Yearly Archives: 2018

By Lenaia Powell On Saturday, May 5th, the much-awaited “Midnight in Monte Carlo” prom was held at The Hilton Orlando, featuring a beautiful venue with elegant decor, but the real party was on the dance floor. Little room was saved for Jesus, let’s say, but everyone seemed to have a […]

Midnight in Monte Carlo

 in Archives / Around Campus
By Jordan Jenkins As the school year comes to a close, many of the institutions here at Apopka High School are already looking forward in preparation for the next, undergoing a transition as old students depart and new students prepare to join us. This process of change is most visibly […]

The Blue and White House

 in Archives / Featured
By Cassidy Johnson Apopka High School is preparing to lose yet another phenomenal teacher. And no, she’s not going to Windermere, Mrs. Beechum is retiring. Having taught English here since the late ’80’s, she has become like an edifice at this school. The most unchanging aspect of the English Department, […]

Best Wishes to Mrs. Beechum

 in Archives / Around Campus
By Jeffery Laux Softball: Record: 20-6 Overview: The softball team at Apopka had a tremendous season that came to a shocking end. Reaching the #1 seed in the district, winning more than 20 games, and playing their hearts out all season long. You could see district championship written all over […]

Spring Sports Wrap Up 2018

 in Athletics
By Isabelle Lounsberry We, as students, have been drilled with the same pattern of thought our entire lives: finish school, go to college, and get a job. However, in talking to some of our seniors at Apopka, we at the Blue and White have found that there are multiple paths […]

I Graduated… Now What?

 in Around Campus
By Cassidy Johnson The admitted are angry. We feel lied to. Bamboozled. Blindsided. Betrayed. Hoodwinked. Willy Wonka’ed. Skiddamarink’ed. We did everything right. We effectively killed ourselves these last few years. Getting the right grades, obtaining leadership positions in honors societies and clubs. Becoming student organizers and leaders. Volunteering, sports, even […]

The Manhole Behind the Finish Line

 in Archives / Editorials and Opinions
By Victoria Mezera Here at Apopka High School, it is common to hear kids complaining in the hallway or in class that they hate reading. However, books and reading are an important part of learning, pop culture, and many other things. Many book series’ have blown up in recent years, […]

It’s Lit-erature

 in Clubs and Activities
By Lenaia Powell The freshman class is always looked down upon each year by every other class, but something to keep in mind is that all of us were freshmen too, and we probably were just as annoying to upperclassmen as the new freshmen are to us. So, inevitably, the […]

Fledgling Darters

 in Around Campus
By Jordan Jenkins We are not even halfway through 2018, and yet the year has already proven itself to be one of unprecedented, large-scale political action by young people across the nation. Though much of this action has been concentrated on the issue of gun control — which returned to […]

Get Out & Vote

 in Featured