Julia Alley, Newspaper Managing-Editor

Over the past century, we have witnessed Disney transition from 2D to 3D animation and now into the era of live-action remakes. Although these movies place a modern lens on many past beloved films, they are also the laziest piece of art Disney could create.  The number one reason that these movies continue to be produced on such a large scale is that they are guaranteed to rack in millions of dollars. Nostalgia is such a powerful force in marketing and Disney is very obviously aware of this. At the time of writing this Disney has constructed 14 live-action remakes since 2010.  Millions of watchers, myself included, pour into the theaters for every single one of these pictures. All these remakes have to do to become a box office success is vaguely resemble a movie that already exists. It’s disheartening to see a complete lack of passion and ingenuity from a company that has previously created, arguably, some of the most influential movies of our time.  On another note, these...

Isabella McAllister, Newspaper Editor-In-Chief

Prom is a part of the high school experience. You dream of buying your pretty dress and getting all dressed up with your friends. You imagine being able to surprise your senior boyfriend with your beautiful dress. You are so ready to make so many memories in one night. You picture having fun dancing the night away until your feet hurt. But then Corona smacks you in the face and you come back to reality. PROM IS CANCELLED… 2020 for me was already going to be such a bittersweet year. My boyfriend is a senior, he would be graduating soon and going off to college this summer. But I was extremely happy to be able to make so many last memories for both of us. From prom to graduation, and all the big events. But then we were all forced to stay home from school, and all those things have been cancelled or changed. For me, not being a senior, and missing this year's prom wasn’t the end of the world. But for the seniors who never went to prom, my heart goes out to them.  We spent our...

Lauren Curtis, Newspaper Editor-in-Chief

As we sit in our homes, we are left with this uncertainty filling our stomachs. Will life start to go back to normal? What can we believe that the media is telling us? And most importantly, will we even get a normal summer?  Most of my plans, senior trips, and life is on hold right now. I just started going back to work, but besides that, I feel like my life is a mess right now. I am big on planning, and since we don’t know how long this is going on, everything is still in the air. I have a firework stand, senior trips, college orientation, and the last summer with high school friends. (If we are even going to be able to go to college at this point.) I wanted to make the most of it, but with all of this going on, there is no plan.  Sure, there’s an outline of when we are supposedly leaving for college, but are we really? It’s May, and we can’t even have normal graduations. There are no gatherings larger than a 25% capacity in a restaurant, most people are even too afraid...

James Hoekstra, Writer

October 23, 2020

Many students have chosen the safer option of online learning. However, online school has its advantages and its drawbacks, resulting in a communication fiasco turning learning into a game of telephone. To slow the spread of the coronavirus, many schools, Heritage included, have initiated some form of online learning. This option is taken by many, especially those who are in close contact with elderly relatives or have a weakened immune system of some sort. The challenges of online learning present themselves when in-person school becomes too dangerous for many. “Remembering to complete assignments, because even if you do the work, you might not remember to turn it in,” Isabel Torrez (10) said.  But so much changed with the introduction of face-to-face learning, as virtual students were no longer the focus. “What this means in practice, is that virtual students get less attention and effort focused on us because we shifted from the majority to the minority, Logan Espinoza...

Lily Johnson, Writer

October 19, 2020

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on September 18, leaving her chair empty. While President Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to fill it, a question has been asked and many want the answer…Can anyone really fill the seat of what was once a powerful woman, who worked hard for our country, demanding rights to all? While waiting for this question to be answered, America remembers Ginsburg’s contributions.  “I think her impacts on the Supreme Court were amazing,” Matthew Thomas (12) said. “She raised the standard for equality, raised the expectations of government officials, and showed that women can hold positions of power better than some men.” Along with her strong push for gender equality, Ginsburg also worked hard for the extended rights of other marginalized groups.  “She made it as safe as possible for LGBTQ++, people of color, and women,” Miranda Elgin (9) said. Throughout Ruth’s career as an Associate Justice, she suffered from colon...

Liam Smith, Writer

October 15, 2020

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last seven months, you have probably noticed that being out in public has changed a little bit. It is now commonplace to wear a mask everywhere, keep six feet apart, and do your best to be sanitary at all times. While not everyone agrees with these new pedigrees of social etiquette, one place it is not negotiable would be your very school systems.  This seems almost obvious. Reasonably, in this new era of quarantine and social distance, it makes sense that our school systems would need an overhaul, and for all our face-to-face students it’s a reality. Everything from twenty-four-seven masks, plexiglass at lunch, and making sure to stand at LEAST two Labradoodles apart. But how do students and staff feel about this? Are they upset, or enthralled? “They’re not asking too much of us. I like the one minute before the bell, and I like the one-way hallways,” Taryn Stintchcomb (11) said. “It makes getting in between classes easier.”  Most...