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High school performing arts programs adapting to COVID-19

Two of the district’s performing arts programs, band and choir, will use a half-and-half split between online and hybrid as the theatre department resumes after school virtual practices due to COVID-19 during the 2020-2021 school year. Band director Andy Johnson said the band is following the A-La and the Le-Z last name separation as per […]

Giving up Instagram reduces negative comparisons

Many teenagers would not hesitate to say that social media is an essential part of their lives. More specifically, Instagram is necessary for staying up to date and connecting with others who one may not be close with in real life. However, after spending a week without Instagram, I observed that my relationships with those […]

‘Don’t Look Up’ provides humorous, predictable commentary

Director Adam McKay’s latest apocalyptic comedy “Don’t Look Up” examines a larger political commentary about the downfalls of human narcissism when two astronomers are faced with a comet on a collision course toward Earth. The film is packed with incredible actors and comedy, but both are lost in its predictable plot line. The movie follows […]