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Show TeenExaminer gr- - The news page written by and for i ni l's ) an- 3 a, On The Net cmrsjmTBia standard www http txOstandard.net 625-421- 4 Lakeside Review ree i -- ' 776-495- Thursday, March 5, 1998 " - Phone: md the m , net ir?..TTOy.T?!!'u WeberDavis teens -, a SV rr ! 1 5 1 4? im, tunes Teen-generat- ed I ch i: in re- ilk es - ; w iff , A L i S ' th New Layton theater only mediocre urt sh M r - a- y at, Ik la- - By SCOTT STEPHENS en TX correspondent ile le, you ask a group teens what they on weekends, you will probably If ed irt er a- hear the word movie" uttered several times, along with obvious replies like catching up on sleep or doing homework (ha). ' Movie theaters seem to have caught on to this movie-goin- g trend of teens and their older adversaries, causing theaters to pop up faster than Zuka Juice s. One such theater is the new Cineplex Odcon Theater in Layton, and sadly, the multimillion dollar establishment doesnt rise to expectations. The theater has attempted to take on more of a histone look, from the time when soda pop cost a nickel, and this was a great success. The poop-gree- n and orange tiles draw customers attention away from the high snack prices very nicely. Surprisingly, the theaters interior design is just about the only thing its got going. You have heard the pitch about "stadium seating. When 1 walked into the new Cineplex, I thought it was more bleacher than stadium, and only of the theater is even stadium. If you dont show up early, prepare for a stiff neck because the other third of the seats are literally - or le, 1: it- - V.... J V '' 1 o- 2: ANN TAYLORStandard-Examme- r look-alike- o- it- - V V V V V V V 9 ' i i v two-thir- close. cornea-poppin- g With all the factors weighing against (he new theater, there are also a couple of bright lights shining down on the land of Cineplex. If you want good service, this is the place for you. With about half a dozen registers and double that in workers, you will get that precious one dollar pickle in no time flat, When you weigh the odds, the new establishment. Cineplex is not a five-st! The new Cineplex is located north of the Layton Hills Mall at 728 W. 1425 North, or call for show times at ! No matter what theater you visit, the theater gods will probably frown upon d woman to you and cause that sit in front of you or that smelly, trucker to plant his keister right next to you. Scott Stephens, a st iphomore at i ar 774-080- 0. Norihrit &v High Si hot 1, enjoys pining basketball, mountain biking ami perfei ting the already perfect body. (His h ords) High school hangouts Drop by High School Hangouts, a new foium area on StandardNLT. Y'ou might run into a teacher or parent, but ! its primarily for students. Each high school in the area has its own hangout. Go to the forums and chat page at http. www.standard. net. Or join the TX. mystery moderator at 8 p.m. Wednesdays in the chatroom. Next weeks topic: Are you afraid of Straight Edgcrs? - dont panic, The : j ! Bottom 0JC3G The first video ever j ' played on MTV Europe was 'Money for Nothing by Dire StraitS. R COPY r .. Turning up the volume after school These two bands filled with teenagers hope a musical future is ahead of them ByTANNA BARRY TX. correspondent Four teens, each dad in a jumper cans attached to their feet, playing on garbage cans, plastic tubs, drums - anything that will make a sound. These teens are members of a band called Nice Can. Many teenagers participate in bands like Nice Can. Each member of Nice Can and the band Jupiter represent bands filled with teenagers doing what they hope will become a successful career as professional musicians. Nice Can Cody Allen, a junior at Clearfield, remembers the first time his band performed. They got a standing ovation. I love it, he said about performing. When we come out for the assemblies, the crowd goes nuts. Allen, Jake Wangbcrg, Matt Glass and Tyler Zaugg form Nice Can. They dont think of themselves as a traditional band. Zaugg, a junior at Clearfield, said, Were not a traditional band with guitars or even high school bands with trumpets. In fact, they dont even have any of those instruments in their band. Nice Can is a band that is solely percussion, with no other sounds or music. Most of the music doesnt even have words. Its just whatever we can bang out, Wangbcrg, a senior at Clearfield, said. We make up new stuff each time we play," said Allen. Allen recalls one time the group played on garbage cans. Lath band member had a can in front of him and was assigned different areas of the garbage can to play on. Glass, a junior at Clearfield, describes the music they play by saying "its like Stomp. Zaugg added, We dont have a particular sound. We play on anything that can make sound with a beat. The members of this band are sometimes referred to as the trash can guys. Allen said, I like being known, and when I play with Nice Can, Im known (as the trash can guy). The Nice Can band members say many people dont know their real name and only rccognic them if they call themselves the Garbage Can Band. Even with that. Glass said, its fun to work with other people. All the members agree that being in a band is a good experience, and they like doing it. Even if people dont know their real name, Zaugg said, I like to entertain and keep people happy. Just like every other band, the members of Nice Can say they have to work together to get things accomplished. You have to work off of them and make sure you are playing the right place or its going to sound weird, Glass said. Even though the members of Nice Can dont think theyll be together after high school, Allen said, Ill carry it on next year and hopefully someone will carry it on next year. Jupiter It isnt unusual to find these three teens practicing their instruments. Mike Mitchell, the singer, bass player and guitar player for Jupiter, Mindy Lddy, bass player and singer; and Troy Tracy, guitar player and drum machine player, practice downstairs in Tracy's room. Hath of them spends at least two days a week practicing in hopes that one day they will sell their music. Right now Jupiter is woiking on a demo tape thcyH send to producers. After they're finished with their demo tape. Mitchell, a senior at Fremont, said theyll send it to anyone who wants to hear it, all the record companies, and show all of our friends. Tracy, a freshman at Weber State University, said, I hope that when we send it to record companies that someone will like it, that we could do this for our job. I want to be famous as soon as we can, Eddy, a senior at rremont, said. In the meantime, the band practices their music, which they dont want to define. Mitchell said, Ill just say its whatever you think it is - you can have your own opinion. Tracy added, If you categorize yourself, then that puts a limit on what you can do." Instead of defining the music as one particular kind, Tracy and Eddy said they have many influences. Tracy said, We combine them all together. . . Their influences include The Cure, Sarah McLachlan, Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana. There are many reasons to join a band, but Mitchell likes it because you create things." Mitchell added, I can be myself in a band. When I make music, its what inside of me not what other people want to hear. Other people have different reasons. Eddy said, I love being w ith my friends and I love music. I like to play. Mitchell said he hopes their band is different. I hope that we are trying to be as sincere as possible and not putting up a fake image of trying to be too pretentious or overbearing like really hard rock," he said. Both these bands are filled with teenagers who have found something they like to do with their time. Youll alwajs have something to do when youre bored (if youre in a band), Wangbcrg said. Tanna Barry, a si'nior at rremont High School, enjoys reading, journalism and writing. AP classes are no place for lazy students By RACHEL CAIRNS TX axraspoooent As a high I am enrolled in three A P classes: literature, European history and German. 1 chose to take these classes because AP stands for Advanced Placement, and I felt that I was academically qualified to study these subjects, plus I wanted a chance to earn college credits. However, I often wonder why some of the other students in my AP cIjsscs chose to register for these courses. Perhaps they were misled along the twisted path of high school registration, and thought that AP stood for Adequate Preparation or Average Placement. TTiese students arc obviously not prepared for the time Ind work an AP class requires, and have no interest in taking the AP test. Let me cite one example. AP German is for students in their fifth or sixth year of studying the language. I expect German to be spoken and understood in the classroom, with the exception of some lectures and explanations. Yet when the teacher speaks in German, most of the students answer in Lnglish; that is, if they even understood the question well enough to rcsponJ with an intelligent answer. Tins is frustrating to me, and 1 feel that it is a detriment to my learning atmosphere. The solution to this problem woulj be to have a German level five class separate from the AP German class. Then the AP students could come to a positive classroom environment where their German-speakin- g skills could be advanced, rather than held back by other students. Enrollment in the AP class could be based on the decisions of the teacher, as he knows whether the student would excel in an AP class. It is difficult for me to understand why certain students sign up for AP t classes, especially when they have no desire to take the AP test to cam college credit. To me, that is the whole purpose of an AP class. T he credits I may earn could save a lot of money in the future am sure some stuJcnts register for an AP class because their best friend did. This is a bad situation, hecause now the two friends will socialize I thioughout the entire class, making it hard for those who want to loam to do so. Some also sign up because an AP class looks better on a transcript than a regular level class. While true, this is not the reason to take an AP class. I could have taken AP chemistry, which would have looked much more impressive on my records than the honors chemistry class 1 took. 1 dont have much interest in the subject, though, and I didnt want to devote an hour every night to something I dislike. The solution here would be for the school system to slop placing so much emphasis on AP classes. If a student is not qualified or interested in devoting the lime and effort to learning in an AP environment, he should not take the class. It seems that the more AP classes a student takes, the better a person he is. Tins is not true. Just because I have only three AP classes, I am not less of a person than the student who has six. " See SPEAK 6 . |