The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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C 'The Avengers' -Page 4 Girls Soccer -Page 9 Volume CXIII, Issue 15 May 18, 2012 Serving Red Bluff High School since 1901 to boost their grade, some cheat to because they feel pressured by their looming future, and some cheat simply to rebel against "the man". Regardless, the students are doing it at a rate that the preceding generation finds alarming. The psychology behind cheating W is more complicated than simply wanting to better a grade. People justify cheating within their own minds by making themselves feel like a victim, and that they owe it to themselves to cheat, and therefore, must do it. Many of the responses to the written portion of the survey followed this pattern, as many students wrote answers blaming the teachers or assignments, saying that they made them cheat. Patrick Gleason and John Burch, Principal and Associate Principal, respectively, both agreed that cheating is a part of human nature. Patrick Gleason, made the point that cheating can lead to a bad habit that can result in serious consequences in the future, saying, "If it becomes a pattern that you're OK with in your life, it's going to follow you." Aaron Vasey Editor-In-Chief hat makes students cheat? The answer is different for every student. Some cheat been around, both Gleason and Burch both said that, because of an increase of pressure on students, kids are more likely to cheat now than ever before. According to the questions answered by students in a Bluffer survey, there is no real difference in the number of kids who cheat between college-prep and non- college-prep classes. The difference between the two is the students' reasoning or justification for cheating. The higher level classes reported that they were more likely to cheat to get a good grade or avoid a bad one, while the lower level classes cheated more because they were lazy or to get back at certain teachers. According to Mr. Burch and Mr. Gleason, there are a few things that teachers can do to keep kids from cheating, such as paying better attention to the kids in class and by assigning less busy-work to students. "I think giving assignments that don't have a lot of meaning lead students to cheat more," said Burch. Ultimately, the survey revealed that a majority of students know that cheating is wrong, but do it regardless. This same majority also feels that there are certain situations in which cheating is acceptable. HE Although cheating has always 466 Students surveyed The percentage of students who agree with the statement, "cheating is always wrong". Of all 466 students polled said that they feel guilty when they cheat. Congressional act certain to alter school's food menu is mandatory that the school be in compliance with these regulations. Due to the fact that the school must balance the students' willingness to eat the food as well as the cost with these new regulations, multiple changes will be made. These changes will remove A certain food items from the menu, add a few new items, but the prices will stay pretty much the same. Some of the items that will be removed are Cup of Noodles, pretzels, cheesy bread sticks as well as nachos; these items will be removed due to the new, larger constriction on the amount of sodium that will be Senior "Skip" Day According to the administration, there will be a serious consequence for seniors who choose to ditch school on the days that most of the senior class will be gone on Senior Trip. Traditionally, students who take part in this day are not allowed to walk with everyone else during graduation, although they will still get a diploma. Becca Blanchard Staff Writer s of July 1, the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act will go into effect. It permitted per week. The school meals must have less than 500 mg of sodium and must be between 450 and 600 calories for breakfast. For lunch meals however, the sodium must be below 740 mg of sodium as well as 750 to 850 calories per meal. As well as not offering certain food items, any item with meat will not be served at any point other than lunch. This includes spicy chicken, sausage bagels, breakfast burritos and bean and cheese burritos. "The menu will flux for some time as the Federal Government fine-tunes what it wants us to serve our students. New menu items will be added as manufacturers bring more low sodium, whole grain rich products to market," said Dana Halbrook, food service director. The school has 10 years until had the choice of whether or not they wanted to eat fruit or vegetables with their meal. Beginning next year, students will have no choice in the matter and must choose a fruit or vegetable. The Thursday special crunchy nachos will be replaced with vegetarian chili and the chicken fajitas will still be served. As well as chili, a new veggie salad will be added. The new menu is tentative to change and new guidelines may be added at any point. Solar Eclipse This Sunday, May 20, the annular solar eclipse is taking place. The eclipse will be taking place in the late afternoon to early evening. The eclipse is only visible to a small strip of the globe, so Southern California will not be able to see it. 50% Sophomores cheat Freshmen Half 85.4% 24.4% the percentage of students who said that they cheat at least once a week. they must have the sodium levels completely implemented properly. The school has two years until fruit quantity must be at five cups a week and all grains must be whole-grain rich. As of next year, the saturated fat must be less than 10 percent of the total calories. In previous years, students Egan Meagher Sports Editor A fter 29 years, Associate Principal John Burch will be making the transition from Spartan to Cardinal. Mr. Burch, who has worked at RBHS for 29 years, has been hired as the new superintendent for the Corning high school district. Birch sees the job as a new challenge for him to face and is very happy for the job opportunity. Burch is also a graduate from Corning High School "I am excited for the "I am excited for the opportunity." -John Burch opportunity," says Burch. Burch hopes to improve his new district for the better. According to Burch, he wants to find out what his new district needs and help them to improve on it. Burch said that one of his biggest personal (393 students) the most. cheat the least. The number of students who said that they have cheated. Students reported that they would be more likely to cheat if they were assigned work that they considered meaningless. RBHS loses principal to Corning school district accomplishments at the school is getting it to be more academically motivated and to improve more academically. "My biggest accomplishment is changing the culture of the school to be more academic," said Burch. Burch was happy that he was able to create an attitude at the school that was motivated towards getting good test scores and improving on those scores. Mr. Burch has had multiple jobs at RBHS besides Associate principal. For instance, he has been the AP coordinator for multiple years. As the AP coordinator, he is in charge of organizing the AP tests given at the high school and administering it to the AP students After this summer, Burch will once again become a Corning Cardinal and move on past his time as a Red Bluff Spartan. "May Fail" List for seniors The "May Fail" list for seniors comes out May 21, a list that is generated by teachers to show which students could fail one of their necessary classes. If a student's name is on the list, they will not receive their tickets for gradua- tion. School-wide survey reveals what RBHS students think about cheating and how many do it themselves. A T