By Tim Chai tchai@hilite.org Overall: The main idea this season seems to point at the border between refined and rugged, using an East-meet-West motif as the backdrop. Tweed and herringbone suits shared the runways with workwear—hunting jackets, leather bombers, washed tartan shirts, and desert boots—as it did with a (very, very expensive) Russian serf look. [...]
Continue reading …By Sam Watermeier swatermeier@hilite.org “I finish things. That’s what I do,” Walt Kowalski, the belligerent codger at the center of “Gran Torino,” says threateningly. Clint Eastwood, the actor behind this character, is also finishing something: his amazing acting career. And with the fantastic “Gran Torino,” he ends it gracefully. Eastwood also goes behind the camera, [...]
Continue reading …By Tatum Outlaw toutlaw@hilite.org Ashlyn East, varsity cheerleader and sophomore, has participated in both football and basketball cheerleading over the two years that she has attended this school. “Both football and basketball cheer have their strong points but they’re definitely different,” East said. Besides the sports they cheer for, the main variation between fall and [...]
Continue reading …By Mackenzie Madison and David Zheng <mmadison@hilite.org> and <dzheng@hilite.org> The road to the women’s swim team’s 23rd consecutive State championship begins with the Sectional meet, with the preliminaries on Feb. 5 and the finals on Feb. 7. The men’s team, on the other hand, competes in its Sectional on Feb. 19 and 21. Admission for [...]
Continue reading …By Afra Hussain <ahussain@hilite.org> As this coming February marks Black History Month, many Americans are reminded of a past where civil rights did not exist. “The black history (previous generations) talk about was about older people like Martin Luther King and Harriet Tubman,” sophomore Aaron Singer said. He said black history never really interested him [...]
Continue reading …By Lexi Muir <lmuir@hilite.org> The art of cupcake baking is a sacred one. The secret to a great cupcake is to add the perfect amount of creativity to the flavor and look of the cupcake and combining it into one small and dainty treat! Cupcakes are perfect for any occasion; whether it’s a birthday, a [...]
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