Leander High School's online student-run newspaper

The Roar

Leander High School's online student-run newspaper

The Roar

Leander High School's online student-run newspaper

The Roar

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Kaidyn Arroyo
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Photojournalist
Addison Petrini
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Photojournalist

Shaking Things Up to the Harlem Shake

The Harlem Shake, the new fad that is quickly gaining popularity, is based on viral videos. The craze hit Youtube in the beginning of February and already has over 6 million hits. While people are dancing, the videos feature the song Harlem Shake by the electronic artist Baaur. At the beginning each video, one person, surrounded by other people, is dancing alone. Once the bass drops, everyone starts dancing, or doing something rather strange.

Mr. Mansfield led students in filming a Harlem Shake (Leander Edition) video after school in the cafeteria on Wednesday, February 20.  Mr. Mansfield danced by himself for the first few seconds before students joined in.

Students showed up to film the video with tons of school spirit. They dressed in crazy costumes and used their most outrageous dance moves.

“I saw a girl in a banana costume with a gorilla mask!” sophomore Siandhara Bonnet said.

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Excitement and energy filled the entire cafeteria.

“It was really cool to be there,” Michael Carr, senior, said, “I could really feel and see all the energy.”

Students and staff are looking forward to seeing the video. The video is currently being edited and will soon be posted on The Roar.

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About the Contributor
Valerie Garner, Staff Writer
Valerie Garner, known to her peers as Val, is a senior staff member on The Roar. That’s not all she does. Val is also the editor of LHS’s yearbook, The Lair. She has been a Leander Lion for entire high school career. After high school Val hopes to find herself in the city of College Station at Texas A&M. She wants to study communications there. When Val is not focusing her time on school, she is devoted to serving at her church. She is involved in her youth group, mentoring middle school students, and singing as well. Val enjoys playing the ukulele in her free time. She likes to eat Yaki Soba, a Japanese dish consisting of fried noodles. Her favorite colors are pink and blue.