Yearly Archives: 2018

By Thalya Samuels Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society is a national organization dedicated to acknowledging academic brilliance in social studies. The organization was established in 2000 by the Florida Council for the Social Studies (FCSS) and its chapter here at Apopka has been around for seven years. The club […]

Beyond Just Social Studies

 in Clubs and Activities
The issue of gun violence is, unfortunately, prominent in our society today. We asked Apopka High School students to share their thoughts on this issue. The responses we received are printed below. Gracie Darlington, Senior: Movement toward gun control and legislative reform is a subject that evokes extreme emotion. Despite […]

Darters Speak Out About Gun Control

 in Archives / Editorials and Opinions
By Jordan Jenkins On February 14th, 2018, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida became just the latest victim of a phenomenon that is uniquely common within American society. A former student, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, entered the school armed with an AR-15 and opened fire, killing 17 students and […]

This March, We March

 in Archives / Featured
By Lenaia Powell Another night in the Joe A. Sterling gymnasium. Whistles blaring, crowds cheering, the smack of volleyballs being hit and bounced around— rekindling the sport whose first season ended about four months ago. That’s right ladies and gents, volleyball’s back. But this time, the net is 7 inches […]

Pass, Set, Hit! Again?

 in Athletics
By Jamari Saint Cyr Ms. Gruman is a teacher here at Apopka High School currently in her second year working at the school. She was born in New Jersey but was raised in Florida, and graduated from the University of Central Florida (UCF). She has taught Biology Honors, Principles of Biomedical and […]

Getting to Know: Ms. Gruman

 in Getting to Know...
By Jamari Saint Cyr Jenna Luddy is a sophomore and engineering magnet student at Apopka High. She has many pets from a dog to a lizard and a snake and anyone who knows Jenna knows that she is a lover of animals. Jenna preferably loves reptiles which is why in […]

Getting to Know: Jenna Luddy

 in Getting to Know...
By Isabelle Lounsberry Mass shootings have inspired many works of art over the past few years. Mr. Houvouras, an art teacher here at Apopka, gave his view: “Art is always a mirror of society, so when something bad happens artists almost always react to it visually. I think it just […]

The Art of Pain

 in Arts and Entertainment
By Victoria Mezera Gun laws in the state of Florida are pretty controversial, especially considering the most recent shooting at Marjory Stone Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed. Students in particular have been seen rallying for stricter laws regarding gun control. However, not everyone agrees […]

What Do Students Think About Current Gun Laws?

 in Around Campus
By Jeffery Laux When are we willing to change for the betterment of our own nation? We have remodeled ideals and rules based on other countries laws and beliefs but why can’t we take after Japan, Norway, Australia, and The United Kingdom who have all limited the number of deaths […]

Follow the Footsteps of Change

 in Featured