The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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UC Bound? Yearbook April 29, 2016 Serving Red Bluff High School since 1901 Volume CXVI Issue 13 • Time is running out! • Yearbook prices go up to $90 on May 1!! • Buy your book during lunch in the Student Store next week during "Yearbook Week" and win a prize: candy, Spartan gear, Starbucks and Dutch Bros cards, and more! • See Coker for more info. • UC Analytical Writing Placement Exam is Saturday May 14th. • It is required for students who have been admitted to a UC campus for Fall 2016. • However it is only if you have not satisfied the Entry Level Writing Requirement by other means. • If you have questions, see your counselor. Skyler Drew Staff Writer Ally Week, page 3 Jungle Book, page 5 Varsity Baseball, page 6 Joe Mills/Bluffer Julissa Villalobos Bluffer The Health Occupations • Interested in applying for the C.T.E. Healthcare Occupations class next year? • Complete an application! • Applications for the class are available in the Counseling Center Office or in the Nurse's Office. • The applications are due back to the Nurse's Office by Friday, April 29th. • Get your ticket to the Sober Grad Party held at the Fairgrounds directly after graduation. • Tickets are discounted for the month of April and are $40. • Guests of seniors are allowed. • The guest price is $50. • The tickets are a way to help fundraise for the fun event held for senios. Sober Grad Events Picture found online of the Shasta Lake and its low water lines to show there is more water, but not the original amount. Rainy season does not fix the ongoing drought Story by: Trinity Stehno Brooke Blythe Staff Writer Special Olympics impact many on campus New faculty As the rain clouds roll away and warm weather descends upon Red Bluff once more, the question comes up again; was there enough rain to last us till next rainy season? This is our fifth year in a drought; the rain and snow from this year improved it, but it won't be enough to draw us out of the drought. People are finding many different ways of coping with the lack of water from taking shorter showers to stopping the watering of their lawns. The drought has also affected those who hunt; the lack of water cases the deer to not move as much, which means that hunters are having a rough time tracking down a kill. The water level in the lakes has gone down and the new temperature is causing the spawning of fish to go down; they have had to completely close some places. "At places, we can't put the boat in the water because it's so low. Other places, we had to build upon the existing ramps or build new ones altogether," said Ashley Zimmerman. The government is relying on the snowpack to sustain us through the summer and they hope that everyone makes an effort to reduce their water usage. There were several events for all the children and their buddies to participate in on Wednesday, April 27. The activities were there to help the kids work on their fine-motor skills, gross-motor skills, following directions and rules, and just having fun. There were activities like, face paint and photo booths, as well as cookie decorating. This year was a track meet style competition. There were wheelchair races, throwing relays, running and jumping events. All the children were coming from several different schools, like Redding schools, Chico schools, and of course Red Bluff schools. They are aged three to sixty, and some people come back every year to participate. Many were excited and looking forward to it; the kids at RBHS trained all year with Mr. Richards. In the past there has been up to 500 people participating in the special olympics; this year there are around 300- 400. Sherry Drake and Sheena Owens help to organize and prepare the event for the kids to be doing activities in. Those two teachers love putting together the event every year, and seeing all the children having fun and enjoying their field trip to Red Bluff High School. This year, Sherry Drake is retiring, and she is leaving the special olympics to Sheena Owens because she knows she will do wonderfully. As Maryanne Montandon, the child development and children's literature teacher, said, "It was harder this year to get peer buddies to participate in Special Olympics than it has been in previous years." The students are excited about the special olympics because it seems fun. \When asked about being excited, Austin Stroud said, "Yeah, I'm excited for the long jump." The event is sponsored by several different businesses in the area because Special Olympics gets tons of community support each year. Olympic Village organized and provided so many activities for the kids to work on. Some of the sponsors include: the Fire Department, the Elks Lodge, Rotary Clubs - where the food typically comes from, Public Health, and Berrendos Middle School. There was a huge fundraiser May 7, called Tip a Cup at the M&M ranch house from 7:00 a.m - 2:00 Coming soon to Red Bluff High School are a few new teachers for the 2016-2017 year. Mr. Sheffield, English Dept. chair, provided information about two new English teachers., but isn't sure if the district is going to hire any more teachers. One of the new English teachers, Orlyn Culp, comes from teh Yreka area and was an English teacher at Yreka High. He has been teaching for many years. He has also been a football coach for 22 years. At Yreka High School, he taught juniors and seniors and many levels of English. Mr. Orlyn Culp will be replacing Mrs. White who is retiring. The other teacher Mr. Sheffield provided information about is a woman named Michelle Dulon. She is a student teacher at Foothill High School. She is a Central Valley graduate and also a mother of two. Many teachers and administrators at Red Bluff High School are retiring this year. Mr. Norton, history teacher, provided information about another incoming teacher, Shelby Long who will be teaching social science at RBHS. She has completed her student teaching at Hamilton High School. Also, sources say she has done very well. Norton said "I am very excited about the newly hired people." Norton commented on the different levels of experience in the new hires. He said, "It will be very exciting to see how this works out." This year eight teachers will be retiring. The list includes Mary White, Laird Richards, Sherry Drake, Ken Johnson, Scott Hickson, Dave Rottenberg, Steve Piffero, and Dennis Poulton. Three other teachers are leaving for other reasons. Participants Teachers Students Money