Record-Breaking Anti-Trans Bills Are Being Considered

Hermes Falcon and Anthony Vidal From Our May/June Magazine 117: A record breaking number of anti-trans bills have been brought to the attention of Congress in 2021, 51 more than last year and a whopping 98 more than in 2019, according to the Human Rights Campaign.  After the Equality Act was passed throughout the United …

“In The Heights” Review

By Kayla Cheung  The blending of cultures is something that most have seen in their lives; the fusion of foods from both global hemispheres, the cross-country mixing-and-matching of fashions, and communities built off the hard work of immigrants from all over the world, whose children grow up to know their own culture as it cooperates …

Mr. Boulay Leaves After 21 years of Teaching at MLEC

By Anthony Vidal The end of the 2020-2021 school year also marked the end of some MLEC teachers' careers. Mr. Boulay, a veteran math teacher at MLEC since the school's inception in 2000, is one of them, and as he prepares to retire, we reflect on his long career as a teacher. “We started here …

Closing a Chapter

By Kelly Sanchez Many teachers, especially ones who have been there from the very beginning, have decided this will be their last year at Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC). They’ve spent years dedicating their lives to teaching students and guiding them through high school. Whether they’re leaving because they’ve reached the end of their careers, …

Grey’s Anatomy: A Pandemic Season Success

By Kevin Perez  This story contains spoilers Grey's Anatomy, the long-running ABC medical drama, wrapped up its 17th season on Thursday night, leaving viewers with yet another nail-biting cliffhanger. Grey's Anatomy's 17th season premiered in November 2020 and consisted of 17 episodes.  The show jumped ahead a few months at the start of the season, …

Ways We Can Prevent Shootings

By Carlineissa Jean Francois Gun violence has been a common and tragic reoccurrence within the history of this nation. According to the Prevention Institute studies have shown that more than 100 Americans die each day from gun violence. Upon drills, protocols, and the constant fear, America has normalized gun violence to the point of blatant …

Dual Enrollment: Online or In-Person?

By Kayla Cheung and Anthony Vidal Students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools with an unweighted grade-point average of at least a 3.0 have the opportunity to take free courses at Miami Dade College (MDC). These courses cover subjects ranging from the humanities and fine arts to more STEM-oriented topics. Students across MDCPS take advantage of …

No Help For The Neurodivergent Gifted

By Michelle Mairena Elisandra Fernandez first heard of the “gifted kid” label one morning in her first-grade class, when a teacher told her she was a good test-taker and belonged in the gifted student program — a program to academically accelerate high-achieving and fast-developing students. Fernandez didn’t understand what being ‘gifted’ meant, but when she …

Making the Best of It

By Rhobie Toussaint MLEC’s class of 2021 has had an unconventional senior year, one with an ongoing pandemic, loss of major senior activities, and turmoil. Dealing with these have caused many to become discouraged, but there are seniors who have made an effort to make the best of this school year.  As many events, such …

Class of 2021 Cap and Gown Distribution

By Sophia Garcia As the testing season begins to come to a close, there enters a new period — the preparation for graduation. Preparations have already begun with less than two weeks of school remaining. After uncertainties over tentative graduation dates with pomp and circumstance, it was finally time for the class of 2021 to …