Most embarrassing moment:
“At the goal-a-thon I accidently pantsed myself.” –Genesis Castrellon, Senior
“People not laughing at my jokes at the LCC Comedy Sports game.”- Calvin Borchers, Senior
“I was giving an announcement for PALS in Chaker’s homeroom and my voice cracked so hard and so loud. I couldn’t stop laughing. It was horrible.”- Solana Michael, Senior
“I was walking to class one day and it was raining. Suddenly, I slipped and face planted in the mud. It was embarrassing to walk around with mud everywhere and then have to explain.”-Solana Michael, Senior
“I’m a flawless person. I don’t get embarrassed.” – Max Zikakis, Senior
“I was camping with my friend in a thunderstorm this summer. It was pouring rain and pitch dark. Suddenly there’s a blinding flash and a split second later, a deafening ground-shaking thunder. For the rest of the night I hid under my covers like the man I wasn’t.” – Dylan Hendrick, Sophomore
Scariest Moment:
“I got knocked out, broke my nose and both arms while snowboarding”-Clayton Bishop, Senior
“The repeated conflicts in the Middle East. The region has been unstable lately and it seems both sides of the conflicts keep getting bigger weapons.”- Eli Turner, Senior
“ My friend Nikki and I went into Mr. Fishers class one day( we were doing cleanup for PALS) and when we went in the room was really quiet and Mr. Fisher came up to us and started to explain that we were given an assignment that was a 10 page single-spaced, 12 font essay. My face was all serious but I was like No! Then when he told us he was kidding the whole class laughed at us. It was more traumatic than scary.”- Solana Michael, Senior
“Stepped on a snail.”-Bella Tesoro, Junior
“Being trampled and crushed to death during Crystal Castles at Soma. I was sore for a week.” –Michael Guhl, Senior
Best teacher-related moment:
“Mr. Witt was hired.”-Clayton Bishop, Senior
“Mr. Richardson rapped “Empire State of Mind”” – Genesis Castrellon, Senior
Best concert experience:
“Florence + the Machine concert at the cricket wireless amphitheater in October. It was my first time seeing her and she was so amazing and so what if half the cross country team skipped practice to go.”- Sam Fierro, Junior
“All-Star weekend, I got to meet them, hug them, and they signed my CD.”-Emily Peters, Sophomore
Wackiest health trend:
“The Special-K diet, where they think that’s all you will eat”- Genesis Castrellon, Senior
“There were those power titanium bracelets. That kelp juice that supposedly makes you live longer. It’s pretty weird.”- Aaron Benedict, Senior
Best internet sensation:
“The growing use of crowd funding to launch really cool projects that would otherwise get lost in the mess of mainstream publishing and production.”-Eli Turner, Senior
“The ‘EHarmony’ video bio where the women starts crying about how much she loves cats!” –Camilla Larses, Senior
“The “Mckayla is not impressed” meme. She probably wasn’t impressed with it though.”-Breanna Schenkhuizen, Senior
Best sports moment:
“Taking part in the Cross Country scavenger hunt at the target shopping center and having to attack a worker in the parking lot. I definitely did a lot of running in that moment.”- Sierra Zounes, Junior
“Last year we won the school’s first CIF playoff game for baseball with a walk off three-run homerun by Luke Stromm.” – Aaron Benedict, Senior
“Students beating teachers at flag football was pretty epic.”-Kelly Heard, Senior
Something you’re glad you did before the end of the world:
“I’m glad I was born.”- Max Zikakis, Senior
“Went to Japan!”-Bella Tesoro, Junior
“A sprint triathlon. It’s not like I can outrun the end of the world, but maybe I can live a few extra seconds.”- Breanna Schenkhuizen, Senior
Favorite “that’s so SDA” moment:
“Mr. Stimson’s “homeroom dance project”-Rachel Terry, Junior
“Mr. Richardson wearing a wetsuit and bikini at the spring carnival”- Amanda Godfrey, Senior
Most memorable global/national event:
“No more twinkies!”-Bella Tesoro, Junior
“I thought it was really cool when the Curiosity landed on Mars!”-Terren Brin, Junior
“Red bull space jump!”- Kelly Heard, Senior