The Final Bell
Chloe-Amelie Aikman, Features Editor
December 14, 2018
Filed under Features, Top Stories, Video
Alan Bell’s wall is a self-curated yearbook come to life. Glossy black-and-white, sepia and colored photos paper the space, each carefully tacked in a mosaic spanning generations of students. Some hold the faces of his days playing high school football. Most are from his days coaching it, bright...
Two freshmen explain their lives through skating
Carol Kornworcel, Staff Writer
December 6, 2018
Filed under Features, Top Stories
Their dresses spin, glitter visibly flying onto the rink and some onto their faces. Their pearly-white shoes hit the ice after a successful jump, chipping a small part of the frozen surface. Smoothly skating to the beat of their songs, freshmen Isabella Costa and Lauren Lampinen do this six days a...
Animal print rises in popularity
Nicole Prus, Staff Writer
November 30, 2018
Filed under Features, Top Stories
Animal print doesn’t only belong in the jungle; it's been spotted all over cityscapes and worn by civilians. Leopard, snakeskin, zebra and many other prints have been showcased on young adults’ clothing, ranging from dresses, coats and shoes to skirts, swimsuits and fanny packs. “Animal print is remerging because it is different and it looks fancy, which makes people like it,” junior Sebastián Caldero said. Victoria Beckham brings ...
Teacher mixes passion and profession with theater
Hartley Hill, Staff Writer
November 29, 2018
Filed under Features
It's rehearsal, and voices fill the air. Girls are buzzing around, crafting costumes and warming up their voices in anticipation of their next big performance. Behind the curtains, English teacher Cristalyn Stokes is pulling the strings as she dedicates her time out of school in her second home: the...
Student shares story, perspective as ROTC member
Carol Kornworcel, Staff Writer
November 2, 2018
Filed under Features, Top Stories
As seen around school, some students wear blue shirts tucked tightly into navy blue pants, shiny black leather shoes and a badge on their shoulders with the large, bold letters “ROTC”— an outfit that has been defining Wednesdays as ROTC days. ROTC is a class and program designed to teach students leadership, citizenship and aspects of the military in and out of school hours. Jun...
Accident alters teacher’s perspective
Hartley Hill, Staff Writer
November 1, 2018
Filed under Features, Top Stories
While on call as a firefighter, not long after completing his first year of training, Jeffery Keene stepped off the firetruck to grab a hose — but tripped and fell in the process. In a matter of seconds, his life changed forever as the firetruck pulled up and came to a stop on his foot, crushing...
Students form long-lasting friendships with kids with disabilities
Addie Robey, Staff Writer
October 29, 2018
Filed under Features, Top Stories
Walking into room 503, there is a warm, inviting feeling and students are met with smiles and friendly faces of kids like juniors Arushi Pratap and Jade Connor and seniors Dara Mizell and Bryan Lopez. Photos pinned up on the walls tell stories from many of the dances and events held by Best Buddies. They picture kids dancing, eating food and laughing and smiling at events like the Best...
Student shares story and perspective as an ROTC member
Carol Kornworcel, Staff Writer
October 28, 2018
Filed under Features
As seen around school, some students wear blue shirts tucked tightly into navy blue pants, shiny black leather shoes and a badge on their shoulders with the large, bold letters “ROTC”— an outfit that has been defining Wednesdays as ROTC days. ROTC is a class and program designed to teach students leadership, citizenship and aspects of the military during and after school hours. J...
Student leads a Savage life
Hartley Hill, Staff Writer
October 26, 2018
Filed under Features
On his fifth mile, junior David Hutchinson scales a wall and then bolts through mud, making his way to the finish line where he will forever be labeled an obstacle course racing (OCR) “Savage.” “When I was in middle school, my brother was interested in doing an OCR race, which made me interested in it,...
Armature Works attracts students
Ava Nelson, Staff Writer
October 24, 2018
Filed under Features, Top Stories
Light floods through clear wide-frame windows, casting shadows across lounge chairs, tables, and a tall ceiling. A brown leather couch is adorned by metal frame chairs with a view across the deep blue waters of the Tampa River Walk. Armature Works Tampa is known for their food, atmosphere and picturesque...
Money Mitch opens up about music, dreams
Hartley Hill, Staff Writer
October 22, 2018
Filed under Features, Top Stories
Mitchell Holmes hops on stage, the beat drops and fans in the crowd go wild as they begin singing along to the local rap artist known to most as Money Mitch. What seems like a fantasy to most sophomore boys is just a normal Saturday night for Holmes, pursuing his dream to be famous while continuing to...
Teacher overcomes acute myeloid leukemia
Ava Nelson, Staff Writer
October 21, 2018
Filed under Features
When Tamara Philips, US constitutional law teacher and mother, arrived at school the first day of preplanning in 2009, cancer was the farthest thing from her mind. As she went about participating in meetings, colleagues soon took notice of her then prevalent swine-flu-like symptoms. “It was Monday morning, and I wasn’t feeling very well, but I just thought I was tired and sluggish because it was the first day of work,” Philips said. ...
