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  Ms. Galeri's Honors Government/Economics classes put together a mock Republican presidential debate for a segment on the Channel One news program. The SMSH Social Studies department uses the Channel One newscast at the start of each class asa a primer for the day's instructions. Click here for videos and images of the event.
  
  
  
• South Miami's magnet students made a big impact at FIU's 2nd Annual College of Law Art Competition - we took all five prizes this year! Winning artworks become part of the College of Law's art collection and will be displayed throughout their building. The winners are:
  

  Maria Garcia, 1st place ($200)
  Tahlia Utrera, 2nd place ($100)
  Nicole Rebollar, 3rd place ($50)
  Alejandra Morato, 4th place ($50)
  Yanelis Valdes, 5th place ($50)

  
  
• Our school won several catagories at the Miami Dade Schools Film Festival this April. Congratulations to the winners.

  BEST COMEDY
  Manual Serra
  Christopher Caballero
  Ernie Diaz

  BEST MUSIC VIDEO
  Lorraine Mullins
  Catalina Pontillo

  BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (PSA)
  Amanda Corral

  
  
  
• The Miami Herald included four of our students in their All County selections for girls soccer this year. They are Jenny Barahona, Lorraine Jacomino, Monica Moniz, and Idelyeidis Sanchez. Congratulations to them all.
  
  
  
• Check out these latest images from our Cobra Baseball and Softball teams
  
  
  
  
• The following Fine Art, Digital Art, and Photography participated in the Young Artists' Gallery Exhibition sponsored by the Woman's Club of Coconut Grove:
  • Rosemary Chavez
  • Kevin Clear
  • Roberto Fleitas *Award of Merit
  • Maria Garcia
  • Raquel Huezo
  • Katherine Machin
  • Melissa Martinez
  • Emily Montes De Oca
  • Jessenia Morales
  • Christian Raza
  • Nicole Rebollar
  • Genesis Regalado
  • Katryna Santa Cruz
  • Tahlia Utrera
  • Yanelis Valdes
    
    
    
• The following SMSH Magnet Photography students participated in this year's Miami-Dade County Youth Fair 2012 Photography exhibition:
  • Vanessa Cano 1st Place
    Daniela Carames 1st Place
    Veronica Cortes 1st Place
    Alejandra De Leon 1st Place
    Sheila Delgado 2nd Place
    Kathryn Garcia 1st Place
    Marcos Izquierdo 1st Place
    Laura Koonce 1st Place
    Jasmine Lee 1st Place *Special Recognition
    Zulem Llana 2nd Place
    Manuel Macias 1st Place
    Gabriela Marquez 1st Place
    Emily Montes De Oca 1st Place
    Jessenia Morales 1st Place *Special Recognition
    Alejandra Morato 1st Place
    Mila Moreno 1st Place
    Mercedes Ortiz 1st Place *Special Recognition
    Dailen Perez 1st Place *Special Recognition
    Valerie Perez 2nd Place
    Cynthia Quinteros 1st Place *Special Recognition
    Nicole Rebollar 1st Place *Special Recognition
    Chelsea Rivero-Alvarez 1st Place
    Francesca Rodriguez 1st Place
    Alexandra Rojas 2nd Place
    Katryna Santa Cruz 1st Place
    Erin Turner 1st Place
    Emylee Tyson 1st Place
    Tahlia Utrera 1st Place *Special Recognition
    Sabrina Zakka 1st Place *Special Recognition
    Nick Zelada 1st Place *Special Recognition
  
  
  
  
• Congratulation to our Magnet Fine Art students for their recent accolades:
  • Ocean Bank Center for Educational Materials Art Exhibition
    • Maria Gonzalez & Salene Watson: "On the Inside" - Best of the Best Award ($200)
    • Mark Batista, Roberto Fleitas & Genesis Regalado: "Apocalypse"
    • Maria Garcia: "The Feature of Technology"
    • Shaloma Gutierrez & Katherine Machin: "Unknown Beauty"
  • Young Artist's Gallery @ The Woman's Club of Coconut Grove
    • Rosemary Chavez
    • Roberto Fleitas, Merit Award ($25)
    • Maria Garcia
    • Raquel Huezo
    • Katherine Machin
    • Christian Raza
    • Genesis Regalado
    • Yanelis Valdes
  • CIA ImagINation INitiative - Champion of the Arts Art Competition
    • Maria Gonzalez & Alexandra Estupinan - 1st Prize ($300)
    • Salene Watson & Graciela Valdes - 3rd Prize ($100)
    • Genesis Regalado, Luis Toledo & Javier Govea - Honorable Mention ($50)
  
  
  
  
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  South Miami Senior High Engineering Society (SMSHES) team “Strange” (Amanda Pochat, Jose Perris, Jesse Torres) won the 2012 American Society of Mechanical Engineers “E” week Build-It competition at the University of Miami.
  
  
  
• Mrs. Bernie Fernandez has been chosen as one of ten recipients of the 2012 "Un Maestro Especial" Award presented by Univision 23. Bernie was recognized for her innovated and creative teaching style that she brings to her ASD classroom daily. She will be honored at a luncheon and her profile will air on Univision 23.
  
  
  

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