Review: “Pokemon: Sun and Moon” Brings Fresh New Changes to Series
Cameron Stapleton, A&E Editor
December 13, 2016
Filed under A&E, Reviews
The “Pokemon” series has really come into its own in the years since 1998, and the “monster”-collecting series has yet to hit a stopping point in its enormous popularity. With the new installment in the series, “Pokemon Sun and Moon,” the games bring a new warm feeling in the middle of w...
Review: ‘Fantastic Beasts’ dazzles audiences
Alexis Dubree, Staff Reporter
December 12, 2016
Filed under A&E, Reviews
Years have passed since the release of the seventh and final Harry Potter movie, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” part two, marking a great ending for the Harry Potter series. However, the complex universe J.K. Rowling has written up has lots more to explore, particularly the times before Har...
Fine arts festival to showcase student talent
Gaby Garcia, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2016
Filed under A&E, Lovejoy Arts
Galleries and group installations from the art program are a few of the new features that will be showcased on Friday and Saturday at the district’s annual Fine Arts Festival. Friday will be opening night of the festival. There will be performances from band and cheer. The art gallery will also op...
Winter colors
Grace Nguyen, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2016
Filed under A&E, Lovejoy Arts
With the color guard performing alongside of the band every Friday of the football games, the winter will be a much different experience for them as they transition into the next chapter of their season. “I am really excited for the upcoming season,” color guard specialist David Sadler said. ...
Building a stronger department
Madeline Sanders, Staff Reporter
December 1, 2016
Filed under A&E
Enter the commons, take a left and turn into E-hall, go down until the very end until construction is heard or seen, take another left, and somewhere around there will be the new tech director, Tim Doyle, doing anything and everything from teaching to painting trees. The theatre department received a new techni...
Column: ‘Collage’ aids in solidifying Chainsmokers’ place on top charts
Caleb Kwon, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2016
Filed under A&E, Reviews
In a musical period previously dominated by pop anthems and hip-hop tracks, the Chainsmokers, a DJ duo from New York City, have made a name for themselves with chart-topping electronic dance music that has been furthered by their most recent EP “Collage.” Electronic dance music, or EDM, has been ste...
Ready for (Gil)more
Lulu Butler and Grace Nguyen
November 23, 2016
Filed under A&E, Top Stories
Editor’s note: Spoilers abound if you haven’t finished binge-watching the previous seven seasons available on Netflix. “If you’re out on your own, feeling lonely and so cold, all you have to do is” watch “Gilmore Girls.” For those of you that love the fiery, witty, and fun-loving moth...
Doctor Strange wows audiences
Alexis Dubree, Staff Reporter
November 18, 2016
Filed under A&E, Reviews
Throughout the past few years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has expanded, allowing more and more characters from the original comics to get their own movies. A lot of Marvel fans have been anticipating the newest addition to the universe, “Doctor Strange.” Doctor Strange has similarities with s...
Review: Arrival delivers on its promise of smart, meaningful sci-fi
Joe Cross, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2016
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The trend of acclaimed space-themed films being released right at the beginning of awards season, seen in recent years with “Gravity”, “Interstellar”, and “The Martian”, respectively, continues in 2016 with director Denis Villeneuve’s “Arrival,” a film that stands out from the pack f...
