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The Viper Vibe Felix Varela Senior High School Miami, FL
Issue Date: Friday, September 08, 2006 Issue: Vol. 6, Issue 1 Last Update: Friday, September 08, 2006
  • Hurricane Who?: Miami gets near miss with Ernesto

    Friday, September 08, 2006 By: Ayana Flewellen/Managing Editor

    Perhaps many students are wondering why they had to stay home on August 29th and 30th when the day seemed calm enough to go swimming.

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  • Problems in the Middle East keep student drivers in neutral

    Friday, September 08, 2006 By: Jessica Bustillo/Sound of the Halls Editor

    With our generation growing up during a war in the Middle East, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that higher gas prices and strict airport security are two of the many burdens that we have to deal with

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  • Book ban challenges freedom of the press

    Friday, September 08, 2006 By: Melissa Caceres/co-Editor-in-Chief

    The state of Florida and the United States in general, have never been strangers to the act of book banning.

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  • On-line child molestation, easier than ever for predators, as well as, kids

    Friday, September 08, 2006 By: Ayana Flewellen/Managing Editor

    Many students at Varela use the internet as a means for homework and or social interactions like Myspace.

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  • Principal's Message

    Friday, September 08, 2006 By: Connie Navarro/Principal

    Welcome Vipers! It is with great pleasure and excitement that we begin this year with all of you at Felix Varela Senior High School.

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  • Editorial: Old Glory under fire

    Friday, September 08, 2006 By: Editorial Board

    The Star Spangled Banner is the symbol of our nation and the administration in power. This has made the flag a major target against those who oppose the current administration’s policies.

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  • Essential Pieces: School drops from a 'B' to a 'C'

    Friday, September 08, 2006 By: Stephanie Echeverria/Editor-in-Chief

    So it is now official. Felix Varela Senior High School fell “B”elow the expectations of the “C”riteria that public schools are to face each year and is now a “C” school.

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  • Reading blogs and banned books

    Friday, September 08, 2006 By: Ashley Molina/Entertainment Editor

    This year, Varela’s media center has many new books that were ordered during the summer. With an emphasis this year on student independent reading, Ms. Brenda Kilmer, our head media specialist, made s

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  • Japan's newest craze; Manga Books

    Friday, September 08, 2006 By: Ayana Flewellen/Managing Editor

    There’s a new group of books taking the world by storm and teenage readers are engrossed in their content.

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  • Hollywood does right by 9/11

    Friday, September 08, 2006 By: Alexis Camarena/Staff Reporter/review

    Many people know where they were on September 11, 2001. The recent film “United 93” by director Paul Greengrass took viewers inside the doomed United Airlines flight 93 which crashed into a field in P

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At-a-glance

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The Food and Drug Administration approved nonprescription sales of emergency contraception to women 18 and over, capping a long, tortuous saga about drug regulation, public health, politics and morali
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Usually, the only time people hear of surfers in Miami is when an NBC correspondent is standing before them on a beach, broadcasting about crazed surfers taking advantage of the swells brought on by a
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Every four years, since 1930, soccer fanatics around the world prepare for the ultimate feast in the soccer world, the Federal International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup.
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After winning the 2006 NBA championship, the Miami Heat are already looking to defend what they worked so hard to accomplish.
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Major League Baseball is on its last two months of the regular season and about twenty teams are fighting to compete in the playoffs.
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With the start of a new school year comes the start of school sports. Athletic Director, Mr. Andy Chiles, expects great things from all sports this school year.
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School is back and athletes are preparing for a year of hard work. With the many athletes that attended the fall physical meeting, Varela should look to have depth in their teams.
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“Grease is the word” in the 1977 musical, “Grease” which stars John Travolta (as Danny) and in her American film debut Olivia Newton-John (as Sandy).
“Freshman” is fun look at Ivy League
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At this time of year, high school seniors all over the country are racking their brains over college essays and applications alongside aiming for the perfect senior year grades.
Hollywood does right by 9/11
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Many people know where they were on September 11, 2001. The recent film “United 93” by director Paul Greengrass took viewers inside the doomed United Airlines flight 93 which crashed into a field in P
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