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OPINION: Trump and his enablers must be held accountable for the insurrection they incited

OPINION: Trump and his enablers must be held accountable for the insurrection they incited
Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor • January 13, 2021

OPINION: High schools need to give HBCUs more respect

Howard University graduates celebrate at their commencement ceremony.
Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor • December 16, 2020

OPINION: Hypocritical rush to fill Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat threatens hard-fought for minority freedoms

Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett addresses the gathering at her nomination announcement as President Donald Trump looks on.
Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor • October 15, 2020

EDITORIAL: School district’s mismanaged reopening of campuses began with a lack of foresight

The in-person attendance of Ms. Gina Woods' first period Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition class is indicative of the class sizes across Olympic Heights. The school is averaging less than 500 students on campus per day out of its total population of approximately 2,300 students.
October 6, 2020

Florida’s unemployment compensation system working exactly as it was designed to: poorly

Florida's unemployment compensation system working exactly as it was designed to: poorly
Marie Preuss, Editor-In-Chief • April 20, 2020

Despite shortcomings, College Board’s online AP review sessions are invaluable tools to prepare for May exams

Despite shortcomings, College Board's online AP review sessions are invaluable tools to prepare for May exams
Arielle Perry, Features Editor • April 14, 2020

EDITORIAL: District should abandon class rankings

EDITORIAL: District should abandon class rankings
March 2, 2020

OPINION: From yearbook portraits to prom to graduation cap and gowns, senior year costs are becoming exclusionary

OPINION: From yearbook portraits to prom to graduation cap and gowns, senior year costs are becoming exclusionary
Marie Preuss, Editor-In-Chief • January 22, 2020

EDITORIAL: Despite progress, not enough being done to encourage girls to enter STEM fields studies

EDITORIAL: Despite progress, not enough being done to encourage girls to enter STEM fields studies
December 15, 2019

OPINION: Olympic Heights and school district would do well to consider cutting ties with Chick-fil-A

A pro-LGBTQ rights group protests Chick-fil-A donations to anti-LGBTQ organizations.
Marie Preuss, Editor-In-Chief • December 9, 2019

EDITORIAL: School needs to provide a better place for students waiting on after-school rides

Students waiting on their after school rides must wait in the front of the school where there is limited seating and no protection from afternoon sun.
November 14, 2019

OPINION: While Donations to Rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral May Be Well-Intentioned, the Money Could Be Put to Better Use

Over one billion dollars was raised to rebuild the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris which caught fire on April 15.
Marie Preuss, News Editor • May 6, 2019
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