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Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: A tradition skewing masterclass in comedy and dance

Finn Nicholson-Crotty, Writer February 29, 2024

One method that I’ve begun using to determine how I felt about a show is to see how my hands feel afterwards. For example, if I loved a show my hands would hurt from applauding so much. After seeing...

Asian Culture Club’s Lunar New Year party

Zoe Gray, Writer; Photographer January 26, 2024

On February 8th, the Asian Culture Club will be throwing a Lunar New Year party from 3-5 p.m. after school. This party will be held in the Large Group Room and there will be food, games and more.  Lunar...

South Speaks: Golden Globes host stirs up controversy

Cricket Shelton, Staff Writer January 12, 2024

“Oppenheimer is based on a 721-page Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Manhattan Project, and Barbie is [based] on a plastic doll with big boobies!” This is just one of the many remarks that...

Dance Marathon Color Wars

Sloane Barrett, Staff Writer December 6, 2023

Dance Marathon is hosting a free color wars event Friday, Dec 8 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Purple Gym.   There will be four different colors, each color assigned to two committees. The members...

1989 (Taylor’s Version) Review

Zoe Gray, Writer; Photographer November 10, 2023

As of Friday, Oct.27, Taylor Swift released her re-recorded version of her hit pop album: 1989. Previously released on Oct. 27, 2014, it instantly became a world-renowned success and my favorite album....

Fortnite just got rebooted...

Fortnite just got rebooted…

Sander Morseth, FNCS Qualifier November 3, 2023

It's been over four years since Fortnite moved on from Chapter 1. Those couple years that Fortnite ran in its prime generated nearly $5.4 billion for Epic Games, its proprietor. Over $20 million was shared...

Mrs. Parker's fat bear bracket

It’s unBEARable how fat these bears are-Fat Bear Week 2023

Zoe Gray, Writer; Photographer October 17, 2023

Bear fanatics all over the country participate in National Fat Bear Week during the month of October. This is a two week event, where people vote for their favorite fat bear in Katmai National Park in...

“Oppenhiemer” Review: The Man who Changed Everything

Jordis Kieffer, Writer August 25, 2023

Oppenheimer is a three-hour long breathtaking film filled with drama, science, and concentration, leaving you on the edge of your seat as everything comes together. It makes sense that it could be...

Our 'Weird' Barbies

The impact of Barbie

Zoe Gray, Writer; Photographer August 13, 2023

  As I walked into the theater, the room was filled to the brim with young girls, most wearing pink tutus and holding their barbie close to their chest. They were soon followed by their mothers...

Safari #3

Safari #3

Kiefer Kettenis, Cartoonist April 28, 2023

The D&D movie is action-comedy done right

Giovanni Lopes, Staff Writer April 14, 2023

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is a tropey, impressively comedic film that doesn’t take itself seriously, which is a refreshing change of pace from the more “serious” films that have...

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