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The Big Reveal of the KWHS 2021 Homecoming Queen

As the reveal of Key West High School’s (KWHS) 2021 Homecoming Queen gets closer, the students have anticipated the Friday night football game more than usual. Besides seeing if the football team will make it to the play-offs, during half-time, our queen will be announced by the principal of KWHS, Dr. Larry Schmiegel.  On Monday, November 1st, the traditional Homecoming Parade kick-started Homecoming Spirit Week. … Continue reading The Big Reveal of the KWHS 2021 Homecoming Queen

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Butterflies

By: Vivienne Wellet Butterflies are extremely prominent, with about 17,500 different species in the world and 750 in the U.S. Their colors can vary in red, blue, yellow, and green but some can mix to make new colors. Interesting facts about butterflies are, they smell with their antennae, if you look at the wings and tell if it is a male or a female, and … Continue reading Butterflies

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Features, Sports

KWHS Students helping out the athletic department

The Key West High School (KWHS) Athletic Department has a shortage of professional athletic trainers, but that doesn’t stop the students from providing the athletes with what they need. Consisting of Alexandra Mucci, Isabella Montejano, Katie Graft, and Grace Opalsky, these students have stepped up and taken on the role of student athletic trainers.  For not having a professional degree, each of the student trainers … Continue reading KWHS Students helping out the athletic department

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Features

Transforming What Everyday Life Looks Like

In this age of technological advancements, people from all generations can be seen with a phone glued to their hands. However, growing up in the age of technology, the younger generations have absolutely no clue what life looks like without technology in their lives.  Annie Scepkova, a sophomore at Key West High School (KWHS), explained how much time she spends each day on her phone. … Continue reading Transforming What Everyday Life Looks Like

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Parkland shooter pleads guilty

By: Summer Livengood On February 14, 2018 a suspended student (Nickolas Cruz). Walked into school, walked through the doors and pulled the fire alarm. When the fire alarm went off there were over 1,000 students walking into that hallway. In all the chaos the students lined up and started heading out the doors to the fire lanes. Soon as students started walking out Nickolaus Cuz … Continue reading Parkland shooter pleads guilty

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“Bomb” Cyclone in California

  By: Vivienne Wellet A powerful storm is referred to as a “bomb cyclone” which is a type of storm that is known for its falling atmospheric pressure or “the atmospheric river”, which is a concentrated plume of moisture that extends over the ocean, for example, the troposphere, the lowest layer of the atmosphere, the current was angled toward the North Bay. Mr. Miller, a meteorologist, … Continue reading “Bomb” Cyclone in California

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Lifestyle

Mental Health affecting KWHS Students

In a perfect world, a student’s well-being would come first, but in Key West, the Key West High School (KWHS) students feel differently about how our Monroe County school system prioritizes mental health.  In a recent anonymous survey across KWHS students, 82.1% of the students said that teachers should consider mental health when assigning work. Likewise, an anonymous KWHS student agreed with the statistic. “Sometimes … Continue reading Mental Health affecting KWHS Students

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Connecting Through Communication

Communication is key to unlocking successful connections between friends, family, and strangers. For many, human connections are a necessity for people to thrive both physically and emotionally. Being able to communicate well with others allows bonds to be formed between people, no matter the distance.   Devan Bittner, a junior at Key West High School (KWHS), expresses the importance of communication. “Communicating well makes life so … Continue reading Connecting Through Communication

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