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Movies are the classic, American entertainment. Because of redbox, they are more accessible and convenient than in the past. Redbox offers a popular way to get movies. Not only is it cheap, but it also has recent movies for rent. For only $1.50 per day, anyone can rent a movie and a video game for $2. Once the disc is returned, you no longer have to pay. “I use Redbox at least three times a month,” senior Katie Whitworth said. “It has a good movie selection and it’s affordable.” With Redbox, viewers get the choice between classic DVDs and Blu-ray DVDs. Redbox also has classic
films such as “Batman,” the “Madea” movies and “G.I. Joe.” The more recent releases include “After Earth” starring Will Smith and “Iron Man 3” featuring Robert Downey Jr. Along with exciting new releases, renters can also look forward to movies coming out soon. The lineup includes “White House Down” starring Channing Tatum and “Despicable Me 2.”
Military guys. Seniors Matt Mears, Terry Goins, Alex Willis, Seth Pennington and James Gibson. / Paige Staggs photo
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The dance team will compete tomorrow in hiphop, jazz and pom for a fourth state championship in Springdale. “The only thing the team and I have on our minds is state. Nothing can come in the way for us,” senior captain Sarah Curry said. The captains said each dance requires a wide variety of technique. In hip-hop, dancers have to go into a headspring into jazz splits and kip-ups. Jazz is a more fluid and tighter type of dance. Split into a red team and a purple team, the red team does the jumps while the purple team turns to tell a story of a battle of two sides, and a tore sequence at the end. Pom is a faster-paced routine with different sharp turns and kicks to a definite precision. “All the captains work together, and I give them advice because I’ve been in their shoes, and try to give them advice that I know helped them,” senior captain Marley Cole said. The team watched their past performances to correct mistakes. First, they evaluate the individual mistakes, and then they watch themselves as a whole. After see-
ing their weak areas, the team worked to correct their mistakes in routines. Some of the girls attend open gym practice in Building 1 gym. “At this point we’re pretty much just breathing dance because we just want to prove that we are still the best dance team in the state,” junior Jessica Kooiman said. Curry said that the competition gets harder every year, but they are confident going into the state championship. “I’m always confident within my team; I know we can do it, but we can’t get cocky because you’ll go into the competition with too much confidence and not worked as hard as you would’ve wished,” Curry said. Sophomore Hadley Balisterri said that one major aspect of winning requires working as a team and depending on each other. “It’s never really about what one person is doing; it’s about coming together and becoming one when we dance,” Balisterri said. “And to be able to do that each and every one of us has had to build a personal relationship with each other which has been easy. They are practically my family.”