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Story by Niki Wasserman Beginning the week of April 16, 2012, students braced themselves for the FCAT, the standardized test that they had taken since the third grade and spent countless hours preparing for. However, this year proved to be different for sophomores, since the test was given on the [...]
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Arts & Entertainment
Justin Bieber releases new song
Story by Alexa Denton On March 26, 2012, the canadian singer Justin Bieber released his new song, Boyfriend, to the public. Millions of fans around the world waited for the 12 a.m. to download the track onto their iPods and iPhones. Many predicted the the single was going to sell [...]
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Sophomores take computerized FCAT
Story by Niki Wasserman Beginning the week of April 16, 2012, students braced themselves for the FCAT, the standardized test that they had taken since the third grade and spent countless hours preparing for. However, this year proved to be different for sophomores, since the test was given on the [...]
Features
Planking craze takes over Douglas (15 photos, 1 sound slide)
Story by Kathleen Liu You have seen it sweeping your Facebook newsfeed, clogging your Tumblr and making its way onto Youtube. The infectious epidemic of planking has been seen all over the world. This phenomenon allegedly originates from England and has since captured the hearts, and bodies, of people [...]
Blogs, What Pushes My Buttons
Just tell the truth
Story by Gabrielle Martin We all know someone who has lied before, whether it’s a friend, sibling, parent or even ourselves. Lieing has become a part of society that, unfortunately, we can’t get rid of. I just hate it most when someone I trust lies to me. I mean, what’s [...]
Blogs, What Pushes My Buttons
Pen clicking really pushes my buttons
Story by Gabrielle Martin We all have pet peeves that can really annoy us or push our buttons. Some pet peeves of mine are when people bite their nails, they call out in class, make jokes that aren’t funny, chew on their gum really loudly and whine about doing their [...]
Blogs, What Pushes My Buttons
Bullying, name-calling and judging really push my buttons
Story by Brooke Denton What’s worse than feeling like you don’t belong? What’s worse than knowing that the people around you are pointing and staring at you… judging every move you make? No, better yet, what’s worse than feeling unsafe and unwanted every corner you turn? Absolutely nothing. The thing [...]
What Pushes My Buttons
‘Slow walkers’ invade the hallways
Story by Gabrielle Garsten As the bell rang for the transition from fourth to fifth period, I was met by a swarming crowd of underclassmen in the hallway. I pushed my way through the cliques as they chatted away in the dead center of the “freshmen building.” Once I finally [...]
Arts & Entertainment, News
Douglas Drama performs Aida
Story by Kierstin Webster On Feb. 23, 24 and 25, Douglas drama put on their rendition of the play Aida in the auditorium. Each night they hosted the show at 7 p.m. and had a Saturday matinée at 2 p.m. The play told the story of a Nubian princess named [...]
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Class Schedule Changes from Rotator to Straight 7
Story by Karoline Antunes For the 2012-2013 school year, the class schedule has changed from Douglas’ original rotator schedule to having a uniform straight 7 schedule. The change in the normal schedule was due to Marjory Stoneman Douglas and other Broward schools that were exceeding their 25 student per classroom [...]
There's an APP for What?!
Temple Run becomes popular throughout the app-world
Story by Nicole Loiseau The latest craze in the app world is the new addicting game called Temple Run. In this game, “test your reflexes” as you run for your life around an ancient temple while being chased by hungry, human-eating creatures. While trying to avoid obstacles, swipe your thumb [...]
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