Contents 50 Years Later: a Class from The

Volume 20, Issue 6 Lake Highland Preparatory School, 901 Highland Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32803 April 2020 Contents 50 Years Later: A Class From the * * * Features Past Social Media Provides a Global Connection… By Ahmed Bilal Pg. 2 By Siddarth Pinnamaneni L ake Highland High School to Jones Social Media Adds Addictions, Erodes Seniors are in a position High School. In order to Performance… By Noor Sattar Pg. 2 of privilege. Fifty years prevent a switch to a after its initial founding, school that was relatively Lake Highland has pro- underfunded and limited Visiting the Diverse Districts of Central vided ample opportuni- in its academics at the Florida…By Ahmed Bilal, Ethan ties for Seniors: monthly time, Ms. Davis recalls Leckie, and Maggie Palmer Pg. 8-9 off-campus lunches, an that, “Our parents got to- annual trip to North Car- gether with many other * * * olina, and the opportuni- parents in the area and The Future Is Truly In The Past… ty to present Speak Outs. determined that Orlando However, these privileg- Junior College was availa- By Christopher Raymond Pg. 3 es weren’t built-in to ble, and could be turned Lake Highland. Rather, into a private school. Three Faces of Mean Girls Face Off… these opportunities were There was a massive transformed into Senior (Above) During its early years, Lake Highland was ‘parental' movement that By Rebecca Reif Pg. 4 traditions over time. For still transitioning away from its collegiate days as summer. They hired a the first graduating class Orlando Junior College. For example, Laughlin Hall headmaster from the Brit- occupied the space where the current football Taylor Swift Takes a Stand in Miss of Lake Highland, Senior field was built. However, buildings like Johnston ish Isles, a number of ex- year was a completely and Hale Hall remain in the same location, and with cellent retired teachers Americana… By Maddy Russell Pg. 5 different experience. an identical purpose to the original Lake Highland came out of retirement, In 1970, cities campus. Photo courtesy of Mrs. Candice Watson. other teachers were Marathon Fundraiser Keeps Beat Alive… across America, including brought in, and Lake By Luis Roldan Pg. 6 Orlando, were re-zoned for different public schools. For example, Ms. Nancy Davis, a mem- 50 Years Later: A Class From..., ber of Lake Highland’s inaugural class of 1971, Film Lovers Unite At The Florida Film recalled initially being rezoned from Edgewater Continued on Page 12... Festival… By Amanda Wiboon Pg. 7 Around the Clock Work Makes Campus LHPTV Takes on D.C. Shine… By Santiago Calderon Pg. 10 By Sarah Finfrock Main Event Mainly Attracts Youths… This March, Some category ex- the LHPTV film crew amples include tech- By Taylor Battie Pg. 11 took a trip to Wash- nical aspects, such as ington, D.C. for a “Action Sports Edit- Travel Channel Favorite Hits Orlando… Student Television ing,” where students Network (STN) com- were given sports By Amanda Wiboon Pg. 13 petition. Led by Mr. footage and had to Joseph Kostura, the edit content creative- Maria and Enzo’s Misses the Mark… video production and ly into a reel. In oth- By Lauren Shang Pg.14 digital storytelling er categories, such teacher, the group of as, “Nat Packaging,” film students attended students edited Leo Goosen On Par With Success… the competition in sound bites smoothly By Mallory Koyfman Pg. 15 hopes of furthering together. And in their knowledge of “Tell the Story News the film industry Editing,” competi- It’s Just a Prank, Bro... By Ethan Leckie while surrounding tors had to make a Pg. 16 themselves with other story of footage sup- students from around plied by STN. Addi- * * * the country that share tionally, there were their passion for film. (Above) In Mr. Joseph Kostura’s Digital Storytelling and Video categories reliant The annual conven- Production classes, many students share a love of film. Some more on drama and tion was held from hope to make a career out of it later on, while others just like acting roles such as making videos for fun. Either way, they enjoy getting to hone Scan our QR Thursday, March 12 their on and off camera skills. Photo courtesy of LHPTV. “Sports Commen- Code to have to Sunday, March 15 tary,” “Silent Film,” at the Washington Hilton International Ballroom. and “Movie Trailer.” LHPTV entered in the cate- access to our Upwards of 3,000 students from around the Unit- gories “Short Film (Documentary),” “Music Vid- online edi- ed States in both middle and high school traveled eo,” and “Sports Editing.” tion. to Washington, D.C. for the event. The competition was centered around LHPTV Takes on D.C., Continued on multiple film categories that schools could join. Page 12 . Page 2 Twice-Told Tale Social Media Provides a Global Connection By Ahmed Bilal A s a teenager in today’s day and age, I, broadcasted on a large scale through the use of like most of my peers, am part of the world of social networks and connectivity. In recent years, social media. Websites like Instagram, Snapchat, New York Times best-selling author Shea Serrano and Tik Tok make up many of our lives. Because was able to raise over $130,000 in a matter of days of this, in just a few years’ time, the numbers on for Hurricane Harvey relief through his social me- such outlets have skyrocketed. However, in re- dia accounts. He explains in an interview for Pa- cent years, this network has faced a lot of scrutiny cific Standard, “There are lots of times where, say, over the potential harms that it could bring in so- someone who wouldn't otherwise know how to get ciety. While some of these complaints may very in contact with an emergency rescue unit can do so well be justified, it is essential to look at all the when they have a bunch of people lobbying for positives social media brings in terms of global them [with their] numbers on Twitter or Face- connectivity and communication. book.” In a statistic by Brandwatch, it is revealed (Above) Social media services such as Instagram and Apart from monetary efforts, social media that the Internet has an estimated 4.54 billion us- Snapchat have transformed society in many ways. has given an outlet for finding missing loved ones. ers, of which 3.725 billion users have active so- Freshmen, Camryn Curry and Rebecca Reif, have dis- When an area has some form of emergency, Face- cial media users globally. With such large num- covered this firsthand as Instagram mutuals. Photo book provides a notification status for individuals bers in play, social media networks have the abil- by Christopher Raymond. in the area to inform their friends of their safety ity to create a community that bypasses all bor- ing and identity development. In a survey by the and location. With such abilities on social media, ders and systems. Through this, the average per- Pew Research Center in 2018, it was revealed it is impossible to overlook all the benefits that son has the ability to become more aware of that, “66 percent of teens in the study said social have come with it over the years. world affairs. This creates an ongoing discussion media allowed them to show support for causes As it stands, it seems as if social media on almost every topic. At the same time, top po- and issues that were important to them.” In other has many aspects that aren’t fully explored when litical figures and speakers have the ability to words, this generation of young adults has the op- making a judgment call on this huge network. Be- connect and interact with their audience. portunity to involve themselves and take initia- sides the potential distractions and addictions, so- This comes into play with the teenage tives in global issues that are important to them. cial media brings an entire global community audience as well. With the age of Twitter and Along with creating a global discussion on along with it. Whether it be communication, glob- Youtube, teenagers have the opportunity to under- current affairs, social media has also become a hub al affairs discussion, or relief efforts, there is a stand what’s going on in the world, but also ex- of relief efforts. Whether it be hurricane relief or defined place in these networks. Now, when open- press their beliefs and opinions as well. This, in war relief efforts, a dialogue can be initiated and ing up your Instagram or Twitter feed, take a sec- essence, not only develops a sense of awareness broadcasted to a massive audience. Simultaneous- ond to appreciate the connectivity and community of the world, but also promotes social understand- ly, smaller more intimate efforts are able to be that comes along with it. Social Media Adds Addictions, Erodes Performance By Noor Sattar T he norm for today’s society includes heavy sity finds, “A neglect of personal life, mental pre- rity in oneself, buying things that are unaffordable, use of social media: a new “trend” that has ush- occupation, escapism, mood modifying experienc- judging yourself, and doing things to fulfil “needs'' ered in great harm to the general public. Social es, tolerance and concealing the addictive behav- due to envy, including changing your lifestyle for media has brought many detrimental elements to ior, to be present in some people who use social others. people all over the world. Some examples include networks excessively.” Though it may seem that The last main defect of social media is per- corrupting children's lifestyles with insecurity few people suffer from this addiction, there is an formance in children.

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