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Weekly Playlist: Covers

By Marah Harbison, Nathan Hemminger, Chase Gosman, Alyssa Book, and Allison Werner

This weeks A&E playlist is all about covers. No, silly! Not the kind on your bed. These covers are new
spins on old classics.

1. “Farewell Angelina” by John Mellencamp, originally by Bob Dylan

2. “Crazy for You” by New Found Glory, originally by Madonna

3. “Love Song” by Anberlin, originally by The Cure

4. “Beat It” by Fall Out Boy, originally by Michael Jackson

5.”Rolling in the Deep” by Mike Posner ,originally by Adele

6. “Umbrella” by Taylor Swift, originally by Rihanna

7. “Meet Me in the City” by Black Keys, originally by Junior Kimbrough

8. “Darling Nikki” by Foo Fighters, originally by Prince

9.”You Ain’t Woman Enough” by Paramore, originally by Loretta Lynn

FC Football faces Jennings County tomorrow night

Tomorrow night, the varsity football team will be playing its final regular season home game against Jennings County. The game will be especially important for the seniors because it is Senior Night.

“It’s a big night because us seniors will be playing our last regular season home game,” said senior James Barlow. “Hopefully we’ll be back at home for sectionals.”

FC will be going into the game with a 5-1 record, with their only loss coming to the hands of Columbus East two weeks ago. Despite the loss, the Highlanders still feel confident they can make a run.

“Our coaching staff pushes us to the best we can be everyday,” senior Jason VanBuren.

Jennings County comes into the game with a record of 5-2. With the records similar, VanBuren thinks the game will be a challenge.

“They have a power running game, so they’ll match up well against us,” VanBuren said.

Both Barlow and VanBuren have remembered many memories while playing football for FC. Barlow said his favorite memory was playing New Albany twice during 2010 in which the Highlanders came from behind and won by one point in both games. VanBuren remembers when the team won the sectional title against Castle in 2009.

Tomorrow night’s game will begin 7 p.m. at FC.

Hoban’s ‘Willow’ cuts to the chase

By Lauren Holstner

“It’s hard to keep a secret when it’s written all over your body.”

This quote lives on the cover of Willow by Julia Hoban. It adds suspense and makes you want to read it. Willow by Hoban is a dark and serious book with a hint of romance and humor.  It is about a girl named Willow who believes she is a murderer and killed her parents.

She can no longer go back to her home and lives with her brother, his wife and their child.  She is also a cutter.  This has caused her to lead a secret life no one knows about, until he comes along.  He is Guy, who finds out about Willow’s cutting and turns her world upside down by trying to save her from cutting and making her fall in love with him.
Readers who like stories where nothing seems to go right with a hint of romance and a pinch of pain will enjoy this novel.
Willow lives in a world of pain and sorrow that many readers might relate to. Those who do not connect may see what friends could be going through because we never know everything and this book just shows how little we know about each other.
This story helps readers view the world in an entirely new perspective, often overlooked.  Willow could relate to a number of lives and show us how some people live.

Willow helps us learn things readers never thought we would.  Willow is a great story for readers wanting to experience something new and realistic, and sometimes horrifyingly real.

Weekly Playlist: Boy Band Hits

By Marah Harbison, Chase Gosman, Allison Werner, Nathan Hemminger, and Alyssa Book

Break out your coolest dance moves and get ready to party with the best mix of old and new boy band hits. 

1. “Just Got Paid” by *NSYNC

2. “Blame It on September” by Allstar Weekend

3. “Tonight, Tonight” by Hot Chelle Rae

4. “The Perfect Love Song” by Boyz II Men

5. “Halfway There” by Big Time Rush

6. “Back Here” by BBMak

7. “This I Promise You” by *NSYNC

8. “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men