Monthly Archives: September 2017

By: Lenaia Powell Attending Apopka High School has its privileges. Every Friday morning during football season, the melodic yet energized blaring of instruments paired with vivid peach and pink sunrises wake up the students in preparation for the school day. Our band gets the school hyped up for Friday night games […]

Performing with Pride

 in Arts and Entertainment
By: Staff Editor Jeffery Laux Miami Norland came into Blue Darter territory on September 1 with the utmost disrespect. As silence filled the stadium moments before the National Anthem played, “305” was yelled by a loud voice on the opposing team’s side, then responding players erupted into the silence “WHAT? 305!” The […]

Florida Weather Takes Down Friday Night Football Game

 in Athletics
By: Lenaia Powell This year’s volleyball program is in for some big changes–or more like next year, as just as many players will be leaving as entering. On varsity, ten of the thirteen team members are seniors, leaving plenty of spots open for next year. The current members of JV […]

Pass, Set, Hit!

 in Athletics
By: Isabelle Lounsberry and Jordan Jenkins For many Americans, an idealized vision of the future of our country is one defined by a “post-racial” society – or one that has negated racial and societal labels in favor of true equality. For others, this vision is the inevitable fate of our […]

Charlottesville: A Nation’s Identity Crisis

 in Featured
By: Valendy Pierre A lot of changes are happening for the 2017-18 school year, one of them being the lunch shifts. In previous years, we’ve had three shifts: A, B, and C lunch. With a few votes, that was instantly changed to just two lunches. They’ve tried having two lunches […]

Two Lunches–Do You Smell Chaos?

 in Around Campus
              By: Victoria Mezera    Apopka High School has about 3,500 students. On the first day of school, August 14th, many of our students were returning, however, our 917 freshmen experienced their first day at Apopka. While it may not be quite as eventful for returning students, for freshmen it […]

Freshmen’s First Week

 in Around Campus
By: Lenaia Powell An event such as the solar eclipse demands attention from all over the world, even if it’s only visible in one country. On August 21st, The United States was that lucky country. By 3:50 p.m., Florida was able to see about 85% coverage, the peak of the […]

The Sun: A Deadly Laser?

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