Aside from beautiful beaches and plenty of sunshine, the Florida Keys are also a great setting for a movie or show. In fact, the Florida Keys have hosted a good number of film crews since around 1948, including a show based on Carl Hiaasen’s book, Bad Monkey and various movies such as Key Largo’ (1948) and True Lies (1994). There have also been specific scenes … Continue reading Filmed in the Florida Keys
A dangerous plague has been steadily infecting the upperclassmen of Key West High School (KWHS) for years now. Its symptoms may include procrastination, skipping school, and overall laziness. The diagnosis? Senioritis. Senioritis is a decline in motivation in academics that usually strikes students in their last year of high school. Hunter Rogers-Leon, a senior at KWHS, explained how easily senioritis can creep up on a … Continue reading Stay Focused!
From March 3rd to March 5th at Osceola Heritage Park, two members of the Key West High School (KWHS) wrestling team competed in the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) 1A state championships: Christopher ‘Andre’ Otto, a junior at KWHS, and Zachary Lewicki, a senior at KWHS. Both Otto and Lewicki placed in the competition, with Otto earning seventh in the 285 lb weight class … Continue reading Otto and Lewicki place in the FHSAA state wrestling tournament
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:Summer Livengood SMV stands for southern most volleyball. The team traveled to Fort Lauderdale 2 weeks ago to place in the tournament. After hours of driving and sleeping in hotels it was tournament day to get gold they would have to win all three games. To get silver you had to win two out of three games and make it to the final round. Many … Continue reading SMV wins 1st in silver
Although their mouths have been taped over or gagged, men and women across the globe still fight. Although they feel trapped in a prison cell built on the fear of thought as the chains of conventionalism rattle at their shackled feet and hands, men and women across the world still fight. These men and women may come off as pugnacious or troublesome in the eyes … Continue reading Stop Silencing Free Speech
On February 14th, the Key West High School (KWHS) Mock Trial team made the high school proud by winning first place in their district competition, enhancing them to states on March 31st to April 3rd. Their state event will be virtual at KWHS due to COVID-19, disallowing travel to be an issue in their budget. Introduced to KWHS three years ago, Mock Trial is a … Continue reading KWHS Mock Trial team achieves first place at their district competition
Stress gradually wears on people like a parasite slowly takes over its host. Though it takes time for the damage to be done, it oftentimes is detrimental. Modern life has many stressors, especially for the students of Key West High School. Attempting to juggle success in school with sports, clubs, extracurricular activities, with work is difficult. A senior at KWHS, Sadie Dodds shared, “I feel … Continue reading Stop Stressing, Relax!
By: Summer Livengood What are anger issues? “Anger becomes a problem when you have trouble controlling it, causing you to say or do things you regret. A 2010 study found that uncontrolled anger is bad for your physical and mental health. It can also quickly escalate to verbal or physical violence, harming you and those around you.” If you think you have anger issues there … Continue reading Anger issues
On Monday, February 7th, at a roundtable in South Florida, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis voiced his support for the controversial Parental Rights in Education bill, which has been dubbed by many critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” Bill. Under this bill, the discussion of sexual orientations as well as gender identity will be prohibited in the state’s primary schools. According to Florida Republican Senator Dennis … Continue reading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized by White House over “Don’t Say Gay” Bill
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