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Extreme burnout, high number of resignations and turnover within the Western Student Association are all signs of a toxic organization culture per newly elected President Alexis Morris and Vice President Eric Effinger.Â
A main theme of the debates held by WSA during the 2021 presidential election was the toxic organization culture present within WSA.Â
âItâs kind of always been there and itâs something that we havenât necessarily seen addressed at least in my current time as a student,â Morris said. âItâs the very reason that I avoided joining student government. It was just the dog eat dog world.â
Advertising and promotion students from Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University placed third in their division at the American Advertising Federation’s National Student Advertising Competition.
North rallies past Hollins in regional opener
By CHUCK BALLARO - | May 12, 2021
North Fort Myers sophomore Kendall Wylie (11) struck out eight batters in the Red Knights 7-5 regional playoff win over Dixie-Rollins Thursday night. FILE/MICHAEL PISTELLA
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Taylor Rosciti hit an inside-the-park home run to highlight a three-run fifth inning as the North Fort Myers High School softball team rallied to defeat Dixie-Rollins 7-5 in the first round of the Region 5A-2 championship Thursday.
At press time, North was set to go on to host Palmetto in the regional semifinals Tuesday. Palmetto had defeated Charlotte, 3-2, Thursday to advance.
North rallies past Hollins in regional opener
By CHUCK BALLARO - | May 7, 2021
Taylor Rosciti hit an inside-the-park home run to highlight a three-run fifth inning as the North Fort Myers High School softball team rallied to defeat Dixie-Rollins 7-5 in the first round of the Region 5A-2 championship Thursday.
North will go on to host Palmetto in the regional semifinals Tuesday, May 11, at 7 p.m. Palmetto defeated Charlotte, 3-2, Thursday to advance.
North and Palmetto exchanged the lead several times before that decisive inning. With the Red Knights training 4-3 in the fifth, Rosciti drove the ball to right field that glanced off the glove of Rylie Geer and rolled all the way to the wall in the cavernous field, allowing Rosciti to score standing up to tie the game.
North holds on for fifth straight title
By CHUCK BALLARO - | May 5, 2021 Taylor Rosciti went 4-for-4 in Friday’s district championship. File photo/Michael Pistella
Kendell Wylie wasn’t her typical dominating self in the pitching circle, but she more than made up for it at the plate.
Wylie hit two home runs and drive in five as the North Fort Myers High School softball team hung on to defeat Charlotte 9-8 in the District 5A-8 championship game in Punta Gorda Friday for the Red Knights’ fifth consecutive district crown.
Actually, hung on for dear life would be more accurate, as the Tarpons came back from an 8-2 deficit by scoring four in the sixth and, after North got one back in the top of the seventh, scored two more and had the tying run on base before a pop up ended the game.