“I was in the Ocoee River in Tennessee. When I went white water rafting, my dad and I sat in the front because we’re daredevils. Our instructor said that if the current is going one way, we have to paddle the other way so we don’t flip over. He also said that if you fall out of the raft, put your feet up so your foot doesn’t get caught in the rocks underwater. So, we were in the front, and we were about go over this really big current, with a bunch of rocks under us. The current washes over me, and I flip out of the raft. They [the rest of the rafters] kept going. My first thought was to put my feet up. All of the water was getting in my mouth, and I felt like I was going to drown. They reached their paddles out to me and pulled me into the raft by my life jacket. I really thought I was going to die.”
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Chiefs of Santaluces: Taylor Schmidt
January 12, 2016
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Angelica Dameus, Staff Writer
My name is Angelica Dameus, I'm a senior and this is my second year here at Santaluces. I'm optimistic and open-minded. I also think that, like math, music is a universal language. I'm obsessed with anything superhero-related. For college, I plan on getting my Associate's degree at Valencia College in Orlando, and graduating from UCF with a Bachelor's in Journalism. I love to write, and I plan to contribute nothing but my best to The Tribe.
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I'm Skylar Cross and I'm a senior, here at Santaluces, enrolled in the Visual Arts Academy. This is my third year in newspaper as a Photo Editor. I'm a very positive and optimistic person who laughs a little too much. I'm on the Varsity Tennis team and have been playing for three years. I’m absolutely obsessed with movies, especially of the horror genre. I have a passion for film and aspire to one day be a director. Oh, and I drink a little too much coffee (if there's such a thing as "too much coffee").