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ATF Busts major gun smuggling ring in Philadelphia

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

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Features

Take a chance: Travel!

Adventures have inspired many incredible things like the unification of the world through the Silk Road or the wonderful works of Hemingway or Kerouac. Exploring new languages, foods, and cultures can be extremely exciting. Everyone, especially teenagers, can benefit from venturing into exhilarating places.  Siarah Singh, a sophomore  at Key West High School (KWHS), divulged all the fun she had while in Italy, earlier this … Continue reading Take a chance: Travel!

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Features, News

Academic Challenge places fifth in the state

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

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News

Florida’s Upcoming Summer

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

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Sports

Live, Laugh, Love: Lacrosse

 Since the start of the season, Key West High School’s (KWHS) Girls Lacrosse team has dominated the field through their diligence, teamwork, and skill. Their hard work is reflected in their incredible ten-to-two win-loss record this season.  Climbing their way up the ranks to the top, the girls lacrosse team is ready to win the district championship. Naomi Grabus, Juliette Hamilton,  Isabella Marchiano, and Katie … Continue reading Live, Laugh, Love: Lacrosse

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Gun violence

By:Summer Livengood Gun violence has affected over 1 million people in just the United States. Whenever you read or watch the news most of the time you will always see a shooting or killing by deadly weapon such as a gun. Today in this age there have been serious injuries from guns also having major deaths. Guns are associated with drive-by shootings, school shootings and … Continue reading Gun violence

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Sports

Key West High School Football Commits

By: Grayson Acevedo, Emily Bracher, Jack Molder, and Gus Wilson Key West High School’s football team has four seniors headed towards the next level. Jeremiah Osborne, Michael Cates, Nathan Outon, and Henry Audette all have offers to play college ball. With signing day on April 7th, these boys have a great deal of opportunities awaiting them in the future. Jeremiah “Jay” Osborne officially committed to … Continue reading Key West High School Football Commits

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Features, Literature

KWHS student becomes a published author

Through March 26th-30th, Claire Schoonover, a junior at Key West High School (KWHS), and Kyla Shoemaker, an English teacher at KWHS, traveled to Long Beach, California to celebrate Schoonover’s appearance in the sequel to The Freedom Writers, a nonfiction book in 1999 written by 150 high schoolers: Dear Freedom Writer.  Last school year, Shoemaker assigned her students to write to the Freedom Writers, the authors … Continue reading KWHS student becomes a published author

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Lifestyle

Top Five Best Athletic Wear

By: Vivienne Wellet Exercising has been a big impact on everyone’s lifestyle in 2022 ;, but what do we wear while practicing the act of exercise?Athletic clothes are super comfy to wear and can allow you to see the progress of muscle form. Here are the top five of the best athletic clothes you could wear.  Lululemon- Among women, most buy from  Lululemon, which was … Continue reading Top Five Best Athletic Wear

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