![The Melbourne Fire Department recognized coach and custodian Derrick Hamilton on April 16 with the Lifesaving Citizen Award during lunch. I would just react for anyone, Hamilton said. My love for children -- thats what it comes down to. [I am] where I am supposed to be.](https://westshoreroar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSC_0639-1-e1713376507113-1200x805.jpg)
House bill 1 threatens social media access for youth
February 26, 2024
Sponsored by Brevard’s own Tyler Sirois, house bill 1 plans to ban social media accounts held by people under 16. Junior Carter Newlin said the bill is “stupid” because he said he thinks “they won’t be able to enforce it like they’re able to.” If passed the bill would go into effect on July 1.
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![Forty-five freshmen were selected to go on a field trip to the Florida Institute of Technology last Tuesday to meet author and adventurer Erik Weihenmayer known for his most notable achievement: climbing Mount Everest while blind. “I think [Weihenmayer] conveyed the message quite well because he gave lots of personal stories and it has helped me sort of relate to him,” freshman Joe Matella said.](https://westshoreroar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FIT-blind-guy-field-trip.png)
![With the departure of former Chorus teacher Amy Stephens, a new face takes her place. Kristin Ross, previously a Chorus teacher at Melbourne High School and Hoover Middle School takes the lead in the music department. “Mrs. Ross is young, she understands [where we are coming from], I think it’ll go smoothly,” sophomore Julian Lopez De Victoria said.](https://westshoreroar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/New-chorus-teacher-1200x580.png)
