Oviedo Journalism

Entertainment
Taylor Swift releases “Red (Taylor’s Version)” and accompaniment short film
November 14, 2021
Emma Yost, Editor-in-chief
WEB EXCLUSIVE On November 12, Taylor Swift dropped the rerecording of her fourth album, Red (Taylor’s Version). The album consists of thirty songs, including the ten minute version of fan favorite 'All Too Well'. With eight new “From The Vault” songs and a short film, followed by appearances...
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Sports
Oviedo’s swim team leads the school to a third place victory
November 14, 2021
Joemi Cordonero, Reporter
WEB EXCLUSIVE The Oviedo Swim and Dive team’s last meet was the District Championships with a grand victory. The girls team had an impressive 10 point lead against the second place runner up, Lake Brantley High School. However, the boys team had a very slim win with only a 4 point advantage over...
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Entertainment
Nothing but frightful fun with “Night of the Living Dead”
November 12, 2021
Isabella Perez, Reporter
WEB EXCLUSIVE For this year's Halloween production show Mr. Carter, our Oviedo Lions Theater’s director, chose “Night of the Living Dead”. Though a little skeptical about choosing this play, everyone who was involved had lots of fun with the production. “...It’s probably the most ambitious...
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Opinion
Cultural appropriation in Halloween costumes
November 12, 2021
Veronika Maynard, Opinion editor
WEB EXCLUSIVE As the world continues to diversify, there begins to arise a question of how to share culture, and how to do it properly. Cultural exchange is a positive result of globalization, but on the flip side is the consequence, cultural appropriation. And on October 31, people have to look...
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Sports
Varsity cross country’s hard work pays off
October 22, 2021
Hunter Fuehrer, Reporter
WEB EXCLUSIVE The Oviedo Varsity Cross Country Boys team has been hard at work since the start of the summer. Recently the hard work has paid off with a dominant performance at the Katie Caples Invitational 2021. Varsity Boys won by a 44 point margin, outperforming all the other teams from across...
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News
CPR training teaches students life saving skills
October 18, 2021
Emma Yost, Editor-in-chief
WEB EXCLUSIVE This past June, Florida governor Ron Desantis passed a law that requires all high school students to complete first aid and CPR training. Here at Oviedo High School, all freshmen and junior students began their training on October 14, after taking the PSAT. Students watched intro...
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Features
New SAM, Mr. Townsend, brings excitement to campus
October 17, 2021
Hannah Warrner, Online editor
This story was originally published in the first edition of The Lion’s Tale (October 7th, 2021). From the elementary dynamic of administrative duties to the high school position, Mr. Townsend is extremely excited to join the Oviedo High School staff. Many students have prior relationships with our...
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CPR training teaches students life saving skills

Emma Yost, Editor-in-chief • October 18, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE This past June, Florida governor Ron Desantis passed a law that requires all high school students to complete first aid and CPR training. Here at Oviedo High School, all freshmen and junior students began...

Students feel that contact tracing system could be improved

Audrey Choate, Reporter • October 17, 2021

This story was originally published in the first edition of The Lion’s Tale (October 7th, 2021). As thousands of students across the U.S. return to school in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Oviedo High School (OHS)...

Moment of silence allocates time for students to reflect

Nelly Campos, Reporter • October 17, 2021

This story was originally published in the first edition of The Lion’s Tale (October 7th, 2021). For the 2021-2022 school year the Florida Statutes introduced a new component to Chapter 1003.43 instituting the mandatory...

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Photos by Steph Goodwin and Josephine Oliva

Oviedo's swim team leads the school to a third place victory

Joemi Cordonero, Reporter • November 14, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE The Oviedo Swim and Dive team’s last meet was the District Championships with a grand victory. The girls team had an impressive 10 point lead against the second place runner up, Lake Brantley High School. However,...

2021 College Football Season Filled With Surprises

Riley Sanderson, Reporter • November 6, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE Since the start of the 2021 college football season, fans have been on a rollercoaster full of curveballs, upsets, and hopping on bandwagons. From a notoriously undefeated #1 team being taken down by an unranked...

Zachary Scharf turns challenges into successes

Eric Esquivel, Reporter • October 22, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE Throughout life, multiple people face many challenges. For Zachary Scharf, a junior attending Oviedo High School, one of his biggest challenges was something that’s way out of his control. Scharf is smaller...

Psychological vs. slasher horror movies

Isabella Perez, Reporter • November 14, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE As Halloween approaches, challenges such as ‘31-day days of Halloween movies’ are aired on major TV stations. It begs the question of what type of horror is the best. Now imagine...

Meaning of Halloween changes with growing up

Laura Cruz, Reporter • November 14, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE For many people Halloween is a time to dress, eat lots of candy and decorate your house. Many students love halloween because they like getting scared but the meaning of Halloween changes...

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Features

Night of The Living Dead: Experience the Apocalypse

Mikayla Philpot, Reporter
October 27, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE The Night of the Living Dead is a play put on by Oviedo High School from Thursday, October 21st to Saturday, October 23rd. It’s themed around what would happen in the event of a zombie apocalypse. The main characters have to navigate protecting themselves from the zombies, whilst also dealing with conflicts between characters. It is a spooky performance meant to frighten actors and audience members alike. Senior actor William Deem, who plays Ben, invites students to watch...

Social media shutdown induces panic

Paris Brown, Reporter
October 24, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE The day social media apps shutdown: People woke up to their social media not working, many apps saying there was no connection when others' connection was completely fine. Apps like Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp have been affected by this; causing panic when users couldn't update their latest post, post to their story, communicate, like photos, or enjoy videos. Many people who...

Harry Styles concert brings hope to future for large gatherings

Hannah Warrner, Online editor
October 22, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE The long-awaited Harry Styles concert took place on October 7th, 2021 at the Amway Center. Many fans have had tickets for this event since early November 2019. However, because of the COVID-19 virus, the artist was forced to postpone the ‘Love on Tour’ until it was safe to travel and gather in larger crowds. “I actually originally bought my tickets the day he announced the tour.” Shay Buckman, a junior at Oviedo said. “I was obviously very upset when he rescheduled but...

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