![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)
Then There Were Two: The Story of How Your Bracket Broke
With March Madness coming to a close April 8, learn how your bracket was destroyed.
media by Jack Keough
The Michigan Wolverines wins their game against the Florida Gators March 23. In the Second Round of March Madness, Michigan progressed after winning 64-49.
April 8, 2019
Tonight, Texas Tech and Virginia (UVA) will play in the final game of March Madness 2019, both competing for their first tournament win. Like every year in the past, no known person has a perfect bracket. This is because of a series of upsets throughout the tournament.
How Your Bracket Broke Down
The first upset for your bracket was when Murray State had beat Marquette. 58% of brackets had Marquette winning. An even more damaging upset, was when UC Irvine had beat Kansas State, where 79% of people had Kansas State winning. However, on a larger scale, the team that people had decided to win the whole tournament, was Duke, who had 39.2% of brackets with them as the champion. This was ruined abruptly in the Elite Eight, when Michigan State had barely beat them, ending their chance at a championship title.
Unexpected Winners
In the ESPN People’s Bracket, it shows that the two teams people had expected to make to the final game was Duke and UNC (North Carolina). Virginia was expected to lose in the final four, but more interestingly, people expected Texas Tech to lose in the Sweet 16 against Michigan. At the moment, the two top brackets are split, one has Texas Tech winning, the other has UVA winning. Henceforth, the overall bracket winner will be decided by the winner of the basketball game tonight.