Erica Seman, Spotlight Editor
February 22, 2012
A gossip website publishing anonymous, uncorroborated “tips” about students’ social lives has engaged and enraged its audience and subjects, and the creator may not know the legal implications of his or her actions. A select group of students, most female, received an email Feb. 12 bearing the... Read more »
Graham Fine, Ilana Kramer and Ian Round
January 4, 2012
President Obama’s Jan. 4 speech went smoothly, and very few distractions or mishaps occurred. However, there were a few interesting moments worth pointing out. 1. Before the speech, a woman thoroughly tested the microphone by counting up to and down from 10 and speaking random numbers. She counted... Read more »
Kyra Hall, Katie Inglis, Marissa Miller
January 4, 2012
The president’s visit unsurprisingly spiked student Twitter traffic. Here is a selection of those we found entertaining enough to publish. Most Dramatic: “THERE ARE SNIPERS ON THE ROOF! This is like real life call of duty” Most Adolescent: “Hahaha of course I was looking at my phone on tv”... Read more »
David Shakno, Staff Reporter
December 16, 2011
It was just your typical jamming for four sophomores, three freshmen and a Woodbury sixth-grader when they took the stage. Two Shaker bands, Grapefruit and The Snozzberries played at Rock the Falls 2011 at Chagrin Falls Intermediate School Dec. 3. Fifteen area bands participated. “Grapefruit” included... Read more »
David Shakno, Staff Reporter
December 16, 2011
What the heck is iOS5? So glad you asked. It’s the invisible software that makes your iPhones awesome. Your iPads and iPods, too. So why should you get it? Well, it’s great and free — two things you want when you get something. “But I can already listen to my music, watch movies and play... Read more »
Kathleen Kalafatis and Sarah-Jane Lorenzo, Spolight Editors
December 13, 2011
Those who attended “Wonderful Town” witnessed Principal Michael Griffith’s theatrical debut during the second act. Griffith played the role of a police officer at the jail Eileen is taken to after starting a riot. Along with several other police officers, Griffith serenaded Eileen with an Irish... Read more »
Kathleen Kalafatis and Sarah-Jane Lorenzo, Spotlight Editors
December 13, 2011
The Theatre Department’s production of “Wonderful Town” provided constant entertainment Nov. 30. The lighthearted play details the story of Eileen and Ruth Sherwood (Hannah McCandless and Zoe Davidson), two sisters who leave Ohio for New York City searching for a better life. When they arrive,... Read more »
November 21, 2011
“I only got a wee bit high.” student, 10/17/11 10:24 a.m., classroom “Shawty had a baby!” student, 10/18/11 7:30 a.m., main hallway “I are good at grammar.” student, 10/18/11, tenth-period class “Who doesn’t like to be touched?” 10/18/11 3 p.m., front lawn “Nobody in the class... Read more »
Will Gyurgyik, Staff Reporter
November 21, 2011
Reaching into the mailbox, you grab the mail. You’re not expecting anything. But you still subtly hope for something interesting as you causally flip through the small pile. A few catalogs. Some business letters. A magazine. Bills. An advertisement for a local painting company. As you glance at an... Read more »
Alex Rich, Staff Reporter
November 21, 2011
What exactly is a hipster? An underground movement of people in the United States has been forming quietly since the 1990s but has just recently made a large-scale appearance in popular culture. The movement’s adherents are called hipsters, and their primary goal is to shun the mainstream as and avoid... Read more »