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Arts & Entertainment
Artists of the Month
January 30, 2014
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Compiled by Simi Kakwani (Contributing Writer)
Abigail Shields
Senior
Video Production
Talia Azadian
Senior
Video Production
“Instead
“I wanted to learn more about
of just showing
people a story, you’re telling it through every shot
that you use.
video, so I did the video production camp and got into
this class. I fell in love.
“
“
Brooke Wallace
Senior
Color Guard
Daniel Yang
Junior
Instrumental
“I joined
“I like
because it not
only combines dance but
also equipment, which is
interesting.
music because you
feel it inside your heart and
you’re able to give that feeling to other people.
“
“
Remembering Uncle Phil,
the fresh king of Bel-Air
 The lovable paternal figure from “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” passed away due
to heart complications on New Year’s Eve
by Kavya Rangarajan
Backpage Editor
A
ctor James Avery, most notably known
for his work on “The Fresh Prince of
Bel-Air,” died on Dec. 31, 2013 at the age
of 68 due to complications from open-heart
surgery.
Avery’s work ranged from his most popular role as Will Smith’s character’s Uncle
Phil to his lesser-known roles, such as the
voice of Shredder from the 1987 animated
series “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”
Throughout his acting career, Avery
played a variety of roles in both film and
television, including a cameo on the Disney Channel original series “That’s So Raven” and the sitcom “That ‘70s Show.”
Besides his acting work, he also
served in the Vietnam War for one year.
Following Avery’s death, his “Fresh
Prince” co-star and on-screen son, Alfonso
Ribeiro, posted a tweet in his honor.
“We said goodbye to the amazing James
Avery last night,” Ribeiro said. “I was honored to host the memorial for Barbara Avery. James will be deeply missed.”
Ribeiro also addressed Avery’s
death in a Facebook post.
“Even though he played my father on
TV, he was a wonderful father figure to me
in life,” Ribeiro said. “He will be deeply
missed.”
His on-screen daughter, Tatyana Ali,
also tweeted in his memory.
“James was my teacher, my protector
& the most magnificent actor,” Ali said.
“We’re feeling his loss very deeply. He’ll
always be a part of me.”
According to the New York Daily News,
Avery’s ashes were scattered in the Los Angeles coastal area on January 11, no more
than two weeks after his death.
Avery’s wife, Barbara, is currently planning to hold a service for
him in March.
According to CNN, Avery and
his wife had been married for 26
years. Although he did not have
children with her, he was a stepfather to her son, Kevin Waters.
Will Smith, who came to fame
through the popular ‘90s sitcom,
responded to Avery’s death in a
Facebook post.
“Some of my greatest lessons in acting, living and being
a respectable human being came
through James Avery,” Smith
said. “Every young man needs an
Uncle Phil. Rest in Peace.”
JAMES AVERY at the Heroes and Legends Awards in Beverly Hills,
September 22, 2013.
Photo courtesy of Bing.com
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Arts & Entertainment
January 30, 2014
Party at the park
 Celebrate the end
of semester finals with a
respite at Heisler Park
 A new restaurant
has joined the modern
presentation of pizza
by Chris Jun
by Joshua Vu
Staff Writer
P
eeking out from an almost-hidden
coastline in Laguna Beach, Heisler
Park embodies California’s paradisiacal
reputation. Heisler’s desolate, yet convenient proximity to Laguna Beach’s art
galleries and shopping stores gives this
park its unique balance of the quietude of
nature and raucous urban life.
Upon turning onto Myrtle Street from
the Pacific Coast Highway, you can see
Heisler Park’s vast stretch of coastline and
picturesque view of the Pacific Ocean.
Families cluster around wooden picnic
tables that dot along cliffs jutting out over
the ocean. The clashing clang from the
spatulas of fathers can be heard echoing
through the park to see who can win over
the family with their steaks sizzling on the
provided charcoal grills.
After the fires of competition diminish with the swelling of stuffed stomachs,
people begin to explore the reefs from
the trail that slopes down to desolate
coast. Even without scuba diving gear,
the tide pool’s prodigious size equates
to its immeasurable diversity of marine
life. Every square inch of rock underlies
up to 11 different species of marine life
such as urchin, mussels, or on a particularly auspicious day, octopi, according to
LagunaBeachInfo.com. The tide pools are
not terribly dangerous to traverse, so even
children may awaken their inner biologist here. One step further in exploring
the reefs with scuba gear opens up this
undersea world into 15-feet depths of fish
and anemone.
Just a walking distance away from
Heisler Park is local restaurants and galleries, like Madison Square and Garden
Café, if you do not plan on picnicking on
the beach.
Exploring Heisler Park is a pleasant
change of scenery from the local art shop
culture of Laguna. The preservation of
Heisler’s beauty has influenced Laguna’s
artistic culture as a whole.
T
Pizza in hand that is Made-On-Demand
he Golden Arrow would like
to make a formal apology for a
factual error in the December issue
of the paper. In the Arts & Entertainment section, Josh Espinosa was
incorrectly labeled as a coach for
the All Male Hip Hop Crew, when
in fact he is a choreographer. We
apologize for any inconvenience
this error may have caused.
W
Contributing Writer
hat would happen if customers could choose exactly which
pizza toppings they wanted without paying more? This is the simple question the
new restaurant MOD (Made-On-Demand)
Pizza aimed to answer. In 2008, a couple in
Seattle was inspired by their love of pizza
THE MODERN INTERIOR of the new pizza joint provides a comfy atmosphere for cutomers.
Photos by Chris Jun
and decided to create a unique pizzeria. At
first, they thought of it as an experiment, with this same idea. Now that MOD Pizza crust is very thin. Because of this, some
but then they started attracting lots of cus- has opened, the two stores are competing people in the restaurant used knives and
tomers.
with each other. People call these places forks to cut the pizza into small pieces.
MOD Pizza opened its second
the “Chipotle of pizza.”
This was one of the best things about the
location in California on
The workers made the pizza pizza: the thinness of the crust made it
Dec. 20 2013 in 3965
with my choice of toppings: quicker and convenient to eat.
Alton Pkwy Irvine.
MOD red sauce, crumbled
Overall, MOD Pizza will exceed one’s
What makes MOD
meatballs, Italian sausage, anticipation and surprise with its great taste
Pizza
different
jalapenos, and black ol- and unique idea.
from all the other
ives. While ordering,
pizza places such
the workers were very
as Pizza Hut,
generous and patient.
Domino’s Pizza,
Though it might take
and Papa John’s
people some time to
Pizza, is the fact
choose their toppings,
that people can
workers never rushed
choose their own topthem. Moreover, the pizza
pings. However, MOD
comes out much faster than one
Pizza was not the first restauwould expect.
rant to try this method. Before THE OUTSIDE of the restaurant
The first bite offered a suras seen from the parking lot.
MOD Pizza, Pieology Pizzeria,
prising mix of crunchiness A CUSTOM MADE PIZZA made with red sauce, crumbled
which opened in Nov. 2012, began selling and softness of the bread and the crust. The meatballs, Italian sausage, jalapenos, and black olives.
Congratulations to all students that made the All State Band and Orchestras!
Christine Hirata – Trumpet
Harry Hwang – Clarinet
Jennifer Lee – Flute
Annie Chang – Violin I
Daniel Yang - Violin I
Grace Gee – Violin II
Jeffrey Yang – Violin II
Tiffany Yu - Viola
Plié to be prize-worthy
 The dance department recently exhibited choreography to be used for the
upcoming competition season by hosting a show for all to enjoy
by Marian Sahakyan
Contributing Writer
All the Warrior dancers joined forces
under the direction of head dance coach
Kari Simonson for the first dance showcase of the year on Friday, Jan. 17.
The dance team members have
been preparing for the most exciting showcase of the school year for months. The
crew put its best effort into making the
night unforgettable and the environment
enjoyable surrounded with joy and laughter.
“I was really excited to be on stage with
the All Male crew once again, because we
spent so much time practicing together,”
junior Tony Hwang said, we had a really
good time last year, even though it was the
first generation of All Male dance team in
Woodbridge, so I’m looking forward to
this year also.”
The showcase featured solos, duets and
group dances where both, the All Male Hip
Hop Crew and the girls dance team showed
off impressive dance skills, providing the
whole Woodbridge community a delightful evening of dance and happiness.
“Dance is my life,” sophomore
Paloma Romero said. “I’ve been dancing
since I was seven and it’s just a part of me
now and the showcase is one of the few
chances we get to show our parents and the
people at school everything we have been
working on.”
The 20-hour practices per week
in and outside of class and all the hard
work and effort paid off when the dancers
were finally on stage. It became evident
that they were confident in what they were
doing when the performance started.
“The purpose of the showcase
was intended to be a review of their competition sets, and also to get the team out to
perform and show off their amazing talents
to their peers and the community,” Simonson said.
Other than the fact that the team
put on a great show, they also had a silent
auction, which helped them fundraise for
later use of the group.
Arts & Entertainment
Keeping up with Katy Killion
 One of our very own warriors took a cross-country trip in order to pursue her dream
by Noelle Roys
Contributing Writer
A
spiring actress and junior Katy
Killion recently attended AMTC
(Actors, Models, Talent, for Christ), a 10day acting program held in Orlando, Fla.
The program allows hopeful entertainers to perform various showcases
in the presence of agents, film producers
and talent managers. Killion performed
in seven categories, primarily relating to
television and improvisational, or improv,
acting.
“My trip to Florida was life-changing,”
Killion said. “When I got back to L.A.,
I ended up signing with DMG Management.”
In addition to becoming a signed actress, she will perform in an upcoming pilot season showcase for ABC and Disney.
Killion is also involved in the improv and drama programs at Woodbridge.
She recently played The Ghost of Christmas Past in the school’s production of
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”
“I got to stand on a super high platform
and had awesome special effects to make
me look way more important than I am,”
Killion said.
While a typical high school student may struggle when asked to speak in
front of the class, Killion has become accustomed to standing before hundreds who
watch her every move.
She stated that learning how to
act under pressure is a crucial factor to the
success of an actor.
“[One time] I ended up improvising an entire scene,” Killion admitted.
Despite kicking off her acting career as a teen, she recalled having a desire
to pursue acting from a very young age.
Killion has definite plans to “act” out her
dream in the near future. She hopes to continue improving and anticipates becoming
a theater major in college.
“I think the most exciting thing
about performing is that you get to forget
about your own life,” Killion said. “You’re
pretending to be someone else and no one
can judge you…it’s like living a double
life, which is really thrilling.”
Panic! on Broadway
KATY KILLION taps into the mind of her character as she rehearses a scene with a fellow actor.
Photo courtesy of Katy Killion
 Panic! at the Disco musical news floods the Internet and the Broadway community
by Audrey Fong
Features Editor
F
ollowing in the steps of Green Day,
Abba and the Who, Panic! at the
Disco is the next band to have a musical
based off of its songs, with the musical
itself to be titled “PANIC! the Musical”
according to Broadway World’s website.
Considering Panic! at the Disco’s Las
Vegas roots and love of theatricality, a
Panic! at the Disco musical is not all that
surprising. Every one of the band’s music
videos, from “But It’s Better If You Do”
to “Nine in the Afternoon,” includes all of
the band members in elaborate costumes
playing out a clear storyline.
“At our concerts, we try to create a
musical onstage,” ex-guitarist Ryan Ross
said in an interview with People Magazine before leaving the band.
British news website, Express, reports
that the musical “tells the story of a naive
teenage girl on the verge of rebellion
after meeting a defiant boy” and that the
musical will include songs from all of the
band’s four studio albums including hits
like “I Write Sins Not Tragedies,” “This is
Gospel” and “Ready to Go.” Like Green
Day’s “American Idiot” and Abba’s
“Mamma Mia!,” the band will not be a
part of the performance.
According to the alternative/pop music
website, Alter the Press, the musical
is in the works and is not finished yet.
Producer Alexis Acar recently said in an
interview with Alter the Press that the
cast is “doing a developmental workshop
based in New York City” and has no definite theatre for the musical yet. Broadway
World’s website also says that the musical
will receive funding through Indiegogo, a
website where fans can donate money to
see this musical come to fruition.
“That would be amazing,” drummer
Spencer Smith told China Post two years
ago, when asked how he felt about one
day having a Panic! at the Disco musical.
“To put together a show that was a mix of
our music as well as maybe tell a story...
that would be like a dream.”
For Smith, that dream may come true
in the near future.
January 30, 2014
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Patience and practice
A
Persian poet by the name of Saadi
Shirazi once said, “Have patience. All things are difficult before they
become easy.”
Have you ever seen someone do
something amazing? Whether it is performing magic tricks or even drawing
life-like figures, just about all things in
life require one thing: practice, which is a
commitment that can provide true growth
and progress through patience.
Now, you may be wondering, “What
is patience?” But please, be patient young
grasshopper. Patience allows you to think
clearly and respond more calmly to a
variety of situations. Without this characteristic, people would fail to excel at
anything. Without patience, Poe may
have been too tired to write, Mandela
may have felt too repressed to rebel and
Morgan Freeman may not have had the
opportunity to play the roles of all of his
characters and make them each seem like
the coolest person in the world.
A new hobby I picked up this year
helps me practice patience. I now own
a Kendama, a Japanese cup-and-ball toy
that is shaped like a cross, with cups on
the left, right and bottom and a spike at
the top of the wooden handle, which is
called a “ken,” with a wooden ball that
has a hole at the bottom of it (called a
“tama”) attached by a string. There are a
variety of moves that can be performed
with a kendama, but they are very difficult to execute. Learning how to execute
moves with a kendama takes an immense
amount of patience, specifically when
one tries to land the hole of the tama on
the spike, which typically ends all kendama trick combinations. Now, when I am
on the road driving or waiting in a line, I
am much more patient since I know that
when I reach my goal, I will experience
the same satisfaction that I get when I am
able to successfully execute a spike move
on my kendama.
Now I am not saying that patience will
only be as rewarding as doing some tricks
with a wooden toy, but playing Kendama
does work for me. Trust me: your perspective on life and the world around you
will be much more positive and bright.
But patience requires practice and practice requires patience, so be prepared to
make a lifelong commitment that will ultimately better your life.
Arrivederci,
hristian
landin
CB