Viking Call

Upper Merion High's Student Newspaper

Month: January 2021

Will Movie Theaters Ever Be The Same?

Imagine this, you are in a dark room with numerous seats and the only source of light is coming from a flashing screen located in the front of the room. A scent of popcorn floats through the air as you…

The Return of Movie Theatres

With the first projected film screening in 1894, the movie theatre industry has grown and changed, eventually becoming the cornerstone of visual entertainment. But as digital screening sites continue to grow in size, will COVID be a nail in the…

The Prom: A Disgrace to Movie Musicals

I’m a great singer and fantastic actress, but  “It’s Not About Me”, this article is about the newly released movie musical, The Prom. The film adaptation of The Prom is based on the preceding Broadway musical which took its ideas…

iHeart Radio’s Jingle Ball In December 2020

The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball is by far one of the most anticipated and attended concerts of the holiday season! The national phenomenon began in December of 1995, continues to grow in popularity, and is a huge success (not to mention…

Trump and His Double Impeachment

President Trump became the very first president to ever be impeached twice on January 13, 2021, at 4:22pm. The House Democrats brought him up on charges of incitement of insurrection due to the Capitol riots that happened a week prior…

Vaccine Rollout Information

Some of the top news of 2021 thus far has included information about the COVID-19 vaccine rollouts across the USA. As of mid-January 2021, only 2% of Pennsylvania has gotten the vaccine. This small percentage is made up of senior…

The Not So Distant End of Two Viruses

Being consumed by our own pandemic, it’s natural that we’d completely brush off any news of other, not so threatening viruses, especially those which have been nearly eradicated like polio. As many know, polio reached its peak in the U.S….

Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines: What’s the Difference?

COVID-19 has taken away friends and family from many Americans, and it’s beginning to seem like the quarantine will never end. That would be the case if, of course, we didn’t have science and modern medicine. There’s 2 vaccines available…