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April 23 Wrestling with weight

BY RACHEL MOWAT, Hillsborough High

If you heard of someone losing 10 pounds in a week, would you be jealous, wanting to know the secret? Would you be shocked? Concerned ...

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April 23 All the answers

Original reporting by SNN staff writer Marilyn Parker, who is an intern for tb-two* and the Tampa Bay Times.

Ask anyone at any school and chances are great you’ll ...

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April 23 Emerging from a sneak attack

BY SARAH ROONEY, St. Petersburg High

You’re in school, walking down the hall, everything seems normal: students crawling sluggishly to class, backpacks hanging haphazardly off shoulders, the sound of ...

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April 23 Album review: Phoenix's 'Bankrupt!'

Fans of the Versailles-born four-piece Phoenix brace themselves for the next curve as the alternative rock band is tasked with the impossible — attempting to top 2009’s stellar Wolfgang Amadeus ...

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April 23 Album review: Futurebirds' 'Baba Yaga'

Futurebirds bloomed from a hearty dose of rock, a pinch of country, a bit of psychedelia, wistful bonfire-lit nights and loads of summer state of mind.

Summer is the freedom ...

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April 23 Help and hope always at hand

BY LILLIAN SKYE NOBLE, St. Petersburg Collegiate High

Sydney Lanman, huge history buff and fan of the Transformers trilogy, has a tattoo on her wrist that reminds her she is ...

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April 23 Hometeam Hot Shots

A spotlight on the Times’ players of the week.

Female Hot Shot
Gabby Rodriguez, So., Plant High
Sport: Tennis
Skinny: Even when another championship looked like a delusion, Rodriguez never ...

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April 23 From Jason to Violeta

BY AMELIA GOLDSTEIN, Palm Harbor University High

Escape the life you have, just every once in a while. That’s what Jason Cruz likes to do.

All it takes for ...

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April 23 Why I said 'no thanks' to Harvard

Harvard sent me an acceptance letter and a full ride. I politely declined, opting instead to attend Columbia University. The usual reaction to that decision was that I had thrown ...

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April 23 From 'gray' into the light

BY ANGELINA DEVINCENZO, East Lake High

Melissa Larsen, strong and capable athlete, all-around involved and engaging teenager, had an eating disorder.

She went to treatment. She went to therapy. She ...

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April 16 Cheat sheet: texting, cats and our mom

Diploma options

A bill that would give you more pathways toward a high school diploma, including more credit for career and technical course work, won unanimous approval from the Florida ...

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April 16 For Specials, a big date in New York

BY GABRIELLE CASLISE, Palm Harbor University High

While their classmates dance the night away at prom this weekend, the 24 members of Palm Harbor University High’s After School Specials ...

Filed in music, entertainment, life

April 16 Four rows away from Taylor

BY CHLOE BEAVER and ALEXA BEAULIEU, St. Petersburg High

When Ed Sheeran opened at the Taylor Swift concert Friday in Orlando, he was just a spot on the stage. That ...

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April 16 On exhibit: Yeats on Yeats

I have always loved art, but it was not until about a year ago that I decided to pursue it as a career. I had been taking lessons with my ...

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April 16 Smarts + resilience = success

Compiled by LIZ TSOURAKIS, Hillsborough High
GABRIELLE CALISE, Palm Harbor University High
AND RACHEL MOWAT, Hillsborough High

What’s the formula for a successful life?

If you had the magic ...

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