Top of Class: Journalist balances club activities and academics
From the sideline of the football field on Friday nights to Room 224 designing yearbook spreads, valedictorian Emma McClane kept herself busy, but also found time to focus on her…
Top of the class: Student body president achieves seven year goal
Achieving her goal, senior Kaitlyn Cullen earned the title valedictorian. “ I had the goal of being valedictorian and getting straight As since the fifth grade,” Cullen said. “I’m one…
Top of class: Cassady focusses on achieving straight A’s
With getting accepted into college acting as her biggest motivator for the past four years, valedictorian Lauren Cassady plans to attend the University of Florida in the fall. “ I…
Students overthink grade point average
As high school students work through rigorous classes and coursework, grade point averages become a nerve wracking portion of college applications. While GPA plays a role in college acceptance, students…
Top of class: Britton finishes high school with one B
Although he did not enter high school aiming to be valedictorian or even salutatorian, Alexander Britton realized his potential and strove to make it happen. At the end of his…
Top of Class: Smith gains success through academics, extra curriculars
After coming from a small private K-8 school hardly knowing anybody, valedictorian Morgan Smith found her place in high school joining the Legend yearbook staff, flag football, National Honor Society…
Top of Class: Fontaine maintains GPA in spite of schedule
With the mentality of “maintaining moral composure in the face of opposition,” senior Nathan Fontaine balanced three clubs, a varsity sport, church and school while keeping a 4.0 unweighted GPA,…
Top of Class: Colvin balances athletics, academics
For senior Emily Colvin, achieving a perfect GPA did not pose her biggest challenge. Instead, it was striking a balance between her athletics, academics and sleep schedule that posed the…
At UF Mountain Dew Invitational, girls cross country finishes 31st, boys 34th
In races against more than 50 schools at the Mountain Dew Invitational at the University of Florida, the girls cross country team finished 31st overall, and the boys finished 34th…
Girls cross country takes 6th at Lake Nona Lions Prowl
On Sept. 12, the girls cross country team headed to Lake Nona High School to compete in the Lake Nona Lions Prowl race. The girls finished sixth overall, with a…