Year: 2024

The Homemade Gifts vs The Manufactured Gifts

By Lily Keeley Homemade gifts are timeless charms. These days, with online shopping carts and speedy deliveries from Amazon Prime, it’s easy to forget that the best gifts were made by hand: the hand-knit scarves, the homemade jams, and so…

School Zone Changes in St. Johns

By Max Sheikh St. Johns County is growing fast, and with that comes a surge in the student population. To handle the ever-growing student body, the school district is planning to open five new schools over the next three years….

The Evolution of Brainrot

By Koa Davidson Every year since 2004, The Oxford English Dictionary selects a word of the year based on what term was found to have most effectively captured the zeitgeist of the past year. For 2024, they selected the word…

The History of The Toy Hall of Fame

By Hunter Alba Every year, the National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, New York, honors the toys that have had lasting impacts on generations of children. Starting in the year 1998 the Toy Hall of Fame has inducted a…

The Hidden Costs of College Football

By Henry Weitz In May of 2024, former Michigan football students Denard Robinson, Braylon Edwards, Michael Martin and Shawn Crable filed a $50 million lawsuit against the NCAA and Big Ten Network in September 2024. The Wolverines claimed that the…

The Impact of Attendance at Ponte Vedra High School 

By Kayla Edwards At Ponte Vedra High School, attendance is a key factor in ensuring student success, both academically and behaviorally. As schools across the nation struggle with post-pandemic attendance challenges, PVHS has been working to address absences and tardies…

The Sharks Look To Heat it Up After Slow Start

By Jake Hilley Despite the loss of one of the most talented and prestigious senior classes in Ponte Vedra girls basketball history, the 2024-2025 team has their eyes set on a season just as good as the last. Freshman, Audrey…

Sharks Girls Soccer Dominates Against Tough Opponents

By Aspen McAdoo    The Ponte Vedra High School Sharks Girls Soccer team is coming off a monumental win against Bishop Kenney and they looked to continue their momentum when they took on the St. Johns Country Day Spartans. In…

The Historic result of the 2024 Election

By Philip Berkwit The 2024 election has come to an end. Former President, Donald Trump won the presidential election, beating Vice President Kamala Harris and becoming the president elect. This election also saw the republican party take control of both…

PVHS Giving Hope Club and their Impacts to the Community

By Soleil Shah Among the many clubs offered at Ponte Vedra High School (PVHS), Giving Hope is a club that holds sentimental value to its founder. Dani Conk, a senior at PVHS, founded Giving Hope during her junior year. Although…