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Hola, Nihao, Hello, Shalom
Hola, Nihao, Hello, Shalom
Band junior Roodley Blaise pushes junior class council co-president and communications junior Raiqa Rayhan during the Mario Kart game. Participants had to race around a course taped out on the gym floor.
Game Over for Spirit Week 2024
Lining the bleachers in the gymnasium, sophomores cheer on performers during the Battle of the Bands competition.
Battle of the Genres
Pretending to play an inflatable guitar, digital media senior Coral Johnston performs in the Generations Dance with other seniors. The class of 2024 dressed up as part of the ’80s generation.
Admiration for Generations
Slamming the dunk button, administrator Belinda Castillo drops math teacher Craig Adams into the water. The dunk tank was an SGA fundraiser, featuring several other teachers including social studies teacher Ross Vening and assistant principal William Clark.
The Return of Field Day
Chanting in unison, the cast of “Twelfth Night, or What You Will” bands together in the Brandt Black Box theater before the theatre preview.
[BRIEF] “Twelfth Night, or What You Will” Cast Performs Theatre Preview
[BRIEF] Fire Alarm Interrupts Class
[BRIEF] Fire Alarm Interrupts Class
[BRIEF] Piano Students Perform “Groundbreaking Music” Recital
[BRIEF] Piano Students Perform “Groundbreaking Music” Recital
[BRIEF] Class of 2024 Top 20
[BRIEF] Class of 2024 Top 20
Expressing her gratitude for founder and CEO of the Save Our Musicians Foundation Dennis Cunningham, Principal Blake Bennett explains how his donation will go toward a number of school issues, including fixing the DSOA Today teleprompter.
[BRIEF] Save Our Musicians Foundation Officially Donates $200,000 to the School
Acting as a mother awaiting a kiss on the cheek, communications senior Emily Singer performs her Dramatic Interpretation (DI) titled “Girls & Boys.”
The Figures Behind the Speeches
Arts after Dark
Arts after Dark
Visual senior Maia Derrevere displays her artwork for the annual Portfolio Day. The event occurred during periods five and seven on Jan. 17.
Curating Their Futures
Vocal seniors Brian Trompeter, Brianna Tejada, Angelina Castillo, and Aileen Pereda perform “Frosty the Snowman” at the 2023 Winter Arts Medley (WAM).
Celebration of Collaboration
A small choral group performs “Vuelie,” from Disney’s “Frozen”, at the 2023 Prism concert.
A Snapshot of the Concert
Vocal sophomore Levi Cowen plays the drums during the sophomores’ Battle of the Bands rehearsal. The sophomores had to perform songs from the techno genre.
Jamming to Win
Aris maintains a platform of over 27,000 followers across social media platforms to showcase her art.
Aris Style
Seniors from the Class of 2022 pose with The Muses adviser, Carly Gates, at graduation.
Beyond The Muse
Presenting as a guest speaker for day four of BSU’s Spirit Week, Palm Beach County Circuit Civil Court Judge, Bradley Harper shares anecdotes from his work in the legal system and encourages students to maximize their education and make the most of unique opportunities.
Hear His Story
Band junior Maria Lopez immigrated from Cuba to the United States Jan. 2023.
Rompiendo la Barrera (Breaking the Barrier)
Seniors from the class of 2002 celebrated their Spirit Week win during Class Pride Day. (Photo by Veronica Frehm from the 2002 Marquee Yearbook)
The Spirit of the Past
Principal Blake Bennett dances as she is circled by the senior Powderpuff boys in last year’s Spirit Week (Photo by Sofia Hennessey-Correa)
Five Ways to Show Your School Spirit
Pin it for Spirit
Pin it for Spirit
Graphic by Kiara Benoit
Odd Jobs
Visual junior and organizer of the event Taniyah Aris’ art piece (on the left) along with other featured artist’s work hang in the building two gallery for BSU’s last event of their spirit week.
‘Eclectic’ Displays
Photo illustration of two hands representing rock and scissors.
[SATIRE] How To Win Rock, Paper, Scissors
Photo by Sofia Hennessey-Correa
[SATIRE] The Muse’s Guide to Last Minute Spirit Week Outfits
[SATIRE] Spirit Week: Written in the Stars
[SATIRE] Spirit Week: Written in the Stars
This photo illustration, of the opinion story writer Gavin Leser, is meant to highlight how society pressures people to seem happy even when they don’t feel that way. Often someone’s external positivity may contrast their inner feelings.
Don’t Smile Through the Sadness
Graphic by Juliana DeFilippo
It’s Time to Stop Writing Off Student Journalists
Dreyfoos on Ice
Dreyfoos on Ice
Watching the boys soccer team prep, French Teacher Mr. Ruth prepares the team for their upcoming games.
The Faces Behind The Teams
[BRIEF] Boys Basketball Wins Close Game
[BRIEF] Boys Basketball Wins Close Game
Strings sophomore Gavin Chandler leaps up in the air to pull off a jump shot, practicing for upcoming lacrosse tryouts at Palm Beach Atlantic High School.
Game-changer
[BRIEF] Boys Basketball Team Announced
[BRIEF] Boys Basketball Team Announced
Spirit Week Mini Crossword #3
Spirit Week Mini Crossword #3
Spirit Week Mini Crossword #2
Spirit Week Mini Crossword #2
Spirit Week Crossword
Spirit Week Crossword
Spirit Week Mini Crossword #1
Spirit Week Mini Crossword #1
Student Press Freedom Day Crossword
Student Press Freedom Day Crossword
Behind the Camera: Film Associations Upcoming Projects
Behind the Camera: Film Association’s Upcoming Projects
Welcoming Mrs. Richardson
Welcoming Mrs. Richardson
Mr. Clark points to his great-great-grandmother’s whistle that she used when she was a P.E. teacher and his great great, great grandmother’s notebook that she taught out of. “I think that (the whistle and notebook) is something that’s really special that my parents actually gifted to me when I took this job.”
Welcoming the Welcomer
Day 2: Class Clique Day
Day 2: Class Clique Day
Day 1: Holiday Day
Day 1: Holiday Day
Vocal junior Emilie Paul and digital media junior Isabelle Phillips sing “Sleepwalk” by Betsy Brye. The duo performed at the Seeds Open Mic, which was held Feb. 2 in support of the literary magazine.
Photo of the Week 2/5
Observing potassium pomegranate droplets react with an acid, piano sophomore Mili Dagan engages in a chemistry lab in Ms. PH’s class. During the experiment, Dagan conducts a titration — a technique in which a solution of known concentration is used to ascertain the concentration of an unknown solution.
Photo of the Week 1/29
Flipping through visual senior Ella Smith’s sketchbook, a representative from Moore College of Art & Design reviews her portfolio work. On Portfolio Day, a variety of arts college representatives travel to review the work of visual and digital media majors. The students participating have the opportunity to learn about different colleges and explore options for pursuing the arts in college.
Photo of the Week 1/22
Digital media junior co-captain Briana Dean plays basketball with her team against The Pine School Dec. 7. The girls team lost the game 53 - 26.
Photo of the Week 12/7
Dodging his opponent, vocal senior Zidane Guerrier sprints towards the end of the court to score against the Riviera Beach Preparatory Gladiators. Guerrier was later named player of the game, as he made two free throws, spent 40 minutes in the game, and had a final point total of 13. The Jaguars beat the Gladiators 52-40 at the Nov. 30 game.
Photo of the Week (12/4)
Happening Now
  • April 22Streaming Canvas on April 26 at 6 p.m. in Meyer Hall
  • April 22AICE English General Paper Exam on April 25 at 8:00 a.m.
  • April 22Chamber Recital Concert on April 24 at 6:00 p.m. in the Norton Museum
  • April 22NHS Meeting on April 24 at 11:19 a.m. in the Media Center
  • April 22Spring into College Series on April 23 at 11:19 a.m. in the Media Center
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | 501 S. Sapodilla Ave, WPB, FL 33401

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Scholastic Results Released

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February 3, 2015

The Scholastics Arts and Writing Competition awarded gold keys, silver keys or honorable mentions to 70 pieces of writing submitted by Dreyfoos students. The results were released Monday Feb. 2 at 5:00 p.m. Students won in categories such as personal essay, memoir, poetry, journalism and science fiction. All recipients of the awards will receive a certificate and/or a pin for their accomplishments. Winners of gold keys qualify for the national competition where the pieces will be judged again by a different panel of judges. Only 2000 submissions out of close to 255000 will win awards nationally. The results of the national competition are expected to come out in March of 2015.

Tiffany Abreu      Writing                  Silver Key      Short Story

Jillian Acri            Writing         Honorable Mention   Personal Essay/Memoir

Cassandra Adair Writing        Honorable Mention       Personal Essay/Memoir

Cassandra Adair Writing        Honorable Mention Short Story

Zoe Alexiadis      Writing                   Silver Key               Personal Essay/Memoir

Lexi Andersen    Writing         Honorable Mention                    Poetry

Sara Araoz          Writing                  Silver Key                Personal Essay/Memoir

Serena August    Writing         Honorable Mention           Writing Portfolio

Serena August    Writing         Honorable Mention                  Poetry

Serena August    Writing         Honorable Mention                  Poetry

Serena August    Writing         Honorable Mention                  Poetry

Emma Baldinger Writing         Honorable Mention              Journalism

Chayse Banks      Writing         Honorable Mention              Short Story

Alexandra Blanco Writing              Silver Key                          Short Story

Cuyla Brown         Writing         Honorable Mention      Science Fiction/Fantasy

Ashley Brundage Writing         Honorable Mention                 Poetry

Rebecca Bullock   Writing         Honorable Mention             Short Story

Hannah Butcher   Writing         Honorable Mention                Poetry

Hannah Butcher   Writing         Honorable Mention                Poetry

Diana Calderon     Writing                  Gold Key                   Writing Portfolio

Diana Calderon    Writing        Silver Key                     Personal Essay/Memoir

Diana Calderon     Writing                 Silver Key                        Poetry

Diana Calderon     Writing         Honorable Mention     Science Fiction/Fantasy

Gianna Delgado     Writing               Silver Key                         Poetry

Gianna Delgado     Writing               Silver Key                Writing Portfolio

Gianna Delgado   Writing                Silver Key                           Poetry

Gianna Delgado   Writing          Honorable Mention               Poetry

Gianna Delgado   Writing          Honorable Mention           Flash Fiction

Ryan Freese          Writing          Honorable Mention               Poetry

Rae Glismann       Writing                  Silver Key                         Poetry

Rae Glismann       Writing         Honorable Mention     Personal Essay/Memoir

Alana Gomez        Writing         Honorable Mention     Science Fiction/Fantasy

Alana Gomez        Writing                 Silver Key                       Short Story

Amanda Goodman      Writing        Honorable Mention           Short Story

Alexander Gordon        Writing       Honorable Mention              Poetry

Alexander Gordon        Writing       Honorable Mention     Personal Essay/Memoir

Ditalia Grnja          Writing                Honorable Mention              Poetry

Emma Sue Harris   Writing               Honorable Mention       Dramatic Script

Lisa Hooper            Writing                Honorable Mention              Poetry

Robert Kanjian       Writing                          Silver Key                  Short Story

Daniel Kaufman     Writing                          Silver Key                 Flash Fiction

Kayla Kirschenbaum       Writing                Silver Key                   Short Story

Remi Lederman             Writing                  Silver Key                   Journalism

Nathaniel Leonard        Writing             Silver Key                          Short Story

Nathaniel Leonard         Writing                Gold Key                     Short Story

Matthew Nadel            Writing     Gold Key                                     Journalism

Isaac Ochoa                 Writing                 Gold Key                       Short Story

Rhiannon O’Neil           Writing            Honorable Mention          Science Fiction/Fantasy

Mariana Pesquera        Writing               Gold Key                            Short Story

Jessica Ralph                 Writing                    Silver Key               Personal Essay/Memoir

Jessica Ralph                 Writing                  Gold Key                           Poetry

Maicie Ramirez             Writing          Honorable Mention                Poetry

Mary Rasura                   Writing                Gold Key                        Short Story

Mary Rasura                   Writing           Honorable Mention            Journalism

Sarah Rogers                   Writing          Honorable Mention          Personal Essay/Memoir

Sarah Rogers                  Writing                Silver Key                             Poetry

Sarah Rogers                 Writing                 Silver Key                             Poetry

Madison Ruth              Writing                 Silver Key                    Personal Essay/Memoir

Zolia Schultz               Writing        Gold Key                                         Poetry

Chelsea Smith            Writing                   Silver Key                       Short Story

Brianna Steidle           Writing         Silver Key                                  Poetry

Brianna Steidle            Writing             Silver Key               Personal Essay/Memoir

Jessica Taylor      Writing       Honorable Mention                        Poetry

Megan Walsch          Writing                Silver Key                         Poetry

Michael Wang             Writing             Silver Key                    Critical Essay

Michael Wang            Writing              Silver Key                      Critical Essay

Michael Wang         Writing             Silver Key                         Critical Essay

Emily Winters         Writing         Honorable Mention                Poetry

Emily Winters          Writing              Silver Key                          Short Story

Emily Winters           Writing         Honorable Mention           Flash Fiction

70 awards

45 Student winners

8 gold keys

28 silver keys

34 honorable mentions
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Isaac Ochoa
Isaac Ochoa, Editor-in-Chief
Communications senior Isaac Ochoa is a third-year journalist on The Muse. He hails from south of the border where life is much more mellow yet dangerous. He is president of the Latin-Hispanic Heritage Club and has a passion for the environment that has led him to become a vegetarian. Now reflecting on his four years of high school, he wonders why he joined The Muse. After spending countless hours behind a desk writing, editing, designing and solving last minute setbacks, Ochoa has come to the conclusion that only masochistic students join school newspapers. Fortunately, he doesn't mind the extra work. Ochoa hopes to continue to raise the standards of The Muse through experimental work. Sometimes he fails miserably, but it's okay.
Remi Lederman
Remi Lederman, Editor in Chief
Communications Major Remi Lederman is an Editor-in-Chief of The Muse. Lederman is also an officer of National Honor Society and Jewish Student Connection. She is also involved in Debate, Quill and Scroll Honor Society, English Honor Society, History Honor Society, and Spanish Honor Society. For four summers, Remi attended the Duke Talent Identification Program where she took college courses on different aspects of writing including Creative Writing and Screenwriting. Lederman aspires to be the publisher of a professional magazine one day and plans to study business in college.
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