![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)
![Ice and snow make it difficult for drivers on the road. During snowstorms, drivers have poor visibility, and frozen roads make it difficult to stay in control. “Driving home from Denver [on Friday], the neighborhoods weren’t plowed. By the time we got back they were only plowing highways. We spun out, nearly got stuck and fishtailed a few different times,” Connor Pugh ‘26 said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Untitled_Artwork-e1732045465987.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)
Jacob’s Wish
A Rock Canyon student whose wish was granted.
media by Gabe Mascitti
Jacob Thompson ’23 smiles in the Commons Mar 28th. Thompson received a Wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation three years ago. “I think Wish Week is cool. I like the overall experience,” Thompson said.
April 7, 2023
During Wish Week, the halls are decorated, community members cut their hair off, and the students cheer loudly for our designated Wish Kid. Everyone comes together as a community to raise money to grant a wish to our “Wish Kid” through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. As their website states, “Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.” These illnesses are life-altering, and Wish Week enables these kids to experience something positive amid their health struggles.
The school community is able to support Make-A-Wish through the students who donate money to help the Make-A-Wish program give kids more of a chance to make their wish come true. Every year, our school raises tens of thousands of dollars while doing fun activities throughout the week, such as black light dodgeball tournament, the annual Walk for Wishes. We look forward to meeting our new “Wish Kid” each year, but some may not realize that we have a Wish Kid already among us.
Jacob Thompson ‘23 was born with a congenital heart defect called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.
“The left side of my heart didn’t work properly, so they had to do open heart surgery on it to make it work,” Thompson said. “They took half the heart out, the left side, because it didn’t work, so they took it out and now I have half a heart.”
Jacob’s wish was to meet professional wrestlers.
“I finally got my Wish March 4, 2020. I got to meet a bunch of wrestlers, and it was really fun, and I got front-row seats to the wrestling show that I went to for All Elite Wrestling,” Thompson said.
Some of the wrestlers that he got to meet include Cody Rhodes, Pac, Kenny Omega, Jon Moxly, MJF, Mark Quinn, Jimmy Havoc, The Young Bucks and Chris Jericho.
“When I met him, Chris Jericho put me in a headlock and said, ‘What’s up, champ?’ Then I got to take a picture with him,” Thompson said. “I enjoyed meeting the wrestlers. They were really nice to me. I think Wish Week is cool. I like the overall experience.”