https://security-widefield.cvlcollections.org/files/original/8593e2efc779f156c437af2a65e1be3f.pdf 1227980f0eb1a26b4939b6b2de09abd7 PDF Text Text I ����I I r .<: Mesa Ridge Grizzlies 2009-20:10 �D DO 2 4-5 Summer Vacation 6-7 Building Activities/ New Teachers 8-9 Weightlifting 10-11 Freshman Orientation 12-37 Seniors �For the students at Mesa Ridge, summer starts when the bell rings at 11:45, after they have finished the1r Block Four Purple final. Students crowd the halls, ready to get out for a summer of no alarm clocks, no teachers, and loads of fun. So how do students spend all of the1r extra t1me when they aren't in school? Jr. Olivia Foley began a JOb over the summer at Chuck E. Cheese's. Like many students, Oliv1a dreaded start1ng her summer job. "I absolutely hated it. It wasn't really the job 1tself that I hated; 1t was mostly that I hated hav1ng to work part-t1me my whole summer. The only good part about 1t was getting money, wh1ch I blew on shopping," she laughed. Jr. V1ncent Lopez not only had a summer JOb, he had a summer JOb in a different state. "Over the summer, I went to Vista, California. I saw the rapper Chingy on the beach, which wasn't that fasc1nat1ng. I mostly worked for my dad do1ng construction, but 1n my free t1me, I went to the mov1es just All of the mov1es th1s summer were pretty tight. I wanted to stay 1n California for forever," he exclaimed. How much money we have or don't have seems to drive what we do over the summer. What 1f money were no object? What would h1gh school students do w1th the1r summers then? Jr. Thomas Westland imagined, "If money weren't even an object, this summer I would have gone and closed down all the amusements parks for a day and JUSt had them to myself." While Thomas would take over the amusement parks, Jr. Tiffany Farkas sa1d she would "go to Las Vegas to v1s1t friends. I'd buy some four wheelers and an ATV track and go nding all summer." Ahhh ... k1ckmg 1t w1th no cares ... Summer 1sn't only a vacation for students to get away from teachers and the work they give us. Teachers also like gettmg a break from the gnnd. John Iwanski had an exhilarating experience over the summer. "I danced 1n the cradle of civilization, ran w1th the B1son of the pla1ns, philosophized w1th people of many nations, swam in the waters of heroes and sucked all of the nectar out of life in the three short months I was given." Ben Summers did more traveling than he has done 1n a while, traveling to Belize, Seattle, WA, Vancouver Island in Canada, then head1ng up to h1s cabin in Meeker, CO. "I loved Seattle and would like to spend more time there. I love the c1ty. It's a fast-paced but la1d-back place, and bemg there with the sea air IS awesome," Mr. Summers reflected w1th a sigh. Others spent the1r summer relaxing and recuperating. "My summer was pretty chill," said Soph. Da Juan Turner. "I did Summer League for • ---~--;---,, about every n1ght. basketball at Mesa, and I hung out w1th my cousins. That's all." Whether it is spending time w1th family or traveling around the world, students and teachers alike enJOY their time off. 3 D DO �The Heart of the Country (Below) Both Jr. Wlham Boden and math teacher, Mr. D Boder loved thetr fam1ly vacatoon to Washongton DC. · we got to see the Wall of Gettysburg. the Whole House and went to the Smothsonoan Natoonal Aor and Space Museum where they have a Transtorrnea 2 exhobot," saod Mr. Boden For Mesa R1dge students, summer began May 21st, after the 2008-2009 final bell rang. Immediately, staff and students slipped 1nto "Vacation Mode." Jr. A ber Whittemore traveled around Japan for twenty days through People to People International. She got the chance to experience a homestay w1th a Japanese fam1ly for four days. "The second day I was there, they had a huge dinner w1th everyone, and 1t was so much fun. When I left the family, I couldn't help but cry. I still talk to them. I m1ss them all so much!" Ar1be reminisced, long1ng for the day she can go back and see her host family. Srs. Chn n P•tera, Tyler Castle and Jerem1ah M1ller went to Hawaii for two weeks w1th the Pitera family. Even though Chnstlan has been to Hawau several times, th1s was h1s first t1me climb1ng a volcano. "I completely underestimated how hard of a hike 1t would be," said Christiar 'But being able to see how the black of the volcano contradicts w1th everything around 1t. It didn't look natural-It looked man-made." Mr Adams and Student Cab1net traveled to the Great Sand Dunes National Park 1n order for the students to bond. "It was my favonte thing I did over the summer," said Jr. Chels1e Roth. "My favonte part was when 1t would get dark out, and we all just sat around the fire and talked. We really got to know each other." They camped for 3 days and 2 nights, endured being eaten alive by mosquitos, and had a few laughs. "We played softball with Barret Bowman's chair," said Soph. Kalen Carter. We found a ball of tin foil and launched 1t, striking up a good game in which Barret got hit in the face!" Srs. Kyndra Wood and Sarah Gunther went to Elitch Gardens 1n Denver where they were in a program called Sea L1on Splash. They got the spec1al opportunity to train sea lions to perform tricks. "That was the first time I had ever touched a seal. They were so soft, and its wh1skers t1ckled me when 1t kissed my cheek," Gunther exclaimed. "Sr. Sam .a S1edler went to Lollapalooza w1th her older brother 1n Ch1cago, Illinois. "It is the biggest rock concert 1n Amenca. I was pulled into the mosh pit and saw the Tool, Coheed and Cambria, R1se Against, Depeche Mode, and The Builders and the Butchers where I was in the front row," Sam bragged. It was a busy summer for both staff and students. Mr k crosses the finosh hne en t~e horthplace o! the Olympoc Games 'Olympoa has rever bee JUst e place of the Games but a so a place o! txlnor and peace saod M Olympta IS onde d a place where anoent Greeks fourd e balance on the IOng.las~ng struggle betweer the rn rd and body Happ ' Birthday in Di ney and Sr N traveled to Orlando, Flonda for A: borthday 'The tr•p was the best Sixteenth birthday present ever• I m glad trat (.OUid come w t> r1e A excla med exc 1tedly t> Staytng w1th thefT' was the best expenence of my life Yuuko, Mosak and I dressed up 1r Yutakas. wh1cn are summer k1monos ar>d was t>onored when r1y hos rroiT', Jurko-san, bough' ne ore," lr fo;. sr111ed �Five Friends and Fun Turtle Love (left) While VISI!Jng San (left) Semors Brardon Weaver Stever Do:mnguez Juan Lizarraga Jol"r Llbag, and Jose L.J:la took a ~=1==4lilil tnp on the Fun Bus to Water World 1n Denver. 'We went to we1gtlt l1ft1ng then Met the bus at the Commumty Center and headed up,'' expla1ned Juan. ''My favonte th1ng was the wave pool and watch1ng John Llbag drownmg m The TOilet. The lifeguard had to 1ump m and save h1m . I was h1lanous'" Pedro m Belize w1th h1s fam1ly, Mr Ben Sl'!"'lmers loved scuba dMng off of the coast of AmbergriS Caye. He was exc1ted that h1s w1fe got the chance to hold a baby nurse shark "The coral reefs and fish were beauliful. It's the second largest cora reef In the world ," he sm1led. "I named the turtle 'Crush" after the mov1e Fmdmg Nemo.• Mr Summers loves turtles, so sw1mrrmg w1th one was a dream come true' Fish and Ki e (Below) Srs. Sarah Gunther and Kyndra Wood fell 1n love with some seals on the~r tnp to El1tch Gardens. "When they k1ssed us, they smelled like fish, but 11 d1dn't matter because they were adorable," Kyndra squealed . v v surrs Up (Below) Sr. Jer :"'11ah M1 er learned to surf wh1le on Wa1k1k1 Beach. ' I had to ~a1:L ---= for a wave that looked good. When you feel1s. you paddle a little bit, then move your left k ee up and crouch on one leg. W1th your left knee on the board, you then stand." It only took JereMiah around 10.15 mmutes to be able to stand up, but he IS modest about h1s su ng accomplishments. "Three frames later, I probably would have been 1n the water," he laugtlea . < < Volcano Adventure (Left) Sr. Chr an P1tera's family traveled to Honolulu and Kona along w1th Srs. JererrJa~ M I er and Tyler Castle Once at the caldera of the volcano (left), the boys found they had to walk across the volcamc rocks to get to their tra11 down. "The rocks were sharp, and we had to walk tentatiVely on them. The gr1ndmg and crunch1ng while we walked sounded like we were walk! on glass." sa1d Jerem ah Tyler got to expenence the summer sun m Hawan. ''The first day 1n Oahu, I walked around sh1rtless and got super-burned. 11 contmued to get more red as the day progressed ·• he laugtled "I would def1mtely go back," sa1d C r 'The B1g Island s1de t~1p was rteresting because 11 was a rew expenence for me." Playing with the Anhnal Sr C s r & tt, Jr. C t+ Ca , and Fr T seven day crUise around t. e Hawanan lslards defmrtely one of the prettiest places I've ever seen." i'er fam1ly tnp througtl Kona. Hawan Sr E Me o went to the sot..therr coast of Oregon and took a w througi' sataro w1th her fam1ly "I was able to feed some wallab1es. I a _ and a baby deer It was downnght 1ncred ble 1 I especially oved playtng w1th the baby leopard and lior D DD �D DO6 People would be surprised to see all the action the Mesa R1dge bu1ld1ng gets around the summer. Mr. Garc1a Campus Security Supervisor, said, "I'm proud of th~ students here at Mesa R1dge H1gh School and happy of the thought that we get to keep them safe." Mrs Ivy and Mrs. Sm1th spent the1r summer paint1ng the halls, wh1le Mr. Purvis and Mr. McKmney focused on the classrooms. Mrs. Medma moved from her former JOb as Registrar to her new pos1t1on as Head Secretary. "Ivan Aleman had to repair all of the lockers," sa1d Mrs. Med1na. "He has to open each locker and rotate the combinations by hand . That takes a long time!" To celebrate how hard they worked in order to get the building ready for students, Mr. Sage cooked up some barbecue. "Without them, our school wouldn't look half as beautiful as 1t does," he said. The teachers are not the only ones who notice hard work. "The environment here at school is amazing; the security here makes me feel safe. School1s a second home to me," sa1d Sr. Shelby M1ller. fay I ee our pa , plea e? (R1ght) Mrs. Ivy Richardson loves the k1ds at Mesa She sa1d, "If I d1dn't like the k1ds here, I would not work here . K1ds make workmg pleasant, and the group of teachers here are also wonderful" Don't b me ing around (Below) Mr. Ivan A err an has been here s1nce 1997, when the school f~rst opened I love the k1ds and the faculty. They are both outstandmg I have the best JOb w1th the best staff ever " The Campus S their time duri would like to th 11 ustodial Staff members at Mesa Ridge not only give ..;:1\,IIJ UI VI year, but they also work all summer long. We r everything they do for our school. It's mce to keep the 1ssues to a m1mmum. We have a great staff!" - �about rece1 1ng our rew ::..._.:;;;.=-.::;:.=.:..:....::.~:.:,:,~--t-au--ght m1ddle s hool before "I wanted to see ow 1! felt to 10 years, I have b en teach1ng Our new "I chose to gooJ tJ,, t? a ut Mesa, as k1n1~ Wlih \ ,outlg 21dults IS the mat reason she a:grtat bob teachmg them o gamzat1onal Jl D1stnct 3 gradua e. Ms. Erm ''"'~~'~''- art teacher Ms RaVIn, ss1on 1n art here at Mesa the great staff. She sa1d, ''I about and what makes you A t Mesa Ridge, we welcome newb1es 1nto our family. Out of the 121 staff members, ten are new Griulies. Mrs. Ba1dw1n, an Ongmal Gnzzly, was here when they broke the first piece of land for Mesa R1dge. She said, "If you are go1ng to be successful here, this building needs to be your home away from home. This has been my home away from home for 12 years. It's always n1ce to see new staff members become old staff members." One of the new teachers, Ms. Ragan , said, "I love the k1ds here. They are just taller then I am use to. I taught at a middle school for ten years, so I had to get use to the transfer to a high school. The faculty here, however, has made the trans1t1on much easier." Sop h. Germaine Suggs sa1d, "The new teachers this year are really cool and funny. They defln1tely upgraded the Mesa Staff th1s year." Mr Beatty came to Mesa from Jamtell Jumor H1gh. Mr. Beatty has some With Mesa students because he 1s a gtrls' coach. coached 10 years. to finally be to Interact w1th k1ds dunng rather than 1ust after school." New challenges (Above) '' Everyday IS a new adventure. I can never antiCipate IS gomg to happen the next day The students here are very unpredictable," laughed Ms Harson, a new math tear her Good times (Left) M1ss Helzer's ftrst year at a h1gh school been a wonderful expenence. "I h e be1ng here w1th a team and workmg w1th h1gh schoolers as well as JUntor h1gh k1ds Teach1ng a language IS my pass1on, and 11 1s mce to teach young students the wonderful language." 7 D DO �8 Summer 2009 For most, summer is a t1me to relax. But there are some students who use every minute of everyday to get ahead. "Waking up everyday was probably the toughest part-next to runn1ng. I'm too big to run. One morning I ate too much and ended up puk~ng. Coach Roberts would push me really hard, but 1t was good It only made me a better player," sa1d Sr. Aaron Belle. From 6:30 to 7:30 am, the athletic wing of the building was full of athletes. Jr. Ph1ll1p Rhodes exclaimed, "To beat the coaches here, you gotta show dedication." It seems the we1ght tra1n1ng program accomplished 1ts goal. The volleyball team 1s finished w1th a 17-5 w1n loss record, softball went to playoffs w1th a 12-6 w1n loss record, and the football team ended the season with a winning record of 6-4. However, the we1ght tra1n1ng program was not the only place students could be found preparing for the upcoming year. Band gave up two weeks of their summer and every Tuesday. Not all teachers took the whole summer off. Ms. Melissa Kn utson ran her first marathon September 6, 2009. "We did a lot of work over the summer. I was afraid of dogs on the trail, but my b1ggest frustrat1on came from a knee InJury. When I got near the finish line I saw some vars1ty volleyball girls. That was Blood, l!Weat, tears (Above) Wtth a gnmace and a tncl<le o sweat. huge, I was 1n tears." Jr Tanner Buck showed up early 1n the morn ng to prepare for h1s football and wres tng seasons. "It made me stronger and faster The footworktng dnlls were really helpful." ucceed like our hand. (Right) Section Leader. Jr. Sarah Eslinger gives constructive criticism to her fellow clarinet players while working on staying lined down . This means staying in perfect line with each other. "You want to make sure you have high toes, your chin has to be up, and you have to have good posture," said Sarah. " If they seem to struggle. I just show them how." Ou r band went through rigorous summer training. Section Leaders participated in a 4-<lay camp before the whole band came back for practice. The entire Marching Band endured 2 weeks of band camp that began at 9:00 am and ended at 4:00 pm. Practice really does pay off (Far Right) As you can see, our band really got things down towards the end of the summer. Mr Olivas tells his students, "We should be able to freeze the show anywhere, and we should all look the same." You have to practice to Adversity causes some to break; others to break records. �'inety Percent Club (Rtght) Forty seven of our finest athletes were up at 6:30am, 90% of the works outs or better this summer. These athletes pose for a ptcture at the end of the summer, showing off thetr dedicatton to thetr vanous teams. Teams represented in the 90% Club are vars1ty football, JV football, C-Squad Football, volleyball, wrestling, and basketball. Pain is for the tn.otn.ent. Pride is forever. o painr Then you aren't working hard enough The football team took a break from the we1ght room to have a summer m1n1 camp. (Left) Jr. Johnathan Mullineaux watches Sr. Malcolm Montgomery work on gettmg extens1on on the D-hne. ''Tra1nmg th1s summer made me stronger for the football season. It also helped w1th speed and agility," he reflected . "Gettmg up at 6:30 every mornmg was rough, but 1! was worth 1! because 1! made me a better football player." John l1ked see1ng his b1g ga1ns, and thmgs like watch1ng h1s speed 1mprove made h1m come back day after grueling day. Feeling the burn (Above) Students beg1n to sweat as they do the1r aux1liary lilt1ng. startmg w1th the1r abs. Students would begm w1th a warm up JOg. They then formed lines. hstenmg to Mr Braaten's boom1ng vo1ce wh1le he led stretches. Then, they broke up 1nto three groups, work1ng on e1ther speed m the gym, strength 1n the we1ght room , and tonmg w1th free we1ghls. Jr Zachary Nea leads the pack gett1ng ready for a new fall season by workmg on h1s speed and ag~hty . Zach played golf th1s year. and he sa1d, "It helped me because I had a stronger upper body and could h1t the ball further. ' He thought the lift1ng program was benefic1al to the school as a whole. "In a way, 1! helped the whole school get together Yearbook a on ha begun (Above) Semor Ed1tor~n-Ch1ef Kan Lanphier takes !1me on August 3rd. her 18th b1rthday, to tra1n her yearbook staff on how to sell ads and how to fill out receipts . ''Yearbook season begms nght after the yearbook from the year before has been subm1tted . No rest! F1x 1!!" Girl can bench, too (Below) Soph. Kalen Carter prepares for the volleyball season by mcreas1ng her upper arm strength w1th an 1mpress1Ve bench press. "Weight tram1ng th1s summer helped me keep m shape. I feel like I JUmped h1gher th1s season. and that comes from strength tra1nmg." Although she d1dn't enJOY wak1ng up early, she sa1d she w1ll be there next summer. Never, Never, Quit 9 D DO �B IO Freshman onentat1on was fun for the Link Leaders and an exciting experience for the new freshmen. One th1ng can be sa1d about that day, everyone had fun meeting, greet1ng, and participating in the group act1v1t1es. The Link Leaders spent two days of the1r summer vacation prepanng to make the mcoming freshmen feel comfortable and welcome at Mesa R1dge. Mr. Summers and Mrs. Shea were consumed with the preparation for a smgle day not even on the school calendar. "I had to go through coordmator tram1ng for three days. I also went to several two-day follow-up conferences as well as set up for the Link Leader Training and b1g Onentatlon Day," Mr. Summers said . On Orientation Day, the Lmk Leaders broke the freshmen up into smaller groups. Each group of freshmen and Link Leaders had a different costume. Some costumes cons1sted of p1rate hats, Captain Crunch, leis, crayons, or super hero masks. The day started off w1th a big greetmg from Mr. Summers and Mrs. Shea. The Leaders and freshmen mmgled together on the bleachers by giving each other back rubs, play1ng a 400-person round of "Simon Says, and cheering on their fellow classmates in a pillowstuffing relay. Later, the freshmen participated 1n many activities such as the group river crossing activity, "64 Squares," which IS a game that represents the freshmen's future and what obstacles do lay ahead. "I learned independence and when to think on my own," said Fr. Ashley Bailey. Freshman year IS w1thout a doubt the toughest year of high school. There are a lot of new people, classes and challenges. There are four different blocks on two different days w1th two levels of school where you are the new kid and over a thousand k1ds runnmg for lunch. "This day really made my first weeks easier. It helped me understand the school and people so much more," Fr. Joanna Eng commented. "Our main focus was for our Link Leaders to really connect to the freshmen and be comfortable w1th them when school starts, maybe talk to them about the1r 1ssues. Link Crew promotes acceptance and d1vers1ty," Mrs Shea sa1d proudly. The Gauntlet. (Above) The Lmk Leaders prepare for the freshman to enter Mesa R1dge for the hrst t1me as students of the school by havmg them walk through a tunnel of cheenng Unk Leaders called The Gauntlet. r e (R1ght) Fr N cholas Aller expected 1t to be a "really bonng day. I thought we would have nothmg to do, so I was glad that 1! was fun ." Welco:rne to Mesa! (Left) The doors re gave freshmen floatles ''They fought over wh cl' ones to get Duck, duck, goo e (Left) .,_,rs S e and M Surr r ask Unk Leaders Srs. T Vie and N P rry to select some freshmen at random from tl'e crowd to partic1pa e 1n the rext actiVIty · .a y open, and a a of fn.. shmen enter Mesa R1dge, many tor l'le 1rst 1rr e Some were exc1ted, some were 'lervous, others d1dn t know what to expect. "I was nervous because before I got to the school, I thought that 1t was just go1ng to be 1ke Jr High But, when I got here. 1t was much b1gger. Most of the L1nk Crew Leaders r1ade 'lle feel coiT'fortable by the end," sm1led Fr. l<a yr Z K • For most students. the day was JUst good oldfashion fun. "The onentat1on helped me get out of my shell. Our link leaders gave us bubbles wh1le we played 64 squares. I still talk to my Unk Leaders. and I see my group all the t1me m my AVID class," Fr. Lear Brow chuckled �''I knew 1! wasn't go1ng to be like Jr. H1gh," sa1d Fr Chandler Ha "I wasn't nervous. I JUS! wanted to make fnends." (Above) Frs. Brandon Gonza ez, Christian LeBianc-Quaney. and Teronny Martinez s1t 1n a break-out sess1on weanng crowns. "My Lmk Leaders gave us the crowns because they d1dn't have any money to buy anythmg else. They were mce" "Walkmg through the doors, I was a little apprehenswe. I thought the onentat1on would be a waste of my t1me, but 11 turned out to be really cool. I met a lot of JUniors and semors and everyone was really support1ve," Fr. DaVId O•r remarked. • My Lmk Leaders were really helpful. When they gave us the tour around the school, they let us open our lockers and po1nted out where all of our classes were going to be." Fr. Mad1son Shuman commented. Even the Lmk Leaders had a great t1me. After bemg asked what the best part of the day was, Jr. Lukas l.andmg repl1ed, "I th1nk 1! was the begmnmg assembly because there was a lot of energy m the gym." Sr. Jack e Glover enjoyed the day as well. "I became a Lmk Leader so that I could help people. I loved meeting the freshmen and part1c1pat1ng m the b1g Onentatlon Day!" I know how they feel (Above) Remembenng how uncomfortable 1! was to go to a new school, Jr AJ ISO!I Pnce reads over her packet dunng early mornmg tra1nmg. She wants to ensure she helps her freshmen feel as comfortable as poss1ble. Import nt info. needed to make it t Me a {Above) Fr. Zachary Krouse liked the hrst part of the day the best. 'It was kmda fun to meet new people. I really learned that I always need to check out wh1ch s1de the bathrooms are on!" Group Dyna:mics (Left) beg~nmng of tre day. rT'ost of tile people volunteenng and speak1rg m tre crowd were all Link Leaders. By the end of the day, freshmen were part1c1pat1ng Without feeling self.<:onsc1ous Fr o learned 1mportant lesson early-on earned that as freshmen, we should be mvorved My favonte part was when we greeted each ott>er 1n the lines, Jo p sa1d proudly I th (left) Fr. fourd f1tting m at Mesa much eas1er after attendmg Onentat1on. "The most memorable l'lmg for rT'e was the big asserT'bly. There were lots of people there She also found 'le to1.r he pful. I really understood the school better afterwards, and ! d dn t g t lost' sre sM led �D DO I2 "Keep working hard, it will pay off in the end but don't forget to take time for your elf." -Mr . Ravin "Life i Io% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." -Mr . Morin "You can't ee tears when you cry in the rain." Ashley Cope "Discovery i eeing what ha been seen and thinking what ha n't been thought." unknown "Tomorrowi another day." Mr. McMahon "Oh ye , the pa t can hurt. But the way I ee it, you can either run from it or.... learn from it."-Mrs. Fi her "There are two kind of people in the world: a tronomer and astronauts. A tronomer ee the tars afe here on Earth, astronauts go into pace. Reach for the tar Cla of 20io." Mr. Sununers. "Anything unattempted remains impo ible." -Mr. Borchik "May the worst day of your future, be the best day of your past."Mrs. Bruckner "Life's not fair, just deal with" -Mrs. Carter "There are three thing my uncle taught me work hard, laugh, and alway play your music loud." Charles S. K. Cerdena "Unle you change what you are, you alway have what you got." --unknown If you're not happy with the thing you have and don't try to fix them, you'll be tuck-Amy Alas "You can't rush perfection." Collin Fontaino "Don't rush life. It always be there in the end." - "You are valuable. "Happiness comes "Always trust in -Raylynn West Don't let anyone from doing what yourself because make you believe you love and you can't always differently." -Mr . loving what you depend on others." Arm trong do." -Mrs. Tamsen -Brian Gapin ki will "Life is like a Slurpee: If "It's not fair to you drink it too fast, a k others what you'll just get a headache. you're unwilling Drink it one sip at a to do yourself." time." -Mr. Iwanski Mr. Morri �"Remember you were given two ear and one mouth. Listen twice a much a you peak" -Mr. Adam All that or " J. ever b e too concerne d wit · h w h at was and . b we see d seem IS uta ream h . b b . . h· d w at WI 11 e ecau e yesterday 1. history, Wit tn a ream. t omorrow 1· a my tery, b ut to d ay 1· a 1•ft, t h at is why it is called the pre ent." The limit of tyrants are pre cribed by the endurance oftho ewhom they oppre Fredrick Douglas. "A fooli h consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." _Mr . Jungling "Do I believe in you? Ye , you will go far." -Mrs. Lettenmaier "I'd rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief." - Gerry Spencer. "Some of the greater thing in life are unseen. That' s why you close your eyes when you kiss, dream, and cry." "Step x: FIX! Step 1: IT! Step 3: FIX IT!" SNL Don't take yourself out of the game." -Mr. Anderson "It's not about how hard you can hit. It' about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." Dominick Faust "Don't think of high school as an end but as a beginning." -Mrs.Mata "Those who mind don't matter. Those who matter don't mind." --Brittany Bivings "Anything the mind can conceive, the body will achieve." -Everette Artz "You don't top playing because you get old. You get old because you stop playing." -Chri Barnett "Dream dreams, but don't be a dream." -Terry Waiters "Live life to its fullest." Roberto Olivero "There' a little good in the bad, a little bad in the best, o nobody can talk about the re t." -Diamond Thra her D DO �Jlmy Jt.fas 'l(rista Jt.[tfritfge H tppme s 1s not pi.Kcd w1thm our ltvcs; It h s1mplr placed Wlthm our rc ch. Anonymous L1!e s wh·tt V<>ll m.tkc tt, sn lets' make It rock It's onh when you rc tested that you trul) d1 LOVer who "llll olre. o Ram, Trey Jl.naerson o Ramhm l£verett Jl.rtz All td thtn~.; are green. :14 Seniors Jt.nge[o Jt.potfaca Stephanie Jl.po[[o e\-cr he t<><> concerm:d With wh.tt "·" ,md wh,tt wtll he hec.tuse \ esterd \ Is h1sto~, tomormw 1 a mystery, hut toda,· 1 ,t g1ft, th.tt Is why It h the present. 'l(aytfe 13af:.!-r Where your trc.tsurc h, there wdl your hean he also. �' 'Brittany 'Bivings .9l.aron 'Be{[e Christopher 'Barnett Mcm >r,· 1 1 w 1y <•I I ,[Jmg t the thmg you love, thL thm~ you are, and the thmg vou never w,mt to lo c. It you un't ftr,t, you're Ll't. J?g6el(ali 'J3{acl(_ Jtucia 'J3{af& Clirysta 'Bou Ewn the 'malle t t.u 'hmc' m the J.1rknc". Where 1gnorance "our m."ter, there j, no !Xl'"htl1ty 1>f pc.Ke. --Dalal Lama It', not what I am, tt' wh< I 1m im1Je that dcfme' me. Bcum.m Jt{ayne 'Boyce Dream BIG; c,t your Wiillam 'Boya EREAL. Tiffany VanVolkinliurg ana Ian Miles Ph 'R__aliiem 'Brook§ 'J'{_ataslia 'Brown ~ >mctlmc' \'\lU ha\'C t .·o 't r rhmkmg :-.1L.: H, nJ go" here your HEART r.1ke' you'! C£ass oj2010 IS �Patrick_13runow 1Janie[ 13ucfteger ~aton 'Byars The nnd to true love h long ·md h.tr,h, hut nncc V<>u'rc then:, It'll be wnrth the ram ,md heartbreak to get th..:re. Josfiua Carrasco 'Brittany Carrick_ Arc ,heer' bmb,' n1om~!~ TyCer CastCe !Jv(irarufa CoCeman Cmcma rdlect' culture, and 1t' ok to dart tcchnolo~'), but n<>t ,It the co't nt vour ongmality m1le hcclll ..: '<>mctim<.:' It\ the only w,l\ to let other' know you'r..: brc:Hhmg. Quaysfiaun CoCeman Veronica Cor6eill 1\·~ f.uled tl\"er and over md over ngam m my life, and that 1 wh} 1 'uccced. --:-..11~hael Jord.m All h fa1r m lon: and war �!l{a'o/yne Crarufa[[ And smce you cannot see your elf so well as by reflection, I, your glass, wtll moJestly Jtscover to yourself, that of yourself which you yet know not of. It doe'n 't matter how many breaths you wok but how many moment> took your breath away. How happy 1s the blamele" vestal's lot. The world forgetting, by the world forgot: Eternal unshmc of the spotlcs mmd. Each prayer accepted and each wish restgn'd. --AiexanJcr Pope 1(ara Cyr Don't be dtsmayed at g<xxl-bycs. A farewell1s nece",ll) before you can meet agam. And meetmg agam, ,\fter moments or lifettmes, " certain for thme who are friends. --Richard Bach As h1gh as the sky ts above the earth, so great ts G,>J's love. T oJa\ \OU are \<>U, th.u 1s tnter than tnte. There 1s nn one all\·e Y<>uer th.m n>u! Dr s~u . . . Cfass of2010 I7 �Jiustin 'Diener Steven 'Dominguez I cnme and go wtrh norhmg mor~ than '"me pc.t..:e, kl\'e, and h,tppme". Stephanie 'Duggan Jennifer 'Duncan £Bryce 'Duran All th.tt we see L>r seem ts ~ut .1 dr~am wtthm .1 dr~am. Your ltfe may nor mean anythmg to evervhxh But tt will mean the WORLD to one rer><ln. The lnmrs of tyrants arc prcscn~d ~y rhc endurance of those whom they orrreS>. --Fredrick Dougla>. .9Lngeuna 'Evans Juua ![aufancf Shnot fnr the tmxm ~ecau'c ~\'en tf you mt>', you'll land amnng the "tar:-.. -- Bnan Lmrell Quincy 'Efston Laura 'Erdmann Corey ![e[t Tru~ friends sra~ vou 111 rhe hack. --Oscar Wilde x8 Seniors �Work that Tay[or :Finfey .9J.shley Let the p1eet: fall where they m. \, J11't 1:-c ure to put them h.llk m th If nght pi u:. I'J r 1thcr I we mm I •f' ntJ f' \\Oil I r th.m one cl cd l) relief. who f.ul tO,lJ'J'fect.ttc wh.u the\ ,t!rc.t,h h.l\·c. \\'hen the ,Jefinmg moment C<•me,, either \<111 Jdme the nwmcnt r the moment Jchne' n>u. Rrc tkf ''t i the mo't lm('<>rt mt me. I of the dJ\. 1JyCan :Jri.zze[[ .9J.slifey :Ju[/(§ 1Jeontay (ja[6eartli Tanislia qanaway :\ll,•f your Ilk you've ~een It,! to 1:-che,·c vou'rc nothmg ''' l<x>k .It your,eJf .md lin· .tg,lln. , 'ofx 1\ 'l't' h !JYC !Jtc r llkW lt<J . \X h, \\ >ukl h:~vc th<>ught h n1.1l..mg h1rd' migrate h>r tlw Winter woukl m.1l..c me th .11! 'ummer. .9J.shley :J[atli Slie[6y :J{ores -<•me of the •rc.tter thm~ 111 lite tlfC' un-.~cn. n),l(\ \dl\ )'\.lll clo 1..' \·our e\"L':"' wh~n ynu lt..,..,, Jre.lnl, .mJ en. I l.trrme' will nt'\Tr come t<> tho,c· --~e,·cn,lu't Look the"l· th.u 1' when: \our tutun.· !Je,. ··t\nn !Am ler ··GCIT) ~I en r For tl "" w~ •I 11Kh " ~1nn, much 1 r JUired. ··John F Kcnncd Co[[in :Fontaino LI\'L" '" tf Vllll Wl..'rc..; to dtc t1 tm~ tfn.l\\ .md le.~rn ,1, 1f ~ou were to !J,·c fore\ cr. --~I.KG.nJh1 Steve qantfara I.Jrc J, Ill th It f rt'C lf"L 111 lll; \\'h,, I.Jrc' morc 1' n ne. --~1.• ·rcrh Cfass of2010 :19 �Leamufra (ji[6ert :Brian (japins/(j weer cream on an 1 e cream amich! .Ytngdica (jipson Jac/(je (jwver G1t R Done 1\·e failed 1000 tttnes, hut that one . ucces means more. --Brandi ollm Orbitz Approved .Ytria (jraves \Vhat 1 man, Without companion! 20 Seniors Ltfe 1s a song. Lo\ e 1 the mu ic. Justin (jreco Lizette (jonza{ez i£Vlfn (jraj Life i. a flower; hloom. Peorle show rhe1r true color m the site of change i£ric (jreen �Sarafi (junther It doe n't take a mle to be a leader. Jayaen Jlaraman Ca[e6 Jlarris God created the flm a soon It'· when ',Ou've lo t a he made the fool. everything, you're free to do anything. Craig Jla[[ 1(atrina Jla[[ 5Vn6er Jlam6[y-Me&n Get orne or go home. You can fall off a bu1ldmg, you can fall out of a tree, but baby, the best way to fall i in love w1th me! What you h ten for m a poem 1 your elf. 9{atfja Jlei!!tecf:.!.r 13etfzany Jlerscfzfer 1?,p6ert Jlawf:§ I can onl'r b my elf and nothing more. Take it a it L. T 189036 crass of2010 2:l �J a 0 r inaCliina ~U1tae[Jli[~6ranat E, eryone 1s era:} m a one man show. The Bunn} Boy coay Jloraaay Thmk out ide the hun. Forget the risk and take the fall, and if it' what you want, it'· worth it all. StephanuJac~on 0 n't expect me to he perfect becau e if you do tt definttely won't happen. 22 Seniors Mo t of the hadow m life are cau ed hy u tandmg in our own sunshme. �Jt fettarufer Jones ~by GoJ granr m~ the crcntt) to .Kcept the thmg' l c,mnot ch.mge, the C<'uragc to change the rhmg' l c;m, .mJ the w1"l''m w kmm the ,hftcrcnce. J(f_ontae Ju[ien Cfianee Jumper Lawrence 'l(aefin Cassie Jones Courtney Jones I ha\ e found that among it other benefit , g1ving liberate the oul of the giver. If what we are 1s what we have, and what we have 1 lo t; what are we? Cory J(f_[[er Z acfw.ry Xing Where attentton goe , energy flow·. Jeremy X.f.rK... l\·e come ro the conclu>lon that the world 1· an tlluston 1.-ut at least were not m 'ecluston. Cfass of2010 :13 �(jif6ert La !fe6re Samue[ Lanaing 1(ari Lanphier Cristina Laracuente-Lopez .9llyssa Lasher L1fe i like a game of mow, you learn as you go. Art i never fini hed, only abandoned ... --Da Vinci I speak for the tree , for the tree have no tongues. What lie behind u and what lies before u are tiny matter compared to what lie within u . Life i · a gift, not a right. Live life to the fulle t but do it legally. Amber Hambly, Mellen It's in a Book Jolin 1Jevon Li6ag Do work, on. Wiillam Lippincott Juan Lizarraga Life is a game, but it' not fair. I break the rule , and I don't care! Osclie[[e Lopez chool was fun, but it' time just because somebody doesn't love you the way you want them to, to grow up. doe n't mean they don't love you with all they have. 24 Seniors .9lslifee Lorenzen If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. �Jliyssa Losoya knee s a r i a h a n n :Mitche[[:Magaafeno Jtntfwny Losoya Louis Losoya Jtfe~anaer :Margurite 9{j.cofe :Margurite Que tion everything... ... why? orne people are addened becau e ro e have thorn . Other· reJoice becau e thorn have ro e . --Unknown L A p p E R :J{f.i[:Maison 9{j.taya :Maneerat Cfass of2010 25 �VIP Status Brittany Bivings !!whut up!! Keaton Byars Don't try to please other unle s it pleases you. 1(f.fsey Matwaa Take time to love to heal, to ee. But mo t of all, take time to be! --Cry tal Fannon 26 Seniors '1\jjfe MaKjmenK_o tep from the road, to the sea, to the sky. ucces i failure turned in ide out. Mefanie Me 54.ufey Sean Me (juire T!fEsha MeC!iristian I love Corey! You can be burdened with re pon ibility or ble ed with opportunity. You JUSt have to live your ltfe not canng what they thmk and shake off the drama and prove to them that you're better than they thtnk you are. A hfe wtthouc cause ts a tfe wtthouc effect. So live each day like tt' your Ia c, but learn like you ltve forever. �Samantha Mc(juire When ltfe 1 . weet, avoid lemon. Alway· have your imagmatton a free a. the birds m the ky. There are ri k and costs to a program of actton. But they are fa r le s than the long-range ri k and co t of comfortable mactton. There 'lre three thmg, m~· unde t.lllght me: work hard, laus:h, and alway rlay your musiC l<lUd." -- harb . K erd.,na God n"vcr gl\T tny<>nt: u thmg that he{ h" c.m't h.mdle. He never trul~ , fleet' your ltk mt.,ndmg that tt\ a mt,t;lke In order to p1ck a rose, once Live life to the fullest. Ll\'e everyday ltke It 1 your la t. mu t re pect the thorn. OJ '""I p.) ;:::l Jt.m6er Minjarez \\on M ·~·than:. an l mJ the J,,m·t neeJ llOC The\· get th lr roblC tratmng tn a Manne atml rhe~, at :a \.ianne P t Thr, tmqrarr the- rraduuxu f the . iannes. The~ re \i.u1~. Lt. Gen. Th mas H<>lcomb, U":\iC "Everyone has~ the desire to c win. Only champions have the desire to ~ c ;:::l prepare." tJj -r; (',) �Mafco{m Montgomery Saage Montgomery 'BreeOn Moore Tifini Moore 54sfriey Moyer We would a hieve more things 1f we did not thmk of them as 1mpos 1ble. Mo t people treat the wrong people right and the right people wrong. Ltfc 1 g1ven therefore 1t can he t.1ken, so live life w1th love, pa' 10n, open minJednc,s,and never ever rake It for granted! Dream a 1f you'll live forever; live a 1f you'll die today. Matthew Myers 2?g6ecca l){aval(_u/QJ Hey, playa. You got apple auce m your eyebrow. Who 1 life, and why do they g1ve out lemon ? 'Bryan r;..&fson Were all JUSt harely floarmg along, wa1nng for some one that can walk on water --Boh fn,m LC Punk Jlle~antfer 'JI{jmon ilence 1 golden, but duct tape IS ilver. Life 1 hke a gamble: e1ther you win It all or you lo e your hou e. �Michae[ Ogtfen 'l(aque[ O''Brien Jfof[y Ofzfsen Sara Oftfjatlier Part of m• u'pt.Lt tl:> t I'n 1 lo,cr, .md the other p.m of me rhmk I'm GoJ Alm1ghty. --John Lennon ome a7 trageJ7 is hard to get over, but sometimes that rrageJy meam it' over. erfectly _..P!l_.....~~..,......ed !R,poerto Ofivero ToJa7 1s the Jay you let it all go. Your chance \\ dl come. Cotfy Oster Cliristoplier Otters6erg You wdl ah\ays fmJ an excuse not to hve your life. Rc who Y''u ar~ •nJ 'ay w h.n vou iccl 1-occ.lU'c th<bC who mmJ don t m• ncr and tho'c who m.ntcr ckm't mmJ, --Or. cu" A m.m ,, l:>ut the pwJuct ui hi, thought,, What he thmb, he l:>ccomc,, --G,m,lhl Cfass of2010 29 �Corey Patz !llmanaa Peppito In R '" 1, \\~ , nh h.,J t\\ • TV Tune create~ memone~. memnne decorate YL)Ur l1fe. .9l.narew Perez 9\[jcofe Perry J 13rittany Pipitone You are you . That 1s truer than true . o one i. youer than you . Cfiristian Pitera 1Ji[fon Pfeinis Good mornmg 'l(pay Poston The only reL)ple you need in your ltte arc the peorle that need you in theirs. 30 Seniors An eye for an eye leave the whole world blind That\ right. It\ Ia) a, Playa. The end. �Sarali Prust .Levi Punong6ayan Love the life you ltve. Xayfa 1?jeli[ 'Denza{e ~rufer There's no place !tke hmne. Orfancfo :J?.pcfriguez I wa' never good ... [ was great 'Etlian :J?.poerts Only the good dte young. :J?.psa[yn :J?.pcfriguez 'J{acfya :J?.pjas o mcltter what set l>acb you ha\ e m !tfe, alway keep a mind set that you' ll ucceed. Dream a. tf vou'lllive fmever, live as tf you'll die toda\. --James Dean Jennifer :J?.p[[ins Cfass oj2010 31: �YLS.tuewn !Rpmero Enjoy life today. Ye terday i gone, and tomorrow may never come. I'm the kinda rer>on that laughs at a Joke three tunes: once when it\ told, once when It's exrlamed, and once fi\'C mmutes later when I fmally get It. f1Janae 2?Jjaen It' ow it' our turn to create our perfect exi renee. 32 Seniors You can do anything you put your mind to ... anything. River know thi : there is nl hurry. We hall get there some day. --Winnie the pooh To deal with yourself, use your head; to deal with others, use your heart. Life isn't measured hy the number of breaths we take, hut hy the moments that take our breath awa Stephanie Seafacl(_ �It'· not the enttties of the pa t that I fear. It' the figure of the future that should fear me. AnJ these chtklren that you sptt on as they trv to ch.mgc thctrs worlds are unmunc t<> l'<'ur consultatwns. Thev're qutte ,mare of what they're g<Hng through moments, and you wtll have a succe sfulltfe. Lttc's not 'I srcctator sport It w.ltchm' ts .111 I'<>U'n: t:<>nna Jo, then \'<>u'rc gnnn.1 wilt<h your ltk g<> by wtthout \\l. --Lawm The Hunchback of , \ ltre [}arne eYer sar orry for aymg how you feel becau~e that's like apologizing for bemg real. �'Jvfar/Qts Tayfor Sfta(anafz. Teaaer <J{astassia 71iomas 1Jiamona %raslier Carfos Torres <J{atascfia Torrez Phtl. 4: 13 I Lan Jo all thmg through hri t whn strengthens me. I'm nnt lookm Jown, hut I ee no one ahove me. --Ltl Wayne If ynu fall off a hor e, get baLk Lm and ride like the wind. 34 1Jona[a Trow6ritfge Samantha Turano Jennifer Turref[ We are allmstgnthLant peck of Ju t becau~e everything we Jo will eventua ll y he era-,ed. Ynu don't have tLl ltve foreve r, you 1u. t have to ltve. You houldn't JU~t chome your dreams-you hou iJ follow them. Jeffery 11nrein �o/ano/o{/(jn6urg Laughter 1 an m rant vacation!! --Milton Berle 1(ara Wa[ton I can Jo all thing through hri t who trengthen me. Philippian 4:13 'Evan WatCi.ngton 'Brantfon Weaver If I Lan Lhange 111) enYinmmcnt uther" shall Jo the ame. The BE T! I always hettcr than theRE 'T! Terry Waiters Ju{ie Wa{sfi The Jtfference hetween orJmary and extraorJmary? The extra. hut-up, and he happy! 'l(pit{yn We66 T~.)m~.)ITll\\ 1 never 1 P 11 -...:J, '0 II\<' t,•r rcJ,l) N:c,HL'<' Ill a blmk ol ,m <:\.:, tr \\Ill i'L' rom ITO\\' \ t..'-.tl"r\.1.\\ crass of2010 35 �'R._ay[ynn West Love the life you live, and live the life you love. -- Bob Marley f)(gnrfra Wood' The feeling of regret i only mamfested in the one who dwell on the pa t. The only time I look back i to see how far I made it. Forget love ... I'd rather fall in chocolate. Courtney 'lll/ 11rn•u .Jtsfzfey Woz niak_ Make Jokes. o tre . Love. Live. Life. Proceed. Progress. It' better to be hated for who you arc than loved for who you arc not. 36 Seniors This i · the life I live. You don't have to get u ed to n becau e I love it. �Kari Lanphier Student Council President ClaSS SOflg Remember the Times By: Michael Jackson Christian Pitera Top of the Class Class Colors ClaSS FlOWer "Those who mind don't matter, and ~- l:t.€~~• those who matter don't mind.'' --Dr. Seuss Corey Patz Top of the Class Amy Alas ent Body President Class Quote �40-41 Back to School 42-63 Sports 64-65 Polls 68-83 Mugshots 84-87 Academtcs 88-91 Clubs 92-93 Music 94-99 Fall Events �T hings are really moving and shakmg at Mesa th1s year. "Our sports' programs, our band, our clubs, our teachers .. .They are all gett1ng stronger," ~arrett proudly announced at an 1nserv1ce on Veteran's Day. Our softball team made playoffs th1s year. Football went 6-4. We had two crosscountry runners qualify for State. Our volleyball team rocked 1t with a 17-5 record. Our Marching Band took 4th m the state. "Fifty percent of our students are involved 1n some sort of extracurricular act1v1ty, " Mr. Garrett beamed. Th1s year at Mesa, there 1s a lot of school sp1rit. Dunng Homecoming Week, many kids enjoyed expressmg the1r school spint, both during the Pep Assembly and dunng the Homecoming Game. Student Cabinet put together a rock1n' Spmt Week that Soph. Dena Walk loved. She declared it: "The best week ever!" "Our school is better than Widefield!" commented Fr. Kyle Featherston early in the morn1ng. Even though school starts bnght and early, most teachers and students look forward to being at Mesa. "I love my JOb," smiled Principal of Discipline, Scott Sage. Even classes aren't too painful to s1t through, especially w1th attention-grabbing teachers like Mr. Iwanski. While s1ttmg 1n World History one . .. . . . . morning, Jr. Wilham Lee remarked , "It's been a great year so far. The semester was as full as Mr. lwansk 's ha1r." (Mr. Iwanski JUSt laughed it off.) As we begm to trade in our shorts and sandals for Mesa Ridge sweatshirts and scarfs, we feel truly proud to be Gnzzlies. 39 D DO �Don't Come Back.... 40 "I was really exc1ted to start my sen1or year but really nervous too. I'm definitely going to cry at graduation, but 1t was still really fun to come back to school. I mostly hang out w1th freshmen and jun1ors. So I met a lot of new people this year," said Sr. Myana Tov s. Students spent their last days shoppmg for school supplies and soaking up those last few rays of sun before breakmg out the alarm clocks. "My summer was okay," sa1d Jr. 0 m 1 Nayares. "I was excited to see all my fr1ends but not ready for my classes to start agam." The teachers spent their last days of summer getting the1r classrooms ready. "I was not ready to come back to school. I didn't feel I had a summer because I was workmg on my PhD course work, but I'm happy to be here now and love my students; they rock my world!" Mrs . .e e 'Tlaler excla1med. On the mornmg of August 20, students sluggishly made the1r way to school. "The first days of school went pretty well . It was fun to see who was m all of my classes I was exc1ted to come back for the sport seasons and to see all my friends again," Jr. La Sha1 Powells said with exc1tement. "I was excited to start a new year as a sophomore I am happy that I am no longer a freshman, and I was ready for the football season to start." sa1d Soph. D Ge1ge Most students made sure they were 1n class on t1me for the first few days. Mr. Beatty, new teacher at Mesa, laughed, "I was anx1ous to try new thmgs, such as teaching Instead of JUSt coachmg, at the high school level. But, I was very disappointed that I would not be able to play as much golf." "I thought school would be better this year because I would no longer be freshman. I was right! Things are much easier for me. Because I have already been here, I don't have any problems finding my classes or fimshing my homework, " Soph. Zackery Garc1a said. On the other hand, Soph. ns,o her Wi s1 had a very different out look on going back to school. "Really, I did not feel any different. I am JUSt com1ng back to school; 1t's not like 1t's something new to me. I just want to get it over w1th." Soph. Trav1 ~ r n shared, "I feel good because I got to catch up on things w1th my friends that I did not see over the summer. I was a little sad, though, because I d1d not want the summer to come to an end." Soph. Anthony Perez gnlls Soph. E 1eth JustiCe, aka SamandEnc. "I th1nk Anthony d1d a really great JOb as a defense attorney. He asked the nght questions to prove our clients' mnocence," sa1d Soph. Jon Plyfey 'We were able to get our clients out of one cnme." Srs. Bryan Nelson, Cory Keller, Patnck Brunow and Sean Me Gu re all enJoy lunch outs1de 1n the courtyard. Before Homecommg, Srs Lauren Swarson and Chns Barnett warmed up w1th a salsa 1n the parkmg lot. "I rolled up my sleeves for the dance, and I'm pretty sure I looked JUSt hke Mr Borch1k It was awesome," laughed Chns. " Lauren even had a rose 1n her mouth, so 1! was very authent1c." Srs. Ally Corchado and Rebecca Navakuku skillfully catch the saber after a perfectly executed toss. Sabers are actually qUJte heavy, but the Colorgaurd dedicates so many hours to pract1ce, they hardly nobce. "The saber line worked really hard th1s year. They consistently had bru1sed wnsts s1nce they always pushed themselves as hard as possible " sa1d Jr. Klrale gh Hytands. "Rebecca and Ally are both really good teachers. �Good tiines at r---~·~::5,;;~~~~~= Me a Ridge High (Left) 'I was surpnsed at how many people there were, and I was afra1d that the upperclassmen would p1ck on me and my fr1ends, but now, I am actually fnends w1th a lot of upper classmen !" sa1d Fr. Manssa Lentz. Manssa and Fr. lat.rer Holmes enjoyed d1nner at Red Robm before the Homecommg Dance. "It was so much fun JUSt gettmg to spend a mght w1th fnends laughmg," sa1d lauren. w At Freshmen Onenta!lon , Jr. e La d ng dressed h1mself and h1s freshmen 1n le1s. huge sunglasses. and dmosaur caps. "It was mce to know that I could come back to school and be reumted w1th all of my fr1ends and my old teachers. I'm probably one of the only ones who was exc1ted to come back to school !" sa1d Luke ......, (Above) The wolh shoppong for new clothes s everyone os probably goong to the same places. That means the chances of you weanng the same outfrt as somebody else os very real. Jrs Thomas Tumer and Wi Qu es prove that thos doesn't have to be a bad thong. En1otlonally Torn (Ro~l) "I was excoled to start band camp thos 1...---~----"=year was a secbon leader, so I had a lot lllOfe responSibi ty. I knew it would be fun to teach the new people how to march," smoled Sr Am r Ha ' But ol stoll was sad knowing thos was goong to be my last band camp ever." Anyone who has ever played a sport knows that 1t can be very 1ntense. You have so much adrenaline runmng m your ve1ns that s1ttmg down and watchmg 1s never an option. At the Mesa vs Cheyenne Mounta1n game. Sr nsta Aldridge pours her heart out 1n support of her g~rls on the field . Srs Alex Margun e Bnan Gapons and Christian PI era na\11gale theor way thou~ the busy hallways c Mesa Rodge. They, along wrth many other upperclassmen, are certa•n that the freshmen class os en rely too big. as this year the hallways seem more crowded than ever. Sr. Alex e doesn't dwell on the crowds. but •s rust happy to be a school. "Aller sw tch111g to Doscovery H ~School Ia e last semester, I nearly dropped out Althou~ this wasn a great decoSIOfl on my part. ol helped nne to get my I fe back 1n order after seven years that be•ng saod , I was more than enthused to come back to Mesa and fin•sh my senoor year • 4:1 D DO ��Varsity Football JV and C Squad Football Varsity Softball JV and C Squad Softball Varsity Volleyball JV and C Squad Volleyball Soccer Tennis Cross Country Golf 044-045 046-047 048-049 050-051 052-053 054-055 056-057 058-059 060 061 �D D ... t-It ~ 'W E E ~ 'W (J ... t-It The Varsity Football team improved significantly this year. They started out the season with a win against Mitchell, and 1t really boosted the1r confidence . Mid season, we h1t a five-game w1nn1ng streak. "This year we are more of a team . We work hard and play harder together. I believe that the weight traming over the summer definitely helped us out a lot. It made us stronger and faster. This year, we believe in ourselves a lot more and have more diSCipline," expressed Sr. orandon W• Was it the we1ght training, or was it the Sack Lunch Diet? Every away game, a few parents got together and made over 70 sack lunches for our players, managers, and the coaches. These lunches consisted of water, sandwiches, a frUit roll up, and ch1ps. Everyone would s1t and eat, w1nd1ng down from the game. After our Air Academy wm , everyone bunched in a little locker room because 1t was 32 degrees outside and the locker room : ... and Fint ,.c was heated. While eating their lunches, a sp1der came down on a web rigtJ m front of Sr. Cody Bell. "No one saw 1t com1ng," laughed Sr. [va Watlin ;rton. Th1s season there were a lot of firsts. It was the first t1me in three years the boys won their Homecommg game against Castle View. After the w1n , Coach Braaten congratulated the players w1th a big sm1le and said. "Congratulations. You just won your Homecoming Game. KMRG reporter, Jr. l\ev1n 1t1 enjoyed taping the game. "Homecom1ng had a lot more hype because 1t was our first Homecom1ng win 1n a few years. I think more people attended the Homecom1ng dance because of the win . The footage I got from the game was amazing! I wish I would've caught Jr. Phillip Rhodes' hit on camera." All of the hard work paid off when the boys smashed our rivals, the Widefield Gladiators. The game ball 1s back where 1t belongs ... m our house. e~ 0 ~ ~ ~ = ~ Sr. Terrence Webb sa1d, "Semor year IS when you have to put everythmg on the line. When Coach says, 'play every down like 1t's your last,' he means 1t. This year really counts for me because I got InJUred last year and lost my whole season." Came:Meaa-. - Sc:ore: 27•I:I Tcmpaatare: H :z7" LOw I9° "Th1s game was freez1ng, and 11 was really hard to catch because I'm the cornerback and my hands were dead, but I sbll had an mtercepbon 1n th1s game," remembered Soph. Nat'lan GerMano. "I wouldn't catch the ball WTth my hands. I caught 11 w1th my body because 11 was that cold ." (Below) Sr. Aaron Belle and Jr. KG Conklin block while Jr. Phillip Rhodes carnes the ball. Lightning (Righi) #31 , Sr - i s shows Widefield what Mesa Football 1s all about, leaVIng a Gladiator lymg on the ground dunng one of h1s 11 carnes. "II was very emotional because I was 1n a car acc1dent over the summer and the doctors sa1d that I wouldn 't even su1t up th1s season. I didn't take 'no' for an answer. We JUSt refused to lose. I'm go1ng to m1ss Mesa R1dge Football, but I believe that the program is gonna keep mOVIng forward ." Endzone 1nt6 e �through the play (Left) Jr uua;n ~ works through an illegal faf:emask from the Castle V1ew player and gets a good block. "Down m the trenches IS where the game 1s won. and a lot of th1ngs happen down there. Our hne has worked really hard. They are strong and b1g and try hard," he sa1d. Cleaning up a busted play (R1ght) Somet1mes m1stakes turn mto lucky breaks. Jr #34 l"n p Rhod s e~pla1ned, "There was confus1on 1n the huddle, and I thought one th1ng and Jordan thought another He gave me the ball, and I was trymg to make somethmg out of a busted play, so I threw 1!. Ale~ Kazee caught the ball 1n the endzone. It wasn't what we were supposed to do, but the key pomt of the game IS to score, so that's what I was try1ng to do, and 1t all worked out 1n the end." know they are winner 'I'm a wmner and I hke to get the ball, 'said Jr. t"l p Rhodes. "W1nners want to get the ball m t1mes of need. and I'm w1llmg to carry the team on my back." Rrodes certa1nly put h1s money where h1s mouth 1s when he made 305 carnes for 2,161 yards th1s season. (left) Rhodes dove 1n for another 2 pomts on a convers1on. T S M ~ s." ..,. t hrs quarter and kept the Thunderbirds scoreless png onto halft1me. Sr 1/2 Aar made a sac dunng t lrlpl pme, and W and llflodes each made 1 nterceptloo Rhodes scored 3 touchdowns. '<alee scored a louchdown and kicked an extra pocnt. and W lougtrthiswaylora2 poont cooverslon. --Captain, Sr. Aaron Belle 2.&-15 1 7· I2 19-'I:l J" a total of 237 yards Sr. 11 Alex J and Sr #41 T renee Webb received 2 and 3 passes respecwely lor 41 and 37 yards. Sr 115 M Sol>h 122 Oev.l , and Wa rs made 5, 6. and 7 laekles respecwely Pollar made a saclt Rhodes scored 3 louc- and w and Kazee scored a touchdown each "I feel that this is one of the best sea ons that Me a Ridge has ever had. I feel like we're etting the standard for the tea:rn to come. A captain, I feel like I lead by example, going hard every play and never :missing practices." M• P' was holding Sterra to a scoreless heped Mesa Will final quarter Contnbut1ng to thiS was Sr I 39 Jose luna wtlo made 2 sac and Kazee each made one louchdown and Rhodes scored toochdowns 2 Rhodes made 36 cames lor a total of 257 y~rds Mesa carried the bait lor 413 yards compared 10 Sierra's 118 yards t ntr room at t 0.14 Luna made 2 sackS and Selle made 1 Webb made an 111terceptoo, white McGtnty returned a lucl<off b<eaking 89 yards, scor1ng lor the Grtzz!IOS Quarterbac II 6 Jr Jorda Robinson ran 1n a 2-point conversoon Rhodes made 3 touchdowns and 1 2.pcint cooverslon. a scored a touchdown and laC ed on a 2.point con rsoon Mesa held A1r Academy to three scoreless quarters dunng the Kadets' own Homecommg Game, only allow1ng 12 pomts dunng the 2nd quarter (Abolle) Soph. Devante Johnson lets the defense know pre-snap to watch one of the KadPt play rs etting the tone W1thm the first 14 seconds of the game, Sr. Ararr s caught the ball after W1def1eld's k1ckoff, and ran 1t down the field for Mesa's f1rst touchdown 'I kmda felt hke I set the tone for the rest of the game After I scored that tou< 1down, there was never a doubt 1n my mmd that we would w1n," he sa1d Just get it done (Below) Late 1n the 2nd quarter, QB Jr. Jordan Rob ns couldn't fmd an open rece1ver, so he ran 1n and got the convers1on h1mself. �"Expect the unexpected," Jr. M' .ah Warford voiced when asked about hts season. Whtle our JV team struggled to overcome their growing pains, our C-Squad domtnated their season, endtng wtth a winntng scoreboard of 7-3, and holding 4 of thetr opponents to a scoreless game. Mesa's freshman team showed up thts year, ready to play. Fr. A,1dr w St owart satd, "The passion for the game ts one of the reasons I play football, along with that fact that I want to prove to everyone that I have the ability to be all that I can be. " There are a few thtngs that the JV and Varsity Football teams can learn from the C-Squad . One of those ts communication. "Next year's program needs to focus on team unity," satd Jr. Powerhouse Phtlltp Rhodes. "That wtll take us much further. The C-Squad really worked together as a team , and that is why they had the season that they did." Sr. Malo m Montromery agreed, remarking, "We did better at the end of the season than we did at the beginning of the season because we learned how to communicate more effectively on the field." Benefitting frolll. other's 1t1.isfortune (Above) JV Mesa R1dge players, Jr. Tanner Buck and Sophs. Devante Jol'nson and Tyson Dunckel watch Castle V1ew's #22 Sam Hamson's runnmg back fumble the ball. Mesa recovered the ball qu1ckly embarrassmg Hamson on the1r own field . However, one play doesn't make the game. Mesa ended up gett1ng schooled, los1ng 12-49 to Castle V1ew. Mesa's C-Squad d1d w1n 28-0, addmg the Sabercats to the l1st of defeated and scoreless teams they faced this year Quarterback Fr Chnstopher Cute~ knows 11 1s h1s JOb to look for opemngs m the A1r Academy defense. ''We were m the redzone ," he sa1d, remembenng that exact moment 1n the Mesa vs. An Academy game, "and we needed to score." Cutc'ler lined up behmd Center Fr. Taylor Camp, mak1ng h1s read before h1k1ng the football. Not only d1d the Mesa C-Squad wm that game, they also kept the Kadets scoreless. wmnmg 28-0. All 3 Mesa Ridge football teams beat A1r Force Academy's Kadets th1s year. Looking to stop a play (Left) #73 Defens1ve End, Jr Nil Williams qu1etly focuses on the makmg the play successful by eye1ng each and every Lew1s Palmer offens1ve player. wa1tmg for a tell1ng s1gn of wh1ch play they w1ll run next. Meanwh1le, #57 Lmeback, Soph. D lion Ge1ger calls out what he sees to the rest of the line. Coach Octav1us Walton sa1d, "The freshmen and JV both had tough losses to Lew1s Palmer. Today JUSt wasn't our day." �Taking a knee (Left) Football players know that each team has put m a lot of work to get to th1s pomt 1n the season . While an A1r Academy player 1s InJUred, Mesa Boys take a knee out of respect for the other team's Injured player's t1me and comm1tment to the game. "It shows the other team that even though we are enem1es, we still respect them ," sa1d Fr. Bryce Jo11:1sor The C-Squad won the1r fmal game aga1nst L1berty 45-28 For many players. th1s season was about learn1ng the d1fference between playmg football for the1r m1ddle school and play1ng for h1gh school. "It's more compet1!1ve." sa1d Fr. Chns 1-iodgJ , "but 1f you work hard, you can get your spot." Many of the players were sad when the season came to an end. but they loved what a great season they had. gomg 73. "CNer the w1nter, I plan to stay m shape and work out m the we1ght room w1th Mr Braate HodgJn sa1d For many of our Freshman Football players, th1s upcommg off season w1ll be cruc1al. Those who cont1nue to work on the1r strength, cond1t1onmg, and ag~ilty may work the1r way onto a JUniOr vars1ty or vars1ty team. Those who slack and fa1l to show the comm1tment 1t takes to create a wmnmg football program will not go unnot1ced. "I not1ce the hard work k1ds do everyday," sa1d Freshmen DefensiVe Coordmator, Matt Se p "I am always lookmg for those hard-workers to move along to the JUnior vars1ty and vars1ty coaches. That's what be1ng a C-Squad coach 1s all about." Prior to the nap (Above) Center Soph. D1llon Ge1ger looks the Lew1s Palmer players m the eye before he snaps the ball to Quarterback Jr. Andre Terry. "W1th Ge ger on the hne. I don't have to worry about myself," sa1d Terry ''I try to focus on the rest of the team and to look for openmgs m the defense. "The first step toward creating an im.proved future is developing the ability to envision it. VISION will ignite the fire of passion that fuels our commitment to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to achieve excellence ... Our VISION is what we become in life." --Tony Dungy (Cut out) Soph. Devante Johrsor was eXCited about the season even before school started because he was ready for some good football. Every t1me he stepped onto the held, Johnson wanted to see players g1vmg the1r best. Devante sa1d, "If you believe m what you can ach1eve, 1t will be g1ven to you." �D DO Get Dirt 48 The Road to Playoffs Softball season doesn't begin m the fall ; 1t begms in the last few weeks of school. The Mesa R1dge Varsity softball girls began the1r JOurney with Summer League. "This year we had lime green sh1rts, not really Mesa-y, but we definitely stood out," said Jr. Stephan1e Rose . The girls ended with a record of 8-1 for their Summer League season. Next came tryouts. "This year, we had real competition for the spots on the vars1ty level, so we had to d1ctate tryouts m a more rigorous manner than ever, " sa1d Coach AI Bust1llos. The team went 4-1 in non-league play. "We lost to Fountain. We played really hard, but we just couldn 't get around on the pitcher," recalled Jr. Stephanie R<se The team participated in the Falcon Tournament th1s year, and not only placed for the first time, but took first. "There IS nothing that I can say to tell my team that will express how well we played, " said Sr. Jack1e Garc1a . Winning the tournament was the ultimate catalyst to propel the team into their ultimate goal of Playoffs. Once League started , everyone really got serious. The first games were immediate w1ns. "Practice is funny because it's more like team-bonding. We excel at all the games we play," said Sr. Kr<sta Aldridge. However, when the last half of League games began, the team met some trouble. They were hav1ng Increasing trouble staying together through all the stress. But, on the proposed last game of season, Mesa vs. Sierra, the team was able to co together. "In the fourth 1nning, we were up by s1xtee League rules say that if you are up by fifteen in the fourtt inn1ng, the game ends there. You automatically win ," sa Sr. Shelby Flores. Everyone knew regular season was going to be over three outs. Jr. Asl ey R11b rts was pitching that game, ar· she struck the first two hitters out. Only one out was keep1r the final game of the season alive. The batter from S1err dangled the w1n in front of Mesa as she continually foule balls. But eventually, Roberts delivered the final strike, ane the game was over. Throughout the season, the girls had a Energy Rock that said "Playoffs" across the front. Befor every game, the girls would kiss it for good luck. With a m of hard work, sweat, and a little luck, the girls made playoffs. Mesa vs. Sierra (Left) Th1s was the last game that Sr's 1\nsta Aldndge, Shelby Flores, Jackie Glover, Mana!> Gut1errez, and Kan Lanphier would ever play together. The girls were appointed capta1ns at the game. The younger girls made sh1rts for all the semor players and hung them on the fence m support. All of the semors had been playmg together for the past two years, but some played together for s1x. "Jackie and I have been on the same team together s1nce junior h1gh. It's been so much fun watching each other grow as players. She's gomg to do ~'"''"""'-""= ,,_c=----- •• :~ . awesome at college ball' " sa1d Kari. (Below) Sr. Shelby Flores always starts off the batt1ng order. It's her JOb to get on base and be ready to advance m case of a h1t, passed ball, or an error. Shelby IS the fastest member of the team. "I defin1tely use my speed . There have been a few t1mes where I d1dn't lay down a strong h1t, but I was able to beat the throw out, wh1ch left me safe," she sa1d. 2009 YEAR IN SPORTS Mesa Donerty Palmer A1r Academy Elizabeth Fountam-Ft. Carson Wasson DISCOVery Canyor Gunr1son Falcon Ctleyenne Mountam Wasson MitChell Lew1s Palmer Woodland Park W1defield Falcon Castle V1ew S1erra 7 8 Opponents 3 5 7 0 1 22 0 7 1: 8 9 0 3 16 15 16 24 4 1 2 4 11 1 4 4 16 0 4 14 6 0 WINS:l2 LOSSES: 8 ___ ..._ 10 4 Bringing co:mfort from. behind the plate (Right) Jr. Stephame Rose was an absolute staple on the vars1ty team th1s year :=~~:---1111 whether she was ..._..:,"'3!:'~;;;; throwmg stnkes down the center of Home Plate or behmd 1t be1ng a wall. As Catcher, 1t's her JOb to - . . . . - - - spot players 1f they're attemptmg to steal. Once •• --~""'"'*'',...._....._ ~~ a runner has comm1tted, """'--"·,.. she Will hurl the ball as ~:.:_....,~-..:.,..,.., i!"~~l::'l'to•.·~~J hard as she can the e1ghty feet to Second Base. "As Catcher, I probably feel 90% responsible for every play. If I miss the ball or mess up the throw, I'm opemng the door for the ~~~~~....,.,--:::J other team to score," sa1d Stephar1e. ....... �how those sexy leg (Above) If you look at any softball player's legs, .es are you're gomg to see some scars. When you shde, you're basically v.vmg your body on the hard, rocky d1rt. "I have some senous scars, 11 especially on my left shm. One day at pract1ce, I wasn't weanng my shders or pants. 1 slid, and now I'm blessed w1th a few cho1ce scars," sa1d Sr. Kan ..a pher Hoping opportunity will ri e (R1ght) "Before I h1t, I always adjust ny gloves, grab the bat, then s1ze up the p1tcher w1th three sw1ngs," sa1d Sr. Jack1e Gover "If I can, the ulltmate goal IS to h1t any base runners 1n. A lot of t1nes. 1f a runner 1s on second or th1rd, a sohd base hit w1ll enable them to score. And that's what 1t's all about 1" (x) Sr l<nsta Aldndge was the catalyst of crazy for the team. If someone IS laugh1ng. 1t's probably at her. She made up a rap, and when she's up to bat. the team sang 1! to her. "My name IS Chnstmas-eve shorty you know," sa1d Kr sta as she shared the begtnnmg phrases to her rap. My name 1s Chnstmas eve, and I get the dough." (2) At the Mesa vs. W1def1eld game, the gtrls couldn't afford to not play 110%. Sr. Manar Guiterrez took a nsk and tned to steal Second . She was able to beat the throw down w1th a perfectly executed slide. (3) "If I remember one th1ng about th1s season, 1t's gonna be the H1llsh1re Farm Dance. At the Falcon Tournament, we made up a dance to the song that's on the commercial. It was really fun. Whenever we won a game. we would do the dance on the foul hne. It started out shaky at first. but by the end of the season, the g1rls got good at 1!," sa1d Jr E 1zabe Leehan (4) Be1ng able to run the bases 1s a huge aspect of softball, especially when you become more and more compet1!1ve. One key element that every player uses after every p1tch IS the lead off. Jr Stephar1e Dnver had a nearly perfect lead off every t1me. I don't want to let the teun down Jr ll.sh y Roberts IS usually found on the mound, but she 1s no stranger to the other 1nfield pos11tons. Dunng the Mesa vs. Cheyenne Mountain game, Ashley was stationed at Th1rd . When a h1t down her base hne was placed, she d1d not hes1tate. She qu1ckly scoped 1! up and made the dash back to her plate. Not only d1d she score her out. but she also fired 1t qwckly at one, 1n hopes of mak1ng a double play. "I hke p1tch1ng. but I would rather play another 1nfield pos11ton. When you p1tch. everythmg 1s on you, and 1t's an 1ncred1ble amount of pressure. I was always afra1d I would let my team down. At the M1tchell game. 11 was really. really cold, and I couldn't throw as many stnkes. The feehng of d1sappo1nl1ng everyone, IS the worst " The Mesa R1dge Softball team cons1sled of five sentors, five JUntors, and one freshmen. That Freshman was l<e Cee W tt Ke Cee beat out older, more expenenced gtrls to take her pos1t1on at F1rst Base. "We tned out the gtrls 1n about twenty d1fferent areas. KeiC was number one 1n probably e1ghteen of them." sa1d Coach Goycoolea ''When I first found out I made the team. I was shocked. I really thought that as a freshman, my place would be on JV. But when Coach B called my name. I was 1nstantly nervous. I knew I would be plaYing w1th all upperclassmen. What 1f they dtdn't l1ke me1" asked KeiCee. KeiCee s wornes were tuttle as all the members of the team took to her l1ke a magnet. KeiCe held down F1rst Base all season, but her strengths were not hm1ted to JUSt field work. She was a powerhouse h1tter.ln the Falcon Tournament alone. KeiCee h1t three tnples and two doubles. Her magmficent htltmg resulted 1n Mesa R1dge tak1ng f1rst at the tournament. D DO �Strike 'e When I play softball, nothing else matters," Fr. Samantha Beam gushed. The girls pract1ced from 3-5 everyday, and their dedication embodied Sam. sent1ments. However, 1t's not all cardia and swingmg metal. Softball requ1res something more: thought. Beam went on to say, "The most challengmg thing about softball 1s the rush of the game. It moves by so quickly, and you have to know exactly what you're gomg to do before the ball is p1tched." That kind of planmng JUSt doesn't happen when one steps onto the field ; it is a skill that IS learned through repet1t1on . The girls prepare for the1r pos1t1ons in a mynad of ways Fr. Cody Stockert said , "To prepare for my pos1t1on, [2nd base] I normally take some ground balls." For battmg, they rehearse the1r steps and swings in order to have the1r muscle-memory k1ck m so the action becomes second nature. Soph. ma LuJan revealed, "Softball has helped me with commun1cat1on and has helped me to work w1th others. " Lujan played third base, and there are numerous threats to be assessed from the person on third . For example, who w1ll make a break for Home after the p1tch? Lujan must also watch the g1rl edging herself off first to make a steal. It's here that communication 1s cnt1cal. Wh1le incredible slides, amazing h1ts, or executing the perfect throw downs dnve some to play the game, Fr. a stressed, "The most Important thmg about softball IS JUSt being with your team mates and havmg fun ." Lujan shared Ca1tlan's feelings by saying, "My team 1s like a second family." Their coaches helped them hone the1r skills, both phys1cal and mental, and in domg so, have formed a familial-like bond with each other. It is clear that to our Lady Gnzzhes play softball for more than JUSt a pass t1me . ize is nothing Soph. Glona sa1d 'The most challe n 1~ng thmg for me 1s be1ng smaller everyone else ." Obviously, th1s doesn't stop her from beastm' on the eld. (R1ght) Lu an wmds up for a curveball. In order to 1mprove her I:rnprovement p1tchmg sk1lls, she sa1d , "After each pract1ce, I had to p1tch 2 5 stnkes before I could leave That helped me bUild muscle-memory and prepare for games." She saw 1mprovement from the begmmng of the season to the end of the season. At the begmnmg of the season , 1t would take her around 45 mmutes to complete 25 stnkes. She got her bme down to around 20 m1nu es by the end of season . Bemg a left· handed p1tcher helps lu]ar out m a game. " I thmk 1t's a good advantage. It's more d1ff1cult for he other team to track the ball when 1t comes 1n from a d1fferent s1de ." (R1ght) Fr t 1uyo: was surpnsed at how d1fferent h1gh school ball was from club. " I moved around a lot th1s year and really d1d 1mprove. I learned how to p1tch and 1mproved my mf1eld sk1lls . I usually don't play Infield, but smce we aren't traveling around so much, we had t1me to work on skillS," she sa1d Out �down and dirty iiiiiili~-~~:I~~n~:i~~i Getting (Left) Fr f"'ake• the oppo ng team tread ,rghtly aroun ller _,_._...-., ....,.., base. Her strategy IS to ''make sure I catch everythmg thrown at me." Teammate Soph. Suf"':ner Scott chrrped m, ready to brag about her fellow teammate. Shannon gets down and drrty at f1rst base. She really d1gs to get the ball. ' Ain't no thing (Below) Soph. Hea r r Sexton IS MesaS toh r ,Jt ~ r n extremely dangerous pos•t•on to play Catchers get mt a11 the t1me, usually from foul tips," said Sexto w1th a shrug. "The catcher has to let 1! h1t her because 1t's a ground p•tcr and 1n the d•rt " yo witch Hitter (Below) Fr .a1a "I personally tmproved a lot th1s year I can sw1tch h1t and slap hit ." Slap-htlttng IS when the batter takes a few shuffle-steps toward the p•tcher and makes contact wrth the ball on the run . The 1dea of "slapp1ng'' IS that the player w1ll be able to a1m the ball where she wants 1! to go and that her spnnt to hrst base has already begun when the ball IS h•t. I. Mesa 13 v . Widefield o Fr. ~layo ge rt J'f t~ field M .a asted on Wtdefield dunng the first game tt•1s year, uy a 1 _ Mind r ert ' · Ga:rnes (Above Rtght) R1ght- l;;========~:::_d.i_#i~,q~i&iiiiJ:tkJ~~I'.1 do I ttl r td Fr r a Robertson ~- -~ t. t p t£. Softball tS dtfferent." satd a fellow freshmen . C.ody :S ockert " It's 25" phystcal and 75" mental, so It can be a headacre " A swing and a :miss (R•ght) Soph. a aez swmgs and m•sses her ftrst p1tch 1n the game aga1nst W1def1eld. Breezer satd, "I get angry when I m•ss a ball. I feel ltke I am lett1ng the team already on base down. I try to get 11 back. though. I step out of the box and lock at Coach for a srgnal. Once I get the s1gnal, I then lock to Surrm r, Cody. and Srannon for thetr encouragement. After that. I step back 1nto the box thmkmg. 'I won't stnke out. I won't stnke out."' Psych Up and P ych Out (Right) The gtrls huddle up to prepare themselves for an 1ntense match. They psych themselves up 1n a number of ways. Fr. Cody Stockert sa1d, "Before our games. we normally would get pumped up by playmg the Ntn)a game, eatmg candy and seeds, or JUSt screammg tn a group. Somet1mes we say someth1ng really dumb to make Coach Goycoclea correct our dumbness " Warm ups usually weren't done to the best of the1r abtlt!tes. "We don't want the other team to thmk we are good ." sa1d the gtrls. Stockert explarned the N1n1a game. ''The N1n1a game IS where we stand like a ntn)a and pomt to a person who has to scream. The two gtrls on e1ther s1de of the one pomted at karate chop her tn half to make her scream." - ..., .~ - �Mesa Ridge Varsity Volleyball team makes huge plays this season, finishing 17-5. Sr and1 Collins sa1d, "I love bemg Iibera. I control the back row, and I love that pressure." Collins loved playmg her semor yea r, and was devastated when she mjured her ankle. ''Be1ng 1n1ured was hard , but the lime I played was really somethmg to remember. Most people don't realize just how much I love the sport of volleyball," Collins sa1d . Collins was g~ven the honor of bemg a Class 4A Metro Second Team player, even though she was Injured for a good chunk of the season. Sr 1\elsey Mi Ja enjoyed her semor season also. "We had a very strong season. We Outs1de h1tter, Sr. •anndra Gilbert, could always draw an "Ooooo. " from the crowd after a good Nicknamed "Beast,' G1lbert truly showed her beastliness when she would go up for a sp1ke and kill1t. She had a way of makmg 1! Impossible for the opponents to return . She sa1d, "When I hit the ball out, 1t's usually because my hand is beh1nd the ball mstead of on top and my arm swmg IS slower and doesn't have the same 'crack of the wh1p' as when I get up on top of the ball and h1t someone in the face." Gilbert sa1d she will miss playmg for Mesa next year "Semor year was very eventful, and I am really gomg to m1ss 1!." Leanndra was g~ven the Iitie of Second Team All Conference H1tter by The Gazette. For the first t1me 1n the 13 year history of the Grizzly Class1c Tournament, Mesa took first, beating out the 5 other teams they played. Sr . . Leanndra Gilbert had 51 k1lls. Jr. Md 1d Ve,asquez made 113 assists and served 17 aces. Sr. Brand Co ns beasted on defense with 41 digs. Coach Samantha Sm1th was super proud of the way the girls fought throughout the entire tournament. "They just never gave up. Our defense played out of the1r mind . Our semor h1tter (Gilbert) stepped up big on the outside for us. They dug 1n and just got it done." Sr. Brand Collins explained, "Winning that tournament really became the bas1s for our season, ra1smg the bar that much higher." The season was not a cake walk, however. Jr. Mand Velasquez got sick dunng the season and said, "Being sick really affected me. Missing a game non-league game and a few pract1ces was sad. " Jr. Kaitlyn Mileto got 1n a car aCCident and hurt her ankle, and Collins badly sprained her ankle during one of the last practices ol the season before Districts. But, the girls found a way to nse above all this and start the season off 9-0. After the team won the Grizzly Classic, they were no longer a volleyball team but a volleyball family. During the 4A Distnct Games at Pueblo South, Mesa defeated Canon City in three qu1ck games, advancing to the next game against Lewis Palmer. The Mesa vs. Lew1s Palmer match was a tough one, and Mesa went down 1-3 but still advanced to the sem1 finals to play Pueblo West. The semifinals were a close match, but Pueblo edged out Mesa in the fifth and final game. Our team finished up with a record of 17-5-0. �Air Academy Fountain Coronado Sierra Cheyenne Mtn. Falcon Widefield w w w L w L w w L Wasson Mitchell Woodland Park Bea tin it (Above) Sr Leanndra Gubert was a key component m the team's su1 cess th1s year. Leanndra had a great sen1or year, fm1shmg second 1n League w1th nearly 300 kills 1n a season. landmg herself on the Second Team All Conference for the fourth year m a row. w w w w Harrison w It's tea:m work (Above) Alter receiVIng a perfect pass from the back row. Jr ez sets the ball h1gh mto the a1r, settmg up her teammate Soph. el ssa Hanse for a future k1ll. • 1nsen expla1ned, 'As I am commg 1n for the set, I tell myself, I want thiS kill."' Let nte at thent (Above) The g1rls help Fr Grace Neal up alter d1ggmg a tough sp1ke from a Lew1s Palmer h1tter at D1stncts. "H1t 1t at me agam. I got the next one," Neal thmks alter the play IS dead. Grace 1s one of the g1rls who can keep up w1th any opponent. W1th all her young energy, Grace earned a large amount of playmg lime. Whatever it takes (Below) Fr Sarabeth Haworth gets set up by Jr alter Jr Mandl V asqt.ez gets an amaz1ng d1g. "I prefer not to set, but alter my teammate gets a really tough d1g, I feel 1t IS almost the least I can do for her to get the ball to the h1tters." Ka1tlyn expla1ned. Tinting (Above) Fr Sarabetr Hawort: and Jr Ka1t yr M eto Jump to block a bal that 1s commg nght towards them Sarabeth plays m1ddle, wh1ch 1s not typ1cal for a g1rl who 1s only 5'7". When th1s freshman blocks. she thmks, "You're not gettmg through. I am a bnck wall." Ju:mp serve r Mand Ve squez soars througll the a rand t ~ds the " g team a tougll serve to pass. nd ertered ~nto the CHSAA record book by seMng 12 aces n one game Seen left, Ve sq ' 1s mak~ng a tump serve "Jump serves are d1fficult because you have to t1me your JUmp w1th a toss so you contact the ball w1t~ a sohd hit." she sa1d. \J DO �T.T.T.K.A. (Time To Totally Kick Ace) Well Done (Above) Jr. Morgan Slayton g1ves teammate Aly: M and Soph. Ta1sha Woodyard a h1gh five after w1nmnga particularly long rally. As a Varsity/ JV swmger, Morga respons1b11ity was to act as a leader. Morgar expressed, '" my team know that they are domg the nght thmgs by giVIng til( pos1!1ve feedback on the court." is succe ~ (Above) Soph. Alyssa Magalong makes a perfect pass to the setter. Each pass gets a score, 3 bemg the best and 0 be1ng the worst. Th1s pass was a 3. Alyssa explamed, "After I pass, I thmk to myself, 'd1d I pass lh1s ball w1th full confidence?' It all starts w1th one pass. Every success IS buill on the ab1hty to do better than good enough" Jr. Dylann F1:1ley gets her hands up and ready as a ball fl1es at her face. Every g1rl must be ready for the game, and Dylann uses her warm-up l1me down to the last second. "In warm-ups, I am th1nkmg of the nght thmgs to do so I can get the JOb done and ways that I am gomg to keep my team pumped," Dylann sa1d , ,- ... ~----- ·­ Playing outside the net (Above) Soph. Alyssa Maga saves one of the toughest, most awkward plays m volleyba When a set is pushed JUS! a little too far outs1de, 1t's extreme d1ff1cult to h1! the ball over and still stay ms1de the antennae. ''M) focus depends on how much I want that game and whether a not I want the feeling of a loss or a wm. I have the mentality tha! someone has to get that ball, so 1f I'm gonna h1t the ground ane get battle wounds, I m1ght as well g1ve 11 all I got," said Alyssa Ga:nte over (Above) Soph. Kaler Carter JUmps up to help out her team JUS! as the ball IS about to sail out of bounds. Th1s was the gameWinnmg kill, wh1ch was very eXCiting for her. "I felt awesomel I loved w1nnmg that po1nt to help wm the game. Thanks to my coach, I practiced lips every smgle day. I would say I got 11 down th1s year because I got the kill, and we won," she smiled. Let's block 'ern (Above) Soph. Ta1sha Woodyard pract1ce5 blockmg m warm-ups Blockmg 1s a hard concept to get dowr because 11 requ1res l1mmg and hops. "When I block someone, feel like I JUS! dommated them. It feels greatl" Ta1sha sm1led. "I g1ves me the conf1dence I need to get the next kill on offense after I JUS! blocked them." �Getting it done (Above) Fr. Alonza Scott has to get low t d1g a bal Wh•!n the ball IS commg to her, Scott doesn't let her mmd go blank. She has many thoughts gomg through her head, hke, "Th1s ball 1s all you got, so get 1t done." Perfect positioning (Above) Playmg m1ddle. Fr. goes up to the net to block the opponent's sp1ke. Bemg a m1ddle IS a very 1mportant role because a m1ddle 1s expected to be at e1ther s1de of the net to block at any moment. "My role 1s to not only have my team's back, but 1t IS to also make sure that I am always m the other team's face," sa1d Scott Always tnoving (Above) Jr. Amber Sm moves to her new pos1t1on as the ball 1s h1t by her teammate. "I JUSt get down and ready m the pos1t1on to e1ther d1g or over hand pass the ball to the setter," she sa1d. She can feel the pressure (Above) Fr. Bnan Cumro sets the ball for the back row "I really enJOY bemg a setter. Its fun, and I get to touch the ball more than anyone else. Somet1mes. though, I feel pressured. Its a scary pos1t1on to be m when you thmk 'If I mess up, then so does the team. But, who sa1d pressure what a bad th1ng 7" "Time to totally kick ace!" Jr. Dylann Finley yells to the JV before each game. When the team hears this, it gives them that extra push to dig any ball, to spike it so hard the other team can't handle it. "It puts everyone in a good mood. The frustration just disappears," said Finley. JV used this year as a learning experience and really pushed the need to have that "winning attitude." When a team sets out to really win a game, it is more likely they will. Some girls join sports just to have a good time , but the Girls' JV Volleyball team didn't see "fun" as their mission this year. Jr. Morgan Slayton said firmly, "Winning is the most important thing to us because it's the only thing that matters. It's more than just having fun to us." C-Squad used this season to gain experience playing on the high school court. Fr. Valone Lopez expressed, "In the beginning, it was rough because we were losing and had drama. Then our coach encouraged us to communicate, and once we started talking and getting along, we began to play as a team , and our season got better." iJ DO �D l 11 Df:i16 My rules of soccer: If the ball moves, kick it. If it is still , kick it until it does move. 11 -Varsity Soph Ke1th Cays Get your head in the game >> Our striker always scores (R1ght) Vars1ty Jr Carlos >> Sanchez liked playmg sinker because, "I get to score all the t1me' " Carlos deems soccer h1s favonte sport and spends a lot of h1s freelime play1ng. Pract1ces and games were qUite enjoyable for h1m, "Almost everyone on the team 1s rea lly good fr1ends w1th me." Last man standing (Below) "Bemg goalie. I love feeling like the last 1n lme. It's like the final stand," sa•d Vars1ty Jr. Josr... a Waugh who would never want a d•fferent pos1t1on . '' My pos11ion 1s d•fferent from any other. I can see everythmg, the whole field , all the players. I JUSt love the feeling of be•ng m command." Feel the burn 1Above) Jr. Vrcert lopez was caught "1 act1on dnbbl ng around a defender. "Its great to burn another player and blow by h1m . It makes me look awesome and the other player feel foolish .' Moving up in the ranks (left) 'I started playmg soccer my sophomore year, and was on the JV team." sa1d Vars1ty Jr. Dar e Gayle. He expressed that h1s fr1end . and fellow team-mate. Vars1ty Jr JaVIer Gut errez 1nsp1red h1m to play soccer "Practices were fun for me because I was w1th my fr1ends. and there were a lot of laughs." My biggest fan is my mom (R1ght) Vars1ty Sr. N1k1ta Smullen can always rely on Mom to support h1m . "She has always been the best support. She came back from a busmess tnp 1n Callforn1a to watch me play; I d1dn't know she was even there unt1l that moment "len was talkmg about Semor N1ght where semors get to thank the1r parents for support1ng them. 'What was best about my pos1t1on as m1dfielder. was that almost everyone wane<: to play the pos1t1on. but I got chosen," ~ Vars1ty Soph. lance Penner Penrer thorou enjoyed h1s soccer season th1s year. "I was really comm1tted to the team th1s year and tned to play my pos1t1on to 1ts fullest ." << v w Falcon Palmer R1dge Tournament Hamson Sand Creek w Wasson L Hamson L Wood land Park L Castle V1ew L Lew1s Palmer L Cheyenne Mtn Mitchell L L Widefield L L/ L/ W L L JV w L (NA) L L w L L L L L L L winging from JV up to Var ity (Below) ' My pos1t1on was playmg a m1dfielde: and a sinker I loved how much • go to rur. how I was a part of everythmg. and gettmg nerve to score goals." sa1d Soph. Na HosK ns He got the prMiege of bemg a s nger from JV to Vars1ty th1s year. On JV he was a capta1n. 'I remember haVIng a blast when we played Wasson. I especaally remember whe~ scored a goal. That was defin1 ely my favorite game.' �For a "non-contact" sport, there sure were a lot of mjuries during this year's soccer season. "I never got hurt like this 1n football ...soccer 1s a real man 's sport! " JV Jr. Devon Keys whimpered while he limped to the bench . One m1ght wonder why Mesa R1dge boys would subject themselves to such a dangerous sport. "I just wanted to do something different. Something I'm not the best at," Vars1ty Soph. Ke1th Cays laughed. Others liked the "team" aspect to the sport. "In soccer you need skills. You have to communicate, or you 're not go1ng to score," sa1d JV Fr. Jacob Waugh. Mesa fans were always present and pumped for soccer games. But, wh1le the fans may have been loud, the bench was always louder. The players were very verbal throughout the entire game. JV Soph. J'l Rohde always had adrenaline rushing through h1m before every game. "It's crazy! I get so psyched to play." JV/Varsity swinger, Fr. Chad Cross was a JV captain th1s year, along w1th Jr. D..von Keys and Fr. Natha H 1ns. Cr looked to the vars1ty captains for guidance throughout his first year playing on the high school field . "Dom1mck Alexander really inspired me. I looked to him for leadership, and he delivered. He's a good offender. I looked to him to discover how to improve my own skills as a forward," said Cross. Mesa soccer is lookmg forward to a more game-winning season next year, and with leaders like Sr. Dom Alexander and Soph. Joey Penner setting the stage for years to come. It really can be all u and m.es What was the funniest joke throughout the season? · "c:v S::: c O. c 0 (1) (f) a_ .i?:' c:v ·~ g "We always called (Varsity Jr.) Vtnc >> Lopez, George Lopez. We JUSt joked that he had a big head." ro ro > _j '-- :z < OJ - .-. o "When (Vars1ty Jr.) Thor W ian broke his leg, we all had a good laugh about him being 'crippled'." :::r ru << ru u ::::J fij I - · o 2.. (J) (f) ~ 0 ::::J u IJl :;:s (1) ...: ~ --, <.9 .i?:' = ~ ~ .g; 8 ''Well, most of our pract1ces had a lot of >> laughs, but I do remember that we used to call (Vars1ty Jr.) Carlos Sanchez, Lotion! " 57 D DO �Men's Tennis found itself completely revamped and well-stocked for the 2009-2010 season. Two years ago, Mesa comb1ned with S1erra and Harrison High Schools to form a complete vars1ty team. Th1s year, Mesa was able to put together, not only its owr varsity team, but a complete JV team as well. Sr. 1r y Patz was around for the comb1nat1on team, and he was here this year to see the Mesa R1dge tenn1s prograll' standing on 1ts own. "Almost everything has changed; partners are different, and we've lost a few members but ga1ned a lot more. Overall, 1t's an ent1rely different year Soph. Jason K11r agreed, saying, "The team 1s great th1s year. We have a lot more players than last year, and the year before that, we didn't even have a JV team, so tennis is getting pretty big." Consisting of mostly sophomores, the team will be able to take its time bu1ldmg a program. And th1s was a great rebuilding year. Coach H 1ez sa1d, "When I first got to Mesa, we could make a complete vars1ty team, and now we are fairly competitive. It has definitely been getting better over the five years I've been working here. I really th1nk the world of th1s team." The players all agree that It's not only about winning. Everyone JUSt wants to go out and have fun; most of the players from this year hadn't even picked up a ew challenges (Above) Jr '>1ark Ma~ eno played tennos for the hrst gility JO~n Koch hustles to return an 1ncom1ng volley He racket before. C a h F · • thinks that the team's bme th1s year. "I loved pla)'lng. It really changed my year I was workmg on sa1d, ' Reactmg qu1ckly 1s very 1mportant. To tra1n for that. we spent a lot c1 t1me runn1ng back and forth to 1ncrease our speed ... greatest strength IS energy. "Everyone out there had keepmg my GPA h1gh and balanc1ng a sport. It was a great lime! " such a pos1t1ve att1tude about the game. It makes working w1th them great! They have fun with it, so I do too!" She then went on to say, "First thing first, I want to teach them to play, but more Importantly, I want them to have fun with 1t, otherw1se learn1ng 1s useless." On the other hand, ,a H r• a z keeps the game 1n m1nd. He believes that the most Important stroke of the game 1s the serve. Being one of the top Singles players, Soph. r Kir1 needed a great serve. He worked on his serves this year. "To work on my serve, Coach once had me h1t a basket of balls on my own court for almost a whole pract1ce. It helped." serve on an opponent. �Exten ion and preci ion (Left) Soph . Paul Martm watches h1s opponent's hit and t1mes h1s return . Mart1n l1kes returnmg the h1gh balls because of the amount of t1me he gets to lime h1s hit. "It's cool to extend my racket and smash an overhead ball." In motion (Above) Soph • Km ea.blasts another shot dunng a game Jason had a successful season w1nmng 63!7-6 aga1nst C.S Chnstlan , Founta1n-Fort Carson, and M1tchell H1gh School. Patience (Above) Soph T er Os e 1ntently eyes the ba I as he decides ~~s next move Tenms 1s no only about speed. Its also about strategy. As one of the top three Singles players, Ost r really had o work on honmg h1s shots and pract1cmg patience to get o where he IS Some Season Greats pur Mesa Ridge tennis team swept three different schools this year. Check out the stats: Fountain-Fort Carson Wasson Hil!h School Mitchell Hil!h School Singles: Ja•;on K1m del. FFC 6-3, 7-6. Tyler Oster del FFC 6-3, 2-6, 6-2. C1rey Patz del. FFC 6-4, 6-2. Doubles: Paul Mart1n and Chns Sweet del. FFC 6-1 7-6. Dalton Fnzzell and Brandon Patz del. FFC 6-2. 6-2. Mark Magdaleno and Charles Young del. FFC 6-3, 6-2. John Koch and Ke1th Wade del. FFC 7-6, 4-6, 6-2. Singles: Jason K1m del. Wasson , 6-0, 6-1. Tyler Oster del. Wasson, Forfe1t. Brandon Patz del. Wasson, 6-0. 6-3. Doubles: Chns Sweet and Paul Mart1n del. Wasson 6-1 , 6-4 Brandon Patz and Dalton Fnuell del. Wasson, 6-2, 6-1. Charles Young and Damel Sm1th del. Wasson, forfe1t. John Koch and Mark Magdaleno del. Wasson, 6-0, 6-0 Singles: Jason K1m del. Mitchell, 6-3, 7-6. Tyler Oster del. M1tchell, 6-3, 6-2. Brandon Patz del. M1tchell. Doubles: Pau Mart1n and Damel Sm1th del. M1tchel 1 6-2, 6-1 Dalton Fnzzell and Brandon Patz del. M1tchell, 6-1, 6-0. Mark Magdaleno and Charles Young del. M1tchell, 6-0, 6-0 John Koch and Ke1th Wade del. M1tchell 6-3, 6-3. Sma h (Left) Jr Dan el Sm11 , aka Hank Ontano, returns a volley as a lob. "I like hlttmg lobs because 11 sets me up for a smash, my favonte shot." When asked what the most trymg part of tenms was Sm11 h knew nght away. "The DISCipline Run was rough," he sa1d . The D1sc1plme Run 1s a run that starts at the tenms courts and takes them on an exped1bon through the ne1ghborhood. ''At the end of 11. even Coach sa1d, 'let's never do that aga1n,"' 51"1 th sm1led Leader hip (Above) Vars1ty Captam and Sr. Corey Patz sa1d, "I ma1nly helped 1n keepmg everyone focused Somet1mes the JV team (and even the vars1ty team) got unruly." (R1ght) Sopt> Da ton Frzzell sa1d, "The best part about tenms 1s gettmg to know aII the new and d11ferent people. Its exc1tmg. We have a really young and diverse team. I'm plann1ng on playmg next year, and I hope most of our team returns ." On the line (Left) Soph. Char es Young reaches for a ball that was on the lme. "One of the toughest shots for me 1s h1tt1ng those w1de balls, ' Yoc g sa1d. �The mens' golf team th1s year cons1sted of many diverse players. Th1s was good because the more diverse the team is, the better they will be on the golf course. Help1ng the boys were coaches Rick Wilson Jon Re1mer, and James Huereiia . Every golfer has the1r own mosa 1c wh1ch they create by s1mply playing. The boys' golf team th1s year had many different mosaics wh1ch made them very lucky and quite unique. Freshman JJ Huereiia finished the season 28th place for the Colorado Springs League out of 240 golfers from both 4A and 5A. T1ger Woods once said, "Bemg able to repeat 1t again and agam and again is what separates the good golfers form the great ones." Huereiia takes th1s to heart. "It feels great to accomplish th1s as a freshman, but I still have three more years to work harder and get better," said Huereiia. This year the boys showed us that the boundary of sports can be pushed to the edge of perfection. Golf 1s a sport where one must handle stress and pressure with grace. Coach Huereiia remarked, "I enjoy coaching golf because like to see golfers improve from the beginning of the season to the end of the season." The golfers bring many Ingredients to the table, making them one tough team to handle. Not many h1gh school students have the patience 1! takes to make it play1ng golf, let alone, make 1t and succeed. "Grip 1t and Rip It," Sr. Chns Barnett sa1d looking back on his senior year of golf. 1 Not too hard (Above) Sr. Chns Barnet tnes to control the ball as much as possible, slaYing focused on h1s followthrough. A good lie means everything (Above) Jr. AleJandro Gonza ez IS always sm11ing. He even smiles wh1le blast1ng one down the fa1rway "I do try to focus on h1ttmg the ball m the fa1rway, so I can have a good lie for the next shot." he sa1d . Positive thoughts (Above) Soph. Joshua Stevens thinks, "Go for the green. Go for 11, and don't hold back." gets low to line up the putt that could mean go1ng to state! One shot could JJ Huerena explamed what was gomg through his mmd as he exam1ned h1s , meamng looking at where the slopes are on the green and how fast 11 w1ll be. (left) The highlight of Soph. urew Mathis season mcluded makmg vars1ty for the second Mark another one up (Above) Soph. Drew MathiS hopes to make th1s putt, so he can mark another par on h1s scorecard. (R1ght) Jr AleJandro Gonzalez's highlight was mak1ng 11 to reg1onals for the first t1me .._..•• __ • . 1n h1s golf �A grueling 3.1 miles, some fresh air, and you alone with your thoughts-Mesa Ridge Cross Country team sends two runners to State. As one of the more grueling sports offered at Mesa, X-C can take a toll on the athletes m1nd and body. "Anyone can run, but a real runner has to deal w1th the pain," expla1ned Sr. Donald Trowbndge. It's true that runn1ng up to 50 miles a week can wear one down. "W1th all of the fierce competition, somet1mes you're expected to do better than all the other people, but in the end It's JUSt a race agamst yourself," sa1d Sr. M1tchell Magdaleno. 3.1 miles with only your thoughts to keep you company in many areas can be used as reflection t1me . "I run to relieve stress, anger, and somet1mes even depression," Soph . Brandon Swancutt revealed Sr Crnstopher Ottersberg explamed what runmng means to h1m. "It isn't about wmning; 1t's about runmng through the pam and using 1! as a tool for my own benefit." "My favonte part 1s see1ng the fin1sh hne; you know the end is almost near, and it's t1me to push," expressed Captam Jr. Joe Palomba "l'm1n th1s to w1n,' Jr Cah emphabcally "I'm not JUSt for the fun of 11. I looK at people's shoes as I'm runmng, and I p1ck them off one at a bme" Antohm traveled to the State Cross Country Champ1onsh1ps for a thord year 1n a row, placong 135th thos year. "I JOoned cross country my freshman year because my brother ran and my competobve nature forced me to try ot. Soon, I fellm love woth runn Her best tome 21 03 at Reg~onals m Monument Valley Park. Not everyone finds cross country to be so tough . Jr. Kelhe Evans said, "Runn1ng IS only hard 1f you want 1! be. I think the start and end are the most difficult parts of a race because 1n the beg1nnmg I want to get a good pos1t1on and at the finish, I have to g1ve 1! alii can." Me a Ridge tate Qualifier (Above) Jr. Shane Mol na ran a 18 23.40 on the 5000m at Alr Academy Kadel XC lnvotabonal placong lOth. It's excotong when I get a reward because everyone's stanng. It's a bog accomplishment that I know a lot of people couldn't do. Thos os my first bme qualifying for State on anythong," Srane smoled. Clearing "For m.e, it's a m.ental gam.e about how m.uch pain I can endure." --Soph. Nicholas Alderm.an the ntind {Roghl) 'When I run, my mond IS completely ~~ij~~~~~~~~~ clear and only focused on runmng I don't feel anythong except for my surroundongs." Fr George Sm th revealed Cross Country takes focus and mtnnSic motovabon. Determonatoon os everythong n thos sport. I'tn on the starting line looking out at everyone, I'tn overcotne by light sense of fear because I don't know what's going to happen, and all I can think about is tnyperfortnance." --Sr. Bryce Duran A natural high (left) "On the team , Cross Country s known as 'run for fun, but the dorty truth os that no part of X.C 1s fun . However, when I run, I get an unomagmably amazong sensabon that I can't get doong any other sport," dovulged So ph. Stone Frankford 6x D DO �D D 2 Cheerlead in The cheer season beg1ns 1n May of the prev1ous year with try-<Juts. Cheerleaders rarely get a break. They cheer for football and volleyball during the fall. In November and December they have Reg1onal and State competitions. Then they have to learn totally new cheers and get ready for boys' and girls' basketball games and a huge little kids' cheer camp. When basketball season ends in early March, the girls have a break until the end of April/early May when try-<Juts take place for the follow sch 01 year's fall season. During the summer, the g1rls have a stunt and a routine camp 1n order to get ready for the season and for States. "In October and November, we got a choreographer who worked us hard, preparing us for the State compet1t1on. The coaches worked us to the bone, but 1t paid off in the end, " commented Jr. Ashl Archuletta "Th1s year we had Vernon ," said Jr. DeJanee Mart1n. "Vernon IS our cheer choreographer, who helped Sierra wm Reg1onals last year. He has eight State t1tles." Wh1le Mesa didn't win a State title this year, they are well on their way. They placed 19th out of 31 teams in the all-g1rls competition. Th1s year, the cheer squad will be los1ng a lot of talent. The seniors who are leav1ng have a lot years Invested in cheerleadmg. Sr. Kyndra Wood has been cheering for 5 years, as has Sr. Stephanie Sed,ack In total , the three capta1ns have over 16 years 1nvested. Sr. Taylor Finley has been cheering for 7 years in total "I started as a k1d doing peewee cheerleading, " she said. Even some of the freshmen have a few years 1n. Jr. Alyssa Salgar was new to the team this year, but she was awesome enough that she made vars1ty eas1ly. "I liked cheering at football games the best. I love to watch football. My favonte team 1s the Texas Longhorns." She sa1d, "In order to like cheenng, you have to like the sport you're cheering for." Fr. Anelle TrUJillo is one of the JV cheerleaders. She has been cheenng since 7th grade, and she loves the sport. "My favorite thing to do 1s stunt because we all have to work together and trust each other in order to make it work. " TruJillo is a flyer, which is one of the most dangerous positions, but tt is also one of the most spectacular. "When I'm in the a1r, I th1nk to myself, 'stay firm , and don't fall."' We finally were allowed to get the blankets out (Left) The game aga1nst Wasson was mcred1bly cold th1s year. The.h1gh for the day was only 27 , and throughout the game, temperatures spiraled towards the low of 19. The g1rls still braved the weather and showed up w1th sm1les on. "We wore t1ghts, leg warmers , ankle warmers, tank tops. Under Armour, an undershirt, a sweater, 2 pa1rs of gloves, and I had hand . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -~M~ IRS~~~d!' ~~J~ A~~A~hul~a "It was w1ndy, snowy, and m1serable," said Sr. Sarah Gunther. It was st1l kmd of fun, though , because we were a~ bundled up." �Getting involved in the action (Left) Srs. Kjll(!ra Wood and Sorah G t>er show Mesa R1dge students that they are senous when 1t comes to school spmt. ''The th1ng (sledgehammer) weighted a ton'" sa1d Wood. Gun r agreed. say1ng, ''I was really surpnsed when I p1cked 1! up and could hardly swmg 1! 1 ' Part of be1ng a Mesa R1dge cheerleader ISgett1ng mvolved 1n other parts of school. "A cheerleader should be at most school funct1ons w1th a sm1le on," sa1d Coach Betr Wolpert. "Acheerleader has a tough 10b because she 1s supposed to mot1vate other students to want to have school spmt and to want to get 1nvolved. Th1s means bemg at all sorts of events, so a cheerleader's schedule IS usually packed w1th 3 games a week plus whatever events are be1ng held at the school." Sr. J nmf r Du:~can always has a sm1le on her face and 1s known throughout the school for her spectacularly h1gh 1umps. She 1s also known for her awesome bakmg skills. Jr. Kevin Cant sa1d, "She's Betty Crocker m a cheerlead1ng umform. If cheerleadmg had a cookmg port1on, she would lead us to State." Jen loves cheenng at football games, at n1ght. under the l1ghts. Taylor F1:1ley was one of the most respected capta1ns. "She really keeps us focused . She doesn't let us slack and keeps us m line, but she does so 1n a k1nd way," sa1d Jr Shawna ttawk rs. Th1s year, F nley thought one of the best thmgs about the year was ''the amount of correlation between JV and Vars1ty. If JV needed help, Vars1ty g~rls were really good about help1ng... Sr. Jordan Hoyle Proud to be a Grizzly (Above) Jr Ash Archu etta s favonte thmgs about cheerlead1ng are the games. "I love the football games." she sa1d "They're really fun because somet1mes the parents get really 1nvolved. " Seen above. Arc!"lu etta 1S cheenng at the Mesa vs. W1def1eld game. ''The parade was super fun, and at the game. our crowd totally dom1nated the W1defleld crowd . The students really got mvolved th1s lime, so 1! made 1t a lot more fun .' Jorda Hoyle has been a vars1ty cheerleader smce her freshman year. She proudly d1splays pnde m her school and 1ts accomplishments. Jo·dan 1s a wel~rounded young woman who also had a lead role m our fall play. In a Founta1n Valley News mteMew, lioyle revealed , she would like to go 1nto theater and pre-law ''I'd love to, of course , be an actress or model. and then 1f that doesn "t go anywhere, I'm hopmg to be a lawyer. I've always wanted to do. law, but acting IS my ma1n thmg. ' ever let them see you sweat (Far above) Sr j works 1t at the pep assembly before the Homecommg game aga1nst the Sabercats. "'- _ 1s perform1ng a one-man. wh1ch reqwres a lot of strength and concentrat1on from her base. Sr. Taylor F ey. "One-man's are cool," sa1d F nl y 'They look really ImpressiVe, and once you get the t1m1ng down w1th your flyer they aren't too bad ." (D~rectly above) The Mesa R1dge vars1ty cheerleaders marched m the W1def1eld D1stnct Three Commumty Parade. It was a beaut1ful day, and the turnout was excellent on Saturday, October 24th. At the end of the parade, the cheerleaders headed stra1ght to the football f1eld where they cheered Mesa on to a v1ctory agamst W1defleld . 63 o ~ DO �D D 0 ' How do Mesa students feel about style, movies? Keep on reading to find out. r.tionsh~ books, and ..·------ r---~~--------------------------~--~--- 1 What do you want in a relationship? Some relationships are built around humor, others are bUilt around common expenences. Nonetheless, almost everyone can agree that 1t's important for a couple to be on the same page. Jrs. Josh Waugh and Geneva Vargas are used to totally opposites types of relat1onsh1ps. Josh says that he IS overall a romantic guy. He loves cookmg and sharing h1s meals w1th close fr1ends and family. "If I was go1ng to cook a g1rl dinner, I would probably make a fillet mignon, give 1t a little sauteed onions and mushroom act1on, and a little b1t of rice. Then for dessert-- caramel bro rn " On the other hand, Geneva isn't used to roman c estures. "The most romantic th1ng to ever happen to me was m fifth r de!' she laughed. "It was one of those Secret Santa things. I JUSt remem ber that a boy made me feel really special. " While looks may not mean everything, guys have a preference. When it come exactly what he looks for. "I personally p fer Brunettes with a littl .bit to their ha1r. When 1t comes to eyes, th ugh, I l1ke e1th bl ue or ~~enJ~.IIl the other end of the spectrum, Soph. Allen usual goes fo the blon. beauties. "I don't thmk I have a part1c lar reason. I jus o I like strai blond hair. I think it shows more of a g ' Fr. Josh Gilmore revealed that he poof in their hair. "It looks like th attractive." Sophs. Ch1anne Cates, Marissa the1r perfect date. "I would go rei because the breadsticks are so delicic> ~s. like a Laker's game," said Ch1an adventurous. They couldn't dec1de and sky diving. But, of course, hav1 agreed upon by all three g1rls. Aeropostale or Hot Topic? ..,- Boys vs. Gir s Workmg up the confidence to either ask someone out or g~ve someone your number ·s ha enough w thout the added stress of the Tl!rs rule clearly states • person rs to wart a fu I three days before ca11ng after recerVIng a n 1mber However th s actcts confusron and frustrat on to the a ready mrxed up mmds of teenagers Here •s how of the students of Mesa Rrdge fee about thrs rule of boys say that they strrctly st ck the Three Day Rue 38% sad t wart two Clays 10% sard they one day. Thrs means. 4 7% o A man of his word (Above) Jr may not have the best game n the worlct. but he at least has a game plan If you get a girl s number and you sort of ke her you don t want to text her r ght away You II seem desperate But. f you made plans to text or call her you need to to low through. If I te a g~rl that I m gonna ca her lm gong to do •I that day If there were no specrfrc pans d scussed. then you wa II I fo low the Three Day Ru e The Three Day Rule rs standard and has been workmg for mankmd tor ages Why fix what sn t broken 1 he asks How Many Days Would You Wait To Call? 1:3 %0 of girls at Mesa say that they wo wart three days after rece someone s number 28% would wa two days and a giant 47% sard the would only walt one day' Jr knows how t play the text message game f you get a guy's number you not want to text them nght awa because you w II seem desperat I usually wart two days II they te me first then rt rs complete y acceptable to text them back Lion King or Cinderella? complet y agree �Where do yo u see yourself in 4 years t Where were you when Michael Jackson died? taste at £lying (Rtght) Sr. M chael Mtller got hts ftrst taste of the sky thts summer, when he went skydtvtng, and 11 sparked an 1nterest 1n becom1ng an off1cer 1n the Atr Force. 'I would like to attend lnd1ana State and JOin the Atr Force ROTC program. I'm mterested m pursu1ng a degree m computers. If I take that route , I thtnk I wtll be guaranteed a JOb, wonderful health care , w1ll never have to be on the front lme, and I wtll get to travel the world for four years. " The Graduates of 20X3 (left) Frs. •rtson .oroan Vachon and Jessica Ade are exc1ted to be out of JUmor h1gh, and mto the JUngle that IS h1gh school. They spend early lunch together nearly everyday, laugh1ng and en]oymg each other's company. When asked to thmk about the1r future. they gave blank stares. then more laughter "I guess m four years I'll be 17 My favonte food now IS pasta, but 1! wtll probably change. I'll be a semor and probably playmg soccer I used to play when I was younger, and I'm exctted to start back up agam. Workouts started 1n November so we had a lot of lime to get mto shape!" Fr Krystal Saenz-Sneath Future college graduate (Rtght) Soph 1A1 '/ practtces taktng h~r final bow after what may one day be an encore performance. In four years. she wtll be 1n her second year of college. She plans on attendtng CSU Pueblo, but admtts her opt1ons are still open CSU attracts her because they have many presltgtous mus1c scholarshtps T-IAna tS currently tn Women's Ensemble and has been s1ngtng s1nce elementary school. While stngtng 1s her passton, she 1s explonng a posstble career m Engltsh. She one day hopes to be a teacher, but smgtng w1ll always be a part of her ltfe He loves anitnals (left) Fr. Kaden Pope satd, ''In four years. I see my self at CSU Fort Colltns studymg vetennary medtcme. I want to go to Fort Collins because they have a good vet program, and I want to do vetennary work because I love ammals. I worked at the zoo for about a year, and 1! really made me want to work wtth ammals. I hope to have my own bustness herem Colorado Spnngs." Give tne the space (Right) Soph enJOYS relaxmg while hangmg out Wtth fnends ' Baggy pants are JUSt more comfortable. If I was gomg to wear t1ght pants, I would be afratd I was gomg to np them when I stt down. I don't want to hve m fear of npptng my pants," laughed Gene. Harry Potter vs. Twiligtlt �D DO66 Abell, Jenn1fer Abrams-Brown. Chabewra Alexander, Joshua Alexander, Kevyn Alexander, MaVIs Allen, Kara Antohm, Cali Archuleta, Enrtque Archuletta, Ashli Ashcraft. Curt1s Asher, Elizabeth Bankus. Tiffany Barbee, He1d1 Bauer Steven Allen 8<!11 Myra Bennett Franklin B<ergeron, Bnttany B<eutel, Robert Btrkenberger, Vanessa Blatr, Aaron Blankenship, Joshua Boden, Wilham Bohnen, Nrkolaus Bowman, Barret Brooks. Bre'Anna Bucheger, Cassandra Buck, Tanner Bullock, Devonne Burke, Kassandra Burrs, TraVIs Burton, Knst1na Byars, Caleb Cady. Charlotte Ca n, Kelsey Capeuuto, Jes.ka Canas. Stephame Carrasco. Joseph Chambers. Amber Chavez. Ablgarl Clark, Trevor Clyborne, lan Cohen, Ben1am1n Cole, VIVIan Colenan, Shaqu1lle Collins, DaVId �Collins, Dav1d Coll,ns, Rachel Conkl n, Kenneth Conti, Kevin Cosuey, Rebekah Cowan, Damel Cra1g, James Crowe, Mega~ Cyr, Knsta Darrow Dan1el DaVIS, YVOI'Ine Daws, Clanssa Del Rosano ChriStopher Henry ~il f:'ll' .. DeSocsa. M~randa D1az, Alex1s Donne ~BelCher, Mdlael Doyel lloyd, Br ggee Drwer Stephanie Drou lard, Casey Earl, Sky!a Ellington, Cheyenne Ellsworth, Jesse Emert, M1chael End,cc~. Brandon Esl nger. Sarah Evans, Kellie FackOvcova, Fredenka Farkas. T1ffany Ferrell, Damel F1elder, M1chael F1nley, Dy!ann FleiSCher, Kenne h Flem ng, Nicholas Flores, Trea' Foley OliVIa Frank, Bryan Freeman, Aaron Fry, Analec1a Gapmsk1, Janes Garcia. Scott Garner. Ka•tlln Gayle, Darnell Gearhart, Nathan Ge1ser, Joseph G1bson, N•ckP ·f;~~ G1nes. N•cholas Goheen, Cydney Gonzalez, Alejandro Gonzalez, Andrew Gonzalez, Joshua Gooch, McKen1s Grace, Zachary Gramm, Dan~elle Gramsch, Shy'anne Gray, RoderiCk Gnma. Megan Gro elueschen, Tate Gut1errez, JaVIer Hacker, Dylan Ha1 h, Jonathon Hammond. G na Har~~ey. Patnck Hawkins. Owayen Haw ns, Shawna Hawks, Aysha Hawks, K1esha Henry, KathaPna Hernandez, AManda H1llerby. Cody H•lt. Ashley H1tchers. Crnstopher Hodgm. S eby Hoge Damele Howard. Tren on Hurrell, Damelle H ~ds, K" IP gh Jacks... Stev Juniors 0DO �D DO �RubenMag;~na Mark Magdaleno A/yS5a Magnuson Ryan MaiSOO MeganMa'lfC'ISOI1 Sarah Marsha DeJanee MIChael Ellaura Marl.'lel Kenneth M rtme1 Matthew Martme1 Kale Mata M chael Matthew Kathenne Mazurowski Amanda Meta rn ChriStian Me Molleon Damella Medina Fabian Ma1Jna Mark Meneoes Preston Menigtlan Marl< Meneses Preston Menigtlan Ka M Knstlna M.nnehan Shane Mofina Eduardo Montes Reanna MonliJ;lmery Joshua Moore Ivan Moreno FernandeZ Ka)la Roberts MIChael Jordan Robinson TI!Tl!l<a Rctinsoi>W Voctor RodripJez ms Kades.'ua Rose Stepharue Rose Za n Ross Chelsie Roth Juniors lJDO �D DQ Edward Salazar Jasmone Salazar Alyssa Salpr Carlos Sanchez Denzel Sanchez Tanisha Smith Ndlolas Sm'th Ashley sa.tman Anthony Soluren Joseph Spoerl �RayteVaZacharyVa JO S phanoe Van VIe 1 Geneva Vargas Mand1 VelasQuez Clara Vlillpando Jason Wade Keith Wade Keith Wade Stephanie Wilde M>Chelle """ DushawnW ms Edwin ilson Tyrone Wilson Samantha wnt rs Amber Wood Sa111na Wooden M1cah Warford The Class ArietWya Stian Yoder Susanna Yoder Ann Yo OI.>Sttoman Timot!1yYoung Jenna Zander of2o:r:r ')amuel Ban Shawn Bedel Josephine e.mo Kalyn Bessert Thomas Belancowt N c11o1e Be-Jel Bnan B1les Samantha 81 es Jasmin Black s Black 8lan Dew> Bolden Stepha Borchard Makadah BostJc Jessica Bt Tichina B<lxllls Ashley Brown DeVon Brown Sophotnores DDO 7.:1 �D DO72 �M.lrcus E ns fredefll<a rae""""""" M Iissa farad Madeline Fernandez Dewn Fernandez M•rtJnez Held• Fwen Charles Fontuno Sl<yt;" Fra ish Stone Fran d EmilyFWolltam Fnzzett Ashley Fuller Shane Fusselonan o.JICieGa Vanessa Ga Savannah Gallup M.lrco Gandara lac tty Garda RosemaryGayf.>n CarroeGeler Slellhanio Geier Dillon Getgef Nathan Germano A.sha Glenr>Btacey Gonz JonalhanGosine Grepy Grantham At180'l Graves Elysia Green Kala Greene Jordan Hall Chase Hamdl Davod HarnrTOld Chnslcllher HampiDn Melissa Hansen FO< Harros Chelsea Jackson Rachae~Jacson Sara Jenluns Kiana Jensen Kaelyn .Jewson Casey Jertk Alyice Johnson o.-.a Johnson Jactyn Johnson AshleyKuoce nder I.Jiabs Kaydra Langford Stephanie Laracuent lopez Kelcllee Samanll1a lee Samanll1a lee Joseph lepme Sha wale.ns Sophomores �D DO 74 �Tyler Perez T ny Pharr Sarna Plullops Tameika Pittman Jon Plyley Chetsie en TraviS Pond JessiCa PTa Jordyn Quirk Donna Raes JOhn Reinl<mg Jordan Rhodes Taylor Richards Brandle Rlchatdson Jordan Rlchatdson Kaytoe RlchMdson Matthew Riehl Joseph Rigsby KaleigjlRmdet Rosalee Rivera Tr<NOI Roady Oeslrrae Robinson Juan Robles JasonStephanoe Rollms Jarom Ruby M.lnssa Rudd Ashley Russik Anthony R)'dzyns J Alena Salazar Brianna Salazar Ccur1ney Sallsbuty Gabfoela Sanchez lesfte Sanchez Randel Sanchez /WJtew Sanders Cody $purbeck Khiehanna Sronce Dean St .1o1m Madeline Stacy Sloetby Stanley Brittany Slatk Adam Stellmach Joshua Ste-;ens Rachael Stewns Sophotnores �Brandon Swancutt ChrtSIOpher S t Joseph Sll<tarskl Desire T tum nna Tee! Nr .Jordyn Wadle Dena Walk B<andiSWa r&voy Cassidy Wascher lan Weaver Chns!Qilher W'lson N1coae Wimberly Breanna Wood Ta1sha Woodyard Jackson Worthman Charles Young The Class of 20I2 The Class of 20:13 Kiante AceiiOdo Ka AdaK Jessoc:aMe Blaine Ahem Tyanna llewnle Ale><ander Nd1olas Allen Anthony Andersen Jonathan Andersen �Ryen Bodenberiet Enn Botchatd Kristen Bowen Randy Boxley Deon Btannon incent Bnones llhala !!roo~, Leana Btown Samantha Btown Bnttany Chambers Rachel Chambers Patrick Chnsty M Clatk Heathef C¥x>me Jade Coc Shannon Cclby ChtistO!lhet Cole Samanl/la Cole AntonM) Coleman Megan Coleman Shttlaana Coleman Ennco Cclins Joseph Collins Ma II. Cootretas Kate Cool Joshua Cotdova Samantha Cotdova Tyler Cowan Manssa Ctandall Joshua Cnswell Chad Cross Autumn Cruz OswaldoCna BnannCumro RebecaCu Chnstopher Cu1ther MattoC BnaMa Czallla Btyan Czallla Btandon Czosnyl.a Dantzlet w Sata Davts Chtistylynn Det RosatM) Chasey Deleon Btandan Dempsey Stephame Dickson Manssa Ootrun Bndget Dotcey Freshtnen DDO 77 �D DO 78 �Ndlclas Hamil Jonathan Hardman Stepllanie Hardy Terrance Harmon Zachery Dtllon Hawkins Sarabeth Haworth Keoondre Henry Anthony Hernandez Rachelle Hernandez DeSean Jessica Hilt Cllristopher Hoclg)n Danny Helmes Lauren Holmes Jacqueline Hopkins Nathan Hosltins Brottney Howe . . - - - . . , James Huerena Aie'!S Hunt Ala James Jordan Jarvis Jaleei.Joht>& Bryte .Jolinson Chandra Johnson Kha Johnson Shaleel Johnson Natascha Jordan Kayta ~Klan! Zachary Killebrew ChnSIOpller King Sabrll\a KJein!ieldl Johna Koch Samuel Koch SebaSilan Kra owsl< NICholasllrcu1e Zachary Krouse Matthew Lange Kimberly Larsen l)'!lnae larsen Jordan Lawson Amanda LeMay Chnst.an leBianc-Quaney Tanner Lee Daniel Moody James Moore Kathryn Moore Sara~ M D Freshtnen DO 79 �D DO So AustJn Morpn Samuel Mone Amy Masher M chael Mosher Ktfley Moyer Dustm Murray Alexia al Grace I AleXIS eedham Christopher Nelsen K11sten Nelson Zachary Norton lelaO. Angeuna Ochoa Boyce Johnny Ochoa Boyce Katelyn Pace-Dzoekonsl<i Stephen Padilla Jacqufyn Palomba N<:holao PapprOih VoctoroaParra Larry PatriCk Branden Pear5on Blake Pelsue MICah ~ez Dabeth~ ......, Pelefson Kaden Pope Joseph Perter Mattllew-Ar1ge!o 1'\lnay Bna Punittaole M"'o RadosallleviCi Sarah Ranne Alysha Reeves Karroen Reeves Austm Roady Kernsha Robertson Kristona Robertson M n Robinder !kyan Robins Ca Robinson Selena Rodrlillel Burak Chnslopher �Krystal Saenz-Sne Breanna Saze Creeanna Salle Nancy Sanchez JOSlin ScaoneH Caitlin Schmidt 1\dyfa Sal eld "'· · - · -- - Alonza SummerScott Scott Aaron Seals Brandon Shaffer Madlson Shuman Joshua SiMI Brend n Sl<agg$ Angelina Smlth FeliCia Sml Gecr Smilh Smilh N cholas Smullen Adrian Snii>es Joshua Sl Genna Dara Slettnisth Joshua SlettnisCh Cytl!hia Stevens Andrew Slewart John Stinson CodyS!xkert OKE rPEPSil Loving the refreshing ta te o£ a Coca Cola (R1ght) When g1ven a cho1ce. Jr only wants a Coke. "I like Coke because 1t s bubbly. There IS a d1fference between Coke and Peps1. Peps1 1s less tasty than Coke.' Pepsi for me, plea e (R1gh!) Jr. Ryan chooses Peps1 over Cl e any day. "I love Peps• because 1t's ~nsp and refreshmg. and 1! tiCkles my tastebuds. Peps1 IS better than Coke because Coke tastes like toothpaste m a can. and Peps1 taste like heaven m my mouth " 8x D DO �Here they are- - the tnost supportive staff tnetnbers around the Springs esa Adams, Dave Aleman, Ivan Artz, Dave Anderson, D'Anne Baldwm, Lorn -1 Anderson. Karl e Arellano, Ben Beatty, Jeff Berns, Stephame Boden, Dave Borch1k, Steven Armstrong, Belinda What was Mr. Reim.er' s strangest jobt M• Remer worked for a s1ngmg telegram company when he was 22 years old "I had to aud1t1on for 1t, and the cntena was that I had to be able to smg and be personable." He got the jOb, and for 9 months he sw1tched m and out of h1s four costumes (superman, gonlla, tuxedo, and caveman) puttmg on a one-man show. "When people order a smgmg telegram, they order a song and a costume," M< Remer explamed "I had my own helium tank for filling balloons, and I would show up where I was supposed to and s1ng. Most of the lime, people got embarrassed . It was pretty fun that way ... It d1dn't always go that well for Mr Re me , though. ''The most embarrassmg bme for me was when I showed up to a bndal shower w1th, like, 20 females. and I forgot the words to the song. I had to say, 'hang on,' then I ducked away to relearn the lines. It was not my best moment!" he chuckled. The perks were gett1ng pa1d $50 per VISit. and he thought 11 was fun. In fact. Mr Remer enjoyed 1! so much that he st1ll does 1! on Valentine's Day w1th h1s Barber Shop Quartet. Breyer, MarySue Brown, Amy Bruckner, Knsta �Joe Garrett, Principal KathiMata Mrs Mata 1s Ass1stant PrinCipal Curnculum and lnstruct1on. She wears many hats 1n the bu1ld1ng, and IS often seen speedwalking from place to place. Mrs. Matas son, Ke 1 , goes to Mesa. and her husband works m the d1stnct as well. "I love 1! here D1stnct Three IS the best place to work! " Mike Sullivan D1rector at Mesa R1dge, and there IS not a more orgamzed, wei~SUI ed person for the JOb. 'I was the sw1m coach for 3 years, and I was constanUy .__,_ __ ...., astounded how on top of th1ngs Mr S1.l tvan always was. He's so support1ve of coaches and k1ds really look up to h1m," sa1d Ber SUTT'Tl'ers, former sWimmmg/dMng coach. Mr. Joe Gar•ett IS the Pnnc1pal at Mesa R1dge. He came to Mesa 5 years ago, and he hasn't looked back. "I love being a Gnzzly," he sa1d w1th pnde. "I wouldn't have 1! any other way. We have a great staff here. They really care about students and student ach1evement." Mr Garrett has two freshmen here a Mesa th1s year, Shannor and James Garrett. "HaVIng the k1ds here IS great. I like that when I go to sport1ng events. they are there , so I get to see them a lot more now ' Mr. Scott Sage IS Mesa's AsSIStant Pnnc1pal of D1sc1pline and one of the most loved and respected staff members- • even though he's m charge of d1sc1pline. Mr Sage has a freshman daughter, Breanna, here at Mesa . "It s great hav1ng my daughter here I get to see her a lot more often now." Mr George STT'ith 1s the newest member to the adm1n. team, haVIng 1omed dunng the 2008-2009 school year Another member of the team weanng mult1ple hats, Mr Sm IS also our DefensiVe Coord1nator for our football team. Over the past summer, M· Srr1 th marned our head volleyball coach Sarr1a a Oe'ler Carr, Theresa Coultes. Sherry Darby, Nancy Deutsch. Dawn Dyer, Matt Faust. Dom1mck 83 D DO �f f The reason I went into teaching is for this very year. Both my son and daughter are here at Mesa this year. My favorite part about the day is the time we get to spend in the car ride on the way to school. I've learned so much about my kids during that time. " - - Mr. Dave Artz Felice, L1sa Fetters, Monte F1m, Kelly F1sher, Cathy Gapmsk1, Joe Garcia, Clint F1lonow1ch, Jenn1fer 13°/o 21 °/o Out of 120 staff members Grant. Chnsty Hahn. Angela Handel, Dolly Hanson, He1d1 Helzer, Kab Herman, Stacy Holman. Susan Huerena. James Hulen, Enc Hunter, Mam•e Huntsman, Theresa Iwanski, John �MacEnulty, Ch1p Martmez-Villalta, Amanda Mellars, Bev Mena, Kathleen Mlleto, Shern Maurer, Jesse Mays, Norman Lettenma1er, Kns Lott, Ga1l McK1nney, Bnlle McMahon, Eom �I try to teach my students critical thmkmg sk1lls," sa1d Mrs. . Above she IS workmg through a log~c puzzle w1th one of her reading classes. 4th Block Parple Daya Mr problem to Sr. teaches AP Statistics dunng 4th block on Purple Days. "It's a great class to teach," he sa1d I love it.' Rhodes, Johanna Rochardson, Ivy Romero, Lola Rose, Nocole �11 This year has been experience for 11ve learned a lot. 11 d1H en 8eing a coach is my 11 Rothermal, Amanda Sargema, Doreen n 11 When I become a teacher, make sure kids are 1 1 11 Mr. Sm1th, Amy Shea, Reg~na I Wh1te, Belinda Williams, Jeremy WilSOn, RICk Wurmstem, Andrea Zander, Reg~na Z1gment, Len 87 D D �D DO 88 Project Constructi on (Above) Jr. M1chael Santanna and Sr ns Ottersberg work n the1r group 1n n s AP American H1story class. 'We are bU1Id1ng a PowerPomt on mamfest destmy to present to the class," sa1d ~ntar na The class presentations were used by the class as a study for the1r final. Riding a ho-ernade hover cra£t (Below) W1th the push of a button and a boost from a classmate , M1 AP Phys1cs class zooms down the hall. Sr '"''" , -''"' u stepped on the deVIce for the nde of a hfet1me. "I wasn't even nervous; I am a beast. I really liked 1!. It was somethmg I have never done before, she sa1d . What do starting fires, standing w1tness in trial, and baking a cheesecake all have in common? They are all activities we do in our classes at Mesa. With over 171 ind1v1dual classes to offer, MRHS allows students to follow the1r pass1on and seek new adventures. An alternating block schedule makes our school more un1que than most. Hav1ng that extra day IS a great advantage that many of the students love. "Hav1ng classes every other day helps me get more done," sa1d Sr. Kan Lanph r On the other hand, Jr. C 'Stlana "lash dislikes the alternating schedule because "It's confusing trying to remembering what homework I have done for what day." The students in chemistry love playing with fire. Jr. Michael Matthew said, "I like the fact that we don't JUSt do work out of the book. I like that I actually get to do experiments and test out the theories." Seen above, Jr. M ah W• ~ 1rd concentrates on a project in his AVID class. "We had to try to build the tallest tower out of spaghetti and Dots. While looking back at this tower, I think we should have made the base bigger. The best part of this activity was winning. We ended up winning extra credit towards our next assignment. This was the most fun thing we have done in this class that I can remember." �Mrs. Felice's aerob1cs class has many participants as they take their annual trip to Barr Trail. Jr. Thomas W liked the trip, but he thinks, "The best thing about aerob1cs IS kiCkboxing." What I Learned in school today e Sr. becca Navakuku s favonte class first semester was Speech. w1th rs LettenMa1er. "My favonte speech was an Inter-personal one that I d1d w1th my fr1end Donald Trowbr dge It was about shoplifting. Our speech was funny, but 1t got the pomt across." e Jr. M1ci'ael KarT'msk. sa1d, "My best expenence from Barr Tra1l was messmg around at the top because we weren't really domg anythmg. Overall. 1t was a fun expenence, and the VIew from the top was great." • Soph. Jordan Rhod s likes workmg w1th the custod1ans so much. he dec1ded to do 1t aga1n. "Th1s 1s my second year domg th1s work. I like sweepmg the hallways. It's mce to relax mentally for a wh1le and to not thmk." he sa1d. e "My speech class w1th Mrs Tamsen was awesome! I loved bemg able to g~ve speeches about thmgs I was Interested 1n, and when I am mterested 1n the subject. I'm not too bad w1th public speak1ng," said Sr ~ reyz Murphy. e "I love my Ceram1cs class," sa1d Sr. ~ Jonae Woods. ''We are always domg d1fferent thmgs, and they are always mteracbve and 1nteresbng. I learned that anythmg can be artwork. Never a dull moment!" uarning and loving it (Above) Most students opt to take the1r requ1red American H1story cred1ts dunng the1r JUniOr year. Many of these students w1ll get the priVilege to be taught by Mr Hulen. However. 1f you're a very concretesequenbal person, h1s teach1ng style my put you on edge. "H1s lectures are 1nteresbng, but somet1mes Mr. Hule gets off top1c and starts telling stones." says Jr. Aaron Freeman. Any student who walks 1n Mr Hu en s door w1ll walk out w1th a new apprec1at1on for h1gh school relat1onsh1ps, guys 1n light pants, and outlets. Working handiJ-On (Above) Sr ~ Jones changes the color of a flame w1th different 1omc compounds on the end of h1s Q-t1p. "f1rst you d1p 1t m water so the compound will stiCk. Then you put 11 m the flame and see what color 11 will be. One was copper chloride wh1ch turned the flame green. Labs are fun because I learn and get to do all the hands-{)n thmgs," Alex sa1d. (Above) Jr. Chabewra AbraMs-Brown p amts a very umque proJect. He expressed. "I'm proud. I like the be1ng able to express myself through my art The Art Program was very lucky to ga1n the Widefield gradu.ate Ms. RaVIn thiS year Her favonte class to teach IS CeramiCs and Sculpture. "K1ds can really shme there. They can use the1r cnbcal th1nkmg sk1lls." she smiled . :ErprCH y.,.....dl aDD �D D Th e s~narter the better (Left) Rena1ssance IS an mcenllvP·based orgamzallon for students wt)o ma1ntam a 3.0 GPA or h1gher, are 1nvofved 10 school/commumty aciMI1es and/ or show substant~a Improvement 1n the1r academ1c record over the course of a semester. Adv1sor, Mrs. Armstrong sa 1d "Students can apply at the begmnmg of each semester. Just listen for the announcement, p1ck up an application, and JOin the fun! " Giving for a good cause (Below) Sr Club: Diversity "To me D1vers1ty means freedom freedom from all of the hate that people have towards others and a lovmg fam1ly, sa1d Fr. S3t l " •r was really nervous about her hrst lime donating blood . "Th1s was my hrst t1me gMng blood . I was very anx1ous and nervous that whole day I kept laugh1ng the whole lime because Ethan Roberts was next to me, and he kept tell1ng the nurses, 'No one makes me bleed my own blood, except for you • He dehmtely gave me moral support, 1n h1s own we~rd way. In the end, 1t was all worth 11. I left proud that 1 helped save a life, and w1th a bru1se the size of a golf ball. I can't wa1t to do 11 aga1n. " Club: Junior Council The ma1n thmg that Jumor Counc1l does IS plan prom. They work the concess1ons at our Gnzzly Football games m order to ra1se money for th1s huge event. Any money left over after ' -~·~s:..... prom goes towards the Semor G1ft. Club: Forensics has Influenced by public speakmg ab11it1es more than he w1ll ever know," reveals Sr. What's the best part about your clubt Club: Link Crew Jrs and share the r wea th of candy at the community parade. sa d Passmg out candy was rea ly fun I've never done anyth ng ke before Club: French Club Sr shows off her freshly-made chocolate Cr~pe. her favor te She dreams about go ng to Franee one day because, It wou d be mterest1ng to explore a new culture Club: Art Club sa d Our meetings prOVIde us with an opportun ty to plan events We also spend a lot of time work ng on students Individual prOJects for art shows and the r own co lege portfol os If a student wants to try somethmg new m art Art Club 1s a perfect opportunity to try It Halloween treats take a lot of work (R1ght) Even after orgamzmg a commumty event, members of Student Cab1net make lime to dress up 1n the1r costumes and take charge of Fnght N1ght and the1r own booth makmg slush1es. Sr Bnttany BMngs was there for over 11 hours, not mclud1ng the actual event. "Dunng the actual event, we make money, so that doesn't count as commumty serv~ce, but even Without that t1me added 1n, I still got over 11 hours of commumty seMce that day. The Haunted House had bloody sheets wrappmg around the ent1re aud1tonum, and that took a lot of work to clean up. Overall, the Haunted House was defimtely one of the the most fun th1ngs about the mght." Soph. Glona Luran got over 15 hours of commumty serv~ce that day. "A few people kept commg up and stealing slurpee favonng. It was a rough but rewarding day." �'V}flile some high schools find 1t difficult to get students mvolved m school activities, but Mesa Ridge can't create enough clubs! Mesa R1dge offers over 44 clubs, W w1th over 38 clubs hav1ng more than 7 students. The 2009-2010 school year kicked off to a great start w1th a large turnout of students m each club. "It was close to a record year w1th the number who showed up to all the club meetings in the fall," said Fr. Megan Coleman. Forensics began their novice tournaments in October. Commumty of Caring planned out their community serv1ce events, and Mrs. Herman said, "I know that each student mvolved in Community of Canng is here because they want to be able to help in some small way. Many of us don't know what we can do to help, and Community of Canng g1ves us the opportunity to make a small difference." Both the Jumor and Senior Councils were busy hammenng away at the Important things from the get-go m the fall. For Jun1or Council, this 1s a busy time. Jr. Dylann Finley sa1d, "I want to get more 1nvolved 1n school and help plan prom." Sr. T·ffany VanVolk1nburg, a member of Spamsh Club, sa1d, "We have a lot presentations about the culture at first. We also have nddles, fiestas, part1c1pate in community parades." Needless to say, these students ded1cate a good port1on of their time to being involved. Knowledge Bowl Corner (Above) Speed and mtellogence are very omportant thongs needed to be apart of thos club. Jr Joshua Alexander saod, "You need to be fast and smart to make 1t m Knowledge Bowl." Diversity is key to lllaking the world go 'round High school IS difficult enough Without beong JUdged by others. Doversoty s a safe place to go to JUSt hang out and create lifelong fnendsh1ps. It's just a little blood (Above) When NHS orgamzed Mesa's annual blood drove, Sr. __ rdan Mess1sco was first m hne to s1gn up and donate. "Jordan gave blood like a champ," sa1d Mrs. ClevengerGromsley. "I was w1cked Impressed" lJ DO �M . oq USIC D 2 Makes You Move The Pride of Mesa Ridge Marching Band has indeed found great success this season. They hosted the State Fair, achieved 3rd in 4A at Pamona, Third at the Armed Forces Invitational and at Douglas County, th1rd 1n the Southern Reg1onal, wh1ch won them the1r ticket to State. They also rece1ved a score of 78.4, the score that won them fourth in state, the best they have ever ach1eved. However, th1s success did not happen over n1ght. In fact, some of the preparation began as early as the season before. "Last year, around the end of November, if you wanted to try out for Drum Major or as a section leader, you had to go to Section Leader Camp. At the end of camp, each person did an interview with Mr. 0 and Mr. Burge and the former Drum Majors. Then we had to conduct for Chamber Winds, and Mr. 0 chose two for the pos1tion based on leadership skills, people skills, and March1ng Band knowledge," said Sr. Caleb Harns who along w1th Sr. Sarah Prust shared the responsibility of Drum Major this year. "Being Drum Major, the ent1re band IS bas1cally your responsibility. You ARE Mr O's nght-hand people. Because we have such a large group, we have a very d1verse fam1ly. Trying to assess everyone's needs and makmg them ALL happy are the most difficult thmgs. It's kind of like certain JOkes. Some JOkes only a particular group of people find funny. The trick IS finding the joke that will make everyone laugh." Drum Majors really get a feel for responsibility. They learn how to balance fun w1th responsibility and discipline. "You want to make Marching Band fun and happy, but you have to make sure you're doing your JOb, too. There's many times when I've been called on to be stern, even though the person I'm addressing m1ght be my best friend," added Caleb. Preparations for Marching Band contmued as the chosen section leaders got their feet wet as they led at pep band. Once summer hit, the real work began. Every Tuesday, band members would meet to begin work1ng on memonz1ng and perfecting the music. August brought Band Camp, the grueling eight hour a day band-<: ram sess1on where the band would be outs1de march1ng and play1ng until five, ra1n or sh1ne. Once school began and half days rolled around, the band would not get a break, but would instead be rewarded with a longer practices. For the Pride of Mesa Ridge, achieving 4th 1n state IS all worth it. Huddle up After every rehearsal , the band would meet up around the ladder to discuss the day's struggles and tnumphs. Marchmg Band 1s like any other team: before a performance, they get together and pump each other up m order to ach1eve the best performance poss1ble. (R1ght) Mr 0 gathers h1s team after a sweaty, late summer pract1ce. �Teatn work really does pay off (Righi) Jr. Charlotte 1y has been playmg the saxophone for 4 years and has been a part of the Pnde of Mesa R1dge s1nce her sophomore year "The best part about Marchmg Band 1s know1ng that you're gomg to work really really hard, but thalli's all gomg to pay off. And of course, beat1ng Founta1n at State. That's pretty sweet, too. It was defimtely a milestone," sa1d Char•otte "The hardest part IS probably work1ng as a team. Try1ng to commumcate between sect1ons IS really difficult because sometimes, everyone IS on d1fferent pages." Final good byes (Below) At the last football game of the year all of the semors lined up on f1eld . Sr. Sarah Prust sa1d, "The X was Anelle Howell's and my 1dea." The X stood for 2010 ··graduation year. "After that game, I'm not gonna he, I cned ," diVUlged Sr D1amond Thrasher "It was really sad. It was say1ng goodbye to all the good memones over the last four years. The best one would probably be play1ng atlnvesco Field last year. That was leg~!." Truly conunitted to success (Above and left) Sr. Caleb Hams ~r''"ed h1s ded1cat1on to marchmg band as one of the drum maJors. Caleb was front and center conductmg dunng all three of the songs lh1s year �D D �safe and fun celebrate (Left) Jrs way to Ga and V dressed up as babies for halloween th1s year They wanted someth1ng s1mple but still cute . "It was my 1dea to dress l1ke that." laughed Ka t1 n Ka In and C1ara showed up to Fnght N1ght near the end. when a I the actiVIties were w1ndmg down. Kait n added, 'I bet 1f we were there at the beg~nn1ng. 1t would have been way fun . I th1nk ha111ng 1t on Halloween was a good 1dea. That way l1ttle k1ds can go somewhere safe and have fun . Bes1des, most people m h1gh school don't go out unbl after mne anyway, so they can s II do whatever they want w1 h the1r Halloween mght." ell~ ns up 1s ao even so to the members of JuniOr Council to ra•se enough money so ewryone's prom can be as piCture perfect as possible Jrs Am r e and Ca lO ng at weet treat (Above) French Club's cla1m to fame has always been crepes The batter 1s a very s1mple blend of m1lk, flour, and eggs. However, the end creabon IS far from simple. "The cool thmg obu.. crepes 1s you can put anythmg you want on them. We had strawbernes. chocolate syrup. and bananas. Then, of course, wh1pped creme. That's the best part," sa1d Jr. Patrick Harvey Pres1dent of French Club, Sr. Rebekah Black, dressed as a woodland fa1ry as she served the dellc1ous dessert. ''The hardest part of makmg crepes IS peeling them off of our crepe makers. You have to do 1t the exact nght way or you e1ther burn yourself or the crepe ." �The crowd lov e s hint (Left) "Last year, 1 part1c1pated 10 the community parade, and 1 had so much fun that I went agam th1s year 1 rode the unicycle to hype people up about the fore1gn language clubs; however. I was very sore afterwards. The most exc1!1ng part was tossmg candy to the children ," sa1d Soph JaroiT' Ruby "I went to the parade to support Mesa Rod sophomore AVID class. I was able to show my pr and hang out w1th my friends for a couple of hour So ph . Kayl1e Richardson excla rr exc1tedly. Giving back to the conu:nunity (Above) "The little k1ds were adorable. There was th1s g1rl 10 a wheel cha1r whose eyes ht up when I greeted her, Soph. f IS at the community parade to pass out candy and show pnde for the AVID program. "It was fun watching the people throw themselves at the candy," Fr. Samantha Cole giggled. On October 24th, 2009, the Widefield Commun1ty Parade started in the old Safeway Parking lot and ended at Widefield High School for one of our rivalry games. The Mesa R1dge spint cons1sted of vanous extracurncular clubs and academic groups getting together and marching towards victory. "The warm and sunny weather was perfect for the parade. "On Main Street, I got the chance to shout 'R1dge' louder than anyone else when my fellow classmates starting chanting 'Mesa Ridge,"' said Soph. Joseph Szk1arsk1 "It was a great workout w1th all the walking we did, and the little k1ds were wonderful," said Jr. Ell ra Mart1n z who walked to support LINK Crew. "I got a small rush of adrenaline when we began, but 1t faded , and I started focus1ng on my actions because it is hard for me to keep my bearings when there are a lot of people watching." "The best part of the community parade was yelling at our rival school," said Fr. mny Ochoa Boyce, who claims said his main reason for go1ng was to watch the football game. Sr. ya neer showed pnde for LINK Crew dunng the parade. "The little kids were so lovable, and they got super exc1ted when they saw us because they knew they were getting candy," she said. "Being a member of student cabinet, I was not only able to pass out candy, but I also handed out flyers about Fnght Night to the people in the community," said Jr. VIVI C who also commented that about half of her body was sunburned after the game. Many others participated w1thout throwing candy. Jr. A .hley Hilt marched with the color guard and was holdmg the Navy flag. Mrs. Or111 her sa1d, "As a mascot for Span1sh club, I took my dog Lola to walk with us." Ms. L ., also brought her dogs, Olive and Sampson, to raise awareness about the foreign language clubs and get more students involved. After the1r final onspectoon, the ROTC members march 10 step down the streets to the Mesa vs. Wodefield game " It was mterestong to see how other schools matched up agamst us and how other groups acted before and after the parade." Jr. De'lton Lawrence commented after seeong how the other partoc1pants presented themselves. >> �Representmg Mesa Sp1rt Soph Ota k Al<a a along with the rest of the cheerleaders, march $tep-by-step, shouting cheers and gett1ng the crowd rowdy and ready for the next group "I represented Spamsh Club, and I greatly en1oyed wavmg to people 1n the commumty. I loved all the attent1on I rece1ved ," Soph. Samantha Maloco bragged mtently. very front of the Me a Ridge pack (Above) "The ROTC cadets march 1n the commumty parade every year, and th1s I got to partake m 1t It was a huge honor to be able to hold the banner because I got the opportumty to be 1n the very front of Mesa R1dge section," Soph . S ~Y ' r Altonen sa1d proudly. " " "I was really nervous at e parade because It was my f rst line wa ng It WI the varsity cheerleaders When we came to the Judges, we turned to face them and shouted that we would w1n the game." said Jr Ash Arc ulena Even though she was scared at firs~ Ashfl was able to gather herse~ and have fun. An ea y win {Above) "I wasn't warned at al ab. ul the game. We had a really good team , a1.J I knew we were gomg to wm ," Mr Boden boasted ha pp1ly Widefield 28 Mesa Ridge 42 97 • R1dmg m the back was eXCiting. I felt like an 1mportant person, plus I loved the car," Sr. As ey Woz'l ak squealed exc1tedly D DO �D D Hotnecotning '09 The fourth week of September was no ordinary week. Th1s year it was the week of our Homecoming Game and dance. The game was to be held at CA Foster at seve pm sharp that Fnday mght, and the dance was to follow on Saturday n1ght. To pull off a W at the game, and to get as many people as poss1ble into the b1g gym to dan all n1ght, Student Cabinet set up what we know as Spint Week. There would be five days, and each day had a theme . Chelsie Roth , a member of student cabinet, though that the days were creat1ve , but still had little follow through . Sr. schelle Lo~ agreed. "People didn't really want to get involved . You have to have the right m1nd se about it. It's only as fun as you make 1t." There were a few new additions to the Spirit Week themes this year Including Where's Waldo Day, Cowboy Day, and Crayct Day. It's easy to say that Cowboy Day was the favonte among the student body. Everywhere you looked there were plaid sh1rts, boots, and p1gta1ls. Fnday was Class Color Day w1th freshmen representing yellow, sophomores in orange, juniors were 1n purple, and seniors went all black. On the day of the assembly, you could clearly tell wh1ch class had the most spirit; the entire semor quarter was a black mass of energy. "I think the assembly was more entertaining than some in the past. I though the activities ran really well," sa1d Soph. Glona Lujan. Th1s year's homecom1ng nom1nees were Sr. A r· 8 and Ashley Flath, Ethan Rt rts and Ashley Wozmak, Deontay Galbearth and Nad)a He· hecker and Cory Keller and Jenmfer Rollins. Each couple got the privilege of dressing up and strutting the1r stuff for the student body dunng the assembly. R1ght after the assembly, the car bash took place in the courtyard . "The car bash was greatl" sa1d Sr. ~amantha S1edler. "It was an excuse to destroy things, wh1ch 1s always awesome." "The car bash was fun, but there was no glass, so there wasn't any shattenng sounds." said Sr. Amber Hambly-Mellen. After the car bash subsided, many students got ready and headed to the game. There a few games that the stadium is packed for, the homecoming game IS one of them . Fr. Candace Withams dressed 1n her mesa gear for the big game. "I wore my purple and black long sleeve shirt, a purple scarf, and black boots! " Mesa went head to head agamst Castle View for the big game. The ent1re game was back and forth , Mesa would be 1n the lead , then Castle View would catch up. Mesa ended victorious w1th a score of 33-26. "It was the first t1me since my freshman year that we won Homecoming! It was awesome to wm my senior Homecommg Game," sa1d Sr :ourtney Jones. The final event of Homecommg was the dance. Sophomore Council did an excellent JOb making 1t picture perfect. "I really liked the red carpet, 1t was cute," sa1d Fr. Jacqulyn Palomba. The red carpet fit right along w1th the hollywood glam theme. "This was my first dance without a date," said Jr. Chels1e Roth. "I danced with everyone; it was crazy! " sa1d Ashley Wozmak, who had been crowned queen at the game, and at the dance Aaron Bell was crowned k1ng. "It was a great mght," smiled Aaron. �Courtney's Corner If there's an occas1on to dress up and be crazy, you can guarantee that Sr. Courtney Jones w111 be at the forefront of 11 all. "I always look forward to seeing a little Courtney Crazy," sa1d Mrs. Stacy Herman. Many students wonder how she has such a vast array of outfits to choose from. "I have th1s huge p1le of clothes 1n my room . They're not d1rty, though. 11ust can't be bothered to pttk them up! I have everyth1ng from Afncan clothes. cowboy gear, and JUSt a bunch of sh1rts form d1fferent decades," sa1d Courtney. One senous d1splay of style demonstrated by M ss Jores was on crayon day. Courtney didn't go the traditional route of bnght colors for thiS sp1nt day. She went black and sassy. was gomg for a beat-mck's look. My clothes were pretty out of style, so I dec1ded to do my ha1r out of character as well." Courney's dream sp1nt day would be super hero day. She would love to explore the h1dden potentials of Bubble Wrap G1rl or Duct Tape G1rl. Fairytale Motnents (Above) Even though Srs. Ashley Foa hand A ran together, ea n nom1nee had the1r own moxy. "I tned to get nommated. I campa1gned w1th all my fnends," sa1d Ashley "I thmk 1l's trad1!1on to wear a short dress at the assembly and a long dress at the game. R1d1ng on that awesome car was the best part of the whole expenence." Aaror> was a lot more la1d back about the whole process. " The day that we were told I was actually late for school, everyone 1n my class was all concerned that I had got t:alled down" sa1d Aaron Play That Funky Music Jr ~olas Flem1r>g started out h1s Hom1 .ommg n1ght w1th a del dmner at Red Robm. He then sh1mm1ed to the dance w1th h1s date Sr. Ar elle Howell at h1s s1de. "The best part of the whole n1ght was hanging out w1th Ar1e le," sa1d NICk N ck was on the dance floor all nght Below IS one of h1s s1gnature dance moves, the funky hula-hoop. It's a miX between hula hooping and walking backwards. D1ff1culty level: 6.5 Jr Alex Kazee was pulled from the crowd to part1c pate In a blindfolded obstacle course. Hos strategy: Move as qu1ck!y as possoble. ' They ca~'t possobly do anyt/lmg too dangerous 1n school, can they'" he asked » �SUMMER FALL �As f1rst semester finals approach and school becomes stressful, for a rare few at Mesa R1dge, w1nter means huddling 1ns1de to avoid the cold weather. The rest don't let a little ch1ll stop them. "I love winter! The snow is so pretty, plus I adore the gloomy weather," Soph. Elizabeth Just1ce exclaimed wh1le talk1ng about her favorite season. 2010 brought w1th it many special events. For example, New Year's Eve's blue moon was the first s1nce 1990, a special event that only happens once every n1neteen years. "New Year's Eve was a pretty good mght. I stayed up extra late, hung out w1th my two best fnends, and won my favorite game," Soph. Caleb Carter confessed shyly. "I went to a huge family bash in the ballroom of a fancy hotel on New Year's Eve. Even though I stayed up until midnight, I went to sleep directly after the celebration was over," admitted Jr. Christ1ana Nash. "I enjoyed Winter Break because my mother took me for a g1rls' day out, and we went shopping for some new clothes," smiled Fr. Courtney B1shop. Jr. Camden Sm1th went to v1s1t h1s mother 1n Washmgton, but admits, "I was happy to come back to school because I honestly like to learn. Plus, I m1ssed seeing my friend's everyday." In the sports' world, the winter season means crowds filling the gym for the boys and g1rls basketball games as well as the wrestling matches. Our swimmers teamed up w1th Widefield H1gh School to make an outstanding swim team at the Widefield Community Center. "I was very hes1tant about workmg with the Widefield g1rls when I started d1v1ng because there's always been tension between our schools. However, our team is completely umfied; we cheer for everyone and want everyone to succeed," Soph. Jordyn QUirk happily responded. Mesa R1dge's Winter Guard and ROTC cadets compete to win during the winter. "W1nter Guard IS a lot different from Color Guard because there is no band to hide behmd. We're practically a dance team with flags, sabers, and other fun objects such as hula hoops," Sr. Rebecca Navakuku cheerfully expla1ned On Fnday, January 15th, brave students show off the1r spec1al skills at the NHS hosted Talent Show. "I think I d1d very well1n my performance. 1 have a passion for playing the piano, and I was very prepared to present my ong1nal song; those two things combined got nd of all of my nerves," Soph. Valene Westland enthusiastically excla1med. Ammals m the wilderness may hibernate, migrate, and adapt dunng wmter, but at Mesa R1dge, we Grizzlies never stop go1ng. IOI DO D ��Varsity Girls Basketball JV, JV2, and C Squad Girls 1 Basketball Varsity Boys 1 Basketball JV and C Squad Boys 1 Basketball Wrestling Swimming 1 104-105 106-107 108-109 110-111 112-113 114-115 ��. In order to prepare for th1s season, Mr. Hulen dev1sed an offseason plan that he b deve his players both mentally and phys1cally for the rigors of playoff basketbaU " spen the sum working w1th the football team and go1ng through their weight training f)r gr:a "Many of the kids really redefined their bodies and put on ' d we· .. ~··ft '·"' • ·~ this season." This regimented schedule paid off, giving Mesa a 21-2 season and a 1st s d po 1 68-36, Mesa played Pueblo West for the second t1me on February dunng the Sw<><>i.nJ\l,~r~ Gilbert and Jr. LaSha1 Powells led the way with double-<:loubles as t h Powells had 18 pomts and 10 rebounds. "I have great teammates reliant on one player offensively," Gil said. The win against P. West allowed the Grizzlies to"adlv~~ptttg~'eaj "Mullen played hard pressure defense, an s to good JOb defensively guarding me, and th Aft r ion and uccessful season, G t ·.-..:1.-o·"~ Mesa Ridge goes to the Grea Eight and ends the season with 23-3 Jr. Morgan Slayton's role is to be a useful reserve and a threat, and she 1s a great threat on defense. "My main focus before a big game is defense, defense, defense. I'm always focusing on how I am going to stop the g1rll'm guarding," she sa1d. She has been playing since fifth grade but especially loved playmg this year. "My favonte part about play1ng th1s year was having a bigger role on the team and work1ng exclusively at the varsity level." Aga1nst the Canon C1ty Tigers, Mesa R1dge scored 99 to the Tigers' meager 49 points. Morgan was 2 for 2 for her free throws during this game, made four 2-pointers, and also made one 3-pointer. "This was a great game," Morgan said. "We scored super-often, and 1t was excit1ng to approach 100 pomts." Some spectators were sad not to see the girls hit tnple dig1ts. "I was really looking forward to the girls getting 100 points or more," said Sr. Cra1g Hall. "I really thought 1t was going to happen. Maybe next time they will hit it," he smiled. �0 8 Controlling the I06 Boards 12 hours of weekly dedication W1th a season of 17 wms and only one loss, the g1rls placed a season of unprecedented success under their belts. They're gomg to continue to beast 1n the com1ng seasons. Fr. Angelina Sm1th said, "Basketball went extra great this season," and she wasn't lymg. The girls' dedication can be seen through the sheer effort put m. They pract1ce one and a half to two hours a day, s1x days a week. But some players take th1s a b1t further. Fr Kristma Robertson sa1d, "Outside of school and practice I dribble a thousand t1mes w1th each hand everyday." The g1rls had a great t1me this year. Fr. Angelina Sm1th said, "I am glad I went here mstead of Widefield. I thmk I made Improvement because I swung before I was a sophomore." Robertson was deciding whether to go to Widefield or Mesa as well. "The reason I dec1ded to play here 1s because I knew who all the coaches were gomg to be, and on top of that I've played basketball for the past four years." Fr. Cody Stockert also had experience playing prior to th1s year. "I've played basket ball since JUnior high. I'm more of a defens1ve player because I'm pretty aggressive." Stockert swung from C Squad to JV2. She thought the most difficult thmg about the season was all the runn1ng. "We had to run for everything we did wrong." Soph. Aly1ce Johnson sa1d that she uses John Wooden's quote to 1nsp1re herself dunng games, "Ability may get you to the top, but 1t takes character to keep you there." With their extreme dedication and talent, this team is sure to continue to impress in years to come . You decide (Above} Fr. Cody Stockert 1s: A. passmg B. eat1ng a sandw1ch C. stretch1ng JV I JV :1 coreboard coreboard Eagtecrest Tourn lake County HS Pueblo West Arapahoe Canon C1ty D1scovery Canyon M1tchell Lew1s-Palmer S1erra Castle V1ew W1defteld Hamson Falcon Cheyenne Mtn. Lew1s-Palmer S1erra Legacy (Above} "I wear number 34 because 1t's an even number and my uncle wore that number 1n high school. He IS my role model," sa1d Fr. Candance W1lhams. She IS a pomt guard and has been playtng s1nce she was SIX years old . 1st Place w w w L w w L w w w w Coronado Lake County James lrw1n Southern CO Early College James lrwm Wasson Woodland Park Palmer C-Squad CIVA Wasson Woodland Park w w w L w w w w L Can't wait to get into the action 'When I am wa1t1ng to go mto the game, I am exc1ted My fam1ly te Is me to feel honored when I go m because I am gomg m to make up for someone else's m1stake," sa1d Fr. Bnanna Valdez "I thmk I am best at gettmg steals; I have always been more defens1ve." �Vars1ty/ JV swmgtr, Jr. -;-, ra11y Farkas started playmg 1n 8th grade. "I started because all my fnends played and one day they needed a player, so I started to play and ended up lOVIng 1t. I plan on playmg next year and hopmg we make 1t far." Big drea:rns, big goals Fr. A1a James wears number 44 because she wore 1t m 8th gr. de. After I s. 1re, 1thmk t· myself, 'get back on defense."' Her goal for next year 1s to make vars1ty. She plans on domg th1s by workmg extremely hard. "To get on vars1ty, I am gomg to pract1ce at home, go to summer we1ghts, and attend summer basketball camps." Enjoying what she does (Above) Soph A1y• .e •vhnS( thmks the JV team is more relaxed than vars1ty. "We have fun on the court. and we use a lot of teamwork.' C- quad coreboard James lrw1n W Pueblo West L Vanguard W James lrwm W Canon C1ty W M1tchell W Woodland Park W Southern CO W Early College S1erra W Harnson Falcon Cheyenne Mtn. W Montbello W �DO D I08 "Before I go up for a dunk, I actually th1nk. 'I'm gonna dunk on that fool , so h1s confidence goes down,' but 1f I can't dunk, I focus on puttmg the ball m h1gh off the backboard, so I can get the bucket. After I dunk, I feel hke I made a poss1ble momentum sh1ft because when I dunk, I hear the crowd go1ng w1ld and when the crowd IS mto 1t, I feel extra hype," smiled Sr. Deontay Galbearth. "What do you think about while you are out there on the I try stay r frort of my man ard ella I rge every shot •r practtce, we do defers ve sl des and figure e gl'ts to he p work rry defer.~ ve stance I'm not rea ly scared abo;rt gettmg 'ot.. ed as ong as the ref ma es t.h ca I I stay low because I can draw fouls when I am lower Usua Jy I get co:~tact so I guess I M worr ed about t e ref makmg t e cat -- r. Nikita Smullen "Are you thinking of anything in particular while on the court?" 'Yes am t•unk1rg what s <~bout to happe'l on that play. I step m front of the Man wt''l tt>e ba and make sure !Je man ts guarded, sa1d Sr Terre ce Webb h s be rg 'TlY ast year br rgs a tear to my e ~ but I am ready to leave Mesa ard open anot!Jer page n the book o' l fe I t..'led baslletba I to stay m shape and ot.t of troub e I played all four years of h gtl sct>oo and I don t regret rt. --Sr. TerrenceWebb "How important is a win to you?" It's very b1g. I always do what I car to he p ''le tearr atta1n a vtctory, regardless of tre outlook I try to keep a cool read and be a eader Playmg for four years has allowed 'Tle to become a sMarter player My vertical has gore o.JP, • gamed more muscle mass and I rave learned to be a leader by betrg a captain for two years --Sr. Deontay Galbearth POWER SHOT (R1ght) Sr. Carlos Torres doesn't tust go out and wmg 1!. He has a plan of acbon wh le he s out there. Car sa1d , "When I am drtbbhng up the court, I look and find a spot on the floor where I want to shoot at. I get to that spot. I try to stay relaxed and m control when I take that pull up JUmper. I always th1nk that I'm gomg to make the shot because 1f I don't, then there 1s no pomt m shoottng. I focus my eyes on the basket. and I can see my shot gomg m before 1t actually does." Centennial Canon City Coronado Pueblo West Denver West Thorton Littleton Moffat County Wasson Mitchell Wood land Park Lewis-Palmer S1erra Castle View Widefield Hamson Falcon Cheyenne Mtn. Wasson Mttchell Wood land Park Lewis-Palmer Sterra �Mesa Ridge, Purple, Black, Grizzly The gymnas1um IS s1lent, the buzzer sounds. He shoots, he scores, and the crowd goes wild. "I feed off the audience. When people talk to me before the game and ask me 1f I'm going to dunk, I always try to. Once I'm successful and the crowd goes crazy, the energy always pumps me up," gushed Sr. Deontay Galbearth. Not only does he love looking up and seeing all the support, but he also hearing everyone cheer. The three captains of the Varsity Boys' Basketball team are Srs. Deontay Galbearth, Carlos Torres, and M1chael Satow, and they live and breathe basketball. "I l1ke be1ng a captam because 1t keeps me in check. It pushes me to lead by example," Sr. M1ke Satow explained. "Without basketball, would feel like a failure. My whole life revolves around basketball," revealed Sr. Carlos Torres. "The team 1s made up of a great group of kids. When they play confident, they play well," said Coach Iwanski. Soph. Tyler Oster agrees. "Basketball is my passion; 1t's what I 1 was born to do since I'm tall." Before a game, the men always huddle together and chant, "All for one, one for all, can do, will do, Mesa R1dge, purple, black, Grizzly pnde," then jump back and away. After this pumping up is completed, the boys are ready to go. "To mentally prepare for a game, I focus on my role and what I need to accomplish 1n order to help my team win," Sr. Pat Brunow remarked shyly. No matter which opponent they play the Mesa R1dge boys' varsity basketball team bring 1t. < Q.) co Q.) '-· U> U> A ([) ~ cr 0co ,.-+ Q.) ~ U> �DO r;~.o No Pressure JV C- Squad Boys' Basketball Qu1ck bursts back and forth across the court However no matter how the stats look the and the ball1s never stationary In basketball, boys still love returnmg to the court. players need speed ·Basketball Is a game strength and where I can take my endurance to even be aggress1on out; 1t considered a part of helps relieve stress." the game laughed JV Soph. "Basketball keeps my r s Bur s. "As a m1nd off other thmgs. captam, I try to I feel a ot of pressure mot1vate the team. I from the h1gher levels keep them 1n check hke JV and vars1ty so and help them along I push myself to work the way ·• C-Squad Fr. harder, C-Squad Fr. y G ff explamed. D M r 'I love bemg the revealed. ·The most Head Coach of Cfrustrat1ng thmg Squad because I get about basketball 1s to teach the our loss record. fundamentals and When we lose a bas1cs. They have game, 1t bnngs down raw talent, and I get - Fr. Dontae Williams and Da the team's the chance to make momentum Juan Turner them better studentcompared to when we athletes." C-Squad wm and everyone s S sa1d thnlled. sa1d C-Squad Fr. Br lookmg forward to an even better season next sorrowfully. year. There are no shortcuts to success, only ingredients: blood, sweat and tears. Those, mixed with dedication, commitment, and hardwork creates success. Whatcha' Say ... Hungry for ucce s (Left) Coach Joseph Gnmaldo gathers h1s team around and d1scusses the game plan. Gnmaldo. a nrst year basketball and football coach and former student here at Mesa R1dge, sa1d, "It 1s great commg back and coachmg where I once played. The only thmgs that have changed about the program are the players' faces. The Jerseys still Withhold that Gnzzly hunger" A desire to always obtain :more (Left) Fr. Trevon Summer• d1shed the rock to h1s teammate, ass1st1ng h1s three pomts. Summers hmshed the game the game aga1nst Woodland Park w1th 13 pomts and 9 ass1sts and a Gnuly w1n aga1nst the Panthers. Summers scored 34 pomts 1n the M1tchell game. Those 34 po1nts didn't come from the natural talent, but from the work he puts m on and off the court. Summers sa1d, "I work hard because I want to be on top (Vars1ty) and make playoffs." Many years to co:me and ready for each of the:m (Left) Fr Morr 'M1 G1 b rt ra1ses h1gh for an elbow jump shot G1lbert. also a runnm~s ba~;k un the football team, clearly shows dedication by movmg from one sport to the next With no bme to rest 1n between He said, "I jUSt love sports. If I had to play football, basketball, baseball and run track 1n the same day, I would." This young comm1tted Gnuly has a bnght future w1th Mesa Ridge sports. Captain Cody (Left) Fr. Cody Groff dra1ns a clutch-t1me three poonter late m the fourth quarter agamst Woodland Park. Even after a su<..~essfullong range shot. Groff st1ll sa1d, "My favonte part of playmg basketball Is be1ng a team; sweat1ng. bleed1ng. cry1ng. all together towards a wm ." The freshman nucleus of the team cell constructed the team through all three elements of success th1s season and hopes to cont1nue domg that throughout h1s h1gh school career. �(Left) Fr. DeSean H1ghtower g1ves the Castle View Sabercats a M1chael Jordan tongue flash as he makes a free throw. H1ghtower fimshed the game w1th 15 po1nts and 6 ass1st. Even though the Gnzzl1es lost. the freshman pomt guard sa1d, "Basketball 1s a blast. It's life to me; w1n or lose, I st1ll go all out." What gravity laws, ewton? (R1ght) Soph. Da Ju Turner droves past a Falcon defender and ra1ses h1gh to the hoop for two. The h1gh fty1ng sophomore has everyone quest1omng the law of grav1ty. He was asked how he gets up so h1gh and sa1d, "I work. I'm a tmy guy as far as we1ght goes, but a lot of people don't know how strong I am at squat and power clean . I squat three t1mes my body we1ght and power clean tw1ce my body we1ght. So. when I explode on the court w1th no we1ght, 1t 1s almost too easy. Fly H1gh." (Above) Pomt guard Fr. Dontae Williams takes off on a fast break agamst Cheyenne Mountam. The speedy freshman phenom caught his breath after the game to say. 'Hard wor pays off. You can't JUSt show up to a game and expect to w1n 1f you d1dn't work m pract1ce. It's like flymg w1 hout a parachute and expect1ng to fly. ' �D D II2 Clinton Husband Mesa Ridge found themselves comrng up JUSt short in their quest for League trtle, losing 2840 to Castle View. It was close this year, and with Castle Vrew movrng up to 5A and a new league next year, Mesa is sure to clench the trtle next year. We had four ranked wrestlers going rnto the Regronal Tournament, all with great chances to make rt to the Pepsi Center for the State Tournament. Soph. Devante Johnson (152 pounds No. 14). Jr. Alex Kazee (189, No. 15), Jr. Phillrp Rhodes (171, No. 7). and Sr. Clinton Husband (130, No. 21) competed at States. Jr. Phillrp Rhodes came out of State wrth a third place finish in the 171 werght class. Phil faced Rrfte's Tyler Davis rn hrs first round and pinned hrm at 2:56 He then faced Mountain View's Sr. Kohlman Scribner and lost in a 5-0 decision After this one loss, Phil went on to beat G. central's Cody Sandau, Canon Crty's Miguel Montelongo, and Windsor's Brett Ross. I al o do X-C, o thi is a very different sport for nte. It's weights vs. running. Before nty ntatch, I tell nty elf, "You're gonna win." Jr. Shane Molina, x:nlhs. VARSITY SCORES Wa ·on w and Creek W Lewi -Palmer W He then met up wrth Scribner again in a battle for 3rd place. Thrs trme, the outcome was much drfferent and much more definitrve. Phrl pinned Scrrbner in 2:13, finishing hrs season 38-6. ....----Leadershi SPOTLIG Woodland Park W Mitchell w Sierra League (Ca tle ie Ro ky Ford Jr. Dushawn Wllliam.s I like t'le sport because 11 rea ly Keeps P1e r. snape. I 1ke team sports be er but 1t s nteres rog to try an 1rdMdual sport also. Cond1!1ormg for wr stling IS brutal I mear red y l'ard work It s rra :11y the coaches wl'o put me to work but s :1c.e rt s so nd1V1dua st c to be a good wrestler ore rea ly t"as to t"ave tiallve Devar e wrest ed at t e 152 we ght dass where l'e took first place at reg~onats by pmn ng Jacob Ga· a n 4 2CJ :ld beat g Corey La;~gl' n I & ll Dusl'awn enroys wrestling because I enroy beat rg JP people t-Ie rea ly bro ght h1s Agame to Reg~onal, where he took ''1 rd g1v1rg r1m a spot at the State Tourrarrent Dushawn pmned T OMa~ Martinez at 3 52 Dt.shawr wert to the Peps. Center and P1atc.hed l.P w ~ Palisade s Sr N ck Stepl1.. ~s wt>ere re took a fa a .:l 54 ~e tlo1.rced back to w IJ s Mat h aga rost Jette sor Coun s Sr Dan el Myrant whom 'le p rred a I 39 Dust" awn lost '1 s next match to J T P1cke~ who event1.ally went o to take 6th n the state �ayMORE Soph Dillon Ge1ger Q. What was your part of the season' A. 'My favonte part of the season was the overn1ght tnps. They were super fun because 1! was JUSt a bunch of guys s1tt1ng back, play1ng v1deo games and talk1ng about g,rls." Jr Wilham Qu es Q. What w1ll you do to get ready for next year' A. ''I will be pracllcmg all summer w1 h Coach Enckson and lifting we1ghts. My goa 1s to qualify for State. lcmg on the cake would be to w1n the reg,on" Soph Ke1th Cays Q. Wha 's 1! Ike for you to hear the crowd cheer for you? A. "I honestly can't hear anythmg w1th my headgear on. I'm very focused on myself and my match, so I don't have 1me to th1nk about the crowd." Jr Thomas Turner Q. How long have you been wrestling' A "I've been wrestling smce I was little, and I e always loved 11. There wasn't any drama th1s season. There was only concentration and focus." AS THE UNDERDOG l;nmnJ~ b<lck from Holiday Break. Mesa R1dge wrestled at Lew1s Palmer on January 6th. After a two week break, Jr Alex Kazee sa1d, "I wasn't m of shape, so 1nstead of pmmng the k1d, I ended up gomg all s1x m1nutes and beatmg h1m by po1nts (15-6}." Alex went on to place 3rd Metro League Champ1onsh1ps and 4th at Reg,onals, mak1ng h1m a State Champ1on contender. Unfortunately, Alex's f1rst match at the Meet was aga1nst Montrose's Jordan Passehl, who eventually went on to take the state t1tle. Alex took a fall at 3:57 to Jordan. He then on to wrestler who took th1rd m the !89's, Castle V1ew's Gus Marker. ''Next year, I'm gomg to work harder to make sure I seed myself after Reg~onals. I had to wrestle the best guy nght off the bat. and that d1dn't help my chances. Next year. I'm go1ng to be State Champ." Getting owned (Above} Jr. Phillip Rhodes dom1na es h1s W1def1eld opponent \Hightower} at the Colorado Springs Metro League tournament Phil beat H1ghtower 5-1. 1:1:3 DO D �I4 Olympic Trials, here I co:nte (Below) ~ ph IY' W t pt!S to break the school record next year, and after droppmg 20 seconds off of last year's t1me , that won 't be a problem. '' I d1d my breast stroke 1n 130 and my 200 IM 1n 3:10. I really want to go to State next year " "I like looking up at the window and seeing everyone cheer. I can't hear them, but when I'm under the water I can't hear anything anyway so I appreciate the support," said Fr. Khalia Johnson proudly. It's way better than swi:nt:nting in Ger:ntany (Above) Th1s 1sn't Soph. Kelc1 Le• ·s f1rst bme compet1t1vely sw1mm1ng, but 1t was her f1rst tune sw1mm1ng for Mesa. 'I swam m Germany 1n the European Forces Sw1m League (EFSL) They had all day meets, and I even got to sw1m at a Champ1onsh1p meet 1n Mumch when I was m seventh grade. At Mesa, my best race was the 100 Freestyle. I swam 1t m 1:07!" W1th t1mes hke that and look1ng forward to those bmes droppmg next year, Kelci should have no problem meet1ng her goal for herself next year. '"Next year, I want to make 1t to State." Out, but not for long (R1ght) Sadly, Fr. Kyle1gh Turner had to leave her season early for oral surgery, but she can't wa1t unbl next year to d1ve aga1n. "I defm1tely love to d1ve. I was workmg on my tw1st when the doctor pulled me. I loved that so many freshmen went out th1s year, and I thmk that next year w1ll only be an Improvement from th1s year." Kyle1gh hked domg backwards d1ves the best. "At f1rst, when Coach told me what I would be d01ng, I was freakmg out. Then, I actually tned 1t, and I loved 1!. I was so easy 1Back summersaults are my favonte d1ves now " �Using the Energy Circle to puntp them up (Above) Th1s was Fr Lynna1 Larson's f1rst year competmg on Mesa's team . Gettmg pumped up before each meet IS not a problem for th1s sw1mmer. ''Before every meet, we do an 'Energy C1rcle.' The Energy C1rcle IS when we hold hands, and one person screams and then everyone else follows. " Beat the Russians (Above) Srs. A1ys a Lasn r and N1 k Lov~>r managed the team th1s year. 'We were m charge of keepmg them mot1vated , and we rocked that 1" sa1d NICk. "We would tell them that they were Rocky, and the opponents they were fac1ng were the Soviets," said Alyssa New coache and new rules (Above) It was Cv.. Rebecca Keith s f1rst year as sw1m coach . ' It IS always hard to be d1fferent from the last year," she sa1d, 'but I feel opt1m1st1c towards next year. We have a lot of really talented underclassmen who are gomg to be awesome!" Two tellitl coming together Meetmg at the W1def1eld Commumty Center everyday after school, Mesa R1dge and W1def1eld H1gh Schools put as1de the nvalry and work together as a team . A horrible New Year's present (Above) The day before New Year's Eve, Jr. Chels1e R••t. suffered a d1ff1 ult 1n1ury 'I broke my nose after h1tt1ng 1t on the board. It was 1n pract1ce, and I was gomg for a back fl1p w1th a half tw1st. I knew that I was t~red and that 1! wouldn't go well. " At the t1me , Chels1e didn't even know she had broken anythmg. ''I was more angry that I d1dn't do my d1ve. I went to go do 1!, and my f~rst reaction after messmg up was to say, "See" to the coach . I felt like I had water up my nose and blew 1! out It was stra1ght blood and wouldn't stop bleedmg. The lifeguard thought 1! was 1ust a bloody nose, but when I h1t 1t, 1t shattered . The !1feguard told me to pmch 1!, and when I grabbed 1! to stop the blood , I moved 1! and felt 1! sh1ft and g1ve." She had to wear a nose cast and had to wa1t a week before the doctor could reset 1!. The Mesa Ridge/Widefield swimming and d1vmg team live by the motto "we may as well have fins." With a strong team of underclassmen gomg out for the team th1s year, they are hoping for an even better season next year. "I thought the fact that so many freshmen went out for the team this year was super cool. I can't wa1t for next year," sa1d Fr. Kyle1gh Turner. Some g1rls JOin because they absolutely love to swim. "I've been sw1mmmg s1nce I was e1ght. I love being submerged under the water," Soph. Kelci Lee smiled. Others have been sw1mm1ng for years. "I've been swimming s1nce the second grade; 1t keeps me m shape. Even though we swim with the Widefield High School g1rls, the nvalry disappears and we become one team," Jr. Kara Allen revealed With great memones of this year, most plan on returning next year. "My favonte pool that I swam in was the Founta1n-Fort Carson H1gh School because they have a huge window and the day we competed 1t was bnght and sunny outside," Fr. Selena Rodriguez cheerfully remarked. Trying ntw things (Above) Woth only a few w eks of practoce be ore her meets began, Soph. Jordyn Qu I'll found a w passoo one that wolllast her the rest of her hogh school career "I was go~ng to sw•m. but Chelsoe Roth convmced rr to dille." Whole she osn't completely sat1sfied woth her season, she saod, "I would ranks myself as a 5 on a scale of 1-10 I do plan on domg •t the rest of my hogh school career" One of her rroost exc•tong memones was her first dille I was extremely exc1ted. The first dr.te I ever dod was a forward dille In the tuck posl on. One thongs I loved about meets was how supporWe my famoly s. They came to as '"lany mee as they could. It definotely helps to have them there" ��equest Accept Our Generation's Techno Sawy Lifestyle Cb.ecJc d!Spfa ~e ou surn ~ What t (Left) p Face rner IS on You did Uftmg on fltled boosk or M"s alrnost eover the Urn J· Pace VenSPnng u rner'Jo . · Photo 'June's bel! rm P as SOon . ) WI/! d. a/burns dispfaye~· Sr. Shefgs the final etm,tely forrner how Sh !Y Flores SchOol Cavend. MRHs e can ba• Proudly ar's st •anc second th Should. Udent e on ought. ers With Adarn out a �DO D II8 Can't Live with Thent Fun and Gante Below) Jr. Wilham Boden and M Be re frequently seen together. "Its awesome because I get to hang out w1th my son all the lime, but 1t can be tough because I have to deal w1th all h1s drama ." However, Mr Boden m1ght be the cause of some of that drama . "Once a week, I tell my classes hes about h1m and then tell them to make fun of h1m." Is hav1nga family member in school a gift, a curse, or some strange combination of the two? For Sr. Keaton Byars, it was about competition. "Caleb and I are both mot1vated people, and when we had classes together, 1t got competitive, but really 1t's not bad." Some, like Sr. Corey Patz, said, "I always have a friend, and see1ng my brother is the best part of my day." For others, it's just an everyday occurrence. Jr. Jesika Capezzuto said it's normal. "We've been going to school together our whole life." For Jr. ian Clyborne, it's more of a curse and a heavy responsibility. "Go1ng to school w1th them is weird because I feel like I have to take care of them, but at the same time, be a role model for them." His siblings don't feel the same way. Fr. Heather and Soph. Shannon Clyborne enjoy ian's presence. "I have someone to look up to and hang out with ." It seems that for most hav1ng a family member around 1s a happy medium. It motivates some to do well and others to be more watchful. ----------------------------- Mileto Moin rai ed daughter well (Above) Jr. Ka1tlyn M1leto loves hav1ng her mom, Shem M1leto, nght at school. "Dunng pass1ng penods, I go tov1s1t my mom, and I'm her ass1stant dunng 3rd block Black Days. Even though I'm w1th her all the lime now, she ra•sed me well, so I'm ready to be on my own 1n the real world . I love that she's always there," Ka1t1yn sm1led. Lo e having hiin around (Above) Fr Breanna Sage likes the advantages of hav1ng her dad, Mr. Sage, here on campus. ''If I ever need anyth1ng. I don't need to call home. I also hke ha111ng h•m here." She's not embarrassed what-so-ever to see h1m 1n the hall. ''When I see h1m, I'll stop and say 'Hey Dad" and somet1mes we'll talk." One big happy £ainily (R1ght) The Fnuells and the Osters are qu1te a b1g bunch, but peace always seems to stay 1n the group. Fr. Josh Fnuelll1kes see1ng h1s cous1ns 1n school. ''I hke gettmg to see them everyday, and I get to say 'HL"' Josh and Sr. Amber Fnuell are s1bhngs, Soph. Dalton and Sr. Dylan Fnuell are brothers, and Soph. Tyler and Sr. Cody Oster are brothers. They're all related as COUSinS . Having each other' backs (R1ght) Jr. M1chael F1elder, Soph. Skyler Altonen, and Jr. Keith Wade always have each other's backs. "I remember when I was a freshman last year M•ke would always be w1llmg to help me out," Skyler sm1led. Skyler sa1d he relies on h1s fam1ly to get h1m through tough t1mes. plus they also have the1r fun limes together. �It' a big deal, but it' not (left) Fr. Heather. Soph. Shannon, and Jr. ian Clyborne don't make a b1g deal about go1ng to school w1th the1r Siblings. lan th1nks, "It's really d1fferent gomg to school w1th my s1sters. It's nothmg maJOr but 11 IS d1fferent." It's the pressure of havmg two others look1ng up to h1m that IS so much of a burden. Shannon and Heather like haVIng lan around. ''We l1ke haVIng someone to lock up to and hang out w•th 1f we need a fr1end." Jr. As•anna R1ver (Far Upper Left) feels the pressure, too. She has a younger brother and s1ster, Frs. Az1el and Az1ra. and a cousm, Fr. Domemc Duran. "They mot1vate me to do my best. I know that I have a younger brother and s1ster 1n the school, so I don't want them to see me 1n lSD or fail1ng classes. I know they look up to me, and that 1s Important," As1anna sa1d. Frs. Zachary and Nicholas Krouse entered Mesa together th1s year. Zach sa1d, "It's mostly fun to get to know my brother better. He acts way d1fferent here at school than at home. At school we're mce to each other because we don't want to look like jerks m front of our fr1ends." If you're looking for Daniella, check with her JDOJD (left) Jr. Damena Medma has always been close w1th her mom, Tammy Med1na. "I like that my mom IS close-by. It's good to know that she's always there 1f I ever need anything ... Tammy sa1d, "Yeah, she'll come by throughout the day to say 'hi' or p1ck somethmg up. I love workmg 1n the same bu1ld1ng that she goes to school." Perks of the job (Above) Jr La Sha1 and her father Ed pr,we• s don't f nd 11 hard to get along wh1le gomg to s..hooljwork1ng .n the same build1ng. "We don't really have schedules that match up," sa1d Ed. ''She goes to school m the mornmg, and then I go to work at 2:30, so I don't really get to see her." He does, however, get to watch her home basketball games. "My favonte part of bemg m the same bU1Id1ng IS that I like getbng to meet all her fr1ends and seemg what she's mvolved 1n. I feel more a part of her life." sa•d Ed Lettin' the good tiJDes roll (Right) Sr. Ra'Vyne Crandall and Fr Manssa Crandall are like best fnends. They talk a lot throughout the day Ra 'Vyne sa1d, "I like the fact that I can watch her. We also like to ch1ll together." It's all laughs for brothers Sr. Mason Buck and , • • • •11! Jr. Tanner Buck. They say that they are, "like • the Jonas brothers, mmus 1." Meet our principal and his kids (left) Fr Shannon and Fr. James Garrett like gomg to school w1th the•r dad. "I like how I can see my dad more than other people can, but I always have to make sure to stay out of trouble," Shannon laughed. As for James, he likes, "the fact that I get to know a lot of people. I know the school better than most." Mr. Garrett, James, and Shannon all arnve at the same t1me each day: 6:15. James takes the lime before school and fimshes up h1s homework, and Shannon uses the lime to catch up on some sleep. ''It's way too early for me to get up. James and I are tw1ns, but he and my dad always buddy up," Shannon comments on the way that Jal'les and her dad play practical JOkes on her. Out of IJht, but not out ofm_ind I SolliL Jasmine Brown and Gallup can SolliL Savannah 1\ depend on someone to "'She's sane one to depend on. we share MirY:Jty, and we always talk about stuff we·re 11J1111i lhtouih • avannah about thetr r !labonship. I kM! having a ster at school because there s sometlung to do • Soph Greg f:li and Fr Joama Eng may na1 see each other much, but they share • strong bond. , alwaY' when I see him ., the halls. althoulitl some mes he doesn ....., nobCe me.• laugtled Jo.Jo ,.......,led .= with my sister because we,._. see each oJ,;,;~ l.~ ~~ who seems 10 o1<ay with only seeU~g her bmily members at home K s s!Jango when peQille say we look beoluse others say we don t Can't Live without The lookanythinga E...,thouiltllm~ sheos,alotofmysay I look older • Jade and Jr Jeslka may na1 be ~ at school but sure do have a connection at home D D �DO 20 There are many d1fferent kinds of people at Mesa Ridge. This bnngs many different styles. From skmny jeans to plaid shorts to neon shirts, students bring a new style every year to express themselves. Sr. Oeontay Galbearth expressed his opinion, saying, "My style lets everybody know that I am cocky. I dress confidently, and I always look confident 1n my jock I rapper apparel." On the other hand, Sr. Bnttany Bivings sa1d, "I am very mdependent and diverse. I lowveee fash1on, so my clothes show that outgo1ng, trendy side of me that I enjoy expressing through my appearance. I think my style 1s different than anyone at Mesa. I think I dress 1n a preppyfch 1c fash1on w1th Cali flair (since that's where I get most of my clothes)." Whether it's dressing preppy or athletic, goth or jock, every student's style is more than JUSt shirts and shoes; 1t's a sense of belong1ng among the populat1on. Smce the beg1nnmg of Mesa R1dge until now, students will always to express themselves through style ... as long as they follow the dress code. "I probably wear pla1d once a week, and I have sh1rts. My bed IS actually pla1d at home; 1t's yellow," sa1d Soph. Ta1sha Woodyard. Ta1sha's favcmte\ olor combmat1on 1s green blue and wh1te. Her partner 1n plai~~~~....­ Kylelgh Turner smiles as she knows she's rockm' favonte combo Colored Vests Puttmg on a vest over a t-sh1rt can make any outfit. Sr. Kara Walton proves that by showmg off her blue vest. Flannels Is Mesa go1ng country? No, but Flowy Tops Soph. Brand1e R1chardson loves to we are bnngrng flannel back 1nto style as seen by Soph. T1rso McCoy show off her flowy top. These tops will eas1ly go w1th any outfit. These are good for dress1ng up or down. �Neon Soph. Emily Fntsche rocks her neon purple pants as a way to stand out from the crowd. "I would match these pants w1th any bnght sh1rt, but yellow would be my preference." Emily only has th1s one pa1r of bnght jeans but IS always on the look-out for more. :12:1 Scarves have become b1g at Mesa. There IS always a scarf that will match an outfit as shown by Sr. Tab1tha Mewborn's matchmg outf1t. Gear Hats are generally aga1nst school policy, but Sr Carlos Torres couldn't res1st showmg off h1s fluff ball. Fmdmg the nght accessones can make or break an outfit. Sr Tamsha Ganaway proves 11 by rockm' her b1g purse. DO D �rk What's HOT and what's NOT in the world of Grizzly body art Tattooing has been a part of human culture as far back as the Neolithic age. It has always had many different purposes: artistic self-expression, decorat1on, or even for rel1g1ous purposes. For example, Jr. Skyla Earl said, "The tattoo on the back of my neck is the symbol of Aeries made mto a key because Aeries is my birth sign. My other tattoo, 'In Memory of Dad,' IS for my father who died my freshman year. He liked to fish, so there's a hook on the s1de with a stnng that wraps around my leg." "I have a tattoo on my arm of a dragon holding a Yin Yang symbol. The Yin Yang symbol shows the two different sides of me: One Side people see at school where I'm shy and quiet; the other side resembles me at home where I'm very wild and talkative,'' Soph. Darren Hunt smiled. Sr. Amber Frizzell designed her tattoo herself. "It has a Gclef w1th two roses mtertw1ned ins1de and around the note in memory of my fnend that passed away a few years ago. He meant the whole world to me, and I never got to say goodbye. The note represents his and my love of mus1c. The red in the roses symbolizes love while the yellow stands for friendship." Sr. Anton1o Sleets told us about his tattoos 'On my back, I got 'Angela', my mece's name. I love my mece very much. I have a tattoo on my shoulder of hands praymg for the best my bro and s1s. I got an angel on my chest for metaphoncal protection. I got a tattoo on my b1cep of my grandma and grandpa's name because I love 'em love.l got my first tattoo when I was 13. and 1! was of Moreno' w1th a cross because I could finally get my parents to support me." Sleets advice to others th1nkmg about gett1ng a tattoo Is. "Don't get naubcal stars or some stupid stuff on the wnst. -..~t~D~~Ml {Above) perrr..lllrll Pierced out and tatted up m Peace tattoos are very meanmgf. and common to many people, espec1aloy to Jr. Bnttar.y Terrell. ' My tattoo IS m remembrance of Sr. Soph1a Robmson. She was my best fnend and cous1n. It's not fimshed. though. I want to add a quote saYing, 'out of s1ght but never out of mmd.' because 1t's not 'goodbye' to me, 1t's 'see you later' " Check out thi guy's piercings (Above) Sr. Bry1 e Our" IS a b1g fan of tattoos and p1ercmgs. W1th already one tattoo and a few p1ercmgs, the temporary pa1n is not go1ng to stop h1m from gettmg more. ''I want 12 more p1erc1ngs because a body that has nothmg on 11 1s a body wasted. Your body IS a temple and you have to create 1!." he sa1d . Jr. Jess1ca.<Jale 'I drew the Tiger L1ly s1xteen. My mom and d1dn't hurt on the bone. hurt worse. I'm go1ng to get of self express1on and have �"I know th1s sounds we1rd. but my p1ercmgs symbolize my fam1ly to rre I got them because I wanted to, but ' love them l1ke I love my parents and brother," Fr N1ck Allen sa1d happily • Fr. icholas Allen What does your artwork express? "In seventh grade, my mom sa1d I couldn't get a tattoo. So, my fnend came over, and m my k1tchen he used a needle and wrapped thread at the end and used lnd1an 1nk and tattooed me. I don't th1nk 1! hurt anymore than a real one would have. My mom eventually found out from my ne1ghbor I was home and I heard my name screamed and 1! seemed l1ke forever that she was yelling at me. She took off my door and 1 didn't have 1! for months. Eventually, I took my door back and put 1! back on. My mom let 1! go. To th1s day she'll st1ll bnng 1! up. In the end 1! wasn't worth 1!. It's ugly, and I should have JUSt l1stened to what she sa1d . Once I turn e1ghteen, I'm gomg to get 1! redone • ..... Jr. Megan Marjerrison "I got my neck p1erced because my dad had h1s p1erced. After I moved m With h1m, he took me to get mme done as a way for me and him to bond "I've been JUdged throughout whole life on r'IY looks, .&.. e and my personality JUSt stnkes people as a bad k1d. My fnend des1gned my tattoo, and then I went to Ink P1t. and it took two hours. It cost 200 dollars. The guy who d1d it for me does everythmg from scratch. I thought 1! was really n~ce that my mom went w1th me. I got th1s tattoo to keep the mmd of God." sa1d Fr. Josh S1lva. ,.. Jl:. • ''I've had my snake bites smce I was fourteen. I got them as a Chnstmas present from my parents. At first, my mom threw a fit because she didn't understand why I would want them. Eventually, she d1dn't care. It hurt when I got them done, and they put long hp nngs m there because 1! was gomg to be swollen. Now I have normal s1zed ones 1n. It took me about three days to be able to eat aga1n because 1! hurt to eat w1th them 1n," remembered Fr. Chasey Deleon. 3 "I got both tattoos over Chnstmas Break. On my foot 1! e says, 'Whatsername.' I got th1s because 1t's my niCkname that everyone calls me. It became my niCkname because my best fnend and I would record the song (from Green Day), and 1! JUSt caught on. He got the same tattoo of 'Whatsh1sface.' The stars behmd my back are the stars that are on each Harry Potter page m the book. I'm obsessed w1th these books; I've been read1ng them s1nce I was seven. I want to get more tattoos soon, hopefully altogether five someday," sa1d Sr Kayde Baker. "I got the tattoo 1n May. My mom and dad went wtth me. They thought 1! was a good 1dea because 11 meant somethmg to me. The black part IS tnbal, and the sapph1re color 1s my b1rthstone. The actual tattoo IS my Zod1ac symbol. L1bra. The symbol fits me because I don't JUSt JUdge. I listen to both sides before 1 make my dec1s1on," sa1d Sr Bobby N1elsen. Bobby got another tattoo that took 4 1/2 hours and would have cost $450-500 w1thout h1s 1ns1der d1scount. "They have to do a touch-up because the blood 1n my shoulder pushed the mk back out." He also sa1d that when the needle h1t the bone, 1! sent shootmg pa1ns up h1s neck. 4 e ::123 DO D �Jr. Stephame Rose's truck has been a staple m the Mesa R1dge parkmg lot s1nce the beg1nnmg of her JUnior year "My favonte thmg about the truck 1s 1ts size. It's so huge, and I've always liked trucks. Dnvmg 1! makes me feel b1g," sa1d Stephame. It's a good th1ng that her truck IS so b1g because 1n July 2009, she needed some senous horse power Fellow classmate Jr. Alex Kazee found himself 1n a st1cky Sl!uallon. "I was stuck m a mud hole off of Syracuse, nght by Webster Elementary School," sa1d Nex. "It was pretty exc1tmg haVIng to go rescue h1m; 1! was funny because I'm a g1rl and he's supposed to be all manly," laughed Stephame. Stephame's monster of a truck has a near 28 gallon tank, and she pours nearly 100 dollars mto 11 every two weeks to pay for gas. Jr John Mullmeaux IS not the kind of person who takes thmgs at face value. He likes to take everythmg and make 1! h1s own. Th1s philosophy was not lost when 11 came to workmg w1th h1s Jeep. "I lifted the jeep four Inches, put 33 1nch !1res on, and replaced the tail lights and steenng wheel. I've also rebwlt my front bumper. The scanest thmg that ever happened to me was when I h1t a patch of 1ce and slid 1nto the 1rngat1or d1tch off of Fountam. I almost rolled, and I was really lucky because I could have d1ed . G1ven, 11 was my fault because I was dnv1ng too fast," sa1d Joh" . "That was really my only scary moment. I really like gomg four-wheeling. I go anywhere that will g1ve me a challenge, but at the same t1me w1ll keep me a11ve" anual Transmission ~S· Automatics Seemg a girl dnve a truck IS somet1mes a ranty m 1tself. But, a girl dnvmg a st1Ck-sh1ft 1s deftmtely few and far between. Sr Brandl Collins takes on the stereotype as every mornmg she fearlessly dnves her Ford truck to school. "I thmk everyone should know how to dnve a stiCk sh1ft," sa1d Brand1. "It's a life skill. It's really not all that much more d1ff1cult anyway" "I bought my own truck, eve1 though I can't legally dnve yet. My mom found me a great deal on 11. and she didn't want me to pass 1! up," sa1d Soph. Ashley RusSI Ashley can't dnve a manual transmiSSIOn car, but she's convmced automat1cs are eas1er and less frustrat1ng to learn on. " Soph. Chns Moore can be seen dnvmg to school1n h1s tan Capnce. ''Me and my parents went half and half when 1! came to purchasmg the car. The body was $1,500. That's what my parents pa1d . I bought the rims, though; they were also $1,500." It may seem crazy to some of us to spend as mucl' money on your nms as you d1d on you ent1re car, but for Chns, 1t's all about style. and style he's got. �Some Serious Souped up Rides --~~-------------------------------De:mi Valdez Cacfi[[ac Tscafacfe Jr. Dem1 Valdez may JUSt have one of the mcest SUV's that has ever been owned by a student at Mesa R1dge. Her Cadillac Escalade stands at an Impressive 6ft and 1s an envy to many. '"Her car IS really mce," satd Jr. Josh Waugt1. "It's funny that 1t's so btg, and she's so small." The Escalade can comfortably fit SIX passengers, mak1ng tt perfect for road tnps. "It's only my car when my dad 1sn't home. and nght now he's deployed. I m1ss htm but know he's safe, " satd Dem1. �ueen of (R•ght) Sr Robert N1elsen could be spotted teann' it up on the dance !loor at the '1 0 Wmterball. Bobby rounded h1s evemng w1th a game of mtense cosm•c bowlmg at Brunsw1ck Zore. I ended up gettmg second, wh1ch really made me mad. Usually I'm very good at bowlmg," chd'' .d Bnbby pirit Day turns into a family bond (Below) Kr a and Sr Kara Cyr {j 1e spmt days t 'light, w1 h help from the1r mo ,, '• '"Y picked out t e1r crazy and ft.l'l outf1ts. "I mot1vated my s1ster to dress up. It became a faMily t mg after the f~rst day." Jr. Knsta Cyr laughed. �Bringing the Heat in the middle of Winter Dancing can be a relat1ve term, however, some people insist that they weren't dancing. Jr. Caleb Byars illustrated this by say1ng, "I didn't really dance. I kind of spasmed, and it appeared to be more of a ntual than a dance." Fortunately, Winter Ball wasn't reserved for the danc1ng world's elite; 1t was JUSt about fun and friends. Soph. Karlie Huckels said, "Even though organ1zed dance moves are kmd of lame and most of the time look ridiculous, the highlight of the evening would have to be the cha-cha slide. Everyone knows it." The show, put on by NHS, had a decent turnout and Fr. Callan McAllister sa1d, "Overall, 1t was an Interesting night." Dances are something that everyone should attend, but how could the the dance-shy get involved? Soph. Alyssa Magalong recommended, "To those who don't want to dance, but want to go: Go With all of your close fr1ends and dance m big crowds, so 1f your dance moves are hideous, no one can really pomt you out." Winter Ball was an excellent event and Sr. Keaton Byars sa1d, "Winter Ball was one of those rare times that allowed for the whole school to ~-----~- relax and socialize." Overall everyone seemed to have a great time, but for those more reserved people the adv1ce seems to be "Just go enjoy the company of your friends, and, at least by the end of the n1ght, should Stoplight Day S. 'f R :sbY. Jordan Rhodes, a1 dance." M..: ~v ·a partiCipate 1n stoplight day. Red sh1rts meant taken, yellow sh1rts meant lookmg, and green sh1rts meant smgle. �Coordinated by National Honor Soc1ety, the show was a huge success "It took nearly three bags of Dove chocolate to deal w1th all the stress. It was way more work than I would have guessed. But, 1t was all more than worth it. Without a doubt, one of the most fun things I've done all year," said Sr. Kari Lanphier. Acts ranged from a variety of dance routines, classic singing and hip-hop performances, and peaceful p1ano arrangements. Before the show, Soph. Alyssa Magalong expressed worry about her performance. "I'm go1ng m confidently and apprehensively. My worst fear is that I'll twist my ankle and everything will fall apart," she chuckled uncomfortably. "I was born awesome. I hope to win, but if I don't win, it's fine with me. I just want to be remembered my senior year," Sr. Courtney Jones boasts before the show. Her performance of "It's Raining Men" (a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979) was a huge hit. She shocked the crowd by bnnging backup dancers and a rowdy mob of boys on stage with her. It was mcredibly tough for the Judges to come to a decision, but they eventually decided on Fr. Jess1ca Ade. "I was shocked when they called my name. It felt really good to win, plus I thought it was pretty cool s1nce I'm only freshman." Jessica tap-danced her way to the top usmg Jason Mraz's song, "I'm Yours." While Jr. Franklin Bennett has no hard feelings regarding that night, he does have personal critiques. "If I could have done anything differently, it would have been picking a different song, although for the song I chose, I do think it went tremendously well." Mrs. Herman added, "I think the talent show was a big success because of word of mouth. Students and families went to prov1de moral support and cheer for the1r friends. Although parts of the preparation were stressful, everything pa1d off m the end." Life is nothing tnore thanaGatne "To Jordan Hoyle, Keaton Byars, Steve Gandara, Stephanie Duggan, Alicia Blake and Alexander Nimon: I w1sh you all the best on your bright futures," stated Director Chip Mac Enulty in his last address to his graduates. Mr. Mac knows better than anyone the 1mpact that these six have had on the drama department m the last four years. These striking seniors lead the way in a performance combining the board game LIFE and a TV game show. Sr. Keaton Byars is the player while Sr. Alex N1mon IS the spunky, crazy host. Keaton is "reborn" in the game show, and as the production goes on, he gets new opportumt1es and abilities that all people need to succeed. The small cast of only e1ght played a total of twenty-five different parts. "I thought the play would be confusing s1nce everyone would be switching parts, but it was totally easy to follow. It was really good. There was also a really good balance between funny parts and serious parts," Jr. Toni Ousley commented. .. Don't Make 0\e use this One of Jr. Vov1an Cole's roles was a stnct, rude pnncopal. "I liked havmg so many d1verse roles. My favonte was Pans Hilton because pretending to be dotzy was really fun." Glasses Mean Business (Above) Style in Suede (Above) "I played a rough teacher. I yelled at all game show announcer, Sr. the students w1th an accent and they all Nomon had to be off the wall stood up stra1ght like obed1ent toy full of pizzazz. "Alex 1s constant soldiers. It was super funny," laughed hyper, not JUSt in the plays Sr. Stephanie Duggan. remarked Sr. Kara Walton. �"Adaptat1on " was Jr. Adam Olan's f1rst play. Lookmg back, he remembers how 1! felt performmg 1n h1s debut. "I could never top that feelmg. A lot of preparat1on went mto mak1ng the play. I never could have 1mag1ned 1t would be so much work. Overall, I thmk the play ~-:,.p;..--...1 went flawlessly: 1t was fantast1c," sa1d Adam Adam's accomplice, Sr Steve Gandara, was super 1mpressed w1th h1s f1rst t1me performance. "AdaM was a natural, no doubt. He was able to have fun w1th the roles. It was really mce workmg w1th h1m." Growing Older and Wiser ''Th1s part of the play was the ag1ng ceremony We went through d1fferent stages of I fe, from k1ds to teenagers. I thought the play turned out great. What made 1! better IS the fact that the whole cast got along well! The play also got a lot of good feedback, wh1ch 1s fun to hear," sa1d Soph. Olney Norman. �DO D :130 Working In ide and Out ide of chool 'My favonte part IS competmg m --·--~ d1fferent states dunng school," Soph. S1erra Scntchfleld laughs. I Getting Looked Up and Down (left) lnspectjoo a very 1ntense part of the compebt1on. One ...o111111 ~ little smudge on the1r name tags. and llOI .....,... ......... w1ll be taken off. "lnspect1on IS exeibng because of the yell1ng Mannes. We worked th1s compet1t1on," expressed Jr. Joe Palorrba who pa111C1pat1~S m Armed , Unarmed, PT, and Color Guard R 0 Tug-of-War (left) Soph. Cl,ad .ha1 1bers proudly accepts the wmnmg trophy from the Tug.of-War compet1t1on. " It felt awesome acceptmg th1s award. It was defm1tely worth the hard work. I was the 'anchor' m th1s compet1bon, the last resort." Hosting a win (left) Mesa R1dge once aga1n hosted Reg1onal compet1bvn. The day started at 0700 and last 1600. A bunch of d1fferent events were a part of compet1t1on, from the Tug.of-War to academiCS 1nspect1ons, and to armed and unar <011111 ~ compet1bons. Once aga1n, ROTC made M proud by tak1ng f1rst place overall. Leader the pack, Sr. Everett Artz, accepted the trophy w1th a : 3 hooyah" from the rest of the Mesa competitors extremely proud of Mesa's performance 1n the compe • and I can't wa1t to go to Kansas C1ty and qualify for nat1ona he sa1d . T c Ahnost Tinte for Contpetition Nerves are everywhere before the 1 compet1t1on. Before the cadets' day off1c1ally begJns, gather m the North Commons to make sure everyth1ng perfect. One thmg they do before head1ng to 1nspectJon ~ dress-nght-dress. Th1s IS done by ra1s1ng the1r left ar"l lookmg to the left to get aligned erve (Above) The unarmed compet1bon IS much more than mar• hmg around . The choreography that goes mto 1t 1s mtense. After the exh1b1!1on, Fr. Sh1rlaana Coleman breathlessly expresses, "I thmk I d1d pretty well. I messed up tw1ce but JUSt kept gomg. I JUSt kept thmk1ng to myself 'Oh my God! I'm go1ng to get po1nts taken off.' My heart started racmg and my head got hot, but at the end I calmed and felt relieved when the aud1ence applauded .' Tug-ofWar �Head : ...... . ~ Shoulders The room ts silent, crowded, and then Fr. Eric Vasquez bellows, "Attentton on deck." All of the members shot up standing perfectly motionless. This is merely an example of thetr dedication to ROTC, but Mesa Ridge's JROTC is a force to be reckoned with. They sutt up, and consistently bnng home senous hardware, and they even have a tan base. Mrs. Nance said, "Armed exhibition is my favonte, because they are awesome, the team effort really shows. I'm JUSt glad Commander is able to put them together, tt's amazing to watch." But what goes into this? Sr. Everett Artz remarks that, "Personally, I practice. I revtew my military knowledge on a datly basts as well as do push ups and sit ups. But the drill teams come tnto school at stx tn the morntng every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and even some Saturdays to practtce." Being the lead officer, Everett's role ts crucial, but he's not the sole component to the team. Others are needed rake tn the hardware that ROTC does. The physical aspect of tt is grueling Soph. Atda Contreras satd, "I have to do over 60 or 70 stt ups until I can't do anymore, and it's also hard because you have to keep up wtth the cadence." Jr. Edwin Wilson says in order to achieve all of this he, "gets up extra early for dnlls and stay for PT (phystcal training) and also trains new people." However, on top of the phystcal part there's a mental portton one of Mesa's strongest events ts academics. Soph. Olajumoke Akala comments that she studtes after school for the academic team because, "You need to be able to pass a 50 question test tn 35 m~nutes." While winning consistently is why some people are tn ROTC, others JOin it to help them along with thetr future. Soph. Johnathan Gosine reveals that he, "wants a scholarship and then to JOin the mtlttary." Along wtth Soph. Brandis Walker-Savoy, who says, "I plan on eventually JOtntng the mtlttary." It's good to see that our Mesa Ridge JROTC is tnfluences students lives after high school. Looking back (Below) 'I thmk the 1n-house compet1t1on went well. We took f1rst overall. It was long, and 1t took a long lime to get ready for 1t. but 1t was fun to get ready. It helped us a tot at Reg1onals 1n Kansas C1ty, M1ssoun. It helped us w1th what we needed to work on. We saw what we were m1ss1ng, and we 1m proved on that. I got 1nto ROTC to advance myself 1n the m11itary and also to have fun m school. I've been domg 1t for three years. I want to JOin e1ther the Navy or the A1r Force and be a m11itary pollee officer because of my mom. She works m the Shenff's Office. and I went to a Teen Academy for the shenff's office, and that"s when I knew I wanted to be MP 1n the 1 "Sr. Klundt The Mesa Ridg ROTC tnakes Me a proud (Above) At the Reg~onal compet1!1on hosted at Mesa. they proudly showed off all the1r troph1es that they won 1nclud,ng the overall trophy tak1ng first place overall. They proudly yell, ' Hoo-yah!" ::13::1 DO D �ow you ••• Soph. Des1re Tatum sa1d, 'While my favorite subject IS math, find psychology very intriguing because it gives an ins1ght about how our brain and emotions run together and what causes humans to act the way we do." Others take classes that t1e mto the1r future careers Sr Knstopher Welker said, "I find busmess law really mterestmg because after high school, I want to be a cop and eventually become a detective. The class is a lot of work, but it's not difficult." While Mesa offers many dtfferent electives, everything comes down to the core classes we need to graduate. Amencan Htstory IS one of these non-negotiable classes, and many students jump at the opportunity to learn more "I love Amencan Htstory. It's excttmg to find out what our country has been through so we can avo1d makmg future m1stakes," said Jr. Kadeshta Rose. The foundation behind our classes be1ng so great are our great teachers. "Ms. Ragan makes learning super fun, which IS why I enjoy Span1sh II. However, I miss the len1ence of my ninth grade classes," laughed Soph. Jade Capezzuto. "I'd have to say my favonte subject IS ceramtcs. A lot of people make the excuse that they have no art1st1c ability to avoid signing up for an art class; but tn reality, 1f someone tsn't good at painting or sculpting, they can just say 1t's abstract. At least, that's what I do," smiled Jr. Analecia Fry. Not every class is fun, though; some are down right scary for some students. "As a sen1or, my least favonte class is Speech. Although I love to wnte, I hate standing up 1n front of people and making m1stakes. It's so embarrassing," said Sr. Natascha Torrez. All Nighters, No Probletn (Below) Soph. Jordyn Qwrk 1s very lllVC' • J her school but wne1 •t 'lmes down to 1t, academtcs always comes f1rst W ule Juruyn ~~ " creotbty bnght. she doesn't only take tough classes. I love Advanced Drama because it IS a class where I can try thmgs I have never done before. ' Finding the Center (Above) Sr Sara Cruz stays focused as she works on the Fmd the Ep1 .enter lab. 'I love Mrs. Monn . She 1s my favonte teacher of a t1me. She IS always wtlltng to help me and gtve me good 1nstruct1on 1f you don understand somethmg. Mrs. Monn also very lovable and sweet," sa1d Sara . �Power Ltn::tng I I< 'k we1ghts because I really enJOY th1s class. I've taken both semesters th1s year. I started at 135 m the begmnmg of the year, and now I'm at 185. I'm hop1ng by the end of the year I'll be at 200. I remember after the hrst class of we1ghts I couldn't walk because I was too sore. It lasted a few days," laughed Jr. Steven Bauer Soreness 1s not go1ng to stop Bauer from mnlmUing we1ght liftmg h1s semor year. Playback (Above) The KMRG students spend the1r class penod shadow1ng the film product1on crew that came to Mesa for a documentary. The d1rector discussed how to use d1fferent lightmg to better a product. Mr. Fix It Workmg w1th h1s hands IS nothmg new for Jr Mat! Mart1nez. ''I was most proud of the telephone I bu111 th1s year," sa1d Matt. Beauty Q.ueen 'It was an honor to be chosen to represent the scnool. · Mr Hulen sa1d when Mesa R1dge was featured m a documentary. ''It wasn't we1rd at all when they were applymg make-up to my face. Bes1des I don't m1nd my face bemg touched ." Island of Misfit Toy (Above) Drama classes are always full of funny sk1ts. Mr Mac g1ves the groups a summary, and they act 11 out m front of everyone. "Our sk1t was like Toy Story We were beating up on Adam because he was m 'control of us' (we were helicopters and cars), and he kept mak1ng us crash 1nto one another. lmllally. th1s class was only one of my alternat1ve classes, but I ended up likmg 11 more than I thought I would . At f1rst I got nervous feeling bemg 1n front of people and performmg sk1ts but 1! wasn't bad," expressed Soph. N1cholas Allen. D1ssect1ng a leta p1g 1s an annual event m the Human Phys1ology classes. G1rls are grossed out. guys are amused and deadly smells hang 1n the a1r. For some students. hke Jr. Caleb Byars, th1s was the h1ghlight of h1s year "Th1s was the most fun th1ng I've ever done. It was very 1nterestmg I've never done anythmg hke 1t before." Knowin Ha ftheBat I �34 ew Life (Below) Jr KC Conk! nand Sr DeVIn G1bson were called w t the 1rbook room m a hurry one day m late November for one ry t reason The goods had finally arrived' Ounng the fall, Yearbook made a huge mvesbnent 1n four SLR N kon 05000 s. These caMeras were gomg to do a complete 180 on the quality of PIC ures that were be ng s~;bfn ed ' My greatest accomplishment thiS year was ta ng a lot of great sports PICtures. There are probably three to four p1ctures that I took that are on pages In each season, saod KC. p that y 1X.()I( rna es 11 to publication Yearbook's foundation IS based on 1nd1Vidual de el'"l nahon, and as the fUniOI' AVID IOStructor, Mrs G knows a lot about mdMdual de ermmat1on. 2010 will round off three years as Yearbook Ad111sor at Mesa R1dge, and the growth that Mrs. G has brought to th1s program 1s Immeasurable Because of Mrs G. f!Very page IS as close to perfect1011 as possoble. Qu 1 Fire is the key (Above) When thmgs get stressful, the answer IS always f1re. At the levelmg up ceremony, Soph. Ashley Kun~e destroys her Level One name tag and makes room for her Level Two. With each gamed level, each staff member IS ellg~ble for greater freedom and respons1b1hty. Lurking Behind the Scenes Yearbook 1s composed of every end of the soc1al spectrum. However, a true yearbook student 1s a spec1es breed. It takes ded1cal1on, hard work, and a creatiVe spark to succeed 1n th1s senously demandmg class. "Yearbook to me 1s a 10b that many people couldn't do. It's hard as heck. and I don't thmk people understand until they are the ones failmg 1!. It's somethmg you must always lh1nk about as more of a 10b than a fun class because 11 s way more than that." sa1d Sr. Brandl Collins. Th1s was Brandi's f~rst year on the yearbook staff, and she qu1ckly tt;:;:ji.<~otj~r;;~ d1scovered that bemg a member of the staff meant becom1ng a secret member of every club, team, and aci1V1ty. ''It' almost like :L--··.;;fi,~~t}]~~~ be1ng a shadow," sa1d Ed,tor-and-Ch1ef Sr. Kan Lanphier. "You ;: have to be a part of everylh1ng, w1lhout any of the perks." �~the Yearbook Pages are Finished on Patrol Yearbook Season seasons or breaks One Piece at a Time Yearbook s a group effort. no 1nd1V1dual could have hope of putt1ng such a publicat1on together. Th1s ~~-......:__ year was a complete and total revampmg attempt. After the smoke cleared from the first semester final, the staff got to work. Splittmg up mto teams and putt1ng a spec1al1st on • 1-l '-1l'i-';:l each corner of the page. the book began to take shape 1n a much smoother, calm , and overall better way. There's st1ll work to be done. but for these yearbook -~~~ members, good enough 1s never as good as 1! gets. New in Town Yeart... was a ~~ery we I needed and loved expenence I grew up. I came In the class W1th a m1nd set that I will just do MY everyday style and I the atmosphere w th my persona to get by and sell books. I was 10 for a rude awa ermg. It was much 'rj..:..J!!II!!!!!III4 harder than that," said Sr ,., TenryWa rs. .......-~~ rbook made an attempt to up school sp1nt m the fall by sp1nt s1gns. Everyone on the staff met up at Ms. G's to make the s1gns as well as get to know each other. "The thmg about work1ng With such a d1verse group of people 1s we can get thmgs 1n the book about every type of person," Jr Ale~ Kazee. I35 DO D �Journalism Write, it's what we do There's noth1ng like a crisp piece of paper that can both inspire and 1rntate the reader. Mesa Ridge has 1ts very own 1n the Grizzly Report, and th1s newspaper does both of the above. With sections rangmg from Game Rev1ews to School Events, The Grizzly reporters ensure they cover hard-hitting news The paper wasn't always called the Gnuly Report; 1n fact, that name IS new JUSt th1s year. Ed1tor-in-Chief Jr. Chnsty Jerstn provides the reason1ng for th1s. 'F1rst of all, 'Bear Tracker' is a wretched name for a newspaper. Second, we are not the Mesa Ridge Bears; we are Grizzlies. Th1rd, who would want to track bears 7 It was time to correct the madness." The JOUrnalism staff 1s made up of a group of students who, when they're not out gett1ng the scoop, are holing 1t up in a cavern w1thin the school. Editors-In-Chief, Jrs. Chnsty Jerstn and Megan Crowe, proudly say, "Journalism is not my life, my life is journalism. There ts not a second of rny time that does NOT go into 1t somehow, someway." Jr. Kevtn Contt satd, "We're trying to make the paper more exctttng by finding new stones, stones about somethtng that ts debatable." Editor-In-Chief Jr. Megan Crowe agreed, saytng, "I hope that the student body read about something they wouldn't have known otherwise." Editor Jr. Amber Whtttemore jotned the staff this year because she wants the school to learn more about the outside world. "I just want people to be more aware of what's going on around the globe, not JUSt what's happening tn their little high school world. I also like to bring interesting facts about other cultures and thetr interests." The Grizzly Report's Editors vi ual person Roght) Sr. Quayshaur. P • re E ·~r for the paper ' hen Jr _ wtlole paper looks be er alld looks are a big part of ge ng people to read our stones." he satd. t. • r Copy and Content Editors: Jrs. Mark and Amber Whitte=-:m _c_:_::_: or-=:e~~.--~ �---~..-~Wishing you: KM RG A Grizzly Great Day "On your toes, guys. On your toes," advtsor Mr. Stra n g1ves hts young anchors before the morn1ng broadcast. KMRG takes the combined effort of 1ts staff in order to run as smoothly as 1t does. "I think KMRG 1s a good warm up to the school day because I always known what's gomg on," satd Sr. Brian Johns n. Keepmg the student body informed IS one of the main goals of KMRG. The follow through of th1s goal can be seen through the various 1nterest pieces KMRG puts on. Jr. Ntck Flemtng is Lead Sports' Anchor and sa1d, "I have to be at most of the games to get the footage, and then 1t usually takes a day or so to edit 1t. Betng Lead Sports' Anchor, I do a lot of the ed1t1ng." KMRG also tnes to report on every major school funct1on, such as the talent show, Homecomtng, and assemblies. However, most days it is all about the morning announcements - · the btg morning broadcast. Sr Courtney Jones satd, "Some days 1t seems like the whole student body has to come down to make an announcement. On those days, 1t's very chaotic. People are constantly talktng too loudly, and they don't pay attent1on, so our door person has to lay the smack down." Playback ''KMRG does pretty well says Sr. Kns Welker Sometomes theor taped broadcasts are funny. It looks loke a lot of work goes onto everythong. It's pretty cool to see how they do everythong.'' Most of the school doesn't know how much tome actually goes onto each broadcast. Everythong must be folmed . edoted, and then proofed. "When I'm edolong, I tnm the footage and then blend ol together. so 11 flows," saod Jr. Kevon Conb. ''I like how KMRG makes the school more student-onented That's my favonte part." Scene I Take 2 Soph Josepn Sz~ larsk, was a new edoloon to KMRG thos year, but he lot on great nght from the start. "It's pretty cool workong woth Joe because he knows how to get thongs done," saod Jr Nok Bohnen. ''He really took off thos semester; ol's awesome seeong someone do well, knowong that you helped teach them." Joe comes on as the tallest member of KMRG standong at a heoght of 6'2 "I'm so so so glad that I dod KMRG. It's so fun and everyone os really noce, ' saod Joe. is the tnorning report: Gives you the Long and the Short Behind the Scenes (left) Jr Nr•k r· IS perusm the hallways 100kong for tl"' llt!xt bog thorr~ I do KMRG for the actoon. I love It, ' saod N"~:k. "I plan on doong somethong with film on the future, so doong KMRG os a great way to get my feet wet. ' N ck s love of actoon os also felt by hos audoence ''My fa110nte thong about KMRG os the taped broadcasts. They're funny. entertaonong and sweetl" sard Fr Sarah Moore. Listen and Learn (RopJlt) lr C Ko ao N 8< en alwaY' w •rk as tearr wr t •rr all thongs KMRG related. 'We l011e every aspect about ot," the two chomed I37 DO D �DO DI38 Behind the Scenes I 've got Spirit (Below) S1nce the Cab1net k1ds set up the sp1nt days, they are requ1red to partake m them. But would they still go all out 1f 1! wasn't on the1r contracts? "Absolutely!" excla1med Jr. Barret Bowman. "I thmk 1t's fun to go to school look1ng funny somet1mes. I'm celebrating Mesa R1dge, my school. It should be fun and 1 exc1t1ng." It was pla1n to see that the most popular sp1nt day was Western Day. One Step at a Time Th1s IS Jr V1v1an C< le's f1rst year m Cabmet. "I expected Cab1net to be a lot of work and everyone m 11 to be leaders of the school," sa1d VIVIan . Cabmet members do more than lead; they set examples by domg all kinds of commumty serv1ce projects. "I helped out w1th the DARE Breakfast. as well as a few other comm1ttees. Cab1net has taught me a lot about workmg w1th people." (Above) Soph J< rdy' QUirl and the rest of the Student Cabmet crew volunteered at Applebee's for the DARE program breakfast. •• had a blast work1ng m the k1tchen; 1! was a lot of work, but the atmosphere was very relaxed and fun." Student Cabmet k1ds are responsible of hav1ng upwards of 16 hours of commun1ty serv1ce. The Gears Behind Mesa Ridge An inside look at the pie who bring you everything Mesa Assemblies, Fnght N1ght, and vanous other events that students enJOY are all put together by our Student Cabinet. How much t1me goes into these events? Sr. Brittany Biv~ngs remarked, "It seems as 1f our work is never done. We attend practically every school event and plan most of them as well." Unfortunately, because of how much goes on behind the scenes, running these events can be a thankless task. "I just want the school to see how much work Cab1net actually does and to be as proud of Mesa as the Cabinet k1ds are. We love our school, and we JUSt want to share our love," So ph. Jordyn QUJrk expla1ned. This love can be seen through the different events they put on, especially dunng the spirit weeks. Sr. Bnttany B1v1ngs sa1d, "Boosting school spirit is not an easy task, but we continue to get better at 1t all the time. We want everyone to have a great h1gh school experience and love the school they go to." The env1ronment Student Cabinet tries to create 1s one that according to Soph. Gloria Lujan, "makes students enJOY school more and make them look forward to school." As1de from promot~ng school sp1nt and working towards making a fnendly environment w1thin the school, Cabinet also takes time and focuses on the community. Th1s can be seen w1th the1r "Dear John" letter campaign, as well as the Drive Smart initiative. Jr. Mandi Velasquez sa1d that her job is to, "search for different commumty serv1ce projects to be done by Cabinet that are 1n our commun1ty." Other members of Cab~net, such as Soph. Glona Lujan said, "I love 1! because I get to help with commun1ty service and the school assemblies. They take a lot of t1me and effort, but it feels good when I'm done." What kind of person does 1t take to do all of these th~ngs? Sr. Amy Alas said, "The people in Cab1net are all chansmat1c and full of great 1deas, so I try to help them turn those 1deas 1nto something. In keeping members of Student Cabinet in line, I am also doing the student body a serv1ce by mak1ng sure everything we put on IS done 1n a way that everyone can enjoy." Their goals for the school are impressive, and as long as the students cont1nue supporting the1r efforts, Student Cabinet will cont1nue making Mesa's enVIronment better. �These Students got "The Stuff" Q- What type of ingredi ent 1nake up a Cabinet kid? A- Cabm ~~ students aren't very shy and are usually really outgo1ng and creat1ve. We're all really pos1!1ve people and w1lllng to work w1th others. - Soph. j, r IY' Q- How 1nuch ti1ne outsi de of cla doe Cabinet take up? t seer1• as 1f our work IS never d.;ne Bes1des planmng the school events. we also have to have a --~·~·•,.1111 m1mmum of 16 hours of commumty serv1ce a semester We demolish th1s number by the end of the year Sr BP "11Y BM" ~ Q- What's one 1nain goal for Cabinet? A- One goal we promote would be to get a lot of school sp1nt and Involvement from k1ds that aren't as 1nvolved as others. - Jr M< V• Q- What' different about thi year co1npared to other years? A- We are def1mte1y staymg on top of our deadl1nes more so than we have 1n the past. T1me has always been our b1ggest enemy. Sr. Oschelle lopez, V1ce Pres1dent of the Student Body, and myself have been staymg on top of others to meet thelf deadlines, as well as keep1ng each other en route w1th our own tasks.- Sr Amy Ala Q- What's your favorite part of Cabinet? A- My favonte part of Cab1net os probably commumty serv1ce and assemblies. They take a lot of t1me and effort, but 1! feels good when we are all done.- Soph. Glona Lujan '17l'l. ·~~~r at it (Above) Student Cabmet doesn't 1ust orgamze and prepare for e~ents they also partake 1n them. "I enjoy part1c1patmg m our actlvllleS because ll's less work. Planmng 1s very stressful. To cope w1th the stress. I try arid thmk of the pos1t1ve thmgs that can happen, not the negat1ve." Soph. Jenm Osgard took part 1n the car bash to get people pumped up for the approachmg football game. Would you like to buy a Vowel {Above) At the Wmterba assemhly Jr Ro plays Pat Sajak. as she promp s the part1c1pants to correctly guess the h1dden phrase. "The Wmterball assembly was by far the best one. The 1dea of the game show was really cool " sa1d Sr. Sarah Curby. Oschelle Lopez Amy Alas P t P Chnsban LeBianC:Quaney Post rs s ers o tE Che Sle R Barret Bowman K<Jien Carter Terrence Webb Community Service . dan Vachon Dnve Smart Jenni Osgard �Dance like no one is watchin 1 Soph. Stephame Borchard stops to express her love for Wlnterguard In between practices. "ThiS IS my second year 1n w1nter guard, I started because on Band Day 2007, I was talkmg to the g~rls who d1d W1nterguard and ended up makmg fr1ends w1th them. I dec1ded to tryout because of them. It also helps that my s1ster competes w1th me. It 1sn't bad at all; we actually get along fa1rly well and learn a lot from each other." - w In • t erguar 2. " My favonte part of Wmterguard IS the compet1t1on. Smce we don't have the band there , we have a ton of pressure on our shoulders because the JUdges are speCifically watchmg us. Bes1des the rush I get from compet1ng, I hate all the drama on the team. The g1rls bwld tens1on between each other and make 1! hard to commumcate," sa1d Sr Rebecca M1l s. 3. Captam Sr. Kara Walton said, "Wmterguard IS really hard, wh1ch IS probably why I like •t. It takes a lot of exerc1se, and 1t's not a slack-off actiVIty. We have 11 members. wh1ch makes us a very close team. espec1ally s1nce we spend a lot of t1me together." 4. As the song "Daughters" by John Mayor starts. everyone gets m place to start the1r run through and perfect any Imperfection they m1ght have. Th1s group IS not only a team but a fam1ly They are together many long hours and help and g1ve adv1ce when ever needed "This is my second year doing Winterguard, and I also did Colorguard," said Soph. Ashley Trowbridge. "It has pretty much taken over my life, but I'm okay with it. In eighth grade, when I was doing pep band, I saw the girls spin in and it made me want to do it also. They are the reason I wanted to start this amazing sport. " (Top Row) lnge Seyfarth, Rebecca Navakuku. Kara Walton. N1cklaus Varboncoeur, En" Borchard. Alexandra Corchado (Bottom Row) Ashley Trowbndge, Angela Stellmach, Hilary Perkms, Rebecca Miles, Stephame Borchard �life-long love Below) Sr. Diamond 1y 1g the ftute for five y ar. st1 . •t. Everyone 1n my tam plays some sort of Instrument, so I JUSt wanted to be a part of that. The reason I ptCked the ftute, however was because sounded prett1er than a I the c ers. I plan or plaYing the ftu e m college and after that II' the Military band," she said. As Class1cal ChOir gets ready to perform, Jr. Frankhr Bennett takes a qu1ck second to explam how he feels about bemg m classical cho1r. "I have been m Classical Cho1r smce my sophomore year. The mam reason I 101ned was because of the profound love I have for mUSIC. ThiS group IS very professional, and IS a blast to work w1th. We get very mtense levels of mus1c to work on, so 1t IS a great challenge ." On the other hand, Quayshaun Coleman, unsure m the begmnmg he would even make the ch01r, sa1d , "Jumor year I got mvoluntanly put 1nto th1s group. I never thought that I would be good enough to get accepted 1nto th1s group, but to love the cho1r. onlygrown do I surpns1ngly, I d1d. Not I have love the cho1r but I love the group." Practice paying o££ F1rst v1o m .t. Soph Val r e Wt::.u<.l u sa1d that the ma1n reason she plays 1s because, "Mus1c runs m my family, especially from my dad. He has always been an msp1ra!lon to me. I have played smce the f1fth grade, and th1s year went to Solo & Ensemble. My group got a two: we were all pretty exc1ted. We pract1ced very hard and the score showed 1!." Soph. Kaelyn Jeppson sa1d, "Dunng W1nterfest 1played the oboe, but I also play the tenner sax and the flute. I started playmg the flute 1ust for the fun of 1!, the Tenner JUSt to be m Jazz Band, and the oboe was a challenge . I began playmg the flute s1x years ago, .a.D In the I:::!:~;~!~~~~~~~~~ Tenner the oboethree four years years ago. ago and the .... .... D 1t was hard gomg back and beg~nmng. forth between Instruments. The challenge, however, kept me gomg." D �DO D SUMMER FALL �"To me, spnng means new life 1n the wilderness. It's very beautiful to be able to see all the v1brant springtime colors," sa1d Soph. Ashley Russ1k. She says that even though the season plays no s1gn1ficant part 1n her life, 1t's still her favonte t1me of year. "I love the rainstorms; the rain insp1res the artistic s1de of me to wnte and draw. Plus, my birthday's 1n the spnng," Jr. Nicholas G1nes sa1d smiling. Some love the feeling of the sun as 1t grows warmer and more intense. Others JUSt like the fact that they wake up to the sun. "The best thing about spring IS Daylight Savings Time. I get to push my clock ahead one hour, and when I wake up the sun's already out to greet me." Soph. Karlie Huckels chuckled. "I love the warmer weather, especially since all the g1rls start weanng their sk1rts," Sr. Austm Diener JOked. Wh1le many students enJOY spring because of nature, others prefer spring because of the sports. From baseball to soccer and track to tennis, Mesa R1dge students love gettmg out and gett1ng involved. "I've been play1ng baseball since I was little when my dad taught me how to play. I've kept w1th 1t because I'm really good at 1t. Baseball motivates me to get good grades because I can't play unless I'm domg my work," revealed Fr. Brendm Skaggs. "I've been playing soccer smce I was three. I like runnmg and the compet1t1ve aspect of 1t. Play1ng m the snow hurts, but It's super fun and I'd rather play in the shade than in the blaz1ng heat," Soph. M1cahla Scott remarked. "I like spnng because I'm on the tenn1s team. I play because it's easier than any other sport I've tried," Fr. Bnttney Howe adm1tted tim1dly. "During spring, my fnends and I always get together in the park and play baseball. It has almost become a trad1t1on amongst us," Fr. Jerem1ah Loftis said merrily. While wmter forced everyone inside, spring awakens the Grizzlies. 144-145 Sports' Title Page 146-157 Sports 158-161 Closing Pages 162-17 5 Group Club P1ctures 176-199 Ads 200-208 Index I43 DO D ��Varsity Soccer JV and JV2 Squad Soccer Varsity Baseball JV and C Squad Baseball Track Tennis 146-147 148-149 150-151 152-153 154-155 156-157 �IT'S ALL ABOUT INTENSilY. PLAY ALL So MINUTES WITH ALL OF YOUR BEING. LEAVE EVERYTHING ON THE FIELD. Sr A1 sa Losoya matches up agamst a S1erra Stal11on, but they are no match. "We beat S1erra 1().() at the Gnzzly Class1c," sa1d Losoya. Before the season even started , the girls knew it would be a good year. In January, the captam , Sr. Alys 1 L 1srya, s1gned w1th Martin County Community College in Great Bend, Kansas, where she will be playing for the Cougars. "I signed with Martm County after a really great try-out m November. It went so well that the coach wanted to sign me before anyone else could ," A ;s J smiled . Even after s1gning with the Cougars, Losoya didn't let her guard down on the field . "I didn't want my last season playmg high school soccer to be a losing one, so I pushed my team to keep up the Intensity. The only thing that I do let limit me on the field 1s that I won't attempt thmgs that might get me InJured. I have to be careful to not get hurt, but besides that, I want great thmgs for the team . I want to leave a legacy behind. I really want to make it to playoffs this year. " The girls are well on their way. At the Grizzly Class1c, Mesa beasted on Sierra , givmg them a sound beating 10-0. They then played Fountain , to whom they lost in overtime 1-2. They then went on to beat Harnson 4-3 . March 8th brought a difficult week for the Grizzlies. They lost 0-4 to Colorado Springs Christian and 0-2 to Pueblo West. "The last two losses were rough , but we know we can get back on top in t1me for the Widefield game," Sr. Kayla R 11 said . �"We're going to be a pretty good team . We need extra work because we are such a young team and haven't gotten to play together much," said Captain Sr. Kayla Riehl. "I have planned for us to have lunches together. Also, we're going to make team goals together. Every team needs goals to look forward to. On the plus side. we're all easy to get along with , we just need to work together more." After working together and creating goals centered around bonding and once the girls began to talk more out on the field , their season really picked up for the better. 'Soccer has been fun and keeps me m shape. My 1nd1v1dual goal for the season IS to break the record of who has the most goals (wh1ch IS 12). I really want us to wm as a team th1s year. not as 1nd1V1duals," sa1d Jr. lsha Sumah Cio D �• tr s • I48 fl.) • • • • ~ ~ • Q • • ~ • 00 • · ~ • • • = • • ,.c • ~ • ~ ,, MAKE EVERY TOUCH OF THE BALL COUNT. PLAY PURE. "IMPOSSIBLE" IS NOTHING here is nothing I don't like about soccer," gushed Jr. D•!vonne Bullock. "Our team works well together; we always help each other 1mprove." When you're not exclusively on the varsity team, pract1ce IS what 1t's all about. Soph. Sabnna Vc elstme knows and appreciates these opportunities. "Since I sw1ng from JV to varsity, I get a lot of practice. Both teams' mind sets are the same; we all want to win." Jrs. As e Sm1th and Jasmme Salazar use soccer to relieve stress. "Soccer gives me a reason to run," said Sm1th. "It bnngs out my competitive s1de. It's a balance of physical and mental pa1n." Jr. Jas S lazar said she uses soccer for someth1ng to keep her busy. "I enJOY playing soccer because 1t's something to do rather than being at home doing nothmg. If I have a bad day, it brings out my aggression," she sa1d. That's one th1ng non-soccer players may not know about the girls: these girls are mean on the field. "It's a contact sport," shrugged Jr. J ymm Tr tet n. "I get really competitive and mean when I play. It's all about mmd set, and our mind set has to be: we're going to win. In order to move up, we have to work on our skills. If we wanna play varsity, we have learn to be aggressive." Jr. EB Lee 1n loves gett1ng aggress1ve. "I like bemg aggressive and push1ng people. When people get mad (like, people from the other team), 1t's amusing to me. When they get angry, it makes me want to get more aggress1ve," she sa1d. The team really meshed this year. Jr V Cole put 1t well when she sa1d, "We're all crayons 1n a crayon box. We're all ind1v1duals w1th our own names and personalities, but ultimately we're all crayons with one common goal." Keeper really do have it tough Fr. Jordan Vachon said, "Since I was the captain of the JV Boys' teatn, I decided to help the coach out during the girls' season. He's a really great coach who has helped m.e out a lot." --Jr. Devon Keys "As a keeper, I have a lot of pressure, but it's a team effort, and no one points the blame at me when we are scored upon. I don't really think that any one team is better than another. Whoever wins obviously wanted it more." He can't get enough of occer Jr. Jamal Johnson is a manager for the girls. "I'm doing this because I love soccer, and I really love the coach. The best girls on the team are those who already know the fundamentals of the game, and they know what to do. These are the players who don't panic during crunch-time." �She' willing to put in the hard work in order to ee a pay out (Left) "I'm so excited to be on JV because it's only my second year playing," gushed Jr. K rdr· P t. "I first joined to keep in shape, but the sport eventually grew on me, and now I play for fun. I'd like to be on varsity, but I admit that I am not at their level yet." LOOKING FORWARD TO A GOOD SEASO Soph. N1chole Bevel looks forward to hav1ng a great season. "I know the season will JUSt keep getting better. We work really hard on dnbbling and shots. We practice with the varsity girls. I think this is great because 1t shows us just how tough it is to be a varsity player. The vars1ty does a great JOb of really pushing us. All of the girls are great; they showed me how enjoyable it is. Some days," she sm1led, " I love it more than basketball." Just like the rest of the team , soccer helps keep I l mot1vated. "I always get good grades, but soccer really keeps me motivated ." I49 DO D �CRACK ... A beautiful sound occurs when a bat connects with the ball. Th1s year Mesa Ridge's varsity team is very young. In the program this year, there 1s a senous absence of seniors. The team 1s made of seven startmg JUniors and two startmg sophomores. The team is well aware that th1s season may be rough, but they hope the talent they have will be enough to propel them towards a top spot in league. Coa .... :~tty , assistant varsity coach, has been coaching for the past three years. He loves the game of baseball and says he always played because it was his passion. 11 This year I think we w1ll be more successful in the win column. We are more balanced and the whole team, coaches and players, expect to win. 11 Winning won't come w1thout a lot of hard work and dedication. Four days a week the baseball team can be seen lifting weights at six in the morning. Mondays and Fridays they're in the small gym at 5:45 workmg up a sweat. Grueling summer practices and games had them continually working on the skills. But the question remains, 11 Will they get 1t? 11 With the hard work and heart they seem to have poured into their sport, it definitely seems possible to have number one 1n their grasp. The Ins and Outs of Baseball Cleats- $50 Battmg Gloves- $25 Bat- $300 Helmet- $20 M1ts- $63 Tube Socks- $12 Playing the Game: Pricefess Catcher ~~~----~--------------------~ r.~-- ,~ ~~ ~· ~. ~~. itcher L-------------~--~~~~~----~~ You wrll defrmtely catch Soph. • P bernga wall behmd the plate thrs season. has been :-+--.....: playrng for an outstandrng 13 years. 'Berng catcher rs one o the hardest •, ~ il!!!!=!~,~~ -'ll[,;;ello.UII posr!lons. You're m on every prtch and every play. But I wouldn't trade rt for anythmg, I love the whole game, every aspect of 1t," sard P . prepares for a game by llstemng to musrc, focusmg, and staYing on task. "Rrght before a game starts, I get really nervous because I want to play to my full po entral and not let Myself down Jr A • o y So ~r has been a member of the varsrty team for the past two years. Pnmanly playrng at short stop, Ant ony knows hrs posrtron rs rncredrbly Important. Short stops always get opportumtres to make the out' or make mrstakes. However, An o y almost always rs guaranteed to make the out. �Turn the Double Play If you can't fmd Jr. wrest11ng, golfmg, or domg school work you can guarantee he's on the baseball d1amond . 'In the beg1nmng, I started play1ng because my fnends wanted me to, but then 1! became my pass1on. Whel" we were m e1ghth grade, a lot of my fnends decided to to•n a club baseball team, so I thought I would g1ve 11 a try I love playmg baseball; everythmg about 11 makes me never want to QUit, especially the green grass Our team has mator potent1al to be the best of the best,' sa1d Individual Determination Th_e Gr~at -Bamu1no Jr. frea F c; has some senous ambtttons when tt comes to hts batttng average. " I think I'll probably hit about four home runs this year, and I hope at least one wtll be over the fence.' Before a game, Trea can be spotted tn the number 22 jersey listentng to music and texttng away on hts phone. "I listen to my 1-pod so I'm calm and not tense right before a game. " Jr. 1s the startmg 2nd baseman th1s year, however, th1s IS a new pos1t1on for h1M. IJurt h1s shoulder and couldn't play h1s -~.J;;;::.""" 'lormal pos11ion as catcher, so th1s season he stepped up and dommated at another mfleld pos1t1on. Will1e likes haVIng h1s dad as the head coach for the team. 'Hav1ng my dad as a coach 1s fun, but not fun at the sarT'e lime. He IS way harder on me than any of the other guys," sa1d �DO D Can you Digit A closer look at a few key players Before every pitch, the third base coach will throw up the s1gn that 1nd1cates what the batter should do. Left Jr. Trav1s Townsend rece1ved the sign to bunt and was ready and F241W~!S~ l~ willing. "When I'm about to bat, I don't really have much going through my mind because if ..,.......~~ I am worried about m1ssmg the ball, I probably M~i=#~~~~~:l-:' will," said TraVIs. Above are players Robert Montoya and Br dget Dorcey Both say that the hardest about baseball IS gett1ng m your own way. "My b1ggest obstacle would be cleanng my head on the mound and up at bat. I JUSt have to tell myself that I can, and I will," sa1d Montoya Many would th that there would be difficulties havmg only one g1rl on the team, but 1t's the exact oppos1te. "The team 15 full of boys, and they Will do dumb boy-thmgs. We are all k1nd of like brothers and s1ster I get p1cked 00 a lot, but not m a bad way. We all mess around and make JOkes; 1t's a lot of fun," sa1d Oorcey B met an obstacle at the begmnmg of the season when she had tned to play w1th a glove that was too small for her. She showed up at pract1ce the next day w1th hand that had been bru1sed all the~ through . 'That g1rl1s tough," sa1d vars1ty coach Jeff Beatty. "When we confronted her about 11, she d1dn compla1n. She thought 1t was somethmg everyone had and JUSt needed to get used to." Soph. Jor n Dziole is JV's most reliable second baseman. Second base IS a cruc1al 1nfield posit1on because when the catcher makes throw downs, or the p1tcher attempts a pick off play, the second baseman has to catch the ball, always. "A pick off play is when the pitcher throws the ball to second, in an attempt to thwart the lead runner on first," said Jordan. Soph. Drew Math1s loves traveling and good competition, so boy's baseball was a perfect fit for h1m. Th1s is Mathis's second year at the JV level, and he is still going strong and working towards that vars1ty position all the time. "I play because 1t's fun, and I've been doing 1t for a while. I've met a lot of really good friends through the sport," said Drew. "I love short-stop because it makes me feel like the k1ng of the infield," said Fr. Brend1n Skaggs. When the ball is h1t to center field or left field, Skag s is the cutoff. It's his responsibility to turn the good solid hit the opposmg team got into an out. "I love the feeling of walking out onto the field, the whole baseball atmosphere is just awesome," sa1d Skaggs. (R1ght) Jr Ryan Ma1son gets a qu1ck d1g at th1rd. makmg an out. ''I get a lot of family support; they usually try to come to every game," sa1d Malson Ryan hopes to make h1mself and h1s fam1ly proud by havmg a batt1ng average above 500. • (left) 1s the Boys' C-Squad baseball team after a grueling pract1ce. The practice umforms are the old summer league Jerseys, and the hats are ordered by the players at the begmnmg of the season . • • • •,~ �Top of the Inning _ _ From Change ups to Curve Balls, the 2010 season threw everything it had at these athletes Stepping in with a big ann (Below) Jr. steps m at th1rd for the vars1ty vs. JV scnmmage. 'I normally play 1n the outfield, but I have a stronger arm than anyone out there to make the long throw to first," sa1d Townsend . Ryan Sm1th pract1ces hard everyday, but when 1! comes to game t1me , he s1ts back and lets the game happen. "Hav1ng good coaches leads to a good team and hopefully a great season," sa1d Smith Ryan IS pnmanly on JV, but he sw1ngs up to vars1ty to get the expenence, and when the opportunity presents 1tself, he will get some playmg t1me at the h1gher level. In a world of strike outs and errors, JV and C-squad baseball players have some serious potential to do great th1ngs . JV coach, Mr B1 k has been coach1ng for four years and is entenng h1s second year at Mesa R1dge. Even though he has a lot of young players on the team, he 1s still exc1ted to see what the season w1ll bring. "All the players have a good att1tude and are very Willing to try all the drills; they've got a solid mentality and are well rounded 1n skill, " sa1d Borch1k. "We have a lot of p1tchers, which IS a good thing. I'm exc1ted to see growth and progress in these players. This program IS defimtely moving 1n the nght direction. "While it may be cliche, att1tude is truly everything. "We're are freshmen, so of course we're going to make m1stakes. But we try and turn those m1stakes into someth1ng good, like we'll get hit on the head with the ball and make a catch!" laughed Fr. Bndget Darcey. JV players get the opportunity to swmg up to varsity all the t1me to get more expenence. The JUmp from JV to varsity 1s huge, so even getting to see some vars1ty games helps these players 1mprove. "My favonte part about the game 1s being able see all the different teams and different levels," sa1d Soph. Brand Mart1n. And while everyone 1s at different levels, everyone has the same goal; to improve. Positions aren't set at the JV and C-squad levels, so 1f someone wants to 1mprove at a certain place, they have to make it known to all that they want to be there. "I really like bemg part of a team sport," said Fr. Bla1ne Ahern . "My favorite positions are catcher and third . Catcher is awesome because I get to be in every play, and third is fun because I like getting people out right before they score." Fr. Brend1r1 Skaggs IS the only freshman to make JV th1s year and have the opportumty to pract1ce on the top field . Since he's a young player, he has t1me to hone h1s skills, yet he still sets b1g goals. H1s goals for the season include get11ng one stnke out every mnmg and havmg a battmg average of .456. Learning from. the pro (Above) Fr. James Knows the value of 1m1tabon and uses th1s sk1 .. at practice. · I watch the pros and see how they do ceratin th1ngs. so I can get better. I also watch to see what they do m tncky Situations. so 1f I'm ever m one that's s1m1lar, I'll know what to do," sa1d Garrett. Fr Kaden Pope IS not only a sohd first baseman but a great h1tter. "My most memorable moment was my s1ng!e m our first game because 11 was my first hit of the season." sa1d Pope. ''I am look1ng forward to wmmng more games and workmg to become a vars1ty player." I[j D D �DO D Track and Field IS not one sport; 1t's more like twenty individual events. Athletes who participate m this particular sport push themselves to the limit everyday Track and Field IS about competing aga1nst yourself, and when you're the only one depending on you , it's easy to slack. This is ach Huerena's first year as a head coach, but he does have some experience under his belt. "I was the hurdle coach over at Widefield, but being the head coach is much different. I didn't expect to get the pos1tlon, but when I did I embraced 1t. I don't have outof-this-world expectations for these kids; I JUSt expect to see improvements throughout the season. If not, then as a coach1ng staff, we're not doing our JObs," said Huer na. Huen.. has practice set up in two separate sect1ons. The first half every athlete is either 1n the weight room or in the wrestling room for forty minutes. Here they work on gettmg stronger and Jr Joe Pa or1ba ts wtdely know throughout the school for improv1ng there form . The bemg a leader tn ROTC. However, thts cadet also excels rest of practice IS spent up on on the track. Palomba has been runnmg track for the past 6 years and hopes contmue m college. He is a strong the track pract1c1ng the1r contender tn both the mtle run, and the 800 meter run . individual events. "After I JUmp twenty-thirty times, I get worn out and my knees lock up. But I always put my stuff back on and jump. See1ng other athletes JUmp the1r h1ghest makes me want to JUmp my best as well. I want to make my coaches happy; if they're happy, so am I. Also, 1f I don't JUmp well, my friends make fun of me, " said Sr. Ga There are many spec1fic coaches on the track team to help the athletes excel. Mr• A, r1 or ass1sts with the long distance running, and Coach Burgess returns from cross country to help as well. I have asthma, but 1t's not going to stop me from do1ng what I love," said Fr. Joshua S1lva. Soph IS a man w th b1g goals. "I want to make 1t to State, I w II make t to State,' satd He plans on ach1evmg th s goal by hitting the we1ght room as often as posstble. Jr knows that he wont contmue to break records tf he slacks off "If I want to 1mprove my scores, I have to practtce longer and be more focused, satd Jr IS a natural runner "My worst event 1s the 400 meter run I really need to work on that and mprove my speed and stamma, satd Soph. ts a somethmg w1 h a lot to prove At practtce, we usually run dtstance or siXteen 400's. Rght now, I m runn111g my 400 1n 61 seconds I I need o shave off ten seconds to make 1 to state sad (Above) Soph Ract>ae Jackson ..-----~--------~~-~~~­ IS a force to be reckoned w1th when 1t comes to the long JUmp. "To JUmp further, I put a hurdle m the ptt, and force myself to jump over 1t." satd Jackson. "Track 1s my life, ever smce I was little. I've been domg 1!." Track ts not all about runnmg. Jumpmg ts also a huge aspect of the sport, and Fr. Blake Pelsu ts all about JUmpmg. Bla~e competes tn the long JUmp, tnple JUmp, and high JUmp. Hts goal 1s to add between 5 and 8 mches on all hts JUmps by the end of the season . "To achteve :----~ 1 1r--=:: these goals, I'm gomg to have to practtce a lot and perfect my form,' satd Pelsue �Desp1te a hurt If Fr. Robert We s tnes h1s best to conquer the hurdles at The ClaSSIC. "Th1s was my ftrst h1gh school ,..,...-~ •u ., ___. track meet, so I was nervous. I really wanted to do well, but I hit my leg the day before at pract1ce. It hurt pretty badly, but 1t was worth 1t to push through and still compete," ~~~t~•lln~ sa1d Robert Roberts hurdling ~ partner Fr. Bryce Jornson was unable to run m The ClassiC as h1s InJUry was to great. "I had hit my heel on the track really hard, and tf I ran before 11 was healed, I could mess 1! up for the rest of the season, somet1mes tl's better to stl 1! out," sa1d Bryce Mesa Ridge expects big things for the 2010 Track Season RUE KEY ROURNEES Shane Molina Lead male distance runner. Kadeshia Rose She is JUSt really, really fast. Joe Palomba conststently a strong distance runner. Aramis Me Glntv Top sprinter for boys. Cali Antolinl Head Coach- Huerena Former hurdle coach at Widefield ts one senously ded athlete. In the fall, she IS a sohd member of own volleyball team, and on the off-season, can be spotted nearly everyday after runntng the track. She also put her best forward all summer and attended the wetghl I program. In the wmter months, she is a of a dommattng club volleyball team as However, spnng IS reserved for track. A competes 1n the 4xl00 m, 200m, and the medley, and of course dtscus. "I've been lr--=..,..,...,.--=....,-r-/.ltscus for the past two ~RaltJ~~-d tt's easily my best do a lot of broclms·ttckl and pracltce more power. My furthest r--~thrclw has been 90"' sa1d ,, m Dash - Devante Johnson 100 m Dash Kadesh1a Rose 200 M Dash - Kadesh1a Rose 400 m Dash Kadesh1a Rose 100 m Dash - Rachael Jackson 3200 m Run - Cali Antolint Boys 4xl00 m Relay Boys 4x200 m Relay 800 m Run Joe Palomba 3200 m Run - Shane Molma Boys Hgl> Jump Josh Blankensh p G rls' H gh Jump - Kell e Evans Tnple Jump - Rachael Jackson Boys Tr pie Jump Carlos Torres 13.2 1318.6 46 7 139 4 2•14.6 10 57 3 5'8 i_;;~~~~~::::::~;~:;;=;;s=~~~~W~h~tl~e h:e~ may be new to school, he 1s certamly not new to runmng track. Fr. George SM th IS entenng h1s second year as a track athlete. H1s event IS the BOOm run, and the BOOm run only. Left he IS compebng m h1s race, wh1ch 1s tw1ce around the track. Many runners find th1s to be the hardest race as 11 IS a m1d spnnt the whole t1me. Fellow BOOm. runner, Jr. N che Ia Nal both loves. and hates th1s race. "I love track, because of my dad. and were really close But the BOOm IS really, really 7th 1st 1st 2nd 6th 5th 5th 4th 8th 6th 5th ~ 1! up, track keepsI ~~~~~~~;;;; wouldn't hard. Evengrvethough 1t's hard. me from be1ng lazy," satd ~...:::-~iiiliiillii:ti Nchela ISS DO D ��Soph. Gloria Lujan Jr. Bre'Anne Brooks Sr. Lauren Swanson Half of the #1 Doubles pair, Soph. G ria Lujan loves tennis because it is 'royal aggression.' "We wear cute fluffy skirts, the crowd is very quiet, yet we play very aggressively. I like to think of us as cheetahs: feline but fierce," she said with a smile. This feline phenom, along with partner Soph. Kalen Carter are dommating the jungle. Jr. Bree Broo~ , also known as Snack Size, plays a giant role on the tennis court. Teamed up with Jr. Ar1ber Whittemore, the pair combines for just barely 10 feet. The 4'10.5" Brooks loves playing the net. She said, "It gives me the chance to feel big because I am taller than the net." The fun-sized Brooks intimidates her opponents with every swing by grunting as loudly as possible. Sr. Laure Swanso• a three year veteran , passionately shared her views on crowd attendance saying, "Tennis is overlooked, therefore track and girls soccer get all of the attention. We're used to it, so 1f we get 1 fan or 1,000 fans, the show much go on . We are each other's fans . Stamma, endurance and a positive attitude make up the girls' tennis team. With five returning semors and three return1ng sophomores, the varsity team is packed with the skills to win. "To be on varsity, you have to have good lungs and be able to run a lot," said Soph. Ka e C r. "The most important thmg, though, is to have determination." When asked what makes tennis special, Soph. Glo a said, "Coach Hernandez, Poncho, as we call him, is a really cool coach and actually cares about us." Coach Hernandez expects the g~rls to win a lot this year because of the skill level they have. Though all the girls think tennis is fun, it's not JUSt a hitthe-ball kind of sport. "I have the most trouble with serving. It's all about the toss, and mine is pretty inconsistent. If your toss is off, your serve won't go over; if your serve doesn't go over, you can't even start the game," said Jr. Amber 1M "One hard thmg," sa1d Sr. 1U1uc11 1 H e, "is learning the technique and picking up on the sk1ll . Once you get that, you'll start to get better." �4 ea ons, 4 Let's m.u ter up som.e chool pirit (Left) Sr and Jr create a plan of attack for the spray pambng of sp1nt s1gns. Surpns1ngly, the actual mak1ng of the s1gns d1dn't take nearly as long as dec1dmg wh1ch s1gns to make. "Nobody could dec1de whether to make DEFENSE s1gns or MESA s1gns. In the end. I thmk the best s1gn that we made was the 'D Fence' s1gn. It was a really cool 1dea, and I liked that people bought them for $10." Bonding really m.atters 'Becommg more of a team was really Important for the yearboo~ to get out and for 1! to be completed well," sa1d Jr. Renee Rowe "The hrst semester was rough, but after the revampmg, we got 1! together and 1! became eas1er." �Bringing adver arie together (Left) Jrs. Mandl and don't usua1 y get along, but they knew that they needed to put the1r d1fferences as1de dunng yearbook class to get thmgs done. "I really !ned to work on gettmg along w1th people better," sa1d Ucker ''My people sk1lls aren't always the greatest. so th1s was somethmg I needed to work on. I thmk the t1me I spent m yearbook helped me to work better w1th others." Yearbook really does bnng all d1fferent people together. Seen 1n the background. Jr. W I am Qt.les helps yearbook students out. even though he 1sn't on the yearbook staff. "Sometimes. people who aren't even on the staff are the most helpful,' sa1d Sr Kan L.arph1er. "Samantha Seder and Sam land ng spent many hours spent many hours dunng the1r 2nd block helpmg me." I love the smell of new cameras in the morning (Left) It's always eXCibng to open up presents. Sr u• "" n~;; . v puts the f1rst memory card mto the brand new N1kon D 5000 Putting in the hours (R1ght) After a long day at school and a grueling pract1ce, Sr. Brandl Colhrs IS then requ1red to dnve over to Mrs G s house to spray pamt spmt s1gns. It's alad day A lot of classes have food days but how many classes Salad Days? To get nd of extra vegetables grown m her garden, Mrs G InVIted students m to partake m the feast (R1ght) Weanng her sp1nt halo, Soph. Ash ey Kurce puts some Honey Mustard on her salad . ''My favonte part of the Salad Day was the fact that there was a lot of home grown greens. I prefer home grown over store-bought any day," smiled Sr. Devlr G1bson. The football team had a game that day. and Jr. Alex Kazee sa1d, "I'm about to play really well w1th all the healthy food I JUSt ate." I 59 DO D ~ ���Club Mem.bers: Amy Alas, Dominick Ale nder, Call Antolini, Everett Artz, Franklin Bennett, Brittany Bivmgs, Rebekah Black, Barret Bowman , Bre'Anna Brooks, Caleb Byars, Tyler Castle, V1v1an Cole, Ra 'Vyne Crandall , Megan Crowe, Stephanie Duggan, Laura Eldndge, Brian Gapinski, Sarah Gunther, Katrina Hall, Jordan Hoyle, Kirale1gh Hylands, Christy Jersin, Amanda Jones, Lukas Landing, Kari Lanphier, Alyssa Losoya, Mark Magdaleno, Mitchell Magdaleno, Nicole Margunte, Kale Mata, Kelsey Matioda, Mananna Maurello, Aramis McGinty, Jeremiah Miller, Jonathan Mullineaux, Nichella Nal, Zachary Neal, Toni Ousley, Corey Patz, Christian P1tera , Chelsie Roth , Sarah Seals, Samantha S1edler, Amber Smith, Lauren Swanson , and advisors Magali QUirk and Stacy Herman . Club Mem.bers: I Franklin Bennett, Rebekah Black, Devonne Bullock, Caleb Byars, Keaton Byars M1randa Coleman , Jorge Diaz, Michael DonnellyBelcher, Melissa Farac1 Stone Frankford, Sean Graham, Katrina Hall. Kiraleigh Hylands, Amanda Jones, Lukas Landing. Oschelle Lopez, Alyssa Magalong, Mark Magdaleno, Mitchel' Magdaleno, Kale Mata Marianna Maurello. Katherine Mazurowsk. M1chael Miller, Nichella Na1 Kassandra Prust, Alyssa Salgar, Brenna Scott Amber Smith, Lauren Swanson, Adriana Tenorio, Jaymin Trefethen, Geneva Vargas, Kara Walton Kurstm Ware, Joshua Waugh, Amber Whittemore and adv1sor Belinda Armstrong. �Club Metnbers: Alayne Boyce, Caleb Byars, Keaton Byars, Michael Donnelly-Belcher, Melissa Farac1, Devin Gibson, Amanda Jones, Eunmi Kim, Samuel Landing, Danika Lane, Alyssa Lasher, Timothy Mann, Ellaura Martinez, Breanna McDevitt, Shelby Miller, Olney Norman , Tameika Pittman, Allison Price, Michael Santarina, Krysten Smith, Shelby Stanley, Cassandra Swancutt, Summer Woodworth, Charles Young, Timothy Young, and advisors Stacy Herman and Magali QUirk. Mesa Ridge LINK Crew Leaders: Jess1ca Aleman, Dominick Alexander, Cal1 Antolmi, Barret Bowman, Alayne Boyce, Bre'Anna Brooks, Natasha Brown, Ray Bukowski, Knst1na Burton, Charlotte Cady, Rebekah Costley, Megan Crowe, Alexis Diaz, Stephanie Driver, Bryce Duran, Nicholas Eichholz, Dylann Finley, Ashley Flath, Shelby Flores, Cnst1ana Followell, Devin G1bson, Jack1e Glover-Garc1a, L1zette Gonzalez, Evyn Graf, Sarah Gunther, Katrina Hall, Amber Hambly-Mellen, Gina Hammond, April Jaram1llo, Christy Jersin, Lukas Landing, Samuel Land1ng, Kan Lanphier, Alyssa Lasher, Alexandra Lawrence, Oschelle Lopez, N1taya Maneerat, Megan Marjernson, Ellaura Martmez, Kale Mata, Kelsey Matioda, Aramis McGinty, N1chella Nal, Alexis Newton, Toni Ousley, Corey Patz, Nicole Perry, Allison Price, Monterio Roberts, Tam1ka Robmson-Wilhams, Rosalyn Rodnguez, Sabrina Romero, Stephanie Rose, Ashley Smith, Ashley Soistman, Chaterra Stewart, Adnana Tenono, Carlos Torres, Demi Valdez, Tiffany VanVolkinburg, Terry Waiters, Kurstin Ware, Terrence Webb, Aubree Whitlock, Amber Whittemore, Samantha Winters, and Jenna Zander. Advisors: Ben Sutntners and Regina Shea IfJo D �Council Members: Amy Alas, Jess1ca Aleman, Christopher Barnett, Chrysta Bou, Alexandra Corchado, Shelby Flores, Arielle Howell, Courtney Jones, Samuel Landmg, Kan Lanphier, Gilbert LeFebre, Oschelle Lopez, Kelsey Matioda, Aram1s McGinty, Corey Patz, Samantha Siedler, Lauren Swanson, Tiffany VanVolkinburg and advisor Josh Morse. Council Members: Cal1 Antolini, Franklin Bennett, Barret Bowman, Vivian Cole, Yvonne Davis, Miranda DeSousa, Alexis Diaz, Dylann Finley, Mark Magdaleno, Kale Mala, Nichella Nal, Zachary Neal, William Quiles, Chelsie Roth, Amber Smith, Ashley Smith, Jaymin Trefethen, U~- .•J ~~IIIl Amber Whittemore, Mandi Velasquez, Gina Hammond, Alexis Newton, Ton1 Ousley, Victoria James, Chnsty Jersin, Enca Lancaster, Jessica-dale Scheller, Kassandra Prust, and advisors Branda Morgan and Nicole Carter. �Council Members: Kalen Carter, Aida Contreras, Stephanie Laracuente-Lopez, Gloria Lujan, Alyssa Magalong, Jennifer Osgard, Tyler Oster, Taylor Richards, and advisor Don Pletcher. Council Members: Katelyn Cool, Virginia Dantzler, James Garrett, Cody Groff, Shaleel Johnson, Devon Miller, Cody Stockert, Karsta Stoudt, Jordan Vachon, and advisor Jeff Thomas. �Club Metnbers: Rebekah Black, Abigail Chavez, Sandy Koch, Alyssa Lasher, Nicholas Lover, Francesca Montoya, Michelle Wilkerson, and Jacqueline Hopkins, Zachary Klippert, Summer Woodworth, and advisors Sandy Koch and Belinda Armstrong. Club Metnbers: Joshua Alexander, Devonne Bullock, Caleb Byars, Daniel Cowan, Michael Donnelly-Belcher, Sean Graham, Samantha Lee, Michael Santarina, Nicholas Steiner, Timothy Young, Aaron Blair, Zabiyan Ross, Michael Miller, and advisor Dave Adams. �club Metnbers: Chabewra AbramsBrown, Dalton Frizzell, Lex Diaz, Abigail Chavez, Zach Bishop, Zach Krouse, Amanda Olivero, Vinny Olivero, Roberto Olivero, Rachel Navakuku, Rebecca Navakuku, Dara Stettnisch, Victoria Parra, Timothy Moody, Kayla Riehl, Bryan Frank, Samantha Montoya, Megan Coleman, Sam Burnett, Cody Holliday, Joey "Lance" Penner, Brandon Patz, Emily Mello, Ashley Russik, and advisor Erin Ravin. Club Mem.bers: Andrew Clemonds, Shane Fusselman, Scott Garcia, Eric Green, Sirod Johnson, Richard King, Ashley Moyer, Brandon Punihaole, Cody Riffee, Joseph Rigsby, Summer Woodworth, and advisors Nicole Strain, Kathleen Mena, and Amanda Martinez-Villalta. �Club Metnbers: Rebekah Black, Aaron Blair, Tyler Castle, Miranda Coleman, Angelina Evans, Brian Gapinski, James Gapinski, Pat Jungling, Katherine Mazurowski, Jeremiah Miller, Corey Patz, Kassandra Prust, Timothy Young, and advisor Jon Reimer. the Picture: Sandreia Alexandra Lawrence, Brandie Thompson. Guillory, Amanda Olivero, and Not Pictured: Joseph Szklarski and Kristina Forbess �Club Members: Josh Alexander, Keaton Byars, Kiesha Hawks, Aysha Hawks, Gabriela Sanchez, Amanda Jones, Kristina Burton, and Kara Walton. Club Members: Andrew Clemonds, Megan Coleman, Daniel Cowan, Devon Fernandez-Martinez, Rick Fernandez-Martinez, Samantha Lee, lan Miles, Samantha Montoya, Rachel Navakuku, Curtis Varboncoeur, and advisor Erin Ravin. �Club Members: Nichole Bevel, Rebekah Black, Miranda Coleman, Kaitlin Garner, Amber Hambly-Mellen, Caleb Harris, Arielle Howell, Marianna Maurello, Nichella Nal, Jennifer Osgard, Marissa Rudd, and Ciara Vialpando. Club Members: Quayshaun Coleman, Enrico Collins, Vanessa Galloway, Angelica Gipson, Evyn Graf, Lani Hahn, Marissa Rudd, Stephanie Sedlack, Jeremiah Sito, Morgan Stephenson, Demi Valdez, and Joshua Waugh. �Club Mem.bers: Joshua Alexander, Caleb Byars, Keaton Byars, Nicholas Gines, Christy Jersin, Amanda Jones, Christopher Ottersberg, Corey Patz, Bridgette Sutter, Felecia Taycher, Michelle Wilkerson, and advisors Matt Dyer, Eoin McMahon, and Chip MacEnulty. Club Mem.bers: Angelo Apodaca, Kaitlyn Donnelly-Belcher, Rosemary Gaytan, Angelica Gutierrez, Tanner Lee, Drew Mathis, Matthew Myers, Dominic Shields, Christopher Ottersberg, Ashley Trowbridge, and advisor Andrew Kerth. �Club Members: Rebekah Black, Miranda Coleman, Laura Eldridge, Angelina Evans, and Samantha Siedler. Mem.bers: Faraci, Vanessa Jacquelme Jaclyn Johnson, Kim, Samantha Serena Martinez, Norman, Tameika Pittman, William Quiles, rom Ruby, Marissa Rudd, elby Stanley, Tiffany nVolkinburg, Valene stland , Kaitlyn Zmke, l lf1h,,..,...., Magalong, Rachael ns, Kalyn Bessert, ameika Pittman, Denesha Duran, Sabrina Burns, Abigail Chavez, and advisors Kelly Ormesher and Maria Ragan . �club Metnbers: Rebekah Black, Benjamin Cohen, Angelina Evans, Alyssa Lasher, Nicholas Lover, Mitchell Magdaleno, Timothy Mann, Corinna See, lnge Seyfarth, Ashley Trowbridge, Miranda Coleman, and advisor Johanna Rhodes. Club Metnbers: Vanessa Birkenberger, Frederika Fackovcova, Angelica Gibson, Evyn Graf, Sin Myeong Lee, SuMi Lee, Shanikwa Lewis, Kim Madrid, Bradley O'Donald, Marc-Antoine Pomerleau, Brandie Richardson, Tamika Robinson-Williams, and advisor Kris Lettenmaier. �Club Members: Samantha Brown, Caleb Byars, Tyler Castle, Stone Frankford, Brian Gapinski, James Gapinski, William Lee, Jeremiah Miller, Corey Patz, Jon Plyley, Heather Sexton, Felecia Taycher, and advisors Bob Goycoolea and Cathy Fisher. D tver s i t y --------------------~- --~--------------- Club Members: Samantha Biles, Rosemary Gaytan, Francesca Montoya, Rachel Navakuku, Rebecca Navakuku, TiAna Pauley, Juan Robles, Shelby Stanley, Felicia Taycher, Ka~ Walton, and Katrina Tamsen. �FCC LA Club Mem.bers: Katelyn Cool, Khalia Johnson, Shaleel Johnson, Rebecca Miles, Angela Stellmach, Carissa Vigil, and Kara Walton Club Josh Alexander, Vincent Briones, Devonne Bullock, Zachary Bushey, Caleb Byars, Ryan Cavender, Mikala Clark, Antonio Coleman, Michael DonnellyBelcher, Corey Felt, Devon Fernandez-Martinez, Rick FernandezMartinez, Sean Graham, Nicholaus Holt, Logan Klaiber, John Koch, Samantha Lee, Daquarus Middleton, ian Miles, Michael Miller, Darion Myers, Austin Roady, Ashley Russik, Michael Santarina, Curtis Varboncoeur, Jason Wade, Destm Wilkerson, Timothy Young, and advisor Scott Stra1n �Joshua Maxwell-Moore Congratulation Mariah Autumn V ann t\by yl,LW h\_ l ilt futUt·~ luv~ l"l,l,lll ~lk,U~clil fl,l" llc'\-V ~ ~,~r1~11ce~. ·t~r~0t0 .111-i 1J~.1.' .111-i yl,Lll" y~.~rt; IY h.Jt•y ~lk,U~clil tl, f1ll y('l.Jr hf~ wtth 111~.111111"-1,!'Ut ~t·~'~cully flY .. k~-~111111"-1L,\~. Ml,ll111' r.d No one can make me smile like you do. I love you , Mom Pride is not even half a word to describe the way I feel about you. Love. Dad To our big bro. we love you and are so proud of you . Jessica and Joey "ROCK ON!" Love, Papa and Grammie To our nephewjcousm: We are so proud of you. Love you, Carl, Malissa, Reagan, Avery and Brianna Kenneth Melanson Kenny, What a wonderful gift 1t has been watching you grow up. You are an awesome person . Thanks for all the laughs. I'm so proud of you . Love always, Mom Tabit~ha Inez Mewborn AKA D1nk! You are such a JOY and blessing to us. You have a wonderfully strong spint which has challenged us from birth to now. But we wouldn't change one day. Tabttha, our baby girl, we are so proud of you! We pray blessings upon you and all your endeavors. Much love, Mom and Dad. Quayshaun Coleman Quayshaun, We are so proud to see you graduate! Stick with your goals and the future will hold good thmgs for you. Love, Mom , Dad, and Ahjahnae �John Wilde r..acJ,a. .9 OM~ pr\!XUi ~(9(1.. t@l' ~ ~\91»-q ~ ~(9(1.. are! T ~ ~oo dreD.H.s. ~· OJid. ~t91i ~· -9 ~ ~(9(1.. wt4Wilf ~~! l..tWe~(91.(. Y/iJ).No.(1 John, "Love is pat1ent, love 1s k1nd. It does not envy, it does not boast, 1t is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered. It keeps no record of wrongs." You are loved! Dad, Mom, Steph, Ellie, Ton Dianna Cruz It seems like only yesterday you were our baby girl. We are so proud of you. Watching you grow into the amazing young lady that you are has been a blessing. Remember to put God first in your life. Find something you are passionate about and be willing to take the risks to achieve your dreams. Love, Dad, Mom, and brothers �ASHLEY MOYER From birth to graduation you have always had a special place in OUR family. OUR sunshine, OUR night owl , OUR talker, OUR happiness, OUR princess, OUR pride and joy. We look forward to what the future holds for you ,OUR daughter. MYRON WRIGHT MY WONDERFUL SON , WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU AND WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR FUTURE ADVENTURES. xo MOM , JOSIAH , LEXI , DOM JR. & FAMILY SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 FEDERAL CREDIT UNION mall enough to know your name. Large enough to sen;e all of your financial needs Theresa M. Schutts Vic Pr ident of 11 0 Crawford A venue olorado rring~. 0 911 W\\w. d3fcu.org peration · Phone: 719- 92- 4 39 Fax:719-392-2367 r chun!> d3.org BETHANY HERSCHLER Congratulations, Bethany. Your goal in life is not the top, it's to keep on climbing and never stop. One of many accomplishments. 1m so proud of you . Love, Pops 1 �CAROLE JACKSON (719) 392-4243 5ECU:T:Rorisl 52lsfrley !Ferre[[ Congratulations on the first step of becoming the woman that we always knew you could be. We wish you the best that life has to offer. We are so proud of you. Love, Mom and Dad 580 MARQUETIE DRIVE SECURITY, COLORADO 80911. 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If you keep following your heart, there will be nothing you can't overcome, and there will be no goal that is unreachable. Love, Mo Dad & Ste nie ,0 0 AUTO GLASS 11 Widefield Blvd Widefield , CO 80911 Ph. 719-393-0100 Fax 719-393-0099 We love you so much and are very very proud of you! We couldn't ask for a more perfect daughter! You continue to make us proud with all of your accomplishments ... your artistic photographic talent, your involvement in yearbook, and your commitment to your school athletic teams! The list could go on and on! And this is only the beginning! Love, Dad, Darleen, David and Danielle REP IR &TO I GSERVICE 392-3426 / 392-3410 Congratulations Class of 20:10 �Congratulations You All Made It Couldn't be m re pr ud. G d J b! and G d Luck! ou have blessed our lives in many ways. You brought us such joy in ing you grow up. years have gone by so quickly, and soon you will be starting the next step of your life. We are very proud of you. Remember to keep God in your heart. L.:!l..,.._ L ove, You r D ,. ....~,. ...·a 1 ~ TyEsha McChristian I am proud of y u and th young woman y u'v b com . Love, Mom I am proud of you, and I will alway b by your ide. Love, Sissy Weloveyou . T Mom and Dad urano �Lauren Swanson Ty fer Castfe Mr. T, My beloved secondborn son. Talented, handsome, wise, and overly gifted with gab and sarcasm! We love you for the awesome person you ore. Mom & Drew To our Baby GirL We are so proud of you and all your achievements!! We love you, Dad, Mom & Kristin C ristopfier 'Barnett When I look back at your baby pictures, I think of how many times we have watched you play in sports, compete in Boy Scouts or science fairs, chess, or other academic contests that you have gotten awards for. Each time I am more amazed at how we could have raised such and intelligent. creative, and thoughtful young man and how blessed our family is. You are a blessing, a wonderful son, and a wonderful brother. Now, as you're graduating, it's time to go and find your bigger sense of self, and who else your life is supposed to bless and in what ways. Always know that "I'll love you forever; I'll like you always, as long as you're living, my baby you'll be." Congrats! We love you! Love, Mom, Dad, Tyler & Charlotte �The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days. Voltaire ristine Pitera "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle Congratulations! Today take your 1st step adulthood and all wonders of the world lay f"fJ'~'~'m before you, as they did that day you took your 1st step as a child. As you forge ahead in your adventure of life, may there always be two sets of footpri Laura f£rdmann I look upon you today and know there stands before me the beautiful young woman you have become, but I will always see the , -,...,,~.o~~''"'¥"\;~'"J little girl with a determined sparkle in her eyes. You will always be my little girl! Dad �Your dreams will take you to the corners of your smile, to the windows of your opportunities. Your continuous ith in God will open a venue of favor when God is on your side. Don't follow here the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a il. Try not to be a man of success, but rather try to become a man of lue. EXPLORE, DREAM, and DISCOVER the world you envision to be the land of the brave and home of e free. God bless you, son. We love you more than you will ever know. Love, Mom and Dad Teny Waiters 13rittany 13ivings Our beautiful daughter Brittany Ann, What can we say but you are an amazing girl. You are gorgeous, both inside and out with a heart of gold. You make us both so proud to be your parents. Dad and I recognize your hardwork and dedication has paid off and is beyond measure. You have been a wonderful mentor, role model, and amazing sister. Jordan has learned so much from you in both your thoughts and actions. Dad and I strongly believe you have the ability to accomplish and be successful with anything your heart desires in life. Always follow your dreams, and remember, no one can keep you from fulfilling them. We now look forward to watching you go onto your next journey in life and want you to know that which ever path you choose, your mom and dad will always love you and be behind you. Always be true to yourself and your faith. -1 know the plan that I have for you, declares the Lord. plans for good and not for evil. to given you a hope and a future.- Jeremiah 29:11 We love you so very much. you will always be our shining star ;) Love Always, Mom, Dad, & Jordan Congratulations, Brittany! You did it! I am so proud of you. Anything you put your heart and mind to. you can achieve. Life is just one big test. and I know you'll pass with flying colors. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. and I can't wait to see what happens in the future! I love you so much! Always and Forever, Chris .__==-,= �The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. Your Hotnetown Builder Congratulations Graduates 3 Widefield Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80911 Phone 719 .. 392 .. 8518 Fax 719 .. 392 .. 4180 Value • Style • Location �efsey Matiocfa Congratulations graduates. While you're looking forward to new beginnings, make sure you're covered with American Family Insurance. Call me today to find out rrore. Cheryl J Branch Agency 315 S Santa Fe Ave Fountain. CO 8081 7-1794 cb ranch@amfam.com (719) 382-4900 Bus Am can F i • ut<Ja Ins ance Comoany and 1ts Suosd a es Home Office - Ma son. W1 53783 ·v.-N .a fam.co 2005 Congratulations! You made it! You are an amazing person, and we know you'll be successful in whatever you do. Have faith in yourself, and listen to your heart and you'll accomplish whatever you set your mind to. We are so proud of you, we believe in you, and we love yo lots! Love, Mom, Dad, & Ash 00 783 - 51'05 1(ayfene !]Wod To our little 11 bean 11 , Since Day One, you have been a very loving child. We are so proud of all you have and will accomplish in your life. We know you are going to achieve greatness as an adult. Our love to you always. Mom ,Daddy, Becca, Sean & Justin �Slie{by ~{o~~atulations. Shelby on all your hard work! We are very proud of you! Keep reaching for the stars and all your dreams will come true! We love you very much. Love, Mom & Brother YLria (jraves Beauty in purpose Thought Heart Mind She will overcome All things With Strength And A Kitchen & Bathroom Remodels Got You Covered Flooring is located nght here in your neighborhood. Hardwood & Laminates We are your one stop shop Stop by our showroom. We would love to personalize your home w1th carpet, hardwood, tile, laminate, vmyl, cabinets or a fireplace. Located in the Fountain Valley Shopping Center Independence Records 5624 S Hwy 85/87 Secunty CO 80911 719/392-5764 behind �Cristina Our Muneca You have bl ed u b ing th fir t daughter born. You hav grown t be a b autifullady. We rem mber your time at unri e El mentary and Girl cout , alway miling and alway n th g . From cheerleading to ROTC you'r alway bu y and full f n rgy. At your Quinceanera you 1 ok d o b autiful in y ur white dre . We are o pr ud of y u. Finally, y ur tim ha come to end thi joum yin y ur life and tart a new ne in Florida and in colleg ! G d bl ed y u with many gift . We tru t you will u e them w 11. And remember your famil i alway her for you, pecially m and your dad. We lov you and couldn't be any happier to watch that tag . L v y u walk acr you 0 much! Mom, Dad, Grandma& Grandpa �Day go by and time ju t eems t fly, but the memorie remain ... Jordan Chantel Hoyle Now that you are graduating, many people will tell you to aim for success. We Say: Do what you love, Believe in yourself, and succe s will come naturally. We're so very proud of you and your accompli hments. Love Mom ~ Dad, Omie & Papa �We celebrate your spectacular accomplishments and brilliant future! Follow your heart and nurture your dreams. We wish you great joy and adventures. Kari, you Rock! ... Go For It! Endless love, Mom, Dad, and Jenna �rte :J-{owe[[ You are strong~ determined~ and know your way. This will get you everything you deserve and want in your life. We love you more than you'll ever know and are always so proud of you. We know you'll achieve all your dreams. Love~ Mom, Dad, and David �'11 1e are so 6fes..;ei to /Qzow wonders you wi[[ ao 6ecause !JOU're OUTgrand aaugfiter, and we 6efieve in !JOU! �Baby Nae, When you were just a baby, and I looked mto your eyes, I loved you more, my little one, than you could realize. To hold my precious little girl, and see your little face, I had been blessed beyond compare, with God's own loving grace. He gave you to me, and I love you more than you could know. My little girl has grown up, and I have learned one thing: I can no longer keep you under my wing. I'll have to let you venture out and discover all that's new. This will be one of the hardest things I'll have to do. It now has come the time for me to set you free and follow your own heart. I pray the choices you make will create a life of happmess w1th every step you take. I am so proud of the young woman you have become. Never forget I love you, always have and always will. Mom �Tiffany-You have always known what you wanted since you were little. God has great things in store for you. You are going to go far in life and do great things. I am so proud of you, and I love you. Love, Your Mom Tiffany-You have been working so hard over the last 12 years. Your drive to achieve has inspired many. Keep up the great work; life is just starting. Love, Dad Tiffany-l've known you for a while now (and by that mean your whole life), and after all that, I can safely say you're still my favorite sister. While you may not be the most awesome person on the planet, like you think you are, we both know you're still pretty awesome! I expect great things from you, Tiff. This is just the beginning. Don't let anything prevent you from finding out just how great you can be. I love you! Your Big Bro, Amsey IV 1 1:\.i rp lane Rest a ltril (jreat for a 'Date ¢_.. 1665 N. 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Kelly84 Fonley, Oytann 10, II, 39, 42, 43, 52, 54, 55, 62, 63, 67, 90, 91, 98. 126, 127, 146, 147, 163. 164 Fmley, Taylor 12, 13, 19, 39, 42, 43, 62, 63 Fosher, Cathy 12, 84, 174 Fox, Chad I 0 I Flath, Ashley 19, 38, 98. 99. 138. 139, 163 Fleoscher, Kenneth 67 92 93. 160, 161 Fleosher, Kenneth 92 Flemong, Nocholas 67, 99, 137, 160 Flores, Chnstopher 38 Flores. JesSica 78 Flores. Shelby 10,11, 12, 13,19, 42, 48,117 163,164 Flores, Trea' 38, 67, 69, 76. 150, 151 Foley, OIMa 3, 67 Followell, Cnst.ana 19, 163 Followell, Jefferey 78 Fontaono, Charles 73 Fontaono, Cellon 12, 19 Forbes, Knstma 156, 157 Forbess. Knsbna 10, II, 78. 168 Fortner, Robert 78 Frarosh, Skytar 73, 80, 170 Frank, Bryan 67, 167 Frank, Khrystal 78 Frankford, Stone 13, 61, 73, 100, 144. 154, 155, 162, 171. 174 Freelove, Jacquez 78 Freeman, Aaron 67, 89, 160 Fntsche, Emoly 38, 73, 96, 99, 120, 121, 144, 148, 149 Fnzzell, Amber 12, 13, 19, 118, 160. 161 Fnzzell, Dylan 12 13. 19, 118 Fnzzell, Josh 38 Fnzzell, Joshua 10, II. 78, 118, 144 Fnzzell. Wilham 39, 59, 73, 118, 167 Fry, Analecoa 67, 91, 100, 143 Fulks, Ashley 19 Fuller, Ashley 42, 43, 62, 63, 73 Fultz, Tevan 78 Fusselman, Shane 73, 167 Galbearth, Deontay 12, 13, 19, 25, 38, 98, 103, 108, 109, 154. 155, 160 Galbreath, Deontay 102, 103, 126, 129 Gallagher, Lacoe 73, !56, !57 Gallegos, Jennett 84 Galloway. Vanessa 8. 73, 97, 170, 172 Gallup, Savannah 73, 116, 117. 119, 160 Ganaway, Tanosha 12, 13, 19, 121, 137 Gandara Marco 42, 57, 72, 73. 127 Gandara, Steve 19, 72 Gandara, Steven 34 Gaponslo, Br.an 12, 13, 20, 24, 38. 41, 162, 168, 169, 171, 174 Gaponsko,James67,!01, 143,168.169,174 Gaponslo, Joe 2, 84 Garcoa, Chnt 2. 6, 40, 84 Garcoa, Scott 67, 167 Garcoa, Zackery 9, 40, 42, 69, 73, 102 Garner, Kaothn 67, 92, 93, 95, 170 Garrett.James9, 10, II, 46, 78,119,152,153,165 Garrett, Joe 39, 83, 94, 101, 119,133, 161 198 Garrett, Shannon 10, II 51 78, 101, 106, 119 Gayle, Darnell 56, 67 Gaytan, Rosemary7, 73, 160, 161, 164, 171, 174 Gearhart, Nathan 67 Geoer, Carne 73, 116, 117 Geoer, Stephanoe 73. 160, 161 Geoger, Dillon 9, 40, 46, 47, 73, 113 Geoser, Joseph 67 George, Nathan 78, !52, !53. 160, 161 Germano, Nathan 9,38. 45, 47, 73, 126, 127, !50, !51 �Gtbson Angertta 173 Gtbson, Devm 9, 10, II, 19, 20. 154, 155, 161, 162, 163 G1bson, N!Cko 46, 67, 74 G1lbert, Leanodra 12, 13, 20. 38. 42 52 53, 101, 102, 104 G1lbert, Morns 10, II, 47, 78, 110, Ill G1lmor • Josh !52. 153 Gtlmore Joshua 6, 64, 78, 92, 93, 98 G1nes, ICholas 67, 143, 171 G1pson, Aogeltta 20, 94, 95, 170 Glenrl-Bracey. Alsha 73, 116, 117 156, !57 Glover-GarCia Jackie 10, II, 12, 13, 20, 22, 42, 48. 49, 100, 101, 105, 126, 127, 163 Goheen, Cydney 67, 116, 117 Gomez, Jenn er 78, 92, 93, 154. 155 Gomez. Valencta 78. 92, 93 Gonzales, Ashley 73 Gonzalez, AleJandro 43. 60. 67, 150, 151 Gonzalez, Andrew 67 Gonzalez, Brandon 11, 78. 112 Gonzalez, Brett 78, 110, 111 Gonzalez. Chnstopher 10, 11, 78 Gonzalez, Joshua 67, 123, 143 Gonzalez. Uzette 12, 13, 20, 163 Gooch, McKayhn 66, 78, 160 Gooch, Me Ken1s 67 Gosme, Jonathan 73 Gowen, Clayton 78, 116, 117. 160, 161 Goycoolea, Bob 51.84. 90. 174 Grace, Zachary 43, 67, 74, 150, 151 Graf. Evyn 10, 11, 12, 13, 20, 33, 94, 99,125,163, 170,173 Graham, Sean 12, 13. 20, 162, 166, 175 Gramm, Damelle 67, 170 Gramsch, Shy' anne 67 Grant, Chnsty 6, 7. 84 Grantham, Gre~ry 73 Graves, Angel 73 Graves, Arta 20 Gray, RoderiCk 67, 72, 160 Gray Zak1a 72, 78, 148. 149 Greco, Justm 12, 13, 20 Green, Aushn 78 Green, Elysta 73 Green, Enc 20. 132, 167 Greene, Kala 73 160, 161 Gntflth, Herbert 64 78 Gnma Megan 67, 160, 161 Groff, Cody 10,11, 78,110,111,126,127.165 Grotelueschen, Tate 42, 67, 144 150, 151. 160 Guillory. Sandreta 12, 13, 20, 168 Gunther, Jesse 78. 116, 117 Gunther, Sarah 4 5, 12 13, 21 39, 42 43. 62, 63. 99, 162, 163 Guberrez,Angeltta7,10,11, 78,154.155,164,171 Gut1errez, JaVIer 56, 67. 70, 146, 147 Gut1errez. Martah 12, 13, 21, 42 48, 49 Hacker, Dylon 67 Hahn, Angela 41, 84, 100 Hahn, Lam21. 28, 66, 92, 93, 141, 170 Ha1gt1 Colby 78. 160, 161 Ha1th, Jonathon 38, 67 Ha I. Chandler 10, 11. 42 57, 78 Hall, Cra1g 21. 92, 93, 105, 143 Hall, Jordan 73. 96. 143 Hall, Katnna 10. 12, 13, 21, 63, 162, 163 Hall, La Shaunll 78, 80, 101 Hambty-Mellen, Amber 10. 11, 12, 13, 21, 24, 38. 41, 92, 93, 98, 99. 141, 163, 170 Ham I, Chase 42, 57, 73 Hamil, N•chOias 42, 57, 79, 152, 153 Hammond, DaVId 9, 38 73 Hammond Gna 38,67 8, 156, 157, 163, 164 Hampton, ChriStopher 73 Handel, Dolly 84 Hansen, Mel1ssa 38, 42, 52, 53, 73 Hanson, Heid1 7, 84, 87 Hardman, Jayden 21 Hardman, Jonathan 79 Hardy. Stephame 78, 79, 156. 157, 160 Harmon, Terrance 79 Harns, Cal b 12, 13, 21, 92, 93, 98, 170 Harns, Forest 73 Harter, Cand1ce 12, 13 Harvey, Patl'l(k 67, 92. 93, 126. 127, 160. 161 173 Harville, Zachery 79, 152,153 Hawkins. Dtlton 79 Hawk1ns. Dwayen 67, 116, 117 Hawk1ns, Shawna 42. 43, 63, 67 108 Hawks, Aysha 67, 169 Hawks, K sha 67. 169 Hawks, Robert 12, 13, 21 Haworth, Sarabeth 11, 38. 52, 53. 79, 101, 160, 161 Hetlhecker, Nad1a 12, 13, 21, 38, 98, 177 Helzer. Katt 7, 84 Henderson, Shelb1 12. 13 Henry. Kathanna 42. 43, 62. 63, 67 97, 98, 108 Henry, Ke1ondre 10, 11. 47 79, 89 Herman, Stacy 84, 91, 128. 161, 162, 163 Hernandez. Amanda 67 Hernandez. AnthOny 11, 79, 154, 155 Hernandez, Rachelle 79, 116, 117 Herschler. Bethany 12, 13, 21, 178 H1gg~ns. Glen 73 H1gl1tower, DeSean 79, 111 H1gley, KeVIn 12, 13, 22 H1ll, Mark 43, 73. 152, 153, 154. 155, 160 H1llebrandt, Cory 73 H1llebrandt, M1chael 12, 13, 22 H1tl rby, Cody 67 H11t, Ashley 67, 96 H11t, Jesstca 79 H1tchens, Chnstopher 67 Hodgm, Chnstopher 11, 38, 47,79,154,155 Hodgm,Shelby67 117,123 Hoge, Danielle 67 Hoi iday, Cody 12 13. 22, 69. 167 Holman, Susan 84 Holmes. Danny 79 Holmes, Jam1e 22 Holmes, Lauren 10, 11, 41, 79, 92,93 Holt, NdlOiaus 22, 166, 175 Hopk1ns.Jacquehne 10, 11, 79,154,155,166,172 Horner, Shelley 73. 92, 93 Hosk1ns. Nathan 10, 11. 42, 56, 57 79 Houze, S1las 73 Howard. Trenton 38, 67 Howe, Bnttney 10, 11. 79, 143, 156, 157 Howell, Ar~elle 12, 13, 22, 92, 93, 99, 126, 127, 156, 157 164, 165, 170 Hoyle, Jordan 12, 13, 22, 29, 39, 42, 43, 63, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 126, 127, 128, 156. 157, 162, 163 Huckels. Karhe 73, 143 Hudson, Dayana 12, 13, 22 Huerelia, James 10. 11, 43, 60, 79, ,116,117 Hulen, Enc 66, 84, 87, 101, 105, 133, 161 Hunsaker, Lauren 22 Hunt,AieXJs 79,116,117,154,155,160,161 Hunt, Darren 73 Hunter, Mam1e 84 Huntsman, Theresa 84 Hurrell, Damelle 67 116, 143 Hurtado, Chnstopher 73, 80, 160 Husband, Chnton 22, 112 Hutchison, Tyler 73 Hylands, K~rale1gl140, 67, 92, 93, 162 L 0 v e y 0 u Jackson. Chelsea 73, 160, 161 Jackson, Rachael 73, 97, 154, 155, 160 Jackson, Stephame 12, 13, 22, 92, 93, 143 Jackson, Steven 67, 110, Ill James, Aja 11, 79, 106, 107 James. Carolma 148. 149 James. Chass1ty 68 James, V1ctona 68, 90, 164 Jara, Chelsea 12, 13, 22 Jaramillo. Adon1s 23, 92, 93 Jaram1llo, Andrew 68, 72, 81 Jaramijlo, Apnl 10, 11. 68, 163 JaMs, Jordan 79, 116, 117 Jenk1ns, M1chael 68, 116, 117 Jenk1ns, Sara 73, 126, 127, 160 Jenks, Tona 85 Jensen, Ktana 73 Jeppson, Kaelyn 8, 73, 92, 93, 141 Jenk, Casey 73, 160, 161 Jers1n. Chnsty 66, 68, 136, 162, 163, 164. 171 Johrl-Bapt1ste. Jaleel 79 Johns, Dernck 68, 122 Johnson, Aly1ce 73, 106, 107 160, 161 Johnson, Angehca 68 Johnson, Anton1o 68, 89 Johnson, Brandon 2, 38, 42, 43, 68, 154. 155 Johnson, Bnan 12, 13, 23, 39, 97 Johnson, Bryce 10,11,47, 79,154,155 Johnson, Chandra 11. 79. 160, 161 Johnson, Devante 45, 46, 47, 73. 102, 103, 112, 154 155 Johnson, Enc 68 Johnson,Jactyn 68, 73,156,157 172,173 Johnson. Jamal 68 Johnson, Khaha 10, 11, 79. 103, 114, 115, 175 Johnson, Shaleel10, 11, 79, 91,103, 115,160,161,165, 175 Johnson, S11od 73, 167 Johnston, Zachary 68, 92, 93, 98 Jones, AI xander 12, 13, 23, 38, 44, 45,89, 97, 120, 121 Jones. Amanda 38, 68, 94 95, 162, 163, 169, 171 Jones. Cass1e 23 Jones, Courtney 12 13, 16. 23, 94. 98, 99, 126, 127 128, 137, 164 Jones, Enc 68 Jones. Ivy 73 Jones. Jez-Mas 68, 122, 141 Jordan, Natascha 64, 79 Juhen, Keontae 12. 13, 23, 31 Jumper, Chanee 12, 13, 23 Jungl1ng, Pat 13, 85, 168 Jurado. Andrew 68 Jurado, AnthOny 73 JustiCe, Er1zabeth 40. 73, 101 Jusllce, Encka 68 �Congratulations, Brandi Collins! Enjoy your time at Regis, going to college FOR FREE! Keep rocking it on the court the way we know you will. We are all very proud of you, and we wish you the best of luck. Stay off the banisters. is for League Champions Kevin and Kyndra Kae n, 12, 13, 23 Kaminski, M1chael 68 Kampsen, Sarah 68 Kazee. Alexander I, 9. 38, 44. 45, 68. 71, 73. 97, 99, 113. 124. 161 Ke , Rebecca 85, 115, 171 Keller, Cory 12, 13, 23, 40, 98 Ken~ Kayla 79, 92, 93 Kemg;m, Amanda 85 Kerth, Andrew 68, 85, 164. 171 Keys, Devon 42, 57, 68 lebrew, Zachary 79 Kim, Eunm• 73, 97, 163, 172 m, Jason 39, 58, 59, 73 K•ng. Chnstopher 79, 160, 161 ng. Knsleen 68 K1ng. R•chard 68, 167 ng. TraVIs 73 ng. Zachary 12, 13, 23 Kmz•e, Robyn 73 Kirk, Jeremy 12, 13, 23 Kirts, Tanner 68, 92, 93 Kitsch, Just•n 68, 74. 160 Kla•ber Logan 68, 160, 175 Klemheldt, Sabnna 79 KJ ppert, Zachary 166 Klundt, Stephen 12, 13, 23 Knutson, Melissa 8, 9, 52, 85, 96, 114 Koch, Johnathan 10, II, 58, 59, 79, 101 175 Kioch, Samuel9, 79. 160 Koch, Sandy 85, 166 Koski, Shelby 73, !56, !57 Kossman, M•ke 6, 85, 86 Krakowski, Sebaslian 79, 100 Kraus, Cassandra 7, 68, 116, 117, 137, 145, 156, !57 Krouse, N•cholas 10, II, 79,119 Krouse. Zachary 10, II, 38, 79, 119, 167 g1er, Myron 6, 40 nee, Ashley 73 Kurtz, Crysea 68, 116, 117, 143 La Febre, G1lbert 12 13. 24. 43 Laabs. Alexander 73, 96, 160 Lancaster, Enca 68, 90, 164 Landmg. Lukas 10, II. 41, 68, 94. !54, !55. 162, 163 Land1ng. Samuel 10, II. 12, 13, 18, 24, 86, 94. 163, 164, 171 Lane. Damka 2, 68. 89, 163 Lang. Tara 7, 85, 96 Lange, Matthew 79 Langford, Kaydra 73 Lanph•er. Kan 2, 4, 6. 9, 10, 12. 13, 23, 24. 37 42, 48. 49, 95, 128, 129, 158. !59, 161, 162, 163, 164 Laracuente-Lopez, Cnst•na 4. 13. 24. 141, 146, 147 Laracuente-Lopez, Stephame 4, 73.131 !56, !57, 165 Lark1n, Jeremy 68 Larsen, K•mberly I 0. 11. 79 Larson, Lynnae 11, 79, 92, 93, 103, 115, !54 !55 Lasher, Alyssa 24, 92, 93, 115, 162, 163, 166, 172, 173 Launch, Joe 85 Lawrence. Alexandra 12, 13, 24, 100, 163, 168 Lawrence, Denton 68, 96 Lawson, Jordan II, 79 Leach, Ashley 68 LeBianc-Quaney, Chnst•an II 79. 139 Lee, Frednck 68, 74. 160 Lee, Kelca 73, 96, 103, 114, 115 Lee, Samantha 12, 13, 24, 73, 116,117,156, !57 160,161. 166, 168. 175 Lee, S•n Myeong 68. 173 Lee, SuMo 68, !56, !57, 173 Lee, Tanner 10. II, 79. 141. 152, !53, 164, 171 Lee,William39,68,116,!17,125,174. 175 Leehan, Elizabeth 42, 49, 68, 141, 145, 148, 149 LeFebre, G•lbert 124, 141 164, 165, 168 LeMay, Amanda 79 LeMay. Dame le 68 Lentz, Manssa 10, 11, 41, 79, 92, 93, 98, 148, 149 Lep~ne, Jonathan 10, 11, 79 Lep~ne, Joseph 38, 73 Lettenma•er, Kns 13, 40, 85, 172, 173 LeWis, Shamkwa 73. 160, 173 ubag. John Devon 5, 9. 12, 13, 16, 24. 38, 122, 160, 161 L•PP•ncott. W•lliam 12, 13. 24 Lizarraga, Francasco 38, 39, 73 Lizarraga. Juan I. 5, 9, 12, 13, 24, 39, 42 Loft1s, Jerem•ah II, 79, 143 Logan, Myles 79. 160, 161 Long. Brandon 68, 160. 161 Long. Jenna 73, 160, 161 Lopez, Oschelle 10, II, 12, 13, 24. 67, 95. 98. 116, 138. 156, 157, 162, 163, 164 Lopez Valone 55, 79, 148. 149 Lopez, V1ncent 3, 56, 57, 68 Lorenzen, Ashlee 12, 13, 24 Losoya. Alyssa 12, 13, 25, 100, 101 146, 147, 162 Losoya. Anthony 12, 13, 25 Losoya. LOUIS 12, 13, 25 Lett. Ga•l85 Lover, Nicholas 25. 92, 93, 115, 166. 172, 173 Lucas. Mark 73 Lu1an. Glona 38, 50, 51. 73, 76, 90, 94, 98, 138. 156, !57, 165 Luna, Jose 5, 12, 13, 25. 45 Luttrell, Megan 68 �M arkMa lena IS a Mexkimo and proud of it. Mark IS a fullblooded Mex1can who was born in Alaska MacEnulty, Ch p 5, 128 171 Madrid, Komberty 74,94 97, 126, 127.173 Magalong, Alyssa 38, 42, 52, 54, 74, 126, 127, 128, 145, 161, 162, 165, 172, 173 Magana. Arnold 10, Jl, 79 Magana. Ruben 69 Magdaleno, Mark 38, 58, 59, 68, 69, 90, 95, 136, 162, 163, 164, 165 Magdaleno, Mo 112 13. 25.61 92 93, 154, 155, 162, 163,173 Magnuson, Alyssa 38, 63 69, 70, 97 Mahon Beckner. Adroana 79, 123 Matson Net18, 25, 92, 93, 95, 100, 132 Mason Nocholas 79,92 93 154, 155, 160. 161 Mason Ryan 2, 9, 38, 42. 69. 81 126, 127, 152, !53 Maloco, Saman ha 38, 74, 97, 172 Maneefy, Alex 74 Maneerat, Notaya 4, 10, II, 12, 13, 25, 96, 156. 157, 163 Mann, Timothy 74. 154, 155, 163, 173 Margunte, Alexander 7, 12, 13, 25, 41 Margurote, Nocole 12, 13, 25, 160. 161, 162 Manana, Alexander 79. 160, 161 Mal)emson, Megan 69, 122, 123, 163 Mal']emson, M elyn 10, II, 79, 123 Marsh Amanda 74 Marsha , Sarah 69, 92, 93 Marton, Brandon42 57 66. 74. ll6, 117,152,153,154 155 Martin, CaMn 26 Martin, DeJanee 42, 43, 62, 63, 69, 148, 149 Mart n, Jessica 26 Marti~. Laura 38 Marton, Mochael 69, 160, 161 Marton, Paul 38, 59, 74. JIO, Ill Martonez, Ellaura 10, II, 69, 78. 90, 96. 163 Martonez, Kenneth 69, 144 Martinez, Loonel 74 Martinez, Matthew 69, 133 160, 161 Mart nez, Moa 64 79 Martinez, Serena 74, 156. 157, 160, 161, 172, 173 Martinez, Ter nny 10, II, 64, 79, 156, !57 Martonez-Vi lalla. Amanda 85, 167 Mason, Enc-N klaus 26, 98, I 0 I Mata, Kale 10, II, 38, 43, 69, 95, 99, 125, 138, 139. 162, 163, 164 Mala, Katht 13, 82, 83, 99, 198 Matheny, Abogaol 79 Mathos, Drew 43, 60,74 143, 152, !53, 164, 171 Matooda Kelsey 12, 13, 26, 52, 162, 163, 164 Matthew, Mochael 69 Mauck, John 79, 160, 161 Maurello, Maroanna 2. II, 12, 13, 26, 35, 88. 92, 93, 129, 162. 164, 170 Maurer, Jesse 85 Max men o, Kyle 12, 13, 26, 92, 93 MaxweM.Ioore, Joshua 26, 160, 161, 176 Mays, orman 85 Mazurowski, Ka nne 69 117, 162, 168, 169, 171 Me Auley, Melanoe 17, 26 Me Guore, Sean 26, 122 Me M leon, Chnstian 69. 96 MeAl ster, Callan 10, II, 79, 156, 157 160, 161 McChnstoan, TyEsha 26, 160. 161, 181 McCia n, Chelsey 55, 79, 156, !57 McCormiCk, Toror 79, 116, 117 McCoy, Torso 74. 120 McCray. Corey! 7, 74 McDevitt, Breanna 74, 163 McGonty, Alamos 12, 13, 26, 35, 45, 144. 145, 154, 155. 162, 163, 164, 165 McGowan, Chrostopher 74, 116, 117 McGu re, Jessoca 143 McGuore, Samantha 12, 13, 27, 92, 93 McGu re, Sean 12, 13, 40 McKonney, Bothe 6, B5 Mclaren, Melo>sa 79 Mc1augh1 n, Amanda 69 McMahon, Eoon 12. 85, 171 McNew, Greggory74, 92, 93, J19, 160 Mecona Brayton 10, II, 79 Mecona, Danoella 69, 119 Mecona, Fabian 69 Medona, Tammy 6. 85. 119 Meek> Hail 74 Meeks, Kat lyn 79. 101, 156, 157, 160 Melanson, Kenneth 12, 13, 27, 143, 176 Melbrod. Nathanoel74, 146, 147 Mellars, Bev 85 Mello, Emtly 2, 5, 19, 27, 167 Mena, Kathleen 85, 167 Menese>. Mark 69 Menoghan, Preston 69 Meray, Jonathan 74 Merecoth Torres, Katherone 74, 160, 161 Messosco, Jorda~ 12, 13, 27, 91 Mestas Eddoe 79 Mestas. Melossa 74 160, 161 Mewborn, Tabo a 27, 121, 176 Motha lescu, Doandra 121 Moddleton, Daquarus 79, 175 Molatz. Domonoque 66, 74 Moles. lan 8, 12, 13, 15. 27, 92, 93, 166, 175 Moles. ReBecca 27, 92, 93, 140, 175 Moleto, Kaotlyn 38. 42, 52, 53. 69, 101, 118 Moleto. Sherro 85. 118 Mollage, Voncent 79, JIG, 117 Moller, Brandy 86 Moller, Devon 9, 10, Jl, 47, 79. 154. 155, 164. 165 Moller, Jeremoah 4 5, 9, 12, 13, 23, 27, 90, 160, 161, 162, 168, 174, 175 Moller, Mothaell2, 13, 27, 65, 162. 166, 175 Moller, Shelby 6, 27, 163 Moller, Skyler 79, 156, 157, 160, 161 Moner, Eliza 74 83 Mon1arez. Amber 12, 13, 27, 128 Monnehan, Jennofer 27 Monnehan, Krostona 69, 116, 117 Morabal, Donoca ll, 79, 92, 93 Molona, Shane 39, 43, 61, 69, 112, 144, 154, !55 Montes. Eduardo 69 Montgomery, Malcolm 9, 12, 13, 2B, 38, 46 Montgomery. Reanna 69. 156, !57 Montgomery, Saage 12, 13, 28 Montoya, Francesca 74, 91, 166, 174 Montoya Natalte 160, 161 Montoya Robert 152, !53 Montoya, Samantha 10, II 79, 167 Moody. Danoei!O, II, 79 Moody. Tomothy 74, 160. 167 Moore, Brandyn 69 Moore, BreeOn 12, 13, 28, 124 Moore, Broana 74 Moore, Brottany 38, 74, 92, 93, 160 Moore, Chrostopher 74, 124 Moore, James 10, II, 79, 160, 161 Moore, Kathryn 79. 116, 117 Moore, Sarah 79, 122, 148. 149 Moore, To nt 28, 160, 161 Moorehead, Dustin 160, 161 Moren, Ivan 152 153 Moreno Fernandez. Ivan 57, 69 Morgan, Auston 80 Morgan, Branda 86, 164 Morgan, Shelby 74 Mann. Caryn 12, 86, 171 Morns, Manka 12, 13 Morse. Josh 12, 86, 164, 165 Morse, Samuel76. 80, 96, 101, 126, 127, 154, !55 Mosher, Amy 80 Mosher, Mochael 2, 80 Moss. Candyce 68, 74, !56, 157, 160 Moss. Somonoque 69 160, 161 Moyer, Ashley 12 13, 28, 116, 167. 178 Moyer, Kelley 50, 80, 101. 116, 154, !55 Mullane, Brottney 12 13, 28, 120, 156, !57 Muller. Dorothe 86 Mulloneaux. Johnathan 9, 45, 69, 94 95, 97 112, 113, 116. 117, 124, 162 Murphy, Toreyz 12 13, 28. 89 Murray, Duston 80 Musgr011e, Kodo 7, 69, 160 Myers. Danon 175 Myers, Matthew 7, 28. 143, 164, 171 'N' stands for NO SAGGING Nal, Alexoa 80, 92 93. 116, 117, 124, 148, 149 Nal, Nochella 69, 92. 93, 125, 126, 127 154, 155, 162, 163, 164, 170 Nance, Gero 86 Nash, Chnstoana 69, 101 Navakuku. Rachel74. 92. 93. 167, 174 Navakuku, Rebetca 12 13, 14. 28. 40, 90, 92, 93, 101. 140, 167, 174. 175 Nayares, Osman 40, 69, 101, 168 Neal, Grace II, 42, 52, 53, 72, 79. 80. 126 Neal, Zachary 9. 38, 43, 69, 72 125, 126, 162, 163, 164 Neecham, Alexos 80 Nelson, AI xander 28 Nelson. Bryan 12, 13, 14, 28, 40 Nelson, Chrostopher 10, II, 80 Nelson, Korsten BO, 160, 161 Nelson, Sarah 74 Newton, Alexos 10, II, 69, 163, 164 Nguyen, Leanna 74, 160, 161 Nockell, Kathy 86 Noelsen, Robert 12, 13. 28. 30, 92, 93. 123, 126, 127 Noelsen, TraVIS 74 Noewonskl, Morgan 74. 156, !57 Nomon, AI xand r 28, 94, 128 Noel, Zachary 39, 74 Norman, Olney 74. 121, 163, 172 Norton, Zachary 80, 101, 160 ONE and ONLY Srs. Oschelle Lopez and John Devon Libag O'Bnen, Raquell2, 13, 29 O'Donald, Bradley 12, 13, 29, 173 Oakes, Lela 10, II, 80 �OakeS. Tnston 69 OchOa Boyce, Angel1na 10, II, 80 OchOa Boyce. Johnny 10, II, 80, 96 Ogden, M•chaell2, 13, 29 Ogden V1ctona 74 Qtltsen. Holly 12, 13, 29 Qlan Adam 69, 161 Oldfather, N1cole 8, 10. II 80, 92, 93 Paker, Edward 7 12 13, 29.42 154, 155 Palomba. Jacqulyn 72, 80, 98, 160, 161 Palomba. Joseph 61, 69. 72, 130, 131, 154 155 Panto)a, Debb1e 10, 12, 13, 29, 160, 161 Paone, Courtney 75 Papproth, N•chola1 80, 99, 160 Parra. Marcos 75 Parra. VICtona 80, 167 Patnck, Larry I 0, II, 80 Patz, Brandon 38, 58, 59, 75, 167 Patz, Corey 12, 13, 17, 30, 32, 37, 38, 58, 59, 161 162, 164, 168, 169, 171, 174 Pauley, TIAna 75, 174 Pearson, Brandon 61, 80, 125 Peek, L1anna 69. 160, 161 Pelsue, Blake 38, 47, 64, 65, 80, 154, 155 Penner, Blythe 38, 68, 69, 156, 157 Penner, Lance 38, 39, 43, 56, 57, 75, 126, 127, 167, 171 Pepp1t0, Amanda 12, 13, 30, 100, 143 Pepp1t0, Trav1s 69 Perea. An1ssta 75 Perez, Andrew 12, 13, 30 Perez, Anthony 40, 68, 75, 96, 101 126, 127 Perez, Antomo 69 Perez, MiCah 9, 10, II, 38, 80 Perez, Tyler 38, 75 Perez, Un 69 Perk1ns, El1zabeth II, 80 Perry, N1cole 10, II, 30, 163 Persaud. Shane 69 Petene, Bnttany 69, 143, 160, 161 Peterson, Bnana 69, 160, 161 Peterson, Loren 42, 56, 57, 80 Pha1r, T1ffeny 75, 92, 93 Ph1ll1ps, Samantha 75, 96, 106 p,p,tone, Bnttany 30 P1tera, Chnshan 4, 5, 12, 13, 30, 36, 37, 38, 41 P1ttman, Tame1ka 75, 163, 172, 173 Ple1ms, DillOn 12, 13, 30, 101 Pletcher, Don 86, 97, 98, 130, 131 165 Plyley, Jon 40, 75, 92, 93, 174 Poelhen. Chels•e 75, 101, 160 Poelhen, Dav1d 69 Polk, Ashley 69, 143, 146, 147, 160, 161 Pollard, Markel 12, 13, 30, 45, 133, 154, 155 Pomerleau, Marc-Anto1ne 143, 172, 173 Pond, Trav1s 39, 75, 144. 150, 151 Pope, Kaden 65, 80, 152, 153 Portalahn, Lisa 30 Porter. Joe 9 Porter. Joseph 9,80, 121, 160 Poston, Kody 30 Pauley, T1anna 65 Powells. Ed 6, 7, 119 Powells. La Sha1 40, 42, 52, 69, 103,105, 119 Powers, Manna 69 Prescott, Courtney 12, 13, 30, 141 Prevost, Cla1re 30 Pnce, Allison 4. 10, II, 69. 90, 156, 157, 160, 163 Pnce, Jess1ca 75 Pnce, Karma 69, 160, 161 Prust. Kassandra 69, 148. 149, 162, 164, 168. 169, 171 Prust. Sarah 12, 13, 31, 92, 93, 98, 141 Punay, Matthew-Angelo 80, 92, 93, 154, 155 Pumhaole, Brandon 69, 118, 167 Pumhaole, Bnanna 80, 118 Punongbayan, Lev1 31 Purvis, Glenn 6, 41, 86 "'·'" Reanimate Oldfather, Sara 12, 13. 29, 116, 117 OliVas, Brandon 74, 92, 93, 98 OliVas, Ph1l8, 9, 86, 141 OINero, Amanda 70, 74, 154, 155, 167, 168 OINero, Roberto 13, 29, 154, 155, 160, 167 OINero, V1nchenzo 80, 160, 167 Olmstead, Brandon 12, 13, 29 Ormesher, Kelly 86, 96, 172 Orr, Dav1d II, 80, 95, 96 Orr. Julia 12, 13, 29, 143 OrtJz Bu1an, Ab1ga1l 74, 83, 98 OrtJz, Ana 74 OrtJz, Ashlee 74 Osantowsk1, Katie 10, II, 80, 83, 89 Osburn, McKayla 10, II, 80 Osgard. Jenn1fer 74, 75, 92, 93, 98, 106, 139, 145, 148, 149, 165, 170 Oster, Cody 29, 94, 95, 118 Oster, Tyler 9, 38, 59, 75, 102, 103, 108, 109, 118, 160, 165 Ottersberg, Chnstopher 12, 13, 29, 61, 83, 88, 164, 171 Ousley, Tom 69, 92, 93, 128, 162. 163, 164 Q T p I E Pace-Dz,ekonskl, Katelyn 80 Pachuca, Angela 75 Pachuca, Ray 69, 160, 161 Padila, Stephen 80, 143 Qu1les, W1lham 38, 41, 69, 97, 99, 101, 103, 113, 126, 164, 172 Qu1rk, Jordyn 72, 75, 98, 101, 103, 115, 132, 138, 148, 149, 161 QUirk. Magah 72, 86, 99. 162, 163 RadosavleVICI, M1rro 80 Raes, Donna 75 Ragan, Mana 7, 38, 39, 86, 172 Ranne, Sarah 80 Rash, Jeffrey 12, 13, 31, 143 RaVIn, Enn 7, 12, 86, 90, 167 Reeder. David 86 Reeves, Alysha 80, 160, 161 Reeves. Kamen 80, 160, 161 Re1mer, Jon 43, 60, 82, 86, 166, 168, 169 Remkmg. John 7 38, 39. 75, 99 Remy, Jess1ca 80 Render, Denzale 12, 13, 31 Rhodes, Johanna 86, 101, 172. 173 Rhodes. Jordan 9, 38, 39, 46, 47, 75, 89, 99, 127 Rhodes. Ph1lhp I, 8, 9, 39, 42, 44. 45. 69. 99, 112, 113 R1ce, Ahs1ana 80, 160, 161 R1chards, Taylor 65, 75, 138. 139, 156, 157 160, 165 R1chardson, Brand1e 75, 120, 170, 173 RIChardson, Ivy 6, 86 R1chardson, Jordan 75, 144, 154, 155 R1chardson. Kayl1e 75, 96, 160 R1chardson, Melissa 31 Richardson, Stan 101 R1ehl, Hahe 80 R1ehl, Kayla 12, 13, 31, 146, 147, 167 R1ehl, Matthew 47, 75 R1ffee, Cody 69, 160. 167 R1ffee. Dakota 80 R1gler. Anthony 69 R1gsby, Joseph 75, 127, 167 R1nder, Kale1gh 75, 92, 93 Rmer, M1chael 69 Rmer, Pa1ge 39, 42, 43, 62, 63, 80, 126. 127, 156, 157 R1vas. Angelina 8, 80. 92, 93 RIVera, As1anna 69, 89, 100, 104. 119, 121, 143 R1vera, Az1el 42, 57, 80, 119, 160. 161 R111era, Az1ra 10, II, 38, 80, 116, 119 R1vera, N1cole 80 RNera, Rosalee 75 Roady, Aust1n 10, II, 80. 175 Roady, Trevor75, 154,155 Roberts, Ashley 42, 49, 69, 143, 144 Roberts, Ethan 12, 13, 31, 76, 90, 91,98 Roberts. Kayla 41. 42. 48, 69, 96, 145, 146, 147, 199 Roberts. Knsbna 38 Roberts. Manteno 10. II, 12 13, 31 123, 163 Robertson, Kemsha 80 Robertson, Knsbna 10, II, 51, 65,80 Rob1nder, Megan 10, II, 80,92 93, 101, 172 Robmder, M1chael 9, 69 Robins, Bryan 80 Robinson, Ca1tlyn I 0, II 80, 148, 149 Robinson. Des1rrae 75 Rob1nson. Jordan 9, 39, 42, 45, 69, 94, 102, 150. 151 Rob1nson, Soph1a 122 Robmson-W1Ihams, Tam1ka 10. 66, 69, 163, 173 Robles, Juan 75, 160, 174 Rodnguez, Orlando 31, 160, 161 Rodnguez, Rosalyn 10, 20, 31, 163 Rodnguez, Selena 10, 80, 92, 93, 103, 115, 160 Rodnguez, VICtor 42, 69, 160, 161 Rogan, Burak 80 Rogers, Chnstopher 80, 152, 153 Rohde, Jason 42, 57, 75 �RQJas, Nadya 12, 13, 31, 38, 88,98 Rolhns, Jenn r 12, 13. 31,98 Rollons, Stephanoe 75, 148. 149 Romero, Ashleogh 12, 13, 32, 133 Romero, Lola 86 Romero, Sabrina 2, 9. 12, 13, 30, 32, 39. 67, 76. 90, 91. 98, 161, 163 Rood, Ka ene 12. 13. 32. 116. 156, 157 186 Rose Kadeshoa 69. 154, 155 Rose, Nocole 86, 100, 101 Rose, Roxanne 77, 87 Rose, Stephanoe 10, II, 42, 48, 69, 100, 124, 146, 147, 163 Ross. Marc 12, 13, 32, 98 Ross, Zaboyan 69, 160, 166 Roth, Chelsoe 4. 51, 69. 98, 102, 103, 115, 136, 138, 139. 161, 162, 163, 164 Rothermal, Amanda 87 Rowe, Renee 2, 9, 69, 89 161 Ruby Jarom 75, 96, 172 Rudd Manssa 38. 64, 75. 92, 93. 141, 154, 155, 170, 172 Rushay, Matthew 69 Russo Ash y 75, 124. 143, 167 175 Russlk, JeSSICa 2, 69 Rutledge Sean 32, 160, 161 RYden, Danae 9, 12, 13. 32, 161, 193 RYdzynski, Anthony 39, 75 Sandstede, Samantha 75 Sandy, Kyle 8, 75, 92, 93. 98, 152, 153 Santanna, Mochael70, 88, 163, 166. 175 Sargema, Doreen 87 Sarg nt. Chelsey 32 Salow, Mocha 12, 13, 32, 102, 103, 108, 109, 123 Salow, Moke 108, 160 Scanlon, Peter 70, 94, 95 Scannell, Josl n 10, II, 81 Schell r, Jessoca-Dal 38, 70, 122 164 Schell, Matthew 70 Schoro, Matthew 75 Schoro, Samanlha 12, 13, 32, 116, 143 Schmodt. Caotlon 81 Schwarzman, Andrew 38. 70, 143, 160 Scofield. Kayla 10, II, 81, 160, 161 Scott, Alonza 54, 55, 81 Scott, Brenna 70, 162, 163 Sam and Sam Saenz-Snea , Krystal 65, 81 Sage, Breanna 81, 118. 120, 156, 157, 160, 161 Sage, Sco 6, 39, 83, 118. 198 Salazar, Alena 10, II 75, 156, 157 Salazar, Bnanna 75 Salazar, Ed 153 Salazar, Edward 70, 152. 160, 161 Salazar, Jasmon 148, 149 Salazar, Jasmone 70. 143 Salgar, Alyssa 42, 43, 62. 63, 70, 156, 157, 162 Sa osbury Courtney 75, 92, 93, 160. 161 Sa e, Creeanna 81 Sanchez. Carlos 43, 56, 57, 70, 101 Sanchez, Denzel 70 Sanchez. Gabnela 75, 169 Sanchez. Lesloe 75 Sanchez. Nancy 81 Sanchez. Randel 75 Sanchez, Raymond 70, 160, 161 Sanders, Andrew 75, 154, 155 Sandmore. Enk 75 Scott, Douglas 47 Scott, Mocahla 66, 75, 143. 148. 149, 160 Sco Summer 10, II, 50, 51, 81, 126, 127, 146, 147 Scott, Taylor 75 Scntchfield. Soerra 75, 96 Seals, Aaron 81, 116 Seals, Sarah 12, 13. 32, 141, 162 Sedlack, Stephanoe 12, 13. 32, 39, 42, 43, 62, 63, 97, 141. 170 See, Connna 70, 148. 149, 160, 173 Seop, Matt87 Seop, Matthew 9. 108, 160 Sexton, Heather 38, 51, 75, 90, 106, 107, 174 Sey11arth, lnge II, 75, 92, 93, 140. 173 Shafer, Komberly 75, 81 Shaffer, Brandon 10, II, 76, 81 Shaffer, Komberly 160 Shea. Regona 2, 10, II, 87, 163 Shoelds, Domonoc 75, 164, 171 Shreve, Thomas 75 Shuman, Madoson 10, II, 81 Soedler, Sar.antha 2, 4, 33. 98, 99, 139, 162 163, 164 171, 172 Solva. Joshua 81. 123, 154. 155 SomoerrJohnson, Taloa 12, 13, 33 Solo, Jeremoah 70, 99, 170 Soxkoller, Luke 70, 92, 93 Skaggs, Brendon 10, II, 81, 143, 152, 153 Slayton, Morgan 38, 42, 52, 54. 70, 101, 105, 126. 127 Sleets. Antonoo 33, 122 Slocum. John 75 Smoth, Amber 38, 54, 55, 70, 75, 90, 94. 101, 154, 155, 162 163, 164, 165 Smoth, Amy 87 Smith, Angelina 10, 11, 81, 105, 106, 107 Smoth, Ashley 10, II 38, 55, 70, 90, 94, 101, 127 148 149 163, 164 Smoth, Camden 101 Smoth, Danoel 42, 59, 70 Smoth. Felocoa I 0, 11, 55, 81 148. 149 Smoth, George 10. II, 43, 44. 45. 61, 81. 83, 154. 155,198 Smoth, Holly 6, 87 Smoth, Joanna 75, 160 Smoth, Krysten 38,81 94. 154, 155, 163 Smoth, Nocholas 70 Smoth, Robert 12, 13, 33 Smoth, Ryan 38, 75, 152, 153 Smoth, Samantha 38 Smoth, Sarah 75 Smoth, Summer 70 Smoth, Tanosha 70, 92, 93 Smullen, Nocholas 10. II, 40, 81. 92, 93, 126, 127 Smullen. Nokota 12, 13, 21, 33, 56, 100, 102, 108, 109, 160 Snopes. Adnan 10. II, 81, 101, 118 Snopes. Martha 87 118 Sohrt. Kyle 75, 83 Soostman, Ashley 70, 156, 157. 160, 163 Soluren, Anthony 13, 38, 70, 88. 144 150, 151 Southworth, Carolyn 87 Spanks, Rochard 33 Spoerl, Joseph 8, 70, 160 Spurbeck, Cody 75 Sronce, Khoehanna 75, 144, 148, 149 St Germaon, Joshua 81 StJohn. Dean 75, 92, 93 Stacy, Madelone 75, 156, 157 Stafford, Steven 12, 13, 33 Stanley, Domonoque 70 Stanley,Shelby75,163, 171,172,173,174 Stark, Bnttany75, 116.131 Steoner, Nocholas 12, 13. 33, 166 Stellmach, Adam 75, 154, 155 Stellmach, Angela 70, 92, 93, 140, 174. 175 Stellmach, Kayla 70 Stephenson, Morgan 12, 13, 33, 143. 170 Stettnosch, Dara 81, 167 Stettnosch, Joshua 81, 101 Stevens. Cynthoa II. 81 St!!llens. Josh 43, 152, 153 Stevens, Joshua 38. 43, 60, 75 Stevens, Rachael38, 75, 97, 99, 172 St!!llenson, Seth 70, 75, 92, 93, 98 Stewart. Andrew 10, II. 46, 74, 81, 154. 155 Stewart, Chaterra 12, 13, 33, 65, 163, 192 Stonson, John 81 Stockert, Cody 9, 10, II, 39, 50, 51, 76, 81, 106, 116, 146, 147, 160, 161, 164. 165 Stockton, Phollop 75 Story, Evan 75, 101. 154, 155, 160 Stoudt, Karsta 10, II, 81, 92, 93, 126, 127, 156, 157, 165 Straon, Nocole 87, 167 Straon, Scott 86, 87. 137, 175 Strong. AJysoa 2, 12. 13. 33 Suggs, Germaone 7, 38. 74, 75 Sulll\lan, Moke 38, 70, 83, 87, 198 Sumah, lsha 70, 146, 147 Summers. Ben 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 40, 87, 163 Summers. Trevon II. 81. 110 Sutter, Bndgette 75. 160, 171 Swancutt, Brandon 43, 61, 76, 96, 154, 155 Swancutt. Cassandra 81, 154. 155, 163 Swanson, Lauren 12, 13, 31, 33. 35, 40, 92, 93, 98, 129, 141, 156, 157, 162, 164, 167, 173. 185 Sweet. Chnstopher 38, 59, 76, 154, 155 Szklarsko, Joseph 76, 96, 137 168 �v a n v 0 I k • l Tamsen, Katrma 2, 12, 87, 90,174 Tarus. Amanda 70, 160, 161 Tatum, Debn 70, 78, 121, 143 Ta m Deslre 76 Ta)':her, Feleoa 70, 89, 90, 171, 174 Taylor Cory 160, 161 Taylor. Markus 12. 13. 34 Tedder, Shakanah 34, 143 Teel Arrayanna 76 Tennyson, Samantha 76, 92, 93 Tenono, Adnana 70, 162, 163 Terrel, Bnttany 64, 70, 122, 143 Terry, Alton 39,47 70, 102, 103, 108, 109. 126, 127, 160 Terry, Dalton 39 Thomas, Jahmqua 70 Thomas, Jeff 38, 65, 70, 87 165 Thomas, Nastass1a 34 Thompson, Brand1e 70, 160, 168 Thrasher, D1amond 8. 12, 13, 21. 34. 38. 92, 93, 141 Thurman, Tay1ar 42, 70, 156, !57 Todd. Bnsco 96, 98, 101, 131 Toomey, Karen 87 Torgerson, Dav1d 11, 81, 160 Torres, Carlos 34, 35, 102, 108. 109, 121, 123. 126, 127, :54 155. 163 Torrez. Natascha 34, 199 •MS, Myana 12, 13, 40 Townsend. Tra111s 70, 152, 153 •reat. Ca1tlan 38, 50, 64, 81 Tree hen, Jaymm 70, 126, 127, 148, 149, 162, 164 Trowbridge, Ashley 2, 9, 76, 92, 93, 140, 154, !55, 171 173 Trowbndge, Donald 34, 43, 61 • ruitt, Glenn 87 •'U lo, Ar1elle 10, II, 62, 81, 95, 97, 170 ·'U . Taylor 156, !57 •Jrano, Samantha 34. 181 •urano. Tra111s 40, 69, 76 • Jrner Aaron 76 •Jmer Da Juan 3. 64. 76. 102, 110, Ill ·~mer Kyle1gh 10, II, 55. 81, 114, 120 ·~mer Thomas 41. 70, 113. 160, 161 •Jfl'ell, Jenn1fer 12, 13, 34, 143, 168 ·~rre I, Rebecca 70 eeusagain u r Vachon, Jordan 38. 65, 81, 116, 138, 146, 147, 148, 149, 165 Valaer-W1Ison, Amanda 76 Valdez, Brianna 43, 51, 81, 106, 107. 160 Valdez, Dem1 10, 38. 64, 70, 116, 117, 125, 144, 145. 163, 170 Valencia, Chantel 81, 160, 161 Valent1ne, Rayce 71, !54, 155 ValleJO, Zachary 38, 71 Valverde, Jonme 76, 160, 161 Van Esselstme, Sabnna 11, 76, 116, 117. 146, 147, 160 Van Vleet. Stephame 71, 116, 117 Vand1 Castle, Tyler 9 Vann, Manah 7, 12, 13, 25. 35, 156, !57, 176 VanVolk1nburg. T1ffany 12, 13. 15. 35, 91, 148, 149, 163, 164, 172 Varboncoeur, Curt1s 12, 13, 35. 92, 93, 132, 133, 166, 175 Varboncoeur, N1cklaus 8, 10, II, 81, 92 93, 140 Vargas. Geneva 61, 64, 71, 95. !54, !55, 162 Vasquez, Enc 68. 76, 81, 131 Vasquez, Patnc1a 10, II, 81, 96 Vaughan, Lauren 12, 13, 35. 141, 160 Velasquez, Mandl9, 52, 53, 71, 126. 134, 138. 160, 161, 164, 165 Vialpando, Angelino 81 Vialpando, C1ara 71 92, 93, 95, 141, 170 Vialpando, Selina 81 g Ucker, Melan•e 2, 70, 101 Unre1n, Jeffery 34 �Vi I, Canssa 12, 13, 35 39, 175 Vi I. DaVid 154, 155 VigJI, Dewn 42, 57, 76. 160, 161 Wade, Jason 71, 175 Wade, Keoth 42, 59, 71. 119 Wadle, Jordyn 76, 103, 114, 115, 160, 161 Wagers. Karen 87 Warters, Terry 10, 11. 12, 13, 28, 35, 39, 44 45, 94, 163 Walk, Dena 39, 76, 160 Wal er, Mark 87, 112, 113 Wal er-Savoy, Brandos 76 Walsh, Juloe 8, 12. 13, 35, 92, 93 Walton, Kara 12 13, 35, 38. 92, 93, 120, 128, 140, 162, 169. 174 175 Ware, Jacob 71, 101, 143 Ware, Kursbn 71, 162, 163 Ware, Nocklaus 71. 143 Warner Rodney 81, 143 Wascher Cassidy 76, 160, 161 Washongton, Kent 81, 143 Watl ngton, Evan 2, 9, 35, 42, 43, 45, 125 Waugh, Jacob 42, 56, 57 81 Waugh, Joshua 56. 64, 71, 98. 125, 126, 127, 162, 170 Weaver, Brandon 1, 5, 12, 13. 35, 43 Weaver, Eleanor 10, 11. 81, 148, 149 Weaver, ian 76, 160, 161 Webb, Kaotlyn 12, 13, 35 Webb Terrence 9, 10. 11, 12, 13, 35, 38, 44. 45, 102, 108, 138, 160, 161, 163 Welker. Knstopher 36 Weller, Apnl 76 Wels, Robert 154, 155 Wes Raytynn 12, 36, 160. 161 Westland. Thomas 3, 57, 71. 98. 108, 110, 127, 141, 160 Westland.Valene76, 101,168,172,173 Whatley, Trevaughn 81, 143 Whosenhunt. Valeska 71 Whosman, Sean 81, 160, 161 Whrte, Be nda 87 Whitlock, Aubree 10, 13, 39 42, 43, 62. 63, 71, 88, 143, 163 Whittemore, Amber 2, 3, 4 5, 10, 11 61, 71, 90. 95, 136, 156, 157, 162, 163, 164, 165 Wiban ,Ausbn71,143 v.llde, John 36, 177 Wilde, Stephanoe 71 Wo erson, Des n 38, 76, 143, 154, 155, 175 Wol erson, Mich le 71, 166, 171 Willett, No 64, 81 Willett. Tallon 76 Wi oams. Candace 68, 81, 98. 106 loams, Dootae 10,11. 81,111 Wi oams, DuShawn 42, 43, 46, 47,7 12,116,117 Willoams. Jeremy 87 oams. Marcus 76. 160, 161 Wi loams, Trevon I 02 Wilson, ChriStopher 40, 69, 76 Wilson, Danzale 25, 36 Wolson, Edwm 71, 98. 130, 131 Wolson, Rock 6, 43, 60, 87, 112, 113 Wilson, Tyrone 71, 160. 161 Wimberly Nicolle 76, 143, 146, 147 Winters. Samantha 71. 162, 163 Wisenhun Valeska 143 Witt, KeiCee 42. 49, 81 Wood, Amber 71, 160, 161 Wood. Breanna 38, 76, 126, 127, 148, 149, 160 Wood, Kyndra 4, 5, 36, 62, 63, 156, !57 Wood, Taosha 64 Woodard, Boshop 81, 160, 161 Wooden, Sa111na 71, 143 Woods, Te Jonae 12, 13, 36, 89, 148, 149 Woods, Zachary 11, 81 Woodworth, Summ r !O, 11, 81, 163, 166, 167 Woodyard unde ned 54 Woodyard, Taosha 38, 54, 64, 76, 107, 120 Warford, Mocah 12, 46, 71, 88, 89 Worrell, Courtney 12, 13, 36 Worthman, Jackson 76, 152, 153 Woznoak, Ashley 12 13, 36, 97, 98 Woznoak, Soerra 42, 43, 62 63, 81, 126. 127 Wnght, Mochael12, 13,36 Wnght, Myron 178 Wurmsteon, Andrea 6, 7, 87 Wya Anel71 e X c h a n g e students Yearb 0 0 k Yoder, Sban 71, 143 Yoder, Susanna 71 Yokota-Stroman, Ann 71, 160, 161 Young. Charles 59, 76, 94, 163 Young. Tomothy38, 71, 91,163, 166, 168. 175 Thank you Ms. G! We couldn 't have done 1t w1thout you. I'm going to miss you , yearbook, and all the obv1ous good uses of time that went on . You are the greatest ever! You forever and always have made a difference in this yeard 's l1fe. 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