Old student becomes a new teacher
Callahan Schwartz, staff writer
September 26, 2019
Andrea Daly, a new teacher, energetically informs her classes about her favorite subject, English, after completing 6 years of post high school education, including a Master’s Degree in Secondary Education. “I believe in order to engage students they need to be having fun and learning something interesting,...
Pep rally excites new students
Nia Sogaard, staff writer
September 26, 2019
The first pep rally of the school year kicked off the football season and set an example of what it means to be a Cactus Shadows student. The gym was packed with enthusiastic students dressed head to toe in blue to show support for the football teams and to show their school spirit. Returning studen...
Rebel Lounge cultivates local music
Kolton O'Connor, staff writer
September 26, 2019
Fans are going to concerts almost every night at a music venue called the Rebel Lounge because of a unique music experience that attracts fans and bands of different types of music. “At the rebel lounge the experience is different because you can move around the venue and move back and forth which gi...
IT: Chapter 2 adds comedy to horror
Michael Kaegi, staff writer
September 26, 2019
IT Chapter Two is the follow-up to the events of the previous installment, and takes the franchise in a whole new direction with an adult cast and a bigger focus on comedy, differing from what some might say made the first one as successful as it was. The movie was directed by Andres Muschietti, who also directed t...
Artists seek motivation
Jo Breese, creeker editor
September 26, 2019
Student artists deserve to get recognized for their work as an artist. “Art is free expression. Just because it’s a way you can just put down your feelings in the way your art is,” said Amanda Eramorado, a junior and a student artist. Art can really be anything, just as anyone can be an artist...
Jonah Hill debuts his directing career with Mid 90s
Riley James, Staff writer
November 29, 2018
Mid90s is written and directed by comedian Jonah Hill. Hill rose to fame because of his role as “Seth” in 2007’s Superbad. That movie launched his acting career and since then he’s been in numerous films, such as This is the End, 21 Jump Street, Megamind, and even being nominated for Best Supp...
Twin Peaks: The strangest show that I have ever seen
Riley James
April 17, 2018
Twin Peaks is the strangest show that I have ever seen. FBI Agent Dale Cooper is assigned to solve the murder of Homecoming queen, Laura Palmer in the quaint town of Twin Peaks, Washington, where no one is innocent. It seems like a pretty “normal” show right? Not quite. Mark Frost and David Lynch pit...
MGMT is back
Riley James, staff writer
February 13, 2018
MGMT aka “The Management” is back with their new album “Little Dark Age”. Known for such hits like “Kids”, “Electric Feel” and “Time To Pretend” MGMT was formed by college roommates, Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser at Wesleyan University in 2002. Since then, this indie pop...
Tyler the Creator Concert Review
Hope Black, Style Editor
February 9, 2018
Tyler the Creator, famed hip hop artist, performed a concert at Marquee Theatre in Tempe on Feb. 3 with two openers, Taco and Vince Staples. Tyler’s setlist contained songs from his albums Flower Boy, Wolf, Cherry Bomb, and Goblin. A handful of people camped out for hours before the venue’s...
Punxsutawney Phil says “Say hello to 6 more weeks of winter”
Riley James, staff writer
February 9, 2018
“This is pitiful. A thousand people freezing their butts off waiting to worship a rat. What a hype.” “Groundhog Day” is one of the funniest films of all time. In my opinion, I think that this might be Bill Murray's best performance. This was the last time that Harold Ramis and Bill Murray ...
The Perfect Journalism Movie
Riley James, staff writer
February 5, 2018
When Tom Hanks is working with Steven Spielberg, magic happens. The Post is directed by possibly the greatest filmmaker of our time, Steven Spielberg and has an all star cast with Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Alison Brie, Bradley Whitford and Bob Odenkirk. The film is based off the true story of whe...