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Issue 3 | Volume 1 9 | December 2017

ROBOTICS WINS BIG

Mr. Luis Santa-Cruz and his Robotics team won

first place and now qualify for States!

Get your Holiday Spirit onFrom holiday treats

and tunes to all the big events, we have it all

covered in this issue

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Our staff at The Phoenix would like to acknowledgeand express our gratitude for the invaluablesupport of Principal Carlos Ferrals and therest of the Firebird staff and administration.Finally, we want to thank our readers for theirdedication and faithfulness to our student-runnews magazine. You rock!

The Phoenix Issue 3| Volume 19 | December 2017

First Edition

CONTENTS3.Robotics

4.Christmas Home Decorations

6.Christmas Gift Ideas

8.December Corkboard

10.Christmas Movies

12.Holiday Recipes

14.Winter Lookbook

16.Top 10 Places forWinter Break

18.Trending TopicsNew Year’s Events

20.Astros Crowned World Series Champions

21.New Year’s Events

22.Holiday Jams

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Our very own Doral Academy Robotics team, in the hands of the extraordi-nary Mr. Luis Santacruz, dom-inated at the Vex Robotics Competition as they won 1st place. On Oc-tober 28th, the team eagerly arrived at Man-darin Lakes K-8 Academy, ready

to compete and place the high-est they could. The Vex Robot-ics Competition entails numer-ous rounds and each team goes against a prede-termined team. Competitions are based on a point sys-tem which al-lows teams to be picked for

the elim-ination round. Whichev-er team comes out of the match vic-torious is able to continue on and compete against an already higher ranked team. Af-

By Heydy Chamizo and Alexis Brotons

Staff Writers

Courtesy of Erik Vento The school’s Robotic’s team with their robot.

ter 12 hours, our Firebirds left the compe-tition feeling “accomplished,” as their presi-dent Erik Vento described.

It was a pleas-ant shock to the team when they won due to it being their first ever win. They are taking this win as an “opportunity to try to grow in order to lat-er excel even

more,” in up-coming competi-tions, said Vice President Luis Penaloza and Head of Fund-raising Pedro Fernandez. In the end, Santa-cruz was very proud of the team’s win and everything they accomplished together that day. Now, they are all actively preparing and looking for-ward to states.

Courtesy of Erik Vento An image of the Robotics team’s robot!

Christmas Home Decorations

The season of Christmas fills the last month of the year with glistening lights, the aroma of fresh pine and the feelings of warmth from hot chocolate. The rush of finding the perfect gifts and turn-ing your house into a Christmas wonderland is in the front of ev-eryone’s mind. Almost every person knows that to create this vision the pricing may be very

high. It’s always helpful to gain some inspira-tions and ignite your creative juices at an affordable levelthrough these do-it-yourself projects. These original home deco-rations and gifts will completely redesign your home and bring the Christmas spirit to everyone who sees.

The first home deco-ration is an ideal cen-terpiece for the dinner table. You can get all of the items to make this from object you have at home and from a stop at your local Dollar Tree. In order to make this you will need three wine glasses, a dozen orna-ments, a large plate and

three candles. The second is a beau-tiful window decoration that hangs from the top. You will need a line of plastic pine streamer, a dozen ornaments, two packs of ribbon, Christ-mas red flowers and

snowflakes. The last home decoration is a Christmas themed frame that can be hung from the wall. To recreate this decoration you will need three different

size or-naments, ribbon and a pretty frame.

Table Centerpiece Courtesy of Pinterest

Window Decoration Photo by Sofia Hernandez

Wall Decorations Courtesy of Pinterest

By Sofia HernandezStaff Writer

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Christmas Gift Ideas

Christmas is just around the corner. Lights are getting put up and pine scents invade the air. The pressure of finding the perfect gift for your loved ones starts to kick in, but don’t you worry because we have you covered. Finding the perfect gift might seem hard, but you’ll be surprised to see that the simplest ones are the most heart-warming and memorable gifts of them all.

1) A Snack Box:

For this gift idea all you will need is a box, tags and your loved one’s favorite snacks!Put together a mean-ingful box that shows them just how much you know them and their unique taste. Leave a cute message on the inside of the box, label the snacks you chose and be sure to add cute decorations to really make it the best gift!

“This is some-thing so simple yet extremely touching, It’s so sweet to see how your friends no-tice tiny little details like what your favor-ite chocolates are,” said Sofia Oviedo.

2) Get them a Record or CD:

Music is the perfect way to connect and

show your love to peo-ple in a different way. Find your loved one’s favorite album and give it to them along with a heartfelt note. You can also gift them an album that you think they might enjoy and give them a note with songs on the album that they need to listen to.

“Being a person with a huge passion for music, I’d say this was by far the best gift I’ve ever received. I got to discover new music, and that’s something I’m always looking to find,” said Fran Alvarez.

3) Coffee Mug Mixers:

If you are looking for a sweet gift for someone with a sweet tooth then this is perfect for you! Pour melted chocolate into a vintage or decorative

spoon and top it with adorable treats like marshmallows or can-dy cane pieces. Wrap with a decorative bak-ing sheet or cellophane and you are good to go!

“All my friends say I’m addicted to candy, and now I can definitely say they’re right! I haven’t stopped munching on these delicious treats since the mo-ment they were gifted to me,” said Awilda Barrera.

4) Picture Col-lage:

Great friendships leave you with great memories. Whether you’re far from your loved ones or have them close by, this is a gift that will definitely be appreciated by all because of the amaz-ing, fun times that

it will bring to mind. Start by setting aside a selection of pictures of the best times you’ve shared with the person. Next, choose where you’ll be laying them all out. Get creative! You can try a wooden letter, a cork board, canvas, or just a simple frame. Finally, arrange the pictures, glue them on, and decorate however you wish.

“I haven’t seen my best friends in two years because we live on opposite sides of the country now. She sent me a beautiful collage full of pictures from our best times through-out high school and college and it was the sweetest gift I’ve ever received. It had me smiling and tearing up while reminiscing for hours,” said Kath-erine Laxton.

By Daniela Gonzalez and Andrea Alvarez

Courtesy of Pinterest.com





Italian Movie Night will be Wednesday, November 29. It will be held in the Dance Room, starting at 6:00pm. While snacks and beverages will be available for purchase, the event is free to everyone. They will be playing La Vita è Bella, in Italian with English subtitles. Please come out and support the Italian Club.

Do not forget that the applications for Per-forming Arts are due December 13th. The actual auditions are December 16-17. Saturday at 8am they hold the auditions for photography, visual arts, TV Production, Music (Keyboard, Voice) and Orchestra/Band, while Sunday at 8am Dance and Theatre hold auditions. Break a leg, every-one!

Senior Forum Night: There will be a Senior Forum on December 19. Seniors can come and ask any ques-tions about events or any lingering application process questions. It will be held in the Dance Room.There will be counselors and administration there to assist any students that come by.

Performing Arts Auditions

On December 15, FBTV will be celebrating the holidays with a Christ-mas Picnic at Morgan Levy Park. This holiday staff party will feature a gift exchange. Daniel Angulio said, “I’m so excited for the food and Secret Santa.” While the whole event is only for the FBTV staff, it may inspire our students to celebrate the holiday season in their own ways! Ricky Cano said, “This is my last and final year attending and I cannot wait to see what’s in store.”

FBTV Christmas Picnic/Staff Party

On Tue, December 12 , from 5:00pm - 6:00pm, there will be the fourth PTSI meeting of the year. It will be held in the cafeteria, so don’t forget to show up early and bring any questions you or your parents may have.

PTSI Meeting

Holiday Break: From December 23- January 5, there will be no school to cel-ebrate the Winter Break! We hope you all get some rest and celebrate with your families and friends. Take these two weeks to travel and break in the new year with your loved ones. From our family to yours, we wish you all a happy holidays and a fantastic new year.

December corkboarD by Caroline Pranckevicius

Courtesy of goldenhelix.comWe wish you all a happy holidays!


Christmas Movies You Had No Idea Were “Christmas Movies”

Before November is even over, every chan-nel you flip to on TV is playing some gushy Christmas movie. But what if you are not in the mood for The Grinch or Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer AGAIN. This list is the chance to watch action-packed and eerie movies while still being in the Christmas Spirit.

The Night-mare Before Christmas

The first movie on our list, even though mostly played during October for Halloween, is actu-ally a Christmas movie. When Halloweentown’s pumpkin king, Jack Skellington, accidently discovers Christmastown, his main goal is to con-trol and be apart of the bright colors and warm feelings of Christmas rather than being the “master of frights.” This childhood movie created by the dark mind of Tim Burton revolves around Jack’s blunders as he kidnaps Santa and teach-

es the terrifying monsters of Halloween what he believes the true meaning of Christmas is.

“There’s children throwing snowballs, instead of throwing heads, they’re busy building toys and

absolutely no one’s dead.”

– Jack Skellington

Edward Scissorhands

Second on our list is another one of Tim Burton’s creepy creations that have a hint of holi-day cheer. The entire film is a grandmother telling her granddaughter about a young man with blades for hands trying to as-similate to a society that

worships his uniqueness but quickly turns against him. In this society he falls in love but even his kindness cannot keep him from being an outsider. The moral of the grandmother’s story is why it always snows on Christmas thanks to Edward and his scissor-hands.

“Before he came down here, it never

snowed. And af-terwards, it did. I

don’t think it would be snowing now if he weren’t still up there. Sometimes you can still catch me dancing in it.”

-Kim

Gremlins Even after those two movies and you are still in the mood for a little bit of horror, imagine unwrapping a gift and finding a Gremlin inside. The movie is about a boy whose dad buys him a special pet for Christmas that comes with special rules. The adorable little creature should not be ex-posed to bright lights, wa-ter or fed after midnight or else terrible things will happen. And of course these things do happen and what was once one adorable creature turns into a gang of grotesque monsters causing holiday havoc in the town.

Batman Returns Yes, there are even Christmas superhero movies! Who doesn’t love Christmas in Go-tham? In this movie Bat-man must face off against the wicked Penguin and devious Catwoman whose main goal is to denounce his name and portray him as a criminal. The atmo-sphere of the movie is decorated with Christmas lights and loose penguins in the sewers.

“Mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it.”

-Catwoman

By Laura San JuanStaff Writer

In Bruges Lastly, this Brit-ish-American black comedy has two Irish hit-men sent to Belgium on Christmas to hide out after a job has gone terribly wrong. The adventures of these two hit men with contrasting opinions on the fable-like town brings humor to the plot even though one of them is facing the guilt of killing a child. Their violent mishaps in the peaceful town make this thriller very entertaining

and hard to remember that this all takes place on Christmas.

“If I grew up on a farm and was retard-ed, Bruges might im-press me. But I didn’t

so it doesn’t.”- Ray

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With the holidays fi-nally upon us it is the per-fect excuse to binge eat lots of delectable holiday foods. This article is ded-icated to the inner glutton for all that is fattening, sweet and savory. Recipes range for amateurs and gourmets who want to try something new. The six recipes hail from around the world and they are a delicious pumpkin pie, an extremely simple Ger-man Chocolate Mousse, a Filipino lamb stew, an amazing German roast, a traditional Swedish potato casserole and more.

Spiced Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

Celebrate the best of fall flavor with this creamy pumpkin pie. This version of the classic Thanks-giving pie is a fluffier, less dense version of the original, so it’s perfect for serving at holiday gath-erings when you want a crowd-pleaser.

IngredientsAll-Purpose Light Pie-crust doughCooking spray1 1/4 cups canned pump-kin1/2 cup packed brown sugar3/4 tsp ground cinnamon1/2 tsp grated lemon rind1/4 tsp salt1/8 tsp ground nutmeg2 large egg yolks2/3 cup evaporated low-fat milk1 envelope unflavored gelatin1/4 cup fresh orange juice2 large egg whites1/8 tsp cream of tartar5 tbsp granulated sugar, divided3 tbsp water1/2 cup heavy whipping cream1/2 ounce shaved bitter-sweet chocolateHow to make it

Step 1Preheat oven to 400°.

Step 2Remove 2 sheets of plastic from All-Purpose Light Piecrust dough. Fit dough, plastic wrap side up, into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Remove top sheets of plastic wrap. Fold edges under; flute. Pierce bottom and sides of dough with a fork; freeze 10 minutes. Line

bottom of dough with a piece of foil; arrange pie weights or dried beans on foil. Bake at 400° for 25 minutes or until browned. Remove weights and foil. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Step 3 Combine the pumpkin and the next six ingredi-ents (through egg yolks) in a medium saucepan, stirring with a whisk. Stir in milk; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 4 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Sprinkle gelatin over orange juice in a small microwave-safe bowl; let stand 1 minute. Micro-wave at HIGH 15 sec-onds, stirring until gelatin dissolves. Stir gelatin mixture into pumpkin mixture. Cool.

Step 4Place 2 egg whites and cream of tartar in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until frothy. Gradually add 1 tbsp gran-ulated sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Combine remaining 1/4 cup granu-lated sugar and 3 tbsp wa-ter in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook, without stir-ring, until candy thermom-eter registers 250°. Pour

hot sugar syrup in a thin stream over egg whites, beating at high speed un-til stiff peaks form. Gen-tly stir one-fourth of egg white mixture into pump-kin mixture; gently fold in remaining egg white mixture. Pour into cooled crust. Refrigerate 4 hours or until set.

Jansson’s Temptation This traditional Swedish casserole is an amazing addition to any viking feast. The herring and multiple different kinds of fats create an creamy concoction that goes well with heavily spiced soups or meats.

Ingredients2 -3 onions, sliced3 tbsp unsalted butter6 russet baking potatoes, peeled and sliced thin lengthwise1(2 ounce) can anchovy fillets, drained, reserving the oil and chopped1 1/2 cups heavy creamsalt and pepper

How to make it:Step 1:

In a large skillet cook the onions in 2 tbsp of the butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until they are golden.

Step 2:Preheat oven to 400.

Step 3:In a buttered 2 1/2- 3 quart shallow baking dish (13x9 works well), layer 1/3 of the potatoes, 1/2 of the onions, 1/2 of the

chopped anchovies, salt and pepper to taste, 1/3 potatoes, 1/2 onions, 1/2 of the chopped anchovies, salt and pepper to taste, last third of potatoes.

Step 4:Drizzle the top of pota-toes with the reserved oil from the anchovy can and dot them with the remaining 1 tbsp of butter cut into bits.

Step 5:Bake the casserole on the middle rack for 10 min-

utes.Step 6:

Pour 3/4 cup of the cream over the potatoes and bake the casserole for 20 minutes more.

Step 7:Pour the remaining cream over the casserole, reduce heat to 300, and bake for 30 minutes more or until the potatoes are tender.Step 8:Great served with any-thing that goes well with a potato side dish.

Chocolate Mousse

Light, fluffy whipped cream meets cocoa and shredded coconut in this super simple dessert. You’re only 5 minutes and 4 ingredients away from this decadently easy German Chocolate Mousse treat whenever you need it.

Ingredients2 cups cream

⅓ cup raw sugar¼ cup unsweetened cocoa

powder3 heaped tbsp shredded coconut

How to make it

Add all ingredients to a bowl. Mix until ingredi-ents have combined and mousse is thick.Place in serving bowls or glasses.Garnish with extra shred-ded coconut.

Kalderata

This Filipino stew is an-other traditional classic on the other side of the world. It provides a nice hearty addition to any pre-christmas dinner and gives a nice tropical vibe for the two cold nights out

of the entire year.

Ingredients2 pounds goat meat, cut into two inch chunks. Cuts from the leg, shoulder, and loin will be the most ten-der. Beef round and lamb are both good substitutes.1 tsp sea salt1 tsp ground black pepper1/2 cup olive oil2 tbsp butter1 large yellow onion, chopped (about 3/4 cup)1 tsp garlic, minced1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and stemmed, minced

1/2 cup tomato paste1 can (28 ounce) crushed tomatoes, undrained2 large sweet peppers (1 green and 1 red), coarsely chopped (about 2 cups)1 3/4 cup chicken stock3/4 cup smooth peanut butter

2 ounce grated cheddar cheese1/2 cup frozen green peas, thawed6 cups cooked white rice, for serving

How to Make It:

Step 1:In a large bowl, combine oil, salt, and pepper. Add meat, and stir to coat. Let marinade at room temperature for 2 hours, turning meat occasionally.Step 2:Add butter to a large pot or dutch oven and melt over medium heat. When butter has just melted, add jalapeno, onion and garlic and sauté until light brown. Add beef to pan and continue cooking over medium heat until the meat is seared on all sides.

Step 3:Add tomato paste to the pot and incorporate with the meat and onion mixture. Add crushed tomatoes, red and green peppers, chicken stock, and peanut butter. Cover and let simmer on low heat for 45 minutes, stir-ring occasionally.

Step 4:

Add cheese, peas, and chili pepper. Simmer on low heat, stirring regu-larly. When sauce has thickened (approximately 5 minutes), remove from heat. Serve over white rice.

Orange Pecan Tea Bread

Bread recipes like these provide a nice addition to any cold early morning coffees or teas. It pro-vides a distinct zestiness and sweetness reminis-cent of many different Christmas treats.

Ingredients1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour1 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp baking soda1/4 tsp salt1/4 tsp ground nutmeg1/4 tsp ground allspice1/2 cup granulated sugar1/2 cup low-fat butter-milk1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted3 tbsp 1% low-fat milk3 tbsp vegetable oil3 tbsp orange marmalade2 tsps grated orange rind2 large eggsCooking spray1/2 cup powdered sugar2 tsps fresh orange juice1 1/2 tsps chopped pe-cans, toasted

Holiday Recipes By Sebastian Valle, Staff Writer

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WINTER LOOK BOOKBy Karen Taveras, Angelica Diaz & Lia Garcia

As a woman, and a fashionable one at that, you deserve to not only look the part, but also to feel sexy as who you are as well. As such, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of the top winter fashion trends for you to create your own wardrobe.

Christmas EveFor Christmas Eve, most of us celebrate “Noche Bue-na” which means get together with family and have dinner before Santa Claus comes to deliver presents under our tree. A girls’ go to outfit is mainly a dress or even a nice shirt (maybe throw on a scarf if it’s chilly), a cute pair of jeans and some booties to finish off the look.

Christmas DayAny ideas on how to dress for the day practically known as Santa’s hangover? Well, honestly, the advice we are going to give you sounds like something your mom would say: go for layers. However, don’t layer up too much because after all we do live in what feels like the hottest city in the world sometimes. If your plans for Christmas Day are to visit family then you are most definitely in the right place.

New Years Eve2017 is coming to an end and here are some tips on how to stay fashionable. For New Year’s, we usually go all out and love the sparkles and that’s one way to go. Sparkly dresses, or leather pants with a pretty blouse and jacket (if it’s cold) would be the perfect outfit. Girls love the heels and it’s a good way to make an outfit so much better.


tacular is a unique holiday celebration you shouldn’t miss. A dazzling 30-foot-tall Christmas tree made of thousands of Lego and Duplo bricks comes alight throughout the eve-ning, not to mention the fireworks spec-tacular over Lake Eloise, set to classic Christmas melodies. Visitors can also cap-ture precious mem-ories at photo ops, including a life-size Lego Santa, sleigh and reindeer, all from inside a giant snow globe.

10. Key WestHoliday Fest

The Key West Holiday Fest offers an assortment of holiday festivities to get into the Christmas spirit. Charming holiday spirit abounds during events like the lively holiday parade and a trolley ride through the island’s lights and decorations.

4. PensacolaWinterfest

The historic downtown Pensac-ola transforms into a winter wonderland at the Pensacola Winterfest. Relive your favorite holiday memories on the Polar Express Trol-ley, which takes you through the magi-cal event filled with twinkling lights and falling snow. On the two-mile ride, you’ll also encounter sev-eral scripted stops that feature charac-ters like Scrooge, the Grinch, the Peanuts gang and many more. Back in Plaza Wonderland after the tour is over, visitors can go to events like Santa’s Puppy Party with puppies from a local shelter, a Christ-mas storytime for children at the Winter Wonderland and of course, take pictures with Santa.

5. Festival of Trees The Orlando Museum of Art trans-forms into a glittering wonderland as they hold their 31st annual Festival of Trees. De-signer-curated Christ-mas trees, wreaths, a gingerbread village, vignettes and stun-ning decor are show-

cased for visitors of all ages. The Festival also consists of mu-sical performances and holiday enter-tainment throughout the museum.

6. Nights of Lights During Nights of Lights, the city of St. Augustine glows with holiday magic. The celebration fea-tures over two million lights that illuminate every corner of the historic district. There are countless ways to spend your eve-ning as you soak up the sparkly, festive atmosphere, like visiting the St. Augus-tine Lighthouse for a spectacular view of the glowing city and going on a trolley ride through down-town, complete with seasonal tunes and homemade cookies.

7. Wonderland of Lights

Located at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds in Tampa, the Won-derland of Lights is a spectacular holiday light show and winter festival. Presented in a drive through for-mat, visitors can gaze in wonder at the stunning animated

and still festive light displays. Many more activities are present-ed when you get out of your car, such as amusement rides, a North Pole train ride and horse-drawn wagon rides.

8. Light Up UCF The Light Up UCF event in CFE Arena has perhaps one of the best Christmas light shows in Florida. Thousands of lights pulse and strobe across the arena, palm trees, ice rink, and plaza in synchronization set to holiday music. Not to mention several activities are offered, such as a Ferris Wheel ride that offers a panoramic view of the UCF Campus and the light show, Light Up Lane, a unique, lighted Christmas tree forest that features extravagant deco-rations and the film festival, where visitors gather under the stars to view classic holiday films on a two-story-tall movie screen.

9. Legoland Florida Chrisrtmas Bricktacular

Legoland Flori-da’s Christmas Brick-

Places to Visit in Florida for Winter Break

The weather outside may not be frightful, but Christ-mas in the Sunshine State can still be so delightful. From twin-kling light displays to lavish enchanted for-ests, Florida offers an abundance of winter wonderland venues that are sure to bring out your holiday spirit.

1. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Disney

World

Nothing is better than spending the holidays at Dis-ney World’s merriest

holiday event of the season, Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. Held in the Magic Kingdom, this spectacular holiday event is decked with enchanting decora-tions, castle dream lights, fireworks, snow-fall and a parade featuring several favorite Disney char-acters. Other festivi-ties include charac-ter dance parties, meet and greets and stage shows that offer plenty of fun for the whole family.

2. ICE! At Gaylord PalmsResort

Gaylord Palms Re-sort holds an an-nual ICE! event that creates a winter experience like no

other. Visi-

tors immerse themselves in 9-degree bliss as they go through a 100-acre-walk-through ice park, featuring impressive displays of interactive ice sculp-tures and two-story ice slides, hand-carved from 2 million pounds of ice. Events include a thrilling light show, live performances, gingerbread craft-ing and a personal meet and greet with Dreamworks charac-ters. This year’s theme is a tribute to the beloved holiday clas-sic, A Charlie Brown Christmas.

3. Santa’sEnchanted Forest

Santa’s En-chanted Forest is the world’s largest

holiday theme park, featuring an insane amount of rides, activities and enter-tainment. Catering to both kids and adults alike, the Enchanted Forest offers hours of fam-ily-friendly festive fun. There is a pleth-ora of fun attrac-tions available, like holiday karaoke, live music, photos with Santa and roller coasters, not to mention the millions of lights dazzling on South Florida’s tallest Christmas tree.

By Victoria Rivas and Richelle Ferguson

Wonder-filled, hand-crafted ice sculptures at ICE! at Gaylord Palms. Courtesy of Gaylord Palms

Mickey and Minnie celebrate Christmas at the parade at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.Courtesy of Walt Disney World


Trending Topicsstates that he’s made comments on women’s appearances and clothes in my capacity as an exec-utive producer, but they were not sexualized.” He then attempts to justify himself by telling Variety that “Like many people,

I have given someone a non-sexual hug or kiss on the cheek”. Despite everything that Kreisberg has said, Warner Bros. Television Group told to CNN that “there is nothing more important to us than the safety and well-being of our cast, crew, writers, producers and any staff.” Their main priority is to make a safe environment for all their cast members.

By Sol Pena Staff Writer

Warner Bros. Televi-sion Group has removed Andrew Kreisburg, a tele-vision producer and writ-er because of allegations of sexual harassment. He has contributed to The CW’s most popular shows such as The Flash, Supergirl, Arrow and DC’S Legends of Tomorrow,” but due to the recent accusations, the company is ines-tigating the situ-ation. The televi-sion group stated to CNN, “We take all allegations of misconduct extremely seriously, and are commited to creating a safe working environ-ment for our employees and everyone involved in our productions.” According to the mag-azine Variety , Kreisburg was criticized for “fre-quently touching people without their permission, asking for messages from uncomfortable female staff members, and kissing women without asking” but he denies all these allegations and

House of Cards pro-duction company Media Rights Capital is still in oblivion and announced to their cast members on Sunday that the show will remain discontinued for the next several weeks due to the investigation

of allegations of sexual misconduct against Kevin Spacey, the star and an executive producer of the hit show. Anthony Rap, one of the actors told BuzzFeed that Spac-ey made an unwanted sexual advance toward him when he was only 14 years old. After that report was published, Netflix said that as long as Spacey was involved with the show they wanted no part in it.

“These last two months have tested and tried all of us in ways none of us could have foreseen,” wrote Pauline Micelli, MRC’s senior vice pres-ident of business and legal affairs for television. Staffers will continue to

be paid, but cancel-ing the show would hurt Baltimore tre-mendously, wiping out more than 2,000 jobs. Sources close to the production told CNNMoney earlier this month that it is unlikely that the show will be revoked and that writers are considering to re-write the entire show without its biggest star. There’s a lot at

stake.Oscar winning Gwyneth Paltrow has been drop-ping some subtle hints that she’s engaged. One of them on Sunday when she posted a picture of her past lover Chris Mar-tin and her alleged fiancé Brad Falshuk with the caption “Sunday brunch #modernfamily.” Neither of them have announced the news offi-cially but fans are already making assumptions about the happy couple.

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The Astros claimed their first World Series title in franchise his-tory three weeks ago, defeating the Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7 at Dodger Stadium. Houston scored five runs in the first two innings to silence the eager Los Angeles crowd who have been waiting since the late 80’s for a glimpse of a World Series championship . Lance McCullers started for the Astros, but he lasted just 2 1/3 scoreless innings after hitting four batters, which was the most in a World Series game and ever in a MLB playoff game. Charlie Morton slammed the door shut by allowing just one run with four strikeouts in four relief innings. Whether starting or working out the bullpen, Morton was incredible all postseason. In my sincerest opinion he should have won World Series MVP.

Still dealing with the after-effects from Hurricane Harvey, the city of Houston hada reason to celebrate thanks to the Astros’ clutch Game 7 victory. It empowered a city that has gone through so much, bring-ing them together. The entire series had been high-lighted by towering home runs, but the Astros implemented a small-ball approach early Wednesday to beat the Dodgers. George Springer led the game with a double. Alex Bregman then reached on an error which scored Springer stole third base, and ultimately scored on a Jose Altuve groundout to first. The Astros scored five early runs, executing in a variety of ways to get men home. Houston left just five runners on base three of which occurred in the top of the sixth inning when Cameron Maybin

popped out in a pinch-hit at-bat with two outs and the bases loaded. The Dodgers, however, frequently occupied the bases, but struggled to get runners home. Los Angeles went 1 for 13 with runners in scor-ing position, stranding a monstrous 10 batters on base. Cleanup hitter Cody Bellinger struck out three times, surpassing Aaron Judge’s recently established record for most strikeouts in a single postseason. But it wasn’t just Bellinger’s fault. As a whole, the Dodgers failed to execute when scoring opportunities presented themselves. The offense failed to execute in their factors and the advaenture to win. George Springer was named World Se-ries MVP for his outstanding play during the series and Justin Ver-lander did an execptionable job as well. Well done Houston Astros.

Courtesy of Sports Illustrated

astros crowneD worlD series championsBy Stephen Rodriguez


NEW YEARS EVENT

In the Gregorian calendar, New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year and it is widely cele-brated across the world. “I spend my New Year’s Eve with my family watching my parents have a good time,” said junior Sofia Oviedo. The first New Year’s cel-ebration dates back 4,000 years.

Many of our fel-low Doral Acade-my students wish they had other activities avail-able for this explo-sive day. Forty-five percent of Amer-icans make New

Year’s resolutions, make sure to do yours! New Year’s Eve is a way to end the current

year and happily welcome the new one with high hopes. “Its a fresh start and some weight is lifted off my shoulders and I look forward

to more things, “ said junior Giuli-ana Valcarce. Tradition says that the more leafy

greens a person eats, the more prosperity he or she will experi-ence. Be sure to eat greens! Now here are some events you and

your friends can attend: Pitbull’s New Year Revolution 2018 is a great and fun way to bring the new year with a bang along with friends or family mem-bers. Jam out to Pitbull’s distinctive 305 sounds in the heart of Miami. Pitbull’s fourth annual New Year Revolution is re-turning to Bay-front Park and you better be there to support such an iconic Mi-ami Legend and take advantage of the FREE admis-sion!

JC Bermudez Park Fireworks show is totally wicked cool and fun to experience

with friends and family with food trucks and musi-cal performances done by local groups. At the strike of 10 PM a beautiful fireworks show is displayed and extremely en-joyable.


By: Ashley Arbelaez andGrace Arias

Canadian singer Michael Bublé’s classic Christmas album, appro-priately titled “Christmas,” brings a nice twist of swing and modern pop to the holidays. With the album running up to 51:44, there is more than enough music for everyone to enjoy. To end things off with a golden old-ie, “The Beach Boy’s Christmas Album” is a 60’s classic that will make you feel like you’re in a winter wonder-land.

Holiday Jams

Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama

Courtesy of Soundcloud

Warm up, Firebirds! It’s holiday season, and our break is right around the block. Make sure to kick back and relax while listening to some of our favorite Christmas tunes.Chicago hip hop artist, Chance the Rapper, teams up with another Chicago artist, Jeremih, to bring us “Mer-ry Christmas Lil’ Mama.” At a total length of 32:11, this short but sweet playlist is sure to put everyone in a Christmas mood.

Christmas Courtesy of iTunes

The Beach Boy’s Christ-mas Album

Courtesy of iTunes

By Hamlet Monteagudo


The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida adheres to a policy of nondiscrimination in employmentand educational programs/activities and strives affirmatively to provide equal opportunity for all as requiredby:

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ornational origin.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended - prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis ofrace, color, religion, gender, or national origin.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 - prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender.Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) as amended - prohibits discrimination on the basisof age with respect to individuals who are at least 40.

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 as amended - prohibits gender discrimination in payment of wages to women andmen performing substantially equal work in the same establishment.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - prohibits discrimination against the disabled.Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) - prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabili-tiesin employment, public service, public accommodations and telecommunications.

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) - requires covered employers to provide up to 12 weeksof unpaid, job-protected leave to “eligible” employees for certain family and medical reasons.

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 - prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis ofpregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.Florida Educational Equity Act (FEEA) - prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, gender, national ori-gin,marital status, or handicap against a student or employee.Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 - secures for all individuals within the state freedom from discriminationbecause of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status.Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) - prohibits discrimination againstemployees or applicants because of genetic information.Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act of 2002 – no public school shall deny equal access to, or a fairopportunity for groups to meet on school premises or in school facilities before or after school hours, ordiscriminate against any group officially affiliated with Boy Scouts of America or any other youth orcommunity group listed in Title 36 (as a patriotic society).Veterans are provided re-employment rights in accordance with P.L. 93-508 (Federal Law) and Section 295.07(Florida Statutes), which stipulate categorical preferences for employment.In Addition:School Board Policies 1362, 3362, 4362, and 5517 - Prohibit harassment and/or discrimination againststudents, employees, or applicants on the basis of sex, race, color, ethnic or national origin, religion, maritalstatus, disability, genetic information, age, political beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, gender identification,social and family background, linguistic preference, pregnancy, and any other legally prohibited basis.Retaliation for engaging in a protected activity is also prohibited.

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