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All About the Jacksonville Zoo

Ava DePersio    The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens opened on May 19, 1914 near the Springfield section of Jacksonville, and has 122 acres of land for the animals to roam around. The first animal at the zoo was the red deer…

Underage Sports Betting Takes Hold of PVHS

By Evan Fleischer    It is common to see a 12-year-old checking his fantasy football league on a Sunday afternoon. Maybe they even invested five dollars into the league, hoping to win some money off their friends. Yet, this seemingly…

What we got Wrong About Thanksgiving

By Oren Dajci    As Thanksgiving approaches, people get ready to honor the 400-year-old tradition by inviting family over and celebrating everything they’re thankful for, mimicking the first Thanksgiving feast. Despite the seemingly innocent origins of Thanksgiving, however, the actual truth…

Sunshine State Specialties

By Ava DePersio   Florida has several specialties that represent the Sunshine State, and its well-known history.    Florida is nicknamed the Sunshine State because of the amount of sunshine the state receives, but that is not the first name it has…

PV Students in the Workforce

By Nina Lueck     According to a study done by Walden University, nearly 30 percent of high school students are employed in a job for at least a portion of their time in high school. At Ponte Vedra High School, students…

Joy Kim Starts New Asian Cultural Club at PVHS

By Emma Jabbour    Each year at Ponte Vedra High School, many new clubs are created by students. From charity-based to informative, the clubs at PVHS offer a wide array of activities for students of all interests to get involved in. This year, there…

How Teens Treat Religion

By Avery Dasher    According to Pew Research Center, the word “God” can be found “…in each of the 50 state constitutions and nearly 200 times overall.” Religion has been woven into the foundations of the United States, and according…

What’s the best dip for your chip?

By Johnny Inama      One of the most commonly consumed foods in the entire world are chips. America alone consumes well over one billion pounds of chips per year, and it is one of, if not the most popular snacks…

All About SJCSD Driver’s Ed

By Oren Dajci    As high school students in the St. Johns County School District (SJCSD) approach legal driving age, many freshmen and sophomores are looking for instructors to teach them how to drive. While there are private driving schools,…

Alaskan Adventures

By Tucker Dimberg    “One hundred bottles of milk on the wall, one hundred bottles of milk. Take one down, pass it around, ninety-nine bottles of milk on the wall…” This melody ran throughout the Chugach Mountain Range for a…