Irvington’s 6th Annual Dodgeball Tournament
March 2, 2012 • Brandon Lam
Filed under General, Irvington News, Sports, Uncategorized
Seniors Crowned Champions Twenty five teams arrived at Irvington High School’s main gym to participate in Irvington’s 6th Annual Dodgeball Tournament. By the end of the night, one undefeated team stood alone as the winner of the tournament– Hate Everything About Me. The senior team... Read more »
The Vow of Silence
March 2, 2012 • Mariam Syeda-Quadri
Filed under Irvington News, News, Uncategorized
The Free the Children’s Club Builds a School by Being Silent The Free the Children’s club at Irvington participated in the Vow of Silence t on February 24th, 2012. In this event thirty students at Irvington stayed silent for a whole day to symbolize and make people aware of the millions of kids... Read more »
Holiday-Less March
March 12, 2012 • Chandni Patel
Filed under Humor, Opinions, Top Stories
It’s just not fair! Have you ever thought about it? March has no holidays. Going a full month without any extra breaks-its torture. And it shouldn’t be done. Especially not at school, where we have so much to worry about as it is: homework, tests and quizzes, relationships and all the other fun... Read more »
Irvington DECA State Competition
March 12, 2012 • Japjot Bal
Filed under Irvington News, News
Irvington students shine at the California State Competition in Irvine. While Fremont slept, the Irvington High School horseshoe teemed with excited teenagers on the morning of Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 at 5 am. Fifty-eight students and four adults soon embarked on an eight-hour ride to Irvine for... Read more »
ASB Elections Too Embarrassing?
March 12, 2012 • Hannah Chen
Filed under Opinions
Does the election routine really reflect candidates’ competency? In general, watching ASB elections is always slightly tinged with discomfort as candidates bribe voters with all sorts of propaganda, none of them revealing their true capabilities. A few years ago, a gigantic picture Obama’s iconic... Read more »
Better Names for Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Child
March 12, 2012 • Aditya Kumar
Filed under Humor, Opinions, Top Stories, Uncategorized
It’s a girl! The legendary Jay-Z and Beyonce recently gave birth to a young girl earlier this year. We all expected this young girl entering our world to possess a truly revolutionary name, something that would change music and life forever. Instead, Jay-Z and Beyonce gave their daughter the... Read more »
Irvington Students Place at Regional Speech and Debate Qualifier
March 12, 2012 • Aditya Kumar
Filed under Irvington News, News, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Kathleen Chen and Rohit Dilip qualify to state-level for Speech and Debate On March 3rd, 2012, hundreds of speakers gathered at the prestigious and competitive Speech State Qualifier held at James Logan High School. This year, the Irvington Speech and Debate team sent 8 competitors to the event, 7... Read more »
IHS Choir Attend 2012 ACDA Women’s Festival
March 12, 2012 • Sophia Chan
Filed under Irvington News, News, Top Stories
Over 40 IHS Female Students Compete in Choral Competition On Saturday, February 26, 2012 IHS’s choir teacher, Mrs. Olson, brought 48 female Vikings to this year’s American Choir Directors Association (ACDA) Women’s Festival, an annual competition between the top ten choirs of Northern... Read more »
The Hunger Games Premiere and Movie
March 22, 2012
Filed under Movies
Why fans will not be disappointed Note: This review is SPOILER-free! As the creator of a Hunger Games fan site (sparkswillfly.org), I was invited to The Hunger Games premiere by Lionsgate, having worked with them on numerous promotions to inform fans about the movie. Needless to say, after waiting for... Read more »
