The Panther

FDA Authorizes Booster Shot for ages 16-17

Ava Garcia, Staff Writer December 10, 2021

On Tuesday, Nov. 30, Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize the booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine for teens ages 16 and 17. Quickly after on Thursday, December 9th, the Food and...

Putting an End to Wildlife Crime: World Wildlife Conservation Day

Putting an End to Wildlife Crime: World Wildlife Conservation Day

Jasmine Judge, Design Editor December 9, 2021

Saturday, Dec. 4 marks the 10 year anniversary of World Wildlife Conservation Day. Originally established in 2012 by Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State at the time, this holiday aims to raise awareness...

Inside The Cage: A Breakdown of the Joe Exotic Case

Inside The Cage: A Breakdown of the Joe Exotic Case

Ava Stuzin, Multimedia Photo Editor December 8, 2021

In January 2021, “Tiger King” star Joseph Allen Schreibvogel, better known as “Joe Exotic,” received 22 years in jail after being found guilty of attempting to hire two different men to kill animal...

Barbados Establishes Itself As a Republic

Tomas Curcio, Staff Writer December 8, 2021

On Nov. 30, the island country of Barbados declared itself a parliamentary republic after it removed Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state.  The ceremony commemorating this event occurred in the...

Three Dead and Eight Injured in Michigan High School Shooting

Jasmine Judge, Design Editor December 1, 2021

On Tuesday, Nov. 30, a shooting took place at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, Michigan, about 45 miles north of Detroit, leaving three students dead and eight others injured. The suspected shooter...

CNN Indefinitely Suspended Chris Cuomo

Kate Stuzin, Managing Editor December 1, 2021

CNN indefinitely suspended anchor Chris Cuomo on Tuesday following the release of documents detailing his efforts to assist his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as he faced a series of sexual...

Virgil Abloh, Visionary and Designer, Has Died at Age 41

Michael Angee, Sports Editor November 30, 2021

Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton’s artistic director and founder of Off-White, the streetwear brand, has passed away from cancer at age 41.  Abloh died from a rare and aggressive form of cancer known...

Ecuador in Crisis: How a Small Nation is Combatting Large Cartels and Crime

Ecuador in Crisis: How a Small Nation is Combatting Large Cartels and Crime

Denise Vaque, Design Editor November 26, 2021

Ecuador, a small country on the western coast of South America, is most famous for its picturesque Galápagos Islands, which attract about 150,000 tourists per year. Teeming with life and biodiversity...

Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted of all Charges

Ryan McKean, Multimedia Photo Editor November 22, 2021

After a 15 day trial, Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges, including first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering...

Mask or No Mask? MDCPS New Mask Mandate

Isabella Hewitt, Multimedia Photo Editor November 20, 2021

On Nov. 18, the Superintendent of Miami Dade County Public Schools, Alberto M. Carvalho, announced that facial coverings in schools are no longer mandatory and that the parental opt-out form has been removed...

The Implications of Accidents on Set: Hollywood’s Response to the Alec Baldwin Incident

Jasmine Judge, Design Editor November 19, 2021

While working on a film set does not seem like a risky profession, many hidden hazards exist in the making of a movie or television show. With the recent fatal firing of a supposed prop gun on the set...

No Longer Shawn’s Senorita? Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes Announce Breakup

Kate Markus, Life Editor November 18, 2021

On Wednesday, Nov. 17, pop artists Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes announced their official breakup after more than two years of being together. Shawn and Camila started out as friends in 2015 when...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
The news site of Miami Palmetto Senior High School
NEWS