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Upcoming leadership prepares to make waves

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News Dance Marathon raises $9,000 for Nicklaus Children’s Hospital on April 15.

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Features Vineyard Vines casual wear brings the prep to the Bay. Story on Page 20

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NAHS event evokes artistic talent The National Art Honor Society

they can pick and choose the activities

“ Visit cbhscircuit.com for more information on NAHS ‘Style Your Sole’ Event.

an event that raises money and promotes

participants at the event to partake in,

mostly in Weston, and

that donated their time or money to help

GOOD FOR THE SOLE: (Clockwise from top) Senior Anastasia Petraitis paints

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Peace Love Dance Marathon

BY STEPHANIE STONE ONLINE NEWS EDITOR

For the second annual Dance Marathon, 200 students from all grades danced “for the kids” and “stood for those who can’t” by dancing and playing games for six hours on April 15. Lead chairperson Anya Berry, along with the help of Student Government Association (SGA), organized the event.

SGA raised more than $9,000, of which all of the proceeds went directly to the Miami Children’s Hospital. The money is going toward treatment for children with families who can’t afford it.

“Seeing everyone having such a good time for such an amazing cause was one of the most rewarding feelings on the planet,” Berry said. “I am very blessed to have had the opportunity to run this event and it was truly one of the most special nights in my entire life thus far.”

Berry along with co-chairs Katherine Gibson and Katie Keene planned the event from moted the event through posters and social media. In addition to promotion, they had to contact entertainment companies and sponsors for the night.

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You could really feel the energy and passion that each student brought to the event this year, and with each booth there was a fun atmosphere and always something to do.

Along with dancing, students could get a Henna tattoo, make a bracelet, play board games and color posters. There was also a Zumba instructor at the event and a performance by Hip Hop Kids.

“You could really feel the energy and passion that each student brought to the event this year, and with each booth there was a fun atmosphere and always something to do,” Gibson said.

During the night, another committee consisting of 10 people picked by Berry, Gibson and Keene performed the morale dance. The morale dance is a standard activity that every Dance Marathon around the country has, consisting of a mash-up of songs for the audience to dance and follow along to.

“It is a great way for students to get pumped up and involved for the duration of the event,” Gibson said. “It gives everyone something to do and look forward to for the night.”

SGA adviser Danielle Nasciemento said she considers the night a large success because of the attendance and all of the money raised.

“It was pretty awesome,” Mrs. Nasciemento said. “The kids were all smiling and having fun. It was for a great cause and the students left motivated.”

Mrs. Nascimento said Dance Marathon is a rewarding funit has on everyone who participated like having more of an appreciation for the community and wanting to help out people in need.

“Dance Marathon is so important because it teaches kids to give back as they become adults,” Mrs. Nascimento said.

Freshman Lexi Barten said Dance Marathon was a great experience being able to give back to others.

“I went to Dance Marathon for the kids and it is always good to help your community as much as you can,” Barten said.

Barten said although she danced for six hours, she never got bored because of all the activities offered.

“I knew it was for a great cause, so I felt inspired to keep moving,” Barten said. “They always had something to do to keep everyone active, it was a great way to spend my Friday night.”

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-sophomore Katherine Gibson “We had a few hurdles to jump through but we always found a way to overcome them without altering anything major,” Berry said. “It was a relief that it was over, but it was also emotional because it hit me right then that every single person in the room had made an impact on so many lives.”

SGA decorated the cafeteria to follow the theme “Peace, Love, DM”. To incorporate this theme, SGA used tie-dye, neon colors and balloons to make the cafeteria transform into a dance party atmosphere.

“We wanted it to be vibrant, to make the room enticing for FOR THE KIDS: (From top to bottom) (From left) Freshmen Emily Fischgrund, Cori Friedman, Lexi Gladstone and Jordan people in it,” Berry said. “We made sure the theme emulated good vibes.”

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Underclassmen honored for success

BY JESSIE CHAIET

Algebra II.” Other awards that were given out were the Debbie Wasserman Schultz Citizenship Award, the Wellesley College Book Award and Top Scholars awards.

Freshman Victoria Yanes received a Top Scholar award for ninth grade. The Top Scholar

More than 200 students were honored for their dedication and performance in the classroom at the Underclassmen Awards Night on April 11 in the auditorium.

Three hundred thirteen awards were given out in total. The awards were given out in each department including World Languages, Mathematics, English, Science and Fine Arts.

“The kids work really hard all year, and they get recognized,” said guidance counselor Patty Vanderkwast, event coordinator.

“Our students are amazing, and we want to honor them.”

Each teacher selected two to three students to receive Department Achievement of the nomination before the awards, but were not informed of which teacher nominated them.

“It makes me happy knowing that my teachers are aware of my ambition for their classes,” said freshman Robin Fintz, who received awards in World History Gifted and Algebra II Honors. “These awards indicate that my teachers approve of my academic tendencies, and I am assured I am doing things correctly.”

Biology teacher LaDonna

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IN IT TO WIN IT: Freshmen, sophomores and juniors at the underclassmen awards were honored by their teachers for their academic achievements and behavior in the classroom. More than 300 awards were given out in each department, including World Languages, Math, English, Science and Fine Arts.

her students have shown their academic abilities. She said the students she chose stood out because of their interest in the curriculum.

“If two students have the same academic abilities but one student has a dream of going into medicine or doing something in to decide which students to biology, I’m going to choose that nominate, because many of student,” Ms. Duris said.

Math teacher Ana Alonzo said she decided which students to nominate based on several qualities. She said the students’ integrity is more important than their grades when deciding whom to nominate.

“First I looked at if they’re honest; second, if they just work to the best of their ability; third, if they’re always in class trying

their very best; and lastly, if their effort really shows in their grade,” Mrs. Alonzo said.

Sophomore Taylor Lessem received an award for Algebra II Honors. She said it felt very rewarding to receive it.

“The award showed me that my hard work paid off,” Lessem said. “I was excited to receive the award because it gave me

students in ninth, 10th and 11th grade.

“It feels amazing to win this award. It’s incredible to know the hard work does pay off,” Yanes said. “This award means so much to me because I know my efforts to get good grades and do my best are recognized.”

Yanes said she enjoyed the Underclassmen Awards Night because she felt it made the whole school come together, and she appreciated seeing all the best academic students.

“It’s a great way to recognize everybody’s individual talents and let them know they are recognized,” Yanes said.

Mrs. Vanderkwast said the awards make the students aware of their great work in school and motivates them to want to do better in their classes.

“It’s a chance to say ‘job well done,’” Mrs. Vanderkwast said.

“I love to get a chance to tell students this.”

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Debate team to compete in national tournament Junior Emily Wen will be competing in Duo Interpretation, which is a 10-minute performance with a partner in which Ten students from the Bay’s debate the two cannot touch or look at each other. team will be traveling to Salt Lake City, Utah on June 12-17 to compete in the ner Michael [Valladares] and I had qual2016 National Speech and Debate Tourbe prepared for the district competition, district championship on Feb. 27-28 will compete in different events in an attempt so well with an opportunity to compete to receive national recognition. against such talented people.”

Debate coach Megan West said she is Although this will be Mrs. West’s looking forward to the competition but is 12th year at the National Championship, mostly excited to complete her last tour- it is only her second time going to Salt nament as head coach.

“This is my last tournament as the of- a coach.

“It’s actually a funny story,” she said. is extra special to me,” she said. “For the “I won [a national title] in 2004, which past six years, this tournament has been is the last time the tournament was even one of the most hands-on competitions held in Utah.” because we have a small number of students attending so the coaching staff can give them more attention. I also serve in this year in Policy Debate. a number of other roles at the National “I’m so excited to just be at the comChampionship working for the National petition,” he said. “It’s a huge tournament Speech and Debate Association so I’ll be with some of the best teams from across extra busy.” the country. Seeing how [my partner]

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PHOTO SUBMITTED BY MEGAN WEST

SPEAK UP: (From left) Senior Kendra Blandon, juniors Roberto Fernandez, Reilly Markowitz, Alex Schein, senior Ben Parlo, junior Brian Bosem, sophomore Jenee Cidel, juniors Emily Wen and Michael Valladares hold their awards after qualifying for nationals in Salt Lake City.

Alex [Schein] and I stack up against really good teams teams heading into our senior year will be a big gut-check for us.”

Mrs. West said she believes the national tournament has a big effect on the relationships between the students and the coaches.

“It’s my favorite tournament of the year because we do have a more personal

experience since it’s a smaller crew for an entire week,” she said. “We spend a lot more time together, get to explore the city a little more than usual and go through the emotional rollercoaster of one of the hardest tournaments the students will ever experience together.”

Days reserved for EOC, FSA testing

BY EMILY CHAIET

in on the Super Testing Days to take the FSA reading exam, Algebra 1 EOC and Biology EOC. She said even though the Super Testing Days are tiring and drawnful.

“It’s less stress to not have to worry about being in other classes,” Friedman said. “The Super Testing Days are ben-

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Florida Standard Assessments (FSA) exams and EOC exams were administered on Super Testing Days in order to create enough room for all students to test. April 12,13, 19, 20 and 26 were school days exclusively reserved for taking tests. Students who did not have a test on these days had the opportunity to take practice AP, AICE, SAT and ACT exams.

“Invention is what comes out of necessity, and we are so over capacity and we don’t have any empty rooms,” assistant principal Marianela Estripeaut said. “We have to test so many students, so we were really running out of space, and then we came up with this idea, and we were the Since more computers were provided this year than last year, more students were able to test at one time. This year, more than 1,800 students were tested at the same time. English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Exceptional Student Education (ESE) students were able to test on the Super Testing Days, and the biology and U.S. History EOCs were condensed to one session each.

Due to the changes made to the SAT, Broward County required all schools to administer a free, SAT to all juniors. The Testing Day. “The county decided to offer the SAT for all juniors because it wanted to give students the opportunity to take the SAT because of the changes that have been made to it,” Mrs. Maisel said.

This is the fourth year the Bay has implemented Super Testing Days, and Mrs. Estripeaut said it has been very advantageous for students and teachers.

“What I noticed is that when we ran

because they come in and they’re ready to test,” AP/AICE coordinator Adrienne Maisel said. “If we didn’t do the Super Testing Days, we would be testing for over 30 days, so we would not have the regular schedule because it takes that demeanors were different,” she said. long to test our students for all of the state “This was a positive byproduct that I had mandated tests.” not anticipated. They came in fresh and

standardized test instead of all my other classes.”

Students who are not testing have the option to take practice exams. Senior Beatriz Galdona did not have any required tests; however, she came in on a Super Testing Day to take a practice AP Literature exam.

“Super Testing Days are a great way GRAPHIC BY JORDYN MCGREW for me to catch up on studying and take ready to test. They didn’t have to worry practice AP exams,” Galdona said. “I about going to class or turning things in. It took a practice AP Literature mock was almost like an attitude change.” [exam], and it was really useful because I Mrs. Estripeaut said that although got to experience what it would be like on - the actual test day. If I don’t have a mock ing days from teachers, the Super Testing [exam] on one of the testing days, I’ll use the extra time off school to study for AP during school. exams and review all the material.”

“I think overall, when you look at the Every school in the county now uses the Super Testing Day schedule, and the teachers,” Mrs. Estripeaut said. “Teachers Bay plans to continue having these Super would be losing a lot more if we were do- Testing Days in the following years. ing it while school is in session because “I think all in all, it has been a very many students would be absent for test- positive experience,” Mrs. Estripeaut ing. Students would keep being pulled said. “I did it out of necessity for the faout for different tests, which would make - for the results of the kids testing, I’ve seen sons.” a huge difference in their attitudes. It’s a Freshman Cori Friedman had to come completely different atmosphere.”

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Annual fundraiser honors survivors

BY CASSIDY SHELDON

ipant took a silent walk around

Hundreds of candles lined the track on April 9 to commemorate those who have fought and those are currently

behind a man playing the bag-

an annual fundraising event in which clubs and organizations from the Bay and the community come together to raise money for the American Cancer Sociby selling cupcakes and brownunteers helped dress people up

reminds me of how wonderful and precious the world we live in is and how we must be careful FINISH THE FIGHT: Hundreds of people came together on April 9 as the American Cancer

always had someone from our

Clubs such as Helping Overcome Problems Effectively attended the event not only tivities and performances for at(HOPE) and the National Honor Society (NHS) participated in made an effort to keep the event for her French Honor Society tendees including a performance

ple need to constantly be aware luminary walk which commem- of cancer and the impacts it has orated those who have battled with cancer and other games like all through the night and into

pitched tents and sold goods to said it took a lot of preparation she had to ready herself physically for a whole day of activities

helped to keep people energized “Her battle with cancer has

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eryone out there supporting the some boys dressed up as prin- stayed up because cancer doesn’t

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School Duel team falls short of win

BY BROOKE MILLER

On March 17 at 7 p.m., the School Duel Game between the Bay and Monarch aired on BECON- TV. Sixty high schools from Miami Dade County and Palm Beach Counties competed to be on the show and the top 20 schools were chosen to represent South Florida and be televised.

The winner of the Duel received a trophy and a $1,000 check courtesy of Bright Star Credit Union and Chick-Fil-A, and each team advancing to the tional Academic Championship.

“When I heard about the Duel, I immediately rushed for the opportunity to participate,” Junior Francisco Acosta said.

80-point victory for Monarch, which ended with 480 points while the Bay had just 400. Having been a sponsor of the School Duel Game for four years, James Wurster said it is an educational experience for the students.

“Students had to try out for the team through competitions, and it is a great opportunity for the students,” Mr. Wurster said.

The process of getting onto TV included a preliminary onOnce the Bay was chosen to participate, students were chosen and then they began preparing for the Duel.

“The team prepared by having a tryout, and then we watched a few episodes of previous Duels together. We also took a few exams to practice and timed ourselves,” senior Munir Libos said.

The entire process of angame was time consuming and stressful Libos said.

“There was a lot of waiting and makeup involved. Also, they had to redo takes in order to get people to speak clearly. It took a lot of people to manage the different camera angles and sound effects,” Libos said.

The TV production company, BECON, creates a very well-puttogether show and treats the students with a lot of respect said Mr. Wurster.

“The BECON people are very nice and professional, and I was very impressed with their operation,” Wurster said.

The whole process of being on TV was intimidating because of the stress and anxiety that came with it, Libos said.

“The worst part was being in front of so many cameras. It was pretty nerve wracking,” he said.

Acosta said he was disappointed about the loss but he said it motivated him for next year.

“Losing was disappointing, but overall, it was a learning experience, and I am looking forward to doing it next year,”

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BRAIN GAMES: Junior Francisco Acosta, seniors Felipe Vargas, Munir Libos and Justin Iannacone compete against Monarch High School in the School Duel event televised on

Acosta said.

Mr. Wurster said he was also very disappointed about the loss, but he believed it was because Cypress wasn’t fully prepared for what was in store.

“I think our team did not take Monarch very seriously and kept looking ahead to the next match instead of focusing on the match that was happening,” Mr. Wurster said. “It was a major upset, but the Monarch team deserves a lot of credit. They were a spirited, spunky group of mostly under-

impressive.”

Acosta said he would want to participate in the event again and felt honored to have had the chance to be on TV. “The opportunity to be on television and represent Cypress by doing something I enjoy and following in the footsteps of other great people who have competed in the past was my favorite part about the whole experience,” Acosta said. “I am glad to have participated. The event

itself was an exhilarating experience, and the process of preparing for it helped me learn a lot and strengthen my friendships with the other team members.”

Libos said he was also very happy he got the opportunity to participate and would do it again if he wasn’t graduating this year.

“It was a good opportunity to show,” Libos said. “I also got to meet new people and win a few prizes,” he said.

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BY ALEXIS SOBEL MULT. FEATURES EDITOR

As the 2015-2016 school year is starting to wind down, new forward to getting to know and Bay: the National Honor Society (NHS) and the United Nations Bernardo Neuman UNICEF President

(UNICEF).

Gabriel Lozano UNICEF Vice President

Wilentz as President, Natalie

Laura Lamoli UNICEF Vice President

as Vice Presidents, Haley Miller

leaders.

“I'm looking forward to Chelsea Nicolas UNICEF Vice President

Jesus Padrino UNICEF President

the Bay,” new NHS President

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the school who work so hard

to this organization.”

The process of

Elizabeth Barbe NHS Treasurer

was extremely rigorous.

Jacob Wilentz NHS President

Natalie Nicholson NHS Vice President

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-junior Haley Miller amazing honor, and he is looking Gabriel Caballero NHS Vice President

year.

Haley Miller NHS Secretary GRAPHIC BY ARIELA COHN AND ALEXIS SOBEL

year.”

to the fact that he is a freshman.

and dedicated as I am,” he said. end.

Wilentz, along with his

awareness for, really made me selected. with a Head Senator as their and NHS,” Blandon said. “It in charge of all emails, social in NHS and feel that I did a Like Miller, Wilentz said the

Blandon, said.

“We wanted

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BY RACHEL FRIEDMAN

Since the inception of the Rotary Club of Weston in 1988, graduating seniors of the Bay, Western and Sagemont High School have been provided opportunities to receive scholarships to the schools of their choice. Of the applicants from the Bay, 20 have been selected to be interviewed on May 17. Up to 25 students per school can submit an application to the Weston Rotary in hopes of being granted a monetary reward.

College adviser Shari Bush helps coordinate all of the applications for the Rotary Scholarship. This year there were 23 students from the Bay who applied for the scholarship.

“We are very grateful for the impact that the Rotary has on our school,” Mrs. Bush said. “I’m a huge fan of everything that the Rotary does for us and I feel that we are very lucky to have these scholarship opportunities.”

Although the Rotary Club of Weston hosts this main scholarship, students are also given the opportunity to win the “Rotary Student of the Month” scholarship. Senior Rebecca Norman was recognized as a student of the month for her community service and extracurricular participation.

“I was chosen for ‘Student of the Month’ this past February,

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Committee members of the Weston Rotary spend several hours deciding which students are deserving of the scholarships. The members take into needs, leadership and community service of the students. Mrs. Bush said many students from the Bay have won throughout the 28 years this scholarship has existed.

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DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: Senior Rebecca Norman (second from the left)

and I received a $250 scholar- Youth Services Chair,” Cross ship,” Norman said. “This schol- said. “It is very rewarding being around the students and young every bit helps to cover the costs adults in the schools and comof going to college.” munity while they mature, gain Every month, chair of the leadership skills, and serve the project John Cross works with community.” his committee to select a student The Rotary Club of Weston that they believe is deserving of grants all of these scholarships the “Student of the Month” ti- by raising money throughout the tle. The student that wins each year. Every year, it hosts a golf month is invited to receive a tournament sponsored by Weplaque and give a speech at the stonLawyers.com and Broward Weston Rotary Breakfast.

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ship committee, said these organizations make the annual event, as well as the scholarships, possible.

“Last year, we raised more than $100,000 from [the WestonLawyers.com Golf Classic], which was used for scholarships, and this year we believe we have

I’m a huge fan of everything that the Rotary does for us and I feel that we are very lucky to have these scholarship opportunities.

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“[Being on the interview committee] is my favorite part of belonging to Rotary,” Goldstein said. “These students are our future and we make it possible for some of them to attend the colsaid. “Over the 28 years we have leges of their choice or make it been doing this, we have given easier for them to get by.” out more than one million dollars in scholarships to students in the Weston area.”

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Club donates thousands to UNICEF DONATION NATION: (Left) Members of United Nations

BY OLIVIA OHAYON NEWS EDITOR

United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) presented a $41,000 check to national UNICEF representatives who came from New York on April 21 in The Wave. Superintendent Robert Runcie and Broward County School Board member Laurie Rich Levinson joined the Bay’s UNICEF chapter in presenting the check to the organization.

During the event, Runcie made a speech to commend UNICEF members for all of their hard work and dedication to the club.

“Today is an extremely proud moment for [the students] and the entire Broward County School [system],” Superintendent Runcie said.

UNICEF’s mission statement is to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.

“I am truly inspired and just want to continue to congratulate and acknowledge our students and staff at [the Bay], as they have really set the standards for what it means in terms of giving back and having empathy when contributing to the world,” Superintendent Runcie said. “Leadership is putting the needs of others above your own, and they have certainty demonstrated great leadership here at [the Bay].”

UNICEF President Kevin Alvarez said one of the best parts about the event was that the club was able to physically present the check to the representatives.

“It is more personable than just sending the money in electronically,” he said. “I think this year the board and the members worked the hardest, and it’s just nice that we are able to showcase that.”

The Bay’s UNICEF chapter has been preparing for this event for the past two months and reached out to the county members to join them during the presentation.

“We knew that once we reached our goal, we would have to set up something this big. Being the largest UNICEF chapter club in the whole country and the chapter that gives the UNICEF organization the most money, we wanted to make the event very special,” said Bernardo

Neuman, upcoming UNICEF co-president.

Junior Laura Lamoli, Director of Public Relations, said the atmosphere of the event was exciting and rewarding.

“We are all getting together to celebrate such an amazing cause and all the hard work that all of the members have contributed,” she said.

She said the awareness campaign was her favorite project UNICEF did this year. The campaign allowed students to show off their artistic abilities as well as promote the club by decorating posters to put around the school.

“Being able to present our money is such an honor. It goes to show that all the hard work

students that realize the need to give back and that our world is very connected,” he said. “What happens to children in one part of the world affects us over here in the United States. These students are showing us, even as adults, what our focus and our priorities should be. Our goal in life ought to always be how can we impact those around us who are less fortunate.”

Assistant principal Marianela Estripeaut said she has seen the UNICEF club grow both in philanthropy and membership each year.

“It’s quite an honor to have a club at our school like this. I’m so impressed with [the members].

They did such an outstanding job last year that I didn’t think they could do better.

But now there are 700 members, and every time I look at it, the number keeps going up,” Mrs. Estripeaut said. cers and adviser, Rosalia Sachs, continue to impress her with their motivation and drive to make a difference in the community here and abroad.

“It’s amazing, and the amount of money and how it all goes to UNICEF is just amazing. I can’t say enough about Mrs. Sachs’s

and creativity we put into the club is paying off and that our chapter is really putting itself on the map,” she said.

Superintendent Runcie said the money UNICEF raised will positively impact the lives of children around the world who are suffering, struggling and need a sense of hope in order to be able to live and survive.

“It is truly remarkable. It is a testament to our kids and our future of the U.S. that we have are just incredible. I just sit back

in awe and do nothing other than just admire the work that they do,” she said.

As the club aims to grow in membership next year, junior Jesus Padrino, one of next year’s co-presidents, said the board has ideas to accommodate for the expansion. new projects in mind and we hope to incorporate more social media into the club,” he said.

UNICEF will be making a Twitter account in hopes of reaching new members and keeping current members informed.

“We know how important it is to stay connected to our members and keep coming up with new projects and fundraisers,” Padrino said. “We are going to implement more fundraisers

like the stuffed giraffes we did for Valentine’s Day because it brought in a lot of money.

Padrino said he is excited to be one of the co-presidents next year, even though it will be a huge time commitment.

“UNICEF is big responsibila lot of work, but I know with the hard work and dedication of the new board and all of our members, we can raise even more money next year,” he said.

Over the past four years, UNICEF has raised more than $74,000 and has gained national recognition. goal is approaching next year, Jesus and I have already started planning how we’re going to achieve this goal,” Newman said. “We are looking forward to another successful year.”

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Tying the Knot

Senior Marcela Fernandes and alumnus Joseph Marroquin, 19, are set to wed on June 10.

BY LETICIA ANTONINI

Unlike most seniors, when Marcela Fernandes walked into the formal dress shop Camille’s, she wasn’t only looking for a prom dress, but also a wedding dress.

Fernandes and alumnus Joseph Marroquin, 19, have been engaged for three months and are currently planning their wedFernandes’ graduation.

“Unlike most people I don’t think there’s such a thing as too young.” Fernandes said “There is no such thing as an ‘acceptable’ age to get married, and we’re very lucky to have family and friends that understand that.”

Fernandes moved in with Marroquin a month after the proposal. She said she wasn’t surprised, but still extremely excited when she accepted his request.

“We had already talked about marriage, we almost knew it was going to happen. We just mutually agreed it would work out perfectly and there was no need to wait much longer,” Fernandes said.

The couple met last year when Marroquin was a senior and Fernandes was a junior when he moved from Brazil in January 2015. They started dating one month after they met and

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have been together ever since. isn’t going to be perfect, like any I had seen her before around other marriage,” Fernandes said.

“But I am very sure that with over spring break,” Marroquin love and patience we will be able said. “She was one of those peo- to overcome any obstacle and be ple you see a thousand times and able to maintain a happy and then meet in the most random healthy relationship.” way possible.”

The couples’ friends and Fernandes said she hasn’t had family were very shocked when any doubts yet about the wed- they heard about the wedding, ding and is very certain about but the shock turned into exciteher answer. ment and joy after they had all of “I know that my marriage their questions answered.

Cell phone overuse proves detrimental to health

BY JOLIE SONKIN

Sophomore Elisha Azize uses her cell phone for social media, access to her teachers’ websites, to check gradebook and stay in communication with her friends and family. While some may think that a cell phone can be used as a tool to receive instant information, students like Azize believe it can have harmful consequences to the body if it is used improperly.

“I learned I must not overuse my cell phone because it creates a constant distraction from my schoolwork, “Azize said.

“Staring at an LCD screen can cause headaches and when several phone calls are made, the high risk of radiation is present, which can eventually lead to brain damage.”

Optometrist Dr. Deborah Weston said she believes overusing cellphones can result in dangerous effects to an individual due to their addictive tendencies.

“The main concern associated with excessive cell phone/ screen use that I deal with dai-

ly is visual stress and fatigue,” Dr. Weston said. “Backlit devices emit a percentage of blue light, which can result in eye strain, headaches and possibly decreased vision. Dry eyes are another result of excessive cell phone use as our blink rate reduces considerably with concentrated near tasking.”

Dr. Weston said due to the improvement and availability of social media, adolescents use their cell phones at a high level each day.

“I’m seeing younger and younger patients each year due to increased cell phone and/or tablet use,” she said. “In addition, children are needing glasses for distance and near at an earlier age, even if their parents never used glasses previously.”

When recognizing the harmful impacts cell phones have on an individual, Dr. Weston recommends that adolescents take simple steps to put their health at a lower risk.

“Reduced screen viewing is

the best way to reduce many of the visual symptoms associated with cell phone or iPod use,” Dr. Weston said. “Even taking ‘mini blink breaks’ for every 30 minutes of screen viewing can drastically reduce many of the discomforts. Reducing the backlight can also minimize visual stress, especially when viewing at night.”

Freshman Maria Guerrero said the impact of cell phones on an individual’s daily routine affects them both physically and emotionally, even if they don’t know it.

“The addiction of cell phones reduces the participation in social outings, causing lack of exercise and socialization with friends and family,” Guerrero said. “Also, texting is a popular use of communication and has made people’s grammar and spelling skills worse because of the abbreviations and lack of consideration texting entails.”

Guerrero said she recommends that students decrease the amount of time they spend on their cell phone so they can preserve their health in the long-run.

“When using cell phones radiation is released, which hurts our brain cells,” Guerrero said.

kidding and completely out of her mind,” said junior Gabriela Fernandes, Marcela’s sister. “But it’s her life and I will support whatever decision she makes.

After that, I asked to be the maid of honor.”

The couple is planning to have their ceremony either at Hollywood or Ft. Lauderdale beach, with a small crowd of close friends and family.

“I have always wanted to get married at the beach,” Fernandes said. “I love how the scenario is simple and informal, but at the same time very romantic and classy.”

After the wedding, the couple plans on moving together to a city near Weston where they will be able to start their life.

Fernandes plans on pursuing a career as a doctor and Marroquin plans on becoming a photographer.

Marroquin said he knew the relationship was going to last beyond high school when he graduated and the couple was about to start another stage of their lives together.

“We have been through quite a lot, way more than a normal high school couple person goes through,” Marroquin said.

“Making adult decisions together and getting through really tough times made me realize this wasn’t just a high school thing.”

Fernandes said she only realized how meaningful and special her relationship was when she attended prom last year with Marroquin.

“Last year at prom was the each other, it was a really special moment,” Fernandes said.

“From then, I knew that our relationship was way more than anything I had ever had before.”

“If possible, individuals should phone use can prevent strained limit their daily cell phone use eyes and the exposure of radiaand cut down on social media. tion.”

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THE THINGS THEY CARRIED FEATURING JENNIFER DELUNA AND HER BACKPACK

“The Things They Carried” is a recurring segment that examines the personalities of individual students through the contents of their backpacks. This month, staff writer Sanjana Pai interviews junior Jennifer DeLuna to discover the meaning behind

chalk/charcoal pencils/brushes DeLuna used to partake in creating various mediums of art like charcoal drawings and sketches.

She also used chalk pastels for some of her drawings.

She keeps the paintbrushes in her backpack for her AP Art Studio Drawing class, which constantly requires her to paint. It is a common occurrence for DeLuna to use all of these items for her paintings.

“I do really love art, if you couldn’t tell,” DeLuna said. “I carry the charcoal pencils and chalks with me just in case I get inspired or want to draw something.”

paintings DeLuna is a part of the AP Art Studio Drawing class.

Students in the class are assigned to make various bodies of work like realistic paintings, sketches, landscape drawings, etc. DeLuna carries them with her everyday so she can work on them during her free time.

“I’m proud of my paintings and I’m glad that that I like, which is realism,” DeLuna said.

Realism is the attempt to represent subject pernatural elements, for example, drawing people.

DeLuna said she believes every artist has a different style of painting. “Everybody portrays art in a different way and that’s what helps to differentiate them,” DeLuna said.

sketchbook DeLuna has carried the same sketchbook since eighth grade. She had used this book to sketch for an art competition last year and never took the book out of her bag. Currently, she uses the sketchbooks for sketches and drawings when she feels inspired.

“I’m very sentimental about this sketch book because I’ve had it for a very long time. This tic faces, so it’s very close to my heart,” DeLuna said. “I probably won’t take it out of my bag until I graduate.”

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Everybody portrays art in a different way and that’s what helps to differentiate them.

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-junior Jennifer DeLuna

stickers and tattoos DeLuna made the stickers for an art festival at the Young at Art Museum, where her artwork was on sale. After she attended the event in February, DeLuna realized that she could make stickers of her own art and sell them to people. She experimented with the idea at the art festival and ended up selling a few of them. This led her to bring the rest of stickers and tattoos to school and sell them to her friends at the Bay. The stickers she sells have pictures of her artwork; she even has a sticker on her phone case for self-promotion. DeLuna sells the stickers for $1 each and the tattoos for 25 cents.

“I’ve never seen anybody do this before. This is my way of promoting arts in the society and at Cypress Bay,” DeLuna said. “Also, I knew it would help me make some pocket money.”

glow in the dark pen DeLuna loves all glow-in-the-dark items. She said she especially likes their milky-white color in the dark. She brings the glow-in-the-dark pen to school to add a translucent look to some of her paintings. Even though DeLuna uses it like a regular pen, it is originally designed for fabric, but it also works on canvas.

“Many artists incorporate pens into their art, but I don’t know if other artists use glow-in-the-dark pens,” she said. “I believe that every artist uses different methods to paint, and that’s what makes the painting uniquely theirs.”

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In this issue’s recurring segment that gives students an opportunity to learn more about the teachers they see every day, staff writer Lucy Celentano interviews AP human geography and world history teacher, Ches Kanno.

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Northwestern University is a private institution, located in Evanston, Illinois.

Jordan Friedman, Cypress Bay alumna Class of 2014, is a sophomore and is double majoring in Journalism and Science in Human Culture. She spoke to The Circuit’s Features Copy Editor, Alyssa Levin, via email about her experience there.

What made you want to attend Northwestern?

I ended up visiting Northwestern two days before May 1. It was actually cold and rainy, but I loved my tour guide and everything she said about Northwestern.

Being in Medill [the school of journalism] seemed like an incredible opportunity that I couldn’t pass up, and the traditions I had read and heard about were something I wanted to be a part of.

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different here - there is this weird mix of Mid-western hospitality and city personality. The food is incredible, although the Latino food in South Florida is way betthe museums here are amazing.

How have you gotten involved in your school?

I have been on a Dance Marathon committee for two years now. I was a part of Northwestern Sketch Television, a sketch comedy group, last year and currently I am one of the two online news editors for “North by Northwestern”, the school’s magazine. I am the Philanthropy and Service Director for my sorority, which is Kappa Alpha Theta. I was also fortunate enough to be a peer adviser last year and will be one again this fall.

up. The school is relatively diverse and so I have learned a lot about the different experiences people have and how to respect each person’s experiences.

completely new experience; don’t forget to leave some time for yourself. Taking care of your physical and mental health should be your number one priority and sometimes people forget to make it one.

What do you like most about North- Oh, and buy a parka. western?

The people here are incredible. So How do you feel that Cypress Bay many of my peers have such diverse has prepared you for college? passions - my roommate is majoring Honestly, college is way different than in Dance and Cognitive Science and high school. There were several classminoring in Computer Science. I’ve met es and extra-curricular activities that musicians that are equally interested in prepared me for college. The analytiJournalism, neurobiologists who love cal, research and writing skills I learned to write and pre-law students who have through classes, debate and newspaper amazing theatrical capabilities. And the have been extremely helpful in so many talent here is mind blowing. And yet, as of my classes. I also already knew AP stressful as it gets academically, people style for my journalism classes. are still so friendly and supportive and involved.

How do you feel this college has pre-

What advice would you give to inyou are as a person? coming freshmen?

The people I’ve met and the friends There isn’t one way to be a student How is Evanston different from I’ve made have turned me into a more here, so just do what interests you. For back home? example, if you’re in Medill, you don’t The weather here is weird sometimes.

Literally one day it was over 60 degrees opportunities and the support from have to be a part of a publication. I didn’t and the next day it was windy and hail- student and faculty gives you the courage join one until this year. Also, there are so ing. But experiencing fall and spring is so to try and see what happens. I also think many opportunities so really take some worth the winter. The culture is a little bit just being in college forces you to grow time to look into them. Also, college is a

studying?

The skills I learned during freshman year alone were helpful amazing journalism school with a ridiculous amount of connections. Also, organizations on campus try to be as preprofessional as possible.

AP, AICE classes prepare for upcoming exams

BY CARLI UDINE

As the school year winds down, students and teachers are preparing for the Advanced Placement (AP) and Adcation (AICE) examinations. Testing coordinator Adrienne Maisel said she feels all of the teachers at the Bay are properly trained to teach and prepare students for their exams.

“I believe our students are well prepared for all of their exams, which is extremely evident throughout our scores,” Mrs. Maisel said.

However, beyond all of the passing scores comes a deal of preparation and work. Mrs. Maisel said she speaks with College Board and Cambridge throughout the year to ensure that students are on the correct path and that they can successfully take the test.

“Both College Board and AP are very helpful in anyway to assist our school. I am always working with them to make sure our students are able to achieve to their highest potential,” she said.

With the amount of students enrolled in AP/AICE courses, Mrs. Maisel said the responsibility the teachers take on to pre-

pare the students is huge.

AICE English Language teacher Amy porate unique mechanisms into preparing her students for their exam distributed by Cambridge University in May. rate students into learning. For example, I recently put on a skit with a couple of students to help them better understand the usage of commas,” Mrs. Lupu said. “The results were overwhelmingly positive, and I noticed that all of the students in my class were engaged and able to thoroughly understand the lesson.”

Mrs. Lupu said she feels that a large part of the AICE exam results have to do with the student’s mindset going in. them when they take their exams. Both the students, along with myself, are aware that they know the criteria. With the right amount of positive esteem, I am sure my students will excel,” she said.

Sophomore Alexia Ramirez said enced her AP/AICE preparation.

“Mrs. Lupu is always promoting peer review. In my opinion, it is a great way

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of viewing and correcting mistakes,” Ramirez said. “It is great to be able to discuss with my peers and share innovative ideas amongst ourselves.”

In addition to Mrs. Lupu’s teaching methods, AP Psychology teacher Lynda Lorie also steps away from the traditional way of teaching when getting her students ready for their exam.

“One of my favorite ways in preparing my students for their exam at the end of

the school year is the online application, Kahoot,” Mrs. Lorie said. “Kahoot allows for me to input the information I would like my students to learn into an entertaining game. I feel this is an extremely useful technique for studying because the students are able to have their phones out in a more relaxed environment. I also see a lot of friendly and healthy competition, which really motivates my students.”

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‘I had to understand delegate counts and voting patterns’ Alumna Courtney Rozen covered the Democratic and Republican debates for USA Today.

BY TARA BAGHERLEE FEATURES EDITOR

Alumna Courtney Rozen’s spring break experience was spent in Miami, but instead of being poolside, bikini clad and in the company of every college student from across America, she spent her evenings in a room with candidates dressed in suits (and pantsuits) vouching to become the next leader of the free world.

Rozen, at only 18 years old, had the opportunity to cover both the Democratic Debate at Miami Dade College on March 9 and the Republican Debate at the University of Miami on March 10. She received the opportunity to attend the debates as a part of her internship at USA Today College, the collegiate edition of the national news platform.

Besides being a full-time American University freshman with a major in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Spanish, Rozen is a USA Today College Correspondent and a writer for her college newspaper, The Eagle, where she covers student government at her school.

“Midway through my freshman year of college I got launched to USA Today,” she said. “It’s crazy.”

Rozen’s internship with USA Today entailed an application process that lasted about three weeks and included an interview and an audition. She is one of 18 college students who serve as college correspondents for the college edition of the website, with Rozen’s focus being on the 2016 presidential election from a college student’s perspective.

“When I got hired, it was under the pretense that I was going to be the election reporter, because that’s what I do,” she said. “My goal is to do political reporting, that’s why I moved to Washington D.C.” Rozen was offered the opportunity to cover both debates in South Florida when her editors realized that her spring break

coincided with Florida’s primary season.

“In late February, as I was going home for spring break, the primary was coming to Florida,” she said. “They [USA Today] were like ‘You’re going to Florida anyways, do you want to do this?’ And I was like ‘Sure, you’re asking me, the 18 year old in college, but sure!’”

Rozen said the opportunity to sit amongst veteran journalists at both debates was unlike anything she had ever experienced before.

“It was unbelievable,” she said. “This is what I want to do, and to be in the room with so many people I wanted to be was just an incredible opportunity for me. I would have never thought that that was going to happen, this year of all years. I’m still very young. Opportunity strikes when it strikes, and you just kind of have to go with it.”

Rozen said that although it was intimidating to be the only 18 year old in the room, she was surprised by how much younger the reporters were than what she had expected.

“They are very much seasoned, but also not particularly older,” she said. “You can’t do this job if you have a family.

Most of the people in the room are between 20 years old and 30 years old because it’s just too difdown, so to speak. I was really nervous that I was going to be in a room with these really incredible 40 and 50 year olds, and that’s not the case most of the time. I think that I was nervous for no reason because if you look at the demographic of the room, they’re not much older than me.”

Although it was nervewracking to sit with more experienced individuals, Rozen said she got through it by feigning “You present yourself with that. I have to fake it until I make it, so to speak,” she said. “Nobody has to know that you’re lit-

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POLITICAL PARTY: Alumna Courtney Rozen spent spring break interning with USA Today College, the collegiate edition of the newspaper. She had the opportunity to cover the Democratic debate on March 9 at Miami Dade College and the Republican debate that took place on March 10 at the University of Miami. (Above) Rozen displays the press passes given to her that allowed her to attend each debate.

erally going back to your college Scovel said she noticed Rozen’s dorm room next week, you’re not dedication and passion for jourgoing to some major New York ing.

Rozen said her passion for journalism stems from her love ly in the school year when she of communicating stories as well as her capability to analyze and story,” she said. “She was assynthesize information. signed to write a feature on “I like storytelling. I like to Teach for America and was havtional ones,” she said. “When talk to her. At that moment, sitI went to those debates, I had ting in the Starbucks, talking to to understand delegate counts her as a new writer, I knew she and voting patterns and all this was bound for greatness.” other stuff that the average guy Scovel said she enjoys workdoesn’t know nor wants to know. ing side-by-side with Rozen beBut someone needs to know and cause of her devotion and cannot someone needs to be able to tell wait to continue their professionthat average guy when it matters. al relationship next year.

That’s why journalism is impor“Her dedication, committant.” ment and persistence makes her Shannon Scovel is Rozen’s an incredible reporter and an editor-in-chief at “The Eagle.” even more outstanding friend,”

she said. “It’s been a joy to work with Courtney this year, and I feel blessed to be able to continue reporting with her again next year.”

Rozen said other young journalists should not hold back and run with every opening that is presented to them.

“I just take every single opportunity,” she said. “I kept telling myself that ‘I’m too young to do this, why are they asking me to do this.’ But this is the year. For what I want to do, this is 2016, it’s not happening again until 2020. By then, I’ll be out of college. So when it happens, it happens, and you just go with it. And pretend like you look like you know what you’re doing.”

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Families gather for Christian holiday

BY GABBY SONKIN

“This holiday brings us all together and For freshman Ashley Polsenberg, celebrating Easter is special because she is able to reunite with her extended said he enjoyed celebrating Easter this family. As Polsenberg and her family got year through the eyes of his child by together on March 27 to celebrate, their watching his daughter experience fun-

because I go up to Bonita Springs (Florida) and appreciate the meaning behind this holiday, as well as the reasons we take time to celebrate,” Polsenberg said.

She said during Easter, she and her

since my daughter was old enough to dye eggs with other children and attend the Easter egg hunt at Coolie Hammock Park

part of Easter is being able to create stronger bonds with family and spend time together.

“As I celebrated Easter this year, I makes this holiday more meaningful than felt so thankful I was able to eat a homeothers.

“During this holiday, we always go cooked meal surrounded with the people to church before we eat and then we go English teacher Amy Lupu celebrates to for years,” Polsenberg said. “We go to Easter differently than most families due to her Romanian heritage. Mrs. Lupu because my grand-parents friends own said she and her husband participate in cultural celebrations and take part in it.” holiday traditions.

“My family and I go to Romanian Easter because she is able to see her family and friends, as well as eat a lot of church and learn more about the idea of Christ dying for human sin and the proof candy.

“During Easter I enjoy going on a hunt that ‘rising’ symbolizes the Son of God,” Mrs. Lupu said.

In the past, Mrs. Lupu and her husband attended a celebration at midnight to While celebrating Easter, Chifari and commemorate this holiday.

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HOPPY HOLIDAYS: (From left to right) Seniors Stephanie Poleo, Carli Chifari to celebrate the holiday. and Amie Bayardelle celebrate Easter together by having a feast and an egg “It is so enjoyable to celebrate this holds a lighted candle during the mass hunt for candy and treats with their families and friends.

holiday because I am able to spend time and we also crack eggs on our heads, which means ‘Christ has risen.’”

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Pets provide comfort, stress relief

BY AMANDA MORGAN

and felt much more relaxed and

As junior Giulia Miotto ar- been wrong before.”

Biology teacher Jessica Coprives at her home from a long ertino said she loves coming moment of peace and quiet as home from a long demanding day at work, sitting on the coach she lay next to her dog.

Miotto, who owns a Bull- and snuggling with her dogs, as dog, said she always feels free to they love her unconditionally.

“I have two dogs, Layla, who express her feelings to her dog, knowing he will not judge her or is much older and very mellow repeat any information to anoth- and independent, and Harry Potter, who is very hyper and active, er person.

“To me, comfort is when and always wants to snuggle somebody cares for you and is al- with you,” Mrs. Copertino said. ways there when you need them “Their personalities corresponds to be,” Miotto said. “Whenever to the strategies that they use to I am having a bad day, or I need comfort me when they see I am to talk about something, I know stressed.”

On many college campuses, for sure that my dog will listen without interrupting or telling such as Harvard University, dogs are being used as therapeutic eleme that I am wrong.” ments for the students to interact with during stressful exam periods. Students are able to check To me, comfort is the dogs out for a certain amount of time and play with the dog as when somebody to relieve stress. cares for you and is a way “The only problem I see with always there when having pets on campus is the fact that many students have alleryou need them to gies; other than that, I do believe be. that it is very therapeutic to be around animals, and I think that

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Urban myth proclaims that dogs possess a sixth sense, which relates to human emotions. Dogs are able to recognize human emotions and act accordingly to the situation in order to provide their owner with comfort and security “Unlike humans, my dog knows how I am feeling without an explanation,” Miotto said. “I love that he does not care about what I am upset about, no matter what it is, he will always just jump up on me and sit by my side to make me feel better.”

Junior Dani Fried owns a much larger pet. Fried owns a horse, however; she said the benwith are similar to those of a dog.

“My horse is very calm and is always a shoulder to lean on when I am upset,” Fried said.

“Any time I spend with her always makes me happy.”

Fried says whenever she feels she needs an energy boost or is just upset about anything she hops on her horse without any

at this school as the stress level can be very high,” Mrs. Copertino said.

Not only do pets relieve stress, but according to Mrs. Copertino, who is married with two sons, her pets provide bonding experiences every day.

“I love having my boys walk the dogs together,” Mrs. Copertino said. “For many people this seems like a chore, but in my family we use it as a way to all get out together. The other great part about it is that I know it is teaching my sons responsibility.”

Freshman Cori Friedman owns a shihtzu poodle and said she can’t imagine how she ever lived without her.

“I get a lot of anxiety from many stressful situations, and the company of my dog is one of the only things that is able to make me feel better when this anxiety hits,” Friedman said.

“She is very calm and mellow, and her energy relaxes me when I begin to feel tense in uncomfortable situations.”

Students, such as Friedman,

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BOW WOW: (Clockwise from top left) Freshman Cori Friedman, senior Emma Goetzinger, senior Hannah Levinson, freshman Lexi Gladstone and junior Courtney Atiyeh all receive comfort from their respective pets. According to the Seattle Times, 62 percent of American households own a pet. Studies have shown not only do pets provide comfort, but they also provide and obesity. A National Institute of Health study of 421 adults found that dog owners had a better one-year survival after a heart attack, compared to those who did not own dogs.

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break with her dog can be much afterwards.

“One time I was really upset consisting of social media.

“The stress of seven classes and I got on my horse and went for a four and a half hour long worth of homework and tests ride,” Fried said. “I came back can be very overwhelming, so

when I hit the point where I cannot look at one more math problem or read one more sentence, I walk away from my work and take my dog for a walk,” Fried-

man said. “When I use this as a ing my mind and preparing mystudy break, I am able to enjoy my dogs company, but without work.” the pressure of holding conversation. It is very helpful for clear-

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Vineyard Vines makes a splash among students

BY FRANKI ROSENTHAL MULT. NEWS EDITOR

Junior Reed Covitz agrees with the slogan of the clothing company Vineyard Vines that “every day should feel this good.”

Many students, like Covitz, are making a statement with their Vineyard Vines attire because of the positive message and comfortable lifestyle that it promotes.

“I love Vineyard Vines because of how comfortable and casual the t-shirts are,” Covitz said. “Students are constantly seen around school wearing all types of clothing from Vineyard Vines, and I really think that the brand continues to become more popular.”

Like Covitz, freshman Miles Berger said he loves Vineyard Vines because of its preppy look.

“Vineyard Vines is the trend right now around school,” Berger said. “It’s a brand

that people feel comfortable wearing and because the company’s so popular, people want to be seen in it.”

Berger believes the company attracts so many teenagers because of its wide variety of products.

“The brand doesn’t limit itself to just one item, but it instead expanded it in a way that can be more affordable to anyone who wants to wear it,” Berger said.

Michael Lovergine, manager of the Vineyard Vines store at the Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens, said he has seen a large rise in popularity of Vineyard Vines, primarily with teenagers.

“The way the brand markets itself gives off a vibe that is positive to anyone,” Mr. Lovergine said. “One of the biggest parts to our company is our shirts, and they’re extremely affordable so I think that’s why kids love it so much.”

Mr. Lovergine believes the unique design of a baby whale has driven more peo-

ple into stores.

“It has become the status quo to start wearing Vineyard Vines,” Mr. Lovergine said. “The design is so classic and timeless; no matter when things go out of style, Vineyard Vines never will.”

Because of how well known Vineyard Vines is, junior Alexa Young has based her campaign for Student Government Association (SGA) elections on the brand.

“The company enforces a positive lifestyle that keeps their consumers constantly wanting to buy more,” Young said. “Its slogan inspired me to pattern my campaign off of its brand. As someone who knows how amazing it feels to purchase their products, I wanted to recreate that same feeling to my voters.”

Young believes that the message of

leader and an active member of SGA, so paign theme,” Young said. “I fused my love for SGA and my positive outlook on everything to allow people to know that ‘if Alexa Young is SGA President, every day will feel this good.’”

Covitz believes the popularity of the brand will only continue to increase.

“I, myself, have four shirts from Vineyard Vines already; I know that I will ture,” Covitz said.

In the end, Mr. Lovergine believes the comfortable and casual feel of any item from Vineyard Vines will only keep teenagers wanting more.

“Some kids save up all of their money to buy a Vineyard Vines shirt, or even ask for it as a birthday present,” Lovergine that is why she wanted to relay that same said. “The brand will continue on this upmessage to students. ward streak because kids really believe “I try to spread positivity as a cheer- that ‘every day should feel this good.’”

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Junior Bernardo Neuman was newly appointed as UNICEF co-president with Junior Jesus Padrino. He aims to make his mark on the organization after being exposed to poverty at an early age.

“I wanted to be a part of that ever since I was little in Venezuela where I helped several charities that were also engaged in UNICEF,” Neuman said. “Since that early contact with UNICEF I knew I had to participate here in United States, now being president I am thankful to be able to make such a big impact.”

As the school year comes to a close, clubs are electing new coming school year. The Bay’s most prominent clubs like UNICEF, National Honor Society and French Honor Society are inducting new leaders and teaching them the ropes.

The role of the president is to easily throughout both the leaders and members of the club.

Therefore, both Padrino and Neuman have been discussing the possibility of creating a social media account in order to be able to effectively communicate with their members.

“We feel with this addition

members will feel more connected and be better informed of what UNICEF is doing for each kid in need,” Padrino said.

The co-Presidents have set a goal for next year: to exceed the $41,000 that was raised by UNICEF this year.

“My experience with charities in Venezuela as I was allowed to see and experience what true poverty was. For that reason I want to make a change in each underprivileged kid’s life serving as motivation for me to accomplish every goal I set.”

Neuman said.

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and is now looking forward to her plans for the 2016-17 school year.

“My main goal is to create on-going projects next year so the members feel ownership and pride in their work with the club,” Nicholson said.

Nicholson is planning to host arm wrestling contests and roller skating days as bonding activities for the members of the organization.

In order to prepare for the role, Nicholson is turning to her predecessors for advice on how to take on the position. Nichol-

son, who is currently president of Latin Honor Society, has some experience to draw from for her new leadership endeavor.

“I’m good at evaluating other people’s strengths, so I hope to organize events that continuously run through the year and get members more involved,” Nicholson said.

Mariana Estrada is the newly appointed treasurer for FHS and she said that working at her dad’s company and dealing with her for her role next year.

Estrada will be in charge of recording any money that comes into the club via donation or fundraisers. She will also be in charge of creating a budget for every activity FHS will do and establishing how much money the club will spend on supplies.

“I’m nervous because there’s a lot new things to learn and do, things that I have never done being to new people, and budgeting,” Estrada said.

In order to make sure incom-

FHS has a trial month where the cers to perform tasks they will be responsible to carry out next year.

“I am excited to see where the club goes with our new team of ting along very well and have managed to work together and have already come up with very great ideas for next year,” Estrada said.

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I provide an example and I try to be the best role model.

Right now I'm leading battery sectional and we're working on marching.

I assemble all the chorus officers and make sure that they are all doing what theyhave to do.

Freshman

Sophomore

I help others and set an example for the school.

I set a good example for others to follow. I want to show people that you don't have to take the traditional route to being a leader.

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I take students' opinions into consideration to make beneficial changes and decisions.

Cont. from page 1 I had to work up to,” she said. “There was actually a position I had at the beginning of

Coll said she was inspired to push herself to be a leader at the end of her

she is now.

long way.” accordingly, people are polite and stuff but school, I was president in eighth grade, and

people person because I like interacting

are born with and its through experiences aftercare counselor.

been a work in progress.”

Aguilera said she is excited for as a leader.

“I get to be the leader of one of the biggest clubs and productions at the Bay, and

front of the whole graduating class, and when I saw her I was like I want to be her, I want to are blood related to, but a group of people president.”

leadership skills.

carefree and kind, and she was able to balance being a leader and being kind without being

you feel like a better person and like I did

for all good leaders.”

Although Coll said she feels like

Aguilera said. “I get to lead those who are

ethic, but you build up to that.”

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Unique collections express individuality Like Mr. Petraitis, chemistry teacher Jay Rosenberg decorates his classroom with an animal collection. Exactly 22 stuffed moles line the walls of the room.

BY RACHEL FRIEDMAN

The word “collection” can usually be associated with common compilations like stamps, comic books and post cards.

Yet, students and teachers at the Bay amass collections of amphibians, stuffed moles and more.

To junior Tomas Daza, having multiple reptiles and amphibians is completely normal. Daza keeps two leopard geckos, one bearded dragon and one frog in his room, and has been amazed by creatures like these since he was a child.

“I used to always go outside and chase after lizards until I caught some,” Daza said. “I love having them; I keep them in their terrariums, each personalized for their necessary temperatures.”

Advanced Placement (AP) Human Geography teacher Timothy Petraitis might be one of the only teachers at the Bay that is able to say he has an obsession with cows. His fascination with cows began in 2011, and he has decorated his classroom with cow-related items since then.

“The more we talked about cows in class, the more I realized that I really do like them,” Mr. Petraitis said. “I keep cow pictures, keychains, shirts and pens in my room, and all of these have been given to me by my students throughout the years.”

Most students and teachers wouldn’t consider the shoes that sit in their closet to be a collection; however, freshman Marc

students an extra-credit project to create a mole with a clever name.

“Moles are a unit in chemistry, and I thought this project would be a fun way for my students to understand that,” Mr. Rosenberg said. “I kept all of the ones from my students that would let me because they really light up the classroom.”

Crayola Markers are more than just a writing utensil to senior Brittany Lyon; she keeps more than 100 of these markers in her art desk, and they come with a story.

“When I was 11, I was given a huge collection [of Crayola Markers] from my mom’s friend, and they are all from the 80s,” Lyon said. “I think it’s really cool to have a bunch of old colors that aren’t sold PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY FRANKI ROSENTHAL

COWLECTION: AP Human Geography teacher Timothy Petraitis has been collecting cow items since 2011. His classroom consists of cow shaped stuffed animals and cow paintings.

Shapiro thinks otherwise.

“I started collecting shoes about four years ago,” Shapiro said. “The shoes I collect are not only unique because they sell out so easily, but every single basketball shoe worn by a player has a story behind it.”

Shapiro said his collection of shoes provides him with a hobby to keep up with as well as a source of income.

“I wear most of the shoes that I collect, but I sell a lot of them also,” Shapiro said.

“The most I’ve made on a pair of shoes is $550.”

with this collection in the future.”

Daza believes that keeping collections are a form of expression. He said his collection of lizards keeps him occupied and excited.

“Having a unique collection like mine really keeps me busy and always entertained,” Daza said. “Collections really show a lot about people and mine is a great way for me to express my interests.”

Baking serves as enjoyable pastime

BY SOPHIE SCHIFTER

Sophomore Sam Bialczak bakes his homework to relax from his tiresome day. Bialczak soon began a daily tradition where he brings the fresh batch of cookies in plastic bags to school to give to his classmates or friends throughout the school day.

“I started to make cookies every other day for my friends because there’s nothing better than when I see a smile on someone’s face when they receive a cookie from me,” Bialczak said.

Bialczak said he prefers baking chocolate chip cookies because of their timeless quality and popularity.

“I try to learn more about baking by switching up the style of the way I bake and by trying to make a different type of cookie,” Bialczak said. “However, I usually stick to chocolate chip cookies because it’s more classic and everyone loves the chocolate chip cookies.”

Biology teacher Jessica Copertino said baking has been a part of her life since she was a little girl.

“I always enjoyed to bake cupcakes, cakes and cookies with my mom and grandma,” Mrs. Copertino said. “Baking

has always stuck with me, and now I enjoy to bake for my nieces and nephews on their birthdays.”

Mrs. Copertino said she has also further developed her baking skills by taking lessons at The Wilton Baking Class because she wanted to feel more comfortable with the tools and techniques.

“The Wilton classes helped me learn techniques and how to use many of the cake decorating tools,” she said. “The class taught me many things that I’ve always wanted to learn, like how to smoothly frost a cake with buttercream, how to cover a cake in fondant and how to make royal icing.”

Like Mrs. Copertino, junior Sarah Gillman has been baking with her mother since she was young.

“When I was little I used to bake with my mom all the time, and it just became something I did,” Gillman said. “Now, I still bake and even started up my own baking business a few years ago.”

Gillman said she set up a website called Scrumptious Delights to share her passion for baking with others by updating the website with new cakes she has made and listing contact information to bake cakes for special occasions.

“Baking has always been an escape

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY JESSICA COPERTINO

Biology teacher Jessica Copertino has been baking cakes COOKING CRAZE: since she was a little girl. She loves to bake during her free time and recently baked a jungle-themed cake.

for me and it’s the way I relieve stress. cupcakes or cookie bars, but particularIt’s what I’m most passionate about and ly, during Christmas time I bake Italian rainbow cookies for my father-in-law. It’s older,” Gillman said. “I made a website a 2-3 day process to make them, and it’s to start doing what I love now, and to be a special treat that I make for him every able to bake for others while further de- year,” Mrs. Copertino said. “He grew up veloping my skills.” in an Italian neighborhood in New York, Mrs. Copertino said she enjoys bak- so they are a treat that bring him back to ing for others because she enjoys seeing his childhood. I love to see the joy that her baked goods bring joy to friends and they bring him.” family.

“My favorite thing to bake is probably

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Tennis teams capture titles Boys and girls tennis teams win back-to-back state championships.

Leicester City miracle needs more attention Literally if I told any soccer fan in the world before this season started that the Leicester City Foxes were going to win the Premier League, I don’t think they would be able to stop laughing.

5000-1. Pretty much impossible, right? Those are the odds of the Loch Ness Monster being proven to exist or Elvis Presley being found alive. Those are the same odds that Leicester City Football Club had at the beginning of the season to win the Premier League, and if the Foxes seal the deal, it will be the most incredible event in sports history-And nobody is talking about it.

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WE ARE THE CHAMPS: (Top from left) Seniors Laura Herrera, Jamileth Aguilar, Sibel Can, Michelle Eisenberg and Samara Eisenberg on April 12 rejoice after winning states for the third year in a row. (Bottom right, from left) Senior Andrew Heller, Head Coach Vincent Grossi and freshman Michael Heller celebrate after sweeping Sarasota Riverview in the state championship match. (Bottom left) Senior Sebastian Ariza and Andrew Heller hoist the trophy after the boys

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On April 12, not only did the boys tennis team claim their second state championship in a row, but the girls team also completed their “three-peat” of the state title. The girls swept Olympia High

they had won states previously and had all been training with their academies.

“Our expectations are always to win states,” Disbergen said. “Our team effort and support for each other had helped us.”

Senior Sibel Can attributed the team’s repeated triumphs to the work ethic the girls put in throughout the year.

“To win the state championship we trained really hard, and when we got to states we put in all of our effort and didn’t play for ourselves,” she said. “We played for our school and our team.”

Although it was Olympia High School that the girls matched up with in

“Winning states for a third year in a row felt incredible. We really worked well as a team,” senior Michelle Eisenberg said.

The girls team was very experienced, since three of the four girls were seniors who played in the state tournament last year, but the girls were forced to play ally intrigued the girls. without one of their top players, senior “We knew that Boca had a very strong Shene Disbergen due to a wrist injury. team, and the matchup could have gone either way,” Eisenberg said. “Winning a state champion. I was so glad we were both doubles matches were key.” able to pull through. It’s always nice to While the girls had been there beend on a good note,” Eisenberg said. fore, only one player from the boys team, The girls all had high expectations going into the state tournament considering -

in the success of the team.

“Cypress has won several times in the past, so I think everyone expected to see us at states again,” Andrew Heller said.

“Our team was newer this year, but nevertheless strong.”

Andrew Heller said that Coach Vincent Grossi had a big impact on the success of the team, and he was glad to bring home another trophy.

“We were all happy. It was almost Coach Grossi’s birthday, and he was very appreciative of all that we had accomplished this year,” he said.

4-1. After all of the time spent on the courts, the boys celebrated their earned reward.

“It honestly felt great,” Andrew Heller in the form of a repeat.”

points clear of second place, Tottenham Hotspurs, with only four games remaining, and even though Leciester City continues to win week after week, it still seems like a fantasy.

It is overlooked that striker Jamie have carried this Cinderella-story team to the top of the table with almost no sists while Vardy has racked up a league leading 22 goals and eight assists.

At age 25, Jamie Vardy was playing club soccer in a non-professional league every Sunday. Now at age 29, every weekend he is playing in the most respected league in the world and just destroying opponents. In a way, this is like sixth round draft pick Tom Brady wining the Super Bowl, but more impressive because he has a lot less help and because he has worked his way up to top instead of just stepping in for an injured player.

This story seems not to be getting enough attention, at least in the United States. When you turn on ESPN, it focuses more on Steph Curry’s ankle injury than one of the most miraculous under dog stories up to date.

There really is no story like this every considering the Premier League is typically dominated by the same few teams every year, which are usually the teams that have the richest history and the most money to buy the world’s most skilled players. The last time the league was won by a team who was not Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City or Chelsea was the 1994-1995 season (BlackPeople could argue over and over that ter City’s season, but in reality, the mathat would never happen again. Leicester goes on the pitch week in and week out and dominates the teams who have dominated them for the past 50 years.

20, only earned 41 points and held last place for much of the season. The difference this year is unbelievable as the Foxes sit atop the table and already have won This remarkable one-year transformation by Leicester is an event that is a rarity in not only soccer, but in all professional sports. We should all take a moson, because we may never see another one like this again.

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Adaptive athlete overcomes all odds Matos said her experience on the team

BY FRANKI ROSENTHAL MULT. NEWS EDITOR

For freshman Isabella Matos, competing in track meets never seemed like it would be a part of her future. Matos was born with a condition in which her legs were immobile, virtually leading her to never have the chance to walk, let alone compete in track meets.

“I just recently joined the Cypress Bay track team, and it has been a great experience so far,” Matos said. “I am on a section of the team known as the Adaptive Team, which is a division for adaptive athletes like myself to compete while also in a wheelchair. At the moment, I am the only athlete in the division, but I hope that more adaptive athletes will join in the future.”

Matos never intended on joining the track team until the coach approached her and encouraged her to join.

“When Coach Monks asked me if I wanted to join the team, I never even thought that it could be a possibility,” Matos said. “I eventually decided to join the team because I thought it would be something good to do for myself, and it would be a step out of my comfort zone.”

Manny Matos, Isabella’s father, is very proud of his daughter and how she overcame adversity throughout her freshman year.

“She has really grown to love this sport,” Mr. Matos said. “She is accomplishing something new everyday

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GOLDEN GIRL: Freshman Isabella Matos celebrates with her coach following a race. Matos competes in the 200 meter, 800 meter and the shot put. Being the only adaptive athlete in Broward County, Matos is competing to beat her own times.

and learning new things that she never dreamed she could do.”

Matos has never participated in a high school sport, so she felt nervous to join the team and was unsure of what to expect.

I was new and I felt different,” Matos said. “Over time, my teammates became very welcoming, and track is something I intend to continue throughout my high

school career.”

Matos’s friend, freshman Elizabeth Hernandez, said Isabella is one of the strongest girls she knows because she joined the team.

“Isabella is showing not only herself, but also everyone around her, that no matter who you are or what disability you have, it is still possible to achieve your goals if you work for them,” Hernandez said.

meets, she already has received three awards in her division.

“I received three gold medals in the Championship Finals for a 200 meter, 800 meter and the shot put,” Matos said.

“Since I am the only adaptive athlete on a track team in Broward County at the moment, I am competing to beat my own time every time I compete in a meet, and that’s all that I’m really aiming for.”

Like Hernandez, freshman Ian Mulero was proud of Matos for trying something new that she never thought she could do.

“She is experiencing so many different things by joining the track team, and it’s really amazing how she ended up inspiring so many people including myself and so many others,” Mulero said.

“Whenever she has a meet, she always has a big group of people supporting her, and I think that’s really encouraging for her.”

Kathy Matos, Isabella’s mother, believes that Isabella has learned a lot in the few months since she has been a part of the track team.

“She has learned about patience, dedication, teamwork and how to become headstrong in certain situations,” Mrs. Matos said. “Although she has never tried anything like this before, she has grown to love it because of all the friends she has made and the feeling of acceptance by being on a school team.”

Father leads sons to district championship “The two play well together. I’d guess that Anthony has had 10 assists to Joey The Courcelles: Joe, Anthony and over the past two years,” he said.

Joey, have turned the boys lacrosse team into a family affair. Anthony and Joey to take the ball down very often,” AnthoCourcelle play under their dad, and head ny said. “If I see Joey open near the goal, coach of the boys lacrosse team Joe Cour- I trust that he will put it in the net more celle. The three of them are grateful to times than not.” play the game they love with the people Playing lacrosse together, as well as they love. football, has built a connection in the “Joey and I are thankful every day that family that most families could not unwe get to play for our dad and make him derstand. proud,” senior Anthony said.

“Playing my favorite sport with two “This is my last year to be able to of my family members by my side and coach them together since Anthony is go- friends and family in the stands is a great ing to college next year,” Joe Courcelle experience,” Joey said. said. “It is truly a blessing.”

It is obvious to other members on the lacrosse team that the three have a specoaching both of his sons in lacrosse, cial bond. even though both Joey and Anthony have “All three of them want to win so bad played the game for years. and put so much work in,” senior CJ Ure “Last year, playing for the Cypress said. “They have similar characteristics when it comes to their work ethic. They same team, but we have practiced togeth- all work hard and never stop.” er before and we clearly have chemistry,” Joey said.

Joe Courcelle has noticed the sibling We spend time together pretty much - every day. That’s what family is for,” Joey er, as well. said.

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PHOTO SUBMITTED BY ADAM LEVY

POWER FAMILY: (From left to right) Sophomore Joey Courcelle, coach Joe Courcelle and senior Anthony Courcelle turned boys lacrosse into a family affair.

The team won the district championship this year, but ended up losing in the

“After big wins, the whole team goes “My dad is still going to coach and to Chili’s and it is nice to see them inter- Joey is still going to play,” Anthony said. act when they are not playing lacrosse,” “Hopefully, I can make it down for a Ure said. game or two next year.”

Anthony will be playing lacrosse at Marquette University next year, but the Courcelles will continue to share their love for lacrosse with each other.

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Spring training helps fall execution easier to communicate on the court if we are all comfortable and friendly with each other,” he said.

In addition to basketball preparation, cheerleading tryouts also take place in the spring.

Sophomore Alexa Cachinero said she enjoys trying out for the cheerleading team in the spring because it ensures that the team is properly organized and ready to perform to its best ability for the next year.

“Since tryouts take place in April, I think it really gives the coaches time to prepare for the year ahead,” Cachinero said. “Especially with cheer, it is so dif-

BY CARLI UDINE

As the school year is drawing to an end, preparation for fall sports has already begun. Tryouts and workouts are starting to take place to prepare the student-athletes at the Bay for the year ahead of them. Varsity Basketball Head Coach, Jason Looky, said he feels that the spring and summer preparations are pertinent for his players to be able to improve their abilities.

“I believe that the training my players receive in the spring-time is extremely valuable to both the physical and mental aspects of their games,” Looky said.

“This time allows for the boys to get comfortable with their teammates, and it allows them to make proper adjustments for the upcoming year. The training and conditioning we are giving them will also help boost their skills which is an obvious plus.”

Looky also said it gives him the opportunity to see which of his players really have the passion, motivation and drive necessary to succeed.

“Throughout the few weeks that the players are able to train and condition, it really opens up my eyes as a coach to see who really wants to be out on the court and who has a true love for the game,”

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: More than 100 girls showed up to cheerleading tryouts on April 25 in the cafeteria. The girls who make the JV or varsity squad will train throughout the spring to prepare for the upcoming season.

Coach Looky said.

Sophomore center John Truske, said he feels the time he is given to prepare for the upcoming season is a necessity.

“I think that I can speak on behalf of all of my team members and myself in that spring training really helps us all improve our games and attitudes,” Truske said. “We are all given great workouts by

Turi has played for the varsity lacrosse team since his freshman year and has In sports, leadership can be perceived played in countless games where his team and shown in different ways. Many ath“Just this year, we have had to come letes who are seen as leaders have different reasons for why they are given that back in many games, and we won two overtime games that we had slow starts title.

- in,” Turi said. “Those are the games that es the rest of his team to do better,” se- show a true leader because they show nior guard on the varsity boys basketball heart.”

One of those two overtime games was team, Jake Londos, said.

Londos helped his team win its district the district championship against Archchampionship this year and advanced to bishop McCarthy. It was Turi’s third district championship for the Lightning.

“Overtime games always get your “All the seniors on the team this year had a huge part in our playoff run. We had heart pumping in lacrosse because the experience and we made all the players little mistake can cost you the game and around us better,” he said.

Londos has been a part of the bas- luckily, we didn’t make that mistake this ketball program since his freshman year, year.

Jake Nudelberg was a senior quarterand he is hopeful that the other guys will back for the varsity football team, and has take over the leadership roles.

“We have a ton of guys on this team gained respect from his teammates and who can step up next year,” Londos said. classmates for his positive thinking.

Nudelberg dealt with adversity in “Anyone can show leadership.”

Senior Anthony Turi is one of the more than one way this year whether it team captains for the boys lacrosse team, was making a second half comeback along with Anthony Courcelle. Turi be- against South Plantation or battling conlieves that leadership is about working “My injury was tough, but I knew I until the end.

“Leadership is all about never giving Nudelberg said that it is not only imup and having heart. As I always say, it’s portant for a good leader to be physically resilient, but also mentally prepared.

the coaches, and we utilize the skills we have worked on to become all-around better players.”

In addition to just improving his basketball insight, Truske also said this time will allow him to interact with teammates.

“A huge aspect of a basketball team is the how close-knit a team is. It is much

team member is properly placed.”

Cachinero also said because cheerleading tryouts occur in the spring, the coaches are able to plan events over the summer for the team to attend.

“Every summer the team attends a camp that specializes in improving our skills and teaching us new cheers and routines to bring to school for the impending season,” she said. “I feel this is an amazing opportunity as all of the cheerleaders have an amazing time bonding with other schools, and we are all ready to be our best.”

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PHOTO SUBMITTED BY JAKE LONDOS

FOLLOW THE LEADER: (Top) Senior quarterback Jake Nudelberg calls out a play to the rest of the offense in a huddle during the team spring game.

(Bottom) Senior guard Jake Londos communicates with his coaches during a home game.

“All leaders need to keep a great against a team like St. Thomas, you are mindset and attitude. If you go into a going to get killed,” Nudelberg said. game thinking you are going to get killed

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Who are some of your role models that inspire you?

Who is your favorite teammate to play with and why?

Who are your role models? water polo?

How did you decide that you wanted to play water polo?

What was your best achievement in your water polo career?

-Ben Eiglarsh -Fernando Padron

SPRING SEASON STATISTICS Boys Varsity Lacrosse

Girls Varsity Lacrosse

Boys Varsity Baseball

L 13-16

W 7-6

W 3-2

W 12-11

W 13-12

L 5-6

W 14-3

W 14-5

L 0-1

W 11-10

W 12-9

W 4-3

L 9-18

L 1-18

W 2-0

W 22-1

W 8-7

Western Branch

L 2-5

W 12-11

L 7-15

Western

L 0-10 W 11-0

L 2-10

W 7-6

Boys Water Polo

Girls Varsity Softball

Girls Flag Football

W 4-2

W

L 6-9

W

W

L 0-10

W

W

L 4-17

L

L 1-11

W

W W

L

Western

Western

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“Hamilton” has become a cultural phenomenon, enticing all audiences.

‘Hamilton’ sparks racial uproar Lin-Manuel Miranda croons he’s not going to throw away his shot every night at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in the historical-cultural catalyst musical known as “Hamilton.” But recently, the casting directors at the smash hit put out a casting call requesting for only “non-whites” to audition. Whose shot is being thrown away: White actors or the years of institutionalized racism and under-representation that plagues modern entertainment?

Historically speaking, Broadway has always been an exclusive, white man’s club, and Miranda’s masterpiece provides unique representation that cannot be found elsewhere. And yet, Actors’ Equity, a labor union representing the interests of American actors and stage managa disclaimer in the ad, which now says, “Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.” While

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HAMILTOME: “Hamilton,” which opened on Aug. 6, 2015, is showing at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City.

Although the show can only be seen live, the soundtrack can be found on Spotify. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of “Hamilton” won the 2016 Pulitizer Prize for Drama. The show also won four Drama Desk awards and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.

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While sophomore Gabi Gorwitz is driving into school, she can often be found jamming to “Helpless,” the love anthem from the new Broadway musical, “Hamilton,” which Gorwitz saw during spring break.

“My brother went to see ‘Hamilton’ over the summer, and he told our family about it,” Gorwitz said. “Once it became famous and was on the news and everything, we knew we had to see it.”

After eight years of working on the hip-hop/rap musical about founding father Alexander Hamilton, composer, writer and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda opened the show off-Broadway in January 2015. Since then, it has attracted hundreds of thousands of audience members, including the Obama family, Beyoncé and Jimmy Fallon.

“I went in with a lot of expectations, and all of them were met,” Gorwitz said.

It was exactly as amazing as I thought it would be.”

The musical rapidly became a phenomenon, with the Original Broadway Cast soundtrack reaching no. 12 on the Billboard 200, making it the highestranking cast recording in more than 50 years. Sophomore Ryan Bush instantly became obsessed with the music.

“Once I heard one of the songs, I just fell in love with it and had to listen to the rest of the music,” Bush said. “I think it’s really interesting how Lin-Manuel Miranda infused both history and rap into a musical.”

Miranda was inspired by a biography

about Alexander Hamilton written by Ron Chernow, using all correct historical facts in the show. The musical covers many issues from United States history, which is a topic that greatly interests Advanced Placement (AP) European History and AP United States History teacher Eric Adzima.

“I think it’s awesome that they made a musical about history,” Mr. Adzima said. tertaining, and I totally appreciate people using their artistic talents to bring those stories out.”

With information about historical elenation and the election of 1800, the musievents into more modern, understandable language for students.

“I think that a musical like ‘Hamilton’ can convey a historical subject and be a background to further learning for students,” Adzima said. “I don’t know spebackground.”

Although “Hamilton” can only be seen in New York City at the Richard Rodgers Theater, there are plenty of ways to experience the show from miles away.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording was released on Spotify in November.

However, sophomore Cami Handler began listening to it when it came out on the National Public Radio’s website in September.

“I was waiting for the soundtrack to ly did come out, I listened to the entire

thing,” Handler said.

Lin-Manuel Miranda also recently worked with author Jeremy McCarter to write a coffee table book, or a tome, about the making of the hit Broadway musical, commonly called the “Hamiltome.”

“My family preordered the ‘Hamiltome’ as soon as it was on sale, and my mom and I haven’t stopped reading it since,” Handler said. “There are endless interesting facts about the show, the cast and the process of writing and turning it into the phenomenon it’s become.”

The musical has also attracted attention due to its cast’s wide range of diversity. Freshman Lizzie Gluck has been fascinated not only by the content of the musical, but also by the social norms it combats. Each lead role in “Hamilton” is played by a nonwhite actor except for that of King George III, currently played by “The Book of Mormon” alum, Rory O’Malley. This role was previously played by Jonathon Groff, whose last performance was on April 9 due to his choice “I think the idea of using cast members of color to play the parts of our whitedominated American history shows a lot about the society we live in today,” Gluck said.

Since the music in ‘Hamilton’ is more modern than that of classic musicals, it has acted as a magnet to rap and hip-hop enthusiasts and writers who are not usually interested in Broadway musicals.

“Classical Broadway is enticing, but only to a select few,” Gluck said. “Giving a musical about our nation’s history a rap/ pop vibe is attractive to our generation.”

been overly represented in Broadway. For someone to feel neglected by this, they would have to look past all the other ways ed them and hurt minorities.

The language used in the casting call does cast aside whites, but the cast ple who truly founded America. We all know (or should know) that it was not purely white men who founded this country, one that prides itself on its diversity.

Part of “Hamilton’s” appeal comes from founded America. Casting white actors would contradict this idea as a whole because the only way to convey this message is by casting non-white actors. Because of this, saying anything other than “non-white” on the casting call seems like a waste of white actors’ talent and casting directors’ time.

The issue partially stems from the difference between casting actors and castthorial intent,” but excluding an actor is not allowed. Actors’ Equity has a clause stating that they cannot interfere in the play’s “artistic direction,” meaning that, sure, white actors can audition, but since, “it is essential to the storytelling of Hamilton that the principal roles-- which were written for non-white characters (excepting King George)-- be performed by nonwhite actors,” not much can be done.

Had the situation been reversed and the casting call had said “only whites,” would the reaction be the same? They seem to only promote diversity when it concerns white people. The Broadway musical, “Bright Star” released a casting call that said, “All characters are Caucasian,” effectively discouraging minorities from auditioning, but no one had anything to say about this.

Contrary to Angelica Schuyler (Hamilton’s sister-in-law), we should all be are continuing “to cast the show with the same multicultural diversity that [they] have employed so far.” Perhaps they didn’t go about this in the best way, perhaps they rather than the ones they didn’t, but it’s time for diversity to become the default setting in modern entertainment.

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Teachers, such as Holocaust History and English IV teacher Leslie Rheingold, agree that some celebrities promote bad messages.

“I think that some people are famous just for being famous,” Mrs. Rheingold said. “They may have no talent, but still make money off of their celebrity status.

In addition, celebrities that have a negative image usually have no interest in using their high position to further good causes.

It’s mainly about beauty and sexuality to them.”

Guerrero said that the Kardashian family leaves a bad image for the population.

“The Kardashian clan affects people in a physical way,” Guerrero said. “The family sets a very high standard for beauty that can only be achieved through surgery and makeup. This sends a message

For many teenagers, receiving concert tickets is a thrill, but for sophomore Maria Guerrero, getting tickets to a Taylor Swift concert means that she gets to see her role model.

“Taylor Swift is my role model because even though she has won many awards and has a lot of money, she remains loyal to her fans and is dorky,” Guerrero said. “She is also humble about her accomplishments and remains honorable in even the most dishonorable occasions, like when Kanye West told the award over Swift.”

Due to celebrity fame and wealth, many people look up to and admire several different celebrities. However, fame and money are not the aspects that Guerrero sees in their celebrity role models.

“In my opinion, a role model is a person who effects change in a positive way,” Guerrero said. “Taylor Swift has invited fans to her house, has not trash talked Kanye West after all he has done to her, inspires girls to stand up for what they believe in, donated money to charities, and participated in the Make a Wish Foundation.”

Taylor Swift is not the only celebrity who has left an impression upon students.

Sophomore Gustavo Rubio, for example, looks up to Denver Bronco’s Quarterback Peyton Manning.

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“Peyton Manning is the classiest person I’ve ever seen,” Rubio said. “He spent hours upon hours each and every day preparing for his games. He made sure that he knew everything about how he was going to play.”

Some students, however, found that

beauty.”

Despite what celebrities do with their images, people will continue to look up to them.

ILLUSTRATION BY HAYLEY PRINCZ “I was depressed when Peyton Manning retired from the NFL,” Rubio said. as role models.

“Some celebrities are not good role “However, he will always be my idol. I’m models because they only get press for glad that he retired when he did because doing bad things,” Sophomore Ellie Ko- he retired a champion and on top.” zlowski said. “Usually, if they do something good, they won’t get press for it unless it was an intentional set up. The press only gets bad things celebrities do.”

Study tool provides

For some students, reading from a textbook may feel like torture. To cater to these students’ dilemma, three young men created Summize, a 99 cents app designed to analyze any page from an informational text and spit out a brief summary.

Released on March 9, Summize app category. The app allows users to take a photo of a textbook page or an article and, after some processing, provides a summary of the information or an analysis of the text’s main concepts, keywords or bias.

As novel as the concept may be, the technology itself has some deal-breaking issues. Even with great cellular service

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which gives enough time for the user to read the actual source itself. On occasion, the app abandons the analysis after processing, which could be seriously frustrating after waiting for minutes.

Another problem with the program is that, when it does work, the summaries give borrowed phrases from the source or have convoluted grammatical errors, again, making it less mind-boggling to just read the information straight from the source.

At times, the app does give clear and original summaries, which shows that the idea has the potential to be an intriguing technological capability, but overall, the process takes more time to work successfully than it would to just forget and drop the app.

The concept and keyword analysis functions seem pretty unnecessary, being that the summarize function covers both parts; however, if the user solely needs a list of important vocabulary from the reading, the keyword analysis would probably be useful because it does highlight essential terms from the text.

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The idea that Summize tried to realize The bias analysis is an interesting function, but it does not provide an has excellent potential. If it were able explanation of the bias or its potential summaries as it is meant to, it would indicate emotion or opinion toward a likely end up on the iPhone screens of subject, but does not clear up whether it millions of shortcut-hungry students. is bias for or against the topic mentioned; However, its poor processing speed and all the app tells the user is whether or not there is bias in the section.

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Trendy nitrogen ice cream store opens es are not of any interest, Creams and Dreams also provides the classics including Oreo, double chocolate, espresso, va-

Creams and Dreams

BY LUCY CELENTANO

South Florida has jumped on the bandwagon of the new and rising ice cream trend. Previously, the area lacked a storefront location where fresh ice cream was made from scratch and frozen with the use of nitrogen. With the opening of Creams and Dreams, this is no longer a dilemma.

As stated on the company’s website, Creams and Dreams strives to help the ice cream industry return to its origin. Today, many large companies manufacture their ice cream using chemicals and preservatives to extend the shelf life of the product.

These chemicals are unhealthy and can sometimes even diminish the taste of the food. At Creams and Dreams, storeowners set out to use only natural products.

Since the ice cream is made on the spot, there is no need for harsh chemicals and preservatives because the product will never be sitting around for extended pethe customer.

With this said, Creams and Dreams

are all subject to change since the store is constantly striving to improve their offerings. For those uninterested in ice cream, a wide selection of iced and hot coffee, espressos, lattes and premium teas are available.

Since the process of creating this particular ice cream is very unique, the price is minimally elevated. One small ice cream goes for around $4.65, as compared to Cold Stone’s $3.91 for a similar size. However, the additional sum of money is well worth it for the delicious, fresh sively found at Creams and Dreams.

To add to Creams and Dreams delectable ice cream, the store is decorated in a very modern and contemporary manner, which contributes to the overall atmosphere of the location. Upon entering Creams and Dreams, customers are greeted with the overwhelming aroma of ice cream and pastries. Situated between South University Drive and Southwest 76th avenue on Stirling Road, the location of the store is very close by for those living in Weston. With a very clean and minimalistic vibe inside the restaurant and an upbeat staff, customers are sure to be left feeling welcome.

PHOTO BY MORGAN COMITE Overall, Creams and Dreams is a pheWE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM: Creams and Dreams, a nitrogen ice nomenal spot. From the fresh ice cream, cream store, opened in Lakeside Town Shops on South University Drive. This minimized chemicals and clean facility, to the favorable hours and location,

er is interested in broadening their palate, they are encouraged to choose one of the cado, maiz con queso (corn with cheese), place to go.

The circuiT recommends “Scott and Ramona” Lil Uzi Vert Hip-hop

“Breaking the Habit” Linkin Park Alternative Rock

A standout track from newcomer Lil Uzi’s spectacular latest release, the Philaand-coming producer Wondagirl.

features a well-composed string of catchy melodies to accompany the in all of Linkin Park’s work.

“Fine Whine” A$AP Rocky Hip-hop

A$AP Rocky’s newfound psychedelic theme is epitomized in the most laid-back track on his newest album, a true slowburning record that truly sets the lucid tone for the rest of the project.

“Controlla”

“Mr. Crowley”

Ozzy Osbourne Classic Rock

Rock and roll legend Ozzy Osbourne lends his trademark croons and dark lyrics to a haunting instrumental packed with both swooning electric guitar riffs and frantic drum solos, forming an

An ongoing feature that includes lesser known songs by popular artists and songs from up and coming artists. This month’s playlist was compiled by staffer Ryder Kaplan.

“All In”

Kid Cudi Alternative Hip-hop

Kid Cudi returns to his roots with his latest tween the singer and in-demand beatmaker, Mike Will Made It, Cudi recedes back to his old style of singing to match tal.

“Count it Up”

Drake feat. Popcaan Dancehall/R&B

“Drippin’”

PlayBoi Carti Trap

anticipated upcoming album “Views

Young Thug’s extremely hyped mixtape

track features Jamaican dancehall artist Popcaan to create a tropical track reminiscent of Rihanna and Drake’s most recent hit single, “Work.”

with tracks such as “Drippin’,” which

Carti’s more popular songs, “Count it Up” is a great combination of Carti’s always-luxurious lyrics and a well-produced trap instrumental.

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Jewelry making turned into business

BY STEPHANIE STONE ONLINE NEWS EDITOR

Growing up, senior Jesus Rojas always had a passion for art. He is involved in chorus, photography and ceramics. Last year, he decided to use his talents to create various necklaces, bracelets and rings with stones to sell to his friends.

“It makes me feel useful because I can make something someone can wear and that they can appreciate,” Rojas said.

To make the jewelry, Rojas buys genuine stones, such as Amethyst or Carnelian from Brazil, and wire from AC Moore.

“Finishing a piece makes me feel accomplished,” Rojas said. “I know that I am helping someone because the stones have meaning behind them. It can bring courage to someone and knowing that I am giving them a little courage could help them through their day and that makes me feel good.”

Now, Rojas sells the jewelry in the courtyard after school to students and teachers, which has been approved. The necklaces are $10, bracelets are $15 and rings are $5.

“I just started telling my friends about the necklaces and selling to them,” Rojas very popular which is really good.”

In addition to selling the necklaces after school, Rojas had the opportunity to expand his business by selling his jewelry at the Literary Club’s annual Coffee House. He set up a stand with his jewelry assortment for students to buy and enjoy.

“The Coffee House event brought me a lot of customers and that whole experience was great,” Rojas said. “It felt good being there and selling to everyone.”

Although Rojas is becoming popular selling his jewelry, he said he still faces challenges, especially with advertisement. He wants to make posters and hang them around the school.

“He has always been the same friendly, warm person but I think he has grown a lot as an artist and he has matured a lot in his responsibilities over the years,” Mrs. Jenkins said. “He is very creative, helpful and has an outgoing personality.

He will always follow through in everything he does.”

Mrs. Jenkins said making the jewelry let Rojas grow as an artist and because of this, he will be successful.

“The creativity in the way he wraps the wire has helped him and he has done very well with that,” Mrs. Jenkins said. “Because he is versatile in the way he makes the jewelry he will continue to succeed.”

Hanna Casey, one of Rojas’s past history teachers, has known Rojas for two tinue his passion of making jewelry. Mrs. Casey said she is proud of the success Rojas is having and expected nothing less from him.

“During my class he was always sweet and shaped the class discussions,” Mrs. Casey said. “He is very smart and creative. Both of those things together are important and are used to his advantage to market and best showcase his jewelry.”

Mrs. Casey said his jewelry will continue to be successful because each piece is distinctive.

“His pieces are very unique and organic with something he creates at the moment. Each piece is different and beautiful,” Mrs. Casey said. “He is adorable so his pieces are adorable.”

Rojas hopes to continue to sell jewelry PHOTO BY STEPHANIE STONE in the future because of the effects it has “BEADIFUL”: Senior Jesus Rojas spends his free time making jewelry, such on others. as bracelets with birth stones. He uses different wires and beads to make “I would want to keep bringing joy to unique jewelry for all styles. people’s faces,” Rojas said. “To also know Along with making jewelry, Rojas has that the people get to enjoy my work and “I love making jewelry, but all it made me realize is how I want to earn more been involved in photography. Photogra- they get a little part of it for themselves.” money of my own and how hard it is to phy teacher Elizabeth Jenkins has known get the word out and advertise for a prod- Rojas for four years and said he is dedicated to the arts and is a great person. uct,” Rojas said.

Exhilarating superhero movie proves successful “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”

BY RYAN SOLOMON

“Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” released on March 26, follows Clark Kent (Henry Cavill) and Bruce Wayne battle to solve their dispute over power, outstanding visuals along with emotional

ports that producers have asked him to star in his own series of “Batman” movies in the future. Henry Cavill has played Superman in previous movies, including “Man of Steel” and “Justice League: Part One” and has done an out-

music and scenery.

Lex Luthor, infamous super villain in the DC Universe, is off on a path of destruction, looking to separate the heroes while also working to create the ultimate monster, Doomsday. Although Superman and Batman are in disagreement about who runs the world, they must come together to save all life on earth. perb job playing the dark knight of Go- scenes are

been taken out. Running for 2 hours and 30 minutes, it is often exciting and exhilarating but rather boring in some senses.

“Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” tries too hard to be exciting for the duration of the movie, instead of building

is thrilling, but it never gives the audience Both actors deserve recog- a break to settle and focus on the plot at nition as they have brought hand.

“Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justwo amazing movies together into one coherent, adrenaaround $682.9 million -- and deserving every dollar of it. improvement of the previous “Man of Steel” movie. This along with the main actors are wonderful gives DC the ability to take and sensible, creating yet again another control of the opportunity at hit for the DC Universe. hand and create many more

is very long, and a lot of the unnecessary and could have

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Movies Turning Ten The Circuit’s staff reviews movies released in 2006.

“Devil Wears Prada”

“Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift”

BY EMILY CHAIET

BY RYDER KAPLAN

ONLINE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

“The Devil Wears Prada” provides a realistic glimpse into the intense, cut-throat world of fashion with its dramatic plot, perfect use of comedy, and outstanding acting. Based on the novel of the same name, “The Devil Wears Prada” tells the story of Andy (Anne Hathaway) a college graduate who, despite having no knowledge of the fashion industry, lands a job as the personal assistant to Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), editorin-chief of “Runway,” a prestigious fashion magazine. With a boss as cruel and cold as Priestly, Andy questions her abilities and herself. While

“Tokyo Drift” is the third installment in the wildly popular “Fast and the Furious” series, although it chronologically takes place but still impresses nonetheless. After totaling his car during an illegal street race, Sean is sent to Tokyo to avoid a criminal sentence, where he is introduced to the underground drag-racing scene there, a harsh underworld ran by the Japanese mob. Sean is then taught the ways of drifting, a method of turning at sharp angles, hence the subtitle of the movie, “Tokyo Drift.” The driving scenes are highenergy fun on screen, although some of the digital imagery does show their age at

a classic that has maintained its popularity over the past 10 years. Streep perfectly portrays the cold-hearted editor-in-chief of the world’s most popular fashion magazine.

She transforms into the character as every line is delivered with an icy, condescending formance is also commendable, but it is Streep’s performance that makes “The Devil Wears Prada” so intriguing. The movie’s plot provides the perfect balance of drama and comedy to show the intensity of the fashion industry. While Priestly’s cruelness often seems unbelievable, it shows how important fashion is and its impact on the

sounding every time, and some of the camera angles during the races feel cheesy and

“V for Vendetta”

“Little Miss Sunshine”

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BY WANDA MORA

timeless to this day. This is the reason so many successful “Fast and Furious” movies boss is both fun and endearing every time it is done, and “Tokyo Drift” is a prime

10 years. Thankfully, “Tokyo Drift” features an excellent lineup of exotic, mysterious characters that are cast and played very well. The movie’s foreign theme is really person and what people will do for power and to advance their careers. Even 10 years established in the look and dialogue of these characters, creating an interesting tone later, “The Devil Wears Prada” still tells a relevant story with acting worthy of praise. throughout the movie.

“V for Vendetta,” released in 2006 and based off the 1988 graphic novel, is a political thriller that shares the story of English vigilante named V, who sets out to stop the corruption within the

focuses on the Hoover family, who decide to take a road trip to California to support their daughter tional family is comprised of a suicidal uncle, a heroin-addicted grandfather, a winning-obsessed watching the government and relaying power to father, a nervous mother and a quiet son. All the the people. Along with main character V, played characters seemed to be written as being amusby Hugo Weaving, the movie stars Natalie Portingly quirky in a predictable indie-comedy way. man and John Hurt as protagonist Evey and anAs the movie went on, it has the audience warm up tagonist Chancellor Sutler. The movie is set in an to the characters with the “bumps on the road” the alternate dystopian future where evil makes up family faces while on their trip, which makes the the government. The movie begins when Evey is movie very engaging. The movie also challenges out past curfew and gets caught by the police. V what is represented as “beautiful,” contradicting the typical skinny persona by having the daughter, Olive (Abigail Breslin), have a - bigger body type and a “nerdy” kind of look with her big glasses. By doing this, the ber. This movie is a masterpiece due to the very real demolition of buildings using movie gives a great message about how everyone is beautiful and special in his or special effects and the quick pace cinematography. A star-studded cast and great writers accent the movie perfectly. At times, however, the acting appears to be a little dra- and with a melancholy tone as it introduces the depressed uncle (Steve Carell), which matic. Even so, this over-the-top acting does not ruin the movie because things like the gave the movie the impression it would be sad. However, as the plot progresses the fantastic costumes and mind-boggling plot twists are able to save it. “V for Vendetta” movie was able to redeem itself and prove that it’s a fun movie to watch as the family is a timeless classic that will keep people on the edge of their seats for years to come. expresses typical quirky characteristics that are usually present in an indie movie.

“Ice Age Meltdown”

“Happy Feet”

BY CASEY MENTEN

BY ERICA LACHMAN

The Meltdown” is the perfect larious dialogue and memorable characters.

This popular classic follows a group of prehistoric friends as they set out for refuge from the effects of global warming. On the trip,

“Happy Feet” is a fun-loving and lighthearted guin that expresses himself through tap-dancing.

Although “Happy Feet” was released in 2006, it remains a hilarious, timeless movie that is ideal for all families. This animated movie follows a penguin named Mumble (Elijah Wood), a male emperor penguin, who needs to be able to sing in order to attract his wanted mate, Gloria (Brittany Murphy), but he

ground the friends, consisting of Sid, a lovable sloth, Manny, a grumpy woolly mammoth and his partner, Ellie, Diego, a smilodon, and Ellie’s best pals, two opossums, have realized the bond they share and have

goes into some darker elements as it focuses on mapollution, providing an easy way to digest these hard-hitting topics. Robin Williams who inspires Mumble to use his talent to his advantage. Among other actors who

second movie in a series, it seemed to be trying way to hard to hold onto the magic of comedy that all ages can enjoy.

(Nicole Kidman), who support him even though he is different from the other penods, such Prince, Pink, and Queen. This bold and alluring soundtrack gives the movie

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Artistic students earn scholarships

BY GILLIAN D’ONOFRIO OPINION COPY EDITOR

An avid art student since Kindergarten, senior Brittany Lyon is one of the seven students from the Bay receiving the Arts for the Future Scholarship. Seniors Gabrielle Gamarra, Guo Qian, Matias Alvial, Vicky Luzuriaga, Lacey Larson and Alana Barrett also received this scholarship.

“Art is something I’ve always been passionate about and even though it takes up a lot of free time, it is nice to see my hard work pay off,” Lyon said.

The scholarship was presented on March 7 at the Broward Center for Performing Arts during the Stars on Parade event that features and honors scholarship recipients and includes performances form Broward County middle and high school students. out I won because after doing artwork my recognized for it,” Barrett said.

The Arts for the Future Scholarship acknowledges Broward County high school seniors who portray exemplary academic skills, as well as gifted talent through the arts and a drive to continue their studies in college.

“Besides their talent, these students also have high involvement in school activities and prove how devoted to the arts and ambitious they are through their hard work,” art teacher Elizabeth Jenkins said.

A wide variety of art was accepted through the scholarship, including visual

arts, theatre, dance, music and technical arts.

“I feel that other areas, like sports, have so many opportunities for students to get recognized; whereas in the arts there’s not as many,” Barrett said. “It is really exciting to be able to submit my work and have the opportunity to be rewarded for it.”

The application process consisted depending on which artistic interest one was applying for. Academic history and community involvement was also taken into consideration in applying for the scholarship. best paintings as well as explain what I wanted to do in the future and what I would plan on using the scholarship for,” Lyon said.

Lyon says she wants to be able to apply art within her profession and is considering studying Art Education or Art Therapy.

“I’m extremely grateful for this opportunity and it is so satisfying to be honored for something I love to do,” Lyon said.

Barrett says that art has become a stress reliever, as well as an outlet to express herself and she is glad that it has become such a big part of her life.

“I’m currently deciding between Tufts University and Carnegie Mellon University,” Barrett said. “While in college I want to get a dual degree in Biology and Fine Arts because a lot of my artwork is focused around science and biology in general.”

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY BRITTANY LYON

YOUNG AT : ART: (From left) Seniors Brittany Lyon, Gabrielle Gamarra, Guo Qian, Matias Alvial, Vicky Luzuriaga, Lacey Larson and Alana Barrett gather after receiving the Arts for the Future Scholarship.

Art teacher Aimee Sarajian says she is extremely proud of her students for their accomplishments and is thankful that she was able to play a small part in their learning experience.

“Their persistence for perfection is

incredible to be able to witness,” Ms. Sarajian said. “Their drive for excellence and their ability to keep trying and never give up really demonstrates their talents and correlates with how successful they will be in the future.”

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Internet serves as study tool, ethical burden ing and that some students do take advantage of, whether it be in regards to plagiarism or cheating.

“The Internet can be a double-edged sword,” Mrs. Barrera said. “It can also provide the

BY COLE KAUFFMAN

In the past decade, the Internet has become a more widespread and relied-upon resource to the educational process. Lectures are being replaced by YouTube videos, conventional studying by Quizlet and library research by Google.

Many students, like junior Liliana Amaya, accept the Internet as the new platform for schoolwork.

“I use the Internet to clarify things I don’t understand in class [for] researching, and for accessing textbooks and assignments posted online,” Amaya said.

According to Amaya, most of her teachers have updated websites to give their students access to homework and classroom agendas, which many students depend on to keep up with their work.

“I rely heavily on the Internet for school,” Amaya said. “Most of my important classes require me to print and access assignments online.”

Web resources such as Broward Enterprise Education Portal (BEEP), Schoology and Pinnacle allow students to work

mon problem rooting from the Internet’s unlimited information. However, these problems only occur due to a person’s misuse of the web.”

Despite its potential misuse, the Internet, according to Mrs. Barrera, has completely altered work, relying on what has been the ease at which knowledge is done already, or on not thinking accessed and has removed the for yourself and depending on time barrier that once hindered others’ thoughts.” research and communication.

“I love the Internet because you can connect with a world that used to be far and most of The internet can time unreachable,” Mrs. Barbe a double-edged the rera said. “Nowadays, resources, sword. information, [and] communication are just a click away.”

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- Spanish teacher Paola Barrera

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Junior Carlos Hernandez is well aware of how the Internet could be used, but he puts the responsibility of having integrity less on the Internet itself and more on the user.

“The only downside I see to the use of the Internet for schoolrelated purposes is the fact that

on their homework and check ish teacher Paola Barrera said. grades, and sites like Kahoot and “I also believe teachers have a Quizlet make both in-class and huge responsibility of using it as an advantage instead of consid“It [the internet] has opened ering it our enemy.” opportunities, it has broadened Nevertheless, teachers and options, it has given a different students alike recognize the to homework, quiz, and test perspective to teachers and stu- threats to honest education that questions easily,” Hernandez dents on how to learn,” Span- the Internet is capable of provid- said. “Also, plagiarism is a com-

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The PDQ staple is the chicken tender, which comes with an option of six different sauces, including a creamy garlic, PDQ ranch and blueberry-ginger vinaigrette.

The freshly cut fries that are included with meals are thin and crispy, containing just the right amount of salt. A great way to accompany a meal is with

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drawbacks accounted for, some students, such as Hernandez, do not deem student access to the Internet crucial to modern education.

“I don’t rely much on the Inready been taught,” Hernandez said. “However, teachers do a good job providing the information for us so the Internet isn’t a daily need.”

Asking Alexandria comes back with metal album “The Black”

BY DAVID PEREZ

After a three-year hiatus, the British metalcore band, Asking Alexandria (AA), released its new album, “The Black,” on March 25. “The Black” is heavy, loud, exciting and their best album to date.

One of the main novelties of this album is the introduction of the new Ukrainian-born singer, Denis Shaforstov, who replaced Danny Worsnop, the former vocalist who left for his project band, “We are Harlot.” His talent can be appreciated right in the opening track, “Let it Sleep,” with some wonderful and ascending clean vocals; yet, it shows some weakness with the scream vocals. Nevertheless, he manages to give soul and emotion to his songs.

“I Won’t Give In” and “The Black,” use the same classic formula of Asking Alexandria featuring groovy and melodious riffs by lead guitarist Ben Bruce mixed with the powerful blasts by drummer James Cassells and the newly-added emotional vocals of Shaforostov, which create a powerful and engaging combination.

As a metalcore band, their title track,

“The Black,” displays many of the known characteristics of this genre: The combination of scream and clean vocals, fastpaced guitar riffs, powerful drum blasts, breakdowns and the absence of any guitar solos, which can be described as a “My Chemical Romance meets metal.”

This metalcore style can be appreciated in tracks like “We’ll be OK,” “Undivided” or the closing track, “Circled by the Wolves.” There are also some experimental tracks like the impressive ballad, “Gone,” the symphonic neoclassical track, “The Lost Souls,” or the spectacular, “Just a Slave to Rock n Roll,” where AA shows its heaviest side with a song that sounds like an Avenged Sevenfold type song. These styles may sound different for this band, yet they did a wonderful job adding some needed variety to the album.

The lyrics, written by Bruce, focus on the unresolved feelings between he and Worsnop, making references to his controversial drug addiction and arrogance in songs like “Undivided” or “I Won’t Give in”. Not only that, but Bruce also references negative angst relating to his recent divorce in songs like “Let it Sleep.” The pretty well with the negative tune of the album.

“The Black” is the perfect album for those who are not die-hard metalcore fans and would like a variated and smooth introduction to this genre. It’s a heavy, enjoyable music piece and highly recommended for rock fans.

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Excitement brews for book release

BY JESSICA RUSSO

stallment of “Harry Potter”, Jack Thorne, with the help of the J.K. Rowling, is surprising fans by writing a sequel to the Harry Potter series. “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is a play to be preformed at the Palace Theatre in London on July 30. On Feb. 10, Rowling announced that the play would be released to the public in digital and print formats.

Rowling announced to the world that another addition in the series was coming on her website Pottermore.

“It was a really exciting moment when I found out there would be another book,” sophomore Alysha Steinman said. “It felt like my childhood was coming back.”

The book is set 19 years later with the main character, Harry Potter, struggling with kids of his own, such as his youngest, against dark magic.

“It’s exciting to see a new plot with Harry as the adult,” Steinman said. “I think it’s cool that it’s a play and differEvery book in the series has been ent.” made into a movie. Senior Eric Beilin Junior Logan Uricola read the “Harsaid he is excited to see if this one will ry Potter” series when he was in middle school and said the books inspired his follow suit.

“I think it’s pretty amazing to see passion for reading. a book come to life on the big screen; I read and it led me to read more books ‘Harry Potter’ movies have mostly been in general,” Uricola said, “J.K. Rowling’s true to the plot of the story,” Beilin said, writing allowed me to think outside the “I hope the play comes to America, or at least is made into another movie.” box and become more creative” Sponsor of the Harry Potter club and

cause the editing is choppy, making the scenes hard to follow. Some scenes feel somewhat unnecessary and could have been eliminated to cut down the movie time. There are also some plot holes as to how certain characters get to a place than one faction, should be sent outside they never are in. For example, in the very beginning of the movie, Tori (Maggie Q) abnegation, eruappears at dite, candor and the wall amity. Tobias Eaof the city ton (Theo James) with a couis Tris’ love interple of other est and the son of characters, Evelyn (Naomi but she is Watts), the leadnot shown er of the factionin the car less. The factionwith the less are citizens others. who have no faction and live a The “Dipoor, rough life. ve r g e n t ” At this point, Evseries is a elyn has locked poor exthe gates around ample of the city and is the dystonot allowing anypian genre one to leave. The and draws trusty heroine, readers Tris, must go out away from of the fence and the category altogether. With “Allegiant” try“Allegiant” is confusing at times be- ing very hard to be as successful as “The

fails to engage viewers “Allegiant”

BY LEXI FLECHNER

“Allegiant,” released on March 18, is the third installment in the “Divergent” series and is an adaptation of the 2013 book by Veronica Roth. The last book in the series, “Allegiant,” has been split into two movies, “Allegiant” and “Ascendant,” which is set to release in 2017. The movie surrounds Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley), a citizen of Chicago. She caused a revolution in her city, while simultaneously saving innocent people and discovering secrets about their homes.

“Allegiant” picks up right where “Insurgent”, the previous movie in the series, left off. Edith Prior (Janet McTeer) tells the city via video diary that the citizens are an experiment and divergents, which are people that have an aptitude for more

English teacher Judy Hainsworth said she hope the next one will live up to my exwould watch a potential ninth movie be- pectations.” cause she likes to see if producers get the The play is available for preorder in movie right. text versions on websites such as Amazon and will be released on July 31, also not as good as they could have been; they known as Harry Potter’s birthday.

“I pre ordered the writing of the play due to the high demand of Harry Potter such should have a different approach,” in general,” Uricola said. “I want to make sure that I will not have to wait to get a have been getting better and better and I copy.”

Hunger Games” series, it is hard not to see the resemblance between the two.

This creates the thought that all dystopian novels and movies are the same, even though that is far from the truth.

It is clear that the movie should not have been split into two. The story is stretched out and unnecessarily long.

Moreover, the vast majority of the plot from the book is transferred into “Allegiant,” and it seems that “Ascendant” will include little from the books.

More plot holes arise when the movie is compared to its book counterpart.

“Allegiant” changed things for no reason and did not coincide with the book much.

Though the storyline was confusing and untrue to the book, the acting is still great.

Woodley and James play a great power couple, and their love for each other is never doubted.

The opening weekend for “Allegiant” was a bust, making only $29 million, which is the lowest out of the entire series so far. Those who have read the books tion; however, those who have been following the movie series and enjoy the romance, action and interesting plot may set to be released on June 9, 2017.

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‘Leftover women’ deserve respect

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Flash of brilliance

Bottom Line: Modern women should not be pressured by society to relinquish their independence.

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Private business becomes public gossip a neighbor, posting a picture without consent from others and recording private conversations are all unacceptable forms

on her to his teammate D’Angelo Russell

is entitled to make his or her own decision about what information he or she chooses to share; it should not come down to the know he must rebuild his teammates shines a bright light on another issue people are more interested in the personal lives of others, which is a direct invasion condoning the inappropriate behaviors of was accused of having an affair with a Most people are concerned about

After months of numerous testimonies,

to live their lives free from the invasion of

how this situation was blown out of

Bottom Line: Personal conversations should not be exploited by excessive media coverage, and private lives need to be protected.

into private lives and get on with our ILLUSTRATION BY BROOKE MILLER

in Florida, a proclamation made it illegal for a person to tape-record a conversation people against unreasonable searches

bragging about his encounter with another

ordered Apple to help the Federal Bureau

phone line or searching a house, it must iPhone belonging to one of the suspects others’ misfortune and that has become a

Letters to the Editor An overwhelming amount of testing causes stress

easier for students to park; however it is that teachers have to take up even more not that much of an upgrade and should did not count for a grade and this would

Both grades have to take the reading

affordable for some students and more -Taylor Sweeney, sophomore

Although some amount of testing is Senior parking should be more affordable for students subject, I think that all the tests we have

-Jessica Hert, junior

Under-recognized clubs need more coverage

For about one hundred dollars, seniors

13, 19, 20, and 26, which occur over a

the newspaper to Aftershock, and there

Having so much pressure on someone to even counting as a grade, more people

taking the test and would even have frame does not allow students much time though it does offer a closer spot to the school than the general student parking, I still think that a hundred dollars is a bit huge cumulative test that most students from teachers and prevents them from Although seniors who purchase form a barbershop quartet with twelve Students become stressed when the this are able to get a closer spot, it is time for testing draws near, and it forces not a major difference between having events like this more, so the school can -Estrella Vantuyl, sophomore being talked about can make them feel Letters to the editor are encouraged as

is being learned in class and at the same I think that instead of having FSA’s for

-Remi Schwartz, freshman

EOCs should not be counted as 30 percent of grade Having to deal with grades is tough as it is, but adding on a cumulative statewide the cost of one hundred dollars for one test that ends up taking 30 percent of the deserves to cost more than a student set up hundreds of computers in certain parking pass because it does make it

part of The Circuit’s mission as a public forum. Submissions should not exceed 300 words; they should be dropped off in Room 360 or mailed to the school to the attention of adviser Andre Shannon. The of the letter, but letters are subject to editing for length, clarity, punctuation and grammar. Anonymous letters will not be printed and the writer’s identity Any material deemed libelous, obscene, disruptive or unlawful to minors will not be published.

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College decisions should not be

sunshine state of Florida. While there are

In April of 2013, Jason Collins made American sports history. He became the ture host sites, and if the NBA is unable That leads me to the question of sional sports and he helped the National tarnished.

The NFL had threatened to remove - Basketball Association become a trail- Atlanta as a candidate for future Super equality in basketball and professional ludicrous to be a quarter of a million dol- sports. lars in debt at the end of four years if you Three years have passed since this tend or could have attained identical op- ment, and it seems as if the NBA has veto the bill. portunities at a more economical school.

Bottom Line: The NBA needs to take a top tier university have subscribed to quee events, in Charlotte, North Caroli- na. North Carolina has recently passeddiscriminatory legislation. quired public schools to enforce trans-

of students choose the route of in-state

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Bottom Line: Financial support from out of state schools should not be the deciding factor for a college choice.

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socially made by the NBA. The NBA

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ventable because it contradicts all of the

African Americans. Silver enforced the

equality.

While, there are currently no open-

come an economically responsible decision to stay in state and many of my peers or public state universities, little debt or have decided it makes much more sense needs to be determined by the student and African American. their family. I believe education comes in have decided that an out of state school crimination bill has referred to the situa-

future. The consideration for Charlotte

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Charlotte in order to continue to act as a

Bottom Line: Acceptance in the United States has become clouded because of the attitude of ignorance to minorities from political frontrunners. has instilled an association of violence has left a bite behind on everyone. But future.

We must teach our children to foster a culture of inclusion and acceptance. people to be kicked out or killed, and a resident of the United States offers country. If people are led to believe youth candidly about the ill-fated

canvas of opportunity, and a mosaic a country most famous for its theocratic accepted and held close like family no America has a sizable amount of people, Not quite. In this current political the question “Where are you from?” I am and international climate, acceptance of

and conditions for people of minority

to make the United States a place for and receive a response that promotes principle that every person, no matter and I hope to one day reform the ill-fated inclusion. But as an Iranian-American inclusion, positivity, and curiosity instead of a look that reveals uncertainty that I under the foundation of the search for a in my back pocket.

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Tennis program serves higher purpose

When I was 10 years old and started taking tennis lessons, I quickly learned the basic skills of how to hit the ball over the net and even do a volley. It didn’t take very long before I was able to rally and acquire a pretty strong over-head serve. I took for granted how easy it was for me to learn these skills. I had only picked up a tennis racket once or twice before and I was quickly able to hit the ball back and forth with my instructor and other kids in my group lesson.

Kids with autism are not able to pick up on skills as well as we are, so playing cult for them. One in 68 children are born with autism. The program Aceing Autism has given these kids the opportunity to learn tennis and interact with kids who have the same interests as them.

searing hot sun. Each person brought a different and new personality to the ta-

Seeing him and all the other kids not only becoming great tennis players, but also having a fun time makes me feel great inside and very accomplished.

Aceing Autism is not just about learning and becoming good at tennis, but also about putting the kids in social situations

working together. It was only an hour, but we were able to get a lot of work and games in. His mom as well as the rest of the kids’ parents were watching. They were all so pleased with how we were helping their kids become better tennis players, make new friends and learn basic social skills.

I feel so lucky to be a part of this amazing project and know that I am affecting these kid’s lives in a positive way.

but eventually they warm up and are very friendly. These kids are learning important interpersonal skills they will use for the rest of their lives.

I have also made new friends through

new things. Even though I have previously worked with special needs children, it is a completely different environment. It is really special being able to work basically two on one with these kids and know you’re making such an impact on their lives.

I feel so lucky to be a part of this amazing project and know that I am affecting these kid’s lives in a positive way.

Not only has Aceing Autism had an impact on their lives, but it has also affected me and made me realize how fortunate I am. Many people take what they have and what they can do for granted, but I how to make the kids feel comfortable, have now learned to be thankful for my welcomed and not out-of-place. We were abilities.

This program originated in the summer of 2008 in Boston. One of my familyfriends, Andrew Grub, brought this program to Weston for his mitzvah project.

A few of my friends and I were asked to volunteer by Grub. It is hard for the kids to play many team sports because of their limitations. Tennis is an individual sport, which is easier for them because only a few strokes are needed in order to be able to play the sport.

The founder, Richard Spurling, came from California to train all of the volun-

to continuously compliment them. had to drive to Midtown Athletic Club at 7:30 a.m., so we could be taught about the program and what we would be doing. When the kids got there an hour and a half later, the volunteers got in groups of two and each group was assigned a kid to work with. Some of the tennis players from Midtown volunteered with the program too. Their skills were very helpful due to the fact none of us other volunteers were very good at the sport. My friend and I were paired up with a 7-yearold boy who was always smiley, cheerful and eager to play. He had previous tenadvanced kids. There has only been two sessions so far and he has already come a long way. Seeing him and all the other kids not only becoming great tennis players, but also having a fun time makes me feel great inside and very accomplished. session. Two other volunteers joined us and practiced hitting the ball out in the

PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY LAUREN PABIAN

SERVING IT UP: (From top) Freshman Lauren Pabian volunteers with “Aceing Autism,” a program started by her friend, where she helps kids learn tennis and improve social skills as well. Pabian (far left), spends time with other volunteers.

Pabian and the other volunteers help a tennis student do warm up activities. At the end of every session, the whole tennis group huddles together and cheers.

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For two years I have had to live a life that is in some sense disconnected from my family. While I get to see my mom and brother everyday, the only way I can communicate with the rest of my family, including my father, is through the telephone. My comfort and love for my father brings me to consider him my “home”.

Although I have been living in Weston for a while now, it is still hard to comprehend that my “home” is more than 1000 miles away.

I lived in Caracas, Venezuela for 15 years, but the political situation encouraged my parents to look for a better place for my younger brother and I to grow up and have better future. It was not an easy decision for my father to take since my whole family was born and raised in that country.

My whole life I had seen families being broken apart when moving to different parts of the world, but I never imagined that I would be standing in that situation. I moved to the United States on July 20, 2014, saying goodbye to my house, family and best friends.

My dad has his own business as a publicist in Venezuela and he expanded it to the U.S., but he couldn’t close his company back in our country. Because of this, he has to travel once a month for two weeks to Caracas for working issues. This made our move even harder because we couldn’t spend a lot of time together sharing everyday memories, but he always manages to be here for special dates like my birthday and Christmas.

Part of my family came to live in Miami some years before I did, but the majority stayed living in Caracas, including my grandparents. We became completely separated and the distance turned us

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winter break and my family plans vacation trips, either to the beach or to go skiing, so we are able to enjoy quality time together when we have the chance.

Not seeing my grandma, aunts and uncles often is really hard, but not as diffather everyday. Before we came here, we had family traditions like going out to eat every Sunday or having a movie day once a week. Now, because of the distance, those traditions have to be paused while he is not here.

My whole life I had seen families being broken apart when moving to different parts of the world, but I never imagined that I would be standing in that situation.

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FAMILY TIES:

We speak constantly, and I try to Face Time with him every time I have the chance because he is one of the most imOf course it is not the same; it would be much better to tell him my problems face

for now, we have to maintain contact as much as possible, avoiding growing apart.

Throughout the years my father and I have grown really close, especially after we came to the U.S., because not having him with me everyday made me realize how much I value him as my dad and how much effort he has made in order to give me better opportunities in life. He is a hardworking person and my role model; in fact, when I graduate I want to study communications because the work that Even though I miss my father and my tance draw us apart. As I always say, dishe has done throughout his professional my aunt and grandmother could come to career has inspired me to follow his steps family, we have managed to stay as close tance can separate bodies but not hearts. visit us. They come every summer and as possible and not have not let the dis-

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