The Library Gets Slammed with Poetry!
Abigail Kasdaglis
April 11, 2013
Cocoa Beach senior, Laza Panich, reads an original poem to a crowd of eager students at the Poetry Slam. The Poetry Slam is a annual event in which students and faculty congregate to appreciate the art of poetry. Come on by and participate or watch this event! It takes place April 11th and 12th in the... Read more »
St. Patrick’s Day; A Worldwide Holiday
March 12, 2013
Countries all around the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. It was deemed a holy day of obligation for Roman Catholics in Ireland and place on the liturgical calendar in the Catholic Church. Patrick was born in the 4th century and one of his teaching methods to describe the Holy Trinity was to... Read more »
Indie Game “Zineth” Brings New Momentum to the Scene
Chase Phillips
March 12, 2013
Indie games have forever been the hidden gems of entertainment. Ranging from the cubic survival world of minecraft to the platforming puzzles of Limbo, indie games have long held a special place in the heart of gamers. Zineth brings something completely new to gaming: The trial and error of platformers... Read more »
Is PC gaming the next big leap forward in technology?
Chase Phillips
February 19, 2013
Over the years, video games have increased in popularity among people of all ages. From the very first games like Pong and Pac-Man, all the way to the newest games such as League of Legends and Call of Duty, video games have evolved extremely rapidly, only competing with the evolution of the cell phone.... Read more »
Book-it-bake-it winners!
Cory Snyder
February 14, 2013
They have been read, and they have been baked. Today in the Cocoa beach Jr/Sr High School library, students have entered their cake, based off of a book they have recently read, into the Book-it-Bake-it contest. Entries display certain scenes or covers from the books they have read in cake form. The... Read more »
Book review: Tilt
Lacey Tychan
February 6, 2013
Tilt by Ellen Hopkins is a very interesting book. Ellen Hopkins has yet again written a fantastic book about teenage lives most teens can relate to. Tilt has three characters that talk throughout the book. Mikayla, Shane , and Harley all have difficulties they are going through. In a way all of their... Read more »
The Origins of Valentine’s Day.. a Mystery?
January 25, 2013
Whenever you think of Valentine’s Day, you think of romance, love, and happy couples. But, the history of Valentine’s Day and why Saint Valentine is the patrong saint of this day is still a mystery. One legend says that Valentine sent the first “Valentine” to a girl he loved while... Read more »
PSY’s Gangnam Style Becomes Most Listened to Song in the World
Chase Phillips
December 14, 2012
Everyone’s heard it, everyone’s seen it, and this month PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’ has become the most listened to song in world history. Reaching nearly one billion views on youtube, that’s a 7th of the world population, PSY’s smash hit has been listened to more... Read more »
12/12/12 causes commotion
Lindsey Poindexter
December 12, 2012
Every 1,000 years, as humans, we encounter a unique date where all three numbers are the same. Last year it was 11/11/11, and this year it’s 12/12/12. The school is buzzing with all kinds of scenarios that could happen due to this strange day. Facebook is blowing up with desperate girls begging... Read more »
Living in a Barbie World
October 16, 2012
When I was a little girl, I played with Barbie; I had admired her for her perfect blonde hair, blue eyes, and slim figure. Barbie was a representation of beauty, perfection, and the ideal for young girls all around the world. At least, when I was seven that’s how she seemed to me. I mean who doesn’t... Read more »
