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  • November 20MSD BRACE advisor Randy Congdon to hold open lab for Florida Bright Futures for seniors on Thursday, Nov. 21 and Friday, Nov. 22 during second, fourth, sixth and eighth periods
  • November 7MSD students scheduled to leave at 11:40 a.m. today, Nov. 7 due to Professional Study Day
  • November 5Americans cast their vote for president, among other critical races; follow Eagle Eye News for live updates
  • October 21MSD women's volleyball wins districts 3-0 against Boca Raton High School
  • October 9Broward County under Tropical Storm Warning and Tornado Watch as Hurricane Milton nears Florida Gulf Coast
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Jessie Gesund

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief

Jessie Gesund is a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. She is the Associate Editor-In-Chief for the Arts & Leisure, Opinion, and Feature sections. She is also the VP of Quill & Scroll, Key Club Class Representative, and a member of DECA. She enjoys reading and listening to music in her free time.

All content by Jessie Gesund
Taylor Swift's new album "The Tortured Poets Department" was released Friday. Photo permission from TNS.

[Review] Taylor Swift’s ‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’ requires heavy analysis and tissues

Alison LaTorre, Brynn Schwartz, and Jessie Gesund
May 22, 2024
ColdStone's Cookie Doughn't You Want Some is perfect for caramel and crunchy lovers. In an I Like It Bowl, priced at $7.25 ColdStone offers an assortment off delicious flavored ice cream.

[Multimedia] Coral Springs and Parkland offers a variety of local and chain ice cream places

Jessie Gesund, Alison LaTorre, and Glory Lee
April 27, 2024
Middle Sam Stember (21) jumps to hit the ball over the net after a teammate sets up the shot. The MSD Men's Varsity Volleyball team played against Northeast High School for their first home game.

[Photo] MSD men’s varsity volleyball team defeats Northeast High School in the first home game of the season

Ashveen Saini, Social Media and Photo Editor
April 2, 2024
No plot books, also known as slice-of-life books, allow readers to experience their world through new eyes. Authors create a world in which readers can connect with their characters on a personal level.

Books with unapparent plots allow readers to immerse into a fictional world

Alison LaTorre, Lyla Sachs, and Jessie Gesund
March 13, 2024
Center defender Austin McClellan swims towards the opposing team to move the ball down the pool. McClellan has been playing waterpolo since he was little and plans to continue playing the future.

Senior Austin McClellan plans to lead men’s varsity water polo team to another successful season

Jessie Gesund, Ryan Shimony, and Ashveen Saini
February 25, 2024
Attacker Kaitlyn Irwin (3) rushes upfield to advance on the Pine Crest Panthers' goal. Irwin scored five goals to contribute to the 13-8 win over the Panthers.

MSD women’s varsity lacrosse team defeats Pine Crest with a final score of 13-8

Ryan Shimony and Jessie Gesund
February 16, 2024
(left to right) Seniors Stephanie Bilsky and Gracyn Haynes sport the DECA symbol, a triangle, at their first career fair, hosted on Dec. 6, 2023. The career fair had 12 business for students to explore and ask questions about. "What we wanted to do is just take what we've learned [in DECA] and expand it to those students who aren't enrolled in this class and don't have access and then just kind of take it to the community and allow students to discover their future as well," Haynes said.

Seniors Gracyn Haynes and Stephanie Bilsky help students discover their future

Jessie Gesund and Ryan Shimony
January 19, 2024
Captain and point guard Jack Servaites (5) runs down the basketball court, following a change in possession against Nova High School. The Eagles ended up winning the game by a final score of 59-52.

Senior Jack Servaites leads the men’s varsity basketball team in the 2023-2024 season

Jessie Gesund and Ryan Shimony
January 17, 2024

[Podcast] Grammy’s Nominations and Snubs

Jessie Gesund and Noah Lechtenstein
December 15, 2023
Daria Boykin (21) looks to her teammates to pass the ball. The Eagles were victorious against Olympic Heights by a 16-point lead.

MSD women’s JV basketball team defeats Olympic Heights High School in the first game of the season

Ryan Shimony and Jessie Gesund
December 2, 2023
Taylor Swift attends "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" concert movie world premiere at AMC The Grove 14 on Oct. 11, 2023, in Los Angeles. Photo permission from Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images/TNS.

[Review] ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ dives into Taylor Swift’s deepest thoughts and memories from the past

Jessie Gesund and Brynn Schwartz
October 30, 2023
Quick off the field. Defensive Back Daniel Barraza (25) walks off the field with help of the two trainers after tearing his ACL in the first game of the season. Barraza was out the whole 2022-23 season. “I don’t really remember this, but I remember my knee buckl[ing] and getting up, and I couldn’t walk,” Barraza said. “My heart sank; at that moment, I knew it was wraps.”

MSD student athletes sustain injuries participating in high school athletics

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
October 29, 2023

[Brief] MSD’s Eagle Regiment heads to regionals

Ryan Shimony and Jessie Gesund
October 19, 2023
MSD varsity golf member junior Andres Hernandez focuses on his pre shot routine. Hernandez continued to run through his timing focusing on his balance and weight distribution during his swing.

Men’s varsity golf team shoots two under par at Deer Creek Country Club

Glory Lee and Jessie Gesund
September 29, 2023
Junior Levi Goffstein bulldozes into a crowd of junior and senior boys in the Powderpuff performance at the pep rally on Friday, Sept. 22. The Powderpuff group danced and performed stunts for the junior and senior classes.

[Photo] Students show their Eagle Pride during annual Homecoming Spirit Week

Ahana Tippanagoudar, Copy Editor
September 28, 2023

[Video] AP African American Studies course revised after complaints from Gov. DeSantis

Lyla Sachs and Jessie Gesund
June 18, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs legislation on Monday, May 15, 2023, banning state funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at Florida's public universities, at New College of Florida in Sarasota. Photo permission from Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/TNS.

Florida passes over 30 bills in the 2023 legislative session affecting education

Brynn Schwartz, Jessie Gesund, Andie Korenge, Anna Horowitz, Ashveen Saini, Carolina Ochoa Lozano, Lyla Sachs, Ryan Shimony, Alison LaTorre, Glory Lee, Rayne Welser, Andres Fuenmayor, Jasmine Bhogaita, Vincent Ciullo, and Aisha Hashmi
June 18, 2023
Pop superstar Taylor Swift performs "Blank Space" during the 1989 portion of Tampa Day 2 of The Eras Tour, which showcases songs from each album. LED bracelets handed out to concert-goers at the entrance illuminate the crowd and change color according to the different songs of each era.

MSD students attend global pop artist Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour in Tampa

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
April 28, 2023
and Curving. Humble Tip invites sophomore Emery Jackson and juniors Joshua Gayle and Zara Dautruche on stage to swerve and curve away the haters. The Beautiful Tomorrow Assembly was held on Feb. 15 and Feb. 16 to encourage students to work hard for their future.

The Beautiful Tomorrow Assembly conducts motivational show for MSD students

Alison LaTorre and Jessie Gesund
March 9, 2023
Junior Arya Gujarathi works on math problems during his study hall period in preparation for the math competition season. He was recently chosen as a Sunshine State Scholar for his accomplishments in mathematics and science.

Junior Arya Gujarathi earns the title of Sunshine State Scholar for his achievements in mathematics and science

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
February 8, 2023
MSD NHS members assembled over 1,600 midterm candy grams and 15 posters of encouragement for AP core classes. NHS officers plan to distribute the treats to their respective teachers a week before midterms commence.

MSD NHS makes midterm candy grams and posters for students in AP core classes

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
December 8, 2022
MSD students wear bright and colorful socks with Converse for support of a drug-free world during Red Ribbon Week.

[Photo] MSD participates in Red Ribbon Week

Jasmine Bhogaita, Copy Editor
November 2, 2022
Taylor Swift releases multiple album covers with a collection of multicolored vinyl records. The Moonstone Blue edition, the primary cover, pictures Swift with a lighter and fluorescent blue eye shadow to match the color of the record.

[Review] Taylor Swift dazzles listeners with her darkest dreams in her new release “Midnights”

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
October 24, 2022
Sixth-grader Kyle Stilwell, 12, works on his pre-algebra study guide as mom Niki works from home on December 12, 2013, in Fenton, Mo. Photo courtesy of Stephanie S. Cordle/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS.

Stuck inside: what you can do to busy yourself during a hurricane

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
September 29, 2022

[Brief] MSD Math Honors Society holds weekly after school tutoring

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
September 25, 2022
A pro-life activist holds a sign during a demonstration in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 29, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Courtesy of Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS.

Florida bans abortion after 15 weeks

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
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
Billie Eilish performs during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 13, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG/TNS)

Recap of weekend one of Coachella

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
April 24, 2022
Los Angeles, CA, Sunday, March 14, 2021 - Taylor Swift accepts the award for Album of the Year at the 63rd Grammy Award outside Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

[Opinion] Taylor Swift’s album ‘Evermore’ deserved Album of the Year at the Grammys

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
April 11, 2022
Newer generations are not as respectful of the older ones.

[Opinion] The current generation lacks manners and common courtesy

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
April 10, 2022
Workers place bodies of coronavirus victims in a makeshift morgue outside Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York, on March 31, 2020. Photo courtesy of Gardiner Anderson/New York Daily News/TNS

[Opinion] New York City is over-romanticized

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
March 10, 2022
Kendall Jenner awkwardly poses for the March edition magazine of Vogue. She sits on a furnace in a hunched-over position with a blank face. Photo courtesy of Vogue.com

[Opinion] Kendall Jenner should not be the highest paid model

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
March 9, 2022
Kanye West posts a picture of himself to Instagram holding a note clarifying "MY ACCOUNT IS NOT HACKED" and a cryptic date. Photo courtesy of Kanye West's Instagram

[Opinion] Kanye West needs to ‘sit down’

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
February 28, 2022
Freshman Preesha Zaveri discovers a passion for Bharatanatyam, a form of Indian classical dance that originated in the region of Tamil Nadu in India.

Freshman Preesha Zaveri discovers passions for dance and volunteering within her Hindu culture

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
February 22, 2022
Wearing designer clothes may not always be fashionable to the eye.

[Opinion] Wearing designer does not mean you can dress

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
February 13, 2022
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Music artists going on tour in 2022 that you have to see

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
February 9, 2022
Podcasts are an effective way to consume media in busy schedules.

[Opinion] Three of the best podcasts to listen to

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
February 4, 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
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover is a wonderful book about love and heartbreak.

[Review] ‘It Ends With Us’ is an empowering, yet heartbreaking novel that everyone should read

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
January 11, 2022
Fans hold up their phone's flashlight for Harry Styles during his Ft. Lauderdale show on Oct. 8, 2021 at the BB&T Center.

[Photo] Artists start going on tour for the first time in years due to COVID-19 restrictions being lifted

Lyla Sachs, Copy Editor
December 13, 2021
The Grammys favor predominately white artists, underappreciating POC musicians, showing blatant discrimination.

[Opinion] The Grammy Awards disregard worthy artists

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
December 10, 2021
Have a reader on your holiday shopping list? We have some ideas.

Trendy gifts that should be on your holiday list

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
December 5, 2021
Leading the new crew Ethan Rabess, Senior class President leads the new SGA board.

Newcomer takes the nest

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
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

Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well: The Short Film” sparks controversy

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
November 17, 2021
MSD sophomore Lilliana Barbarti models her Chelsea Boots, one variation of the popular Doc Martens shoe.

Doc Martens rise in popularity for the fall season

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
November 9, 2021
MSD sophomore Maya Ramos dives into the popular #BookTok recommendation "Beach Read" by Emily Henry.

TikTok’s #BookTok trend continues to grow among adolescents in the community

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
November 1, 2021
Students and staff are excited as Halloween is just around the corner.

[Multimedia] Get ready for Halloween with the ultimate halloween guide

Jessie Gesund and Briana Martin
October 19, 2021
Caring Cookies. Crumbl puts out weekly cookies. The new flavors this week were Pink Velvet, Pink Doughnut, Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake, and Ruby Chocolate Chip.

[Review] Crumbl weekly (10/4-10/9)

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
October 6, 2021
The much anticipated film adaptation of "Dear Evan Hansen" has been released. Poster courtesy of Universal Pictures

[Review] ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ movie lives up to its Broadway excellence

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
October 4, 2021
Sophomores Gracyn Haynes, Lily Shortz, Stephanie Bilsky, and Emma Kramer show off their handmade bracelets they created together for their ocean conservation business. The girls decided to form a business that makes and sells bracelets in order to help protect and preserve the ocean's environment.

MSD sophomores start ocean and beach conservation business

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
September 23, 2021
This is the "Solar Power" music box cover. Courtesy of lorde.store

[Review] Lorde’s ‘Solar Power’ is the perfect finale for summer

Jessie Gesund, Associate Editor-In-Chief
September 10, 2021
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