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Amy Windisch: Winner of the Red and Gold

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Defending Their TitleVolume XLV | ISSUE XII | Rosary High School | Fullerton | March 2011

By: Jessica MonnigStaff Writer

With endless hours of prac-tice, hard work, and training, the dance teams achieved their goal by receiving two national titles at the United Dance As-sociation competition in Or-lando, Florida. This nationals is no easy competition, with over 80 teams from around the country. Rosary practiced vig-orously, knew what they had to do, and executed it flawlessly. Their routines, with originality and perfect technique, wowed the people around the nation. This dance team of 26 girls all traveled together to Florida in matching clothes from head to toe. Some say it makes them

feel more unified and plus they all get a bunch of cute match-ing clothes. Once they get to Florida they are paired up with roommates, and many of them would say much of their bond-ing comes from their crazy nights of laughing and mak-ing memories with their team. They all eat together and Sophomore Bridget Jacob says, “We thought we dined and dashed at Olive Garden, but we found out the sneaky Ms. Shanwna Pautsch paid for all of us. Not only did we enjoy her buying us food but also the fact that she came with us and got to experience this with us was just amazing.”

Cont. page 3Junior varsity dance gives it their all on stage at the happiest

place on earth—Walt Disney World.

Spicing Things Up

By Kaity DalyStaff Writer

It’s the “most wonder-ful time of the year.” The av-erage reader might be ponder-ing why I’m writing an article about Christmas in February, but the over-achieving Rosary student body knows exactly what I’m talking about. They know that I’m not talking about Santa and Tiny Tim spread-ing good cheer, but instead I am talking about the wonders of the Red and Gold season! It’s the season of competition, shorter class periods, and tal-ents. To those who thought Red and Gold just couldn’t get any better: you’re wrong. Ms. Nikki Wilson is spicing things up with new traditions such as: new accessories avail-able for purchase, telegrams, and the order of performances.

Everyone knows that Lettermen jackets are special mementos to remember impor-tant details of your high school experience, but they are only worn when it is cold outside. Well, Ms. Nikki Wilson and Mrs. Maryanne Tice, Rosary mom, have been hard at work making charm bracelets that could act just like these Lettermen jack-ets. These bracelets will come with the Rosary “R” and a royal crown. Other possible charms can represent each of your: Red and Gold mascots, sports you have participated in, and any clubs you have been involved in. These bracelets can last for-ever, and you will find yourself wearing them rain or shine! They are also currently work-ing on flower clip accessories with your Red and Gold mascot in the center. These cute clips

would look fabulous in your hair or on your purse! Another item that you can buy this year is a Red and Gold t-shirt. These t-shirts will be faithful to your color only. They will actually be a short sleeved version of your captain’s shirts! Sporting these classy t-shirts is a great way to demonstrate your school spirit!This year, Royals will be able to buy their friends telegrams at lunch, whereas last year they were only sold at performances. It doesn’t matter which team your friend is on. These tele-grams will go up for sale at lunches leading up to the per-formance, and the performance itself ! This is a great way to support your friends during the show and wish them good luck! Also, to eliminate rumors of the dreaded “curse” that the second performance always wins the performance, orders this year will be switched. The exact orders are currently undecided, but each team will be guaran-teed quality team prep time in the gym before performing. These new traditions will be ic-ing on the cake for the upcom-ing Red and Gold performance weekend. So root for your team, rep the colors with these classy new accessories, and let your pals feel your support with the lovely telegrams. This year, Red and Gold is going to be off the chain!

Keep a look out for the new Red and Gold merchandise. Buy one of these cute accessories to support your team!

Winter Formal...or

Knott

Seniors make the most of their last Winter Formal.

By Bridget FaleyStaff Writer

To many of the non-be-lievers out there who thought we couldn’t pull off a Win-ter Semi-Formal: you’ve been served. February 20, 2011, marked the beginning of a new era, a colossal time where dress pants and pencil skirts met to birth a newer and much classier Tri-school event. Some people stuck with tradition and rolled up in fancy dresses and suits, while administrators and Knott’s employees gladly welcomed a new generation of semi-formal dance goers, wearing more casual (but still fantastic) attire. Guys were able to sport dressy jeans and reveal their refined sense of style; girls could choose to stay formal and wear fancier dresses or unveil more ca-sual, but still tasteful, apparel.

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Dance Team Swoops Up Two National Titles

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New Red and Gold Traditions

Rosary has Gone Global

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The Royals Dance To Victory

By Megan MontgomeryStaff Writer

Many Rosary students are be-coming jetsetters as they anx-iously await their departure on new and exciting educational ventures. In addition to tradi-tional trips, such as the annual Catalina excursion, Rosary’s long awaited decision to rein-stitute international trips has added new educational opportu-nities that take learning far be-yond the classroom. This year students will have the chance to test their French in Quebec or even take a European ad-venture in London and Ireland. Over spring break, some mem-bers of the French II, French III, and AP French classes will be departing on a fun and en-riching trip to Montreal and Quebec, Canada. Headed by the French teacher, Mr. Gregory Goodlander, this vacation will give students the opportunity to put what they have learned in the classroom to good use. In order to earn money for this trip, the French classes held a fund-

raiser and sold five dollar Com-munity Discount Cards that were credited to the students’ accounts. Approved by the Dio-cese of Orange, this academic expedition will be chaperoned by Rosary faculty members. Ju-nior French student Morgan Sielski expresses, “I am very excited for this trip. I just re-ally hope that I can actually speak French when I’m there!” In addition to going to Can-ada, students also have the op-portunity to choose to travel to the countries of Queens and Leprechauns on the England and Ireland European excur-sion. This ten day trip is open to all students and will high-light some of the most beautiful and enriching sights that these countries have to offer. Stu-dents will witness the majesty of Buckingham Palace, travel to Blarney Castle, and of course partake in some epic shopping in London. This trip, which also takes place during spring break, is a great way to get students up close and personal

with things they have learned only in a classroom setting. Ju-nior journeyer Shannon Mur-ray says, “I, Shannon Elizabeth Murray, am really excited to see new places and learn about new cultures.” Junior Marisa Burke also adds, “I’m just excited to hear all those British accents!” If sitting on a plane for hours isn’t for you, there is al-ways the annual Science Club trip to Catalina. Although this excursion is organized by the Science Club officers and Mrs. Linda Hodges, all students are welcome. This trip is from April 1- 3 and is three days full of hiking, snorkeling, and just general marine biology en-tertainment. Mrs. Josephine Golcher, who has chaperoned this trip many times, claims, “Catalina is the best trip there is. People never forget what they’ve learned on this trip.” All in all, students have many opportunities to expand their academic horizons with all the trips being offered, so get ready to pack your bags!

An inside look from a dance team member herself.

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Students gear up to travel abroad.

Royal Reporter

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Editor in ChiefDanica Hays

Business EditorRachel Fobar

Managing EditorKatie Stephens

Photo EditorEmily Wikle

Staff WritersMilan AguileraTara Campbell

Kaitlyn DalyVeronica Dato-on

Mary Kate DominoBridget Faley

Meghan FarrellAshley Gasparian

Joanna HenryKirby Jackman

Adriane JarminskiShirley Lahr

Victoria LongtinJessica Monnig

Megan MontgomeryAmanda NieleskyMelissa Padriezas

Sarah PontiusHannah Schade

Angela UrmanitaJade Vega

Mary WalkerEmily Zapata

AdvisorMr. Tom Tice

By Mary Kate DominoStaff Writer

Every year Rosary’s JV and Varsity Dance Teams travel to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, for The United Dance Association’s National Dance Team Championships. Being a member of the varsity team, I have experienced firsthand the insanity of this competition. The five days we spend in Orlando consist of tons of hard practices, going to sleep at two a.m., waking up at four, sweating in the practice room, and nervously waiting backstage for our turn to perform. Performing in front of ESPN cameras, a panel of nine judges, and thousands of screaming people can either cause an adrenaline rush or a nervous breakdown. We experienced both. Our performances in the preliminary round were not

our best and we were worried about not making it to finals. So when they announced that Rosary got to skip semis and go straight to finals we were shocked and excited. Finals came around and we reminded ourselves to have no regrets. We prayed for God to help us do our best, we walked out on that stage with the confidence we needed to succeed, and we had the best performance of our lives. After we performed our coaches had tears in their eyes and told us that no matter what the outcome of the competition, they were proud of us. When it was almost time for awards, we anxiously awaited back stage with the other teams to take the stage and find out the results. They led us in a formation onto the stage; all the teams formed a semi-circle around the perimeter of the floor. We held hands and bowed our heads as they began awards. They announced Small Varsity Jazz first and started with eighteenth place; they slowly made their way down the list and reached the top 10, then the top five, then the top three, and our names had still not been called. We were shivering with excitement when they announced the third place team, Carlsbad High School. They

were down to the final two teams, Los Alamitos and us. “Second Place,” the announcer read, “a team from California”. I just wanted him to hurry up and say it, I couldn’t wait any longer. He then looked up and said loudly “Los Alamitos!” We just about lost it and could not hold in our screams, it was so loud that we couldn’t even hear him announce us as the National Champions. We went backstage, got our medals and jackets, and then went back out for the pom results. We waited nervously as

Junior Mary-Kate Domno perfects her turns during the pom number.

they started at nineteenth and worked their way down. They reached the final two and we couldn’t believe that we had not yet been called! The announcer then says “Second place, from Louisiana, it’s St. Thomas More!” I almost passed out with excitement; girls on our team were screaming and crying and we all hugged each other and jumped up and down. Nothing in the world can match the feeling of winning, of knowing that all the hard work you put in to this competition had paid off. It’s incredible. I still can’t believe it.

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1. Senior Alex Yonkovich leads her team to victory!

2. Freshman Jazelle Torre performing at finals with all her heart.

3. Kelsie Mattingly ‘12 uses all her passion to unify the JV dance team.

4. JV dance team excitedly performs in Nationals.

Dance Team Champs Continued...

Our Phenominal Dance Team Dominates Florida for the Second Time in a Row

Cont. from page 1 The day before Rosary has to com-pete they practice their butts off, mak-ing sure every line and every arm are the exact same. The goal of their per-formance is to look like one dancer moving on the floor. This year because Rosary was in the small division for Varsity they had to compete to get to the finals where they were successful in going straight through to finals for both their jazz and pom routines. Junior Varsity also delivered an amazing performance for pre-lims. As Sunday night came around the dancers had their heads in it to win it. All together they put their hearts out and danced for not only the title but for the pure joy of it. With performances by both JV and Varsity that could not have been better, they found themselves excited and hopeful for the results to come. The teams they had to compete against were teams with just as much dedication and passion, and no one knew who could be this year’s champi-ons. As ESPN announced the top 20 the Royals closely held each other’s hands hoping for a spot in the top 20. They got down to the top 5 and Rosary still had not been called.

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Finally Junior Varsity was called up for second place for their jazz routine. And then they had to find out about their pom results where they were ec-static to find out they had just been crowned national champions in the pom division. Next up were the results for the Varsity division. Defending their title, Rosary waited anxiously to hear the results. Hearing teams after teams get called they became more and more ner-vous. Finally it came down to first place champions and they were beyond words when they heard Rosary called. Not only did they hear this once, but twice because they won in both pom and jazz, two of the most competitive divisions at the UDA competition. After the teams had interviews with ESPN they got to celebrate by going to Disney World. Junior Steffi Acain said, “I’m so thrilled we got to go to the Ani-mal Kingdom and we bonded as a team winning two national titles.” Overall this experience for these Roy-als is one of a lifetime no matter what place they got. The fact that they have such a strong support group and such dedication shows that they are truly passionate about dance.

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Royal BabiesThe stork has paid a visit to Rosary High School!

Winter (Not) Formal.

watched the movie School Ties, he brought up the name to his wife because of a character in the movie. After deciding on the spelling, they agreed upon the name and are extremely happy with their decision. Another baby new to the Rosary community is Hailey Michelle, Nicola and Nick Huerta’s baby daughter. Hailey was born on August 15, 2010, as little sister to Hayden, 2. The Huertas wanted to follow big sister Hayden by keeping the letter “H” for her first name. Her middle name has a spe-cial significance to the Huerta family. Along with Hailey, Mr. Huerta’s sister also shares the middle name Michelle. And the last addition to Ro-sary comes from our very own

Cont. from page 1 As students filed through the historic gates, giddy for the attractions and endless danc-ing, the night began to unfold. Weeks before the big event, freshman Macy Cendejas ea-gerly exclaimed, “I’m SO excit-ed for my first Winter Formal. I remember hearing about it in 8th grade from my cousin, but now it’s my turn to actually go to Knott’s Berry Farm and hang out with my friends!” Macy wasn’t the only person who was thrilled to attend; enthusiasm and anticipation seeped out of many semi-formalers’ pores. Whether students flew solo with their friends, awkwardly sat with their date whom they had never spoken to before that night, or cuddled close with their one true love, everyone seemed to be having a grand ol’ time. The DJ packed the tiny dance floor, and people boogied

Looking ahead...

Mar. 11-12:RED & GOLD WEEKEND!!!

Mar. 14:No School/Red & Gold Holiday

Mar. 17:St. Patrick’s Day& Youth Day

Mar. 18:St. Joseph’s Day Mass

Mar. 23:Spring Sports Rally

Mar. 26:Sadie Hawkins Dance @ Con-nelly

By Hannah SchadeStaff Writer

Watch out! Rosary has some important additions to campus this year. No, not transfers or new teachers (we do have these, too!), but new faculty babies! Rosary athletic director Mr. Rob Ickes and his wife, Dawn-Marie, have welcomed a baby girl to their expanding fam-ily. Gracyn Rose was brought into this world on January 13, 2011. The Ickes family also in-cludes sisters Ryan, 12, and Remy, 8. Baby Gracyn’s unique and uncommon name came to Mr. and Mrs. Ickes after some initial difficulty. Originally, they were looking to find an “R” name to follow Ryan and Remy. But nothing seemed quite right. So after Mr. Ickes

Rob Ickes’ baby, Gracyn Rose, sleeps peacefully in the Karcher center at Rosary

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Mrs. Jennifer Murphy. On December 9, 2010, Mrs. Mur-phy and her husband, Jeff, wel-comed their firstborn, a son, Timothy Jeffrey. As most of her students know, Mrs. Mur-phy has been talking about having a baby forever. So this news has especially excited the student body. Timothy’s middle name, Jeffrey, comes from his father’s name, and the baby al-ready has a nickname -- Timmy! Mrs. Murphy stated, “Jeff and I have talked about having a Tim-my since we were dating at the

great school UCSB.” Mrs. Mur-phy is extremely excited to have Timmy and she is enjoying the time she gets to spend with him. Also, Mr. Richard Yoon and his wife, Emily, are ex-cited to be expecting a new baby to their family. This new baby, who is due in late April, will join big sister Kylie, 1 ½. These tiny tots have sparked excitement throughout the Ro-sary campus. And maybe, just maybe, they will be future Royals!

down for hours on end. Attend-ees who didn’t really prefer the dance floor were able to let loose and soar through the sky on some of the most famous roller coasters in the world. Servite sophomore Ryan Viggiano “love love love loves the Log Ride.” Some of the other rides include the “scarrrrry” Supreme Scream, Boomerang, X-celer-ator, and the notorious, name-less “spinny ride” (Wipeout). Winter Semi-Formal 2011 turned out to be a success. It’s a shame that the clock had to strike midnight, and everyone had to go back home to rest their sore feet. Fellow Friar Alex Carr ’11 described the epic dance as “the wintery-est, winter-fresh, winter for-mal ever.” Party buses, limos, minivans, and horse drawn carriages disappeared into the distance, with shipments of satisfied Tri-school students.

Rosary Juniors and Seniors get glammed up and strike a pose before the big night

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By Emily WiklePhoto Editor

There comes a time in ev-ery high school student’s life when the conventions of society become too restrictive for free expression. There comes a time when football games grow tire-some, dances drag on, and parties lose their power. There comes a time when you can find nowhere else to turn but to technology. Social networking offers in-dividuals of every age and back-ground the opportunity to inter-mingle with a live community on a virtual website. The beauty of websites such as Facebook is that no physical interaction is required to make friends. On these sites, you are able to cre-ate a profile and manipulate it to reflect exactly who you want to be seen as. You are also able to update a status to let people know of your various comings and goings. Se-nior Claire T h o m p -

the opportunity to keep in touch with friends from around the in-ternet. Everyone from the cute IT guy in Dubai to your best friend from fourth period can be found on your profile. Senior Kaajal Ali likes that Facebook allows her to “keep in touch with [her] friends and look at Adriane’s pictures.” Someone ought to send a friend sugges-tion to Kaajal and Lloyd, be-cause creepy love is in the air! Websites like Facebook not only give you the chance to min-gle with friends far and near, but also to offer a play-by-play of your own life as it unfolds. In the virtual world, friends are count-ed by the quantity, not quality,

and are viewed mainly as a status symbol. On Fa-

cebook, there are no wedgies, no swirlies,

and no stolen lunch money (save for

those tycoons on FarmVille), and even nerds can be kings.

son explains, “I love telling people exactly what I’m eating and when I’m eating it.” With a convenient play-by-play of your life, it’s easy to let all the right people know what you do. Still, for those of us with lim-ited social experience, Facebook allows for the anonymity of “stalker” interactions. Social net-working websites allow you to stay on top of who’s-dating-who, the latest fashions, and where all of the popular kids went for va-cation. Says senior Lloyd Hoe-hle, “I like to be creepy and not be judged for it.” So-

cial networking websites such as Facebook keep creepers like Lloyd on the internet and away from our bedroom windows. On the other hand, should you not be socially advanced enough to make “real life” friends, Facebook offers you the option to join groups where you are able to meet other asthmat-ics and mathematicians as your-self. Most social networking websites allow you to customize a page featuring your various likes, dislikes, and political views.

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By Katie Stephens

Managing Editor Hate to break it to you, but no one cares that you are currently walking your dog or “really crav-ing some ice cream!” Why do we do this to ourselves? Our generation has lowered our standards of social interac-tion entirely. Let’s face the cold hard facts here girls, social net-working is doing us no good. It’s hard to say that sites like Facebook aren’t an excel-lent way of keeping in contact with people you haven’t seen in a while…..that is if you have graduated high school and don’t see your so called “friends” ev-ery day. As high school students, and Rosary students especially, we are talkers, texters, gossip-ers. We know everything that is going on with everyone in our tiny community. So my question is why do we still feel the need to go home after our lunch table talks, classroom gossip sessions and back and forth text banter, to further spy on and post things

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sites are like an el-ementary school play-

ground: bullies run amuck, only online there is no teacher

supervision or detentions to be given. Cruel behavior is taken to an entirely new level with its victims unable to defend them-selves, and cyber-bullies thrive with the lack of face-to-face confrontation and consequences. Being human is enjoying each other’s company. It is laughing together, smiling, getting to know one another in a real way. When all we know of people is their carefully coordinated Fa-cebook pages that portray the person that they want people to see, instead of the person that they actually may be, we fall into a foolish trap of believ-ing what the face of a computer screen tells us. Word of advice: next time you want to give someone a loving gesture, try a smile or hug, not a wall post.

about our per-sonal lives? As sad as it is, Facebook can make or break a social life. For those who may be struggling with a social life, it is not easy to log onto Facebook and see the world having a good time while you are watching it from a computer screen. I know a person or two (a.k.a every teen-age girl to ever log onto Face-book) that has fallen victim to the intoxicating and enchanting spell that cyber-stalking can put on a person. Yes, it is easier to like your crush’s status than to give him an actual face-to-face compliment, but this cycle is only furthering the decline of social skills for our generation.

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the cur-rent senior

class, the other problem arises that now college admissions of-ficers and future employers can log onto your Facebook and see the good…..and bad about your personal life. Brianna Masciel ’11 says that “It makes me ner-vous because I feel like I have to constantly hide things and edit what I say because col-leges are checking up on every-thing.” With this realization, many seniors have just decided to delete their pages altogether to dodge the constant worry that admissions officers won’t accept them because of how they come across via Facebook. Also, more often than not, Fa-

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Double TroubleThe inside scoop on Ashley Nieto and Megan Dillion

By Adriane JarminskiStaff Writer

Meet Rosary’s dynamic duo, Ashley Nieto and Megan Dil-lon. These stylish and bubbly seniors are inseparable. They met in kindergarten in 1998 and have been best friends ever since. Ashley says, “I’ve known Megs for forever, she’s just like one of my sisters.” Megan says, “Both our moms call us ‘second daugh-ters.’ we’re like family.” Within their four years at Rosary, Me-gan and Ashley have only been in two classes with each other. Ashley says, “When we came to Rosary it was weird not hav-

ing any classes together.” She continues, “We have only had one semester of religion together and one semester of study hall.” The two fashionistas this year are Red and Gold captains: Ashley for red fashion and Me-gan for gold drill. Best friends at heart, they will be rivals on stage. Megan says, “Even though Ash and I are on dif-ferent teams, it doesn’t change anything about our friend-ship. We are both extremely supportive of each other!” The lovely Kaajal Ali’ 11 says, “It’s really cool seeing them stay so civil while being on different teams. When my

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best friend and I are on different teams it’s like war at the table!” This set of BFFs have plenty of things in common; too many to even name them all! They both love to dance and both have a love for cute clothes. Ashley says, “Both of us laugh at the weirdest things, and know exactly what each other is thinking at times.” They both said they know what the other person is feel-ing; whether sad, happy, em-barrassed, mad, or even when they’re lying! The one thing they emphasized most was that they trusted each other with abso-lutely anything and everything!

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Dynamic Duet Grace The Stage

The Bates Twins Hit a High Note with This Year’s Red and Gold!

By Victoria LongtinStaff Writer

Double Teamed, Double Trouble, Dynamic Duo – all this and more describes the utterly wonderful Bates twins, Melanie ’12 and Miranda ’12. When you first meet this enchanting two-some you’ll most likely have a bit of a hard time telling them apart. As you attempt to deci-pher the difference you might be wrong, but they’ll always be good-natured about it, laugh it off, and gently correct you. Now, before you think yourself utterly oblivious, please realize it happens all the time. You see, these twins aren’t just identical in looks, they’re identical in just about everything – and they love it that way. “We’re like two halves of a whole,” Melanie says of herself and her sister. These twins both played soccer, have the same classes, identical grades, and have been joint Choral captains for Red and Gold, twice! They share a love for the Harry Pot-ter books (inspired by their older sister Crystal ’08), partic-ularly relating to the ever fabu-lous Weasley double act that is Fred and George, who, like the Bateses, capture your heart

instantly. Both adore the Ar-gentinian national soccer team and are avid fans. They also share a love of Star Wars and were, quite poetically, Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader for Halloween this past year. These twins share everything from a room, to clothes, to a passion-ate love and talent for music. The Bates are a perfect ex-ample of an effortless partner-ship. They work as a seamless team in everything they do. Just like their fantastic voices blend in perfect harmony, so do their temperaments. “We balance each other,” Miranda says of their twosome. Melanie is the one who captures your atten-tion right away with her out-of –this-world personality, while Miranda is a bit quieter; but once that girl gets going she is the funniest thing on the planet! Melanie admits to having the shorter temper, while Miranda says she’s there to keep her twin calm. “It’s a good thing I have a twin,” says Melanie, “there’s always someone to laugh with.” Both girls are so similar yet undeniably her own person. The junior class watched in awe as they conducted the Rosary Day Choir. “The twins are so good


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at what they do; they get so into it, too, it’s pretty funny. Rosary Day Choir wouldn’t have been the same without them. I love those two!” says Chloe Re-jniak ’12, a member of Rosary Day choir. There is no doubt they made the choir that day; their hard-work, dedication, talent, and unified partnership led the juniors to success on their special day. The delightful duet is once again choral captains, this year battling for Gold. “I like work-ing with them because they take my advice into consideration and we all work as a team,” says fellow Gold Captain, Lin-ling Navarro ’11. Everyone is so excited to be on choral this year with them. “I couldn’t have asked for better Gold Captains. They are so funny and sweet!” says Mackenzie Swoger ’14 of the twins. First they taught us “Ma-ma- yay,” then “GLAM-OROUS” and now, “We’ve got something really special planned for this year,” Melanie whispered to me before kickoff. Whatever this year’s Red and Gold holds, with the twins cap-taining, it’s going to be great!

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Two of a Kind Can you tell Natalie and Vanessa apart?

By Meghan FarrellStaff Writer

“Which one are you?” “Wait…what’s your name?” “Natalie or Vanessa?” These are the ques-tions that twin sophomores Natalie and Vanessa Stewart experience every day. Besides Natalie being taller and having a dimple, the two look exactly alike. Many claim that when Natalie still had her braces and Vanessa didn’t, it was easy to tell the two apart but then she got them taken off and no one knows who is who. Sam Hernandez, class of 2013, re-marks, “The only possible way to tell the two apart is by call-ing one of their names and see-ing which one turns around.” Friends aren’t the only ones who get them completely mixed. One teacher started yelling at Vanessa for a good 5 minutes thinking that it was Natalie the

whole time. The girls complete each other’s sentences and of-ten think the same way. Span-ish teacher Ms. Julia Ray says they have “twin telepathy” be-cause they always get the same grades on tests. Vanessa says, “People say that when I wear my hair up to school, Natalie will wear her hair down and the next day it will be the oppo-site. We never plan it though.” Sophomore Rachel Sosnos-ki laughs, “The only difference between the two is their back-packs. And I would say Vanessa is a little more talkative than Natalie. The twins don’t even try to be alike, but they are.” Their looks aren’t the only thing they have in common. Sophomore Jordan LaM-onda comments, “They have the same exact laugh and they think the same exact things are funny. Every time I hear their

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laugh it just makes my day.” The sisters will laugh at all your jokes. Also, they are the two most comforting people you would want to be around. Senior sister Janelle Stewart says, “They definitely depend on each other for a lot but I also de-pend on them for many things. They are always there to talk and be there when I need them.” Everything about these girls makes you want to be friends with them. Although they can be shy at times, once you get to know them you love more than ever. Some say they are the friends everyone would want – kind, comfort-ing, and joyful. Hanging out with friends like them is the best thing you could ask for. They may be impossible to tell apart, but for many that isn’t the reason they are so amazing.

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Katie and Sara: Frenemies Forever

Co-Producers Katie Irving and Sara Morales find themselves on opposite sides of the curtain for this year’s Red and Gold.

Being co-producer involves a lot more than just looking pretty though – it involves a lot of work. They are in charge of the budget and receipts for their team as well as assisting the producers to make sure ev-erything is running smoothly. “We keep a log of expenses and we fill out reimbursement forms,” Katie says. Filling out the reimbursement forms, ac-cording to Katie, is the hard-est part about co-producing. Sara, on the other hand, be-lieves that the hardest part is bossing people around. She says, “I’m not really all about tell-ing other people what to do, so sometimes it can be a little hard for me to boss my peers around.” Christina Vidaurri, a close friend of both Sara and Katie, jokingly disputes Sara’s state-ment, “Yeah, right. Sara loves to boss me around just because

she’s almost ten feet taller than me. Katie’s no peach either.” There are benefits to being co-producers, however. Dur-ing flex, they walk around the school, visiting each category and seeing how things are go-ing. Katie likes to “help check up on all the categories and make sure everything is going well.” Sara loves being a part of everything: “I’m so excited to see the show and be able to know that I helped to con-tribute to it!” She adds, “Plus I get to see everything before other people do!” Sara likes checking up on the dances and drills, and often tries to learn the moves along with the girls. Sara and Katie face a dilemma that many other co-producers of the past have not had to face: they are close friends and even sit at the same table at lunch! Ka-tie says, “Even though Sara and

I are on opposite teams, we’re still best friends. But we don’t tell each other team secrets.” Sara agrees, “We haven’t told each other what our stories or anything are about. I think it’s better to just keep it a se-cret so it’ll be that much more surprising when I actually see Red’s show.” In other words, they are sworn to secrecy. But there is more to their friendship than what meets the eye – Katie says, “Sara and I call each other ‘frenemies.’” She ex-plains, “It started as a joke last year in Mrs. Golcher’s chem-istry class when she told us to give a quiz we had just taken to our frenemy for them to grade.” Sara continues, “So we started signing it ‘corrected by your frenemy’ and call-ing ourselves frenemies. And we think it’s funny that now we really are true frenemies!”


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Many of you already know the Red and Gold Producers, seniors Patrice Lozano and Rachel Elido. But how many of you know the magical Gold Co-Producer and the acrobat-ic Red Co-Producer? Juniors Katie Irving (Red) and Sara Morales (Gold) are this year’s Red and Gold Co-Producers. Being juniors, they are ex-perienced in the ways of Red and Gold. Last year, Katie was on Gold Props. Katie says that it was “really fun going to shop and learning how to build things and use power tools” and highly recommends Props. While Sara was also on Gold, she was on Drama. She says that she “liked being involved in Red and Gold” and thinks that “Red and Gold is a great time to make new friends!”

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these girls’ lives revolve around Red and Gold. When asked about how White Team helps out with the pro-cess, Ms. Nikki Wilson replied, “White Team does it all. I help them.” Even before the Red and Gold season began, the girls were busy selecting the produc-ers and the captains, making the captains video that was shown right before Christmas break. They are also in charge of the daunting task of separating the entire school into two teams and into different categories. Sleep deprived, the White Team made sure that ASB had a fabu-lous kickoff skit planned for the rest of the school. Before the big event, White

Team has many things to pre-pare. Not only do they need to supervise everything, fundraise the event, and expand it to the community, they also need to choose judges for the show. During Flex the girls can be found busily taking attendance or roaming the campus mak-ing sure everything is running smoothly. On performance weekend, White Team sets up everything including the lobby, the give-aways, and all the decorations that make the Servite Theater Red and Gold territory. In their beautiful black dresses, the girls serve as hostesses for the night and greet all the special guests that are invited to the event. On Saturday night, all of their hard

work comes to an end when they get the chance to count the judges’ ballots and announce the best overall team of Red and Gold. Molly Lehman says that there is less pressure being on White Team because they can’t win or lose.She shares, “I have made a lot of great friendships, and I’m re-ally excited to see the shows in the end.” Maura Toohey loves “knowing both teams’ plays and seeing how the teams come to-gether.”There definitely wouldn’t be a Red and Gold without the White Team!


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Everyone wonders what the wonderful White Team does to prepare the one and only Red and Gold. The White Team consists of six amazingly bril-liant girls: ASB President Bridget Faley, ASB Treasurer Jillian Busch, ASB Social Chairs Alex Collell and Molly Cook, Senior Representative Molly Lehman, and Junior Represen-tative Maura Toohey. Molly Cook exclaims, “We’re special; there’s only six of us!” White Team is in charge of everything that goes on behind the scenes of Red and Gold. From addressing all the prob-lems to approving deadlines to attending shop days at Servite,

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Creating the World of Red & GoldWhat it takes to make the Red & Gold Program Cover

By Sarah PontiusStaff Writer

You see it every year, and every year you wonder who has the time to create the lovely and exciting cover for the Red and Gold program. For some people it is the first thing they see of Red and Gold and the program doesn’t disappoint. Incorporating each team’s mas-cots as well as the overall theme can seem like a daunting task, but the Computer Graphics classes show us how it’s done. Given this assignment by Ms. Jennifer Patton, Rosary Royals in the computer graph-ics classes go all out just to get their hard work on the cover.

Administration and the White Team to choose the winner. The contestant who wins gets recognition in the pro-gram as well as the satisfac-tion of knowing that her de-sign made the cut. Last year’s program cover winner, Caitlin McGovern ’11 says, “It was re-ally exciting to see all of my hard work pay off and watch everybody buy the program.” Even though the work is challenging, the students are glad to be given the opportu-nity to show their talents. As Cat Collodel ’13 exclaims, “It is really hard, but I think it will all be worth it in the end.” The Red and Gold expe-

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rience would not be complete without the hard work that the Rosary Royals put into it. The panel has spoken and Amy Windisch ’13 received the honor of having her design on the cover for this year’s Red and Gold. She says, “I’m stoked and super excited to see it.” The Royal Community is very anx-ious to see the finished product. So get ready for Red and Gold, Royals, and I don’t just mean the performances. I mean the unveiling of the great Red and Gold Cover that is sure to awe the crowds as well as show the creativity of the amazing Computer Graphics classes.

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Winter Sports Wrapup

By Emily Zapata Staff Writer

Sadly winter sports season is over and before we say hello to spring sports season let’s take a look back at how our soccer, wa-ter polo, and basketball teams did this year. The soccer team ended the season with an overall of 8 wins, 10 losses and 4 ties. In league they unfortunately went with no wins, 5 losses and 3 ties. The soccer team does have some amazing talent that in-clude senior Chelsey Patterson, who has committed to Cal State Fullerton, and junior Tayler Dragoo, who has committed to UCLA. Water polo did well this year, with 2 wins and 2 losses in Trinity League and an overall record of 11 wins and 18 losses. Water polo worked hard to get to playoffs and won their first playoff match against Roosevelt High School 12-7, taking them to the next round of playoffs to play Long Beach Wilson. Although the Royals lost 15-

A Look Back at the Winter Sports Season!11 they played very well and put up a hard fight. Water polo also has a committed athlete; senior Bernadette Bevins has signed to play water polo for UCSB. Basketball has had a great sea-son with 19 wins and 10 losses overall and 4 wins and 4 losses in league. This season basketball was the team to watch, especial-ly when it came to playoffs. The Royals, led by Captains Tara Campbell and Maya Arellanes, were a top 20 team. When it came to playoffs the team had a great show of support from the Royal fans, winning their first game against Yorba Linda High School 59-42. When it came time for semi-finals against Windward High School at Servite, the gym was packed with fans from both Windward and Rosary. The Royals played their hearts out and gave it their all. With every shot that went in, the crowds roared. Windward played just as well and at the end the Royals lost 74-38.

One of Rosary’s star softball players, Dominique shows her school pride by wearing her Howard sweatshirt.

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All-Stars Commit to CollegeRosary’s Most Promising Athletes Sign to Top Colleges!

By Tara CampbellStaff Writer

Dominique LawrenceHoward University Class of 2015 Dominique has written and signed her name to Wash-ington D.C.’s Howard Univer-sity. She will be playing in the MEAC conference Division I as a pitcher for the softball team. Dominique received a full-ride to the historically black college, and on her visit in November she was definitely wined and dined. She was only there for two days and they took her to the mov-ies to see Life as We Know It. Dominique is ecstatic about the opportunity and “loves the city life of Washington, D.C. and its historical significance.” Chelsey PattersonCal State Fullerton Class of 2015 Chelsey has committed to playing the next four year of her soccer career as a defensive center mid to California State University, Fullerton. A close neighbor, CSUF is a Big West team playing in Division I. Chelsey was wooed over by the university’s kinesiology pro-

gram which she plans to pursue. CSUF was her top choice and “the sweet-talking did help a little,” Chelsey admits. Chelsey will be seeing some familiar faces as the CSUF coach also happens to be her club coach and she has played against some of the players also signing with her. Bernadette Bevins UC Santa Barbara Class of 2015

Our very own Berna-dette Bevins committed in early November to UCSB to play wa-ter polo. The Division I school competes in the Big West Con-ference. Bernadette claims to have known the coaching staff forever because her brother played water polo at UCSB as well. She will also see some fa-miliar faces at practice because she knows some of the play-ers on the team from her many

years of club. When visiting the university, Bernadette was taken for a day of surfing, soak-ing up the sun, and eating any-where she desired. She loves the “not too big, not too small” at-mosphere, the closeness of the beach, and living in a new area. She plans to major in English and speech therapy while play-ing water polo.

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Track: Off to a Fast Start

By Kirby Jackman and Veron-ica Dato-onStaff Writers

It’s that time of year again, track season, when Servite gets invaded by us Royals every day after school. This season, the team is full of students of all grade levels who enjoy run-ning, jumping, hurdling, throw-ing, or pole vaulting. For some of these ladies, this is their first year on track while oth-ers have returned for yet an-other year coached by Thom Confer and Miguel Alcarez. Coach Confer is the overall head coach and Coach Miguel specializes with the sprinters. Seniors Andee Wunno and Erica Magrath have been on track ever since freshman year; Erica exclaimed, “I love track! I love the feeling I get when I

A swift look into the Rosary track team’s season.run, and also it is so much fun to hang out with my friends dur-ing practice and talk between sprints.” She is a very experi-enced runner as this is her fourth year running the 4x100 relay, 100, and 200-meter sprints. Fellow sprinters, juniors Nicole Whitely and Marione Tamase have also been running since freshman year. Nicole does track because she loves “seeing guys prance around in spandex.” One her favorite memories from track season is when Coach Confer dressed up as Brave-heart. Because past track star Adriane Jarminski has decided to step out this season due to a hectic schedule, many sprint-ers must step up their game in order to make up for this loss. Some girls prefer to run long distances like seniors Briana

Valenzuela, Kristin Meily, Maya Arellanes, and Kath-erine Rocha; juniors Emily Peterson and Tori Maraga; sophomores Emily Cordova and Ari Cortes; and freshman Natalia Montes. The long distance events include: the 800m, 1600m, and the 3200m. Briana Valenzuela is happy to have track starting up again, she commented, “I am most excited to hang out with my friends everyday at practice.” Maya says. “I can’t wait to run nine miles with my awesome friends everyday!” For those who don’t have a passion for running, there are other events that track mem-bers can participate in. Senior Kaajal Ali loves to long jump; her favorite part of track is “be-ing in shape, working out with

my friends, and making friends with people of all grade levels.” Kaajal has been doing track for two years now. She has tons of fun at all the meets and practices with her best friend Hannah Bui who participates as a hurdler. Freshman Lucy Cervino is ex-cited for her first year on track because she doesn’t have to run, and can just do shot put with se-nior Julia Smith. Record holder Colleen McConnell will con-tinue her shotput training and is prepared for her last season. Some juniors who also partici-pate in the field events include: Katie Klein, Liz Sarni, Britta-ny Smith, and Natalie Lawer. Overall, it should be an exciting track season with some record-breaking performances. The track team has a lot of young talent, so they will also continue to do well in the upcoming years.

Steppin’ Up to the PlateRosary’s Softball Team hits one out of the park with their next season.

By Milan AguileraStaff Writer

Softball has come into a new season with many prac-tice games, and practices give the team confidence to believe that this sea-son will be great. As a soft-ball program, there have been many changes for the year, starting with our new home field, which is Cal State Fullerton. It is a great op-portunity to be playing at a college field under the lights, and so near to our school that many can come watch. Many new members of the coaching staff join the Rosary community, with open arms from our team and the families. Lind-say Nuckolls ’03, Taylor Peyton ’06, and Christi-na Hanson ’07, and former teacher and coach Dawn Castaneda are all here to help our team reach all our goals, and be the best we can be. The man in charge holding our team to-gether is Coach Tom Tice. He is coming back for his 18th year of coaching and is bringing more energy than ever. This year we will come across challenges and even team differ-ences, but by the closeness and strength of our team we are sure to get through it. Having six open spots as

our tryouts started, four sophomores Caileen Syl-vester, Rachel Meyer, Marissa Meyer, and Lau-ren Rodriguez; and two juniors, Paige Hergen-reter, and Jackie Olvera worked very hard in the off season and earned a spot on

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our varsity team. The re-turning players welcomed them and made them a part of the varsity family. Junior Carolynn Terry says “I can’t wait to start the season off; we are going to dominate.” As a member of the team I am here to let you

all know as spring arises so does our softball team. We are as ready as we will ever be, and we have the big-gest expectations this year. We have such an athletic team starting with our pitcher Dominique Law-rence who has committed to a very well-known school, which goes by the name of Howard University. An-other member of our team who is committed is our sophomore short stop Chel-sea Gonzales, to Arizo-na State University. Caitie Barber, a starter for three years, just committed to Towson University in Maryland, located near Baltimore. Senior Katarina - Schweitz was welcomed with open arms to Amherst College. She also received an academic scholarship there and is thinking about playing softball. Other members of our team that have worked hard on and off the field are Emma Engelage, Darby Sanchez, and Kaitlin Fitzger-ald who were All League players for 2010. Sopho-more Isabel Serrano has yet to join us because of how far her basketball team is going. We are all excit-ed to see how this season goes, and will be working hard to prepare for our best year.


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Royal FishesBy Jade VegaStaff writer

As we finish water polo season with a bang, prepping for swim season is the big deal right now. With returning varsity swim-mers Savhanna McClafferty, Catherine Flanagan, Miranda Barrigas, Mikaela Rymer, Syd-ney Turcotte, Sydney Straba-la, Bernadette Bevins, Mari-anna Ruby Carrillo, Christina Cocchi, Noelle Herrera, Mad-elen Johnson, Emma Tice, Sophia Mola, and Savannah Vargas, there is much expecta-tion for another great season. Big changes for the team to look forward to are the new swimmers and the new assis-tant coach Rudolpho Nieto, who swam for NOVA. Along with the head coaches, Mus-tafa Hassan and Alan Mc-Clafferty, the swim team is truly being strengthened to be the best they can be. As Berna-

Swim Team Dives Back in the Waterdards for the upcoming season. As shared by Sydney Tur-cotte, “What I’m expecting this year are great records, everyone to give it their all, enjoy the sea-son and be confident to conquer races with a positive outlook.” Sydney went on to say that she hopes that everyone, includ-ing the freshmen, just have fun during season, because it’s too much of a close-knit family en-vironment to take too seriously. As many have expressed, swim is a sport that captivates a wel-

coming environment and girls truly build a close family-like bond with one another. “What keeps me coming back to swim is the encouraging support of the girls. Their support makes it a lot easier to endure the stress of swim,” said Sophia Mola. With the first league meet around the corner (two weeks), it’s a fact that our team is prepared to handle the on-coming meets and come out as champions in the end.

dette puts it “I’m looking for-ward to what Rudolpho has to teach us for the season. He is a great addition to the team.” As much as the swim team will miss Brandon Masone, they welcome Rudolpho with open minds for what challeng-ing tasks and goals he may have in store. Catherine ex-presses, “Swim won’t be the same without Brandon, but a new door opened and I’m ex-cited to start this season with a new coach. I’m just look-ing to enjoy my new team and build a great bond with them.” With Hannah Croghan (re-cord holder), Patricia Anne Yam (C.I.F. competitor) , Katie Rigler, and Morgan McClaf-ferty missing from the team this year, spots are going to be filled and more will be opened. That the swim team was one and three in league last year the Royal swimmers have high stan-

By Melissa PadriezasStaff Writer

A new addition to our extra-curricular activities at Rosary is going to spark major interest in our athletic program. Lacrosse, a sport requiring skill, agility, and aggressiveness, is now the focus of several athletes rang-ing from freshmen to seniors. Many of the girls have never played the sport, but the coach, Amie Giusiana, is teaching these Royals the necessary skills to master-ing the essentials of the game. As a matter of fact, she is

knowledge of Coach Giusiana, our Royal athletes were able learn the basics of lacrosse a little more easily. Junior, Bri-anna Magrath, says, “It was so hard to learn even the basics. I’ve never played lacrosse be-fore, just like most of the other girls. It has been a challenge, but I have cherished every moment participating!” She, along with the rest of the new team, is de-termined to excel and improve. Thanks to Coach Giusiana’s encouragement and great spirit, these athletes are motivated to devote themselves to learning

all that they can. “Coach has been so helpful! I am very grate-ful to have her as our coach. She makes it fun for all of us, despite the challenges,” stated junior, Liz Pennock. Addition-ally, Liz explained that the team is working strenuously to raise the level of their skill. They have practices every day, wheth-er it’s on the front lawn of Ro-sary or Cal State Fullerton. With many practices and many skilled Royals, there will be great new games for the Rosary com-munity to come and support.

an alumna from Rosary’s class of 2003! This is a definite plus since she is already familiar with Rosary and its commu-nity. The Athletic Depart-ment is thrilled to have this new addition to their program. Coach Giusiana is very proud of all of the girls’ performances and all of the effort they have been putting into learning the tactics of lacrosse. As a total, there are about thirty-five stu-dents participating on this new team and so far, they are enjoy-ing everything they are learning. With the experience and

A New, Fabulous Athletic Addition!The Lacrosse Team Begins Training

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1.Mrs. O’Meara shows why she should be on drama.2.Mrs. Kearns is no stranger to Red and Gold. She is a four year drill veteran. 3. Mrs. Tunstill shows off her best dance move.4. Mr. Lyons is prepared to take on the role of tech captain. 5. The always fashionable Mrs. Shafigh is confident in her abilities. 6. Ms. Gavin shows off her dramtic side.

Red and Gold: All Grown Up

What would happen if teachers took over?

Ashley GasparianStaff Writer

Ever wondered what your teachers’ hidden talents and in-terests are? Red and Gold is the time when everyone’s special gift is performed to the entire commu-nity. When I asked the faculty what category they would enjoy, every-one seemed to know exactly what they wanted as soon as I asked. Last year, Mrs. Maureen Tun-still wanted to “join Alex Yonk-ovich’s HairGel dance just to see if I could do the moves.” Along with Mrs. Tunstill, Mrs. Gaylee Riley and Ms. Mary Hansen would sign up for the dance category. Ms. Han-sen would choose dance because “I need to get some new moves!” You would think that English teacher Mr. Brendan Powers would be a script captain, but he is full of surprises: “I think that I would be best at drill.” I think that everyone would pay big money to see him in a drill. To make the show even more fascinating, Ms. Andrea Barclay would want to be the “Star of drill, the person who gets tossed around. I would perform all sorts of unnecessary bold theatrics that would pose danger to the audi-ence… and I’d want to throw fire.” It’d be hard to compete with the dynamic duo of Powers and Bar-clay but Mrs. Eileen Kearns is a pro when it comes to drill: “When I went here I did drill for all four years so I’d love to do it again.” Ms. Sandra McNeley would like to combine categories of cho-ral and dance, “I would like to see the Math Department do a version of Chorus Line on stage. I think we have the precision and physical

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Celebrity SightingsBy Shirley LahrStaff Writer

Sophomore Maddie Hartnett caught a glimpse of Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford while shopping in Los Ange-les.

Seniors Rachel Elido and Di-ana Phan spotted former cou-ple Diana Agron and Alex Pettyfer from the upcoming action flick I Am Number Four at Hollywood and Highland.

Katie DiTomaso ‘11 saw tween Disney Channel stars Bella Thorne and Zendaya Coleman from the new show Shake It Up during a trip to the Irvine Spectrum.

Actress Jennifer Garner was seen by junior Natalie Lawer while shopping at the Pacific Ranch Market in Tustin.

Hannah Schade ’11 spotted Bones actor T.J. Thyne while at the Hollywood Bowl.

Senior Courtney Cox sat near Lakers superstar athlete and proud father Kobe Bryant en-joying The Lion King in L.A. with his daughters. Cox also saw Transformers star Megan Fox while vacationing in Ha-waii.

Junior Nicole Kavanaugh spot-ted Drake shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.

Seniors Yvette Lopez and Brenda Marquez spotted teen power couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez at the Santa Monica Pier.

Mr. Tom Tice was on a celeb-rity sighting spree! At Twin Spirits in LA, he spotted the handsome Robert Downey Jr., director David Lynch, and producer Brian Grazer.

Jade Hernandez ’11 spotted Usher at the Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 3D premiere.

Our very own principal, Mrs. Annette Zaleski and Rosary water polo fans saw Olympic diver Greg Louganis at Ful-lerton College during a Ro-sary water polo game.

By Mary Walker with Amanda Nielesky

Staff WritersDear Mary,I suffer from horrible stage fright and knowing that Red and Gold is getting close, I have no idea what to do. What if I forget all my lines and freeze on stage? Please Help!Sincerely, Nervous Nelly

Dear Nervous Nelly, A possible solution would be to not think about the people in the audience. When you are on stage you really can’t even see them because of the bright, yet flattering, stage lighting. Another thing you can do is practice a lot because as the old saying goes, “practice does make perfect.”.Lastly if you find yourself frozen and not in control of your body, just start dancing. I know from experi-ence that people love nothing more than a little free style. Good luck!

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Dear Mary,I have an extreme Facebook addic-tion; what is my antidote for this? It not only affects my life in school but also it keeps me from being so-cial. I want to stop but there is no way I can. HELP!!!Sincerely, Frantic Facebook Fiend

Dear Frantic,Let me break it to you: the best way to get off of Facebook is to go out after school or on the weekends. Why spend time looking at your friends’ pictures when you could be in them? If that doesn’t work, I don’t know what to tell you. Try rehab, and if that doesn’t work, ask your mom or dad to take your com-puter away so you won’t get the urge to Facebook stalk.

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MaryDear Mary, The girl in front of me in sci-ence class drapes her hair all over my desk. I don’t know what to say. Should I just cut her hair? Sincerely, Bothered

Dear Bothered, I totally understand what you are dealing with. Now, I don’t want to name any names here, but I happen to have the exact same problem with someone whose name may or may not be Alex Yonkovich. Just about ev-ery physics class, I pull out my scissors and consider chopping all of her hair off; but, I never actually do so. Why? Because, I put myself in her position. Would I want someone to cut my beautiful mane of wavy brown hair? No, I would not. Now Bothered, I’m sure that you probably don’t want any-body taking scissors to your head either. So, next time this happens, offer her a rubber band or kindly tell her to get her hair off your desktop. I’m sure she will comply, because resistance is futile. Let me know how this works out for you.

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Mary

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By Joanna HenryStaff Writer

Continuing our theme of twins in this issue of the Royal Reporter, these two Royals are essentially the same person. Through some strange twist of fate, the two “twins” ended up in different grades, but this doesn’t stop them from hanging out and spending time togeth-er. What they seriously lack in height they make up for with prodigious (fabulous) personali-ties. Yet to reach the landmark height of five feet tall, these look-a-likes keep busy around school with various activities. Basketball is a common sport they love and share, as they both played in freshman year. Cur-

rently they both excel in athlet-ic training and nursing Rosary’s athletes back to health. Each twin wishes to continue helping others; one wants to be a veterinarian and the oth-er wishes to be a pediatrician. They also enjoy school and all of their classes, but they es-pecially love physics with Dr. Blase Maffia. Glee, The Office, and That 70s Show are a few of their favorite TV shows. As twins, they share a similar taste in music, often listening to the refined and classy tunes of the hip-hop and R & B genres. No Strings At-tached and Mean Girls are their favorite movies, which is accept-able, because at Rosary, girls are

talented and holistic enough to quote a majority of the movie. Filipino and Italian are their cuisines of choice. Amanda Nielesky refers to these twins as her “two pocket pals, perfectly packed with pop and pizazz.” One twin says, “I am very special. I get clothes specifically tailored for my tiny and rare frame. And I drive, I dance, I sing. We can finish each other’s sentences. Oh, but I’m the cooler one. My twin is the one that always follows me... like a stalker!” It has been suggested that one should climb on the other’s shoulders and form some sort of… mega person. Do you know who these two twinners are?

Can You Guess Who These Semi-Twins Are?

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The Royal Reporter March Issue