![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)
The boys are back.
Boys varsity basketball opened up their season with a home game win 85-54 against Rampart High School Nov. 29. Shooting guard Kasen Lehman ‘25 had 30 points in the game, leading the offense in scoring.
Next, the Jaguars defeated the Grandview High School Wolves in another win 59-54 Dec. 1. Shooting and point guard Mac Terry ‘24 led the team in scoring, with 21 points.
“We are still not anywhere close to playing our best basketball yet,” varsity center Nolan Kliewer ‘24 said. “We still have lots of room to get better and play better as the season goes on. We’ll keep getting better.”
According to MaxPreps, Kliewer is averaging 7.8 points per game on the season so far.
The Jaguars then traveled for their first away game of the year, facing the Mountain Vista High School (MVHS) Golden Eagles in MVHS’s gym Dec. 2
Throughout the game, the Eagles and the Jags stayed neck to neck. In the first quarter, the Golden Eagles led 11-10, and led again in the second quarter 27-22.
By the end of the third quarter, MVHS was still in the lead 39-35. However, in the fourth quarter, the Jags scored 19 points, bringing them in the lead. The game ended with a score of 54-49 W.
Lehman led the offensive surge again with a total of 21 points in the game.
“The team can play better defense, and play a better half of [the game]. If we can figure out what to do in the first half and keep doing what we’re doing [for] the second half, we happily finish out games,” Terry said.
With this win, the Jaguars won the “Rock Canyon-Mountain Vista Tournament,” which was hosted by both schools.
The team’s next game will be played against Valor Christian High School (VCHS) at VCHS at 7:00 p.m. Dec. 19. See below for the team’s full schedule.
