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Best Buddies Bring the Best Time
BY KATY PULITANO The Best Buddies club’s mission is to put a smile on kids' faces at the Bay. Best Buddies is an organization centered around creating friendships for kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities [...]
NHS Rosie’s Art Drive
BY: OLIVIA TROCHE Kits containing art supplies and toys were put together by the National Honor Society (NHS) for children at the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. From Dec. 5 to Dec. 9, NHS members were [...]
Season’s Greetings: SAT and ACT Testing
BY ISABEL TORO In March 2023, juniors are invited to take a free SAT at The Bay. The SAT is a three-hour college admissions test with over 150 questions that lets students show colleges what [...]
Feelin’ Frosty: Winter Lunchtime Activities
BY ZOE KAHN The Bay’s Student Government Association (SGA) is constantly planning activities for the student body to participate in during their lunch time. Before students headed off on their two-week-long winter break, SGA hosted [...]
The Things They Carried: Emmerson Singleton
BY SAMANTHA WAGNER Lipton tea bag Singleton carries around a Lipton tea bag in her backpack. She was gifted it as a joke by her friends at the Bay’s International Fest and has left it [...]
College Circuit: Devin Pabian
BY JOSH STOLL Vanderbilt University Undergraduate enrollment: 7,057 ACT composite: 34 Percent of applicants admitted: 9% SAT composite: 1505 Tuition estimate for on-campus: $58,130 How did you prepare to go to college and how [...]
Creative Outlet: Design and Business
BY ISABELLA TORO At The Bay, both students and teachers take part in diverse outlets that allow them to showcase their creativity. These consist of individual hobbies or activities that help them practice their self-expression [...]
College Circuit: Jake Stoll
BY JOSH STOLL Undergraduate enrollment: 14,778 ACT composite: 27-32 Percent of applicants admitted: 59% SAT composite: 1230-1380 Tuition estimate for on-campus: $60,135 What were your reasons for attending Syracuse University? I chose Syracuse University (SU) [...]
Athletes To Watch: Jessica Meek
By: Mia Grauer Name: Jessica Meek Goal: To push me and my team to be the best we possibly can. Height: 5’7 Team: Lightning Softball Class of 2024 What position do you play and why? [...]
TOUCHDOWN! The College Football Playoffs are in Session!
BY OLIVIA TROCHE Ready…set…HIKE! The college football playoffs are in session. The playoffs consist of four teams; this year, the University of Georgia played Ohio State University and the University of Michigan played Texas [...]
Pacing and Preparing for Playoffs
BY KATY PULITANO With students coming back from winter break, many of the Bay’s sports teams are continuing to prepare for their upcoming playoffs. They are beginning in January and continuing throughout February, and [...]
Should Winter Break Be Extended?
YES BY SOPHIA PADUANO Students should be given more time off during winter break. Winter break is a crucial time of year for opportunities to be given for loved ones to get together. College students' [...]
Why the Oscars is not a real award show
BY ASIA THOMPSON Features Section Editor The 94th Oscars took place on March 27, and it was nothing short of a disaster, which is a true shame for what the awards are supposed to be: [...]
Column: Periodic Re-Emergence in Thrift Shopping Popularity Fuels Fashion Industry Trends
BY SKYLER PRIETO Business Manager Thrift shopping is a trend that always finds a way to re-emerge every couple of years, taking control of the fashion industry with its rapidly growing popularity. We saw this [...]
Demands For De-colonized Curriculums Must Be Met
BY: GOWRI ABHINANDA Web Features Editor The summer of 2020 was monumental, as activists across the nation mobilized to demand an end to racial inequalities in society. Recently, activists at the Bay took the next [...]
The Bay’s Thespians
BY HATTEN ALI The Bay’s Drama Club has finished competing at the district thespians, and won an array of awards. Senior Isabella Saralegui and president of Cypress Bay Lightning Drama has been participating in [...]
Restaurant Review: Naturissimo
BY ABIGAIL FREIS A new, authentic Ecuadorian flavor opened its doors to the public on Dec 2, 2022 in Weston’s Town Center. The smaller chain, which has more than 75 locations in Ecuador, one [...]
Movie Review: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
BY MAIA HUNTER How the Grinch Stole Christmas has been a holiday tradition on television for more than three decades. The 22-minute animated film, which is based on Dr. Seuss' book, has enchanted generations of [...]
Circuit Recommends
BY NATALIA SOTO-PENA (R&B) Ghost in the Machine by SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers SZA’s highly-anticipated new album garnered a lot of praise for its versatility and uniqueness. The singer’s fans on social media showed excitement [...]