https://security-widefield.cvlcollections.org/files/original/d5adaa763c2d29c666091ffa88e1452e.pdf 30ea772bd7513070840e78703b7e8222 PDF Text Text �������It isn't always consistent, but it is always there. IT IS THE CONSTANT UNTIL YOU DIE. While the purple blood runs through your body, you begin to feel it...ME-SA. It's the students and staff that make Mesa Ridge what it is. WE are what keeps Mesa open. WE are what make Mesa special. WE are what others strive to be. WE are the HEART BEAT of Mesa. ��"Work, have fun, and don't be late." -Mr. Bustillos- "College i worth it. Don't feel like you n ed to ha\e everything figured out.' -\1 . "Enjoy being at home as long as po tble. Freedom i not alway free." -Mrs. Medina"Always strive to be better tomorrow than you are today." -Ms. Toves- knO\\ ing ) ou don't knO\ every thing." ~ M . hea "Tomorro\\ i a ne\' day; you get to try again. Ah ay ta) awe orne and beauttful." Mr . Felice "Pay attention to red flag . Li\e long and prosper." -Mr. Morse- �"In most situations, don't overtalk. You gotta know when to keep your mouth shut." -Ms. Fini- 'There i always a \ ay to pay for colle~e. o make ure you go. If you don t, you'll regret it.' Mr . Smith "Taking a year off of school is the worst idea ever." "Buy as many water rights as you can because it will like gold in the future." -Mr. Beatty- "Go out there and see the world while you till have a chance." - \1s. Boyle- "Further your education, and take it seriously." -Mrs. Duren'Don't ~et locked into thinking you know what you re goirg to do. �"I sacrifice my elf for the people I loYe." e\ ·r grow up Twkerbeu - I'\L Gerald A<:e\·edo- ''l..tfe is madt f chOICes t~Jt )!lU ha\e to make, but remember e\el) choke ha con ·equences-good or bad." - Lnknown- Teya AJinas 'What li ·. l;.•h1nd us and what lie: before us are tiny matter. compared to what lies within u.' -Henry 'tan ley Haskins- "If )OU accept e\el)thmg w1t >ut que 1011, you e\entuall} lo>e your ability to think. Dakota Anselmo Samantha Alley Victor Alvarez ·'he Turn,•d Her 'Can't l1t0 Can . and Her Dreams Into Plans. - Kobi Yamada- Lauren Anding ''\ ·to~r' · a prlltv awe:om1 guy," obody Douglas Angel • ormal is an t.lusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for they fly. - Morticia Adams- 'The more you sweat i1 peace, the less you bleed in war." Jacob Arellan -owens Matthew Atkins Megan Atkins Hannah Atwater An\thing I see I wa1 t. I sram t. -Plies "I do what I do and what I do IS what I want, and what I want is to do what I do .as long as it's what I want. Seth Bakel Life without mus1r is a waste of time." �u ian Beasley Justin Baker HaiiY Beatty Alexis Beauregard 'Be careful who \OU trust: the devil was once an angel. -unknown 'Go the extra mile for your dream and even then take an extra tep." Thomas Bisgrove Madison Bosier ''In a world that,., •u can b am thin~. BE YOI...R'ELF. -Unknown- " 1y thoughts re stars. f cannot fathom into constellations." -John Green- e to uoually ' Who sard that a ro • c 't grow through concrete'" 'ihe Journey of a thousaud miles b gins wrth one tep." -unknown- deva. tatin~." - tuart Larkm, Mad 1V- Steven Beckstead "Death has to bt easy bee ·e life is hard." Wyan Becwar 'What com1•s arou d go ·s around'' Eric Bouchard Sean Bozarth 'What san eagle with no beak' \1e." Jordan Powell- "I don't~ ve that e\enthin. )OU ve known about me rs gone forever. I won't forget the day· we spent together, it haunts me" ADay to Remember, Welcome to the Famrl}- B na Bermudez Even if )OU ar on th ri~ht tra' k. ) ou'll ~et ran over if }OU JU t it there." Nicholas Brin A man can be destr '' b t n' -Erne ·t Hemrngwa) lea ted." �Abigail Brusseau Camren Burns Kayla Buder Skyler Cabell "Life is good, only if you make it good" -Germaine ugg 2012- Rachael Campbell "Peace. Love, and $hoplire." ot all who wander are lost." - J. R. R. Tolkien- "Who ever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that count ,'probably lost." -Martina avratilova- 'The logs of wood which move down the river together are dnven apart by eve!) wave. Such inevitable parting should not be the cau e of misery." - agarjuna J hn Cannlstraci Alicia Carey Alexandra Carin er Nicholas Carlock MaKayla Carson "I think kids hould stay in chool and ucceed in life forever." • ever a Failure Always a Le. son." -Anonymous- Let your conscience be your guide." - Jiminy Cricket- "Some people say there is no God. Well, if there is no God, this is till the best life to live. Life is a vapor; eternity is forever." -Eph4:5, Acts2:38,1 Corinthians 10:13- "If you can dream, you can fly." Josiah Castelow J.J. Cates Megan Chalmers Alicia Chavez Megan Clark 'Tho e who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night." - Edgar Allan Poe- "Associate Yourself With People Of Good Quality, For It Is Better To Be Alone Than In Bad Company." - Booker T. Washington- "Goodbye everyone. 1"11 remember you all in therapy." -Plankton- 'The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." -Eleanor Roosevelt- 'Those who stand for nothing fall for anything." -Sucker Punch- �Bria Coleman Kiana Coleman "Angels east, angels west north to south, do )'OUr be:t." -unknown- 'Two road diverged m a wood and I-I took the one les tra1eled by. And it has made all the difference." -Robert Frost - Angel Colon Nicholas Coren Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rr rrrr rr rrr 1" - Chewbacca- Mikayla Cortes ''We all die. The qoal1sn't to live fore1er. The qoal is to create methmg that -..111. -Chuck Palahniuk- Cody Costra T mas Covaru ias Rodriquez G elle Cox Jose Crai Aleena Crockett "Make vour own luck." - R~bert Dyrdek- Thmkmg b< ut falmg. while dreaminq 'bout flyin'." -Chance- ''Fill )OUr heart with what's important and be done with all the rest." -La Dispute- "Ju. tIT) and keep it imple ~ :au. e the one who make it complicated ne1er ~et congratulated.' -Kid Cudi- "Our fear are m' re n 1merou than our danqer ·. and we . uffer far more in our imagmation than m r~ahty." ·seneca- Are you not entertained?" -Gladiator " Menca. " "Be -..ho you are and say what you feel because tho e you mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ·or. us �Jonath De mont Alexis DelaTorre l.ive life 1 t. f1 ll,•st." Desi DesBouillons "looa) Y 1r ) 1u. and that's truer than true; there 1·no one ali\e that i · )OUer than )OU.' -Dr euss&. hout out to my famil) m California' ,3 Karissa DesBouillons YetiL<la\ It nsider m) self the Iuckie. I man on the face of the earth. -Lou Gehng- Kelsea Deutsch lh1e wa11 unt1l w ·re read1 v.e'l b< waJtmq for there ·t of our li\e ." -Lemony nickel- "Cut the tie that bo d \, 1u knov. )our v.orth. and. l)OUr If free" Emily Dona by Savannah Doyel 'Wear 'Do not pray for a1 1l ife: pray for the trength to endure a difficult one." Bruce Lee- ·t g< <>d k1ds. domg bad things." Life 511 hart Shianne Drake Jasuna Dumon Marlsol Dyer · "tep With <are and great tact and rememb<er thatufe i a Great Balancing Act. Ju I ne\er forget to be dexterou and deft, and never mix up your right fool with your left." "Dr. eu. - Mone) don't ·leep "Enjoy the be I things m vour ife 'cau you ain't gonna get to li\e itlv.Jce." - Lnknown- When life gets rough, grab your board. it out, and ride the wave ." - Zac Han. en 'You were made for this. Young Life ''Learn to forget all the thmg \•IU fear to lose. Yoda- �'Don't e1 leQne tell )OU that )OU cant do omethm~. ot e1en me. You got a dream; )OU gotta protect 1t. \\hen peopl can't do something themselv , they're gonna tell you that you can't do it. You Y.ant something, go get it. Period " Will Smith - 10urself w.. ·n Ji[e ~ets tough. Don't let go or gi1e up." cia 'They said I couldn't p11t ever~ thing I did into one picture Challenge accepted." "Then all the Ia 1d w11J realize that Lrael has a God and all this a. sembly will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves 1 For the battle is the Lord's. and He will deliver you into our hand." - , Samuel17:46-47 - ''You don't choo e a ire 1ou 11 one." "The Way - "Lire Y.ithout knowledge i JUSt death in disguise." "Talib 1\weli- "I can atrept [allure; e1 '!')One rails at something. But I can't accept not tl')in " - Michael Jordan - 1ext to me. 'The m< w sa) he can and the man who says he can·t are both u uall) nght." Destinee Gil ert Mi uel Gribay The be. t 1· wherever I decide to set the bar each day , "I look bt tte th. t.1e pt • ' " 1er nodke s 1e a prionty when all you are to them IS an opt n. - \1aya An~elou- tlfN 13 �J iter Grace 'I used to think the"'' 'rst thing in life v.a to end up all alone; it' not. The wor t thmg in life i to end up with people that make you feel all alone." -Robin William - ee now that th cir• urn tance · nf one'· brrth are irrelevant. It is what you do wrth the gift or life that determine who you are." ·Mewtwo- 'ihe proud do Pot endure like a pa ing dream on a night in spring; the mighty fall at last. to be no more than du ·t before the wind." - ukiyaki We tern Django- Hakuna Matata ·unknown- othing worth havmg omes ea ). ·unknown- "You can make the future, but it start· with leavmg the pa t." 'Without wing , I'm lU ·tan eagle· -Jordan Powell- Addie Harris Gabr·ene Harrison Purnell Kameron Harrod Ebony Harvey "Although I'm weak ar d full or flaw . I wrll ne\er stop movmg forward. o matter who I am, no one other than my elf will create my own exr tence. o matter what other· may think or reel I II trll mo\e forward 'Embrace w at make ) •u unrque, e\·en if it makes other uncomfortable." -Janelle Monae - Desiree Haugeto "lr Fnday,)ou ain't got no JOb ..." -smokey- •·11· either a mrgraine or an neur)sm. 'io li\e i to ufft r to sur.'\e i to find me meaning in the suffering." - • ietzsche • -cr 14 If." These catchy anecdotes. analyzrng adolescent adaptation or good mannerisms." - Lorine Chia- �J r my Heitz 'Rule f32· EnJO) the little thing ." - Zombieland- ez an ez "'p.•ak softly and carry a b1 stlrk." Teddy Roosevelt - "Lhe life with the fewest r ~ret 'Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up." "Charlie Chaplin's greatest speech e'er told .. that is all ... have a great life." 'Sometimes you have to kind or die mside m order tori e from your own ashes and believe myourself and love )OUrself to become a new per:on " ·Gerard Wa) - When you [e I like QUitting. think about wh) you ·tarted. -Unknown- Acountry bo} can sur.i\e." -Hank Williams· "How )OU li,·e )OUr life 1sup to you. You have to go out and grab the world by the horns and rope it before 1t ties you down and derides for you." -Sarah Reijonen- i to mature. to mature is to go on creating oneself endle. ·Jy. • -Henri Ber~>on • "For God has not given u the. p1rit of fear. but of power, and of love, and a sound mind. Sooo.... go forth and land hark." '"You ha,en't played your wor t game or )Our be t game, until you 'e p yed our I st game." �'Thediff chool)ou·re taught ale. on and gi1en a le. I. in life ~ou're gi1·en a test that tea hes ~ouale .on. "\\ 1th hope in our heart. and bnck in our hand .. we. e1ze the day. - Ri e Agam. 1- I read some~"<hert how 1mportant 1t 1s in life not nere. sarily to be. trong .•. but to feel trong." ''Sh 15 cit thed strength and dignity and laugh. without fear of the future." -Proverb 31;25- " e1er. ne1er, ne1er qmt." - mston Churchill "Sometimes I think of the sun and the moon as l01ers who rarely meet, al~"<ays chase, and almost alway mis one another. But once in a while, they do catch up, and they ki .. and the Mrld tare· in awe of their eclip e.' You are what you love not who lo1es you." Fall Out Boy "Until one has loved an animal. a part one's soul remains un-awakened. Christop er Kl infie dt Jordan Klippert Aaron Kn ei-Bdrid e Le nna Kim rli wisdum. -Ari.totl - Jr nKin ou·re ne1 ·r tO\. far gone." • Timary Wezen ky • Anth ny Klaus ''Do or do not. Ther i. no try. The Jed1 Master Yoda �Kate Krause 'If ·on.· ·vera. k. IOU to do something, do it really bad :o you never have to do it again." Pan Hilton y got t... for that. \1 fet Brown- Mercedes Leyva Taniya Little 'De not take lif1 too serio1•slv You will never get out of 1t alive. -Elbert Hubbard- ''If )OU stand for nothing. vou'll fall for anything. o rest is worth anything except there t that is earned. · -Jean Paul- Jenifer Kynor Am nda Kucera " Am't In life," , ly regret t didn't take. hance. " Crystal LeMay Marly L rde I 1e lo1ed t. r t• fondly to be fearful of the night." -Galileo Galilei Lif I , ke. II I Geroge Strill dt Raina Lopez Shawn Logan James Long "Death 1s not the greatest loss in life. The greate. t loss IS what dies inside while. till alive. \ever. urrender" -rupac hakur ''I never said t< be like me I sa) to be like you and make a difference." - 1arilyn \1anson- 'You t ''Life is like an endle. s 11altz. "A. k no111 1a 1our t <U Ill! ' ~r d I r )OU; ask what ou can do for your country." JFIC of other shows little confidence in the mtegrit) of hi: 011n 1ie \\ t!ham Congre1 1d m1 >I os, 1 1ting di. coutim., y. -Boden- tlfN 17 �ihe things )OU do in se .. ret have public re~'<ard ·." - BJ Johnson- 'H.O.P E Hold On Pam Ends" -Lnknoy.n- 'Don't be air 1d t• b• different betau e )OUr \\'a) may be the oetter one. Bn La 1olette- "And tho ·e who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." - Friedrich ietzsche - "Alwa) of somebody· lack of love, or you can speakmg up." Sara Bareillies- "Don I walk through life just playing football. Don't walk through life just being an athlete Athletic will fade. Character and mte~ n ly and really makmg an 1m pact on someone life-that's the ultimate 1i ion. That' the ultima! goal. Bottom line" - Ra J.ey.i - "Family isn't alway· blood. It's the people in your life who want you m thws: the one's ~'<ho accept you for who you are. The ones w~ o would do anything to ee you mile It' who )OU love )OU no matter ~'<hat." "I am not afraid oft' 'morrow, for I ha1 e seen yesterday and love today." William White - Whatever you dwde to do, make sure it makes you happy." 1oments have passed but memones last." �IPa a stand firm ' -Queen L111 uokalani ··1~ the book of life the answer· aren't alway· m the back 1" -Charlie Brown- ''If y m get a chance take it. If it changes your life, let it. obody said it would be eas) ... They just promised it would be worth it." Adam Osb rne Caelen Norrington '\'ie top fearing the monsters under our bed when we realize the monsters arc mside us.· Joker- 'I am't scared of t.te fall 1\e felt the ~round before. -The Weeknd- "The deepPr that sorro11 carves into your bein~. the more joy you can contain." - Kahili Gibron 'So often times it happens that we live our li~es in chains, and we ne~er e\en kno11 11 e ha~e the ke) ." -The Eagles- >n. but I'm too "I would hoot fort~ bu ) gazing at the star ." -Unknown- "Str. I IS beautiful." Kr•u Kalika ''\'ie hould all st.,rt to li~' bt fore we ~et old. Fear is stupid. o are re~rets." Lnknown- o smgle thmg 1 perfect b) 1t elf; that · wh) we·re born to attract othe· thin~s- to make up for 11hat we Ia Ita hi Lchiha- �Kailee Panerson ".\II of r dr"lms an 'Jme true if we have the courage to pursue them." ~Walt Disne) ~ 'One good thing al t m1 1 . w • nit hils )OU feel no pam." Bob 1arle) ~ Jeromy Perea I don't e1en. o to this sl'hoo The time we shared. 1t wa. precious to me All the while I was dreaming of revelry." ~Kings of Leon~ Life Important and cavtur the good time . De1elop from the negati1es. And if thing don't work out. take another shot." "An} da1 abo1 e ground t a g( >d da)." �Colin Rice Aeryn Quintana Jamie Quirk ousun Rase Kylee Reinhard An eagle with a backpack bdong in 5th grade " Jordan Powell - ' I fi~ure life sa gift. and I don't intend on wasting it. ' - Leonardo DiCaprio, Titanic - "Don't let others expt tdtions of you dictate who you are. ' It cant ram all the time." Enc Draven, The Crow - ' I didn't choo ·e the thug life; the thug life chose me. " TuPac P.S. lley Cheyenne 'We are all born 1gnurant, but one mu ·t work hard to remam stupid." Benjamin Franklin - ' I hope the air will ser.t. to remmd you that my heart i as cold as the cloud. of your breath, and my words are as timed as the beating in m) ch st." - Ja ey Rae - We're all mad h r Th ·re i no running from the truth" - Alice in Wonderland - "AYoJse man once told me 'If) 1u am't fir t, }ou're 1ast. - Leonardo de Vinci - lmma show you how great I am" -Muhammad Ali • '"If )OU. ee two eagles on a bus .. .I'm on that bus." - Jordan PoYoell I'm sorr. that p; opl are so jealou: of me ... but I cant help 1t that I'm so popular." - Gretchen Weiners • ' Your age doesr t dl'fine 1·our maturity , your grades don't define your mt lligence and rumor don t define who cou are." DesUny Rin er "Dreams. if the) re any good. are always a littlebitcrm " • Ra Charle~ - 34366000026519 �Taleah Rozear Samantha Rudd Maria Rush Ashley Rushay Benjamin Ryberg ''Life is not the amount of breath you take, it's the moments that take your breath away." -Alex "Hitch" Hitchens- ''Don't wait for the perfect moment; take the moment and make it perfect." 'What's done IS done. and what' right is left. Don't ever let the past affect your future." "Don't let failure go to your heart, and don let success go to your head.' -Will Smith- -,3- Thomas Rydzynski Colin Scheaner Jacob ScheUer Amy Schindler Robert Schwanz If no one comes from the future to top 'The human condition today is better than it's ever been, and technology i one of the reasons for that." -Tom Clancy!- Walk the light. Don't anger the ground." -waka Flocka Flame- ''You can't change the ituation, only how you deal with it." -unknown- "If you are not part of the solution then )00 are part of the precipitate." -unknown- Dalton Simmons Sean Smith you from doing it, then how bad of a decision can it really be?" Cheyenne Scrhchfield Justin Seyfarth Alysia Sherman 'ihere are two rules for success: I. ever reveal everything you know .. - nknownHey Savannah. 'We, the willing led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful." 'The world is mud-luscious and puddlewonderful." e. e. cummings �Anastasia Stachitus Tarin Smith 'D ·t ever lets< ne tell vo t tat vou can't do anythmg .• If }OU want something, go get it." Pursuit of Happynes - ''Without mustc life would be a mistake. Tremell Stanley "Don't beg for thing . Do them yourself or else you won't get anythmg. -Ad rock Thurston- "In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different. -Coco Chane! ''You . ee that tree' That's a ni• e tree. That' my tree " -Colin tephenson- Lanay Stone Vincent Summers Derrick Surges ''If you're not first, you're last." "Lo •k post your t •ht . "1 lay drink the pure nectar of tht moment." "Rumt ·we can't choo e where we c•,l'1e from. but we can choo. e where we go from there." "i,;nknown "People are tke linkys ... they·r, not worth much untii)OU throw them down the tair·." Tatainya Taylor Cheri Thomas "If you judge me like the cover of a book, you'll never get to know my story." ''Lme mu. t be smce Hate what i. e11l; cling to what i · good." ·Romans 12:9- �' Don't look back. You re not going that way" ' When you laugh. I laugh so you'll alway have ·omeone laughing with you ." "It doesn't matter how hard you can hit: it matters how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." "Tomorrow is the most important thmg life. Comes into us at midnight very clea It's perfect when it arrives and it puts it>eff 10 our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterda) " - John Wayne - .... Skyler Uballe Procopio Valdez Keesha Villegas Sarah Viscovi Kristina Vonderharr 'The game. "Love God. Love People. Hate sin." - Andy Mineo "Aieviate your mind from darkness, and let hope begin to grow." - Unknown - Don t hope so, Know o. '!love burpee ." - Said o One ... Ever.- "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.' Robert Frost Stephanie Wade Alexandra Wadle Garren Waggoner Brinany Walker Kelly Walker "Everything I learned I learned from the movies." - Audrey Hepburn - "A journey of a thousand m1les begin with a smgle tep. "I was born with music ins1de me. Mu ic was one of my parts -like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arnved on the cene. It was a nece. ity for me-like food or water." Ray Charles Your body IS a canva .. ' 'We didn't realize we were making memories: we were just having fun ." "Unknown - �'ihe mor dafficultth 11ctory. the greater the happm mwmnmg. -Pete Da regard females, acquare currency." Lnknown \\benloure ud),) . arntokeep quiet. ;) Jonathan Williams Ch istoph r Wilson Don't start somethin~} 11 can't finash." E1ery chald is an arll t The problem is how to remam an arllst we gro11 up." "Pica so Dakota Willi s 'Hard \\Ork beats talent when talent doesn't work hard ... ' BestE es: Kim Phair & Best Ees: Kameron Herrod & Savannah Rtchardson Damien Baugh Best Smiles: Eric Bouchard, Abigail Freeman, Matt Rivera, Raina Malik Webb. 25 �PICTURES NOT SUBMITTED ____ Ryan Benedict Tyliq BUssen Aeron Bucheger Andrew Bucheger Jusun Burns Kyle Callah n Rafael CasUIIo Treivonne Cobb Nygel Colem Krista! Deane Michael Ditbner Garren Evans Trevor Everen Zachary Finley S -To Fortune Seth Fritsche Andreas Hunter Mark Jim Jonathen Krietemeyer _) �Stephanie Larkin Tyler Lecher Mikayla Longbrake Brittany Lynn Chelsey Man Christian Manson Martin Milatz Romeo Moreno Kevin Newcomb Mark Olivas Kevin Pantoja Anthony Parker La'Vonte Rand Jordan Richardson Anthony Root Enrique Rosario Thomas Sowers Brandon St Peter Megan Tipton Josef Torres Joseph Torres Jamie Walk Sabbrina Mathews-Mantooth �The Class of 2014's Superlative: of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme Most Chan ed: Camren Burn Mesa's Next Pro Athletes: Tremel! Stanley Life of the Pa arah Vi covi & & Gabby Harri on-Purnell Malik Webb Maddy Bosier Dalton Simmons Best Dressed: Aleen a Crockett & Eric Bouchard �Abigail Freeman & Du tin Rase Lina Martinez & Miguel Garibay Cutest Couple: Jenifer Kynor & T.J. Bi grove �30·31 WW/1 filiotJi4A �0 . ~T"'t~-: ':~. ~ - ..,. r .... ~ �very ~ r f1Y :ud::m . 1' f"f'YY:'f', Su..art r. t..t' tl1a1: ummer i a a time for adventure and ummer. Sr. Tarin Sm1th al o traveled to exploration. It' al o a time to celebrate California. but this wa for her life and your elf. For Sr. Kaithn Tobm it grandfather' funeral. "It was really sad," wa her way to a ert her independence he said. Fortunately, afterward he had and went to La Vega with r. Lauren an intere ting moment at the beach with nding. ''It wa wild and crazy getting to her family. "We were walking on the walk down the strip all night long," .~each, and I tried throwing a jellyfi h I explained Kaitlin. "It made me feel like an { (_ adult. relaxing by the pool and not having 1 t a curfew." Jr. Eric Roman al 0 had a relaxing ummer. "I went to California to vi it my dad,'' Eric rejoiced. "I ended up going on my very fir troller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm." The Xcelerator i a very fast roller coaster that's 50's themed. "I was o afraid to go on it, but once I got on it, I wanted to ride more and more coa ter ." aid [ ir. adly, not everyone had the happie t or ·n s er way eth"ISs er th found on the sand back into the ocean. When I picked it up, it tung me!" Tarin explained. Jellyfish stings are extremely painful, and the quickest way to cure them i by having a friend pee on where you're tung. A lot of students had to work over the ) Jr. • tie \\oods celebrates seeing her . ister for the first time in . ix months. "We went to Pensicola. Florida because that's where she lives. We pent most of our t1me walkmg on the beach that had extremely soft white sand," Kalle remini. ced. "'.1y fa\orite part of the ·ummer was going to the Gulf Barrium, wh1ch is like Sea World." 1111..., . . . (. .) Sl rKaJJaundb<r r Soplt ,. na tmtl<d to~"' Yon. e SUJtd tn ew .ktSeJ, blltotwas only uen tn~nut bus ride to the ty. uplamed Jennder. ewenttollmeSq...., Central Part China T Harl Little Italy and Broo lyn the gitb went to Coney Island In bt) but Manbattan ~ .k loronte place Its tile dty It 1 really p,.tty and rpnsmgly dean . I tlunk ot 1 e\On deaner Ulan IllS hm. Tbey sot to ru~t tile rntatnJIItlrom Sdnfeld IM k s C.f ) " ole n Harl m. Yeab, otwas a 100'1 raabOn spot. .loanilerii!Ui<d. Is....,.,. vacation. Junior Ryan Garrigan spent the majority of hi summer at The Cliffhou e working in the kitchen. "I worked almo t everyday, making .50 an hour from 3pm until2 am," Ryan said. "It ucked, though, Iemme tell ya." So many tudents work their summer t.l o ke away in order to spend money on places like Six Flags in St. Louis, Mis ouri where • r 1\, Cc. spent a day of her ummer. 'ihey had a roller coaster that went forward and backward ," Kiana aid. Jist rill I .. (Allin) r Ju tin Baker moved to . 1 Ridge from Canon City just this )Car. He loves four wheel in~. He ~oes out and four·wheels all the time with his friends. "One time we destroyed my friends red Jeep,' he laughed. "I get together wtth a lot of friends. and we JUSt go. At t1mes it can be. cat') but love the rush!" smiled Ju tin. He also said that one time he almost flipped his jeep' �l'la•IA4! C.annger drag her boyfnend r 1yl H •nand z to California, and the) make a pit top at Di ney1and. "We took Lexi's nephew, he's four, because he rea II) like Car ,"explained • . ''I'm ashamed to admit that it wa my favorite nde too." \\lule thep•ere there they also saw M1ckey and Mmnie Mouse ) It was an amazing day to go out and play a game of Fnsbee Golf w1th a fe" friends ," stated r. Joey Craig. "I was feelmg real!) great, o I wanted to catch a picture of me throl\ing the fri bee, and after I thre" th fri. bee, I ended up getting a hole mon t" Joey said. Frolf has become aver} popular sport over the ummer around the Fountain/ Widefield area. Wu 1111 ' - (AIIm) r Chn Kiemfieldt and his family went on summer vacation to Los Angeles just becau. e they wanted to. One cool place they went \\aS Madame Tu. sauds Wax mu eum where he got to stand with various famou people, su<·h as Snoop Dog and Justin Timberlake. This Madame Tu. sauds also ha figure· of film directors. 1V and movie star·. movie chara ters. along with sport stars and H_oll)wond icons. '') had a lot of fun. Taking piCture next to all those people made me feel really cool and famous' I love going on vacations 1\ith m) family because I really love them," smiled Chn . "ent on 1long trip to South Dakota "ith their rhurrh group. 'We 1\Cnt on "hat' called a church m ion It's \\here we go and dn omethmg for someone e'sr Tlu ~eM we donated furmturc to the Jess fortunate, and it "as a life changing expenenc•. · miled 1. Jr and pent their summer long-boardmg to Taco Bell, the pool and just o~ll around the cit) 'We 1\0uld longboard all 01cr e1c")da1 al dal We "outd pend o1er eight hours ada) JU t long boarding.· said l tan. t ' ti n 1 " h . pe~t most their ummer hanging out and enJO) mg their last ummer before they graduate ··we tart d to play !an Hunt and the girls were 'it" fir. t. But then e1 erybody got mad b cause the bo) "ere cheating, so 1\C left them and went m ide. miled . 'The) all ended up Jea11ng." �34-35 Ill ~!reM Jwo Ill wary (Allan) While the rest or the band run for a quick guiJhlnd-go, Soph. Robm Letourneau contmue to work on her steps. Letourneau 1s a hard-working saxophoni t, and working throughout the break help· her fix some of her ISSUes. 'My bouncy back-step ha always been my is ue,' Letou•neau muttered 11 hile continuing to work on perfecting her teps. 111111111 Of ( ) Semor \lichael Ochoa walk the marching band through their · and · forward drillm Bnat. 'This drill is an endurancebUilder that 1s necessary for the band." said Ochoa 'ihe students practice marking time and taying in· tep." Michael Ochoa, i one or the Drum \lajor . T) er T)nell is the other \"hy has our V nd r �July 23rd and 24th the ection leaders came back to Me a to set up the next two day: a new addition to the marching band program. Freshmen Training, which was held July 25th and 26th. "These two days are ju t to teach the fre hmen their vi ual techniques and bring them up to speed on those," aid Jr. Ava Treadway. ··veah," agreed Jr Kimberly Flei cher, "student leadership is one of the strongest things that Mesa has and is known for." The Drum 1ajor · thi year are 'r Michael Ochoa and Tyler Tyrrell. The fre hmen agreed that the e two were tough and often picky. "That houldn t have taken nearly that much time," said Drum Major r. \1ichael Ochoa into his head et. He lined the newbie up to work on basic marching techniques while Sr. T}lerTyrrell beat the cow block to ignify the peed at which the newcomers were expected to march. " tep cross. Ready? One eros , two cross, three eros ... seven eros , tep down," aid T)ler patiently. This 'stepcro s" drill was done over and over, and the "cro s" part was when one foot pa ed/ crossed the other next to it. Pretty tedious stuff. ·ot all of the newbie at Freshman perform from the get-go. Even the water breaks are hurried. The band member have deemed them Gulp-and-Go breaks. With the temperatures in the upper 90' . hydration is really important, but time is of thee ence, o break are seldom and quick. (( Gulp-and-go is a av ollile ... -Fr. Eliza eth Pariona --- Training were true freshmen. The people being trained are those who are new to marching band. For example, oph. atasha Casey did two weeks of marching band Ia t year but had to drop out due to an injury. When the full marching band finally gathered on July 29th for camp, the ection leaders had already been working since June 4th. Band Campi brutal. It i a 9 am- 4 pm camp where tudents are expected to The Pride of Mesa participates in a lot of different competitions throughout the fall. There was the tate Fair on August 24 and the Legacy Marching Festival that we placed 7th in the Finals. 1esa placed lOth at the Pomona Marching Competition, then turned around and placed third at the Woodland Park Marching Fe tival the next weekend. Their work paid off and won them 5th place at the CSU Fort Collins tate Marching Competition at the end of October. lr1111S l'ldl (lllllw} \lesa Ridge has been · oring in the top ten at the 'tate Finals for at least the Ia. t fi\·e )ears. This year, the band cranked it up a notch by offering a pecial Ire hmen training session. I} During Freshman Week, the. ection leader take control of things. Each :ection leader ~>as charged ~>ith theta. k or bringmg the freshmen students up to pace so that they could be ucce ·sful during the folio~> ing v.eek when the full band ~>ould sho~> up. bt lay: 1, Zlll (LIR} J . Rich ~d Edmond port his elf-made hat for Thur.·da\ s Hat Da1. "I made this hat mu•lf," he said. "I ai o have a. pool). romantic .pirate shirt that I use for the Renai·sance Fair .. } Dunng on of the breakout "on , F•. Angelica Puna\ had to ask her section leader Jr \<I Tre dv. ) Km: Flei her, and Tc Uub if she could go v.ash the sun. creen out of her e)es. 'io ask about lea\ing. I v. :kind or ·h), Puna admitted. 'The. ction leader and drum leader are approachable and all, but I felt like garbage for. topping them." �Link Cre\\ i an amazing experience for welcoming and making our incoming fre hman feel comfortable walking through our chool. Our Link Crew wear matching hirt not on I~ on Fre hmen Orientation day. but al o the fir ·t day of chool to let our fre hman know that we are afe people to talk to. During Orientation. Link Leader tart by plitting up the fre hman. 1 . Mulhkin and 'vir . hea are the women in charge of thi event. 1. .~ n reveal orne behind-the- cene craziness that goes along with putting thi event together. ''Even though it was ummer and really hot. running Link Crew i a lot of fun. The ·tudent work hard and helped a lot," he aid. The game tudents play are played all around the country. "Actually there' a company that does Link Crew event all over the country, o they tell us where to tart. and we make it our own," explained M,·. 1ullikin. M'. hea ha been involved in the Link Crew program ince it began at 1e. a. "I truly believe that what we do here is around their schedule can present a problem." aid I . hea. Fre hman Daniel aldez thought Link Crew was fun and helpful. "It helped us know where the cia e were. The mo t confusing part wa the bathrooms." he smiled. The fre hman this year acclimated ou thin of ea -Fr. important. We need a more open environment for freshman to feel more comfortable walking into our school," explained . hea. " ometime the mo t difficult part i getting everyone together. Our Link Leaders can be o busy that working I l'r Tr 1 H r enjo) his first day of high chool. "llo~ed Orientation' \ly fa1orite part wa. when we went mto the group because I got to meet new people, have fun with them, and learn new things about them 1" TraVI re1ealed an obv10u. out-gomg per nalit) dunng the breakout sf! sion. S...llys 1•1 The fr hman cJ and Link Leader tand at au nt10n li 1 mng to II m gl\e direction to 'imon Sa)s. ·tt was so cool bemR ma b1g group of people and JU. t ha1 mg fun," satd I'• Ta r loorhou . "I didn't know high chool was gomg to be :o big and dtfferent," he explained. s... quickly to the Grizzly family. "I really like it here," said Fr. Brady Lewi . "There are so man} opportunitie to join different thing and meet new people." �) r I • h \\ Ri a enJO) )Ct another )ear of being a proud l.mk Leader. During Orientation Leaders Ret the opportunity to work \\1th incoming fre hman, and th ) tr) to help the fr hmen open up '.\ith partner game . r Matth .,. Rl\ ra said." This Rame .,.as fun because '.\C totall) cheated the whole time." l • Cia (Lilt) Jr Jan. Land rs enjO)S her second )ear bemg a proud Link Crew leader as \lesa '.\elcomed it cia , of 2017. \1) fa\orite part IS teachmg them and Ri\lng them m\ own per. onal expenences," Land r expre ·sed. catc~e the ball in a ~arne where )OU a\e to to . the ball m a random order and call out the next per on' number or name m order to tea h the f•e hman the lmportdnce of commumcation 1r. h1gh chool. We kept dropping the ba.: all the time, a1d I\ tr n "It wa. so funny, '.\C just kept on laughing." The Link l.eadrr ha1e to be fun to a tuall) learn what Lmk Cre.,. 1·about. I f It 'o comfortable around then: the) had o much fur. so I wanted to ha\e fun, K • explamed. ��((j like fall becau it mean HaiiO\ een, football, and Thanksgivmg. It also means that the colors change and that winter is just around the corner. -Fr. M ttrew Boyd �In their final day of ummer. taff and tudent re-entered the school for schedule pickup. pictures. taff preparatory meetings and an overall en e of no talgia. Among the back to chool activitie . Open Hou e was a giant cia scrawl. Every tudent and parent had to go to each of their cia e with only ten minute per cia to meet the teacher . ''I liked eeing new face and new people," commented Jr. \!organ tout. "It wa my first time at the chool. and I liked knowing what and where I needed to go this year without being lost." Being a new student i n't easy, o an introduction to the chool can be a good ice-breaker for them. "It was a cool night!'' exclaimed Jr. Ja1de Harvey· Bu. hway. "Just seeing the building, people and teacher was a fun experience." F'or a returning student, previou friend and teacher are alway a delight to ee. "It wa fun seeing all the friends 1\e made in the previou years and all the teachers 1\e had before," commented Jr. Richard Edmond . IIIII nfilii• 1:1111 (1111111) Jr; Jo hua Knodd Eldnd and I •1a Garb1zo caught up on the fir. t day. What tudents enjoy the most about going back to hool1s catchmg up w1th friend . · !aria and I saw each other O\er ummer for marching band, but being at school1s different "explained Jo h. r ddlyah Gl nn Bra ey didn't enjoy the catching up. "I hate "hen people act happ)lo .·ee m after ummer break. We don't even like each other Let' be real," he ranted. In addition to returning teacher·, students were greeted by many new faces thi year. a Mesa had thirteen new teacher . Among them were new cience teacher s lri h and ~I . Laiman : math teacher M :ox: world language teacher Ms. Boyle and ~s. Lucero: pecial Mo; \r' stron~ when she worked here three year ago. "I wanted to come back becau e of the en e of family and community that are o prevalent at Mesa," she miled. " orne of my favorite teacher are gone, but the new teacher I've met are wonderful. I al o love the new fre hman cia ; they are reiwas actually lou ing forward to coming back to school.. -Jr. Victoria Smith education teacher Ms. Fowler, Ms. Lanerie and Mr. F'rer h; social tudies teachers Mr. McCarthy and Mr B1 ak; English teacher Ms. Gibson: Orchestra teacher 1 . West; and coun elor Is. Young. "Me a' the be t," Is. Young boasted. "Kid here have a lot of school pirit and are really involved, which makes my job more fun. I look forward to coming to work every day." In addition to brand new taff member , we al o had a very pecial returning English teacher, M.. Micciulli. previou ly known a really hard working compared to other freshman I've had, and they're all hilarious." Thi fall, an even larger fre hman clas than last year joined the Mesa family. "The first day was better than I thought," reported Fr Or mmck 'utly. "I knew high chool wa going to be more difficult, and I thought I wa going to get picked on." With Rachel's Challenge picking up where it left off, Dominick i sure to have a good year. Y• Y• (AIIDYI) Jr Tyrell Roane gets a glance at h1s new schedule. On first day or school, students arrived in their new clothe and anxiously awaited experiencmg their new schedules. \1any tudents don't understand what goe 1 scheduling. ''It's a ·tudent driven proce. s,' said I hea ' 'tudents input requested clas. es in the computer, and from there u couns lors create a master schedule bas~d on the numbers of students requesting classes. ' II Wi New, Not Wi lltl ( ) oph K1ley Pope and Ka) I Krakof start their chool year by decking out thm new locker together. "I didn't get to ee a lot of my friends over summer, so when I came back it was like I had frien again," K1l y laughed. �~~.~ 40-41 n(Alii ) ph. Zachary Jo rushe m moments before the final bell to first blork nngs on the first day of school. ''I JUSt moved here because my dad i th milital), and \\C have famil) in the Colorad Springs area.' Zachary re1ealed. Za harv first da) of. rh1 ol wa pretty laid back. It was pretty good. I didn't have to do much work-mostly got to relax. I had to fill out a few things." Za hary really enjoys hts JROTC, math and english classes. I'm not too fond of my Earth ·ience clas · though." Slln ....-rs sdlll • (L&II) During Convocation, a di tnct-wide gathering of all staff members. lesa Ridge is announced and the . tall erupt in cheer·. Even though the beloved Jame Dre\\ wasn·t hosting this year, the e1ent i a great wa) to k1ck off the .-chool )Car and ee orne people from other school. . "It's hard coming back after a great ·ummer.' said lr \\1l m , ·but once the student get to sthool, it' like we never left." staff members fit led the \\ idefifid ~) mat Comocauon on Tue da), \ugust13th. Thts e1ent1s called Ton1ocation.' It' a big g~t together \\here e1el) emplo)ee m the di tnct com together, 1d I R 'B ically \\hat the) do i. welcome e1el)one bac and set our focus for the school year. Comocation i.· usuall) one offe" entertammg di trict meet ng . ·The v1be at Convocation • electnc. E1el)onc reJulenated and '110 tare lP. g d pmt .' sa1d ' <J . .'orne dar. t feel as c~eer) It was not quite Jam Dre1\ matenal, but thdood was okay," reported ' Convocational o mclude •ntertamment. �42-43 ) tudent begin learning the ba,Ics in lr Artz . hop cia.. e.. "At the bt>ginning of the year, l'ie teach them hoy; to safel) u e the equipment," explained lr. rtz, "and there are performance tests on each piece of equipment. ......, •......, (IIIII) ROTC kids nel'i and old learn the ba. ic , gft their uniforms, and are taught proper formations. r. than 1 1menko leaned bac ·in his seat, and remim ced, "I had to teach new cadets how to march. We pretty much ga\e them their umform. , too. It l'ias alnght. When the new cadet would li. ten, 1t wa fun, but when the} chit· chatted, it wa. n't good for an) bod)." (r.> ) Dunng the first weeks of school, every class had a class meetmg. the emor bemg the mo t memorable as It l'iOuld be their Ia t first semor cl meeting at Mesa. 'It y;a till reall} long. ~nd e\eryone wa talking,' chu kled r t ~ r Cia meetmg were exciting for mo t emors, though, a they began ordering emor cap and goy;n packag and ln\1tation . Gettm the graduation mformatlon made 1t real'' exclaimed �'?tt.a::rts werp 1:;¥=-.g na -:o be 1re c..crr•-c;rta:'t' Vvrtn tre :;cn:.o ervr~ crr::e ~n 1"e I\ tt.. P,t1t m :3 ffi tr(', .=rd e;;ery JX It 'ira41 -t.n:-r r~ve '1"'f'et p en;~ :::it...~t: t?e..g<r cbm ~ eptember has Labor Day, and Labor Day marks the beginning of fall. "I guess we know that school ha actually started. There' no turning back. There's no topping school for the next several months," said Soph Patnck Hernandez Junior Victoria Smith agreed. "After the break, you get back to school and start working harder, and if you are doing port , it makes the day go by faster," he aid. Many students find reason to enjoy school and their cia ses, however. Sr. Rick) Peterson·Trujillo tated, "Art class is dope. My favorite part i being creative and exploring my mind of my inner art abilitie . But the fir t few week are ignorant," chuckled Ricky. Sr. Michael Hammond, on the other hand prefers woodshop as his favorite elective. "Woodshop?" he exclaimed, "Yeah, it's the best! I loved weeping out at the end, honestly. The fir t few weeks. we really didn't do much. We mainly tvt~ n trer C£:teS. learned about tool . All we've made i a cutting board." "The first few weeks of school felt pretty normal," said Sr. Bradle C ·a, who had an uneventful month of September and did not participate in much. "I (( This flrl Cilia, llrl WI~ (IJII) J~. Kahli James li ten to. tudent ambassadors at C l,-Fort Collins. The tnp Wa! pretty run." said Kahhl. ''I got the college experience. I like to think. I preferred walking around the campus to listening to people talk about the. chool. College is going to be awe. orne!" er colorful. .. -Sr. Jo aFl es mainly just messed around and talked with my friends tho e weeks." ot all awesome tories happen inside of the chool, of cour e. r. Xa\ ier Parker had the arne feeling about chool that mo t eniors do about in eptember weeks. "They were fun, but they went by low. I knew where everything was, but it wa about getting there." vier did many things in the month of eptember. "I won first place in parkour.' r boasted. "There's only one true feeling to winning. Claa ) AVID tudents get the feel of the chool spint or the CSU Ram . Jr Connor l..mgle) laughed, "I en)oyed learning and eeing what the college campus was like.lt was neat, organized. and clean. Fun fact: the) replace their exerci e equ1pment eve11 three year 1" The lOth and lith grade AVID students got to go on thi trip. While there, the. tudent took a tour or the dorms. 'l'hey were mall. and people had to hare them." commented Jr. Mollie I..I!Jan 'ihey had no bathroom. They had a ink, but nothing el e. I wouldn't. tay there by choice. But if I had to, I gue. s. · 1) September was a busy month for our marching band. They had a parade, two home game . and an evaluation clinic and how that helped them prepare for the September 2 th Legacy \1archmg Fe tival and the Pomona ~1archmg Competition in October very... Se tembe I felt like a king. They al o gave me a crown. Seniors were not the only ones getting back in the wing of September. oph. 1chola Parra was above the enioriti and enjoyed the first month of school. 'The eptember week were fun. I got to hang out with all my friend at McDonald' a lot more than usual." ichola al o got a pre ent mo t kids dream about. "I got a Chri tma pre ent early. It wa an Alienware laptop.'' Only garners will know what thi is. "I was super excited and happy that I got it early. It' awe. orne." �Every year, hundred of pectator line the treet of the Widefield area to watch the annual Community Parade. Many of those pectator al o gathered in the tand to watch the Widefield v . Me a game take place. For the past three year , 1e aha lost to Widefield, but thi year the Grizzlie brought out their claw and beat Widefield. After the game while the boy were celebrating. the game ball trophy was broken. 'We handed the ball to Sr. Jo h Graves and Sr. Tremell Stanley, and they both had one hand on the ball," explained r. Brandon Medina. "We started to get really excited, and we tarted pushing and the next thing we knew, the ball was on the ground, and gla hattered around it." The stor) took a twist: Josh aid,"! didn't do it. but I don't know who did. There were o many people around, it was a blur." Josh was blamed becau e during the first game of the ea on again t Denver outh he went for a block and ended up tearing his ACL, meniscus and hattered part of hi knee, forcing him to end hi eason and get surgery. Becau e n The Widefield-Mesa 11111111 Is when lhe COIIIBiity CMIBS together... -Sr. lavier Garcia of his surgery, Josh was on crutches and unable to grab the trophy with two hands. Graves explained solemnly. Many people got blamed for things during thi time. Jr. Terrence Wimberly made a mistake during the opening night of Romeo & Juliet. "One of the walls of ) r. Jam1e Quirk fi~hts off r. Colin tephenson in the fir. t pia) of the )ear, Romeo and Juliet ' Jreally liked thi:. cene because I got to fight Jam1el It wa al. o a great starting point to the play." said Colin. 'llo\ed 1t! Fighting Y.ith him was o much fun, but it was also rea II} difficult to be that eriou on stage with Colin,"laughed Jamie. Jalclllll IIIII llrwW ( the tomb wa really heavy and un table, o I ju t kind of let it chill, and I walked away and heard the audience gasp, and then I looked back to see what was going on. The wall had fallen on Sr. Sarah Viscovi." Be ides the real time dramatics. the play was very uccessful. ) The Justice League announced the Y.lnners of the fir t annual dodgeball tournament." one of u thought we 11ere going to make it all the way," explained Sr Matt Atkins. I put together th~> team ju t for omethmg to do, but I ended up asserting m) European dominance," declared Sr. Dalton S1mmons. "I really liked the over-exaggeration of the character," aid Sr. David Alexander. " orne people didn't get the jokes because it' hakespeare, but I actually kind of enjoyed it." �44-45 fir..,. fftlllll (llllw) ''It was m~ fir ·t time going to State for tennis. and I thought 1t was a~>e orne' Even though ~>c got tra bed on, 1t wa st1ll fun playmg again t rcall) good competition. I also liked ho~> I got to ditch a full da} of chool That was prett) cool," miled Sr bm Euban . Both Sabin and Jake Grotelue chen got to represent Me.a Ridge at the State finals on October J().J2. Unfortunate!), our boys pla~ed the first match against Kent Den~er, a school from Englewood. Kent Denver ended up winmg the #I Doubles and the 4A State title. ) You want to get pumped1 You ~>ant to get h~ ped? Then ~ou need to go to Out of the Garage Club. Rapping, singing and beat boxing went down every Thursda~ at lunch in Mr. Kerth's room. Sr Ricky Petersen·Trujillo i. one of the best at beat boxing. "I learned how to beat box from watchmg videos on You Tube and listening to old school htp hop like Wu Tang." Ricky explained. ) 'r Travis Watts crab ~>alks his way to the first senior victory in the Homecoming A! s mbly games. ''It felt pretty great to represent 'll~ class because ~>e're the best," Travis laughed. 'The worst part was when we had to get marbles out of chocolate milk with our feet because I hate feet'" The sen tors ended up winning every game. Lllk F1'alt Ill lily Classy (LJII) Srs. Carol Ells\\'Orth and Colin Stephenson sho~> their school spirit and fnend,hip. The fir:t day of spirit week was Cla.·sy Day. 'll01e dres. ing up because it makes me feel reall~ fancy and like an individual." smiled Colin. Carol laughed. 'I Just like dressing up becau. e it makes peopl notice me!" 1.111111' n. J . . - I mean. ~>ere onlv the dupe t cia e'er said h fd\ nte part ofwhopptnR on the un~erclas men ~>a ~>hPn m\ pumpkm ROt thro~>n on the ground and thev dll got di qualiftcd, so we \\'011, ltkc u ual It was a ROOd Homr ommg A embl1 r r the enior t go �48-47 points, and this year alread) I have 249, and the season isn't e\en o\·er yet." AI c commented. The points received in debate are determined b) how well participants do during tournaments, and the place earned at them. 'This year m) partner, ·r. Ju.tin }farth, and I ha\e been doing vel') well, Alec boa ted. They recei\·ed first place at one and placed m the top ix at another. �~ Vv ~ro. V. ret 1'13 B..n:t tPt re Yly te :rf'f'.l: c:cl:'l::r r-.-e.ti eer, ch:Jr ::u1nt qJt. \ er trer r= ~ ~ :trrlcn.e rt~ , rd Jt..tmt ( l'n"t :::t.... u ~ "Iter 1l'U: ~ '"l:ft ~ The end of fall marks the end of football season and the beginning of the biggest part of Marching Band- State. "I had an overall sen e of accomplishment since it was my last year performing for Me a," explained Sr Dakota Wallace. "Going to State was an awe orne experience because we got to see and compete with all of the best bands in the state." The Pride placed fifth in state in the 4A bracket. For Sr. Tyler Tyrrell it was different, "Since I was one of the drum majors, along with Sr. Michael Ochoa, getting to compete in State wa very exciting." Tyler explained. "It's pretty cool getting to control the band, although when I'm standing on the platform, there have been times I almost fell off." Tyler's love of music i evident a the audience watches his excitement. "''veal o hit my elf in the face multiple times. I throw my arms in the air for the count and the cord on my arms go up and hit my face. Towards the end of the eason it got annoying, but it wa really funny," Tyler laughed. During the week of Halloween, Student Cabinet organized Fright ight. With games. contests, and costumes, Fright the drink booth, \\"hich wa so boring. I wanted the haunted hou e becau e it \\"as busy all night long and to watch people get cared," Tonee explained. Fr. icholas Calvillo al o worked a booth on Fright ight. "I wa working in (( Halloween, decorations, candy...that•s October to me... --sr. Andreas Hunter ight is the event of the season that brings the community together again. oph Tonee Thomp on- cl..aughlin is part of Cabinet. "We had so much to do. We had to make walls for the maze, put up props, get drinks for the drink booth, and cut streamer ," Tonee said. "All of the work would have been overwhelming, but we worked as a team, o it went by pretty quickly. Each of us had our own booth that we had to look over. I personally had the Freshman Council booth, where people were paying to pie their teachers or friend in the face," icholas explained. "It wa funny to watch . but it was even funnier when I pied my friend in the face becau e the pies had whipped cream and jelly or syrup, and he had jelly in hi hair." Unfortunately for icholas he had the. arne fate as hi friend. "I had yrup tuck in my eyes for a couple days after. It was fun." ) Classic Chorale shuffles on stage for the first choir concert of the year. Sr Megan Atkins, president of Contempora11 Ch01r and emor repre entati1e of Ch01r Council, announced that out of the man) p1ece · performed that mght, the Seal Lullab) was her fa1orite. It show that if )OU apply )Ourself, your tone and controlwill1mpro1e," Megan observed. P..-11 Mia: (1111111) \1arching Band members tride down the. ta1r announcmg the mlOf! of making 1t to 'tate in the traditiOnal drum line. 'It was a great feeling since we knew we all deserved it. Gomg to State my senior is more special than any other year smce it's our last time being able to go, claimed Sr Kaitlin Tobin. ) The marching band bra. section remains in lormat1on at ~tate e \\ere preparing for 'tate around Halloween time I wa n't urpn. ed we made it to 'tate becau e we went e1er. mce Ill) freshman )ear, but II fdt good to go a· a: nior," reported r. Aaron Knodel. 'tate means the judges are looking for ab. olute perfection ...fhey wor11 about hand pos1tion for the nute and arm angle ," explained Jr · rena Gonzalez. �Thank giving wa a bu y time for Mesa Ridge tudents. Between the Drive mart week, the signing of r. amantha Rudd, and the Fill the Helmet game, Thank giving itself came in full swing. 11ph. Katelin Lopez had a huge cro country Thanksgiving. "We had Thank giving at our hou e. And we had family from all over the country comeorne from California, and other Florida. My mother cooked for five day ." Jr.- al o had a big thank giving, but instead of family, she embraced the en e of community. "Usually, for Thank giving we invite all of the single oldiers over for a Thanksgiving. They don't have family out here, so I'm sure the holidays are really lonely without them. ince we're clo e to post, we know a lot of them. We do it for Chri tmas. too." But Thanksgiving isn't alway fun for everyone. r Colin Stephenson spent his Thank giving repairing a roof and building a fence. "It wa just me and my older brother Morgan helping, it was our first year doing this. We ju t felt like we hould give back to the community and rn•s bener to give then to receive.. help tho e who don't have enough money and or time to repair and build their homes. In the end it felt really good to help families we didn't know." miled Colin. Thank giving i all about giving thanks for what you have. but some families don't have a lot. FOR club all corn larch, corn syrup, and bubble to create a cell membrane for a biology cia. . It was mtere. tmg to ee how to make it and the simple things that could make a cell membrane," Caitlin announced. c-tll ""- Ll1l Sr . Carol Eltswonh, Una \1aninez and Colin tephenson hold hands and act silly m front of a Rach l's Challenge po ter, to. how their love for the challenge and each other. "Rachel's Challenge is a great way to spread com pas. 1on and kindness throughout the community." said Una. who 1s also the president of FOR Club,' \laking eve11one feel included IS a b1g part of my life 1d ring I'm from a large family." Una explained. 48 came together to make up baskets full of food to give to tho e families in need. They made over 12 baskets with full Thanksgiving dinners and dessert. 'ihey were handed out anonymously and it felt super good to give to those in need in our own chool. There wa a family of 12 and if it wasn't for us, they wouldn't have had anything for Thanksgiving. It just felt really great." said Sr. Tatainya Taylor. Thanksgiving is all about giving thanks and helping other in your community. Whether you pent your thank giving with your friends or family, just be glad you're able to live in thi world. �Ftlllal'lllnl ' We Y.ere doing our topographic project and most people thmk there boring, but I had a Jot of fun doing these because I got to color." laughed Jr. Anana Perez. Geograph} also includes the tud} of minml . maps, \olcanoe , and the different tructures that make up thi world. Without Geography our Y.orld y,ould be nothing. MI. -r Eft The fir t band concert of the }ear Y.a. ncr.e ra king for eve!') one, especiall) for r. Rama Lopez. ··1 had a. olo and I Y.a. real!} nervous for H. I real II didn't y,ant to mess up m front of eve!') body. rem~rked Rama. 0\er all for their first concert the) did great. The band ha· alY.a). been one of the mo ·t prominent parts or \I <;;!, Y.1th out. tanding Chamber and En. mble band ·. ) Srs Amber ~lason, Justin Baker Jr .. ahomy Chin stand in front of Rachel's sign nting with glee. "It's a good way to bring the mmumty together and it helps bring joy to the hools and our city." o;aid Amber The many hands present e\erybody coming together as one. Ju tin a new student th1s year, ''I didn't knoy, about this gram until I came here. Ju tin explained. a screen for Mr.~lacEnulty during the annual The Helmet game versus the Fountain Fire •partment. The game was super intense and erybody pla)ed great. They raised a Jot of mone) r those m need and in the end the Mesa Ridge afl\\on. ����(!"!lib,( I 52-53 ��here is your favorite place to shop for clothes ? 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The ea on started off with anticipation a the Grizzlie prepared for one of their bigge t game of the ea on again t Denver outh. "It wa a good game to tart with. It hawed u where we were at the tart of the ea on," explained r. Tremell tanley. Lo ing I 23 did not pha e the Grizzlie , as they carried on with even more motivation. The following game again t ierra and Air Academy showed their in ten ity, a the Grizzlle dominated in both game , beating ierra 31-13 and Air Academy 2 3. A the weather got chilly, our Grizzlie fought through the freezing cold. Jr. Michael Camp who tarted every game aid, "I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knee ." Sr. Marqui e-Dion Burk in isted, "We're just a naturally hyped team." However, the hype ceased for one night after a deva tating loss to Pueblo outh, 0-40. After two hour in the cold. the crowd quieted as the team approached the home side of the field to sing our fight ong. "You could tell the mood wa down on the ride home,". a1d r Cody Costra. It wa n't quiet for long. though, a the following week marked the Grizzlie big rival game again t the Widefield Gladiator . The pre ure was on after lo ing this game the previou three year . "Every year they made it out to be the uperbowl: we had to play with that arne inten ity," explained Sr. Du tin Rase. The Grizzlies dedicated their win to one of their continued their winning streak throughout the next week when they beat Cheyenne Mountain with a similar score of 42-6. "It felt great, becau e going into the game we knew we had to throttle them and that's exactly '(("After bsna fer ttree yeas. we ~ tre ba b.rl a"d that's a I ca1 a fa:• - 5". 'fh::ma5 (f0 B5;r01e, stat~ ql..la"terba:k fellow player , Sr. Joshua Grave , who tore hi ACL in the fir t game against Denver outh, forcing him to sit out the ea on. With a score of 42-IO,the Grizzlies not only won, they dominated. "Even after the game, Widefield tried to talk trash, but we let all the talking be done on the field," explained Sr. Wyatt Becwar. The team left the Gladiators with an empty spot on their trophy ca e as the game ball regained it's rightful place in the home of the Grizzlie . "I grew up with a lot of tho e kid , o beating them is definite!} a highlight of my eason," miled a proud Sr Xavier Garcia. The Grizzlie did not top there; they jl, HJ@Isr. Elijah Gilbert dodges the opponent's attempted tackles and fights to regam yards in the game against Pueblo South. Though Elijah wa infamous for being Player of the Game week after week, he was not the only 'number one· on the team as Srs. Tremell Stanley Matt Rivera, Kameron Harrod. Xavier Garoa. and Jr James Burnett were frequent Player of the Game this ea. on, all racking up on orne major accompli. hment . Tremell had a total of over I,000 ru. hing )ard and 200 carrie , while Matt and Xavier \\ere neck and neck with solo and a.. isted tackle . j dj II j) The Grizzlies were rowdy after their \ictory again. t \~1defield and destro)·ed the competition m their Homecoming game agam t Che)enne lountain. The~ did not weat it- the team racked up a core of 4~ by the third quarter and e\en pulled starting eniors out of the game, ~1ving sophomores and junior a chance to show their tuff. Soph. ick Braaten, who wa able to pia) as quarterback for the remainder of the game, 1d, "It was fun. I got a couple of pa ing and rushing yards. what we did." aid Sr. Brandon Medina excitedly. "We were an un toppable unit, and it just felt great to win on our Homecoming, especially because it was my senior year." Homecoming nominee Maddy Bosier said, "I was excited for the boys. I know how hard they work, and it was good to see all their hard work pay off. The boys not only beat Cheyenne Mountain, they de troyed them!" After their last home game, the senior began to reflect on their last season as a whole. Sr. Malik Webb stated, "We didn't do a well a we thought we would, but we got a lot closer as a team, and senior had to step up a lot." �Grizzlie pla)ed their hearts out in their final home game at C.S. Fo. ter . tadium. The Jo. s agam t Pueblo Centennial finalized the team' hopes of malang it to playoff . 'It could ha\e been better, but it could ha\e been wor e. It wa a decent sea on," reported Jr.l..o an Beatty, who scored a lot of pla)time in the game. "I had a prett) good catch and run." mor Matt Ri\era looked back at the ~ame and explained th lo .• "We had a lot of ~reat pla)s, but we made a Jot of mi take .." ) tarters line up for another play a~ain. tAu Academy. After their loss to Denver South. the Grizzlie decide to kick it up a few notch~, winnin~ their followin~ two game. by a land.lide. "It. all about how )OU bounce back, • r. Adam 0 borne renected. The Grizzlies proved exact!) that. beating Si rra 31·13 and Air Academy 2 3. �7!-71 ) Soph. Juan \1alpando ot a concu 10n at the begmning of the 'on at practJce wbil the) were doing bear drills. 'The bark of m) head hit the ground. and I wa out for two ~arne said ralpando "I blacked out for a quick few econd ." In order to get back on the field after a concu sion, pla)er mu:t get cleared b) a doctor then wor with the trainer· afterward . �Jl ard C-SJtuad football players pro;e -tr-erreeves ard prepare to fill -er-e big sboes aread of trem. Junior Var ity football had a great season and held the be t record of all three Mesa football teams, ending the season 7-3. With most of their wins, they beat the competition by a long shot. "I think we did really well. We stepped up a •.•••..,............... --cen.lllcn lot this year. We had good team chemi try, and it howed on the field," aid captain Soph. Jann Donaldson. This eason, Jarin met his own personal goal to get both a punt and kick return and gained the reputation of being the next "Elijah Gilbert". Many other team member met their personal goals as well, uch a Jr. Jordan Van De Ca teele."My goal thi year wa to be varsity kicker, and to follow in my brother's foot teps." Jordan declared. He met hi goal on top of already tarting on offense and defense for JV. Another memorable player of the season was Jr. Willie Stewart. "I hurt my hand at the beginning of the season and had to it out of practice," Willie explained. He still managed to become known for his hard work and dedication by his coache and teammates. Instead of just sitting out, he ran hills and bettered himself. Along with personal goals and memorable teammates, mo t players look back at their ea on with a pecific game in mind. For Jarin it wa the Canon City game. \\'hich ended \\'ith a core of 58-21. "I had two touchdowns in that game, but the be t part of the game was watching my teammates come together as a team," Jarin exclaimed. Canon City was also a favorite game for the other team captain, Soph. ick Braaten. ''We just completely whooped them: it wa a true display of Grizzl} football!" he exclaimed. The JV team wa n't the only team who had a good year. The Freshman football team went 8-6. This was the mo t fre hmen Mesa Ridge ha ever had go out for football. They even had two freshman team . The e Grizzly fre hman had a great year, creating many future var ity players. 1r.Braaten and his coaching taff may stuggle to find a spot for all the e talented young men in year to come. lltll nII, llys ( ) Mesa· C 'quad Football team huddle together as the) di cw then strat ~ lor the final half ofthe game. Captian Fr. Caleb Gaster began cheering on hi' teammate· to get them mentally and ph icall) read) lor the game. Caleb ~d later, ·11u ·t said what came to mind to ~et m) teamate fired up!" Fired up the) \\ere, "hen the fr hmen beat the1rrhal , tb Gladiator . 32-12 �Wtth a 16-9 reaAd ite Latt GrL?lJffi dk'Xlt hale a wary in ite wrrki 1 Var tt} volleyball player had their work cut out for them this season. This kept them on their toe . r. Breanna Moorhouse explained the season. ''It' been intere ting and fun but a lot of hard work." Tht wa Breanna's Ia t ea on a a enior. '"It' bitter ·wee t-it' ju t. ad becau e I kno11 I m not going to play in college. o thi i my Ia t ea on. It's. ad to realize that it's really over. but I'm ready to move on to bigger and better thing ." he tated. The Lady Grizzlie were 1&-9 thi ea on, and 7-2 in league game . 'The mo t memorable game this sea on getting thing done. even when we lost." The ladie made it all the wa} to regional playing Valor Chri tian (1-3) and Wind or (0-3). 'They were so beatable." explained r. .lolinalynn Achiu. "It wa more of a mental challenge rather than a phy ical challenge. With our talent we hould have (i 1111' . . . . . . . . . . . . - 1.11 Bllllll .., ( ) r. Ael')ll Quintana and ph. K)1 e hook go up for a block. "I enjo~ hal'ing K)1ee a a teammate," Aeryn mi.ed "llol'e etting her up since he ha. the bigge t hits on the team. Being friend on the team make bem a teammate ten lime easier. I \\'Ork towards placement on the ball for h r so If I baYe a gr at et, he has an el'en better kill, Qumtana mentioned. ...... IIIIIN, .. __.. Plllllr IIIIIIPIII . . . lllwl." ··IP. Alryt . . . . wa the Doherty game," r. Venes annah dominated regional and made it to state. ltugbu exclaimed. Doherty and Coronado but we let our worst get the best of u . Over were the biggest rival for the Lady all we could have gone further than ju t Grizzlie . "We haven't beat Doherty in five regionals, but we couldn't pull through the year ," aid Sr Tiffani Jack on. "We played downfall of mistake ," Jolinalynn declared. them at the Cheyenne Mountain "When we lose, at fir t I'm really bummed Tournament, and we were so clo e to out, but then everyone pick each other beating them." The ladies played their back up 0 we can try again the next game," heart out, playing 5 et . with a final core Sr. Aeryn Quintana aid. "We don't take our of 2-3. failure out on our teammates; we ju t Jr. Jordan Hoffman agreed with her encourage them rather than bring them ...te_a_m_m_a_te-,.....,ay,-·in_:g_._.. o_u_r.,.te..a.m,..'_"a-.g.J'o_od..... at_ __,d;;o.;.;.;,wn.. " wa voted of the game ) The Lady Grizzlies celebrate after getting a kill during the Gnzzly Tournament held in September 'Every time we get a kill, we )ell, ''tick ... tick...B00\11' Jr •rdan Hoffman remmisced. 'We hal'e different sayings for the different ways we score. We say, "Ah, gotcha," when we get a tip for a point. and \\'e bark like a dog when we get block ." during their matches again t Evergreen, and 8 other games as well. he held the lead for a i t with 432 for the eason, while Jordan Hoffman had an a ·tounding 129 kill for the season. "My favorite part of vollevball i the hitting." Jordan confe ed. "Hitting the Wilson' off of the ball relea es so much negative energy." Control i very important and considering the team only had 670 error this season, you can ay they had a pretty great season. "I feel like we all played pretty well throughout the sea on. I wish that I could have played with these girl all four years, not just my enior year," Sr. Trista Trebing tated. �~rwA'p.l 74-75 team . '" It was nerve rarkmg at first, but mo\ing here ended up being a good experience. I got to know the g1rls and their per. onaliues, and enjo~ed being on the team," Jolinal}11n explained. ) Captam Sr. Tiffam Jackson goes for the dive to continue the scoring treak m the annual Mesa Ridge tournament. Tve alwa) wanted to be captain, but to me, captains are the !Je:·t player . and I didn't think I was good enough," expre ·. ed Tiffam. Doubting her elf at fir t, he oon realized that. he wa. perfect for the job. "I am o outgoing. 1\e alway. been the one to tep up and take control. I love being able to be there form) team and help them out. It'. al o nice to be locked up to and relied on," rejOiced Tiffani. lllilllrll-( ) Sr Vene sannab ltugbu watches the ball intense!), makmg people wonder how she feels about Vollelball, "It's awesome! It's easv, but fun'" Venessannah thinks ve~ highl) of her team . She exclaimed, 1 lo1e my team, we are all JUS! a bunch of personalities me hed togetherl" Venessannah loved being a part of a sport she can ju. t enjoy. "I started playing in th grade. I moved to Korea and ne ded to make friends so I decided to join lolle1ball and it ended up bemg good at it." �. . ·--·-- •.. .=- .......... . .. .. .. ·Cia · - ,... .. . . . ·- ~ - . . . .. ~ . ·. : : :1= ~: -· ::-~ .. .. . . ..,.,.~ .... . . . ~ a~ .. -·- .. - >. -- .::~ . ·- ~J ~ l!!!r.: nerve tand in her way. "I get nervou ·at first. but I enjoy getting points lor my team." said Powells. 'I u ed lo not be able to get the ball o1er the net my rr shman year, and now I'm one or the top sener on the team.' One olthe drills that helped improve their erve wa working on en ing progre ·ion .. 'Thi is where we tart orr at the ten root line. then move hair way to the ming :ine and then all the way . It always reels good gainmg a pomt when you are emng, · Karah continued. l Coach Hollman calls the girl· together lor a much needed time out during an 1mportant game. Fr Audrey .ott. who said it wa rare lor Coach Hollman to call time out . explained he doe n't u ually have anything to tell u to do. Our team i really good at picking ea,·h other up, and we don't u ually get down on each other. lo tor the lime, dunng a time out, he ju t tell u were doing a good JOb .. Scott played on the team Wlth her i ter Fr. J ica Scott. "Most or the lime Ilo1e playing with ID) 1ster. It' run to go to game together and practice together, Audrey smiled. "It feels good when you get to go Into the game and hit the ball. You're given the opportunity to help out your teammates," said Fr. Alyssa Miller. .. I love spiking! .. exclaimed Fr. Audrey Scott. CIIIIS. (AIIm) The C- 'quad team congratulates Sand Creek on a game well played. It was an amazmg game at Sand Cree For one wa ·or their earlier game in the they played It well. ''The beginning or the ea on was rough lor u . but a the ea on~ on we got better and better. So at the end or games we alway have a sen ·e or pride and accomplishment, even il we lo t Chantal Alexander revealed. As a CSquad team, the, ended up 111th a better re' 1rd than the J\ te �I Jl Cf1d C-~u2d VoeybCJI gns kE{)t -rre·r eyes entre prLz:e lhtlile mCJnCJgl~ to still ha;e Cl g:AJd time Clnd Cl g:AJd Cltt~. Thi year's JV Volleyball team consi ted of Jrs. Marina aputi, Rakeyia Banks, Hailee 1ankelen, Alex Quintana, Soph . Precious ltugbu, Jaara Sander • McCall, Alexis Scott, and captains Jrs. work to make every game count," remarked Jr Alyssa Stangel. The C-Squad volleyball team bonded on a different kind of level this year. They completed the season with 16 wins and 2 y Cll. . . . . . · · - ,.. ... II lillY •• ...,.. - ~. Alyssa Sllngel Karah Powells and Alyssa Stangel. The position of a captain is a difficult task, but Karah and Alyssa did not execute it alone. You can't have a captain without devoted players. "At first, we strugg led to get going as a team, but we eventually clicked," Karah expressed. "To win a game you need more than ju t skill a an individual; you need to have a team that i unified and is willing to put in hard losses. At fir t they struggled with communication and moving their feet, but a the eason went on. they accomplished improving their skills. "We play very well together," smiled Fr. Jessica Scott. Freshman MaKenzie Andert agreed,"We were good!" To come together as a team they had to experience the bonding moments. CSquad learned this first hand one day in practice when the team practiced twerking their way aero the court. 'ihat was super fun," laughed Fr. Audrey Scott. The most memorable moment for the C-Squad girls was when they played in the big tournament held in the beginning of October. "My favorite memory thi ea on was the tournament where we played Cheyenne Mountain and ended up beating them." Soph. Chantal Alexander revealed. "We ended up taking first place in that tournament. It felt good to be number one a such a young team." Chantal added. They beat Cheyenne Mountain 15-1 in the first game, and continued to win in the second. raising the Grizzlies pirits and pride. ) The team prepares them. ehe for their Olo~t game by gl\ing moti,ational peeche and getting pumped up. 'We try to make e\el')one laugh and put e\el)one in a good mood for the game." explained Soph. Preciou ltugbu. 'At the beginning of the eason \\e \\eren't close at all, but \\e ended up ha\ing a bunch of team dinners and finall) getting clo •·Jr. Hallee \1ahlman claimed. Then the) finall) got to wmnmg game. 'e played Doherty in a tournam nt and kept the core up the whole game· Ha1l e proclaimed. '(IJII) Fr. Makenzie Andert p1kes the ball O\er the net at th anj Cree· \Olle)ball game. It felt freaking a\\e<om , m r.'" 1. zie yelled. The \OIIe)ball team \\ent on to \\in the game against the Scorpions. �1te team kept reart, ith spirits hlcjl am erded tre ::eas:xJ 5-14. The Lad) Grizzlie had a rough ea on thi year. They tarted off in a rut becau e their chedule included playing team such a Pueblo Ea t and Rampart. Pueblo Ea twa the 4A tate Champion for the 2012-2013 ea on. Tho e game were o cary," profe .. ed r Clrol Ell ·worth. 'The pitcher wa · really fa t, tt wa weird going up to the plate. It wa Carol' fir t year playmg oftball ince she played for the Community Center back in 7th grade. Last year the team lo t 4 player who competed at a higher level. "We weren't o good thi year," exclaimed Jr. Delrita Coleman, who al o played var ity last year. 'The good thing about thi ea on was how clo ewe all were. La t year we all had our little clique , so it wa nice to feel like a team for once," smiled Delrita. The ladies went up to Loveland on eptember 6th and 7th for a tournament, playing team such a Eaton, Rangeview, and Green Mountain. 'The tournament wa the mo t run part or the ea on!" exclaimed 1mpro,ed o much thi ea on," ...aid lor~an. 'he ended the ea on l'.ith an on ba e percenta e of .404 and a battmg a\erage of .358. \ext year f I'. ant to be a more consi tent hitter and not hurt myself tiding an) morel" he declared. II Rllr llllll*ls (1.1) Fr Cass1e Reed field the easy h1t grounder and get· the third out of the mnm~ a~am t ierra. 'The Sierra gam~ were ea. y, but I could ha\e done better," :;aid Cassie. Jr. Megan 1organ. 'We lit tink bomb in the room and threw drenched towel on the floor and beds,'' Morgan remini ced. By the end or the night, the hotel rooms were tra hed with toilet paper. towel . and wax. a the ladie decided to wax their top. " Bu tillos has always had a lot of natural talent on his team, but this year wa a bit or a doozey for him. "Our record wa terrible," aid Jr. Marisa Flore • the team' main catcher who ended the ea on with a .162 for her batting average. "Arter a lo we really got down on our elve and each other. It was waxing ~ really depre ing, my eyebrow , L---------~------------1 to be a part or omething like then Haley jumped on the bed and the wax that. But the fact that we were o clo e and flew in my eye!" said Del rita. "I had to play o caring for each other made up for it," the whole fir t game with my eye clo ed declared Flore . hut! It hurt o bad!" The girls celebrated the eniors' Ia t Be ide all or the non en e, the home game by handing out pre ents to each tournament ended up in everyone else's or the ix seniors. "''m going to miss them favor. The ladies went 0-3 against the o much next year!" exclaimed Marisa. forementioned teams. 'There's room for "Arter the ea on we had, I'm glad it's improvement everywhere," expressed over," revealed Sr. Lauren Anding. Bustillos Coach AI Bu tillos. 'The heart never failed has high hope for the returning girl , but with thi group of young ladies. They will most definitely mi s the enior . played a hard a they could to come out on •tcaa out. . .Mtal:olelal �freshman," sa1d Fox. She plays compet1t1ve oftball which give her her competiti\e edge, w1th a batung a\·erage of 315 and an oil-base percentage of 362. ''I'm super sad we didn't make it to pia) off , but there' alway next year' ' rejo1ced Haley. }Ahard grounder 1s hit to r. Lauren Anding during the Umpire's Tournament. Th1 1s a tournament where the teams come and pia), but there is no winner 'E\er ·mce I pla)ed t· ball, I wa.~ tau~ht to use two hand alway ," reflected Lauren. It' the be t habit I 'e e\er taught my If." ,\lot of pla)er us thi. techniqu when playing. II Play (Abm} Jr. Clonnda !oberts tides hard into third base forcmg th1rd basemen to drop the ball . "I lon t feel sorry when I end up hurting people by ~eating them." remarked Robert . 'he would con idermg last summer she got her knofked out during a game of catch with 'It hurt so bad," Clorinda expressed. dirty1s a big part of softball. 'Its the feeling ever getting to throw your body >nto the dirt and make an amazing play.' �) Jr. \Ia Kenna Pelt. tands 1n proper form g tting read) to pitch to beat Widefield. Getting ready to pitch, Malienna felt nenou .. Eve f) :=::;;;:;:o;;;;r.:=!:=::;;::::::::::::!::::;:;!l=.:::::::::;::,~=:;;::::;;::::=:=::=.::=:;;::==~=:;;::::::;;:::~::==:::;;::;:::::::;;:;.:~ ~arne I get butt rflie 1n m) tomach becau. e I no\\ the big moment 1s coming, the big pitch. As nenous a I get,llo1e it." It was \laKenna's first year playing for the \lesa Ridge Gnzzl~ and he pro1ed to be a gr at addition to the team. • {Abo1e) Soph Samantha Beau wait for the ball come her wa) She keeps e) es on the ball at all times. 'This ~a me 11 ver: important to us,". aid Samantha. "Th our house, and we will not be beat agam t \\idefield." �"1'e ~ G":zzlffi care nto tre :?.Ytb Vvo.1;l LYK.'''OJv'Y\ rut ~t I(JVA"' ~ Cf1 of tre m?St ~rtve tear6 rut trere. i?:ev.a-e d tre da !h. T he C- quad softball team had a great tart. winning four inHailee. However. they then came up hort in the next five. They finished 5-6. falling one game under five hundred. A istant Coach Stephanie Ro e atd, "Our ea on record did not one." ophomore amantha Me 1illeon i looking forward to working hard all ummer and hopefully bettering herself for next ea on . Cllclllllls wlllt llllllestllllvelllilll ....... .. ...,.-.n•••.,•• r. r. .... lllkls II ... _. renect our team' talent." The player agree with thi tatement. Jr. Ariana Perez tated, "We may not have won every game, but I had a lot of fun! I believe my team had a good rebuilding eason." The high point of the sea on was beating Widefield. Coach Beatty aid, "It was a promising ea on. The girls were in every game and have a bright future ahead. Working all ummer will get the girl where they need to be to make this next eason a great -IIUUa8 Batty Our Mesa Ridge Grizzlies put their heart and oul into every single game. With trong coaches at hand and talented athletes, Grizzly oftball is looking pretty good for next year. The JV oftball team fini hed the ea on 14-4. They won the first five game , then lost the sixth to Air Acadamy. Jr. Hailee Hall aid. "We had a well-rounded team, fielding nawles ly." Player of the Game for the Mesa Ridge v . Vista Ridge wa #IOHailee Hall. he went 3-3 at bat, with 7 runs batted in, and 3 walks, including a homerun for the win . Hatlee had an amazing sea on, but said she remember one game in particular. the Widefield game. The JV team went head to head with the Gladiators twice this year. Me a beat them both time , one game easily, and the other rather clo ely. Going into the eventh inning, tied 6-6. the Grizzlies were on their toes. The game wa decided in the top of the last inning when Fr. Sommer Sigala cored the winning run. Thi was the go-ahead run for the Grizzlie . This wa al o the point of no return for the Gladiators, for they never regained the the lead after the pas ed ball. umber 23, ommer ig a. wa elected as the Player of the Game for the Mesa v . Widefield game with 2-3 at bat. and 2 run . IIIII Y• [fl• .. Prill. (Abo\ e) Jr Ebone Gordon keep· a clo e e) e on the game. Ebone hope · for the best. "Pa) mg attention to the game at all limes i a must. E\en when )OU are not playing," Ebone sa1d. Knowin~ what is goin~ on in the game help: you ee what your team doe well and what the team need to work on. Respect is shown by pa~ing attention and supportmg the team. (Right) The girl. huddled up gi\ing uplifting words to on another. "Our team 1: like a family. \\'e help each other out when in need, and make ure e\el')one work! together. \'.e're alw-a).' here to help an) one out to practice pitchmg. catching, or batting. \1) softball family is the be. t," said Jr. De. tin) Bi hop. �The 1e a/Widefield crowd roared. The game again ·t Widefield i ·alway a big one. We were playing for the Cup. I Thi year really challenged the 1e. a Rtdge Grizzly occer team. This year's record wa 7, with 1e a placing 4th in the C Metro League behind Mitchell. Harn on, and Widefield. t the beginnmg of the ea on, the boy had their eye on tate, winning 5 out of their 6 fir t game·. A the ea on progre ed they knew the road to state would get harder, but it could be done. When the ea on hit their league game . it tarted to go downhill. Their fir t league game wa again ·t Harri on. lo ing (}.I. Thi cau ed the team to lo e it edge. Throughout league pia}. the team al o lo t to Widefield twice (3-4, 1-3) and Palmer (1-4). Although the boy didn't make it to state, they knew they knew they had the kill to make it there. Tht i not to ay that the year wa horrible. emor Skvler Cabell aid, We really gelled a a team mid to end ea on." After making a goal r . Rober• chwanz and Co tra and Jr. A.J Cro can be een on the occer field doing what they call the prancing bird dance. Ba ically they ·kip around the field with their arm extended and napping all about. "We really became a family," aid Cabell. r. Robert chwanz agreed. "The be t moment of occer thi year by far was occer almo t their whole life. Jr. ick Mariano ha been playing occer ince he wa five; Jr. Dylan Eaton ha been playing ince kindergarten. r. Cody Co tra ha been playing occer ince he wa two years old! He played with the Pnde occer Club and ha been in All-wiiiiWIIIIII_WI_,II..,.. 1111111 ........ wllllll ..... .... --IP. lllllrl kllwllz beating Coronado because they kept u from going to tate last year." The ea on wa al o filled with injurie . Cabell wa the goalie until he partially tore hi rotator cuff. Jr. ick Mariano took over a goalie. Cabel played the fir t Widefield game. "Two of the three goals I let in I feel like I could have saved, and for me to just lo e it like that..." he trailed off. "I didn't even get to play my Ia t game of my enior year. I warmed up great, but I didn't get tarted," he aid sadly. A lot of tudent have been playing ) Soph. tckolas Hoskins cont mplate · hoi\ to make his per onal game even better. 'We're one big famil) " tckola tated l'iith fierce pnde. ' We all work together, and it hoi\ whenl'ieareonthefield. Afterthe2-l l'iina~ain t Coronado, tck declared, I ha\e high hopes for the rest of the eason." .. IIIII (,.) Coach i~ala round the team up to go 01er the game plan for the game ten e game betl'ieen the Gnzzlie and Hamson. Me Rid~e Gnzzhe ended up 1\lnnmg the game, at 2-1 Sr Cody Costra cored 2 goal . · oring a goal i the greate t f elm~ m the 1\0rld: there' nothing like it. The on I) wa) to de nbe Jt 1 that )OU feel like )Ou're \\eighties ," Cod) re1ealed. \\ln. love with soccer ever since. "I plan to make a career out of playing soccer. In my pare time, I work on my per onal kills, and on occa ion I practice with my si ter Bethany Costra," aid Cody. Both Robert and Cody agreed that the most important achievement that they accomplished was definitely senior night because they won the game, and it wa the last home game they will EVER play with their fellow Me a Ridge teammates. �~)&,c. 82-13 - Our team had great peed th1s )ear. E•en pectators not1ced this peed "The)'re neck to n ck!" exclaimed Sop h. }die Taylor as he gasped 10 awe at the fa t pa ing of our pla)er . It wa particularly hot on that September 19th afternoon, but our pla)ers matched that heat beating Sierra 7-1 did a lot of itness .. printing dnlls 1n order to improve the overall endurance of the Yihole team to go the full90 minutes. Tlbll C. umber 7 r. Cod ·Co tra pia)· a tough posillon: Center \lldfield. He wa · reall hoping to make 1t to playoff- h1s semor year, but unfortunate!) they were just hort of their goal. ''We barely mLsed playoffs. We won tl'iO of the three games that Coach sa1d CHSAA. aid l'ie needed to l'iin in order to go to the playoff . I gue the) JU ·t dwded again ·t puttmg u in." he ighed. ''It was kind of devastating." \1esa beat \litchell and Harri. on but lost to V.1defield. (Abo1e) \lesa beat ierra i I. 'ierra went~ in the League, but V~hen goin~ up again t a team like that. \1 sa player till keep their head int he game. E1erybody knol'i that they gotta do thetr own job. If e1ef}bOd) JUst doe hi Ol'in JOb, we'll get things done. We know that an) team can beat anybod) on an) gi1 en da) o \'i e know not to get cock• ·said Co tra. Ill._ 11111111111 Jr. Leon Sanchez goes for an up-the-field kick agamst nval Coronado. 'The l'iere our bigge t rival thi ·year, considering the) were the one that knofked out of our chance of going to tate last )ear,· Leon satd. '\I.e ended up losmg, but we had our eye on them all ea ·on long." The Grizzlie ·ended up wmnmg the game 2-1 in overllme. In the game against Coronado Leon had 5 assists and I point. 'The best game of the seaon l'ias agamst Denver ln. titute, l'ie beat them i-2." Leon explained. •1 feel so relieved alter we win. especiall) the day-after practices. They were fun.· Leon has been Pia)mg occer smce 7th grade. and his hardwork has been definitely paid off. . - Jr Tobia Greve get. pulled for a quick rest. I don't like getting taken out of the game," Tobias explained. I would love to play the entire game." To Tobias ·occer has more meaning than the a1erage player. He want: to pla1 e1el') chance that he get because he' from Holland, and though soccer is popular there, the high . chools don't have school teams. Tobia commented. "When I came to America. I wa · thrilled that here there are school teams. Even though I play at clubs in Holland, J love the school spirit and the team. You have to be on a high school team to experience that." �~~ 84-85 year eros· member and one of the team captains. dominated the meet with a time of 19 mmutes and 17 seconds. which became the new school record for that course. ' My goal1s to et an example for ever) member on the team," Jordan reflected. "I want to show evel')·one that you need to work as hard as you can evel')·day at practice " had big expectation for the team a they began the ea. on with a great start on the leadville cours. · \1) goal for the boy team . is to make sure the) each get a girl' number at a meet," Chase joked. Ever) one did a great job on the cour e and it wa a good way to start off the season and Cha e got low 24' and ended up with a best of 20:15. li'IUIUII bat (Abm} Jr Mi ty Swanc runs the eros country course at Canyon City She ran an astounding time of25:25. She ha· been out for XC since her freshman year and improved greatly. he was injured for the fir: couple weeks of the season and still came into the season with a mental toughness and read' to practice. "Cross country ts JUSt as much of a mental sport as it IS a phys1cal sport," she saJO The followmg week she ran a 23:46, her fastest time since she had been out since her freshman year. She ran initally because her sister was a! on the team. �Tre tvlesa R~ Crws Carttry Tea11 ~ iter pcre to tre max thE> ~a:a1 Cross country i a sport of endurance and peed. It' a great way to get in hape for winter port . but it is al o a great mind-game. "The only thing that matters is if you try, and by trymg you will succeed," stated Jr. John Hill-Fisher. We liM just running, but now she ays that it is o much more. "I hope to better my elf o that in the future I am a better runner." he renected. One other important detail in cro country is the team environment and the motivation team members give one 1_, 11P111 CPia c.try ._tis r-. • .., ~··~~~~~~-....., llll!*rialy. .•.• a.ez.vu He later ucceeded in running a 19:25, hi fa test race in his cro s country career since his freshman year. "Even though there are some people who say that cross country isn't a hard sport, it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to run a full5k (3.1 mile )," stated Fr. Trevin Quintana. When Fr. Lolita Rodriguez fir t joined cro ·country, she thought it would be another. As Fr. 1aya Gruenberg aid. When it gets hard. we don't give up." orne of the other team member agreed with Maya that the weeks of October 1st and 7th are orne of the harde t workout of the season. The workouts of that week consisted of up to an 8 mile run for varsity and then went down to 6 then 4 mile for the JV. The track work days con i ted of (12) 400' . and other workout were about equal to the di tance. The week after are more relaxed, thi keep· the runner peaked for regionals and opens for JV. Sr. Jordan Jones ended up getting 19th at the regional meet. 'When I'm in a meet and I feel the heat or the cold. I just let go and run." explained Sr. Samantha Alley, a cro country member ince her junior vear. she ran an amazing PRof 29: 45. She went on further and recognized the team this year a mentally strong and having a more mutual mind set. "I really enjoy cro country and love running. it has turned into one of my passion . Some people have soccer or football. but I hare running." explained Jr. Dylan tevens. He went on to run aPR of 19:39. ht fa te trace ·ince freshman year. "It's not just a port, it' a life tyle." said Fr. Jaden Stevens. )ear or eros countr) ran an <Ltoundin~ 24.24 for her fir t 5 (3.1 mile.) on the pre-state course or th 2013. hoot )ear. -\. a fir t )ear runner he hoped to ~et I :00 b) her semor )tar. ' I" extreme!~ happy that I joined cross countr) thi. )tar becau e I lo\e running. and it 1s something that llo\e to do,· 'he said. She had h1gh expectations of herself as a runner and hoped tom et and exceed those goal. . �A careful eye and tre perect swing ma es tre gram game of g:JW even rrcre irrteree This season has a way to get quality time with his dad. hort of their goal but are still been something During the eason he played with hi looking forward to next sea on. of a miracle for dad on occasion, but off ea on they get "I ju t wanted to make it to State the Mesa Ridge golf team. together more often. and I didn't, o that's my goal for Soph. Braden Bentley made next his way to tate and broke hi relaxing sport individual record of 66 (6 under par) at the annual Gladiator Invite. Even more a toni hing i that every single player fini hed in the top I 0 of the C .1L League. It' not always "A fir t-da player is normally fun and game Jr. Ja on Zegan required for a particular hole or cour e. ea on, and I also want to get a reported, aying, "It' relaxing to ormally you want a hole-in-one-that' higher rank," aid Jr. Matthew play, but at the arne time you have the be t you can be, but ver} rarely doe apier. "I've been playing golf to be serious." Ja on ha been thi happen," Coach Huereiia explained. ince I wa about ten. 1y grandpa playing on the Me a Ridge team He i a proud coach and enjoys hi time got me into it because that' what since his freshman year, but he with the boy . he enjoy doing." started playing when he wa eight a Some member of the team fell just (j Gall Is ma --. Braden Banlley T11W111 (Above) oph. Logan Gorman swmgmg all the way throu~h with a mile on his face knowing he nailed it. Logan's love for the. port . tarted two )ear ago when he tarted pla~ing for fun ~>ith hts dad. His goal this ea on wa. to go to tate, and he ~>as proud when he made it. .'tate wa fun.l alwa) Sll),jU. t keep tl!mg and ne\er give up," Logan. miled. 111' .... �IIWU Enry 11m {Abo\·e) r Benjamm Ryberg, captain of the tennis team , erves agamst Pueblo. Ben enjoy servm~. He said, ''It' one of the best parts about tennis." Ben wa ranked up to ingles tennis. "I mean I like it, but ifs a lot more fun to bounce off of your partner 10. tead of playing b~ yourself." fXJy5 temB was rn:re tha1 a ~ th6 yecr wtth ~b"s ~~ to State a'd ~I ~ci? be~ ~cten eft a'd r~ This season has been full of heartpumping, adrenalin-rushing games as the boys fought their way to state. Sr Eric Bouchard gushed, "Tenni is a fun and an engaging port. My favorite part i acing the other team." Enc played tennis this season with his partner, Jr. Tristin Flores "Honestly the best part is eeing Tri tin's face when we core. It just make the game a little more fun," Eric exclaimed. Sr. BenJamin Ryberg became captain with alot of dedication and effort. "It felt amazing! It's nice being as ociated as a leader." Ben not only play tenni but ba eball as well. "Ya boy' not big enough for football," Benjamin laughed explaining why he cho e to play tenni . "Hone tly it tarted out as a joke, and I ended up actually enjoying the sport." Tenni partners Sr . Sabin Eubanks and Jake Grotelueschen beat the odds and made it to tate. They had to go up against Widefield to get there, though, losing one et 4-6, and winning the other two 6-2, and 6-1. When they went to State, they competed against Denver with a loss of 0-6 and 0-6. though they didn't win State, ju t making it there wa an amazing accomplishment for them and their teammate . Jr. Ja on Tafoya was disappointed at the end of thi season, but A CIIS., wllh lllllilllllllllld IIIIIIRs" .-..TrldlfiiiNS They played their final match again t A pen with a score of 2-6 and 4-6. Sr. Jake Grotelue chen expres ed, "It was good. A lot of really good team were there. At time it wa overwhelming becau e of all the people that were there watching." Even he till kept up hi be t. "Thanks to Little B I will tay making it far," he miled." 1y goal for next year i to win at tate or at least place." �({j lo\'e watching the now fall because its quiet and peaceful. Winter has a cheerful and char atmosphere overall, and thal~(l41:•-t . happy." -Fr. Katrina Fi h ��#e1 e ore ~ ;:r:, a ar tYj \1=:sa are ere r tre roda'f rrePr:n~::c-, :n:;l t'YO'"e .... ~ ~ c:..1"''f ..;.. P e rrr . . t::re 'Y For tudents, December 12th wa a rare day in Widefield District 3: A NOW DAY! Mesa tudent celebrated by leepmg in, or ju t leeping all day like r 1 h I Br tt . "I wa o happy we had a now da} becau e I wa sick anyways," 1 k rejoiced. "I watched my favorite movie, Undemwld, like three times." orne people u ed thi day to their advantage, like G raid v do."! ended up packing all day becau e l wa leaving on Friday night to go to work," G r ld tated. "f work for the ational Guard becau e they pay 100% of college tuition." The holiday can either be a happy or a sad time, depending on who you ask. Jr. Kvle H n akrr spent mo t of his December preparing for the Christmas celebration with hi mom. 'We ended up doing chore around the hou e, like wa hing di he , doing laundry, and taking care of our dogs and cats," K I remarked. "We're having a huge dinner to celebrate Chri tma . l help make food every tre xx:l dd~ night, o I'll probably help make thi meal too." 1\v I wa n't the only one who pent time with hi family. lr M t• r I had family come all the way from Philadelphia, "A couple days before Chri tmas we set up the tree and made it look really cool," 1att explained. "We also went up to Cripple Creek and walked around and went and looked at the Gold Mine they have. It wa just nice to ee them again." Cabinet put together one of their infamou pirit week which con i ted of hat day, ugly sweater day, candy cane day, and jersey day. Spirit days are meant to encourage school spirit, but orne students feel otherwise. "I think spirit days are annoying since half of the people don't participate in them anyway," TlllciiiP IIIIDs wilder 1he With how diverse Me a is, it's not surprising to find out some student don't celebrate Chri tma , for instance r. El na B •'llt dez, "It's just like a normal day. If my mom's not working we hang out and make food like fish taco and goulash. Sometimes we ju t go place and spend time together, but it's fun." El na remarked. The days before Winter Break, Student best--.·· explained 3e< . "The only rea on I liked winter this year is because we had a snow day." The music department also spread the holiday cheer by putting on their annual Winter Fest. "It's my favorite concert of the year because we get to play fun songs that are easy and not just the crazy songs we always play," said r. Kattlin Tobm. have a Iota! blast in I G room for the1r AVID Christmas party ·we ate lots or mashed potatoes and dranl: that good purple drank,"laughed . It 11 pretty much a party of four. We listened to mu I and played games, o it was pretty fun. The be t part was the gift exchange' I got a sweet little luffed animal and a lot of candy.! "ish I could party with my girls everyday They're m) best friends! If I could change anything about that party,l WISh I didn't eat so many sweets.! ate 1111 too many cupcakes and my stomach wa killing me by the end or the party I But at the end or the dal II was just a chipper good time; she miled. 0 lln3111be lklllday Clleer leans over her holiday card dunng ad1i ory 11 hile he and her fellow AVID classmates make cards. i full of spinl thi season "All I've been doing thi December 1 watching Christmas mo11e o ~<hen we actually ~otto do someung around the theme of Chn tm.u , I wa. excited," explamed. 0 �Dunng the holiday , lesa Ridge mu IC department shows their talent during the1r annual \\mterfest concert. "It's the feeling of being up on stage and having the Chri tmas lights hine on you that put eve!) one m a great mood," reminced H . "I was happy to spread the cheer" and po e wlth Mr. and Mr ·. Clau. e for the holidays at the annual tree lighting ceremony at the Community Center. "We do it every year for caroling for chmr at the Widefield Community Center tree lighting, explained. · ·ometim kid. get scared of Santa and cry and. cream." �) Students on Women's Ensemble and Cla.s tc Choral get back in the ,.,;ng of thm~s b~ prepanng ne" mustc, and allending singing compettttons. 'Right no\\ 1\e re JUst "'orking on mustc for Large Group in April." explained r r · me people m class are gelltng read) for Solo and Ensemble, whtch i ~<here the singer picks a song to sing bj htm herself or in a ~roup and get scored on different element> ofsinging, said r r, The htghest score )OU can ~ett a I. blabbed, I'm m Solo and Ensemble"" a duet \'olth "ere smging TheKingofwce l1 Shepard/,, wluch tt ·hard because tt · old-ttme) lan~ua e Select members of an) ch01r 1\ hom audittoned also be~an prepanng for Adam's State m February. �With the end of the year in ight, everyone wa preparing for omething. ROTC and Choir had competition . auditions were held for the H hosted talent how and AP tudents began preparing for their tests in May. Clas e were buzzing second semester. e pecially when clas e made learning fun. Student like r !ina 1 ndoza , defied gravity for a moment with the aid of a leaf blower. "We did it for fun and to learn about friction," explained e Kubtak. Sr. De\in Pat miled, "Someone ran into the wall and people were falling and era hing into people. It wa funny." The fun could be heard from the hall by urrounding classrooms uch a Mr . M rm geology class who were al o doing orne intere ting thing . 'We're working on the Dino aur bone project and beginning the correlation project." she exclaimed. 'We're corralating different rock formation from Colorado Springs and Greely,"explained Jr. av, "It' intere ting and fun to color. but orne a pect are difficult becau e there are pecific line and pattern to draw." Mr Rothermal had a fi h massacre in AP Bio. "I only found out about after the break," he laughed. "My fish died before break. the cafeteria during lunch. "I wa itting right out ide the cafeteria, and I thought there was a shooting going on. but people were ju t walking slowly o I as umed it was okay," reported r. ath Y While the food fight created quite a tir, it Mo t of the fish died because a rock fell on them," r. C'he y ~Mt stated, "We were learning about ecosy terns and we weren't uppo ed to do anything except feed and ob erve the fi h." tudent were more rowdy coming back from break. Fr. Ha I } lh on. "In orne of my cia e , kid are being more di re pectful. I think it's becau e we're clo er to the end of the year." Friday the I Oth of January, tudent even had the fir t food fight of Me a Ridge hi tory in only Ia ted less than a minute. r M1 h I Hammond exclaimed, "Tray were flying! I ran out." Though it Ia ted for mere econd , it wa something students will remember. "If you were there during that food fight. it will be one of your be t experiences in high chool." remini ced r RaH•n HaiT'm nd ) F.O.R Club and H· st tout boxes for coat and canned food donations. ' We filled four bo.xes containing fifteen trash bags of clothes." reported :'iH pre ident r k Members donated in unique ways surh as who': mom donated nos from the dfntal office where . he works. llliii BliP 1'11'1 ( ) One of F.O.R Club's decorated boxes awaits to be filled with food to help the mmunity. 'We took boxes and decorated them and put them around the. chool. We tned to gft as Ypeople to participate a possible." reported 'AI.·o, a lot of the member: of F.O.R bvolunteer at thf Colorado College Soup t ~en. help plan for Commumt~ of Caring. e1e had a lot of leg work. o we\e been working rd to get tarted," 1 explained. ''We're tting dontaion from around the. tate to put together a cancer walk in honor of Commander's ~ fe .. ho is current!) battling cancer," sa1d club pre dent �Late January into February is a busy time for 1e a tudent . Januar) 25th, H put on their annual Talent how featuring Fr eM n ballet dancing, r . rah 1 o and Colb PI "My first time playing the guitar in front of people ever wa for the audition. I heard the song in the movie "Her" with my best friend and right when I heard it, it just really poke to me, and I had to ing it," Ra h I exclaimed. In addition to the act themselves, H member even took the stage with their own funny kit uch as Rae~ el juggling, and Fr. Kha tlah\ ar singing "Hurt." Winners included r. Da ota \ lla and hi one-man drumline taking third place. r th Ba inging and playing guitar a econd place and fir t place winner r Ra I inging amazingly to 'ihe Moon Song." "It felt really awe orne becau e I haven't won too many thmg in my life. so I felt very appreciative and humble about it," he miled. Ra hel has only been playing the guitar for three year , but has been inging ever ince he could remember. I who imitated Taylor Swift. "It was fun when I got on tage, but nervewracking before hand," Rachae aid. "I was immitating one of her ong , and then 1t che pretended to be Kanye West and tole the moment from "Taylor." In addition to the Talent Show , fnend theme was Sad1e Hawkins. forcing girl to ask the bO) .''It wa fun' \Oiced . '"The DJwa a lot better than the one at Homecoming. February is also a time to ex pre s your love. The week before Winter Ball, tudent Cabinet put together a spirit week con i ting of Olympics Day, Elderly Day, outhern Day, toplight Day and, of course, Class Color Day. Unfortunately, all of the Bronco fans were upset about the outcome of Super Bowl XLVIII, with the score of 8-43 in favor of the eattle eahawks. "I wa o up et," said . "It was a really poor showing for the Bronco . They started off bad and got worse." �) Brony Club celebrates "Singles' Awareness Day," otherwise known as Valentine's Day, by eating cupcake cones and watching a special Valentine's Day episode of My Lillie Pony called , "Hearts and Hooves." However, the Pre 1dent, , admitted,"! like Valentme's Day because I get to spend time with my girlfriend." l.m Is lie All' (Alia ) I K1ard Harr blushes over her Valentine's present from her dad, who brought it into the office to surpri e her. While some of her friends were wondering if a boyfriend had given it to her, Kiara was still proud, carrying her gift at lunch. ''I'm very thankful to have uch a loving and caring father," K1ar stated. th !Jakel surprised the audience with hi performance of the sweet yet sour song, ··1 Pray for You." "It went well, and it ..-as pretty fun . l winged the entire thing," he smiled proud!~. "I won a thirty dollar gift card for wmning second place." Is ley (le!t) The Talent Show contained �'em ) Jr C nn rLmRI }. who has been bowling since she was 7 year old, recently took 3rd out of 17 in a high school girls' bowling competition with an average of215. She won a $250 scholarship. However, this wasn't her first win . The Saturday before, she placed 1st in a league tournament and won a $500 scholar hip. "Bowling is my passion. It's an original sport, a mind game, a Fun game. There is no sweating, no team effort, ju t you , the lane and the ball," C ' or said. �lith tte erd of~~ yecr ~tna d::r.:er .n1 cbser, ~ng ~s bega1 cr rrost, but ~ grt?' oa:ketb tea11 ketJt ~ycr.J:s ave- ct.rt'\::3 tre t"V1Q"1:r of \trcr. TCAP ~f y o.a:xed, drt1:3 Vvhd" ~0"5 end U1a"S erpyed scrre trre off. The month of March means different things different people. For the girls ba ketball l·lll!~ll--~- toplayer , it meant playoffs. For all other ~;.,..~~~~~~ port , it wa the beginning of spring ports. Junior and seniors reached deep in order to find the motivation to come to chool after so ~-=------_. much time off because of TCAP, while freshmen and ophomore worked hard on TCAP to how what they were made of. TCAP was uneventful for orne fre hman and ophomores Thur day March 6th when upper cia sman were gone. Kevm Walker said, "It was okay. It wasn't my favorite activity. I think I did pretty well." On the other hand, Fr. e nzo 1az hated every minute of it and couldn't wait for te ting to be over. By spring, it' always apparent that enioritis ha ensued within high schools aero Colorado. ''I'm o senioriti ized that I didn't even come to school today," r. Vt tor harez joked on a TCAP day when enior weren't required to show. "Oh my goodnes ," r. T a hn laughed. "It' like I don't have any energy anymore. I never under tood why people got enioriti when I was a lower cia sman, but now I ., __::___ _ _~~~.......I _ ( ) r G t practices he• wmg in the first week of golf practice. ' It's gomg well so far. I just like having something to do mstead of getting in trouble," said h. "I like e1el')thmg about golf. I get my anger out by hitting !he ball. I don't get in trouble for hitting it as hard as 1can." rt r laugh through the monotony of HistOI) . 'Eh, history is an okay class, explained ." and I are pretty good fnend . To pass time in cia . we ju. t mess around." moved here from 1i. souri but da!ms, 'Aesa is better than 1is. ouri.' know." Ka\ Ia B her agreed. "I thought I had it when I was a ophomore. which i probably when it tarted, but the Jazine i unreal enior year. I'm ju t so ready to leave high chool, I don't care about much anymore. I come to school late a lot, and I do my homework the class before it's due; it' unreal." Cia didn't cea e, though, a AVID cia es took a field trip to a Denver ugget game. ) rK looks on a. looks for a way out of Erie's defense in the first pia) off game of the eason. "It' uch a ru. h getting to play because it'. different than other games," K said. On \lay 7th, the team advanced to the Great Eight and beat D'Evel)n at the Denver Coliseum to make it to the Final Four in Boulder. choir and band had their annual solo and en emble, and our foren ic team had more tate qualifier than ever before. 'We went to Palmer Ridge for tate Qualification . Th . ,R , Ju m, and I made it to tate," r Br tt m �graduated from Mesa passing down the nag pole to h1 little brother ''My brother needed omeone to pass it on to. so he trained place," said ,~ ffP ~ ~w '1ale 'Mi' u-- t:J:krts ar eve to (.,l"''"n ~.h'r CKY"er tt'e)fr"P '1'"ea"t tv re. ROTC i full of young men and women dedicated to becoming the be t of the best. Me a Ridge' ROTC has won the Colorado tate Drill, Physical Fitness and Academic Champion hip for 15 traight year . " ankfor< , Commander of the MRH ROTC taff, told KRDO new , "lve learned to communicate better with people and how to lead a large group of people in honoring the military." ttvit\ Dm• tor \1r ;.~11\an ex pres ed, "I think it's great! A lot of our kids come from military backgrounds, so having this program helps them understand it and wonder if it would be good for them in their future." 1r. ullt\ i a believer that ROTC teaches the kids discipline, hard work, military life tyle, dedication and, mo t importantly, loyall}. He believes that becau e of the upport y tern, kid go further. ior Ct is a big part of the succe s of our ROTC program. "I am 99.9' ) proud of my cadet ,"he smiled. To emor C't.tr Cook, ROTC promote citizen hip and prepares cadet for life. 'r. Bradle) Czo n ka joined ROTC to Students also pend advi ory and lunch studying and getting tutoring for classes because nmandt believe that academic i one of the mo t important areas needed to prepare for the future. Beyond their mornings and lunches, the cadet stay an hour after chool every better his future in the military. "The best thing I learned wa leadership skill ," Bradle} explained. Commander Pletch r, a retired avy pilot, said, "The members get up at dawn three days a week for a 6 a.m. drill practice, and for teens that isn't ea y." Tuesday, Wedne day, and Thursday. Every May, scholarships urrounding the ROTC program blow Senior ight awards out of the water with hundreds of thousands of dollars awarded to multiple seniors. ROTC is truly the pride of Mesa Ridge High School. Wlilei'SIIIpatlll Files! ( enjoys ROTC, and l\1th a rank of Petty Officer I. t cia . he is on hi· way to becoming Ch1ef. llo1e the leader hip and people that I got to meet from bemR m ROTC. It is a great up portS) stem." • r exclaimed. plan to either join the \al) or the Army once the time come. �Gr n r jOined ROTC, in>pired b) her brother who became a \Iarine. 1 belie1es, ROTC i like a famil). E1e11 lime ~ou're ha1mg a bad day }OU can count on the fa t that. omeone will be there lor ~ou." intend to enlist in the av) and join Special Forces. She is currently ranked a. a P02 which i con ide red the th M I rd , Petty Officer 2nd clas . marched in the Homecoming parade alongside his ROTC cadets. th loves being apart of ROTC. "ROTC i fun for students who want to be there ha been 1. ROTC for three year and plans to jOin the Arm~ after high school. T• ( ) l'iJROTC cadets line up lor their armed routine. Jr Za arv Jd I n is \laster Chief Petty officer. He jomed the ROTC program becau e he plans on joining the milita11· alter h1gh school. 'The competition wa a lot of fun. good competition," expre .. ed Z Pill A. a_ Cf{Lifl) jr I ~r. Li h joined ROTC h1s sophomore year. He needed a plan if school didn't work out lor him. ''ROTC is plan Bif Plan A doesn't work out, which IS becoming a Lawyer.' ha · made Cadet Chief Pettv Officer which i con idered a middle rank. I hn ·also want to continue ROTC throughout college. ���.. tt-e t . rt lXI""~ c.n::l +n:- yar Y'1 m went to California With her mom and dad to vi. it family. ' We dr there, and it took forever. My mom is kind or annoying because she was being a backseatdn the whole time. But I love he•l ~>e got there, we went to this r cool amu. ement park and rode the cool rides. But the thing .. e most was go to the 1anhattan almost everyday IIO\e the ocean. Bemg at the beach make me . owe went there a lot. It was run hang out With my mom and dad seeing all or my family,'' she sa~d Winter Break i the biggest break of the year. ot only is it over two week long, but it's full of presents, family, friends, and adventure . r. Kri tal Deane said. "We drove for 22 hours to Canada to vi it family. 22 hours' The drive wa the wor t. Then when we got there it wa uper cold and icy, but it wa really cool eeing all my family again. It wa funny becau e they all ay, 'eh' and had cool accent . In the end I really enjoyed the trip becau e I got to ee all my family," 1\.n tal remarked. orne people didn't leave Colorado and stayed home with their familie . "!literally pent the whole break at home ju t chilling and hanging out. The mo t exciting thing I did wa take care of this old lady that lives down the street from me. I gue sit's not that bad of a job becau e I got paid 100 every day I went to see her," miled Jr Char tte :n tiL "I al o had to feed all her cat !" During Winter Break. many expect it to be cold and nowy. lce·fi hing, hunting, hiking and sledding are all great activities we can do during the winter. However, ince Colorado ha a wide range of weather. it's till possible for one to be out ide riding bike and kateboarding. ael Hammord pent most of hi Winter Break hredding the rail of kate park . "Whenever it was a nice day with not too much snow, my crew and I would hit the kate park . We u ually go to the one in the Metcalf Park, but weal o go to the one in Memorial. Skating is probably one of my favorite thing to do in my free time. I always hred, and I always yell, 'Gnarley bro!"' Break from school are alway meant to be a time for kid to hang out with their parents, but that doe n't mean that's what ~l all did. "I went to Utah with my parent to vi it family. I endea up pending most of the visit with my be t friend that lives there because my parents were being lame. o I guess it wasn't that because I got to see my friend again," laughed eH 1 The holidays are always about giving thanks and loving the or. around you. Hanging out with friend i always fun, but family i forever. ! n ornngton misses his little brothers. "I have two little brothers that live in orth Carolina that I barely get to ee. It' kind of sad becau e I love tho e little guys o much. but! never get to see them. When I do get to ee them, we try to hal'e the best time together. We all went to this place called The Trampoline House. It was the coole t place ever! It had trampoline everywhere and ba ketball hoop ! We were there f hours," Caelrn reminisced. It' always cool to be able to get out and do omething other than go to school every day. Whether it's going to Canada to 1i • family, or going to California on a brash decision, live life while you're still young and in high school, because once you're in the real world, getting a break might not be easy. �pendmg time w1th her friends' 0\er break she in\1te.d I of her friend O\erfor a Chri tma part)' me olthem ar new, but mo t of them were m) friend from middl school, said • '"It was reall) fun . We pla)ed games and had a great time." So far sa~ he likes high school. Her goal is to be \·aled1ctorian when he's a senior go hunting all the time ·~e w up at three in the morning and dro\e out ea t. \\e were literal!} out there for three or four hour , and I was the on!) one who caught an}thing, but I only got two. I ~rew up hunting .. o I've alwa~ lo\ed it, said • "I go hunting almost three time· a week." have known each other since 4 grade and are practically brothers.' \1) family ught they 11ould take all the family (and ) one last family vacation before 11e all go off to 1 ge" said • 'The drive there 11as bonng! It"' 20 hour 111th a car full of kid.! But the IC!ual tnp wa. really run • �Yearbook member· get a fal e reputation of being ''lazy" and "angry all of the time." O\\. one of the e accu:ation i ·true, but there' a reason behind it. Ye ·.a lot of the vearbook taff are "angl') all of the time.',.but have you ever had to experience deadline da)? Deadline da} i when multiple .ignature ( 16 page ) are due. It' not like the ordinary high chool "deadline." If we don't turn the said page in on time, we owe the com pan} 5.000 per page. As a cia we get no funding from the chool, owe have to come up with all of the money we spend, on thing from UV coating to new cameras. After five years we finally got new camera , and being the nerd we are, ended up naming them Hagrid and irus Black. Being in yearbook give student a whole new terminolog}. Onl) a few people truly under tand what a pica, point. or ladder i . Figuring out brand Dylan new word · and how to work the vstem can make creating the book vel') difficult. When non-yearbook people walk into the yearbook room. they will probably hear thing like. "Put it on the Y-Drive ... can you go inten·iew thi per ·on for me...and can we have a food day?" Yearbook kids are ver) needy. It' hard being a yerd (a yearbook nerd) with uch a rough crowd. Many people get up et about not being in the book, yet we grow tough kin in order to get through the year. tudent come in and complain about Ia t year' book "not being good enough" or yearbook staff member· "not making the right deci ion ." That hurt . The yearbook 'ihe editors of the book ha1 e a tough JOb, and Lauren didn t \\rite an)thingabout h r greatne i a maJor reason tha book mad it to print. \Itlien tame got tough, so dad Lauren. 'he didn't ~i1e up on her semor book, and I cant thank her enough for all that he ha done. M.·. G the class runn r, get mteme\\ed b~ about has tattoo he got o1er the ummer. I don t like bemg mteme..,ed becaus it' tupad and bonng with no purpo .I like pazza. tned to sa). ' In realit) llo1e this clas becau of th people in 11, and the nothmgne I ha1e to do." D)lan teven , \1 Kenzi Cld non, and Logan Beatty. And the lone ophomc Tea Fel mno. Without being the creepy member of every club, and the "waterboy" of every team, we wouldn't have the picture or the storie we do. o next year, when you ee your editor walking around with no hair. give them a hug; they need it. T eEditors �~ r em to find her page on the page ladder. "' J · e ~orking on the computer, rather than going out and taking pictures, K explained. earbook 1s one of m) favorite classes and a great expenence. I think evervone should do it." K1mm1 became an edito~ at semester due to her hard work. ' h') their trust m ada) of acrobatic ~oga. "J thought it was going to be fun betau e I'm fl xible, and I can do mo t things, but Igot cared because I don't trust people holding me" ! K admitted . ''Doing it rea II) forced me mto trusting people" �Frw t:re xeGJtcr of mr:E to ti. en 5Kr, tre oa:srn fer at at tvesa 0::e5 rrr:re tha1 skr ~.W- ~ ~=-·,· - �flexe her arm proudly, howing off her tattoo whtch read , Youre ~~orth It "I feel that e1eryone is Y.Orth it and that there is alway a li~ht at the end of the tunnel," crooned 1 K , "I got the tattoo in remembrance of 1arco. I wanted to get something that honored him." punk on her creali\e o"1 pam long. "I got the tdea from mj .lep cou in. He lo'e gears and tream punk. He bought me the canvas, so I painted th1 · lor h1m," K explained. "Art means a lotto me. \I) dad 1nsp1red me to tart because he embraces 111latl want to do on hie. I plan on gam to an art con~: (le!l) r K h V. di>plays her mner emotions in her spla hed pamting featuring a large eye. ''Everytime I paint. I find in piration from music and my own life." said. "I decided on this cat eye because it S)mbolizes a person able to see in the dark. It means I saw my way through the trials in my life" �hi twm D n do competitive cheerleading together. ··one day I went to one of her practices and just thought it looked really fun. The next thing I knew, I wa on the team with her. There are only four guys on the team, but that didn't stop me from doing it. It's actually super fun' Practice are killer. though. The workouts they make u do are crazy' They kick our butts into shape' They also taught me how to do a round off, back hand ·pring. back tuc ·. which i pretty cool1f you ask me. The next place we get to travel to b La Vegas. and I'm pretty excited for that' ~1y fa\·orite part about cheer i probably tra\·eling to dofferent place·. It' also pretty fun to do it with m) uter. too," laughed D k ta. �has pla~ed occer e1er since he can remember. he currenll~ pia) on the compet1t11e team. Connthian , wh1ch i also a tra1ehng team. Her fa1orite place the)\e tra1eled as a team 1 Anzona. 01erall she said her team IS pretty decent. 1e a Ridge tudent trh·e to remain active in and outside of chool. p Ken'leth kon how thi by being a defen ive end in all a pects of hi life. "I defend the endzone. Football i my favorite thing to do," Kenneth explained. "In the summer, I try to get people together to play a crimmage-like game, but during the winter, since it's getting colder, I've ju t been working on my strength and body. Going to the gym a ton, too!" r Dommtqu Beattv also tries to remain active, but in a different way: dance. "I try to pice up my skill . I'm al o double jointed in my elbows!" Domtr tc,ue declared. The unique qualitie and hobbie are what pull students together, while al o etting them apart. The relea e of cool, new video games and con ole bnngs up the amount of kid playing them. ph. Br awna Balthazor, for example, play 4-5 hours of video games every day. "I love all have recent!~ become runmng partne• to tay m hape. The~ go to extremes and fi1e and a half miles together one earl) ming. 'We're both in soccer, ~owe thought it ~ uld be a good idea to stay m shape and go nnmg together. She's a uper good running ner because she pushe. me," said ( of the Call of Duty' ," he voiced. 'ihe relea e of Call of Duty Ghost was so exciting." When Breawna isn't playing video games. heal o goe dirt biking and camp with her family. r l amf n B rr. i both active and arti tic. Camr n played ba ketball for the school, and in hi free time he embraces hi artistic nature by the way he tyle him elf. "I like feeling confident in what I wear and look like. It keeps me feeling unique hobbie . he loves writing and drawing in her spare time. "I write a lot of ong . I love being able to expre s myself," un heyenne explained. "I find inspiration from people and situations. My favorite thing to write about i when people put their dreams before anything el e. It gives me hope," he mentioned. ur h v 1ne plans on going to an artba ed college. "I can't wait to go to college becau e it' a chance to grow and keep growing." confident in all parts of my life." he declared. r. En B J ~ d joined in, explaining how he makes clothes. "I want to be a de igner eventually. It's omething I'm good at, and I really enjoy it. I was voted for be t dre ed thi year. too, o it kind of boo ts my confidence about it," En voiced. fiiiiJ hangs out wah his little brother and i. ter. ' I L~ter 1 e1~ht and m~ brother i II The) re uper anno)mg and bother me all the lime but I. 1JIIlo1e them. I think the coole t thing we\e e1er done together is go to ix Flags and rode all the ride: together. One thing I think i funn is I ha1e to lock m) door. so the) don t get in m) room ,' laughed �n;;p ef'P tr ed ctJVvr .J p:;e:r ro r.o otrer ~ "m t:rey ~ ti 31a"rYj 1 ::d1::;d Vv rtl1 :n::.l ~ very 'l.th S:.rre n;p h Ye trQW ~ 1 Vvl"erever W- tte. �Pmr ( IS lhe younger sibling or . They have a good relation hip. ' 1y ravorite memory wa when we Yo ere little and we y,ould cover oursel1es in chalk then . tand on the monkey bar· in the batk)ard m our shorts." remarked . We've gone to the same school smce elementary, and It'S going to be weird Yoithout him here next year,' he added. ) S• Abigail Freeman ph. Sam uti Freeman are both in :tudent Cabinet. They both enjoy having each other in the same school and in the same fourth block. "My favorite memory ofu was when we watched Winnie the llooh together as kids," remarked Abigail. 'I love my big sister, 1gaii ... she's fre h." said views on being in the same school. "I would say that being in the same school is treacherous," stated "I enjoy having him in the same school because I love him to death," said cia. • is personal transport around Me a via piggy-back ride. ) 'r. Rama Lopez and oph. Dar 1el Lopez have a good relationship with each other. "It's nice going to same school because we have family ties for support if things get tough," commented 1ina. Both of the Lopez siblings were on the cross country team this year and last year. only one. ooo. Just kidding I llo1e m) bro," laughed nl sp1der in the bathroom and shot it with a BB In a moment or overkill(literall)). they then ped on it and burned it afterward·. ph A1 \\ tt and have a love/hate relation hip. "One .. e were at my grandma's house, and f 1 was ng on the couch, and I was on the floor and I was thing him with mv root He aid he would head· "'lle, so I kept doing il and he picked me up, and ulted me and then got dragged out by the ear my grandma," remarked I �rrEven though it's cold outsr dedicated to do what we o ��B'"ea na tlrrujl (na-trre bar~erS, tre gr's rot a1l)t vverrt to a State Fna, trey br~ rare 1te uq;ny The Var ity Girl ' ba ketball team ha had a tradition of winning in the pa t, and th1 year tarted off no differently. Cheyenne Mountain was the first of the Grizzlies' victim . with 1esa winning 56-30. r Gabb) P r said, ''Thi was a great way to start off our eason, showing everyone what we are capable of." Thi year the girl ' basketball team made history.. 'ot only did they play in the tate Finals for the first time in Mesa Ridge hi tory, they won the 4A tate title against Broomfield 45-41, ending their perfect sea on 28-0. The playoff began at '\1e a Ridge agamst Erie and Longmont where 1e a easily defeated the Tiger (59-36) and the Trojans (55-40). The Grizzlies then traveled to the Denver Coliseum to play D'Evelyn in the Great Eight. Mesa pulled ahead of D'Evelyn, and looked like they were going to run away with the win a they entered the fourth quarter 35-24. The Jaguars finally woke up and cored 17 point in the fourth. but that wasn't enough to stop the Grizzlies. The girls then moved on to CU Boulder and the Final Four. The Final Four against Pueblo South was a redemption game for the Gnzzlie , as 1t wa Pueblo South that kept Mesa out of the finals last year when we lost 33-54 in the Great Eight. ot this time-though the Colts didn't make it ea y. Pueblo South scored the first point of the game. and 1esa didn't even get on the board until5:07 in the first quarter when r rr: 1 R made both of her free throws. Once Mesa was on the board, the girls started picking up the pace, and they went into half time 2~13. The Colts came out ready to play and fired off 16 points in the third, and the game was tied with 3.8 seconds left in the game. ph K' h blocked a sad shot, Rud rebounded it and passed it off to Purn who passed it off to r Tiff m J k who scored at the buzzer. Mesa won 4~38. ) The girls take a breather, as well as some during their game again t Cannon City. explained, 'Believe it or not, huddling up before every game and our commumcation during time outs really do get us hyped." ""'··""'~~::n. added. 'I like ha\ing uch a great team. It's a lot le ure when you know your team has your back." A II Ule wa the bo on the court. She went out and got things done, e pecially in the Great Eight game agamst D'Evel}llat the Denver Coli. eum. ~cored 22 points against D'Evelyn and was de. cribed by B as the "coach on the floor" ended the ea on Y<ith 356 points and 127 assists. In the Finals, the stage wa set with Broomfield having the number one offense and Mesa having the number one defense. "And everyone knows that defense wins championship ," ' k n laughed. But it was true. Broomfield wasn't able to rely on their 3point shots that they were known for, and the Grizzlies held the Eagles to the lowest score (41) for the season . Mesa took home the trophy, winning the fir t ever Mesa Ridge State Title and winning the first state title in any sport in the Widefield District since 1985. Humble as always, Coa h B att) calmly stated, "Yeah, it's a pretty big deal, I guess." �(Left) The Lady Grizzlies po eat the Coors Event Center on the CU Boulder campu. with the1r trophy after winning the only tate title in \1esa Ridge history. 1 h II d said. '"I love winmng. It's a f eling I can get u. ed to and a feeling I have gotten used to." The girls' regular ea on record was 2~ - �lor ) The g1rl' JV basketball team watches in anticipation as the game goes on against Woodland Park. The team fought for the lead and ended up beating Woodland Park 47-38. "The team did really well. There wa a little competition between the teams. but we still fought for the win," tated Fr Savannah E pinosa. From the fans' point of view. the girls had a great game and worked well a. a team. "The girl and I are excited for next year," claimed Savannah. "e. peciall) smce there are six varsity pots opening. Savannah cored an average of 2 to 4 points a game, with a total or 27 point scored. and an a,·erage hot percentage of %. �T"'e I :rd C-'"..J"-l,L...ld te.JYIS 8t ~ '}XXl 6"x , v.rtn sore tt:rP.dbe v. ro l1d etJ:. ve re l'r.& >.r F cl"rr'en te 1r ~:~e 1t ~ Jl c11::l even va:: "ty ~. :it tYA mrt: It e<.d1 eve\ tre Gr 7'e<_, J'P d c.r e tr ~ "'~ u.a The JV team this year started orr with a loss to Prairie High School40-60. This loss got the girl hungry, and it showed in their next two win against Community Christian (27-20) and Pueblo East (5647). Communi!} Christian was an extremely close a low scoring game. Jr. Delrita Coleman said, "It was a very defensive game. It was good to see the girls get physical." Coach LaShai Powells explained, "Defense is what wins games, and that is what I teach in practice. My team practices how they play." This is urely how the Lady Grizzlies started a tradition of greatness. Soph. Samantha Beatty aid, "The girls had a strong season, especially varsity. ext year, Me a has three teams of girls moving up, making thi year's JV players hopeful for a chance to fill the six current eniors' varsity pots. Jr. Kayla Martinez explained, "I played a lot on varsity this year, so I'm hoping to snag a tarting spot next year and maybe even a cholarship." against better competition makes us better. I had a lot of fun thi eason The C-squad team had a decent but losing season, going 8-10 overall. They did win 5 of 8Ieague games. It needs to be written that their record does not reflect their effort . They competed against mo tly JV and even orne varsity team , which not many C- quad team can say. f'reshman Briana Scott explained, "Playing but quite a few times, when they did, they swept them, winning all three game . Pueblo East, ierra, Coronado, Woodland Park, and Mitchell all had to feel the full wrath of the Grizzlie a each team stepped onto the court to take it beating. ) Jr. Thane Heath-Rosenberg trie to line up a pa.- to her fellow teammate. She makes the pass, and the girl· work to the net and end up making the ba ket. "It wa a really good game; everyone worked well together " ·tated one of the team member . ) Soph. Tiaunna Alexander take a 'ree throw shot. or the two, she made missed one and made the other, and the Grizzlies took home the ~ n 41 to 9. The team belie\ed that they· did well omall and couldn't wait for their next game, which 11as a~ainst Sierra. They won that game too, but it ,.as a close 35-34 instead of the Hamson blowout. bl (l ) Jr. Thane Heath-Rosenberg jumps for the ball in the .lesa Ridge's game \S. Woodland park. They won with a final core of 47-38. The team was happy to win another game and couldn't wa1t to face their next nval, Canon City. The girls ended up beating Canon City as well, 5044. ) Soph. Chantal Alexander h ·a \er) competitive mmdset during games. he ha been playing ba! ketball smce 7th ~rade . I like s•oring and the adrenaline rush that come> with 1t,' she remarked. " I want to be a. tarter for \arsity and average 14 pomts a game by my enior year " �'trestlr13 sea::o1 oegrs Vv rth e><pxtat~CXS. Fcx state chn'ps a1d nsng CCt'J1Xtrta'S a e, rts a eyes rn tvesa v..befl trey rp rut rn tre mats as BlffY mvct.Ja! v..resm !AefJa-"es to trea ~ re.ccrds a1d to r'laKe hrs tea11 ~Tad. Pre- eason was bu y for wre tier , including wre tling camp in ebraska and load or elf-preparation. "I did a lot or running and a little lifting before the ea on," var ity r D nm C'ro\\ tated. "We all came back just as good, if not better, than we were at the end or last ea on." r. \ yatt Be \\ar wa 19-1 before winter break and 23- 6after his away duel at Liberty in which Mesa's Var ity team took first with 48-1 ,"We tarted going up against harder school after break, but I've done much better this season," he said. Jr. Lo~an Beatty had a record of 28-6 mid-season he did very well for a first timer. At State, however, Logan unfortunately got impetigo and was unable to show hi true potential on the mat. Mesa had the most state qualifiers thi year, with eight var ity wrestlers placing 4th or higher at regionals, including: opt T nq Jo"e and amuel Fre mar. Jr Logar Beat!\ and r Rube~ Vald z, Wyat• B waf, Dominiqur H 1ghe , Tremell tanle . and Thoma R dzvn k1 continue wrestling in college, he explained, "It wa surreal; it hit me that it was my Ia t year when I finished my last match and again when I turned in equipment." Sr. P•ocopio (Rt showed as much dedication as past seasons, making him one to watch at regionals and tate, in which he placed 5th. ''I'm proud or the improvements, but it was a close match, o there was an opportunity for me to do better. " Although Ruben plans to manager took pictures or the senior wrestlers and made them and their ramifies collages at the end or the sea on. concentrates on the win again t a Harrison wre tier. Despite being disappomted with placing the same at regionals a he did last , ea,onl2nd}, Tremelllooked forward to impr0\1ng his rank at State, and he did. placing 2nd. T 'Em lam his opponent to the mat in his match against Liberty. We're League Champs again ," he exclaimed. 'It's a good feeling to know that I have good people on my team who make me better everyday." D proved to be one of the ones to watch this ea on as he has qualified for state the last two year and placed 6th last ea on. · \ly goal is to qualify again and do better than 6th," he said explaining his motivation. "I get nervous before every match, even when I know I'm gonna do well. but my favonte feeling is hearing the ref. hit the mal for my pin." Domi met expectation when he qualified for State, placing 4th at regionals. The wrestlers weren't the only ones putting their heart into it. Wrestling ph m ecures h1s wm in a match against Liberty. u I nine year of dedication to the port bas paid off as he i one of the younge t members ol the Var ity team. ''We're prett~ . olid. but \\e ba room for improvement," he tated demonstrab his perfectioni tic nature. ·· ext year my goal s be undefeated." Along with perfectionism comes confidence for • 1y favorite part i wh challenge myself and go up again t kids with better slats than I, and win. I don't get nen·ous because I ju t put all my faith in God and in m) training. �plants a Woodland Park wre tier's face m the matt on h1s way to victory. "Senior ight is going to be depre mg knowing that that's my Ia t home duel," he said reflecting on his nearly eight year of wre tling. �r counts laps for her 500 freest)·le. The 500 free tyle IS one of the longest and hardest races m ·w1mmmg. It's a total of 20 lap .. o not only i 1t hard to keep one' pace. but it' hard to keep track of what lap one i on. Being a counter 1 also hard work. Hej she ha to keep track for the swimmer and get wet while counting. 'The 500 is my favorite race to do. Mo ·t people hate it, but I'm good at it." said . It' kind of hard to keep a teady pace, and when I see those red block· for my Ia t lap, my heart starts beating and I ju t print." finished the year with a best time of 7:07. �::M-rrmrq 6 rxro ~ Cf'"l:> ~ vn.;s.. '"kp"a5 ~ h:re at lesa rre ~r Cft'l1aY6 .ni m"i1t.3 ~ re cet r ' m .oa::h:n yeJ to • swm""tf'. :xJ ::Nv a 1HYJ, :re reay cb:a1'tv..rts to, ::;ut [U:hng $ th> tn ~ tho~ ycure IT. Jk:' IS e:rtTXJ'vVer~ The rush of jumping into the pool as the horn goes off is one of those memories that can never be forgotten. Swimming isn't for the feint of heart. It was a great experience for most, like r . Jdmie Qu rk and Kd)la Ku (from James Irwin), and Jr . J an and Carrr en Mend who went to State two years in a row. They have a district record in the 200 medley with a time of 2:03:57. Unlike the years before, our swim team actually kept up with competition. In the first meet of the year against Palmer, the Grizzlies lost 75-108. For all of the freshmen, this was their first swim meet ever. "The competition is the best part of swim, so the swim meets were the best ince that's what we were there for," Fr. r Moorl said. For the veterans of the swim team the Palmer meet wa very bitter weet, "It wa weird because reality hit me. I told myself this is my year to shine, and this was it," • Cdrol El worth voiced. Thi was a year of firsts for the Mesa swim team. Going to State for two events and having Fr C nd qualified individually in 4 events, the 200 free with a time of 2:05.05, 200 IM with a time of 2:22.32, 500 free with a time of 5:33.80, and the 100 fly with a time of I :05.37. The that we didn't want to swim, so we didn't do well." She has been swimming since she was little. "It really just comes natural to me," JacqUJ remarked. She proved her point by swimming a I: 15.98 in the 100 fly this eason. Even some of the freshman feel the week before State was tapering week for the varsity girls, o to create more drag they decided to wear dresses on the last day of practice. "This was my favorite practice all season," said · . "It was hard becau e our dres e were so long, but we all got through it because it was so funny." was a part of the State relay team. "It was nice going to State, but !liked Ia t year better becau e for some reason this year we all had the mentality same as ~u , such as Fr. L "I've been swimming since I was two," Leld stated. "I've been making all new friends from swim." Lela not only made friends, but made her best time of the season. "I swam a I :29:12 in brea tstroke this eason. It's my favorite stroke because I'm actually good at it." Le said. "I plan on swimming through my senior year and swimming for club to get even better." (BeloW) r R I I ( take the dramatic win in the 200 free lyle relay .•. , came up to breathe, and I was like, 'I have no idea what"s gomg on I' so I started to wim faster." Bt explained. 'Tve been swimming club for five years. o thi isn't that big of a win for me. Just the fact that it" for high school is really different." luiiMlllliDU ( ) F• d d D VI pu he through her Ia ·t50 yard in the 100 yard back troke. ' I've never swam before thi year. I didn't think it would be thi tough. ' A d confe! sed. "I chose to do swimming to fill the gap between marching band and track." d volunteered to do the 100 backstroke when Fr 1\ got sick before the meet. (L ) r I Q r is first orr the block when the horn blow . At practice, the team practices tart and how quickly they can get orr the block when they do competitions. "It's fun but also nerve-wracking even though we're competing 111th our own teammates," ' 1e voiced. Fast starts are a huge part of sw1mming. goes in for a turn during the 200 I.M .. one of the most brutal races in w1mming.' It's my favorite race to be in," stated. Her faste ·t time this season wa 2:55. Thi time got her in the spot for an alternate for tate. "It wa. amazmg getting to watch all the girl· swim and ee their times. I am . o slow compared to all of them.' A x joked. �dribbles '" r the ball on his way to beating the assist record. Vesa ~ d"eered 01 boys vcrsrty basKewa rth ceacatrn end ork::k as tre team had a reccrd-break1r1;3 year, rna rg rt to SVveet 16 n ite paydfs. The Mesa Ridge Var ity boys ba ketball killed this season. They started the eason with back to back win against Alamosa and Defore Huerta Prep followed by a second win at the Woodland Park Tournament against Florence. The boy had a lot to celebrate thi year. beginning with per onal victories, like r J JJ c ate who broke the old a sist record of II 0 by 20 a ists. In one of their smaller victorie compared the sea on as a whole, Mesa defeated the Gladiators with a final score of 6&-54. "It was really memorable," exclaimed. "I enjoyed my Ia t year with my team. I feel like we got a lot closer. It was depressing when we had the final lo , though because we knew it was over." r. Kame on Harrod , al o a captain, was proud being a captain and leading the team to the many victorie . However the team insists they owe their success to their pre-game ritual. "We sang 'Jesus is Perhaps one of the most exciting games of the season was the game against Mitchel played at Mesa Ridge for the 4A Metro League win. Despite Mitchell performing a final rally and coring 26 hyped the Reason' and danced before every game-mainly nae-nae-ing," ron explained. This year, the boys made it to the Sweet 16 after beating Elizabeth 71~4 to keep the playoffs alive. points in the final quarter, the boys started strong with 22 points in the first quarter and endingwith 21 points in the final quarter. Mesa clinched the League title with that win 7(}.56 . , One (len) Varsity boys and ~1rls teams meet up after their League games to celebrate their victories together. One of the greatest moments of the eason was the boJS game against 1itchell on February 20th. It was for us to get a banner," Captain C: explained. "It wa exciting because the game was wy aggressive,' said r . It was crazy. People from Mitchell were cheering even though they were losing." The game umted our whole school. While the boJ 11ere beating Mitchell on our own court, the vars ti girls' team was beating Mitchell on their own. "It was pretty great knowing we were going wm to League again for the second year, K M rt exclaimed. ' We hurried bac to Mesa after quickly winnmg our League to celebrate with the guys." "It was exciting to know that we had won the League title in three of our winter sports," girls' basketball B said excitedly. 'ihe girls ran off the bus after the1r game to ee the last couple of minutes of the boy's game." "It was cool to all celebrate together," added. ��Wn ( ) JV and C-Squad boys unite in a huddle and use their brains to make a game plan. Teammates come together at every game to get pumped for the game and gather team pirit. "We played well . and we played as a team ," F• D 1 ( rl said. Team work is an enormous part of how the game go; these teams are first-rate examples of the positive outcome. If the team isn't putting forward a good effort. then you lose," stated Fr K d k C • "We fight like brothers; the bond brings us together in the end." �:/ aYl r ~:qt.M B~P"tb +-re :.:e ur. me- v.st t.U:flt'\1 thl na P" rt ~ ru r: ~ ~ rna: rn tn:- <X>a::o'l wcrt1'l.'i'lre. Mesa Ridge's JV Boys' Basketball team tarted off strong heading into the sea on. In the first home game they managed to win 55 to 34 against Alamosa. The team ended \\"ith a winning eason of 12.{). Jun r #22 Chr •ph Ja k n, aka Marvin, aid, "It's pretty cool playing on the team because basketball is a cut port and you have to be good to make the team." A majority of the team's players felt most accomplished by the game against Widefield. Some of the player ju t felt good about beating Widefield, but others were proud of the first three leveled win against Widefield' basketball team ever. "The whole program had a good year," stated oph Brad~ n B ;ttl e) . "We tied for the be t record for league again t Widefield." It was a huge wm for JV, e pecially for their last game. played on the 20th of February against Mitchell (70.{) I). The C-Squad had height advantages a well as speed on their side against most rival teams. "Our coach taught us that if we went lowly we would do better than if we ru hed," Fre hrr n Jordar. Wh.tl y aid. The players contributed a lot of their ucce s to their coaches, who worked patiently with both teams. Fre hwa Fabtar Wood aid, 'ihe coaches helped a lot because they gave us a lot of life kills and quote ."He remember one quote in particular: "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail." Many of the players hope to be on the team next year, but Fr Alri W1 km n had some advice for the newbies. 'ihey should come do ummer league so they can have a better chance of making the team." Fr hman FabldO Woo had his own advice for the noobs. "What's done in the dark come to the light." This i a good way of de cribing how putting hard work into practicing on your own time benefit the entire team on the court. It wa an above-average eason for JV and C- quad: hopefully next year will be able to match up. hits a layup during the. econd period against Alamosa in the first game of the sea ·on · 'tarting the sea. on with the 55-34 win on our home court at .1esa made me more focused on . chool and basketball keep me in shape for soccer," voiced th (ll!l) The JV got the season orr to agreat start again t Alamosa, winning their first game 55-34. lesa lead handsome!) the entire game, outshooting Alamo. a 10 each quarter. However, although Alamosa gave a great try in the final quarter by scoring 20 points. "I wanted to see ow 1t would turn out," said r J l,l p . ) Three of 1esa's JV ba. ketball bo) launch themselve. into the a1r to take po. se. s1on of the ball on January 7th during the game against Canon City . tates. 'We have to play hard in order to win.' games by participating in "meditation with ���) On the fir t day of tryout . the coaches are looking for skills. The player. line up and do an a. sembly hne on ball handling and communication. I, Play Sxcer Er':: .ot a ~ ,.,. rvost 1'ese e.aT ';.;JX(ff. B'lt a" e 'Y ~· ertter: . ~ a v.. ry r.rel \o\ • rannnt:::.atk:l1 ;,(. . .:n:l c.a-t::1 rrm ~+-s... G:>113 to p-c:rtt.e every day s "Vt a1Y 3"d r.:ra . t:ut ruas t1'i::: rdatrrEt of t:te +-..ear. t ~ trer., Cl/.X'r. A a'l'lly. Bet een til:: oot w tarting the ne"' occer ea on i one of the be t feelings of the year. Many occer girl wait and train for occer all of their off ea on. "I try to get orne friend together and ju t kick a ball around as mueh a I can," aid Fr. omm "but I al o play on a club team, o that really help too." • Left defender ;r. 'vltranda B g•o\e aid, "La t year we only lo tone player, but it wa a pretty big hit becau e he wa our goalie. It's inevitable; we're going to get shot on, so we really needed lpo to tep in as goalie. Even with losing a goalie, the girls are hopeful for their eason. Jr d 'vlan a B gro\e and r. lex B aurr ard along with Coa h ~ala , et up two seasons of indoor occer during the off season. "Between the two easons, we 5I ) Running head on to another player 1 n't just scary, but i's a rush. SO/SO balls are huge is occer; either you get it or they do. As the saying goe , Either the ball or the person gets past you, never both." That one of the many mottos they live by. n. If 1111 Col ( ) pending elel') day after chool playing. occer chan~e a player. It make her love the. port even more and bnngs the team closer as a family. It turns the game into a pill ion. got almost everyone to play. I feel like thi year i going to be a League title for us and hopefully we get to the final four in playoffs. We've worked together for two years," aid r I 1 B au·e~ard. 'ihe only per on that graduated Ia t year wa han non, and he wa our {I( 7 goalie. This year our team is pretty solid, and we got some really good freshman on the team too. We're definitely taking League and going to tate!" voiced 'r. C'arol Ell w1 rt . The girls love their assistant coach who is al o the JV coach. The girls appreciate how 1d C rezo build them up and i till really hard on them, but he know when to back off. "He never kicks us while we're down. He then helps us build back up owe don't feel like complete failure ,"smiled \1 randa I Bi ~ro\ After the first game, the girls were still hopeful despite a 4-5 los . The game ended in double overtime, "and you literally couldn't ee the ball," said B g•ove. �128-129 T• Ia f1llllly Th fir t da) of lrJOUls Y<ere tough. Runnmg and conditioning tak a toll on one's bod) Soccer i nothmg but runmng and communicating with )Our teammate . tell· the ~irl each )ear,"Just becau e }OU made my var it) team Ia t )ear, doe n't mean )Ou"re making it th" year.' So e\ef) girl pla)s her heart out during II') �130-131 B t gets out during a dnll to practice. 'Getting out i the 11orst part of the game," Lo claimed. Baseball is full of close plays. I gotta slide!" is what L< thinks when these play· happen. ' 1) dad got me into baseball 14 }ear ago, and 1\e been playing el'er ·ince," he said. ha pla)ed at the l'arsit) le1el for t11o )ear , playing th1rd ba.e and pitching.' Pla)ing th1rd i n't seal') anymore," remarked. "OI'er all the )ear· of practice and the different coache 1\e had, I learned a lot." L plan · on going to college for ba ·eball, o that' what he's been wor ing toward all of the.e years. ··one of m) fa1orite thing to do 1 play ba. eball11ith m) dad ," . heepL hi) smiled. �. re re\Av ra;. ~ thf> :pre· xe ~ ;u:;;, v.. er tre ye..f"? 31::1 tre '1t"m.:rk:"? '1ad.:' Baseball season came out in full swing on February 24th, with many boys showing up for tryout . One wa F'r. Daltor Bi hop. "When I was at tryouts, it was pretty obvious that I wa going to make JV since Coac~ or ro had me practice with varsity during tryouts," Dalton claimed. All of these boys have been playing ball for over ten year , and some with club ball under their belt, like 'r. D 1 De Bou lion . "I started playing club when I was eight, and I haven't stopped since. I pretty much came out of the womb playing baseball," explained. Desi's dedication to the game lead him to Pratt Community College in Kansas where he will continue showing his love for the game for year to come. "I played club from 2006-2010," uttered r Jake G•ot I . "During club we ended up going to State and winning it all." At Me a, mo t of them are hopeful about going to tate thi year. "We have every opportunity to go to State," voiced r Jo ) Cra1g. F'or the past couple year , the baseball 1 • program has been fundraising for new dugouts, and this year is the year that their money became vi ual. Unfortunately, the sea on began and the dugouts weren't ready yet, leaving the dugout eatless. As any man would. they bought a couch for their man cave. "Joe~ and Hu'lter and I ended up jousting with our bat ,"Joe} told. orne other players stories aren't as weet. like r. T I r Tyrr II. "Our freshman year we were throwing, and I remember r Tro} Pond ended up nailing r. eth F'r,t cht in the face. It was crazy'" ~ ----------~~--~ and I went half and half and bought the couch," Jr. Hunter Lee voiced. It's a big hit, and for the boys, it makes it easier to stay warm. On the morning of Saturday, March I st. it was a good 20 degrees. "There were nine of u cuddling on the couch before we had to warm up." explained Joev , ''This couch i going to lead to orne good memories, I can tell." This team i so tight-knit, leaving them reminiscing their year together as a team. "I remember last ummer during ummer league, there wa a rain delay and r . B n R\b r~ . D 1 De Bou Ion , explained Another not o happy story came from r. TJ Bi , "During a game I was playing third and left and center collided and De i ran from short to get the ball, then threw it to me and I gunned the dude out at home," vocalized r. TJ 81 gro\e. Plavw111JI:Iass (Belllw) I help warm up the infield durmg pra lice hasn't played first for long. "I wa a catcher until I kept moving teams. I went from varsity to j\ , to varsit) one. eason and then coach asked me if I could play fir ·t because all the other fir'tbasemen were bad." r said. covers third on a steal during the scrimmage again t team boat pnngs. 'I was born to play ba eball," declared. ''Infield is great because I love making plays that get the whole team excited." l>e 1 i going to college lor ba eball at Pratt Community College. l'rlt1lte ( } lr I' nt r L throws around the horn to warm up the infield during practice. 'irov Tulowitzki is mv idol," ! t r declared. ''H~ uch a bea t, ~nd he's not afraid or anythmg." The beginning or the ea on was eminent during this time because the ball wa · dropped and overthrown a lot. throws his famous cur.eball during practice ··1 haven't been playing for a long time." said, I only really got into 11 because it was something to do when I wa younger." D t can pitch up in the mid 70's. which Is lei) impressi1e for a Ire hman. '1\e been pitching for a while, but m) favorite position i ·hortstop. because I get the mo 'taction there, D t stated. �\\ 1th golf ea on JU t start ng, the g1r• are gettmg back m the wmg of thmg . has beer. pia) mg g01f for l\\ o )ea~. "One of the coach here ugg ted I pla1 go.• ortenm . And I d c1-' d golf w the b t bet for me," explamed "My favont part 1 when we gc; to the range on fort Car on to It's calmmg and a great wa) to de~ al o been plaVIng for a while. "I~ pla1ed for 01er five )ear \\hen I was vounger, my dad got me mt(. 1t I thin 1t made my bond With him way tnnger," expiam d. "Thi i the fir t )ear he pla)ed on a tearr. I hke the conn lion w: the ':lthc· g1rl and I look forward : seemg how tni a on goe . !though me girl ha1en t pla)ed a (on , ah of the'll agree that t sa \ef) fun and relaxmg port. has only ben pidymg for two wee s, howe~er, and she .~te1ds to cont nue pia) mg. "I JU t kmd of d c1d done day to tart playmg golf. I 0\e 1t. It' ea ) and light sa1d. I IO\e puttmg. Its one of tho e thmg where 10~ hould r el stre , but )OU dor. t. Yru re JU t relaxed on the range. aligns her club to hit her golf ball. ''\1)' dad used to take me out to play golf when I was really little. s explained. ''I haven't really played since. That's probably why I was super excited to pia)' again on a real team. " �132-133 smiles for first )Car mming, was ven excited.' It's reall1 fu Ilike 1t more than any ot.her sport 1\e tned ." he laid It's kind of nen·e wracking when you're about to ,ijmp off the blocks into the water." Plajed football and soccer in middle school. He explained his relationship w1th the swim coaches and said. The) 're both 1er: m. ightful." i photo during swim practice. For hi w1mmmg de c•1b w ma "a ot 1f fun· )eta! o aid 11 wa 1er) t1ring a practice 1 two hour a da). �134-135 go out for a long run during practice. The di tance runners go out for a long run every other day, and do track work the other da)s. 'ihe distance runs prepare you mrntall) bl running 6 mile continuous!), and ph)Sically b) building endurance and stamina," stated He has been running track. ince ith ~rade and ha. impro1rd over the year .. His favorite event is the mile and his goal! 4:55. He a!. o want to beat the world record of 3 minute 43 econds and Ii ml..isecond . "I enjo) runnm~ like other people enJoy paintball or football, it doe n·t eem like a burden to me- it's more like a relaxer," quoted . "J want to beat m) time from Ia. t year and keep improvmg every )ear. run varsltv and who .,.,JI run JV in the meets. The) arr u uall\ e\ery wee· before the meet, so the) have to tal top notch to stay in thm �~.eJY' v....a1 11:: v'h= v.ren ;re k;n:>, ~y w a"d to rr~:re- a" 1'er rreere. O'Vva"d to t:re n:>X': "':re fi"e te :rd rrenkiy. 1"e erPflt vok:r6 tra :cr, trey n:1.rl:' ~. ~. aid$ ~ Jumpers _, (BeloW) The captains lead the team in tretche. to help ~et eve!') one warmed up. The team al. o jogs two warm up lap. while doing other tretrhes a the) are jo~ging. "It's good to get warmed up before a workout," explained one trark runner. ''It help keep you loose and ready for whatever the coaches throw )OUr wa) ." 1111 ) The jumpers get ready for their first meet on March 8th. They practice on their form,. teps and their pace while they run down the runway. They do thi. for about an hour each day to make sure they are ready for the meet. help f tretch before practice. This is their first year of h1gh chool track, has done track nee 7th ~rade . They are both printer. who's fa~orite event is the 100m. "It'. a \ef) ~ood etpenenre. and I hope to impro\e my time to get nder a minute." . tated. help stretch during the v;ann-up for practice. The captain are mo. tly. enior and they ha\e to had at lea! tone year of track at \lesa. lo:t, if not all. of them are leaders in their indil'idual e\ents and the) et the example for there ·t of the team. The) get the team tarted e\en if the coach aren't pre. ent and ba ically run practice until the coache arri\e. �F ame Carpett01 g:;t ffce as tre vasrty terns gr5 dla~ ea11 otrer -fer ~s. As aways, trcu.t. trey mak rvesa fXM A.ith trer nteq"ty a1j S!Xrt~o. Manager keep her eye on the ball. perfecting her. me dunng practice. 1 began play1ng tennis her freshman year, playing two )ears on JV I and two years on 1ar 1ty \1y goal for the eason is to make it to tate for the fir t time," explained." ly fa1orite moment from last year wa when Rachael and me got close to beating Comado, because they beat u for the banner eve!') year and were mad we were holdmg up again t them. \1e an' partner in the pa t, made a name for her. ell on the team by alwa) playing mten ·e and alway bnnging her A·game. ha been pia) ing smce her fr shmanyear11hen recruited her.· \1y goal thi eason is to get mgle , and 1f not. go to State," tated. '\1) b1gge t accompli hment from last •a on wa impro11ng my serYe; it was pretty mean." �134-135 •CoalS. practice to improve her game. J pla)ing. ince her junior )ear and very much enjo} it. Her bigge t goal for the . ason ts to 1mpro\e her hot and put her be tin. I want to make it to State " smiled. goe for the ball with anticipation and preasion. K has been pla)ing tennis for three )ears. Last year her and her partner, K Pu only lo.l three matche . ' M) goal i ·to hopefully win all m) matches." exclaimed. I* IDoliiBWIIIJ (l.zll) F enjo)s her first year of tennis. ··1 needed to do a spring sport and I heard lenni was fun, I had never done it so I decided to lri 11.' plans to slick with tennis and maybe o~e day make singles. 'iennis is a very compelllive and honest sport." 137 �ftlell: Coach Rob Braaten,Coach Dave Boden.Coach Joseph Carmelite,Coach Octmu.' \\'alton. Coach ott Robt'ru;, Coach Marcel Gibbons.Coach Warren Stanley, Coach Tom Cutcher, Coach Derick Thorton.and Coach Willie Boden. """"(II UC ...,): Kenneth Akon, Patrick Anlez, Logan Beatty. Colton Ben•-ar. Wyatl BeC'ftor Anthony Behrman. Dalton Bishop, Kameron Birtner ·•thamel Borrero-Rivera, Matthew Bo)den, ~ic Braaten, haun Brook., Lane Bro,.n, Marqui. Burks, James Bt n• rt \1 Kendnr Carey Raymond Carter, Ronald Carter, Matt Ch , ICk Qark, Martin Oark, Jalen Clea ue, Jake Cole, Louts Colon, Dan Corley, Kane Cortes, De ric Cruz, Matth wCurell, Eric De Los Santos, tephan~e DeLuca, Jann Donaldson. X•••<r D<." et\ Earl Caleb Edwards, Alex E ert, Jon than En~. Chnsllan Espana, Kyle E•ers, J Fetloakttau, Dommtc Fletcher, Darren Ford, \tchola$ Frank , Johnny Frasier, Jencho Gabutan, Dame I Gar ta. Xa>~er Garcia. Damel Garcta, Kaleb Ga ter. Elijah Gtlhert Anthon) Gttten , Ruben Gomez, Carlos Gonzalez,Jo hua Gra• , Joe Gums, J Guiterrez, Haley Derek. athamel Han n, Kameron Harrod, Tate Hart, Anthon) Herman, Darren Hodges. Dam ion Holland, Eric Holmes, Ke•in Holmes, Au lin Huffman, Dommtque Hugh , Jordan Jar son, Kahlil James, Zachary Jones, Ja1uan Jones, Ju tn Jones, TynqJone , Damian Kmg, Gunner Lenber~. John Karlos Logan, Ryan Mahon, Ra)mond Maldonado, Ermmio Martinez-Vigil. Chase Mathts, Jimmy McDonald. Chns \lclnt)re, John M Murdo, Brendan Meado" . Brandon Medina, Zachary Metcalf. D•ian Mtleto, Sean Molma, Dame I \1ullineaux, Jeran Murphy.DeV~n Murray.Caleb Mutchler, Matthew Obnen, Isaiah Olivas. Adam Osborne. ick Overmyrr, Batley Pearson, Tony Perez, Anthony Poppell, Aaron Quarles, Jack Quintana. Xa•ier Randall, \tck R e. Dustm Ra r, Brennan Riley. Matthew Rt.-era. T)ren Roane, M1<hao•l Rodriguez, De\Jn Roettger, Ezekiel Romero, Fred Rosenberg, Onyx Rowland, Tom Rydzyn. ki, Aleister Saldana. Ju lm Sanchez, CbnsSaW\er, Jordan Sen a, Ricky hegog, Trrmell5tanley, Au lin Steward, Dawson Ste.,art. Wtllie Stewart, Austin Tipton, Dallas Trujtllo, Daniel Valdez, Jordan Van De Casteele Vicente Vasquez. Elijah Vaught. Henry Vega. Juan \1alpando,l Vigil, Oommt Vigtl, Shanom 1\alker, Austin Walton, Trans Watts, Mali Webb, Jordan Whttle) Chns ll'tlson, Tyler Wtlson, and lsatah Wtlson. ��hrllly 11111-. (II • - ) o malynn \, h u. Bnanna Alexander. Saman11la Alley Ashley Bangura. Alex1 Bmre ani \t.rua 81 grovt M1randa Bi rovt Amanda Baxley De nla Coleman Bethany Costra. Dart>) Cr K1he De Bouillons, K•atahen Duer1011, Carol EIL'"orth M Euns-Certzo MdnSI Flores Kaylet Gatzke Chnstma Grybo Ka~la Hunter · teh11 Kircbtr, fed hna \tartlnez,l't1n tina \torale Al~'Ssa Peter KesuaRo an mm r 1gaLl.bsmmeSonell Ana Stac Jtus,Bnttany"'-alker, Yid1raValdez '1w ��Junior Council ��Fellowshi of Christian Athletes Contemporary Choir �144-145 (§lui Video Game Club tlfN �Climbing Club Card Club �146-147 tVtal tlf~ learbook r. Colin tephenson r Kimberly Phair I Sr. Lauren Anding Editor-in-Chief Sr. Carol Ell worth Jr. Logan Beatty r. Amanda Kucera Editor r. Eryn Hacker Jr D)lan tel'ens Editor Jr. 1cKenzi• Clamon Missing from Picture: Jr. Jonahs Cisneros and Srs. Tatainya Taylor, Trista Trebing, and arah Vi covi ph. Tea Felic1ano �No matter no maner ~~vrere we are, you turn our moments into """'"'n"'"' beautiful. And that's how I want yar spec1ar day to be, Just as someone like you o ly happens o c in a lifetime. 1 �s~ovi Dearest Je s, Thank you for continuou love. We are ble sed to have you in our lives. May God ble you, 'J:xut cud MOM, .fedi.ie, J:.abuna ' {~cud !Vaikuuet cud /Vixa Blmtca q~, IJ~ VHC!M c.e~ 1h8 .fiNd cud A'~ q.~ Lin a, We are all o very proud of you. You are an amazing daughter and a wonderful sister. We know you will succeed in whatever you put your mind to. We love you so much. Congratulation . Love. Riciu,,M-. ~. ad-1~ Marly, You will always be our little princess. For all the roads you have traveled, the road you travel now will be the biggest adventure. We love you, MOHt, :J:xd, IJH«Utda, aHd ((()U Daughters are angels sent from above to fill our hearts with unending love. Congratulations. avannah. We lore you, 'Jxzd, M-, ad- Sadie �a n ey Samantha, We are all so very proud of you. The person you have grown to be. The things you have done and seen. Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. Don't let anything stand in your way. Have confidence and lots of fun, and you will do amazing things. You are a wonderful person and keep that in mind; you are beautiful, loving and kind. Just remember to have a little patience. All things are difficult before they become easy. So I leave you with a quote that I'm sure will take you a while, but in the end it will make you smile. ''How did it get o late o oon? It' night before it's afternoon. December is here before June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?" -Dr. Seuss Love, ':had, M~, t'.JU4 rmd dl~ J.J.-Watching you grow into the oung man you are today is God' greatest gift. From Superman apes, Power Rangers, and Lego , to dating and college vi its .. .it eems like time just flew by. As you enter into your next tage in life, continue to strive to be and do your best, keep God first, and know that your family i here to support you. We are proud of you and are excited to see what the future holds. Congratulations, this is your time! Love, Mam rud :bad P.. Private Jets for life. "Parent. rare!) /c. 5 o of lhet, children, Sv children let go of them. The) more on. The mo~e au ay. The moments that used to define them- a mother:, approra/, a father~· nod- are cot wed by moment· of their otm accomplishments. It is not until muchlate1; as the skin sags and the heart u eaken:-,, that children under land, their stories, and all their accompli hrnents, it atop the torie ·of their mothers and fa then;, ·tofiPS 11pon sl'Jf'n\· brneath the 11 ater. ·of their li es." --Mitch Alborn I'm so proud of you, Breezer. Congratulations! Class of 2014! I love you. Love, 'JxJd �da m ucera yrrell It's hard to believe my girl is a senior high school. I remember like it was rday looking down at you and king, "Wow, I have a baby girl! " I had idea what to do. As you grew, it became easy because you became my best ddy. I tried to make you into a football fan , but that only for a while. I realize you are grown now and ready to tackle college. Tyler, Since the day you were born, you have been a blessing to our family. We are so proud of the young man you have become and all you have achieved. Your future will be bright! Just keep us laughing. We love you, MOJn, :had, $ Ci/la, Papa r:. {}~tan But Amanda, you will always be my little girl. Love ya! :had Lauren, We are all so proud of the beautiful young woman you have become! Keep dreaming, and stay true to yourself! Love Ya Bunches! MOJn, :had, f(JI1,, !l~Uan r:. .funLL.fJA- &~~iiili �r Jeni, A a baby, you had no hair; people kept wondering- boy or girl? We had your ear pierced, and people topped a kingt Look at you now. You have grown into a lovely young woman that make u all very proud. You will do wonderful thing with your life, of that we can be ure. o where do you begin, you probably wonder? Well. have a plan: work hard and work mart; keep your ense of humor. Oh, and never forget to say "plea e" and "thank you." You will be amazed by how many door of opportunity tho e imple words can open for you. Happ~ Graduation. 'If~ .fOIJiN; ~ ra Jeromy. Word cannot ex pre. how proud I am of )OU the oung man )OU have become"! We ha1 grown together & tau~ht ea h oth r so much. !a) you be succe. ful in all the endea1 or life has m tore for }ouiJ cant WaJ! to watch )OU accompli h great thin~ in life. Alwa - keep )Our tren th · leader. hip. •1 Papa Bear, \"ordsl Word· can't even begin to d en be how you make thi orld a better place! God has blessed me and evef)one who kncws IOU. You have empowered each and e1ery per. on m some speci.tl a), and )OU don't e1en know that )OU have. 'eeing m) first born on grow into such a lo1ing, forgi1ing. intelligent, m pirat10nal 1oung man melts m) heart, making me proud or )OU e1ery ingle econd or e1ef) minute or )Ourlire. You will ucceed. God bl~ > ou in all )OU do. 1u, .on, M- Welre very proud of you! We love you! Love, Mom ad- :Jxut We love you, Malik. Way to go! �It takes courage to gro"' up and become "'ho you really are. To accompli ·h great things, we must dream as well as act. We are very proud of you, my Kimmy! Keep straight, aim high and never give up! We love you!!! .M()Ht c 'Jx.d r~cker Quintal You have made us o proud. We love that you have become your own person, never afraid to speak up and never afraid to speak out. You truly are a beautiful young woman, and we love you. Keep doing good things. You mean the world to me. You have brought me o much joy and laughter. !love you "to infinity and beyond." We are so proud of you. Love, Ma;n awl '!had • 1sgrove_ T.J. , In Proverbs 10:1 , it says "Awise son brings joy to his father , but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. " You have brought much love and joy to our lives. We are so proud of you. You have been a good child , and we know you will be an even better man. The next chapter of your life is about to begin, write it well , the possibilities are endless. Let us leave you now with some great wisdom found in Proverbs 3:5, 6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him , and He shall direct your paths." Love, 'J:Jad and MCJm �b. ail usseau Dear Abigail, You have grown into a beautiful, intelligent, compa ionate young woman. I am so proud of who you are today and cannot wait to ee what the future hold for you. Keep your chin up a you go out , and tackle the world and venture into your college life. !love you, Kay lee From the day you were born your mile has been like a bur t of un hine. Your spirit is true and full of life. Your heart IS loving, kind. and giving. We are o proud of the woman you are ~L-~~~~~!__Jb~ecoming and ble ed to have you as our daughter. ou are and will always be "Our Ray of Sunshine." MOM Little i ter. From the very beginning I've been o excited to be your big si ter! I don't know what I'd do without you to fus and fight with, to pick on, to play games with , to snuggle and watch movie , to laugh with and to terrorize our mum and dad with uncontrollable giggle at bedtime. I'm o proud of who you have become and I can't wait to see what you accompli h in life. I love you to death , mayne! ISTERS FOR LIFE! P.S. in the toy box and caring you in shower that one time ... Truly, '/feu<·~ B"t S.d.M. gt.ell/l.(j. Punkin Head ... my little blessing ... I am one proud mama, for sure! You have pushed I cannot wait to ee where your path leads next! 1 ' ~1111\lv~vsJI how far (or clo e) you travel. I am your biggest fan! 1y Love Alway , xaro �Karissa 1 OP.Ii DeSBounrons Behind you, all your memories; Before you, all your dreams, Around you, all who love you, Within you, all you need! We are o very proud of you. The goal you et for your elf were no mall feat and you achieved every one of them. You have pu hed your elf to be the best in the cia and on the field , and for that we now celebrate you. A you go off to tackle thi next chapter in your life plea e remember to always Thank God Fir t. Pray and do what' right. ometime things won't be ea y but with your determination you'll achieve the next et of goals you put in front of yourself. We are so excited to ee what come next; whether it's the CW or getting drafted we know you will make it I!! " ot that I hate already obtained thi or that I hare reached perfection. but I pre on to pos e. that perfection and make it my ou·n, becau e Chri t Je u ha made me hi ou·n. " -Philippian 3:1 We are all so very proud of you! .fcwe, Mom~ :Dad we Love You. ':.bad. Mllln, IJ..u.~, !V: C.1tup/.e Q �And so, your journey begins ... With love we have watched while you tempered your character with experience, With honor we understand that you must test yourself to understand your Self, With admiration we await the story about to be written. Remember: safety first, then teamwork! May you continue to choose your path wisely. Google sites: sojourn2015 1i che. God ha truly ble ed you with unique talent and abilitie . and you have u ed Hi gift extremely well. Your po itrve attitude and willingness to try new thing will take you far! Thi May a you celebrate your accompli hment , remember that you are an important part of God's wonderful plan. It ha certainly been an honor to watch you grow and flo uri h into the beautiful young lady you are today. I continue to be in awe that you are part of me, and you have ahvay · been a better per on than I could ever be. I couldn't be more proud of you for all you continue to accompli h. You have big plans for the future, and you have a very large village of clo e family and friends who will continue to up port you in your endeavors. We love vou bab\ grrl. - ---..-.. MM~-, MMeiawiMelelu ~. t;zaw1ad awL MickeL M~aw1 1-'U!Jf The Hub 1ard Clan) �a ermudez To my Punkin, Wow! How fast the time flies. It feels like just ye terday you were this little, and now you're 18 and about to graduate. You have grown into such a beautiful and bright young lady. I want you to always follow your heart and reach all the goals you set in life. I am very proud of all that you have accomplished. Your dad would be very proud as well. If for some rea on you stumble or fall, I will always be there to pick you up and help you back on the right path. I love you very much, and I am proud to have you as my daughter. -Alway love by: Tia Tamara, Grandpa, and Daddy Austin �Brandon, Ever since you were born on New Year's Eve in 1995, you have always been determined to do your very best in all your endeavors. Continue to strive to do your best in college and military life, if you so choose. family is extremely proud of you. With love from Mom, Brayton, Brenden (BJ), Opa and Oma. 1995 to 2014 Breanna, You are my first grandchild, and you have made me o very proud. Always do your best, and remember to Dream Laugh, and Love. May God bless you with your future! Love you so much! Love, !VaHa axJ Papa ;.e. Breanna, From the moment you were born, we have had a connection that i hard to explain. You will alway and forever be my baby girl. You are strong, smart, and beautiful. I love you so much, and I am excited for this next chapter of your life to begin. It is your time to fly! Love, 11-tf~ �JOSitltves "Today you are) 011, that is truer than true. There i no one alne u ho i youer than you." -- Dr. Se11ss Aeryn , You are one of a kind , and we are so proud of you! Go into the next chapter of your life and follow your dreams and make everywhere better because you were there. Congratulations! Dear Josh , Your were born my fourth shinning star. A gift from God. You have the mindset to achieve each of your goals to become the superstar of your dreams. "I believe in you. 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Ill, 122. 123. 13 . 142 Tob1a Greve 6, 7, , , 139 ~.·~~----....-Adri anna Harrold 55, 100 Ja on Griego 47, 55, 100 TateHart55,89, 141,170 Kender Griffin 59, 92, 93, 170 Charial Harvey 55 Daniel Griffith 55 Ebony Harvey 6, 7, 14, 48, 109 oah Grigg 55 Jaide Harvey-Bushway 40, 41, 59 Okalanie Grijalva 59 Brandon Hatchett 59, 100 Lacey Grin staff 59 Desiree Haugeto 6, 7, 14 Megan Grinstaff 14, 10 , 109 Cordell Heath-Rosenberg 51 arah Grinstaff 59, 116, 140, 141 Thane' Heath-Rosenberg 59, 80, 81, 139, Tiernan Grogg 51, 83, 139 140 Jake Grotelueschen 6, 7, 14, 45, 87, 130, Saje Heckman 55 131, 138, 141 Marcus Hedgeman 51 Maya Gruenberg 36, 39, 51, 84, 85, 98, 99, Ariana Heiartz51, 100,144 134, 135, 139, 141 Jeremy Heitz 6, 7, 15 Christina Grybos 55, 96, 109, 128, 129, 140 Chri topher Hellrud 38, 59 Maris a Guerrero 6, 7 Kati Helzer 65 Carlo Guess-Roberts 59 Elliot Henderson 42, 59, 62 Marica Guillory 59 Anthony Herman 51, 138, 139, 165 Joseph Gums 55, 70,124, 125, 138 Myles Hernandez 6, 7, 15, 32, 33 Kiana Gupton 55, 116, 117, 140, 166 Patrick Hernandez 54, 55, 83, 139, 141. 146 Bailey Gurnsey 6, 7, 14, 47, 143 Robert Hernandez 6, 7, 15 Jose Gutierrez 51, 95, 138, 139, 165 Jonathan Herrera 55, 56 Joseph Herrera 55 Caleb Hershberger 6, 7, 15, 170 Trevor Hertel 51, 100 Emily Higgins 37, 59, 91, 170 Kay lee Hill 59, 91, 93 Johnathan Hill-Fisher 59, 68, 84, 135, 139 Travis Hi er36,37,40,51,83, 111,136,138 Trevor Hitchner 55 Eryn Hacker 6, 7, 14, 47, 90, 92, 93, 101, Jonathan Hixon 51 104, 105, 144, 146, 147, 153, 166, 175 Daren Hodges 59, 69, 73, 138 Angela Hahn 65, 93 Andrew Hoffer 59 atalie Hahn 55 Jordan Hoffman 59, 69, 74, 75, 100, 136, Derek Haley 55, 100, 109, 138 137, 138, 141, 145 Hailee Hall 59, 69, 78, 79,81, 139 Damion Holland 37, 51 Mahlon Hall6, 7, 14, 32 Sierra Holland 59 Katlyn Hamilton 34, 59, 101 Sydalia Holland 35, 51, 100, 134, 135. 143. Vane sa Hamilton 59 144 Michael Hammond 6, 7, 14, 42, 103 Garrett Holley 59, 90, 91, 106, 147 Matthew Hampton 55 Susan Holman 65 Dolly Handel 65 Eric Holmes I, 44, 58, 59, 72, 73, 130, 138, Alyssa Hansen 55 141 Colleen Hansen 6, 7 Jes ica Holmes 6, 7, 15, 170 athaniel Hansen 51, 91, 138, 165 Kevyn Holmes 51,134,135,138,141,165 Gabrielle Hanson 54, 90, 91, 100 Kel ie Hopkin 32, 44, 54, 55, 89, 118, 119, Tyler Harbert 6, 7 139, 175 Matthew Harper 55 Stevie Horner 6, 7, 15, 42, 43, 44, 108, 109 Savannah Harper 59, 100, 101 Ashley Horton 59, Ill, 144 Addie Harris 6, 7, 14, 47, 90, 101, 144 Brenden Horton 6, 7, 15, Ill Kiara Harris 59, 61,95 Jacob Horwath 51, 132, 133, 140 La'Rica Harris 134, 135 icholas Hoskins 2, 54, 55, 82, 83 Larica HarrisS!, 135,141 Tia Ho teen 55 oah Harris 54, 55, 90 Brittanni Houde 6, 7, 15, 46, 142, 143 Gabrielle Harri on Purnell6, 7, 14, 28, 29, Azure Houser 54, 55, 143, 147 32, 96, 97,114,115, 122, 140, 142,166 Mische Hubbard 2, 6, 7, 15, 30, 48, 49, 94, CidneyHarrison58,59, 130,131,141 95, 96, 97, 100, 101, 114, 115, 122, 140,142, Jes ica Harrison 5 145, 156, 166 Michael Harrison 55 �Loui e Jenk 32, 33. 134. 135. 136, 141 Kiahna Hubert 54, 55 Tina Jenks 38, 66 !cole HLd on 6. 7. 15 -------~--------V lmaJenk 6, 7, 16, 32, 33, 42, 43, 103, Jame Huerena 66, 6, I 142 Au tyn Huffman 55, 92, 93 Devin Jen en 36, 51 Alexus Hughes 55, 140 Aurora Jensen-Engstrom 51, 100, Ill Dominique Hughes 2, 6, 7, 70, 118, 119, Avery Jewett-Garcia 59 1 . 139, 145 Mark Jim 2, 6, 7, 26 Rahmon Hughes 51,100, 124, 125 Alan Jimenez 56, 68, 82, 83, 139 RaVen Hughe 6, 7, 15 Karmen Jimenez 56 Tyreque Hughes 2, 59, 61 ikolasJohan son 51,138,144 Kyle Hun aker 59, 90, 91 Alicia Johnson 51, 100, 124, 125 Andreas Hunter 6, 7, 26, 47 Brandon Johnson 56, 138, 170 Kayla Hunter 37, 40, 51, 80, 81, 94, 95, 100, Brandy Johnson 56 139, 140 Cynthia Johnson 59, 63, 94, 95, 109, 142 There a Hunt man 66 Jeremy Johnson 51, 100 Mikaila Johnson 56 alaisha Johnson 56, 89, 100 Tory Johnson 59 Gavin Joly 43, 58, 59, 90, 92, 93, I 00 AlexisJones51, 101,134,135,141 Christopher "Justin" Jone 51, 52, 95, 138, I abel Ia Ibanez 51 165 Amanda Irish 39, 40, 41, 48, 49, 66 Deonte Jones 51 Danasia I abelle 55 Greg Jones 56, 92, 93 \lara lsak on 6, 7, 15 Jacob Jones 58, 59, 108, 109. 142, 145, 147 Peterson ltugbu 6, 7, 15, 102, 122, 123 Jajuan Jones 56, 70, 73, 138, 139 Precious ltugbu 55, 76, 77, 138, 142, 146 Jordan Jones 6, 7, 16, 38, 46, 84, 85, 92, 93, Venes annah ltugbu 6, 7, 15, 69, 74, 75, 94, 96,97,98,99, 126,127,134,135,139,142, 95, 96, 97, 100, 114, 115, 122, 138, 140, 142, 145 145, 146, 166 Kailey Jones 56 :ohn Iwanski 66, 91. 112, 115, 140 Tayler Jones 2, 6, 7, 16, 100, 142, 143, 156 Tyriq Jones 56, 94, 95, II . 119, 138, 139 Zachary Jones 40, 41, 56, 170, 175 Camille Jungling 66, 142, 146 Amanda Justice 34, 35, 56, 100, 101 I J Zachary Jacelon 32, 33, 5 , 59, 92, 98, 99, 145, 147 Ariana Jack on 51, 92, 93, 134, 135, 141 Christopher Jackson 59, 124, 125 Courtney Jackson 59, 92, 93, 100 Giovanni Jackson 55, 84, 126, 127, 134, 135, 139, 141 Gunner Jack on 51, 138 Holley Jack on 59, 99, 100, 120, 121 Jordan Jack on I, 59, 90, 138 kylar Jackson 55 Tiffani Jack on 6, 7, 15, 30, 32, 69, 74, 75, 92, 93, 96, 97,102,114, 115,122, 138, 140, 166 Asia Jacque 6, 7, 16 Loui e Jaenk 55, 141 Kahlil Jame 42, 43, 59, 62, 73, 113, 122, 123, 125, 134, 135, 138, 141 amuel Jaramillo 6, 7, 16, 42, 108, 109 Miri a Jarvi 55, 100, 139, 146 Jackson Jason 55 Starson Jason 3, 55, 98, 99, 142 Chri Iiana Jenkins 36, 37, 51, 100 Hanna Jenkins 6, 7, 16 K Savannah Kafer 51, 52 Christian Kahler 56, 110 athaniel Kahler 6, 7, 16, 42, 102, 110 Jennifer Kalina 2, 6, 7, 16, 32, 33, 34, 35, 44, 47, 101, 142 tephanie Kalina 2, 32, 33, 35, 56, 100 Delaney Kazee 32, 37, 51 Larisa Kelley 59 Samantha Kelly-Purdy 59 Andrew Kemp 56 helby Kemp 51 Connor Kennedy 51 Hannah Kennedy51,124, 125,141 Pheinix Kennedy 59 icholas Kerlin 59, 92, 93, 9 . 99 Cody-Eugene Kerns 56, II 0 Skylar Kershaw 51, 139 Andrew Kerth 66 ean Kilpatrick 56 Ro elyn Kilstrom 6, 7, 16, 4, 100, 143 Leanna Kir1berlin 6. 7. 16, 107 Bnttna K1mmerl · 6, 7 Skyler Kimple 34, 56, 100, 142 Damian King 56 Jordon King 2, 6, 7, 16,42 Tiffany King 59, 107, 143. 144 Katelyn Kircher 51, 140 Amber Kirk 6, 7 Hunter Kirts 35, 51, 100, 142 Anthony Klaus 6, 7, 16 Christopher Kleinfieldt 6, 7, 16, 32, 33, 37, 71, 100 Madison Kleinsorge 51, 92, 94, 95, 98, 99, 139 Jasmin Klepperich 51, 100 Jordan Klippert 6, 7, 16 Aaron Knodei-Eidridge 6, 7, 16, 40, 47 Joshua Knodei-Eidridge 39, 40, 41, 59, 94 Anna Knowlton 48, 49, 59 Christian Knox 47, 56, 100, 101, 146 Meli sa Knutson 66, 139, 140 Sandy Koch 66 Jordon Koski 56, I 00 Kayla Krakofsky 40, 41, 56, 132, 140 Zachariah Krakofsky 47, 51, 100, 103 Savanna Kraus37, 51, 100, 103,143, 145 Halie Krause 51, 110 Kate Krau e 6, 7, 17, 40, 41, 42, 108, 110, 136, 137, 141 Jonathen Krietemeyer 26 Paige Kubiak 60, 92, 93. 100 Amanda Kucera 17, 42, 104, 105. 108, 142, 145,146,147, 151,166, 175 Jenifer Kynor 17, 28, 29, 32, 36, 37, 45, 109, 136,137,138, 141, 142,145,152 L Elizabeth Laabs 60 Emmilee Laabs 56 Marly Laborde 17, 34, 35, 92, 93, 101, 143, 146, 149 Jo eph LaHara 56 Sara Laiman 6, 7, 40, 41. 66 Alora Lampkin 56, 91 Janiya Landers 36, 37, 60, 63, 109, 129, 142 Trista Lanerie 40, 41, 66 Katelynn Lankford 56, 100 Kory Lankford 56, 101, 132, 133, 140 Brendon Lant 56 tephanie Larkin 27 Brian Lar en 37, 51, 101 Jazlyn Lawrence 51 Tyler Lecher 27 Hunter Lee 44, 58, 60, 90, 103, 109, 127, 130, 131 Thoma Lee 37, 51, 145 Crystal Le \1 17 36. 89 Gunnar Len berg 56, 138, 170 Robin Letourn au 34, 35, 6. 100- - - -• Ambro ia Leving ton-DeRo ier 60, 100 Brady Lewis 35, 36, 37, 51, . 100 Mercedes Leyva 17 Samantha Lieb 56, 100 John Lightner 4, 5, 60, 92. 93, 98, 99 Leilani Limonez Espinoza 56 Conner Lingley 60, 94, 95, 96. 97 Taniya Little 17 John Karlos Logan I, 60, 134, 135, 138, 141 Shawn Logan 17,99 James Long 17, 46, 90, 107, 143, 147 Kameron Long 60 Mikayla Longbrake 27 Shelby Lon gland 43. 56, 170 Catherine Lopez 56, I 00, 170 Daniel Lopez 56, 85, Ill, 139 Kate! in Lopez 48, 49, 56, 107 Raina Lopez 17, 25, 37, 84, 85, 96, 101, Ill, 134, 135, 139, 141 Thalia Lopez 60 Xavier Lopez 56, 91, I 00 Carlos Lorio 56 Donavian Lorio 51, 97. II , 139 Amy Lorkovic 51 Jess Lovi 17, 34, 35,100,149 Sara Lovi 51 , I 00 Richard Lowery 56, 146 Adryanna Lozano 60 Susie Lucero 40, 41, 66, 143 Mollie Lujan 43, 46, 47, 60. 62, 63, 97, 141, 175 Josdy Luna 2, 17 Vladimir Lundquist 56 Phillip Luther 56, 144, 145, 146 Kerri Luttrell 56, 121, 140 Brittany Lynn 27 Devon Lytle 56 M Brandi 1aca inag-Peter on 60 Chip 1acEnulty 49, 66, 143 Marley Machin 51, 52, 100, 130 Alexandrea Macholz 60, 62, 93, 100, 120, 121 Jes ica Mackey 56, 100 Robert Madrid 56 Jo eph Maeby 17 Ali ia 1ae 43, 56, 110, Ill Leeonzo Mae 51, 101 Johnny Ray Mae ta 56. 100 Brandyn Magnuson 60 Hailee Mahlman 60, 76, 77, 138 Ryan Mahon Welch 51. 100. 138, 165 Aaron 1ahoney 17 �Ali)ah 1 hone\35 51 100 KATHERI E \1.'\1 '0 34. 35. 60 Raymond 1aldonado 32, 33, 60 Thorton 1anecke 60. 91, 142 lkeina .1angram 56 Patrick 1ann 60. 90. 91, 93. 101 Jacob ~1an field 34. 35. 51. 100. 144 Hannah 1aranville 43. 60 Chandler .1ardon 51 icholau Mariano 60. 2, 83. 93, 139, 141 Kier ·ten ~1arlow 56, 100, 170 Joe 1armolejo 56 elena Marquez 17, 92, 93, 100 Brittne) 1ar hall 51 Zachary Mar hall 60 Roy 1artin 56 Adam 1artinez 56 Angelo 1artmez 60, 2, 83. 139 Breianna Martinez 60 Caine Martinez I , 44, 122, 123 Fedelina Martinez 2, I , 2 , 29, 32, 33. 36, 37,44,45,4 ,49,68, 7. 79.91,94, 109. 125. 12 . 129. 139, 140, 142, 147, 149 Jennifer Martinez I , 66, 92, 93, 100. 136, 137, 138, 141 Jeremy \1artinez 56 Jo ephine Martinez I , 94, 95, 143 Kay Ia Martinez 38, 43, 60, 90, 91, 96, 97, 114, 115, 122, 123, 140, 166 Laramie Martinez 18 1ichael 1artinez36, 37, 51, 91, 136, 138 yomi 1artinez 56. 100. 101, 124, 125, 142 Tyavha .1artinez 60 Chn topher Martinez-Garcia 54, 56 Erminio 1artinez-Vigil56 Amber- icole Ma on I , 42, 49. 94, 95, 10 , 109, I 10 Vincent 1a on 51 Kathi 1ata 41, 65, 116. 117 abbrina Mathews-Mantooth 27, 125 Cha e athi 33, 43. 60. 138, 141 Lavender Matlock 56 Dayan lee Mato 58, 60, 88 Chelsey Matt 27, 92, 100, 144 Bryce Mattock 60 Hannah Mattox 60, 91 Chri tian Matt on 2. 27. 43. 94 1attie 1att on 51 McKenna Mauck I , 42, 84. 85, 89. 134, 135, 139, 140, 141 Ca sandra Maurello I . 101, 142, 145 Giuseppe Maurello 60. 100 , athan Maximenko I , 42, 43 icole Maximenko 18, 42, 90, 91, 170 Curti Mays 51 orman Mays 66 ian Mazurowski 60, I42 Samantha 1c Milleon 56, 0, 81, 139, 142, 146 KendaiMcAIIi ter56.81, 101,139,146 Connor 1cCardie 43. 56, 9 , 99 • e1l 1cCarthy 39. 40. 41, 66. 141. 144 Caleb McCartne~ 56. 100 Ja ·min 1 hri ton 60 Eric McCormick 37, 51 Lela McDaniel 51, 100, 120. 121, 140 Jo ·hua kDermed 56 Jame 1cDonald 5I, I34, 135 Rebecca 1cFarland 56. 85, 92, 139 Chri ·topher kintyre 56, 100, 109, 134, 135, 141 amantha McMahon 2, 18, 7 , 79, 81, 139 CodyMcMurdo36,37,51, 146 John McMurdo 56 Jonathan McMurdo 60, 9 , 99, 143, 145, 146 Amanda 1c utt56, 116, I17,13 , 140 Laurel McWilliams 47, 60, 100, 101 Brendan Meadows 51, I41 Brandon Medina 18, 36, 37, 44, 45, 49, 68, 69, 70, 71' 96, 101, 126, 127, 134, 135, 138, 141, 142. 158 Codee Medina 18 Deanna 1edina 56, 100 I acMedina61,100 Tammy Medina 6, 7. 39, 66 Jeromy Medina-Perea 2, 20, 152 Melody Medler 56, 100 Gregory Melbrod 56 Beverly Mellars 66 Carmen Mena 48, 61, 120, 121, 140, 144, 145, 147 elina Mendoza 18, 92, 93, 173 Zachary 1etcalf 61 Belinda Micciulli 40, 41, 66 Michaela Midkiff 56, 100, 170 Martin Milatz 27, 48, 10 , 109 Dylan \1ileto 51, 72, 122, 123, 124, 125 Ju tin Mileto 51, 100 Sherri 1ileto66, 125,141 Aly aMillerSI, 76, 77,132,138,140 Amy Miller 18, 120, 121 Chan tel Miller 61 Dylan Miller 61 Jacob Miller 19 Ka andra Miller 19, 108, 109 Michelle Miller 36, 37, 51, 100 Tani ha 1iller 19 Jewel Milli 61 Kasedy 1inogue 56 Breanna 1ire 2, 19, 42, 102. III, 158 a haMire 47,51, Ill Sean Molina 56 Cory Monroe 48, 49, 66, 130, 131, 147 Diontae Montgomery 56, 91, 139 Alexandria Montoya 61 I aac Moody 101 Audrena 1oore 51, 52 Cole Moore 56, 138 Dylan Moore 19, 143 Evan Moore 56,101,170 Breanna Moorhouse 19, 36, 37, 69, 74, 75, 109.110. 136. 137. 13. 141.142. 143, 145 . ISO Taylar Moorhou · 36, 37, 51 , 52, 97, 100, 110, I 13, 121, 132, 140 Kry tal Mopp · 19 Chri tina Morale 56, 76, 77, 138, 140 Jacqui Moran 56,120, 121, 126, 127, 134, 135, 140, 141 Romeo Moreno 27 ydney Moreno 5I, 76, 77, 138 Toni Moreno 56 Branda Morgan 65 Megan Morgan 2, 19, 44, 61, 78, 79, 134, 135, 139, 141 amantha Morgan 52, 100 Caryn Morin 66 Jarod Morri 52, 96, 97, 131, 141 icholas Morri on 52 Tomea' Morrow 56, 134, 135, 141 Jo h More 6, 7, 66, 102, 103, 145 Aedan Moyer 52 Abigail Mua 47. 56, 100 Dorothe Muller 66 Mary Mullikin 6. 7, 30, 31, 32, 36, 37, 46, 47, 66,67 Daniel Mullineaux 52, 95, 100, 138, 165 Jermiah Mullins 52,91 Christina Munden 58, 61, 90, 100 Andrea Munk 27, 143, 170 Valentin Munoz 52, 138, 144, 145 Daizy Munson 61 Jeran Murphy61, 90, 91, 135 Jo hua Murphy 37, 52, 100, 124, 125 Makenna Murr 52 Eric Murray 52, 103, 139 Jade Murray 19, 85, 139, 143 Devin Murray-Curlin 52, 138, 165 Ja on Mu grove 56 Caleb Mutchler 56, 70, 73, 134, 135, 138, 141 Jack Myer 52, 139 N Da iree ance 56 Geri ance 66 Arianna apier36, 110, 141 Kaylie apier 52, I 10, 141 Matthew apier 61, 86, 110, 138 Marina-Ashley aputi Fon eca 3 , 43, 48, 49, 61' 76, 77, 90, 91' 138 Casia aputi-Cabrera 19 Michael ardis 52 Owen ash 61 Bri hya egale 56, 100 Jax eiger 52, 138. 141 Dominique el on 61 Jeremiah el on 92, 93, 98, 99 Kevin ewcomb 27 hri tie ezat46, 47, 66 Rachel icholl 56, 101, 173 Tyler icholl 61 Alexis ichols 56 Kathy ickell 66 ean iedergall37, 52, 84, 100, 103, 139 Madi on ile 52 Brandon imon 61, 100, 173 Orion Noel 52 Ja mine oetzelman34,56, 100,173 Kiauna ono 56, 100, 140, 166 Bailey orman 36, 37, 52,101, 142,144 Caelen Norrington 19,4 , 102, 108, 109. 130, 131, 141 Ja mine ovose156 Zachary unez 40, 66 ean uss 56 Dominick utly 40, 41, 52 0 Blake 0' eil61 Dylan0akes61, 100,173 Eric Oakes 52 Cortney Oates 61, 91, 142, 144, 145, 147 Matthew Obrien 56 Michael Ochoa 19, 34, 35, 43, 47, 100. 101. 142, 145 Calandra Odem 61 Jeremiah Ohlsen 42, 43, 56, 91, 93. 101 Sarah Olan 61,91 Isaiah Oliva 61 Mark Olivas 27, 143, I45, 173 Phil Olivas 34, 35, 47, 49, 66 Darrell Oliver 56, 88 Britanie Olsen 52, 140, 166 Phastina Orr 56, 100, 139 Kylee Ortega 56, 139, 173 Lynterra Osborn 52 Adam 0 borne 19, 70, 71, 90, 138 Matthew 0 burn 52 amantha Osburn 61, 92, 93 Emilee 0 gard 61, 62, 92, 93, 100 Britany 0 teen 38, 43, 61, 62 Anthony Otter berg 19, 48, 49 athaniel Overmyer 56 ichola Overmyer 52 p Lisa Paddock 66 Julian Padilla 52 ituna Padilla 61 �Zachary Padilla 61, 98, 99, 139 hristopher Palomba 56, 82, 109. 139, 141 Ka. idy Pantoja 56 Kel'in Pantoja 27, 90,91 Iizabeth Pariona Rosas 34, 35, 52, I00 \lexis Parker 52 \nthony Parker 27, 145 Rebecca Parker 61, I00 \avier Parker 19, 34, 35, 96, 97, 100, 101, 126. 134, 135, 141 Ju tice Parmenter 61 \icholas Parra 56 Devin Pate 61 Kailee Patterson 20, 89, 136, 137, 141 •yior Paulino-Hughe 2, 20, 44, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 146, 147, 166, 175 Bailey Pearson 61 Braxton-James Pearson 52, 139 Damien Pease 57 Cody Pedro 57 Kim Pegues 66 \1cKayPelsue58,61, 126,127,134,135 llaKenna Pelt 61, 80, 81, 85, 106, 139 \Ianna Perez 46, 61, 144 \riana Perez30, 31, 32, 49, 61, 80, 81,101, 112,116,117,132, 139,140, 142, 144 Ashley Perez 20 Cesar Perez 60, 61 Cianna Perez 52, I00 Kristina Perez 52, I 00 \lario Perez 52, 83, 139 Samantha Perez 61 Emanuel Perez-Dalton 57, 138 Cristian Perez-Santillanes 61 ian Perry 57, 144 Alyssa Peter 20, 128, 140 Richard Petersen -Trujillo 2, 20, 43, 45, 47, 91, 100, 101' 143 Ben Peterson 52 Kimberly Phair 2, 20, 25, 36, 37, 44, 104, 105,106, 109, Ill, 143, 146,147, 153, 166, 175 Abranda Phillips 66 Harmony Pierce 57 Josiah Pierce 44, 57, 92, 100, 144, 147 Suncheyenne Pipkin 57, 109 Trey Plattenberger 57, 139 Don Pletcher 66, 98 Colby Ply ley 20, 34, 35, 37, 40, 41, 87, 94, 95, 100, 132, 133, 138, 140, 145 ltaggie Polley 57 Alyssa Ponce 61 •roy Pond 20, 48, 49, 89, 131, 138 Haley Pope 61 Kiley Pope 40, 41, 57, 136 Rachel Pope 61, I00, 144 Anthonie Poppell 2, 20, 73, 138 Veronica Portalatin 57, 101 Erin Portillo 4, 5, 20, 93, 99, 173 Alexandria Powell 57, 100 Jazmeen Powell43, 60, 61, 62,97 Jordan Powell 20 Karah Powells 61, 76, 77, 101, 138 Frances Price 57 Hannah Pullen 34, 46, 61 Samuel Pullen 20, 143, 144 Jeremy Pullins 35, 57, 101 Angelica-Courtne Punay 35, 36, 37, 52, 100 Glenn Purvis 66, 67 Aaron Quarles 61, 73, 122, 124, 125, 138 Jacob Quatkemeyer 52, 83, 139, 146 Oscar Quezada 20 Rachel Quiles 61, 91, 100, 142, 144, 145 David Quiller-Perea 37,52 Tina Quintal20, 153 Aeryn Quintana 21, 69, 74, 75, 110, 138, 159 Alexandra Quintana 48, 49, 61, 76, 77, 110, 138 Jack Quintana 37, 52, 110, 138, 165 Trevin Quintana 52, 84, 134, 135, 139, 141 Trey Quintana 52, 101, 173 Jamie Quirk 2, 21, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 44, 45, 108,120,121,140 Magali Quirk 2, 31, 66 R Jenna Raczkowski 57, 100, 101, 142 La'Vontae Rand 27 Xzavior Randall 57, 138 Dustin Rae I, 21, 28, 29, 36, 70, 71, 94, 108, 142, 145 icholas Rase 52, 138, 165 Keegan Reaser 52, 141 Cassandra Reed 2, 52, 78, 79, 89, 139 David Reeder 66, 92, 93 Jacob Reichert 52 Jon Reimer 6, 7, 66, 146 Kylee Reinhard 21 Michael Reinking 54, 57, 175 Cameron Reinsch 52, 141 Antonio Repp 52 Mary Reyes 57 Sarah Reynolds 61 Colin Rice 21 Hannah Richards 57 Reilly Richards 44, 61, 103 Ivy Richardson 66, 67 Jordan Richardson 27 Marcus Richardson 56, 57, 100, 109 Paxton Richardson 61,134, 135, 141, 145 Savannah Richardson 2, 21, 25, 109, 132, 140, 149, 154 Breanna Richberger 35, 57, 100, 101 Cameron Richberger 21 , 91 , 143 Dakota Riehl21 David Riehl40, 57 Jessica Riehl 52, 116, 117, 140 Phoenix Riggins 57 Keisha Rigsby 57 Brennan Riley 52 Erin Riley 21 Justin Riley 21 Destiny Rinder 21, 46, 143, 145 Matthew Rivera I, 21, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33, 36, 37, 45, 68, 69, 70, 71, 94,109, 138, 147,152 Dan Rizzolo 40, 41, 66, 122, 123 ickolas Roach 61, 145, 146 Tyren Roane 40, 41, 61, 175 Brandyn Roberts 37, 52, 138 David Roberts 57 Krista Roberts 2, 43, 60, 61, 68, 78, 79, 139 Steven Robertson 57 Joshua Robinder61, 87,101, 136, 138 Zachery Robins 37, 52, 175 Cody Robinson 52 Malana Robinson 52, 100. 116, 140, 166 Donovan Robles 52, 124, 125, 141 Kelsey Rodrigue 52, 103, 113, 124, 132, 140, 143 Cynthia Rodriguez 52 Lolita Rodriguez 44, 52, 100, 139 Michael Rodriguez 57 Ruby Rodriguez 61 Devin Roettger 57, 139, 141 Kesira Rogan 21, 28, 29, 128, 129, 140 Eric Roman 32, 33, 58, 61, 90, 143 Alecia Romero 2, 21, I03, Ill Ezekiel Romero 52, Ill, 138, 165 Samantha Romo 61 Anthony Root 27 Enrique Rosario 27 Michael Rose 52 icole Rose 31, 66, 147 Roxana Rose 66 Fredrick Rosenberg 61 Alec Rosiska 21, 46, 47, 91, 142, 143 Noah Ross 52, 100 Amanda Rothermal 67 Lillian Rowe 61 Onyx Rowland 52, 134, 135, 138, 141, 165 Sarah Royal 57 Kyla Rozear 57 Taleah Rozear 22 Gabrielle Rudd 48, 49, 52, 100, 110 Samantha Rudd 22, 30, 32, 48, 49, 96, 97, 110, 114, 115, 122, 140, 166 Maria Rush 22 Ashley Rushay22, 46, 47, 93, 100, 102,144 Brianna Ruybal2, 40, 61 Benjamin Ryberg 22, 68, 69, 87, 90, 109, 130, 131, 138,141 Thomas Rydzynski 2, 22, 42, 70, 72, 73, 89, 94, 118, 119, 138, 139 s Darryl Sabo 52 Scott Sage 41, 42, 43, 49, 65, 147 Dorian do Salazar-Gilks 52 Julian Salazar-Gilks 52 Alyssa Salazar-Orozco 57 Leon Salazar-Sanchez 61, 82, 83, 139, 141 Aleister Saldana 57, 139 Brianna Saldivar 57, 69, 79, 80, 81, 100, 139, 140 Kiresten Saldivar 44, 52, 80, 81, 100, 139, 140, 141 Trevor Sale 62 adine Salvador 57, 100 Alexia Sanchez 57 Dante Sanchez 57 Dezmond Sanchez 52 Giselle Sanchez 57 Jace Sanchez47, 62, 100,101,109 Jackeline Sanchez 62 Justin Sanchez 62, 138 Christopher Sanders 52, 134, 135, 141 Jaara Sanders-McCall40, 57, 76, 77, 136, 137, 138, 141 Jasmine Santiago 62 Doreen Sargema 67 Christopher Sawyer 52, 100, 134, 135, 141 Kiana Sawyer 57, 94, 138, 175 Janessa Scannell 52 Colin Scheaffer 22 Jacob Scheiler 22 Amy Schindler 22, 142, 143, 145 Pernille Schioeth 62, 84, I00, 139 Rebecca Schips 48, 62, 100 Blake Schnabel62 Matthew Schrank 52, 82, 83, 139 Sydney Schrank 62 Whitney Schultz 57 Robert Schwanz 22, 82, 83, 94, 95, 139, 145 Alexis Scott 57, 76, 77,136,138,140,141 Audrey Scott 52, 68, 76, 77, 134, 135, 138, 141 BrianaScott52, 101,117,135,139,140 Jessica Scott 37, 52, 68, 76, 77, 126 127, 136,137,138, 141,145 Kadin Scranton 37, 52, 110 Cheyenne Scritchfield 22, 44, 102, 109, 120,136, 137,140, 141,154 Aleisha Scrivens 57 Dustin Seagren 34, 35, 43, 60, 62, 100 Dylan eagren 34, 35, 62, 142 Sabrina See 57, 100, 175 Victoria Segura 52, I00 �R\ 1 r r· \1eismar 57 Treml tanle~ I. 23, 2 , 29. 36 37. 44, 15, Jordan 'ena 52. 72. 124. 125. 13 . 165 70. 71. 94, 109. II . 119 134, 135. 13 . 139. Aiyanna w 1152 ---~~-~~~~ 141 , 142, 145 ~-Justin eyfarth 22, 46, 47, 92, 93,9 , 99, oah tarling 57, 2, 139 102, 103, 142 Tyler tarr 62, 139 Regina hea6, 7,36,37.40,41,67, 147 Abigail teiner23, 100,101,142,144 Richard hegog 57 Colin tephen on 23. 44, 45, 48, 49, 104, A hley helton 57,140,166 105, 143, 146,147,166, 175 Au tin helton 52 Dylan teven 62, 84, 85, 104, 105, 110, Kylie helton 62 126, 127, 134, 135. 139, 141, 145,146,147, Aly ia herman 2. 22, 44 166. 175 Teddy herman 53, 91. 144, 145 Jaden tmns 53. 69, 84, 85, 100, 110, 139 Landen hipley 53 Au tin teward 23, 92, 93, 9 , 99. 101, 102, Kylee hook 57. 69. 74. 75, 96, 97. 114. 115, 103, 13 , 145 122, 138. 140, 166 Cortney teward 23, 35. 92, 93, 100, 143, 145 Daw on tewart 53. 124, 125, 134, 135, 13 , om mer igala 44. 53, 69, 0, I, 96, 100. 141, 165 102, 116, 117, 127, 12 ' 129, 139, 140 Willie tewart 62, 70. 73, 134, 135, 141 Tri ha Jewel ilve tre 53, 134, 135 Jame tmecipher 57 Dalton immon 22, 2 , 29, 44, 45 Jerrod tockwell53 Chri topher Simons 57 Lanay Stone 2, 23, 2 , 29, 127, 142, 147 De iree imon 53, 100, 139 Kier ten Storm 62, 100 Michael imon 62 Dalton tory 53 Jamie imon on 67 Morgan tout 40, 41, 62 Dylan kaggs 57, 124, 125 Terry tout 57 Am} mith6,7,41,67 colt train 67 Brittany Smith 53, 100 Spencer Stuart 57, 146, 175 Charlotte Smith 62, 139 Barbara tudent 57 Derek Smith 62, 100 Joanne tudent 53 Ethan mith 35, 52. 53, 100 cott uda 57 George mith 4 , 49, 65, 95 Michael ullivan 65, 9 , 116, 117 Montana mith 62 ean mith 22 Tarin mith 23, 32, 33, 47, 100, 101, 145 Vincent ummer 23 Victona mith 62, 136. 137 Dernck urges 23, 47, 100, 101, 143 Jacob nethen 53, 83. 139 BenJamm utton 57 Trevor nider 62 Quinton Swanberg 62. 95, 144, 145 1artha nipe 67 1isty wancutt 43, 62, 84, 85, 92, 93. 9 , Karony oeun 53 99, 139 eyhanna Solorzano 57, 96, 97, 114. 115, Chase zabo 53, 100, 175 140. 166 Ja mine orrell57. 100. 128, 140 athan ory 52. 53. 100 Thomas ower 27, 143 helb> poto 57 Lauren StJohn 62 Brandon St Peter 27, I02, I03 Ja onTafoya49,62,87,90, 107,138,141, Bryce taat 53, 84, 85, 139 142, 145 Joseph Staatz 2, 23 Ryan Tanner 53 Anastasia Stachitus 2, 23, 28, 29, 78, 79, Ashley Taylor 57,91 96, 102, 108, 109, 12 129, 139, 140, 144 Matthew Taylor 53, 13 Je ica Stambaugh 23 atalia Taylor 35, 44, 53, 100, 103, 142, 143, Alyssa Stangel62, 76. 77, 100, 138, 140, 145 144 Samantha Stanley 23, 43, 175 arah Taylor 35, 62, 100 T t Tatainya Taylor 3. 4 , 49, 104 105. 146, 147. 175 Fredrick Tenorio 62 Julio Ce ar Tenorio 57 KaceyTepley 53, 76, 77, 101, 134, 135, 138, 141 Cheri Thomas 23, 100, 140 Jeff Thomas 40, 41, 67, 142 Kenneth Thomas 57 Hunter Thomp on 62 Taran Thompson 2, 10 , 109 Tonee Thomp on-McLaughlin 57, 125, 145 Austin Tipton 53 Megan Tipton 27 Erica Tivis 57 Kaitlin Tobin 24, 32. 33, 47, 90, 91, 100, 101, 144, 145 Tanner Tollefson 53, 139 JesseTolle 24, 82,134, 135, 139,141 Diego Torre 53 Josef Torres 27 Joseph Torres 27 Ryann To tenson 62 Genadine Toves 6, 7, 67, 70 William Toves 57 Chandler Townsend 53 Kaitlynn Townsend 62 Terrence Townsend 53, 91 Ava Treadway 34, 35, 62, 100 Murray Treadway 53, 84, 85, 139 Trista Trebing 2, 24, 32, 69, 74, 75, 109, 138,146, 147, 175 Rebecca Trefethen 62 Glenn Truitt 67 Dallas Trujillo 2, 24, 138, 139 Bryce Turner 52, 53 Tyler Tyrrell24, 34, 35, 43, 47, 4 , 49, 100, 101.130, 131, 141, 142, 143,145,151 u Cahala Uballe 53 Sierra Uballe 57 Skyler Uballe 24, 143, 145 Christopher Unger 53 Alejandro Urrutia 53, 100, 175 Chan-Mariann Uth 53 Jada Uylett I00 v Yadira Valdez Meza 53, 128, 129, 140 Daniel Valdez 36, 37, 53, 100, 138, 165 Procopio Valdez 2, 24, 36, 37, 112, 118, 119, 139, 142, 144 Daniel Valenzuela 53 Anali ia Valles Alvaran 53, 100, 134, 135 141 Dominic Valverde 57, 125 Jordan Van De Casteele 58, 62, 63, 70, 73, 90 Angel Van Du en 62 Makayla Van Du en-Meyers 57 Brianna Vance 62 Jes ica Vartola 67 Vicente Vasquez 58, 62 Elijah Vaught 57 Mariah Vaught 53 Henl} Vega 57 Juan Vialpando 3, 43, 57, 72, 134, 135, 138. 141 Dakota Vicari 53, 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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 2013-2014 Mesa Ridge High School "The Heart of Mesa" Vol 16 Mesa Ridge High School Yearbook Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2013-2014 Subject The topic of the resource Yearbooks, Education, Public Schools, Students, Teachers, Security, Colorado; Widefield, Colorado. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Editor-In-Chief: Lauren Anding; Editors: Kimberly Phair, Amanda Kucera, Dylan Stevens Language A language of the resource English Extent The size or duration of the resource. 176 pages; color photographs Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Mesa Ridge High School 2014 Yearbook Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Abstract A summary of the resource. Students: 1,350; Staff 114; Kathi Mata Principal Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Seniors; Summer; Fall; Mugs; Fall Sports; Winter; Student Life; Winter Sports; Spring Sports; Team Pictures; Clubs, Ads Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2014 Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. 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Zimmer Junior Class Pictures Kelly's Park-Hill Optical Lion's Pride Custom Picture Framing Lionel Bila Manny's Barber Shop Mary Kay; Sandra Clamon (Consultant) Music and Performing Arts New Nails Once & Again Bridal Our Theme P-Dub Tatto Works P.C Paul Collins Interior Trim Inc Real Estate School District #3 Federal Credit Union Security Florist Security Jewelry Security Public Library Senior "Best Of" Senior Baby Pictures Senior Class Sibings: Family Ties Sophomore Class Pictures Spring 2014 Staff and Faculty Summer 2013 Activities Summer Training Team Pictures Team Sports Toros Mexican Grill Verve Salon Winter 2013-2014