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Don't Miss a Minute of McIntosh.

The Trail - The Student News Site of McIntosh High School

McIntosh Advanced Drama rehearses for play "Clue" on March 19. Karina Nirenberg, Abby Greenstein, Katie Ford and Alexandria McCormick react to the "death" of Addy Blair, who plays Wadsworth.

McIntosh Advanced Drama gets a “Clue”

Last night,  March 20, McIntosh Advanced Drama had their opening night for the play "Clue" in the McIntosh Auditorium, which they've been preparing for since December 2024.  Drama teacher Ken Buswell...

Freya Skye poses in the "Can't Fake It" music video set. Photo courtesy of MOXIE

Freya Skye: disney kid or pop artist?

Betty Jane Plitt, Staff Feb 12, 2025

Freya Skye, a 15-year-old British singer, kickstarted her career back in 2022 with a single named "Lose My Head.” After that, she won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for said song and released five...

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“Longlegs” should be Oscar nominated

Anthony Capobianco, Staff Jan 24, 2025

Late last year, Osgood Perkins announced his movie “Longlegs” would be submitted to the Oscars to have a chance of being nominated. If “Longlegs” isn't nominated I’ll riot. “Longlegs” is...

ICYMI: Entertainment news briefs

Yasemin Kalpakci and Nyla Kërr Jan 9, 2025

Golden Globes 2025 The 2025 Golden Globes occurred in Los Angeles, California on Sun., Jan. 5 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Red carpet coverage began at 6 p.m. EST, and the awards ceremony began at 8...

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REVIEW: Agatha All Along: episodic series review

Anthony Capobianco, Staff Nov 13, 2024

Quick Review Agatha all Along is one of my favorite Marvel shows of all time. Its direction and cinematography is amazing, the writing is great, the actors and their chemistry is really good and it’s...

Screenshot of John Brehm's poem "Layabout." Screenshot by Ashlee Lefever.

Ancient echos in modern minds: youthful reverence in John Brehms’ Layabout

Ashlee Lefever, Staff Nov 12, 2024

The poem Layabout by John Brehm uses a first person point of view to convey how the youth still finds admiration and inspiration in ancient history but struggles with contemporary life as individuals....

REVIEW: "Farewell to love: A heart-rending review and its timeless elegy of parting"

REVIEW: “Farewell to love: A heart-rending review and its timeless elegy of parting”

Ashlee Lefever, Staff Oct 30, 2024

Introduction In this poetry review, I will explore how the poet, Micheal Drayton, uses language to convey the complex relationship between the narrator and a “beloved”. Drayton uses a first person...

Smith McGuire (left) plays Purgatory Henry, Karina Nirenberg (Right).

Drama “Queens”

Robin Smith, Staff Oct 22, 2024

The competition one act presented by the drama program this year is “Queens,” which is about the six ex-wives of Henry VIII who are making him relive his past in hopes of getting him to repent for...

Snap! new movies coming out in 2025

Lily Johnson and Anthony Capobianco Oct 7, 2024

Co-hosts, Lily Johnson and Anthony Capobianco discuss their opinions on new movies coming out in 2025 and true crime issues. Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in editorials are those of the writer(s). ...

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REVIEW: Agatha All Along: “It feels like my kind of show”

Anthony Capobianco, Staff Sep 23, 2024

"Agatha All Along" has left me wanting more, even though the episodes were a little slow to pick up. I like the direction, cast and what it’s leading to and I’m excited to see what’s going to happen....

Expresso graffic made in Canva by August Moss.

Express…no

August Moss, Staff May 7, 2024

On April 11, pop-singer Sabrina Carpenter released her new single titled “Espresso,” and it’s a quick two minutes and 55 seconds. Carpenter released the album “emails i can’t send” in 2022...

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The silence has been broken

Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief Apr 22, 2024

Editors Note: The following story contains mentions of sexual assault. If you, or someone you know, is experiencing sexual assault, reach out to the National Sexual Assault Hotline at (800) 656-4673. “Quiet...

The “inevitable”

Anthony Capobianco, Staff Apr 19, 2024

Trail Staff and McIntosh High School students reflect upon the effects and plausible solutions to the tragedies of school shootings.

A graphic illustration of Jojo Siwa in her new music video "Karma" wearing KISS inspired make-up for her edgy re-brand. Created in Canva by Yasemin Kalpakci

OPINION: “I was a bad girl” but was she?

Yasemin Kalpakci, Features Editor Apr 18, 2024
"Is the bad girl in the room with us?"
Some of the comments on Dylan Mulvaney's TikTok featuring part of his music video

Is this really girlhood?

Ashley Nip and Lily Johnson Mar 29, 2024

Dylan Mulvaney is a popular trans-gender influencer who is commonly known on a social media platform called TikTok for posting a sequence of videos about her transition to a woman. She came out with a...

Senior Max Thompson working on the staging for "Bellweather"

“We can finally perform”

August Moss, Staff Mar 26, 2024

Although the spring musical is over, drama for this year is certainly not over. There are a lot more productions in the coming weeks. Monday, March 25: "Browser: the musical" was in McIntosh Auditorium...

Wormhole eclipse of Arrakis graphic made by Luke Soule in Canva

The spice of life: “Dune: Part Two” movie review

Luke Soule, Multimedia Editor Mar 11, 2024

Denis Villeneuve’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed “Dune: Part One,” “Dune: Part 2” released on Mar. 1, 2024 to immediate critical acclaim.  The movie follows up on the territorial...

Brady Dunn during the technical dress rehearsal of "Singing in the Rain" on Wed. March 6.

“All I do is dream of you”

Lily Johnson, Staff Writer Mar 8, 2024

“Singing in the Rain” is a musical produced by the students in McIntosh theater and any other students at McIntosh who wanted to partake in it. The musical opened March 7 and runs March 8 and 9 at...

"Underdressed at the Symphony" playing from album "Underdressed at the Symphony" on Apple Music.

REVIEW: Underdressed at the Symphony

Ashley Nip, Staff Writer Mar 7, 2024

Faye Webster, 26-year-old American singer-songwriter, dropped her fifth album on March 1, 2024. It is called “Underdressed at the Symphony.” According to Apple Music, Faye Webster said that the album...

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Madame Web: A web of disaster

Anthony Capobianco, Staff Mar 1, 2024

“Madame Web” is a thriller/superhero movie in Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff universe and it’s one of the worst movies I've ever seen in theaters. I’m not saying I didn’t get a kick out of it, but...

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Winter break watchlist

Anthony Capobianco, Staff Feb 17, 2024

With winter break around the corner and the weather forecast looking gloomy for most of the upcoming break, the Trail has combined a list of favorite must watch movies to enjoy when it is raining, or sun...

Screenshot of the title card for Prime's "Saltburn."

REVIEW: Sipping up “Saltburn”

Alyssa Barnfield, Business Manager Feb 5, 2024

It’s deceptive, opulent, thrilling…It's "Saltburn." Starring actors Barry Keoghan, "Euphoria's" star Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Pike, the new movie "Saltburn" is a psychological thriller following...

Image screenshotted off of Rockstar's YouTube page of the "Grand Theft Auto VI" trailer.

The decade long wait

Luke Soule, Multimedia Editor Dec 11, 2023

The best-selling video game franchise “Grand Theft Auto received” its fifth mainstream release on Sept. 17, 2013, and since then has sold over 190 million copies and has lengthened its stay through...

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