Only at Dreyfoos…

Delaney Cotton, Carly Schwamm, and Jordan Johnson • 227 Views

March 16, 2016

There are a variety of places and activities that shape Dreyfoos into the unique school that it is made out to be. Four years can easily be summed up in four minutes.

Freshman Hill

Photo by Julia Bonavita
“The only people who sit on Freshman Hill are like ‘ha ha ha we don’t care,” dance senior Laura Guley said.

As the bell rings for lunch students flood the cafeteria and other locations, but Freshman Hill lies at the heart of the Dreyfoos campus as the most notorious location to have lunch. Freshman Hill is famous for its bad reputation as the doomed place to eat lunch. The Hill attracts freshmen with its large tree and abundance of eating space

Fourth Floor Madness

Photo by Delaney Cotton
“Walking to the fourth floor at Dreyfoos is more exercise than I get all week at the gym,” theatre senior Nikki Abis said.

The long trek from the first floor to the fourth is dreaded by students whether they are in Building 1 or Building 3. Students arrive to class out of breath and they dream of the day that Dreyfoos will decide to construct escalators. Thankfully, students will graduate with toned thighs and calves from their daily journey up Mount Dreyfoos.

Suncoast Rivalry

Photo Illustration by Carly Schwamm
“The rivalry between our two schools comes home with me because my older sister went to Suncoast and my little sister goes to Suncoast,” visual senior Victoria Pouille said. “Sometimes we’ll be at the dinner table and they’ll just start throwing shade at Dreyfoos.”

Black and gold meet green and gold in an epic rivalry. Suncoast and Dreyfoos have a long history of competing in a variety of areas such as sports, academics, and the struggle to be the best school in the county.

CityPlace Lunch

Photo by Rowan Bennetti
“By the end of the week I’ve spent nearly all of my salary on CityPlace lunch,” piano senior Thomas Wiskoff said.

The lure of Panera Bread and Moes awaits outside of the Dreyfoos gates. Students dream of their senior year when they will finally have the opportunity to go to CityPlace for their lunch period. Underclassmen daydream about the Jamba Juice and Starbucks that they will enjoy when their senior year arrives and they receive the long awaited privilege of CityPlace lunch.

Dresscode

Photos by Rowan Bennetti
“I exposed both of my nipples for an entire day; you do the math,” theatre senior Matthew Paszkiet said.

Most schools are plagued by fingertip length shorts and collared shirts. However, Dreyfoos has a lenient dress code that allows students to have freedom and express their individuality. Although some students take advantage of the dress code during spirit week, during the rest of the year students have a more laid back style with the absence of strict dress code limitations.

Prism

Photo by Julia Bonavita
“We just sit in the Kravis Center loading dock until we go on stage,” vocal senior Jessie Veato said.

Tickets that sell out in minutes and the most anticipated Dreyfoos music concert of the year: Prism. Dreyfoos music students get the chance to perform on the Kravis Center stage for thousands of people in December each year.

Juries

Photo by Lorenzo Romano
“To sum things up, juries are the one thing I’ve tried for during my senior year,” band senior Nick Zarins said.

Songs and speeches recited hundreds of times, dance routines choreographed to perfection, and hours of preparing portfolios all for the most stressful time of the year- juries. Dreyfoos students dread the time when they have to perform to the best of their ability for the exam in their major.

Spirit Week

Photo by Jade Lenkersdorf
“It’s basically controlled chaos, but it’s also unpredictably unique,” digital media senior Bennett Ragan said.

The war between grades begins and the rivalry to see which class has the most school spirit is shown through intricate costumes and stiff competitions. Some schools may have fist fights during their spirit week, but the biggest fight in Dreyfoos is the dance battle at the Pep Rally. Students bleed blue, green, red, black, and gold.

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About the Contributors

Delaney Cotton, Business Manager

Communications senior Delaney Cotton specializes in Lincoln Douglas Debate and the business aspect of journalism. She is the Business Manager. Delaney has a strong interest in current events and international politics, especially those regarding the Middle East. In her 16 years she’s traveled to all countries in Central Americas as well as Israel, Lebanon, and Jordan. She hopes to use this passion for travel to pursue an international law career specializing in the Middle East and Central America. In addition her love and respect for our country's troops got her involved at a young age as a volunteer for the Forgotten Soldiers Outreach and the Historian at Dreyfoos' school chapter. Outside of school Cotton is current president of Temple Sinai’s NYFTY chapter and assistant to their religious school’s director. These varied passions have resulted in a driven youth who loves to look at the deeper side of things and is enthusiastic when it comes to taking on new leadership positions.

Carly Schwamm, Assistant Managing Editor

Communications senior Carly Schwamm is an Assistant Managing Editor for The Muse, and she enjoys working on stories and spreads. She can always be found doing something for The Muse or debate. In addition to journalism, Schwamm focuses on debate and public speaking. Outside of school, Schwamm is an active participant in her temple youth group and NFTY, the movement for reform Judaism. She is serving as the Regional President of the North American Federation of Temple Youth’s Southern Tropical Region. Her dream is to pursue a career in public policy, law, government, or political science. Schwamm is passionate about foreign policy and communications. She is sad that this will be her last year on the publication but excited to work with the staff to continue producing an excellent publication.

Jordan Johnson, Features Editor

Communications senior Jordan Johnson is a third year staffer and Features editor of The Muse. Ever since elementary school, she has been writing short stories and considers the act of writing as one of her talents and passions. In the past, Johnson has had experience in journalism writing and hopes to fulfill it in the future. Apart from journalism, she enjoys creative writing and film and spends most of her time working on short stories and video projects. Johnson is also part of multiple clubs at school and participates in outside of school activities such as, show jumping. While managing things inside and outside of school, Johnson hopes to pursue a career in communications, and especially journalism throughout high school and college and wants to take it to a professional level.