Yearly Archives: 2017

By: Jordan Jenkins   Although the threat posed by the Atlantic hurricane season has always been present for those living along or within the Atlantic Ocean, it hasn’t always felt urgent or significant for many of those same people. The current century has, without a doubt, seen its share of […]

Staring Storms in the Eye

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By: Jeffery LauxnStaff Editor Swim season is upon those who reside in Central Florida, and one team that can make a big impact this year will be the Apopka Blue Dolphins (Darters). New faces upon the coaching staff include the man, the myth, the legend Mr. Houvouras, one of the most well-known […]

Swim Season Preview

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By: Arianna Bekas Bright Futures is a lottery-funded program in Florida that strives to reward students for their academic achievement by giving them money for college. There are different levels of the scholarship that depend on the requirements that you meet. For the Florida Academic Scholarship and the Medallion Scholarship […]

Will Your Future Be Bright?

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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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?

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