Academy

ballet!” my mom called as I jumped excitedly out of her green Subaru Outback. I skipped to the door and began opening it as I turned and waved to my mom as she slowly backed out of the parking lot, headed to Costco. I burst into my ballet studio, Academy of Dance, full of energy. I crossed my fingers as I bounced into the dressing room and started getting ready for ballet. I did my bun then quickly changed into my favorite black leotard and brand new tights right as Jessi Stafford, my best…

Founders Academy was created a little over a decade ago for the outcasts of society. The people that just never quiet fit anywhere else either because they where born different (mutants), they made poor choices, or they just had a personality that no one else seemed to be able to tolerate. These people where welcomed at Founders and given a second chance and some might even say something like a family. The founder of Founders was an eccentric older woman with a kind heart and a free spirit named…

Wildwood Christian Academy announced its closing in an e-mail to parents August 1. The private school in Marble Hill that stressed strong academics was scheduled to open this year on August 17, but will close permanently due to a financial shortfall from a decline in enrollment. The school on Whitley Road South was founded in 2003 and had added a high school in 2013-2014. It was serving around 70 students at the time of the closing. The school’s website noted at one point it served 130 students…

James Roy Horner (1953 – 2015) was an Academy and Golden Globe award-winning American composer; conductor and orchestrator of film scores. He was mostly known for the vocal and electronic elements in many of his film scores. Horner was also a respected composer of concert music before he started writing film scores. His first major film score was for the film "The Lady in Red," but he did not establish himself as a well known film composer until he worked on the 1982 film "Star Trek II: The…

While attending the Telfair Academy on October 17, I saw a variety of unique scenes. The first scene that caught my attention was the frieze on the upper part of the ceiling that was originally on the outer wall of the Greek High Classical Parthenon. In the scene I depicted different scenes of slaves making Athena’s peplos, which is a rich robe that slaves would make for the gods. I also noticed how the frieze showed many different scenes that occurred in the Parthenon with Poseidon riding in on…

The historical nominations of the Academy and the exclusively white pattern of Oscar winners demonstrate how this is an urgent issue that must be addressed. African Americans are not treated as equals, and are not credited for their work as often as their white counterparts. All people deserve…

Gender and racial inequality is the disease that keeps a stronghold on society’s attempt to move towards equal rights. This problem is strongly demonstrated in American Cinema. Christina Hoag (2016) states in her article, Diversity in Hollywood, “White males still dominate virtually all aspects of [the film industry].” Recent events have led to the discovery of unfair wages between male and female actors to racism in today’s award shows. In years prior, laws had to be placed in order for women…

The Barbour Language Academy is not just a general education school, but a dual language program where their academic requirements and expectations stay consistent for all students in providing high quality education. Accepting Spanish speaking and English speaking students, the classrooms are constructed by children of both languages. Teachers are expected to be fluent in Spanish and English as the instruction is dependent on English speakers learning Spanish and Spanish speakers learning…

industry (“Leading By Example”). The Award Academy has also stepped up to solve their own problem. To celebrate more people of color on their board, they have vowed to double the percentage of diversity in their members by 2020. Roughly 683 people, that are deserving, will join the academy board. Of all the invitees, 46% are women and 41% are people of color (Feinberg). Putting more diversity in the Academy does not automatically make it a better Academy but it is progress. It will also set a…

The class that I observed was Applied Human Anatomy and Physiology taught by Nikki Walker at Mercersburg Academy, in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. This course is built around the students’ previous knowledge from Biology and allows them to delve deeper into the systems of the human body. Traditionally, students in this course use the information gained to recognize, evaluate and treat common wilderness injuries. Upon completion of this course, students will be certified in CPR and first aid…