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OSOTAS Sweep
The Walter Times March 13, 2024

What is LCS? By Layla Hubler :3 Each year, One School takes to the stage at LCS, formally known as the League of Christian Schools Festival....

The difference between the SAT and ACT per Woodlands Test Prep.
SAT versus ACT Unlocked
Sarah Jones, Editor • March 6, 2024

Time is changing right in front of our eyes, from the most complex things, such as computers and phones, to the least complex, such as how we...

During Dr. Seuss Week, students from around the country are encouraged to dress up in the spirit of Dr. Seuss. From wearing their clothes inside-out to twinning with their best friends.
Dr. Seuss Week Begins
Layla Hubler, Copy Editor • March 6, 2024

Every child, teacher, and parent around America looks forward to the week when they can go all out with crazy socks, hairstyles, and character...

Dress Down Pass Anyone?
Dress Down Pass Anyone?
Hunter Vann, Editor-in-Chief • February 22, 2024

Decisions, decisions, decisions—more specifically, college decisions. Where you choose to spend your life for the next two to four years is...

“Our metro area has been either one of the worst or the worst for the availability of affordable housing to people with extremely low incomes. Says Kate Santich, communications director of HSN.
Homelessness: A Growing Crisis
Hunter Vann, Editor-In-Chief • February 21, 2024

A humanitarian crisis is growing in the central Florida region. Hundreds of Floridians are finding themselves food insecure and without a steady...

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 to be part of a sport at the highest level possible. During her freshman year, her mother suggested dragon...

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...

Lets 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...

Self Care, the Ins and Outs
Self Care, the Ins and Outs
Samantha McGill, Staff • May 22, 2023

       As the year comes to a close, scholars can often end up getting swept away by it all… Layla Hubler, 11th grade, admitted,...

Behold the humble majesty of the vinyl turntable. You can see here the cartridge needle making contact with the grooves; the vibrations produce electrical signals that are translated into sound.
Vinyl, Why'nyl?
January 25, 2024
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....

Book Review: Normal People
Book Review: Normal People
Mackenzie Chin Sang, Staff • February 14, 2024

Normal People by Sally Rooney is a book solely about two individuals and how their lives intertwine so deeply to the point where they are no...

The Ministry for the Future is quite a refreshing read in the doom-ringing subgenre of environmental fiction.
Book Review: Ministry for the Future
Hunter Vann, Editor-In-Chief • January 31, 2024

“What's the monetary value of human civilization? Trying to answer that question proves you are a moral and practical idiot.” ― Kim...

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...

Kindergarten scholars and teachers performed for the Black History Open Mic to Lion Kings song, I Cant Wait to be King.
Black History Month: The Significance
February 22, 2024

As the month of February rolls around, many people often focus on holidays such as Valentine’s Day or President’s Day. But there is yet another...

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,...

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...

Come support the theater department and watch the first musical of the 2023-24 school year!
"There are Many Different Kinds of Bravery"-Michael Darling, Peter Pan
October 2, 2023

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.

Youve Got This!
You've Got This!
May 4, 2023

Staff, The scholars wanted to wish you the best of luck for the upcoming game. Check out their motivational video.

Impacts of Veganism
Impacts of Veganism
January 29, 2024
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