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Personality Profile: Sofia Issel
BY: AGAVNI MEHRABI For junior Sofia Issel, joining Youth Academic Programs Association: Kids (YAPA) at the start of the 2020-2021 school year was an opportunity to participate in a non-profit start-up while giving back to [...]
College Circuit: Northeastern University
BY: SUMMER KAUFFMAN College Circuit: Sydney Kron, Freshman, Northeastern University Undergraduate enrollment: 14,202 ACT composite: 34 Percent of applicants admitted: 18.1% SAT composite: 1460 Tuition estimate for on-campus: $53,506 What made you want to [...]
College Circuit: University of South Florida
College Circuit Gabriel Quiros, Freshman, University of South Florida Undergraduate enrollment: 32,681 ACT composite: 27 Percent of applicants admitted: 47.6% SAT composite: 1250 Tuition estimate for on campus: 6,410 USD What is your [...]
DECA Prepares for State Competition
BY ALYSSA GREENBAUM As the annual Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) competition is approaching, the Bay’s DECA students are beginning to prepare for their categories. Junior Gabriel Romanini Debarros said that the [...]
Course Card Selections Go Virtual
BY: AGAVNI MEHRABI A weeklong tradition started at the Bay again on Feb. 1 as access to course selection for the 2021-2022 school year opened for grades 10 through 12. Guidance Counselor Christine Banach said [...]
Lightning Poet’s Society Prepares For States
BY: AGAVNI MEHRABI The Bay’s Lightning Poet’s Society (LPS) has been preparing for the seventh year in a row for Louder Than A Bomb (LTAB), a statewide spoken word poetry competition and 14-day festival [...]
Literary Club Affected By Pandemic
BY: RACHEL MATTHEW The Bay’s Literary Club is an organization that aims to bring students together through their passions for writing, and it provides a space for students to be creative and tell their stories [...]
Boys volleyball prepares for upcoming season
BY RACHEL MATHEW Business Manager The Bay’s boys volleyball team was undefeated 7-0 until COVID-19 cut their season short. Coach Breno Ertty said his team has now gone one year and seven months without losing [...]
Cross-Country prepares for Tri-County Championship
BY SOFIA DA MATA As the end of the cross-country season approaches, athletes at the Bay prepare to face their last match on Dec.12 at the Tri-County Championship in Palm Beach. This tournament marks the [...]
Face Off: Should NFL teams allow fans to watch live
Yes: Since some teams have already begun allowing fans to attend NFL games, all teams should have the opportunity to do the same only if they follow coronavirus restrictions. Although coronavirus is far from over, [...]
COVID-19 Changes college recruiting process for student-athletes
BY SKYLER PRIETO The college recruiting process has changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic as college scouts have been unable to watch athletes play in person. With the recruitment process currently lacking the in-person element, [...]
Effects of Foster Care on Children
BY: ISABELLA GROGAN Each year there are over 400,000 children placed into the foster care system. Kids are placed for reasons such as child abuse, neglect, death of parental guardians, or even placed voluntarily by [...]
Change to the U.S. Electoral College system is necessary
BY COLIN CRAWFORD Print Editor-in-Chief The United States has fostered democracy since its establishment almost two and a half centuries ago and is the most powerful country in the world. However, democracy in the United [...]
Anti-Asian American Hate Crime Must End
BY GOWRI ABHINANDA Web Features Editor Chinese-Americans are under fire, and quite literally, as seen on July 14 when an 89-year-old Chinese-American woman was slapped in the face and set on fire by two men [...]
Adopting is the only humane way to get a pet
BY DARIAN TRABOLD Web Managing Editor/Web Sports Editor With COVID-19 forcing many Americans to go into quarantine, many were looking to add a new furry friend to the family. Pet foster and adoption rose to [...]
“The Notebook” Review
5 Stars BY: ALESSIA DE LEO On June 25, 2004, the romantic and tear-jerking movie based on the Nicholas Sparks book, The Notebook, hit theaters. The Notebook focuses on a wealthy city girl Allie (Rachel [...]
Musically inclined student works toward goal of becoming music producer
BY FRANCISCA GIULIANI Print Features Editor For Junior Constanza Ardiles, singing and composing music have always been her biggest passions, and she dreams of one day being able to produce her own pieces. Ardiles said [...]
“Godmothered” Review
4 stars BY COLIN CRAWFORD Print Editor-in-Chief Disney plus has released a plethora of original movies and tv shows, giving users access to exclusive content which has been especially amazing during the pandemic. One of [...]
6-page review: “Home Alone”
5 stars BY JULIA WINTON Print A&E Editor “Home Alone,” released in 1990, is a classic, family holiday movie. The plot of the comedy follows eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) as he accidentally gets left [...]