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

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Speaking into the microphone, school counselor Olga Middleton discusses the LAUNCH event’s agenda with attendees. The LAUNCH event (Linking Access, Unity, Networking, Collaboration, and Higher Education) was held in Meyer Hall and the cafeteria on August 27.
The LAUNCH to College
Leading a “Lighting Round” activity, student volunteers answer commonly asked questions, providing tips and sharing their experiences on campus.
Dreyfoos Compass Points the Way to Arts Education
Graphic courtesy of The School Counseling Team
[Brief] Dreyfoos Compass Offers Support to Students New to an Arts School
Participating in icebreakers, rising communications freshmen play a game of bingo as a way to get to know each other. Bingo questions varied from finding someone who has “starred in a short film” to "proficiently plays an instrument.” “You get to see what Dreyfoos is about and it's so far been really fun,” said communications freshman Arjun Kuturu.
First Steps into Something New
Huddling up, digital media senior Joshua Molnar communicates game plans and strategies with the boys volleyball team. “The most challenging part this year was finding ways to stay connected and motivated when we hit a slow patch mid-season or end season," Molnar said. "We weren’t clicking as a team for a while…I tried to help by setting the tone in practices, bringing the energy even on the off days and making sure no one felt alone in the struggle.”
Serving Up for Senior Night
Graphic by Maja Milovanovic
The Art of Testing
Playing on stage, Maximum Friction band member Jaden Garcia strums his guitar. Garcia started learning the guitar at the age of 9, and joined Jasmine Marchi’s band Maximum Friction in February of 2021. “I have played a wide variety of instruments, from bass to keyboard,” Garcia said. “I am able to play basic stuff on those other instruments, but my main (instruments I play) are guitar and drums.”
[BRIEF] Stars in the Spotlight: Student Runs Metal and Mayhem Concert Event
Applauding the other actors dancing around her, Oliver sits in the middle of the Black Box Theater during the musical piece “Gaston” from the musical “Beauty and the Beast.”
[BRIEF] Broadway Backwards: Ballads for a Cause
Closing her eyes as she performs, communications sophomore Carly Cantor sings the song “Climbing Up the Walls” by Radiohead.
[BRIEF] Coffee and Creations
This piece, titled “Transience,” features two separate paintings with strings of beads connecting the two into a singular piece.
[BRIEF] “Threads of Time” Gallery Opened for Display
Chemistry teacher Anushka Larkin was educationally affected by Hurricane Milton. Several of her students grades fell during the break.
Missed Days of School Impact Teachers’ Lesson Plans
Photo courtesy of communications senior David Sanchez taken in Wellington, FL.
Students and Their Communities Impacted by Hurricane Milton
Holding hands, theatre freshmen Sofia Carbone and Kayla Brown perform their musical theatre piece, “Who Will Love Me As I Am” by Henry Krieger and Bill Russel.
Welcome to the Final Show
Graphic by Maja Milovanovic
The Art of Testing
Jumping into the air and kicking his legs out, theatre freshman Devin Jackson, playing the character Mike, explains his backstory.
‘One Singular Sensation’
Dance junior Arielle Montopeirous poses during the finale of the in-school performance of “Be Our Guest.”
Springing Onto the Stage
Performing an 80’s style dance routine, dance senior Parker Sheehan participates alongside other senior dancers during Generations Day.
A Step Back In Time
Visual senior Angelina Gustafson reflects on her journey in the visual arts department and the impact of drawing on her social life. “I've always had a love for illustrations and everything like that,” Gustafson said. “It's always just been something that I cared about and liked doing. Being surrounded by so many people who are also my friends, it's hard to even think of them as competition. I always find myself rooting for them and hoping for their success.”
4 Years in the Making
Hosting a lunch study session, math teacher Joshua Millstein explains how to calculate equations to his students. Outside of class time, Millstein hosts study sessions for students during lunch, in which he targets their shortcomings.
Where the Classroom Meets the Court
Between School and Sky
Between School and Sky
Patel, Pacheco, and Burgess pose for a photo. While they all discovered basketball at a young age, Patel and Pacheco began their journey playing recreational basketball throughout elementary and middle school. Burgess started playing her freshman year on the team but grew her skills over the years with the help of her teammates.
Dribbling Through Time
Band junior Anderson Spellman poses with his tenor saxophone.
Spellbound by Jazz
While participating in a lunch practice for Powderpuff, juniors put their hands up as a part of their choreographed dance.
Powderpuff: A Different Rhythm
Sitting in his art classroom, visual teacher Ryan Toth explains his ideas and process for creating his new Spirit Week costumes. According to Mr. Toth, some costumes are planned days in advance, and others are made the night before each dress-up day, utilizing items like taxidermied skunks and “old wigs found in (his) house.”
Lesson Plans and Lookbooks
Fresh Starts and Final Steps
Fresh Starts and Final Steps
Participating in icebreakers, rising communications freshmen play a game of bingo as a way to get to know each other. Bingo questions varied from finding someone who has “starred in a short film” to "proficiently plays an instrument.” “You get to see what Dreyfoos is about and it's so far been really fun,” said communications freshman Arjun Kuturu.
First Steps into Something New
Holding hands, theatre freshmen Sofia Carbone and Kayla Brown perform their musical theatre piece, “Who Will Love Me As I Am” by Henry Krieger and Bill Russel.
Welcome to the Final Show
Huddling up, digital media senior Joshua Molnar communicates game plans and strategies with the boys volleyball team. “The most challenging part this year was finding ways to stay connected and motivated when we hit a slow patch mid-season or end season," Molnar said. "We weren’t clicking as a team for a while…I tried to help by setting the tone in practices, bringing the energy even on the off days and making sure no one felt alone in the struggle.”
Serving Up for Senior Night
Reaching for a graduation cap, dance senior Lilly Foster and strings senior Vincenzo Serra hold their pointe shoes and violin, respectively. According to Foster, getting to graduation has been “a challenge” because of her extracurricular commitments. “After school, I go to the dance studio, and I'm also (part of my studio’s) dance company,” Foster said. “It's both of those things together, attending (dance) classes at school every day and going to the dance studio (right away) from (4 p.m.) to (9 p.m.) most nights, (that) is really difficult.”
Brushstrokes, Burnout, and Balance
Leaning towards the microphone, cultural club presidents finish the annual show with a closing speech.
One World, Many Stories
Politics is BRAT
Politics is BRAT
Located at the back of the beach, the lifeguard tower at Ocean Reef Park oversees visitors both on land and in the water. Lifeguards on this beach work for the Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue division, which is USLA (United States Lifesaving Association) certified. USLA’s website reports that the “chance of drowning while at a beach protected by USLA-affiliated lifeguards is 1 in 18 million.”
Finding the Perfect Palm Beach
Holding up “Ws,” the class of ’25 cheers and celebrates after winning the Mario Kart game.
Terrifically Themed Teams
Illustration of Liliana Kirby surrounded by book pages.
We’ve Lost the Plot
We Have No Shock Left
We Have No Shock Left
Two girls record themselves using TikTok, a social media platform. Under House Bill Three (HB3), children younger than 14 are outlawed from using TikTok and 14 and 15-year-olds need parental consent to use it. Photo courtesy of Reuters (Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles, Nandita Bose on Air Force One, Kanishka Singh and Jeff Mason in Washington; additional reporting by Milana Vinn; Editing by Matthew Lewis, Chizu Nomiyama, Kenneth Li and Christian Schmollinger)
[EDITORIAL] We Need Access to Social Media — It’s No Surprise the Florida Government Wants to Take It Away
Huddling up, digital media senior Joshua Molnar communicates game plans and strategies with the boys volleyball team. “The most challenging part this year was finding ways to stay connected and motivated when we hit a slow patch mid-season or end season," Molnar said. "We weren’t clicking as a team for a while…I tried to help by setting the tone in practices, bringing the energy even on the off days and making sure no one felt alone in the struggle.”
Serving Up for Senior Night
Tennis Team's Senior Night
Tennis Team’s Senior Night
Crossing the ball between his legs, dance junior Zackary Chodor plays basketball as one of the members of the recreational sports club. The club, led by band senior Drew Arfa and theatre senior Kenneth Quinter, meets monthly to play sports.
Lunch League Of Their Own
Patel, Pacheco, and Burgess pose for a photo. While they all discovered basketball at a young age, Patel and Pacheco began their journey playing recreational basketball throughout elementary and middle school. Burgess started playing her freshman year on the team but grew her skills over the years with the help of her teammates.
Dribbling Through Time
Jumping toward the net, girl's basketball coach and math teacher Joshua Millstein attempts to dunk the ball.
King of the Court
Surrounded by players, tennis coach and Spanish teacher Marina Ratchford talks about pre-practice plans, upcoming games, and match-ups between students in determining game-day lineups for both the boys and girls teams.
‘Keep Your Head in the Game’
Photo courtesy of Tribune
Why Some Movies Last Forever
Photo courtesy of Pix4free
All I Want for Christmas: A Holiday Gift Guide
Nestled behind trees, the storefront of Maman in the Square, located at 473 S Rosemary Ave.
Not Your Maman’s Coffee
Yelling into his microphone, country musician Noah Hunton performs at SunFest as part of his mini south-Floridian tour, across venues from West Palm Beach to Key West.
Tuning Up SunFest
Nelly performs at SunFest 2024.
The Appeal of SunFest
Image courtesy of Taylor Swift
Give ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Another Listen
Musele: September 1
Musele: September 1
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Musele: 8/18/25
Tennis Team's Senior Night
Tennis Team’s Senior Night
Clenching his hand into a fist at the beat drop of a song, piano junior Matthew Reyes gets lifted into the air by vocal junior Jason Robins.
Prom at Gatsby’s Mansion
Seniors Reflect on Spirit Week
Seniors Reflect on Spirit Week
Musele: September 1
Musele: September 1
Musele: 8/25/25
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Musele: 8/18/25
Muse Connections: 3/19/2025
Muse Connections: 3/19/2025
Musele: 3/17/25
Musele: 3/17/25
Muse Connections: 3/12/2025
Muse Connections: 3/12/2025
Standing in third position, theatre sophomore Sophia Caputo smiles toward the audience in the theater. From April 9-12, the musical’s showings took place in the Kravis Center Helen K. Persson Hall theater. “My favorite part of being in ‘A Chorus Line’ was all the rehearsals and learning all the choreography,” Caputo said. “It was so fun being able to put on this amazing show, with an amazing story, with all of my friends. And I just love doing it so much, especially in theatre performance.”
Photo of the Week 4/10
Holding each other’s hands, theatre senior Guilbrhea Pacheco and communications junior Micaela Suage dance together at Prom. Hosted by the junior class council, the 2025 Prom was held at the Palm Beach Convention Center. The theme for the dance was “A Party at Gatsby’s” based on the novel “The Great Gatsby.”
Photo of the Week 4/5
Attending the communications department film event Streaming Canvas, visual sophomore Marcalix Lemene watches a silent film titled “Return of Silence” created by communications senior Isabella Ward and starring communications seniors Daniela Peñafiel, Jason Monaco, and communications junior Carter Dytko. The event took place Friday, March 14 with students, staff, and family in attendance to watch student-made films on the big screen in Meyer Hall. “It was really cool to see this kind of work from the communications department,” Lemene said. “The event brought light to their hard work and dedication.”
Photo of the Week 3/14
Yelling into the microphones, communications freshmen BellaDonna Petersen and Monica Chirolde perform their speech “Playground” at the Figure of Speech showcase on March 6. In this speech event, called Duo Interpretation, participants base their performance on a previously written piece of work of their choosing.
Photo of the Week 3/6
The rock band "The Interlude" — featuring communications sophomore Carly Cantor as the vocalist, visual freshman Emmy Harkin as the bassist, visual sophomore Christina O'Grady as the guitarist, theatre freshman Callahan Fernandez as the drummer, and founder of the band and vocal senior Isabella Besin as the keyboardist — practices the Arctic Monkeys’ song "505" in Principal Blake Bennett’s office. Besin had established the band as a club this year. “I’ve always had a love for performing and listening to live music,” Besin said. “So I wanted to give students at Dreyfoos the opportunity to perform (in a band). (Principal) Bennett loved the idea of putting a group together and offered us the front office to practice whenever we needed (it).”
Photo of the Week 2/28
Being held in the air by ensemble members, theatre seniors Melanie Simmons and Shane Rainsburg look at each other while performing the Greek tale of Ceyx and Alcyone in the spring play “Metamorphoses.” Opening night took place Feb. 21 in Meyer Hall, and the show portrayed Greek myths and legends such as those about King Midas and Erysichthon and his Mother. “I love it (the show) so much,” ensemble member and theatre junior Kylie Mraz said. “Portraying (the) magic of Greek gods and goddesses into lights and sound was so difficult but so worth the effort.”
Photo of the Week 2/21
  • District All State Vocal Auditions: September 6
  • Underclassmen Photos: September 3-4
  • College Application Bootcamp: September 3
  • Labor Day: September 1
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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Club president and performer in the Collective, digital major Isaac Acosta.

[Photo] The Collective: Bringing Music to Lunch

Emily Sweetz, Arts Staffer
February 13, 2017
Track and field coaches, social studies teacher Ross Venning and math teacher Craig Adams, start to round up the team as they go through stretches during conditioning.

[Photo] Track and Field Season Takes Off

Elliot Hacker, Sports Editor
January 31, 2017
Theater junior Riley Russell goes up for a layup in the powder puff basketball game.

[Photo] Spirit Week Sporting Events in Review

Elliot Hacker, Sports Editor
January 27, 2017
Starting forward and visual junior Aaron Crawford stands alongside basketball coach and history teacher Jeffrey Stohr at a basketball game prior to his season-ending injury.

[Photo] In the Face of a Foot Injury

Alana Gomez, Assistant Managing Editor
December 18, 2016
Communications senior Riley O'Connor drives in for a layup.

[Photo] Boys Basketball Game Update

Shane McVan, Sports Staffer
December 9, 2016
Communications sophomore Michael Bole sells a Dreyfoos piano sticker as part of a Speech and Debate fundraiser. The Speech and Debate team will be selling stickers every day at lunch in the cafeteria to raise money for their upcoming tournaments.

[Photo] Photo of the Day 10/24

Lorenzo Romano, Photo Staffer
October 24, 2016
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[Photo] Fantasy Football Fillers Week 4

Shane McVan, Sports Staffer
October 4, 2016
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[Photo] Fantasy Football Fillers Week 3

Shane McVan, Sports Staffer
September 27, 2016
Communications senior Rebecca Bullock gets measured for her graduation cap by a Heff Jones employee. All seniors will be getting measured for their caps and gowns during their English classes.

[Photo] Photo of the Day 9/26

Lorenzo Romano, Photo Staffer
September 26, 2016
Piano senior Alex O’Brien goes through her normal warmups during a practice. “[Practice helped] districts go as I predicted. Most of us won our first match easily and lost the second,” O’Brien said. “During practice, my teammates [were] helpful with drills and giving me advice on my form.”

[Photo] Tennis district update

April 1, 2016
Visual freshman Jeremy Greenly plays his ukulele in the shade of the banyan tree on Freshman Hill. "I've been playing the ukulele for about a year," Greenly said. "I like it because it's relaxing and fun."

[Photo] Photo of the Day 3/31

Lorenzo Romano, Photo Staff
March 31, 2016
“To sum things up, juries are the one thing I’ve tried for during my senior year,” band senior Nick Zarins said.

[Photo] Only at Dreyfoos…

Delaney Cotton, Carly Schwamm, and Jordan Johnson
March 16, 2016
Digital media junior Sara Green sits with digital senior Austin Wilk at the Freshman Hill art sale on Friday, March 4. Wilk sold stickers printed with his own design for 50 cents each.

[Photo] Freshmen Hill Art Sale

Ashley Brundage, News Staffer
March 8, 2016
Social studies teacher and Athletic director Ross Vening stands with team members at Forest Hill High School, the new location for practice that Mr. Vening has implemented this year. Mr. Vening reviews with his players their events for the team's next meet on March 8 at William T. Dwyer High School.

[Photo] Coach’s Corner: Ross Vening

Elliot Hacker, Sports Staffer
March 3, 2016
Lightsaber in hand, theatre senior Ally Scirrotto cheers with the senior class during their entrance at the Pep Rally.

[Photo] Spirit Week Day 5: Pep Rally and Class Colors Day

Tom Kapitulnik, Assistant Managing Editor
January 29, 2016
Visual senior Nicole Lindner (L-R), theatre senior Melissa Knoop, digital media senior Tiffany Barron, and vocal senior Hadley Bouchlas throw up peace signs during the Genre Day kickball game.

[Photo] Spirit Week Day 1: Musical Genre Day

Morgan Scott, Features Staffer
January 25, 2016
The Dreyfoos track and field team warms up with an exercise called burpees. The team has been conditioning since Jan. 12. "It's a lot more intense than last year," vocal senior Jacob Crossey said. "We do a lot of strength exercises more than running in practice."

[Photo] Track and Field Update

Alana Gomez, Sports Editor
January 20, 2016
Visual sophomore Carlos Rosales (front) runs to take the ball from a player on the the opposing team while communications sophomore Zachary Stoloff (back) trails behind.

[Photo] Boys Soccer and Boys Basketball Games Update

Ryan Freese, Sports Staffer
November 25, 2015
Digital media seniors Mason Schuessler (L-R) and Eden Manresa sell sell Manresa's artwork at today's art sale on freshman hill. "I started making my angel babies last year for fun. People asked me to make custom ones for them so this year I thought I would sell them at the art sale. I have troll babies, angel babies, and babies in hula skirts for people to buy," Manresa said.

[Photo] Photo of the Day: 11/20

Lorenzo Romano, Photo Staffer
November 20, 2015
Communications junior Tom Kapitulnik returns from accepting her Superior award for the News Editing/Headline Writing Write-off.

[Photo] Students attend JEA/NSPA journalism convention, receive awards

Samantha Rose, Editor-in-Chief
November 16, 2015
Visual Senior Abbott Schrotenboer uses a blow torch to soften a metal rod to use in his concentration piece. "My concentration is about intersecting lines and how they create visual illusions." Schrotenboer said.

[Photo] Photo of the Day: 11/10

Lorenzo Romano, Photo Staffer
November 10, 2015
Dance seniors Savannah Alberty and Paul Rispoli draw attention and members to join Key Club during Club Rush on Sept. 10.

[Photo] Chaotic Club Rush

Alex Gordon, News Staffer
September 11, 2015
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