Gabriella Montez: High School Musical

Miley Cyrus once stated, “If you believe in yourself anything is possible.” Miley Cyrus is 23 years old, she lives in Studio, California and she has been in the music industry since she was 10. Miley Cyrus will leave a lasting legacy because she was inspired by many of music’s greats, overcame many anxiety disorders, and she has an accomplished music career and charity.

In “Mean Girls” by Tina Fey, there are a few characters that stand out because of how interesting they are. One that stands out the most to me is Karen Smith. In the course of the movie, she deals with her friends bringing a new girl into the group and that girl ends up turning into the “Queen” throughout the movie. Karen has to go through with her friends getting into verbal and physical wars. The writer also reveals that Karen is not the smart one of the group. For example, she tries to catch a football with her chest and it just ends up bouncing off. She appears to be dull-minded and clueless. Karen Smith shows that throughout the story she is a static character because she never changes throughout the movie.

Melanie Martinez is a popular singer, a song writer, music video director and photographer. Melanie is a 22 year old, she was born on April 28, 1995 in Astronia, New York City, New York, United States. She is a mix of Dominican and Puerto Rican parents but she doesn’t speak spanish. She learned to play the Ukulele when she was 14 years old but as her parents couldn’t afford the lessons she had to teach herself.

Making friends on U.S. campuses could be challenging for those who are an international students. It’s not easy to make friends with American students because they tend to be independent and keep distance from others. In Rebekah Nathan’s book “My Freshman Year”, Nathan claims that social life and developing friendships on U.S. campuses is difficult for international students because American students would make them feel uncomfortable and invisible at times. Nathan’s argues that American students don’t put any effort in talking to students from different race, ethnic, and background. International students are usually on their own or be with their friends since Americans wouldn’t make friends with them. In nathan’s book, she discusses about the

Halsey and Melanie Martinez have a lot of alike qualities. Halsey is a 21 year old singer and songwriter. She is known for numerous songs such as New Americana, Ghost, Gasoline, and many more. Melanie Martinez is a 20 year old singer and songwriter. She was originally a contestant on The Voice, but was eventually cut from the show. Since then, she has gained a lot of fame and attention for her remarkable voice and songwriting. Some of her most recognized songs are Carousel, Dollhouse, Soap, and lots more. Several people may know a lot about Halsey and Melanie, but don’t realize how many similarities they have because of their rumored hate towards each other.

Selena was known for being the “Mexican Madonna.” She had the brightest smile and dances when she was at her concerts she would turn really fast and boost up the crowed. Selena was a bright person.

Selena Quintanilla Pérez was a performer. She was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Her life was filled with music and success. She had one brother and one sister, named A.B. Quintanilla and Suzette Quintanilla. Her mother's name was Marcella, and her father's name was Abraham Quintanilla. Her brother, and her sister were both in the band with her, and her father was the manager. Her father discovered her singing talent while he played his guitar and she sung along with him. After that, he bought instruments for his kids, and forced them to practice music, with the Brother playing the guitar, and the sister playing drums. Selena's whole childhood was based off of singing, and performing at weddings and small events.

Alyssa Cariaso is a senior here at CHHS. She is both overjoyed and heartbroken as her high school years are slowly coming to an end. Although high school is fading away, she continues to work and study hard to be successful later on in life. Her ultimate goal in life is to be a nurse. Alyssa and her love for music and singing led her to join Choir. The choir allowed her to enjoy what she loves doing and meet new friends. On her free time, she loves to play instruments such as the guitar and the piano. High school may be ending for her, but she is excited to see what life unfolds for her and to start a new chapter in her

In 1995, the Latino and American music industry lost an icon to what has become known as one of the most tragic deaths in the music industry. Selena Perez-Quintanilla, only 23 years old at the time of her murder, was known as the "Queen of Tejano.” Despite her short lifespan, Selena achieved what few people had ever achieved before her – that is a successful crossover. It should be made clear from the start that the term ‘crossover’ does not refer to her entrance into the mainstream American music industry but rather her entrance and success into the Latino music industry. Too often this side of Selena’s success story is ignored and the focus is instead placed on her ‘crossover’ into the American market. Such was the case in the film Selena

Preteen competition. She finished as the 4th runner-up in her first participation and then became the 2nd runner-up in her second participation. She finally held the crown of the title in 2014. She then received huge fame through her musical.ly account. She garnered millions of followers on the site and since then has become one of the most famous teens with millions of fans in other social media sites as well.

A documentary filled with scripted spontaneity and a slight insight to reality explores the stereotypical lives of five high-school seniors. Kaylee O’Dwyer talks about the truth behind this popular film, “American Teen.”

Todd and I have been working on an order for Brenda Medrano for Hunter Pacific going to Twenty-nine Palms. In trying to coordinate the set up crew and carrier, Todd wanted me to get a quote from David from Dinamic Modular. I showed Todd the quote today and he wanted me to go to Brenda to show her the quote, because of the per diem. When I went to Brenda and explained to her, I obtained a quote from David at Dinamics and this is his prices. Brenda preceded to tell me that, I need to get two quotes and that she is not going to go back to her customer. I explained to her that I have been getting the various information from Todd and that I am learning as I go. Brenda said, we need to work with the order. Todd replied, you should get a quote from

In the article “American Actor and Star of High School Musical” by Laurie Lanzen Harris, readers learn about Zac Efrons life as a child, when he first started getting into the show business, and where he is now in his career. Zac Efron grew up in Arroyo Grande, California and was born in San Luis Obispo, California, his date of birth is October 18th, 1987, his parents are David and Starla Efron, Zac has one brother, Dylan. Zac Efron first started taking singing lessons at age 11 he started performing in musicals soon after, Zac also appeared in local productions, his stage work is what got him noticed, he began auditioning for TV shows, and Zac appeared in High School Musical in January 2006 that made him an instant hit. As for now Zac is very

Secondly, there is Isabelle. This character is a combination of the archetypical beauty – which gives the viewer a sense of familiarity, and a nerd- her point of difference to challenge the perspective of the audience. She is consistently fighting an internal battle between these contrasting dimension, which adds interest and creates an even more relatable aspect of the show. Like the other characters, she is a 22-year-old university student, however; she is studying a double degree of bachelor of fashion and design and a bachelor of neuroscience. Like her personality, these degrees contrast each other. Throughout the series, the audience will find out the reason why, she hides her intelligent but dorky side, and covers it up with a charade

In today’s popular culture a big topic of discussion is pop singer, Miley Cyrus. She was a former star on Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana and now we have all seen her transformation from a girl to a woman. To avoid fading away like many other celebrity teen stars as they aged, Miley decided to reinvent herself as an adult musician by pushing the limits. Many people only see Miley Cyrus for her unadulterated VMA Performances and her frowned upon behavior, which most individuals don’t care to get to know. There is another side of Miley that has made a huge impact on society and has reached new levels in giving back to the community. Miley has dedicated herself to feminism, improving society’s image of women, leading the fight against LGBTQ discrimination, charity work, and using social media to expose societal issues.