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King Of Hearts Concert

By: Hannah-Grace Hagood

If you like Christian music, the Brandon Lake “King Of Hearts” concert is the right one for you. It starts with Franni Cash and her amazing voice. After Franni Cash, Brandon Lake comes in and sings songs like “Hard Fought Hallelujah,” “Graves Into Gardens,” and “That’s Who I Praise.” My personal  favorite being “That’s Who I Praise.” Lets just say I lost my voice a little bit and my hearing no longer existed. Every now and then Brandon Lake read verses from the Bible that related to certain songs and prayed which I thought was fun. However, I would not recommend this concert if you do not like flashing lights and loud noises; right as the concert started the lights were flashing and the music was loud. At the beginning of the concert, they give you bracelets that light up and flash at a certain time during the concert.

As a person who plays guitar, I can personally say it was amazing. Brandon Lake is also from South Carolina, which I found interesting because I am too. The concert started at 7 and ended at 11 so I was so tired after. I slept on the car ride home. However, it was hard to sleep with all of the songs I had stuck in my head; I still have some songs stuck in my head. Overall, the concert was a ten out of ten for me and I would love to go to another one. So if this sounds interesting to you, I would definitely recommend going to the “King Of Hearts” concert; unless you do not like loud noises and flashing lights. Other than that, I would one hundred percent recommend going and checking his tour dates and places. It was one of the best concerts I have ever gone to.

Dancing with the Stars Week in Review

Adelaide Eaddy

  1. The night started off with a wonderful Wicked themed open number. This dance was choreographed by Chris Scott. They then announced the guest judge of the week was the director of the upcoming movie Wicked: For Good, Jon M. Chu. This week’s scoring will be combined with last week’s since last week there was no elimination. Each couple will dance to a song from the movie Wicked.
  2. The first couple was Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold. They danced a contemporary to the song “The Wizard and I.” They scored a 28/40, with all four judges giving a 7. Their combined score was a 58/80.
  3. The next dance of the evening was a jazz dance, performed by Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy. They danced to the song “What is this Feeling.” They scored a 35/40 with Carrie Ann, Derek, and Bruno giving 9s, and Jon giving an 8. Their combined score was a 70/80.
  4. The third duo was Robert Irwin and Witney Carson performing a jazz to “Dancing Through Life.” They received a score of 36/40 with all judges giving 9s. Their combined score was a 71/80.
  5. The fourth couple of the night was Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas. Mark choreographed a Quickstep to the song “Popular.” This dance received a score of 39/40 with Carrie Ann, Jon, and Bruno giving 10s, and Derek giving a 9. Their combined score was 72/80.
  6. The next dance of the evening was a Rumba by Dylan Effron and Daniella Karagach. They danced to the song “I’m Not That Girl” which received a 32/40 with each judge giving an 8. Their combined score was 69/80.
  7. The next dance was another jazz, performed by Andy Richter and Emma Slater. They danced to “One Short Day,” which received a 27/40 with Carrie Ann, Jon, and Bruno giving 7s, and Derek giving a 6. Their combined score for both nights was 51/80.
  8. The seventh couple of the night was a contemporary to “Defying Gravity” by Elain Hendrix and Alan Bersten. They were given a score of 36/40 with all four judges giving 9s. Their combined score was 66/80.
  9. The eighth dance was a foxtrot by Jen Affleck and Jon Ravnik. They danced to the song, “As Long asYou’re Mine.” They scored a 32/40, with all of the judges giving them an 8. Their combined score was 61/80.
  10. The next dance was an Argentine Tango to “No Good Deed.” This dance was performed by Danielle Fishel and Pasha Pashkov. They received the score of 36/40, with all judges giving a 9. This makes their combined score a 65/80.
  11. The last dance of the evening was a Rumba to the song “For Good.” This dance was performed by Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa. They received a 39/40 with Carrie Ann, Jon, and Bruno giving 10s, and Derek giving a 9. Their combined score was 71/80.
  12. After the last dance all of the couples went to the floor for elimination. The hosts announced every safe couple until there were three left. The last three were Andy and Emma, Scott and Rylee, and Dylan and Danielle. The couple who ended up being sent home, with the lowest votes and scores combined, was Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold.

My Favorite Things

By: Alli Reagan Fidler

My Current Favorite Perfumes/ What Perfumes I’d Recommend

Background: 

Anyone that knows me personally, knows I have a thing for perfumes. I quite literally have a collection of Bath and Body Works along with a bunch of miscellaneous finer perfumes. Why do you have this? What started this obsession? One might ask. … Well, to be quite honest, it started around middle school. I’m not really sure what event sparked it. My best friend, Maggie, also has the same sort of obsession, so I think I was influenced by her around that time. 

Current favs and recommendations:

  •    Starting off strong, a really great affordable perfume is Amber by Nemat, you can get it at Ulta for around twenty dollars. This perfume is SO GOOD. I’m Not sure if this is true, but I heard it kind of changes scent to adapt to your own skin, meaning that the way it smells on someone else might be slightly different than it smells on you. Then again, I just heard that. I have absolutely zero clue if  that is true. Sometimes, if you wear it for a long time, you can no longer smell it on yourself, so it may seem like it isn’t working. I don’t really know why that happens, but even if you cannot smell it on yourself, people can smell it on you. It has a very fresh and slightly sweet scent. I purchased it after my friend, Mary Carter, told me about all the compliments she’d received while wearing it. Overall, I’d definitely recommend this perfume. 
  • Next is the Vanilla Musk perfume by Nemat. You can also find this at Ulta for twenty dollars. I really love this scent. It’s super sweet but not too overwhelmingly sweet. I’m not sure if this makes sense, but it is like a comforting, clean sweet scent of vanilla. I would definitely recommend this perfume. It is an oil perfume you dab on your skin. It comes in a little small bottle, which lasts a really long time. This perfume is one of my consistent go-tos!
  • One new perfume I recently got and love is the Pink Cloud perfume by Ariana Grande. I have had the regular cloud perfume before and I liked it. However,  the Pink Cloud is something out of this world. It’s similar to the cloud perfume, but has a slightly sweet/ fresh twist towards the end of it. It’s such a good perfume, and it comes in the cutest bottle that is shaped like a pink cloud. I typically wear this one every day!  
  • Ok, this last perfume is my current all time favorite. It’s Daisy Intense by Marc Jacobs. I don’t even know how to describe the smell of it to be completely honest. It’s simply amazing.  It’s very sweet and fresh. It smells kind of like spring. It’s very fruity and fresh. I’m not sure of the exact size, but the smaller size bottle is ninety dollars. It’s a little more pricey than the others but still not super expensive. All in All, I would definitely recommend investing in this perfume.   

Amber by Nemat

Vanilla Musk by Nemat

Daisy Intense by Marc Jacobs           Pink Cloud by  Ariana Grande

Anime Recommendations

By: Daniel Burton

YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS!!

For the next few weeks I will be talking about anime that I think are solid all around from character development to structure of the show. This week I am doing Ajin.

“Ajin” is an intriguing anime that easily combines mysterious aspects with violent action, resulting in a fascinating story that captivates viewers from beginning to end. The story revolves around Kei Nagai, a high school student who finds out he is an Ajin, an eternal being who can regenerate infinitely. This knowledge throws him into a perilous world in which the government regards Ajin as a threat and conducts horrific experiments on them.

As Kei fights with his newfound immortality and the moral consequences of his actions. Polygon Pictures’ animation stands out for its distinct CGI approach, which visually depicts the Ajin’s rebirth.

The anime is a rollercoaster of suspense, with brutal battle, clever methods, and a continual sense of peril. The character development is well-written, allowing viewers to easily identify with Kei and the other Ajin’s hardships and dilemmas. If you enjoy dark, psychological thrillers with supernatural elements, “Ajin” is a must-see that will keep you on the edge of your seat till the conclusion.