Unwanted Gifts
By Markayla Ware As the holiday season approaches, creativity begins to flourish, as does stress for Christmas gifts. Gift-giving has always been an honest reflection of your perception of who you are giving your gifts to. It shows if you care, if you understand that person. When being on the receiving end, gifts show you […]
The History of Christmas Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajPqWxOIjaI As the weather gets cooler and lights begin to shine, holiday music starts to fill the air. Before you even smell pine trees or holiday food, the music arrives. From early November to the end of the year, familiar songs play in stores, on the radio, and in public places everywhere. But where did […]
Logistics Before Christmas
It’s Christmas. Did you ever think about how your gifts get under your tree? It’s a Lot. There was a time when your holiday packages were loaded on coal trains and went chugging down the tracks for weeks to get to your doorstep. But with todays’ modern factories, efficient box trucks and planes flying at […]
Our Hand-Picked Holiday Gifts
We all love the holidays; two weeks away from school to ourselves, hot chocolate, decorating the Christmas tree, maybe some travel, but most importantly, the gifts! So what trending gifts can you give to your friends and family this holiday season? Looking for something more than a dumb pumpkin spice candle or an ugly sweater? […]
Summer of Discovery
As the school bells ring out the end of the academic year and the Florida sun shines brighter than ever, students and teachers at Coconut Creek High School are already looking ahead to summer 2025 with excitement. With travel plans, new hobbies, trending challenges, and well-deserved relaxation, everyone seems to have their own unique vision […]
Big Change For Student Lunches
Broward County Schools Announce The End of “Universally Free” Lunches Families Must Apply For Free / Reduced Price Lunches For The 2025-’26 School Year. Beginning next school year, Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) families will need to apply to determine their eligibility for free and reduced-price lunches. Due to changes in program funding that allowed […]
Are We Over Social?
Social Media could be overplayed. 1997 Six degrees – the first social media website – was launched. You could post pictures and communicate with e-mail. 2004 Facebook went live. It was known as “a directory of information for college students.” 2006 Twitter began its first flight. It was built from Odeo, a podcasting tool. 2016 […]
Broward Budget Cuts
Under-enrolled schools, the end of COVID funds have School Board members knee-deep in discussions about how, what, and where to save money next school year. Broward County Public Schools is in a tough spot right now. Student enrollment is shrinking, and the extra federal money that helped during the pandemic is drying up. That combination […]
