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TEACHING: Psychology Teacher Arturo Tenacio teaches his AP Psychology class, which will involve a digital exam this year.
AP Exams Enter the Digital Sphere
Denzel Augustin, Staff Writer • October 30, 2024

     The College Board, which is responsible for managing the administration of Advanced Placement (AP) exams, announced on July 25, that...

TRAINING ON: A Brightline train rests at a train station is a South Florida stop.
Brightline: A death train?
Valentine Purcell, Social Media Manager • October 30, 2024
A HELPING HAND: Athletic trainer Julia Edwards helps wrap and bandage a
students hand.
Youth Athletics: is it Gore or Galore?
Jalen Smith, Staff Writer • October 30, 2024

     Appreciated globally by a wide demographic, sports serve as a global form of entertainment. This, however, does not dismiss the clear...

TEAMWORK: Coach Vernon Wilder III, leading his team during a huddle in a
game against Miami Killian Senior High School.
New head football coach rising up
Cash Kantor, Staff Writer • October 30, 2024
The relationship between social media and self diagnosis
The relationship between social media and self diagnosis
Allyzon Lopez, Health & Science Editor • October 30, 2024

     You wake up not feeling well and decide to search up your symptoms on Tik Tok. After watching two videos, you may have already diagnosed...

Gen Z’s ballot box: why youth voting matters
Gen Z’s ballot box: why youth voting matters
Valentine Purcell, Social Media Manager • October 30, 2024
READY PLAYER ONE: Donovan Edwards, Quinn Ewers & Travis Hunter on
the cover of College Football 25.
College football 25 review
Jake Goldsmith, Sports Editor • October 30, 2024

     The return of the infamous National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football series has gotten video game fans riled up. After...

The role of superstitions in society
The role of superstitions in society
Lia Klietman, Entertainment Editor • October 30, 2024
Brainrot: generational or coincidental?
Brainrot: generational or coincidental?
Evelie St-Louis, Spread Editor • October 30, 2024
STUDENT LEADERS: Seniors Yadlie Joseph and and Simja Haratz giving a
presentation on Youth Med Connect.
YouthMed Connect
Seth Cohen, News Editor • October 30, 2024

      If you enter junior Yadlie Joseph’s bedroom, you will hear the sound of typing bouncing across the room as she plans blood drives...

WORKING HARD: Senior Alexis Chery helping newspaper students with ques-
tions and concerns during layout after school
New editor-in-chief makes history
Isaiah Chavez, Opinion Editor • October 30, 2024
A new hope: fighting against skin cancer
A new hope: fighting against skin cancer
Marc-Kenne Lamothe, Staff Writer • October 30, 2024

     14-year-old inventor Heman Bekele created a soap named “skin cancer treating soap” at his science competition, which has an ingredient...