AFS spotlight: more on Mara
September 27, 2011
Filed under Feature, People and Clubs
Dreams really do come true! Or at least so it seems for 16 year old Italian foreign exchange student, Mara Inzaina whose dream of coming to America is finally a reality. Inzaina is from Arzachena, Italy which is located on the island of Sardinia off the coast of Italy. She has travelled to places such... Read more »
Fall musical auditions fill the stage
September 27, 2011 • written by Telsa Sigmund
Filed under Feature, People and Clubs
Have you ever wondered what its like to be a young confused princess? Those who attend the fall musical Aida get a chance to see this first hand. The fall musical captures the life of a confused Egyptian princess who battles with capture and freedom of not just her own personal life and safety... Read more »
Album Review: Brittney Spears’ Femme Fatale
April 22, 2011
Filed under Feature, Music Review
Move over Lady Gaga, the true queen of pop, Britney Spears, is back with her much anticipated 7th studio album, Femme Fatale. Clearly her best album, Britney delivers with tracks of hard-not to-dance-to songs that will be played for the next year on the radio, in clubs and downloaded to workout playlists.... Read more »
Artist of the month: April
April 21, 2011 • written by Alexa Blank
Filed under Art Corner, Feature
1.What inspired the design of your mask? What we had to do was choose a person, anyone we wanted. So I chose Zach Galifianakis because he’s hilarious. I just really like him and wanted to try facial hair with clay so it was challenging. 2. How will having the opportunity to be Artist the Month improve... Read more »
Spring play in full bloom
April 21, 2011 • written by Courtney Hammer
Filed under Feature, People and Clubs
A lot that goes into play practice that many people may not know about: movement and character, theatre games, acting techniques, vocal production, building the set, finding/trying on costumes, and anything else the play requires. Theatre professionals sometimes are brought in to do workshops with... Read more »
Horoscopes (February)
February 10, 2011
Filed under Common Chatter
Capricorn (Jan. 20 – Feb. 16): A slippery incident may knock you off your feet on the 5th. Just remember to pick yourself back up, and enjoying a large ice cream sundae never hurt anyone. Aquarius (Feb. 16 – March 11): The pungent scent of deception may fill your senses with despair on the... Read more »
Morning lifegaurds give up precious time
February 10, 2011 • written by Leah Weston
Filed under Feature, People and Clubs
The thought of waking up at 5:00 a.m. before school to go to work may seem like a joke to many FAHS students, but for some it is reality. Morning lap swim starts at 5:30 every weekday morning. Typically, the swimmers are older and use the open pool to stay in shape. The lifeguards, however,... Read more »
Artist of the Month (February) – Jourdyn Cluver
February 10, 2011 • written by Leah Weston
Filed under Art Corner, Feature
Artist of the Month- Jourdyn Cluver Leah Weston Signal: What was your inspiration for your art? Jourdyn Cluver: I do a lot of Tigger because my family calls me Tigger. I do a lot of at-home projects that are of animals. I have a lot of animals at home. S: What is your favorite animal to draw? JC:... Read more »
Passion for playing
February 10, 2011 • written by Kaylee Burhans
Filed under Feature, People and Clubs
Driving to school in the morning, relaxing with friends or doing homework, it is common to find teens jamming to their favorite tunes. For some teens, creating music has become an outlet that they can not only express themselves through, but rely on. Influenced by the musical styling of bands like... Read more »
Black ops answers the call
November 24, 2010 • written by Ramsey Statz
Filed under Feature
Upon hearing that video game developer Treyarch would be taking the lead in the development of the next installment of the acclaimed Call of Duty series, Black Ops, my initial attitude was one of skepticism. After all, these are the same people who brought you World at War, widely viewed as the low... Read more »