![Alexander Oki ‘28 picks up trash in the lower parking lot Feb. 20. According to Keep America Beautiful, the majority of the trash found on both roads and waterways consists of fast food wrappers and packaging, receipts and plastic beverage bottles. Clubs like the National Honor Society (NHS) offer students the opportunity to earn service hours by cleaning up the trash in the parking lots. “[The trash] makes us look very unhygienic and unmotivated to be a proper school,” Emberlyse Vidal ‘28 said. “It makes us look like we just don't care about our students' environments.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260220_1355020-2-1200x904.jpg)
Rock Canyon Versus ThunderRidge
Rock Canyon lost to ThunderRidge 71-78, Friday, Feb. 16.
February 17, 2018
Tyson Gilbert ’18 hold the ball in the game against ThunderRidge, Friday, Feb. 16. ThunderRidge won the game 78-71.
Varsity boys basketball lost to ThunderRidge in overtime with a score of 71-78 at ThunderRidge, Friday, Feb. 16.
Grizzlies were ahead during the first half of the game, but Jaguars tied the game in the third quarter.
“It was so stressful,” Reese Titensor ‘21 said, “Everyone around me was freaking out. It was so crazy to get so emotionally involved in a random game.”
The teams were neck and neck during the last half of the game. Jaguars tied the score with only seconds left, pushing the game to overtime. Rock Canyon eventually lost to ThunderRidge by seven points.
“They gave it their all,” Abby Higgins ‘19 said, “They played really good throughout the season, and we still have the playoffs so we can come back and win it.”