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May 2020 Park Vista Community High School, 7900 Jog Road, Lake Worth, Fla. 33467 Volume XVI, Issue VI Mental health days, Pg. 7 Baseball all-star, Pg. 18 Cavetown review, Pg. 20 INDEX Meet the Staff Cobra Life 3 Publisher: Letter from Mr. Myers...................3 Mr. Reginald Myers Adviser: Valedictorian and salutatorian.....4 Ms. Cynthia Glazier Corona cancellations....................5 Senior Staff Members: News 6 Aliyana Vasquez: Editor-In-Chief Voting seniors...............................6 Hayden Swergold: Managing Editor Cary Tendrich: Production Manager Adobe Flash..................................6 Noam Bernstein: Business Manager Mental health days......................7 Madison Barganier: Copy Editor Corona and travel.........................7 Johanna Vullo: Entertainment Editor Distance learning.........................8 Fernando Matamoros: Sports Editor Staff Writers: Features 10 Leo Fergenson Kaileigh Pinta Laniers.........................................10 Kathryn Ritayik Larrabee......................................11 Crystal Reynosa..........................11 Seniors collage..................12 & 13 Letter from the Editor The Cobra Chronicle is an expressive platform for students to share their points of view Opinion 14 while also providing an accurate representation of events at Park Vista. Our staff aims to add their To gap or not to gap...........14 & 15 own innovative thinking to each article published. This year, we have taken the initiative to No honors English.......................16 update our school newspaper. Our design scheme Sophomores driving....................17 has evolved greatly from last year’s. We hope our paper is more interactive and pleases the staff and student body’s diverse interests. Any opinion displayed is the opinion of the Sports 18 student and does not represent Park Vista as a whole. Our staff aims to tell the truth and provide Baseball all-star..........................18 unbiased information in every article. Comments and questions are welcomed by the staff. Thank Gender Inequality.......................19 you, and we hope you enjoy this edition. Entertainment 20 Cavetown review.........................20 Quick Bites..................................20 Teacher/celebrity look alikes.....22 Oscar “snubbing”.......................23 Editor-in-Chief Kaileigh’s Cooking Corner..........24 2 | About Us May 2020 Letter from Mr. Myers To the Senior Class of 2020: Congratulations on reaching another important milestone in your life. We are extremely proud of your ac- complishments, and we wish you the very best. You have worked hard over the past years, and Park Vista adminis- trators, teachers, staff, families and friends are so proud of your accomplishments. Thank you so much for allowing us the opportunity to guide you on your pathway to success. The course you have chartered for yourself is filled with endless possibilities. There are so many opportunities that await you, and I am sure that each of you will find what career path is right for you. As you proceed along this journey in life, you will encounter many challenges, but you must remain steadfast and focused on the goals you have established for yourself. In order to accomplish these goals, you will require continuous learning. I encourage you to continue learn- ing throughout your life. Why? Constant learning to me is the key to a successful and productive future. It is the key that will unlock the doors of opportunity to assist you in reaching your goals in life. One true fact about learn- ing is that once you have it, it can never be taken away from you, by anyone. So as each of you departs Park Vista Community High School ready to face the next phase of your life, never forget about the individuals that have been integral in supporting you throughout the past thirteen years of your schooling, the ones who are so happy for you today and so proud to see what you have become, and what you will become in the future. Take time to reflect, to remember, and to cherish these past years of your high school experience, re- member the fun times and the challenging times as well. Every experience in life is a learning opportunity that will offer you valuable life lessons. When the days seem dark, know that there is a bright light ahead. Stay true to your principles and values. Dr. Martin Lurther King once said, “ The time is always right to do what is right.” When you recognize that a mistake has been made, take ownership of this mistake or failure and make it right. On behalf of the Cobra Family, we wish the Senior Class of 2020 much success in your endeavors. Sincerely, Principal Myers Photo courtesy of Danielle Domond Photo Cobra Life | 3 Park Vista’s valedictorians, salutatorians: a journey BY ALIYANA VASQUEZ or Lockheed Martin. He is looking Glas said, “I think it’s really Editor-in-Chief forward to having more freedom important to dedicate time in your Since 2005, valedictorians in college. “Being able to make first year to go out and find your and salutatorians have walked mistakes and figure out problems group, a club, or maybe a frat or across the Park Vista graduation on my own is daunting but exciting,” sorority where you feel like you stage. Some may have thought they said O’Sullivan. belong.” Both Pizzino and Glas were going to become successful Allie Pizzino, PV class of believe these groups are important doctors or famous actors; others may 2019’s valedictorian, currently to join as a buffer between school have had no idea what they were takes classes at Bowdoin College in and social life. The two also agreed going to become. Their lives may Brunswick, Maine. She is unsure of that the titles of valedictorian and be all figured out or just starting to her major right now, but thinks she salutatorian do not matter as much make sense. might double major in chemistry and to society as they matter to them. Park Vista’s current government/legal studies. “For now, Pizzino said, “It [being valedictorian] valedictorian, Maya Fives, is planning I am just taking classes that interest is a personal accomplishment,” and on majoring in environmental me and hoping a career idea will “does not open every door for the science at The University of Florida. emerge,” she said. rest of one’s life.” Fives has many goals for her future, Pizzino said college is Although each of these such as conducting research in much different than high school. students have different goals and will college, possibly getting published, “Education is focused on learning go on different career paths, each of securing an internship and studying and understanding the content, them has agreed that Park Vista has abroad. Fives also wants to rather than focused on getting good taught them some valuable lessons. continue leading and joining clubs grades.” She also said college has “My high school experience has during college. She has been Paw a greater variety of social activities, taught me that balance is important. Protection club’s president for three like clubs and sports teams, that she It is equally important to work hard years, is president of National Honor did not have access to in high school. as it is to have fun,” said Fives. Society and is the co-vice president Class of 2019’s salutatorian, O’Sullivan said high school of Key Club. Amelia Glas, attends the University taught him how “to persevere and Patrick O’Sullivan, Park of Florida. She is majoring in family, work hard.” Vista’s current salutatorian, is youth and community sciences Glas said that high school planning on attending The University on the pre-med track because helped her to enjoy and appreciate of Florida and majoring in chemical she hopes to become a pediatric each moment, as well as not worry engineering. He wants to graduate physician assistant or something of or stress because “99% of the time with his bachelor’s degree and the sort. Glas said she wants “...to do things end up working out.” hopes to work for an engineering something that helps people, and I organization like NASA, Boeing, loves working with kids.” Congratulations, Park Vista Pathfinder nominees 2020 Academic excellence- Maya Fives Art- Antonio Caleca Communications- Torrance Stincer Community Involvement- Marissa Centrella Computer Science- Kyle Neilson Drama- Emma Agnelli Foreign Language- Noah Cabarcas History/Political Science- Stephen Polner Literature- Brandon Leonard Mathematics- Luke Flanagan Music/Instrumental- Megan Galloway Music/Vocal- Mckayla Williams Reach for Excellence- Jacqueline Tabascio Science- Patrick O’Sullivan Sports- Jade Steele Technical/Vocational/Agricultural- Sydney Tubbs 4 | Cobra Life May 2020 Senior coronavirus woes BY KAILEIGH PINTA AND JO VULLO Staff Writer and Entertainment Editor Daily updates are reaching communities everywhere on the spread of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, a strain of the virus SARS which caused widespread fear and panic in 2002. Schools have closed all across the country, and while students would normally courtest of RollingLoud.com Photo be enjoying spring break, officials Rolling Loud has announced the new dates are February 12-14, 2021, featuring all the have been urging every person to artist originally promoted. All tickets for original date are valid or can be refunded. social distance. This means many their last competition in Dayton, students will be at home with their cancellations of events and possible permanent closure of certain Ohio, at the end of March. families, unable to see their friends This was going to be their first time and participate in public activities. activities are all experiencing what the rest of the world is feeling. From competing at this level, but it was Seniors at PV were planning on one of the first events to get finishing their sports seasons, going freshman to seniors, everyone is going to experience big changes due cancelled when the outbreak started. to music festivals and graduating as Senior Sydney Tubbs said, “It was every other class before them had.