Volume II Issue V: November 4, 2016 |
OPINION |
Next online issue: November 18, 2016 |
Column: Aspiring to Reach Positivity
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone BY KAYLAN ENGE
Stepping out of your comfort zone is something that is hard to do when you have been doing things a certain way for as long as you can remember. If you are anything like me, then you may feel anxious in a social setting. You may feel awkward even around your friends. Going to social events with your friends may put you in a rough spot that forces you to expand your comfort zone. Recently Homecoming 2016 passed for REV. Usually I don’t like to go to dances, but hey, it’s senior year and I haven’t gone to any events like this before. At first, I started off fine and was excited to hang out with my friends, but the closer the day came the more I began to feel anxious and uncomfortable... |
I Am Not 18
BY MAYA SANCHEZ
I am not 18 years old yet. But this year, being 18 means a lot. It means that I can finally drive with other people legally, it means I can vote. It means that under the law I am an adult. (Under my parents, ha-- that’s a different story.) But under the circumstances of what has been the craziest election in recent American history, the chance to vote has slipped out of my hands by a mere few months. It’s frustrating, to say the least. It’s even more frustrating when I see people not voting. I remember being in eighth grade and having my friend’s mother explain to me why she wasn’t voting. Her answer was a simple, I’m just not that interested in politics... |
Column: You and II am Not a Costume BY MAYA SANCHEZ
The weather is getting colder -- at least colder by California terms--, the food is getting sweeter, the houses are getting decorated. All this combined is the start of the most beloved time of the year: holiday season! Halloween is the first holiday that’s marked on the calendar, and the air is alive with festiveness. From pumpkins to scary movies, Halloween is fun for all ages. It’s a chance to let loose, have some fun, and pretend to be someone that you’re not for a day. It’s the time to be scared at Universal’s Horror Nights and sit in suspense as you watch Silence of the Lambs. It’s not the chance to mock cultures.... |
Column: Here's the Thing
Rallies, Rules, and the Discrepancies Between Them BY DAVID MIKHAIL
At the beginning of the school year, students got a student agenda handbook. The agendas provided by the school come in handy during several occasions and contain all the rules and guidelines. Among these are dance rules, which are there to keep school dances appropriate, maintain order, and for, according to the agenda, "the safety of all REVHS students and staff." The rules, previously mentioned, are found on page 9 of the student handbook given to us at the beginning of the school year. Rules such as "When dancing back to front, all dancers must remain upright- no sexual squatting or sexual bending is allowed." It also contains general policies, which include "No students, regardless of his social status, race, creed, or color, shall receive preferential treatment in any matter outlined in this policy of discipline.”... |