Principal Litz’s vision of a school in which every student has taken an honors course is receiving support from the Parent Teacher Association. To bolster student enrollment in higher level courses, the PTA planned four Learn receptions at which students currently enrolled in an honors or IB course could receive aContinue Reading
American Sniper recently took home an Oscar from the Academy Awards and made over $300 million in the box office. But despite the praise from film critics and the general public alike, it fails to tell the real story of the Iraq War, instead glorifying a man who considered the IraqisContinue Reading
The success of the junior varsity boys basketball team is dependent on their strong effort and positive attitude, rewarding them with their 6–2 record. Head coach and counselor Josh Peters is confident in the team’s new defensive strategies. Four of their victories are from their most recent games. “Over theContinue Reading
The lives of the dozens of coaches who run the school’s 42 sports teams are filled with planning practices, scouting opponents and preparing for games. And if the demands of coaching were not enough, for those who double as teachers there are always their day jobs to keep them onContinue Reading
It’s called the swim AND dive team. But what you may not know is that diving is only worth the points of one event, compared to the 11 swimming events that generate points. With many close results in the meets, the team has relied on the extra points from divingContinue Reading
What do the movies The Princess and the Frog and The Iron Giant have in common? Beside both being relatively old (one released in 2009 and the other released in 1999), they are both animated in two dimensions. The new SpongeBob SquarePants Movie coming out Feb. 6 is using two-dimensionalContinue Reading
At midnight on New Year’s Eve, world-renowned and prolific rapper–producer–religious figure Kanye West, along with former Beatle Paul McCartney (aka some underground artist Kanye is so generously bringing into the spotlight) unexpectedly released their new single, “Only One.” While New Year’s Eve seems like an odd time to release aContinue Reading
After its riveting premiere and dramatic (if awkwardly placed) plot twists in seasons three and four, Masterpiece’s production of Downton Abbey is finally meeting middle ground. Season five starts five years after the war. The Grantham family continues its struggle to maintain the estate while adjusting to the new socialContinue Reading
After a few months of teases and a huge buildup of fan anticipation,the first episode of Freak Show finally premiered Oct. 8 on FX, the season ending Jan 21. It’s clever that the new season of American Horror Story is named Freak Show, because this whole show is…well, a freakContinue Reading
Megahit band Fall Out Boy’s newly released album American Beauty/American Psycho (AB/AP) has arguably become their most divisive album yet. Released Jan. 20, the album has sparked a polarizing debate: while many people praise the changes in the band’s tone, others accuse them of selling out and losing their originality.Continue Reading
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