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Olivia Zeiler, Staff Writer
June 11, 2013
On Friday, June 8, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros performed at the Pittsburgh Arts Festival, delivering a very impressive line-up. The band started in Los Angeles when lead singers Alex Elbert and Jade Castrino met. The name Edward Sharpe was actually a fictional character Elbert created in a... Read more »
Adam Larson, Managing Editor
May 14, 2013
Social media sites, Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Myspace, Instagram, are always evolving to meet the expectations of the ever-changing trends of the technology-crazed society. More and more people are downloading instant apps to their mobile devices to connect with the world instantly. Most of these... Read more »
Mackenzie Happe, Staff Writer
May 9, 2013
There is plenty of hype for The Great Gatsby movie coming out on Friday. As many of the students here at BPHS have read the book in English class, plans were made to rush out and see the movie this weekend. Although the movie is set in the 1920s, director Baz Luhrmann filled the film with modern day... Read more »
Adam Larson, Managing Editor
April 28, 2013
It was a normal day for Bethel Park high schoolers on December 14, 2012. However, it was not a normal day for the elementary students that attended Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, as a tragic event shook the world off its foundation. Adam Lanza fatally shot twenty children and six... Read more »
Mitch Krieger, Staff Writer
April 10, 2013
In 2008, the television program Ghost Adventures premiered on the Travel Channel. I thought, “Hah! Could they make a show with people who waste their lives more than these idiotic people?” A year later, the MTV super-hit show Jersey Shore premiered. I thought, “Wow, can anybody create a show... Read more »
Angela Falcone, Staff Writer
April 10, 2013
This summer, a lot of artists are coming to Pittsburgh for their new tours. Many of these artists are country/pop. Here’s a list of some upcoming concerts coming to town: May 18th: Tim Mcgraw at First Niagara Pavillion May 30th: Dave Matthews Band First Niagara Pavillion June 2nd: Ke$ha and Pitbull... Read more »
Adam Larson, Managing Editor
April 3, 2013
An anonymous painter has been roaming around the school for quite some time now. He’s been painting, etching, and drawing a slew of artistic murals and signs to enhance the interior of the new high school. His paintings have spruced up the surrounding walls with inspirational quotations in... Read more »
Gino Johnson, Staff Writer
March 27, 2013
More commonly known by his stage name Eminem, Marshall Mathers plans on dropping his 8th solo album during the new year of 2013. Eminem is discretely releasing a new hat, a hat containing a list of years in which his albums were released, including the year 2013, which obviously hints to a new... Read more »
Mackenzie Happe, Staff Writer
March 5, 2013
Theater Arts III put on a fabulous performance of Soldier’s Heart last Friday during school periods 3, 5, 7, and 9. The class had worked long and hard to present the production, especially Lexie Quigley, who adapted the book into a scene. Lexie took the class during the first semester of the school... Read more »
Angela Falcone and Mike Vogel, Staff Writers
February 28, 2013
The Dalai Drama presents Soldier’s Heart today, February 28th, during periods 3, 5, 7, and 9 in the Little Theatre. The Dalai Drama is the Theatre Arts III’s company name. The company will perform mixed scenes of Soldier’s Heart, a short novella, written by Gary Paulsen. “Soldier’s... Read more »