The Pinion Vol. 94 No. 1

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150 YEARS of PRIDE and TRADITION

Student-edited paper of McKinley High School Vol. 94 No. 1

Honolulu, Hawaii

October 2015

Honolulu, Hawaii

Photos by Apryl Lactaoen, Jasmine Purdy and Tom Le. RS 16-0324, September 2015

Bullies are happy?

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Study shows bullies have high social stats

by James Deguinon, reporter Why do people have to be bullies? Do they have a purpose for why they are bullies? Is it for revenge or just for a title in the school food chain? A study published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence found that bullies have higher selfesteem and social status, as well as lower rates of depression and social anxiety.

Questionnaires were given to 135 Vancouver High School students who were then categorized into one of four groups.

In the groups, there were the bullies, the victims, the bully/victims (which are individuals who pick on others but are also a victim of being picked on), and the bystanders. The results show that the bullies reported the best self-evaluations.

The bully/victims, however, not so much.

McKinley High School language arts teacher Megan Serrao said bullies would be bullies because of how they think about others.

“Deep down, they are insecure about themselves,” Serrao said. “I think they focus on people they think that won’t defend themselves.”

“I would not be a bully, but I do know why they become bullies,” language arts teacher Jude Waterman said. “They

“Deep down, they are insecure about themselves,” said language arts teacher Serrao. “I think they focus on people they think that won’t defend themselves.” Picture from businessinsider. com.

become bullies because many come from a challenging home environment.”

Waterman said people are bullies because they desire power and control.

“Yes, bullies focus on people that they know they can pick on,” Waterman said.

• October is National Bully Prevention Month.

• It is their goal to spread awareness of the prevalance and impact on children of all ages.

• Visit www.stompoutbullying.org.

• Participate in activities organized by your school’s Bullying Awareness Club.

“Bullying should not be tolerated by anyone in any way, shape or form.”

Some students might have other opinions. Freshman Creighton Rodriguez says they become bullies because of what others did to them.

The Pinion Staff Adviser: Cynthia Reves Editors: Sarah Kim and Karl Selga Reporters: James Deguinon, Katie Jones

Josephine Muniz, Hoang Nguyen

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School activities and sleep schedules conflict

by Sarah Kim, editor

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ccording to sleepfoundation. org, teenagers need to have at least eight to ten hours of sleep each night to function properly, yet a study showed that only 14.4 percent of high schools started at 8:30 a.m. or later.

One of the states that began at 8:30 a.m. or later was Hawaii.

Furthermore, the Hawaii State Department of Education is extending the time to 1,080 student hours beginning in the 2016-2017 school year with Act 167. This only includes the minimum hours, so schools can add more time.

Registrar Osa Tui said this year the requirement transitioned from 990 student instructional hours to 990 student hours.

Tiger Time was eliminated on Fridays.

Act 167 defines student instructional hours as the amount of time students are spending with educational activities and disregards lunch, recess or passing time.

Altering school times is not easy ac-

Number of total tardies per period during School Year 2014-15

cording to U.S. News. Bus schedules must fit to the school schedule and additionally after-school activities will have to change their times.

With the minimum requirement of hours already established and this year’s updated schedule, several McKinley High students already feel sleep deprived.

“I feel dead depending on the day.”

-senior Madison Pimentel

“There’s not enough room in the day to do after-school activities, homework and eight hours of sleep,” junior Bridget Barroga said.

“I just feel dead,” senior Valma Jibewemal said.

“I feel dead depending on the day,” senior Madison Pimentel said.

The National Sleep Foundation says

that teenagers tend to have irregular sleep patterns throughout the week and sleep late on the weekends, which can affect their biological clock and damage the quality of their sleep.

Furthermore, CNN said that hitting the snooze button repeatedly will add even more damage to a teen’s sleep schedule by breaking the quality of the additional sleep. The results can include grogginess and poor performance.

According to a 2014-2015 school year tardy-chart shared with teachers, the number of tardies was significantly higher in periods 1 and 2.

The effect of not getting enough sleep could be the cause of the 24,511 tardies.

However, not all students are tardy, and the ones that are develop the concern of what exactly the underlying cause could be. Many factors can trigger a teenager’s sleep at night including studying, playing video games, not being able to sleep at an earlier time, or participating in afterschool activities.

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Army dignitary visits JROTC

UPCOMING FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE JV Softball Oct. 7 vs. Roosevelt 3 p.m.

Oct. 10 vs. Kaimuki 10 a.m.

Oct. 17 @ Moanalua 10 a.m.

Oct. 24 @ Roosevelt 3 p.m.

Cross Country Oct. 10 vs. Divisional Champs @Waialua 8:30 a.m.

Oct. 17 vs. OIA JV Champs @ Waialua 3 p.m.

Tiger Batallion members Command Sergeant Major Matt Le and Lieutenant Colonel Zena Gran walk with Assistant Secretary of the Army Debra Wada. Photo by sopomore Tom Le.

by Max Higa, guest writer On August 24 the Assistant Secretary of the Army Debra Wada visited McKinley High School’s Tiger Battalion.

Her job description reads like an encyclopedia so we asked her to tell us in simple terms what her job is.

She said, “I am responsible for all of the soldiers in the Army, This includes active duty, national guard, and the reserve, as well as Army civilians. We currently have about 300,000 Army civilians that work for the Army.”

Wada was born in Honolulu and went to Kapalama Elementary. Afterwards, she moved on to St. Andrew’s Priory, which was an all-girls school at the time.

She received a bachelor’s degree from

Drake University in Iowa after that. She arrived at Capitol Hill in 1987, and was a member of the Senate, House of Representatives, and the National Park Service, for a short time. Wada previously served as Deputy Staff Director before attaining her current position.

Wada wanted to see the Tiger JROTC program because the army may be looking at closing some JROTC programs but she said JROTC helps to give students the tools and skills they need to survive.

“We need to make investments for our young men and women so that they have the skills necessary for them to succeed in life,” Wada said. “You guys got great teamwork here, great leadership, and you’re doing a lot of good things. So I was glad that I came to visit.”

“We need to make investments for our young men and women so that they have the skills necessary to succeed in life.”

-Assistant Secretary of the Army Debra Wada

Oct. 24 vs. OIA Varsity Champs @ CORP 3 p.m.

Oct. 31 vs. HHSAA State Champs @ Maui 8:30 a.m.

Competitive Cheer Nov. 7 vs. OIA Champs @ Kalani 3 p.m.

Nov. 24 vs. HHSAA Champs NBC Arena TBA

Girls Volleyball Oct. 5 vs. Kahuku @ 7 p.m.

Oct. 7 vs. Farrington @ 7 p.m.

Football Oct. 3 vs. Castle @ 3 p.m.

Bowling Oct. 8 @ K- Bay @ 2:30 p.m.

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Student perspectives change on Siri’s value

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Artificial intelligence saves teen’s life

by Josephine Muniz, reporter Five thousand pounds of metal collapsed on him, leaving eighteen-year-old Sam Ray almost helpless. While fixing his car, a jack fell loose, causing Ray to be crushed by the heavy metal. It could’ve been the end, but he heard a voice. No, not a human voice. A voice that turned out to be Siri, a built in “assistant”for iPhones. Hearing her activate, Ray ordered her to call 911. Miraculously, she did, and she saved his life.

Some students of McKinley High School shared their feelings about Siri.

They all had iPhones and were not told she had saved a man’s life. Junior Harry Penh, freshmen Suejin Yi and Adrian Aguinaldo explained what they thought about Siri.

“Siri is sort of useful when you’re bored. You can play games with her and make really bad jokes,” Penh said.

“Siri is not useful. She just makes us lazier, because you are asking a recorded voice to do things when you can do them yourself and she doesn’t even hear what you’re saying,” Yi said.

The students then were told that Siri had saved a teenager’s life. This changed their view on Siri. It opened up ideas of creating new emergency apps, updating Siri, benefits for Apple stores and more.

“This benefits Apple stores because people will say Siri is smarter and they will actually take her as a more important feature on an iPhone. Siri could have misheard by a strong chance. The teenager could have not even heard her operate because of the panic,” Penh said.

“He is very lucky and it’s like a miracle.

I didn’t even know Siri could do that,” Aguinaldo said.

Inventors being aware of the story can now create new technology and apps for emergency situations.

“Siri is sort of useful when you’re bored.

You can play games with her and make really bad jokes.”

-junior Harry Penh

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by Karl Selga, editor As I say goodbye to a well-needed summer vacation, I get to say hello to a new year at William McKinley High School.

My name is Karl Selga and I am a proud senior. This year is an exciting year because not only is it going to be my last year, but it is the 150th anniversary of this place, which has been like my second home since I came here four years ago.

On August 8, the McKinley Tigers filled the gymnasium to celebrate our annual Welcome Back Assembly. I was thrilled to see my friends, faculty, principal and all the new freshmen. When I entered the gym, I heard the screams of my fellow seniors and the band playing in the background.

Four years ago when I was a freshman I was sitting across from the senior class of my time and now I am sitting where they all were. If I had to use one word to explain how I felt when I sat on the senior bleachers, I would use surreal.

Principal Ron Okamura was given the microphone and the gymnasium became quiet. He talked about how great it was to see everyone back at school and how he hoped everyone had a safe summer.

He talked to the seniors about raising the bar, how hard it gets every year and how he expects us to break that bar and make it harder. There is no doubt in my mind that we, the senior class, will destroy that bar. I just hope that my class leaves something for the next graduating class.

Student Activities Coordinator April Nakamura spoke next. Nakamura made sure everyone understood what it meant to become a Tiger and what it meant to hold our traditions close to our heart.

While I was listening to the speeches of these two role models, it dawned on me

The Tiger mascot spreads spirit around the gymnasium.

Cheerleaders show their strength and power.

If I had to use one word to explain how I felt when I sat on the senior bleachers, I would use surreal.

- senior Karl Selga that this will be the last time I will ever hear their speeches. This will be the last time I will ever get to hear the band play my alma mater or the Black and Gold and when I realized this I was glad that

I chose to come to this school. Not only did I meet many different people with so many interesting personalities, I made memories here that I will never forget.

And now I will be able to tell people that I graduated on the 150th anniversary of William McKinley High School.

For the freshmen who are reading this, these four years might possibly be the best years of your life.

Do not waste any of your time here.

You have four years to find out who or what you want to be, so make every second count. Have fun, but don’t slack off.

When you find that “something,” strive to make that dream a reality. Remember the people who you look up to now didn’t get to where they are without planning and making sacrifices.

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brates 150th anniversary Seniors sing together at their last Welcome Back Assembly.

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Students sing along to Black and Gold.

Photos by Jasmin Purdy.

by Sarah Kim, editor Genuine happiness for McKinley High School was illustrated at the Welcome Back Assembly. It was a way in which everyone on campus came together and showed their Tiger pride.

Unlike any other year, this event held a huge impact as McKinley High School celebrates their 150th year anniversary.

With vivacious chanting, symphonic music playing, and students smiling, the Welcome Back Assembly brought most students out of approximately 1,757 students together in one room.

The volume of the room grew as the assembly opened with a special presentation hosted by seniors Rinell Marin and Jasteen Baldonado. Several students from different areas of the gymnasium combined in the middle of the gym and presented a flash mob dance.

Students cheered and some even stood up to dance. As the dance came to an end, all performers pointed to the “150” in the balloon arch and, thus welcomed every class from freshmen to seniors.

Balloons. Joyous people. Energetic Cheerleaders. Colors waving. Smiling teachers. Pure pride.

All this and much more was represented at McKinley High School’s 150th Welcome Back Assembly. Big black and gold balloons swayed back and forth as people sang the alma mater. Pride and joy filled the whole gym.

A flash mob was held on the floor. Students crazily danced around with their classmates. You could tell the spirit was passed on from generation to generation.

“There’s a lot of pride, and it’s really like wow, it’s exciting,” freshman Precious Linmark said.

There were students wearing McKinley shirts, purchased at the Tiger Locker.

Principal Ron Okamura gave a welcoming speech about the new school year. He explained how it was a very special year.

With the 150th anniversary, new things were expected to happen. It was the start of something to remember.

The McKinley varsity cheer squad ran through an upbeat routine.

“The cheerleaders are very energetic, not just them, but everyone,” Linmark said.

“I feel welcomed. I feel the spirit. It’s a big deal,” Linmark said.

And with that, the assembly was over, but the spirit was still there.

Principal Ron Okam

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Growing up

by Sarah Kim, editor Most people, especially students, face the challenge of discovering a career. One person was Principal Ron Okamura.

In fact, becoming a principal for Okamura was not one of his first options.

Since third grade, Okamura had wanted to become the first Japanese NFL player, yet as he got older his dream developed more for the culinary field.

“I wanted to be a chef because I love

cooking and I love eating obviously,” Okamura said.

His brother-in-law, who was an executive chef, advised that the real money comes from owning a restaurant and one must have knowledge of business.

Therefore, Okamura entered college as a business major.

Becoming principal

by James Deguinon, reporter Principal Ron Okamura was accepted to the University of Hawaii and majored in accounting. He decided to switch his major to education.

“In this field I get to work with all these different people so that’s when I decided I wanted to go in education,” Okamurasaid. “Throughout my teaching career, I wanted to make a bigger impact.”

He then got his master’s de-

gree and got his certification in administration. He was in administration for the last 18 years before coming to McKinley.

“The funny thing is that my high school teachers, because I was not the best student, couldn’t believe that I became a teacher and they couldn’t believe it and all of a sudden I’m a principal,” said Okamura.

Career Journey

by Katie Jones, reporter During his junior year at college Principal Ron Okamura worked at the YMCA as a counselor. He recruited and mentored high school seniors for their first year of college.

“I said ‘I kind of enjoy this!’” said Okamura when reminiscing of his time at the YMCA. As it turned out, Okamura liked a social workplace. The job he was previously pursuing was too isolated for him, so he switched from majoring in business to majoring in education. He decided he wanted to be a teacher.

Okamura said, “I had to teach some-

thing that A: I liked and B: that there was a job for…. I loved history so I said I’ll be a history major; I’ll teach social studies.”

“Throughout my entire teaching career I wanted to have a bigger impact on students.… I wanted students to be the best prepared for what life offers and after high school,” Okamura said when asked why he went back to school for four years to become a principal.

Now he is the principal of McKinley High School - ranked number three on the chart of Hawaii’s best public schools, but Okamura plans for the school to rise higher than that.

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Behind the principal

by Karl Selga, editor The interview was a fun look into how our principal sees things, a little about his past.

The answers to The Pinion’s questions also ventured into Okamura’s room. If you have been in the room of our principal then I assume you have noticed that it kind of looks like a section of Party City.

When you step into his office, it’s cold but welcoming. It doesn’t look like what you would think a principal’s office

is supposed to look like.

TV shows and books describe the principal’s office as a cold place you wouldn’t ever want to be called to, but Okamura’s office is unique.

You will see trophies, M&M figurines, pictures of his friends and families and even his own football helmets when he was in high school at Hilo.

Working with students

by Josephine Muniz, reporter We asked how hard being the principal of McKinley High School was on a scale of one to ten. He said some days were a one, some days it would go up to a ten.

Overall, it was about a five. Besides the stress, Okamura talked about why he enjoys his job.

“I think the joy of working at a school,

Vision for McKinley Photos by Apryl Lactaoen.

is that my high ecause I was not ouldn’t believe acher and they and all of a cipal,” — Principal Ron Okamura

by James Deguinon, reporter As an administrator, Principal Ron Okamura makes sure the teachers and staff provide the students with the best education possible.

“There is a phrase that we have been using all this time since I’ve been here,” Okamura said. “All means all. All of our students, all the time, in everything we do.”

Okamura makes sure that no student is left behind.

“Our goal is I want to make sure that every student is taken care of,” said Okamura.

or working at any school, is really worth working with the students, or being with the students. The one thing I really enjoy about this school is the type of students we have here at McKinley High School,” Okamura said.

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Feminism is important Editorial

Women should be treated with equality

by Rachel Ma, guest writer

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ne thing I believe in and think that it’s important is feminism.

I believe that men and women should be treated equally. People all over the world treat women in a way that men aren’t treated, which is not fair to me and probably to you also. For example, most women in the world are treated with disrespect for what they wear and how much makeup they put on and that’s a

bad thing.

It’s a bad thing because if they’re happy with the clothes they wear and how much makeup they put on their face and feel more comfortable and confident in it, then let them be. There’s no need to disrespect them. It’s their life, not yours. I believe that there should be more women empowerment. Men are being more recognized for the things they do.

So, feminism is the thing that I believe in the most.

SARAH KIM

EDITOR’S PICK #1

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ith the unbearable heat and a long day at school, a walk to the Ala Moana Mall for a bite to eat sounds pleasing. The real struggle, however, is where to go with the countless options. I like to go to a bakery known as Kulu Kulu near Shirokiya where they serve a delectable Japanese dessert known as Ujikintoki. Uji means green tea and kintoki means shaved ice in Japanese. It’s served with sweet azuki beans, mochi and condensed milk. It’s refreshing and a satisfying treat after an exhausting day at school.

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Meet your 2015-16 Pinion staff

When Karl Selga’s parents decided they wanted a divorce, he began the downward spiral into depression. Read about his struggle at mhspinion.com.

Sarah Kim struggled with her parents being occupied with work. Read about it at mhspinion.com.

Josephine Muniz made a life decision to switch to vegetarianism because of her love for animals and to reach Nirvana. Read about it at mhspinion.com.

Katie Jones struggled with future career decisions. Read all about it at mhspinion.com.

Hoang Nguyen was born in Vietnam. He moved to Hawaii in the seventh grade because his father got a new job. He didn’t speak English and he was afraid to talk. Hoang enjoys the Newswriting class because it helps him improve his English.

James Deguinon’s eldest brother treated him harshly before leaving to study overseas, but instead of feeling better that his brother couldn’t tease him anymore, James felt lonely. When his brother came back after two years, James finally began to understand him. Read about it at mhspinion.com.

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by Daniel Le, guest writer

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hat defines you as a person and makes you stand out from the crowd? For me it’s my favorite hobby, pastime, and class in school, band! I love music, and what a better way to feed my craving than by joining the school band. In the McKinley band with over 100 people, I am only one of two people that plays the bass clarinet.

It’s basically an extended version of a regular clarinet. The sound of this instrument is deep and bold. Many people may mistake my instrument for a saxophone, but I assure you it’s definitely not. I may look like an average person, but on the inside I am a groovy dude with a thirst for musical perfection.

So why did I join band you might ask?

Isn’t band just for nerds? Well I’m here to tell you that it’s not 100% true. Band takes a lot of time and dedication if you want to be good, so you can’t slack off and expect to succeed. There is constant competition between you and your classmates on who gets the higher chair.

I used to hate this, but now I embrace it because it makes you want to be a better player mentally and physically, which benefits the band. Everyone is family. We all help out each other and no one is ever left behind.

What do you even do in band? We go to every football game to cheer on the Tiger team. It doesn’t matter if we are winning or losing; the band creates a fun atmosphere that everyone enjoys. Then, there are local activities such as charity runs that we go to increase morale and help get donations for people in need.

Lastly, the most fun and rigorous thing we do is that every three or so years, the band goes to the mainland to perform.

It’s a fun learning experience that can’t be forgotten.

Now that I think about it, I guess I might be a “band nerd,” but that is not exactly a bad thing because I met so

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many new friends this way, experienced things I would never even dream of, and many other exciting things. If I never joined band, then I have no idea what I would be like as a person. My friends and I would have nothing in common, and I would be left depressed because I couldn’t reach my full potential. I guess band has made me a better person after all.

And as a bonus, I’ve heard that colleges

prefer students who are in band because they possess skills such as dedication, commitment and perseverance. There is a saying, “when the going is tough, the tough get going” which means that we will work hard and will never give up. I’m sure I would be another lazy teenage boy who plays video games all day if I didn’t join band.

Remember, be proud to be a nerd!

“When the going is tough, the tough get going,” said sophmore Daniel Le. Photo by Hoang Nguyen.

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Should McKinley High School’s name be changed?

Critics say school should not be named after president who brought about annexation Senior Geslin Alexander said, “The person that we’re named after doesn’t really matter. And it shouldn’t define who we are. Saying I’m a McKinley Tiger doesn’t mean I’m representing the person my school is named after.

No, it means I’m representing the school itself. So, really, I think McKinley High School’s name should not be changed because you are not only taking away the name but the pride and tradition of the future, past and present Tigers.”

Sophomore Jamie Dela Cruz said, “I would prefer McKinley High School keeping its name because it kept its name for so long and I think it should stay like this.”

Junior Roland Cadiz said, “It would be bad to change McKinley High School’s name because of the decades of history.”

Freshman Yoon Cho said, “Bad idea because McKinley High has been around for a really long time. If they change the name, they are going to have to change everything else, like the anthem and the mascot. It’s like taking away all the memories.”

Freshman Tamatoa Aga said, “It would be a bad idea because the name of President William McKinley High School has been around for a long time and it would be a bummer because people will know McKinley High School not Honolulu High.”

Sophomore Lucy Chen said, “I like McKinley High better because I can feel the history from our school.”

Photos and quotes obtained by Alika Valdez. Dela Cruz photo by Karrina Johnson.

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Vietnam is beautiful Editorial

by Hoang Nguyen, reporter Freshman Trung Nguyen said he wants to go to see the rice terraces if he has a chance to go back to Vietnam.

Freshman Trong Phan said Vietnam has a lot of beautiful places but he likes lily pads the most.

Freshman Tung Le said he has a lot of places he likes to go but he wants to go to a lake called Ho Guom most.

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McKinley could do more to motivate all students

by Katie Jones, reporter Why do students come to school?

Freshmen Rington Johnson said, “I come to school to learn.”

There are many reason to come to school but not all of them are pressing matters in students’ minds.

Senior Miriam Kalemen said, “Skipping school is really easy to do here…

McKinley’s not doing enough to put a stop to it.”

To keep students in school McKinley must focus on motivating them. They need to know that their future depends on doing well in high school. What could McKinley do better?

Junior Kathy Chu said, “I think that they should have more people come to this school to talk to students.”

McKinley’s college graduation rate in

2013-14 was 81%, meaning 19% of students take more than four years to get their high school degree or are drop-outs, which limits their job opportunities.

If they were properly motivated in school, their unsatisfactory future might be averted. They could have come to school and gotten good grades, moving forward to do amazing things in their future.

Chu also said, “I think giving students a reward for coming to school will motivate them.”

Could that help? Truant students are known for doing what they please without thinking of the effect it could have on their lives. Luxurious rewards might provide incentive to get children in school and focusing on

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a brighter future. But the school budget is not fit to include luxury items. Really, getting a high school degree should be the reward.

Beyond Wonderland

Ballet puts modern twist on classic story

by Sarah Kim, editor Alice in Wonderland, choreographed

by Septime Webre is a ballet that will appeal to any audience as the show is full of color and harmonious music.

As the satin, red curtains opened, the show began as the audience stared in awe because of the manner in which Alice was beautifully placed in a white, vintage chair. As she fell asleep, a rabbit was supposedly out of time and Alice was awakened. She followed the white rabbit and eventually stumbled into a world that was mesmerizing and profoundly distinct from her previous location.

Compared to the novel by Lewis Carroll, the ballet show is rather different from the original story. The main part

of the story began with her changing sizes which was displayed by stage rigging, having her clothes extended as she proceeded to be pulled up, and utilizing a small and large door as a prop to enhance the size. She continues on to her adventure as she returned to her normal size, yet the show alters from the book because her adventures include a pool of tears where she meets a crowd of birds, an encounter with a Fish Footman and a Frog Footman that works for the Queen of Hearts, advice from a caterpillar, and the Mad Hatter’s tea party.

As scene two opened, Alice enters three more adventures: the Queen’s garden party, her encounter with Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, and the slaying of the Queen’s Jabberwock.

The story comes to an end as Alice was arrested for committing a crime. She is awakened from her strange dream and discovers herself back in the same white, vintage chair.

Alice in Wonderland is one of the most famous and enduring classic novels for not only children, but adults. The story is able to be seen through a different style of art known as ballet. However, it is not your typical, classic form of ballet. It has a modern appeal that allows younger generations to be more enthralled and entertained. The show is modern with its use of technology such as the implementation of stage rigging and vibrant, colorful lighting. The presentation is simply a display of much creativity and devotion by an imaginative choreographer.

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TIGER TALLY

Are your classes engaging?

A. Yes, I love learning new things.

B. No, I just sit there and listen.

C. It doesn’t matter. I have to be here.

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Freshmen Trisha Socito and Julie-Anne Moses pose in their pajamas to show their friendship.

Senior Kirsty Ho shows off her Winnie the Pooh pajama bottoms. Photos by Josephine Muniz and Katie Jones.