Poetry Night

Hey Jags! Looking for a fun way to showcase your creative and writing skills? Come join us for the free poetry night in the auditorium on February 5th. It is going to be a blast! YOU can perform your poem (maybe for a loved one? V day is coming soon!) or just come and spectate others. Either way, take one hour out of your day to enjoy some lovely writing from the students at West Jordan High. If you would like to perform, please sign up outside Mrs. Defriez's room (D-32). The program should go for about an hour starting at 6 pm.

Staff Spotlight

Our Staff Spotlight this week features....

Erica Torres!

Job: Art Staff

Bio: Drill team member, Sagittarius, senior, steelers fan, bulls fan, love crocidiles

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite Food: Cup of noodles

Favorite Book: house of night series

Favorite Movie: Jurassic park

Tell Us What You Really Think: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Summary (Provided by Samantha Foote): Ben Stiller both directs and acts as the star in the new film "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", a film arriving on Christmas Day. Walter Mitty (Stiller) works in the photography department of Life Magazine. He develops the negatives into useable pictures. One of his heroes is a professional photographer, renowned for his work.Walter tends to space out and go into a fantasy world concocted by his mind where he effectively saves the day and the woman, who works in his office, fall in love. A new company has moved in and decided Life Magazine will now be an online magazine only, effectively removing Walter's job from the picture. When he receives a roll of negatives to development he is told number 25 is to be the next and last cover for the magazine. Sadly, the negative is missing and Walter is in trouble.  In an attempt to save the day and find the missing negative, Walter takes a journey to find the elusive photographer from which the missing negative came from. His day dreams of heroic acts fade as he takes the adventures himself.

Student Reviews:

"'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' is nothing to rave about. While the commercial makes the movie sound like a fantastic adventure for any age, it's not the best film out there. The plot of the story drags along and the first several minutes are just of Walter Mitty sitting at a computer debating about whether or not he should send a 'wink' to the woman in his office on eHarmony. His day dreams are easily connectable to any writer, as writers tend to slip into their own mind formulating worlds and scenes to write. While his daydreams are heroic and hold a lot of romance, his real life is drab in comparison. He is in trouble with his new boss for his habit of drifting in and out of reality, which adds nothing to the plot, other than to further threaten his fading job. The insults fit very well with society today and can be quite funny at different moments. The story only begins to pick up when he travels to Greenland to track down the illusive photographer, then leading him to be caught in a volcanic eruption in Iceland after another interesting trip. While he does go on many adventures to find one tiny negative for the magazine cover, the story doesn't have much point other than to inform the viewers they should chase their dreams. The visual effects and over all message of the film are wonderful, but the movie is only a must see if you have a boring date and wish to have a setting where nothing can form between the two of you. Out of five stars, this film would be rated a 2." -Samantha Foote

Different Student Ratings:

2/5 Stars

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Music and Movie Reviews

To bring a little more color to Lit Mag we've decided we are going to review the art of expression through music and movies. If you've seen a movie recently send in your review and you'll most likely find it on the page. A new CD with a song you adore? Hearing a hit on the radio you love or hate? Any review will do, let others know your opinion!

January Contest

The January Contest for the West Jordan Lit Mag has been announced! It's going to be a photography contest, so get your camera's up and running. We need as many submissions as possible in this category so click, click, click! Find your models, find your scenery, find the view of something no one has seen before. $25 awaits the winner. Submissions due February 3rd.