Raiders to Donate Blood
by Dwayne Codding
The Blood drive is back and they demand more blood!
Contrary to popular belief, you can donate blood as early as when you become 16, so long as you pick up a permission form from the ASB and have it signed by your parents. So hurry! It will be this Wednesday, March 3rd. The blood drive will be here and those forms need to be in as soon as possible!
Also, if you are short on and need some Community Service hours you can receive some hours for donating blood.
Several donors from previous years will be back to donate more to the Red Cross, but more are encouraged to participate. For those interested in taking part in this drive, this will be taking place in the drama building. So come and support the local vampires! Your blood will save lives!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Track Season
Join the Fun Rush
by Omar Arce
The spring sports season began last week. With it, begins the multifaceted, yet underestimated sport of track and field. Take it from a member of the team, Raiders should join track.
The thing that many people seek by joining Track and Field is to get in shape. Many football and basketball players join the team to gain speed. Whenever people encounter fast athletes in the field or on the court , it must be because these athletes are in track. The best example is the 4X100 team. These sprinters usually come every year to become faster and stronger and they achieve it. Developing endurance is also another reason to join track. As a freshman, I ran my fastest mile in seven minutes and forty seconds during physical education and I felt that I had left a part of me in that track. I joined track in Junior year and now I am trying to break the attainable ,yet elusive barrier of five minutes.
Another reason to join track is to improve grades. Yes, you heard right. Track and field teaches self reliance, discipline and the importance of will power. One of the many unique aspects of this sport is that progress can be easily measured every week at meets. It is only a matter of looking at the numbers. Throwing the shot put farther, jumping higher and longer, or running faster are products that are put into practice. The positive feedback obtained from training reinforces the value of discipline, self reliance and will power. Once the importance of these values has been established, then they can be applied to any part of life, in these case academics.
The most important reason to join Track and Field is to obtain a banner. It has been ages since the team has won a Metro Leagues championship. In order to win in this sport, numbers matter more than quality. It does not matter if the team has 70 average athletes because they can be turned into 70 great athletes instead of having 40 great athletes as in seasons past. The main reason why schools such as Castle Park and Sweetwater have dominated the sport is because they have a large number of athletes, so many that they can fill each event with three or more competitors in events like pole vaulting where not many are brave enough to compete. Thus the more the merrier.
As the great Cassius Clay once said:"If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you."
by Omar Arce
The spring sports season began last week. With it, begins the multifaceted, yet underestimated sport of track and field. Take it from a member of the team, Raiders should join track.
The thing that many people seek by joining Track and Field is to get in shape. Many football and basketball players join the team to gain speed. Whenever people encounter fast athletes in the field or on the court , it must be because these athletes are in track. The best example is the 4X100 team. These sprinters usually come every year to become faster and stronger and they achieve it. Developing endurance is also another reason to join track. As a freshman, I ran my fastest mile in seven minutes and forty seconds during physical education and I felt that I had left a part of me in that track. I joined track in Junior year and now I am trying to break the attainable ,yet elusive barrier of five minutes.
Another reason to join track is to improve grades. Yes, you heard right. Track and field teaches self reliance, discipline and the importance of will power. One of the many unique aspects of this sport is that progress can be easily measured every week at meets. It is only a matter of looking at the numbers. Throwing the shot put farther, jumping higher and longer, or running faster are products that are put into practice. The positive feedback obtained from training reinforces the value of discipline, self reliance and will power. Once the importance of these values has been established, then they can be applied to any part of life, in these case academics.
The most important reason to join Track and Field is to obtain a banner. It has been ages since the team has won a Metro Leagues championship. In order to win in this sport, numbers matter more than quality. It does not matter if the team has 70 average athletes because they can be turned into 70 great athletes instead of having 40 great athletes as in seasons past. The main reason why schools such as Castle Park and Sweetwater have dominated the sport is because they have a large number of athletes, so many that they can fill each event with three or more competitors in events like pole vaulting where not many are brave enough to compete. Thus the more the merrier.
As the great Cassius Clay once said:"If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you."
Perfect Attendance
Dance Held for Students
by Martin Zazueta
This past Saturday as promised, a dance was held for the students who had zero tardies and had not been absent once for the first 6 weeks of the semester.
The idea for the dance was thought up in the Principal-Student Forum last semester. The purpose of the dance was to try to give students an incentive to be on time to school every day. The end result was that about a hundred students received perfect attendance and received an invitation for the dance that was held on Saturday February 27 in the Drama Building from 6-9 P.M.
The turn out was not a complete one, but a handful of students did show and along with the ASB students and Mr Carpizo who were also there. The group had a fun time dancing, hanging out and enjoying the drinks and refreshments. So, all those who did not go, or did not receive perfect attendance really did miss out on some fun.
by Martin Zazueta
This past Saturday as promised, a dance was held for the students who had zero tardies and had not been absent once for the first 6 weeks of the semester.
The idea for the dance was thought up in the Principal-Student Forum last semester. The purpose of the dance was to try to give students an incentive to be on time to school every day. The end result was that about a hundred students received perfect attendance and received an invitation for the dance that was held on Saturday February 27 in the Drama Building from 6-9 P.M.
The turn out was not a complete one, but a handful of students did show and along with the ASB students and Mr Carpizo who were also there. The group had a fun time dancing, hanging out and enjoying the drinks and refreshments. So, all those who did not go, or did not receive perfect attendance really did miss out on some fun.
Chilean Earthquake
8.8 Magnitude Temblor Hits Chile
by Bob Chan
On February 27, 2010, at 03:34 local time, an earthquake of 8.8 magnitude and lasted for about three minutes. The epicenter of the earthquake was offshore from the Maule Region, approximately 5 miles west of Curanipe and 71 miles northeast of Chile's second largest city, Concepción. The quake was felt as far north as southern Peru which was over 500 miles away and many Argentine cities, including Buenos Aires. In the Chilean capital Santiago over 500,000 homes were destroyed and power is still out and, so far, 700 people have been confirmed dead but the toll is still rising. The survivors had to deal with over 90 aftershocks including an aftershock of 6.2 was recorded 20 minutes after the initial quake and also a 6.9-magnitude offshore earthquake less than 90 minutes after the initial quake. Many countries have already offered support for those in Chile and the Red Cross is assembling. A tsunami amplitude of up to 8 ft 6 in high was recorded in the sea at Valparaíso, Chile and other areas along the Pacific rim such as California were warned but were very unlikely to get large waves. However, Hokkaido, the largest island in Japan was flooded, presumably by the waves from Chile. It is the seventh strongest earthquake ever recorded and was 800 times more forceful than the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010.
by Bob Chan
On February 27, 2010, at 03:34 local time, an earthquake of 8.8 magnitude and lasted for about three minutes. The epicenter of the earthquake was offshore from the Maule Region, approximately 5 miles west of Curanipe and 71 miles northeast of Chile's second largest city, Concepción. The quake was felt as far north as southern Peru which was over 500 miles away and many Argentine cities, including Buenos Aires. In the Chilean capital Santiago over 500,000 homes were destroyed and power is still out and, so far, 700 people have been confirmed dead but the toll is still rising. The survivors had to deal with over 90 aftershocks including an aftershock of 6.2 was recorded 20 minutes after the initial quake and also a 6.9-magnitude offshore earthquake less than 90 minutes after the initial quake. Many countries have already offered support for those in Chile and the Red Cross is assembling. A tsunami amplitude of up to 8 ft 6 in high was recorded in the sea at Valparaíso, Chile and other areas along the Pacific rim such as California were warned but were very unlikely to get large waves. However, Hokkaido, the largest island in Japan was flooded, presumably by the waves from Chile. It is the seventh strongest earthquake ever recorded and was 800 times more forceful than the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010.
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