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The Writing Center at SHWS

Rachel Maher, Writer November 20, 2019

Located in the career center and room 136, the writing center has become a valuable asset to the students here at South Windsor High School. It helps students get help with essays, capstone presentations,...

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Students Gather For 3 V 3 Basketball Tournament For Hurricane Relief

Students Gather For 3 V 3 Basketball Tournament For Hurricane Relief

Noah Gehris, Editor November 18, 2019

On Friday, November 13th, South Windsor High School held a 3 V 3 basketball tournament at the high school for the Hurricane Dorian relief charity. Hurricane Dorian occurred in August of this year and attacked...

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Souce: 10news.com

Disney+ is out…here’s what you need to know

Jason Alwang, Editor November 18, 2019

On Tuesday the much-awaited DisneyPlus was launched in the U.S, Canada, and the Netherlands. You can stream the DisneyPlus on Android and iPhone mobile devices, Smart TVs such as Android TV, Samsung Tizen,...

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Senior, Amala Mammyail Traveled to India for Her Capstone Project

Senior, Amala Mammyail Traveled to India for Her Capstone Project

Rachel Maher, Writer November 13, 2019

Amala Mammyail was one of the lucky individuals who signed up to present her capstone project early. Her capstone project focused on teaching an orphanage in India, a choreographed dance. When interviewed,...

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Queen Latifah takes centerstage during the showing of 'The Little Mermaid Live!'
Source: The Little Mermaid Live Performance Review

		On Tuesday night, ABC aired “The Little Mermaid Live!” starring celebrities such as Auli’i Cravalho as Ariel, Queen Latifah as Ursula, and John Stamos as Chef Louis. The performance consisted of the original movie being played on a larger screen in front of an audience and was stopped at specific songs/parts in the movie where the “live” cast would come onto the stage and perform their role. Songs such as “Part of Your World,” “Poor Unfortunate Souls,” and “Under the Sea” were performed by the cast and was adored by the audience, but the audience at home had some differing opinions and questions from the live audience.
	The prerecorded show began when Jodi Benson, the original voice of Ariel, introduced the show and some of the beginning characters that lead the show. The screening took chunks of the movie and interchanged for the live performance during the larger musical numbers. Since the actors all had some of a musical background, the singing was ruled as not being an issue. Some of the fan favorites of the night were Queen Latifah’s portrayal of Ursula and John Stamos’ version of Chef Louis had people wondering if he was born to play the role. However, some of the characters/stage aspects had some major complaints.
	For starters, the cast was missing some of the major roles for the live version, such as King Triton, Flounder, and Scuttle. Along with this, Flounder was replaced by a puppet in “Under the Sea,” that Twitter had a few things jokes to make about it with one user saying “when you order online vs. when it comes in the mail.”  Many of the other ensemble cast was replaced by puppets as well that had many people confused. Another factor that had people reeling was Sebastian, played by Shaggy, whose costume was more of a Brittany Spears meets Thriller-esque compared to a crab costume. However, the audience’s number one complaint was that Queen Latifah was not in the performance enough. Again twitter users began to tweet out about their opinions with user @SpiritBentley saying “Okay nothing more to see here. Queen Latifah killed it. Everyone else can go home. #TheLittleMermaidLive.” 
	SWHS students seemingly agreed with the Twitterverse’s opinion on how the performance went. Senior, Sarah Cloutier, who was in a production of The Little Mermaid a few years ago stated “they shouldn’t have advertised it as live since it wasn’t live. It could’ve been better.” As The Little Mermaid fans get ready for the live-action movie, hopes are high that it will be better than the live version.








https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/06/arts/television/review-the-little-mermaid-live-disney.html

A Review of ‘The Little Mermaid Live!’

Brianna Skaff, Editor November 11, 2019

On Tuesday night, ABC aired “The Little Mermaid Live!” starring celebrities such as Auli’i Cravalho as Ariel, Queen Latifah as Ursula, and John Stamos as Chef Louis. The performance consisted of...

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Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Has Caught The Eye Of Bill Gates

Noah Gehris, Editor November 10, 2019

Recently, billionaire investor and author, Bill Gates, shared his opinions on democratic presidential candidate, Elizabeth Warren, and her wealth tax ideas; which include raising top wealth-tax up to 6%...

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Saylor (left) and Cardinale (right) show off their bright smiles as they prepare to encourage the team to find passion and put their best foot forward.

A Deeper Insight On The Captains Of SWHS’s Field Hockey Team

Kelli Mann, Writer November 10, 2019

Throughout the Bobcat’s field hockey season, the captains have been a powerful backbone to every aspect of the team. Senior captains, Morgan Saylor and Gianna Cardinale, brought a new beat and level...

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The Lavish History of the Heidi Klum Halloween Party

The Lavish History of the Heidi Klum Halloween Party

Cael Brennan, Editor November 8, 2019

This Halloween, Heidi Klum threw her annual celebrity Halloween party. Klum, an international supermodel, showed up slithering out of a biohazard truck as blue strobe lights glared at the audience. Once...

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Jake Silverman, left, Evan Rapp, middle, and Rohan, right, looking very excited for Halloween as they were fully dressed up for the day.

Halloween in the Music Department

Josh Hobbs, Editor November 6, 2019

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Will Harper’s Skyrocketing Music Career

Brianna Skaff, Editor October 30, 2019

Growing music prodigy, Will Harper, has been in love with music since he was a child. His Aunt D would play for him as well as his cousins and siblings, so he grew up being surrounded by it. In middle...

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