![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)
![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)
College Frenzy
Are you applying to college and stressed out on what to do? Here are 5 tips to help you get into the college of your dreams.
October 28, 2018
- Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are all apart of the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program. Depending on the schools in those states and certain majors you can be able to get a reduced tuition. This tuition is not instate tuition but it will be lower than out of state tuition.WUE enables students from one of 16 WICHE states and territories in the Western U.S. to enroll as nonresidents in 160+ participating public colleges and universities and pay 150 percent (or less) of the enrolling school’s resident tuition—which annually saves students an average of $9,000 each on the cost of nonresident tuition. (WICHE) Graphic from WICHE
Map of all the states and regions that are part of the WUE program. - Apply for scholarships/grants even if you don’t fit the requirements. If you are the only one that applies they have to give you the money. Fill out FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), without filling it out you can not qualify for federal student aid. “The U.S. Department of Education uses the FAFSA to determine your eligibility for federal student aid, including low-cost loans, grants, and work-study. The FAFSA may also determine your eligibility for state and school aid as well.” (Education Planner) “1 and 2 is good information I didn’t know [them] but the rest I knew,” Max Buhler ‘20 said.
- Only apply if you are for sure you could see yourself living there. Either go visit the campus or look around it online make sure it has everything that fits your needs. This will be your home for around 4 years, make sure you have enough to do on the weekends and enjoy what is around.
- Make sure you have all the requirements needed to get in so you know you have a better chance. Also make sure you have everything they made need for the application on hand. On the college websites if you go to admissions there should be apart that says freshman or requirements. There you will find what the school needs to be accepted. Example. from CU Boulders website. “I didn’t know the fourth one, so it did end up helping me,” Lexi Brabec ‘19 said.
Where on CU Boulders website that you can find the information needed to apply. 
- Know the deadlines, make sure you turn in everything before the deadline. When you get into the college you want to go to make sure that you know all those deadlines and what you need to do before the school year starts. Example from CU Boulder website.
Deadlines for applying to CU Boulder.