Athletes Profile: Mackenzie Strickland
Wanisha Thomas, Features Editor
February 19, 2019
Filed under Athlete Profiles, Showcase
Height: 5’4 Softball Position: Second Base College Interest: “I will be attending Coastal Carolina University in the fall and will be majoring in business.” How long have you been playing softball? “Softball’s always been a passion of mine. I’ve been playing ever since I was little ...
MSD Memorial
Natalie Bruno, Staff Photographer
February 19, 2019
Filed under Campus Life, Showcase
Thursday, February 14 marked the one year anniversary of the tragedy that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. On February 14, 2018, a former student opened fire, killing 17 students and staff members and wounding 17 others, making it the deadliest shooting at a high school in the United...
Chiefs’ Baseball Player: Jonah Backensto
Gabrielle Villanueva, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
Filed under Athlete Profiles, Showcase
Height: 6’1 Baseball Position: Pitcher College Interest: “At the moment I am going to get my Associates Degree in Palm Beach State and probably move up to a university. I am still unsure which university I want to go to after getting my associates. I am thinking of going...
Jada’s School of Rock
Wanisha Thomas, Features Editor
February 12, 2019
Filed under Chiefs of Santaluces, Showcase, Uncategorized
Santaluces senior Jada Markham has had a passion for singing for as long as she could remember and started songwriting at age five. “I would ‘write’ songs when I was about five and even sang them to my brother when my mom was pregnant with him.” said Markham. Seemingly made for the stag...
Chiefs’ Fashion: Shoes
Nia Ford, Photo Editor
February 12, 2019
Shoes can make the outfit and complete the whole look or throw it off and clash with the other pieces. There are so many different types, from high-tops to high heels, so let's take a look at the shoes and the thoughts on shoes from the students of Santaluces.
Juul: The Nicotine Crisis
Aliya Linan, Staff Writer
February 7, 2019
Filed under Showcase
Jennifer Cramer, mother of a 17 year old boy who smokes Juul, an electronic cigarette, wanted to bring awareness to her sons story. She found out he was smoking about two pods a day for the past year, the equivalent to smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. They both noticed his gums were red, irritated an...
Life After High School
Zayra Trejo, Opinion Editor
February 5, 2019
Filed under Lifestyle & Opinion, Showcase
This was the moment I have been waiting for my entire life. With the acceptance letter to my dream university, I will be moving to Orlando and leaving the only home I’ve known these last 17 years. Coming from a Mexican background, family has always been a big deal to us. Surr...
Chinese New Year – Year of the Pig
Natalie Bruno, Staff Photographer
February 5, 2019
Filed under Showcase
The Chinese New Year is the Chinese festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the Chinese traditional calendar. The festival was originally a ceremonial day in which people would pray to gods and their ancestors for a good planting and harvest season. The first day of the New Year begins...
Meet the Teacher: Ms. Agaoglu
Gabrielle Villanueva, Staff Writer
February 5, 2019
Filed under Meet The Teachers, Showcase
How long have you been involved with chorus? “It has been two years now since the school hired me to teach these amazing and talented students.” How many years have you been teaching? “I have been teaching for two years in Santaluces High School. It is the first school I had taug...
The Death of Common Core
Ethan Jayne, Staff Writer
February 5, 2019
Common core is dying. How are students and staff reacting to DeSantis' executive order?