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Governing
Governing Board
Board Meeting
Meeting
Thursday, September
Wednesday, February 16,
28,2023
2022
Davidson Academy
1164 N. Virginia Street, Second Floor, Reno, Nevada 89503 · (775) 682-5800 · FAX (775) 682-5801
www.davidsonacademy.unr.edu
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NOTICE OF MEETING
The regular meeting of the Governing Board of the Davidson Academy will be held
starting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, 2023.
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This public meeting will be held via videoconference and there will be no physical
location for the meeting. Members of the public wishing to hear and observe the
meeting may do so using the following link: https://davidsonacademy-unr-
edu.zoom.us/j/93248174754.
Public comment for this meeting will be received via email, videoconference
participation, and telephone. Those wishing to provide public comment via email may
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email their public comments to boardcomments@davidsonacademy.unr.edu. All public
comments received via email before and during the meeting will be forwarded to the
Governing Board of the Davidson Academy for their consideration and will be included
in the public record as minutes but will not be read aloud during the meeting. Those
wishing to provide live public comment via videoconference may do so using the
following link: https://davidsonacademy-unr-edu.zoom.us/j/93248174754.
Those wishing to provide live public comment via telephone may dial +1 669 444 9171.
The Webinar ID is: 932 4817 4754.
AGENDA
2 p.m.
A. ROLL CALL*
B. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS*
C. PUBLIC COMMENTS*
The public may comment on any subject that is not on the agenda that is
pertinent to the Davidson Academy. Each speaker will be limited to three
minutes. Public comment relating to an agenda item will be taken during
discussion of that item. Comment will be limited to three minutes but speaking
time may be reduced at the discretion of the chair of the meeting, if there are a
large number of speakers on a given subject. No comments will be restricted
based upon viewpoint.
Davidson Academy
1164 N. Virginia Street, Second Floor, Reno, Nevada 89503 • (775) 682-5800 • FAX (775) 682-5801
www.davidsonacademy.unr.edu
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Davidson Academy Governing Board (page 2)
D. APPROVAL OF AGENDA (for possible action)
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The public is notified that the Governing Board may take items on the agenda out
of order; combine two or more agenda items for consideration; remove an item
from the agenda; or delay discussion relating to an item on the agenda.
E. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Meeting of November 14, 2022 (for possible action)
F. REPORTS*
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1. ACADEMY DIRECTOR*
a. General Program Updates
2. MEDIA AND OUTREACH*
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G. PUBLIC COMMENTS*
The public may comment on any subject that is not on the agenda that is
pertinent to the Davidson Academy. Each speaker will be limited to three
minutes. Public comment relating to an agenda item will be taken during
discussion of that item. Comment will be limited to three minutes but speaking
time may be reduced at the discretion of the chair of the meeting, if there are a
large number of speakers on a given subject. No comments will be restricted
based upon viewpoint.
H. ADJOURNMENT (for possible action)
Next Meeting Dates for 2023:
• Thursday, May 25, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.
• Thursday, September 21, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.
• Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.
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Davidson Academy Governing Board (page 3)
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF THIS AGENDA
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I hereby certify that In accordance with NRS 241.020, on or before Monday, February 13, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., a copy of this agenda
was delivered to the post office used by the Davidson Academy addressed to each person who has requested to receive copies of
Davidson Academy Governing Board meeting agendas; a copy of this agenda was emailed to each person who agreed to receive
copies of Davidson Academy Governing Board meeting agendas by electronic mail; and a copy has been posted online at
Notice.NV.gov and at the Academy’s website (http://www.DavidsonAcademy.UNR.edu/). A physical copy was posted at the
Davidson Academy, Reno NV, per NRS 241.020.
/s/ Aimee Fredericks___
Governing Board Clerk
Email: afredericks@davidsonacademy.unr.edu
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Phone: 775-682-5800
Governing Board: Bob Davidson, Roger Davidson, Hon. Brian Krolicki, Mark Herron, Lauralyn Lovell McCarthy
Sandoval, Richard Trachok, and Annette Whittemore; Ex-Officio: Dr. Susan Enfield, Jhone Ebert,
and Hon. Brian Sandoval.
Note: The Governing Board may take items on the agenda out of order; combine two or more agenda items for consideration; remove
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an item from the agenda; or delay discussion relating to an item on the agenda.
Those items followed by an asterisk (*) are items on the agenda upon which the Governing Board will take no action.
Members of the public who are disabled and require special accommodations or assistance at the meeting are requested to call
Colleen Harsin at 775-682-5800 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Copies of the packets containing support material for this agenda are available at no charge on the Davidson Academy website at
http://DavidsonAcademy.UNR/edu. Copies may also be obtained by sending a request via email to
charsin@davidsonacademy.unr.edu or by contacting Aimee Fredericks by mail at Davidson Academy, 9665 Gateway Drive, Ste. B,
Reno, NV 89521, or by telephone at 775-682-5800.
Meeting agendas and minutes are available on the Academy’s website (http://www.DavidsonAcademy.UNR.edu/).
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Minutes of the Meeting
The Davidson Academy Governing Board
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November 14, 2022
Call to Order
The regular meeting of the Governing Board of the Davidson Academy was called to
order at 2:02 p.m. This public meeting was held by videoconference allowing members
of the public to hear and observe the meeting. Members of the public were invited to
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provide comments by telephone, through videoconference, or by email.
A. Roll Call
Roll call was completed by Meeting Chair, Mark Herron. In attendance were Bob
Davidson, Roger Davidson, Annette Whittemore, Lauralyn McCarthy-Sandoval, Brian
Sandoval and Brian Krolicki. Also, present were Academy Director, Colleen Harsin;
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Governing Board Clerk, Aimee Fredericks; and IT Support, Ben Brown. Richard
Trachok, Susan Enfield and Jhone Ebert were not present. Following completion of roll
call, a quorum of voting members was confirmed.
B. Welcome and Introduction
Mark Herron welcomed Board Members and members of the public in attendance.
C. Public Comment
Mark Herron provided instructions concerning public comment as stated under item C.
of the meeting agenda.
Mark Herron stated that this meeting would be held without a physical location, but in
compliance with Nevada legislation, was available for visual participation, and audio
call-in for public comments. He referenced the public comment details provided in the
agenda and confirmed that public comments, if made, would be received by email or by
telephone. No comments were received.
D. Approval of Agenda
Mark Herron requested a motion to approve the meeting agenda. Motion was made and
seconded for approval of the meeting agenda as submitted. Motion carried
unanimously.
E. Approval of Minutes
Mark Herron requested approval of the minutes for the meeting of September 28, 2022,
included in the board book for this meeting. Motion was made and seconded for
approval of the minutes as submitted. There was no discussion and the motion carried
unanimously.
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F. Reports
1. Academy Director
a. General Program Updates
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In follow-up to discussion from the previous quarterly board meeting, Davidson
Academy Director, Colleen Harsin, reported that the Parent Booster Club, “Friends of
the DA”, was creating more opportunities for Academy students through their volunteer
efforts. Enrolled Academy students currently range in age from 9 to 18 years. Parent
volunteer time has focused on providing supervision for students to be able to be
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outside and on the University campus more. Students are very excited about these
opportunities and have spent time playing outdoor activities in the quad, eating lunch at
different dining options on campus or just taking walks on campus. The hope is that
these opportunities result in more active students and provide some stress relief during
the school day. The Parent Booster Club also recently provided a staff appreciation
lunch for all teachers and administrative staff members.
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Other successful student activities include the Late-Night Lollapalooza, and the Club
Hub which is an event held at the Academy and intended for fun and student club
fundraising. Coming up are the middle school dance and high school formal dances.
Students continue to be excited about returning and new events.
Bob Davidson asked if Davidson Academy students younger than 16 years continue to
be chaperoned. Ms. Harsin confirmed that was still the case with one adult per ten
students chaperoned. Brian Krolicki asked how many parents are part of the Parent
Booster Club. Ms. Harsin confirmed a core group of five to ten parents organizing the
club, however there are many opportunities for parents to be involved as much or as
little as they would like. For example, there were up to twenty parents organizing the
staff luncheon.
Bob Davidson asked that effort be made in gathering information about Davidson
Academy alumni accomplishments and successes. Ms. Harsin indicated she would
follow-up on this task.
2. Media and Outreach
Ms. Harsin referred Board Members to their board books for a summary of recent media
and outreach activities on behalf of the Academy. Davidson Academy was listed as a
2023 Niche best school as well as a Top 10 School in the College Gazette. The
Davidson Academy Print 3D Club recently wrote an article about their contribution in
creating prosthetics. Davidson Academy student, Darsh Patel wrote an Op Ed featured
in the August issue of This is Reno, titled, “Stress is the number one issue facing
today’s youth (opinion)”. Website metrics are up across the board with increasing user
sessions and page views. The Academy website has been updated with a section for
advocating for gifted students. The 2023-2024 application will launch soon.
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Lauralyn McCarthy-Sandoval complimented the reported increase in website page
views.
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G. General Business
1. Ms. Harsin requested Board approval of proposed 2023 Davidson Academy
graduates. Mark Herron asked for motion to approve proposed graduates subject to
those students satisfactorily completing graduation requirements. Motion to approve
was made and seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
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H. Public Comment
There were no comments from the public at this time.
I. Adjournment
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Mark Herron let the Board know that pursuant to Board Member Richard Trachok’s
request, quarterly board meetings have been moved to Thursdays. Board Clerk, Aimee
Fredericks will forward the updated meeting dates to all Board Members following
adjournment.
There being no further business coming before the Board in public meeting, Mr. Herron
asked for a motion to adjourn. Motion was made, seconded, and carried unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 2:27 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted by Aimee Fredericks, Governing Board Clerk
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04 NEWS 10 ENTERTAINMENT
UNR courses—to take or not to take? Student finds no shortage of laughs
Tricky decisions for Academy students on stage in Reno
09 VIEWPOINTS 12 OUTDOORS
The Supreme Court and the fight to Keep You do not have to go far to connect
Tahoe Blue with nature in Northern Nevada
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THE
PHOENIX FOCUS
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Student Publication of the Davidson Academy Vol. 1 Issue 1 Fall 2022
Strong Season Debut for High School Science Bowl
By Emmy Bonser ‘24 sophomore Dallin Guisti
played ‘Iolani School’s Var-
At the Davidson Acad- sity team, narrowly losing
emy, the official start of fall 70-90. McDow scored six-
signals the end of Diagnos- teen points, Murty twenty,
tic Period, an increase in and rookie Doubinkine four
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pumpkin spice consump- in his first-ever major com-
tion and the intermittent petition. Although Guisti
sounds of buzzers coming did not score, he played a
from Room 225. With the crucial role in bonus ques-
start of tryouts and the start tions, writing down import-
of the National Fall Science ant numbers in chat so his
Bowl League, the 2023 High teammates had all the infor-
School Science Bowl season mation they needed.
has officially begun. Bonser, Chandar, Chau-
After a strong showing han and Kappler are set
last year—JV placing 2nd to play Centennial High
at Regionals and Varsity School’s Varsity team, a
Science Bowl competitors with Coach Brett Guisti. Photo by Kentia Kalanaki
placing 19th at High School much-anticipated faceoff
Nationals—returning veter- after Bonser, Chauhan,
ans are itching to get back ies are picking up on the Senior Alan Kappler, ju- we hire Alan?” quipped se- Kappler and Davidson On-
to competing, especially as excitement in the air. “One nior Emmy Bonser, soph- nior Richard Zhu, captain line student Samuel Wang
competitions return in-per- question! That’s all I came omore Akshansh Chauhan of North Hollywood’s Var- placed 2nd at the Centenni-
son. for! One question!” ex- and freshman Yajur Chan- sity team, who spectated the al Autumn Science Tourna-
Three of the freshmen— claimed junior Bijan Taheri dar played their first match match. ment last season. Doubin-
Ethan Chan, Yajur Chandar, after an action-packed try- against North Hollywood Kappler credited his kine, Guisti, McDow and
and Alexander Weaver—are out round against numerous High School’s JV team, success to playing in the Murty, meanwhile, will play
coming off an even more program veterans, where he winning 180-54. Chandar National Science Bowl As- The Hopkins School’s JV
impressive 2022 season, did, in fact, get his one ques- snagged four points, Chau- sociation, a Science Bowl team.
having placed 4th at Mid- tion, much to the excite- han eight, and Bonser twen- parody of the NBA, over the Five players traveled to
dle School Nationals over ment of fellow newcomers ty, though the real star of the summer, saying, “NSBA was Massachusetts over Veter-
the summer. “Going to DC junior Xander Doubinkine team’s first match was Kap- really interesting to be a part ans’ Day weekend to com-
for Nationals was very fun,” and freshman Kaison Fong. pler, who put up an impres- of. I learned a lot about be- pete in the 4th annual MIT
said Chan. “[My teammates Alongside tryouts, a sive twenty-eight points and ing part of a new team and Science Bowl Invitational.
and I] got to play Science handful of club members are 100% toss-up accuracy. The probably got better at buzz- The team had a strong sec-
Bowl rounds…and [do] competing in the National balance of the team’s points ing” ond place showing at this
other activities, like the Cy- Fall Science Bowl League came from bonus questions, Senior Arvind Murty, ju- important national compe-
ber Challenge.” against teams everywhere which were also in large part nior Xander Doubinkine, ju- tition.
Even Science Bowl rook- from New York to Hawaii. answered by Kappler. “Can nior Jonathan McDow, and
Taylor Tickets in Academy's "Wildest Dreams"
By Max Grinstein ‘24 Swift.” For one, Swift does not
Glover was elated, then, have any concerts planned
Ever since download- when she heard some big in Northern Nevada. On the
ing Taylor Swift’s “Fearless” news from her friend, se- West Coast, fans will pack
album onto her pink iPod nior Sophia Burbano: Swift stadiums in Seattle, Ingle-
Nano, Academy senior Sa- would be going on tour for wood, Santa Clara, and Las
mantha Glover has been the first time since 2018. Vegas, bopping their heads
hooked. Burbano and Glover were to classics like “Shake it Off ”
“I just connected with determined to attend their and “Blank Space.” Appar-
that music so much,” Glov- first ever Taylor Swift con- ently Reno—with its thou-
er said. “It has always been a cert. sands of loyal “Swifties”—
constant. Anytime someone But, unfortunately for the did not make the cut. They
asked me who my favor- pair, getting tickets to the will just have to settle for Success! Sophia Burbano is first in line to purchase tickets,
ite artist was, it was always “Eras” tour, slated to begin seeing Reba McEntire, in a coveted sight after spending hours online.
something related to Taylor in March, would not be easy. Photo courtesy of Sophia Burbano
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2 | NEWS & FEATURES
Reno Youth Express Concern Over Nevada Ghost Guns
By Kayla Lee '25 Although it is now pro-
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Less than three months
AB 286 in effect to regulate sales of kits hibited to manufacture or
own a ghost gun in Nevada,
after the ATF serialized and require background checks on buyers it is still permissible to own,
and mandated background disassemble, and transport
checks for “buy-build- the parts of one.
shoot” kits in Nevada, deal- Anti-gun violence ad-
ers have found a way to skirt vocates claim that this le-
the law, and Nevada com- gal outcome in Nevada is a
munities must now face the standing example of the fail-
resurrected reality of ghost ure of state law: state-level
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guns. limitations won’t work to
Assembly Bill 286 ap- close the ghost gun loop-
proved by Gov. Steve Sisolak hole.
of NV went into effect on Later in June 2022, a
August 24, requiring sell- string of mass shootings
ers to serialize “buy-build- prompted President Joe
shoot” ghost gun kits and Biden to sign the Bipartisan
conduct background checks Safer Communities Act, a
on prospective buyers. federal gun bill, into law.
The impending regu- However, advocates as-
lation from the Bureau of sert that the bill doesn’t
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Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire- truly address ghost gun
arms and Explosives (ATF) loopholes, or ghost guns in
prompted a fire sale of kits general. As the name sug-
The Reno Police Department in Downtown Reno after a snowy night on Tuesday, Nov. 8,
from dealers looking to off- 2022. Photo by Kayla Lee gests, ghost guns have been
load their inventories, ac- incredibly elusive up until
cording to CBS News. How- now—both in terms of leg-
ever, now that the rule is in about their experiences with show. I told him that it was According to court re- islative and community dis-
effect, regional dealers in violence. an accident, but he was really cords, ghost gun compo- course.
Nevada have already found A 16-year-old Reno High pressed anyway,” the student nents, especially those from “In my mind, violence
ways to circumvent these School student described said. “It was kind of a nor- Polymer80 kits, are used to that happens in our com-
rules by offering to sell ghost how they were threatened mal occurrence at school, so construct the vast majority munity is interpersonal,
gun parts individually. by another student, who I didn’t really think much of of ghost weapons that have in a way,” Catherine Leon,
For the most part, com- flashed his gun on school it until he opened his jacket been found by law enforce- the facilitator of the 2022
munity discourse in Neva- grounds around the begin- and flaunted [the] gun … he ment around the country. High School Giving Circle,
da lacks the intensity seen ning of school, in early Au- supposedly made himself.” For this reason, Nevada's a youth philanthropy pro-
in other larger states, like in gust. The student recalled From what the student legislators had contested gram in Northern Nevada,
California and Texas. Com- that they bumped into the implied, the weapon they the legal parameters around said. “Guns are also defense
munities are tightly knit and perpetrator while they were were threatened with was ghost guns for the past few mechanisms to people.
reclusive. Since discourse is walking to the bathroom. a ghost gun. The student years; anti-gun violence ad- You’d rather be carrying a
so fragile here, people have “It was like a cliché you did not disclose wheth- vocates recognized a rare gun so that people can’t hurt
harder times opening up would’ve seen in a Netflix er the perpetrator faced opportunity to thwart trans- you.”
d i s c i p l i n a r y port of ghost gun parts. This argument has been
charges; how- Many of these advocates used by gun advocates in
ever, commu- believed that this Nevada what seems like an eternal
nity realities legislation would’ve been debate of national gun rights
are becoming more effective than the frag- and violence in America.
clearer. mented legal efforts of the However, on a commu-
Ghost guns past few years. nity level, the language of
are not just a And it was nearly suc- gun violence is much more
whispered top- cessful. nuanced. Gun violence
ic of national In May 2021, AB 286 manifests in very particular
gossip, where was approved by the legis- settings, like with domestic
we can chat lature on a party-line vote violence, intimate partner
away knowing and signed by Gov. Steve violence (IPV), and school
that we won’t Sisolak. The new legislation violence.
be affected by would become effective in “Mass shootings, which
such an elusive seven months from the date, are nationally recognized,
phenomenon. and American manufactur- are different from gun vio-
T h o u g h er Polymer80, Inc. would no lence recognized in a com-
the Davidson longer be producing ghost munity. Victims of mass
Academy is gun kits in Nevada. shootings often have more
much more se- However, with the aid of a face than the mass
cure than other of the New York law firm shooter themselves,” Leon
public schools Greenspoon Marder (and said. “That’s why commu-
in Northern the court’s convenient lo- nity conversation has to
Nevada, stu- cation in the rural suburbs be part of a larger regional
dents here ar- of Nevada), Polymer80 was and national conversation.
en’t fully shel- successful in having the I mean, ugh, we’re just so
tered from the portion of the legislation freaking violent!”
violence and that would’ve prohibited its
the ‘outside ghost gun business legally
world.’ declared invalid.
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NEWS & FEATURES | 3
Students Offer Solutions for Quashing Imposter Syndrome
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Academy students and counselors agree that
imposter syndrome can take a toll on your mental
health if left unaddressed; excessive perfectionism
and unhealthy comparisons signs of a problem
By Geo Kim ‘27 syndrome can be related
to the sense of belonging. Although imposter syn-
Have you ever found “When I moved to Costa drome may feel difficult to
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yourself struggling with Rica and I didn’t speak the overcome, there are ways to
accepting compliments language, I was pressured to tackle it. Chaperone Halie
Students Hana de Queiroz, Corina Nicolescu and Olivia or criticism? Or have you learn the language as soon Rines said, “I think it would
Garrison spend time together in the Academy courtyard. found yourself being exces- as I could and felt very left take a lot of personal reflec-
Fostering healthy relationships outside the classroom is a sively perfectionistic, over- out," Metzidakis said. tion and realizing the effort
key way to avoid imposter syndrome. working yourself, or con- Lily Yuan, a junior who that you think is what's get-
Photo by Kentia Kalanaki stantly comparing yourself serves as a Peer Advising Li- ting you where you want to
to others around you? aison, thinks that imposter be. It can take a lot of pa-
If so, it may be a sign syndrome can also deal with tience to get to that point.”
that you are experiencing human relations. “I occa- “My tip would be learn-
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a psychological occurrence sionally feel like I do not de- ing the difference between
THE called imposter syndrome.
Many students at the David-
serve the wonderful people
in my life,” Yuan said.
being stuck-up and having
a huge ego and allowing
PHOENIX FOCUS son Academy struggle with
imposter syndrome and, as
yourself to experience pos-
itive emotions about your
a result, it becomes hard- successes,” Junior Kenne-
er for them to balance
their lifestyles.
"I took the ACT, dy Rouse said.
Chrissie Wright,
The Phoenix Focus is the student newspaper of the Davidson
Academy of Nevada. Founded to promote public discourse According to and got a really good who works in spe-
Laurie Parish, one cial services, also
and depict student life at the Academy, The Phoenix Focus
embraces truth and freedom of expression. Ultimately we of the counselors score... but I sometimes points out that im-
strive for our newspaper to be a lens that focuses and pres- at the Academy,
imposter syn-
feel like if it was poster syndrome is
not limited to age.
ents the information necessary to advocate for both school
and civic accountability. The newspaper aims to provide drome is a feel- a less lucky day, then I She said, “I know
truthful and ethical coverage of matters here in our school ing of inadequacy that many mid-
community, but also happenings in our city, state and coun- and/or incompe- wouldn't be here." dle and high school
try that may be of interest to our students. tence, specifically — Haig Keylian students, as well as
when comparing one- adults, suffer from it…
Editors-in-Chief self to others. In other I don't think there are any
Max Grinstein words, it is a feeling that you age limits to imposter syn-
Kayla Lee are not good enough or do drome.” Wright also point-
not deserve a placement, Senior Andrea Peng said, ed out how retaining such
recognition or accomplish- “I think the first year when a mindset can damage not
Staff ment. Additionally, Parish I joined DA, I felt imposter only one’s growth as a per-
Emmy Bonser said that imposter syn- syndrome because everyone son but also their well-being
Jordan Chong drome can include thoughts around me was so smart and in general.
Hana de Queiroz of feeling like a fake and took higher classes than me. Although imposter syn-
Kentia Kalanaki worrying that someone will I associated taking higher drome may seem like a
find out you do not belong. classes with your level of minor problem, it has the
Geo Kim
You might think that intelligence, which I know potential to affect your life
Weina Lu none of the descriptions now that it isn't the case.” negatively. It may be com-
Luke Metzidakis above fit you, but that does Haig Keylian, a chaper- mon to think that imposter
Aadi Patwa not mean you do not have one who attends the Univer- syndrome can push an in-
Rainier Porter imposter syndrome. One sity of Nevada, Reno, said dividual to work harder and
can experience imposter that his experience with im- achieve more; however, the
syndrome in many ways; poster syndrome was asso- constant anxiety you ex-
Faculty Advisor
different people experience ciated with college. "When I perience could lead to de-
Dr. Ian De Jong it differently. was a senior in high school, pression and other mental
Luke Metzidakis, a soph- I took the ACT, and got a health issues.
The Phoenix Focus welcomes Letters to the Editors that
omore, said that imposter really good score, and that Imposter syndrome can
adhere to the Academy’s core values of respect, integrity, and
responsibility. We reserve the right to edit letters for content enabled me to come to UNR be overcome with the right
and clarity. Letters should be emailed to and get a very good scholar- mindset and a little bit of ef-
phoenixfocus@davidsonacademy.unr.edu. ship,” he said. “I was able to fort. Reach out to others for
come to this school without advice or help to implement
Interested in joining our staff? Newspaper Club meets on paying a lot of money, but for yourself a healthier men-
Fridays during lunch in Room 244. I sometimes feel like if it tality.
was a less lucky day, then I
Davidson Academy wouldn't be here.”
P.O. Box 9119 Academy counselor Laurie Parish says that students can
Reno, NV 89507 visit their counselors who are always available to discuss
775-682-5800 imposter syndrome and whatever else may be on their
minds. Photo courtesy of Laurie ParishBoard Book Page 11
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4 | NEWS & FEATURES
Davidson Academy University?
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Taking UNR Courses as a DA Student
By Weina Lu ‘24 student, you can do so as for the experience. It gives teach the concepts better.” may be as well.
well. Ms. Parish explained you a taste of what college “Professors spend much "College classes are very
UNR courses—to take or that you just need to attend is like and also encourages less effort in making you different," Chauhan warned.
not to take? the Academy for at least self-advocacy,” Akshansh understand [the content] "It can be daunting to sit in
To answer the question, a semester and pass three Chauhan—a fourth-year compared to DA teachers,” a room with people 5 years
let’s take a deeper look at University course readiness sophomore who has tak- Eegan Ram—a third-year older than you, with a class
the advantages of enrolling assessments. en three math and physics junior who has taken seven size that is (by DA stan-
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in University of Nevada, Since Academy students courses—said. “Even just math, physics, and econom- dards) pretty big."
Reno courses as a David- are automatically enrolled meeting UNR students and ics classes—agreed. An Academy graduate—
son Academy student and in the University’s Ear- getting to study and work This is not always the who has taken two history
the perspectives of students ly College Academy, you with them is a whole lot of case, though. Both students courses—said that Uni-
who have taken them. versity classes can also be
When the Academy held in a very different way
was established in 2006, it than Academy classes. One
was “designated by Neva- of their courses was so un-
da legislation as a ‘univer- like what they were used to
sity school for profoundly at the Academy that they
gifted pupils,’” according to were not sure how to judge
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the Academy school profile. it. Their overall message
Laurie Parish, a counsel- for Academy students who
or and college consultant are considering University
at the Academy, explained courses was: be prepared to
that when you are admitted learn in a different way.
to attend, you can become a In addition to the hit-or-
non-degree seeking student miss factor with the qual-
at the University as well. ity and style of University
As a result, many Academy courses, they can be expen-
students—around 25% in sive. The cost per course
the fall/spring semester, ac- during the fall/spring se-
cording to Ms. Parish—take mesters is typically $450 for
University courses. Academy students ($150/
If you want to take lan- credit). During the summer
guages other than those and winter, you must pay
provided at the Academy, the full price of $256 per
pursue other interests like credit.
music or anthropology, or A student strolls beside the University logo sign in front of the Knowledge Center. Also, as Ram pointed
have exhausted the Acade- The DA’s location on the University campus allows DA students to conveniently attend out, it can be difficult to fit
my school curriculum, then UNR classes in-person, as well as access the University’s various facilities, such as the University courses into your
University courses are for gym, libraries, labs, and dining areas. Photo by Weina Lu schedule during the fall/
you. For instance, after tak- spring semesters.
ing Calculus III at the Acad- have access to all under- fun.” specified that the quality Through exploring the
emy, students often pursue graduate courses provided When asked about their of a course depends on the advantages of taking Uni-
more challenging math by the University. With the experiences with Univer- professor. They both have versity courses as an Acad-
courses at the University, location of the Academy, sity courses, Academy stu- had good experiences with emy student and the experi-
such as differential equa- you can easily take classes dents agreed that Univer- engaging professors who ences of students who have
tions (MATH285) or linear among University students sity courses are easier than don’t just teach from a text- taken them, you hopefully
algebra (MATH330). and professors. Academy classes. book. have a more in depth under-
Although students who “I would definitely rec- “Homework and tests are Not only are the difficul- standing of whether or not
take University courses are ommend taking UNR class- generally more straightfor- ty and quality of University you want to enroll in Uni-
mostly juniors and seniors, es to other students, not just ward and simpler,” Chauhan courses unlike those at the versity courses in the future.
if you’re a middle school for the academic benefits but said. “[But] DA teachers Academy, the class styles
Over the past four years, students have taken these classes and more:
English Language Science
ENG202 Film Analysis & Interpretation ARA111 First Year Arabic 1 BIOL312 Ecology and Population Biology
ENG288 Ethics in Literature FREN491 20th Century French Literature BIOL453 Immunology
ENG413A Sociolinguistics ITAL111 First Year Italian 1 CHEM341 Organic Chemistry
ENG433B Comedies & Romance JPN305 Japanese Comp and Conversation I CHEM421 Physical Chemistry I
ENG487A Horror in Literature PAIT111 First Year Northern Paiute PHYS151A General Physics I
History Math Other
HIST211 History of Asia I MATH331 Groups, Rings and Fields CS302 Data Structures
HIST231 History of Modern Africa II MATH485 Graph Theory & Combinatorics ECON440 Intro to Mathematical Economics
HIST300 Historical Research & Writing MATH486 Game Theory ENT200 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
HIST393 England & the British Empire STAT352 Probability and Statistics PSC304 The Legislative Process
HIST464 Europe 1914 - Present STAT452 Regression & Linear Modeling PSY413 Measuring the Brain
Source: Davidson Academy School ProfilesBoard Book Page 12
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GAMES | 5
Down
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1. Fleshy part over male
turkey’s beak
2. Fear of Halloween
3. Part of a chickadee’s
brain that grows 30% in
fall
6. First video game
character in Macy's
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Thanksgiving Day Parade
8. Sound of rustling leaves
10. Sound that only male
turkeys make
12. President that refused
to support Thanksgiving
as national holiday
Puzzle courtesy of
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Weina Lu
Across
4. Famous nursery rhyme character who 9. Day after this holiday is the busiest day 14. Ruler of the pumpkin patch
had a great fall for plumbers 15. Most common fall birth month
5. Pigment in orange and red leaves 11. State that produces the largest number 16. Animal that fails to find almost 3/4
6. When a pumpkin is dropped of pumpkins of the nuts they bury
7. Raccoon that became President Coolidge's 13. How one pumpkin describes her gourd 17. Movie with biggest Thanksgiving release
pet instead of Thanksgiving dinner girlfriend
Number Stumper
Chess Club Puzzle
White to mate in two
Each row and column has the numbers 1-6. No numbers
repeat in each row or column. Compartments are denot-
ed by bold lines. The numbers written in the compart-
mentmust add, subtract, multiply or divide (according
to the symbol) to form the number at the top of the com-
partment. Numbers can repeat in each compartment.
Example: a compartment with "11+" can be filled with a
5 and a 6. A compartment with "10x" can be filled with
a 5 and a 2.
Puzzle courtesy of Chess Club. Chess Club meets on Mondays during lunch in Room 205.
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6 | IN DEPTH
MAD F OR MATH
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Competition Math Rocks Davidson Aca
as Students Hone Problem Solving Sk
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Story and Photos by Emmy summing the five highest Fong. “Like, you saw ev- Yang. more difficult questions that
Bonser ‘24 individual results, lead- eryone finished within ten Learning and discuss- are harder for them to silly.
ing to a maximum score of minutes...and I think [the ing is definitely a major Sophomore Evan Lim
Like other competition 40/40. contest organizers] should part of the team’s routine. takes a different approach.
clubs, Math Club refus- Math Madness is also focus more on hard ques- “There was one [question] “Humbug! Semimajor ax-
es to confine itself to one considerably short, com- tions instead of relatively that required you to know is...I multiplied by two...This
room, often spilling across pared to other math compe- easier [and therefore] easier Cramer’s Rule, and it was is annoying,” muttered Lim
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the hall from room 239 into titions. Each round contains to get wrong [questions].” just... dumb,” explained se- as he rushed off to play foos-
the nearby room 241 be- eight questions to be done in Another major difference nior Alan Kappler one week ball after the most recent
cause to many math kids, thirty minutes, in contrast from other contests is the while other team members match against California’s
there’s almost nothing more to other high school math online format. While even worked out calculations BASIS Independent Silicon
infuriating than not being competitions like the Amer- the AMCs have an on-paper on the board to figure out Valley.
able to discuss a problem. ican Mathematical Society’s option, Math Madness is where they went wrong. “If Lim also encourages oth-
Now that Math Madness is AMC10 and AMC12, which purely online, which has led you know linear algebra, ers to join him in venting
in full swing, Wednesday have twenty-five questions to some unique challenges, you have to add up a bunch frustrations through post-
lunches have settled into a to be done in seventy-five particularly with the auto- of numbers in the question math games. “Hey Alan,
steady and familiar pattern: minutes. This change of matically graded text boxes. and that’s it. If you don’t can you play foosball?” he
grab a quick lunch, do the pace is “I typed a slash!” howled know linear algebra, you asked, after the otherwise
eight-question round, and m e t freshman Boya Zhang after have to just guess,” perfect-scoring Kappler
discuss problems in the re- one round. Often, these discussions made a rare silly of his own
maining time. In recent weeks, the lead to sudden realizations during round four against
Although Math Madness Academy’s team has en- as to where mistakes were New York’s Deer Park High
is technically a head-to- joyed significant suc- made. “I tried to [coordi- School.
head competition complete cess, placing 18th af- nate] bash but did it wrong,” As Math Madness en-
with brackets and prelims, ter the ranking rounds said senior Megan Davi af- ters its final few rounds, the
there is little interaction and advancing to the ter examining her scratch pressure is mounting for
with other teams—in fact, top 16 after last week’s work over again. the Academy team to curb
in nearly all cases, the Acad- match, but performing “It said ten seconds? sillies. “The problems aren’t
emy team does not even well is not necessarily their Oh my god...I just didn’t hard; we’re just bad at them,”
play their round at the primary focus. “I’m very read the problem” lament- said sophomore Nate Potter,
same time as their op- excited to see every- ed sophomore Akshansh referencing sillies in some of
ponents. Sometimes one bond Chauhan as he discussed a the earlier rounds.
they play first, setting through different problem with the Although problems have
the bar for their oppo- m a t h team. gotten more challenging
nents, and sometimes problems, Mistakes like Chauhan’s since those preliminary
they play second and along with the belong to a wider category rounds, the caliber of the
have to hope that what- post-competition dis- known as “sillies,” due to competition has increased.
ever they score is high cussions. their simplistic nature. Oth- Looking at match statistics,
enough. “[Compared to er common sillies include the Academy team’s big-
finding out results im- simple calculation errors gest strength is its speed:
mediately, it’s] way more or writing down a number in many cases, slightly low-
stressful after the event wrong. Because of how hard er-scoring Academy team
when you wait and watch sillies are to catch and how members are actually faster
the other team,” said soph- easy they are to make, silly- than perfect-scoring players
omore Evan Lim. “[But] ing a problem is a source of on other teams. Kappler, for
it’s even more stressful extreme frustration some- instance, who is ranked fif-
when we do the competi- times. teenth after a fourth-round
tion second because then Luckily, the team has al- silly, is over thirty seconds
[we] just wait and wait un- ready developed a wide way faster than the top-ranked
til our team gets enough of coping with sillies. As a player.
score.” result of their experiences in This speed will definitely
While other math com- the second round, Fong and help the team with tiebreak-
petitions often incentiv- Freshman Alex Davi double-checks to make sure he freshman Boya Zhang have ers, but at such high levels,
ize strong individuals over entered the right numbers on his calculator. expressed interest in creat- match outcome is more
strong teams, Math Mad- ing their own contest called likely to be based on which
ness is different. A team’s with mixed reviews by the All of us have different tal- “Math Happiness,” the goal team sillies less. Luckily,
score is never decided by Academy team. “[Math ents, and it’s wonderful to of which is to improve upon harder problems look to
one person alone; instead, Madness] is just fast paced,” see all of us come togeth- the Math Madness format be playing to the Academy
scores are calculated by described freshman Kaison er!” said sophomore Shelly and provide students with team’s strengths, and theBoard Book Page 14
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MATH MADNESS
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Davidson Academy
m Solving Skills
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weekly discussions have led either Florida’s American
to noticeable improvement Heritage School Broward or
all around. The team’s score Illinois’s Naperville North
has increased a full four High School. Last year, the
points from the first match, team was able to advance
from 34 against Connecti- all the way to the semifinals
cut’s Valley Regional High before losing off a time-tie-
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School to a nearly perfect 38 break. This year’s final re-
against BISV. sults are still yet to be seen,
If the Academy team but one thing is for certain:
wins their next match Math Club is mad for Math
against California’s Quarry Madness.
Lane School, they’ll advance
into the top eight and play
TOP RIGHT: Senior Megan Davi explains a solution post-
round.
MIDDLE RIGHT: Sixth grader Vib Ganesan and sophomore
Shelly Yang copy down equations from their laptop screens.
RIGHT: Freshman Kaison Fong tackles a problem.Board Book Page 15
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Editorial: Have We Scrapped the ABCs for the 123s?
An Argument for Humanities Education and Why You Should Care
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By Max Grinstein ‘24 large number of STEM-cen- to understand how scientif- lished an expose in ear- time spent reading.
tered articles in this paper’s ic factors have impacted his- ly November, revealing Numbers are fantastic,
In April, U.S. News and inaugural issue. torical trends. Want proof? that founder Sam Bank- but they lack a strong mor-
World Report released its But let’s not forget that Just look to current events. man-Fried (a self-described al foundation. To FTX’s
2022 Best High Schools the Academy is not explic- For better or for worse, “effective altruist”) had leadership, the company’s
Rankings. itly a STEM school, unlike perhaps no STEM innova- dubiously transferred cus- balance sheet was merely
Especially for institutions some of the other “elite” tion has dominated the pub- tomer funds (against the an indication of how much
of higher education, these public schools on the rank- lic discourse in the past few company’s terms of service) money it had, not neces-
rankings have come under ings. Students here have the years like cryptocurrency. to sister company Alameda sarily of the trust that cus-
fire. Columbia University opportunity to delve deep And perhaps the conversa- Research (which then large- tomers bestowed on it with
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was caught inflating its sta- into major works and his- tion has never been as loud ly invested in FTX’s own their hard-earned cash, nay,
tistics to fudge its spot in the torical events. And they as the last several weeks, token). Having gambled cryptocurrency. Had Bank-
rankings. More recently, a can go to the University for since FTX, the third largest with customer money, the man-Fried and Ellison been
number of “top” law schools more. cryptocurrency “exchange” firm was unable to fulfill the able to benefit from the
have decided that they have STEM subjects are essen- (somewhat like a bank, large number of post-ex- Academy’s robust human-
had enough with participat- tial for a well-rounded edu- where customers can store pose withdrawals. ities education, then per-
ing in the first place. If these cation, and it is wonderful and trade their coins), went From all the stories born haps their fall from grace
controversies can teach that Academy students have bankrupt after a liquidity from FTX’s bankruptcy, one would have gone down dif-
us anything, it is that a lot so much passion for them. crisis — potentially losing trend stuck out. For his part, ferently.
more goes into the quality Without STEM, humans up to $1 billion worth of Bankman-Fried seemed So, as we begin to plan
of a school than merely its would have never shattered client funds in the process, proud of his lack of under- classes for next year, let’s not
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spot on an arbitrary list. technological ceilings by according to Reuters. standing of the humanities, forget the importance of hu-
It is an impressive ac- flying to the moon, devel- Two lessons are at play exclaiming in a (since delet- manities education. STEM
complishment, though, that oped a COVID vaccine in for outside viewers. The first ed) blog post from venture is pivotal for advancing
the Academy came in first miracle-breaking time or is not to entrust one’s assets capital firm Sequoia Capital the human race, but one’s
place on U.S. News’s list even had cars to drive to to a company based in the that he “would never read passion for it cannot come
of “2022 Best STEM High school. Bahamas, the globe’s noto- a book.” At least Alameda at the expense of learning
Schools,” based on, among At the same time, we riously unregulated finan- CEO Caroline Ellison, who about history, literature,
other factors, student scores need to work toward break- cial Wild West. The second grew up on the math com- or philosophy. And, with a
in science, technology, en- ing the supposed dichotomy — and more relevant — les- petition circuit, expressed well-rounded perspective,
gineering and math Ad- between “STEM” students son is not to eschew the hu- some interest in the human- maybe our society will fi-
vanced Placement tests. The and “humanities” students. manities for a laser focus on ities, having spent her child- nally stop giving so much
Academy’s STEM teachers Indeed, a good comput- math and science. hood engrossed in Harry credence to meaningless
work tirelessly to support er scientist needs a moral FTX’s collapse occurred Potter novels. However, she numerical school ranking
their students’ interests, a grounding in philosophy, after the cryptocurrency clearly did not absorb any lists.
fact that is reflected by the and a good historian needs website CoinDesk pub- moral lessons from all her
Column: The State of Davidson … Air Hockey
Welcome to our column By Rainier Porter ‘26 the competition. Any day in the human brain. The down to one-point rota-
covering all things that when I do not have a club fast motion of the puck, tions. At this level, even the
make Davidson, well, Da- I am rather familiar with and the air hockey table the monotonous noise, the worst players could best
vidson! Periodically, we the air hockey table at this is open, I sit as close as I mathematics of reflective the best with one slip-up.
will examine “The State school. Ever since I discov- can to it, wait until around angles, all make it an ap- Given how many people
of Davidson…” This issue, ered it last year, I have been 11:30, and get to playing. pealing sport. there were to necessitate
grab your puck, switch on enthralled with trying Air hockey tables seem It is no surprise that one this change, the line rotat-
the table, and let’s play! to hone my skills against to evoke something primal of the most popular games ed faster than a power shot.
at arcades is a popular ac- This semester, the
tivity at the Academy. Al- crowd has thinned consid-
most everyone I know has erably. Among the remain-
played on the Academy’s ing players, Cloud Verano
air hockey table at least dominates the table with
once, with varying ranges a signature mix of strong
of skills. offensive shots and quick
However, it comes back defensive reflexes. I am one
around to the old Yogi Ber- of maybe three people who
ra quip “nobody goes there has beat Verano in a sev-
anymore, it’s too crowd- en-point game more than
ed.” People usually prefer once in the past two years!
playing full games to sev- Can it get boring? I ha-
en points, as the full game ven’t felt it yet. Losing so
offers the most tension as much but having victory
well as the guarantee of within reach just makes
not forgetting to reset the me want to keep playing
points. air hockey.
Nothing leaves every-
one satisfied. Playing fewer
points leads to less satis-
faction from winning. Last
Junior Cloud Verano and author Rainier Porter battle it out at the air hockey tables year, so many people were
during lunch. Photo by Kentia Kalanaki playing that we often gotBoard Book Page 16
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Supreme Court Case May Pose Threat to Lake Tahoe
By Jordan Chong ‘27 away (nonadjacent) than
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when it is 100 feet away (ad-
"Keep Tahoe Blue" is a jacent).
phrase ubiquitous in Reno Perhaps what would be
— on license plates, on hurt most, come a decision
lampposts, on car stick- invalidating the protection
ers. It is a commonsense of a non-touching wetland
proposal; a beautiful lake and a body of water, would
with renowned clear waters be the tourism industry
should be protected against of Lake Tahoe, which has
pollution. It is important for brought billions to the re-
and because of tourists — gion. Right now, the lake is
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some say Lake Tahoe is be- still beautiful, blue and clear.
ing "loved to death," which But as the clarity reaches 30
could be true — as around feet down, then 10, then five
15 million people visit the feet, people would notice,
lake each year and produce Lake Tahoe would lose its
emissions that reduce its status as a pristine lake, and
water quality. Lastly, it is in- redeeming factors would be
creasingly urgent as climate few.
change alters biodiversity One day, while sitting
and creates algae blooms in upon boulders on the lake,
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the already sensitive Tahoe the giant ones you have
Basin. A large part of the 10-foot boulders sit on the waters of Lake Tahoe. A fall from the rocks could be deadly, but to hop across, I wondered
fault is on tourists, though there is nothing stopping you from climbing them. Photo by Jordan Chong why humans flock to these
keeping Lake Tahoe blue pristine places. I believe it
might face other challeng- ten a permit from the US wrong, however, so a large bers of the Court, nor to the is because they represent
es in the future — not from Army Corps of Engineers, dispute was whether "adja- Sacketts, whose lawyer em- a purity that has been lost
major polluters or vaca- proving filling the lot with cent" should be redefined to phasized that an ordinary, in the modern-day world.
tioners, but from the highest gravel would not be harm- "touching" and whether reg- reasonable citizen should There are few barriers or
court in the land. ful. However, they chose the ulating non-touching wet- be able to decide with their borders, and the lake speaks
Since the '60s, scientists longer path, and for more lands is constitutional. own eyes whether a water is of ruggedness and individu-
have measured the clarity than a decade, they have In this case, the dic- protected. Here is the prob- ality, as demonstrated by the
of Lake Tahoe with 10-inch been fighting the request tionaries are right. When lem: no ordinary person can boulders on which someone
white or checkered plate for them to halt construc- Congress passed the Clean and should know all the fac- who loses their step could
called a Secchi disk. This tion on the lot. On October Water Act, their intent was tors concerning protection, just… die. Lake Tahoe is
disk is slowly lowered into 3, 2022, the Supreme Court to keep our waters clean. A much less should they be hope, an escape. It is no
the water until it is no lon- of the United States heard definition of adjacency to able to make decisions that wonder why threats to the
ger visible, and its farthest an argument between the include proximity fulfills could harm people and en- lake, such as consumer lit-
visible point is recorded as Sacketts and the EPA con- their intent because waters tire industries. tering, have spawned grass-
a measure of the clarity of cerning their powers to pro- not even connected by a riv- Indeed, the Sacketts' law- roots efforts such as Keep
the water. Higher values tect wetlands like the Sack- er or stream can and do pol- yer did seem dismissive of Tahoe Blue — a loss to the
correspond to higher clari- etts'. lute each other. University the notion of groundwater lake would be a loss to the
ty, and in 1968, according to What the Sacketts' law- of Nevada, Reno Assistant flow. When Justice Soto- spirit of the community.
researchers at University of yer argued was radical: in Professor Joanna Blaszczak mayor brought up the idea On the other side of the
California Davis, the clarity general, wetlands not di- explained it quite simply: of a subsurface connection US, the Supreme Court,
in the summer was an as- rectly connected (by other "if [contaminated] ground- of non-touching waters, he filled with justices hostile to
tounding 94.2 feet. While water) to, say, a lake or an water flows from one water made the facetious claim the Clean Water Act and the
readings vary with condi- ocean, would not be a "wa- body to another, contami- that "it's hard to imagine EPA, may knock it all down.
tions each year, the clarity ter of the United States," a nants … can be transport- any property in this coun- Around 90% of the land in
has been on a significant de- term in the Clean Water Act ed." And another unsus- try that does not have some the Tahoe area is publicly
cline, decreasing from 75.5 denoting waters that cannot pected way of cross-water degree of subsurface flow owned and likely safe. How-
feet in 1990 to 54.8 feet in be polluted without permis- pollution: "birds can eat al- … [u]ltimately, that water ever, what may happen to
2021. This drastic decline sion. Such a wetland would gae, bugs, or fish that have is going to flow to some the remaining 10% is any-
has been attributed to small become unprotected and high contaminant concen- surface water." What is his one's call — and could make
particles, algae and smoke could be polluted with little trations ... then poop out point? The fact that there is all the difference.
from wildfires contami- to no government interfer- those contaminants into a flow is much less relevant
nating the lake — all three ence. new water body." It does not when a wetland is 10 miles
amplified by climate change This idea seems reason- matter if two bodies of wa-
and tourism. able or, at most, inconse- ter appear to be separate; if
Enter Mike and Chan- quential, but such a propos- they are close enough, they
tell Sackett, owners of a al is misguided. may end up significantly
0.62-acre lot in Idaho. In The EPA currently clas- impacting each other.
2004, they began filling the sifies wetlands adjacent Such pollution to the
lot with gravel near Priest to waters as "waters of the countless surrounding wet-
Lake, a popular destination United States" under the lands of Lake Tahoe would
in Idaho. In 2007, the EPA, Clean Water Act — and a not just be detrimental for
under the Clean Water Act, large part of the dispute in the health of the lake. It
warned the lot contained an the argument was what "ad- would be hurt residents of
adjacent wetland to the lake jacent" means. Adjacency, the Tahoe region, whose
and ordered the Sacketts to in dictionaries, does not drinking water comes
remove the gravel and stop just mean physical contact, mainly from groundwater
filling the lot. They could but also reasonable proxim- in the region. Unfortunate- Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. Photo by
have still continued con- ity to something else. Con- ly, this ramification might Supreme Court Office of the Curator
struction if they had got- gress sometimes gets things not matter to some mem-You can also read
