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eitgeist The Spirit of the Times May 2014 - Volume 50 - Issue 4 - Miami Springs Senior High - 751 Dove Avenue, Miami Springs, FL 33166 Photo: Zeitgeist Staff Garnet and Gold...Hawks prove they shine bright during CODE RED By: Alejandra Ramos the rumor mill that almost immediately began pumping out held and students were able to eat and feel secure at the On the afternoon of Tuesday, May 13, 2014, to stories that circulated the hallways even though the stu- same time. During 2nd lunch, no one was permitted to the surprise of students, faculty and staff, MSSH was dents themselves were tucked away tightly in their respec- go outside. Students were confined to the cafeteria and placed on lockdown! At approximately 10:50 a.m., Mr. tive classrooms. the main lobby where they ate their lunches under crowd- Saunders came onto the public address system and In the moment no one knew the exact details of ed conditions. Despite the hectic atmosphere, students stated that the school was under a Code Red alert, re- the situation. Thankfully, our fearless leader, Head Hawk, behaved cooperatively and when asked to return to peatedly emphasizing that it was not a drill. The student Mr. Smith kept us calm by letting us know that we were fourth period at the end of the lunch, they did so immedi- body was then safely ushered into the classrooms. At safe with periodic announcements and updates. ately in an orderly fashion accompanied by their teach- this time, faculty and staff diligently followed Code Red Faculty and staff alike are to be commended for ers. Cafeteria staff rose to the challenge and made the procedures. Administration instructed the students to the way that they took our building from Hawk’s Nest to best of a difficult situation. All in all, our little Camelot notify their parents via text or phone call advising them fortress! We were on L-O-C-K-D-O-W-N! Teachers meant proved that when the chips are down we are FAMILY! that they were safe and sound, and to stress the fact business! You could tell by the look in their eyes that they Meanwhile, outside our hallowed halls in the that they could not be picked up until further notice since were going to keep us safe…inspiring confidence and world of social media, rumors continued to swirl. One of the school was locked-down by the Miami Springs Po- calming the concerns of even the newest fledgling mem- the most incredulous comments was a tweet about a boy lice Department. bers of our nest. armed with a gun inside the school – of course, this was Naturally, nerves were frayed and fear was pal- Faculty and staff even managed to feed their baby false. Students did not learn about the incident until a pable. These two factors combined were enough to fuel birds during the burgeoning drama! Secured lunch was Continues on page 6 Female corpse found The nightmare continues for families of NEWS in Okeechobee canal By: Bryan Gagne Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Page 3 On April 27, 2014, what would have been another calm Sunday in Mi- By: Christian Duran ed when they ran out of fuel," says Bill Waldock, ami Springs quickly became a living Two month ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight a professor of safety science at Embry-Riddle nightmare for residents of this sleepy 370 disappeared during a routine flight from Kuala Aeronautical University. town. Caution tape wrapped the inter- Lumpur to Beijing. An international search team Who's been searching for the plane? section on the corner of Canal Street has spent several weeks combing the Indian More than a dozen planes and 14 ships are and Curtis Parkway. CBS 4 news and Ocean for signs of the missing plans; and for the scouring the ocean hundreds of miles off the police cars lined the scene. That morn- families of the deceased, there seems to be no coast of Australia, where the plane is believed to ing someone had flagged down police end in sight. Here's a summary of where we are have gone down. The Australians are coordinat- NEWS and told them he saw what looked like with the hunt for the jetliner. ing the search team, which includes China, Ja- a body floating face-down in the canal What do we know? Flight 370 took off at pan, the United Kingdom, the U.S., New Zea- Pages 4 & 5 while driving down Canal Street. 12:40 a.m. local time on March 8 — that's midday land, Malaysia and South Korea. Weeks of aerial Springs police Sgt. Thomas March 7 on the U.S. East Coast — with 239 pas- searching have failed to turn up any definitive Kelly was on duty on the same street sengers and crew on board. The first hour of the debris from Flight 370, but over the weekend, a and later told reporters he responded flight appears routine, according to a transcript Chinese and an Australian ship both claimed to to the scene at approximately 9 a.m. released by Malaysia Airlines. However, shortly have heard underwater signals that could have Prom He identified the body as an adult fe- after 1:19 a.m., the plane disappeared from the come from the plane's two black boxes. male. The victim was later positively radar screens of air traffic controllers. The tran- What have they heard? Each black box identified as Rhonda Siggers-Cooper. sponder, which provides controllers with a plane’s contains an underwater pinger that puts out a SPORTS Miami Springs Police quickly called out location, stopped signaling. Military radar showed simple, one-second pulse. It's not audible to the Miami-Dade Police to carry out the in- the plane turning west, off its prescribed route, and human ear, but sensitive hydrophones can pick it Page 6 vestigation, along with crime scene and flying over the Strait of Malacca. From there, satel- up. The Chinese ship Haixun 01, claimed to hear Miami-Dade homicide detectives. After lite signals indicate it turned south. The signals something to the south of the current search being pulled from the river bank, the were a simple "handshake" and didn't give the zone. The Australian vessel Ocean Shield heard body was searched and sent to the plane's position, but the company that owns the something 372 miles north of the Haixun 01's medical examiners for an autopsy. The satellites, Inmarsat, used the data to trace a rough location. The signals are too far apart to be from cause of death is still undetermined but route. The last signal arrived at 8:11 a.m., nearly 7 the same source, and experts believe the signal police suspect that there was no foul 1/2 hours after it took off. "The flight probably end- picked up by the Australian ship is more likely to play involved. News Page 2 Ewing Sarcoma Cancer No is apparently not HOSA travels to Orlando for competition the right answer By: Vanessa Gonzalez A certain cancer is becoming By: Krista Schubert By: Lydia Suarez th ubiquitous. While in the past, it was Maren Sanchez, a 16 year old Last month, 28 of Mrs. Icaza’s HOSA students packed into a bus on April 4 and rare, now it is widespread and can junior at Milford’s Jonathan Law High made their way to the Disney Coronado Resort in Orlando, Fl. Mrs. Icaza is the HOSA advi- affect the lives of anyone. A certain School in Hartford, Connecticut was sor for Miami Springs Senior High and she was gladly accompanied by Mrs. Ceballos who type of cancer is still uncommon, killed the day of her junior prom. The went as a chaperone. Although they were on their way to a tough competition knowing that Ewing Sarcoma. What remains the they would be facing some intimidating judges, all of these students were already winners. In attack occurred Friday morning, only a st nd rd same about this type of cancer is that few hours before the event. The author- order to make it to HOSA States, each student was required to place 1 , 2 , or 3 at region- it can impact one’s life tremendously. ities are now investigating if her death als. Placing at regionals gave these students the experience and confidence that they need- Ewing Sarcoma cancer is a type of was related to the fact she turned down ed to excel during the next level of competition. cancer that mainly affects children a male classmate’s invitation to the MSSH students competed in a number of various categories while at States. Extem- and adolescents. It is relatively un- prom. According to junior Jill Davis who poraneous Writing, Community Awareness, Health Education, Medical Photography, Healthy common in adults. Because many witnessed the rejection, her answer to Lifestyles, Medical Math, Public Health, and Veterinary Sciences were all topics that Springs illnesses can cause the same symp- his invitation was “no, I have a new boy- students presented to a formidable panel of judges. During these presentations, they got to toms as Ewing Sarcoma cancer it is friend.” She also told the authorities that reveal their true passions for medicine and did so in a way that was very impressive. In fact, sometimes missed in its early stages. after Maren said no, he strangled and some of them were so remarkable that a total of 10 awards were given to our very own If the cancer is found before it slit her throat, stabbed her in the arm, Hawks; thus allowing these recipients to continue their HOSA journey on to nationals.

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