Personal Essay: How COVID-19 Has Affected Me
Kate Stuzin, Copy Editor
March 31, 2020
Amidst packing bags, getting a cat sitter and renewing our passports, my family and I turned on the news to learn that President Trump had enacted a new travel ban on people coming into the U.S. from European countries. Due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, we could no longer travel to Israe...
Senior Skip Day: Irresponsible or Tradition? (FACEOFF)
Kun Liu and Isabel Wilder
March 16, 2020
Irresponsible: (K.L.) There is an intense debate over whether senior skip day should be recognized by the school as a tradition, or whether it is just a breach of irresponsibility. The general assumption is that senior skip day rewards seniors with a valid “excuse” to miss a day of stress and sch...
Was America Ready for Pete Buttigieg?
Olivia Solomon, Advertising Chair
March 9, 2020
In April of 2019, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana — Pete Buttigieg — joined the race to become the Democratic nominee for president. This made him the first openly gay candidate to run for the presidency. However, he did not allow his homosexuality define him. A Harvard graduate, National Merit S...
What a Dress Code Really Means
Allison Gould, Opinion Editor
March 2, 2020
Traditionally, a sports team at Miami Palmetto Senior High begins a game day by putting their jerseys on. This allows the players to get thrilled for the event later in the day and creates a sense of unity and pride for their team. Each sports team has permission to sport their jersey, yet now, th...
The Stigma Behind Gossip
Sofia Vinueza, Multimedia Editor
March 1, 2020
When one hears the word gossip, oftentimes they think of people talking badly about a person behind their back with cruel intentions. While this is not all wrong, it is not completely correct, either. The word gossip has developed a strong negative connotation, when in some situations, gossip can be positiv...
How Well Does Hollywood Represent Love?
Priscilla Bermudez, Copy Editor
February 26, 2020
Throughout the years, romance has become a staple in Hollywood movies, with elements of love in rom-coms to horror movies. A commonality between the many movie genres is that they set unrealistic expectations for romance and perpetuate clichés. In addition to movies, Hollywood establishes false expec...
Recap of the 2020 Award Show Season
Julia Strasius, Design Editor
February 19, 2020
As of Feb. 9, the 2020 award show season has come to a close. The Oscars The 92nd annual Oscars ceremony highlighted some of the best motion pictures, screenplays and acting in Hollywood. The new film, “Parasite,” was the talk of the room, being the first non-English movie to win best pictu...
Are the “Edgenuity” Mental Health Videos Effective?
Olivia Solomon, Advertising Chair
February 12, 2020
A mental health crisis has hit and it has hit hard, especially for teenagers. According to the World Health Organization, every 40 seconds a teenager dies by suicide. As high schoolers, we feel the pressure; we feel the stress, and we feel anxiety and depression. Everywhere we look, we can see someone fre...
Awaiting the 2020 Academy Awards
Gemma Torras, Senior Design Editor
February 8, 2020
As February inches closer and closer, movie fanatics eagerly await the Oscars. With movies like “Joker” and “Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood” sweeping the nation, people are anticipating which movies will win and who will go home empty handed. Although 2019 produced many incredibly capti...
14 Days of Love Day 4: The Most Iconic Romance Movies of All Time
Joanna Salvat, Online Editor-in-Chief
February 4, 2020
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961) “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” directed by Blake Edwards, tells the story of a young woman in New York City and her journey finding her way through high society. Based on the 1958 Truman Capote novel, this movie is one of the foundational romantic comedies of our ...
14 Days of Love Day 2: Should Schools Provide Condoms for Students?
Kate Stuzin, Copy Editor
February 2, 2020
The logic seems so simple: more condoms lead to fewer STIs and fewer teen pregnancies. We have been taught this time and time again through the Health Information Project’s Peer Educators who visited our classroom freshman year. Despite this seemingly common knowledge, Miami Palmetto Senior High School has yet ...
14 Days of Love Day 1: Wrong Ways to End a Relationship
Jane Heise, Managing Editor
February 1, 2020
Although most people would like to place breakups in the backs of their minds, this raw and emotional time can be made significantly easier for all parties involved if done correctly and respectfully. In the 21st century, technology has notoriously cut down on face-to-face human interactions in favor of ...
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