![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)
![The girls varsity soccer team walk back to their bench during halftime April 1. The Jags played against the Castle View Sabercats at the Douglas County Stadium and scored 3-0 W. “It felt really good [to beat Castle View]. I feel like that was a big win for us because knowing that we came together to beat a pretty good team has definitely given us some leverage for this season,” attacking midfielder Grace Rossner ‘24 said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSC_4906-1-1200x1057.jpg)
![English teacher Colleen Lamb grades College Prep English assignments during period two Nov. 10. Lamb, who has been teaching for 27 years, decorates her classroom with posters and handmade college flags from her senior students. Everything I enjoy about English happens primarily in the classroom, Lamb said. So, thankfully, the college [I worked at] had a teaching program, and I was able to do my post-grad work for free while I was working [there].”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1158-1200x900.jpeg)
Photo Recap: Varsity Girls Soccer Takes Second at State
Varsity girls soccer team loses to ThunderRidge 1-0 in State Championship May 25.
June 2, 2023
On May 25, the school year ended. Students took their last final, said their goodbyes and began their vacation.
But, not soccer.
Instead, the varsity girls soccer team drove miles through the rain, wind and hail to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, in Commerce City, to compete against ThunderRidge High School (TRHS) in the 5A State Championship. Set to begin at 6:00 p.m., the game was postponed till 6:30 p.m. due to weather conditions.
Despite countless shots made, ultimately, the team came away with a loss 1-0, taking second place.
media by Claire Bauer
Standing in a line, the varsity girls soccer team listens to the national anthem play before the State Championship game against ThunderRidge High School (TRHS) at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park May 25. The game was delayed 30 minutes due to weather. "The weather delay was definitely difficult for many of us, as it disrupted what each of our individual pregame rituals are. Visualizing a win was definitely part of the pregame routine [for me]," Sam Luft '23 said.
![Grabbing at the exercise bands, Jonas Thelander ‘24 pulls Emmet Dunham ‘25 back from grabbing dodgeballs during Hungry Hippos Jan. 19. Before the game began, participants were tied together with the bands and had to take their shoes off. “I enjoyed being apart [the game]. I didn’t really know the rules, so I was just trying to grab as many as I could,” Thelander said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_0698-1-1-600x415.jpg)
![Shooting guard Mac Terry 24 runs alongside a Falcon guarding him near the end of the fourth quarter Jan. 13. With three minutes and 45 seconds left on the clock, the teams were tied 57-57. [The hardest part was that] they’re full-court press team. Theyre just putting on pressure the whole time, so getting the ball off the court and just finding my open teammates [was hard], Terry said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_0376-1-1-600x452.jpg)
![Principal Andrew Abner, the varsity poms team and Athletics Director Tom Brieske smile with the State trophy and poster after being announced as State Champions Dec. 9. This was the team’s sixth state championship win in school history. “When they announced us [as] the winners, we were all so excited and relieved that our work had paid off. Our next step is Nationals,” varsity poms dancer Harper Rank ‘25 said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Team-w_-Abner-and-Brieske-1-e1703101639674-600x472.jpeg)
