Twice-Told Tale

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(Above) Because of the widespread use of plastic, it is impossible to completely remove it from our diet, but it is possible to stop some of the consumption. Fruits and vegetables absorb plastics through roots which go into the plant. A study by Gea Oliveri Conti, PhD, found that apples and carrots have the highest concentration of plastics. Both are very healthy, but finding alternatives might stop more plastic consumption.
Our Bodies are Landfills
October 30, 2024
(Above, left to right) Elizabeth Rudd, grade 11, Sofia Tenghoff, grade 12, Fiona Knight, grade 9, Yara Koteish, grade 11, and Hayden Roberts, grade 11, show off their trendy Adidas, ranging from $90 to $120. These sneakers seem to be everywhere on campus, and walking between classes has turned into an Adidas fashion show. Many students have gotten inspiration from friends and social media, encouraging them to buy these trendy shoes.
Our Microtrends are Creating Macro Waste
October 23, 2024
(Above) In 2022, novelist and critic Jo Hamya with The Booker Prizes interviewed Moshin Hamid and his editor Simon Prosser. The original title of the book was All Migrants Through Time. Moshin and his editor agreed that title was, “overly poetic” and, “‘non-fiction-y’.” Moshin adds that this title was “Lacking in any actual plot.” Moshin’s wife, Zahra, came up with the title To Exit West, which later changed to Exit West.
Exit West Provides Perspective Through Portals
October 8, 2024
(Above) The first day of school was an exciting day for every Highlander. With Sophomore year complete, Katie Mathews and Hannah Thomas, grade 11, can’t wait for their Junior year classes. Mayren Comenencia and Kylie Kiefer, grade 12, love to reminisce about their Junior year and offer advice to them.
The Hidden Truth Behind Junior Year
September 18, 2024
(Above) This equipment helps doctors quickly diagnose and treat animals. Allears.net also mentions that the medical teams perform over 600 wellness checks per year and had many successful surgeries which included placing an artifical eye in a fish.
Ignorance Threatens Animal Welfare
April 15, 2024
(Above) Mr. Rudy Chihak teaches AP Psychology and coaches Boys Varsity Track. Mr. Chihak belives the concept is a very real phenomenon. Mr. Chihak even states that he advises his students who get nervous in social settings to, “Act like one of there more social friends.”
Faking Authentic Realities
November 18, 2024
(Above) Students will spend 10 days abroad during the spring seminar. Of the 10 days two will be spent in London and the following will be at Cambridge. During their stay, they will visit surrounding colleges and landmarks just as students did in Oxford when they visited Tom Quad in Christ Church.
Cambridge’s Second Chance to Explore Careers
November 15, 2024
(Above) Mini pumpkins and squash are a smart thing to purchase if you’re looking to decorate your house with some fall-themed decorations. Another benefit of purchasing these mini pumpkins and squash is pumpkin painting. Some people think that carving a regular-sized pumpkin can take too much time and effort out of their day, so painting a pumpkin can be a good, fun alternative for a fall activity to partake in this year.
Overcoming the Holiday Slump
November 14, 2024
(Above) Marty Hall, grade 12, and Mrs. Chelsea Christensen discuss an AP Seminar worksheet in room P407. AP Seminar involves complex analysis of articles by other authors.
AP Capstone Caps Research Skills
November 7, 2024
(Above) The Chaplain Team looks forward to involving the student Chaplains of SGA in promoting spiritual care for students. They will be helping out at See You at the Pole on Wednesday, September 25.
Three Branches of One Vine
October 18, 2024
(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
November 12, 2024
(Above) After Operation Homecoming, Mary Jane McManus reunited with her husband Kevin J. McManus in Honolulu after being separated for over five years on February 22, 1973. Holding back tears, Mary Jane was able to look at her husband, knowing he was now safe. Reporters were desperate to know what had happened in those five years. Mr. McManus would share his journey with reporters, citizens, and schools. He mentioned to Mary Jane that all the class boys would frequently ask about the tortures. Mr. McManus was said to have been struggling to contain his laughter as the boys would try to come up with their methods to use against prisoners. Although McManus went through thick and thin, he still loved to share his experience.
The Sacrifice of One, For All
October 31, 2024
(Above) Señora Sybil McKinzy, AP Spanish and Honors IV teacher, is enjoying traditional Hispanic food from various countries.
Hispanic Forum Inspires Leaders
October 29, 2024
(Above) Zane Rimes, grade 12, attended the George Mason University Journalism Conference.
Celebrating 25 Years of News
October 28, 2024
(Above) The Senate held a weekend session in the Capitol Building. Located in Washington, D.C., the Capitol Building attracts three to five million visitors from around the world each year. Its North Wing holds Senate meetings, while its South Wing holds House of Representatives meetings. Last year, Lake Highland’s Young Democrats club held a voter registration drive, and this year’s voter registration drive will begin on September ninth. After that, Aleena Reddy plans to get students involved in the election through phone-banking and letter-writing. Prateek Seela, grade 12, will be helping coordinate training for volunteering at polling precincts.
Voting Rises as a Historic Election Proceeds
October 9, 2024
(Above) In ELLE Magazine’s issue for August 2024, the Future of Fashion issue, Hoyeon Jung is profiled following the success of her 2021 premiere acting role in the popular Squid Game series. Now, she is committed to taking on all the modeling opportunities and acting roles that follow her new profound fame.
The Undiscovered Joy of Magazines
November 19, 2024
(Above) The Child Star documentary interviews a generation of actors who share the best way to survive the industry.
Child Stars Reveal the Truth of the Industry
November 1, 2024
(Above) Rock climbing itself is an interesting sport. as people are able to both work on your upper body and lower body at the same time. The biggest development is the strength people develop with gripping onto the walls. Some people have such insane grip strength that they can hang and grab onto a barely raised rock with the tips of their fingers.
Rocking the Climbs
October 21, 2024
(Above) Vishal Patel (left), grade 12, and Finley Grace Miller (right), grade 12, navigate through the school day, finding a balance between the demands of their classes and the time they devote to spending with friends. The transition between classes provides the perfect opportunity for students to have a quick but meaningful conversation with their peers and let go of academic stress before their next class.
Timeless Movies Contradict School Life Now
October 11, 2024
(Above) Unlimited access to nearly every movie just by a click of a button makes it simpler to watch movies at home instead of having the original experience of watching a movie in the theater.
Sequels Lack Creativity
October 10, 2024
(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
November 13, 2024
(Above) While the Pride is one of only three professional women’s sports teams in Florida, it isn’t the last. With Orlando Pride, the USSSA Pride, Florida’s professional softball team, has inspired young women in the state to pursue their athletic careers after their establishment in 2009. This is seen by the addition of the Orlando Valkyries, a professional volleyball team, that started their first season in January. Similarly, the United Soccer League is starting the first season of their Division I Super League (USLS) this coming August, with two Florida soccer teams joining—Fort Lauderdale United FC and Tampa Bay Sun FC—and teams from Jacksonville and Palm Beach joining USLS in 2025.
The Pride of Orlando’s Sports League
October 24, 2024
Construction Relocates Athletics
October 1, 2024
(Above) Camila De Pool Maisonet, grade 12, celebrates winning the last tournament of the season with team Puerto Rico. Camila hopes to continue her career with this team.
Lake Highland Goes Global
April 23, 2024
(Above) Before every game players participate in warm-up to prepare, but they are not the only ones getting ready. The managers are also hard at work preparing in every way. Manager Mehr Ohri, grade 10, who has only just become a basketball manager this year, says, “My favorite part of being a manager for the basketball team is getting to sit on the bench and watch the home games, especially the ones that we win.” Mehr along with her fellow managers help the players throughout the game by handing out water as well.
Managers are the Secret to Success
April 11, 2024
(Above) The outward slanted fencing surrounding Lake Highland's campus is a new addition to this year's extensive security measures. This fencing is extremely different from that of previous years that anyone could easily pass through.
Normalized Doesn’t Mean Normal
November 6, 2024
(Above) The lasting effects that bullying imposes on teens around the U.S. is detrimental to their growth and development. Teens experience a variety of pressures daily, and with access to social media, bullying has only intensified. However, many victims of bullying don’t know who to turn to for help, but the most important thing to do is speak up. If you are being cyberbullied you can also report the situation to the media service or show a trusted adult.
Pinterest Creates its Section of Social Media
October 25, 2024
(Above) At the entrance of Halloween Horror Nights, characters with chainsaws are lurking for scare victims. These characters are there as people enter and leave. Even if guests think the scare is over, it is not!
Universal Taps into Your Inner Fears
October 16, 2024
LHP Updates to Secret Service
October 7, 2024
Social Biases Skew AI’s Creations
October 3, 2024
(Above) Before United Against Poverty takes Art Club’s paintings to their building, members pose with their final artworks. Members would spend hours working on these paintings to encourage donors to sponsor their future works.
Art Club Combats Poverty
November 5, 2024
(Above) The majority of the volunteers are athletes who practice and train at the RDV. While most are younger athletes, professionals will join in now and then to help with the program. With the ice rink all to themselves, the program is able to create the perfect learning environment for these athletes to be able to have the one-on-one coaching and assistance they need.
Gliding Stars Take the Ice
October 15, 2024
(Above) Cheryl Bartch (right, center) Kristen Knight (right, middle), and Greg Knight (back, right) gather on the front steps of The Bartch House, ready to witness its official opening. The ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Bartch House marked the beginning of what is now considered a foundational part of The Advent Health Transplant Institute, helping families navigate through their individual transplant journeys.
Deciding Your Organs’ Fate
September 23, 2024
(Above) Ms. Amanda Flader and Ms. Meredith Malkin are counselors at LHP, and they are the head organizers of orientation.
LHP Counselors Renew S.W.A.T.
September 16, 2024
(Above) La Guaria has a large outside pavillion where students could participate in fun games and activities. Allison Raymond, grade 12, enjoyed playing basketball with the student she was paired with. She comments on her experience at the school by saying, “I really loved getting to see the impact we made right in front of us. Seeing the joy on the kids’ faces made me so excited to start fundraising so we could give these kids a better education.”
Going Beyond the Typical Field Trip
April 4, 2024
(Above) The Madras Cafe is located on Sand Lake Road and is open from 11:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. for their breakfast and lunch dining, and then from 5:00 P.M. to 10:30 P.M. for their evening dinner experience. Guests can be seated indoors or outdoors.
Spicing Up South Indian Flavors
November 11, 2024
(Above) The burgers served at Cow and Cheese show off their distinct flavors. The restaurant has a vibrant atmosphere with outstanding music.
Maitland Burgers are a Smash Hit
November 8, 2024
(Above) Ports are also a huge part of cruising. Where a ship goes depends on whether or not someone books that cruise or not. Private islands have gotten more popular, and almost every company has its own island. Each private island offers different activities and excursions though, like now Carnival and Royal Caribbean have more of a fun island with slides, zip lines, and waterparks while cruise lines like MSC have more relaxing islands with tons of beaches and food areas. Before choosing which cruise to board, passengers should make it caters to their enjoyment.
New Cruises Kill the Competition
November 4, 2024
(Above) After the new thrilling sequel to the iconic movie Beetlejuice came out, Crumbl partnered with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to deliver a delicious treat. This is a chocolate cake layered with vanilla frosting with green sprinkles. This cake was available at Crumbl Cookie from September 2 to 7.
How the Cookie Crumbles
October 22, 2024
Blake Lively also was the executive producer of It Ends With Us. She even got her husband, Ryan Reynolds, involved in the p[production of the film. Lively recently stated that Reynolds contributed to making the rooftop scene at the beginning of the movie. Lively has also recently been stating that her costar and director, Justin Baldoni, has been fat-shaming her. According to Lively, there was a scene where Ryle (Baldoni) had to pick Lily (Lively) up. Bandoni allegedly had lasting back issues, therefore, he enquired with the on-set trainer how much she weighed so that he could prepare for the scene. Lively also contributed to the main song of the movie. The song title was “My Tears Ricochet” by Taylor Swift. Blake and Taylor are very close friends in real life, so Blake wanted to contribute to her in the movie.
It Ends With Lively
October 14, 2024

Twice-Told Tale

Twice-Told Tale
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(Left) Mead Botanical Garden was hit hard by Hurricane Ian. Many areas of the park were flooded for months. Addition- ally, the park is still seeking grant money for recovery from hurricanes in 2004. Photo by Sarah Finfrock.

Connecting with Nature Locally

Sarah Finfrock and Rebecca Reif, Copy Editor/ Director of Photography
March 28, 2023
(Above) Each group of seniors was assigned a 90-second clip of a song they had to perform. Some of the songs included were, “Call Me Maybe,” by Carly Rae Jespen, “I Want it That Way,” by The Backstreet Boys, “Shut Up and Dance,” by WALK THE MOON, and “Shake it Off” by Taylor Swift. The winning group was the black swim caps which swam to “I Want it That Way.” Many of the groups personalized their dances based on the interests and skills of the group members. The white caps had many cross-country runners, so they incorporated the cross-country team flag into their routine. The green swim caps also included flips in their routine because many of their members were experienced in doing flips. Photo by Rebecca Reif.

Seniors Make a Splash

Sarah Finfrock and Rebecca Reif, Copy Editor/ Director of Photography and Editor in Chief
October 13, 2022
(Above) When the Alabama Hotel closed, after being owned by several generations of the LaChance and Schenck family, the space was renovated from 1980-1981. During this time, the hotel transformed from guest rooms that hosted luminaries, to a 19-unit condominium. Today, the Alabama is still a condominium, and a two bedroom, two bathroom, 1,245 square foot condo runs for around $800,000. There are currently 12-units in the Alabama, where the units are all updated, and residents have shared amenities, such as a pool and lake access. Photo by Rebecca Reif.

Winter Park Hotels Embody the City’s Charms

Sarah Finfrock and Rebecca Reif, Editor-in-Chief and Director of Photography
September 30, 2022
(Above) Goat yoga is popular through various social media platforms, which Alaska Farms take part in. They have an Instagram account, @alaskafarms.co, as well as a Facebook page. Various guest experiences are illustrated through these platforms, and individuals also enjoy posting their encounters on their own social media. For Alaska Farms, social media is used as a form of advertisement, giving both new and old customers a small glimpse of what their experience may entail. It also shows their values as people and as a business, and it most importantly allows people to stay connected with Alaska Farms, and vice-versa.

Ancient Yoga Practices Take Modern Form

Sarah Finfrock and Rebecca Reif, Co-Editor and Director of Photography
January 14, 2022
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