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Volume 18, Issue 6 Lake Highland Preparatory School, 901 North Highland Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32803 April 2018
Contents
A Community of Bravery
Features By Grace Allen
Linking Arms… By Jay Nagabhairu C entral Florida’s community is one of the most across the state to take part in the various events offered
The time has come for students to stand together in the involved ones in the state, and citizens have no trou- such as soccer, volleyball, and basketball. Being able to
fight for gun control. Pg. 2 ble finding ways to supervise and assist
Florida Film Focus… By Yuyan Guo and Nick contribute. Fundrais- such an influential
Nimkoff ers are a signature organization is a priv-
Take a look at cinematic landmarks in and around feature; large events ilege the people on
campus do not take
Orlando. Pg. 8-9 such as Disney’s for granted. Juniors
Princess Half- Rachel Horvat and
Marathon support a
network of children’s Caroline Bates had
From Lake Eola to London… By Ahmed Bilal hospitals, while much to share about
and Shan Mirpuri Toys‘R’Us’s yearlong their experiences, and
Explore the different worlds and cultures of Orlando toy drives foster a local citizen Mrs.
Johnson
LaJaunese
and London. Pg. 3 sense of hope in im- spoke nothing but
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised... By poverished families. praise.
Nick Nimkoff The large number of The Special
Behold the epic next chapter in the Marvel Cinematic schools in the area Olympics as a whole
also do their part to
Universe with Black Panther. Pg. 4 strengthen overall began in the early
1960s. Athletic super-
spirit, Lake Highland
In the Lights... By Yuyan Guo visor Ms. Eunice
Bea Miller shines again with her sophomore work. being a particularly Shriver observed the
Pg. 5 active one. Lake (Above) The Special Olympics is a blast for everyone who attends. unjust treatment of
The Future is Female… and Weird... By Nick Highland does their Volunteers get closer to each other through assisting the athletes, and people with intellectual
part to give back to
Nimkoff the community, going the participants are able to celebrate their joint successes in their impairments and was
Check out our review of Alex Garlands’ latest sci-fi as far as allocating a respective sports. Photo courtesy of Rachel Horvat. saddened that they
were being denied the
thriller Annihilation. Pg. 5 service day in Sep- opportunity to partake in athletic events. Through stra-
Top Five Greatest Cars of All Time… By Shan tember for students to volunteer entitled Heart of a tegic rallies, she gained the attention of President John
Mirpuri Highlander day. For the past few years, the Orange
Read about some of the best cars ever made. Pg. 6 County Special Olympics Summer Games has been A Community of Bravery,
held on Lake Highland’s campus, an honor for the
Pro Bowl Woes… By Jonathan Nies school and its students. Participants come from Continued on Page 12 . . .
A summary of all things right, and things to improve,
in the NFL. Pg. 7
The Magic of Storytelling… By Sarah Bennett Do You Hear the People Sing?
Behind the scenes of Mrs. Forster and her brother’s
new book Rosanna and Owl. Pg. 10 By John Fung
Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler… By
Christopher Raymond L into the ensemble based on the best part for you.” So-
es Misérables was originally a novel by Victor
Have a swingin’ good time at Universal Orlando’s Hugo, and today it is a musical phenomenon. The play phia also thinks that if you don’t make the cast list, you
Mardi Gras. Pg. 11 is a story of love and loss should still remain pos-
A Community of Bravery… By Grace Allen and is told by the main itive. She adds “Don’t
See what goes in to making the yearly Special Olym- protagonist: Jean think about it too much.
Valjean. The plot takes
pics run smoothly. Pg. 12 place during an attempt The only thing you
need to think about is
Within Walking Distance... By Siddarth to overthrow the French what you’re going to
Pinnamaneni monarchy known as the do better next time.”
Explore the authentic Asian cuisine of Downtown June Rebellion in 1832. Once selected, the cast
Orlando’s Mamak. Pg. 13 Thankfully, this amazing is hard at work rehears-
theatrical marvel will
The British Are Coming… By Sydney Vaughan ing in two to three hour
premiere in the Upper
rehearsal sessions eve-
See how British culture influences American fashion School Harriett Coleman ry day of the week.
trends. Pg. 14 Center for the Arts After interviewing Mi-
Bump, Set, Spike… By Ethan Leckie (HCCA) this spring on chael Stanney, grade
April 12. The play, cho-
Read all about the underappreciated Boy’s Volleyball sen last year by the di- 12, who plays the lead
role of Jean Valjean, he
team. Pg. 15 rector Ms. Trudy Bruner, summed it up like this,
Brick by Brick… By Christopher Raymond was announced to the “It’s different everyday
cast during the end of the
Explore one of Central Florida’s lesser known parks. and usually involves
Pg. 16 year drama banquet. for (Above) Months before the show premiers, the stage craft team is singing, learning move-
Auditions
already working on the props for Le Misérables. Not only must the
Les Misérables were stage be set, but the play requires several “fly-ins” which are large ment, figuring out act-
ing moments, and the
held in December, and set pieces, usually backdrops, that are dropped onto the stage patience of Job for Ms.
now the cast of 35 mem- through a system of ropes and counter weights. Photo by John Fung. B.” Although, not eve-
Scan our bers is extremely eager a daily basis. The students do not stop rehearsals until
ry actor has practice on
to perform. Auditions
QR Code take place over two days: the first day is an open call, showtime in April. During rehearsal, Aiden Kasch,
to have access and the second day is for call backs. Although this grade 11 explains his job, “As the stage manager I pret-
sounds complicated, Sofia Stuart, grade 10, explains
to our online that auditions, “Are pretty simple...You are given some Do You Hear the People Sing?,
songs from the musical, and you do a couple lines from
edition. it. Based on your singing/acting abilities (and some- Continued on Page 12 . . .
times dancing) you are either called back or split up
