WHEN THE HEAT DIES DOWN,,

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key west, florida !

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Many a person, when they think of Florida, think of either idyllic beaches at Tampa Bay or DisneyWorld at Orlando. True, both are main attractions for families and are the reasons Florida, USA is famous, but what about all the honeymooners that go to Florida? All the actionpacked adventures? Do you think they go to Tampa Bay and Orlando? If you answered YES to that question, then you're not smarter than a ten-year-old, sorry. Kidding, but you did get the answer wrong. No, they don't go to Orlando and Tampa Bay. These people, these honeymooners and adventurers, go to Key West.

Key West is a small island just off the south west coast of Florida. It's just like Tampa in a way, with idyllic beaches and miles of clear, cool waters and white soft sand, a picturesque place. It has a lot of things, but, unfortunatly, it has no Disneyland and fun rollercoasters. It does have plenty for the wanderous adventurer in you, but it's more a relaxed atmosphere around the island than anything. Life on the island, its residents might say if you asked them, can go so slow compared to fast-paced cities on the mainland, like Orlando in Florida, or New York. A typical day in the life of a kid here would be waking up, grabbing the monorail to school (they don't have buses for pollution reasons), then coming home from school, doing homework then hanging out with friends at the beach, or in Key West's city center. Fun, isn't it? This place has got everything; a high average income wage, low house prices, excellent weather, low crime, drug, drink and teenage pregnancy rates. It's almost too good to be true, except it's so not. It's all true and pretty apparent when you come here and see these Key West Kids. It's a pretty small island, so there is only so much you can do, but these kids manage to make it go mega far.

Key West High School is where all the drama happens. It's one of the few and most popular schools in the island. With good high acheivers, lots of extracurricluars and lots of it's alumni going off to high universities such as Yale and Harvard in America, and Oxford and Cambridge in England, it's a place everyone wants to be. But it's only going to be like that if you make it so. Just one person could turn the entire school, and it's reputation, on it's head.

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will you be that person ?

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