Author: Anne Tesseo
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Holiday Music
By: Arionna Wangle, Reese Metevia & Sebastian Maragh As the New Year rolls around, Thanksgiving, Hannukah, and Christmas come first. It’s when the atmosphere fills with twinkling lights and candles glowing; people all around the world begin queuing up their holiday music playlists. From classic carols such as ‘Deck the Halls’ by Thomas Oliphant, to…
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Celebrating the Holidays with City Hall
By: Mackenzie Barter, Madeline Cubas, Eliana Krasky, Layla Parson, Mia Rudich, Harper Souilliard & Dallas Tremellen The holidays bring about a sense of joy that radiates throughout the hearts of those who embrace them. The Plantation City Hall Lighting Ceremony is a tradition that fills the soul in ways you can’t find everywhere, so why…
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Should Students Be Assigned Holiday Homework?
By: Natalie Barnes Winter break is supposed to be a chance to breathe. After months of assignments, quizzes, practices, and late nights, the time off feels like the only real pause in an otherwise nonstop school year. For some students, though, a break does not really feel like a break when homework is still waiting…
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When a Shooting Becomes Just Another Scroll
By: Anne Tesseo and Natalie Barnes A Fall FSPA 2025 Entry On September 10, cameras were rolling when conservative activist, Charlie Kirk, was fatally shot during a live event. He was giving a speech on the Utah Valley University campus when the sound of gunfire cut through the broadcast. Kirk’s 3-year-old daughter and 1 year…
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Safety Exercises Could Be Shaping a Culture of Fear
By: Sofia Schafer A FSPA Fall 2025 Entry “CODE RED!!! LOCKDOWN, LOCKDOWN, LOCKDOWN!!!” blares from the loudspeakers as every American student is practicing their monthly routine. Hide, stay silent, and hope it’s just a drill. Or at least that’s what they’re supposed to do. Over 380,00 students have been affected in school shootings and the…