Scrooge: The Musical
Tofunmi Adegbite, Staff Writer
December 13, 2019
To conclude the end of the semester, the Drama Club recreates the magic of a classic Christmas story into their own version called “Scrooge.” For those of you who don’t know Scrooge comes from the Christmas movie, A Christmas Carol (itself based on the novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens...
Experience The Dream of “A Million Dreams”
Zaria Wilson, Staff Writer
May 6, 2019
If you have ever seen the movie “The Greatest Showman” you understand how amazing the story is and how it shows the beauty of believing in your dreams as well as doing what it takes to accomplish them. If you haven’t seen the movie, the movie is about how a man, who wanted to fulfill his dream...
The Meaning Behind The Naps
Danielle Douglas, Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
The Netflix original movie Nappily Ever After written by Trisha R. Thomas and directed by Haifaa al-Mansour was first released on September 21, 2018. It is packed with several high caliber actors and actresses like Sanaa Lathan, Lynn Whitfield, Ernie Hudson and Ricky Whittle. The movie tells the stor...
“Invisibility” A Poem
Anonymous, Guest Poet
April 26, 2019
Invisibility That is me People have eyes but they couldn’t see Trapped in the water under the sea Stuck wondering, how could this be Help me, now stuck in the tree Life is charging, pain is the fee They got the juice, but here is the tea Can’t do anything suppressed by he Trying be comfortable, jud...
Hidden Figures: A Review
Ludana Jean Charles, Staff Writer
March 14, 2019
Connection with Women’s Month In the movie Hidden Figures, the women are either judged by their experience, their gender, or their race. They are looked upon as unqualified individuals because they are black and are women. It’s as if saying, their physical characteristics are obstacles that are lim...
Seven Seconds: Netflix Original TV Series
Makayla Coleman, Staff Writer
March 12, 2019
A really good Netflix series that I recently just finished watching was Seven Seconds. Seven Seconds is like a Law and Order show when you immediately see who did it from the jump. This TV series is about a man named Pete Jablonski (Beau Knapp), an off-duty Jersey City police officer who one day...
What’s the Best Christmas Movie?
Amari Littleton, Staff Writer
December 21, 2018
Everyone has heard the old and beloved story of How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr Seuss. It has been created into two animated films as well as one live action film. Recently, a new Grinch movie was released, but the movie that I believe everyone should see when it comes to that story is the human...
The Christmas Chronicles: A Holiday Movie Review
Jovencio Daguio Jr., Staff Writer
December 17, 2018
ATTENTION! Christmas is just around the corner and Santa is coming to town! Since Christmas is fast approaching, have you been showing your Christmas spirit? Did you start buying gifts to put under your bright and colorful Christmas tree or almost close to being done? Or are still in the hunt ...
Press Play
Courtney Hollis, Staff Writer
December 16, 2018
Hillcrest High School recently had their Fall play, Clue. Clue was originally a board game in 1985 created by Anthony E. Pratt played all over the world. The murder mystery then became a movie in 1985; followed by a TV series in 1990, that only the UK saw; a Broadway Musical in 1993 and off Broadway...
Music Debate: Astroworld is better than Queen, let’s argue.
Jamal Cole, Staff Writer
October 23, 2018
Before I compare the albums, I want to give a brief history of each artist. Jacques Berman Webster II, better known as Travis Scott, has been making music since 2008. Signed to Epic Records, he gained popularity around 2012 when he dropped his first mixtape Owl Pharaoh, and he continued to gain a cult...
How It Ends: A Review
Makayla Coleman, Staff Writer
October 22, 2018
A movie that I watched recently on Netflix was How It Ends. The movie is about a man named Will (Theo James) and his future father in law (Forest Whitaker), who struggles to reach Sam (Kat Graham), who is thousands of miles away, in midst of an apocalypse. Will and Sam are a young couple who are ...
