The Zeitgeist - Miami Springs Senior High School

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Can You Escape Death Twice? Friday, March 17, 2006 By Yoali Garcia full story >
Arrivederci Torino! Friday, March 17, 2006 By Julio Garzon The 2006 Winter Olympic Games just wrapped up in Turin, Italy after its opening on January 26, 2006. The games featured 84 medal events in 15 disciplines, including the debut of team pursuit speed ska full story >
Everyone Wants A Happy Ending Friday, March 17, 2006 By Bryan Matteo In February, the month of love, a movie came out that made audiences cry; of laughter. “Date Movie” opened on February 17th and thrilled audiences with its hilarious parody of other movies like “Meet full story >
Resume Padding: Students fall prey to the lure of resume padding as the competition to get into college gets tough Friday, March 17, 2006 By Julio Garzon It’s not surprising that the unusual demands put on college-bound students to get into a top college may lead the awry, forcing them to join up with countless clubs to make a stronger case to college full story >
Alito Bit of Justice Friday, March 17, 2006 By Bryan Matteo In early February, Samuel Alito was sworn into office. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito took a victory lap in the Senate on Wednesday, accepting congratulations from Republican leaders as lawmakers full story >
Death, Rape, and Ransom Take Over Haiti Friday, March 17, 2006 By Reesha Roopchan In Haiti, going out for a walk might result in never returning home. Almost all the country is illiterate because education is not common. Circumstances there exacerbate with each passing day, making full story >
From the White House with Love: Presidential Authority and Domestic surveillance Friday, March 17, 2006 By Julio Garzon The Justice Department has started an inquiry into leaks to the press regarding a domestic surveillance program set forth by the NSA. The legality of this warrantless spying and its purpose for fighti full story >
Ipod Generation On The Rise Friday, March 17, 2006 By Stephanie Reynolds In every generation there’s always a craze that everyone goes through. That one thing that everyone has to have no matter what the price was; whether it be tie dies, bellbottoms, and platforms in the full story >
Smells Like School Spirit Friday, March 17, 2006 By Sara Linero Does MSSH have enough Hawk pride? Do we even try? Why don’t we have what you see in the movies? Are we boring? Are we not united enough? Could it be the language barrier? Could it be our uniforms? Who full story >
Teenage Obesity: 16% of all American Children are overweight or obese Friday, March 17, 2006 By Reesha Roopchan Presently, children and teenagers in the United States are facing a health crisis known as obesity: obesity occurs when a person accumulates body fat at a rapid pace. With obesity, adolescents are at full story >
High Court Calls Vouchers Unconstitutional: Will the Florida Supreme Court ever give students a chance? Friday, March 17, 2006 By Stephanie Reynolds In 1999, Governor Jeb Bush created what is known as the voucher system- a program that allowed students to attend private schools at the taxpayers’ expense. To be eligible for the program, the stude full story >
High Court Calls Vouchers Unconstitutional: the Florida Supreme Court ever give students a chance? Friday, March 17, 2006 By Stephanie Reynolds full story >
More Tests? State Plans End of Year Exams Friday, March 17, 2006 By Reesha Roopchan When the FCAT was first introduced, it stirred up a lot of controversy and debate. Students detested having to take annual standardized tests, whether they counted or not, and teachers eventually got full story >
Curtain Call for Valedictory?: Miami-Dade public schools consider the removal of valedictorian selections. Friday, March 17, 2006 By Julio Garzon Miami-Dade public schools may soon remove the choosing of valedictorians in favor of a system that bestows similar honors on a wider range of deserving students after mounting pressure from students a full story >
Soccer Team Loses in Semifinals Friday, March 17, 2006 By Alana Whitlock It was a tough game between the American High and Miami Springs Senior High boy varsity soccer teams. Miami Springs was dominating the field in the first 15 minutes of the game till American started full story >
Superintendent Discusses New Aims of School Friday, March 17, 2006 By Julio Garzon In a student press conference held December 2, 2005, Superintendent Rudy Crew expressed new proposals for an innovative way of student learning. His suggestions include moving toward immediate action full story >
Numbers Speak For Themselves: Mu Alpha Theta Wins Big in Competition Friday, March 17, 2006 By Julio Garzon On February 18, 2006, the Miami Springs Senior High Mu Alpha Theta team attended an invitational at Middleton High School in Tampa, Florida. There they battled a myriad of schools in several areas tha full story >
Theory Guides. Experiment Decides. Friday, March 17, 2006 By Bryan Matteo This year the school science fair held many great science projects, but only three were chosen to represent the school in the Dade County Science Fair. The three chosen projects were “The Effect of a full story >
Theory Guides. Experiment Decides. Friday, March 17, 2006 By Bryan Matteo This year the school science fair held many great science projects, but only three were chosen to represent the school in the Dade County Science Fair. The three chosen projects were “The Effect of a full story >