By Sofia Palomino The tennis season has just returned, and fans are excited to see the top players in the world compete, except the world’s number one player, Novak Djokovic. Djokovic ran into some trouble with the highly esteemed Australian Open and was consequently disqualified from participating. Novak Djokovic has won the Australian Open the…
By Valentina Foglia After a long dark year of grey skies, it’s time to “spring forward” once again! This Sunday, at 2 AM, the clocks have jumped one hour. Americans in every state of the nation, except Hawaii and Arizona, have ultimately lost an hour of sleep, making mornings tougher than it already is in…
By Kevin Perez If the pandemic has taught us anything — it is resilience. It’s been a year since Florida’s first confirmed case of COVID-19 and nearly a year since the students of MDCPS have left their campuses for, what we thought, would be a few weeks. Now, everything is different. We’ve spent a year…
By Juliet Vargas New Year’s resolutions have been around for over 4,000 years. There are several reasons why people make resolutions; it could be to set a goal they want to achieve, to continue to do well for themselves or others, or to change an aspect of their lives that they dislike. However, we all…
By Michelle Mairena and Aileen Delgado Visiting the different booths, asking questions to the smiling student officers, and eagerly picking up a pen to sign a “Club Interest Form” during Club Rush is a defining high school experience for students. Joining an extracurricular school activity has always been a way in which students find their…
By Fabiha Faruque and Anthony Vidal In the advent of a global health crisis that put the world on hold, a good number of people have already lost faith in the jolly holiday of Christmas. In a time where gatherings, collective feasts, and parties were once a substantial source of commercialization, health officials have denounced…
By Ajmaanie Andre With the novel Coronavirus plaguing the lives of many and interrupting the day-to-day groove that people initially had, it has become increasingly harder to maintain close ties and relationships in the same manner as before. Physical touch is restricted, and each day it is harder to gain that sense of normalcy from…
By Valentina Foglia In late January when the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the United States, many special events were forced to either adapt or be swallowed up. Businesses were shut down, events were cancelled, and health guidelines were set in place in order to keep the community as safe as possible. Susan G….
By Fabiha Faruque Miami-Dade County Public Schools School Board voted on Tuesday to initiate reopenings on October 14. The re-institution of in-person classes is expected to endure a faltering process until the district is fully operational on October 21st. The board made their decision during an elongated Monday meeting. Having been extended for over 18…
By Kelly Sanchez For months, politicians, doctors, parents and teachers have debated whether schools across the country should reopen amidst the rising rate of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. Earlier this Wednesday, Superintendent Carvalho announced that schools will commence on August 31 via My School Online (MSO). The long awaited decision comes as a result…