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By Megan ShanholtzerStaff Writer

Leaving on Sunday, Febru-ary 19, sixteen of our seniors along with our two fabulous chaperones, the wonderful Ms. Shannon Gavin and the ever-so-enthusiastic Mrs. Annette Zaleski, traveled to not only our Nation’s Capital, but to the Big Apple! They spent four days exploring all of Washington, DC, seeing Congress in action, immersing themselves in Amer-

ica’s unique cultural diversity, and meeting students from all over the country while debating the most popular political issues. They ended their excit-ing journey in New York City, wandering the “concrete jun-gle where dreams are made of.” They not only saw shows on the famous Broadway but they enjoyed world-class cui-sine, visiting Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, remem-bering those who lost their

for some New York shoppin’ and walkin’, senior Kelly Woo was most excited to experi-ence how our nation functions! She enthusiastically said, “I can’t wait to see all of Amer-ica’s culture! Between seeing Congress in session, going to the White House, and explor-ing the National Spy Museum, I don’t know what I’m more looking forward to! The whole trip is going to be such a blast!” One of the most enthusiastic faculty members at Rosary, our principal Mrs. Annette Zales-ki, expressed her eagerness for this trip with a plethora of dif-ferent things: “I’m so excited to see the amazing sites! I’ve never been to D.C and I can’t wait to see the memorials and museums that exhibit focus on our coun-try. I’ve been to New York be-fore, and I can’t wait to show the girls Times Square and to see the play on Broadway! It’s go-ing to be such an amazing time!” Well girls, we hope you all had the best time ever! We hope you brought us back some of those famous souvenirs!

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lives on 9/11 at Ground Zero, and ending their trip with a night on the town while vis-iting Rockefeller Center! The students who attended this exciting trip of a lifetime came together to discuss de-tails on the important events that will take place during this Sunday-to-Sunday trip. Meeting after meeting, they planned and got information together – packing lists, medi-cal forms, permission slips— all in preparation for take-off. When talking with some of the participating seniors, they all expressed their excitement with many different things! Although there are tons of things that they will be get-ting the privilege to see, senior Paige Catton was particularly excited for the New York por-tion: “I am so excited to go see a show on Broadway and walk around New York! I am com-pletely in love with New York’s atmosphere and to be able to go back there again gives me but-terflies! I know it’s going to be an experience I’ll never forget!” While Paige was excited

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dom to enjoy the rides. Soph-omore Macy Cendejas said, “I was really glad this dance was more casual because I was way more comfortable on the rides this year than last year.” Some groups started their night early by gathering for dinner beforehand. Whether the students gathered at a res-taurant, a home, or just came straight to the event, everyone brought their own unique ex-

citement. Students came to have a good time, some arriving in li-mos and even some party buses. For some students, this was the first time that they had been to Knott’s since they were very young and were excited to go to camp Snoopy. Now this year’s visit was a different experience because they spent it with their Rosary sisters and with that special someone. Whether students came as

a couple or with just some girl-friends or guy friends, every-one had a blast. Just in case anyone didn’t want to go on the rides, there was great danc-ing in the Boardwalk Ballroom with some awesome music. In the ballroom the students got to enjoy a full dessert buf-fet with unlimited soft drinks. Senior Carolynn Terry was really excited that Su-preme Scream was open this year and she was determined to conquer that ride. She built up her courage and went on it for the first time. Other rides that the students enjoyed in-cluded Boomerang, Riptide, Calico Mine Ride, and Wipeout. For many of the seniors, it was bittersweet as the night came to an end. For the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors they have next year’s Winter For-mal, but for the Seniors, this was their last hoorah at Knott’s Ber-ry Farm. It was a magical night that they will Knott ever forget.

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By Kristy ColeStaff Writer

Everyone knows how Knott’s Berry Farm transforms during Halloween and Christmas, but this February Rosary, Servite, and Connelly took over the park for their own special event, Winter Formal. Once again, Winter Formal was a complete success. The dance was held at Knott’s Berry Farm on Febru-ary 10 from 7 to 11 pm. Senior Kim Smith wasn’t sure if she was going to go to the dance be-cause the price of the bids went up this year, but she said, “It’s my senior year, so why not?” Since the theme of this year’s dance is “Winter Knott-so-Formal,” the girls were al-lowed to select outfits ranging from dresses to nice sweaters, or even skirts. The guys were allowed to wear suits or not-so-formal collared shirts and dressy jeans. This variety of attire made more sense and gave the students more free-

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fatigue. The virus is normally transmitted through people with unwashed hands. People who no longer have symptoms may still be contagious, since the virus can be found in their sys-tem for up to two weeks after they recover from their illness. According to Centers for Dis-ease Control and Prevention, you need to “take 3” actions to fight the flu and other sicknesses. The first action to take is to take the time to get a flu vaccine. There are many different flu viruses, but the flu vaccine protects against three viruses that research sug-gests will be most common. The second action to fight against the flu is to stop the spread of germs, meaning always cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, wash your hands often, and avoid touch-ing your face. The last action you can take if you already have the flu is to take antiviral drugs which can treat your illness.

By Kelsey Herrera Staff Writer

Empty lunch tables, miss-ing students in class, and missing girls at practice can only mean one thing: it’s flu season again. The week of January 23rd was the week of the senior flu epi-demic. It seemed as if half of the school was absent that week due to food poi-soning and the stomach flu.

Before the Welcome Back dance on January 21st, some seniors from Rosary and Ser-vite went to BJ’s. The day af-ter the dance, many of those that had eaten pasta, pizza, and salad at BJ’s had got-ten food poisoning. Senior Courtney Spears was one of those that got food poison-ing and said that she “won’t be eating at BJ’s for a very long time!” Several of the

parents of those students that got food poisoning called the restaurant and complained. The parents were then given coupons for free pazookies and meals for the next time that they come. Senior Amanda Fitzjerrells was one of the unfortunate se-niors to catch the flu and she tells us that she would “never wish this upon anyone, even her worst enemy.” Amanda was one of the soccer players unable to play due to her sickness, but came back and played the next day even though she was still feeling a little under the weather. Due to the missing seniors, the soccer team also felt the blow of them not being there. Six of the nine seniors on the team were sick or injured, leaving only three to help lead the team. Unfortu-nately the team suffered a loss, but everyone is back, healthy, and ready to face CIF playoffs. Symptoms of the stomach virus are nausea, vomiting, and

iMoodle: There will be an app for that! Assistant Principal, Ms. Shaw-na Pautsch has announced, “It is likely with next year’s model of Moodle that a ‘Moodle App’ will be included depending on costs and availability.” The new app would allow students to easily and quickly access their homework and information. After inquiring what an app was, Mr. Brendan Powers said, “I think an app would be a great idea! As long as it works, it could really help students be effective and on top of their work.” And Mrs. Jen Mur-phy said, “It would be great if students could access their homework off an app because not every student had access to a computer all the time.” Despite its merits, the iPhone is often frowned upon by many older generation adults. These adults view the iPhone as a

distraction, often because they themselves don’t know un-derstand the purpose or con-trols of such a device. Many young people however use their technology to further their education or complete a task. Senior Milan Aguilera uses her phone as a planner, diction-ary, encyclopedia, communi-cation system and computer every day. She can be seen fre-quently looking up a confusing vocabulary word or multiplying fractions. When asked why she chooses to use her smart phone, she replied, “I use my iPhone because it’s easiest. It’s small, mobile, and useful for a wide va-riety of tasks. I bet your graph-ing calculator can’t play music.” It’s unclear whether the app would extend not only to Moo-dle but to Aeries too. Many stu-dents are hoping it will, like ju-

nior Bridget Jacobs who stated, “I hope Aeries becomes an app! Then it wouldn’t be such a has-sle to try and see my grades.” Many students have also suf-fered from a slow connection speed which can waste a lot of time. Senior Jordan Felix add-ed, “If we had an Aeries app, I wouldn’t be stuck at my com-puter waiting for a site to load - just one tap and I’d be on!” So while it may be too late for seniors to enjoy the com-forts of a high speed connec-tion or stress free, easily ac-cessible app, next year is sure to be the year of technology.

By Kat ConfortiStaff Writer

Being in Rosary and sur-rounded with smart phones and sleek iPads, it’s hard to imagine a time when technology didn’t play a huge role in the aver-age Rosary student’s life. But that was the case before the iPhone, along with the exten-sive App store, was created in 2007 giving students access to a fully operational computer, tele-phone, and virtual encyclopedia. Almost five years after the creation of the iPhone, smart phones have become the fastest, most mobile, and the primary choice for techno-logical tasks amongst teens; However many establishments and schools, like Rosary, have fallen behind in keeping up with these important changes. Despite Rosary’s slight lag,

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now tackle the problem of those evil computers. It shouldn’t be any trouble for teachers to take attendance by hand. I’m sure those lectures will be plenty interesting without any vi-sual aids, videos, and music. Students of Rosary High School, say goodbye to your precious iPhones and cars. It might be difficult at first to find another means of travelling the fifteen mile commute to school, but it’s for your protection. Without these necessary risks, the robots will certainly rule the world by 2013. The robot-ics club is only the beginning. Now that we’ve gotten that ridiculous notion of not integrating technology into the classroom out of our system, let’s get down to the facts. Technology in the classroom is beneficial to everyone. Students are more involved in classes

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have such an impact, we should remove technology in the classroom all together. Not only will this save money on our energy bills and tuition, but also help to save our envi-ronment. After all, we only have so much time before your local park turns into a gas station, or worse, another Starbucks in addition to the ten within the one mile radius of your home. First, let’s get rid of these pesky lights. We can just re-move the blinds and let Mother Nature do her job, while she still can. As for those gloomy days, and the darkness down in Mrs. Hein’s room, a little strain on the eyes never hurt anyone. If we all end up needing glasses, we can just turn to la-ser eye surgery. Oh wait, that won’t be an option anymore in our technology-free world. We must

By Maya CastilloStaff Writer

We live in a world sur-rounded by technology. So-ciety thrives on technol-ogy: whether it be cell phones, iPads, computers, automatic doors, or even cooling fans. To suggest that the educa-tion system not follow this technology trend is a ludicrous and unfathomable concept. If scientists can find ways to have prosthetic limbs follow neural signals then it certainly shouldn’t be too difficult for schools to get a few computers or iPads in a seamless manner. My adversary will try to con-vince you that technology will soon take over the world and lead to a Terminator situation. So, instead of building the shel-ters for the machine takeover quite yet, we must prevent the infiltration of technology into schools. This, of course, will postpone our impending doom. Well let’s take that idea one step further. If the small addition of a laptop or iPad here or there will

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learn in class, then the whole is-sue of increased technology in the classroom is a moot point. If it were up to me, we would all have class outside, wear-ing togas, with Mr. Brendan Powers portraying some sort of Socrates character. Unfortu-nately, these days are over and would most likely end in some sort of lawsuit. No, I’m not going to hide in the forest or move to an Amish village free from technology and yes, I am aware the world is ever-chang-ing and advancing, but school should be about using one’s own mind and ideas to solve problems and come to mean-ingful conclusions. Technology will only serve as a greater dis-traction that will surely change the very foundations and aims of our education system.

braid-ed hair of the girl sitting in front of us. Further tech-nological stimulation would surely make paying attention in class even more of a dif-ficulty than it is right now! Secondly, if the purpose of laptops in the classroom is to make teaching more efficient and streamlined, then what will stop education systems from just cutting out the middle men: teachers? Online learning pro-grams such as Kahn Academy educational videos and other e-books can teach a variety of subjects, from ancient history to calculus. Why teachers? This is one of the main problems with the idea of increased tech-nology in the classroom. Where does it stop? Are students only allowed to use a computer as

By Megan Montgomery

Staff Writer Picture this: A class full of stu-dents sitting upright in their desks, bright red apples in the upper left hand corner. Every student is fol-lowing along with the teacher’s smart board on her own lap-top e-books. This idyllic scene seems perfect, worthy of the cover of the RHS newsletter or even for Mrs. Annette Zaleski to show prospective parents; however, one will soon realize this idealism is only a façade. Once Mrs. Zaleski leaves and the teacher turns around to write some equation or poem on the board, every student re-opens her side tab to Facebook, the Real Housewives of New Jersey blog, or Google image search of Ryan Gosling’s abs. To think that students will really pay attention in class after personal laptops are introduced in the classroom is ludicrous. We are distracted enough by cell phones, iPods, and the un-

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Senior Spotlight

By Corine MooreStaff Writer

Some of you may have seen Paige Catton around the halls of Rosary High School, or you may have seen her make her movie de-but alongside senior Steffi Acain in the Glee 3D movie. Being one of the biggest Gleeks at Rosary, Paige at-tended the Glee concert last May at the Honda Center when she and Steffi caught the eyes of the cameras with their gleeked out outfits. Glee is not Paige’s only obsession though. She is also a huge Twilight and Harry Potter fan and owns

almost everything related to the two. One of Paige’s new-est obsessions includes the trilogy The Hunger Games and she is counting down the days until the movie premiere on March 23. “I’m so excited for The Hunger Games mid-night premiere, especially because we don’t have school the next day,” Paige said. Another place you might have seen Paige is out on the Rosary field during flex practicing her drill. This is Paige’s first year being a captain and she could not be more excited. “When I saw my name listed as one of the drill captains, words cannot

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describe how happy I was,” Paige exclaimed. “I put in for being a Red and Gold captain last year, but didn’t get it. I am thrilled to be a captain for my last Red and Gold; it’s been such a great experience so far.” Paige is on the Gold team. She looks forward to going to flex every day and she can-not wait for the performances. “My favorite memories of Red and Gold are the same each year,” said Paige. “I just love the performances, especially the first one on Friday when the teams show each other, and the last one on Saturday night. I love wearing the crazy out-fits, makeup, and most of all

having fun performing!” When asked about Paige, senior Cheyne Lieber-man had nothing but great things to say. “She’s friends with everyone and always knows how to put a smile on your face.” Senior Kay-lin Fleming also had noth-ing bad to say about Paige. “Paige is a really caring person and she is always fun to be around. I couldn’t live without her; she’s my best friend and my second mom.” Obviously, you can tell that Paige is well liked by everyone at Rosary.

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Junior Spotlight

By Brittany CooperStaff Writer

Junior Marie Nisco has an important role in Rosa-ry’s famous event Red and Gold. She is a co-producer for the Gold team. “Marie is very easy to work with and I have no idea how I could do anything without her,” says Producer Tori Brkich. There are many responsi-bilities that come with hold-ing this fancy title of co-pro-ducer. Marie has to monitor finance, and must make sure all the Gold captains stay under the budget. Also, she has to help make important final decisions and provide moral support for the un-

derstandably stressed cap-tains. “All of the captains are respectful and we all get along. It’s been great! I just love everyone,” Ma-rie enthusiastically shares. Though it may be chal-lenging balancing Red and Gold with schoolwork, Marie is practicing time management and so far it seems to be working out! Some of her favorite things about Red and Gold are the meetings and get-togethers at different Gold captains’ houses to make posters and Red and Gold kickoff. “I love her. She is so creative and caring! I have loved working with her on

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the Gold team,” says ju-nior Jordan LaMonda. Marie feels honored to have such an important role. She signed up for historian captain, and ended up co-producer! She is more than thankful for the opportunity she has been given. When she first learned the news of having this tremendous role, she was overpowered with many emotions: surprise, happiness, and nervousness. Marie is very involved in Rosary and helps in many aspects besides Red and Gold. Adding to her activi-ties, she is a UNICEF of-ficer, conflict manager, and campus minister. Marie is

very involved at Rosary High School and loves it! Marie is not the only Nisco to attend Rosary, her older sister Julie gradu-ated in 2007. Noelle Nisco, currently a freshman sea turtle, is Marie’s younger sister. They all love Ro-sary and agree it is a great place to attend high school. Marie is very artistic; she loves photography in par-ticular. When she grows up she wants to be a photojour-nalist. One of her favorite apps on her iPhone is Ins-tagram, which is a camera app to take pictures and edit them with unique effects.

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Introducing the Bride-to-be: Ms. Laurie Nellesen

By Maddy SoriaStaff Writer

While some of us will be at family parties on St. Patrick’s day this year, Ms. Laurie Nel-lesen will be getting married! The future Mrs. Cantrell is hav-ing a full Catholic Mass in Ful-lerton with a reception to follow on March 17th. Her wedding colors are black with all shades of green accents to celebrate the day they chose. Her bridesmaids will follow the color scheme by wearing different-style black taf-feta dresses with all different shades and styles of green shoes. How and when did your fiancé propose? My fiancé Tommy proposed last March and it was per-fect! He owns a 27’ Catalina sailboat, and we both love the ocean and the boat so much... so he invited me down to the boat for dinner. When I headed to the boat after work I knew something was up, because he had called me probably a dozen times to see where I was and what the exact time of my arrival would be. When I got

to the docks... I saw the sail-boat from a distance and it was glistening... it had been cleaned from top to bottom... and it looked amazing... As I got closer to the boat I saw Tommy standing there and there was a beautiful bouquet of red roses and lilies (one of my favorite flowers). He helped me onto the boat and then got down on one knee, pulled out the ring and asked me to marry him. I of course said, “YES!” He then made me dinner and had pre-planned for my whole family to come

day I marry my best friend! What is the hardest part about planning your wedding? I think the hardest part is that there are a lot of things that go into planning a wed-ding... so you have to make sure you give yourself plenty of time to do everything! I am glad I had a year to plan!! Why did you choose the date you chose? I come from a big Irish Catho-lic family and St. Patrick’s Day has always been traditionally celebrated and is one of Tom-my’s and my favorite holidays! When Tommy and I saw that St. Patrick’s Day was on a Saturday this year... we knew it was the per-fect day to get married! Who’s helped you most throughout the process? I am lucky to have my mom, sister (who is my Maid of Honor), and fam-ily because they have helped in the planning process so much. Tommy and I really have enjoyed making our day special and personal.... I just can’t wait... I am so excited!!

down and meet us that eve-ning on the boat to celebrate! It was perfect in every way! What will your new name be?Mrs. Laurie Cantrell.... I think it has a great ring to it! What is your favorite part about planning your wedding? It is fun to pick things out and come up with interesting ways to do things, and plan out the whole event, but the best part is that I know that it all leads up to the one day that my family and friends come together to share the best day of my life.... the

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Physics Phun with Dr. Maffia!

By Amanda FitzjerrellsStaff Writer

Dr. Blase Maffia has been on the Rosary staff for five years and teaching phys-ics for five also. You may also see Dr. Maffia as a chemistry teacher and a biology teacher. Dr. Maffia has a love and pas-sion for physics. He does not have a favorite class, but he likes all the subjects equally. Dr. Maffia loves physics for many reasons, especially be-cause he loves how physics helps describe the world in an accurate way. He enjoys doing labs and hands-on ac-tivities with his students. He says, “During the labs the girls ‘groc’ a concept and come to know and understand it.” Doc Maff in Physics teaches his students to analyze what’s going on, collect data, and graph the data properly. Phys-ics stud Paige Kennick thinks that physics is good with inter-actions. She likes to be able to act out instead of just doing book work. It helps her see problems

from a different perspective. The students are cur-rently building and launch-ing rockets. “I had so much fun building rockets. I didn’t realize how much physics goes into making rockets,” says senior Ashley Chavez. The rocket incorporates creating an aerodynamic rocket, collecting data, and graphing data. The rockets are a fun hands-on activity. As fun as physics is, it also is hard work! “Physics is

ing how to construct bridges. The all-star physics classes will be entering them into a contest and hopefully win-ning! They will be making the bridges out of toothpicks and applying physics to the bridg-es. The classes will be using their skills of measurement, perspective, and proportions. The classes will also be learn-ing about orbits and outer space. They are going to learn how to draw ellipses and learn the re-lations between satellites and their orbits. The physics classes will be learning how a satel-lite orbits the earth constantly. It is so rewarding to un-derstand physics and be able to solve the problems by yourself. “Dr. Maff ’s class has been one of the most fulfilling classes I’ve taken at Rosary,” says biolo-gist Dani Davila. Dr. Maffia’s class is rewarding and enjoy-able. Dr. Maff has a great per-sonality and always is willing to help his students be successful.

hard but Dr. Maffia makes it enjoyable with labs,” says Co-rine Moore. Physics involves all the math you have learned through the past years and critical thinking skills. You have to be good at analyz-ing problems and be open to thinking outside the box. The hard work pays off though! It is so rewarding to understand physics and be able to solve the problems by yourself. The physics classes will be looking forward to learn-

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Joseph’s Kitchen Needs YOU!whole heart into it. Current senior Nicole Hopp says, “It’s something fun to do!” Caitlin Moravek, current senior, also says, “Joseph’s Kitchen makes you feel good about your-self and is very welcoming!” Mrs. Yolanda Zavala, from the first graduating class of Rosary, is the chairperson who helps the girls out in the kitch-en. She truly is a humble lead-er. Those in Joseph’s Kitchen would like to extend a hand to invite anyone who would like to participate in Joseph’s Kitchen! Donations and sup-plies are greatly appreciated!

You can help by donating items or volunteering after

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Brown sugar Craisins (not raisins)

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which takes place at Servite. In the Rosary Crest is the crest of service and an open hand, which symbolizes our giving to others. Joseph’s Kitchen is a great way to be proactive in our community! Rosary is a community and a family, and as a community and family, we are supposed to help those outside of our community and family. Being a part of Jo-seph’s Kitchen gives us women a chance to do better. Not only does baking bread help others physically, but also spiritually. The girls who work for Jo-seph’s Kitchen say that this experience is much more en-joyable when they put their

By Ashley ChavezStaff Writer

Not only does Rosary High School educate and empower young women to become in-tegrated, holistic, individuals who think critically and com-municate effectively, but also it teaches us to embody our religious faith in serving the greater community. In order to fulfill our responsibility, Rosary started an organization called Joseph’s Kitchen last year. Joseph’s Kitchen brings in the girls from Rosary to help in baking bread and other baked goods for those less fortunate. Joseph’s Kitchen is affiliated with Her Servant’s Kitchen,

Simply Sydney

By Megan ShanholtzerStaff Writer

It was the summer before her freshmen year that this basketball star-turned-water-polo-player Sydney Strabala entered the exciting grounds of Rosary High School. Her ambition was to try out for water polo - it was literally the only sport that she hadn’t tried! Sydney said, “of all the sports I’ve done (and I’ve done them all) water polo has by far been the most fun sport I have ever gotten to be a part of !” Her favorite part, she said, would have to be the thrill of “shot blocking.” Sydney says that it makes her feel like a goalie! When asked how that feels, she excit-edly replied, “I grunt so loud when I get that ball, but it hurts so good! It’s awesome!” Sydney talked so highly of her team; she absolutely loves them all! “I think that we did awesome this year! We had potential that I hadn’t seen since my freshman year!” This 2011-2012 year, Rosary’s wa-ter polo team had so many re-turning seniors and a lot of experienced underclassmen. “Our team was stronger than ever! Our goalie was just ab-

solutely amazing… you could barely get a ball past her!” Sydney rightfully bragged. When asked if she would ever want to play water polo in college, since it is such a rough sport, Sydney playfully replied, “I really wouldn’t be opposed to the idea of playing in college, but I don’t think I’m mus-cular enough to play against those girls! They’re scary!” Although Sydney might not want to exactly play in college, she says that she defi-nitely wants to play club wa-ter polo and intramural inner tube water polo…ever heard of that? No matter what Miss

Strabala does in her future, she doesn’t ever want to give up water polo! She loves it! The most fun thing about water polo, Strabala said, “is team bonding for sure!” No matter what grade the play-ers are in, they just wanted to have fun, and they did! Sydney said, “When we’re all togeth-er we have tons of fun and we are all so close! It’s the best feeling ever!” These water polo players have a crazy life! During pre-season they had grueling 6 am practices ev-ery Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in our Rosary gym. Every day, Monday through Friday, they had practice

over at Servite from 3:45 to 6:00, while over the week-ends they did tournaments. They also balanced out their school work and kept up their necessary good grades. Wow girls! How do you do it? So why is water polo so violent? Laughing, Sydney said, “Our team actually isn’t as violent as most of the teams we play…we don’t need to be, we’re just pure skill!” During our chat Syd-ney talked about how a lot of times someone ends up with scratches at the end of the game! With wide eyes and a playful smile on her face, Sydney said, “I have bruises all over my body to prove all of the underwater sneakiness that goes on! Nobody knows what goes on down there at all. It’s an invisible game to the eye. Under that wa-ter it’s a whole other game.” Besides playing water polo, Sydney is also on the swim team. Sydney looks forward to her fourth season on varsity.

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Racing Into a New SeasonBy Melissa Padriezas

Staff Writer Rosary High School’s track team is preparing for a new, successful season. With practices held be-fore and after school, our Royal athletes are dedicat-ing themselves to several hours of training per week. Around 100 girls are on the team, and they com-pete in the following events: Sprints (100m, 200m, 400m); Middle Distance (800m, 1600m, 3200m); Hurdles (100mHH, 300mLH); 4 x 100m Relay; Long and Tri-ple Jumps; High Jump; Pole Vault; Shot Put and Discus. Rosary’s track team is Divi-sion III in the Southern Sec-tion of CIF and is a part of the Trinity League as well. Many of the girls are thrilled to compete again and hope to break some re-cords. Ashley Moore, senior, says, “Having been on track for all four years of high school, I am sad and excited

for my final season. I really hope for an incredible year with my teammates and to achieve a personal record.” Last year, Ashley competed throughout the season with

a torn meniscus, yet man-aged to create new personal records at many of their meets and invitationals. This year, Ashley’s goals are to de-feat Mater Dei in her events,

break the school record, and break her own personal records. Scarlett Aiello, sophomore, managed to run the second fast-est 100m hurdles in Rosary his-tory as a freshman. She had a wonderful season last year and one of her goals is to beat her sister’s record! Sammy Aiello ’10, Scarlett’s sister, set the highest record in Rosary his-tory for the track team. Scarlett has been successful in earning the second best time, and she is prepared to put all her ef-fort in giving Rosary a new re-cord to be proud of. She looks forward to bonding with the team and experiencing the lead-ership which comes with be-ing a part of an athletic team. The Rosary communi-ty is thrilled to support the Royal track team and the se-niors who will be compet-ing for their final year. Come and support as these Royal athletes begin a new season!

Emily Cordova, Kaitlyn Masterson, Emily Peterson, Ariana Cortes, Mouriann Cendejas, Cierra Parkinson, and Natalia

Montes pose for a quick pic before they run their race.

Just Keep Swimming By Savannah Vargas

Staff Writer It’s that time of year again! Spring sports are on their way and ready to give a par-ticular team some irreplace-able swimsuit tans. The lanes are being put in, the starting blocks are being put up, and our royals are getting ready to dive at the sound of the buzzer. Coached by Mustafa Hassan and Alan McClaf-ferty, our Royals will be back in swim mode in no time. There is nothing better than the smell of that crisp, blue, chlorinated pool. The distinct aroma of sunscreen lures in the swimmers and the hot blazing sun invites swimmers to jump in the pool for a swim. Although it gets a little exhausting after swimming, there is nothing better than that gratifying moment when you touch the wall at the finish. Which is your favorite stroke? Free-style? Backstroke? But-terfly? How about some breast-stroke? Well, which-

ever one you pick, the coaches will always be there for you to help you master that stroke. Our Royals compete in the Trinity League which consists of Mater Dei, Santa Margarita, JSerra, and Orange Lutheran. Outside of that league, they compete against Cerritos High

School, St. Joseph’s, and Katella High School. All teams have been good competition these past years and hopefully they bring their “A” games this year because our Royals are ready to swim their hearts out. Senior Sydney Turcotte says, “I like the whole environment of swim

team; like how the guys and girls are combined. I didn’t ex-pect to make that many friends from Servite but I’m glad I did.” “Swim team is a great chance to meet new people. The coaches are fun and sup-portive and it’s a great way to stay in shape and get a tan!” senior Ruby Carrillo said. Some swimmers include Sydney Strabala ’12, Savhan-na McClafferty ’12, Chris-tina Cocchi ’13, Emma Tice ’13, Isabella Kearns ’14, and Noelle Herrera ’12. Fresh-man Anastacia Gonzalez says, “I’m very excited to join the swim team! I want to get faster in the pool, and I am excited to meet new people.” Inching forward on the calendar, swim team starts in March. So come and join the swim team! If not, make sure to go cheer on our Royals at their swim meets! .As it goes at the swim meets: Swimmers step up, take your mark, beeeepppp! It’s swimming time! Go Royals!

Emma Tice and Isabella Kearns show their Royal pride at last year’s swim finals.

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It’s Home Run Season!By Lauren Wesseln

Staff Writer Rosary softball season has officially kicked into gear! It’s going to be another successful season as we already have five of our varsity girls commit-ted to colleges because of their tireless efforts and accomplish-ments. Senior Caitie Barber has committed to Towson Uni-versity; senior Darby Sanchez has accepted a softball scholar-ship to Simpson University; ju-nior Lauren Rodriguez made a verbal commitment to play for the Concordia Eagles; junior Kaitlin Fitzgerald has accept-ed a scholarship and will play for St. John’s University; and junior Chelsea Gonzales has verbally committed to Arizona State University. With their hard work and dedication to their softball careers, these girls have accomplished their goals. Led by coaches Tom Tice, Maryanne Cronin ’07, Dawn Castaneda, and Caitrin De Baun ’09, the Rosary softball team is well on their way to a season filled with many vic-tories. With their pre-season games and intense practices, the

Royals are definitely on their way to being the powerhouse in the Trinity League. All nine-teen girls have already shown how much they want to win. Se-nior Paige Hergenreter states, “Every practice counts. It all adds up to us putting what we learned into play.” Each player knows what it takes in order to have a successful season. With freshmen Alexan-dra Casanas and Kate Prior; sophomores Payton Lawton, Annika Seedborg, Celeste

Adriano; juniors Isabel Ser-rano, Ashley Radziuk, Caileen Sylvester, Marissa Meyer, and Rachel Meyer; and seniors Carolynn Terry, Milan Agu-ilera, and Emma Engelage, the Rosary softball team is known as one of the great-est high school teams in Or-ange County. Rosary is lucky to have on their team Ashley and Annika, who respectively transferred from Woodbridge and Los Alamitos, making the softball team that much better,

as well as freshman Prior who is the starting third baseman. Senior Shannon Slyker says, “As the team manager, I have noticed a huge improvement in the girls’ attitude and effort. They are awesome.” With pre-season behind them, the Royals are ready to come out swinging. Last season Chelsea Gon-zales and Isabel Serrano re-ceived All-Trinity League and All-Orange County hon-ors; and Marissa Meyer, Dar-by Sanchez, Caitie Barber, Emma Engelage, and Kaitlin Fitzgerald received All-Trinity League. Through last year’s accomplishments, the Royals show us that even though it’s hard to do, it’s still achievable. Every year the team’s goal is to win league, make CIF, and come home with a trophy. We are confident these girls will fulfill their goal and the Rosary community is cheer-ing them on every step of the way. Good luck Royals!

Royals cheer after a great victory!

Blood, Sweat, LacrosseBy Katie Klein

Staff Writer Last year, after much hard work and determination, a la-crosse team was added to Ro-sary High School Athletics. Many girls were interested in the idea of playing lacrosse. The team started practicing hard with the mindset to win and keep up in the difficult Trinity League. Even though the team started off on a rough patch, they never gave up! With the first season un-der their belts, the lacrosse team has realized that with the experience they now have, they will be able to be more effective in their league. This year the team is very ex-cited to get better and improve. Learning a lot from last year, they know exactly what they need to do in order to win. The girls are also very pumped up to make a good reputation for themselves in their league. “I’m very excited for this season! I know we will do well, and I can’t wait to show the other teams how much we have improved,” said Paige Kennick ’12.

As a senior, Paige said she really wants to end her senior year by winning games and having fun with her teammates. The lacrosse team has a dif-ficult road ahead of them. They play in a very tough league, including Mater Dei, Santa Margarita, and JSerra. Even though the games will be very competitive, the la-crosse team is very confident that they can beat these teams

and come out with many wins. Katie Irving ’12 said, “We’re excited to start our second sea-son now that we are more ex-perienced.” Practicing every day during the school week, the lacrosse team’s effort is in-credible. They know that their hard work wil pay off one day! Playing lacrosse takes some serious hard work and effort, and these girls are very fierce and aggressive when it comes

to playing. Even though it is only their second season, the Rosary lacrosse team al-ways comes ready to play. Rosary also welcomes Coach Jenna Porter, a Uni-versity of Connecticut gradu-ate who is “very excited to be a part of Rosary lacrosse and to help build the pro-gram to the best it can be.” With Rosary’s success be-coming greater each day, they will continue to have a huge effect on other teams.These girls have started some-thing very special. They cre-ated an athletic team at Ro-sary High School, and they will always be recognized as starting something great! Some of the returning play-ers besides Kennick and Irving include seniors Christina Vid-aurri, Kara Sandoval, and Ta-lia Farias. Also on the team are juniors Sennecca Ulloa and Savannah Houser and sopho-mores Nicola McGrade and Mary Calomino. Good luck lacrosse! We wish you the best!

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Ashley Continues her Winning StreakBy Lauren Freels

Staff Writer With track season well on its way, track meets are being scheduled and the run-ners are getting anxious to begin another exciting sea-son. The track team is no doubt the largest team here at Rosary. In that case, pick-ing just one of the many out-standing athletes was quite difficult. There’s one person who sticks out, but it’s not because of her red hair, it’s because of her continuous success year by year. Over these last four years in her time at Rosary High School, senior Ashley Moore has been quite the track star. In her freshman and sopho-more years, Ashley was a cheerleader on the Rosary cheer team, but she also managed to be on the track team. Even though she isn’t on Rosary’s cheer team to-day, she’s still on the Apex All-Stars Level Four team which, like track, takes up a majority of her time. Ev-

ery single year she trains long and hard to beat the best of the best at every other school. This track season Ashley is a part of the 4x100m, 100m, 200m, and 300m hurdles. WOW! That’s a lot to take on, but she’s one of the few who can handle it while still main-taining a life outside of school. In Ashley’s sophomore year she and her other teammates broke the 4x100m record at

Rosary High School. I asked Ashley which event she pre-ferred and what she was best at and she responded, “I’m not sure which one is my best, but it probably is the 100 meter dash. And my favorite? Hm-mm…I’d have to say the 300m hurdles because it’s something that I started last year in my junior year and it’s still new and exciting to me!” Many others would have to agree

with the 100m being Ashley’s best because, man, she is fast! A huge part of being an ath-lete on the track team, like any other sport, is teamwork. You have to communicate with your teammates in order to get the win! As a person who attends the track meets regularly, senior Tricia Supan said, “For the past years, I’ve tried my best to make it to every home track meet. And every time I attend, Ash-ley is definitely the girl to look out for. She’s one of my good friends, so I support her every step of the way!” What more could you ask for? Great friends, all-star athlete, and good looks! For anyone who’s inter-ested in seeing Ashley’s suc-cess this year, be sure to make it to the meets! The majority of them are at Servite High School and they start in March! Not only can you see your friends do what they’re good at, but you can also enjoy a nice snack or two at the snack bar! Great job Ashley! You go, girl!

Ashley knows how to have fun (here with friend Jenny)!

Monica to the Rescue!at the Brea Mall or going to Farrell’s on a Friday night. But as the bell dismissed students for Christmas break on December 16th, 2011, Monica was anxiously wait-ing to go to the Servite vs. Sonora basketball game at Sonora with friends. The game began at 5 o’clock and Monica could not have been more excited. It was the first night of Christmas break and she was attend-ing the game with a few of her close friends. However, Monica’s night was not ex-actly what she expected. During the game, one of Servite’s players elbowed a Sonora player. The Sonora player fell to the ground and split his head open. Specta-tors and coaches, unsure of what to do, panicked wonder-ing what was going to hap-pen to the very injured player. As there were no athletic trainers scheduled for the game, Rosary’s Monica Bar-ry stepped out of the stands to help. With her first aid training, Monica attempted to stop the bleeding and

By Kaylin FlemingStaff Writer

Junior Monica Barry is in-credibly involved here at Rosary with JSA and volleyball. This summer she went to Stanford for

a debate camp and fell in love with the campus. With high academics, Stanford has become her top college to attend in 2013. Monica loves spending time with her best friends shopping

stabilized his head, neck, and spine. The player was rushed to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed him with a second-degree concussion. Although Monica says, “I didn’t really do that much,” she prevented the boy from serious injury and the audience begged to differ. Wearing her Rosary uniform, Monica was given a stand-ing ovation from the crowd. When she returned home later that night, she instan-taneously called Ms. Lorrie Clement, her teacher and ath-letic trainer, telling her what happened. Miss C wanted to call her back immediately but it was too late. Clement ex-plains her “extreme pride” by saying, “she reacted the exact way I would have expected one of my students to react.” Thanks to Monica, the player is doing much better and has re-turned to the court to finish the season. Monica applied what she had been taught at school, which is a big ESLR, not to mention! Rosary is extremely proud of how maturely and responsibly Monica handled the situation.

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Rockin’ Florida

By Nicole KavanaughStaff Writer

The Varsity and Junior Var-sity Dance teams rocked it once again at the UDA National Dance Championship in Florida on February 4 and 5. 35 differ-ent states were there to compete as well. Both teams had hoped to come out on top as they have the past three years. Varsity had placed first in jazz the past three years and had won 1st in pom the past two years. The dance competition was held at Disney’s Wide World of Sports. Both teams performed their jazz and pom routines. Upon arrival, both teams practiced both of their routines vigorously to prepare for the weekend. The competition started out

Rosary Dance Team Takes Florida Championship by Storm

early Saturday morning with Varsity performing their pom routine. They came out on top of their bracket and were able to skip semi-finals and go straight through to finals. That same day Junior Var-sity performed both their pom and jazz routines. Fortunately, they came out on top in both categories and were able to make it straight through to finals. Finals were held the next day, on Sunday. Varsity then performed their jazz rou-tine that Sunday morning and also got to move on straight through to finals that night. The two teams danced non-stop all weekend, both on and off the stage, practicing in be-tween performances, perfect-ing and changing the routines.

Sunday, both teams performed once again in finals and were filled with energy. Families and friends went crazy after both performances. Jordan Felix ’12 gave her varsity team numerous pep talks and says, “We were all so nervous, but that didn’t stop us from bringing all of our energy to the dance floor.” Varsity ended up placing 1st in jazz and 2nd in pom. Junior Varsity placed 1st in Jazz and 2nd in pom as well. This was varsity’s fourth time placing 1st in jazz, making history at UDA National Championships. Both the teams and their coaches were so exception-ally proud. They have worked so hard all year to achieve this outcome. Lou Lou Monnig ’15 stated, “It was such a great

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experience, winning as a fresh-man on the Varsity team.” Head Coach Danielle Toe stated, “I am so exceptionally proud of the girls. They re-ally deserved this after all the hard work they have put in throughout the year. I was glad to have their captain Jordan Fe-lix leading them and pushing them to their fullest potential.” She also said, “It was so amazing and thoughtful to see the other teams congratulate my girls and praise them for a job well done.” Congratula-tions to both teams that made a name for themselves there in Florida and came back with the trophies and medals.

The team answers interview questions with ESPN!

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A Royal Dancer: Jordan Felix

By Shelby Higgs Staff Writer

Jordan Felix ’12 is no stranger when it comes to dancing; she has been danc-ing since the age of three. This year Jordan is captain of the Rosary dance team and also a Red and Gold

dance captain. “My favorite thing about dance is that you can do whatever you want with it; it’s a creative outlet for me.” Jordan splits her time between Rosary’s dance team as well as Stage One dance club. “I love both my dance teams; it’s like having

three families,” she said. Jordan is also very excited for her posi-tion as a Red dance captain. “I had so much fun choreograph-ing the routine. I hope the girls like it!” she said excitedly. Jordan’s favorite thing about the Rosary High School dance team is the yearly trip to Florida for nationals. “It’s so much fun going to Florida! It’s like a mini-vacation with my whole team! I love it!” Freshman Lou-Lou Mon-nig gushes about her captain saying, “Jordan is the best cap-tain ever! She makes every-thing so much fun. I love her!” Junior Bridget Jacob also adores her captain: “Jordan is so much fun to be around. When we’re having a 6 am practice and no one wants to be there, she gets everyone pumped up!” Her co-captain, junior Ka-tie Russell, has nothing but nice things to say about Jor-dan as well. “Jordan is the best co-captain ever! She’s a great dancer but also a great per-son; she’s just everything you could ever want in a captain!” Jordan’s dancers for her Red dance are just as excited to have Jordan as their captain. Senior

Milan Aguilera says, “Jordan’s dance is a workout. I’m sweat-ing by the end of flex but I love it! Jordan is so patient with us and is such a good teacher!” Senior Olivia Parsons feels the same way: “I love Jordan’s dance! It’s so upbeat, and Jordan is a great captain!” One of Jordan’s favorite things about dancing is the mu-sic. “My favorite song to dance to is any song by Beyoncé. She just gets me so pumped up. It’s so easy to move to her music!” Another one of Jordan’s favor-ite things about dance is the costumes. Her favorite is the se-niors’ costume. “It’s really dif-ferent and it has a lot of bling so it just really stands out!” Jordan may love teaching and learning new routines but she also adores the time spent with her team off the dance floor. “Team bonding is prob-ably my favorite thing to do! It’s so much fun to spend time with my team just relaxing and hav-ing fun! I love them so much!” Jordan Felix is not only a fabu-lous dancer but also a great cap-tain, friend, and student! I pre-dict this Royal will go very far!

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The Life of Maddy Heath

She hopes to work in the medical field and become an ultrasound technician. Maddy has high goals and a strong ambition to be-come very successful. She is

a very responsible student and a dedicated person. Ev-eryone knows Maddy will shine in whatever she does.

By Tricia SupanStaff Writer

Another successful year has gone by for the Rosary Dance team. Returning from Florida a couple weeks ago, the var-sity girls brought home an-other 1st place trophy for Jazz and 2nd place for Pom. Each individual is unique and tal-ented but there is one person who stands out with her bub-bly personality and energetic laugh: Maddy Heath. This classy senior has smarts, beauty, and amazing dancing talent! Maddy Heath started her dancing career when she was only three years old. She moved on to gymnastics and started dancing again in 4th grade. She has been a part of numerous studios: Orange County Dance Studio, Laura Roberts School of Dance, Orange County Song and Dance, and Pace All-Stars. She comments, “I love dance because it lets me express what I love to do most. I love the com-petition and the whole feel of it.” Her favorite dance memory was winning two national cham-pionship titles last year in the 2010-2011 Florida competition. In her spare time, Maddy

loves to hang out with her friends, dance, sleep, dance, eat, and dance more! Her best friend Lauren Freels ’12 adds, “With Maddy being a serious dancer it’s hard for me to see her come in 2nd place at times, but I guess I can live with it.” Her favorite color is pink and she loves the movie The Last Song. Maddy also has a great sense of style with a hint of swag. When she goes shopping she prefers either ANGL or Nordstrom. She loves listening to all types of music that she can dance to for fun or sing to in the shower. Maddy Heath definitely knows how to have fun. She’s a great friend and fun person to be around. Milan Aguilera ’12 says, “She is such a sweet person and everyone loves her! Every-body can feel her happiness just through the smile on her face.” While most seniors are nervous about college accep-tance letters, Maddy Heath is flying by senior year. She has already been accepted to Marymount College with a dance scholarship. Her future consists of more dancing and possibly becoming a Laker girl.

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Royals hungry for “games”

By Darby Sanchez Staff Writer

Being referred to as “the next Harry Potter” or “the next Twi-light” puts a lot of pressure on The Hunger Games to not disap-point all their fans. This book has caused fans to lose sleep at night and to scream anxiously every time a trailer comes on. Hunger Mania has spread all across the world and in-stead of having “Team Jacob” and “Team Edward,” we now have a “Team Peeta” and “Team Gale.” To say the least, these action-packed books are pre-dicted to break records at the box office this coming March. Senior Shannon Slyker ex-claimed, “Whenever I watch the trailers for Hunger Games I get so excited. I can’t wait

to go to the midnight pre-miere.” Fans go crazy for new trailers that are released, and most are anxious to hear Tay-lor Swift’s new song “Safe and Sound” that she has person-ally written for the movie. Most Hunger Gamers are in love with the movie cast, from Jennifer Lawrence, who plays Katniss, to heart throb Josh Hutcherson, who will play lover-boy Peeta. Most fans have even resorted to hang-ing up posters in their room of their favorite characters like Josh Hutcherson (Peeta) or of Liam Hemsworth (Gale). Fanatic fans cannot get enough of The Hunger Games, and most have resorted to re-reading the whole trilogy. Se-nior Paige Hergenreter said, “I

am so anxious for the movie to be released that I’m reading all the books again. I guess you can say I am Hunger Game crazy.” The Hunger Games will not only appeal to the obsessed Hunger Game fans, but also to other people who haven’t read the books. People can’t resist the love triangle the movie presents, along with the ac-tion–packed futuristic killing game that the story is based on. The movie will be released March 23, 2012. Expect mas-sive lines for the midnight pre-miere and even tackling when it comes to running into the theater. These fans are ruth-less when it comes to watch-ing their favorite book on the big screen. Buy your tick-ets now before it is too late.

Katniss Everdeen, portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence, inspires Royals to be modern-day heroines.

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Slice of Servite Most people who do such damage to their knee never make a full recovery, and even fewer play competitive sports again, especially at the var-sity level. As soon as Wolitski heard of the damage he was determined to make a com-plete comeback to soccer. “This injury wasn’t go-ing to hold me back,” said Wolitski. “[When told he

for the first time, a huge suc-cess in the rehabilitation of his injury. In the summer of 2011, he made his return to soccer, participating in a Ser-vite summer league scrimmage. “The reason that Mike made the comeback has every-thing to do with his person-ality,” said Ochoa. “Mike has that personality where he be-lieves nothing is impossible. He told everyone he would be back while everyone else was thinking he couldn’t do it.” Wolitski made the varsity roster for Servite’s 2011 sea-son as a junior, and even be-came a starting midfielder for the team. His comeback served as inspiration for his team-mates. “It’s amazing,” said Hattouni. “His dedication and his drive was unbelievable. He was determined to prove ev-eryone wrong, and he did it.” The comeback was capped when Wolitski scored his first goal in over two years, as he headed in a cross off the foot of defender Chris Adriano, in a 5-0 victory over Northwood. “Scoring [the goal] was the best feeling I’ve ever felt,” said Wolitski, “It was relief after everything I had been through. It’s great to be back.”

The Comeback Kid

By Sarah BerbosStaff Writer

This month’s mystery student is one truly Royal girl. Usually seen around campus laughing up a storm with senior Kaity Daly, this student likes to think of herself as, “enthusiastic, lov-ing, and adventurous.” Senior Jordan Felix, said, “I love her laugh, it is so contagious!” You might see this mystery student and senior Chloe Rejniak eat-ing crepes and croissants in the morning before school. With a passion for fashion, she always looks very put to-gether both inside and outside of school. Fellow senior Ni-cole Whiteley describes this student’s style as, “classy and simple.” It is no surprise that this classy fashionista is over-all fashion captain for the Red Team. The Red Team is es-pecially excited to have such a fashionable person oversee all the outfits for their danc-es, drama, chorals, and drills. Despite being extremely busy this year, this senior is

looking forward to graduat-ing in June and setting off on new adventures. Wanting to go to college close to home, she is

hoping to have the opportunity to attend the beautiful Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. If this girl was not

Mystery StudentCan you guess who this “Locks of Love” donor is?

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wouldn’t play soccer again] I looked at it as a challenge to prove my doctors wrong.” But not everyone was so sure about the possibility of a come-back. “On a scale of 1-10 [with 10 being the most severe], Mi-chael’s injury was a 10,” said Servite athletic trainer, Eliza-beth Ochoa. “Rarely do they make a comeback to the com-petitive level.” “My doctor told me no one would let me play soccer,” Wolitski added. “I still saw myself playing soccer”. After two major surger-ies and seven months of dif-ficult recovery, Wolitski ran

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By Matt WellerServite Staff Writer

Two years ago, Servite fresh-man Michael Wolitski was ar-guably the best freshman soccer player Servite had ever seen. Already a starter on varsity, Wolitski seemed to have four years ahead of him as a ma-jor contributor to Servite’s al-ready talented soccer program. “His talent was unbeliev-able,” said junior Dominic Hattouni. “He was one of the best players I had ever seen.”Early in his freshman season, however, he collided with a Santa Margarita goalkeeper. As the goalkeeper fell, Wolitski twisted to avoid contact. The effort was to no avail, and as the goalie landed on his leg, Wolitski tore three of his knee’s major ligaments, and also dislocated his kneecap. “It was the worst pain I have ever felt,” Wolitski said. “When the paramedics came and asked me to wiggle my toes, I was unable to do so. That was the scariest moment of my life.”

going to college next fall, she would be on her way to London to find a hot British guy and get married! Speaking of Brits, this student loves the band Cold-play, and is trying hard to score tickets to their sold out shows at the Hollywood Bowl in May. Other interesting things about this studious senior: she loves to read fun books. One of her favorites is Bossypants by Tina Fey. Her favorite color is purple. Her favorite chocolate candy is Twix. If you bring her a Twix you will be her best friend. I wonder if that’s how Kaity and she became friends! If you want to be her new best friend you can also buy her a hedgehog, because that’s her favorite animal! I know I wish I was her best friend! Can you guess who this fu-ture hedgehog owner is?

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