The slow clack of steps echoes throughout the pin-drop silence as the room seems to constrict with every suppressed breath. A stapled packet, martyred with red, is slapped on the desk, and the world seems to crumble. This is a moment all students dread: the return of a failed test. No matter where your GPA …
Being a senior in high school has its advantages. We are at a place where we are too old to be called children, but still too young to be called adults. What is there to do in these in-between months before we head off to college? 1) Dinners with your family There are nights when …
The third day of Spirit Week was a spectacular show of fashion faux pas. Mismatched prints, gaudy color combinations and simply awkward accessories ruled the day as all but one class rallied to pull off a perfect score for dress-up participation. Instead of an assembly activity, grade representatives competed in a trivia competition during lunch. Here …
Spirit Week 2017 kicks off next week starting January 9 and ends with our annual Homecoming Games at the high school. Here's what you need to know to get in the spirit. All the best to everyone and may the Force be with all of you! THEME: OUT OF THIS WORLD! DRESS-UP DAYS & ACTIVITIES MONDAY: Genre …
Voices singing “where I come from” fill the room as actors crowd the stage. Each actor slowly goes down to the floor, and Anon gives his speech. The story begins, and the audience is taken on a journey. At the end of this past fall semester, the theater class performed the play Anonymous from December …
The holiday season has finally arrived and food is on everyone’s mind. Personally, I start dreaming about buttery mashed potatoes, juicy turkey, candied yams, but after that Thanksgiving feast, I can never forget about dessert. For the past 10 years, my dad and I have been making spice cake for the holidays. The Spice Cake …
The 2016 Fall semester theater class presents Anonymous by Naomi Izuka this week. Tickets are available online or at the breeze way during lunch at the high school. Separated from his mother, a young refugee called Anon journeys through the United States, encountering a wide variety of people—some kind, some dangerous and cruel—as he searches …
In ancient Japan, drums were used for both practical and cultural purposes, from sending messages to far away places, scaring insects away during harvest time, and celebrating a bountiful harvest. Some communities also used drums—taiko drums—in rituals to mimic thunder in hopes of bringing rain. Today, taiko, which literally means "big drum" in Japanese, is considered a …
My song of the week is “Gracious Tempest” by Hillsong Young & Free. In the beginning of this year I saw Hillsong live at the Blaisdell. I visited their college tent afterwards and looked into applications for their college in Australia. This song is one of my favorite worship songs. I play this about every …
It is already September and my song of the week is “Hopeless Wanderer” by Mumford and Sons. This band is the most captivating artist I listen to. I am held hostage with every album they release. “Hopeless Wanderer” from the album “Babel” is my favorite song because it manages to get better every second. Two …
