The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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Story by Tymberlyn Bealer and Ceighlee Fennel Graduation sparks excitement in 2015 Boys 320 Features Page 3 May 29, 2015 partan ound S off Sound Off/Shania Prieto Mrs. DiSibio (Teacher) "Channing Tatum, need I say more?" Mr. Sakuma (Teacher) "Meryl Streep because I admire a woman with talent" Journee Privette (10) "Ian Somerholder because he's, uh, perfect." Daniel Crispino (9) "Becky G because she's pretty hot." Who Is Your Ultimate Celebrity Crush and Why? Courtesy Summer Styles swim in for the heat Julissa Villalobos Staff Writer Karla Nowicki Staff Writer Wild Oak The Grooviest Store in Town! 328 Oak St. Red Bluff, CA 96080 - Tie-Dye - Cool Clothes - Disc Golf - Incense - Records - Beads - Posters - Body Jewelry Sarah and Doug 530/527-7347 newwildoakies@gmail.com facebook.com/rbwildoak Tanner Durfee (11) "Linda Christian because she still got it going on." Jacie Lawley (12) "Chris Pine because I like his eyes." Brittany Lawley Staff Writer On June 4, Red Bluff High School is proud to have approximately 325 seniors graduating from the high school. The 325 student count includes both the students from Red Bluff High School along with independent study. "Graduation is an extremely exciting time to celebrate our seniors and all of their accomplishments," said Haley Carter, counselor. "Graduation is a great time of year for the seniors and they are extremely excited for moving on. "It was a good way to end my high school career," said Logan Wilkinson, senior. He feels it was a good year to set him up for moving on with life. "I'm just excited to move on," Wilkinson said and other seniors agree. Despite the growing excitement other seniors don't feel graduating is quite real yet. "It's weird it hasn't set in that we are graduating yet," Cheyenne Houghtby said. "It was fun, it went by really fast, and it was stressful, but it was fun and I am excited to finish out the year and go on senior trip," Houghtby said about her senior year. Soon their high school career will be over and they will have to move on with their lives as adults. The coming graduation may be exciting for the seniors, but for administration, and the people putting it on they have to overcome different challenges to put graduation on. "We have a deaf student graduating which takes extra planning. Each year brings different challenges," Melanie Burke, one of the main people putting on graduation, said. She said that when the deaf student goes up to recieve the diploma all the student will so the sign for applause instead of actually cheering. "It's a big undertaking, but everyone helps to get it going," Burke said. Together people will work to make graduation a perfect experience for all the graduating seniors. Congragulations to all the 2015 graduating seniors! Hawaiian and floral shirts are the new fad in men's clothing. They are light fabrics that come as multicolored flowers. They can be bro tanks or button-ups. A new style in men's cloth- ing is colored shorts that range from light pastel colors like ice blue and peach, to dark burgendies and navies. Flip flops are making their way up into new summer styles for men. Instead of vans and converse, they are a more ca- sual and comfortable look. This years new fashion trend is wearing multiple necklaces at different lengths. Also stone like crystal necklaces are really popular. For clothes, rompers are the new must instead of last year's summer dresses. The rompers come in many different colors and patterns. Another main accessory this summer is a small bag for small items such as wallets, tanning lotion, and glasses. Fringe bags are the most popular. Girls The FFA Rewards Field Trip was on May 26, 2015. Mrs. Stroud, said, "We take 25 kids on a trip for their active participation." Mrs. Svejda, mentioned that they like to reward students for all their tasks, commitment and involvement in FFA. This time their destination was Burney Falls and Lake Britton. Rhylee Garrison, a sophomore, said, "I'm excited because it's new. Last year we went to a baseball thing, and I feel like this one's going to be more fun," Michaela Black, junior, said, "It's an amazing opportunity to hangout and bond with other FFA members." When they were asked what their expectations were, Black said, "Nice weather. I want to go to the lake," Garrison said, "To have a fantastic time." Now, of course, these girls had to earn a spot on the trip and Black gave us some of the details on what they had to participate in: "We spent countless hours volunteering in FFA events and FFA activities. We sold tickets at the rodeo, went to meetings, the fair booth, the homecoming parade and the homecoming float. We can sign up for all kinds of community service and we get points for it." Graduation is just around the corner and almost time to put on that cap and gown. But why do we even wear caps and gowns? Academic dresses, or gowns, started in the 12 th and 13 th centuries, right around the time when universities began to form in Europe. Universities then didn't have their own buildings for lectures or lessons at that time so classes t e c h n i c a l l y gathered in churches. Gowns were worn for warmth while the caps were worn to protect the scholars from the weather when they ventured out of doors. They were also worn for tertiary education and eventually secondary education. Scholars then were commonly aspiring clerics and started the practices of wearing a long robe with a hat for heat. Later on though, gowns were made an offical dress of education and academics to prevent any excessive apparel. It wasn't until the late 1800s, however, that colors were assigned to recognize the different areas of study but colored gowns were only standard in the United States. The cap itself, also called a mortarboard, was worn by scholarly clergies to show their superiority and intelligence. It wasn't until the 14 th and 15 th centuries that these caps became popular by artists, humanists, students, and all those who learned. We all can give thanks to Gardner Cotrell Leonard who designed the gowns. His system helped shape the gowns' cut, style, and fabric, even the different colors. Wearing the famous and cap and gown is pretty simplistic but formal. For men, it is recommended to wear dark trousers, socks, and shoes but also a nicely pressed, light-colored dress shirt. Women are recommended dark slacks, dress, or skirt, dark shoes, and a light-colored shirt. Both genders should have their caps pressed flat on the head and have the gown fall midway between the knee and ankle. The tassels are typically worn on the right side, then shifted to the left after receiving one's diploma. FFA works hard for this year's trip Graduation traditions