![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)
Start the Season of Giving Early
Interact Club is looking for dresses and costumes to donate to the less fortunate.
media by Claudia Llado
Posters advertising the dress and costume drives were posted in the hallways Oct. 10. Students in Interact Club received community service hours for creating and distributing the signs. “If people donate to the boxes in Ms. Moss’s room or outside the library, reshare our Instagram posts, or join Interact, it helps! If they join Interact, they can earn volunteer hours while helping to organize the project,” Vice President Kaeli Nallathamby ’24 said.
October 25, 2022
A closet sits full to the brim, old outfits shoved to the back. An open dresser drawer reveals overflowing clothes stuffed like sardines in a can. So many garments, unused and uncared for, just taking up space. Many people are guilty of collecting clothing, but how to get rid of it all?
“A lot of us wear things like Homecoming and Prom dresses or Halloween costumes only once, but this is an opportunity to give them a second chance to make someone’s special day,” President Katie Dupper ’24 said.
Interact Club is partnering with Rylie’s ARK to offer a solution: from Oct. 1 to Oct. 28, the club will be collecting Halloween costumes, and for the entirety of the school year, they will accept donations of Homecoming/Prom dresses.
“Both events are partnered with Rylie’s ARK, an organization dedicated to small acts of kindness. The dress drive, called the ‘Be Happy Boutique,’ is perpetual, as we will be accepting dresses throughout the year,” Interact Vice President Kaeli Nallathamby ‘24 said. “The Halloween costume drive, the ‘Halloween BOOtique,’ will end Oct. 28 so that we are able to donate the costumes before Halloween. They are both donation drives for gently used, but clean, clothes to provide dresses and costumes to those in need.”
“We felt this project had a need our community will be able to fill very well. We also decided on these projects because we felt we wanted to action in helping those around us, since Interact is a service club,” Nallathamby said.
Interact Club is a Rotary International-sponsored high school-level organization. It aims to take action with both local and global issues, and to build awareness while providing members with strong relationships and community service hours. The club meets before school every Monday morning at 7:15 a.m. in room 9100 with club sponsor and biology teacher Mindy Moss.
“Interact Club makes me feel so happy,” Dupper said. “It is a great way to start your days seeing people who want to do good things. Riley’s ARK inspires us through their optimism and commitment to kindness, and we wanted to engage our local community at Rock Canyon for a great cause. It is super easy to donate and the garments will go to kids who deserve them.”
Donated items can be placed in the boxes available in room 9100 or the library. Donations can also be given directly to any club member.
“I’m thinking about [donating],” Anya Lossman ’23 said. “I tend to save my money or spend it on experiences rather than material objects, so I don’t buy a ton of clothes, but I think it’s important to donate clothes because, especially if you don’t wear them often, there is always someone in need or otherwise who would appreciate having them.”
Updates from Interact Club can be found on their Instagram page, @rchs_interact_. Text @c8c4ah to 81010 to join the club year-round.
![Grabbing at the exercise bands, Jonas Thelander ‘24 pulls Emmet Dunham ‘25 back from grabbing dodgeballs during Hungry Hippos Jan. 19. Before the game began, participants were tied together with the bands and had to take their shoes off. “I enjoyed being apart [the game]. I didn’t really know the rules, so I was just trying to grab as many as I could,” Thelander said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_0698-1-1-600x415.jpg)
![Shooting guard Mac Terry 24 runs alongside a Falcon guarding him near the end of the fourth quarter Jan. 13. With three minutes and 45 seconds left on the clock, the teams were tied 57-57. [The hardest part was that] they’re full-court press team. Theyre just putting on pressure the whole time, so getting the ball off the court and just finding my open teammates [was hard], Terry said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_0376-1-1-600x452.jpg)
![Principal Andrew Abner, the varsity poms team and Athletics Director Tom Brieske smile with the State trophy and poster after being announced as State Champions Dec. 9. This was the team’s sixth state championship win in school history. “When they announced us [as] the winners, we were all so excited and relieved that our work had paid off. Our next step is Nationals,” varsity poms dancer Harper Rank ‘25 said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Team-w_-Abner-and-Brieske-1-e1703101639674-600x472.jpeg)
