Arts and Entertainment

By Arianna Bekas It is custom that when a school year comes to close that individuals tend to reflect on the past year. Of course when this reflection occurs most people put on their ‘graduation goggles’, meaning they look on the past year with a sort of nostalgia that wouldn’t […]

Reflecting on Art

May 15, 2018 in Arts and Entertainment

By Isabelle Lounsberry The end is nearing. One full year of performances, articles, and boring classes. We here at The Blue and White have asked some of the students about their year so far, focusing on our (musically) performing arts. There have been quite a few concerts this year, as […]

Remembering The Good Ol’ Days

May 15, 2018 in Archives / Arts and Entertainment

By Thalya Samuels On April 19th and 20th, the Apopka High School Darter Chorus gathered to perform a musical variety show. The performance incorporated songs from notable Disney films including The Lion King, Mulan, Frozen and more. Attendees had the opportunity to see the different choral subgroups that constitute […]

The Last Song

May 3, 2018 in Arts and Entertainment

By Arianna Bekas As tattoos become much more accepted in today’s modern culture, we see more and more people make the commitment to put one on their body. Before, tattoos used to be something that people kept under wraps and hidden away from the public eye. Now, individuals display them […]

Tatted Teachers

April 13, 2018 in Arts and Entertainment

By Jordan Jenkins Although most widely known for its formulaic dystopian tales or cheesy and melodramatic romances, the reality is that young adult umbrella genre of books has a whole lot to offer in terms of variety and quality. Although initially neglected in the wave that brought us cultural phenomena […]

Six of Crows Series — Book Review

March 30, 2018 in Archives / Arts and Entertainment

By Michaela Etienne On Friday, March 16, 2018, the new Romantic Comedy Drama movie Love, Simon was released. The movie was based on Becky Albertelli’s novel Simon vs. Homo Sapiens Agenda. Director Greg Berlanti loved the book so much that he asked Albertelli’s permission to create a movie based on […]

Do We Love Simon?

March 30, 2018 in Arts and Entertainment

By Isabelle Lounsberry Mass shootings have inspired many works of art over the past few years. Mr. Houvouras, an art teacher here at Apopka, gave his view: “Art is always a mirror of society, so when something bad happens artists almost always react to it visually. I think it just […]

The Art of Pain

March 5, 2018 in Arts and Entertainment

By Jordan Jenkins For the better part of a decade, superheroes have been perhaps the most dominant force within popular culture — and nowhere is this more true than in the realm of film. While this trend was certainly initiated by earlier films such as The Dark Knight and Iron […]

Black Panther – Movie Review

February 19, 2018 in Arts and Entertainment

By Lenaia Powell Want to go into art or graphic design after high school? Believe it or not, photography is probably your best bet to get exposure to it all. It is commonly misunderstood that photography doesn’t count as a form of art, but as the two teachers of the […]

EXPOSED!

February 16, 2018 in Arts and Entertainment

By: Arianna Bekas AP Studio Art and AP 3D Art are two of the AP art courses Apopka High currently provides for students. While some may feel discouraged in enrolling to take these classes because they feel as though they don’t have the artistic talent to be able to create […]

All About Art

February 5, 2018 in Arts and Entertainment