The Bluffer

Kenzie Salinas Staff Writer Features Page 4 January 26, 2018 "I am looking forward to the start of softball season." "I am looking forward to the baseball season." "I am most looking forward to the new opportunities available." "I am looking forward to doing some snowboarding." What are you most looking forward to in 2018? Sound Off / Tera Norton "I am looking forward to summer vacation." "I am looking forward to another year of Trump's presidency, he makes teaching government fun." partan ound S off Mrs. Long (Teacher) Mr. Norton (Teacher) Aubrey Zamora (11) Leslie Shank (10) Alyvia Mackey (9) Mateo Zepeda (12) Rebeccah Smith Staff Writer RBHS presents new tradition of "I think being a gentleman is stepping up and doing your job." -Eli Wehbey, 10th What does being a gentleman mean to you? Every year, Red Bluff High School honors a nominated and then voted- for senior male student to be Gentleman of the Year. The event has been taking place for quite a few years now, but this year, not only seniors will be honored, the lowerclassmen classes will each crown a Gentlemen for the class to be honored in the week leading up Winter Formal. Students will vote for, in their opinion, the most gentleman-like guy in their class through the library link on the school's home page. Once the lowerclassmen have been chosen and around seven seniors have been nominated, they all have a duty to wear sashes and participate in any special activities. On the night of Winter Formal, which will take place on Saturday, January 29th at 8:00 at the Community Center, the winning senior nominee will be crowned. All gentlemen and nominees are required to Lizzy Crooks Staff Writer Temple Grandin couldn't speak until she was four. Grandin's father would always call her a "retard" and demand that she be put into an institution. Her mother never gave up on her, taking her to numerous doctors until one pronounced her with a type of s c h i z o p h r e n i a (s h e was later diagnosed with autism). In high school, kids couldn't understand why Grandin was the way she was and was not patient enough for her. Like her father, they all called her a "retard". She began studying animal behavior when she visited her aunt's house over summer break. She noticed how the cows relaxed after pressure was applied in a squeeze chute. She tested it on herself and was extremely pleased when it worked. She made a prototype for herself and Temple Grandin comes to State Theatre would continuously modified it. Later in life, she began observing other cattle facilities and would make corrections along the way. Her goal was to get others to understand the reasons behind a cows behavior. It would sometimes be as simple as a jacket in the wrong place or a windows shadow making the impression of a hole. She now designs her own facilities and is a scientist and professor of animal science at Colorado State University. Michelle Ackley, a social and emotional counselor at Red Bluff High, was impacted by Grandin's story, stating, "It's just further awareness of how we shouldn't limit people because of labels we give them. Disability shouldn't hold them back, they might benefit us. Don't look at it as a negative." Dena Owens, a counselor at Red Bluff High, would like for students to read this and realize a few things. "I hope that they gain a different perspective. Kids could be very judgmental. It shows how not everybody acts or learns the same. Maybe they'll be more patient and u n d e r s t a n d i n g . " Owens loved that she was able to see the world through a different person's eyes, "Temple Grandin's book is very enlightening to how somebody with autism sees the world." Grandin will be speaking at the State Theatre on February 23rd at 10:30 a.m., and there will be one hundred seats available to students, and parents and fifty seats to the staff. The year of 2017 brought many different things to various people around the world. From our president's inauguration to the unusual hurricane season, we have been through a lot. Last year started with our president's inauguration which caused slight controversy but was only leading up to the Russia Investigation. The news of Russia was only halted upon the hurricane season that affected multiple countries near the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Irma came first of many hurricanes last year. Onto a grimmer note, on October 1, Stephen Paddock opened fire on an outdoor music festival in Las Vegas, killing dozens and injuring hundreds. It became the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Soon after the shooting, Highlights of 2017 and 2018 predictions Hollywood came under fire with many sexual misconduct allegations to various actors and with this spurred the #MeToo movement's popularity to rise. Lastly, tensions between the United States and North Korea were sky high. North Korea had conducted over a dozen missile tests in 2017, causing concern among many. Despite the many unfortunate events of 2017, there is much to look forward to in 2018. There is another year of presidency which may allow time for our president to improve relations with North Korea or enhance our military. There may be more mass shootings due to less or more gun control laws. Perhaps there will be an end conclusion to the Russian Investigation that has been around all of last year. Despite starting off 2018, with a false ballistic missile threat in Hawaii, there is still room for improvement. The bring escorts to the dance. The senior nominees are Neil Leslie, Ashton Smith, Tye Clement, Trenton Houghtby, Tanner Tweedt, Jake Paul, and Victor Hernandez. As for the lowerclassmen gentlemen, the Freshman gentleman is Justin Hitchcock, the Sophomore gentleman is Eli Wehbey, and the Junior Gentleman is Sevee Johnson. There was some controversy over whether or not the lowerclassmen should have been included in the naming of Gentlemen of the Year, but most seem to like the idea. Justin Hitchcock (9) says "I think it was a good idea because it gives all of the classes a chance to have a representative." English teacher Mr. Dais, who was named Gentleman of the Year in 2005, has a similar opinion. "I think its a neat idea to bring in the lowerclassmen, and I think it's a good idea to value the gentlemanly qualities at all levels, not just the senior level." Congratulations to the lowerclassmen Gentlemen and senior nominees of 2018- we're excited to see who will be crowned! lowerclass 'Gentleman of the Year' "I think being a gentleman means to be respectful." -Sevee Johnson, 11th "It's just further awareness of how we shouldn't limit people because of labels we give them." -Mrs. Ackley Most Important Event of 2017 Poll answers from 52 students at RBHS world is unpredictable but there in the chance to make the most of it and not give up; no matter circumstance. Solar Eclipse 15.1% Other 15.1% Russian Presidential Campaign Investigation 1.9% North Korea (Threats of Nuclear Warfare) 34% #MeToo Movement 9.4% Hollywood Scandal 3.8% International/National Terrorist Attacks 5.7% Hurricane and Wildfire Season 15.1% "I think being a gentleman is to be nice to everyone." -Justin Hitchcock, 9th

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