Call of Duty Excites with New Installment
November 30, 2011 • Jonathan Choi, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment
On November 8th, 2011, Activision released the third game in the highly successful Call of Duty: Modern Warfare franchise. The game along with Battlefield 3 has been praised as among the year’s most anticipated game. Within the first 24 hours, in-store sales peaked at almost $400 million dollars. In... Read more »
The End of the World and the Beginning of a Revelation
November 21, 2011 • Kiana Schmitt, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment
6,840,507,000 people living in the world. 6,840,506,352 people suddenly and inexplicably vanishing. The remaining 352 people on Earth are the students of Charles M. Russel High School. These terrified, perplexed, pubescent students are all left to fend for themselves with no parents, no rules,... Read more »
300 Meets Clash of the Titans
November 21, 2011 • Carly Saber, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment
Blood–battle–Greek Gods. The new movie Immortals hit theaters on Friday, November 11th. On opening day, Theater 10 at AMC 18 was packed with people waiting to see the warriors in action; they were not let down. The movie was, no doubt, a blood bath. However, the plot line was filled with ancient... Read more »
Paranormal Craze
November 8, 2011 • Chika Ojukwu, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment
If you possess any nature of interest in horrific and appalling movies, chances are you’ve heard of the new sci-fi thriller: Paranormal Activity 3. The third sequel in the string of Paranormal Activity movies, the addition premiered in theaters on October 21st.Despite negative reviews from critics,... Read more »
A Farm of Fright
October 13, 2011 • Kiana Schmitt, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment
Since 1973, from the last Friday in September all the way until October 31st, Knott’s Berry Farm has been luring in a plethora of guests to its spooky annual attraction. West High sold discounted tickets through ASB for Sunday, October 9th, ensuring a night of fun and fright for students. At Knott’s... Read more »
Abduction Hits Screens
October 7, 2011 • Carly Saber, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment
Action, speed, and love are all qualities in the new hit movie Abduction. Taylor Lautner plays Nathan, the young man out to discover the truth about his life, after he finds his picture on a missing person’s website. Lily Collins plays Karen, the adorable girl who accompanies Nathan on his journey. This... Read more »
Contagion Wows Moviegoers
September 26, 2011 • Jonathan Choi, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment
What can wipe out more people than World War I and II combined, kill faster than poison gas, and is deadlier and more painful than a bullet? According to Director Steven Soderbergh, it is an outbreak that was caused by an unknown virus created by a bat and a banana. In addition, up to one billion people... Read more »
Band Camp: the Good, the Bad, and the Burned
September 13, 2011 • Kiana Schmitt, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories
If you are not a part of the West High Entertainment Unit, then the week of August 15th would most likely be of little importance to you. For those who are on color guard, drill team, or in band, however, it was a week filled with rehearsals, games, sun and, above all, the establishment of a comforting... Read more »
West Area Music Festival Unites Three Schools Together
June 8, 2011 • Ann Kim, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment
On Tuesday, May 24th West High School’s Pavilion was filled with harmonic melodies. “Bert Lynn Middle School, Jefferson Middle School, and West High School came together to perform and showcase their bands individually, and as a finale, all together, perform one piece,” stated Geoff Wong (10),... Read more »
Dancers Twist, Turn and Tumble at the Armstrong
May 20, 2011 • Grant Torre, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment
The West High Dance Department presented its May show, “Emot-I-Dance” from Tuesday, May 3rd to Thursday, May 5th at the Armstrong Theater. There were twenty-three dances from all the levels of classes and one dance from Choreo Club, which meets Thursdays at lunch. During the hour and a... Read more »
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