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Journalist Avery Nardone listens to a playlist of music that shaped 2024 for CSD. Students anticipate if 2025 will ride the wave of 2024’s success. (Photo by Addison Nardone.)

CSD Spartans reflect on the music of 2024

While the Grammys validated the significance of the year, it was the music students chose that actually made the year extraordinary
Avery Nardone, Deputy Sports Editor, Staff Writer
February 5, 2025

Whether it is a soft jazz melody in a restaurant, an overplayed pop hit on the radio, the ice cream truck, house music in a club or that tune that elicits a smile while brushing teeth, music plays a major...

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Writer, Jaelyn Nguyen’s, collection of manga, manhwa and light novels sit on a shelf at her home. Some manga displayed are “Mieruko-chan” and “Phantom Tales of the Night.” Light novels include “I Want to Eat Your Pancreas” and “The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes.” These titles and writing styles are popular East Asian alternatives to traditional Western novels.

Understanding the differences regarding types of novels, graphic novels and animation in East Asia 

Jaelyn Nguyen, A&E Editor, Staff Writer
January 21, 2025

Community School of Davidson (CSD) AP Literature student, Ella McDavitt (‘25), opens “1984,” a traditional western novel, during scheduled reading time in her AP Literature class. A required book,...

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Taylor Swift takes the stage in Nashville, Tennessee, during her “evermore” era singing “marjorie.” Her May 2023 show ran for more than three hours and included songs from across her entire 20 year career.

Taylor Swift’s last bow

As Taylor Swift wrapped up her historic The Eras Tour, she created memories and left big shoes (and boots) to fill
Mia Kirsch, A&E Editor, Podcast Editor
January 13, 2025
While she is far from finished, The Eras Tour has become a career-defining victory lap for Taylor Swift. Swift has always been successful, but The Eras Tour solidified her as a timeless star.
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Superhero parody shows turn the genre conventions of superhero shows on their head and challenge viewers to laugh at (or, in the case of “The Maxx” (1995), seriously contemplate) the media they consume. Three superhero parody shows, “The Tick” (1994), “The Maxx” (1995) and “One Punch Man” (2015) do this especially well. 
(Graphic created by Liam Bradley).

Three underrated superhero parody shows to explore

From “The Tick” (1994) to “One Punch Man” (2015), here are three superhero parody shows for both existing and prospective superhero parody fans to watch
Liam Bradley, Features Editor, News Editor
December 1, 2024

When people think of superhero shows, they think of simple, sympathetic heroes with whom they can easily identify, and conventionally bad villains who have base motivations for their actions. Superhero...

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Writer, Mia Kirsch, has built a record collection that includes artists like Taylor Swift, Lorde and Lana Del Rey. Her Collection is as much about the music as it is the beauty of the vinyl. She started collecting records in 2021.

Opinion – Record collecting rocks

Among young people, the new phenomenon of collecting and keeping vinyl records is changing listening habits and creating memories for a lifetime
Mia Kirsch, A & E Editor, Podcast Editor
November 25, 2024

On my 17th birthday, I received a Fiona Apple ‘Extraordinary Machine’ record from my grandparents. I remember opening it and seeing its beautiful blue and green marble pressing for the first time....

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Printed screenshots from the webtoons platform, along with the opened cellphone app, show popular stories. Webtoons are scrollable digital comics, made for smartphones, that stem from South Korea. Most webtoons are episodic, formatted in a long vertical strip, drawn in color, and may feature music or animations during certain episodes. They are published digitally on websites or apps.

Webtoons reading increases in popularity for high school students

An introduction to webtoons along with recommendations for high school readers
Jaelyn Nguyen, A & E Editor, Staff Writer
November 10, 2024
In a time when social media dominates cell phone use among high school students, webtoons are gaining ground.
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From left to right: David Colvard (‘28) and Max Thompson (‘28), two members of the Technical Theatre class, work on building a set piece for HADESTOWN.

Building HADESTOWN: A behind-the-scenes look at bringing CSD’s production to life

Spencer Foy, A&E Editor, Staff Writer
September 16, 2024

HADESTOWN, the upcoming production from Community School of Davidson’s (CSD) own Theater Department, is the result of months of hard work and was made possible through great effort from all involved. A...

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in a seven day span in early 2024, Kanye, 21 Savage and Yeat all released rap albums popular with high school listeners.

Three rap albums set 2024’s musical tone for high school listeners

Kanye, 21 Savage and Yeat’s newest releases are thriving in the music world right now.
Cade Lacy, Student Life Editor and Staff Writer
April 11, 2024

Rap has always been a popular high school music genre from old school times of Ice Cube and Biggie to modern day rappers like Kanye and Yeat, and, without a doubt, every year a good number of new album...

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A flower shop on Skid Row? Before Mr. Mushkin’s shop became famous thanks to a certain plant, the one telephone on the counter barely rang as business was slow.

The final curtain closes on CSD’s amazing “Little Shop of Horrors”

Callie Hobbs, Sports Editor and Opinions Editor
March 25, 2024

When the final curtain closed on CSD’s two week long production of “The Little Shop of Horrors" musical, Audrey II had eaten her fair share of characters while audiences were amazed by an incredible...

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With a storyline that has so much more to offer than just the rowing, the movie which is based on author Daniel James Brown’s New York Times bestselling book with the same title, tells the inspiring true story of the University of Washington’s junior varsity crew (rowing team) finding success at the 1936 Olympic Games - against all odds.

Bigger than the boat

“The Boys in the Boat” movie delivers a powerful, emotional story of teamwork and success
Callie Hobbs, Sports Editor and Opinions Editor
January 21, 2024

Note: Spoiler Alert - This piece explains both the plot and the outcome of the movie. ‘The Boys in the Boat’ movie has become a blockbuster since its release on December 25th, 2023. With a storyline...

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The CSD Dance crew poses at the Charlotte-Douglas international Airport before flying to New York City during the summer of ‘23.

CSD Dance goes to NYC!

Spartans tour, dance, take a bite out of the Big Apple then return home in a surprising and unexpected way.
Ben Gallagher, Editor-in-Chief
October 13, 2023

Over the summer, in the heat of June, CSD’s dance classes journeyed to New York City for a five-day trip. While in the Big Apple, the dance team visited the Museum of Broadway, danced in master classes,...

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GUTS is exactly what the title says. It is everything about Rodrigo that she has kept hidden inside. Some songs may be about failed relationships, but others are about the struggles of not being taken seriously as a girl, or discovering that your decisions are, well, your decisions. (Image by Conner Shelton and fair use album cover credit - Geffen Records)

Olivia Rodrigo’s new album has “GUTS”

Isabel Sands, Arts & Entertainment Editor and Podcast Editor
October 2, 2023

Olivia Rodrigo’s  new album has “GUTS.” Just imagine, you’re an “all-american teenage girl” waking up for your first day of high school. As you’re “making the bed” you take notice of...

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