CHOIR BABY!!!
Macy Drew, News Editor
December 20, 2013
Immediately after the completion of their first production that took place during the fall, SJHHS choir began to prepare for the Winter Vocal Concert on December 18. The songs that were chosen all tied into the holiday spirit, something that Victor De La Cruz, Choir Director, said made this show festive...
Anthony Vazquez Wins Hypnotist Show Tickets!
Griffin Orlich, A&E Editor
December 1, 2013
Congratulations to Anthony Vazquez for correctly naming some things Han shot at that did NOT shoot at him first! Enjoy the show. Original question: You might know that Han shot first in the original Cantina Bar scene in Star Wars Episode IV, a New Hope. But do you know some other things Han shot first? Post...
Fusion Dance Show Dazzles Audience
Macy Drew, News Editor
November 22, 2013
As Thanksgiving break quickly approached, students felt overcome with anxiety and desire to be let out for the holiday. However, for our SJHHS dancers, the end of the week brought the excitement of the long awaited Fusion Dance Production, with shows on November 22 and November 23. Fusion gave our sch...
“Surfing Strange” Album Review
Griffin Orlich, A&E Editor
November 22, 2013
Swearin’ is a new indie rock band from Philadelphia formed in 2011 that fans of Cloud Nothings, Yuck, and Girls will enjoy. The band is fronted by former P.S Eliot member Allison Crutchfield, who plays lead guitar and sings, and Kyle Gilbride who shares both guitar and vocal duties. The band also in...
The Growlers Release Their Fourth Album “Gilded Pleasures”
Jenna Clemente, Staff Writer
November 15, 2013
The Growlers is a rockabilly surf band perfect for driving, laying, or just running around. Their morbid lyrics mixed with a psychedelic tune creates the perfect remedy of stylistic audacity. They created their own genre of music called “beach goth”. Their music has a perpetual rondo and a distin...
‘Altars’ Commemorate Ancestors and Icons in Library
Courtney Crane, Staff Writer
November 15, 2013
Sophomores Victor Rodriguez and Chris Gardea evaluate a Dia De Los Muertos project in the library. The project was a part of a Spanish class study of a holiday important to Latin American culture. Students made “altars” to either a deceased family member or to a pop culture icon. Students had to...
Trapdoor Theatre Company Opens with ‘Trouble with Summer People’
Alexea Malaletkin, Editorial Editor
November 8, 2013
Trapdoor Theatre Company opened their production of The Trouble with Summer People in the Blackbox on Friday, November 8, starting the year off with a comedic mystery. A man (Nick Welter) is found dead in the lobby of a bed and breakfast by Margaret Ames (Alison Galvin) and Fluff (Madeline Blom...
Anatomy of a Single Girl
Alexea Malaletkin, Editorial Editor
October 28, 2013
Anxiety towards the future dominates Daria Snadowsky’s young adult novel, Anatomy of a Single Girl. The book conceptualizes growth and moving on through the fictitious experiences of Dominique as she spends her summer off campus and meets a boy who might just be her second chance since a shattering bre...
Silence Your Cell Phones, It’s Time for Film Studies
Griffin Orlich, A&E Editor
October 18, 2013
It is fourth period and it’s time to watch another movie. It’s not a substitute teacher who doesn’t have a good lesson plan, but rather a class called Film Studies. The students roll in chairs from one room to the next where a screen shows the menu for the movie Moulin Rouge. As the movie begins, t...
Match, Set, Laugh!
Chetana Piravi, Center Spread Editor
October 11, 2013
When you hear the word “team,” you probably think of a basketball or football team. Maybe even an academic decathlon team. Very few of you, however, associate the word team with comedy. But that’s about to change- on October 25th, SJHHS’s Comedy Sportz team will take the stage at Laguna Hills...
STAN Club Kicks Off the Year with Holiday Grams
Courtney Crane, Staff Writer
October 9, 2013
STAN (Students Take Art to the Nation) club is beginning the year with a fundraiser for the art classes provided at SJHHS. Students involved will be making holiday grams to be sold during the last week of October during lunch to raise money for art. In addition to the holiday grams, other specialized ca...
