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The Zephyr

The Student News Site of West Forsyth High School

The Zephyr

Olivia Pratapas

Olivia Pratapas, Opinion Writer

Olivia Pratapas is a second year, clueless yet full of wit junior opinion writer on the Opinion staff for the 2019-2020 school year. As well as being on the Zephyr staff, Pratapas is a class representative of SGA. She plays travel soccer for the NC Fusion ECNL team, and recently committed to play soccer at the University of Louisville. In her free time you can find her binge watching something on Netflix or working out at the Jerry Long YMCA. Pratapas is looking to further her position on the Zephyr staff throughout high school.

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Boys Basketball Revamp: Team introduces new head coach

Boys Basketball Revamp: Team introduces new head coach

Olivia Pratapas, Sports writer November 26, 2019

As winter sports approach, the boys varsity team is looking forward to a clean slate as well as a new coach. Joining the squad this year as head coach is Kevin King, an assistant coach last season who...

Going back to school can pose some daunting challenges. Did those obstacles prove to be too treacherous?

Point vs. Counterpoint: Is going back to school scary?

Gabrielle Jenkins and Olivia Pratapas September 10, 2019

Going back to school is just as scary as it seems - by Gabrielle Jenkins Everyone sees the back to school commercials, some starting as early as mid-July. The companies play the fast-paced, up-beat...

Is your fitness tracker on point?

Olivia Pratapas, Opinion Writer February 18, 2019

A majority of the people today want to diet and stay healthy, so why not make an app or watch that lets you count your calories or keep track of your daily steps taken? People today are obsessed with...

Why are people not keen on vaccines?

The needles and band-aids that are often associated with the doctor’s office as well spell fear for kids, but to a new group of people these shots can be seen as evil to an adult as well. Eighteen states...

Music services put to the test

Olivia Pratapas, Opinion Writer January 15, 2019

Picture this: a large spectrum of all the people in the world. 30 million are Apple Music fans and 70 million are fans of Spotify. Now the real question is, which one is the real deal? When my friends...

A fresh evergreen tree lit up for the holiday season.

Real trees are for the true Christmas fans

Olivia Pratapas, Opinion Writer December 18, 2018

Christmas trees are important to the holiday experience. If you don’t have a real Christmas tree are you really in the spirit? The aroma that it produces through the house beats a candle any day. Just...

Generation Z has zero patience

Tyson Edwards, Mia Scott, Olivia Pratapas, and Kelly Kendall December 16, 2018

When you think of Generation Z, what do you think of? Our hard working attitude? Our crazy fashion trends? Or do you think of the tragic flaw in our personalities: our impatience? You may not want to believe...

Oldies But Goldies: Christmas music should stick to the classics

Olivia Pratapas, Opinion Writer December 6, 2018

Fa la la la la… we all hear it, especially with 99.5 FM starting to play Christmas music before Thanksgiving. With other genres of music publishing new albums daily, Christmas music should be  reserved...

The pen is mightier than the pixel

Olivia Pratapas, Opinion Writer November 8, 2018

As generations change and electronics evolve, you would think students would adapt well to online tests. If you had the choice, how would you take your End of Course (EOC) tests? Throughout elementary...

Students display their unity by wearing orange.

[Photo] Students wear orange to unite against bullies

Averie King, News Writer October 31, 2018

Students display their unity by wearing orange.

Break up with your plastic bottles

Olivia Pratapas, Opinion Writer October 24, 2018

The next time you pick up your Fiji bottle, you might want to think twice before you drink out of it. In a report by Ban the Bottle, it was recorded that Americans used nearly 50 million plastic water bottles...

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