Yearly Archives: 2017


              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



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?



By: Arianna Bekas Face Painting is a tradition at Apopka High school that has been going on for many years, and is an interesting and exciting activity that the Apopka Art Club conducts for Crazy Blue and White Day, the last day of Homecoming spirit week. Reina Ortiz, a member […]

A Living Tradition


By: Cassidy Johnson Many facets of Apopka High School are still the same as last year. The stairs are a gridlock, not helped by freshman who don’t where to go. There are more students than there were last year, and campus life is already underway from the first day of […]

The Apopka Odyssey


By: Michaela Etienne Gracie Darlington, is part of a big family, she is the 4th born out of 7 kids. Her father has been a football coach at Apopka High School since 1999. She has been apart of the Blue Darter family since before she could even talk. She is […]

A Lesson in Leadership



By: Michaela Etienne Who is Paul Peters? Mr. Peters is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. He was born in Ontario, Canada. He spent most of his childhood moving around to different schools because his father was always getting new jobs. One of the many places he […]

Peters Powers