Staff picks movies every students needs to see for high school success

Easy A - PG-13 -  2010 by Stone Chapman “Easy A” is a high school movie made in 2010, about a girl named Olive (Emma Stone) who learns a big lesson after helping a friend out of a problem. The students in her school would much rather believe a rumor than the truth.  She takes on the “promiscuous girl” role by wearing it proudly on her chest, literally. Olive finds her true self in this movie...

Remember The Titans- PG - 2000 by John Picklesimer "Remember the Titans" is a movie about racial tension and inequality in the 1970's and how people overcame that and learned to work together and live in peace. These morals are taught through the medium of high school football, as well as the trials and tribulations of your typical football season. The problems are relatable, the characters are memora...

Can’t Buy Me Love PG-13 1987  by Summer Rains  A classic rom com, “Can’t Buy Me Love” is one of Patrick Dempsey’s first hits. It’s a movie about a high school boy, Ron, who’s mowing lawns to save up money for a telescope, but he spends his money on something else to help out his crush, Cindy. She made a deal with him to fake date him and style him for a whole month to pay him...

Superbad - R - 2007 by Karla Otero “Superbad” is a coming-of-age high school movie that follows the lives of three seniors, Evan, Seth and Fogell in their last week of senior year. About to graduate, the boys attend a graduation party with big goals, but their goals seem to be harder to obtain than expected. Their plan is put on halt, as cops and separation anxiety get in their way. ...

Grease - PG-13 - 1978 by Katherine Lee When it comes to classic high school movies, “Grease” takes the reigns for being the epitome of an American high school experience. Ranging from a song all about dropping out to a pregnancy scare, “Grease” it all. It could almost be said to be the movie that high students should take the least amount of advice from. While Grease may be controversial in i...