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20 High School Ct • Los Gatos • CaliforniaG • 95030 • atoFriday, March 25, 2016 • www.elgatonews.com Spring musical is a spectacular success by Jessica Blough Center Editor In This Issue... On Mar. 4, 5, 10, 11, and 12, the cast and crew of this year’s spring musical put on How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, a story of love and ambition in the business world. LGHS students donned News suits and ties to create the World Wide Wicket Company, complete with a City skyline set. The show was a success, leaving audiences - LGHS holds class elections in hysterical laughter over musical numbers like Coffee Break and Paris - NMF autction raises money for LGHS Original. It was directed by English teacher Janna Rigby, who also directed the fall play. - LGHS hosts first “Souper Bowl”

SHOWTIME: Sophomore Jake Chen portrayed J. B. Biggley’s spoiled nephew. National

while simultaneously building relationships with other cast members. - Supreme Court “Sometimes things don’t go as you planned, and it’s kind of just what Justice Antonin Scalia you make it. You can make friends anywhere even if it doesn’t go as you passes away at 79 want it to,” stated Carroll. Chadwick also cited his new friendships as a highlight of the experience, explaining, “Everybody there was super nice and there wasn’t a lot of drama going on, even though it was a musical.” RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED For anyone considering a future role in the fall play or the spring Permit No. 7036 Non Profit Org Campbell, CA

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it, they should do it for a year, but with the impression that they are Editorial PAID going to continue it. You have to be willing to sacrifice your time to - LGHS should dedicate DUET: Kerst and Lebedenko gave spectacular performances as two of the leads. a greater united cause. You have to be content with not gaining a big more resources to part or getting a lot of stage time. You have to be content enough to The production starred freshman Harrison Kerst as J. Pierrepont just value the friendships and the people you meet through the show.” college counseling Finch, a young and optimistic window cleaner in New York City hoping This is the final drama performance for this school year, but look out to work his way up from the bottom. On his first day at the World for information on the fall play at the beginning of next year. Wide Wicket Company, Finch accidentally runs into the president of the Opinion company, J. B. Biggley, played by senior Alex Coady. Biggley gets Finch a job in the mail room, supervised by Mr. Bratt (junior Jaydon Barnett) - Screenwriters deserve more credit and Ms. Twimble (senior Tylyn Page). From there, Finch uses cunning, - Affirmative action does not address more intellect, and the handy manual How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying to work his way up in the company, eventually gaining important underlying issues the title of Chairman of the Board. Along the way, he wins the of secretary Rosemary Pilkington (sophomore Charlotta Lebedenko). They eventually end up together, though their relationship is almost World compromised by Biggley’s mistress, Hedy La Rue (senior Tessa Carroll). Though the show started a fresh face in the LGHS drama depart- - Honduran rights activist murdered ment, several familiar students also gave awe-inspiring performances. - Russian man jailed over internet comment Coady and Carroll put on a stellar show, as did senior Sawyer Chad- photos courtesy Di’Addio wick, who played Chairman of the Board Wally Womper. The cast and crew persevered through technical difficulties to put on a great show, BIG FINALE: The musical’s cast and crew worked hard to put on a successfull show. Center Sadie’s transports LGHS to the fifties - Your inside look at Spirit Week by Jack Zukin World Editor Culture The concept for the Sadie Hawkins dance originated from a 1937 L’il Abner comic strip in which, on Sadie Hawkins Day, women chased after men and got to marry the ones they caught. Today, this notion - High School Musical 4 is in the works is applied to high school dances across the country where females - Justin Bieber’s tour comes to the Bay Area invite males as opposed to the more traditional avenue where males invite females. This year Los Gatos High School’s Sadie Hawkins dance fell on Fri., Mar. 18, and lasted from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm in the large gym. Humor The theme was “The 50’s” and students came out in droves dressed - True stories of nearly- as characters from Grease, iconic couples such as Joe Dimaggio and Marilyn Monroe, and of course, Elvis Presley. Students raved about successful people the awesome snacks and beverages, the photo booth, the airbrush - The layman’s guide to tattoo artist, and the amazing balloon arrangements provided by the dressing preppy celebration art company, Balloonatics. photo courtesy Teenie Noskowski Usually the first thing that students point to as a downfall of school dances is the music choice. Fortunately this year, LGHS was WINNING SMILES: Seniors Teenie Noskowski and Cal Huesby won first place. lucky to have DJ Nikki Matteo bring some crunchy beats that kept the crowd happy the entire night. DJ Nikki Matteo takes pride in being “a diverse and a multidimensional DJ that specializes and is committed People to providing the best musical and visual experience possible as well as bringing you chart topping remixes, turntable tricks and live on the - Freshman Emma Gerson sings her heart out fly one of a kind music mixes.” - Junior Finn Biggs enjoys music and math Besides the great music, the highlight of Sadie’s is always the costume contest. Year after year, students wait in anticipation for the winners to be announced. This year was no different. The competition was intense with impressive showings across the board, as students Sports showed off their poodle skirts and cuffed jeans, but at the end of the night, seniors Cal Huesby and Teenie Noskowski pulled out the vic- - El Gato showcases tory with their 50’s diner outfits, including roller blades, paper hats, independent sports and aprons. It’s fair to say that this year’s Sadie Hawkins dance was a success. - Soccer season wraps up Thanks to parents, teachers, and Leadership, this dance was one for - POM: Caice Lanovaz courtesy Isabelle Bertolas the history books and only makes us look forward to next year’s dance dominates track and field with more zeal than ever! photos courtesy wikicommons NIFTY FIFTIES: Leilah Talukdar and Jaydon Barnett took second place. (Source: gigmasters)