The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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Frosh Girls Basketball Frosh girls feature an undefeated season, including an impressive win over Oroville with a score of 61-18. This was their larg- est win margin of the year. Tuesday the girls will play at home in the large gym- nasium against the Paradise Bobcats. Tip off is at 4:30 and tickets are available at the door. Volume CXIII, Issue 9 February 3, 2012 The voice of Red Bluff High School since 1901 RED BLUFF UNION HIGH SCHOOL, RED BLUFF, CA Students suffer in Hope Chest closing Aaron Vasey Editor-In-Chief A fter more than forty-five years in the community, the Hope Chest board of directors has decided to close the store as of March 31 of this year. They have made this decision due to several factors, such as how the store is not nearly as profitable as it once was and how the store is having difficulty finding new volunteers. All this in addition to the fact the Hope Chest building is in need of some expensive repairs. One aspect of the Hope Students waiting for the bus last Tuesday with absolutely no cover from the rain. Photo by Aaron Vasey Egan Meagher Sports Editor A s the seasons change and the weather dampens students who rely on the school buses for transportation begin to also get soaked. Students who use the school buses as a primary mode of transportation home after school are required to wait for their bus in the bus loading zone located near the Ag building on the north-end of the campus. Students wait in the fenced off area while buses pull through and load students on. Some students have to wait up to 30 minutes for their bus to arrive. In average weather the wait can be hard enough for students to endure, but as the weather changes to rain students must also endure the wet weather. "I have to wait for my bus for about 20 minutes and I get soaked having to wait for my bus to get here," said Troy Smith, sophomore. The bus loading zone's only structure is a 4 foot fence that surrounds the area and keeps students waiting for buses separated from the student parking lot. Wind and rain are not hindered by the fence as students wait to be picked up. However, it is not by the high school's choice that there is no shelter over the bus loading zone. "We would really love to have a shade structure or something over the area to protect students ,but due to building code requirements the price to build one would be incredibly expensive. It's the same reason we don't have visiting team bleachers on the football field," said Patrick Gleason, principal. According to Gleason, the Bus Loading zone has been in the same location for over 20 years and is located there due to its easy and safe access from Douglass Street. In the past there have been discussions about moving the location such as putting it at what is now the student drop- off zone in front of the library. "There was discussion about moving it there, but I kind of knew it wouldn't work," said Gleason. Administration reports that the addition of shelter to the bus loading zone would be incredibly expensive. Rally fights cancer Think Pink water bottles for three dollars There is also something new Josiah Vasey Staff Writer T he Pinkout game is a new kind of event to support cancer patients on Feb. 7. All the money from these events will go to the Saint Elizabeth Imaging Center to help fund its fight against cancer. There will be six pink themed activities and events on this day as well, along with different items of apparel for sale including Think Pink bracelets, for two dollars, Think Pink buttons, for only one dollar, and finally, Think Pink called donation cards that are cards than can be purchased for a dollar. The buyer writes his or her name on it and includes a message about how cancer has affected them or their loved ones. These cards will be put up in the gym during the rally and the games, and are available for purchase in room 405. The Battle of the Sexes rally is a fun new theme thought up by the people in student government. Mrs.. Haase, activities director, said, "We wanted to do something different and fun and we decided that the Battle of the sexes was it." During the rally at the end Rumors- upcoming play The next play being performed in the PAC is a farce about high society, that has been performed at RBHS before and is returning on Feb 17 and 18. Tickets will be $3. of the day, boys and girls will sit on separate sides of the gym "We wanted to do something different..." -Mrs. Haase (boys on the south side and girls on the north) and compete in fun games, some of which will involve sports teams. Also, there will be a lunch activity. There are also two jars in the office that are part of a contest. One jar represents boys and one represents girls. The jars will hold coins, which count as positive points and bills, which count as negative point. So, if students want to take away points from the opposing team, they will put bills in that team's bucket and if they want to boost their own team's points, they will put coins in their own jar. The gender that has the most points will be announced as the winner of the contest at the rally. There will be three games going on that day at 4:30, 6:00 and 7:30 as well. All the apparel listed above will be sold in the lobby of the gym at Important dates to keep in mind Cheer leading Try-Outs: are Feb 6. If you have questions contact Mrs. Durfee. Mr.. Spartan: Mr. Spartan is coming up soon. It is Mar 4. Exit Exams for 10th graders: High school Exit Exams for 10th graders are taking place on the 7th and 8th of this month. the games and representatives from the hospital will also be present. According to Alana Hinkston, ASB President, Student government wants a lot of community support during this event, so she encourages everyone to wear pink to all of the events. She said, "We feel that everyone has been affected by cancer, so everyone has a reason to be involved." On this day, students will come and count how many people are wearing pink in their fourth period class. Instead of the separate grades going against each other, boys will be competing against girls in a pink off. Chest that makes it unique is that it has always been, since the year it was created in 1965, completely volunteer-run. No individual there has ever held a paid position, and all the profit taken in by the store has been devoted to the building next to it: The Family Service Agency (FSA). This agency provides low-income families and individuals the opportunity to receive counseling for their problems at reduced rates. The Hope Chest has given FSA well over one million dollars over the years that their partnership has been in existence. So the question is, without the help of the Hope Chest, how long will FSA be able to survive? According to Hillary Lindauer, psychotherapist and director at FSA, the situation is much more complicated than that. She said the Hope Chest had always made it possible for FSA to offer a reduced counseling rate, and without the aid provided by the Hope Chest, FSA would have to severely cut back services offered to low- income families. "Our mission has always been to provide counseling to low-income families. Without the Hope Chest, that is the group that we would have difficulty serving," said Lindauer. Juanita Johnson, member of the Hope Chest board of direc- tors, said that there was no way to avoid the closing of the Hope Chest. According to her, the store is focusing on selling all that is left in the store so that it can give its last donation to FSA. Susanne Sale, former FSA board member and current Hope Chest volunteer, said that she is "heart broken" that the Hope Chest is closing. To help motivate people to buy up the remaining goods, the Hope Chest is having a series of sales leading up to the day that they close: March 31. The current sale is a fifty percent discount on all clothing in the store. Notes and Noodles The annual Notes and Noodles fund raiser is right around the corner. It is a fund raiser for the RBHS student band. Come support our school and band February 27 at the Red Bluff Community Center. The performance and dinner will be held from 5 to 7 PM. If you would like tickets, talk to a band member or contact the RBHS main office. We hope to see you there!