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Dear Classmates, Please Keep Wearing Your Mask

Samantha Elkins, News Editor January 17, 2022

Dear Classmates, At this point, we are all well aware of this pandemic. The countless, “So, are you virtual or in-person?” conversations with adults seem routine now. The news knows it, the world...

Feeling 22: What I Hope To Accomplish In 2022

Feeling 22: What I Hope To Accomplish In 2022

Allison Gould, Print Editor-in-Chief January 14, 2022

Although many — myself included — thought that 2021 would be an improvement from 2020, simply put, it was not. The world was struggling with tense political climates, worsening global warming, what...

Love Letter to Miami’s Winter

Love Letter to Miami’s Winter

Cayetana Jaramillo, Opinion Editor December 15, 2021

Every year you take me by complete surprise. I know you are here when I open my front door, and I am not greeted with a heavy and sweaty humid slap to the face. Instead, a crisp air sends the perfect chill...

Should We Still Make New Year’s Resolutions?

Should We Still Make New Year’s Resolutions?

Katriona Page and Paul Yan December 15, 2021

Yes (KP) Every year, nearly two-thirds of Americans — or about 200 million people — make New Year’s resolutions. However, according to Statista, 96% of those resolutions end in failure. So why...

The True Mindset of a High School Senior As College Decisions Begin

The True Mindset of a High School Senior As College Decisions Begin

Allison Gould, Print Editor-in-Chief December 12, 2021

I, along with 695 other Miami Palmetto Senior High seniors, are possibly awaiting a letter from a college – a letter that will serve as the highest level of academic validation. Simply put, I am scared....

The Holiday Season: What the Christmas Spirit is Really All About

The Holiday Season: What the Christmas Spirit is Really All About

Angelina Astic, Contents/Copy Editor December 10, 2021

Across the world during the month of December, families celebrate the advent and the birth of Jesus Christ. A sense of joy and general cheer fills the air, which many describe as the magic of Christmas...

Debunking Thanksgiving: Myths and Misgivings

Sara Paredes, Copy Editor November 28, 2021

On every fourth Thursday of November, Americans across the country come together to tell themselves a myth-ridden version of the story of the first Thanksgiving. In doing so, this severely misrepresents...

Bye, Bye Black Friday: Why Black Friday is Becoming More Obsolete

Gianna Hutton, Senior Media Editor November 27, 2021

With bloated stomachs and wallets ready, thousands of Americans have historically flooded malls the day after Thanksgiving, eager to complete their holiday shopping. Between lines wrapping around malls,...

A Traditional Thanksgiving in 2021? No, Everything has Changed.

A Traditional Thanksgiving in 2021? No, Everything has Changed.

Allison Gould, Print Editor-in-Chief November 27, 2021

2020 was one of the most pivotal years in the history of the world; a polarizing U.S. presidential election, a ramped pandemic that has killed 5.18 million people to date and social movements that resulted...

FACEOFF: Is Daylight Savings Good Or Bad?

FACEOFF: Is Daylight Savings Good Or Bad?

Valentina Arias and Ava Garcia November 20, 2021

Good (A.G.): Daylight savings recently ended on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. As many make a return to a time that causes the sun to rise earlier in the morning and set earlier in the afternoon, there is debate...

The Problem With the Social Media Industrial Complex

The Problem With the Social Media Industrial Complex

Ella Pedroso, Design Editor November 18, 2021

If you are like most people, you check your phone first thing in the morning. You may text your friends, check your social media apps or spend time mindlessly scrolling through Tik Tok before getting out...

Why Placing Affordability over Dreams Should be Destigmatized

Why Placing Affordability over Dreams Should be Destigmatized

Angelina Astic, Contents/Copy Editor November 15, 2021

Since I can remember, I have wanted to change the world. Yes, I understand that this is a cliché, but truly, there is no other statement to describe that sentiment. Coming from a background of hardworking,...

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