The Diablo Dispatch http://www.thediablodispatch.com Mission Viejo High School Newspaper Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:34:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Grad Gift Ideas for ’10 http://www.thediablodispatch.com/feature/2010/08/12/grad-gift-ideas-for-10/ http://www.thediablodispatch.com/feature/2010/08/12/grad-gift-ideas-for-10/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:34:13 +0000 adviser http://www.thediablodispatch.com/?p=300
  • Cash: The perfect gift that will please anyone, and its just as good as money.
  • Oh the Places You’ll Go by Dr. Suess: The perfect motivator for students of all ages.
  • iPod: A great gift for anyone, download hours of entertainment with the click of a button from computers anywhere.
  • Laptop: The basic necessity for any soon to be college student.  Surf the web, send e-mails, and complete essays.
  •  Camera: Capture any perfect moment.
  • College Spirit Gift: Any thing from a sweat shirt to a beanie, a great way to show off the college spirit.
  • iPad: The newest and best piece of technology on the market.  All of the capabilities of a computer with over 150,000 apps to purchase. 
  • Car: One of the best gifts someone could wish for.  Gets them from point A to B, and is a great way to show your kids you trust them.
  • Vacation:  An all expense paid trip to paradise.  One last hoorah and great time before they pack there bags and enter the real world.
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  • Cell Phone: In todays day an age a person cannot survive without a cell phone.  More importantly, how will they be able to call home and say goodnight everyday without one.
  • Television: A must have for dorm rooms or apartments, how else would time be spent, doing homework?
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  • Gift Cards: From restaurants to movie passes, its fast, easy, and affordable.
  • Set of Luggage: How else are they going to bring dirty laundry back and forth for mommy to wash?
  • Handheld GPS: So you can always find your way back home.
  • Photo Album: Filled with memories, from their first step, to being handed their diploma. (K through 12)
  • Jewlery: Any girl will love it
  • Mini Fridge: Fill it with all the grease, sugar, and caffeine your mom never let you have growing up. 
  • Printer: Print out all those last minute essays and papers you stayed up all night for.
  • Fake I.D.: JUST KIDDING!
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  • Saddam Hussein (2006) – Saddam Hussein was executed December 30 2006. He was convicted in Iraqi court based on his role in the deaths of Iraqi citizens in 1982.
  • Last Harry Potter Book released (2007) – Before Vampires and Werewolves took over teenagers hearts Wizards held the top spot. In 2007 Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final installment of the book series, was released into bookstores.
  • Wii (2007) – Did people actually enjoy tennis, bowling, and boxing before the Wii? In the year 2007 Playstation changed lives with the advancement of their newest system and creation of an entirely new injury as well- “wii elbow”.
  • Facebook and Twitter (2007) – How would we have survived our high school careers without spending mindless hours on this social networking site? I’m sure many essays would have been written without procrastination without these websites to waste our time on.
  • Virginia Tech Tragedy (2007) – One of the biggest tragedies since 1999’s Columbine tragedy, Virginia Tech suffered the horrifying acts at the hand of an insane killer. Thirty three deaths; twenty seven were students, five were professors, and the lone gunmen.
  • Advancement in 3D movies- (2007) – Can we even remember what two dimensional cartoons actually look like? Back in the day it’s all we had, but now every action packed movie or animated film comes equipped with 3D glasses that show you your favorite characters literally jumping off the screen.
  • Heath Ledger dies (2008) – Sometimes described as the “James Dean of our generation”, Heath Ledger was incredibly talented and made us laugh, cry, and even amaze us as the astonishingly creepy Joker, until his life was tragically cut much too soon.
  • Obama became president (2008) – It’s hard to imagine what a milestone we have experienced in our high school years. Barack Obama was elected our first African American president of the United States of America.
  • Creation of the Iphone, Itouch, Ipad (2007-2010) Technology and our lives as we knew it changed with the creation of the Ipone, Itouch, and most recently Ipad. Steve Job, the creator of these beloved tools, changed the accessibility to music, the internet and everything related to your phone, including the newest phrase “there’s an app for that.”
  • Michael Jackson died (2009) – June 25th 2009 The King of Pop died after being taken to the hospital suffering cardiac arrest. His music and dancing made Michael Jackson a musical legend and his life and work inspire famous pop artists to this day.
  • Tiger Woods (2009) – For years Tiger Woods was the first and best athlete when anyone mentioned golf. However, in 2010 his reputation changed when his multiple affairs rocked pop culture news. Now when speaking of this immensely talented athlete the game of golf isn’t usually what people are talking about.
  • Twilight (2008) – The vampires have arrived! It all began with a teenage romance involving a young girl from Arizona and a heartthrob vampire the Twilight series jump started multiple actors into celebrity stardom and everyone’s love of vampires into absolute chaos.
  • Michael Phelps (2008) – In the 2008 Olympic Beijing Games Michael Phelps became America’s newest obsession with his 8 gold medals. Michael Phelps surpassed Mark Spitz who held the record for 7 wins in 1972.
  • Swine flu (2009) – What first started off as something minor that many didn’t take too seriously, Swine Flu advanced as quite the pandemic and as of March 2010 11,690 people have died from the United States alone from the swine flu.
  • Mission Viejo High School Graduation (2010) – We finally did it. After four years of loving eachother, sometimes wanting to scream at eachother, but overcoming it to band together we are finally going to march down onto our Diablo football field and accept our diplomas as the graduating class of 2010!
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         I wanted to thank you for reading the Diablo Dispatch.  We have all put countless hours of hard work into this paper in hopes of creating a final product that you will all enjoy and be proud of.

         June is already here, meaning summer is rapidly approaching and its time for the end of the year paper/home work burning bonfires, and bathing suits to become your daily attire.  For some of you college is right around the corner and for the others just another step on your way to high school graduation.

         I am currently a senior meaning I have spent my last four years learning both the easy and the hard way that high school is indeed a challenge with some risks, but a whole lot of rewards as well.  I am confident in saying I have some advice for all of you out there, especially considering I have been in all your shoes and have first-hand experience about what you are going through.  Whether you chose to take the advice or ignore it is completely up to you though. 

         Remember, every day is important.  You should be living day to day and enjoying what is in front of you because before you know it you will be a senior and realizing everything normal is about to end.  You won’t be seeing your best friend every day at tutorial, or going off campus to your regular lunch spot, or seeing all the familiar people around you driving crazy in the parking lot.  So, when you see your boyfriend or girlfriend standing outside your English class waiting to walk with you to history, don’t just shrug it off, smile and remember that this wont happen forever and it is so important while it does.

         I am not the only one with advice.  All of the seniors in journalism have a piece of advice for you….

    Sarah Davis: Don’t let your first impressions affect how you choose your friends.  There are a lot of people who come off as mean, stuck up, conceited, nerdy, or stand offish, but if you give them a chance they could end up being one of your closest friends.  So, give everyone a chance.

    Eva Li: Take every opportunity that your school offers. Challenge yourself. Who cares if you don’t succeed? At least you’ll rest assured knowing that you’ve taken the most you possibly could out of high school. Colleges will be a whole different story, so make the most you can out of the last four years of your childhood.

    Ryan Drescher:  Know what you want.  Whether it is watching your favorite sports team or anything else that peaks your interest.  Don’t let others dictate your interest.  In the long run you will be so much happier.

    Ada Li:  Don’t underestimate the process of college applications.  Start early; know what colleges and programs that you are aiming for.  You will be setting a good foundation for your future, and will be grateful for it later.

    Sam Curvin:  Enjoy every moment that you have in high school because it all goes by so fast.  Once you are a senior you find yourself thinking where did all of my time go and did I take advantage of opportunity I had?  So, make sure you did.

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         As I aged along with the others in my circle of peers, life got a little more stern and serious. The memories slowly changed into significant reminders of the times in which we grew the most in our youth. Lessons learned, laughs shared, and conflicts resolved, the teenage years became a time to savor who you are and where you were going. That said, one would expect that a high school year book is full of insightful, honest and intelligent reminders of love and life from peers who truly care about the book’s owner. Unfortunately for the future of our generation, our high school years will be remembered with insincere scribbles filled with false promises and exaggerated hype. It’s time we change the way yearbooks are signed.

         Although exceptions do exist, it is a sad reality that the majority of society has lost touch with their creative side. Looking back at yearbooks from freshman and sophomore year, it seems like everyone has the same thing to say: “I’m so glad we became good friends this year/ have been friends for so long! I luv u so much! You’re super duper awesome!”   Next time, at least try to be original. Write something that you really mean and get rid of the text lingo and the cliché, exaggerated statements. The words love, best friend, and favorite are a bit much to describe a relationship you developed with the person who sat next to you in math. And as for the people you really do love, get creative. There are thousands of words to express gratitude and appreciation for someone; choose wisely. An honest, sentimental saying will go a lot further than the one quoted above when someone looks back at your legacy. Before you scar your own image with a blatantly fake and outrageous profession of your friend’s “awesomeness,” think about what you want to say to him/her 20 years from now.

         As if it is not enough to have someone vandalize your yearbook with a meaningless jumble of false love, a handful of other yearbook no no’s linger out in the world of yearbook evil. Things like excessively large writing and abbreviated messages like HAGS and HAKAS are incredibly irritating. Huge letters which take up entire pages are like slaps in the face, dying to get your attention and be noticed. No one likes people who constantly cry for attention.

         HAGS, on the other hand, may be one of the most insincere and downright atrocious things to scar in someone’s yearbook.  Having to abbreviate an already pointless saying is like telling the person whose yearbook you’re signing that they are not worth for your time and that they don’t give two hoots about the happenings of your summer.

    ]]>     http://www.thediablodispatch.com/opinions/2010/08/09/yearbook-etiquette-stop-scribbling-and-start-caring/feed/ 0     Diablo Dispute:Iron Man v. War Machine http://www.thediablodispatch.com/opinion/2010/08/09/diablo-disputeiron-man-v-war-machine/ http://www.thediablodispatch.com/opinion/2010/08/09/diablo-disputeiron-man-v-war-machine/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:07:36 +0000 adviser http://www.thediablodispatch.com/?p=262 During the Vietnam War, (and later reprised to be the Afghanistan War) Tony Stark is kidnapped in the hopes that he will be forced to build weapons of mass destruction for his captors.  Instead, he builds a suit of armor, and it has turned into the superhero many know as Iron Man.  Standing as the symbol for all technologically based superheroes, Iron Man is a keeper of world peace, piloted by one of the world’s most unstable man, and ultimately, a much more powerful and efficient superhero than his counterpart, War Machine.

    During the Vietnam War, (and later reprised to be the Afghanistan War) Tony Stark is kidnapped in the hopes that he will be forced to build weapons of mass destruction for his captors.  Instead, he builds a suit of armor, and it has turned into the superhero many know as Iron Man.  Standing as the symbol for all technologically based superheroes, Iron Man is a keeper of world peace, piloted by one of the world’s most unstable man, and ultimately, a much more powerful and efficient superhero than his counterpart, War Machine.

    For those of you who don’t know who War Machine is (which is just about everybody) he’s the silver Iron Man featured most recently in Marvel’s movie Iron Man 2.  War Machine is strong, heavily equipped, sluggish, and built for mass combat against inferior models of Stark’s Iron Man.  Where Tony Stark’s “Hot Rod Red” Iron Man is built for speed and versatility, War Machine lives up to its name as being the ultimate in fighting armies.  In one on one combat, and against a model superior to its own, War Machine doesn’t have the equipment or abilities required to take down Iron Man.

    Iron Man uses a vast array of energy based weapons, most notably, the repulsor ray.  Firing levels of highly concentrated energy, the repulsor ray launches a deadly beam which can destroy targets on impulse.  As it is an energy based weapon, its ammo capacity is virtually unlimited, whereas War Machine bases its weapons off of bullets and explosives, both of which have a limitation.  The repulsor rays are not the best of what Iron Man has to offer either.  Geared with some of the best technology has yet to offer, Iron Man also holds in his arsenal a uni-beam projector in his chest,  a weapon known as pulse bolts which essentially pick up on kinetic energy as they travel, (meaning the farther it flies, the harder it hits), an electromagnetic pulse generator, a defensive energy shield that can be extended up to 360 degrees, an  ultra-freon, (a “freeze-beam”), sonic blasts,  and a set of high-powered lasers which can cut through enemies from the top surface of his hands.  Needless to say, the versatility in Iron Man’s arsenal vastly outweighs that of War Machine.

    But most importantly, the advantage that puts Iron Man on a far higher pedestal than War Machine is the man behind the mask.  Tony Stark is the multi-billionaire genius who managed to build the first model of the Iron Man out of scraps and spare parts.  Being the greatest mind of his universe, he created both the Iron Man and War Machine models, and as such, he has the greatest knowledge of both.  While building the War Machine to initially be more powerful than Iron Man, as he was the creator, he constantly instills newer designs onto his own Iron Man as well.  Anything that War Machine throws at him, he built, but anything he throws at War Machine may be completely new and unique.

    War Machine is a total B.A. in every which way (contrary to Iron Man); War Machine portrays a tougher, better, and cooler looking suit. War Machine is James Rhodes’s suit in the Marvel Universe. Unlike Stark’s hot rod red suit, Rhodey’s suit is a sleek and cool metallic black, making it harder for enemies to spot him. Rhodey is a skilled pilot and experienced marine in combat and tactics. He uses a more physical fighting style compared to Iron Man and has a more weaponized arsenal. Throughout his history, Rhodey’s suit evolves over time, but the basics still linger. His weapon arsenal is also in contrast to Iron Man’s. War Machine’s armor is a more heavier and dense version. Along with the mini-gun, missile tracers, and propulsion beams, the suit is already heavily armed. As his armor has evolved, so have his weapons. For example, his computerized weapon tracking system becomes more advanced as his suit evolves. His vast array of weapons also is impressive and changes over time. This includes but is not limited to: plasma blades, flamethrowers, pulse-bolt generators, double-barrel cannons, and particle beam discharges. For his defense, the battle suit includes a force shield, stealth technology, and boot jet propulsion. He also has a number of non-lethal weapons to disengage enemies, such as rubber bullets. His earlier suit depended mainly on armor penetrating bullets, which later transformed into energy pulses, which is similar to Iron Man’s. Later his stealth version of his armor was capable of intercepting and hacking into enemy military weapon bases, which enabled him to use at his will.

    ]]>     http://www.thediablodispatch.com/opinion/2010/08/09/diablo-disputeiron-man-v-war-machine/feed/ 0     Mission Viejo Class of 2010 http://www.thediablodispatch.com/center/2010/08/08/mission-viejo-class-of-2010/ http://www.thediablodispatch.com/center/2010/08/08/mission-viejo-class-of-2010/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:22:30 +0000 adviser http://www.thediablodispatch.com/?p=258 Abbott, Zackariah               Saddleback College

    Absher, Hannah  Biola University

    Acosta, Ashlyn     San Jose State University

    Acuestas, Roel Jordan        Ministry Institute

    Adams, Samuel   Saddleback College

    Aguero, Kristopher              Saddleback College

    Aguirre, Daniel     Santa Ana Community College

    Aguirre, Michael  Saddleback College

    Akhavan, Neda   Saddleback College

    Al-Arnous, Ibrahim             Saddleback College

    Alba, Kevin           CSU-Fullerton

    Ali, Joseph             Saddleback College

    Allen, Isaac           Mt. San Antonio Community College

    Allport, Jenpop     Santa Clara University

    Alper, Selen           UCLA

    Alvarado, Jose     Work

    Antonitis, Katharyn            Saddleback College

    Arce, Raquel         Saddleback College

    Arciva, George     Saddleback College

    Armes, Brady       UC Santa Barbara

    Armstrong, Briana               CSU-Fullerton

    Artiano, Victoria  Irvine Valley College

    Artoul, Richard    UC Santa Barbara

    Arzaga, Ryan       Orange Coast College

    Ascha, Malek       UC Santa Cruz

    Augerson, Amanda             University of Toledo

    Austin, Jessica      Point Loma Nazarene University

    Ayres, Kelsey        University of Portland

    Azeltine, Mark     Saddleback College

    Bachman, Nichole              Arizona State University

    Bacina, Scott        Saddleback College

    Balderas, Eric       Saddleback College

    Balliet, Matthew  CSU Long Beach

    Barbee, Kyle         CSU Fullerton

    Barron, Tanner    Westminster College

    Basit, Mohammed              CSU Fullerton

    Battle, Trevor       Irvine Valley College

    Baughman, Alyssa              UC Santa Barbara

    Bayer, Michele     Cal Polly San Luis Obispo

    Beckies, Ryan      Saddleback College

    Betancourt, Monique         UC Santa Cruz

    Bevacqua, Robert               Saddleback College

    Billings, Matthew Trade school

    Biniasz-Bushong, Megan   Saddleback College

    Bockenstette, Ethan           Saddleback College

    Bocox, Brady       Military

    Boesen, Daniel     Work

    Bond, Jillian          Saddleback College

    Bonito, Nikki        Boise State

    Boulter, Chase     Irvine Valley College

    Branker, Joseph   Palomar Community College

    Braymer, Katherine            Irvine Valley College

    Britch, Justin         University of California Irvine

    Brooks, Zachary  Saddleback College

    Brown, Connor    Saddleback College

    Brown, Scott         Saddleback College

    Bueras, Johnathan              Military

    Buller, Haley        University of Texas, Austin

    Burick, Bogart      Orange Coast College

    Burley, Geoffrey  Hampshire College

    Burns, Gianna      San Francisco State

    Burton, Daniel      Work

    Burton, James      Work

    Bush, Tori             Saddleback College

    Byrne, Amanda   Saddleback College

    Calabrese, Lisa    UC Berkeley

    Calvo, Cristobal   Saddleback College

    Camp, Ann           Irvine Valley College

    Campbell, Hilary Chapman University

    Campoli, Alexander            San Jose State

    Campos, Christian              Saddleback College

    Campos, Javier    Saddleback College

    Caouette, Jacob   Seattle Pacific University

    Carey, Riley          Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

    Carroll, Jeffrey     Saddleback College

    Carver, Tobin       Saddleback College

    Cassidy, Shane    Saddleback College

    Castellanos, Alphonzo       Golden West College

    Center, Mallory    Saddleback College

    Cerrudo, Andrea  Saddleback College

    Chau, Neil             Orange Coast College

    Chirinos, Bryant  Saddleback College

    Chu, Ming Jiu       Irvine Valley College

    Chun, Caroline     Saddleback College

    Cintora, Cristian  Military

    Cintora, Rodrigo  Saddleback College

    Clausen, Codi       Culinary Institute of America HidePark NY

    Coe, Mackenzie   BYU Idaho

    Cohen, Jeffrey     UC Davis

    Colin, Caroline     University of Nevada

    Collins, Allison     UC Berkeley

    Connolly, Nicole  Chapman University

    Conover, Lauren Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

    Corbo, Grace        Cal State University Chico

    Cornish, Robyn    Concordia University

    Cortez, Jessica      Military

    Cox, Michael        Work

    Cox, Shirin            UC Irvine

    Cregg, Oliver         Saddleback College

    Crisostomo, Angelo             Saddleback College

    Criste, Michael     Unversity of Washington

    Crouch, Jessica    Florida State University

    Crowther, Thomas              Saddleback College

    Cueva, Sarah       University of Southern California

    Cuevas, Jose         UC Davis

    Cunanan, Kaitlyn                CSU Fullerton

    Curvin, Samantha               Saddleback College

    Cutkomp, Matthew            Saddleback College

    Dallorso, Bruno    Saddleback College

    Daniec, Jon           University of Virginia

    Davies, Natalie     CSU Fullerton

    Davis, Alec            Orange Coast College

    Davis, Sarah         Saddleback College

    Day, Andrea         Oregon State University

    De Raad, Kylie     Westmont College

    Deering, Janae      Santiago Canyon College

    Delehant, Jennifer               Tarant Community College-Fort Worth TX

    Delira, Abby         Orange Coast College

    Dennin, Kevin      University of Oregon

    Desai, Raj             Georgia Institute of Technology

    Desoto, Austin      Saddleback College

    Devine, Meaghan                San Diego State University

    Diamsay, Micah  Saddleback College

    Diaz, Clayton       Saddleback College

    Diaz, Lily               Irvine Valley College

    Dibble, Shannon  Saddleback College

    Dibernardo, Anthony          Saddleback College

    Dibernardo, Kelcey             Saddleback College

    Dibernardo, Vincent            Saddleback College

    Diederichsen, Tyler              Saddleback College

    Dieguez, Angelia  Saddleback College

    Diesel, Elizabeth  Saddleback College

    Dillard, Kyle          CSU Fullerton

    Dobrofsky, Steven              University of Wisconsin, Madison

    Dodgen, Shelley   Saddleback College

    Doherty, Olivia     San Francisco State University

    Donigan, Hayley University Of Leeds, England

    Dougherty, Eric    Saddleback College

    Downey, Annelise                UC Irvine

    Doyle, Leeanne    Saddleback College

    Drescher, Ryan    Saddleback College

    Du, Kimberly        Saddleback College

    Duarte, Zahira      Newbridge Trade School

    Duchateau, Angeline          Saddleback College

    Dunigan, Tailor    UC Davis

    Dzubnar, Nicholas               CSU San Luis Obispo

    Eachus, Robert    Saddleback College

    Eastman, Stephen               University of Northern Colorado

    Echols, James       Georgia Community College

    Efron, Jeremy       Saddleback College

    Eisenbart, Jenna  CSU Fullerton

    England, Kyle       Oregon State university

    Erickson, Paige     Biola University

    Escobar, David    Work

    Evaristo, Francia Irvine Valley College

    Faber, James        Saddleback College

    Facer, Clare          Brigham Young University,Idaho

    Fadling, Sean        Saddleback College

    Fairless, Christopher            Saddleback College

    Fajardo, Benjamin              Orange Coast College

    Fajardo, Julie Anne             Saddleback College

    Farrington, Jake   Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

    Fay, Victoria         Irvine Valley College

    Feliz, Michael       UTI Trade School

    Fennik, Spencer   Cal Poly Pomona

    Ferrari, Trevor      Saddleback College

    Fetters, Janel         Northwest Christian University

    Fiata, Nicole         Saddleback College

    Fick, Kristin           Saddleback College

    Fickinger, Paige    Saddleback College

    Figueroa, Jessica  Saddleback College

    Finnegan, Raitt    Irvine Valley College

    Fitch, Carson        Saddleback College

    Fitch, Stetson        Orange Coast College

    Fleming, Gerald    Saddleback College

    Flood, Molly         University of Kansas

    Folta, Travis         Oregon State University

    Fontana, Meghan                Fashion Institute of Design

    Fontes, Zachary   Orange Coast College

    Foreman, Daren   Saddleback College

    Fraga, Raul           Saddleback College

    Franco, Alexander               Saddleback College

    Friedberg, Dean    Yavapai Community College

    Friedberg, Tara     Saddleback College

    Fujimura, Eric      UC Berkeley

    Fusco, Nico           Saddleback College

    Gaitanis, Alicen    San Diego State University

    Gall, Matthew      CSU Fullerton

    Gallina, Agustin   Saddleback College

    Gallo, Jesus           Saddleback College

    Garcia, Humberto               Saddleback College

    Garcia, Jose          Saddleback College

    Garcia, Pablo        Saddleback College

    Gauthier, Beau     Saddleback College

    Genin, Joseph       Saddleback College

    Genoway, Taylor Georgia Institute of Technology

    Gerken, Ashley     Orange Coast College

    Ghneim, Shaddia Saddleback College

    Gibbs, Breahn      Alabama A & M

    Gibson, Sarah       Seton Hall University, New Jersey

    Gildea, Cody        CSU Long Beach

    Gill, George           Saddleback College

    Gillespie, Wile’E    Saddleback College

    Giusti, Melanie     Saddleback College

    Godinez, Jonathan              Irvine Valley College

    Gold, Kristine        Saddleback College

    Goldstein, Robert Saddleback College

    Golemo, Jordan   Saddleback College

    Gomez, Michael  Military

    Gonzalez, David  Saddleback College

    Gonzalez, Gerard UC Santa Barbara

    Gonzalez, Melanie              Irvine Valley College

    Gonzalez-Garcia, Emmanuel            Orange Coast College

    Goodell, Scott       Chapman University

    Goodman, Kaela University of Hawaii

    Gordon, Theo-Alyce           UC SAnta Cruz

    Gordon, Zachary Saddleback College

    Graff, Andrew      Saddleback College

    Graff, Jessica        Brigham Young University, Provo

    Grane, Zachary    Saddleback College

    Gray, Matthew     Saddleback College

    Green, Maurice    Palomar Community College

    Griffin, Jack          Saddleback College

    Guillen, Justin       Saddleback College

    Guntrum, Ciara    Saddleback College

    Gustafson, Lucas                Saddleback College

    Gutman, Alexander            University of Arizona

    Gutman, David    Saddleback College

    Habib, Hamed     Saddleback College

    Hacker, Ryan       Saddleback College

    Hall, Edward        Saddleback College

    Hall, Garrett          UC Davis

    Hall, Naoto           CSU Long Beach

    Hallee, Kayla       UC Santa Cruz

    Hammon, Craig   Saddleback College

    Hanberg, Samantha           Saddleback College

    Hansen, Zachariah             Saddleback College

    Hanson, Brooke  Boise State University

    Hanson, Nicole    Boise State University

    Harer, Brandon    Santa Ana Community College

    Harrington, Lauren             San Francisco State University

    Harris, Zachary    Saddleback College

    Harrison, Alexandra           University of Southern California

    Hartmann, Chase                Brigham Young University, Provo

    Hayes, Ben           UC Irvine

    Haynes, Ryan      Irvine Valley College

    Helmstetter, Laura              University of San Francisco

    Helmuth, Alyssa  Orange Coast College

    Hennessey, Ryan                Santa Ana Community College

    Herbert, Maciah  Orange Coast College

    Hernandez, Amanda          Saddleback College

    Hernandez, Carla                Irvine Valley College

    Hernandez, Erica Irvine Valley College

    Hernandez, Francisco         Saddleback College

    Hernandez, Laura               Saddleback College

    Herrera, Julio        Military

    Herrera, Roberto  Saddleback College

    Heskett, Andrew  Chapman University

    Higgins, Devyn     Saddleback College

    Higham, Rebecca                Brigham Young University, Provo

    Hill, Samantha     San Diego State University

    Hinkle, Matthew  Irvine Valley College

    Hixson, Kelley      Colorado State University

    Ho, Andrew          UCLA

    Hodge, Brandie    Saddleback College

    Hoelzel, Wolfgang               Saddleback College

    Hoffman, Zachary             Saddleback College

    Holladay, Luke    Wheaton College, Illinois

    Hooks, Samuel    Oregon State University

    Horrocks, Colin    Chapman University

    Hotchkin, Evan   CSU Fullerton

    Hubocan, Christopher        Santa Ana Community College

    Huertero, Fredy    UC Irvine

    Hunter, Christopher            Saddleback College

    Hunter, Michael   Orange Coast College

    Huntington, Emma             Brigham Young University, Idaho

    Huntley, Caymann             Saddleback College

    Hutchison, Erice  Pepperdine University

    Huynh, Shaunna Saddleback College

    Hygh, Rory           Saddleback College

    Ingram, Kaitlyn   Biola University

    Ismaili, Tara         UC Riverside

    Jackson, Brian     Brigham Young University

    Jackson, Bryan    Saddleback College

    Jacobo, Marieva  Saddleback College

    Jaime, Estefania  Saddleback College

    Jaimes, Yesenia   Saddleback College

    Jelden, Nickolas   Saddleback College

    Jimenez, Andrew Orange Coast College

    Johnson, Matthew               Fullerton Community College

    Johnson, Shayne CSU Monterrey

    Jones, Taylor        Saddleback College

    Jorczak, Matthew                                CSU Fullerton

    Jordan, Sarah       Saddleback College

    Jystad, Amy         Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

    Kato, Sei                CSU Fullerton

    Katz, Dillon           Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

    Keary, Lauren      UC Irvine

    Kelley, Kyra          Hawaii Pacific University

    Kennel, Rachel     San Jose State University

    Kerr, Jazmin         Cypress Community College

    Kessler, Marriah   CSU Stanislas

    Kibria, Naziha      Irvine Valley College

    Kibria, Samiha     Irvine Valley College

    Kieu, Meilani        Saddleback College

    Kilbarger, Wade   Saddleback College

    Kim, Jeffrey          Santa Ana Community College

    Kim, Samuel         Santa Ana Community College

    Kim, Yeh Jee        UC Berkeley

    Kinnison, Marshall              Brigham Young University

    Klapp, Sean          Brigham Young University, Idaho

    Knicker, David     Saddleback College

    Knitz, Ryan          UCLA

    Knoble, Gerald     UC Santa Cruz

    Kohlschmidt, Alan              Northern Arizona University

    Kolar, Kyle            Art Institute

    Kruml, Skyler       Saddleback College

    Krupoff, Matthew               UC Santa Cruz

    La Plante, Michelle             Art Institute of Chicago

    Laddusaw, Cole   Eckerd College

    Lakin, Amber       Saddleback College

    Lakin, Ashley       Saddleback College

    Landa, Ethan       Saddleback College

    Lane, James         College of the Canyons Comm. College

    Lane, Shannon    Pikes Peak Comm. College

    Lapera, Samantha              Saddleback College

    Larson, Ashley     UC Irvine

    Lauderdale, Spencer           Orange Coast

    Laugenour, Kelly Saddleback College

    Laverde, Kimberly              Saddleback College

    Lawrence, Nicole Arizona State University

    Le Fort, Dominic  Irvine Valley College

    Ledford, Steven   Saddleback College

    Lee, Alexander     Saddleback College

    Lee, Jonathan      UC Irvine

    Leguizamo, Jessica             Saddleback College

    Leon, Amanda     Saddleback College

    Lewis, Chelsea     Saddleback College

    Lewis, Christian   Saddleback College

    Leyenaar, Amy    Saddleback College

    Li, Ada   UC Berkeley

    Li, Eva   UC Berkeley

    Lindquist, Janelle Saddleback College

    Ling, Maximilian University of Southern California

    Littiken, Raymond              Saddleback College

    Lopez, Amy          Golden West College

    Lopez, Andrea     Calvary Chapel Bible College, Murrieta

    Lucero, Jessica     Saddleback College

    Luck, Cara            University of Washington, Seattle

    Lukin-Hicks, Courtney       Saddleback College

    Lynn, Jeffrey        Saddleback College

    Mabry, Sean         UC Santa Barbara

    Mac Millan, Sarah              Oregon State University

    Macinka, Brianna               Saddleback College

    Madden, Chaise  Cal State Fullerton

    Madrigal, Chris    Saddleback College

    Madson, Steven   Saddleback College

    Majaj, Tala          UC San Diego

    Mallory, Maddison             Texas Christian University

    Mandujano, Juan                Saddleback College

    Manzanares, Daniel            Saddleback College

    Marini, Nicholas  San Jose State University

    Marsh, Christina  Washington State University

    Martin, Matthew Michigan State University

    Martinez, David   Saddleback College

    Massey, Sharon   Fullerton Community College

    Mastrolia, Kyle    Saddleback College

    Mastropolo, Carli                Cal State Long Beach

    Mathews, Clare    Saddleback College

    Mathiasen, Nicole               Saddleback College

    May-Raguse, Paul               CSU Channel Islands

    Mc Affee, Shannon            BYU – Idaho

    Mc Cleary, Hannah            Orange Coast College

    Mc Cool, Robert  Orange Coast College

    Mc Cracken, Mairin            University of San Francisco

    Mc Ewen, Dallin  BYU

    Mc Lean, Amanda              San Jose State

    Mc Lean, Kelcey San Francisco State

    Mc Namara, Haley             UCLA

    Mc Neil, Brittany Saddleback College

    Mc Rane, Dylan  Saddleback College

    McIntyre, Rebekah             Santiago Canyon College

    Meddings, Michelle             San Diego State

    Medina, Noelle     University of Missouri, Columbia

    Meersman, Joshua              Point Loma Nazarene University

    Mehrazarin, Shayan           UC Riverside

    Meixueiro, Jessica               Saddleback College

    Melrose, Luke      Saddleback College

    Mendenhall, Kelli                Saddleback College

    Mendez, Krystal  Saddleback College

    Mendoza, Emily  Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

    Menkal, John       Saddleback College

    Mesbah, Kourosh                                Musicians Institute

    Mikel, John           Saddleback College

    Millan, Marc         Orange Coast College

    Miller, Danika      Cal State Fullerton

    Mills, Kevin           Cal State Fullerton

    Miyake, Paul        UC Santa Barbara

    Moayedi, Shyan  Trade school

    Moctezuma, John                               Orange Coast College

    Moffitt, Cassandra             Saddleback College

    Mofid, Jaclyn       University of Arizona

    Molano, Michelle                Saddleback College

    Montoya, Bryce  University of Arizona

    Montoya, Madeleine          Sacramento State University

    Moore, Amanda  Orange Coast College

    Moore, Lucy         Cal State Fullerton

    Moreno, Michaela               Orange Coast College

    Morris, Chelsea    University of Nevada, Las Vegas

    Morris, Malcolm  Cal State Fullerton

    Morris, William    Baylor University

    Mueller, Tyler       Saddleback College

    Mulcahy, Brian    Saddleback College

    Mundo, Cecilia    Art Institute

    Muscat, Joshua    Mt. San Antonio Community College

    Myers, Haley        Boise State University

    Myers, Shelby      Biola University

    Myhra, Lily           Orange Coast College

    Myrter, Christopher             Long Beach State

    Nabi, Omar           Saddleback College

    Nadaskai, Kristina               Irvine Valley College

    Naramore, Amy   Azusa Pacific University

    Naranjo, Mireya  Irvine Valley College

    Negrete, Angel      Saddleback College

    Nelson, Ashley     Paul Mitchell Beauty College

    Nelson, Ryan        UC Irvine

    Newell, Christopher             Saddleback College

    Nguyen, Matthew                University of Arizona

    Nguyen, Michael Cal State Fullerton

    Niu, Jamie             Georgetown University

    Nolan, Matthew   Work

    Noyes-Aponte, Kiyan         Orange Coast College

    Nuth, Christopher                Saddleback College

    O’Brien, Kelsey     BYU – Idaho

    O’Callaghan, David             Military

    Ogden, Alisa         Orange Coast College

    Oliva, Jennifer      Saddleback College

    Orlando Hirsch, Chantal    Irvine Valley College

    Orozco, Jayson    Saddleback College

    Ortega, Dominic   Orange Coast College

    Ortega, Grace       UC San Diego

    Outlaw, Tayler     Saddleback College

    Overmyer, Matthew            Golden West College

    Owen, Rebekah   Saddleback College

    Owens, Tessa        Saddleback College

    Owens-Bertino, Austin        Saddleback College

    Pace, Tristan         Chapman University

    Parker, Andrew    Saddleback College

    Parker, Blake        Saddleback College

    Pascual, Jeremy   Trade

    Patterson, Desiree                Cinema Makeup School

    Pattison, Nicole    Irvine Valley College

    Pauwels, Nathalie                U.S. Naval Academy

    Pedrogo, Devallee                UCLA

    Pelloni, Tawny     Saddleback College

    Pemberton, Kayla               Saddleback College

    Pena, Saira            Westwood College

    Peredo, Antonio   Saddleback College

    Petit, Paul              UC Berkeley

    Petrulio, Kyle        Arizona State University

    Pham, Christopher              Saddleback College

    Phillips, Scott        Colorado State University

    Piantanida, Breann             Santa Barbara City College

    Pierick, Amanda  Azusa Pacific University

    Pindroh, Rachel   Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

    Pinnecker, Cassandra         Irvine Valley College

    Pinnecker, Katelyn              Irvine Valley College

    Pinnell, Daniel      Saddleback College

    Pomeroy, Aftin    Saddleback College

    Porter, David        Saddleback College

    Pruitt, Shelby        San Diego State University

    Pulliam, Ray         Undecided

    Queen, Kohl          Saddleback College

    Rackauckas, Jeffrey           Cal State San Marcos

    Radcliffe, Sarah  Cal State Fullerton

    Rasmussen, Kyle Santiago Canyon Community College

    Ray, Courtney     Biola University

    Ree, Cody             Saddleback College

    Reed, Jason          Saddleback College

    Reeder, Alec         Palomar Community College

    Reilly, Hannah     University of Arizona

    Reisiger, Justin      Saddleback College

    Remley, Andrew  Johns Hopkins University – Peabody Conservatory

    Reyes, Jhonathan                                UC Irvine

    Reynaga, Emily-Corinne   Saddleback College

    Rich, Alexandra   University of Montana

    Rigg, Matthew      Orange Coast College

    Righi, Megan        Iowa State University

    Rinella, Nicholas  UCLA

    Roberts, Sammy  Saddleback College

    Roberts, Sarah     Arizona State University

    Robertson, Courtney          Saddleback College

    Robinson, Leon   Saddleback College

    Rock, Timothy     Saddleback College

    Rodriguez, Adrian               Saddleback College

    Rodriguez, Aurora               Saddleback College

    Rodriguez, Brian  Irvine Valley College

    Rodriguez, Tracy Saddleback College

    Roque, Ray          Saddleback College

    Roset, Mariah      Saddleback College

    Rosofsky, Kyle    Saddleback College

    Rottenberg, Kathryn           Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

    Rowe, Spencer     UCLA

    Roy, Kalynn         Saddleback College

    Rudko, Corinne   Saddleback College

    Ruggles, Donald   Orange Coast College

    Rush, Kelly           Saddleback College

    Ruth, Sara             Irvine Valley College

    Ryan, Kendra       Northern Arizona University

    Ryan, Tamara     Orange Coast College

    Rysan, Kyle          Saddleback College

    Saavedra, Paola  Cal State Fullerton

    Sabers, Scott         Saddleback College

    Sadeghian, Kimia                Saddleback College

    Saenz, Jordan       Saddleback College

    Sahelian, Allegra  Northern Arizona University

    Salazar, Andrew  Irvine Valley College

    Salgado, Cesar     Military

    Salvi, Kristine       Saddleback College

    Samaniego, Alejandro        Saddleback College

    Sanburg, Allen      Saddleback College

    Sanchez, Aunalecia            Maranello Beauty School

    Sanchez, Joel        Military

    Sandoval, Alejandra           Saddleback College

    Sandoval, Irene   Military

    Sands, Sarah        Saddleback College

    Sarconi, Drake     Orange Coast College

    Savard, Carissa    Chico State University

    Savolskis, Casey  Military

    Schaefer, Ashley  Cal State Fullerton

    Schindler, Griffin Loyola Marymount University

    Schreiber, Julie     Saddleback College

    Schuller, Geoffrey               Santa Ana Community College

    Scinico, Rachel    Northern Arizona University

    Scott, Daniel         UC Riverside

    Searle, Devan       San Diego State University

    Separa, Christopher            Orange Coast College

    Sevilla, Fernando Saddleback College

    Shaffstall, Tiffany              Saddleback College

    Shahravesh, Leila                Saddleback College

    Sharp, Kaleigh      BYU – Idaho

    Shriver, Jelena      Fullerton Community College

    Sicairos, Levi        Saddleback College

    Simon, Bryce        Azusa Pacific University

    Simonsen, Jessica                Saddleback College

    Simpson, Britny   Saddleback College

    Skolos, Michael   Saddleback College

    Smead, Steven     Saddleback College

    Smith, Elizabeth  Irvine Valley College

    Smith, Jordyn       Saddleback College

    Smith, Larissa      Saddleback College

    Sodaro, Austin     University of Arizona

    Sofia, Joseph        UCLA

    South, Jessica       BYU

    Speer, Victoria      Boston College

    Spoto, Audrey      Orange Coast College

    Stadtlander, Thomas          Northern Arizona University 

    Stamos, Alexander              Orange Coast College

    Stanton, Carissa  Cal State Long Beach

    Stanton, David     Saddleback College

    Starr, Holly           BYU

    Staszak, Jacob     Orange Coast College

    Stavro, Nicole       Wake Forest University

    Stedman St George, Ashley               Saddleback College

    Stephens, Allison Saddleback College

    Stone, Lauren       Fashion Institute of Design & Mer.

    Stotts, Taylor        Cal State Fullerton

    Strauss, Carolyn  Saddleback College

    Sullivan, Kelly      Seattle Pacific University

    Sundahl, Daniel   Saddleback College

    Sunok, Ryan        Saddleback College

    Sympson, Matthew             Saddleback College

    Tackett, Ryan      Saddleback College

    Tallcott, Devon    UC Irvine

    Tapia, Erick          Latin American Bible Institute

    Taravati, Sahar    Saddleback College

    Taylor, Austin      Work

    Tejeras, Dominique             Saddleback College

    Theriault, Donald                                Saddleback College

    Thiel, Jessica         San Francisco State

    Torres, Leopoldo UC Riverside

    Toth, Attila           Saddleback College

    Townsend, Joel    Saddleback College

    Tran, Dustin          UC Irvine

    Trok, Nathaniel    University of Arizona

    Trujillo, Abner      Westwood College

    Truman, Sarah     Saddleback College

    Tsacoumangos, Christina  Saddleback College

    Tsacoumangos, Jeffrey      Saddleback College

    Tschopp, Anthony              Saddleback College

    Turton, Tawnya   Saddleback College

    Ujiiye, Kristy         UC Irvine

    Valenzuela, Jessica          Saddleback College

    Van Schaik, Jesica            Saddleback College

    Varasteh, Ashley  Saddleback College

    Vasquez, Haley   Grossmont Community College

    Velarde, Alisha     Irvine Valley College

    Vergara, Noemi    Santa Ana Community College

    Villalobos, Edgar Saddleback College

    Wadhwani, Seema              UC Irvine

    Waller, Miles         Arizona State University

    Wallstrom, Sarah University of Portland

    Walsh, Cassandra               Saddleback College

    Warner, Wendy    Cal State Northridge

    Washington, David             UC Santa Barbara

    Wasowski, Forrest               Long Beach City College

    Weber, Cassandra               Mira Costa Community College

    Webster, Patrick   Saddleback College

    Weigand, Melissa                Irvine Valley College

    Weinberger, Nicole              Saddleback College

    Weinstein, Lauren               Boise State University

    Weissman, Tyler  Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

    West, Joseph         Biola University

    White, Tasha        Art Institute of Orange County

    Wigdor, Nettie      Chapman University

    Wilkey, Shane      Saddleback College

    Williams, Brianna                Irvine Valley College

    Williams, Natalie Saddleback College

    Wilson, Jayne       Georgia Tech University

    Wilson, Matthew Saddleback College

    Wimber, Katherine              Saddleback College

    Witzel, Ashley      Saddleback College

    Wolfson, Caitlin   Northern Arizona University

    Wolfson, Jeffrey  Saddleback College

    Wright, Jessica      Saddleback College

    Wright, Shannon  Saddleback College

    Yanda, John         Saddleback College

    Young, Mariah     Boise State University

    Young, Tyler         Cal State Fullerton

    Yunus, Belal         Saddleback College

    Yunus, Malak      Saddleback College

    Zaldivar, Victoria                Saddleback College

    Zehra, Robert       Seattle University

    Zimmerman, Christina       Irvine Valley College

    Zintgraff, Zachary              University of Arizona

    ]]>     http://www.thediablodispatch.com/center/2010/08/08/mission-viejo-class-of-2010/feed/ 0     Mission Pep Squad:Ready for a New Season http://www.thediablodispatch.com/sports/2010/08/08/mission-pep-squadready-for-a-new-season/ http://www.thediablodispatch.com/sports/2010/08/08/mission-pep-squadready-for-a-new-season/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:17:09 +0000 adviser http://www.thediablodispatch.com/?p=244 The Mission Viejo High School Cheer and Song team have always been on the sidelines of every football and basketball game, but there is much more to the team than what students at Mission. Both teams face difficult and long practices, a countless number of hardships, and new yet dangerous skills every practice and game they attend. Also, there have been some dramatic changes to the Pep Squad for the upcoming season. A new advisor has stepped in for the 2010-2011 school year and she is also taking on the job of head varsity cheer coach, coaching a total of twenty-one girls. Her name is Tara Collins and she was a member of the MVHS Cheer team all four years of her high school experience. Ms. Collins-along with the help of the JV coach, Erica Gill- is expected to lead the Cheer team to excellence this year. However, the Cheer team is not the only sideline squad that should be expected to be at its greatest. The Varsity song team, coached by Anne DaVilla and Nikki Beck, should be sure to surprise everyone with their improving styles of dance this year. For both the Song and Cheer team, they are often shut out of the “sports” category at MVHS, but what students’ don’t see is really what makes cheer and song sports. Facing three-times-a-week practices that go on for an hour and a half to two hours at a time, these girls are known to face sprained ankles, broken bones, pulled hamstrings, and other dislocated body parts during each practices. However, each girls pulls through to give our crowd and the football team the best Friday night game experience possible. Pep Squad is really stepping up their level of involvement with the school for next year. The students of MVHS can expect to see more halftime shows, pep assembly routines, and all around improvement in the Pep Squad as a whole. After coming back from Cheer Camp and taking a trip to Seattle, Washington for the football teams first game of the season, the Pep Squad will be at its highest standpoint.  Although cheer and song completely differ from each other, they will remain a team throughout the whole year and all the drama and difficulties they face during that time. The closeness and bond that each girl has for their teammates really defines how much of a sport cheer and song are. All the hard work they put in from tryouts, to summer practices, to camp, to get prepared for the cheer season really prove to make the Pep Squad a power house for the MVHS sports department, and this year they will be better than ever. So expect to see more intensified kicks, flips, turns, jumps, leaps, and stunts next year on the sidelines of every football game.

    ]]>     http://www.thediablodispatch.com/sports/2010/08/08/mission-pep-squadready-for-a-new-season/feed/ 0     The Diablo Dispatch’s Athletes of theYear: Allie Harrison and Ben Hayes http://www.thediablodispatch.com/sports/2010/08/08/the-diablo-dispatch%e2%80%99s-athletes-of-theyear-allie-harrison-and-ben-hayes/ http://www.thediablodispatch.com/sports/2010/08/08/the-diablo-dispatch%e2%80%99s-athletes-of-theyear-allie-harrison-and-ben-hayes/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:09:26 +0000 adviser http://www.thediablodispatch.com/?p=242 The list of great athletes at Mission Viejo High School is a long one, which makes selecting the athlete of the year a difficult task. There were many excellent candidates for female athlete of the year in 2010, from volleyball to swimming to softball. The Diablo Dispatch has selected girls’ soccer player Allie Harrison as Mission Viejo High School’s 2010 female athlete of the year.

          Harrison, a senior midfielder who was a captain last season, had another great season – her third on the varsity squad. Heading into the season, she was No.7 on the Orange County Register’s list of the top 15 seniors to watch in 2010. Though the team struggled, finishing with a record of 7-8-9 (1-5-4 in South Coast League), Harrison was still able to shine. She finished the season with 7 goals, including an impressive game against Laguna Hills High School on December 3rd in which she scored two goals.

          In an era in high school and college athletics where there seems to be less emphasis on the “student” and more on the “athlete,” Mission’s student-athletes have done an excellent job of succeeding in the classroom, and many are headed to prestigious universities because of their work in both areas. Harrison is no different as she will be headed to the University of Southern California this fall on a full athletic scholarship.

    During the past four years at Mission Viejo High School, basketball star Ben Hayes has consistently been one of the top athletes in his class. He has received multiple honors, including winning awards, taking league championships, and signing with the University of California Irvine. His most recent honor is that of being named the 2009-2010 South Coast League basketball player of the year. After having considered all candidates for male athlete of the year at Mission, no other athlete had accomplishments comparable to the basketball phenom. The Diablo Dispatch officially has named Hayes as their male athlete of the year.

         In 2010, the Diablo basketball team had one of the most successful seasons in school history. Troy Roelen’s squad finished with a record of 24-5 as they were able to advance all the way to the Division II CIF Southern Section quarterfinals where they finally lost to Loyola to end their season. Throughout the magical season, Hayes was the player that Mission looked to when a big shot was needed. Hayes was a leader on the court, and in the box score night in and night out.

         Hayes first picked up a basketball at the age of five and shot on his plastic fisher price hoop. He instantly fell in love with the sport, and as he puts it, he was “Ballin’ from the woom.” Once he began to play competitively in second grade, he began to separate himself from the other players. A few years later, he entered the prestigious AAU club basketball circuit.

         Hayes’ club team is called One Tough School. Hayes blossomed as a star under the wing of his coach, Rich Prospero. “He’s had one of the biggest impacts on me during my growth as a player,” says Hayes. One Tough School has been one of the toughest teams in the club circuit throughout the past few seasons, only losing three games during the summer season last year. While this AAU team put Hayes on the map, he had another team to worry about, which was Mission Viejo.

    ]]>     http://www.thediablodispatch.com/sports/2010/08/08/the-diablo-dispatch%e2%80%99s-athletes-of-theyear-allie-harrison-and-ben-hayes/feed/ 0     Obama sets World Cup police on high alert http://www.thediablodispatch.com/headlines/2010/08/08/obama-sets-world-cup-police-on-high-alert/ http://www.thediablodispatch.com/headlines/2010/08/08/obama-sets-world-cup-police-on-high-alert/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:57:14 +0000 adviser http://www.thediablodispatch.com/?p=233 The most anticipated event of the year will initiate on June 11th when host nation, South Africa, faces the visiting Mexican squad in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, marking the first ever World Cup tournament to be played in African soil; however, a great number of concerns are being raised as to how secure players and spectators will be while at the World Cup, seeing that various threats from terrorist group Al-Qaeda have found their way to the South African Police Service (SAPS); moreover, the possible arrival of President Barack Obama has the South African police running franticly to and fro, aware of the vast amount of security Obama’s visit would require.

           Abdullah Azzam Salih Misfar, head of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group declared that he “submitted a plan” in order to punish Denmark for the publication of a series of cartoons depicting the face of Muhammad; when an Al-Qaeda operative was captured in Iraq, it was learned that Al-Qaeda was hatching a plot to attack the 2010 World Cup.     

         In response to emerging fear amongst players and spectators alike, the SAPS has declared that it will position 41,000 officers to patrol the South Africa World Cup, making valuable use of newly-acquired, hi-tech equipment such as “new helicopters, unmanned aircrafts, 10 water cannons, 100 BMWs for highway patrol, mobile command vehicles, body armor and other crowd management resources such as hi-tech bomb disposal equipment,” states David Heln, columnist for Internationalsoccer.com.

        As for Obama, the President has expressed sincere aspirations to visit South Africa during the World Cup if and only if the USA squad gets passed the second or third stage of the World Cup.

       The South African Police Service has turned this matter over and over again in their minds, realizing that security will become a major factor during the World cup since it is expected that 43 heads of states are planning on visiting the 2010 World Cup.

        General Bheki Cele, head of the SAPS, declared that Obama’s visit is an agonizing “50-50” deal, a deal which has the South African police scurrying, enthralled in their “famous prayer”: the rapid first-round elimination of the US Squad.

         Furthermore, Cele highlights the South African police’s concern over Obama’s visit when he states that the vast security measures that will be rendered to the 43 visiting heads of states will be equal to the immense security and protection that Obama will need alone.

         President Obama obviously is aware of all the commotion his “50-50” presence in the World Cup is causing, and in response is asserting the fact that if he decides to attend the South African 2010 World Cup, it will not be out of want for a vacation, but rather because of the significance behind the fact that a nation once torn apart by apartheid will now serve as host to people from all over the world, opening its doors joyously and gratefully. 

         No other World Cup tournament has caused this much commotion in terms of security before and yet no other World Cup tournament has been reason enough to celebrate the host nation’s honor of hosting the World Cup.

        Once torn by apartheid, now united by futbol, South Africa will make history on June 11, when it opens its doors for the eyes of the world to see the joyous Bafana Bafana celebrate equality.

    ]]>     http://www.thediablodispatch.com/headlines/2010/08/08/obama-sets-world-cup-police-on-high-alert/feed/ 0     When You Were Born…What Occurred in 1992 http://www.thediablodispatch.com/headlines/2010/08/08/when-you-were-born-what-occurred-in-1992/ http://www.thediablodispatch.com/headlines/2010/08/08/when-you-were-born-what-occurred-in-1992/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:52:08 +0000 adviser http://www.thediablodispatch.com/?p=225 From fashion to television shows, many important events happened the same year the seniors were born

    Headlines:

    *Nicoderm was the first nicotine transdermal patch to help smokers to stop smoking

    *Hurricane Andrew hits Florida was one of the costliest hurricanes in history

    *Johnny Carson leaves the Tonight Show and is replaced by Jay Leno

    *First Black Female Astronaut was Dr. Mae C. Jemison on the space shuttle Endeavor

    *Whisper of AIDS

    *Mall Of America Opens which is the biggest mall in America sitting on 78 acres of land with an amusement park and an aquarium

    *Alternative Rock  starts to become popular

    *Barney & Friends
    *Bananas in Pyjamas

    *Bill Nye the Science Guy

    *Bohemian Rhapsody
    *Creepy Crawlers
    *Crystal Pepsi
    *FUBU clothing
    *Goosebumps Books
    *MTV‘s Rock The Vote Campaign
    *Mentos commercials
    *Original Mortal Kombat Arcade Game
    *NC-17 Movie Rating
    *Nirvana
    *SNICK

    *Teen Talk Barbie

    Popular Fashion:

    *Overalls

    *Baggy pants

    *Bowl cuts

    *White dreads

    *Grunge

    Top 10 songs:

    1.”All 4 Love” by Color Me Badd
    2.”Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” by George Michael & Elton John
    3.”I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred
    4.”To Be With You” by Mr. Big
    5.”Save the Best for Last” by Vanessa Williams
    6.”Jump” by Kris Cross
    7.”I’ll Be There” by Mariah Carey
    8.”Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-A-Lot
    9.”This Used to Be My Playground” by Madonna
    10.”End Road” by Boyz II Men

    Top 10 movies:

    1.Home Alone 2
    2. Batman Returns
    3. Lethal Weapon 3
    4. Sister Act
    5. Aladdin
    6. Wayne’s World
    7. A League of Their Own
    8. Basic Instinct
    9. The Bodyguard
    10. A Few Good Men

    Popular television shows:

    1.60 Minutes (CBS)
    2. Roseanne (ABC)
    3. Home Improvement (ABC)
    4. Murphy Brown (CBS)
    5. Murder, She Wrote (CBS)
    6. Coach (ABC)
    7. Monday Night Football (ABC)
    8. CBS Sunday Movie (CBS)
    9. Cheers (NBC)
    10. Full House (ABC)

    Sports:

    NBA: Chicago Bulls vs. Portland Trailblazers Series: 4-2
    NCAA Football: Alabama Record: 13-0-0
    Heisman Trophy: Gino Torretta(Miami)

    Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Chicago Blackhawks
    Super Bowl XXVI: Washington Redskins beat Buffalo Bills
    US Open Golf: Tom Kite Score: 285 Course: Pebble Beach, CA

    World Series: Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta Braves

     

    Popular Fashion:

    Overalls

    Baggy pants

    Bowl cuts

    White dreads

    Grunge

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