The week of January 20th to January 25th, 2025, saw iguanas and snowfall in Florida, along with negative temperatures in the northern states. As Winter Storm Enzo passed through the United States, Florida and Louisiana received record snowfall, while many schools and governments were closed due to the conditions. Enzo gave many students their first official snow day in Florida during the winter storm. The … Continue reading Record Temperatures in the South
As 2025 has arrived, so have the usual New Year’s resolutions. However, traditional resolutions are not the best option for accomplishing goals this year. Most of the time, resolutions are too vague and lack strategies for following through. To achieve goals, you need to set them first. A good way to set or think of goals is to create a vision board of what you … Continue reading Five Things to Replace New Year’s Resolutions
The sports on screen, whether a team, event, or single athlete, have a whole world behind the screen. From the sidelines to the press rooms, professional athletes and teams have their own team that does what they can to promote them on and off the field. There are two important people off the field: the team manager and the equipment manager. The team manager is … Continue reading Behind the Scenes of Professional Sports
When people think of Key West, they usually think of the nightlife, beaches, and tourist destinations. However, there’s more to Key West and the rest of the keys than just the common tourist attractions. There are three major high schools in the Florida Keys: Key West, Coral Shores, and Marathon, Key West High School (KWHS) is the biggest, with about 1,300 students. When the students … Continue reading Key West from a Teen’s Perspective
Just about 3 years away from the next summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is bringing back and scaling back on the sporting events. The Olympics will have more familiar sights as Los Angeles, California will host the games for the city’s third time. This past summer, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, the breaking (breakdancing) and boxing events had some head-turning moments. As breaking, … Continue reading Summer 2028 Olympics
Cross-country teams across Florida have been traveling to district, regional, and state meets. The Key West High School (KWHS) cross-country team traveled to its regional competition on Friday, November 8, 2024. Two senior runners were surprised when they saw the results. After their race, the Key West High School runners, Caylaa Makimaa and Naima Thomas, refreshed the results page to find they were both going … Continue reading KWHS Cross Country Goes to State Championship
As time goes by, the playing field gets bigger for womens’ sports. In shows, books, and media, there have been stories of girls playing baseball; whether it was because it was the only sport available or they were interested. Though, those stories are about to become reality with a Pro Baseball league for women coming in 2026. Back in the 1940s, there was a professional … Continue reading Coming Soon: Women’s Pro Baseball League
As the end of October, and homecoming, nears, Key West High School (KWHS) fall sports come to an end. As for many seniors, this season is the last season of playing their sport. With all of the sports, fall, winter, and spring, there are always student-athletes in the KWHS Backyard, softball field, Rex Weech Field, and the weight room. Throughout the season, KWHS student-athletes work … Continue reading Fall Sports Coming to a Close
As smartphones and other technology advances, and social media gets more popular, people stray further and further from reading, especially paperback or hardback books. Although it’s challenging to find a good book, getting back into reading can have great benefits mentally and physically. The first, and probably the most important, step to reading is to get a good book that interests you. Once you find … Continue reading Why You Should Start Reading Again
Every fall, football season rolls around. There are usually teams, especially in the National Football League (NFL), that are Superbowl bound just by the outcomes of their first three games, and then there are teams that do well through the season, but never make it to the Superbowl. The Buffalo Bills, getting exponentially better, are set up to have an exceptionally good season this year. … Continue reading Buffalo Bills 2024 Season
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