City of Hialeah Educational Academy
Fall 2014
THE PAW PRINT
Our Foundation:
Honor, Respect, and Loyalty
Fall 2014, dec. 9, 2014
Featured Articles:
The Rise of College
Classes
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The Academies
Recent Events
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Hialeah Educational Academy, a place not only
instructing its students how to properly treat others,
but also what to expect in life as well.
Honor: A high respect
Respect: A feeling of deep determination for
someone or something.
Loyalty: A duty that each and every one of us has
but not all of us have the urge to convey.
These are qualities that not only students
have for teachers but also that teachers have for
students here at HEA. An objective that is different
and unheard of in any other school.
Hialeah Educational Academy is the location
where all three components come into one. A place
where all students are guaranteed success and
where friends become brothers and sisters. Since
2008, Mr. Carlos Alvarez, principal, along with the
Mayor of Hialeah, Julio Robaina, brought us this
gift. Recently it has been expanding its doors to a
younger crowd, middle school scholars, so that
among with us, they can perhaps one day look back
at the great school they once knew.
It is with great honor that in 2013, Hialeah
Educational Academy was ranked as Newsweek’s
Top Nationwide Schools. In the category: “Doing
the Most with the Least,” the school was placed at
number thirteen. It is required months upon months
of hard work and determination, fortunately, in the
end of it all, there was success.
If we, as students, continue to work hard, we
will one day achieve that number one spot. This is
not a dream; it is a goal that we will get to, together,
as a whole.
City of Hialeah Educational Academy
Fall 2014
The Rise of the College Classes
By: Yairen Sotolongo
Countless hours of studying,
revising essays, reading, and
lectures…. That is the life of a great
percentage of the student body at
City of Hialeah Educational
Academy. HEA currently offers
Advance Placement courses such
as English Language, English
Literature, Spanish Language,
Spanish Literature, US History,
World
History,
Psychology,
Calculus, Environmental Science,
and Human Geography.
Don’t like any of the AP
courses offered? Have you
overachieved and taken all the
courses already? No problem,
HEA also allows students to take
Dual Enrollment classes at Miami
Dade College. If there is no way
you can make it to Miami Dade
College, then MDC comes to
HEA! Miami Dade College is not
the only one that comes to us, but
this
school
year,
Florida
International University is also
offering classes on campus. There
are currently two courses being
offered after school from 2:45pm
to 4:00 pm Monday’s through
Thursday’s.
For more information,
feel free to contact Mrs. D.
Gonzalez, Counselor, in the main
office. AP Classes and Dual
Enrollment are open to all
students
who
meet
the
requirements.
Spring Schedule
Miami Dade College
Economics and SLS
Florida International University
TBD
The Expansion
City of Hialeah Educational Academy
receives one million dollars for an
expansion.
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HEA has been a school with many
achievements, including climbing the
rankings on the top schools of the district, high
passing on standard tests, and a high
graduation rate. This school, although very
small, proves to be of much success and
promises bright leaders. Just now, the school
plans on expanding with a new building that
will benefit many of the teaching needs.
Starting on January, the new building with
start construction around the school, and will
be finished hopefully by the next academic
year. The school has been granted one million
dollars from the state governor to begin
construction.
By: Ariel Vizcaino
City of Hialeah Educational Academy
Fall 2014
The Academies
Public Service Aid Class
Class in FS7
By: Eric Rodriguez
By: Reynier Quintana
On a regular day in the P.S.A (Public Service Aid)
Academy the students are taught to stand at
attention. Shortly after the class leader calls roll and
does his inspections on the rest of the class, the real
fun begins.
After the class leader says "Class PT
Formation Move," the class takes the front leaning
rest position. Between 50 and 100 push ups are
performed on the average day. Next is "jumping
jacks
ready...
Begin".
Students
complete
approximately 50 to 100 jumping jacks. Finally they
finish off with 50 squats. When all that is over the
students proceed to the classroom in the Sector 5.
While in the classroom the students learn all
that there is to know about the police life. This class
was designed to prepare you for a cumulative exam
taken at the end of the year. Furthermore, once the
exam is passed, using the certificate earned, the
student will be eligible to apply for a position as a
Public Service Aid for any city in Miami Dade
County. With the help of Officer Mesa, all students
enrolled in the PSA Class feel confident that they will
pass the exam.
The Fire Academy helps prepare you for real life
outside of school and helps guide you in careers
towards assisting and helping others. Once a fire
student goes in through those gates, it’s like going
into a new world. The instructors are not seen as
teachers, but more as mentors because of the way
they don’t sugar coat any details, they actually tell
you how it is.
Standing inside the station, is like being in the
perfect place. What better place to be for training
than an actual fire station? You get to see the
equipment and use it when needed; at the station
there is a tower that has a maze to simulate real-life
scenarios. For example, not being able to see due to
smoke during rescues.
A daily routine in the Fire Academy is as
follows: everyone runs to the diamonds, portray the
attention stance, and remain silent until the class
instructor opens us up for Physical Training. Some
activities we do include raise the roofs, push-ups, sit
ups, burpee’s, jumping jacks and cardiovascular
activities like running.
The Fire Academy is really more hands on
than bookwork because it helps the students learn
and understand more about the topic. For instance,
when the students are learning CPR, the instructors
put the students in a real life scenario with dummies
and you have to operate the steps needed to save
their life. It puts the student under pressure just like
real life; when you never know what to expect.
The most important accomplishment is
receiving the certifications of achievement upon
completing the four years of high school. The first
certificate is earned your sophomore year, which you
get CPR certificates and learn basic life support, and
learn how to act if someone collapses. The following
year, the Fire Academy consists of receiving the First
Responder Certificate. In the end, the Fire Academy
provides all academy students with a once in a
lifetime opportunity.
Sergeant Fernandez’s PSA class
in action as they do push-ups.
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City of Hialeah Educational Academy
Fall 2014
Athletics Pump’s Up the School Spirit
By: Cesar Roiz
On October 31st, the Girl’s Volleyball team played against the Faculty.
The student body each had a color to represent their grade. The Class
of 2015, wore black, while the Class of 2016 was representing their
class in white. Class of 2017 wore red and the Class of 2018 wore blue,
and lastly the middle school students
wore grey.
The pep rally was a success. All students intrigued, some cheering
for the teachers while most rooted for the girls!
The faculty came out on top, not without a fight though, the
girls’ volleyball team fought long and hard.
At halftime, the cheerleaders performed their amazing
routine. Shortly after, the Sirens performed to a short mix tape of
“Run the World (Girls)” by Beyoncé.
The students won the first round with 15 points. The faculty
scored zero points. The faculty made a nice come back the next round
with 15 points. The students came short with only 5 points. The third
round was a close one with the faculty making 14 points and students
making 15. The girls would end up winning the game with 15 points
on the 4th round.
The Volleyball Team
gathers in a circle to
discuss their next play.
Hispanic Heritage Show
By: Gipsy Izquierdo
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From September 15 to October 15th, Mrs. Sanchez-Soriano’s Spanish
classes and our dance classes united to complete different activities
that addressed the Hispanic Heritage Month.
On October 17th, there was the first time ever Hispanic
Heritage Show hosted by the Spanish Club. In attendance, there were
middle school students along with a few other classes.
There were traditional dances; videos representing the
culture of our Hispanic countries and the show had amazing poems
by poets like Pablo Neruda. The show ended with a finale poem and
a song from Celia Cruz, “La vida en un carnaval” which invited
everyone in the audience to participate in one final dance.
Lastly, all the students were invited to go outside and eat
traditional food from different countries. The final surprise was the
Mexican tradition: “Romper la piñata”.
Juniors, Melissa Salgado and
Elianni Marin, dance to
“Quimbara” by Celia Cruz
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Open house
recap
Middle School Open House
By: Kevin Martinez
The Middle School Open House
kicked off in the Pavilion.
Different booths were set-up to
inform parents about the many
things happening in the school.
The event occurred from 5:008:00pm on Sept. 11th.
Parents arrived early
and were able to begin the open
house earlier. They were able to
enter all teachers’ classrooms
and see the environment in
which their students would be
learning. As well as, walk the
routes their children have
created as routines.
High School Open House
By: Kevin Martinez
For many parents, this was their
child’s first high school open
house.
An
overwhelming
experience for parents as they
watch their child transition into
a new school year for a new
learning environment. Luckily,
we had a full house with many
eager families ready to meet
their teachers.
There
was
an
information rally with new and
important details about this
coming year. All parents had
the opportunity to visit all of
their student’s classrooms.
City of Hialeah Educational Academy
Fall 2014
The Struggles of a Student Athlete
Some struggles that a student
athlete face are coping with injuries
and focusing on academics. Injuries
are a huge risk while playing any
type of sports. It can be a minor
injury like a sprained ankle to as
serious as a torn Anterior Cruciate
Ligament (ACL). Many star athletes
have suffered injuries such as
Derrick Rose and Kobe Bryant. It
can permanently affect their life.
Focusing on academics while
focusing on sports is another
problem student athlete’s face.
Many student athletes focus too
UPCOMING EVENTS
January
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Family Day
Junior College Road Trip
February
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Ring Ceremony
April
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By: Julio Munoz
We would like to welcome all new
students and teachers!
Welcome Home!
Once a Bulldog, Always a Bulldog!
EESAC Meeting
Winter Sports Pep Rally
8th Grade College Road Trip
March
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much on their sport and they
forget about their academics. Some
cases, the student gets a career
ending injury and have nothing to
fall back on since they are failing
their classes. Everyone should
have their academics on a good
level if trying to pursue their
dream fails. It can help you avoid
that job at McDonalds as a cashier.
GradBash
Don't forget to purchase your
Yearbooks for only $45!
Prices will go up in February!
May
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Spring Sports Pep Rally
Prom
June
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Graduation
City of Hialeah
educational Academy
2590 W 76th Street
Hialeah, FL 33016