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Mila holds her award after her speech won at the district competition.
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Mila Kiray Wins District 4H Speech Competition
Chloe Snyder, Editor • May 9, 2025

Mila Kiray, a sixth grader at Lawton Chiles, won the 4H speech competition at the school, then went to represent LCMS at the district competition. With her speech about the pros and cons of speaking two languages, she placed first in the Seminole County...

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Calling all 8th graders!
Calling all 8th graders
May 12, 2025

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The Chicken Jockey Effect
The Chicken Jockey Effect
Alex Wehbe, Business Manager • May 3, 2025

With the recent release of A Minecraft Movie, many students have been obsessing over the movie. Its famous quotes have students repeating them...

The LCMS Jazz band warms up in the Hagerty High School courtyard.
LCMS’ Jazz Band Performs at Jazz Under the Stars
Chloe Snyder, Editor • April 28, 2025

Jazz Under the Stars has been an end-of-the-year concert for the LCMS Jazz band for a long time. Starting around twelve years ago, it has...

Earth Day
Earth Day
Audrey Russell and Brinley Richardson May 8, 2025

Earth day: the day everyone starts to conserve their trash or at least mind where they are putting it. Mother Nature makes up where we live and...

Coach Braun gives her team a pep talk.
JHMS vs. LCMS basketball
Isabella Alfaro April 11, 2025

The basketball game everyone at school was waiting for finally happened. Lawton Chiles went against Jackson Heights this Wednesday and put in...

The Cross country runners are lined up and ready for an at home meet against Tuskawilla
Cross Country
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