Elaine Petrarca, Photo and Section Editor
• November 14, 2012
Although Veterans Day was a day off for most Tampa Bay students, Academy students were in school and ready to commemorate the day in an all-school Mass on Monday, November 12.
Special guests of...
Mia Lopez, Senior Staff Writer
• November 13, 2017
Veterans Day is celebrated annually at the Academy during a convocation to honor those who have served and sacrificed for the country.
Ella Castellano (‘20) says, “I am very excited for the convocation...
On Friday, November 11, America celebrated all of the men and women who put their lives on the line and have served in the armed forces. This national holiday originated in 1919, on the one year anniversary...
Josie Little, Assistant Editor
• November 15, 2011
The Academy community gathered on Veterans Day, November 11, to honor and pray for those who served in the U.S. military. The Mass represented a solemn occasion for the nation and the Church, as the...
Winsome Storm, Multimedia Editor
• November 29, 2021
Larry France, a veteran who served in the Vietnam War and worked with scout dogs, came to speak to the high school on Veterans Day.
France shared his experiences serving in Vietnam with scout dogs,...
Academy girls signed up in force for the Interact blood drive this year despite a change in dates when the blood bank requested the drive be moved from November 18 to November 11. To complicate the time...
Veterans Day Special Feature:
One of the most pressing issue facing veterans today is not broken bones or healing wounds but mental health issues. As a result of the stresses of combat, veterans face...
Disclaimer: “Cherry” is rated R and contains themes of violence, addiction, and drug abuse.
On Friday, Mar. 12, “Cherry” was released on Apple TV+ after its first release in theaters on Feb....
Isabel Bequer, Sophomore Staff Writer
• January 29, 2021
On Jan. 16, students from Academy’s Speech and Debate team competed at the American Legion Oratorical Contest. Students were required to prepare a speech detailing how the Constitution pertains to their...
Raquelle Elson, Sophomore Staff Writer
• September 18, 2020
Following the uprising of Black Lives Matter protests and conversations about race relations over the summer, many teams from NBA, NFL, and other leagues protested in support of the movement through boycotts,...
Raquelle Elson, Contributing Staff Writer
• June 25, 2020
In early May, the world was introduced to Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was gunned down by two white men while simply on a jog. He was murdered in late February, but action was not taken until...
Since the release of Netflix’s most recent true crime docuseries, The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez, audiences were shown not only the horrors and inhumane treatment of the 8-year-old during the six month...
