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Layla Hubler

Layla Hubler, Senior Staff

Layla Hubler is a high school senior, and she is the Editor-in-Chief of the Lion's Pride Yearbook Team. She has been attending OSOTA for ten years, and loves reading, writing, and science. Layla hopes to pursue a career in STEM as an Astrophysicist.

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It is wildly impressive that some old, otherwise boring, Founding Father could be metamorphosized into a timeless figure, bursting with charisma and clever comebacks to Aaron Burr’s antics.

Not Just A Moment: It’s a Movement

Layla Hubler, Copy Editor
March 13, 2024

2015, New York City. Over two centuries forward in time, our nation’s Founding Father boomed in popularity when Lin-Manual Miranda transformed the historical tale of Alexander Hamilton into a global...

“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. However, once in a lifetime, you get a book that never goes...

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 cosplays. Maybe they’ll even start the day off with a hearty...

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...

Dual Enrollment Tier-Ranking

Dual Enrollment Tier-Ranking

Layla Hubler, Copy Editor
February 26, 2024

Over the course of my high school career, I’ve taken twelve dual enrollment classes through Seminole State College. Throughout these grueling semesters filled with late nights and grinding out extra...

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. You’ll miss your friends, and yet you go on and on about how...

Book Review: Looking for Alaska

Book Review: Looking for Alaska

Layla Hubler, Staff
January 17, 2024

Warning: contains spoilers   With my senior trip on the horizon and the first semester coming to a close, I knew I needed to read something packed with both entertainment and enlightenment. Having...

Antimatter falls like matter, upholding Einsteins theory of gravity. Graphic by the U.S. National Science Foundation.

The Latest Revelation in Physics: Antimatter Falls Down

Layla Hubler, Senior Staff
October 18, 2023

For the first time, physicists have observed how antimatter reacts to gravity. This is one of the most important scientific discoveries of the century, and it completely reconfigures the way we perceive...

A diagram of the elliptical pattern of the hypothetical Planet Nine.

Is There a New Planet in Our Solar System?

Layla Hubler, Staff
September 7, 2023

Ever since we were young and memorizing the planets in school, it has always been just Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The possibility of a “ninth planet” has been...

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green was published first October 10, 2017 but gained popularity when a movie adaptation idea was proposed in 2020.

Book Review: Turtles All the Way Down

Layla Hubler, Staff
September 1, 2023

Very few books tackle the existential struggles of living with a mental illness while navigating the trials of teenage life as “Turtles All the Way Down” does. Written by John Green, this piece of...

The white hole, as portrayed by the James Webb telescope.

Do White Holes Actually Exist?

Layla Hubler, Staff
August 25, 2023

We’ve all heard of black holes. They’re huge, all-consuming vacuums thousands of lightyears away, looming just far enough out of our minds for us to feel at peace, but still looming nonetheless....

One instance of UCFs
sacred squirrel, either hated or loved by UCF residents without a clear explanation as to why.

UCF Knights and Squirrel Squires

Layla Hubler, Staff
May 15, 2023

Have you ever walked around a college campus and thought, “Wow, why do the squirrels act like dogs?” At the University of Central Florida, this experience is heightened with the roomy nature of the...

Scholars complete dual enrollment classes to earn college credit through Seminole State College.

What is dual enrollment?

Layla Hubler, Senior Staff
February 13, 2023

For many scholars who seek a way to knock out college credits whilst still in high school, dual enrollment is a favored choice. OSOTA offers a chance to enroll in courses at Seminole State College, right...

Dillards Speaks For The Dresses: A Dr. Seuss Tale

Dillard’s Speaks For The Dresses: A Dr. Seuss Tale

Layla Hubler, Senior Staff
November 17, 2022

Oh no! Homecoming is in a week and you don’t have a dress? Where shall you go? When I went shopping for homecoming dresses (a few weeks ago like a normal person), I found that Dillard’s had the best...

Meet Our Sophomore Homecoming Royalty!

Meet Our Sophomore Homecoming Royalty!

Jill Wilson and Layla Hubler
November 16, 2022

I am excited to join this year's homecoming court! If I win homecoming king, there is an incredible benefit for the school and our peers. You see, it is my great joy to make people smile. My homecoming...

Meet Our Junior Homecoming Royalty!

Meet Our Junior Homecoming Royalty!

Jill Wilson and Layla Hubler
November 16, 2022

Emma and I are 11th graders. I love playing hockey, I work at the story time cafe, and I am very involved in the culinary program, something that I hope to pursue in my life as a career. Along with that,...

Meet Our Senior Homecoming Royalty

Meet Our Senior Homecoming Royalty

Jill Wilson and Layla Hubler
November 16, 2022

Ian and I have been together for four years. We began our high school journey together, and would love to finish off our senior year as homecoming king and queen. I am beyond grateful to have someone that...

Jilll Wilson, 10th grade, engaged in an exciting game of chess with Judah the Lion.

Chess Club: Resurrected!

Layla Hubler and Jill Wilson
September 26, 2022

Layla Hubler and Jill Wilson are the chess club redeemers! Chess club has been brought back to OSOTA for the high school scholars. During enrichment every Thursday in Room 404, members engage in friendly,...

Jill Wilson, 10th grade enveloped in a book.

Modern-Day Murder Mystery Found in a Classic

Layla Hubler, Senior Staff
August 31, 2022

Want to read about literature’s favorite axe murderer? In this jarring philosophical tale, a former law student is driven to poverty and forced to abandon his studies. At a loss and utterly hopeless,...

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