FOCUS Volume XLV Issue Five
Febr uar y 2019
Read Online at fcsfocus.or g
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Winter Musical, Newsies: Wor thy of the Headlines By Julian Duvivier ?22, Ar ts and Technology Repor ter
Breaking
news: the Fr iends? Centr al Upper School Dr ama
Progr am?s adaptation of Newsies will debut at 7:00pm on Fr iday March 1, followed by two per for mances on Saturday March 2 at 2:00 and 7:00. Newsies is a well- loved broadway production inspired by the real- life Newsboys Str ike of 1899. The play follows New York Newspaper Deliver y Boy Jack (Benny Flor a ?20) his comr ade Davey (Thad Bashaw ?20), as well as their fellow newsies? poor, or phaned, and homeless youth? in their protest against the unfair distr ibution pr ices of newspaper tycoon Joseph Pulitzer (Alejandro Lopez ?20). Throughout its many musical number s, tap dances, and fight scenes, the play explores protest and the power of standing together through hardship. The br illiance of the per for mance lies in the play?s cast of char acter s, its choreogr aphy, and the incredible ener gy of its musical number s. The play?s thematic strengths are multifaceted. Actor Ben Miller ?20 shares, ?[Newsies] has its 'Newsies' COTD. on page 2
Newsies Rehear sal (Lydia Varcoe- Wolfson)
Silly Senior s in Their Habitat (Julian Brenman)
FCC Reading Room: A Senior Lounge? By Ivy Epstein ?19 and Liam Sullivan ?19, Contr ibutor s
With the end of our four high school year s in sight, the senior class scr ambles for a place to call their own: one last place to be together, to stress over the college process and socialize as a group. It?s a tr adition not only at Fr iends? Centr al, but also at ever y other high school. Senior s gr apple with their impending depar ture by cluster ing into one space, and in our case, it ended up being what might be the smallest room on campus. The problem with the FCC Reading Room isn?t that it?s been known to be the senior hang out spot; the problem is that other gr ades don?t have their own. ?I think that a solid space for ever y gr ade to bond with one another as well as work together should be available,? one senior states. While the Reading Room is technically open to all gr ades, it is known school- wide to be the senior hangout spot. There are other spots on campus like this, such as the front left side of the meeting room, or even ?the Ledge? in the old Shallcross 'Reading Room' COTD. on page 2
In This Issue:
Black Histor y Month Special Ar t Feature - Pages 6 & 7-
Table Tennis Tour nament - Page 3-
TechFocus - Page 11-
Lyla For man, Back From Bahamas - Page 4-
Spor ts Penalties - Page 8-
Savannah Lopez, Welcome Home - Page 5-
"Sucker Bowl" Review - Page 9-
eSpor ts at FCS - Page 10-
Coffee House Photos - Page 12-