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Has the value of Canadian citizenship changed? 
Meet your eighth grade Student Congress
Carrollton's digital storytelling program taps into student creativity
Carrollton’s digital storytelling program taps into student creativity
A self-driving robot named Antonio makes a delivery in The Grove.
Self-driving robots: a welcome convenience or just another hassle?
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The next wave for Miami Seaquarium
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Is tipping culture out of control?
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Midterms in junior high: more exams means less stress
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A broken system: the connection between mental health and incarceration
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Pope Leo’s comments raise questions about the separation of church and state and the idea of a “just war”
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Quantum immortality: embracing the mystery of existence
Back to school, back to book recommendations!
Back to school, back to book recommendations!
Fall in love with a new book!
Fall in love with a new book!
New Year, new book recommendations
New Year, new book recommendations
Season's Readings
Season’s Readings
Novels for November
Novels for November
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PinkPantheress: finding success, still searching for fame
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Conformity Gate
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Bruno Mars is back…but he never really left
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Bad Bunny makes history at the Grammys
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From Montauk to Hawkins: the real-life project that inspired “Stranger Things”
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An inside perspective: What does Cuba look like now?
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Remembering Eric Dane 
Quero (far right) making hallacas.
Carrollton mother from Venezuela finds hope for her country’s future
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Vanessa Garcia: the life of a storyteller
(left to right): Layla Smith, Anna-Sophia Pinzon, Ferreira, and Carrollton Fencing Club coach, Susana Fornaris after winning second place at the South Florida School Fencing League Fall Tournament at Belen in Oct. 2025.
Carrollton fencer, Adriana Ferreira de Melo ’28, shares how she became a world-class athlete
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Excitement builds for the 2026 World Cup
Panini Cards: from family business to cherished tradition
Panini Cards: from family business to cherished tradition
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Fernando Mendoza: from rookie to Heisman winner 
Stone Ridge Sacred Heart Tournament
Varsity basketball wrapped
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Bad Bunny takes the Super Bowl halftime show by storm, generating controversy and excitement
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Stressed to Blessed
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Sophomore slump? Your junior sisters are here to help.
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Fast fashion
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Strange but effective studying strategies
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How meeting strangers can make you happier

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Ainhoa Bailon

Ainhoa Bailon, Entertainment Editor

Ainhoa Bailon is a junior at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart. This is her second year writing for The Beat, where she serves as Entertainment Editor. She is also a Campus Ministry retreat leader and Co-President of the Misioneros del Camino Club. She loves service, music, and helping others, and is excited to continue sharing her voice, connecting with others, and growing as a writer this year!

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