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Hits and misses

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Avengers: Endgame brings good closure for fans and opens up a whole new era of superheroes.

RIP, Peter Mayhew. May the Force be with you...always.

Notre Dame in Paris goes up in flames damaging 850 years worth of history.

Ten weeks of summer break!

Here's hoping the hurricanes stay away.

Movie-wise, summer is looking awesome! Spiderman, MIB, The Lion King, Aladdin, Gemini Man, Brightburn, Toy Story 4, etc.

Underclassmen have an extra week of school after the seniors graduate.

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Editorial.............................................................. 4

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volume 18 May‘19

Headlines......................................... 5 Accreditation..............................6 MDCPS starts its accreditation process with school visits.

Editors

Viper News...........................7 Drama Review................... 8 Rally to Tally................. 9 Military Life............... 10 Venezuela................... 11

Jonathan Bigio-Vargas Natalia Fernandez Sarah Guzman Karolyn Legra Fabian Rodriguez

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Music.........................12 Glass........................ 13 Capt. Marvel............ 14 Endgame...................15 MCU........................... 16 Summer Movies........17

Cardenas l Kevin Dominguez l Jose Donate l Letisleidi Martinez

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Pacheco l Kiana Paulino l Abigail Valdes l Isabella Vallejo

The summer is shaping up to be fun at the theater.

What Men Want.......... 18 Pinchos..........................19

Adviser

Elizabeth Cardenas

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Editorial Policy

The Viper Vibe is the student newspaper of Felix Varela Senior High (15255 SW 96 St. Miami, FL, 33196). It is an open forum for student expression. The opinions expressed in the publication do not reflect the official opinions or policies of the school. The Viper Vibe welcomes letters to the editor, but requires that they be signed and reserves the right to reject, edit and condense letters. The staff and adviser can be contacted at 305-752-7900 or thevipervibe@gmail. com

Varela Sports.................... 20 Check out the latest in Spring Sports.

On the cover: Stan Lee attends the world premiere of Avengers: Infinity War on April 23, 2018 in Los Angeles, Calif. photo with permission Abaca Press/TNS Lee spent 75 years as a co-creator for some of Marvel's most iconic characters.

Above: Josh Brolin plays Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War. photo with permission TNS; Visitors from the Department of Education visit Varela. photo by Jonathan Bigio-Vargas; Toy Story 4 hits theaters June 21. photo courtesy of Pixar Animation Studios; Rui Lopez (12) plays a match in Boys Singles Badminton. photo by Fox-Mar

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Legend leaves Superhero Lesson Editorial

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tanley Martin Lieber, better known as Stan Lee, was an American comic book writer, editor, executive vice president and publisher of Marvel comics. At his passing on November 12, 2018, the entertainment industry lost a legend.

According to IMDb, he led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Lee was a huge part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His cameos in the MCU movies led to an uproar in the audience from clapping to hollering. On his IMDb page, Lee stated “I'm going to tell you a secret, here's the reason the movies make so much money: My cameo. A man takes a girl to the movie, right? They're watching the movie and they bend down to get some popcorn. In so doing, they miss my cameo. Now the movie ends, and they say, 'My God, we missed Stan's cameo!'

So what do they do? They run to the box office and buy two more tickets and see it again.”

According to Vox, Lee has made 20 cameos in the MCU; five in the X-Men universe; five cameos in the pre-Tom Holland Spider-Man films that starred Tobey Maguire and then Andrew Garfield; two cameos in Fox’s Fantastic Four franchise; and a handful of cameos in superhero films like Hulk and Daredevil.

Lee left a huge impact on many people with

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the lessons he was able to teach through his comics.He was known for creating relatable regular characters with everyday problems who wanted to make a change behind the masks of superheroes such as Ant Man, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Spiderman and many others. Since it was never the human with the power but rather the suit, it was easy to have a different person come in and change the whole role.

One of Lee’s most famous quotes which he wrote for Spiderman was “With great power comes great responsibility.”

This quote weighs heavy and can be related to our everyday lives. In order to maintain great power we must be responsible with it and not abuse the source. This applies to the entering of adulthood by the senior class or simply the rules in school.

As our seniors go out into the world and earn adult privileges, we hope they understand their “great power” and act as “responsible” adults. They are the ones that will be able to become the superheroes by creating change and making our schools, our communities and our planet a safer place to live.

Lee’s legacy will live on for generations to come thanks to his work and the countless writers and artists he inspired. He will definitely be missed here at The Viper Vibe.

With great power comes great responsibility

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News March 14

February 21 Sr. Luncheon Sr. Tailgate

Senior Luncheon marks the first celebration that kicks off the senior events.

This year, the theme was Disney’s PIXAR which decorated the tables. Hosted at the Dadeland Marriott, seniors were greeted with brunch foods and an ice cream buffett.

Entertainment was different this year with an improvisation group.

Afterwards, senior superlatives were announced and everyone got to see a preview of the Senior Memories video produced by the TV Production department.

In March, seniors set up in the driver’s ed parking lot before a flag football game to celebrate the coming end of their school year. Students decorated their cars and grilled burgers and hot dogs while enjoying music, playing cup pong and throwing around footballs.

After the tailgate, they joined the flag football team out to the field and watched them defeat Sunset Sr. High.

Left: This year’s Senior Luncheon theme was Pixar. Seniors dressed up to eat and be entertained by a comedy troupe. photos

by Sarah Guzman; Right: Senior Derick Alcuria grills burgers next to his car at Senior Tailgate. Students gathered in the driver’s ed. range to celebrate before the flag football game. photo by Sarah Guzman

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Grad Bash

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One of the high points of senior year is Gradbash at Universal. This year, it was held on Friday, April 26. Unlike other years, the class of 2019 was given the option of paying $20 more, for a total of $185, to add about 3 ½ hours to their fun in the parks. Less than 300 tickets were sold making it the lowest attended Grad Bash.

“I really believe it’s because students are able to go up to Universal for things such as Horror Nights and on weekend trips and it’s not as elite of a thing to go to anymore,” Activities Director Jennifer Gambale said.

“I’m saving money for prom,” Alexander Roman said.

Once at Universal, students celebrated with their friends from 4:30 p.m. till 2:30 a.m.

“I had a very fun group of friends at Gradbash,” Laura Restrepo said. “The three extra hours were totally worth it and so much fun because we got to ride all the rides during that time cause the lines were short.”

Seniors went to both Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure for Grad Bash in April. They had an extra three hours to spend enjoying rides, food and their last journey together. photos by the class of 2019

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Principal Nery Fins presents to the DOE visitors before they go on their walkthrough of the school. The visitors were principals from around the state taking part in the Dr. Brian Dassler Leadership Academy. photo by Jonathan Bigio Vargas

Varela hosts educational specialists

Both the Department of Education and AdvanceEd visited the school to conduct walkthroughs for principal leadership and accreditation purposes.

In order for

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Editor keep their bigioj5291@gmail.com teaching license, they must get recertified every five years.

Most careers that use certifications have some process of recertification every few years.

This is also true for schools.

Every five years, a school must go through an accreditation process to prove that teachers are doing what is required by the state, technology is being used to its fullest and students are being given every opportunity to learn.

Accreditation is extremely important since it is what makes diplomas worth anything. Without accreditation, there would be no degree and students would not be accepted at any college.

This year, Miami-Dade County Public Schools started its accreditation process through AdvanceEd.

The county divided 500 schools into three groups. With the first group, principals were interviewed. In the second group, state officials did a physical

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school visit. In the third group, principals worked on projects for the county.

According to Principal Nery Fins, every school participated in the process, just in different ways. Varela was in the second group of schools and on

Tuesday, Feb. 12, had a visit from state officials to inspect the school.

Classes to be visited were chosen at random so that the inspection could be more authentic; there really wasn’t a way to prepare. The officials wanted to see real activities with real students and teachers, not a planned performance.

Teachers were told about the visit so as not to be surprised if strangers came into their rooms. The officials stopped students in the halls to ask them questions and handed out tickets to random kids to come in for inter-

views later.

On the same day, visitors from other schools around the state came to Varela to see our 9th and 10th grade English classes. The Department of Education (DOE) walkthroughs were part of the Dr. Brian Dassler Leadership Academy where top principals from all over Florida visited each other’s schools.

Principal Fins was a part of that academy representing Miami-Dade County. She was nominated

by M-DCPS and she had to apply and go through an interview process. Earlier in the year, she visited schools in Orlando and Tallahassee.

According to Fins, the goal of the academy is to create better principals by having “learning walks so that we learn how to walk through buildings and look at instruction and look at what is going on in the classrooms.”

They met all the way up through March and had a graduation ceremony in Orlando.

“It was really a nice ceremony where we graduated,” Fins said.

It’s a great day to be a Viper

High school is a rough Ana Palma received the DAEA Renay Rossi Award of Excellence and senior Diani Pantoja Editor seven hours a day in one placed with both the Endangered Species FlorIG: @_sarah_guzman_ building, studying subjects ida Exhibit and the 17th Annual Young Artists we’re not sure we are ever Gallery. going to use with other teenagers who are just Drama did not disappoint at States, winas miserable is enough to make anyone hate ning Superiors and Excellents for monologues, being a teenager. But while school may not be musicals and choreography in both individual the best times in our lives, it shouldn’t be the and group events. worst. As far as high schools are concerned,

While most of these awards seem logical Varela has a lot going on. for sports and performing arts groups, Varela

This year, we’ve been stepping up to the has programs and clubs that offer much more plate and making a name for ourselves. We than book learning. started the year as a B school and now our

In the Nursing program, 100% of the sports, performing arts and clubs are getting in EKG students, taught by Ms. Barbara Paulsen, on the action. passed their state exam to become EKG Tech The Boys Soccer team, led by Coach Juan nicians. Her nursing students are currently in Monge, had their dream season this year. They the process of taking their state test to get their not only won the title of District and RegionCNA licenses to become Certified Nursing Asal champs, but they were also state finalists. sistants and six college credits, something that Unfortunately, we lost at state finals at Deland they have worked all year long to achieve. against Lake Mary, 2-1.

Students in the Engineering program took The Girls Softball team, led by Coach Larry their new skills to Innov@te CTEC and placed Mejia, went up from their rough 0-14 season in the 3D printing challenge. last year to 13-5 this season. They qualified for The Veterinary students have competed districts for the first time in eight years and all year long through FFA. Not only do they made it all the way to the semifinals. learn how to take care of and train animals,

The Varela Enchanters, led by dance teach- they compete by showing them off. Senior Kelly er Ms. Ashley Diaz won the title of National Dymond and junior Rebekah Romero have won Champions at their competition in Orlando. awards for their goats through the American The Band of Mystery, led by Dr. Sam LusDairy Goat Association. sier, placed first at the Flanagan Falcon Sound Junior Nicole Donate and seniors Jennifer Marching Band Championship and finished Iturralde and Ramses Sabatino are FFA Profi12th overall in their State Championship. Con- ciency Award finalists. Senior Gabriela Dean cert Jazz Band won Straight Superiors at MPA will represent Area 6 as a Florida FFA Associa(District 16) and Wind Ensemble won Straight tion vice-presidential candidate, the first Varela Excellents.

FFA to run for State and the first from our The Communications Academy had three district in over 10 years. students win All-Florida for their journalism

Students in the Future Educators of Amerpieces and they took home numerous state ica (FEA) club won awards for School Club awards for writing, design, photography and Chapter Display, Creative Writing: Children’s TV. Book, Prepared Public Speaking, Extemporane Students in the Photography classes won ous Speaking, Creed Speaking and ParliamenGold and Silver Key awards through the Schotary Procedures. lastic Art Awards Regional Competition. The

Varela has activities in just about everyArt students have had several chances to show- thing. Being a “2:20 kid” doesn’t have to be a case their work at exhibits all over Miami and reality. From athletics to performing arts to have won awards and prize money. Sophomore clubs, there’s something for everyone.

Sarah Guzman time in our lives. Spending

From top: Nursing students learn real world skills by visiting local hospitals. photo by B. Paulsen; Gabriela Dean (12) trains her dog Ava to be a service animal through the Veterinary program. photo by Abigail Valdes; Diani Pantoja (12) displays her art at the Young Artists Gallery. photo by H. Cipriani; Students in the Future Educators of America club won several awards for their speaking. photo by M. Suarez; The Enchanters dance team won the title of National Champions. photo by A. Diaz; Girls Softball made it to Districts for the first time in eight years. photo by Fox-Mar

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Clockwise from top left: Genesis Suero (Mrs. Potts), Eleny Reyes (Chip), and Nicholas Castellanos (Lumiere) sing “Human Again”; Kellyn Acharandio (Monsieur Darque), Devin Dragoni (Gaston), and Manuel Oliva (Lefou) plan to idnap Belle’s father Maurice; Sebastian Mancilla (Cogsworth) Castellanos pretend to be stationary; Anthony Valle (Beast) decides to give up. photos by Sarah Guzman

Drama tells a tale as old as time in their production of Beauty and the Beast

Every spring, drama’s big produc-

Sarah Guzman tion is a musical. This year, they chose

Editor Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. The rights IG: @_sarah_guzman_ to play’s script cost over $2,400 which meant that tickets went for $10 each. Held in the auditorium on March 13, 14 and 15, the play was worth the money for the spectacular outcome of this musical. From the costumes, to the acting, to the singing everything was on point.

This is honestly the best production I’ve seen from drama yet, and I know drama teacher Ms. Melissa Almaguer agreed with saying, “My students impressed me by all coming together for such a big show and making magic happen.”

All the characters were very well casted and all played their roles perfectly, but the one who stole the show was Nicholas Castellanos as Lumiere. From Lumiere’s costume to when he sang the classic “Be Our Guest” song, everything was so uncannily similar to the movie that it made it a million times better.

Much like the movie, even though the main characters are Belle and Beast, the audience could not get enough of Lumiere and Cogsworth. This duo on stage was undeniably the heart of the show.

The costumes were either bought or made by a costume designer that based the designs off of the live action movie

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and the cartoon. They all looked fantastic on stage. In fact, this year, drama came together with our engineering department to make 3D print parts of Lumiere’s candlesticks. The candlesticks held tiny lights and fans so that when Castellanos held them up, they looked as if they were lit with a flame.

As usual, the band played live music for the show, although like always the instruments gott a bit too loud and overpowered the singing. They did an amazing job of helping the drama department get that Disney magic feel to their show.

Cynthia Sofia de Zayas (Belle) and Valle dance to the iconic love song “Beauty and the Beast.”

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ESOL students get a lesson on Florida’s government When a student

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Staff reporter ed States to attend IG-: Asthxticbxlla school, learning a new language is only one of the many challenges they face. How they attend school, the classes they take and even how our government works are all different from their home country.

In order to help these students adapt better to their new surroundings, they are often enrolled in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes. In February, students in ESOL programs all over Florida were invited to attend Rally to Tally.

Rally to Tally is a program sponsored by the Florida Coalition for Children where students around the state of Florida travel to our state capital, Tallahassee, in order to meet with state legislators. While there, students are able to share their stories and learn more about the laws and politics here in Florida.

Here at Varela, ESOL went on the four-day field trip that included stops at many different universities like UCF, UF, and USF.

“It’s important because they are bringing to Miami a program that is done in DC and they learn how to create

and pass laws,” coordinator of the field trip and World Languages teacher Ra`isa Francisco said.

“The universities were really nice and spacious and one that stood out to me most was University of Florida because it gives more opportunities to us and I’d highly consider going there in the future,” freshman Carlos Contreras said.

There were a few requirements to participate in this field trip: nothing less than B in conduct, nothing less than a C in academics, level 3 or higher in ESOL, only 9th and 10th grades and no more than three academic years in the country.

Twenty-three students were able to participate in the trip and got the opportunity to meet other students from around Florida

While there, students worked from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. but enjoyed plenty of free time. Students also got a better idea of the laws of Florida and a better understanding of how things work.

Students learned about state and federal government, met state agency officials and prepared a Youth Legislative Agenda to present their committee proposals at the House and Senate.

Chaperone and Social Studies teacher Mr. Pablo Gomez said that the

Students in the ESOL program attend Rally to Tally. The trip gave students a chance to learn more about the politics here in Florida by attending sessions and working together to create a Youth Legislative Agenda. photos by P. Gomez

trip had an “easy environment” and the students were well behaved and getting along nicely with peers and staff as well as getting work done.

While Rally to Tally dealt mostly with state politics, students also had the chance to attend “Close Up for New Americans” in Washington D.C. where they got the chance to learn more about our federal government.

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Military Benefits From healthcare to job training to a college degree, today’s military is about more than war When most people think of the military they

Karolyn Legra think of going to war or just war in general. But

Editor really, many military personnel don’t need to go IG: its.karoo war to protect us and they don’t need to carry a gun either. They can protect us by literally just sitting in an office, protecting U.S. documents or just making sure supplies get sent from one place to another. As our military technology gets better and better, jobs in the military are also changing.

The military also has a lot of benefits that vary between branches with different contracts for each. Currently, there are five military branches, Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. President Trump wants to add another branch which would be called “Space Force.” He signed a directive in 2018 to start the process but implementation could take more than five years. Trump claimed that this force will ensure America’s return to the moon and a mission to Mars.

People who want to go into the military should take the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) test to show them what they’re good at. Varela offers the ASVAB free of charge a couple of times a year for students. The test itself is a good indicator of what kind of job a person may be good at, so it doesn’t have to be used only for the military and taking it doesn’t mean that a person is signing up for the military.

There are many benefits to joining the military. Personnel get on-the-job training in a particular field which is good for when a person leaves the military and wants to get a job as a civilian.

Once a person is a member of the military, their healthcare is taken care of through the Veteran’s Association (VA) which continues even after a person becomes a civilian again. Paid vacation is usually around 30 days per year. If a person stays in the military until retirement, there are also retirement benefits.

All branches offer a form of the GI Bill which helps to pay for college.

“After three years, you qualify for your GI Bill, so if you want to get out, and let’s say you want to come to Miami and go to school, University of Miami, you can go there for free, and they’ll give you $2,300 a month living expenses,” NJROTC teacher Commander Brodes Hartley said. “They’ll pay for your books, tuition; they’ll give you $2,300 for 36 months. [That] covers your four years of school. While you’re in you can use tuition assistance, where they pay 75% of your tuition while you’re on active duty.

There’s a lot of benefits. Your loan is guaranteed by the government.”

While these benefits are pretty basic to all the branches, the kind of job a person gets may be dependent on the branch they

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The U.S. military coansists of five branches from top clockwise: Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corp and Air Force.

sign up with.

“Some people like infantry because they like running around the woods with wounds and that’s more Army,” CDR Hartley said. “If you go Marine Corps or Army there’s a chance that they will send you to the combat zone. But if you’re in the Navy, you’ll probably be in the ship far away from the action because you have missiles that can reach the action. Everybody doesn’t go to sea, everybody doesn’t go to war. There’s a lot of different things you can do, and you can go to really nice places. It’s a great place to start a career, especially if you’re a senior and don’t know what you’re gonna do. Excellent place to start because you can have all the benefits you need, free medical care, free dental care, health insurance. If you get sick right now, you go to the doctor and you pay co-pay. You don’t pay that (in the military). If you’re sick in the military, you go to the military hospital, they don’t charge you.”

And while there are specific jobs for specific branches, there are also more generic jobs for each.

“Pretty much any job you can do in the civilian world, they have a corresponding job in the military,” CDR Hartley said. “We have doctors, lawyers, dentists, nurses, engineers, intelligence specialists, public affair offices, so pretty much any job you want to do on the outside you can do it on the inside. You have people that are in submarines, you have pilots, Airforce. So it’s pretty much whatever you want to do, what are your interests in the military, you can do that, but it’s not all about war.”

Some of the most sought after jobs involve new technologies.

Our technology has lowered the death toll of soldiers. During the Vietnam War, which lasted over 10 years, Americans lost about 58,000 soldiers (statista.com). During the Iraq/Afghanistan War, which we have been fighting since 2003, America’s losses have been about 4,500. While any loss of life is tragic, the use of unmanned drones and cyber technology has made it much less.

“The military is not only about war,” CDR Hartley said. “I did 28 years in the military and I did not go to combat once. Gunny Sgt. Eduardo Lowe (Varela’s other NJROTC teacher), did 28 years and did not go to combat, not once in the Marine corps. So it’s not only about war, that’s a misconception by people.”

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Venezuelan immigrants flee to U.S. Venezuela is a

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Editor the north of South IG: ohitsnaat America. It is bordered by Colombia, Brazil and Guyana. In the early 1900s, oil was discovered there and today it sits on one of the largest oil reserves in the world. Because of this, Venezuela developed a very wealthy economy throughout the 20th century. In 1998, Hugo Chavez was elected president with the promise that he would give power to the people and end corruption of the traditional political parties. However, his promise turned into developing Venezuela into a socialist state. He took as his hero and mentor Fidel Castro, president and dictator of Cuba.

Chavez was elected three times, however, he died shortly after his third election and Nicolas Maduro, his vice-president and appointed successor took over. Maduro was elected president himself, shortly after Chavez’s death, in a shortened election.

In 2018, Maduro won election again, however, the results have been challenged by many countries all over the world including the U.S. Surrounding South American countries and many Western European countries recognize Juan Guaido as the rightful president of the country.

Under the presidency of Maduro, Venezuela’s economy has begun an even bigger decline. There have been great shortages of basic products like food and medicine. As a result, this humanitarian crisis has caused great suffering to Venezuela’s people.

The United States, in union with other countries of South America (Chile, Colombia, Brazil, etc.) have formed a block to help in this crisis. However, the delivery of aid has not been possible because Maduro has blocked the entry of the aid into the country. This situation has generated several protests around the world requesting the entry of these much needed supplies for the country.

“It is very upsetting to see what is happening in Venezuela,” U.S. Government and Economics teacher Brent Willis said. “It’s another indication of why

Residents obtain water from a natural source from the hill El Avila after the water supply was suspended following a nationwide blackout on Sunday, March 10, in Caracas, Venezuela. More than 70 percent of the country was in darkness amid an ongoing political dispute between President Nicolas Maduro and self-declared interim president Juan Guaido. photo with permission Getty Images/TNS

democracy is so great versus Venezuela’s structure of government. It is sad to see the United States sending aid and Maduro rejecting it so they don’t seem weak. I think that he is still in power because of the people that are protecting him.”

According to UpI news, Venezuelan leader Guaido is encouraging the military to switch sides so that humanitarian aid can come in from Colombia and Brazil.

The Miami Herald reported that the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, told the U.N. security council that Russia and Cuba, who are backing Maduro, need to stay out of Venezuela which is causing even more trouble.

Venezuelans are coming to the U.S. in record numbers, and according to Fox News, “Miami now has the largest Venezuelan ex-pat community in the United States.” President Trump and Vice-President Pence have both made it a point to visit with them while in South Florida.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools has seen a rise in immigrant students from Venezuela. Schools like Ronald Reagan Sr. High have seen about 150 new students (Miami Herald). In Varela, there have been 14 transfer students this year that have immigrated from Venezuela and have had trouble adapting to their new lives here.

Senior and Venezuelan immigrant Alejandro Olivares thinks that what is happening in Venezuela is disgraceful and an injustice.

“The Venezuelan people are being repressed, and they are being harmed by the same government that is stealing all the people’s money, leaving them without food and resources necessary to survive (translation),” he said.

Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido, demonstrate in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, March 9. photo with permission Getty Images/ TNS

This combination of pictures created on Feb. 5, 2019 shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gesturing during a press conference at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, on Jan. 9, and Venezuela’s National Assembly head Juan Guaido addressing the crowd during a mass opposition rally in Caracas on Jan. 23. photos with permission Getty Images/TNS

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lifestyle Young artists wake up and speak out

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Staff Reporter Billie Eilish IG: asvp.josee is a 17-yearold artist from Los Angeles. Her release of the single “Ocean Eyes” put her out into the music scene.

But on March 29, she released her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Billie and her brother Finneas O’Connel recorded the album at home in his bedroom. The first single off the album is “bury a friend” which talks about Eilish’s “monster under her bed.”

“It inspired what the album is about,” she said in her bio. “Bury a Friend” is literally from the perspective of the monster under my bed.

If you put yourself in that mindset, what is this creature doing or feeling?”

Personally, I believe that Eilish is an artist that takes people out of their comfort zones. Some people may enjoy that; I, however, do not.

Her lyrics are very deep and dark and not really to my personal liking. Don’t get me wrong, Eilish is still an amazing singer and has a beautiful voice. She is just not in my personal preferences.

My favorite songs from the album were “Strange Addiction” and “Bury a Friend.”

Besides those, I feel like the rest of the album was a bit too dark for me. For those who like deep songs and have

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a very dark sense of humor, Eilish is a good addition to their Spotify playlist.

Jocelyn

Jocelyn is a 18-year-old artist from Omaha, Nebraska.

She released her debut single “Speak Up” which is available now on all music platforms.

In her single she talks about being bullied and overcoming the experience.

Her song was produced in Los Angeles and co-written

by Denny White, who also produced songs for The Fray and Tiësto.

She will soon perform on TV for Steve Harvey's "Showcase" at the Apollo Theater and on an episode of Celebrity Undercover Boss.

According to her bio, “Speak Up” is about “turning negativity into positive energy instead of letting the bullies drag you down, it’s about realizing that you are your own individual, so speak up and live by example.”

This song is good and it also is a good representation of an anti-bullying rule in all schools. It encourages kids to stand up and “Speak Up.”

Jocelyn is a great artist and I believe that she will influence lots of kids. I would personally put her in my Spotify playlist. She is full of positivity and enthusiasm and I like that in an artist.

For those, with positive minds and good vibes, Jocelyn is definitely a good choice.

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Glass may not be Unbreakable with its Split in reviews the previous movies: Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy), David Dunn (Bruce Willis), and Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson).

Although, Glass had a greater budget than Split, the previous movie made $178 million more than Glass. Glass also has the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score out of the three movies despite it being a highly anticipated movie.

This movie is about how Dunn ends up in a mental hospital with his enemy, Price, after he tries to go after Crumb. Within the movie, they also added certain unseen clips from Unbreakable which I feel many of the younger

By Maria Pacheco It’s been a long viewers may have appreciated just Staff Reporter time coming.

Mfernanda0826@gmail.com The third and in case they didn’t watch the previfinal movie in M. Night Shyamalan’s ous movies in the trilogy.

Unbreakable series finally came out In the previous movies, they established the relationship between in January. Beginning with Unthe characters revealing that Dunn breakable in 2001 and continuing doesn’t like Price because he was with Split in 2016, many people the one to cause the derailment of were extremely excited to see the the train that Dunn was on which movie Glass. allowed him to believe he was inde Just like the other movies, this one was mostly filmed in the city in structible since he was the only one to survive it.

Pennsylvania. Glass reunites all of The movie Split then explained the original main characters from photo courtesy of Universal Pictures

Crumb’s beginnings and why he is the way he is today. It was at the end of the second movie that a post credit scene revealed that Split was in the same universe and a sequel to Unbreakable.

Therapy sessions help viewers to completely understand the reasons for the characters’ actions in the movie and why they ended up in the psychiatric hospital towards the beginning of the movie Glass.

I believe that this movie was good but definitely not better than Split or Unbreakable. It built up a huge twist that made them look like they were trying a little too hard to surprise the audience. I also felt like it dragged on and could have been shorter.

Although the movie did seem like it was unnecessarily long, the plot itself wasn’t that bad. Out of all of the parts of the movie, the fighting scenes were my favorite, especially the one at the very end of the movie. Although it had a very low Rotten Tomatoes rating at thirty-seven percent, it did have a higher audience score on IMDb at seventy-three percent.

“I can't completely say I'm in love with it, but it sure had an interesting ending that made me want more from them,” sophomore Emily Fajardo said.

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Is Captain Marvel the last hope for the Avengers?

Left: Captain Marvel gets the look of the Skrulls just right, with Talos (Ben Mendelsohn foreground) sporting green skin, big ears and chin ridges.

Right: Brie Larson stars in Captain Marvel. photos with permission Marvel Studios/TNS

By: abigail valdes Everyone remembers

staff reporter the ending of the IG: abbigailvaldess latest Marvel Avengers movie Infinity War when Nick Fury called upon a old friend, Captain Marvel. Now, before the movie Endgame comes out, Marvel released a movie about Captain Marvel herself. Brie Larson plays Carol Danvers, the first Marvel female lead. It is based on the first comic book Captain Marvel Masterwork Volume 1 which was released in 1968.

When we meet Danvers, it is in the mid-90’s and she is part of a team of Kree warriors led by Yon-Rodd (Jude Law). She has no memories of who she was before six years earlier. During a rescue mission, her team is ambushed

by Skrulls and she winds up on Earth.

It is here where she begins to get her memories back of her time on Earth.

Danvers was a pilot for the Air Force who was was in charge of test flying special aircraft at a secret military base. With her boss, Dr. Wendy Lawson (Annette Benning) as her co-pilot, she crashes one of the aircrafts. In the crash, Lawson reveals that she is really an alien named Mar-Vell and that their aircraft will “save the world.”

After the crash, she is exposed to a powerful energy source making her one of the most powerful Marvel charac-

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ters. Samuel L. Jackson and Clark Gregg reprise their roles as Nick Fury (pre-eyepatch) and Agent Coulson with a little bit of age-reversing movie magic. Since Infinity War ended with Fury paging Danvers, it was a great way to tie in the two story lines.

There’s many theories about the timing of Marvel’s arrival and how it will affect the new movie (some believe that she will save Tony Stark/Iron Man - Robert Downey Jr.).

This was a great movie and it was fun seeing how everything that happened in the past connected to the current future in Avengers. Captain Marvel easily beat Wonder Woman for opening weekend box office numbers, but she may not be able to hold on to that lead.

Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman has a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, while Captain Marvel is only at 79%. The main reason people are going to see the movie is to find out how it will tie into the final Avengers movie.

Marvel has become infamous for its post-credits scenes and this movie did not disappoint. The scene revealed a clip of Endgame that showed remaining Avengers Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) and James Rhode (Don Cheadle) discussing Fury’s pager. Danvers suddenly appears and the audience is left to wonder

how she will help restore the world.

While this may not be the best Marvel movie, it is a decent origin story and definitely worth paying for a ticket to see on the big screen.

“I’m not gonna fight your war.

I’m gonna end it.”

Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel

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Left: From left, Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), War Machine/ James Rhodey (Don Cheadle), Iron Man/Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper), Ant-Man/Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) are all alive at the beginning of Avengers: Endgame, but some of them may not make it to the end. Right: Josh Brolin is Thanos in Avengers: Endgame. photos with permission Marvel Studios/TNS

Marvel brings changes with a snap

Avengers: Endgame was probably, if not definitely, the most anticipated movie of 2019. It was the culmination of an 11-year-long movie franchise that began with 2008s Iron Man. Since then we’ve seen characters such as Spider-Man, Black Panther and the like - all being box office hits and fan acclaimed movies.

So what does that say about Endgame? A lot, apparently.

Since its release on April 26, it has made over $2.5 billion worldwide in the box office, placing it hot on the heels of the highest-grossing film of all time, James Cameron’s Avatar, netting over $2.78 billion worldwide. Other than the financial side, what has been the fans’ response? Rotten Tomatoes rates it 95% critically, and 89% with audiences. But is it worth the praise it gets?

Yes.

From the first minutes, the movie demands our undivided attention and takes fans on a journey of epic proportions that satisfyingly brings this era of the MCU to an end. To some it might look like a standard “supers fight

back against villain” type story, but it’s so much more than that. Sacrifices are made and characters reunite to fight off the greatest threat to life that ever was.

The first act is slow, but it has this atmosphere of dread and despair to it, as our heroes, who have always been able to beat the odds and come out on top now grapple with the reality that they failed to save the day. Throughout it we see how the main cast has been affected by the events of “The Snap.”

Action kicks in on the second and third acts as we follow our heroes making a plan to defeat Thanos and a climactic conclusion.

Despite the praise, this movie is not perfect - far from it actually. This movie tends to suffer from some pacing issues, mostly during the first and, in some parts, second acts. It slowly progresses the plot, making it feel like a different movie altogether and puts the viewers in a position to feel the same despair and hopelessness as the characters.

In the second act, some characters didn’t get enough screen time, mostly because there’s a lot going on.

The third act, however, is without question the best part of the entire movie; tensions are high, people are going everywhere, everyone’s fighting - it’s a

very comic book By: Kevin Dominguez act. staff reporter

Without giving IG: @kev_conquer_minds away any major spoilers, this movie also uses time travel, which is always tricky in a movie. Does the time traveling affect the current time? Does it create an alternate timeline?

Frankly, thinking about it too much can give viewers a headache. But it’s a comic superhero movie, so we suspend belief and go with it.

However, one gripe that was itching at me multiple times were the jokes; they were very hit or miss. They didn’t sit quite as well as other movies in the franchise, but when they hit, they hit hard.

Endgame is a movie more about passing the torch rather than saying “good bye.” With that being said, there are many heartfelt goodbyes; some characters we lose, some retire, and others gear up for new adventures.

This movie is an overall satisfying ending to the last 11 years of Marvel movies. And with Spider-Man: Far From Home premiering July 2, and serving as the epilogue for Endgame, I’m excited for what the folks over at Marvel have to offer for the future.

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Disney plans to expand Marvel with crossovers and streaming service By: jose donate With Avengers:

staff reporter Endgame, people josedonate24@gmail.com are wondering whether the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) is ending for good, particularly since we now know who’s alive and who won’t be active. Obviously, some characters are moving forward since we already know of some planned movies. Spiderman: Far From Home hits theaters July 5. Six more films, in various stages, are in development. Black Panther, Doctor Strange and Guardians of the Galaxy are all looking at sequels.

There are rumors of a Black Widow movie which is likely to be set before the events in Endgame as a prequel, or even maybe an alternate timeline.

While the MCU is the envy of other studios on the big screen, their limited push into TV has been mostly through Netflix with their shows Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Defenders. But that will all change this fall. Disney is launching its new streaming service called Disney Plus or Disney+. Since Disney owns Marvel, all streaming apps that have Marvel movies or even TV shows will be removed and moved over to Disney+.

For a basic monthly subscription it’s going to be $7 a month, but the number of screens on which it will stream has not yet been determined. In comparison, Netflix already charges $9 for only one streaming screen in SD resolution. To get HD resolution, Netflix subscribers will have to spend $13 (two screens) or $16 (four screens).

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According to The New York Times, “In its first year, Disney Plus will offer 10 original films and 25 original series, including three Avengers spinoffs.” With its acquisition of Fox, the service will also include “nearly all the Star Wars movies, the entire Pixar library and family-focused movies and shows from its Fox library like The Sound of Music.”

An article on Digital Trends reports plans on series based on Hawkeye, Falcon and Winter Soldier, Scarlet Witch and the Vision and Loki with original MCU actors playing their roles. Now that Disney owns Fox, the possibilities of crossovers with Avengers and X-Men are endless. Avengers and X-Men center around different characters, but still share the same universe.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Infinity War and Endgame

screenwriter Stephen McFeely would love to do the Marvel 2005 storyline called I which combines both sets of characters.

“What I want Marvel to do next is make an updated version of Fantastic Four,” Social Studies teacher Ms. Lissette Hernandez said.

Whatever, Disney plans on doing next, it’s sure to expand its fan base even more.

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Summer Movies 1. Aladdin: This summer gives us one of the princess movies we all love with a little bit of a twist including a genie and a street rat.

Will Smith will take on the role of Genie, made famous by Robin Williams. Audiences are a little hesitant since trailers have been showing a very blue Smith. Wishes will start being granted May 24.

2. Toy story 4: Disney/ Pixar will be giving life to our favorite toys once again. In this new adventure, a new toy called “Forky” joins the gang and Woody reunites with Little Bo Peep. Since everyone thought the last film would be the franchise’s last, this new movie is highly anticipated. It will be out in theaters June 21.

3. Spiderman: Far from home: Tom Holland stars in his second stand-alone Spiderman movie which will pick up right where Avengers: Endgame concluded. Peter Parker goes on a European vacation with his friends, when suddenly Nick fury shows up needing his help. Jake Gyllenhaal makes his MCU appearance as Mysterio. This web-slinging movie will be in theaters July 2.

4. Godzilla: King of the monsters: The new Godzilla movie will star Millie Bobby Brown from Stranger Things.

This time, Godzilla will face off against other famous monsters like Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah. Warner Bros. is hoping to breathe new life into the franchise with its huge special effects and CGI budget. Godzilla hits theaters May 31.

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5. The Lion King: Yet another Disney childhood favorite takes the big screen as a live action movie. The Lion King is directed by Jon Favreau who directed and starred in Iron Man. This time around, Simba is played

by Donald Glover, while James Earl Jones will reprise his role as Mufasa. Disney’s version of Hamlet will be in theaters July 19.

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Henson knows exactly What Men Want

by Letisleidis Martinez What the

Staff Reporter opposite sex IG: xoletisleidis is thinking has been a question almost as old as time itself. In 2000, Hollywood tried to answer part of that question with the movie What Women Want starring Mel Gibson. But now that we are in “the year of the woman,” Hollywood is tackling the other side of that question with the movie What Men Want starring Taraji P. Henson (Empire, Hidden Figures).

Henson plays Ali Davis, a sports executive who finds it hard to get ahead in the male-dominated world. One night she visits a psychic (played by Erykah Badu) and is cursed to hear men’s thoughts.

As she's sick of her job always being a boy’s club, she takes her new power and has fun with it and uses it to its full potential.

She's fascinated by the power that she has and uses her mind reading skills to cheat off a poker game using other team members thoughts as she shows

that men aren't the only ones who can play.

The movie itself shows that Henson has the ability to be the star of the movie; she can really play the part and commit to taking the big role. Since Henson is best known for her role on TV’s Empire, which is a drama, this movie allows her to show that she can also be very funny.

No other actress could've played the part better than Henson with her sass and attitude proving the tables have turned this year. The audience has had a great reaction towards the movie, ratings were 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Personally, I liked the movie; I think it is well worth paying for a ticket at the theater.

While it may not have been big on special effects, watching it on the big screen is a great experience. It’s Rated R, so not a family movie, but full of laughter and enjoyment for the older crowd.

'Ali's struggle is one that every women will identify with, especially if you're working in a field that is predominantly male.''

Taraji P. Henson, The Today Show

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PINCHO dominates with burgers and kebabs in Kendall Pincho Factory will be changing its sign soon to reflect its change in name to PINCHO. Located in Kendall, the restaurant specializes in kebabs and their famous Toston Burger. photo by E. Cardenas

By Kiana Paulino PINCHO, formerly

STaff Reporter known as IG: Kianaaraae Pincho Factory, is a Latin American Grill which specializes in burgers and pinchos (kebabs). PINCHO is a two time winner of the South Beach Food & Wine Burger Bash. It currently has about 11 locations including its franchises.

One of its handful of locations is located in the Shops of Kendall on Kendall Drive.

This location is relatively close to the Regal Cinemas which makes it convenient to fill up and catch a movie or even do some shopping around at The Palms at Town & Country.

Although, PINCHO is known for their burgers, they have a variety of options including bowls, pita wraps, salads, and chicken sandwiches.

They also have different kinds of sides such as sweet potato tater tots, black beans and a variety of fries like Cajun, Perfecto, and classic. These options help to make dining there easy whether you’re vegan or on a high protein diet.

Not only do they have a variety of different meals to choose from but their prices are amazing for the service, amount of food you get, and the quality making this place a hotspot for dates, hangouts, or family outings. A burger ranges

The Latin Chicken Bowl contains black beans, diced tomatoes, diced cucumbers, and rice with cilantro sauce. photo by Kiana Paulino

from $7.99 to $8.49 with fries being an add on at $2.99 to $3.99, but they are sharable.

When dining there, I chose to have the winning burger of the South Beach Food and Wine Festival Burger Bash, the “Pipo’s Choice,” which consists of a brisket-and-chuck patty with applewood-smoked bacon, fried sweet plantains, potato sticks and guava ketchup on tostones instead of buns.

This burger was all the right combinations of sweet and salty; the guava ketchup was the best part of the experience.

My dad decided to order a Latin Chicken Bowl which consisted of black beans, diced tomatoes, diced cucumbers,

The Pipo’s Choice Burger consists of brisket-and-chuck patty with applewood-smoked bacon, fried sweet plantains, potato sticks and guava ketchup on fried plantains instead of buns with a side of fried plantains. photo by Kiana Paulino

and rice with cilantro sauce.

This was a more healthy option which also was very good.

On the other hand my sister ordered a Perfecto Burger on tostones which contains Monterey Jack cheese, caramelized onions, potato sticks and cilantro sauce.

PINCHO is a very good option for the younger crowd.

It is casual and fast like McDonald’s, but it’s nicer and not as cheap. Its location to the theater and its affordable prices makes it a good place for date night. The price is worth the quality and service with many options to choose from.

I would definitely dine there many times more.

The Perfecto Burger consists of Monterey Jack cheese, caramelized onions, potato sticks and cilantro sauce with a side of sweet potato tots served with apple butter. photo by Kiana Paulino

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Winter Sports Boys Volleyball

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Flag Football

The girls flag football team faced tough opponents and major setbacks. The team started their season with three wins in the conference, until they faced Ferguson where the team had trouble pushing through and lost 14-7. They went on to face Killian and won in overtime.

“The season wasn’t the same after that game,” junior Lauren Fernandez said.

During the Killian game, an exchange occurred between a member of Killian’s team and Varela’s team captain senior Denise Quesada. The exchange resulted in the suspension of Quesada for the rest of the season.

Quesada was the top scorer last season and her suspension was a major strain on the team. The team went on to district semi-finals where they faced Southridge and lost.

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Ania Serrano (12) runs the ball while Anakarla Santiesteban (9) protects her in a game against Sunset. photo by Fox-Mar

After losing head coach Jovanna Santamaria, the Boys Volleyball team suffered a couple days without a coach, until new head coach Pablo Baez came in and changed the program. According to team member and junior Sebastian Villegas, “Practice became a lot harder and stricter… we became more disciplined and better overall.”

The boys record last year was 3-6. In comparison our boys record this year was 8-7 with a few district title matches. The team can agree that the coaching played a large role in the performance of the team this season.

Baseball

Pitcher Daniff Monsivaiz (11) throws the ball to a batter from Southwest. Catcher Roy Waterman (11) throws the ball back to the pitcher. photos by Fox-Mar

Badminton

The Viper Badminton team has seen success in the boys doubles and mixed doubles. Although we never made it to finals the team had fun and according to junior Giovannys Fernandez, “Badminton is funny. I take it seriously but I laugh while I’m serious because it’s just a fun game.,” he said. “It’s not like basketball or football,where it’s all serious.” The team is looking for redemption next year, and their young team is looking promising.

Fabio Anoceto (11) and Dhaniela Marrero (10) play mixed doubles. photo by Fox-Mar

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In comparison to last year, the boys Baseball team has pretty much stayed the same. Last year’s record was six wins and 13 losses, and this years it’s six and 14. The season did not go as expected since the team had a couple of major injuries. The team had big dreams of making it to the playoffs, but unfortunately lost a deciding match against Braddock that would’ve put the team in a coin flip for playoffs.

A lot of the team’s talent resides in its seniors, like Leonardo Russo, who according to head coach Carlos Yedo is “a great pitcher and he is our leading hitter.” It is up to the underclassmen to step it up for the team next season.

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Varela’s tennis team faced tough opponents from a variety of schools. According to team member and junior Alianis Ortiz, “This season was a different experience compared to last year.”

“There was a lot of new faces and a lot of young, as young as in freshman and sophomore, good players,” senior Jonathan Bonilla said.

As a whole, they made it into Districts, but the athlete that made it the farthest was junior Gonzalo Chang who placed higher than the other boys from Varela.

The team is hoping to get more wins next season and get more players into states. The coaching has not changed much from last year. Head Coach Sandra Medina keeps the team on track to achieving the goal of states.

Daniella Alzate (11) hits the ball in a game against South Miami. photo by Fox-Mar

Softball

Alianis Ortiz (11) hits a forehand.

Jonathan Bonilla (12) hits a backhand. photos by Fox-Mar

The season for Varela’s Track and Field team began in March with their first official meet at the Sam Burley Invitational. Sophomore Arielle Ho medaled and came in 5th place overall.

“It was a good experience for our team and helped prepare us for the rest of the season,” Coach Jordan Armstrong said.

As a team they still practiced everyday after school working on their craft. As a young team consisting of a lot of freshmen and sophomores they were learning and competing hard.

“We are very young but we have shown a lot of improvement throughout the season,” Coach Armstrong said.

Working on beginning fundamentals was a key to their success. The coaches emphasized to the athletes that they

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After a rough season last year, Softball really stepped up to the plate, led by new head coach Larry Mejia. Going from 0-14 last year to 13-5 this year is no easy task, but our Lady Vipers managed to pull it off. For the first time in eight years, the girls qualified for districts and made it to semifinals. The ladies dominated the competition and mercy ruled five teams this season. The team is very optimistic for next season.

“We have more experience and our coaching has improved,” junior captain Daniella Alzate said. “We have a lot of talent on the team and we have more chances next season.”

Track and Field

were competing with themselves, trying to break personal records and create new ones.

The coaches indicated that the two fastest athletes on the team are amongst the youngest, freshmen Kennedy Walker and Cayla Moore.

Walker competes in the 100m, 200m, and 400m. Moore competes in the 400m, 800m, 1600m.

Junior Arielle Ho made it out to her 3rd round trip to the FHSAA State championship after success in the high jump.

Her personal best is 5’ 7” breaking the school’s record of 5’ 6”.

Ho came in 6th place at states clearing the bar at 5’4”.

“She represented us amazingly like always,” Athletic Director Ryan Schneider said.

“It was a great learning experience that I need to train harder for next year,” Ho said.

Arielle Ho (11) competes in the high jump. Brady Walker (11) competes in the long jump. Angela Munoz (11) and Emily Holzer (11) run the 4X800 relay. Russel Suarez (9) prepares to throw his discus.photos

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