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The Viper Vibe Felix Varela Senior High School Miami, FL
Issue Date: Friday, December 17, 2010 Issue: Vol. 10, Issue 3 Last Update: Friday, December 17, 2010
  • 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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Florida schools brace for FCAT 2.0
full story 
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
full story 
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
The war against juvenile diabetes can be overcome
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
The end begins with emotional rollercoaster
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It was midnight; it was chaotic; it was enthralling; it was the beginning of the end. Nov. 19 consisted of Muggles (non-magic folk) and wizards swarming movie theaters nationwide, eager to witness the
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What is the leading cause of abortions in this country? Marijuana. What is the leading cause of divorce in the world? Marijuana. Lack of youth voter turnout? Marijuana. Murder? Marijuana. Volcanoes? M
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Viper Way has been taken over by “windshield wipers,” “540 tire grabs” and “wall rides.”

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