Heath Ledger Wins at Oscars
March 3, 2009
As expected, Heath Ledger received very high praise for his role in “The Dark Knight.” On January 11 Heath Ledger won the award for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ at the 66th annual Golden Globe awards. As his director accepted the award on his behalf the audience stood in applause, the first standing ovation of the night.
Before his death, Heath Ledger’s brilliant performance playing the joker, a mad anarchist, was already creating Oscar buzz. Audiences of “The Dark Knight” knew they were watching something both special and tragic. It came to no surprise therefore that Ledger won ‘Best Supporting Actor’ in this year’s Oscar awards.
The Oscar was accepted by Ledger’s mother, Sally Bell, his father, Kim Ledger, and his older sister, Katherine Kate Ledger. As the award was accepted, it was announced that the Oscar would be given to Heath Ledger’s daughter, Matilda Rose Ledger, “the person who mattered most in his life.”
Following Peter Finch, the “Best Actor” winner for “Network” in 1976, Ledger is the second performer to receive an Oscar posthumously.
Heath Ledger’s acting career essentially began with the romantic comedy “Ten Things I Hate About You” in 1999. His acting continued to progress with Mel Gibson’s “The Patriot” and the adventure film “A Knight’s Tale. “Best Supporting Actor,” was not Ledger’s first Oscar nomination. He was nominated in 2006 for ‘Best Actor’ in “Brokeback Mountain.” Read more
Scheduling Perks of Being a Senior
March 2, 2009
It is that time of year again. Juniors who are soon-to be seniors are filling out their very last schedule of their high school careers. It can be overwhelming to decide, with the barrage of new opportunities facing incoming students to the last year of high school. One of the biggest decisions that incoming seniors will need to make is whether to take advantage of late arrival and early dismissal. Each schedule choice has its own benefits and tradeoffs, depending on what the student wishes to shape their school year around. Read more
“Healthy” Choices Can Be the Worst
March 2, 2009
With America’s chronic obsession with being healthy, one would imagine this nation to be one of healthy individuals all in excellent shape. In amidst of this fixation on being fit, however, the ideal fitness level became less about health and life expectation and more about appearing thinner. Read more
New Beginning Through Baseball
March 2, 2009
The students of Neuqua Valley are fortunate to have a great facility to call school and a safe environment to grow up and learn in. However, not all children are this fortunate and the Neuqua Valley Baseball team recognizes this through their annual Opportunity Through Baseball organization. Read more
