April 28, 20176page Entertainment

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13 Reasons Why: a show with a message In case you’ve been living

under a rock for the past few weeks, there’s a little Netflix show called 13 Reasons Why that’s been making huge waves.

The show is practically everywhere. In fact it’s so popular, I’ll personally give out $100 to anyone who hasn’t heard at least one person talk about the show, but I digress.

If you are like myself and got onto the 13 Reasons Why hype train late or perhaps you are yet to watch it, here’s the spoiler free rundown.

High school sophomore Clay Jensen comes home from school to find a strange box with his name on it on

his front porch. Inside the box he finds a set of cassette tapes recorded by his friend, classmate, coworker and crush, Hannah Baker, who had recently killed herself.

The tapes serve as a deeply personal audio diary from Hannah detailing the thirteen reasons why she tragically ended her own life. By weaving together both Clay and Hannah’s narratives, 13 Reasons Why presents a story that is real, present and impactful.

A thirteen episode uncomfortable journey into grief and confusion, the show forces the viewer to confront head on a topic that no one likes to deal with: teenage suicide.

Unlike other attempts at

approaching this topic, there is no glamorization. With maturity and unflinching realism, 13 Reasons Why depicts the brutal effects that bullying can have on a person.

The show also emphasizes the danger of the internet and its ability to destroy reputations when misused.

The lives of various characters are torn apart because of misinformation spread by classmates online.

While this is all starting to sound like a cheesy after school video warning against bullying, the realism and lived-in feel of the show is what separates it from other high school dramas.

There are conversations on the show you have sworn you have heard in our own

hallways or moments that seem like they could have come straight from your second period class. That’s what makes 13 Reasons Why so impactful. It could happen to anyone, anywhere.

The success of the show is that it holds up the mirror to the audience and begs the question, “Who do you know that is hurting and what are you doing about it?”

Despite whatever you may think, we all have an impact on each other. The smallest action or inaction can cause a fellow classmate so much pain.

Ultimately, we’re all in some way responsible for each other. So while we’re stuck here in this building together for these four years, let’s look out for each other.

High School Classics

National Library Week activities On April 10, National

Library Week began. Librarian Stacey Cole hosted

the event by putting together reading bingo, a scavenger hunt, and even library putt putt, which was changed and made more difficult every day.

Both staff and students could participate in the activities, which resulted in multiple winners, the first being sophomore Rodney Bodine.

The other winners were junior Tucker Dailey, Coach Clint Blankenship, and junior Juan Lopez, sophomore Tucker Konczak, senior Arath Sanchez, senior Eduardo Chavarria and senior Juan Villa.

National Library Week is sponsored by the American Library Association and libraries across America. It typically begins and ends during the second full week of April.

The event was first sponsored in 1958 and is a time to celebrate what libraries do to contribute to our society.

Chloe HillmanStaff Writer

Five must-see movies to watch before you graduate as reviewed by IMBD

10 Things I Hate About You - Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles) is beautiful, smart and quite abrasive to most of her fellow teens, meaning that she doesn’t attract many boys. Unfortunately for her younger sister, Bianca (Larisa Oleynik), house rules say that she can’t date until Kat has a boyfriend, so strings are pulled to set the dour damsel up for a romance. Soon Kat crosses paths with handsome new arrival Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger). Will Kat let her guard down enough to fall for the effortlessly charming

The Breakfast Club - Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal (Paul Gleason). The disparate group includes rebel John (Judd Nelson), princess Claire (Molly Ringwald), outcast Allison (Ally Sheedy), brainy Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) and Andrew (Emilio Estevez), the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

The Outsiders - A teen gang in rural Oklahoma, the Greasers are perpetually at odds with the Socials, a rival group. When Greasers Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell) and Johnny (Ralph Macchio) get into a brawl that ends in the death of a Social member, the boys are forced to go into hiding. Soon Ponyboy and Johnny, along with the intense Dallas (Matt Dillon) and their other Greaser buddies, must contend with the consequences of their violent lives. While some Greasers try to achieve redemption, others meet tragic ends.

Mean Girls - Teenage Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) was educated in Africa by her scientist parents. When her family moves to the suburbs of Illinois, Cady finally gets to experience public school and gets a quick primer on the cruel, tacit laws of popularity that divide her fellow students into tightly knit cliques. She unwittingly finds herself in the good graces of an elite group of cool students dubbed “the Plastics,” but Cady soon realizes how her shallow group of new friends earned this nickname.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) has an uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, “borrows” a Ferrari, and embarks on a one-day journey through the streets of Chicago. On Ferris’ trail is high school principal Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), determined to catch him in the act.

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#4 Staff Pick1) Spanish teacher Travis Woodsworth focuses on a game of library putt putt. Photo by Madison Proctor. 2) Senior Ja’Kerion Washington putts while seniors Colten Thompson, Kyle Stewart & Dre Thurmond look on. Librarian Stacey Cole also watches to determine any possible win. Photo by Madison Proctor. 3) Ana Macedo plays Library putt putt with Angie Chirino. Photo by Chloe Hillman. 4) Thurmond collects his putt to try again. 5) The library book display theme for the week was Manga. This is the genre of Japanese comics. 6) The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is a book in a manga series.

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