Upcoming Albums in 2017
Posted on December 15, 2016 by Katherine Quezada in Entertainment
Katherine Quezada
Chronicle Reporter
Music is something that is known all around the world, something that isn’t contradictory because all people can listen to it no matter what religion, race, or age.
Tbis upcoming year there are going to be new albums from different various artists.
Here are a few albums that artists will be releasing on Dec 2016 and Jan 2017. Take a listen to possible nominees for next years award shows including the Grammys.
Kid Cudi—- Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’
Little Simz— Stillness ins wonderland
Austin Mahone— ForMe+You
Alessi —Wives
Bonobo —-Migration
Brandon—- Can’t Dance Graveyard Of Good Times
Code Orange —-Forever
Colony House—- Only The Lonely
Danny Gokey —Rise
Egyptrixx —Pure Beyond Reproach
Julie Byrne —Not Even Happiness
Run the Jewels —Run The Jewels 3
Sepultura —Machine Messiah
Sohn —Rennen
The Band of Heathens—Duende
The Flaming Lips— Oczy Mlody
The Infamous Stringdusters —Laws Of Gravity
The xx —I See You
New ‘Dunkirk’ trailer including teen heart throb Harry Styles
Posted on December 14, 2016 by Katherine Quezada in Entertainment, Op-Ed
Katherine Quezada
Chronicle Reporter
New film named Dunkirk has officially announced it will be released Summer of 2017. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the story takes place in World War 2 in the Dunkirk Evacuation. The Dunkirk Evacuation was the evacuation of allied soldiers from the British Empire, Belgium, and France surrounded by the German army on the beaches of Dunkirk.
This film has been getting much attention for reasons not being related to the historical background but because of the familiar face in the new trailer that was released. One Direction’s Harry Styles.
Having such a famous person on a film can have its pros and cons. Pro: the box office will sky rocket making tons of money because teenage girls who love a band member will want to see Harry Styles in a different environment and see one of his other many talents, besides singing.
Con: Many people will be watching the film only because of him, and the film may not get the recognition it deserves. The portrayal of events that actually took place in history will not be recognized so greatly as it should be because teenage girls will be focused on how ‘cute’ or how ‘hot’ Harry Styles will look in combat clothes.
This will be an environment that he’s never been seen in before. Hopefully he will convince viewers that he cannot only rock the stage and sing but can also act and entertain, making teenager fangirls forget he’s known for being in a boyband and actually intrigue them into the movie. Hopefully teens and people of all ages will be entertained as well as learn history from it.
Can you guess what the most downloaded holiday songs of all time are?
Posted on December 1, 2016 by Katherine Quezada in Entertainment
Sharon Ulloa
Chronicle Reporter
10. “Last Christmas,” Wham! 1984 (751,000 downloads)
9. “Jingle Bell Rock,” Bobby Helms 1957 (780,000 downloads)
8. “Feliz Navidad,” Jose Feliciano 1970 (808,000 downloads)
7. “Where Are You Christmas?” Faith Hill 2000 (897,000 downloads)
6. “Christmas Canon,” Trans-Siberian Orchestra 1998 (918,000 downloads)
5. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” Brenda Lee 1958 (1 million downloads)
4. “Mistletoe,” Justin Bieber 2011 (1.1 million downloads)
3. “Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24),” Trans-Siberian Orchestra 1996 (1.3 million downloads)
2. “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” Kristen Bell, Agatha Lee Monn & Katie Lopez 2013 (1.6 million downloads)
1. “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey 1994 (3.2 million downloads)
These are in order from least to most download through out the years. Maybe you would like to listen and bring holiday cheer!
Netflix: watch wherever, whenever with no internet needed
Posted on December 1, 2016 by Katherine Quezada in Entertainment
Katherine Quezada
Chronicle Reporter
Netflix announces you can download and stream anything you’d like so you can view on the go not having to use wifi. This app is no stranger to the internet entertainment world and has gained much popularity over the years. Almost everyone uses it to stream their favorite TV shows, movies and even Netflix originals that can only be watched if one has a Netflix account.
Binge watching over weekends when you have nothing else to do, while eating popcorn and ice cream in your bed seems to be today’s way of “chillin” to many adolescents. If you didn’t think Netflix could get any better, well it did. Whether you are in “airplane mode, road trip mode, stuck-in-the-subway-for-20-minutes mode. You’re favorite stories are now available for download anytime.” stated Netflix’s official twitter.
Now people can watch whatever they’d like with no internet needed, so if you get lost in the middle of no where and don’t have any way to call for help because you’re signal is horrible, at least you can watch Netflix until someone else goes by to help you out. If you take three different metros to get home you can watch Netflix to keep you entertained. This will definitely be a new favorite feature for many people including myself, just remember to download before you officially have no signal otherwise you’ll be stuck with a long, boring time wherever you’re headed off to.
Unlikely Duo become comedy favorites
Posted on November 10, 2016 by Katherine Quezada in Entertainment
Katherine Quezada
Crimson Chronicle Reporter
New comedic cooking show aired Nov 7 on VH1 starring Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart.
A cooking show with two completely different people started in their new show called “Martha and Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party.” The show started its season off with jokes, guest stars and food. The show’s first episode had guest stars Seth Rogen, Wiz Khalifa and Ice Cube.
Performed live in front of an audience with mature humor and games is a fun way of entertainment. Two truths and one lie was played while Snoop and Martha were competing to see who made the best plate of fried chicken with their guests stars to win Fried Chicken Champion.
If you enjoy jokes, food, and celebrity guest stars making non stop jokes all in one then this new entertainment series is for you. Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg an unlikely duo but get together to film making it one whole hour of fun. 2.3 million viewers watched the first episode and reviews were filled with positive feedback. Episodes air every Mon at 10 pm ET on VH1
Fake babies taking over
Posted on November 4, 2016 by Katherine Quezada in News
Sharon Ulloa
Crimson Reporter
Fake babies everywhere, that is all that we see, fake babies. Some have flour in them, fake googly eyes, and they all are wrap with baby blankets.
Students who take child development class are all probably carrying a 10 pound fake baby. Students were assigned to build a baby and assist for seven days. Students also received a log to keep track on the baby’s care and need.
This is very helpful to the students, so they can try and realize that having a child can be difficult. Parents need patience, time, and money, which most high school students don’t have. Even though it’s tricky to handle a baby and your classes, but you can’t deny the fact of how cute and lovable those fake babies are.
LGBT club comes out with first assembly
Posted on October 20, 2016 by Katherine Quezada in News
Sharon Ulloa
Crimson Chronicle Reporter
An assembly will be held on Friday, Oct. 21 by the LGBT club in the auditorium. This will be considered the school’s first time ever having an LGBT history assembly. The LGBT club have came a long way, not just their rallies and club rush moments but they will have the privilege of having their own assembly to display their community, to celebrate their pride and achievements.
Their community embraces their diversity, individuality, and sexuality. They’ll have the pleasure to show their support to this community and how much it means to them. And what is a more fun way than to have an assembly with every student included?
“I’m so excited, a lot of it was planned in the last few months. Ryan Alba, Milagros Robelo, Valeria Gracia, and me- Alyssa Lira, (officers of the LGBT), it took much to plan and we’re happy to share our work with you guys.” said Alyssa , 10th, SAS.
Period 5th teacher will be accountable of taking students to the auditorium. Not only will there be periods 1,2,3, & 5 but we will also have a minimum day dismissal at 12:39pm.
Can’t use a calculator in English: Only in the PSATs
Posted on October 19, 2016 by Katherine Quezada in Op-Ed
Katherine Quezada
Crimson Chronicle Reporter
PSAT testing on Wednesday was a long and stressful day for all students who weren’t seniors. A three and a half hour long exam, testing knowledge in math and English was distributed not only to students in LAUSD but to schools all over the country.
This exam was a supposed ‘practice’ for the upcoming SATs for underclassmen, yet we were also told this exam was a qualification for Merit Scholarships.
Personally, what I do not understand, if this is a way to qualify for scholarships why doesn’t school administration talk about it more to let students prepare on their own time? Middle school students also take this exam so knowing about it is not new to freshman as well as for sophomores and juniors. One week prior to the test taking was when I found out students were being tested.
Social media is a big thing in today’s youth, and every year on the day of the PSATs after every student has completed the exam, students somehow get it to trend on social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, etc. Now, does this mean because millions of students are talking about the test itself through social media, will our scores get cancelled ? Will we get in trouble for talking about “how many days it takes to read 30,000 words ?” After all we all did sign a contract saying we would not discuss this exam under any circumstances. Oh the irony.
With the tweets and memes going around all over, one very popular one was making fun of the “No calculator during the English section” rule. I including many others were not aware a calculator was needed for English. I still do not understand why that rule was made.
Overall. this exam did make a good topic to make fun of but should be taken seriously as the real SATs are approaching for anyone under the twelfth grade.
Hopefully, this exam made you realize you do not remember how to do any math whatsoever. It should also make you practice how to flip pages back and forth pretty fast for the English section. Yay.
