CDO High School
December 2010
Angels Bring Hope
Sixteen year old Cory was
never known to be doing the
wrong things. One Christmas
vacation things were going great,
and after coming back from
a day filled with laughter and
fun, Cory’s parents, Tommy and
Denice Lucas, were caught with
possession of marijuana. They
were both arrested and Cory
and his little brother went to
live with their aunt. “When they
were in prison, I was really mad
at them and sometimes I felt that
I never wanted to speak to them
again.” confessed Cory. After
a few weeks of Cory’s parents
being in prison, he began hang-
ing around the wrong crowd and
doing things he shouldn’t be do-
ing. While Cory was doing things
that could have landed him in
juvenile detention, his parents
found an organization called the
Angel Tree.
Angel Tree is a founda-
tion that connects parents that
are in prison with their kids
during Christmas through gifts.
This foundation has put so many
smiles on children’s faces and
has brightened the lives of thou-
sands of kids. These kids don’t
only receive a letter from there
parents, but also get to celebrate
the true meaning of Christmas,
Jesus Christ. For most churches,
They deliver presents and the
Gospel to children with par-
ents who are prisoners. In many
cases, churches make an annual
commitment to Angel Tree as a
way to connect parents and there
children.
Hey Baby, You Busy?
December Events Calendar
12/11- ACT Test
12/15- Finals, periods 1, 3, 5, 7
12/16- Finals, periods 1, 2, 4, 6
12/17- 1/3 Winter Break!!!
Sports Schedules on page 7
If you haven’t already, I would
strongly consider joining Angle
Tree to help out children who
aren’t as lucky to have parents
at home for Christmas. The feel-
ing of satisfaction and gratitude
will come over you when you
see the smile on a child’s face.
The Angel Tree is located in the
Counseling office, where you
can “adopt” an Angel from the
tree. If you can’t adopt, you
can always donate money for
the gifts each struggling family
will receive. A special thanks to
National Honor Society and our
Counseling office for putting
this together and keeping CDO
in the giving spirit!
-Erica Eller, Staff Writer
Photo Courtesy os- Katelyn
Treichel, EIC
Quote of the Month
“The value of a man resides in
what he gives and not in what he
is capable of receiving.”
-Albert Einstein
Jobs for the Holidays
As high school students, we have so much that we
want to do outside of school. This includes going to the
movies, shopping, going out to eat, and possibly paying
for a car and its gas. However, doing all of these events
involves having some cash, and perhaps, as some of us
get older, our parents stop giving us the money we need
and then we are faced with the inevitable truth that we
must get a job.
Some of us have already realized that we need to
get jobs, however there is another problem. Getting
jobs in this economy is tough, many stores aren’t hiring
as much as they used to because they can’t afford it and
people have become frugal because they are afraid of
losing too much money. But, as the holidays grow clos-
er, many of us are doing our holiday shopping. Stores
are having remarkable deals and sometimes the stores
can get pretty crowded. This is good news for those
of us in need of jobs because some stores are hiring
numerous employees. One of the stores hiring is the
clothing store Aeropostale. I talked to Amanda Burnett,
an employee of one year at the Aeropostale in the Foot-
hills mall, who informed us that Aeropostale has hired
fifty new workers for the holiday season, and that’s just
at the Foothills mall location! However, she also noted
that, “They only keep about ten to fifteen of the sea-
sonal workers.” So basically, over half of those workers
are there specifically for the holiday shopping season,
and then after the season is over will be let go. So, are
these extra workers really needed? “I think it’s neces-
sary because of hour crazy it gets at Christmas time.”
Says Burnett. Although most of the seasonal workers
will be laid off after the season is over, the store will
always have your application and knows that you have
previously worked there, so if they need more workers,
they could easily give you a call.
“I love it!” says Burnett of her job at Aero-
postale. Burnett actually applied to Aeropstale as a
seasonal worker, and then, after the holiday season was
over, they offered her a permanent position. So as the
holiday season is still going, make sure to send in your
applications, because what may at first be just a seasonal
job, may turn out as a long lasting career.
-Karylin Veres, CO-EIC
 News 02
ancy
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en P
TeWith various television shows about
teen mothers, like The Secret Life of the
American Teenager and MTV’s 16 and Preg-
nant, teen pregnancy is no longer a “hush-
hush” subject, and young women under this
circumstance feel less ostracized. While
these teens are able to feel more comfort-
able with what they are, could the accep-
tance of pregnancy at such a young age have
negative effects?
From 1991-2005, teen pregnancy
in America has plummeted from 60 to
40.5 out of a thousand. This declination is
thought to be the result of better practice
of birth control –but that does not mean
that there is less sexual activity among
minors. Teen pregnancy has been increas-
ing, however, since 2006, being 42 teenage
girls out of every thousand in US in 2006
have been pregnant; 80% of teen pregnan-
cies were unintended. These statistics were
posted by Women’s Health Channel. Ac-
cording to Kids Having Kids By Rebecca
Maynard, about 10% of American young
women become pregnant while they are a
teenager.
Glammed Up:
She also claims that roughly a
third of them abort the child,
14% of them have a miscarriage,
and 52% of them give birth.
Approximately one million teen-
age girls total get pregnant each
year in the United States, which
was also said on Women’s Health
Channel. This means that half a
million teenage girls give birth
every year in America! With this
becoming such a common issue,
could it eventually be considered
okay to be a teen mom?
Photo Courtesy Of:
Statisti
cs Shoo
t Up
Raising a child when girls have barely even
stepped out of childhood has proved to make
it more difficult for them to be responsible
since only a third of teen moms gain a high
school diploma. A quarter of pregnant teen-
agers who give birth to their baby end up
having another one within two years, making
it nearly impossible to obtain enough money,
forcing them to apply for welfare. Aside from
the results of the life of the mother, a num-
ber of complications can occur in the baby
who was born from a teen. These include but
aren’t limited to brain damage, mental retar-
dation, low weight and difficulty obtaining a
healthy weight, premature birth, and the pos-
sibility of being stillborn.
There is no real way to tell if various
television shows are glorifying this issue or
if they are increasing the numbers of teen
births, but with the fact that 13% of all births
in America are done by teenage girls, then it
is obvious that action should be taken. The
20% of teenagers who intentionally get preg-
nant should look at the whole picture before
following through with such a drastic act. Sex
Ed and birth control should be taught more
often and in more schools to ensure that no
“accidents” happen.

Gifts for our -Sophia Elice Natania Ruben, Opinion Editor

Troops
Corner
Counselors

The American Sign Language Club,
assisted by FBLA collected items fir
their service project, “Adopting CDO’s
Own.” On Saturday, December 11th,
club members packed boxes to send
to service personnel serving over seas.
The clubs would like to thank everyone
for their help.
-Mrs. Sillman, CDO Teacher
Step Aside Hotmail-
Did you know that school counselors are here to serve the entire student body?
Many students think that counselors exist only to help the troubled students or
the top 5% but, we are here to tell you “That is NOT the truth!” Counselors can
help you face the challenges that you encounter everyday like: school, friend-
ships, relationships, family and more. Remember we are not here to discipline
or judge; we are here to help you. Keep in mind as John Donne once said, “No
man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.” In other
words, we all need a little help sometimes. So come by and talk to your coun-
selor! We cannot wait to meet you!
- nicole bemis, cdo counselor
CDO Counselors:
Nicole Bemis- A-D
Mike Gutman- E-L
Julie Cota- M-R
Michelle Barcanic- S-Z

Facebook is
Taking Over!
As expected, Facebook announced a new messaging service, or what some people are referring to as an
e-mail service. Rather than calling it Facebook’s new messaging service, it’s more like an updated version of
the previous messaging that Facebook offered.
This new messaging arrangement has gone above and beyond the standard e-mail services available. Add-
ing free cell-phone texting, instant messaging and non-Facebook e-mail access, this new system looks much
like AOL’s new Project Phoenix. Considering the some 500 million Facebook users, this new messaging
service is bound to go far!
Though Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg said, “We don’t think a modern messaging system is going
to be e-mail,” Facebook will still allow its users to combine e-mail through the system’s messaging service
and then add the ability to send and recei ve e-mail from facebook.com accounts.
More than half of Facebook users actually use today’s messaging service. Here the competition only gets Photo From
stronger with the 362 millions Hotmail users, 273 million Yahoo! Mail users, and 193 millions Gmail users.
Who knows—this new service could potentially be the new leading e-mail messaging provider in months or
years to come.
-sarah hale, staff writer
Shhh Yourself Saying, “Happy Holidays”
“Happy Holidays”! That is the phrase commonly used this time of year
Opinion 03
in place of other phrases such as “Merry Christmas”. We use ‘happy holidays’
for the sole fact that we don’t want to offend anyone who may not celebrate
Employees Shouldn’t
our same customs. But has anybody thought that perhaps forcing people to say Work on Holidays
‘happy holidays’ instead of what they wish to say could be offending to others? With the recession still in effect and last years very
Personally, I use the phrase “Merry Christmas” to greet friends of disappointing turn-out for the holiday season, many retail-
mine. Always have, always will. This is my way of wishing someone to have a ers were open on Thanksgiving for last minute food and gift
good holiday season. I completely understand that not everyone celebrates shopping from major retailers such as Fry’s, Wal-Mart, and
Christmas, and this is not my place to be bashing on someone else’s customs. even Sears. This was shocking to many including myself.
However, I do think that stripping someone of displaying what they celebrate Thanksgiving is all about family, fun and love, not about
is ridiculous. Obviously our right to say “Merry Christmas” and other phrases getting good deals on things you do not necessarily need. I
hasn’t been taken away from us completely, but it sure feels that way. Society is believe stores should be open for a few hours on thanksgiv-
so afraid of offending other people and their customs, that they stick with the ing just in case your grandmother forgot to buy 3 jars of her
most mainstream saying they can come up with. But I don’t think that it has favorite cranberry sauce. However the major Grocery stores
occurred to anyone that perhaps some people want to say ‘Merry Christmas’, decided to have sales on things like electronics.
and perhaps not everyone wants to say ‘happy holidays’. In societies attempt to Could this be turning into a trend? Could big name
keep the peace among everyone and their traditions, they are offending those retailers actually open on major holidays? For example,
who actually want to display their traditions. could a store like Wal-Mart be open on Christmas day?
It feels as though there is so much pressure for everyone not to insult Many industry groups are beginning to think that way and it
anybody, but I personally think you should be able to say what you want without is expected to raise sales 2-3% for the 2010 holiday season.
fear of criticism. We should be able to say, “Merry Christmas”, “Happy I know these are tough times,, but come on are those stores
Hanukkah”, “Happy Winter Solstice” and if you want to, “Happy Holidays”! So really that desperate? I am a strong believer in the idea that
this holiday season, I plan on greeting those around me with whatever I choose, holidays are for family and nothing else.
and I believe everyone should have the right to do the same. For this upcoming holiday I will be working at
a movie theater and I will be working on Christmas day
-Karilyn Veres, Co-Editor In Chief because the holiday season is one of the busiest time of the
Photo Courtesy Of: year for the theater which I do not understand at all. Who
wants to spend Christmas watching a movie? So for this
Boy vs. Girl: Opinions on holiday no matter what you celebrate I want everybody to
stay home with the warmth of love from their family and go
Call of Duty: Black Ops! out and see a movie or seek the best deal after the holiday.
-Colby Hobbs, Sports Editor
The new Call of Duty: Black Ops has been one of the biggest and most anticipated video
game releases of 2010. It sold about 5.6 million copies the first day it hit the shelves and has been
played by millions more ever since. We decided to take a look from a video game crazy teenage
boy, and a pretty normal teenage girl to see what they think of the hyped up game. Holidays have Lost
BOY- My name is Steve Shouse, I’m a GIRL- It’s been the subject of every Original Value
sophomore here and I recently have played the Facebook status, and the rant of every teenage From hectic last-minute shopping to
hyped up Call of Duty 7 Black Ops and I abso- boy here at CDO in the past few weeks. Black crying children in over-crowded department
lutely loved every second of it. They brought back Ops: the reason boys and even some girls have stores, what’s not to love about the holidays?
the zombies they had in Call of Duty 5 World at stopped their everyday routine, in return for 23 Over the years, the winter holiday season has
War, except the COD Black Ops are set in the hours of mindless killing. I hear guys saying how evolved to nothing but commercialism and profit.
60’s during the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban missile they waited in line for 5 hours just to get the Undoubtedly, a big part of this season is about
crisis so theyre not really Nazis. COD 7 is a lot game first, but because they had school the next consuming and commercialism, but not to the
better than COD 5 World at War, set during World morning, they didn’t even play it. So getting degree it has reached today. To get a clearer idea,
at War, but I find Modern Warfare 2 a little cooler a game the second it’s released, but not even compare holidays in the past to holidays now.
only because I like using modern guns when I play playing it until the next day seems pointless to a In the past, Americans valued family time
first person shooter games. I’m not saying that normal girl right? and giving, above materialistic gifts. Don’t get me
there aren’t any cool guns in Black Ops, they’re The game came out November 9th, wrong, gifts always have been a huge part of the
just older guns. Black Ops has better graphics than and more than a month later all I hear is how holidays, but in recent years, majority of people
Modern Warfare 2, for example if you shoot a dead cool it is if you beat the game on Veteran, and only focus on that. It’s like having the frosting
body, blood and guts burst from his face. how “freakin sweet” the graphics are compared without the cake --they were put together for a
It has a really smooth game play and a to the other COD games, and don’t even get reason.
pretty cool story line. It had it’s moments that had me started on how “awesome it is since they Before, holidays were a time to give
me thinking, “What was infinity ward?”, and some brought back the zombies!” without expecting to get back. On the contrary,
parts had me saying, “Wow”. The online multi- Ok, maybe I’m a little bias because I’m Americans nowadays just give to get. People used
player added your ratio for every match which is a girl who has only played a few video games to give small tokens of compassion for Christmas,
pretty interesting, it has a bunch of new attach- that actually require me to press down the ‘R’ but now it seems like everyone is so fixed on
ments, camos, and some new perks. button multiple times while aiming, and looking giving the “perfect gift”. What happened to our
Some people were mad there was no beta around at the same time that I’m finding ammo society now that people have become so shallow?
but that is untrue. Modern Warfare 2 was the beta. and crawling on the ground. It’s sad that this great time of the year has evolved
Infinity ward did a really good job preventing bugs I’m sure if I even attempted to play the to greediness and money.
and glitches that was in Modern Warfare 2 they ba- game I may find myself having a little fun, but In the end, we haven’t completely lost
sically perfected the balance. For this game i give it sitting in the dark for hours on end obsessively the depth and origin of Christmas, yet we’re
a five star rating, and re-assure you that all the hype playing a video game is something you will not going down that road. So stop stressing out
is for good reasoning. This game has been perfected find me doing with my spare time. So hopefully about finding “that present” for every relative
and for all the hype it’s getting, I suggest you rent this whole thing quiets down before the next and friend, and relax. Give the gift of time and
or buy a copy and try it out for yourself. game, Assassin’s Warfare Duty hits the shelves memories, because in the end those are much
and we can all finally get back to reality. more valuable.
-Steve Shouse, Staff Writer -Katelyn Treichel, Editor in Chief -Madeline Dunlap, Feature Editor
 Feature 04
Top Ten Most Wanted Items of the
Holidays since 1980
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items for the holidays:
1 . iPhone 4 -A phone and an iPod conveneintly in one gadget.
2. iPod touch -A device that enables web browsing, and includes
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music, games and many other activities.
3. iPad -A miniature computer, but a large iPod.
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5. Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters- A toy that resembles a real hamster.
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10. Barbie Video Girl -A barbie doll with a built in video camera.

-Erica Eller, Staf Writer

History of the Holidays
The holiday season is here, and as people prepare for Christmas, others are preparing for Hanukkah, and others holidays. Although
each tradition is unique and interesting, what’s even more fascinating is the background behind the tradition.
What’s one of the first people you think of when you hear the word “Christmas”? That’s right, Santa Claus, otherwise known
as Saint Nicholas. Saint Nick was born into a wealthy family in a village called Patara which is located in Turkey. Saint Nicholas was
raised in a Christian family where he was taught to give to those in need. Although he would help those in need, it was one particu-
lar story that allowed the tradition of Christmas to begin. It has been said that there was a poor family with three girls whose father
wanted them to marry into a good home. But at that early time, fathers had to give dowries to the potential husband. But because
they were poor, they didn’t have enough money to offer any man. It was said that on three occasions, three bags of gold were thrown
into the window, and had supposedly landed inside socks that were lying by the fire to dry. The family said that it was the great Saint
Nicholas that had given them the money, and that is how the custom of Christmas, and hanging stockings by the fireplace came to be.
Hanukkah, which means “dedication” originated from a story that started with a man named Judah the Maccabee and his follow-
ers. They had gone to the village of Modi’in and to reclaim the Holy Temple of Jerusalem. After they had reclaimed it, Judah the Mac-
cabee and his army cleaned the temple and relit the Menorah. Apparently they could only find enough oil to light the Menorah for one
day. Amazingly, the oil burned for eight days, not just one like they had originally thought. This is why in the tradition of Hanukkah;
they light eight candles, one for each night that the oil had unbelievably kept on burning.
Many traditions are still out there, and those customs also have fascinating backgrounds to how they came about. So this holi-
day season, no matter what you are celebrating, keep in mind those other customs, because they just might fascinate you.
-Karilyn Veres, Co- EIC

Electrifying Deals
When shopping for your family and friends for the holidays, you want the best deals. That is
why many Americans go shopping on Black Friday. Various stores were having huge deals on
Black Friday, and one notable similarity in most of the wider, well known stores, were having
the biggest deals on their electronics. This is no surprise considering that in a world where
we all survive off of our cell phones and laptops, stores bank on the fact that those are the
items that most people will buy.
Wal-Mart, among other stores was having major deals on their electronics. They
were having deals such as an eMachines Laptop for just $198, and a Kodak digital camera for
only $59. They were having deals also on HDTV’s and other digital cameras, as well as other
laptops. Other stores were also having deals on their electronics, such as Best Buy which
was having sales on items such as a Nintendo Wii Console for $169 and other items like an
Insignia digital camera for $59 and even a Nook for $99. Stores such as Target also had sales
on their electronics. These sales included a WiFi Ready Blue Ray Disk player for $99 and an
Ipod/ Iphone dock for just $69. Sears was also having plenty of deals, such as a $44.99 Vivi-
tar digital camera and an iTower Speaker System for $99.99!
There were also plenty of deals online, for those that preferred to stay at home and
shop. Amazon.com was having deals on a variety of items such as TVs, computers, and video
games. It’s clear that America is in an age where technology is everything, and the stores
have taken notice and offered some great deals.
-Karylin Veres, CO-EIC
 Feature 05
Five “No- Nonsense” Skin Care Tips!

Don’t have time for intensive skin care? Pamper yourself with the basics! Good skin care and healthy lifestyle
choices can help delay the natural again process and prevent many skin care problems. Let’s get started with the five
“no-nonsense” skin care tips!
1. Protect yourself from the sun. This is basically the most important way to take care of your skin. A lifetime of
sun exposures can cause wrinkles, freckles, age spots, rough, dry skin and in some rare cases-cancer. For the most
complete sun protection:
* Try to avoid the sun as much as possible between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is when the sun’s rays are the strongest
and most harmful.
* Wear protective clothing. Try to cover most of your skin with longer pants and shirts. Sunglasses help to a de-
gree but will not save your life when it comes to sun exposure.
* Always use sunscreen. As an Arizona citizen, we obviously get a lot more sun than most other states in the
country. Anything SPF 15 and higher can definitely help protect our fragile skin in the Arizona rays.
2. Do not smoke! Smoking makes your skin look all over older and contributes to wrinkles. It depletes the skin of
oxygen and nutrients from valuable vitamins such as vitamin A that are important to skin health.
3. Eat a healthy diet. A healthy diet can help you look and feel your best. Eat plenty of whole grains, fruits and
veggies and lean proteins.
4. Manage stress. Uncontrolled stress can make your skin more sensitive and trigger acne breakouts and other
skin problems.
5. Finally, treat your skin gently. Some ways of doing this would be limiting shower time. Hot water and long
showers or baths can remove oils from you skin. You can gently pat your face dry after washing it so that the mois-
ture remains in your pores and are not stripped off. Also, try to moisturize frequently. You can experiment with dif-
ferent moisturizers that fit your skin type and make you look your best!
-Sarah Hales, Staff Writer

Eclectic Café
It was Sunday morning and my mom and I were up way too early, and not happy about it. There we were, sit-
ting on the couch, watching television when my mom suggested an idea. Breakfast! This early morning unexpected-
ly became the perfect opportunity for me to do a restaurant review. So, my mom and I decided to go to the Eclectic
Café on East Tanque Verde road.
Our experience began the moment we sat down, outside on their nice patio, when a worker asked us what
we would like to drink. We answered and the worker left. It all seemed normal until another, different, worker
came up and asked what we would like to drink. We politely told him that someone else had already taken our drink
orders. After that worker left another worker came and asked us what we wanted to drink. Three separate people
asked us what we wanted to drink. My first thought was that they obviously weren’t communicating well with one
another, otherwise they would have known that someone has already been to our table.
That aside, a lot of the review has to do with the food, correct? I ordered scrambled eggs with wheat toast, and
sausage. The eggs were my favorite, perfectly scrambled and warm. Everything else was okay, not bad, but nothing
spectacular either. However, I must commend them on their outstanding prices, with their breakfast prices ranging
from $1. 25 ( yes, $1.25! Insanely cheap!) to $10.75. Not to mention that their portion sizes were quite hefty, and
well worth the inexpensive price.
Altogether, the Eclectic Café offered many great things, great prices fit for people on small budgets who
would still like to eat somewhere nice. Their portion sizes were great and their food was good, it sure filled me up
and I was satisfied. Don’t forget that they also have lunch and dinner and a great location with not only indoor seat-
ing, but also a wonderful patio. I would definitely recommend this restaurant, and I sure hope I can go there again
soon.
-Karylin Veres, Co-EIC

The Magic Of Harry Potter

The long goodbye for the most successful film series of the century begins with Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows Part 1, the darkest of the batch of films. In this thrilling first part of the well-loved book, Hogwarts is cor-
rupted and now vulnerable to the dark lord. Harry and his alliances are now on the run throughout the whole movie.
He, Hermione and Ron begin a long, painful journey to finding the rest of the horcruxes of “He who must not be
named” before it gets too late. Together, the trio works together through rough
events through the first half of this exciting movie, leading to the climax of
the great escape towards the end.
As hard as Harry and his two accompanies have it in The Deathly Hal-
lows, there is still hope in the end for the infamous Harry Potter. With the
help of serious bonds of friendship and loyalty, Harry manages to escape the
clutches of the dark lord once more. As captivating as J.K. Rowling made her
the previous stories, Harry potter and the Deathly Hallows easily became not
only the most seen movie in the world, but also the “best” film out of all the
others in the series thus far.
As for “Undesirable #1” and his friends, this movie is only a chip off
of what fans are anxiously anticipating, for Part 2, but still, exceedingly sus-
Photo Courtesy Of penseful and exciting at the same time. The “wake me when it’s over” effect
carries the audience through all the way to the end. Be sure not to miss Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
July 2011!
-Sarah Hales, Staff Writer
Dance Recital Remix
Remixed. Redanced. Relived. On November 16th
and 17th , CDO dance students really shook it up.
They danced at Ironwood Ridge because our stage
is in the process of being renovated and really did
a tremendous job. With about 200 dancers, and the
help of Ms. Gower, these Dorados put on quite a
show. From classics like “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”
to newer music such as “Bad Romance”, the perfor-
mance was fresh and impressive.
Beginning Dance, with the largest group of around
150 students danced to tunes like “Let Me Think
About It”, the aforementioned “Girls Just Wanna
Have Fun” and “Dat New New”. Performance
Dance, the group with the most experience, had a
bigger role in this performance than last year. For in-
stance, they were in charge of the grand finale where
they danced to “Monkey”, a hip hop compilation.
Advanced Dance performed to an orchestral version
of “Bad Romance” and “Heaven is a Place on Earth”.
As a whole, the recital was well run with few flaws.
Performance Dance however, really stole the show.
Their dances kept the audience wanting more, and
the performers raised the bar. Performance dance
however has the smallest group with 20-30 girls.
This group truly was the highlight of the show while
dancing contemporary, Hip-hop and many more
showing their variety. So bravo ladies, you shined
like gold on stage and gave Dorados a good name.
Story by: Maddie Dunlap
Sports 06
U of A Football
The University of Arizona wildcats have made it to post-season play
for the third season in a row and no I am not talking about softball or
basketball I am talking about football! Yes, the wildcats will be head-
ing to San Antonio, Texas for the Alamo bowl to face Oklahoma State.
The Wildcats have really finished the season with a four game losing
streak that left them at 7-5 which wouldn’t be too bad in past seasons
however this season was different The Cats were ranked nine weeks
this year, reaching as high as No. 9 on Oct. 3. The wildcats have not
been ranked since its loss to No. 1 Oregon on Nov. 26. This team was
rolling until they hit four tough opponets and the Oklahoma State
Cowboys are going to be no different. The Cowboys are ranked 16th
and are 10-2 this season. They have many incredible threats such as
WR Justin Blackmon, the national leader with nearly 10 receptions
per game and also their All-Big-12 quarterback Brandon Beedon.
OSU is number 1 in total offense. You can expect big scoring and two
high powered offences going head to head .
Colby Hobbs, Sports Editor
Interview with coach
Kimberlin
1. Are you enthusiastic about this year’s basketball team?
Yes, I am, we have a strong senior leadership and a host of young talent.
2. What’s one of the tough teams to beat this year?
Catalina Foothills has been a big rival for the last 5 years.
3. Can you name some of the strong starters on this
year’s CDO Varsity Team?
Eight, this year that start most of our games; Josh Lewis, Dre Anderson, Billy
Lason, Chris Garcia, Roman Mathis,
Jesus Hughes, Kadeem Carey, and Jason McBrayer.

4. Is this season more difficult than last year’s season?

Not sure yet, ask me in February.

5. What are your goals for this year’s varsity basketball team? Have fun!
Win a Sonoran Region Champion, and get to the “ Big House.”

Story by: Abraham Velasco

CDO Alumni March to Next Level

There is band life at next level
for these CDO Alums. They
showed their colors at the U of
A vs ASU game at Arizona stadi-
um where after they all got
to catch up and share some
photos after the game.
Great job guys, way to
make CDO proud to be
Dorados!
In this Photo (left to right):
Daniel Jackson(2006),
Tyler Anderson(2008), Ryan Mayer (2009)
Andy Stegen (2010), Hannah Boettger (2008)

In this Photo:Andy Stegen (2010), Photos curtosey of: Ralph Stegen

Ryan Mayer (2009)
Club Sports Sports 07
vs.
High School Sports Streak Ends for CDO
High school sports seem to be a way of life for many student ath-
letes here at CDO, but for many, it doesn’t just stop at their high
school season. Their sport is a way of life and through a club team,
Football
they play year round. So what are the pros and cons to playing on Our Varsity Dorado’s sure know how to give a show.
both a club team, and high school team? Most of the guys on the team have been undefeated since
A main reason that players take their their freshman year at CDO. These players have worked
passion for their sport to the club level very hard to be where they are today. Our CDO Dorados
is due to the amount of exposure they were going on 27 consecutive wins and a 4A division II
get from club teams. Club teams travel championship that we impressively won last season. So
needless to say, their loss at the championships on Saturday,
all over the state, U.S and some even
December 4th was devastating to everyone on the team and
go to other countries to play. College
the many fans.
coaches show up to tournaments to This game was probably the most exciting and intense
scout out potential players, and playing one out of this season. The game started out great, by
on a well known club team, will give the half time we were up 27-14. We
advantage when applying for colleges. looked as if we were going to
It seems so simple, if you want to play at the next level, have a great win and closing
then play for a club team. Of course it isn’t that simple at all, club of this season. But then plays
teams are no where near cheap. The cost of uniforms, transporta- started being gambled and
tion, and of course tournaments, is usually quite pricey. It all adds some players had injuries that
up pretty quickly, and in this economy, you can’t be a lower class just made us not on top our
family wanting to play on a traveling team. If you pick the right game. So in the end, CDO
lost to Saguaro with a score
club team, you may find that it isn’t too terrible of a cost, but
of 34-41.
those club teams stay in local tournaments and rarely travel out
Even though players are upset over this loss, this season
of the state. If you’re looking for high exposure, you’re going to has been extraordinary and no one should have hard feel-
have to dig pretty deep into your pocket. A high end club team is ing for these persistent players who went out and played the
tight competition as well, everyone is adept at what they do, and if best they could. Every team has to lose sometime and every
you’re just looking to have some fun and travel for your summer, team has to win at some time. Its all fair
it won’t be as fun when you’re just watching your team play rather game in the end. So our
than playing yourself. If you go for a more local based club team, Dorado’s just need to keep
then you may find it to be a closer knit and more family oriented their heads up high because
team, opposed to a competition within a team. one thing they will never be
Whatever you choose to do with your high school off sea- is losers. They are all win-
son, club teams are a good way to spend your time. There’s a club ners.
team out there for everyone, weather you want to stay in shape,
have some fun, travel, get recruited, or make lasting memories with
teammates. Whatever your motive to play outside of high school, a
club team will shape you into a better athlete, and sometimes, the -Lexi Eperson, Feture Edittor
price can be overlooked for just that reason.
Photos curtesey of: Allan Tiggis

-Katelyn Treichel, EIC

Sports Schedules
BOYS BASKETBALL GIRLS BASKETBALL
Dec 10 Marana Dec 10 Marana
Dec 27 Cactus Shadows Invitational Dec 27 NW Classic vs. St. Gregory
Dec 28 Cactus Shadows Invitational
Dec 29 Cactus Shadows Invitational
Dec 28
Dec 29
NW Classic vs. Catalina Foothills
NW Classic vs. So. Okanagon GIRLS SOCCER
Dec 30 Cactus Shadows Invitational Dec 30 NW Classic vs. Tba
Jan 04 Rincon
Dec 10 Ironwood Ridge
Jan 04 Rincon
Jan 07 Sahuaro Jan 07 Sahuaro Dec 14-18 TUSD Championship
Jan 04 Palo Verde

WRESTLING BOYS SOCCER

Dec 10 Douglas Wrestling Invitational Dec 10 Ironwood Ridge
Dec 11 Douglas Wrestling Invitational Dec 11 Pueblo
Jan 12 Desert View
Jan 14 Flowing Wells Invitational
Dec 14-18 Maier Sabercat Invitational vs. Buena
Jan 15 Flowing Wells Invitational
 Lil’ Dorados
What is you favorite Holiday Movie?
Zoey: Rudolf the Red Nosed
Reindeer
Lauren: Frosty The Snowman

What toy are you asking for

this Holiday?
Kailyn: Play Dough
Evan: A Motorcycle

Kailyn

Tyler

What’s your favorite

food served at your
Holiday Meal?
Zoey: Cookies
Lauren Kailyn:Spaghetti
Lauren: Watermelon
Evan: Christmas Cookies

FREE PIZZA TRIVIA QUESTION!!!

December Question : Name a CDO alum who plays for the U of A marching band
and a CDO alum playing for ASU’s marching band.
The CDO Palantir is changing this year and we want you guys to help us out! Every month, one
lucky CDO student will receive a free pizza from Mama’s Pizza just for reading our online pa-
per.

Each month in our paper, there will be a trivia question regarding an article. If you read the
article, and think you know the answer, you can then go to the library and put your answer into
a drawing with your name and grade. The first name drawn with the correct answer is our win-
ner and will be notified with instructions to get their free pizza. So get involved with the CDO
Palantir and check back next month for the next question!