New Tom Hanks film captivates fans

One of September’s most popular new movies had to be “Sully”.  The inspirational story follows Captain Chelsea “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) who has to make an emergency landing in the Hudson River when the commercial plane he’s flying is struck by a flock of geese.  To everyone’s surprise, Sullenberger manages to not only land the plane in the river, but do so without any casualties or major injuries.  Interspersed between the flashbacks of this fateful day are the repercussions of Sullenberger’s split second decision: the questions, the doubters, the news reporters, the post traumatic stress.  The movie was an honest representation of the true miracle that took place on Jan 15, 2009.  It was an inspirational, empowering movie well-deserving of its 85 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

21 Pilots takes September

With all of the amazing music being thrown our way, it’s easy to forget which songs were our favorites last year or even a few months ago.  Here’s a recap of the most popular songs from each week of September as recorded by Mainstream Top 40 Radio airplay detections and measured by Nielsen Music.

These are September’s top albums by week:

September 3: Cheap Thrills by Sia

September 10: Ride by Twenty One Pilots

September 17: Ride by Twenty One Pilots

September 24: Send My Love by Adele

ACT still stressful

To many students, the ACT is a looming threat, or a vivid memory.  On Sept. 10, New Trier hosted the first ACT test of the year.  It’s one of the first steps for many juniors and seniors who are planning to go off to college after graduation.

Lagniappe Potpourri

Lagniappe Potpourri is one of the most anticipated events of the year for New Trier students.  This year, the show, which took place from Sept. 21 through Sept. 23, focused on the New Trier bubble.  It was, of course, a huge success.

First presidential debate held days after Manhattan bombings

Between Sept. 17 and 19, three bombs exploded in the New York City area and other explosive devices were also discovered.  Ahmad Khan Rahimi, the only suspect of the explosions, was later involved in a shootout with the police in Linden, New Jersey.  Following the shootout, he was captured and brought into custody of the police.  His actions were due to al-Quaeda, an extremist Islamic group.  No one was killed in the attacks, but thirty-one Manhattan civilians and three Linden police officers were injured.  Rahimi was also injured in the shootout.  Rahimi was indicted on federal charges and may face a life sentence.

Before the fate of the presidential election was determined in early November, the first presidential debate, which took place on September 26, was held at Hofstra University in New York.