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Right Before Your Eyes: The Double Casting of James Trotter
Right Before Your Eyes: The Double Casting of James Trotter
October 6, 2025

“James and the Giant Peach,” written by Roald Dahl and adapted for the stage by Timothy Allen McDonald with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek...

At Character House Inductions, Karla Waisanen, staff, takes a photo with Elisha Waisanen, 11th grade, and Deborah Waisanen, ninth grade.
Envelopes Open, Rivalries Begin: Behind Character House Kickoff
Natalie Montalvo, Staff writer • September 7, 2025

Sealed inside an envelope. Drawn randomly from the board on stage. The character houses cheer, waiting to welcome the newcomers. Sweaty palms...

Jillian Wilson, 12th grade, brought her horse, Autumn, to school for a photoshoot.
Hooves and Honors
Amaya Lewis, staff • May 23, 2025

Longwood, FL — It’s not every day you see a horse on campus—but then again, it’s not every day that a salutatorian brings her show partner...

Kathryn Del Rio and Ava Wilson set the snake free.
Surprise Visitor in Band Class
Ava Wilson, staff • April 15, 2025

What was supposed to be a normal Thursday rehearsal turned into a surprise adventure for our high school concert band, when a corn snake was...

Chloe Romanellio (12th grade) and Nate Huckabee (9th grade) preform a scene in the run through.
Big Fish
Avery Stepan, Staff • April 10, 2025

Big Fish is a magical story of family, love, and adventure that is soon to be told on the One School stage. Since January, elementary through...

Paintings from scholars painting with their toes vs their hands
Painting with Toes
Amaya Lewis, Editor in Chef • October 17, 2025

 Paint-covered fingers, colorful canvases, and laughter filled the room as Honors Anatomy scholars traded their brushes for body parts. On Monday, October 6th, Ms. Kelly Dottore led her class in a hands-on experiment to explore the concept of “form...

Right Before Your Eyes: The Double Casting of James Trotter
Right Before Your Eyes: The Double Casting of James Trotter
October 6, 2025

“James and the Giant Peach,” written by Roald Dahl and adapted for the stage by Timothy Allen McDonald with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek...

James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
October 2, 2025

There are many ways to get involved with productions in addition to the stage, including behind the curtains. Scholars who are interested in...

Connie Delaney holding her plaque after being the 2025 inductee into the Florida Press Association Hall of Fame over the summer.
Headlines and Heartstrings: The Journal That Built a Family
Jacob Wilson, staff • September 22, 2025

In the heart of Lake Placid, Florida, a modest brick building once pulsed with the rhythm of typewriters, the scent of fresh ink, and the laughter...

Homecoming 2024
Homecoming 2024
Sarah Jones, Editor in Chief • November 15, 2024

A Night of Seasons
A Night of Seasons
June 27, 2025
A Next Level Preformance
A Next Level Preformance
February 28, 2025
Solar Eclipse 2024
Solar Eclipse 2024
April 25, 2024
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar
Mackenzie Chin Sang, staff • April 12, 2024

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. An intelligently written book separated into chronicles of the main character’s, Esther Greenwood, later...

The last line of “Song of Myself” is notoriously ambiguous, urging the audience to formulate their own interpretations. Whitman closes by simply saying, “I stop somewhere waiting for you.” Meant as perhaps an invitation.
Poem Review: Song of Myself
Layla Hubler, Copy Editor • April 5, 2024

Let’s face it: I’ve never been a big poetry person. Sure, I’ve memorized the occasional Shakespeare monologue or Robert Frost piece for...

Book Review: I Am a Cat
Book Review: I Am a Cat
Hunter Vann, Editor-In-Chief • March 13, 2024

“Living as I do with human beings, the more that I observe them, the more I am forced to conclude that they are selfish.” Natsume Soseki   I...

“A great sorrow, and one that I am only beginning to understand: we don’t get to choose our own hearts. We can’t make ourselves want what’s good for us or what’s good for other people. We don’t get to choose the people we are.”
Book Review: The Goldfinch
Layla Hubler, Copy Editor • March 11, 2024

I’ve read many books over the years, and most just slip into the background of my distant memory, the title remembered but never the content....

Book Review: Paper Towns
Book Review: Paper Towns
Layla Hubler, Copy Editor • February 23, 2024

Being a senior in high school comes with a flood of contradictory emotions. You long to graduate, but can’t ever imagine actually leaving....

Back to the Stage: OSOTA Prepares for District Thespian Festival
Back to the Stage: OSOTA Prepares for District Thespian Festival
October 22, 2025

Returning to Lyman and Lake Mary High School for the District 2 and 3 Thespian Festival has been one of the most highly anticipated events of...

Showcasing Cuba, Josiah Giles and Ava Crozier dance around stage in cultural attire as their announcer talks about the country.
More Than Just a Performance
October 17, 2025

Hispanic Heritage month started in 1968 under President Lyndon B. Johnson later expanded to a month-long celebration in 1988 by President...

Directors Mark Lewis, Katie Corrie, and Kevi Stafford pose with Applause Award attendees Avery Stepan, Ethan Prendergast, and Chloe Romaniello.
From Stage to Spotlight: The Applause Awards Experience
October 6, 2025

Learning from the best in this generation's theatre industry is one of the many opportunities the cast of Big Fish was able to strive for last...

Class of 2026 El Salvador Mission Trip
Mission in Motion
September 9, 2025

In late July, the senior class traveled to El Salvador for a week-long mission trip that worked with local communities.  Based out of K59...

Jeremiah Schilling, Ethan Predergast, and Brandon Greaver, jogging on the Field
More Than Football Training
Preston, Staff • October 29, 2025

Starting the flag football season, returning members already knew what to expect, but the new athletes were in for a “great” surprise....

Lions Sweep Final Home Game in Memorable Three-Set Win
Lions Sweep Final Home Game in Memorable Three-Set Win
Amaya Lewis, Editor in Chef • October 17, 2025

The gym at Westview Baptist Church was filled with cheers, pink shirts, and school spirit on Monday, October 6th, as the Lions volleyball team...

Fins Up
Fins Up
Ariana Arroyo, staff • October 17, 2025

September 27th, 2025 was Redbulls Tandem Rollercoaster debut in the U.S. This year it was held at Cranes Roost in Altamonte Springs, Florida....

Photo by Matthew Serrano, 11th grade
Talent on Display at Flag Football Tryouts
Amaya Lewis, Editor-In-Chief • September 7, 2025

Last week, the OS Flag Football team had tryouts. Although there are only 20 people on the team, including the practice squad, it was also an...

Lady Lions first game!
Lady Lions first game!
Amaya Lewis, Staff • December 19, 2024

The crowd was hyped and the excitement in the gym was palpable. But the court was filled with girls, not the usual boys seen at our typical basketball...

A Day in the Life of a One School 9th Grader
Emma Aguero-Colon, Sienna Silva, and Raigan Caldwell October 28, 2024

The 9th grade Journalists took the camera to class to let the world see their day.

Every summer the senior class goes to El Salvador on a mission trip before launching into their senior year.
Sea You Later
September 16, 2024

"One of the greatest ways to disciple the next generation and see them grow in their faith is to take them on a missions trip and experience...

Paintings from scholars painting with their toes vs their hands
Painting with Toes
October 17, 2025
Impacts of Veganism
Impacts of Veganism
January 29, 2024
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