![Alexander Oki ‘28 picks up trash in the lower parking lot Feb. 20. According to Keep America Beautiful, the majority of the trash found on both roads and waterways consists of fast food wrappers and packaging, receipts and plastic beverage bottles. Clubs like the National Honor Society (NHS) offer students the opportunity to earn service hours by cleaning up the trash in the parking lots. “[The trash] makes us look very unhygienic and unmotivated to be a proper school,” Emberlyse Vidal ‘28 said. “It makes us look like we just don't care about our students' environments.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260220_1355020-2-1200x904.jpg)
Jag Spirit with JV Volleyball in the Jungle
JV girls Volleyball won their first game of the year Aug. 27 against Broomfield.
August 31, 2019
Leaping into the air, hitting the ball over the net, JV girls Outside Hitter Taylor Cary ‘22 passes the ball to the other team attempting to keep the ball in play. This was the teams first game of the season. Aug. 27. “The best part about playing my position is knowing that I play a big role on the court,” Cary said.
The whole team huddles at half time to discuss further plays. Aug. 27. The team won both games 25-13 and 25-19.
Hustling to block a hit, JV girls Middle Front player Sydney Naibauer ‘21 saves a point by passing to a team member. The team won both games 25-13 and 25-19. “I think we have a lot of potential as a team this season, and if we keep working hard, it will go really well,” Naibauer said.
Girls JV Poms perform at the end of the Girls JV volleyball game Aug. 27. The poms team had been practicing this choreography well into the summer. “We spent multiple months cleaning and preparing this dance for the back to school dance but only had a few weeks to adjust it for the game,” Tasha Makooi ‘22 said.