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The Unrealities of Reality Dating

Maggie Keane, Sentry Staff Reporter February 3, 2016

Over the years, reality TV has become increasingly popular... specifically, reality dating shows. There are dozens of dating shows out there, all unique in their own right. Each may appear  cliche and fake––and yet, America cannot seem to get enough...

Legendary rock star, and pioneer of glam rock David Bowie died this past month

Ziggy Has Returned to the Stars

Taylor Ouzts, Sentry Staff Reporter February 3, 2016

On January 8, 1947, Brixton, a district of London, increased its population by one with the birth of soon-to-be pop and rock icon David Bowie. On January 10, 2016, the icon died with complications from liver cancer. He left the world with 140 million...

Try your best to stick to your New Years resolutions this year

How To Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

Jessie Moyer, Sentry Staff Reporter December 18, 2015

It is December and you all know what that means: holidays, winter break, an overdose on holiday music, snow (hopefully) and, most importantly, New Year’s resolutions. If your resolutions for 2015 did not go quite as planned, you are not alone. Many...

New Year’s Resolutions Poll

Rosie Eldridge, Sentry Staff Reporter December 18, 2015

A sample of 50 students from 6th period lunch were asked to share their New Year’s resolutions for 2016. Below are the results. Resolution # of students Exercise more 5 Get more sleep 13 Eat more healthy/stay hydrated 5 Get...

Charlie Browns classic Christmas special is a staple of the holiday season

A Charlie Brown Christmas 50th Anniversary

Elizabeth Noe, Sentry Staff Reporter December 18, 2015

For the umpteenth year in a row, the glorified Christmas special, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” will be the quintessential image of the holidays. To some, the Christmas special might appear to be about a depressing kid named Charlie Brown who cannot...

2015 In and Out List

Gigi Richardson, Sentry Staff Reporter December 18, 2015

  2015 IN OUT ARTISTS JUSTIN BIEBER MILEY CYRUS ADELE SAM SMITH THE WEEKND IGGY AZALEA FETTY WAP MACKLEMORE COUPLES TAYLOR SWIFT AND CALVIN HARRIS MIRANDA LAMBERT AND BLAKE SHELTON BRAD AND ANGELINA...

On the First Day of Christmas, ABC Family Gave to Me…

Lauren Snyder, Sentry Staff Reporter December 18, 2015

I am going to be completely honest with everyone: when I first looked up ABC Family’s list of movies for 25 Days of Christmas, I expected to see a list of twenty-five movies. However, it seems ABC Family has outdone itself; the channel does not only...

MSAN 2015 graphic

A Network of Opportunity

Kyle Mayo-Blake, Sentry Staff Reporter November 20, 2015

The Minority Student Achievement Network is a group dedicated to helping young minority male students achieve high academic success. MSAN meets once a month with a different talk or workshop to help spur positive discussion and progress in helping minority...

The AP Spanish on their field trip to New York City

Nueva Experiences in Nueva York

Stevie Picot, Sentry Staff Reporter November 20, 2015

For those students who have stuck with Spanish all the way up to the Advanced Placement level, their hard work is being rewarded in the form of a field trip to New York. The one-day round trip is brand new this year and was proposed by Spanish teacher...

A delicious, simple dish for the Thanksgiving holiday

Thanksgiving Culinary Corner

Emily Calvert, Sentry Staff Reporter November 20, 2015

The most nerve-racking, kitchen-cluttering and disaster-prone meal of the year is just around the corner, which means people are in full-stress mode. Every year families come together and celebrate with tables full of food and love, but oftentimes something...

Theater IV students preparing for their one person show

What’s Playing Out with the Theatre Arts Department: “The Girls Who Glow” and the One Person Shows

Elizabeth Noe, Sentry Staff Reporter November 20, 2015

Many exciting things are developing in the Theatre Arts Department. The school has been buzzing about the play “The Girls Who Glow,” and seniors are working on developing their one person shows. “The Girls Who Glow” play was developed from...

Artist of the Month Dylan Duhamel

Artist of the Month: Dylan Duhamel

Maddie McNamee, Sentry Staff Reporter November 20, 2015

It is said a picture is worth a thousand words, but even a thousand would not do freshman Dylan Duhamel’s work justice. Even though it is only his first year of high school, Duhamel is no amateaur in the world of photography. Most of his work focuses...

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