By Amanda Delgado and Stephanie Brito Miami Lakes Educational Center’s future pharmacists, doctors, and EMTs were recognized for their hard work and dedication to their respective strand classes by NBC 6 on February 2nd, 2015. Part of “Brag About Your School,” a segment dedicated to showcasing successful and innovative school programs, NBC reporters Pam…
By: Lessenitt Campos @Lessenitt_C An eventful, edge-of-your-seat Super Bowl was held at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Punches were thrown, touchdowns were made, and a very happy Tom Brady cried tears of joy as the New England Patriots won Super Bowl XLIX against the Seattle Seahawks 24-21 and was declared the Super Bowl’s…
MLEC’s Mr. Parker shaves his head for the seventh time to celebrate seven consecutive years of being an A school. The local news channels came to cover the event, as well as the Pep-Rally that took place for the A’s celebration. Channel 7 Coverage: http://www.wsvn.com/story/27989091/south-florida-students-give-principal-clean-shave Channel 4 Coverage: http://miami.cbslocal.com/video/11089537-celebration-at-miami-lakes-school-over-principles-promise/
The changes made for Snapchat was received with mixed responses from users with the disappearance of the Best Friends lists, but was met with excitement over with the addition of Snapchat Discover. By Vivian Bermudez On January 27th, 2015, Snapchat released a new update for their app – both for Android and Apple products. The…
By Kaitlyn Pujols If you happened to be scrolling through your social media January 20th you would know that President Obama delivered his state of the union address. In this speech Obama did his fair share of cherry picking facts and exaggerating to shed a better light on his presidency. The fact that “more than…
By Elizabeth Martinez @emartinez98m As 2015 begins, the presidential race in 2016 has begun. For the Democrats, Hillary Clinton is the top pick, though she hasn’t officially announced her run. Pro-Clinton Super PACs, a political action committee which pools campaign contributions from donors and gives those funds to a campaign, are already collecting funds for…
by Julissa Higgins Though personally acting a little too creepy for my taste in her new music video “Blank Space,” Taylor Swift successfully portrays the stereotype of the crazy-girlfriend, poking fun at how the media portrays her and so many other women who “obsess over the guys they’re dating.” In an interview with Yahoo music…
MLEC Journalism students gather together with their pens held high to show their support.
By Stephanie Brito On 9/11, almost 3,000 people died as a result of a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. It was the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. 9/11 struck a chord with each and every American and continues to fuel dialogue about how to treat terrorists. Briefly after 9/11, George W. Bush, president at…
One of the last images drawn by Charlie Hebdo’s editor, Charb, satirizing Muslim terrorists. By Christian Steiner Charlie Hebdo is a satirical magazine that makes fun of Christians, Jews, Muslims and themselves. Two extremists entered the building of the magazine company in Paris, France and open fired on those inside; it cost 12 employees their…