For the past two weeks, I’ve put myself on a personal weight loss goal. I’ve been severely overweight for several years, starting after the COVID-19 Pandemic, like many other members of my generation. The lockdown basically left me stuck inside my house for weeks at a time, and even if I could leave, I would often find myself retreating back to my house within several … Continue reading My Experience Cutting Weight (Or Trying)
On Tuesday morning, a suspect in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was arrested by police in Altoona, PA. Luigi Mangione was arrested by Altoona police officers inside of an Altoona McDonalds after an employee, who remains unidentified, reported him to police. Mangione, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, also reportedly had a manifesto that was leaked to the public earlier this week. … Continue reading Luigi Mangione Arrested in PA as Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing
Cleanliness, a word with many, many meanings. From describing someone’s hygiene -which this article will mostly cover- to how clean your car is, cleanliness is something that everyone should strive to achieve. Cleanliness is, as defined by Oxford Languages, “the state or quality of being clean or being kept clean”. This article will be a broad overview of this definition, from keeping yourself clean to … Continue reading On Cleanliness
The American public education system is known around the world for its early start times, with most schools in the state of Florida starting at 7:30 in the morning and ending at 2:30 in the afternoon. Many groups across the country have been calling for schools to start later in the day, mostly around 8 or 9 in the morning, in exchange for schools ending … Continue reading On Sleep And Timeliness
(Featured Photo provided by Marilyn Barbone, https://www.schriever.af.mil) We all want to live a long and healthy life, however, with the sorts of food we eat every day, it might be hard to achieve that goal now. Often, meals from fast-food restaurants and on grocery store shelves are high in calories and salt, which contains sodium. Sodium consumed in high amounts can lead to higher blood … Continue reading Top 4 Foods for a Healthy Diet
By Ella Hall and Emma Scepkova Although food provides nutrients to the body, an individual can view food with a positive outlook or, in some cases, with fear. The positive outlook isn’t an issue in this case; however, the fearful view is, especially in teenagers. An anonymous source at Key West High School (KWHS) experiences a different outlook on food daily. “When there’s a day … Continue reading Finding friendships with food
After Spring Break, the Monroe County School Board decided to allow students to come back full time, fearing that Florida’s governor would cut off their school budget. As well as the teachers, students have been heavily affected by the joining of A and B days in both positive and negative ways. Daniella Barroso, the Key West High School (KWHS) Class President of 2024, expressed her … Continue reading Full Time Schedule Affecting KWHS Students
One of the main worries of people who are wary of getting the COVID vaccine is the risks that may come with it such as numerous side effects, the Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine reigniting those fears for some. It was announced just a few days ago Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine has a slim chance of causing blood clots, which is a major health risk. Although … Continue reading Johnson and Johnson Vaccines Blood Clots
Medicine has been around for hundreds of years, everything to be known about the human body should already be discovered. However, is that really true? Could there possibly be some tissue or organ that we’ve haven’t yet uncovered? Some Dutch Scientists think they might have found a brand new organ that had been previously overlooked. Before this discovery, these scientists weren’t purposely looking for new … Continue reading Brand New Organ found in the throat
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