https://security-widefield.cvlcollections.org/files/original/c4ad006f15350ad5098f392034464c01.pdf 8a192daaec8b0016a71eacb7ba40f116 PDF Text Text �Jr. Aaron Belle said, 'The best thing about this year was breaking school records for lifting.' Aaron broke the deadlifting record of 440, lifting 465. He blew away the benching record when he benched 320 wasting the previous record of a measly 265. I also loved getting All Conference for football .' Fr. Damitrius Robinson appreciated how much his track and soccer coaches did for him. 'Mr. Anderson trained us well. He s a good motivator. The track coaches are supportive. When I get tired, they keep me going ," he said. Sr Alexander Soltys was wicked impressed with the Winterball Pep Assembly. ·The ROTC squad ripped that routine! ' When he graduates in May, he wants to work on becoming a graphic designer for video games. �Soph. Carlos Sanchez was delighted to be pulled out of Mr. Artz 's 4th block Car Care class, but it was Mr. Artz's joke that brought that smile to his face . He liked this year's Homecoming Dance. 'It was tight." Fr. Sam Banks loves being at his new high school. ' Mesa Ridge is great. I like being with my friends and having good grades." Biology is usually a tough class for freshmen , but Sam is pulling 'B' and proud of it! Fr. Taylor Scott yells, ' BBLLLAAAAHHHHH." Sr. Chris Wiseman has tried to have as much fun as possible this year. 'It's my last year before I go out into the real world, so it's time to enjoy it.' ���The 200 -2009 s hool year, for man) it' a year of fir ts: first \: idefield/l\1esa game, fir t dance, fir t play, or first club. "I just want to urvive this chool year," exclaimed Fr. Karlie Huckels. l\1any student at le a Ridge feel the arne. orne are nervou , scared, or even hy. But not all pieces of our puzzle fit this \ a). :\Ian) are pumped up with excitement for thi new year. "I tarred thi year with pink eyebrow. , whi h is alway · trendy. I got to tart my ·enior year off with a BA G," say Tim ntolini. It doesn't matter if you're a jock uiting up for a game, a mu ician preparing for a concert, an avid reader looking for that one great book, or an a piring actor looking for your l\1e a debut, you're all part of the big picture, here at le a Ridge. Pride Jr. Deonra; Galbe.trth attempt to cmsh the door at .\lcsa' Car Ba h. "I felt like wrecking havoc, and that car was perfect," said Deonray. �Rhian on Crenshaw Melissa Crouch In anticipation of c;ettinc; their long awaited ,,·hcdulc' Soph.' Tim Youn . Za h Klippcrt, and od~ Riifec put up theirb r"(,o~l a" hecommg ,1 ophomorc~ I .:ouldn't "an to get m1 .:hedulc, and wh n I. did, I w,1 happy that I got mo t of rhc da cs I had wanted.'' �Sun Time goe fa t when your li kid how u ho\ the live in problem and enjo thi wild ride. Hold on tight ophs Tanner Buck and Devon Key took a dar out on the Pueblo Re~ervoir whil~ enjo~ing hard-core rubmg, hiftmg ,,de to side on the jet skiing and soaking up the sun for a ntce tan. Take a Dip Jr. TrE ha :\lcChn tian accompanied b) r. Laurel Goycoolea topped for a break to dip their feet m the water in the fountain located in the middle of the Plaza in e,·ille, �Splish Splash This summer, r. Jessica ze,·aUos leaned in for a big . mooch at Discovery Co,·e in Orlando, Florida. . he aid, "Di covel} ove ts uper hard t<l get mto, but when my dad urprised us by pulling in, I wa . o excited!" Jr. he! by Flores and oph. tcphamc Rose cool down on a hot ummer day by .lashing around in the fountams of downtown Colorado pnngs. �Fresh a.id, ".\ly hair i a )mbol to my brother and i ters in Africa. Power to the people!" Jr. Mo Robert i not afraid to 'ay, "I wear uper hero bags becau e I am a beg kid at heart." �Andrew Jr . Archuleta and Brandon Olmstead both ex pre their style with long straight hair, bright graphtc' band tee', and tight pant . Andrew satd, "I thee wear becau e they make me look slcinny. Ju t lcidding! Ther are comfortable·- that's why." up rhcroes will never go our of tyle as Jr. Trey Anderson proves. \\'earing hi backpack backward with a fierce look, he's not afratd of bcmg a lcid. "Batman a thug. lie i the upcrhero only "ithour powers. That's why I this port backpack." Behi d oph. ummer m11h and r. Allyssa Jus!lce show off their hoes to prove that Converse don't to be to be srvlish. Allyssa ;id, ~rhar's I e see es: Mesa Models• Fr. Jonathan Cosine l\1y style is baggy pants and over-sized shirts. I'm all about comfort. oph. l\like Jenlcins I like rainbow color that bring out my eye . Jr.l\1ichaell\1iller I lik wearing anyrhmg dedicated to video games. oph. hy'Anne Gramsch I dre how I feel that dav. Ifl am in a bad mood, I dress in baggy clothes. Jr. Dillon Pleini I don't really have a m-le. l\ly style i whatever I throw on in th~ morning: Fr. hloe ummings I have a ew York t:yle. I wear a lor of name brands. Jr. Codr Holliday Get .your ow~ style. I wear what I "·ant. Jr. Lize~e Gonzale~ I wear what I want to wear, as long a it' cure. Jr. Kri ta Aldridge :\ly style is groovy. It's off the cham. like it. Jr. Tiara Cardena -Pratt I'm all about Aeropostal. r. Japcra Gray l\ly style i pretty funky and hip. r. Rachel Reusch I'm a laid back person, o I wear laid back clothes. Fr. Jeremy Collier I don't like being like everyone el e, and I don't care what people think about me. l\ly tyle is Different, kater, and Unique. id 1 ontr ras hm ofT h r "boor �Not your mom's kateboarding and band are completely different yet very imilar. They are both about expressing your true elve -- not the out ide, but the in ide. Whether it be skating that nine tair or shredding on your guitar, it's expre ion. o matter how mad you are, you can take it out on your board or your drum and it won't talk back. r. Daeguen Kim aid, "It's like when I'm mad, I pick up my guitar and let the music flow through me, and then I'm me again." �The colon) of anctu zolith meet on Saturday afternoons in l\lcmorial Park. "You don't play l\telee; you do lelec," a} Jr. Tyler a tle. The battler how up in their garb, 20th century-like clothing, to play game uch a Free For All, or add to their ummer weapon durability. Thi the) held their fir t annual Conclave, which i a giant gathering of 1elee up in Black Fore t. man) game . The mo t common Capture the J.1ag. The group plit up into two team and carche for their opponent ' flag . Thi differ from the neighborhood ver ion becau e they are all arrying weapon to thwart their opponent . nother favorite game i Round Robin. The goal of thi game i to defeat every ingle per on who it around the ircle. Two lan Rez i a partner game, where the) rei} upon one another to tay alive. If }Ou're truck b) a blow, then you it!' die," until your partner kill an opponent. �I ee London; I see France ... r Rhnnnon renshaw \\as a(tmg amb1tiou h on stav;c, but little did she know that her kin wa sec-through. B) the end of pia) practice, c\·eryone had gotten a peek at her pantie and a great laugh. • Ouch ... oph. hristy Jersin wa jumping on the trampoline wah a friend one night. They were throwing her phone back and forth. Unfortunately, the phone clocked her right 111 the head, leaving a huge bump and a permanent indention. ----~- ... ~ Eve~ on(c 111 a while, you rna} led obligated to 1mpress someone. Fr. 'ate Germano was hanging out with a beautiful girl that he had the hugest crush on. lie had been skating for a while, and he decided to t~· this uper awesome trick to impress her. Hi only problem was, he didn't quite land hi trick. Instead, he fell and busted open his ch111. ot only was his ch111 hurt, h1s crush wasn't i;npressed. ate said, " he was reall) cute! Bur, oh well, there are many more fish in the ea." I'm out.. Jr. '\1k la on wa out on a romantic date with h1 crush. He wa having a wonderful time, but little did he know the feeling was not mutual. l h crush sa1d that she needed to use the re troom. he pulled a dine and da h, leaving :-..ik all alone, with the bill and two plates of dinner. "It wa, quite embarra ing, but I got m·er It J\lichael Rosario - Sr. in time: 1 Ashley flath- Jr. Jeremy Sito - Soph. Breanna Wood - Fr. A night out... Fr. Corv Hillebrandt dreamed, "A perfect .date would con 1 t of: a lovely drive down to the beach whe;e there would be a picnic et up with candles. We would go back to my house and fini h the night off by watching a scary movie and making chocolate milk shakes for de ert." All You Nee ts love �Homecoming Spirit Week Run, pirate, run (Right) r. Tyler Draper tne to w111 the Pirate Peg-Leg Race whale bc111g trapped to a wooden peg. He said, "I had no idea it would be o hard to run on with a peg-leg." Paging Dr. Bennett Uh-Oh Oreo (Left) Jr. Devin Gibson lick! the filling out of the Orco before his opponent. "I used my nose to gets the cookie 111 the garbage for the win!" he exclaimed about his victory 111 the Oreo Relay Race. Spirit (noun) cnthust.astlc loy.al~ (school sparit). (Below If am·body needs a doctor, oph. Franklin Bennett ha hi tcthoscope handv and i read\ to ave a life d~ring Career.Day. Peace out, man (Left) Jr. Kenneth Melan. on travel back to the 60' and turn into a bu hy- haired happie for Generation Day. �>mmm ~:cncralh tn t mad mt nnonalh I tn to not get mJd, b t n· hard." Clearly not happy (Right) Jr. 'ctl and oph. Ryan :\ lai on pose together unWtlltngly. Ryan said, "\Ve get along at ttmes, but usually we're only together by force." Not alike (Left) The Bo\\man brother, r. on and oph. Barret arc ridi ulou I) funm and JU t want to have a good time. "M. \ brother and I are very ni e to each other and lm e each other very much," Barr t aid r. Timothy oph. ali Antolini are completely different people, happen to be related. ali admitted, "He i okay . omettme ... until he ha one of his ~ood swmgs'" �You've Got A Friend In Me These best friends love to get thctr _i!;OSstp fix. Jr. Lauren Vaughan and oph. Chclsie Roth point and ga p .ts something, or omeone, catche their Alway glued together, the duo decided to go shopping at Parry -\meri.:a for rielle' Birthdar. Jrs. an Oldfather and Arielle llo;vcll ha,·e been friends Remember that one time ... "\\ e are talkmg about bananas." -\rielle "\Vhat' '\o, we're not." arah ''\ ell, I was thinking about them." -Arielle image. Jesstca laughed, ''I'll take it. he'· beautiful!" ~lesa is not just full of celebrity counterpart·. Fr. Robert Dyer mimic each other. "I was working the winter conces ·ion st~nd last year, and this little boy kept coming up to the stand. I swore up and down that it was teven's younger brother. \Vhen Robert .:arne to school this vear, I discovered that the} aren't even reiated 1" said \Irs. Clevengergr~~~===,...---~ Jr. Cod} Oster looks so much like Rupert Grim, who play Ron;ud \Veasley in the Harry Potter movtcs, that his friends call him \Veasley. "! hate being compared to Ron!" r Josh Bohnen models his look-alike Leonardo DiCaprio. Josh said, "People alway ·a\· I look like him, and I hate it,....------; and iove ;t when thq do." = 0 '- '- ~ ro c ph hlC\ hate \\hen wmpared to \\ oodle\ !rom . ccret . Lite of men anTe nager ���200 . It 1 m rc than . numb r. )n a~ain, a gr.tduatin' da , but tht tunc the eni rs ar unhke an) before. "Being ntor r k ~ \Vc b.t 1 ll) ntlc th h ol,' atd i hola D Bouillon . There' no \V ' to define tlu l.t . om tudent .1 ptre t be fa hion de tgner , like It hael ulli" n, .md orne w.mt to ct mto llan,trd, hke ( ath\ B !lard. VVh.ttner enior ' dream arc, th ' all fit into the Big Pi turc. le .1 ~.:ould not ti k \\~thout the de\ oti n and dri\c that pu he e\Cf) one to gradu.ttc .md m \Con to omethmg bigger and better. "I'm looking forward to ollcge tor the pcrien c , the ne\\ pe ple, and the mdcp nd n e," aidJo h Hli )t ouf'ie, emor will have to I a\ thing behind "I'm rcalh gonn tnt of m\ the pi. n !" • id Jennifer CI yton. E'en harder th n le 'ing, moritt htt at thi pt\ otal pomt. omcho\\, the enio man. gc to per e\cre. The tudent are the role model of our ho I, I adin ' the \\a) \\ ith h I r hip and Ic.tdcrslup throughout th ) c r. To our graduating Ia , the d of '09, good lu ·k. (,o out mto the world .md makt our hool proud. "I ifc bring u tc n-, miles, and mcmorie ; the te.tr dn, the mile fade, but the memorie Ia t forc"Ver." , "'{out: " ODIC • \Nn~s Jlt;C VOLVEMENT ~ Event: Robot Wars Competitor: Demikeus Bryant Why did you want to be in electronics? I I ke to bu ld That s what I want to do want to b,uld so'lleth·ng and make a m II on do'lars �• VOLVEMENT~ • Play: Queen Lear, Inc. Actor: Jo hua Bohnen- How d1d you feel playing a woman? "I felt very flexible. I like that 1r. Mac u ed me in order to better portray and help larif) the adapted tory. I hope hake peare would've been proud." Ca sie Lujan- Why was this play Important to you? "It was the mo t amazing experience becau e I tepped out of my hell, and I had a heroine role." ����Most likely to be a... Marti---- �Biggest Flirt es~Jt;'4es ���Tori Reinhard Kristin Shirley ����Dominique Keys Johnna Lynch �Randall Rowe �Joshua Raub Best Wheels ���Class Colors Chocolate and Teal Class Flower Birds o Paradise Class Song "Don't Stop Believing" Artist: Journey Class Quote Life brings us tears, smiles and memories; the tears dry, the smiles fade, but the memories last forever. ���Prima Donnas-~-~oi Most High Maintenance �luscious locks �That ���Varsity Softball Pride Excellence Determination The e word de cribe 1e a Ridge port . The team Per on: Jackie Glover-Garcia Position: horr top Qyote: "500 i the magic number." trived to do the be t that they po ibly could. ot only did our team devote hour at practice and game during the ea on, but many athlete would wake up early on pre-season morning , or hit the weight room after chool, ju t to tay in hape. Our cheerleading quad went to regional and did an amazing job. Cheerleader Jr. Cri tina Laracuente-Lopez aid, "Through all the drama and all the rough time , we managed to tick together in time of need, like Regional , and came out with a better pla e at tate than Ia t year. We did our Grizzly bet." oph. Du hawn William aid about the JV football team, "Our team ~ ... .:::._.~. . . .. :~-..., in a lot of hard work which lead u to become a tronger team and pu hed u to want to do better next year." Whether you're an athlete, a manager, or a pectator, you add to The Big Picture of Me a Ridge sport . Cross Country The Boy- Var it) team start- off every race with a tampede of nearly 100 people �esa Varsity Cheer . . ~· Per,on: Jordan Hovle Po ition: F1ye~ t tn· when you can wtn . ·; Qyore.. "\VhVJU · . ;\leli sa Crouch Person.· .. n· Awesome Posttlo · .~· Qyore: • Reali}. Powder Puff Football P . Kan· erson. Bun- kikr .c e . " · emor . know 1t. Po .mon. h 2010 wm. 1 Qyore: "Ware �BROTHE s Varsity Football There could not have been a better way to with our boy fighting under howling rain trying their harde t to win the fir t game of the ea on. The team won their fir t game 26 to 14 again t the Mitchell 1arauder . Even though the odd were again t them when the game wa suspended ~- ~.:~- ·· • for about 40 minute becau e of the pounding rain, they still came through. The player came back out onto the field, worn-out, irritated, and hungry, but they till didn't let anything get them down and fought through all the odd . oph. Kenneth Conklin (KC) remember that the adver ity that fir t game "... got rid of the fir t-year-var ity jitter . The peed of the game helped keep me occupied, and I'm really proud to be a Me a Ridge varsity football player." �Jr. Cody Bell Po tion: o G rd "The mo t tmportant thing tn football I thtnk i to be tron~ and to work hard at everything you do. " Sr. Everett Goldberg Posnon 1\..tck ·r ".\ly goal i to have a :?;reat year and play college football. By doing that, I hope to get a cholar hip." Soph .William Boden Po non: Center "Thts year I want to be the be t I can and play for my elf and my family " Postinon· tr n~ afen "I want to m ke a name for myself in Colorado, and I want to make m' family proud." - Score When \Videfield players shuffle in from every .mgle poss1ble trying to get the ball, oph. Philhp Rhodes shows .\le. a Ridge football player status by never goinl?; down on the first hit. r. Zach Lowell attempts to set a lead block for Rhodes. Raise your helmets high with pride �Head-On Collision Below) oph. ;\licah \Vorford and the \ asson player lock helmets, but \Vorford overpowers him quickly. Dead On ~ Ouanerback oph. Jordan Robinson expertly passes to the waiting receiver. �Although the' were the rookie of :\1e a Ridge football, the fre hmen thi year worked their butt off to prove them elve to their enior teammate . The aggrc ion worked off on the field during grueling practice payed off when they won all but one home game , no team was even able to score touchdowns agamst them. Jr. home game thi }Car. Even better, for the fir t Devin Gib on, who e brother wa on the team aid, 'The, were vef} exciting to watch, and it wa fun watching m} little brother get rocked." Fr. hawn Bedel aid, "We didn't do a well a we could've done, but we'll try harder next year." tew Kickoff Fr. Keith Cays lcicks off the fir t game of the year. Get Psyched The team get them.elve pumped up before a game. Thi alway helps them get ready for a big game. "We always chant omething before the game. It' k.tnd of a ritual," said Fr. Keith Cays. print to help Da Juan Turner when he get m a bind. Leave it to our Fre,hmen Footballer: to have each other's backs. ------. ���Captain U!BJdBJ (left) J\ Jr . Am, \las, \ hie, Flath, and oph. hrisn· Jcrsin \\Ork together to set up for a solid otTensivc play. "\ \'e \\Orked ·o well together thts year. lt awesome." said A hie). (i\liddle) JV oph. l a 'ihat Powells .md Fr. Kalen artcr show their tmpresstve athlcti,ism a they jump up and defend the ball. "l'm a straight a\-age on that court and I gotta get that junk outta my house!" said La ·hat (Right) " s the <.lptain, l felt I needed to step up in clutch moments and he the sp;uk for our team," said JV Jr. Am) Al,\s �(Left) JV Fr. AI} a .\lagalong gets low m order to set the ball for the piker, Fr. Tai<ha Wood}ard. (~Iiddie) C · quad Fr. Tat ha \\'ood\ard (Right) The C- quad girl celebrate an <ltm the ball with a ferociou pike: 1ce \ww\\,,h.tLk that ace up!" they chan ted a one. (f) - -___,;1110....1 "0 0 ::l. (/) .... ~ -~;,_ <0 CD (]1 0 I (]1 __. JV And C-Squad leyball Everyone achieve more when the whole team's head is in the game. The JV Volleyball team created an alliance no other team before it, fighting to play better in e\·ery game and build chemistry as the future var,ity team. Captain Amy Ala satd, "Our team di played resilience and worked hard every game on mad for excellence. Adversity was in our way, but we got around it toward the end of the sea on." The girls were just as athletic as all of their opponents. After the bell rang every day, the} would rush to the mall gym and use thetr time in practice to focus and improve ophomort Dylann Finley said, "\Ve were actuall) really do e this year and worked well together. \Ve just needed to be able to shake off our mistakes, and not dwell on our past mi take , but work to make them up. When we were having fun, things t1owed better, and we got more done." A new generation of Lady Grizzlies arrived this year, ready to play ball. Everyone on the team was a tlr,t-time high school player, o they an ~sifhe qu.1d Volleyballers kicked off their opening ·ear with a record of 7 wins and 8 losses. fhese Grizzlies fought their heart out every game, diving and liding to earn the right be named .:\Ie a Ridge' C-squad volleyball team. The girls had to share cramped quarters for practices wtth with JV team, and perhaps seeing their skills every day motivated them. "By the end of the year, we were more comfortable with each other and started playing better as a team," aid Fr. Tai.ha \Voodyard ext year, these Grizzlies will definitely be ready for the faster paced JV games. �Season of the Sisters no en e," ,1id a current student. "Out of n the girl ju t ~tarted inging it one pra tic stuck," remembered oach Bu tillo . The one of the many \\ays that the ladie came t not only as a team, but as sisters. "Ever: single girl really was just incredibh lose," said Jr. helby Flores, right field. The girls took their fnendship otr the field to sleepovcrs and lunch rendezvous. Each \"arsity player e\·en had a JV little sister. "I lm·ed my sister. he was always a source inspir,ttion," said oph. EB Lcehan. The captam thi )Car were 'rs. \shle1 Be ker and Gracia Freemen, ,md Jr . Jackie Glover-(Jarcia and Kari Lanphier. Prming their worth a l:aptain , \ hlcy and Gr,tcia made Honorable Mention Fir t Team All Conference, while Jackie and Kari made First :ream Conferen c. i �(Below) ':)()ph. tephanie Driver proved that thineen is nor an unluck-y number after all, batung fourth and Jr. Jaduc Glover· Garcia make a qui k serving as ccond tring slide at home durin;; the team's home Chcvenne ..\lounrain. he awed the up," Trouble Its oph. tephanie Rose's job to protect home plate, and she did so . mv turf," aid rephanie! ''I'm not gonna let a~yone score without a fight." Jr. helby Flores rocks the opponent' pitcher even u·bat during the \ a n ' . ..\lesa gam"e. Her batting average was an astounding 447. "\I~ best hitting game wa probably in our Falcon tournament," \lanah Gutierrez Brittany Bi,-ing were a solid wall of •---defense in left field. "I L _ sometime" said Brittany. At her last game on the mound, r. ;\shley Becker, with her fJsr a lightnmg wind up, trike fear in a hopeful ierra batter. Ashley had 16 strike·outs tht oph. Kayla Roberts, 2nd year varsiry player, prove· herself to be the next Tommy Lee at the ream slecpover 'or onlv was she a stud at second base, he co~ld also play a mean set of drums. "The drums were so confusing," he remembered. e by Ken Klautl. r. Gracia Freeman attempts to stop the ball and make a quick out on lir·r. ·he got down and dirty to make an) play, domg whatever it rook. Gracia plans on goin to altf. •n u t te Long Beach for college and possibl) more softball. �"JV alway, ha a really u ce sful season," remarked Jr. Kri ta Aldridge, "and thi year wa no different." Rounding out the year with a winning ea on, the girl completely dominated team uch a Doherty, litchell and Woodland Park. " oftball is a fun port. The harde t thing I think would be just catching the ball," said Fr. ngela Ca telow. The team wa ab olutely domineering on the field through a combination of big hitter: Kel ey alvin, Lauren Wilson, and olid fielding: Heather exton, EB Leehan, and Lola anchez. Of cour e, oftball i di tated by the pitching. "There i no game without the pitching," aid Coa h Goycoolea. "Pitching i way hard, but very rewarding," tated first tring pitcher, A hley Roberts. Of cour c, a great pitcher ha nothing without a strong catcher. Thi year, the pace behind the mound was being held by Fr. Jessica Brklich. The great determination, fierce bats, and the solid mitt gave the JV oftball team the cason they de erved. Fr. Jessica Brklich care' the brave runner at tir t with a quick throw down. "[ love softball, it' definitely a pa ·ston." oph Kelsey Calvin . klllfully rounds fir t on a beautifully placed double. "The game against \Voodland Park wa freezing, so when I wung, it stung my hand o bad" oph Devonne Bullock i ready for anything as she aggre ively play first at the fir t home game. "Playing fir t is nerve wracking because you know that the play, no matter what to you." L------------------.J �\'ar it)~ Andrew Anderson, Trc~ Ander on, Benjamen Andrews, Everett Artz, Cody Bell, Aaron Belle, \\'illiam Boden, Demikeu Brvant, Tanner Bu k, Adam Cavender, J;tcob Iifton, Brett Collin , KC onklin: Pernell ud1oe, Lverett Goldbcrp;, Dillon I len!), :\!arcus Jackson, Alexander Jonc, Ray Jone , herman Jonc , Andre' .\lurra) John on, Brian Johnson, Jc c John on, Alcxar der 1-.azct, Dcmn Key•, Domimquc: Kc) , John [) von l.ibag, Za hary Lowell, Jo e Lun. R~an .\laison, ,\lichacl .\larttn, ramis .\lcGint)·, Raymoml .\lclaup;hlin, rever Jonathon, .\ntwan .\Iarrow, Jonathan .\lullineaux, ,\lain :\lvogo, Roman l'oiche , .\Iarke! Pollard, Tyler Pond, Phillip Rhode , .\ltchacl Rohindcr, Jordan Robin or, Orlando Rodrip;ucz, .\latth ' Ru hay, Timothy , alter, \!organ tephcn on, ]of' c tre, tcphen Taylor, Jake Trammell, Zachal) VallejO, Terl)' \\'aiters, Brando \\ .wer, Tcrren ·e \\'ebb, Du ha,,n \\'illiam , Chri t pher \Viseman, ;\!rear \\ <•rlord Allan Zunich Coachc : Rob Braaten, Everett Chari on, Brian Cl. r c, J Jhn !wan ki, Ale. J >t n on, Octa ; 1 \\'alton, .\latt ip, Brandon rultz \lanagcr~: Bnanna Ruff, Chcl•ca .\!cLean, Feli<ia Fark.ts, Tiffany Farka•. Jl.i: Tre~ Anderson, Tnnner Buck, Jacob Iifton, ='tcko Gibson, Steven Jack on, Brian John on, Alexander Jonc , Devon Kc) , John Devon l.tba , Jo Luna. Ryan .\1aison, ;\li hacl .\lartin, ,\ndrew Perez, Uri Perez, .\Iarke! Pollard. \\rliham Q le, lchael Robinder, (ordan Robin on, Orlando Rodriguez, :\latthew Ru ha), )of) qlllrc, :\!organ ':ltepr m, Tcrl) \\'alters, Brandon \\'eavcr, Du hawn ' \ ill tam , \ licah 'orford, ��\Vith perfect fi>rm and preci IOn, Fr. Dalton Frizzell pull h1s racquet back, ready to follow through on h1s great forehand. (Left) oph. Barret Bowman reaches for h1 ervc, waiting for the ball to hit the peak so he can follow through, can ing the ball to •oar over the net, resulting in an awe orne ace. (Above) Jr. Tyler astlc works on h1s eye/hand coordination b) focusing all of his artention on the tennis ball. Tyler e.xclaimed, "We had a great cason, and I'm looking forward to an even better season next year!" Jr. hri ·cian Pitera waits patiently for the ball to come so he can smash it back to hL opponent and take the point. He :aid, ''\Ve had a awe:ome vear. .:\h favorite parr was playing \Vall Ball with oach. lr '"·as so fun." �oph. Alejandro Gonzalez hir the maximum force and a full t{,llow "I rhoughr golf was lame. Then, I rned it, and ir complercly changed mv per. pee rive." \lejandro Gonzalez Putt Putt! oph. Zachary Grace nudges rhe ball ncr 1 slic;hrlv, getting it exactly where he wanr ir. . I I ave a good rune wi rh golf: I rry nor ro m.tkc It rressful, and I JUSt have fun \'lth rhe team." Zachary Grace Backswing! \laking sure eve!')· swing r Brande) Alexander practices h" "Golf 1 tn) life. lr'> going ro get me ro college. It's jusr a great part of my life." -Brande~ Alexander Jail! r Logan Goodhart i. faced with a challe~.,;;mg hole and rhmk, where ro place th1 difficult hor. '' ] r wa a good year. I had fun With m\ teammates . .\lv season tarred off h;rd, bur 1 had a good rime." -Logan Goodhart hip! opJ, 1\.alc \lara cr the hall next ro the pm at rll Colorado pnng C.ounrrr Club cour e. · Life is like a pur· you never know wh1ch way It's gonna break." -Kale .\lata "I never qua tf);ng. I never ted rhat I don't have a chance ro win." -Jonathan Ethridge �orey Ro e tac.kle oph Geneva Varga in pre par tion for St..:t Both Corey and G n va ran on Varsm "We u ually run about fhc m1le eve~dav at The Power of Determination Cross Country Goal: To go to tate Favonte Course: :\lonument V lley Park "Cro Country. a port over looked h) mo t, 1 dcfuutely one of rhe more ditlicult. It' common to have runners fall m pa m or heavin~-over, throwmg up." \1an~ people don't know the hardsh1p of Cro l ountn. The arhlct pu h them elve ph) icall\ and mentally i u t t beat the1r own time. Th~ race tart off m to~mpede f more tha one hundred deterrruned boy or gtrl . The runne then loop around, dnvmg them ehe forward on :!.1 m1le tret h. Finally, 1t end ''1th a th hoot for the pia e to be Bemeen r. T1m and Soph. Cali \ntolini, there 1 more than JU t a iblmg m-alf). "I hate gettin hown up b\ m\ little i ter," aid lim, while of course Cali love tt "That' actually the mam rea on I tarted runmn · to beat m\ brother, and J do'" ali wa the only 'member of the cro country team to m ke It to tate th1 year with a t1me of 21:56 to fim hoff her \ear. For Jr. countn Varsiry runners r.' Tim Rose, Jr Chris Orrersberg, oph. , 'icklau \\'are, Joe Palom! '· 1.. ,, .\lolina, and Fr. Dcttn \Vilker_ot. \Ialli• up for rhc:u All League meet at Founra.tn Fort Carson. • good warm up could be the dofferen e from a good race or a de'-a tatmg one. The point i to warm up your mu,dc:<. If you don't do ot ri ht, you rna} a well not do tt." a.td Coach Burge's. �Varsity and JV Soccer Varsity Boys l Soccer Ea h o ·cer star work· to earn a name for him elf Our Boy ' \'ar ity occer team truggled to do o. aptain r. ean Bogardu revealed, " ur team in number wa small, and we definitely had to work through that." Without having a bunch of boys to ub in, they all had to tep it up a little bit. One person who kept them going was oach nderson. ''\ hen the attitude wa positive, the wa definitely th re. hey s m d to () h JV Boys l Soccer ophomore Darnell Gayle loved working with oa h Anderson. "He is probably the best coach I have ever had." Darnell was on lesa's JV team, and felt challenged and pu hed throughout the season. \\'hile .\lr. \nder on wasn't technically the JV coach, the two teams worked and practiced together so that they could learn the same thing and crimmage together. The JV coach, Coach Greg tingerie said, ''I'm impre. sed with what they accomplished." Coach tmgerie gave them hope and drive. Captain of the JV team, Jr . . 'ikita mullen said, " oach was like a father figure to me. I learned a lot from him." After working closely with the JV, Coach nder on said, "The leader hip some of the players show and the heart all of them show on the field impre sed me and make me look fonvard to the future ofMesa Rid e occer." -~-------' �1. Heads up Vmity Fr. athanicll\ lelbrod uses all h•s might to k.Jck the ball down the field to h1 teammates o that \Videfield can't score. "Fa1l to prepare, prepare to fail" -:'\ate !\1elbrod 2. Leap into action \'arsit} r. Alexander !\lelbrod leaps into the a1r to get awa)' from his opponent while still tl)ing to keep the ball. "There's no in benveen, you're either good or bad." -Alexander ;\lelbrod 3. Goalie save "I know CVCI) game l have control. Every game we have .1 chance to beat a \'e')· good team, and I can be the cau. e of that win." -\'ar It}' Captain r. can Bogardu 4. I'm open \'arSJI) r. Cameron \'igo pa 'es the ball over to Var •n· r hea Bogardus in attempt to get the perfect shot. "Life i a f!;ame. 'occer is hfe." ameron Vigo s.Practice makes perfect JV oph.joshua Waugh gets ready to pa the ball during one of their first practices of the cason. 6. Pep talk Coach Anderson gives the boys a pep talk during a rime our called by the other ream. "I wa surprised (by orne of the player ), bur I alway say nothing urpn ·e me in soccer" Karl Ander. on �Varsity Cheerlead I g -•• ..... •• •• • r. le a Rid e Cheerleader have alwa) been enthu ia tic out on the field an 1 \Tar the ladie had quite o.t h left be au he ·as expecting a bab . Jr. Jenmfer Duncan id, "I~ r r)Oll ''a re,tlly ired oa h Thoma , but unfortunate!), he had to leave, and no one wa ure who wa going to be the new coach." , oph. Dylann nley aid, 'The tl) out w re del a} ed O\ cr , month, and a lot of us we re wn cmed that there wa n't C\ en going to h a team thi " The team re ci,·ed two new oa he during the summer, but hortly .1fter they \\ere hired, th y left to pursue other job IOJJP<>rtluni'tie . The ladie of the quad had .1 haoti ~ ummer, but everythin r fell into rlace ·when Coach Beth \Volperth and ~ Iaureen I ·vengcrgrim h~) cam along. F 1r the fir t time, the i\ Ic .1 Ridge h cr quad hrought in a choreographer for Regional and tate ompetltion routine. r. L.ma l l ason said, "I real!) ecl~.:ontident in our team thi year for State. 'V./c n .1mazing routine, .m we are gom to r k it!" T he ladic strength ned their friend hip , and rein6 r~cd their oroken d from th cginning of the ea on to fini h off ith a great year! �3. \Vhat is your favorite stunt to do' l.Why do you do chcerlcading' Jr. Cody BeU 1. "I do cheer because it's a break away from the football guys, I can lift hot girls, and it's cool to ltft weight using more balance than strength." 2. "Going to Regional and tate to compete IS my favorite part." 3. Favorite runt: Cha1r Jr. l\lorgan tephenson 1. "I do cheer becau e it's a sport that keeps me m shape." 2. "I would say throwing ~iris as high .a the kv 1s my favorite runt: Basket oph Devon Ke} 1. "I do checrleading becau e !love to rumble and compete agam t people." 2. "Tumblin~ is by far my favorite part beGlU e I am re.tlly ~ood at it." 3. Favorite stunt: One 2\lan ��Fir t Row: Kale ;\lata, 'kylcr Altoncn, Zachary Grace, Jo hua tevcn , hri topher Barnett Back Row: Coach Jon Reimer, Drew .\lathis, Alejandro Gonzalez, Tyler • 'ofzinger, Brand y Alexander, Logan Goodhart, Coach Rick Wilson. I ront Row. Philip Long, \Vilham Fnzzdl, au! :O.!.lrttn, Brandon Patz, Barret Bowm n Back Ro"~ Coach l\like Hern ndez, ' ata ha Brown, Tyler Ca tl , Jeremiah \hiler, T yler Oste r, Corey atz, u tin Kim, Ja on Kim, Loralee Wheeler. Coach Lisa Felic . �' Vars•ty Boys Basketball �Driv down the court: 36 Dunk .Drop back to D 1n (f) '"0 0 >-1 r-t rJ) ()'\ 9' .,~J5&-· ()'\ -.....l The ity bo J>a!;ketball players load into the awaiting bus, omeone may get tnpped or punk'd, but they all make it on. It's game time. The ride i filled with a buzz of nervous excitement. "We play this game where there 1 b 1 ally teams: one i in the front of the bus, the other i in the can get a player to reach the other side fir t, win ," back. Whichever te laugh r. Captain Roman Pacheco. oon, the boy will arrive at their de tination, but m their excitement Before a game, walk around the ~------------~~~~~~~~~·--·room. Fear 0f • Ftve aptain, Jr. Deontav Galbearth is definit~lv a pillar, both on and off the court. He tart every game with a motivational . peech. The crowd can see him wa,~ng hi arm around, placing hi on his heart, and sometime looking down right God-like. "I know it' corny, but I really do ju t love the game," he smiled. It's just something we do to keep the r. Brantley stre down," said Alexander. "But when it's do er to game time, we get quiet . • To one really talks. The only thing you can hear are the iPod ." Then the game begins. The Grizzlie alway start off with a ru h. They alway try to tart the fir t quarter off ahead. "Our best quarter is probably the econd. There's ju t a lot of pre ure. If you can tart the fir t half off right, the econd is more fun to play," aid Jr. Carlos Torre . Mesa execute many different play throughout the game. If you watch and li ten to Coach Fetters on the side, you will hear him yelling out a tate' name, like, "Idaho, Georgia, or Texa !" ometime he'll call, "Zebra," which i an offen ive po ition where the boy et up a half circle around the perimeter. "I think it would be hard to learn so many play, and they alway run them all o moothly," aid oph. Jenna Zander. The boy' put their all into the hour and a half they are on the court. They know that if their head will end the W. �JV & C-squad Ba Jr Scoreboard C-squad 27-51 Pueblo Centenmal 47-38 Canon C1ty 42-46 Coronado 32-47 Pueblo West 27-41 Wasson 24-35 Mitchell 44-36 Woodland Park 19-47 Lewis-Palmer 38-57 Sierra 26-48 Castle View 44-55 Widefield 38-47 Hamson 46-39 Falcon 23-48 Cheyenne Mountain 41-52 Wasson 32-62 Mitchell 49-18 Woodland Park 57-78 46-48 43-37 43-46 47-49 36-42 39-57 33-32 42-23 45-42 35-50 39-53 66-58 38-37 �3 a> squad eammate, Fr. Ja on IGm follows close behind in case of a rebound. "Mark did not play basketball last year, but he chose to go out for the team this ea on because, "I just really like the game. I like doing hooting drills. They're pretty cool." CORNER U) LlJ JV Forward Soph. Jonathon Hatth print down the court dunng the Canon Cit\' game. "That k;d was on me. I gotta· gi,·c him props for stick;ng to his man." Jonathon s:ud about hi opponent. F ortunatel), Jon was able to dodge past, keeping the ball from the opponent and pa. ing to teammate, oph. 2\lark.:\leneses for a two-pointer. First Year, Coach Stu ltz :c What is omething you want to change for next year? <( "Mistakes I made, just first year coaching mistakes. The other coaches taught me a lot." (.) 0 (.) Eleventh Year, Coach Johnson T whole team is alike, like brothers from different mothers. Jonathon played for C -squad last year and said that "the pace of the game i quicker on .f\'. \ Vhen the sea on started tt wa difficult but 1t got easier as tt went o?. Th~ coache a.h•a) yell•• ne'\er g•ve up and keep your nead up. What is different about 1esa athletes versus other schools? "The caliber of athlete. These boys are very hardworking." �;u; a grou and uccccd · · a team," and Soph. 1c team rcill} bclic\'CS in one n·nwl ;c.•tHl''• li:'l' hurd! 1 �At the World Amu game n. Centaurus, 110 Soph. Rene< ROW< JUmps on rudy for the acuon. •It wu an aWHOmc ~· the a claimed. The day of the game, Soph. A 1anna R.vua said, I was tanding around dunng advUory when I realized, We r< playmg at the World Ar<na toru~ht.• ,Mesa R.dge'o Rm>-dy Crowd followed the girls up to Denvtr for theor nutch agam5.t ~1ontrose m the run for the tate utle. .r-11!!!11!!!!!- She's on fire (Right) Soph Kaidyn Mileto scores another 2 points for the Grizzlies. he scored a total of 25 point against Centaurus, and an amazmg 15 pomts in the third quarter. ""If my teammates are open, obviously I'm going to get them the ball. But, if I'm open for a shot, I'm going to put it down for them," Mileto told reporters after her amazing game on at the World Arena. Excitement all around Below r. :l-1arlo , 'ickell and Jr Leanndra Gilbert get pumped up before the World Arena game again t the Centaurus. !\1esa easily took this game 66-50 to give them elves a spot m the Great Eight. "I knew we could do it. We ju t needed the chance to show that we could do it," miled oph. A ianna Rivera. It's Game Time (Below) Jr. Sarah Curby is welcomed by her team and fans at thts evening's home game again t terra. he aid, " One of my favonte thmgs is being welcomed into the game, but it a! o make me realize that I have to get my game on." After bearing down ierra, Curby went on to play in in the weet ixteen against Centaurus. A great man and a great coach (R.ght) C•a.:h Enc Hulen p!'O<oJly lud hi team on a 22·4..() tam!'"'gn· The Griuloe> won II of theor 12 home games, made 1t tnto the plavofn, past the weet LXt«n, and all the wty to the Great Eight. "1'1w 1 the furthest a ~1csa team hu made u,• Hulen told the girl after they easily won their game again t ilvu Creek that got them mto the top 16 (73-60). But nother than allow the girl to R<t OY<r<Onfident, Coach Hulen at the girls down after th1s b1g wtn and diSOOS>ed the dunK' the girl• would have to do in order to pl.ty at thos new level :-.1ake sur< that we are pl.tyon ~ma.rt. We don't want to g'l~ up any more po1n becau.'c of game j1rtcn: Watching thu coach, at 1 cuy to cc wby ha program is to successful. The girls re pect horn and want to su««d for him. 'Coach Hulen IS great: Of c:oune we want to W!O for rum," exclaimed ph. La hll Powell �Keeping pre ure (Left) Careful to not foul her Woodland Park opponent, Jr. Brittany Bivi.ng. guard her man do ely, forcing her to eventually pick up her dribble. With thi first quarter change, take otT, easily keeping the win at home on January 13th. "I'm glad to be back on the coun," aid Bi,;ng . "After injuring my ankle, I had to take orne time off, and 1t was hard to it and watch the rest of the healthy girl play. ow that I am healthy, I can't be stopped!" . --=;;..-- One-on-One ( hove) Early in the sea on, January 8th, the Grizzlie took on opponent \Va on High chool. Jr. Jackie Glover-Garcia goe one on one with Wa on opponent while looking for an open player. In the background, le a player #22 oph. helby Hodgin get herself open and waits for Glover-Garcia's pass. "As the (point) guard, I'm suppo ed to look for the open players and who ha the be t probability of making her hot," explained Jackie. helby finds herself in the shooting guard position. The difference between the two po itions is that the shooting guard need to be able to shoot the ball and also must have good ball-handling kills. "We have to be able to create our own shot off the dribble," said Hodgin. hooting guard also need to be able to take long-shots, around the 3-point line. This is becau e there will be much tighter defense inside the key. The JV girl ba ketball team really stepped it up this year. They only lost one game, to Harri on, all sea on, and it's no wonder they had uch a winning ea on. The girl urvived a grueling conditioning regiment. "The e girl go through hard practices. From running from one ide of the chool to the other, to running up and down stair , they are always doing whatever to keep in hape. I am extremely proud of this group of ladie . They are all extremely coachable and work hard every day in practice , and they are all winners . I've coached many teams, and they were my favorite team to coach," miled Coach Beatty. Their hard work in practice definitely paid off during games, being short of an undefeated ea on by only one game. "One of our bigge t motivator for trying to b undefeated thi year was Coach aying that he would dye his hair blonde if we were undefeated, and even though we lost that one game, our hard work and determination got u to wher we are now," exclaimed oph. 1organ layton. With the ea on at an end, Me a Ridge looks forward to next eason, when the Lady Grizzlie come back out 'vi.th a fi.erc ggggrrrrrrrrr. What is your ritual before every free throw? How do you anticipate your opponent's move? "I dribble the ball once, really hard, and then I let 1t float into the basket." -- oph. helby Hodgin. Her power-dribble technique mu t work becau e he u ually nailed her ftee throws. "When guarding someone, I ray low, stay between them and the ba ket, and I also ray on my toes." --#10 oph. Varsity,]Y Renee Rowe, swinger, 5'7". What is your ritual before every free throw? "I line my foot up with the basket, bounce the ball like four rime , look at the basket, and shoot." --#25 C- quad Fr. guard Alyice Johnson. " he u uallv make it!" miled #33 Fr. Rachael tevens, a C- quad guard. �Girls JV & C-Squad Basketball ad team enc:oLmt,ered positive and some frustrating. The girl won 70% of their games, but unfortunately, they were unable to play 6 of the 19 games cheduled because the opposing team did not have a C- quad. oph. Je icadale Scheiler expressed, "I work as hard as I can, and o doe the rest of the team." It wa frustrating for orne of the e hard-working girl to not get the chance to use the skills they practiced day-in and dayout against an opponent. "We run a lot, and we work on JV C-Squad plays and hoot L Pueblo East around," aid cheiler. Coronado "We had a winning L Canon City sea on," miled Fr. Pueblo West Chianne Cate . "What more can we ask for?" STATS Cummings defeats her Pueblo East opponent, moving rapidly toward the ba ket to make the hot. " 1y favorite shot is the layup because it's easy, and I can drive in for it fairly easily." 1erra What is your favorite play to use on the court? What is your ritual before every free throw? "The an Francisco and the Pinch." --#21 C- quad Fr. Jennifer Osgard, 5'8". Jenni played point-guard on the C- quad, a isting on many ofthe hots. "When I'm shooting free throws, I don't really think about doing anything pecial. I just concentrate on getting the hot in." --#33 oph. Danielle Hurrell. tanding at 5'8," Danielle played forward for JV becau e of her quicknes and strength. Casde View Widefield Harrison Falcon Cheyenne t. w w w w w w w w w w w L w w w w w w L L w ��Planning the evening's lineup (Left) Carmen apolitano (from Widefield) and Ben ummer (Me a) prepare the lineup for a meet. "We generally take our top 3 strongest girls in the event. If we have extra spot , we like to open it up to girl who want to compete at the varsity level," Coach ummers explained. swimming ince sixth grade. "Coach ummer would come up with orne in andy hard workout , but it wa worth it in the end." said Liz7.ie. "~y favorite meet was regional because we got to hang out and eat all day." Lizzie warn the butterfly, free tyle, and the backstroke. (Below) Fr. Jordyn Wadle put up the guns as she wait for her heat of the 100 Brea troke. "Brea t IS a tough stroke becau e you pull forward, but if you don't do it exactly right, you'll end up pulling yourself back. Then you have to make up the difference," aid Jordyn. Oxygen is Being a captain of the swim team mean talcing on a lot of responsibility. It isn't ju t a title for the e girls. wtm Captains are required to lead the team in a cheer before every meet in order to set a positive tone for the competition. They also gather the girls after the meet to congratulate the other team. This means that captains must remain positive, no matter how tough their personal swims were or how frustrated they become. "It's not about me," said r. Captain Metis a Crouch. "It's about the team and that includes our coaches. If girls want to be a part of this team, they need to listen to the coaches. They know what they are talking about." (Below) Captain, Sr. Karla Urioste swims in the first leg of the 200 Individual Medley. ''This leg is one of the most difficult," said Urioste. In this race against t. Mary's, Karla swam a 41.30 Fly leg, and her total time for the race was 3:23.72, earning her a point towards her varsity letter. Preparation before the big ~im (Above) Fr. Lizzie Bell prepares for her meet at Rampart by writing her events on her arm. "It's easier to keep track of all the events you do," Bell said. "If you don't know what and where your events are in the beginning, you'll get really lost." �From making weight to staying on top of your game, wrestling is one of the most physically demanding sports at Mesa. Be a man Over 100 Wins (Above) r. he:o Bogardus finished 5th at the tate Tournament m the 140 weight class. In the preliminary round, Berthoud's r. Brandyn Wahlert feU to Bogardus at 4:31. hea moved on to the the quarterlinal where he defeated Roo evelt's Jeff J{jelian 9-5. In the emifinal , hea faced James Conrady from Rifle, who defeated him 15-8. Conrady went on to win the tate Title hea found him elf facing \Vahlert again, but chi orne lo t 6-2. hea rounded out his high o;chool wrestling career beating Fredenck's Tylar Parker, who feU to Bogardus at 2:14, giving hea 5th in the state and a record of 37-6. 'The reasons I am here coda)~ hardwork. more hardwork. and Coach \Valker," said Bogardu . "Heart i what it takes to fini h the match and stay off your back," Coach Moberly tells his wrestlers. The Me a Ridge wre tlers worked hard to stay off their backs throughout the season. Three \vt·esltlett made it all the way to the tate Tournament at the Pepsi Center Denver, February 19-21. oph . Alex Kazee (189) and Phillip Rhode (171) and r. Bogardu (140) placed within the top 4 at the outhern Regional Widefield chool on 13 and 14. Rhode took 1 tin 171 weight cla s. Bogardus took 2nd in the 140, and Kazee took 4th in the 189. The three !iifi>rel.iminaries began later that night. oph. Phillip Rhode placed tate in hi weight division after facing upper clas men each r. hea Bogardus brought home the highe t finish, rw:1rnmg 5th in the 140 weight category. "This i the fir t time had two wrestlers finish top 6 in the arne year, that was cool," Walker smiled. �A long road (Left) oph Alex Kazee wre de at 189. He entered the . tate tournament with a record of 28· 13. Hi earch for the tate Champion title ended early with a fall to r. l\.11ke Dellatto at 5:43 m the preliminary round on February 19th. He then went on the wre de J\.1ontro e' Jordan Pa ehl in a 3rd place attempt, but wa defeated. Alex i only a sophomore, but he faced a senior and a junior with better records than he at the state tournament. 6th in the tate Below) oph. Phillip Rhode placed 6th at tate in the 171 we1ght cia. s. In the prehmmai}· round, Rhode, defeated r. Keifer Deere from Rifle with a fall at 5:07. In the quarterfinals, Jr. Kohlman cribner beat Rhodes 9·5. Rhode went on to wre de and defeat r·. Jacob Bookout and Tom Earrhu , putting him. elf in the run for a top 6 fim h. Rhode wre tied another enior, Jo iah Graham, but lo tending with a 6th in the state fini h in the 171 di''i ion and a 34·9 ea on record. Pulling another win r. Jonathan Ethridge ha been wre ding . ince the seventh grade and ha been var i tv ince hi freshman year. "I d~finitely like chilling with my buddy, \Vrestling is a great sport," Ethridge. (Left) Johnny i seen tied up with hi Lewi Palmer opponent, whom he beat by 15 points. The ;\.le a Ridge wre tier· expected Lew1s Palmer to be a tough match, but they ended up blowing them away ea ily. "\ Ve came ready to wre de that day," aid Ethridge. Tattoos don't make a oph. William Qyib faced hi· huge opponent with a bit of dread. He said, "I thought, 'thi kids look big and buff, and has tattoos,' so I wa scared." However, Qyiles pulled it off. He beat h1s Woodland Park opponent. "I wa hocked," he said. "I thought, 'I ju t beat a va!'$ity kid, and I'm on JV.' I hoped he felt bad for letting a JV kid beat him. oa h told me that he was the . econd be t wre tier on Qyile oph. Ryan l\laison always rag· on \ \'illiam, but even he wa. 1mpressed by thi win. "William really whipped this gu) with huge tattoos. It was awesome." Hard Core (Above oph. Alexander Kazee wouldn't lose thi match, even 1f it meant di locating hi opponent's arm. "\\'hen I'm lo ing a match, many things go through my mind. I can't reall) tell you what, it ju t wouldn't be appropriate," laughed Kazee. 0 Suzuki Below Left 'Pin bm!" oph. Jordan Robmson yell· at oph Rvan ;\lai<on while Coach .:'lloberly a) • •. 'o uzuki! • 'o 'uzuki!' "A uzuki i a move that when I use it, I lose But thl year, I ponned 3 kid· u m~ it, :'llai on beamed. (Below Right) ;\lai on looks up at Coach, listening to lu on tructoons. Ryan ended up defeating hi Lewis· Palmer opponent m thi match. Thi January ith match " big one fur .:'lle» wre-tler.;, and the~ were ready for it ��oph. and fu t year varsity player Demi Valdez anempt to turn the ball, and play it up field. Demi play an outside back on defen e he i responsible for topping anyone from penetrating the line. Dem1 is always mging and dancing, which i why when he goes for a pass, she et her elf up like she' about to P~~s Feet Every girl on the occer field can agree on one thing. They all hate wearing penny' . They're uncomfortable, they u ually smell, and make you look funny. But r Felicia Farka somehow i an exception to chi rule, he look every bit a tudly a she i during a game of po e ion, while roclcing the hideou occer is physically one of the most difficult port out there. The player mu t be able to tran ition from a jog to a thirty yard print without a econd thought. "On the field, we catch our breath on the jog. There aren't timeout and our halfnme is around ten minutes. We play two forty minute periods, and we ba ically run the entire time we're out there" said Jr. Lola anchez. To get in hape the girl had after chao! workout three time a week ince 'ovember. Even more, in the first week of ea on they had to workout . Goal T Keep Up the Pace r. Grac1a Freeman and oph Je ica Rosenberg ru h down the field, trampling the competition. 'We wanted to make ure that the ball didn't get away from u , it didn't matter what stood in our way," aid Grac1a. he 2009 varsity girls' ea on start off with a bang every year: the annual Grizzly Clas ic. Thi year, the team played three consecutive game over Friday aturday. "We had the condition again t us on all three games. Friday' was windy, while aturday we had to play in the now. The outcome of the games depended on how the girl played through the weather," aid fought hard all the way to la t whi tle, coach Ander on. The team andtook third in the tournament. Every game start with a warmup run, dynamic tretching, pa ing line , and then fini he off with po e ion. "During dynamic we do different sets of lunges, or huffling. One we do i called 'Pimp Walk.' A oon as our toe touch the ground, we pop right back up on our heels. We usually go further than coach want , becau e we all like it." said oph. tephanie Ro e. Even fooling around, the girls till get a lot with just a bit of good-natured done. "I've got huge hope for the ea on!" aid Jr. Kari Lanphier. B K ro\\~ ri tina Laracuente Lopez, Loreal anchez te ~ a rue Ro e, Kari Lanphier, Kay! a Riehl, Dem1 Valdez, 1--n t AI 1dge, Dylann Finb, and Chri ty Jer in. Front a Lo ova, Kvlie Behrman, Gracia Freeman, tey, !\.ell}· Cay·, andJe>sica Ro enberg. ��Soccer is not just about scoring goals it's about winning. Left: oph. Chelsie Roth ay , " the worst part of occer i · deahng with people's negative attitude , when we could be doing o much more to help each other and play better." Kayla Left: oph Robert work hard to keep the ball in control loolcing down field for open teammate in hope of pa ing the ball, while battling with Widefield' defender . Right: Fr. Chloe Cummings battle again t the oppo ing team. Cumming hu de · her wav to the ball and gains po ession. he make her wav down the field lea,~ng her opponent berund in hopes of malcing a goal. Belo": oph. Dylan Finley . play olid defen.e again t Jr. C n tina LaracuenteLopez, preventing her from getting an ea y goal. Finley aid, " occer i playing with inten icy to win, worlcing hard, and teamwork." During a 90-minute match, soccer player burn an average of 1000-1500 Calorie . They can cover more than 10 kilometer , and are required to print and jump many time with little chance to recover between bur t of maximum energy. oph. Chri ty Jer in stated, "when playing occer, ifl ever feel that I need to top and take a break, it' impossible for me to do. My heart and spirit for occer won't allow me to. I ju t can't get enough." In addition to having ball kill , the} need to po e speed, endurance, mu cular trength, and power. The 1\.le a Ridge Girl ' JV occer team put their all into what they love. oph. pril Gib on aid, "when one of our players i truggling I try to a i t them, and tell them to point their toe and u e the in ide of their foot to kick. Mter that, they u ually get it right and we move on to the next thing." The girl 'soccer team never mi e a chance to improve. Jr. Taylor Finley aid, "after working hard and practicing o much, getting to the game i such an adrenalin ru h and it' even a bigger thrill." �Big Asset (Lett) Rcturnmg for another year of track, oph. William Qti!e plans on getting hard work done so he can excel in this vear's season. "I look forward to being a bigger part of the team and helpin~ them succeed." \Villiam runs long di tance for l\lesa. Pro kt {: tra stretches ha\·en't seen It ~ ... pla);n'. We \\ill promi ·e as Ion~ a work. Time doughnuts. made doughnuts. One love." Time for laughter Above) Fr. thrower and jumper Alys a l\lagalong doesn't always have to be seriou during her workout·. "I wanted to do track to keep the familv tradition ahve. \Vhethcr vou'r~ fir t or last, vou're onh· a ~~inner as long as yo~ try." . r. thrower Lana .:\lason (Left said, "Track is a way for us to individually improve ourselves but al o work hard as a team. \Vhen we reach our goals, it is atisf}·ing to me as an individual bur a! o a a team." �• akin' a • ·aun For It (f) '"0 0 ""' r-t (J) 00 N I 00 oming back from having three tate champion , le a Ridge track and field looks w forward to vi iting the tate competition once again. La t year' Grizzlie achieved great thing , o expectation are high for the track team thi year. Led by the returning head coach Carl Burge , I\le a Ridge i ready to hift it into overdrive. U ing a erie of tretche and sprint to get in the shape needed to be the be t, the 2009 Grizzly track team ha potential. "The e runner look to work hard and I know we can turn potential into talent," aid Burge s. Jr. jumper Carlos Torre aid, "Even though we lo t three tate champion and five qualifier , I still think that our quad hould be good enough to go to tate." Returning Regional Finalist, r. printer Andre' Murray-Johnson said, "The harde t event in track i the 400 becau e when you ee the last 100 meter , you become lightheaded and start to have tunnel vi ion. Your legs give out so you have to dig deep in ide and find what it take to cro that line and call your elf a champion." Brothers stick by each other Rl~ht Fr. jumper and sprinter Robin.on Damitrius leads the pack in the high-knees-drill and makes the work out look cas~. "The rca on I joi~ed track is just to be a part of the team. I also wanted to be able to han~ out with my brother." Damitrius' older brother oph. DonO\·an (far r. pnntcr Steven :\I ibcrt 1 n't a natural He ha h.1ct to work for even ounce rc p~.:t. "I u-cd to be ,-hubb) ~nd ncnh, then I dcudcd I "anted .t different life weight room ''a ba ; alh a econJ home .for .'te\en. !I ta} e,l there <~Iter da\, da) "orking h.1rd on hi confidence and My motto is to go 110% all the time. Hardwork is a necessity." how ho" mu~h of a mon ter he can be. Thi- power hou e works well past the point of agony. I Ie said, "I started workin~ out and I've wanted to trr to make t;tte since football didn't go so well for me." ----------"" ��\ oice of the infield tL<:ft) the catcher, oph. \ tlliam Boden has a lot of weight on hi boulder. ''You an't let any ball past you. I have to kno\\ what the count i , vhat play we're doing, and what to run." He thinks they wtll do vet} well eason. "Our hmm~ 1 great; our fieldin1: 1 great; we JU t need to work on our pitclung." 3 Tht ve r, ean h• a goal. I want to go 57 for 57 thi year, and that way Heinz Ketchup wtU ign me: ean pla~ one of the 4 Dedication. The bo> who made var it) thi year not onl) howed up and tried out, the} were there every morning at 5:45 am for conditioning. They didn't do thi ·u t to have omething to do in the morning but to imprO\ e their trength and work on weakne e . Coach Boden aid, "Thi year feel different than all the other )Cars. It ju t fed like we are going to be prett} good. \Ve've got a trong core of enior leader and a couple of good undercla men to fill the gap . Look for u to do \ Cf} well thi ea on." The bo) \ arsit}· ba eball team i coming back with more determination then ever, agreeing that the} need to work on their pitching, but the} are ro king the hitting and fielding. �~il~ith~ ~~ p~ =~~,9 ~yi~ ~d, i~n~ ~y~h~ ~t~ t "0 ~ c::: C'::S 0 '-- a. I a = ~ :; = "= = .E Q) (/) "0 Q) >, >, C'::S Q) a. >, '-Q) ..c::: ....... C'::S "0 a.... c::: 0 "'"") .....: ~LL '--"0 O>C';3 >,:::::! ~g I c0 c..:> I ~ a) "0 E C'::S '-....... >, C'::S 0> Q) ....... E ..c::: C'::S Q) C'::S 0 (/) ....... (/) ?!:= Q) > B, JV and -.quad team are unlike any other teams. "You need a lot of determination to play ba eball in the spring. It can be nowing one econd, and wicked hot the next," aid quad'. oach Wood ide. In fact, C- quad' sea on opener game fa ed now during the bottom of the 1 t inning and pier ing un by the top of the 6th. If the player aren't fighting the element , they fight fatigue . Every Monday and Friday, the boy wake up at Sam or earlier to be at the chool by 5:45am for conditioning practice . During conditioning, they stay in hape by running or working on their wing in ide the batting cage. They al o fo u on fielding, catching, and pitching. "It looks like it will be an awe orne ea on," JV oph. Jordan Robin on expre ed. "During practice, the team definitely look really trong thi year, and we hope that we can rna h Widefield when we play them." Downtime come when le a i at bat during games, and mo t of the player nack on unflower eed . A team u ually goe through four or five bag each game. "If you don't like unflower eed , then thi i the wrong thing to be managing. By the end of every game, we usually have the ground covered in eeds," laughed JV manager Jr. abrina Romero. Keeping in hape and keeping up with their unflower eeds, the e boy are ready for an awe orne ea on. JV oph. licah Worford ummed up the outlook on the year with, "I can't wait for the ea on becau e I know the game are going to be very inten e and are going to come down to the wire." ::::J Practice J\lakes Perfect (Left) JV oph. Travis Town end hit a few cuts with yellow ball. in ide the cage . The yellow ball are meant to be u ed in pitching machine because they are more durable than regular ba. eball . . Thi make them perfect for practice becau e nobody want to u e expen ive game balls which co t 24.99 for ju t 12 balls. (/) ::::J C'::S (.) Q) ..c 1 I C'::S ..c >, ~ .a. You 're Out> "I've been plapng ba eball since I wa four year old. I loved the game from the tart, and I hope to continue playing baseball throughout my high school career, maybe e,·enrually college," expre ed JV oph. Jordan Robin on who keep his eye on the ball while pla)~ng catcher. row: Coach teven Borcluk, Drew 1lathis, Bryce Duran, kvler Altonen, Al~jandro Gonzalez, Tra'~ Town end, Jacob Clifton, and Coach ~latt etp. Front row: Tate Grotelue chen, Jordan Robin on, . ·a than Germano, and Vincent Lopez. l\ Ianager ·: abrina Romero and Danae Ryden. row: !!!~~!!~~~~ -....-. qutre. Jon Jordan Dziolek, anclon l\Iartin, lark and Brandon Front Row: Gib on, and :\lelbrod. ' It's 40 degrees outside. It must be time for baseball season again ." -Athletic Director, Mr. Mike Sullivan �Extension and Suspension D nn mou-. ~1P e, C. uad I-r Br .. den Gib on tretche to na a ball "hlle lu teammate, • quad Fr. Tyler 0 ter, prepare to teal third. wrhc e ond you cc a chance, you ju t gona run and tr)' to teal. It' really plit· econd," Tyler mentioned. Picture '1\orth a Thowand \lord (Below) Looking at thi piC"tUre, JV ph. Zach Grace laughed, "It' fun to look at pi rure of when we throw becau e the camera alway get u doing omething weird, whether it be weird arm placement like this picture or weird facial expre--ion . It alwa) make me laugh." ginng u great adnce, but the one that reallv ruck wa to alway 'play with our hea~ and oul,'" expre ed C- quad Fr. Jordan Dziolek before hi fir t ever high chool game. Catcher's Box P!a,in catcher cern a bit nerve· \\T~cking when an oppo ing player i minging a bat inche, from your face, but not for C- quad Fr. Tyler Hutchi n. "C:>ache alwav tell me to ta~· down on the ball, it reilly help game a lot." �1 enni ; ,t game played with racquets bv two or four players who h1t a ball back nd o?tti~r(l"i~"{l all. Tenni i a game full of heart nd determination, and that' ju t wh,lt the l\ 1e a Ridge ''Tcnnt 1 a huge part of ffi\' life. I look tonvard to the ca on every year. There' , great gro we orne. \'ere all one big family, I don't know what I'd do w1thvut them.' The girb are oached ra Tyrrell aid, "Coa h 1ike pu he u to our limit , and Var ity practi e c..on i t ofh:trd core runm really mad, but I knO\v he' ju t doing it to make u better in the long run." The} pend their practice ' rna bing. vollc, , and ton of runnmg! '\ e do lot of running and condit.oning dunng our pr.... tice . certain word or phra e aid will make u run for puni hment I came up with a httle ayinrr of my own .:tt'ter we don't get puni hed and h veto run C\en more,' laughed Jr.• 'ata h Brown. Their hard \Ork 10 pr· ctice a their mat he . Trey keep their head up when do\m and don t lo c their foc..u when they're ahead. The) all cone and th t 1 wmning. Lad·es F r most, Winter e ds be �Add In! Jr. Jordan Hoyle through her killer forehand that . oar over the net ending in an awesome untouchable shot. Hoyle commented, "During a match I let my racquet do the talkmg. That' what I am all about, really. I ju t go out and win tennis matches." Keep Your Eye On The Ball B w Jr. Arielle Howell practice her kills playing wall ball at practice. Howell commented, "\Vall ball is a great way for me to work on my shot and hand/eye coordination." You Got Served! A ve B r ara T}Trell makes perfect contact and send the ball flying back to her opponent. Tvrrell miled, "VVhen I rep foot on the court, I get focu ed and I play my harde t to g~t those crucial point and win. Tennis is the one sport you can hit the ball at people and it will work in your favor, that's my favorite w During pracnce oph. Thurman Taylar practice her erve . Thurman laughed, "Coach Mike ays our erve i the mo t important part of a match. o, you alway have to keep up on your practicing!" Double Trouble B w Jr . Oschelle Lopez and Kyndra Wood practice ide by ide to help each other rna ter kills the other ha yet to achieve. Wood stated, "The single mo t important quality in a tennis player would have to be heart, raying in there and winning matches when you are not playing very well." Show•em Some Forehand! A ve Jr. auren wanson wait patiently o she can contact the ball right next to her h1p and end it flying back to her opponent. wan on stated, "Tennis takes a lot of hard work. You have to be physically fit, willing to dedicate ton of time, keep perfecting, and mo t off all.. play with tons of layer . The ea on is so cold!" 6-0 A ve r. =s Bueno ha the advanced ab1lity to hit her serve in many different ways. he use thi as an offen ive weapon to gain an advantage on her opponent and gain points. Bueno tated, "A a enior I've been working on my erve for a few years now. I definitely think I've perfected it for this year." Game .. Set ..Match t r. Taylor Richards complete her beautiful backhand by following through. Richards stated, "Thi i my first year on varsity, and I'm definitely going to make the best of it!" Hug Your Racquet! 0 chelle Nobod ever drowned in sweat, so - Mesa Ridge Varsity Tennis Ladies �The day was sunny yet chilly. With o ks high, fa e painted, and the crowd cheering, the e girls got pumped, howing they are more than ju t brain and beaut). r. Laurel Goycoolea laughed, " one of u were a tually very good at football. Iwan ki wa u ed to our girlyne , but it wa hilariou to ee the looks tultz would give u , like he wa wondering 'what did I get my elf into?" Once a ) ear our tudent abinet organize and ho t the annual enior v.. Junior Powderpuff game. With only a few day of practice until the big game, the girls got a crash-cour e in Flag Football. Their hard work in practice paid off during the game becau e there wa never a dull moment. r. Jennifer layton, who wa a pectator, aid, "It wa fun to watch the girl play, and even though the eniors lo t, they put in a good effort. Oh yeah," he added, "and I loved their uniforms." The game ended with the Junior tom ping the enior in a 32-0 victory. "Powderpuff is a feminist , physical way of letting your anger out and rocking the field." --Sr. Johnna lynch CJ) Sr. Gracia Freeman and Jr. Oschelle Lopez Q) \ I I ( A little too late r. Gracia Freeman make an amazmg run down rhe tield when Jr. Oschelle Lopez _neaks up and snarche her flags off. r. Gracia IJ' ,._•I Freeman aid, "Ir' fun ro be able ro play ag:unsr our rival , rhe junior,, and ir i fun ro be able ro prove who i. berrer. ActuallY, football ir elf i ......,.___ _ _ _ _ _ _..;.! ju r fun." . , • I I Jr. Shelby Flores Q) Everything is er for rhe nexr play. The only rhing left i for Center helby F1ores ro snap rhe ball mro action. A rhe Center, helby's job was ro nap, rhen hop right back up again ro block \Virhour decem blocker-, ucces ful offen i,·e play can't follow through. "I wa excited ro I,.~QIZ:~:!:!JIM..I win," he . aid. "I prerry much handed • :'\lonika Orey her burr on a planer." ctS Sr. Monika Otey E Q) I I It's all fun and games ported black and hor pink jer eys. They meant eriou bu ine. . They came prepared wirh ecrer plays written on their stomachs. r. :'\lonika Orey prepared for rhe game by learning ro properly grip rhe ball. "I'm u.ed to a soccer ball, bur I can handle a football roo," he aid. "The game wa so much fun." Q) { t- �Front row: Jackie Glover·Garcia, Brandl ollin , :\lor!!;an !anon, Renee Rowe, and A ianna Rivera. Back row: oach \lart1nez, oach Beam, Lukas Landing, l.eanndra Gilbert, La h:u Powell , J\larlo ickell, arah Curbr, Brittanr Bi,in!r'• Kaitlyn ;\.lileto, Trai ha Brown, Je ica Zevallo . and Coach Eri~ Hulen. Front row: Renee Rowe and Tiffany Farkas. hanikwa Lewi , and Jackie Glover-Garcia. Back row: Coach ;\lartinez, tephanie Rose, Terri Jahnke, Brittany Biving , amantha Ph1llip , Danielle Hurrell, and Coach Beatty. Cumming·, and Coach Cates, :\lartinez. econd row: Heather exton, "ichole Bevel, Rachael tevens, and Brianna alazar. Back row: Al)~Ce Johnson, Ta1sha \Voodyard, Jennifer Osgard, Jessica-dale che1ler, and ;\.lari sa Rudd. row· Prust. Front row \Iegan Grima, and Chel ie Roth. Row: Damka Lane, Jordyn Wadle, pril Gib on, and Ehsabeth Bell. Founh row: Kara Allen. Back row: Coach Carmen '\'apolitano, Karla Urioste, J\1elis a Crouch, Destin) tark, and oach Ben ummer ·. Front ro\\~ Je sica Ieman, and hr-ysta Bou. econd row: Terrence \Vebb, Alton Tern·, Brantlcr Alexander, Romar Pacheco, :\lichacl atow, , '1kita mullen, a~d Carlos Torres. Back row Coach lonte Fetters, Brian Anding, Patrick Brunow, Deontar Galbearth, Tyler Pond, arson mith, oach Johnson, and Coach Brandon tultz. Front row: Je 1ca Aleman, and Chrysta Bou. econd row: Zachary Vallejo, J\lark ;\lene es, Trey nderson, Alton Terry, ;\lichael atow, Thoma \Vestland, and Kale :\lata. Back row oach John on, Jonathon Haith, Jacob Clifton, Kevin Higley, Kenneth. onklin, teven Jackson, Coach ;\.1att e1p, and Coach Brandon tultz Front row: Je 1ca Aleman and Chr•sta Bou. econd row· kvler i\ltonen, Ja on Kim, ·icko Gibson, Randel anchez, and Da Juan Turner Back ro"~ Coach ;\lart eip, Tra,,s Pond, Charles Burn , Tyler Oster, Paul ;\lartin, :\larcu BrO\m, and Coach Brandon tultz. Front row: \\"Illiam Qyilc, Stc\cn DominguC"l, Tyson Dun~ ., . l Bogard • Z Kt.:l). C.U02. Knn1 Dt·• ,.,,,_ ·.,tharuel \lelbcocl, \nthon) olurcn, Dcvantc Johnson, Britco Todd, Jordan R bmson, and CLntc>n II. :•.• ncl. Second row: Dillon GaJtU, Shane \I tina, Kconta<Julicn,Jonathan Ethndge. Thomas Tumcr, . '""cl Landing, \uon Freeman, \\"illi:un Boden. Bcnjamcn ~n.U.W..jobn Rein· n , and Koth C.- B.o.k ro"· Co cb .\lark llcdgcman, Coach \lobcriJ, 'tcvcn ~t.offord. Du hawn \\"illiam, Scan Bo vdu, \:· andcr Kauc, Run \1., n, Jobnathan \lullincaux, Phillip Rhodes, \t.cab \\orli rei. Coacb \ill \\'alkcr, and Coacb tC\-. Dabclko. ���Say Cheese! From the beginning to the end of the year, thi is where you'll find the picture by which you'll be remembered. Freshmen, ophomore , and junior are all in luded in the following section-a combination of brother and ister , friends and enemies, and a few unfamiliar . t Regi tration Day, you took a seat, * nap,* *click,* and you had your own hining moment. Mug pictures are the one picture everyone can ount on. Take a look at this year's picture and compare it to la t year' picture. See how much you've grown and changed over the year. Junior Deontay Galbearth ~­ enjoyed hi picture taking experien e. "While I was looking fine in m picture, thi lady wa checkin me out." Mesa IS known for having the look . \ \ 'ho: Jr. TifEmy \'an\'olk.inbur~ \ Vhat: D cliverin)!; a vcrdid after l\ ls. Clevcn~erGrimslev's cia" debated whether or not their A nthem. o~iety hould adopt rhe li)!;ht bulb. O.,..ore: ":\h decision i m lavor of rhc AHirmarive ..The !Jght shall be adopted mro our society." �esa I'm going to be "When I grow up, lik,. 'piderman, I. b a wall c c of mysel f t'or a able to c nn . d l 'll take ptctur k moncv all an I'll rna c - I magazine whereh Brithggec D~ye da\ long, " op . · h unsucccs> fullv. L dream as she all without trie · to c·limb t e w pidey power,, I~,-d �Abram. Chanty Abrams-Brown. Chabewra Ada1r, Johnathan Alas. Amy Alderman. Nicholas Aldndge, Knsta Aleman, Jess1ca Alexander, Domm1ck Alexander, Joshua Alexander, Kevyn Alexander, Mav1s Allen. Cody Allen, Kara Allen Zackery Altonen, Skyler Anderson N1chole Anderson, Trey Andrews. Marcus Andrews Tev1n Antoflm, Cafi Apodaca Angelo Apodaca. VirlCe APOllo. Stephan1e Archuleta. Andrew Archuleta Ennque Archuleta Joshua Archuletta. Ashh Arcm1ega. Mekal Armstrong, Dav1d Artz Everett Ashcraft. Curt1s Asher, Elizabeth Baker, Bobbi Ba er, Kayde Banks. Samuel Ban us. T1ffany Barben·Wnght AieXIOUS Barnett. Chnstopher Bauer, Jonathon Bauer. N1cholas Bauer Steven Allen Baxter R1klota Beard1n, Cara Becker. Kaela Bedel, Shawn Bell, Cody Bell EliSabeth Bell Myra Belle. Aaron Bennett. Frankfon Bennett. Sarah Berna. Josephme Bessert. Katyn Bevel, N1chole B1les. Bnan B11es, Samantha 81shop. Zachary BIVIngs. Bnttany Black. Jasmm Black. Matth~as Black Rebekah Bla1r, Aaron Blake. Ahc~a Sian ensh p, Joshua Blankensh p, Ka lee Bochy. Melody Boden. W1ll~am Bohnen N1kolaus Bolden, DeVIn Banana Renata Borchard. Stephame BostiC Maka ah Botello, Lil~ana Sou Chrysta Bowman, Barret Boyce Alayne Boyd. W1ll1am Braslield. l.akela Brkhch, Jess1ca Brooks. Bre Anna ��Dommguez Steven Donaldson Jade Donnelly· Belcher Don ·Belch r M Down D r Doyel lloyd Brithgg Drmr Stephan e Drou lard casey Dully Rachel Duggan Stephame Dumon Jran M cha I Duncan Jennd r Dune 1 Tyson Duran Bryce Dyer Robert Dzrol Jordan Earl Skyla Edmrston Aaron Ehre Jessrca tiChholz. N'cholas Eldridge Laura Ell ngton, Ch enne ElliS DaMrella Et IS Sachelte Ellsworth Jesse Ely Sara Emen Mdlael EndiCOtt Brandon Engle Hayley Eng Sh Lauren Erdmann Laura Eslinger. Sarah Esprnosa. cassandra Esprnoza Andrea Esprnoza Bnt.my Evans Ang na E ns re Evans Marcus Evelo Mayah Farad, Melissa Farkas, T ffany Fau nd Juha Felt Corey Ferman Mana Fernandez Danella Fernandez Madelrne Fernandez Mrchaet Fernandez·Martrnez. Devon Ferrell Ashley Ferrell Dame! Ferrell Heidr Ftelder Mitllael Frn [)ylann Finley Taylor Anstad Sterling Flath Ashley Fterscher Kenneth Rem ng Nrcholas Flores Shelby Flores Trea Foley. Dhvta Followell Crrstiana Fonta no Charles Fonta no Colfin Fran Bryan Fran M keal Fran ond Stone Freeman Aaron Fntsche Em ly Fnzz I Amber Frizzell Dytan Frizzell Wr ram Fry Ana eaa Fulks. Ashley Fuller, Ashley Ga bean Deontay Gallagher Lade Galloway Vanessa Gallup Kenneth Gallup, Patnck Gallup Savannah Gamble, Jesse Ganaway Tanisha Gandara Marco Gandara Steve Gapr 1 Brian Gaprns James Garaa Dana Garaa M nerva Gai'Cia Scott Garcra Zac ery Gamer Karll n Gayle Darnell Gaytan Rosemary Gearhart. Nathan Gerer Carne Gerer, Stephame Gerger Drllon Gerser Joseph Germano Nathan Gbson April Gibson, Branden Grbson Devin Gbson Nchotas Grbson Nrc Grlbert Leanndra Grltard. Keyana Grnes Nrcholas Grpson Ang hca Glenn·Bracey Arsha �Glover-Garcia Jack1e Goheen Cydney Gonzales, Ashley Gonzalez Ale13ndro Gonzalez, Andrew Gonzalez Joshua Gonzalez L1zene Gooch McKems Gos1ne, Jonathan Grace Zachary Graf, Evyn Graham, Sean Graham T1ffany Gramm, Dan1elle Gramsch. Shy Anne Graves. Angel Graves. Ana Green. Elys1a Green. Enc Green Kyle Greene, Kala Gnma. Megan Grotelueschen, Tate Guillory. Sandrela Gunther, Sarah Gut1errez. JaVIer Gut1errez. Mariah Hacker, Dy1on Hahn, Lan' Ha1th, Jonathon �Hall CralQ Hall Jordan Ha 1 Katona Hambly-Mellen Amber Ham II, Chase Hammond. DaVId Hammond. Gina Hampton Chnstopher Hansen Melossa Hardman Jayden Harper Perc Ita Harns. Caleb Harns Forest Harter Cand ce Harvey, Pat ck Hawk ns Shawna Hellhecker, Nadta Helton. Domm1que Henry. Kathanna Herrera. TJara Herschler Bethany H1erommus. Lanssa H1ggins. Glen H1g1ey KeVIn HI Mark Hillebrand! Cory H llebrandt M1chael H1~ Ashley H1tchens Chnstopher Hodge W1IJam Hodg1n Shelby Holliday Cody Holmes Jam1e Holt. N cholaus Horner Shelley Howell, Anelle Hoyle Jordan Hue els Karhe Hudson Nicolas Hunt Darren Hurd. Marquise Hurrell Dan1elle Husband Clinton Hutchms Braxton HutchiSOn, Tyler Hylands. K11ale1gh lrv1n. Colleen Jac on. Chelsea Jac on Rachael JackSOn, Stephame JaCkSon, Steven James Chassity James V1ctona Jara Chelsea Jaramillo Adon1s Jaram to Andrew Jaram no Apnl Jen ns Michael Jen ns. Sara Jensen KJana �;;:;;:;~===,;;;.o ...,..,..--.,.,...m •..,."""10:> .-....- Jordan, Arren Ju ~ana. Anthony Ju en. Keontae Jumper. Chamlee Just1ce E123beth Jeppson Kaetyn Jen Casey Jers1n ChriSty J menez Jacob Johns DerriCk Johnson. Alylce Johnson. Angelica Johnson Antomo Johnson Brandon Johnson Bnan Johnson Oevante Johnson Enc Johnson Jaclyn Johnson Jamal Johnson Krystyna Johnson Sirod JOhnston zachary Jones. Alexander Jones, Amanda Jones. Cass1e Just1te. Encka Kaehn, Lawrence KaminSki MIChael Kazee. Alexander Keller, Cory Kelley, Breanrla Kelley, Brent Keys. Devon K1m. Eunm• K1m. Jason K1m. K1Won K1ng. Knsteen K10g Richard K1nz1e Robyn Kirk. Jeremy rts. Tanner tsch Juslln Kla1ber Logan Kl1ppert zachary Koski, Shelby Kranz J Kraus Cassandra Kurtz Crysea La Febre, Gilbert Laabs. Alexander laird. Raymond Lamk1ns, M1chael Land~ng Lukas Land~ng Samuel Lane, Dan1ka �Lane lesha Langford Kaydra Lanphier Karl Laracuente-Lopez CriStina Laracuente-Lopez. Stephanoe Lar n Jeremy Lasher Alyssa Lawrence. Alexandra Lawrence Denton LeaCh Ashley Lee, Samantha Lee, Samantha Lee. Wilham Leehan, Ehzabeth Lepme Joseph Lewts Shamkwa Llbag. John Devon Ltpptnccn. Wilham Lizarraga. Franctsco Ltzarraga. Juan Long, Brandon Long. Jenna Lopez. Oschelle Lopez. Vtncent Lorenzen Ashlee Losoya, Alyssa Losoya LOUIS LoveJOY, Blatr Lover Nteholas Lucas Marl< LUJlln. Glona Luna Jose LuH;eJI, Megan Madnd. Joshua Madnd, Ktmberly Magalong. Alyssa Magdaleno Mar Magdaleno. Mttchell Magnuson. Alyssa Matson. Nen Malone. Laketsha Maneely, Alex Maneerat N•taya Margunte Alexander Margunte, Ntcole Maqernson, Megan Marrs Patge Marsh. Amanda Marshall, Sarah Martm, Brandon Martin, Brandon Marttn. Calvln Martm, DeJanee Martm. Jesstca Martm. Mtchael Martin, Paul Martinez Ellaura Martmez, Kenneth Marttnez. Ltonel Marttnez, Manah Martmez, Matthew Martinez Room Marunez. Serena Martu~ez·Evans Ryan Mason. Enc-Ntklaus Mata Jose Mata Ka e Mathts. Drew �Ma!ioda Kelsey Matthews. Shauna Maurello, Mananna Max1menko Kyle Maxwell-Moore Jc May11eld. Jordan Mazurows Katnen McAuley M ne Gu re Sean MJIIeon, Chns McChnstJan TyEst McCoy TlrSO McCray Corey! McDevitt Breanna MeG nty Arams McGrath, DevJn McGUire Samantha McGu~re, Starl1te Mclaughl n Amanda McNew. Greggory Med1na, Damena Med1na. Fab.an MeekS, HaJiee MeekS, James Melanson Kenneth M lbrod Nalhan1el Mello, Em1ly Mendoza Jason M neses Marl< M mghan Preston M ler Mchael M ler, She by M ner, Eltza M n13rez. Amber M nnehan Jenmfer M nnehan Knstma Mohna Shane Montes. Eduardo Montgomery Jazmm Montgomery, Reanna Montgomery Saage Montoya Francesca Moody. T1mothy Moore. Brandyn Moore, BreeOn Moore. Bnana Moore. Brtttany Moore. Chnsllna Moore, T1fam Moreno Fernandez Ivan Moss. S1momque Moyer, Ashley Mullane. Bnttney Mullineaux Johnathan Murphy Toreyz Musgrove, Kod• Myers. Kay1a Myers. Matthew Nakash•ma. Ten-Lynn Nal. N•cheta �Naputi-Cabrera Galante Navakuku, Rachel Navakuku. Rebecca Nayares. Osman Nea Zachary Nelson, Jeffery Nelson. Okoya Nelson. Sarah Newton. AleXIS Newton Sara Nguyen Leanna Ntelsen Robert N1elsen, Trav1s N ewmskl Morgan Ntmon Alexander Norman Olney 0 Bn n Raquel Oakes, Trtston Ogden. M1chael Ogden Vtetona OhlSen Holly Olan, Adam Oldfather Sara Oltvas. Brandon Oltvero Amanda Olrvero. Roberto Olmstead. Brandon Orr, Juha Orttz Butan. Abtga1l Osgard. Jenmfer Oster, Cody Oster, Tyler Ottersberg Chnstopher Ousley, Tom Padtlla. Della Pad1lla KnsMa Paker Edward Palomba Joseph Pantora. Debb1e Paone. Courtney Patz. Brandon Patz Corey Pauley, T1Ana Payseno Ky1ar Pease Amber Peek Lianna Penner Blythe Penner Lance Pepptto Amanda Pepp1to. Travts Perea. Amssta Pereda. Emma Perez. Andrew Perez. Anthony Perez Un Perry, Ntcole Persaud, Shane Peter, Shayla Petene Bnttany Peterson, Bnana Phatr, T1ffeny Phtlhps. Samantha Pttera, Chnsttan Ptttman, Tametka Pletms DUon Plyley, Jon Poelhen. Chelste Poelhen. OaVtd Polk Ashley Pollard Mar el �Pond. Travis Portalatln, Lisa Poston, Kody Powells, La Sha1 Prescott. Courtney Prevost. Cla~re Pnce. Allison Prust. Kassandra Prust. Sarah Pumhaole. Brand~ Punongbayan, Lev' Dulles, W1illam Ou~rk . Jordyn Raber, K1mberly Ram~rez , R1chard Rash, Jeffrey Rebeeca. Townsend Reonkong John Render, Denzale RhOdes. Jordan RhOdes. Phd p RhOdes, Se Rtchards Taylor RIChardson. Brand1e Rochardson, Jordan RIChardson, Kaytte Rochardson, MeliSsa Roehl, Matthew Roffee Cody Rogier, Anthony Rogsby, Joseph R1nder, Kaleogh Roner, Mochael Roos, Danen Rl\lera. Asoanna Roady , Trevor Roberts Ashley Roberts. Ethan Roberts Kayta Roberts Manteno Robonder, Mochael Robonson. Damotrous Robonson. Destrrae Robinson. Donovan Robonson. Jordan Robonson. Sophoa Robonson·Wolfiams, Tamoka Robles Juan Rodroguez Ortando Rodroguez. Rosalyn Rodnguez. VICtor Rohde. Jason ROJ<IS. Nadya Rollins. Jennofer Rollons. Stephanoe Romero, Ashleogh Romero. Sabnna Rood. Kaylene Rose Matlhew Rose. Stephanoe Rosenberg . Jessoca Ross. Marc Ross. Zabtyan Roth. Chelsoe Row Knstopher Rowe. Renee Ruby. Jarom Rudd. Marossa Rushay, Matthew Russok. Ashley Russo/(, Jesstea Ryden Danae Salazar Alosha Salazar. Broanna Salazar. Edward Salazar Jasmone Salazar. Jose Salgar. Alyssa Salisbury, Courtney Sanchez. Carlos Sanchez. Denzel Sanchez. Gabnela Sanchez lesfie Sanchez. Loreal Sanchez. Randel Sanchez, Raymond Sanders. Andrew Sandmore Erik Sandstede. Samantha Sandy. Kyle Sarchet. Jordan Sargent Chelsey Salow. MIChael Scanlon. Peter Scheller Jesstca·dale Schell. Matthew Schiro Matlhew Sch~ro . Samantha Schwarzman, Andrew Scotl. Brenna Scon. Mocahla Scotl. Taylor Scrotchfoeld Sterra Seals. Sarah Sedlack, Stephanoe See. Connna Sexton. Heather Seylarth. loge Shoelds. DomtniC Shreve. Thomas �Stadler, Samantha Stmten-Johnson Taha Stto, Jerern&ah St• II r Lu e Slayton Morgan Sleets. Antomo Smtth, Amber Smtth Amber Smtth Ashey Smtth, Camden Smtth Courtney Smtth, Joanna Smtth, Robert Smtih Ryan Smtth Sarah Smtth. Summer Smtth Tantslla Smtth Toslla Smu en Ntktta Sohrt, Kyle Sotstman, Ashley Soluren, Anthony Spoerl , Joseph Squtre, Jory Sronce. Khteltanna StJohn. Dean Stacy. Madelme Stafford, Steven Stan • Shelby Stark. Bnttany Stetner, Ntcholas Stellmach. Adam Stellmach, Angela Stellmach Kayta Stephenson Morgan Stephenson, Olivia Stevens. Joshua Stevens. Racha I Stevenson Seth Stewart. Chaterra Stockton, Phtlhp Story Evan Strebel. Alexandra Strong. AJysta Suggs, Germatne Sutter Bndgette Swancutt. Brandon Swanson. Lauren Sweet Chnstopher Sz ars '· Joseph Szymans '· Ashley Tants, Amanda Tatum. Debnl Tatum. DeSJre Taycher, Felecla Tenono. Adnana Terrell, Bnttany Terry, Alton Thaxton Ltndsay Thomas. Jahmqua Thomas. Julian Thomas. Shaltmah Thrasher, Diamond Thurman Taylar Todd, Bnsco Torres. Carlos Torrez, Natascha Taves. Myana Townsend Travls Trefethen, Jaymm Trowbndge. Ashley Trowbndge. Donald Tschappatt. Katelyn Turano. Samantha Turano. TraVIs Turner Aaron Turner, Da Juan Turner, Dustyn Turner, Thomas TurreU, Jenntler Turrell, Rebecca Ucker, Melante Uhl. KnsM Unrem. Jeffery Valaer-Wilson, Amanda Valdez. Demt Valentme. Rayce ValleJo. Zachary Valverde Jonnte Vann, Manah VanVolktnburg. Ttffany Varboncoeur. Curtts Vargas, Geneva Vasquez Enc Vaughan, Lauren Velasquez. Mandt Ventura. Rene Vtalpando. Ctara Vtgtl, Canssa Vtgtl. Devon Wade, Ketth Wadle, Jordyn Watters. Terry Wal Dena Wa l<er-Savoy Brandts Walton Kara Ware. Jacob Ware, Kursttn Ware Ntcklaus Wame. Johnathan �Wascher, CasSidy Watlington. Evan Waugh, Joshua Weaver, Brandon Weaver, ian Webb. Ka1t1yn Webb. Terrence We1kle. Zavannah Welker, Kristopher Weller, Apnl West Raylynn Westland. Thomas W1ll1ams. Dushawn W1ll1ams. Marcus W1lliams. Natalie WillS. Ashley W11son. Chnstopher W1lson. Danzale W11son. Edwm W1lson, Lauren Wilson, Tyrone Wmters. Samantha Wongratwamch. Wood. Amber Wood. Breanna Wood. Kyndra Wooden. Sav1na Woods. Te Jonae Woodyard. Ta1sha Warford. M1cah Worrell, Courtney Worthman, Jackson Wozn1ak. Ashley Wnght. M1chael Wyatt, Anel Yoder, St1an Yoder, Susanna Yokeum, Kyle Yokota-Stroman, Ann Young. Charles Young. Timothy Zander. Jenna Zdy. Zachery Zmke. Jess1ca �Joe Garrett Principal Angela Hahn Libra., Educational Assistant �Rachel llouston Eric llulen Social Studies Accompanist Sara llyatt English John Iwanski Social Studies ~tau Seip ~ttendance Office Tina Jenks Custodian Pat}ungling English Shirley Kassebaum Counseling Center Rebecca Keith Science Amanda ~lartina-Hllalta Educational Assistant Assistant Principal Business Secretary Special Education ~Iamie llunter I Tammy ~ledina Registrar Busine �Doreen argema Health Tech Am} Smith English Regina Shea Counseling Center George Smith Dean of Students lloUy Smith Custodian/Securil) Caryn :\Iorin deuce Geri '\ance Counseling ecretar} Dorothe t\ luUer :\lath Secretary Kath} '\ickell <\ttendance Office Phil Olivas Performing Arts Campus Security Jean Rolfs World Languages Kelly Ormesher \\orld Languages Science World Languages Counseling Center Science Lola Romero Technology Educational Assistant �-· 1\icol Strain Special Education Jeff Thomas Science Special Education Heather \\ails Science Ashley \\alther Itlath Social Studies pecial Education Jeremy \\ illiams Special Education Joanne Williams Art - Coun eling Center I Regina Zander As istant R gistrar Len Zigment Uath �Wo rld History Me a Rid e offer a wide array of la e . In fa t, we offer a wider range of la e than mo t publi hool in the United tate . tudent don't ju t take a " cience" cla . The an take biology, chemistry, geology, a tronomy, and/or phy ic . tudent can al o choo e from 29 different Who: habcwra '\brams-Brown and Dvlon I lacker Teacher: '.lr l\lorsc . \cttvlt:y. habcwra che.uing off ofDylon's work AP/ Honors cour e offered at Me a Ridge. "I find 1e. a Ridge unique becau e the taff care about you and doe n't treat you like ju t another tudent" aid Jr. A hle Fulk . Our taff i hand-pi ked by our di trict admini trator . omething that i really cool about Me a i that quite a few of it Three. taff graduated from Di trict Jr. ikita mullen aid, "I find the mo t unique thing about thi chool i the block chedule. It' really helpful be au e it give me more time to tudy." It i true that Me a has a unique chedule. We have an alternating block schedule , cla e meet every other day. AVID \Vho: Astanna Rivera and Renee Rowe Teacher: l\lr-. ClevengerGrimsley Activity: College field trip to UCC Ol•ote: "It' not that you're not special, you're just not in our VJD family." Honors Human Physiology Who: Cory Keller Teacher: l\lr . \Yager Acti\it)·: Bone and mu des te t. J CAD Who: l\Iikey Hillebrandt Teacher: l\Ir. Hedgeman Qyote: "] like being able to de. ign the different things he assign us-the daily drawing a ignments." Aerobics Who: Bnrhggee Dorel Lloyd Teacher: .\ lr . Felice Qyote: \Vhittling Your l\liddle "Hoolahooping is a great abdominal workout, o we do thi for 3 minutes at a time." --Lisa Felice �> () esa Aca e ~ 0... ('D 8...... e IC () Vl ~ ~ N I ~ ~ w "I really love the pa ing period . They give me time to talk to my friend ," aid Fr. Randel an hez. Mesa Ridge ha the Ionge t pa ing period in the tate which make 11e a even more unique than other chools. lesa' taff alway look for way to help tudent achieve and give them opportunitie to how off pecial kill . "I think it' a great idea that we have tutoring so often, e pecially peer tutoring, like during the tutorial in AVID, and through the Counseling Center. I feel that I can relate and learn better that way," said oph. KC Conklin. " ly favorite cla i ROTC because you get to meet new people you wouldn't othenvi e know. Plu , you get to di cover trength and weaknes e you didn't know you had," aid Fr. tephanie LaracuenteLopez. Even students like Jr. Jo h 1a.xwell- 1oore, who i a self-proclaimed slacker, find joy in cla e and connect with teacher . "11r . Rhode i a real cool, laid-back teacher. If you're having a bad day, he' the type of teacher that you can go to her room and ju t chill and get your work done," aid Jo h. oph. Ca ey Drouillard aid it best when he said, " cademic :we be Iovin' it." \Vho: oph. Dono' an Robinson Tea.: her: :\1rs. Jungling ()yore: "I like how I can use thi time to do whatever class nts I have." American History Who: Jr. !\lost \Vongrarwanich Teacher: \ lr I wan ski Activity: 17th Amendment \Vorksheet Consumer Math Who: Jr. Kenneth Melanson .md r. Bruce \Vebb Te.~<:her: \ lr. Boden ()yore: " onsumer :\lath teaches good life . kills," said Boden, and the boy. agreed. "\Ve got love for Boden." �The Pride of Mesa Ridge The Pride of Mesa Ridge! Marching Band i a •!l!"l!:~C:___L_ Zachary johnston pre tigiou group dedicated to achieving the highe t levels of ___________,,...... re peer at Me a Ridge High chool. What motivates the e talented students? What brings them to the field each day for a grue I in g 2-4 hour practice? "We want to get the highe t that we can, o we all work really hard to get to the top and improve upon everything we do," said oph. arah E linger. This clarinet player worked through a sprain she received out on the field right before tate. "It' a giant commitment that you make at the beginning. I ju t want to be the best of the bet. Mr. 0 is the inspiration behind it all. He's uch a good teacher that you want to do the best you can for him becau e of how hard he work," arah continued. During the summer, band members have band camp from 9-5 for two weeks and go in for practice at lea t once a week all summer long. This year' show, entitled "Pathways," wa performed with excellence, granting the band the title of 5th in the tate of Colorado. " chieving 5th at the tate Competition showed me that hardwork and pa ion pays off in the end," said r. Karla Urioste. _. Sara Tyrrell "::\1;. tavorite part ~!arching Band was getting to the field, performing for the audience, and hearing their excitement when we do something they like. I loved knowing that I finally got it down. The best part was hearing them call my name before the how at Invesco Field. I could get used to that." "God ga\·c thi job to me knowing that I would do it to the best of my ability. \Vhen the band is playing the best they ever played, and I turn around to acknowledge the crowd, I say to myself, 'This is my band!' �Pathwa fir t "Arm~ at a 45 degree angle!" ami Turano yells out during a practice before the game Jt the 2008 Band Dav. Band Day is a day where the jumor high gc~ to see wha·t being i~ :.Iarchmg Band is all about. uper hero play here in the l\1arching Band, it would totally be piderman because I'd like to ee him in tho e tights marching around on our field," dreamed Jr. i\larianna 1aurello. �~Je C Mu ~ . . . . These are the make up THE band. Classes Jr. Arielle Howell intently watches lr. Olivas for tempo while buzzing along through her trombone to the tune of "Pirates of the Caribbean". Fr. Kyle andy said, "When I was in ixth grade, m) ister wa in band, and she encouraged me to join band. I've stayed in it ever since." Jr. Craig II all play trumpet in three different bands: Chambers, l\larching, and Jazz. "I like being a trumpet player. They have >ort of a bad reputation of being goof)•, but we just enjoy playing," Hall explained. Like Craig, Fr. Dominic hields and Fin Chair oph. Tanner Kirts play trumpet, but they play in the ymphonic Band. oph. Sarah Bujan make is the proper clarinet. "Yeah, a different class �Jazz Band Fr. Kaclyn Jeppson rock out on her tenor saxophone he al>o play the flute m \larching B.md and the oboe tr h mbcr \\'ind . "I like the fl,ttc bc~au e it has a cleaner ound, but an oh c looks good on college applications bccau'c of it difticulty," aid thJs well rounded mu tcian. Fr. Brandon Olivas keep the rhythm going, doing hts own kind of tap dancmg wtth his hands on the snare drums. "\Vhat I like most about being in band 1 playing my narc drum and makmg cadences with m) homie, eth." W e love watching the Marching Band play at home games during football ea on. Weal o enjoy the Pep Band play during 1e a' as emblie . For as many time a tudent have een the band pla}, do they really know what make up our larching Band? The tudent involved come from Chamber Winds, ymphonic Band, Jazz Band, and Wind En emble. The e tudent work vel) hard during chool, for the e are all Performing rt cla e offered at 1e a. These bands aren't just a cla s at school; they also put in a lot of practice at home o they can pull off great performance , whether it be in concert , competition , or even ju t in front of their fellow peer at variou games. Jazz Band member Jr. Daniel liller aid, "I practice about two hour every weekend." Chamber Wind ' member r. Daeguen Kim aid, "While getting ready for competition , 1r. Oliva drive· u to the bone. We have fun, but he make sure the work gets done." 1any of the people involved in band areal o involved in Tri- 1. Tri-l\1 i like the H ( ational Honor o iety) of mu ic. It' alway an honor to be included. The student in the e bands put in a lot of hard work, and it' all worth it in the end because this mu ical family win a lot of award . r ·. ara T}Trell and tmone enjoy playing their clarinets. T,·rrell said, "I joined band because when I wa. in middle school, I wanted to trv 'omething new. By the time I got to high chool, .I \\anted to continue." �Breakin the Silence in uni on. Kir.rm aid, "I really like singing. It' so much fun, and I get to have a great time while in a class'" Both girL appreciate all of the hard work l\1r. Chri tiansen puts in to the choir program. Vocalize (Above) r. Johnmark Brown aid, " ingmg is really a great way to learn about different piece of mu ic. I really like inging one of the Lion King songs." Rehearsal time (Below) Mr. Christian en and Jr. Pongsapak Wongratwanich go over music before the men's choir performance later that evenrng. Assemblage (Left): Jr. Michael Ogden practice men' wrth hi choir for the concert later that night lie aid, "J'm really excited 1 for tonight. know we're going to do rcall) well." • • • • • • • • • �On th Side "The hardest part about choir is the different music cho en to ing. Whether it be different genre or culture , you have to challenge your elf to do your be t on omething that you're not familiar with," Jr. Angie Gip on explained. Angie i ju tone of the many tudent here Acute Bcl<m:) Jr . E'"yn Graf and ria Gra\"e practice their at Me a who want to ing her heart out. enior oprano notes Within the p1cce Sane/us. Shakobie Davis said, "The be t part are the performance and going to ix Flag at the end of the year. We work really hard all year, elling cookie dough and doing other fundrai er , to make enough money to take the trip." Performance don't care hakobie. "It' not really cary. I actually feel more comfortable inging there than ju t singing on my own, he aid ." Many people love to ing, and choir i the best outlet for that de ire. Here at Mesa Ridge, choir i a great clas to take if you love to ing, have a fun time and make new friend . It' not ju t a clas ; it' an expenence. r. Jonathan Rohde laughs as they prepare for the concert. I le said, "I can't wait, and I hope I do well in front of my girlfriend." Chmr i n't just about the performances, though. Rohde continued, "It gi\"es me a chance to learn and sing about different cultures, and you get to meet a ton. of new people.) Poise (Abo\"e) \ccompanist :\1s. usan Holman enhances the performances, beautifully complementing the choirs on piano. (Left) Jr. Lani Hahn ings along with her accompamment. ~leaningful (Below) Jr. mber Frizzell '· ht read her musi.:, watching for the change m tempo. " hoir p\"es me a place to go to where I don't ha\"e to worn· about all of the other things going on in the world. I treasure these peac~ful moments �ow An ore he tra con i~ts of tringed instntment of the viola clas . Talk like thi usuall) dredge up norc from teenage tudent , yet, l\le a Ridge's orchestras pluck to a mu h different tunc. l\lr. Jcs~e ;\laurcr, in hi ccond year of teaching, ha. added his own spin on the traditional "cia sics" of orchestra. "I love;\ Ir. ;\ Llurcr! I le' uch ,1 fun teacher, though he is kind of trange," laughed Jr. ;\Icl.mic \ Ic Aulcy, member of the Chambers Orche tr.l. The da ses mo tl) focu~ on pieces from the Baroque Era. omc of the orche. tra's favorite pieces were lncantatiom, Bath:, Feud, and Sleigh Ride, which they performed for the \Vintcrfe. t concert ;\I any tudcnts arc drawn to orchestra hccau e cf the hecr l:hallcngc of\c,1rning a stringed instrument. The mu ician hone their skills during rehearsals, . cctionals, and at horne, practicing long hours, perfecting their techniques. Along with preparing concert music, many tudcnts prepare an audition for the Pikes Peak llonor Orche tra. Two members of Chamber Orchestra were .1ccepted into the Pikes Peak llonor Ore he tra, h. Valerie \Ve tland and Jr. Tore)Z ;\:lurphy. ;\Iurph) and Fr. Ai ha Glenn-Bracey were accepted into the olorado pring· Youth ymphony where they joined Frs. Jarom Ruby, Valerie \Vcstland, and oph. \Ve tland. Fr. Christopher weet wa accepted into the olorado prings Youth Symphony music, i the middle voice of it family. There are no frets on the viola, so the mu. ician mu t be particularly skilled and know exactly where to pla e hi /her fingers to produce a good clean sound. "I can go higher than the cello, but I al o can go just about a low. That's why I choo. e the viola: It's not limited at all. I ha,·e complete versatility. Am·one with the mind to can do tt, and everyone hould, just because of the fact that tt' awesome," smiled oph. violist, Karlie I Iuckels. used as a olo in rrument but i. a member of the string ection in orchestra. Traditionallv the bow is made of brazilwood. The cello • is played tn a sitting po ition with the weight supported on the endpoint. Gli. sando i a favorite playing techmque that i · produced by gliding a finger up the rring without relea ing it as you bow. "The be t thing about cello i that you can express your feelings through the notes. I've been playing . ince fourth grade, and a cello i the best instrument there is becau e it's not too big or mall. It' the perfect combination of all the elements that make up wooded in truments," said oph. Thomas \'Vestland proudly. �Dunng .1 concert, Kel ey and I ort of me ed ur J'he onl} bad thmg "a that she urted laughmg too, md we couldn't ~top. \ \'c got m trouble after the performance, but ''e couldn't top. \\'hat can I J}' It wa realh· funn} ." laughe Fr. anunrha Lee 1 he looks ha k on thi 'cars Winterfe t. De pite the fact th.lt even once in a while there t a bad rehearsal or .1 realh hard cction of mu tc, the orche tra tudent till ha' e an o\ em hclmmg feeling of "Or he tn i fun:' In fa t, tht \'a chart d br the Stnng Or h tra. ''\ \ c all ju t laugh and h.we a good time. I'm rcalh gl.!d l'm m or !Je tra. I plan on parti ipating all four }cars of m\ high rhool career," aid oph. Kel C) alvin. J little btt, and it made me laugh "Orchestra i a completely different expenence m high chool compared to junior high. It's more difficult, more eriou , and the music is way harder," said Fr. amanrha laloco. Find your Zen definitch ha a realh mello\\ atmosphere. IC\"erYotle i reall\ laid ba-.k," atd oph. Chri tv Jerstn, of C hambers. Thi i probablv wh} Soph. Ro looks o !J.id ba k and cool during 1rene;U'sau. "I joined orchestra becau e it o different. been in tt m e ixth grade, o that' almost fi, e Orchc tra t o much fun, and it' lmtcnestitng. I ju t Jo,e the mu i ," aid Z biyan, a pla\cr. �the beginnmg of every b1g game or assembly, Mesas fmest cadets present the colors. These cadets are Mesa s nat1onally recogmzed Color Guard team. The1r JOb is not lim1ted to just wowmg us w1th the1r spectacular gun 'acrobatiCS," but instead they search for a much b1gger prize: to take the1r team to national compet1t10ns and completely obliterate the compet1lion . Accelerate Your Life Polished to a high gloss Locked on and quared away Our Cadets went to the Regtonal Championship Qyalifiers m Oklahoma in January. Co-Captains for PT r . Felicia Farka and De tiny tark celebrate taking 2nd overall in the competition. LT r. Doyel wa n't a happy a he would have liked, however. "Overall, ccond is good, but as a team, we could have worked harder and achieved 1 t place. Practice could have been tighter and more organized, but not everyone gave 100% ALL the time. \Ve need to take every practice eriou ly." • Pletcher agreed, reminding hi cadet to "lock on and get squared away" and to use practice time wisely. Right) PT da} are every week, and they are not your typical Phy ical Education cla . For in ranee, ROTC members have uniform that they are required to wear on these days. This gets them in shape for the Physical Readine s Test, or PRT. One of the biggest events of the year is the Annual :\1ilitary Inspection (A.\II). Thi formal inspection is completed by an rea 9 :\tanager, where the cadet are graded one by one on their uniform and military knowledge. In preparation for Inspection in Oklahoma Ciry, the cadets add some " pit shine" to their hoes. �Th is is no Cadet KeUy. The Drill Team at l\1e a i enou. l'hc team con i ts of 13 member , plu altcrn;ltc . The cadet that partiCipate mu t have exemplary timing, precision, and focus. "I couldn't imagine doing what the~ do. It looks o hard," aid Fr. Charle Fontaino. 'The guns themselves look heavy, then they have to look straight, and everybody's watching." ---· Intimidation A lanne visit· ~lesa to get cadet prepared for their upcoming competition. "We lose points when someone breaks during in. pection. In pection i the biggest way to rack up points," r. Felicia Farkas said. Fr tephanie LaracuenreLopez certamly did break during this drill. "I started Cl)~ng when he told me I didn't deserve to be in ROTC," she aid. (Right) oph. Josh Madrid is unfazed and rema~ns unbroken as he faces this Mmne. each cadet ts about dedication and commitment, and 1RH ROTC leaders expect and embod~ these traJt . r-. CO (Commanding Officer) Jessica Norrington, ompany XO (Executive Officer Lieutenant ommander) Benjamin Wheeler and Company M PO {Master hief Petry Officer) Frank Cifaldi will accept nothing but each cadet's 100%. een right, CO orrington is mstructing the group just before competing in Oklahoma. ��Inside Edition: Behind the cenes Jr. Courtney Jones opens up a new camera while rs. BriAnn \Vii on and Kcbcv Thornton decide how the\ arc gomg t~ open up the news that mor~ing. MIRG 2008-2009 STAFF ~IEMBERS Adviser: \lr cott train Seniors: r na Kel ey Thornton, BnAnn \\ :1 ,n. Juniors: Courtne} Jone , Tani ha Ganaway. Sophomores: '\likolaus Bohnen, Daniella Elli , tchola F1emmg, Cassandra Krau , and Teri· L\·nn 'akashtma. Palmer, "I just want to write! " KMRG LEADER Food D ap celebrate completion of a paper· naps celebrate end of a food davBe.. 1 .. ·k~r 200 ·2009 stat!" members celebrate putting our their tir t newspaper in record time. After completing thts paper, the tat!" immediately tarted in on a new addinon to the new. paper repertoire, the Homecoming Edition. \ Vith the combination of (2) !0:30pm nighr- in a ro" to get the paper out, a"nd knowing the next deadline is just around the corner, the . tatf curL up in a tight-knit ball to get some well-deserved rest. 2008-2009 Staff )lembers: Seniors: .\leli"a rou h, Kacl Jackson, Zach Lowell. Juniors: Au tin D <ner, \, rEdmt ron. Jercmtah .\Iiller, wan 01 , Ttffan) V.m Volkmbt Sophomores: Ke, in onti, \ le •an Ca c~ Drouillard, Chm~ Jer,ir \p• Jaranullo. Freshman: Breanna �Student A sistants give something back to their te chers Soph. Daniella ~!edina patiently punches holes lor the ounscling Center. ·he '>id, "I like as i tin!( be,au e It gm:s II' a pic•e of the adult world." an) time , tudent want to be an a i tant to ki k it, but thi usually kickin' it i n't an option. When teacher get a little extra help, they take advantage of it. orne tudent might grade papers, or they mi ht run errands around the chool for the teachers. r. BriAnn Wil on aid, "Hclpmg tea her i a great way to build relation hip , and bein~. tudent assi rant is a good way to tart." During 3rd block on Black Day , i tant. "I eliver pa e and other thing , like lunch money or clothe that a parent oph. Katie • lazurow ki worked a an ttendance drop oft~ during the entire blo k.l'm walking e\erywhere. On bu . day , I don't even get to it," said Katie. During Purple 4th blocks, Jr. hri Otter berg helped out the cu todian and cafeteria. "I cleaned the hall and the cafeteria." oph. mber Whittemore wa 1r . Hptt' 4th blo k Bla k Da. tudent a istant. "I grade paper and make copies. I grade grammar book tuff, thing that he doe n't want to grade. It' been a good experit: ce, the kids in her cla s are awesome, and I love Mr . Hyatt." oph. Teri-Lynn aka hima aid, "I ho e thi da becau e I idn't want study hall, and you receive a credit. Al o, you learn new thing school, during chool, after chool, and even during their days off to grade and meet new people." Keep in mind that teacher u e time tudents should at lea t oncep ay it forwa rd in any little way po ible pape and plan o that tudent can g tan edu ation. All of Can't sit still (Below) During her second block, r. ::\1onika Otey is an a SIStant for :\lr. Anderson. he doesn't like the idea of having nothm~~; to do during a cia , so he decided that rudy Hall was not for her. "I like to help other people, and it's better for me to do . omething productive, rather rhan jusr simng in tud) Hall when I have no homework. Adam Cavender run a note to a rudent for the attendanc~ office OHice A si rant Lowell aid, "l tak rudenr A i ranr becau e it' fun, it' easv, nd I like running around pas~es." Cavender atd rhat he like being an a rant be.:.tuse, "It i an easv credit, and tt tun to ec where all vour .friends have cia rhar hour." Adam i an a i tanr for the oun eling Cenrer. �~Irs. Bald"'in's little helpers (Below) Both Jcnntfcr Clayton and r , ra T)Trell wait >n the cha1r J" t out 1de of :\lr. mtth's offic~ for the chance to deliver a pas to a srudent. Dunng thi rare moment of downtime, while waiting tOr .\lr . Baldwin' m tn1ction , the two girl work on orne homework. ".\1rs. Baldwm rocks my world," aid Jennifer. ara exprc ed, ":\lr . Baldwin i my be!.t friend. I like hanging out with her in the morning." Why do you choose to be a student assistant? ....-----.. lSD form delivery Below) r. Brianna Ruff runs an errand for Irs. Lorri Baldwin dropping off I D papers to l\tr. Thomas. tud nt a 1 t nt be a e I I \ e hangm ut \\ th 1r lwan ki. and I like helping ther rudent ut Yihen iblc. -Sr. Tyler Draper hk to et awa\ !rom doin a ad m1 blo k and n t ha e t \\Of!) about h m w rk and uch, and t more t1me t w am I . G' rudent a 1 tant, I om urn vearbook ruff, "hich i amazm . -Jr. Sabrina Romero �ptrtt Week ~~ ttaL Otltl'! Freshman Rep: Fr. Kalen arter Vice President: r. Kel'e~ Carter Public Relattons Jr. De,~n Gibson ecretary (ofGreatne' ): r. hane wearingen ..\lember..\d-Hoc: Jr. Terrence Webb Fre hman Rep: Fr. Jordyn Qlirk Cabinet Advi or: :'\lr. Dave Adam ..\!embers/Ad-Hoc: Jr. Am\' Alas Trea urer: oph .• ·,chella 1\:al Before the \Videfield \'S. l\lesa rival game, rudent Cabinet members hosted a car smash to get everyone pumped up and ready to win. :'\!embers pre ent: Kale :'\lata, Amy Alas, Oschelle Lopez, Kelsey Carrer, Kalen Carter, Barret Bowman, Devin Gibson, Jordyn Qlirk, l\landi Velasquez, .\larlo. 'ickell, Johnna Lynch, and Terrence \ Vebb. Fright 'ight Coordinator Speaks Out ecretary r. hane wearingen worked extremely hard planning this year's Fright, ight. "\Ve started planning on the first day of school and came w1th haunted house idea the year before." That night, hane curried around making sure that all the events were running smoothly and that were no problem \\oith the volunteers. ecretary of Acti\-ities: r. And~e' ..\1urray-Johnson :'\.!orale Coordinator: Jr. O<chelle Lopez ecretarv of Public Relations: oph . .\iandi Vela quez Buying tickets from a piece of candy Club Coordinator/Hi torian: oph. Barret Bowman (Right Dres ed as an :'\.1&.1\1 on Fright '\ight, oph . .\landi Vela quez ells tickets to mcoming prince e , mimes, ghost , and many other dressed for a mght of Halloween fun. Velasquez said, "Fright ight was a lot of fun. All of the acti\-ities we planned ran moorhly." Jr---;,_J....____ _._E.._..- �Dunn~ pmt \Veek, tudent Cabinet plan and execute various competitiOn that take place during lunch. r. 1\.larlo Nickell and Jr. Terrence \Vebb watch in amu ement as Fr.. Travis Pond eat' Oreos as quickly as possible. Webb said, "Eating Oreos i always fun; that' why we cho e it a; an activit). But always be sure to lick off the icing fir t!" oph. Barret Bowman buckles up in ro rake a ride on The om~ncer, a "ride" u. ed by the Colorado pring Police Department to how how important wearing a eat belt can be. "Even though The Convincer moved low, when ir impacted, ir wa huge!" Bowman laughed. Then he remind :.'\le a tudent seriou.ly, "Remember: click it or ticker." During pirit Week at lunch, Jr. Devin Gibson holds a big bag of Coco Puffs while the next person in line step up ro rhe challenge of the creal Earin!!; contest. Jr. De,~n aid, " pirir \Veek i one of the be r parr· of tudent Cabmer. lr' a great week ro 'how our school's morale." E verything at Me a Ridge tarts with tudent Cabinet, a dedicated and very hard-working group of tudent . They are a fierce and diver e group that bring the grrrrrr to "Grizzly." oph. Barret Bowman said, "I love to be involved in many thing at chool. tudent Cabinet helps me improve those qualitie that make me a leader. I enjoy l\Iesa Ridge and putting tuff together, so tudent Cabinet i a great place for me!" tudent Cabinet plan pirit Week, a emblie , 1-flirt , ocial , and many other chool activitie . r. hane wearingen miled, "We're the ba kbone of event here at l\Ie a. It' fun to create event , put them in effect, and ee how they unfold." �I ~'m m wei~ht lifting bc.:ause I love football, so therdi>re I have to sta the big man on the field," Jr Aaron Belle grunted as he dipped. \Veightlifring 1 a favored PE credit lor man~ ..\lesa Ridge student They even started a course of ad,·anced weightlifting which is available t all varsity athletes. "I think the advanced weight lifting class acrualh make a lot of sense. This wa~ ,·ar. ity athletes .:an work our whatever part of their body i most important for their sport. Like softball players could work out their arms, while swimmers would probably li>cus more on their core," said varsity tennis player, Jr. Lauren "'anson. There is alwa~ the draw to physical education courses because of the lack of homework. "I don't care about being all butT or anything. I ju t needed something to do that passes rime and doesn't invoke writing.' admitted r \ndrew Anderson. "\Ve might nor get homework, but I'm sore al•er work out, o it still sticks \\ith me ju t like an e say or a math assignment would." Jr. Kayde Baker laughed. Probably the biggest draw for rudenr to i~.;r up lor these classes rs the hope of spending ttme with friends. Fr tephanrc Laracuenre-LopC'l aid, "I like my P.E. class because it' lun to do activities with your friend in the arne dass." �Improving over all fitness: Gym cia c arc notorious!} known for being filled with push-up and running. Cia es like Team and Individual ports, erobics, Weight Lifting Tinth Grade P.E offer mam different opportunitie for tudent . "Here at l\ie a, we try to provide every tudent with omcthing that they are good at or enjoy," aid 1r. Brandon tultz, a new teacher to lc a Ridge. tudent like r. Donte Brown said that they choo e P.E. elective over academic elective becau e, "They're ea ier, and you get active while gaining mu de at the arne time-- and the ladies love the mu des." To fulfill graduation requirement , a tudent at le a Ridge must have completed a total of two physical education cia sc . orne tudent round off their high chool transcript with an excess of PE cla e , yet orne truggle with completing the required two erne ters. "''m ju t not a PE person. I would much rather be in an a ademic clas , than hri tian Pitera. running around," aid Jr. Chri tian i not the only tudent who cringe at the thought of taking a PE credit. "I think orne people aren't intere ted in taking PE classe becau e they don't know about all the option we offer and what the cia ·e really prm.ide. i\lany tudent go to gym and take kickboxing cia se , trength and core classe , or lift weight , and they pay. But really tho e kind of thing are what we offer hear at school, for free. Plu the added bonu of meeting new friends, no driving anywhere, and of cour ·e, food day ," explained PE teacher Li a Felice, an avid workout enthusiast. o whether vou're the kind of tudent who love the burning of mu de after a workout, or an aspiring chemical engineer, the lc a Ridge Phy ical Education program encourage you to get out there and try omething new and exciting. Ree e Wither poon aid it best when he played Elle Wood in Legally Blonde, "Excerci e relea e endorphin . and endorphin make you happy." is a class that teaches \·ou how out br vour elf. 'o .when I 4aduate, I can . t;) in shape." i r Kel. ey Harbert. Lun e · are a lav rote acti\~t} among the teacher to have their pupils perform. Lunges not onh· work out vour muscles but thev also str~tch them. )·ou've got to hold .It for at lea t two ·cond to get the full t1cct. "It realh hard to work out bv your elf but once. you get w1th some fri~nd , it< ea ier, and a lot more fun," said Jr. :\lelanie :\lc Aule~. The weight room pro,ide hand weight· that range from 2.5 pound to 85 pounds. "Obnou h, the heavier the weight, the more challenge the work out, but we always stress safctv fir t,"' sa1d Coach nder ·o~. . Senior Duel Above) As Bri:\nn \\'ilson wm~ aw:l\. Rhiannon Crenshaw stro.ngly hold the target, ·howing that girl are just <lS dangerous a boy when it comes to the old OneTwo.· "If a girl i upset or tressed out you would be urprised b) what he can do. 1 know plcnt} of ~rl who are nice and look delicate, but I'm still certain that if the\ wanted to, the\· could kick ffi) butt." ~nngedJr.John r:iba . �Year putting your book together 'There are too many yearbooks out there that have mass amounts of problems that could have been fixed , had the staff just taken the time to work,' said Ms. G. 'We do things using a 3-step process. Step 1: Fix Step 2: lt. Step 3: FIX IT!' Living memorandum (Right) ook can b a \ C!) tre' ful da s, but in the end, it' quit rewanlin ." Admor :\Iaureen le\'cngcrGrimsle) remind yearbook taff members that the1r page a;c D E F RIDAY by posting and wearing around signs. -Jr. Jordan Ho) le " \ t .trhook :!_ltllllt!, \\.1'- \\ ,1.., 111\ohtd IJIOil .lfhlttll' ~.ttl'\'LI\ to Concealed (Below) r. Patrick W yatt decide the. ..,c.honl I that he has "had enough for the day," and tries to crawl mto a ardboard box to e cape the stre. of the approaching deadline. Like a good yearbook staff, camera urround him, mercile"h . capturing the moment of hi breakdown. Ill\ Ill ,ldl\l Ill llllh', t\c.ntl11n;;," It "·"" l.tll<IIIIC: • I formed a famil) -like bond "ith mo t of the taff member tlu year. And most c, Yearbook i awe C\C!)OnC nO\\!" Sneak Attack (Abo\'e right) . omen me to get the perfec t p~eture you ha\'e to go to extreme measures. Jr arah G unthe r neak! mto the de rwav of a cia room to catch the 'rudenrs off guard to a\'oid "po y" pictures. he also lay down on the ground to make the picture ha\'e dimen ion. "O ne of the be t part about Yearbook i gerting to go to o manv e,·enr -\1 o I met so many p~ople," arah aid. "H eart is what it takes," said Jr. am Landi ng. "I ha\'e taken Yearbook to heart. E\'e!)'thi ng, from my layouts to my pictures. I truly belicYe that it has helped me get through the year. " Jr. am Landing �Putting the Yearbook together take u lot of work and even more orgamzanon. lne ta hold meenngs for everything, from how to write an engaging cation to when 1 the next food lh} . Editor, Jr. Kari Lanphier, never wore "real . hoc " to chool, so he wa ah'a)' auntering around the yearbook room m tlip tlop . \ \'hen the pow WO\\ would happen, he would lean ba k and listen. "I would ju t be sitting there, and then Dcontay would come up and it the '11)' I \\11 . It \\11 not oka1 He w taunttng me for being hort. It 1111 then I \\Ould be tor ed to u e an otggres 1vc m~nner to let him k~ow that he muld not make fun of me and get away 11th it," aid Kari. 1'\>o's a tram ( \bovr) J"Rvdcn havr been a tram nee t 1r f rst tO,, da~ on thr t.tff. Thrv worked t<J!!;<thcr lr m tart to tim h. and throu~h ea h strr;,out about a deadlinr. As thr dcadlmr tinalh c.;,mes to rnd, thr~ do their happ~ dance ''\\'lut ould he better than a dan ·r>" laughed Sabrina Obligations (Ldt) ln rarh Januan on a Frida1· night, Deadlinr Threr mvr , an"d Jr • Jordan lloyle and tevir Gand•ra ta after chool. pickin up othrr taif mrmhers' lack. "\Vr are oftrn hrrr until !O:OOpm on Dradlinr. i~ln , and th1 1-ear " no c:xcrpnon." :ud Editor-in· hirf•.·r l.aurd G<ll c'Ot>ka. �hanging your The spread of romance A favored learning method 1 to label everyday thjngs in your lcitchcn or bedroom with its German name and gender. Thi helps student of all levels. A their vocabulary increases, they can label more uncommon object . "I really love my cia' . \ Ve learn many things, and it give· me a chance to talk to other lcid who know the language," aid r Jordan chreiner. Jordan is well on hi way toward mas tel) of the German language. He i even called upon a a tutor for younger student . (Left) Jordan explam how to u e pro-verbs when creating an active sentence. vocab �1. lwer:'>ne dre.1d tc t , hut the mo t confu ing by far are the one in a different language. J• Al.1yne Boyce kncm onh· too wen a he d~ a I t rrum te cr.un c ion before he German tc t. 2· " tudent would rat! er pLl} game • • • • • • • • • • m cl· than write \'O ab am day, o the perfc• t combination naturall\ a \'ocab ~arne Thi i.ntrod 1 ·e the new word ," ~1d opl . Kara Allen. 3. Expert agree that the b t way to l~arn i • through example . .\!adam Bird tick to the facts a he write down how the entcnce bould look. In Fren h, you have to pay ttenuon to both the rna culine and femirunc form of the word. French II tudent get even more in depth when the} learn their BAG djective . The e de cribe beaut}, age, goodn and 1ze. 4. oph. Ka andra Pru t laugh he act out bru hing her teeth, a the action i called. The "morrung rounne" verb in French are different from other uch as run or jump. \\'hat ct them apart is the subject(s) performing the action of the verb are the arne a the object( ) being acted upon. Thi mean that the verb wil1 need to • • • • Bribery l\Orks (Left) oph. Blythe Penner wTite' dowTl the answer a fast as she can so her team can core points, and hopefully bag some c. ·tra credit. The correct answer con ist of the proper u e of the ubject and verb combination .. �• Math and S tence Jrs Emily Coleman .\leD< wor dm ur for \l r 1.1mmcn. "Our dinos.aur "ill be a gr<>t nccr," the laughed. lph. .\l h.hacl Robmdcr "ontanuc to " rk hard on h1 wor 5ihett on Law of "'i IJlCS and 1ncs, dnpttc hi lett hand bemg tmj•m<d. I like nuth," he >~d. "I'm naturallv gooJ a111.· The key to open any door you want cience cla e are notoriou for being very -L.•uuu-.·u•t and very time consuming. The average teenager truggled to gra p mathematical con epts ince Algebra . But even though tudent truggle, they continue to Career uch a architecture and engineering demand trong core in both math and cience. "It make more en e to take math and cience cour es while in high school becau e you have people that care about you. All the taff member want you to get good grade , and we want to help you. We care about our tudents. In colle e, you won't ee that a much," warned Mr. Dave Adams. Luckily, even though the cla es are difficult, they are al o among the coole t. (Below) Jr . Emily Mello and Miranda Coleman attempt to a emble dino aurs for for a project in Geology with 1r. Ben ummer . "Making the dino aurs wa o cool! We them do Di co move !" aid Emily. Jn. EH:~tt \ rtz, Samantha Su!dler, and \ nelle llaw<U " rk togt:th« durin~ a dissection an order to look for common rr.ur that humans haH: "ah p1 . -nu lab" 1\\ me'" .Aid I lowell. •It ~a\e me a much be-rttr unJcnt.andmg: (Below) A people begin to get into the higher level math classe , they cern to lose their gra p on ba<ic math, like adding and ubtracting. "I find myself readung for the calculator to do 5-3," aid Fr. Brisco Todd. �English and Socta . 1 Stud.tes Dunng an F.nglash I 0 cb> , the rudent bruk up an to groups to prepare a ase tor whcthtr or not thcu ~tn hould adopt a light bulb. During a l mmute break. , t before the closing argument , Ndrnt humedh m to ,boose which one of them hould do the peaking. Controversy (Below) oph. "opb. \othon) R•gler hdpt out <>pm. D"roeU. \l«lma and an Bcardm as thn• work through a group proje t that eulminated m a etas me » () ~ 0... 0 3 ...... () Vl "\\ 'lut 1 the most unporunt year m hutol) ,. asked r. johnmark Brawn. 199l·the "The answer " unple It ycu I ,\ :u born. • IOQ. Rebecca Jone ~:;~t:~~~·~:ei:oA:~~~~",!~e':;f~::l~i~:toand:~: The past holds the answers to the future the li~h t and that they should continue to u<e the candle. •t lo,·e debate . ;\lo t of the class get reall~ "Engli h i the only cla I know I u e everyday. I have to read my text and re pond correcdy. I al o have to know how to pell correctly. I don't want to seem like an idiot when I text a cute boy," oph. Ariel Wyatt explained. Our ocial rudie department make a hi tory of it' own. "Many people over look u for the math and cience cour e , but in truth, college want to ee that you have a background in ocial tudie , too." explained Mr. Bob Goycoolea. ocial tudie encompas all cla e , from hi tory to economic to government and ociology. "I received a full-ride cholar hip for my fir t two year in hool be au e of the ocial tudie department at my high chool," Engli h tea her mQ ney? 1. levengerGrim ley aid. Free OW We know )'OU are li tening! �Wor tt out From Singles Living to Small Engines, Mesa Ridge students get it done "The real world i cary. Taking cla e that will help me be prepared for it i important, or I'll get broken down," aid Fr. Gavin Clou e. Cla e uch a Keyboarding, Programming, ingle' Living, and Parenting are among the many "real world" prep cla e that Me a Ridge offer . In the e clas e , tudent can learn anything. They can work on their per onal tyle, learn how to be a upporting partner, or how to create their own web page. "I'm in CAD with Mr. Hedgeman. Ba ically we draw picture u ing the computer, but it' pretty cool, actually. I drew a dragon! Plu , there' a whole profe ion in it," aid Jr. Cody Bell. While not everyone will be a parent or work with computer , almo t everyone will drive. "Anyone who plan on being on the road hould take Car Care or mall Engines. It leads to more competence," aid Mr. Artz. "The best thing about teaching i watching individual growth." That's what the e cla e are all about: learning, growing, and becoming an adult. �~ a> 0 0 c::: ..c c..,) O)Q) c::: +-'_ C\:S ~ +-' (/) ::::J -a c::: (Above in the BIG Picture) Fr. Caleb Carter works diligently in his firt lndu trial Art cia , :\leta! . "Thi cia s 1 cool. Once we tart doing our project , I'm going to make a huge peace ign, it' gonna be weet," . aid Caleb a he attempts to cut a 4 inch piece metal to grind down, then turn in for his fir t grade. "If you can't make a square, it would be pretty hard to make anything else." (Above, with engine) "In Engines, it' pretty traight forward . We work on engine . I took thi cia< becau e it' an ea y cia , and it's intere ring," aid Fr. Tallon \Vhillett. mall Engine i a completely versatile cia s for both boy and girls. "Through out the year, we completely disa semble and reas emble an engine," . a1d '\1r. Dave Artz, who know hi stuff, a he ha been pa ing along knowledge to tudent ince ::\le a's maugural year in 1998. F. mil �Preparation and foresight \P Phys1olo~ focuses on d1tlerent part ot the body, and sn1dents do many labs for the hands-on experience. ln this lab thcr are dissecting a pi~ to lc.1rn more about ·bod, parts. (Left) Jr. \rielle I lowell aid, "I chose thi cia s to get more prepared for college • ..\leanwhile, Jr. Diamond Thra her (Below work on the neck and throat region of the haby pig. lore challenges and more improvement (Above) Jr. Cory Keller is taking ate t m \P \mencan H1ston. He came well prepared, a a good honor student w11l. "It's more challengmg than Honor \Vorld Hi tory that I took la t year, but I like how it 1 kept intere ting," he aid. oph. Zachary Johnston enjoy the cool color from the experiment in } lonors clas is always enjoyable, even if! don't think it will be," he said. ~leticulous (Below) Dunng her merican History, Jr. test in AP Tiffany VanVolk.inburg check, over all her answer for any mistake:. "Thi cia 1s more challenging than the average hi tory cia s, but the interaction when discussing topics is more exhilarating." What am I doing? (Above) Looking very confused. oph. Kim R,tber trie- to figure out what :\lr. \dams will be domg with h1s experiment demonstratiOn during Honors Chemi try. "It really is a tough class. \Ve learned that the tenth grade year i u ually the mo t difficult. I hope o!" �VID target tudents in the academic middle B, C, and even D tudcnt who have the de ire to go to college and the willingne to work hard. These are tudent who arc capable of ~ n p:l completing rigorous curriculum but arc falling hort of their 0.. (b potential, o their VID teacher tep in to help. J\lr. Mark Walker and lr . Maureen ClevcngerGrim ley arc these 9th 3 ,_.. n and lOth grade (re pectively) VID teacher . They help the e U) tudents learn how to be more organized with their chool work o that the e cho en one can live up to their great potential. "I really like being apart of this clas because it's fun," aid oph. \Villiam Qyile . oph. Kenneth Conklin aid, "At first I cho e to be in thi clas becau e my parents made me, but now I enjoy the class and like the college prep. The tudents involv din Teacher Cad t want to pur ue a career in teachin . Jr. t phanic oso ·a sai , "I ant to major in education in college, and shO\ me ho v it will oe in 0 ege. Thi c a helps them know the different a pect of teaching. They learn how to teach and practice teaching their fellow peers. During econd erne ter, each tudent get to pick a teacher in Di trict 3 to ob erve. Jr. arah Curby aid, "In the econd emester I will be going to fulfill my dream of being a teacher by going to Web ter and ob erving fourth grade teacher, l\lr·. Oerter." I The Ice breaks for famil} member K ~ • \ " h . \ .ann:a R"-en and f class bv pbnn~ rock, paper. .. :mol) fr m \ \'1 D was scang tt) Level 2 and 3 Questions (Below) 1\lr. Walker's 9th grade VlD clas · show off their que. tioning skills during their tutorial . "!\lake sure that you are having your group member teach what they have learned back to Teaching the future 1\.t I l o the pr• _ tt a footMll Trammdl "I • Below) '>r tephame " .. n holdin~ 1d. *I chose to du du tor the children o the future " Sr. Jordan Schreiner Sr. Shakobie Davis Sr. Keri Myers Jordan has TEP cnry Purple Da) "I joined • TEP b c.1u 1t was a good opportunity to make a transition into the real \\orld" It i a great opp rtunit: for tudents to get some real rcspott ibility and a ta te of adult life. Shakohie TEP every Black Da). "I jc ted TEP b~cause I nc ded tra money for college. Being ahle to leave chool earlier to tart \\Orlung for the day got me the extra hours that I n ed." Ken has TEP ever: Purple Day. "The reason I joined TEP i because I needed to get extra hours and monC\'. Plus, the credits will help m~ get closer to graduating." Sr. Timothy Salter Tim has TEP even Black Dav. He jomed TEP . because, ~I "anted to get a job and till get credits for high school at the same time~~~ ���Ac •teve Social Studies September Rayce Valentine, Cali Antolini and Jo hua ot pictured: tevens. Corey Patz, Lakela Brasfield, Marianna 1aurello, Lind ay Thaxton, Xanthia Green, Kame ha utail Delynn Currier. Top row: Caleb Byar Deontay Galbearth and Ana Fry. Bottom row: Tessy Walker and Kaela Becker. ot Pictured: Aleecia Boyce, Jesse Johnson. • • • • Congratulations to all the hard working students who have been chosen to be a student of the month. This award is not handed out to just any student. It is given to those who stand out in the crowd, the ones who push for excellence. They are recognized for their achievements. These students strive to be above the normal standards, and our math, science, and social studies departments like to reward their success. Math Novembe Top row: Pantoja, Ramirez. Mullane, Destin Bryan Luj wearingen, Laurel and Cathy Ballard. "or : Tim hannon. Cali Antolini, Shawn Bedel, J Lakela Brasfield, Caleb Byars, Cosgrove, ara Dasugo, Devon Geier, Shy'Anne Gramsch, Christy Jersin, Krystyna J Shelby Koski, Francisco Cabrera, Olney Norm~tn Pittman, Juan Robles, Smith, Alysia Won Kim. William Boden, Renata Bonotto Vivian Cole, Rosa Colon, Kyl Brian Gapinski, Stepharue , Larissa Hieronimu , Shelley Horner. a Jone , Kristeen King, Zachary Klippert. Mestas, Brittany Moore, Calanie aputi· Blythe Penner, Anissia Perea, Tameik:. ns, Ashleigh Romero, Gabriela anchez, Ashle~ ata cha Torrez, Samantha Winters, Ki Apollo, Chris Barnett, Rebekah Black, Devonne Bullock Cline, Bryce Duran, Emily Fritsche, avannah Gallup Eric Green, Christopher Hampton, Kevin Higley, Kiraleigl Laird, Lukas Landing, Kaydra Langford, Kim Madrid, Martinez, Alexander imon, Abigail Ortiz Bujan, Corey Patz Rohde, Jessica Rosenberg, Chel ey argent, Shane wearingen, Janin• ~mlm<>ns, Desire Tatum, Travis Townsend, Tessy Walker, Valerie Westland. �thlenci m and mtelligence were holarship . He ha been offered: \orthern olorado, 516,000 for 16,000 for four years to Paton .\lenlo college, and he is curren for academic and sports. Verrrry Great \bovo) . r. Laurd Goywoloa outshmo thorn all. ho received the -\.rru)X Sd·olanJUp which i a $19,200 -holaNhip from Loyola \h.rymount Lniversat)· recog-nizing academa..: cxcelJcnce. he wa also rc-c~mzed bv the Daughter of the American Revolut1on as a Good Citizen and is currentlJ a Rmi-finali.st tOr the Gre-en HouK ~...hobnhip. he lS raking a tnp to CalitOrrua to hopofull) got a full ndo ·holan;hip to Lojula. E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-C-E There are a few students at Mesa Ridge who refused to drift aimlessly throughout their high school career. These students pushed themselves above and beyond, perhaps in honors or AP classes, or as an athlete, or at what he/she 1s best at, like music or art. Whatever each student excels in, he/she really made themselves stand out. Sr. Everett Goldberg said, I got lucky because I am athletic and smart. Getting these scholarships was not the easiest thing to do. but I am so excited I got them." fast (Right) Joe ba, Dominique Keys, alazar, Felicia teven Dovel, and Wolfe alo~g with Destiny tark and ierra critchfield (not pictured) placed first in the 220 yard relav in a even tate region for R.O.T.C. her top art tudent' to . end out thetr art work. Frizzell show off orne of their work while pictured: Jr. Lisa Portalatin and r. Cory Saving mucho dinero (BdN•) \. nth1a Gn h.... bt"~n r. flc:red the Peak Achievement ·cholar;hip fOr the Uni\·ersay of \\\omin~. ThU IS a full ride ·bolan;hip, and \~ithout th1 -holarship, he "ould pn 0\·cr S28,000 to attend thi • • �Hard Work, Involved , Talented le a Ridge tudent are uper involved at the chool. ot only are tudent involved in port , club , and their tudie , they make time to let loo e and enjoy life a little bit! Thi year, l\le a ho ted orne new program . For the fir t time ever, 1e a taff and tudent enjoyed the L}Tical Lounge, an event where tudent with a knack for writing, whether it be lyric , poetry, or hort torie , can howca e their tuff. oph. Kevin onti wa thi year' winner. "I took fir t! It wa awe orne. Everyone wa cheering for me, and I knew I had done well," miled Kevin. Kevin al o participated in the Talent how, hosted by H . Thi year' winner were JR Brown, haun oleman, Jerome unningham, Arami McGinty, and Annvan Morrow. Their dancing brought the crowd to their feet, heering and egging them on. "It went really well. I wa relieved when it wa all over," breathed H advi or Mrs. Herman. Me a' dramatic production were greatly ucce sful. The fall production of ~een Leer brought in a record number of student and people from around the community. The mu i al, outh Pa ific, and the pring production of Bang Bang got a lot of different tudent involved, orne of whom had never acted before. arsity ofrball ream brought the "peace to the football . radium after their rie-d)ing party the night before. They put their hand on their head · and then into the air to flow their good ,;be into the football boy . "That night wa o much fun! \Ve went to \Val-:\lart at like midnight to get more hirt to tie-dye, and we each took home like three hirts," said Jr. Kri ta Aldridge. oph. Briana Peterson \Vinterball' pint week. Wedne day was ' ationality Day, where tudent dre ed up m clothing from their favorite country. "I love thi dres . \Vhat a great dre up day to wear it!" Bri exclaimed. �--- d. 'bv Nanonal o H nor Society Wh at· WinterbaII Dance, hoste . de Big Gym h re· \le a R• g . Whe W en: ·Valennne . .·. ""'. d z Domomque. . ••"' I kJ•stupid e ' ever thm k you '"00 . \1adelme r·e_man "Don't WhO . Fr .. Blankenship. "Alwav have fun. Brown, Kai!ce le " said Fernandez. • "'"~ '" front of peop ' Stu e All 's well that ends well artJcipated in the tudents who Ph together a a Talent how gat er winners were group after ,, the 'o one h ad hard announced. 'b . g involved . Just em feelings. awe orne, " aid Jr. Julia Orr. · Dance What. llomecommg Where: Mesa Ridge •g. Ju tin ook, andjo h~p h "A mv first g hanie Geier, Who: Frs. rep fu " aid Geier. s I. ·unior high, . B. Gym wawas defimte n, . }. different. zklar. ki . "It e it 1 chool dane ' llv bonng. the dances were rea . h nJ ��We've Got the Fire D~y ~d Once <:roundhog has pas ed and promi us another SIX weeks of wmter, tudent eem to fall mto a zombie-like tate. "In the fall, kids arc excited to be back. Then in the pring, they're excited about ummer. But in winter, it's hard for them to find omcthing to get jazzed about," 1r . wope/Bruckner explained. However, midFebruary ignites a spark among the tudent body. ational Honor o iety ho t the annual Winterball Dance, whi h fell thi year on Valentine's Day. Before the student could hit the dance floor, Grizzlie sported their pirit all week long. "Dre ing up breaks the everyday jean and a t-shirt routine, so it's alway o much fun," aid oph. Demi Valdez. "You can wear hats, or crazy co rume , that you couldn't normally get away with." The favorite and mo t participated day was definitely eon Day. "Everyone loves to be bright and tand out," said Fr. Jennifer Osgard. The enior blew away Clas Kareokee when they Whole they were by what we can do. It's not ju t trict movement ; we alv.r~f)j try to add our own omething," said Jr. Everett Artz. " urprised" is an under tatement. The tudent body jumped to their feet the JROTC chooed" gym. Wi nte rball spirit Wee 2009 Affair that aturday night. "This was the be t Winterball ever been to," said Jr. Kayde Baker. -;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;; "The music wa ..,. great, and the decoration were so cute. It wa �r. Rh iannon Crenshaw sang a parodl'ol "Buy You a Drink," by T Pain..with · 11. HS president, As Goycoolea also hosted the Show. "I had been freaking out week about the show going but I forgot to panic about actual performance," Laurel "Then, when I was bac:kstagc:l before the show, the nerves was so happy that I didn't out in my intro. As the progressed, I got more comfortabl·e I with the audience. The talent Jr. JR Brown danced to a mix of just about everything, including Michael Jackson and Chris Brown, with his group of rs. Jerome Cunningham and Antwan Morrow, and Jrs. Aramis McGinty and Shaun Coleman. Their thematic act drew in the audience. "Oh, they definitely got the most screams," said Sr. Laurel Goycoolea, who was backstage. Soph. Kevin Conti rapped his original composition, "Slip Away." The talent show was the first time his rap was released to the public. "It just felt like the tight time to let that song out," said Kevin. "I see people everyday, and I know how they feel if they're feeling unconfident around people they like. I felt like Dr. PhiL In all seriousness, this song is supposed to show people that they don't have to be afraid of someone something. Always go for it." �The betrayal ... the hurt ... how could I do such a thing? Don't look at me like that dear dear sister. urvival of the fittest. It's an economic term you know? Ye , you both know." -Trista. "We had to u e blood packet in our mouth for thi cene. They ta ted o bad and it wa hard to ju t lay dead on the rage becau e I wanted to gag!" r.Jennifer Clayton complained with a male. Tri ta, Jr. Jordan Hoyle, and her assistant, Oswald, Jr. Keaton Byars, discuss the change that need to be taken now that he is the new boss of O!teen Lear Inc. "Things are going to change. l'm bo now, and 1ommy Deare t i about to learn a le on. Go and tell all the employees that when 'O!teen' Lear and any of her train peak to them they are to respond with:" hove off, you old bag." -Trista "I loved my character, Trista. She was pretty much the cruelest person in the whole play. l enjoyed being able to bring her to life and ju t do my thing. Acting is my life," smiled Hoyle. Byars said, "I loved this play because I got the chance to play two dynamic characters: a hero and a villain. I really got to stretch my acting mu cle ." now Tom, poor Tom. Poor, poor Tom, the crazy homeless man. They will never Eddie again. Poor poor Tom." -Eddie (Left) "I'd rather have two mop than two daughters. At lea~t, with a mop, I know how to give a proper run down with offen e." -Janitor "Love conquers all ... even corporate rivalrie . 1y estate hall be my wedding gift to all of my children. United in busine , now united in love. Tell me, my daughters, how much do you love me?" Lear �et in an i land paradi e during World War II, t\vo parallel love torie are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war. ellie, a punky nur e from Arkan a , fall in love with a mature French planter, Emile. ellie learn that the mother of hi hildren wa an i land native, and, unable to turn her back on the prejudice with which he was raised, he refu e Emile' propo al of marriage. 1eanwhile, the strapping Lt. Joe Cable denie him elf the fulfillment of a future with an innocent Tonkine e girl with whom he' fallen in love out of the arne fears that haunt ellie. When Emile i recruited to a company Joe on a dangerous mi ion that claim Joe' life, ellie realize that life i too hort to not seize her one chance for happine , thus confronting and conquering her prejudice . outh Pacific ''\Vatching Evyn Graf play the role of Bloody Mary was the highlight of my night. It eemed to me that he fit the character perfe tly. They could not have picked a better actress to do so," said r. Jennifer Clayton. Evyn played the role of a tricky witch doctor who traded with the sailor· and could " peak Engli h just a good a any dang 1\larine." On rage, Evyn wore a shrunken head about her neck and her hair on top of her head. "It' the hone t style in witch doctors," said Evyn. Luther Billi , played by oph. Franklin Bennett, was a hard-worlcing ailor. ot only was Franklin a character in this play, but he was the director, also. This has been Franklin's pet project here at Me a, and he succeeded at malcing it flow with perfection. The cast also poured an incredible amount of time into the production, but it wa n't all work. Everyone had a blast. r. Matt tachirus said, "I love acting, but every once in a while, I need to take a rest and just relax." Playing the role of the pontaneous ellie Forbu h, Jr. Lani Hahn aid, "Playing this role wa like being a totally different person. order to get into the character, I had to be able to show my emotion because she was hardcore emotional." Lani had to portray a clas ic love-struck and confused damsel in he was always caught up in a whirlwind of different situation coming together, seemingly just to pull her apart. Lani wonderfully sang songs such a Cockeyed Optimist, ome Enchanted Evening," and I Cotta Wash that Man Right Out ofMy Hair. Young Love (left) Jrs. Daniel 1iller and Rebecca avakuku confess their undying love for each other. Daniel said, "Playing the role of Lt. Joe Cable was so much fun. Being one of the male leads wa intimidating, but as soon as I tarred, I had o much fun. I ju t forgot about everyone and got into character." Patience J es e Rodriguez and J r Daniel Miller examine a map of the islands as Jr. Lani Hahn and Soph. Aaron Blair sit and await the decision. r. �Astory like none efore it. "Our hope is that this play will allow us to see the cons quences of such actions."--Director Chip MacEnulty -- - "Being the ta~e lanager, 1 am a rep below Director. I help get everyone going and when they need to be place . Bemg here ince day one, the play has really come along, It' going to go great!" predicted oph. Kri ta Cyr can!on Bani Bang You're Dead is history in the making. The toryline is a tragedy about teen violence and how much our words affect one another. r. Jo hua Bohnen, the male lead, said, "I'm excited for the play being that I am the male lead. But it's not about me; it's about all of us in this play and how we are going to impact the audience. It a giant compilation of emotion and effort." Bang Bang You're Dead is the fir t play of it kind. "We are making history, but I am nervous to how the audience will react," aid r. Rhiannon Cren haw. Following the performance i a Talk Back about teen violence in school. Director hip MacEnulty aid, "The play i an inten e look at bullying and teen violence. We hope this will get people talking. This generation i defined by school hooting and their effect on chool and communities alike. Our hope i that this play "vill allow u to ee the con equences of uch actions." Jr. tephanie Duggan Judge, rumor, voice r. Je. e Rodriguez Michael r. Jennifer Clayton Emily r. Rhiannon Cren haw Katie Jr. Ale.xander imon Principal, Choru r. erena Palmer horu , Cop, Actor 5, Jury Forewoman oph. Barret Bowman ctor 4, Pro ecuror, Jr. te\'e Gandara on-man, Grandpa, Chorus. Jr. Rebecca Town end \Virne · , Chorus Thi page wa the rc pon 1hili . of te\'e Gandara �What should I get today? Who and what? >Junior Keontae Julien. >Tattoo Why? ,"~ly tattoo 1s self e:·planatol). I'm a Leo, and that's' hat it a}"'·" • form, hi "!)" re embles ime tme , and ht morph into fingers. Fr. a sidy \Vacher taned p•eretng early m l,fc. Her gage keep her ophornore Kevm Conti' Bayba 1n tattoo may look like Engli h letters, but they are r~uipmo ymbol meaning " trength." Alon;; WJth kyla Earl' ear indu trial, he displays another two piercing in each ear. juruors Jenrufer Duncan and Bobbi Baker jom theu ophomore i ta, Olivia Foley. The three of them each enjo} different kind of piercings. Foley ha ha her ears pierced. Dun an port a uper-cute no e tud. Haker opted for a vanation of the lab ret. six piercings: 2 in each ear, 1 eyebrow and 1 tongue piercmg. He rud that he likes piercings becau e, "they change the way you look. :'vly uncle gave them to me to keep my spirit up." Hi et of 2 carat diamond dwarfs any other at .\lesa. �expr!~~~.~!r!~ accessorize with a new tattoo or a piercing? hr is what makes people Personali ~ 1. unique, and getting to personalize things like booies, tongues, clothe or po essions to fit their own style is what students love to do. Whether you show your personality through torn pants, piercing, or tattoos, everyone has a way to expre his/her style. r. Patrick Wyatt said, "I got a tattoo becau e I wanted to show the contradiction that is me. I wanted the art of my life to show the per on I am and the things I believe in." r. Jo h Ellis explained, "I got my Celtic cro to protect me and symbolize my heritage. It is oneof-a kind. I have seen a lot of Celtic crosses, but I have never een one like the one I got. It wa my de ign. I wa looking for a different tribal design, so I put it in it." He is content with what he chose. "I don't need any more than what I have." However, some people like to keep things simple. "All of those people with fifty tongue, ear, or lip rings and stuff are doing too much for me," said r. Kel ey Carter. "I just like mine plain and simple." he points to her single ear piercing. "I can't wait until I get my tattoo," oph. Eddy Montes eagerly smiled. "I'm gonna get something really cool-something that is meaningful to me, like my name in Old English." Sophomore Matthew Martinez agrees. "I already have my ear pierced. It eemed like a good idea at the time. My tattoo i going to take some thinking, though. It's pretty permanent, so I want it to be something that I don't regret down the road." There are others, still, who would not want either. "I wouldn't deface my body like that," aid oph. So ial Studies teacher Jo h J\lorse got hi tribal tattoo when he was 21. "It represents life's twi t and turns, and how it i constantly changing. The character within it is Kanji lor "love." Je e Ell worth. "There i nothing I care enough about to have it inked on to my skin." l During a particularly interesting peech class, r . Roberto Contrera and Bryan Lujan demon trated how to pierce omeone' lip. "I did that piercing for him in front of the cia s," bragged Lujan. "I just stuck a pin through his lip. o big thing." Lujan himself ha nakebite , which are two lips piercing, one on either ide of the bottom lip. r. Alain ~~~~~~~~~~~ right be [VIIIRIIII "DIS ju t a wa \-i .o~~~~lllJ~ lrtrA everyknow If someone want to know who I am, she can just look at the tattoo, eeing a how this body of mine enables me to walk around with my hirt off," he laughed. r. Chri Wiseman got his tattoo of one hundred dollar bills rolled into the shape of a ro e on one arm and a religiou cross on the other. This is just a tart to his dream of having a body with ink on every inch. "My tattoos expre what I like and b~~eve. Hopefully I'll get the rest of my arms done. ometime tattoos serve as a reminder of what once wa . Thi i e pecially true for senior teven Mibert. "Everybody knows me becau e I'm buff, but it wa n't always like that. During my freshman and sophomore year, I was fat and sort of a loner. My tattoo symbolize my growth," divulged teven. �H igh hool on. i t of many different type people. The plethora of lub offered here at le a make it ea ier for tudents to find their own ni he and p sibly link together new friends with ommon intere t .. Jr. Ro a1 n Rodriguez, a member of Young Life, exclaimed, "Young Life help me with meeting new people and learning a little more about God. It' a great pla e to chill and just have fun." le a Ridge offer over thirty five different club , ranging from the academi lub , like Knowledge Bowl and Math lub, to mu ical club , like the Heavy Metal lub and Jazz hoir. Each person at Me aha a pla e " here he/he an belong and feel accepted. r. Julia Murphy, an intera tive member of 1 0, Band ouncil, H , and Renai ance, aid, "I love my club ! It' great to think that people can get together, talk, li ten, and under tand each other." Being in a club i omething to look forward to every week. weekly meeting an take a tudent' mind off of a tre fu1 chool day and allO\ him/her to con entrate on omething he/ he enjoys. A a member of Book lub, ommunity of aring, Renai ance, and H , Jr. AI a La her smiled, " lub get you more involved in s hool. I like club that have a meaningful point, like ommunity of aring, becau e I like to help people, and it' alway great to give back to your community!" History Club oph. Logan Klaiber and Jrs. Michael Miller, and Jacob Jimenez are all good friends with one common interest: History. Klaiber smiled, "1 love history, and it's awe orne to be the President of a club about it! I decided to make the club becau. e Me a u. ed to have a Hi tory Club in the pa t, but when the en.iors left, the club wa ended. I thought it would be cool to bring back some of the history here at Mesa!" �esa Community of Caring Thi year ommunity of Caring pent orne ttme at the Cheyenne l\lountain Zoo. oph. Peter canlon laughed, "It wa o cold, but my girlfriend was there to keep me warm. Oh, and the fire helped!" I Mr. cott train instructions oph. 'ik Bohnen to clean up after an accJdental me" was made. Bohnen laughed, "\Ve took on concession to raise money to put towards a more al broadcast." Musical Theater Club oph. Franklin Bennett sits to et up balloons for l\l•Jsical Theatre' booth at Fright ight. Bennett said, "It was a pecta ular night, filled with fun and fe tivitie,. 1t 1s great that we, a· students, can contribute our talent' to benetit our clubs and the people around us." �That's a wrap The team fini he thctr dance with applause from the audience and with the second place trophy at :,~~~!!j thetr competition at and Creek .···········-~===!!iii High chool. "It felt amazmg, enttcmg, exotic, pectacular, wonderful, fantastic, and I was so happy to win second place," Lani llahn smiled. keep smiling Even though r. Amanda Johnston dropped her rifle during the dance, he just kept miling and dancing with no rifle until he ;: could get to it. "I didn't know what to do when it happened, o I ju t pretended like I had a rifle," she laughed after the competition. ,~iilli WE LOVE WHAT WE DO \ VintcrguarJ' sea on begin when the l\larching Band, Color~uard season end . The ~iris on this team arc hard working, dedicated, and they reall) love what they do. "\Ve build mental and phy ical strength by pulling together and memoriz1ng dance, equipment work, where to move and maintam a beautifi.1l appearance," cxcbimed Jr. Kara \\7alton. \Vinterguard isn't ju t another fun club offered here at .1\lesa; it is a lot of h,trd work. Although they only practice one day during the week, the c girl· go through a major workout. The) do everything from ~tretching, butt buster , parta ab , crunches, leg lift to calf raises, to even ballet. "It' a lot of hard work and determination to be a part of this team, but the experience i quite rewardinrr," aid Coach ~like. E\·cn with of ,t!l the hard work it takes, the \Vinter ruard member still know how to have fun. They are all close fnend that hare tho e memorable moments where, ''You had to of been there," cxprc ed r. Darla Boyle. Eve'} an1rday, they devote the whole day to practicing their routme and then competition afterwards. The girls on this team arc not ju t teammates ... they have formed special bonds with each other and friend ·hip that\\ ill ~o on for a lifetime. buttert1ie m her tomach before the competition, r. Darla Bovle focu'e on the routine, practtcing feveri hly, ·making ir perfect. Winterguard Members: Aly a Goldy, Amanda )< hn ton, Darla Boyle, Ltz Kmndge, amantha Turano, Kara \ alton, Lam Hahn, Allv orchado, HilarY Perkin , Jn_,e e)farth, Angela tellmad, 1\.aitlyn DonnelljBelcher, rephanie Borchard, Rosemary Gaytan, Ashley Trowbndge. �0 co- --..&;iii~ (/) 1----" I.J1 c;o ....;,.~·J· 1----" I.J1 \.!:) Knowledge Bowl &Match Wits Knowledge Bowl i an ,1cademic competition involvin , team of four tudent trying to an wcr questwn, in \\Titten round and cvcral peaking round . Teams are not dimmated; eve!') team participate in eve!') round. ln a speaking round, a reader read the que tion • and a team member buzzes in .1 oon as she/he choo c . If they mis a que tion, no pmnt arc deducted, but the other team may tl)' to an wcr the que non on who buzzed in fir t. The winner i the team with the mo t point at the end of the meet. ~lcsa' team i captained by r. Erica Bugbee. ~Ie a compete e\·eral time a )Car agamst 'chool all around the region. In competition, they have four round total and an wer 40 tnvial que tion per round. Jr. orey Patz .1 one o f t h e top pomt . Iea d ers .m t h e regwn . 'l'h e team aII toget h er 1s . ran k·ed secon d m . t h c area an d qu.al'f" 1 1e d for the tate Knowled e Bowl competition. 'T m really proud of the team, especially in Match Wits. They made it to semi-finals and re holding school records," bragged Advi Mrs. Jungling. Lo\'ing every minute of it (Right) 'Thi ''as my fir t )Car Knowled e 1 and cant walt for t\' o more year . l'h captain t reall) a\\ csomc and made me fee in B \;I, Outcast, but c rtainly not casted out (Right o.>utca t of the team, me f el pe tal. I alw:n ro'~de an extra random omethm to the team and to pra ti oph Jo hua Alexander divulged Juring a p icularly grueling pra tKe. �llesa's Talent Show fhe Step Squ,,J perform at the Talent how, entertaimrg •he crowd whi'(' thl' judge deliberate on a wi,ner. (Below) The q!...!d pra~tice at the dress rehearsal the afternoor betore the sho\1 "I •llll•k they should have compct-d," aid Jr Kan Lanphier. They were one of the best act out there. I even heard people in the audien<.e a~1ng that u ed a an instrument to produce rhythm and sounds through a mixture of foot tep , poken word, and hand clap . I r require an C.\.'treme amount of preci ion and tudent · have to know to stomp, dap, flip, or top at a precise moment . Keeping their arm traight is very important durint!; competition . raying sharp and on point 1s ell."tremely important. "vVithout straight arms, we would get marked down point at competition. Everything need to tay harp with their arm ," pon or Kris Lettenmaier aid. u ..._..;.__....._. Each tcp teo1m has it own style. "The l\le a Ridge Step Team like to usc hip hop in routine ," aid Fr. Kimberly :\ladrid. "We ted that if we have up-to-date mu ic that the crowd can get the vibe. It get everybody more hyped. And what'- a routine with out a little dancing, right?" she continued. 'cnior Dominique Petitt aid, "Evei!n~l!Q!!!B~!!l~m:..§..J~~W.. we pu h each other to achieve our and we pull through in the end." llave my cake and eat it too (Left) Soph. Jazmin \ lontgomcn .aid, "I really love stepping. I get to learn a lot of step.. and perfonrung i just 1cing on the cake." The Step quad performed dunng half nme at the January 15 .\lesa vs. Lewis Palmer boys' basketball �Secrt tar): Bri\nn l\ ilson 1 Respect I Caring I Family I Trust I Responsibility Communit of Carin ogetherwe make a Difference What happen when 1esa are allowed to tart their own club? "It tarred with a couple of student ," remembered Pre ident Angie Gip on. "Thi year, we have around 40- better 45 member , all working to their community. From bell-ringing with the alvation Army to colle ring toy for need) children, rhe club' sole purpo e is ro he Ip Blythe works concc--ions. he became an expert hot ,_., ~•:.~~~ do~ chef. "\\'hen thcv are floating. that mean they are done. '\o salmonella here!" 0 Ut. "I believe I'm really committed to Community of Caring because I really enjoy helping out the people in our community," aid Gipson. P. R. Jr. Courtney Jone agree . "The best thing about C.O.C i how the people in enjOY the club really do care! We actually doing community ervi e and a k for more. It' really nice to know that Mesa has people who are that concerned about tho e around u ." Midnight Madness Freshman Jordm Qurk expertly color her g•rafTe as she ip hot cocoa while working at \ inter WildLand. llere, they helped kids color picture and make food-pre>ent> for anta to deliver to the animals. Proceed went toward helping families participating in tart program around Colorado I lead pnngs. 'icole -\layne serve their ommunirv of aring member: at the final mewng of 2008, their hristmas Party. l\ lember.· kept this meeting casual with a potluck. ommunity of aring ran two booth at this year'· Fright '\1ght. (Far lift) enior Tessy Walker and Jr . •-\layne Boyce ran the all-popular cookie decorating booth while {leji) Fr. Olney orman and (right I ophs. Blythe Penner and o\shley 01stman worked the fishing booth. Santa's Little Helpers Three lusketeer Jumor -\layne Bovee, Rebecca Town end, and , atasha Br~wn worked in the po t ot1ice with !au e at the Cheyenne anta l\ lounram Zoo'. \Vinrer If r/dLand �Deutsch Klub uft) \!though he i urrcntl) takmg ~:2•:r·'!lo!::.l..io1 Frendl, F• \tan a Rudd enjo) pendmg ~~~~~:: ' t1me I'l paru h Club \nth her friend Fr • V.Uerie \ \'e tland. "I am taking F rcnch, but I thought 1t "ould be b tter to keep m' intere t and opuon open. It fun; n arlv C:VCf) day "e pia) game and learn more about the language than m dt be au we u e 1t," md \1ari l. ! United Nations of languages The Door is Alwa}s Open (Hdow; Fr>. :.tari l Rulkl, Rachacl Steven , Olnc' , orman, ,md Funmi Kim listen .1 .Fr.mklin Bennett hare , "The be t part of Spanish Club 1 that w don't iu t k•arn Spanish \ \ 'c a! o take m people from out 1de a \\ell." The Spani h Club ha multiple members who as an don't e\en take ·pani h cia let:U\ e but nil fai thfull) come to each i my fir t ) .u; I love b mg 1mohcd in anything I can," .ud Pre tdent Fr. \lys a Magalong. he bdie\c that, pani h Club 1 a great \\3) to meet upper- Ia men and to help the hool �Front ro"~ Advi or ~ladame An~ela Bird, . econd row: Catherine Ballard, tephen Taylor, Diana lim merman, Patrick \Vyatt, Rebekah Black, Laura Eldridge, and Levi Punongbayan. Loving every minute of it Jr Rcbl;.ah Bl.1ck 1nd oph. Patrick Harvey hare a laugh. Rebekah 1s the president of the club, and he ran for French Club Pre. idcnt becau e, "l wanted to change the way French Club 1 run and he able to have more fun and cxcmng acu,itie : �Getting Started All that talk is makin' me hungry risti Followell, r. tephanie Losoya, and ' r. hmtopher Furber chow down on some ~nab . , \ the) tilled up their stomachs, they paid dose attention to clecrin!( new song . . Ahh ..I break (Ltji) President r. Kylte Behrman counroff the number of Caroling Grams old while (below) Jr. Lani I lahn sketches some tdeas for the posters. "The Granh old wa,· better than last vear," Kvlie remarked happily. They wer; sold !(lr. 3 or two tor 5 around the winter holiday Jr chaos and the piano. B f, ~) Ruumng group can be tough Planning performances, and fundrai in,.,; offers challenge. Thankfull;, outKil 1s there to help. Con isting of members from all the different choirs, these n1dent meet every \Vednesday at lunch to plan and create ome of the events for the music department. Giving direction to the choir program requires a lot of lurd work and eft; >rt, yet eve') one has fun doin<r it. oph. Amanda Jones mentioned, "\\'e need a r tachtnas, Bennett, and Gipson gather to the auditions for the upcoming Broadway Review. talk about important aspects of choir and have an amazing time doing it." Teaming up with Choir Council is ..\Iesa's Jazz Choir. This ye.tr, the two dubs successfully old Caroling Grams. "They sold a lot better thi year," aid Jr. Angie Gipson. "I think it wa because of how much we advertised." r. Kylie Behrman hand-made eve')· one of the 20-25 aroling Gram sold. Jazz Choir is an audition-only group, consisting of the best \'ocali ts within the music department. This choir perform high caliber music, everything from jazz standards to Broadway hits, .md members have to learn songs within a short amount of time. Both r. \latt. t.lchitus and Jr. E''}n Graf .1 ree that "It\ harder than it looks!" Pres1dct t of j.uz Choir, r. teph.tnie LDsoya said, "Jazz Choir member must know how to sight read music, and thi · kill i pretty hard to learn and rerfect." (RtghtJ With a few hour until their concert, oph. Josh Waugh and Jr . .\Iorgan tephenson pracnce perfecting their pitches. m~ Back row Cri tiana Followell, Kvhe Behrman, and Franklin Thi is ho\\ it's done r. 1\.y!te Behrman help r. tephanie Loso,-a find the correct pitch. "I love to smg and be a part of a choir group," said Losoya. �Rockin ' around th e Christm as Back row: ;\J r. Jesse ~laurer, A hleigh Romero, 1iffanv D.l\'i , ,tnd .\l clame l\.1c Auley. F ront row: Valerie \\'cstl.md, \ Iegan Grant, am l\laloco, P . tree Jr ..-\shlelgh Romero and Fr. Valerie Westland ponder on where to put the tinsel on the tree to add that finishing Ideas anyone? Leji} Fr. Valene \Ve tland and oph. hnsty Jersm check out different fundrai ing idea online. hristy said, "We're all a b1g family and share each other's food--no matter what. It's nuts!" (Right} lr. Maurer starts off by letting everyone know what !:,;. .;.....--1 needs to happen. Orchestra ouncil is a lot more than ju t playing a string in trument. Every Thur day at lunch, they meet in the band room to di cu upcoming concert , fiX the tage for the theme of the concert , and run fundrai er . "It is al o a way to communicate to the teacher what is effective and what i not on a better level than in our clas ," aid Pre ident r. Megan Grant who ha been in Orche tra ouncil her entire high chool career. Jr. icole Perry said, "Ever ince I began playing, I wanted to be more involved in orne way. Council i a great way to do thi !" Back row: Ryan Walsh, Craig Hall, Adoni Jaram1llo, Dean t John, Patrick Wyatt, Jenni 0 gard, and Diana Timmerman. ccond row: ' ichella '\al, arah Prust, ara Tnrell, 1mone l\luller, Arielle Howell, and Rebekah Biack. Front row: Amanda Johnston, and Julia Murphy. Holiday Treats Co-Pre,ident r. Juha ;\lurphy chow> down on a candy cane while giving her input in a di cu sion about CPA requirements. r. manda Johnston starts off the meeting bringing up the upcoming Battle of the Band to r. ara Tyrrell, Jr . ra.ig Hall and doni Jaramillo, and oph. ichella , 'a!. ophomore voice make sure any suggestions are pre>ented to the band. 1 got mtere ted in Band ouncil because I liked the idea of being behind the scene ." Jr. Craig Hall take a few notes to en ure that he has all the mformation correct regarding Battle of the Bands. W hat exactly doe a Band Council do? They et the tone for everything the band doc . "Band ouncil i filled with a bunch of kid who love band and want to hare it with the world," aid r. Patrick Wyatt. Every Wednesday at lunch thi mini band-family meets tn the band room and di cu e regarding the 1u ic important i ue Department. Band Council plan the Battle of the Band , and they al o get Tri- 1 (whi h i the ational 1usic Honor o iety) up and going. The c devoted tudent help 1r. Olivas tn o many way . Co-Pre ident r. Julia 1urphy aid, "We help Mr. Oliva get more thing done; thing that he doe n't have time for." "It can be hard work, but it i rewarding to know you are haring your mu ical talent in a way that may not be vocalized," aid oph. Franklin Bennett, Band ouncil's . ecrctary. �Torture Uasters BdiJ'tl..•) Jr. Tyler astlc attempts to curl Jr. Kari Lmphier's hair with an nelash curler. T1·ler, who was con~tanth­ confuscd b1 r. Laurel GO\·coolea;s C) cla h curler, deoded that .it was a torture de1-ice. For a good-luck present, Laurel ~ave Tvler his vel") own "torture dc1ice." . ophs. \'ictoria James and Kiraleigh Hylands demonstrate team buildin~ at the Libcm· tournament. rs. Erica Bugbee and i.aurel Go1·coolea and Jr. 1\.an Lanphier created a clappin~ chant to pump up the team before Looks like our stage isn't the only one Jr. Keaton Bprs gets to walk across. At the NFL Rules Tournament, B1 ars received a " up~rior Award" for goin~ 3-0 in I Iumorous Interpretation. competitiOns. " tep One: Win . tep Two: lt. tep Three: Win it!" the) chanted. point '' tudcnts point over ti.>ren k Point add up ti.u each student in ditTcrent like National Forensic "I won it with a pen" (Rrght) oph. William Lee, Jrs. ean ;\lc GUire, Jeremiah :\1iller, and Tvler Ca ·de, and r. Justin Kim discu s their debate tactic at the Overland debate \\ith Coach tournament Govcoolea. :\l iller used "triple-threat" pen, a combination of three colored pens, inspired by l r. Hulen. ~Ioney Making Like a well- oiled machine r. Laurel Goycoolea load up a nacho tray wah cheese while Jr. Corey Patz watche and Coach Gov~oolea take orders. "I've helped ~y dad in the conces ·ions stand at basketball game . ince before I even came to l esa. I guess you could say it's been a long and glamorous career," joked Laurel. �4 Any club that can fill the staircase with its member clearly has something going for it. When tho e students maintain a 3.33 GPA and complete at lea t 10 hour of community ervice, now we're talking! 1 1 H student organize many 1e a' events, like the Talent how, Blood Drives, and Winterball. "It' awe orne to be involved in literally everything," aid r. ara Tyrrell. Conver ely, "The mo t tre ful part of H etting up for the events and making ure they go a planned," aid Vice President r. hane wearingen. H mean a lot more than ju t planning and organizing, e pecially to r. hley Becker. "When meeting are over, I alway end up confe sing my boydrama to Mrs. Herman," she laughed. Each year, H trie omething new, like la t year's benefit Variety how. Thi year, r . Loralee \Vheeler, hane wearingen, and Pre ident Laurel Goycoolea headed effort to create a better recy ling plan. "We go -~u~ -- through so many pla tic bottles every day, and I hate to think that they all go into the trash," aid Loralee. Mr. Vasquez joined this year as a co-sponsor. what teacher pend load of time with that?" he asked. 1 ' H ·ties for sctlol<I!Jiaill)lt .,........... looks great on college apps," miled Treas r r. . eli s 1esa greatly benefits from everything H t lU h . 1 �The Dream Team is• 1erce The Dream Team Top Row: \lvssa Iagalong, Chane! Sullivan, Ashley Parra, Kimberly :'l.ladnd, and \liducl. ulll\an Bottom Row: Brianna ·ahzar, I leather ·ant ste\-ar, Lewis Captains Dance 1 em h~d three c pta>ns this vcar· Sr Chancl Sulli\'an, r. '\IIchael ulll\an, <llld Fr. Alyssa \lagalong. "\Ve don't \\'ant people who want to dance. \\'e w-ant people who have to dance," said ,\lichael. T his year's Dance Team, A.K.A The Dream Team, did nothing but rock it this year. Captain r. Chane! ullivan said, "We really have come up with some SiCk dances. This year was really amazing for us." pon or 1\.lrs. Belinda "l\lichael ts Armstrong agreed. phenomenal choreographer. The team has no idea what an asset he is! He really has a talent for choreography." T he team made it all about dance and fun. They left the drama out and got down to the nitty gritty. ~Irs. Armstrong said, "We have a few really, really talented dancers that could possibly make a living out of dance. I really appreciated Alyssa and Michael's leadership within the team." The captains arranged break out sessions for those slow to pick up their steps. Strut Your Stuff The Dream Team models rhetr dance move , ending this routine in an mtense pose. They say a uo •t by Pierce Br' nan 111 pi red tlu dance: "Love i a lot like dancing; you just surrender to the music • r. .\lichael ull•van rocks a ferociou back bend. ,\lichad die,·es, ~ro touch, to move, ro 111 pire. Thi 1 the true gift of dance." The Dance Team is havmg a good time shaking it up, when r. Ashley Parra forger a step. Pracncmg 2-3 rime' a week, the dancer reallv worked hard on getting these steps down. . �It's In the Game Video Game Club tar hall, ~lKhelle \\'ilkerson, Daniel Cowan, tephen Ta\lor, tephanie Borchard, nd T1ffan) Get in the game any way you can. intendo Wii, X-box 360, or even a P 3 will work. As long as you're in cyberspace, you will be feeling the effect of being a part of a new world with different characters. Gaming i le about the game and more about the victorie and the feeling of being involved in a communit). Many modern game have multiplayer settings, often with chat feature . r. James Robi on like games that make you think-game with strategy. "It' fun doi ng different attacks," he said. Deep thought Leader of the pack, Pre .dent r. athenne Ballard focu e on the other student "I'm ba !Call) waiun for the convention; it's the h1ghlight of the \\role }ear" he a1d in anti Upgrade Rtt_ht oph. Tim Young le,·els up h1 Chunchar at this meeting. "I play a lot of games, but for portable enjoyment, I just bring the D ." (AbMJt Fr. tephanie Borchard, porung her De k the H.tll \Veek attire, jokes about Auatar 1hi!e , ph. Daniel gt!:;glc in the background. (L ft r James play R n •pa~e. an old chool game with new tncb, character-, and level . "\ \'ho do<en't love rampage? It has got to be one of the mo t hi torical games ever," aid Jr. \ 11Chael ;\liller, Pre ident of Video Game Club. "BasiCallY, all I do i. collect monev for ne" thi~~s like games, shirts, and. ruff like that," said r Joe Drou1llard. Hopefully, a new member can pick up hi fanta tic money-management kill when he graduate thi year. Joe likes games that he can ~et throu~h qUick!), like Brav:lrr. In the zone Focused on the task at hand, Jr Curtis Varboncoeur demolishes lu opponent in the Poke'mon world on lu Gameboy Advanced P. A ket h of a ch.1racter from the ho" Haruko H. CO i ju t a hint of the e.xpcrt1 e coming from the anime tud nt . \dV!sor :\lr B b Go coolea aid, "1 morutor reated nine years ago, Anime Club till hold strong here at t\Ic a. The:e cartoon maniac reign in a place full of trivia, music videos, backwards books, drawings, and epi odes of anime shows uch a Dragon Ball Z and Naruto. �Th. Heavy Metal Club wa created on tht journe) to find something to do. The founders, Jr Collin Fontaino and l Iatth \V Myers, were simply trying to find something the) liked to do. "\ Ve were originally going to jom Communi!) of Caring," \lyer~ said, "but then too many people joined, so then we started this club." The member live and breathe hardcore rock. "This group has no relation to games like Guitar Hero or Ro-:k Band," said \ lyers. dvisor :\lr. Ben ummers was chosen bec,\u<;c ''I had him for science last year, and he always made TJrs. Collin Fonraino and :\latthew :\hers head-bang to the pot~t of neck-breaking. It looks cool with their long hair, but when ;\lr. ummers tarred up ... not. o much. references to Metallica and other good music," :;\l att said. 1-.lr. ummers described the club a , "... a place for kids of similar interest to come together and find an outlet where they can share their interest and pia) music not tolerated elsewhere Rock on , H eavy :;\leta! C lub, rock on!" oph. Devonne Bullock laugh at a comment made by :\lr. Hedgeman. Bullock is new to the club and said, "It's a 'n. Plu , my friend come, o fun c it akc it even tter." Like family Jrs. Michael 1iller, -:\!icole 1\.largurite, ean Graham, oph. Devonne Bullock, and :\lr. Hedgeman com·er'e about how much they Back row: ;\lichael l\liller, ean Graham, Devonne Bullock, and icole 1\largurite. Front row: 1\lr. !\lark Hedge man. ean Graham, and Soph. Bullock listen to a comment made bv . Jr. l\lichael :\ltller. on Enjoying life Jrs.l\.1ichael Miller and Every Wednesday at lunch, 1ilitary Appreciation Club meets in room 111. The club is comprised of military family members or just people who are intere ted in the topic. They get together and talk about politics, deployed friends and family, and many other topic related to military life. Jr. ean Graham is the Pre idem. He explained, "I tarted the club la t year because my dad wa leaving for �Young Life i an after nights at r. Ashley and Fr. Ridge, and Fountain-Fort "We all go down tair and ing different part of the Bible," refreshing to learn about the Bible in in a church etting. It make it easy to through passages piece by piece," Rollin What is 180? l\lany people have different idea of what this club i . Pre idem r. Julia \lurphy said, "\ e meet to tudy G od's \Vord and grO\\ closer to Him. W e welcome , JYO, TE with open arm ." There are man) different thoughts about what G od can do in a per on' life. T hi club was pecitlcall~ ·reated to let follower of God . pre ad Hi word and hare the word among students at l\Ie a Rid.;e. God' word come in many different forms. The iPhone and iPod touch i. .1 Bible program that i ea y to link to. iPhone Bible let. people earch quickly for any word, phra e, or pa. age in the Bible, and it highlight the . earched ver e . omc 180 member till enjoy their pnnted, old fashion Bibles. rena r Kicuntha Pear on :\larnn. and Julia \ lurph\ hare a brief moment of - - -! --'"'---· · In �ttention {&lov:) Town ncr, Jr. Ru 1e Rodn~cz, kito\\ ho" to do her job well. "On the da) of orienration, we choo'e one Leader who yell and ~ct · the fre hmen's attenrion Roste \\as that one th1 · year," 'miled ~lr urn mer .. "Bein~ a Leader at :\lesa Rid ·e ave me a better lcxper-tcn.~e of mak p< ople feel ·ared to c: pre l them~cb:cs." 'aid Ro ic. Link rew is a leader hip program offered to high chool · around the nited tate that allow the chool to choo e upper-clas men to be linked with fre hmen throughout the year. The Link Leader help the fre ·hm, · informing them about the activitie put on b oo . The e ·rudent also help bridge the gap between fre hm the re t of the chool, when the younger student may feel like th ' n t belong. The Leaders are po. itivc role model for the fre hman tud during the important tran ition from middle school to high the activitie. Me a Ridge' Link rew ho t include Fre hmen rientation, Movie ight, ocoa and ram right before llllllllllillll•••jjjjiij;=al!~-• finals, and the kate City program in the pring. Our Link rew Leader don't ju t help freshmen through the first couple of day in high chool; they help these fre hmen all year long. Mesa's Crew i huge, and the e wellought after Leader positions are for tho e willing to help incoming fre hmen become more familiar and comfortable with Me a Ridge High chool. High chool i a huge stepping tone in life, and it can be a bit intimidating. cw places, new face , and a building twice the ize a your junior high can be over whelming. Link Crew Leader break the ice and help the fre hmen a hieve a firm A support system is in place (Above) Jr. icholas Eichholz gives a helping hand to Fr. Brandie Richardson by helping her cram for her final on the T ue. day before finals began. "Cocoa and Cram eemed to help me calm m} nerve ," she a1d. "I joined Link Crew because I remember when I wa a freshman I felt nervou , so I wanred to help the new freshmen feel more comfortable," aid Eichholz. Alarming:Finals :: Encouraging:Cocoa and Cram (Below) r. amantha Frazier lends a helping _.... _._ hand to Fr. crena .Martinez, working through 111111111 the biology tudy guide. "I decided to do Link Crew because we didn't have it when I wa a freshman, and I thought that helping other kid would make them better students. Thi year, kid kept a king u really great questions, and we were surprised at how hard they • worked during ocoa and ram." �Dom1ntck i\lexander, :'\laricclla Ander on, Trev Ander on, Catherine Ballard, Bnttan} B1ving , Rehckah Black, Darla Boyle, Ro c arr, Kell\ Ca\ , Jc us Cedeno, Jennifer Clayton, Ju tin Combs, Ra'Vyne rand1ll, (J Rh1annon Crenshaw, ;\lelissa Crouch, Tiffany Da\i , Tyler Draper, Jenmfer Duncan, Bryce Duran, '1cholas Eichholz, helby Flore , 0"' amantha Frazier, Gracia Freeman, A,hlev Fulks, Jackie Glover· Garcia, cn Lizette Gonzalez, Laurel Goycoolca, Lvyn Graf, l\legan Grant, Xanthia Green, arah Gunther, Katrina ~ llall, Ana Helton, Courtney Jone , Cory Keller, Dominique Keys, Alexzandria Krouse, Kari Lanphier, N 0 chelle Lopez, AI) sa LosO\a, Ca"1e Lujan, Johnna Lynch, Kelsey :'\latioda, Jeremiah :\!iller, Ann•an ~ 1\lorrow, \Villiam 0 wald, Core) Patz, Claire Prevost, l\lontcrio Robert , Rosalyn Rodriguez, at1 cha '-1 Rogers, Ashlctgh Romero, aomi Rosario, amantha 'ch1ro, Kristm h1rle}, Destiny tark, hane W weanngen, Kelsey Thornton, D1ana Timmerman, am1ntha Turano, ara T)Trell, De tinee V mCamp, Titfany VanVolkinburg, Donnell Veal , Terry \Vaiter, \udra Terrence \Vebb, Loralee \Vheeler, and Rodney Yokota- troman. C (Abrrve) Fr. tephanie Laracuente Lopez is a sisted b\· her Link Leader, r Xanthia Green, with her tricky math problem . "I am really glad ·he wa there to help me because my math final is the only final I really need help with," ·aid tephanie. "L" 1s not for "loser" at l\ lesa Ridf.(e. "L" stands for Link rew, the well respected organization lead by Coordinators :\lr. Ben ummers and "1\lrs. Regma hea. everywhere! mto a random cia. sroom, you find Leaders like Jr. Core\ Patz, Kan Hall, and Ti!Tany VanVolkmbuP. . ~e" Friends! e" Faces! Jr. Bnttany Bivings wanders around mtroduong herself to new freshmen. Brittany knew Fr. athan Germano ;hrough her younger brother and was happy to show him around his new high school. "1 went out for Link rew becau e it helped me out a heck-of-a-lot when I was a freshman, and I wanted to give something back," Brittany said. ~ ~ ---- Welcome! :\ lesa Ridge welcome the lass of 2012 for the first nme at Orientatwn. "\\'hen I "a a freshman, I remember "The Gauntlet' and how it was kind of intimidating, but kind of cool to know so many people were there for me," remembered Jr. Brittany Bivings. r. l\laricella Anderson said, "] would ha,·e loved Link Cre\\ as a freshman be.:ause it gives freshm.m ort of a b1g brotherlhig si tcr relationship through the trial of high school." ��Mone Munchers ----~-0-~E=- C -'=--=AL-=--= - = F8=-= LA = --=----- Sr \I ncdla Ander on put I l nco k on the competition sign-up hcct. "At the competitions, we go again t another te.un or another .:hool, .md they gi'c u a bu me propo awn. Then \\C meet us a team. \Vhichcvcr team h.1 the bc't bu me trate •i plan. win ," he explained. orgamzat10n operating in all 50 state . At .:Vle a, it is definitely a cornerstone in the business/marketing community. It promotes self-confidence, self-e ·teem, leadership and a complete understanding of the American Free Enterprise ystem. £,·cry \Vednesday, ~lesa's business mo~uls meet to discus , practice, and have fun. Bright and early on aturday mornings, they meet to compete against other ·chools on the Front Range. The competitions can range from individual events, like Food ~larketing, to team management e,·ents, like Business Lav; and Ethics, where they try to outshine other hopeful future CfO's. per compcntor. What many extremely-difficultthree different type and two yllabic cript m (hiragana) and (katakana.) i actually an of a combination of chara ter (kanji) ed Chine e character , �Graphing Fr. tone James Gapmski, \ndrew Frankford i glued to his TIOlson, Tyler Castle, Brian Gapinski, :'.lr. Jon Reimer, 84 as he tries to locate the An~elina Fv.ms, Caleb Harris, Rebekah Black, inflection point and Christian Pitera, Core~ Patz asymptotes of the graph. ~Iembec: Smart, but no artist (Above) "!like 1ath Club because it' super rad, plu I meet people who I othem1se wouldn't know," said Jr. orev Pan as he draws an isosceles triangle that is looking rather scalene. ~\lath as a religion (Below) Jr. Christian Pitera, a member since his freshman year, said, "Math is the language with which God wrote the univer e. Therefore, to me, math isn't just a subject at school, but a religion. I like lath lub because the people here think the arne way I_d_o_.'_' ~~~~- Book Fair fares Twilight for (Above) Jr. Aly sa Losoya rings up the Twilight movie insider that old well during the Book Fair. "Book Club i tons of fun. There are great people in it who are so nice, and we always read the best books," he gushed. fRight. r. imone ~luller restocks the Twilight shelf at the Book Fair. The books practically flew off of the shelf. "I don't have a favorite book, but if you ask me what my favorite Twilight book is, it's difiantly Eclipse," she oaid. \Vednesday's at lunch, Mesa' most compelling math wizards meet to tackle near-impossible problem , practice for competitions, and entertain using math humor. Jr. Tyler Castle said, "Frankly. there are no math skills required to be part of Math Club. In tead, you just learn these skills from the kids around you, like osmosis, except more efficient." The scholars compete at C U Fon Collins, University of orthern Colorado, and the UCCS Math Olympia. "Competing in math seems really difficult. I defiantly give credit to those people who do it," said Jr. Keaton Byars, a nonmember but a big fan of the club. Battling pirates , finding true love, or solving a mystery are ju t orne of the experience book will give you. Vice President Jr. Alyssa Losoya aid, "J.K Rowling is my favorite author. he inspire me to e orne a writer, never misses a single detail in her books, and brings a new meaning to magic, adventure, and friendship." Book Clu is a way for student to connect with friends or the characters within the page . r. imone Muller aid, "I love to read and discuss books, so Book Club provides me with the opportunity to do both." President Jr. Alys a Lasher poin out that the club isn't all serious discu sions. he laugh as she recalls, "I was going to high five latt when we mi sed, and we hit each other in the face. Mr . m trong will alway~ remember it a the kids who couldn't high five properly." The club met on Tuesdays at lunch to shar a good milk and cookie . "If you have a good book to read, you can learn anything," aid Advisor 11rs. andy Koch. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~,~ Top: \Irs. andy Koch, '\atalie Butler Karlie Buckels, Andrea £,ptnoza, , ·Jck Lover, Rebecca Townsend, J\1irandl Coleman, -\shley Trowbridge, Dana Garcia, imone 1luller Bottom Row: Mrs. Belinda Francesca \lontoya, ara Hernandez, Alvssa Lasher, '\atasha Brown, Kayla :'1-1ichelle Wilkerson. ��B ck Row: Lari a I lieronimu , Commander Plet her, \mber 'mith. l\liddle Row; Franklin Bennett, i\iandi Vela quez, I) .1 'algar,. 'ichella 1 '.tl, \ hie} 'mith. Front R w~ Kale i\l.lta, Barret Bo\\man,Jo hu,1 \Vaugh. "Homecoming was oceans away... " ophomore Council's main re pon ibilit) i to make I lome oming the D.m,e of the Year . The) pick the theme, choose the DJ, and decorate with the mone} the) helped earn the year before. This )Car' theme wa "Under The 'ea." This wa a popul.tr theme th.lt made wave of fun for e\·cryonc. "Sophomore tantastic! I Iomecoming, felt, wa a gr at u ce ~. The Coun il u ed it~ ,tmazing ahilitie to create an amazing dance. Great results, re ult from great people," ,tid Franklin Bennett. "I joined because I was too late to to run fi)r Cabinet. I'm gl.td I did jom, though. I loved the people and etting to de-;ign I Iomecomin~. I made ton of friends, though I wi h ome of them would have pulled their wei~ht. It ha been .1 good time," said Jo hu.1 \Vaugh. �, 'ikki Carter, Diamond Thrasher, llcilheckcr, Core: Patz, Liz Tindall, 0 Rebekah Black. "Wc rnake p rom hot... II If you have an eye for thm~ • · that arc fabulou , then thi is where you're uppo ed to be. You get to plan it, fundraise for it, decorate it, and you even get to choo e the location. Junior Coun il' goal: to make prom better and bigger than the year before and to add the ta<;tC .tnd tyle of thi Council. \\'e got the beat! With the pre ure md r her, . adja H t!he,kcr tt.>ok •t upon her elf to make po ter for the "e,er fabulou " Prom 2009 he d.dn t wa te time b au c "It's gotng to he the ume of )OUr life. It's important th.lt we tart on thi early " "Jumor Coun il i o fun. It 1 a reat \\ ay to learn ho" to work wtth oth rs I am enopng ,reatin~ the mght of Prom. and I hope the enior real!) ha\ e a great time." Jid Tdfan\ he looked \'anVolkmburg a through prom theme book.. It's alllla) goo4 to ha'e both sides of the stol'} CorC) Patz bnngs rhe m.Uc opm10n to the meeting . urround d b, female , Core\ trie to keep J cool head he li ten to u ton about tablecloth olors . nd de oration . ru \re )OU looiUn' at me? ·arah Pru t a\ he iomed Junior ( oun tl be au "I wanted to get tmohcd in hool It' prett\ fun becau "e Jelide C\ cn"thmg thJt h.t to do wtth Prom. \Ve make �Matthew Trujillo Aliazah Owens Aliazah, \Ve wi h you the be t of luck in all of your future ad\·enture . You've made u very proud! God ble you and keep you. Love alway, Granny and Pop Pop Stephanie Losoya tcphanie, ongrandations -you d1d it! Toda) is your da; and we could not be prouder of you. Follow your dreams and we Aliazah, ongratulation to a bright and talented young lady. May all of your hope and dreams come true venture on to new beginnings. Love Alway, untie hris, Uncle manda, Dakotta, and Cheyenne are truly a beautiful, intelligent, talented, charming, and "hardheaded" young lady. I'm filled with uch pride and joy for all that you've accomplished. Remember that you're my Itty Bitty Pretty One, and I'll always be there for you. Love you, 1omasita 180 latthew, You have filled our live with jo\ and happine . You're the type of so~ that any parent would be proud of, and we arc the fortunate ones. You give new meaning to the phrase "the good . on." You were our miracle baby that arrived early in life .md had a rough start, and incc the day you were born, you have proved your strong will and determination. \Ve love you and are o proud of you. Your future will be grand, your life full, if you sta; exactly a you are. You continue to complete our lives, and now it i time to start completing yours. 0 GRATULATIO MO KEY Love, Mom and Dad by your side. You have grown into a beautiful, talented young woman. We love you, Dad, 1om, and Alyssa Dillon Henry �Corey Rose Congratulations orcy! Wow, the time ure flew b\. It seemed like vesterclav when we dropped you off at the door to your kindergarten class, and now you are graduating. You have grown into a fine young man. Remember to always focu on your dreams, and let no obstacle stand in the wav of what life has to offer you! We are o proud of you! We love you, buddy! Dad, 1om, and teph Randall onnellVeals O ur on - Donnell Believe in the incredible power of the human mind: In doing something that make a difference, in working hard, in laughing and hoping, in lost friends, in all the thing that will cro s your path. are about happinc and the succe of other , and offer them all the help and encouragement t cy need. We are o very proud of you, of everything you have accomplished, and because we are a part of everything you do. We have so much love for you. ThanK. you for the pleasure of being your parent . e will love you alway , 1om and Dad Rowe Randall, We arc so proud of you! It's hard to believe you arc a senior. V./e know all you need is t~1ith, hope, and love, which you have. All these thing will help you do great in life. \Vishing you all the best. Love ,llwavs, Dad, ~lorn, Rebecca, Renee, and most of all, Angela 181 �Sara Tyrrell Ray Jones Even though thing tarted out pretty rough, we finally received our piece of the pie, our miracle ara, You are .1 hining tar. \Ve are o proud of the young woman you have be orne and all you have achieved. Your future is bright, and we look forward to all you will accompli h in the year~ to orne. l..ove you, Mom, Dad, T)lcr, Papa, and ,ran �Destinee VanCamp Destinee (Baby Blue), Over the year , you went from being an adorable baby to an adorable and weet young lady. s the years went by, your per onality tarted to develop. We noticed an amazing part about you: Your genuine oftness and loving personality wa year by year becoming the e sence of who you are today. You have a very rare gift of finding the good in everyone and every situation. Your gift was shown when you were forced to make a decision between your high chool cheer team and your All tar ational Championship team. Baby girl, you made the right choice staying with your All tar team! ow that you have completed high chool and are off to college, we wi h you all the be t that y u de. erve. You did it! We are o very proud of you! Love, Dad, Mom, Phelan, and Grandma 183 �Roman Pacheco Rom,m, \Ve are so proud of) ou. Believe what's in your hean. Love, i\.lom and Dad Zach, From the day you were born, you've alway been a fighter and gone after what you wanted. ontinue to trive for the be t and settle for nothing le than you de erve. We are o very proud of the man that you have become. We Love You! Gary and lorn You came to us in October, and made our family complete. beautiful baby boy whose mile could not be beat. on and a brother for u to love and keep. You have brought u joy and happine that can not compete. We are so proud of the fine young man you have become, Tyler. Love, Mom, Dad and Tri ia 184 �like ye terday you were tarring kindergarten. We knew the time would go quickly. We are very proud of the young man you have become. We wi h you all oflife's best. Congratulations! We love you. Mom, Dad, and Ryan Zach Taylor Kel e; B, Remember that nothing i impo ible, and to live ) our life o that when ) our "8 ccond " are up, ) ou can look ba k on it and be proud of the "ri le." \V e love ) ou ahva) , Dad, • lom, and Kalen Kelsey Carter �Kylie Behrman Kylic, - I lave great hopes and dare to go all out for them. Ha\·e great dreams and dare to live them. Have tremcndou expect.ttions and believe 111 them. We are so proud of you. You arc an awesome young lady, and we love you so much. Love, ..\lorn, Dad, and teffanie Jes ie ha many talent ; one of his bigge t talent i dr.l\ving. I remember ail hi intere ting and well thought of torie that he wrote in hi 7th and th grade cia e . } Ii i ter, Correna, and hi brother, Emilio, in pire him to do hi be t and to sta) out of trouble. He ha come a long w.l) and we all, family and friend , lo\ e him for who he i . Hope that he hoo c the highe t path in life. e Love )OU, JeSSie Hernandez Julia Murphy Thanks for being Xill!· Lovingly, Mom and Dad n.d.ndMom 1111----------. It i a wonderful ble ing to have you a our son. We have watched you transform into an incredibly handsome, honorable, and mature young man. Thank you for all that you have given us by being our on and for who you arc. Thr ugh out your life, we have tried and ucceeded to teach you, but you have taught us as well. We ask that od bless and keep you as you continue on your journey into becoming a man that we desire and that od has de igned for you. We arc so very proud of you! We love you, Mom Dad Chris Haith Simone Miiller Dear imone, \Ve are so very proud of vou! You are an amazin" ~·oung woman, and \\C know that you \\ill do great things in the future Thank you for the mu ic; don't ever give that up! Time to spread your wings and tly! We !on: you always and fi>revcr. Mom, Pop, A.Ielanic, <lnd Om a �Guess Who? shleyWe're o thankful God gave you to u ! You've brought much laughter to our home. Remember, "tru tin the Lord with all your heart ... " (Prov. 3:5-6). He will lead you. From potty training to graduation, you girls have become lovely young We love you alway-, Dad, 1om, Kacla, Jordan, and Ryan ladie! �Marieella Anderson Maricella V. nderson, You are a cherished gift from God. We are blessed and very proud to have such a wonderful " E E-GIRL." s you do. e one chapter in high hool and tart a new one in college, we hope that each chapter make you happier than the one before. We hope you remember how trong, talented, and BE UTIFUL you are, and that you have what it take to handle anything that come your way. We will always LOVE and UPP RT your deci ion. P PPY I LOOKI DOWN WITH HIT' GRI YI G, "THAT' 1Y E E-GIRL." We are only a heartbeat away; you'll never be alone on your journey. WE LOVE YO ... P PPY' P K (U KNOW WH WE RE). I Un le ey and Auntie Carm Tee Tee, Uncle Mike, Mike Jr. (BoBoy Prin e Melanie Uncle liffy and hanay) Morra-Girl G-Low Booty) and Marrell: untie Li a, David, Jayden, and Ka nan ana-Grandma and Grandpa Tom Uncle Joe and untie 1ary �Chelsea Mclean Dear l\larlo, We love you and are so proud of you and all you have accomplished! Remember: ucccss 1 not a doon.vay; it' a staircase. Love, ~1om, Dad, and Lindsey To Our Very pccial Daughter, hclsca, we have watched you grow from the little curly-haired, blue-eyed baby girl into a beautiful, responsible young adult, and we cannot tell you how proud we arc of you! We wi h for you all of the happy thing life can bring you and love very You are the baby of our family, and it is hard to believe that it is now your time to spread your wings and t1y. s we look back at your younger years, it brings u many smiles and much lau.;htcr. You have always been strong willed and ,·cry out-spoken. \\' c pray that you have learned valuable lc sons from your famil). \lways remember: be original, be honest to yourself, love deeper and pass a smile along. Congratulations, Loganow ... go out and follow your dreams! Th1s world is yours to conquer! ~1om and Dad #2 Logan, \Vhen you were born, I was not sure what to expect. I ..,..........,..,...-.,.,....,_._,,... expected things to change drastically, but they didn't. I watched you grow up ... and man, what fun th.lt was! Remember eating butter out of the tub in the corner. .. nakcd? Remember running into ~lorn's tailgate and getting stitches? ..._.. .._....,_~...· \Vc had lots of silly memories of you, but the one that \vill be Important to me has been watching you be ·ome the man you r!II!Woi~'--' are. This i just the beginning for you in what will likely be a long life of happiness and sorrow. I thought about writing something sappy, but you know me better than that. 1 ou will succeed ... and fail. You will fall in love ... and get ym.r heart broken. You will ha,·c a child ... and lose .1 parent. How you handle failure is what will decide \vhat kind of man you arc throughout life. If you ever need advice on how to handle it, you know who to contact. Love you very much and congrats on the graduation Love you, Brother. -Glenn 1 189 �Alexi, Baby, you have made us o very proud. You have accompli hcd so much already, and you continue to trive to do your very best at all you do. You have done it all by overcoming so many ob tacle with uch faith and hope in all you do. I know God ha so many wonderful plan for you, and we will be right there to celebrate all of your many accompli hment . We Love You o Very Much Baby, God Ble s! Daddy, Mommy Gena, Jo eph, Jo hua, Baby Joshua, Lani, Dez, and all the rest of the Family Alexis Bueno �Chris Wiseman Congratulation Chri , It' finall} over, and we are o proud of you. Even with the difficult times and hard work, you managed to keep going and finish. We know you can do anything you et your mind to. It eems like ye terday you were just our little boy, and now you've grown up to be a handsome man. We love you so much and hope life treats you well always. Love alway, ~1om, Dad, and the whole family Nicholas DesBouillons From the first struggle for breath, }OU have ne\·er given up or settled. Continue to press fonvard. VIc pray happiness, success, and love for you. VVe arc so proud of you. Dad, ~lorn, GGG, Aunt Janet, Grannie T, Amanda, And Dei I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward m Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14 �\Vhcw! \Vhat a long w.ty you have come! From your early days with ~Irs. tella and Papa Ken through your many years at unrise, )OU have always been a hard worker .md a happy person. You enjoyed your junior high e perience, with cheerleading being your pas ion. Dad and I are so proud of all you've accomplished at i\lesa Ridge; :ou've inspired in others the drive to uc eed. I know ;.our years in college will rct1ect ;.our ambition and outstanding attitude as well. \Ve love you and wi h you all the be t that life otTer.. i\Iom and Dad. ext year i going to be o ad without u here, diligently working throughout "'-.:.::'IIIII-.~.''" night on yearbook page with me. I never thought I would make uch a connection with a tudent, but vou are one-of-a-kind. You are o talented, intelligent, thoughtful cough* and driven. I hope that you enjoy your college year near the beach. Don't get too creeped out if you come home to the dorm to find me living in your do et. Maybe you stay plus one year and then plu one more? 1\laybe I p;~.~ vi it you many many? You will make a wonderful teacher, and if you decide that you want to pursue other field , you will excel at anything you will mi you. I feel bles ed to have gotten the opportunity to work with you. Love Alway, 1s. G ( lo) *In crt ad humming ong from Arrested Development here �Destiny Stark You have bk sed our lives in so man: ways. Vl./e have so many hopes and dreams for you. You arc o talented; you ha\'e the world ,tt your tingertips. oar to a far as you can. VVe love you. ~lorn, Dad, Brittany, apphire, .i\lemaw, Grandma, and Papa Adam Lori Brazil Owner 115 . Main treet Fountain, 0 80817 -----~-~ · 129 Fontaine Blvd (719) 447-8637 Fax (719) 447-8889 achievementgallery@m n.com Colorado Springs, Colorado 80911 (719) 392-9749 The MRHS yearbook staff thanks all of the businesses and parents for their support. These ads make our book possible. 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Good luck, Mr. Garrett, Ms. Mata, Mr. Sage, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Sullivan �is for Adam Aaron Bell, not nearly a awesome as John Libag. is for Beautiful Abram. Chanty 96. 144, 174 Abrams-Brown, Chabewra 96 112 Ada~r , Johnathan 55. 96 Adams. Dave 11 , 108. 128. 129 140. 171 , 174 Alas. Amy 11 , 50. 51 , 55. 96. 128 146. 148. 167, 179 Alderman Cholas 42 . 65. 82 96 Aldndge Knsta 6. 13 43 52 , 53. 55 79. 90, 96. 146. 203 Aleman, Ivan 92. 108 Aleman Jessoca 91 , 96 Alexander BranUey 11 , 18 42. 43, 55 58, 59. 65, 66 67, 91 131 142 143 Alexander Dom1n1c 6. 10, 61. 65, 96. 172. 173 Alexander Joshua 96 159. 169. 174, FESt , FES2 Alexander. Kevyn 96, 97 102. 103. 107, 141 Alexander, Mav1s 96 Allen, Cody 96 Allen, Kara 75, 91 , 96.135 Altonen. Skyler 55. 58. 65. 69, 86. 91 , 96 Amos. Stephan&e 18 94. 142, 143 152. 161 Anderson Andrew 18. 45. 55. 82, 142 143 Anderson, D Anne 108 Anderson Karl 65. 79 108 148 Anderson MarJCella 16. 18 142 143. 173 175. 186. 188 Anderson thole 92, 96 Anderson. Trey 7, 45 55. 69, 91 , 96 172 173 And1ng Bnan 17, 18 66, 67, 91 142. 143, FESt FES2 Andrews. Benramen 11 , 18 45. 55 91 , 142, 143 Andrews. Marcus 55. 82, 83. 96 FESt , FES2 Andrews. TI!VIn 96. 99 Antolin&, Cah 3, 12, 59. 65. 82, 96. 144 Antolin1, Timothy 11 , 12. 18. 38 , 42. 59 65. 105, 107, 142. 143 Apodaca Angelo 11 96 Apodaca. Vmce 55. 96 Apollo Stephan•e 96. 144 Archuleta Andrew 7 96 Archuleta Ennque 92 96 Archuleta. Joshua 94 . 96, 99 137 Archuletta Ashli 64 65. 96 Arellano. Ben 92, 108 Arguello Chnstopher FES 1. FES2 Armstrong Belmda 108. 137, 168 176 Armstrong Dav1d 11 , 96 Ariz, Dave 108. 138, FES2 Ariz, Everett 45. 55, 96. 136. 152. 167 Ashcrah, Curt1s 92, 96 Ashcrah. Wilham 18, 97, 137, 142 143. 169 Asher. Eliubeth 92, 96 Badley. Jonathan 82. 92 Baker. Bobb1 96. 107 154 177 Baker. Kayde1 , 96. 100 101 115 162. 163. FES1 , FES2 Baldwm. Lorn 108 126 Ballard, Cathenne 16 18. 32, 142 143. 144, 162 163. 169 173 Banks, Samuel 55 82. 96 FES 1, FES2 Bankus. K1mberley 18. 142, 143 Bankus. T1ffany 92. 96 Barben·Wnght. Alex1ous 92, 96 Barnett, Chnstopher 55. 58, 65. 96. 144 Bauer, Jonathon 96 Bauer, Nicholas 92, 96 Bauer, Steven Allen 92. 96 Beardm, Cara 96. 137 Becker, Ashley 13. 18. 19 20. 22 37 38. 52. 53 55 . 90 142 143. 146. 167, 171 179. 187 Becker, Kaela 13. 50. 51 94 , 96. 144 145 171 178 Bedel, Shawn 12. 55. 96 144 Behrman. Kyt1e 19 23. 78, 79. 90, 142, 143. 164 167 186 Bell. Cody 45. 55. 63 . 96 103. 138 Bell. Elisabeth 43, 75. 82, 91 96 Bell, Myra 92, 96 Belle. Aaron 9, 45 . 55 95. 96. 202 FESt , FES2 Belmore, Sarah 19. 142, 143, 170 Bennett, Cameron 11 , 19. 105, 107, 142. 143 Bennett. CJ 1. 100. 101 , 114, 115 Bennett. Colvm 19, 142. 143 Bennett. Franklin 11 , 96. 147, 150, 151 , 152. 157, 162. 164. 165. 166 178. 179 Bergeron, Bnttany 99. 137 Berno. Josephme 96 144 Bessert, Kalyn 89 96. 152, 161 FESt FES2 Betancourt. Thomas FESt , FES2 Bevel, Ntthole 1, 72 73. 91 , 96. 100. 101 115. FESt , FES2 Biles. Bnan 47 55 95. 96. 177 Biles. Samantha 89. 96 99 Bmgham . Karl19. 142 143 Btrd. Angela 108. 135. 162, 163 B1shop. Zachary 8. 96. 145 B1vmgs. Bnttany 13, 52 . 53, 55, 71 , 72, 73. 91 96. 128, 146. 167, 173, FESt , FES2 Black. Jasmm 96, FES 1 FES2 Black. Matth1as 96 . 134 Black. Rebekah 1, 96. 100. 101 . 115. 144. 159 163 165. 167, 173, 176. 179 Blatr. Aaron 96. 152. 159 169. 174 Blake AI•CJa 96. 107 Blankenship Joshua 82 96 . 112 Blankenship. Ka1lee 96. 147 Bochy, Melody 92. 96 Boden. Dave 84 . 85. 90 108. 113 Boden. Wrlliam 45, 55. 84 , 85 . 91 , 96 144 Bogardus. Sean5. 16. 19. 61 , 65. 76. 85. 91 , 107, 142. 143, 146. 147185 Bogardus. Shea 5. 18. 19. 23, 61 65. 76. 77, 84 . 85 , 91 137, 142, 143, 147, 185 Bohman . Barret 178. 179 Bohnen. Joshua 3. 12, 13. 17, 19.142. 143.151 , 153 Bohnen. Nrkolaus 12, 96. 124. 125 Bolden . Devm 96, FESt FES2 Bonotto. Renata 72. 73. 91. 96. 144 163 Borchard. Stephanre 1, 96. 100. 101 115. 158. 159 169 Borch1k, Steven 55. 85. 86. 108 Bosbc, Ma lah 92, 96 Boswell, Sheyenne FESt FES2 Bou . Chrysta 91 96 Bou . Stefan 19. 142 143 Bourke. T1ffany 19 142 143. 169 Bowman. Barre16. 11 , 12. 56. 57 65. 96.127, 128 129, 146, 147, 153. 178, 202 Bowman. Cory 12, 19. 142. 143, 145 Boyce, Alayne 96. 135, 161 Boyce, Aleec1a 19, 142, 143, 144. 177 Boyd Wtlliam 6, 96, 105 Boyle. Darla 1, 19 93. 100. 101 115. 142, 143. 158.159, 173 Braaten. Rob 55, 108 Bradley, Sharaya 19. 131 142 143 Brasfreld La ela 96. 144 Bray, Shantel20, 97, 142, 143 Breyer, MarySue 108 Bnnc Marie 20. 142 143 Brkhch, Je5S!Ca 54. 55 96 Bnclich. Kartlyn 20, 142 143 Brooks. Bre Anna 89 96 Brooks. Rah1em 92. 97 Brooks. T1chma 92. 97 Brown. Amy 105. 108 Brown Ashley 92. 97 Brown DeVon 92 97 Brown Donte 20. 105 142, 143 Brown Jasmme 97, 147 Brown Johnmark 6 16 20. 103 118 127 137 142. 143 147, 150 151 152 Brown Marcus 47, 55 91 97 Brown Natasha 65. 89 97 152 161 , 176 Brown Tra1sha 20. 90 91 142 143 Brunow. Andrew 92 97 Brunow. Patnck 43. 66. 67, 91 , 97, FESt , FES2 Bryant, Demrkeus 2. 16. 20, 45. 55, 82, 83. 142, 143 Bucheger, Dan&el97, 169, 174 Buck. Mason 5, 16. 20 Buck Tanner 4, 13 45. 46. 55 . 97, 137 Bueno. Alex1s 20. 89, 142, 143. 167. 190 Bugbee. Enca 20, 142. 143. 159. 166. FESt , FES2 Bukowskr Ray 92, 97 Bullock Oevonne 54 55 81 , 97 144 170 Burch. Tyler 55 82 97, FESt , FES2 Burnett Samuel 55 97 Burns. Charles 47, 55 91 . 97 Burns. TraVIS 97 139. FESt FES2 Burton. Knsbna 94 . 97, 163 Burton. Rabekka 92 97 Bustrllos, AI 55. 108, 150 Butler, Natalie 97 . 120. 176 Byars. Caleb 97 144 169. 174 Byars. Keaton 97, 151 153. 166. 176 is for Coach Summers Coach ummer , You truly have been the be t coach. Through it all you kept your head high. It was an honor calling you coach for the pa t four years. I learned o much from you, you inspired me to work hard. I will alway· lo k up to you. Good luck with the year to come. incerely, Meli a rou h Cady. Charlotte 1, 97 100. 101. 114.115 Calvin . Kelsey 54. 55. 97 121 Cameron, Elena 92, 97 Campbell. Anel20, 142. 143, 167, 179 Canada. Gene 1, 97.100. 101 , 115, 131 , 177 Capeuuto. Jade 89. 97 Capeuuto. Jesrka 92, 97 Cardenas·Pratt. Trara 97, 107 Canas. Stephan&e 97 137 Carnes. Russell21 , 142. 143 Carnes. Samantha 92. 97 Carr. Brandon Jo 92. 97 Carr. Rose 21 , 95 142. 143. 167, 173 Carrasco. Joseph 92, 97 Carrasco. Joshua 92, 97 Carnck. Bnttany 97, 144 177 Carter, Caleb 65, 97, 113, 128, 138. 139 Carter, Haley 92, 97 Carter, Kalen 11 , 12. 50, 51. 55. 89. 97, 128, 129.148.178, 179 Carter, Kelsey 11 , 12, 16. 21 , 25. 42, 48. 49, 55 . 128. 129. 142, 143. 157, 185 Carter, Ntkkl 108. 179 Castelow. Angela 92, 97Castle. Tyler 9. 57, 65. 97, 147, 166. 167, 176 Cates. Chtanne 72 73. 91 , 97 Cavender, Adam 11 27, 45, 55. 90 126. 142, 143 148. 149. 155. t 72 t 73. 202. FESt FES2 Cays, Ketth 47 55. 91 97 Cays, Kelly 21 , 79. 142. 143, 161 . 173. 203 Cedeno. Jesus 21 , 135. 142. t43 . 173 Chambers. Amber 97, 177 Chambers. Chad 97, FESt , FES2 Chandler, Hannah 92, 97 Chandler, Hayley 97 Chhoeup, Run 21 , 142,143 Chrestensen. Braden 11. 21,142, 143 Chnsttansen Scott 108. 118, 119 Church, M1thae121 , 142, 143. 174 C1ame11e Felicia 21 t42 143 Crfaldl, Frank 17, 21 122. 123, 142. 143 Claflin, Matthew 21 . 142 143 Clausen. Tyter 97, 169 Clayton. Jennrfer10. 11 , 16. 22, 127, 142. 143, 151 , 152. 153. 173 ClevengerGnmsley. Maureen 105. 108. 124, 125, 132. 133, 137, 141 , 169. 192 Chflon , Jacob 45, 55, 85, 86. 91 , 97 �cnne Austin 97, 144 CloUse Gavon 97, 138 177 Cly1)0rne tan 92 97 Cly1)0rne Shannon 89. 97, 144 Cohen Ben1amon 65. 97 Cole ViV~an81 97 144 CoJeman Moranda 1 97,100 101 115. 136. 161,176 CoJeman Ouayshaun 97, 147 150. 164 Coleman Shaquolle 97 122 123. 127 eon er oevontay 82 92 eomer Jeremy 6. 55 97 CoDins Bradley 142, 143 eon ns Brand• 11 43 48. 49. 55 71 90, 91 97, 107 eo ns Bren 45. 55 142. 143 eonns David 97,99 102. 103. 107 141 eon ns Rachel 92 97 Colon Rosa 1 97. 100. 101. 115. 144 Combs. Auston 1 22 100. 101 115. 142. 143 Combs.Juston 1,22. 100.101 115,117,142.143.173 eon;,n Kenneth44 45.55.69.91,97 102.103.104 113 141Connelley,Andna 97 122 123. 144 Con KtMn 82 97 124. 125. 146. 147, 150 154 Conlreras Aoda 7 97 122 123 178. FESI FES2 Contreras. Roberto 16, 22. 65, 142, 143 154. 155 Cook Justin 97 147 Cook. Tony 105 108. 123 Cooper. casey 92. 97 Cope Ashley 92. 107 Corbelh. Veron•ca 97. 154 155 Cordova Chnstopher 97, 155 eomen Galan 92. 97 Cosorove. Kyle 97, 144 Cos ey Rebekah 89. 97 Coultes Sharlene 92 108 Cowan Damel97 153,169174 Cowen,Damel1,100 101 115 Co2ad Luanne 108 Craoo James 94 97 Granda I, Ra Vyne 97, 173 FES 1 FES2 Crenshaw. Drake 97, 169 Crenshaw Rhoannon3.4 10.21,22.36.40 118.131,142,143 147 150.151 153. 173. 192 Crommelm. Lorryn 92, 97 Cross Bobby 92. 97 Crouch Mel1ssa 2 3. 17 22.24 43. 65,75 90. 91, 93. 124,125.142.143. 149. 167 173. 182 202 Crowe Megan 1. 3 95. 97,100,101,115.117,124 125 146 Cruz D1onna 92. 97 Cruz Sara 92 101 CudJoe Pernell22. 45. 142, 143 Cull pher Kayla 92 97 Cummmgs. Chloe 6. 51, 72. 73, 80. 81,91 97,144 Cundoff. Stephame 92 108 Cunnongham, Jerome 16. 22. 142, 143, 147 150. 151 Curby. Sarah 43. 48. 49. 55. 70, 71, 91,97 141 Curner Delynn 97, 144 Cyr. Knsta 64, 65. 97, 103, 153, 174 Czapla Kayla 64, 65. 97, 145 Deneux. Enk 97 105 Dersno. Ashant1 92 97 DesBou•llons. Nocholas 2 16. 17, 23 28.60 61,65 77 84 85. 142 143.191 DeSousa Moranda 97 102 103. 122 123 Deutsch Lucas 92 97 Doaz Alex1s 92 97 Doaz Jorge 92. 97 Doener Auston 97 124. 125 Dorksen. Jordan 23 142 143 Domonguez Steven 91 , 98. 171 Donaldson. Jade 92 98 Donnelly-Belcher, Kaotlyn 1 98, 100. 101 115, 152. 158. 159 Donnelly-Belcher Mochael 98, 169 Downes. Desoree 98. 147, 160, 177 Doyel Lloyd, Bnthggee 95. 98 112. 122. 123 Doyel. Steven 3. 23. 122. 123 142. 143. 145, 147 149 Draper Tyler 11 22. 23.30 127 142.143,155.173 Dnver. Stephame 52 53. 55 98 Drouillard. Gasey95. 98 99.105.113 124 125.175 Drouollard. Joseph 23. 103. 142 143 162. 169 Duffy, Rachelle 92. 98 Duggan, Stephame 98 147 153. 161,167 Dumon Joan Mochael 92 98 Duncan. Jennofer 3 63. 65 98. 154, 173 Dunckel. Tyson 47 55. 82 91 98 DuPont. Chnstopher 23. 142 143 Duran Bryce 57, 65. 86. 87 98. 144, 173 Oyer. Man 92 108 Oyer, Robert 13. 55,98 Dzoolek. Jordan 86. 87 98 Earl. Skyla 98. 154 Edmoston. Aaron 98. 107, 122. 123. 124, 125, 147 Ehret. Jessoca 1, 89. 98.100,101.114 115 Eochholz. Nocholas 57, 65. 98. 172, 173 Eldndge. Laura 9B. 156. 163 167 Eldndge. Zachary 23, 142, 143 Ellington. Cheyenne 98. 177 Ellis Dale 92. 108 Ellis, Danmella 7, 98. 124, 125 139. 147 Ellis, Joshua 16. 23. 105. 113. 127, 142. 143. 155 Ellis Sachelle 92 98 Ellis Taylor-Ashley 23. 142, 143 Ellsworth, Jesse 98. 154 Ely, Sara 98. FES1. FES2 Emert. Mochael 92, 98 Endocott. Brandon 92. 98 Engle. Hayley 92, 98 English. Lauren 92. 98 Erdmann. Laura 54. 55. 98 Encksen, Peter 4 11 23.24 142.143,149 Eslinger Sarah 1, 89 96.98 100. 101,102.103. 113. 115 Espmosa. Cassandra 54. 55, 89 98. 101 Espmoza. Andrea 98 176 Espmoza, Emma 24. 42. 59. 65. 82. 142. 143 Ethndge. Jonathan 20, 24, 42 43. 58 59. 77, 85. 91, 142. 143. 147 Evans. Angelina 1 98. 100. 101 115 159. 176 Evans. Kelhe 55. 98 Evans. Marcus 92 98 Evelo. Mayah 92, 98 Fernandez-Martonez Devon 1 98.100,101 113.115. 144 169 174 Ferrell Ashley 92 98 Ferrell DanoeJ 92 98 Ferrell Heodo 98. 113 Ferrell Racheal24 142. 143 Fetters. Monte 67 91 108 Fielder. Mochae198. 163 F101, Kelly 101 105, 108 Fonley Oytann 12 13 49 50 51 55, 62. 63. 65, 79 81 97 98 107 Fonley Taylor 12 62 63 65 71 81,98 Fosher Gathy 108 Flath, Ashley 10 50. 55, 90. 98 Fleoscher Kenne h 1. 98.100.101 , 115 Remong, Nicholas 98 124. 125 Rores,Shelby45 52,53 55.82,90.146.173.203 Flores. Trea 98 Foley, Olivia 98. 154 Followell, Cnstoana 98. 164 Fonta1no. Charles 92. 98 Fontlono. Colln98. 131 138.170. FES1 FES2 Foster. Fran 24 142 143 Fowler. Jamoe 24 142. 143 Frank Bryan 98 138 Frank Mokeal 92. 98 Frankford. Stone 65, 82 98 172. 176 Frazoer Samantha 11. 24 48. 49. 55. 142. 143. 172. 173 Freeman. Aaron 42. 91, 98 Freeman. Gracoa 10. 24,42 53. 55 79. 90 94. 142 143, 145. 146. 167, 173 179 Freeman. Paul142, 143 Fntsche Emoly 55. 81 , 98 144. 146. 171, FESI , FES2 Fnuell, Amber 98 119. 145 Fnzzell, Dylan 8, 98. 155 Fnzzell, Wilham 43 56. 57, 65. 98, 145 154 Fry AnaleCJa 98 144 170 Fulks, Ashley 1. 98.100 101 105.112 114,115.141 152. 173 Ful er. Ashley 92. 98 Furber. Chnstopher 17 24. 122 123 142. 143. 164 ecretly admire Laurel G oycoolea. is for Friends We love you teven. Good luck with the avy. We'll mi you lot . . r Doyel DAmour, Kayla 97, 113 DabaJil Anwar 22 142. 143 Dale Kesoa 92. 97 Da~ong-Hernandez. Sara 97, 176 Darrow. Damel 92, 97 Dasugo. Sara 64 65, 97 120. 144 DaVIdson. Tynan 97, 174 DaVIS Alton 92, 97 DaVIs, Bren 92, 97 Davos. Shakoboe 11 22. 141, 142, 143 DaVIs Toffany 11. 23.39 120 142.143.147,157 160.165,173 179 DaVIS, Yvonne 89 97, 147, 160, FES1 FES2 Daws. Clanssa 92 97 Del Rosano. Chnstopher Henry 92, 97 Demenn. Ka1tlynne 13. 23. 142. 143 Demenn Kean110. 13, 80. 81,91 97, 154. 155 Thank you for all your help throughout the year ... I'll be Back! Farac Mel ossa 94, 98 Farkas. Fehcoa 24, 55. 79. 122. 123. 142. 143, 145. 163 Farkas. Toffany 55. 73. 91 98 Fauland Juha 92 98 Faust. Dommoque 92, 108 Fehce. Losa 65. 108 Fell, Corey 98. 105. FES1, FES2 Fernandez. Madeline 98.120.121,147 Fernandez. Mochael 98. 162 177 Galbearth. Deontly 2. 12,43 66. 67, 82. 83. 91 94 , 95 98. 132. 133, 144. 146. 147 193 Gallagher Lacoe 92 98 Gallagher Tesla 24 142 143 Galloway. Vanessa 98 152 161,162,175, FESI , FES2 Gallup, Patrock 92. 98 Ga lup, Savannah 98. 144 Gamble. Jesse 98. 149 Ganaway Tanosha 98. 124 125 Gandara, Marco 98 Gandara. Steve 95 98. 132 133. 147 153. 156. 174 193 Gaptnsko. Broan 1 98.100 101 113.115.117,144.159.176 Gaponsko. James 1. 98.100.101,115.159.174,176 Gaptnsko. Joe 92. 108 Garcoa. Chnt 108. 150 Garcoa Dana 1. 98.100.101 115.176.177, FESI FES2 Garcoa, Donald 25 142. 143 Garcoa. Monerva 98. 162 Garcoa. Scon 98 Garcoa, Tameka 25 122 123.142 143.147,160,177 Garcoa, Zackery 55. 91, 98 Gamer. Kaothn 1 98. 100 101 115 Garrett. Joe 1, 108, 201 Gayle Damell60 65. 98 107. 137 Gayl.ln Rosemary 1,98. 100.101,114.115.158.159 177 Gearhart Nathan 98. 105 Geoer, Came 1, 98. 100.101.115 Geoer, Stephame 98. 139, 144. 147 Geoger, Doll on 55. 91. 98. 107. 148 Geoser. Joseph 65. 98 Germano. Katoe 16. 25. 82. 90. 142, 143 Germano. Nathan 10, 55. 86 87 98 173 Gobson. Apn155. 81, 91,98 Gobson. Branden 65 86. 87, 98 Gobson, Devon 11 12 47,98 128. 129 156 161 Gobson, Nocholas 92. 98 Gobson, Nocko 46. 55. 91 98 Gilbert, Leanndra 48. 49 55. 70 71, 90 91, 98 135 Gones. N•cholas 98 159 Gopson,Angellca5,1 4.82 98.151,161,164 �Glenn-Brae • Alsha 98. 120. 17S Harnson Jac1nda 2S. 142 143 151 160 Glover-Garaa Jac 'e42 52. 53, 55.72 73, 90. 91, 99. 14S. 173 Harter, CandiCe 92, 100 Goheen Cydney 92. 99 Harvey. PatriCk 1, 97 100. 101,115 163 Goldberg Everett18. 25, 45. 55, 84 127 142, 143, 145, 147 1S7 192 Hauser, Susanne 154 201 GOldy,Aiyssat 2,1S.24,25,39.100.101,114 115.119.142,143 14S 147 150. Hawk1ns. Shawna 64. S5. 100. 177 158. 159. 163 164 192 Heath, Rachel 22, 2S Gonzales. Ashley 92. 99 Hedgeman. Mark 91,108.170 Gonzalez. Adnana 25. 142. 143 He1lhecker. Nad1a 100. 179 Gonzalez. Alejandro 55. 59, S5. 8S, 87 99 Helton. Ana 1, 2S, 100. 101,115. 142,143. 173 Gonzalez. Andrew 92. 99 105, 142, 143. 144 Helton. Dom101QU8 3, 100 Gonzalez. Joshua 92. 99 Henry, D1llon 24,27 44, 45, 55. 142, 143. 180 Gonzalez Uzette S 99. 173 Henry, Kathanna 64, S5 100 Gooch. McKems 99. FESt, FES2Goodhart, Logan 17,25 42. 55. 58. 59.65 84. 85. Henry, Shemqua 27, 142. 143 142 143. 147, 189 Herman, Stacy 94, 108. 137 15S. 1St 1S7 Gorman. Patnc 3 17, 22. 25. 122. 123 142 143 Hernandez, Jess1e 27, 142 143. 145. 18S Gos10e Jonathan S 99 Herschler. Bethany S5 82. 100. 140 GoycOOiea Bob 54. 55. 108. 137 166. 192 Heuss1. Rudolph 109 Goycoolea Laurel I, 4. 14 25. 27, 33 3S. 43 85. 90. 95. 100. 101, 105, 114 115. H1erommus. Lanssa 100. 144. 178. 179 132,133 142.143.144 145,147 150. ISS, 1S7, 173. 192.193.202, FESt, FES2 H1gg1ns. Glen 100. 107 Grace, Matthew 25 H1gley, Ke'lln S9, 91100. 144 Grace, Zachary 55, 58. S5. 87 99. 101,102 103. 154 H1ll. Mark 47. 55. 8S. 100 Graf, Evyn s. 99.119. 152 153,164. tS5. 173 H1llebrandt. Cory 8. 10, 12. 57, S5. 100, 15S. 174 Graff, Bnanna 25. 142 143 H1llebrandt. M1chaeiS. 12 100. 112, 129 Graham Kh1ry 25. 138. 142, 143 H1lt, Ashley 100, 122. 123. 135 Graham. Sean 99 1S9. 170 H1tchens. Chnstopher 92 100 Gramm. Damene 99 Hodge William 100 177 FES 1 FES2 Gramsch, Shy Anne 6. 99 144 FESt, FES2 Hodg1n. Shelby 72. 73. 91, 100 Grant. Megan 11. 23. 2S. 31, 42 48. 49 55. 142, 143, 1S5. 173 Holl1day. Cody S. 100 Graves, Ange147, 55 99 Holman, Susan 109 119 Graves, Ana 49, S2. 63. S5 71,99 119.164 Holmes Jam1e 100, FESt, FES2 Gray. Frances 14 15. 2S, 38.142. 143 Holt, Amber 27. 142. 143 Gray. Japera S. 17. 2S, 142,143. 145 Holt, N1cholaus 100,101. 1S9. 174 Green, Elys~a 92. 99 Horner, Shelley 95, 100, 144 Green, Enc 95. 97, 99. 144. 148 Housel, Samantha 27, 127, 142. 143 Green, Kyte 92. 99 Houston, Rachel92, 109 Green xanth~a 22 24 2S 89.142, 143 144. 145. tS7, 173 179 Howell. Anelle 1, 13. 89.100,101 115.11S, 136,140.157 165 Greene. Kala 92 99 Hoyel. Jordan 71, 132 133 Gnma. Megan 91, 99 Hoyle. Jordan 4 43. S2 63 S5. 89 100. 132,133 149.151, 1S7, 193 Grotelueschen Tate 86 99 102, 103 Huckels. Karhe 100. 120. 17S GUillory, Sandre~<~ 92. 99 Hudson, NICOlaS 100. FESt. FES2 Guillory, r.a 11, 2S. 142, 143 Hulen, Enc 10, 91,109. 12S, 166 Gunther, Sarah 43, S2. 63 64. S5, 99. 132. 133 14S 147 164, 173, 193 203 Hunsaker, Brandon 92. 101 Gut,errez. Ja'ller 65. 99, 122, 123 Hunt. Darren 100, 154. 155 Gut1errez. Manah 52, 53. 55. 90, 99. 14S Hunter, Mam1e 109 Hurd, MarqUise 92, 100 Hurrell. Dan,elle 73. 91, 100 Husband Clinton 42. 91,100, 157 171 Hutch10s Braxton 55. 100 Hutch1son Tyler 87 100 Hyatt. Sara 109 Hytands. Klrale1gh 1 100.101,115 144. 1St, 166 177 Jackson, St ven 4S. 55,91 100. 131, FESt, FES2 Jahnke, Tern 27, 71 , 72 91,142 143 James Chass'ty 92. 100 James. Vtclona 100. 166 Jara, Chelsea 100 148 Jaramtllo. Adoms 1,100,101 115.122,123, 1S5 Jaramtllo. Andrew 10, 100 Jaramtllo. ApnltOO. 124. 125 Jenk1ns. M1chaeiS. tOO Jenk10s. Sara 92, 100 Jenks. T1na 109 Jensen, K~ana 92, 100 Jeppson. Kaelyn 1, 2. 100.101,115,117,146 147 Jenk. Casey 92. 101 Jers10.Chnsty10.11,50 51,55,81 101,120.124, 125.144.1S5 J1menez Jacob 101, 15S. 157, 1S2. 1S9. 175 Johns. Dernck 92, 101 Johnson Alytce 72, 73. 81, 91, 101 FESt FES2 Johnson, Angelica 92, 101 Johnson, Antomo 82. 101 Johnson, Brandon 82,101,134,135 177 Johnson, Bnan 45. 4S. 55. 101, 149 FESt, FES2 Johnson, Devante 55.82 83. 91,101 Johnson. Enc 92. 101 Johnson. Jactyn 95 101 FESt FES2 Johnson. Jamal82, 101 Johnson. Jesse 2 3. IS 27 45 55. 94, 142, 143 144. 175 Johnson. Krystyna 101,144 Johnson. Kyle 28. 142, 143 Johnson. S1rod 92. 101 Johnston. Amanda 1, 22. 28, 85. 93. 100,101,114. 115,126. 142,143. 147,158. 159. 165, 192 Johnston. Zachary 1, 100,101,114 115.140 Jones, Alexander 45, 55. 101, 149 Jones Amanda 13. 101, 13S, 144 152. 1St, 164 Jones Cass1e 92, 101 Jones Courtney It 101,113,124 125. 148.152.1S1,173 17S Jones. Enc 92. 101 Jones. Ivy 101. FESt FES2 Jones. Jez-Mas 92. 101 Jones. Ray 28. 45 142. 143. 182 Jones. Rebecca 101,103, 137 Jones. Sherman 28. 45, 55, 142. 143 Jones. Wesley 5, 28. 3S. 142. 143 Juliano, Anthony 47, 55. 101 Julien. Keontae 76, 91,101,154 Jumper, Channee 92. 101 Jungling. Pat 109,113. 137,159 Just1ce, Altyssa 7, 28. 142, 143 Just1ce. Elizabeth 92 101 Just1ce. Encka 101,112. 137 is for Kung is for Hey! Fu-Rific ldrogo. Beanca 27, 122 123. 142. 143 IMn, Colleen 100. 105. 147, 150 lwans '·John 55, 90.103. 109 113 12S Kelly Cays and Krista Aldridge are amazmg. We are fabulou . Hacker, Dylon 99 112 Hahn Angela 108. 12S 127 Hahn, lan1t,tt, 99.100.101,115.119.152 158.159.164 Ha1lh, Jonathon 55. 69 91, 99 128. 154 Ha1lh.Marv102S.82 94 142,143.147 171,175 179.186 Hall, CraiQ 100, tS5 Hall, GraiQ 1, 100. 101,115 Hall. Jordan 82, 100 Hall, Katnna S2. S3, 65. 100. I 03. 127, 1S7, 173 Hambly-Mel en, Amber 1, 100, 101 115 Ham1ll, Chase 92, 100 Ham1ll, Ryan 17, 2S. S1 S5. 142, 143 Hammond. Dav1d 55. 100, 144 Hammond. Gna 89. 100 Hampton, Chnstopher 100. 144 Hancoc Br~eanna 2S. 142, 143 Handel, Dolly 108 Hannahan, Chnst1na 2S. 142, 143 Hansen, M JSSa 51, 55. 100 Harbert, Kelsey 22,26 131,142,143 Hardman. Jayden 92, 100 Harper, Jayda 2S, 94 ,112,1 42. 143 Harper, Percllta 92. 100 Harns. Aundreana 2S. 101,142. 143 Harns.Caleb1, 100,101 115.17S Harns. Forest 100. 1S9 Kaelin. Lawrence 92, 101 Kam1nsk1, Mlchael92. 101 Kazee.Aiexander44,45 55.77 91,101,147 Ke1th, Rebecca 92, 109 Keller,Cory61,65.101,112. 128.140.173 Keller, Ivan 28, 142. 143, 174 Kelley, Breanna 101 , 154, 155 Kelley. Brent 84, 85. 101 Kerngan, Amanda 92. 109 Kerth. Andrew 92. 109 Keys,Devon410.13.45.63.99.101, 112.137,147 Keys, Dom101que 23, 28. 29, 45. 55, 122, 123. 142, 143, 145. 173 K1eselste10. Patnck 28 142, 143 K1m, Daeguen 1, 8 17, 29,100.101,115,142.143,147,150.170 K1m. Eunm11. 100.101,115. 1S2 K1m. Jason S5, S9, 91. 99,101 K1m. Just10 29, S5. 95 142. 143. 166 Kim. Ki Won 89, 101, 144, 1S3, 203 is for Jordan H 0 Ye1 Jackson, Chelsea 92. 100 Jackson, Damelle 1. 27,100,101 115 Jackson, Kaela 3. 27,103.124,125 142.143, FESt, FES2 Jackson. Marcus 2. IS. 27, 45 , 55. 142. 143 Jackson. Rachael 82 , 100 Jackson. Stephame 92 100 �l(ing Knsteen 101 144 l(ing Rrthard 92 101 J(Jnne Robyn 1. 100. 101 , 115 I<Jrk Jeremy 101 K•rts. Tanner 1100. 101 , 115 116. 174 K1sel Kyle 1. 29. 100. 101 , 115. 142. 143 Ktseh Justin 92. 101 Kl!tridge Elizabeth 1 29 tOO. 101 , 115. 142, 143, 154 158. 159. 163. 203 Klalbel Logan65 101.156.157, FES1 , FES2 emoc Charles 17. 29, 142 143. 169 ppert Zachary 3 99. 101 . 102. t03. 144 176 KlUndt Stephen 29. 142. 143 Knutson Melissa 92, 109 KoCh Sandy 109. 156. 176 KoS'' Shelby 10t 144. 162 Kossman, M1ke 109 Kranz J 92. 101 Kraus. Cassandra 89 99. 101 , 102. 103. 104. 124. 125. 14t Krouse. Alexzandna 28. 29. 142. 143. 173 Kugler Myron 92. 109 Kurtz Crysea 101, 175 L is for Life, Long Love La Febre. Gilbert t 01 , 17t Laabs. Alexander 92. 101 LaCasse. Jud1th 109 Lacey. Debbie 109 Land Raymond 101, 144 Landmg, Lukas 13 82. 91, lOt , 144. t61 Land ng, Samuel13 82. 91 , lOt 129. t32, 133. 161 163. 193 Lane Danika 9t , 101 Lane lesha 92, t 02 Lang Reyna 29 142. t43 Langford. Kaydra 102 144 Langley, Bnanna 29. 142, 143 16t Lanph•er. Kan 52. 53. 55. 79. 90.97 102. t32, t33 146. 147, 166. 167, 173. 176. t93 Laracuente-Lopez. Cnstma lt 42. 62. 63. 65 8t , 102, t22, t23. t48 Laracuente-Lopez. Stephame 64. 65, 89. 102, 113 122.123. 131 , 173 Larl<~n. Jeremy 92, 102 Lark1n. M•chele 29, 142. 143 LaSher Alyssa 1, 100 101 102. 1t5 156. 16t 167 176 Launch Joe 109 Lawrence Alexandra 92 102 Lawrence, Denton 92. 102 Leach, Ashley 94 102 Lee Frednck 82 Lee Kelct 89 Lee Samantha t02, t20 Lee. Wt11iam 102 144. 166 leehan. Elizabeth 42. 54, 55. 81, 97. 102.137, 146 LeGrand. Jeremtah 3. 16. 29. 130. 142. 143 Le1gh Jovta I 29 142. 143 leptne,Joseph47 55.t02,1t3 t27 13t Lettenma1er. Kns 109 160. 163. 176 lewtS, NICklaus 30 142. 143 Lew1s Shamkwa 9t, 102. t68 ltbag, John Devon 45, 55. t02 , 103. FESt, FES2 L•ghtner,Kerry1 , 30,100.101, t15,117 t22.123.t42,143 L•PP•ncott. Wilham 92, t 02 LIVIngston. Amber 82 Lizarraga. Franc1sco 55. 102, 144 Lizarraga. Juan 102. 154 Long, Brandon 86. t02 long, Jenna 92 102 long Ph1hp 16.30 42.56 57, 65, t39. t42. 143. 147,150 Lopez Jorge 1, 30 100. t01 , 1t5. 116.142. t43 FESt , FES2 Lopez Oschelle 11, 55, 89. 90.102. t17 128.156 t67 t73. t79 FES1 FES2 Lopez V1ncent 65 86. 102 Lorenzen. Ashlee 92, 102 Losoya. Alyssa 79. 102. t56. 167, 173. 176 Losoya Anthony 30. t42 143 Losoya. LOUIS 92, t02 Losoya. Stephame 30. 118 141 142.143. 152. 164 180 Lovetoy Bla1r 92 102 Lover N1cholas 1, 100.101,102, 115.161.176 Lowell. Zachary 2. t7, 25. 30 44 45, 55. 94, 124 125. 126, 142 t43. 148. 184, FESt , FES2 Lucas, Mark t02, FESt , FES2 Lutan, Bryan 30. t42, 143, 144 t54. t55 Lutan, Casslet7, 30 t42. t43.151 , t53, t73 Lu1an, Glona 89 102 Luna. Jose 45. 55 , 102 Luttrell . Megan 102, t39 Lynch. Johnna 2. 6, lt 29 30. 90. t28 129 142, t43 t73 MacEnulty Ch1p 109 Madnd,Joshua 42 , 60. 65. St . 93. t02 , 122, 123. t47, FESt , FES2 Madnd, K1mberly 102. 144. 160. 168 Magalong Alyssa 49. 50. 51 55, 82. 102. t47, 162. 168. t78 Magdaleno Mark 92. t02 Magdaleno. M1tchell82. 102 Magnuson Alyssa t02. 120. 121 Matson , Ne•ll , t2, 100. 101 , 102, 115 Ma1son . Ryan 12. 42, 45. 46. 55. 77, 86. 91 , 102 103. 1t6. t17 Maloco. Samantha 1. 82. tOO, 101 102. 1t5.12t 162. 165, 178 Maneely Alex102. 1t9. 174. FESt FES2 Maneerat. N1t.1ya 89. t02 Margunte. Alexander 92. 102 Margunte, Ncole102. 16t , t67, 170 Marternson. Megan 99. t02, 103. 154 Marrs. Azahlea 30. t42 143 Marrs. Pa•ge 102. t47, t50 Marsh. Amanda t02, 107 Marshall, Sarah 1, tOO. t01 , t02. t15. tt6 1t7, 169 Martm. Brandon 86. 87, t 02 Martm. Calvm 92 102 Martm. DeJanee 63 63. 65, 102 Martm. JesSica 86. 102 Martm. M•chael45. 47. 55. 102 Martm. Paul42. 57, 65. 69. 91 , 102 Martmez. Amanda 30. t42, t43 Martmez Ellaura 97, t02. t34. t44 Martmez. Jesstca 31, t42, 143 Martmez Jordan 3t, 142 143 Martmez, Kenneth 92. t 02 Martmez. Ltonel102. t44 Martmez. Manah 92. 102 Martmez, Matthew 97, 102. t37, 154 Martmez. Ronme 92. 102 Martmez. Serena 51 , t02 122.123. t71, 172. FESt, FES2 Martmez-Evans. Ryan 6. 102, 136 Martmez·VIIIalta. Amanda 109 Mason. Enc-N•klaus 10. t3, t02. 122. 123 Mason. Mahlana-Mane 17 22. 3t 43. 49 62 63. 65. 82 142. 143. 148 t67 Mala. Adan 31 37, t42 . t43. t46 Mat.'!. Kale 11 55 58.65 9t 102 128 129.147, t48. t56. 178. t79 Mata. Katht t , t09 20t Math1s. Drew 42. 43 55. 58, 59. 65, 86. 102 Mat•oda. Kelsey 1148.49 55.82 103. t56.167 173.203 Matthews. Shauna 92. 103 Maurello, Mananna 1, 2. tOO. t01 , 103 115.t44, t57 167 Maurer, Jesse 109. 120. t65, t74 Max1menko. Kyle 1. tOO. tOt , 103. 115 Maxwell-Moore Joshua 103. t05 t13. t62. t75 Mays. Norman 109 Mazurowski Kathenne tOt , 103 Me Auley, Melan•e t03 t20. t65 Me GUire. Sean t03. t66 Me M•lleon, Chnshan 103. t22, 123 FESt FES2 McChnst1an. TyEsha 4 103 McCoy, T1rso 92, 103 McCray, Coreyl92, 103 McDevttt. Breanna 92 t 03 McDowell Dev1an 11 . 142. 143 McGmty, Aram1s 3. 45, 55. 82 , 103. 147 148. 150 151 , 167 McGrath. Oevm 92 103 McGu1re. Samantha 103. 139 McGu1re. St.1rt1te 92, 103 Mckeown. Lesl1e 3t. 142.143 McKmley, Robert 31 , 122 123 MtKmney 81lly t 05 t 09 Mclaughlin. Amanda 92. 103 Mclaughlin. Raymond 31. 45. 55. t42. 143 Mclean. Chelsea 31 . 55 142. 143. 164, 189 McMahon. Eom 92. 109 McNew Greggory 1, 100. 101.103. tt5 McSorley. Anthony 31 142. 143 Medma. Damella 103. t26. 137 Medma. Faboan 65. t03 Medma. Tammy 109 Meeks. Ha1tee 92 103 Meeks. James 65 103. 162 Melanson. Kenneth 11 , t03 t13 Melbrod Alexander t7, 31 , 42 61 65, 142 143 Mel brad, Nathamel 61 , 65 86. 91 , 103 Mellars. Bev t09 Mello, Em•ly t 100. 101 , t03 t15. 136. t39 Mena Kathleen 109 Mendoza Jason t01 , t03. FESt FES2 Meneses. Mark 69. 9t , 103 Memghan Preston 8. 95 103. 146 Meray Jonathan 92 103 Me red th Torres Kathenne 92 t 03 Messtsco, Jordan 103. 165 Mestas, Melissa 103. t44 Meyerhofer Taylor tl. 29. 31 48.49 55 . 105. t42 t43 164 M1bert. StP.ven 6, tO t3. 3t , 45. 55. 82 83. t42, 143 t47 148. t55 M•latz Domomque t03. 147 M•les lan 1, tOO 101. t03. tt5. 169 174 M•les. Rebecca t 100. t01 , 103 115. t61 , 177 M•leto Kaitlyn 11 48. 49 55 70 71 91 , t03 M1leto Shern 109 M•ller, Brandy 109 M1ller, Dan ell tO 14. 100. 10t t03 t15 t32, t33. t47 150. 152 153. t54 t93 M1ller Jeremoah 3 9. 42 57 65 103. t24 125. 166 173 M•ller Justm t42 143 M•ller Mtchael6. t03. 156. 157 169. t70 174 M•ller Shelby 94 , t03. t48 M1llion. Kelsey lt , 29. 32 , 105 142. t43 Mmer, Eliza 92. 103 Mmtarez. Amber 92. t 03 Mmnehan, Jenn1fer 103 Mmnehan, Knst1na 103 Molina. Shane 42, 59 65. 76 82. 9t , 102. 103 Montes. Eduardo 99. t03, 154 Montes. Rachell 09 Montgomery. Jazmm tO. 103. t47. 160. 164 Montgomery. Reanna 89. 103 Montgomery. Saage t03 . FESt , FES2 Montoya. Francesca 103. t69. t76 Moody. T1mothy 103. 177, FESt , FES2 Moore. Brandyn 103 Moore. 8ree0n 103 Moore. Bnana 103 Moore. Bnttany t 100, 101 103. t15. 1t6 t17 t44 Moore. Chnst1na 103 Moore, Patnce 32, 142, 143 Moore T•fam 103 MoorhOuse Austin 32. 142 143 Moreno Fernandez Ivan 102 103. t22 t23 Morgan. Branda 105 t09. 175 Mann, Caryn I 10 Morrow Antwan 2 32. 44 45. 55, 82. 119. t42, t43 147, 150. 172, t73 t76 Morse Josh 110. 137, t55 Moss, S1momque 102. t03 Moyer. Ashley t03 Mullane Bnttney 89 103. 144 Muller. Dorothe ttO Muller, S•mone t , 100, 101 1t5. 117, 142 143 156. 165. t67, t76 186 Mutrlneaux. Johnathan 45 46. 55 76. 91 , 103 134 Murphy. Juloa 1, 17, 32. 100. 101 , 1t4 115. t17, 142, 143, 156 157 165. t67, 17t 186 Murphy. Toreyz t03. 120 Murray-Johnson , Andre 6. 11 , 32 45. 55 82. 128. t29, 142. 143 Musgrove Kod• t03 Mvogo. Ala1n 18, 22. 32. 45. 55. t42, 143 147, 155 Myers. Kayla 1, 95, 100.101 , t03. 115. FES1 , FES2 Myers Ken 32, 129.141,142. 143 Myers. Matthew 103. 170. FESt, FES2 �Qyad Squad IChri tina Padilla akashuna Ten-Lyon 62 63. 65. 103 105 124. 125. 175 ' - - - - - - - - - - - - '. Nal N•chella 1 11 82. 100 101 103. 112 115. 128 148 165. 176. 178 179 Nance. Gen 110 Naput•-Cabrera Calan•e 104. 144 Navakuku , Arthur1 , 9100 101 115 avakuku Rachel! , 100. 101 , 104, 115 Navakuku RebeCca 1, 9. 100. 101 , 104 115. 152, 177 Nayares. Osman 65 81 , 104 122 123 eal Zachary 104 146 egale JPShua 32 142 143 Ne son Ale•ander 32 154 e son, Jeffery 104 elsoo, Okoya 89 104. 157 elson Sarah 104 Newton. AlexiS 104 135 Newton, Sara 104 Nguyen, Leanna 104. 122, 123 NICkell, Kathy 110 N•c ell Mario 2, 4 11 , 16. 18, 23. 27, 31 33. 42, 43. 48 49. 55, 71 90, 91 128. 129 142. 143. 148 149. 189 N•elsen. Robert 104 147 163 elsen, TraVIs 104 >ew•nskl, Morgan 104 mon, Alexander 104 144. 153 166 FESt FES2 Pacheco. Roman 33 43. 45 55. 66 67 85 91 , 142 143 184 ollle Crystal 33 142 143 Padilla, Della 104. FESt FES2 ofz•nger Tyler 33 55. 65 142 143. 147 184 Padilla Knshna 104 107, 112 137 orman Olney 49 50. 51 104 144 153 161 162 Pa er. Edward 82. 97 104 ornngton, JeiSSita30. 33 122. 123.141 . 142 143. 145 Palmer, Serena 11 . 33 124 125. 142 143. 147 151 , 153 189 Nutall, Kamesha 33. 142 143. 144 Palomba Joseph 42. 59 65. B2 , 104 122 123, 145 0 Bnen. Raquel104 Oakes. Tnston 104 FESt FES2 Ogden. M•chaelt 04 118. 177 Ogden. V1ttona 104 Ohlsen Holly 104 Dian Adam 104 113 Oldfather, Sara 13 89 104 DIMS. Brandon 1 100 101 104 115 117 Olivas Phll109 110 126.165 OliVero Amanda 104. 162 OliVero Roberto 104 136 Olmstead Brandon 7, 104 Olson. Andrew 33. 162. 176 Ormesher Kelly 11 0. 162 Orr Juha 64 65 104 147 Drt•zButan. Ablgall104.116.117, 137 144 Osgard.Jennfer1 72 73.91100.101104115.149165178 Osgard Joshua 22. 33 65. 142 143. 147 Oster, Cody 13 104 151 Oster Tyler 13 56 65. 69 86. 87 91 99. 104 129 178 Oswald w, ~am 33. 82 142 143. 146 164 173. 203 Otey Mon 3 33 65 79. 90. 126. 142. 143 187 Ottersberg Chnstopher 42 59 65. 82. 104 147 Ousley. Tom 1, 100 101 104 115 117 Owens. Allazah 33. 142. 143. 180 Pantota. Oebb•e 104, 144 Parker. Jenmfer 34 , 142. 143 Parra , Ashley 34. 142. 143. 147, 168 Patz, Brandon 56. 65 104. 144. FESt , FES2 Patz Corey 57 65. 104 144 159. 166. 173. 176. 179 Pauley. T•Ana 104 Payseno. Kylar 104 122. 123 Pearson-Mart n, K1euntha 34 99 171 Pedrosa Essence 34. 142 143 175 Peek. Lianna 99 102, 103. 104 Penner, Blythe 89 104 134 135 144 161 Penner, Lance 61 , 65. 104 Peoples. R1thard 4. 11 , 34 105. 142, 143 Pepp1to. Amanda 104. 131 Pepp1to. Trav•s 104 Perea AniSSia 104 144 Perez. Andrew 45. 55, 104 Perez. Anthony 55. 104 174 Perez. Un 3 55. 104 Perkms. H1lary 1 100. 101 , 115 158. 159 Perry Oere 8. 34 , 142. 143 FES1 , FES2 Perry, NICole 104 165 Persaud Shane 104 Petene Bnttany 55. 104 Peterson Briana 102, 103 104 141 , 146 Pet•tt Oom•n•que 34 39. 142 143 147, 148, 149. 160 Phau Tlffeoy 104, 152. 164 Ph1ll1pS, Samantha 91 , 104 P•erce. Deborah 11.34 142. 143 PIIUSO. Neena 5. 10. 34. 105. 142, 143. 187 P•tera. ChnstJan 57. 104, 159 166. 167 176 P•ttman, Tame1ka 104, 144 Ple101s. D1llon 6. 104 Pletcher Don 110.178. 179 Ply1ey Jon 1 86. 100. 101 104, 115 Poelhen. Chels1e 104 Poell•en . Da111d 8. 104 170 Polk Ashley 81 , 104 113 Pollard. Markel44. 45, 55. 104 Pond Tra s 7 55.69 86. 91 , 105. 129 Pond Tyler 34 , 45. 55. 66. 67, 91 142. 143 Portalatin. L•sa 105. 145 155 Porter, Amber 34 59 142 143 Poston. Kody 103. 105 Powells. La Sha• 11 49. 50. 51 , 55. 71 91 105 Prescott. Courtney 105. 157 171 177 Prevost Claue 105. 173 PriCe. Allison 89. 105 PriCe. Jesstca FESt FES2 Prust. Kassandra 3. 4 55 81 99 102. 103. 105. 135 Prust. Sarah 1 91 , 100 101 105, 115. 165, 179 Pun•haole. Brandon 105 FES1 FES2 Punongbayan, Lev•105 163 Purv•s Glenn 105. 110 DUlles Wilham 42 43. 45 55. 77, 82. 83. 91 102. 103 105 141 148 OUirk. Jordyn 7, 11. 65. 105 128. 129. 156. 161 , 178 Owk. Maga l 110. 156 161 is for the Real Qyad Squad Raber. K,,., rly 99. 102 103 105. 140 Radosav• • Natal•e 94 Ramuez. R•chard 105 144 Rangel, Jacob 35 . 142 143 Rasco. Samuel35. 36. 142. 143 Rash. Jeffrey 99. 105 Raub, Joshua11 , 31 35142143.187 Reeder. Dave 3 110 Re•mer Jon55.65.110.159, 174 176 Remhard. Ton 25. 35 142. 143 Remkmg John 47, 55. 77 82. 91 , 105 Remocras. Celeste 35. 142 143 Render Denzale 105 Reusch. RachelS. 35 142. 143 Rhodes Johanna 110. 113 162 Rhodes Jordan 55. 105 Rhodes Ph•li•P 44 45. 55 . 77, 84. 85 91 105. 147 Rhodes Seth 105 R•chards Taylor 51 89 105. 130.131 , 178 Richardson. Brand•e 12 105 152. 172 R•chardsoo. Ivy 110 R•chardsoo. Jordan 55. 82 105 �RiCflartlSOn Kayl1e 105 RlclJartlson Mehssa 10 12, 81 105 RiChberger. Taylor 35 121 142. 143 Riehl Kayla 79. 145 Rehl Matthew 105. FES1 , FES2 R1ffee Cody 3. 105 Rffee Levl1100. 101 115 R1ger Anthony97.105.137 RIQ r Tiffany 35. 142 143 RIQSbY Joseph 105 Rmder Kale1gh 1 100. 101 105 115 Riner M chaelt 05 Rivera As~anna 71 72 91 101 102.103.105 112 141 RIVBra.Mana 110 RobbiOS Patnc1a 17. 35 142, 143 Roberson oamel35. 55. 82, 142, 143 Roberts Ashley 13.54 55 105. 116.117 RobertS. Ethan 105 RobertS. Kayla 52. 53 55. 80, 81 , 93. 102, 103, 105 146 Roberts. Lukas 21 24 35, 94. 142. 143. 175 Roberts. Manteno 6. 105. 173 Robertson Natoya 35 142. 143 Robinder. M'chael45 101 105. 136 Robinson Bethany 35. 142. 143 Robinson Oam1tnus 65 82. 83, 105 135. 144 FES1 FES2 Robinson Oes~rrae 105 Robinson Donovan 82. 83.105, 113 Robinson Jordan 42 43. 45, 46. 55, 76, 77,86 87 91 , 97 101 102. 103 105 Rob1nson Samantha 135 Robinson Sophia 105 RobJnson·Wilhams. Tam1ka 105 RobiSon James 35. 142. 143. 169,174 Robles Juan 105. 144 Rodr~guez. Jesse 36. 142, 143, 151152. 153. 174 Rodr~guez. Orlando 45 55. 82, 105 FES1 , FES2 Rodnguez. Rosalyn 105. 148. 156. 172 173 RodriQuez V1ctor 102 103. 105 141 Rogers Natascha 36 142. 143. 173 Rohde Jason 60 61 65 105. 144 Rohde Jonathan25.36.61,65 119.142.143 147,150.152 ROJ3S Nadya 59. 65. 105 Rons Jean 11 o Rol ns. Jenn1fer 105. 171 Rollns Stephan1e 89 105. 144. 171 Romero Ashle1gh 1. 100.101,105 115.144.165.173 Romero Lola 110 111 Romero Sabnna 86,94 105. 127, 129. 132 133. 147 193 Rood Kaytene 7 89. 105. 135 Rosano M1chaeltO 36. 142. 143 Rosano Naom1 22 24. 36, 142. 143. 173. 179 Rose Corey3. 17. 36.42 59.65 85.134 142 143 181 FES1 FES2 Rose Matthew 105 Rose N•cole 11 o Rose Roxana 110 Rose, Stephanie 5 43,52 53.55 72. 73, 79. 91 , 105 146. FES1 FES2 Rosenberg. Jessica 65, 79, 105. 144 Ross. Marc 105 Ross. Zab1yan 105. 121 169. 174, 175 Roth Chels1e 13.43 54. 55. 74. 75. 81 , 91,105 Rothermal, Amanda 110 Row Knstopher 105 Rowe Randall30. 36 105 142. 143. 181 Rowe Renee 13.51 55. 71, 72. 73.91 102.103.105 112 181 Ruby, Jarom 105 120. 121 Rudd Manssa 172 73 82. 91 , 100.101,105 115 146.147 161 , 162.163 Ruff Br1anna 36. 55 127 142. 143. 181 Rushay. Matthew 47,105.118 RUSSI Ashley 105 Russ1k JesSica 105 Ryden Danae 15 86 105. 129. 132, 133. 193 is for Swimming and Diving Sage Scott 1 110. 201 Salazar, Ahsha 101 105. 107, 137 Salazar, Bnanna 72. 73, 91 105. 122, 123 145, 147, 168 Salazar, Edward 105 Salazar, Jasm1ne 105. 148 Salazar, Sahna 36. 105. 137, 142 143 Sald1var, Stephame 36. 59 82. 142, 143 Salgar Alyssa 82. 105. 147, 150 178. 179 Salisbury. Courtney 1, 100,101.105.115 Salter T1mothy 36 45, 46. 55. 105 141 142, 143 Sanchez, Carlos 65. 105, FES1 FES2 Sanchez Denzel I 05 Sanchez Gabnela 105. 144 Sanchez. Kev1n 142 143 Sanchez, Lesl e 72 73. 94 105. 137 Sanchez, Loreal43 54. 55 79. 90. 105 Sanchez Randel69. 91 , 105 113 Sanchez Raymond 65. 105 Sanders Andrew 105 Sandmore. Enk 105 Sandstede. Samantha 1.100. 101 , 105 115 Sandy Kyle 1. 87, 100 101.105.114,115.116 Sanhstevan. Heather 11 , 36. 107, 142,143.147 168 Sarchet. Jordan 105, 162 FESt FES2 Sargema Doreen 110 Sargent, Chelsey 103 105. 144 Salow, M1chael66. 67, 69 91 , 105, FESt , FES2 Scanlon. Peter 105, 151, 153. 157, 161 Scheller. Jess1ca-dale 43.62 63. 65. 72. 73.81 91 , 103. 105 Schell. Matthew 105 SchirO Matthew 105. 134 Schiro Samantha 105. 173 Schm1dt. Oan,el37, 122, 123. 142. 143 Schommer, Lyle 110 Schremer. Jordan 28, 37. 60. 65 93. 113, 134. 141 , 142 143. 167 Schwarzman Andrew 105 Scott Brenna 105 Scott M1cahla8t , 105.130.131 Scott Taylor 105. FES1. FES2 Scntchf1eld S1erra 51 105. 122. 123. 145 Seals Sarah 105 Sedlack. Stepha me 62 65. 105 See Connna 10. 80 81. 105. 112 Se1p. Matt 55,69 86.91 109. 141 , 175 Sexton, Heather 54. 55, 72. 73, 91 105 FESt FES2 Seyfarth lnge 105. 158 Seyfarthe, lnge 158 159 Shannon Timothy 37 142. 143 144 Shea. Regma 110 Sh1elds OommiC 105. 116 Shipley, Crystal37 62 63. 65 142 143 Sh1rtey, Knslin 25. 37,118. 142. 143,173 Shreve Thomas 55. 105 S1edler, Samantha 106. 136, 163 167 S1m1en-Johnson. Taha 106 S1mmons. Jamna 37, 142, 143. 144, 147 S1to. Jerem1ah 10. 106 SJxk11ier. Luke 196,100.101 . 102, 103 104, 106,115 Slayton Morgan 13, 50. 51 , 55. 73.91 106 Sleets. Antomo 106. 148 Slocum John 169 Sm th Amber 13. 82,106. 175. 178. 179 Sm th Amy 110 Smth Ashley 13. 81,106.144 178.179 Sm1th Camden 106. 107 Sm1th Carson 37 43. 66. 67,91 142, 143 Sm11h Courtney 106 Sm1th George 1. 55.101 , 110.201 Sm,th Holly 99. 11 0 Sm1th Joanna 106 Sm11h Robert 106 Sm1th Ryan 106 Sm11h Sarah 106 Sm11h Summer 7 106 Smith Tamsha 1 100 101 106. 115 Smullen N1k1ta 5. 65 66 67,91 106. 112 Smpes Martha 111 Sohrt, Kyle 106 SoJStman, Ashley 89. 106. 161 Soltys. Alexander FES 1 FES2 Soluren. Anthony 10. 85,91 106. FESt , FES2 Southworth. Carolyn 111 Sp1ckard Shana 111 Spoerl. Joseph 1, 100, 101,106.115 Dear Melissa, De tiny, and Karla, I want to thank you for making my la t year of coaching swimming and diving uch a memorable year. It was uch a joy watching you three grow up before my eyes the e la t few year ·; I am very proud of you. \Vith your hard work ethic and determination, I know all three of you will be ucce ful in all that you do. Remember: a you swim and dive your way through life, alway plash it like it' hot and make wave ! Alway, oach ummer Squire Jory 45 86. 106. 149 Sronce Kh1ehanna 106 StJohn Dean 1 100.101 . 106 115.147, 150.163 165 St John-Starkey. Enn 11 37 142 143 Stachitus, Mattllew1 11 , 37 100.101 , 115.142.143.152 164 Stacy, Madeline 106 Stafford. Steven 91 106. 177 Stand1f1rd Cammron 17. 37, 142, 143 Stanley Shelby 106. 130 131 Stark. Bnttany 81 106 122 123 171 Stark Destmy 11 17 38.49 62 63. 65.74 82 91,122 123 142. 143 145 167 173 193 Stemer, Nicholas 106 Stellmach Adam 55 82. 106 StelmaCh Angela 1, 100.101 102 103 106 115.158.159 177 StellmaCh, Kayta 106 176. 177 Stephenson, Morgan 45. 55 63 103. 106 153 164 Stephenson, Olivia 106 Stevens, Joshua 55. 58 65. 106. 144 Stevens. Rachael49, 51. 72, 73. 80. 81, 91, 106. 161 162. 175 Stevenson. Seth 1 100.101 , 106 115 Stewart, Chaterra 106 Stewart. Sarah 38 142. 143 Stockton. Philhp 55. 106 Stockton. Taylor 38. 142 143 Story. Evan 106 Stra1n, NICOle 111 Stram, Scott111 , 113.124 125. 169 Strebel, Alexandra I 06 Strong. Alys1a 89 106 144 Stubbs, Jesse 13. 38. 122. 123. 142, 143. 145 Stultz Brandon 55. 69. 90. 91 , 111, 150 Suggs. Germa1ne 47, 55 82. 106. 107 SulliVan, Chanel12 38. 39. 95. 137. 142. 143 147, 168 SulliVan Mlchael12. 16. 20. 24 , 27, 29. 38 39. 40. 119 142. 143. 147, 168 SuiiJVan, M1ke 1, 90. 111, 201 Summers. Ben 14. 91 , 111.170 Summers. Jenn1fer 111 , 141 Sutter Bndgette 106 Swancutt. Brandon 106 Swanson. Lauren 1. 3 89.100.101 106.115.124 125 167 Sweanngen. Shane 10. 11 33.38 59. 65, 82. 105. 128. 129 140. 142 143. 144 146 161. 167, 172, 173. 179 Sweet. Chnstopher 65, 82. 106. 120. 121 178 Swope, Knsta 111 Sylvestre. Jess1ca 38 142. 143 SzklarSkl. Joseph 56 65. 106. 147 Szymanski, Ashley 106 Tamsen. Katnna 111 161 Tams. Amanda 89 106. 135 Tatum. Oebnl101 106 Tatum Oes1re 89 94.106.137,144. FES1, FES2 Taycher Fe1ec1a 106. 166 Taylor. Stephen 38. 45 55. 142 143. 163. 169 Taylor Sydme 11 38. 105 142. 143 Taylor Zachary 6. 38 84. 85 142 143. 147, 185 Tenorio, Adnana 102. 103. 106 Terrell Bnttany 106. 177 Terry Alton 12 66 67.69 91 106 FESt, FES2 Thaxton Ltndsay 106 144 Thayer Genevteve 1 16 39. 100. 101 115. 142 143 Thayer, Steven 39 142 143 177 ThOmas Chetone 39. 142 143 Thomas. Jahmqua 106. 144 Thomas.Jeff81111, 127,148 178 Thomas. Juhan 103. 106. FESt FES2 Thomas. Shahmah 106 Thornton, Kelsey 1,16 24 39 100.101 , 114 115.124 125 131 142 143 173 Thrasher, Otamond 1, 100. 101 106 115.140.179 �Thurman. Tay1ar 5. 89 106 Timmerman, Doana 1,17 37, 39.100.101 115. 142, 143,163. 165. 167, 173 Tmdall. Llz111 , 179 Todd. Bnsco 55. 91 , 106 107 136 Toomey, Karen 111 Torres. Ca~os66. 67, 82, 91 , 106.128. FESt FES2 Torrez Nalascha 1, 93.100.101 103.106.113.115. 144 To s. Myana 106 Townsend. Rebecca 65.105.117 152, 153 161 176 Townsend. Tra s 86. 106. 144 Trammell, Jake 18. 21 , 22. 25. 39.45 55. 94,141 142 143 175 Trefethen. Jaymon 10. 51 , 81, 102, 103. 106. 141 Trowbndge. Ashley 1, 89.100,101 106. 115, 157 158. 159 176.177 Trowbndge. Donald 106 Truott. Glenn 111 Trutollo. Anthony 39. 105 131. 142, 143 FESt FES2 TrU(IIIo. Matthew 39, 142. 143. 180 Tschappatt Katelyn 106 Tunnell James 39 142 143. 170 Turano. Samantha 1 100.101 106 115. 158.159. 173 Turano. TraVIS 106 Turner, Aaron 65 106 Turner, Da Juan 47 55 69. 91 106. 131 Turner, Stacey 39 Turner, Thomas 91, 106 Turreii, Jennofer 106.171,177 Turrell, Rebecca 105. 106 Tutton Stacey 39 142. 143 Tyrrell, Sara 1, 39. 88. 89. 100.101 , 114. 115.117, 127, 142,143. 165.167, 173. 179 182 Uc er Meta me 106 Unrem. Jeffery 106 Unoste. Karla 1 16. 40. 75. 90. 91,100 101,115,126.142.143 167 is for Veeeeery Awesome Vataer-Wolson. Amanda 106 Valdez. Demo 79. 106 Valdovoa. AJyzza 40 142. 143. 203 Valentone. Rayce 106. 144 FESt. FES2 Valleto Zachary 45. 46 47 55 68. 91 , 106. FESt, FES2 Valverde Jonnoe 106 VanCamp. Destmee 40 65. 105 142. 143. 173. 183 Vann. Manah 106 VanVolkonburg. Toffany3 43.63 81 94.106.124 125.140 147 151 , 152.160. 161 162 164. 173. 174. 179 Varboncoeur Curios 1 100,101 106. 115 117, 156,169 Vargas. Geneva 59. 65, 82, 106 Vasquez Bnan 111 , 167 Vasquez Enc 65. 106 122. 123 Vaughan, Lauren 13, 43. 54 55. 106 Veals. Donnell25. 40 94 142,143.173.181 Velasquez. Mando 11. 48. 49. 55 106. 128. 129. 148. 178 179 Voalpando Coara 1.100 101 106.115 Vogol. Canssa 106 Vogol, Devon 106 Vogo, Cameron 40. 61 65. 142 143 Walton, Kara 1, 100.101 106. 115,158.159.177 Ware. Audra 40. 142, 143. 173 Ware. Jacob 106 Ware. Kurston 106, 137 Ware. Nocklaus 3. 42, 59. 65, 82. 106 Wascher, Bnana 40. 142, 143 Wascher, Cassidy 107, 112 154 Watlington Evan 5. 55. 103 107 Waugh.Joshua61,65, 107.118.152, 164.178.179 Weaver, Brandon 45. 55. 107 Weaver, lan 107 141 Webb. Bruce 40, 113. 146. 173 Webb. Kaollyn 107. 135 Webb. Terrence 11 , 45, 55. 66 67, 91, 107, 128. 129, 172. 173 Weokle. Zavannah 107 147 Welker, Knstopher 107 Weller, Apnl107 West Raytynn 107, 131 Westland. Thomas 61. 65. 69. 91 , 107, 120. 162 Westland. Valene 107, 120. 144, 147, 157, 160, 162. 165 Whealley, Zachary 3, 13. 40, 122. 142. 143. 145 Wheeler Bentamm 2, 3. 17, 40. 113, 122. 123. 142 143. 147 Wheeler, JoShua 107, 122. 123 Wheeler,Loralee17,22,41,65,89.113, 142.143.167, 173.175.179 Whelan. Matthew 41,142,143 Whollock. Aubree 62,63 65. 105 107 139 Wh•ttemore, Amber 89. 107, 135 Wolbanks Auston 107 Wolde. John 107 Wolde. Stephanoe 107 Wolkerson. Desfln 42 59. 65 82. 107, 144. 147, 169 Wolkerson. M1chelle 97, 107 137, 169 176 Wollett , Shanae 41,142,143 Willett. Tallon 107, 139 W1lliams DuShawn 42, 45. 47 91 , 107 Wolliams, Jeremy 111 W1lloams, Joanne 111, 145 W•lliams, Marcus 47. 55,107, FESt. FES2 WoiSon, BnAnn 41, 124. 125, 131 142 143. 161 W11Son, Chnstopher 107 Wolson, Danzale 107 Wilson. Edwm 107, 122 123 Wotson. Lauren 54. 55 107 Wolson. Rock 55. 65. 111 W1lson, Tyrone 107 Wimberly, Brand11 142. 143 Wmters. Samantha 65. 89 107 144 Woseman. Chnstopher 18. 28, 41,142, 143. 155,191 FESt FES2 Wolfe. Jacob 41103. 122. 123. 142, 143. 145 Wongratwanoch Pongsapak 5. 65, 99. 107 113. 118, 163 Wood, Amber 107 177 Wood.An1hony11,41, 142,143 Wood. Breanna 3. 10. 81,107,124.125 Wood. Kyndra 62, 63. 65 89. 107 Wooden. Sav1na 107, 147. 160. 177 Woods. Te Jonae 80. 81. 95. 107,154.155, FESt FES2 Woodyard. Ta1sha 49. 50, 51, 72, 73. 91,107 Wooldndge. Calla 41105. 142, 143 Wortord. M•cah 43. 45. 46. 55, 86. 91 , 102, 103 107 141 Worrell. Courtney 107 Worthman. Jackson 55. 107 Woznoak, Ashley 107 Wnght, MIChael 107 Wyatt. Anel55 107, 137, 157. 171 Wyatt. Wolliam 1, 14. 15, 16. 28. 37, 38. 40, 41, 95.100.101 , 113. 115. 132 133.142,143.147,150 163.165,193. FESt , FES2 X Yoder, Sloan 107 Yoder, Susanna 107 Yokeum, Kyle 107 Yokota-Stroman. Ann 107 Yokota-Stroman. Rodney 11 16. 32. 41,142 , 143.167,173 Young Charles 65. 107, FESt , FES2 Young Tomothy 3. 107, 169. 174 Zander, Jenna 67, 107 Zander, Regma 111 Zdy, Zachery 6. 8. 107 Zentz, Devin 25, 41, 65 Zevallos. Jessica 5 13. 20. 22. 41 . 90. 91 . 147 Zogment Len 111 Zmke. Jess1ca 107, 139 Zona.Jessoca41 . 142.143 Zunoch. Allan 11 41 Colophone The 2008-2009 yearbook was created usmg Yearbook Avenue There are 208 page color. w1th an array of earth tones. Our tavonte color was Our theme was th! of tak1ng many small thongs and show1ng how they make up one b1g th1ng We Cha the theme fonts. colors. and cover several t1mes. and the yearbook staff was very p; aboutthos because they d1dn 1know any better (lucky me) Thos year was tough. and I thank the tollowmg yearbook staff members who stuck 11 Laurel Goycoolea. Kan Lanph•er Deonlay Galbearth. Sabnna Romero Danae R Steve Gandara Sarah Gunther. Patnck Wyatt. and Sam Land1ng All of the p1ctures were laken by the yearbook slaff and advosor The few excephons some of the wrestling p1ctures. wh1ch were taken by Chnsty Desboulllons and the E1 ht •ctures wh•ch werp t ken b Sr Sean Bo ardus Laurel Goycoolea and Kari Lanphier--w,thout you. there would been nothmg as close to the greatness enclosed w1thm these freshly cracked yearbooks You are verrrry great lrs. Lorri Bald\tin, Angela Hahn, Geri Nance, Kat ickeU, and ~lan1ie Hunter ·without you lookmg up students whereabo us. we would have never have been able to get everyone on the book as much as we You saved us hours of scroung•ng through dusty books look1ng for schedules We you• Pete Griffin--you saved us so much money We love you for covenng us. We n ver leave Jostens as long as you are there Living life like there's no tomorrow. Joe Garrett, Kathi ~lata, cott Sage, ~like Sullivan, George Smith--thanks for lett1ng the yearbook staff do theor thang yo Roxanne Rose and her iiber awesome kitchen crew--t you for lell1ng my staff 1ump to the front of the hne. Without these ppnv1leges there w have been many emac1ated yearbook students. Ben Summers--thank you for carmg so much about the quality of the book. Thi for st•ckmg w1th me on Deadline Fnday. helpong me f1nosh pages w1th quality More--t for ~ Ipong w•th the sw•mm•ng page It s tough to tell who those sw•m-a~pped k•ds are Eric Hulen--thanks for lett•ng the photographers follow you and your gorls tc Great E1ght Your page page rocks. and ot s because you gave us so much freedom . It aw .orne to w1tness h•story Bob Goycoolea--thanks for lellmg your daughter spend so much lime wor toreli ssty and 1nto the wee hours of the n1ght. 'Shes never tored. Shes never miserab Break•ng Away Amanda Kerrigan, Stacy Herman and Caryn ~lorin --you haVI •d how many tears were not shed b< use you allowed Laur to c• me down to my r and work Wow you 1ust rO< k b1g tome Wade. Keoth 106. 163 Wadle Jordyn 75. 91 106 Wagers, Karen 111 Waoters. Terry 10. 44, 45. 55. 82 106 172. 173 Walk. Dena 106 Walker, Mark 76. 77, 91,101,111 141 Wa ker, Tessy 40 95. 142 143 144 153. 161 Walker-Savoy, Brand•s 99 106 Walls. Heather 111, 177 WalSh. Ryan 1 40.100 101 113 115.142 143 156.165.171 Walther Ashley 55. 111 Kris Lettenmaier--thanks for takmg my advosory classes all those t1mes I yearbook1ng They are a handful and I apprec1ate you takmg them on' Beth Wolpert--Thanks for lell•ng me wander off dunng games to take p1cture• mu•.t have 1M •n a b1t fru .traflng to have your co-coach leavmg and always bemg a teac' Thanks for your pat•ence' ����� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mesa Ridge High School Yearbooks Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2008-2009 Mesa Ridge High School Yearbook "The Big Picture" Mesa Ridge High School Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2008-2009 Subject The topic of the resource Yearbooks, Education, Public Schools, Students, Teachers, Security, Colorado; Widefield, Colorado. 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Hill Journalism and KMRG Junior Class Pictures Keller Williams Realty - Michelle Long LLC M.D. Mesa Ridge High School Mesa Ridge People Music and Performing Arts P.C. PC Pizza Factory Radisson Red Nolan Auto Group ROTC Ryden Design Group S.S. Subs School District #3 Federal Credit Union Security Florist security Service Senior Baby Pictures Senior PIctures Shelter Insuranve Solo's Restaurant Sophomore Class Pictures South Side Business News-Easy Street Designs Spirit Week sports Studen Life Student Assistants Student Cabinet Summer Fun 2008 Tattoos & Piercings Winterball King Peter Ericksen Queen Marlo Nickell Zee's Platinum Cuts & Styles