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photos by Bradley Power Senior Kylee Davis plays the part of Richard the Third, who is being tormented by the souls he has killed (Above). Richard the Third and his two consciences (Bottom Right).
by MiChael larsen
NS Drama depart sweepstakes and ensemble categories while attending the annual Shakespeare Competition, despite the drastic changes to accommodate safety during the pandemic.
Students this year could not attend any event in person and could not perform or view pieces in Cedar City. Instead, NS performed in front of a camera and sent their pieces to be judged and viewed online.
Students also had routine checks for symptoms before rehearsals, and all wore masks until they were ready to record their pieces.
The participants included sixteen NS students. Students were required to submit a pre-recorded piece, such as a song or a monologue, to try out.
Because of the shortage of auditions, every student that tried out was able to have a part in the Shakespeare competition.
After countless days of practicing and rehearsal, Barlow and his students submitted their work on September 26th.
The submissions consisted of two duo/ trio scenes, three dramatic monologues, and an ensemble consisting of scenes from Richard the
Barlow and his students all watched for their names when the winners were announced on Oct. 9. They were ecstatic to see the results.
Anderson was a lead role in the ensemble scene and won third place in the monologue category.
New Mandalorian season coming October 30
by Josh Cox
Almost exactly one year ago, a Star Wars series called The Mandalorian came out. Many were excited for its release, and for most it did not disappoint. Baby Yoda was introduced, and he captured all of our hearts.
Now, the second season of The Mandalorian is coming out on Oct. 30, the day before Halloween.
The last episode of The Man The Mandalorian, Din Djarin, received a jet pack, which fans were excited about. The jet pack is, of course, a sign of a Mandalorian, along with the helmet design and Beskar steel.
He also took down his imperial pack and some bombs. But we see die, he emerges from the wreckage, dark saber in his hand.
For those of you who do not know what a dark saber is, it is an incredibly rare weapon, completely unique. This weapon was kept within the Mandalorians, and was given to the leader as a sign of power and authority, not to mention he could wield it with great skill. winning and gaining a dark saber. Then, he may reform the Mandalorians, among other things.
The trailer for the upcoming series looks amazing. In the voiceover, the armorer tells Din Djarin that he needs to take Baby Yoda to the Jedi. the Mandalorians and the Jedi have contention toward each other. So, none of them will trust him, making
At the beginning of the trailer, out in space. It looks like he will get stranded or lose his ship. Then, he is walking into a city, which looks scene at the end of the trailer. desert planet, with a Tusken raider on the back of a Bantha. This suggests that they are on the planet Tatooine, where we know both Anakin and Luke lived.
In one of the following scenes of the trailer, he sees a woman, who just might be a Jedi. One thing that also might be important happens when he is being tailed by two X-wings, which means he visits the about the Jedi. But, it also seems that something goes wrong.
One of the things that makes the trailer exciting is at the end, where he beats the crap out of a
Overall, I think it’s safe to expect good things from season two of The Mandalorian. The trailer looks fantastic, and as long as we don’t have anything like episode 4 in the original season, the new season will be great.
The Little Trump That Tried
Murder mystery game skyrockets in popularity among students
by shirley xiCoTenCaTl
“Among Us” is a simple, yet complex game that is taking the gaming world by storm. Created by InnerSloth, “Among Us” was released in June of 2018. For two years, the game languished in the back of the App Store, with few downloads and few regular players. This was suddenly changed by a surge of popularity that took over both the PC and mobile platforms in mid-2020, the rising king of PC games.
Even though 82 percent of the NS student body knows of the game, only 53 percent of students play weekly. However, that is still quite a big number. Throughout the school, you can see many students playing before, after, or even during class. As the students are playing with classmates and even some teachers, such as Cheyne Christensen (who teaches coding), they are having a lot of fun during school.
Playing “Among Us” has been really fun for students when some of the teachers let them play for the last few minutes of class, which can cause a lot of ruckus. When playing you can feel betrayed if one of your friends kills you or vote you out for no reason. Students love being the im
The object of the game is simple, but the intrigue is in discovering who in the group is the virtually. There are one to three Imposters and killed, and try to vote out the imposter(s) when a crewmate’s body is found (or an emergency meeting is called).
While in the game, you are randomly chosen to be either to be a crewmate or an imposter. After you get chosen, it’s a game of who is the better liar and how many people get killed by the imposters and if the crewmates can get their vote them out. where everyone is going and who they are going with. If they get killed, they can still do their tasks and observe how far or how close their fel
Imposters need to kill the crewmates, which they can do by sabotaging the reactor, oxygen, lights or comms to make sure that the crewmates that a crewmate believes they have found an Imposter, they can either call an emergency meet
When playing as an imposter, students try to have to do. After killing the person, they try to sabotage either lights or something on the other side of the map to hinder the rest of the players. settings you can have in it. In the home menu, you can choose either to go online or local. After that you can choose if you want to create a new game or join a public game or even go into a game with bots.
Students often go into private lobbies with friends or family, in which the gameplay could cause a few trust issues or bring people together a lot more. Some like to play free play so they can
If you go into a private game or a game with a game, you can choose the color of your skin (dark blue/green, red, black, etc.). Also, while in the lobby you can change to wear a hat or an
You don’t have to pay money to get the game on your phone or your tablet and still get the hats, but if you try to get it on your computer, you will have to pay money for the game, and
Artistic students participate in project for impoverished youth
photo by Paul Allred Junior Paige Ison standing with her drawing for the Memory Project.
by Vanessa JiMenez
The Memory Project is a non people of all cultural backgrounds together and to show children from around the world that they are valued and important. They work with schools all around the world and have had 280,000 youth involved in 55 countries since 2004.
This organization has been involved with our school for about 8 years. A teacher working at Juab High School told NS art teacher Paul Allred about the organization. After they got in contact, the program was started here at NS. Since then 15 kids in our school have participated in the project, and they have completed 20-30 portraits.
A person will get chosen at random and the organization will send headshots of them to Allred. Allred then asks his students if they would like to participate, and the age of the person, their name, and their favorite color is the only information that is given about subject. Once the portrait is completed, it gets sent back. home, so they don’t have any photographs of themselves. They’re lucky to have a blanket, even food,” Allred said, “so it’s a way to give them something they can call their own.”
Some of the children live in refugee camps, others have lost their families, and others live in severe ing home and can’t carry around a lot of their personal belongings. So getting to have something like a portrait of themselves, drawn by someone miles away, can mean a lot to them. It’s also special for the people who get to draw the art.
“I think the fact that they were going to receive it was part of why I wanted to do it,” said junior Page Ison, who recently did a portrait for the organization. The impact that COVID-19 has had on The Memory Project has been huge. Normally, about 30,000 students around the country get involved, but this year, the total will probably be around 10,000. The delivery process has had to change as well; instead of traveling in person to deliver the portraits, they’ll have to send them by UPS and FedEx.
“The one thing all children in our program have in common is that they are either facing or over said the founder of The Memory Project Ben Shumaker said on his site, “and they inspire us with their courage and resilience. Creating portraits for them is our artistic way of showing support and honoring their strength. We also place a special emphasis on creating portraits for children in countries that have tension with the United States as a way of extending our hand in peace.”
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