Jeff Bezos Donates $10 Billion to Fight Climate Change

Story by: Willow Copeland-Vallejo, Feature and Opinion Editor

February 25, 2020

Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and richest man in the world, announced the start of The Bezos Earth Fund on Monday. Bezos started the fund off with a $10 billion donation, nearly 8% of his entire estimated net worth. Bezos announced the fund on his Instagram account and hopes to begin issuing grants ov...

War, What’s it Good for?

Story by: Vincent Ruggiero, News Editor

January 15, 2020

Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s top general and one of the most powerful figures in the Islamic Republic, was killed January 3rd by a Donald Trump-ordered airstrike in Baghdad.  Soleimani was once called "our most significant and evil adversary in the greater Middle East." While few in the U.S. would dis...

Racing to the Top of the Charts

Story by: Chloe O'Dell, Reporter

October 4, 2019

Released in 1992, Nintendo’s Mario Kart combined the competitiveness of racing games with incorporations of well-known characters from Super Mario Bros such as Toad and Princess Peach. Recently, a mobile version of the beloved game released in app stores worldwide, which earned the record for most firs...

Langham Creek Shooting Scare

Story by: Kyia Brocken, Reporter

October 2, 2019

The 2019-2020 school year has just started and our own district has already faced the scare that has been rattling schools across the nation for the last decade. On Friday, September 13th, Langham Creek High School went on a lockdown for nearly 45 minutes. Students sat in dark rooms, hushed by teache...

NASA discovers seven new planets

Story by: Sam Billings, News Editor

March 6, 2017

On Feb. 22, NASA announced the discovery of seven earth-sized planets placed around a single star, similar to our own solar system. The system, called TRAPPIST-1 after the telescope that discovered it, resides 40 light years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. NASA has confirmed 3,449 other exoplanets in...

“Crazy Stupid Love” – PG 13

February 21, 2017

“Crazy Stupid Love” tells the story of a middle aged man named Cal, played by Steve Carell, and his wife Emily, played by Julianne Moore. When Emily decides to divorce Cal, Cal and his friend Jacob, played by Ryan Gosling, have to work through Cal’s midlife crisis. The chemistry between Carell an...

“Clueless” – PG 13

February 21, 2017

“Clueless” tells the story of teenage socialite Cher, played by Alicia Silverstone, as she tries to matchmake for her friends in their exaggeratedly ‘90s high school setting. In her attempts to make the new girl, Tai, played by Brittany Murphy, popular, Cher gets tangled up in drama and love, m...

“Silver Linings Playbook” – R

February 21, 2017

The critically acclaimed film “Silver Linings Playbook” makes for another movie to kick start the Valentine's Day vibe. The plot focuses on a man named Pat who after losing his job, wife and spending time in a mental institution, wants to reconnect with his wife and get his life back on track. Wit...

“10 Things I Hate About You” – PG 13

February 21, 2017

“10 Things I Hate About You” tells the story of two sisters, the younger popular sister Bianca and the older, fiercely independent sister Katarina. Bianca wants to date but their father refuses to let her until Katarina gets a date too. Hijinks ensue when Bianca’s “potential suitors” find th...

“La La Land” – PG 13

February 21, 2017

What better way to prepare for heartbreak or love than with the new film “La La Land?” This musical perfectly blends wit, talent, heartbreak and undeniable chemistry between the two leads. “La La Land” offers a great time at the movies and leaves the viewers really feeling the holiday spirit....