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February 14, 2012 • Emily Benko, Assistant Editor
Some call it Singles Awareness Day whilst others refer to it as Cat Appreciation Day, but CCC sticks with celebrating February 14 as Valentines Day. The day can either be heart warming, or heart wrenching depending on your relationship status, but one thing promised is a day in which you won’t...
February 9, 2012 • Benny Mendizabal, Staff Writer
The statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary at St Petersburg Catholic High School was set on fire this past weekend in an act of vandalism. The fire was intentionally set in the grotto that housed the statue, but police confirm that it was not a hate crime. The culprits are suspected to be teenagers,...
January 19, 2012 • Andy Maher, Section Editor
On Jan. 18, major websites like Wikipedia and Google shut down for 24 hours in order to protest new laws trying to be passed. These laws, SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) essentially censor the information available online and impose harmful regulations for internet businesses. ...
January 18, 2012 • Michael Purcell, Editor-in-Chief
A group of Marauder volunteers will be travelling to Give Kids the World Village in Kissimmee, Fl. to support and spend time with terminally ill children whose wishes are being granted by the Children’s Dream Fund. Give Kids the World is a “village” just outside of Orlando, Fl. meant...
October 24, 2011 • Ben Kieler, Staff Writer
Every Tuesday this school year, the Technology Club has been featuring Tech Talk Tuesday in the library after school. The presentations are directly following the end of school and last for around one hour. Senior Will Whitlock is in charge of running the meetings. “We try to talk about...
October 20, 2011 • Benny Mendizabal, Staff Writer
History teacher Regi Winer is starting a new Social Studies Honor Society for all juniors and seniors this year. It has been the objective of Mrs. Winer to get this new honor society started. For the past few years, she has been trying to begin the new society, and when it was finally approved,...
October 20, 2011 • Matt Ruppel, Staff Writer
Some kids may want to grow up to be an astronaut. Some kids may want to grow up to be fire fighter. When freshman Brandon Cote grows up, he would like to become a Scout Master. Cote has been a member of Boy Scout Troop 279 for four years and takes great pride in being a part of it. He has...
October 18, 2011 • Nicole Melendy, Staff Writer
Busch Gardens has added a new roller coaster to their collection. Cheetah Hunt isn’t like the other roller coasters, it uses magnetic energy instead of gravity energy. The new ride opened May 27th 2011, adding more fun to the Tampa Bay area. Busch Gardens new coaster is the newest one...
October 18, 2011 • Maddie Schorr, Staff Writer
Florida’s legislature is poised to make cuts and changes to the popular Bright Futures programs. This would raise test score requirements and decrease funding by about 15 percent in an effort to alleviate the state debt. Cuts to the scholarship will coincide with the increase of state and...
October 18, 2011 • Clare McMahon, Staff Writer
Over the summer, junior Winston Chiriaco usually spends his time helping out at a summer camp in Vermont as a camp counselor. However, this year he was instead offered a trip to Asia, which he gladly accepted. While he was in Asia, Chiriaco did many exciting things, including visiting war museums,...






