Senior Madison Ainbinder had a “weird, fuzzy headache” and a sore throat the evening of Nov. 7. Two days later, she tested positive for COVID-19, and the school’s administrative team began its contact-tracing procedure. “I was super-disappointed and nervous, because I was around people earlier on Saturday,” Ainbinder said. “In that sense I was super-nervous that I may have been spreading [COVID-19], which wasn’t my intention. I was disappointed as well because I’d have to be out of school and away from soccer.” When the school and Department of Health received news of Ainbinder’s...

As November comes to end, marking the 11 months since the first case of COVID-19, families are changing their Thanksgiving traditions due to social-distancing protocols recommended by the Center for Disease Control.  “Normally we go up to Gainesville where my aunt and uncle live,” junior Anastacia Devlin said. “It’s easier for my uncle who lives in Orlando and most of my cousins and brothers live around there too.” Because of concerns about the virus, her family had to alter their yearly tradition. “My brothers are coming down from UF and we’re going to have dinner with...

Seniors Layla Auter and Katelyn Owl, junior Kalia Clary and eighth-grader Nicole R. set a school record for the girls’ 200 free relay of 1:44.23, demolishing the previous time of 1:44.7. The time landed them in 12th place at the state meet Nov. 16 at the Sailfish Aquatic Center in Stuart.  The relay team broke the former best time twice, first by a tenth of a second in the preliminary stage and again in the main event. Nicole said she couldn’t believe the results. “I got so excited I started crying a little,” she said. “This whole season, we dropped eight seconds in total from...

Sophomore Adrian Delia scrolls through his social media feed, chatting with his friends and staying up-to-date on news. But unknown to Delia and his friends, social media accounts have a mind of their own.  A recent Netflix documentary, “The Social Dilemma,” delves into the horrifying addiction social media platforms cause. The documentary elaborates on the social, mental and physical impacts these platforms have; but above all, one strikingly eerie topic leaves viewers questioning their social-media usage: the political misinformation these accounts mediate. “I’ve lost friends due...

Sophomore Deklyn Gardner's eyes lose focus on the movie he watches on his computer screen as he wonders if movie theaters will become what drive-ins are to him now. Highly anticipated films such as “The Batman” and “Bond: No Time to Die” have had to push back release dates, delay production, or release directly to streaming services. As with most aspects of life in 2020, the way consumers are viewing new films has changed due to COVID-19 and health concerns. “By releasing the movies to homes instead of theaters, it makes movies more inclusive and could still make the production companies...

When Sophomore Warrick Floyd sits down every day for AP United States History class, he is reminded of a date he’s known since elementary school, one that generations of students have learned before him - 1776, the signing of the Declaration of Independence and, to him, the founding of America. A New York Times project has a different take, however - that the true founding of America was instead in 1619, the year African slaves first grounded on American soil. “The 1619 project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the...