On February 24, 2022, Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In about two weeks, Russia’s invasion killed over 2,000 Ukrainian citizens. Because of this, many countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have put restrictions on Russia in categories of trade, banking, and more. For example, countries like the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada have put a ban on the SWIFT banking … Continue reading Ukraine-Russia War Heats Up
By: Summer Livengood Let’s go back to spring break of 2021 when most of the covid restrictions were removed. College and high school students out all day and all night partying and drinking. Getting noise complaints all over town. Having beaches and streets trashed. Due to all these inconveniences, Florida has put rules on our spring break. Like no alcohol on the beaches, adding curfews … Continue reading Spring break 2022
Most teenagers decide to jump straight into college after high school without a second thought. According to the United States (US) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 66.2% of high school graduates immediately enroll into a college or university. However, other options fly past students without them even knowing. One unique opportunity often not thought of by the average high school student is applying to a … Continue reading Opportunities Beyond The Norm
On March 7th, The United States Supreme Court decided that they would not be hearing oral arguments for the nationally infamous ruling in favor of celebrity Bill Cosby after he was accused of sexual assault, drugging, and harassment. The original ruling that the Supreme Court was appealed to rule on was issued by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which had found Cosby innocent due to a … Continue reading Supreme Court will Not hear Bill Cosby Case
Back in November of last year, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that children get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it became available to them, and since then, about 22 million children have been vaccinated. However, on Tuesday, the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) announced that they recommend that healthy children in the state not get vaccinated, making Florida the first … Continue reading Florida advising against COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children
By: Vivienne Wellet Central Iowa has had tornadoes in the past due to its location in the Tornado Alley which includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas. Central Iowa has had the worst tornadoes of any Tornado Alley state so far in 2022. In this region, a giant tornado whipped through Des Moines, Iowa. It has caused the destruction of … Continue reading Tornado Strucked In Iowa
Known for athletic state competitions, the month of April is not only hosting state sporting events, but also state-wide video competitions. The Florida Scholastic Press Association (FSPA), is one of the big events for Key West High School’s (KWHS) Conch 5 Studios, a high school program dedicated to digital art. On April 21st, the KWHS students will be traveling up to Orlando to compete in … Continue reading Conch 5 Studios Going to FSPA
By:Summer Livengood Alioht Valdes was a Key West cop who worked at the Key West High School (KWHS) during most of his service. He graduated from KWHS, later married his high school sweetheart, and had two beautiful daughters, both being under the age of 4. Alioht joined the Key West Police Department (KWPD) in his young 20s and sadly left this world on 2/22/22 at … Continue reading Alioht Key West Cop
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) recently discovered a new state of matter within the core of our Earth. Utilizing shock wave readings from the recent Hunga Tunga volcano eruption, they discovered that the Earth’s deep core did not vibrate in accordance with any known state of matter. Yu He, a physicist at CAS and a publisher of these findings in the Scientific journal Nature, … Continue reading Scientists Discover New State of Matter in Earths Core
Women’s History Month, is an event in March that not only reflects on the brilliant women in the past but also the present. This educational month isn’t just about celebrating the past generations of females, but also the ones who are making history right now. LizzoKnown for her Grammy-nominated song Truth Hurts, Lizzo, an American singer, dancer, and flutist, is not only a woman of … Continue reading Women changing the world in 2022
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