USD480 Events Today:

• 9th Basketball Tournament @ Ulysses

• Today’s LHS Lunch Menu: Chicken Fry Steak w/Rolls, Whipped Potatoes w/Gravy. Green Beans

LHS Announcements:

• College Visit: U. S. Navy - Tues., Jan. 13 (Juniors and Seniors)

• FBLA Members - The meeting time for this month has changed.  You will meet on Tuesday, January 13 at 3:30 p.m.  Be ready to choose your competitive events for districts on February 7th.

• Community service opportunity for students on Saturday, January 24 to help at the Liberal Wrestling Club Tournament. Students are needed from 7:30 to approximately 4:00 in the LHS Gym.   Workers are needed for the concession stand, keep score at wrestling tables, run brackets and score to head table. Please sign up in the Counselor’s Office by January 21.

• On to the show … I’ll be telling you about a manic texter, cyberchondriacs, the Golden Globes (see post below), Britney, Daniel, Patrick, the box office results, Dexter marrying his sister, Rod Stewart’s poor circulation and much more!

• WIN a Healthy Breakfast prize pack today on Ten O’clock Trivia! It includes a portable, insulated breakfast tote, a container for healthy breakfasts away from home, an insulated beverage container to take OJ on the go and a $10 American Express gift check so you can buy 100% Florida orange juice!  (Retail Value $25)

• That’s all for now … Peace/Out

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January 12th, 2009

The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards returned this year with all the glitz and glamor that could be expected from one of Hollywood’s biggest nights. Due to the writers’ strike, a dry news conference was held last year in lieu of the traditional glitzy ceremony. That’s all the more reason why 2009 attracted a who’s who list of celebrities for the Hollywood Foreign Press bash last night (January 11th) in Los Angeles.

The rags-to-riches drama and love story, Slumdog Millionaire, had a huge night, winning Best Drama in a Motion Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Original Score. The flick’s British director, Danny Boyle, also took home the Best Director nod.

Kate Winslet’s two major wins surprised many at the Globes. Early in the evening, she was awarded Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for The Reader, beating front-runner Penelope Cruz, who was nominated for Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Upon accepting her first award, Winslet told the crowd, “I have a habit of not winning things.” After all, the British star lost five times in the past, both at the Golden Globes and the Oscars. But it was when her name was called for Best Actress in a Motion Picture for Revolutionary Road that she really became flustered. She quickly got teary-eyed and was at a complete loss for words. The honor was even more surprising after last week’s computer glitch, which “randomly marked” Anne Hathaway as the Best Actress in a Motion Picture winner on the Golden Globes website.

One of the night’s biggest moments came when the late Heath Ledger won a posthumous award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for The Dark Knight. It was almost a year ago when Ledger, who portrayed the villainous Joker in the Batman movie, died of an accidental prescription drug overdose. His Globe win was met with a standing ovation, along with some tears. Dark Knight director Chris Nolan accepted the honor, telling the crowd that Ledger “will be eternally missed…but he will never be forgotten.”

The Wrestler also took home multiple awards. Mickey Rourke won Best Actor in a Motion Picture, and Bruce Springsteen received the Best Original Song honor for his new track, “The Wrestler.”

Then there were the non-winners. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt and Frost/Nixon led the Globes with five nominations each, but they all failed to take home any awards.

As for the television honors, HBO scored big last night, sweeping up several awards, many of which were for the television mini-series John Adams. Paul Giamatti won Best Actor in a TV Mini-Series, and Laura Linney took home her first-ever Golden Globe award in the Best Actress in a TV Mini-Series category. Tom Wilkinson received his first Golden Globe for Best Actor in a TV Mini-Series for John Adams. Also winning last night was actor Gabriel Byrne from HBO’s In Treatment and actress Anna Paquin, star of HBO’s True Blood series.

NBC’s 30 Rock also had a huge night, picking up three awards, including Best TV Series — Comedy. For the second consecutive year, the show’s star and creator Tina Fey walked away with the award for Best Actress in a TV Series — Comedy. Her co-star Alec Baldwin won Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series — Comedy, marking his second win for the same role.

A&E’s 1960s hit show, Mad Men, won Best Television Series — Drama.

• Presenters included: Simon Baker, Elizabeth Banks, Drew Barrymore, Pierce Brosnan, Sandra Bullock, Gerard Butler, Don Cheadle, Glenn Close, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sean Combs, Patrick Dempsey, Johnny Depp, Cameron Diaz, David Duchovny, Aaron Eckhart, Zac Efron, Laurence Fishburne, Megan Fox, Ricky Gervais, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Salma Hayek, Dustin Hoffman, Terrence Howard, The Jonas Brothers, Shah Rukh Khan, Jane Krakoswki, Jessica Lange, Blake Lively, Eva Longoria, Jennifer Lopez, Eva Mendes, Demi Moore, Hayden Panettiere, Chris Pine, Amy Poehler, Zachary Quinto, Seth Rogen, Susan Sarandon, Martin Scorsese, Sting, Emma Thompson, Mark Wahlberg, Sigourney Weaver, Rainn Wilson and Renee Zellweger.

• John Travolta was supposed to present at the Golden Gloves, but canceled his appearance after the recent death of his teenage son Jett.

66TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS WINNERS LIST

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Kate Winslet, The Reader

Best Original Song in a Motion Picture: Bruce Springsteen, “The Wrestler”

Best Supporting Actor in a TV series, Mini-series or TV Movie: Tom Wilkinson, John Adams

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie: Laura Dern, Recount

Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama: Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment

Best Actress - TV Series, Drama: Anna Paquin, True Blood

Outstanding Animated Feature: WALL-E

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Sally Hawkins, Happy Go Lucky

Best Mini-Series or TV Movie: John Adams

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Best Foreign Language Film: Waltz With Bashir

Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie: Laura Linney, John Adams

Best Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Best Actor, Mini-Series or TV Movie: Paul Giamatti, John Adams

Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical: 30 Rock

Best Soundtrack: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Collin Farrell, In Bruges

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

Best Television Series, Drama: Mad Men

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Motion Picture, Drama: Slumdog Millionaire

Cecil B. DeMille Award: Steven Spielberg

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January 12th, 2009