![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)
Superstitions: silly or serious?
RCHS’s take on superstitions and what this Friday the 13th will mean for the pandemic.
media by Kira Zizzo
November 12, 2020
Tomorrow is Friday the 13th. It is a day feared by many who hold superstitions around the number 13, the day Friday, or the two together especially. What are superstitions, and where did they start? What’s so bad about Friday the 13th?
A superstition is a belief that certain events, numbers, colors, animals, and more are associated with good or bad luck. There are a number of superstitions.
“I believe in all of the snow day stuff— pajamas backwards, having a spoon under your pillow, flushing ice down the toilet. I also believe that a Christmas with snow is automatically going to be a good Christmas,” Megan Coon ‘21 said.
One superstition is that Friday the 13th is a day that brings bad luck. According to National Geographic, Friday the 13th is thought to be a cursed day because of religious context. According to religious belief, Judas, the guest at the last supper who eventually killed Jesus Christ, was the 13th guest at the table. And according to the Bible, Jesus was crucified on a Friday. People started to piece the two together more and more until Friday the 13th became a day that was widely feared.
“I do think Friday the 13th is cursed; however, this Friday the 13th is our second this year, so I think it will undo the original curse on this year,” Taya Hastings ‘22 said.
Although some watch out on Friday the 13th, some don’t believe in the curse of the day at all.
“Surprisingly, I don’t actually think Friday the 13th is cursed. Although, I do think it can be for some people. For some reason, my whole life, 13 has been a recurring number and I no longer think of it as unlucky. I haven’t had any awful Friday the 13th experiences either, so I don’t think it’s inherently cursed,” Kayla Mash ‘21 said.
There have been conspiracies on TikTok recently claiming that Friday the 13 of November will bring the end of the COVID-19 pandemic just like Friday the 13 of March seemed to bring the start of it earlier this year.
“At this point, [I do think Friday the 13th is cursed] because we were quarantined on the 13th before and now we might be facing another rumored quarantine on the 13th of this month. I never used to believe in Friday the 13th until this year,” Coon said.
Do you believe Friday the 13th is cursed? Is it going to mean good or bad things for Friday, Nov. 13, 2020? Leave a comment!