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Micah Drum performs as the lead vocalist and guitarist for his band, Drum & Co., at the Ford Stage on Sunday, May 7. Based in West Palm Beach, Drum & Co. is a six person band that was able to use SunFest as an opportunity to gain more exposure as a small local artist.
The Community Beyond the Fest
Dance senior Lindsey Ryerson, theatre senior Mary Keith, and dance senior Alexis Carter do jazzercise moves to the song “Push It” by Salt-N-Pepa in the senior generation dance.
Dancing through History
[BRIEF] Dubbing in Sync
[BRIEF] Dubbing in Sync
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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[BRIEF] Dubbing in Sync
[BRIEF] Dubbing in Sync
For the first time on campus, the Black Student Union (BSU) hosts their own spin on the Black Entertainment Television (BET) awards. This ceremony commemorates Black students on campus in categories regarding arts, academics, and representing the student body.
[BRIEF] ‘Young, Gifted, and Black.’
Post it notes plaster the wall in Mrs. Chambers office, each one voicing a special message from a student, teacher, or administrator.
[BRIEF] School Counselors Celebrated during Appreciation Week
Mulally answers questions from the Forum Club moderator while guests eat lunch. He shared insight into his early life and professional career, citing his parents as major inspirations. “Every morning before school, my mom and dad would say things to remind me of important things in life,” Mulally said.
[BRIEF] Former Ford and Boeing CEO Alan Mulally Speaks at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches
Lining up his shot, visual junior Justin Olive-Blanco kicks the ball back into the game after it was sent out of bounds. Olive-Blanco blocked all of Twin Lakes’ shots, despite serving as a substitute goalie after the starting goalie was injured during the previous game.
[BRIEF] Girls and Boys Soccer Teams Score Back to Back Victories
In a World After COVID- 19
In a World After COVID- 19
Auditioning during COVID-19: Pre-recorded auditions are the new norm
Auditioning during COVID-19: Pre-recorded auditions are the new norm
My COVID-19 Story
My COVID-19 Story
Back to School in a Pandemic: Five Tips For Supporting Your Mental Health This Fall
Back to School in a Pandemic: Five Tips For Supporting Your Mental Health This Fall
SHIFTING EDUCATION: HOW THE SWITCH FROM IN-CLASSROOM TO DISTANCE LEARNING HAS AFFECTED US
SHIFTING EDUCATION: HOW THE SWITCH FROM IN-CLASSROOM TO DISTANCE LEARNING HAS AFFECTED US
Digital media junior Coral Johnston plays the drums as her band rehearses “Can I Call You Tonight?” by Dayglow in preparation for the Battle of the Bands competition.
Drumming up Excitement
Theatre senior Mason Materdomini stands in the wings, waiting to go onstage during the theatre department’s in-school performance of the first act of “Pippin” on March 2.
In the Wings
Dressed in pink, communications freshmen Vivian Jiang, Sienna Sossi, and Aiza Khan recite their poem, “How to Become the Ideal Girl,” a poem discussing feminism and beauty standards.
When Speech Meets Rhythm
The “Pippin” cast strikes their final poses for “Magic to Do,” the opening number of the theatre department’s spring musical.
‘Magic To Do, Just For You’
(Left to right) Band seniors Emma Ellis and Ella Martling, band sophomores Thu Dang and Michael Feuerborn, and band freshman Mathew Harper qualify for the National Trumpet Competition (NTC) with the help of artist-in-residence Veselin Bozhilov (third from the left).
[MULTIMEDIA] National Trumpet Competition Recognizes Five Young Musicians
Theatre junior Lillian Jones, illustrator of “The Very Hungry Little Girl”, poses arms crossed in the muse studio.
Lillian Jones: Illustrator
(Left to right) Band seniors Emma Ellis and Ella Martling, band sophomores Thu Dang and Michael Feuerborn, and band freshman Mathew Harper qualify for the National Trumpet Competition (NTC) with the help of artist-in-residence Veselin Bozhilov (third from the left).
[MULTIMEDIA] National Trumpet Competition Recognizes Five Young Musicians
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
New math teacher Traci De León describes limits in relation to vertical asymptotes to her second period class. Mrs. De León decided to teach at Dreyfoos to be closer to her husband, jazz director Christopher De León, and to experience the school’s art areas. “We worked together at the beginning of our careers 12 years ago in Orlando,” De León said. “The biggest reason I enjoyed working with him was because I can cheer them (the students) on because … both my husband and I knew the students personally.”
From Teaching Suncoast Chargers to Dreyfoos Jaguars
Assistant Principal Ron Lewis spins Principal Blake Bennett as part of a secretly-planned faculty dance during the Pep Rally.
New Year, Her Rules
Scripps students Reema Iqbal, Hena Ahmed, a Harvey Mudd student Leila Bensaid, Fares Marzouk, a Pomona College student and other students, after breaking their Ramadan fast partake specially prepared halal meal for Muslims at Harvey Mudd College on Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Claremont, California.
From Dawn to Dusk
Communications junior Sanjana Gupta, strings junior Raveena Cherry, and band junior Nihar Bhavsar perform a Bollywood dance in the Multicultural Show. “I felt really excited. It was really nice for us to perform together.” Gupta said. “It was really fun to just have the band back together and perform our little routine for everybody. I feel like it put smiles on everybodys faces and we were just so happy to perform.”
A World of Talent
Generation dance co-choreographer and vocal junior Aileen Pereda leads the juniors in their ‘70s-inspired dance.
The Students Behind the Dances
Virtually Undefeated
Virtually Undefeated
The Doors to Fantasy
The Doors to Fantasy
(Sony Music via AP)(Uncredited/Associated Press)
Endless Confliction
The Class of 2022 celebrates after they are announced the winner of Spirit Week.
[Satire] Here Lies Spirit Week Ethics
THE BATTLE OF THE 6.0S
THE BATTLE OF THE 6.0S
[Editorial] The Art of Funding
[Editorial] The Art of Funding
Band senior Grant Conley flicks his wrist in the air as the senior Powderpuff boys line up and perform the choreography created by theatre senior Keiona Nesbitt (Rachel Jeune, The Muse, February 1st, 2019)
In Defense of Powderpuff
At the blow of the whistle, vocal junior Zidane Guerrier and athletic director Matthew Vaughan jump into the air, reaching for the ball during the teacher versus student basketball game.
2 Sides of the Court
Lining up his shot, visual junior Justin Olive-Blanco kicks the ball back into the game after it was sent out of bounds. Olive-Blanco blocked all of Twin Lakes’ shots, despite serving as a substitute goalie after the starting goalie was injured during the previous game.
[BRIEF] Girls and Boys Soccer Teams Score Back to Back Victories
After giving her junior to senior speech, theatre junior Adaleigh Wagner hugs visual senior Zofia Killeen. This annual tradition allows a junior to write a speech for a senior they are close to. “(Wagner) and I have been playing together for two years, and we have become such good friends,” Killeen said. “It meant so much that she made my speech, and it made my eyes water a little bit.”
Senior Night Lights
Photo by Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS
Super Bowl Opinions
Communications senior Penelope Ryan gets a hold of the ball during a 10 point lead in the Jan. 10 game against Inlet Grove High School.
A Homecoming on the Hardwood
From top left to bottom right, Ant-Man from “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” Thor from “Thor: Love and Thunder,” The Wasp from “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” Jane from “Thor: Love and Thunder,” and Shuri from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” all characters from the MCU’s most recent phase.
The Decline of the MCU
M3GAN movie poster by Universal Pictures.
M3GAN: A Killer Good Time
From left, Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Brandon Perea in Nope. Kaluuya and Palmer play a sibling duo who wrangle horses for Hollywood productions in “Nope” before many of their horses begin to mysteriously disappear. (Universal Pictures/TNS)
Top 2022 Horror Movies Ranked so You Know What to Watch — Even After Halloween
Taylor Swift holds a flame for her new album cover.
‘Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve’ Been Better
There’s Nothing Wrong with Red Pandas
There’s Nothing Wrong with Red Pandas
Welcoming the Welcomer
Day 2: Class Clique Day
Day 2: Class Clique Day
Day 1: Holiday Day
Day 1: Holiday Day
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Black History Month Timeline
Student Press Freedom Day 2023: The Muse at Dreyfoos
Student Press Freedom Day 2023: The Muse at Dreyfoos
Dance juniors Gabriela Tatum and Noah Moller strike a pose at the conclusion of their contemporary dance piece titled “Heartbreaker.”
Photo of the Week – 4/20
Digital media junior Ella Barlett points during the beginning of the juniors’ ‘70s generation dance.
Photo of the Week – 3/31
Decked in colorful costumes, the “Pippin” ensemble lunges forward to grab Pippin (played by theatre senior Mason Materdomini), representing his victory celebration during “With You.”
Photo of the Week – 3/7
Theatre freshman Kevontay Oliver and dance senior Gabrielle Kiminyo hold up a walking stick after Kimonyo finished her solo to “King of Pride Rock” by Hans Zimmer from “The Lion King” during Black Student Union’s (BSU) “Black on Broadway” showcase.
Photo of the Week – 2/6
Communications freshman Chloe Ryder jumps and sings along to the music during the Winter Formal. The Winter Formal on Jan. 21 was the first one in Dreyfoos history.
Photo of the Week – 1/30
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | 501 S. Sapodilla Ave, WPB, FL 33401

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Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | 501 S. Sapodilla Ave, WPB, FL 33401

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Emma Garrett

Emma Garrett

Emma Garrett is a third-year staffer and the co-editor-in-chief on The Muse. When she’s not writing, she’s reading whatever she can get her hands on, listening to musicals, and coaching students as an executive of the Slam Poetry Team. She believes in the power of words and good journalism. Above all else, she asks “Why?” relentlessly.

If you would like to contact this editor, you may reach them at [email protected]

All content by Emma Garrett

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BREAKING: SCHOOL ELECTION RESULTS

Emma Garrett
May 22, 2020
A student fills out a Scantron. At a press conference on April 18, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that all Florida schools would be closed for the rest of the year. With students in quarantine, the College Board developed new virtual tests in place of in-school AP exams: shorter, writing-based exams that test students on content learned up until the beginning of the quarantine.

AP Exams Start in 13 Days. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Emma Garrett, Editor In Chief
April 28, 2020
THE MUSE QUIZZES STUDENTS ON COVID-19 KNOWLEDGE

THE MUSE QUIZZES STUDENTS ON COVID-19 KNOWLEDGE

Emma Garrett, Arts Editor
March 16, 2020
UPDATES: HOW COVID-19 IS IMPACTING AP EXAMS

UPDATES: HOW COVID-19 IS IMPACTING AP EXAMS

Emma Garrett
March 14, 2020
Students leave their classrooms for the last time before the upcoming school closure.

[Photo] BREAKING: SCHOOL CLOSED NEXT WEEK DUE TO COVID-19

March 13, 2020
Piano junior Daniel Wang plays the first movement of Beethoven’s “Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57.” Journalist Peter Gutmann called this piece “one of the most compelling and significant” of Beethoven’s 32 sonatas.

“EVOLUTION” PIANO CONCERT TRANSPORTS AUDIENCE THROUGH TIME

Emma Garrett, Arts Editor
February 5, 2020
Strings students play cellos in the Strings Orchestra Concert, held in Meyer Hall at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 12. “The first theme [of Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade”] follows and contains a particularly athletic passage for the cello section, playing scores of fast notes underneath a slower moving passage in the upper strings,” according to Dr. Anthony Suter, composer and Associate Professor of Music at the University of Redlands.

STRINGS ORCHESTRA CONCERT RESONATES IN MEYER HALL

Emma Garrett, Arts Editor
December 17, 2019
Communications sophomore Kaja Andric, communications juniors Zoë Goldenfarb and Isabella Weiss, and strings junior Abbey Magnolia pose, wearing matching blazers.

WATCHING PAINT DRY: THEIR STORY

Emma Garrett, Arts Editor
December 7, 2019
Playing love interests Benedick and Beatrice, theatre junior Cooper Musser holds theatre senior Maya Mays. In the beginning of the play, Beatrice avoided love, saying, “I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me.” By the end of the comedy, though, the two fell in love.

THE ROARING ’20S RETURNS IN “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING”

Emma Garrett, Arts Editor
November 19, 2019
Theatre juniors Alexa Rubenstein and Nathan Gomes played husband and wife in “The Winter’s Tale.” Rubenstein’s character Paulina begins the first act trying to defend her friend, Queen Hermione of Sicilia, against Leontes’s false accusation of adultery. “Shes really empathetic, especially toward women, because she recognizes the injustices at this time,” Rubnstein said. “Shes very strong and fights for what she believes in, which is really admirable because in this time, not a lot of people did that.”

“THE WINTER’S TALE” COMES TO MINI-FEST

Emma Garrett, Arts Editor
November 4, 2019
Caption: The Dance Senior Showcase took place on Oct. 11 in the Brandt Black Box Theatre. The seniors’ solos were focused on preparing for the future, through YoungArts and college auditions and more. For example, dance senior Jemma Prizzi hopes to dance for a professional cruise line after high school.

A RITE OF PASSAGE: THE SENIOR SOLO SHOWCASE

Emma Garrett, Arts Editor
October 15, 2019
IMPROM9TU CONCERT SELLS OUT THREE NIGHTS IN A ROW

IMPROM9TU CONCERT SELLS OUT THREE NIGHTS IN A ROW

Emma Garrett, Arts Editor
October 9, 2019
DREYFOOS ANSWERS: WHAT IS ART?

DREYFOOS ANSWERS: WHAT IS ART?

Emma Garrett, Arts Staffer
September 18, 2019
Under the glow of the gallery lighting, visual students finished their setup. “It’s here! It’s really here!” one student said when the show opened.

“SALON STYLE” VISUAL/DIGITAL SUMMER SHOW OPENS FOR SCHOOL COMMUNITY

Emma Garrett, Arts Editor
September 11, 2019
HOW TO INTERPRET THE CONE OF DEATH

HOW TO INTERPRET THE CONE OF DEATH

George Wu and Emma Garrett
August 31, 2019
Hakkarainen’s and Mr. Lin’s performance was an artistic conversation. In strings senior Elliot Weber’s program notes, they write that the Mozart Sonata K 526 “diverges from the traditional sonata by opening with a duet between the violin and piano,” indicating that the two instruments have “equal importance.”

THE PERSON BEHIND THE “PRODIGY”: MATTHEW HAKKARAINEN AND THE SUMMER SERENADE

Emma Garrett, Arts Editor
August 30, 2019
NO MORE SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS?

NO MORE SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS?

Emma Garrett, Arts Editor
June 3, 2019

AMÉLIE: A PRODUCTION OF FIRSTS

Emma Garrett, Arts Editor
April 27, 2019
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[Photo] THE DEATH OF THE RADIO

March 4, 2019
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