100% shootingwhich was crazy 8 for 8!Standout Performances:Alex leads with 12 goals thisseason and Edgar has 10.Team Strengths: Team workand the desire to improve.Areas of Improvement:Defending the counterattackand safe passing.Coach/Player Goals: BeatHueneme! Improve individualskills and overall team play.

Girl’s GolfCoach: Robert L. RadaTeam Captain: Girl’s golfdoes not have a team captainbecause it is a Team Effort.Varsity returners: ImeldaBarragan, Sofia Salinas, RubyGonzales, Kaylan Wark, SoniaVierra, Sabra Wark, the TopSophomore Caitlin Newman,and the two top Seniors EvelynLuna, and Alexus Baretto.Top newcomers: LaurynChuinard, Denise Cortez,Jessica Cortez, JacquelineHernandez, Austin Larios,Jennifer Morfin, and CorreaBibyRecord (W-L-T): 3-1 LeagueAreas of improvement: ShortGames!Highlights of the season:Evelyn Luna broke her ownschool record with a 38.(beating her previous record at39); Defeated Pacifica 9-26-13Coach/Player Goals: BeatPacifica and Hueneme!Finished in third place.Quote: “Keep your headdown!” –RL Rada.

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