![Black & Gold Yearbook Editor-in-Chief Chloe Farson ‘25 works on a winter trends and events page for the yearbook during period four in room 4113 March 25. The deadline for the final version of the yearbook is this Friday, March 29. “Although I’m quite nervous and stressed about [the deadline], I’m looking forward to seeing the finished product more than anything,” Farson said. “I’ve found our book to be extremely unique from ones in past years, and it’s been so beautiful to work on. It’s wonderful to see it truly begin to come together, even though we don’t necessarily have all the time in the world to make it perfect.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_8224-e1711942407745-1200x1046.jpg)
![The girls varsity soccer team walk back to their bench during halftime April 1. The Jags played against the Castle View Sabercats at the Douglas County Stadium and scored 3-0 W. “It felt really good [to beat Castle View]. I feel like that was a big win for us because knowing that we came together to beat a pretty good team has definitely given us some leverage for this season,” attacking midfielder Grace Rossner ‘24 said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSC_4906-1-1200x1057.jpg)
![At Prairie View High School, the winterguard team poses with their plaque after winning first place at their competition Feb. 24. This was the second time they won first place this year, this time with a score of 74.190 points. “I [love being] a witch, but my favorite [part of the show] is the trios, it’s so cool,” Heather Strickland ‘27 said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PRARIE-VIEW-BY-MARGO-SANFORD-e1709531739910-1200x910.jpg)
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”
