DEAR FRESHMAN ME (Volume II)
Malavika Kannan, Editor-in-Chief
September 13, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Top Stories
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
Filed under Current Events, Editorials, Top Stories
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
Filed under Editorials, Top Stories
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
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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
Filed under Editorials
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
Filed under Editorials, Top Stories
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 ...
INADEQUATE PROVISIONS FOR INJURED STUDENTS AT SEMINOLE
Mansoor Esfandieyar, Photographer
February 12, 2018
Filed under Editorials
Injuries alone are already a strain on students, but they are even more arduous when students are slogging across Seminole High School’s enormous campus or being denied accessibility to use the elevator. Teenagers are injury-prone, and these bruises and sprains lead to struggles far beyond the inj...
CONTINUED LIMITATION OF COLOR IN MEDIA
Zyva Sheikh, Editor
February 8, 2018
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Editorials
The United States is a melting pot of diverse people, but all it takes is one glance at our modern media to realize how underrepresented some minorities are. Being a person of color in this country has its undeniable struggles, evident in its history. Adding the lack of representation in the media to ...
POLITICAL ACTIVISM 101: HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITHOUT VOTING
Zoya Wazir, Content Manager
February 8, 2018
Filed under Editorials
Leading up to the 2016 elections, many politically-charged young people were disheartened to realize that they could not effectively voice their political opinions due to the voting age restriction. But rest assured, young activists, there are no shortage of ways minors can inflict change in politics ...
SHOULDERING THE BURDEN OF DRESS CODE
Kierstin Phillips, Photographer
February 5, 2018
Filed under Editorials
From kindergarten to senior year, the dress code is always one of the more controversial aspects of public education; while some teachers are not as strict about enforcing it, others religiously follow it. However, the biggest burden of dress code falls on female students -- ironically, on their shoulde...
SEMINOLE NEEDS CLASSES FOR TAXES
Leyton Dudley, Reporter
January 31, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Top Stories
The following article was featured in our fall print issue. Print copies can be accessed in the media center or your English classroom. Over the years, students, especially upperclassmen, have requested a class geared toward filing and completing taxes. Students think this class would not only allow ...
NEW ID POLICY STRUGGLES FOR ACCEPTANCE
Gwyneth Katker, Photographer
December 20, 2017
Filed under Current Events, Editorials, Top Stories
The new Tardy Hero system that SHS implemented has met opposition from several students. Although the administration intends to improve school security and streamline the processing of student tardies, the challenge so far has been to get students to comply to the new policy by wearing their student...
