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Students celebrate on the dance floor at the school’s first prom in two years.
Once Upon A Time In … West Palm Beach
Alternative rapper De’Wayne, dressed head to toe in denim, kicks his leg out during his performance at the LaBovick Law Group Stage on Saturday, April 30. This was his first show of the year, and he made a point to interact with the audience whenever possible, responding to fan comments and remarking on the energy.
Rain or Shine, Let the SunFest In
[BRIEF] Pulling the Strings
[BRIEF] Pulling the Strings
Standing in the middle of her peers, dance senior Zoe Revennaugh dances to the piece she choreographed, titled “Zoe’s Dance.”
“Bittersweet”
[BRIEF] The Final Showcase
[BRIEF] The Final Showcase
[BRIEF] Pulling the Strings
[BRIEF] Pulling the Strings
Standing in the middle of her peers, dance senior Zoe Revennaugh dances to the piece she choreographed, titled “Zoe’s Dance.”
“Bittersweet”
[BRIEF] The Final Showcase
[BRIEF] The Final Showcase
The Magical Gift of Life”
“The Magical Gift of Life”
The juniors part as Biology teacher Stephen Anand searches for a bird in the junior section as part of the freshmen skit.
[BRIEF] Bringing Back the Pep
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
The Speech and Debate and Creative Writing programs came together to showcase their work at Figure of Speech in the Black Box Theater on March 24.
Telling Their Truths
The entire cast of “Little Shop of Horrors” comes together on stage for the finale, “Don’t Feed the Plants.” In this number, Audrey and Seymour come together after both being eaten by Audrey II as a final reminder for the audience to never feed the plants.
Don’t Feed the Plants
Looking back at her artwork, visual senior Giovanna Romano reflects on how difficult it is to work on just a 4x4 canvas. However, she found that the project helped her apply the skills she learned over the past four years.
The Butterfly Effect
As president of Mural Painting Society, visual senior Jackie Cohen poses in front of the club’s first on-campus mural, which was created in collaboration with the Good Thyme Gardening Club. Cohen can often be spotted around campus sporting a headband or hat with frog eyes because she “just like(s) frogs.”
A Face to the Frog: The Girl Under the Frog Hat
Visual freshman Rebecca Chen and theatre junior Paula Navarrete paint tomatoes as part of the new Good Thyme Gardening Club mural between buildings 3 and 4. This was the club’s first on-campus mural, so visual senior and Mural Painting Society co-vice president Gyongy “Lili” Szaszvarosi’s hopes that this project sets a “precedent for other clubs to collaborate” and helps to create “a single community (within Dreyfoos).” “Murals really help build a sense of community in physical spaces,” Szaszvarosi said. “When you have a lot of people, especially who are part of the community, working to turn a blank wall into something else, it really does make it feel more personal to the people who exist in that space. In the case of this mural, it’s the students themselves who are painting it and deciding to make the space more visually interesting.”
Murals with a Message
Assistant Principal Ron Lewis spins Principal Blake Bennett as part of a secretly-planned faculty dance during the Pep Rally.
New Year, Her Rules
AP Government and Politics and Macroeconomics teacher Micheal Esopakis discusses supply and demand concepts with students as they complete a Venn diagram illustration.
Introducing Mr. Esopakis
New math teacher Timothy Freeman helps band sophomore Gianna “Gigi” Mendelson with homework problems at the end of his fifth period precalculus class. Her classmate, band sophomore Ryan Brown, believes Mr. Freeman’s spontaneous style of teaching better “accommodates the needs of the class” by going at the pace of the class. “If you have a more rigid system, you can’t be that flexible,” Brown said. “You can’t be that adaptable.”
New Vests and New Faces
Everyday, Officer O. drives his golf cart around campus to ensure that all entry points are secure and each student feels safe. Part of these rounds include going to the field and cafeteria during lunch to check that everything is running smoothly.
A “Little Letter” to Officer O
Trial and Error
Trial and Error
Laying on the newly renovated fountain in front of Building 9, digital media junior Mckenna Dickinson uses Quizlet to help her study.
Study Tips for Exam Season
Digital senior Emma Shukla spreads out her AP Statistics notes to study, monitoring her time for work and breaks in accordance with the Pomodoro Technique. This method incorporates five steps to break workloads into 25 minute intervals.
Real Student Study Methods
All One People
All One People
Guest pianist Susan Zhang plays on The Concert Truck for students and staff spread out across the field.
Finding Unity in Black History
From the Closet to Classroom
From the Closet to Classroom
The Road to Representation
The Road to Representation
“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury serves as commentary to warn against censorship; the title itself corresponds to the degree at which a book burns. It is being censored by parents who clearly missed the point of Bradbury’s dystopian novel, raising the question if people who challenged it even finished the book.
The War on Books
Ariel Mindel, left, of Mental Health America of Illinois, hands out information about depression and suicidal behavior after a presentation at Oak Lawn Community High School, January 26, 2011. At rear is high school social worker Carol Gustafson. Photo by Alex Garcia/Chicago Tribune/MCT
Don’t Settle: This is Not Enough
Class of 2021 seniors pose with the Spirit Stick on campus after emerging victorious in Spirit Week 2020.
The Story of A Stick
A Pride flag billows in the wind as students go to join a protest at Gaither High in Tampa, Florida, against what critics call the Dont Say Gay bills on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. The Florida Legislature is under scrutiny over the bills that in part read, A school district may not encourage classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students. (Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS)
Dear Queer Students: It’s Time to Get Angry
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
Soccer and Sashes: Girls and Boys Soccer Team Celebrate the Season
Soccer and Sashes: Girls and Boys Soccer Team Celebrate the Season
“We fought through it”
“We fought through it”
Visual senior Will Dhana walks towards the goal, watching the game in case the opposing team tries to score. Dhana played keeper in the game and was responsible for preventing the Jupiter team from scoring goals. “The hardest thing about playing keeper is the self-inflicted injuries,” Dhana said. “It’s extremely easy to get in and come out in a lot of pain.”
Jags Take on Jupiter: Boys Soccer Photo Recap
There’s Nothing Wrong with Red Pandas
There’s Nothing Wrong with Red Pandas
It’s Not Perfect, But That’s the Point
It’s Not Perfect, But That’s the Point
Photo by Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures.
The Band of Misfits Take the Road
A Classic Retold
A Classic Retold
Cruella de Vil, Mad or Magnificent?
Cruella de Vil, Mad or Magnificent?
On the Double: His Class is like a Movie
Spirit Week 2022 | Day 4: Holiday Day
Spirit Week 2022 | Day 4: Holiday Day
Spirit Week 2022 | Day 3: Generation Day
Spirit Week 2022 | Day 3: Generation Day
Spirit Week 2022 | Behind the Scenes: Pep Rally Dance
Spirit Week 2022 | Behind the Scenes: Pep Rally Dance
Spirit Week 2022 | Day 2: Class Clique
Spirit Week 2022 | Day 2: Class Clique
Cheering for the seniors’ Spirit Week win, SGA co-president and communications senior Sheevam Patel jumps in front of the senior section.
The Beginning of the End: 2022 Spirit Week
The juniors part as Biology teacher Stephen Anand searches for a bird in the junior section as part of the freshmen skit.
[BRIEF] Bringing Back the Pep
Spirit Week 2022 | Day 4: Holiday Day
Spirit Week 2022 | Day 4: Holiday Day
Sophomores, decked out in green gear for their St. Patrick’s day theme, jump, scream, and wave as the drone flies above the front of campus. Caption written by Olivia Metzler.
Rain Didn’t Stop Spirit Week
[BRIEF] Holiday Day
[BRIEF] Holiday Day
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Standing in the middle of her peers, dance senior Zoe Revennaugh dances to the piece she choreographed, titled “Zoe’s Dance.”

[Photo] “Bittersweet”

April 27, 2022
Principal Bennett hugs SGA advisor Sarah Ray during Pep Rally to show her thanks for all of the planning that went into Spirit Week.

[Photo] New Year, Her Rules

April 4, 2022
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[Photo] The Beginning of the End: 2022 Spirit Week

March 11, 2022
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[Photo] [BRIEF] Blast to the Past

March 9, 2022
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[Photo] [BRIEF] Class Clique Day

March 8, 2022
Chantayan leads the “two-oh, two-two” chant for the senior class.

[Photo] The Start of Spirit Week: A Healthy Dose of Rivalry

March 8, 2022
Students and parents sigh as the ball hits the net. They reacted with the same passion throughout the game against Lake Worth Christian School on Feb. 28.

[BRIEF] All Out, All Game, All Season

March 3, 2022
Standing in the crowd of students and faculty, visual junior Anthony Maynard claps in support of communications sophomore Josiah Manners’ speech, read at the end of the March on Dreyfoos. Photo Caption by Anna Jones.

[Photo] “I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams.”

February 24, 2022
Rivera added the butterflies to represent how he has grown throughout his high school career as both an artist and person.

[Photo] The Butterfly Effect

February 18, 2022
At the beginning of practice, vocal senior Erin Swabek helps lead the team in stretching exercises as one of her duties as a team captain on the Track Team.

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At the beginning of practice, vocal senior Erin Swabek helps lead the team in stretching exercises as one of her duties as a team captain on the Track Team.

[BRIEF] Taking on the Track Season

February 14, 2022
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[Photo] From the Closet to Classroom

February 9, 2022
Introducing the officers of National History Honor Society, vocal senior and NHHS President Francesca Moore prepares to induct 64 new members into NHHS.

[Photo] [BRIEF] One for the History Books: NHHS is Back in Action

December 16, 2021
“We fought through it”

“We fought through it”

December 10, 2021
Preparing for the dress rehearsal, theatre senior Trey Mazza works behind the stage of the production “Pride and Prejudice.” During these rehearsals, Mazza writes down details regarding blocking to help each scene run smoothly and ensure the actors are aware of what to do. “I use all types of spreadsheets to keep organized from costume changes, sound cues, props, blocking, and set changes.” Mazza said. “This organization tactic is the structure behind the production.”

[Photo] The Man Behind The Curtain

October 27, 2021
An admissions officer from Sewanee University hands visual sophomore Tyler Wetter a brochure detailing the different programs and opportunities offered. Students were given bags from Revolution Prep Tutoring to gather brochures, contact information, school merchandise, and other resources from schools they talked to.

[Photo] Seeking out the Right School

October 22, 2021
At the start of the play, theatre freshman Chloe Willer posits that the future will be bright and beautiful. During the next 45 minutes of performance, a brutal dystopia whittles down her confidence. Photo by Natalie Ryder.

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Theatre Junior Sofia Tartakovskaya adjusts the stage lights. Photo by Natalie Ryder.

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On an empty Black Box stage, a spotlight shines on theatre junior Schandè Saintil. Photo by Natalie Ryder.

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Theatre junior Sunaina Singh removes wrinkles from a green screen. Recording the show has allowed for changes in scenic design.

[Photo] Devising the Future

April 9, 2021
Theatre teacher Kristina Leljedal records Saintil. Photo by Natalie Ryder.

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Saintil performs in the first scene of the show. He optimistically introduces the future as a time when our own culture will be revolutionized. Photo by Natalie Ryder.

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October 9, 2020
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