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...
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...
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...
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...
Senior Emerson Ward entered her first pageant, a preliminary for Miss Florida, last March with the intention to cross something off her bucket list. Little did she know she would become Miss East Coast...
When the previous art teacher, Stacy Rosende, took a new job in New York, a new art teacher was naturally needed. The school did not have to look too hard for her successor, because Brian Taylor was...
It’s that time of the year; leaves are falling, the weather’s cooler and many teens are lining up outside of Starbucks for their Pumpkin Spice Lattes. The craze of these temporal drinks brings with...
With every day that passes, technology becomes increasingly more prevalent in daily life — a phenomenon particularly apparent in the academic setting.
While technology continues to become further...
Thrift stores have been swarming with Starbucks-sipping hipsters enthralled by the hunt for cheap clothes, or better yet, a true vintage master piece. Renewed interested in this kind of shopping –...
In Room 108, students see John DeOrio as he welcomes them into his English class, ready for another day of instruction. Contrary to how he may appear at the door, this wasn’t his first career choice....
It is not unusual for a teacher to have a hobby or interest that, at times, may shine through the lesson plans, homework assignments and classroom chatter. One teacher with such an interest is Nelson Rodriguez. ...
