Westland Hialeah Senior High
Volume 8, Issue 2
The Wildcat Chronicles Comic Con Senior Breakfast
By: Ashley Espinosa After months of waiting for January 21st, 2016 to arrive, seniors were finally able to attend their comic con themed senior breakfast. The breakfast was held at the Rusty Pelican located in Key Biscayne, FL and as promised, it turned out to be an incredible event. For the price of only $45 dollars, seniors were treated to a delicious brunch, dessert bar, and DJ. Doesnt get any better than that! All seniors were definitely dressed to impress and made sure they had abided by all the rules and regulations they agreed to in their senior contract. Plus, all senior superlatives were announced at senior breakfast, from Class Clown to Most Likely to Succeed. The winners were given a superhero cape and an individual cupcake for themselves. After, seniors were able to enjoy a morning of dancing and taking plenty of pictures at the photo booth the venue had. Senior Breakfast was a memorable event that every senior in attendance is sure not to forget.
Hoverboarding To The Future By: Gabriela Garcia
Before, Hover boards were just a thought of the future, but what if I told you that we are living in that future? A California start-up says they have it figured out. The basis for this idea is that many things hover, like helicopters and hovercrafts, therefore, skateboards can too. There is a scene in Back to the Future II where Marty McFly uses a floating skateboard to get away from bullies; this scene has inspired people, such as the top engineers at Google, to make this in the present. A married couple has developed a hundred-pound hover board with magnets which levitates on a copper surface which they call the Hendo Hover board. They have created a page on Kickstarter with a goal of $250,00 where they offer from a 5 minute ride on the prototype for $100, to owning one of the first 10 production boards for $10,000. The hover board is not available on the market but when it is, it will definitely be a success. “The New York Times.� Hover board? Still in the Future. Web. 9. Nov. 2015.
Table of Contents SchoolNews News School Pg. 11 Pg. Editorial Pg. 2
Sports Pg. 6 Feature News Pg. 3-5
Horoscopes Pg. 4 Crossword Puzzle Pg. 6
Black Friday more like Death Friday!!
By: Claudia Lopez are still happening. The Black Friday related incidents The day after Thanksgiving, a day for saving that are happening are not worth the savings Black money and buying excessively, is now a day to fear. Friday brings. People have died due to their desire Due to the high numbers of sales on Black Friday, people decide to take advantage of them. The question to save a few dollars on materialistic things. In the most recent years, the numbers have behind the operation is, is it really gone down in comparison with the worth it? years 2008 and 2011. By far 2008 In 2012, two people were and 2011 have been the most gruekilled and 11 were injured on some years when it comes to Black Black Friday related incidents; Friday related incidents. In zoos, a the two deaths were caused by Wal-Mart employee was trampled to a man that ended up killing his death during a stampede. The second daughters after Black Friday unrelated deaths happened at a Toy’s shopping. In 2013 there were 15 ‘R ‘Us where two men died. The most injuries hapinjuries and one death; the incident that caused the pened in 2011, leaving 46 injured. most injuries and the death was a car crash. The car Although Black Friday has its up’s when it crash was caused by a teen that fell asleep at the wheel comes to saving money, it also has devastating downs due to exhaustion after staying up all night for Black Friday, causing the teen’s death at the wreck and leav- when it comes to safety. The deaths and injuries that Black Friday leaves aren’t worth money that is being ing four injured. saved. In comparison to previous years, the amounts of deaths and injuries have decreased although they
El Chapo Injured During Escape!
By: Joshua Vasquez Famous drug dealer, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, suffered injuries while trying to escape as cops surrounded him. Guzman broke out of prison through an underground tunnel that was built by his workers while in prison for drug trafficking. This is not the first escape Guzman has done. Guzman was on a hurried escape that left him with injuries on his face and one leg. Authorities did not say when or how he got injured during the operation. This was broken to the public on July 15, 2015. It’s not clear where Guzman went, but authorities say that when he escaped, a pilot flew him further from the prison who was then arrested earlier this month. Guzman was captured in 1993 in Guatemala, extradited and sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder and drug trafficking. After bribing prison guards, he was able to escape from federal maximum-security prison in 2001. Guzman became Mexico’s top drug dealer in 2003 after the arrest of his rival, Osiel Cardenas, of the gulf cartel, and is considered the “most powerful drug trafficker in the world” by the United States Department of the Treasury. Guzman’s Sinaloa cartel multi-ton cocaine ships go from Colombia through Mexico to the United States. www.cnn.com/2015/10/17/americas/mexico-el-chapo-injured/index.html WILDCAT CHRONICLES Westland Hialeah Senior High 4000 West 18th Avenue Hialeah FL, 33012 (305) 818-3000 The Wildcat Chronicle’s mission is to inform and entertain all students, faculty, and staff with everything Wildcat. We aim to cover every event pertaining to Westland Hialeah Senior High.
Editors in Chief: Kevin Ordaz & Ariel Torres Layout Editors: Lourdes Gonzalez Photo Editors: Lourdes Gonzalez Editorial: Claudia Lopez Staff Writers: Rosas Damas, Ashley Espinosa, Cheliane Fernandez, Gabriela Garcia, Jose Garcia, Lourdes Gonzalez, Luis Hernandez, Claudia Lopez, Lilian Sosa, Saul Tapia, Joshua Vasquez Adviser: Ms. Arlene Socorro
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Alabama Boy Found After 13 Years in Ohio By: Luis Hernandez
A child who was reported missing in Alabama 13 years ago has been found safe and unharmed in Cleveland, Ohio, authorities say. Julian Hernandez was in legal custody of his mother when he disappeared on August 28, 2002, at the age of 5. The main suspect was his father, Bobby Hernandez, who took him as a part of a non-custodial parental abduction. A lead came in on November 2, 2015 because Julian was signing up for college and his social security didn’t match his name. A school counselor worked with him to determine why and that’s when they found out that he was in the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Database. Bobby Hernandez was arrested on November 3 2015 and made his first appearance in the Cuyonga county court on November 5, 2015; his bond was set at $250,000. Bobby went back to court on November 12, 2015 and was charged with abduction and one count of tampering with records.
Smith, Melodi. “Missing Child Case: Alabama Boy Found in Ohio - CNN.com.” CNN. Cable News Network, 6 Nov. 2015. Web. 20 Nov. 2015.
Everything is Better in Red By: Saul Tapia
The new Jeep Wrangler Red Rock has all Jeep fans acting like little kids on Christmas eve. Right from the factory, this monster comes with a 2-inch lift kit, LED headlamps and fog lights, a power winch and much more. This vehicle celebrates 50 years of The Wrangler, and Jeep is really going all out on this. The interior has red leather seats and the dashboard is black with red knobs, which really makes the car pop. The owners of Mopar still haven’t put a price tag but what ever it is, its worth it.
“Jeep Wrangler Red Rock Concept Brings Moab to SEMA.” Autoblog Wed. 18 Nov.2015.
Hacking Our Atmosphere
By: Lourdes Gonzalez The concept of hacking nature is very movie-like, but the idea is becoming a reality. In a new scientific venture to try to reduce the CO2 in the atmosphere, Stuart Licht is attempting just that Licht and his group have begun working and testing new technology that can suck carbon straight from the air. Licht and his team have made a tree-like structure that can use the CO2 it collects and turn it into carbon nanofibers and oxygen. The “tree” then releases the oxygen into the air, and keeps the carbon in its “leaves” to be picked up later. These prototypes can also make the carbon nanofibers into specific shapes/sizes, and may even run solely on solar power! The only issues are that the process is extremely expensive and that there is a problem in storing all the excess carbon. Licht believes that as people begin to realize how useful the flexible and durable carbon nanofibers are, the market for them will start increasing. If Licht and his team can get the technology into a willing market that will support the cost, we really might be able to hack our atmosphere for the better. Concept art of the the carbon tree solar “New Method Removes Carbon from the Air, Churns Out Valuable Carbon Products | powered design. MIT Technology Review.” MIT Technology Review. 19 Aug 2015. Web. 9 Nov. 2015.
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Introducing the Robot Chef
By: Lilian Sosa Can you imagine a handy robotic assistant in the kitchen that prepares you gourmet meals whenever you desire? Moley Robotics, a London company, has designed a robot chef that is said to come out in the year of 2017. This specific robot will have the ability to cook and to clean up after you when you are finished eating. It will wash your dirty dishes, utensils, and cups. This meaning you won’t have to cook or prepare food for yourself and you won’t have to wash up afterwards. As per Moley Robotics, when the robot chef first gets released it will feature a couple of additions. It will include a dish water, refrigerator and a book with thousands of recipes. The cost of the robot chef is estimated to be around $15,000.
The whole idea of having a robot to cook and to clean after you sounds amazing. Usually when we finally get home all we want to do is rest and not have to worry about anything. With the robot chef many of our problems will vanish (maybe) and time will be something we actually more of. Owen-Hill,Alex.”Feeding the Robot Chef.’ Robohub. 9 NOV.2015.
HOROSCOPE SIGNS WITH THEIR CHILDREN CAPRICORN “Beautiful baby right? Well. Not as beautiful as me but.. you know, we can’t all be so blessed.”
AQUARIUS (Burns their kids homework) “You don’t
need this .. It’s all up to the system...Listen, there’s a rebellion coming.”
Pisces (Sees their baby sleeping) “What a lucky
Taurus
(Uses a baby-carrier on their teenager)
Gemini “Listen buddy, I don’t care what you did
at preschool I am going to tell you about MY day.”
Cancer Rushes their kid to the hospital after a
SAGITTARIUS
(Newborn vomits on them) “What in the world... I did not raise you to be like this.
SCORPIO
“A lullaby? You’re way to old for that.”
kid... Why in the world can’t that be me..”
stubbed toe..
LIBRA
Aries “Ahh yes.. Six months.. The perfect age to
Leo Is prepared to physically fight their childs
VIRGO
start boxing classes.”
bullies.
“Stop crying, I’m on the phone..”.
(Pulls out a calculus textbook) Story time.
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What Affects Your Wi-Fi? By: Cheliane Fernandez Britain’s communication regulator published a report stating the 20% of the poor Wi-Fi is caused by electronic gadgets and lights at home. Even though most of the caused is due to network congestion and infrastructure, simple devices like baby monitors and house phones can also affect the Wi-Fi at home. These devices affect your Wi-Fi due to that they all need frequency, said OFFCOM spokesperson. A solution to this can be to change the location of the router. Other devices can also lead to improvement in your Wi-Fi performance. Some yips can be restarting your router, moving your router away from other electronic devices, and move it to a central part of the home.
“Fact or Fiction: What Affects Wi-Fi Speed?” Macworld. Web. 8 Dec. 2015.
Google Está Regalando Películas a los Usuarios de las Chromebooks Por: Rosa Damas
Google ha anunciado que está regalando hasta tres películas a los usuarios de las Chromebooks. Pero las películas están en calidad estándar, es decir SD. Google también nos va permitir elegir cualquier película que queramos, puedes elegir películas Viejas o recientes. Pero no podemos esperar una muy reciente como “pan” están entre loas disponibles. Las Chromebooks son un Nuevo tipo de computadora y están diseñadas para realizar tus tareas de manera más rápida y sencilla. Tienen el sistema operativo de Chrome. Las Chromebooks casi siempre son más baratas que las otras laptops. Si tienes una Chromebook, entonces ya puedes dirigirte a tu Chromebook y ver tus tres películas.
“Google ofrece tres fre-def peliculaspara chromebook propieta|Drones and smartphone”.8 nov.2015.web.9 nov.2015
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SPORTS L L A B T E K S A B O X I N G R A C K E T B A L L C H E D G G N O L H T A C E D A R T S N M N G N I T U H C A R A P G I G N I I K S L L I H N W O D T N B D T W R E S T L I N G G A I A C R O S S C O U N T R Y K M D R O L O P R E T A W L M S M M E Y R E H C R A I H K N E I I T I I B A S E B A L L A R W N A T D F O O T B A L L S U S T W E W C A N O E I N G T G V O L L E Y B A L L E B N I I G N I Y A L P L O O P K I C F H A N G G L I D I N G T S S N ARCHERY BASKETBALL BADMINT BASEBALL BOXING CANOEING CROSS-COUNTRY DARTS DECATHLON DOWN-HILL-SKIING FIGURE-SKATING FOOTBALL
GYMNASTICS HANG-GLIDING PARACHUTING POOL-PLAYING RACKET-BALL SKEET-SHOOTING SKIING SWIMMING VOLLEYBALL WATER-POLO WRESTLING
BASKETBALL SEASON
By: Jose Garcia On November 9th, our girls basketball team started their 18 game long season, alongside with the boys basketball team that started on November 16th. both teams have been working hard to give westland a banner and a to trophy to declare ours. The girls basketball team was looking forward to their season and did not disappoint of becoming the third seat in the districts. Varsity captain Estrella Gonzalez averaging 13 pts 5 assists 5 rebounds and 11 steals per game has done alot to contribute to the team. Estrella says “this season was a journey, but the results couldnt be any better.” The girls have been working very hard and dont show any signs of stopping now; they want to bring the trophy home. The boys basketball had a hard season playing tough schools, but we didnt back down we give them our all. Adrian Nova scoring 15 ppg 6 rebs 4 asts 1 stl and 2 blks he was a big part of the team doing everything he can to help. Unfortunately the team didnt make to districits this season, but that only made them hungry to make them next year. Varsity captain Adrian Nova says “Mater Academy was the toughest school we have played. they were disciplined players and played smart.”
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