Strike gold with five of Florida’s hidden treasures
CARLY SWAIN, STAFF WRITER
February 22, 2017
Filed under FOCUS, SHOWCASE
Tourists come from all around the world to experience the theme parks in Florida. Disney World, Universal Studios and Busch Gardens are just a few destinations that attract millions of people every year. Still, even the biggest theme-park junkie needs an escape from tourists every once in a...
“La La Land” lands seven Golden Globes
Carly Swain, Staff Writer
January 18, 2017
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In the mid-20th century, movie musicals like “The Wizard of Oz” and “Singin’ in the Rain” were commonplace. However, the modern-day movie theatre holds mostly action and adventure films. It is rare to find a movie musical in the theatre and even rarer for such a film to succeed on a...
Surviving the not-so-snowy season
CARLY SWAIN, STAFF WRITER
December 15, 2016
Filed under FOCUS, SHOWCASE
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, but for better or for worse, Florida will not be granting us a snowy winter. Whether warm weather is your December dream or nightmare, it is a fact of life for Floridians. “Florida winter is very inconsistent,” science teacher Carrie Lopez said. ...
How to make a pumpkin-chocolate piecake
ZACH WATSON, VIDEO EDITOR
November 28, 2016
Filed under FOCUS, MULTIMEDIA, VIDEO
Gray’s garden sprouts new club: The Green Team
CARLY SWAIN, STAFF WRITER
November 4, 2016
Filed under FOCUS
There’s a new club in town. Science teacher Jonathan Gray and world language teacher Vanessa Spallone join forces to form the Green Team, a middle-school gardening club. The club meets every Friday during break and provides members with hands-on gardening experience. In addition to gardening, ...
New garden nourishes campus
ALEXANDRA FELD, FOCUS EDITOR
November 3, 2016
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Leaves emerge from the ground, giving new life and nutrients to the campus in the latest addition to the Trinity Prep landscape: the box garden behind Witmer Science Center. The garden consists of several different crops such as carrots and dragon tongue beans. The garden was planted over this past...
Feel the fear: Universal Orlando’s 26th Halloween Horror Nights
CARLY SWAIN, STAFF WRITER
September 7, 2016
Filed under FOCUS, Uncategorized
It’s not every day that you are chased down by a man revving a chainsaw. However, at Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights (HHN), it’s all in a day’s work. On select nights from September 16 through October 31, Universal Studios Orlando provides parkgoers with a chance to face their fears...
A dazzling display of diversity: the 2016 U.S. Olympic team
CARLY SWAIN, STAFF WRITER
August 22, 2016
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The United States won 121 medals at the Summer 2016 Rio Olympics, 46 of them being gold. In addition to celebrating a record-breaking medal count, we celebrate an incredibly diverse team that matches that of our country. “With last names like Armstrong, Hernandez and Zeng, our Olympic...
Moves for your mind
Alexandra Feld, Staff Writer
March 4, 2016
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When I was a child, every Friday night was family game night at my house. We would play games like Clue, Monopoly and card games of all sorts. No matter how many times I would ask to watch a movie, my parents told me that staring at the TV would hurt my brain, while the games would help it. As re...
Do video games promote violence?
SHEA PERERA, FOCUS EDITOR
March 4, 2016
Filed under FOCUS
Teenagers gather together in a pitch-black room where the only source of light is the flashes of white from the television. Everyone clutches a controller in their hands while their dilated eyes remained fixed to the television. No motion other than the rapid movement of their thumbs clicking buttons...