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On April 22, the first of seven performances of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” earned applause and waves of laugher from La Cañada High School. The performance starred senior Sam Whitefield as the tricky Oberon and sophomore Garret Schlunt as his witty sidekick, Puck. With the combination of physical comedy and some clever timing, [...]
Civil siblings
Enter Older Brother and Younger Sister doing homework on the dining room table Sister: What’s two plus five? Brother: You’re stupid! Mother (from afar): Watch what you say! No T.V. today for being rude to your sister. *Brother groans* End Scene Next day Enter Mother, Older Brother, and Younger Sister doing homework at the table [...]
My Big Weightless Campus
My Big Campus at MyBigCampus.com has recently become a useful tool for the high school’s educational purposes. As a type of social networking site, My Big Campus has the capability of carrying information from every classroom and office to its server, floating in the clouds. Lightspeed, the school’s internet filter system, provides a side program [...]
Eight month old iPhone gets crazy
It’s finally here. The device that has been released eight months ago has finally hit the shelves of America’s most reliable network: Verizon Wireless. On February 3, 2011, Verizon and Apple opened their websites to Verizon’s iPhone 4 pre-orders. The companies started accepting orders at 3 AM to existing Verizon costumers. Demands for the Verizon [...]
Got Energy Drinks?
“You know what 2:30 in the afternoon feels like, right? Sleepy? Groggy? Dying for a nap? What do you do? Run for the coffee? Grab a soda?” Or, how about a 5-Hour Energy? Bad choice. Energy drinks do more than just provide energy. They could cause many physical and mental problems for the consumer. Although [...]
You use phones to call? Since when?
You text…a little too much. Don’t lie. You can’t hide it, even if you’re sitting in the back of a classroom with your phone under your desk. Since 1983 the cell phone has developed into a common necessity. The initial purpose for the devices was to reassure safety, by being able to contact emergency services [...]
Changes in UC Admissions for the Class of 2012
Lucky little juniors, eh? Never heard that before have ya? Taking Advanced Placement courses (or according to Mr. Powers, the “Address the Prompt” classes), studying for SAT’s, and searching for colleges are not usually activities one usually associates with lucky. Then why are they so fortunate? For the class of 2012, the University of California [...]
Secret to Success
Homework, projects, labs, tests, and work continue to pile up as we continue to procrastinate, pushing all the boring things aside. As school goes on, we just wait for the end of the semester to start a clean slate. We always hear from our friends, “Next time I’ll keep up. I won’t procrastinate. I’ll do [...]
Free and Legal
You’re scrolling down your iTunes library and only find overplayed songs that are constantly stuck in your head. Now what? You want to get new music, but who wants to pay a dollar for a song that lasts three minutes when you can buy a pack of Stride Gum with ridiculously long lasting flavors for [...]
First Time Drum Line
It’s a new year. It’s a new drum-line. Although drum-line lost three of its seniors last year, three new freshmen have taken their spots, ready and willing to do everything they can do to help the team. Owen Gong, Shaun Haupt, and Pierre LaBelle have joined the line as the bottom three bass drummers. Hauling [...]
