Viper Vibe Is the Student Newspaper of Felix Varela Senior High (15255 SW - 96 St
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0 '2 ay M / 4 e u s s i 9 1 . l o v THE CLASS OF 2020 A year for the history books Felix Varela Sr. High School * 15255 S.W. 96 St., Miami, FL 33196 bulletin board Senior Class of 2020 has lost so Summer is just around the cor- much this year. But you are an ner! awesome class and you WILL make it through this! Slowly but surely, stuff is re- So is Hurricane Season! opening and life is restarting. Hits and misses We are loving Zoom, Skype and Face masks and gloves aren't Facetime. Helping us stay in going away any time soon. touch while physically distancing. Table of Contents | Viewpoints table of contents ViEWPOINTS Editorial ............................................................. 4 News Staff Lounge ......................................5 volume 19 Senior News ...................................6 March‘20 MDCPS Feeds Families ...............7 School Changes ....................8 Pandemic Shopping .............9 Editors COVID Conspiracies ........10 Social media is full of Covid-19 theories. Which do you like? Jonathan Bigio-Vargas Jose Donate NataliaMaria Fernandez Pacheco lifestyle Karolyn Legra I Still Believe .......... 11 Kiana Paulino Streaming Movies .. 12 Isabella Vallejo Locke & Key .............13 Reporters - l l Letisleidi Isabella Netflix brings the graphic nov l l Mia elMadden to life in itsNFL streaming 20 ........ series.14 Cerioni RiveraMartinez l JoshuaAlexander Video Games .............15 Dominguez Online Concerts......16 Escobedo Music .........................17 Adviser Losing Leah ................ 18 Elizabeth Cardenas sports Editorial Policy Sports ........................ 19 The Viper Vibe is the student newspaper of Felix Varela Senior High (15255 SW - 96 St. Miami, FL, 33196). It is an open forum for student expression. The opin How is the Coronavirus affecting the ofions the expressed school. in the publication welcomes do not worldOn the Front: of Evensports? though the year has ended with a quarantine, there reflect the official opinions or policies are still many memories of Varela to be had. photos by Crotalus, E. Carde- The Viper Vibe nas, Fox-Mar, NJROTC letters to the editor, but requires that Above: Seniors say goodbye...from home. digital graphic by E . Cardenas; Photo- they be signed and reserves the right graph of 5G cell phone tower in blue sky. photo with permission Getty Images/TNS; to reject, edit and condense letters. The Kinsey (Emilia Jones) and little brother Bode (Jackson Robert Scott) try to survive a comstaff and adviser can be contacted at nightmarish encounter in Locke & Key. photo with permission Netflix/TNS; The stands 305-752-7900 or thevipervibe@gmail. of Nationals Park remain empty on what would've been opening day on March 25. Major League Baseball has postponed the start of its season due to the COVID-19 outbreak and Sponsorships MLB commissioner Rob Manfred recently said the league is "probably not gonna be able to" play a full 162-game regular season. photo with permission TNS The Viper Vibe welcomes sponsorships Your thoughts may be from individuals and businesses, but Talk to us: [email protected] featured in the next reserves the right to reject any material issue of the Viper Vibe! deemed inappropriate for a high school http://issuu.com/thevipervibepublication. 3 Viewpoints | Editorial Senior editorial farewell from home as Seniorthey wait editors out thesay quarantine and word on whether or not they will ever get a real Jonathan Bigio-Vargas graduation. I just want to say goodbye to my school Varela. The four years I have spent here were great and now I have to move on to a graduate!” Lo and behold three extra years in Journalism and different part of my life, entering the real world and what it all I’ve ever written about was video games. As some parting has to offer. I will never forget the fun times I had with friends words to those who read this…”Have fun while you can. You and teachers. Even though I didn't get to do many of my senior Marianever know Pacheco when the next time you'll have a moment as activities, I will always remember this school and the memories I great as that.” created here. Goodbye to Varela, all the teachers I had and to the friends I made. Although my time at Varela was relatively short it was still Karolyn Legra filled with so many memories that I will cherish for the rest - of my life. I was able to go on my first highschool field trip to Busch Gardens and then to the nursing home with some As my senior year comes to an end, I feel a little over great people who I’m gonna miss so much. I’m gonna miss whelmed because we have lost the little time we had outside being in Mrs. Paulsen’s class everyday for health science and of school, due to this pandemic. While I look back The Class of nursing and knowing that it was going to be an to my very first day at Varela, I would've never amazing day filled with so much laughter. High guessed it was going to be quite a ride. The last 2020 says good- school overall was definitely four years filled four years have been a rollercoaster of emotions with so many amazing moments that I will and adventures too. I will never forget Varela and bye amidst never forget, but I’m excited to start the next alwayswhat I learnedcherish here.those I teachers will forever I hold treasure dear to all my Isabellafour years Vallejo at FAU. Goodbye highschool it was the memories and friends I made here. I will also upheaval and fun while it lasted. heart, who have always helped me with everything quarantine To the school that has not only taught me many NataliaI needed. Fernandez Thank you for these four years Varela; I things but also helped me grow as a person.- will never forget my time here. Thank you for the warm welcome on my first day of highschool. Also for having such in It's been an amazing four years at Varela, but now it is time to credible staff to guide me along the way as the years flew by. say goodbye and thank you. Being in Varela was like having There were rough days where things seemed hopeless, but I a home and being a part of something amazing. I made these knew I could count on my teachers and the administration to amazing friends and had some amazing teachers from whom make the bumpy ride a lot smoother. Even though my senior I learned a lot. It's just so crazy how everything can change year came to an end sooner than expected, the memories I've in the blink of an eye and we are ending senior year this way. made, the people I’ve met and especially the bonds I’ve made I know that everything happens for a reason. Although I am Josewith Donatemy teachers won't ever be forgotten. Felix Varela Senior Alexsaying Dominguez goodbye to Varela, it is always gonna be home and I High School, all I gotta say is thank you and goodbye. am proud to say that I will always be a Viper. I remember walkingThe into Martian, Varela like it was yesterday. My Varela was my home away from home. It’s the place where Intensive Reading classThe was Viper taught Vibe by Mrs. Cardenas. She I rekindled old friendships and made new ones. The four introduced me to and I instantly liked the book. years I've been here have probably been the most important She also got me to join staff my junior year. I ones of my life, and for my senior year to end so abruptly have no complaints. It was the best class ever and I learned really hits hard. I remember my first year at Varela. I had Mrs. so much. Varela will always hold a special place in my heart Cardenas for Intensive Reading and I thought to myself “I'm because it was full of great memories. High school went by so 4going [email protected] to make sure I get her as a teacher every year until i quickly. It will definitely be one for the books. Around Varela | News News Inside the Staff Lounge What hobbies will keep you busy in What profession other your retirement? than yours would you like I love reading, traveling to attempt? and playing computer Travel blogger/ games reviewer What inspires you? What big retirement celebration do you have planned? My family and European Cruise friends (my kids have a party planned, too) What is the largest amount of What is your least money any one student has owed favorite word? Ms. Sharon in order to graduate? Ms. ColemanColeman is Varela’s Over $700 Hate treasurer. She is retiring (books, laptop and fees) this year after working for Miami-Dade County Public Schools for 28 years, 20 of which What is your If heaven exists, what What would you like to hear have beenmissed. at Varela. favorite word? profession She will be greatly God say when you arrive other than yours Precious at the pearly gates? Once a Viper, would you not Always a Viper. What sound or “Well done, my like to What sound or noise do you love? noise do you good and faithful participate in? hate? Quiet, peaceful Rap/Rock servant. Come Chef/Cooking music home to rest.” sounds Bouillon de Culture http://issuu.com/thevipervibe 5 These questions are based on the French television series hosted by Bernard Pivot. Information gathered by Jose Donate and photo by J. Stoltenborg News | Around Varela Class of 2020 loses out on all activities With the school building closed, not only are activities cancelled, but Natalia Fernandez The class most af- seniorsEditor will have to- waitProm to get yearbooks, transcripts and diplomas IG: ohitsnaat submitted.