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Varsity boys tops Admiral Farragut; advances to regional semis
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Capturing Betsy Neal
January 23, 2025
Annette Logan and Lark Rippy
Stop the clock on the TikTok ban
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Grace Baxendale, Associate Editor

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Varsity boys tops Admiral Farragut; advances to regional semis

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Winter Formal to take place this Saturday

Helen Carey, Staff Writer • February 3, 2025

On Saturday Feb. 8, the tradition of a Winter Formal will returning after a four year hiatus. The event's theme is Winter Wonderland, and...

Last year's Argentinian exchange group hanging out with their newfound friends.

Host families prepare as Argentinian exchange students arrive Monday

February 2, 2025

The International Food Festival features cuisine from all over the world. This year, the event will take place in the Palm Courtyard

The International Food Festival returns this Thursday

January 27, 2025

During Moving Up Day, the 8th graders traveled to electives, to learn the various specialty classes the upper school has to offer

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Luke Ribeiro-de Sá, Staff Writer • January 30, 2025

The new spanish teacher Mr. Glassco brings a whole new vibe to the language classrooms.

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Mrs. Conn in the Philippines during her summer semester abroad

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December 9, 2024

Matthew Christian prepares for take off at SRQ International Airport, where he is close to obtaining his private piloting license.

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November 7, 2024

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Varsity boys tops Admiral Farragut; advances to regional semis

Julie Harris, Social Media Manager • February 12, 2025

#13 Sophomore Marcus Motwani against opponent Keswick Christian.

Weekly Sports Roundup

January 17, 2025

Senior Abigail Rogers attacks the ball during a match of soccer.

Girls soccer squares off against Belle Creek tonight for Senior Night

January 14, 2025

Clemson goes to Austin, Texas to face the Texas Longhorns.

Artwork by Addison Lombardi

Bo’s Picks: College football playoffs first-round

December 19, 2024

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Bo Knows Podcast: Episode 3

Bode LaBelle, Associate Editor • January 31, 2025

Intro theme music by Blake Hoonhout

Videographer Sawyer Girgis prepares to find out Falcon's favorite dance moves.

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January 30, 2025

Capturing Betsy Neal

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This weekend's huge CFB national championship game gets unpacked by Bode LaBelle and special guest Graham Jaynes. Image by Lynn Minor

Bo Knows Podcast: Ep 2

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Senior Brooke Cosentino gives high fives as she makes her way around the fountain.

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Priscilla Webley makes her way through the gauntlet.

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Senior Annesley Flint smiles big while being celebrated for her and her teammates’s weightlifting accomplishments

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The five state championship qualifiers, Priscilla Webley, Annesley Flint, Makaila Hertzler, Emily Dowd, and Brooke Cosentino take a group photo after the gauntlet.

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Senior weightlifting captain, Annesley Flint walks out of the Palm Courtyard to leave for the girls’s weightlifting state championship

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All students and faculty gather around the Palm Courtyard to have a gauntlet for the girls’s weightlifting team members who qualified for the state championships.

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Sophmore Emily Dowd makes her way around the Palm Courtyard as she high fives her fellow peers.

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Varsity boys tops Admiral Farragut; advances to regional semis
Julie Harris, Social Media Manager | February 12, 2025
Capturing Betsy Neal
Annette Logan and Lark Rippy | January 23, 2025
Stop the clock on the TikTok ban
Grace Baxendale, Associate Editor | January 16, 2025
Bo Knows Podcast: Episode 1
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Don’t Crumbl your health

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Laila Yavalar

Co-Editor in Chief

Laila Yavalar is a senior and is Co-Editor in Chief of the Gauntlet. Her interests are going to the gym, visiting Nicaragua, and surfing. Something unique about her is her love for travel and experience....

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Addison Lombardi

Creative Director

Addison Lombardi, who goes by the nickname Al, is a senior and first-year creative director. They enjoy drawing, traditionally and digitally for story comics they make, alongside poems and music. Their...

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Kavi Riedi

Staff Writer

Kavi Riedi is a junior and second year staff writer on the Gauntlet. Some interesting hobbies he has is photography and he’s recently joined a youth group called The Movement. Currently his favorite...