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The Western Hemisphere

The student news site of Western Albemarle High School

The Western Hemisphere

The student news site of Western Albemarle High School

The Western Hemisphere

Frank Ocean performing, Oyafestivalen 2012

What We’re Not Listening To: Frank Ocean

Shannon Durazo November 18, 2015

Boys don’t cry. A t-shirt slogan, a great song by “ The Cure,” and supposedly a Frank Ocean album. But, as of right now, Frank Ocean’s much anticipated sophomore project is slipping more and more...

(Fall)ing for Sweaters

(Fall)ing for Sweaters

Abby Lohr November 9, 2015

As the crisp, but not quite cold weather starts to arrive, it’s time for girls to look in their closets and find those fall essentials. Leaves are changing colors and apple-picking is starting, but aren’t...

Mary Campbells  five week summer program brought her to Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand.

Students Summer Program Takes Her Across the World

Ellie Bowen October 9, 2015

Western junior, Mary Campbell Spencer, was fortunate enough to have spent her summer in not one, but three different countries over the span of five weeks. The majority of her time was spent in the Outback...

Student Musicians

Student Musicians

Sarah Rainey, Web Editor in Chief April 20, 2015

Neighbors You Know Neighbors You Know, made of seniors Bianica Baker, Ian Wright, and Jack Marcus, was founded in December of 2012 when they decided to combine their talents and form a band. Lead singer,...

What Were Listening to: The Civil Wars

What We’re Listening to: The Civil Wars

Abby Lohr, Staff Writer April 20, 2015

Formed in 2008, the Civil Wars have the kind of music that you can put on repeat for hours without regret. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Joy Williams and John Paul White have the type of voices that overlap...

Students Participate in Wired Playwriting Event

Students Participate in Wired Playwriting Event

Ruby Neisser, Staff Writer April 20, 2015

Imagine trying to write a script, make props, and perform a play all in one day! On January 8th a group of students, 11 of them from Western Albemarle High School, (as well as others from Monticello and...

One of Disneys most recent live action films, Cinderella, featuring Lily James and Richard Madden

Disney Brings Classics to Life Through Live Action

Eme Massarelli and Morgan Broadus April 20, 2015

“These remakes will never capture the magic of my childhood” Eme Massarelli Recently, Walt Disney Films has begun planning and producing live-action remakes of Disney animated classics. The first...

Top Ten Slumber Party Movies

Sarah Honosky, A&E Editor April 15, 2015

It seems like no one really has slumber parties anymore, or maybe they are and I’m just not getting invited. But either way, and as incentive to bring them back, here are the top ten slumber party movies...

Orphan Black: Sci-fi’s Biggest Success

Sarah Honosky, A&E Editor March 9, 2015

Sci-fi is a hard genre to get a hold on. And while many shows will advertise that they hit the perfect Sci-fi mark, I can guarantee you that they will be lying. Only one show has, in our era of television...

A Reflection on the 2015 Golden Globes

February 25, 2015

If you've recently been in a women's locker room or any local coffee shop, you've probably heard some excited chatter about a seemingly distant and irrelevant event called The Golden Globes. Although typically...

Celebrity Crushes

Celebrity Crushes

Sarah Honosky, A&E Editor February 4, 2015

The WAHS journalism class dishes on their celebrity crushes with mildly amusing results.

Journalism Students Discuss Favorite Characters

Journalism Students Discuss Favorite Characters

Sarah Honosky, A&E Editor in Chief January 23, 2015

The staff of The Western Hemisphere discuss their favorite fictional characters with only some mild confusion as to the meaning of the word "fiction." http://vimeo.com/116580571