Year: 2020

Colleges and COVID

By Daria Mihaila This story has been updated    In the span of roughly two weeks, the American education system has transformed. College campuses are closed and classes are now held online, dorms are empty across the country, and the money…

COVID-19 brings changes to the college transition

By Amelia Mcully    Graduating seniors across the country are warned about the potential onset of “spring fever” during the second semester of their final year. However, the class of 2020 now faces a much more imminent threat: coronavirus. While spring…

How students are handling online school routines

By Helen Seymour    Due to being in isolation because of the COVID-19 crisis, schools have now had to switch to online learning. This has caused many changes in multiple students’ daily lives. Teachers are now using online websites, like Schoology…

What you need to go to college

By Emma Jabbour    Now that we are in the second semester, many students have started thinking about what colleges they would like to apply to. The application process can be very stressful but knowing the requirements to get in gives…

How common sayings may not mean what you think

By Chloe Goode    Languages change over time and spread in many different ways. Through all the interaction, parts of the stories or other parts of the communication can be lost or misinterpreted creating new versions of what was told. A…

Two new schools coming to St. Johns County

By Emily Charles    As of fall 2019, the population of students enrolled at Ponte Vedra High School is 1,780. At Bartram Trail High School it is 2,847, and at Allen D. Nease High School, 2,669. Even though these are unusually…

AP Exam Dates and Times

AP exams will be a little different this year… They will be taken at home, in a 45-minute time slot, all open note, all FRQ. Exam Start Times 12:00 PM EST 2:00 PM EST 4:00 PM EST Mon, May 11…

Interesting bread facts

By Will Lazarra and Levi D’Amato The iconic phrase, “Let them eat cake”, muttered by Marie Antoinette, is said to have actually said “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche”. This translates into English as “Let them eat brioche” “Let them eat BRIOCHE!” Sliced bread was only invented in…

The Official Bread Review

By Will Lazzara and Levi D’Amato      Will and Levi went to the local Fresh Market and Publix to purchase the loaves of bread that would be brought into the journalism class to be reviewed. They collected a variety…

The Simpsons predict the future

One of the most popular Simpsons predictions has been the election of President Trump.