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Winter Formal 2018

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By Maria Leonino / Staff Writer

    Student Council hosted the annual Winter Formal dance February 10 in the high school gym. The theme was “Under the Sea,” and the commons was decked out in all types of blues and greens.

    For decorations, the lockers were covered with black paper. Nets were hung up with different types of fish that were multicolored to add to the sea effect.

    Two banners covered the trophy cases, and they were decorated with bubbles. Centerpieces included candles and leis serving as a beachy feel.

    One unique feature was a mini arch entering the commons. Lights were hung around the white painted arch, and blue gossamer was wrapped around it.

    The staircases served as a waterfall. Blue and green gossamer wrapped around the railings, while white poms of gossamer filled the space at the bottom.

    Winter Formal is not as popular as Homecoming, but many students attended. Formal is less fancy, but people still dress up and look nice.

    Over the years ticket sales for dances have gone up, which is a positive because more people are becoming involved with the school events. Many students enjoy school dances because they can relax and be with their friends.

    Something Student Council has added this year is a Spring Fling dance. By popular demand, students voted for a casual dance.

    For the venue, Student Council is working towards an outdoor event, and of course making the dance less formal. Overall, many students seem to enjoy the dances and will likely continue to attend.

Community, News

Ballet Theatre of Ohio performs 25th annual nutcracker show

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By: Gabi Spigelmire / Staff Writer

    The Nutcracker by the Ballet Theatre of Ohio entertains hundreds every year with their production of The Nutcracker. Christine Meneer, creator of the dance studio Meneer School of Dance, directs the entire show every year and makes sure it has reached its full potential.

    The popular production will be going on from November 25 through December 3, though rehearsals have already long begun.

     Tickets can be purchased at the door of the Akron Civic Theatre or online at the Akron Civic theatre’s website. Tickets are ranging between $30 and $60

    Many students from Stow High school have been cast in the production. Hailey Molchen, Paige Skripac, Haley Boggs, Makenna Zelenak, Lexi Dudones, and Christina Black.

      Molchen and  Black have been cast as Clara, the main female character in the show.  Molchen has also been cast as a Dew Drop and the Chinese lead and Black as an Arabian Princess. Skripac and  Boggs have been cast as the Fairy Queen along with the Marzipan lead. Dudones and Skripac have been cast as the chinese lead. Haley Boggs has also been cast as a dew drop. Makenna Zelenak has been cast as the Spanish Senorita and the Arabian Princess. Many other Stow students of younger grade levels have also been cast.

    Christine Meneer has put on this spectacular show for many years. This year will be the 25 anniversary of Meneer directing the show. So get your tickets now to see the 25th Anniversary of the Nutcracker directed by Christine Meneer.

Entertainment, Front/Home

Netflix struggles financially as they lose viewers

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By: Shea Sullivan / Staff Writer

    Netflix, one of the most popular streaming services, is in trouble. It is currently $4.84 billion in debt, and is losing contracts with many popular channels.

    Disney has announced that it is ending it’s contract with Netflix and will start its own streaming service starting in 2019, taking all of the Disney shows and movies off of Netflix.

    Of course, Netflix has many popular original shows such as “Stranger Things,” “Thirteen Reasons Why” and “House of Cards,” to name a few, but for the viewers those do not make up for the all the shows Netflix has taken off, and will continue to take off.

    Hulu, another extremely popular streaming service is taking advantage of Netflix’s struggles. For example, “30 Rock,” and many food network shows that have been taken off of netflix have been picked up on Hulu with additional shows to come.

    Netflix still has more viewers than other streaming services like Hulu and amazon prime, but Hulu especially is gaining ground, and may surpass Netflix while Hulu continues to add, and Netflix continues to drop.

    Recently, Spotify and Hulu paired up and announced that for only five dollars a month, students can receive Spotify premium and Hulu plus for 12 months. This can benefit Hulu greatly and may hurt Netflix even more.

    However, Netflix just announced that they invested $400 million into Canadian film TV production which may bring in a generous amount of money for the streaming service. Netflix will be working with Canadian producers and will even start making shows and films in French, but will that keep Netflix from falling below Hulu?

    Netflix has a few new seasons of it’s original shows coming back in October like “Stranger Things” season two, and “Haters Back Off” season two. Besides those two, there are not many other well-known shows joining the service this October

    Despite Netflix having two new seasons of two popular originals coming back, the focus seems to be on the shows leaving Netflix in October. These shows include but are not limited to “Malcolm in the Middle,” “One Tree Hill,” “Bones” and “Family Guy.”

    As of now, Netflix seems to have a risky and unpredictable future on the line with billions of dollars of debt. It is hard to predict where the most popular streaming service will go down.     

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Puerto Rico suffers from Hurricane Maria

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By: Amanda Ostrowski / Staff Writer

     Puerto Rico recently had a towering hurricane wash over them. This hurricane has left Puerto Rico with hardly anything.

    Hurricane Maria, with winds up to 155 mph crashed into Puerto Rico. This knocked out all the electricity and power to the island.

    The residents are running low on the food and fuel. Families are having a hard time sending their loved ones food and water because it’s so expensive.

    “Let me begin by saying our hearts and prayers go out to the people of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, who are suffering in the wake yet of another catastrophic hurricane,” President Donald Trump said.

    Trump wants to be there for Puerto Rico every step of the way. He wants to help in any way he can because there are many Americans that live or are visiting Puerto Rico.

    Since most of the power is still out Puerto Rico passed a curfew that says no one can be out from 7 p.m- 5 a.m. About 60 people we already arrested for breaking the curfew.

    The police are still missing around 10% of their employees, and also they are working in way less buildings then they should be. They are also having trouble because many people have been shoplifting and stealing stuff they need like food and water. Around 36 people have already been arrested for committing those kinds of crimes.

    Puerto Rico is doing the best that they can, but the people there can not do everything themselves especially because they are on an island. Other people need to step in and help Puerto Rico.

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