The Student News Site of Sunlake High School

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The Student News Site of Sunlake High School

The Perch
The Student News Site of Sunlake High School

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Sports
Weston, eager to get started with the school year.
Weston Spiers’ Summer Weightlifting Training
September 2, 2025
Christian Canarte taking a knee. "I was really trying to take in everything the coach was saying." Said Christian. Christian trys to improve from what the coaches observe.
Christian Canarte’s Football Summer camp experience
August 29, 2025
Tessa Sadlowski; Junior, wearing her concert black for this year's band showcases and events. Concert black is a staple in any band, so Tessa makes sure to bring her best to Sunlake's Jazz and Wind Ensembles. (Courtesy of Tessa Sadlowski)
Tessa Takes On Band Camp
August 21, 2025
Sunlake freshman, Aliyah Halperin, next to her teammates during a timeout.
Aaliyah Halperin’s Summer in the Gym
August 15, 2025
Songbirds - Student Literature
Fortress (Poem by Isabella Gray)
August 14, 2025
Trashcan #34-SLHS, ready to take on the day.
An Interview with a Sunlake High School Trash can
July 8, 2025
Enough (Poem by Isabella Gray)
October 5, 2023
They Say: A Poem by Isabella Gray
December 13, 2022
Cartoons
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
July 8, 2025
Humans go bananas!!!
Humans go bananas!!!
July 8, 2025
Banned for being too good?
Banned for being too good?
July 8, 2025
Trump Treads; Who Controls the Wire?
Trump Treads; Who Controls the Wire?
July 8, 2025
Student Life
Senior Kailyn Ford (right) and her friend Jessica Romonosky (middle) and then Sophia Rodriguez Perez (left) at senior sunrise.
Kailyn’s Last First Day
Alexa Hemmers, Copy Editor • September 5, 2025

One day you're starting kindergarten and then you blink and you're a senior. August 11th marked Kailyn Fords last first day.   Kailyn sat with friends at senior sunrise, music playing. They shared...

Zachary Fishel (11th Grade) continuing to apply glue to his project.
Zachary’s Goals
September 5, 2025
Sophomore Avery working hard in yearbook for the first week of coverage.
Avery’s First Year in Yearbook
September 4, 2025
Manikandan Venkata, Senior; Working on FBLA work and preparing for his presentation to the members.
Rising Star: Interview with Manikandan Venkata
September 4, 2025
Academics
Colin Myers, senior, working hard and studying his FLVS over summer break. Colin is writing with a comically large pencil.
Colin Myers and His Academic August
Nathaniel Cortright, Design Editor • September 2, 2025

Colin Myers is a senior, and after a full year of home-schooling on FLVS, he is super excited to get back to school at Sunlake! Halfway through his sophomore year, Colin made the decision to switch...

Sophia Hodges 12th; Getting ready to leave for the first day!
Sophia Hodges’s Last First day of school!
August 29, 2025
Anna Seidelman posing with a lizard on the APES feild trip.
Exploring Nature’s Backyard: AP Environmental Science Visits Crossbar Ranch
July 8, 2025
Gabriella focusing on finishing her work.
A Semester of Growth
May 7, 2025
Community
A Helping Hand from Dr. Julia
Maksim Danilov • July 8, 2025

Every Spring, Sunlake High School hosts a special evening for families of incoming freshman. Parents walk into the auditorium with hopeful but anxious faces, wondering what the next year’s four years...

Lunch staff Kara Rumsey, Amy Button, Camille Michiell posing in the back office.
Behind the Lunch Line: The Hard Work You Don’t See
July 8, 2025
Anna Connett posing for her homecoming picture.
Anna Connett, her future New Years Resolution
May 5, 2025
How Do We Stop Florida from Bleeding Its Aquifers Dry?
How Do We Stop Florida from Bleeding Its Aquifers Dry?
May 5, 2025
Opinion
Papuans watch their village burn down by Indonesian soldiers
The Papua Conflict
July 8, 2025
The Dark Crystal Review
The Dark Crystal Review
July 8, 2025
What is the best shape that pasta can take? (And why is it conchiglie?)
What is the best shape that pasta can take? (And why is it conchiglie?)
July 8, 2025
Sixth Period Lunch? Is that good for students?
Sixth Period Lunch? Is that good for students?
July 8, 2025
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