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Senior Hall of Fame
Senior Hall of Fame Inductees: Adan Valencia, Alexandra Garcia, Annie Petit-Homme, Brandon Kern, Briana Frazer, Brianna Jackson, Carly Costello, Dajaun Alphonse, Isha Richardson, Hunter Jackson, Jaclyn Becker, Jaime Dinas, Jordan Beardsley, Josh Vogel, Kayla White, Kelsey Meinardi, Kristina Osetek, Kyla Jones, Laronique Guyton, Madeleine Tasini, Marly Mentor, Monique Lee, Roberto Puyol, Taylor Trache, Tyler Brewster, [...]
What I’ve learned: the life of a dancer
A look into senior dancer Taylor Trache’s life and her opportunity to compete in the Dance World Cup. Taylor Trache/GUEST WRITER I am a dancer. I have been since I was two years old. I grew up with tutus, tights and leotards, and spent my days dancing at ArtStage. People call me Tay or just [...]
Battle of the Bands
After several delays, Battle of the Bands goes on with The Real Monsters taking first place. Daniel Gallo/STAFF WRITER A tradition of Dwyer High School and the Spanish National Honor Society, Battle of the Bands allows local student bands to compete. For six years in a row, students looked forward to the performances. This year [...]
Senior goes to New Zealand as foreign exchange student (continued from magazine)
Ashley Ragusa/GUEST WRITER To finish where magazine left off, scroll down to break. What do you think of when you hear thewords “foreign exchange student”? Do you think of exciting adventures and exhilarating journeys? That’s what I thought of when my mom told me about the program about a year ago. She said that it [...]
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Commentary: The smell of victory
Posted May 2, 2012 by admin
Matthew McCann/COPY EDITOR “Sports are played on a five-inch course – the distance between your ears.” – adapted from a quote about golf by Bobby Jones. Dwyer’s baseball team made national news last week for all the wrong reasons. Before a game against Palm Beach Gardens High School, an unnamed Dwyer player soaked the [...]
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Inspiration, with a side of meatballs
Posted April 16, 2012 by admin
The Paradigm’s own Pastafarian shares his views on a controversial bill that is traveling through the Florida Senate. Mathew McCann/COPY EDITOR Class, welcome to the First Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. I am a proud Pastafarian – a disciple of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster – who considers the FSM [...]
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PERT for Dummies
Posted April 16, 2012 by admin
The PERT test is being administered to all Palm Beach County schools for the first time this year. With the reality of not being able to take college courses hanging over Junior’s heads, panic has set in. Ian Cohen/CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Since I became a junior, Dwyer has felt different. I haven’t been able to pinpoint [...]