School rating at stake with FCAT Monday, March 08, 2010 By Alison Byrd/Staff Reporter full story  A school rating can illustrate to the community how well a school is doing based on the standards the state sets. Things that contribute to this rating include FCAT scores and dropout rate, among othe

Varela welcomes Haitian immigrants with a reception Monday, March 08, 2010 By Sthephany Delgado/Section Editor full story  The media center was temporarily transformed into an oasis of colors native to the Haitian culture: green, black and white. Tables were heavily sprinkled with star confetti, while chairs and centerpie

Limelight Monday, March 08, 2010 By Jonathan Reyes/Section Editor full story  Meet Christopher Sanchez; an academically active student that claims the title of Varela’s 2009-2010 Valedictorian. Sanchez has always been fond of Science and giving back to his community. In the sum

Every Viper Has a Tale Monday, March 08, 2010 By Karolina Loaisiga/Staff Reporter full story  Many students at Varela want to pursue a career of their hobby. It varies from maybe our drama students becoming future actors or actresses, our vet academy students becoming prestigious veterinarians

Drama’s new production is a big thriller Monday, March 08, 2010 By Stefany Gomez/Staff Reporter full story  “If you want the drama for your momma, then this is definitely a good show to see.” That’s what drama teacher Mr. Ozzy Quintana said when sharing the insights from the drama academy’s complex play ‘A

Annual dance show enchants their audience Monday, March 08, 2010 By Amilynn Soto/Editor-in-Chief full story  So you think you can dance? These girls sure do! On February 11, Enchanters along with many other dancers from various local dance studios took to the Varela stage as they put on ‘A Night of Enchantme

Local artist Britto lends a hand to students in Miami Monday, March 08, 2010 By Kristina Camara/Photo Editor full story  Miami is home to one of the most versatile contemporary artists: Romero Britto, a Brazilian, neo-pop, wall decorator, painter, serigrapher, and sculptor. His style is highly unique; recognizable in an

Editorial Monday, March 08, 2010 By Editorial Board full story  It took a famine in Ethiopia for attention to be paid to Africa. It took a tsunami in the Philippines for people to realize the citizens’ horrible living standards. For Haiti, it took an earthquake. A

Students go too far with friendly Facebook groups Monday, March 08, 2010 By Ashley Camaraza/Staff Reporter full story  Facebook has been one of the most popular social networking sites since MySpace. More and more users have been interacting with Facebook, especially in the last year. However, as Facebook has begun to

Ask Maite Monday, March 08, 2010 By Maite Gonzalez/Managing Editor full story  The future petrifies me. Just thinking about it all sounds frightening, and sometimes being a kid doesn’t sound so bad. The thing is, no one can be young forever; eventually we have to “grow up”- what

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