Two Parkland students and one Sandy Hook father gone due to suicide
Story by: Nia Devenyi
April 9, 2019
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In the span of just one week, two survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting in Feb. of 2018 and one father who’s six-year-old daughter died in the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre in Dec. of 2012 have committed suicide. One of the two Marjory Stoneman Douglas students who survived the shooting...
Student Government Association Adviser Jeanmarie McCann retires after 34 years at Jupiter High
Story by: Lindsey Fine
April 9, 2019
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Jeanmarie McCann has been teaching at Jupiter High since 1988. When she first began teaching after graduating from Penn State, Jupiter High was still on the old campus, had far fewer students and a lot of spirit. “My first years of teaching were great. Everyone knew each other; young teachers and...
Katherine Carter: From the volleyball court to the runway
Story by: Kendall Baer
April 9, 2019
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Jupiter High senior Katherine Carter had her runway modeling debut in London and Paris for each city’s Fashion Week. Carter walked for big-name designers, including Yves Saint Laurent and Chanel. “My experience in Paris was unreal,” Carter said. “I got to see things and do things I never thought...
Jupiter High’s Art Pathfinder to attend Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design with a $100,000 scholarship
Story by: Lindsey Fine
March 28, 2019
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This year’s Pathfinder nominee for Art, senior Melanie Cilella, was recently admitted to the prestigious Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, her ideal school since sophomore year, with a sizable $100,000 scholarship for their class of 2023. “I was so surprised, excited and humbled when I opened...
From scary situation to learning moment
Story by: Sydney Peters
February 21, 2019
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In the summer of 2015, a regular sandbar day for Mary Jane Bunn, known as M.J. to her friends, went terribly wrong. Bunn is a lover of the water and spends her free time at the beach and in the ocean. She learned how to drive a boat at just eight years old, and the sandbar is her favorite place to go...
Jupiter High student receives first place prize for Palm Beach Dramaworks
Story by: Lilly Grella
February 21, 2019
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Senior Adriana Beltrano won a performance of her written play, a publication and a cash prize of $250 for the 2018 Palm Beach Dramaworks Young Playwrights competition for ten-minute plays. The winners were chosen by a panelist of eight professional playwrights and theatre practitioners over...
Puerto Rican restaurant La Placita opens in Miami
Story by: Gaby Chacon
January 23, 2019
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Puerto Rican restaurant La Placita opened its doors to the public on Jan. 1. This Miami take on Puerto Rican cuisine is co-owned by Latin American TV star Julián Gil and notable Miami chef and restaurateur José Mendín. The hours of operation are Tues. to Sun. from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and is located...
Missy Franklin dives off the block for the last time
Story by: Katie Hiebert
December 20, 2018
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Missy Franklin plans to retire from competitive swimming at age 23 due to chronic shoulder pain. The swimmer won four gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics and won another gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Franklin started swimming when she was five years old, setting records in her age groups at the ...
From rags to riches
Story by: Katie Kleinman
October 29, 2018
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Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is not the average NFL player. Duvernay-Tardif is the first active NFL player to be a licensed medical doctor. As if being on a professional football team isn’t keeping him busy enough, Duvernay-Tardif flies back and forth from Montreal, where he works as a licensed physician,...
Mercedes Benz URBANETIC brings the future to transportation
Story by: Katie Kleinman
September 23, 2018
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On Sep. 8 Mercedes Benz announced a new concept car to revolutionize traveling. The Vision URBANETIC will not only serve as a self-driving car, seating up to 12 people, but also as a cargo transport van. Mercedes’ goal with this concept is to reduce traffic flow, gas emissions, and relieve inner-city...
Getting by with a little help from our friends
Story by: Amanda Mikulski
September 7, 2018
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You just started your freshman year of high school. You receive news you and your family have to move to a whole different state the second week of school. You leave all your friends. At your new school, you feel alone, friendless. You sit by yourself at lunch. You have no one to talk to. Where do you...
Analogopolis Records: the groovy new shop to restore your music favorites
Story by: Adriana Beltrano and Lilly Grella
May 8, 2018
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When you first walk into Analogopolis Records, Films and Games, you may be greeted by a sweet six-year-old pit-bull named Lea. And then you’ll see the records. “I've been collecting records since I was a kid… and then I just got too many of them and it started getting popular again so I figured...