![IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Junior Zalie Mann performs “I Love to Cry at Weddings,” an ensemble piece from the fall musical Sweet Charity, to prospective students during the Fine Arts Showcase on Wednesday, Nov. 8. The showcase is a compilation of performances and demonstrations from each fine arts strand offered at McCallum. This show is put on so that prospective students can see if they are interested in joining an academy or major.
Sweet Charity originally ran the weekends of Sept. 28 and Oct. 8, but made a comeback for the Fine Arts Showcase.
“[Being at the front in the spotlight] is my favorite part of the whole dance, so I was super happy to be on stage performing and smiling at the audience,” Mann said.
Mann performed in both the musical theatre performance and dance excerpt “Ethereal,” a contemporary piece choreographed by the new dance director Terrance Carson, in the showcase. With also being a dance ambassador, Mann got to talk about what MAC dance is, her experience and answer any questions the aspiring arts majors and their parents may have.
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![SPREADING THE JOY: Sophomore Chim Becker poses with sophomores Cozbi Sims and Lou Davidson while manning a table at the Hispanic Heritage treat day during lunch of Sept 28. Becker is a part of the students of color alliance, who put together the activity to raise money for their club.
“It [the stand] was really fun because McCallum has a lot of latino kids,” Becker said. “And I think it was nice that I could share the stuff that I usually just have at home with people who have never tried it before.”
Becker recognizes the importance of celebrating Hispanic heritage at Mac.
“I think its important to celebrate,” Becker said. “Because our culture is awesome and super cool, and everybody should be able to learn about other cultures of the world.”
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Opening the floodgates
October 19, 2022
When Hurricane Ian hit Florida’s southwest coast with 150 mph winds and relentless rainfall, the state entered a state of emergency. Starting on Wednesday, Sept. 29 and continuing through Thursday, the storm drifted over Central Florida, prompting Seminole County to close its schools on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Due to the fallout from the storm, first quarter exams were rescheduled, and although the county deemed bus routes clear enough to provide transportation the following Monday, some students could not attend school that Monday, trapped in their neighborhoods by the remaining floodwater. In fact, a large part of Lockwood Boulevard had to be closed all weekend.
While some were huddling at hurricane parties, expecting a mild storm, others prepared for potential damage. Nobody, however, expected the extreme flooding that arrived on the days following the hurricane. As the Econlockhatchee River overflowed with rainwater following severe flooding along the St. John’s River, Florida’s major waterways, Seminole County’s neighborhoods quickly followed suit. By Friday morning, flooding reached its peak, leaving Oviedo underwater. Read the stories of students and staff as they recount the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
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Orange County: Principal Robert Frasca
Winter Springs: Teacher Erin Foley
Riverside: Junior Savannah Towne
Twin Rivers: Preston Rupert, Matteos Ariosa
This story was originally published on Hagerty Journalism Today on October 14, 2022.
