November 15, 2012
A&E
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Poms make their solo debut On Saturday, October 27, the Xavier Poms competed in the Stack the Stands competition at Prairie High School. Overall, the team’s points gave them second runner-up, but they accepted first place in both the Pom and Jazz categories. The Poms also earned the Showmanship Award, which was given to the team for showing the most stage presence and enthusiasm. “I’m proud that all the hard work we’ve done has paid off,” junior Charlie Dean said. “We have a great team this year that I am proud to be a part of.” This was the first solo competition for the Poms this year. Six out of the 15 girls in Poms competed with their solos the morning before the team competition. Out of these six, senior Taylor Parker placed first, sophomore Madison Recker received fourth, and freshman Erin Foley tied for eighth place. On November 3, the Poms also competed at the ISDTA State Solo Competition in Newton. All six soloists earned a division one rating. Out of those six, Recker
placed second, Parker accepted fourth, and Foley received eighth. The Poms compete again at the State Competition on November 30 in Des Moines. With a good score, the team has potential to make it to Nationals in February. “I’m super excited for State,” Dean said. “We need all of our supporters there to cheer us on!”
The Xavier Poms placed third at Stack the Stands and are in preparation for their next competition in Des Moines on November 30. Meghan Gerke photo
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John &Con: RED by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift has rightfully earned her worshipped status as the poet of young girls. When she speaks, they listen intently, with no breaks in concentration. Swift wields power and magic over them, simply by relating to them. Swift has an album at the top of the charts once again, joining past albums Taylor Swift, Fearless and Speak Now. Red was released October 22, and it did not take long to jump to number one on the iTunes top album list. Red is advertised as a country album like all of Swift’s other collections, but it could also be heard as a sort of pop/alternative style, too. In Red, the 22-year-old songwriter tries on many masks. She shocks with dub-step drops, and with help from pop mastermind Max Martin, channels Ke$ha
Radio stations: 89.1 and 101.9
“I listen to Christian rock and rap a lot. It is nice to hear music other than ‘Jesus loves you’, and each song has a different message to it.” -Jeff Frieden (‘15) Pudil photos
96.5 Kiss Country and i107.1 96.5: Country 107.1: All genres of music
“I like 96.5 because they play a lot of country music, and 107.1 is better than 102.9.” -Ashlyn Manternach (‘13)
Albums to look for: The Trilogy- The Weekend LongLiveASAP- A$AP Rocky
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What radio station do you listen to? Christian Rock
and takes on the dance floor. Taylor strays more toward mainstream music in this new album and away from her country roots. Many people complain that all Swift sings about are boys. Breaking up with boys, waiting for boys, hating boys, loving boys; will Taylor ever realize that maybe she is just a bad girlfriend or will she keep singing about all these “tragic” love tales? The songs are good, yes. The beats are okay too. The lyrics make sense. But maybe Taylor should just stop dating for a little while.
KZIA and Z102.9 Pop, rock, rap, and Top 40 Hits
“I like Z102.9 because they don’t play a lot of country music. All of my friends listen to it, too.” -Anna Petri (‘16) Ashley Pudil A&E Writer
Retraction: From the All-State Selection section of Choirs perform in concert in the previous issue, Meredith Diebold was also accepted as a Soprano into the All-State chorus that will be performing on November 17 at Iowa State University.