![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)
Freshmen have the opportunity to meet author Erik Weihenmayer
February 23, 2024
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.
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![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)
