We are loud, we are exciting, we are fulfilling. We wear our colors with pride, we cheer on our teams, we strive for greatness. It is safe to say the graduating class of 2022 has developed a unique connection...

It was the district final against Oviedo, and the pressure was on for senior Anisa Mafarachisi and junior Alana Garcia. During one of the most intense rallies, Garcia sprinted to save the ball after it...

Senior Cade Rogers receives his honor medal from principal Frasca. He is a part of the largest group of honor grads in school history.

Next to be strapped into her seat, senior Mia O’Neil watches the students in front of her disappear onto the rollercoaster tracks. It was the moment before getting on the ride that O’Neil enjoyed the...

Many students vape to relieve stress and anxiety, despite its negative health consequences. On-campus vaping has fostered a host of uncomfortable and awkward situations between students, their peers and...

Exhaustion. Collapse. Fatigue. Weariness. Consumption. Stress.  According to author Lexi Wright, burnout is a state of mental, physical, or emotional exhaustion. Burnout in children happens when kids...

Walking into a closet full of her mother’s shoes, senior Amaya Estevez searches for the best pair to try on. But, instead of stumbling around in oversized wedges or heels, Estevez is tripping over the...

Down 9-7 in the bottom of the seventh inning, varsity softball almost lost their early season winning streak, but in walk-off fashion, the team beat Seminole 10-9 on March 1. Pitcher Rachel Matthiesen...

Varsity baseball secured an 8-5 win over Deltona in preseason action at Lake Mary on Feb. 15. Leading up to the game, practices focused on the fundamentals and repetition.  “Repetition, repetition,...

Contact Tracing,

Acing AP exams, speaking and writing in other languages, constructing beautiful essays, painting and sculpting masterpieces – during high school, students learn a multitude of skills. However, due to...

Magic, music, bright colors and sparkles are the iconic elements that make Disney movies so special. The magic of a hidden valley blessed with a gift of a magic candle is home to the family Madrigal. “Encanto”...

Kay McAdams has lived with Tourette’s syndrome for almost half of her lifetime. With time they have learned how to educate others about Tourette’s and how to cope with their condition.

If someone handed you $1000, would you give it back? Probably not. But not taking advantage of college scholarships is like not taking free money. As seniors continue taking steps towards their futures,...

For most, Friday Night Lights is about cheering on the varsity football team, hanging out with their friends or even playing on the football field. But for senior James Hilston, it is about the moments...

After writing endless notes on proofs with half of the page seeming like gibberish, it is time to study for a geometry test tomorrow. You spend the whole night studying, although you do not quite understand...

Matthew Malkovich during winner speech on teacher of the year.

Getty explains the workout for cross country practice that day. Most weeks Getty focuses on long runs, recovery runs and speed days to prepare for meets.

Cafeteria staff prepare chicken sandwiches for lunch. The staff prepare food three times a day for each meal opportunity on campus.

JROTC cadets carry a log as part of their workouts held on Thursdays and Fridays. Chief Collazo works out with his cadets and helps them throughout.

It might have been a preseason game, but the last-minute excitement of varsity football’s 20-14 win on Friday over East River felt like a playoff victory. Both the student sections were energetic, as...

While many are taking the summer off to spend time at the beach, hangout with friends, and connect with family, fall sport athletes have to work over the summer to get ahead of their upcoming season. Combining...

Wide receiver Caleb Barber caught a deep throw from quarterback Anthony Benzija. Jumping through the air and getting the perfect catch to gain over 30 yards. The varsity football team traveled...

What is popularity? “The most liked people among a population,” junior Isabella Parron said.  “The amount of friends you have,” sophomore Gabby Bornelus said. “When everybody knows...

Two students are enjoying a new picnic table setup outside, due to new COVID-19 guidelines.

Sophomore Sophie Logalbo matches with the ENTP personality type on the SixteenPersonalities test. The test determines the types of takers by taking into account traits like introvertedness and personal...

My sophomore year was the first time I had ever fallen asleep in class. The lights were on and the Spanish teacher was talking, but my eyelids got heavier as her words morphed into background noise. I...

20 minutes into the first half, the ball popped out to attacking midfielder Brett Beliech at the top of box; Beliech made perfect contact, and sliced right through the ball till it splashed in the back...

Five hundred pages and an in-depth reading report later, the summer reading assignment is finally done. Despite being given two months, the assignment was completed last minute and the material was impossible...

Though different students seem to have different opinions on small talk, everyone seems to agree the best way to go about it is talking about easy things both you and the other person have in common.

OneBlood’s big red buses came to campus for student donations on Tuesday, Oct. 27. JROTC's battalion commander, the highest ranking cadet, Jonah San Miguel took on the responsibility to direct and oversee...

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the girls golf competed in their Seminole Athletic Conference tournament at Wekiva Golf Course. The team finished second in the conference leaving them with a record of 7-1, leading...

The cross country team hosted the biggest meet of the season so far on Saturday, Sept. 26. Each team ran in the 5k course on the school's campus, and the boys team took second while the girls finished...

At the end of last year the struggle was real for junior Miah Broderick. Due to the fact that she is a hands on and visual learner, the whole online experience was really hard for her to get a hold of...

Students look to illegal streaming websites and game emulators to get around high costs and poor selection on streaming services. These websites are quick to feature the latest film, which students can...

Based on Jack London's 1903 novel The Call of the Wild, The Call of the Wild recreates the adventures of a dog that is spoiled and endures suffering to man, up until he finds his place in the wild. The...

Rather than sinking deeper into the couch watching the ceiling fan twirl, sophomore Kayley Gilman decided to start painting again and learned to sew a dress during quarantine. Gilman could not find the...

For sophomore Mia O’Neal, the past couple of days have been an adjustment. She, like everyone else, didn’t think this is how the end of the schoolyear would go.  Although things have been smooth overall,...

During one of the most attended rivalry week events, a parade of orange and blue fills the stadium, while each football team fights it out for only one school to come out on top. Rival friends are not...

Halfway through the first quarter, midfielder Christian Hofer drove down the right alley, took a diving shot and finished on the ground. The ball launched from his stick and ripped to the bottom right...

A fun, easy week of winter-inspired events for students and staff raised excitement for the upcoming holidays and winter break. The first Winter Week ever, leadership created the event as another good...

As a kid, no one thinks that watching their favorite Disney Channel shows and movies is limited. Sophomore Olivia Caruso did not think about it as she sung along to Lemonade Mouth and memorized the choreography...

“Before making a conclusive judgement, feel the environment... these are not bad students or bad people.” As the alternative school in Seminole County, the Journeys Academy began serving students...

It starts with a swipe and ends with a drink. This is the usual case for vending machine users. But for senior Rusty Taylor, it started with a swipe and ended with getting charged with no drink in return....

Seniors dipping their hands into Hagerty blue paint, creates the same feeling they had when they used to finger painting in kindergarten. Putting their hand prints on the wall marks this as the beginning...

Chanting and cheering moving through the crowd as the play builds, setting up a goal. The moment the ball hits the net, a sea of purple rumbles in the stadium. Purple smoke floats through the air, while...