According to Trimble, the results were shocking. Some corals suffer from coral bleaching and there were sights of a Lion fish, a predator that feeds on the fish that help the corals. Reducing fossil fuel use will prevent coral bleaching.

            Trimble plans to join more expeditions whenever he can.

            “Since I was a young boy, I have seen on TV Jacques Cousteau and dreamed of that job,” Trimble said.  “Joining the LOF was like the achieving that dream.”

“I thought it went really well and everyone did really good,” sophomore Halie Carpenter said.

Contrary to my expectations, there were several open seats and the performance wasn’t very busy.

“Less people came than I expected,” Carpenter said.

The soundtrack to the dance consisted of many songs that I had never heard before, yet these songs became stuck in my head for the rest of the night.

“Everyone seemed to be really into the music,” sophomore Katy Consoer said. “And everyone (the dancers) was always like, ‘I want this song on my iPod!’”

My favorite dance, along with the music choice, was Fireball. I really enjoyed the choreography, which was choreographed by Nikole Stahl, used in this dance and the upbeat tune left me eager for more.

The dance was themed around its finale song, “It’s All About Tonight.” This dance consisted of every class of dancers and was a great way to end the night.

As an audience member, it seemed that for the most part all the dancers were well prepared for the dance. I didn’t notice any mistakes in the dancing and the dancers all seemed to be content in their performance. However, several of the dancers think otherwise.

“I guess the honest truth is that I didn’t think some of the classes were ready for the show,” Consoer said. “I wish we had more time to practice.”

Out of the two performances, Friday had more errors.

“There were more mistakes the first night because of nervous jitters, I think,” junior Kyle Guevara said.

For the most part, this performance was a success. Even without performances by Dance Company and Junior Company, the Intermediate Dance and Advanced A and B proved their dancing ability and gave the audience a night of great dancing and entertainment.

“It went really well! It was so cool to see dances that I choreographed on stage too. I’m happy everything came together,” Guevara said.

” I’m a little nervous not all of my pieces are done glazing, but it is still good,” Giese said.

Both girls are very excited for the show.

“It’s going to be great” Himes said.

The Earth Day celebration is on April 22, and the Recycle Club has made raising awareness about recycling and how it benefits the planet their foremost goal.

“We will be having a booth set up during both lunches on Friday, April 20,” Recycling Club President Mackenzie Bader said. “At the tables there will be a recycling game and prizes for anyone who participates to win.”

In addition to aiding students in gaining awareness of becoming eco-friendly during lunchtime, the club will also help students become more eco-friendly during classes.

“We will also be giving daily trivia contest on the announcements for students,” Bader said.

Above all the fun and celebration the Recycling Club has planned for Earth Day, a deeper message of respecting the planet lies at its core.

“We want to raise awareness and help high school kids learn how simple and easy it is to help out with the environment by doing small things such as reducing waste, reusing, and recycling,” Bader said. “Participants will gain a better understanding of how to help and why it is important to know what is recyclable.”

While the Recycling Club’s Earth Day celebrations certainly benefit the earth by raising awareness, it also offers many opportunities to students.

“We think it is a great way to bring awareness and help out. It also gives people the chance to see what the Recycle Club does so they can join in the fun,” Bader said.

“We’re extremely successful. We started it from nothing. We had two to three of each instrument and we built our band from there,” sophomore Patrick Askins said.

The Steel Drum band receives a lot of opportunities that other bands do not.

“We played at the eighth grade open house,” freshman Erin Pelley said. In addition, the band takes its annual tour and participates in multiple gigs.

Steel Drum is a type of music class in which the students play steel drums, rather than other percussion instruments. The drummers don’t participate in any competitions.

“It’s more for fun than competition,” Askins said.

Steel Drum band participates in several school-sanctioned events, such as its annual tour.

“On our tour we go to four different elementary schools in the second week of February and March 27 is our concert for anyone to watch,” Askins said.

The thing that makes Steel Drum band different from other bands is its opportunities to play in shows.

“We go to events that want lively and fun music and we keep the atmosphere alive,” Askins said. “We play music for the entertainment of the people at the gigs. You have to stay lively; you can’t ever be boring.”

Depending on the type of gig, sometimes the band members will get paid.

“Sometimes we get paid, other times it’s just for charity. But the money we do get paid goes towards our tour,” Askins said.

For a percussion student to learn Steel Drum, it is not as hard as it looks.

“It’s not that hard at all because the music notes are written in the pan and if you can read notes and rhythm you can play steel drum,” Askins said.

Percussion teacher Scott Werner has won an award while working with his Steel Drum band.

“The diversity award was really for the program.  It recognized the fact that we look at music through the culture and hopefully an understanding of that culture,” percussion teacher Scott Werner said.

In addition to Mr. Werner receiving the diversity award, the band as a whole has won several other awards.

“The program has won numerous awards at percussion festivals throughout California and Arizona.  Our biggest success is our non competitive performances.  We are constantly being asked to perform at different schools throughout the valley,” Werner said.

Corona’s Steel Drum band is one of a kind in Arizona.

“The three Universities all have steel bands.  And there are about eight other high school bands in the state.  We are the biggest,” Werner said.

Band members see it going far in the future.

“I see steel drum as being an awesome iconic presence at Corona for years to come,” freshman Mikel Johnson said.

If you are interested in joining Steel Drum, it is easy to do so. Just sign up for the “World Music Class.” Previous experience is not necessary.

“There is a section that meets during the school day that does not require any experience.  The zero hour class does require experience,” Werner said.

“This is our second year of splitting classes. We did this for two reasons,” dance teacher Aaron Gilbert said. “First it allows the advanced classes to be featured more and since this year we have more classes than we had in the previous years, it allows the classes to perform more without having the show be three hours long.”

The dance shows start at 7p.m. and tickets are $5 dollars for adults, $4 dollars for students and children seven and under are free.

Corona del Sol Tempe Top Teen Recipients

-       Sahil Bissessur

-       Baily Boles

-       Robert Choueiri

-       Gabe Encinas

-       Annika faucon

-       Abbey Gemmell

-       Kaily Lloyd

-       Leilani Redmond

-       Hannah Shanken

-       Savannah Wooten

The show, Arsenic and Old Lace, is about man who is about to get married, but then discovers his two sweet aunts have convinced themselves it is perfectly acceptable to poison lonely old men. The same day, his villainous brother has escaped from a mental institution.

Seniors Alexa Frechette and Morgan Jensen, junior Jacob Stovall and sophomore Daniel Karbon play the lead roles.

“I play Jonathan, who is the brother of the main character,” Karbon said. “My character is a world-travelled murderer.”

The show will take place in the James C. Love Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5.

“It should be a lot of fun for audiences,” drama teacher and director Chris Carter said.