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Zoe Horwitz has 74 articles published.

Zoe Horwitz, a junior at American Heritage, returns to the Patriot Post for her third year as the Sports Editor and Assistant Editor-In-Chief. Besides reading and writing, she spends her time playing with her dog or tutoring younger students through Learn with Peers, a non-profit organization she helped found in 2020. During her freshman year, she co-founded FALIA (Food Allergy/Intolerance Awareness) at school, a club that advocates for those with food allergies. Zoe also plays lacrosse, as she plays for a club team and American Heritage girls varsity lacrosse team. Zoe is very excited to be contributing to the Patriot Post.
News

Make-A-Wish Walks for Wishes

Make-A-Wish is a nonprofit organization that grants kids battling critical illnesses a wish of their choice,  inspiring them to keep fighting. Each year, they host the “Walk for Wishes” 5K, which helps raise money for the foundation and also honors the most active club chapters. (Photo/Zoe Horwitz) Keep Reading

Multimedia

Freshmen NSU Holocaust Field Trip

Students had the opportunity to virtually meet a Holocaust survivor. They were given sheets with 200 sample questions to ask the virtual survivors through a microphone, and the survivor would respond from the screen. Through this activity, the museum is able to preserve the testimonies and reflections of Holocaust survivors. (Photo/Zoe Horwitz) Keep Reading

Opinion

We need a ski week

Instead of zooming down a snowy mountain, Heritage students will be in the classrooms as usual. Ski break allows students and faculty to relax, catch up on work and actually book a ski trip. Considering what a relief winter break is, it would be great to get another week off. (Photo?Glade Optics via Unsplash) Keep Reading

Features/News

COVID Protocols

As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads like wildfire, schools must adapt to what we will once again call the new normal. Dec. 31, Dr. Laurie issued an email saying that Heritage will be continuing all of its previous policies, including the indoor mask policy, Magnus symptom daily tracking app, hourly fogging of facilities, UV ionizing filtration system and providing hand sanitizing stations across campus. (Photo/Zoe Horwitz) Keep Reading

News

Coronavirus + Flu = Flurona

Picture this: the annual flu season that infects between five and 20 percent of the United States each year, combined with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has killed 5,481,302 people as of Jan. 6, 2022. This phenomenon has become a reality, known as ‘flurona.’ (Photo/Sambad English) Keep Reading

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