App of the Week: NowThis News

Julia Hardy
Arts, Entertainment & Technology Editor

“Oh, you didn’t see that?!” It’s a common response when someone (like me) says they haven’t watched the presidential debate or the newest viral cat video. But knowing the latest and greatest news is a lot simpler with the NowThis News app.

9/11 Memorial and the High Line: Memorializing Creativity

Bryn Pennetti & Julia Hardy
Arts, Entertainment & Technology Editors

With the eleventh anniversary of 9/11 just two weeks behind them, the Sculpture I, Advanced Studio Art and AP Studio Art classes took a field trip with the AP Photography class to New York to observe and photograph the 9/11 Memorial and High Line.

The field trip was formed so that students could better grasp the reasons for art and get inspired for their own work. All the classes plan to use the photographs and sketches from the trip and use them to create an exhibit.

App of the week: Passbook

Julia Hardy
Arts, Entertainment & Technology Editor

With or without the iPhone 5, all Apple users who downloaded iOS 6 found themselves with a new application on their home screens. Passbook is now a standard app with the sole purpose is making life a little less chaotic. How? By centralizing your gift cards, tickets and coupons into one paperless location for easy access.