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Red Raider Review Spring Break Special!
Woo!!!!! Spring Break 2009!!!!!
Finally, the week that all the students in all the schools across the country have been waiting for: SPRING BREAK! We all know spring break as the time for relaxing from school, and gettin' a little time for ourselves. The writers and editors of the Red Raider Review would like to wish all our readers a fun, but safe, spring break week. The staff would also like to remind us that they would like to see our smiling faces once again after the break, so be safe, make good decisions, and make sure you don't party too hard!
Spring Break!
For the past two weeks, two of our reporters have been walking around campus asking students what they're planning on doing over spring break. Keep reading to find out the answers !
How many people are excited for this year's spring break? Silly question, right? I'm sure not only students here at AHS are looking forward to the week long break, but teachers are as well. The real question is what exactly are our peers and faculty going to do? Bask in the sun and get a great tan? Maybe they're planning on going out of town with friends? I asked a few of my fellow students, and the range of spring break activities varies from getting teeth pulled to something more in the norm, like going to the beaches of California. Other students are going to Mexico and joining the rest of the sunburned, overcrowded, herd of people from Phoenix and Tucson in Rocky Point. Even though spring break is known for wild and insane stories, most of the answers that I recieved were pretty basic, like going out of town with family. Spring break is also known as one of the 'holidays' when alcohol and drugs are most often abused, so take precaution with those type of things and have a safe break. If you chose to use them, make sure that you do it in moderation, so that we can see everyone after the break. Have fun, but don't go over board. Enjoy the break, do what you feel is right, and don't kill yourself!
Call Of Duty 4 vs. Halo 3
So Ms. Davis is making me write this POINTLESS article of Call Of Duty 4 vs. Halo 3 cause everyone knows Call Of Duty 4 is better =). For research she let me bring my Xbox 360 so me and my homie KiNGwidOuTCr0wN tested them out in first period. As we were playing we both agreed Call Of Duty 4 was way BETTER. A couple reasons we like COD4 is better is because it's actually on war not made up scientific stuff like Halo and because you actually get to use real guns like an M16, M4 Carbine, Mp5, and are favorite an M40 sniper rifle while in Halo you have fake guns like the plasma pistol, plasma cannon, and neddler. COD4 and Halo 3 both came out in 2008. Halo 3 came out in September and COD4 came out 2 months later in November. When it came to down to it COD4 beat out Halo 3 and was announced Game Of The Year by IGN. (KiNGwidOuTCr0wN and RaZoRz vII are beast).
Inside Our Mind: Our Thoughts on Over Protective Parents
What You Are About To Read:You know those kind of annoying parents that don't really let you do anything fun because they 'love you, shnookums'? With spring break coming up, the writers of the Red Raider Review decided to let all you out there with parents like that know that you are not alone. It's safe to say that almost half of the students attending this high school go through the same things you do everyday with your super strict, over protective parents. Here are some of our opinions.
Guide with rules and freedoms
By: Joseph Bailey
Are you one of those not so lucky kids that are living with that certain kind of parent that has always been way over protective? Are you stuck with that kind that will yell at you for even breathing the wrong way? I think these kinds of parents should calm down and relax. I mean, if they think they have raised their child right in the first place, then they should have confidence that their children will make good decisions throughout their lives. If they didn't, they should know that's what life is for: learning from not only your mistakes, but the mistakes of others. I think that parents shouldn't give their children too much freedom to the point that you can't even recognize your own child, though. Have rules but be free, if that even makes sense. Just be there to guide your child, not control them. Be there when they need you.
Solve the problem!
By: Savannah McCasland
I know that some people may say that overprotective parents are bad, and although I agree it can sometimes get annoying, I've realized my parents do it because they really care about me and the decisions that I make. If you think that your parents are honestly being really unfair about some of the things they don't or won't let you do, I think that you should voice your opinions. If that still doesn't work, just try to earn their trust the real way: by telling them the truth all the time. I mean, how hard is it to just tell your parents where you're planning on going or what you're planning on doing? They were kids once too, and while they might not agree with some of the things that we do, I guarantee they know everyone makes mistakes, even if they yell and don't like it. So, from a person that has the 'mellow' over protective type of parents, I say just understand they really do care about you. I know it can get really irritating, but they really do love you, deep, deep, deeeep down inside.
Family meeting, Pronto!!
By: Arely Nunez
Do your parents decide who you can hang out with and how long you can hang out with them? Is your curfew 9pm on the weekends? You can't talk on the phone unless they eavesdrop? Do they read your text messages, emails, or even look through your backpack AND room? Well my friend, your parents aren't just strict... They're overprotective. Sometimes it's a good thing to tell your parents that you're a big kid and yea, you have your immature moments but one day you'll have to be on your own and them treating you like a 7 year old isn't going to help. If your parents are hard to understand then I totally understand what you mean but letting them know the hard way is sometimes the best. You're a teenager, not a child even if they don't accept it.
Chill Out!
By: Kim Robles
I believe that overprotective parents cause their children to experience more, only because after they become self dependent, they become curious. As we all know, curiosity kills, whether it is emotionally or physically. I feel that parents should be concerned about their children, but should also give their kids a little bit of freedom. Most overprotective parents believe they are doing the right thing, but they are actually creating more of an urge for their children to commit to innapropriate and insufficient ideas.
Inside the Mind of a Senior:Linda Guan, Eddie Vega, & Robert Moss
By: Felicia Roman
Robert Moss, Linda Guan, and Eddie Vega are three graduating seniors of the 2009 graduating class. We tried to get inside their minds' by asking them questions about their high school activities and personal hobbies. Here is what we found out.
Robert enjoys playing baseball, watching over his nieces and nephews, and drinking...water! At Ajo High School, he participated in football for four years, baseball for three years, and basketball for four years, but he regrets not playing baseball his freshmen year. When he was a child he dreamed of being a pro basketball player or superman. He says his dreams have changed though, because he has a feeling that they are not going to happen and he now has smaller dreams. Robert doesn't really know what kind of career he wants to pursue, but he wants either to have an office job or work in construction field. After he graduates, he plans on attending Mesa Community College, and tryout for the baseball and basketball team there. Roberts advise to the underclassmen is, "Show up to class, don't miss any classes. High school goes by quick, have fun while you can."
Some of Linda's many and various hobbies include learning new concepts, blowing things up in the kitchen, hacking onto things on the computer, promoting peace and justice, and expressing love to her friends. While attending high school at AHS, she participated in track, golf, student council, NHS, the peer mentoring program, and is now the manager of the varsity softball team. Though she may not have participated in many things, she has no regrets of not participating because, "I've had my fun and gained my experiences." When she was younger, Linda dreamed of being a Tai Chi master. She still thinks she someday might fulfill that dream, but most likely when she is in her mid life crisis. As for her dreams now a days, she sees herself becoming an architect. After graduating, she plans on attending ASU to major in civil engineering. Her advice to the underclassmen is "Try to find what's important to you and work towards obtaining it."
Eddie's hobbies include playing sports, hanging out with friends, watching movies, and, most of all, sleeping. He played basketball and baseball for four years, and football for only three years due to an injury during his junior year. He wishes that he had participated more in clubs like student council, and wishes he could've been an honor student. He mentioned that he realized how important his studies were too late. As a child he dreamed of being a professional athlete, and he still would like to pursue that dream. After graduation, Eddie plans on attending Chandler-Gilbert Community College. His advice to the underclassmen is "Work hard your first few years, and your senior year will be easy. Have fun, get involved, and stay out of trouble."
The Unabridged Ramblings of Kyle
How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
Everyone knows what a zombie is; an unfeeling, reanimated corpse with a never-ending hunger for human flesh. Yet, few of us know how to survive an outbreak beyond the stationary "grabbin' a gun an' shooting the darn thangs." I'm here to inform you all that it is nowhere near as simple as that. One has to consider food and water, shelter, means of self defense, ways to combat insanity, etc, etc. These can be daunting challenges. However, if one is determined enough to survive, then it is quite possible to find oneself at the end of such an outbreak, ready to begin the restructuring of society.
1. Determine your shelter.
The number one cause of zombie related death is choosing a bad or exposed shelter. Some places to avoid are houses, trailers, places with larger or numerous windows and places with one entrance or exit. You should pick a shelter with barred windows, which will hold far longer than windows that are merely boarded up. Also, a commercial building is potentially easier to defend, assuming it does not have a huge glass entrance. If it does, try to barricade the entrance with cars from the outside. Ideal business places to hide in are grocery stores; they are smaller and have less hiding spots than malls, they have fewer entrances, more than enough food and water to survive off of, generators and rooftop access. The few other entrances aside from the front are easily defendable with the aid of shelves used as barricades.
2. Determine your food/ water source
If one decides to not barricade themselves within a grocery store, then the problem of sustenance arises. Obviously, it would be difficult to wander through streets patrolled by the living dead if you were weighed down with food and water. So, one should be prepared to eat and go on the run. Loot a store for a water filter; this is an invaluable resource that turns stagnant puddles into drinkable water. Also, find a field guide to edible plants, so you can find food in the wilderness. Alternatively, carry a long range weapon with which you can hunt with.
3. Weapons
The means of destroying a zombie have been widely disputed, but the general rule is that one must destroy the brain or sever the head. With this in mind, it would be ideal to have a gun of some sort; this however, is often impractical as guns are prone to jamming, ammunition will inevitably vanish and some people have awful aim. Therefore, it is wise to carry a blunt weapon as well. A bat (metal) works well, and so do high quality machetes. Avoid swords as t hey are often cheaply made. Also, metal pipes or anything else that can crack a head is acceptable. For example, a good choice of armaments would include an aluminum bat and a pistol.
4. Maintaining sanity
This is often the most import part to surviving a zombie outbreak. To stave off insanity, make sure to stay in a group of four or more people, preferably in even numbers. 4, 6, 8, etc. Also, find a good shelter so zombies won't seem as stressful. Good Luck!
The New and Improved: 'Cyber Bully'
Bullying over the World Wide Web? While it may sound silly all on its own, many already know that with sites like MySpace or Facebook, users can easily fall victim to'cyber bullying'. Not only is this is a complete waste of time, it shows an enormous lack of maturity. Why would anyone want to tell someone off or even cuss someone out over the Internet? What does that show: fast typing skills? Wow, that sure is a big accomplishment. An even bigger accomplishment is staying away from the whole 'cyber bully' scene. Students shouldn't talk bad about classmates or anyone else for that matter over the Internet because, HELLO! Putting something mean or hateful is one of the worst things to do. All parents have to do is find out the password and BOOM. Kids are automatically busted. So why even put the effort into something that is a no win situation. Another thing that 'cyber bullying' shows is insecurity. The type of person that usually commits themselves to 'cyber bulling' is usually having problems of their own, and feel the need to take it out on someone that may have something to do with the situation, but can't exactly help in the 'cyber bully's' fury. The best thing to do when mad at a situation is just blog it out, and set it as your personal diary, so that no drama starts, and no feelings get hurt. People think being 'good with words' is an excellent quality, but sometimes it can be their own tragic downfall.
Raider Review Announcements
The weight room will be open every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 3:30 - 4:30 for any interested students. Anyone interested in playing football next year is strongly encourage to attend.
If you would like to put any announcements in the newspaper (class meetings, student events, sports games, etc.) see Mr. Sedillo.
Red RaiderSports
By: Arely Nunez
Golf
Golf members Mandi Macias and Andrew Maya.
Track
Wednesday, March 11, the Ajo Red Raider Track team had their second annual home track meet here in our little town. Though many of the players had concerns about the shape of the track, three other teams joined us in the afternoon for the track and field competitions. Those three teams were San Pasquel high school, ASDB, and Babo high school. Right from the beginning, San Pasquel high school began dominating all of the other teams, and by the end, their combination of endurance based distance runners and fast sprinters gave them an enormous lead over all of the other teams. Going in, Ajo knew that they were going to be a tough match, and their inferences turned out to be right in this case. Babo ended up placing fourth, just below ASDB, who placed. Ajo placed second with eighty eight points, and were left eating first place San Pasquel's dust, whose runners scored a total of over 300 points.
Softball
The 2009 season of softball has gotten off to a pretty rocky start for our Lady Raiders. Their season started March 3, and they were scheduled to play a double header against St. Augustine. This team has been known for having a pitcher that has her own personal trainer, and rumor has it that she was already signed to play with a community college even though she is only a sophomore. In the first game, the girls started off decent, but a few mistakes ended up closing them the game with a score of 6-13. After a short break, the Lady Raiders came back to find St. Augustine's all star pitcher warming up, and even though the girls were swinging the bats, they couldn't catch up to the supersonic pitcher. They ended up losing the game with a score of 10-0. Then the Lady Raiders attended the 'Monster Classic', and was placed eighth of eleven teams, with a record of 2-3. Then on March 10, the girls faced San Miguel, a team that they hadn't played in their conference for a few years. Error after error was the tragic downfall of the Lady Raider's in this game. First the errors started, then the injuries started, and they ended the game with their third baseman, Tatiana Bush, pitching for sophomore pitcher Kim Robles, who pulled a muscle in her left arm. She wasn't the only injured player though. Sophomore catcher Eleanor Guthrie took a bad slide into third base and sprained her ankle. After everything San Miguel still felt the need to run up the score, and Ajo was defeated 17-5. Finally, the Lady Raiders had their first home game on March 13, and they played a double header against Greenfields, which has always been known as the team to beat. The girls came out strong, and with a mixture of unstoppable offense and unbreakable defense, they were able to dominate both games with scores of 18-8 and 30-12. In their most recent game, they battled a double header against Academy of Tucson. The first game had a slow start, and while the ladies were able to hold the score at 2-1 for a long while, a few minor errors ended up costing them the game with a score of 8-1. When the girls came back, they knew they had to come back hard, and they did. They started swinging the bats and pulled a win of 7-4.
Baseball
This spring our sports when out with a bang and as we all like to hear our baseball team has been on fire. With a new coach, Mr.Emmers, and familiar faces from last year and past years, the chemistry has been phenomenal. In this team there is no "star pitcher", everyone has their share. Eddie Vega, Herman Gutierrez, Eddie Padres, Robert Moss and Eric De Leon have pitched in the past 8 games. Lupe Cuevas and Austin Wells are said to be pitching sometime this season, too. Here's the coverage This year's conference game was against one of the best teams, St. Augustine. The boys played a double hitter being defeated in both games. The first game was 12 to 5 and the second was 28 to 15. Eddie Vega pitched the first game and, in order, Eddie Padres, Robert Moss, Eric De Leon and Eddie Vega pitched the second game.Just recently they competed in the Gila Bend tournament that was Thursday through Saturday, playing Baboquivari and West Wind Prep on Thursday, Salome on Friday and St. Augustine on Friday and Saturday. Our boys were 4 and 0, undefeated, but entering the tournament they were creamed by St. Augustine losing 8 to 1.Tuesday, March 10th they played San Miguel, away, winning 25 to 5 having Robert Moss pitch the first game and Eddie Vega finishing off the second game. And on Friday, March 13th they played a double hitter against Green Fields, winning 10 to zero the first game and 11 to 1 the second game. Herman, the newest playing baseball for Ajo pitched the first game and Eddie Vega pitched the second game.
Upcoming Sporting Events
Golf
3/28, away @ Ray Invitational, 9 AM
4/8, away @ San Miguel, 3 PM
4/9, away @ Surrey Garden, 3 PM
Track
4/4, away @ Phoenix Christian, 9 AM
4/7, away @ ASDB, TBA
Baseball
3/31, away @ Gila Bend, 2/4 PM
4/3, away @ Tanque Verde, 4 PM
4/7, home vs. Valley Union, 2/4 PM
4/9, away @ St. Gregory, 2/4 PM
Softball
3/31, away @ Gila Bend, 2/4 PM
4/3, away @ Tanque Verde, 4 PM
4/7, home vs. Valley Union, 2/4 PM
4/9, away @ St. Gregory, 2/44 PM
Club Updates
The Ajo High School History club has finally left on their trip to Washington D.C. Although we may have heard all year about their struggle for money, they ended up pulling it together with the help of supportive parents and community members. The left early Wednesday morning, and will be back late Monday night. The fundraisers for this year's History Club trip may have ended, but they will continue to raise money for next year's club members as well. If you are interested in joining the History Club, one of the biggest requirements is passing the U.S History class. See Ms. Powell for details.
*The writers and editors of the Raider Review would like to point out that we are not personally attacking any person(s) by writing these articles. They are only personal opinions.
Red Raider Review Staff
Staff Editor: Laura Davis
Staff Assistant: Lloyd Sedillo
Editor: Savannah McCasland-Jr.
Assistant Editor: Kim Robles-So.
Features/Reporters:
Megan Bollen-Jr.
Kim Robles-So.
Joseph Bailey-So.
Kyle Carpenter-Sr.
Arely Nunez-Fr.
Felicia Roman-Fr.
Sports Reporter:
Arely Nunez-Fr.