Twelve best guilty pleasure movies

November 6, 2008 • Jennifer Edwards, Caitlin Young  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Just For Fun

We all can think of one. A movie so corny and silly that it’s embarrassing to say you enjoy it. Gooey chick-flicks,silly adventure movies, and all the so-bad-it’s-good films you can’t believe you love. We’re listing the top 12 (in no order) guilty pleasure movies that you secretly can’t resist;... Read more »

Bye Bye Birdie smash hit

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November 4, 2008 • Jennifer Edwards  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Featured

Can one hot guy dressed in gold lamé and tight jeans tame a mob of screaming teen girls? Do fathers need to lock up their daughters from the boys in the hood? Why can’t kids dance like their parents did–what’s wrong with Sammy Kaye?  Intriguing questions such as these were posed in 1960 thanks... Read more »

Bend Film Festival show, “The 27 Club,” well worth viewing

November 4, 2008  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment

I guess sometimes the best things come as surprises, things you never planned on. The kinds of things that make you wonder why you didn’t plan on them in the first place.  That’s the way I feel about ‘The 27 Club’, which I saw recently at the Bend Film Festival. My friend Caitlin and I were... Read more »

DeLa speaks about band life

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November 4, 2008 • Kevin Flanagan  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Featured

    The Eye of the Storm’s Kevin Flanagan recently sat down and spoke with DeLa of Slightly Stoopid to discuss their new album, Slightly Not Stoned Enough To Eat Breakfast Yet Stoopid.  Here’s what DeLa had to say.   Kevin Flanagan: What are some of your major influences?   DeLa: All music. ... Read more »

ELL students test our knowledge

November 4, 2008 • ELL Students  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment

Our school population includes students from all over the world, some exchange students and some permanent residents. The group of ELL students gathered a few interesting facts for our readers.  Where did French fries originate? Answer:  Belgium   (Pierre Loscaux-Belgium)  Where does the running... Read more »

Apple takes iPod to new performance standards

November 4, 2008 • Kira Davidson  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment

    The iPod nano rocks like never before, offering nine new radiant fluorescent color choices, in 8GB or 16GB holding more than 4000 songs.  The new iPod Nano provides a 2-inch, 320 x 240 screen that, when you place it on an airline tray table, seems to be approximately the same angular size as a... Read more »

Music Profile

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November 4, 2008 • Dave Hansmann  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment

  Talented musicians graduate and new musicians enroll. Musical talent is abundant at Summit. It never seems to leave. Whether it’s the slow, humming strings of our orchestra, the diminished chords coming from the kid’s screaming their lungs out in their tight pants, or thugs trying to hear their... Read more »

Miss Artistic

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November 4, 2008 • Justice Bender  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Featured

  Outstanding.  My search to find an artist to cover was nothing less than a short one. Without taking a breath, art teacher Meaghan Houska quickly recommended senior Raquel Calson.   Although slightly timid, Calson’s artwork screams talent.  Her style, which she claims to be undefined, seems to... Read more »

Meyer novel placed on indefinite hold

November 2, 2008 • Liz Peoples  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment

Stephenie Meyer’s fans found themselves unable to put down her acclaimed vampire tales. With her wit and addictive characters, her books are read all over the world. Audiences expected the author to release an addition to the stories, but in late August, she shared bad news with fans. One of Meyer’s... Read more »

Third annual Glow Dance big hit

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November 2, 2008 • Maddy Dahl Editor in Chief  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment

  Shiny fabric, hair sprayed crazy colors, and glow in the dark shirts exemplified just a few of the styles sported at the first dance of the new school year. Student Council kicked off the year by hosting the third annual Glow Dance. The first dance gave students the opportunity to dress in fluorescent... Read more »

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