Clara Langerveld, Photographer and staff reporter
• January 30, 2018
The hormonal blockade, when all of the stresses of life come together in thick fog. One moment everything is clear; translucent that an attainable goal lying right at the end of life’s tunnel. Then suddenly...
Kassie Gruel, Photographer and staff reporter
• January 22, 2018
Dead Poets Society is a club inspired by the movie, Dead Poets Society, with Robin Williams, in which Williams plays a new English teacher by the name of John Keating who teaches at an all-boys preparatory...
It’s hard to imagine what the future holds, especially considering some of the amazing and unprecedented discoveries and inventions sure to be revealed in years to come.
Black Mirror, a Twilight-Zone-esque...
Sadie Malmevik, Photographer and staff reporter
• January 18, 2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the 8th movie in the Star Wars series, came out on December 14, 2017 and made $1.040 billion. The movie was directed by Rian Johnson and was dedicated to the late Carrie Fisher,...
The Grinch is one of America’s most iconic villains, right up there with the Joker and Darth Vader. Every year millions cheer as his plot to steal Christmas is foiled and he is forced to repent his previous...
After months of hard work and long rehearsals, this year’s fall musical, Sister Act, under the direction of Mindy Marks has finally hit the stage. With the Broadway production’s upbeat, jazzy numbers...
Logan Smith, Arts and entertainment editor
• November 2, 2017
Lights Dimming , curtains opening and the actors are getting ready. But there’s another element to live theatre: an engine of wind, brass, and percussion. The engine is hidden, however, in the darkness,...
Kassie Gruel, Photographer and staff reporter
• October 30, 2017
When it comes to musicals or plays, people tend to give credit to the actors on stage, but without the set crews it would simply be actors on a stage not medieval peasants on the streets, a police officer...
The critically acclaimed horror film “It”, directed by Andy Muschietti, is based off the 1986 novel by Stephen King, and the 1990 miniseries of the same name. The story follows seven outcast teens,...
This fall’s “It” was a huge success at the box office, raking in an impressive $305,250,480 in the domestic market by October 13; nearly triple that of the highest grossing horror movie last year,...
Clara Langerveld, Photographer and staff reporter
• October 17, 2017
What is art? This has been an age-old question ceasing to be answered even after all of these years. Throughout history the advancements in art have been incredibly influential and crucial to our understanding...
![Making a comeback: Dead Poets Society Club almost got shut down, but they are working on spreading the word that this club offers a safe haven after school for students interested in literature and the arts. Dead Poet Society Club had a rough start to the 2018 year, but had worked to get their club out there and continues to work towards that goal. The club has offered students a place to go to write, read, draw, and go see plays. They based themselves around the literature theme with Senior Chantel Murphy leading it. “In order to just kind of let it out [through writing and art], because high school can be really stressful and being creative and writing it down on paper rather than punching something or someone is a lot more healthy,” Murphy stated.](https://i0.wp.com/lshsvalhalla.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Dead-Poets-Society-Club-Picture.jpg?fit=789%2C444&ssl=1)
![Give a Grinch a Break! The Grinch smiles up hopefully from a novelty dinner plate, imploring all those who see him to reconsider the anti-Grinch sentiment which runs rampant in this day and age. The term “Grinch” was first introduced by the legendary Dr. Seuss in 1955 and since then had been used liberally to refer to anyone who is less than jolly during the holiday season. “I think it was two years ago I was called “the Grinch” because I refused to get up early for [Christmas],” junior Journey Scott said.](https://i0.wp.com/lshsvalhalla.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Grinch-Article-Image-Sylvia-Cohen.jpg?fit=592%2C592&ssl=1)
![Lights! Curtains up! Cue music! Sister Act is the upcoming musical put on by the LSHS Drama Club on November 9th. Preparation for Sister Act has happened since the first day of school with having only nine weeks to make sets and rehearse scenes. “They[the set crew] are the thankless people because nobody really knows about them. Things just happen, they just create the magic,” Mindy Marks states.](https://i0.wp.com/lshsvalhalla.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/October-Set-Design-Article-Photo.jpg?fit=724%2C485&ssl=1)
