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Jumanji: Dated but fun

Jumanji: Dated but fun

Justin Kim, A&E Editor December 24, 2017

Well isn't this a very strange selection for a Christmas review... I have never picked up an old board game from the beach, brought it to my house, and then had it transform into a video game cartridge...

Star Wars: The Last Jedi - savior or traitor?

Star Wars: The Last Jedi – savior or traitor?

Justin Kim, A&E Editor December 22, 2017

Green milk? How the heck is that remotely appetizing or nourishing? Star Wars: The Last Jedi has garnered reputation as the savior, the traitor, and the pariah of the Star Wars fandom ever since it...

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Review: A fun, fresh, frantic game

Sean Senft, Reporter December 17, 2017

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is a multiplayer online Battle Royale, last man shooting game. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was developed and published by PUBG Corporation and is available to play on Xbox...

Destiny 2 “Curse of Osiris” fails to impress

Ross Oliver, Reporter December 13, 2017

Disappointment seems to be common with Destiny 2. The “Curse of Osiris” expansion fails to address the multiple end game problems of Destiny 2. This hollow expansion is nothing more than a measly 2...

Two performers dance to All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey

“No Shame” Variety Show is still the best thing you’ve never heard of

Ed Walters, Sport's Editor December 9, 2017

On Friday, Dec. 8, the McLean Theatre Department put on their second "No Shame" Variety Show for the 2017-18 school year (the first one can be read about here).   The show is for anyone with...

Setting the Stage- The concert took place at McLean High School in the auditorium. The green-lit stage sets a happy mood and gets the audience into the Christmas spirit.

MHS Band gets into the Holiday Spirit

Rebeka Rafi, Business Manager December 8, 2017

McLean’s award-winning band was getting into the holiday spirit by having their winter concert on Dec. 9. Symphonic Band (the top band group in MHS) played the song “Sleigh Ride” as they do every...

The cast of the Unruly Theatre Project (UTP) celebrates after a successful second show of the year.

Unruly Theatre Project offers hilarious entertainment

Anya Chen, Reporter December 8, 2017

Audience members of all ages, including fellow Highlanders who came to support their friends, gather into the McLean Project for the Arts gallery-turned-show space on a breezy Thursday evening. Several...

Highlanders in a holidaze

Highlanders in a holidaze

Carla Ballard, Reporter December 4, 2017

There are indeed, two types of people in this world when it comes to the upcoming holiday season. Those who whip out the ugly Christmas sweaters as soon as Halloween commences, and, of course, those...

Big Shaq drops some new tracks

Jeremy Siegel, News Editor December 4, 2017

In a world with degrading lyrics about women, inflammatory music, and a general decline in lyrical genius, one man has filled the void. Who is it? It is Big Shaq, of course. Dropping his first song "Mans...

A novel for ages

Pragya Dhungana, Reporter December 3, 2017

Past Perfect by Danielle was released on Nov.28.  This novel is a spellbinding story of two families living a hundred years apart who open the door to an unimaginable friendship. Past present collides...

Clarinet quartet performing an arrangement of Passacaille by George Frideric Handel. Photo courtesy of Susan Friedman.

Ensembles perform in McLean chamber music concert

Josh Leong, Reporter December 2, 2017

The McLean Band held its chamber music concert featuring ensembles from the Symphonic Band on Nov. 30th. The chamber program is geared towards showcasing high quality music to an audience that may or may...

Jaden Smith releases debut album “SYRE”

Imani McCormick, Managing Editor December 1, 2017

  Jaden Smith was never shy of the public eye as the son of actors Will and Jada Pinkett Smith and undoubtedly has used his platform for creating what could be the future of music. His down-to-earth...

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