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The highly coveted Oscar trophies illuminate on the display ahead of the 96th Academy Awards. This year, late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel reprised his role as host.
The 2024 Oscars: A Bold Year for Film
Anthony Parker, Entertainment & News Editor • March 28, 2024
In a surprising move to many, West Capitaneus, the school yearbook publication, will be discontinuing the popular, longstanding tradition of senior quotes. Citing logistical concerns, the West High administration has maintained this restriction, prompting petition by nearly a quarter of the student body.
Say Goodbye to Senior Quotes
Cyrilla Zhang, Editor-in-Chief • March 21, 2024
Thursday, Oct. 5’s theme was Mathletes or Athletes, where students choose to dress up as one of the two subjects. Students in Mr. Collin’s AP Biology class sported their unique choices of attire. From left to right: Leah Ho (11), Gabriel White (11), and Mackenzie Ashford (11).
Get Ready for Some School Spirit!
Joshua Lee, Staff Writer • March 21, 2024
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Abduction Hits Screens

Action, speed, and love are all qualities in the new hit movie Abduction. Taylor Lautner plays Nathan, the young man out to discover the truth about his life, after he finds his picture on a missing person’s website. Lily Collins plays Karen, the adorable girl who accompanies Nathan on his journey.

This astonishing 106 minute movie is jam–packed with fighting, stunts, and cliché action movie lines such as, “There’s no time to explain.” Lautner, a previously trained martial artist, performs all of his own stunts, with many an action throughout the movie.

The plot is very basic and easy to keep up with, while it still maintains a factor that pulls the viewer in. You just have to know what happens, right? The director John Singleton takes a very classic “action film” approach and that is just how the viewer gets it. It has all been done before.

With having Lautner as the leading man it attracts a large crowd of mostly teenage girls, not the typical crowd for an action film, but nonetheless a crowd.

The movie has some other big names such as Dr. Bennett played by esteemed actress Sigourney Weaver, a therapist Nathan visits due to his lack of anger control. Weaver is most commonly known for her roles as Warden Walker in Holes and Grace in Avatar. In addition, Alfred Molina, a well-known actor known from Raiders of the Lost Ark plays the head of the CIA that is after Nathan.

This film is a good choice if you want to go out and have fun while watching a movie. If you love action and romance would thoroughly enjoy Abduction.

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