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Emi Fleitas

Emi Fleitas, Reporter and Media Editor

Emi is a Junior at San Domenico, who enjoys reading, baking, and loves to travel. This is her first year in journalism, and she likes writing opinion editorials.

All content by Emi Fleitas
A drawing of plastic and pollution in our oceans

The deplorable state of our oceans

Emi Fleitas, Reporter and Media Editor May 4, 2026

The oceans are absorbing about 91% of heat energy trapped in our atmosphere due to excess greenhouse gasses—like CO2—which are the leading cause of climate change. Due to climate change, the oceans...

A quick boost with a hidden cost

A quick boost with a hidden cost

Emi Fleitas, Reporter and Media Editor March 25, 2026

Energy drinks, the amazing beverage we know and love, whether it's a Redbull or a Celcius, are harming us much more than we realize.  Like many High School students, I love energy drinks. But lately...

The book that hit harder than my surgery

The book that hit harder than my surgery

Emi Fleitas, Reporter December 9, 2025

This past week, I had my wisdom teeth removed and was left stranded in bed, aching and miserable, without ever having a single bite of turkey. Being trapped in bed, my nausea blaring, and my mind in desperate...

Infographic made by Emi Fleitas

The “Silent” Addiction : Cannabis

Emi Fleitas, Staff Reporter November 10, 2025

By the time most American teenagers are sixteen, they have smoked cannabis at least once. A study by aacap.org showed that most teens start smoking around eleven years old, and hit their peak at sixteen...

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