19 minutes is a thriller novel by Jodi Picoult that follows the case of a young man, pushed to the edge by abuse, and doing the unthinkable. It was just another normal day in Sterling, New Hampshire, a tranquil town where nothing really happened. That all changed on March 6, 2007. 17 year-old high school student,…Continue Reading Book Review: 19 Minutes
When it comes to Husky football games, we have plenty of songs and chants to keep our games full of spirit. Gavel Online staff sat down and picked some of their favorites. Here are our top five Husky football game traditions: The band playing “Hey Baby” and singing along in the student section. Singing the Husky Fight Song…Continue Reading Top Five Football Game Traditions
With humor in every punch, Po,the dumpling-eating kung fu master voiced by coimedian Jack Black, predictably fought his way to victory in the third installment of the Dreamworks animated movie, Kung Fu Panda 3. But it didn’t pack the punch I hoped it would. The plot was completely predictable. With every event being explained before the…Continue Reading Movie Review: Kung Fu Panda 3
Personal Opinion Column by Victoria Falcon So, the other day I was explaining a movie, book, article, or something, I don’t remember the details of it, but what I do remember is me saying “UGH, I CRIED SO HARD.” This was followed by a quick response from a bystander, “but you cry about everything!” This…Continue Reading OPINION: Knowing Yourself is Empowering
Personal Opinion Column by Victoria Falcon I recently saw a TedTalk a few weeks back called “The person you really need to marry”. Upon seeing the title I was like “Whoa! Is this a fortune teller? Nice!” Instead, I watched a woman explain how she had been divorced three times. THREE TIMES. She goes on to explain the…Continue Reading Opinion: Real #relationshipgoals should look inward
It’s Kind of a Funny Story is a young-adult fiction novel by Ned Vizzini. Craig Gilner had everything planned out: to get into a great school, to get into the right job, which would lead into having a family. He had a simple plan, it just didn’t go like he wanted it to. After being accepted…Continue Reading Book Review: It’s Kind of a Funny Story
A few weeks back, for her 1989 World Tour, Taylor Swift spent her Halloween doing a concert at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. A tradition of hers that involves inviting up all her talented, famous friends to perform with her so she can rub it in all normal people’s faces was still intact…Continue Reading Music Review: Alessia Cara’s “Four Pink Walls” a windows-rolled-down, sing-a-long experience
The 5th Wave is a young adult science fiction novel by Rick Yancy. In this book aliens invade the earth by integrating themselves into human society. The citizens never realize that they are living among aliens until the attack waves started. In total there were five waves in order to get rid of the human population and take…Continue Reading Book Review: The 5th Wave
We have incredibly talented groups and organizations on campus, and throughout the year, a different group will be given special recognition in this column.To start the year off I would like to acknowledge some of the best custodians in the district. Every day they come to work in the most cheerful mood and fulfill their daily…Continue Reading Pride of the Pack: Campus Custodians
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a fictional, coming-of-age story by Jesse Andrews. Greg Gaines is in his last year of high school and he doesn’t really have any friends unless you count Earl, his filmmaker buddy. His mom forces him to befriend a girl who was recently diagnosed with leukemia, and throughout his book, you…Continue Reading Book Review: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl