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Features Page 4 April 27, 2018 "Anatomy final because it's hard." "AP Art because I'm not into art." "My Biology final because it's one of the hardest subjects." "My math final because I'm not that good at it." What test are you most worried for? Sound Off / Tera Norton "I want the students to imporve in English because past results haved dropped more in that area than others." "The CAASP in mathematics because I'm afraid they [students] won't take it seriously." partan ound S off Mr. Fox (Director of Curriculum) Mrs. Tomasetti (Teacher) Valentine Ramirez (11) Kelli Robertson (10) Shane Barrow (9) Jordan Munoz (12) Shania Prieto Estrada Student Opinions Editor Rebeccah Smith Features Editor 'Xanadu' was a production put on by the 2017-2018 Drama Department at the Red Bluff High School. This musical features Adam Kinner as Sonny Malone, who plays the protagonist in the play; and Julia Silvera who plays Clio, a demigoddess, daughter of Zeus. The musical tells of the two falling in love, however the demigoddess is not supposed to fall in love with a mortal, for she is a Muse. In the end, Zeus grants them permission and says they may live happily ever after. Several classrooms helped with the production of this musical, such as the dance classroom, who helped to choreograph parts of the musical, and the construction classes, who helped to build and paint the set. Adam Kinner, junior at Red Bluff High School, is involved in drama and choir and is the son of Brooke Kenner, who is the construction teacher. Julia Silvera, a junior at Red Bluff High School, worked very hard along with the other cast members such as David Jensen, Jasmine Welks, Jenevieve Gimble, Nikia Oaktree, Olivia Silvera, Julia Zumalt, Kris Horn, and many more. The cast spent approximately seven to eight hours practicing for the play of Xanadu on Sunday and spent many days prior practicing just as hard in order to achieve what could only be described as an amazing and comical performance, Thursday through Saturday. Their hard work paid off during the show, and the crowd was in a fit of giggles. everyone enjoyed the spectacular performance. Mrs. Bonjean Coleman, the director of the musical, was very impressed with how their production came out. She had a lot of faith in them and knew they would achieve greatness. According to many of the audience members, they agreed that the cast and those who helped during the production did an amazing job. The crew of Xanadu did a great job capturing the Greek theme while providing a modern twist and keeping it current, yet accurate in its representation of the times. By keeping it modern they insured capturing the attention of the audience, which they did successfully. RBHS 2018 Art Fashion Show RBHS Dance to Chris Huhn Staff Writer The Red B l u f f H i g h S c h o o l d a n c e team is working hard for their dance show. The dance show is on Thursday, April 26 and Friday, April 27. The show is at seven o'clock on both nights, and it costs five dollars for a ticket. The dance team and dance classes have been working very hard for the show. Amalie Fobian, a senior on the dance team says that "I am looking forward to my duet and to show the school what we have been doing. Also, I look forward to just perfor- m i n g d a n c e . " The dance p r o g r a m h a s p r a c t i c e d for the s h o w e v e r y d a y a f t e r school for four hours. T h e d a n c e classes have been practicing for the show since the holiday classic. Working in the show is twenty staff m e m b e r s , and over one hundred s t u d e n t s . This year, the theme of the dance show is to reach your d reams. T h e d a n c e s h o w w i l l be split up by Dance One, Dance Two, and the RBHS Dance Team. The dance team will have the most time on stage and dance one will have the least amount of time on the stage. The dance show has either sold out or close to sold out on both nights for the last couple of years. The tickets for the show will be sold in front of the PAC on the night of each show. Both students and staff members have put a lot of time and effort in to making the dance show perfect and to make sure that there are no m i s t a k e s . T h e dance team is very excited for the show and hopes that many come to s u p p o r t and enjoy the performance on the 26th and 27th. The dance show is a chance for the d a n c e p r o g r a m at Red Bluff High S c h o o l to show people their talent, hard work, and creativity. "I am looking forward to my duet..." -Amalie Fobian, 12 Students in the art class created clothing outfits to showcase down a catwalk while others volunteered to be a model. Alongside the art students, various students from different classes volunteered to help and be models, or work b a c k s t a g e . At the c o m m u n i t y center, the show featured the showcasing of the outfits, along money for the high school's visual and performing arts program, along with raising awareness to other branches of fashion that tend to be overshadowed in art programs. "Another big intention of mine was that we reach out to the community to promote the art into the community and build art culture. We wanted to spread a message of connection, really liked getting to work with a bunch of people I didn't usually work with.". Freshman Heidi Cass believed that "The show went successfully. I participated as a model and designed the clothes I wore as well.". Null stated that the art show took around two months of planning and was finished with the effort of many students and community members. On April 13, 2018, Lisa Null's Red Bluff High School art class held an Art Fashion Show down at the Red Bluff Community Center. The show started at 7:00 on a Friday night, with a budget- friendly cost of $5 for tickets. The show was planned two months ahead of time and involved most of her art students. with the debut performance of two bands, and a dance performance by the Red Bluff High School Dance team. All in all, Null states there to have been forty models, ten musicians, and fifteen dancers at the event; however, there was also many c o m m u n i t y members around town that volunteered and helped with the show. According to Null, the goal of the show was to raise positivity and acceptance." Null wanted the art show to be a reason for the community to collaborate and celebrate good things in a fun way. For her first time hosting an art show, Null stated, "I was really impressed with how many people came out and were involved. I was really amazed about how creative the students are." Students of Null's art class shared the same positive attitude. Sophomore Chloe Avila stated, "I brings school success and fun 'Xanadu' entertains audience with timeless theme and wit present 'Dream' Photo Credit: Lisa Null

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