She is a senior. She was the only senior on the basketball team this year.

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Jannah Una Dedic (middle) participating in fun book club activities!

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Adrien Contes receiving flowers from his wrestling coach during senior night in Sunlake’s gym.

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Andrew Colosimo presenting during a Key Club meeting after school. 1/14/25

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Sophomore Michael Lyons and his friends waiting for key club elections to be announced.

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Cameron Lord; Sophomore, in one of her three matches at District Duals. Cameron “made a comeback with a pin” and won her match, which didn’t start out as well as it ended.

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Junior Ezekiel Johnson (far left) helped to set up the gym for the wrestling teams senior night. “I liked putting the posterboard for the seniors up.” Johnson stated.

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Student Life

Patrick’s Proud to be an American

Ryan Carbonneau, Staffer

December 16, 2024

Patrick Nardi (far left), Sophomore, standing with the rest of the Civil Air Patrol at Amalie Arena. Week of 11/18-22. (Patrick Nardi)

Veterans’ day is a day to do many things. It’s a day to remember and celebrate all that veterans have done to keep our country safe. To many people, it’s just another day in their lives, but to some, it means so much more than that.

Patrick Nardi, a sophomore, was asked that very question: what does Veterans’ day mean to you? To him, Veterans’ Day is a day to, “honor both the veterans who have passed and the ones who are still alive today.” He isn’t just saying that either, as “both [of his] grandfathers are veterans,” with one “in the air force” and the other “in the army.” That makes Veterans’ Day more than just a bit personal, especially when he has “an interest in the military, specifically the Air Force or [the] Navy.” To celebrate Veterans’ Day, Patrick discussed, “the significance of the day for both the US and Europe,” as Europe’s Armistice Day is observed and honored in a similar fashion as how we do Veterans’ Day here in the United States.

November 11th is a day that remembers the veterans who have passed, those who are still alive, and those who are still in active duty. Patrick says we can “celebrate and honor veterans” by “thanking the ones still alive for helping make this country safer and by paying our respects to the passed on” to keep the true spirit of the holiday alive. We can all take time out of our day to honor our veterans, especially on Veterans’ Day.

About the Contributor

Ryan Carbonneau, Staffer

Hey, my name's Ryan Carbonneau and I work as a photographer and writer for The Perch and Sunlake's Yearbook production. I love music, writing, and (despite not being good at it) art. I'm really glad to be a part of a production that combines some of these things. I'm hoping to capture as much of the meaningful moments of the school year I can so when we look back, it's the good stuff we want to have physical reminders of. I'm excited to continue in the yearbook and newspaper here at Sunlake until senior year. I plan to go to UCF for college and major either in photography or statistics.