Monthly Archives: February 2018

By Thalya Samuels Social media is a major aspect of the daily lives of this generation’s teenagers. As of 2015, 92% of teenagers report going online daily according to the Pew Research Center. This vast population of networking teenagers means that there is a lot of social paraphernalia that parents […]

‘Finstas’ aren’t a Secret

 in Featured
By Cassidy Johnson It’s a well-known fact that teachers are vastly underappreciated and undervalued by our national government, the students they teach, and local district employers. This is the plight of public-sector work; although it may get worse. Last week, the Florida House of Representatives passed a bill, HB25, targeting […]

Your Teacher Isn’t Here Today

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By Victoria Mezera Class council is a gathering of students and teachers who come together to help make decisions for the school. At Apopka High School, the class councils do a lot for the school. They make floats for the homecoming pep rally, they do drives for the holidays, and […]

What’s Up With Class Council?

 in Clubs and Activities
By Jordan Jenkins In the crowd of students who attend Apopka High School, senior Jessica Spiegal stands out as a leader amongst her peers. She plays many roles throughout the school, be it directing the school marching band on Friday nights throughout fall in her role of head drum major, or leading the […]

Getting to Know: Jessica Spiegal

 in Getting to Know...
By Michaela Etienne Apopka High School is known for many things, including their academics and clubs, but they are mainly known for their sports. People come from all over Apopka to support the boys’ whether they are playing basketball, soccer, or lacrosse, but Apopka typically draws the largest crowd for […]

New Year, New Team

 in Athletics
By Jordan Jenkins  Though most students not actively involved in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or JROTC, program may not be able to recognize him by name, there is little doubt that the man who heads it up, First Sergeant Dreher, is a staple of the Apopka High School […]

Getting to Know: First Sergeant Dreher

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By Valendy Pierre James and the Giant Peach is a children’s book by Roald Dahl. The story is about a young boy from London named James whose parents were killed in a tragic way and was sent to live with two of his horrible aunts. One night, an old man […]

Just Peachy

 in Arts and Entertainment
By Jamari Saint Cyr The National English Honors Society, acronym NEHS, is a club for Language Arts students who enjoy reading and writing activities. In order for students to qualify for the club, they must have an unweighted GPA of 3.0 overall and an unweighted English GPA of 3.0, as […]

Appreciation for Literature

 in Clubs and Activities
By Isabelle Lounsberry  The AP mock exams are an opportunity for students to take a full-length advanced placement exam in the course that they are currently registered in. Students have the opportunity to experience a testing environment of similar quality to that of the real exam, while also having the […]

Don’t Worry, It’s Just Practice

 in Around Campus
By Lenaia Powell What is the most dangerous sport we have at Apopka high school? Archery! Just kidding, the arrows aren’t quite as dangerous as the ones in the Hunger Games, nor the stakes as high, but they are still nothing to mess around with. Every year, Archery Club opens […]

Right On Target

 in Athletics