Arts & Entertainment

SSHS English Classes Share their Work in Poetry

May 27, 2025 by Olivia Clemmensen (‘26) Sonnets are a type of poem, originally used in the 13th century, containing 14 lines exploring ideas of nature, love or philosophical themes through iambic pentameter, a form of rhyme scheme involving a set number syllables and phases. Odes on the other hand, are less restrictive and are

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Frida Kahlo: A Female Icon in the Artistic World 

May 12, 2025 by Sarah Pipino (‘26) Frida Kahlo is a household name today, and possibly the most famous Mexican artist of all time. Her works are appreciated everywhere, and everyone knows her iconic style of art. What most people don’t know, however, is that long before she became a painter, she dreamed of being

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The Art of Mary Cassatt: A Closer Look at Daily Life

April 28, 2025 by Sarah Pipino (‘26) Mary Cassatt was an incredibly influential painter during her time, and still today. Her work, usually portraits of mothers and their children, was outstanding in that very few Impressionist artists were  commercially successful in America at the time, and even less so female Impressionists. Her paintings aided in

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A Minecraft Movie: A Movie Worth Experiencing?

April 11, 2025 by Daniel Hancock (‘26) Just last Friday, a movie many fans have wished for their whole lives was released. A Minecraft Movie. After trailers and countless memes, the movie was finally released for everyone to experience. With such excitement, did A Minecraft Movie truly live up to all its hype?  For anyone

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