8th grade SOL tests will take place in the upstairs computer labs. May 18, 2012 at 6:28 am
IB/AP exams will take place in the upstairs gym and Clausen Hall. May 18, 2012 at 6:27 am
Today is a White Day. May 18, 2012 at 6:23 am
Aishwarya Venkat, In-Depth Editor
March 22, 2010
For fifteen days in the entire school year, the daily ritual of hearing the alarm ring, hitting snooze and finally waking up an hour later is turned upside down. Finally, you can experience the satisfaction of turning off the alarm and going back to sleep, but only for another hour or so. Collaboration... Read more »
Emily Fruchterman, In-Depth Editor
March 22, 2010
As you sleep, your body rehearses, relives and prepares for countless different scenarios, in a process commonly known as dreaming. While to us they seem like meaningless snatches of fantasy worlds that are often as frightening as they are wonderful, many scientists now theorize that they have a far... Read more »
Emily Fruchterman, In-Depth Editor
March 4, 2010
The gallery images are the first steps a game designer would take in developing a character, as drawn by A-Blast artist Jordan Aman. From here, the images are computerized, animated, and placed into programs that enhance their movement and perfected for the game’s release. One major step that game... Read more »
Emily Fruchterman, In-Depth Editor
February 26, 2010
The stereotypical gamer is a middle aged man sitting in his basement fighting orcs, aliens and other fantasy creatures as his hairline recedes and midsection expands. However, new gaming systems are striving to change this preconception, adapting video gaming from a sedentary pastime into an activity... Read more »
Aishwarya Venkat, In-Depth Editor
February 26, 2010
Playing video games is one of the most common teen past times. SafeYouth.org reports that almost 75 percent of students own video gaming equipment at home, and school-going students play video games for 53 minutes on average per day. Since 1996, the computer and gaming industry has almost tripled its... Read more »
Aishwarya Venkat, In-Depth Editor
February 26, 2010
With thousands of video games and gaming systems around us today, it is easy to take this form of entertainment for granted. Everyone is waiting for the next generation of Pokemon to be released, the next Madden game and many of us were even waiting in line for the Beatles Rock Band game to hit the... Read more »
Aishwarya Venkat
February 21, 2010
Q: What kind of games do you usually play? A: I like playing RPGs (Role-Playing Games) like Halo, Call of Duty, Final Fantasy, etc. Q: Why do you play videogames? A: After-school, I’m usually bored, so it’s a fun break from schoolwork. Most of my friends also play video games, so it’s... Read more »
Five Question With: John Hawes and Jonathan York from A-Blast TV on Vimeo.
IB Geography/ Pre-IB Comparative Government/TOK teacher John Hawes and IB History of the Americas/U.S VA History teacher Jonathan York answer five questions.
February 4, 2010
IB Geography/ Pre-IB Comparative Government/TOK teacher John Hawes and IB History of the Americas/U.S VA History teacher Jonathan York answer five questions.
Aishwarya Venkat, In-Depth Editor
January 27, 2010
They say you never know when disaster will strike, but our best defense against any unexpected event is the team of experts in charge who can handle the situation and restore order to a 3,000-person building. This is the sole responsibility of the AHS crisis management team, which handles everything... Read more »
Emily Fruchterman, In-Depth Editor
January 27, 2010
Violence in the nation’s schools stirs the media to frenzy, flooding the Internet with grisly images of mangled bodies and security footage showing gunmen murdering children in what ought to be their sanctuary. Though not the first of its kind, the school shooting at Columbine High School in 1999 shocked... Read more »
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