YouTube Ads: Good or Bad?
February 24, 2011 • Benjamin Dunn, Staff Reporter
Filed under Opinions
After a normal day of school, you come back to the comfort of your house and hit that button that turns the computer on. A few minutes of waiting, you’re on YouTube, searching for your favorite comedian, commentator, musician or music video. You click on it and you are greeted with an ad about singles... Read more »
Saiba Singh: Singer extraordinaire
February 23, 2011 • Andres Oswill, Photo Editor
Filed under Student Life
This Saturday, Saiba Singh (’12) was one of only sixty singers who sang at Carnegie Hall, performing as part of the American High School Honors Performance Series. The program’s is an opportunity to challenge “elite students to perform at their very best,” aimed at allowing students... Read more »
Unrest engulfs Egypt
February 22, 2011 • Benjamin Dunn, Staff Reporter
Filed under News
The Egyptian population has finally had enough of President Mubarak’s term in office of 30 years. To demonstrate their disapproval, nationwide protests began on January 25, and are continuing as you read this text. Thousands of people in major cities like Cairo and Alexandria joined in an effort to... Read more »
Fergie cannot sing
February 20, 2011 • Jacob Richey, Staff Reporter
Filed under Entertainment
The Super Bowl XLV Black Eyed Peas halftime show was one of the worst in Super Bowl history, surpassing even the great nip-slip of 2004. The performance consisted of, in addition to these celebrities, a coordinated dance on the field. It was basically a lot of people dancing in flashy white suits, but... Read more »
Just another high school party
February 20, 2011 • Katie Ronan, Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Opinions
American pop culture often portrays high school parties as rowdy hangouts where teenagers like to have fun and push the limits of their age. Parties seem cool. Parties seem fun. Parties seem so exciting. Or so my friends and I thought. To set the record straight, none of my friends or I had ever been... Read more »
Oscars return for 83rd ceremony
February 18, 2011 • Katie Bartlett, Staff Reporter
Filed under Entertainment
Every year, the most popular celebrities, directors and producers gather for the highly anticipated Oscars. The Oscars, also known as the Academy Awards, include some of the most prestigious awards a film can achieve. This year, the awards will be held on February 27th as the new and anxious nominees... Read more »
Kanye West has new albums in the works
February 16, 2011 • Duncan Morrow, Staff Reporter
Filed under Entertainment
Kanye West is coming off of an amazing 2010 – his newest album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy hitting platinum as well as being considered one of the best albums of the year by many major reviewers – and is going head first into 2011, finally releasing Watch the Throne, a full length collaboration... Read more »
Choir pumps it up at winter concert
February 16, 2011 • Piper Blank, Staff Reporter
Filed under News
On January 13, Foothill High School’s Choir gave a stunning winter concert in the Trinity Lutheran Church. They started off with a bang when all of the choirs invited the choir alumni to join them in singing the National Anthem. Next came the all girls Concert Choir, who sang four beautiful songs.... Read more »
Top ten films of 2010
February 16, 2011 • Aaron DeVera, Online Managing Editor
Filed under Entertainment
10. The Fighter – This film about boxing, comebacks, and family was driven by phenomenal acting by Christian Bale (The Dark Knight, American Psycho), Mark Wahlberg (The Departed), Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. Based on the true story of Irish-American Micky Ward, (portrayed by Wahlberg), its strong message... Read more »
Schedules online next year
February 16, 2011 • Gianna LiVigni, Distribution Manager
Filed under News
Towards the beginning of the second semester, scheduling for next year’s classes were once again brought upon to all freshmen, sophomore and junior students. The scheduling procedure was confusing and most students were not able to keep up with the deadlines. In order to become more organized, Foothill... Read more »
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