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Preparations for contest season are underway for the Red Rhythm Dance Team with the face-to-face contest set for Feb. 13 and Feb. 27 for the virtual competition.

Students begin preparing for Red Rhythm contest season

Ashika Deshpande, Staff Reporter January 29, 2021

Preparations for contest season are underway for the Red Rhythm Dance Team with the face-to-face contest set for Feb. 13 and Feb. 27 for the virtual competition.  “There is not much change besides breaking into separate days like it might be Thursday,...

Student film receives recognition

Madison Saviano, Staff Reporter January 28, 2021

Trying to find an outlet for his short films, senior Pranshu Verma launched a YouTube channel, Verma Productions. Working in tandem with Paradox Pictures, managed by Shreyansh Tiwari and Yajat Shirpurkar, Verma has been able to bring together his most...

Finding new ways to perform, Red Rhythm makes adjustments to their halftime performance during the varsity basketball game.

Red Rhythm finds new ways to perform halftime

Hannah Beeler, Staff Reporter January 27, 2021

Red Rhythm is finding new ways to dance on despite the pandemic with the group performing during halftime at the girls’ varsity basketball game Wednesday.  “Red Rhythm’s performance will differ this year because the team will be wearing masks...

Robbed of an Oscar, Shawshank Redeption

Andrew Jáuregui, Staff Reporter January 27, 2021

1994 was a fantastic year for films. The following year, the Academy Awards featured many best picture nominees that today are still considered to be the best movies ever made. The first of these great films was Quentin Terintino’s Pulp Fiction, a film...

Theatre members perform on stage in February 2020. For the program, the state-wide UIL One-Act Play coming up in March, so students have already started preparing, with director Heather Willingham saying the rehearsal process has been going smoothly so far.

Theatre preps for UIL One-Act Play with rehearsals

Erika Pernis, Staff Reporter January 26, 2021

With the state-wide UIL One-Act Play coming up in March, the theater department has already started preparing. According to theater director Heather Willingham, the rehearsal process has been going smoothly so far, and the cast and crew have had fun...

From Monday to Wednesday, students will have the opportunity to audition for a role in this years musical. Unlike previous auditions, students are required to sing, dance, and do cold reads.

Tech theatre gets ready for UIL competitons

Rishika Desai, Guest Contributor January 25, 2021

Tech Theatre students are getting their chance in the spotlight courtesy of the yearly UIL Theatrical Design Competition with submissions due Feb. 13.  “It is important to have a competition for Tech Theatre students to help people realize the true...

In this weekly column, senior Emily Thomas provides her take on a new albums, concerts, and artists.

Acoustic Avenues: driver’s license

Ana Toro, Staff Reporter January 25, 2021

Olivia Rodrigo’s new song “drivers license” has broken records since its release in early January. The song was the biggest ever debut in Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Songs Chart history as well as hitting number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles...

Freshman Joy Kim was recognized for her exemplary achievement in visual arts by earning a Gold Seal in VASE’s annual competition.

Art UIL moves online through VASE

Jordan Battey, Staff Reporter January 22, 2021

Sign ups for art’s UIL competition have officially begun, which will be conducted through the VASE organization. In previous years, judging has taken place in-person at various high schools in the area, but VASE has adapted to the current COVID-19 circumstances...

Wingspans Ananda Ghoshal delves deeper into the world of Bengali food and shares her thoughts.

Bengali Bites: Pani vs. Jol

Ananda Ghoshal, Staff Reporter January 22, 2021

Normally, when I talk to other Bengali-speaking people, the conversation starts out with asking whether or not we were either Bangladeshi or Indian Bengali. As I got older, and started speaking in Bangla to some of my friends, I get why: there are such...

The annual UIL choir performances are soon approaching for choir students. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions, students will record their performances and submit them, rather than perform them live.

Choir prepares for a different stage for UIL

Grant Milleson, Staff Reporter January 21, 2021

Choir is beginning its preparations for its UIL performances in late Feb./early March, but practices and performances will look different this year due to them being held virtually. “In a normal year UIL would be held on a host campus and all the...

Wonder Woman 1984- Why it failed

Andrew Jáuregui, Staff Reporter January 20, 2021

Of the countless films stuck in a release limbo due to COVID, few are as big as Wonder Woman 1984. The latest installment in a controversial film franchise, audiences had been anticipating this film for months and were excited to see Gal Gadot return...

In this weekly column, senior Emily Thomas provides her take on a new albums, concerts, and artists.

Acoustic Avenues: top 5 albums from 2020

Ana Toro, Staff Reporter January 19, 2021

2020 was an interesting year. There was a constant need to get away from reality that year, and the best way for me to do that was through music. There is no doubt that even though last year was pretty terrible, the music was quite the opposite. Here...

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