Stories

Teens don’t think texting affects grades

By Kiegee Proctor
Photo by Kiegee Proctor

Murray Middle School student Nicole Newton said she uses her cell phone to text messages to her friends in school every day.

Newton said that if she did not have electronic devices such as her phone she would go crazy.


Local theater introduces new pre-packaged night

By Erica Greene
Photo by Erica Greene

A St. Augustine father, Paul Schroeder, may never send his children or grandchildren to see a movie at Epic Theatres of Saint Augustine.

On Friday nights after 6, one movie in one theater is available for viewing by people 16-years-old and under who are not accompanied by an adult. Poorly behaved teens are the cause of this decision.


Boys & Girls Club plans new building

By Amie Dames
Photos by Amie Dames

Crookshank Elementary fifth-grader Amie Dames, 10, loves spending every day after school at the Boys & Girls Club. She is excited about the grand opening of the new facility this summer.

“There’s going to be a lot more space to play and learn,” Dames said.


Family moves into ‘Habitat for Humanity’ home

By Malik Hicks
Photos by Malik Hicks

Malik Hicks and his family moved into their Habitat for Humanity home on Dec. 18.

Hicks’s mother, Michelle McNamara, volunteered 800 “sweat equity” hours over the past three years in order to finalize their home ownership. Sweat equity is a form of payment that allows people to work to pay for their homes instead of a down payment.


Travel Blog: A day in paradise

“This can’t be real,” was the thought that kept running in my mind as I lay on golden sand the consistency of flour in the middle of January. The big, curving palm trees shading the sand from the warm sun were bright green and full of lime green coconuts the size of soccer balls. The water was various colors of blue ranging from aqua and turquoise to ultramarine and cobalt and as it tossed around the seashells on shore, all I could do was soak in the beauty of the closest thing to paradise I’ve ever been.





SIFE team regroups after Berlin

By Alicia Nierenstein | gargoyle@flagler.edu

When Flagler College’s Students in Free Enterprise team returned from Germany back in October with a loss in the first round of the World Cup, the team members didn’t keep their heads down. In fact, their spirits were sustained throughout the remainder of their trip because the experience as a whole was too exciting to let pass them by.


Fashion 101: Tighten Up!

With cool temperatures lingering, tights are the perfect wardrobe piece to keep you and your legs warm!

The style dilemma that we all have during the winter months is showing our pasty legs, but tights are the perfect solution for looking cute and stylish while still being
practical.