![Math teacher Austin Bennett observes seventh period students step to the board to solve Equation of Circle problems May 2. Bennett has been teaching for a total of four years, with only two of those years spent as a Jag. He hopes after his time as a high school teacher to become a professor. "[College math] is more challenging, and it's good to challenge yourself," Bennett said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0147-1200x900.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)
![The junior class boos freshman during the opening assembly on the morning of Aug. 23. Booing has been a long-standing tradition during assemblies, but talks of shifting it to cheering have recently circulated the school. "[Freshmen are] expecting to come in with everyone supporting them and us booing them makes them upset and sad," Daksha Gopalakrishnan ‘25 said. "I think it has a negative effect on them, they won’t be able to feel welcome or anything like that."](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC_5940-1200x800.jpg)
During sixth period, English teacher Kristin Greenleaf plays the live broadcast of the varsity boys basketball game Feb. 29. The team played against the ThunderRidge Grizzlies in the Elite Eight at the Denver Coliseum, losing 62-60 L in overtime (OT).
The game started at 10:15 a.m. for the boys team and ended tentatively around 11:56 a.m.
Going into halftime, the Jags were tied 24-24 with the Grizzlies, and by the end of the third quarter, the Jags were behind 40-34. The fourth quarter ended with a tie 53-53, causing the game to go into a four-minute OT period.
In the last seconds of the game, the Grizzlies made a basket and took a two-point lead, eliminating the Jags from the playoffs 62-60 L.
“The boys game was exciting because it was so back and forth in the last few minutes, with the scores being so close,” Engla Cadwell ’25 said. “I felt bad for them, especially because it was the seniors’ last game, but I loved going to see my friends and to promote my sense of school spirit!”
The girls varsity basketball team played Valor Christian High School immediately after and lost 60-44 L, also getting eliminated from the playoffs.
