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February 20, 2025 Stohion Staff Leave a comment

Gabriel Chaney / Staff Writer

NBA is making some blockbuster trades this year.

The main trade everyone seems to be talking about is the three-team trade that included the Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks.

Big names were moved around such as Anthony Davis and Max Christie to the Mavericks. The Mavericks also received a 2029 first-round pick. The Lakers received Luka Dončić, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris.

The Jazz got Jalen Hood-Schifino, a 2025 second-round pick from the Clippers and the Mavericks 2025 second-round pick. Many people believe the Lakers benefit more from this trade, but diving deeper it’s not as good as it seems.

The Lakers gave up Anthony Davis who is averaging 25.7 PPG, 11.9 RPG and 2.1 BPG. Davis is a key piece to the Lakers puzzle, and losing him will loom large. When healthy, Davis is a top-five defender in the NBA; he is also a great rebounder.

The Lakers received Luka, who is averaging 28.1 PPG, 8.3 RPG and 7.8 APG. Luka is an offensive mastermind, and where he struggles on the defensive side of the ball, he is a mediocre defender. Luka has also played in just 22 games this year due to injury. The Lakers defense will be struggling without Davis.

The Jazz received Jalen Hood-Schifino who has played in only two games this year and is averaging 2 PPG, 0.5 RPG and 0.5 APG. The Jazz seem like the overall loser of this trade. The Mavericks getting Davis is a huge piece, and with the addition, they could very well make it deep into the playoffs this year. The winner of this trade is the Mavericks as they push for a championship with Davis.

The next trade was another three-team trade that involved the Chicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings and San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs received De’Aaron Fox and Jordan Mclaughlin. The Kings got Zach LaVine, Sidy Cissoko in three first-round picks and three second-round picks.

The Bulls received Zach Collins, Tre Jones, Kevin Huerter and a first-round pick. The Spurs new lineup looks scary as they pair Fox and Chris Paul in the backcourt. The duo of Fox and Victor Wembenyama will be scary and make the Spurs a deep playoff team. The winner of the trade is definitely the Spurs as they added a key player to the roster.

The Kings also improved by adding LaVine to team back up with Demar DeRozan. LaVine also joins Domantas Sabonis, Malik Monk and Keegan Murray making the Kings lineup a lot more fierce. The Bulls add size in Zach Collins and a great 3-point shooter in Kevin Huerter. Tre Jones has been a not-so-great bench piece for the Kings, but moving him to the Bulls alongside Josh Giddey and Nikola Vučević might just unlock his full potential.

The winner of the trade is the Spurs, but all around, it’s a fair trade for every team involved. Overall the power rankings have shifted significantly due to these trades, which heavily influences the outcome of the playoffs.

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Winter Formal set to be a fun night on the dance floor

February 20, 2025 Stohion Staff Leave a comment

By Riya Bhattarai

Dances are one of the most anticipated events of the school year for many students.

Homecoming occurs at the beginning of the school year, often in September, while the Winter Formal tends to happen mid-year.

Although this year, the date has changed a bit, and the dance is occurring later than previous years as it is being held March 1 according to Student Council adviser, Dana Kester.

Usually like previous years, dances happen in the school gymnasium, and this year’s winter formal will keep the same tradition.

¨SMFHS Commons and Gym [is where the dance will take place],” senior Elena Kimmich, chair of Student Council said.

Food and drinks are also another important factor in a formal dance.

¨We will have free cookies and water, [and] Kona Ice and Rowdy Beans will be there for purchase,¨ Kimmich stated.

This year’s Winter Formal date has had some problems in the planning area as it was changed “a few times this year due to building scheduling issues,” Kester said. “We had to work around basketball schedules, Speech and Debate tournaments and Foodie Palooza.”

Planning and creating an event may seem like a semi-easy thing; however, once a theme is chosen, there is quite a bit of work that goes into finalizing everything in order for the event to be successful.

“Once they choose a theme, they create a vision board for inspiration and also to ensure their design is cohesive. From there, they think about the different areas that need to be decorated: the staircases, lockers, trophy cases, windows and tables. The committee chairs oversee the decor decisions, but committee members work on their own areas,” Kester said.

Kimmich discussed how each committee member is given an area of the commons to decorate, and she is in charge of designing that part of things.

¨This year, each are is a different part of ‘Wonderland,’ so the entrance staircase is themed ‘The Garden’ where Alice is seen, and the lockers are themed ‘Mad Hatter.’ We work with Mrs. Sedor to sell tickets and make purchases. The committee makes sure all of our advertisements are approved and fit the theme,¨ Kimmich said.

Student council members will be busy the morning of March 1 preparing the commons and surrounding areas for the dance later that evening. Kester said about 40 students will participate in the decorating from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m., and will work in their designated areas to make the commons suitable for a magical night.

“Student Council is a well-oiled machine on the morning of a dance,” Kester said.

Entertainment, Reviews

‘Bones and All’

February 20, 2025 Stohion Staff Leave a comment

By Lukas Prominski

Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones and All” is one of the most thrilling movies I’ve ever seen. For a movie about cannibals on the run and shockingly little action, the intense moments that it does have are extremely well done.

The film stars Timothee Chalamet and Taylor Russell as the story’s lead protagonists. It opens with Russell’s character Maren sneaking out to hang out with friends, only to bite off the hand of one of the girls she’s with.

Soon after, her father leaves her to fend for herself, citing the fact that he can’t deal with “whatever problem she’s got,” while handing her an address to find her mother, which leaves her in an unfortunate spot, unable to provide for herself and find friends.

Eventually, she meets actor Chalamet’s character Lee, another cannibal who is also, coincidentally, on the run with no friends or family. The two hit it off immediately, starting a long road trip for Maren to find her long-lost mother.

They encounter several other characters on the way, but, staying spoiler-free, none pose any actual importance to the plot other than her mother.

The acting performances from the two leads are phenomenal. Chalamet plays a very stone-cold teenager, hardened by the world around him. It’s a nice contrast from the normal characters he plays, like the lead in “Wonka” or the laid-back “cool kid” in “Lady Bird.” Despite this, he plays the part well.

Russell’s character, on the other hand, hasn’t had the same amount of experience as Chalamet’s, and the dynamic is both written and directed very well.

The romance that blossoms between the two characters is great as well. Guadagnino’s directing really portrays how they feel about each other, despite the fact that there isn’t a ton of dialogue in the film.

The cannibalism in the film is also really well done. The gore, while very realistic and graphic, provides an emotional reaction from the viewer.

Not only that, but the cannibalism in the film as a whole is up to interpretation. Obviously, there’s the interpretation that what happens in the film is real, but the cannibalism could also be a metaphor for anything from love to desire.

Ultimately, Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones and All” is a great watch. Chalamet’s and Russell’s performances are great, the writing is phenomenal and the metaphors that arise from the premise of the film are very well done as a whole.

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‘10 Things I Hate About You’

February 20, 2025 Stohion Staff Leave a comment

By Lillias Cummings

“10 Things I Hate About You” is one of the most iconic and well-known rom-coms for teens and adults since it first came out in 1999.

The movie begins with a new student, Cameron James played by Joseph Gordan-Levitt completely head over heels for one of the most popular and kind students, Bianca Stratford played by Larisa Oleynik. There’s only one problem–she’s not allowed to date until her sister Kat does.

Kat Stratford, played by Julias Stiles, is a beautiful, yet abrasive teenager who has absolutely no interest in dating and is very stubborn about the subject.

Cameron and his friend Micheal decide to come up with a plan to get the school bad boy, Patrick, played by Heath Ledger, to date Kat, so Cameron can date her sister Bianca.

Cameron, to speed up the process, deceives another popular kid interested in Bianca and says he will be the one to date her if she gets Patrick to date Kat.

After Patrick agrees to get involved with Kat, they gradually become friends and more. Patrick commits a series of funny and sweet gestures to win her over.

The end of the movie is sweet and the perfect ending to a great plot, the movie comes to a perfect full-circle ending without any sense of something being missing or being open-ended.

The movie’s coloring is also extremely vibrant, making it the perfect film to get ready for the bright colors of spring and summer that are slowly approaching. The vibes of the movie along with the colors shift it into the movie to watch when especially missing the summer while amid a dreary cold winter.

The chemistry between Kat and Patrick is electric once they begin to become fond of one another as well. They perfectly match each other with their initially stubborn and cold personalities that slowly stop when their walls come down for one another. They begin to show care and love for each other, which is the opposite of their initial personalities. There is an immense amount of character development between all the characters that makes you love them even more.

They also make each other more thoughtful to other people. Once they truly get together, Kat and her sister Bianca get along better and Patrick becomes more friendly to the people around him who truly mean no harm to him.

Teens tend to enjoy romantic comedies, as they perfectly grasp the kind of life some people desire. “10 Things I Hate About You” has the type of relationship many would love in the end, of course without the bribery and lies that came with their original relationship, but after Patrick truly realizes he loves her, he becomes the type of person any girl would want.

“10 Things I Hate About You” is overall the perfect movie to get excited for the upcoming spring and summer with the beautiful colors, the character development, and one of the most iconic endings to a film.

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