Are you ready to pay $50 for a game you already own but with better graphics? You’re in luck. Activision recently released the eighth game in the Call of Duty series, Modern Warfare 3, selling 6.5 million copies and making $775 million in sales that same day. The November 8 launch was the most [...]
This autumn SHS audiences were transported back into the world of Horton, The Cat in the Hat, and all the Whos down in Whoville: the world of Dr. Seuss. On November 18, 19, and 20 the SHS Drama Club performed this year’s fall musical, Seussical. The show, which was directed by performing arts teacher Adrienne [...]
The freshly-bitten fruit is not merely an enticing apple waiting to be gobbled up. Instead, it represents an image: a multi-billion dollar enterprise filled with avant-garde innovations that perpetually push the envelope of what is possible and create society’s newest fads. The brand is Apple. The man was Steve Jobs. The Craftsman Throughout the [...]
iNTRODUCTION When the iPhone 4S came out, many went to great lengths to get it as soon as possible. Some slept outside Apple stores, while others pre-ordered the new phone as soon as it was avaliable at 3:00 AM on October 7. If you were to look at the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S [...]
Who, walking in the halls of SHS, would suspect that among the faculty is a rising musician? English teacher Seth Evans is preparing to release his first album while still managing to juggle his career at school. While this endeavor marks a new chapter in Evans’s musical life, his interest in the art form stems [...]
Planet of the Apes was a groundbreaking French novel in 1963, a classic movie in 1968, then four more movies in the 70’s, a Tim Burton remake in 2001, and now a prequel in 2011. The prequel has to be one of the best of any of these. The movie starts with a scientist named [...]
By Ben Rosenbaum
As the summer comes to an end, teachers and students alike are preparing to return to the halls of SHS, each with his or her own set of expectations and resolutions for the coming year. While some students are apprehensive about the workload that they will face, others are looking forward to the exciting opportunities [...]
Get ready to broadcast yourself! Since its debut in 2005, YouTube has been one of the fastest growing websites in the world, reaching 20 million users within the first six months of its existence. Today, YouTube is a widely used medium for quick distribution of information on many topics, ranging from breaking news stories to [...]