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Miami Palmetto Senior High School
October 19, 2011
Filed under Archive
Baseball playoff hopes decimated
June 9, 2011 • Max Clark, SciTech Editor
Filed under Archive, Sports
Their aspirations had no limit. They had the momentum to make a run toward States. Then, they were struck with an anonymous letter stating that one of their players who had recently transferred to Palmetto was not playing under the applied regulations of the Florida High School Athletic Association... Read more »
Chris Burg’s Senior Land
June 9, 2011 • Chris Burg, Design Editor
Filed under Archive, Issues & Ideas
Summer Buzz: What to Watch
June 9, 2011 • Kyle Richardson, Sports Editor
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Eleven hours and five minutes. Such a record-breaking feat from Isner and Mahut shouldn’t be expected at this year’s Wimbledon. However, exhilarating twists and turns will not evade Summer 2011. This will be a summer to remember. >> US Open (Golf), June 16-19: Go back a couple of years. Tiger Woods... Read more »
Moving in with the military
June 9, 2011 • Asmae Fahmy, Staff Writer
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Although the majority of students enter the typical four-year college after they graduate, there are a select few who choose a career in the Army, Airforce or Navy. These students show qualities of bravery and strength and represent Palmetto all over the world. According to CAP Advisor Sally Coords,... Read more »
Apple faces controversy from environmentalists
June 9, 2011 • Michael Tandlich, Staff Writer
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Green: the newest shade of Apple’s products. Apple’s new environmental webpage draws critics to wonder whether Apple actually wills to reduce its carbon footprint or simply attempts to advertise its products. According to its sleek, green-colored webpage, Apple is making progress. As of 2010 the... Read more »
Boys’ volleyball team reaches States for first time
June 9, 2011 • Jonathan Perez, Senior Staff Writer
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Making their way to States for the first time in Palmetto volleyball history, the boys’ varsity team placed third. The team also beat Southwest and won Districts. Defeated by Columbus on April 27, the team fell one victory short of triumph at the GMAC tournament. Earlier, however, they persevered... Read more »
Confessions of a former wallflower: finding my voice
June 9, 2011 • Shannon Bush, Co-Editor in Chief
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As any avid viewer of Glee knows, high school is a place to find one’s niche, discover one’s voice, and use it to express one’s ideas and feelings. Sure, Palmetto is no McKinley High (which has lockers double the size of ours), but for me, the opportunities Palmetto presented allowed me to speak... Read more »
Teenagers look for ways to stay fit
June 9, 2011 • Daniel Schleien, Staff Writer; Photographer
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Lack of physical activity among children is an epidemic in America. According to a recent YMCA study, which surveyed more than 1,600 American parents with children between the ages of five and ten, 58 percent of children spend less than four days a week playing outside. On June 2, the federal government... Read more »
Students bid farewell to favorite shows
June 9, 2011 • Christopher Perse, Staff Writer; Photographer
Filed under Life
“Goodbyes Stink.” The words of Michael Scott played by actor Steve Carell in his last episode on April 28 of NBC’s “The Office.” “I can’t believe Steve Carell is leaving ‘The Office,’” sophomore Adam Stebbing said. “It’s one of my favorite TV shows and it will never be the same... Read more »