What’s the Deal, Freedom?!?
Aidan Boggs, Journalism 1 Student/Guest Contributor
December 11, 2015
Filed under Opinion
A poll was recently conducted by Mr. Sidwell’s sixth period Journalism class to find out how students at Freedom feel about school spirit on campus. A questionnaire was distributed to four English classes during sixth period. According to that survey, 72% of respondents believed that Freedom is...
Rolls Around The Bay
Tori Chin, News Editor/Public Relations
December 3, 2015
Filed under Opinion
With a limited amount of activities to do while loitering in Tampa, many tend to spend time with friends at local restaurants. Recently, sushi has become a staple in the New Tampa area and lots of Japanese-style restaurants have popped up to accommodate frequent sushi cravings. Koizi Endless Hibachi &...
Battle of the Burritos: Moe’s vs. Chipotle
Catherine Weng, Staff Writer
November 10, 2015
Filed under Opinion
Food is essential to the life of a student, so it makes sense that a division over the best places to eat in town can quickly turn a friendly conversation to conflict. In particular, the choice of Moe’s or Chipotle can spark some passionate arguments. “Chipotle all the way. Chipotle is healthier....
Student’s Favorite Places To Eat
Sam Allen, Staff Writer
November 6, 2015
Filed under Opinion
Food is essential to the life of a student, and after a long day of school a good meal is one of the first thing to cross a student’s mind. The New Tampa area provides a wide variety of options to grab a bite to eat. Some student favorites include: Moe’s, Chipotle, Chick-Fil-A, Panera, and the infamous...
Windows’ New Look
Brain Rushe, Staff Writer
September 29, 2015
Filed under Opinion
Windows 10, Microsoft’s newest operating system (OS), is the next innovation in the set of products for the computer technology franchise. Debuted on July 29th, 2015, the update is available for free to all computers that are able to run it. Microsoft stated, “Windows 10 is familiar and easy t...
Buccaneers or Suckaneers
Jon Hordeyczuk, Staff Writer
September 25, 2015
Filed under Opinion
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are one of the three NFL teams in the state of Florida. Last season, the Bucs had a record of 2-14 losses, which finished them in dead last in the league. Personally I think the Bucs will have a terrible season this year; their 42-14 loss against the Tennessee Titans led me to b...
SeaWorld Un-Tanked
April 1, 2015
Filed under Opinion
“If you were stuck in bathtubs for 25 years don’t you think you’d go a little psychotic?” says a former trainer from SeaWorld in the popular Netflix documentary, Blackfish. The deepest tank at SeaWorld Orlando is 40 feet down. These mammals almost never stop moving in the wild, but being st...
Yes Please – The Good, The Bad, and The ‘Did I Really Need to Know That?’
Megan Ghillyer, Editor
January 30, 2015
Filed under Entertainment, Opinion
On October 10th 2014, Comedian Amy Poehler, who is known mostly for her work on the long-running-hit sketch show SNL and sit-com Parks and Recreations, released her memoir, Yes Please. “Actually, ‘memoir’ is a bit of a misnomer for this Dey Street Books-published tome – as is “tell-all,” althou...
Singer/Songwriter Accused Of Unwanted Solicitation
Savannah Embry, Staff Writer
January 21, 2015
Filed under Entertainment, Opinion
Singer/songwriter Jake Mclefresh, also known as Front Porch Step, has been under accusation of sending explicit sexual text messages to multiple underage girls. Mclefresh is 23 and was born in Newark, Ohio. These accusations were first made when girls started sharing their stories on the blogging website...
Male and Female Brains
Katie Huggins, Staff Writer
November 6, 2014
Filed under Opinion
I was online one day, Skyping a few of my guy friends, when we entered an interesting subject. “Why do women act so different from us?” said one of my friends, Michael. “It’s like they are a different species. They think so differently. Girls are weird.” He was then met with several nodding ...
Injuries on the Field
Clinisha Bannis, Staff Writer
November 5, 2014
Filed under Opinion
In the beginning of October, a third high school football player died from a serious head injury. On wednesday October 1, 16 year old Tom Cutinella was rushed to the hospital after suffering a major head injury. While on the field Cutinella was blocking for a team mate when he collided with one of the...
Crayolas Criminalized
Savannah Embry, Staff Writer
October 22, 2014
Filed under Opinion
At age 5 many young children play with toy guns. Toy or “pretend” guns could be fashioned out of anything, even crayons. On October 7th, in Mobil, Alabama, Elizabeth (last name being held from the public for privacy reasons) ran around her classroom ‘shooting’ classmates, pretending her crayon...
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