Palmetto Has No Official School Walkout Planned for Columbine Anniversary
Jack Cruz-Alvarez, online managing editor
April 19, 2018
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According to administration officials and student organizers, Palmetto has not planned an official walkout on Friday, April 20 in support of stricter gun control measures. The National School Walkout movement has organized walkouts in protest of gun violence in schools across the country to begin at 10 a.m....
Students Walk Out, Show Solidarity For MSD
Allessandra Inzinna, feature editor
March 15, 2018
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Joining thousands of walkouts across the nation, around 2,500 of Palmetto’s students walked out at approximately 10:00 AM today to pay tribute to the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. After attendance was taken the beginning of third period, students were dismissed building...
Rejecting Roundup
Allison Strasius, staff writer
March 12, 2018
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The current spraying of the chemical weed killer Roundup around the perimeter of the school has recently prompted backlash from some students at Miami Palmetto Senior High School. Drew Latta, a senior, is spearheading the campaign to end the use of Roundup on school grounds. “Roundup is one of the...
Activists Teach Palmetto Students How To Protest Effectively
Jack Cruz-Alvarez, online managing editor
March 7, 2018
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Though Palmetto’s February 21 walkout against gun violence did not go as she had planned, freshman Nicole Markus thinks that next week’s protest on March 14 at 10:00 a.m. will run much more smoothly. “I am extremely hopeful about this protest because I truly believe that everyone has it in the...
ICYMI: The Weekly Update For The Week of Mar. 2
March 3, 2018
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In this week's news, Carvalho stays, Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods end ties with the NRA and the Oscars are just around the corner. Enjoy!
Memoirs of an Eagle
Olivia Solomon, staff writer
February 27, 2018
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The experiences and stories from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting After gunshots tore through the air at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, the lives of the students, teachers, families and Americans were forever changed. 17 families are now one member short. Stude...
The Weekly Update (Week of Feb. 23)
February 23, 2018
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In this week's edition of the Weekly Update, Ben and Mia recap nationwide student protests and their impact in the wake of the Stoneman Douglas shooting. They also delve into the U.S. women's hockey team's historic gold medal victory and explore the discovery of a historic item in Texas. Enjoy!...
Students Walk Out In Response To Stoneman Douglas Shooting
Annette Gonzalez, multimedia editor
February 21, 2018
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On Wednesday, February 21, a crowd of students gathered around the pawvillion to protest against gun violence. The event was planned out on social media and took place not only at most public schools and some private schools in the Miami-Dade and Broward counties, but also nationwide. Amongst the cro...
The Weekly Update on Feb. 16
February 16, 2018
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The Weekly Update is back! Ben and Allison anchor this week's edition, which features the latest details on the massacre in Parkland at Stoneman Douglas High, a review of the first week of the Pyeonchang Winter Olympics and details surrounding Drake's newest music video....
Tragedy In Parkland: What To Know About Stoneman Douglas Shooting
Olivia Solomon, staff writer
February 14, 2018
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At 3 p.m. the Broward Sheriff’s Office answered to a call of an active shooter at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Around 3:40, dismissal time, students and faculty heard sounds of gunshots coming, enacting an immediate code red lockdown.The faculty and 3,208 students enrolled at...
Panic in Paradise: The False Alarm That Shook Hawaii
Olivia Solomon, staff writer
January 25, 2018
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On Jan. 13, residents of Hawaii woke up to an alert of a ballistic missile heading toward the island. The alert surfaced around eight a.m., interrupting all phones and television programs. The alert read: “Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill.” ...
Palmetto Bay Bridge Proposal Sparks Debate
Allison Strasius, staff writer
January 23, 2018
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A proposal to build a bridge over the Cutler drain canal on 87th Avenue continues to spark major controversy among Miami residents even 40 years after its initial proposal. The bridge would join the ends of 164th Street and 163rd Terrace, with the goal of reducing the heavy traffic that ba...
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