Meet The Candidates: Prospective Student Representatives Make Their Case

Camila Myers, Life Editor

April 4, 2018

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With the election for Student Council and class representatives for the 2018-2019 school year quickly approaching, all the candidates running for office met in Panther Square during both lunches today, Apr. 4, to campaign for the election tomorrow. The candidates handed out candy, food and stickers an...

Hear Them Roar: What the March for Our Lives Protesters Have to Say

Jack Cruz-Alvarez, Alexis Garcia-Ruiz, and Alex Pedroso

March 26, 2018

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Over a month after a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida left 17 dead, student activists helped coordinate March for Our Lives events across the US and the world on Saturday, March 24. With the help of groups like Everytown for Gun Safety, MSD students have organized mar...

Day 14: The Big Disconnect

February 14, 2018

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As the 14 Days of Love series finally reaches its conclusion, we bridge the Love & Sex issue's feature story on dating in the digital age to personal accounts from Palmetto couples on how their reltionships started. Enjoy!...

Day 13: Sex Through The Ages

Anastasiya Dudaryk, copy editor

February 13, 2018

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As technology and social media become more apparent in the lives of teenagers and younger adults, a generational divide forms over the morals and values associated with sex and relationships. The widespread praise of figures like Kim Kardashian has both empowered and enraged women with the growing acceptan...

Day 10: 18 & Engaged

Alex Pedroso, design editor

February 10, 2018

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In high school it is not expected that the person you are with is going to be the person you’ll be with forever. The likelihood of being married to that person is low since according to Huffington Post only 2% of new marriages in North America are considered high school sweethearts. Though it is rare,...

Day 3: #MeToo Among Generations

Allessandra Inzinna, feature editor

February 3, 2018

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Shared experiences regarding sexual harassment transcend generations, but the ability to publicly vocalize these concerns is something only younger generations have access to. The #MeToo movement gave victims of sexual harassment the microphone in mainstream media. The momentum, which stripped m...

Day 1: Why I Love…

February 1, 2018

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To kick off our annual 14 Days of Love series, we traversed the halls of Palmetto, asking students who and what they loved. Here were some of their responses. Enjoy!...

The Detriments of a Crowded Classroom

Allessandra Inzinna, feature editor

January 21, 2018

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In order to keep herself from burning out, French and Spanish teacher Sonia Nuñez takes a yoga class once a week. The yoga takes Nuñez’s mind off of the 200+ students she teaches at Miami Palmetto Senior High. She also often has students in different levels in each of her classes, a common situ...

Faces of Palmetto: Brenda McDonald

Allessandra Inzinna, feature editor

December 4, 2017

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Brenda McDonald would get hand cramps from the dozens of signatures she prints everyday if not for the stress ball she keeps perched next to her on her desk. Many see her as the judge and jury that holds the power to decide whether to stamp their admits permissible or impermissible. But McDonald has a...

Women’s Position in Tech World Improving

Gemma Torras, staff writer

November 26, 2017

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Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are known for their accomplishments of highly-esteemed work in the field of technology. In recent years, men have not been the only ones to rise in the technological world. Sheryl Sandberg, Susan Wojcicki and Safra Catz are women who today are some of the most ...

Teacher-Coaches Cherish Added Responsibility

Mia Zaldivar, design editor

November 12, 2017

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While some teachers leave their classrooms at 2:20, many also stay behind. These teachers that stay after dismissal say they find having after school roles rewarding. Head varsity boys basketball coach and P.E. teacher Marcos Molina has taught and coached at Palmetto since last fall. He came from Hiale...

An Exclusive Recap of Stage Fright 2017

October 31, 2017

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