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Author Alan Gratz posing for a photo at Powell's Books in Cedar Hill

Heroes Book Tour 2024

Diane Jones, Staff Reporter April 4, 2024

Finally the 2024 Heroes tour! I longed for 3 years and now it's here! At Powell’s Books in Cedar Hills, February 8th, 2024 at 7 pm.  I waited so long for Heroes!  All of the agony of waiting… By...

Whiteboard showing what songs are to be played during the next timeout.

What is Game Day like for the Basketball Band?

Jacob Doczy, Staff Reporter March 6, 2024

About 30 minutes before the game starts, we move all of our instruments, stands, and percussion equipment into the gym. We’ll play for about 10 minutes during the pregame warmups and then play the national...

A picture capturing a main quote from the book "Beautiful Boy".

Have you seen my Beautiful Boy?

Alec Conley, Editor-in-chief October 4, 2023

“Have you seen him? Have you seen my beautiful boy? Tell him I miss him.” - David Sheff, Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey through his Son’s Addiction. Beautiful Boy, written by David Sheff...

Grant Viers enjoying TOTK on his Nintendo Switch in class

Tears of The Kingdom: Switching into a New Adventure

Nikhil Mehrotra, Freelancer May 24, 2023

Recently the highly anticipated video game Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom came out. TOTK is a sequel to 2017 Legend of Zelda’s Breath of the Wild.  While BOTW was the series first foray into...

A collage of Taylor Swift at different moments performing at one of her Eras tour concerts.

Midnight Rain at the Eras Tour — Literally

Claire Kim, Staff Reporter May 16, 2023

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is one of the biggest events in pop culture that’s happening right now. Taylor Swift, multi-Grammy award-winning American singer and songwriter, has kicked off the legendary...

"Dead Poets Society" Isn't So Dead After All

“Dead Poets Society” Isn’t So Dead After All

Claire Kim, Staff Reporter February 7, 2023

“Carpe, Carpe Diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary.” - Mr. Keating “Dead Poets Society” is a film everyone should watch at least once in their life. Awarded the Oscar for Writing...

Some of the various matcha selections on the menu

Premium Matcha Cafe Maiko Review

Katie Fernandez Vargas, Staff Reporter February 7, 2023

Premium Matcha Cafe Maiko is a cafe that specializes in creating visually appealing and aesthetically pleasing sweets made with matcha. This cafe originated in Hawaii and now has multiple locations, including...

Don't Worry Darling advertisement showing Harry Styles and Florence Pugh in bed together.

Don’t Worry Darling was a Cause for Worry, Darling

Hannah Speed, Staff Reporter November 22, 2022

Before its release on Sep. 23, 2022, Don’t Worry Darling was causing ripples, or maybe waves, in the entertainment industry. From the public set drama, to the cast stacked with fame, many had heard of...

Sun coming through the trees of a forest during the fall.

A Fall Playlist (Featuring Mountainside’s Students)

Hannah Speed and Kayley Ramirez October 27, 2022

Many love to experience pieces of the current season in the media they are consuming. This could be movies, shows, or in this case, music. Gathering 8 of the author's favorite fall songs, and many of Mountainside...

The cast of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 rehearsing the show on Oct. 10th, 2022. Shown in photographs are Hayden Cota, Orion Hardin, Jett Gomez, Tyler Douglas, Shayan Khayambashi, Megan Recktenwald, Lauren Thompson, Carter Poindexter, and Maksim Smotkin.

Mountainside Theatre Presents: The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940

Ramona Washburn Dolson, Staff Reporter October 26, 2022

It has spectacular humor, gasp-worthy drama, a meet-cute romance, secret passageways and ruthless murder. It’s “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940”. The annual fall play performed by the Mountainside...

James, L. (2022). Taylor Swift announces new album 'Midnights' after VMAs 2022

Taylor Swift Releases 10th Album, “Midnights!”

Kailea Golis and Ramona Washburn Dolson October 21, 2022

With nine record-breaking original albums, two re-recorded albums and 11 Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift has created a world dominating empire. The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (the VMA’s) on Sunday Aug....

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