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Have you ever got to thinking about what you are going to do after high school? Even if you had, how are you going to pay for college? Many seek out scholarships and financial aid, but for some it is just not enough. Some students, including ReAnne De La Torre, enlists in the military to guide them on a career path and help them financially. De La Torre is a senior at Copper Canyon already enlisted in the Air Force and ready to go. De La Torre has many family members in the Air Force and she would like to follow their foot steps and have the same benefits. Another reason is she would like to pursue a medical or engineering career for the Air Force. De La Torre would like to move to Europe and continue with her career there. “I am not nervous at all in the moment,” is what she claims for the moment. She is not sure if she would stay like that when it is time to leave.

By Jessica Morales & Marie Yanez

Taking Off after High School

Photo by Jessica Morales

By Zaira Macias

A handful of students at Copper Canyon have dis-closed what they hope to accomplish before “kicking the bucket” in the future. Melina Perez, Anthony Cama-cho, Nicole Pedrego, Anthony Mora, and Kassandra Rios were the interview nominees. Junior Melina Perez was the first to be interviewed. She responded with an “I don’t know” after being asked what she wanted to do before she passes away in the far future .She decided she would not want to die without having the experience of skydiving. Then, when asked what other things she would enjoy doing she answered doubtingly, explaining that she would probably want to go on some sort of trip or vacation “like the Baha-mas…or something like that.” Jokingly, she said “After that, I’m good.” Kassandra Rios, a senior at CCHS, also expressed herself in a calm, joking manner. She first responded with an enthusiastic, “swim with dolphins.” Then, when asked what her alternatives were, she quickly said, “Make cupcakes for Obama! Just kidding.” However, she ended the conversation by saying that she would very much enjoy a trip to India and if pos-sible, travel the world.

Nicole Pedrego, on the other hand, had some interestingly different views. She thought for a mo-ment, and then expressed her desire to sing a song along with Madonna. Her “runner up” experiences would be to “slap Santorum in the face”, and “make a film.” Despite this, another student, Anthony Camacho (a sophomore at Copper Canyon High School), took only a second to respond, saying, “parachute with a monkey strapped to my chest.” His other choices of ac-complishment before death would be to “be in a flash mob” and, interestingly enough, “own a Yogurtland”. The final questionnaire recipient was a; Junior (coinci-dently enough) by the name of Anthony Mora. At first he said, “I don’t know…” but paused in thought. He finally decided he could live with himself if he had the opportunity to,” like, mountain climb “and when asked if that was his final (and only) answer he said, “Yeah, that’s it.” So there you have it Copper Canyon, some of the somewhat extreme, yet intriguing heights people will go through before their “time comes.”

Senior Bucket List

Double the

trouble, double

the fun- Twins

By Nidia Reyes, Cydny Gage

and Joshua Willhite

Do you ever wish to have a twin? Do you ever wonder how would it feel to have someone look exactly like you? Many peo-ple can find it fascinating and fun to be a twin, but let’s look at the viewpoints of real twins and see how their lives can be differ-ent from ours. We interviewed Freshmen Natalie and Giovannie Camacho, Sophomore Anabel and Bibiana Mora, and Junior Cydny and Brytny Gage to see how they feel about having another sibling who looks just like them. Something that ev-

eryone seems to wonder is how does it feel to be a twin? Well, we asked all the twins this and their response was that it feels normal to be a twin because they don’t know how it feels not to be a twin. Starting with the freshmen twins, they seem to be close to each other. One of the questions we asked was if they ever had a situation when there is some-thing going on with your twin and you feel it? Natalie said, “I can tell when he’s not in a good mood.” Now, many people may think because some twins are exactly identical, they must have the same style and viewpoints. Well, that’s not quite right. Twins can be so different from each other! We asked Sophomores Anabel and Bibiana if they had differ-ent style and viewpoints and Anabel said “Yeah, I prefer more comfortable clothes.” Bibiana said Anabel was more straight-forward. Now Bibiana said, “I’m more girly in style.” Anabel said Bibiana is more gullible. Story cont. Page 5

Have you ever asked

a twin something that is most

likely not true but you still ask

it? Well, this was an easy ques-

tion for Juniors Cydny and Bryt-

ny to answer. Cydny said, “I hate

when people ask if we can read

each other’s mind.” Brytny said,

“when people ask if she gets hit

and I can feel it.” From this ar-

ticle, we can obviously see that

even though twins look alike

their personalities are different.

Photo by Joshua WillhiteFreshmen Twins Natalie and Giovannie Camacho talk about what it is like being twins. Natalie said, “I can tell when he’s not in a good mood.” Now, many people may think because some twins are exactly identical, they must have the same style and viewpoints for everything. Well, that’s not quite right.

PEER MEDIATION

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1. What group do you represent?

Everly Inzunza represents the Social Disabilities Coaches.

2. What is the purpose of this group? What is its mission?

3. -The purpose of this group is to go over different aspects of communication to see what they can help other people with. They try to be role mod-els to the students. They work with people with diseases like autism.

4. How is going to benefit the students?

-This is going to benefit the students by helping them feel comfortable and like they belong to something. It will help them feel included in something because people may think they are different then they are.

5. How long do you think it will take to implement the pro-gram fully?

-The club has already been going on. It has been up and going since the beginning of this semester. They are hoping that it will grow in popularity by next year.

6. What will the program look like? What activities will be involved?

-The program is located in a classroom, usually during lunch. The students just eat and talk to each other. They sometimes go over questions to ask and teach the other students how to be social.

7. Name all the students in the group and titles/roles if they have them.

-There are about twelve stu-dents in the club right now. They don’t have any roles for the people to have. The group just tries to make it a normal atmosphere to get to know people and feel welcome.

1. What group do you repre-sent?

-Carmen Acosta represents Ms. Zimmerman’s peer me-diation class.

2. What is the purpose of this group? What is its mission?

-Its purpose is to sovle conflicts and to try to be mediators. They help make peace between two or more people who have

issues with each other. The people in this group try to teach others how to com-municate with people and how to respond to different situation.

3. How is going to benefit the students?

-It will benefit the students by teaching them to resolve conflicts I better ways than before.

4. How long do you think it will take to implement the

program fully?

-They are just waiting on the “go-ahead”but the pro-gram will surely be imple-mented by next year.

5. What will the program look like? What activities will be involved?

-The club takes place in the classroom but when a prob-lem comes up a mediator is called in (based n their schedule). The mediators will then talk with the stu-

dent involved In order for them to find a better way to cope with each other.

6. Name all the students in the group and titles/roles if they have them.

-There are twelve members that go through the train-ing to help the students.

From left to right: Carmen Acosta, Jennifer Gutierrez, Kimberly Mora, Yajaira Garcia and Everly Inzunza Photos courtesy of Ms. Zimmerman

From left to right: Noemi Aceves, Carmen Acosta, Kathy Deck-er, Kadiato Kamara, and Phillip Cano

From left to right: Gabriela Meza-Guzman, Chris Moss, Daniel Munos, Claudia Horton, and Danyell Williams

Conflict resolution at Copper Canyon

Coaching students with disabilitiesOn copper’s campus

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STudEnT LifE

Where are you going now?

By Alexis Rodríguez, Jonathan Moss, and Michael Soto

This is the time when seniors are finishing their Senior Paper and prepar-ing to go to college. We went around campus and asked our fellow graduat-ing class of 2012 which college will they be at-tending.

The most popular college seniors said they will be going to is U Of A. They said U Of A would be a great college to at-tend because they have a lot of extracurricular ac-

tivities. And the weather is just perfect there. The second most popular college the students said was Estrella and ASU. We asked them why and there answer was be-cause it’s closer to home and they don’t have to move any were to attend this college.

The two schools Cop-per Canyon High School Seniors said they will be least likely to attend is GCC and GCU. Most of the seniors answers when we asked why they want to attend this college their response was be-cause they are not really ready for a university yet, and the universities don’t have the classes

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Have you ever asked a twin

something that is most likely not

true, but you still ask it? Well, this

was an easy question for Juniors

Cydny and Brytny to answer. Cydny

said, “I hate when people ask if we

can read each other’s mind.” Brytny

said, “when people ask if she gets

hit and I can feel it.” From this

article, we can obviously see that

even though twins look alike their

personalities are different.

Photo by Josh Willhite

Sophomores Bibiana (right) and Anabel Mora.

Photo by Josh Willhite

Juniors Cydny (left) and Brytny Gage.

My favorite senior - Anonymous

I’ve only been at this school for one year and I’ve met very many people. Most people I’ve met a very caring and help out a lot of the time. There are very many people that I just described that are seniors. I find it very hard to pick a favorite one

out of the 100+ I have met. But, if I were to choose, my favorite senior would be Carmen Acosta.

Carmen is a very kind, caring girl. She is always helping people out and is very active in school clubs. She has a great sense of humor and will do anything for something she loves. I have been around Carmen since almost the beginning of the year. Ever since the play “”The Wonderful Wiz-ard of Oz”. That’s where my best memory of her comes from. We

were waiting outside the PAC. Then, this bully comes up, and tries to pick a fight with another student. As soon as Carmen found out, she rushed over and confronted the bully.

So to end, Carmen Acosta is my favorite senior for many reasons. She is always caring and will help anybody in their time of need. So to the class of 2012, good luck in the future. And to any junior right now, it may be you I write about next time. Photo by Yearbook staff

Carmen Acosta in her performance as the witch in “Wizard of Oz.”

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prom 2012

Pictures By: Kimberly Ortiz- Senior couple, Angel Macias and Nydia Santos after the unforgettable proposal asking her to prom.

Pictures by: Mrs. Trembly - Students get into the groove line. Below, Senior couple, Angel Macias and Nydia Santos, make their dream a reality.

Photo by Mrs. TremblyAndrea Corral (left ) and Bruce Marshall (right) were crowned Prom Queen and King.

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pBiS iS Coming

Photo by Sara Agostinho From the left to right, PBIS winners are, Li Pei Khoo – Copper Canyon Dance Teacher; Rachelle Burt – Copper Canyon Social Worker; Anabel Mora – Copper Canyon Sopho-more.  Not pictured – Kristina Martinez – Copper Canyon Family & Consumer Science

Be on the lookout for cards like these!

PBIS1. What does PBIS stand for? Is it a club?

PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Interven-tion System. This is not a club, but more of a new frame for Copper Canyon.

2. What is the purpose PBIS? How will it be promoted?

The purpose of PBIS is to reward students who standup for the right thing. Have a positive purpose, great climate, and a place to be (CCHS). To improve the over-all environment of the campus. It will be promoted by giving out little cards like lottery tickets. Whatever we scratch off is

our prize.

3. How is going to benefit the students?

The students will benefit from this by learning to do the right thing and knowing what is wrong. Students will also benefit from this by getting tickets from teacher, as described, and being able to use those tickets to receive something pretty nice.

4. How long do you think it will take to implement the program fully?

This program won’t fully be implemented for at least five years. It is a pretty slow pro-cess, but pretty effective in the long run.

5. What will the program look like? What activities will be involved?

The program will just be all around the school with teachers handing out tickets to those who do good and students actu-ally trying to earn tickets.

6. Are we using Cienega High School as a model?

We are using their same idea, but we aren’t exactly doing what they are doing. We will have things that we will do differently, but hope that the results will be as effective.

AZTECS

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Newspaper staff

Freshmen:Jesse BarrazaItzel ChávezCinthia FloresGeovanni GonzalezAnthony FelixCienna CoonJarrod EvansVictor Barboza

Michael SotoLenna MillerRosanna EnglandPooja PatelBreanna ParkerLisbethe RodríguezJanamatt GonzálezMireya Vargas

Sophmores::Mónica GarcíaJosh Willhite

Juniors::Jessica MoralesCydny GageNidia ReyesZaira MacíasMarie Yánez

Seniors: Jonathan MossLourdes GonzalezKendall MoorePaul Gutiérrez

Newspaper Club Members Lenna Miller Cindy DelgadoOliva MendezJoseph PlaxcoCarina QuezadaYesenia RodriquezCynthia VillalobosPriscilla MesaKarol MunizJackie MartinezBrecieda Gonzalez

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AZTEC Around CAmpuS

The life

of a

working

teen

Editorial by Paul Gutierrez

Sometimes trying to

balance your day by school

and work can be a very

challenging task for many

teenage students. Accord-

ing to blogline.answers.

com, approximately 26% of

all teenage students have

jobs, most of those 26%

are either a junior or senior

which range anywhere from

16 years of age to 19 years

old. The main conflict be-

tween school and having a

job is time. Managing time

becomes the main factor for

the sake of passing all the

classes required and mak-

ing it on time to show for

work.

Most teens would agree

that they would prefer

going to work instead of

having to worry about their

attendance and grades for

school. Priorities are one

thing that most kids don’t

care about; they like to

capitalize on how much fun

they want to have instead

of what will be necessary to

be successful later on in life.

Money is the key fac-

tor to all teens entertain-

ment which will eventually

limit the amount of the “fun”

teens will have. There are

many cases where teen stu-

dents will drop out for lack

of money and start their life

early but not successfully.

The influence of work on

teens can be a huge impact.

For example, many students

struggle on getting their

assignments done on time

because they work during

the week. Once they clock

out from work, they get too

tired to do school work.

In a way work can be a

positive outcome in teen-

age lives. They become

more responsible and learn

how to manage time. The

maturity starts when they

learn how to take responsi-

bility and start putting their

priorities first and fun can

come another time once

they accomplish the goal

for the day.

Sophomore Class Offi-cers

President- Luis Manriquez

Vice President- Alex Mercado

Treasurer- Lexus Cox

Secretary- Andres Batres

Senator- Ernesto Terrazas

Jackie Zaragoza

Junior Class Officers

President- Vanessa Galarza

Vice President- Ariana Acedo

Treasurer- Marissa Lopez

Secretary- Bibiana Mora

Senators- Juan Avila

Isaac Chavez

Mark Rodriguez

Alex Ruiz

senior Class Officers

President- Nixon Castaneda

Vice President- Anna Pinon

Secretary- Alexia Flores

Treasurer- Max Rosales

Senators- Paul Chavez

Roxana Zamora

Monica Chavez

Nubia Vega

Kirsten Simmons

Student Body Officers

Student Body President- Arianna Moreno

Student Body Vice President- Anabel Mora

Student Body Secretary- Salvador Avina

Student Body Treasurer- Amanda Ruiz

Activities Coordinator- Daniela Lizarraga

Photos by Ms. BurtEmilia Sloan receives Award for oustanding Math skills(left) Jose Uriarte hold his check for his Marine scholarship..

Photo by Ms. BurtCopper Canyon’s top 9 scholarship award winners (from left to right) are: Emila Sloan, Jose Uriarte, Darvin Woods, Noheli Ruiz, Gerogeanne Tolmachoff, Elizabeth Romero Ortiz, Cody Martin, Johnny Monzarrez III, and Alaina Fisher.

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AZTECSpring CArniVAL

Copper Staff shows off talent On March 2, 2012, Copper Canyon held a teacher talent Show called Faculty Follies. The opening act was Mr. Domikaitis playing the guitar while singing like a teenager, when he sang “Friday” by Rebecca Black. Al-though there were technical difficul-ties he did an amazing job that made the crowd go wild. Another perfor-mance was done by Mr. Helton who rapped one of his thoughtful and inspiring songs about a thug that changes because of love; he stated “From a thug to love” to show his development in becoming a better person. Mr. Goodsell, the great and magnificent poet had enthusiastic expression and a strong voice. Every-thing about his act was amazing.

Also, Ms. Adrian sung “Hey Y’all” by Chris Cagle and made a stun-ning performance, I heard some people say she should have become

a professional singer instead of a teacher. Next up was my favorite performance by the amazing Mrs. Stringum; she played a couple measures of some random songs which then turned into an exquisite ballroom dance. Her short act left me breathless, and along with that she looked stunning as well. One of the last performances was by Cherry Street, Mrs. Spiegel’s band. They sang some of their own songs and then sang Umbrella by Rihanna; Mrs. Spiegel sounded just like Rihanna, even better! Now, the closing act was by Mr. Domikaitis when he sang Bad Romance by Lady Gaga in a hysteri-cal manner. It made the crowd bust out laughing.

Overall, the Faculty Follies was a great suc-cess and everyone seemed to enjoy it. - Cienna Coon

Photos by Cinthia Flores Javier Montalvo (above left) and Lorenzo Perez sign up for the news-paper raffle to be featured in this edition of The Aztec Valley. The win-ner, Felipe Rosales (right), also received a huge bag of carnival candy. Students also enjoyed an afternoon of activities like rock climbing and bouncing in an inflatable bounce house (below).

Picture by Yearbook staff