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Johnston High School - 6500 NW 100th St, Johnston, IA

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Johnston High School - 6500 NW 100th St, Johnston, IA

The Black & White

American Beauty/American Psycho falls short for Fall Out Boy

“American Beauty/American Psycho” falls short for Fall Out Boy

Natalie Larimer, Online Sub-Editor February 19, 2015

After the five year hiatus of Fall Out Boy, their album “Save Rock and Roll” became one of the most memorable albums of 2013. Now, they struck again with their newest album, “American Beauty/American...

Caucasian actress  Rooney Mara poses as Native American Tiger Lily. With a look at the full poster, apparently traditional Native American outfits now consist of plaid.

Hollywood returns to whitewashing the movie screen

Erin Bockenstedt, Staff Writer January 29, 2015

In the first trailer for July 2015's "Pan" there is a thing that sticks out like a sore thumb. In "Pan" the Native American Tiger Lily is played by Caucasian actress Rooney Mara. This casting decision...

Number 44 from the West Des Moines Valley Tigers boys basketball team guards senior Regen Siems.

Racial slurs thrown at basketball game

Carly Kinning, Online Editor-in-chief January 14, 2015

It was the last quarter of the varsity boys' basketball game. The Dragons were down by 12 to the West Des Moines Valley Tigers, and students and fans were becoming more frustrated with how the game was...

Alpha, the Betta fish, in his sweet new crib. The tank is set up in the J-lab and Alpha has quickly earned the admiration of several students. If you want to come visit Alpha, stop by the J-lab (room 413) and say hi.

Testing the Teddy Tank™

Natalie Larimer, Online Sub-Editor October 28, 2014

A new kind of fish tank has been introduced to the world: the Teddy Tank™. This designer tank combines two of my favorite things by placing a fish tank inside of a teddy bear. With sayings like “‘Tanks’...

A car with a custom paint job advertising The Phantom of the Opera sits outside the Civics Center. The car was there for all the performance dates, free for the public to look at and take pictures with.

Legendary musical continues to please

Bryce Schulte, Sub-Editor October 9, 2014

I had the chance to go see the brilliant musical “The Phantom of the Opera” at the Civics Center in downtown Des Moines Sept. 20. In 2012, “The Phantom of the Opera” had been, in a sense, updated....

As Above So Below fails to be original

“As Above So Below” fails to be original

Jake Dalbey, Staff Writer October 2, 2014

Found footage movies, where the film looks as though it being filmed by a handheld camera similar to "The Blair Witch Project," are a dime a dozen these days, especially when it's a horror movie. There's...

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