Concert choir hits climax with spring concert
by David Viggiano, Staff Writer
May 24, 2017
While in school, they are just students of an academic class. However, the concert choir proved to be able to blow away a crowd during Wednesday, May 17, 2016 spring concert. In the high school auditorium from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., the concert choir displayed the several months of preparation for...
Choirs earn gold in Orlando competition
by Patricia Whyte, Senior Staff Writer
May 2, 2017
Filed under Carousel Featured Article, Clubs, Showcase
In a small choir room at the back of a church in Florida, 52 students dressed in bright red robes all gathered around a small, wooden piano as they sang through their warm ups. With their performance in five minutes, they hold the final chord of their song. “Alright,” their director says. “Let’s...
Curtains open for spring show
by Dylaney Sabino, Staff Writer
April 18, 2017
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The Stage lit up with sound blasting and actors waiting anxiously in their positions. The curtains began to open as The Theatre Company’s nerves stir. With just one month to pull together a four scene show, a much shorter timeline than the company is familiar with, the company was eager to face an au...
Silence is Action: Gay Straight Alliance holds Day of Silence
by Patricia Whyte, Staff Writer
April 17, 2017
Filed under Carousel Featured Article, Clubs, Features, Showcase, Student Life
Two of the top three reasons students said they were most often bullied at school were actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender expression, according to From Teasing to Torment: School Climate in America, a 2005 report by the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network and Harris Interactive. The Gay St...
A LEAP of faith on karaoke night
by Julia Rooney, Managing Editor
April 7, 2017
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In a society in which underage drinking and drug abuse is so prevalent, the LEAP club is driven more than ever to provide positive outlets for high school students to stay sober while having a good time. “LEAP stands for Leadership, Encouragement, Alternatives and Positivity,” said junior club...
Sophomore begins charitable service club on trial basis
by Githmie Goonatilleke, Copy Editor
March 22, 2017
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When sophomore Andrew Bober returned from a service trip to the Dominican Republic, he immediately knew he wanted to help the people he met there, and thus the 7elements club was formed. The 7elements club, created by Bober and junior Matt Heller is an extension of the Dominican Republic based, no...
Gay Straight Alliance raises funds with t-shirt sales
by Patricia Whyte, Senior Staff Writer
March 21, 2017
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The Gay Straight Alliance is selling t-shirts to raise money for future guest speakers and events in the school. Shirts purchased before March 17 are being sold for $18, after which shirts will be sold for $20. The shirts, designed by GSA adviser Troy Kroft, show the letters ‘GR’ in rainbow font...
Interact club hosts annual fashion show for cancer research
March 15, 2017
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The interact club hosted their annual fashion show on Monday, Feb. 27. All proceeds were donated to Hope Lodge American Cancer Society. Students were chosen to model prom dresses and tuxedos to raise money for the cause. Each fashion model walked twice down the runway; once alone and the second ...
Model United Nations participates in annual conference
by Patricia Whyte, Senior Staff Writer
March 9, 2017
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“We won the best prize of all,” said Emily Schaefer, senior delegate of the Model United Nations, “the satisfaction of a job well done.” The Model United Nations participated in an annual conference in Philadelphia on March 2 through March 5. Students of all grades are members of the Model...
AP Language classes see Jitney on Broadway
by Patricia Whyte, Senior Staff Writer
March 1, 2017
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Students in the AP Language and Composition classes traveled to see Jitney on Broadway on Friday, Feb. 15. The classes saw the production during a unit on argumentative essays and the concept of race in America. “It’s written by a wonderful African American playwright named August Wilson, and so...
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