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Issue Date: Friday, December 17, 2010 Issue: Vol. 10, Issue 3 Last Update: Friday, December 17, 2010

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Florida schools brace for FCAT 2.0

Friday, December 17, 2010 By: Brian Goins/co-Editor-in-Chief and Claudia Morales/Section Editor

The acronym FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test), if said in a run-of-the-mill Florida classroom, will often evoke shrieks, moans and groans. Since 1998, it’s something that students often ten
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Drama department 'produces' fall show

Friday, December 17, 2010 By: Carlos Valdez/Staff Reporter

‘The Producers’ was the first drama show of the year with an amazing turn out of over 800 people coming to see the comical and very well put together play.
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Varela hallway poses a mystery

Friday, December 17, 2010 By: Varina Loaicono/Staff Reporter

The putrid, rotten smell of the Art and Veterinary hallway has been lingering for quite some time now. Students that go through that particular hall every day and the one-time passerby alike find it h
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Editorial

Friday, December 17, 2010 By: Editorial Board

The FCAT: not quite a four-letter word, but a four-letter acronym that might as well be amongst the long list of dirty words. Though it stands for Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, it’s been dubb
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Earlier school hours take away from teenagers' needed sleep

Friday, December 17, 2010 By: Barbara Valdes/Staff Reporter

Most high schools around the United States start at around 7:30 a.m., leaving teenagers nodding off in the morning. Delaying the high school schedule just by half an hour would be beneficial to studen
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The war against juvenile diabetes can be overcome

Friday, December 17, 2010 By: Amanda Di Lella/Staff Reporter

At the age of 13, most teenage girls are going to the movies. I was learning how to count the carbohydrates I ate, check my blood sugar and worry about my health.That’s because that year I was diagnos
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Voting is important for the future of teens

Friday, December 17, 2010 By: Ana Jimenez/Staff Reporter

Every two years the question of voting arises, however, 18-year-olds seem to be more preoccupied in finally getting into clubs or being able to order online because of the famous slogan, “Must be 18 o
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The United States faces a great deal of trust issues

Friday, December 17, 2010 By: Brittany Villegas/Staff Reporter

This unbelievably big world that we live in is full of corrupt people. This once beautiful, clean world is now one of pure hatred. If you took a glance around you, you would notice that most of the pe
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Should no child really be left behind?

Friday, December 17, 2010 By: Joseph Cardenas/Section Editor

The “No Child Left Behind” Act was put in place several years ago, and to be honest it sounds like a great plan. Everyone gets a fair education and no one is stupid.
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Writers blocked by a state of mind

Friday, December 17, 2010 By: Ashley Camaraza/Section Editor

I tend to think of ways to start off my articles in a catchy way. But, if writer’s block were a disease, then I would definitely be infected. It’s not that I don’t know what to say, it’s that I just d
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Editorial

Friday, December 17, 2010 By Editorial Board

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The FCAT: not quite a four-letter word, but a four-letter acronym that might as well be amongst the long list of dirty words. Though it stands for Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, it’s been dubb

Earlier school hours take away from teenagers' needed sleep

Friday, December 17, 2010 By Barbara Valdes/Staff Reporter

full story

Most high schools around the United States start at around 7:30 a.m., leaving teenagers nodding off in the morning. Delaying the high school schedule just by half an hour would be beneficial to studen

The war against juvenile diabetes can be overcome

Friday, December 17, 2010 By Amanda Di Lella/Staff Reporter

full story

At the age of 13, most teenage girls are going to the movies. I was learning how to count the carbohydrates I ate, check my blood sugar and worry about my health.That’s because that year I was diagnos

Voting is important for the future of teens

Friday, December 17, 2010 By Ana Jimenez/Staff Reporter

full story

Every two years the question of voting arises, however, 18-year-olds seem to be more preoccupied in finally getting into clubs or being able to order online because of the famous slogan, “Must be 18 o

The United States faces a great deal of trust issues

Friday, December 17, 2010 By Brittany Villegas/Staff Reporter

full story

This unbelievably big world that we live in is full of corrupt people. This once beautiful, clean world is now one of pure hatred. If you took a glance around you, you would notice that most of the pe

Should no child really be left behind?

Friday, December 17, 2010 By Joseph Cardenas/Section Editor

full story

The “No Child Left Behind” Act was put in place several years ago, and to be honest it sounds like a great plan. Everyone gets a fair education and no one is stupid.

Writers blocked by a state of mind

Friday, December 17, 2010 By Ashley Camaraza/Section Editor

full story

I tend to think of ways to start off my articles in a catchy way. But, if writer’s block were a disease, then I would definitely be infected. It’s not that I don’t know what to say, it’s that I just d