The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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Advertise in Bluffer Looking to appeal to the teenage demograph- ic? The Bluffer is distributed to about 1100 students and community members every two weeks. Ads can be purchased for individual is- sues or on a yearly basis. Contact Madison Waelty in Bluffer for more details. 529-8805 Features Page 3 September 19, 2014 Hailie Willy Staff Writer partan ound S off What is your favorite food at the fair? Mrs. Somavia (Teacher) "Corn dogs, because I would never eat something like that anywhere else." Cameron Perdue (11) "Nothing, because I get sick." Mr. Sanders (Teacher) "Deep fried snickers, because they taste good and you can't normally get them around here." Haley Scott (10) "Curly fries, because they're good, greasy, and ginormous." Ashleigh Fox (12) "Funnel cake, because they are dang good!" Sound Off/Jay Boone Ashton Smith (9) "Corn dogs, because they are addicting." RB is spreading its wings with exchange students from Thailand, Yemen, Austria, Switzerland, South Korea, and G e r m a n y . Their names are Tanyaporn (Sai) Danpipat ( T h a i l a n d ) , Karam Samir ( Y e m e n ) , Alana Seigner ( A u s t r i a ) , Edna Freytag (Switzerland), Inseo (Sylvia) Kim (South Korea), and Fabienne Stera ( G e r m a n y ) . Most exchange students are here from six to twelve months, and they stay with their house parents. "Everything here is different," said Edna Freitag. "This town is larger than my hometown, the mountains here are smaller, and the school work is easier." Edna said that even though the weather here is hotter and dryer than in Switzerland, she really likes it here. "In South Korea, we start school at seven or eight AM and finish at one AM," Inseo (Sylvia) Kim said. "I like it here because it is less strict and I have made a lot of new friends." A few things that drew Sylvia to becoming an exchange student was that she wanted to experience holidays and special events like homecoming. She has been here since January and will be returning to South Korea in December. Jay Boone Staff Writer Ebola is an extremely infectious virus that first broke out in Africa in 1976. Its symptoms consist of fever, sore throat, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, rashes, and decreased liver and kidney function. In severe cases this virus can also cause death. A Recent break out in West Africa has brought the possibilities of the virus spreading to the attention of many nations including the United States. In an interview with Fox News, President Obama stated that the spread of this virus is a "national security priority". He went on to say that the military may be involved in containing the virus, but even with the military's help it will take months. It has also been said that containing this situation is the Department of Defense's number one priority. Along with the United States, Cuba has also made this pandemic a priority and have sent one hundred and sixty- five medical personal to help fight the disease. If the outbreak is not controlled then it will most likely spread to other countries and mutate in the process. This could allow the virus to become more transmissible, more infectious, and more deadly. Over three-hundred research workers have become infected with the disease and half of them have already died. This adds to the total death toll of over two thousand two hundred that have died from this disease since the outbreak. There has been a total of four thousand three hundred and sixty-six identified with this disease within three African countries and this total continues to rises each day that passes. This is not the first time that Ebola has had a breakout. The disease has had thirty recorded outbreaks since 1976. Despite so many break outs the current situation within West Africa has nearly doubled the total number of deaths from all the previous outbreaks combined. Many countries and organizations are joining together to help aid West Africa and to help prevent the spreading of the Ebola virus. Researchers and doctors have lost their own lives in efforts to find a way to treat those with Ebola virus. Although many have died we can be sure that everything that can possibly be done is being done. Outside the Box "I have wanted to become an exchange student since I was in seventh or eighth grade. I wanted to get to know myself better and get away from home," Fabienne Stera said. One thing that she really likes about America is the friends that she has here, and she says that the school time here is shorter than in Germany. "I became an exhchange student because I wanted to get to know the American coulture more. I feel like it is different from what is portraied - Shelby Baccala "We heard that Corning is planning something big, but we don't know what it is though." playing the chicken dance wanting people to get up and dance. "Look out for the Cardinal," said fellow senior, Shelby Baccala. "Come out and support them," she added. Baccala added that "We heard that Corning is planning something big, but we don't know what it is though." There is going to be a Pep Rally after school in the quad, in order to get students excited for the game tonight. The Red Bluff Rowdies would like all the Red Bluff High students and the Red Bluff community members to come out and sit over by the seats that are closest to the score board to help support our team. "Come out and support the team," stated Baccala. Student Government would also like to add that it is important for as many students to participate in the "Tunnel" that will take place in the beginning of the Varsity game, which once again, will take place at 7:30 tonight. Shootout traditions come back for rivalry The Red Bluff High and Corning High School's JV and Varsity football teams play today, also it is at home this year. The JV team plays at 5:30 and the Varsity at 7:30. "On Friday we feast," said senior Natalie Renfroe. The Shoot-Out game has been going on at Red Bluff High since the 1920's. Every year the Shoot-Out rally is held between the two teams: Red Bluff and Corning. This game is the most anticipated of the games at Red Bluff High besides the Homecoming game. Wear black to school and to the game tonight to morn the Corning Cardinals. Here at Red Bluff High there are some traditions that the school upholds on game day, which includes the Dancing Cardinal, which is a person in a chicken suit going around to classrooms, handing out candy and Kaylie Capps Staff Writer Juanita VanMeter Staff Writer The Italian exchange is an annual event where students from Florence fly to California. The 21 students and 2 teachers will be going to Chico, Shasta Dam, Sacramento, Truckee, Tahoe, and San Francisco. The exchange students have been here since September 9. They already have strong impressions of difference in culture and opinions on America and Red Bluff. Elisa Menichetti said, "You don't go out at night during the week, only [on] weekends." Sauwandi Hidellage, "[We have] lots of apartments and big flats, you have lots of individual houses and big gardens." They also each had their own unique reasons for wanting to come to America. Hidellage said, "I came on the school exchange, and I could choose between London or California, I chose California because I had already been to London." Tommaso Stilli said he came because, "I wanted to learn English because I want to maybe travel the world and English is a common language." Menichetti stated it was her dream to come to America, saying "I like [the] English [language] and I loved America." The hosts were also excited for them to arrive. Kennedy Somovia said, "I'm stoked. A little nervous, but more excited than anything." Ryan Gamboa said, "I'm hoping to make a lifelong friend. I've never had a sister before, so I'm hoping she can kind of be my sister." "I want to know more about their eating habits," Reagen Barrow said. They also had different reasons for deciding to host, and different methods of preparation for the arrival of the Italians. Somovia said "I think it would be fun to meet someone from another part of the world…I went into it with an open mind, and I've gotten my brothers former room as comfortable as possible." Cleaning up was a common for preparation. Gamboa said he had to clean up his room, and Barrow explained how her brother had to clean up his room, where their student would be staying, to "make it acceptable for hosting a girl." The Italians are leaving on the 24, so they will have spent two weeks in California before going back to Italy. in movies and on television," Karam Samir said. Karam lives in a town populated with three million people. In his school, the teacher change classes and the students stay in school. He, also, said that he came to the United States to try the different types of food especially Mexican. "I want to learn the American coulture and try the different types of food," said Alana Seigner. Alana has always wanted to live in the United States. She said that the food here is different than in Austria, and the teachers switch classrooms. "I became an exchange student to learn new things, tell people about Thai culture, and learn more English," Tanyaporn (Sai) Danipipat said. Tanyaporn said that her school is very different than ours. She has eight periods a day, and leanrs ten to twelve subjects. Exchange students embrace culture in America by diving into highschool life Photo by Ross Palubeski Pictured above: Tanyaporn, Danpipat, Karam Samir, Alana Seigner, Edna Freytag, Inseo, Kim, and Fabienne Stera Italians visit California and have fun in the sun