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Sanlando Pumpkin Patch getting everyone in fall spirits.

SANFORD HALLOWEEN EVENTS

Sidrah Shamsi, Reporter October 25, 2023

Autumn is a period of time when Florida shifts from blazing hot to much cooler weather. With both Thanksgiving and Winter Break around the corner, events and occasions start to pick up. Everyone starts...

Seminole’s All My Sons Play

SEMINOLE’S FIRST PLAY OF THE YEAR: ALL MY SON

Abra Stalker and Cheryl Toolsie October 19, 2023

Seminole High School’s (SHS) first theatrical production of the year occurred over three days last week, from October 12th-14th. They presented Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, a heartfelt drama that explores...

A school choir can stem a professional singing career for many people.

FESTIVAL CHOIR: SINGERS AT SEMINOLE!

Emaan Khan, Reporter October 18, 2023

Choir vocalists are the heart of any good choir group. On the Seminole High School (SHS) campus, we have various choir groups, ranging from Concert choir to Gospel, each with their own extremely talented...

An image of Doja Cat’s album cover for her new album

DOJA CAT’S NEW CONTROVERSAL ALBUM

Autumn Meagher, Reporter October 12, 2023

As both a rapper with melodic vocals and an enchanting performer with a bold image, Doja Cat has been around since the early 2010s. But throughout her years, she's made herself quite the reputation. She...

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Movie poster

TAYLOR SWIFT’S ERA’S TOUR FILM

Josephine Trauger, Reporter October 5, 2023

Taylor Swift has been a significant figure in the music industry since the early 2000’s, with her albums each ranging in different genres. She has had a positive impact as a celebrity, constantly interacting...

Taylor Swift at MetLife Stadium to watch Kansas Chief’s Travis Kelce

A NEW ERA IN TAYLOR SWIFT’S DATING LIFE

Josephine Trauger, Reporter October 2, 2023

Recently, fans have been noticing a spark between the world famous singer Taylor Swift and star NFL player Travis Kelce. What started from a small gesture on Kelce’s end is now becoming something fans...

With starting her acting career at the ripe age of 12, Olivia Rodrigo has now transitioned into the music industry and is a three time Grammy winning artist. Being only 20 years old, she has racked up a great amount of awards. We have watched her grow up, so lets go deeper into Rodrigos exceptionally successful career.

  She originally was based in childrens tv shows, with her “claim to fame” being in 2015 when she starred in the American Girl Doll film, “Grace Stirs Up Success.” She then first appeared on disney channel in the show “Bizaardvark” which ran from 2016-2019. Her musical career skyrocketed when she was recognized on “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” with songs like “All I Want” and “Out Of The Old”. She has since slowly departed from the show to focus on her musical pathway. 

  Since focusing on her music, she has produced two albums. The first album was titled SOUR and consisted of 11 tracks going through the feelings of betrayal, heartbreak, and different things she went through in 17 years of her life. SOUR was released on May 21st 2021, and was nominated for seven grammys. With the seven nominations, she won three out of the seven. With her grammy winning album came the SOUR tour. The tour was wildly successful, touring through the US, UK, and Europe. It spanned through 40 shows, each show being very hard to snag a ticket for as most of the shows were sold out. A student at Seminole High School who would like to keep themselves anonymous had the luck of going to the tour, and had this to say about it: “Olivia puts on an amazing show for each and everyone of her fans, and I hope I can relive it for the GUTS tour.” 

   Following her hit album SOUR, Olivia shocked the world when she released GUTS on September eighth of 2023, with it including 12 tracks .These twelve tracks are more of a reflection on her teenage years, and going in-depth in the feelings of teenage angst. Teenage angst is the overwhelming feelings of anxiety and depression that are felt within your teenage years. Rodrigo also has encapsulated her feelings of self doubt, envy, and a multitude of other emotions. SHS sophomore Shannon Lee had a very positive opinion about the album, and said this ”I was really shocked listening to the album, I really liked it. It had such a different vibe than SOUR, and I really relate to a lot of the songs.” There is a range of music styles within this album, like pop, rock, and more melancholy based songs.

  The closing track of GUTS is titled “Teenage Dream.” In this song, Rodrigo has her biggest reflection point of her life within the album. Now that she has turned 20, she is officially closing up her teenage years and starting a new chapter in her life. It can be scary to leave such a long period of time behind you, especially being with her continuously increasing fame. Another great song is “Making the Bed.” This song is also a reflection on her life, except now she is talking about her wrong doings. Based on the saying, “You’ve made your bed now lie in it” saying that she created the problem now she has to face the consequences.

 For this album, on September 13th the GUTS world tour was announced.This tour is taking over a longer period of time, with it including 77 shows. Due to her high increase in fame since her last tour, her venues have increased in size due to high demand for tickets.The fight for tickets will be just as hard as last time, so good luck to everybody attempting for tickets!

  Watching her growth for the past eight years has been an adventure, and her musical progression really shows throughout GUTS. There is only growth from here on for Rodrigo, so we are wishing her the best of luck as she embarks on this new journey.

SPILL YOUR GUTS: OLIVIA RODRIGO

Leah Ball, Reporter September 25, 2023

With starting her acting career at the ripe age of 12, Olivia Rodrigo has now transitioned into the music industry and is a three time Grammy winning artist. Being only 20 years old, she has racked up...

Photo via Cine Material’s website of a controversial biopic about the famous Marylin Monroe.

OUR OBSESSION WITH THE PAST

Sidrah Shamsi, Reporter September 14, 2023

Hollywood is cranking out film after film as part of the new biopics movie trend. Historical biopics are films that dramatize the history of either a fictional character or real figure. In the last few...

One of Playboi Carti’s previous concerts where he left his fans wanting for more.

ANTAGONIST TOUR

Autumn Meagher, Reporter September 11, 2023

Recently, The Antagonist Tour was announced to start early fall of this year. The tour consists of the four artists: Ken Carson, Playboi Carti, Destroy Lonely and Homoxide Gang. These artists are seemingly...

PLAYING THE STRINGS OF THE UKULELE

PLAYING THE STRINGS OF THE UKULELE

Lily Yaus, Reporter September 7, 2023

So you are interested in learning about the Ukulele? Lucky for you the Ukulele is one of the easier instruments to play compared to the Guitar, and is not as intimidating as you think, as anyone can learn...

The Summer I Turned Pretty cast photographed for the release of season two.

“THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY” IS BACK WITH SEASON 2

Addison Frisch, Reporter September 7, 2023

After about a month of fresh episodes every week, the popular Prime Video TV series “The Summer I Turned Pretty” has recently concluded its second season, leaving behind it an abundance of angst, heartbreak...

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is breaking the record for the most tickets sold in one day, crashing sites like Ticketmaster and Stubhub.

THE END OF AN ERA (TAYLOR’S VERSION)

Leah Ball, Reporter August 31, 2023

It’s been a long time coming for millions of Swifties around the world for the highly anticipated Eras tour. The tour spans 146 shows, with each show being 3 hours and 25 minutes long. Swift has produced...

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