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Monday, September 17, 2012

Rockin' the Suburbs

My Tug Of War: Athletics vs. Art

Columnist Gab Bonesso is reminded of her Spartan spirit this week as she "rocks the suburbs".

The bad thing about being an adult and no longer attending school is … Where’s your school spirit?  That’s why I’ve had so much fun in these back-to-school days driving around my suburban neighborhood, eyeing two giant banners on Silver Lane and Clever Road, both of which read: SPARTAN SPIRIT! (It also helps that the weather and the sunsets have been awesome). It’s funny, as an adult I identify so much with my career. If someone were to ask me to describe myself in one word, I would say “artist.” (I’m a comedian and an actor. Or at least I act like a comedian). This amuses me because as a student in the Montour School District for ten-plus years, I identified completely as an athlete. I think for a lot kids who grow-up in the suburbs, …

Monday, April 30, 2012

Rockin' the Suburbs

High School Musical Season Comes to an End

Columnist Gab Bonesso would probably not be a professional performer had it not been for her time at Montour working on the spring musical!

High school musicals are kind of a big deal in the suburbs. For many residents, it’s the only time of the year when they attend the theater. For the students, it’s a time for big dreams, big fun and even bigger dance numbers. I love the theater. In fact, I love it so much that I spent four years at Duquesne University studying it as my major. My first experiences with the theater came as a student at Montour High School. As hard as it might be to imagine, I was somewhat shy during high school. To my close friends, I was outgoing and possibly insane. However to strangers I came off as “shy and too serious” or at least that’s what some classmates told my older brother during my middle school years. Anyway, I never felt comfortable singing. I…

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