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Congrats to Seniors girls soccer players Ava Finnerty, Ava Vecchio and Sienna Higgott for being selected to the State Senior All Star Team being held in Lakeland Florida
WPBF's January Scholar Athlete of the Month: Alexa Araya
Non-Instructional Employee of the Month: Francismeire De Moraes
Teacher of the Month: Nicholas Downer
Para of the Month: Marelis Tejada de Matos & Valentina Tamayo Rodriguez
Custodial Staff Members of the Month: Nerlande Jean-Baptiste & Reina Rodriguez De Blanco
Students of the Month 12th grade: Jasmine Jairala, Catherine Hudicourt, Jean Mauricio Moreira Da Silva, Jacob Sheriden, Alaina Ulanowicz
Students of the Month 11th grade: Jayden Arias, Nate Moraes, Mellanie Ramos, Tori Scaglione, Hillary Toussaint
Students of the Month 10th grade: Christian Chiaverini, Guilherme Martins de Oliveira - Inclusive Ronaldo Silva, Avery Tun, Sviatoslava Weiss
Students of the Month 9th grade: Kai Lopez, Ana Clara Pereira, Iaroslav Rozum, Soleil Smith, Beril Yurekli

All content by Alexis Rejouis

Chloe Zhao’s Best Director Academy Award for Nomadland should open doors for other women of color

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor
June 18, 2021

OPINION: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s boorish behavior reveals her ignorance and the GOP’s waning sense of decency

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor
June 17, 2021

Faceless content creators usher in a new YouTube era

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor
June 11, 2021

OPINION: Not enough is being done to put an end to the rape culture that has been growing on school campuses

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor
June 10, 2021

Fast fashion boutiques’ exploitation of wannabe social media influencers a trend that’s not going away

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor
March 22, 2021

Universities look to eliminate niche college sports as funding dries up due to pandemic and admissions scandals

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor
February 1, 2021

Performative activism exploits social justice movements

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor
January 28, 2021

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

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor
December 16, 2020

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

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor
October 15, 2020

Gates Foundation’s ID2020 digital identification project comes under criticism as a way to track citizens’ every move

Alexis Rejouis, Staff Writer
May 28, 2020

Climate gentrification threatens culturally rich neighborhoods

Alexis Rejouis, Staff Writer
May 12, 2020

Olympic Heights Key Club joins climate change fight; here’s how you can join in

Alexis Rejouis, Staff Writer
February 20, 2020

The toxic but fleeting nature of Cancel Culture

Alexis Rejouis, Staff Writer
February 12, 2020

College athletes are often burdened with the medical costs for sport-incurred injuries

Alexis Rejouis, Staff Writer
January 8, 2020

Teen vaping reaches epidemic levels spurring schools and school district to take action

Alexis Rejouis, Staff Writer
November 6, 2019

Olympic Heights Key Club continues to serve the community

Alexis Rejouis
October 22, 2019

Social Media Redefining What It Means to Be a Celebrity

Alexis Rejouis, Staff Writer
May 30, 2019

New Zealand’s Attempt to Censor Internet as a Means to Limit Hate Crimes Could Become a Global Trend

Alexis Rejouis, Staff Writer
May 8, 2019

Manny Diaz Looks to Restore “The U” to Former Glory

Alexis Rejouis, Staff Writer
February 17, 2019

Increased Youth Particpation Among Changes Evident in 2018 Midterm Elections

Alexis Rejouis, Staff Writer
November 8, 2018

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