Chiles Symphonic Winds earns Straight Superior Ratings at District Music Assessment

March 15, 2010  
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Congratulations to the Lawton Chiles Symphonic Winds on their performance this past weekend at the FBA District Concert Music Performance Assessment! They received Superior ratings from all 3 stage judges and from the 1 sight-reading judge.  Chase Banks also received a Superior rating on the student... Read more »

Screen Actors Guild Awards: A Celebration of the Stars

February 8, 2010  
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The Screen Actors Guild Awards aired for the first time on NBC from Universal Studios, on Feb. 25, 1995. Since then, Guild members have been coming together to celebrate each other’s accomplishments in the entertainment industry. This is the only award ceremony that exclusively honors performers with... Read more »

Damaged Picasso: A Rip in Art History

February 8, 2010  
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, better known as the Met, is known for their high profile and famous works and exhibits that they have rolling in yearly. Among other well-known art pieces, is a collection of Picasso paintings that have been at the museum for years. This past week, however, a visitor damaged... Read more »

No More Shows for Hannah Montana?

January 21, 2010  
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As we all know Hannah Montana is loved by many girls around the country. The beloved Miley Cyrus swept the nation when the hit television series premiered four years ago. Now to many people’s dismay the show is being canceled after four great seasons. The series has included movies, a line of clothing,... Read more »

Jay Leno Show: Prime-time Bust!

January 20, 2010  
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Recently, the Jay Leno Show’s time-slot has been moved to Prime-time hours in one of the biggest NBC gambles in history. Prime-time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually from 8 P.M. to 11 P.M. Unfortunately, Leno’s show, has been hurting NBC Affiliate... Read more »

#1 Movie In America: Avatar’s Reign

January 20, 2010  
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Ever since the movie Avatar’s release into theatres December 18, movie goers have been ravenous for it.  In a short time, it has quickly risen up the charts and become the #1 movie in America.  The story is about a paraplegic Marine named jack Sully taking his dead brother’s place on a planet called... Read more »

The Rebirth

November 23, 2009  
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Lil Wayne’s newest album “The Rebirth” has been the top topic in the music world for the past year. Not just because it’s a brand new Lil Wayne album but because its Lil Wayne’s first rock album. The album features his single “Prom Queen,” which was released in January. Prom Queen was just... Read more »

New Moon: Worth the Wait

November 23, 2009  
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Wow, how do I even begin to explain how incredibly amazing this movie is?  Well, the movie starts out with Bella having a super crazy dream where she was an old lady and Edward, still 17 and dazzling as ever, tells her happy birthday and kisses her hand.  Uh, kind of gross, but I’ll let that one... Read more »

Sesame Street’s 40th Anniversary

November 6, 2009  
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Frustrated with the lack of educational television programming, Joan Cooney wanted to develop a show that would target preschoolers, especially the inner city youth. By using jingles and other stylistic devices, he intended to sell learning to the children. In putting this idea into action, the first... Read more »