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1st Annual Forest Hill Athletics Car Show
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| Feb |
| 6 |
| 12:00 pm |
Saturday, March 6th, the Athletic Department of Forest Hill High School will be hosting a car show on campus from 12-4.
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The Origin’s of St. Patrick’s Day
Written by Xaimara Rosario, Staff Writer
Today St.Patrick’s Day is widely celebrated in America by Irish and Non-Irish. It is named after Saint Patrick the commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland. In modern-day Ireland St.Patrick Day has traditionally been a religious occasion. In fact, up until the 1970’s,Irish laws mandated that pubs be close on March 17. St.Patrick’s first parade was not in Ireland, but in the U.S. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17,1762. In the U.S.,Australia,U.K., and New Zealand celebrate it with much fervor. By having parades,wearing the color green,drinking green beer,and listening and dancing to Irish music. St.Patrick’s Day is celebrated not only as a mark of respect to a great saint, but also as a reflection of the cultural tradition of Ireland and the growing sense of it’s nationalistic pride. The main food that they feast on in Ireland on St.Patrick’s Day is Irish bacon and cabbage,or corn beef and vegetables such as carrots,potatoes,and cabbage. Some symbol’s that represent St.Patrick’s Day are shamrocks, a four-leaf clover, Leprechauns, and a pot of gold. Want to be lucky this St. Patrick’s Day? Follow this advice: 1. Find a four-leaf clover. 2. Wear green (so you don’t get pinched). 3. Kiss the blarney stone. 4. Catch a Leprechaun if you can.
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Getting ready for the big dance…Prop Prep!
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Written by Elizabeth Hernandez, Staff Writer
Prom is the most awaited dance in high school and it’s suppose to be the best night of your life. Prom is your final school dance and a step closer to graduation, preparing for prom is full of nostalgia, in-decisions, and nerve reck. Yet when it all boils down it’s all worth it. Preparing for prom could be easy, or hard for you depending on what kind of person you are. The biggest thing that every one stresses over is what to wear, especially girls since their wardrobe consists more then just a black on white tuxedo. Choosing your prom dress is very decisive so here’s a checklist that will help set you on the right track.
Perfect Prom Checklist
There are six weeks before prom: picking out the perfect prom dress
_ Things to take in mind when picking your prom dress.
keep in mind what people are wearing this year. A few examples of what’s in this year are fitted shapes with striking colors and delicate embroidery. Curvy dresses girded with structured undergarments will trumpet your femininity, while soft fabrics…silk and chiffon overlays, lace bordering and beaded hemlines…will announce your elegance. Necklines tend to be straight across, with or without straps. Backs that are low cut with one strap per side are center stage. A-lines with floor length skirts are most popular.
* Also remember to pick a figure faltering dress, a dress that does not complement your figure is like wearing a lamp shade as a dress. This is very important please keep in mind.
* Another thing dresses which have cuts and slits in unflattering places and which expose too much cleavage are out. Romantic soft flowing fabrics are more the fashion at the moment. Don’t over do it with your dress keep glitter at a minimum and any thing that seems like too much or too harsh.
* Although having the perfect prom dress is a long awaited fantasy, choose something that reflects your personality.
Next important thing is your hair.
* Pick a hair style that suits your dress theme.
* If wearing a heavy jeweled neckless, style your hear in an elegant up-do.
_Four weeks before Prom
*Make any nail appointments and Salon appointments ahead of time (Do not leave this for the last minute unless you want to do your own nails and hair)
* If you have already picked out your dress try it on again and see if any alterations are needed take care of this now so that you don’t have to worry about it later.
* The worst thing at prom is getting blisters on your feet. So break into your newly bought prom shoes. This will help you get use to them and feel more comfortable wearing them.
The most important thing to remember is to feel comfortable with what you are wearing, whether you choose the classic look, with a long flowy prom dress, or the sweet and sexy look. Prom night is your night, and it’s a night you’ll always remember, so make it worth while!!!
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Where did the Pop go?!?!
Written by Carly Littles, Entertainment Editor
Whether one considers the new decade to begin or end with 2010, this year has nonetheless been the end to one of the greatest eras of pop culture: boy bands, a group of three to six males that appeal to all females and do not play instruments for their musical talent is in pop music and dance.
I once truly believed that the Spice Girls would marry N*Sync and the world would be full of half-British, singing, dancing babies (although British singing, goal-kicking babies are welcome too, David Beckham is no artist and Lance Bass would most likely prefer Beckham to Posh Spice.) Unfortunately, I did not foresee the death of all boy bands, that would cause humiliation to any all male multi-talented, singing troupe. Nor do girls fight over which “Spice they get to be”.
Browsing the “Billboard” top pop songs, there are two all male bands, “Boys Like Girls” and “Owl City”. However, I must argue the key component “boy bands”. Have you ever seen either of these groups dance? Personally, as I sit here trying to dance to “Fireflies”, I begin convulsing into these fits that are neither synchronized with the music nor comparable to the Backstreet Boys. According to their own profile on Myspace.com, “electronica/pop” is how Owl City labels their music. So close, yet, entirely missing the concept of “boy band”. Our quest continues… Boys Like Girls considers the genre they play to be “alternative/emo/rock”, which I must add is even further from the 90s pop we have come to miss. Thus, all male bands are not the same as “boy bands”.
What is the cause of this? Perhaps the teenybopper supporters realized instruments were more exciting than footwork. It may have been that the lipsynching band, “O-Town”, found on the MTV reality show, “Making the Band”, ruined the career of every boy band by exposing their uninteresting, scripted lives via television. Regardless of the cause, this trend is not like leggings, side pony-tails, and Molly Ringwald in “The Secret Life of the American Teenager”, which were all a large part of the 80s pop culture. The singing, dancing, and acting tri-fecta is something our generation, as well as many to come, will never see. No comeback can me made without its King. How could boy bands return without Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop” and member of the most influential boy band, The Jackson 5?
Unless endorsed by Disney Channel, no boy band can survive the painful critiques of women that are not satisfied by a band lacking guitars, drums, and anything that makes an artist a “musician”. Even the Jonas Brothers that play their own music have begun to fall apart. As Joe works on his “acting” career and Kevin dedicates time to his new wife, Nick attempts to go solo. Has America lost its last boy band? Not entirely; a band’s popularity is no longer rated on the intensity of the lead singer’s pelvic thrust. Now, it is the music and guitar solos that listeners find seductive. However, the two still receive the same volume of screaming pleasure.
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Are you ready for your Call of Duty?
Written by Marvin Vicente, Staff Writer
Modern Warfare 2 is a game everyone in the nation is playing. This game is only $60 and it will be the best $60 dollars you ever spend. This game is rated “M” for mature because it has it has blood, drug reference, intense violence, and language. You can get this game for PS3, Xbox 360, and for your Windows PC.
“Modern Warfare 2″ sold over 4.7 Million copies worldwide in 24 hours. Proving how awesome this game is.
You can play online with over 8-12 players and in over 10 different modes such as free-for-all, search and destroy, demolition,domination, team deathmatch and more. No matter the time there will always be a lot of people ready to play online, So you don’t have to worry about people being online. However, I suggest you practice before taking your skills online because this ame is really challenging you’ll definately want to be your best.
With this game you can buy a headset separately. The headset allows you to communicate with your team when you play team domination ( or trash-talk to your opponent.) You do not have to buy the original headset for your game system and if you own own a PS3 You can use any ordinary bluetooth headset.
This game is really exiting and fun. Everyone in Forest Hill is playing and talking about this game. They are talking about how they killed there opponent with a nuke, how they had 21 kills and 9 deaths, And how people die by a care package, join the conversation. So go get your piggy bank and break it or start saving money because spending that $60 will be the best $60 dollars you will ever spend.
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Faculty edges out students
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Written by JT Shores, Staff Writer
The faculty came out on top of Wednesday night’s First Annual Faculty vs. Students basketball game narrowly beating the seniors 83-80, despite a variety of unusual calls against the seniors such as face mask, dress code and patty cake. At the end of the third quarter with the faculty in the lead, Mrs. Stafford tried calling the game due to rain. Without the unorthodox calls, it’s easy to say the seniors would have won despite “The Real McCoy’s” 56 points which includes his three crowd rousing dunks.
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