Student Run News Site of Venice High School

The Oarsman

Student Run News Site of Venice High School

The Oarsman

Student Run News Site of Venice High School

The Oarsman

Choir prepares for Walt Disney Concert Hall

Choir prepares for Walt Disney Concert Hall

Sonya Curiel, Entertainment Reporter April 24, 2018

With their notes in their hands, their voices as angelic as anyone can ever imagine, their stand as mighty as a mountain, they sing as beautiful as birds. Choir students have been preparing for months...

A Quiet Place

Film Review: A Quiet Place

Ariel Reyes, Entertainment Reporter April 23, 2018

A Quiet Place is a horror film that revolves around a family who is trying to survive by staying quiet. The film is unusually quiet because the spider-like predators who come from another planet are...

Is Red Sparrow similar to Black Widow?

Leslie Grijalva, Entertainment Reporter April 4, 2018

Since the teaser trailer for the movie “Red Sparrow” came out in September, a lot fans had speculated that the character of the movie has a lot of similarities with Black Widow, a character from the...

West Side Story spring musical rehearsal

“Westside Story” Musical to Premiere Next Month

Jennifer Romo, Entertainment Editor March 22, 2018

This upcoming school musical “West Side Story” has been one of the most successful musicals at Venice High School. According to Drama Director Tracy Thrasher, West Side Story hasn’t been performed...

Venice High School band performed at the Santa Monica College Broad Stage.

VHS Band Performs at Santa Monica College

Ariel Reyes, Entertainment Reporter March 20, 2018

On March 4, Venice High School band performed at the Santa Monica College Broad Stage with Emeritus Concert Band, a senior band from Santa Monica College. The Venice High School band performed “Journey...

Banshee from Irish folklore.

Top 3 Irish Folklore Stories

Sonya Curiel, Entertainment Reporter March 19, 2018

What would be a better way to celebrate St.Patrick’s Day than reading these three creepy stories from Irish folklore? Dearg Due - The Red Blood Sucker The Dearg Due, also known as The Red Blood...

Black Panther logo

Film Review: Black Panther

Sonya Curiel, Entertainment Reporter March 2, 2018

Marvel’s Black Panther, released Feb. 16, is actually the first superhero movie to have an almost full black cast with cultural representation. A lot of people feel that it is a good representation of...

Illustration of Winchester House in San Jose

Film Review: Winchester

Ariel Reyes, Entertainment Reporter February 26, 2018

Winchester is a 2018 supernatural horror movie that was inspired by true events of the cursed house that is located in San Jose. The movie is about a widowed heiress Ms. Winchester who lives in a mansion...

Black Panther logo

Black Panther

Sonya Curiel, Entertainment Reporter February 26, 2018

Marvel’s “Black Panther,” released Feb. 16, is actually the first superhero movie to have an almost full black cast with cultural representation. A lot of people feel that it is a good representation...

The Room film title.

The Room is the Best Movie to Watch on Valentine’s Day

Sebastien Balembois, Sports Reporter February 15, 2018

During Valentine’s Day, couples often go out to see romantic comedies and let’s face it, many of those movies follow the same formula and often have a Hollywood ending. These movies are boring! If...

Movies to watch on Valentines Day

5 Romantic Movies To Get You Through Valentine’s Day

Jennifer Romo, Entertainment Editor February 14, 2018

1. Sixteen Candles This movie is both sweet and funny and it is about the worst thing that can happen to a girl on her sixteenth birthday. The main character Samantha has a crush on the most popular boy...

Top 14 Love Songs

Leslie Grijalva and Ariel Reyes, Entertainment Reporters February 14, 2018

The season of love has everyone in their feels. Do you ever just want to listen to songs that remind you of your loved one or good memories of a past relationship? Here are 14 songs to listen to this Feb....

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