Page meets stage

Giuliana Savini
Editor in Chief

Poetry can move–it has not found its eternal resting place on the pages of high school English curricula. Its rhythm can flex, its stanzas can shift, and it can transcend its printed medium. But when lines that once travelled across a page are carried on the back of a soundwave, do they change? Is a poem any different when analyzed under a meticulous eye or heard from the mouth of some velvet-voiced speaker? Regardless of the vehicle of delivery, poetry is meant to be enjoyed. And enjoying poetry means different things for all of us: a poem may simply bring you a singular moment of clarity and happiness, or on a grander scale, closer to the truths you seek. So, what exactly happens when poetry moves from the page to the stage?

Black Friday and Cyber Monday put retailers on top

Sarah Maddox
Reporter

Every year, the Friday after Thanksgiving is when retailers open up stores with special sales and promotions for holiday shopping. The term “Black Friday” has been used because retail stores usually have enough sales this Friday to place them “in the black”, or having more profits than losses.
The superstore Target had doorbuster deals for as low as $5 and $10, starting at 9 p.m. Thanksgiving night. At 5 a.m. on Friday morning, Wal-Mart opened their doors with great deals on everything from electronics to jewelry. Deals like these attract people looking to save some money on holiday gifts. In fact, a record 59.1 billion was spent shopping this Thanksgiving weekend according to learnvest.com.

The Merits of Wikipedia

Jack Ludtke
Business Manager
I was in eighth grade, and about to be given back my first essay of the year. When it was handed to me, I was thinking high 80s, low 90s, at least. To my surprise, there was instead the ominous message of “come speak with me” written in the corner. When I came to my teacher, she only had to say one word for me to realize what the issue was:

Chip Mahoney: An Artist on His Own Terms

Freshman Chip Mahoney is not your average photographer, not only does he take and develop his own photos but he builds his own cameras. He has been able to construct his own cameras out of any material he can find and has even managed to successfully develop photos in coffee. Through his vision he chooses to pursue a type of photography different from the average high school art student.