By: Vivienne Wellet Salvator Mundi- A painting that costs over 450 million dollars, made by Leonardo da Vinci and Leonardeschi. It was made in 1490- 1500 when people found it before it was sold; it was restored by Dianne Modestini. Today no one knows where it is actually but some researchers think that it is in Saudi Arabia in Underground Tunnels and was bought by … Continue reading Top 5 Valuable Paintings in the World
(Featured photo provided by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Last Friday, April 15th, Florida’s Commissioner of Education, Richard Corcoran, approved the adoption of mathematical instructional materials to be put onto the state’s list that adhered to Florida’s Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) standards. However, out of the 132 submitted textbooks, a whopping 54, about 41%, of them were rejected from going onto the … Continue reading Florida bans 41% of submitted textbooks, cites Critical Race Theory
Porpoises are a fully aquatic marine mammal group similar in appearance to dolphins whom they are commonly confused with, even though they are more closely related to narwhals and beluga whales than dolphins. The differences between a dolphin and a porpoise are that dolphins have longer snouts, more curved dorsal fins, bigger mouths, and leaner but longer bodies than porpoises. They are similar in one … Continue reading Porpoises and Dolphins
American singer, songwriter, and dancer, Britney Spears is pregnant with her third child. She is expecting her child with her fiance Sam Asghari. She announced her pregnancy on Instagram with a post saying, “So I got a pregnancy test … and uhhhhh well … I am having a baby.” She announced her pregnancy months after her legal battle with her father. A judge ended a … Continue reading Britney Spears is Pregnant
As college decision day is nearing, very few Key West High School (KWHS) students already know where they are headed. One of the few, Dekyus Dickerson, a senior at KWHS, has officially committed as a part of Harvard University’s, the number one university internationally, class of 2026. With an acceptance rate of only five percent, this achievement is beyond fantastic and extremely commemorable. Dekyus moved … Continue reading Student Spotlight: From Key West to Harvard
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) recently seized over 400 firearms from an apartment in Philadelphia after a two-year investigation, revealing a large gun-smuggling ring operating out of the city. ATF officials stated that they had been investigating the case since 2020, and had been tracking illegal firearms back to the sellers via “Straw Purchases”. “Straw Purchases” are when a person legally … Continue reading ATF Busts major gun smuggling ring in Philadelphia
From March 30th through April 2nd at the Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, the Key West High School (KWHS) Academic Challenge team, a student-run educational trivia team, proved their intellectual abilities by placing fifth place in their state competition. Although there is no monetary prize like Jeopardy, a game show based on your knowledge of various topics, Academic Challenge gives the students … Continue reading Academic Challenge places fifth in the state
Apollo 13 was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the moon. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970 but, the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank in the service module (SM) failed two days into the mission. The crew instead looped around the Moon and returned safely to … Continue reading Apollo 13
By:Summer Livengood Florida is a very touristy area. Key West gets over 550 tourists a week. You would never guess how many we get during summer break. Over 3 million people just during the summer. `Now for the small Florida keys, that’s a lot of people. It also hurts our oceans and other communities. Bars stay open longer, beaches get more pollution. The summer comes … Continue reading Florida’s Upcoming Summer
One of the world’s most famous restaurants. The fast, easy, cheap… and unhealthy Mcdonald’s. Over 65 million people around the world eat at Mcdonald’s every day. Which is approximately 1% of the population. McDonald’s promotes their food as ‘nutritious’, but the reality is that it is processed junk food – high in fat, sugar and salt, and low in fiber and vitamins. A diet of … Continue reading Mcdonalds Reconsidered
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