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--Grace C.

The Royal Wedding

The Royal Wedding is just days away. On Friday, April 29th Kate Middleton will marry the Prince of Wales, William. From the proposal the two have been busy from what they will wear to music and food. Every last detail will count, as the whole world will tune in on Friday. Many famous guests will arrive at Westminster Abby. An itinerary from People Magazine was released sometime last week. Everything is timed perfectly from the exact moment they kiss to when each guest arrives. This wedding is sure to be Royal and perfect. After months it’s right around the corner. Many souvenirs have already been release, it's kind of' silly, if you ask me, from a doll that looks exactly like Kate Middleton to tea bags of the couple. England will be in for a full day. The couple finalizes music, food, and last minute things this week and last. News reporters from all over the world will be attending to capture every moment of the two, from the ceremony to the reception it will not be missed from the camera. As weeks tune down to the Wedding there has been much going on. The Queen had lunch with Kate Middleton's Parents. Prince Harry has been promoted to Captain and there have been numerous rehearsals to make sure everything goes smooth as possible.  Everyone will tune in to watch history take place in England.


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The Bird that Couldn't Fly

As many of ya'll must have heard there is a new movie called Rio out in theaters. The one-and-a-half hour movie was released on April 15th and to my surprise, is number one in the box office. Rio is about a domesticated Macaw by the name of Blu which never learned how to fly. His entire life he had lived a very comfortable life in the small town of Moose Lake, Minnesota with his owner and best friend Linda. Both he and Linda think that he is the last Macaw out there, but they learn that there is another of his kind in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil named Jewel and thus make the decision to go to Brazil to find Blu's future girlfriend in the hopes of propagating the species. However, Blu and Jewel are forced to put their intended romantic relationship aside when they are kidnapped by a group of animal smugglers not long after they meet. With Jewel's streetsmarts and smooth-talking wisecracking city birds, she and Blu escape. Despite Blu's ans Jewel's escape, their kidnappers are still hot on their trail and Blu still doesn't know how to fly. With the help of his new friends, Blu must learn how to fly, evade being re-captured, and return to his best friend and owner, Linda.  

By: Gaby Garza  

Sleigh Bells@ Stubbs

his weekend, April 23rd, Saturday, the Sleigh bells played at La Zona Rosa. The show sold out almost immediately, and they performed their latest album, Treats, released May 11th, 2010. 

                    Sleigh Bells, the band of just two people, based in Brooklyn, New York, is composed of Derek E. Miller (songwriter, guitarist, producer) and Alexis Krauss (vocalist).  The band was formed in 2008, and the duo quickly jumped into the studio and threw together their first seven track album, Sleigh Bells. 
                    Their second album, Treats, released in 2010, is an eleven track album, that became popular very quickly, with songs from the album being in shows and movies. One track was in Gossip Girl, one in Skins  (the UK version) and one in a cell phone commercial. 
--Grace C.

Dont Be a Tattle-Tale!

Spoiler alert!

Glee extra Nicole Crowther was fired for leaking some juicy upcoming Glee news. The tattle-tale tweeted:


         “K is PQ and Ka is PK”




Suggesting that Chris Colfer, who plays Kurt, and Dave Karofsky would be named prom Queen and King.  People were outraged that Nicole had the nerve to realease such a Glee secret, ruining the surprise for thousands of people. One person on Nicoles hate list includes producer, Brad Faichuk, who responded to Nicoles tweet by tweeting;

“Who are you to spoil something talented people have spent months to create? Hope you’re qualified to something besides work in entertainment.”

From this its safe to assume that Brad will do his best to make sure Nicole will never even have the possibility to work in the entertainment business.  Nicole had received so much hate mail that she was forced to delete her twitter account. Her final tweet was;

“They are not doing reshoots because of my careless mistake so shut up haters and leave me alone. Grow up a[n]d get a life.”

Welcome to the unemployment line Nicole, you’ll be in it for awhile.

leads really bad ones

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Descriptive- Ever since she was a little girl, Senior Rosalind Faires grew up taking interest in the theater.  Being on stage is amazing for Rosalind.  Getting to live out a childhood dream in real life is like living out a fantasy for her.

“The best part in acting is definitely telling the story” she said.

 “I mean basically you get to keep playing pretend even though your grown up you know? Sometimes its mundane situations and sometimes its fantastical but you are getting to live out a life that isnt yours, and you get to share it with the audience, and I think that’s thrilling”.

Direct Quote-

“Getting to live out a live that isn’t yours, and getting to share it with an audience…constantly playing pretend.”

This is Senior Rosalind Faires’s life as an actor…this is Theater.

Startling Statement-

She always knew shed be an actor, but not like this

Interview of an actress

My feature story will be crafted around a young and aspiring actress by the name of Georgia McLeland. McLeland as a matter of fact is a junior here at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy and although she isn't officially a varsity theater student, she is of the their caliber. Talented actress, McLeland has been in acting since 3rd grade and is still a very active actress. Thus, she has taken part in more theatrical productions than she can count. My interview of her was a very enjoyable one as she told me about stories from embarrassing moments to memorable dreams. McLeland is a very exuberant and hyper person which resulted in a very interesting and amusing interview

By: Gaby Garza 

The Traveling Musician

My feature story is about a musician named Randy Akin, who has been traveling with different bands for about 12-15 years now, performing. My story talks about what his life is like as a traveling musician and what he has experienced and overcome on the road. In my interview with him, he talked about what it is like on the road, the stress, the pressure, and the pure excitement and joy of doing what he loves.

--Grace C.

Story of an Actress

My feature story will be about Senior Actress Rosalind Faires. I plan to just tell all about her life and what she does here as an actress. I will also mention many aspects of her acting life.  My interview experience with her was  very good.  She is super nice and gave really well worded answers!  Some questions i asked, like "what was the worst thing thats happened on stage?" and "whats the best part about being an actress?"  allowed me to get really amusing and awesome answers. I know that not all interview experiences will be as great as this one, but hey a girl can dream right?
I owe a thanks to Rosalind  for being such an awesome interviewee.

- a very happy interviewer!(kiaya)  :)

Singing your way to a girl's heart

How does a young adolescent boy ask a girl to the prom? By serenading her of course!

A couple of days ago, an incredibly adorable and thoughtfully romantic song went viral of a young boy by the name of Jason Pitts interrupting a Santa Monica class in order to ask a girl to the prom. The girl, Lianna Cohen was in the middle of her journalism class and when Pitts walked in but she thought nothing of it. However, armed with background singers and a guitar, he then unexpectedly began to sing and she made the shocking realization that he was singing directly at her and thus sank to the floor, unable to contain her laughter (of the shock I suppose). Thankfully, and to the relief of Pitts’ heart I presume, she said yes. Yesterday, the new young prom couple appeared on ABC News’, Good Morning America where Pitts, along with his background singers, he re-sang the song that won over Lianna Cohen’s heart. Coincidentally and a bit ironically, they were also told that they were invited to attend the premiere showing of the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures movie production, PROM, which is about high school students trying to find the perfect date, and the perfect outfit and the perfect theme, for your high school Prom.

here is the link to the video

http://news.yahoo.com/video/entertainment-15749636/hs-student-serenades-desired-prom-date-24733537


-By : Gaby Garza

Soul Surfer

Isn’t it  amazing how a beautiful surf day in Hawaii can turn catastrophic? That’s exactly what happened to Bethany Hamilton at the age of thirteen. On October 31, 2003 Bethany was attacked by a 14 foot tiger shark which ended in the loss of over 60% of her blood and her left arm. After many surgeries and only a month after her attack Bethany continued on the road to becoming a professional surfer. Now at the age of  20 Bethany is a professional surfer and wishes to become a beacon of hope and inspiration to children everywhere.  Millions were and still continue to be touched by Bethany’s story. On October 24^th Bethany told her life story in her autobiography called “Soul Surfer.”  Recently Soul Surfer has been made into a major motion picture and is premiering April 10^th. Staring AnnaSophia Robb as Bethany Hamilton, this movie is said to be an absolute hit, pushing an “anything is possible” attitude towards children of all ages. Coming to theaters near you very soon go see this movie and see the story of a truly strong girl.

-skinner

Greys Anatomy - Musical Episode

Did yall' see last night’s Greys Anatomy Musical Episode? I did, I have watched the episode a few times and really enjoyed it but never got into the series. I think that the "music" takes the seriousness from the show. It reminds me of the FOX show Glee, where a high school glee club sings certain songs pertaining to that week’s topic. Buddy TV had said that all songs were not successful. I thought some of the songs were good but the overall show was silly. I’m not sure if the “music event” will continue but they should only include very few songs. In the recent episode there were a lot of songs packed into the episode. Buddy TV had also said that in a traditional “musical” characters build up emotion and release it through a song. Most characters on this week’s episode had much stress, such as dealing with a patient that was pregnant and having to decide which one to save. Half way into the episode the happy “music” starts and the mood of the episode is changed. The patient and her baby are saved. I think that they should not continue with the “musical.” The show is very successful and viewers that don’t like this “musical” episode might stop watching Greys Anatomy.
-Brandon Reed
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Stephen Marley @La Zona Rosa

On Sunday, April 17th, Stephen Marley will be performing at La Zona Rosa. The doors open at 8:00 am, and the show is all ages, with tickets priced at $21.00. 

"Austin’s most eclectic venue hosts a plethora of local and national acts on its two stages. Expect to find everything from rock and singer/songwriters, Latin and world music to blues and jazz on most nights of the week." --La Zona Rosa Website

Stephen Marley, the son of reggae legend, Bob Marley, has been performing since age 8, when Stephen took lead vocals on "Sugar Pie", which he also performed live at the 1982 Jamaica World Music Festival.  Stephen Marley has won five Grammy awards as an artist, and producer. Besides performing, Stephen Marley is also very well known for producing his brother, Damian Marley's three solo albums. 

--Grace

Did a man truly hack Times Square screens?

By now many of y'all must have seen the video on YouTube about a man taking over Times Square screens with his iPhone 4 and playing a video he had just made. In the video, he claims that he can take over the screen by having what he calls a transmitter plugged into the headphone jack of his iPhone and whenever he puts the receptor in front of a television screen, it overrides whatever is playing on the screen with the video on his iPhone. Yet, is this true? The slightly disappointing answer is no. As a matter of fact, the video was posted on YouTube in order to promote the upcoming movie, Limitless, without it seeming like an actual movie trailer. The video actually hardly hints that it’s a promotion for a movie. The only thing giving it away is that when the man held up a balloon with the “video receptor” to the TV screen, an actual movie trailer for limitless was playing. ThinkModo, the company that created the video says that they never actually hacked the screens, they just paid to have their stuff played and even “choreographed the timing just right so that the video playing on the iPhone in front of the camera would pop up at just the right time on the big screens when the man held up his fake device.” ThinkModo said that their reasons behind doing so is because they are exploring a new idea about advertising which is that “you don't have to wrap everything up in a bow and if you don't, people are going to be a lot more interested in you and what you're selling.” The mind-set seems to be true because the video has been viewed nearly 1.5 million times. 
By: Gaby Garza

Cold War Kids @Stubb's

The Cold War Kids will be performing at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q in downtown Austin on Friday, April 1st. This indie-rock band has becoming popular fast over the last few years, with three albums out. This band consists of Nathan Willet (vocalist/piano/guitar), Jonnie Russell (guitar, vocals,keyboards), Matt Maust (bass guitar), and Matt Aveiro (drums, percussion).Their debut album, Robbers & Cowards was released in 2006, followed by their second album, Loyalty to Loyalty, released in 2009. 


Their latest album, Mine is yours, released this year, has become very popular, and currently they are touring the United States. The tickets for April 1st went on sale a few months before, at only $18 and sold out almost immediately.


They have grown a fan base especially within teenage audiences.  Marissa Hansen, student at LASA high school says , "They are a good band, and they are able to mix different sounds in their music very well, and it comes out as a very good blend. There is something in it for everyone-- they're a very likable and unique group." 


--Grace 

Upcoming Movies; Titles to look out for

2011, the big year, one year away from 2012. So for all of those who believe the world is coming to an end here is what you can expect from the cinema before you go.  One big Film that many people are looking forward too is of Course Harry potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II. This Film will wrap up Harry’s adventures as he tries to defeat the infamous Lord Voldemort. Coming out July 15^th 2011, buy your tickets early because this movie will be packed.  Another movie to be on the lookout for includes a Disney’s PROM coming out April 29th. This movie will show the intersecting lives of several high school students leading up to the big dance, Prom. This movie is a good choice for friend night or couples night. No tissues needed, although it looks very sweet.  One last movie I would like to mention is The Hangover 2. From the love and laughter of the first Hangover this movie is sure to be a hit.  Can this movie live up to the glory of the first is something you will have to decide May 26^th.  In addition to these some other movies to look for include: Kung Fu panda 2, Pirates of the Caribbean; On stranger tides, Cars 2, Water for elephants, and yes Paranormal activity 3. For a complete list of the 2011 movie schedule check out the movie insider at http://www.movieinsider.com/movies/-/2011/.

Wanna' take a picture with Justin Biebers Hair!?

While surfing on the web of what I can do to help Japan in their time of crisis, I saw the most bizarre thing. In order to help Japan you can take a picture with Justin Bieber’s Hair. Stone Rose which is a men’s apparel has the hair on loan from Golden Palace. The event will take place on March 29, 2011 in Miami, FL. Fans will get to take a picture of Bieber’s hair in order to raise money for the Japan relief, For the first fifty people that make a donation will receive a Justin poster. Justin Bieber’s hair was auctioned for $40,668 and gave a lock to Ellen DeGeneres for her birthday. The money from his hair that was auctioned off was donated to an animal rescue origination. Most businesses, celebrities, and major corporations are fundraising money to help victims in Japan. To take a picture with Justin Bieber’s hair is one of the weirdest yet creative ways to fund money. Justin Bieber recently cut his hair and many teens were surprised because it has become a fashion icon of Bieber fans. Justin Bieber’s hair has become popular ever since he became famous and apparently girls go crazy for it, I don’t know why.  

-Brandon Reed

What has happend to Charlie Sheen?

Last week, every time I turned on my radio the first news report had something to do with Charlie Sheen. The war with Charlie Sheen and CBS has been the most talked about feud in entertainment. Charlie Sheen, the highest paid TV actor and the main star on CBS's hit TV show Two and Half Men. Apparently, CBS's writer of Two and Half Men, Chuck Lorre, and Charlie Sheen had tension between each other before. Charlie Sheen said that Chuck Lorre would call him names during rehearsals. Charlie Sheen refused to go to rehab after CBS instructed him. CBS halted production for the rest of the season. After CBS halted production and Charlie Sheen was not Cooperating, CBS terminated Charlie Sheen. A war started and Charlie Sheen was furious calling his co-star names and telling the media what CBS's writer Chuck Lorre had done in the past. After days I knew something was going to be on the news about Charlie Sheen or CBS. Charlie Sheen’s life was breaking. Losing his publicist and kids after CBS terminated him.  After CBS terminated him there were rumors about replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and Half Men. Charlie Sheen responded by saying that no one can replace him on the show. After weeks of his drama life he apologized to his co-star. Lately, there have been rumors that CBS wanted Charlie Sheen to return to Two and Half Men. In my opinion I think that they should close the show, and it was a great 10 year run.

-Brandon Reed

What has happend to Charlie Sheen?

Last week, every time I turned on my radio the first news report had something to do with Charlie Sheen. The war with Charlie Sheen and CBS has been the most talked about feud in entertainment. Charlie Sheen, the most high paid TV actor

SXSW 2011-- The Strokes!

The anticipation for SXSW to begin has been building up, and today, March 11th, it is finally beginning. SXSW goes from March 11 through March 20th, with art, film, and over 2,000 live music shows. On March 17-19th there are free bands playing at Auditorium Shores, for all ages. One of the bands that most people have been anticipating is The Strokes, who will be playing March 17th Thursday night at 8:00. They will be presenting their new album Angles, that will be released March 22nd.
The Strokes started out in 2001 releasing their debut album, This is it (2001-2003), followed by Room on fire (2003-2005), First Impressions of the Earth (2005-2008) and finally their much anticipated album, Angles (2009- Present).
--GraceC

Movies; The ability to Inspire

Why do people love movies so much is a question some find themselves frequently asking. Since the first movie came out in 1877 movies have been all the rage. People developed a new kind of addiction to movies. For some going to the movies is a sort of ritual. Because you were brought up going to the movies, you start to believe that you should continue this tradition into adulthood. For others the movies they go see cater to an unfulfilled fantasy they never got to achieve. Over the years movies have provided a sort of haven for people.  Movies allow people to see the happiness, sadness, or drama of someone else’s life, which sometimes helps them feel better about their own lives. Also, movies have the ability to inspire people to go out and do the things they never got to do. Many celebrities today admit that there is that one movie that inspired them to become actors or singers or dancers.  Movies also have the ability to teach. They teach people not to settle for anything short of yes. If you have a dream you should work your hardest to achieve it. Although not all movies inspire or teach they can still help people. You might be in a really sad mood and you go and see a movie that totally lifts your spirits. No matter a movies purpose you never know the effect its going to have on someone. Movies relax the mind, and I think all of us owe thanks to the directors of our favorite movies for giving us entertainment and taking us out of our not so perfect world.

-Kiaya Skinner

Media Kit

Below is our Media Kit. Please comment and tell us what you think :)

Leads by Kiaya Skinner

Compare and Contrast Lead:

20 years ago the halls of Degrassi high were filled with less modern everyday kids, out to face the world with the help of their friends. Now As Degrassi:The next generation these teens find ways to overcome prevalent teen issues. Degrassi offers help to teens in new ways

Direct Address lead:

If your one of the many teens that struggle, or know someone who struggles, with issues such as teen pregnancy, dating violence, drug use, or teenage violence then Degrassi  is the show for you. Degrassi offers real life solutions to everyday problems, and shows the struggle of teenage life.  Teenagers can use degrassi as an optional source for information..

Rhetorical question:

How do you solve real life issue? Just ask any of the students of Degrassi. These Kids go through constant drama, facing the hard side of life. They provide reasonable solutions to how to over come issues and provide additional help sites.

Leads by Grace

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Direct Address Lead- Do you feel safe letting your teen go to a live music venue alone? In Austin you can now safely assume that if you let your teen go to a live music venue on their own, they will be ok. Now that most of the 200 live music venues in Austin do not allow smoking, and are more strict about selling alcohol and checking I.D’s, these places offer a safe environment to listen to live music safely.  

Contrast and Compare- Up until recently live music venues in Austin allowed smoking, and were not always careful about serving alcohol to teenagers. Now most of the 200 venues in Austin do not allow smoking, and are very precautious about serving alcohol to teens. This makes Austin a safe environment for teens to listen to live music on their own.

Rhetorical Question-   Austin has always been considered by many, “the live music capitol of the world”, but have the live music venues, always been teen appropriate? Up until recently many people argued that teens should be accompanied when going to live shows. Now that most of the 200 live music venues in Austin do not allow smoking, and are more strict about selling alcohol and checking I.D’s, these places offer a safe environment to listen to live music safely.  

--Grace Cohran

Graffiti 3 Leads - Brandon Reed

Descriptive

1. Some see graffiti as art, to the rest it's a crime. Many people express themselves through bold letters with different shapes and colors. Other sees graffiti as trash and vandalism. Therefore there is punishment for whoever expressed themselves on a train or public building.

 Startling statement

2. Most graffiti artist are not teenagers or gang affiliated. Garffiti artist range from various ages. As young as 13 to 48. Accomplish artist, 35 year old Neequaye Dsain grew up in the Slough and Windsor area. He is responsible for the graffiti mural adorning the wall of Slough young People's centre.

 Compare and Contrast

3. Graffiti used to cover the public buildings of trains of gang names and signs. People were disgusted to see such violent within their art. However, today there's a sudden change people you graffiti to send a message. Whether it is in politics, religion, or sexual orientation graffiti is used to express or send a message in all sorts of topics.

Dischord Staff!

 Brandon Reed-
Hello, my name is Brandon Reed. I attend the Liberal Arts and Science Academy, 2014.  My interests include working with different programs such as Photoshop, Indesign, and Animation shop. I love to travel and explore new things.

Grace Cochran-
Hi my name is Grace, future magazine editor in the making. Loved by Kiaya.Iim a super cool red head who’s awesomely amazing. I love to have fun and i love life. Reading and being amazing are some hobbies of mine. Purple is amazing and music makes the world turn. "You can itch your itch, and scratch your scratch, and itch your scratch and scratch your itch" *insert grace's beautiful laugh*--By Kiaya

Kiaya Skinner—
 My name is Kiaya Skinner, I am a sweet, kind, caring person who has lots of friends, and loves Grace, and all her other friends. Kiaya is very interested in photography and takes amazing pictures. She enjoys, music, reading and hanging out with her friends. She loves the color blue *wink*. She hates lizards and chocolate. "Finally we are one" *Insert Kiaya's crazy laugh here*
--By Grace!

Gaby Garza-
hello my name is Gaby Garza.I am 14 years old. I currently attend the Liberal Arts and Science Academy here in Austin. I enjoy tenis and Coach bags. Im also an expert shopper, and love listening to music, and being with friends.
--By Grace,Kiaya,Brandon