Pioneer Valley HS
November 7, 2017
Issue 57, Vol. 3
Get You Sweatshirt Now!!
Sports & Activities
Activities:
Tuesday, November 7
PV Smash - Lunch - Room 611
BSU - lunch - Room 603
Wednesday, November 8
FCA - lunch - Room 555
GLO Club - lunch - Room 551/552
Club Salsa Caliente - Lunch - Room 603
Thursday, November 9
Center Stage - lunch - Room 202
FCCLA - lunch - Room 5313
Health and Wellness Club - lunch - Room 605
School of Rock - PAC - 7 pm
Friday, November 10
NO SCHOOL - VETERAN'S DAY HOLIDAY
School of Rock - PAC - 7 pm
Saturday, November 11
School of Rock - PAC - 7 pm
Logic's 1-800 Reviewed
-Daniel Medina
Logic’s 1800 song is inspiring fans and listeners with his lyrics discussing suicide.
Logic’s title for his song, “1-800-273-8255”, is the number for the worldwide suicide prevention hotline. The single caused the hotline to have their highest amount of calls to date. The song is on track to hit no. 1 on Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B charts. It features guest artists Alessia Cara and Khalid.
Logic’s lyrics start off with him feeling out of place in life. “It feels like my life ain’t mine,” he says. The chorus is supposed to be a caller for the hotline stating he doesn’t want to live. “I just wanna die today,” he whispers. Alessia’s role in the song is as a suicide prevention worker from the hotline. She explains how he has plenty to live for, to try “seeing light in the darkest things,” she sings. Khalid’s ending verse is the caller coming to terms with the world. “I finally wanna be alive,” he says.
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The beat of the song is dramatic and emotional. It perfectly complements the lyrics message. It lets the song be more emotional and heart feelt, allowing you to fully appreciate everything the song has to offer.
Logic’s 1-800 has a meaningful message with which everyone can relate a little. The song is on his album EVERYBODY is one of the best songs it has to offer.
Logic
Album cover
Single cover
Behind the Scenes of PV's School of Rock, Part 1
-Alasaundra Silva
School of Rock is a huge production and has a lot of people working on it. Here are some of the people making it all happen:
Q: What's it like being a part of School of Rock?
Any stories?
A: "I really like it. It's a lot of work but it's fun. I like bonding with cast members and crew members. We have our own little prayer circle in the hallway and it's beautiful because not all of us are religious and stuff. I won't name names but some in the back yell 'HAIL SATAN' and we all just crack up. I joined really late and I'm one of the only freshman so I feel like hot stuff. Daniel Geiger, Alina, Jana, and Joy are my favorite people. I love Joy and Charlotte so much. I love befriending people who are older than me because they're like my mom. Cleo is great. Daniel Geiger is amazing. I like dressing people. Jovany is also really great." -Navy Sims (9)
Q: What's it like being a part of the cast? Any stories?
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A: "It's amazing. Each day is a new experience. I love each and every person on the cast. I try to get as close as I can to each and every one of them. During the Gala show in one of the scenes one of the characters had to wear a turkey head and I had to hit off the head with a prop axe. I hit a little too hard and broke the hat on stage in front of the audience. They found it funny and we we're trying not to laugh because it wasn't supposed to happen. It was great." -Briana Ramos (10)
Q: What's it like being a part of the cast? What's it like preforming in the theater?
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A: " It's cool because we all come different cliques. It's really different because I've never performed in a theater like this. It's really cool because we've never had something like this at our school. It's really fun to be a part of something that is going to be part of history. I think what's funny is that I have to make a duckface the whole time because it's my signature face for my character." -Kayla Alarcon (12)
Q: What do you do on set? What's it like being a part of a big cast? What have you learned from being a part of the show?
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A: "I'm the lead guitarist in No Vacancy, the father of one of the students, and a biker. It's surprising to me because this is my first show. There's a lot to do in a big cast and there's more work to be done in my opinion. It's kind of stressful but really motivating. When I came in there were a lot of people I did not like in here but the show has brought everyone closer together. I've learned that just talking to people can bring people closer." -Carlos Concreran (10)
Q: How does it feel being a part of the cast even though you've graduated? Any stories?
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A: "It feels like I didn't even graduate. Well it feels great because I still get to see my friends and everybody. I still feel a part of the family and I don't feel left out just because I don’t go here anymore. It's my last show and I'm enjoying it as much as I can. I play a 12-year-old kid and I'm 18. People always say 'WHAT YOU'RE 18? YOU'RE GRADUATED? I DON’T BELIEVE IT. ' I look younger than most of the kids in the kids cast and I'm the oldest. So yep I'm the joke." - Jana Villena
PUBLIC PAPA
growing in the
roots of a tree
with bark as
scales or the
eyelids that cover
the sap filled
bags of milk
we carry in
our branch,
twig, and
cotton craters.
we occupy
the trees
of Niger in
hopes of
economic
uprising, we
occupy with
froth loving
hound dogs and
racism,
we occupy
with ethnocentrism
and a mindset of a
50-year-old white
man from Tuscan,
we occupy with
the fervor
of Olympians
to run in all
directions
catching any
dark skin we can
find, putting a
spear to their back
to claim
the soil was native
to our heels.
we flush worldly
matter down
an unclean
water pipe
into the seas,
manifested
with pounds of
oil.
all of the sudden,
the united states
and imperialism sound
more like a couple
than cousins.
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-Zander Moreno