![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)
Where are the Snow Days?
media by Alex Shaffer
Student Marissa Jimenez ‘20 arrives to school late Tuesday Feb. 20. “I didn’t care that there was no delay I slept in anyway,” Jimenez said. Douglas County did not receive a delayed start despite the -2°F weather.
February 21, 2018
Teachers want to have snow days and delays as much as students.
“When the snow starts coming, us teachers start hoping for a snow day or delayed start just as much as students do. We understand the logistics of it all behind the scene and why they are not an easy call, but there is nothing like curling up inside while its a freezing winter wonderland outside,” science teacher, Kailyn Koslosky, said. “Besides activities in the snow, I think it is one of a Coloradan’s greatest simple joys to appreciate the cold weather from within on those special days where the snow forces us all to pause our busy lifestyles and just simply be for a day.”
Some students find it angering that we didn’t have at least a delay.
“I think it’s ridiculous that we didn’t have even a delayed start yesterday it was far too cold for us to be at school that early and we should have had time to let the day get warmer,” Lexi Brabec ‘19 said.