BY MARTINA SMITH Last October, Valerie Aber and Persis Bhadha, juniors at the time, prepared to stretch their brains to the limit as they opened their PSAT test books.  When most students sit down to take the PSAT, they shrug it off as just another quiz. I mean, it... Read more

BY CHARLIE BLODNIEKS Thousands of fans swarmed the entrance of the Key Arena amphitheater in San Diego, all in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the band they adored: One Direction. Among this crowd of eager fan girls was Cooper City High School Freshman Hannah Vossen. Upon hearing... Read more

BY KYRA BACON While new online businesses are popping up all over the country, there’s none quite like this one. Not only is it run solely by two high school students, but the online business’ purpose is to create and maintain other online businesses. Websites are essential for almost... Read more

BY JEREMY HAAS The smoky room is abuzz with discussion; bits and pieces of various conversations briefly overpower a classic rock ballad playing out of distant speakers.  Several tattooed, bearded men are sitting around tuning their acoustic guitars, and quietly singing to themselves.  After taking a moment to notice... Read more

BY RACHEL CALLAHAN At 5 pm, the school is mostly deserted, but not the band room. It is full of students quickly putting together instruments. Their giant water jugs slosh as they run from the band room to the football field. They trample onto the field, form a square,... Read more

BY KYRA BACON Claudia Jones, a teacher at Cooper City High School, was sitting on the sofa and watching reruns of Seinfeld again. Lately, she had been feeling very exhausted, and watching TV had become routine. Just as her eyelids had begun to feel heavy, there was a loud ring of the phone. Jones... Read more

BY BLUE KAUFMAN We live in a society that often places a negative stigma on those with disabilities. Fueled by popular media, these stereotypes are often portrayed with overwhelming inaccuracy and have resulted in an overall apprehensive public. However, the uncertainty many feel for those with disabilities actually stems... Read more

BY SABRINA VICTOR From short sales to assets, the ever-changing stock market world is often hard to predict. However, for senior Parry Chen, it is practically second nature.  Climbing his way to the top of the DECA program, Chen now holds first place in its stock market game. The... Read more

BY CAMILA SOSA “A picture is worth a thousand words” is a cliché often overused by those who fail to embrace the beauty of the infamous idiom. Gregory Piro, a Cooper City High School student, is one of the few who live by it. Sitting down at a table... Read more