This week we decided to ask our fellow students (Middle School and High School) what their top picks are for the school year. While some came as no surprise, you might read something you didn’t expect!

New Movies

Avengers: Infinity War

It is no surprise to anyone that this third Avengers movie gained so much popularity among the students. On a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones the Avengers embark on a frightening expedition that no one can predict the ending to. 

Favorite Books

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The book “The Hunger Games” was published in 2008 and gained more and more popularity through the years. It was followed by its two sequels “Catching Fire” and “Mockingjay” and still manages to capture the imagination of our school community to this day. 

Fandoms

The Office

The popular TV comedy that debuted in 2005 and ended in 2013 managed to create nine seasons full of laughter that still has the audience watching and rewatching to this day. Especially among the Desert Christian Academy students.

New Albums

The Greatest Showman – Major Motion Picture Album

The movie “The Greatest Showman” premiered to the world in 2017 and still is captivating the audience to this day. With tracks from “This is Me” to “Rewrite the Stars” everyone listening to the musical soundtrack of this film will be moved.

Top Picked Actor

Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt is an American actor. You may have seen him in the hit sitcom “Parks and Rec” or more recently “Avengers: Infinity War” or action-packed “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”.

Top Picked Actress

Zendaya

Zendaya (Coleman) is an American actress and singer. She gained popularity through the Disney channel show “Shake It Up” and took off from there. Recently, you may have seen her in the hit motion picture musical “The Greatest Showman” or Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming”.

Favorite Song

In My Feelings – Drake

Drake Graham is a Canadian-American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He released this bopping and popping hit in 2018 and has captivated the youth with the “Keke Challenge”.