Views from inside a school shooter drill
Photos and story by Thomas Morcillo Coral Gables Senior High School In the aftermath of the Feb. 14, 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, […]
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Local barber treats his furry friends with CBD oil
By Kevin Reyes Christopher Columbus High School From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Ronald “Ron” Nahmod is clipping, styling and grooming hair at his Coral Gables barbershop, […]
Read moreMontage students bond over health and wellness journalism
David A. Perez Christopher Columbus High School For the first time in 11 years, Miami Montage students moved into their dorm rooms at the University of Miami […]
Read moreShooter drills incite debate over how to secure our schools
By Marcus Callegari Christopher Columbus High School For teacher Eric Garner, returning to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a shooting that killed 17 students already felt […]
Read moreMiami’s model schools are the ticket out for low-income kids
By Yasmine Mezawi Miami Lakes Educational Center Growing up as a low-income student, Wilnic Gideon struggled to stay focused in school with no real support at home. […]
Read moreCBD can be a lifesaver for chronic life-long ailments
By Kevin Reyes Christopher Columbus High School Six years ago, nine-year-old Cameron Walter had a routine tonsillectomy. Unexpectedly, Cameron suffered a stroke during the surgery, leaving him […]
Read moreVaccination vexation: Moms in the gray areas of debate
By Benjamin Schiller Saint Andrew’s School South Florida parents are torn between whether to vaccinate their children as volumes of information come to light from legitimate and […]
Read moreThese moms gave up everything to care for chronically ill children
By Chika Ojukwu Barbara Goleman Senior High School It was just like any other night. Judy Feldman and her 15-year-old son were at their home in Palmetto […]
Read moreLGBTQ+ students feel excluded in sex education classes
By Kaylee Hilyer McArthur High School Ariel Sabillon wished he had cancer rather than HIV. “When I was diagnosed with HIV, I honestly thought it was the […]
Read moreOnline PE gets mixed reviews from students and fitness experts
By Katya Gutierrez Coral Gables Senior High School Zaira Gonzalez prepared for her first high school PE class in a peculiar way. She left her sneakers and […]
Read moreFIU med school takes on Miami’s many underserved neighborhoods
By Joseph Sturgeon Cooper City High School Hundreds of thousands of working-class Americans cannot afford a hospital visit and about 530,000 families go bankrupt each year because […]
Read moreLow-income kids can beat the odds in the game of life
By Yasmine Mezawi Miami Lakes Educational Center Shaika Surprize is one of six siblings who grew up without a father and spent years in the foster care […]
Read morePot can have disastrous effects on mental health
Lukas Guerra Christopher Columbus High School At age 25, Gabe Howard spent four days in a psychiatric ward. He was diagnosed as bipolar. When released, Howard began […]
Read moreCelebrity endorsements cloud debate over effects of diet fads
By Carson Merlo Saint Thomas Aquinas High School In an Instagram post shared in January 2019, actress and socialite Kim Kardashian uploaded a mirror selfie with a […]
Read moreSouth Florida schools often emphasize abstinence over sex education
By Caroline Wheeler-Hollis Creekside High School Phoenix Alexis-Pierre has gone to public school in Miami-Dade County all his life. He took sex education in fourth grade, middle […]
Read moreWord gap can have lasting impacts on the most needy children
By Abigail TuschmanCooper City High School When a 5-year-old starts screaming and biting during a playroom argument over an action figure, the child often is labeled “troubled” […]
Read moreMiami still has work to do in battle to close its wage gaps
David A. Perez Christopher Columbus High School Maruta Mang, a 48-year veteran finance executive in the banking industry, is accustomed to receiving a smaller paycheck than her […]
Read moreFarm-to-table trend brings local flavor to restaurants
By Alexander Someillan Christopher Columbus High School When it comes to food, Manny Wong believes that the origin of every single bite should be transparent. Fullei Fresh […]
Read moreRide shares replace ambulances for doctor and ER visits
By Benjamin Schiller Saint Andrews School When University of Miami junior Stephanie Perez thought she was about to faint on campus, she was advised to take the […]
Read moreGifted programs display two sides to the coin
By Daniel Gonzalez III Miami Lakes Educational Center Pinecrest Glades Elementary student Angelina Reyes, 9, remembers losing all her friends when she got into the gifted program. […]
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