Shane Dawson Questions “The Mind of Jake Paul”

Erin Eskoff, Staff Writer

October 23, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

Shane Dawson, a well-known YouTuber with over 18 million subscribers, has achieved millions of views on his series about the life of Jake Paul, a YouTuber with over 17 million subscribers. Although his eight-part series isn’t completed just yet, his videos have sparked controversy throughout the YouT...

Sounds of the Big Band Era

Quynn Lubs, Staff Writer

October 22, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music

  On the night of Oct. 17 in the West Ranch High School Theater, audience members were transported to the Big Band Era: the ‘30s and ‘40s. People filled the theater seats, ready to enjoy the sounds of the violins, saxophones, trumpets, and more.   The concert began with three pieces fro...

Why I Deleted Social Media

Emily Chang, Staff Writer

October 22, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

When I was 11, I made a powerpoint presentation for my parents that argued why I should have an Instagram. They wouldn’t budge, naturally, so I had to get through middle school without any social media. “I just want to be like everybody else,” I argued. And it was true. I had the worst case of F...

West Ranch Marching Band Sweeps Their First Competition

Chika Winston, Staff Writer

October 21, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music, Sports, Top Stories, WR

On Oct. 6, West Ranch marching band went to Palmdale High School to attend the Falcon Fest. This was their first competition of the season, and they did not walk away disappointed. All the hard work leading up to the competition had been shown in their practices and performances, and it was reflected when they ...

Fly Me to the Moon

Chika Winston, Staff Writer

October 18, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music, Top Stories, WR

Once upon a time, there was a school called West Ranch, and West Ranch had a marching band. But you see, that band was no ordinary band; this band won numerous titles, was a five-time finalist in SCSBOA and is one of the many jewels of West Ranch.   Everywhere you go at West Ranch, you can see West Ranch mar...

YouTube: The Future of Advertising

Emily Chang, Staff Writer

October 16, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

The five seconds that come before the “skip ad” button on a YouTube video are easily the longest five seconds of my life. Like many people, I just want to get the actual video started. But once in a while, there will be an ad that intrigues me, and I stay with it to the end. How in the world does ...

Sierra Burgess is a Loser Movie Review

Aerin Choi, Social Media Editor

October 11, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies/TV

  “Sierra Burgess is a Loser” has all the makings of your classic coming of age rom com: mistaken identity, deception and catfishing.   This new Netflix movie follows a shy, awkward girl named Sierra Burgess that accidentally receives a text from the perfect Jamey and begins to catfish him by pr...

“Who Is America?”

Christine Joo and Sydney Young

October 9, 2018

Filed under Movies/TV

With its first episode airing in July earlier this year, “Who is America,” a Showtime TV series by Sacha Baron Cohen, has already made the news for its shocking and hilarious episodes. In his newest series, comedian Baron Cohen has created four different characters, each used to interview or inter...

Kitchen Stories Review

October 9, 2018

Filed under App Reviews, Arts & Entertainment

“How to make zucchini brownies.” Search. Millions of results flood my screen. I start asking myself, which recipe would have the best results? The one with the least amount of ingredients? The one with the shortest cooking time? Soon enough, I become incredibly overwhelmed by Google’s searc...

Sierra Burgess IS a Loser

Alexa Empleo and Chika Winston

October 8, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies/TV

  On Aug. 30, Netflix released a new original movie, “Sierra Burgess is a Loser,” that fans were eagerly anticipating. Part of it might have been that actor Noah Centineo (the boy who took all of our hearts in “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”) was starring in it, or that we would get the...

Dodie Clark at The Fonda

Quynn Lubs, Staff Writer

September 29, 2018

Filed under Music, News

  The line to enter the Fonda Theater on Sept. 23 was longer than many have seen it before. People were dressed in long, tulle skirts and t-shirts with taxi cabs printed on the front. They had been waiting for hours, until the doors were set to open at 7:30 p.m. Once fans got close to the front of ...

Netflix Confirms a Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Series

Alexa Empleo, Staff Writer

September 28, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies/TV

“Avatar: The Last Airbender” is still definitely one of the most classic Nickelodeon shows to date. Packed with light-hearted comedy, action and a trickle of drama, this series is one that could be enjoyed by the whole family. In addition to that, who could forget the iconic character developmen...