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A24 Studios: The Indie Production Powerhouse Captivating Teen Audiences
Palmer Trinity Arts Competition: Celebrating Creative Excellence
PTS students reveal their study habits
Artwork by junior Alfredo Wolfe
AP Art students share their creative process
Juniors reflect on their year and share their summer plans
A24 Studios: The Indie Production Powerhouse Captivating Teen Audiences
Palmer Trinity Arts Competition: Celebrating Creative Excellence
PTS students reveal their study habits
Artwork by junior Alfredo Wolfe
AP Art students share their creative process
Juniors reflect on their year and share their summer plans
The PTS Varsity Softball team goes into the district season with an 11-9 record. Their energy and unity have truly been represented this season with the girls hyping each other up and staying confident on the field. Junior Caroline Crews is pictured at first base. Crews says, “I had just had a good hit and was watching one of my best friends at bat.”
Spring Season Sports Teams Gear Up for District Competitions
The Palmer Trinity Falcons Playoff Berth and a Season of Greatness
The Palmer Trinity Falcons Playoff Berth and a Season of Greatness
First wave of students commit to compete at colleagiate level
The boys cross country team pose for a picture together at the course the day before the State Championships
Cross country teams end most successful season yet
POINTS LEADER: Senior co-captain Jade Leon shoots a shot to score points for her team. Leon is one of the leading scorers on the Varsity team and has been a part of this team for five years. “I’m really sad that it's my last year on this team," Leon said. "Coach has helped me over these five years to be the player that I am today.”
Girls varsity basketball season off to a positive start
Unlocking the wonder of STEM education, students from all grades and places visited our school to participate in the SWE Next Event. One of the girl scouts of Troop 314 from Cutler Bay, Lucia Fajardo (5th grade), shares that her “group activities were really cool! My favorite person was the one who worked for Disney! I loved building the bridge at the end and eating gumdrops!” Inspired by the speeches, Lucia intends to stay involved with STEM with no hesitation.
SWENext hosts “Girl Powered” engineering event
STAMP SESSION: As senior Parkman Steinhour stamps his finger onto the balloon, his fingerprint becomes visible. “This lab was really cool because you don’t really expect all the crevices and stuff to show but they are actually super noticeable on the balloon,” Steinhour said.
Photo slideshow: Biomedical fingerprinting lab
SAY CHEESE: While waiting in line to take their pictures, seniors Ali Garcia and Isa Monzayet practice their smiles with each other. "I'm almost 18 years old but I want my picture to capture the girl I was 10 years ago," Monzayet said. "I always wore bows in my hair or had my hair in pigtails when I was little. I always had the biggest and most innocent smile on my face so I wanted to try and replicate that again."
Photo slideshow: Seniors on Picture Day
BAKE IT, TAKE IT: Senior Perry Sylvain (second from the left) counts money made from BSU bake sale, as teachers and student continue to buy items from the table during lunch. “...BSU bake sale went great due to its student organization and orientation," Sylvain said.
Photo slideshow: BSU bake sale
THE STORY OF A STORYTELLER: Hiaasen speaks to the Middle School about his experiences as a writer. “I always wanted to be a writer, I knew from a very young age I wanted to be a writer," he said in an interview with PTTV. "My first ambition was to be a sports writer and cover baseball or something. I've always liked to sit down and write and create. I was lucky. For some people, it takes a long time to figure out what they want to do but I knew from a very young age and I lucked out and it worked out for me.”
Photo slideshow: Carl Hiaasen speaks to Middle School
News from Falcon Student Media

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News from Falcon Student Media

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On Oct. 18, math and psychology teacher Cristie Vassilaros presents to the middle school faculty in the Lecture Hall about effective study skills. She also presented the concepts in her AP Psychology classes. “My presentation was about learning how distributed practice, not cramming before a test, and studying over the course of a few days results in better outcomes,” Vassilaros said.

Effective studying requires understanding of the brain

Alena Zamek, PTTV reporter • October 30, 2023

For AP Psychology teacher Cristie Vassilaros, effective studying begins with understanding how the brain works. A psychology major in college, Vassilaros is teaching AP Psychology this year for...

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