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The Joker Gen X

The Joker Gen X

Bruce Brasier, Advisor December 5, 2019

  The Joker, directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaqin Phoenix, is set in the late ’70s New York. From the opening shots the director of photography, Lawrence Sher, recreates the look of...

The Joker Gen Z

The Joker Gen Z

Rylie Pleau December 5, 2019

  The Joker, directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaqin Phoenix, was a remarkable movie. Not only did this movie interest me from the very beginning, it kept me interested the entire time. The...

Welcome to The Roar Part 3

Welcome to The Roar Part 3

December 5, 2019

Welcome to the Roar edition 3 The new staff and the 3rd editor welcome you to the new edition of the award-winning paper. We will roll out new articles over the course of the coming weeks and hope to...

The Empowerment of Entertainers

The Empowerment of Entertainers

Asha Tompkins, Editor December 15, 2017
The very thought of revealing a private part of your life that you had never decided to share until the moment you were alleged with sexual harassment is farcical, ludicrous and everything beneath the kitchen sink.

Dear Air Vents

Asha Tompkins, Editor October 5, 2017

Dear air vents, I feel like I’m on a blind date with myself. It’s just me here in the computer lab of Pendergrass Palace. I’m taking the term “I wouldn’t date you if you were the last...

A woodsman’s wisdom

Conlon Kane, Staff Writer May 23, 2017

When venturing into the great outdoors, it's important to know where you’re going, how to get there, and most importantly, to have a reliable navigator.   Any time you step into the wilderness, you...

My First Day in BHS

Asha Tompkins, Staff Writer May 17, 2017

The first moment I stepped into Biddeford High School, I realized that it smelled like Campbell’s chicken noodle soup and deodorant. Soup, because there was a weird smell wafting into the hall from the...

A Woodsman’s Wisdom

Conlon Kane, Staff Writer March 31, 2017

In my short time on this planet, I have spent a rather significant amount of time in the wilderness.  I am an Eagle Scout who has gone on backpacking trips, spent the night on more than one mountain,...

Biddeford vs India

Asha Tompkins, Staff Writer March 31, 2017

Have you ever tried to do homework sitting on top of a dining room table, holding an electric bug zapper, swatting at mosquitoes big enough to suck out your soul, while trying to stay away from a lizard...

The Movie Buff March: Beauty and the Beast

The Movie Buff March: Beauty and the Beast

Colby Perron, Staff Writer March 29, 2017

Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, stockholm syndrome. In the past seven or so years, Disney has set out on a conquest to take their most popular animated films and convert them into live action....

The consuming cubes

The consuming cubes

Tiffany Curro, Staff Writer March 3, 2017

Swiftly moving their hands across their Rubik’s Cube, students study new patterns and new challenges.   For many students, this has become a huge hobby for them this school year. They try and solve...

Hamilton is not throwing away its shot

Hamilton is not throwing away its shot

Colby Perron, Staff Writer January 20, 2017

How does a genius, playwright, historian, and musician, take a historical figure from the early days of America, and turn it into a musical phenomenon? During August of 2015, a brand new musical took...

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