New School Year, New School Board: DeSantis’ school board suspensions raising suspicions 
BY OLIVIA GIL Garnering applause and causing concern across the country, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has officially appointed four new Broward County school board members to fill the spaces left by their suspended predecessors. This decision was made following the results of an investigative case on school safety in... Read more
She Said, He Didn’t Say: Broward County sheriff faces termination after lying about fatal shooting
BY OLIVIA GIL Broward County sheriff Gregory Tony, is facing termination after the Florida Commission on Ethics found probable cause to believe that he “misused his public position” when working for the Coral Springs police department and the Broward County sheriff’s office. As a recently concluded investigation found that... Read more
From Interim to Permanent Superintendent: Broward’s New Superintendent Vickie Cartwright
BY EMILY MORENO & PEYTON FOX The School Board of Broward County (SBBC)’s 8-1 vote on Wednesday, February 9, selected Dr. Vickie Cartwright as the new Superintendent for Broward County Public Schools (BCPS). After almost a year since previous superintendent Robert Runcie resigned, the superintendent search is over.  Cartwright,... Read more
Empowering Student Journalists: New Voices Legislation is coming to Florida
BY EMILY MORENO A piece of legislation designed to protect student journalists is being introduced in Florida. If all goes to plan, student press rights will be protected before the next school year.  The New Voices movement is led by the Student Press Law Center (SPLC) with the hopes... Read more
Pfizer for fifteen-year-olds: COVID-19 vaccine now approved for children aged 12 to 15
BY NICOLE NADLER Monday, May 10, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines on a new age bracket: 12 to 15-year-olds.  Previously, the vaccine was only approved for those who are 16 years of age and above, which undercut nearly half of CCHS... Read more
Managing the future managers: CCHS DECA participates in nationals amidst COVID-19
BY NICOLE NADLER Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) is an inter-curricular organization that prepares rising pioneers and business visionaries in advertising, finance and management.  Each year, DECA hosts a series of competitions such as the DECA States event in which the students throughout the state compete as the... Read more
Victories and vendettas against vaccinations: CCHS students share their opinions about the COVID vaccine
BY EMMA HUERTA Starting on April 5, individuals 18 years old or over in the state of Florida are able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. They can either receive the Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Additionally, minors 16 to 17 years old can specifically receive the Pfizer... Read more
Easter in the neighborhood: Cooper City celebrates Easter with a basket drive-thru event
BY NINA RAMIREZ On Saturday, April 3, Cooper City hosted an event dedicated to Easter to give back to citizens who wanted to celebrate the well-known holiday during the pandemic. This occasion was organized by the Teen Council and multiple members participated in decorating for the day and handing... Read more
A plan ‘promposal’: CCHS seniors share what they think should be done for prom this year amidst the pandemic
BY EMMA HUERTA It has been well established that the 2020-2021 school year is unlike any other. The perils of the pandemic have seemed to eradicate not only regular school schedules, but additional events like homecoming and extracurriculars as well. At the core of the losses is inevitably the... Read more
A step towards normalcy: All teachers are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines amid federal push
BY ARIELLE KRAUS With COVID-19 vaccine distributions have been in full swing for part of the Florida population, teachers felt excluded. As the frontline workers of the classroom, they were not being included in the distribution of vaccinations unless they were over the age of 50, as per Governor... Read more