Jean Park <11th, Harvard-Westlake School>
On the second Wednesday of December Glee broadcasted its long awaited season finale. As a new show on the Fox network Glee has gathered countless committed followers of the show. Children teenagers and even adults tune in every Wednesday night to listen to the Glee cast perform covers of popular songs while still attending to their personal and school needs.
The show has been present in the daily school life of Harvard-Westlake students; therefore prompting the creation of a Glee Club at the lower campus. As a newly formed club it is steadily gaining popularity.
The first song that rendered the show's popularity was their cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" as it reached number one on the iTunes' "Top Songs" list. Consequently the middle school Glee club performed "Don't Stop Believing" as their first song to initiate the club.
Teachers believe that the new show is indeed very encouraging because the plot does balance very controversial issues such as teen pregnancy and gay rights while aiming to provide a therapeutic outlet for the high school students and teachers through the Glee club.
Others however find the "diversity" of the club is just a sham because "Glee is trying to create the perfect high school experience by putting the popular quarterback and cheerleader in the same group as the 'nerdy' kid in the wheelchair and the gay kid" argues Phil Walters a senior at La Costa Canyon High School.
Even with the critics the show and the school club continues to grow in popularity. The club is preparing to put on a small show in front of the student body as they start to practice new songs once they return from winter vacation. As for the rest of the committed "Gleeks" as the show calls its fans they wait for the second season to start in late 2010.