• During the spring break recess, the Cobra Thespians participated in the state competition in Tampa. P.J. Gonzalez, Christine Baez, and Marquies Wilson all received first places(superiors) and Rhyssa Beckford received a second place(excellent). Congratulations to all!
  
  
  
  
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  Congratulations to Mr. Pedraza-Cruz and his Robotics class for winning the state championship (Marisol Leon, Christian Echevarria, Manuel Carvallo, Richard Morales, Yomar Toledo, Ruben Labrada, Gerardo Parra, Rafael Gutierrez, Claudia Reyes). In Mr. Pedraza's words, "This was a very challenging competition requiring the students to work together as a team while coming up with creative and innovative solutions. They will be one of ten teams attending the national competition finals in Washington DC on May 26. They worked very hard during class, after school and on Saturdays."
  
  
  
  
• Congratulations to Jean Concepcion who placed in the state wrestling tournament.
  
  
  
  
• Congratulations to the following students for their recognition at the Regional Science Fair:
  • Ivan Badillo - Honorable Mention
  • Francoise Giraldo - Honorable Mention
  • Rachel Quintana - Superior (will be participating in State Science Fair)
    
    
    
• This year over 1,000 students in Miami-Dade County submitted entries to the Scholastic Writing Awards. The following Cobras earned awards for their achievement.
  • Silver Key- First Place
    • Nathalie LLosas “ What Was Once My Grandmother"
    • Daisy Lopez “A Letter From Your Not-So Baby Sister”
    • Brandon Sanchez “Sneaker Head”
  • Red Ribbon- Second Place
    • Maria Garcia “UFO Sightings”
    • Yanelis Valdes “Knitted Pink Hat”
  • White Ribbon- Third Place
    • Christian Felipe “The Robbery”
      
      
      
• This weekend, we had 11 students and 3 coaches compete in the ING half marathon. Everyone was able to complete the 13.1 run. This is a great accomplishment!
  
  • Luis Vallejo - 2 hours 13 minutes
    Coach San Jorge - 2h33m
    Ana Aroix - 2h35m
    Rosemary Chavez - 2h35m
    Giselle Schreiber - 2h53m
    Jackie Acosta - 2h53m
    Karen Arze - 2h59m
    Astrid Sanchez - 3h06m
    Amarys Sanchez - 3h09m
    Dolsin Rivas - 3h09m
    Karla Arze - 3h19m
    Natalie Domintuez - 3h19m
    Coach Juby Mendez - 3h23m
    Coach Campbell - 3h23m
    
    
    
    
• FDOE conducts an annual parent survey designed to provide USDOE, Office of Special Education Programs, with information on how well Florida's schools are supporting the involvement of parents of students with disabilities in their child's education. The survey will be available online to all parents of children with disabilities receiving exceptional student education (ESE) services from Pre-K through grade 12 at www.esesurvey.com from February 1, 2012 - June 30, 2012. The survey is available in English and Spanish. Paper surveys will be made available to parents who are unable to access a computer. Parents requesting a paper survey should be referred to Ms. Keisha C. Robinson at 305-754-4081.
  
  
  
• The Department of Food and Nutrition supports the schools and students during FCAT by providing the following:
  • Breakfast is available every day to all M-DCPS students at no charge.
  • Eating breakfast in the school cafeteria ensures students will be on time for the FCAT test.
  • The school cafeteria offers a nutritious and balanced breakfast, including a choice of eggs, cereal, toast, fresh fruit or juice, milk and other items.
  • For more information click on the respective language link
    • FCAT_Flyer-English_2012.pdf
    • FCAT_Flyer-Spanish_2012.pdf
    • FCAT_Flyer-Creole_2012.pdf
      
      

• The following students’ artwork was accepted into this prestigious The Scholastic Art Awards 2012 regional competition. Gold Key awards proceed to New York for the national level of judging.

  • Maria Garcia 11 1 Gold Key and 1 Silver Key (Hunter)
  • Juan Garzon 12 2 Honorable Mentions (Gormley)
  • Jorge Hernandez 12 Silver Key (Lemo)
  • Emily Montesdeoca 10 Honorable Mention (Gormley)
  • Alexa Morales 12 Silver Key & Honorable Mention (Hunter)
  • Mila Moreno 11 Gold Key (Gormley)
  • Jose Murphy 12 Honorable Mention (Hunter)
  • Christian Raza 11 Gold Key (Hunter)
  • Tahlia Utrera 11 Gold Key (Gormley)
  • Yanelis Valdes 11 Silver Key & Honorable Mention (Hunter)

• The following magnet students’ art will be exhibited this weekend at the Beaux Arts Festival of Art on the University of Miami campus. The display is inside the Lowe Art Museum. If you attend the festival, check out their work!

  Karol Diaz
  Alexa Morales
  Jessenia Morales 2nd Place Award for Photography ($100)
  Mila Moreno 1st Place Award for Digital Art ($200)
  Jose Murphy
  Arialys Pena
  Francesca Rodriguez
  Tahlia Utrera
  
  
  
• Check out the latest images from our Cobra basketball team
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