BREAKING THE STIGMA AROUND WOMEN IN STEM
Michelle Arshad, Reporter
April 28, 2019
Over the past couple of weeks, a group of international astronomers have captured the first ever digital image of a black hole. The discovery not only holds a major historical momentum among the scientific community here in the U.S., but worldwide as well. It has highlighted the importance of females in ST...
NEW BEGINNINGS FOR THE OSCARS AWARD SHOW
Michelle Arshad, Reporter
March 9, 2019
One of the most prestigious awards world wide that a filmmaker and crew or a noble actor or actress, the Oscars is a yearly award show premiered to recognize exceptional works of cinema on a public stage. The 2019 Oscars Award Show was no less stunning than the last, but what set it apart from the prev...
ONE YEAR LATER: THE LASTING IMPACT OF THE MSD SHOOTING
February 14, 2019
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...
OP-ED: DEBUNKING GENERATION Z STEREOTYPES
Jessica Ty, Photographer
January 18, 2019
Our generation, Generation Z, has been labeled with many stereotypes, the most common being that we're lazy and technology dependent. However, as society advances, we are learning to adapt with these developments. Our generation should not be classified as “phone-addicted,” nor lazy. “Even though ou...
UNIFORMS CAUSE DISUNION AMONGST ATHLETES
Zayna Sheikh, Editor
December 3, 2018
Sports uniforms are meant to establish a standard of unity amongst athletes on a team. However, in certain situations, they can inadvertently exclude groups of students. Among these are minority students, including Muslims, who maintain a more modest principle of fashion due to personal choice or relig...
POWWOW: IS SOCIAL MEDIA HELPING OR HARMING OUR GENERATION?
Samantha Flaute and Suhaib Hasan
November 2, 2018
In this issue of "POWWOW"--The Seminole Newspaper's debate forum--reporters Samantha Flaute and Suhaib Hasan discuss the merits of social media. "Social Media Develops a False Sense of Reality" For many high schoolers, social media is a major part of life, taking up much of her free time. With it...
DEAR FRESHMAN ME (Volume II)
Malavika Kannan, Editor-in-Chief
September 13, 2018
Editor’s Note: This is the latest installment in The Seminole’s annual tradition of obligatorily cheesy senior self-reflection. To read last year’s Dear Freshman Me by Kayla DeLotte, click here. Dear Freshman Me (and all the other freshmen out there), Right now, you’re scared. It’s the secon...
STUDENTS SPEAK OUT AGAINST BACK TO SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
Michelle Arshad, Reporter
September 4, 2018
As students shop for pens, pencils, and paper, a new item has been added to their list: bullet proof vests in case of school shootings. In the recent years, school shootings have become a tragic phenomenon in our country. This makes it easy to forget the real problem--that the students of America are b...
THE SHOT HEARD AROUND THE CLASSROOM: WEAPONS ON CAMPUS
Zyva Sheikh, Editor
April 9, 2018
Welcome to the United States of America: the country that previously banned the sale of Kinder Surprise Eggs out of fear that they would be a choking hazard for children, but remains adamant on enabling its civilians to own an AK-47, a weapon that is far more capable of claiming a life than a plastic ...
OPINION: A WALK IN MY HIJAB
Mahek Shaikh, Activities Manager
March 15, 2018
My freshman year of high school was full of firsts. I went to my first pep rally, saw my first school fight, and was called a terrorist for the first time. It’s safe to say that freshman year was quite the experience for me. As a hijab-wearing Muslim woman in the west, I have grown accustomed to t...
CHILDREN RECEIVE SMARTPHONES TOO SOON
Leyton Dudley, Reporter
March 5, 2018
The last few years have seen an increase in the number of smartphones owned by teens and young children. With new smart phones coming out each year, young adults and children can feel influenced to purchase these new devices. It seems as though every year, the age at which students get their first ...
GROWING UP IN THE AGE OF MASS SHOOTINGS
Leyton Dudley, Zyva Sheikh, and Malavika Kannan
February 15, 2018
Today, principal Dr. Connie Collins made a solemn announcement over the intercom. She was informing students of yesterday’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which claimed 17 lives. It should have been shocking. But here’s the thing— it wasn’t. Because ...