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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 Matthew Nebenzahl

Hip-hop fans get a mid-year Christmas with May 14 releases

Matthew Nebenzahl, Editor-In-Chief
May 20, 2021

Young Thug and Gunna’s highly anticipated Slime Language 2 with numerous featured artists doesn’t disappoint

Matthew Nebenzahl, Editor-In-Chief
April 27, 2021

24kGoldn debut album a worthy effort portending star status

Matthew Nebenzahl, Editor-In-Chief
March 27, 2021

The Torch predicts the NFL Honors Awards winners

Matthew Nebenzahl, Editor-In-Chief
February 5, 2021

The Torch’s top 20 hip-hop albums of 2020 illustrate the genre’s growing range of talent and portend a promising 2021

Matthew Nebenzahl, Editor-In-Chief
December 28, 2020

Rap fans left wondering what’s happened to anticipated albums from the genre’s top artisits

Matthew Nebenzahl, Editor-In-Chief
December 9, 2020

How does virtual learning affect students’ comprehension?

Matthew Nebenzahl, Editor-In-Chief
November 30, 2020

Torch hits on six of 10 XXL Freshman Class of 2020 predictions; entire class is more than worthy

Matthew Nebenzahl, Editor-In-Chief
October 19, 2020

Palm Beach County students can return to campus Sept. 21; have option to continue distance learning from home

Matthew Nebenzahl, Editor-In-Chief
September 7, 2020

Hip Hop and TikTok: a match made in Heaven?

Matthew Nebenzahl, Entertainment Editor
May 28, 2020

MUSIC REVIEW: Drake’s Dark Lane Demo Tapes mixtape will suffice as a precursor to his anticipated summer album

Matthew Nebenzahl, Entertainment Editor
May 5, 2020

Predicting XXL Magazine’s 2020 Freshman Class

Matthew Nebenzahl, Entertainment Editor
April 27, 2020

Need music for your social distancing? Look back to the Valentine’s Day releases of A Boogie’s Artist 2.0 and others

Matthew Nebenzahl, Entertainment Editor
April 4, 2020

MUSIC REVIEW: Lil Uzi Vert drops two versions of Eternal Atake, and both are amazing

Matthew Nebenzahl, Entertainment Editor
March 16, 2020

NBA legend Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash

Matthew Nebenzahl, Entertainment Editor
January 26, 2020

The best hip hop albums of 2019 highlight a stellar year

Matthew Nebenzahl, Entertainment Editor
January 7, 2020

Rap world loses one of its best with Juice WRLD’s death

Matthew Nebenzahl, Entertainment Editor
December 9, 2019

Certified Hitmaker sets Lil Mosey up as just that

Matthew Nebenzahl, Entertainment Editor
December 3, 2019

NFL mid-season awards predictions; Can Christian McCaffrey break the QB stranglehold on the MVP award?

Matthew Nebenzahl, Entertainment Editor
November 6, 2019

Lil Tecca’s debut mixtape, We Love you Tecca, worth the wait

Matthew Nebenzahl, Entertainment Editor
September 18, 2019

XXL magazine recognizes the best of the 2019 hip hop freshman class

Matthew Nebenzahl, Entertainment Editor
August 29, 2019

Who Won in the Josh Rosen Trade, Cardinals or Dolphins?

Matthew Nebenzahl, Staff Writer
May 13, 2019

Slain Rapper Nipsey Hussle Was Also a Community Activist

Matthew Nebenzahl, Staff Writer
April 16, 2019

REVIEW: Offset’s Father of 4 the Best of Recent Hip Hop Album Releases

Matthew Nebenzahl, Entertainment Editor
March 12, 2019

Childish Gambino Takes Top Honors at 2019 Grammys

Matthew Nebenzahl, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019

Predicting the NFL Award Winners: Patrick Mahomes Will Edge Out Drew Brees for MVP

Matthew Nebenzahl, Staff Writer
January 30, 2019

ANALYSIS: NFL Fumbles Another Domestic Violence Incident with Kansas City’s Kareem Hunt

Matthew Nebenzahl, Staff Writer
December 29, 2018

Travis Scott’s ASTROWORLD the Best of the Best of Hip Hop’s Many Great Albums of 2018

Matthew Nebenzahl, Staff Writer
December 28, 2018

REVIEW: Lil Yachty’s Latest Album Nuthin’ 2 Prove Is Nothing to Get Excited About

Matthew Nebenzahl, Staff Writer
December 5, 2018

Who is the G.O.A.T.: Michael or LeBron? Brady or Rodgers?

Matthew Nebenzahl, Staff Writer
October 10, 2018

Kanye, Drake, Travis Scott Summer Releases Greeted With Mixed Reactions

Matthew Nebenzahl, Staff Writer
September 5, 2018

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