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Raising Concerns About Teen Vaping: Interlachen High School’s Incident
Interlachen High School, in Putnam County, Florida, had an incident on Friday, April 22nd when two students had to be rushed by ambulance to the hospital with vaping-induced health issues.
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Entertainment Review: Super Mario Bros The Movie
The new Super Mario Bros movie came out on April 5th 2023 and it quickly became a hit for both children and adults.
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Your Coachella 2023 Recap
Here is your quick recap of a few remarkable Coachella 2023 events.
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Pylons & Pom Poms
As Tom Brady once said, “If you don’t play to win, don’t play at all.”
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College 101: continued
This story in continued from the Senior Issue of The Vertical.
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Disney Duals Desantis
By: Hanna Virts On Wednesday, April 26, Disney sued Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in retaliation for the governor attempting to take away special privileges of the company. Earlier this year, Florida Legislation passed the “Parental Rights in Education Act”, more widely known as the “Don’t Say Gay Law”, prohibiting any kind of education on sexual orientation or gender identity from kindergarten through third grade. Disney did not support this kind of regulation, which began tensions between the organization and Florida legislation. Then, the special tax and governance grants that the company had had since it was founded were potentially going to be taken away, hinting at the end of the…
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Jacksonville Jags Draft Includes Local Talent
The Jacksonville Jaguars ended the 2023 NFL draft with 13 new players.
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Gymnastics Unlimited Gym Catches Fire
Early this Monday morning, on April 24, 2023, a gymnastics gym, Gymnastics Unlimited, caught on fire.
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Expanding the Voucher Program
House Speaker Paul Renner introduced House Bill 1 to make vouchers available to all Florida children eligible to enter kindergarten through 12th grade. The bill would greatly expand the state’s voucher programs by allowing voucher recipients to use public funds for more than tuition at a private school and transportation. Families would be allowed to spend the money on home-schooling, college courses, private tutoring and specialized testing such as Advanced Placement exams. “It’s about freedom and opportunity,” Renner shares during his news conference. “We empower parents and children to decide the education that meets their needs.” Critics say that the legislation will hurt public schools by sending money to private…
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DeSantis Expands “Don’t Say Gay” Laws
On Wednesday, April 19th Florida’s Board of Education approved an expansion to the Parental Rights in Education law, also known as the “Don’t Say Gay” law. This expansion was requested by Governor Ron DeSantis. The law currently bans classroom discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. This new rule will extend that law up to 12th grade. This law had drawn intense criticism from progressive groups. Joe Saunders is the senior political director of the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Equality Florida. He said that this law is part of DeSantis’ “assault on freedom.” Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. said, “All we are doing is we are…
