![On Oct. 30, 24 Eco Club members took a tour of the school’s solar panels on the roof. They were guided and taught by an employee from E Light Electric, the company that maintains the school’s solar panels, and learned about how the panels are maintained and cared for. “I was definitely very excited about being on the roof in general,” Eco Club member Olivia Fang ‘26 said. “[It was exciting to] learn more about solar panels and how they work and how they supply energy to our school.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RCH_2632-1200x800.jpg)
![Math teacher Austin Bennett observes seventh period students step to the board to solve Equation of Circle problems May 2. Bennett has been teaching for a total of four years, with only two of those years spent as a Jag. He hopes after his time as a high school teacher to become a professor. "[College math] is more challenging, and it's good to challenge yourself," Bennett said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0147-1200x900.jpg)
![Varsity girls soccer midfielder Leah Sheahan ‘24 hugs a friend during the Senior Night celebrations before the home game against Mountain Vista High School (MVHS) at Echo Park Stadium April 29. During Senior Night, seniors were given flowers and the opportunity to walk out and take pictures with their family as their future plans and favorite memories were announced over the speakers. The Jags tied 0-0, losing the Continental League Championship. “We were obviously the stronger team but just couldn’t find a way to score, but otherwise our connection and our intensity was really high so I’m proud of that. We just have to find the net,” defense midfielder Clara Geuzaine ‘24 said. “[Losing League] wasn’t the best. It’s better than last year and like, I know our team and we are doing really good. I don’t want to jinx it but like hopefully [we’ll do] good [in playoffs].”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Copy-of-DSC_4277-1-1200x868.jpg)
![In room 4101, Natalie Patterson ‘26, Ariana Magor ‘25 and Celina Salazar ‘25 create a poster in science teacher Kerry Reilly’s Chemistry Honors April 18. The three completed a worksheet and drawing to explain the implosion of a tank for their unit on gas laws. “At the start of class, we watched a video of the tank imploding,” Patterson said. “I think [making a drawing] is something new. I like more artsy activities.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_5019-1200x900.jpeg)
FRIDAY FACULTY FEATURE: Explore the Inner Workings of Christina Marcilliat
A glimpse at Health teacher Christina Marcilliat’s, life inside and outside school.
media by Elly Brooks
Healthy Decisions and Adventure Experience teacher Christina Marcilliat sits on her chair, talking to some of her students before class starts Feb. 22. Marcilliat explained that she didn’t know she was going to go into teaching, but found a love for it when in college. “My degree is in health and I kind of fell into teaching and realized I really liked it,” Marcilliat said.
March 3, 2023
As you walk into Christina Marcilliat’s classroom, she greets you with a warm good morning and a genuine smile. You take your seat and look upon the board to see the daily question. The jokes and interactions allow you to relax and enjoy the class as it begins.
Q: How long have you been teaching and how long have you been teaching at Rock Canyon?
A: This is my 14th year teaching, and seventh year at Rock Canyon.
Q: Why did you choose to teach Healthy Decisions?
A: My degree is in health. I kind of fell into teaching and realized I really liked it.
Q: What’s your favorite book, movie or TV show?
A: I’m currently I’m watching “In the Dark,” which I hated season one, but I really like seasons two and three. So I’m gonna say that one. But I’m willing to admit this just because I’m okay with it. I like really bad dating shows like “The Bachelor.”
Q: What’s your weirdest teaching story?
A: Oh gosh, there are a couple of embarrassing and shocking ones. I got accused of breaking a student’s nose because I accidentally tripped into a door that then pushed into her face. True story. I actually did trip. She actually did break her nose.
Q: Do you have any pets?
A: I have two Shelties, their names are Dexter and Boomer. I call them Dax and Boo for short.
Q: What’s your favorite trip you’ve ever been on and why?
A: My dad and I did a road trip to national parks through Utah and Arizona. Zion was amazing, so so good.
Q: What’s your craziest family story?
A: My dad’s the oldest of eight. So all of the siblings, when they get together, basically relive their glory days through the 70s days. It’s amazing that they made it out alive with some of the ways that they acted, but I did not carry on that tradition. I am a square. I’m a vanilla type of ice cream, I color inside the lines.
Q: Are there any foods you like or dislike?
A: I’m allergic to bell peppers. So that’s a big one. I had nose surgery, and I didn’t like avocados, but then I had sinus work and magically it’s like my favorite food now.
Q: Do you have a guilty pleasure movie, or some movie that you’ll watch anytime?
A: There’s this super, super cheesy movie from the early 2000s called “Because I Said So,” with Mandy Moore back when she was like an actual pop singer. [It’s] a terrible movie, but I’ve seen it so many times. I know nobody has ever heard it either seen or heard about. It goes back to one of the original little heartthrob movies of the 2000s.