Name of the Wind inspires interest

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
April 9, 2012
Filed under Entertainment

Patrick Rothfuss, the author of The Name of the Wind, is an extremely talented writer. He weaves his prose and words into a fine web of story, making me laugh and be entertained by it all the way till the end of the story. However, he is still a rookie writer in my opinion. Why? Because despite Rothfuss’s... Read more »

The ACT Schedule

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
April 6, 2012
Filed under News, Uncategorized

The 2012 ACT test will be taken by the Juniors at Tuesday, April 24th, 2012. However, the schedule is not so simple. The schedule of the ACT will also influence the schedule of Monday, April 23rd, 2012. The schedule is as follows: Monday Period 1: 8:05-8:55 Period 2: 9:00-10:35 Period... Read more »

Act of Valor: a memorable film

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
March 13, 2012
Filed under Entertainment

The movie, Act of Valor is realistic; or I think they have made it as realistic as possible. There is a reason why it is R-rated due to scenes where soldiers are either injured or killed, but it does not show any extensive gore, and except the burst of gun fire being too bright int he dark theater, any... Read more »

“The Woman in Black”

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2012
Filed under Entertainment

I will not tell you the progress of the movie, as that will spoil any surprises if you decide to see it. However, as a person who likes scary movies and have seen multiple scary movies, I have to say this movie is one of the better ones that I have seen. This movie is definitely not for people that has... Read more »

National History Day concludes

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
February 25, 2012
Filed under News

The long awaited National History Day is finally over! The winners of the three month project are: Papers: Jenna McCampbell Jake Hansen Dustin Michaels Emma Berdanier Individual Performance: Audrey Hern Grace Jiang Emma Schwart Maddie Leh Group Performance: Eli Bradley... Read more »

Pink Floyd: Singing with Philosophy and Rock and Roll

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
February 21, 2012
Filed under Entertainment

You may have heard of Pink Floyd, or you may not, but I gotta say this band has great rock and roll music. This band has one of the most diverse ways of singing, like the music “The Great Gig in the Sky” with its opera singing with rock and roll tune, “Fat Old Son,“and “Shine you crazy Diamond”... Read more »

IB History students take on National History Day

Brian Lee, Staff Reporters
February 1, 2012
Filed under News

All students taking Pre IB US History are required to write a report on a topic about an event in US history, evaluating the topic on how a specific event was significant to the history. Students are to research their topic through libraries, archives, museums, the internet, etc. They are to analyze... Read more »

Adventures of Tintin: a movie for kids

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
January 14, 2012
Filed under Entertainment

Adventures of Tin Tin was... never boring at least. The story is ridiculous, the acting of characters is corny, the characters’ speeches was British and filled with exclamations and phrases that I am perfectly sure nobody in England uses anymore. I mean, think about it, who in their right mind would... Read more »

Vending machines changes take effect at Fairview

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
January 13, 2012
Filed under News, Top Stories

Five new vending machines have been added to the Fairview, and the old ones have been taken down. The two vending machines that sold Powerade and 2 another vending machines which sold “not nutritious” snacks have been taken down and replaced with five vending machines. The reason for the change... Read more »

Movie review: “Arthur Christmas”

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
December 16, 2011
Filed under Entertainment

You know these kind of movies where there is a main character who is not best at anything and yet succeeds through his warm heart or better sense of moral than the rest. Arthur Christmas is a movie just like that.Arthur Christmas incorporates various what if situations that is entertaining and quite... Read more »

Medieval Bean reopens with some changes

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2011
Filed under News, Top Stories, Video

Medieval Bean, the coffee cart that is stationed at the top of the school, has finally reopened after about a month of being closed down by the Colorado Department of Education’s Office of School Nutrition.  Although they don’t operate anytime near the school lunch hours, they still sell during... Read more »

Upcoming 2012! End of the World?

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
December 4, 2011
Filed under Op-Ed

If you are a superstitious guy, then you better start sweating now because December 21st of next year is the date that we will supposedly go under a positive physical or spiritual transformation or have our Mother Earth unleash a cataclysm on us humans that will be marked as the end of the world. There... Read more »

Movie review: “Paranormal Activity 3″

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
November 4, 2011
Filed under Entertainment

I have seen A LOT of scary movies. From Japanese version of Grudge to some of the most sickening scenes of Saw, I have seen them all, alone, and have never gotten a nightmare. Paranormal Activity 3 was scary and disturbing enough to just creep me out. Not creeping me out like seeing a guy drink a juice... Read more »

College representatives visit Fairview

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2011
Filed under News

College representatives from all over the country have been visiting Fairview since September, and there will be more visiting Fairview until December.Seniors and juniors can be excused from class when a representative from a college that one wants to go to visits Fairview by checking in with you teacher.... Read more »

Blockbuster’s demise, is Netflix next?

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
October 7, 2011
Filed under Op-Ed

Blockbuster is already doomed, and even Netflix is slowly sinking in quicksand. The dawn of the new age of movie watching through internet streaming has made consumers reluctant to leave their homes to just rent a video when they can see them right away through their computer or have the movie sent... Read more »

Audio books arrive in the library

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
September 30, 2011
Filed under News

Fairview High School has added an another section to the ever-increasing library for audio books. Following the school’s purchase of Kindles last year, the library now has 150 audio books designed for everyone, with every genre from mainstream to popular fiction. With a little audio player that is... Read more »

Life is Difficult. Accept it.

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
September 1, 2011
Filed under Op-Ed

To have a good life, you must earn a good income. To earn a good income, you can’t have a good life.- Graffiti We all should know that life is difficult. If it isn’t difficult for you, then I assure you that it is going to get difficult as soon as the school year proceeds towards the end of the... Read more »

Your true dream

Brian Lee, Staff Reporter
August 25, 2011
Filed under Op-Ed

“You are who you are, regardless of who you think you are.”-Oscar Wilde Phillips Exeter Academy is one of the best high schools in the United States. It has one of the most advanced education systems and has retained its position as one of the top ten high schools in America for half a century.... Read more »