EXPLOSION GLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL VOL. 99, NO. 2 1440 E. BROADWAY, GLENDALE, CA 91205 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2014 Annual Variety Show slated for Nov. 20-21 BY CLAIRE CORPUZ News Editor Drill Team’s 15th annual Variety Show will take place on Nov. 20 and 21 in the John Wayne Performing Arts Center starting at 7 p.m. This year the show is entitled “Glendale High School Musical” and will include dances and performances to many of the songs from the famous Disney soundtrack. The show will offer performances from the cheerleading squad, drumline, ASB, symphonic orchestra, GHS administration staff, and many from fellow GHS students. The Drill Team holds tryouts and callbacks to select the acts in the show. Talents include singers, musicians, spoken word artists, and of course, dancers. While there isn’t a competition aspect to Variety Show, this is a great opportunity for performers to show their talents to the rest of the school. Last year, the show drew in over 1,200 guests. Drill team hopes to attract even more guests to this year’s two- night event. “Glendale High School Musical will showcase more GHS students than ever before with a lighthearted theme that everyone will enjoy,” said Drill Team Director Kelly Palmer. Singers include the trio of Luis Arellano, Danielle Fabian, and Maddie Wills, duet: JC Aguilar and Angelica Drogemuller, soloists: Andrea Velazquez, Adonis Aleksanian, Inesa Arutyunyan, and Roberta Arevyan. Things to look forward to in this year’s show are the opening routine and ﬁnale. The opening is choreographed to portray everyday life in high school. From ﬁghting through the 4000 building stairwells, to gossiping at lunch, this routine covers it all. The ﬁnale features every performer from the show one last time to create a fun ﬁlled ending showcasing all of your favorite acts. Head Captain Kristian Buhl said “I’m so excited for this Variety Show, it will be better than ever. The performance acts are amazing this year. It’s also a great way to kick off the team’s competition season.” Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Photo Courtesy of Stylus Alyssa Cancilla and Marco Zamora enjoy some of the many food items sold at Round Up. School carnival, Round Up, gets large turnout BY NATALIE RING Staff Reporter Photo Courtesy of Stylus Junior Andrea Velazquez sang “Pumped Up Kicks” at last year’s Variety Show. She will perform again at this year’s show. Little Shop of Horrors presented by Harlequins BY VERONICA MIRELES Entertainment Editor In their ﬁrst performance of the year, the drama class is excited to present Little Shop of Horrors. This comedy/horror musical is based on the adapted 1986 ﬁlm by Frank Oz. In the musical, a young nerdy ﬂorist named Seymour befriends a huge man-eating plant named Audrey II who demands to be fed. “Feed me Seymour!” As he continues to feed it, Seymour begins to realize what’s really going on. If you want to ﬁnd out what happens, then come and watch the drama production. The cast for the performance includes the following students: Devin Hartoonian, Andrea Velazquez, Nico Madden, Nick Prough, Bianca Gomez, Shushane Yesayan, Roberta Arevyan, Sarah Brown, Ani Abgaryan, Amanda Thlick, Mondana Nassirpour, Natalie Baroutgian, Olivia Veloz, Alexandra Apikian, Elijah Picket, Anthony Perez, Navid Jamali, Kelly Portillo, Brianna Esqueda, Steven Moore, Gabrielle Limbo, and stage manager Amanda Reynoso. Now for those of you who have already seen the movie, Amanda Reynoso, the stage manager has this to say, “It’s a boatload of fun. This one will have a different ending than the original one and it will be funnier because it has people we know and it’s up-front in your face.” According to Director Mack Dugger, students may now purchase their tickets for the show online by typing in the link www. ghsharlequins.seatyourself.biz and following the three easy steps. The cast would also like to ask students to join them on Twitter @ghs_lsoh. It is true that the original ending was cut out of the 1986 ﬁlm version, but the cast is eager to perform the original ending for all to see. If this is enough to pique your curiosity, come and watch drama act it out and if not, still come and watch what Shushane Yesayan, one of the performers, likes to call, “an incredible play.” Performances will be Nov. 12-14 in the John Wayne Performing Arts Center. Drama hopes to have an amazing turn out. On Oct. 1, Glendale High held its annual school carnival called Round Up. This was the 35th year in a row that it has been held. Round Up is a night of fun, games, and great food. As usual, the event had a great turnout and was a very fun affair. Hundreds of GHS students arrived at the school quad to enjoy the night. Round Up is an opportunity for the numerous clubs at GHS to raise money through booths by selling food, activities, or hosting games. All the money raised by each booth is added to the respective club’s annual fund. The clubs in attendance sold some truly delicious snacks, such as chocolate covered strawberries, fried chicken, chili dogs, dumplings, brownies, and quesadillas. Many were tempted to spend all of their money on just food. However there were other things students could spend their tickets on. A large sumo wrestling arena was erected, allowing everyone to battle for supremacy among their friends. The video game club had their own corner, with games such as Guitar Hero and Mortal Kombat for anyone feeling competitive. Many club members offered special services as well. For example, anyone that visited the Art Club could have had their caricature drawn by talented artists such as Grace Rosenman. As always, any lovers looking for a way to “seal the deal” could get their engagement rings on and be married by a member of ASB. ASB also gave everyone a chance to get paid by entering their rafﬂe, with a grand prize of half of their Round Up earnings. In terms of free entertainment, there were dazzling performances by many of the organizations at GHS. The cheerleading team put on a fantastic show, and the drill team stunned the audience, as usual, with a breathtaking performance. Drumline also performed, inspiring everyone to tap their feet to the beat. Also, our resident DJ, drama teacher Mack Dugger, was playing all the current party hits. Overall, there was no shortage of things to do, foods to eat, and performances to watch at this year’s Round Up. All the clubs that held booths had a successful night, and raised quite a bit of money for themselves. Some may wonder how they can redeem themselves for missing out on this grand event. If you missed out on this year’s Round Up, unfortunately, you will have to wait until next fall. INSIDE Get to know star football player Daniel Jung. 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