Les Miserables sells all seats on opening day

Abby Harvey, Staff Writer
April 28, 2017 • 275 views
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The musical, Les Mis, is based of off the novel, Les Miserables, written by Victor Hugo. The play explores controversial topics such as prostitution, corrupt government, and violence. The main character Jean Val Jean is played by Roman Banks and the whole musical is based on his life. The story all starts...

Movie Stereotypes

Jenny Nguyen, Copy Editor
April 26, 2017 • 287 views
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With the recent release of the movie, A Ghost in the Shell, the issue of racial representation in movies has risen to contention once more. Specifically, the film’s casting of Scarlett Johansson as the Japanese cyborg protagonist has called into question the true role of race in films. Through...

Hippo campus Concert review

Peter Fedyk, Entertainment Editor
April 20, 2017 • 289 views
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Thursday night in the “Hell” venue at Atlanta’s infamous Masquerade can only be described as electric. The indie pop-rock band Hippo Campus-based out of St. Paul, Minnesota played a ten song set, preceded by the opening act, Magic City Hippies, a Miami indie funk band. The show was completely...

Parkview dance programs

Amy Kim, Staff writer
January 19, 2017 • 448 views
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Parkview High School strives to be the best at everything, including dance. The dance program at Parkview is one with great prestige and has grabbed many students’ attention. The program consists of an advanced, intermediate, and beginner dance group, as well as a dance team in which students are brought...

Every day is a good day for an art studio

Hydiah Syalla, Co- Editor in cheif
January 19, 2017 • 313 views
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Located in the heart of Lilburn, Good Day Studio strives to embrace art in the community. Good Day Studio is located in historic downtown Lilburn at 79 Main Street Suite A Lilburn, GA 30047 and has been open for almost two months. The studio teaches art lessons and plans to host events in the future. As...

Parkview students preform in “The Nutcracker”

Jennaya Montoya, Staff writer
January 19, 2017 • 255 views
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Crack! That’s the sound of a nutcracker. Speaking of nutcrackers, the Nutcracker Ballet is back again. Each year, the spectacular ballet returns. Students from different dance companies come together as one and perform The Nutcracker. Many students from Parkview, including Bernardo Celidon and Grace...

Audiences follow as Parkview theater goes “Into The Woods”

Amy Kim, Staff writer
January 19, 2017 • 265 views
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Coming to Parkview’s theater in the month of December is the drama class’s production of Into the Woods. It combines the well-known and widely loved Grimm’s Fairy Tales and rolls the stories of different characters such as Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood into one and adds its own...

Allegiant receives mixed results from fans

Harmela Assefa, Staff writer
October 25, 2016 • 344 views
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The Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth has flown off shelves, and their blockbuster counterparts have made millions in revenue. The most recent movie of the series to be released was Allegiant part one opens on March 18th 2016. The dystopian thriller is a New York Times bestseller, and the movies are...

Banned books return again

Kalee Wiley, Staff writer
October 25, 2016 • 355 views
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Crimes have been committed by students, not because of participating in illegal activities, but by reading banned books. The last week of September is the time to celebrate the right to read books; it’s called Banned Books Week. “This is a week when we celebrate the freedom to read,” explains Lisa...

New Harry Potter book flies into the light

Catie Gelting, Beats Editor
October 25, 2016 • 319 views
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Nineteen years after the Battle of Hogwarts had been fought and Voldemort had been conquered, Harry and his friends have all graduated, married, and now hold jobs. However, the trio has gotten themselves into just as much trouble as they did as students. Their children are struggling with living in their...