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Raquel Perry

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager

Raquel Perry is a Senior Creative Writer at the Osceola County School for the Arts. As a journalist, her one goal is to present news in a well-rounded objective manner. She investigates, collects, and presents information as a new story. Her life motto is, "Embrace the space between where you are and where you want to be". Raquel is also a competitive dancer and her favorite artist is Beyonce because she runs the world. After high school, Raquel hopes to become a biopsychologist.

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Raquel Perry at Arts Alive 2017 (Left) and the OCSA GALA 2019 (Right)

This is Not a Goodbye, This is a “Thank You OCSA”

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
May 26, 2020
Schedule

Obamas to Give Virtual Commencement Speech for Class of 2020

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
May 14, 2020
Mr.Conners

A Socially Distanced Teacher’s Appreciation Day

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
May 14, 2020
Dr.Austins Period 1 at the barre

Even During the Quarantine, Art Teachers at OCSA say “The Show Must Go On!”

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
May 8, 2020
Ahmaud Arbery: The Killing of an Unarmed Black Jogger Sparks Outrage

Ahmaud Arbery: The Killing of an Unarmed Black Jogger Sparks Outrage

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
May 8, 2020
Junior Drama Majors New Film Boys Dance, Too

Junior Drama Major’s New Film “Boys Dance, Too”

Raquel Perry, Reporter/ Marketing Manager
April 29, 2020
Emergency medical technicians bring a patient into Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Monday.

The virus does not discriminate. So why are African-Americans being hit the hardest by COVID-19?

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
April 17, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivers a campaign at the Hotel Vermont on March 11, 2020

Senator Bernie Sanders Drops Out of Presidential Race

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
April 9, 2020
Dear Corona, Give us our Senior year back!

Dear Corona, Give us our Senior year back!

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
April 5, 2020
The elderly are particularly vulnerable to loneliness, social isolation and other mental health problems that may arise from long-term social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Pandemic: Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty

Raquel Perry, Reporter
April 1, 2020
Spanish Honors Society at FSSC

Spanish Honors Society at FSSC

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
March 20, 2020
Trump Campaign Sues Washington Post

Trump Campaign Sues Washington Post

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
March 6, 2020
Math Night at OCSA

Math Night at OCSA

Raquel Perry, Reporter/ Marketing Manager
March 5, 2020
Osceola School Times Could Start At 3pm Next Year

Osceola School Times Could Start At 3pm Next Year

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
February 15, 2020
Images of the late Nipsey Hussle and Kobe Bryant are projected onto a screen while YG, John Legend, Kirk Franklin, DJ Khaled, Meek Mill and Roddy Ricch perform during the Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Best of the Grammys 2020

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
February 3, 2020
In the Heights Auditions Coming Up!

In the Heights Auditions Coming Up!

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
January 16, 2020
State Considers Adding Non-Binary Option to Drivers Licenses

State Considers Adding Non-Binary Option to Driver’s Licenses

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
January 15, 2020
Fans faked having seizures in the sick Lucid Dreams Challenge

Did TikTok Users Predict Juice Wrld’s Sudden Death?

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
December 16, 2019
Juice Wrld performs at Rolling Loud festival at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 29, 2019 in Oakland, California.

Famous Rapper, Juice WRLD, Has Passed Away

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
December 12, 2019
OCSAs Annual Holiday Extravaganza This Friday!

OCSA’s Annual Holiday Extravaganza This Friday!

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
December 12, 2019
The face you make when you find out that Friends will be leaving Netflix soon

“The One Where We Have To Say Goodbye” to Friends on Netflix

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
December 10, 2019
Middle School Holiday Show Today!

Middle School Holiday Show Today!

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
December 6, 2019
Security forces attend to an unidentified male outside the the main gate at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Hawaii, following a shooting.

3 Dead in Pearl Harbor Shooting

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
December 5, 2019
A male student opened fire at a Southern California high school, killing two and wounding four others.

Santa Clarita School Shooting and America’s “Gun Culture”

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
November 26, 2019
Karen Rugerio assisting creative writers in performance poetry

OCSA Creative Writers to Perform at Dr. Philips

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
November 17, 2019
Witherspoon played Ice Cubes father Pops in the Friday trilogy

Actor-Comedian John Witherspoon Dies at 77

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
November 4, 2019
OCSA dance majors in Miami.

OCSA Dance Majors Perform at New World

Raquel Perry, Marketing Manager
November 1, 2019
Noor during the Saturday race.

Muslim Student Athlete Disqualified From Race for Wearing Hijab

Raquel Perry, Marketing Manager
October 31, 2019
This undated photo provided by Jeffersons family shows Atatiana Jefferson. A white Fort Worth police officer, who shot and killed Jefferson through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front door, acted without justification and resigned Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, before he could be fired, the police chief said. (Jeffersons family via AP) ORG XMIT: NYHK106

Fort Worth Officer Charged With Murder for Shooting Woman in Her Home…Simply Because She Was Black?

Raquel Perry, Marketing Manager
October 27, 2019
Footage Shows Coach Disarming and Then Hugging Student

Footage Shows Coach Disarming and Then Hugging Student

Raquel Perry, Marketing Manager
October 21, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: House Oversight ant Reform Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings speaks at the National Press Club August 7, 2019 in Washington, DC. Cummings addressed members of the organization during a luncheon and touched on a number of issues including ongoing investigations of U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Powerful Democrat, Elijah Cummings, Dies at 68

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
October 20, 2019
Deandre Somerville, 21, of West Palm Beach poses for a portrait, in West Palm Beach, Fla. on Oct. 3, 2019.

Jail for Missing Jury Duty

Raquel Perry, Reporter
October 11, 2019
SGA Representative Applications Now Open!

SGA Representative Applications Now Open!

Raquel Perry, Reporter
October 8, 2019
Color Wars Recap

Color Wars Recap

Raquel Perry, Reporter
October 7, 2019
School bus driver arrested for DUI

School Bus Driver Arrested for DUI

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
October 2, 2019
Two Florida Middle School Students Arrested for Plotting Violence

Two Florida Middle School Students Arrested for Plotting Violence

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
September 25, 2019
The Food and Drug Administration has voted in favor of a new treatment for children with peanut allergies. Final approval decisions will occur by January, 2020.

First Drug for Peanut Allergy Nears FDA Approval

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
September 20, 2019
BSU Bahamas Hurricane Relief

BSU Bahamas Hurricane Relief

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
September 20, 2019
Alyssa Hatcher is seen in her booking mugshot.

Florida Teen Allegedly Hires Hitman To Kill Parents-With Their Own Money

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
September 18, 2019
Walmarts New Firearm Policy

Walmart’s New Firearm Policy

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
September 15, 2019
Senior Quotes Are Open!

Senior Quotes Are Open!

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
September 12, 2019
Shoppers and pedestrians walk past a Forever 21 Inc. clothing store in the Causeway Bay shopping district of Hong Kong, China.

Forever21 Prepares for Bankruptcy

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
September 6, 2019
First Death Linked to Vaping

First Death Linked to Vaping

Raquel Perry, Reporter/Marketing Manager
August 28, 2019
Edie Hallberg searches for her mother after a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.

El Paso and Dayton Mass Shootings Spur Conversation About White Nationalist Extremism

Raquel Perry, Reporter
August 26, 2019
Osceola County students at school board meeting.

Osceola County Students Fight Against SB-7030

Raquel Perry, Reporter
May 30, 2019
Goodbye Seniors, Why I Will Miss the Class of 2019

Goodbye Seniors, Why I Will Miss the Class of 2019

Raquel Perry, Reporter
May 17, 2019
Gov. Ron Desantis has signed a bill that will allow more classroom teachers to carry guns in school

DeSantis Signs Bill to Arm Teachers, Osceola School Board Sets Meeting to Discuss

Raquel Perry, Reporter
May 17, 2019
Cheslie Kryst was announced Miss USA last week with Nia Franklin, winner of Miss America 2019 and recently crowned 2019 Miss Teen USA Kaliegh Garris.

Black is Beautiful: Miss America, Miss Teen USA, and Miss USA Are All Black Women for the First Time

Raquel Perry, Reporter
May 13, 2019
A doctor with the World Health Organization administers a vaccine to a child at Ewin Polyclinic in Cape Coast, Ghana, on April 30, 2019. In the coming weeks the vaccine will be administered throughout the rest of the country and in Kenya.

World’s First Malaria Vaccine to go to African Countries

Raquel Perry, Reporter
May 6, 2019
Instagrams New Feature

Instagram’s New Feature

Raquel Perry, Reporter
May 6, 2019
Shooting at the University of North Carolina

Shooting at the University of North Carolina

Raquel Perry, Reporter
May 1, 2019
Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias

Raquel Perry, Reporter
April 25, 2019
Senior visual art majors at City Arts Factory

City Arts Senior Art Show

Raquel Perry, Reporter
April 25, 2019
City Arts Senior Art Show Is Here!

City Arts Senior Art Show Is Here!

Raquel Perry, Reporter
April 21, 2019
New Video of Maya Angelou Resurfaces and Sparks Debate About Respect

New Video of Maya Angelou Resurfaces and Sparks Debate About Respect

Raquel Perry, Reporter
April 15, 2019
Demonstrators gather to protest President Donald Trumps announcement that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the U.S. military, at the White House on July 26, 2017

Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Now in Effect

Raquel Perry, Reporter
April 15, 2019
Hit and Run Pedestrian Accident on Pleasant Hill

Hit and Run Pedestrian Accident on Pleasant Hill

Raquel Perry, Reporter
April 5, 2019
Beyoncé Partners With Adidas

Beyoncé Partners With Adidas

Raquel Perry, Reporter
April 5, 2019
Preparing for the SATs

Preparing for the SAT’s

Raquel Perry, Reporter
April 4, 2019
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump stand outside Providence Baptist Church in Opelika, Ala., during a tour of tornado-damaged areas on March 8

The ‘Fake Melania’ Conspiracy Theory

Raquel Perry, Reporter
March 28, 2019
Empire actor Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County jail following his release, in Chicago on Feb. 21, 2019.

Dear Jussie Smollett, How Do You Feel?

Raquel Perry, Reporter
March 13, 2019
Flags of Cuba and United States

U.S. Threatens Tighter Financial Restrictions on Cuba

Raquel Perry, Reporter
March 8, 2019
Hoodie that features a noose around the neck at London Fashion Week.

Burberry Apologizes After Disturbing Sweatshirt

Raquel Perry, Reporter
February 28, 2019
The 2019 OSCARS

The 2019 OSCARS

Raquel Perry, Reporter
February 28, 2019
The Jonas Brothers are reuniting to record new music, US Weekly Reports.

Burnin’ Up For A Reunion!

Raquel Perry, Reporter
February 26, 2019
Jussie Smollet Attack Investigation Takes Major Turn

Jussie Smollet Attack Investigation Takes Major Turn

Raquel Perry, Reporter
February 20, 2019
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, left, and safety Eric Reid kneel during the national anthem before a game against the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 2, 2016

Colin Kaepernick and the NFL Settle Collusion Case

Raquel Perry, Reporter
February 18, 2019
Victims of the Parkland shooting.

Remembering Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Angeliq Rigby and Raquel Perry
February 14, 2019
Highlights from the 2019 Grammy Awards

Highlights from the 2019 Grammy Awards

Raquel Perry, Reporter
February 14, 2019
Black History Month Essay Contest

Black History Month Essay Contest

Raquel Perry, Reporter
February 8, 2019
James and The Giant Peach is Coming

James and The Giant Peach is Coming

Raquel Perry, Reporter
February 6, 2019
CVS Unveils Beauty Mark Logo In Anti-Retouching Campaign

CVS Unveils “Beauty Mark” Logo In Anti-Retouching Campaign

Raquel Perry, Reporter
February 1, 2019
2019 Color Wars Are Here!

2019 Color Wars Are Here!

Raquel Perry, Reporter
January 28, 2019

Too Vulnerable

Raquel Perry
January 28, 2019
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 25: Overview of Oscar statues on display at Meet the Oscars at the Time Warner Center on February 25, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

2019 OSCAR Nominations

Raquel Perry, Reporter
January 24, 2019
A teenager wearing a Make America Great Again hat stands in front of an elderly Native American singing and playing a drum in Washington

Teens in ‘MAGA’ hats mock Native American at Lincoln Memorial

Raquel Perry, Reporter
January 22, 2019
Beyoncés New Music Leaks on Spotify and Apple Music

Beyoncé’s New Music Leaks on Spotify and Apple Music

Raquel Perry, Reporter
January 22, 2019
Lennie and George

Of Mice And Men Review

Angeliq Rigby and Raquel Perry
January 22, 2019
Cruise Returns Early After Norovirus Outbreak

Cruise Returns Early After Norovirus Outbreak

Raquel Perry, Reporter
January 18, 2019
Brittney Johnson plays Glinda in Wicked

Brittney Johnson Makes History as Wicked’s First Black Glinda

Raquel Perry, Reporter
January 17, 2019
New Panic Button Apps To Prevent School Shootings

New Panic Button Apps To Prevent School Shootings

Raquel Perry, Reporter
January 11, 2019
The rhinoceros enclosure at Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida.

2-Year-Old Injured After Falling Into Rhino Exhibit

Raquel Perry, Reporter
January 11, 2019
The R. Kelly Investigation

The R. Kelly Investigation

Raquel Perry, Reporter
January 11, 2019
2019 Grammy Nominations

2019 Grammy Nominations

Raquel Perry, Reporter
December 18, 2018
OCSA Senior, Geraldo Salcedo, Gets Accepted to Yale Through QuestBridge!

OCSA Senior, Geraldo Salcedo, Gets Accepted to Yale Through QuestBridge!

Raquel Perry, Reporter
December 14, 2018
Tular County Sheriffs Office mugshot of Margaret Gieszinger.

Teacher Arrested After Forcibly Cutting Student’s Hair While Singing National Anthem

Raquel Perry, Reporter
December 13, 2018
New mugshots after murder indictment

Officer Indicted for Murder in Botham Jean’s Fatal Shooting

Raquel Perry, Reporter
December 11, 2018
Ariana Grande in her Thank U, Next video

Ariana Grande’s New ‘Thank U, Next’ Music Video Breaks Record

Raquel Perry, Reporter
December 5, 2018
Check your Hotel Pools!

Check your Hotel Pools!

Raquel Perry, Reporter
December 3, 2018
Ben Platt and Laura Dreyfuss

Dear Evan Hansen is Becoming A Movie

Raquel Perry, Reporter
December 3, 2018
Madeas Farewell Play Tour Stops in Orlando

Madea’s Farewell Play Tour Stops in Orlando

Raquel Perry, Reporter
December 3, 2018
Elton John Cancels His Show

Elton John Cancels His Show

Raquel Perry, Reporter
November 29, 2018
A chicken sandwich with waffle fries is pictured at the Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Dedham, MA on Nov. 8, 2017

A Private University Disallows Students to Eat at Chick-fil-A

Raquel Perry, Reporter
November 29, 2018
A Chick-fil-A sandwich with waffle fried and iced tea.

Chick-Fil-A Starts Home Delivery

Raquel Perry, Reporter
November 26, 2018
Three survivors of the 2017 Las Vegas massacre gathered in Thousand Oaks Nov. 11 for a memorial for the victims of the Borderline Bar and Grill shooting in that community.

Thousand Oaks Mass Shooting Sparks Debate on Gun Control

Raquel Perry, Reporter
November 26, 2018
Katy Perrys tweet in response to Donald Trumps tweet about the California wildfires.

Katy Perry Slams Trump For His Tweet

Raquel Perry, Reporter
November 15, 2018
10-year-old girl being praised for stopping possible kidnapper.

A Code Word Hero

Raquel Perry, Reporter
November 13, 2018
Clifford the Big Red Dog returning to TV

Clifford the Big Red Dog returning to TV

Raquel Perry, Reporter
November 13, 2018
Hania Noelia Aguilar was waiting on her family to take her to school Monday morning when an unknown man forced her into a car and drove away, according to Lumberton Police Department Chief Michael McNeill.

13 Year Old Kidnapped in North Carolina

Raquel Perry, Reporter
November 13, 2018
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