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The Viper Vibe Felix Varela Senior High School Miami, FL
Issue Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Issue: Vol. 8, Issue 1 Last Update: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
  • School grade rises: Florida’s A+ plan rates Varela a B school

    Tuesday, September 30, 2008 By: Melissa Caceres/Editor-in-Chief

    For public schools around Miami-Dade County, the annual grading process that takes place during the last months of the year is hardly any surprise. After releasing scores from the Florida Comprehensiv

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  • Editorial: Funny Money

    Tuesday, September 30, 2008 By: Editorial Board

    It’s campaigning season and everyone knows it.

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  • Olympics expose China’s facade

    Tuesday, September 30, 2008 By: Samuel Lopez/Section Editor/column

    In 1989, people from China gathered in protest against the ruling Chinese Communist Party. Culminating in Beijing, the event is known simply as ‘Tiananmen Square’ where the Chinese government performe

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  • Budget cuts hurt pockets, students

    Tuesday, September 30, 2008 By: Sthephany Delgado/Section Editor/column

    As I write this, I’m not certain whether I will actually get to be in the newspaper class this year. You see, like any returning student to Varela, I was almost certain I would be in the classes I sel

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  • Seniors events kick off with Karaoke Night

    Tuesday, September 30, 2008 By: Daniel Fernandez/Staff Reporter

    With flashing lights and waving hands in the air, the first ever Senior Karaoke Night hit the spotlight September 18, at 7 p.m. marking the commencement of senior events. A night of singing, dancing,

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  • Clubs showcase their talent and recruit student members

    Tuesday, September 30, 2008 By: Maite Gonzalez/Staff Reporter

    The annual Club Rush at Felix Varela Senior High this past September 3, was filled with tables of jam-packed students and flyers of the various activities provided for us, as well as bright new faces

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  • Library celebrates Banned Book Week

    Tuesday, September 30, 2008 By: Jonathan Reyes/Staff Reporter

    We enjoy some of the best known books that are available to us in our school library. Unfortunately, several books all over the country are starting to get banned due to inappropriate content.

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  • Varsity Football team hopes to win over fans and win on the field

    Tuesday, September 30, 2008 By: Natalie Diaz/Staff Reporter

    As the new football season takes off, there is much excitement regarding the expectations of the Varela football team. Coach Rod Payne, a former NFL player has been hired to give the team the fresh st

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  • Fall Sports on the move

    Tuesday, September 30, 2008 By: Samuel Lopez/Section Editor

    Kicking off the new athletic year at our school is the fall sports lineup. With many of the most important teams starting within these last weeks, it has been an exciting start to the season. Hopefull

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  • Unfair scoring for U.S Women Gymnasts

    Tuesday, September 30, 2008 By: Amilynn Soto/Graphics Editor

    This year at the Beijing Olympics, two American gymnasts were robbed…of medals through unfair tabulations and unclear judgment calls.

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At-a-glance

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As much as I’d love to assume that everyone reading this knows a little bit about the history of South Ossetia and Georgia, there’s a part of me, hiding behind an ugly stack of papers that tell me oth
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If George Washington himself were alive today, he wouldn’t have believed it.
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‘Guitar Hero’ (GH) has made it a long way from the original hit GH which came out for the Playstation 2 (Ps2) in 2005.
‘Breaking Dawn’ faces fans and critics: Stephenie Meyer’s new book in the Twilight saga causes stir among readers
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Two reporters takes sides in the battle over "Breaking Dawn."
From the Vault: Batman (1943)
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Long ago, when life in the movies occurred in the darker tones of black and white, and when the stardom of Batman was unknown, the first Batman movie was released to the big screen.
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With bands like Minus the Bear, My American Heart, and Copeland, the genre of Indie music is defined by foot-tapping drums, humming guitars and swaying harmonizing voices.
Warped Tour rocks Bicentennial Park
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For 14 years, Vans Shoes has sponsored the Vans Warped Tour, a music and skating festival that has become a large part of adolescent culture and a way for virtually unknown or unsigned bands to gain p
Iceland presents Sigur Ros
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From a forgotten arctic desert, known as the small country of Iceland, comes the shine and warmth of an ethereal and atmospheric ambient noise known as the band Sigur Ros. The music from this far away
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This year at the Beijing Olympics, two American gymnasts were robbed…of medals through unfair tabulations and unclear judgment calls.
“I started thinking, this guy is pretty far ahead, almost a body length,” said Jason Lezak. “I’m not going to give up. This is doable.”
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