Culture

By Tyler Holbert
WebMaster

Thirteen students from Heritage DECA went to Nationals in Salt Lake City, UT. There were a total of 15,000 high school students from around the nation. DECA represented Heritage well by being some of the most professional members in attendance.

Juniors Samantha Ballard and Emily McCoy placed third in the Chapter Award presentation in which they presented a ninety page scrapbook of one year of work for DECA, which has very strict requirements.

Seniors Fletcher Stenlund, Hannah Terry, and Michael Youngs received forth in Public Relation for the S.K.I.D. presentation out of 145 teams and were recognized as the best in the nation for the S.K.I.D. project.

“This international was something I’ll never forget, something I am beyond proud of and something these for years of hard work have prepared me for,” said Terry. “Live life to help make the right decisions for yourself and to support others,” said Stenlund.

By : Marina Gephart
Editor-in-Chief

In a world where lounge music never went out of style, where 60’s shag bangs and day-dresses make up the only acceptable outward appearance, and where singing and dancing serve as a form of therapy, Zooey Deschanel is queen. Luckily for Deschanel—an actress and singer appearing in Elf, (500) Days of Summer, Yes Man, The Happening, and the offbeat comedy Our Idiot Brother among many other films— the U.S. is completely infatuated with her brand of awkward quirkiness. Not to mention, her Portland-based, indie rock duo She and Him is all over alternative radio stations across the country.

Her latest venture is the very popular show New Girl, about a young woman named Jess Day, who after having a nasty breakup with her boyfriend, goes out on her own seeking independence. Coincidentally, the plot seems to carry over into her real life: Deschanel recently divorced her husband, Death Cab for Cutie singer Ben Gibbard, and serves as a producer, composer, writer, and lead in the show.

Prior to New Girl, Deschanel carried an almost cult following, and it seemed that everybody who knew who she was loved her. Even Perez Hilton, who mercilessly embarrasses and shames celebrities, expressed his positive feelings for her in many blogs, one even titled “We LOVE Zooey Deschanel” which describes her as being “so cute and [having] such a wonderful voice”.

New Girl gave hungry fans a chance to watch her on a regular basis and due to the placement of the show—after Glee on Fox, a popular show and network— it brought in lots of new Zooey fans as well. According to Reuters.com, the pilot and second episode of the show were the top-rated shows on their air dates. The show continued from September through May in its first season and is now set to return for a second season.

Essentially, Zooey Deschanel has brought back sitcom-comedy in a world of mindless reality shows, and her hard work is paying off. Be aware of the second season in the late summer for a good laugh.

By Amber Downing
Reporter
The Heritage thespians (drama club) decided to put on a play. Not just any play, but a play that involved a very confusing love triangle, some magic, cross-dressing girls, and some other crazy antics. A midsummer Night’s dream was written by William Shakespear and has been produced by many schools. It was a play you didn’t want to miss, with themes such as love, magic, dreams and even a love potion. The play has a major love triangle among the Athenians: Hermia loves Lysander, Lysander loves Hermia, Helena loves Demetrius, and Demetrius loves Hermia instead of Helena. It’s really a mess of love, with two men in love with one woman. However, in the end there is finally love and peace.
The love triangle was the outcome of a misfired arrow, with a love potion created by the fairies, Because the meddling fairies are careless with the love potion, the situation of the young Athenian lovers becomes increasingly chaotic and confusing (Demetrius and Lysander are magically compelled to transfer their love from Hermia to Helena), and Titania is hilariously humiliated (she is made to fall deeply in love with the donkey -headed Bottom). You could easily say this was a very confusing performance but it was well-executed and peformed by our very talented drama cast.

By Marisa Love
Online Editor

The week of March 26th – March 30th, hundreds of students woke up and made the hard choice, not to put on makeup or use any hair products, they got involved Heritage’s first ever, Confidence week.

During this week, students and teachers were asked not to wear any makeup or use any hair products so they could show off their true beauty, and show their confidence. Ms. Rice and Lindsey Maedl, the student that came up with the idea and first suggested it to Ms. Rice, both agreed that confidence week was a success.

In room 601, students that participated were given the opportunity to get their pictures taken. A total of 102 students arrived and were photographed, as shown above. Seeing everyone without all the makeup and hair products was a good change, “I think everyone looked better without make-up, and girls should have more confidence to not wear so much all the time,” says sophomore Jacob Scott.

Besides not wearing makeup or hair products, some teachers took their classes down to the auditorium to see the assembly put together by Ms. Rice and her classes. A clip of the movie Miss Representation was shown and students from Ms. Rice’s classes spoke about their personal experiences and troubles they have had with confidence. “Hearing peoples stories made me realize how much not having confidence can affect someone,” says freshman Kierstyn Obermiller.

Many look forward to doing it again next year, and we hope to see more students and teachers involved that didn’t participate this year.

By: Justine Schoolfield
Circulation Manager

On March 28th both Ms. Cayton and Dr. Crain premiered the 7th annual Signing Idol in the Heritage auditorium. There was a plethora of song choices signed by the first and second year students. The thirst year students performed a skit on discrimination again deaf people called Audism. Ms. Caytons fifth period, first year signers won first place in their year with their mash-up of songs titled “The Workout of The Decade” and Dr. Crain’s second year, sixth period class won first place in their year with the mash-up of songs titled “Disco Rocks”.
First year soloist first place winner was Katherine Borchers. Both of her sisters, Kelli and Jennifer, also won a soloist place when they were in high school. Second year soloist winner was Spencer Jacoby. With help from the judges, Shane Yerkes (VSA President), Izabella Lewondowski (ASL teacher, Evergreen High School) And Kellie Swindell (Nationally Certified Interpreter/ ASL teacher, Prairie High School) they chose the winners of this year’s show.
Heritage signers also participated in this year’s So You Think You Can Sign, which Ms. Cayton started back in 2005. Heritage placed in every category we entered in. First level; Second place, Amber Allen; Third place, Jericah Pinard. Second level; First place, Miranda Cabral. Third level; First place, Tiffany Shaw. Forth level; First place, Jackie Haines. Duo/Small group; Third place. Britani Atwell and Audrey Thompson.

By: Tyler Moulton
Reporter

When it comes down to a popular book series and making them into movies, both are good, but only one of them is the best. The book tends to go more into detail and emotion that the movie sometimes leaves out. However, the movie turns the images while reading the book into thrilling action. Either way, both leave a viewable image in the back of people’s heads.

For some readers, it’s hard to visualize a picture, while the movie shows the picture for them. Although the movie doesn’t get everything from the book into it, it still gets a vast majority of the details and action. “I like the movie because it came pretty close to all of the details in the book,” says Bevin Madden. The movie is better because people that don’t know how to read in English and want to see the movie, they can change the language when it comes out on DVD. A book could take quite a few days or months to finish because not everybody likes to read, while the movie only lasts a couple of hours.

Although the movie shows the action, the book shows the true emotion. “The book is definitely better because it goes more into detail,” says Nicole Moss. For a movie you would have to wait for a year or more for the next movie of a series while it takes a year or less for the next book to come out. A movie could cost quite a lot of money just to see in theaters while a book would be free at the library.

It depends on what kind of person you are to decide which one is better, however, both the movie and book have their ups and downs but are good in their own way.

By: Amber Downing
Reporter

As students walked up the tile stairs to the Melody Ballroom in Portland, Ore. girls were dressed in flowing dresses and the boys in sharp tuxedos.

The prom fashion styles included beaded tops, glitter, and an array of spring colors.
There were many different lengths of dresses, from short and “homecoming length” to the long, elegant sleek look to the princess style. From open backs to lace and frills it’s very obvious that every girl had their own style.

With a matching date in a flattering tuxedo, it seemed most had a good time. A great night to remember prom is an experience most high school students want. “Prom is literally the best part about being a junior or senior, I save all of my money just so I can go,” said senior Breanna Allison. Although prom is pretty spendy it’s worth every moment.
Most girls spend hours preparing their hair, makeup and nails.

The rest of the day, groups spend time together taking pictures at the waterfront, or some place filled with beautiful scenery. “It’s so exhilarating being there with all of my friends for one last time before graduating,” said Allison.
Prom is the one time of year where girls get to dress up in their most gorgeous dresses and dance the night away.