ARGO: A Story of American Ingenuity
Dillon Marx, Junior Staff Writer
April 7, 2013
Have you ever passed the Avenue of 444 Flags in Hermitage, PA? ..And if so, do you know what they stand for? Last October, Director and Actor Ben Affleck released “Argo.” The movie has gained critical acclaim, winning: 3 Oscars, 2 Golden Globes, a Screen Actor’s Guild Award, and various other... Read more »
Analysis Skills
Tyler Miller Gordon, Senior Staff Writer
April 4, 2013
After the fact, bursting into the room, was daringly one of the ever-satisfying things for anyone – ever. - Gee whiz Hopefully, I created imagery with instinct -judging by the looks, knowing not what’s next. Look, it’s not a matter of what one needs to say, but on the contrary, people... Read more »
I Am a Story
Tyler Miller-Gordon, Senior Staff Writer
April 4, 2013
We’ve heard of words to dance We’ve watched words to sing a syllable, no sound it out: they do ev-er-y thing. A sentence can take a stroll can stop. can bring about a thought or problem: pay attention and think. Sentences make a story About cat, mom, or tree. Morals and deeper... Read more »
The Other Belief System
Tyler Miller-Gordon, Senior Staff Writer
April 4, 2013
Shallow, empty and worthless looking for something deeper but it’s just paper-thin a system based on trust I love the intesity and wasting it away how my life can disappear so silently by the flame of distrust-it’s lovely tone beautifully burning bills brightly
Zero Dark Thirty: Undeserved Scrutiny?
Rachel Maas, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 9, 2013
In the last few months, the film industry big shots have been analyzing Hollywood’s most impressive works of art from 2012 and choosing which to honor during award season. One of the year’s most talked about films, Zero Dark Thirty, has had quite a successful sweep through the events, reeling in... Read more »
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Dillon Marx, Junior Staff Writer
February 10, 2013
One may wonder what Hollywood’s next step in pictures may be. In the past year, directors have caused audiences to fall off their seats with Ted, hide their eyes from the Woman in Black, and chase Batman in The Dark Knight Rises. One director, Timur Bekmambetov, thought the best culmination of viewer... Read more »
Sinister: Hopeful Horror?
Dillon Marx, Junior Staff Writer
November 15, 2012
October has always held the hearts of young teenagers and adults. Football games, haunted hayrides, and the weekly visit to the movies have become a conventional part of our lives. Last month, on October 12th, director Scott Derrickson unleashed a new horror story to be feared by all: Sinister. Ellison... Read more »
The Affairs: Installment One
Tyler Milller-Gordon, Senior Staff Writer
October 27, 2012
Thomas Donegan, being the proud new owner of a 2012 jeep Patriot, headed for his dark grey vehicle. His hair, which usually fell messily across his forehead, was nearly as shiny as the hub caps and groomed into a Catholic school boy’s dream. To keep up appearances, he wore a plaid button down shirt-... Read more »
Junior AP Book Reviews
Dillon Marx, Jr. Staff Writer
September 30, 2012
Alas, summer, our favorite time of the year, has ended; an epoch filled with sport practices, swimming, and warm summer nights spent with friends. We will truly miss the time where we just sat on the couch, and exclaimed: ” I’m glad I don’t have any homework!”… Or did you?... Read more »
Great Expectations: by Charles Dickens
Rachel Maas, Co Editor-in-Chief
September 30, 2012
Perhaps more commonly referred to by AP students as a book of “not so great expectations,” this English classic was required reading for this year’s senior AP Literature students. The novel follows the life of “Pip” as he grows from a child of modest means to a wealthy... Read more »
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