After Irma: Power Struggle
Jack Cruz-Alvarez and Morgan Elmslie
October 13, 2017
As Irma neared and models shifted west, Miami-Dade County breathed a sigh of relief at the idea that it would be spared the worst of the storm. But, despite Dade receiving only category 1 force winds when we were expecting category 4 force winds, many residents of the county sustained significant da...
Crossing the Boundary
Virginia Boone, multimedia editor
September 27, 2017
She shuffles down the school hallway, head low and shoulders hunched as she grips onto the straps of her worn JanSport backpack, lugging around recently assigned textbooks and homework. Her attempts to go unnoticed each day harvest the reward of attending a quality school and fulfilling the academic d...
Countdown to Graduation Day 3: Graduation Speakers prepare for the big stage
Mia Zaldivar, Design Editor
May 29, 2017
On June 5, 2017, Miami Palmetto Senior High’s graduating class of 2017 will become Panther alumni at the Watsco Center at the University of Miami. Nostalgia will saturate the seats as several notable speeches will be presented that morning. Following Palmetto graduation traditions, speeches from Stude...
ICYMI: Former U.S. Surgeon General urges Palmetto students to combat e-cigarette usage
Marlowe Starling, Editor-in-Chief of The Panther
May 21, 2017
On Thursday, May 18, the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy walked down the aisle of the Miami Palmetto Senior High auditorium amidst a roar of applause from students and faculty. After three years of informing the American public about the dangers of cigarette and alcohol use as the Surgeon Gene...
A student’s dream to attend West Point is achieved
May 10, 2017
On May 10, 2017, Justin Ortiz, a senior at Miami Palmetto Senior High, accepted his certificate of appointment from the United States Military Academy at West Point. It was a big achievement for Ortiz, who had been looking to attend West Point since he was in the seventh grade. “This is just something...
ICYMI: The Panther Voice offers faculty the spotlight
Alexandra Pedroso, Staff Writer
April 20, 2017
On Tuesday April 18th, Palmetto Senior High’s teachers sang on stage and performed for our entertainment. The event was sponsored by the class of 2018 and amused all the other classes. The Panther Voice started off by introducing the three judges, Danny Pita, Natalia Ortega, and Charles Noguera. ...
Meet the candidates: A preview of school elections
Susan Aghedo, Copy Editor
March 22, 2017
On Tuesday, March 21, Student Council and Student Government candidates campaigned during both lunches in Panther Square. Lined with banners and littered with bodies, the square was loud with shouts of who to vote in the election, which will be held on Thursday, March 23, during both lunches as well...
Syndee Winters: What a Ham(ilton)
Marlowe Starling, Feature Editor
February 28, 2017
On Jan. 30, a Broadway actress took the Miami Palmetto auditorium stage for perhaps the hundredth time since she began her career as a performer. Syndee Winters, who most recently has acted as the understudy for all the lead female roles in Broadway’s smash hit “Hamilton: An American Musical,” returne...
High school sweethearts tell their stories
Morgan Elmslie, Copy Editor
February 15, 2017
In the four years we spend at Palmetto, many of us find ourselves, our passions, our best friends and our strengths. But some lucky ones find their soulmates. The same classes we sit in and the same hallways we walk in are the sacred meeting grounds for a few inseparable lovers. Maria Dao, ...
The Instagram Age
Mia Zaldivar, Design Editor
February 2, 2017
There are 600 million monthly active users on Instagram as of December of 2016, and over 90% of users aging under 35. The social media platform that swept our generation has taken over their lives without even noticing. The Pew Research center surveyed 3,000 people and 88% of their participants ag...
Performing Arts department puts Panthers in the holiday spirit
Marlowe Starling, Feature Editor
December 17, 2016
On Thursday, Dec. 15, the Palmetto Performing Arts department displayed all the wit and talent of its students. As the jazz band played the classic ballads that come with the season, viewers in the halls outside the auditorium soaked in the Art Walk, featuring the works of Palmetto’s Fine Arts stude...
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Allison Strasius, Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2019 • No Comments
Dear MPSH freshman, Whether you feel comfortable and optimistic about the next four years or the absolute furthest thing from it, just hear me out. Now I have to...
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2020 G7 Summit at the Trump National Doral Miami
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