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The fish tank located in Grace Center was donated by Waterbox Aquariums. Scholars and staff pass it each day on the way to the cafe.
Why Did the Fish Jump Out?
Derik Cuevas, Staff • September 20, 2024

Thursday, August 1st, the Lion’s Pride Journalism team arrived back on campus to plan for the year. Being the first time back on campus, the...

Kathryn Del Rio and AJ Font, 12th grade, pose after Kat got AJ out of the Senior Assassin game.
Breaking News: Senior Assassin Water Wars
Alyssa Ochoa August 28, 2024

Breaking News: The first two kills have been made! Just 2 days into the game and Kathryn Del Rio has struck down not one, but two seniors, Ismar...

Welcome back Dream Doers! Melody, Moses, Genesis, and Joy Chavez pose under the back to school arch to kick off a new school year.
Back To School
Wyatt Bonos, Staff • August 21, 2024

One School is finally back, and they have kicked it off in true OS style as they held their annual BooHoo Breakfast for parents of incoming...

Register at collegeboard.org for the June test.
SAT: Online Edition
Sarah Jones, Managing Editor • May 2, 2024

As technology advances, it is no surprise that standardized testing will change with the rest of the world. Students have officially taken their...

8th Grade Takes on DC
8th Grade Takes on DC
Anna Brown, staff • May 2, 2024

In an exciting adventure, the eighth graders recently traveled on a memorable trip to the nation's capital, Washington DC. Accompanied by their...

The Definition of a Protege
The Definition of a Protege
Hunter Vann, Editor-In-Chief • April 12, 2024

Watching from the sidelines beneath the white wash of the fluorescent lights suspended high above, you rest comfortably. You had just performed the gymnastics routine you have honed over the course of the last twelve months, staying late, attending every...

Brinn Marks showing off her win! Gold for Team USA Dragon Boating.
Brinn in the Boat : Leaving a Legacy
Layla Hubler, Copy Editor • February 27, 2024

At six years old, Brinn Marks, a current 12th grader, had a dream. After seeing the British Olympics’ opening scene, Brinn realized she wanted...

Graphics by Blake Vasek
Homecoming Court Voting
Hunter Vann, Editor-In-Chief • November 14, 2023

 oSound the horns, roll out the red carpet! It is time to meet this year's homecoming court as the vote for the 2023-2024 homecoming king and...

Let's make this October a memorable one with boxes we pack and pray over for cancer patients. Help us be the light to otheres!
Dragon Boating: A Healing Sport for Breast Cancer Survivors
Mackenzie Chin Sang, Staff • October 1, 2023

Whipping the water with the paddle, searing through it with a determination and resilience so bold, you can see it in her everything.  Brinn...

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....

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...

Brinn Marks, 12th grade, and Caleb Moniz, 11th grade, express their relief as Golde and Tevye, respectively, during the song “Tevye’s Dream”
Fiddler Fell Off the Roof
April 30, 2024

Amidst the hustle and bustle of tech week, fans and actors are sad to say “The show must not go on,” or at least not yet. Actors and actresses...

Hosts: Kevi Stafford and Lynn Rush, staff, and Preston Richmond, ninth grade, and Lexie Williams, 11th grade
Black History Month Celebration
March 4, 2024

The 2024 Black History Open Mic began with the hosts, Ms. Kevi and Coach Rush, introducing an educational video showing black history and culture...

The Orlando Museum of Art or OMA is struggling to deal with the aftermath of their 2022 legal troubles after an FBI raid.
Consider the Museum
January 18, 2024

  Consider the art museum, what it means to society, and why these seemingly unviable institutions exist in our community. Recently,...

The Lion's Varsity team pray before starting the game against Space Coast.
The Lion's Win!
Avery Stepan, Staff • September 27, 2024

  In a game that displayed teamwork and passion, One School beat Space Coast in the fifth set, 3-2. Coming out of a loss at home last week,...

After a hard-fought season, the OS Lions finished 2nd place overall in the State Tournament, bringing a trophy with them back to One School.
A Fight to the End
Simeon Gordon, copy editor • March 5, 2024

The OS Lions Varsity Basketball Team moved on from their successful regular season and waded into the murky waters of the Sunshine Christian...

To start off the game, Jeremiah Schilling, sophmore, jumps in the air for the tip-off, giving the Lions the first possession of the game.
Tournament-Bound: Your OS Lions Varsity Basketball Team
Simeon Gordon, Copy Editor • February 23, 2024

In their first year of eligibility for the Sunshine Christian League State Tournament, the OS Lions Varsity Basketball Team clinched the second...

Ethan Prendergast, #2, reaches for a missed shot from the other team, while Jeremiah Schilling, #11, and Noah Miller, #5, block the other team.
The Lions Varsity Wins
Sarah Jones, Managing Editor • December 11, 2023

The week of December 4th to the 8th marks two wins for the Varsity Lions basketball team. In the first win, Tuesday, December 5th, the Lions...

Jayden Keppel, Lions #12, jumps to make a basket to help the team towards their epic win against Liberty Christian School.
JV Basketball: Liberty versus the One School Lions
Sarah Jones, Managing Editor • December 4, 2023

The teams ran from side to side, passing and throwing the ball to their teammates and out of bounds, saved, and then threw it to the hoop and...

Every summer the senior class goes to El Salvador on a mission trip before launching into their senior year.
Sea You Later
Ava Wilson, Senior Staff • 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...

The scholars pose after their win.
The Lion's Roar: Sports Edition: Scholars vs. Staff Basketball Game
May 11, 2023

Here reactions and interviews straight from the game.

Impacts of Veganism
Impacts of Veganism
January 29, 2024
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