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Test suspended, students rejoice

By Gavin HalloranStaff Writer

California has suspended the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) through the 2017-18 school year. Students will not need to pass the exam to graduate in the 2015–2016, 2016–2017, and 2017–2018 school years.

The law also requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to grant a diploma to any student who completed grade twelve in 2004 school or later year and has met all other re-quirements other than passage of the exit exam.

This will have a heavy effect on present and past students.

"The test wasn't fair at all to the people who were learning Common Core," said junior Mason Micheli.

Students who just took the test have a general consensus that that the old test should have been ousted right when Common Core began.

“The test was not aligned with the new Common Core Standards, which incorporate a focus on critical thinking, and a collaborative approach

to learning,” said CVHS coun-selor Sandra Pula.

This test has also had a nega-tive effect on poverty-stricken districts, leaving some students at a disadvantage. Thus, the decision was made to give di-plomas to students who didn’t pass the test.

“The CAHSEE presents a significant barrier to students with learning differences, Eng-lish language learners, and economically disadvantaged students. The intent of the CAHSEE was to improve stu-dent learning; however, for marginalized students, the exam has often created a wider achievement gap,” said Pula.

There may be a new test implemented in the future to match the new Common Core standards. The law to suspend the test lasts through 2018, so current freshmen may have to contend with a new test before graduating.

"The testing needed to be ad-justed to the curriculum," said junior Elliot Breitinger.

In the meantime students at CVHS will have the luxury of not taking the test while the state decides what to do.

Vaccines made mandatory for studentsStarting January 1, 2016,

California students can only attend public schools if they are up-to-date on their vaccination shots, due to California’s new vaccination law, eliminating “personal belief” exemptions from vaccinating children.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill in June this year. A large measles outbreak earlier this year brought attention to this

By Jacob SchoenfeldStaff Writer

issue. “I don’t think it will have a

big impact on us,” said CVHS nurse Sandee Velasquez. “Over-all as a district we are at a 97 percent immunization rate.”

During the 2014-2015 school year, 90.7 percent of students at-tending public schools had met all immunization requirements.

While there is a backlash against the law being passed, some students at CVHS agree with it, believing that it will help to maintain a safer envi-

ronment at school.“I think it will protect stu-

dents from various prevent-able diseases, which might hinder their abilities to get an education,” said junior Emujin Unenbat.

Some students believe the new law can set some ease at school, with less worry to a possibility of getting a harmful disease from the school envi-ronment.

With every death that hits our school, we are left with a constant reminder to appreciate each moment with the people we care about. Sadly, the death of four young adults, two of whom once attended CVHS, has left people devastated and treasur-ing the memories and moments spent with them.

Steven MacFadden,19, Alejan-dro Rodriguez, 20, Megan Wall, 17, and Rose Bio, 16, were killed in a rollover crash the night of Sep. 20 in French Camp. During a high speed chase, MacFadden lost control of the vehicle, which led to the car accident and deaths of all four passengers.

MacFadden attended CVHS from 2011-12 and transferred to Redwood High School.

Bio attended from 2013-14 and transferred to Redwood last October. She was described as a hard worker in her classes and a genuine student.

“Rose was always quiet in class, but when she smiled or spoke, it was the real deal,” said Spanish teacher Kelli Schiller. “When I think about her, in my mind’s eye, I can see Rose smil-ing that sincere, sweet smile.”

Many pictures and condolenc-es were shared on social media for Bio, expressing sympathy to her family and sending messag-es of compassion and support.

“She was one of the funniest people I ever knew and she knew how to make me laugh when she knew I was upset,” said junior Lexi O’Gorman, Bio’s friend.

Memorial services were held for Bio and the other victims.

Family and friends said good-bye still in disbelief, unable to comprehend the loss of so many young lives. The deaths trig-gered sadness and memories of other recent losses that impacted the students here at CVHS.

“I remember Rose as a vibrant student with a dry sense of humor and fierce loyalty,” said English teacher Jennifer Clyde.

The victims’ parents shared the pain of losing a child and the grief that everyone experiences after hearing about the loss of someone who was loved.

“People shouldn’t be sad that [Bio] died, just be happy that they got to be a part of her life,” said O’Gorman.

Remembrance of the time spent together comforts family and friends as the reality of loss for the ones they loved takes hold.

See VACCINE: Page 3

Jacob Schoenfeld / Staff Writer

In a Homecoming first, students and staff made a memorial float honoring fallen friends Terri Byrd, Nick Whitaker and Ovida de Julia, who each passed away in 2015.

Rose Bio will be remembered as a humerous, vibrant member of the Castro Valley community.

By Mia BabasyanStaff Writer

Gomez wows fans with new

song

Tragic car crash kills four, shakes the Castro Valley community

In Loving Memory

Cafeteria staff praised for dedicated

service

Page 8: Healthy food and happy smiles Page 11: Selena’s “Me and the Rhythm”Page 10: Girls defeat rivals in epic contest

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Students, staff struggle through teacher shortage

The average score for CVHS on the Smarter Balanced As-sessment Consortium (SBAC) test exceeded the California state average. In 2015, 51 per-cent of CVHS students scored “proficient” in math and 73 percent scored “proficient” in English, while 33 percent of California students scored “proficient” in math and 44 percent scored “proficient” in English.

The SBAC is a standardized test which evaluates student production and performance.

It was first utilized in the state of Washington. Eventually, many school districts in Cali-fornia adopted this test over the former STAR test, however, many people question if stan-dardized tests provide useful information.

There are at least two dif-ferent ways CVHS can view the results of this SBAC test. On one hand CVHS can take satisfaction in scoring higher than the state average. More students at CVHS must be re-ceiving a higher quality educa-tion than what is happening at the majority of high-schools in

California. So we can be thank-ful for that situation.

“Smarter Balanced Assess-ment results were indicative of a great deal of hard work resulting in the majority of our students achieving proficiency at satisfactory levels,” said Su-perintendent Parvin Ahmadi.

On the other hand though, 49 percent of CVHS students did not score “proficient” in math and 27 percent did not score “proficient” in English. So a number of CVHS students have more work to do to reach proficiency.

Another interesting phe-

By Nina BessoloStaff Writer

“It’s a matter of health,” said junior Lindsey Guan. “Students shouldn’t be in danger of get-ting a disease just by going to school.”

Despite the argument that some religious or personal be-liefs should allow students to decline the vaccinations, some believe that the safety of the majority is at hand.

“The problem here is the con-flict between individual need and community need,” said ju-nior Nicholas Tran. “The needs of the community outweighs the needs of the individual.”

California will soon join Mis-souri and Vermont to be the third state in the U.S. to require vaccinations for public schools without personal belief or reli-gious exemptions.

During the California Dis-neyland measles outbreak, 110 measles victims were reported in California, 49 were unvac-cinated and 47 had unknown or undocumented vaccination status.

With the new law in hand, it will become less likely to catch harmful diseases that students are immunized against.

“The nurse in me thinks it’s a great idea, I believe that vacci-nations work,” said Velasquez. “But because you’re choosing not to vaccinate your kids and therefore your denied the pub-lic education, I struggle with that.”

VACCINE: from page 2 Trojans top state averages on new SBAC testnomenon is that California students scored lower on the 2015 SBAC test than they did on the 2013 STAR test. About 18 percent fewer California students scored “proficient” in math on the 2015 SBAC test than on the 2013 STAR test. Also 12 percent fewer Cali-fornia students scored “pro-ficient” on the 2015 SBAC English test than on the 2013 STAR test.

The most likely explanation for the lower SBAC scores is that the SBAC test was more difficult than the STAR test.

CVHS started school this year in need of five teach-ers, and finally filled its final positions near the end of first quarter.

“Many of us were interview-ing candidates over the sum-mer. And the problem is is that we have many fewer qualified candidates,” said Dr. Deborah Yager, science teacher. Yager also explained that the problem of our teacher shortage comes from the fact that less and less people are interested in becom-

By Esther SmithStaff Writer

ing a teacher.In 2008, there were 45,000

people enrolled in teaching programs in California, but this number decreased by over half in 2013, when there were only 20,000 people enrolled in teaching preparation pro-grams. With low salaries and long hours that delve into extra time spent at home grad-ing students’ work, teachers are undeniably not given the credit they should receive for their dedication to students’ education.

“We reached this crisis point and it wasn’t just here at Castro

Valley, but it was around the Bay Area,” said Yager. She ex-plained that part of the reason why CVHS had an incredibly difficult time hiring teachers was because the school was fighting for the same candi-dates that other schools around the Bay Area wanted to hire.

Education is an integral part of students’ lives, and though students of CVHS were being taught by long term substitute teachers, they were being de-prived of their education due to teacher shortages.

"It was really frustrating feeling like we weren't getting

any work done, and seeing all the other classes progressing,” explained freshman Molly Samboy, a student who had a long-term biology substitute.

However, even with teacher shortages, many teachers have stepped up to take on extra classes in order to help lower the amount of classes without a teacher. Science teacher Ashley Green has taken on an extra AP Biology class in addition to her two morning AP Biology classes. Yager has also taken on a new chemistry class in order to help our teacher shortage problem.

Punctured pipe produces pouting pupils, porta pottiesBy Caitlin Forbes

City editor

CVHS went dry when the main water pipes ceased to work on Monday, Oct. 26.

The event happened during second period, initially with the promise that the problem would be resolved by the end of the class, but as the day went on it was evident that the problem would be long lasting. In his email to the parents, Prin-cipal Blaine Torpey explained the problem, and the estimated repair time.

“A main water pipe to the high school has broken and is currently being repaired. The repair may take the remainder

of the day,” Torpey wrote. Assistant Principal Nic Mc-

Master revealed that recent seismic activity may have caused the problem. “Accord-ing to the plumber, the leak might have been caused by the small earthquakes that have been happening, but it’s not proven,” he said.

As a result, most of the bath-rooms on campus were locked, and students and staff were forced to use the stadium bath-rooms and the bathrooms in the Center for the Arts (CFA).

Water stations, hand sani-tizer, and portable toilets were set up around campus to help relieve the students and staff during this time. However,

many students were outraged that the school decided to not release them from school because of the undesirable conditions. In addition, it was hard for classes to function, and caused problems for both students and staff.

“It made me worried be-cause I need water in my ce-ramics class to finish projects,” said senior Samantha Linney.

There also seemed to be prob-lems with the “hydration sta-tions” that were set up around the school to offer fresh water to students.

“It was so frustrating that the water stations ran out of water,” said senior Michelle Melkonians.

“Poor track and field ath-letes had to go without water during practice,” lamented sophomore Sonia Espiritu.

The water crisis at CVHS definitely made us appreciate the water that we use every day for plumbing, drinking, and sanitary purposes. The water pipes have been fixed, but we will always remember the day CVHS went dry.

Lines for portable toilet and water left students frustrated.

PHOTOPiniOns“I think it’s good

for a change, but I’m also glad that we don’t have to take it.”

Gabriela Deleon, freshman

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“CAHSEE does not properly evalu-ate students in the first place, and test material itself is too easy.”

Anna Lam, soph-omore

“I think it’s a good idea because it gives the stu-dents more time to prepare.”

Wilson Xie, ju-nior

“It’s good be-cause it puts less stress on students who often worry about tests.”

JohnKyle Vega, senior

By Elizabeth Chan

Editorial:We at The Olympian believe

that the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), is a stressful, time-consuming test that does not have the ability to show a student’s true potential, and should be abolished for good.

The CAHSEE, a standard-ized test covering the subjects of mathematics and English-language arts, was a graduation requirement for students at all California public high schools. Unless a student has a consider-able disability meeting the test exemption requirements, a pass-ing score in both portions of the test are needed to earn a high school diploma.

The purpose of the CAHSEE, as stated by the California De-partment of Education website, is “to significantly improve stu-dent achievement in public high schools and to ensure that stu-dents who graduate from public high schools can demonstrate grade level competency in read-ing, writing, and mathematics.”

Although the test was founded with seemingly honorable inten-

tions, it has become more of a nuisance that an actual assess-ments of a student’s true po-tential. At CVHS, the pass rates consistently exceeded 90 percent. Many claim it is not challenging enough to determine if students’ math and English-language skills are sharp enough to enter the workforce.

Due to these concerns as well as many others, a bill has been

signed by Gov. Jerry Brown tem-porarily abolishing the CAHSEE for the classes of 2015-2018, al-lowing many high school seniors with only their failing CAHSEE score in the way of graduation the receive their diplomas.

The test has been suspended so it can be revised so it can hope-fully better reflect a student's true potential, as well as the level of math and English-language arts

competency expected of young people in the workforce today.

Although testing can be a use-ful gage of a student’s learning progress, and can make sure stu-dents are prepared for the work-force, we at The Olympian believe it is primarily time consuming, expensive, stressful, and unfair.

Students work hard to achieve passing grades for four long years, and they are a better in-

dication of readiness for gradu-ation than a single standardized test. It is unfair to hold back a student who meets every other graduation requirement from getting a diploma.

The CAHSEE also causes un-necessary additional stress to students. High schoolers are al-ready required to take a plethora of other standardized tests in-cluding the SBAC, PLAN, PSAT, SAT, and ACT. With all these huge tests looming overhead, the CAHSEE is an unneeded addition.

The test is also unfair to poor districts, students with poor backgrounds, English Language learners, and those with learning disabilities not severe enough to meet the exemption requirement.

In addition, the test was out of date and no longer in line with the Common Core standards taught at public schools.

Although the proposed test revisions will fix this problem, we at The Olympian believe that all in all, that the CAHSEE is not a valid gauge of student suc-cess, and should be abolished for good.

State makes right call to suspend CAHSEE

I find it really weird that I have been working around the elderly for four months, and in that time I’ve only connected to my grandparents once.

It’s not that I don’t want to see my grandparents. Because we’re Filipino, we’re supposed to check on our grandparents almost every day, and pay them with the ultimate respect. I’ve just been really busy with school and I have a job at a retirement home, where I serve the resi-dents their meals.

It’s a stressful job if you can’t handle old people yelling at you every five seconds when they don’t get what they want, but the appreciation is unbeat-able. Over the three months I’ve

worked there, I managed to learn each residents’ favorite drink and health issues.

A lot of my coworkers are very young, so sometimes we make mistakes, but I feel like we’re all the residents have. Why would you leave your father or your mother at a place where they’d be restricted for the rest of their lives? Why not at least visit them frequently?

One time at work, we had to have a quick meeting about ad-dressing the residents’ attitudes when something doesn’t go their way. One of the reasons to under-stand their impatience was that they are old and alone. The real-ization of being old sparks a sad nostalgic memory of what you used to do, and what you can’t do now. That itself should already be depressing and very hard to ac-cept, so I understand the hostility. What I don’t understand is that there are some residents who are never with their children.

Let’s look at it this way. If I want to go out, I’d have to take a bus that goes here to there from this time to that time. If I want to eat, I’d come to this place, sit down, and order on the same menu. I’d go home, watch some TV, and

repeat the same cycle every day. From time to time, there would be special events. But I’ll never see the beauty in life like being able to go out with your family or attend a graduation barbeque.

I understand that it’s probably safer to put your parents in as-sisted living, and more than 70 percent of America agrees with you. But once you push your parents through those doors, make sure that’s not the last time you see them. Keep them up to date, or even plan out a full day away from the retirement home every two weeks. Even though I’m so busy, I’d still call my grandma to check on her once and while. If I don’t, then she’d call me. She calls me every day.

Don’t get me wrong. There are some good children out there who visit their mom and dad every Sunday or so for a good brunch, but sometimes I see the same resident sitting alone at the same spot every day. Then I wonder if their children still call them or even send them a card once and awhile. We have to un-derstand that grandparents and the elderly are still people, and they deserve the best throughout the last years of their lives.

By Lauren EisenmanStaff Writer

Retirement homes: Are they a trap?

There has been a lot of contro-versy over Donald Trump running for president as the Republican candidate. Many people don’t agree with his values, yet he con-tinues to climb the polls.

Trump has given some very opinionated ideas about what should happen to America, includ-ing bashing Mexicans as well as illegal immigration.

When he announced his presi-dential run, he said, “when Mexico sends its people, they’re not send-ing their best... They’re sending people who have lots of problems... they’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists.”

This caused a lot of anger over social media and is not what we should make America into because we are the land of the free. Trump

also came up with an immigration reform, with three main principles: build a border between America and Mexico, laws must be passed to correspond, and Americans must be put before immigrants in the work force and everywhere else.

Trump could also improve his position on the Second Amend-ment, which is the right to bear arms. Unfortunately, more school shootings (as well as other places), are becoming more and more com-mon. He has opposed additional background checks that could make sure that weapons aren’t being put into the hands of the wrong people.

Trump is leading in the polls for the southern states, which have more of a Republican population. The main question to consider is whether or not border con-trol should be the top priority in America, or is there improvement elsewhere that needs to be made first?

I don’t agree with most of his ideas, and some of them are irradi-cal and out of reach. But consider-ing I can’t vote yet, I can’t be one to make a difference in the polls. However if I was 18 by next No-vember, I would vote for anybody besides The Donald!

By Molly KochStaff Writer

Don’t vote for Trump!

What do you think about the suspension of the exit exam?

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Imagine getting ripped away from everything you know and love: your home, family, com-munity, and school. Imagine be-ing thrown into a strange house in a strange neighborhood with strange people you’ve never even met before. You eat their food, sleep in their beds, but most importantly, follow their rules. These people can now exercise arbitrary power over you, and there’s nothing you can do about it. This situation is a reality for some 400,000 youth in the US. They are the victims of a cruel and unreasonable system that needs to be changed.

If this situation wasn’t difficult enough, there are bureaucratic rules that are utterly insensible. The foster family agency (FFA) I belong to, Agape, will not allow a 15-year-old girl (me) to go to the park with my ten-year-old sister alone.

Their reasoning? It would be considered “babysitting.” I am not allowed to be home alone. I cannot use kitchen knives un-

supervised. I cannot eat cough drops without the prescription of a doctor. Every piece of clothing I’ve ever owned or bought must be written down, documented, and recorded.

Stacks and stacks of paperwork prevent a halfway-normal exis-tence. These social workers, my so-called “advocates,” would defend these rules. They would say the rules are for my own pro-tection, but the truth is, they exist to protect the agencies. After all, nobody wants to get sued over a foster child. To these agencies, the kid doesn’t matter. All I’m worth is a stack of papers, sitting on someone’s desk.

Foster youth are told that they have the right to be free from physical or emotional abuse, but seldom is this right actualized. When incidents in the foster home occur, they often go unre-ported. Social workers are often so overloaded with their casel-oads that they do not have time to truly protect a kid. This leads to many foster youth living in environments that are unhealthy not only physically, but emotion-ally as well.

Often people think that if fos-ter youth have food and drink, a place to sleep, and clothes on their backs, they’re all good. They give us the bare necessities, and expect us to lower ourselves to these standards. This is dehu-manizing, as the system discour-ages youths from having wants or expectations.

Without wants, there are no goals, no aspirations, and no hopes. Foster youths need to be supported on a level above the

Injustices of the foster care systembare minimum. We should be allowed to enjoy things we like and reject things we don’t like. We should be allowed to have opinions and preferences.

Perhaps the most daunting aspect of being a foster kid is the dreaded question: what will happen when I age out of foster care? California implemented Assembly Bill 12 in 2012, allow-ing for the continued financial support of steadily employed or student foster youth until the age of 21. Given the circumstances, however, this criteria is quite difficult to meet.

Look at how the system de-stroys individuals. It’s no sur-prise that 25 percent of foster youth are incarcerated within the first two years of emancipation, while 22.2 percent experience homelessness.

On the other side of the spec-trum, only 1.8 percent of foster youth will complete a bachelor’s degree. AB12 was a step in the right direction, but it did not solve the problem. At the age of 18 or 21, no one would be pre-pared to be completely cut off from financial support. Imagine being shut out onto the street at that age, all alone in the world. What would you do?

What will I do? I don’t know. Luckily, I managed to stay in my school and community, and I have family in the area. But I still suffered the consequences of a crime I did not commit. My heart goes out to my displaced, fostered comrades. There is an obvious flaw in the existing sys-tem, yet nothing is being done to fix it. We need change.

On Sept. 27-28 of this year, there was the total lunar eclipse dubbed the Blood Moon. Shown at the reasonable hour of eight p.m., there were many who saw this rarity of a moon. But, how many people will see the next eclipse?

Solar, lunar, and any kind of eclipses in today’s day are seen as beautiful and sight for sore eyes. I have made it a personal mission to see every type of eclipse that has presented itself for the last year and I can personally say I have never seen anything as beautiful as them. A factor that contributes to not only my appre-ciation but others appreciation for eclipses are the fact that they aren’t seen every night.

The most recent eclipse that happened was on a supermoon, in which the moon is at its clos-est to Earth. Total eclipse of super full moons are rare. Ac-cording to NASA, they have only happened five times in the 1900s and another will not be seen for another 18 years in the year 2033. On average, there are four eclipses in a total year. It is considered a rarity to have five eclipses in a year. According to NASA calculations, only about 25 years in the past 5,000 years have had five eclipses. The last time this happened was in 1935, and the next time will be in 2206.

Eclipses don’t happen often, so

Supermoon eclipse: a rare phenomenonBy Emily Salazar

staff Writer

wouldn’t that heighten our de-sire and expectancy to see them? The sad truth is that many people don’t have an appreciation for them, they don’t see them as relevant or important to their daily lives. Eclipses don’t mat-ter, they aren’t “worth the time of day.” These oddities happen at night-time, during hours that aren’t very convenient for people at average two and three a.m. Eclipses give us perspective in life and let us see things differ-ently. In those wee hours of the day while others are asleep and getting ready for their next day, there are people outside watch-ing the night sky as it does some-thing magnificent. During these hours you realize you are not just one human in a world of seven billion, you are one being of

matter among a universe of un-discovered anomalies, questions, and thousands upon thousands of unexplored planets and stars.

People in Ancient Greece and biblical times praised and sought to see more of these eclipses. They were deemed highest of importance and were loved by many. So what changed? When did they become less important? When did we become so busy that we couldn’t loan a few mea-sly hours of our whole life to see something that doesn’t happen often? So while there are many who continue to sleep, I will be outside waiting to see proof of the vast majesticness of the universe.

Please join those who do for the next eclipse, a lunar eclipse on March 23, 2016.

Many studies have showed that fear of public speaking ranks up with the fear of death. Most of these fears arise from worry that you will mess up or that you’ll forget your lines. However, once you make it about others and the content of your writing as oppose to yourself, a huge load is lifted off your shoulders.

Most of the time, you are the one who wrote your speech or lesson, and if you are confident that your words convey the right message, you will feel a lot better about yourself hav-ing to speak in public.

I personally have a mild fear of public speaking. Dur-ing sophomore year in my English class, we had this huge speech that we had to write and perform for a minimum of five minutes. When we first received the assignment, I blocked out the fact that we had to perform it in front of the whole class and wrote about something a little bit personal. It wasn’t incredibly private and I’m sure others would have had no problem sharing it in public, but I did.

On the day of the presenta-tion, I was internally freaking out. Before I even entered the class, I was hyperventilating. The little voice in my head was explaining in meticulous detail

Facing your fear of public speaking

By Sarah Nosseirstaff Writer

all the ways I could possibly screw up and that was all I was thinking when it was my turn. As I walked up to the front of the class, I was breathing hard, so after getting permission from my teacher, I stepped outside to calm myself down. Once I had regained my breath, I realized that instead of being the kid with the well-written, life-changing speech, I was the kid who got an asthma attack.

It took a while to muster up the courage to re-enter my class, but I did. No one said anything, they just smiled. After class, the teacher pulled me aside and said, just this one time, that I could turn it in on paper until I could get over my fear of public speaking. I was very grateful, and worked hard to get better at public speaking.

The next time we had a pre-sentation, I managed to get up there, breathing calmly, and deliver my speech, maybe not to the best of my ability, but pretty well in my opinion.

It just took me longer to real-ize that the people watching didn’t really care about the way I talked or how long my speech was. Content was all that mattered to them.

Some things that really help me no and hopefully in the future with public speaking would be making eye contact with as many people as pos-sible. This makes it feel more like talking to that one person, rather than an audience. Also, actively respecting your audi-ence leads to them respecting you must as much, which is a nice feeling that makes it easier to talk to them.

One last tip to keep in mind is to always believe that your audience will succeed. Most of the time, if you make a small slip-up, the audience would rather just choose to ignore it for your sake than point it out, successfully embarrassing you.

By Jessica MiopiNioN eDitor

Jurassic Juniors

Super Sophomores

8It’s safe to say that anyone

that has attended CVHS since last year has been able to see the dramatic changes the cafeteria has gone through, both inside and out. Many of these changes can be credited to the lunch staff and their head supervisor, Ana Aguilar.

With their help, the CVHS cafeteria has been able to have speedier lunch lines, and a larg-er variety of better quality food than before. But what else do we know? Shouldn’t we want to know more about the people who make our food daily?

Most students think of their teachers when they think about the CVHS staff. They make sacrifices every day to come to school early at 7 a.m. to prepare a daily lesson plan.

The lunch staff makes the sacrifice each day to come to school at 6 a.m. and needs to have meals planned for about 3,000 students, including the teaching and custodial staff.

Members of the staff have shared their personal journey into the CVHS cafeteria, and what keeps them motivated

Cafeteria staff strive for the best food and serviceBy Emily Salazar

Staff Writer

each day to serve the CVHS community.

Aguilar has worked for the CVHS lunch staff for 19 years, and has recently been promoted to the head of the cafeteria. She says that Castro Valley is a good district and she likes the community because it’s friendly and safe.

“I’m happy here, I love it,”

she said. But mostly she talks about

her goals for the cafeteria in the future.

“First, I want to feed all of the community. I want to feed all of the students, the teachers, everyone. Second, I want to improve the quality of the food, and third, I hope to improve the equipment and the building,”

Aguilar said.Aguilar clearly shows her

care and love for her staff and students. The students are what motivate her to continue cooking food for them each morning.

“I love to see the smiling faces of the students. I see them as my kids, and when they ask if they can buy a second lunch it

motivates me! It lets me know I’m doing something right,” commented Aguilar.

Shirley Yee, a longtime cafe-treia staff member since 2009, says, “I feel happy when the students are eating and study-ing. That’s what makes me happy.”

Yee also has similar goals to Aguilar: “I want to make more high quality and healthy food for all.”

Jenny Chan, who has worked in the CVHS lunch staff for 17 years, also has the students in her hearts while cooking their daily meals.

“I love to work with kids more than food. When I see the kids happy with the food, I’m happy too,” Chan said.

Most of us take lunch for granted, and we rarely stop to think that a person made this, with their hands and with their heart.

We should all now grab lunch with a new appreciation, know-ing every minute that we eat it, that someone, who doesn’t even know our names, deeply cares for us, and made it for us with love for the students.

The least we can do is smile and thank them for the meal.

Imagine taking 11 classes, attending as few as two of them a day, and sometimes having three-hour breaks in between periods. School in another country may be very unlike the American school system, as CVHS student Callie Ross-Smith is discover-ing this year while living in Germany.

“It’s so different here. Class-es can be cancelled at any time, and you just end up going home at 1 p.m., or go to school sometimes as late as 10 a.m. I like parts of it better. We have lots of homework, but it's never collected. So it’s like, wow, I did all the work for nothing besides my own self improvement, what a waste of time,” Ross-Smith said.

It was weird for her to see the way students and teachers interact, because students are treated like equals. They’re allowed to debate with teach-ers, and negotiate the dates of exams or the amount of homework. The school setting itself is also very different, as she’s attending a typical Ger-man upper school with sixth to 12th grade and about 1,000 students total.

Ross-Smith worked hard to get this opportunity. She receives a Congress-Bunde-stag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholarship, funded by the German and U.S. govern-

ments, which has a lengthy application process. Another CVHS student, Karina Ma-salkovaite, is also a recipient of the CBYX scholarship.

In March, Ross-Smith found out she’d won a scholarship, and she was placed with a host family in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’s northernmost state. She adores her host parents and brother, but the location comes with its own set of obstacles. Some people in Schleswig-Holstein speak Low German instead of the “standard” High German that’s taught in school, and Ross-Smith can’t under-stand them.

Ross-Smith only took Ger-man at CVHS for a year before bravely moving to Germany.

“Hardest thing: the language. When you don't speak some-one's language, you don't have a personality. You can't be clever, funny, or make any thoughtful remarks. Word puns are nearly impossible. I have the reading level of a six-year old,” she joked. “But my classmates have been super helpful, breaking words down into simpler Ger-man. And I’m slowly becoming more fluent. I just read an entire short story in German and wrote an interpretation on it.”

In return, Ross-Smith helps her friends understand Eng-lish idioms and colloquialisms that usually aren’t taught in a classroom.

Though Ross-Smith has only been in Germany for two months, she’s already had her

“For all of the negative things I could say about myself, one positive thing I think I can say is that there has to be someone out there who is nicer to others because I was nice to them. And for someone as sensitive to oth-ers as I am, that is enough for me,” Nicholas “Dubb” Whitaker wrote in his goodbye letter.

Whitaker, the former Leader-ship and social studies teacher at CVHS, passed away on Sept. 17. He was an inspiration and a source of kindness to others, someone that always radiated positivity in the hallways. He left in his wake a donation-based scholarship fund.

It was Dubb’s wish to estab-lish a scholarship for an excep-tional student with leadership skills to go to college.

“He always told me that sometimes kids need someone to believe in them when they can’t believe in themselves,” said Lavender Whitaker, Dubb’s wife. “He wanted to provide

an opportunity to a special kid that may just need that boost of confidence, someone to believe in them, and a shot at making the world a better place.”

The scholarship of $10,000 will be awarded to one lucky recipient per year starting in the spring. As of now, it’s still unknown whether the scholar-ship will be available for just the students in the leadership class or for anyone in school.

Michael Kentris, the leader-ship teacher, will nominate students who show signs of being a strong leader. There are no income or GPA requirements. Leadership qualities include helping and leading others, being responsible and demon-strating acts of kindness. About five to ten nominations will be accepted. Once they apply, they will be interviewed by a panel, which will ultimately decide the winner.

Dubb has left such a huge impact on our lives, and he will continue to do so even after death through this scholarship. Many of his family, friends, and colleagues have helped by mak-ing a web site accepting dona-tions that will go toward it. So far, more than 300 people have contributed more than $32,000 has been raised, and more mon-ey is donated each day.

The web site for scholarship donations is www.gofundme.com/dubbfund.

Neue Erfahrungen in DeutschlandBy Fiona Richter

Staff Writer

Scholar-“ship” helps students set sail

By Stella Ho Staff Writer

Award created in honor of

Nick “Dubb” Whitaker

fair share of memorable ex-periences. A few weeks in, her host mother took her to the hospital because Ross-Smith had severe stomach pain. As it turned out, she had appendi-citis and needed surgery.

“Not every exchange stu-dent can say she lost an organ during her year,” she said.

Before that, though, a much happier event took place. Ross-Smith’s birthday was

Callie Ross-SmithStudent

Hardest thing: the language.

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”on her second day of school, when she hadn’t made any friends yet. Her classmates, however, brought Ross-Smith gifts and chocolate cakes and sang for her.

“They all lined up to hug me, and it was literally the most kindest thing that’s been done on my birthday. The Ger-mans are the kindest people ever,” Ross-Smith recounted.

Ross-Smith’s class is going on trips to Denmark and Italy this year, which she is looking forward to. She loves her math and music classes.

“I’d love to be able to go to university here,” she said.

Head supervisor Ana Aguilar serves meals to students with a smile and a friendly attitude.emily Salazar / Staff Writer

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Starting off as two simple words and a joined fist pump, “Trojan To-getherness” has been introduced to CVHS as a center of focus on the idea of being more connected as a school. This being his third year at CVHS, Principal Blaine Torpey has walked around the campus, participated in activities, visited classrooms, and seen wonderful examples of excellence.

“One of the things we can do to strengthen our community is to connect those excellent ele-ments into a cohesive whole,” said Torpey.

Because there are students who aren't as connected as others, those who are highly connected should seek to reach out to others and connect them to club or team activities, Torpey said. In addition, if students who struggle can build a strong connection with an adult on campus, their likelihood to be successful increases.

An excellent example was car-ried out at the welcome back as-sembly. The level of spirit rose to

By America MoralesA&E Editor

David Taylor is a dedicated ath-lete with big dreams. Emanating a vibrant liveliness on and off of the field, Taylor is motivated by his plans for athletic success in both football and baseball.

Taylor, otherwise known as D.J., is a junior who has made a name for himself this season as a running back and cornerback for the varsity football team. The athlete started playing football at age seven, and was passionate for the game from the start. Taylor is drawn to foot-ball’s fast-paced, intense nature, and lives for the excitement of playing in front of a crowd.

“It’s exciting and fun,” Taylor explained, “No matter if you’re losing, they’re still roaring.”

The most memorable game this season, according to Taylor, was the varsity team’s first home game against John F. Kennedy High School. In the second half, he scored three touchdowns with nine carries. Successes such as these are what drive Taylor to keep improving. During the offseason, he plans to work on his strength conditioning, aiming to be bigger, faster, and stronger for next season.

Taylor is a true team player on and off the field. When observ-ing how he interacts with others around him, it’s clear to see that Taylor builds good relationships with his teammates, peers, and friends.

“He’s a good friend to have on and off the field,” said fellow teammate and friend R.J. Harri-son. “He’s a good player and he’s always motivating.”

Taylor is a two varsity sport athlete, playing both football and baseball. His brother played base-ball for two minor league teams. Taylor also wants a future in play-ing professional sports.

“I want to be the first in my fam-ily to go all the way in football or baseball,” said Taylor.

Besides a career in professional sports, Taylor sees himself going into law enforcement or joining the Coast Guard. His goals are ambi-tious, and although for many, goals are just possibilities and musings, to Taylor, they’re all “part of the plan.”

“My plan is to go to college and play college baseball and football, and after that, to get drafted in either,” said Taylor.

With a promising future in sight, Taylor is so much more than someone who plays by the book. He has a game plan, and though life may throw some curve balls his way, his perseverance and self-motivation are what set him apart from the rest.

CVHS student has a

future on the fieldBy Anastasia Le

StAff WritEr

the top and everyone seemed to be united by the excitement that filled Trojan Stadium.

Whether it be a student-adult connection, adult-adult connec-tion, or student-student connec-tion, the stronger and more suc-cessful we will be. So, what can we do to make ourselves more con-

nected to our school community?Examples can range from the

staff making decisions together, to students developing a dress code policy that everyone can agree on, to attending events such as club day. Most importantly, however, Torpey hopes that most of the ideas come from the students and

staff. In your eyes, what is “Trojan Togetherness” all about?

Keep in mind, the football games have a lot of potential to get involved. It doesn’t have to be because we all love football, rather coming together as a school and sharing our enthusiasm for the thrill of the night.

“Trojan Togetherness” unites school community

AnnA nguyEn / Editor-in-ChiEf

Showing “Trojan Togetherness” are Principal Blaine Torpey and a group of spirited students.

S u p e r S a v v y S p o r t s S t a r s

Jacoby Young, freshman Raekwon Criss, seniorMaggie Del Grande, juniorBianca Greer, sophomoreBianca Greer plays on the junior

varsity volleyball team. “Over the weekend my team and

I played a tournament at Irvington High School,” she said a few weeks ago. “This was our tipping point; this is where everything came together for us as a team. We were suddenly communicating better and playing to the best of our abilities.

“Tournaments are a great thing to bond with your team and step up your game,” she said.

This is Greer’s second year on the team.

Maggie Del Grande plays de-fensive specialist for the CVHS varsity volleyball team, which passes from the back row towards the front. She has played for school volleyball teams since her freshman year.

So far this season, the highlight was winning the tournament at Alameda High as well as beating Dublin, who had previously beat the Trojans. “We’ve been strug-gling a little bit, but it’s only up-ward from here,” said Del Grande in regards to the season.

Dress up days they have on game day are really fun and get the team excited to play, she said.

Raekwon Criss plays running back, fullback, and strong safety for the CVHS varsity football team. He has played for CVHS for all four of his years here.

In the game this season against James Logan, he scored a touch-down, which was his highlight for the season so far. Criss has 20 tackles, 30 rushing yards, and one touchdown.

He feels the second half of the season is going to go great, and said, “I think my favorite thing about football is the bond we have, they truly become a part of your family.”

Jacoby Young is a flyer for the junior varsity cheerleading team. She said her favorite thing about cheer is cheering on the football teams at games, showing school spirit, and getting to become close to the girls on the team.

When asked about her favorite memory so far, Young said, “My favorite memory was our first halftime at our first home game. Everyone was so excited and happy and everyone did great.”

At the first cheer competition of the year, junior varsity as well as varsity cheer and dance teams got first place in their categories.

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The Trojans’ girls varsity ten-nis team beat the Alameda High Hornets in a close match Oct. 27 to bounce back from a tough loss against the Oakland Head Royce tennis team two weeks earlier.

The singles games resulted in two Trojans wins, with Rachel Dong as the victor for one and Angela Ho for another. CVHS earned an additional two wins by the doubles teams of Bri-anna Wong and Victoria Vitton also Riley Powers and Anjali Baht. The final conclusion of the match was an absolute vic-tory by our Trojans with a score of 4-3.

Ho prevailed in a tough sin-gles match, dropping the first set only to rebound in the next two. Powers and Baht also fought to a marathon victory in three sets, the last ending in darkness by a 7-6 score.

“It was nerve wracking be-cause we were splitting sets, so we didn’t know who was going to win. Angela played really hard, and Riley and An-jali played really well too,” said teammate Aditi Gupte.

“No words can really describe how much mental and physical determination it took to bring these matches home,” said a proud Coach Greg Lowe.

The victory eased the disap-pointment of a close loss to the Head Royce Jayhawks on Oct. 14.

In that competition, singles players Victoria Vitton and Dipti Gupte won matches for the

Trojans, as did the doubles team of Emma Metchette and Sylvia Dang. Yet the Jayhawks pulled ahead and ultimately won the competition.

The Trojans tasted defeat, but the environment was peaceful. It was a competition in which there was compassion towards both fellow teammates and com-petitors. If a mistake was made, you only heard calm responses such as “It’s okay” or “Oh, don’t

The Castro Valley Trojans and the San Leandro Pirates faced each other in an exciting volley-ball game on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Although the Trojans lost in the first three sets, it was a well-fought game by the girls varsity team at Castro Valley High School.

“I think we did good overall. San Leandro is a really good team and as long as we keep up our energy and fight hard, we will end up with a great record this season,” senior Ivie Johnson said.

After this game was over, the Trojans’ record changed to 11 wins, 13 losses.

The first set ended 25-16 to the Pirates, but the Trojans stuck through it until the end. In this first set, after an excessively long rally by both teams, junior Nikki Jensen leaped into the air and cleverly hurled the ball to the opposite side of the court with incredible force.

Volleyball team taken hostage by Pirates

The second set was a dramatic improvement, and although the Trojans gave it their all, they still were four points shy of winning when it came to a close. Through-out this entire set, all the players yelled words of encouragement to their teammates to get the team spirit up and raise the intensity of the game.

Throughout the third set, the girls got a little complacent and dejected, and the score dropped to 16-24 with spirits on the down side. The coach called a time-out, need-ing to get her team in the game.

After a concise pep talk about playing their own game, and not paying attention to the score, the Trojans ran back onto the court with a newfound sense of hope and energy.

They managed to score five points all in succession to the de-light of the crowd and many fans after finally conceding one quick point and giving up the game to the Pirates.

By Diego Rodriguez-Peccorini

Staff Writer

Victoria Vitton hits the ball back to her opponent. Diego roDriguez-Peccorini / Staff Writer

By Sarah NosseirStaff Writer

Kelly Jordan spikes the ball down to the opposing team.Sarah noSSeir / Staff Writer

worry about it,” and never heard words of discouragement.

Player Selena Lieu explained the team’s sportsmanship and supportive attitude.

“I look at the players and see what these girls are capable of, and when they mess up, you know that they still have poten-tial to do more,” Lieu said.

The Trojans are aiming for a strong WACC finish on Nov. 6-7.

By Molly Koch anD alexanDer McintoSh

Selena’s song sets upbeat “Rhythm”

By Mia BabasyanStaff Writer

Selena Gomez’s song “Me and the Rhythm” is the third song released from her new album Revival. This song is definitely more fun and upbeat than her last two, “Good for you” and “Same Old Love,” which are intimate and lean on past rela-tionships.

The song has a tropical beat to it that carries throughout, giving a relaxed and comfortable vibe. At the same time, it’s a perfect song to dance to and play when you have to get things done. The lyrics are honest and affection-ate, revealing more of her new tone for the Revival album.

Anyone who has a love for music can agree to Gomez’s lyrics “the rhythm takes you over, takes you to a different place.” “Me and the Rhythm” shows her passion for making music and left fans (Selenators) desperate to hear the full album.

Selena announced on Insta-gram that she will be having a Revival world tour in 2016, but the album was released on Oct. 9. “Me and the Rhythm” is obviously autotuned (like every song nowadays) and Selena reaches pitches she’s never at-tempted so far, so many people

are eager to see how she will perform the song live. In saying this, Selena has been stepping out of her comfort zone and surprising many critics on her vocals.

“I know that I’m not the world’s greatest singer, but I do know that I have a unique tone,” said Selena talking about her new album. She has proven before that her voice is strong and when she’s got catchy, fun songs, how she reaches a cer-

tain pitch will not determine whether or not her performance was good.

“Me and the Rhythm” is bound to make it on the top song charts and is already on iTunes’ “Hot Tracks.” I love the song, and think it will make a great addition to Revival. However, there is one thing to be wary of on this song. Once you hear it, you won’t be able to get the rhythm out of your head.

In the sequel to Andy Fick-man’s original Mall Cop film, Kevin James once again stars as the New Jersey mall cop and beloved single father to his now teenage daughter, played by Raini Rodriguez. Having triumphed over crime in his local hometown mall in the pre-vious movie, James now takes his talents to a new level in Las Vegas where he stumbles upon a sophisticated and diabolical syndicate of art thieves led by Vincent Sofel.

Fickman showcases the con-siderable talents of comedian James within the setting of a showy hotel casino which is host-ing a convention for security pro-fessionals. James wrestles with a number of common struggles. He has no other family and he has to deal with his daughter’s upcoming departure to college. He also deals with constant

Mall Cop keeps crowds laughing

By Nina BessoloStaff Writer

insecurity and disrespect. In spite of these obstacles, he has visions of greatness. He hero-ically rises to the challenge of his rivals through relentless determination, resourcefulness, and his unique set of skills. As James defiantly announces to the criminals, “It's a bad day to be bad people!”

A comical scene that I enjoyed was when Paul Blart, the char-acter played by James, was in a tranquil room with a vigorous piano player. Then in comes a nice-looking gray crowned crane. James starts to feel uneasy as the crane comes closer to him, and he kicks at the crane hysterically. The annoyed crane began to hiss and attack James. As they are fighting, the pianist is calmly playing which I thought was pretty humorous. The piano player was not helping James at all, instead he was playing along as if James and the Crane were in a romantic situation.

If you ever want a good laugh, I highly recommend this movie. James is a hysterical actor. The movie was full of suspense and humor. Fickman skillfully ties together so many series of actions into a sweet ending.

I’m sure that almost every high school student in the U.S. has read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Or if not, they’ve at least heard of it. What they might not know is that there is a sequel to this acclaimed classic that was released just this summer, Go Set a Watchman.

Go Set a Watchman is set two decades after To Kill a Mockingbird, and adult Jean Louise “Scout” Finch has just returned from New York City to her hometown of Maycomb, Alabama to take care of her old father Atticus.

Growing up as a child, she was a loud-mouthed tomboy who looked up to Atticus as her role model. Now a mature young lady, she goes by her birth name Jean Louise instead of the casual nickname “Scout.”

Jean Louise is delighted to come back home, but begins to see a different side of her beloved town as it starts to change, and also dis-covers that Atticus is not the virtu-ous man she thought he was. She “grows up” in this novel as she develops a different perspective on the world around her.

Go Set a Watchman can’t techni-cally be called a sequel because

Lee wrote it as an early draft of To Kill a Mockingbird. The title is a reference to a passage in the Bible and alludes to how Jean Louise views Atticus as the “watchman” or moral guide of Maycomb. But as her Uncle Jack tells her, “Ev-ery man’s island, Jean Louise, every man’s watchman, is his conscience.” She learns that only she can be the voice of reason for herself.

I originally had high expecta-tions for this novel. I was a huge fan of To Kill a Mockingbird. I was excited to reread about my favorite characters, but most of them, including Jem, Dill, and Boo Radley, were missing from Go Set a Watchman.

I found the book disorga-nized and confusing to read, as it switched from Jean Louise’s flash-backs to her present. The flash-backs were interesting because they had a To Kill a Mockingbird feel to it. They were humorous and heartwarming and depicted a Scout I knew and loved. But the novel can’t only be consisted of flashbacks, or else it’ll just be an extension of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Go Set a Watchman is also a story of race, but unlike its predecessor, it’s not a very clear or well writ-ten one. The book is sometimes similar to To Kill a Mockingbird, but sometimes it contradicts it.

Overall, I felt this novel to be a huge failure and a tarnish in an American classic’s memory. Go Set a Watchman was far from satisfac-tory. I’d prefer to stick to To Kill a Mockingbird.

Go Set a Watchman mocks Mockingbird

By Stella Ho Staff Writer

What would you do if your sibling got into a drunk driving accident and left a young boy handicapped? Sarah Dessen’s latest book, Saint Anything, tells a story of a teenage girl, Sydney, who is constantly overlooked.

Her brother Peyton, who is charismatic, good- looking, and gets lots of attention, has landed himself in prison after a drunk driving accident in which he has crippled a small boy.

Dessen is a genius when it comes to young adult- coming- of- age novels, and Sydney’s struggles and experiences just go to show her genius even further.

The story starts off with Syd-ney leaving the courtroom from which her brother has just been sentenced in, and goes to the restroom. In the restroom, she bumps into a girl who imme-diately apologizes and asks if Sydney is all right.

The next chapter takes us to when Sydney is switching schools from her private school to a public school. She ends her day tired and confused from be-

By Elizabeth ChanStaff Writer

ing in a new environment, so she decides to get a slice of pizza at a local pizzeria. There, she gets her pizza and is rung up by a cashier named Mac, and a girl named Layla who turns out to be the girl who bumped into her at the courthouse. It turns out that Mac and Layla Chatham are siblings, and work at the pizzeria their family owns.

From there, Sydney is thrust into the Chatham family, in which she is greeted with open and welcoming arms. Layla, a newfound close friend is cheer-ful, caring, and a hopeless ro-mantic, compared to Mac, who is protective, reliable and subtle, and Rosie, who is bitter but loveable. Mrs. Chatham shows Sydney the meaning of family, as she is the center of the Chathams.

But it's the older brother, Mac, who Sydney is really captured by and really feels seen by him. Be-tween Mac caring for Layla, and Layla’s loving teasing towards her two siblings gives light to Sydney of how family is. Mrs. Chatham shows Sydney how caring her children are, and how to love and care for others.

From the Chathams, Sydney receives a kind of love that she has never received from her real family, which causes tension be-tween the two. It causes Sydney’s mother to make Sydney spend less time with her newfound

Dessen depicts the teen years in bookfriends and also causes Peyton’s friend Ames to become a bar-rier in her life. The relationship between the three siblings of the Chathams makes Sydney reflect on her own relationship with her brother, and how she cares for him. The Chathams also finally make Sydney feel seen after feeling so overlooked in her entire life.

The loveable relationship be-tween Layla, Mac, Rosie and Sydney creates a funny, endear-ing, and entertaining read. Sarah Dessen has again achieved a relevant, relatable and romantic young adult novel that most will enjoy.

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