The Rock
Issue 17 - March 2018
Rimrock Journalism Class
Email: rburk@sd365.us
Website: www.sd365.us
Phone: 208.834.2260
Destinations, Diamonds and Donkeys
Raiders Visit Houston
On March 21st through the 24th a part of the Rimrock TRIO group went to Houston, Texas. Elizabeth Rodriguez (Junior), Samantha Elizondo (Junior), Liza Hurtado (Junior), Martha Araujo (Sophomore), Martin Gomez (Junior) and Christian Sharek (Sophomore) all went to Houston. The TRIO program wanted to provide an opportunity for students to explore colleges and universities outside of Idaho and also wanted to provide cultural experiences, students might not have on their own. While being in Houston, the TRIO group helped finish building a house that was damaged during the hurricane. They also went to a NBA game. US Ecology gave the TRIO program a grant of $2,000 dollars to help clean up or build from the hurricane. The total cost of the trip was $8,000 dollars. I asked Samantha Elizondo what her favorite part about the trip was and she said, "Meeting new people and spending time with my friends." Samantha's favorite university that they visited is the University of Houston. The TRIO Upward Bound gives hope and opportunity so that students can graduate from post secondary programs.
Donkey Basketball 2018
By: Rachel Burk
Hearts were pounding along with the hooves as our community members and students "rode" donkeys across the Raider basketball court on the evening of March 24th. The bleachers were packed as donkeys ran the show on the court. Held as a fundraiser for the Rimrock Booster Club, Donkey Basketball was not only entertaining, but profitable for our school as well. The Rimrock Booster Club would like to thank the community for their attendance and support.
We at Rimrock would like to thank the Booster Club for supporting our students and boosting school spirit!
Q2: time
Q3: a snipe (Prank: Snipe Hunting)
Q4: a molecule
Please enjoy some photos (taken by Mrs. Burk, 6th Grader Garrett Kunsky and 8th Grader Treau Smith) from Donkey Basketball below:
FFA Sign
For about two months, a group of FFA members were working on a sign for our FFA Chapter. Adam Hogaboam, Hannah Field, Christian Sharek, and Lance Smith are the four students that helped make the sign. We used the CDC machine to make and cut out the sign. A CDC machine is a plasma cutter used to cut things out of metal. Adam was the one that designed the sign and the rest of us helped him cut it out with the plasma cutter. Of course, if it wasn't for Mr. Schoen who taught us how to use the CDC machine we would never have made the sign. Mr. Schoen helped us with making the sign and taught us how to set the Plasma cutter up to cut the sign out. It took a few tries to get it cut out but in the end we finally got the sign cut out and are going to hang it in Mr. Schoen's classroom.
Sadie Hawkins Dance
This year’s Sadie Hawkins was on March 14th, and was themed "Dynamic Duo". The dance was held and decorated by the freshman class and all high school students were invited to come. During the process of planning for the dance Sami Jewett, Madie Macmillian, and Laney Jenkins put in lot of hard work. Sami and Madie worked together to decide on a theme and plan out decorations. Laney made posters to put up around the school to advertise about the dance. Anyone from the freshman class that could help, helped. Some freshman students volunteered to bring food, while others volunteered to help decorate and clean up after the dance. Some students that attended gave their thoughts about the dance. Sintia said, “It was fun!” Sami said, “It was a success, people had fun.”
Softball/Baseball Season Off to a Good Start
This year’s softball and baseball season has begun with much enthusiasm. “I think it’s going to be fun,” is what Naya Bradshaw (Junior) said about the season starting. Softball started off the season with a 15-13 win against Wilder. This year’s baseball team has a lot of talented kids. I asked Sophomore, Ian Burbank what he thinks about the baseball season starting and he said, “It’s legitness.” Baseball tried their hardest on their first game vs Wilder but they ended up with a loss. Lance Smith (Junior) stated, “We’re doing better than we did last year.” For me, when the softball season first started, I was scared because I’ve only played baseball. I didn’t know what the rules were. After I went to my first practice, it started getting easier. Our first game was a good one because we won and it was better than I thought it was.
Enjoy a few photos from the season opener games below:
Why We Shouldn't Have Homework
By: Timothy Jewett
Should children be given homework in attempt to reach higher academic scores?
I believe they shouldn’t. We as students are at school for about seven hours a day 4-5 days a week for approximately eight or nine months of a year until we graduate high school. How many times have you heard adults complain of how exhausted they are from work? Why should it be any different, if not worse, for students?
Children are still developing mentally and physically during this time. We shouldn’t be given much homework, if at all. According to a Stanford Study, countries that had given more homework to students didn’t outperform others that weren’t given much homework (https://news.stanford.edu/2014/03/10/too-much-homework-031014/).
Giving students homework could impair the child’s ability to learn how to socialize with family or friends. With that, what about exercise, hobbies, clubs, or sports? How are we supposed to develop if we’re stuck in a building for a good chunk of our lives? If students aren’t introduced to life outside of school how will they learn what to expect once out of school?
There are other ways to learn outside of school if given the time. For instance schools could suggest going to events that provide knowledge about life after school. If schools are interested in providing the best education they should try to involve students in field trips.
Homework is no good!
Spring Break
What do you think about when someone says “Spring Break”? Many people go on vacations or spend time with their families. Others go to beach resorts and go party. Around here most people work or spend time with friends. I tried interviewing people about their Spring Break but I just got the same answer, “Work, or sleep.”
Spring Break is usually a time for people to relax, stay at home and be with their families. For me, I had lots of math homework, which I didn’t do...shocker! This Spring Break, I mostly worked on my grandparents' farm and helped out with spreading manure. One day out of this last week, a couple of friends and I went to the mall and went shopping. Another day, I stayed home and relaxed, and on another day, my friend came over and we watched movies all day. You can say that my Spring Break wasn’t too eventful, but it wasn’t boring.
The TRIO group went to Houston, Texas. They went on college trips and helped rebuild a house for someone who had their home destroyed by the hurricane. “The more good you do the less chances karma will come to you,” stated Samantha Elizondo, Junior. She said that she has never been on a plane before, so she got scared the first time, “I cried.” Other students also went on this trip and had a good time. This Spring Break was very eventful for many people. But, like I said, a lot of we students just worked or laid around at home.
Riddles
Q1: A container with no hinges, door, lid, or handle. Yet it can be opened and has a golden treasure inside.
Q2: I can destroy the tallest of trees, the hardest of rocks, the strongest of metals, and the biggest of animals. What am I.
Q3: I am the hardest to catch, most do not come close, people treat it like a game, and you’ll need a bag. What am I.
Q4: I’m the tiniest thing there is, I can be in the air, I can be in the water, and I can be in the ground. What am I.
HINT: Answers hidden somewhere in the newsletter!