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The student news site of Hagerty High School

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Amidst the government's obsession with efficiency and budget cuts, HB 5101 comes into play. If passes, the bill would decrease school's funding by half and hinder Florida's educational system.
Photo by Hannah Jiang.

Dollars and no sense

Blueprint Staff, Staff Reporter
April 11, 2025

$375,000.  That is how much Hagerty stands to lose if HB 5101 is approved.  HB 5101 was proposed by Republican Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, the bill was introduced at Florida’s House on March...

Home football games and pep rallies do not cultivate much participation from students because of lack of on campus periods. This has made the school less spirited overall.

Where’s the spirit?

Blueprint Staff
October 3, 2024

A couple of football seasons ago, students would be lucky to find a spot during kickoff at Sam Momary Stadium. But in just two years, the conditions of home football games are noticeably different, with...

While Hagerty has a plethora of helpful technology, students could become too dependent on these digital tools. Students will therefore not be able to develop skills like communication or critical thinking for life beyond high school.

Proceed with caution

Blueprint staff
April 15, 2024

A scanning system for bus IDs, standardized tests online and an improved wifi network: Technology is deeply integrated into everything we do at Hagerty. Every day, we use high-tech systems to do everything...

Standardized testing has only become more confusing as time has passed. With the change from paper-based to digital, to test-optional policies, and the overall amount of testing, students are feeling overwhelmed.

Testing stuck in limbo

BluePrint Staff
November 14, 2023

“Standard” is quite literally written in the phrase standardized testing; however, the process has been anything but standard. Students are tested excessively, taking the SAT, ACT, PSAT, CLT, FAST,...

Senior Michael Maxwell being productive on his first day of distance learning.

Our Take: Being productive can make a difference

Jessica Maldonado, Editor-in-Chief
April 9, 2020

COVID-19 has paralyzed everything we know. School has gone virtual, businesses are closed, the economy is crashing and we are quarantined on a stay-at-home order completed with a curfew from 11 p.m. to...

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