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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 Jessica Abramsky

Consumers starting to feel the effects of an international food shortage caused by the conflict in Ukraine

Jessica Abramsky, Editor-In-Chief
May 13, 2022

Jackson would be first black woman to sit on Supreme Court

Jessica Abramsky, Editor-In-Chief
March 29, 2022

EDITORIAL: Florida’s anti-LGBTQ+ “Don’t Say Gay” bill exemplifies the antithesis of the purpose of education

Jessica Abramsky, Editor-In-Chief
March 9, 2022

Olympic Heights c/o 2006 graduate Bryan Llenas is living his dream as a national news correspondent for Fox News

Jessica Abramsky, Editor-In-Chief
January 31, 2022

NEWS ANALYSIS: Roe v. Wade under assault by GOP governors, abortion rights in hands of conservative SCOTUS

Jessica Abramsky, Editor-In-Chief
January 19, 2022

EDITORIAL: It’s time for Congress to reign in Big Tech

Jessica Abramsky, Editor-In-Chief
December 6, 2021

Testing indicates that newly developed cancer treatments may offer alternatives to debilitating chemotherapy

Jessica Abramsky, Editor-In-Chief
November 22, 2021

NEWS ANALYSIS: Proposed legislation will make it easier for military sexual assault victims to seek justice

Jessica Abramsky, Editor-In-Chief
November 18, 2021

Sleep an often misunderstood factor in student success

Jessica Abramsky, Editor-In-Chief
October 12, 2021

OPINION: New Texas abortion law, based on faulty reasoning and junk science, sets women’s rights back by 50 years

Jessica Abramsky, Editor-In-Chief
September 27, 2021

Apple AirTag’s tracking device will help locate missing items

Jessica Abramsky, News Editor
June 15, 2021

Fashion psychology significant in teens’ clothing choices

Jessica Abramsky, News Editor
June 2, 2021

Prognosis is good for OH Future Medical Professionals Club

Jessica Abramsky, News Editor
April 13, 2021

Too much screen time for youngsters hinders social and developmental growth, studies show

Jessica Abramsky, News Editor
March 16, 2021

From safety protocols to working remotely, COVID-19 has most likely forever changed the traditional workspace

Jessica Abramsky, News Editor
February 26, 2021

2020 hurricane season was the most active ever with a record 30 named storms with 12 making U.S. landfall

Jessica Abramsky, News Editor
December 22, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine greeted with appreciation and skepticism

Jessica Abramsky, News Editor
December 18, 2020

Teens more susceptible to coronavirus misinformation

Jessica Abramsky, News Editor
November 23, 2020

Should teachers express personal viewpoints with students?

Jessica Abramsky, News Editor
October 16, 2020

California judge’s ruling could spell the end of college admissions tests such as the SAT and ACT

Jessica Abramsky, Staff Writer
September 29, 2020

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