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FAKE PEOPLE Take Your Mask Off

March 6, 2020

All high schoolers are fake!!!!!!! There are so many fake friends when you're a teenager it's unbelievable. Why are people fake? They need friends, they need someone to cheat off of, they need people to start drama with because they're bored. For their own enjoyment some people just play with others'...

The Underclassmen Experience

Samantha Cruz-Ricci, Editor In Chief

March 3, 2020

Today is different. The Rampage wants to hear from the freshies and their thoughts on LMHS and life as the underdog. What's it like being an Underclassmen? Sabrina: "It's rough, especially when you're a sophomore, its somewhat fun. Its bearable. Sarah: "Its actually pretty good, its not to h...

Vaccines: “I should be able to choose to put something in my body”

Madison Sabatino, Staff

February 26, 2020

In a school of over 3000 students, sickness spreads fast. Are anti-vax families putting the rest of us in danger, or is it their right to refuse vaccination? It’s a tough question of individual vs collective rights. Who wins? Vaccines have many benefits. Vaccines can save lives, a...

SENIORS, WE ONLY HAVE A FEW DAYS LEFT

Zainab Mulla, Editor in Chief

February 26, 2020

At the time I'm writing this, we only have 50 days left. No one wants to do anything anymore. We don't want to study as hard. We don't want to go to our classes. Most of us know where we're going after high school I guess, either college or maybe some fast food job. So are we going to give up? Our...

TikTokers Should Be Broke

Zainab Mulla, Editor in Chief

February 5, 2020

TikTok people deserve to be broke. Is there any social value to TikTok? Is there anything difficult about a dude touching his hair and taking off his shirt? Are these kids good at dancing? I think not. They are making money off of useless content where they really don't have to work hard at all....

Mental Health of a Senior

Samantha Cruz-Ricci, Editor In Chief

February 5, 2020

Hi, I'm Sam, and I'm a senior. My mental health is also in a downhill spiral. So far this year has been pretty crazy. 2020 has just begun, and I am still stressing over assignments and exams, especially finals. I've had 5 mental breakdowns this week so far, but I'm okay thanks. How do you know if you...

Kanye For President? The 2020 Election

Madison Sabatino, Staff

January 31, 2020

A lot of famous personalities want to be president. Some of these candidates include Kanye West, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Lizzo, and Danny Devito, as well as Betty White and many of the Kardashian sisters. Fake campaigns and blog posts have been made favoring one person above another. Over the ...

The First Plant-Based Running Shoe

Evanna N., staff

January 8, 2020

Starting in the Fall of 2020, you will be able to enjoy your daily run whilst supporting the environment. The Forever Floatride GROW is the first vegan, plant-based running shoe. This will be the third plant-based shoe Reebok plans to release. According to Harpersbazaar, "...the shoes replace oil-base...

K-12 Album/Film Review

Samantha Cruz-Ricci, Editor In Chief

January 8, 2020

The 24 year old recently released a film thats 96 minutes long that has some of her songs she recently released in an upcoming album called K-12. Melanie has been working on the film and album since 2017, in the film the visuals nicely compliment the lyrics of her songs which have touched in a variety...

Are you paying too much money on clothing?

Alex Nunez, Staffer

December 4, 2019

In the small, synchronized world of Lake Mary High School, one of the main prides of our school is that (at least in my opinion) it has some of the better dressed students of Seminole County, apart from maybe Seminole and most of the prep schools in our area. We have consistent cliques amongst our school who ...