Notre Dame Cathedral will not be fully restored
Story by: Addy Kondik
February 1, 2020
On April 15, 2019, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris suffered severe damage from a fire. Today, only fifty percent of the structure is being rebuilt. High school student Lexi Francois, who has family in France and has been to Paris more times than she can count, thinks the Cathedral should be complete...
Iranian Air Strike and Retaliation
Story by: Vanessa Rios
January 28, 2020
Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. ordered airstrike near the Baghdad Airport in Iraq on Jan. 2. In May 2019, the Pentagon designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which was led by Soleimani, as a terrorist group. The Pentagon stated Soleimani and his troops wer...
California school shooting left at least one dead and several injured
Story by: Lindsey Fine
November 14, 2019
A shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita left at least one dead and several injured. All of the victims were students, and the gunman was also a member of the student body, Sheriff Alex Villanueva of Los Angeles County told NBC in Los Angeles. The local hospital reported one female d...
New texting and driving laws
Story by: Savannah Woods
October 3, 2019
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles implemented a new law for all licensed drivers, which prevents any use of a handheld device while driving in school and work zones on Oct. 1. The first part of the law was passed on July 1, preventing drivers from texting while driving....
The Out of the Darkness: Suicide Prevention Walk on Sept. 28
Story by: Angelina Ginossi
September 27, 2019
Come walk this Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Out of the Darkness: A Suicide Prevention Walk at John Prince Park in Lake Worth. The walk is a national movement with the goal of encouraging people to open up to others about their personal struggles. Across the U.S., hundreds of people walk in honor of...
Tracking storms Karen and Lorenzo
Story by: Savannah Woods
September 25, 2019
The tropics are heating up. Tropical storms Karen and Lorenzo are churning in the Atlantic, and sub-tropical cyclone Jerry continues its treck east. It’s uncertain whether Karen will strike the U.S. or not, but Puerto Rico experienced heavy rains and wind from the storm Sept. 24. According...
Bahamian hurricane survivors flee to Palm Beach County
Story by: Peyton Weiss
September 24, 2019
Survivors of Hurricane Dorian fled the storm-ravaged islands of the Bahamas to seek safety in Jupiter, Fla. Hurricane Dorian hovered over the Bahamas for two days, Sept. 2 and 3, with 185-mile sustained winds, leaving almost total devastation and more than 70,000 Bahamians homeless. Dorian victims...
America takes steps to stop teen vaping
Story by: Christina Paraschiv
September 23, 2019
Vaping has become an epidemic in America, especially among middle and high school students. President Donald Trump recently sat down in the Oval Office with U.S. government's health officials. “We can’t allow people to get sick and we can’t have our kids be so affected,” Trump said. As...
Walmart cuts back on sales of guns and ammunition
Story by: Christina Paraschiv
September 17, 2019
Walmart has recently cut back on the sales of guns and ammunition and has asked shoppers to refrain from carrying guns within its stores. After multiple mass shootings across the country, including the Parkland, Fla. school shooting that killed 17, companies have started to implement bans on the...
Officer O’Sullivan shares his story of 9/11 to Jupiter High students
Story by: Kaysa Flemk-Joli and Francesco Beltrano
September 11, 2019
Officer Kevin O’Sullivan, Jupiter High School’s Resource Officer, was a Lieutenant in the New York City Police Department and was assigned to the 20th precinct on Sept. 11, 2001. O’Sullivan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on June 29, 2000. About a year later, he was assigned to work at...
Hurricane Dorian expected to hit Florida as a Category 4
Story by: Lindsey Fine
August 28, 2019
Hurricane Dorian is predicted to hit Palm Beach County as a Category 4 on Mon. As of 7:19 p.m. on Aug. 29, Dorian has maximum sustained winds of 85 mph as it nears the eastern part of the Bahamas. “The risk of dangerous storm surge and hurricane-force winds is increasing in the central and northwestern...
Shooting in Jupiter Farms
Story by: Katie Kleinman
April 10, 2019
On the morning of April 7, 37-year-old Jason Lee was found dead outside his house in Jupiter Farms. Deputies responded to the call at 12:30 a.m. and found Lee with five gunshot wounds to the face and chest. Tiffany Buck, Lee’s girlfriend, told police she heard gunshots when Lee went outside to talk...