Foothills Sentry February 2023

Foothills Sentry Page 14 February 2023 COMMUNITY SPORTS BY CLIFF ROBBINS AND CHAD CLINE Chris Abraham sets new scoring record in basketball Chris Abraham, a senior at Orange High School be- came the schools all-time leading scorer tallying 35 points against Firebaugh High School. Abraham to- taled 1,289 career points surpassing the old record set by Dave Roth of 1,288 points. Abraham is averaging 27.3 points per game and has a season high game of 38 points against Katella. Mark Hernandez-Chino stretches out for a rebound in the Orange Holiday Classic Tournament against Cerritos. Chris Abraham, Orange High School, brings the ball up court. Abraham’s 75% three-point shooting led the way to a new all-time scoring record. Javier Escobedo (left) from Orange High School stops the Cerritos shooter in his tracks. Dave Roth, former Orange High School athlete, was a driving force during his three years, scoring 1,288 points on the basketball court. The old record held by David Roth (1984-1986) of 1,288 points was obtained over three years, ninth grade wasn’t part of the high school then. Roth didn’t have the luxury of the three-point line either because it wasn’t introduced until a year later. Roth was a heav- ily recruited athlete out of high school and played for Chapman University. McPherson Science Fair is back! Every problem needs a solution. ~ Daniel Dillon, 8th grade Science is fun! ~ Trey Esperanza, 8th grade There IS hope for the future. It was evident at the science fair. The in-person science fair returned to McPherson Mag- net School, Jan. 18-19, after the COVID hiatus. Scientists from grades six, seven and eight in lab coats or professional attire (one tuxedo), stood before their project boards, prepared to be interviewed by volunteer judges, many professional scientists and former McPherson students (two state science project winners) and parents. The 208 projects spanned top- ics from testing the five-second rule to energy, sugar, worms, soccer, boba, toxicity, energy drinks, music and doodling. Sci- ence teachers Danielle Garcia, sixth and eighth grade, Elizabeth Conrad, seventh grade, started the projects last September, adding a new facet each week. Students worked through the proper sci- entific method – hypothesis, pre- diction, data gathering, analysis, conclusion – documenting and learning along the way. Eighth graders Daniel Dil- lon and Malia Tek, with Canyon High ninth grader Vincent Chen, have already snagged an award for their Ammo-Alert coding app, taking second place in the Con- gressional App Challenge, with special recognition by 45th Dis- trict Rep. Katie Porter. Their app, designed for a school, runs in the background of a laptop and uses AI to analyze noise, detecting the sound of a gunshot. It immedi- ately texts a warning to teachers and students, contacts law en- forcement and OUSD officials. They will go on to OCSEF, com- peting in the high school level. Daniel Dillon also found time to complete a second OCSEF-qual- ity science project with partner Taede Mai. The scientists who received top marks from a minimum of three judges will go on to compete at the county level at Orange Coun- ty Science and Engineering Fair, Mar. 8, and possibly continue to the state level. The sixth graders continuing to OCSEF are: Nathan Lew, Alyssa Mastroianni and Andrea Bonilla, Colin Crespi, Tyson Gilliam, Ellie Sloan; Alternates Henry Glenn, Sanaiya Hall. Seventh graders going to OC- SEF include: Allison Aguirre and Ari Ok, Alejandro Bonilla and Lily Mastroianni, Ollie Brunner, Hailey Libunao, Emily Nguyen, Tristan Spanner, Aaron Thangai- yan; Alternates Filumena Martin and Jazz Silva, Vanessa Silva. Eight grade students who will be competing at OCSEF: Whit- Ethan Halter and fair judge Arnold Shugarman Colin Crespi Sophia Wein Scarlett Poitra and Whitney Cohen Orange Rotary to host 27th car show The 27th Annual Orange Plaza Car Show, sponsored by Orange Plaza Rotary, will be held on Sunday, April 16. Nearly 400 pre-1976 street rods, custom and classic vehicles will be on display around the Orange Plaza, avail- able for viewing between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. There is no admission charge for spectators; however, pets, glass containers, recreation- al scooters, roller skates and bi- cycles are prohibited. Funds from the event will help Rotary com- munity outreach, youth education and literacy programs. ney Cohen and Scarlett Poitra, Maya Parada, Malia Tek and Daniel Dillon (high school level with Vincent Chen), Aarna Batra, Ethan Halter, Daniel Dillon and Taede Mai, Nyla Goodjoin, Sha- lani Perera, Sophia Wein; Alter- nates Conner Davis and Brayden Walton, Makayla Frith. Nyla Goodjoin