The Student News Site of Sunlake High School

The Perch
The Student News Site of Sunlake High School

The Perch
The Student News Site of Sunlake High School

The Perch

Alyssa Badal, Staffer

I am a junior this is my second year of being a writer for the school newspaper and the yearbook.

All content by Alyssa Badal
Sophomore Gwyneth Taylor is in the grey shirt on the right. Gwyneth and her friends at flag football tryouts. Gwyneth states "Im looking forward to winning and spending time with the team."

Gwyneth’s Experience at Tryouts

Alyssa Badal, Staffer
April 29, 2025
Senior Camilla Jauregui during her match against Zephyrhills. She won 6-0. 6-0! Camilla states "I enjoy playing, its a beautiful sport."

Camilla’s Tennis Experience

Alyssa Badal
April 29, 2025
Freshman Aadi Patel loved his first semester at Sunlake. He is so excited for his second semester. Aadi states "I feel excited about second semester and hope my classes will get easier."

Unlocking High School

Alyssa Badal
February 4, 2025
Junior Zoey Fry spent Christmas with her family and her boyfriend Brayden Eskandari's family. Zoey had so much fun celebrating Christmas and is so grateful for everything she got. Zoey states "My favorite gift was my new digital camera since my old one broke."

Zoey’s Jolly Holly Christmas

Alyssa Badal
January 23, 2025
Junior, Naomi Lammers at the creative writing club. Naomi and her friends started this club because they enjoy writing and getting help from their peers. Naomi states, "Part of starting anything is continuing to experience and workshop until you find what's best."

Naomi’s Experience in the Creative Writing Club

Alyssa Badal, staffer
January 8, 2025
Speaker Tricia Alvarez came in to speak to some of Sunlake's forensics classes to talk. Junior Steven Gilmore found what she was saying was so interesting he states "I would have never expected the crime scenes to look like this and it was cool to actually see."

Great American Teach-In

Alyssa Badal
December 18, 2024
Freshman Elliana Perez and Owen Stephens won homecoming court. Elliana had so much fun at homecoming. Elliana states "I'm very happy I won homecoming court with Owen."

Elliana’s Homecoming Experience

Alyssa Badal, staffer
December 3, 2024
Senior, Heidimar Rivera during her weightlifting meet. This is Heidimar's second year on the team. Heidimar states, "I competed to the best of my abilities and I pushed myself especially for clean and jerk."

Hedimar’s Weightlifting Meet

Alyssa Badal, staffer
November 14, 2024
This is a picture of senior Damon Rooney participating in Red Ribbon Week. Damon is wearing a SpongeBob and a flash sock for "Sock it to drugs" day. Damon states "I participated to draw awareness to my peers about the dangers of drugs."

Damon Celebrating Red Ribbon Week

Alyssa Badal
October 30, 2024
This is a picture of junior Mckenzie Richardson participating in skit. This was Mckenzie's first year doing skit and she had so much fun. When asked about her experience with skit Mckenzie states "I had so much fun and will definitely do it again next year."

Mckenzie’s Skit Experience

Alyssa Badal
October 28, 2024
Shea Bradley is a senior at Sunlake. Shea recently celebrated her senior night for golf. Shea states "The turn out was good for me I didn't expect many people to be there but I wanted my mom to be and she was so it was perfect."

Shea’s Senior Night

Alyssa Badal
October 4, 2024
Junior Nathaniel Peguero at his AP Environmental Science Field Trip. This picture was taken while on a boat at the Energy and Marine Center. Nathaniel states "I had such an amazing time."

Nathaniel’s Exciting Field Trip

Alyssa Badal
September 23, 2024
Senior Adam Ron and his mom at Senior Sunrise. Adam got to experience Senior Sunrise with his mom by his side. Adam states "I really enjoyed Senior Sunrise as it was a great way to get everyone together for our last first day of high school."

Adam’s Experience at Senior Sunrise

Alyssa Badal, Staffer
September 13, 2024
Senior, Allister Boostrom is on the right. Allister is standing next to his friend Tomas Torrado taking a picture of their beach outfits for PBIS spirit week. Allister states, "I enjoyed participating in PBIS spirt week."

Allister Participating in Spirit Week.

Alyssa Badal, staffer
September 3, 2024
Senior, Sofia Perez is in the long sleeve shirt. This picture is taken while painting her senior spot with her friend, Emma Stephens. Sofia states, "I ended up loving the outcome of my parking spot, so it was all worth it."

Sofia’s Senior Parking Spot

Alyssa Badal, staffer
August 27, 2024
Junior Cadance Carver spent her summer working at Happy Hangar Cafe. Cadance loves working at the Cafe and hopes to continue till college. Cadance states "I love the people and environment surrounding my work."

Working Hard over Summer

Alyssa Badal
August 19, 2024
Sophomore Mckenzie Richardson and her mom taking a picture outside Amalie Arena. Mckenzie and her mom are waiting outside before the Drake concert. Mckenzie stated, "The night was so surreal."

Mckenzie’s Fun and Exciting Weekend

Alyssa Badal, Staffer
February 20, 2024
Freshman Marie Cartwright is the one holding the phone. This picture was taken right after she performed at her showcase. Marie states "We killed are dances and I'm so proud of my team."

Marie’s Exciting Week

Alyssa Badal
February 12, 2024
Freshman Alissa Brunton and Nathan Grob. This picture was taken while they were hanging out after a long week of school. Alissa stated "I'm so happy the week is over."

Alissa’s Week in a Life

Alyssa Badal, Staffer
February 2, 2024
Freshman Victoria Bourtman is number twenty-one. This picture is taken during her tournament in Ocala. Victoria stated, "My team did not get the outcome we expected but we know what to fix for future tournaments."

Victoria Bourtman’s Exciting Week

Alyssa Badal, Staffer
January 22, 2024
Freshman Aidan Soto number 11. A picture of Aidan during his soccer game moments before scoring a goal. Aidan stated, "It felt so good to score a goal."

Aidan’s Week in a Life

Alyssa Badal, Staffer
January 16, 2024
Junior Shelby Kerr at her cousin's wedding in Indiana. Shelby was a bridesmaid in the wedding. Shelby stated, "I am so grateful I had the opportunity to be a part of the wedding."

Shelby’s Week

Alyssa Badal, Staffer
January 3, 2024

Inside the BSU Club at Sunlake

Alyssa Badal, Staffer
December 14, 2023
Seniors Remley Velde and Kaitlyn Schwartz preparing for their Friendsgiving. Remley is in the red sweater and Kaitlyn is in the green shirt. Remley stated, "I love hosting Friendsgiving and celebrating with my close friends."

Remley’s Friendsgiving

Alyssa Badal, Staffer
December 14, 2023
Freshmen Alexa Miller and Allison Poll taking a picture on Halloween. Alexa is dressed as Superman and Allison is dressed as Wonder Woman. Alexa stated, "Halloween is one of my favorite holidays; I love decorating and finding cute costumes."

Week in the Life of Alexa Miller

Alyssa Badal, Staffer
November 13, 2023
Sophomore Dileon Smith left with no plans on Halloween. He procrastinated making plans and has a short amount of time to decide. Dileon states that "Halloween is not as fun when your not prepared."

The Stress Behind Halloween

Alyssa Badal
November 10, 2023
Kalise is the one on the left of the girl with the black sunglasses. She and her friends are posing for a picture during the homecoming dance. Kalise states "I had so much fun."

Kalise’s Night to Remember

Alyssa Badal
November 7, 2023
Sophomore Gavin Clarke (left) and junior Mario Perez (right) taking a picture before a baseball game. Sunlake won their game against Zephyrhills High School. Gavin stated, "I'm so happy we won."

Week in the Life of Gavin Clarke

Alyssa Badal, Staffer
November 4, 2023
Noah Downey jumping during his skit performance. He is thrilled that his performance is going well. Noah stated, "We did a very good job."

Homecoming Week’s Dynamic Duo

Alyssa Badal, Staffer
October 20, 2023
Teacher Mrs.Janess smiling because its homecoming week.

Beyond the Desk

Alyssa Badal
September 26, 2023
Freshman Allison Poll working on her homework.

Seahawk at a Glimpse

Alyssa Badal
September 21, 2023
Anastasia at ESPN World Wide Sports center. Anastasia taking a picture with her finalist banner. Anastasia states "I'm so happy to be here".

Behind The Book

alyssa badal
September 11, 2023
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