Innovations in technology can lead to impressive achievements, much like the advancement of electric cars. However, it’s good to compare the benefits and disadvantages of all your options. With all the controversy surrounding electric and gas-powered vehicles, let’s compare the two. One of the biggest concerns with gas cars is their large carbon footprint and pollution, especially when compared to an electric car. The exhaust … Continue reading Gas vs. Electric Cars
Two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen equals water. A group of these tiny molecules holds the ability to create life or even cause devastating destruction. Water is essential for life for a variety of reasons. This liquid supports cell functions to occur, helps maintain homeostasis, transports nutrients, and flushes waste. However, there may be a property of water most people do not know of; … Continue reading The power of water memory
The last four years of high school have been a long, winding journey for the graduating class of 2023. This school year is speedily coming to an end, so it is important to remember who has helped the seniors make it through the last eighteen years. The seniors of Key West High School’s (KWHS) two-consecutive district championship-winning girls’ lacrosse team took the time to look … Continue reading Supporting Senior Goal-Getters
(Featured Image provided by Martin Ollman/Getty Images) The Australian government will ban the recreational use of e-cigarettes, reinforcing a law it has that makes them only obtainable through pharmacy prescriptions. The reason for this crackdown is due to the increasing use of e-cigs among Australian youth. According to the country’s health minister, Mark Butler, vaping has already become a major behavioral issue in high schools … Continue reading Australia to crack down on vaping among youths
As the end of the year test season starts and sports and clubs come to an end, and seniors are ready for their next chapter in life, the students and staff of Key West High School (KWHS) are reflecting back on the 2022-2023 school year. Starting from when school started in August 2022, there were exciting things going on. Whether it was more exciting for … Continue reading Another School Year in the Books
With the school year ending, testing season, for most teenagers, begins. The Florida Mandated End of Course (EOC) and Advanced Placement exams (AP) start this week, and Key West High School (KWHS) finals week is steadily approaching. During this final stretch, teens can get extremely worn out and stressed from studying, testing, assignments, and any extracurricular activities that are still going on. Most classes are … Continue reading Testing Fatigue
The year is 1933. The United States (US) is in the worst recession in its history; the Great Depression seems as if it will never end. Each day, the world seems a little more dismal and confusing until March 12th. The radio chatters as the entire family sits in the room waiting for some entertainment and escape from the sad reality all Americans faced the … Continue reading Clear Communication
Shane Miller Recently, two important American news figures, Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon, were both fired from their networks (Fox and CNN respectively). This has driven up the amount of discussion about the current state of American media and the importance of journalistic integrity in the current age. This short editorial will explore the aforementioned importance of journalistic integrity and the effects that partisanship has … Continue reading Partisanship and Yellow Journalism Today
Lu Shaye (pictured) is China’s ambassador to France (Photo provided by Benoit Tessier/Reuters/Files) Recently, China’s ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, made remarks which had Europe outraged and China trying to distance itself from him. Last week, in an interview with the French network La Chaîne Info (LCI), Lu was asked about his country’s stance on the Crimean peninsula, a former part of Ukraine that was … Continue reading Chinese ambassador to France suggests former Soviet states aren’t sovereign
Kenny Rogers was an American singer, songwriter, and actor until his death in March of 2020. He was well known for his country songs and was even inducted into the country music Hall of Fame in 2013. Despite Rogers’ career starting in the late 1950s, he didn’t begin solo stardom until 1974 when Kenny Rogers and The First Edition broke up. Country-pop music peaked during … Continue reading Kenny Rogers After-Death Album Release
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