Ashley Chou

Preseason games are over. No more practice scrimmages. No more friendly competition. And definitely no more room for doubt. With the arrival of spring, both lacrosse teams now face their first and probably toughest season in history.

Learning a new sport isn’t easy. Learning and mastering a new sport in less than four weeks is even harder. That, however, was exactly what both the boy’s and girl’s lacrosse teams had to accomplish during their February preseason training.

Unlike the rest of their friends who were sleeping in and eating leftover turkey the day after Thanksgiving, junior Karen Wai and senior Katie Nast were making their way down to Woodward Park in Fresno for the prestigious cross country state meet. In the words of Charles Dickens, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

He owns 13 different colored tuxedoes, 12 pairs of running shoes and is nicknamed the “Rocketman.” He was running sub-5 minute miles a decade before any of us were born. And he just happens to be the new girls’ cross country coach. Besides the fact that Danny Moon could probably—scratch that—can run faster than 75 percent of the school’s athletes, his quirky personality and lovable spirit have helped the girls’ team this season. Previous coach Peter Jordan moved on to take the position of athletic director.

The SHS ASB announced the official 2008 Homecoming theme today, September 8th, as “Around the World in 25 Days.” Its title was a spin off of the 50s movie, generalizing the sub-themes that were chosen based on best representation of different cultures. Throughout the summer, commissioners debated over which cities across the globe would make the cut. Atlanta, Cairo, Rome and Tokyo ended up as the final four offered to the classes.

The word “teenager” normally brings to mind a variety of stereotypes, namely drugs, drinking and sex. These pleasures have cast a gray image of irresponsibility, while becoming the juicy topics of discussion among older generations.