April 9 Senioritis

BY BRIAN SMITH, Jesuit High

For some seniors, it occurs the moment second semester begins and grades supposedly cease to matter for college admissions. For others, a single college acceptance ...

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April 9 Check your Financial IQ

BY ELLIE RODRIGUEZ, Hillsborough High

You just got paid for babysitting. Score. What to do next with your hard-won cash? Save it? Spend it? How and where?

While you may ...

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April 9 How to save your money

BY NANDI MUSWENGA, St. Petersburg High

Saving money can be difficult. Almost every school and social activity involves spending money, which then eats into the ability to save for the ...

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April 9 Selling my soul for no pay at all

 BY BRIAN SMITH, Jesuit High

“All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.” — Aristotle

For the great Greek thinker and philosopher, a paying job was dull and draining enough. Perhaps ...

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April 3 From The Corps; featuring tb-two*, Mar.

For the March edition of "What Do Ya Know," Nino talks with tb-two's Jackie Lawson and Ellie Rodriguez about preparing for the prom. They also talk about the launch ...

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April 3 It's time to stop blaming victims

BY KATE FUEYO, Tampa Preparatory

We’ll discuss Kim Kardashian’s pregnancy instead of drone strikes. We’ll debate tax law instead of gay rights. We’ll nitpick over our ...

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April 3 Service with significance

BY DIANNE LEE, Berkeley Prep

Everyone has to stack up those community service hours at some point in high school, for school requirements, honors society applications or scholarships, including Bright ...

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April 3 Cheat sheet: prom, volunteering and SWAT

Prom punch, courtesy of POTUS

In 1975 Gerald Ford was president of the United States and his daughter, Susan, was a senior in high school. Lucky for all her classmates ...

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March 12 Cheat sheet: cheating, football and texting

A Hard Hitting Decision

The high-definition MRI showed small areas of bleeding on Richy Klepal’s brain, a condition commonly known as a Duret hemorrhage, and usually only discovered during ...

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March 12 that's what we said: Hugo Chavez's death

Hugo Chavez, the bombastic president of Venezuela who allied himself with Cuba and insulted world leaders, died last week after a long illness. To many, he was a dictator whose ...

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March 12 Jobs off STEM path

tb-two* news services

Have you noticed the recent emphasis (from your teachers and the rest of the world) on science, technology, engineering and mathematics — also known as STEM? Florida Gov ...

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March 11 Cheat sheet: fish, random kindess and prom

"BEST PROM EVER" EVENT

Looking for ideas about your dress, makeup and accessories for prom? Nordstrom at International Plaza in Tampa is staging an event just for you. At 11 ...

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March 5 Soul spring cleaning

BY LOUIE CASTILLO, Clearwater Central Catholic

In the animal  kingdom, spring is the time when everything emerges from hibernation. Bears, squirrels, rabbits all leave their hideaways keen to shed their ...

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March 5 A plea to stop the bullying cycle

BY ALEXIS LOUNSBURY, Special to tb-two*

Most mornings I had to be dragged out of bed, and other days stomach pains from anxiety and panic would send me to the ...

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February 21 DIY spa day at home

BY ANGELINA DEVINCENZO, East Lake High

Everyone, girl or guy, deserves a “me” day once in a while, but it is not always relaxing to empty out your wallet at ...

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