Should Students Be Required to Read Specific Books?

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Most classrooms usually have a few copies of Fahrenheit 451 on hand to pass out to their students. Some teachers have given up this practice and have instead handed out different and more unique books. Photo courtesy of Anthony Menold.

More and more often, schools and English teachers have been implementing specific books into English curriculum as required reading. Requiring certain books to be read not only hinders students’ ability to think […]

Steinbrenner Varsity Volleyball Raises Money for Breast Cancer in Last Regular Season Game

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The varsity volleyball team lines up as they introduce themselves to the audience. This ritual has been commonplace in volleyball games in years past. Photo courtesy of Anthony Menold.

Steinbrenner’s regular volleyball season came to a close with a defeat from Plant High School on the 12th of October. But even with the occasional loss, the team […]

Fall “Fun” in Florida [SATIRE]

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Students that pass by on their way to class often get a glimpse of this tree with its “genuine” fall foliage. In past years, trees in Florida did not lose their leaves. There was evidence to believe it would be the same for the current year. Photo courtesy of Anthony Menold.

The season of fall has just begun! While most of the nation begins to bundle up as cold temperatures hit, Florida faces drastically different weather, thus giving it a wildly […]

FLVS Offers Eight New Courses to Students

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Florida Virtual School’s logo has been featured more and more in the educational experiences of students. The institution rolled out eight new courses recently, which can be used to bolster a student’s transcript. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

This month, Florida Virtual School unveiled eight new courses for their platform: Environmental Science, Agricultural Communications 2, Cybersecurity Essentials, Hebrew 1, Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism, M/J […]

A Return to Real Schooling

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The Zoom Meetings app runs on a student’s computer. Students who were in eLearning last year used the program to attend video calls with their teachers and peers. Photo courtesy of Anthony Menold.

With the advent of the 2021-2022 school year, teachers and students returned to Steinbrenner from eLearning. For some students, this is their first time entering the physical school building. Virtual learning provided an experience […]