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Julia Sumpter

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor

Julia Sumpter is a senior at Hagerty High School, and this is her third year on staff. She loves writing all different types of stories as well as learning about different design techniques.
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Senior Bennett Duba hits one of her two doubles in the bottom of the third inning against South Lake. Duba was a top performer in the varsity softball team's big 12-2 win.

Softball run rules South Lake on senior night

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor
April 13, 2023

As the softball class of 2023 walked down the sidewalk decorated with personalized chalk designs for each of them, non-seniors and family members waited for them to make their entrance.  On Wednesday,...

Junior Sophia Marini hands senior Grace White her Sammy nominee certificate. The event will take place April 20 in the auditorium.

Keeping Up With the Clubs: Leadership

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor
March 28, 2023

Leadership teacher Kari Miller held a meeting on March 27 for all Sammy nominees and seniors interested in being a host, presenter or entertainer during the show. Miller went over what is expected of students...

With approximately 180 students in all levels of the early childhood education program, students partake in many different roles around the preschool. Students must teach the children, as well as sweep and mop the floors, fully operating a preschool themselves.

[Photo] Little bit of chaos

Kailey Calvo, Staff Reporter
March 21, 2023

With approximately 180 students in all levels of the early childhood education program, students partake in many different roles around the preschool. Students must teach the children, as well as sweep...

Compton and sophomore Megan Anderson empty feminine hygiene products into Girl Up’s donation bin. Girl Up’s next meeting will be in mid-March for members to get their stickers to sell and prepare to sell stickers at lunch.

Keeping Up with the Clubs: MSA & Girl Up

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor
February 21, 2023

On Feb. 17, the Muslim Student Association and Girl Up held a joint meeting. The meeting educated members of both clubs about women in Afghanistan and the injustice Islam faces.  "[ I ] learned more...

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New safe space for students on-campus

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor
February 6, 2023

Opinions Editor Greta Carrasco questions her decision to try eating vegan. Turns out making a switch from meat to vegan supplements isn't so easy.

[Photo] The vegan experience

Angelica Mendez and Greta Carrasco
May 25, 2022

Opinions Editor Greta Carrasco questions her decision to try eating vegan. Turns out making a switch from meat to vegan supplements isn't so easy.

Senior Sarah Braun shares her insight and stories about her trips from traveling around the world. She visited all 50 states and 10 different countries but will be at 20 countries by this summer, doing it all in 10 years.

Along for the ride

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor
January 18, 2023

Stranded in Hawaii was not how senior Sarah Braun planned to spend the new year. After leaving a luau dressed in leis and floral outfits, her family’s rental car got two flat tires. With no cell phone...

President Mariam Al Lebban sets out cookies and lemonade at the Muslim Student Association’s interest meeting on Jan. 12. The group was started “to educate people about Islam and derail the misconception,” vice president Zahra Ateeq said.

Keeping Up With the Clubs: Muslim Student Association

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor
January 13, 2023

The Muslim Student Association held an interest meeting on Jan. 12. Students group met in sponsor Suzanne Sink’s classroom 7-210.  During the meeting, officers were introduced to the group and president...

Starting this week, digital IDs will be issued to all students on campus. The digital ID will serve as a new safety feature, showing things like the current time, the student’s ID number, and what grade they are in.

Minga app to serve as digital ID

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor
January 5, 2023

Walking onto campus before your first class, the personnel at the door ask for your ID. You search through your backpack but cannot find it and realize you have not seen it since your teacher handed IDs...

Happy holi-DIYs

Happy holi-DIYs

Julia Sumpter and Angelica Mendez
December 14, 2022

As high school students without much money, our budgets for Christmas gifts and crafts are small. Instead, we turn to DIY projects to keep our pockets full. We looked at some of the trends for DIY Christmas...

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[Photo] Peppermint mocha

December 12, 2022

Hallway

[Photo] Festive hallway

December 12, 2022

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[Photo] Gift card present

December 12, 2022

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[Photo] Grinch cupcakes

December 12, 2022

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[Photo] Balloon ornament

December 1, 2022

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[Photo] Snowman cookies

December 1, 2022

Freshman Ally Leech helps a child create a popsicle stick snowflake. FEA members had to split into groups and come up with holiday themed activities for the children to do.

Keeping Up With the Clubs: Future Educators of America

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor
December 5, 2022

The Future Educators of America held their first Kids Night event of the school year on Dec. 2 in the Husky Pup preschool on campus. Parents were able to drop their kids off from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. if they...

Senior Emma Lundquist works on her modeling and simulation project. Students from Modeling and Simulation as well as Computer Programming are some of the students administration hopes take the new artificial intelligence course.

[Photo] The Clubhouse: Mod and Sim with Kevin Pham

James Lopez, Staff Reporter
November 25, 2022

Senior Emma Lundquist works on her modeling and simulation project. Students from Modeling and Simulation as well as Computer Programming are some of the students administration hopes take the new artificial...

Senior Emma Lundquist works on her project in her Mod & Sim class. There are a total of 67 girls and 280 boys in the Mod & Sim classes.

Senior Emma Lundquist works on her project in her Mod & Sim class. There are a total of 67 girls and 280 boys in the Mod & Sim classes.

The BluePrint Holiday Podcast: Halloween Edition

Abigail Neal and Julia Sumpter
November 2, 2022

Freshman David Ransom collects candy from a “Jurassic World” themed trunk. Each car was decorated and themed differently by a Best Buddy member or a parent.

Keeping Up With the Clubs: Best Buddies

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor
November 1, 2022

Best Buddies hosted a trunk-or-treat event on Friday, Oct. 28 in the teacher parking lot on campus. Six cars made up of a mixture of club members and parents showed up to the event for ESE students to...

Spanish Honors Society members pass boxes and bags of food to fill up food pantry HOPE Helps' shelves. SHS partnered with Jean Scott homes team to hold a food drive, collecting a total of 127 bags.

Spanish Honor Society holds food drive

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor
October 31, 2022

The Spanish Honor Society held a week-long food drive in Live Oak in a way to give back to the community. On Monday, Oct. 24, the group dropped off a paper bag in every resident’s door handle with a...

The girls bowling team has a 5-2 record as they hit the halfway point in their season. Leading the girls team is senior Caidyn Slawinski who averages about 150, and freshman Cami Sanguinetti, averaging about 180 and is ranked number two in the county.

Girls bowling has something cooking

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor
September 30, 2022

New girls bowling coach, culinary teacher Matthew Thompson, thought that the girls and boys bowling teams were not very close. So instead of a normal practice, Thompson held a Master Chef competition in...

Larrea, vice-president Genevieve Le, Pierre, and Hale finish up the French Honors Society’s road clean up. The next meeting for French Honors Society will be Oct. 17 after school in Pam Lynch’s room, 7-224.

Keeping Up With the Clubs: French Honors Society

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor
September 26, 2022

The French Honors Society held a road clean up project on Saturday, Sept. 24 on Brumley Road in Chuluota. About 15-20 club members showed up to help out that morning. Students divided themselves into groups...

Marvel releases its newest TV series that lets down fans who are excited for a new action-packed show. With a first episode that premiered on Aug. 18, “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” was a total let-down before it even hit Disney+.

‘She-Hulk’: case closed

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor
September 1, 2022

Marvel fans know the excitement when they see a new Marvel series is coming to Disney+. “Moon Knight,” “Wanda Vision” and “Hawkeye” are prime examples of action-packed Marvel series that fans...

Zhenzhen Zhang's fifth period class consists of Chinese III, Chinese IV and AP Chinese. As students found passion for Chinese, the program has grown to help them expand their knowledge.

[Photo] Chinese program continues to grow

Greta Carrasco, Opinions Editor
August 29, 2022

Zhenzhen Zhang's fifth period class consists of Chinese III, Chinese IV and AP Chinese. As students found passion for Chinese, the program has grown to help them expand their knowledge.

Zhenzhen Zhang's fifth period class consists of level three, four and AP. As students found passion of Chinese, the program has grown to help the expand their knowledge.

Zhenzhen Zhang's fifth period class consists of level three, four and AP. As students found passion of Chinese, the program has grown to help the expand their knowledge.

President Annabella Musumeci talks to a group of new club members while they are preparing their chocolate chip cookies. Musumeci was helping students portion out the cookie batter for the correct recipe measures.

Keeping Up With the Clubs: Culinary Club

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor
August 26, 2022

Culinary club held its first meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 25. Over 50 students showed up to the club’s meeting, taking up both culinary classrooms. A mix of students who are enrolled in the class and who...

Students sit with their friends during culinary in a full classroom. The student population has hit an all-time-high with over 740 students.

School opens with biggest population ever

Julia Sumpter, Print Editor
August 17, 2022

With lunch lines, parking lot traffic and crowded walkways looking more like a Disney theme park than a high school, the campus is more packed than ever before. The freshman class alone is made up of more...

Opinions Editor Greta Carrasco questions her decision to try eating vegan. Turns out making a switch from meat to vegan supplements isn't so easy.

Opinions Editor Greta Carrasco questions her decision to try eating vegan. Turns out making a switch from meat to vegan supplements isn't so easy.

Opinions Editor Greta Carrasco questions her decision to try eating vegan. Turns out making a switch from meat to vegan supplements isn't so easy.

Opinions Editor Greta Carrasco questions her decision to try eating vegan. Turns out making a switch from meat to vegan supplements isn't so easy.

Opinions Editor Greta Carrasco questions her decision to try eating vegan. Turns out making a switch from meat to vegan supplements isn't so easy.

Opinions Editor Greta Carrasco questions her decision to try eating vegan. Turns out making a switch from meat to vegan supplements isn't so easy.

The majority know the feeling of someone constantly asking for homework answers. Many feel bad for saying "no" and it may be hard to find different ways to politely decline.

DIY: do it yourself

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
May 20, 2022

“Hey, can you send me the answers when you’re done?” Most of us know what it is like when someone asks this frustrating question. We all know this person is fully capable of doing it themselves,...

Released in theaters April 22, "The Bad Guys" has a heartfelt theme but is too similar to other movies to be anything more than basic. This film follows Wolf (Sam Rockwell) and his friends, who are all criminals, as mayor Diane Foxington (Zazie Beetz) and Professor Marmalade (Richard Ayoade) try to help the group turn their life around.

‘Bad Guys’ is only half bad

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
May 3, 2022

Every family movie has some kind of message. “Beauty and the Beast” teaches not to judge a book by its cover, and “Finding Nemo” is about courage and the importance of family and friendship. “The...

Released April 22 by Luke Combs, "Tomorrow Me" is the newest addition to Combs' future album "Growin' Up." This song is very 'country,' not swaying into the pop genre, and a twist on the content fans are used to from Combs.

Growin’ on fans from the beginning

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
April 28, 2022

Fans are used to teasers of upcoming new music from their favorite artists. Sometimes it will take longer than anticipated for an artist to release the music but when that moment comes, fans cannot seem...

Senior Chloe Varady is in the bottom of her clean and jerk of 155 lbs at the district championships. Varady placed first at districts, granting her a spot at regionals and soon competed at states where she placed fifth.

Raising the bar

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
April 17, 2022

From not making the starting team in tenth grade to earning the school’s first weightlifting scholarship, senior Chloe Varady has come a long way. In her third year, she became a captain, won fifth at...

Released March 11 on Disney+, "Turning Red" follows Meilin as she fights her emotions to avoid turning into a huge red panda. This film attracted a lot of negative attention from its viewers but is truly an entertaining movie for all children.

Audience ‘Turning Red’ with anger

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
April 13, 2022

Most famously known for her role in “Grey’s Anatomy” as Cristina Yang, Sandra Oh stars as Meilin’s (Rosalie Chiang) mom, Ming, in “Turning Red.” Even for someone that is not a huge Disney fan,...

Sophomore Tanner Passons is at the top of his snatch of 145 lbs. The boys weightlifting team placed first in snatch and third in traditional (bench and clean and jerk).

Boys weightlifting competes at districts

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
April 4, 2022

Facing off against six other schools from Central Florida the boys weightlifting team participated in the FHSAA Districts Championships at home on March 30. The team placed first in snatch and third in...

Fresh roasts

Fresh roasts

Julia Sumpter and Angelica Mendez
March 1, 2022

The love for coffee is nearly universal, and Oviedo has plenty of choices to fill this need. While most people get their standard order and the same place every time, there are lots of choices out there....

Center back Riley Sophia takes a free shot from out half of the field. On Feb. 8, for the first time in six years, varsity girls soccer beat Oviedo in the regional quarterfinals, 2-1.

Girls soccer beats Oviedo 2-1 in quarterfinals

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
February 10, 2022

Rain, injuries and a long history of losing to Oviedo did not matter. On Feb. 8, for the first time in six years, varsity girls soccer beat Oviedo, 2-1. This time, it was in the regional quarterfinals,...

Released Jan. 14 on Amazon Prime, “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” is the fourth movie of the "Hotel Transylvania series. This film was an extreme letdown to its audience and is not worth the watch.

‘Transformania’ bites

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
February 5, 2022

As a series known for its famous actors and funny moments, “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” is poison to the “Hotel Transylvania” movies. Released Jan. 14, “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania”...

Trey Terrill chose to get his mullet with his friend group. he expects to keep it at least until he graduates, contemplating joining the armed forces, which would require him to cut it.

[Photo] Mulling over mullets

Joshua Krob, Staff Reporter
February 2, 2022

Trey Terrill chose to get his mullet with his friend group. he expects to keep it at least until he graduates, contemplating joining the armed forces, which would require him to cut it.

Athletes work their entire lives to get to where they are today but sometimes burnout takes over and their careers end and they lose the love for the game. Burnout happens for a number of reasons, whether it is because of a coach, a toxic environment, or they are overworked, many athletes have to go through this.

The exhausting part of being an athlete

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
January 31, 2022

Waking up to your 5:45 a.m. alarm, you jump out of bed and run into the kitchen, grabbing some toast and coffee and rushing out the door to school. After classes, you drive to an away game to warm up for...

On Jan. 12, junior Caitlyn Hale holds a meeting in journalism teacher Brit Taylor's classroom to discuss the Literary Magazine. This was the second meeting of the school year and the group talked about themes, submissions and a possible title.

Lit Mag holds second meeting

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
January 17, 2022

Filled with student photography, writing and illustrations, the creation of the school's first literary magazine is underway. On Jan. 12, the five Literary Magazine members met in journalism teacher Brit...

Released in theaters Dec. 17, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is one for the books. This movie was full of surprises and could possibly be one of the best Spider-Man movies released.

Bringing it back home

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
January 12, 2022

It has been a long 905 days since “Spider-Man: Far From Home” came out and with the release of “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” that wait is over. Released Dec. 17, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” picks...

Living the dream

Living the dream

Julia Sumpter, Ava West, and Emily McCluskey
December 20, 2021

Swift’s version of ‘Red’ is a ‘State of Grace’

Swift’s version of ‘Red’ is a ‘State of Grace’

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
November 24, 2021

Best known for smash hits and calling out ex-boyfriends through breakup songs, Taylor Swift rerecorded one of her most popular albums and did just that. Released Nov. 12, “Red (Taylor's Version)” is...

Student-led Rhapsody debuts in December

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
November 19, 2021

With songs from classical pieces like “Sleeping Beauty Waltz” to “Funky Town,” band has it all for their Rhapsody in Blue show on Dec. 3-4. The group will have their three hour winter concert,...

On Wednesday Nov. 3 the seniors won the powderpuff game against the juniors 17-7.

Seniors win powderpuff game 17-7

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
November 8, 2021

During the fourth quarter of the powderpuff game, senior Molly McGrath scored the game winning touchdown for her team. Throughout most of the night, the seniors managed to maintain a lead over the juniors. Powderpuff,...

Released in theaters Oct. 1, "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" is a great addition to the MCU. Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) tries to figure out how to handle Venom while also fighting off Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson).

Venom: another great addition to the MCU

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
October 28, 2021

Few Marvel productions have disappointed viewers, and the Oct. 1 release of "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" keeps that streak alive. Released in theaters Oct. 1, “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” was anything...

The equipment bag for senior Ryan Farwig, who is on the varsity football team.

[Photo] Football – Ryan Farwig

October 22, 2021

The equipment bag for senior Ryan Farwig, who is on the varsity football team.

The equipment bag for senior Charissa Thompson, who is on the varsity girls cross country team.

What’s in my bag?

Julia Sumpter and Angelica Mendez
October 22, 2021

Ever wonder what athletes carry in their sports bags? We emptied out nine bags and asked the athletes why they carry what they do. We were surprised by the amount of stuff a few athletes had in their bags...

The equipment bag for sophomore Edie Wilkins, who is on the varsity girls basketball team.

[Photo] Basketball – Edie Wilkins

October 22, 2021

The equipment bag for sophomore Edie Wilkins, who is on the varsity girls basketball team.

The equipment bag for sophomore Ellie Wilkins, who is on the varsity girls lacrosse team.

[Photo] Lacrosse – Ellie Wilkins

October 22, 2021

The equipment bag for sophomore Ellie Wilkins, who is on the varsity girls lacrosse team.

The equipment bag for junior Brooke Stephens, who is on the Varsity Girls Volleyball team.

[Photo] Volleyball – Brooke Stephens

October 22, 2021

The equipment bag for junior Brooke Stephens, who is on the Varsity Girls Volleyball team.

The equipment bag for sophomore Austin Jacobs, who is on the varsity baseball team.

[Photo] Baseball – Austin Jacobs

October 22, 2021

The equipment bag for sophomore Austin Jacobs, who is on the varsity baseball team.

The equipment bag for freshman Alec Cilladi, is on the freshman cheer team.

[Photo] Cheer – Alec Cilladi

October 22, 2021

The equipment bag for freshman Alec Cilladi, is on the freshman cheer team.

The equipment bag for senior Charissa Thompson, who is on the varsity girls cross country team.

[Photo] Cross Country – Charissa Thompson

October 22, 2021

The equipment bag for senior Charissa Thompson, who is on the varsity girls cross country team.

The equipment bag for freshman Valeria Romero, who is on the varsity girls soccer team.

[Photo] Soccer – Valeria Romero

October 22, 2021

The equipment bag for freshman Valeria Romero, who is on the varsity girls soccer team.

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[Photo] Dance- Alexis Evans

October 22, 2021

On Sept. 22, Gov. Ron DeSantis changed school districts' quarantine protocol. Similar to masks being optional, parents are able to choose if their child quarantines or not if they are aymptomatic.

Governor changes quarantine protocols

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
October 1, 2021

As part of the ongoing COVID-19 war last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis altered the state’s quarantine policy for school districts.  On Sept. 22, the day after DeSantis named him surgeon general, Dr. Joseph...

Released Sept. 3, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” follows Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) as he takes on his father, Wenwu (Tony Leung) for power over the ten rings.

Wouldn’t put a ring on it

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
September 29, 2021

Usually when people think of Marvel, superheroes like Captain America, Iron Man or Thor come to mind. Released Sept. 3, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” changes the narrative and adds diversity...

The biggest problem in the world is people not being able to listen to differing opinions. Many closed-minded headspaces are adapted during childhood from political and family aspects.

The importance of an open mind

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
September 21, 2021

Imagine not listening to anyone who wears purple socks. Maybe professing deep hate for anyone taking Sign Language. Sound insane? Unfortunately, the world is full of people who refuse to listen to the...

Released Sept. 10 by Nessa Barrett, "pretty poison" is made up of seven songs, Barrett's first EP. On platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube, fans will be disappointed listening to these songs.

Pretty voice, poison music

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
September 15, 2021

The new hot trend is TikTokers, or social media influencers in general, trying to become singer songwriters, whether they can sing or not. Nessa Barrett is one of the few, however, who actually has the...

Released Sept. 3 on Amazon Prime, "Cinderella" features pop star Camila Cabello. As the newest attempt at a Disney remake, this one, like others, fails to be as good as the original.

From riches to rags

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
September 6, 2021

Fairy tales are known for their magic, romance and happy endings. The "Cinderella" remake checks all the boxes, but it cannot and does not live up to the original.  Released Sept. 3 on Amazon Prime,...

Released July 30, Outer Banks season two brings 10 new, jam-packed episodes.

Kook-o for season two

Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor
August 25, 2021

It is not everyday that a group of best friends find gold, get stuck in a tropical storm in the middle of the ocean, then end up in the Bahamas. Unless you are John B (Chase Stokes), Sarah Cameron (Madeline...

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