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Driving forces, by the numbers
Click on the photo at top left to read different driving numbers.
Compiled by MICHAEL NEWCOMER, Tarpon Springs High
Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ...

By Max Asayesh-Brown, St. Petersburg High
I’d always been a little disconcerted by how easy it was to acquire credentials to operate a boat, for which you merely have ...
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Florence Parsley, Durant High senior
Her ride: 2003 Appendix
Not the typical whip of an ordinary high schooler, Florence Parsley’s ride has four legs, runs on grain and roughage ...
By William Harvey, King High
Only losers don’t have their driver’s licenses at 16. So I suppose I’m the biggest loser in history, because I don’t ...
If texting and driving is such a bad idea, why do so many people do it?
“We’re good at perceiving gist,” said Thomas Sanocki, who teaches perception at the ...
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By Allie Davison, Wharton High
You could say Tampa police Cpl. Kert Rojka, a 17-year veteran with the department and supervisor of Hillsborough County school resource officers, has been around ...

Leah Bush, Hillsborough High senior
Dancer
At 3, I hated dance. It wasn’t until I was almost 4 that I began to like it and eventually love it. At ...
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Alyssa Ericson, East Lake High sophomore
Equestrian enthusiast
Horses have a certain flow to their movements. These animals with so much power are the one thing I’m constantly talking ...
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H a’Sena Kurtic, Dixie Hollins High junior
Designs and re-creates clothing
Uniqueness and style, that’s what drives me. My inspiration, mainly, is to be different. I don’t ...
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Keenan Kushner, Wharton High junior
Soccer and violin player
I’ve played soccer since I was 4. My dad brought me up with it and I’ve always loved to ...
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Dexture McCall, Middleton High senior
Baseball player
Baseball plays a big role in my life. As I was growing up, my father knew that I had potential and he would ...
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Krysta Tate, Durant High salutatorian
Will attend the University of Florida
I had responsibilities given to me years earlier than other kids because of a grim situation. After battling for ...
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Micah Warren, Wharton High junior
Magician
I just really liked magicians when I was younger. Over time, I learned how to do tricks from books, other magicians, the Internet. Once ...
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Eric Tong, St. Petersburg High IB senior
Will attend Columbia University
Just really, my goal is to help improve the world. Saving the world sounds a little bit cliché, perhaps ...
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Making the world a better place. Designing clothes. Competing in sports. Dancing. Playing the violin. Missing a mom. We asked some passionate teenagers from around Tampa Bay to describe what ...
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