Shelby Cavender: A part of the Outside
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
December 19, 2012
Standing on the outside is never easy, millions can testify to this. It’s difficult to look in to the people who have it all, or seemingly do. It’s tough to be quiet, especially when you know you can talk and you know you have good things to say. The quietness creeps over you, and soon... Read More
The Hobbit Review
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
December 17, 2012
With a single book as the basis for three movies, The Hobbit was sort of a gamble. Fans will most certainly be pleased with the work, as will those who are new to the franchise. Critics, well, you can never really trust critics anyway. However, just as you cannot trust critics, you also cannot... Read More
What if…
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
December 14, 2012
Can you imagine a world where we treated every illness or injury the way we treated mental illness? I am appalled at our treatment of cancer patients. And not just cancer patients: diabetes patients, heart attack survivors, car accident victims, burn victims, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis,... Read More
Life of Pi stands strong
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
December 14, 2012
With promises of stunning imagery, integral 3D effects, and a story that makes one believe in God, Life of Pi set itself up on a fairly high bar. Adapted from Yann Martel’s novel of the same name, it took famed director Ang Lee nearly four years to finally get started on this supposedly spectacular... Read More
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Succeeds
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
October 26, 2012
It has been called the next Breakfast Club. It has been compared to and shredded down to its essence to be held up to the classics. Critics and readers alike have compared it to actual teenaged experiences. It is supposedly one of the most relatable books for a teen to read, and now it’s... Read More
The Giver evolved
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
October 19, 2012
It seems to be that everyone has read the first book. Whether it was handed to you by your grandmother or read for fun or forced for a school assignment, everyone has read The Giver. But it seems that very few people have read the rest of the series. The sequel Gathering Blue, the story... Read More
NaNoWriMo, occupy your November and complete your writing goals
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
October 11, 2012
How would it feel to finish a manuscript? A novel, specifically. That story you’ve had in your head all your life, the plot bunny that just won’t hop away. Imagine finally getting it down in its entirety. That feeling of absolute accomplishment, euphoria, purpose, meaning. Now, imagine... Read More
Trichotillomania, the hair puller’s plague
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
September 17, 2012
Imagine an itching sensation on your scalp, one you can’t ignore. And, worse yet, you know that itching it won’t stop the feeling. Perhaps it’s not on your scalp, perhaps it’s elsewhere. Your arms, your forehead, your eyelid, your legs, anywhere. You know, because it’s happened... Read More
Life Skills classes — integral to curriculums?
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
September 11, 2012
Many moons ago I moved to Arvada from the small town of Paducah, Kentucky. In this small town, there was a small high school — the entire school’s population was less than half of this school’s. In this small school, there was a Life Skills class. In this class, we learned useful... Read More
The Goddess Test provides a typical teen “paranormal” romance
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
August 31, 2012
Greek Mythology provides us with some of the most classical stories in existence. These stories of old are popularly exploited — Percy Jackson and the Olympians, God of War, Disney’s Hercules, The Hunger Games, Saint Seiya, and so on — in order to provide our current generation... Read More
It’s vacation time, Arvada — but don’t go to Florida
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
May 30, 2012
Start stocking up on your survival supplies and weapons my friends, the zombies are coming. Florida is well known for being a state full of oranges, beaches, amusement parks, and old people. Recently, though, some very disturbing news has begun to surface about the Sunshine State.... Read More
Book Review: ‘The 39 Clues’ is Lovely
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
May 11, 2012
Once the books were all published and movies in the works, Scholastic decided they needed a new “Harry Potter”. A little over a year later – the start of the 39 Clues series – The Maze of Bones, was published. Over the course of two years, Scholastic would publish nine other books,... Read More
3 versus 3 cancelled for 2012, but will continue in 2013
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
April 20, 2012
After 2 years of successful participation, 3 versus 3 was cancelled this year. Not for lack of interest, but for scheduling conflicts. “We actually had quite a bit of interest,” said Rick Durant, one of the sponsors for the event, “it’s just that we couldn’t get the days. We needed... Read More
Track offers some surprises
Amanda Vidimos and Adrianna Hendricks
April 12, 2012
They run to stay fit. They run for the challenge. They run, because it is what they want to do. The track kids push themselves every day and work hard to stay fit and challenge themselves just because they enjoy doing it. “Running is kind of like life; you have to push yourself mentally,... Read More
The Hunger Games lives up to its high expectations
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
March 23, 2012
Nobody expected it to be this big. The Hunger Games was a story, a warning even. Author Suzanne Collins was inspired by a channel surfing adventure in which she saw a game show and footage of the invasion of Iraq. She used the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur and her own father’s... Read More
Movie Review: The Lorax
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
March 15, 2012
The Lorax is a story from most every one’s childhood. The orange creature has captured the hearts of many a child with its adorable smallness and fluffy mustache. The story, for those who could understand its message, inspired many. Although it contains a lovely message, The Lorax is considered... Read More
Negative themes within children’s books help, not hinder
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
March 9, 2012
How strange is it to be reading a children’s novel, something that is supposed to have few negative elements, and suddenly a character dies? Or one character is overtaken by the villain, or some gruelish monster appears? How strange is it that one of the main characters, a hyper-active... Read More
Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
February 13, 2012
Hazel Lancester is not your usual narrator – or maybe she is, for a cancer story. In the beginning, she doesn’t care about her life and is only living for her parents. She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at a young age and now has liquid building up in her lungs. She was given a short... Read More
Morbidity of Valentine’s
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
February 9, 2012
‘Lupercalia’ is not the name you see when you look at February 14th on a calendar. It’s not a name you’re likely to encounter in your entire life unless you look up the history of Valentine’s Day. The day of roses, wine, love, pink-and-white cards with hearts did not originate as... Read More
ACTA — SOPA and PIPA’s older brother
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
January 26, 2012
SOPA and PIPA – the most talked about subjects on the internet for the past few weeks, if not months. Both aimed to censor the internet for the United States on a level equal to the censoring in China and Iraq. You can imagine that people were far from excited about the predicament. There... Read More
‘We Bought a Zoo’ pleasantly surprises audiences
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
January 12, 2012
The first time We Bought a Zoo appeared as a trailer on the silver screen, it was dismissed as a simple children’s movie based – perhaps – on a popular fiction book. Kids were most attracted to it because of the animals, so parents begrudgingly spent ten dollars on their children for... Read More
DECA wins at competition
Adrianna Hendricks, Staff Writer
December 15, 2011
Friday November 11, 2011, DECA students pile into Arvada High School and are then hoarded over to Johnson &Wales University for Colorado’s District Four DECA competition. Nearly thirty students were given the chance to attend with one, Brandon Rose, going away with a state qualification... Read More