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March 2021 Park Vista Community High School, 7900 Jog Road, Lake Worth, Fla. 33467 Volume XVII, Issue III State parks, Pgs. 12-13 Anime, Pg. 16 Women score in sports, Pg. 25 Photo courtesy of PVCHS Twitter INDEX 3 Publisher: Cobra Life Mr. Reginald Myers Written in ink..................................3 Adviser: Cobras stay fit.................................4 Ms. Cynthia Glazier Virtual meetings.............................4 Honor societies..............................5 Senior staff members: “Love Serving Autism” program....5 Aliyana Vasquez: Editor-In-Chief Hayden Swergold: Managing editor Vaccinated Cobras.........................6 Cary Tendrich: Production manager College prep...................................6 Noam Bernstein: Business manager Exams.............................................7 Madison Barganier: Copy editor Cobra Congrats!.............................8 Fernando Matamoros: Sports editor Mental health.................................9 Features 10 Staff writers: Emily Cobb Daniel McDonald King Chess.....................................10 Leo Fergenson Kaileigh Pinta History highlights...........................11 Joshua Foreman Kayla Shim Entertainment 12 Carly Siedman Florida parks.............................12-13 Artists change.................................14 Quick Bites......................................15 Letter from the Editor Celebrity lookalikes........................15 The Cobra Chronicle is an expressive platform for students to share their points of view Best animes....................................16 while also providing an accurate representation of Kai’s cooking corner.......................17 events at Park Vista. Our staff aims to add his/her own innovative thinking to each article published. Upcoming movies...........................17 Our design scheme has evolved greatly from previous years. We hope our paper is more News 18 interactive and pleases the faculty and student body’s diverse interests. Our staff has taken the Environmental policies...................18 initiative to find creative ways to share content amid the pandemic. In Cobra Country, we are Feeding South Florida....................18 still a community even though some of us are Tone indicators...............................19 at home. Any opinion displayed is the opinion of 20 the student and does not represent Park Vista Opinion as a whole. We aim to tell the truth and provide Google Meets vs. Zoom............20-21 unbiased information in every article. Comments and questions are welcomed by the staff. Thank Oh, so typical!................................22 you, and we hope you enjoy this edition. Hulu’s mistake...............................23 Sports 24 Mourning lost athletes...................24 Cheer champions...........................24 Editor-in-Chief Women on the field........................25 Girls bowling...................................26 2 | About Us March 2021 Cobras, written in ink BY MADISON BARGANIER Copy editor Some students groan when they hear the word “writing” because essays come to mind. Others, however, find having a pen in hand (or keyboard on desk) to be a comfort. Senior Hannah Flanders, is one of the latter. Flanders got into story writing by reading a variety of stories growing up; she wanted to come up with her own fantasy worlds. Story writing in her eyes is truly a one-of-a-kind adventure. “Sometimes, there is more truth in fiction than reality and one can apply the lessons they learn to real life,” she said. With story writing, characters are heavily relied on to get the author’s message across to the reader. Sam Lafebre of courtesy Photo They can be challenging to write realistically as humans Sam Lafebre plans to publish his second are complex, so Flanders starts her process by taking self-written EP, I love you, I love you not, in the beauty of the good and bad in life. “The world soon. His first EP, just me, are available on inspires me because it is the greatest story ever told,” Spotify and iTunes. she said. “All the struggles that I go through, and all the ones I see consequently, are all the inspiration I mistakes when writing music. What you may originally will ever need.” think are mistakes can lead to something cool in the Story writing is a lot more freeing than typical instrumentals or the vocals.” essay writing, and it tends to give authors a sense of Another PV writer is senior Kirsten Rodas. Her comfort and control. Flanders believes one of the best genre is poetry. Poetry is a very open and free verse things about it is how there is no absolute commitment. type of writing, varying from a deep thought to a giddy She said, “Someone could start writing, get a feel, and haiku, and many enjoy this open and expressive style. then stop. It is perfect for quick expression of thought “With poetry,” she said, “I have freedom to think outside without anything permanent.” Her favorite part about of the box and create new and unique ways to share story writing, however, is the satisfaction and sense of my thoughts and emotions. I believe that words are accomplishment elicited from ending a story. “The rush powerful, and I like being creative with them.” of satisfaction, the ‘look what I have created’ once it is Writing in such a varied style also can be beneficial all said and done is worth any struggles it took to get to students school-wise as it helps writers learn new there,” she said. types of diction and transcends basic vocabulary. Junior Sam Lafebre has been into music his “Poetry makes it easier for me to understand the whole life, so when he learned to play an instrument meaning of whatever I read, and I am able to perform and understood more about music, he decided to write better in my English class,” Rodas said. “This is because his own songs. Like Flanders, Lafabre finds writing to it has helped me to value every word that an author be impactful, therapeutic and a way to help handle chooses within whatever genre I come across.” Poetry stressful things in life. “Writing lets me truly express is also a good way to cope mentally; it is another form myself,” he said. “There's no word count or topic. It's just of healthy self expression. “I experience a big relief free writing about me or about how I'm feeling about the whenever I’m able to get my feelings and thoughts down world around me.” His writing process is self-described on paper. On a personal level, poetry has contributed as “kind of all over the place”, but he believes the to self healing and mental growth for myself. I am able process of writing from personal experience helps one to express everything going on in my mind and then get a better feel for how the song should sound. release it out into song or poems,” she said. Rodas Lafebre was not planning on sharing his music recommends giving poetry a try as it is important to at first. After some feedback and support, however, he have an outlet to express oneself. She dreams of one decided he wanted to be another source people could day sharing her works with others. find comfort in. Lafebre said he “originally released [his] Such dreams are realistic. Park Vista alumni songs to let people know they aren't alone with their Annalise Wellman is an example of this, already having thoughts and feelings because [he] understands some published two poetry books. “I remember holding my of their situations and hopes [his] music can help them first book in my hands for the first time and crying the when they just need a nice song to either cry to or just happiest tears of my life,” she said. “Yes, there were have it in the background to calm down.” issues along the way, but it turned out to be everything I “My favorite parts of songwriting are knowing could have ever dreamed of.” that it's truly me and my words that people want to hear,” said Lafebre. “I also love how there are no Cobra Life | 3 Virtual meetings bring people together BY HAYDEN SWERGOLD the theme of the party. For instance, if the theme Managing editor of the party is “under the sea”, guests can set their During the coronavirus pandemic many background to something ocean related. turned to video conferencing applications in order to Breakout rooms are another prominent keep friends and kin close while maintaining social feature on zoom which can be used to help guests of distancing. Zoom, previously a popular application meeting mingle and connect as a limited number of for video conferences and school, is now dominating people are in each room. The use of this feature allows get-togethers as well. According to Business of Apps, people to get to know others in the meeting be er. now more than 300 million people have started using There are endless amounts of activities in the grand Zoom a month. Prior to the pandemic, Zoom averaged scheme of virtual parties. less than 10 million meetings a day. In part this is Zoom meetings can still possess that special because Zoom o ers an interactive and engaging way flare found when celebrating special occasions. Junior to celebrate birthdays, holidays and special occasions Allie Licciardi used Zoom in order to talk to her friends together without endangering the health of individuals. on her birthday. “Using Zoom allowed me to talk to my Some of Zoom’s functions include: screen closest friends while preventing the risk of anybody sharing, whiteboard and virtual backgrounds. These ge ing sick,” Licciardi said. “Talking to my friends on functions are utilized in order to take part in activities Zoom gives me a sense of normality because we all felt as a group. The participants can take part in watch like we were together.” parties by using the screen sharing tool. The only Zoom has allowed for individuals to stay in requirement is one member has to have access to the touch with groups that would have met physically had movie or TV show the group is interested in watching.