Just about 3 years away from the next summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is bringing back and scaling back on the sporting events. The Olympics will have more familiar sights as Los Angeles, California will host the games for the city’s third time. This past summer, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, the breaking (breakdancing) and boxing events had some head-turning moments. As breaking, … Continue reading Summer 2028 Olympics
Cross-country teams across Florida have been traveling to district, regional, and state meets. The Key West High School (KWHS) cross-country team traveled to its regional competition on Friday, November 8, 2024. Two senior runners were surprised when they saw the results. After their race, the Key West High School runners, Caylaa Makimaa and Naima Thomas, refreshed the results page to find they were both going … Continue reading KWHS Cross Country Goes to State Championship
As time goes by, the playing field gets bigger for womens’ sports. In shows, books, and media, there have been stories of girls playing baseball; whether it was because it was the only sport available or they were interested. Though, those stories are about to become reality with a Pro Baseball league for women coming in 2026. Back in the 1940s, there was a professional … Continue reading Coming Soon: Women’s Pro Baseball League
Monday after school from 6pm to 9pm there will be a HOCO parade,it will begin at Key West High School at 6:00pm and end at Tommy Roberts Stadium for Spirit Night. There will be a presence of KWHS’s band. The freshman did a Jasmine and Aladdin scene the sophomores did the lion king act the juniors did a Mama Mia skit and the seniors did … Continue reading Halloween Week at School
As the end of October, and homecoming, nears, Key West High School (KWHS) fall sports come to an end. As for many seniors, this season is the last season of playing their sport. With all of the sports, fall, winter, and spring, there are always student-athletes in the KWHS Backyard, softball field, Rex Weech Field, and the weight room. Throughout the season, KWHS student-athletes work … Continue reading Fall Sports Coming to a Close
Every fall, football season rolls around. There are usually teams, especially in the National Football League (NFL), that are Superbowl bound just by the outcomes of their first three games, and then there are teams that do well through the season, but never make it to the Superbowl. The Buffalo Bills, getting exponentially better, are set up to have an exceptionally good season this year. … Continue reading Buffalo Bills 2024 Season
Over the summer, the world watched as 10,000 athletes took the stage for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Being set in Paris, the city of love, there were bound to be a few romantic moments among the athletes. In Track and Field, one couple stood out from the rest. That would be the gold-medal couple, Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall. They stole hearts worldwide when Hunter … Continue reading Olympics in the City of Love
The Paris 2024 Olympics were filled with great, historic moments, while also very controversial moments. One of the later moments included Jordan Chiles and one of her 3 medals won at the 2024 Olympics. As Jordan Chiles took the floor for her routine on August 5, 2024, there was some tension as Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Meneca-Voinea (both team Romania) were tied at 13.700 and … Continue reading Jordan Chiles Olympic Bronze Medal Conundrum
Over the summer, the whole world had its focus directed to Paris, France, and of course Tahiti for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The two-and-a-half week-long event gave us amazing moments in fortunate and unfortunate ways. The Olympics also made way for athletes to grow their social media like Ilona Maher, Tom Daley, and Stephen Nedoroscik. Starting with the opening ceremony, the 2024 Olympics in Paris, … Continue reading History Made at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Throughout my life, I have done many sports and have been able to keep my grades up to either all A’s or A’s and B’s. Statistically, students who are involved in sports score higher on tests and have better attendance in school. Although there can be more pressure on student-athletes, the experience will be worth it. When students do a sport in high school or … Continue reading Benefits of High School Sports
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