Twice-Told Tale

(Above) SOHO's new seating area is more vibrant and tropical rather than their old design which now matches the vibe of their colorful açaí bowls.

Yara Koteish, Staff • March 13, 2025

Açaí bowls are seen as healthy food when, in actuality, the average açaí boal contains approximately 600-1000 calories, depending on the...

(Above) On display at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts are six albums that represent some of the music present during the rise of the hippie movement. The bright colors on the album covers highlight the psychedelic style of the hippie movement.

Music Through the Ages Moves Policy

Savannah Fondo, Director of Media • February 20, 2025

Music captures the essence of humanity, whether it is emotion, philosophy, community, culture, tradition, religion, or politics. Music encapsulates...

(Above) Florida is facing significant environmental challenges as new housing developments continue to expand. Mattamy Homes is building the population of the houses and areas
continues to grow driven by factors like its warm climate and economic opportunities. This has led to a surge in demand for new homes. Unfortunately, this growth often comes at the expense of Florida’s ecosystems. The green that everyone knows Florida has is slowly disappearing under the sand and
bricks of the homes with no social connection. The house market has exploded, and to be fair, it was in a reasonable way. The houses are selling higher than what they were originally listed at, but somewhere in the owner feels bad taking away everything that isn’t there.

Industry Replaces Environment

Reily Green, Staff • November 12, 2024

The grasslands and agriculture of Florida are being ruined right now by the development of towns and shopping centers near The Villages. Where...

Sports

(Above) Clint Potner, grade 11, is getting ready to begin his wrestling match. Keeping his head in the game at all times is very important in such a quick- paced individual sport. Wrestler Ronin Gault, grade 11, mentions that, “Most of the team does their work after morning practice” which is an efficient way he makes sure he never falls behind in schoolwork. Their team tends to help each other and keep each other accountable with work.

Walk Three Paths With Different Athletes

Emily Sacco, Staff • March 6, 2025

Being a student-athlete can be challenging, especially when both your academic and athletic schedules are jam-packed. Many students here at Lake...

(Above) Eadyn Rivera, grade 10, worked on practicing her free throws during the offseason and quickly has become one of the teams best free throw shooters. Making Eadyn more of an offensive weapon with many teams having to foul her to prevent her from making her three point shots, and tough layups in the paint. As one of the leaders on the team Eadyn also makes sure her team is prepared to grab the rebound and set up a new offensive play.

Connections on the Court Outplay Challenges

Hayden Roberts, Co-Editor • March 3, 2025

As Lake Highland’s athletic department adds more trophies to its collection each season with Fall, Winter, and Spring sports, one program that...

(Above) Beck Tews, grade 11,
demonstrates how he does his
backhand while instructing the
athletes on how to get the perfect
form. Tews said, “I enjoy teaching
tennis to the younger kids at LHP.
It’s always good to show the kids
new skills and making them try
something new. So in the future,
hopefully they will stick with
it and love it as much as I do.”
After talking to the athletes they
started to follow his instructions
after watching an example of what
to copy. With more practice the
athletes began to finally under-
stand the importance of coordination whether it is playing together
or just practicing by themselves.
Learning with a bounce drop from
the coaches, which is thrown directly in front of them for practice
to be able to start their warm ups
and get ready for the rest of practice.

Tennis Camps Make a Racket

Elizabeth Rudd, Staff • November 13, 2024

In September of 2024, the tennis courts began to bring big groups of Lower School students to participate in fun after-school activities. Lake...