Every morning, junior Cailin Kilkenny looks forward to crossing the street to get to school. Not because she is excited for class, but more for her daily conversation with crossing guard Larry Miller.
“Larry...
Miller has worked as a crossing guard at Lawton Elementary School, Jackson Heights Middle School, Geneva Elementary School and Hagerty. He loves finding ways to make students' days better, such as giving...
Although Miller loves being a crossing guard and volunteering throughout the world, he expects to continue his work for at most three more years. In preparation for his retirement, he has been making sure...
Most people only know Miller from their quick interactions before and after school, but he is also involved extensively in causes throughout central Florida. Donating to the Jackson Heights food pantry,...
You try to guide a classful of elementary school students to the bus loop, but one spills pencils all over the pavement and another pulls at your shirt, trying to show you a toy Batman figurine while you...
When you hear your parents shout, ‘Clean your room!’ most would reply with a grumbling ‘Okay’ or a slight argument, but that is not the reality for Charlie*. He was diagnosed with Attention Deficit...
While playing his instrument in band class, Jacob* became lightheaded. He quickly set his instrument down before falling to the ground, shaking and unresponsive. The untrained eye might mistake this episode...
The countdown ends. Everyone runs towards each other, falling forward and ripping peoples’ dodgeballs right out of their hands. After immediately sprinting back, sometimes empty-handed, they get pelted...
You hurry down the stairs to get to your class after the FSA, then you miss the next step and comically fall face-first onto the stairs below you, flailing your arms. Your friends laugh and walk away,...
On Nov. 4-5, freshman Noah Stasik competed in the states diving competition at the Sailfish Splashpark Aquatic Athletics Center in Stuart, Florida.
Stasik was the only student at Hagerty to place...
The dreaded start to the day for a lot of upperclassmen: the parking lot. This teensy lot, meant to serve what used to be a smaller town, is always a nightmare to enter. Just getting into the lot is painful...
The band plays “Industry Baby,” the cheerleaders do backflips from other cheerleaders' hands and the football team runs into the gym one by one to the cheers of the audience.
Pep rallies have...
Chorus teacher Christopher Hickey made all the adults in the auditorium stand up. Confused by what was happening, nearly all of them filed to the front and looked back and forth at each other. Mr. Hickey...
Every couple of years, the state introduces a new set of standardized tests, and much like a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, students are not sure what to expect or how long these new tests...
Murder. Drugs. Mental torture. A whole community torn apart by a murder that no one can solve. This illustrates the sad truth of the documentary “The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith.”
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Freshman Callan O’Connor takes a long metal rod, pulls down his face guard and steps toward the red hot furnace. He feels the heat on his skin as he shoves the piece of metal in the furnace to soften...
Everyone knows what to expect after pulling an all-nighter; you wake up bright and early for school and find yourself exhausted. You drag yourself through classes, falling asleep sporadically, and as soon...
The four contestants stand in a line, waiting for the question to be asked. Finally, the question is announced, an extremely advanced calculus question. The teams scramble to find the answer. Senior Reagan...
Junior Eshan Kabir sat down on the stage, nervously looking around. The judge stared at him, looked down and nodded. Kabir pulled his instrument up to his mouth, the accompanist started to play the beginning...
Sitting there, eyes locked on the screen, desperately trying to avoid the boss orbs as shots are returned, and using your special attacks sparingly. In the second wave the first fighter is lost, then the...
The doors fly open. Sophomore Trey Terrill struts down the hallway, flaunting his mullet to his classmates. Heads turn, and while some may sneer, everyone turns to look.
First popularized by the Beastie...
You type in “words” on your first attempt. The "r" is green and everything else is gray. Second try, “farms.” No luck, but then a yellow “e” appears in “their” then it turns green in “berth,”...
“Bikes for Best,” a charity started by senior Reagan Eastlick, works to supply bikes to eager, less fortunate children for Christmas at no cost to them. On Dec. 2, from 9-12:00 p.m, Eastlick, with...
While most people are happy to see last year's virtual meetings disappear, there are still some times where it makes sense. For counselors Nick Maby, Aaron Isaacs and Michelle Cortes, it’s “Coffee...
He owns Ferraris, Ford GTs, Porsches and Nissans, all without a license and for about $1 per car. Sophomore Julian Reyes-Rogachevsky is a diecast vehicle collector, collecting everything from Tonka to...
Nearly two hours of boring, confusing and hard to follow rambling. The Netflix movie “Lords of Scam” is just that — an interesting concept that turned into a low-quality documentary. Released Nov....
Oviedo has no shortage of beautiful local art, from elaborate paintings in Artistic Hand Gallery & Studio to the detailed mural in Round Lake Park, but the National Art Honors Society has created on-campus...
Have you ever wanted to predict a movie's plot before the climax? Well the new satirical documentary “Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!” allows viewers to do exactly that, all while keeping them laughing....
Fresh meat, seniors, new teachers, college courses, labor of love. All these words explain Hagerty interns, such as social studies intern Priscilla Hudyberdi, art intern Samuel Bigelow and band intern...
From love and gossip to finding your personal high, singer, songwriter Jake Bugg's fifth studio album is great and tailored wisely towards teenagers, mostly keeping it quality throughout the album.
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In the first of three productions, the theater department will present the musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” in the auditorium Sept. 16-18.
“The 25th Annual Putnam County...
