21 Chump Street

21 Chump Street is a 14-minute musical based on a true story as reported in the series 'This American Life'. The main characters are Justin Laboi (Roberto), an eighteen year old that’s in his last semester of his senior year and Naomi (Jenifer), a 25 year old who is an undercover police officer. Justin falls in love with Naomi, even asking her to prom. He will do anything for her, even buying her weed; which in fact gets him into a lot of trouble. 

Our students rehearsed after school almost everyday so that you could enjoy this musical. 

Mr. Bitter wanted to let you guys know that he could not thank you guys enough for coming and supporting this club and we hope you guys continue to support our club with all of our events. 

 If you came by to watch, we hoped you enjoyed it as much as we did.

 We thank you for coming and would like to also thank the cast, crew, and Mr. Bitter for giving us the ability to put on this show!  

Here are some pictures of the show and cast! If you would like to see more you can visit our website or Instagram: @dhsperformingartsclub.

-Olivia Rose 

Our key club meets every Tuesday at 12:00pm during FLEX. In their meeting they discussed games, contests, and other fun events that are coming up so that we will know what’s going on.They’re last meeting was last Tuesday and they talked about the Fall Fest volunteers, a football game, and a fundraiser deadline. If you ever need to know what events are happening or any questions you can ask a member.

-Shaniah Reed 

Mr. Bitters Acting 2 class is putting on Discovery’s first student production B.A.B.B.A (Bad Auditions by Bad Actors). Today I talked with Senior Ariana, who plays Roger, a couple of questions about the play. I asked how it feels to be in this production, Ariana said “It's exciting, like the fact that we're getting more students involved is really fun.”  I also asked her what she is looking forward to about the play, she said she's “looking forward to the audience reaction”. Make sure to come see B.A.B.B.A on November 17 @7 in the DALA cafeteria. Hope to see you there!

-Alyssa Innocent 

Mrs. Brown's African American History class studies the late nineteenth-century history of African Americans. Here is my interview with Mrs. Brown and a student (Abeni Clarke) on what she teaches. Including her student perspective on her experience during her teaching.

The first thing I asked Mrs. Brown when I visited her today was how she had taken account of the African American history class. She replied, "Well, I learned and took the class during my college days, then when I came to teach here at Discovery School, they asked if I would take African American history class, and I said I love to!" The class is currently studying the Great Migration and Reconstruction, she said in response to my question. When I asked if she had any fun lessons planned, she said, "Yes, the class is going to study the Harlem Renaissance and how African Americans discovered jazz and other art forms during that time."

Then I interviewed Abeni Clarke, a student in her class, and asked her a few questions about why she wanted to be in her class, what made her interested in the history of African Americans, how she felt about the class, and what her favorite part of what she was learning was. She replied, "Well, I enrolled in the course because I wanted to understand more about my history as an African American. I enjoy the class and the teacher, and I'm learning a lot about my history. The Reconstruction Era was the most interesting part of the course.

-Yslande Fenelon

​A studio course exploring the fundamentals of the formal systems and basic elements of visual organization through two-dimensional design principles and theories using a variety of media. This class has been working on drawing using the grid method and their definitions of the elements of art. This year, the class is taught by Mrs. Russe. 

I was able to have a chat with Robert Zumaya about the class. I asked him what he is looking forward to most about this class, and he said “making new friends and improving my art.” His favorite thing about the class is “Mrs. Russe, she is nice and makes the class fun.” In terms of skills, he hopes to improve "my drawing and shading skills.” 

-Fedena Milien

This month I interviewed Cody Gilman and Devon Widener about their season coming to an end.

Devon Widener said that “this season could’ve been better but with everything that we have gone through overall I think that it has turned out pretty good.” Cody also added, “It's sad to see the season coming to an end but I am looking forward to watching the new players grow and become leaders.”

When I asked about personal games this season it was stated by Cody “for myself, I faced many challenges but didn’t let that stop me from giving it my all.” Devon remarks, “I could have played better but honestly I think I did well this year. I am proud of how this year turned out.” With the season slowly coming to an end these boys have given their all for what has been thrown at them. They have all grown as individuals on and off the field. 

-Nicole Harris 

We know Thanksgiving as a day we eat so much food till we can’t move, but do you know how Thanksgiving came to be? According to History.com, ”In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn feast that is known as the first Thanksgiving celebrations.” The pilgrims first corn harvest was so successful that the festival lasted three days. After that thanksgiving was celebrated by the individual colonies. The dishes were prepared using traditional Native American spices and their cooking methods very different from how we know thanksgiving today. 

Tuesday November 8nd, 2022 is Election day in America, this election is only a general selection. This year, voters will be voting for the governor, U.S. Senator, Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer, Commissioner of Agriculture, and U.S. Representatives. This is the day Americans cast ballots to select public officials. Election day is the day to express your opinion and have a voice in the government, the people decide who will represent them in the government.  -Anya Gunderson

Join us Friday, November 11th to help celebrate Veterans Day 2022! Veterans Day, occurring the same Monday every year, is a way our country pays tribute to our soldiers who fought for our freedom and independence. When it first began, the day was only used to commemorate the soldiers from World War l but in 1954 after the Korean War; it was officially changed to Veterans Day and used to celebrate all soldiers that previously served. That means we have been celebrating our veterans for over 65 years!! 

Movie Releases: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

What to know: 

After Chadwick Boseman’s unexpected death due to his silent fight with cancer, Marvel Studios had to delay this movie for some time to mourn his death. This was obviously a big loss for the franchise and for the fans who loved Chadwick very much. With his passing, Marvel had to find a new character to pick up the mantle of the black panther. In this movie Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M'Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T'Challa's death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with Nakia and Everett Ross to forge a new path for their beloved kingdom. This movie also introduces the mutant, Namor the Submariner, who is painting to be the villain of the story. This movie comes out on November 11th and you can already pre-order tickets now. 

-Issac Diaz 

There are many celebrities whose birthday falls in the month of November. Model Kendall Jenner & her mother Kris Jenner both have their birthday in November (3& 5). Actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s is November 11, Tina Turner famous singer is November 26, and Bill Nye’s is November 27. People who are born in the month of November zodiac sign are either Scorpios or Sagittarius.  Kendall Jenner celebrates her birthday by having a low-key dinner with friends and family. Leonardo DiCaprio celebrated his last  birthday by throwing a big party and many other celebrities attended it. 

-Michelle Lopez