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Above: The back-door to the recently closed medical mari-juana dispensary on Poway Rd. The front of the building is shut off to the public. The building was once a chiropactor’s office and is located adja-cent to a smoke shop.

Left: Blue Sky Eco-logical Reserve, a mere two minute drive from PHS, was home to 1,800 mari-juana plants until late August. The trails that run through the reserve are popular hiking locations for students.

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OUBLED JOINTED:Two reasons Poway is going to pot

The hopes of local medicinal marijuana advocates went up in smoke on Aug. 12 when Poway's City Council voted 5-0 to extend a ban on marijuana dispensaries within city limits for the next ten months.

“We are authorized by state law to impose moratoriums on any business in Poway to dispense marijuana,” stated Poway City Councilman Jim Cunningham.

This interim ban will last until a study committee reports on how the presence of medicinal dispensaries in Poway would affect local health and safety sometime next year. Then the City Council will reconsider the fate of medicinal marijuana in our city, and whether to impose a permanent ban. The committee is being headed up by City Attorney Morgan Foley who was unavailable for comment.

“He (Foley) has has at his disposal the whole city staff and any experts he feels he needs to talk to.” stated Cunningham.

“It would be illegal for me to form my opinion before I see all the facts,” remarked Cunning-ham when asked whether or not he or any other City Councilmember would support a perma-nent ban in such a conservative city.

He did add, though, “The law as it currently stands is not being utilized as intended to provide medicinal marijuana on a medical basis, studies I look at show the majority use is not as the law intended.”

However, before local tokers could catch their breath, two discovery's showed Poway is going to pot nonetheless.

Less than one week after the August vote, Drug Enforcement Agency officers performing a routine flyover discovered over 1,800 marijuana plants inside Poway's Blue Sky Ecological Reserve.

The DEA swiftly removed the plants.When asked for information on who may be responsible for planting the Marijuana, the

DEA's local media representative Amy Roderick stated, “There is definitely an ongoing investi-gation but we don't want to jeopardize the investigation by releasing any further information on the who or how.”

Though Roderick did note the garden was neither hidden nor defended, with only a rudimen-tary irrigation system derived from a local water source.

The nearly mature plants were discovered growing in a drainage ditch near the base of the Lake Ramona Dam.

Had the marijuana plants been fully grown, each of the 1800 plants would have yielded up to a pound of useable 'buds.'

Estimates based on street prices valued the gardens potential yield between $600,000 and $6,000,000 depending on a variety of factors such as quality and demand.

The 1.125 square mile ecological reserve located just one mile north on Espola Road from Poway High School is a popular running and hiking location.

If only to add further insult to injury a medical marijuana dispensary was revealed to be oper-ating in the open August 23.

The dispensary was in stark violation of the city ordinance, and has been doing so for at least a month a few doors from the Vons on Poway Road.

“It's being looked into, I saw a report recently that it is still open, though no action has yet been taken,” Cunningham stated.

The dispensary appears to violate the law and though the city is taking many precautions and looking at the business from all angles it will likely be shut down.

The dispensary declined to comment.“If marijuana was legal it would be a whole different story,” said Cunningham, but until then

users and supporters of marijuana have to hold their collective breath.

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On the night of Aug. 25, Poway High School was threatened. With the click of a mouse, a video was posted on YouTube showing a man forewarning to open gunfire on campus the following day.

That night, local authorities secured the campus and contin-ued keeping surveillance on the surrounding areas through the next school day.

While students, teachers, and parents continued the motions of an average day, undercover FBI agents and Poway police officers locked the gates and dispersed throughout the campus looking for any signs of disturbance.

While such disturbances failed to arise, they continued to keep a watchful eye on not only the school, but the entire city of Poway.

Poway City Council member, John Mullen, was proud of his City for the discretion and commitment the authorities exhib-

ited during this time of chaos.“I’m impressed with the security that exists at Poway High,”

Mullin said, “I think Poway is a very safe place.”This information was withheld from the public until authori-

ties gave permission to release it on Friday at 2 p.m. This delay in announcement was due to the “law enforcement [that] was

underway,” Mullin said.In an effort to capture the perpetrator, authorities worked

undercover in order to secure the suspect without creating an opportunity for him to receive knowledge of their plans.

While the whereabouts of the perpetrator is currently un-known to Mullin, his house was being surrounded at the time the bell rang during 6th period announcing that the potential danger was successfully avoided.

“I didn’t know anything about it,” said Marwa Safi, a Poway High junior, “but I did notice that the gate was closed when I tried to go out to lunch that day. I guess that was the lock-down.”

Another Poway student, junior Callie Gilbert, also noticed something odd during that Friday.

“I saw a man I’d never seen before standing by the library scanning the quad. I didn’t think much of it at first, but when I found out there were people patrolling the campus all day, it made sense,” said Gilbert.

This instance was never confirmed as an actual “threat,” but extreme precautions were still taken to ensure the safety of the students and teachers on campus. If one good thing can come out of this scare, it’s the comforting knowledge that in any case of an emergency, Poway is prepared.“

I’m impressed with the security that exists at Poway High.” //John Mullin

NORAH CUNNINGHAMLEAH SARNOFF

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After being a part of the Poway High campus for two years, a decision was made to close the Titan Digital Oasis last spring.

Because few students used the Digital Oasis, the school was unable to afford staffing for the center, resulting in its closure.

Before it shut down, the Digital Oasis was like a Kinko’s on campus. Students could create their own banners, posters, calendars, and much more. The Digital Oasis had a small fee, but all proceeds went to Poway High. Students, staff, and even parents were invited to use the Oasis to finish school projects, make gifts, or create posters and banners for advertising different groups or organizations.

For now, it is still undecided what will happen with the area that was once the Digital Oasis, but Principal Scott Fisher said the technology will still remain on campus for the time being.

The state-of-the art center was intended to be an experiment by the Hewlett-Packard. The company was curious to learn whether or not the idea of a Digital Oasis would work on a high school campus, and also wanted to reach out to the community. Despite these efforts, however, the Digital Oasis was not as popular amongst students as hoped.

Of the lucky few that were able to use the Digital Oasis before it closed, most were very impressed by the level of technology that could not be found at home.

Hewlett-Packard worker Jeff Norton said that the Digital Oasis first started at Hewlett-Packard offices. The centers became popular at work, so the company decided to test out the centers on school campuses, and the Titan Digital Oasis was born.

According to Principal Fisher, the Digital Oasis was “initially an agreement with Hewlett-Packard to try something that worked at their centers to see how it worked here.” Although the experiment was not successful, Principal Fisher said that he was grateful to Hewlett-Packard “for their efforts and contributions.”

Poway’s City Council voted 4-1 in favor of expansion of the local Wal-Mart into a supercenter on Aug. 23. Over 40 people spoke at the meeting about

the proposition, making it one of the most controversial issues in the city in recent years.

Within the next two years, the store will be expanded by nearly 37,000 square feet; enough ground to cover the fresh produce area, meat department, deli and bakery that will be added in the expansion.

“It will save money, save gas, save time.... It’s a one-stop shop,” Wal-Mart manager Art Gladue said.

The Wal-Mart on Community Road has been marketing the, “Save money. Live better.,” slogan in the Poway community since 1992, and for the last five years has been fighting for supercenter expansion.

The primary motives behind “No on Wal-Mart Expansion’s” (NoWE) fight against the supercenter were to question the propriety of the store’s location for expansion, and to bring attention the traffic and noise problems that the expansion would incur.

“Putting this super-box store in the middle of a family neighborhood is not the place for this expansion,” NoWE Chairman Joe St. Lucas said in a document recorded in the council meeting minutes.

NoWe, alongside its leader and main advocate against the expansion of the store, City Councilman Dave Grosch, argues that the supercenter will bring increased amounts of traffic to Poway and streets surrounding the store.

With the approval of the supercenter also came the approval of the extension of the left turn lane at the intersection of Community and Poway Road.

While the city was already contemplating the extension, Wal-Mart took responsibility in paying 20% of the cost to extend the turn lane, but NoWE argues that since the traffic calling for the extension of the turn lane will be caused by the supercenter, Wal-Mart should be required to pay the entire fee.

Additionally, in the same document recorded in the council meeting minutes, Lucas said, “The store will be losing 13,882 sq. ft. of taxable items and expanding the rest with grocery items or support areas that are non-taxable. Wal-Mart should guarantee, at a minimum, the existing amount of sales taxes to the city. Should sales taxes decrease, Wal-Mart should pay the difference.”

On the contrary, Wal-Mart shareholders estimate that departments being added into the supercenter will bring more money into the local economy and benefit local farmers and produce companies from which they will get the produce.

The expansion will also provide more jobs for the community and help vendors and suppliers as there is more demand for them in the expanded store.

Supercenter advocates also argued that gas consumption and car trips per day will decrease because the supercenter will provide a “one-stop shop” for consumers to buy produce and other miscellaneous items, as opposed to consumers needing to make multiple trips for various goods sold at stores other than Wal-Mart.

Overall, advocates of the supercenter expansion fought on the grounds that Wal-Mart has been a beneficial and supportive addition to the Poway community beyond its marketing sphere.

“Wal-Mart supports Multiple Sclerosis, Breast Cancer, and other non-profit organizations,” Wal-Mart shift manager Kim Deaires said.

The long debate has come to a close and the concerns of NoWE were not enough to keep Poway and its consumers from welcoming a Wal-Mart supercenter into the community in the near future.

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In remembrance of the 10 year anniversary of September 11th, the annual Poway Days Parade had the “Honoring Those Who Serve” theme. The parade, held on Saturday September 10, took place at its usual spot along Poway Road and was organized by local Poway mom, Alexis Belway.

Those who attended got to see many different floats and cars drive by. Poway High’s cheer team, dance team, marching band, color guard, and robotics team participated in the parade. They were accompanied by groups from other schools too, such as the Rancho Bernardo High School marching band and color guard as well as the marching band and color guard of Mount Carmel High School.

In addition to the many school groups that participated in the parade, newly crowned Miss Poway, Alyssa Soto, a class of 2010 graduate, and Miss Teen Poway, Jackie Foster, a sophomore at Poway High also partook in the activities. Soto and Foster waved elegantly to the passing crowd as they drove down the street. Foster said that she loves being a part of the Poway Days parade because, “I love the feeling of the little kids and everyone else feeling so much joy at the parade and practicing their waves when they see me. It makes me happy and I smile every time.”

Poway also paid special tribute to fallen soldiers, with several floats dedicated to those from Poway who had died fighting in the war. Red, white, and blue adorned many of the floats in remembrance to those soldiers as well as in remembrance of 9/11. One onlooker, a grandmother who was neighbors with one of the fallen soldiers said says that she loved this part of the parade because it “gives her a sense of belonging and unity in the community”.

Many young Powegians also took part in the parade as they marched down the street with their Girl Scout and Cub Scout troops. Poway Pop Warner football participated, as well as the Poway Pop Warner Cheer team. Several elementary schools, including Midland Elementary, showed off their spirit as they strutted down the street. The joy and excitement of the kids was undeniable as they got to participate in such a special Poway celebration. Two onlookers, Poway High students Kyana Deno and Kimberly Marshall exclaimed that they, “love the Poway Days Parade and have been attending it ever since we were little.”

ROSLYN AKELStaff Writer

Poway Parades

Going “super”: Local Wal-Mart located on Poway Road has been a to-go shop-ping center for many Powegians. After five years of struggle, the Wal-Mart has been approved to become a supercenter, and will soon begin the process of renova-tions to become a Wal-Mart supercenter.

pup rides in the procession: Dog shows “Poway Days” spirit as it rides a re-mote-controlled motorcycle in the Poway Days Parade. Bystanders were marvelled by this pooch’s peculiar pastime. NORAH CUNNINGHAM // The Iliad

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It is considered common knowledge amongst students that the front man of the highly successful band Blink 182, Tom DeLonge, was once a Poway High student.

The fact that a student who shared our halls went on to such success is nice to think about, and it leads us to wonder what other students in the past have gone on to admirable achievements in their professional life.

Thanks to an idea from Principal Scott Fisher, Poway High school will now be initiating a “Hall of Fame” that will give students, parents, and alumni the opportunity learn about past Poway students who have excelled after graduating in areas such as academics, business, the arts, community service, public service, science, or athletics.

Not much information regarding this topic has been readily accessible to students, but it has been a potential project in process for over five years.

Inspired Fisher’s idea was “something he wanted to move on years ago.”

Several students from the class of 2005 made it their senior project to try and create a kind of “Hall of Champions” that would honor graduates with impressive achievements after their graduation.

Although their project did not end with the Hall actually

coming into existence, the research they did and the ideas they brought forth are being applied today.

Close to six years later, the idea is in action and will most likely be completed in January or February of 2012.

The plan is to have a type of museum including pictures, plaques, and artifacts that are both representational of the graduate’s achievements as well as being of interesting to current students.

“It is important for is to honor our grads and preserve the history of our school. It is more exciting for the kids when they know the history,” Fisher said.

The plan is that the hall will be easily accessible to both students and alumni so that it is easy to start learning about the achievements of Poway High school alumni; however the exact location has not yet been announced. According to Fisher, the location will be made public in December.

In order to be inducted into the hall, grads will be nominated by community members and then chosen by a committee made up of alumni, faculty, students, parents, administration, and community members.

This whole process is being led by the head of the Hall of Fame committee, former principal David Hughes.

According to Fisher, “Tons of Poway graduates have done meaningful things since they’ve left that we don’t

The Poway High School Hall of Fame has been a work in progress for the past six years beginning in 2005 and is now set to open in the start of the year 2012

Administators are revisitng the tardy policy and looking for way to more efiiciently enforce it.

The few changes were instigated by the fact that seniors who were behind in hours from unexcused absences were having to attend multiple Friday detentions to make up the hours lost.

“Tardies will be caught sooner with greater regularity so they can be addressed, cleared, and consequences can be issued,” said Assistant Principal Peter McKee.

Currently, Poway’s tardy policy requires that tardy students check into the attendance office if they are over thirty minutes late to the starting period of the day. If a student is less than thirty minutes late to the first period of the day, they should report directly to class.

If a student has a note from a parent or guardian to excuse the tardy, they are encouraged to bring it to the attendance office regardless of how many minutes they are tardy. Unexcused absences should be excused by a parent or guardian within

24 hours of the absence. In terms of consequences, teachers are at the

liberty of issuing penalties for students who are late to class. Any student who does not adhere to the tardy policy on multiple occasions can be issued a detention, lose the privilege of an off campus pass or parking permit, and are even susceptible to a referral.

Once a student is issued a detention for being tardy, the detention cannot be withdrawn, even if his or her parent has called the attendance office. Although tardies do not appear on the student transcript for Poway High School, they are put on the student attendance record.

Poway High School loses 37 dollars for every student absent. Attendance and Discipline are hoping to prevent the loss of money as well as excessive detentions through the enforcement of the tardy policy. This year, both the existing policy and the new changes will be strictly enforced by faculty members.

Tonight Show drummer shares his talents with a free clinic at Poway

Poway High School students and staff heard the disappointing results of the state schools ranking on September 1.

API, Academic P e r f o r m a n c e Index which is a score given to each school based on testing done by all California students. These results are given based student performance on CSTs taken by students in grades 9-11 each year in the spring.

After Poway High’s 2010 score hit a new high of 856, this year the score dropped to 854. Even though it only went down by 2 points it means a lot to the staff and students here at school.

No one could exactly say what had changed. “Its hard for me to know until I really carefully reviewed all the data why we went down, but I’m so proud of our kids and how they did, at the same

time I like our score to go up every year,” Principal Scott Fisher said.

Fisher went on to say how if every student gave their very best effort Poway High could easily make it up into the 870’s.

The new API bumped PHS down to number three in the rankings for high schools in the district. The new leader in the district is Del Norte with a 864 followed by West

View with a 860.This new standing made one student very upset

“We are Titans, and our API score needs to be one of a Titan, with API score muscles to show off to colleges,” junior Amanda Letteri said.

Poway students have created a reputation for themselves as leaders, having been the leaders for five years; now colleges might look at our school as a lower school even if it is only by two points.

The API ranking shows Poway still in the top 10 percent of schools in California.

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Musicians will be given the unique opportunity to learn new styles and techniques from an esteemed drummer, Max Weinberg, on Oct. 1.

Weinberg will be performing with his band, The Max Weinberg 7+, with Bill Champlin and Mindi Abair at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) at 8 p.m. and will be at Poway High at 2 p.m. to give a free lecture on his experience in the music industry.

He will also sit it in with Poway musicians to demonstrate his own talent and give stylistic advice.

“It’s an exciting opportunity to learn from one of the best,” junior Ryan Shaw said.

Mike Cook, band director at Poway High, is organizing the visit. He encourages all musicians to join the clinic to receive suggestions on how to improve their playing and understanding of jazz music.

Weinberg’s experience as a drummer began almost 40 years ago when he met Bruce Springsteen.

After years in the E Street Band, Weinberg joined The Tonight Show with Conan O’ Brien as the band leader, where he gained recognition from the younger generation of viewers.

Today, Weinberg continues with his music through The E Street Band, The 7+ and jazz education.

Tickets for the Max Weinberg 7+ are on sale now at powayarts.org and at the PAC box office.

Any student interested in attending the free clinic should talk to Mike Cook or visit the Music Club on Tuesdays in

Poway High Hall of Fame is scheduled to finish next year

(Top Left) Juniors George Smirnoff, Will Ridley, Ra-chel Roberts. (Above) Seniors Maddy Ward, Jordan Fernandes, Erin Akins and Jessica Larsen. (Below) Se-niors Lisa O’Brien and Tyler Ortiz.

POSING:(Bottom Left) Freshmen Sami Helisen and Casey Aldalva. (Below) Sophmores Carly Moreno, Megan Kenny, Jade Bowman, Courtney Shaw, An-drea Montry,Audrrey Vogenthaler.

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Atticus Finch, Jay Gatsby, Holden Caulfield, Huck Finn. Love them or hate them, these are the characters that star in the classic novels read by countless generations of high school students. Books like The Great Gatsby, and The Catcher in the Rye have been a part of high school English cur-riculums across the country for innumerable years, but recently, the Sweetwater Union School District has deemed these nonfiction pieces unnecessary for the teaching of English.

While these schools believe that dropping literature for more practical writ-ten material such as data reports and historic documents will help prepare their students for the real world, they fail to consider the consequences of limiting students to nonfiction pieces.

Advertisements, newspaper ar-ticles, and nonfiction works may promote analytical thought pro-cesses, but I can’t think that any-one would argue that they stimu-late the mind and imagination like the mysterious Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Literature is capable of teaching students things that they cannot learn through lecture notes or pure-ly informative newspaper articles. Fictional stories are, true enough, fabricated tales with a purpose that is first and foremost to entertain. But, they also have the ability to in-spire creativity and imagination, enrich

students’ knowledge of worlds and personalities unlike their own, and instill with-in their hearts sound mor-als, often times without their reader’s knowl-edge. The liter-ary works t h a t a r e r e a d

in schools can give students a taste of an era that has long since been forgot-ten. They are artistically woven together, comprised of all the elements of writ-ing that teachers encourage their stu-dents to learn about and incorporate into their own writings: metaphor, symbolism, voice, tone, vocabulary, and grammar.

There is no better example of tone and dialect than Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huck Finn and the subtle, religious symbol-

ism incorporated into A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway keeps readers involved and

questioning.One argument made by the Sweet-water Union School District is that reading nonfiction encourages chil-dren to develop opinions and think for themselves. Fortunately, literature has had people arguing and thinking analytically for years. Readers often find themselves speculating and rea-soning about what is to come in the chapters ahead, identifying with one character while despising another, and interpreting the overall purpose, theme, and moral of a story, as they apply to the individual. Holden Caul-field is a perfect example. J. D. Salin-ger’s main character may annoy some readers with his cynical and pessimis-tic tone, but others will find in him a kindred spirit. Regardless, he will leave both questioning stereotypical teenage angst and life’s greater purpose.

The classics that have been taught in English classes over generations were

built into the curriculum for a reason. Every one of them has a timeless motif and each one is a preservation of the English language as it devel-oped over time.

In these books, students find themselves em-pathizing with the characters and their situations, whether they are on trial for a murder they did not commit or pining away over a love that was lost too long ago. Nonfiction cannot create this kind of emotional connection with the reader, and there-fore, the empathy that readers can learn only from novels will be lost if literature is dropped from the English curriculum.

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CHASE PADOAssociate Editor

Budget cuts to our school have produced a mass of complaints and annoyance to many of us, since the problems began a few years ago. However, a recent setback has had an especially profound ef-fect on the majority of students on our campus: the lack of planners is certainly frustrating to the student body.

Although it may now seem that our school pro-vides us next to nothing, there are many benefits that we do not appreciate enough. It is better to save thousands of dollars now than to run out of money and lose our freedom of choice later. What if, as a result of overspending, the ASB budget would completely diminish by May? What would be cut? Prom? Grad Night? There are many more places to reduce funding that we rarely consider, and if these economic policies are not turned around, we will quickly be witnessing severe cut-backs.

Planners were a privilege, as are most t-shirts, events, and other cheap giveaways on ASB’s part. We may soon find that, without these perks, school will not be a celebratory place, but a dry environ-ment to, if we dare, learn.

However, I do not want to be mistaken as an ASB sympathizer, blinded by team building exer-

cises or brainwashed by overwhelming amounts of school spirit. There are many ways in which rela-tionships with the general student body could be greatly improved, starting with openness and ac-countability.

The majority of students understand that mon-ey is short, and the school cannot afford the ex-travagancies once had.

Last year, ASB knew that there would be no planners, that the cut was necessary to save a few thousand dollars, and they made this decision well before the school year was over. So why not in-form the student body of such a simple change? It was regarded as a possibility that planners could be removed, never a confirmed reality.

Although some students reported being “in the know” beforehand, there was obviously some miscommunication, resulting in surprise and an-ger during the first week of school. ASB needs to place emphasis on this accountability, especially when the news is not positive.

Similarly, ASB should be involving the student body to decide on such pressing issues. Why should we trust the leaders to decide what we value? In my opinion, we should have saved the planners. In do-ing so, we may have been forced to make drastic changes: cutting morP, maybe some t-shirts, green machine, or class competitions too.

And many will disagree on the importance of

each of these unique events at our school. For this reason, we should have a vote to prioritize. Allow the majority to decide what is really important to our school, and what is not necessary to keep.

Or even better, let the numbers make the deci-sion for us. If only a minority of the student body attends an ASB sponsored event, cut it and save that money for other things.

We should not continue to let the 4th period elite group of delegates make the decisions for so many students with so many different opinions and values.

Despite any action taken, we still do not get our planners. We have the option to buy planners next week at the student store, but the school will not be providing them regardless. There is no use in complaining. We could boycott homework, but that could possibly lower our grades, and definitely not get us any planners.

The green solution is to accept our reality and come up with more viable solutions, like iPods, iPads, Blackberries, or Palm Pilots (the ‘90’s fad) and save a pound of paper. Or, write it in your notes. Many teachers use Learningpoint.

Overall, I think it’s important to keep in mind that planners are not the only option, and the school has no real obligation to provide them.

Our classes have the potential to be much less fun and a lot more difficult without these impor-

Welcome back to school Titans! As students settle into their new schedules I am proud to introduce to Poway High the first Iliad publica-tion of the 2011-2012 school year. We hope that freshmen have man-aged to find their way around school, that sophomores have kept their moral up after realizing they have to spend three more years in high school, that juniors have tested the influential powers of being an up-perclassmen, and that seniors have, well, basked in the glory of finally reaching the pinnacle of their high school career. Similarly, we hope that all of Poway High is as excited for this publication as we are.

Just as always, this year’s Iliad promises to serve the student body by covering local news, giving opinions on global, national, and local issues, and featuring the unique individuals in the Poway community. However, this year the Iliad will strive to further integrate and represent all opin-ions in the Poway High society. We would love to incorporate your views into the newspaper. Whether this comes through printing a submitted Letter to the Editor, increasing our Titan talk section, or just reaching out to the Poway High community more, is up to you. We need your suggestions and reviews. Tell us what you love about our paper, or what you would like to see more of.

The Iliad is a student-run publication, meaning we are here to serve you. We work to entertain and enlighten the student body, so please be open to widening our perspective and submitting your thoughts. Our newspaper houses opportunities for every Poway High student to be recognized in an article that is distributed to over 2000 people. Take advantage of this. Submit your opinion on a topic. Suggest noteworthy individuals in the Poway community. Be open to interviews. Be informa-tive. We are Poway High School’s voice, and we cannot be so without your input.

Take a few minutes and explore www.powayiliad.com. If you have an issue you are particularly passionate about, tell us about it in a Letter to the Editor, complete with your name and grade, and send it to iliad@powayusd.com or drop it by J-6. We look forward to hearing your voice.

Welcome Back!

LEAH SARNOFFEntertainment Editor

Vegetarianism at PHS

Andrew Lessig

Vegetarianism is the new food…I mean fad, that’s sweeping the campus, and ultimately the nation. It’s about time this crucial switch from burgers to salads take place. Without it, the plummet to obesity and disease is inevitable.

A vegetarian does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but exists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, and grains. Vegetarianism has been a popular debate on terms of healthiness. Some feel that with a vegetarian diet people are not getting the proper amount of protein needed to live an active life style. I tend to disagree, with studies from The Cancer Project supporting my belief in the easy at-tainment of maintaining the proper amount of protein in a vegetarian diet by eating foods such as nuts, vegetables, and meat substitutes.

Avoiding meat is one of the best and simplest ways to cut down fat con-sumption. Modern farm animals are deliberately fattened up to increase prof-its and eating these fatty meats increases one’s chances of having a heart attack or developing cancer.

Some say that choosing a meat-free lifestyle is radical and unrealistic, but I think that the medical bills and surgeries often required to reverse the damage done by unhealthy animal products is more of an atrocity. As such an easy solution to so many health problems, reducing the amount of meat in a diet and replacing it with vegetables, should be a step taken in everyone’s lives. A recent argument in TIME Magazine supports my argument that not only is going meat-free is a healthier way of life, but it also saves the lives of innocent animals.

The numbers of reasons to “go veg” are endless and more benefits are discovered daily. With obesity making a mark on America and on our genera-tion, every Titan should make the crucial switch to becoming a vegetarian and

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“Get involved and don’t be afraid to make new friends! You don’t need to stick with you’re core group all the time”

~Brittany James, 12th

“Write all your homework down and take advantage of your planner. Once you get behind, it’s so hard to catch up”

~Kelsey Cariffe, 12th

“You’re only here for four years so make the most of it. It goes by quicker than you would think”

~Chris Tansey, 12th

“It’s never too soon to think about college. Think about the big picture”

~Macon Hammson, 12th

KitchONpolitics

Busted: the word that comes to mind when a student sees a teacher ap-proach the student’s desk and reach a hand out, signaling the student to hand over the phone he or she had been ever-so-not-slyly hiding in their lap.

Extreme confusion and controversy lingers within the Titan student body about the rights of authority figures on campus with students’ personal be-longings. Many students try to fight the administration cell phone policies.

What are they truly allowed to do with the private property of the students once they have taken it away? Furthermore, what are the justified means of confiscation?

Poway High adopted a cell phone policy in 2002, stating that a student is permitted to be in possession of a cell phone at school, but from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m, at which times a phone would be disruptive to the “instructional day,” students are not permitted to use their phones. If a student violates this rule, any administrator on campus has the authority to take the phone away.

Teachers on campus have the right to make up whatever phone policy they wish. Some will choose to give it back at the end of the period, some after school, some at the end of the week and some will keep it through the week-

end. Some teachers will even make the student’s parents come pick it up. Yet still, taking the phone away is the only thing they can do, and only if it is

disruptive to the class or the student’s personal learning environment. Administrators, on the other hand, have a wider range of rights with stu-

dent property. In addition to having the authority to confiscate student be-longings that are disruptive or harmful to the Poway campus, they also have the authority to search through those belongings as deeply as a situation calls for.

According to Assistant Principal Peter McKee, the California Education Code gives to administrators the right to search students’ belongings, given the student is under plausible suspicion.

If it is suspicion of cheating, the administrator has the authority to search through a phone, a laser pointer permits him or her to vaguely search a stu-dent’s back pack and situations concerning plausible suspicion for drugs or weapons permit a thorough inspection through all belongings.

However, how often are students subject to cell phone confiscation without earning the punishment? All rights considered, to what extent do administra-tors exercise, or otherwise abuse, their authority against the student body?

One student in particular, who wishes to remain anonymous, was subject to the confiscation of her phone because an administrator saw on another

student’s phone that she had been texting during school hours. Not only was her phone taken away, but the administrator went through it

and found out she went to her car in the parking lot during class, and brought a police officer to search her car and belongings, assuming she was not out there just to get a book. Although nothing was found and the student main-tains she is completely innocent, the scary experience has left her feeling that her privacy was brutally violated.

What can we as students do to revise the policy, so unpleasant misunder-standings like that do not continue to happen?

Although, sometimes the authority exercised upon us is unjust, it would be hard to change the policy so that administrators cannot search and seize us at all.

What then happens if a student is accused of cheating or drug or weapon possession and administrator is no longer allowed to search, endangering other students on campus or allowing a student to get away with academic dishonesty?

In order to maintain the safety and academic justice on campus, these per-missions held by administrators are necessary, but still, a solution must be reached to keep truly innocent students from being subjected to an invasion of privacy.

Technological boundaries on campus

Generations and generations have walked through the halls of Poway High. Although times may change and fads may fade, senior traditions have stayed the same.

Each graduating class has looked forward to the perks of being the ‘uppest’ of the upper classmen. The parking spots, the senior activities, the custom made shirts, and of course, the goofy senior I.D picture.

This year at registration, the class of 2012 was refused their right of pas-sage and the first amendment by not being able to take their I.D picture as they pleased.

Students were forced to change their facial expression, remove their make-up, and even come back on different days because of their attire. It is our picture, our I.D. We should be able to do with it what we please.

If the clothing was offensive or broke school dress code, it would be un-derstandable, but it was not.

If a male student had a real mustache, he would not be forced to shave it, so why then were they denied the option of wearing a fake one? It holds the same purpose and integrity as a real one only they were able to skip the tedious

growing process. Admin brings up the situation of ‘What if there has to be a press release

with a documented picture?’ Ah, the very reason our families dish out hun-dreds of dollars so we can take those beautiful senior portraits.

Senior parents did not pay around 300 dollars so their students picture would never be seen.

Admin also brings up the situation of ‘What if we need to be identified on school campus?

We are not asking to wear masks. Of course it is understood that students must be recognizable. A simple pair of glasses, or a lightning bolt scar that is approximately the size of a broken crayon will not hinder the facial recogni-tion process. In most cases it will probably enhance it.

Admin does bring up valid points, but to those points there are valid coun-terpoints. If previous graduating classes were able to have this privilege, the following classes should not be denied it.

What’s next? Will administration not let us sit in the white chairs for the fear the chair may break then be unrecognizable for its I.D picture? Will we be refused the right to stand and give our battle cry for fear that we would be so loud the lenses on Mr. McKee’s sunglasses may break and he will be unrecognizable?

ID picture regulations anger seniors

In 2008, the Obama campaign’s slogan, “Yes we can,” was strewn across supporters’ graphic tees, buttons, bumper stickers, etc. The powerful state-ment riveted crowds, and created an air of confidence that Obama would in fact bring about the change needed in Washington.

However, almost four years later I think it is safe to say this notion has not exactly been successful.

Even with the Democratic Party ruling both the House of Representa-tives and the Senate at the beginning of his term, Obama hardly managed to make the hard-hitting changes he aspired for during election years.

His one claim to fame, universal health care, more commonly known as “Obamacare,” even struggled to make it out of Congress without being stripped of its assertive nature.

Obama has not stood up for change; he has more sat down and watched the partisan nature of Congress overrun Capitol Hill.

Yet, as of Labor Day the President has made a monumental change. He has decided to step up to the plate (tentatively) and take (or desperately grab) the reins of the current divided Congress.

After announcing on Labor Day that he has a job creation plan, and a plan on how to swiftly execute it, he made a long overdue inspirational speech in Richmond on Sept. 9, and speedily introduced the promised leg-islation on Monday.

Obama’s speeches have introduced a revamped president, and a strong-hold plan that is going to bring about change.

Within his words Obama has denounced Republicans challenging them with strong-headed rhetoric such as, “Show us what you’ve got” and, “We’re going to see if congressional Republicans will put country before party.”

Why, after all this time is America finally getting the President with the “can-do” spirit that we were promised four year ago? Oh right, its campaign time.

So why are American’s possibly falling for this yet again? I think if the last four years have proved anything, it is that Obama is a great cheerleader. He does a wonderful job of putting on a show to pep up the American people, but when it comes to the heavy lifting, he does not have the strength to follow through.

To say the least, I am weary about this last-ditch effort to make monu-mental change in Washington that Obama humbly labels “America Jobs Plan.”

I am not so much as analyzing the potential effectiveness of the Presi-dent’s job creation legislation as I am concerned about the motives behind the sudden action.

As America begins to create those same graphic tees, buttons, and posters with the slogan “Pass this bill,” I shake my head in disgrace. The campaign stunt the President is pulling is tugging on the heart strings of struggling Americans, and it is not appreciated.

Senior Talk:Advice to Freshmen

Seniors go to great lengths only to be shut down by administration

Why are our phones being confiscated without explanation?

BREA YOUNGOnline Editor

CASSANDRA VICKAssociate Editor

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LONDON DETRICKPhoto Editor

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SKYLAR SLOTTERNews Editor

Mingling with the

We can’t all be doctors

PHS has a fresh face in its science department. Recruit-ed just one week before the 2011-2012 school year began and currently teaching Chemistry in room H7 is cheerful Michelle Weinhouse.

Although she only had a week to prepare, Weinhouse is quickly adjusting to the Home of the Titans.

“I really like it here,” Weinhouse said, “The students are really cool, and everybody has been very patient with me.”

In comparison to other candidates Weinhouse stood out to Principal Scott Fisher.

“She wanted to connect to the kids by making the equations and paperwork in chemistry real,” Fisher said. “She has a passion for chemistry and a personality that demonstrated her interest in people.”

Her eager students are glad to have Weinhouse as their teacher and eager to learn.

“I like Ms. Weinhouse, because she gives a lot of time to work and doesn’t rush,” sophomore Austin Scheulen said. “She’s pretty cool.”

“I like that [Weinhouse] likes to use technology unlike

other teachers,” junior Mary Margarete Miller said.Weinhouse’s roots have always been in chemistry. “I

wanted to be a chemist since I was very young,” she said, “I majored in chem then went into a research chemistry field.”

In 2009, Weinhouse had to leave her research job with Pfizer, the world’s largest research-based pharmaceuti-cal company. “After a while, I thought, ‘You know, I’m tired of doing research.’ So many people told me to be a teacher.”

Coincidentally, PHS had a position open for a chem-istry teacher after teachers Tony Manly and Dennis Lin left the school last year. Weinhouse, Dr. Brian FitzGerald and Susanne Nelson are the school’s current Chemistry teachers.

Weinhouse enjoys the change of being a researcher to an eduator. “I still want to do something in research, but it’s a lot more fun to be around the students. I love their energy!”

Although she is new to the campus, Weinhouse is ex-cited about quickly assimilating and participating in PHS events and traditions. “I feel really lucky to be at PHS,” Weinhouse said, “I can’t wait to get more involved.”

“Her class should be very interesting,” Fisher said.

Since kindergarten students have been taught about only a few of the endless career possibilities. With col-lege only a few years away, many seem to fear the thought of making permanent decisions on who they want to be. This may be rooted in the fact that all career choices that have been engrained in kids’ brains.

Taking a look beyond being a doctor, astronaut or vet-erinarian could make the search for what major to enlist in for college and what career students want to take on a much easier experience.

In recent years, green energyresearch has grown, and new career options have opened up. Richard Deaver, field supervisor for Upwind Solutions, dedicates his life and time to climbing up wind turbines and helping to repair and enhance them. Deaver did not start in this field but began his career as a general contractor. He reports that the two jobs are quite similar.

Though featured on Discovery Channel’s show “World’s Toughest Jobs,” Deaver explains his job to be more exciting than tough. It allows for a freer, outdoorsy lifestyle, good for studenrs who are ompletely fearful at the thought of spending their future in an office.

“I would not be able to work in the office. Sometimes I have to do office work, but I can’t wait to get back out in the field. [Other jobs are] too stuffy, and I love the fresh air,” Deaver said.

Deaver recommends that high schol students looking into working in this field should consider majoring as a civil engineer or electrical engineer. He also explained

trade schools are available for working with green energy.Deaver finds his job to be very different from other

jobs.“I’m my own boss I write my own schedule. And it’s

always windy where I’m working!” he said.If climbing 400 ft. above ground is not your niche, an-

other job to look into is working in the educational field, like Tutor Bob Cristal.

Cristal actually goes to student’s homes and shares his knowledge and helps kids. This job he explains has a lot of benefits that teaching on campus does not. Cristal claims his favorite part is that he gets to know the stu-dents he works with on a personal level.

“Parents get to meet the teacher on open house night and that’s about it, but I love getting to know the families and kids and it’s very rewarding to see the progress that’s being made, one on one,” Cristal said.

While most teaching positions require teachers to only focus on one subject, Cristal explains that being a tutor he works with students of all levels, ages, and subject mat-ters.

“I have to be versatile if you teach one subject, you don’t have to grow much, whereas being a tutor have to constantly learn new things and challenge myself in every different level,” Cristal said.

Cristal finds most of his excitement in the success of the students he tutors. He explains the great joy it brings him when “[someone] sends me a text that says ‘Hey! I got an A on Tallon’s test. That’s very gratifying.”

If students don’t examine career positions beyond the ones that they are commonly exposed to, their choices may seem bland. Experts in what they do, Bob Cristal

RACHEL PHAMNews Editor

Cancer survivor Vashti Alvarez is back at school, ready to claim her senior year. In the previous school year, Vashti only attended the first month and a half of first semester before she took her ten month leave to battle and conquer lymphoma cancer.

Last June was Vashti Alvarez’s six-month milestone— a significant indication marking six months from her last chemotherapy ses-sion, six months of recuperation, six months of life.

In October of 2010, after a curious bump on the side of the neck called for a visit to the doctor’s office, Alvarez was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer, a type of blood cancer. She noticed the swelling a couple months prior, but casually deemed the bump unimportant as it disappeared soon after.

During the Fall Cross Country season of 2010, the mysterious bump returned with a vengeance.

Alvarez entered the cross country season with her peers only to stop running early when the cancerous bump hindered her mobility.

“I couldn’t turn my head, and when I tried to lift my arm, I couldn’t make it level [with my shoulder],” Alvarez said. “It became a prob-lem when I had trouble breathing during prac-tices.”

The general doctor performed a biopsy on Alvarez, and returning results indicated that Alvarez had lymphoma cancer.

Specifically, Alvarez had Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Human Biology teacher and former cancer researcher Dr. Brian Fitz clari-fied it as the “atypical production of white blood cells.”

B-cells, which produce antibodies that rec-ognize illnesses within the body, are essential

to a person’s balanced immune system. When abnormal growth occurs in which the cells are deficient, the system becomes imbalanced and more susceptible to ailments.

In other words, “there are too many white blood cells that don’t work… [the body] can’t fight illnesses,” Fitz explained.

According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), for every 10,000 children in America, one to two kids under the age of 15 develop cancer, and between the years 2004 through 2008, about three percent of adolescents un-der the age of 20 were diagnosed with lym-phoma.

The NCI considers cancer amongst adoles-cents as rare, but Alvarez was an ex-ception.

One week, Alva-rez was going about everyday activities, and the next she was diagnosed with cancer, pulled from school and beginning a four month long intensive chemotherapy program.

At first, Alvarez could not believe how quickly her life was being turned upside down.

“I wasn’t all that worried – my general doc-tor made it [having cancer] sound like an after-noon hobby,” Alvarez said, but she realized the severity of her condition when she met with more oncologists, doctors who specialize in working with cancer patients.

“I didn’t even know that that was going to be my last week of school,” Alvarez recalled.

Within the week catheter was set up in her chest, and on October 10 of 2010, Alvarez had her first session of chemotherapy.

Instead of going to school, Alvarez would spend one week as an in-patient at Rady’s Chil-dren Hospital being treated by chemotherapy, and two weeks at home with regular check-ups.

The treatment and other medicines ex-hausted Alvarez. “My bones hurt because they were making more blood cells, and I would just sleep all day. It was surprising too, because I would think and realize, ‘I haven’t left the house for days,’” Alvarez recalled.

Alvarez was no longer permitted the privi-lege of attending school during the days, visi-tations were limited, and activities were kept to a minimum. If she left the comforts of her home for recreation, it was either to the beach or park for fresh air, but she was required to wear a mask to help prevent contact with bac-teria anyways.

Despite the setbacks, senior and best friend Meri Brook Perkins said Alvarez was “strong through the entire thing. She never really com-plained about it.”

“It was depressing be-cause all of a sudden I

stopped seeing people, and was put on de-pressing medications, but there’s not really any other option. You just have to continue staying happy,” Alvarez added.

With no hard feelings, Alvarez cut her hair and donated it to Locks of Love before it would fall out during chemotherapy.

“She just rocks the short hair,” Perkins laughed.

On the other hand, Perkins explained how she herself would burst into tears when she and her Saturday youth group would pray for Alvarez.

“I was so scared of losing her. So many peo-ple care about her,” Perkins said.

Like Perkins, senior Kelly Bauer showed concern and support towards Alvarez’s recov-ery.

When chemotherapy was not stealing away Alvarez’s energy, Bauer would visit her and

they would do low-key activities like board games.

“If she was up to hanging out, she was like normal. The only difference was she was tired and didn’t have hair,” Bauer said.

Alvarez’s last day of chemotherapy treatment was on January 11 of 2011, and this past June was her six-month anniversary free from cancer.

“It [chemotherapy] seemed endless. Once you start feeling better, then you go back in [for more treatment]. You never get a break,” Alvarez remem-bered.

Though reaching the six-months mark is an achievement, Alvarez is not quite considered to be in remission yet.

“It takes a couple of years before doc-tors say you are in remission,” Alvarez explained.

Once a month for the rest of her life, Alvarez will con-tinue to visit the doctors for regular check-ups to make sure that the cancer does not return. Now back in school, Alvarez is looking forward to the school year.

“I’m so excit-ed to be see-ing everyone and just throwing myse l f b a c k i n t o school l i f e , ” A l v a -r e z said.

Survivor

I didn’t even know that that was going to be my last week of school.” //Vashti Alvarez“

Joseph Pistone sits in a chair smiling; he is in his early 70’s, has greying hair, bright eyes and rosy cheeks. Could this really be the man who had such an impact on the FBI’s undercover investigations and operating techniques?

Once he begins to speak in his thick Mafioso ac-cent, it is apparent that there is more to Pistone than meets the eye.

Former FBI agent Pistone is also known by an-other name, one that Hollywood made very famous: Donnie Brasco.

While the movie, in which Johnny Depp plays Pis-tone, dramatizes parts of the undercover operation, the six years Pistone spent undercover as a jewelry thief in New York were anything but dull.

The objective of the operation was to reveal enough information about the American mafia and more specifically, the Bonanno family, to bring down its illegal businesses and convict its members.

“Your mission is to gather evidence for the jury, for the courtroom, for indictments.

But every day is something different. Some days you’re winging it, some days you have a plan and know what you’re going to do… Every day is a hus-tle,” Pistone said when asked about how he gained access to the information necessary for the operation on a day-to-day basis.

Pistone, who was in San Diego last week to film a segment of San Diego’s Most Wanted, was undercover for about a year prior to even meeting any of the members of the mafia just learning the rules and hi-erarchy involved in organized crime to avoid making any potentially fatal errors in the investigation.

“The main thing in undercover is knowing your en-emy. Knowing everything about your enemy. So, it’s what crimes they’re involved in, how they get along with each other, their mannerisms, if they have any special sayings; if you know your enemy, you’ll be successful in defeating your enemy, and that’s what I’ve always lived by: the art of war,” Pistone said.

However, one of the reasons Pistone believes he succeeded at infiltrating the mafia was that he did not base his undercover persona on lies and fiction.

“I think I was successful because I didn’t try to

be anything more than what I was. I made myself a real person and I didn’t change my personality, I just stayed who I was, and I think that’s one of the reasons why I was accepted so readily by these guys, because there was no pretend about me.”

Pistone has written numerous books and autobi-ographies about his time as Donnie Brasco including Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia, which served as the foundation for the 1997 Holly-wood movie Donnie Brasco.

According to Pistone, the film is about 80 percent true to the case’s history. When he was compared to an actor for his undercover work, he joked, “The dif-ference between acting and undercover is you only get one take in undercover. The first take can get you killed in the undercover deal.”

While involved in the investigation, Pistone grew very close personally to many of the members of the mafia who vouched for him and helped him rise within the ranks.

“They’re just regular guys who want to be gang-sters and have no problem killing people,” Pistone said of the members he knew.

Pistone also knew the fates that would befall the men who had introduced him to the Bonanno fam-ily once it was discovered that he was an undercover agent.

“I didn’t want to see anybody get killed. But my thought process is, everybody has choices in life. You chose to be a gangster, I chose to be an FBI agent, and when you chose to be a gangster, you know the realities of being in that life, and one of the realities is that if you bring in somebody that’s not supposed to be there, you’re gonna get killed,” Pistone explained.

Today, Pistone is considered a legend in the FBI’s history of undercover investigations. His work with the American mafia proved instrumental to defin-ing the undercover procedures and protocols com-mon to the Bureau in the years following the Donnie Brasco case.

“We accomplished something that no one else was able really to accomplish before that.

No other law enforcement agency had gotten that close to the mafia, and I think that our case was the center of bringing down most of the mafia in New York or all of the mafia in New York,” Pistone said.

This Saturday night, Joseph Pistone will be fea-

mobsters

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Famed FBI agent addresses life undercover as a 1970s American-Italian gangster

~Courtesy of Darrell Foxworth

NATASHA ORAHAFeature Editor

New teacher and PHShave chemistryRACHEL PHAM // The Iliad

Seniors consider new outlooks to life after college

I am not a fashion expert or a trendsetting guru, I am just a girl that stays up at night flipping through Vogues, and watching clips from fashion week on my computer. I have always had an interest in this majestic industry, and it has had a big impact on my life. One important thing that I have learned over the years is fashion is always changing, but it never goes out of style.

The year has started, and with a new year comes the glo-rious new clothing of a fresh start.

Let’s back track a little bit; over summer I’d like to say my eyes were not tempted to jump out of the socket and set themselves on fire, but that would be a blatant lie.

The number of men wearing mandals was overwhelming.

I will state it again like I have stated before: mandals are a crime against humanity.

Wearing them means that you have no regard for the poor by- standers who happen to be walking by.

“But the weather was hot” you may add. Not my problem. I doubt that wearing closed toe shoes will raise anyone’s bodily temperature that great of an amount.

During the summer I was fortu-nate enough to go to Europe.

I ventured to Italy, Spain, and Monaco and was able to see how people dress across the pond.

The European men seem to have a more feminine vibe, yes it works, but at the same time sometimes it got to be too feminine.

While they did look like they just walked off an Giorgio Armani ad, the super fitted white jeans with a lavender button down and a hand stitched leather satchel is a little too much for my taste.

If there could be a happy me-dium of LRG and ‘Rico Suave’, I think the world will be a happier place.

On the Woman of these faraway lands, they understand the impor-tance of minimalism.

They understand that if you are going to wear a statement top, ev-erything else you wear should be understated.

They can pair the simplest of simple pieces and make it look a timeless-type glamorous.

Coming back to America, they took the ‘less is more’ thought, put it a little too far.

Once again, the weather is hot, but that doesn’t mean y o u should pair a crop top with what could be mistaken as denim under-pants.

When it comes to covering up, ‘less is more’ should be taken with the opposite approach, the less skin you show, the classier it is.

All in all Poway, it’s great to be back.

With these tips in mind, enjoy the last bits of this hot weather.

But always remember that personal style is key. I think what makes fashion is when people make it their own.

Stay fabulous Poway.

Bugs. Insects. Pests. Vermin. Creepy-crawlers. No matter which word is used to

describe these miniature creatures, they all generally create the same thought among Americans—gross.

While insects continue to uphold the status of dirt dwellers, this reputa-

tion may be on the brink of change as bugs rise to the forefront of dinner delicacies and scientific revelations. The “ew” reaction to this new food supply is commonly seen in Americans, but everything has an exception. Natalie Fournier, a Poway High junior, views edible bugs no differently than any other kind of meat.

“They’re actually really good. My mom makes roasted crickets for us all the time. It used to weird me out, but it doesn’t BUG me anymore,” chuckled Fournier.

Matthew Krisiloff, a Political Science major at the University of Chicago and president of Entom Foods, a company whose “goal is for insects to be served at

every restaurant and grocery store,” explains that insects can not only be appetizing, but also beneficial on a world-wide scale. “Insects really can taste great,” he said. “Malnourishment problems in all parts of the world could practically be eliminated.”

While consuming bugs would be valuable for the population, it would also positively impact the environment.

According to research at Wageningen University, “Production of animal protein in the form of edible insects supposedly has a lower environmental impact than conventional livestock.”

Because of the smaller space insects require and the broad range of different foods they are able to consume, less carbon dioxide emissions are released from bug farms than from cattle factories.

One question often brought up the in the case of eating bugs is also commonly heard when discussing the treatment of other animals—is it humane?

Unlike cows and pigs, insects are attracted to crowded and dirty areas, making small confine-ments ideal to their tastes This gives bug farms the ability to harvest large quantities of insects in a way that coincides with their nature .

According to Poway High junior and vegetarian, Grace Nelson, eating bugs would not defy her personal morals. “For me, as long as the animal is treated fairly when they’re alive and doesn’t feel pain in death, I don’t see why I shouldn’t eat it,” said Nelson.

With global warming on the forefront of discussion, the international population growing exponentially and the winning dish on “Top Chef Masters” being tempura-fried crickets, bugs seem to be the way of the future. So start peeling the bugs off of your windshield and save them while you can. They may soon be in high demand.

Many Poway High alumni have achieved a great status of fame after graduation. However, very few students can be-come successful television stars while still in high school.

Now, a few select Poway High students have been given the chance to participate in a new adventure. Over the past year, seniors; Hunter Rodgers, Hannah Flint, Lindsay Savlov and Holli Wynns were cast as television hosts for a new show en-titled, “InGREENspirational 7” also known as “The I7,” air-ing on FOX Sports. The premise of the show is to “educate individuals about health, fitness, nutrition, environment and wellness,” Rodgers said.

The seniors became involved with the show summer of 2010 and continued on through the school year. Savlov’s dad,

Scott Savlov is the Executive Producer of the show. When beginning the process of creating the show, Mr. Savlov chose students of different ethnicities and backgrounds that reflect-ed the students from Poway, as well as three other students from various high schools.

Through the show, the group had many chances to meet athletes and celebrities who have made a difference in peo-ple’s lives as a public figure. Some of the well known people include, NBA star, Shaquille O’Neal, softball player, Jennie Finch, football athlete, Eddie George, soccer player, Brandi Chastain and editor of Men’s Health Magazine, Matt Bean to name a few.

“Sanya Richards, Olympic Track and Field athlete, was one of the most influential people I met,” Savlov said, “She spoke about how she is motivated and was very inspirational to me.”

The students flew to Florida in August 2010 for three weeks in order to further their interviewing opportunities. “It was

really weird being in front on the camera,” Wynns stated, as opposed to Flint who said, “The camera just loves me.”

After working, the teens were paid. A great portion of each paycheck, like for all child celebrities, went into a trust-fund that can only be touched when the teens are 18 in order to help keep the money safe.

The teens were able to learn about the process of creating a project of this magnitude, the idea of retakes in television shows and amount of “re-does” that occur. The students were also able to learn a lot of things to help in their daily lives in becoming healthier people. “I learned a lot about how to choose healthy choices at fast food restaurants such as Mc-Donalds,” Flint said.

You can watch “The I7” every Thursday at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on channel FOX Sports and learn about the importance of health and fitness through the teaching of athletes and celebri-ties brought to you by the students of Poway High.

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T he SAT and ACT: the tests that everyone dreads, the tests that could decide whether or not a student gets into college, possibly the biggest tests of a student’s life.

But how much do we really know about these tests?

Which test is preferred by most schools? Although most colleges accept either test, some prefer one over the

other. Most private colleges and schools on the East Coast prefer the SAT, while public universities

and schools in the Midwest prefer applicants to submit the ACT. University of California and California State University accept scores from either test.

How are the tests different?The SAT and ACT vary in content and length.

“The SAT is more logic and critical thinking based, and students will need more strategy-based test taking-skills.

The ACT is more curriculum based and test more of what students retain from school,” explained Lauren Whitfield, a counselor at Poway High.

As far as math goes, the SAT focuses on algebra and geometry, while the ACT requires you to have a general understanding of trigonometry. According to The Princeton Review the level of difficulty is about the same; even though you have to know higher levels of math for the ACT, the questions are more straightforward than the SAT.

The reading section is also different. The ACT has less vocabulary and more grammar than the SAT. “Another important thing to consider when registering for tests is whether or not the schools you are applying to require the ACT’s optional writing test,” Whitfield said.

The SAT has ten sections, consisting of reading, writing and math and the sections vary throughout the test. The ACT has four: reading, writing, math and science. The SAT’s writing section is required by the College Board.

“I liked the ACT more because I found that completing one section at a time was easier for me,” said Karly Wasung, a senior at Poway High.

So which test should I take?The counseling department recommends that students try both tests to see which one suits

the student better. “I’ve taken both test, and I liked the SAT better because its more critical thinking based, and I found it to be easier even though its longer,” senior Cecily Gilson said.

Most students take the SAT/ACT for the first time during their junior year. However, if a student only has the time or resources to take one test, they should consider their learning style before registering. Important factors to consider include learning style, testing style and strengths in certain subject areas.

How can I prepare myself for the SAT/ACT?“Improving your test scores is a very individual thing,” Whitfield stated, “However, if you

work hard in school and try to challenge yourself in all of you classes, you should do well. “Taking the PSAT to familiarize yourself with the content and format of the tests is also

helpful.” Online practice tests, study books and daily questions can also help improve test scores. And

remember, if a score is not high enough, both test can be taken again… and again.

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LAUREN KOLLEREditorial Editor

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Sanya Richards, Olympic Track and Field athlete, was one of the most influential people I met.” //LINDSAY SAVLOV“

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Music is a unique art form; it is a mathematical formula, a logical conclusion that can be drawn from working numbers. It is also a view into our culture, our consistent sense of change that allows us to express our feelings and our emotions. It is a subject that tends to create difficulty in understanding, and even when we think we understand the classification or structure of the music we know, we must realize the incredible vastness that it actually holds. I simply hope to make sense of part of this value, and through this column, discuss some important aspects about music and its large influence on us as a society. This issue, I would like to discuss an interesting aspect on the social relationships formed by our music.

Listening to any genre of music has long been a source of conversation, sometimes encouraging debate and of-ten times forming commonalities. For this reason, we share our tastes in hopes of influencing others and expanding our understanding of what we hear. Thus, the mix has come about.

It is a powerful artifact, consisting of the best one can offer. A mix says “This is the coolest music I have, and I hope it betters my image.” This message often creates a positive experience for all, with new discoveries that allow the boundaries to be explored and expanded.

While these aspects are beneficial, we too often force this understanding to form a false cohesion to others. For this reason, the mix has started a new, plagued generation of teenagers, a group of one-sided individuals, the Sir and Mrs. Mix-A-Lot adolescents.

It is these forced attempts that are tearing apart the social aspects of music and suggest the development of snobbish attitudes and selfishness, rather than an eagerness to expand, when it comes to musical understanding.

This societal ill makes me reminisce about the middle school days, when calling someone a “poser” was con-sidered one of the worst possible insults. Unfortunately, it seems that the phrase remains relevant to our listening today.

Students are constantly overstating their commitment or passion for a band for the sole purpose of bettering their image in the view of their peers.

One factor that rarely secretes one’s true musical passions is the iPod. Many times, a fan or super-fan will be revealed as somewhat of a fraud by the disappointing lack of songs.

For example, many flaunt their passion for Regina Spektor, Imogen Heap, Jason Mraz and Train. On their iPod, the songs include: “Us,” “Fidelity,” “Hide and Seek,” “I’m Yours,” and “Hey Soul Sister,” respectively. That aver-ages out to one and a quarter songs per artist. This is the playlist of the mix-burdened iPod: a large variety of bands appeals to nearly everyone’s taste, but disappoints greatly.

So what does this mean for our music? We certainly cannot afford to buy every album of every artist that we find.It is certainly not the worst crime to have a variety of artists, and having only a few songs is somewhat under-

standable. The problem comes when the individual overstates his or her love for that band. They demand that the world hear some great song and express their incredible love for some incredible band, but when presented with anything besides what is played daily on the radio, they go blank.

People who claim fanaticism over a band with which they are hardly familiar with are simply ignoring the further greatness invested in every artist. There is no requirement to know every song, but one should be able to have at least a slightly intelligent conversation about the band before calling them one of their favorites. The kids wearing the DEVO shirts who only know “Whip It” or the Led Zeppelin bearing youth who know “Stairway to Heaven” are an embarrassment to those bands who offer so much more.

As a whole, it is our responsibility to put our own into what each band has for their songs. Only when we truly listen, understand and interpret their pieces for ourselves can we become fans of the music. Otherwise, we will just become mix clones, spitting out every single that we hear on the radio, and our personal musical identities will be lost.

I’m not suggesting that every person needs to listen to a certain type of music; in fact, quite the opposite. People should find music that they enjoy and pursue it to the fullest extent, rather than continue to accumulate mixes with only single songs with many artists. Through this diverse musical community, we can be confident to share and contribute, rather than fake our identities.

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Lady Gaga’s shifts in persona and identity never cease to shock the music industry.

gone country?

Lady Gaga’s changes in per-sona and identity never cease to shock, and after complete con-quer of pop culture, Gaga is putting on some cowgirl boots.

For Poway, the city in the country, the idea of Gaga going country is still not completely welcomed.

With artists like The Band Perry, Scotty McCreery, and Lady Antebelle sweeping the top itunes singles, Lady Gaga, as always, is keeping up with the trend.

With the help of a few guitar riffs and harmonica, Gaga’s ballad-like single ‘”You and I” shocked fans and proved to be the first step toward a whole new direction of her music.

Gaga has also released a remix of “Born this Way” that con-nects with people who might not have been born with a love for pop, but rather a hankering for some honky tonk tunes.

It seems like every move Gaga makes is a topic of discussion and controversy in the entertainment industry, and this new trend is no different.

Some people think that Lady Gaga should stick with what she knows – big bass and techno tones. “She should just stick to her original style because that had swag. The country just sounds so not her,” Poway High Junior Julie Barlam said.Fans, however, praise the change, and are convinced that Gaga can do it all.

“I think that Lady Gaga can pull it off, because I feel like she has a variety of sounds in her music and it had worked so far,” Junior Amy Chastain said.

Junior Carol Johnson agrees that her sudden switch is just a

reflection of musical creativity. “I think it's just another one of Lady Gaga's ways of show-

ing people it's okay to be who are, and that you can do whatever you want. I love that she is always encouraging people to do their own thing,” said Carol Johnson.

Up until this point Gaga’s inspiration for her music and per-sona has seemed very apparent, but the decision to go from pop star to country has never really been done.

“I think it will be interesting to see what she does to the typi-cal idea of country and what her music will be based off of since her pop music was inspired by and very similar to Ma-donna's music,” Junior Hunter Lane said.

Gaga undeniably has a history of starting trends and move-ments through the worlds of music and fashion, so despite the controversy that exists now, it won’t come as a surprise if she succeeds at spreading country across the country.

“[Gaga is] very intelligent when in come to the music indus-try so I guess, she know what she’s doing. If Lady Gaga is going country then I guess we will all be listening to country,” senior Kristen Reynolds said.

Clearly Lady Gaga is aware of her decision to change musical styles. She is adapting to the situation and understands Ameri-ca’s demand for a new kind of music.

With so much popular folk and country music on the radio, Lady Gaga has easily secured her spot among the most popular American singers by adapting this new style, despite its drastic departure from her typical pop productions.

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MUSICAL IDENTITYBRIGID MCCARTHYNews Editor

NEW TELEVISION SERIES

From this fall’s television season, Poway students are excited for a variety of shows including ABC’s Modern Family and NBC’s Thursday comedy block.

“I’m really excited for Modern Family because it’s one of my favorite shows and I can’t wait to see it now that Lily has grown up a little,” freshman Megan McCollum said.

Modern Family is returning to ABC with a one hour episode on Sept. 21 at 9 P.M. This season on Modern Family, the baby Lily adopted by Cameron Tucker and Mitchell Pritchett will be played by Au-brey Anderson-Emmons, age four who will replace the original lily played by Jaden and Ella Hiller who alternated the role during the first two seasons.

“My favorite part of fall TV is the block of shows on Thursdays on NBC, I’m sad that 30 Rock isn’t coming back on until the New Year but at the same time I want to see the new show Whitney,” sophomore Michaela Nestor said.

Another television favorite NBC’s Thursday night comedy block will return this fall with Commu-nity at 8 p.m., Parks and Recreation at 8:30 p.m., The Office at 9 p.m. and a new show Whitney at 9:30 p.m.

Whitney is a about a young couple that has been together for five years but is not married and incorporates a lot of the stand up from the show’s star Whitney Cummings according to Whitney Cummings.

30 Rock, a comedy about NBC writers and producers which held Parks and Recreation’s 8:30 slot on NBC is returning for 6th season but will a not air until the new year.

For fall dramas student are turning to the CW for Vampire Diaries and Gossip Girl. “I prefer dramas to comedies so I’m excited for Vampire Diaries and Gossip Girl on the CW, I’m especially excited for Gossip girl because Vanessa and Jenny have left the show and they were my least favorite characters,” junior Lizzie Guerrero said.

Gossip Girl’s fifth season will start with the main characters ending their summer in Los Angles before returning home to New York for the fall. Serena, Blair, Chuck, Nate and Dan will all be returning as the main characters in season five however, Jenny and Vanessa will no longer be main characters on the show.

Vampire Diaries began its third season yesterday Sept. 15. The last season ended with Stefan Salva-tore going to an unknown place because he believes that he can save his brother Damon by working for the show’s villain Klaus. The third season is set to start with Elena and Damon now going to look for Stefan and bring him home.

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LONDON DETRICK Online Editor

While rap music has been known to push the boundar-ies of what is acceptable for decades, there is one artist (and I use that term lightly) who takes this genre and shock value to a whole new level.

Tyler Okonma, better known as Tyler, The Creator, was recently awarded MTV’s “Best New Artist” title of 2011.

Rapper and record producer Tyler released his second studio album earlier this year, selling over 108,000 copies and receiving a large amount of favorable reviews. And with so much encouragement and positive feedback, who needs the haters, right?

Still, criticism of Tyler’s hateful lyrics, excessive use of homophobic slurs and all-around misogynic attitude has circulated over the Internet among blogs, online news articles, and social networking sites.

Unfortunately, it’s clear that in spite of what critics have to say, Tyler and his fans have absolutely no prob-lem offending others and in fact celebrate this aggres-sively intolerable and nihilistic outlook on society that lives in so many young minds these days.

The widely celebrated album, Goblin, features a single homophobic slur more than 200 times, but in a recent interview with MTV news, Tyler smirked, shrugged and said, “Well I have gay fans and they don’t really take it offensive, so I don’t know. If it offends you, it offends

you.” This was later followed by a similar validation of the racist language in his lyrics, saying that while some people may be offended, he really doesn’t care.

And seeing as how nearly every one of his songs illus-trates Tyler, himself, beating, raping, and/or killing wom-en, it can only be assumed that this same justification is used for his attitude towards the female population.

Never mind the fact that Tyler quite openly finds sex and violence so amusing, especially in combination.

Never mind the fact that he trivializes rape and abuse towards women.

Never mind the fact that he has hurt and harassed girls who have attended his live performances, telling them that they only had value to the extent that everyone in the crowd could see their goods.

He has female fans! In spite of the possibility that some of them might be offended, plenty of them will continue to defend, encourage, and celebrate the same lyrics that condone acts of sexual and domestic violence, not to mention the degradation of the female popula-tion.

While many argue that the supposedly satirical (yeah, right) Tyler, The Creator has the right to investigate certain ethics and challenge what is acceptable in our society, it is obvious that he is making a living off of completely disregarding matters of value, principle, and moral expectation, and justifying himself by dubbing his music “edgy”.

Tyler may have created a project that, to many, is cre-

With the success of Foster the People’s hit song “Pumped Up Kicks,” indie-rock bands are becoming increasingly popular in the

United StatesIs this rapper too extreme for his

adolescent audience?

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RISE TYLERTHE CREATOR

“Pumped Up Kicks” is the first alternative song to crack the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 since Kings of Leon’s smash hit “Use Somebody” back in 2009. The success of “Kicks” has begun to fa-cilitate the success of other bands not signed to major labels.

The band Young the Giant landed a spot on the Video Music Awards lineup on August 28th and within hours after their performance, their catchy single “My Body” was in the top twenty-five on iTunes. MTV gave them the gig after Florence and the Machine’s Video Music Awards performance catapulted them into worldwide success.

Arcade Fire, an indie-band from Canada, won Al-bum of the Year at the fifty-third annual Grammy awards, beating out Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum, and heavy favorite Eminem. Their al-bum, The Suburbs, also spent a week at number one on the Billboard 200 in August of 2009.

At the same Grammy awards show, folk rock-ers Mumford & Sons performed with fellow in-die band The Avett Brothers. The two bands were then joined by the legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. After the performance, Mumford & Sons’ “The Cave” was in the top five on iTunes.

Their album, Sigh No More, along with being one of the best selling albums of 2011, is currently in

the top ten most downloaded albums of all time. It has been certified platinum in six different coun-tries, with two of those being three times platinum.

Another popular indie-rock band that has been on the rise for a while is Vampire Weekend. Their album Contra debuted at number one on the Bill-board 200 back in January of 2010, and received “universal acclaim” according to Metacritic.com.

Ironically, as alternative music becomes main-stream again, the twentieth anniversary of Nirva-na’s Nevermind is coming close.

The album celebrates this milestone on Sept. 24. Although Nevermind was not recorded on an in-dependent label, therefore not making it an indie album, it is considered one of the first alternative albums ever.

Nevermind impacted many music lovers when it was released in 1991, and inspired most alternative bands throughout the nineties and into the twenty-first century.

In Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nevermind was ranked at number seventeen according to an expert panel of musicians and pro-ducers.

It may even be possible that Nevermind influenced many of the indie-rockers seen climbing the charts today.

Other indie bands finding success are Mumford & Sons, Cage the Elephant, and Vampire Week-end. Hopefully, amidst the bubblegum dance-pop

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Captain of varsity field hockey

How long have you been playing? Since my

freshman year and I have been on varsity since

my sophomore year.

Who is your most inspirational person? My

mom.

What are the team’s strengths? We have

some amazing individual players, but

everyone works really well together.

What was your most memorable moment

last season? The people on the team and

making a lot of great friends.

What is your most emabrassing moment?

At the Harry Potter premiere I fell

back and hit someone with a handful of

smoothies. I spent the rest of the night

covered in smoothies.

What was the highlight of your summer?

Having the opportunity to model in New

York.

What is your future residence? California

or somewhere on the East Coast.

What is your favorite snack? Graham

crackers.

Who si your favorite celebrity? Ashton

Kutcher.

Lisa O’Brien

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THE CHAMP: King was crowned Colorado State Champion last February after defeating Bryce Graber from Montrose, Colorado. This wrestling season, King will bring experience and dedication to amp up the team’s power. -Courtesy of Connor King

Compiled by: Delanie Harrington and Rachael LacknerPictures by: London Detrick and Megan Miller

Titan Profile

How long have you coaching at

Poway? This will be my 15th year with

soccer and my eighth year as softball

coach.

What is your favorite soccer team?

Liverpool, that’s where I was born.

What is your dream vacation? Going

to England and visiting all the soccer

stadiums.

What is your favorite thing to do on

weekends? Watch sports on ESPN.

What was the most memorable

moment of last year’s season?

Beating Rancho Bernardo. TWICE!

What is your superstition? To not

step on any of the lines on the field.

What is your biggest pet peeve?

When people are late.

What is one thing you want to do

before you die? Get married.

Where did you go to high school?

Poway High baby!

Who is your secret celebrity crush?

Jennifer Love Hewitt, awwww yeah!

Boys Varsity Soccer Coachand Girls JV Softball Coach

Gene Morris

Connor “The Wrestling” Kin

He may be new to Poway, but senior Connor King is already creating buzz. Ranked tenth in the nation by USA Wrestling, King just transferred to Poway High from Broomfield High School in a suburb of Boulder, Colorado. Moving for his sister Roxy’s acting and singing career, his family moved over 1,000 miles to be closer to Los Angeles.

In Colorado, the 171-pounder has only lost twice in his high school career, both times in his freshman year to seniors. Last year, he won the state class 4A champi-onship title, which he had been working towards since freshman year.

King holds many more titles; a member of the men’s Canadian Worlds team, Camera’s All-Region Wrestler of the Year, and a Canadian National Champion. “I wrestle in Canada as well because I have dual citizenship because my mom was born there,” King said. The over-the-border wrestling privilege allows him to get more practice and stack up those championships.

This summer, King was invited to Hungary to com-

pete at a worlds tournament with over 50 countries with the other nineteen members of the Canadian’s worlds team. Although he did not place at the tournament, he took away experience. “I learned a lot from seeing other country’s teams. European style is very different. And I also learned that Hungarian is THE hardest language to learn,” King laughed.

This upcoming winter season looks bright for King. After meeting the team and becoming part of one of the best programs in the country, he feels comfortable. “He is a strong wrestler with great skills,” senior wrestler Braulio Bañuelos said. This summer he attended sum-mer practices almost every day, but practices will gain intensity starting in November.

This season, King is hoping to bring even more suc-cess to the team. “He brings more hope for the other people on our team to have a shot at another state title and state another ring,” senior 119-pound class Josh Miranda said.

“This year, I’m looking for another state champion-ship. Although California is harder than Colorado, I can do it,” said King. With his work ethic and drive, he’s up for the challenge.

Acclaimed newbie is ready for a new season at a new schoolg

The NFL

When I think of football season, I think of the University of Michigan’s stadium holding 109,901 fans, Charger’s linebacker and Powegian Kevin Burnett, my favorite show Friday Night Lights, and $10 slices of pizza.

But alas, my dreams of the 2011 football season were almost shattered into pieces smaller than the black beads in Astro Turf.

What is Texas without football? February without the Super Bowl? ESPN without anticipated highlights on Monday mornings?

These questions and more were on the minds of NFL players and fans all summer long during the nerve-wracking NFL Lockout.

The lockout was comparable to a strike with the play-ers versus the owners.

Because the 2010 season was left without a collective bargaining agreement and a salary cap, the owners and players disagreed on these issues and more.

Players felt like they deserved money from non-foot-ball related revenue that their home stadium brought in because the NFL Players Association supplied a portion of their salaries to construct and maintain the stadiums.

For example, the Dallas Cowboy players wanted a cut of the profits that the new Cowboys Stadium brought in from boxing matches and concerts in the off-season. So the players turned toward their precious NFPL for support.

Now, I for one took the players’ side in this debacle. The players deserve jaw-dropping amounts of money

for their salaries because their chosen profession can only last as long as their health will allow (with the ex-ception of Brett Farve).

Think of how many broken bones, physical therapy sessions and concussions go into just one season.

Unless they create a retirement league for men over 40 years old (which I’m sure Farve would be more than happy to sign up for), players typically have short ca-reers. In the career of an NFL player, a tad more money a season and a fraction of stadium revenue seems only reasonable.

But the owners did not seem to agree. After all, the economy is sadly still in a downturn. The owners are shorter on money and they argued

on cutting players’ salaries, but because they did not disclose their bookkeeping, no one knows how much money the owners have been losing. It could be anywhere from $100 a game to $800 million

a season. After the owners made a breakthrough of dropping the

demand on free agency in mid July, the owner’s defense began to crumble. Thankfully after a long, grueling sum-mer and a 132-day lockout, the players and the owners came back into harmony.

A ten-year deal to share the league’s $9.3 billion in an-nual revenue was signed along with a ten-year agreement on collective bargaining. Sundays this fall and winter will once again have goose-bumped games, more commer-cials than one can count, and at least one satisfied fan.

RACHAEL LACKNERSports Editor

Lowdown

The Cross Country team recently competed in a tough invitational meet at Laguna Hills, running against com-petitors from about 25 different schools. They were up against athletes from the southern section of CIF. Senior Chris Tansey, a varsity runner and team captain, stated, “it is the biggest and hardest section.”

Poway did not bring their full team, meaning that they had fewer runners than some of their opponents. Nor-mally Cross Country places as a team, but considering

they did not bring their full team, it was more about how the individual runners stacked up against the competition.

Tansey placed in the top five in his race and senior Maddy Ward placed 11th overall in hers. Other key run-ners include Eric Hayen, Michael Parkes, and Amanda Shoemaker.

When asked about his sentiments about how they’re expected to measure up in the future meets, Tansey said, “later on our team will do well. We will make it to CIF no problem, and we have a great possibility to go to state.”

Their next meet will be an invite at Mount Carmel, and dual meets will start in two weeks.

Lockout

CARLY METZStaff Writer

Laguna Hills Invitationalshowcases individual Titan runners

Q:This is my eighteenth year at Poway High School and my ninth as the athletic director.

How many years have you been at PHS?

Q:It just depends from sport to sport. As our enrollment declines we are getting closer and closer to division II in many sports.

Based off of the size of our school, are Poway sports now in Division II?

Q:We still receive the same amount of instructional supply; we still don’t have transportation money at all.

How does our athletic budget look this year com-pared to last year?

Staff Spotlight:Athletic Director

Dan Crane

Q:One, get out of debt with the district because we owe them money for transportation and coaches salaries that they have covered for us for the last two years. Two, we just want to continue to provide a positive environment for our student athletes to be part of our athletics. Three, just try to make it through with a smile.

What are your top three goals this year for PHS athlet-ics?

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Playing a game that was rescheduled due to the blackout, Poway girls’ varsity volleyball caught fire just in time to take down La Costa Canyon, ranked 17th in the nation, with a great comeback win at home on Monday night. In a five-game match, the battle came down to the final point.

With multiple starters committed to Division 1 universities, LCC was the heavy favorite to win. Although they dropped the second game, LCC bounced back with a convincing win in the third game and a solid start to the fourth, making the match seem out of reach. In fact, many fans left early expecting Poway was done. However, the Poway girls really picked up some energy in the fourth game making a hard fought comeback led by senior captain Emily Fett. This comeback re-energized Poway’s “Titan Terrors” in the

student section which senior setter and co-captain Kelly Dalrymple said was, “the best part of the game” as it got the whole team more excited and the noise definitely affected LCC.

The comeback was topped off by a 15-13 win in the final game, however, it did not come easy.

Controversial calls by the referees who struggled to stay “on the same page” and constant shifts in momentum put the girls under a lot of pressure. This pressure was evidently felt by both teams who combined for more bad serves in the final game to 15 than in any previous game to 25.

When it was all said and done, Poway emerged victorious which Dalrymple said was a testament to the “persistence and cohesiveness of the team” and that “having such a close group of girls was key to the comeback.”

So what does this mean moving

forward? Fett admitted to a boost of team confidence from a game like this, but stressed that they are “not gonna get cocky, but just keep the momentum going.” No doubt this momentum is needed as future opponents include highly ranked teams such as Francis Parker.

Although a tough road lies ahead, both Fett and Dalrymple acknowledged having big expectations for this season.

RYAN SULLIVANStaff Writer

From the age of three, senior Kevin Newman knew baseball was his calling.

Pop Warner football and soccer had drifted out of focus over the years and basketball stopped after his freshman year.

Baseball became his number one priority and from that point on, he bled baseball day and night.

Head Coach of Varsity baseball Bob Parry saw the spark in Newman.

“He is a very strong defensive shortstop. He has strength, speed, and a good arm,” Parry said.

But Parry was not the only one taking notice.

After junior year, Newman had offers from colleges pour-ing in. “I had al-ways hoped that I would one day be talking to this many schools, but I never really expected it,” Newman said.

He received invites to showcases from schools to meet with the coaches and get a peek at the facilities.

His interviews and meetings with coaches throughout the country went well and the schools followed through and continued keeping in touch after his visits.

Over the summer, he visited UC Riverside, Fresno State, and Oregon State.

But one stood out- the University of Arizona. Arizona offered many things the others, including University of Oregon and Arizona State Univer-sity, did not.

“When I visited it over the summer, it had ev-erything. I loved the campus and their sports fa-cilities,” Newman said.

He verbally committed on July 28 and will be playing shortstop for the Wildcats beginning in the fall 2012 semester.

So why were so many schools interested in Newman?

“Kevin stands out because you’ll never see him at practice messing around in the outfield. He’s always taking ground balls and working on his game,” returning Varsity catcher and first baseman Brit Bastow(aka Von Miller) said. But Newman not only had an impact on the college

scouts, but also on his teammates.

He brings a good work ethic and a strong de-sire to win and im-prove at practices and games.

“He’s made me realize that in order to win and be recognized for playing well, it starts in practice. With your work ethic and mental preparation for each and every game,” Bastow said.

This season, Newman will be one of few re-turners and his leadership and experience will be a good example for the younger players.

The team will have the advantage of several key returning players, making it easier for the team to pick up where they left, off and snag a C.I.F. title

In it to win it: Starting libero and team captain Emily Fett and her Titan teammates work together to produce a victory against the La Costa Canyon Mavericks. RYAN SULLIVAN // The Iliad

Poway plays through the pressure

Kevin Newmanheats up U of A roster

I had always hoped that I would one day be talking to this many schools, but I never really expected it.” //Kevin Newman“

RACHAEL LACKNERSports Editor

They dominated the line of scrimmage, they made plays on both sides of the ball, they established their running game, they stuck to their game plan, they kept the drive alive, they rumbled down the sidelines, and they won the game.

Last Friday night the Poway High football team defeated the La Costa Canyon Mavericks 28-14.

The Titans had energy, drive, and power. “We were a lot more prepared this year and energized. Everyone had more confidence after the Scripps Ranch game,” senior outside linebacker Tyler Kasl said. LCC tied the game 14-14 on the first drive of the second half with their quarterback Jake Sesti and his 62 yard touchdown strike.

Poway responded with covering 72 yards in 11 plays and regained the lead with senior outside linebacker and running back Ryan Moreno at 21-14. Isaak sealed the win with a touchdown at 3:59.

Defensively, the team only allowed 26 yards on the ground against one of the best offensive lines in the county. Even LCC’s wide receiver Brendan Gaughan, who recently made a verbal commitment to the University of Michigan, succumbed to Poway’s defense.

“The defensive line played really well, I was proud to see them out there,” Head Coach Damian Gonzales said.

One of defense’s strengths is having many returners with experience from last year and everyone making plays.

Offensively, the team is fast and has great hands. “I believe we have one of the quickest offensive lines in San Diego,” senior Brian Guendling said.

Quarterback Gabe Isaak redeemed himself after last year’s LCC game, in which he gave four interceptions.

He blamed himself for last year’s loss. On Friday however, he completed 21 out of 23 passes, made a touchdown pass and a rushing touchdown.

“I think Gabe learned a lot from last year. He made everyone more confident,” Kasl said.

Another standout player was senior tight end and defensive end Brian Guendling. He made two tackles behind the line of scrimmage and three quarterback sacks.

“The highlight of the game for me was just beating a higher ranked team and coming together

under pressure,” Guendling said. He brought the team’s energy level up and won

the MVP “rock of the game.”With a 2-0 record so far, the team is knocking

at the door for this Friday’s Lincoln High game at Lincoln. “We’re expecting to win again. It’s as simple as that,” Gonzales said.

With a lot of force, the team is in the odds to succeed. “With our confidence and swag levels, we’re unstoppable. See you at the Q!” Kasl said.

RACHAEL LACKNERSports editor

Varsity shortstop commits to the University of Arizona as a promis-ing addition for 2012-2013 team.

Titan footballoff to a promising start

I believe we have one of the quickest offensive lines in San Diego.” //Brian Guendling“

12 sports sept 16, 2011

Iliad

Poway sports = C.I.F. championships; the basic formula our teams have proved over the last 50 years. (That’s one proof I got right, Mr. Jackson). However, on the first day of school, I looked at the gym wall and saw only one banner from last year. Considering that banner is for wrestling and was probably made 10 years in advance, I’d say 2010-2011 was a down year for Poway boys’ sports. However, you can see the sparkle of C.I.F. rings in the eyes of this year’s athletes. Led by the class of 2012, one of the strongest in recent years, Poway sports are poised to win enough championships to keep banner embroiders busy for months. Don’t believe me? Let’s take a look.Football

If you saw the opener against Scripps Ranch, I doubt you need much convincing. With a “lights out” defense led by college prospect Brian Guendling, other teams better be able to convert on 3rd and 24 after getting sacked twice. They may also need a third string quarterback (just in case).

On offense, after scoring four touchdowns against Scripps, Evan Gray’s game spoke for itself. Ryan Moreno says that Gray “makes a play literally every time he touches the ball.” Unfortunately, due to a knee injury, Gray will be out for the season. However, with what coach Gonzo calls “Moshow,” Ryan and Jimmy Moreno in the backfield, we’re in business. Did anyone watch those two against Scripps? They “truck sticked” people like a video game.

Randcho Bernardo shouldn’t be a problem this year, as they barely pulled off a win against Del Norte. Oh, how proud they must be. Traditional powerhouses Torrey

Pines and La Costa Canyon are good, but our strong senior class and big time junior contributors should keep their hands full. Bottom line, Poway football is back.Basketball

A sport with perhaps our longest C.I.F. drought, Poway basketball is in a peak year. I’m sure we will all miss RB’s point guard, who (presumably) graduated last year, throwing tantrums and crying. However, there is still plenty to be excited about.

The class of 2012, with two league titles already under their belts, is loaded with talent. Guard Hunter Rogers said you can expect center, “Big Sammy Beeler, to be the man” and point guard Kevin Boegler to be “a key asset to the team.”

Basketball, more than any sport, relies on support of the student section. As Beeler said, “It is what I look forward to most about home games.” If you show up though, come prepared. This means coming with a newspaper for the visitor’s introductions, keys to jingle in the last two minutes, wearing your Titan Terrors shirt, and be ready to lose your voice. Soccer

Coming off a year ranked second in the country, little needs to be said about our boys soccer team. Lead by seniors Eric Budneski and Sean Gallagher, and coached by our favorite campus security guard, Gene Morris, Poway soccer has reached the pinnacle. Given last year’s success, this year’s expectations are enormous. Not bringing home a ring last year was a huge let down. Gallagher

acknowledged that “we need to prove ourselves,” but assured me that we can expect big things from this team, and I do. I expect to see a banner in the gym for not only C.I.F., but for a state championship (no pressure though).

Still not convinced? You must be either an RB fan or someone who hasn’t followed Poway sports. If you’re the former, I’m impressed you’re now reading. If the latter, go see for yourself!

Sullivanon Sports

Led by the class of 2012, one of the strongest in recent years, Poway sports are poised to win enough championships to keep banner embroiders busy for months.

Poway in prospectsfor multiple C.I.F. titles

On Tuesday, girls’ varsity tennis sustained a devastating 86-84 defeat against San Dieguito at Poway in a preseason match.

The action began well for Poway at court one, with senior Gio Criv-ello defeating her opponent in an intense set featuring back of court shots and tricky angles.

After losing the first three games, Crivello regained patience and re-bounded with powerful shots, win-ning the next six games as well as the set. “I just needed to focus,” Crivello said.

The play was similar at the top doubles court, where senior Mia Scuito and sophmore Guilianna Crivello smoked their opponents.

They lost the first game, but like Gio they came back dramatically, domi-nating the play and winning the next six games.

“We played really well at the net. We had good strategy,” Scuito said.

Controversy arose as Poway play-ers came off of the courts telling their coach that their opponent lied on the score. Despite the disagree-ments, play continued.

The tide gradually changed how-ever, and San Dieguito crept up on the Titans. According to senior Karyn Brown, the ball was dropped during “everybody’s last set. We didn’t realize how close it was.”

The action came down to senior Krista Holtzman and sophomore Katherine Schlegel in a dramatic first to seven tiebreaker game, in which the first team to score seven points

wins. The Titans fought fiercely, but after a number of player errors, the game ended with a 7-5 Poway loss. Reflecting on the loss, Schlegel said that “we did all right; I thought we could’ve done better, though.”

“We really need to focus in the third set,” coach Phillis Dattilo said at an end of game talk. A hard loss for Poway, but the season does not look gloomy. They destroyed Fall-brook the previous week, winning 13 sets to a mere 5.

“Everybody has a key shot.” Brown said. “Last year we lost six seniors that were really good, so we are trying to recover, but we have a lot of really strong players.”

With the actual season starting Sept. 22, anticipations are mixed, but optimistic. Their next game is Wednesday at La Costa Canyon.

WILL SMITHERSStaff Writer

In the Zone: Senior Gio Crivello fell behind at the start, but regained focus and pulled out a winning streak that won her the set. WILL SMITHERS // The Iliad

Lady Titansfall just short of the net