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the Gauntlet

the official student-produced news site for Saint Stephen's Episcopal School

the Gauntlet

Falcon Friends color cards for new Florida Residents.

First Falcon Friends to be held this Thursday

Sophia Berry, Staff Writer September 30, 2019

This Thursday, October 3rd during adviory, is the first Falcon Friend event of the year. Falcon Friend events are hour-long, community-building activities with where older Falcons are paired up with younger...

Turn off the lights, lock the doors, and hide. Saint Stephens encountered a real scare on Tuesday.

Lockdown on Tuesday causes anxiety on campus

Allie Serterides, Staff Writer September 19, 2019

On September 17th, right after the lunch bell, Saint Stephen’s went on an all-school lockdown that had faculty and students alarmed.  The cause of the situation was obscure and students were discomforted...

Photo from Cum Laude induction in 2019. (names listed from left to right) Maria Erquiaga , Hailey Mallard, Augustus Bayard, Catherine Van Keuren, Hailey Kadivar, and Kassandra Haakman.

Cum Laude inductees honored at chapel

Kate Folkens, Staff Writer September 11, 2019

At Tuesday morning's chapel, six Saint Stephen’s students were inducted into the revered Cum Laude society. According to cumlaudesociety.org, the Cum Laude Society is an association of 382 chapters...

Sophomore Paul Williams enjoys a good book.

Summer reading choice book discussions this Thursday

Caroline Gans, Staff Writer September 10, 2019

This week on Thursday, during advisory period (10:10am - 10:45am due to the late start schedule), the Choice Book Discussion will take place, so if you haven’t even gotten to your copy, now’s your...

Kindness rocks return; kindness ensues

Kindness rocks return; kindness ensues

Nicholas Mattheys, Staff Writer September 9, 2019

This year, the return to the Saint Stephen’s campus of "Kindness Rocks" has parents, teachers, and students renewing their focus on empathy and inclusion. As they did last year, Saint Stephen’s...

A list of supply needs, requested by the government of the Bahamas.

Do your part to help the Bahamas

Dylan Davis, Staff Writer September 7, 2019

In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, the people of the Bahamas need our help.  After the storm hit, the majority of Bahamians have been left without shelter, power, food, clean water, and other basic...

Hurricane Dorian predicted path. 8/30/19

Hurricane Dorian update

Dylan Zoller, Design Editor August 30, 2019

In the light of Hurricane Dorian, the administration at Saint Stephen’s made the announcement early Friday morning that school will be closed Tuesday, September 3rd, and Wednesday, September 4th, along...

Freshman Josh Sket often finds himself tired at the end of the day.  Maybe the late start will help that.

Ready to sleep in for an extra 45 minutes?

Sophia Berry, Staff Writer August 28, 2019

On Thursday, September 12, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School will be starting not at 8 a.m. but at 8:45 a.m.  This one-time experiment with what's being coined a “Late Start Schedule,” just in the...

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SSES Culture mag “The View” arrives on campus Friday

Mark Gharby, News Editor April 30, 2019

On Friday, the entire Saint Stephen's community will gather in the Hoagland Arena to celebrate the annual Publications Chapel. You may know this colorful yearly gathering as "Yearbook Chapel," but the...

Senior Showcase returns in full effect

Senior Showcase returns in full effect

Mark Gharby, Section Editor April 29, 2019

This past Friday in the Upper School Commons, the class of 2019 hosted the first Senior Showcase in five years. The Senior Showcase (which went dormant due to participation issues), is a talent show...

Two positions remain open on Student Council

Two positions remain open on Student Council

Mark Gharby, News Editor April 26, 2019

You might think that election season is over and that you're out of luck. Well, think again. Due to a newly passed and revised student council constitution, the "Parliamentarian" and an "Operations Director"...

The seniors take on Busch Gardens

The seniors take on Busch Gardens

Mark Gharby, News Editor April 10, 2019

On Monday, while freshman, sophomores, and juniors in the Upper School attended regular classes, the seniors loaded up the buses and headed to Busch Gardens in Tampa, the culmination of the year-long...

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