![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)
Dashing Through The Decorations
Voting for this year’s designs for the first annual Social Studies door decorating contest ends today.
December 15, 2022
Students walk through the halls, the pods filled with boring brown doors and plain silver handles. With finals just around the corner, AP Psychology teacher Kathryn Lemeshewsky worked with the social studies department to organize a door decorating contest in the 5000s to sprinkle the hallways with some holiday cheer.
“Quite honestly, the social studies [department] has gotten a little lame in school spirit over the years and I’m done with that,” Lemeshewsky said. “I’m ready to boost the spirit in our department and I’m trying to do things to get us all to hang out more and contribute more, because I like the people in our department.”
Each teacher had to decorate their door in relation to the holidays or the subject that they teach, with 51% of the work done themselves and the other 49% done by students.
“It was an idea that Mrs. Lemeshewsky had. The idea was just to bring some festive holiday cheer at the end of the semester to make people smile,” AP Economics teacher Kate Hartline said.
Students can vote between the three categories doors will be judged on – theme, creativity and craftsmanship.
“I wasn’t necessarily forced into it, more that it grew onto me,” Ancient Civilizations and Psychology teacher John Talarico said.
The winning prize has yet to be announced.
“This was Mrs. Lemeshewsky’s idea. She’s very convincing. She created the rules herself and she created the voting system herself, plus she’s [competing] in [the contest]. So I just thought that there is a little bit of conflict of interest,” AP U.S. History and AP Seminar teacher Matt Sassali said. “All joking aside, it was kind of a bonding thing as a department and something fun to do to get ready for the holidays.”
Voting ends at 3:00 p.m. Dec. 15. Photos of the doors in the competition are above. Scan the QR code or click the link below, and submit your vote for the first annual door decorating contest!
Matt Sassali • Dec 16, 2022 at 9:53 am
I was accurately quoted in this story, and I stand by my quote 🙂
Thomas Evans • Dec 15, 2022 at 1:38 pm
FACT CHECK – MISSING CONTEXT – The office door # 5025A was created by Social Studies Teacher Mr. Evans. It even says that on the bottom of his door.