The MADNESS is over, the No. 1 seed Virginia Cavaliers have won the March Madness tournament. Virginia played No. 3 Texas Tech Red Raiders, and beat them 85-77 to win the NCAA Tournament. With Virginia winning the thrilling overtime game, that gives the Cavaliers there first national championship in program history following a huge upset the prior year. Most…
The Good Crime?
Recently, one of our students at Palmetto High School was put under a spotlight not too many people want to be under. Recently highlighted in the article “The Scoop on the Hoop: The Sequel,” in our school paper, Junior, Anis John, was recently put on blast for doing a good deed; but not everybody saw…
Apex Legends: Top Battle Royale Contender
Since the release of Fortnite Battle Royale, there has not really been any other Battle Royale oriented game that has had such an impact in the gaming community. Other Battle Royales such as PUBG and Call of Duty Blackout, have been released as well and have been good contenders but were never able to be…
Superbowl Recap and Controversy
In the 2019 Super Bowl (Super Bowl 56), the Los Angeles Rams faced the New England Patriots for the second time. Their first championship faceoff was in 2002 at Super Bowl 36 where the patriots won with a score of 20-17 over the heavily favored Rams. This time around, the Patriots were favored and the…
“The Nun”: A Thorough Disappointment
On Friday night, September 7th, the fourth and possibly final movie in the Conjuring series was released. The Nun made its first appearance at the beginning of summer 2018 and grew quickly throughout the horror movie community. While The Nun is the fourth movie to come out in the series of Conjuring movies, it is…
A Movie Bigger Than Pop Culture
Netflix originals have been taking off lately, with the most recent of them being the movie “The After Party.” The movie was produced by the late Lee “Q” O’Denat; the man who made WorldStar Hip Hop. The movie is about an aspiring Soundcloud rapper named Owen just trying to make it big in the world…
Sign Ban for Friday Night Lights
Last week was rivalry week as our Palmetto Tigers faced the Manatee Hurricanes. It was arguably the biggest week for both teams, and apparently both crowds too. Knowing that we have a long history among each other, our administrators took charge of a potentially threatening sign war among the student sections. Both the high schools’…
Paranormal Cirque Brings Fear Entertainment to Manatee County
The paranormal cirque is located in Palmetto right before the Bridge. It is a huge black tent, two to be specific. They perform afternoon and evening shows but in order to see them you have to go online and reserve your seat. There are hundreds of seats to choose from but they sell out fast.…
Shakespearean Tragedy or Marvel Movie?: Infinity War (Spoilers)
*************SPOILER ALERT*********************** If you have not already seen Marvel’s latest production Infinity War, it is likely you already know what happens, since all of your friends already gave you the Russo brother’s hit-list. Any modern day Marvel hero or heroine you can think of is in at least five minutes of this throw-down (shout out to…
Billy Joel Concert
On February 9th, 2018 Billy Joel made his 8th appearance at the Amalie Arena in Tampa kicking off his concert at exactly 8:20 with Say Goodbye to Hollywood. The concert featuring the sixty-eight year-old musician was completely sold out, meaning over 20,ooo attended. The concert, however, was very personalized for the audience, Billy Joel or…