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Brynn Schwartz

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor

Brynn Schwartz is a sophomore at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the Senior Editor for Politics and Activism. She enjoys politics, listening to music and hanging out with her friends.

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Freshman Jacob Constant speaks in front of members of the Broward County School Board on April 12, 2023, during a meeting held at J.P. Taravella High School. People were allowed to sign up to speak and provide their own comments on the situation.

Rezoned eighth-graders struggle with April 12 boundary decision

Brynn Schwartz and Kate Becker
May 13, 2023

BCPS announces new clear backpack and bag policy starting for 2023/2024 school year

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
May 5, 2023
School may be shortened to four days per school week. This would allow students more time for other things like studying and outside-of-school activities, but the benefits may not outweigh the pitfalls.

[Pro/Con] Should there be a four day work and school week?

Sofia Schorer Kaplan and Brynn Schwartz
May 5, 2023

[Opinion] School and work weeks should be reduced to four days

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
May 5, 2023
MSDs Caribbean Student Association celebrates their win over Brazilian Student Association in the final round of the Multi-Cup Soccer Tournament.

[Brief] Caribbean Student Association beats Brazilian Student Association in Multi-Cup Soccer Tournament

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
April 27, 2023

MSD World Guard completes season

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
April 17, 2023
4 years later. MSD shooting survivor Sari Kaufman spoke at the March, urging politicians to make change and for attendees to “keep fighting.”

MSD students express concern over rise in gun violence in the U.S.

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
March 9, 2023
Sophomore Charlotte James enjoys her strawberry shortcake. She finds that one of the best parts of baking is being able to enjoy it and share it with others.

[Photo] Sophomore Charlotte James bakes as hobby

February 13, 2023
Mixin’ it up. Westglades student Alyssa Landy blends the apple baked oats mixture, while reviewing the recipe online. The short nature of TikTok videos makes them easy to follow and imitate in a short amount of time.

FoodTok changes the way that MSD students eat

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
February 12, 2023

[Brief] BCPS votes to make Dr. Earlean Smiley interim superintendent

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
February 8, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event at ATMAX Equipment on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Tampa. Photo permission from Jefferee Woo/TNS.

College Board adjusts AP African American Studies after Florida Department of Education rejection

Brynn Schwartz and Lilly Citrin
February 2, 2023
Breaking Bounds. Marilyn Martyrs, a Parkland resident, expresses her concerns over the possibility of current MSD students being zoned out of the school. Martyrs has three grandchildren who attend MSD and are in the JROTC program. Currently, all proposals are phase-in plans, meaning students who are already attending MSD, no matter if they are in the zones removed from the boundary, will not be affected.

District initiates process to redraw MSD boundary lines to reduce overcrowding

Kate Becker and Brynn Schwartz
December 14, 2022
Meeting Mayhem. Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Vickie Cartwright speaks during a meeting at the Kathleen C. Wright Administration Center on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale. Photo courtesy of Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service.

School Board of Broward County fires Superintendent Vickie Cartwright days before new members sworn in

Brynn Schwartz and Cypress Northcraft
December 11, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his wife Casey DeSantis and their children walk on stage to celebrate victory over Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep. Charlie Crist during an election night watch party at the Tampa Convention Center on Nov. 8, 2022, in Tampa, Florida. DeSantis was the projected winner by a double-digit lead. Photo courtesy of Octavio Jones/TNS.

Republicans win big in Florida, but fail to sweep nationwide

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
November 11, 2022
Democrat Charlie Crist and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis both campaigned for votes in Broward in the past week. Crist was at Kings Point in Tamarac and DeSantis was at a Broward Republican dinner in Weston.

MSD students prepare for the crucial 2022 midterm elections

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
November 1, 2022
The four new Broward School Board members, appointed by Gov. DeSantis after suspending four sitting board members: From left, Kevin Tynan, Ryan Reiter, Torey Alston and Manuel Nandy Serrano.

Gov. DeSantis removes and replaces four BCPS school board members following release of a 2021 grand jury report

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
November 1, 2022

[Brief] BCPS Superintendent Vickie Cartwright given 90 days for reevaluation of her role

Vincent Ciullo and Brynn Schwartz
October 26, 2022
The MSD library offers a variety of diverse books, including a section of banned novels. In recent months, states have moved to ban books that include sensitive topics about schools.

[Photo] MSD staff and students voice their opinions on altering school required reading novels to better suit modern standards and society

October 24, 2022

MSD JROTC hosts first blood drive of the year with OneBlood

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
September 30, 2022
Charlie Crist addresses supporters after he is announced the winner of the democratic primary for the Florida Governors race Tuesday in St. Petersburg. Courtesy of Dirk Shadd/TNS.

[Brief] Floridians choose primary nominations for their party

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
August 25, 2022
Nikki Fried and Charlie Crist, seeking the Democratic nomination for Floridas governor, participate in an interview with Florida media members on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. Courtesy of Phelan M. Ebenhack/TNS.

Charlie Crist and Nikki Fried compete in tight race for Democratic nomination for Governor

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
August 23, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis shakes hands with Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, at the Capitol in Tallahassee during Opening Day of the Florida Legislature on March 2, 2021. DeSantis has endorsed Simpson in the Republican primary for agriculture commissioner, ending speculation. Courtesy of Ivy Ceballo/TNS.

Republican and Democratic candidates seek to win party nomination for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
August 23, 2022
Broward Schools interim superintendent Vickie Cartwright, right, and board member Lori Alhadeff speak before the start of the meeting at the Kathleen C. Wright Administration Building in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday. Courtesy of Amy Beth Bennett/TNS.

Incumbents Lori Alhadeff and Donna Korn run for re-election for BCPS school board

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
August 23, 2022
Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks during a roundtable discussion at the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora in Miamis Coral Way neighborhood on Monday, February 7, 2022. Courtesy of Matias J. Ocner/TNS.

Abortion debate plays big role in race for Florida Attorney General

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
August 23, 2022
U.S. Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., listens to local Haitian leaders while campaigning at the Wildcat Center on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, in North Miami, Fla. Demings is running against U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio. Courtesy of Matias J. Ocner/TNS.

Rep. Val Demings leads polls in Democratic primary for U.S. Senate

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
August 23, 2022
Parkridge Church is one of the many local voting locations in Coral Springs and Parkland for Broward County residents to cast their ballots in the current Florida primary elections on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Outside of the parking lot of the church, signs campaigning for various candidates scatter the lawn.

Florida primary candidates compete for party nomination

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
August 23, 2022
MSD shooting survivor Sari Kaufman spoke at the March, urging politicians to make change and for attendees to keep fighting.

March for Our Lives speakers shame elected officials for ‘inaction’ regarding gun violence prevention

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
June 21, 2022
Over 3,000 people gathered at Pine Trails Park with signs advocating for gun violence prevention. They were there to demand change and listen to the speeches given by those affected by gun violence and those a part of gun safety organizations.

March For Our Lives reemerges four years later

Brynn Schwartz, Kate Becker, Ivy Lam, and Julia Landy
June 21, 2022
Rosa Maria Paya speaks about her father while Governor Ron DeSantis watches during a Honoring the Victims of Communism press conference at the Freedom Tower in Miami on Monday, May 9, 2022. Paya’s late father, Oswaldo, will have a plaza named after him. DeSantis later signed Senate bill 160 to make this designation. Courtesy of Alie Skowronski/Miami Herald/TNS.

Florida establishes Nov. 7 as “Victims of Communism Day”

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
June 17, 2022
The Florida Department of Education in April rejected 54 of the 132 math textbooks submitted by publishers for consideration for the next school year. Courtesy of Dreamstime/TNS.

Florida rejects 41% of math textbooks that include ‘prohibited’ content like Critical Race Theory

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
June 17, 2022
As the 2021-2022 school year comes to a close, the Eagle Eye takes an in-depth look at the recent legislation passed in the state of Florida.

Florida passes 26 bills affecting education in the 2022 legislative session

Brynn Schwartz, Jessie Gesund, Lyla Sachs, Ashveen Saini, Julia Landy, Briana Martin, Kate Becker, Haley Jackson, Ivy Lam, Bailey Carter, Madison Friedman, Alison LaTorre, and Josh Gordon
June 17, 2022

LGBTQ+ students at MSD are enraged and unsettled over the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ bills

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
April 14, 2022
Rainbow is often associated with the LGBTQ+ community and was adopted as their flag colors. The colors reflect the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender. Graphic by Julia Landy.

[Multimedia] Legislation around the country targets LGBTQ+ youth

Alison LaTorre, Lyla Sachs, and Brynn Schwartz
April 14, 2022
One of the many branches of Relay for Life was held at MSDs Cumber Stadium on Saturday, April 9 from 4 to 9 p.m. Several clubs set up booths around the field to help raise money for the American Cancer Society.

MSD hosts Relay For Life to raise money for cancer

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
April 11, 2022
MSD speech and debate students competed in the state championships held by the Florida Forensics League. Noldine Belizaire and Armaan Rajwany both won state titles. Photo courtesy of Mina Dinh

MSD debate team competes at state competition with two students securing state titles

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
March 15, 2022
Civilians, mostly women and children, rush to board any train car that still has any room on it, as the sounds of battle D gunfire and bombing D fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces draw closer to the city of Irpin, Ukraine, Friday, March 4, 2022. Photo courtesy of Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS

MSD students overwhelmingly support Ukraine after Russia invades Ukraine

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
March 9, 2022
Lori Alhadeff, mother of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victim Alyssa Alhadeff, advocates for a law that would require panic alarms be installed in Florida schools. Photo courtesy of Amy Beth Bennett/ South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service

BCPS uses SaferWatch app to comply with Alyssa’s Law

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
March 5, 2022
Female students face misogynistic comments and actions at MSD which contribute to rape culture.

MSD share their experiences with misogyny on campus

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
March 1, 2022
Sophomore Kyra Tuestra plays for MSDs varsity soccer team and is in the Youth National Team player pool created by the U.S. Soccer’s Talent Identification program.

Sophomore Kyra Tuesta juggles injuries, school and soccer

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
February 22, 2022

[Brief] The City of Parkland to host an MSD Community Commemoration event at Pine Trails Park

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
February 10, 2022
Students at MSD play the online game Wordle at school.

MSD students partake in new Wordle trend

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
February 8, 2022
The Dont Say Gay Bill hurts students in the LGBTQ community.

[Opinion] Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill will raise LGBTQ+ suicide rates

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
February 7, 2022
The value of ACT and SAT tests has been called into question over the years, fueled by a growing awareness that test-takers from higher-income households have advantages, such as prep classes and tutors. (Photo courtesy of David Tonelson/Dreamstime/TNS)

MSD students share their opinion on College Board’s announcement of changes to the SAT starting in 2024

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
February 4, 2022

[Brief] Parkland 17 Memorial Foundation proposes memorial at former Heron Bay Golf Course

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
February 2, 2022

Celebrating MSD Diversity

Kate Becker, Kayla Gamm, Brynn Schwartz, Abby Marton, Julia Landy, Erika Ryan, Sophia Squiccirini, Travis Newbery, Ashveen Saini, Reece Gary, Bailey Carter, Madison Friedman, Ryan Shimony, and Jessie Gesund
January 26, 2022
Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett stands during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Erin Schaff/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)

[Opinion] Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett confirms worst fears

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
January 10, 2022
Organization station. MSD teacher Melissa Falkowski reorganizes the school library with the help of volunteers. The final goal is to accurately categorize every book so they can easily be located by students and staff.

Teacher Melissa Falkowski and small group of students take on project to organize MSD’S library

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
December 15, 2021
On Dec. 1, Spotify released Spotify Wrapped for users to see their individual tastes of the year and most-streamed music globally this year.

Spotify releases the 2021 Spotify Wrapped lists

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
December 12, 2021
Burnout contributes to anxious and detached feelings in many high school students.

[Opinion] Burnout is more than a just joke for high-achieving students

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
December 10, 2021
Senior Zoey Handfinger is the new SGA Treasurer. She is determined to come up with new ways to fundraise.

A friendly face to lead

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
November 21, 2021
Leading the new crew Ethan Rabess, Senior class President leads the new SGA board.

SGA Executive Board members elected for the 2021-2022 school year

Jessie Gesund, Ava Jurick, Ashley LoFurno, Erika Ryan, Phiona Smith, Brynn Schwartz, and Alison LaTorre
November 21, 2021
Feliz Dia de las brujas! MSD Spanish club dresses up as Disney fairies to give out candy.

MSD hosts Fall-o-Ween for students and families

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
November 10, 2021
Senior Sofia Rothenberg has served as class president for the fourth consecutive year in a row.

Senior Sofia Rothenberg continues her class presidency for the fourth year in a row

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
November 9, 2021
One of the entrances to North Community Park, where many juniors park their cars, has often been locked in the mornings. This has raised both positive and negative reactions from the student body.

MSD juniors face parking complications because a of newly-locked gate at North Community Park

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
November 9, 2021
The Marjory garden has reopened. Students are now able to visit the new and improved garden.

Marjory’s Garden reopens for students after a period of closure and several changes

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
November 3, 2021
Guyano Dulcio helps his son Tayden, age 8, with his mask before school on Sept. 22 at Tamarac Elementary School. Broward schools continue with a no opt out mask mandate in defiance of Gov. DeSantis. Photo courtesy of Joe Cavaretta

Biden administration sends funding to Broward County Public Schools amid the appointment of a new Florida surgeon general

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
October 21, 2021
Seniors Ethan Cruz and Hayli Siegel work attentively to complete their group assignment in the English dual enrollment class offered on the school campus. Many students looking to receive college credit take dual enrollment classes at Broward College, at the University of Florida and at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

MSD offers a variety of options for students to dual enroll

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
October 15, 2021
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists: Mirza Zuhayr, Zachary Weissman, Veronica Melei, guidance director, Michelle Kefford, principal, Lexi Schwartzberg, and Raegan DiRenzo pose for a picture together.

Four seniors from MSD are selected as National Merit Semifinalists

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
October 5, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a Monoclonal Antibody Treatment center at the Barnstorm Theater in The Villages on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. The center is one of many for treatment of COVID-19. DeSantis answered several media questions about school mask mandates following the press conference. Photo courtesy of Dreamstime/TNS.

Judge allows DeSantis’ anti-mask mandate in schools to stay in effect while legal challenge moves forward

Brynn Schwartz, Senior Politics Editor
September 24, 2021
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