December 2012 Tiger Times

Tiger
An Analy High School Student Publication
December 2012
“Veritas vos ...
Useful or
Not? The
Flu Vaccine
A Few words from the editor…
A concise guide for the judicious
medical consumer:
Winter brings the flu season: a time for families to partake
in the yearly ritual that is the flu
vaccine. But how effective is this
vaccine? Are we better off without a
flu shot? New evidence has uncovered the truth of this controversial
tradition.
According to the Center
for Disease Control (CDC), the
flu (influenza) is, “…a contagious
respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose,
throat, and lungs. It can cause mild
to severe illness, and at times can
lead to death.” There are many
strains of the flu, and the seasonal
flu shot contains 3 strains of dead
flu viruses predicted to be the most
prominent during the flu season.
...liberabit.”
New Year’s Changes 65 Years of
Tyler Brassel
FRED TANNEAU/AFP/Getty Images
Times
Hello readers and welcome
to the almost-halfway point of the
school year. We just have to push
through finals and then we will
be halfway done with this year—a
surprising thought for many
freshmen and thrilling prospect
for many seniors. As well as
congratulating everyone on making
it this far through the year, I want
to inform our readers of some
changes that will be apparent in
this issue.
We’re feeling quite on top of
things over here at the Tiger Times
and decided that we would make
some New Year’s resolutions in the
middle of December, just to get a
head start. Firstly, you may notice
that you are no longer reading
Times New Roman. You are now
reading Minion. This is due to our
resolution to take advantage of
the multitude of fonts available to
us through our word processors.
After conducting some research
on popular newspaper fonts and
seeking some votes from students,
we’ve chosen Minion to be our new
font.
Our second resolution is
to have more reader participation
(however we really don’t have
much control over this since it
requires that the readers do the
participating). To add a new
element to the Tiger Times, each
month will have a question or two
located on the back page. As you
“Vaccines” continued on p. 6 shall see when you make it that
far, in this issue the questions are
lighthearted. They’re quirky and
fun, meant to get one’s imagination
cranking. We are hoping that
readers will write responses and
either email them to tigertimes.
ed@gmail.com, post them on our
Facebook page, or scribble them
down and hand them in to room
205. These responses can be as
short as a sentence or two and a
few of the most inspiring will be
published in next month’s issue.
We plan to alternate the tone of
our questions each month. We’re
starting off with silly ones and will
probably do a more thoughtful,
serious question next month. If you
have ideas for questions that would
be fun to answer and read answers
to, feel free to let us know.
Finally, while this is not
a change, I would like to remind
all our readers that we are always
taking suggestions. Whether you
stop in at one meeting to give us a
quick tip, or email us some advice,
we’d love to hear from you. We
meet in room 205 on Thursdays
during lunch. Opinion pieces,
humorous articles, and sports
updates are always in demand
and if you’d like to write these or
anything else, please come to a
meeting and see how easy it is to
get involved! I wish everyone the
best of luck with finals, and a lovely
Winter Break.
Natalie Ambrosio
Editor in Chief
Tiger Times Articles
Page 2
Boots, boots, boots: that’s what Mariana Leal talks about in her article.
Page 3
Gina Hervey takes us on a trip
through the history of gingerbread,
recipe included.
What changes are coming to schools?
Josh Fandel discusses the new
Common Core State Standards.
Page 4
Entertaining interviews with students
about their holiday plans.
A report on the Winter Concert from
Nicholas Dibble-Kahn.
Avery Carter, second from left, member of the
orchestra, played a spectacular violin solo
during December 5th’s Winter Concert.
www.analy.org/tigertimes
Page 5
Have you heard that Hostess is
bankrupt? Madeline Camilleri has
and you can read her explanation.
War
Larissa Birthelmer
On Thursday, November 29
the United Nations General Assembly voted in favor of recognizing
Palestine as a nonmember observer
state. This was determined with a
138-9 vote. (The US was among
the 9 who voted against the motion.) Not legally binding, General
Assemblies take place largely as
symbolic gestures. Despite this, a
similar vote established the State of
Israel 65 years ago. On December
2 the Israeli government officially
rejected the UN General Assembly
verdict and took numerous disciplinary measures in response. Their
argument remained as it has been
for years, that the “Jewish people
have natural historical and legal
rights to their homeland with its
eternal capital Jerusalem” and “the
state of Israel as the state of the
Jewish people has rights and claims
to areas that are under dispute in
the land of Israel.”
In Israel, the conflict between the Israeli and Palestinian
people has survived generations.
While both sides strive for a peaceful resolution, memories of injustice and inequality keep the rift
between the two nations deep and
peace far in the distant future.
In 1948 the United Nations released Israel from British
authority with a resolution forming
the State of Israel. Built from the
courageous Jewish survivors of the
“Palestine” continued on p.2
Ashton Fandel reveals things we
never knew about Analy’s choir
teacher.
Page 6
Horoscopes return! What’s in the
crystal ball for you this month?
Page 7
Lander Fusfield’s serialized murder
mystery continues.
Sera returns with Honest Answers to
shed some light on gift-giving.
Natalie Ambrosio offers some advice
on both self-pity and finals.
Page 8
Zach Davis interviewed alumni Della
Miller for this month’s edition of
“Where are They Now?”
New Section in the Tiger Times!
Answer our monthly question, and
possibly see your response in the next
issue.
tigertimes.ed@gmail.com
TIGER TIMES, December 2012
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Finding
Puddle
Jumpers
ber to be stiff enough to protect
your feet but flexible enough that
it won’t crack where it bends. Also,
you want to make sure that wearing
the boots with thick socks is comfortable (not too tight) and comfortable with thinner socks (your
feet aren’t slipping about in your
boots).
‘Tis the season for lots of
rain and puddle jumping in the
cold (versus puddle jumping in the
warmth, sometime around April).
Regardless of the temperature
when you are jumping in puddles,
you’ll want to keep your toes dry
and the best way is to wear rain
boots.
Now, my recommendations
are based on looks alone: I have not
tried on these wellingtons nor have
I seen them in real life. However,
the most lovely rain boots I have
seen have lovely little bows on the
back and can be found at www.
joulesusa.com. You can also find
some cute striped and glossy solid
color boots on the same site.
Mariana Leal
Cute, colorful rain boots are
quite the trend, and have been for
the past several years. An important point to keep in mind, though,
is that a good pair of rain boots
should last you a long time and will
likely be kind of pricey. As long as
you’re using them for style purposes only (not yard work), one pair of
boots should take you along way.
This has several repercussions: one is to take care of your
investment by storing them in a
cool, dark place. If boots are left
in the sun or outside, they can dry
out and the rubber will be more
image from pinterest.com; Joule’s Evedon Wellies with a bow
http://www.theplrstore.com
Rain boots come in a great variety of shapes, sizes, and styles.
With them one can jump in puddles and look stylish doing it.
susceptible to cracking, rendering
the boots useless. Also, chemicals
and pollutants can do a number on
the boots’ rubber, so it is recommended that you clean them after
your puddle stomp.
Also, I recommend choosing comfortable boots in a color
or pattern that you love, not the
style du jour. Since you want your
rain boots to last you a few years
(at least), consider getting boots
in a fun solid color (fuchsia, sea
glass green, or canary yellow, for
instance) or in a simple pattern
(plain white polka dots on black or
thin alternating stripes), which will
continue to work with your changing wardrobe. A trendy multicolored paisley or neon plaid has less
staying power and less match-youroutfit-ability than, say, a tried and
true pattern or basic solid.
A final thing to keep in
mind is the quality of both the fit
and the rubber: you want the rub-
Stretching some 20,700km2
Israel is barely a glimpse on the
radar compared to California
(423,970 km2) and yet the holy soil
of two conflicting peoples preserves
the war between them. According
to the Israeli people, Israel has never wanted war but always strived to
create a peace between them and
the Palestinians. Newhouse says,
“Israel would have wished for nothing more than to work together
with the Palestinians to advise
them in applying what Israelis have
learned in agriculture, science and
technology so that the viability of
a Palestinian economy would be
strong.” But, she says, “Before there
can ever be a true and sustaining
peace in the Middle East, Palestinians and others in the Arab world
must abandon their call for ‘Death
to Israel. Death to the Jews!’ and
demonstrate their determination
to seek a cooperative and peaceful
resolution to the conflict.”
Layla Srour, a recent visitor
to Mr. Forslund’s history class and
Makaristos (Creative Commons)
“ Palestine” from p. 1
Holocaust, Israel flourished with
agricultural, scientific and social
innovations. As a teenager, Devra
Newhouse, our biology teacher,
Mr. Sherron’s wife, lived in Kibbutz
and Jerusalem for about two years.
When asked about the conflict
between Israel and Palestine she
responded, “Israel, as well as all of
the countries of the Middle East is
essentially a desert. But the pioneers who established Israel made
the ‘desert bloom’.”
Israeli (left) and Palestinian (right) flags with the word for peace
in Arabic (top) and Hebrew (bottom).
a young Palestinian woman born
and raised in Israel holds a different
view. She says, “The biggest issue is
that Israel is taking over Palestinian land and soon there will not be
enough land for the Palestinians
themselves to build houses. They
have limited places to go. They
cannot cross the border to Israel
but the Israeli can cross the border
into their land.” According to an
article written by Stephen M. Walt,
professor of international relations
at Harvard University, the most
enduring myth is that Israel has
always wanted a fair and peaceful
resolution to the fighting. Walt recounts past Israel prime ministers,
such as Yitzhak Rabin (who signed
the Oslo Accords) and Ehud Barak
(Camp David in 2000), who never
favored creating a viable Palestinian state, one even explicitly saying that a future Palestinian entity
would be “less than a state”. Akiva
Eldar, chief political columnist
for the Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz,
says that the two-state idea is far
from being adopted and unlikely
to become so. This is mainly due
to Israel’s desire not to establish
Palestine as a state but to “win” the
war and take back Palestinian land.
Eldar says:
To exercise control over the
land without giving up its Jewish identity, Israel has embraced
various policies of "separation."
It has separate legal systems for
traditional Israeli territory and for
the territory it occupies; it divides
those who reside in occupied lands
based on ethnic identity…
The question remains: will
peace ever come? “When a siren
sounds, citizens of Israel have 15
seconds to get to a bomb shelter”
(Newhouse). According to the
Israeli foreign ministry, between
Finally, for those of us with
cracked boots, I understand the
best remedy for our broken boots
is silicone glue. Apply the glue to
the crack(s), push together and allow to cure for twenty four hours.
You may have to clamp the cracks
together to make sure that they
are water-tight. The last step is to
submerge your boots in a bucket
of water for ten minutes and then
check for dampness. If they are still
dry: congrats! Your boots are once
again water-tight and you are ready
to enjoy those puddles once again
in a stylish manner.
1948 and 2012, 3268 innocent
civilians have been killed and 6,207
injured due to terrorist attacks. The
attacks against Israeli civilians have
been considered massacres, occurring in youth disco clubs, open-air
markets and public buses, used by
women and the elderly. A young
Palestinian girl recounts:
“My mom lost half her
head. My dad’s brain came out of
his head, and he was injured everywhere…After that my brother said,
‘Everyone out, let’s leave’ I feel like
I’m in a cage now that my mum
and dad aren’t with me…”
The war between Israel and
Palestine is one of death and confusion. Thousands no longer understand why the fighting continues,
and yet each day they must live in
terror of a bomb falling, of seeing it
rip their families and homes apart.
Each day Palestinian and Israeli
children alike must watch this horror and each day they grow with
a new sense of hatred for those
neighbors down the street. “Since
I’ve been away from home for
four months I can see things more
clearly. I’m here because I won a
scholarship to study for a year in
the US; to talk to young people
about my country, my nationality,
what we have to go through. Trust
me, growing up and expecting a
war every second is hard. Everybody hopes someday everything
will change. What hurts the most
—my nationality is being killed by
my own country” (Srour).
TIGER TIMES, December 2012
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Lebkuchenhaeusel
This intricate
gingerbread
house is quite
a work of art.
With the simple
recipe offered
here, such
delicacies could
be featured in
all of our houses
this holiday
season.
Gina Hervey
Gingerbread houses have
quite the past. Ginger was first
brought into Europe through the
Greeks from the Egyptians in the
11th century, and was transported
all the more due to the Crusades.
Originally, according to Barbara
Rolek of about.com, gingerbread
was a mixture of ground almonds,
stale breadcrumbs, a hint of sugar,
water, and ginger—not particularly
appetizing. However, over time
gingerbread became somewhat of
an art form in Poland, Hungary,
Germany and France. In the Middle Ages gingerbread guilds were
quite common.
The first gingerbread man
was created for Queen Elizabeth
The 1st. She would then amaze
visiting royalty with a gingerbread
man in the visitors’ likeness.
At fairs gingerbread gained
popularity and some fairs even
became known as gingerbread
fairs. A common love token was a
gingerbread man with a ribbon tied
around him.
The gingerbread house first
gained popularity after the Brothers
Grim “Hansel and Gretel” in the
Death of a
STAR
Josh Fandel
Looks like an old star is
about to wink out: a star one only
sees once a year and only if one is
in grades two through eleven. Yes,
the STAR test that students have
been taking annually for as long as
they can remember will soon be retired to make way for tests that are
aligned with a new set of standards
and concepts: The Common Core
State Standards (CCSS).
Since its conception in 1997
and its first administered test in
1998, the California STAR test has
been measuring students’ abilities in the areas of math, history,
science, and English language arts.
The program is set to expire in
2014, and in the meantime experts
have been working hard. Many
people feel that American students
have fallen behind internationally,
and that updated standards need
to be put in place to better prepare
students for both college and the
workplace.
The CCSS were developed
by a state-led initiative, currently
comprised of 45 states and the District of Columbia. The only states
that have not completely adopted
the standards are Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas, Alaska, and Virginia.
19th century. The lebkuchenhaeusel
(gingerbread house) did not gain
much popularity in Britain, but was
sent oversees to North America by
Germans and gained a following in
the New World.
One attempt at achieving
the largest gingerbread house was
made by bakers in Toun, Poland.
They used 4,000 loaves of gingerbread, 6,000 eggs, one ton of flour
and 550lbs of shortening, to make
an 11.5 foot tall house. However,
even this giant structure was surpassed by an even larger one made
by Americans in 2001.
According to Santacla.us
(a website) the shapes of the gingerbread eventually came to mean
different things depending on the
season. Buttons and flowers were
typical gingerbread shapes for EasBased on many pages of
information regarding the CCSS,
including the Common Core State
Standards Implementation Plan
for California, on the California
Department of Education website,
I’ve concluded that these states are
probably not far from signing on.
The standards and proposed methods (at least the ones in California)
seem to be a far better and more
effective way of preparing and
testing students’ abilities. I cannot
speak for other states, but California’s plans for implementing the
CCSS are quite detailed and appear
positive.
First of all, teachers themselves will be taken to school. The
California Department of Education (CDE) is developing what
it calls “modules.” These modules have been in the works for a
while—there were seminars for
facilitators beginning this past September, and 8-10 are slated to be
released online in the coming year.
Currently, there are two
available, both were released seven
months ago, and both are a mix of
interactive instructions and videos
designed to aid in implementation of Mathematics Standards and
English Language Arts Standards.
Currently, these are the only two
subject areas that are being focused on, though the standards for
English Language Arts also include
connections to science and history.
Both standards have a greater focus
ter; animals and birds symbolized
autumn.
Below is a recipe for making
a homemade gingerbread house.
Good luck and happy baking!
Gingerbread Recipe for eating or
building from www.Santacla.us
Ingredients:
1 kg flour
200 ml water
125 grams sugar
125 grams brown sugar
500 grams Honey
4 egg yolks
2 teaspoons allspice
20 grams baking soda
Instructions:
1. Mix the water, sugar and honey
together in a bowl, then add egg
yolks.
2. In a separate bowl combine flour
and baking soda.
3. Slowly add flour mix to first bowl
to create the dough. Note: Avoid
folding the dough while mixing, as
it creates air bubbles.
4. Let the dough sit for about a half
hour.
5. The finished mix should have the
consistency of Play-Dough.
6. Roll the dough to a thickness of 4
or 5 mm (3/16 or 1/4 in.)
7. Cut into shapes as needed.
8. Place the shapes onto a greased
pan.
9. Bake at 200 degrees C for about
five minutes until slightly brown.
To create a shiny glazed surface
for the recipe above:
Mix 3 eggs and 1 tablespoon of
cacao. Then brush over gingerbread
immediately after removing from
oven.
White gingerbread icing for
recipe above:
1 Egg white
150 grams powdered sugar
Sift sugar and mix together well.
Ready to decorate….
on real-world application problems
and lessons.
English teacher Ms. Fadave
is looking forward to these new
standards. For English, the emphasis is changing a lot, to focus more
on nonfiction reading and analysis.
She says that twelfth grade English
is already being geared more towards CCSS as seniors have to read
more nonfiction. She says, “One
of the first things they have you
do in ninth grade is justify opinion, something we’ve been having
students do…In that way, Analy is
a little different.”
The California curriculum
frameworks for these new standards were released in November
of this year for Mathematics and
are going to be released in May
of next year for English Language
Arts. Teachers like Ms. Amirkhan
are already planning how they will
teach these new standards and follow the framework set out by the
CDE.
The modules would be
supplemented with continuously
updated webpages, seminars, and
webinars for teachers. The information provided by these various
sources would include: how to help
underperforming students, how
to teach students with disabilities,
and how to better teach Englishlearners.
The thing that I’m sure
all of us students are really curi-
ous about, though, is not how the
teachers will learn to teach Mathematics and English Language Arts
in a new way, but how we will be
tested on those subjects. Fortunately for everyone at Analy above the
ninth grade, the first test will not be
administered until spring of 2015,
the year that the current freshmen
are juniors.
There are currently pilot
tests of the assessments being
administered in select regions of
California, and then in the coming
school year, field-testing begins.
This brings up another important
difference between the STAR test
and the CCSS testing methods:
despite the fact that CCSS has
standards for kindergarten through
twelfth grade, tests will only be
administered from grades three to
eight, and again in eleventh grade.
There are even standards for preschool-aged children. The CCSS
clearly takes its goals of improving
the education of America’s children
very seriously.
But that’s not the biggest
difference between the current
testing methods and the one that
will be implemented two years
from now. The developers of the
proposed testing system (a group
of twenty-five states, including
California), known as the Smarter
Balanced Assessment Consortium
“CCSS” continued on p. 6
Page 4
TIGER TIMES, December 2012
Holiday
Hype
Christmas down on the beach in
the sun.
What are you going to get your
brother, Jordi for Christmas?
Interviewed by Alyssa Mintz
Jillian Van Riper (10)
I’m getting him the new Power Puff
super hero doll.
We always
make a
pyramid
with all my
cousins,
with the
A gift certificate to Baby
Gap.
Devyn Stasiowski (12)
What are
you doing
over the
holidays?
The food, especially the dessert.
We are going
to go snowboarding
in Shasta
if there is
snow.
Nathan Bailey (9)
What are
your plans
for Christmas Day?
What is a tradition you have each
year?
Opening
presents in
the living
room with
my little
brothers
and parents.
My sister and I go to the city and
do a Christmas lights tour.
Stephen Eich (12)
What is a tradition each year?
We open presents in my house then
go to my grandparents’ house for
dinner.
Mackenzie Boulton (11)
What is your
favorite New
Year’s memory?
Watching the
ball drop with
my true love
on our sixth
year anniversary.
What are your plans for the holidays?
I’m going to Guatemala to help kids
with Habitat for Humanity.
What is your
favorite holiday memory?
Christmas
down in San
Clemente, California where
we got to have
What’s
your favorite holiday
tradition?
Going to
my friend’s
cabin and
just relaxing, but it
doesn’t really matter
where I am,
as long as I’m with friends.
What’s your New Year’s Resolution?
To do something for someone
else. It doesn’t matter whether it’s
something big or small, as long as it
means a lot to the person.
Inspiring words: “Worry is a misuse
of imagination.” - Dan Zadra
“Viva La Vida”, followed by the
more formal arrangement “Slane.”
After the applause ended, Mr.
Regan let student teacher Ms. Blue
conduct the next piece, “Tempest
Rising.”
The MCs quickly transitioned the Intermediate band to
the Advanced band with another
skit. Mr. Regan again took the stage
and the arrangement of “Yorktown”
captivated the audience. Following
was the solemn piece “On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss.” Lastly they
played traditional Christmas song
“Sleigh Ride.”
What are you
going to get
your brother,
Oliver, for
Christmas?
What’s your favorite part about
the holidays?
Oliver Hays (9)
Nicholas Dibble-Kahn
Jordi Hays (11)
What’s
your
favorite
holiday
memory?
littlest one on top.
The Forest
The melodies of Analy’s
music program saturated the theater at the Winter Concert. It was
time for the students to “suit up!”
The Intermediate and Advanced
bands were attired with tuxedo
shirts and pants as well as royal
blue cummerbunds and bowties for
the ladies and gentlemen. However
the gentlemen in Orchestra and
Honor band wore additional suit
jackets and the ladies wore long
black dresses. Jazz band, composed
of members from other ensembles,
had members wearing the apparel
of the other group they belonged
to. All were allowed to make festive
additions to their uniform. Common adornments included scarves
and Santa hats.
Commencing the night was
the Intermediate band, but before
they could start the MCs gave a
little performance which involved a
giant cell phone costume to remind the audience to silence their
phones. As Mr. Regan took the
stage, the band begun popular song
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Orchestra took the stage
after their introduction by the
MCs and proceeded to enthrall the
audience with their performance of
“Nutcracker Ballet Selections.” They
then filled the audience’s ears with
the euphony of “Canzone Sotto
le Stelle.” Lastly they performed
“Tales of Vandosar” for the entranced audience.
Thus started intermission
where the audience was able to
donate by form of feed the tubas, as
well as buying cookies and drinks.
Upon returning to their
seats the audience was startled.
There were well-garbed students
around them holding their instruments while sitting in the seats.
On stage a rather lonely Mr. Regan
faced the audience and conducted
as the entire theater was mystified
by “Stardance.” After a minute the
students assembled onstage and
resumed the rest of the piece. Then,
energizing the audience, the Honor
band played “Persis.” Their final
piece was “Secret Agent Santa,” providing an unusual holiday cheer.
Concluding the night was
Jazz band. The audience was invited
to dance to the songs “Little Big
“Forest” continued on p. 6
TIGER TIMES, December 2012
Page 5
The Death of
a Twinkie
Teamsters Union, who represents
the company truck drivers, agreed
to take a seventeen percent cut in
contributions towards health benefits and Hostess would not have to
pay into pensions until 2015.
Madeline Camilleri
Shortly after the workers
refused to take a larger pay cut
Hostess announced their plans
to liquidate the company. Even
though the workers were being
asked to take a substantial pay
cut, during one of the Bankruptcy
hearings, nineteen of the corporate
officers were claiming they needed
bonuses. More rewards were on
the table depending on how well
the liquidation went. This is in addition to the normal salaries given.
Since 1930 Hostess Brand
has been a favorite in an American
child’s lunch whether it is a
Twinkie, Ding Dong, Ho Ho, or
some Donettes. No longer will one
be able to indulge in a product of
an iconic American brand and the
cream filling inside almost every
treat.
The devastating news came
on November 9th when the workers went on strike after the unions
could not make a deal about revising the workers’ contracts. Upon
hearing this news, many generations, including mine, were devastated and shocked that this could
happen to a brand so well known.
However, upon further
examination it really is not a surprise that the company would have
financial trouble; as Americans’
food tastes are changing, they are
demanding healthier snack options.
Over the years, Americans
have become more aware of the
food they eat and the impact on
their health. They have become
more apt to consume food that
is labeled low-fat, all natural, or
organic. When talking to other
students, it is apparent that a Hostess snack is not their first option. Teacher
Insight: Mr.
DelMonte
http://www.guardian.co.uk
November 9th marked the closing of doors for America’s Hostess
Brand. Whether one enjoyed these treats or just recognized the
label, these golden snacks will remain an icon of this generation.
“I think it’s sad that they’re
closing because it’s a lot of peoples
favorite classic childhood treat, but
it didn’t affect me because I don’t
eat them very much,” Anita Thomas ponders. Many children in this
generation, like me, are not able to
distinguish between a Ding Dong
and a Ho Ho. On the contrary,
there are still those fans that cannot
imagine not having these simple
treats. “I cried when it closed.
Twinkies are just like heaven and
hell put together. Is this a fat joke?”
Sullivan Rutherford recalls is initial
reaction upon hearing the news of
their liquidation.
4. Signature dance move?
Straight From the Tiger’s Mouth:
YMCA.
5. What do you get ridiculed for
a lot?
Being a redhead. Being short.
6. What was the last movie you
went to see?
It was so long ago, I can’t even remember! I have a nine month-old
baby, so I’m pretty busy with that.
7. If you were a salad, what kind
of dressing would you have?
Balsamic vinaigrette, because it’s
tangy and Italian. I am one hundred percent Italian, contrary to
my hair and Northern European
complexion.
8. How long have you been working at Analy?
Interviewed by Ashton Fandel
1. What was your high school
mascot?
The cardinals. I went to Cardinal
Newman.
2. Do you have a good luck
charm?
While the workers were
willing to negotiate and take cuts,
these “higher officials” were not
willing to do the same. On November 16th the company officially
closed its doors, leaving 18,500
Americans without a job.
It’s my sixteenth year at Analy. This
year I’m teaching Choir, P.E, and
English.
Hostess is not a
stranger to bankruptcy, as the company filed for bankruptcy in 2004.
However, it reconstructed and was
able to pull itself out of bankruptcy
in 2009.
On November 9th the company filed for bankruptcy again and
the workers went on strike after being asked again to revise their contracts. Workers’ unions had previously met with Hostess and they
had agreed that the workers would
take an eight percent pay cut. The
Although the company is
terminated, a few other companies are competing to buy Hostess’s assets such as their recipes.
Flower Foods and Grupo Bimbo,
the world’s largest bread-baking
company, are in the running to buy
pieces of the company. Sun Capital
Partners and Metropoulos & Company are also interested in making
a deal. Despite the company being
out of business now, there is still
hope for the classic Twinkie and its
other sister goodies.
“It’s so anti-Morgan Freeman.”
- Room 14
“Sorry, I have a thing
about mangoes.”
- Room 14
“Have you ever dreamed of being
a hamburger?”
“No! You’re just wrong in
every way!”
-Second Floor
“Could you let me out 5
minutes early? I need to get
in a fight with someone.”
- Village 4
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No, but I do weird stuff. Like “Oh,
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I’m a really good juggler. I can also
ride a unicycle. There was a circus club at school once that I was
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I like to say “Word.”
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“Vaccines” from p. 1
Some may argue that this
is a hit-and-miss strategy, as there
are 200-plus strains to choose from.
The Lancet medical journal recently
published a study stating that only
1.5% of adults will benefit from the
flu vaccine, and only about 2.7% of
adults get the flu in the first place.
This widely contradicts the CDC’s
claim that 60% of adults benefit
from the flu shot.
The flu vaccine may even
make someone more susceptible
to the influenza virus. According to VacTruth.com, “When the
vaccine matched the flu strain, 4
percent who weren’t vaccinated got
the flu. One percent of vaccinated
people got it. That’s a difference of
3 percent. When the vaccine didn’t
match the strain, 2 percent of unvaccinated people got the flu, and 1
percent didn’t, for a difference of 1
percent.”
are factored in, the real number of
influenza-related deaths per year
totals about 1,000, says liamscheff.
com guest researcher Peter Doshi.
That’s 0.00000325% of the nation’s
population. One has better odds
of winning the lottery or getting
struck by lightning than of dying of
influenza.
Also, The National Vaccine
Injury Compensation Program
(VICP) has seen an increase in
injury claims due to the flu vaccine, and the National Coalition of
Organized Women (NCOW) states
that, “between 2009 and 2010 the
mercury-laden combined flu vaccinations have increased Vaccine
Adverse Events Reporting Systems
(VAERS) fetal death reports by
4,250 percent in pregnant women.”
What happens when somebody actually catches this virus that
“at times can lead to death”? The
CDC reports that between 3,000
and 49,000 people die in America
each year from influenza, and
12,000 died from the 2009 H1N1
“pandemic.” If secondary complications, such as immune disorders,
At best, the flu vaccine is a
controversial and sometimes ineffective method of immunization
against the many strains of influenza. Millions of dollars are spent
to scare the public into preparing
for the upcoming yearly flu pandemic, with pharmaceutical companies profiting as a result. But it is
up to the public to decide whether
or not to break the yearly ritual and
choose what is safe for their wellbeing.
December
Horoscopes
life must get worse before it gets
better. Give it a little while and
your life will certainly get back to
normal, or better!
Ella’s Crystal Ball
Gemini
Aquarius
May 21 -June 20
January 20 -February 18
Look out for the color orange this
month, it will give you good luck
and prosperity! You have many
wonderful and insightful things to
say, but don’t forget to listen to others, also.
Soon an unexpected surprise will
come your way. Remember to be
open to new opportunities and
you’ll have an awesome month!
Don’t forget to be flexible and roll
with life’s punches.
Cancer
Pisces
June 21 -July 22
February 19 -March 20
Don't take things too seriously this
month, everything will work out
if you keep a positive attitude, do
the things you love, and spend time
with people that make you happy.
If you have been having a hard time
lately, don't worry because things
will begin looking up for you. In
the meantime follow your instincts
and take it easy. Spend time with
your favorite people and do your
favorite things.
Aries
March 21 -April 19
You are loved by many for your
determination and honesty. This
month will be wonderful if you
think about others in addition to
yourself. And don’t forget to follow
your heart!
Taurus
April 20 -May 20
If you are going through a hard
time, make sure to remember that
Leo
July 23 -August 22
Make sure to keep up your enthusiasm in life, and keep smiling! Your
great energy will take you far, and
lead you through the month ahead.
Virgo
August 23 -September 22
If you are getting stressed about
finals, take some time to relax and
eat some chocolate! Don’t worry if
something doesn’t work out—success is achieved when you can go
from failure to failure and not lose
enthusiasm.
“CCSS” from p. 3
(SBAC), have tried to make the
testing methodology as modern
and relevant as possible. Instead
of testing us with a set of multiplechoice questions, the new test will
be adaptive, performed on computers and administered online.
This will allow the test to adapt
dynamically to its current taker,
raising the difficulty if the student’s
ability is above the currently tested
standards or keeping it steady if the
current difficulty level is right for
the student.
Another difference in this
test is that test-takers will also
have to explain their responses to
questions. Very similar to the AP
tests that some students will take,
there will be both free-response
(called “constructed response” on
the SBAC website) and multiplechoice (“selected response”)
sections.
There are even more fun
aspects to this test. For the students
lucky enough to be in school while
this program is in place, there are
also interim assessments that will
be available, to complement and
lead up to summative assessments.
So instead of one test at the end of
Libra
September 23 -October 22
Look out for those who look sad,
and lonely. Just a simple smile will
go a long way, and may brighten up
their day. This will bring you good
karma and a wonderful surprise
will come your way!
Scorpio
October 23 -November 21
You are trying too hard to be a
person you’re not. Just be yourself
and you’ll go far. Now is a wonderful time to open up and make new
friends! Some new best friends are
waiting just around the corner.
Sagittarius
November 22 -December 21
You have been listening to others
around you, and are being influenced by them. Make sure to love
your decisions and you won't need
others around you telling you what
to do. You’re happiest when you
follow your intuition.
Capricorn
December 22 -January 19
Look out for your friends. They
might be going through something
tough and don't know how to get
through it. They may need a shoulder to lean on. Sometimes friends
are the best therapy!
the year, there will be additional
(albeit optional) tests that teachers
can give out. All of the data from
the tests will be used to assess the
performance of individual students
as well as the performance of the
school as a whole. As this testing
technique is so radically different
from the current one, the CDE
admits that methods of school
assessment will need to be revised.
It also recognizes that
there will be inherent financial
difficulties in getting every school
prepared for administration
of these tests (computers are
expensive, after all). It emphasizes
that communication between
schools and the California state
legislature will have to improve
because of the program’s associated
fiscal difficulties.
“But what about College
Board tests?” is the question that
has probably been burning in
everybody’s mind. The thought that
new standards may not align with
those tested on the PSAT, SAT, or
AP tests is a potentially upsetting
one. However the College Board
has written a report on how it has
been a part of the development of
CCSS. The College Board is a big
supporter of the new standards, so
we have nothing to fear from that
front.
Overall, the Common
Core State Standards, and the
implementation plans that
California has developed to
facilitate their incorporation into
our education system, appear
to be adaptable, dynamic ideas.
With their emphasis on real-world
application problems and the goal
of minimizing student enrollment
in remedial college courses, the
CCSS are set to bring a whole new
brand of teaching to the students of
the United States.
Additional Sources:
www.greatschools.org
“Forest” from p. 4
Gumbo” then to “Harlem
Nocturne.” Concluding the concert
was the arrangement “Madrid.”
All three songs featured solos on a
variety of instruments, a one-of-a
kind conclusion.
During the concert, Mr.
Regan commented that while we
often become fixated on the trees
and the little things, the forest of
the music program is still a healthy
and breath-taking entity, as shown
by the bands’ and the orchestra’s
excellent performance at the
concert.
Inspiring words: “Remember that
happiness is a way of travel - not a
destination.” - Roy M. Goodman
TIGER TIMES, December 2012
Killing at
Analy –
Installment 4
Lander Fusfield
The sun was coming up
when I got back to the station and I
was thinking things over when one
Brett Seymour came in asking to
speak to the detective on the Analy
murder case. Turns out he was
the photographer who took all the
student ID photos at the freshman
registration. He had also taken
plenty of staff pictures for ID cards.
He had noticed that one was of a
woman who had only a single blue
bird earring on. Hadn’t thought
too much more about it until he
saw the paper in the morning and
there was the same earring. He
had a big glossy photo of a pretty
tense looking middle-aged woman
wearing only one blue bird earring,
just like the one I’d found on
Galesworth’s classroom floor. He
had also marked on her ID card
info that she was the school nurse.
Now I had two persons of
interest to check out: the custodian,
Baker, and Julie Sulla, the nurse.
I dispatched my backup to the
Success and
Self-Pity
Don’t Mix
Natalie Ambrosio
Torn between writing about
college apps and finals study tips,
bogged down with homework that
I don’t want to do, and lacking
motivation, I discovered the perfect
topic for my article. Lately I’ve
been bathing in a thick swamp of
self-pity. I have too much to do,
lack the time to do what I want
and end up moping about thinking
about how I can’t do what I want
to do and so I won’t even do what
I should do. It may be that I’m
the only one who goes through
this and so I just sound insane.
However, I find it likely that others,
whether they be seniors muddling
through the college application
process, or underclassmen feeling
overwhelmed by finals, also
experience the occasional self-pity
drenching.
Well in case anyone
was wondering, self-pity is not
rewarding in the very least. I’ve
discovered that not only does
it decrease productivity; it also
custodian’s address. They called in
within 15 minutes to say the door
was open and there was not much
left inside when they got there. It
was a studio apartment in Santa
Rosa and the closets were empty
and everything.
I was walking out of the
station to drive over to the address
I had gotten for the nurse, when a
1978 Chevy Impala screeched up
in front of the station. A woman
in her late 50s jumped out of the
driver’s seat and ran straight up
to me screaming, “I killed him!! I
killed him!! I didn’t want to have
to hurt him, but I had to save the
boy. The boy was innocent and
has a long life ahead of him. Mr.
Galesworth had to die. It was the
only way!!!” and she fell down right
there in the parking lot like a rag
doll, sobbing.
I followed procedures and
told her, “Ma’am, I’m going to have
to ask you to calm down. Anything
you say can and will be held against
you in a court of law and also the
vegetarians walking into Whole
Foods over there don’t want no
murder confession to mess up their
organic blueberries. Keep your
voice down, ma’am. Why don’t you
come on into the station so I can
ask you a few questions?”
increases anger and stress. Frowns
will turn into moans which will
lead to complaints to friends -friends, mind you, who are going
through the exact same thing just
managing to be less sulky.
The friendly response to
such venting will either be one of
loving sympathy and hugs or one
of sincere, respectful suggestions. If
it’s the former, the self-pity will just
be bolstered by the fact that even a
friend is pitying you. If it’s the latter
the angry side of the self-pity will
lash out at the logical suggestions of
time management and more sleep
when it had been seeking more
pity. Thus, even after complaining
heavily to one’s pals, explaining all
the perfectly legitimate reasons for
one’s aura of gloom, one is likely
not to feel any better. Self-pity only
leads to vicious cycles of misery
while lacking redeeming value.
While I may not be terribly
qualified to speak on the topic,
since I have spent many minutes
soaking in self-pity lately, I have
come to a sort of antidote to this
trouble. Whether you’re suffering
during study time or just struggling
through the daily grind, the best
thing to do is work really hard
when you work. Stay focused on
the essay or flashcard making for a
set amount of time. While you are
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Honest
Answers
Dear Sera,
I was wondering what I
should get for my girlfriend for her
Christmas present. If you could
give me suggestions, any help I
could get would be great! Thanks.
Sincerely,
Gift-less Jeff
Dear Gift-less Jeff,
Most guys automatically
come to the assumption that
expensive is better when giving
their girlfriends a gift. This is not
necessarily true. Most girls would
appreciate a gift that has a lot of
thought put into it, and shows
that the guy has an understanding
of their tastes and what they like,
which leads them to the idea that
their boyfriend really knows them.
The ideal gift also depends
on how long you two have been together. Say you’ve been together for
2 months or less. In this case, a box
of chocolates or her favorite candy
and a thoughtful and affectionate
Christmas card would do just fine.
Then there are the longer-lasting
relationships, which require a bit
more thought to be put in when
giving a present. When you’ve been
together for 6 months or more,
jewelry would be a good gift.
consumed with this task you won’t
be able to think about how awful
your life is (at least not completely
since whatever you’re doing will
hopefully take some thought).
Once you’ve finished the
assigned task a multitude of other
gruesome things might await you.
However the important thing is to
allow yourself to feel happy that
you accomplished something. Now
you must take a break. During
this respite one mustn’t think at
all about anything that must be
done, but rather remain completely
focused on having a fun, happy few
minutes or even hours. After the bit
of fun you will once again be able
to focus on the grueling tasks.
It may seem
counterproductive to be taking
constant breaks when there’s just
so much to be done, but I find that
Going back to my first
point, however, when you have
been together for 6 months or
longer, your girlfriend would hope
that you know her by now, and that
you know what she wants.
Of course, this is not always
the case, because I do understand
that we girls can be picky and
hard to shop for. Shopping for the
opposite sex is always hard to do.
So think about your girlfriend’s
hobbies, her interests, and any of
her possessions that she values
most. If this happens to be a ring,
or a necklace, buy her one of these
with maybe her favorite flower, or
a heart on it. Maybe you could give
her a vintage locket with a picture
of you together. But that’s just
jewelry.
There are many more
options in giving gifts, such as
making her something. I know
guys who have made their
girlfriends their presents in
woodshop class, and maybe if you
take that class, or ceramics or art,
you too could make her something
she’d really appreciate and know
that you put a real effort into
making it just for her.
Whatever you end up
choosing to do, keep in mind the
main point I have made. Expensive
is not always better, the thought is
what really truly counts.
Faithfully yours,
Sera
an hour of working efficiently turns
out to be much better than three
hours spent holding a pencil while
thinking about how much I hate
everything. Rather than thinking
about fun things while trying to
do work and then dreading work
while attempting to do fun things,
life feels better when we devote
ourselves entirely to what we’re
doing.
Whether we avoid our cell
phones and the internet for a while
or practice flashcards outside to
stay awake, giving some time spent
just on work will show great results,
while also allowing some time
spent solely in joy will sustain one’s
sanity. While self-pity doesn’t lead
to success, both self-control and
self-appreciation can take one great
distances.
Mystery Club Members:
Platy was found and brought back just in time. Now we must
avenge a recent crime. Others may be caroling and filled with joy.
But now is not the time to be playing with toys.
We must meet over there, covering our tracks with great
care. The mission is grave and we’ll be put to the test. Until we find
success we must not rest.
TIGER TIMES, December 2012
Page 8
Where are
The
Greenhand They Now?
6. What have you done since retirement?
7. What will you always remember from Analy?
Conference
Zachary Davis
Lights! Camera! Greenhand! The Northern California
Greenhand Conference was held
in Lodi, CA to teach young FFA
members more about agriculture.
Five freshmen are getting started
on the pathway of becoming good
agriculturists. The five freshmen
that attended this conference were
Kianna Gonsalves, Victoria Torres,
Kendall Medrano, Jesse Kanihan,
and myself, Zachary Davis.
The conference was a day
of fun. It wasn’t like many other
conferences where people just sit
down and someone talks for hours
on end. The whole meaning of this
conference was to teach leadership
skills, how to raise plant life, and
how to be active in our community.
They separated us into five
different teams based on the color
of the bracelets we got at the beginning of the conference. The teams
were named after famous movies of
the 21st century. It was like one big
dance party; we just had fun. In the
middle we went with our team to a
classroom and discussed what we
just learned in the auditorium. This
gave us more understanding of the
subject.
Overall the conference
will help shape us into great FFA
members.
Zachary Davis
This month
I sat down
with Della
Miller. She
loves to talk;
every time
she talks
to me she
talks about
her time at
Analy, as a
nurse and a student. She graduated
from Analy in 1941 and went into
nursing. She has a heart of gold and
a love for kids. Here is Della’s story.
1. When did you become a staff
member at Analy?
I started in 1960 at age 37.
3. What was the student population at Analy?
The Future Student Nurses and the
Pep Squad
8. What is the difference between
students from you’re era and students of today?
Be friendly to the students: treat
them as you would want to be
treated. Maybe you will get respect
back.
Analy in Numbers
Number of Ladder Rungs in the Clock Tower:
34*
Number of Black Piano Keys on the Mural in the Choir Room:
75
Inspiring words: “If you’re careful
enough nothing good or bad will
ever happen to you.”
Number of Large Rocks out in the Front of the Main Building:
28
* 16 rungs on first level, 18 rungs on second level.
Latin Translation:The truth will free you.
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Challenging finals, on things not
Blowing a bubble, right on cue
10. What advice would you give to
the faculty?
4. What clubs did you advise?
Every year, the cycle anew
Also going to camp with my pep
squad.
Yes I do and it puts a smile on my
face every time I do.
There was a total of 1,500 students
at Analy.
Drip, drop, come rain and snot
taught
9. Do you still keep in touch with
former students?
I was the school nurse.
Gina Hervey
One time in the Boys P.E a tall
thin boy broke his knee. So we put
him in my car and I took him to
his doctor and he said he couldn’t
do anything. So I took him to the
hospital, where he later had his leg
amputated.
The students from my era were
more into their studies. Today, not
that many kids care.
2. What was your position at
Analy?
5. How long were you at Analy?
24 years
I stopped being a nurse after I left
Analy. My husband and I went
across country for 7 ½ months and
after that I lived in Sebastopol as a
widow.
DECEMBER
Leadership Updates
My, is it already Finals? As expected, not too many events upcoming...
• The Winter Spirit Week will be January 14th-18th, with a Winter
Spirit Rally on the 17th. Themes for each day will be announced once
we return from Winter Break.
Each night, a comforting dinner
stew
Maybe this Christmas, Santa will
get caught—
Ever wonder if Mr. and Mrs.
Clause fought?
Rudolph sure did, and the elves
did too.
Now Ponder
This...
This is a new monthly
section of the Tiger Times, where
we will ask a question or two,
and YOU will have the opportunity to respond, and possibly
have your response published in
our esteemed publication! Here
are this month’s questions to
kick things off...
If you saw Santa on
your roof and could say
one thing to him, what
would you say?
- or What is the most
unusual gift that you
have ever received?
There are many ways to submit
your response!
1. Run up to room 205 and submit your response on a piece of
paper.
2. If you have a Facebook, there
will be a post where you can
• Finals will all be next week, starting with 1st period finals on Monday submit your responses.
• There will be no school December 21st - January 6th.
from 7:35-9:35. Tuesday will host 2nd (7:40-9:40) and 5th (10:0012:00) period finals, Wednesday will be 3rd and 6th period finals, and
Thursday will be 4th and 7th period finals. There will be no school on
Friday!
• Student Senate will be January 8th during SSR in the Choir room.
• Freshmen will have Tiger Transition on January 15th during SSR in
the Theater for the “Secrets” presentation.
Study hard, good luck with your finals, and enjoy your Winter Break!
David Hua
ASB Vice President
www.analy.org/activities
3. No Facebook? No
problem! Email your response to
tigertimes.ed@gmail.com.
4. You can also submit your response through the handy form
on the Tiger Times’ webpage:
www.analy.org/tigertimes.
Your response might just
end up in the paper next
month!