Every year pop culture gives the world a unique and different view on society. As everyone knows 2015 was a crazy year filled with new trends, memes, and even big social movements. Here are some of the biggest things that happened in 2015.

Left Shark

During the Super bowl halftime show Katy Perry sang some of her top hits and when singing the song “Teenage Dream,” two backup dancers dressed up as sharks danced next to Katy Perry. The shark to the left is dancing in a crazy way, and the outfit itself looks like something you would find in a Party City.

  The shark instantly became famous and was used as a meme for quite some time in 2015. Natalie Brown, junior, said, “I feel somewhat connected to Left Shark; I feel like he represents my life in a way.”

Black and blue… Or white and gold dress?

In early 2015 a picture of a dress was sent out and due to the lighting of the picture, it could look either white and gold or blue and black. Many fights were started about who is right. It may have broken the relationships between friends and family.

  According to coopervision.com, whether you see the dress as blue and black or gold and white depends on how your brain is interpreting the scene. While the cones in our eyes are the receptors of color information, it’s our brain that compares the signals from the cones and produces an impression of colors.”  Tyler Fross, junior, said, “ I don’t care what anyone says, that dress is blue and black.”

Gay marriage

  On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court passed a law where people of the same sex can be married in all 50 states. John Cackowski, social studies teacher, said, “ I think that this is very significant; it shows that people are now becoming more accepting of people.”

Kanye for president

 One of the most shocking statements in 2015 was when Kanye West announced that he was running for president in 2020. Many believe that this is a joke but during Kanye’s interview he said he was definitely going to run for president.   Jade Zimmerman, senior, said, “ I will vote for Kanye only if we all get free Yeezys.”

Adele “Hello”

  When Adele released her newest single “Hello” it spread like wildfire. Everyone in the United States seems to know of this song.

  “Hello” became the fastest video on YouTube that reached one billion views. Gabriella Pearson, junior, said, “ I am completely in love with Adele, she is a BA.”

“Hotline Bling”

  Drake’s “Hotline Bling” is another single that went viral in 2015. A lot of people love this song because of the dance that Drake performs in his music video.

  Joey Qualantone, junior, said, “ I practice Drake’s dance almost everyday and I still don’t have it down yet. Maybe someday I will.”

Star Wars

  2015 was a great year for movies. There are many reasons for that but the biggest reason is the release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Many box office records were broken due to this movie. So many people have been waiting for a Star Wars movie that would restart the franchise.

   Dillon Benis, junior, said,“Star Wars is my life and I have waited for this movie for all my life; I can’t wait to see the next ones to come.”

Tristan Garner, Staff reporter