Waking up to a “new day” of music
Jasmyn Wimbish, co-Editor-in-Chief
November 28, 2010
WHOEVER SAID THE music industry is full of no talent artists hasn’t heard 22-year-old Tamar Kaprelian. This rising star has brought hope in the music world with her fresh lyrics and soulful voice. Kaprelian was discovered on the internet after winning a contest to see who could do the best cover of... Read more »
Enough is enough
Jasmyn Wimbish, co-Editor-in-Chief
November 28, 2010
AS IF AIRPORT security isn’t time-consuming as it is, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has made it embarrassing, and personal. In an attempt to detect more dangerous weapons at the airport, the TSA has become more personal with their pat downs that they are giving people. Passengers at... Read more »
High performing education
Charis Abejuela, Staff Reporter
November 23, 2010
RECENTLY, A GROUP of people from AdvancEd came in and surveyed the school, and high performance is the rating of education given to Mountain Pointe. AdvancEd is the world’s largest education community. It is an organization that accredits schools throughout the United States. Accreditation is a voluntary... Read more »
The Wait is over
Joey Calhoun, Staff Reporter
November 22, 2010
THE HYPE OF the brand new, cold-war era shooter game, “Call of Duty: Black Ops” has been widely spread among both the youth, and elderly of the world. Right now it is known to be the biggest entertainment sale of all time. “Black Ops” game developers, Activision and Treyarch have made a Cold... Read more »
Something to prove
Jasmyn Wimbish, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 21, 2010
ANOTHER MIRACLE FOR the football team came in the second round of the 5A-1 state tournament. After coming off a much deserved win against Mesa Red Mountain, the Pride got it done again while putting away Phoenix Brophy Prep 13-12. It was no easy task for the boys as they only scored one touchdown in... Read more »
Teens for Jeans
November 15, 2010
LAST YEAR, FRESHMAN Jacob Rak-Kinonen was sent a marketing ad from Aeropostale, the clothing company. In a corner of the ad was a note about collecting jeans for homeless teens and to get more information at DoSomething.org. After doing the research online and visiting the coordinating manager at Anthems’... Read more »
Lighter than Air
Sara Abrams, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2010
IN 1949, THE FIRST computers weighed about 30 tons, the equivalent of six elephants. That was not exactly laptop size, but things have dramatically changed. Recently, Apple introduced the ultra-thin laptop, The MacBook Air, boasting a weight of 2.3 pounds. This could be interesting to the teachers... Read more »
Struggling to stay afloat
Joey Calhoun, Staff Reporter
November 12, 2010
INDONESIA’S RESIDENTS HAVE been escaping Mount Merapi for several days, in fear that they might be killed by the dangers of the hot ash and smoke. In Indonesia, there are at least 17,000 islands, and of that number there are 150 volcanoes on those islands. Many of these have recently had severe... Read more »
Victorious Giants
Justin Tibbitt, co-Editor-in-Chief
November 12, 2010
ALL THE STRUGGLES and the punishment the San Francisco Giants went through, this year can all be in the past after they dominated the post season and ended up winning the 2010 World Series. This is the Giants first World Series win since moving to San Francisco and they have wasted no time getting... Read more »
Black Friday, a waste of time
Jasmyn Wimbish, co-Editor-in-Chief
November 12, 2010
IT WAS THE day after Thanksgiving… before all the leftovers were gone… people stood in long lines… holiday shopping head starts. What has been known as Black Friday has turned from a kickoff to Christmas shopping into a dangerous and otherwise pointless event. Black Friday is a shopping... Read more »