20 il ' pr A / 3 e u s s i 9 1 . l o v WORLD WIDE CRISIS Felix Varela Sr. High School * 15255 S.W. 96 St., Miami, FL 33196 bulletin board The Coronavirus has struck and First run movies are coming out with school closures, distance early on TV. learning has become much hard- er than we imagined. Next year, school may be start- Legends never die! Kobe Bryant ing about an hour later. More will be missed. sleep! Hits and misses Varela will be welcoming class- Next year, school may be ending es next year for E-Sports and about an hour later. Less time Drones! for jobs! Table of Contents | Viewpoints table of contents ViEWPOINTS Editorial ............................................................. 4 News volume 19 Viper News ........................................5 Drama Production ...................... 6 April‘20 Bell Schedules ........................7 Staff Lounge ......................... 8 Epic Universal ....................9 Editors Vaping and Weed ...........10 Jonathan Bigio-Vargas The dangers of vaping and weed on Jose Donate the teenage brain and body. Natalia Fernandez Coronavirus .............. 11 Karolyn Legra Maria Pacheco Kiana Paulino lifestyle Isabella Vallejo Jumanji .................... 15 Gretel & Hansel .....16 Reporters The classic Grimm's fairy tale l Isabella l Letisleidi gets a new twist. Cerioni Martinez More Movies ...........17 l Alexander l Mia Dominguez Rivera l Joshua l Katherine Escobedo Rodriguez l Isabella sports Londono Adviser Pro Sports ................. 18 Elizabeth Cardenas Varela Sports .............19 Check out the latest in Spring Sports. Editorial Policy The Viper Vibe is the student newspaper of Felix Varela Senior High (15255 SW On the Front: Jason Cumello, the administrator of Cedarbrook 96 St. Miami, FL, 33196). It is an open Senior Care & Rehab holds a N95 mask for staff use at the facility. forum for student expression. The opin- South Whitehall Township facility is taking care of their residents ions expressed in the publication do not and being proactive with disinfecting with Covid-19 spreading. photo with permission The Morning Call/TNS of the school. 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Healthline recommends Wseriously, but not panic. “It’s human to eating foods that make our immune system stron- be anxious,” Henry Ford Health System psycholo- ger such as garlic, yogurt, Vitamin C fruits (straw- gist Philip Lanzisera, Ph.D. said. “At the same time, berries, tomatoes, citrus fruits), leafy greens and there are lots of reasons not to be scared. Be rea- broccoli. Most importantly, we should drink a lot sonable and be cautious, but don’t be frightened.” The word pandemic does not refer to the virus’ tea, herbal tea and lemon tea with honey. deadliness, but how widespread it is. of water.Droplets For flavoring,from sneezes Healthline and coughs suggests can gingertravel As a school, there are things we can do to as far as six feet, so maintain your distance from limit our exposure to the virus (or any people who are sick. Stay home if you illnesses for that matter). For all of us Take care of can, doing virtual learning and binging to be safe, we need to wash our hands several times a day. And this doesn’t yourself before to watch. mean a quick rinse in the sink. We that NetflixThe most show important you’ve been thing wanting we should lather our hands for at least 20 you take care of here at The Viper Vibe can suggest is - not to panic. Technically, the common ually and the whole hand up to the others seconds, cleaning each finger individ- year. Coronavirus is just the worst ing your hands, open the door with a flu kills thousands of people every paperwrist. Oncetowel you or your have sleeve. finished If wewash sneeze or cough, need to hoard supplies. The world is not ending, we should cover our faces with our arm, not our we just needversion to be aware of the of common our surroundings flu. There isand no hands. what’s going on around us. We need to be aware Bleach doesn’t work as well as a sanitizer; of people who might be sick or infected and take use alcohol and products like Lysol to wipe down good care of ourselves. surfaces, especially those used by multiple people. As Dr. Phil says, “You have to take care of your- While Miami-Dade County Public Schools are self before you can take care of others.” closed, administration is taking this time to have The Florida Department of Health in Mi- custodians come in and completely disinfect ev- ami-Dade County has established a call center to erything with germicidal-Avistad D, a very power- address questions from the public. If you have ful disinfectant. questions about what is happening in Miami-Dade The National Health Council recommends County, how the virus is spread, and what to do if you have symptoms, please call 305-470-5660. getting a flu shot. While it may not stop or cure 4 [email protected] Around Varela | News News HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS February 14 February 20 Sr. Lunch Valentine's Roses Valentine's Day fell on a Friday on Thursday Feb. 20, as students attend- this year and love was in the air with Theed the first Senior major Luncheon senior event where took seniors place roses and singing "telegrams." Student were transported to the Renaissance purchased different colored roses and Ballroom, ready to “Travel the World” Drama visited classrooms to sing to which was this year’s theme. recipients of sappy love songs. The day consisted of speeches from the students’ favorite staff, preview of the senior video, learning and watching a variety of ethnic dances, and plenty of good food making for an amazing day a lifetime as the seniors embark on their fillednew adventures. with many memories that will last This year's Sr. Luncheon had students learning new dance moves. Tama's Polynesian Production entertained students and invited them to join along. Seniors also danced with treasurer Sharon Coleman who will be retiring this year. photos by Fox-Mar Students information gathered by Maria Pacheco purchased multi-colored roses for $1 to give to their loved ones. photo by E. Cardenas News | Around Varela Inside the Staff Lounge What profession If heaven exists, what would you other than yours like to hear God say when you would you like to arrive at the pearly gates? attempt? “Come on in.” A sponsored triathlete What inspires you? What is your favorite book? Driving myself to be better White Fang Mr. John Why do you participate in the What is your favorite word? Stoltenborg Spartan Races? Mr. Stoltenborg is an Just to challenge myself, Perseverance English teacher current- ly teaching juniors. He keep myself healthy has been working for Miami-Dade County Public Schools for What is your What 31 years, 19 of which least What’s your favorite profession have been at Varela. favorite word? thing about other than yours Can’t competing? would you not What sound or noise like to What sound or do you love? Just bettering participate in? noise do you myself Old school music hate? Police Crying Officer 6 [email protected] These questions are based on the French television series Bouillon de Culture hosted by Bernard Pivot. Information gathered by Jose Donate and photo by J. Stoltenborg Around Varela | News Drama brings East High to Varela High Isabella Vallejo Everyone’s familiar with the good Editor old Disney’s High School Musical movie IG: asthxticbxlla series starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hud- gens. The beloved series mixed catchy and easy to sing along songs with fun dances that have become iconic over the years and made the stars famous. Varela’s dra- ma department decided to perform the stage production as its spring musical. East High was center stage March 11-13. Because of the high cost of Disney copyright, tickets were $10 each. Since it was a Disney original series, it was not an easy or cheap production. On average, to be able to recreate any Disney content costs thousands of dollars, which explains why tickets were on the pricey side. Luckily, the performances came in just before M-DCPS Superintendent Carvalho ordered the closing of schools due to the Coronavirus outbreak. In the past, Varela’s spring musical has used the school’s concert band to play its music. They decided to continue the The ensemble sings "We're All in This Together" for the Drama department's production of High tradition and perform live for the audience which gave it a School Musical, its spring musical.