Morgan Ostroff smiles for a photo for newspaper. “I’ve always cherished and loved yearbook and it’s something I’d like to continue in the future.” Photo by Braelyn Arenella-White

New Student in Yearbook

October 16, 2025
New Student in Yearbook by Braelyn Arnella-White Morgan Ostroff is a new student at Melbourne High School. She transferred here from Satellite High School where she has been doi...
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MONEY MANAGED: An informational Personal Finance class taught by Mr. Thomas, here at Melbourne High. With a passion for passing down knowledge, Mr. Thomas has spread useful information to all of his students. In class students learn all the ways that they incorporate Personal Finance into their everyday lives, and important topics that they will take with them in the real world. This class helps prepare students for the future, it even helps them think about all the possibilities. Personal Finance is important because it teaches students about Financial security, ways to build wealth, and avoid debt, as well as other important topics.  Mr. Thomas said “I think knowing where money goes says a lot about where we are going.” Personal Finance is helpful because, “Not only with jobs that are financed based, it’ll help with college expenses. There are countless ways that it can help in the real world. Ideally, students should learn how to be mindful when making money decisions.” 

Purpose of Personal Finance

October 14, 2025
Purpose of Personal Finance by Princess Islam Here at Melbourne High, Personal Finance is not just a regular class; It is a form of informational opportunity. An important c...
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Shaping minds and Sharing the Love of Music. In the band room at Melbourne High School, Andrew Cannella guides students through rehearsals, fostering teamwork and love for music. Band director Andrew Cannella works with students during class in the band room. He leads all grades ranges from freshman, sophomore, junior, and seniors, along with the other band director at Melbourne High School and focuses on building teamwork and musicianship. Canella enjoys seeing students improve each day.Canella said “I love when kids show they appreciate the process and keep working hard.” he said. Photo By: Paige Allen

New Band Teacher brings Passion to Music Students

October 14, 2025
New Band Teacher brings Passion to Music Students by Paige Allen Andrew Canella, the new band teacher at Melbourne High School brought four years of teaching experience and ...
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On the Line: With much dedication and perseverance, JV coaches gives the Melbourne School JV players a pep talk before they go into the game. Melbourne High School has had an undefeated season ending with 6-0. With two extended lightning delay, Melbourne JV conquered many touchdown and sacks against Heritage. “Our game was energetic and excited” McClain said. Photo by Kinley Caradinal

JV Football's Final Touchdown

October 13, 2025
JV Football's Final Touchdown by Jayda Blanc Melbourne High JV Football Team makes history this year with an undefeated season, dominating the field from the first kickoff to...
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TEACHING TALENT:Ms. Irene Lopez moved around the classroom and actively helped her students understand during her 6th period class. The students had learned about alternate and interior angles in geometry last Thursday, October 2nd. During 6th period, Ms. Lopez used her iPad, connected to the Promethean Board, to walk through the questions the class had missed. She explained how to solve them and called on students to participate. Her teaching style was captured to a T: “A modern approach—technology-oriented, but also showing the work,” stated Ms. Lopez in her interview that morning. Photo by Issy Perez.

Mel-High Gets a New Teacher: Ms. Lopez

October 12, 2025
Mel-High Gets a New Teacher: Ms. Lopez by Issy Perez Melbourne High School welcomed Ms. Irene Lopez as its new Geometry teacher for the 2025–2026 academic year. She brought e...
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Another Chapter: Mrs. Carrie Friday celebrates her birthday with students and staff at Melbourne High School. She’s been part of the school for three years and has worked hard to make the library feel welcoming, adding sofas, painting the walls, and filling it with more books. She shared a fun fact that she can actually write with her toes, and reminded students to check out Sora, the online library with way more books than the shelves hold. Thinking about her special day, Mrs. Friday said, “It is better to spend my birthday here at school than to spend it at Disney World.” Photo by Lily Majors

Mrs. Friday Turns Another Page

October 11, 2025
Mrs. Friday Turns Another Page by Lily Majors Mrs. Carrie Friday, the librarian at Melbourne High School, celebrated her birthday this week surrounded by students and staff. ...
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IN THE CLASSROOM: Ms. Ivyanna Rosa teaches the forensics and anatomy and physiology classes this school year in building 10. Ms. Rosa joined the Mel High staff this year. In class, students learned about the subject through PowerPoints and Ms. Rosa explaining. She wanted to remind the students to “believe in yourself and don't let anyone make you feel like your goals are unattainable.” Photo by Ayaana Gupta

A New Face in Science

October 10, 2025
A New Face in Science by Ayaana Gupta Students and staff welcomed Ms. Ivyanna Rosa as the New Forensic Science and Anatomy and Physiology teacher this year. She brought a st...
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Planning Ahead: Seniors Joy Weng and Chloe Martinez fill out the culture fest interest form. Every other Friday during 5th and 6th period, students from across the IB program and ESOL classes met in the library to discuss their plans for culture fest. On the interest form, students chose what countries they wanted to represent and what committees they wanted to be a part of. Weng signed up to be in the group for China and the talent show committee. “The talent show is my favorite part of culture fest, so I want to be part of organizing it,” said Weng. Photo by Kyra Chang

Bringing the World to School

October 9, 2025
Bringing the World to School by Kyra Chang Every year, the IB program hosts the Culture Festival in December. At this festival, students share the culture of countries from al...
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POWER PLAY. This image demonstrates the robot made for last season and it shows the robot competing in a showdown competition. Last Saturday, on September 27, the robotics club went to Fran T. Forester recreation Center to test last year’s robot, which was about cleaning the ocean reefs. This was mainly to give new robotics participants an idea on what the game is like, and to experiment with playing in the games. “It was very fun seeing the other robots and how they performed on the field”, Anna Agarie said. The new students in robotics are looking forward to this season and their ready to perform their best in the games, with unwavering dedication and newfound enthusiasm.Photo by Daniella Fassman.

Team Voltage

October 8, 2025
Team Voltage by Melissa Lima Amaro The robotics club, Team Voltage, has existed for twenty-five years, giving students opportunities to design, build, and compete at a high ...
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Marching With Madness; Melbourne High School’s Marching Band is performing during The Halftime Performance at Senior Night and 8th grade night on Friday. After weeks of practice, they got to show their hard work and discipline off. Trombone player, Olivia Griffin said, “Nobody recognizes the amount of effort and dedication we put into everything we do.” Every step and note that they played showed dedication and enthusiasm. Photo by NeAsia Taylor

Melbourne High Marching Band Hits The Right Note

October 7, 2025
Melbourne High Marching Band Hits The Right Note by Ne'Asia Taylor-Torres Melbourne High School Marching Band isn't just about halftime performances — it brought energy, tea...
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Everything Has A Place: Junior Kerollen Mendes Ferreira Dos Santos packs away glassware in the new culinary storage closet. The new closet was one of the items added to the culinary lab during the summer renovation, and with metal shelving and new LED lights, students could easily retrieve items from the storage room. “[The closet] feels more like a real kitchen now, so it makes us take it more seriously,” said Mendes Ferreira Dos Santos. Previously, the culinary lab had cabinets to store equipment and glassware in, which made working difficult. “With the new and redesigned classroom/dining room floor plan and dedicated storage area, we are better organized and able to practice and operate with the same standards as the food-service industry,” Chef Michael Ferguson said. Photo by Kyle McLaren

More Room for Activities

October 6, 2025
More Room for Activities by Kyle McLaren Building 5 was home to the culinary lab, which over the summer, received a long-awaited renovation. The building was constructed in t...
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Finally time for Financial Planning: Mr. Ryan Thomas works on his computer after a long day in his classroom 125, in building 10. During period 7, Mr. Thomas entered his planning period to prepare for tomorrow and the rest of the week on how he’ll educate his students on personal finance. “The way I teach isn’t that ‘this is the way to go,’ it's that I want to be questioned in what I’m doing—I want the students to question me, I want them to do their own research.” said Mr. Thomas when it comes to his methods of teaching. Photo by Tyler Ferreira Alves Hill.

Now Introducing: Mr. Thomas from Building 10, Room 125

October 5, 2025
Now Introducing: Mr. Thomas from Building 10, Room 125 by Tyler Ferreira Alves Hill Did you know that, recently, a Florida Law now requires high schooler to take a course in P...
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Teacher Workshop Tuesday: New teachers participate in teacher workshop to learn about Melbourne high school and plan what they want to accomplish with their students. Teacher workshop was aimed to help new teachers learn about the school, organize their lessons, and interact with others. Kimya Louis had been teaching for 21 years, but started her first year at Melbourne high school and had a positive experience at the workshop. She mostly liked being able to bounce ideas off other teachers and get organized. “It forced me to sit down and write down what it is I want my students to accomplish,” Louis said. Photo by Nicole Blackmon.

Teacher Workshop Helps New Teachers Prepare for the Year

October 4, 2025
Teacher Workshop Helps New Teachers Prepare for the Year by Lily Hock Teachers could learn new things too! Teacher workshop was an opportunity for new teachers to learn more a...
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Engaging Students in History and Finance: Mrs. Monique Reynolds talks to her students during a world history lesson. As a new teacher at Melbourne High School, she worked to balance being approachable and disciplined and encouraged students to give feedback to improve her teaching. “I teach three classes of personal finance, which are mostly sophomores, and world history, which are all freshmen,” Mrs. Reynolds said. By combining her passion for history and personal finance, she helped students understand the importance of learning from the past while preparing for the future. Photo by Aadhya Patel.

Learning From The Past, Planning For The Future

October 3, 2025
Learning From The Past, Planning For The Future by Aadhya Patel World history and personal finance are an important graduation requirement and a lot of students take them....
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STRIKE SHOT: Freshman CJ Davenport steps up for his final shot of the night; the pins go down—strike! The Bulldogs Bowling team clinched a thrilling victory over the Eau Gallie Commodores at Shorelanes. With smiles all around, the team celebrated being one step closer to the championships. The game took place on Tuesday, September 23rd— a night packed with hope for the upcoming games. “No, I don’t think I’ve been on a better team. I think we have a chance,” Davenport says. Photo by Issy Perez.

Bowling Wins

October 2, 2025
Bowling Wins by Issy Perez The Melbourne High School boys' bowling team continued its impressive run with another win, maintaining an undefeated season. With a flawless reco...
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OUI, MERCI!: A passionate French Club represented by the only French teacher here at Melbourne High, Madame Courtois. With a love for the culture, Courtois spreads the cultural facts, through her students. Every two years, the French club celebrate the culture on a trip to paris, amongst other places such as, Scotland, London, and Europe. The French club, helps students explore endless possibilities, furthering their educational experience. Courtois says, “In my 24 years of teaching, my favorite part has been being able to see the reactions of my students as they explore on the trips.” “I advise students to travel, learn another language, and just travel. Go on the trip when you graduate, everyone is welcome, go to Europe and get a train pass. It's important to get outside of the United States and explore.” Photo by Princess Islam

French Club Importance

October 1, 2025
French Club Importance by Princess Islam French Club at Melbourne High, is not just a club, it's a culture respected by many, spread with passion and intelligence. This is esp...
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UNITED FOR KIDS: At the first meeting of UNICEF before school on September 12th, members are in Mrs.Taylor’s chorus room participating in an icebreaker and discussing ideas. They talked about new project ideas for this year to raise money. The officers are also giving cookies to all the members. Junior and treasurer Lani Anderson is seen on her computer working on the attendance sheet. She joined UNICEF for reasons similar to many others wanting to make a difference. “I wanted to start giving back more to people who need it” said Anderson. Photo by Ayaana Gupta

Making a Difference, One Meeting at a Time

September 30, 2025
Making a Difference, One Meeting at a Time by Ayaana Gupta Melbourne High School offers a variety of clubs and activities including UNICEF. The school held its first meeting o...
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RISE ABOVE. Sophomore captain Lilliana Carter delivers a perfect receive to the setter during a home game against Eau Gallie. Playing libero for the JV team, Carter says, "The team is doing really well and we’re getting along. We’ve been learning how each of us plays individually and using that to function better as a team." Photo by: Brooke Johnson

Melbourne High JV Volleyball Stays Undefeated Behind Strong Teamwork

September 29, 2025
Melbourne High JV Volleyball Stays Undefeated Behind Strong Teamwork by Brooke Johnson The Melbourne High School Junior Varsity volleyball team had a great season. With a 5-0 ...
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Discussing Decisive Decisions: Senior Raj Dashondi discusses with Senior Sebastian Franco while at Virginia Tech’s Booth after getting information of the College’s aspects and strong points. Virginia tech is one of the College’s that grabbed Franco’s interest while at the College Fair.. “I liked all the colleges they had there, especially the ones I was interested in… like UF, UCF, and FCU and also things out of state, that was awesome.” said Dashondi, and “I enjoyed the community a lot—Like seeing all these different colleges and schools coming together and, really liked seeing Virginia tech there.” said Franco. Photo by Tyler Ferreira Alves Hill

Foreseeing your Future with the College Fair

September 29, 2025
Foreseeing your Future with the College Fair by Tyler Ferreira Alves Hill The path to the future is certainly an uncertain road that everyone will eventually have to tread, bu...
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Above The Net: Marley Sliwinski, a senior at Melbourne High School and a defensive specialist on her volleyball team, plays an essential role in helping her team succeed. Sliwinski has played volleyball for four years, and as a defensive specialist, she anticipates the ball's trajectory and executes quick, accurate digs to set up plays for her team. At this moment, Sliwinski plays on the court during a game, working with her teammates to secure the point. She remains focused and consistent in her performance, following her ritual of wearing a red hair tie for good luck. Sliwinski is determined to help lead the team through challenging moments with her leadership and skills. Sliwinski says, "Being on the high school volleyball team makes me a more rounded person." Sliwinski plays with the aim of contributing to her goal for the season win the district championship and celebrate the hard earned success with her teammates. Photo by Hunter Paige.

Setting Up Success

September 28, 2025
Setting Up Success by Hunter Paige Melbourne High’s Volleyball team isn’t just about the sport, they are also a family, Marley Sliwinski, a senior whose position is a defensiv...
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