![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)
Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
To follow up on his fall walk through nature, Bennett Edlund re-experience’s Colorado’s beauty under a layer of sleepy snow. Take a stroll Waterton Canyon in the winter.
January 7, 2020
All that is gold does not glitter,
Even a river can show what is above; Water that is this still is rather rare on a river, but the great likeness to a mirror is impossible to miss.
Not all those who wander are lost,
While many choose to follow the main road, many choose to make their own; they choose their own spot to set up; And while they may be wandering, they are certainly not lost.
The old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost,
The Trees are some of the oldest things around, living for decades on end in the heat and cold, the sun and the snow. While they may not have many leaves in preparation for winter, these titans are still standing strong.
From the ashes, a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring,
The sun breaking through the clouds after a day of overcast weather. Weather in Colorado is unpredictable even on a good day, so some light on a cloudy day is a welcome sight.
Renewed shall be the blade that was broken, the crown less shall again be king.
The stone cliffs are a blade in repair, in eternal conflict against the weather. The worn face of stone is the battle line of stone and water. Massive stone pillars such as these represents an immovable object, one that was once placed where it stands.
Image titles are quotes from J.R.R. Tolkein’s “The Fellowship of the Ring”
