December 2012 Warrior Post

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Warrior Post

What’s inside?

DO DA DUB

The Aftermath

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Student has royal heritage

Winter under $100

No Shave November Battle of the Beards is crowned

Bring Your Own Technology

Cell phones, laptops, and iPads allowed in class

LD12 Stats

News Coverage: • The Huffington Post • The Dallas Observer • Reddit • NBC Sports • Fox News Greta Van Susteren’s blog • London Daily mail

African princess

A winter you’ll remember on the cheap

Issue No. 2 7 December 2012 Martin High School

“I was in my AP Spanish 5 class, and since there are only nine people, we went all out in everything stereotypically Mexican,” senior Bria Benjamin said. “Sombreros, Frida Kahlo unibrows … the whole shebang.” Photo by Karsen Cinquepalmi

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Abby Bishop • News Editor

wo years ago, Martin came together for what was at the time the largest lip dub ever recorded. The school danced, silly-stringed and made an entertaining mess as the students displayed that “We are Martin.” This year the Nov. 19 Lip Dub was more than just a unifying 40 minutes of lip-syncing. Yes, students did crazy stunts – everything from boogie-boarding down the stairs to dancing with goats – but this time it was for a cause. Now, students are playing the YouTube video as much as possible because money is behind each and every one of those views. But it isn’t for Martin. One hundred percent of the money collected is going to MD Anderson Cancer Research in honor of junior Taylor Helland.

After hours of planning and practicing, the day of Lip Dub finally arrived. For 40 minutes, students simply had fun. Staff and crew made sure everybody was in place so that the video could run smoothly and the school could show the world who it is. By that evening, the video was up and anyone could watch Martin dancing together. Shortly after being uploaded, people were sharing Lip Dub with anyone who would watch. It even received international news coverage (see sidebar) and the views are steadily climbing past 50,000. Staff and crew are now able to collect the pledges for Lip Dub. Over $12,000 was raised and several donations have been made directly from the link on YouTube.

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Over 50,000 views in one week Over $12,000 raised in donations so far

See it all play out here


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