CHRISTCHURCH TRAGEDY: STUDENTS UNIFIED IN GRIEF
Zayna Sheikh, Reporter
April 9, 2019
Filed under Current Events, Top Stories
On March 14th, minutes before the Muslims of Christchurch, New Zealand were about to gather for Friday prayers, a gunman entered the Al-Noor Mosque and opened fire. He was armed with semi-automatic rifles and had attached a camera to his helmet, live-streaming the massacre of 51 men, women, and children ...
NOLE NATION GETS A NEW CHIEF
Serra Sowers, Photography Manager
April 8, 2019
Filed under Current Events, Top Stories
If you see a new face at Seminole High School walking around, talking to students, conducting the band, acting out a scene in KWC, taking the first pitch at a baseball game, picking up trash, or making announcements on NDN news, you have met our new principal: Dr. Jordan Rodriguez. The Seminole wants to t...
BREAKING NEWS: GRAFFITI COVERS CAMPUS
April 5, 2019
Filed under Current Events, Top Stories
On April 4th, 2019, students arrived on main campus to the scene of explicit graffiti and vandalism on several buildings and in some of the major walkways on campus. Similar damage has been reported at Lake Mary High School today. The extent of the damage can be seen at Renegade Hall, the Media...
THE SEMINOLE: MAKING HEADLINES SINCE 1922
Yashaswini Meduri, Editor
March 28, 2019
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Current Events, Top Stories
The clicking of typewriters, the sound of camera shutters, and the rustling of papers filled the sunny, brick-walled newsroom of Seminole High School. Had they been a few years older, many of its occupants would have been fighting in World War I. But at that moment, nothing could disturb the seven boys in...
SAT SEASON TAKES OVER SHS
Zayna Sheikh, Reporter
March 2, 2019
Filed under Current Events, Student Life, Top Stories
It’s in the back of everyone’s mind: a constant, terrifying presence. With the arrival of March comes our school’s administered SAT. The fate of your entire academic career rests on your performance during this one standardized test — to say it's intimidating is an understatement. Oftentimes, ...
SEMINOLE BLACK HISTORY SHOW CELEBRATES BLACK EXCELLENCE
February 26, 2019
Filed under Current Events, Top Stories
Black History is an undeniable and intrinsic part of American history, and with the arrival of February comes a celebration of this very heritage and culture. Black History Month entails 28 celebratory days praising Black excellence in a country that all too often neglects it. “[Black History Month...
ONE YEAR LATER: THE LASTING IMPACT OF THE MSD SHOOTING
February 14, 2019
Filed under Current Events, Editorials, Top Stories
While students nationwide are celebrating a day of love and happiness, for many, today is also a day of remembrance. Today is the day we remember the 17 lives lost at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last year . 24 school shootings, 114 injured, 35 killed. In 2018, the number of mass shootin...
WORLDWIDE ‘MEME BAN’ THREATENS STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT
Suhaib Hasan, Reporter
February 11, 2019
Filed under Current Events, Top Stories
Currently, we live in a period of history known as the Information Age. Starting from the 1970s, the Information Age is marked by the rapid advancements in computers and information technology. These advancements allow for more accessibility to resources used daily: namely, the internet. From the United S...
GET THE FACTS, NOT THE FLU
Samantha Flaute, Reporter
January 22, 2019
Filed under Current Events, Student Life
With everyone sniffling, coughing, and sneezing, getting the flu this season might seem unavoidable. The Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that flu has resulted in 48.8 million illnesses in the past 2017-2018 season and more people continue to get affected each year. However, gi...
VETERANS ON CAMPUS REFLECT ON LEGACY OF SERVICE
Zayna Sheikh, Reporter
November 12, 2018
Filed under Current Events
Every year, Veteran's Day is set apart to honor those who protect the freedoms that this country promises. Little else embodies patriotism like offering service and risking death in the name of preserving rights and livelihoods. Though some may not know it, men and women who have done exactly that can ...
THE STUDENT’S GUIDE TO VOTING IN THE 2018 ELECTIONS
Andrea Rivera-Maldonado, Photographer
October 30, 2018
Filed under Current Events, Top Stories
As we approach November, households across Florida are being bombarded with flyers, TV and radio ads about the various candidates and the issues they care about. It can be a lot to process, which is why The Seminole compiled a quick reference guide summarizing who is running, which party they represe...
NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN TO BE IMPLEMENTED MONDAY
Malavika Kannan, Zyva Sheikh, and Serra Sowers
October 19, 2018
Filed under Current Events, Top Stories
Due to the Ninth Grade Center (NGC), more students are riding buses than ever before. In order to alleviate problems caused by the NGC, Seminole High School has implemented a new traffic pattern. This pattern, to be implemented on Oct. 22, will change the location of the bus route loop and elimina...