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

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Getting their vitals checked and setting up a food stand, students participate in the first blood drive of the year. This event provides a life-saving resource for those in need, while fostering community connections.
[BRIEF] The National Honor Society Hosted its First Blood Drive of the Year
New Lunch Policy Limits Student Access to Buildings
Holding up their copies of "The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi," senior Student Government Association officers pose with author Wright Thompson. Each officer received a personalized message inside their book as a thank-you for attending. Photo Courtesy of the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches.
[BRIEF] Guest Speaker Wright Thompson Spoke to Senior Student Government Association (SGA) Officers at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches
Speech and Debate Students “Sweep” at first local tournament of the season
Speech and Debate Students “Sweep” at first local tournament of the season
Giving directions to a driver exiting the campus, Mr. Koronec, the school monitor, surveys the parking lot during the students’ lunch hours. As part of keeping the campus safe, Mr. Koronec makes sure every driver is accounted for. “If I don't recognize you, you're supposed to stop,” Mr. Koronec said. “I ask you who you are, they tell me who they are, then I proceed.”
Feeling the Heat
Outlining application requirements for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Admissions Manager Shanelle Harrison engages with digital arts and photography senior Magdalene Mika and other students.
College Visits Provide Insight into Admissions and College Culture
Strings senior Carlie Antoine performs “Once Upon a Dream” in her fourth and final Impromptu show.
Impromptu Concert: Photo Gallery
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
Turning up the Heat
Turning up the Heat
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
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’
Smiling with her arms crossed, 4-H reporter and strings senior Musiq Williams poses for a photo. Williams was elected as the Florida 4-H State Council reporter for the Palm Beach chapter. 4-H is a national organization focused on educating students about various environmental and agricultural sectors.
Cultivating Leadership
Posed headshot of Summer Wadleigh.
A New Season of Support
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
Muse Talks: Football Fantasies
Muse Talks: Football Fantasies
Turning up the Heat
Turning up the Heat
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
Students Share Tri-Rail Experiences
Students Share Tri-Rail Experiences
Artist Market Recap
Artist Market Recap
WHEN RECYCLING DOESN'T WORK
WHEN RECYCLING DOESN’T WORK
PEP RALLY DAY 2019 RECAP
PEP RALLY DAY 2019 RECAP
ST. BALDRICK'S 2019 RECAP
ST. BALDRICK’S 2019 RECAP
MAKING A MONOTYPE
MAKING A MONOTYPE
HOLIDAY SPIRIT WEEK 2019 RECAP
HOLIDAY SPIRIT WEEK 2019 RECAP
Muse Talks: Football Fantasies
Muse Talks: Football Fantasies
Muse Talks: Backstage Access
Muse Talks: Backstage Access
Muse Talks: Love Through the Lens of Culture
Muse Talks: Love Through the Lens of Culture
Muse Talks: The Ivy Illusion
Muse Talks: The Ivy Illusion
Muse Talks: Lovesick or Sick of Love
Muse Talks: Lovesick or Sick of Love
On the Double: His Class is like a Movie
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Get Ready for It (Football Season)
Photo courtesy of islandrecords.com
The Summer 2025 Soundtrack
Turning up the Heat
Turning up the Heat
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
Dancing together, hand in hand, strings junior Matthew Stewart and visual junior Amelie Cannon rehearse to the song “La Negra Tiene Tumbao” by Celia Cruz for the Multicultural Show. With the Multicultural Show being held in January rather than its typical March date, heritage clubs have already begun practice in preparation for upcoming auditions.
Photo Of The Week 10/3
Laughing together, visual junior Willow Schar talks about her weekend plans with Principal Blake Bennett. “We were talking about celebrating the birthday of someone we both happened to know,” Schar said. “What a small world we’re in. I’m ready for the weekend!”
Photo of the Week 9/26
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
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  • Where Do We Sit On the Bus (Rinker Hall, 9-11 a.m.): Oct. 13
  • Coffee Talk (Virtual): Oct. 14
  • Black Student Union Meeting (Media Center, Lunch): Oct. 15
  • Fall Dance (Cafeteria/Gym/Media Center, 6-10 p.m.): Oct. 16
  • Duty Day for Teachers (No School): Oct. 17
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | 501 S. Sapodilla Ave, WPB, FL 33401

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

THE MUSE
Belen Rivera

Belen Rivera, Content Team Editor

Belen Rivera is a third-year staffer and a content team editor on The Muse. When she’s not helping her staffers, she likes lollygagging with her friends and trying to get her little sister to do something with her. She has also picked up a habit of snoozing her alarms seven times because she likes to stay up late to watch movies. This year, she’s looking forward to leading her team called “The Beach Boys” and making her last impressions on The Muse.

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Getting their vitals checked and setting up a food stand, students participate in the first blood drive of the year. This event provides a life-saving resource for those in need, while fostering community connections.

[BRIEF] The National Honor Society Hosted its First Blood Drive of the Year

Belen Rivera, Content Team Editor
October 10, 2025
Bowing down together, performers of the Figure of Speech event close out the show.

A Play on Words

Belen Rivera, Content Team Editor
March 13, 2025
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

Belen Rivera, Content Team Editor
March 4, 2025
Sporting a Santa hat given to her by the ARTS Club, a little girl finishes unwrapping her present during the Jefferson Jubilee. Before the event, members of ARTS Club were assigned to buy toys and clothes for one child. The gifts the children received spanned from Lego sets to Barbie dolls and toy cars.

[Photo] Helping for the Holidays

Griffin Petti, Coverage Staffer
December 10, 2024
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

Belen Rivera, Content Team Editor
December 9, 2024
Approaching its completion, the apartment building being constructed by Moss & Associates rises over the Harriet Himmel Theater in The Square.

[Photo] Reshaping the Square

Graeme Melcher, Writer
February 5, 2024
A small choral group performs “Vuelie,” from Disney’s “Frozen”, at the 2023 Prism concert.

A Snapshot of the Concert

Sadie Kanter, Ashwin Kishor, and Belén Rivera
November 30, 2023
Strings sophomore Petra Dababneh practices with her bandmates in a backstage storage room before going onstage at the Prism dress rehearsal on Nov. 28. Before each song, performers gathered there to collect themselves and rehearse their music.

[Photo] Behind The Curtains

Jeremiah Alondra, Copy Editor
November 30, 2023
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[Photo] Parental Rights Lead to Student Responsibilities

Graeme Melcher, Writer
November 15, 2023
Visual junior Thi Tang eats on the bleachers with others at the Multicultural Potluck, held Nov. 10.

[Photo] [BRIEF] Cultural Clubs Share Dishes at Potluck

Nicole Vasallo, Copy Staffer
November 14, 2023
A paper mache computer crafted out of SAT practice test packets bears the words "Show up ready on test day," in the center of its screen.

[Photo] Adapting to the Digital Standard

Priya Gowda, Coverage Editor
November 9, 2023
Dancing with friends, visual senior Cherise Hightower attends the Fall Dance. Students danced in the gym, walked through the haunted house in the media center, or attempted the escape room.

[Photo] The Faces Behind the Fright

Karmiah Smith, Writer
October 14, 2023
Vocal sophomore Sage Duke and vocal senior Christina Thompson perform a rendition of the song “Night and Day” at the jazz concert on Oct. 6. Ella Fitzgerald originally recorded the song, which was one of several jazz compositions performed.

[Photo] [BRIEF] A Night of Teamwork and Jazz

Daniela Peñafiel, Design Editor
October 7, 2023
Residing at 525 Clematis Street stands Petezpop Palm Beach, an international snack shop. Donning a neon green and fuschia logo, Petezpop houses unique treats and chips from all over the world, as well as rare finds from the United States.

[Photo] For Petez’s Sake

Graeme Melcher, Writer
September 25, 2023
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