Keeping warm in winter
Lizzy Mason, Staff Reporter
December 12, 2018
Filed under Features
While it’s typically on the hotter side in Florida, spurts of cold call for jackets, boots, sweaters, or anything warm. Although staying warm is important, staying trendy can be a desire as well. In Florida, on average the coldest days can get to be around 56 degrees in the winter. Whereas the aver...
Christmas favorites Q & A
Allyson May, Staff Reporter
December 12, 2018
Filed under Features
What is your favorite Christmas movie? A1. “I like the Grinch because I think I am the Grinch,” Sarah Michael (‘22) said. A2. “The Polar Express because it is kind of amazing and I love it so much,” Kelsey Allen (‘22) said. A3. “I really like Elf because I love the line, ‘bye Buddy hope you find your dad’,” Em...
Eyesight on The Eye
Justine Nguyen, Staff reporter
December 6, 2018
Filed under Features, Top Stories
Perfect vision is unfortunately not a gift that every student has. The daily morning task of searching for glasses may be a struggle some students can understand. Out of myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism, and other eye problems, myopia is the most common. Jennifer Young (‘...
The dangers of sleep deprivation
Delfina Caceres, Staff Reporter
December 5, 2018
Filed under Features
Students at PHUHS are among a generation of teens growing up chronically sleep-deprived. More than 87% of teens get less than the recommended eight hours of sleep; threatening their health, safety, and academic success. All student athletes are required to take the King-Devick test in order to assess ...
Warm hearts head to the cold
Kalista Photopulos, Staff Reporter
December 3, 2018
Filed under Features
Shaking girls, forced smiles, and a sea of green poms poms over 500 cheerleaders; the coldest Macy’s Day Thanksgiving parade reported happened to take place this Nov. 2018. Seven senior cheerleaders headed up to New York as the temperature drastically dropped during Thanksgiving break. Many ne...
The benefits of attending in and out of state colleges
Eli Thompson, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2018
Filed under Features
When seniors are ready to go off to college, one of the major questions they have to ask is whether or not to go out of state. This decision is difficult for many seniors, especially with having to make the decision almost a full year in advance. When you stay in state for college, you stay clos...
Non-traditional college majors you might not know exist
Madeleine Katz, Online Editor
November 29, 2018
Filed under Features
Once again, it’s the time of year when seniors are going through the college application process and deciding what they want to do with their lives. Picking a college major related to the career they plan on working towards is essential. There are always the options of traditional and common major...
Hope Allen fought the odds
Jacyn McCrudden, Staff Reporter/Photographer
November 27, 2018
Filed under Features, Top Stories
People could meet someone in their life for the first time and instantly connect with them, but they could also have a backstory that they are hiding but you wouldn’t know until you actually get to know that person. Hope Allen is one of those people that has a scary, but inspirational story. She ...
Time to relax and eat a ton of turkey
Erin Behrmann, Staff Reporter
November 14, 2018
Filed under Features
Thanksgiving brings family and friends together, along with a whole week off of school. This break is right around the corner, where turkey and potatoes will be eaten, and people are thankful for everything in their life. Not only students enjoy this week off. Teachers and staff adore this week too. “I’m...
Why you shouldn’t vote.
Matt Blake, Editor-In-Chief
November 6, 2018
Filed under Features
Voting doesn’t mean anything; the whole system is rigged. These politicians are out there preventing voters from voting and the best way I can protest is to show them I won’t even vote anyway. Through history we have seen repeatedly that voting means nothing. The government will gerrymander, suppress...
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December 10, 2018
Players can shoot every shot they want to but in reality they will never make every single one. The JV boys basketball team may be small in size, but they prove that they...
Elarya Tadres, Staff Reporter
December 10, 2018
Basketball season has started for both boys and girls. People often wonder “who are the starters” or “who are the five players that always start out the game.” Here...
December 3, 2018
Basketball teams play their first games of the year
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College-bound athletes channel a positive work ethic
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