Zach Maples ‘26
Plank Staff
Zach Maples ‘26
Attendance (916) 482-6060
Has tipping gone too far?
Since when has ordering food become so out of control?
Before COVID-19, tipping was a luxury afforded to waiters in order to supplement their wages. I never had to worry about staring a cashier dead in the eyes as I selected “no tip” and feeling bad afterwards for not giving 20% more to the price I was already being gouged. Yet it seems that in the aftermath of COVID, having a tablet flipped around is the norm for every financial encounter.
Setting students up for success
This fall, Ms. Erin Van Parys joined Jesuit High School Sacramento’s faculty as the new assistant for the Academic Support Center (ASC). She previously worked with students at Visions in Education, a local charter school.
The struggle of overcoming football injuries
Football is a physical sport, and with physicality comes injuries. For student-athletes, injuries can have a significant impact on players, forcing them to step away from their day-to-day schedule and disrupting their life as a student.